the number of people evacuated here in quebec is about 15000. quebec has about $8000000.00 people in a total population, so that gives you some sort of idea. nevertheless, a canadian officials are considering this is very much a national emergency and they need help. so there's been firefighters arriving from south africa from france, new zealand, and australia to try to help fight these fires. and what is making this particularly difficult is canada is used to forest fires this time of year. what makes this difference is they are all of fires of all started at the same time and are burning it simultaneously. this could be going on for a very long time for weeks or months to come because forecast or say they expect a very hot and dry summer in canada, exacerbating the fires and hindering the firefighting efforts. gabriel's on though, i'll just say to montreal as well. so the head tower and l just the rest of the jesus stream into neighboring charts. the report from the board was to dawn on the underwater mountain where sciences, searching for evidence of the earliest forms of launch

over the weekend, the canadian environmental agency declared a small warning in many areas of quebec. they advise people to stay inside outdoor swimming pools and athletic fields were closed, and outdoor events had been cancelled. at 1st, the forest fires reached across the west of the country. but now they've also reached the northeast quebec authorities say some 80 wild fires are devastating. the country side, i mean the whole country seems to be are on fire these days, but i think it's been president and from what i've read in the press, we've never had so many fires at such an extent for such a long period of time. and it's just the beginning of the summer, but there is hope on the horizon. according to weather forecast. rain is on the way, bringing much needed relief to north western quebec or parts of sports these. now the balloons special olympics have concluded with a closing ceremony of the brandenburg gates. almost 7000 athletes with intellectual disabilities competed in 26 events. so politicians hope these successful games will encourage germany to bid to host the 2036 summ

at the moment clouds of smoke are blanketing quebec.orter: thick gray smoke clouds and what would normally be a sunny and clear summers day in montreal. it has blown over from wildfires raging in forest across canada. on sunday, air quality dropped to a level worse than anywhere around the world. >> it is really like fog, except that it is smoke because of the forest fires. it is really hard to breathe. my eyes sting a little, too, it is really hard to see. but it is ok with a mask. >> it really smelled like fire. reporter: over the weekend, the canadian environmental agency declared a smog warning in many areas of quebec and advise people to stay inside. outdoor swimming pools and athletic fields were closed, and outdoor events have been canceled. at first the forest fires raged across the west of the country, but now they have also reached the northeast. quebec authorities say 80 wildfires are devastating the countryside. >> i mean, the whole country seems to be on fire these days. i think this is unprecedented, from what i have read

followed by really hot conditions unseasonably hot in quebec. i think that's that's and then make 4 wildfires and the best thing we can do is to double down on our climate change mitigation policy efforts, clean cars, klain, power, like we're doing in california. we need to rest of the country in the world to be following our lead. >> my understanding is that the acreage it's already burned so far this year in canada is more than they would typically see in a fire season in what we would call a normal year. i mean, the the damage that's already been done is really substantial. isn't it? >> absolutely. and those kinds of mega fires or multiple wildfires. that's the new normal as former governor brown it's not going to get better until we. get control of climate change and do better. forest management. >> do anticipate we will also once again have that kind of experience in the bay area? >> you know, it all depends on the weather. twenty-twenty was a but 2017 was a bad year. 2018 was a bad year, but 2019 wasn't 2020. was a superbad year. 21 you kn

for the 1st time in several days, there seems to be some hope here in quebec, and that's in part to the weather. a light rain is falling, hoping to suppress the wild fires and bring down the smoke. at one point over a 130 fires were burning in quebec, but local officials say they are finally starting to get many of them contain. that's good news for the pearson family, as well as other evacuated later in. the 1st thing i will do when i go back home is check if everything is okay in my house. after that, i will see if my life can return back to normal. how it was before i think about how to live life again. now starting to think about returning home as soon as it's deemed safe. although everyone here is aware that canada is 6 month long fire season, as only just gotten underway. gabriel was on to out is either rober of a quebec canada to at least 14 people have died in large forest fires in northeast and guys expand around 60000. hector's of land has been burned in more than 300 people have had to leave the area. officials say the situation is under control despite the changing direction

