and joining me now is oregon's governor kate brown.l, all of our thoughts are with your state today. and it is a reckoning. this is climate change in real life. tell us what's happening on the ground and what kind of help, if any, are you getting from donald trump other than telling you to sweep the forest floors? >> there's absolutely no question this is an unprecedented fire storm. we had incredible winds on top of extremely difficult fire conditions on top of a landscape that's seen 30 years of drought. so obviously the table was set via climate change in this state and the pacific northwest. just to give you a perspective, we've had over a million acres burn in the last four days. that is double the yearly average. it is extremely challenging for our firefighters. fires are moving at a very difficult speed, and our goal right now is simply to save lives and save property where possible. >> yeah. and what would need to change in terms of the federal -- the federal action on climate change, there's been none obviously over the past 4

about j, nobody an antifa or black lives matter, kate brown, ted wheeler even understands who jay isheart and this is their attempt to justify murdering him in cold blood on the streets. this is the attempt of the far left to dehumanize people so we don't treat them like humans with the truth is j is the human, he has feelings, he's a great guy, we need to treat him that way. mike: has there been infiltration of the groups and your group and he regret that? >> i don't understand what infiltration is. in the past we throw rallies, anyone can show up, antifa shows up, doesn't make me a commie. one of the biggest reasons i didn't stop organizing in portland was because so many people showing up who are hateful, causing problems. we would like to go out and advocate for people who need help in cities where they believe in the constitution. >> you lost one of your guys over the weekend, is that going to change the approach of your organization going forward? >> not going to change the approach. we don't organize in portland anymore. people have to understand j lived in portland, this is n

oregon governor kate brown agreed, calling this year's fires a horrible harbinger. lilia luciano leads us off tonight. >> reporter: the west, on edge tonight, as the death toll climbs to at least 33 from the dozens of wildfires burning out of control from california to washington. in hard-hit oregon, a temporary break in the weather allowing search and rescue crews to use cadaver dogs. the alameda fire alone destroying more than 700 structures in the small town of phoenix, including this r.v. park that used to be home to esther reyes and her 13-year-old son, omar. what did you find? "nada, nothing." it is the only home that he knows. what do you say? he said "we're going to make it through." statewide, more than a million acres have burned and left ten dead. oregon's governor, kate brown. >> we have a half a million oregonians who are on some level of evacuation status. so these have been devastating. >> reporter: in washington state, crews battling nine major fires. today, governor inslee calling them a blowtorch. >> it is apocalyptic. the only moisture in eastern

ted wheeler and now kate brown.reate this violence and now this innocent man was murdered for no reason at all. >> mike: what have you heard about the shooting? >> what i heard about the shooting is the man had a tattoo on his neck, a black lives matter tattoo. we've seen pictures of him at several events with his gun being very aggressive. he was at the [indiscernible] earlier with his gun pulled out. i think he was looking for some violence, looking for the right person to kill. and so it's unfortunate and he decided to kill someone that he doesn't even know. >> mike: are you confident your friend's killer will be brought to justice? >> i'm not confident. i'm not confident about anything in the city of portland. i don't think they care about justice in portland. i think they've built policies to create this division, to create these riots, and so right now, one of the worst feelings in the world is to think that this guy is going to go without being punished, without any justice at all. >> mike: joey, thanks for y

oregon governor kate brown blamed patriot prayer for inciting violence. group's founder defending his friend. >> this is their attempt to justify murdering him in cold blood on the streets. this is the attempt of the far left to dehumanize people so we don't treat them like humans. >> in an exclusive interview with laura ingraham donald trump says americans are tired of the lack of law and order. >> i think the people of portland and the people of oregon. i know it is a liberal state considered liberal, they are tired of it, tired of living with this curse. >> governor kate brown called on law enforcement agencies to help de-escalate violence. some of those agencies are not going to help out. >> a lot going on thank you. >> the mayor of washington dc demanding action against violent protesters. muriel bowser slamming the us local attorney for not prosecuting is arrested ready and part, quote, when violent criminals are not held accountable for setting fires and destroying and vandalizing property they are emboldened to escalate the collectivity. the attor

