record setting wildfires while crews set to rescue residents trapped by the flames. >> president trump wants to hint at a rack venobefore the elerks. >> "early today" starts right

now. >> fire officials say they're trying to reach tyhikers >> reporter: it's moving at breakneck speeds firefighters rarely see generating so much power it's creating its own weather system. >> these are some of the worst conditions foiirefighters have seen but on the other side of the street they're trying to save stru

structur structures >> the lucky making their way out. surrounded by an inferno in all sides. be ready to jump in the water to save their own lives >> the inferno torching 80,000 acres. >> that was one of the scariest and most frightening things. >> they're burning across the state. this one, a blow torch with flames slow the exhausting fight on the ground as tens of thousands remain evacswated

>> as you can see here the fire feegt is far from over >> thank you >>. summer unofficially ends now. the nation's fight against coronavirus. more than 190,000 americans have died and the pandemic far from over >> reporter: pandemic parties sparking serious concerns. this one in nyu. and a crowd packing the campus quad >> students will face suspens n

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right now at 4:30 breaking news and a daring overnight rescue mission. national guard pilots try to fly into an inferno to save stranded campers. new developments this morning. and lights out. pg&e shutting off power overnight in parts of napa and sonoma counties in an effort to prevent wildfires from sparking. how long the blackouts are expected to last. plus, we are going outside so you doan have to. we'll show you where record-breaking bad air quality continues because of all of these fires. the impact with the smoke and the haze is having on other states.