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Just to give you an idea. engine 11 where captain goodwin and his team are from is on the other side of los angeles. we have a 55,000 acre fire burning up in ventura county fire. thats the thomas fire where units from throughout the state are also -- and its not just these two. i think weve got at least four, possibly five, maybe more fires burning simultaneously throughout southern california. its been a very, very dry last couple months out here. and even though were in december and this morni...

Sun is about to rise on the west coast and we have a situation. the wildfires that are getting worse by the day. live pictures now. this is los angeles and the neighborhood of brentwood. a lot of nice homes here, a nice neighborhood east of the 405 freeway along mulholland drive. if youve followed stories out of l.a. over the years youve familiar with this part of los angeles. 50 acre fire with winds of 25 miles per hour. its not the size of the blaze but rather what theyre dealing with as it re...

Country. the flames blocking some escape routing. >> this fire is explosive. were looking at a 20,000 acre fire. >> shepard: now people are hurt. 1,500 buildings destroyed and evacuations number 20,000. the firefighters putting their lives on the line. lets get to it. good monday afternoon. president trump sending lawmakers his priorities for a plan to protect the so-called dreamers. the hundreds of thousands of immigrants whose parents brought them to the united states without documents. as i m...

The 3500 acre fire shut down interstate 15 on friday. secretary of defense ash carter headed to israel to smooth over concerns about the iran nuclear deal. a senior administration official tells cnn that carters visit reiterated that the united states and israels defense relationship remains as robust as ever. on tuesday benjamin netanyahu called the iran deal a, quote, stunning historic mistake. is senator john mccain a war hero? donald trump is not so sure. and armed guards and bulletpro...

Now, back to "caught on camera." hello, everyone. heres what is happening. homes are being threatened by a 12,000 acre fire in california. and gas prices are up a nickel from a week ago. the national average of regular a railroad crossing in maple ridge, british columbia, a canadian logging town about an hour outside of vancouver is a known danger area for truckers. >> i am going to say there are probably four or five hits since ive worked here. >> he works for a lumber company right near ...

Alec wald win, actor and a fighter, a confrontation with a photographer outside his home in new york city, got a little physical. well bring you that. following a lot of big news for you, weve been tracking whats developing in syria. right to michaela. u.n. inspectors inside damascus, the white house drawing up plans for a possible military strike and the british national security council is meeting at this hour to discuss a possible course of action. iran weighing in warning of a disaster i...

Committing mass murder. welcome to "the lead." well begin with a frightening indicator of what firefighters are up against, as wildfires leave behind scorched earth. in idaho the threat level was raised to the highest level for the first time in five years. resources are stretched so thin there that the military and even international firefighters could be called in to help. that includes firefighters from as far away as new zealand. wildfires are also closing in on two national treasures. in ...

When talking about near record temperatures in the southwest this time of year, imagine were talking extreme even still continuing the next couple days. back towards vegas the 117 would tie again the all-time highest number theyve seen in vegas. we had it yesterday. they may be close to it again. notice the fire there in through western arizona that is just lets say to the east of where some of the excessive heat warnings are in place. youre talking for the fire fight, temperatures again around ...

Question, miguel. they are going to be able to bring in additional firefighters from around the state and i would imagine from other states as well. do they believe they have enough on the ground even with the additional forces that obviously will reinforce the numbers they have? >> federal officials are now being involved. that means federal assistance will come in from washington, d.c., as well as crews who fight fires across the country. they always send in more resources that are needed at t...

We want to check back on the deadly situation out west, where 19 firefighters were killed while battling a fast-moving wildfire. >> right now, what we do know is that 19 firefighters were killed in what was probably the worst disaster thats taken place in wild land history here in the state of arizona. we grieve for the families, we grieve for the department, we grieve for the city. >> i was sitting in the tavern here and the news shot came on the fire up here in yarnell and i saw my neighbors h...