seventeen people are now confirmed dead dozens more are missing as wildfires to continue to sweep through california the blazes have destroyed more than two thousand homes and businesses and hundreds of additional firefighters have been sent in from other states to battle the inferno which continued to move fast with the help of strong winds and dry conditions. the wildfires ravaging northern california s famous one country are also breaking out in southern parts of the state fanned by winds whipping across the arid landscape the flames have brought massive destruction the emergency services increasingly stretched it all depends on how the fire is behaving and what s safe for us to do our primary concern is life safety secondary concern is property protection to hospitals in santa rosa the biggest city in the northern region affected have been forced to evacuate their patients without is of also imposed a curfew to deter looters. lucrative wine country of napa valley and sonoma lies
city, leaving behind significant damage. so, want to be very careful. across the deep south, the heat is on. temperatures and accuweather realfeel s once again into the triple digits from wednesday afternoon from atlanta to jacksonville, including raleigh as well. the northeast is clearing out. beautiful conditions for the middle half of the workweek from d.c. into new york city. kendis and reena, back to you. all right, our thanks there to molly. a different situation on the west coast. it s getting hotter in the west, raising the fire danger even more. northern california s washington fire doubled in size on tuesday alone. firefighters lost ground to gusty winds and steep terrain. neighbors are on standby to evacuate. the fire now covers more than 25 square miles in national park land near it the nevada state line. well an emotional day expected in a boston courtroom as dzhokhar tsarnaev is sentenced to death. more than 20 survivors of the more than bombings and family
damage. so, want to be very careful. across the deep south, the heat is on. temperatures and accuweather realfeel s once again into the triple digits for wednesday afternoon from atlanta to jacksonville, including raleigh as well. meanwhile, the northeast is clearing out. beautiful conditions for the middle half of the workweek from d.c. into new york city. kendis and reena, back to you. all right, our thanks there to molly. a different situation on the west coast. it s getting hotter in the west, raising the fire danger even more. northern california s washington fire doubled in size on tuesday alone. firefighters lost ground to gusty winds and steep terrain. neighbors are on standby to evacuate. the fire now covers more than 25 square miles in national park land near the nevada state line. well, an emotional day expected in a boston courtroom as dzhokhar tsarnaev is sentenced to death. more than 20 survivors of the marathon bombings and family
states. it s a break in the weather has helped firefighters make some progress in that monster fire burning out of control in northern california. this morning, though, it is just 17% contained. abc s aditi roy takes us to those front lines. reporter: the stubborn flames ripped through the terrain of northern california s eldorado national forest. the blaze now 82,000 acres and growing over the weekend. forcing 3,000 to flee their homes. people are worried. highest priority now in this area is to continually assess when residents can come back in here. reporter: the wildfire outmuscling 5,000 firefighters. leveling 30 structures, including ten homes. right now the biggest challenge with this fire is the terrain that the fire is burning in and the area. the fact that the fire is so far away from a lot of superpopulated areas. reporter: you can even see
agent can run the robot down the site, check for breaches instead of agents suiting up, elbow pads, knee pads, air check. the agent doesn t have to make the entry. the robot makes the entry for the patting. fully extended about a foot tall and weigh about 12 pounds. the robots cost $40,000 each. border patrol got three of them. they were all paid for with money from and property seized through drug raids. two in arizona where you see them now. one here in california. agents believe there are hundreds of undiscovered tunnels along the u.s. mexico border that the cartels are smuggling humans, drugs, and guns through. so it appears these robots, gretchen, will come in very handy in the coming years on the fight along the border. fascinating. thanks so much for that report. remember the miracle on the hudson. can you believe it s been five years already? moments from now the hero pilot