it's eight miles from susanville east of chester. some 18,000 people live in susan susanville. also those in jean janesville are under evacuation orders. the flames have now charred more than 604,000 acres. containment is still holding at 31%. now thousands of homes remain threatened as the dixie fire continues to march through four counties in northern california. the fire already devastating scenes in its wake. scenes that are sadly familiar to many people in the last four years. nbc bay area's joe risoto jr. shows us how a group borne in the 2017 tubb fire is helping communities rise from the ashes. >> propane tanks exploding. >> reporter: the town of greenville. >> and the wall of fire was like being in a war zone. >> reporter: these scenes of greenville devastated by the dixie fire are both startling and familiar. >> a little part of you always think it is won't happen to me, until it does. >> reporter: and it has. the piles of debris, reminders of fires in paradise, the santa cruz hills and the 2017 tubbs fire. >> and i woke up in the middle of the night smelling smoke. >

a new evacuation order is in effect for thousands of homes near susanville.winds could allow aggressive fire runs of three or more miles. >> we'll keep our eye on that. thank you. >>> white house sources are telling nbc news a third dose of the covid vaccine is likely on the way for most americans. sources involved in the discussion say white house health leaders are expected to recommend a third booster shot. it would apply only to people who got the two shot vaccines from pfizer and moderna and be administered eight months after a person received their second shot. >>> all right. time to get a look at that forecast this morning. meteorologist kari hall is tracking those conditions for us. >> we've been watching out for the red flag warning that goes up tonight and the potential for power outages in the north bay and for tonight and into early tomorrow when we will see the peak of the winds. after that quiets down and we don't have any new fire starts as our temperatures cool down. >> a quick look at the richmond side of the bridge. 580 recovering nicely the

volunteers are providing relief at two shelters in susanville. they are serving up to 800 meals a day. they also plan to help those who have lost everything in the fire rebuild their homes with the donations they have received. >>> this afternoon the c hp is investigating yet another pedestrian death in san jose. it happened about 3:30 this morning in the southbound lanes of 101 near the mckie road on- ramp. chp said when they arrived on scene they found the body on the freeway. they immediately closed the right three lanes, triggering a major back up that lasted all morning. lanes are back open now. no word on what caused the crash or the identity of the victim. >>> and update on a shooting in san francisco's union square. we are just finding out it was an attempted robbery. the victim a 14-year-old boy. the shooting was reported around 2:30 yesterday afternoon on stockton street just past market about two hours ago police said that two juvenile boys tried to rob the 14-year- old and then one of them shot him. video shows crews putting him in th

so today, the air quality, right now, you will notice, is very unhealthy newer susanville.s of reds near the oregon border near mount shasta. green locally, but that will change as the wind direction shifts. tomorrow we'll start to notice, especially in the afternoon and evening, going into friday, we begin to see some greens and yellows in the bay area, which is actually thicker smoke, and then look what happens on friday. we start to see some oranges and reds spilling into parts of the bay area, which means thicker smoke entering the picture. air quality advisory, the next two days for the entire bay area for wildfire smoke, air quality will be moderate the next four days. i'll be back with a closer look at some safety tips coming right up. >>> now that we have to mask up again, we're going to break down which masks experts say offer this best protection. it's not just the type of mask, but where you get it that matters. >> and an east bay business is refusing to enforce the county's mask mandate. what the d.a.'s office is saying about it. >> what we're doing isn't workin

so today, the air quality, right now, you will notice, is very unhealthy newer susanville. lots of reds near the oregon border near mount shasta. green locally, but that will change as the wind direction shifts. tomorrow we'll start to notice, especially in the afternoon and evening, going into friday, we begin to see some greens and yellows in the bay area, which is actually thicker smoke, and then look what happens on friday. we start to see some oranges and reds spilling into parts of the bay area, which means thicker smoke entering the picture. air quality advisory, the next two days for the entire bay area for wildfire smoke, air quality will be moderate the next four days. i'll be back with a closer look at some safety tips coming right up. >>> now that we have to mask up again, we're going to break down which masks experts say offer this best protection. it's not just the type of mask, but where you get it that matters. >> and an east bay business is refusing to enforce the county's mask mandate. what the d.a.'s office is saying about it. >> what we're doing isn't wo