tired of living with this. >> reporter: kate brown saw on law enforcement agencies to help the violenceose agencies say they won't help out. todd: thanks. >> raising a red flag, to heal our nation it is too late to save our city. >> if we don't pay attention to what is happening we are going to lose the city. what the president has to do is make sure the american people understand the cities are run by states or democrats, they have been week on this violence and they have enabled it. the president has to stand strong, and say to people we are all americans, let's get this behind us and move on to a stronger future. >> stacy washington joins us in 30 minutes as biden shifts from ignoring the violence to blaming the president. todd: steve mnuchin set to testify before the house covid-19 committee amidst all talks, he has blame democrats insisting they are not negotiating in good faith telling fox, to push and to continue talks. another round of funding after passing a $1 trillion relief bill. jillian: the black panther costar posting a tribute to the late actor, michael jordan posting a

for the fire here in the state of oregon is eight with 50 people unaccounted for, and government kate brownd one week into this wildfire crisis, our state has been pushed to the limit. >> lived in oregon, thank you. in sudan. forecast it is looking to worsen. ever floods.st international aid began arriving over the past few days, but flood victims say has not been enough. leaders of the military coup have been told to hand over power to a civilian government immediately. african with west members of state to nominate a civilian president. >> greeting the new strongman and addressing the coup leader as mr. president. no firm handshakes, but a warm welcome. they have impose sanctions on the country after ousting the president trump power a few weeks ago in a bloodless coup. >> today is supposed to be the day when the ministry is to put in place a government. that has not been done. it requires a close to the matter now. >> they condemned the two, shutting their borders and stopping transactions. they agreed to an 18 month transition of the reenlisting of sanctions, if a full team is put toget

the governor of oregon, kate brown, promptly blamed the dead man --la excuse me -- blamt the dead manis own murder. patriot prayer was in town, brown declared, "looking for a fight." another way of saying this man was expressing his alnstitutionally protected political views and that's no longer allowed in portland thanks to be polite kate brown and ted wheeler, you can get murdered for doing what this mad was buried here is video of the killing. note that someone called out the victims location just prior to his execution. in other words, it was a coordinated hit, watch. >> [indiscernible]. >> tucker: we got another right here, he screams. another trump supporter. just in case there was any question about the nature of the execution you just saw -- and we are sorry for airing that -- but it happened, we thought you shouldld know. in case there was any question about what it was about, the main suspect in that murder literally has a blm symbol tattooed on his neck. if you watch the democratic nnational convention, you may e familiar with blm, the group democrats promoted from the stag

it's what the governor kate brown says is the worst in the world and i'll try show you, i know it's darkd hard to see but this is not anything other than smoke. a gigantic permanent cloud of smoke. so it makes it hard not only for people who are in this area because it irritates your eyes and makes it hard to breast but makes it really difficult for firefighters. they are not able to be up in the air. they are not able to many times even see the fire line. so their job is made difficult because of this smoke. on top of that you have reports of dozens of people missing at the moment. so, of course, the governor kate brown also very concerned about that and then also seeing just the massive destruction that these fires have caused. it is just unbelievable to really realize how big these fires are. you guys earlier spoke to the city manager in talent, oregon. that's about five hours from where i am and the damage there is also exthe tensive. take a listen. >> it's going to be a very difficult search process. the areas that were impacted we're not talking about half burned buildings or smold

judy: governor kate brown of oregon dealing with a lot right now, to put it mildly, with regard to thehe ongoing unrest in portland. governor, thank you verywnuch. gov. bro: thank you so much, be safe. judy: and you. ♪ stephanie: we will return to judy woodruff and the restra of the prafter these news updates. first updating our top story. this evening, president trump tweeted his thanks to the 28,00d firefightersirst responders battling the western blazes. earlier he authorized federal emergency aid for oregon. inther news, the nation marked 19 years since the september 11 attacks that killed nearly 3000 people. ceremonies unfolded against the backdrop of the esidential campaign. both president trump and moat joe biden visited shanksville, pennsylvania, andr biden also app new york. we will have details after the new summary. bahrain has normalized ties with israel. thisir after knotted arab es took the same step. -- united arab emirates took the sa>> step. citizens ofa israel, this i new era of peace. we have invested in peace for many years and now peace will invest in us and lead u

