and ham, spongebob squarepants. >> smokey the bear killed over. >> that is it for us at 5 pm. we will see you back here at 6 pm. in california. firefighters on the front lines of a fast-moving wildfire. homeowners now struggling with devastating news. >> reporter: do you feel betrayed by your insurance company? >> absolutely betrayed. >> ninan: also tonight, a jam-packed political weekend on the campaign trail. how president trump is rallying his base, while a democratic front-runner comes under fire in the battleground state of iowa. a 15-year-old arrested. a chicago teen accused of shooting a little girl on halloween. the new information we're learning tonight. dozens of boeing jets ground after cracks are found in planes. how one major airline is reassuring passengers tonight. and two hollywood stars on their fight to put more women in

charge. >> like, am i going to get in trouble? am i going to lose the deal? am i going to lose the job? and i'm like, "screw it, screw it. >> this is the "cbs weekend news." >> ninan: good evening, i'm reena ninan. tonight, firefighters are finally gaining ground on massive wildfires burning in california. more than half a dozen fires have burned more than 90,000 acres across the state in the last 10 days. more than 115 structures have been damaged or destroyed. danya bacchus begins our coverage in los angeles. >> reporter: wind-whipped flames threatened hundreds of homes as the maria fire scwik of quickly spread to more than 9,000 acres, threatening want area's tens of millions of dollars of lemon and avocado crop. >> it looked like a volcano. everything igniting, all the treeline and the brush. >> reporter: this video

reportedly shows the moment the maria fire ig90ed on halloween night. the electric company said it re-energized a power line moments before the fire erupted. in northern california, officials say the kinkaid fire that burned more than 77,000 acers and destroyed parts of wine country is now under control. >> we're looking to get back into the daily routine, you know, get back into our own beds. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of evacuees have returned home. the state's largest utility, pacific gas and electric, cut power to millions of california residents to prevent downed power lines from sparking fires. >> we have world-class firefighters doing world-class work every single day, and i couldn't be more proud of them. what we don't have are world-class utilities. >> reporter: california's governor, gavin newsom, was critical of the move by pg&e, calling for a restructuring of the already-bankrupt utility.

while the latest fires remain under investigation, wind-related damage to power lines has been implicated in a number of those fires. reena, those winds are expected to die down by sunday night. >> ninan: danya, thank you very much. well, with just over a year left until the 2020 election, the trump white house is reallying its base. vice president pence was in virginia today speaking at a republican "get out the vote" event. meanwhile, president trump rallied supporters in mississippi. here's natalie brand. >> the democrats' outrageous conduct has created an angry majority that will vote many do-nothing democrats out of office in 2020. ( cheers ) >> reporter: the president hit the campaign trail to rally republicans against the impeachment inquiry and try to shore up support for republican candidates on the ballot next week in what will be the first election-day test for both parties since the impeachment

inquiry began. >> you have the greatest economy in the history of our country. you have the highest stock market. >> reporter: the president also stepped up his strategy of making an economic appeal against impeachment as allies, including senator lindsey graham, urge him to focus on policy. >> president clinton, to his credit, when he was impeached by us-- and, clearly, most people thought we went too far and we paid a price at the ballot box-- he was able still to govern the country. >> let us honor our oath of office. >> reporter: heading into a presidential election year the impeachment inquiry enters a new public phase. >> you don't need a quid pro quo. you just need the quid, and the quid was there. but now we learning about the rest of it. >> reporter: as early as next week, transcripts of closed door depositions could be made public, and public hearings could begin midmonth with key witnesses as house democrats try to make the case that the president pressured ukraine to investigate political rival joe biden in exchange for releasing

