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East st. louis has been crippled by crime and poverty for decades. the economic downturn also forcing the city for lay off 11 firefighters. in california, fire crews are finally getting the upper hand on a massive wildfire that's been burning north of los angeles. officials say the so-called crown fire is now 90% contained. it's burned nearly 14,000 acres a and destroyed several homes. meanwhile right now it is time for a check of the weather headlines. rob marciano is in the extreme weather center for us. >> warm and windy in southern california last week. didn't help the fires out there....

Now where they are starting to make some headway in the three big fires that are burning there, the biggest of them called the crown fire has burned some 15,000 plus acres. 30,000 acres have been burned all together in the three fires, but authorities say that 82% of that big fire, the crown fire, now has been contained. some new documents we were just talking about this, new documents released by a congressional subcommittee seemed to indicate that the ghost card allowed bp to use excessive amounts of chemical dispersants in the gulf of mexico. it's gotten a lot of attention, we've been tal...

>> i would hope bp would help pay for this and see that permanent psychiatric disability could be diminished by taking care of mental health issues early on. >> secretary levine said not treating it early could make it more expensive to treat later. and if bp doesn't pay, he says, you will in louisiana because the state may be forced to raise taxes to pay for it. and louisiana authorities say they're still waiting for a response from bp to their repeated requests for help in taking care of these mental health issues. a severe drought in russia and the hottest summer in at least 130 years is ...

It's now about 62% contained thanks to better weather conditions. authorities have lifted evacuation orders and most residents have returned home. the crown fire is the biggest of three wildfires that have blackened more than 17,000 acres in that region. scorching temperatures are fueling some of the worst wildfires russia has ever seen. at least 28 people have been killed and nearly 3,000 left homeless by the blazes in the western part of the country. temperatures in some areas could reach 104 degrees fahrenheit. that forecast moved one official to say that he doesn't expect the situation t...

Police say they cut their way through a fence at a medium security prison in kingman and got away with the help of a woman. they are considered armed and dangerous, two already hijacked a truck and took two people hostage before releasing them unharmed. and more favorable weather conditions helped firefighters battle wildfires in southern california, hundreds of firefighters were able to beat the flames of the crown fire, that was the biggest fire into submission yesterday. the blaze is now more than 80% contained and all evacuation orders have been lifted, they were working to keep that fir...