>> and you stop they heard you snoring while i was talking. >> i was not snoring. i would stay up 15 days to be with you, baby. >> thank you, bob for being here. >> have a blessed weekend. wildfires burning dangerously close to home. and thousands had to get out many with clothes on their backs. now it has turned deadly. a pivotal player in the daring raid that freed jessica listen. that ranger has died. the hero lost his life in service to the country yet again. and they are resistant to radiation and chemo. they pinpointed the mother cell

of cancer. and how it shoes the cancer treatment of us all. >> nine fires burning in san diego county. >> no sign of getting things under control. i am jon scott. a dozen homes and businesses destroyed and we are getting word of a an arrest. in the community of san marcos. camera crews captured the fire natos. and officials just informing us that those winds may be easing a bit. meteorologist craig musen is in the weather center. we begin with will carr. how bad is it now, will? >> reporter: jon, you can

probably hear the helicopter going over me right now. conditions are calm right now. but we can see how that can change. the winds picked up and pushed up the hillside and those flames ran into this home. there was not a lot left. this home is gutted. at the same time that forced 16,000 evacuations. and the flames raced toward both of those communities and a this happened firefighters are working to put them out. it is only ten percent contained. the firefighters have strong messages for any homeowners that decided not to evacuate. >> we have one firefighter come up to my son and he had our address written on his arm. if i come back and i'm here, we are going. they will not let you stay

indefinitely. authorities found one body in carlsbad in a homeless camp overnight. they say so many residents heeded the evacuation warnings that some residents only had a couple of minutes and they got out and the flames were on top of their homes. in connection with the fires, there were teenager ares arrested, what can you tell us about that? >> the teenagers were arrested and tried to start two fires. witnesses saw them trying to start the fires. they called police. we don't know if they are linked to the fires that broke out. residents have choice words that i can't repeat on television. as for all of the rest of the fires, authorities are trying to

the grass behind you tells a story. the color of oranges. that said, the colors are on the red river valley and heading in the season that gets hot there. and across the coast. and that is one of the ingredients. and look at the next five days. and then sunday. we are not looking at rainbow

and switching wind direction. it is very, very dry. and it is increased and this is a bigger problem in the state of the california. 100 percent of the state in severe drought. we have incredible rain deficits and the rainy accept is just done. and what we have a drought going on here. and we can't forget the produce comes from the farms later. it is a story about the economy, too. >> and it is so much intensity from the wildfires. they can impact the conditions. >> the fire in sense can create

a microweather pattern. it rises. and that air are will be replaced by other air. and that is awe weather pattern that improves this weekend. the drought still conditions. and that's the bad part. >> it is one that we are going to continue to watch. >> the san diego area is no stranger to the destructive wildfires. three of california's largest wildfires broke out there including the cedar fire. and that scorched more than 270,000 acre of brush. and that fire blamed for 15 deaths. >> and now for a little politics. and we'll tell what is happening

in the primaries. and they are expending the battlefield. and oregon senator is taking on the challenger in a measure fight. and receiving high- profile endorsements. they are live in the northwest bureau to preview this for us. >> there is a remarkable personal story. this is a typical divide. the state representative in glenn, oregon and backed by the republican law maker ares. and pro-life and opposes gay marriage and over coming the odds. as a boy, he was poor. and he eventually graduated from harvard law school. you don't have to be moderate or

abandon your principles. you have to offer it to the incumbent and more attractive and credible. and speaks to the issues that we care about. >> monica webby is dr. webby and a pediatric nuro surgeon and has been getting support from mitt romney and newt gingrich and dr. ben carson. the super pack spent money on effective ads and one features a mother of a baby she saved years ago. she does not oppose gay marriage. >> and we don't want the government interfering in our

business and personal life and personal decisions. as republicans we want as little government interference as povenlt and jenna? snrngs it is a interesting twist there. >> and another to keep your eye on is in kentucky where a senate minority leader tried to back off his challenger. and in georgia are vying to meet the primary. and we'll have joe trippi. and ed rollins is the former national director for president bush. and we'll turn our attention

