And good monday morning to you all. We have to start with Severe Weather thats hitting several states producing strong winds, hail and tornadoes. The radar showing that strong line of storms moving east overnight heading east moving across to Detroit Heading toward pittsburgh and albany right now. And this image here showing what the storm system is capable of producing. A strong tornado was spotted just west of des moines iowa, some reported damage there. Oh, my god. Oh, my god, no. Im going to shut the gas off. Youre okay. Panic in eastern michigan as a tornado rolled through that area. The twister damaged several buildings including a school. Severe storms turned deadly in illinois. High winds caused a tent to collapse at a festival. We get more now from abcs bazi kanani. This is horrible. Reporter festivalgoers described the frightening moments that led to this. At least 15 injured and 1 person killed when a sudden storm barreled through the annual prairie fest near chicago. Powerf
Too far just for tv . And big game lack lash. A second american doctor accused of illegally killing a lion using a bow and arrow in a restricted area now in hiding as calls to ban big game hunting grow. The american hunters coming to the defense this morning of a sport they love. And good morning, america. Boy, what a rough weekend for millions of americans. Were going to take a live look right now. Just outside chicago this morning, the aftermath from those powerful storms overnight. You see that building right there. Also take a look at this. A large tree right in the middle of a city street completely uprooted right there. Wow. And so many wildfires burning right now out west. More than 20 in california, more than 12,000 people forced from their homes, and they dont know when theyll be able to go back. More on that just ahead. But we do begin in chicago, site of that deadly tent collapse. Abcs gio benitez is on the scene right now. Good morning, gio. Reporter yeah, george, good morn
Wildfires are burning in several western states with california taking the brunt of the danger. Right now, there are 21 major fires burning in the golden state alone. An army of firefighters are fanning out to try to contain the growing blazes in the droughtstricken state. Over 5,000 homes are at risk and more than 12,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate. There is veteran firefighters out there. 30 plusyear veteran firefighters are saying they have never seen fire behavior like this opinion its beyond extreme. To make matters worse, lightning strikes are setting off new fires daily. A manhunt is under way right now following the shooting death after Police Officer in memphis, tennessee. 33yearold officer shawn bolton was shot several times while making a traffic stop. Despite a bulletproof vest he was announced dead at the hospital. Police believe shooter is wilburn. The Police Officer on the scene called for help frantically. A warrant for firstdegree murder has been issued for
This is the cbs morning news for monday, august 3rd, 2015. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Wildfires are forcing thousands of families from their homes in california this morning. Crews are battling 21 large wildfires throughout the state. The largest is the rocky fire raging near lower lake about 100 miles north of san francisco. That wild fire exploded in size sunday growing to at least 84 square miles. Air tankers are dousing the flames from above. Lamore abrams of our sacramento affiliate kobr reports. Reporter fastmoving flames continues raging through thousands of acres of dry brush. Tripling in size in just two days. Just how much more the rocky fire will burn is a question no one has an answer to. The fire behavior that were seeing because of the dry vegetation is its historic. Reporter Steve Kaufman is one of more than 2,000 firefighters from around the state on the fire line, but even with the Constant Water drops overhead, it just keeps raging. We have
Down there, they have nothing anymore. Its crazy. Massive wildfires in california threaten thousands. Crews are battling 21 large wives throughout the state. The fire behavior that were seeing, its historic. The weather is wreaking havoc across the midwest. A tornado ripping through a field in iowa. Look at this oh, wow. A deadly tent collapse during a thunderstorm outside chicago. One person was killed, more than a dozen injured. We heard screaming and crying. A massive manhunt for the suspect accused of killing a Police Officer in tennessee. He is considered to be armed and dangerous. In kansas, 9yearold Kaiser Carlile has died after he was accidentally hit with a bat during a baseball bat. I think the email scandal is going to be a devastating blow for hillary. Growing fallout for Hillary Clinton over emails released by the state department. Theres a big story about what shes hiding, why shes not being transparent and why shes not following the rules. President obama calls for Carbo