THE RACE TO CONTAIN WHAT'S NOW THE LARGEST WILDFIRE BURNING IN CALIFORNIA CONTINUED OVERNIGHT. THE DIXIE FIRE IS STILL RAGING IN PLUMAS AND BUTTE COUNTIES WITH ONLY 20-PERCENT CONTAINED. THE FIRES HAVE BURNED MORE THAN 180-THOUSAND ACRES, 16 HOMES AND STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED AND THOUSANDS MORE ARE AT RISK. MOST RESIDENTS PACKED UP AND LEFT THEIR HOMES FOR SHELTERS, BUT OTHERS ARE CHOOSING TO STAY BACK. SOT "year-round about 60 people. In the summertime like now there's about 460. So everybody is losing their summer homes and" "i'm the last lifeline. If somebody needs to come back up.. i'm here." "I'm old enough.. i don't care. I'm okay. God loves me and i'm ready. If it comes down to that.. *does sign of the cross* ..take me."
THE SECOND OFFFICIAL DAY OF THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS AND THE NUMBER OF COVID CASES LINKED TO THE GAMES CONTINUE TO RISE. TOKYO REPORTS MORE THAN 17-HUNDRED NEW COVID-CASES TODAY. OUT OF THE NEW CASES, THERE HAVE BEEN 137 LINKED TO THE GAMES. ACCORDING TO THE COMMITTEE ONE OF THOSE POSITIVE TESTS WAS AN U-S OLYMPIC ATHLETE. THE IDENTITY OF THAT ATHLETE HAS NOT BEEN REVEALED. STORY 3: CDC CRUISE RULES TITLE SUPER: CDC CRUISE RULES
IN FLORIDA, AN APPEALS COURT HANDS THE STATE A WIN OVER THE C-D-C'S CRUISE RULES - FOR NOW! THE C-D-C REQUIRES CRUISE LINES TO MEET CERTAIN CONDITIONS BEFORE THEY CAN SET SAIL -- INCLUDING VENTILATION, SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND TESTING. FLORIDA INITIALLY WON WHEN THE STATE WENT TO COURT TO BLOCK THE C-D-C PROTOCOLS. BUT THEN A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT SIDED WITH THE C-D-C. NOW AN APPEALS COURT HAS RULED THE C-D-C FAILED TO PROVE ITS JURISDICTION IN THE MATTER. THE CRUISE INDUSTRY WILL NOW BE ABLE TO RESUME OPERATIONS IN FLORIDA WITHOUT ADHERING TO THE C-D-C’S COVID-19 PROTOCOLS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS INCREDIBLE VIDEO FROM PHOENX, ARIZONA! THE VIDEO SHOWS TWO PEOPLE BEING RESCUED BY HELICOPTER AFTER THEIR FOOD DELIVERY TRUCK WAS OVERCOME BY FLOODWATERS. POLICE SAY THE TWO INDIVIDUALS BECAME TRAPPED IN A WASH IN THE COMMUNITY AFTER THEY ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED ROADWAY. THE RESCUE CAME AFTER DAYS OF HEAVY STORMS AND RAIN ACROSS THE PHOENIX AREA.
