it's thursday, august 5th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." breaking overnight, an out-of-control wildfire tears through a small community in northern california destroying homes and businesses. criminal investigation. possibly more trouble ahead for new york governor andrew cuomo following a lengthy sexual harassment investigation. olympic glory. an american shot putter sets a new world record winning another gold medal. the drought he breaks for team the drought he breaks for team usa. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with a story that is breaking overnight as firefighters try to save a

historic town from california's largest wildfire. the dixie fire tore through greenville, gold rush-era town about 280 miles northeast of san francisco. downtown businesses and surrounding homes burned. " ogcr seeing a gas station, hotel, and bar leveled. so far 67 houses and structures have been destroyed. about 800 people live in greenville. additional evacuation orders were issued for about 15,000 people in the area. >> think one thing and you think i'm safe, and then the next minute they give you a warning get out. >> the fire spread amid red flag warnings issued warning of hot, bone-dry conditions of winds up to 40 miles per hour. the three-week-old dixie fire has grown to more than 278,000 acres. it is just one of close to 100 wildfires burning in 13 states. and the number of coronavirus cases around the world has now surpassed 200

million. more than 35 million of those are in the united states where the highly contagious delta variant is rapidly spreading infections. the cdc says the variant now account for 93% of covid-19 cases in the u.s. and the biden administration might soon require all foreign visitors to prove they've been fully vaccinated before being allowed into the country. bradley blackburn has the latest from new york. bradley, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, this morning more businesses have announced that they will take a hard line, too, and require employees to get the shot. microsoft and tyson foods are both demanding that workers get vaccinated before they can return to work. but those kinds of mandates will take time to roll out, and right now the virus is spreading fast. the coronavirus' summer surge continues to grow. the u.s. is now approaching 100,000 new cases a day. a month ago that number was

below 15,000. >> the virus in our community is spreading rapidly.e. it's spreading very intensely. >> reporter: some experts believe the situation is about to get worse. >> this virus is so extremely contagious, your chances of getting by, getting through this without having to become vaccinated or infected is essentially zero. >> reporter: most new cases involve the delta variant, and most hospitalizations now involve unvaccinated people. >> it's just keep increasing and thought we would have been okay last week, and this week is even higher. >> reporter: so far only half the u.s. population is fully vaccinated. cbs news has learned that the pentagon will soon require active duty troops to be immunized. the white house is planning to require nearly all foreign visitors to be vaccinated before they can enter the country. >> we cannot get out of it unless the whole world gets out of it together. >> reporter: as some countries begin offering booster shots, the world health organization has called for a moratorium on the additional doses saying most

of the world has yet to receive even a single vaccine. israel, france, and germany are already giving out booster shots. u.s. authorities are still looking at the data on whether they're necessary. anne-marie, yesterday the white house called the w.h.o.'s request a false choice. they say the u.s. has enough supply to donate vaccines to other countries and still provide boosters here if they are needed. anne-marie? >> they say that there's enough for everyone who wants a shot. bradley blackburn in new york. thank you very much. >> reporter: thank you. so this morning, new york governor andrew cuomo is resisting calls to resign after a report said that he sexually harassed at least 11 women. his days in office may be numbered. cbs news has learned state lawmakers are ready to start the process of impeachment. nikki battiste reports. rorter: cuomo is fighting for his political life. >> my father used to say, god

rest his soul, that politics is an ugly business. >> reporter: the embattled three-term governor is flatly rejecting calls from across the political spectrum and his accusers to resign. and new york lawmakers now say it comes one day after an explosive report by the state attorney general's office concluded that cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women, most of whom were current and former new york state employees, by unwelcome touching and suggestive comments. the report details a litany of complaints including how cuomo inappropriately touched and kissed a female state trooper he hired into his security detail even though she didn't meet the required three years of experience with the state police. and a series of other incidents -- cuomo grabbed a woman identified as executive assistant number one, by her private parts including the butt and the breast. >> let me be clear. that never happened. >> reporter: the 63-year-old

said his intentions had been misinterpreted and blamed cultural and generational differences. >> putting your hand up a woman's shirt and touching their breast is not generational. >> reporter: now four district attorneys have launched criminal probes, requesting documents from the attorney general's investigation. another accuser, lindsay boylan, said she plans to sue for retaliatory actions taken by the governor and top aides to discredit her. the bar remains high for a criminal prosecution. >> when you're looking at proving a criminal case in a court of law, you are looking at the highest possible bar. it is difficult to get to that final level of getting a conviction. and a prosecutor has to take that into consideration. >> reporter: people familiar with the situation tell cbs news there's an understanding among new york lawmakers that if the governor does not resign by the end of the weekend, they will move quickly to impeach. that process could take about a month. nikki battiste, cbs news, new york. the hurricane season is

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lawmakers. >> i signed it for those reasons, that our cases were at a low point. everything has changed now. and yes, in hindsight, i wish that had not become law. >> coronavirus cases in arkansas have soared in recent weeks. lawmakers say it will be difficult to lift the ban before school starts since it would need a two-thirds vote. and "variety" says "jeopardy!" executive producer mike richards is in advanced negotiations with sony pictures television to become the permanent host of the show. richards was one of the guest hosts who filled in since alex trebek's death last november. he joined the show as executive producer last year after hosting other shows including "the pyramid" and "divided" on the game show network. a spokesman said negotiations were ongoing with several potential hosts. still ahead, a mystery involving mike pompeo. investigators want to know what happened to an expensive bottle

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our top stories this morning -- firefighters are trying to save a historic town from california's largest wildfire. the dixie fire tore through the gold rush-era town of greenville destroying businesses and surrounding homes. mandatory evacuation orders were issued yesterday afternoon. the fire is only 35% contained. and the number of coronavirus cases around the world has now surpassed 200 million. in the u.s., the cdc says the delta variant now account for 93% of covid-19 cases here. and the biden administration is planning to require nearly all foreign visitors to be vaccinated before they can enter the country. there is no relief in sight from the devastating drought in the west. wells are running dry in one of

california's top tourist towns. carter evans takes us there. >> reporter: picturesque views of the historic town of mendocino make signs of the drought here a little harder to see. many of the wells this town depends on are drying up. the allegria inn pays to truck in water so guest can take a shower. >> right now it cost $600 for 3,500 gallons. >> reporter: that lasts you about a week you're saying? >> a week. >> reporter: they douse flowers with dirty dishwater and bought lightweight sheets for guest beds. >> you can get more into one load of wash, and you can cut your water use significantly. >> reporter: up the street at cafe bogoulis, the diner's empty three nights a week to save water. >> looks about half. that will get us through 2.5 days. >> reporter: owner julian lopez pays about $3,600 a month for water delivery. why don't you get more water trucked in? >> the places along the coast

are shutting off the sale of water. >> it's getting worse. sideringing water byund manager train. for now the local high school is offer something of its reserves. how much can they provide? >> not that much. that's the problem, they're only going to be able to provide one truckload a day. >> reporter: in mendocino conservation is key, even waitresses are spreading the word. >> only take what you're going to drink. >> reporter: outside some businesses, port-o-potties replace closed restrooms to stop flushing away a precious resource. most people across the united states cannot imagine turning on the tap and no water comes out. >> it's frightening. there's a scenario where people will run out of water. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, mendocino, california. cbs or rather coming up on "cbs this morning," a warning about a spike in internet scams over the past year and how one small business lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. plus, only on "cbs this morning," we will speak with top college football recruit

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