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live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. great to have you along with me this hour. the u.s. president, donald trump, is once again in cleanup mode after his chaotic presidential debate on tuesday where he once again failed to condemn white supremacists. while at a rally in minnesota, mr. trump tried to cdeclare himself the winner of the debate. he continued to bash his political rival joe biden and falsely claimed the democratic nominee is trying to cancel the remaining debates. >> i was debating two people last night, joe biden is too weak to lead this country. you know biden lost badly when his supporters are saying he should cancel the rest of the debates. now i understand he's canceling

the debates. let's see what happens. i think that's not going to be a good move for him. >> well, at a rally in ohio joe biden hit back. he hit back and called the president's debate performance a national embarrassment. mr. trump tried to walk back the comments by telling the group to stand down instead, but he still failed to explicitly condemn white supremacists. kaitlyn collins now reports. caitlyn? >> i always denounce any form, any form -- any form of any of that. >> reporter: after refusing to explicitly condemn white supremacy and right wing extremists in last night's debate, president trump declined to denounce them once again today. >> i don't know who the proud boys are. they have to stand down, let law enforcement do their work. >> reporter: trump now saying he doesn't know the proud boys, a far right group that's endorsed violence which he refused to denounce last night.

>> proud boys stand back and stand by -- >> reporter: trump quickly pivoting to his actions to joe biden. >> now antifah is a real problem. the problem is on the left and biden refuses to talk about it. >> reporter: the fallout from president trump's frenzied debate performance was felt throughout washington today. >> sounds like president trump was president trump. >> reporter: despite trump saying today that he received rave reviews -- >> we've gotten tremendous reviews on it. >> reporter: -- privately cnn spoke with trump officials, advisers and supporters who acknowledged he was too aggressive, didn't tout enough accomplishments and attacked joe biden. >> there's nothing smart about you, joe. >> reporter: even those who helped him prepare like chris christie conceded he came on too strong. >> it was too hot. listen, you come in and decide you want to be aggressive, i think it was the right thing to

be aggressive but that was too hot. >> reporter: any chance for decorum during last night's debate was quickly dashed as president trump interrupted biden every chance he got. >> will you shut up, man? >> president, i'm the moderator of this debate and i would like you to ask my question and you answer. >> go ahead. >> reporter: driving the commission on presidential debates to issue a statement saying last night's debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues. >> kaitlyn collins reporting there. so tuesday's debate has certainly put the far right group called proud boys into the international spotlight. sara sidner explains who they are and what they stand for. sara. >> let's go with a [ bleep ] antifah chant. let's [ bleep ]. >> [ bleep ] antifa. >> reporter: -- the proud boys

are being known to hold rallies, being armed to the teeth, tactical gear. they say as a whole all this have is solely for self-defense but that is not how a new york jury saw it in 2019. two proud boys were convicted for attempted gang assault and riot for this beating that unfolded in manhattan between proud boys wearing the hats and antifah members wearing black. >> they say they're for law and order but not in this case. >> we are not going to apologize when somebody throws a glass bottle of urine at you. i'm sorry. >> reporter: they say they are not a hate group and members have sued over being described that way but the aints defamation league says that's exactly what they are. >> proud boys unequivocally are a hate group. they style themselves as a, quote, pro western fraternity,

but their rhetoric frequently invokes anti-semitism, misogyny, xenophobia, particularly targeting immigrants, anti-muslim bias and both homophobia and trans phobia. >> reporter: when the president was specifically unwilling to -- >> proud boys stand back and stand by, but i'll tell you what, i'll tell you what, somebody's got to do something about anfiah and -- >> whatdoesstand backand stand by mean to you as a leader of the proud boys? >> the organization does not see that as an endorsement in any way. >> reporter: he plays it down but their chat rooms hype it up. memes pop up. his exact words used as a rallying cry with this added, epic, let's go back to portland. another one reads, standing by,

