"nightly news" from southern california begins now. >>> good evening, from soun california, we are actually just to the north of the city of los angeles. that is why we are here covering the fight against something called the station fire. it is burning in effect on the outer rim of the city of los angeles, very, very close to this metropolis, too close for comfort for a lot of people. behind us, they are fighting one small ten cal of this fire. when it's black, it's active fire. when it turns white, it's good news, they are getting water on the fire. this is a makeshift congressman post. firefighters are changing into clear socks earlier to go back out. all kinds of ap rat us through the jurisdictions throughout the state. local, state, federal. they come here for instructions, get chow, take a rest and a shower. the fight is intense. the flames are burning. the fire fighting goes on. the ash and smoke are filling the sky in this region. if you live and work in los angeles, including hollywood, if you own a darker colored automobile, you are going to come out of work and find a light ash o

can she save california? and obama's gift to russia. president obama abandons a missile defense shield, selling out our eastern european friends, kowtowing to russia. this is not the time to look weak on the international front. think president reagan, not president carter. and socialized soviet style health care? what are we going to do about the shortage of doctors. and how do we grow the health care sector? the private sector to promote economic growth across the country. think free market capitalism. and then whef olympia snowe. will she vote for the baucus package? that's a big question in washington. john harwood has an important interview. fasten your seat belt, everybody. "the kudlow" report begins right now. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm larry kudlow. welcome back to "the kudlow report" where we believe capitalism is the best path to prosperity, even in health care. americans are getting richer. but not because of the fiscal stimulus from washington. if you don't believe me, just take a look at this week's op-ed. the stimulus

nancy pelosi is in california.tainly she could see what's happening, this area is getting burned out. you know, i would think this is one of these issues where you really could find bipartisan agreement. >> because the radical environmental movement started in the area. what you have is you have this movement that's been going on for decades. they control the democratic party. that's the problem here. and that's why i want to warn people, this can happen somewhere else. the point that i would like to make, nowhere in the world does a democracy -- has a democracy ever starved its own people of water. you know what country does that? sim back way does that. zimbabwe does that when i was a kid we used to lay down in the flower bed, it was nice and cool. come into work. just a couple weeks ago i was out here and they were grown men at 3:00 in the afternoon sleeping in flower beds to stay cool. you know why? they can't afford to turn electricity on. 40,000 people without jobs. sean: let's talk, specifically, congressman

the gentleman from california. mr. herger: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 3663, which very simply delays the quality accreditation requirements for pharmacies until no sooner than january 1, 2010. without this legislation, accreditation requirement would go into effect tomorrow and many pharmacies would not be able to supply our medicare beneficiaries with needed durable medical equipment such as diabetes testing strips or canes. i heard from a number of independent pharmacies in my rural northern california district who have expressed serious concerns about the cost of complying with this new regulation. in many cases these pharmacies are the only source of basic medical supplies for miles around and they are already strapped for cash because of reimbursement charges at the federal and state level. along with many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, i have taken the position that state regulated pharmacies should be completely exempted from the accreditation requirement. at a minimum i believe all mem

it is raising towards mexico's baja, california. it's expected to make landfall early wednesday with winds topping out at nearly 155 miles per hour. rain is moving through the resort town of cabo. >>> we continue to track the breaking news out in los angeles the wildfires raging at this hour. just after the break, we are heading back out to the scene and we will check in with the "today" shows's al roker. >>> and you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. t care where you live... ...or if you're already sick... ...or if you lose your job. your health insurance shouldn't either. so let's fix health care. if everyone's covered, we can make health care as affordable as possible. and the words "pre-existing condition" become a thing of the past... we're america's health insurance companies. supporting bipartisan reform that congress can build on. so we can save on all our game time favorites. and if there is a better price out there, they'll even match it. which means come game time... ...i'm just as ready as he is. game time costs

