americans are advised to stay indoors today as much as possible. sandra: the haze coming all the way from the wildfires in canada. officials saying it is one of the country s worst fire seasons on record, could mean the air quality problems linger here in the united states. team coverage kicks off now. katie is live in philadelphia. john: start with nate foy, air quality is almost getting worse. certainly is, john. saw a big difference in the past two hours, conditions certainly getting worse. i was just speaking with people biking and walking through central park. they tell me that their throats, eyes and noses are burning as a result of breathing in this smoke. i ll show the photographer to pan up as the smoke is settling lower here in new york, you can see the visibility to the high rises impacted on central park south. but down here people i think
year, damaging or even destroying countless homes and businesses along the way. scientists blame the climate crisis for the intensity of these fire seasons. now, in a statement, state farm says, quote, it s necessary to take these actions to improve the company s financial strength. and state farm, they note that this does not impact existing customers nor does it impact the company s auto business. still, though, state farm is just the latest insurer to take a step back from california. last year aig reportedly decided not to renew insurance on thousands of homes in california. chubb, which is the state s biggest insurer for high-end homes, that has also done the same thing. and, you know, it feels like for decades really, wildfires were kind of just looked at as the cost of doing business in california for insurance companies. but the problem has gotten so
everybody at fairy creek has been there long term. we know we re doing the right thing. this past summer has been one that everybody is talking about. my parents don t remember it being this hot. we are not used to seeing this kind of heat. we must risk everything. we must. there is no sacrifice too great right now to save our planet. look at that tree growing right out, straight up. this summer in british columbia has been one of the worst fire seasons. the pathway is right
everybody at fairy creek has been there long term. we know we re doing the right thing. this past summer has been one that everybody is talking about. my parents don t remember it being this hot. we are not used to seeing this kind of heat. we must risk everything. we must. there is no sacrifice too great right now to save our planet. look at that tree growing right out, straight up. this summer in british columbia has been one of the worst fire seasons. the pathway is right