news updates are always on cbs-sf dot com. all right, guys, that would do it for us here at 5 pm. we will see you back here at 6 pm. >> ninan: state of emergency. thousands of firefighters on the front lines in california battling more than a dozen dangerous wildfires. also tonight, countdown to the midterms. president trump says he's hitting the campaign trail. many farmers are not giving up on the president, even though they're being devastated by the trade war with china. >> i'm a good american. i believe that we all have to toe the line. >> ninan: an unprecedented move by pope francis, stripping cardinal theodore mccarrick of his rank over allegations of sexual abuse. >> when it comes to sex abuse, you are going to be held accountable. >> ninan: and in nicaragua, more antigovernment protests, and

doctors say they're being threatened for helping injured demonstrators. > ninan: good evening. i'm reena ninan. we begin in california, where the death toll stands at five from a massive wildfire burning north of sacramento. two young children and their great-grandmother were killed after flames destroyed their home. two other firefighters were killed earlier this week. more than 80 wildfires are still burning in 13 states. that's more than three-quarters of a million acres. carter evans is near redding, california, with the latest. >> reporter: the massive carr fire doubled in size overnight with a burn area now almost as large as the city of philadelphia. today, crews scrambled to keep up with the wind-blown flames in difficult terrain. you can see the flames starting to eat up the grass here on the hillside. this fire is extremely hot, but this is just a small spot-fire.

and all it takes is a gust of wind to start spreading. you can see it blowing the ash and embers. thats part of the problem? >> that's a huge part, right? this is the story right here in one small example as why this fire is progressing so quickly. >> reporter: cal fire battalion chief jonathan cox says the extreme weather is what makes this fire so dangerous. >> we're seeing fire behaviour in this part of california that has never been witnessed by firefighters in a generation. >> reporter: on thursday, vicious winds blew flames into the city of redding. thousands of residents scrambled to flee as the fire torched block after block. so far, at least 500 structures have burned. most haven't been allowed back into the evacuation area to see if their home survived. this woman found out when she saw her burned-out house on tv. >> my girlfriend was screaming in horror. she was asking me, "is it my house? is it my house?" and i wanted not to say anything until i was sure, but, unfortunately, we watched her house go up in flames.

>> reporter: about a dozen people have been reported missing, including melody bledsoe and her two great-grandchildren. >> yeah, i was with them and-- >> reporter: her husband, ed, left the house when the fire was still miles away. when he finally got back to his burned-out home, they were gone. family members confirmed late saturday all three had died. there's a home through the trees there that firefighters were able to save, but there still are a lot of hot spots today, and it's also extremely hot out. the temperatures, the triple-digit weather, and gusty, windy conditions, that's expected to last for a week. reena. >> ninan: incredible images. carter evans near redding, california. panic at a mall in mcallen, texas, near the border of mexico. armed officers rushed in after people inside the mall rushed out following reports of shots being fired. but police say it was actually glass shattering during a jewelry store robbery. several suspects are now in custody. no one was injured. in houston, a memorial service

was held today for a cardiologist shot to death while riding his bike. police now say there's a high probability he was targeted. nikki battiste has the story. >> reporter: mourners remembered renowned doctor mark hausknecht in this houston churchaturday. surveillance video from july 20 around the houston medical complex shows 65-year-old hausknecht riding his yellow bike moments before he was murdered. houston police say he was shot three times by this suspect, who they call a very dangerous individual. the suspect was also riding a bike, wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses, and a backpack. the man rode past the doctor, continued for two blocks, before turning around and firing. >> from top to bottom, it's a perplexing case. >> reporter: police chief art acevedo says they have not identified a motive in the killing of hausknecht, who treated president george h.w. bush in 2000 for an irregular heartbeat. houston police released this

