Theres no turning back. Whitaker raid gone wrong a Chicago Family sues police after officers kick in their door and hold them at gunpoint, even two young girls. So what did you do when you saw the gun . I was crying. Whitaker Olympic Home Coming fans celebrate a Triumphant Stateside Return for team u. S. A. And the tenyearold who proves kindness is contagious. This is the Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Whitaker good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. Norah is off tonight, im bill whitaker. Were going to begin tonight in the west, which is getting ravaged by nearly 100 wildfires. Overnight, the largest one in california, all but destroyed greenville, an historic Gold Rush town. Buildings that had stood since the 1800s were leveled in hours, leaving an apocalyptic scene. In just three weeks, the so called Dixie Fire has burned more than 500 square miles, an area larger than the city of los angeles. More than 25,000 residents are under evacuation orders. Many of the western fires can be seen from space, whipped up by hot, dry winds. 20,000 firefighters and support crews are battling the flames. Cbs Jonathan Vigliotti is in greenville tonight. Jonathan, how widespread is the destruction . Reporter bill, what you see here extends for nearly a mile in every direction. We are here on what is left of Main Street. That used to be the main intersection. That was a centuryold hotel. Easily more than 100 buildings were destroyed by this fire. And when you look here this afternoon, its as if several bombs exploded here overnight. It came in like a tornado, this raging wildfire tore through this mining town, Engulfing Everything in its path, turning it into a hellscape. Flames were swirling around cars and this temple, incinerating them all. We lost greenville tonight. Reporter these are images of the downtown before the carnage, historic Main Street now reduced to rubble. Homes, stores and businesses charred beyond recognition. The Dixie Fire is on the move, now covering more than 300,000 acres. Its californias largest wildfire this year. Its okay once you get past that. Reporter firefighters struggle to drive through the smoke. The fire started last month but exploded this week fueled by high temperatures, low humidity and strong winds. The most difficult part i guess is not knowing whats happening, and where its at. It just explodes so fast, you dont have time to react to anything. Reporter more than three hours away, people on the Californianevada Border fled the River Fire that created Fire Balls like this one. Shaking like a leaf, but its okay. I have my family. Thats whats important. Reporter heavy clouds in greenville. We found Fire Chief sergio mora. Its devastating. Its hard to put into words. Its difficult. Reporter mora was there to provide safety to fellow firefighters as they battle flames, his 23rd Day on the job. This is mora as the fire engulfed the town. One of the last things he did is close the doors to the fire station. Hope i never have to see this again. The Post Office is gone, the banks gone, library, fire station, couple of churches, a lot of peoples homes, their livelihood. Reporter all too quickly, this fire erased a part of Californias History that can never be restored. And at this hour its still unclear if everyone escaped alive. The Red Flag warnings continue through this evening. Were expecting Wind Gusts up Ta Flurry of mandatory evacuations issued in the last hour. Bill. Whitaker thank you, jonathan. That is a beautifully deeply forested part of california. So tragic. Tonight, theres news about one of the Covid Vaccines. Moderna say its shot remains effective at least six months after the second dose, though it expects Booster Shots will be needed this winter. Vaccinations are up this week, but so are new covid cases, and Theres Concern about a potential Superspreader Event in South Dakota. Cbs Mola Lenghi is there. Reporter more than half A Million bikers are expected to ride into the small town of sturgis, South Dakota over the next ten days as the Delta Variant rips through the nation. Besides the bikes and beers, most are here for something many americans can probably relate. Tired of Living In staying at home and were ready to get out and do stuff. Tired of Living In fear. Reporter Mark And Jackie bogue may find exactly what theyre looking for, no mask requirements, no vaccination requirements, hardly any signs that the country is battling a pandemic. They are coming from pretty much every state in the nation. And the virus does not discriminate. Youre setting the stage for something like a Superspreader Event. Reporter dr. Shankar Kurras Hospital in Rapids City is gearing up. For him its deja vu. Last Years Rally resulted in widespread transmission with 463 confirmed cases linked directly to sturgis and 200 secondary infections all across the united states. More recently the big in just the last Month Covid cases soared from an average of 15,000 a day, to nearly 90,000 a day and hospitalizations have soared more than 40 in a week. Reporter In Sturgis there are also financial considerations, Rod Bradley owns a local bar and a hotel. Whether its the Sales Tax Revenue or the Property Tax from to handle the rally, it makes a big impact on the community as a whole. Reporter thats by far the rallys reward. Theres also the risk. Two weeks after the rally is our challenge now, because thats when were anticipating a rise in cases of covid. Reporter well, vaccinations have largely been a Success Story here. South dakota right around the national average. And, monument health, the only Hospital System serving the entire western half of the state has 13 covid patients now. That may seem like a low number, bill. But two weeks ago, they were down to just three. Whitaker Mola Lenghi, In Sturgis, South Dakota. Tonight, President Biden is hoping to jump start the switch his new Executive Order sets an ambitious goal, half of all vehicles sold should be electric by 2030, and his administration wants to cut emissions from cars that run on gas. Well get more now from cbs ben tracy. Reporter President Biden took a drive in an electric Jeep Wrangler after signing his Executive Order. Its electric, and theres no turning back. But we just have to move and we have to move fast. But accelerating the transition to e. V. S may not be so quick. Americans still love their gas guzzlers. Trucks, vans and s. U. V. S make up threequarters of new sales so far this year. E. V. S are just 2 . Is it possible to get to 50 by the end of the decade . It is. Reporter Michael Regan is the administrator of the Vice President ial protection agency. Environmental protection agency. Today it proposed stricter new Emissions Standards for cars and trucks designed to force Auto Makers to build and sell more electric cars. Were ushering in new advanced technologies that will not only increase and enhance performance but also reduce Climate Pollutants and health based pollutants. Reporter in the united states, transportation is the single largest source of Planet Warming Greenhouse gas emissions. E. P. A. Claims the new Clean Car Standards would avoid 2. 