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This is cnn breaking news. The dramatic battle to save homes and lives in Southern California. Right now at least nine major wildfires are burning across the region. More than 23,000 people have been evacuated. Dozens of people have lost their homes. Officials are begging people to follow evacuation orders before its too late. Our correspondents are on the firelines. Ill speak with californias governor jerry brown. First, gary tuchman is in san marcos, about 35 miles north of san diego. Gary, wh...

Decline of religious freedom around the world. And it was a bumpy ride getting there, but graduation ceremonies are underway at Rutgers University today after Condoleezza Rice stepped down and then miscommunication with another speaker who is going to impart wisdom to the graduates. Well have a live report. America news headquarters live from the Nations Capital starts right now. We begin with a growing Veterans Affairs scandal as outrage grows over reports of secret waiting lists and allegation...

We begin tonight in Southern California where firefighters got just what they needed today, help from the weather. 20,000 acres in San Diego County have been devoured this week by wild fires fed by 50milesper hour winds. Although some fires are still burning near camp pendelton, today, those winds calmed enough for 2,000 firefighters to contain most of the flames that have caused at least 20 million in damage. Here is carter evans. Reporter as fire crews put out the last hotspots in the san marc...

Expecting key lawmakers to go after the obama administrations countless delays and tweaks of the health care law, which have made many here on capitol hill furious. We also expect there will be some questions about some of the recent headlines in terms of failing state health care exchanges. And then one like this one on transparency. Will you be willing to be clear and honest with the American People and the congress and this committee about the implementation of obamacare regardless of what th...

Literally got there. Watched the Sheriff Deputies evacuate all the homes in the area. Blaring loud speakers please leave their homes. Within, i swear to you, 10 minutes that we saw that fire just come roaring over the ridge and that is what firefighters are dealing with today. This fire is so fast moving fanned by these winds that continue to kick up every now and then and, of course, the heat. The heat is definite factor in this fire fight today. And as you can see, some people are still trying...

A good evening to you on this wednesday night as we come on the air. 17 Million People in two states have been given an urgent red flag warning about the risk of fire where they live. Some families are taking the wreckage and others fighting the fire with the garden hoses. For some, look and listen. That is the war of a wildfire outside san diego and that is where we find cecilia vega. Reporter good evening to you. What a day it has been. The firefighters just put the fire out at this house here...

Hey there, everyone. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. Firefighters are finally getting the upper hand in the fight against the Deadly Wildfires burning in Southern California. Cooler temperatures and calmer winds expected through the day, helping emergency crews working around the clock to contain nearly a dozen fires burning across more than 20,000 acres north of san diego. The fire burning in carlsbad is said to now be about 90 contained. This dramatic video of a giant wall of flames was sh...

Reporting from washington. Firefighters hope weather conditions today will help them get ahead of numerous wildfires burning in and around san diego. This is how it looks from space. Santa ana winds pushing smoke far out over the pacific. Heres how it looks to terrified residents. Twisting pillars of fire consume everything in their past. As of right now, seven major fires are still burning. Including two near the Camp Pendleton marine base. 17 square miles of bone dry terrain have been scorched...

Health care and some have even be left to die. No one has been made accountable and the administration is trying to spin itself out of the biggest scandal yet. He has taken action. Hes responded to it. What hes also done is acted on and so has secretary shinseki. The man grilling jay carney in that clip, ed henry. Ed, it doesnt appear that anyone has been held accountable, however today the secretary shinseki, he made the following statement and said that he accepted the resignation of the under...

Flames were. Probably 50 feet. Everything is in there. Everything is gone. Do they know how many of these fires at this point were caused by arsonists . Reporter up to six fires they are dealing with today, fire Officials Say they believe at least some of those must have been lit on purpose. Investigation is ongoing at the moment. They should know next week. We will it will give us an idea next week how they were started. We have seen three people being arrested in the past few days in connectio...