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20 threw thousand people sleeping in emergency shelters last night. serve hundred homes have been destroyed. three major wild fires they aring to the north and east of san francisco. firefighters say they havet never seen before. >> . >> breakfast served at one of the evacuation centers. this one at the county fairgrounds. firefighters have not allowed most residents back into town. many people here have no idea whether their home survived the fire or not. so, they are waiting. >> but not donald wood who saw his business go down in flames. >> i had $10 in my wallet.

put nit the tank when i got down here, the last money i had. otherren that that, my shop went down in five minutes. >> our team tracked down what remains of his business, an auto body shop. during our visit later that day, nothing salvageable. >> time for a new beginning. a fresh start. clean slate. have to rebuild life. >> residents have shown incredible resilience. >> they say good lord won't give us anything we can't handle, but some days i wonder. you have your family, and that's all that is truly important. >> sterling also knows he lost his home, because it made front page news. >> open up the paper this morning we find our home, in the paper. and i know i can identify things in it. and looks like it is gone. you have choices in life.

move on. >> his r.v. is now the only home he and his wife have. >> yeah. i am laughing still, i cry, laugh, yeah, definitely shocked. >> this used to be an apartment complex and you can tell because every few feet there's an air conditioning unit, and a hot water heater. and i am standing underneath what used to be the parking lot awning. witnesses say that in parts of middletown, the fire swept through in just 20 minutes. >> in this particular case, it was simply moving so fast, that i think there was very little anticipation of how fast it would hit these residential areas. and there wasn't enough time to get the orders out, and get the sheriffs involved. >> this year, firefighters have responded to over 7,000 wild fires that have destroyed more than 650,000 acres. they tell us that's nearly 6,000 times what is normal.

middletown has become the most ravaged symbol of the most relentless season. on main street, the first business to reopen was this third generation store. ross has had little sleep the last three days. keeping the place open for residents in need. we are all fighting tot, and everybody is just jelling. i haven't seen any bad attitudes. >> it is not only people that need help. >> there's no one to feed the animals we just want to make sure they are all right. provide them with food and water, make sure none are injured or wounded. >> everyone it seems has come together, a batters town already working towards recovery, even as the fire continues roaring just one hill away. earl yes we talked to chief kim let. he described his team strategy for fighting the fires and keeping the

residents there safe. >> these fires are burning at explosive rates. they are spotting way ahead. residents with barely having time to get out, so we are absolutely encouraging everyone to heed evacuation orders quickly, and move out of the the way so we can get resources in. >> it is absolutely the nature of these fires when you -- when a fire grows 10,000-acres in just an hour, as this fire did. there is very little time for notice. four years of drought, parched vegetation, we are seeing temperatures increase, these are all conditions that are changing and we have to be responsive to it. both in preparing firefighters and responding but also in treating vegetation, in our land use planning, to be sure our structures as we rebuild are hardened. >> the study expects the number of evacuations to rise over the next several days since no fires are nowhere near contains. a serve is underway in southern utah for five people who were swept away by flash floods.

working digging their way are through the mud, trying to find the missing. at least eight people were killed when heavy rains hit the town. that is on the utah arizona border. two cars full of women and children, carried away. several others were rescued after being trapped in their cars by the rising waters. in europe the crisis there continues to create concerns, hungary today containing dozens more, and plans to charge them under new laws. these are live images coming in from serbia. dozens of migrants as you can see, desperately trying to enter in a container leading to the hungarian territory. others complaining of their treatment, how they are not given any food or water. and these demonstrations have be on curing almost daily. hungary has now impose add

state of crisis for two counties including with we are now, to better deal with the influx. this is the boarder. where so many thousands have been passing the last few days. let me take you up here and show you what we are seeing. the border has been sealed. in fact it was sealed earlier. this was moved in yesterday evening to fill in this gap in the fence. in which now here is all the razor wire. behind me, this is the railroad track. about three-kilometers from now is where they were crossing in. we walked with many of these. they were very concerned about if they were going to get in before the deadline passed. since that happened many refugees have come up here, we have seen dozens today, whams is they get redirected they walk through this field, and go about two-kilometers down the road, and they try

to get into an official border crossing. as far as what we know today, there are hundreds of refugees up that official boarder crossing. they are being denied entry. many them fleeing to let them in, but those are being denied. >> and that is along the hungary border, the chairman of the union says they will decide later this week, whether to call an emergency meeting of e.u. leaders. the u.n. world food program saying it has now received only 40% of the money that it needs this year. that mean as third of the refugees who live in countries surrounding syrian, are surviving on less than 50-cent as day. another 360,000 in jordan and lebanon receiving no food assistance since august, officials are asking for $330 million they say that money will provide full assistance to the refugees until the end of the year. all this week, al jazeera america focusing on the refugees both in europe and here in the u.s., new jersey, is home to the largest syrian

