while william shakespeare and robert burns have had their place.he only female representation has been storybook carriers. art historian michelle bogart says it helps tell a story. >> it's not going to be simply an affirmation of women's power. it's going to be an inspiration for women and men and kids to learn. >> reporter: the statue stands 14 feet tall, a vision of the past reaching toward the future. nancy chen, cbs news, new york. >>> a phenomenal statue for phenomenal women. that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later and follow us on line anytime at cbs news.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm nikole killion. captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, widespread destruction, the aftermath of hurricane laura, multiple fatalities after the powerful storm slammed the gulf coast leaving nearly a million without power. the stunning images from above. >> everywhere you >> everywhere you look, there is louge. >> o'donnell: the hurricane cuts through louisiana like a bu

incident and we can confirm that 330 structures have been destroyed by the fire robert macneil lost his mother to the fire burning in napa county he was one of the most caring people that i've ever met i mean i'm hoping that by can get half of that. in myself. 70 year old mary him to meyer died when she headed back to or burning home to retrieve her companion's wheelchair next thing you know the thing rewrapped and i went through that whole canyon and nobody had a chance 240000 people have either fled the fires or are under evacuation orders mike johnson watched helplessly as towering flames destroyed his house it's kind of hard to process and if i think too much about it. that's when you get emotional 12000 firefighters are on the front lines working long shifts in difficult dangerous conditions were stretched thin all the way from southern california to the northern california we've already sent troops that were here fighting fire on this fire as soon as they could be released they were released and they didn't even get to go home they went straight to the fires up in northern california california's fire seaso

this one is in the czu fire zone where robert handa was reporting from. a reminder here, stay out of burn and evacuated areas until safety inspectors have done their jobs. >>> answers for a firefighter who had his card stolen while he was on the fire line. brian johnson was arrested at his home in live oak. johnson confessed to the crime when they got to his house and he wrote an apology letter to the firefighter. he bought gift cards with the firefighter's credit cards. he faces several felony charges. >> the interest of this case is not about how much money was taken or why this guy did it. this happens to a man that came into the community that helps us. a second person that may have been vofrinvolved with johnson stealing with firefighter. >>> let's talk about the lnu complex fire. this is burning in five different counties that destroyed more than a thousand homes and businesses. flames of 33% contained. sadly though at least five people died in this fire. some people in solano county are starting the process of going back to their homes after being forced to evacuate. some two dozen

incident and we can confirm that 330 structures have been destroyed by the fire robert macneil lost his mother to the fire burningin napa county he was one of the most caring people that i've ever met i mean i'm hoping that by can get half of that. in myself. 70 year old mary hint to meyer died when she headed back to or burning home to retrieve her companion's wheelchair next thing you know the thing rewrapped and i went through that whole canyon and nobody had a chance 240000 people have either fled the fires or are under evacuation orders mike johnson watched helplessly as towering flames destroyed his house it's kind of hard to process and if i think too much about it. that's when you get emotional 12000 firefighters are on the front lines working long shifts in difficult dangerous conditions we're stretched thin all the way from southern california to the northern california we've already sent troops that were here fighting fire on this fire as soon as they could be released they were released and they didn't even get to go home they went straight to the fires up in northern california california's fire seas

robert honda will join us more on another growing worry, looters right there in morgan hill and scotts valley area. >>> the lnu burned more than 350,000 acres. the fire is 22% contained. five people have died. two in napa county and three in solano county. tonight the families are urging neighbors to listen for evacuation orders. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is joining us with more on their stories. >> reporter: so, so sad, several families are dealing with the unthinkable of the loss of a loved one. we talked to one man who lost his mother. >> she was the most caring people i have ever met. i mean -- i am hoping if i can get myself. >> reporter: robert mcneil is dealing with the loss of his mother. he say his best friend, she died last week along with her boyfriend leo mcdermot. >> they called the flames off. it went through the whole canyon and nobody had a chance. >> reporter: mcneil said his mother drove out but came back for her boyfriend who was in a wheelchair. the text messages stopped after she said she had to go pin to the cellar. a makeshift fire shelter built on the side of the hill. this is where search

burning in san mateo county. more than 20,000 people evacuated there, including our own governor who left scott's valley. it's a mad rush to get out safely before things get worse, robert. >> reporter: yes, it has been that kind of day for everybody, but it has been especially frantic and tiring for firefighters. finally getting food and rest, but for people in the towns that have to look at this, there's no time to relax. the community has an eerie look, like ghost towns, as thousands got the word today to pack up and leave for their own safety. michael and megan are doing whatever they can to protect their felton home, and after getting their evacuation notice this morning, grabbing what they need, including their pets. >> we just really got the essentials. the rest we have to pick and choose, and they are staying here. >> how about the rabbits? >> the rabbits are coming. rabbits are important. they are family. >> i think it's worse in boulder streak at the moment but it could come straight downfall creek and be right at us which is why we are trying to get out of here. >> firefighters had no choice but to set backfires to keep flames away from the homes. >> the fire

