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East st. louis has been crippled by crime and poverty for decades. the economic downturn also forcing the city for lay off 11 firefighters. in california, fire crews are finally getting the upper hand on a massive wildfire thats been burning north of los angeles. officials say the so-called crown fire is now 90% contained. its burned nearly 14,000 acres a and destroyed several homes. meanwhile right now it is time for a check of the weather headlines. rob marciano is in the extreme weather c...

Now where they are starting to make some headway in the three big fires that are burning there, the biggest of them called the crown fire has burned some 15,000 plus acres. 30,000 acres have been burned all together in the three fires, but authorities say that 82% of that big fire, the crown fire, now has been contained. some new documents we were just talking about this, new documents released by a congressional subcommittee seemed to indicate that the ghost card allowed bp to use excessive a...

>> i would hope bp would help pay for this and see that permanent psychiatric disability could be diminished by taking care of mental health issues early on. >> secretary levine said not treating it early could make it more expensive to treat later. and if bp doesnt pay, he says, you will in louisiana because the state may be forced to raise taxes to pay for it. and louisiana authorities say theyre still waiting for a response from bp to their repeated requests for help in taking care of these m...

Its now about 62% contained thanks to better weather conditions. authorities have lifted evacuation orders and most residents have returned home. the crown fire is the biggest of three wildfires that have blackened more than 17,000 acres in that region. scorching temperatures are fueling some of the worst wildfires russia has ever seen. at least 28 people have been killed and nearly 3,000 left homeless by the blazes in the western part of the country. temperatures in some areas could reach 104...

Police say they cut their way through a fence at a medium security prison in kingman and got away with the help of a woman. they are considered armed and dangerous, two already hijacked a truck and took two people hostage before releasing them unharmed. and more favorable weather conditions helped firefighters battle wildfires in southern california, hundreds of firefighters were able to beat the flames of the crown fire, that was the biggest fire into submission yesterday. the blaze is now mo...

Three americans and three russians are aboard the space station. nasa says theyre not in any danger, though. in california, firefighters are getting the upper hand on a wildfire burning near palmdale, north of los angeles. the so-called crown fire is now 87% contained. the blaze scorched nearly 14,000 acres in the antelope valley and destroyed four homes. evacuation orders have been eased and people are returning to their homes. an army of some 1300 firefighters managed to knock down that fi...

Throughout the morning and also the fact that mormon soon rains are in the forecast for tomorrow. one more story out of california, weve been watching three major wildfires burn out there but the largest of the three, the so-called crown fire is now 82% contained. weather has been helping a bit and as you saw in some of these pictures a lot of those planes have been up in the air putting a lot of chemicals trying to get the fires out, about 30,000 acres in all have been burned by the three fir...

Analysts and the likes say that judge boltons ruling could set a legal precedent for other parts of this country. and those cities could eventually be targeted by the federal government in terms of lawsuits and things like that, julie. >> all right. casy siegel, thank you very much. eric? >> julie, good news in the wildfire front line front. firefighters making steady progress battling a wildfire north of los angeles. its called the crown fire. its near several neighborhoods in palmdale and now ...

Top stories now, firefighters in southern california are throwing everything they have got at a big wild fire north of los angeles. the so-called crown fire has scorched 13,000 acres. authorities have lifted evacuation orders. democratic congressman, maxine waters, has decided to face a trial rather than face fines of wrongdoing. they were looking into whether she violated rules in arranging a meeting between treasury department officials and a bank she and her husband were connected with fina...

Could go forced from their home by flash floods. heavy rains have flooded around the area of nogales. officials are afraid they could block off roads in and out of several neighborhoods. we will be keeping an eye on that. in california, the problem is heat and flames. wildfires have charred more than 30,000 acres in los angeles county much the tanker planes are being used to fight the biggest challenge, the so-called crown fire. a mandatory evacuation has been lifted. a voluntary one remains and...