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Point out that a lot of people called us the carrot and stick policy. They are getting the fable wrong, because the boy tied the carrot to the end of the stick and held it in front of the donkeys nose in order for the donkey to move ahead. He never had the donkey with the stick. One other point harris this donkey might get hit. Is that your point . Not with a stick, a baseball bat. One other piece of news, john kelly, the Chief Of Staff who was thought to be on the way out, calling him battle an...

President , had been marginalized, and would likely leave after his Year Anniversary at the white house. That anniversary came and went yesterday and was accompanied by a tweet showing a Beaming Kelly and President Trump with the caption congratulations to general john kelly. Today we celebrate his first full year as white house Chief Of Staff. Today, white house officials told fox news that the president asked kelly to stay on through 2020, the end of his first term, and that kelly accepted ver...

The city of Silverton told residents that the drinking water has exceeded the maximum containment level for total trihalomethanes.

It sounds like something crashing through the forest. >> reporter: this is the view from underneath the intense skies created by the bootleg fire. just as firefighter eric west was pulled back for safety. is there any fear in it or adrenaline kicks in? >> adrenaline sure, yeah. if you have fear of this, this isnt the job for you. >> reporter: more humid air and wind shifts are helping firefighters up the containment levels. but the ground is so dry, the fire is still not under control. you can s...

Many not knowing whether they will find anything left of their lives. jeff paul reporting live in malibu. >> yeah, shep. unfortunately gives you a good idea how devastating the woolsey fire was in southern california. were in malibu and seeing home after home like this in this neighborhood. walls burn down. not too much recognizable. maybe a dishwasher over here, a washer and dishwasher over there. walk over here. you can see the tools from the roof falling to the ground. this is probably the mo...

Million acres of land. also destroying 12,000 structures, and wildfires are threatening 17,000 homes, the flames have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. the car fire running the most destructive and deadly fire burning right now, and is considered the seventh most devastating fire in state history. >> used to fight fires back in the 70 is in 80s, and ive never seen anything like this. it went in any direction that it wanted to. >> containment levels have gone up, now at 27%, bu...

And you have the opposite seen. a car burned down to its metal, the home destroyed, the grass in the front yard blackened by all the smoke and fire and firefighters say thats what makes these fires so hard to fight. they dont know where they are going to go next. >> this is once in 100 years, it just seems like each year it gets a little worse and worse. >> firefighters at the front lines are feeling at working around the clock, their aggressive efforts are paying off. if containment levels are ...

How quickly can they get a handle on this? >> reporter: they are making progress. yesterday was a good day for them. they made some progress. the containment levels are still down. what they are concerned about is lightning strikes in the forecast. the bottom line is firefighters are cautiously optimistic if they can make progress today from the air. they just started flying their assets, they think they can get a hold of this fire and get some people back in their homes. >> show us whats behind...