u.s. military aid. cbs news has learned closed door depositions may be winding down with subpoenas issued to key white house attorneys, including john eisenberg, who was involved in moving the ukraine call summary to a special classified server. house democrats also want to hear next week from former national security adviser john bolton who indicated he would not testify without a subpoena. outgoing energy secretary rick perry was also asked to testify but declined last night pain spokeswoman sailed the secretary will not partake in a secret, star chamber inquisition. meanwhile, the president is expected to spend the night at trump tower in new york after taeppedding the yiewfn u.f.c. ft tonight. that's despite announcing this week he's changing his permanent residence to florida. reena. >> ninan: democratic presidential candidates are descending on iowa this weekend pain new poll finds massachusetts senator elizabeth warren in first place among

democratic voters in the hawkeye state. former vice president joe biden, now a distant fourth. ed o'keefe is on the trail in cedar rapids tonight. >> reporter: well, reinwith with three months to go before the iowa caucus we're heading into a season of higher station and tougher decisions. take the case of beto o'rourke who won acclaim from democrats across the country for his showing in a senate race last year but is now bowing out of the presidential race admitting he doesn't have the funding. his decision stunned staffers and volunteers here in iowa who had no idea the end was coming. some were seen outside a big party in tears. others, like kamala harris, are making tough decision, too. she's parting ways with most of her staff in the early primary state of new hampshire as she moves every last dollar she can here to iowa. she's vowed to finish in the top three but faces steep odds. and finally, the field is reacting to senator elizabeth

warren's plan to pay for her medicare for all proposal. after months of dodging questions about how she'd pay for tshe's unveiled a proposal that she says wouldn't raise classes on middle-class americans. but opponents, like former vice president joe biden call her idea mathematical gymnastics. health care remains the top substantive issue of debate among the candidates because it's a top-of-mind concern for voters here in iowa and across the country. >> ninan: ed o'keefe. thank you very much, ed. in chicago a teenaged boy is being held behind bars tonight accused of nearly killing a seven-year-old trick-or-treater on halloween. and as kenneth craig reports, the young girl was just an innocent bystander. >> reporter: it took chicago police just a few hours to track down the alleged gunman. ( gunfire ) a 15-year-old gang member who fired at least seven times into a crowd of children on halloween. the teenaged boy, whose name is not being released, is now charged with two counts of attempted murder and aggravated

battery. police say his target was a rival gang member who was shot in the hand. but a seven-year-old girl was caught in the hail of gunfire, hit in the neck, and still in the hospital fighting for her life. "she was hardly moving and her gaze was fixed," says this man who tried to hospital young girl and her father. the shooting rattled the city and its police superintendent, ctd jaw. >> the shooting yesterday was reprehensible. >> reporter: his news conference was originally intended to highlight the notable declines of violent crimes in the city, including a more than 20% drop in murders. johnson says it's progress but no cause for celebration. nationwide, in the past three months, least 47 children under the age of 10 have been killed by guns. peter garza is a former chicago detective and a concerned community member.

>> we don't tolerate this type of violence in our community, that we want to send a message of support and love towards that little girl and her family. >> reporter: kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. >> ninan: a halloween shooting in california has claimed a fifth life. 19-year-old oshiana tompkins died at a hospital in orinda, just outside oakland. she was one of several people shot at a halloween party on thursday night. three were pronounced dead at the scene. the cause is under investigation. antigovernment protesters in hong kong are now attacking businesses that may have links to beijing. demonstrators smashed the windows and doors of an official chinese news agency today. riot police used tear gas to break you want unruly crowds. this is the 22nd week of unrest in hong kong, following a controversial and now-suspended extradition bill. there's mounting trouble tonight for boeing as more of its planes are pulled out of service.

at least two major airlines have ground boeing 737 ng plane after cracks were found near the wing. it's the latest in a series of problems for boeing following two crashes involving 737 max planes that killed 346 people. here's kris van cleave. >> reporter: cracking in something called a pickle fork is forcing airlines around the world to inspect their 737s that predate the grounded 737 max. a pickle fork helps attach the wings to the body of the plane. a in-flight failure could be catastrophic. southwest pulled three jets out of service. qantas found cracks in three of its 737s. >> i completely understand the concern. it's quite a scary word,.a ornsctions of older or highly used 737s earlier this month. boeing says at least 52 of the emergency 6800 737ing next jen