sir. >> i was the one that said that. >> reporter: so the president mentions your name. >> yes. >> reporter: is this going to be used as a recruiting tool? >> i mean, any media is used. i wouldn't say it was a recruiting tool. any time we're in the media -- >> reporter: he then boasts about the proud boys mentions on twitter after the debate. >> apparently americans think proud boys are more important than coronavirus at this moment. >> reporter: the adl says there are many serious consequences about the president's inability to plainly state that he condemns white supremacist. >> i always denounce any form, any form of any of that. >> reporter: the president was asked to do it again after the debate but, again, never uttered the words white supremacists. >> we need to stop asking for explanations and simply take him at his word. he believes these people are allies and he's given them a call to arms. >> reporter: taylor dumbsen

knows the power that can bring. >> reporter: she was targeting for becoming american university's first female black student body president. >> for me, i know far too well how dangerous this rhetoric is and that it causes real harm and real damage and real violence in our communities. >> reporter: she watched the debate intently and she said when she heard the president's answer to the question asking him to denounce white supremacists, she said it left her feeling terrified all over again. now as for the proud boys, they have denounced white supremacists. they say that they have members of many different ethnicities that are a part of the proud boys. so i asked them what they thought about the president's answer to the question and in their minds they said he did denounce white supremacists by answering in the affirmative when asked if he would denounce white supremacists. the president said, sure, and that was good enough for the proud boys. for many, many others it simply

was not. sara sidner, cnn, los angeles. >> thanks, sara, for that. i spoke to patrick healey. politics editor of "the new york times" and asked him what the key take aways were. >> i think there are three. one is about this president and issues of race. his inability to condemn white supremacy and to talk coherently about racism in this country. you know, it's really sort of staggering. he's just unwilling, unable to do it and you have to ask why that is, why he's so incapable of condemning white supremacists in this country. you know, the second is that it's become just increasingly clear that president trump's main strategy in these last five weeks is to destabilize voting as much as possible, to scare people about mail-in voting.

he made this call to his supporters to go to polling sites, to watch the balloting wh sort of everyone knows is basically calling for supporters to go and intimidate people at the polling places. so he's looking to basically disrupt an election. there probably will be one on the margins to try to drive down votes, you know, as much as possible. the third take away is just that this president does not have a real strategy to beat joe biden at this point that is in any way substantial. he's behind in most -- president trump's behind in most polls right now with five weeks to go. you know, he has an economic case that he could make to the country. he certainly has a supreme court justice now and a republican senate so he could offer, you know, a conservative agenda to try to sell to the country for a second term, but it's just become so clear that he's not

interested in talking about the future of what he would do. he's just interested in really chaos and tear down politics. >> patrick healey speaking to me a little bit earlier. u.s. tv ratings indicate 73 million americans watched that debate, but it had jaws dropping around the world from allies and adversaries and the like. later this hour we'll look at international reaction to this unprecedented 90 minutes. the next debate will be between vice presidential nominee, kamala harris and vice president mike pence. cnn's coverage begins at 7 p.m. on the east coast. thursday at midnight in london, 3 a.m. in abbey dhabi, 7 a.m. in hong kong. donald trump's former 2020 campaign manager has actually stepped down from his role as senior advisor. brad pascall was detained by police and hospitalized on

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the u.s. government will keep working for now. the senate approved a stop-gap spending bill hours before the shutdown deadline. negotiations appeared to fall apart at one point. democrats and republicans reached a compromise that funds the government only through mid december. now there is no such agreement on a coronavirus stimulus package. house speaker nancy pelosi and treasury secretary steve mnuchin are in talks to get a deal weeks before election day. democrats say they are holding off on a planned vote on their 2 trillion stimulus approval for more time. both sides are still very far apart. now this lack of a stimulus deal means disaster for u.s. air

line staff. tens of thousands will be furloughed today. the federal aid package that protected their paychecks expired just a few hours ago. american airlines will begin to furlough 19,000 workers. united airlines will do the same with more than 13,000 employees. thousands of layoffs are looming at other airlines as well. john defterios is standing by with more on all of this from abu dhabi. good to see you. months of negotiations on capitol hill. so far, no end. thousands of jobs at stake here. this is really, really cutting to the wire. >> reporter: yeah. it's been dragging on as you're suggesting, robin, for the better part of the summer months in the united states with the northern hemisphere. this is election politics and why it's so difficult. the $3 trillion package at the height of covid-19 sailed through because of the crisis. we're looking at something probably between 1.5 and $2.2 trillion will be the striking