and a 140 of them are in quebec. it's the smoke from this region that is cause the how does this cost part so the us, gabriel, that is on the has more from $1.00 true. so there are hundreds of fires burning throughout canada right now, but the majority of them are here in the province of quebec, where i'm at right now. it's believe just here and club back. there are more than a $150.00 wild fires burning at this very hour of those about a 100 are considered completely out of control. you can kind of see a little bit of the haze here. uh over the outskirts of the city of montreal. it is not as bad as it has been some other days, but you can certainly see the hayes lingering in the air here. and you ask yourself where if there's so many fires, why don't we see more smoke? the answer is because all of these fires are very remote areas, hundreds of kilometers to the north of here. uh 67 hour drive is north, in a very sparsely populated areas. that's of good news because it's not affecting a major cities or even medium si

at one point over a 130 fires were burning in quebec. but local officials say they are finally starting to get many of them contain. that's good news for the pearson family, as well as other evacuated videos for them. the 1st thing i will do when i go back home is check if everything is okay in my house. after that, i will see if my life can return back to normal. how it was before i think about how to live life again. now starting to think about returning home as soon as it's deemed safe. although everyone here is aware that canada is 6 month long fire season, it's only just gotten underway. gabriel was on the out is either rober of a quebec, canada for testers, instead of a have have gathered for the 23rd consecutive week, the voice, the anger, these ready governments planned judicial overall. the 5 minutes to benjamin netanyahu paused the changes in much offering tense, public pressure, with tens of thousands of conflicting projects any every week about the changes in using the governing coalition. your power to supreme court justice

the eastern province of quebec was hit by it more than 135. but a recent change and the weather seems to be helping to contain the welcome news for the many of rocky waves who are waiting to attend her. gabriel. and as on the reports from val canada or a family waiting and wondering when they can go home. mom and dad, the kids age for 6 and 9, and their 63 year old grandfather, the pearson family, forced to flee their homes in the middle of the night to get away from a raging wildfire. the c. c. a. it was very stressful. we were all running around the house to collect that would be long use and we tried to grab some food. blogs made seem to think that they've been told their house is still standing untouched by the flames. at least so far. the basic, it has been very dry and hot this year, so we knew something like these fighters could have no. so i think the government was prepared to evacuate people. what for the fire started and will produce good. the piercing family is now among about 50 people living temporarily in this sports arena. that

the eastern province of quebec has been hit by more than a 130 fires. several ellis, under the posts or roof of income back a family waiting, and wondering when they can go home. mom and dad, the kids age for 6 and 9, and their 63 year old grandfather, the pearson family, forced to leave their homes in the middle of the night to get away from a raging wildfire. the pisca, c. c, a. it was very stressful. we were all running around the house to collect that would be long use. we tried to grab some food. blogs made see that they've been told their house is still standing untouched by the flames. at least so far. the basic it has been very dry and hot this year, so we knew something like these fires could happen. so i think the government was prepared to evacuate people, one for the fire start ends will produce good. the piercing family is now among about 50 people living temporarily in this sports arena. that has been converted into a shelter in the town of rober 5250 kilometers to the south where the fires are burning . a few days ago, there were 400 a vacuum ease here, but many have l

more than a 140 of them are in quebec. it's a smoke from this region that is cause it has, it is a, across the parts of the united states here, well as under as more now from rover in quebec, 6 years shaping up to be one of the worst fire seasons ever in canada. there's an estimated $440.00 different wild fires burning throughout the entire country. right now. one of the hardest to areas is where i'm at. that's quebec, a province in the eastern part of the country. right here, there a 135 fires burning. the vast majority of them are considered completely out of control. and a big problem is that officials here don't have enough. firefighter personnel is the battle all the places. they say they only have firefighters able to be on 30 of the fires that are burning here. that's why the canadian government is asking for international help. and they've already received a firefighters from various countries such as france, united states, south africa, just to name a few that have arrived here to try to help battle. these blazes

