T to save their lives may kill them. This is happening in northern thailand. Thats where rescuers gave up on their more careful plans to rescue the boys. Its now desperate. Their air is running out. Monsoon rains could suddenly flood the space where they are stuck. Officials say its time to get moving, and a rescue attempt could happen at any time. Lets get live to the scene right now. Jonathan miller is near the entrance to the cave. Jonathan, were hearing a rescue attempt could launch soon. I mean, how do you read that . Could soon be minutes, hours, or could it even be days . Reporter well, its anyones guess. I mean, we heard a few hours ago, ryan, that everything was in place and pretty much ready to go and the expectation was that it could start any time soon. It may, for all we know, be already under way. We just dont know. Theres a bit of an information vacuum here. Thats not surprising. Theres a Massive Media presence. They probably want to get these boys out quietly and efficiently, and the governor had said the governor of the province up here in northern thailand had said that conditions for evacuation were right, which meant the water levels had dropped, and with the rains closing in, as you just explained, you know, theyve got a twoday window maximum before they need to finish the extraction of these 12 boys and their football coach who have been stranded down there for exactly two weeks. It needs to happen soon. Absolutely horrifying. And jonathan, were getting a look at some of the letters that these boys have sent their families. What do these letters say . Reporter oh, the letters are very sweet, really, you know, ryan, some of them are humorous. Some of them are trying to tell their moms and dads not to worry. Some of them are just fantasizing about eating fried chicken. One kid said, i cant wait to go to kfc. So, you know, this is what theyre thinking about down there and who can blame them. I mean, these are young boys, 11 to 16 years old. Theyve been stuck in this absolutely pitch black chamber completely on their own for nine days and the divers found them and for the past few days, this dramatic high drama rescue planned and this is the absolute max. Its crunch time, so they have to come out within the next few hours. And theres obviously been a support from all across the globe, a Massive International response. This mission is getting help from several Different Countries. Theyve spent people, equipment, even the Billionaire Elon Musk is involved. Whos managing all these resources and how is it helping the larger effort . Reporter well, i mean, its been coordinated by the thais themselves, and remarkable efficiency. Sure, sometimes theres a bit of an information vacuum, but to be honest, theyve been holding regular briefings for the press and the diving has been spectacular. I mean, there have been volunteer divers coming in from all over the world. There was a couple of brits who actually found the boys down in the cave but i met divers from many, many Different Countries over the past few days. Its the thai navy s. E. A. L. S, though, who are going to get these boys out in the end. Theyll be the ones who will be giving them buddy assistance on the way out. Jonathan miller, well stay on top of this and update us if any new information comes out and if we find out the rescue is under way. Thank you for that report. Since oxygen levels are dropping inside the cave, time is of the essence. Lets go to tom foreman now with more on the restricted air flow and a virtual look at the layout of the cave. Tom . Reporter hey, ryan, the only way that air moves in or out of most caves is by the temperature on the ground above changing and that would be no different here. And 2. 5 miles in, more than a half mile down, there would be very little effect from that and thats one of the reasons were talking about the air in the chamber with these boys beginning to run low. How low . They should be getting 21 oxygen in every breath. Its reportedly at 15 . That means that they would have decreased ability to work strenuously, impaired coordination, they might not think clearly. They may even have some kind of decreased vision in low light. Its not permanent, necessarily. They are trying to bring oxygen into them but its very worrisome. Meanwhile, outside, theyre trying to get rid of all the water and theyre pumping furiously, more than 400,000 gallons per hour is being pumped out of this cave. Thats twothirds of an olympic swimming pool, trying to open some narrow, brief escape path but what were hearing from inside is that there are still a lot of areas in here that are flooded, areas where absolutely these kids would have to put on scuba gear and swim through for 20 minutes, 30 minutes, an hour, longer, we just dont know but its incredibly perilous and its not getting any better. If you look at the forecast, you can see for all the water theyve cleared out, theyve been down in this little trough here and more rain is coming with no belief that these pumps can keep up with it. The main challenge here, though, for all of it remains the simple fact that in some parts of this cave, the opening through which the rescuers must move is no bigger than one human being. Even have to take off their tanks to swim through there. You can see how that imperils their ability to bring supplies in it. It certainly makes it incredibly difficult to imagine bringing frightened, confused, exhausted teenager out. It takes six hours for a skilled diver to make the trip in alone. Thats one reason some engineers are saying, look, just use this as a supply line. Just send the professionals back and forth. Keep