Chuck Todd to Reporter in Isolated, Recently Burned Part of Calif.: ‘Please Put Your Mask Back On’

TODD This is Greenville ░░░░░░░░ This is a small ░░░░░░░░ town that was in ░░░░░░░░ path of this fire ░░░░░░░░ we showed you yesterday ░░░░░░░░ the show the fire ░░░░░░░░ through everything reducing parts ░░░░░░░░ the town to debris ░░░░░░░░ the good news is ░░░░░░░░ did evacuate But Guad ░░░░░░░░ in on the ground ░░░░░░░░ s been reporting on ░░░░░░░░ devastation there in Greenville ░░░░░░░░ Guad the first answer ░░░░░░░░ is this over for ░░░░░░░░ What do the residents ░░░░░░░░ I mean they ve ░░░░░░░░ evacuated but what now ░░░░░░░░ Chuck the residents were ░░░░░░░░ and they haven t ░░░░░░░░ Let me start by ░░░░░░░░ that this entire town ░░░░░░░░ still under a cloud ░░░░░░░░ ash This is why ░░░░░░░░ ve been wearing a ░░░░░░░░ of the time I ░░░░░░░░ going to lower my ░░░░░░░░ so that you can ░░░░░░░░ me better here So ░░░░░░░░ is ash everywhere Just ░░░░░░░░ you get an idea ░░░░░░░░ see it on my ░░░░░░░░ that s the ash ░░░░░░░░ and continues to fall ░░░░░░░░ the town Here is ░░░░░░░░ of the few remaining ░░░░░░░░ This used to be ░░░░░░░░ post office Greenville California ░░░░░░░░ take a few steps ░░░░░░░░ this direction complete devastation ░░░░░░░░ entire post office burned ░░░░░░░░ down you have a ░░░░░░░░ you have vehicles everything ░░░░░░░░ people left behind The ░░░░░░░░ thing that stands in ░░░░░░░░ of these homes are ░░░░░░░░ chimneys But this devastation ░░░░░░░░ all throughout the main ░░░░░░░░ There is very few ░░░░░░░░ on the outside of ░░░░░░░░ or closer to the ░░░░░░░░ that did survive this ░░░░░░░░ Now you mentioned it ░░░░░░░░ the third largest recorded ░░░░░░░░ California history but now ░░░░░░░░ is also the largest ░░░░░░░░ fire in the country ░░░░░░░░ that s how bad ░░░░░░░░ fire is and let ░░░░░░░░ remember that all of ░░░░░░░░ west right now is ░░░░░░░░ a drought 85 percent ░░░░░░░░ California under extreme TODD ░░░░░░░░ VENEGAS drought conditions This ░░░░░░░░ course has made the ░░░░░░░░ job more difficult In ░░░░░░░░ moments ago we ve ░░░░░░░░ another notification for more ░░░░░░░░ The last number we ░░░░░░░░ from authorities here said ░░░░░░░░ 1 400 structures remain ░░░░░░░░ by the fire TODD ░░░░░░░░ nobody s going to ░░░░░░░░ upset if you put ░░░░░░░░ mask on I don ░░░░░░░░ think anyone has any ░░░░░░░░ there And I would ░░░░░░░░ it But let me ░░░░░░░░ you this question and ░░░░░░░░ put your mask back ░░░░░░░░ And that is what ░░░░░░░░ where are we on ░░░░░░░░ containment issue I think ░░░░░░░░ it was only 35 ░░░░░░░░ contained What what do ░░░░░░░░ say today VENEGAS So ░░░░░░░░ percent containment was the ░░░░░░░░ number that we did ░░░░░░░░ on this fire but ░░░░░░░░ of the things we ░░░░░░░░ to sort of look ░░░░░░░░ you know and a ░░░░░░░░ of us that cover ░░░░░░░░ fires on the west ░░░░░░░░ to understand how they ░░░░░░░░ being dealt with containment ░░░░░░░░ means that they re ░░░░░░░░ a line around it ░░░░░░░░ this is where they ░░░░░░░░ going to keep the ░░░░░░░░ But so they try ░░░░░░░░ contain the fire but ░░░░░░░░ the same time they ░░░░░░░░ also fighting the fires ░░░░░░░░ two things happening at ░░░░░░░░ same time Right now ░░░░░░░░ tell us that they ░░░░░░░░ fighting to protect the ░░░░░░░░ structures in this valley ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ towns in this valley ░░░░░░░░ fire now is in ░░░░░░░░ Butte County and it ░░░░░░░░ also in Plumas County ░░░░░░░░ they are focusing on ░░░░░░░░ those structures those 13 ░░░░░░░░ structures that remain threatened ░░░░░░░░ they fight the fire ░░░░░░░░ they re also trying ░░░░░░░░ contain it which it ░░░░░░░░ at 35 percent the ░░░░░░░░ time we received an ░░░░░░░░ TODD Guad on the ░░░░░░░░ for us in what ░░░░░░░░ Greenville California And Guad ░░░░░░░░ it Please stay safe ░░░░░░░░ healthy out there as ░░░░░░░░ as you can.”