rocky barker of "the idaho statesman" and our colleagues at idaho public television along with earthfix has the story. >> reporter: the boulder-white clouds mountains in central idaho are a scenic landscape of soaring mountain peaks, lush forests, and pristine lakes and rivers. 275,000 acres of this public land is now a federally- protected wilderness area, which means it will remain open to recreation and closed to development. when president obama signed the wilderness bill into law, it was a personal victory for idaho congressman mike simpson, who backed the idea for 15 years. simpson's efforts accelerated earlier after meeting obama adviser john podesta last year. >> i said, "listen, i'd like six months to see if we could get a bill moving in congress," and by then we would know whether we could get one done or not. >> reporter: declaring these mountains a national monument would have protected them, but would have left many details unresolved. as a wildernesses area, the uses of the land are more strictly defined. the boulder-white clouds mountains have had some federal protection

at the time, the bill was changed greatly and was no longer an idaho solution to the idaho problem. congressman simpson didn't give up. he worked and he worked and he worked at it, and it is truly his long-term commitment to th this, his long work on this that got us to this point. what he did was take this land that was virtually unanimous agreement should be in wilderness. that is the heart of this area. the boulder range, the white cloud range, and the jerry peaks area. there was unanimous agreement that this ised kind of land that needs to be in wilderness. when i was gone, i wrote this rule for several million acres and this was included in it and it was protected as wilderness so this isn't changing the character of it this n. that regard. it puts it in statute instead of in rule. the difficulty was, as always with these kinds of areas, is the buffer area around what everybody agrees is truly unique ground that should be handled as wilderness. and obviously it is an area that engrains passion in people, and it causes people to have strong feelings about the area. and, as a res

drought conditions have increased in oregon, idaho, western montana.ive fires are in that area of the country, northern rockies. we have focused attention last two weeks in this area. today we could see bad air quality and record highs in the northwest. could be 96 portland, even spokane 92. you get the picture. temperatures drop as we go through friday and saturday. today is a very dangerous day for firefighters on the ground. >> looks like a tough one out there. hopefully everyone is able to stay safe. thanks for that. >>> at least two democratic senators will vote against the nuclear deal with iran. menendez is joining schumer in opposition. the former chairman of the relations committee says he is urging fellow lawmakers to push for a better agreement. >> whether or not the supporters admit it, the deal is based on hope. hope that when the nuclear sunset clause expires that iran will have succumbed to the benefits of congress and global immigration, hope the hard liner wills have lost their power and the revolution will end the goals. hope that the

en idaho una mujer de 70 aÑos muriÓ mientras se preparaba para evacuar su vivienda.Ún autoridades. en oregÓn sólo quedaban cenizas de docenas de casas, como la de esta mujer que tuvo que salir corriendo sin zapatos para salvar su vida. >> esta es mi casa. muchos de nosotros no tenemos a donde ir. danny: 1500 Órdenes para evacuar las zonas afectadas fueron emitidas y las autoridades usan helicÓpteros de uno de los hospitales para apagar las llamas. >> no tenemos suficientes recursos para tener una lÍnea de contenciÓn, hemos priorizado lo que estÁ cerca de las edificaciones. danny: 10 bomberos fueron evacuados en california con heridas leves y 600 estÁn combatiendo las llamas. las noticias no ha sido nada alentadoras pues en este estado normalmente la temporada de incendios no comienza hasta el otoÑo. se adelantÓ dos meses. los bomberos trabajan turnos de mÁs de 12 horas, en algunas partes se han visto obligados a pedir refuerzos porque no dan abasto. muchas de las personas que permanecen evacuadas viven en una incertidumbre porque no saben cuando la madre naturaleza c