the fire has been burning since july 14 and is advancing toward susanville. new evacuation orders went into effect last night. when it comes to evacuating, here's a reminder to take with you enough food and water for everyone in your house to last three days, enough clothing to last a week. don't forget important documents, the battery-powered radio, an emergency supply kit with first aid. leave a note telling others when you left and where you are going. and we want to make sure you are prepared for any wildfire or any emergency. to be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer means asking for what we want, and need... and we need more time. so, we want kisqali. living longer is possible and proven with kisqali when taken with a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor in premenopausal women with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. kisqali is a pill that's significantly more effective at delaying disease progression versus a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor alone. kisqali can cause lung problems or an abnormal heartbeat, which can lead to death. it can cause serious

it's up close to susanville and if you come of here, you have the city of chico well away from the pier but we wanted to give i some perspective here. chester on the other side of the lake earlier this week. they were downgraded to warnings there and people were able to return home. it's one of many wildfires burning across the state. these are the major wildfires. not talking about the smaller ones. one and a half million acres are burned. nearly 13,000 firefighters are on the line as some of the fires north of us have the potential to burn into early december. that gives you an idea how dry everything is because of that drought. lot of these fires continued to burn. you can keep an eye on the air quality by going to nbc bay area.com. click on check your heir on the trending bar. firefighters continue work to control the cache fire in lake county. 50 homes destroyed but tonight an uplifting story of survival involving one family's pegts. >> reporter: after the cache fire roared through lake county this is all that's left of rodney's motor home. he said it's the second time in 45 days f

it has burned more than 662,000 acres and is moving fast and east towards susanville. 18,000 residents have been warned to be ready to evacuate. the fire is 35% contained. a slight improvement over yesterday's 31%. a judge is asking pg&e to provide more information about its role in the dixie and fly fires. he is specifically asking for details about some damaged power lines and the trees they came into contact with. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate because of wildfires this year and we want to make sure you are prepared. we have all the steps you need to take on our website. go to abc 7.com -- abc7news.com. ama: plumes of thick smoke brought into the bay area, turning the sun blood orange and graying out the horizon. no matter where you work, you probably saw it. it gave the skies a hazy orange dish tent. the air quality management district put out an advisory for the rest of the week. >> the smoke will be blowing over the bay from these fires. at times, it settled down to ground level but we are not expecting air quality to be worse than moderate or high moder

. >> homes near susanville threatened by the dixie wildfire. these images shot by san jose state fire weather research lab crew just south of simpsonville, 630,000 acres have burned and still just listed at 31% contained. that high fire danger prompting power shutoffs in the bay area. >> that includes napa, sonoma, solano, alameda counties. nbc's marianne favro has more. >> reporter: in calistoga gas pumps are shut down and homes in the dark after pg&e shut off power to nearly 7,000 customers in napa county to try to prevent fires. genevieve welsh is relying on a generator to get her family through the planned shutoff. pg&e says high winds elevated the fire risk prompting the company to cut off power to 51,000 customers across the state. >> by turning off our power lines in areas that are getting hit with very powerful winds and very powerful gusts of wind, during these dry drought ridden times, that can really prevent a wildfire from starting. >> reporter: here in the bay area the shutoffs are impacting areas of napa, solano, sonoma, contra co

reporter: to the north, the dixie fire is now advancing towards mountain communities including susanville, which has two state prisons, a nearby federal lockup and a casino. it's now the largest city the dixie fire has threatened since breaking out last month. are in place for much of northern california. the wildfires fueled by dry conditions and gusty winds. overnight the state's largest power company, pg&e, started shutting off power to 51,000 customers in 18 counties hoping to prevent the winds from bringing down live power lines sparking even more fires, and in the bay area today, officials declaring critical fire conditions and issuing an air quality alert as winds push smoke from the fires in northern california into the region. in nevada schools delayed start times in the reno sparks district because of smoke from the dixie fire. >>> next the urgent search for survivors in haiti where a powerful earthquake has now claimed the lives of nearly 2,000 people and grace has stalled rescue operations. the hospitals that are still standing are overwhelmed struggling to treat the injured.

