♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> quijano: wildfires rage in the west. thousands of acres torched, hundreds of homes threatened. some have already burned. >> i hope the wind is blowing away from the ocean and our houses. >> quijano: also tonight, president trump's lawyer suggests the president has the power to pardon himself in the russia investigation. a new cbs news poll shows democrats with a slight edge in the battle for the house. four murders in a phoenix suburb. police say at least three of the killings are connected. shooting from the flip, an off- duty f.b.i. agent shows off his dance moves, and accidentally fires into the crowd. and they defied evacuation orders and are now surrounded by lava.

the only way out of this volcano emergency is up. >> lava has covered it all. there is nothing left here. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano. wildfire season is off to an explosive start in the west. more than a dozen fires are burning in five states. the largest are in southern colorado and new mexico. drought conditions there range from extreme to exceptional. and hundreds of homes are threatened. here's mireya villarreal. >> we've got winds. >> reporter: strong winds are fueling the ute park fire in northern new mexico. since thursday, more than 30,000 acres have burned. >> oh my god. >> it's so hot. >> reporter: rick archuleta and his son captured dramatic video of their evacuation from a camp site. they are among 2200 people forced out of the area as crews work around the clock to put out

the flames. >> i hate to say that we're getting used to it, but we're prepared. and you know, we were able to mobilize everybody very quickly. >> reporter: 250 miles west near durango, colorado, the so-called "416 fire" has consumed over 2,000 acres in the san juan national forest. the blaze has closed down a major highway and is threatening nearly 500 homes. erratic winds are also being blamed for the fast moving flames in orange county, california. the aliso canyon fire broke out saturday afternoon, 2100 people are being kept from their homes. >> i hope the wind is blowing away from the ocean and our houses. >> reporter: dense vegetation and rough terrain made it difficult for firefighters on the ground, forcing them to rely on water and fire retardant drops from the air. john delangis has lived here for 35 years and is hopeful crews will quickly get things under control. >> it goes back to, gosh, a decade and a half ago when we

lost over 300 homes here. and you always think is that next big one to come through here? >> reporter: the wind has died down here in california and rain is expected over the next few days in colorado and new mexico so firefighters tell me they are cautiously optimistic that they will be able to get a handle on these fires. but elaine, they also say they believe this is just a snap shot of what they expect to see over the hot summer months. >> quijano: mireya, thank you. the mid-term elections are five months away and a cbs news poll out today shows the battle for the house is a toss-up. if the election were today, a poll finds democrats would likely win 219 seats. just one more than the 218 needed for a majority. factoring in the margin of error, control of the house is up for grabs. control of the russia investigation was a heated topic this weekend. does the president have to testify and could he possibly pardon himself?here'sarnett. >> the president of the united states. >> uh-huh.

>> uhh-- pardoning himself would just be unthinkable. and it-- would-- it would lead to, probably-- an immediate impeachment. >> reporter: after speaking with his client, president trump twice on saturday, attorney rudy giuliani says the president has the possibility to pardon himself but probably won't. acknowledging the political pitfalls it might bring. >> president trump has no need to do that, he didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: but giuliani used his tv appearances to bolster the president's legal defense against a potential spp to testify in the russia probe. a newly published 20 page memo sent from the trump legal team to robert mueller in january suggests a sitting president cannot abstruct justice, with determine. >> it is an outrageous claim it's wrong. >> reporter: governor chris

christie who lead trump's presidential transition says those claims go too far. mr. trump's lawyers also wrote in the memo to mueller the president dictated a short but accurate response about the trump to we are meeting before the election which included a russian informant. that contradicts what jay sekulow, who was part of trump's legal team, said at the time. >> the president was not involved in the drafting of the statement. >> reporter: the statement claimed russian adoptions were the focus before it was revealed to be based on damaging information about hillary clinton instead. giuliani said the mistake is sekulow's. >> it's jay, not the president, that is the wisdom of not having a president testify. >> reporter: just to clarify, the president's attorney is suggesting that the commander in chief not be made available to be interviewed by the special counsel at this time. giuliani citing more than a million documents handed over, and dozens of witnesses made available to the special counsel in justifying his position. the special counsel, as usual, is not commenting. elaine. >> quijano: errol barnett, thank you. the phoenix suburb of scottsdale, population 240,000, is listed as one of the safest

