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Weeks old. santa ana winds of more than 30 miles per hour are strengthening the thomas fire in santa barbara and ventura counties. more than 900 homes have already been destroyed. the trump administration is facing a setback in its health care policy. a federal judge in pennsylvania temporarily blocking a rule that allows employers to deny benefits if they have a religious it it. hale best known testifying at 1991 confirmation hearing for supreme court justice thomas. hill accused thomas of allegations and he denied them. nevada democrat reuben mckeown announced he will not run for re-elec...

Southern california. santa ana winds of more than 30 miles an hour strengthening the thomas fire in santa barbara and ventura counties. the thomas fire has destroyed more than 1,000 structures, including about 750 homes. "the washington post" reports that the trump administration is prohibiting the centers for disease control from using the following seven words and phrases in budget documents. vulnerable, entitlement, diversity, transgender, fetus, evidence-based, and science-based. the department of health and human services says that the story is a mischaracterization. now that the repu...

7 degrees in pittsburgh. by wednesday afternoon, it's only going to feel as warm as the teens from d.c. to boston. dangerous cold. david? >> all right, the single digits. we're ready. thanks, rob. i think. and to the wildfires in the west tonight. still growing, despite calmer winds, and the thomas fire in particular, it's now the fifth largest in california history. and the new concern tonight, we told you that firefighters have been digging those fire lines to halt the flames. but now the fires are jumping right over them. abc's senior national correspondent matt gutman again tonight. >> r...

Pollution that we're not only living with, but we're generating still. it's still increasing. >> meteorologist julie martin joins us now from the weather center. julie, that is very sobering news there for the people of california. what's the weather looking like as far as trying to help contain these fires? >> rosemary, no rain in sight for the coming weeks ahead. and the relative humidity levels today very low once again as well as the santa ana winds are high. so you get those factors together. and it's another very dangerous day here in southern california. 20 million people under the thre...

Presidents. it bedeviled the best minds and negotiators, the u.s. has been able to muster. too soon to say if trump's gamble against advice, and orthodoxy, will pay off. nic robertson, cnn, jerusalem. we turn to southern california now, where six wildfires have scorched nearly 73,000 hectares or more than 180,000 acres. and 85% of that is just from the rampaging thomas fire. >> almost 200,000 residents have been forced to leave their homes. some are now returning, but they're coming back to find their homes have been reduced to rubble. neighborhoods not standing anymore. cnn's kyung lah has ...