you've got the quincy fire near susanville and now we've got another fire. this one. this one near placer county. and you can see all that just really beginning to pick up this afternoon once that fire started. but it is just streaming in a northerly direction right now. now we're going to see some very strong, gusty winds move into that area. maybe gusting to 35 maybe 40 miles per hour as we head toward tomorrow. all right. we've got low pressure off the coastline. finally, that ridge of high pressure that has been dominant through all of july is going to start to give way. that is taken some time. but this low pressure center going to come on the rotation around that low that counter clockwise rotation may bring some smoke into the bay area. it's going to bring some drizzle along the coastline, deepening the marine layer but unfortunate for firefighters. you're going to get some very windy conditions right across those active fires, especially as we head toward tomorrow afternoon, right numbers around the bay area tomorrow. they'll be down a bit plan on some 50's 60

the blaze is burning in the area around lake almanor, southwest of susanville. the fire is 30% contained at this hour. >>> the number of covid-19 cases in california is up to nearly 4 million. there were more than 10,000 new cases reported yesterday. the state's positivity rate is now 6.5%. >>> a new study shows the madonna vaccine moderna vaccine may offer protection from the delta variant. the study found a moderna vaccine is about 70% effective from preventing infection. pfizer is about 42% effective. both vaccines are extremely effective in preventing serious illness or death and immunocompromised americans will soon be able to get a covid booster shot. reporter, skyler henry on the announcement expected tomorrow. >> reporter: the fda is planning to approve covid-19 booster shots for those with compromised immune systems. >> an additional dose could help increase protection for individuals which is especially important as the delta variant spreads. >> reporter: across the nation, the variant is fueling an uptick in cases. the seven-day average of new daily c

it has burned more than 662,000 acres and is moving fast and east towards susanville. 18,000 residentsave been warned to be ready to evacuate. the fire is 35% contained. a slight improvement over yesterday's 31%. a judge is asking pg&e to provide more information about its role in the dixie and fly fires. he is specifically asking for details about some damaged power lines and the trees they came into contact with. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate because of wildfires this year and we want to make sure you are prepared. we have all the steps you need to take on our website. go to abc 7.com -- abc7news.com. ama: plumes of thick smoke brought into the bay area, turning the sun blood orange and graying out the horizon. no matter where you work, you probably saw it. it gave the skies a hazy orange dish tent. the air quality management district put out an advisory for the rest of the week. >> the smoke will be blowing over the bay from these fires. at times, it settled down to ground level but we are not expecting air quality to be worse than moderate or high moderat

crews are working to protect the town of westwood near susanville. that's not far from where the fire destroyed most of the town of greenville last week. more than 6,000 firefighters are battling the flames. no change in containment in the last 24 hours. it remains at 31%. overnight fire crews made significant progress battling the coyote fire. that's the one that started yesterday afternoon along highway 29 in lake county, just north of calistoga. right now the fire is 95% contained. that's a nice number. flames burned 130 acres. evacuation orders have been lifted for people living nearby, but evacuation warnings are still in place. >>> now to the fight against covid. santa clara county is moving forward with offering third doses to those with compromised immune systems. the county is giving up third dose at all of their existing vaccination sites. immunocompromised people include transplant recipients and cancer patients. people with other conditions like diabetes and heart disease are not yet authorized by the fda to get that booster shot. health

