>> quijano: the outbreak of wildfires in the west turns deadly. a firefighter is killed in northern california. walls of flames drive hundreds from their homes. zimbabwe suspends big-game bow hunting as officials try to track down the american dentist who killed a lion. could terrorists use drones for attacks in the u.s.? the department of homeland security issues a warning. and class warfare the college board releases new advanced placement u.s. history teaching guidelines after conservatives claimed last year's edition was anti-american. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> quijano: good evening. i'm elaine quijano. august begins with a deadly wave of wildfires in the west. california is now under a state of emergency with thousand of

firefighters battling nearly two dozen fires fueled by record heat and powerful wind. one firefighter was killed in northern california. the largest fire in the state the so-called rocky fire, is generating enough smoke to be seen from space. it's burning 100 miles north of san francisco. at least 22,000 acres have been destroyed. the fire is still only 5% contained and hundred have been forced from their homes. carter evans is there. >> reporter: this is the type of fire californians have long feared-- one that literally explodes inside nsize. in just three days, the rocky fire has become a monster. at least 14 homes were destroyed, with 6,000 more at risk. dowel says the flames came dangerously close to his home before feists told him to run. >> the firefighters when we were leaving, they were all retreating. they were all going out. >> reporter: the fire was moving that fast. >> they couldn't stop it. they had it came over their

engines. >> reporter: what was it like as you were leaving? what were you thinking? >> the worst you know. >> reporter: you didn't think it would be here when you came back? >> no. i left all the gates open and everything open so the horses would have an escape route. >> reporter: fortunately all of his horses were there when he came back. >> yeah, they're calming down. >> reporter: further north another fire became deadly. 38-year-old david ruhl was found dead on the front lines of the frog fire in california's california's modok county. officials are still investigating how he died. ruhl was from rapid city south dakota and a fire captain in the black hills national forest. he's survived by a wife and two children. firefighters throughout the u.s. have converged on california this week. more than 9,000 of them are battling flames as new fires break out and some, like this one near napa, suddenly roar back to life. on fridays governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency saying the severe drought and extreme weather have turned much of the state into a tinderbox. >> our main obstacle has been

the weather and the terrain. >> reporter: lynn tolmachoff is with cal fire. she says conditions are as bad as it gets. >> a triple-digit temperatures very low humidities, wind that are helping push this fire through really steep and difficult access-type terrain. >> reporter: firefighters have got this ranch surrounded now but you can see how close the flames have already come. the earth here is scorched black, and it is like this for miles. the good news is the weather is starting to change, bringing with it higher humidity. that's good for firefighters only if it produces rain. the problem sit could produce dry lightning and elaine that could easily start more fires. >> quijano: carter evans reporting for us, carter, thank you. the department of homeland security has issued a warning about possible drone terror attacks in the united states. more now from cbs news homeland security correspondent jeff pegues. >> reporter: with more unmanned aircraft systems taking to the skies federal law

enforcement official officials say separating recreational and commercial drone use from the potential for malicious activity is becoming increasingly difficult. cbs news has learned that law enforcement agencies across the country are being warned that the growing availability of drones increases the chances of one being used to carry out a terrorist attack or commit a crime. a department of homeland security intelligence assessment says "detection and disruption of plotting by violent adversaries determined to use u.a.s. unmanned aircraft systems, as a weapon, will likely remain a challenge for security officials for the near term." it defines adversaries as terrorist organizations, domestic terrorists, violent extremists and lone operatives, among others. officials say terrorists oversees have been uses u.a.s. or drones for surveillance operations. they cannot rule out similar.

last fall the new york city police department told us it was paying close attention to the nation's fascination with drones, and the potential for security breaches. officials pointed out this video from germany in 2013ave drone hovering over a crowd of people just as german chancellor angela merkel delivered a speech. it flew toward the podium and landed right in front of her. last fall, deputy chief salvatore dipace one of the n.y.p.d.'s top counter-terrorism official told us the incident was a wake-up call. what is it about that video that concerns you the most? >> if you really think about what could have happened there tadrone hit its target right on the mark and could have took the chanceler and her people out. >> reporter: in addition to terrorist organizations, potentially using drones here in the u.s., cbs news has learned that law enforcement officials say drug trafficking organizations are using u.a.s. to transport illicit payloads and to conduct route surveillance and monitor law enforcement operations on land

and at sea. jeffjeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >> quijano: tonight, zimbabwe is suspending the hunting of lions, leopards and elephants in an area where a dentist from minnesota killed a popular lion named cecil. add jericka duncan reports, cecil's death may have been a game changer. >> reporter: the shocking death of cecil is changing how big game is hunted. >> the authority working with other law enforcement agencies has lodged a crackdown without any undesirable elements. >> reporter: dr. walter palmer of minnesota is currently in hiding. officials in zimbabwe are seeking dr. palmer's extradition for killing the country's beloved lion that wore g.p.s. tracking collar. in an interview with "the telegraph," theo bronkhorst, one of dr. palmer's guides, admits what happened one month ago today was wrong saying, "i was

devastated. i could not have seen the collar at night. i should have taken it to parks. i admit that. so we did what had to be done. we took the head and skin as the client had paid for the trophy." cornell law professor jens david olin says extradition won't be taken seriously until dr. palmer is formally charged with a crime. >> at this moment in time, there's no formal extradition that's binding on the united states. for the united states to go out and actually arrest palmer. >> reporter: even if the 55-year-old dentist is not punished in zimbabwe, life here at home has been a nightmare. >> it's unclear whether or not dr. palmer is in hiding from an internet mob or whether or not he's in hiding from the extradition process. >> extradite! extradite! >> reporter: protest version camped outside his dental office. twitter and facebook lit up with thousand of messages this week,

villifying the hunter. and since july 28, more than 212,000 people have petitioned the white house to extradite palmer promptly. the president is expected to respond in the coming weeks. elaine we also learned today that officials in zimbabwe are now investigating the killing of another lion back in april. >> quijano: jericka duncan reporting for us. thanks. yesterday was the tltd for so-called super-pacs to file fund-raising reports with federal regulators. these groups, which operate outside of the official presidential campaigns have raised more than $258 million this year. the top earners-- the sprk-backing jeb bush haulednia record $102. ted cruz's super-pac raised nearly $38 million. julianna goldman has more on the piles of campaign cask pouring in. >> reporter: what makes this year so unique is that for the

first time, nearly everyone one of the 22 presidential candidates has their own super-pac, an outside group that now operates alongside the campaign running ads and knocking on doors but without limits on the amount of money any one person can give. that means the sky is the limit for wealthy donors. for example, hedge fund executive robert mercer gave $11 million to support texas senator ted cruz. if he had donated to the campaign, he'd only be allowed to give $2700. >> it's the wild west. >> reporter: as the chairman of the federal election commission, ann ravel is the top cop on the beat that is supposed to police the record money and investigate possible violations. like whether candidates and super-pacssuper-pacs are coordinating which the supreme court has sad could be illegal. >> in order for people to have faith in our electoral system and in the political processes they have to know that the law's

being enforced. and people assume it. >> reporter: but they can't assume it. >> no, they can't. >> reporter: the six-member f.e.c. usually splits evenly along party lines of lines, but it needs a majority to even open investigations. >> i think that the likelihood is that the lawyers who are representing all the candidates are saying to them, "the commission cannot get four votes to enforce any matter. therefore, you can take risks with the law." >> reporter: a cbs news analysis shows that more than 61 people have given $1 million or more to candidate super-pacs. elaine, ravel says the major concern here is that these meg-- wealthy donors are buying outside influence, and that means lespower for the average voter. >> quijano: julianna goldman reporting from washington for us. tonight, the wing section that

