miles per hour. but you get up to these canyons into the afternoon hours, it is an entirely different story. in fact you look at the spot fires, very elevated terrain, really helps this development of the spot fires that essentially are carried downstream. you get embers that are carried downstream and set up new fires allowing the fires to expand quicker than any firefighting efforts can halt them. and you will notice the entirety of the state is dealing with drought conditions. southern california, severe drought in place there. and you notice containment is at zero, 200 acres consumed. and these are the general coastal winds in place every day. and you get the seabreezes that kick up and the fires will continue to expand. and just out of curiosity, i looked at some of the closest observations. we know it has been dry, but since the beginning of the year through may 1, long beach just a few miles to the north as only picked up a little more than one
about is still locked in place across the region. look at these temperatures in the past 24 hours across portions of texas, 105 degrees besting records, and some of these records have been standing for some four to five decades. and long range forecast keeps the area warm and dry. so concerning for firefighting efforts. thank you very much. still to come, ukrainians working tirelessly to get the wounded from front lines to the hospitals. still trying to process the atrocities of war. and isa goes inside a hospital in lviv next. his voice almost a whes per, he tells me he regrets not listening to his elders that fateful day. how are you feeling after horrendous few days? balancing so you stay cool. save $500 on the sleepep number 360 c4 smart bed, queen now only $1,299. plus no interest until january 202025 ends monday.
now, the prime minister is saying this is a serious violation of iraq sovereignty and could risk further escalation. arwa, thanks very much. to australia, fire conditions are deteriorating in new south wales. a firefighter died overnight and two others were badly burned. new south wales includesside s . now, officials are pushing ahead with the fireworks display, that s despite a petition calling for the event to be scrapped. the 250,000 people want the money put towards firefighting efforts. in london, they will ring in the new year with this iconic sound. listen. [ bell tolling ] it will be the first time that big ben has chimed to usher in
the 250,000 people want the money put towards firefighting efforts. australia s capital has canceled its fireworks over fire fears. the heat and just even the fog and smog and pollution there from the wildfires has been incredible for people in sydney. workers rejoice. the minimum wage set to go up in half the country. cnn business has the details, next. what are you doing back there, junior?