idaho is experiencing massive firestorms burning over a quarter of a million acres. and california is still trying to get a handle on dozens of fires fueled by triple-digit temperatures and an historic drought. but for many in places like this, the damage to homes and livelihood is already done. now, fortunately there were no major injuries at this fire, but an idaho woman was killed as she fell during an evacuation. and we are just getting breaking news out of southern california where a small plane crash has caused yet another wildfire near san diego. erica? >> just can't catch a break this season. gadi, thank you. >>> tp isn't just the west battling these conditions. dylan? >> erica, we are in the middle of fire season right now. that lasts through october. and the ground has been very dry because of the recent drought. and we have had a lot of thunderstorms that produced the lightning without the rain. so that's been the source of these fires. and temperatures remain high. we have this ridge in the jet stream allowing the heat to build. also in the east coast. ou

and in idaho, better news there. a massive wildfire on the burr of oregon. they have it 70% contained. it was roughly the size of los angeles. here you can see up in northern idaho, unfortunately, officials there say that some 42 homes have been destroyed. >> you know, it's an incredible thing battling that. but these things right here, they're very donkey kong. our flames are very donkey kong. if we used actually donkey kong flames we'd probably have to pay some michael jordanesque fine. so these are knockoffs. >> knockoff donkey kong flames. >> this is serious outside of our donkey kong flames fighting because government fire. that's rare. >> yeah, shep, which gives you an idea how incredibly thin on resources these firefighters are. they'll undergo classroom training tomorrow, field training for the rest of the week, then we're told they'll be on the front lines fighting fires by sunday. i mean, talk about a quick turn around. it's unclear exactly where they'll be positioned but washington state and idaho, as you showed, appear to have the most need. back

. >> well, wild fires threaten homes in idaho, washington, california, and oregon this morning, flames scorching dry brush, acre after acre. andrew spencer with the latest as record high temperatures making it difficult to crews trying to contain those flames. >> picking through the return, former homeowners try to salvage what they can. >> pretty unimaginable. there is no preparing for this. >> officials say lightning sparked four fires around washington, town of about 4,000 people. the flames, spread quickly. >> i felt like peers brosnan in dante's peak, literally out running flames at 06 miles an hour, one and a half thousand homes were evacuated, flames destroyed another hundred. >> it was a panic zone. but still, you know, we had enough time, people coming up telling us, man, get out, don't act like you can stay. >> biggers fire by far burning in the southwest corner of idaho, the soda fires burned more than 283,000 acres, 442 square miles, and area larger than new york city or san diego between that fire and the lawyer complex fire in northwestern idaho, more than 1600 people are

in idaho this image of destruction. a family of dogs stand guard over the body of a fawn. resident armstrong said they stayed until dark. fires in northern idaho have destroyed 42 homes. >>> the issue of cell phones and possible radiation dangers back in court. the industry is suing the city of berkeley over the ordinance requiring customers to be told about possible health warnings. >> it's interesting because san francisco had one. it was then challenged and then the board of supervisors said we can't afford all of the legal cost and then it was dropped. berkeley's ordinance is called right to know. it is the watered down version of san francisco's and it, too, may not survive. when buying a cell phone customers must be told about radiation exposure. the ordinance was passed by the berkeley city council and is now being challenged by the cell phone industry. >> there may be circumstances when the government can provide a warning label with something but the government's got to show a justification for it and berkeley is not able to do that. >> reporter: supporters say th

. >> and in idaho, fire conditions are said to be their worst since 1926. more now from abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: with at least 90 large wildfires now burning in the west, the 30,000 firefighters on the ground are stretched so thin. the army is now being called in for the first time in nearly a decade. >> soldiers, you know, we're hard workers and it just comes natural to us. >> reporter: 200 active duty soldiers from joint base lewis-mcchord have been deployed in washington state to battle relentless flames tearing through chelan. here you see a black hawk helicopter crew gathering water and just seconds later making this air drop over a northern california wildfire. that military might also desperately needed to save hundreds of homes threatened in washington. >> we had a really big, big living room. >> reporter: carol jenkins' homes is one of several destroyed. >> i didn't take any family pictures or anything like that. i did not think anything was going to happen. >> reporter: in northern idaho more than 40 gone. another two dozen lost in oregon a