tweet thursday saying, "there is a high probability the doctor was targeted." >> we're going to end up identifying this individual, and we'll be able to get justice for the family and, most importantly, justice for this community that had a brilliant cardiologist taken from us. >> reporter: dr. hausknecht's obituary read, "the man who healed so many hearts during his life has left so many broken by his death." his family thanked law enforcement for their diligence. and, reena, they say they are grateful for the outpouring of love and support. >> ninan: i love what his bio said, "the man who healed so many hearts." nikki, thank you so much. well, now to a sex abuse scandal in the catholic church. theodore mccarrick is no longer a cardinal. pope francis stripped him of his tietled over allegations of sexual abuse. seth doane has the story. >> reporter: cardinals are called princes of the catholic church, and amid this elite group, cardinal theodore mccarrick stood out as one of the most public figures in the church. by stripping him of the rank of

cardinal, pope francis is sending a message, says greg burke, the director of the holy see press office. >> what this means is that no matter how important your position, no matter how prestigious, when it comes to sex abuse, you are going to be held accountable. >> reporter: the 88-year-old had been removed from public ministry earlier this summer after a church panel ruled he'd abused a teenage altar boy in the early 1970s while he was a priest in new york. in recent weeks, a number of other sex abuse allegations against minors and adult seminarians have surfaced. theology professor candida moss says the problem is systemic. >> we're not just talking about the abuse of minors and lay persons within the church. we're also having a kind of "me too" movement in the catholic church with respect to the seminarians. >> reporter: we've spoken with monsignor anthony figueiredo as these high-profile sex abuse scandals have unfolded. >> i think we're at a very serious moment in the catholic church. >> reporter: why?

>> the catholic church is based on the credibility of its ministers. and if people cannot trust ministers of the church with themselves, with their own lives, with their children, well, who can they trust? >> reporter: allowing a cardinal to step down and ordering a life of penance and prayer before a church trial comes as the church tries to prove it's serious about battling sex abusers in its ranks. seth doane, cbs news, rome. >> ninan: three women in media are speaking out today in support of cbs chairman and c.e.o. leslie moonves after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him in a "new yorker" article. actress lynda carter best known for her role as "wonder woman," tweeted her support, writing:

one of the highest ranking female executives at cbs, ad sales chief jo ann ross, also wrote a statement, in part: nd sharon osbourne, cohost of "t talk," tweeted: according to "the new yorker," six women say they were sexually harassed by moonves. in the article, moonves admits that decades ago he may have made some women uncomfortable and regrets that immensely. cbs corpivation investigating. it's just three months until the midterm elections, and president trump is promising to do everything he can to keep the republican majority in both the house and the senate, but his efforts may run into a roadblock because of the russia investigation. mola lenghi is traveling with the president in new jersey. >> reporter: arriving for a weekend at his golf club in bedminster, new jersey, the president was riding a bit of an economic high. on friday, he touted 4.1%

economic growth in the second quarter. >> we've accomplished an economic turnaround of historic proportions. >> reporter: tomorrow marks 100 days until the midterm elections, and the president is hoping a strong economy will translate into a strong showing for g.o.p. candidates in the fall. on fox news' sean hannity's radio show, president trump revealed his plans to hit the campaign trail for republicans competing in the hottest races in the country. >> i am going to work very hard. i'll go six or seven days a week. >> reporter: former white house adviser steve bannon also told hannity the midterms will be the beginning of president trump's 2020 re-election campaign. >> this is going to be an up-or-down vote. it's a referendum on the trump presidency. >> reporter: but the president will also bring some baggage to the trail-- an intensifying investigation into russia's 2016 election meddling, in which michael cohen, the president's former fixer, appears ready to cooperate with special counsel robert mueller. he has accused mr. trump of knowing in advance about a 2016 trump tower meeting involving