point in the middle. the airlines are seeking $25 billion over six months, so just a fraction of it. we've had to go ahead with the furloughs because they didn't set the september 30th to october 1 deadline that congress put forward here. they're saying they'll reverse course, but clearly you have to give us some clarity on when it's going to happen. here's the ceo of american airlines. >> last thing i want to do is furlough employees. that's why we've been praying so hard for them to come to an agreement. at any rate, it's hard for me to tell you until we know where they are. certainly if there is a clear and concrete path that says we're not quite done yet, we will be done soon, of course. if it's just we need, you know, much more time to work, unclear as to whether we can get something done or not, that's going to be much harder. >> reporter: doug parker saying this is -- rather than the last

of the bailouts. they can fly on their own in the second half of 2021. we heard from steve mnuchin, we're almost there. we're almost there. but it's not the first time they've said it as you know. >> yeah. indeed. not just about the airline industry and the u.s., it's definitely a global impact, isn't there? it's affecting folks all around the world. >> it's fascinating to watch. if the airline sectors are not helpful, they put together a report saying 46 million jobs are at stake, pretty hefty number, 26% related to airlines, aerospace companies and airports. another 26 million jobs of the 46, robyn, all related to hospitality, restaurants, hotels, road transport that goes around it. what we're looking at here in 2020 and 2021 is a drop of $1.8

trillion of global gdp. partially in the united states but worldwide, particularly in the developing world that is very dependent on business and tourism traffic. >> it is, indeed. john defterios, thank you so much for that update live from abu dhabi. sticking with this theme, another tough break for the u.s. cruise ship industry, which has lost billions of dollars due to the pandemic. the centers for the disseeings control and prevention, the order affects ships that carry at least 250 passengers in waters with the u.s. jurisdiction. the cdc failed to cop vince the white house to extend the no sail order despite the fact that the vaccine is weeks away, it likely won't happen until next year. the ceo of moderna says a viable vaccine may be widely

available by late march or early april. they are working to wrap up manufacturing ahead of the potential approval. meantime, drug maker astrazeneca are still on hold in the u.s. after a participant became seriously ill. when asked why the trial was still on hold, they say it's confidential. now a vaccine can't come quick enough with 7.2 million cases of the virus. brian todd takes a look at how the country is faring. brian? >> reporter: new york city takes a major step at a vulnerable time. the city starts to reopen restaurants for indoor dining to 25% of their normal capacity and with rigorous inspections, but mayor bill de blasio isn't ready to take that step himself just yet. >> my outdoor dining experiences have been amazing. i'm going to keep doing that and then of course shift to indoor

when the outdoor isn't as prevalent because of the weather. >> reporter: this comes as new york city and other parts of the state see upticks in coronavirus cases that while slight at the moment are concerning. the mayor says in at least six specific neighborhoods the positivity rate continues to rise. certain businesses and neighborhood institutions may have to close. america's top voice warns about the smaller upticks in test positivity. >> which is generally a predictor that you're going to start seeing surges. we've got to now double down and make sure that we're very conscientious without shutting down. >> reporter: but should new york city pause its reopening of schools and restaurants which it started this week? >> i think it's very important that new york weigh the risks of opening up at this point. we all know that when the virus has an opportunity to spread, it takes that opportunity, and i

would hate to see all of the hard work that new york has done to keep this virus at bay be undone. >> reporter: the trend nationwide is a major concern among experts. more than half the states now seeing a rise in cases. >> we're also heading into flu season. we're also seeing more schools reopening, in school teaching, university campuses reopening as well. all of these factors are converging to increase cases in some places but also just make it a much more vulnerable time. >> reporter: the midwest states are almost all seeing rising case numbers, despite other alarming numbers. there is an intense period of viral surge in wisconsin and pleading for social distancing. president trump is still planning on holding back-to-back rallies in that state this week end despite being pressed in the debate over why he continues to hold large events. >> because people want to hear

what i have to say. >> reporter: college campuses continue to be major drivers of transmission. an outbreak on the notre dame football team that infected several players spread like wildfire. there are three sorority houses that are closed and this comes as the federal government is still trying to defend outbreaks on cruise ships. it's extending the order for ships not to sail through october according to a federal health official who spoke to cnn. dr. robert redfield tried to extend that order into next year but he couldn't convince the white house. brian todd, cnn, washington. police in wisconsin say 1e67b people were shot at a funeral home in milwaukee. the victims were taken to a local hospital where they're being treated for their wounds.

all said to be in stable condition. police say they are still investigating the incident but say any suspect is still unknown. still to come here at cnn, u.s. allies anniversaries all have something to say about the first u.s. presidential debate, their reaction and what their opinions might mean next. alexey n leksnovony is blaming . we'll have the details on that.