governor kate brown says more than 1 million acres have earned so far. the state is preparing for a mass fatality incident. others escaped the flames with no time to spare. >> i can't say anything else. it was very close. >> a similar scene in washington, in just under a week, 16 major wildfires earning across the state have scorched more than 625,000 acres. that alone adds up to the second worst fire season in washington state history. >>> new body camera video is out tonight, giving us a view from the officers perspective, during the george floyd protests that happened in san jose back in may. the chief said that it could take one year to get that footage out. today, amid mounting pressure from the public and the city, the police department released it. maria medina has the video that some may find disturbing. >> sent hopeful san jose police released three body camera videos of the violent clashes during the george floyd protests that were recorded and widely circulated by the public. and to show and explain their perspectives. this video, from may 29t

oregon governor kate brown said it could be the greatest disaster in oregon's history. >> i want to be upfront in saying we expect to see a great deal of loss, both in structures and in human lives. this could be the greaeatest los of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state's history. amy: the fires left at least seven people dead across washington, oregon, and california. more fires are raging in montana, colorado, and utah. after headadlines, we will go to california for the latest. meanwhile, new satellite data show fires in brazil's amazon region leaped to a 10-year high in august, with many of the blazes consuming virgin forest rather than already-deforested areas. this comes as a new report finds populations of mammalsls, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish have plummeted worldwide by a staggering 68% since 1970. in its biennial living planet report, the world wildlife fund warns -- "biodiversity is fundamental to human life on earth, and the evidence is unequivocal -- it is being destroyed by us at a rate unprecedented in history." president donald trump acknowle

governor kate brown says weather is playing a big factor in this fire fight. >>the weather system fueling these fires over the past few days has finally broken down. and our fire fighting teams. tell me they can feel it. we anticipate cooler air and moisture coming in the next few days which is really good news. >>oregon's governor brown also addressed rumors of looting in the fire zones and she says the oregon national guard is monitoring that situation. >>further north in washington state smoke can be seen from wildfires burning in the eastern part of that state this is video, taken just north of seattle and puget sound's the governor there. jay inslee says more than 626,000 acres have burned there this week. >>as we continue to track the deadly wildfires in our state will go to oroville where the deadly north complex >>welcome back a local expert says climate change is potentially responsible for the wildfires we've seen over the past several decades, but also human behavior. kron four's gayle ong has the story. >>so many of these are ignited by people and

governor kate brown said dozens of people are missing and to brace for a significant death toll. reached out to the white house on wednesday, but hasn't heard back. we know what the president's attitude is when it comes to helping the parts of america that don't vote for him. here's how the chief of staff described the president's reaction to 2018's devastating wild fires in california. >> on a phone call with the federal emergency management agency you told them to cutoff the money. he told us to stop giving money to people whose houses have burned down from a wild fire because he was so rageful that people in the state of california didn't support him and that politically it wasn't a base for him. >> despite the president's absence of leadership, a number of people working very hard, among them a democrat of oregon who joins me now from an evacuation site. senator, thank you for taking a little time with us. i wonder if you could just first just give us an update of how things are in your state right now. >> chris, i started out on the northern border of oregon and portland. by

none in sight today oregon's governor kate brown toward some of the destruction. the flames have destroyed some neighborhoods even some towns leaving nothing but. >>charred rubble burned out cars. horrible sites. the governor says firefighters are making significant progress on some of the containment lines, although there's still a long road ahead. >>we still have a lot of work to do as we move into recovery. mode but. we are very resilient is oregonians and i know we will recover from this and get through it together. >>firefighters up there say there is a storm in the forecast you hope it materializes and while the rain should help with containment there are concerns about the possibility of high winds and additional lightning strikes. >>i'm alexandra le mon in washington coming up we'll have the details of a complaint that alleges ice performed surgeries on im >>a developing story tonight and it is disturbing the whistleblower says an ice detention facility in georgia performed unnecessary and involuntary hysterectomy zaun immigrant women as our washington cor