robert. rememb >> reporter: when temperatures start hitting about 100 degrease, ydegreases, you don't have to tell cal fire about fire deng ir. the white hearst fire that burned in 2008 started from a lightning strike. one of several lightning-caused fires that cal fire responded to that year. today fire crews at the alma station reviewed the response plan for hot-weather lightning storms. the unit has to be ready, because unlike other fires, lightning can strike in remote areas and in more than one spot. >> we may have to split the crews and a few more firefighters on the other fire. >> whether it's multiple strikes, lightning strikes with precipitation or light mining strikes with no precipitation or virga, we'll review that and make sure our firefighters have an understanding of what is anticipated. >> reporter: cal fire crews at morgan hill command center are monitoring the lightning situation, moving out from southern california your fires have cal fire resources stretched to the limit. >> with the heat, with everything going on in southern california, we have a lot of resources sent from santa clara county to alameda county to assist. >> reporter: as if

lightning complex fire is burning on the san mateo and san marino borders. 44,000 people have been evacuate and at least 50 structures have been fully involved. we go to where robert handa is down in the fire's path. >> i'm in felton along highway 9 which feels like a ghost town. i was in boulder creek yesterday and the homes i saw then are gone today. >> firefighters from agencies all over the bay area, and state are trying to stay on top of the relentless flames that are ravaging the czu area from here in the santa cruz mountains from here in is to hope. >> they are busting their butts, and they are exhausted and tire and they don't have enough resources and they are tired and not enough support. >> reporter: and the homeowner is one of the handful of people still in boulder creek setting up his sprinkler to keep the roof soak. >> if i can preserve my property and keep it from a statistic, that is great. >> reporter: it is not hard to see what the evacuating residents are worried about. some of the friend's neighbors have been reduced to rubble, and the fire is still moving. do you plan going to go? >> when it is necessary. >> what are the parameters? >> flames

robert's life and his well-being. >>frias local news stations. mandatory evacuations now order as bay area wildfires explode overnight. >>at least a dozen fires now burning forcing folks to flee their homes we've got to get out get out now when we're going to be able to come back excessive heat in harsh conditions making for an intense firefight steep terrain and heavy brush. we are we are stretched thin and the bay area now bracing for yet another night of rolling blackouts if california's power grid becomes overwhelmed. tonight, pg and e showing us step by step how you can track to see if your home will be impacted. the breaking news is where we begin this tuesday here on kron 4 news at 5 thanks so much for joining us. i'm jonathan mccall. >>right now mandatory evacuation orders are in place for several communities across the bay area as wildfires continue to burn out of control at this hour. in the north bay mandatory evacuations are in effect across napa county in the following areas from a school we corner to wouldn't valley road including the community of circle oaks atlas peak road to the dead in from loma vista road slash soda canyon road to the

robert filed a lawsuit seeking to block publication of their niece mary trump's tell on book, wishing him well tonight. wildfires continue to burn across three states out west. rising temperatures making it harder for firefighters to contain the flames. 90,000 acres have burned across california, oregon and colorado. another great white sharks leading off the coast of maine causing more concern after a 63-year-old woman died a couple weeks ago in the state's first fail great white shark attack and check this video of a 14 foot great white circling around the fishing book off the coast of jupiter, florida. no injuries reported but that will make your heart beat fast. there is a new government task force in the works, the pentagon planning to investigate ufos seen by us military aircraft. the unidentified aerial phenomena and task force mission is going to be to detect, analyze and catalog object that could potentially pose a threat to national security. we are monitoring chaos gripping cities like chicago and portland as donald trump calls out the violence. radio talkshow host jason rent is on deck. night. unlike other sleep aids

burns down next 3 days. unprecedented from the rains and central china threatening the life he heads of fish and fisherman and neighboring south korea robert pride traveled to the island of jeju in the waters separation the korean peninsula from china's east coast to learn more about a summer phenomenon that's being made west by climate change. on the island of jeju those who depend on the surrounding waters for their living have reason to look anxiously out to sea and ocean expert. has been studying the source of that anxiety unprecedented rains far away in central china sending surges of fresh water flooding out of the yangtze river here depicted in green reaching towards j juice coastline knowing that this year we have seen our president here the rainy front right across the korean peninsula and china we can assume the weather pattern will repeat itself in future years because of climate change that america researchers from this institute have been studying the changing sees as china's storms appear to worsen every year like many places in the world the island of jeju is having to adapt to the effects of a changing climate and that mean

it burned about a 140 acres in a news conference streamed on facebook today, san jose's fire chief robert safian talked about the collaboration between fire crews all over the bay area and the state. >>and in fact we have 2 of our engine crews that are actually. helping cal fire over their home unit for normal response and to emergencies and so we're spread as as fit as i've ever seen our department spread. but we've also had just an cooperation from all of our firefighters who want to jump in and help on or off duty this. >>the fire she also as well, i mean as well as san jose mayor sam liccardo urging all residents to be ready to evacuate just in case they get the order to leave. >>firefighters in san bruno responded to a grass fire earlier today near peninsula high school san bruno police reported the fire around 5 o'clock this evening see a big turnout. there firefighters were able to knock it down within about a half hour. more >>and as part of our wildfire coverage tonight. it is of course also important to update you on the significant fire burning in marine county though woodward

off highway one oh one and bailey avenue it has now burned about a 140 acres in a news conference streamed on facebook today, san jose's fire chief robertsafian talk about a collaboration among firefighters from all over the bay area and the state. >>and in fact we have 2 of our engine crews that are actually. helping cal fire cover their home unit for normal response and to emergencies and so we're spread as as fit as i've ever seen our department spread. but we've also had just an cooaeration from all over firefighters who want to jump in and help on or off duty days. >>and this is a really tough time for fire crews all up and down the state of the chief along with san jose mayor sam liccardo also urging all residents to be ready to evacuate for the moment, they may have to and to the north bay now the l a new lightning complex fire. so far the deadliest of the 3 complex fires. currently burning in the bay area it has claimed the lives of 5 people and 4 others have been injured 845 structures have been destroyed 231 have been damaged this complex has grown to more than 325,000 acres across sonoma solano napa lake and yolo counties it

robert filed a lawsuit last month, with a publication of a tell-all book. we are wishing him well tonight. wildfires continued to burnonight across three straight to states out last. rising temperatures to make it hard for firefighters to contain the flames. more than 90,000 acres burned across california, oregon, and colorado. another great white shark siding off the coast of maine causing more concerns among some understandably so, this after 63-year-old woman died a couple of weeks ago in the state's first fatal great white shark attack. check out this video has a 14-foot long great white around a fishing vote off of jupiter, florida. no injuries reported, but again, that will make your heart beat fast, right? well, there was a new government task force that may be in the works. the pentagon planning to investigate ufos that have been seen by u.s. military aircraft. the unidentified aerial phenomenal task force mission will be to detect and analyze objects that could potentially pose a threat to national security. that is when we will be watching. and also monitoring the chaos gripping cities like chicago, portlan

robert the 4th all work here. my dream for jr's barbeque is that it's still that old neighborhood spot 50 more years from now. ♪ >>> the fire burning of guerneville is threatening redwood trees that are over 1000 years old. we see how firefighters are working to protect the trees. >> it is 1800 years old. >> reporter: armstrong woods, outside of guerneville. more than 1 million people visit each year, gazing up at the armstrong tree, more than 300 feet tall. right now it is firefighters taking in the view. >> reporter: it has been a hectic two weeks with the fire starting not far from here at higher elevation. over time, creeping down into the grove. >> a lot of people say redwoods are used to fire. what they don't like is in frequent flyer. >> reporter: it hasn't burned here in a century or more. vegetation, logs and limbs of piled up around the trunks. >> the fire gets here, it is in direct contact with wood. >> reporter: these flames are intentional. that is so it doesn't cook and the redwood falls. every now and again you hear some. for the most part, the forest handled this pretty well. >> reporter: crews will remain in the pa

general groves told robert over dinner and said you realize that the main purpose of this project is to subdue the russians. james burns told his top advisor said the same thing to the rest when they met with him and south carolina on may 28. he said this is our way to make the russians more manageable in europe. if you think that is a justifiable reason for killing hundreds of thousands of people, and there's almost no limit to what you can't justify now. and you can justify using atomic bombs today. if it is going to give us a way that is going to achieve some moral purpose. fortunately that is not the attitude that the world has adopted, but under the current u.s. posture view under the trump administration from february 20 18th, we've lowered the threshold. we've use nuclear weapons. we are developing two more usable smaller nuclear weapons and the world is really in a very precarious situation now. >> as we wrap up, what is the legacy in your view from the bombings of who hiroshima? >> the legacy. i think it undermined americas claims toward exceptionalism. the united states, we like to think of ourselves american

