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>> reporter: just when they thought the worst was over, a new inferno overnight, 90 minutes west of los angeles. the maria fire sparking a wall of flames, forcing 8,000 to flee their homes. >> it just started, a very small corner then within minutes, it just expanded really quickly. >> reporter: from a distance, the time lapse capturing what looked like a blow torch across the hillside as wind fueled the flames, critical aerial assaults temporarily grounded due to unauthorized drones. the fire department tweeting "if you fly, we can't. so far, the fire destroying 9,000 acres. >> very frighteni...

Meanwhile a ballot that president putin now says his country will respect. that pledge apparently doing not much to cool off all the tensions in the region. clashes just this week reportedly leaving dozens or more people dead as the pro russian separatists still threaten to derail the vote. >> it is being called the most important election in ukraine since this country broke away from the former soviet union. in this part of the country it is being conducted at the end of a barrel of a gun. we went to one town in this area trying to pull off this vote. here is what we saw. >> these are probabl...