in alaska. officials say 2 1/2 inches fell in 22 hours causing landslides and sinkholes. alaska's governor declaring a state of emergency and plans to travel to the affected area today to survey the damage. wildfires still ripping through seven states out west. this one is called the rough fire, burning in fresno, california. look at those flames and smoke pouring from that inferno. so far this fire alone growing to nearly 21,000 acres. crews having a very tough time gaining an upper hand. >> we are hitting it with everything that we can. we have brought in aircraft, we have brought in hand crews, dozer lines. we are doing everything we can to get this fire out as soon as possible. >> firefighters battling wildfires in montana, idaho, oregon, washington. the total acres burned so far this year is more than 7 million. for more, let's get to meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> incredible temperature trend the next couple of days.