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this hour. the u.s. president donald trump is in cleanup mode after his presidential debate on tuesday. at a rally mr. trump tried to declare himself the winner of the debate even though some allies voiced concern about his performance. the contest was so messy they say they're considering making changes to the format. on cnn veteran journalist bob woodward weighed in on that situation. >> the debate commission is not in the constitution. we now have a constitutional problem. the executive branch is the president. he clearly cannot stabilize the electoral process. in fact, he's stoking let's make it unstable. the supreme court really has no power at this moment, but the congress does and it seems to me

it's reached a boiling point. i mean, we are teetering here and the congress needs to step up. maybe mcconnell and schumer from the senate, pelosi and mccarthy from the house getting together and they can't get together on a relief bill, but this is now important and they need to sit down and say what -- the ball is in their court. they have to do something to stabilize this. >> there was strong reaction to the debate from leaders from shock to dismay. here's nic robertson with more on all of that, nic? >> the answer to the question is no. >> ukraine -- >> no. >> sir -- sir -- that is absolutely not true. >> europeans wrote yesterday

what americans already knew. >> it was the worst debate i have ever seen. it wasn't even a debate. >> reporter: this german official calling it bad entertainment and with an eye to upcoming german elections declared, we don't want this kind of bad tone here. they tweeted their concerns. those vying for the u.s. presidency don't manage to discuss the country's problems in a factual way. in france tv commentators describe the exchanges as particularly violent where no one was the winner. ill-mannered, bad tempered, a brawl, a spectacle was how british journalists described the hour and a half no break debate. they said biden came out ahead. no one here in the u.k. was particularly surprised at the tone of the debate. many people say this is what they expected from president

trump and biden while being a two-term vp is still a relative unknown here. people have given him some respect, however, for the fact he didn't take too much of president trump's bait. >> i will rejoin the paris accord. >> reporter: biden soothed international concerns, trump amplified fears appearing to praise the proud boys for their confrontation. >> proud boys, stand back and stand by. >> reporter: even putin spokesman feigned concern over a new trend in political culture in the u.s. but after this comment added the kremlin wouldn't be commenting on be the elections. >> china's fault. it should have never happened. they stopped it from going in but it was china's fault. >> reporter: china on the other hand did comment forcefully. >> translator: we resolutely oppose u.s. personnel dragging china into this election.

facts are proven that the u.s. accusations against china have no basis and are untenable. >> reporter: iran's president also bashing trump. saying our enemies have been unsuccessful in the past several years but will be in the final months. of issue of greatest import to the american allies, up holding america as a beacon of democracy. >> if i see tens of thousands of ballots being manipulated, i can't go along with that. >> reporter: trump doused the light in favor of darkness preferred by america's enemies. nic robertson, cnn, london. joining me now from new york is jamie netzel, senior fellow and atlantic counsel. great to see you. americans know that last night was a mess, but what are the international implications for

such a display, i suppose, of chaos? >> it was worst than a display of chaos. it was a national disgrace. it would be bad enough if we in the united states had to experience this just terrible spectacle and watch our democracy decline in front of our eyes because of the behavior of president trump. but the stakes are so much bigger for our allies around the world who depended on america for the security and well-being, this was terrifying. for our adversaries in places like china, russia, iran, this was a cause for celebration because after so many years of the united states being the backbone of the west and a model for how we can all aspire to a better life, it's now become just a sad spectacle for everybody to watch. >> in many ways was that the trump white house's foreign policy on display?

