erica nochlin/ phelan, ca/ cbs news) here in the high desert town of phelan along highway 138 laura anderson was driven from her home in the area yesterday...and is still unsure if it's still standing: (laura anderson/ evacuee) you can imagine, terror and sadness and concern. the fire caused traffic backups for miles...as the area's main highway was shutdown. many drivers were left sweltering in their cars ...in triple digit temps: (sam le/ driver) we need cold water and a little bit of food and i don't know how long we can go home you know hot and dry california has months. fire officials are hoping lighter winds and cooler temperatures will help them get the blue cut fire under control. erica nochlin for cbs news phelan, california. ((brian loftus)) >> in northern california, fire crews have gained ground against the clayton fire saying it is has burned 4,000 acres and is now 35 percent contained. the fire started over the weekend and destroyed 175 homes and businesses./// sherry how's the ((sherry swensk)) those dry gusty winds have been too hard to fight in southern california. ...... th

laura anderson is still unsure if her home is still standing. >> you can imagine, terror and sadness and concern. area's main highway was shut down. many drivers were left sweatering in their cars in triple digit tents. >> very little food and no water. i don't know how long we can go on. >> reporter: hot and dry california has been plagued by wildfires for months. firefighters are hoping lighter winds and cooler temperatures can help them get the fire und expected in court today. he is charged with 17 counts of arson and is suspected of setting more several fires over the past year. officials told the "los angeles times" he worked as an inmate firefighter while serving a prison sentence several years ago. the clayton fire destroyed 175 homes and buildings and this morning, it is 35% contained. >>> some louisiana parishes suffering from the historic because of scarrttered looting. first responders rescued 3,000,000 people and 1,000 pets and 20 on parishes have been declared major disaster areas. >> reporter: the historic flooding continues to spread throughout the state. nearly sprin

laura anderson was driven from her home in the area yesterday, and is still unsure if it's still standing. >> the fire caused traffic backups for miles as the area's main highway was shut down. many drivers were left sweltering in their cars in triple digit temperatures. >> we need cold water and food, and i don't know how long before we can go home. >> california has been plagued by wild fires for months. fire officials are hoping that lighter winds and cooler temperatures will help get there from california. >>> trump is making a change at the top of his campaign. he's bringing in conservative news executives. stephen banning is campaigning and promoting kelly and conway, the campaign manager. trump said they're winner and champ and we need to win it. trump is trailing clinton in florida and virginia. paul keeps his job as chairman criticism. trump is preparing to receive his first classified intelligence briefing. the republican nominee continue to paint himself as a law in order candidate in wisconsin yesterday calling unrest in the milwaukee area and -- democratic presidential nomine

laura anderson was driven from her hole in the area yesterday -- home in the area yesterday and is unsure if it's standing. >> you can imagine terror and sadness and concern. >> reporter: the fire caused traffic backups for as the area's main highway was shut down. many drivers were left sweltering in the cars in triple digit temps. >> a little cold water and food and i don't know how long we has been -- california has been plagued by wild fires for months and they are hoping lighter winds and cooler temperatures will help get the blue cut fire under control. cbs news in california. >> from fire to floods parts of louisiana under a curfew over reports of looting. 11 people died and hos have been damaged and it's the worst flooding in state history. the water rising in downstream areas. taylor swift is and encourages anyone who can help to do so. >>> liz chainey wins the wyoming enee wins the wyoming republican -- cheney wins the wyoming to be ceo and promoting kelly ann conway to campaign manager. his campaign chair paul manafort will maintain his role. trump will receive the first intell

laura anderson was dr and is still unsheer if it's still standing. >> -- and i will -- unsure if it is still standing. >> you can imagine terror and sadness and concern. >> reporter: the fire caused traffic backups for hours. many drivers were left sweltering in the cars in triple digit temps. >> we need cold water and food and don't know how long before we can go home. >> reporter: hot d dry california has been plagued by wild fires for mohs. hopinglighter winds and cooler temperatures will help get the blue cut fire under control. erica knockland for cbs news. >> from wild fires to deadly flooding. parts of louisiana under a curfew over reports of looting. 11 people have died and 40,000 homes have been damaged in the worst flooding in some downstream areas. taylor swift is donating a million dollars to relief and is encouraging anyone o will be chosen to take part in a body camera pilot program. they were supposed to be volunteers but no one stepped forward despite a 500 dollar bonus offer. they will be chosen by an independent party randomly and notified this week. the program is se

laura anderson was driven from her home in the area and is unsure if it's standing. >> you can imagine terror and sadness and concern. >> reporter: the fire caused the area's main highway was shut down. many drivers were left sweltering in the cars. water and a little food and i do nonet how long we can go -- don't know how long we can go home. >> reporter: california has been plagued by wild fires for months. firefighters are hoping lighter winds and cooler temperatures will get the fire under control. erica nochlin. >>> donald trump the campaign brining in steven banon to be ceo of the campaign to campaign manager. ann later trump will receive his first intelligence briefing in new york. d la that he can be the right president for both the police d communities of color. riots and destruction that have milwaukee citizens to live in security and to live. >> trump speech several days of protests following a deadly police-involved shooting in milwaukee. he accused hillary clinton of being against the police. hillary clinton pledging to tighten gun control speaking in philadelphia yesterd

laura anderson was driven from her home yesterday and is still unsure if it's still standing. >> you can imagine terror and sadness and concern. >> reporter: the fire caused traffic backups for miles at the area's main highway was shut down. many drivers were left sweltering in their cars in triple-digit temperatures. >> we need cold water and food and i don't know how long we can go home, you know. >> reporter: hot and dry california has been plagued by wildfires for months. fire officials are hoping cooler temperatures and lighter winds will help get the fire under control. >> here in northern california firefighters are making progress in their battle against the destructive clayton fire in lake county. it's 35% contained and cal fire hopes for full containment by the weekend. the fire is still 4,000 acres in size more than 175 homes and other buildings are destroyed in the lower lake area. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in the newsroom with details of a court hearing today for the man accused of setting this fire. >> reporter: he is charged with 17 counts of arson for fires in lak

laura anderson was driven from her home in the a area yesterday and is still unsure fit is still standing>> we a pol guys we are having technical problems with erika's report. >>> new this morning a two alarm fire in south philadelphia takes hours to get under control and send one fire fighter to the hospital. it started around 1:00 a.m. on the 1300 block of south broad street. tia burroughs lived across the street and took these pictures. one of the fire fighters a man in his 60's was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. >>> this video just into our news room fire crews have just contained a fire burning through an auto shop in burlington county. chopper three over welling rv and auto depot in edge water park, new jersey. it took crews an hurry to put out that fire. no injuries were reported and no word on a cause. >>> pennsylvania is getting a new you attorney general by the end of the business day to day. first deputy attorney general bruce castor will replace kathleen kane five months after she created the job for him. castor has ties to montgomery county as a two term di