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california police announce the disappearance of a california stylist. this case now shifts from missing person to homicide. take a listen. >> police are now declaring the case of a missing merced, california, woman, a homicide. and her husband is being called a person of interest. 50-year-old karen wright was last seen at a mexican vacation home she owned with her husband, randall wright. the wrights had been married for 12 years when karen filed for divorce last october. police say the couple was separated when she disappeared. they also say randall wright was in mexico at the time of the disappearance and is he reported her missing. since the case began, randall wright has been charged with several crimes, including perjury, theft, and embezzlement, but he says he did not kill his wife. >> right now, straight out to blake taylor, the news director at kmj 580 news radio joining us from fresno. what can you tell us about karen wright? >> nancy, thanks for having me back. karen wright as you mentioned in the open, a stylist by profession. she had been ma

george lewis joins us from antioch, california.r on whether those bone fragments are human or animal? >> yeah, tamron, it is one bone fragment. a single bone fragment they found so we shouldn't read too much into this. it may well be an animal bone fragment but the police are being very careful sifting thou all this evidence and they're also expanding their search to tie phillip garrido to the connection of other women including three prostitutes whose body was dumped in a field where he once worked and there was one michaela garecht who was kidnapped a few months after garrido was released from prison. she bears a striking resemblance to jaycee dugard. she was snatched off a street into broad daylight and the car sped away. they're looking at that and other kidnapping cases, as well as these unsolved murders to see if there's any tie in at all. >> george, any word phillip garrido is cooperating. right after his arrest he gave that interview that was widely played where he tried to explain the case of jaycee dugard, but is he coope

this morning, fierce firefight across california. >> this is a very difficult firefight. this is a very angry fire. >> the massive blaze near los angeles, rages out of control, as a new fire brings new evacuations overnight. >>> monster storm. a huge hurricane with sights set on a popular resort area. 20-foot waves are already coming ashore. >>> a quiet debut for rod blagojevich's new book. but it's sending a loud message, blagojevich's new book. but it's sending a loud message, all the way to the white house. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good morning. and thanks for being with us. well, it will be another grueling day on the front lines of california's battle with fire. >> there are more than ten wildfires burning up and down the state right now. but none as big as the station fire near los angeles. as one official said, it is burning everywhere. photos show smoke, towering over the city. flames that leap 60 feet over firefighters. left in the fire's path.andscape >> here are some of the latest numbers from overnight. at least 53 homes have been destroyed. 164 squa

the gentleman from california. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. hirono: as a member of the house education and labor committee and as an orange co--- original co-sponsor of this bill i rise in support of this bill. i thank chairman miller on his leadership on this as well as on so many other important measures. while this bill includes many significant provisions, the part of the bill that i'm excited about is the creation of the early learning challenge fund. like the pre-k act i introduced earlier this year, the fund would establish a competitive grant program to support, not supplant state efforts to improve the quality of their early education programs. evidence shows that quality early education is the best foundational investment we can make in our children. last night, i had the opportunity to meet with members of the fill and thropic community who -- fill and thropic community and to quote these people, this quality early education is the most powerful investment am

and we just had the largest insurer in the state of california, kaiser, the largest hmo in californiative elements in our plan. i think that sets an example and gives people pause to set an example of what we can advance in terms of the national health care debate. >> hard to find an argument as to whether we ultimately need health care reform, pat buchanan. the question is do we need it now? particularly for this president, if not now, will he ever get it in his presidency? >> that's a good question. if he doesn't get it this time, he's certainly not going to get it in his first term, and his first term may be his only term. mr. mayor, you're going to add 47 million people don't have health care right now. they're going to be covered. at the same time, the president of the united states says, this is going to be revenue neutral. it's not going to add a dime to the deficit. most americans say, that does not sound credible. how do you explain how it can be credible? >> no, i think it's a legitimate point. that's the devil in the details. even after the president's speech -- and i was t

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but california is my favorite state.a: terrible traffic, terrible smog. >> it is just a result of liberal policy run amok, and the real challenge would be whether this would be sort of the swan song for arnold schwarzenegger. can he get this done? i do not know. it is a question whether or not the democrats who run that system, very liberal, will go for something that moves towards a flat tax. it is a model for the nation. greta: whoever has got a good idea, step up. >> is a disaster there. -- it is a disaster there. greta: steve, thank you. up next, a war with the mayor. in a youtube controversy. we will explain. -- and a youtube controversy. greta: well, you have seen our top stories, but here is the book. mayor cory booker is going to war with conan o'brien, and he is using youtube. >> we were in newark, new jersey, and last week, conan o'brien took a swing at our city, talking about a citywide program. the health-care reform would consist of a bus ticket out of the area. cunnane, we are one of the fastest-growing cit

first in southern california.ers continue to battle wildfires moving through the area unabated. at this time, the fire in l.a. county has burned more than 120,000 acres. that's the station fire, destroying 53 buildings and threatening at least 12,000 more. temperatures in l.a. are a little lower today though still in the 90s. much farther south, along the baja california peninsula in mexico, residents and tourists are getting ready for hurricane jimena to come to shore. the resort town of cabo san lucas lies directly in jimena's path, and tourists are packing up and heading home if they can. meteorologist chad myers is in the weather center keeping an eye on all the action. >> chuck, have you been to cabo? >> guadalajara is as close as i've come. >> really amazing place. a tale of two cities. one city where all the workers live, and one city where all the tourists go to. the tourists go to this little tip, where there's a little bay, a little cove, and a marina there. the people that live and work in these places

cardoza of california. the chair: the gentleman from california and opponent will each have five minutes. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. cardoza: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. chairman, california community colleges recently announced that they're enrollment for 2008-2009 academic year increased at the system's 110 colleges in california by more than 135,000 students. extremely high unemployment rates and restricted admissions at the state's four-year college systems have led to a record number of students seeking degrees and certificates. this trend in increasing enrollments is being mirrored across our nation during these tough economic times. while increased enrollments in higher education programs is to be applauded, there is also some concern about our state's ability to manage the impact of enrolling so many new students. california's community colleges are dealing with nearly $1 billion in cuts as a result of the state's budget crisis this y

there are glimmers of hope against the battle of the california wildfires. fire crews report significant process, and some evacuation orders have been lifted. elizabeth sanchez is in california this morning. good morning, elizabeth. >> god morning, michelle. the flames here in the angeles national forest have slowed. and behind me, there are some hot spots, and although it's a little hard to see right now, there are some hand crews back there trying to put the hot spots out. >> reporter: california firefighters now have nearly a quarter of a massive wildfire near los angeles under control. >> this is our first increase in containment since the beginning of the fire, and that's been due to a little bit due to the weather. >> reporter: higher humidity and cooler temperatures should continue to give crews a bit of a break today. they've been battling fierce flames for a week now, lighting backfires and attacking from the sky. >> it was just amazing to watch. they were fabulous. >> reporter: this glendale resident witnessed firefighters moving into her neighborh

brian rooney is in california tonight. brian? >> reporter: and charlie, those are actually happy worlds coming from a tire commander. behind me is an area that firefighters burned out. the smoke is the on top of it, the wind is down. despite some clusters of flames, all in all, it's been a pretty good day. the fire swirls in or the nay domes of smoke and flame, spinning along ridges above the suburbs during the night. bulldozers cut fire lines high in the mountains while ground crews set their own fires to burn out brush ahead of the main fire. homeowner david stayed up all night watches the hills. >> last night it was really bad. it was just flames shooting 80 feet high. it was really, really scary. >> reporter: today, firefighters trooped like an army through neighborhoods of empty houses. a crackle of flames mixed with the wail of sirens. this fire is now 15 miles north to south, and 20 east to west. expanding by 16,000 acres overnight, which is actually good news. the explosive growth is slowing, as firefighters work fast to

hey, some good news for california. i have good news for california.n friday, one of the two winning mega millions tickets was sold in california. it's worth $166 million. isn't that incredible? $166 million. yeah. the winner says that, so far, his relatives haven't asked to borrow money, but governor schwarzenegger has. [ as schwarzenegger ] "give me the money right now!" [ incoherent growling ] [ laughter ] then he eats a sausage. my schwarzenegger always eats a a sausage at the end. reporters in washington are saying that president obama's hair has gotten visibly grayer in the seven months since he took office. have you noticed that? it's gotten grayer. amazingly, each of his gray hairs is the result of a black hair and a white hair being brought together by obama last year. that's what they do, yeah. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] in a new interview, dick cheney says former president bush ignored his advice to take military action against iran's nuclear program. that's true. bush also ignored cheney's advice to attack switzerland, jamaica and

more wildfires in california. temperatures as in the 90's. almost a category five hurricane. 150 moph iwnds approaching the baja mexico california area. it is expected to make land fall over the next couple of days as a hurricane near kabcabo. this over here could be tropical storm erica by the end of the week. quiet and dry throughout this week here in maryland. an 80's by thursday and friday. partly cloudy skies by the weekend with the same temperature. >> the baltimore orioles are paying back their $1 gain promotion for the month of september and october. you can purchase $1 tickets to any upcoming became with certain restrictions. you can only get 10 tickets per household. new characters are joining disney. they are buying marvel inc.. it brings super heroes like spider-man and to the disney cast of characters. they are allowing disney to acquire ownership of some characters which will give them better a pill to -- appeal to boys and young men. $1 machines are being replaced with a slots. revenues from penney's lots are up. many states ar

in northern california there was a smaller, more destructive fire.a fletcher is in auburn. >> reporter: it took only a matter of hours for the fire to decimate everything in its past, everything except bill and tina's home. >> it's amazing. it had a halo over it or something. i don't know. >> reporter: while tina stayed behind at the evacuation center, bill drove past the roadblocks to see first hand. what did you think driving in here? >> devastating. it looks like the scene of a movie. >> reporter: wow. what did you use to see over the fe >> a neighbor's house. >> reporter: on every side of their home, the left, right, across the street, the homes are gone, nothing but chimneys and charred appliances remained. the myers learned their fate while watching the news. >> you can see the house behind us in flames, this house in flames, the full neighborhood but our one house nothing happened. i can't explain it. i'm so happy that i have everything, my possessions, my pictures but to see my neighbors with nothing anymore just breaks my heart. >> reporter:

, which is roaring toward california's baja coast. the category 3 storm could bring much-needed rain to the area after it makes landfall in mexico. meanwhile, mexico's government has declared a state of emergency. jimena is currently packing 125- mile-an-hour winds. >> unfortunately, they could use some of that rain. >> it's possible may get into arizona and california possibly by the weekend. possible. just rain. won't be a big wind storm. forus, we have-- for us, we have a quiet wind storm. -- quiet temperature. beautiful weather will continue after this. cbt1cbt1t1 . >>> ah, beautiful outside right now. >> loving it. >> great september start. just beautiful temperatures. comfortable, dry, cool mornings. feels almost like october, to tell you the truth. take a look at temps right now. with a lot of sunshine. a few clouds to the south and east. 69 in oakland. 72 here. that's the perfect temperature. most people agree. 75 down in ocean city, with a bit of a breeze going on at the beach there. 73, easton. patuxon. low 70s everywhere. v

hoy se reanudÓ en california.cercana a california, la policÍa busca claves dentro y fuera de la propiedad del seÑor garrido que podrÍan vincularlo con las desapariciones de la jÓvenes. >> una bÚsqueda intensa continuÓ en el patio de la casa de una pareja acusado de secuestrar a una niÑa de su jardÍn durante 18 aÑos, la policÍa informÓ que habÍa encontrado un fragmento de hueso. mientras que otros fragmentos de hueso fueron localizados en la propiedad contigua. aÚn no se ha confirmado si se trata de restos humanos. los investigadores continÚan excavando la tierra con equipos pesados buscando evidencia que podrÍan vincular a la pareja con la desapariciÓn de otros dos meres de edad hace 20 aÑos. no sabemos si el hueso que encontramos al lado de la propiedad es de un ser humano o de un animal. dos perros y un equipo seÑalaron un lugar especÍfico donde las autoridadesplanean excavar, asimismo planean remover bloques cemento para profundizar la bÚsque. el cemento impide a los perros en encontrar algÚn rastro. las autori