roberts postmodern novel of executions in the fifties called the public burning. from st. louis who just passed away at age 88 and fascinating novels like the tunnel that an interesting school writing. >>host: thank you. >> i have read faulkner. i'm blanking on the others i don't see them often enough as an influence i don't have much use for them in terms of my work and haven't read and 30 years postmodernist i remember reading the babysitter first month of a freshman in college. that was important for me and one of the first writers that i read in class and about the books that summer so to continue to study up on them. i definitely did my time with the recognitions. and jr. and distinctly american novels, the kaleidoscope interpretations of american culture. richard nixon is there is a character for the rosenbergs and that way to take the characters to put them in your book. it was okay to do that. >>host: from a profile in the guardian 2017 parents randy executive recruitment firm and were less than delighted when he announced the desire to become a writer. >>

robert handa, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> let's talk about the north bay and the lnu light complex fire. the fires have burned more than 370,000 acres containment at 35%. some evacuation warnings were lifted this afternoon. including areas along silverado trail, monticello road and they're talking about letting more people back into the burn zone to see what is left of their homes. >> specifically to the 83,000 people evacuated, we're working together with law enforcement to work as quickly as we can to get you home and that is a priority. >> authorities say safety is the first priority even if the flames are out. crews need to inspect roads and utility areas before areas could be repopulated. five people have died in the nlu fires. let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. considering what the air quality is like this weekend and what are we seeing in terms of temperature or wind for firefighters? >>> well the air quality, we're going back and forth into this unhealthy range. wind gusts into the to gusty but it will stay warm but we don't have a heat wave into the upcong right now on the live view fro

robert his best friend in a statement. he was 71. no word yet on the cause of death. >>> wildfires burning across california forcing thousands of evacuations officials are warning the combination of flames and wind could lead to fire tornadoes in some areas. more than 60,000 acres are burning statewide. >>> and the toronto raptors' defense of their nba title officially begins this afternoon. they are among eight teams playing on the opening day of the pandemic-delayed playoffs in orlando. those are some of the top stories on this monday, august 17th. >>> thank you so much for joining us on this monday. happy to have will reeve here, as well. >> glad to be here. >> we begin the half hour with the postal service crisis in a dramatic move by house speaker nancy pelosi. >> she is calling for the house to get back to work. critics say those cost-cutting delivery of mail, medical prescriptions and paychecks and they could have a huge impact in november. abc's got more. >> reporter: the battle over mail-in ballots in the u.s. postal service intensifying. house speaker nancy pelosi, cutting the august recess short to deal with the unfolding crisis

robert the 4th all work here. my dream for jr's barbeque is that it's still that old neighborhood spot 50 more years from now. ♪ >>> now to the latest on those wildfires burninground the bay area. containment has reached more than 40% for two of three of the major fires burning now. now fire officials for the zito fire are allowing some residents to return home to survey all of that damage. officials say some evacuees have already been allowed to return to their homes in southern san mateo and santa cruz counties. >> as we continue to reinforce and build the lines out on the tire, the focus is transitioning to what recovery looks like and what the community needs as far as resources. >> as of tonight, cal fire said the czu fire is just above 30% contained. >>> well, now to the cbs 13 -- scu fire. it is now the second largest fire in california history. containment is up to 45% since the fires broke out 11 days ago. 53 structures have been destroyed, and slow progress is being made in areas of heavy dense brush fields that have no reported burn history. >> when returning back to home, we like to encourage everybody to go to ready for wildfire.org and take a mo

burning down a lodge. not before one of the members was brutally beaten trying to defend it. >> hey, hey, no, no, no. are you okay? >> laura: here to respond is robert nelson, kenosha resident and former danish brotherhood lodge president. thanks for joining us. a positive night here at the rnc night 2. but people have to see what's going on there. how is the brother that was beaten? is he doing okay tonight? >> he is doing much better. so i got word this morning that he was in surgery last night. his head was stitched up. he was feistier than ever from what some of his friends have being saying and some other brotherhood members. he was back down there this morning after he was discharged by the hospital. he's back in action. >> laura: robert, i'm looking at live pictures so everyone understands what we're seeing on screen. live pictures of co know somewhat tonight. given what happened last night -- i don't know. is there a curfew? shouldn't there be a curfew? what on effort is happening in beautiful wisconsin? >> this has been the third straight night that we've had a curfew beginning at 8:00 p.m. not that it's been rigidly enforced. you can see p

