President Trump will visit California on Monday after destructive fires. Dozens of people remain missing in Oregon as wildfires that have torched millions of acres across the West continue to burn on Saturday, the death toll rising to 17 and smoke choking residents in cities far from the fires. But as residents prepared for more pain, they also hoped that changing weather might help them this weekend. Oregon, Washington and California are all under assault from a wildfire season of historic proportions, with the firefighting effort compounded by the coronavirus pandemic and misinformation online. President Trump will visit McClellan Park, Calif., on Monday to be briefed on the wildfires, the White House announced.

Source: New York Times September 12, 2020 13:51 UTC