suburb of tujunga. >> reporter: the cavalry has come to california.uper scoopers on loan from canada are dumping more than 7,000 gallons of water at a time on mount wilson, a major communications hub in los angeles. firefighters on the ground are lighting back fires to burn off brush. their back breaking labor is working. tuesday fire officials announced the massive station fire is now 22% contained. >> this is our first increase in containment since the beginning of the fire. >> reporter: but by no means are firefighters breathing easy. light winds swirl flames into fire tornadoes that danced across the ridge top, dangerously close to homes as their owners watched. a nearby ridge fell prey to several flair-ups. firefighters were hard at work. >> there's still a lot of hot spots. if the temperatures should go up and humidity comes back down, it could be a very angry fire again. >> reporter: that has led to devastating losses. at least 13 homes near this canyon were incinerated. >> there's so much loss. when we walk around and look at the properties, i

co >>> a fire alarm in california. we will have the latest to control the deadly flames. >> we will check up some of the joint efforts to stop the potential spread of the swine flu. >> a new call to abandon afgnistha. in afghanistan. "good morning washington" continues right to now. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. good morning, washington. 6:00. the first day of september. i'm doug mcelway. >> and i'm alison starling. i cannot believe it is the first day of september already. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's start with brian van de graaff. one of those delightful mornings. >> if you like it y cl'oo'ou ' inmo it thisrn we see ttuofrainpes re ems ngor 55 olney, one of our warmer spots. gorgeous sunshine today. low 70's at lunchtime. mid 70's this afternoon. there is nothing wrong with this day. kids may need a jacket this morning. >> nothing wrong on the jacket as far as traffic along 270 sout

the gentlelady from california. ms. watson: mr. speaker, in closing, i again urge my colleagues to join me in honoring america's military veterans through the passage of 2004 and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. mr. issa: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back the balance of his time. the question now is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2004. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. watson: mr. speaker, for what purpose does -- excuse me, mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 1345. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 88, h.r. 1345, a

how is it going there in california, sam? >> hey, good morning, from tujunga, california.re's been better news. containment, up from 5% overnight, to 22%. we're standing in 1 of the 62 homes burned on tujunga canyon boulevard is where this home is. there's been an awful lot of kindf talk of the credit of not losing more homes, to the controlled burn efforts that went out yesterday. big, big, big effort, to get rid of the fuel up against the homes that were in danger, so the fires wouldn't roll down the mountain and burn right up to those homes. and firefighters can get in there and make sure they burn the brush. but control and contain the fire with a slow burn, so that nobody's at risk. it takes that whole area of fuel lot of credi theo tes.a hestrefo forest service f pe hthhan,apt tisisth hpen, tha .rn but the heat ofhe t fire. let me show youinibedlecr e arincredible here. ednoont il hlyere. not oneil e. tth ndou.grground. alloy off of this. 2,200 degrees. we know the fires were at least that hot. there's no way that you or anybody else can survive. let's get to the boa

and whether they violated california law in the process - end quote. ruder, the former s- e-c chairman, thinks the california investigation could be an uphill battle to pin anything on the agencies. in this credit crisis the credit rating agencies didn't do a good job. the regulators didn't do a good job. the participants didn't do a good job and by not doing a good job i mean they did not anticipate the housing crisis being as big and broad and as damaging as it was. the shift of focus to the role of the credit rating agencies has taken a toll on their stock. moody's share price is down 14 percent since the california investigation was launched. the stock of s&p's parent company, mcgraw hill, which includes businessweek magazine is down seven percent over the same three days. online items after the show, head to our website firstbusinessx.com and type in charity to see how one non-profit organization that helps teens is weathering the recession. plus, why uncle sam may help out of work americans receiving unemployment benefits for an additional three

hardest hit states, california.ecord job losses in the golden state with unemployment now up to 12.2%. california is also dealing with a major budget crisis that's hitting all sectors of its economy, including college sports. in a state known for national championships, and a young and active lifestyle, deep cutbacks are directly impacting thousands of student athletes. adam housley is live for us at long beach state. adam, what cuts have we seen so far? >> well, trace, we had a chance to talk oevery public university in california. they will tell you there are cuts across the border. uc irvine, for example, they cut five sports. the first university so far publicwise to cut sports in california due to the budget crisis, we had a chance also to talk to the athletic director here at long beach state who says so far they have not had to cut sports here but they have trimmed across the board. take a listen. >> everybody has taken 10 to 11% pay cut. that's part of it so we keep morale going by saying hey, you know what?