these kids alive while you pound through from above with some sort of narrow supply tube to get them air, fresh water, food, and keep them alive until a rescue can be effected. All right, tom, thank you for that illustration of just how difficult the situation is. Joining me now, someone who survived her own terrifying cave rescue, and thats explorer emily davis. It took four days to bring her and her broken leg to the surface of one of americas deepest caves. That was back in 1991. Emily joins me now live from albany, new york. And emily, were trying to imagine this horrible scene, these boys trapped underground in the darkness. I mean, give us a sense, from your perspective, of the conditions that theyre facing. Well, their conditions are actually a great deal more difficult than mine were. They were in complete darkness. They were without food and water. Their situation is extremely difficult. I was lucky to be surrounded by experienced cave explorers. We had food. We had water. And within 12 hours, we had a stretcher to carry me out. Theyre blocked by this waterfilled passage. That makes it a much more difficult situation. And you yourself, of course, were an experienced caver. These young boys, obviously, are not, but your rescue in 1991 being held up as one of the reasons to find at least a shred of optimism. From your perspective and experience level, what is your Optimism Level . You mentioned all of the difficulty that rescuers face in this current situation. I have some optimism because theyve got topnotch divers. Theyre pumping the water out. Theyre making a plan. The Thai Government has put everything they possibly can into this. They want those kids out, and they want them out in good shape. So, i am very optimistic that theyll move forward. Lets focus, though, on the specific challenges that these boys are facing. Many of them are in bad physical shape for the amount of time that theyve been underground. Theyre in a place thats nearly impossible to reach, not just by human bodies but also with the resources and supplies that they need. Some of these kids and, you know, theyre as young as 11 years old, cant even swim. I mean, this really is a nightmare situation, isnt it . It is, but theyre going to be partnered with good divers. These divers have enormous amounts of experience. To be a cave diver, you have to go through years of open water diving training, cavern diving training, cave diving training, and then to be able to dive in areas that are small passage and what are known as sumps, areas where theres no air above and lots of mud, so theyre very well trained, and i think that they should be able to give the kids confidence as they lead them out. It still has to be enormously challenging and perhaps dangerous for these young boys to make this attempt, though, right . Even though youre optimistic about it, the idea that people with an immense amount of experience would even be in a dangerous situation, for these young children, its probably going to be very difficult, right . It is. Its going to be a very difficult rescue. But i have confidence in the divers. Theyre skilled. They now know that there are oxygen issues, so they are now watching for that. Im sorry a diver had to lose his life to find that out. But i think it needs to be moved forward. Cave explorers in general have a very positive outlook. The kids have kept i heard that their letters to their parents joke about food and various other things and not to worry. Thats part of the way to get them out is to keep up a sense of humor and looking to the future with confidence in their rescuers. All right. Emily davis, a survivor of a situation similar to this one that these young people are facing in thailand, you obviously survived that situation and have lived to tell about it. Of course your story provides optimism for many. Emily davis, thank you so much for joining us. Still to come, breaking news. North korea calls the latest denuclearization talks with the u. S. Regrettable, even gangsterlike. Are they playing the art of the deal against the president . Plus, where are the children . The Trump Administration says it will miss a deadline to reunite immigrant families. Do they even have a plan . 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Tresiba® ready welcome to holiday inn thank you wait, i have something for you every stay is a special stay at holiday inn. Save up to 15 when you book early at hollidayinn. Com you shouldnt be rushed into booking a hotel. With expedias addon advantage, booking a flight unlocks discounts on select hotels until the day you leave for your trip. Addon advantage. Only when you book with expedia. Breaking news, talks between the United States and north korea have apparently hit a snag. North korea accusing the u. S. Of making a, quote, unilateral and a gangsterlike demand for denuclearization. And yet, secretary of state mike pompeo is sounding optimistic after two days of talks, citing progress and productive conversations. Lets talk this over with our pentagon reporter, ryan browne. Ryan, this seems to be two completely different versions of exactly what took place in these conversations between the secretary of state and the north korean delegation. Whats going on here . Reporter well, absolutely. Two very different tones, and two very different statements coming from the u. S. And north korean sides. Now, secretary pompeo spoke first but north korea releasing a statement shortly after he spoke saying, you know, calling the u. S. Attitude, quote, unquote, regrettable, saying accusing the u. S. Of pursuing talks with a gangsterlike mindset, taking particular issue