what i understand is that the fires in quÉbec and up there were started by people, you can call themmbasses that were camping, lighting fires and did not put them out properly. so, there is usually warnings. do not light fires. do not burn. maybe these peopldo not hear those warnings. it does not take much. that is basically all i got to say. we also have a thing up here. we are known for the beauty and ecological type of situation, if you take it in, take it out. you should not ever leave a camp fire going. you should not even start one. host: let's let professor gonzales, you hear a lot of people saying that wildfires are caused by human error. how big of that is a factor? guest: human ignitions, accidental ignitions, are a major cause of fires. the caller is exactly right that when people are camping outdoors in nature, it is very important, it is very crucial not to leave the fire unattended and to completely put the fire out when they leave. in fact, the national park service enforced service in the united states, when conditions are dry, they ask people not to set fires, make c

there are reports of schools being closed as the smoke drifts over cities such as baltimore and quebec. >> new york city shrouded in thick fog. the big apple is feeling the effects of smoke from fires in neighboring canada, which has spread hundreds of kilometers south. it is the same story in the state of ohio, parts of which are enveloped in fog with the sun burning bright red. according to experts, air pollution has reached health-threatening levels in several u.s. cities. >> the levels we are seeing today are really much higher then what are normally seen in a large, polluted city in asia, for example, so we are really seeing these exceptional levels that are traditionally seen in really populated cities. >> there are currently hundreds of fires reaching across canada with more than 150 in quebec alone. the province has become the epicenter of the country's wildfires. in the capital ottawa, which borders quebec, residents will an orange haze, which has led to health officials advising people to wear masks when outside, to limit time outdoors, and to keep windows closed with the air

00;00] it is reaching toxic levels, according to al-jazeera network , a thick layer of smoke from quebec, canada has affected the united states and what is covering the sky from the sound of taba . out of 400 cases reported in canadian forests, this fire is particularly severe in the province of quebec. the canadian government has announced that this is one of the worst fire seasons ever recorded. more than 20,000 people left their homes and went to the cause of drought and unprecedented heat in canada, the possibility of new fires there is the president in the assembly of the people of east azerbaijan in the city of tabriz praised the insight of the resistance and hostility of the people of azerbaijan and said that the tree of last fall of the people of azerbaijan failed the enemy mr. raisi considered the passionate assembly of the people of tabriz as carrying two important messages, domestic and foreign, a message the hope for those who love the islamic revolution is the message of progress to those who have love for the revolution, the system, and the blood of the martyrs in their hea

well, it is the wildfires that have been raging in quebec for the last few weeks.ou can see here this is a satellite image showing roughly the plumes of smoke that are drifting from those wildfires down further south. to give you a sense of where that is, that is this area here, and it is moving all the way across the border into the united states. this is the new york city area there. so definitely, you know, experts are saying this could be harmful to human health, and meteorologists are saying this could go on for several more days as the canadian wildfires are still raging and sending that smoke southwards. spider—man star tom holland has become the latest celebrity to send a video message of support to a little boy recovering from a devastating car accident. the 11—year—old, also called tom, is currently in hospital after he was knocked down by a police car in lancaster last month. his family set up a facebook page where they encourage celebrities to send in messages of support. this is what the avenger had to say. hey, tom, it�*s tom. let me start off by sayi

day is reaching freezing levels, according to al jazeera network , a thick layer of 2 lessons from quebec , canada affected the united states and then covered the sky from minnesota to massachusetts . out of 400 reported fires in canadian forests, this fire is particularly severe in the province of quebec. the canadian government has announced that this is one of the worst fire seasons ever recorded. more than 20,000 people have left their homes due to the drought. and unprecedented heat in canada, the possibility of new fires the president praised the resistance and antagonism of the azerbaijani people in the meeting of the people of east azerbaijan in tabriz city and said that the people of azerbaijan failed the enemy in the riots of last fall . a message of hope to those who love the islamic revolution, a message of progress to those who have love for the revolution, the system, and the blood of the martyrs in their hearts, and this message is a message to the enemies of the islamic revolution that we are on the scene , just as we have disappointed the enemy so far, we will also disapp

