contain at least two dozen large fires in the middle of a historic heat wave. more than two million acres have burned so far this year, making it the worst on record in california and that s before the usual peak of the season. hot dry gusts are blowing tonight, whipping up blowtorch conditions. over the weekend more than 200 people had to be air lifted as a fire ripped through this campground. and just take a look at this tourist town tonight. big creek, nearly wiped out by the flames. and on this labor day, the 2020 presidential campaign is in full swing. a new cbs news battleground tracker poll shows joe biden leading the president in a national poll of likely voters. the president today also suggested a coronavirus vaccine could be ready by election day despite several of his own top health officials saying that is unlikely. meanwhile the country is bracing for a potential surge of new covid cases after mass gatherings over the weekend. we have a lot of news to get to wit
really good to see you again. i hope you had a pretty good long weekend. i m anne-marie green. we are going to begin with the raging wildfires out west. california is getting hit especially with a record 2 million acres burned. it s not over yet. one of the newest wildfires is the bobcat wildfire northeast of los angeles. it s scorched 5,000 acres forcing some evacuations in the angeles national forest. today santa ana winds are expected to fuel this fire even more. the el dorado fire remains a problem. allegedly sparked by a gender reveal party. in fact, it s gotten so bad the national forest is closing all forests in the southern half of california with no re-opening date. elise, the power was turned off in california as well to deal with these wildfires. reporter: yeah. those outages will impact more than 170,000 customers. but the utility says they will help improve safety. 80 miles east of los angeles officials believe the el dorado fire started during a gender reveal
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reid: the final stretch, biden, harris and penc in key swing states, and what the president said about a vaccine by election day. large labor day gatherings, thousands celebrate the holiday, many ignoring social distancing as america sees the most air travel since the start of the pandemic. putin s fiercest critic, who was poisoned, is out of a coma tonight, the latest on his condition. and finally, acts of kindness from a frequent flier making people smile when they need it most. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. reporting from the nation s capitol. reid: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. norah is off tonight. i m chip reid. we re going to begin tonight with those fires raging out of control in california. firefighters are scrambling to contain at least two dozen large fires in the middle of a historic heat wave. more than two million acres have burned so far this year, making it the worst on record in california, a
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