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Campground. the spring fire has burned about 60 square miles since it began wednesday. thousands of people forced to leave their homes. the weather remains dry in that area, then is not helping matters. and in california, a wildfire in lake county has burned 14,000 acres. fire officials say the pawnee fire is now about 70% contained. it has destroyed more than 20 structures so far. a red-flag warning remains in effect for that region. a heat wave gripping part of the nation. new england is also ...

1950 acres burn away here in the san gabriel mountains in the angeles national forest, and this area sustained the mud and debris flows. theyre concerned again. burned away was the vegetation the holds the soil andground in place which prevents significant runoff, and also waxy compounds were released by the plants as they burned, and when the ground cooled, that created a natural barrier in the soil that prevents water from seeping deep into the ground. absorption of rainwater is hindered and t...

The deputy speaker of bribs house of commons was arrested for alleged rape and sexual salt. police searched evans homes from allegations of two men in their 20s. he is a a gay rights activist in england. president obama is traveling to columbus, ohio, to give the commencement address at osu, ohio state university. more than 10,000 students will get their diplomas. might be no surprise hes speaking at osu. exactly one year ago he kicked off his re-election campaign at the university and later w...

Massive wildfire surrounded by tomorrow. the so-called spring fire is nearly 60% contained now. helping fire crews are the cooler temperatures and lighter winds. rain is also forecast for tomorrow. well wishers have been flocking to bostons copley square since it reopened since the bombing. cnn correspondent susan candiotti was there. she ran into a very special visitor. take a look at this. >> reporter: for the second weekend in a row, as people pour into copley plaza to pay their respects to...

Southern california here, though different area. firefighters are tackling a fast-moving wildfire on the ground and from the air. theyre hoping to have it fully surrounded as soon as monday, but the so-called spring fire is nearly 60% contained at this point. its blackened 28,000 acres in ventura county outside l.a. this roared to life just three days ago on thursday. nearby schools were closed as a precaution, and two young brothers say, well, this experience has been a little frightening to sa...

In the season. >> eric. >> a lot of firefighters have been talking about how quickly fires are burning in this state, as its only the first week of may. we were prepared, but f activities ununusualy active. >> this is wildlife preparedness. firefighters prepare, they train and especially essentially, the california master mutual aid. neighbors helping neighbors has provided a large number of resources for san diego. the spring fire is 60% undercontrol. >> fire fires are taking advantage of the w...

>> extreme weather center with firefighters gaping ground on several wildfires because of the cool and moist air that now is moving into the area. so far the flames have scorched more than 40 square miles and the fires are 60 percent contained. new to the frontlines of the containment area in california. dominic? >>reporter: they expect full containment of the spring fire tomorrow at some point. you are right, about 60 percent is behind me and fire crews are down to the last of the flames and do...

Spring fire back on thursday. they are concerned that there is so much of this on the roadways of california it could prove to be a record fire season. take a listen. >> that is great discussion point. we have seen a large number of fires. first week of may. they are burning in conditions that normally we dont see until late summer. this is sign of things to come for firefighters across california. >> reporter: indication of that they have had 200 more wildfires this season than they would expec...

Massive wildfire tearing through southern california. thousands of firefighters have been batting the flames for days. officials say the fire, which has now burned an area twice the size of manhattan, is still threatening thousands of homes. dominic dinatale is live near malibu. >> yeah. its about 4,000 in total. i dont think the fire authorities expected wildfire season to start off the way it has been. four major fires. the biggest one of all is spring fire, which started on the mountains behi...

Damaged more than two dozen homes and buildings already. authorities ordered mandatory evacuations north of l.a. >> reporter: firefighters have gotten the upper hand on this paourt of the fire. this is the northern plank of the fire. you can see the charred hillside. this was the scene of a very tough fight for firefighters. this was all once on fire just on the other side of this hill on with a is known as the spring fire, very much an active fight going on. this fire has proven to be unpredict...