this is near susanville. this is where thousands of homes are threatened by the growing fire. the dixie fire is only 31% contained. >>> all that smoke causing problems in many parts of california. i want to check the forecast right now with meteorologist kari hall. look at that behind you. >> it looks so bad out there. and this toxic air moving from that grizzly area over towards sierra/tahoe. this is the orange sky coming from all of the smoke that's been drifting by. and our fire danger will be quite high for parts of the bay area going into tonight where we see these areas shaded in red. these are elevations above 1,000 feet that will be under the areas where we could see some of those winds gusting up to 55 miles per hour. so we talked about the potential of getting your power shut off tonight in parts of the north bay. you will have already received those alerts if you are impacted by that. and so as we go into tonight, the winds pick up and we do see the risk of some potential new fire starts. and we are looking at right now cooler temperatures, a stronger westerly wind

. >> reporter: the dixie fire in northern california, turning skies red in susanville.s after the fire demolished the town of greenville. >> it just got like this thing goes all hell broke loose. >> reporter: the fire has burned for more than three weeks, engulfing an area the size of los angeles. residents of chester fleeing their homes as it approached. >> it's devastating. it's really my first time. we took a load of stuff so this is just sentimental. >> reporter: with more than 88% of california experiencing extreme drought, wildfires have ravaged the state, burning more than 656,000 acres so far. the extreme conditions leading to lake oroville's lowest water level since september 1977. hyatt power plant which relies on the lake will go offline for the first time in its history leading to the fear of potential power outages. fire crews across the state are battle weary, exhausted, working around the clock. we have to send them much love. for every home you see like this we also see homes still standing. they're sleeping outside of those homes overnight trying to do

the latest town to be caught in the fire line is the town of susanville after flames destroyed greenville last week. let's talk about our 4 zone forecast this sunday night. a live look at san francisco. skews me as we take a look at downtown and the transamerica pyramid tower kron 4 meteorologist dave spahr here tonight with a look at what's on the way for monday. >> good evening. all front to drop south into the bay area is going to help clean up our atmosphere for tonight says gave us some breezy like conditions. here's the approach of the fog going on for tonight. yes, it does drop those visibility levels a little bit by 04:00am but not quite as thick as we saw this morning except along the coast and that will bring some coastal drizzle along with that too. let's take a look at that planner here. basically mild going on early this evening temperatures in the 50's and 60's mixture. everybody pretty much gets to the 50's by midnight with coastal fog. this go around. mild conditions and tomorrow we've got bay fog to start things off temperatures. pretty much universally in the 50's for to

the front lines in the fight against the dixie fire, a growing community of evacuees arrive in susanvilleth nowhere else to turn. >> where would i go? i couldn't go back that way. reporter: o'malley and her husband kevin evacuated yesterday. >> it's scary to see the smoke coming over the mountain and wonder, where is it at? because you can't see it, but you can see the smoke. >> left behind a lot of smoke, fires ravaged through everything. reporter: jason gray powers and his girls came through devastated greenville. volunteers bringing them boxes of clothes and toys. >> it actually means the world because it keeps us strong for them to see a smiling through a time like this when emotions are raw for everybody around us. reporter: and fueling this entire operation. >> we have amazing volunteers. reporter: the salvation army, 50 to 60 volunteers per day turning out hearty favorites like sloppy joe's and waffles. >> cinnamon and vanilla. >> and lots of love. reporter: keeping everyone fed with three meals a day. >> not just fed, but fed very well. they are nice and full. reporter: what is fe

. >> a red haze could be seen ove susanville, california. 30 miles west, devastation in greenville it's75 percent of the town's historic building and homes are gutted in this mountain community dating back to the goldrush. pacific gas and blown fuses fro a utility pole may be responsible for the three week old dixie fire just 35 percent contained the causes under investigation. amid the devastation this image of a courageous firefighter rescuing an american flag befor it was consumed by fire. the county sheriff is a residen of greenville. >> my heart is crushed by what has occurred there. they're life is now forever changed. all i can tell you is i'm sorry. you get the smoke can be seen from space. the scope of these fires together have consumed more tha 800,000 acres, a new state record for acres burned by this point in the year. here in california thousands of firefighters are bracing for more hot weather this weekend, the calmer winds are hopefully expected to be a big help. >> those are the true heroes. california governor could be in real trouble tonight according to a new poll tha

