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Not similar, so he was eliminated as a suspect. despite the hair analysis, susans family was convinced that john paul phillips was susans killer. >> and they didnt take phillips into custody at the time. they didnt arrest him or charge him, which i didnt understand at the time, because i thought that they had enough reason to. >> later, phillips committed several assaults that landed him in jail. >> he went out to the devils kitchen, spotted a young lady and her boyfriend at one of the campgroun...

Officials say 15 structures have been lost including the home owned by the big sur fire brigade chief. be. >> i just havent absorbed it all yet. i walked out the door to go what i thought was a fire somewhere else, and there was ashes and sparks going right by my front door. >> reporter: some 400 firefighters from around the state are on it as soon as it gets a little bit lighter, the air attack will begin. two air tankers and eight helicopters will try to battle the flames in this steep, rugged...

Running again just yet. nbcs jay gray filed this report from the smoky mountains in tennessee. >> reporter: a beautiful day in the great smoky mountains right now. as the bickering and the shutdown continues in washington, its really affecting towns like the one you see over my shoulder, gatlinburg, tennessee. townes that reply on this park and are now struggling to survive. normally the most popular of the national park with more than 10 million visitors a year. the hiking trails and campground...

Im sure youve heard by now, apart from laying off people, its going to shut down 401 american national parks. so lest you think thats just a bunch of vacations thwarted, i have a stat for you. last year, 287 million people visited those parks. 287 million. and they bring with them a lot of money for the surrounding communities. theres a lot all of a sudden going into play. theyve got 48 hours to leave camp grounds, hotels. 20,000 employees furloughed. its unbelievable the statistics. dana is a s...

Deal with california third largest wildfire in history. the third mud slide to come -- sorry, sorry, rather, they are going to be concerned about dealing with the first mud slide that comes in this fall rainy season. >> what they generally look for are at risk the roads, could get washed out. bridges, campgrounds. and any kind of property, but our number one objective for the burn program is to try to protect human lives and safety. >> well, equally important is protecting san franciscos main wa...

Dominic, 50 scientists are arriving there. thats more than normal. why so many? >> the third largest fire in californias history does need a team more than twice the size of normal to help in the aftermath. its really called a burn area response crew and theyre gathering today in the forest near yosemite national forest. the first thing theyll do is analyze what could make mudslides come this season. >> they will evaluate the roads. the roads could get washed out, bridges, campgrounds, any kind ...

Rage nearly out of control. firefighters made small progress on monday, saying the fire is still less than a quarter contained, but the dangerous inferno is still rated to have extreme growth potential. as massive flames ignite rows of trees and dry brush. the fire inched near yosemite national park, growing near the size of chicago. more than two dozen aircraft are being used to fight the fire, the steep terrain making it impossible to access some of the forest by land. campgrounds now turned i...

>> she gives all the glory to god. through the whole thing praying to him. >> somehow not surprised. >> amazing. the u.s. forest service says the nations top wildfire fighting agency says that it is running out of money to fight wildfires. more than 50 fires burning in the western states including one in yosemite national park. abcs brandi hitt joining us with more from los angeles with this. brandi. >> good morning, john, diana. just as fire crews start gaining control over some of the wildfi...

>> im sure she doesnt want anything. the keys to city and something. deserves a ribbon. >> she gives all the glory to god. through the whole thing praying to him. >> somehow not surprised. amazing. the u.s. forest service says the nations top wildfire fighting agency says that it is running out of money to fight wildfires. more than 50 fires burning in the western states including yosemite national park. abcs brandi hitt joining us with more from los angeles with this. brandi. >> good morning,...

Rampage rested his case without mounting a defense. major nidal hasan never denied opening fire on his fellow soldiers in the 2009 rampage. yesterday when asked by the judge how he wished to proceed, hasan, who is acting as his own attorney, simply answered "the defense rests." the out-of-control wildfire burning in yosemite national park is 5% contained. the fire has grown to 25 square miles. it threatens homes, hotels, camp buildings. while the area is remote the blaze led to voluntary evacu...