back to the oregon race. is it possible, ed, that our republican senator could be elected from the state of the oregon? you don't think that way. there are outstanding candidates. they fit the profile of the state. obviously republicans have an excellent opportunity to win the senate. there is so much money wasted on oregon, joe. and there is a republican doctor running and she hasn't won the primary yet. and that's what dan springer's report is out. it is to jeff barclay. >> in recent days as the report

showed. she had problems that come out and make her look like a flawed candidate that squanders the feed. the primary is interesting to so what the outcome is. >> i think in a lot of these races. when you look at who is winning the senate in november. it will come down to the primary in georgia and oregon. we don't know oregon is looking iffy right now. if this is a republican lead majority of the senate.

and that is by our side. and at the end of the day, it will be a close race and he will win. and the question is, is there enough oomph left in the tea party. and this is bon where mcconnell will win.

and joe, what about in georgia. there is a big race. and coming back on the republican side and there will be a democratic challenger as well. and any chance of a democrat picking up a seat in georgia. and it is the kind of democrat that can win that state. and a run off there and that is a and that is a republican establishment in the tea party

can give us an. >> you agree about kentucky? i think mitch mcconnell. and general election is down to the wire. and i. and that is a primary in the state. the report of progress in. it is a deadly stand off in eastern europe. and a bizarre bust in a.

>> the texas woman who posed as a faep-year-old student get busted. she posed as a high school sophmore and fooled teachers and classmates and a boyfriend according to the police. listen to the people who helped her. everything she was doing it was all planned. >> i sympathize with her and invite her in my home. i don't know why she did it. why put yourself and others at risk to do something like this? maybe she wanted to take algebra again. she was arrested after giving cops a false name. >> and giving resident hope that a wave of anarchy may come to an

end. we'll have the latest with greg. >> and jenna, it is described as a possible game changer in the troubled land. steel workers in the second biggest second in the region out on the streets today. and patrolling by police. take a look. >> steel workers from a nearby mill taking matters in their own hands and clearing out burned out city hall. just a couple of days ago, it was a headquarters of prorussia separatist. >> they actually came out in

a video this week in favor of the united ukraine and blasted plans to breakaway from kiev. are they simply looking after their own business interest. they are calling for me a tonome in the east. the workers accustomed to forging steel were trying to force peace. a pregnant woman suspected to death for practicing her christian faith. and the daring rescue of jessica lynch and now we remember a fallen hero. rrn sfx: car unlock beep.

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outrage after sentencing a woman to death. the court ordered her to be flagged and hanged. she will be allowed to give birth and raise her child two years before she is executed. human rights groups are calling it a blatitant violation of international law. jessica lynch, a rescuer died. he was 49 years old and johnathon hunt has more on his truly incredible story. >> reporter: this was a true command hero. martin was awarded the bronze

star with valor. three bronze star medals and a purple heart and a host of accommodations. they were awarded for their role in the rescue of jessica lynch. he is the soldier with his back to the camera and then as you look at video from the night april onest of 2003. he was one of the leaders and one of his friends, a fellow army ranger told us that he personally handed jessica lynch over for the helicopter that flew her to safety. that friend never asked for a thank you and he returned to the compound by the way to secows secure nine other americans.