with this concept of complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization up front, saying this was not what they had been thinking about in the talks between trump and chairman kim of north korea. And so they issued this very strongly worded statement which followed secretary of state pompeo who cited a more optimistic tone while speaking to reporters in pyongyang. Well, your characterization is interesting. We talked about what the north koreans are continuing to do and how its the case we can get our arms around achieving what chairman kim and President Trump both agreed to, which was the complete denuclearization of north korea. Theres no no one walked away from that. Theyre still equally committed chairman kim is still committed. I had a chance to speak to President Trump this morning. My counterpart spoke with chairman kim during the course of our negotiations as well. We had productive, good faith negotiations. Reporter now, the key disagreement here appears to be what exactly denuclearization of north korea means. Seeing very different interpretations from the u. S. Side, which wants steps taken immediately, and the north korean side which seems more of a tit for tat exchanges, one step for the other. So very unclear how talks will proceed. Not much deliverables out of this particular session, but secretary pompeo saying talks will continue and the north koreans saying that they had put their hopes in President Trump that these this conversation, these discussions will be able to be moved forward. Even if secretary pompeo claims these talks went well, the fact that the north koreans have such a different version of events wont be good for this process. We heard about an unusual gift the secretary gave kim but that turned out not to be true. Reporter thats correct. There were rumors and reports that an actual an elton john cd with the song rocket man, the nickname President Trump once bestowed upon chairman kim, we are told that did not happen. That was a rumor. A letter was presented by secretary pompeo from President Trump to chairman kim, kim jongun, but however, they did not meet, which some are taking as a sign that it was not a positive trip to pyongyang, ryan. Probably a lot more substance than whether or not a cd was exchanged going on with this meeting that are much more important. Ryan browne, thank you for closing that loop for us. Coming up, the growing Immigration Crisis with three days to go before a big deadline, pressure mounts on the Trump Administration to reunite immigrant parents with their kids and now word theyre resorting to dna testing. Any paint can change the way a room looks. But only one can change how it feels. Century, from benjamin moore, is the firstever soft touch matte finish paint. Its revolutionary texture unlocks 75 unprecedented colors, each with exquisite depth and richness. Its a difference you can see, touch, and feel. Thats proudly particular. Century. Only at select local paint and hardware stores. Century. Does your Business Internet provider promise a lot . Lets see who delivers more. Comcast business gives you gigspeed in more places. The others dont. 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The Trump Administration now conceding it may not be able to meet the july 10th deadline for children under the age of 5 or the july 26th deadline for older children in custody. So, that begs a simple question about the hhs secretary alex azar, Whose Department is responsible for caring for these children. What was he thinking when he said this less than two weeks ago . Theres no reason why any parent would not know where their child is located. I could at the stroke of at key strokes, ive at on the o. R. R. Portal with just basic key strokes, within seconds, could find any child in our care for any parent. Basic key strokes . Pretty bold claim that turns out is not true. Cnns Miguel Marquez joins us now from texas with the story of one migrant mother desperately trying to get back her son. Miguel . Reporter yeah, its a good example of just what a mess, an absolute mess, it is on the ground as parents are starting to bond out. Others are still detained. It does sound, ryan, that the parents that are detineained, t kids that are detained, the government may try to put them together in a separate facility but for the parents that are out trying to find their kids, its not going to happen any time soon. Shes 39 from guatemala. She may be the first separated parent to get out of detention after going through a normal immigration process after President Trump signed an executive order ending the separation of families as part of his zero tolerance policy. I cant stand being apart from my son, she says. Just give me my son. She hasnt seen her 10yearold son since may 19th. She even wrote him a letter. She believes her son is in the same brownsville facility visited by dhs secretary Kristen Nielsen last week. The deportation officers told me i had to leave and go to florida to be with my family, she says, but im not leaving without my son. Her uncertainty about how to get her son back is a sign that parents who are released even by the administration dont have a clear process for reuniting with their children. A woman named ada being held at Port Isabel Detention Center in south texas says in a phone call to cnn, shes not sure where her son is and the promise of two calls a week have never happened. No one has called, she says. Social workers dont answer our calls. Im desperate. I want to know how my son is. I want to talk to him. By a federal judges order, the Trump Administration has until today to put detained parents in regular