crews in northern california are thankfully making progress in the fight against a wildfire raging just northeast of sacramento. it is now about 30% contained but has burned so far 2600 acres and forced thousands of people to evacuate with more than 3,000 more still in jeopardy. at least three people including a firefighter have been hurt but officials say their injuries thankfully are not life-threatening. the news continues. so let's hand it over to michael smerconish sitting in tonight for chris and "cuomo prime time." jim, thank you for that. i am michael smerconish in for chris cuomo. welcome to the primetime covid command center. we have finally crossed the halfway mark but still a long way to go. can't stop now. half the u.s. population now fully vaccinated. nearly seven months after the vaccine rollout began. that's 165 million completely imm immunized, 193 million with at least one shot. new vaccinations are up 11% from