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Term responsibility is for this agency and we will meet that responsibility. >> and to that point while the water is testing normal its unclear how much contamination remains trapped in the river bed. michael sam is stepping away from football. sam was the first openly gay player to be drafted by the nfl. he made his debut in the canadian league. but friday sam took to swit twitter to say he needs to focus on his mental health. he was drafted by the rams, he played in preseason games but did n...

♪ sorry. >> you know, when i think about sandy, something happens inside me. its just like this huge weight. im not sure if its a sense of failure. its such a tragedy, because hes still out there. anybody that gets in his way is not safe. on august 1st, 2014, the dead body of an adult mail was found in a riverbed in petrolia, california. an autopsy revealed that the dead man was shane franklin miller. he had died of a single gunshot wound to the head. medical examiners office ruled

Signs, a barry cade, dont ignore it. theyre there for your safety. were not putting them up for show. and to be quite honest, there are areas that are prone to flooding and in this particular case, we also ask people to take it easy this morning, go into work late because we were waiting for the water levels to recede. a lot is at play here. we get a lot of rain but for the past five years we havent had this much so right now that is what we are asking people, is to please, when the rain falls, ...

Cooking fire sparked a dangerous wildfire that forced evacuations over the weekend. the flames still burning in an area where the bone dry brush hasnt been thinned out in years. abcs kendis gibson reports. >> firefighters still battling a wildfire in southern california that spread rapidly. >> flames were coming up on the other side of the river bed. they were coming up. it was pretty impressive. >> coming very close to hundreds of homes forcing evacuations. >> 127. pronto 2. >> the initial call...

Linda kin cade reports on an afghan woman reportedly meant ale beat by a crowd. this report contains graphic images. >> reporter: a public lynching in afghanistan. a local woman said to be mentally ill is attacked by an angry crowd after shes accused of burning the quran. it happened thursday in kabul. several local news crews were there as the events unfolded. dozens of men surrounded the woman hitting and kicking her. some throwing stones others beating with her with boards or sticks. eventual...

Sorry. >> you know, when i think about sandy, something happens inside me. its just like this huge weight. im not sure if its a sense of failure. its such a tragedy, because hes still out there. anybody that gets in his way is not safe. on august 1st, 2014, the dead body of an adult male was found in a riverbed in petrolia, california. an autopsy revealed that the dead man was shane franklin miller. he had died of a single gunshot wound to the head. medical examiners office ruled that his woun...

Contaminated, too? >> well, yeah. i mean, theres sewage plant water in here. not only that but its farm fields and cattle fields and horse pastures. >> reporter: at one time, that location was the attraction of this century-old farmhouse. >> where did all this water come from? >> theres a river that runs about maybe an eighth of a mile up there. a dam broke and came through here and broke the river bed. it created its own river. >> like a tsunami almost. >> it was just like a tsunami. >> reporte...

Thats all the time we had to get out of here. we had no warning. >> reporter: it raced right through the kitchens wood cabinet, built up a bathtub. even sink seeped into the clothes dryer. the whole lower level is a gut job. carpets ripped out, chairs, dressers now on the front yard. jennifer fears nothing is salvageable. >> so you are worried this water is contaminated, too? >> yeah, there is sewage front water and not only that, its farm field and cattle field and horse pastures. >> at one tim...

Finding evidence of a past environment, very much like earth, that could have supported microbial life. the discovers dont seem to be waning. joining us more to talk more about this, dr. jim green, planetary science director from nasa. were thrilled to have you in the studio. talk about the big year. first, the big news that there was an environment on mars very similar to that of the earth which could have supported life. tell us about that. >> in the one year that curiosity has been on the sur...

150 feet or so from the precipes of that waterfall just too fast. even though it looks placid on the top once you go in the current will grab you and take you right down and thats essentially what the rescuers believe happened. they put out helicopters, search dogs and dozens of rescuers on day one. now they believe its just a recovery mission. theyre going to have videohave individuals along the riverbed looking for the remains of this young man. >> there are so many dangerous places there. cle...