airlines have been found with cracked pickle forks. >> qantas will never fly a plane if we do not believe it is safe to do so. our entire reputation, our brand is built on our safety record. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news a leading theor set cracking stems from a problem during the manufacturing process where stress is somehow introduced resulting in crack years, even decades later. at least some of the 737s came off the same line within weeks or months of each other. >> some of our team members discovered some cracking on airplanes that were in for modification, so they immediately reported that and subsequent to, that the regulators are taking actions on inspections. >> reporter: no issues or injuries have been associated with a cracked pickle fork and a crack doesn't automatically meantime plane was unsafe. again, this does not involve the 737 max. united, american, dealt aand alaska are all doing inspections and all say so far they have found no cracking issues.

kris van cleave, cbs news, washington. >washington. >> ninan: massive crowds lined the streets of the nation's capital today to celebrate their first-ever world series victory. thousands of fans turned out to cheer for the washington nationals. the tape won its first world series, beating the houston astros in a thrilling game seven on wednesday. the nationals have send an invitation to visit the white house of white house on monday. getting burned twice. ahead on the "cbs weekend news", why some california residents cannot afford to rebuild. plus, they play morning show hosts on tv. now they're talking to a real morning show host. and later, the speed and grace of a record-setting climber.

>> ninan: tonight homeowners ilareacingcordin a report in 207 wildfires caused at least $18

billion in damages, including $13 billion in insured losses. now longtime policyholders are being dumped by their insurance companies, forcing people to pay more for less coverage. here's carter evans. >> reporter: most of the homeland destroyed in california's recent wildfires were covered by insurance, but now the homes left standing... when the wind start to blow like this do you get concerned? >> always, yes. >> reporter: are being financially burned. frances mann craik is among at least 350,000 californians whose fire insurance policies have been canceled. she had the same coverage for 18 years. >> i've paid thousands and thousands of dollars in premiums in insurance and never gotten a cent back. >> rter: n she's scrambling to find coverage, as is pat o'coffey. you've lived here 25 years. have you ever had any trouble getting insurance before this? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: but as wildfires in california get worse, insurance companies are limiting their exposure in fire-prone

areas. they've paid more than $24 billion in claims in just the past two years. can you understand it from the insurer's perspective? last year they paid out almost double what they took in on premiums. >> that's why you're in the insurance business. sometimes you rake in the dough, and sometimes you pay people that have invested their income in you for years. >> reporter: fire insurance is still available, but at an exorbitant price. >> just under $19,000. >> reporter: a year? >> a year. >> reporter: $19,000, and you were paying $,3800 before? >> correct. >> reporter: rising premiums are pricing people out of their homes, despite efforts to fire-proof their properties. o'coffey even installed her own water tanks and fire hydrant. >> they inspected my property three years ago and gave us an a-plus rating but they wouldn't even pull that report out of their file.d frustrating. >> reporter: california insurance commissioner ricardo lara says it's time for action,

except... >> we don't have an authority yet. >> reporter: many people are receiving cancellation notices right now, and this is the peak of fire season. they're terrified. >> without expressive statutory authority from the legislature, our hands are tied. >> reporter: you're the insurance commissioner. you should have some power to do something. >> we asking for that power. >> reporter: until then, homeowners like frances feel powerless, one fire away from financial disaster. where are you now? >> looking. >> reporter: you're still looking? do you feel betrayed by your insurance company? >> absolutely betrayed. >> reporter: but more than anything they feel wronged for doing everything right. >> ninan: an out-of-this-world aroma. the international space station is about to get cooking. .