cities in arizona. but in recent days there have been four murders. as tony dokoupil reports, several killings are connected. >> reporter: dr. steven pitt died much as he lived, wrapped up in a murder mystery. the distinguished forensic psychiatrist advised police on high profile killings, including the unsolved murder of child beauty contestant jon benet ramsey. now police are looking for answers after pitt himself was gunned down outside his office thursday. authorities released this sketch of the suspect described as a white male in a cap. witnesses heard a loud argument then gunfire. less than 24 hours later a second murder victim collapsed near a bus apparently looking for help. she had been shot in the head. police followed a trail of blood from the street to a third victim inside the law office where both women worked. >> we have been able to tie the- - or basically determine that

the shooting on first street is related to the shooting of dr. steven pitt. >> reporter: scottsdale police sergeant ben hoster identified the victims as veleria sharp and laura anderson. and police have now confirmed a fourth victim in 48 hours, marshall levine, a hypnotherapist and life coach. >> this one we are still trying to determine what involvement if any it has. >> reporter: at a press conference saturday, police say they have no reason to believe more than one shooter is involved. they're asking the public to remain vigilant and call in any tips. elaine, the reward now for information leading to a conviction is up to $21,000. >> quijano: tony, thank you. an f.b.i. agent is under investigation after his gun accidentally went off on a dance floor in denver. meg oliver has the video. >> reporter: just after midnight at the mile high sports bar, an off-duty f.b.i. agent took center stage, wowing the crowd with dance moves, even a fancy flip. in mid-air you can see the agent's gun fly from his holster.

as he reaches to grab it, a shot fires into the crowd, hitting a man in his lower leg. cara chancellor watched it unfold. >> right as did he that back flip, his gun fell out and it hit the ground. it shot off. >> reporter: from this angle, you can see the agent throws up his hands and walks away from the dance floor. 911 calls poured in to the denver police dispatch. >> about two minutes after that, paramedics start flooding in. and they're crowding this guy. >> reporter: the club was quickly evacuated and the victim transported to the hospital. he is in good condition. in a statement, denver police called it "an apparent accidental shooting." when the agent retrieved his handgun an unintended discharge occurred. it is unclear if the agent was drinking at the time of the incident. police have tested his blood to determine if alcohol might have played a role. the agent's identity has not been released.

he was taken to police headquarters and released to an f.b.i. supervisor. the f.b.i. is not commenting calling it "a personnel matter." the denver district attorney's office will determine whether charges will be filed. elaine. >> quijano: meg, thank you. on hawaii's big island, about a dozen people who ignored evacuation orders are now surrounded by flowing lava. their only way out will be by helicopter. carter evans has a view of the danger from above. >> that is a huge, huge lava front there, just consuming everything in its path. massive amounts of molten rock, an unstoppable force of nature. >> reporter: from above the devastation is widespread. >> this is the community of kapoho, authorities have been anticipating that the lava would get here for days. >> reporter: helicopter pilot colin burkardt has watched it all unfold since the eruption began a month ago. >> this will be a lava flow, it may never go back to the crater,

it may never shift back up the rift zone. >> reporter: homes and businesses are gone and anything that survives here will be cut off from the rest of the island. residents packed up what they could before the lava arrived. >> this area is known as "four corners" because it's the intersection of two major highways. lava has covered it all. there is nothing left here. and with it, the two major escape routes for people in this community. >> this is bill's house. >> reporter: on the ground in leilani estates, lava is still taking out homes. when this one caught fire, a sheriff's deputy on vacation from virginia and curious about the lava just happened to be there. >> so i went around the side, banged on the door a couple of times. announced, you know, sheriff's department, and then i breached the door. >> reporter: smoke filled the home, but no one was there. deputy patch helplessly watched it burn. >> it was bad, knowing you can't do anything about it.

>> reporter: from the air, leilani estates has changed dramatically over the last four weeks. where there were once homes and a thriving community there are now just rivers of lava with no end in site. the landscape here has been changed permanently. elaine? >> quijano: carter evans, thank you. nearly four months after the shooting massacre in parkland, florida, it's graduation day for more than 780 students at marjory stoneman douglas high school. the ceremony was held at a sports arena that holds thousands. four of the 17 who were killed would have graduated today. family members accepted their diplomas. a graduate at marshfield high school in massachusetts received quite a surprise with his diploma. ( cheers and applause ) tyler solomon crossed the stage and saw his father, army sergeant damon solomon waiting for him. sergeant solomon made a surprise trip home from a year long deployment overseas.

