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Smoke from wildfires in Canada that turned parts of the East Coast skyline orange is starting to dissipate and is expected to gradually blow away this weekend.

The fires, which are still burning, brought smoke and hazardous air quality to millions of Americans this week.

Dangerously bad air due to Canadian wildfires is still affecting millions of Americans, and hazy skies and reduced visibility are expected in the central and eastern U.S. over the next few days, says meteorologist Stephanie Abrams with The Weather Channel. The worst air quality Friday is expected in cities including Detroit and Pittsburgh.

Millions of Americans spent a second day Thursday under a veil of smoke from wildfires burning in Canada. The smoke was so thick in New York City Wednesday the air quality blew well past what is considered hazardous. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini reports from Arlington, Virginia, where the air is now sweeping through.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires on Thursday affected residents along much of the East Coast, from New York City to Washington, D.C., impacting monuments, stadiums and restaurants. Doctors warned that young children and people with underlying health conditions were at greatest risk. Christina Ruffini has the latest.

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Forecasters and heath officials have warned that U.S. air quality may plummet repeatedly in the coming months, as Canada’s wildfire season continues.

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Many areas remained in a code red — or even worse, code purple — on Thursday.

President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as American firefighters were deployed north to fight the wildfires burning in Canada with smoke spreading across the continent. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more on that, Mr. Biden’s meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Mr. Biden’s veto of a bill to cancel student debt relief.

CBS News senior weather and climate producer David Parkinson has the forecast for how long the Northeast will be dealing with smoke from Canadian wildfires and what areas will be affected the most Thursday.

Poor visibility is hampering flights across East Coast for second day due to smoke from more than 100 Canadian wildfires.

Poor visibility is hampering flights across East Coast for second day due to smoke from more than 100 Canadian wildfires.

Millions of Americans are under air quality alerts as Canada’s wildfires continue to burn. CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for Public Health at KFF, Dr. Celine Gounder, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the health risks wildfire smoke poses and offers advice on how to protect yourself.