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With the five things you need to know for Wednesday, February 28th.

Out of control wildfires are tearing through the Texas panhandle.

The Smokaus Creek Fire is the largest

wildfire scorching the region. According to Texas AM Forest Service, it has

burned more than 500,000 acres of land since igniting Monday afternoon, and is now the second largest

wildfire in the state's history. The fire is still completely uncontained. While the

extent of the damage is still being assessed, the flames are threatening homes, farms, and

businesses and forcing residents to evacuate. The flames jumped into communities in Oklahoma

Tuesday night, prompting evacuations there too.

CNN's Lucy Kaffinova's in Fritch, Texas.

This entire area has been evacuated

and there are still homes on fire as we speak.

On our way here, driving from Amarillo, we saw

saw miles and miles of scorched earth. There were still

little fires along the sides of the road. A lot of smoke. The

visibility was incredibly low.

So I stand before you today Mr President and my colleagues to say this will be my last term

as Republican leader in the Senate.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he's stepping down as GOP leader in November.

The 82-year-old Kentucky Republican is the to take the helm of the Chamber's Republican conference.

He also noted that his sister-in-law's tragic death in a traffic accident earlier this month

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