we begin this morning with oregon's governor kate brown joining us from her home in salem.ood morning to you, governor. >> governor: good morning. thank you so much for having me. >> brennan: we have seen reports that at least 10 people have died, dozens are missing. state officials are warning of a potential mass fatality event. wen will you have these fires under control? >> governor: well, the good news is that the weather has stabilized. just to give your viewers a perspective of what is happening on the ground, about every year, for the last 10 years, we burn ear, this week he burned over a million acres of beautiful oregon. we have fires on the coast. we've got fires in communities right butting our metropolitan areas, and southern oregon thas been devastated. we've had over 40,000 oregonians who have had to evacuate, and a half million who are on some level of evacuation statu status. the good news is the weather is stabilizing, and it gives our hard-working firefighters the opportunity to go out and be proactive and build fire lines. >> brennan: do you have clarity

governor kate brown, a democrat, announced a plan to use deputies from two counties, and oregon stateice troopers to help portland police as the liberal city struggles to regain its footing in the glare of the national spotlight, but sheriffs and both of the county said monday they wouldn't send deputies to portland. to santa monica, california, linda. good morning morning on the biden line. and this am provided, is a president who had a fake and didwho was fraud, not file federal taxes. a man who was also going to condos in baja, it took money and never built them, and a father who ended up in jail for marching with the kkk, and he is talking about law and order? a man who will not even ask putin about the bounties on our military? and when he talks about by democrats, we have military men who are democrats, too. released ancampaign ad yesterday on the recent violence in cities. here is a look. [video clip] america.s trump's he will not bring us together. he does not want to. and never will. inflames,vides, infuriates, and tears people apart, always making things worse. america, and

the state governor, kate brown has said that dozens of people are missing.ires have killed at least four people in oregon and 11 in other west coast states. from portland, our north america correspondent aleem maqbool reports. and the scale of these wildfires is staggering, and as they burn, more lives are being lost. seven bodies were recovered from this community alone, after the flames were fought back. but around 100 major fires are now burning across the north—western united states. they are doing what they can, but erratic winds are hampering efforts and its threatening many communities in three different states. well, overnight, two of the biggest fires in oregon merged, and many more evacuation orders have been put in place, including right here, such that now, more than half a million people in this state have been told to leave their homes. those who fled medford, in oregon, told of having just minutes to grab what they could before their homes were completely engulfed and destroyed. in the last ten years, we see an average of 500,000 acres burned

this is probably the worst fire in state history according to governor kate brown.le have already been evacuated. 500,000 are ready, set, or will be going. the weather has gotten a little bit better, the winds have died down so hopefully that is going to help our firefighters fight this fire, but over i to help our firefighters fight this fire, but overi million acres has been destroyed up to this point this year in the state of oregon. it's devastating, and some people have had to leave their animals behind. some people have, i have a friend who just announced that they believe her brother may have passed away, his house completely engulfed, his house completely engulfed, his truck was found melted to the ground in the last time they saw him was in his home so it's devastating to say the least. and i'm wondering, is everyday life carrying on? a lot of people have shut down, obviously because this air quality is absolutely not breathable. it is really hard. the best thing that you can do is stay indoors, hepa filters, whatever you can do to try to sustain the clean

governor kate brown has warned rigoni and is to expect —— 0regonians to expect dozens of casualties.was able to piece together the first look at the human soul of these devastating fires. it is seven deaths so far, seven confirmed deaths, and 60 people who are unaccounted for injackson —— 16. what about the role of climate change? it cannot be denied that climate change has had an impact on the local climate and what is happening right now? certainly that is inextricably linked to what we're seeing here. in particular, these fires, the west coast has seen devastating fires in the past, these, however, are unprecedented in scope, in scale. high, strong winds and very high temperatures early last week you would these fires, which have consumed about 1 you would these fires, which have consumed about1 million acres so have consumed about1 million acres so far. noelle crombie, thank you so much for talking to us. thank you. a leading scientist has warned that the uk is "on the edge of losing control" of coronavirus, as infections rise. professor sir mark walport, a member of the british