are they being talked over, ignored, mocked, sidelined, how much of a surprise really was yesterday's debate in the global kpun net at this? at least for the trump administration on sunday. >> i can't say it was a surprise. all of us over these past years have grown accustomed to not imagining what the lowest point of low is for president donald trump. just when we think there's a floor, there's a basement and subbasement. the issue isn't whether it was a surprise, what does it mean for a world that's depended on america for so many years. if this ends up being a temporary spectacle and we have some restitution, some re-creation of something that feels at least normal to americans and the world, maybe, maybe this can pass. >> the election is not very far away and you got the sense last night that there wasn't going to

be an ending and a beginning, whether it was the beginning of a trump second term or the beginning of a biden first term come november? what does this tell you even if mr. biden wins? >> it depends how vice president biden wins. if it is decisive, if there is a real transfer of power, then i think we are in a much better situation. if there's anything that's remotely close what president trump foreshadowed is all of the shenanigans he is likely to pull. we saw that last night. there wasn't the remotest effort to try to woo any additional voters, to win over the hearts of swing voters. clearly the trump strategy is to mobilize his base, disenfranchise everybody else and pack the supreme court so that if there are legal challenges, which is their strategy, when it gets to the

supreme court there's some level of insulation. >> one commentator, many commentators have said last night's debate performance was a national security disaster. i know you've touched on that from the politics and the -- >> in many ways the reason why the united states has been able to keep the peace globally despite all of our many shortcomings is not because we have a 10 million person army, it's because the word of the president of the united states, the credibility of the united states actually means something. if we are entering into a place where nobody can trust the president of the united states, where the president is seen as a clown not just by joe biden but by lots of people around the world, if we see that kind of instability that we saw last night, that undermines in many ways the super structure that's kept so many of us so safe for

so many years. it's given our allies the assurance that they don't need to build their own nuclear weapons or maybe that they don't need to compromise with powers like china and russia. if the united states is out of the game, we're going to see a reshuffling of worlds power and it's not going to be in favor not just of the united states but of our allies and friends. >> jam bring metzer, always good to get your perspective and expertise. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you, robyn. lexie navalny blames vladimir putin. he told the german magazine he has no other theory than mr. putin was behind it. let's take you live to berlin. fred pleitgen is there. he has more and this insight coming from alexey navalny. >> reporter: hi, robyn. insight into how alexey navalny is doing.

one of the things the journalist said when he came into their offices early yesterday morning, they didn't even or he didn't appear as though they say at times he was joking around, very energetic. at the same time they noticed he didn't have all of his motor skills back. for instance, when he tried to pour himself a glass of water, they said he had extreme difficulties doing that. some of the insights offer a lot of harrowing details as to what exactly happened there on august 20th. he describes in detail the moment when he started feeling ill on that aircraft flying to moscow. he says from the moment he started feeling bad to the moment that he passed out, it was about 30 minutes. he also said that at no time defiel any sort of pain and he said but he did realize that he was dying. so certainly some harrowing details that came there.

you're absolutely right, robyn. he did say he believes vladimir putin is -- >> will he go back to russia? >> yes. >> if so, when? >> we've gotten information and he does, indeed, say he wants to go back to moscow as soon as he possibly can. right now he's still very much in the phase of rehabilitation where he's trying to get his motor skills back. he says right now he believes it's his main task to remain, as he calls it, a fearless person and he says he feels no fear. one of the other things he says is he believes if he did not return to russia and continue to work there, that it would be a gift to vladimir putin and he wants to continue his political work. he says, yes, he is going to continue to stay in hotels in the russian federation.

his organization believes he was poisoned inside the hotel he was stig in. he will continue to drink the water inside those hotels. some of that substance nof have i novichok was found in his room. thanks, fred. so just ahead, some countries are reopening as others report record numbers of infections. we'll take you live to paris where new cases threaten to raise the city's alert status. stay with us for that. you're watching cnn. they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter any package any time right from your computer all the services of the post office plus ups only cheaper get our special tv offer a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again.