. >> an eerie red glow settles over susanville california pit it's estimated 75% of the town's historic the cause of this 3-week-old dixie fire, now 35% contained, is under investigation. but officials with pacific gas & electric say blown fuses from a utility pole may be responsible. amid the devastation, images of heroism as a firefighter rescues an american flag before it's consumed by fire. the county sheriff as a resident of greenville. >> my heart is crushed by what has occurred there. their life is now forever changed and all i can tell you is -- i'm sorry. >> not far away, three people including a firefighter were injured in the river fire which started wednesday and fueled by high winds and dry vegetation quickly burned 2600 anchors and 88 structures. officials say wildfire statewide, many sparked by lightning, have forced the evacuation of more than 18,000 people. drought conditions causing crown fires that jumped from treetop to treetop. >> we are getting too wet from a normally be considered peak fire season and we are already having fires that are burning with the same inte

kumasi: the dixie fire is moving east towards sirs and bill -- susanville, burning more than 62,000 acres. as many as 18,000 people were told, be ready to evacuate. the fire is only 35% contained, which is a slight improvement from yesterday. a pg&e worker has been ordered to appear in federal court next month as far as the investigation into the dixie fire. damage equipment was found close to where near the fire started. utility said it would response to the order by the end of the month. the hearing is set for september 13. reggie: and southern california congressman adam schiff is concerned about the smoky skies we are seeing because of the wildfires. joby not talked to him in san francisco. what did he had to say? jobina: he knew exactly what i was getting at. he went to high school in danville and grew up in alamo. he says in his lifetime, the change we have seen with wildfires in california is dramatic. he says it is not something that will go away unless something is done. >> i am deeply concerned with the can -- fires consuming our state and our country, and the effects of climate

vanessa: some 100 miles away, the huge dixie fire is still burning near susanville, a town of 18,000.iden administration is proposing major changes to cut a record backlog of 1.3 million immigrant asylum request cases. they'd be moved from immigration courts to the homeland security department, which would add 1000 new asylum officers. the proposal is now subject to public comment. one of the owners of purdue pharma testified today that the company, and his family, are not responsible for the opioid epidemic. richard sackler appeared at a federal bankruptcy hearing on the company's plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over oxycontin. the sacklers are also demanding immunity from further lawsuits. the ruling means texas could become the first state in the nation to oppose such a ban. the case is likely to make its way to the supreme court. a federal judge today reversed a trump administration-approved oil project in alaska. the judge ruled the department of interior did not efficiently -- sufficiently consider environmental impacts to the area, including habitat for polar bears. and th

north of that area, the dixie fire is advancing towards the town of susanville to give you an idea of how bad it is across the state line in nevada, the real sparks school district delayed its start time because of smoke blanketing the region it is so busy out west with those wildfires. >> al is following that as well as the remnants of fred. >> right now, if that dixie fire gets to susanville, it will be the first time ever a fire has crossed the sierra mountain. this would be a trans-sierra event. it's already burned 627,000 acres. that's three times the size of manhattan. and more bad news there, 104 active fires in the u.s. today most of those in the west. poor air quality and the winds are shifting now coming down to the south so instead of going out east, they are moving to the south san luis obispo, as far south as san diego. we're keeping an eye on the tropics. we have three systems we're watching henri, we're going to look at that in the next half hour grace moving into cuba into the yucatan. not a problem for us right now tropical depression fred is a big weather maker. seve

