Street . People arie looking at their cel phones while driving. There is a price you pay with respect to that accessibility. That is its always there, always available. You never really unplug. With all these new technologies, we become a society of instant gratification. I want to download this movie now. I want this song now. I want to read the news now. Instant gratification has changed our social etiquette too. We now unfriend people. We follow people. We write on their wall. In the 90s, that was considered graffiti. All right. Dont miss the next episode of the 2000s. Thats tonight, 9 00 here on cnn. All right. Hello again, everyone. Thanks for joining me this sunday. Im fredricka whitfield. Officials are warning of explosive, Dangerous Fire behavior today as Wildfires Rage in california. This as were learning that 12 people are missing and 5 others
are dead as a result of that massive fire near redding. Among those killed, a woman and her two greatgrandchildren who perished when flames engulfed the womans home. A firefighter and a bulldoze operator have also been killed. The blaze has burned nearly 90,000 acres and is just 5 contained. Cnns dan simon joins us now from redding. Dan, what are firefighters up against right now . Reporter well, hi, fred. The conditions remain absolutely brutal out here. Its very, very hot today, about 105 degrees. I want to show you something behind me. You can see these firefighters behind. Theyre putting out hot spots because of the potential for more winds tonight. Theyre concerned you might have some flying debris that could catch other homes in this subdivision on fire. This is the lake Redland Estates subdivision, which absolutely got decimated by this fire. So that just tells you about the ongoing concern that crews have out here, that there could be
more fires, even in a neighborhood where the fire has already passed through. So the red flag warning remains in effect at least until tomorrow morning. The bottom line here, fred, is really theres No End In Sight with these conditions. A lot of ways, this region feels like its paralyzed with so many people, thousands of people under this evacuation order. You cant get a hotel room in the area. A lot of the Evacuation Centers are at Maximum Capacity as well. So folks obviously want things to end, but really, what crews are saying is that with these conditions, they just dont know when theyll be able to get this fire under control. And then dan, you have crews behind you there trying to douse these hot spots or potential hot spots, but in general, what are the kind of resources that these firefighters need to try to contain more and to keep themselves safe . Reporter well, theres really only so much they can do. At this point, this fire is 5 contained. A lot of this just depends on
the weather, particularly the wind. There are a number of firefighters out here. I mean, 3500 have been assigned to it. Of course, you have a lot of aircraft that are dousing the flames when they see them erupt. Really, it just comes down to Mother Nature and the weather cooperating. Obviously theyre trying to do the best they can to put out hot spots when they see them, to put out the flames. You have the hot shot crews trying to build Containment Lines, but the bottom line is these conditions remain fierce because were talking about, you know, bone dry conditions and heat. So no matter how many firefighters you throw at this thing, the challenges remain. And then dan, this car fire is just one of several wildfire there is in that state. What are the distinctions . Are they all kind of morphing together . Or are they still staying relatively separate . The fires are separate. Youre right. There are a number of fires burning in california and across
the west coast. Really, its up to the regional crews, Regional Management crews to determine how many firefighters they want to throw at any particular fire. This is really the worst one in the state as a matter of fact, this fire already ranks among the top 20 destructive fires in california history. So this is already a historic wildfire with more than 500 structures burned. Once again, who knows how long this is going to go on for. All right. Dan simon, thank you so much. So at least three Police Officers have lost their homes in that fire near redding. One of them is reddings police chief, roger moore, who is joining me right now on the phone. So chief moore, how are you and your Family Holding up knowing that you have lost your home . Thank you. You know, were doing good. Were doing better than many. We have over 517 homes that were lost. Many people are displaced here
in the city of redding. As far as my family and i, we are safe. Property can be replaced. I know it displaces us a little bit, but with the loss of the two firefighters and our citizens, it pales in comparison. So chief, what were the moments like before losing your home . Were you at the house . Did you have to evacuate . What were the circumstances . Yeah, so the fire made an incredible run from the National Park area on wednesday, almost touching our city. So thursday we were getting ready for evacuations. The winds kicked up like we had spoken about. And these Gail Force Winds created these fire tornadoes. So i was actually sitting in my subdivision monitoring it. I had gotten my family out. I watched it go completely north through the lake redding subdivision, which my fathers home also was burned, up to my neighborhood and then take out
