Fire. then there s our country, the suffering going on in california specially. underscoring the often discordant custom of naming western fires after their place of origin, it s a fire oddly called, dixie, that is done the most damage. it s already the second largest in california history, it s burned half 1 million acres, an area so large almost defies description, it is not under control tonight. it is one of 107 western fires currently burning. with a heat wave on the way this week, because we all inhabit the same planet. these fires have already given the skies on the east coast of brown tint, as of weeks ago. the government continues to track the smoke as it hops the jet stream east, and blocks out the sun as it comes east. well western wildfires are not new, unhinged fires like these
And because we all inhabit the same planet, these fires have already given the skies on the east coast a brown tint. as of weeks ago, the government continues to track the smoke as it hops the jet stream east and blots out the sun as it comes east. while western wildfires are not new, unhinged conflagration s like these seem to be our new normal. with that, that s our broadcast on this back to work monday night, with my thanks to chris jansen in l.a., for allowing me thoroughly disappear for a while. and with our thanks to you, for being with us, on behalf of all of our colleagues at the networks of nbc news, goodnight. ks of nbc news goodnight. thanks to your home for joining us this. our happy monday. i ve been on vacation for the last couple weeks, first two week vacation i ve ever had in my entire life. it was amazing. i want to say a big thank you