american community in the country. as courtney discovered there are still worries far from the war zone. >> if it is too tough, you are very brave. >> i don't want what happened to us to happen to anyone else. >> 11-year-old resettled in new jersey, six weeks ago, with her parents and two sibling. they spend 2 1/2 years in a refugee camp in jordan, after fleeing war in syria. thank god after that period of time i was able to bring them back to a normal life. thank god america is a safe place. >> his wife didn't want to appear on camera because she is afraid for the safety of her relatives. >> they are quickly building a new life, he is working in construction, and children are in school, but being separated from family members is taking a toll. >> we wish we had our grandmother with us.

all of our family. >> her grandmother, her aunts are still in jordan, and we hope that we can bring them over together. >> mohammad says he can tell his children now they don't have to be scared any more. >> the ghost of fear, that was following us in syria, does not exist any more. al jazeera, jersey city new jersey. >> republicans are going to try again this afternoon to advance a resolution rejecting the iranian nuclear deal. but democrats are confident they have enough votes as they did to prevent the measure from reaching the president's desk. senator majority leader scheduling another the kremlin is calling on the white house to work with them to end the crisis in syria. but the u.s. is accusing the government of only making matters worse by sending military aid to bashar al asaad. president putin is insisting it is there just to help

fight isil. the united states has come out and said yes, it does appear that russia is building a forward operating base. how does it know that? it has a lot of aerial surveillance flying over. and it can see the russian tanks, and the aircraft missiles that are being put in place. not to mention, the almost nonstop flow of massive russian cargo planes flying over iraq and iran to get to the base. as saying the build up includes russian military specialist to train the syrians how to use the equipment. at the state department, they seem willing to take lavrov at his word. >> we have no reason to doubt the veracity, in terms of the acknowledgement that they are continuing to provide

military support and equipment. so that -- i think we are taking on face value. their claims about what they are doing, the ultimate intent and goal, i think still is a little uncertain. >> on capitol hill. jon mccain said that russian president putin is capitalizing on u.s. inaction. he issues a statement saying he is doubles down on the regime is another example of how the foreign policy has emboldened our adversary is and diminishes our standing in the world. his talks with troops last week, he said that putin is playing a dangerous game. >> they are going to have to start getting a little smarter than they have been, because they are threatening many ways more than we are, by isil.

they have large muslim populations that historic clay have caused a lot of problems inside of russia. and the strategy that they are pursuing right now doubling down on asaad is a big mistake. >> so far no fighter planes have arrived at the base, only those half dozen or so russian tanks and some s.a. 22 antiaircraft missiles. the united states has warned moscow that propping up the regime it risks making even more unstable an already unstable situation. moscow says it is not doing inning new, simply supporting it's long time ally in the region. >> that is jaime mcintyre reporting from the pentagon. for a third day in a row, police clashing with protestors at one of jerusalem's holiest sites at least two dozen and five israeli police were injured at the mosque this morning. police using tear gas to

break up the crowds. protestors responding by throwing rocks, fireworks and concrete. scott is in jerusalem. >> it began early morning the police wanted to arrest people that had stayed in the mosque overnight. >> rocks were thrown, stun grenades fired those inside the mosque build a barricade. it later caught fire, but was quickly put out. they said at least two dozen palestinians were injured in this latest confrontation. five police were said to be lightly injured. in what has become a pat person, intense fighting the clean up afterward and like we see now, relative calm. but beneath that, there is deep underlying tension. hard line israelis want uses to be allowed to pray outside the mosque itself. something that has been banned since the 1967 war, which saw israel capture east jerusalem. muslims say this would

provoke further tension and violence. and jordan has a peace treaty with israel. said that any more prove races will effect the relationship between the two countries. there will be an emergency security cabinet meeting late tuesday evening to discuss the situation. al jazeera, in occupied east jerusalem. >> north korea saying it is resumed work on plans to make fuel for atomic bomb it is ready now to use nuclear weapons against the u.s. and other countries if they continue their reckless policy, towards the north. officials say they are ready to launch long range missles to mark the anniversary, next month. 100 women say they have 100 reasons to walk 100 miles. next in the program, why they are pounding the pavement to get the popes attention.