yet the oregon state governor kate brown is warning of the worst fire season in history in that stateuildings destroyed and the number of lives lost. she has not specified however how many people have died in these current fires. 16,000 people have been evacuated, including as well as three prisons up there in oregon. and more evacuations are expected in the next few hours. we are hearing comments from the california governor gavin newsom who is saying that he has no patience for climate change deniers, saying their view is, they see something so completely different to anybody who feels that way. it is quite incredible what we are seeing when it comes to the destruction from these fires. yes. gavin newsom has called this a historic fire season, the largest in modern history he put it as far as the of acres destroyed is concerned. and mr newsom, who is fearing that so called santa ana seasonal winds will whip up some of those fires and make the situation even worse in the days ahead has said that if you have any doubt at all about the existence of global warming, you should come here

programming note: tomorrow on "face the nation," margaret brennan's guests include oregon governor kate brownited airlines c.e.o., scott kirby; and albert bourla, chairman and c.e.o. of pfizer. in charlottesville, virginia, another divisive symbol of the confederacy fell today. a 900-pound statue of a confederate soldier was lifted from its base outside a county courthouse. it had stood there for 111 years. charlottesville is the site of a 2017 white supremacist rally that sparked violence, violence that ended up killing one counter-protester. iran executed a popular wrestling star today, despite an international campaign to save him. that included a plea from president trump. 27-year-old naveed afkari was convicted of murder in the stabbing death of a government worker during a protest in 2018. iran released a video of his confession, said to be given under torture. recently, president trump tweeted afkari's only crime was, "protesting the country's worsening economic situation," adding, "i would greatly appreciate if you would spare this young man's life." the afghan government and taliban

for the fires here in the state of oregon is at 8 with 50 people on accounted for and governor kate brown in a tweet said one week into this quote while fire crisis our state has been pushed to the limit a little the little slice there enough to cater to or i can thank you. well heavy rains the forecast in flood hit suit all it's threatening to worsen the dark conditions for people already affected by the country's worst ever floods at least 100 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced international aid began arriving over the past few days but flood victims say it hasn't been enough the leaders of the military coup in mali have been told to hand over power to a civilian government immediately military gentz have met with west african heads of state as the deadline imposed by the bloc to nominate a civilian president has come to an end there is nicholas hawk what's the. president greeting miley's new strongman colonel a see me going in addressing monday's coup leader as mr president no firm hand shakes but a warm welcome graters on his 1st foreign visit reading west

the state governor, kate brown has said that dozens of people are missing.our north america correspondent aleem maqbool

has approved a disaster declaration for parts of oregon that was requested by the governor here kate brown and this will all federal funds and aid to flow into the state and so that will be helpful because oregon needs a lot of help there have been tens of thousands of hundreds of thousands of hectares burned here 6 small towns almost completely wiped out there are 8 people known to have died as of now but there are 50 people unaccounted for the firefighters say that they are getting a handle on some of the really big fires in this state including here and as to keda called the riverside fire they're being helped by. better weather conditions it's much less warm than it was it's much less humid that's caused in part by this smoke and i want to just take a look well look down the highway here that highway is closed by the way to everyone except for emergency responders and the people who live there but take a look at that smoke that is just choking choking paul a shroud of smoke over this entire area and straight from los angeles to seattle all the entire west coast is choking under this it