the canadian environmental agency declared a small warning in many areas of quebec. they advise people to stay inside outdoor swimming pools and athletic fields were closed, and outdoor events had been cancelled. at 1st, the forest fires reached across the west of the country. but now they have also reached the northeast quebec authorities say some 80 wild fires are devastating the country side. i mean, the whole country seems to be are on fire these days. but i think it's been president and from what i've read in the press, we've never had so many fires at such an extent for such a long period of time. and it's just the beginning of the summer. but there is hope on the horizon. according to weather forecast. rain is on the way, bringing much needed relief to north western quebec as well site as say, extreme weather events like canada as wildfire as a being fuel by climate change. tropical rain forests play a vital role in containing global warming, but this study is found that the world's far as to still disappearing at an alarming rate despite international places

over the weekend, the canadian environmental agency declared a small warning in many areas of quebec. they advise people to stay inside outdoor swimming pools and athletic fields were closed, and outdoor events had been cancelled. at 1st, the forest fires reached across the west of the country. but now they've also reached the northeast, could back authority, say some 80 wild fires are devastating the country side. i mean, the whole country seems to be on, on fire these days. but i think it's been president. and from what i've read in the press, we've never had so many fires at such an extent for such a long period of time. and it's just the beginning of the summer. but there is hope on the horizon. according to weather forecast. rain is on the way, bringing much needed relief to north western quebec to sports now in manchester, city start, you'll kind of go into one has made it official. he's moving to f. c. barcelona. the german international health man city, when it's 1st ever trouble last season, including the champions league trophy, the english premier league and the english f.

but a recent change and weather could help contain 5 in quebec. one of the west head problems as it was on the as move from the a were at a roadside check point. police have blocked off access any further north for most people. and they blocked off the road here that leads to ship luca mile. a small rural community about 200 kilometers north of here. now police are letting some people through perhaps emergency workers or hospital workers in the town, or the people that perhaps work for the city. but others that are residents are being turned away because it's simply still too dangerous. at this point, however, there is expectation that they will open up this road as early as monday, allowing thousands of residents to finally return home. we spoke to one person that was evacuated. this is what he had to say. have been evaluated for a week now. and i'm trying to go back because of my animals. i got to animals over there that need to drink and eat. they won't let me through unless i haven't passed from the would you be a remote clinic and they won't

but here in the province of quebec, things seem to have gotten a lot better in the last couple of days. primarily due to rain that has been following that is really helped firefighters get control of some of these fires. here. gabriel is on to, i'll just see the quebec, canada know thousands of people are flocked to hawaii is because the way of volcano to witness its latest direction law the fountains have been recorded as high as 60 meters is located on hawaii as big. all right and, and is one of the wells most active volcanoes. there's no risk posed by the latest about sion bought it's expected to last for some time as well. tennis now nobody jokers which has one on record 23rd grand slam title beat casper root, and to find a little differential open. so i'm of the reports. the history beckoned to a new thank you all could be as he walks out with the french open final thousands of fans and quite a few stones were on hand to see if the serbian could win a record. the 23rd grand slam title. and he said in his way, no ways, caspar rude playing his 2nd role and gunner funnel in a row jok

but here in the province of quebec, things seem to have gotten a lot better in the last couple of days. primarily due to rain that has been following that is really helped firefighters get control of some of these fires here. gabriel's on to, i'll just see the quebec, canada, the thousands of people the float to hawaii is because the way of volcano to witness its latest russian law. the fountains having recorded as high as 60 meters, is located on hawaii as big a height and is one of the wells most active volcanoes. there's no risk composed bonded h as to option, but it's expected to last for some time. the season north eastern philippines has put more villages on an evacuation watch. as fast grove and major volcanic eruption mount young, begun spewing gas and rocks. anyway the week. barnaby. the reports now with the slightest end. pasquals father died. the morning of june, the 9th, she barely had time to mourn within an hour before these weren't that my own phone candle near the home was threatening to iraq. now the family is holding this week, edited back ration center. the full, let

