Tonight. Reporter it is still scorching lehigh. Our temperature our thermometer says 100 degrees. I will step out the ways you can see. The Fire Department said this blaze even though it is black and hillsides is not growing. It is not spreading. The bad news is apparently one firefighter did suffer from the heat and had to be taken to the hospital. Even without the fire bellowing like a furnace in their faces this will be a taxing battle for firefighters. Triple digit temperatures at 50 pounds of heavy equipment. All taking a toll. They are wearing the boots the jacket the pants the helmet. And then on top of that they will carry a bundle of holes that has 200 foot length of inch and a half holes. All told that is 50 pounds of gear. But it broke out on the lunch hour and raced up these dry brown hillsides. Reporter the battle was waged apart from the air. That left dozens of firefighters braving the fast moving flames and choking smoke back on the ground. They are doing heavy physical
we ll get to that, but the big story this morning. oh, yeah. what happened on the football field last night. buffalo bills safety damar hamlin suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing on the football field. just 24 years old now in the hospital in critical condition. get you updates on that, of course. also, house republican leader kevin mccarthy s bid to be speaker plagued with uncertainty still this morning. the concessions he has made may not be enough to win him the support he needs to become speaker. if you can believe it. kaitlan? yeah. once the new congress is sworn in, the republican majority in the house is promising a wave of investigations. partisan gridlock, could stall president biden s agenda. big questions about what that will look like as well. uh-huh. our big story this morning, we re going to start with buffalo bills player damar hamlin. hospitalized in critical condition after collapsing and suffering cardiac arrest on the field monday night. wha
Join the millions of people taking back their privacy by Downloading Duckduckgo On Mobile and desktop today. Welcome to our continuing coverage of israel at war, im jim acosta in washington. We begin this hour with a growing death toll in the war. Minutes ago, the hamasrun media reported that 248 people have died in gaza just in the last 24 hours. Palestinian Health Officials say 4,300 people have died in gaza since the star of the war. That number set to rise as israels military says it is increasing air strikes beginning today this is new cnn video showing israeli troops and machinery positioned along the border, awaiting the order to launch a Ground Invasion. Commanders are being told that, quote, forces will enter gaza, for the First Time Since the war began two weeks ago, humanitarian briefly rolled into gaza, but the rafah Border Crossing is closed again after that 20truck convoy made its way through. Relief agencies, in the meantime, say additional shipments of water, fuel, and
And its been its helpful that way. My relationship with my daughter, both myself and her father, walked her down the aisle at her wedding and that meant a lot. When did you first have an interest in politics . Probably in the third or fourth grade. You know, i always would kid around about being governor of montana. I was always in student council. I was student or class president , you know, multiple years. You know, looking back, i ran some pretty good campaigns. I listened. But i liked the idea of service. I liked the idea of doing things for others and getting accomplishing goals. So at a pretty early age, you know, i thought about really service, and i have been on a team most of my life. Between a Football Team in high school, we were successful state champions, undefeated. Went to oregon, had a successful career as a team. And then the s. E. A. L. Teams, youre only as strong as your weakest link. Politics is very much a team sport, as well, for a higher purpose. But you cant ope
Marcos garcia. Heust finished his freshman year at deer valley high. Afte school his friends tell me he went home with a group of kidswhere he was accidentally shot with a bb gun. A tragic start to summer vacation. 15yearold Marcos Garcia was shot once in the chest by a friend with a bb gun rifle at his antioch home. It happened at the corner of palomar drive and Point Sal Court just before 10 thursday morning. The kids panicked then brought marcos to their next door neighbor of 13 years for help. Sot jorge duran, neighbor and i tried to feel his pulse if he was still alive. I felt a pulse but he was unconscious, he wasnt breathing, his lips were white. Marcos later died at an area hospital. The freshman and a group were said to have come to his home unsupervised after they were let out early from Deer Valley High School to enjoy the First Official day of summer. Marcoss neighbors didnt make it yet. Sot aaron duran, friend he was like a best friend, he was like a brother to me. Then wh