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Meaningful -- >> -- we are making assumptions. >> i dont know that she is out of wedlock. the bottom line is she is just trying to improve herself like most americans and you cant do that on a minimum wage. as far as your talking points memo is concerned, i wish we could go back to that economy, too where the middle class wasnt hollowed out. where your productivity was fairly rewarded. oer the last couple decades, we have seen workers work harder isnt rewarded back in the day. >> it will be rewa...

Drops if they cant see where the flames are. ironically, fire officials would like a little wind to blow out the smoke and get those critical resources up in the air earlier. >> its a catch 22 with the winds. we need them to clear this area so we can get our crews and aircraft in there, but also it can push the fire in a direction we may not want it to go. >> reporter: and to keep that from happening, 82 bulldozers have been working nonstop building containment lines, and crews now report 30% co...

The ridge, we saw drops as late as 7:30 last night. despite erratic winds and hot temperatures crews made a significant progress yesterday. they have a line around 20% of the rim fire. it has grown to nearly 180,000-acres. after getting briefed yesterday, governor jerry brown praised californias firefighters who have come through time and again during this extreme fire season. >> this is something we have to live with. it may get worse in years to come. california will be ready for it. whatever ...

Park. smoke clouds, even some flames now visible from space. we have seen the pictures. could be a long way before this is over. claudia cowan is live in california and she is giving us the latest how theyre doing. hi, claudia. >> reporter: well, good morning from a very smokey, toulmine city. this is few miles and one ridgeline away from the fires leading edge and two nearby communities remain under evacuation advisory. folks are here ready to leave at moments notice if need be. 4,000 firefight...

Canyons the firefight is an all-out air assault. air tankers making drops of water and retardant and ground crews are setting bafires and more. >> theyre cutting line. theyre using bulldozers. theyre actually putting a barrier between the expire any structures or infrastructure that may be threatened. reporter: this is now the biggest wildfire on record in californias sierra nevada. its destroyed 31 homes and 80 outbuildings, caused several minor injuries as well. the cause of the fire remains u...

Practice. >> because of the element of danger, paramedics are on stand by at the concurs. in ville la franca, they take castelling seriously. >> we practice three times a week here in our building to be sure that when we go a place to do a structure, it will be a good structure. we dont fall down. >> and its that kind of communal commitment that continues to keep the castellers of villa frank ka the top dogs of this tradition. from traditions to innovations, the triathlon. a test of endurance in...

>> you dont have as much access to capital. >> despite this, law ler says the ultra light model does have a clear advantage. youll know your business better than anyone else. >> it really forces the best practices on you in the beginning. >> it forces you to understand your business, you know, from a very intimate level from the first stage, right. youre not hiring somebody to do your marketing for you and somebody to do your design for you and hire somebody to do your engineering for you. youre...

>> come around the corner. hes been shot. >> two oklahoma teenagers, 15-year-old james edwards jr. and 16-year-old chancey luna charged with murder. a third teen is charged with being an accessory to murder. police say the boys went out last friday looking for a thrill killing and gunned down a 22-year-old college student. investigators say one of the suspect claimed "we were bored and had nothing to do." >> they witnessed the young man run by on the street. chose him as a target. >> reporter: t...

Education, those things arent as important anymore. in our society. before it was so important to teach our kids character. please, thank you, empathy, you know, being able to feel for the harm and pain that another person may experience. i see us focusing on those things anymore. in fact what i see in our society, like reality t. have, youre rewarded for inappropriate aggression and for displaying a lack of empathy. that is probably a part of what were seeing here. when ever we have a problem i...

>> two oklahoma teenagers, 15-year-old james edwards jr. and 16-year-old chancey luna charged with murder. a third teen is charged with being an accessory to murder. police say the boys went out last friday looking for a thrill killing and gunned down a 22-year-old college student. investigators say one of the suspect claimed "we were bored and had nothing to do." >> they witnessed the young man run by on the street. chose him as a target. >> reporter: the police chief describes the boys as loos...