firefighters trying to keep it from susanville, population of 8,000.t's the largest city dixie has approached so far. the next day will be critical to see how the fire moves across the u.s. midwest 8 million people are under red flag warnings. >>> a child's party takes a turn when the alligator handler is attacked when it begins its death roll a parent takes a flying leap to help. >>> tokyo preparing for the paralympics. the rules one week out from the first events liberty mutual customizes car insurance so you only pay for what you need. how much money can liberty mutual save you? one! two! three! four! five! 72,807! 72,808... dollars. yep... everything hurts. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >> an animal trainer in utah says she's grateful to be alive today after a bystande >>> the 8 1/2 foot gator chomped down on her hands. kerry sanders spoke with the trainer and the man who jumped in to help >> whoa. >> it was a terrifying encounter no one saw coming. an 8 1/2 foot alligator attacking the handler in west valley c

strong winds have fanned the flames within eight miles of susanville, home to some 18,000 people.moa across more than 940 square miles. it is still only about a third contained. 40 miles southwest of lake tahoe, the caldor fire exploded over the weekend it burned through the town of grizzly flats this morning, seriously injuring two people. it has scorched 8000 acres and is 0% contained. today, governor gavin newsom declared a state of emergency for the area. and also tonight, pacific gas and electric began cutting power to 50,000 homes to try and reduce fire danger. and maki kaji, who created the popular number puzzle sudoku, has died of bile duct cancer. he came up with sudoku in japan in the 1980's, and the puzzle eventually became a global hit. maki kaji was 69 years old. still to come on “the newshour”" why vaccinated americans will soon need a booster shot in the battle against the delta variant. gold medal-winning swimmer katie ledecky reflects on her experience at the tokyo olympics. and tennis legend billie jean king discusses the ongoing fight for equality. >> this is th

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kumasi: the dixie fire is moving east toward susanville. it has earned another 36,000 acres for a total of more than 606 to 2000 acres. as many as 18,000 residents were told to be ready to evacuate. the fire is only 35% contained. after more than a month. this is a slight improvement from yesterday. we have learned a pga worker has been ordered to federal court next month as part of the investigation into the dixie fire. that worker found damaged equipment close to where the fire started. the utility said it would respond by the end of this month. the hearing is set for september 13. >> southern california congressman schiff is concerned about the smoky air caused by the wildfire. what else did he have to say? >> commerce me schiff went to high school in danville, grew up in alamo. i asked him have you looked outside today, andkn exactly what i was talking about. he said the dramatic change in just his lifetime with wildfires we are seeing in california is just terrible. he says there is not something that will go away unless something dras

monday afternoon to tuesday night through susanville and chico, winds up to 35 and 50 miles per hour. relative humidity 10% to 20%. winds are breezy today but get stronger into monday. in the mountains, breezy at home. look what happens on tuesday. newly 40 mile-per-hour winds in the mountains. 79 in oakland. 72 in san francisco. 88 in san jose. 99 in concord. hot but not as hot. today, we are seeing some improvements around the bay, along the coast. temperatures coming down a few degrees. more so tomorrow with better air quality. then cooler as we enter september, looking at temperatures below average by later on in the week. but the breeze, kate, it is what we want. it brings up the relative humidity but also will create more havoc for the mountains and all fires around the bay area. kate: thanks. it could be a tough week the next couple days. we are hoping for the best. expert keeping track of that. just ahead, vta resumes limited light real service at no charge. how long it will remain free, coming [ sfx: ding ding ding ] [sfx: bing bing bing ] [sfx: bloop bloop bloop ] [ sfx: bin

you can imagine very poor up in the mount shasta catch a little bit of a break now in susanville and also in the quincy bay area really looking good compared to other parts of the state. got that nice westerly when a little like green out there from santa rosa to san francisco to conquer and freemont. you're looking good. police building up the atmosphere in san jose but otherwise looking good, although we're going to see the blues again. the upper levels of the atmosphere, not right down the service, but the fires continue to burn in far northern california in. of course, those thunderstorms. not good news. you get those interact with the fires. not only can you get some more fire started, but you get some of the storms underneath that door the wind's underneath those storms causing all kinds of trouble. far smoke is concern over the next 18 hours here. watch what happens here with our smoke forecast model. you know those that smoke begins to move its for the way for the south, into the bay area and into parts of napa sonoma solano county, then to the east bay. and then as we head t