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martin, a below al jazeera, i by the philippines officials and candidates eastern province of quebec or hoping rain in the forecasts will help spite the more than a 140 wildfires burning their international cruise of their helping fight their countries. worst wildfire season on record, authorities of setup makes shift shelter as the fire stretch between canada is bath, west and east coast. many have been burning for days, others for weeks. at the moment, 424 fires are active, and authorities say that most of those are out of control. the eastern province of good back is the worst hit, and it's the smoke from there that has caused smog and have in the eastern united states. gabriel elizondo has more from the canadian province of come back. a candidate does not have a national forest fire service, like for example, the united states as every province in their 10 and then 3 territories, they're all kind of on their own, so to speak, to fight their fires. normally, if there's a fire in one province, another province will send firefighters to help. the reason that they're short on firefig

this is certainly a national crisis that canada is dealing with just here in quebec. uh, they've evacuated about $15000.00 people out of small communities that are near the fire line areas. and those people are being taken care of. why in canada they are used to forest fires this time of year. what makes this difference is the fact of all these fires throughout the country are happening simultaneously . that is the key, and that is why they're having such a hard time combating these fires. and that's why they're calling for international help. just in the last 36 hours by fighters from france of arrived here in quebec, other firefighters in south africa, australia, new zealand, the united states of arrived as well. this could be going on for quite a while, because forecasters say that they expect this summer to be particularly hot and dry in canada, exacerbating the fires and a hindering firefighting efforts. okay, thank you so much for that update thats gabriel ellis under for us. and the outskirts of montreal will be with the us with the monitoring agencies is the u

why that maybe changed your trajectory. >> you've got to think of quebec as the florida of canada. it determines the ceo in the canadian parliamentary system as the prime minister. depending on the ebb and flow of other provinces, you really need to win at least 23 seats in quebec if you're going to run a that jordy seizure disorders mandate. majority mandate. my whole premise in 2016 was give me this job for four years and let me apply what i believe are good pensional skills and i'll turn this country -- execsal skills and i turn this -- executional skills and i'll turn this country around. canada is the richest country on earth run by idiots and i hate to say that as a canadian, because i have a passport but, i'm also irish and amarati but i'm really unhappy at how canada is run. very weak skill sets in management there and that's the premise by which you want someone from business to run a country. neil: you've been very public at your disdain for the prime minister now, prime minister trudeau that he's doing a horrible job and making things worse. you still subscribe to that;

the number of people evacuated here in quebec is about 15000. quebec has about $8000000.00 people in a total population, so that gives you some sort of idea. nevertheless, a canadian officials are considering this is very much a national emergency and they need help. so there's been firefighters arriving from south africa from france, new zealand, and australia to try to help bite these fires. and what is making this particularly difficult is canada is used to forest fires this time of year. what makes this difference is they are all a virus of all started at the same time and are burning it simultaneously. this could be going on for a very long time for weeks or months to come, because forecasters say they expect a very hot and dry summer in canada, exacerbating the fires and hindering the firefighting efforts. gabriel is on though, i'll just eat a montreal. the china is post by dynamic economic recovery is starting to lose momentum. dates are released on friday shows. week of demand is weighing on the manufacturing industry. calling to say all the figures that adding to this slide