many, many neighborhoods that evening. That was the worst of it as far as the city goes. This fire is unpredictable. Its going in many, many different directions. Its very hard to predict. And thank good thaness that Family Members and you are okay. Talk to me about what this is like now. You know, you usually respond, and youre continuing to respond to emergencies, but now you are, you know, straddling both those worlds now that you all have been victimized like this. Describe for me, if you can, what this feels like for you. Well, of course we signed up to continue working through disasters. My family has good support here. I will continue to remain on duty with my personnel. I can tell you that its been overwhelming support from oes and cal fire, national guard, all the highway patrolmen, all our Law Enforcement officers,
and all of our volunteers. Our city is really coming together to give food, standup shelters. We carry on, and well get through this. The fire right now is still moving west and south. So theyre trying to get a Containment Line on that. But it is a giant fire. Its going to require a lot of resources because of the winds. Well, we wish you and your family the best. Of course, also counting the blessings that you are all very safe. Redding, california, police chief roger moore. Thank you so much. All right. Lets talk more about this explosive, Dangerous Fire behavior expected today in california. Joining me right now, cnn meteorologist tom sader. Talk to me about the condition there is, why people there are feeling like there is No End In Sight. Well, theres no rain in the forecast. The winds are erratic. Fredricka, this has been a terrible couple weeks around the globe. Last week 80 lives were lost in greece. For over two weeks, fires have
been burning in sweden. They dont typically have fires like this. In ontario, there are 29 large fires and 19 are Out Of Control. Its the erratic winds and a lot of this is topography. Some of this is the drought. Notice where the drought is, Southern Plains all the way through the desert southwest, as you would typically find. Youre starting to see where the ti fires are starting to flame up. Well concentrate on the three big ones in california. The carr fire doubled in size friday night into saturday morning. A lot of this is because when it massively grows like this, it produces its own wind, its own weather. The winds are just erratic. When you have these slopes, say a 30degree slope, the fire may travel uphill about 24 miles an hour. But the more severe that degree, say a 40degree slope, its almost up to 50 miles per hour. So there are several valleys. All these ranges are producing this wildfire, if you will. The smoke is another issue. Starting to see large areas from central and Southern Oregon and
most of Central California where the Air Pollution and air quality is so bad. Youre starting to see some Go Into Medical Treatment to find out whats going on with the eyes burning and the throats. Lets break these down. Carr fire, over 89,000 acres scorched. Only 5 contained. 3500 firefighters. Theyve got a squadron of about 17 water dropping helicopters. So they have been able to get a little bit of a buffer on that. The cranston fire, 13,000 acres. Thats the one that prompted a rare closure of yosemite National Park. Of course, ferguson is up to 30 containment. Theres a lot going on. The problem is we have nothing in our favor. Tripledigit temperatures, the winds are gusty and Out Of Control and erratic. Were in a moderate drought. No rain in the forecast. And think about this. Even the fires in oregon, fredricka, seattles typical High Temperature is 78 degrees. Theyre going to be in the low 90s in the next couple days. Wish i had better news. Our hearts are going out to all the folks there. Tom, thank you so much. All right. Threats of another u. S. The latest news from around the world with host Fredricka Whitfield. Budget. President trump wanting funding for his border wall. I want you to listen to something the president said at that point back then. If we dont change the legislation, if we dont get rid of these loopholes where killers are allowed to come into our country and continue to kill, if we dont change it, lets have a shutdown. Well do a shutdown. Reporter deja vu, fred. I want to point out toanother tweet the president sent out this morning. Quote, the Congress Must work on fixing the dumbest and worst Immigration Laws anywhere in the world. Vote r. Meaning republican. Though, not all republicans are on the same page. Just this week, we know the president met with the republican leadership, House Speaker paul ryan and Senate Majority leader mitch mcconnell. They discussed how Appropriations Bills were moving forward at a steady clip in a bipartisan fashion. Sources close to the republican
