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Which was a blessing. we surrounded this with a very defensive attack a lot of grass, a grass fire occurred. not too many -- very small structured adjacent to it that were damaged but the significant damage is going to be obviously -- the victims and then the railway and possible freeway damage by this 12 inch gas main. >> and does -- when you are battling a blaze like this from a gas line i assume gas continues to come out of the line. so i mean does that present a particular difficulty? >> yea...

Washington avenue. officers closed down streets and told people to shelter in place. stay put. suspect eventually surrendered. no one was injured. >> firefighters quickly knocked down a grass fire burning near college in free mont. start after 5 this evening and threatened some building and large array of solar panel. we were overhead as you can see and crew douse the flames. got it under control reasonably quickly. contained to 3 and a half acres. >> talk between muni and the workers have broke...

They put their young men in jail because they never learned how to pick cotton. are they better off as slaves picking cotton and having family life or are they better off in a government subsidy? >> as you can imagine, those comments drew all sorts of condemnation from right and left. suddenly a story about grass and land turned into a giant grass fire consuming the political landscape. bundy has been defending his comments since then. our chris cuomo had a long talk with him earlier today. >> i...

Bill: they need a lot of moisture in oklahoma. crews battling a massive grass fire there, the flames creeping towards homes and other buildings. firefighters finally getting control after several hours with only a few of the ott spots left to keep an eye on out there. lincoln. martha: barbara walters naming former secretary of state hillary clinton as her most fascinating person of 2013 this year, marking the last time walters will be giving out that honor. hillary clinton also earned the top sp...

Many of the victims reportedly members of the same family. bus plunges are common in peru. more than 4,000 people died in similar incidents last year. australia, crews battling a large grass fire just north of sydney. it spread within blocks of the aquatic theater used in the 2000 summer olympics. dozens of cars destroyed, more than 1,000 people forced to evacuate before firefighters got those flames under control. israel. soldiers discovering what they call a terror tunnel deep under the bo...

Ordered changes to the tactic. actually, the accusation has been that it targets minorities. thats the reason everybody is upset or those who are upset. and the tactic includes more training and supervision for officers. new york citi mayor says her ruling will make it harder to fight crime. now, city lawyers have filed a notice that they plan to appeal. officers have stopped and frisked roughly 5 million people over the past deck at a. police statistics show that about 90% of the stops end with...

Windows gone, whole bit in one small town. >> we lost power for a significant amount of time. we lost seven out of 11 patrol vehicles as well. as you can see behind me, theyre completely destroyed. the electronics, all the windows have been completely knocked out. martha: what a loss for that small town. some houses had some roof damage. thankfully nobody was hurt. bill: suffocating smoke threatening to blind drivers as a grass fire grows. this is south miami-dade county, florida. firefighters s...

business. >> the american people are probably more polarized than any time since ive been here. as a result we see that polarization reflected here in the halls of congress. >> this is a moment of disappointment that i cannot conceal. >> reporter: legislation, national security experts call critical from protecting america. stuck in the senate because of partisan differences but thats just one stalled bill on a countless list of others from food stamp to drought relief. legislation lef...

Scrutiny after one of the new jets sparked a fire in south carolina. the 787 experienced what boeing is calling "an engine issue" during preflight testing over the weekend. debris reportedly fell from the jet and started a grass fire near the runway. the high-tech dreamliner debuted last year after years of delays. it is supposed to offer more comfort and fuel savings. frightening moments at a six flags theme park in california. a new superman ride got stuck right at its tallest point leaving ...

and president clinton taking on a special role at the democratic national convention. and well talk about the quirky rule, the unfair rule that cost the americans their medal. this man caused one of our best olympians a shot at gold in london. >> were going to chat a lot about that. see how you feel as well. right now mitt romney is on a plane to poend la, the last stop on his international tour. romney left israel this morning, where he gave a tough talking speech on iran. >> we m...