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resume. spain's government is decreasing capacity at restaurants. in the u.k. a welsh hospital halted all operations and if if doesn't stop in paris, it will be a zone of alert. melissa bell joins me with more on that. what does it mean for the area to be declared maximum alert? >> reporter: further restrictions. restaurants and bars were made to close from 10 p.m. what moving up into that category would mean would be what's happening where restaurants and bars are closed altogether. today the french prime minister

is meeting with the liberals of paris and other cities that have now reached, according to all of those objective criteria, the possibility of being put up into that category. it will mean further restrictions. we wait to hear from the french health minister about whether or not it will be the case. it could mean we're edging towards a tightening down, further limiting. these are decisions going down much less well than the first round with all of the considerations economically. for the time being the figures are getting worse and getting worse fast. >> thanks, melissa. crossing over to london. >> reporter: u.k. reported 71 coronavirus deaths each of the last two days. government scientists say this country is following a similar

pattern where the virus gets into the younger parts of the population, spreads quickly, jumps into older segments, more leading to more nts before - hospitalizations, icu visits and deaths. the prime minister is making tougher restrictions where the virus is out of control. the problem is it's not clear whether these measures are having a big impact or not. this country is at a critical stage. listen. >> the deaths shouldn't reassure us that we shouldn't be in quite difficult places. certainly in the regions where we're seeing significant growth where pressure on nhs could

happen sooner rather than later if we don't get on it quite fast. >> reporter: the nhs is the national health service in this country. the government's goal through this pandemic has been to get the economy going again and keep schools open at all costs. you can see from the graphic, the three lines at the bottom, those are school-aged kids. they're saying, look, they're not at big risk for spreading the virus. if there's one other piece of good news, last week the government said the virus is doubling every seven days from their own data. it seems it's doubling more than that. >> from a chilly day in london, scott mcclain, good to see you. pro basketball in the u.s. is being played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic so barack obama made a surprise virtual appearance at the game between the l.a. lakers

and the miami heat to talk up the job the poll workers will be doing. >> i am obviously not the main event tonight but i wanted to come on to give a shout out to all of the folks volunteering as poll workers in this upcoming election. >> thank you. >> it can be a thankless job. it's not one of those things you think about, but it is absolutely vital for our democracy and i appreciate you. hopefully all nba fans will appreciate you when they see those shorter lines at the polling places. >> a number of first-time poll workers were among the fans watching the match virtually on wednesday night according to "the new york times." still ahead here on cnn, wildfires have killed dozens across the u.s. west coast. will firefighters get any help from the weather as they struggle to contain the blazes? that's next. fuel 5 indicators of brain performance.

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bleeding. this is so hard to watch. just look at these images. she said despite blood transfusions they were never able to stop the bleeding and gave the baby the fluids he needed. the couple have two children but they've struggled to conceive in the past. they used in vitro fertilization for the other pregnancies but this one happened naturally, something teigen didn't think was possible. there they are kradsling the little boy. in a statement she said her and her husband are on this darkest of days. we will grieve, we will cry our eyes out but we will hug and love each other harder and get through it. and they named the little boy jack. all our love. so another story they're following here, that's a hard one, isn't it, for all parents, even if you're not a parent. wow. wildfires have killed at least 41 people. the highest number of deaths come from the state of

california where at least 30 people we know have died. one pilot was killed while fighting wildfires in idaho. they send a report at least 70 active large fires still burning along the west coast. let's go to pedram javaheri for all of >> reporter: good morning, robyn. the story as dire as it gets when it comes to wildfires. 30 million americans across the state of california dealing with the extreme temperatures. once again, heat advisories were as high as 108 degrees on thursday afternoon across the region. there's the zogg fire, glass fire. little to no containment across the northern tier of the state. you break down the most ten most active fires. land consumed. you'll notice five of the top ten have occurred in the past 30 or so days. that includes the august

complex, scu and lnu fires that have occurred from the latter portion of august and into early october. notice this. when it comes to the temperatures, incredible run of autumn heat with los angeles climbing up to 98 degrees on wednesday afternoon. sacramento, 102, 112 in thermal, california. this temperature continues. reading, you should be around 86 degrees but still climbing up to record territory of 104. it is bone dry. the winds are going to be gusty thursday into friday. that's the concern for the firefighting efforts here with some 17,000 firefighters on the ground. frankly, they've been on the ground working since the middle of july. smoke and haze still in the forecast across this region. unfortunately, robyn, conditions are such that they will expand this into the states of oregon and washington over the next couple of days. >> thanks, pedram. folks need to stay safe.

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