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With lynn olson on cspan2. Now, a Committee Hearing on how to improve Forest Management to better prevent wildfires. This is one hour, 45 minutes. [gavel pound] good morning. We call this hearing to order. So far in 2017, as all the guests of the panel know in 2017, fires have burned oregon 8 million acres in the United States. We need to find solutions to address this threat to communities and wildlife. Today the committee is going to hear testimony on three bills related to catastrophic wildfires burning across the west. Introducedes has senate 605 relief for Forest Management projects which...

The statistic is every day, on average, seven children and teens in america shot dead. I wanted to pick a day, a random day and find that who these kids were, what they wanted to be and in what circumstances did they die and that was a random day id chose. Host he basically picked it out of a hat or did you have a system . Guest will come in order for the book to work, there had to be seven fatalities that day. So with more likely to be a weekend day so that was about. Beyond that it was, if i wanted a higher number i wouldve gone into some of your summer is little more children die because th...

Starving. Reporter to off cite agencies. The city says it will try to partner one permitted groups to finding outside alternatives. Yes, the residents are tired of seeing the homeless. Written me hate mail. Stop feeding the homeless. Reporter Saint James Park is overwhelmed by the feeding. It is becoming a commune for the homeless instead of a place for everyone. I was frugal with my food stamps and it is gone in a week and a half. Reporter councilman inconjunction with public agency, will issue a statement later this week. Advocates say they have been told there will be no public hearings on ...

People were forced to evacuate this weekend. Crews are out this morning surveying the damage. So look at these shots as they examine washedout roads by the dam trying to get a handle on what to do next. We want to show you where this is all happening. On the far right is the actual dam. Now move to the left and you see the original spillway damaged last week. And here is the emergency spillway that is in question now. It is quickly eroding, all of the water floating downstream toward the communities below. Jenna norman has the latest. Reporter it is a race against time in Northern California a...

Many of these shops, but certainly nobody home here. It appears most people have heeded the Evacuation Order. But we did find some who decided to stay. Dana lamb and her family decided to stand their ground in downtown oroville. So no thoughts of evacuating . No. We have family that lives outside of town, so if anything hand, we would just go that direction. Reporter are you satisfied with the way its been handled . I feel like the priority is being taken care of. Reporter both work at a local grocery store. It was chaos down there. All of us as employees, we have to stay calm and think probab...