so here it is, cnn's sarah sidner. >> just because i do not want critical race theory taught to my childrenou have seen and heard -- >> this is an unlawful arrest. >> reporter: the impassioned arguments over critical race theory but don't quite know what it is, you're not alone. what is critical race theory to you? >> it's important to describe what it's not. >>er this five ten tets of it. i don't know all of them. >> reporter: do you think people understand what critical race theory actually is? >> that's a good question. >> reporter: it's become a political rallying cry. >> critical race theory is bigoted, a lie, and every bit as racist as klansmen in white sheets. >> reporter: crt is not a new idea. the theory's origins date back to the 1970s. >> the real evil was racism, the determination of white america to remain dominant over black america, and that could take all kinds of forms. >> reporter: harvard's first black law professor derek bell is considered one of the originators of the theory. >> both history, hi experience, current evidents all point to one conclusion about race in this

sarah sidner, cnn, doyle, california. >> they think every year is supposed to be the worst year, andtting worse and worse. "new day" continues right now. >>> hello, i'm brianna keelilar alongside john berman on "new day." even if they're vaccinated, will other big cities follow suit, do the same as cases surge? new york's top doctor is standing by to speak with us right now. >>> plus, conservatives cry censorship after the white house confronts facebook for letting false claims about covid spread. is the gop putting politics before public health? >>> new reporting this morning on the tumultuous final weeks of the trump presidency. the top general who worried the former president might start a war to stay in power. >>> and former trump national security adviser john bolton one on one. what does he think about fears at the pentagon that trump might attempt a coup? ♪ ♪ >>> good morning to viewers here in the united states and around the world. it is friday, july 16th, and we are beginning with a stunning turn for the worst in the fight against covid. cases now rising in all 50 states. l

cnn's senior national correspondent sarah sidner reports now from the front lines. >> the entire townvacuated. >> reporter: this was the second time in eight months kathy katrin's hometown has lost more than a dozen homes to wildfire. >> it sounded like a freight train come ing down the mountai. the flames are coming at you, the smoke is rolling over you. all you see is this big, huge, orange ball of flames everywhere you look. >> reporter: volunteer fire chief of this town of about 600 residents. she is often the first one to call residents to tell them their home is gone. >> i'm still kind of numb. after losing everything that i worked for and everything, all these years, it's gone. and everybody says, oh, it's so replaceable. well, no, a lot of it isn't. >> reporter: kelly groso lost one of the 16 homes burned in doyle. everyone thought the danger was over. but on monday, the fire came roaring back, devouring more homes. chief katrin and several residents were angry that air drops fromming as didn't come earlier. >> we were like the lone ranger. a lot of the engines weren't where t

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