life and he's inspired by his brother fred satisfy ratch and his family back in idaho. >> all we do is mop up messes. >> reporter: new drama minority report debuts september september 21st and rose wood will air two days later. >> think about it. >> rt report last man on earth star jason is he day kiss will join the cast. the end of the first season this is a spoiler alert he's up in space. that's very last image we get. >> table for two please. >> reporter: brooklyn 99 andy sandberg looking forward hosting the prime time emmy awards on september 20th. >> it is a big deal i'm super excited. i'm not nervous yet. i think i probably will be right before. >> reporter: in hollywood michelle polino, fox news. >> a lot going on there right. >> yeah. a lot of shows. >> still ahead on fox 29 news at 6:00 a facebook face off. the social media giant reject as woman's photo because she's not wearing makeup. how she fired back much that's next. >>> plus a group of friends get together and they decide to take

and another area closer to the idaho state line. dozens of homes have been burned to the ground and thousands of people have been forced to evacuate. >> everything that can be done now is being done out there, and our first priority is protecting people. and homes and structures and livestock. >> six fires have burned more than 155 square miles in central washington alone. more than 50 homes have been the national guard has been called in to help. >>> firefighters are also struggling to gain control of several fast moving fires in southern california. six camp grounds were evacuated as flames swept through the angeles national forest as temperatures hovered near triple digits, then firings were treated for heat exhaustion. the heat wave in the northwest is about to get worse. accuweather's molly cochran has the details. >> thanks phillip. now for monday through wednesday, we're talking heat, once again across the pac northwest. not the best of news as we continue to have wildfires burn across idaho, washington and also oregon. farth

the 20-year-old denson plays in the brewers farm system in idaho. he's received from teammates after telling them about his sexuality was "a giant relief." >>> well, a year from right now, the summer olympics in rio will be in full swing, so organizers are running high-profile test events. one of them took place yesterday. 80 men took on the same 102-mile cycling course that will be used in next year's games. some of the riders said they thought it was dangerous. not only did the race take place, police had to deal with a large protest against brazil's president. >>> a classic video game can apparently help cut down on cravings. the video game is tetris. researchers say playing it can cut urges for cigarettes, alcohol, coffee, food, and even sex and sleeping. the reason, they say, is that cravings involve imagining something visually. they claim playing tetris occupies that same mental process, so you can't crave something and play tetris at the same time, but it kind of makes all of this sound a lot less fun. >> all right. >>> well, a couple from w

in idaho alone have now been destroyed. cnn's nick valencia is following all of it. scary stuff. >> scary stuff. those folks in the northwest could use a major break. dozens of wildfires raging all across the united states. fredricka was talking about it. nowhere harder hit than in the northwest, washington, oregon and idaho. this weekend, hundreds of firefighters working around the clock to protect people and property from these fast-moving flames. against a majestic mountainous backdr backdrop, the flames rage, forcing evacuations in chellin county, washington. >> i was outrunning flames at 60 miles an hour. >> this hillside was on fire, this whole hillside, it was nuts. >> reporter: local resident, matthew anderson, watched as dozens of fires swallowed the hillside. >> it's crazy. >> reporter: at least 100 structures have burned. power is knocked out for most of the 9,000 residents in the area. >> there's i don't know how many hundreds of people affected here, the other side. >> reporter: just to the south in canyon cree

. >> reporter: and the lightning-fuelled fire in idaho burning at least 50 homes to the ground. struggling to contain the blaze. here in drought-stricken california, simply too many fires and not enough resources. crews fighting the cabin fire are using this nearby reservoir for water. those helicopters can take up to 2,000 gallons of water and take it up to the fire. crews on the cabin fire only getting two of the nine air tankers they needed to battle back flames in this rugged terrain. >> lot of firefighters spread thin. >> okay, so after several firefighters were sent to the hospital because of heat stroke and excessive heat warnings here in california, they're being urged to use these cooling chairs. that brings their internal temperature down to within minutes. >> they're working so hard. so tirelessly, kayna, thank you. >>> rob, you're keeping an eye on the situation. they're not getting rain for another week, i can imagine only compound the problem. >> you're right about that. very, very dry over the area. no rain expected. not a whole lot of dry lightning. the other iss

