. >> casy is there for us in azusa, california. it's thing to see the fire from overhead, but can you put this into perspective for us. how big is this? >> right now, brooke, the numbers are 1700 acres as of about 15 minutes ago. this fire is continuing to spread. it's bigger than those official numbers. a minimum of 500 firefighting personnel fighting the fire. you can see the flame on the hillside there. coming as close to 100 or 150 yards to homes in these neighborhoods. that's the main concern for firefighters who continue to drop water and fire retardant from fixed wing helicopters. temperatures are going to go up perhaps as high as the high 80s. there could be winds 25 miles an hour or more. if they don't get it knocked down by then, it could be a big problem. you can see this house right here is where the figueroa family lives. there is about a dozen folks inside this house. they are not leaving. we have video of them a little while ago praying that their house would be spared and the firefighters would protect them. this fa

the flames raced down the hillside forcing some 3,700 people in the communities of glendora and azusate. it engulfed 1,700 acres in the san gabriel mountains and authorities say it's 30% contained. authorities say 17 structures including home and garages have already been damaged. many residents have been allowed to return to their homes but road closures and mandatory evacuations remain in effect for parts of azusa. >>> calls to conserve have restaurant owners evaluating where they can save water in their businesses. tony & alba's uses 40 gallons of water every day to cook their pasta. they say following the governor's request to cut water usage by 20% is going to be a tall order. at a nearby pizzeria a slice of new york management said they can't cut the water they use to keep a clean kitchen, to wash their dishes and which employees use to wash their hands, that means they'll have to look to their menu to save water and the manager says that could cut into profits. >> i'm nervous, i'm nervous, because if they actually mandate us cutting water, that means we make less products. we'r

obligando ademas a cerca de 4 mil personas a evacuar sus viviendas en las ciudades de "glendora"y "azusaa. ----el fuego ha desvastado casi 2 mil acres en las montaÑas de san gabriel y segun fuentes oficiales el voraz incendio apenas se ha contenido en un 30 por ciento. cesar ---nuevamente el panico se apoder de una ciudad del area de la bahia al producirse un incendio de seis alarmas... pitch - blanca ---pero lo que mas preocupa es que este es el tercer incendio en una compaÑia de reciclaje en la bahia. roll open under two box --- para ampliarnos la informacion nos vamos en vivo a redwood city con andres brender... andres. pkg andres buenas tardes blanca son cada vez mas los incendios que estamos viendo en nuestro estado, y el de hoy aqui en redwood city tiene a las autoridades en alerta maxima andres pues el llamado de las autoridades como vimos es de cautela y prevension... especialmente por la condicion climatica que tenemos en el area de la bahia en vivo...... blanca ---hoy le dictaron cargos a "patrick william brennan" el incendiario que al parecer mantuvo en panico a la comunidad d

live in azusa, back to you. >> thank you. >>> time is 5:46.re at home doctors say we are halfway through the flu season but the latest is still to come. there have been 20 flu related deaths here in the bay area since the flu season started october 1st. there has been at least one death in each of the nine bay area counties. many of the victims suffered from the h1n1 flu virus also known as swine flu. its the same virus that killed 600 people in california during a pandemic five years ago. doctors say its not too late to get a flu shot to protect yourself and we saw a steady stream of people getting the flu shot at a clinic in fremont. >> but this familiar virus is the h1n1 virus. which if you remember is the one that was hard hit in 2009. this could last as long as april. we just don't know. >> now the experts say flu related deaths normally happen at the end of january and early february but this year some of the flu deaths happened early in the season. besides getting a flu shot doctors say the best way to avoid flu is to wash your hands. n

hundreds of people who live in glen dora and azusa have been ordered to evacuate. we were sent this picture of the fire bearing down on her neighbor's home. the police believe the fire was started by campers in the angeles national forest. carter evans is on the screen for us, carter? >> firefighters are still putting out some hot spots, scott. this is one of five homes that were destroyed. 17 more were burned and 2,000 people were forced to evacuate. this fire has been burning all day and it's now only 30% contained. >> the fire began just before day break. within hours it burned across more than two and a half square miles of dried brush. palm trees quickly ignited. the heat was intense. >> i'm going to have to back up right now because part of my camera is starting to melt. >> reporter: 16 water-dropping aircraft attacked the fire throughout the day. below, 600 firefighters had to race between neighborhoods to fend off the spot fires created by flying embers. >> mandatory evacuations are in effect. >> reporter: despite that order to get out, larry beretta stood