reports officially of fatalities in this terrible disaster in oregon but the governor kate brown says it has the potential for being the largest loss of life and property in the state's history due to 2 wildfires here in california there are hundreds of people who are now thanking the california national guard for sending in helicopters to rescue them from remote campgrounds and small towns in the sierra mountains that were threatened by raging wildfires as a enormous fire in that area that's barely contained at all there are 14000 firefighters on the line in the state the. number of people who have had to flee are in the 10s of thousands. is unknown whether there have been additional casualties up in washington state an entire town. walled them was destroyed of virtually completely destroyed and the rescuers and officials are going through the wreckage now to see if any of the $300.00 residents of that small town did he did not were on the able to to make it out the governor of california gavin newsome said that what's happening this year is simply without precedent and take a look a

their lives there are about 50 people on accounted for in the state and the governor of the state kate brown tweeted earlier today that this week long seeds of wildfires has driven the people of oregon to their breaking point rob thanks very much indeed does not brunell's bringing us up to date from oregon. brazil's ponton all region is burning at a record pace that have been more than $10000.00 fighters across the world's largest wetland since the start of this month a lot of budding manoli has more brazil's puns in the wetlands is a magnet for diabetics wildlife the moments of the animals habitats have been reduced to childish ashes and smoke many on the able to escape fines if you burning for months having found floating on the quiet river. thousands of animals have perished in a region that was considered a century for endangered wildlife and don't help much if you want to and want to be honestly one of the main difficulties here in ponds and all is to be able to get to the fire so even if i had resources we wouldn't be able to go directly to the flames. the pond is the bones largest wet

yet the oregon state governor kate brown is warning of the worst fire season in history in that stateldings destroyed in the number of lives lost. she has not specified however how many people have died in these current fires. 16,000 people have been evacuated, including as well as three prisons up there in oregon. a more evacuations are expected in the next few hours. we are hearing comments from the california governor gavin newsom who is saying that he has no patience for climate change deniers saying their view is, they see something so completely different to anybody who feels that way. it is quite incredible what we are saying when it comes to the destruction from these fires. yes. gavin newsom has called us to a historic fire season, the largest in modern history as he put as far as the of acres destroyed is concerned. and mr newsom, who is hearing that so because santa ana seasonal winds will whip up some of those fires and make the situation even worse in the days ahead has said that if you have any doubt at all about the existence ofa any doubt at all about the existence of

230000 acres park in force winds and high temperatures in recent days of fan the flames governor kate brown says emergency legislation has been approved to increase the state's firefighting resources she says initial reports show some blazes may have been caused by downed power lines. reynolds live in los angeles while posting extent of the wildfires on the west coast. it's not just california it's not just oregon lauren much of the western united states is burning montana arizona utah other states washington state are all fighting precedented wildfires at this time. and there is a very. extreme danger from these fires more than 80 fires burning from washington state to the mexican border more than 100000 square kilometers by one recent count are scorched and there are strong winds blowing down from the mountains from east to west which are fanning the flames and making it much more difficult some of the largest fires in california history are now burning essentially without any containment as you mentioned there are thousands of firefighters on the front lines in california tens of thousan

. >> reporter: oregon's governor kate brown authorized state police to assist the police department but head of the police association said state police backup will not be sent to portland because criminal rioters are not being prosecuted are held accountable. >> we think it's really important at this point in time to end the violence on the streets of portland. >> reporter: and acting homeland security secretary chad wolf has issued a strongly worded letter to the mayor asking the mayor to request assistance or they would have to step in. >>> there were protests in southwest los angeles last night after a sheriff's deputy shot and killed an african- american man. the man was riding a bicycle when deputies tried to stop him for a vehicle code violation. they said the man tried to get away and punched a deputy when they caught up with him. they also said he had a gun. overnight vandals vandalized the department. >>> 24 people were arrested during three days of demonstrations last week. some destroyed property and were hostile toward members of the community and caused or than 100,000 to

deadliest season on record 5 small towns in central oregon have already been destroyed governor kate brown says she anticipates a great deal of loss of structures and human lives more than 80000 people in the city of food have been told to leave their homes while california is already experiencing the most severe wildfire season in its modern. one wildfire is expanding at the size of new york's central park ever especially minutes and washington state is experiencing the west finds that over a decade and the town of more than 80 percent of infrastructure has been lost out of there as rob announced as innocent jets and stops have coverage today. from montana to the mexico border huge swaths of the western u.s. are burning hundreds of thousands of square kilometers have burned in california colorado arizona montana oregon utah and washington the small town of malden in eastern washington was almost completely incinerated by a wind driven wildfire authorities are searching the rubble unsure whether all of the town's approximately 300 residents made it out alive in medford oregon a fire swept