individualfires to, change but climate change create the conditions for these failures like the one in quebecn further downwind. brett palm, thank you for your time. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. it seems the police really are getting younger, these new recruits are nine years old. but don't worry they do not have any truncheons or handcuffs. these 20 children are meeting care home residents as part of the mini police scheme. it is hoped it will build their trust in the police early on. the mini police are here today to learn about good citizenship, to get that community engagement. it is a chance for the children to get to know people from other walks of life. we want them to grow up being a benefit to their community, helping out, rather than finding themselves at lose ends and being involved in antisocial behaviour which can then lead to crime. i was a bit nervous because i don't know how this i was a bit nervous because i don't know how these people are like and i have never met them before. and how do yo

the officials in canada's eastern province of quebec or hoping rain in the forecasts will help fight the more than a 140 wires fires burning their international crews of their helping fight the countries worst wildfire seasoned on record. authorities have set up, makes shift shelters. the fires stretch between canadas vast, west, and east coast. many have been burning for days and others for weeks. at the moment, 424 fires are active and authorities say most of those are out of control. the eastern province of come back is the worst hit, and it's the smoke from there that has caused smog and hayes in the eastern united states. gabriel elizondo is in rubber, foul in canada is province of quebec. gabriel, you're in an evacuation center from what i can see. how is that effort going? well, they are trying to get people that have been evacuated from their homes here to this gymnasium in the town of rober valve where i'm at now. the good news is that only a couple 1000 people had needed to be evacuated from very rural areas. and most of them have been able to go and stay with relatives or

that helped drive the smoke away from ontario and quebec where the fires are still burning, but it's concentrated it and driven it down into new york, pennsylvania, new jersey and down towards washington, d.c. air quality levels have been dreadful. on the purple air map, which these aren't official epa sensors, but those have registered similar levels, pretty much every sensor is registering very unhealthy or hazardous air quality conditions. the yankees game in the bronx was postponed, same thing for the philadelphia phillies game in philadelphia and they might be looking at more delays farther south tomorrow as the smoke continues to push farther down towards baltimore and washington, d.c. the reason for all this, all the fires in canada, is because for the entire month of may it was record setting heat over so much of canada. this is the departure from average temperatures map for the entire month of may for north america. our little sliver of north america, we had cooler than normal temperatures, but we're one of the very few spots that experienced that. this record warmth all th

>> this is coming from quebec, one of the eastern provinces of canada. over 150 different fire blowing down into the poke is northeastern u.s., so it is awful. you can see it on the satellite image, all these fire burning in quebec and ontario. at one point, new york's air th of any city not in the country, not in north america, in the world today! that is nasty. yeah. you can see it here. >> this is the nasa image that we are seeing. lots of reaction to this online. a guy tweeted out a picture of an apocalyptic scene. is this i am legend or something? he said anybody need anything from the bodega? yeah. it's -- yeah. >> that's what it looked like in new york. i have got a side-by-side image we are going to start weather with, what things looked like in midtown manhattan yesterday evening compared to this evening. this is going to look eerily familia to those who were in the bay area in december of 2020 for orange sky day. this is last night and this is today. this is the earth cam network. this indicates the terrible air quality. a check of the air map

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the number of people evacuated here in quebec is about 15000. quebec has about $8000000.00 people in a total population, so that gives you some sort of idea. nevertheless, a canadian officials are considering this is very much a national emergency and they need help. so there's been firefighters arriving from south africa from france, new zealand, and australia to try to help fight these fires. and what is making this particularly difficult is canada is used to forest fires this time of year. what makes this difference is they are all a virus of all started at the same time and are burning it simultaneously. this could be going on for a very long time for weeks or months to come because forecast or say they expect a very hot and dry summer in canada, exacerbating the fires and hindering the firefighting efforts. gabriel's on though, i'll just say to montreal officials in the philippines of raise the level of one of the country's most active volcanoes. mount my own in northeastern all bay. provence has been spewing gas, debris and rocks, rising fields of interruption. nearby villages