teri okita, cbs news, azusa, california. >> and we're taking a live look now down in southern california where you can still see flames but the good news is, not fully contained but they have stopped it from spreading. so some very good down in southern california. the three suspects are due in court on tuesday by the way. >>> so let's talk about the weather a little bit because that's adding to this fire danger. we need some moisture. >> we need some rain. i mean, it's been the driest calendar on record last year and this could be the record driest january. unfortunately no rain in the forecast right now, just more sunshine. those offshore winds starting to break down a little bit and that's some good news. we get that sea breeze that will start to raise the humidity. so yeah, that's what we're hoping for now. still out the door, we're going to see very, very mild temperatures. in fact, maybe a couple more reports fall outside today. some 60s near the coastline, 70s inside the bay and in the interior valleys. looks like we are going to see some changes though coming up over the weekend.

ben tracy, cbs news, azusa, california. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight.ll of us at c for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org appears to be a terrible accident. just minutes ago, kpix-5 confirmed: this is the first time a bart officer has ever been killed in the line of duty. tonight, alameda county sheriff's deputies lined upd saluted - as their fallen comrade's flag-draped body brought out of the hospital. en route to the coroner's office. the shooting happened just r one this afternoon.. at thek sierra apartments on doughey road.. in dublin. that's where kpix 5 s andria borba joins us live. andria, what's the latest? rch & >>> breaking news. b.a.r.t officer killed. andrea borba has more. >> reporter: the b.a.r.t officer had to plus years of experience on the job. and the officer whose weapon accidentally discharged and shot him had 10 plus years experience. you're taking live at the scene right now. the alameda county coroner's office is on scene righ

. -- azusa. the fire is 35% contained. the smoke and ash is blanketing a wide area.ou can see the plume stretches beyond los angeles and over into the pacific ocean. >>> back now to the flu, how there's two more debts, two more flu related debts as a result. >> 15 people have ended up in the icu and six have died. both died of the h1n1 virus. >> i think what's unusual about this season is really the severity of illness. the number of reports and who's getting sick. >> we tallied the numbers and there's 22 deaths in the past few weeks and dozens in the ics. the debate over flu shots rages on. we stopped at a cvs offering the vaccine. >> a lot of people are sick. >> no, i got it one time when i was playing volleyball at ucla and the whole team got sick. >> it's a vaccine that's given annually to so many people around the country, i think it's a vaccine we feel comfortable with. many will be getting together to watch the 49er game which experts say should beton consciously. make sure everyone washes their hands and the weather is beautiful. throw open the window and get

evacuations are still in effect this morning for a couple of thousand people in the city of azusa in los angeles county. coming up at 7:30, the home that was destroyed that was originally built by a famous family. >>> 7:09. ready for football. the 49ers will have one last practice in santa clara today before they hop on the private jet and head for seattle in their quest for a sixth super bowl. allie rasmus is live in san francisco now where the anticipation, the excitement is building for sunday's big game. allie? >> reporter: that's right, dave. the stakes are high. the vibe is intense. fans cannot wait for this sunday's game between the seattle seahawks and the 49ers. it will be the 49ers' 15th nfc championship game. we stopped by the knbr radio studios to talk to the host of the show this morning. one of the things they've and a lot of fans have been talking about is the intense rivalry that's developed between these two west coast teams. while murph and mac think there will be challenges for the 9ers, they think the pros sect is -- prospect is good. >> it's really loud. it's a p

for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, azusa, california. >>> a lot of other news developing so back over to ron. >> let us. good morning to you, dan and bianna. sara, good morning. >>> president obama announced major changes to the telephone surveillance program. the changes involve americans as well as people abroad. and the president also addressed his critics to say the nsa program violated privacy laws. >> i believe critics are right to point out that without proper safeguards this type of program could be used to yield more information about our private lives. >> the new guidelines will still allow the government to collect phone numbers of hums of millions of americans as well as details of who they called and when but will no longer be stored by the government. if the government wants the database it will be held somewhere else. >>> new details this morning about the number of priests in the child sex abuse scandal that rocked the catholic church. according to documents obtained by the appreciated press former pope benedict defrocked 384 priests for molesting children