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>> quijano: we end tonight with a medical emergency aboard a spirit airlines jet. a man's heart stops beating, then some quick thinking passengers and crew members show what team spirit is all about. here's kris van cleave. ( applause ) >> reporter: it's a moment that warms jerry drouillard's heart. >> don't clap for me, all i did was survive. ( laughter ) >> reporter: a chance to say thank you to the strangers who kept that very same heart beating. >> good to meet you. >> thank you. >> reporter: do you remember the seat you were sitting in? >> yeah, it was right here, it's 16d. i said, oh great, i made the flight, i will take a nap. that was almost permanent. >> reporter: drouillard, who owns a car dealership with his family boarded his spirit flight from detroit to orlando after finishing his final radiation treatment for prostate cancer. with the plane still at the gate, he suffered a massive

heart attack. >> just knew something was wrong. >> reporter: jeff krueger had just finished his c.p.r. class three weeks earlier, he and flight attendant ches harrison were the first to come to jerry's aid. >> did you feel a pulse? >> no. >> there was none. >> reporter: so you have to be thinking this man is dead. >> it crossed our minds, yes. >> you don't expect somebody to say call 911 on an airplane. >> reporter: nurse sue niehaus was sitting just a couple of rows away, so was katie yombik who just happened to be a cardiac care nurse. >> this guy was on his way out, you can tell. he had the oxygen on him, i think katie started the c.p.r. and it was a little exciting so i had to-- i started singing "stayin' alive" because they tell you when do you c.p.r. you sing "stayin' alive." ♪ ah, ah, ah, ah stayin' alive, stayin' alive ♪ >> reporter: still not responsive and with paramedics en route, they called for the plane's defibrillator. >> he didn't really wake up wake up, but he had a pulse. >> reporter: medics raced jerry to the hospital for a quintuple bypass.

his kids, jon and lori, thought they'd lost him. >> without them and without the actions that they took, the outcome would not have been the same. >> reporter: you might not have your dad. >> exactly. i might not have my dad if not for them, so they are heroes. >> they are definitely heroes. i mean, that is the definition of a hero. someone that steps up and saves another person. >> reporter: jerry says he doesn't remember what happened on the plane. >> this was a real miracle. that the people were there, everything fell into place, and i am so happy, glory to god for this, here i am. >> reporter: here with the heroes he's only just met, but who sure seem like family now. kris van cleave, cbs news, detroit. >> quijano: wonderful, that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." for more news go to cbsnews.com. i'm elaine quijano in new york. thank you for joining us and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh

access.wgbh.org even by bay area standards. nearly half the people here now say: they're ready to pack up. move out. new at 6:00, it's a startling statistic. nearly half the people here now say they are ready to pack up and move out. i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm brian hackney. more and more people are pulling out stakes, abandoning the bay area as housing prices continue to climb. new at 6:00, kpix 5 kiet do shows us the numbers. >> reporter: it's been a good 30-year run in the bay area. but with housing prices skyrocketing. >> the patio. >> reporter: they are as ready as they will ever be. >> the kitchen. >> reporter: for the next chapter of their lives. >> we'll leave some things behind in order to stay closer to our children and build new memories. >> reporter: the bay area council released their annual poll, finding more people than ever have plans of leaving the bay area. in 2016 24% of the respondents

had plans of moving out. in 2017 it crept up to 40%. and now it's up to 46%. where are they going? 61% said out of state, 24% said elsewhere in california, and 10% said texas. the number one reason? the housing crisis for the fourth straight year in a row. the jensen kids have all moved away to look for more affordable housing. >> what's hurting us, the prices are going up so high. kids leaving with grandkids who are going to schools in local area. we figured it's about family. it's about time to be closer to family, so that's kind of when you know when family has to leave for the prices. >> reporter: so the second story has been used for many things. >> reporter: speaking of prices, they think their 2,000- square foot home will sell for $1.7 million. the jensens bought it back in 2005 for $805,000. >> and we just thought we were stretched to the max. then you look 12 years down the road and it's going double that. i feel sorry for some of the people who cannot afford