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Expected today. alisyn, back to you. >> dan, what a krass crazy turn events. i dont understand whats happening there. >> well, there needs to be more explanation. one of the things prosecutors are wondering is if someone is just trying to cover for somebody else. >> but why would he take the call? >> because he doesnt want the other man to go down. >> right. but why would -- what is his motivation for doing that? well get more on that. but thanks to the international viewers for watching. for yo...

This murder charge. its going to go forward. back to you. >> of course thats a judgment for the court, not for the witness. dan simon, thanks very much. were following breaking news, president trump now explaining or attempting to, his decision to call off an air strike on iran just minutes before it happened. stay with cnn. and the cnn film "apollo 11" takes you inside humanitys greatest feat with newly discovered incredible footage. it will air this sunday night, 9:00 eastern time, only on...

A community in shock after they learn new details of the murder of a young woman. lured to her death by her supposed best friend, who was acting on instructions from a fake millionaire nearly 4,000 miles away. cnns dan simon has more. >> reporter: this young woman is at the center of a disturbing catfish scheme. induced online, prosecutors say, to murder her supposed best friend. >> what i did was wrong and i know i could have probably done something different. >> reporter: 18-year-old danali br...

Cross the bridge every day. >> this is a tragedy waiting to happen. >> dan lives nearby, and says the state has been promising to repair it for two years. >> not so much this bridge, its what it represents across the state. we dont invest in infrastructure. people here know about it, theyre angry about it. >> reporter: neighboring pennsylvania increased taxes and fees which helped cut the number of structurally deficient bridges in half. >> theres some deterioration here. >> its still a constant...

On your wireless bill. xfinity mobile has the best network. best devices. best value. simple. easy. awesome. click, call or visit a store today. this morning in the case of an 18-year-old woman who allegedly killed her best friend after someone she met online offered her $9 million to do it. >> you cannot make this stuff up. the woman now faces both murder and child pornography charges. dan simon has more details. >> reporter: hey, guys. we have seen these catfish schemes play out time and time ...

Right now multiple wildfires are burning in arizona. the mountain fire has burned nearly 75 acres in a national forest. some residents north of sacramento, california are being told to leave their homes ahead of a rapidly spreading wildfire that has already burned more than 2000 acres. dan simon is joining us from yolo county, california. tell us how firefighters there are trying to get the upper hand. >> reporter: well, i can tell you the fire did not grow overnight, so that is a good sign. but...

Hundreds of firefighters are battling fires across california right now. mandatory evacuations are being ordered, and folks there will also be looking at record-breaking heat, a heat wave coming in that could make conditions even worse. the opposite of what they need right now. cnns dan simon is in yellow count we fire crews and joins me now. what are you seeing and hear there today, dan? >> reporter: hi, kate this. fan known as the sand fire is the first big one to hit northern california this ...

Crews seem to have that fire under control because the park will reopen this morning. in the meantime, with the sand fire containment about 20%, the fire has destroyed about nine or so buildings, no residences, about 100 or so people evacuated and crews seem to be gaining the upper hand. john, back to you. >> dan simon for us, thank you very much. here is what else to watch today.

Working our tails off growing it for you. >> reporter: he said most farmers wouldnt have it any other way. >> farming is a passion. we dont farm for money. its what i love. dad did it my grandfather did it right here on this land. fourth generation on this farm. i take pride in that. i just have a passion for agriculture. unfortunately. >> reporter: dan simon, cnn, old monroe, missouri. the month of may was one of the wettest months weve seen in the united states taking a toll on farmers and t...

>> reporter: for now his immediate concern is trying to save the house built by his grandparents. these pumps and a homemade flood wall have mainly kept it dry. he says the water wont fully reseed until july. too late, he says, for any planting. >> you dont get your food from the grocery store, were out here working our tails off to grow it for you and were having a pretty tough time. >> reporter: yet he says most farmers wouldnt have it any other way. >> farmings a passion. its what i love. we ...