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Going to happen. >> reporter: but no area is being hit harder than drought-stricken california. where in the midst of triple-digit heat, nearly 6,000 firefighters are now battling 12 fires across the state. destroying everything in their path and threatening more homes near sacramento and yosemite. >> i screamed, jesus, help me, because it was -- it was pretty scary. like facing hell on earth. >> reporter: it's a scorcher here in southern california with record temperatures expected to top 108 degrees. fire warnings remain in effect. brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. tropical storm odile i...

Involves other rivers here in minnesota. i mean, they seem -- you know, when you fly -- when i flew in yesterday, what was really extraordinary to see from the air was how much the water has spread in like athletic fields and parks in particular, anything that's low, and that's near a lake. as you know, minnesota is called the land of 10,000 lakes. and a lot of those with all the rain that has fallen, have come up over their banks. so they are dealing with a difficult problem here, a problem that has been so extensive that nearly half of the counties here in the state of minnesota have been de...

Place infrastructure with new roads, parking spaces, lighting, electric, there is internet access throughout the community. a lot of things that businesses are actually looking for are in place here. >> the city's public safety complex is nearby, as are local schools and athletic fields. they helped generate additional traffic. but attracting customers who don't normally stop there is hard. >> you are used to getting a cup of coffee near your home you might forget near your work. >> the hope is that east stuart will find its place in the larger community. >> do we want this a center for the ar...

Of the seattle pacific campus with the athletic fields. i'm not familiar with the campus, but i can tell you this, that there are reports of three casualties. we don't know whether that means injuries or fatalities, and we don't know if there are more. we do know one suspect is in custody at this moment. so we're going to get you more information just as soon as we are able to figure that out. well, tonight president obama is firing back at those questioning his decision to swap five taliban leaders for army sergeant bowe bergdahl. here is the president. >> we saw an opportunity and we seize...

Under extraordinarily difficult situations. >> let's try for jack again who is on the line. jack, can you hear us. we don't have jack again. this is the youngster away from the building and safe and hope to get him on the line. now you see on the athletic fields they are lining up large crowds of these kids to make sure poonl potentially to make sure someone isn't -- >> this is what we were hearing, trying to get as many kids out as they could into one area, when you talk about a school that has more than 2,000 students and want to account for every single student to make sure they are okay. >...