>> & he was injured in duty. and he was transported to san antonio military medical center and survived a week there and succumbed to his wounds. she appeared to have heard about his death via fox news and replied to her own twitter account. sorry to hear this. rip in sergeant perars. he is survived by his wife melenda and three grandchildren and as you rightly pointed out he was 49 years old. >> we remember him and his

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what is the story. the chief psychiatrist in st. louis and he noticed that veterans needing psychiatric help. and there were mounting suicides and the va was reporting that their productivity was highest in the nation. supervisors received bonuses from the government. and when dr. matthews complained he had received bonuses from his job. >> it was a direct result of this extremely low sense of caring for patients. >> a spokesman for the st. louis medical center said we take these allegations seriously and are addressing the alleged

issues. >> a second whistle blower and complaining that the va was not providing treatment. >> they accuse the va of developing life saving colon oscopies. and he provided a memo from his boss and out lined the shift in policy and he was fired. >> i was treated like a leper and treated like how dare you attack me or how dare you say what you are saying. >> his boss, now a va director in texas pushed back allegations that the va stopped sending colon oscopy. and instead used a fecal blood test that was not substanted.

and they were referring to an investigation by the va that found none of the allegations substantated. >> there is a lot to be looked into here all over the country. >> and speaking of health care. hawaii may not be paradise for health care laws. it is the most costly in the nation. and the state'sex change has over 7500 people registered. the national average of 922. and they need over 130,000 more enrollees to be substainable. >> democrats have accused republicans of waging a war on

women. one report finds that obama care is putting hundreds of thousands of jobs in jeopardy. they are live to explain that story. >> hello, john. the administration likes to accuse republicans of waging a war on women. the administration is waging its own war of women. and benefits mostly women. such as janet and her mother when she got home health care when she contributed pneumonia. >> it was over in a week. and she was well and she didn't have to be hospitalized. >> we demonstrated that medical care reduced medical visits and hospitalizations. >> that's why they reduced the cuts over the next four years and one analysis said would jeopardize 98,000 jobs and 90 percent of them women and cuts

made to pay for obama care. job losses are piling up. 775 workers were laid-off. and one of the biggest agencies in oregon had to sellout to a nursing home chain and one of the biggest districts in wisconsin is on the verge of closing as well. >> they are looking to cut to get revenue to pay for obama care. >> and now the administration acknowledged it would plunge 40 percent of the providers in the red and argued that it would not have a significant economic impact. and there was a letter saying it was made without providing a factual basis as the law requires. and 51 senators and 36 key

democrats. wrote the administration and urged them to back off. as a result they reported 3700 home care laws and many more to come. >> and lots of numbers to keep track of. >> it is time for media buzz. saying fare well to a trailblazer. barbara walters is officially taking a bow. the journalist who mastered the art of a big guest signed off on the view. and television may never be the same again. we'll look at host of media buzz. is this a tipping point in television news an era that is changing. barbara walters wanted to go out

on top and before people say is she still around. they all came out to hug her and wish her fare well. is there any woman who hasn't been touched and inspired by barbara walters? >> it is an interesting question. i certainly have. and everyone has benefitted from her in one way or another. there are so few that had the type of career she has and so many spaces in broadcast journalism >> she would ask questions. and elicit and everyone from presidents and prime minister to monica lewinsky. i think that was happening anyway. but even after all of her success and the big flop she had

she creates the view. and that is a new york times actually was quoting the publicist in how they tried to get the messages out. and a them said, no one biggest most important things anymore. and we don't live in that kind of media world. and it doesn't matter where you go? it will get picked up anywhere. you think that is true, that the art of the interview is gone or changed somehow.

>> you had gal pals. and they wanted to tell their side. and she went to barbara walter ares and sure, they have fragmented and people get news on their photocopies. and so the culture has changed. and the same time with ophrah giving up her famous couch nothing that had impact obtained by barbara walters. what is your big interview coming up on sunday. >> espn said they will weigh in. and what is he thinking? and we'll talk about the allegations of sexism and turning into quite a soap opera. see you on sunday. >> thank you, jenna. >> people making plans for

memorial weekend. >> we learned how many of you are hitting the roads this season. and tell you what to expect. and getting to the root of cancer. scientist discovered that could get them closer to a cure. respirat

>> coming up today on the real story, first time ever, we are hearing the 911 call from the u.s. marine held in a mexican jail. >> i am in the border of mexico right now. i crossed the border by accident and i had a gun in my truck and they are trying to take my guns from me. >> could that call finally help his case? we'll hear from the veteran in a exclusive jail house interview. >> and two big jets barely miss each other. and what was done to avert a major disaster.