this is why we have seen in kate brown the governor of oregon's request for assistance, we saw the mayors help because of the environment in portland, oregon saying we can't send our people in when the same people night after night are getting arrested and nothing happens to them. it creates the culture of impunity for criminals. citizens in the areas don't feel safe. that's why the argument is not bought from biden and harris because it's garbage. >> i can answer kennedy's question? >> yes. >> kennedy, you asked why are these mayors so hated by the left? the answer is because they made these cities impossible to live in. the peaceful protestors, they don't want violence and chaos. only antifa wants that. there is nothing the mayor can do other than dissolving the government to make antifa happy but that's who they are playing too. they are letting them run amuck and they lost control. no one is happy because they can't make that group happy. all of the fires and all of the chaos and the looting and the loss of income and making it an unsafe place to live, no one wants that. wheeler said

in oregon governor kate brown calling wildfires there a once in a generation event. >> this is proving to be an unprecedented and significant fire event for our state and for the entire west coast. we know our losses are going to be great but we know that oregon is strong and will stands together. >> washington governor james lee express and similar sentiments after wildfires decimated 330,000 acres monday alone, more than the last 12 fire seasons combined. many families have lost everything. >> these families have nothing expect their socks ambition on their back so we will do everything we can to help them as quickly as we can. >> all this distraction and there are still four months ago in this fire season. shannon: a scary situation was turning to the 2020 election donald trump doubling down on his law and order messages warning what joe biden's america would look like while rally a massive crowd in north carolina. todd: griff jenkins breaking it down, the race in a dead heat. good morning. >> reporter: the trump campaign with some momentum with back-to-back trips to florida and nor

we heard from the governor, kate brown, she said 900,000 acres have burned so far in the past 72 hours. that number likely to rise. just to give you context, 500,000 acres burned on average in an entire year. this is an historic, unprecedented fire event. the governor predicting loss of life, loss of structures. the weather conditions we've had so far with very heavy winds and incredibly dry conditions have made it difficult to begin to contain the fires. up until now the focus has been on evacuating people and trying to protect structures but officials are hoping for the weather conditions to change over the next few days so they will be able to begin to start the process of containing the fires. this is devastating to the state of oregon. the research here is spread incredibly thin. information from the national guard and army corps of enginee engineers. a team is flying in from utah and neighboring washington and california ballotling its own fires as well. >>> these fires are generating a massive cloud of smoke that can be dangerous to breathe as well. let's go to our meteorologist

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orga governor kate brown warned the loss of fe -- loss of lives from the wildfires could be the worstere is at least one death connected to the bear fire in california. overseasn greece, 3500 people left with nothing after their the camp on the island of lesbos housed 12,000 asylum-seekers and already faced an outbreak of covid-19. we will get details the united nations has issued a new climate warning that could mean more a natural disaste extreme weather. the new report says world is now nearly two degrees warmer than during preindustrial times. the targeted ceiling is 2.7 degreeunder the 2015 paris climate record. --aris climate accord. the report says the world may pass that ceiling in a decade. the world initute of health instant -- insisted today there will be no compromise on safety with a coronavirus vaccine. yesterday, dgmaker astrazeneca paused late stage trials for a vaccine candidate when a pa unexplained illness. at a senate hearing today, the nih director francis collins said that the pause proves esafety overridrything, including politics. >> i can't say strongly enough