as you can see, the tents have gone up. home run trying to make their way, many of them to germany. the e.u. is facing a refugee

crieses like it has not seen since world war ii. elsewhere today a deal has been reached to end that week long teacher strike details have not yet been released. they have been add at odds the district hopes to reopen the schools and have them back in class by thursday. one hung women walking 100 miles. they will end their journey on tuesday, just in time they say to get the pope's attention on the issue of immigration reform. this is a pretty ambitious march. 100 women walking 100-miles in a week, all for immigration reform. it is called the women's

pilgrimage. they are timing their march to coincide with the pope's historic visit next week. here in the united states, or in places all over the world, he is going to be addressing progress. the first time a pope has spoke ton the u.s. congress and immigration is one of the many issues he is expected to address. >> this is a symbolic

journey. not just how far they have gone, but how far they feel they have to go. >> and when the pope makes that trip to the trip next week, he will deliver most of the speeches in spanish. he has been practicing his english all summer, but he will deliver four of the 18 in english. he says he finds it easier to communicate in his native language. he has replace add missouri bishop failing to report a suspected child abuser. when reverend shawn ratgan was found guilty of creating child pornography. the prosecutors say he didn't notify police until since months after the concerns were raised. it's been almost six weeks since that disgruntled employee shot and killed two t.v. reporters on television.

>> she and i fell in love here in the newsroom. as we finally watched each other, carry deeply about our communities and try to make them better, and safer. that's what drove her, as she came into your home every morning. don't forget their love. alison parker's father says he remains vigilant about using the death of his daughter, and cameraman as a catalyst to change gun laws telling al jazeera, he is in it for the long haul. >> this is what keeps me going. it is what keeps me focused. because when i have those quiet moments by myself, i find myself just slipping into a dark place, because my daughter, that i talked to every single day, i can't talk to any more. and this is what keeps me going. she really had it all. i always said she got her brains and her beauty and her poise from her mom, and she got that competitive spirit from me. and i know that she knows

that i don't like to lose, and i am not going to lose this fight, because she is right here saying dad you go and do it, you do it for me, and that's what i am doing. >> since thousands saw the killing live on television, and millions more have seen the video online, he is hopeful the deaths will have an impact on the gun control debate. fighting to stop climate change, what two world powers are doing to reduce the greenhouse gases. and the u.s. navy making changes to help whales and dolphins in the wild.

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are being ordered off thetes shelves today. the f.d.a. saying the products paul and vanish tech 13, require more safety testing. new evidence today of climate change issues effecting california. the know spark now believed to be at the lowest level in 500 years. the snowpack usually 5 1/2 feet this year. it helps refill aquaphors. most of the rain simply runs off into the rivers and eventually into the ocean. the u.s. and chinese officials today unveiling a joint plan to reduce gas emissions and while climate change is a global issue, it is focusing on local solutions.

>> from wild fires whipping across the state to bone dry river beds. california has seen the extreme effects of global warming this summer. in los angeles, long considered the moll capitol of the u.s., matt petersen says there's renewed urgency to combat climate change. >> we have all those challenges to face, so we need to be the leaders here in l.a., here in california, how we will fight climate change. >> petersen stands oen the front lines. he is the city's first officer, part of the aggressive push to slash emissions by 80%, over the next 35 years. that's ambitious. >> it is, but if you think about the global challenge, we have to set ambitious targets and then figure out how do we hit the marks the mayor will help lead that. the local leaders from both

countries will gather here to spell out the plans to reduce the gas emisses. combined they are responsibility for nearly half the carbon dioxide emisses. while china has agreed to reach it's peek by 2030. it says this summit will make the first step on making god on president obama and chinese president's promise. >> why is it so important for city leaders to be involved in that process. >> we know that cities are responsible for 70% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the world. we know that cities are where the solutions are happening. we will see from this summit that mayors and cities are setting targets ahead of their governments. >> l.a. has done that by reducing water usage by roughly a quarter. to reduce reliances on coal

fire plants. al jazeera, los angeles. >> the u.s. navy changing procedures used in the training exercises trying to protect wells and dolphins. around hawaii and california. groups argue the training exercises have been killing marine animals or causing them to go deaf for years. and some incredible video. two kayakers lucky to be alive after a hump back whale jumped into the air and landing on top of their kayak. neither was injured but the damage did mean they had to swim back to shore. thank you for joining us. the news continues live from london, next. stay with us.

>> this is al jazeera. >> coming up. >> fortress europe with the refugees stranding in serbia, as hungry closes the crossing into the european union. saudi arabia cracks down on the construction group, partly blaming the firm for friday's crane collapse. dozens of palestinians injured as they storm the mosque in jerusalem.