stretched thin. a combination of drought, high temperatures, and lightning-packed storms fuel massive wildfires out west that have drained fire fighting sources. an agitated hillary clinton says the e-mail controversy dogging her campaign has, quote, nothing do with me. and the female sex drug is approved, but buyer beware. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 19th, 2015. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm alison harmelin in this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, august 19th, 2015. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm alison harmelin in for anne-marie green. firefighters are stretched thin in their battle to fight the massive wildfires in the west.

in the past midwest more than 2,600 were reported. yesterday 16 new large wildfires were reported. dozens are burning through drought-stricken land. the hot dry weather is making the flames unpredictable. resources are fading and the conditions are taking a physical toll on the firefighters. chris martinez reports. >> reporter: about 100 wildfires are raging across 17 western states. >> i've been in the fire service for 16 years. this is one of the worst years that i've seen. >> reporter: this is what's left of waterfront homes in chelan, washington. >> they couldn't get here. >> reporter: washington military are filling in. they're working to help fight fire and relieve firefighter fatigue. >> right now our mission is to make sure the fire doesn't creep down to the fire line down beloaf. >> reporter: if they jump past that line, that i could threaten homes below.

in california, a fire grew the 2,000 acres tuesday. evacuation orders remained in effect over concerns of spot fires. >> we're dealing with steep rugged terrain, you know, drought-stricken vegetation. it's kind of a difficult place to work. >> reporter: fire experts say september and october could be just as active unless there is significant rainfall. chris martinez, cbs news, castaic, california. this morning three men are missing after devastating landslides in alaska. they happened yesterday in sitka about 600 miles southeast of anchorage. the men are presumed dead. a rush of logs, mud, and debris apparently trapped them. recovery crews will try to find the bodies when conditions improve. the landslides came after heavy flooding hit sitka. the area saw more than 2 inches of rain in 24 hours. this morning tropical storm danny is becoming strong in the

atlantic. it could become the first named hurricane of the season. the storm packs winds of 60 miles right now and poses no threat to land. hillary clinton stands by her claim that she did nothing wrong with her e-mail server. the controversy is taking a serious toll on the front-runner's presidential campaign. brook silva-braga is here in new york. good morning, brock. >> good morning, alison. hillary clinton once again denied breaking the law when pressed in las vegas tuesday about her use of a personal e-mail server during her time as secretary of state. >> no matter what anybody tries to say, the facts are stubborn. what i did was legally permitted, number one, first and foremost, okay? >> reporter: clinton didn't directly answer questions about whether she ordered the server

to be wiped clean, even joking about it. >> like, what with a cloth or something? no. we turned over everything that was work-related. every single thing. >> reporter: questions about e-mail security have clouded clinton's presidential campaign. some polls show her losing ground to bernie sanders. some republicans say it raises questions about clinton's honesty. >> the more energy she put into cleansing or wiping this server clean, i think your viewers should take or infer from that that perhaps there was something on there she really didn't want us to see. >> reporter: clinton said she only withheld personal e-mails and only used the account for nonclassified messages. two claims of an fbi investigation and lots of media questions will continue to test. one question is how secure and how sensitive these e-mails were. on monday the state department revealed more than 300 e-mails can't be released to the media

because of concern they may contain classified information. clinton said they were not marked as classified at the time. >> brook sil va-braga in new york. thank you, brook. and stemming from donald trumps's plan. a number of gop white house hopefuls are calling for a review of the 14th amendment which grants citizenship to anyone born in the united states, but former florida governor jeb bush is not one of them. >> that's a constitutional right, and mr. trump can say that he's for this because people are frustrated that it's abused and we ought to fix the problem rather than take away rights that are constitutionally endowed. >> bush also dismissed trump's proposals for a trade embargo with mexico and a fence along the southern border. the nuclear deal with iran

will survive congress. that's the message from mitch mcconnell. kentucky senator mitch mcconnell says congress will likely approve president obama's plan. that's despite opposition from many in the gop and some democrats. new jersey senator bob member anyone dez is the latest democrat to publicly oppose the deal. a green light for the little pink pill. they approved the first prescription drug designed to produce sexual desire in women but dr. jon lapook shows us why the pill carries a dose of controversy. >> happy birthday, grandma. >> reporter: sherry mike is a married mother of two. after going on birth control in her late teens, she noticed a change in her sex drive. >> the lack of desire, lack of sexual thoughts, no libido is kind of holding us back from being truly happy. >> reporter: the drug addyi is designed to treat low libido in prepen pausal women. the 34-year-old is eager to see if it works for her.