in idaho an washington state. the largest along the oregon oregon-idaho bother, and central washington the reach fire has destroyed dozens of homes. >> they have to prioritize what's near structures and that's where they want to get the fire line. >>> more than 1600 people have been forced to evacuate. two rivers are back open, san juan and animas rivers, residents are warned to not drink the water, state officials will continue monitoring for animal and wildlife. >>> even if a proposed nuclear deal is approved. >> translator: we block this way and we shall block it for good. >> ayatollah ali khamenei, says iran will not fall under american political economic or cultural control. >>> in iran a verdict is expected this week in a trial of a jailed washington post reporter. jason rezaian has been in a tehran prison for more than a year facing espionage charges. his family and washington post denies these charges. >> he's been held illegally for over a year now by a judge who is quite hard-liner who is quite radical.

in idaho alone have now been destroyed. cnn's nick valencia with me with more on all of this. this is a tough blaze for all of these states to battle. >> pacific northwest, especially hard hit. evacuations are just really a lot of evacuations. 1,500 people in washington state. also the acreage is growing. just yesterday, idaho, the fire there they're trying to contain, 265,000 acres. today, more than 20,000 acres more burned. against a majestic mountainous backdrop, the flames range, forcing evacuations. >> i was literally outrunning flames at 60 miles per hour. that whole ridge was on fire. this whole hillside was on fire last night. it was nuts. >> matthew anderson watched as dozens of fires swallowed the hillside. at least 100 structures have burned. power is knocked out for most of the 9,000 residents in the area. >> there's i don't know how many hundreds of people affected here, the other side. >> just to the south, in canyon creek, oregon, a lightning fire has left more than 20 homes burned with at least 34,000 acres

and another area closer to the idaho state line.nds were evacuated as flames swept through the angeles national forest as temperatures hovered near triple digits, then firings were treated for heat exhaustion. the heat wave in the northwest is about to get worse. accuweather's molly cochran has the details. >> thanks phillip. now for monday through wednesday, we're talking heat, once again across the pac northwest. not the best of news as we continue to have wildfires burn across idaho, washington and also oregon. farther to the east, we are looking at the threat for severe storms from denver to colorado springs, monday. that does include the threat for a few isolated tornadoes and even some hail. across the northeast, we're going to be sizzling for the start of the workweek. temperatures getting into the upper 90s to triple digits. phillip and marcy, back to you. >> let's give some recognition this morning to a guy who sure seems to be like one of the best bosses in the country. we're talking about jeff glover who has run a chick-f

he plays within the milwaukee brewers farm system in idaho. he says the support he's received from teammates after telling them about his sexuality was a giant relief. >>> apple's biggest secret possibly just revealed. >>> under unvest gags. murdered in cold blood. a person under arrest. morgan freeman mourning a young relative's death. >>> plus, a truck driver crashing into a sign. the dramatic crash caught on camera. >>> welcome back. these pictures from ecuador. residents in the capital are on alert. a volcano 30 miles from the city unleashed an ash cloud more than 20 mi two miles into the sky. the ash indicates violent explosions inside. that has not had a major eruption since 1877. >>> a hot air balloon zept in pennsylvania happened over the weekend the. one of the victims was in cardiac arrest by the time rescue crews arrived. the faa is investigating what caused the top of the balloon to blow on to the touch the wires. >>> a software glitch probably caused the widespread delays over the weekend. it was supposed to provide additional too

. >>> socki salmon in idaho are dying off and could disappear entirely. the cause - river water warming up. that makes it tough for the cold water fish to survive. >> so it's 8:30 in the morning. temperature levels are almost 22 degrees, 21.9 degrees, which is above 70 degrees, the mort ate level. >> salmon send an important part of their lives, travelling up and down the river, the eggs become fish, returning to the ocean, making the same journey again. now the climate is changing everything. >> the hazy quality to the air here is wildfires. you can smell smoke in the air. a few miles from us is a 65,000 burn. one of many roaring across the west. it's a function of climate change, and it is having a terrible effect on the river. >> i monitored temperatures up to 78 degrees along the stretches this summer. at this point, from a scientists' point of view, and an endangered species act as an personally, this run is extinct. >> salmon are cold-water fish, they need more oxygen than other species. as water gets older it health less. salmon has been on the end

