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Campground. the spring fire has burned about 60 square miles since it began wednesday. thousands of people forced to leave their homes. the weather remains dry in that area, then is not helping matters. and in california, a wildfire in lake county has burned 14,000 acres. fire officials say the pawnee fire is now about 70% contained. it has destroyed more than 20 structures so far. a red-flag warning remains in effect for that region. a heat wave gripping part of the nation. new england is also bracing for the hottest weather of the season with temperatures climbing into the 90s. humidity can ...

1950 acres burn away here in the san gabriel mountains in the angeles national forest, and this area sustained the mud and debris flows. they're concerned again. burned away was the vegetation the holds the soil andground in place which prevents significant runoff, and also waxy compounds were released by the plants as they burned, and when the ground cooled, that created a natural barrier in the soil that prevents water from seeping deep into the ground. absorption of rainwater is hindered and that speeds up the runoff of mud and rock. that is what happened in ventura county. we shot that vid...

The deputy speaker of brib's house of commons was arrested for alleged rape and sexual salt. police searched evans' homes from allegations of two men in their 20s. he is a a gay rights activist in england. president obama is traveling to columbus, ohio, to give the commencement address at osu, ohio state university. more than 10,000 students will get their diplomas. might be no surprise he's speaking at osu. exactly one year ago he kicked off his re-election campaign at the university and later won ohio in november's election, of course. cooler temperatures are help hadding firefighters ge...

Massive wildfire surrounded by tomorrow. the so-called spring fire is nearly 60% contained now. helping fire crews are the cooler temperatures and lighter winds. rain is also forecast for tomorrow. well wishers have been flocking to boston's copley square since it reopened since the bombing. cnn correspondent susan candiotti was there. she ran into a very special visitor. take a look at this. >> reporter: for the second weekend in a row, as people pour into copley plaza to pay their respects to those who lost their lives and to those whose lives are changed forever by the bombing, someone we...

Southern california here, though different area. firefighters are tackling a fast-moving wildfire on the ground and from the air. they're hoping to have it fully surrounded as soon as monday, but the so-called spring fire is nearly 60% contained at this point. it's blackened 28,000 acres in ventura county outside l.a. this roared to life just three days ago on thursday. nearby schools were closed as a precaution, and two young brothers say, well, this experience has been a little frightening to say the least. >> it's been kind of scary because we were getting packed up for evacuation. when we ...