find out at the top of the hour. >> there is a battle with cancer. there is a mother cells of cancer. and stem cells that produce the tumors and make the disease fatal in so many cases. it could lead to revolutionary treatment. >> and something of an expert in cancer treatment himself especially prostate cancer. and the search for the mother cell. would this be the first cell that starts to develop. >> it is quite exciting. and we always new about the cells but no one is target them and in the way scientist pinpointed and exactly when the cancer starts, you need the stem

cells to have the cells. it is like the roots of the tree. the trunk is where the main cancer and nodules that we feel on prostate cancer and leukemia and the branches is the way cancer cells spread. when one of those leaves fall off of the tree it comes to radiation. it cuts the trunk of the tree and the roots are there. and by finding the stem cells, you are getting to the cellullar level and you will not have surgery and you will not have radiation. and they will go after the mechanism of the way cancer cells works. and it is thought that the mother cells, are essentially immune to the radiation and the chemo? >> that is a good point. >> you are hundred percent

right. >> stem cells don't respond to chemo and radiation. and then find medication that can actually get into them and shut down that system. then you will not have the cells to grow. that is part of the reason why radiation doesn't work for the cancers. it is exciting news and need more clinical trial to find out. and this is great news. so much of cancer treatment is using a sledgehammer to drive in a single tack. you have to poison the body to get the cancer cells. if you go after one mother cell in a particular tumor. that allows you to focus and leaves the patient much healthier.

>> you are 100 percent right. you give chemo therapy. you affect cancer cells and the rest of the body and they lose hair. and same thing for radiation with prostate cancer and now, you are right. personalized medicine is what we talk about. if you affect just those cells, you don't have to affect the rest of the body. and tell change the way we treat cancer. >> the notion of eradicating cancer too much pie in the sky? >> we are getting closer and we'll see treatment of cancer cells in a whole different way, it is very exciting. >> they found these things in connection with the leukemia and cancer of the blood obviously, but are they going to be common. and are you going to find the

mother cells in prostate cancer? >> and the reason why it is exciting, you have a lot of cells duplicating fast and that is the first one and they are back tracking to get to the stem cells and start generating the cancer cells. we'll so them in bladder cancer and kidney cancer and especially prostate cancer and men don't have to remove the prostate anymore. we'll target them and shut them down and they are done. >> and any estimate on how far out we are from being able to target the particular cells? >> the time we find these and clinical trials, 3- 5 years at least. >> that could mean a sea change in the treatment of cancer in 3- 5 years. >> all right. >> it is exciting. >> thank you. >> and jon, president franklin

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among other pursuits, americans are ready to hit the road this memorial day weekend. aaa predicts after a long case of cabin fever this winter and with a few more dollars in their pockets to spend, more than 36 million people will travel 50 miles or more over the weekend that unofficially kicks off the start to summer. if that holds true, it would be the largest number of people traveling since 2005 and most of those people, unfortunately, are going to be on the road in front of me. >> right. that's always a challenge. speaking of driving, jon, frustration and driving can really go hand in hand

sometimes. >> yeah. >> but it breaks down depending on your gender. a new poll shows women are more likely to be ticked off by tailgaters than men. but men are more likely to be bothered by people driving slow in the fast lane. >> i'm one of them. >> are you one of those? >> yes. thanks for joining us. have a great weekend. >> "the real story" with gretchen starts now. and we start with the unprecedented wildfires raging in southern california. thousands of people forced out of their homes and more could soon follow. hi, everyone. i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" for a friday. right now, nearly 20,000 mu evacuation notices have been ordered. in san marcos, firefighters slowly starting to get this blaze under control. 10% contained as of many morning. some people there are even returning home. but this is just one of nine fires burning at the same time in this region. meantime, two teens are arrested and charged with starting at least