dozens of people still unaccounted for this hour. our mola lenghi is in the flood zone, and rob marciano times out the rain and the new heat wave threatening the east coast. the growing monkeypox outbreak. new york city joins san francisco in declaring a state of emergency. the city s health commissioner calls new york the epicenter of the virus as the city awaits more vaccine doses. the war in ukraine. one of the country s richest men, a top grain tycoon, killed in a russian strike as dozens of ships remain docked at the country s ports, those vessels packed with agricultural products. and vladimir putin s new warning to the west. the nation mourns the loss of two trailblazers tonight, nba bill russell, a pioneer on and off the court, a hall of famer with 11 nba championships, two as the league s first black coach. after growing up in the segregated south, russell marched for civil rights and paved the way for generations of nba players who followed. and we mark the
and quach with any purchase tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the devastating wildfire exploding in northern california. tens of thousands of acres burned in less than 48 hours. and we ve just learned the fire has destroyed more than 100 structures. the state s governor declaring a state of emergency in the area. dozens of hikers rescued. hundreds of homes evacuated. extreme drought is fueling the out-of-control inferno, and news just coming in. a mudslide stranding more than two dozen people near big bear, california. the new flood threat in kentucky hampering search efforts. more rain is now hitting some of the worst impacted areas. flash flooding possible in the coming hours as the death toll rises. kentucky s governor tours the devastation by helicopter. what we re learning about those four siblings swept away.