it's happening at 2 shelters in susanville hundreds of meals also being served daily at last some community college and last and high school. >> and now it's time to get a check on the 4 zone forecast is we take a live look here tonight over the san mateo bridge you know, since they were. is that okay to the bridge. >> a lawrence is here, lawrence, who are beginning to look out for smoke again, right. >> yeah. we could see some of that move into our skies as early as tomorrow. again, i think this is going to be in the upper levels of the atmosphere. so we're talking about 1000 feet on up and that's good news. ron, not write down right where we live. so i think they're calling down where we live is going to be okay. we've had a westerly component. the wind not so in and around the fire for a look at this is just terrible. smoke conditions in around the fires. see here over the fires parts of the northern california reading. you're seeing a lot of the smoke filter your direction. shasta boy, just a mess up there, of course, for the quincy here. you've got smoke conditions there as well. but t

almost the size of rhode island firefighters struggling to keep the fire from moving to the city of susanville, population 8,000, the largest city dixie hasgr approached so far. officials say the next day will be critical to see how the fire moves. >>> across the western u.s., 8 million people are under red flag warnings in nine states >>> a child's party takes a turn when an alligator handler is attacked when the giant reptile take begins its death roll a parent takes a flying leap for help >>> one week out from the first events at the paralympics. ain. ♪ (energetic music) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing the first ever at4 lineup. premium and capable. that's professional grade from gmc. >>> an alligator's bite more powerful than a lion's that's why an animal trainer in utah says she's grateful to be alive today after a bystander saved her from alligator, the 8 1/2 foot alligator chomped down on her hand during a birthday party children watched in horror as a dad jumped in to save her. nbc spoke with the trainer and the man who jumped in to help. >> reporter: it was a terrifying encounter no one saw com

strong winds have fanned the flames within eight miles of susanville, home to some 18,000 people. fire has been burning more than a month and has spread across more than 940 square miles. it is still only about a third contained. in economic news, factory output rose 1.4% in july, the most in four months. but, retail sales fell one percent as the latest vid surge spooked shoppers. the sales drop weighed on wall street today. the dow jones industrial average lost 282 points to close at 35,343. the nasdaq fell 137 points, nearly 1%. the s&p 500 gave up 31. and a passing of note: maki kaji, who created the popular number puzzle "soduko," has died of bile duct cancer. he came up with "sudoko" in japan in the 1980's, and the puzzle eventually became a global hit. maki kaji was 69 years old. still to come on the newshour: why vaccinated americans will soon need booster shot in the battle against the delta variant. swimming champion katie ledecky reflects on her experience at the tokyo olympics. and tennis legend billie jean king discusses the ongoing fight for equality. >> woodruff: tom

there are new evacuation orders for the area near susanville, where thousands of homes are under threat. that fire still only 31% contained, though. it's been burning for weeks. now the wind certainly seems to be a factor for the dixie fire and caldor fire which took off overnight. we have new video coming to you in the next half hour. >> so devastating to see another fire breaking out. thank you for following it for us. >>> strong winds are expected in northern california meaning pg&e is shutting off power to some people. three bay area counties are among 18 total that could be affected by the utility's public safety power shutoffs. now those counties are napa, solano, and sonoma. >> pg&e says roughly 40,000 could lose power with most of them in butte and shasta counties. but a small number of customers in parts of napa, solano and sonoma could be impacted. >>> we want to bring in meteorologist kari hall who has been tracking these dangerous conditions and how is it looking. >> we just had this -- all of this area shaded in red upgraded to a red flag warning that includes parts of the