2 Billion tons of Carbon Emission from vehicles by 2050. But with the impacts of climate change piling up, environmental groups pressured the administration to go even further. The new Tailpipe Regulations start off about 10 stricter than the trump administrations. Standards President Obamation negotiated back in 2012. I think Thing Administration can be bolder. Reporter Katherine Garcia is with the sierra club. The planet is really demanding we take the Climate Crisis seriously and reduce pollution as quickly as possible. Whitaker and ben joins us now. Ben, leaders from the Big Three automakers were at the White House today. Are they committing to this goal of 50 Electric Vehicle Sales by 2030 . Reporter no, not really, theyre saying its their Aspiration Theyll get between 40 and 50 by 2030. But they say the federal government needs to proved Tax Incentives to people will buy these vehicles and build out charging stations throughout the country. Bill. Whitaker thank you, ben. Tonight a Chicago Family is suing the city and the Police Department after officers raided their home by mistake and held them at gunpoint. Dave savini of our Cbs Station Wbbm broke the story. Reporter Chicago Police officers responded to a 911 call in august 2019, about two men fighting at a nearby gas station, one of them, possibly armed. When police arrived, four men ran. Officers entered this Apartment Building but theres no public evidence suggesting this is where the suspects went. Officers headed to the third door where they kicked down the door belonging to Regina Evans and steven winters. Indistinct Yelling a lawsuit filed by the couple tuesday alleges the officers forcibly entered their home without announcing themselves as police. Whats going on . Reporter Bodycam Footage showed them holding winters down as the officers check the apartment. The lawsuit alleges the officer had a gun to winters head. When the officer had the gun to my head, i thought it was kind of. Over. Reporter in one room they woke up a 73yearold Grandfather at gunpoint. indistinct Yelling Reporter and in another they find the couples children, 5 Yearold Reshyla and 9yearold savayla. They were in their beds when they say an officer entered their room and pointed a gun at them. So what did you do when you saw the gun. I was crying. The officer put a gun in my face put a gun in the room with my kids. I called the police, too. Reporter you called the police on the police. Yes. I called the police on the police because i dont know whats going on, youre in my House And Wont tell me anything. Reporter the family can be heard repeatedly telling police the suspects never entered their unit. Officers later apologized. They thought they were doing a good thing chasing a guy with a gun up here. Reporter in a statement, a c. P. D. Spokesperson said, trauma, heartache. They left a lot of baggage behind. Reporter the civilian office of Police Accountability tell us they are conducting a preliminary investigation into this case. Bill. Whitaker Dave Savini from our chicago station, thank you. Tonight, theres new evidence the economic recovery is uneven at best. 385,000 americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last week. Millins more will see their extended pandemic benefits run out by labor day. Cbs Mark Strassmann has one familys struggle. What if we have to be homeless . What are we going to do with the kids . Erin Whites Family of six had a lifeline. Iowa cut it. Its daily break downs. Not every once in a while. Reporter at 38, her health has broken down, severe asthma, pulmonary hypertension and an unidentified auto immune disorder. Their combined income 60,000. In april they both quit to protect her. Getting the Covid Vaccine was too risky for her compromised Immune System but so was walking into work every day. It was a very hard thing to accept that wasnt my job anymore, and this is my new reality. Reporter in working class keokuk, iowa, the Unemployment Rate almost 7 higher than the statewide average. June 12 governor Tim Reynolds June 12 governor Kim Reynolds cut off Washingtons Pandemic Relief for the states jobless. The message to nearly 25,000 iowans go find a job. And the money went away quick and we started to get the taste of losing everything then. Reporter the Repo Man came for their van. Theyre three months behind on the rent. Were losing everything. Were failing. I want to help my family. Theres a lot of us and it takes a lot of money. You know, and i want to be able to help them and i feel like i cant. I dont have that control. Reporter across the mississippi, the whites can see illinois. Their governor still allows them to have the pandemic benefits. Reporter lost in our recovering economy, millions of americans still need help. Mark strassmann, cbs news. Whitaker 26 states have ended most of that extra federal unemployment assistance. One of americas most powerful Labor Leaders Richard Trumka died today of an apparent heart attack. A former coal miner, trumka served more than a decade of the president of the aflcio which has more than 12. 5 million members. President biden called him a close friend. Richard trumka was 72. There is still much more news ahead on tonights Cbs Evening News. The olympic journey for the u. S. 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