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Heat-fueled wildfires tear through U.S., consuming thousands of acres

More than 60 million people are under heat alerts from the Gulf Coast to the Pacific. The dangerous heat is fueling a wave of more than 90 wildfires burning across the U.S. Kris Van Cleave reports and Lonnie Quinn has the forecast.

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Heat-fueled wildfires tear through U.S., consuming thousands of acres
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