country. the flames blocking some escape routing. this fire is explosive. we re 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. let s 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 mentioned, the list includes president trump s long promised wall along the southern border, also new rules to make it easier to deport children entering the united states and 10,000 more immigration officers. it doesn t end there. the white house was has not said whether the president considering each item
second-degree burns fighting the flames over the weekend. the valley fire now 61,000 acres big, just y8 5% contained, tens thousands of residents are evacuated. many don t know if they will have a home to come back to. it is just heartbreaking. and more than 1,000 firefighters are hoping the calmer winds and cooler temperatures will help them boost the containment numbers. meantime, a dozen other major wildfires are burning in this drought-stricken state. a 70,000 acre fire is 60 miles out of sacramento, 30% contained. there s another big fire burning near fresno, 36% contained. gretchen, i can tell you that the cause of all of these wildfires remains under investigation. back to you. claudia cohen, thanks for the update. let s move on to terror. american authorities are closely monitoring any potential threats ahead of pope francis upcoming visit next week to america. mike mccall says one particular
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 carter s visit reiterated that the united states and israel s 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 bulletproof glass? is that the way to keep military safe at places like recruiting centers. more states are looking into it. get the complete balanced nutrition of ensure. with nine grams of protein. and 26 vitamins and minerals. and now with. .twice as much vitamin d
now, back to caught on camera. hello, everyone. here s 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 i ve worked here. he works for a lumber company right near the rail crossing where freight trains barrel through each day. most of these trains are going between 80 and 100 kilometers an hour, which is between 50 and 60 miles an hour. on july 25th, 2008, one of walden s security cameras captures a tractor-trailer pulling up to the railroad crossing just as the gates are going down. i could see the train coming around the corner and the train must have been doing about 55 miles per hour. ian woodruff is driving a
is syria. developments, major developments concerning syria. u.n. inspectors out once again searching for evidence of a chemical weapons atack in a damascus suburb as president obama and britain s prime minister cameron lay out the possibility for a military strike. to california, the giant rim fire pushing deeper into the yosemite national park. member of the u.s. forest service says the fire has a flat, clear path into the park and fire crews have fewer options to control it now. the 184,000 acre fire is burning dangerously close to a reservoir that supplies water to 2.6 million people in the san francisco bay area. so far no change in the water quality. $3 million bail for a second teen charged with killing a world war ii veteran in washington state, 88-year-old delbert benton was beaten to