the droughts have been getting worse in washington state, idaho. today record heat is possible.ecord is 88. your forecast is to break that. a little short of that. there is cooler air coming in. today is the last hot day. ocean wind will bring it to the mid 70s seattle. portland to the 70s. a little bit of relief in the temperatures there especially for the firefighters. danny still five days away from the lesser antilles and nowhere near southwest hasn't gone anywhere. not quite record heat but close to it. we are going to talk a lot about that storm danny over the next week. shouldn't threaten u.s. land anytime soon. >> thanks so much for that. >>> parents of kids going back to school we have a frightening story for you. after recent violence at movie theaters find out what one major national chain is doing about it. you are watching "early today." we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe diem. tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast. the second lasts all day. we give you y

we are running out of electricity in idaho. thanks a lot.is time to take a break. >>> the fur will be flying this halloween. a few days ago we told you about this costumes of the dentist that killed cecil the lion and the outrage it caused. that was a "red eye" exclusive i think. there is talk they will make the costumes company to stop selling it. peta is striking back, but this time the lion wins. it shows dr. palmer being eaten by the lion. the cost is $139. thine 9 and the proceeds go 20 peta's work saving animals and doing stupid stuff. it comes with a dr. palmer name tag and attacking lion. it doesn't end there. the costumes, quote, can easy bely access rised by a fake drill and crossbow. you hate animals and you are pro-human. you must not like the costumes. >> i have no problem with the costumes and now i agree with sarah palin and my life is over. he says if you come to my house though and trick or treat i will give you beef jerkey. i am not a big fan of the dentist. if cecil him i would be a fan of the den fist. if the cos super --

but anyway, it went through five states western nebraska and wyoming and idaho this was the route that made america that finished the continental space and defined the national character without the trail you don't have a finished united states. they crossed in the peak migration years between 1843 and the civil war. after the civil war another half a million crossed with a stage coast -- stagecoach they had the terrain so well back to the fur trapping days than that is the natural way that made it easy and another 500,000 would cross they we're doing so well that the lincoln highway, route 80 and poured express essentially follow the same route as the pioneers of it is very historic and very formative of national character at a time the country was under 20 million but to get chewed california or organ to have that coming down then going west through nevada. just a few pictures year it is made toward the end of the trip actually. i've lost a lot of weight actually but that grammar marks the trail all the way across it was replaced by nettle size because it was hard to keep them not to

the largest along the oregon-idaho border has grown to 288,000 acres. and in central washington the reach fire has destroyed dozens of homes near a resort town. >> we don't have enough resources to put this huge containment line around all this fire. they have to prioritize what is near structures, and that's where they want to get fire lines. >> more than 1600 people have been forced to evacuate the area. >>> two rivers in colorado are back open after a toxic mine spill. the san juan rivers reopened. people warned to not drink untreated water. >>> iran's supreme leader said that it's country will remain closed to american influence even if a nuclear deal is approved. >> it is not definite whether it will be accepted or rejected, either here nor there. their intentions is to find a way to infiltrate the islamic republic, but we block this way, and we shall block it for good. >> saying that even if the accord gets the okay of iranian and u.s. officials, iran will not full under political, economic or cultural control. parliament will vote on the deal in

. >> he is deaf idaho there should be more focus on solving the problem than coming in like a tidal way rather than saying things that don't make sense, jeb bush is taking direct aim at trump saying his proposals are unreasonable and intensive. he believes his talk can hurt the gop with hispanic voters and that his talk is vitriolic and the use of the term anchor babies. >> i'll use the word anchor baby. >> you use that word on the radio. >> i don't regret it, do you have a better term. >> bush may not use the term again, just years ago he chaired an immigrant group that asked conservatives to stop using the term. >> back here septa is giving more people a chance to buy special passes for the papal visit next month, tickets are available for sale. when the pope is here on the 26th and 27th, "action news" reporter eva pilgram will break down the information for us in a live report coming up at 12:30. >>> jim gardner has been in arrangentina all week long in t pope's home town. >> reporter: i'm jim gardner in buenos aires, we are outside of the national congress building where in 2010, th

