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Allow firefighters to get in there on the ground and make better attack on the fire. >> reporter: and thats just one squad that we saw up there trying to protect that house, that house unfortunately, it burned but they were able to save other houses around it. 4,400 firefighters battling. it remains at 173,000 acres at least. thats the last report that we have. ana. >> i feel for the people there. my brother and sister in law and nieces are among those who have evacuated from this area. are fire...

Cool it off enough to get -- allow firefighters to get in there on the ground and make better attack on the fire. >> its not just in h the air, but also on the ground. there are some 4400 firefighters just in this one wildfire, trying to contain it. dave, christine? >> all right. thank you for that. >> lets check out the weather forecast. julie martin has the latest. >> well, david and christine, the thomas fire only 10% contained, moved off toward the north. already 230,000 acres consumed with ...

It is most visible when the sun sets and these overnight hours, and it is marching closer and closer to santa barbara, further northwest, fuelled here by wind and drew brush. it has been some 250 days here in california without any sort of significant rain. firefighters relying on helicopters to be the big game changer. heres what one firefighter told us. >> so youve been hitting it from the air as well as working it from the ground. >> yes. correct. the helicopters have been a huge help. what t...

Water drops, slowing it down and allow firefighters to get on the ground and make better attack on the fire. >> its not just in the air but also on the ground. there are some 4400 firefighters just in this one wildfire, trying to contain it. dave, christine? >> all right. kyung lah thank you for that. celebrities rallies belined a young boy from tennessee after a video of him describing bullying going viral. receiving at least 21 million views on book. since his mother posted it friday. >> peo...

Further north of where we are standing in the town, indication that firefighters are still unable to control the growing wildfire. what you are seeing here is one flank of the fire. this is what they are battling, a fire that as of last report is 173,000 acres, 15,000 structures still under threat. almost 800 homes destroyed. a fire that started in ventura county and only grown here is what one firefighter told us. >> this fire moved five miles in about three hours and destroyed several hundred ...

From the ceremonial march-on. coy wire talks to one woman making history today. >> we are here at the iconic army/navy game. and we are joined by a very special guest. someone who grew up coming to this game with her mother. now she is a member of our army. and she is going to make history today. simone, you are first captain, first african-american woman to lead the corps cadets, 4400 of them on to this field today. what inspired you about seeing that when you were a young girl? >> it was reall...

And more than three years later, prosecutors are still uncovering more evidence and filing more felony charges. even as the people of flibt are still trying to fix their town. last count, the mayor of flint said they replaced the pipes in more than 4,400 homes, the goal 16,0 6,000 this year. watch this space. we just found the body of a woman last night. her head... is missing. [ stirring music playing throughout ] who does he leave the snowmen for? this killer is completely insane.

Felony obstruction for her role in the crisis. the pretrial hearing supposed the start today but prosecutors called it off at the last minute because they say they have now decided that she, too, will be charged with involuntarily manslaughter. that will make her the sixth public official facing manslaughter charges for what happened in flint. shes also facing a new charge of misconduct in office. states prosecutor told the press that the manslaughter charge is based on documents and testimony c...

Getting mike back. obviously, not the best weather situations to talk to mike in. he is okay, but he is in biloxi chasing down the storm here. just look at this. we were talking about power outages, 7,000 in alabama. 4,400 is the latest we have, 4,400 people without power in mississippi. so onto politics, president trump he is back in washington tonight after a quick trip to a fund-raiser in greensborough, north carolina. before he left the president followed a cryptic tweet with cryptic talk....

A holdout, alaska has particular challenges as a very high cost state. they are trying to get her to support the bill by essentially letting alaska keep the care. it shows in 2026 his health care proposal would award each state precisely $4400 in federal subsidy for each eligible beneficiary except alaska which would receive 6500 or 48% more than everybody else. what do you think of that? >> well, listen, i think there is an easy way to solve the problem. just give every state the deal that alas...