What you need to know: July 24

Good morning, North State.

Here's what you need to know to start your day on July 24.

Here's what you need to know to start your day.

Breaking over night fire crews - called out to put out flames burning just feet away from an apartment building!

Chico firefighters say a vegetation fire sparked in a dry creek bed near highway 32 and 9th street.

It happened just after three a.m.

Several drive- through events are taking place today, to distribute free disposable surgical masks and hand sanitizer.

It is sponsored by the office of emergency services.

Businesses are asked to send just one person --who will stay inside the car.

The events will be held at the chico airport, and the chambers of commerce of gridley, oroville, and paradise ridge from 9 until noon.

### a similar free drive thru mask giveaway is also happening today for tehama county small businesses.

12,000 masks will be given away with the help of several local foundations.

This drive-thru runs from 10 am until noon at the red bluff chamber office.### several are burning across our region the largest of those fires... the gold fire burning in lassen county is over 14 thousand acres with 35% containment... also in lassen county the hog fire is over 9 thousand acres... containment is at 35 percent.

In siskiyou county the badger fire is now 557 acres with 70% percent containment... and the platina in shasta county is 340 acres with 95 percent containment..

### a meeting to review a proposal to get much needed water back into the miocene canal is planned for today.

The camp fire destroyed a vital link of the canal that meeting is todayãat 11amã it's virtual and open to the public.

Visit action news now, look under news, then newslinks, for miocene canal meeting.### this morning the u.s. has confirmed over 4 million cases of the virus across the country... that is over a million more cases than the country with the second most cases... brazil..

There have been over 144 thousand deaths across the nation..

And over 1.2 million people have recovered from the virus..

## happening today- the federal moratorium that protected renters from eviction during the pandemic is set to expire.

A recent study found that 19 to 23 million americans are at risk of eviciton by september... lawmakers are working to hammer out a relief deal to help americans struggling during the pandemic.

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