What you need to know: July 29

Good morning, North State.

Here's what you need to know to start your day on July 29.

What you need to know to start your day.

Six months after california's first confirmed conronavirus case... modoc county today report its very first cases... two in total.

The public health department says both cases are from the same household.

And both patients are isolating at home - and public health is encouraging community members contact them if you have been to any local bar within the past 14 days.

Chico mayor anne schwab called a meeting to discuss the cities pandemic response after butte county was added to the state's watchlist..

The city council also passed a motion to discuss enforcing face coverings within the city of chico in their next meeting.

And passed a motion that allows for the public to engage with the city council via electronic and online devices.

## in the modoc national forest..

Crews are tackling the caldwell fire.

That fire has burned nearly 68 thousand acres between modoc and siskiyou counties with zero percent contained..

Right now - over 15 hundred fire and forest service personnel are battling this fire.

Most of the evacuation orders have been lifted but one remains for the medicine lake recreation area.## the "gold fire" in lassen county... burning near "adin" for more than a week now, has scorched over 21-thousand 800 acres.

It is now 65 percent contained.

Evacutation orders and warnings remain in effect and you can find the list of those on our website an evacuation warning is in place along south costan-tia road in doyle due to the adams fire.

It has burned 918 acres and is 50% contained.

California attorney general xavier becerra has filed a lawsuit against the trump administration to block a memorandum calling for undocumented individuals to no* be counted..

The census - designed to count every person physically in the united states, determines congressional districting as well as federal funding for essential services; such as roads, healthcare, public safety and education.

The clock is ticking for washington to review unemployment benefits that run out friday with three days to go democrats and republicans are making little progress on extending those benefits.

Republicans want to cut the 600 dollar a week federal bonus to 200 dollars.

Republicans claim many are earning more unemployed than when they were working.