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Highway. right now missouri, arkansas, and tennessee face extreme flood risks just days after flood waters devoured homes in all three states. crews are making slow but steady progress trying to contain a fast moving wildfire in southern california. the silver fire has already scorched about 19,000 acres and has destroyed 26 homes in the mountains. officials say it is now more than 45% contained. authorities still dont know what caused the fire. a horrific scene plays out on a florida school bus...

Thanks. >> lets go from the floods to a raging wildfire now. in southern california, 25 square miles have gone up in flames. riverside county is now under a state of emergency. lets bring in meteorologist jennifer delgado in the cnn severe weather center. is there any relief for this area in sight? >> unfortunately, it doesnt look like theyre going to get the precipitation that they would like to get to help put out these fires. right now we do know theyre only at 25% containment and current con...

Threat of flash flooding. then its day after day of rain and heavy rain. >> look at that stalled right over nashville, right over tennessee where they dont need it. >> all over again. >> thanks so much. another weather story to tell you about. riverside county, california, the silver fire is the fastest burning wildfire they have ever seen. hundreds of people have been evacuated near palm springs. crews are attacking from all angles. so far, this fire burned 14,000 acres, more than two dozen h...

The west. the silver fire in southern california burned at least 11,000 acres and forced evacuations. one person suffered severe burns. chad, lets start with the extreme flooding were seeing in, what, about a dozen states. whats the latest? >> this front, stationary front like a stationary bike has been from colorado to tennessee for six days. saturday night the rain that came through saturday night and sunday. here is monday. here comes tuesday. right along the same front. here is wednesday, an...

Back again with a "360" bulletin. a missouri woman was killed while driving across a bridge. dozens of people had to be rescued from their homes. and powerful wildfires are forcing evacuations in the west. the silver fire in california has burned at least 11,000 acres and forced more than 1,000 evacuations. two friends of dzhokhar tsarnaev have been indicted on obstruction of justice charges. the friends are both 19 years old and accused of helping him by taking things out of his dorm room a...

Favor. >> we know police wont be telling everything that they know to keep their cards close to the vest, makes sense. appeal to the man to do the right thing, do you think theyre helpful in. >> i think theyre helpful. they cant hurt. i dont expect them to be fruit i feel. >> thank you very much, steve moore in los angeles appreciate the perspective this morning. >> thanks. next hour well hear from a friend of james dimaggio the man suspected of burning down the home, killing the mother, kidna...

For seasoned california firefighters. >> request five strike teams of crews. >> reporter: 15 structures destroyed. >> mandatory evacuation. you need to evacuate immediately. >> reporter: nearly 2,000 people had only minutes to flee the flames. >> i got here and the house was already half burned. >> reporter: dave clark watched his home burn to the ground. >> i knew where a bag of legal documents were and i ran in and grabbed them and ran out. >> reporter: these tinderbox conditions are dangerous...

Safely. a big, big story out on our west coast. welcome to a brand new hour of "happening now," im jenna lee. kelly: and im kelly wright. always good to be with you. there are more than a dozen active wildfires in various sizes throughout california. one is the sharp fire. now, thats in angeles national park burning near the town of wrightwood in steep, inaccessible terrain with heavy timber there which is a lot of fuel. 25 homes so far are under mandatory evacuation. and be a much bigger fire o...

Flash flooding. firefighters had to rescue people from the roofs of their cars and homes thursday in nashville. in missouri, overflowing creeks washed away trailer homes and claimed at least two lives. and out in california, firefighters are scrambling to keep up with the rapidly moving wildfire 90 miles east of l.a. 2,000 people forced to flee the flames of the so-called silver fire and has already destroyed 26 homes and it threatens hundreds more. 22 square miles have been scorched by the wild...

Authorities are also aiding in this search so theyre looking at that possibility because the home where the fire happened is so close to the mexican border. >> right. >> theyre receiving tips from everywhere. theyre also telling us that dimaggio is an experienced camper. theyre asking people at camp grounds and national parks around the area to keep an eye out for them. also developing right now in southern california, the race to contain a dangerous and out of control wild fire, the silver fi...