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and of course that will start to ebb and flow because these wildfires in quebec won't be extinguished anytime soon. >> many surprised by the heavy sneak but people are figuring out how to cope. athena joneses has more. >> reporter: from new york -- >> never experienced anything like this before. never to this degree. >> it does shock me. >> reporter: and to cleveland, ohio and even as far south as raleigh, north carolina, unhealthy air blanketing a large swathe of the united states. from over 400 active wildfires burning in canada, more than half of them determined to be out of control according to the canadian inner agency forest fire center. >> last year and this year, the worst wildfire season we've ever had right across the country. >> reporter:canada's wildfire season got off in may and picking up this month largely in quebec. more than 9 million acres have burned in canada so far this year, 15 times the normal amount. smoke traveling more than 500 miles to blanket new york city. >> from the gloom to the haze on our skyline, we can see it, we can smell it, and we felt it. and it

hundreds of uncontrolled wildfires burning in canada , over 150 of them in quebec alone.are calling it the worst-ever start to the canadian wildfire season, and they have had some epic ones. over 9 million acres have already burned. thick blanket of smoky air blowing over major u.s. cities. >> obviously people have been seeing this all over. people on social media have been talking about this, saying that it looked like a scene out of a movie or it looks like mars. people said they could taste the air, which is obviously not good in this situation. >> think back to 2020. we had that a lot with the smoke blowing down from oregon. you could just taste the particulates in the atmosphere. >> acceptable in a donut shop but nowhere else! but you were saying the air quality was so poor the people were wearing masks. people here in the bay area are used to that because we sometimes see smoky wildfire conditions. but that unhealthy air has moved to other places. >> yeah, it has been drifting further and further to the south. i can show you the satellite loop of the smoke being pus

much of the smoke is coming from quebec, where150 fires are burning.s of miles south of quebec, an orange haze covering new york's times square. the city will begin distributing i million free masks on thursday. new yorkers say the scene is like something out of a movie. in the latest developments, the white house has set its postponing an evening pride event on saturday due to the poor air quality in the capital. 0ur north america business correspondent michelle fleury is in new york for us. i mean, you do get a sort of slight, very mild stinging sensation in the eye, and you can smell it. but nowhere near the levels that we were seeing yesterday early afternoon. that was, i think, when we saw the peak of that orange haze. and in fact, i can tell you right now, in the distance you should be able to see the statue of liberty over my shoulder. it's still hazy enough i think that it's probably hard to make out, but trust me it is there. and i think that's kind of where we're at right now. it has improved, but it still remains hazardous. people are talkin

for natalie is a canadian reporter covering the falls in quebec, and she's spectra said from montreal when it comes to the severity and, and how many fires that we are seeing and come back and in canada, officials say that it is unprecedented, that they have never seen so many flyers with this severity at this point of the season. it's, it's only june, 8th, after all, and summer hasn't even officially arrived yet. right now there are about $800.00 firefighters on the ground, badly. the 130, the 140 fires in come back and there is more help on the way. so there is help coming from the west from spain, from portugal, from mexico. and if you're wondering why help is coming from so far away, it's because the resources in canada and other provinces, they're basically tapped out because there have been fires in, in british columbia. there have been fires in ontario as well as nova scotia. and essentially, no one can spare the resources and so that is why come back is, is getting help from so far away as well. the hay is from the canadian wall files, which has engulfed much of the northeast.

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this is what is happening in quebec and in canada.is in new york and has more for us on the hazardous air quality there. i mean, just take where i am right now in lower manhattan, just away from the world trade centre — and if you look behind me, well, it should be newjersey and some office buildings that we would regularly see any time that we're in this area, but they are rendered pretty unvisible right now. it is a similar scene throughout parts of the eastern seaboard, where you've seen just the air quality has become really quite poor. here in new york city, public schools have been ordered to not have any outdoor activities, and the mayor of new york has said that, "look, don't go outside if you don't have to, and if you do, you should be wearing an n95 mask." but of course, i took to the streets of new york to ask new yorkers what they make of the haze. have you ever seen anything like this? no, i said it was like the apocalypse. that's what i feel like, it's very scary. and dangerous, too! i haven't had a mask on since covid,