reynolds wolf is live in lake view terrace, california. that's what everybody wants to know, what are we seeing this morning and what about evacuations? >> i tell you what we're seeing, we're getting information that came in moments ago from incident commander mike dietrich. he was telling us moments ago that overnight they got new information telling us the fire did grow as expected from 140 to even 150,000 acres. right now the fire, about 22% contained. last night the weather did help, higher humidity made a great deal of difference. the firefighters still out there on the line doing everything they can to battle the blaze. though it is 22% contained there are parts of the fire that continue to grow, mainly some of the fire action moving more to the east to an area called devil's canyon. so, the latest we have in terms of the number of homes destroyed still about 62 or so. but as the fire spread there is is no doubt we could see more of that. one of the incidents that we're having, one of the issues mere mt. wilson. we've been telling yo

en nevada, california, aprobaron el 60% de los solicitudes de ajustes de valor.e han generado fuertes lluvias, un movimiento casi estacionado, incluyendo ustedes sobre la florida es increíble pero cierto, porque estas fuertes lluvias se van desplazando hacia el nonoreste. fuertes precipitaciones y más bien desde dallas hasta el aeropuerto en atlanta, hay que vidas están provocando retrasos. a fo afortunadamente. precipitaciones en el noreste de nueva york hacia washington, dc acompañado de la lluvia estamos con temperaturas bordeando el rango de los 40-50 grados. especialmente en el día de mañana, pero ironías de la madre naturaleza hacia el norte, especialmente las dakotas experimentando ellos justo el jueves temperaturas en el rango de los 80-90 grados. mientras tanto sigue lloviendo. todo bastante seco hacia california la temperatura en los angeles en 71 grados y por aquí tenemos 73, actividades de condiciones placenteras en chicago, igual que para nosotros hoy día en los 66 grados se acerca el frío, ya tenemos en el pacífico la tercera tormenta tropical sosti

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let's get to our own dave price out there in lake view terrace, california. good morning, dave. >> reporter: good morning to you, maggie. we're in the area so badly affected. we're in the angeles national forest, and 20 of the homes destroyed are along this stretch of neighborhood. you can see fire completely overran this area. you may see my camera man's shadow. remnants of a home of a family of a life here. and oddly enough one of the things we found here coming in here, a fire extinguisher, unhelpful in this situation. it was so strong. now, the good news is overnight firefighters were able to take advantage of the weather of the humidity of the cooler temperatures and the fire this morning now 22% contained. but tell that to the people who lost these homes. and this fire and this battle are far from over. as of early this morning, this massive fire has consumed close to 130,000 acres. 200 square miles, but containment is up and fire officials hope they've turned the corner. >> this is our first increase in containment since the beginning of the fire. >> r

ryan owens is in tejunga, california. tonight t firefighters brought out a jumbo jet that dropped more than 20,000 gallons of fire retardant on the stubborn station fire north of los angeles. while the air show is impressive, the grind of this frustrating firefight goes on in the steep ridges and canyons below. they are dotted with homes. >> we are the infantry. we go -- we go into the hottest parts and do what we can. >> shane paxton is the leader of what's called a hot shot crew. 22 men from the forest service brought in to help from tennessee. >> there are homes very close to us. how much danger are they in right now? >> a lot. >> you have houses right in the brush as you can see. it's all going to burn. the potential for it. you flflames and thohose homes didirt road. that's i it. firefighters stand guard on the road and wait for the fire's next move. >> we can't really predict which way it will go. it's going in ten different directions. >> the dirt road may not seem like much of a strategy but it's all these firefig