burping in the foothills northeast of los angeles has flared up and continues to threaten homes in the azusaome 3700 people evacuated were allowed to return home in glenn dora last night. five homes were destroyed, 17 structures damaged. this morning, the fire is 30% contained and no longer growing. three catchers had their bail raised to $half a million more on at the top of the hour >>> happening today, governor jerry brown is expected to make a major announcement this morning. sources say he will declare a statewide drought emergency. that would allow him to seek federal help as the state faces its third dry winter in a row. local water managers and central california growers have been you recalling him to make the call. he would have flexibility deciding the state's water priorities. >>> an alarming number of pedestrian deaths in san francisco has city officials taking action to do something about it. since december, more than a half dozen people have been killed on the streets. now advocates want a program called vision zero to be adopted, through education and enforcement. many of the

that's not azusa, this is redwood city, bay road, douglas avenue, a four-alarm fire in what we believe a machine shop or tool shop and it is just blazing away. >> redwood city fire department confirmed the address is 894 douglas avenue and that is the fmw machine shop, business records show. this is burning just near 101, south of woodside road, so you know, people on the freeways may certainly see the smoke and smell the smoke this morning. red old wood city has tweeted that it has gone to four alarms. >> look at the top right of your screen, where the fire began. it is largely gutted there, not much fire going on it has spread to this adjacent wing and now the task for firefighters is to keep it from spreading to adjacent buildings. we are staying on top of this and bring you the very latest information on it. right now, what about the smoke? >> meteorologist mike sneak toe cohn the roof to talk about t. >> calm conditions, the smoke will go straight up until it reaches the same temperature as the environment. it will start pulling out, the horizontal plane pushing down to the south

it would create almost 17,000 new jobs azusa to amateur and costly new federal mandates into an $802 million positive general fund budget impact and protect our hospitals "cuts and indigent care funding is still best since been in short of a community you can afford to do this to him and hope that every governor does not yet taken this step will put aside the political considerations and do the same kind of analysis because they guarantee it will go to the same conclusion. [applause] now, you all have heard about connect, that funny spelled word that is our health care exchange. i know you have also heard about are successful of limitation that has become the model in this entire country. i am very proud of that of a product where we are, the reputation we have been committed the people who have done it. it is awfully easy for a stand-up. take credit, but you know the hundreds of people that work night and day for months to make sure that our health benefits exchange work and work well. kerry led the charge. one of the main drivers. we have got a large group of people like them that

the evacuation has not been lifted in azusa. the wind picked up overnight. the oxygen makes for a bigger fire, if you will. secondly it drives the fires, the embers forward. no injuries, only five homes destroyed. that's amazing considering how this thing blah up yesterday going from zero to 125 acres in less than a mansion. the singer mansion that is a religious retreat, that was destroyed. but this made a beeline out of the angeles national forest into the subdivisions. it was like a pile of dead christmas trees. it hasn't burned out here in 35 years. there was a lot of dense brush. this was the only fire in southern california yesterday so we had all the assets. 700 to 1,000 firefighters. fixed wing, and two super scoopers. bill: is arson suspected anywhere? >> reporter: they already have an admission, if you will from three individual, three homeless men all in their 20s were up in the angeles national forest. they said they were throwing paper into the fire. it got loose and started the fire. someone nearby saw the suspicious guys coming down the hill a

county emergency officials say residents in all but one neighborhood of the city of azusa can go back to their houses. it's not clear how many are still not allowed back in their homes. the colby fire burned 2 and a half square miles. it is about 30 per cewnt contained. the fire destroyed five homes and damaged 17 houses and other structures. >> it could be it one of >> a boy who was questioned in the philadelphia school shooting has been cleared. a second war has turned to himself in, and police looking for a third. yesterday afternoon, that voice ought to students in a gym at a high school in north philadelphia. the victims were a boy in a girl, both 15 years old. the girl was shot through the arm. the same bullet that hit her boyfriend in the shoulder. he is listed in stable condition. the girl has been released from the hospital. >> we will be right back. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears