. >> that was kntv's kelly bartlett reporting. several of the injured are hospitalized with critical injuries. >>> this morning, folks in bakersfield, california, are beginning to return to their homes. evacuation orders were lifted when homes 50% contained. miles from where the sequoia national forest was destroyed. and a fire burned 17 square miles and continues to burn out of control this morning. hundreds of people living in navajo communities were being forced to evacuate. the fast move fire is drawn by fires. >>> president obama is expected to make a decision supporting military eye day. to top the militants known as the islamic state of iraq in syria. this is the area that militants hold. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. susan. >> good morning, anne-marie. as the white house considers its next move in iraq, it is sending hundreds of u.s. troops there. they are combat ready. but the president insists they are going there simply to protect american personnel and the embassy in baghdad. and not to engage in direc