>> ninan: basketball superstar stephen curry is recovering tonight after having surgery on his hand. the golden state warrior broke his left hand during wednesday night's game against the spurs. the injury is his nonshooting hand. curry will be out for at least three months but is expected to make a full recovery. the mexican holiday dia de los muertos, day of the dead, ends today, and millions of people around the world celebrated the three-day event. it has nothing to do with halloween. though, instead, it's a celebration of life and a reminder that death is nothing to fear. and a first for the international space station. a cargo ship loaded with supplies blasted off from nasa's facility in virginia this morning, and one of the items on board, a zero-g oven for the very first time ever. astronauts will be able to make cookies and other fresh-baked goods in space. two of hollywood's leading ladies take center stage in a new streaming series.

reese witherspoon and jennifer aniston on how rules in hollywood with

biggest names are teaming up for a new streaming series. jennifer aniston and reese witherspoon star in "the morning show." they're also the show's executive producers. gayle king talked to the leading ladies about the project. >> are you actually trying to justify your action. >> you're not listening! i don't need to justify anything! you all are so convinced that you are the rightful owner of all of the power that it doesn't even occur to you that someone else could be in the driver's seat. >> reporter: has there come a time in your career where either of you felt you had to give a speech like t >> yeah.

i have at times said are there any women who work at this company? by the way, i went outside the room and i was shaking. i was like, am i going to get in trouble? am i going to lose the deal? am i going to lose the job? i was like screw it. if i lose want job, i don't want to work there anyway. i went back and they brought a bunch of women into the room. >> that's amazing. >> reporter: i heard you say jen that this is one of the most amazing times in your life. >> i feel i have come into my placans actor, a creator. a few years ago it would be like, "send them out to pasture. and it's like whoa, whoa, whoa. this is all just getting started. i'm just getting cooking over here. and i think it's about changing those rules, you know, that society places on all of us. >> reporter: you're both very successful actresses, but at some point you decide i want to be a boss. i want to know your thought process behind that for both of you. >> there were no stories. there were no scripts. it's not good enough that we don't have-- we don't get to do the lead story of our own lives

because what does that show the world, you know? little girls don't see us being the people we really are? we're just playing wives and girlfriends. >> yeah, the america's sweetheart. you had to create the stories, because they're out there. there's a lot that we have to say. so it's just about let's get out there and we'll do it ourselves. >> ninan: new episodes of "the morning show" stream everything week on apple tv +. ahead tonight, a mountain climber reaching new heights.

>> ninan: finally tonight, a former soldier breaks a record climbing the world's highest peaks. here's ian lee. >> reporter: with each step, nirmal purja pushed further into thin air and the record books. the mountaineer smashed the speed record of scaling 14 peaks over 26,000 feet in just six months. it took the previous record holder nearly eight years. all the while, he made it look easy.

>> reporter: purja's journey took him to some of the most stunning but dangerous places on the planet, to heights where the human body starts to die from a lack of oxygen. during those six months, he also rescued several climbers. >> are you okay? >> reporter: the former elite british soldier battled subzero temperatures, blinding snowstorms and traffic jams. in may he snapped this photo of 320 climbers waiting to summit mount everest. and in the end, he supported his final peak posting on instagram, "mission achieved," a mission, not just to push human endurance but to inspire others. ian lee, cbs news, london. >> ninan: and a big congratulations to him and a quick reminder you to. don't forget to set your clocks back an hour before you head to bed tonight. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours."

i'm reena ninan in new york. thank you for joi >> live from the cbs studios, this is kpix 5 news. the chaos that follows the halloween shooting. bay area based airbnb says it is banning party houses. how does the company plan to do that? people who lost everything in the kincade fire may soon lose patience as well. the bay area county that may force its most vulnerable homeless to get help. >> the problem is, for some people, that will require them to be in a locked facility. that is a conversation we need to have as a community.

i am brian hackney. the death toll of the halloween party now stands at five. 19-year-old oceana hopkins died . she is the youngest victim. >> three others were hurt when gunfire erupted in the upscale home. neighbors have repeatedly complained that large parties and other code violations happen at that address. >> new surveillance video suggests multiple guns were brought inside that night. >> reporter: i want to show you the side of the house, neighbors coming together to show their support for the victims. flowers, notes and candles all to show they care about the victims. in the meantime, we know that the victims and partygoers had

no clue they were walking into a very dangs