governor kate brown on thursday said more than 900,000 acres burned in the last 72 hours. to give you some context, 500,000 acres burned last year on average. so this is an unprecedented, historic fire situation. they are predicting a loss of life, a loss of structures. we know 35,000 have evacuated. that is expected to grow. the wind conditions are changing and they are facing unstable air conditions. firefighters don't know which direction the fires could spread. there is the worry of some of these major fires merging together. they have not been able to containfully of the fires. the focus has been on evacuating people, saving some structures. they hope to contain the fire as soon as it's safe to. >> lucy kafanov with the report. >>> this morning marks 19 years of the 9/11 attacks. more after a quick break. ♪ ♪ for all the moments you've missed and all the moments you haven't "hi" love, can't wait -"got the ring!" -"yes!" and with jared it doesn't have to ♪ an army family who is always at the ready. so when they got a little surprise... two!? ...they didn't panic. they

. >> the oregon governor kate brown who is no fan of president trump is giving a nod to both arguments. listen. >> i would say it's both. it's decades of mismanagement of our forests in this country. and it is the failure to tackle climate change. >> in the next hour the president after his briefing will be at a ceremony to honor the california national guard doing the heavy lifting fighting the wildfires and then the president is off to phoenix, arizona for a hispanic roundtable event. we will cover both for you. >> dana: the pilots of the nation nag did heroic work and deserve recognition. john roberts, thank you. team fox coverage continues. peter doocy live in delaware. joe biden wrapped up his speech. what was his message? >> his message was all about climate and how he thinks that if president trump gets another term events like we are seeing out west will happen more frequently. the event was behind this building here at the delaware museum of natural history. there were 16 or 17 social distancing circles on the grass. the former vp staged in front of a wooden fence and a field.

governor kate brown has approved an emergency declhelp get more resources to local responders. >>> 14 are hurt battling the flames inunty. officials say they were trying to take cover under a fire exploded in the los padres national forest. one of the firefighters is in critical condition.state officials along with camp fire survivors will hold a yes on prop 19 zoom news conference. the proposition creates a dedicated fund resources. it also benefits wildfire survivors and seniors and people with disabilitiesset to begin at 10:00 ththe stock market. wall street opening up just a few moments ago. and taking a look at the big board here you can see the dow is way up about 255 points. tech stocks have been struggling the last few days and we're going to get a date from diane king hall in a few minutes. >>> now rus. u.s. drug giant pfizer and german firm biontech say they are confident they can have a vaccine against covid-19 for approval by mid-october or early november. but late stage testing of astrazeneca's covid-19 vaccine is on hold now. the company is checking to see whether a pati

governor kate brown says 250,000n95 masks will be distributed to essential workers and public health workers telling people to stay inside. >> our one saving grace is totally gone and have to keep practicing letting go of what the normal was. >> overall 30,000 firefighters on the front lines trying to contain these wildfires. in arcadia, california, jeff paul, ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> the west coast wildfires can be posing a health hazardous in the country. this shows fumes in the atmosphere, carbon monoxide that fumes that blows over the atlantic ocean. it doesn't affect the winds here but strong winds can carry it closer to earth. it plays a part in climate change. >>> wildfires victims of the czu complex fire can get federal assistance for any property loss suffered during the fire. santa cruz county is partnering with fema to offer the financial assistance. fema has statinged immobile vehicle at boulder creek elementary school to help anyone that needs to apply for disaster aid that ace available until 6:00. people applying for the aid should be prepared to have their social securit

the treetops look almost snowy they're covered in ash governor kate brown said the fires ripping across the state could cause, quote t greatest loss of human life and property in oregon's history. hundreds of homes in the state burned to the ground in the middle of it, more than 100,000 people without power tonight. even in places not touched by flames, not threatened by natural fire t scale of this natural disaster in the west is inescapable, and a breath of fresh air is impossible. and you will recall that the president has blamed the american west and california in particular for its own wildfires saying, really, they should sweep the forests. literally his idea is that, "a," climate change is a hoax, and, "b," the only people who get wildfire wildfires are those who deserve it because they don't sweep the grounds with brooms. that's what he's got to offer, the president of the united states tens of thousands are under evacuation orders because of this crisis right now. it's a time when the moment, when the needs of the country and the leadership of the country feel like they are roo