that we could now take a step back, let s focus on the firefighting efforts and let s get the resources we need to get that part of this done while we allowed our ems partners to assess all of the victims, all of the passengers, the aircraft crew to assess any injuries. our ems partners were outstanding. they got a strike team and all the crews in, and we were prepared for the worst. i can tell you that much. when you saw the survivors, what were they saying? what was their mood? tell us about that. you know, we didn t spend much time in contact with them at the very front. as far as where we were in command. we immediately got them off and got them to the medical sector down away from the incident, away from the aircraft so that everybody was kept safe. as you can see in the videos and pictures, there was an enormous amount of fire and heavy, dark smoke that is absolutely dangerous to your health. so we immediately got them as far away as we could and we
cooler temperatures and even wet weather to be had but certainly will help the firefighting efforts the next couple days. highs only in the upper 60s in seattle, 92 in dallas and temperatures around new york city, not too bad, 75 degrees. there are new revelations in the abuse scandal involving some of america s top gymnasts. here is don riddell with a minute in sports. four american gymnasts have agenda bravely relived the trauma of their sexual abuse scandal being a cruising the fbi and justice department of playing a role in their suffering. and in a day of explosive testimony at the senate, the athletes including bisimone bil accused fbi agents of mishandling allegations which allowed the abuse to continue. meanwhile there was a thrilling night of action in the champions league, but a disappointing one for lionel messi. psg could only draw one-all.
take to bounce back after hurricane ida shredded this part of southeast louisiana. those pictures tell it all. ed, thank you so much. to california now where winds are fueling the massive caldor fire, the winds may subside in the coming days. thousands were forced from their homes. firefighters are making some progress but officials warn a long fight looms and south lake tahoe is not out of the woods yet. we got very little rain this last winter season which definitely helped increase the fire dangers this year. the grounds are dry. they are very dangerous conditions. and 22 years of doing this, i ve never seen fire conditions like we re seeing now. ski resorts have been running their snow-making machines to support the firefighting efforts. the mountain resort says while protecting our resort is important, it is our people that are top priority. key jobs report at 8:30 a.m.
had to evacuate their homes. the fire is threatening close to 35,000 structures and more than 4,400 firefighters from the state and my federal team are working to contain and suppress this raging wildfire. the department of defense has trained and is deploying additional firefighters to support the ongoing firefighting efforts in california. this disaster declaration will help with evacuation, including sheltering and feeding for those who have been displaced. i want you to know, i ve seen these firefighters up close. their courage is astounding. and they re some of the bravest people i ve ever known, and i ve known a lot of them. my heart goes out to them. abundant thanks for what they do. now i want to provide an update in the efforts to help millions of americans down south recover and rebuild from hurricane ida.
and floods. in southern italy, fires have burned thousands of acres. the island of sicily may have set a heat record for europe, 1 are 120 degrees. the world meteorological organization will verify that temperature officially. siberia may make you think of snow, but wildfires there covered towns in thick smoke. the smoke reached as far as the north pole. today russian president vladimir putin urged authorities to strengthen their firefighting efforts. meanwhile, heavy rains in japan caused floods and mudslides. in nagasaki prefecture, a mudslide buried several people. at least one died. another was seriously injured. in turkey, at least 40 people have died from floods along the coast of the black sea. here in the u.s., the dixie fire has burned more than 500,000 acres in northern california. at last report it was only about 31% contained. as it relates to the fire, some