the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> wildfires continue to rage in southern california. you are taking a live look at a picture of what firefighters described as a war zone. dozens of homes have been claimed, more have been threatened. good morning, everyone. more than 100 homes have burned so far in california, where eight major wildfires continue to burn out of control. the biggest is 15 miles north of downtown los angeles. >> nearly 6000 firefighters are on wildfire duty throughout california and today. more than half are assigned here, to the station fire in los angeles county. the largest of them all, still growing. >> it has grown to over 121,000 acres. it grew 15,000 acres during the night. >> thick smoke cast an eerie orange gloom over the skies of los angeles. the fire destroyed more than 60 homes and cabins, thousands more remain in the path of the fire. >> we are the furthest up into the canyon. the fire is touching this house first, coming downhill after that. >> two firefighters died as they tried to flee from the parking flames. one of the firefighters was

one blaze has destroyed more than 50 homes in southern california. and it's threatening thousands more. >> the flames are raging on with temperatures above 100 degrees and with humidity hurting firefighters. adam housely is in tujunga, california. >> reporter: this morning we got here and this hill is burning. firefighters like to say its backing down or burning downhill and burns slower and gives firefighters a chance to get in there and knock the flames down. and to the right is an area flurrying up. you have hand crews down there. you ve a firefighter engine in every neighborhood. this is not the wildland. this is a neighborhood that has been here 33 years. most of the areas haven't burned in about 60 years and when you add severe drought to california and then the hot temperatures, triple digits and the low humidity which is down around 8 or 9%, it's ripe for fire. normally we show you the fire coverage here in california, it's all having to do with santa ana winds but those winds don't come up until late september, early october. look at that fl

top of california.en it sinks, it dries out, so global cooling is actually a cause of drought and california, which by the way is, a dry climate naturally. and to prove to you that the globe is actually cooling, if you look at the inner government mental panel on climate change forecast was for temperatures to go up, up, up. over the last 10 years you can see in an up and down manner they are coming down. there is no question about the fact over the last 10 years it's cooling. bill: ok. why is the global warming movement so successful throughout the world? >> well, i think people haven't been confronted with the facts. you know, i don't ask people to believe me. i ask people to go and arm themselves and build the facts for themselves. go look for the facts themselves. the biggest secret behind all of this is right up my alley with the tropics. you see, while the earth was supposed to be warming a little bit, the atmosphere over the tropics was supposed to really be warming up quite a bit. this is up to

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more than 100 homes have now been destroyed by wildfires in california.gest fire north of los angeles has burned at least 53 homes and threatened 12,000 more. >>> and there are more disturbing details about the life of the man accused of abducting and sexually abusing jaycee dugard. testifying during a previous case, phillip garrido admitted he has strong desires to rape young girls. >>> now an inside view into the life of one of america's great scam artists. bernie madoff. this just released have yoid from inside his vacation home on long island. tara mergener hases more. >> reporter: this ocean view greeted bernard madoff for more than 20 years. it was his family's long island getaway, now up for sale to the highest bidder. >> there is an understated elegance. >> reporter: the man doing the sales pitch isn't a broker. he's a u.s. marshal. his department seized the property in the months after madoff was arrested for swindling investors out of $65 billion. >> bernard madoff had a small office here where i guess did he some of his work. >> reporter: after

joining us in it berkeley, california is tim allen.did business with the alleged kidnapper for ten years, and saw the girls on a few occasions. ben dahldro has done business with garrido for six years, met jaycee then known as alyssa several times. tim, what kind of business are you in? what did you have to do with them? >> we're a glass and window contractor. we have a showroom and warehouse located in pittsburgh, california. >> larry: and what did garrido do for you? >> we would do all of our printing supplies, envelopes, letterhead, business cards, anything we needed printed, coupons. >> larry: and where did he do this? at his house? >> yeah, he came in -- actually, it's probably been over ten years. he came in the mid '90s and solicited us with a flier. and the name of his company is "printing for less," and he dropped off a flier and said he could do some printing for us. so the next time we needed -- i think we started off with just business cards, where he came into the shop, we told him what we needed and he printed them up, di

