Tonight, a wildfire disaster in the West. More than 14,000 fire crews battling blazes across 12 states.

As extreme heat and a megadrought fuel dozens of life-threatening infernos.

Wall of flames. Raging fires now burning out of control from California to Alaska.

Homes and businesses torched as families are forced to flee the unrelenting heat too

much for firefighters, as temperatures in some areas top 100 degrees.

Dangerous Delta surge. New infections of coronavirus skyrocket, up 100% nationwide in just one week. The new

highly contagious variant now blamed for rising hospitalizations. As doctors warn, the tidal wave

of new cases, he is putting millions of children at risk. Ballot box showdown.

President Biden blasts news state voting restrictions calling them 21st century Jim Crow laws.

While in Texas, the governor threatens to arrest Democratic lawmakers after they flee in protest.

Warning signs.

Documents reveal concerns about that collapsed condo building stretching back more than 25 years ago.

Tonight, the emotional funeral for a mother found in the rubble.

And the moment a U.S. flag was found intact.

Unable to get away from high gas prices to overflowing hotels.

Why millions of Americans in need of a vacation aren't able to book one.

What you need to know to plan a last-minute escape.

And remembering Charlie Robinson, the beloved actor who wasn't a household name, but showed up on all of your favorite shows.

This is the CBS Evening News with Nora O'Donle, reporting from the nation's capital.

Good evening and thank you for joining us. We're going to begin tonight with that dramatic and deadly outbreak of wildfires now burning across much of the West.

A dangerous combination of extremely hot weather and dry brush caused by a devastating drought is now fueling what is rapidly shaping up to be the country's worst and most widespread fire season ever.

As we come on the air, 14,000 fire crews wearing heavy protective

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