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Began and why the flames spread so quickly across the region. cbss jonathan vigliotti reports there is also growing outrage over the response. good evening, jonathan. >> reporter: and good evening, norah. we are hearing from people that not only survived the flames but then went days without food, water, and even medical assistance, all while waiting one week after the catastrophic fire ripped through lahaina, tonight many residents say they were failed by their government. was there any communi...

Salon. he started shooting on thursday. his getaway car is similar to one used in three recent recent recent shootings at other asian shootings. they are investigating the salon shooting as a hate crime. the weather is working against exhausted fire crews in new mexico who tried to get the upper hand on a wildfire that is eight times the side of san francisco. bone dry and windy conditions are expected to fanned the flames of the calf canyon at her mid peak of fire. the 270,000 acre fire is the ...

We going to go? >> reporter: the hmore than 220,000 acre fire has destroyed structures and others at risk. >> no structure is ever worth a human life. >> reporter: people here in indian falls had enough time to evacuate but when they come back in a week or two, this is what they will find. if you look at this home here, the only thing left standing is the staircase. two of the cars were left here in the driveway, of course they are completely destroyed. if you look here, it is just a piece of wh...

Morning. fire crews driving to the flame, both sides of the road. thats power company pg&e, starts more preventive blackouts. this morning tens of thousands lost power. we have team fox coverage. william la jeuness is at the fire, but lets begin in the north. dan, how is it now? good day. >> reporter: hey, bill. this working farm where i am all burned yesterday morning. you can see dozens of vehicles and a lot of equipment just torched. there are still some hot spots here. earlier this morning w...

Alvarez. the former nypd detective and 9/11 first responder. one of the faces of trying to get help for first responders. alvarez was diagnosed with the type of cancer linked to the three months he spent at ground zero. he pleaded for lawmakers to extend coverage. he had endured 69 rounds of chem mow in his life. mitch mcconnell decided to vote on the measure, but in august. a dangerous heat wave is bearing down in europe. temperatures hitting 113 degrees. temperatures in spain so hot, a pile ...

With the president scheduled to visit with those impacted by the devastation. details on the time and place yet to be determined, donald trump has spoken with jerry brown to let him know he is ready to help, quote, all the way. meantime check out the absolute massive nests of the fire seen from space. ryan thinky says the nation needs to come together now. >> it is unsustainable to have this happen year after year, have a season like this where you have 100,000 acre fires becoming routine. we ar...

Help, quote, all the way. check the massive this of the fires as seen from space. ryans inky on the ground in california saying the nation needs to come together now. >> it is unsustainable to have this happen year after year, have a season like this where you have 100,000 acre fires becoming routine. we are a great nation. this is not a republican or democrat issue, this is an american issue and we should address it as such. >> reporter: governor brown adding that a sea change in how we think a...

I mean in carr fire, next to the mendocino fire, we saw a tornado drop down in the middle of that fire and reaching speeds of 143 miles per hour. and causing so much damage. weve not seen that kind of activity to that level before. and this really is now a year after year where we have maybe never seen maybe 100,000 or 150,000 acre fire, maybe once every several years. we are now seeing this every year. >> youre citing climate change as the primary culprit here. as you note president trump tweet...

You see a tornado. a very rare thing to happen. we saw a tornado go over what was a 12,000 acre fire. you can see the 416 fire that has been burning for several weeks now. its about 41% containment. we still have an exceptional drought taking place across the u.s. in fact, over 38 large active fires burning out of control across western portions of of the united states. breezy, low humidity, high temperatures, all fuel for the flames across this area. the potential exists for more fire activity....

>> we need to draw a line in the sand and say none of it is okay. >> franken set to take to the floor soon for a major announcement. or so he says. don jr. tells house investigators he went to hope hicks when reports of his meeting with the russian lawyer surfaced. but he invoked attorney client privilege when pressed on conversationings with his dad. >> in my view, there was no attorney/client privilege that protects a discussion between father and son. >> maybe because neither father nor son n...