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Wildfires rage across California, Oregon, Washington state

The American West’s wildfire disaster is only getting worse. As California struggles to corral widespread blazes, the governor of Oregon reported hundreds of homes had burned in her state. High winds are fanning uncontrolled flames, more power outages are expected and California’s national forests were shut down as officials try to prevent new fires from sparking. Stephanie Sy reports.