robert the 4th all work here. my dream for jr's barbeque is that it's still that old neighborhood spot 50 more years from now. ♪ >>> 131,000 acres buthe wild fire continues to burnut of control destroying homes and forcing large scale evacuations. here is more. more on the latest on the destruction. claudia and on the firefight going on this thursday morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, mike. you know it is devastating covering these fires to know that this was once somebody's home. these were the cars that they used to get around. now, just melted pieces of rubble. it is just so sad to see and scenes like this are repeated throughout this neighborhood here in vacaville not far from pleasant valley road, a day after a complex fires with thousands of lightning strikes and raging among a blistering heat wave in the second week. more than 170 homes and buildings have been damaged or destroyed. fire threatens another 30,000 structures. trees and power lines came crashing down. propane tanks were heard exploding, a dangerous scene. the grouping of seven fires around the wine country scorched more than 131,000 acres and 0% contained, a whopping 365

wildfires burning near the bay area, this video is from boulder creek where more homes were lost to the flames tonight. (vo) i'm all about family. my mother's name is jeannie and my name is robert. that's how we came up with jr's. and my wife rita and my son robert the 4th all work here. my dream for jr's barbeque is that it's still that old neighborhood spot 50 more years from now. ♪ >>> how's it going everybody, mark ibanez coming to you today, obviously major league baseball is juice, but this is kind of fun. the giants can suddenly hit. we are seeing arrays of the curtain in the new era of baseball, bring in joey barth, who made his major league debut tonight. finally there are other contributors though over the angels in the third straight win, but the starting catcher they bring up here added six. the hottest hitter for san francisco, flores, first inning, everything this guy hit tonight was heart of the bat. he had three hits, four rbis and the continuing effort of mike yastrzemski. he just misses a he winds up with a two run double and then enter brandon crawford. this is the 100th homer of his career. he goes to the opposite field with it and then, of course, joey with

burned through his house. (vo) i'm all about family. my mother's name is jeannie and my name is robert. came up with jr's. and my wife rita and my son robert the 4th all work here. my dream for jr's barbeque is that it's still that old neighborhood spot 50 more years from now. ♪ >>> good morning, progress by firefighters battling wildfires in the santa cruz mountains. what is helping them get the upper hand and the latest on the firefight. >> the flames in the santa cruz mountains destroyed much of big basin redwood state park. what happened to the trees that are 2000 years old? >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on 2. >>> good morning. let's talk about the weather. things are smoothing out and is not quite as terribly hot. air quality is getting a little bit better overall, it's an improvement. >>> yes baby steps. good morning. temperatures are coming down. the marine layer deepened a bit. the cool pacific onshore breeze helping us out. improving conditions for firefighters. with that said, hazy skies will continue today as it will take time to get a handle

robert the 4th all work here. my dream for jr's barbeque is that it's still that old neighborhood spot 50 more years from now. ♪ >>> the second-biggest wife are going from the east bay burningown into the south bay. we will show you how big this fire is and tell you the latest on evacuations. bless a massive fire in the santa cruz mountains still burning out of control this morning. we have the latest on the firefight and what is blocking firefighters from getting control. >>> good morning. it is friday and fridays feel different. typically we look forward to outdoor activity but because of the poor air quality due to the wildfires, this weekend is a lot different than last. >>> i stepped out yesterday and it literally smelled like it was standing next to a camp fire pick the smoky conditions, albeit some cool pacific clean air coming into the bay era. so many fires around us that we cannot get rid of the smoke complete. expect hazy smoky skies again. spared the error alert into the days ahead and today. the temperatures took a drop yesterday and we will remain that way. upper 60s at the coast in mid to upper 90s for the hotspots i will have details on current conditions an

burned on the neck. 18 people were arrested. the trump family is mourning the loss of his younger brother robert.ng a hard time. >> he loved his brother very much. his brother was proud of him obviously a tough moment for the president. is he looking forward to continuing to do great things and make his brother proud. jillian: roberts died at new york hopghtsd saturday. he was 71. funeral plans have not been announced. president trump will talk about his brother's passing and much more on "fox & friends." live it morning at 8:00 a.m. eastern. today new york governor andrew cuomo is expected to announce guidelines for gyms to reopen in the state. meanwhile bowling alleys can open for business starting today. face coverings are required. facilities limited to half capacity using every other lane to enforce social distancing ryan newman returning first time since his crash. he suffered a head injury in the fiery wreck during the daytona 500. he thanked the healthcare workers who helped save his life. >> this is a special day for me because of all the things that you guys did back in february. thank