to 20 miles an hour and chester 16 in the quincy and about 5 miles an hour at 8 miles an hour in susanvillethings are going to change now red flag warnings are going up for much of northern california across the chest possibly posted right through the san joaquin valley and the bay area 2 right now, just those watches in brown. but things are going to change as we're going to see those winds really picking up, especially tomorrow night. a watch for the winds. also tomorrow to carry some of that smoke back in the bay area. here's our smoke forecast model. you see some of that in red begin to make its way back into parts of the north bay and parts of the east bay by tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon. so do expected to be a little bit hazy outside. doesn't look like real conditions. most of this is going to be a lot. now the service still make for some of those very milky skies outside. once again. guys, back to you. thank you, lawrence. next on kron, 4 news at 9, a mysterious object. >> vanishes into the clouds, but a military pilot did when it came across the flash. at metro by t-mobil

. >> woodruff: some 100 miles away, the huge "dixie fire" is still burning near susanville, a town of the biden administration is proposing major changes to cut a record backlog of 1.3 million asum cases. they'd be moved from immigration courts to the homeland security department, which would add 1,000 new asylum officers. the proposal is now subject to public comment. one of the owners of purdue pharma testified today that the company, and his family, are not responsible for the opioid epidemic. richard sackler appeared at a federal bankruptcy hearing on the company's plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over oxycontin. the sacklers are also demanding immunity from further lawsuits. the federal sex abuse trial of the grammy-winning singer r. kelly, has begun in new york. he's accused of using money and fame to lure and abuse girls, boys and young women. in opening statements today, federal prosecutors said kelly was a predator. the defense said his alleged victims knew what they were getting into. gegia has moved closer to taking over elections in the atlanta area. the republican-con

40 miles an hour through midnight the fire has burned more than 6,000 acres you now approaching susanvillehere some 50,000 residents have been told to get ready to evacuate. >>> some schools are requiring athletes to get vaccination nated or undergo weekly testing. last week chicago's public schools man at a timed teachers and staff get vaccinated or be tested regularly. >>> david sackler said they will not pay billions into an opioid legal settlement unless they are shielded from future lawsuits. the bankruptcy trustee, nine stapes and the district of columbia object, because it would give legal protection, even though noner declaring bankruptcy you're now up to day. >> rahel, we have about 29 minutes left to go before the closing bell here is where we stand in the market, down about 324 now on the dow, nasdaq taking the brunt of the selling small caps getting slammed again. the only sector in the green right now is health care, up a percent. consumer discretionary is the worst. >>> straight ahead, s&p 500 still up around 18% of the year. our next guest is predicting it will end the year

george from susanville, california, here the governor is lost as mask mandates and lockdowns have failedoria from texas this morning, saying she does not trusted at all -- i'm assuming government at all levels. south carolina. david. independent line. you are next up. caller: i would like to say i do trust my state and local government, but as far as on the federal level, i do not trust them at all. host: what is the difference between the two, do you think? caller: i just don't think at the federal level the administration that is currently in there, i just don't feel like they have the level of confidence that they need to handle something like this, but as far as my state and local government goes, it has been more along the lines of -- the government has been more -- it seems like a partnership with local businesses and local governments, and i think it should be more along those lines there. at the federal level, i just don't see the competence in this administration to get us through this as smoothly as we could get through it. host: on our republican line, jean calls us from flori

george from susanville, california, here the governor is lost as mask mandates and lockdowns have failedctoria from texas this morning, saying she does not trusted at all -- i'm assuming government at all levels. south carolina. david. independent line. you are next up. caller: i would like to say i do trust my state and local government, but as far as on the federal level, i do not trust them at all. host: what is the difference between the two, do you think? caller: i just don't think at the federal level the administration that is currently in there, i just don't feel like they have the level of confidence that they need to handle something like this, but as far as my state and local government goes, it has been more along the lines of -- the government has been more -- it seems like a partnership with local businesses and local governments, and i think it should be more along those lines there. at the federal level, i just don't see the competence in this administration to get us through this as smoothly as we could get through it. host: on our republican line, jean calls us from flo