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in idaho, the number is close to 40. so many fires that officials are talking with firefighters all the way in new zealand and australia to help along with u.s. military and prison inmates expected to join in the fight. from washington, i'm lee ann greg, nbc news. >> a man facing domestic violence charges. police say a woman left a home in german town and headed to a neighbor's after an argument with her boyfriend. her young children stayed inside the house. he took the children to a house in prince george's county. that's where he was arrested around 2:30 earlier this morning. no one was hurt. >> today officials in the district are ramping up efforts to warn people of the dangers of synthetic drugs. the d.c. prevention center has joined forces to hold a series of talks at area shelters. the meetings come in response to a recent spike in overdoses related to synthetic drug use. >> veterans at the american legion post on washington boulevard in arlington are not happy this morning. the american leej, the american flag tha

more red-flag warnings up tonight and also critical fire danger for idaho, parts of wyoming. air quality still remains poor. bone dry across central california tomorrow. the heat's on tonight. we cool down a little bit as we go through midweek, but still extremely hot as we go through tuesday and wednesday. extreme weather threat. the high plains, on tuesday and wednesday, we stretch it out, get into more populated areas. tom, wooelle have to be very aware of severe weather. >> rob, thank you very much. >>> the heat being heat up in the presidential race for 2016. ahead of the pack dx dx hovering over the competition in more ways than one. >> reporter: tonight a so-called trump tsunami still sweeping iowa. >> i'm not supporting. i'm talking about him. >> reporter: the gop's front-runner's helicopter spotted above the fair for a second day after that dramatic arrival saturday. martha raddatz exclusively tagging along. >> four years ago, the people at the bottom of the polls didn't do so well. >> who was here. >> michele bachmann and rick santorum. >> but they're not me. they'r

phenomenon kick up along the front line in the idaho over the weekend. the it forms when heat causes an up draft that can spin like a tornado. person who shot this video said the fire nato was shooting flames 100 feet in the air. >>> happening today, a new jersey man arrested for a recent tire slashing spree from south philadelphia, faces a a preliminary hearing. norman vogel ace accused of slashing the the tires of the nine cars, on august 3rd. police say he was caught in the act and had a knife in his hand. he is facing several charges including criminal mischief. >>> philadelphia police special victims unit is investigating a sexual assault along a golf course. woman told police she was walking through cobbs creek golf course in overbrook around 8:00 friday night. she said man approached her and then started to remove her clothing and sexually assaulted her. the attack has alarmed neighbors. >> i wouldn't walk here at night, too dark with all of the bushes. >> special victims unit is investigating a sexual assault on the cobbs creek golf course last m

we got more red-flag warnings up tonight and also critical fire danger for idaho, parts of wyoming. where it's not windy it's going to be dry. look at fresno and sacramento. hot in san francisco and l.a. today. phoenix, palm springs near record-breaking. will cool down a little bit as we go through midweek, but not much. extreme weather threat. the high plains, on tuesday and wednesday, we stretch it out, this is a very strong system, tom. >> rob, thank you very much. >>> the heat being heat up in the 2016 presidential race. at the head of the pack is donald trump. hovering over the competition in more ways than one. abc's devin dwyer has the story. >> reporter: tonight a so-called trump tsunami still sweeping iowa. >> i'm not supporting. i'm talking about him. >> reporter: the gop's helicopter spotted above the fair for a second day after that dramatic arrival saturday. our martha raddatz exclusively tagging along. >> you know where we were four years ago, the people at the bottom of the polls didn't do so >> who was here? >> michele bachmann and rick santorum. they're not me. >> r

firefighters nicknamed one near boise idaho the soda fire.tching some 340 quail miles, larger than new york. the gnashed prepareds in is at level 5, the highest, as they urge people who live near the fire to consider what-if evacuation plans. jennifer grey is monitoring these conditions. the weather is a real problem. >> the weather has been a is huge problems. one of the factors, very dry air. it's going to make the fires start easier and spread faster. it's been windy across the west, especially the pacific northwest. a lot of the fires are wind driven, so you get the tiny embers, with the winds and then, boom, another fire just like that, so it enables these fires to spread very, very quickly. high pressure is going to stay in control. that wind is going to continue through tomorrow. so we are going to see increase in winds, especially in southern california. the winds die down a little bit across portion of i how, oregon and washington, but will pick back up again in wednesday. unfortunately the rain, not seeing much of t it will all stay