families who have not been reunited because theyre deemed ineligible for reunification. No two Family Stories are the same. In the course of covering this story, in the bigger picture, the Common Threads have been that of confusion, frustration, chaos, and incredible challenges in communication. This Story Best Incapsulated Today by the story were learning of a woman who well call alejandro. About a month and a half ago, she and her 6yearold daughter crossed the border coming here from their home country of honduras, looking to escape Gang Violence there. They were detained and separated. Ten days ago, alejandro was given Release Paperwork and said that day she would be reunified with her daughter. But today she is still in detention here in texas. Her daughter still in new york. She cant get answers as to why theyre in this limbo. Now, health and Human Services telling her daughters attorney a red flag has been raised in the childs case. Again, no answers as to what
that means or how to challenge those red flags. Hhs not willing to discuss cases specifically with us, but a spokesperson telling cnn today, quote, parents in i. C. E. Custody that have not yet been reunited with their child are a result of concerns over safety on parentage. O. R. R. , the office of refugee resettlement, is working with dhs to evaluate if a parent sell jibl for reunification on a casebycase basis and will continue to put the safety of Children First during this process. So as i said, no two families stories are alike. Were reminded that timing is everything for these families. Alejandra says if she would have known she would have been separated from her daughter, she never would have come here in search of a better life. Just yesterday i met another mother and daughter. They traveled here for a month from el salvador. They crossed the border four days ago. They were detained, never separated. Yesterday i saw them get on a bus heading to indianapolis to meet with family. Fred, theyre now there awaiting
their first court date. No two stories are alike here, fred, but the confusion that so many are experiencing, the frustration and the chaos, it continues. All right. Kaylee, thanks so much. Joining me now, lynn sweet, Washington Bureau chief for the chicago sun times. When news of Family Separations first broke, there was a lot of outrage on both sides of the aisle. Is it the feeling that outrage has subsided, or might this still be a potential Ballot Box Issue come november . Well, thats a good question, fred, because the answer is mainly on a casebycase basis. I dont think as long as families are separated its going to go away as an issue. As we know in this Trump White House, every day can bring a whole new tsunami of news. Heres why it wont go away. These are very Human Stories. They are taking place in congressional districts throughout the nation. This is not now just a border
story. For every house member in a big race, that means this may be part of their campaign, even if its not on the front pages anymore. So theres a few ways to go about it. Look at the Human Stories your reports just described. Those are stories with high political impact. Then you go to the competence of the Trump White House for carrying out this policy. No matter what you think about the policy, you do have to say that the way this was carried out is poor to bad to unbusinesslike to unseemly, going to this core matter that you separated children from families and you separated them and didnt even have a record of what child was going where in the beginning, making a bad situation worse. All these are they thinks that are political ads that become political messages. No matter how many tweets the president sends out, it will not
diminish this as a Campaign Issue in many places. So the president via tweet and even at a recent rally, hes focusing on the border walsh. House Speaker Paul Ryan said the president was willing to be patience for that kind of funding. Listen. We walked the president through our strategy for appropriations before the fiscal year. He agreed with our strategy. So we think we have a unified strategy to make sure that we can get as many Appropriation Bills done as possible. As far as the wall is concerned, weve gotten some wall funding already under way. That is become funded, bing its not a question of if, its a question of when. The president is willing to be patients to make sure we get what we need so we can get that done. Patience. Well, if you look at the tweets from the president this morning, it doesnt necessarily sound like hes being too patient about it all. So where is the disconnect here . Well, the disconnect is in a few places. President trump weve been at this juncture before where congress has been willing to put some money in for a wall. Trump says i want all the money up front. Well, even in the best of times, its hard to get full Project Funding in a multiyear project. Look at these infrastructure projects. You never get all the money up front. Then theres the core issue mexico was supposed to pay for this wall. Where is that discussion . This is something that democrats will talk about, even if republicans dont want to. Look at the sound bite you just ran from paul ryan. He didnt factor in that well appropriate and then what, were silent on the mexico pledge. But it does show that democrats are willing to put up more money for Border Security for the wall and other places in order to get compromise on the broader immigration issues. All right. Lynn sweet, well leave it there for now. Thank you so much. And thank you. All right. The white houses chief economic
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