donald trump jr. and several russians, claims president trump denies. the president is scheduled to return to washington tomorrow. when he departed yesterday, he avoided questions about michael cohen, questions he'll very likely have to face at a press conference on moay when he hosts the prime minister of italy at the white house. reena. >> ninan: we'll be watching that press conference. thank you very much, mola. and tomorrow on "face the nation" here on cbs, margaret brennan's guest will include president trump's personal attorney, rudy giuliani. president trump is trying to help american farmers hurt by tariffs against foreign goods. this week, he reached a deal with the e.u. to increase soy imports. after meeting with the president of the european commission. he also blamed china for targeting u.s. farmers in a speech in illinois the next day. >> so as part of my agreement with the european union, they've agreed to purchase almost immediately large amounts of

american soybeans, because china really tried to hurt the american farmer. ( applause ) >> ninan: also this week, the president offered u.s. farmers a $12 billion financial aid package. adriana diaz met with some farmers who say they don't want the government handout. >> reporter: do you feel like soldiers on the front lines of this emerging trade war? >> right now, we're at a fair disadvantage. we have no control over anything. everything is based in washington between the united states and the chinese, and we have no control over that, but the markets are going down. if this continues for any length of time, there are going to be certain people that are not going to continue to farm, and that will be sad. repr: thempadnistraon h china h tariffs on metals, china shot back with their own tariffs, including a 25% tax on u.s. soybeans. the result? prices have plummeted. >> right now, it's close to 20% drop in what soybean prices are. you're looking at 20% less that you're going to be receiving on a specific commodity.

that's about all we can really probably afford without starting to start to panic a little bit more. >> reporter: did you all vote for president trump? >> i did. >> i did. >> i did. >> yeah. >> it has nothing to do with why i support whats going on right now. >> reporter: do you support the administration, even though you're being hurt by these retaliatory tariffs? >> i do. i'm a good american. i believe that we all have to toe the line. >> reporter: so you're okay with bearing the brunt of these tariffs? >> if i had my druthers, no. but-- but am i willing to take my lumps for the better-- you know, for the benefit of the entire country? yes, i personally am. >> reporter: you're willing to weather the storm for a certain amount of time, but how long is too long? >> well, the scottish in me says, to the death. >> reporter: adriana diaz, cbs news, illinois. anti-government protests.

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during this raid on the opposition-held neighborhood. merlin espinoza was his partner. was it worth it? ( speaking spanish ) for your children. >> si. ( speaking spanish ) >> reporter: you hope their future is not like your present. by some estimates, more than 400 have been killed in three months of protests against president daniel ortega, who critics say has become a dictator but supporters call their rightfully elected leader. the protests started in the universities. we questioned high-ranking party official jacinto suarez. "only 10 students died," he said, referring to the initial protests. he calls it an attempted coup. ( speaking spanish ) they're saying human rights groups are saying there's a much

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cbsn, our digital streaming network at cbsnews.com. i'm reena ninan in new york. live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >> it is like a war zone. it is like, a bomb just hit. each house. it just exploded. death and destruction in chester county. hundreds of homes, burned to the ground as a massive wildfire rages out of control near redding. first, a new blaze has broken out in one country. i am michelle griego. that fire erupted a short while ago near berryessa. it has brand 100 acres in less than 1 hour, and is forcing evacuations. here is a picture taken from orcs -- oak shores park, looking southeast across the lake. you can see a big plume of smoke in hills. people swimming at oak shores park captured the video, playing, flying low, dropping

bright red fire retardant in attempt to make an attempt to stop the spread. boaters posted this video on snapchat, huge plumes of smoke filling the sky. multiple structures are on fire. right now, there are mandatory evacuations in the highlands, steele canyon road, we have a crew on the way to napa, they should arrive within the hour. we will keep you posted. weather is not helping, even at this late hour. the numbers near the fire at lake berryessa are at 96 degrees, winds have picked up in the last 60 minutes. they are gusting at 15 miles per hour. they will ease a little bit overnight. the combination of temperatures in the 90s, and humidity in the low 20s is not a good one. there are no prospects for a changing tomorro is sll infu force income -- in southern salad -- california. we will have the complete

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