>> i've tried vitamins, me and my husband have tried counseling, hypnotherapy, but none of those have worked. >> reporter: side effects include sleepiness, nauseousness and when used with alcohol, fainting. there is a warning not to use alcohol with the drug which must be taken daily. before today the drug was rejected twice because of the concerns about its side effects and its level of effectiveness. campaign called even the score lobbied congress and the fda for approval. >> you have countless medication options that will make you just as randy as a teenager. >> reporter: they made this spoof ad and charged sexism because there was no sex drug for women. dr. adria dr. adrian fugh-berman asked the fda to reject the drug. >> it will signal to them they

can launch a well funded campaign and pressure the fda to approve a drug that it wouldn't approve based on the science. >> the fda says this approval comes with a boxed warning. the warning will alps apply to patients on certain medications and those with live disease. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. and coming up on "cbs this morning," cindy whitehead is in studio 57. she's the ceo of sprout pharmaceuticals, the company that makes addyi. an explosion severely damaged a motel in bremerton, washington, west of seattle. the motel 6 was evacuated moments after guests reported smelling gas. firefighters were blown back 20 feet by the explosion. gas company worker was critically hurt with second and third-degree burns. and on the "cbs moneywatch," gm's possible chinese import and a recall of an ikea nightlight. hena daniels is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, hena. >> good morning, alison. general motors may have a new buick made in china that that would make it the first detroit automaker to make a chinese

vehicle in the u.s. a compact crossover vehicle could be sold by late 2016. the auto union workers is blasting the gm plan. stocks in china plunged for a second straight day on fears of a further devaluation of currency. tokyo's nikkei lost 1.5%. hong kong's hang seng lost 1%. the dow lost 33 points, the s&p dropped 5 points and the nasdaq dropped 32 points. ikea is recalling children's night lights because of the risk of electrical shock. they automatically turn on in the dark and off in the light. one child in austria received an electric shock and suffered minor hand wounds. consumers should stop using the lights and compact ikea for a

full refund. it's part of president obama's push to reduce climate challenge. the plan would cut methane from oil and gas drill big 40% to 45% by 2025 compared to 2012 levels. alison? >> hena daniels at the new york stock exchange. thanks, hena. coming up on the "morning news," prep school scandal. the trial of a graduate accused of rape shines a light on an alleged school tradition targeting younger women students. this is the "cbs morning news." as my diabetes changed, it got harder to control my blood sugar. today, i'm asking about levemir®. vo: levemir® is an injectable insulin that can give you blood sugar control for up to 24 hours. and levemir® helps lower your a1c. levemir® lasts 42 days without refrigeration. that's 50% longer than lantus®, which lasts 28 days. levemir® comes in flextouch, the latest in insulin pen technology from novo nordisk.

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an elite prep school. a graduate of st. paul's is accused of sexually assaulting a first year student. it's called a secret tradition at the new england boarding school. anna werner reports. >> for the record, would you please state your name. >> reporter: 19-year-old owen labrie sat stoic at the defense table. her face was not shown to protect her identity. prosecutors charge him with raping the freshman girl who was 15 at the time on the roof of campus building in may 2014. the charges have rocked the exclusive college prep school which has the tradition of graduating notable people including secretary of state john kerry. in her opening statement tuesday prosecutor katherine russell told the jury the alleged rape was in line with another kind of traditional the school, something called senior salute where graduating young men would try to have sex with younger students. >> for several months prior to

sending that invitation, the defendant had developed a list of girls that he considered for possible senior salute. this is the list. >> reporter: but labrie's defense attorney jay carney said the two agreed to meet. he pointed to e-mails between them. >> there's no question that [ bleep ] knew exactly what she was doing by inviting them to get together because it was a source of pride for girls of the school to be asked to participate with a senior in a senior salute. >> labrie is expected to testify in his own defense in this trial. he has said although the two had physical contact, they did not have sexual intercourse. in a statement the school's director said the state of this culture is not emblematic of our

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one-game lead in the american league east. alex rodriguez broke an 0 for 18 slim p with the 25th grand slam of his career. the seventh inning blast gave new york a one-one lead. the yanks went on to beat minnesota, 8-4. in st. louis the giants' ryan vogelsong picked two innings and bumgarner got a rally as the giants beat the cardinals, 2-0. and a joint practice between the dallas cowboys and st. louis rams after several fights broke out. during the third fight dallas star receiver dez bryant got punched in the face. it was the second time in two weeks that the joint practice had to be cut short in an nfl training camp. and when we return, sounding off. a community angered over unfounded documents from the city council. unfounded documents from the city council.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. and taking another look at today's top stories, firefighters are struggling to find enough support to fight about 100 wildfires in the west. many are battling fatigue. hundreds of u.s. troops began training today to help in the fight. and hillary clinton is pushing back on her e-mail controversy. the democratic front-runner says she's done nothing illegal, but the issue appears to be hurting her poll numbers. the hackers who stole information from cheating website ashley madison have released information on 37 million customers. it was supposedly released on dark web whether you need

