to joke about it and try to keep a positive attitude. fuels are near record dryness the lack of moisture means everything is ready and gets explosive. as of now the dixie fire in northern california is the largest wildfire burning in the state it merged with another fire growing larger this fire has destroyed 15 structures and threatened 11000 others the rain is making it tough to get the fire under control, it s only 21% contained, there is 88 large wildfires burning in 13 states right now including the bootleg fire in southern oregon and started on july 6 and it s the largest one in the nation so far this year burning nearly 640 miles of land, that is larger than the city of los angeles, firefighters are watching a monsoonal system on its way to this region that could bring relief, dangerous downpours or dry lightning that
captioning sponsored by cbs live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. a violent night in the north bay leaves two dead and two others are fighting for their lives. the race to contain what is now the largest wildfire burning in california. taking a live look outside at the clear air in the bay area. the new efforts to get shots in the arms of the unvaccinated as the delta variant sparks another covid surge across the state. we begin with a deadly night in san rafael. investigators combing all over marin county for evidence following the deadly shooting.
still standing. i want to see it for myself. the deputy just told us that our house is still standing, we just want to check it all out. reporter: of course the tamarack fire just one major wildfire burning. there are 80 wildfires across 13 states, about a million acres have been charred. back to you. dan simon, thank you for that. an indonesian man is reportedly facing arrest after disguising himself as his wife in order to board a plane. the man had tested positive for covid-19 and so he dressed in his wife s with the full face veil and used her identity and negative covid test to board a domestic flight. the ruse ended midair when the flight attend saw the man leave the restroom wearing men s clothes instead of his wife s veil. she notified airport authorities and the man was detained upon getting off the plane. no words. that is all i can say. let s get a check onon cnn
a new trial. more people are forced to leave their homes as a massive wildfire rages in oregon. the so-called bootleg fire has now torched an area larger than new york city. high winds and hot temperatures are causing the fire to spread rapidly and erratically. officials are worried it could merge with another smaller wildfire burning in the area. so far it s destroyed 21 homes. kids under the age of 12 may soon be approved to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. fda officials say emergency approval for the age group could come in early to mid winter. the agency hopes to get to work towards getting full approval after that. moderna and pfizer are currently undergoing vaccine trials with these children. the results are expected some time this fall. and a woman takes matters into her own hands to take down a suspected carjacker. watch this. excuse me, you got that out
fox 12 in portland as a massive wildfire burning in southern oregon adds more than 50,000 acres to the perimeter overnight. fire officials say that blaze has burned more than 200,000 acres of national forests so far. not known how that fire started this is a live look at dallas from our affiliate fox 4. one of the big stories there tonight the government approves jeff bezos rocket company to launch people into space. the amazon founder will climb atop his new shepard rocket next tuesday in west texas. he will be joined by his brother, an 82-year-old female aviation pioneer and an auction winner. that s tonight s live look outside the beltway from special report. we ll be right back with the panel.