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idaho is experiencing massive firestorms over 225,000 acres and california is trying to get a handle on fires and a historic drought. that was gadi schwartz. >>> after a campaign largely spent dodging specifics donald trump is unrevealing a new policy paper and the issue is in focus, it's immigration. nbc's edward lawrence is in washington for us this morning. page one of this in bold eye italics. "make mexico pay for the wall" is this a policy position or more tough talk? >> reporter: donald trump is talking tough and going forward with substance. he released the positions on sunday and outlined his detailed review on immigration reform. donald trump plans to take a very hard line on immigration if he becomes president. on "meet the press," trump said he would reverse all of president obama's executive orders on immigration and deport all undocumented immigrants. >> we have to make a whole new set of standards. when people come -- >> you're going to plit split u families and deport them -- >> no, chuck. we have to keep the families together. together but they have to go. they have t

marshals had had randy and vicki weaver's idaho cabin under trying to arrest randy for selling illegal weapons. but, in a sudden shoot-out, a killed." "today, accompanied by his daughter sara, weaver explained to a senate committee what happened the next day when fbi snipers arrived." "there was another shot and a loud boom right there." "but, again, it was an innocent who was hit; vicki weaver, mother of four." "vicki was turned around, laying down on the floor with her head in a kneeling position with the baby underneath her. i went over and picked the baby out of vicki's arms and checked her out. she had blood in her hair." weaver surrended nine days later "he was eventually tried and acquitted of the marshal's death and rejoined what was left of his family." then came the investigation into the deaths of the innocent at the hands of the fbi "fbi director louis freeh handed out suspensions and reprimands, saying the siege was poorly managed." @ and accusations that the agency attempted to cover up its mistakes. "questions have been raised about who approved shoot-to- kill orders at

fast-moving blazes scorched more than 400,000 hectares, stretching from the states of montana, idaho, and oregon. they have prompted the evacuation of towns in washington state, all the way to southern california, winds and droughts combined to make the wildfire season disruptive. >> i have been watching the fire hopscotching the ridges, and working towards the house, that's why i came up here, to grab stuff, in case it came all the way over the top. >> the military has been mobilized to manage the fires. some soldiers have been flown in to reach areas by foot. others have been given special training. 29,000 firefighters have been involved in the operation around the region. we came out to help with the locals, keep them from catching fire, and trying to make sure we keep the fire under control as much as we can. >> more coming up on al jazeera, including spilling over. oil leaks stain the landscape as rush owe under pressure. >> there's no statistic limits, only financial ones. why they break the bank to get their chance on stage. stage. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with

from idaho tonight, this fire whirl shooting flames 100 feet into the sky. we are on the front lines of the fires and the heat wave. gio benitez leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, millions from coast to coast, feeling record high temperatures. >> triple digits. miserable. >> reporter: in new york, 95 degrees, tying the record. the first official heat wave in two years. people working outside drinking plenty of water. construction workers looking for shade where they can find it. in washington, d.c. -- >> it's hard and covered in sweat. >> reporter: meanwhile out west -- >> the humid was out of control and made it hotter. >> reporter: dozens of heat records shattered just in california. abc's kayna whitworth is in marina del rey. >> we are at a playground. i want to show you, the temperature is 108 degrees. >> reporter: too hard of the a baseball game. >> he had heat related illness. >> reporter: on the roads too. tie blow outs. >> if you have tires on the verge of failing already and the push it farther. >> reporter: the commuters behind me, check that ti