information to access it. as many as a million e-mails may have been part of the data dump. one california city is now at the center of the national de-bates over immigration. two undocumented immigrants have been forced to serve as officials in huntington park. ben tracy has the story. >> we the people implies we the citizen, not we the illegal aliens. >> reporter: tensions boiled over at huntington park city's council meeting overnight because of the city's decision to appoint two undocumented i e immigrants to its advisory commission. >> do you consider yourself an american? >> yes. >> reporter: 21-year-old julian zatarain is now a member of the parks commission. he sneaked into the united states from mexico when he was 13 to be with his mother. >> i want to do something better for my city. >> reporter: undocumented immigrants make up more than 15% of the population of huntington park. mayor karina macias says it's

time to give them a voice in city government. >> but are you sending a message that you can break the law and be rewarded for that? >> i don't think so. you're not going get rid of them. you're not going to support them. so what are you going to do? you have to engage them in a popular way. >> reporter: those who oppose say they shouldn't be given to an illegal immigrant. hey say they don't deserve the benefits of it. >> if you start giving out those benefits like they're candy, not earned, ultimately you destroy the value of citizenship and the basis of our american democracy. >> reporter: california law does not prohibit them from serving on councils but federal law does prohibit them from being paid, so the two new commissioners here in huntington park will be unpaid volunteers. ben tracy, cbs news, huntington park, california. an 8-year-old boy in ohio is showing off his new ears at ohio's hospital. elijah bell was born with no ears but from surgery he has ears created from his ribcage. he can't wait to show them off when he starts school next week. >> and coming up after your

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there is a new strain of super life in texas. a new study suggests lice in 25 states appear to be resistant. doctors say the prescription treatments will work but it can cost more than $100. a veterinarian found a way to help beloved pets get a new lease on life. chip reid talked about owners willing to pay a hefty price in order to save a kitty. >> reporter: andre gonciar and his wife arrived one morning at

a university of pennsylvania hospital. in the crate was their cat oki who did not seem please and who can blame him. he's used up most of his nine lives. as a kitten he was found clinging to life in romania. his latest affliction is kidney failure. he came all the way from buffalo for a transplant. yes, a transplant. and when was the last time you saw an operation begin with a kiss from the surgeon. the surgery alone cost more than $16,000 plus airfare, hotels, medical tests, and follow-up appointments. how much do you think you will have paid by the time this is over? >> i'm hoping it will not be over $30,000. >> $30,000. >> yeah. >> reporter: it's money he has set aside for a down payment on a house. they've done 155 of these operations here in 1998. on average cats live another three years. gonciar admits some people think he's a little craze kr to spend all that money on a cat that's

nearly 12 years old. how do you explain it to them? >> well, i would tell them to look at their child as their mother and ask themselves the same question. >> reporter: if you're wondering where they get the healthy kidney, well, oki's came from cherry garcia who was found in a shelter. that may sound cruel, but cherry probably would have been euthanized and part of the plan is the owner of the cat who gets kidney must adopt the cat who gives the kidney. both are doing well and are slowly adjusting to the fact that like it or not, they're in this together. chip reid, cbs news, philadelphia. and coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we'll talk with cindy whitehead, ceo of sprout pharmaceuticals which makes ed a pharmaceuticals which makes

addyi, thewomen's female libido addyi, the women's female libido drug. and bugs and how to treat and prevent them and singer ciara jones us in the studio. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday morning. thanks for watching. i'm alison harmelin. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

good morning, and happy "hump day." we are in the middle of the week. we start off with a live look at the golden gate bridge.

>> a few people coming into work. >> a couple. it is wednesday, august 19. i'm maria medina. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. let's talk about traffic and weather on this wednesday. good morning, sir. how are you? >> good morning, mr. mallicoat. maria, how are you? >> good morning. >> starting out the same way we did yesterday. as the fog does its thing, the numbers as we look at the transamerica pyramid we have temperatures in the low 60s for the most part. it has been an unusually warm august. will that hold true as we get into this weekend? look at the numbers how high they are. we'll have the forecast in a minute. >> we had an accident in san jose which briefly shut down lanes. guadalupe parkway is now open and 880 rolling well in both directions right here through the oakland area. i'll have more "kcbs traffic" for you in just a few minutes. san jose police are still looking for the third suspect in a homicide at a san jose office building and police have released surveillance video shin