could unlock the mystery of malaysia flight mh370 has arrived in france for analysis as investigators hunt for more clues on the small island of reunion off madagascar, more than 2,000 miles from where the boeing 777 may have crashed. jonathan vigliotti is on the scene. >> reporter: the wing fragment called the flaperon arrived by police escort at a french military facility near toulouse. officials say it, along with the remains of a suitcase, will be analyzed on wednesday. malaysian officials aren't waiting for conclusive evidence to begin next phase of their search for mh370. they sent crews to reunion island today who will join a growing grass-roots search effort launched by locals. do think the piece belongs to the plain? >> perhaps we don't know. we don't know. >> reporter: the wing flap was found here on the east coast of the island an area known for the rough surf and for all of

the garbage the current brings in. i spoke with one man who found these items here on the beach what looks like a plastic magazine rack and a singed and stledded sloitation device. it's unclear if the ocean is delivering clues or just trash. it's been 17 months since the plane disappeared. oceanographers say strong currents are capable of carrying mh370 debris from its believed crash site over 2300 miles away. a memorial was held this afternoon on the island at a church just down the road from where the wreckage was discovered. a candle lit for every person who has not been found. families of the 239 people on board mh370 say at this point they just want answers. but, elaine, even if that wing flap does belong to mh370 experts say it will be difficult to trace where that plane crashedcrashed into the indian ocean and where the rest of it is. >> quijano: jonathan vigliotti, thanks. critics took on the college

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craft the revisions. >> including that is, obviously, essential but you also want to talk about the point of view of the settlers themselves. >> when you change the story to one of pioneering spirit and economic opportunity, it's not just a change in emphasis. it's a lie. >> reporter: like beauty, history may be in the eye of the beholder and what seton hall history professors can hoff sees is downright ugly. >> the new standards have gone completely wrong. >> reporter: this is the document the college board change guidance for teachers about what the final exoom will cover. new recommended court topics now include of american ideals of liberty, citizenship and self-governance, and the productive role of free enterprise. >> those are republican national committee presidential donald trump talking points. >> reporter: critics had slammed last year's a.p. court guidance as unpatriotic.

lawmakers in many states went on a rampage pushing for changes. in colorado last september conservative scoob board members said the a.p. american history materials should not encourage or condone civil disorder. ( cheers ) that sparked civil disorder, massive community protest. the republican national committee adopted a resolution calling last year's framework biasd and inaccurate. ben carson a republican now running for president went even further. >> i mean, i think most people when they finish that course they'd be ready to go sign up for isis. >> reporter: the college board knows the revised framework won't make everyone happy. >> i think people, frankly, on both the left and the right have greatly exaggerated the power of this document. >> reporter: the college board doesn't mandate specific text books. the framework is a guide not a requirement, about lesson plans. a.p. u.s. history teachers remain free to teach what they think is important without

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>> reporter: wow. >> freaked me out. i was like why is everybody dressed this way! what is happening in america today. people are asking for candy-- i'm not going to give you candy. you have plood on your face. things could get rough in texas. you never know. it would be like hey boy! >> reporter: 20 years later. >> you one of them a-rabs. you one of them muslims. >> no. >> reporter: mohammed amer is the first arab-american to star in his own nationally televised one-hour stand-up special. is that what you're going for in should have your act is to point out these prejudices against arabs and muslims? >> sure. my away of addressing is is sharing different perspectives. you ain't dponna get your citizenship, baby. >> reporter: the show title "legally homeless" is inspired by the 20 years it took to get his citizenship. >> i traveled around the world without a passport. >> reporter: another how do you do that? >> well, they give you a travel document. it acts like a passport. it wants to be a passport.

congratulations, here's your alien resident card. as though i'm going to take off my mask. it's not an arab or muslim issue. i think people fear black folk, what's happening to black america right now. i'm a comedian. my most important goal is to get people laughing and cracking them. if you can get them to laugh and have them think at the same time, then you've got something. america, i have come for you. oh, my god mommy! what's wrong with him? >> reporter: husband ultimate goal, to break down stereotypes. >> he's just a resident alien that's all baby. >> reporter: one laugh at a time. >> i have humus. these aliens love humus. feed him humus. >> quijano: that's the cbs evening news for tonight. later on cbs "48 hours." i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us here at cbs news, thanks for joining us, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs

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