contact with their kids. Parents and lawyers representing them say most have had at least one phone call. Some speak regularly. Others, not at all. Its not clear the administration will meet other deadlines like reuniting kids 4 and under with their parents by next tuesday. A delegation from el salvador visited their citizens in detention at port isabel yesterday. One mother had this stunning claim. Some parents still dont know exactly where their children are, he says. A mother here only knows her 3yearold is somewhere in new york. In documents filed in federal court, the government says it is trying to verify parentage through dna tests and likely wont make deadlines to reunite all families. Now, that woman at the very start of the piece, the 39yearold guatemalan woman, she believes her son is in this facility here in brownsville. She is headed down here. She got out of detention in taylor, texas, a couple days ago. Shes headed down here. Shes trying to fill out basically an onerous amount of paperwork, about 32 pages of paperwork that hhs says has her child in their care, says she needs to fill out. Weve met other parents that are starting to bond out as well. These are the individuals that the dhs and hhs are having a hard time keeping track of, because once they leave their custody, they no longer know exactly where they are and they have no way to hook them up with their kids. As amazing as it may seem, when they separated these families at the beginning of this process, they didnt ensure parentage then. Theyre only trying to do it now on the backside so theyre basically saying to these parents, you have to prove to us that these are your kids. Ryan. Miguel marquez in brownsville, texas, reporting on this situation that continues to be more complicated as opposed to less complicated. Thank you, miguel. Lets talk more about this reunification process with jennifer falcon, the Communications Director for raices, a nonprofit that offers free or low Cost Legal Services to immigrants and refugees. Jennifer, i want to start with the Trump Administration saying its going to need more time to reunite these families. Whats your reaction to that news . I think that that news is a clear indication that the administration has no idea where the families are and how to reunite them. Theyve been continuously lying to us for weeks. We at raices have essentially had to become private investigators ourselves to be able to locate children and parents. And you heard miguels report there that theyre discussing the possibility of using dna tests as an attempt to match up families with their children and officials saying thats because they want to avoid possible human trafficking. Do you think thats a legitimate reason for the use of dna tests in this respect . I think its a gross violation of human rights. Theyre is essentially trying to fix one violation of unaccompanied minors civil rights with another violation of their civil rights. And we havent been able to get an updated number on the number of kids still being held in custody after being separated from their parents. The health and Human Services secretary, alex azar, will only say that its under 3,000. Take a listen to what the secretary had to say. First, again, i want to be really clear, a couple of you have said the word, 3,000. I want to be clear. It is under 3,000. I want to give you an outer bound. Under 3,000. And thats the maximum set. So they dont seem to know the exact number by any stretch of the imagination. Youre the one on the ground dealing with this on a daily basis. From your perspective, does that sound like an accurate number, and are you concerned at all that the government doesnt seem to know specifically how many children need to be reunited with their families . I think its very concerning that they dont even know how many children there are and theyre hiding the data. Where are the children . How many are there . Why are you hiding this from the americans who want to know . Where these children are. Last week we launched a web portal and so far we found over 450 children separated from their parents, the youngest being just two months old and the average age being eight years old. And so the 3,000 number, you probably dont have enough of a scope to understand whether that number is accurate, then. No. And i dont even i cant even believe that its under 3,000. How can you believe anything theyre saying at this point . Now the president this week has said that immigrants shouldnt get due process. He wrote in a statement that, quote, tell the tell the people out, they must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn. This is of course on his twitter feed. What is your response to the president s harsh tone as it relates to immigrants that are coming over the border illegally . I think as a native American Woman and mother, i would say that no human is illegal on stolen land, and i also think that the president is breaking international and domestic laws by denying Asylum Seekers the right to submit a reasonable claim. And why wouldnt you say that it would be okay for anyone crossing the border without following the proper procedure has to go home . Why cant it be that simple . I think that we need to work with these families. Theyre fleeing violence from their countries. Theyre afraid. And the fact that they would come here where we arent being very kind to them either speaks volumes to what theyre trying to escape. All right, jennifer falcon, dealing with these families with this crisis at the border. Jennifer, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. Still to come, the Trump Administration sending a new message to the special counsel. You want to interview the president . Then we have some new conditions. Whats on their list when we come back. 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Among them, that the special counsel must prove he has evidence that the president committed a crime. Lets get straight to cnn White House CorrespondentBoris Sanchez live in new jersey where the president is spending the weekend. Boris, tell us more about the president s demands. Reporter hey there, ryan. Yeah, Rudy Giuliani apparently telling the New York Times that the president will not sit down with Robert Mueller unless the special counsel can prove that some information that the president has is impossible to obtain through any other means. Apparently Rudy Giuliani has told the New York Times that they must or rather that the special counsel must present evidence that the president has committed a crime and that special counsel Robert Mueller must prove that he has the jurisdiction to pursue an investigation detailing obstruction of justice. Heres the exact quote from Rudy Giuliani. If they can come to us and show us the basis and that its legitimate and that they have uncovered something, we can go from there and assess their object ivety. Now, it appears that the white house is essentially gearing up for a legal battle because giuliani even admitted to the New York Times that he does not believe that Robert Mueller is going to oblige to these demands. If Robert Mueller then issues a subpoena trying to compel the president to testify, the white house may challenge that and they may wind up in court, but it appears that Rudy Giuliani would prefer that to the president then testifying. Giuliani also acknowledged to the New York Times that part of the reason that the white house has sustained these attacks on the special counsel is to sway Public Opinion. It seems that the white house is happy that Public Opinion is turning against the special counsel. They feel that if they can sway Public Opinion, it would avoid democrats winning the house in november during the midterm elections and could keep the president from then being impeached, ryan. All right, the mayor definitely keeping up his Public Relations campaign on behalf of the president. Boris sanchez, we appreciate that report. Joining us now, cnn political commentator and Washington Post opinion columnist kathryn and cnn legal analyst paige pate. Youre a defense attorney. What is the strategy in trumps legal team saying that hes not going to talk unless Robert Mueller can show evidence of a crime. Is that typical . Its not at all typical for that to be granted but its a great legal strategy, ryan. Number one, theyre able to delay the investigation coming to a conclusion, perhaps push it beyond the midterm elections, but even more importantly, what i think the defense team for trump is trying to do here is flush out the special counsels case. Were not going to sit down with you. The president s not going to agree to an interview until, number one, we know what your evidence is, and two, that it proves the president may have committed a crime. So, theyre going to get all of that information, at least thats what they want to get, before even agreeing to an interview. And thats why i dont think this interview is ever going to happen, but its a good strategy for a defense lawyer. And i would assume, paige, that this is a strategy that only the president of the United States can employ in most cases. Right. A target in a federal criminal information does not get to set the terms of the interview. Now, you may agree that some things you say cannot be used directly against you. Thats fairly common. But as far as deciding when youre going to talk and only if you first get a preview of the governments case, that doesnt happen. Right. Well, catherine, were also learning more about the case against trumps former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, and muellers team says that manaforts Bank Fraud Trial actually does have a connection to the Trump Campaign. Youll recall the president has said this before. Take a listen. I look at some of them where they go back 12 years, like manafort has nothing to do with our campaign, but i feel so i tell you, i feel a little badly about it. They went back 12 years to get things that he did 12 years ago. Paul manafort worked for me for a very short period of time. He worked for Ronald Reagan and bob dole and john mccain or his firm did. He worked for many other republicans. He worked for me, what, for 49 days or something. Very short period of time. A number of incorrect things the president saying there, specifically about the role Paul Manafort played in his campaign. He was obviously played a much bigger role than that. But if Robert Mueller can tie manaforts current trial to the Trump Campaign, is this a problem for the president . Well, it should be. As we have heard, the president keeps claiming that whatever manafort may have done in the past has nothing to do with the president. Of course, i happen to agree, actually, with President Trump that it would have been great if these alleged crimes had been caught 12 years ago but to the extent that some of those crimes are more current, more recent, it looks very bad for the Trump Campaign and this white house, given that trump has claimed that it has nothing whatsoever to do with him. And more broadly, it suggests that again if these allegations are true, this is just more evidence that this is a campaign that, in a candidate who was up for sale. Paige, now, prosecutors have also said that even though they might be able to make a tie