the gentleman from california. mr. berman: i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the distinguished chairman of the house armed services committee, mr. skeleton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. cancel cancel -- mr. skelton: >> mr. speaker, eight years ago on september 11, 2001, this chairman beer was empty, the capitol was evacuated, the pentagon was burning, the twin towers in new york lay crumbled and almost 3,000 of our citizens were dead. we can never forget them and we should never forget what we owe them. today, we will once again mourn the families and those who have fallen and we express our deepest sympathy to their friends and loved ones. this is only right. but it's not enough. we owe it to the victims, to their loved ones, to the survivors, to ourselves to make sure who carried out this awful attack are brought to justice and ensure that they can never again attack and kill our people here at home. for too long, the war in afghanistan was the forgotten war. only recent

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. >>> and a bit of a break for california firefighters. the weather's helping them battle a huge wildfire just north of l.a. right now, but the fight is far from over. the blaze actually grew overnight, and has now scorched more than 140,000 acres, even the sky over l.a. has taken on a an eerie color as the flames have spread. the sun this morning -- take a look at this -- blood red. at last count the fire has destroyed at least 62 homes, 3 businesses, and right now it's just 22% contained. >>> and you can believe this. heavy smoke from the l.a. blaze is now darkening the sky over denver, colorado. that's 800 miles east of los angeles. >>> hundreds of firefighters are on the job there in southern california. cnn's reynolds wolf is near the front lines right there in lakeview terrace. >> reporter: i'm coming from the command center where just a short while ago governor schwarzenegger gave everybody a proverbial pat on the back nor doing such a great job. and they've been working very hard. the fire's about 22% contained right now. over 144,

might southern california get some of that rain? >> no rain. rain is unlikely to be coming this way. the rain is supposed to be dying out by the time that storm hits here. but they are very worried about what that storm might bring in terms of winds because those winds can be extremely erratic. it's hard to know which way the fire is going. if those winds hit, it's going to be... it's going to make planning for the fire and fighting that fire that much tougher given the erratic winds. there's also the possibility of lightning strikes not because of the hurricane but just because of the weather conditions that have been made by and created by the fire itself. so they've got a lot of work ahead of them. it's tough going. >> suarez: jeffrey kay with us from tujunga california. good to talka- to you. >> good to talk to you, ray. >> lehrer: we have much more on the fires on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. you can compare the station fire with previous blazes in california, and get the latest from our pbs colleagues at kcet- los angeles. in other ne

. >> you lived in southern california. you live in northernalifornia. you know that here in charlottesville, virginia. are you ae to get around with public transportation? >> i am able, not able to get around to. th is a very broke out i w able to get around public transportation in san francisco, in oakland, and also in l.a. i walked a lot where i live. here it is a very rural. i mean, it is not, its gorgeous but not to my mind the look of the most sustainable development patterns with large lots. so we have a beautul large lot with trees, but it is far away. i tried to compile my trips. i do telecommute. i spend a lot of my time in front of my computer at my desk which save my daily commute. but i would like to be more on foot and be close and eventually. do you know where the picture on the front of the book is taken? >> i believe, i need to check. i think that is the border crossing mexico. >> and who is your call author, daniel sporting? >> my co-author daniel spurted i have known for 25 your turkey is uc davis and i spent so much time at berkeley.

the jet stream brought storm after storm into california.ntial rains, mudslides, washed out roads and destructive waves all pounded the state. it was one of the costliest winters on record for california, estimating $550 million in damages for february of '98 alone. el nino is typically bad news for the eastern pacific hurricane season, too, generating more frequent and stronger storms. in 2006, an el nino year there were 18-named storms in the eastern pacific, including hurricane john that killed five people in baja, california, mexico. there's no telling what el nino will do to the u.s. this time around, but cli mottologists are predicting it to strengthen and last through the winter of 2010. and right now we're in what meteorologists called a moderate el nino condition. two more months of the warm waters will put us in a full-blown el nino episode which could bring a similar impact. as for the quiet start of the hurricane season, just now we're starting to enter the peak of the season and it doesn't matter how many storms we get. what mat