to russia, that the concept of russia collusion wont come up at the manafort trial. Is that good for the president well, i guess it could be. At the end of the day, ryan, we dont know. After all the reporting and things weve heard from folks on the other side of the special counsels investigation, we dont know what the special counsel has. We dont know if the allegations that relate to manafort do, in fact, tie back to the Trump Campaign. Perhaps we will see some of that come out at the trial, but im also pretty convinced that this judge, the one whos going to oversee at least the first trial for manafort, is going to keep the government boxed in to focusing only on the evidence that relates to Paul Manafort. His lawyers are going to force that issue, and i think thats what the judge is going to require the government to do. And of course catherine, the president despite his legal woes still has to be president of the United States and he has a pretty high stakes summit coming up where hes going to sit down with president putin in russia. Thats going to happen in helsinki. The Washington Post reporting that white house officialed as worried that the president could get played. What does the president need to do . Whats the objective of this meeting . Why is he so hostile to so many of our friends, he and his surrogates saying theres a special place in hell for them, theyre crooks, whatever, and he is so deferential, repeatedly deferential toward the leader, the authoritarian leader of an adversary. What is what is the point of these, you know, very kind and gentle things that he has said about putin, and what is the point of this meeting . Why is he setting aside much more time in his schedule for friendly chats with putin here than he has with many of our allies . Its not exactly clear what the objective is. Theres been reporting that trump wants to keep other people out of this meeting. No other white house aides could potentially attend which raises red flags. What is he trying to get out of this . Is he trying to further some sort of policy goal related to syria, for example, or is this just about chumming it up with one of his friends and potentially talking about some other more personal interests that the president has. Paige, i wonder, you know, with this legal investigation happening, which could have a direct tie to Vladimir Putin, is it smart from a legal perspective for the president to sit down with Vladimir Putin during this period of time . Well, i dont think President Trump is really calculated anything about the russia investigation when it comes to his dealings with putin and the rest of the russian officials. Hes completely, im sure, ignored legal advice to avoid those contacts, avoid the things hes saying about them, but ultimately, i dont think bob mueller is going to prosecute the president based on his connections to russia, so perhaps the president is just feeling that, hey, i have no legal jeopardy here, i have no exposure, so im going to do what i think is either politically right or personally right. That wouldnt be the first time that the president did what he thought he should do. Its never stopped him before. Paige pate, catherine, thank you so much for joining me. Coming up, a fastmoving fire tears through dozens of homes in Santa Barbara. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered. To your bonus cash bac. First they make you sign up for bonus cash back and its only on a few categories. And when those categories change, you gotta sign up again. When does it end . with the capital one quicksilver® card, you earn unlimited 1. 5 cash back on every purchase, everywhere. 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Thats where our sara sidner is, joins us from the city of galeta. What is the latest there . Reporter this is one of the places that the fire has burned through. In many cases you are talking about homes, peoples life savings, all their belongings. In this house most of the things inside burned. The firefighters are still trying to make sure this does not migrate. Thats one of the biggest things because of the extreme unprecedented amount of heat that has come into this community the last few days, there is real concern that any park can actually jump and set the next home on fire. This is just one. You mentioned 20 structure or more that have been burned here, so were going to take you on a bit of a tour of the neighborhood, just a couple streets, giving you an idea of what the firefighters were dealing with here in sandy barbara. They have done incredible work here. Again, there has been no loss of life here in Santa Barbara county. The 911 calls were so many that there was a problem trying to get through, because so many people were calling. This is just one area where firefighters were able to save this home. You can see just how close the flames got to this home. What is extremely important and homeowners know here is the rental station around the house, and for many, many years people have always been told to try to make sure to clean that up, but these homes here, just down the street, not as lucky. You can see the rubble through the trees there, completely destroyed everything in that home, is gone they to evacuate more than 2,000 people. About 2500 were told to get out. Temperature are in the 9s on here. That is highly unusual. But the temperatures into the Los Angeles County have risen to 115 over the last couple of days. Very dangerous temperatures. You can see its caused quite a bit of destruction. Ryan . Sara sidner, stay safe covering those wildfires. Thank you. 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