there was agreement lilia luciano leads us off tonight. >> reporter: the west on edge as the death toll climbs to at least 33 from the dozens of wildfires burning out of control from california to washington. in hard-hits ok a temporary break in the weather allowing searchers to use cadaver dogs. more than 700 structures destroyed, including this rv park, home to this multi-. >> what did he say? >> he said we're going to make it through. >> more than a million acres have burned and left ten dead. the governoye we y oregonians w are on some level of evacuation stoirk . so these have been devastating. >> reporter: the governor calling them a blow torch. >> it's apocalyptic. >> reporter: tonight in northern california there are still at least 13 people missing in the area of the north complex fire, which has burned nearly 300,000 acres. there's not much left of the town of berry creek. >> i cried. i cried for a long time. >> reporter: the skies in california are filling the skies with hazardous smoke as homeowners prepare for another night. lilia luciano, cbs news, los angeles. >> tropical

lilia luciano has the latest. >> fueled by erratic winds and triple digit temperatures, the bobcat fire is at nearly 100,000 acres tonight with no signs of slowing. the fast moving blaze doubling in size from friday, leading a path of destruction across the san gabriel mountains. homes have burned and evacuations continue. >> it has been an emotional time. a lot of people lost their homes, a lot of our friends lost their homes. >> nearly 1700 personnel from across the country are battling this blaze including firefighter larry smith of new mexico. >> we have very,ha very steep terrain, the fire tends to be more aggressive if it runs uphill. >> and in oregon where the death toll is now nine with five people still missing, firefighters are getting a handle on the historic fires, that scorched more than a million acres and destroyed more than 3,000 structures. >> this is what is left after the bobcat fire swept through this entire desert community and everywhere i look there is smoke. weary firefighters have been fighting a fire line that stretches 30 miles and what is tougher, they don't

major. >> garrett: lilia luciano, thank you. the gulf coast is on storm watch yet again. tropical storm beta is a real threat, a hurricane watch has been posted for coastal texas. there have been so many storms this season, forecasters are now using the greek alphabet to name them. straight ahead on the "cbs weekend news," i will take you to pennsylvania, showing you who will be counting all those mailed-in ballots and, importantly, how. why a new report condemns boeing and the f.a.a. for failures with the 737 max. 400 years later, a new "mayflower" gets set for a modern mission. >> garrett: the death of justice ginsburg is the latest event likely to intensify voter turnout and heighten interest in the outcome of the election. that's probably putting it mildly. because of the pandemic, some states are making a rapid transition to mail-in balloting, going from lightly used well, to a deluge. one of them is pennsylvania, a battleground state. and as i found during a visit to one important county, there's a lot of preparation and pressure. doyle's town, the quiet and quaint

lilia luciano leads us off tonight. >> reporter: the west, on edge tonight, as the death toll climbs to at least 33 from the dozens of wildfires burning out of control from california to washington. in hard-hit oregon, a temporary break in the weather allowing search and rescue crews to use cadaver dogs. the alameda fire alone destroying more than 700 structures in the small town of phoenix, including this r.v. park that used to be home to esther reyes and her 13-year-old son, omar. what did you find? "nada, nothing." it is the only home that he knows. what do you say? he said "we're going to make it through." statewide, more than a million acres have burned and left ten dead. oregon's governor, kate brown. >> we have a half a million oregonians who are on some level of evacuation status. so these have been devastating. >> reporter: in washington state, crews battling nine major fires. today, governor inslee calling them a blowtorch. >> it is apocalyptic. the only moisture in eastern washington was the tears of people who lost their homes. >> reporter: and tonight in northern califor

lilia luciano is there. >> reporter: on the 100th night of protests, demonstrators again gathered in a park for what started off as a lawful rally. >> black lives matter. >> but soon escalated. portland police suspected the crowd of hundreds marching to the precinct and they called it a riot >> this remains a riot. >> reporter: a molotov cocktail was thrown. the police rushed in fast. >> the cops are rushing us. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: with tear gas and other impact weapons, anyone in their way. >> get back. we need room to work. >> some protesters lighting fires and throwing fireworks. one striking an officer's hand. >> tear gas all over the place. hundreds of people have left and now pulled back seven times. a very active scene. lots of tear gas, lots of clashes and many arrests. >> [ bleep ]. >> what's your name. >> even on the front line, protesters greeted the police. >> taxpayers pay your bill. >> he said he was there last night. >> we have a constitutional right to assemble on public property and as l

cbs's lilia luciano has more. >> tailgating in full swing in south carolina this weekend with little social distancing. >> the fun going on in new york city where police are cracking down on karaoke clubs, bars, and crowd parties. >> this is america. we should be able to do what we wants. >> authorities breaking up a wedding reception in queens. >> every day, every day. >> tonight new york and new jersey faced growing clusters of the virus. new restrictions could follow. the number of daily bases is spiking in almost every midwestern state. the cdc warns that 90% of americans are susceptible to the virus. scott gottlieb said the u.s. has seen an up surge. >> heightened risk of the coronavirus as we head into the fall and winter. yao we're there. >> reporter: one bit of good news. the spread of the virus slowing down in los angeles and norge county. >> i wish the corona would be over and i would go back to school. >> reporter: are you feeling safe? >> yes, i am. >> it's good to kneel because i feel like we were so isolated everything from before. >> reporter: orange county is moving c

lilia luciano on how it all played out. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that michael right now, thing here in cell phone video after being shot was located by the fbi in lacey, washington, less than 50 miles southwest of seattle as marshals try to apprehend him. law enforcement says he pulled a gun and was shot and killed by at least one officer on the scene. he was a suspect in saturday night's shooting death of aaron j danielson, who was part of prayer. joey gibson, the group's founder says danielson was targeted. >> they don't know who j is fear that and killed him because he was an individual or something he >> reporter: shortly before his death was reported, rainout appeared on vice news tonight and said he opposed the right- wing protest in portland and was forced to shoot in self- defense. >> it was totally justified. >> totally justified. had i not acted, i am confident that my friend and i am sure, i would have been killed. >> reporter: president trump tweeted old, why aren't the portland police arresting the cold-blooded killer of aaron j danielson. do your job and do it fas

here's cbs's lilia luciano. bs's lillian-- lilia room to lose yano work! >> reporter: concern is rising in portland tonight about the potential for violence for the third weekend in a row. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: today a caravan of trump supporters gathered near the city as labor organizers and black lives matter protestors planned to continue their demonstration. last night saw a handful of arrests and a smaller crowd following a weekend of clashes between police and protestors. >> this remains a riot. >> the cops are right here, they are rushing us. ( bleep ) >> there are hundreds of people. >> when police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. and some protestors threw fire bombs. >> stop, drop and roll! >> reporter: setting one demonstrator on fire. this also comes after rochester, new york, had a peaceful night following days of unrest and protests. >> i'm out here because i want this to be a peaceful protest. i don't want the police to spray the young people. >> reporter: in kenosha, wisconsin, jacob blake, now paralyzed from the waist down

lilia luciano has more. [ cheers ] >> reporter: tailgating in full swing in south carolina this weekend with little social distancing. the fun going on in new york city where police are cracking down on karaoke clubs, bars, and crowded parties. >> this is america. we should be able to do what we want. >> reporter: authorities even breaking up a wedding reception in queens where nearly 300 people packed into a hall. >> every day they got party over there, every day. >> reporter: new york and new jersey face growing clusters of the virus. new restrictions could follow. new trouble in the heartland, too. the number of daily cases is spiking in almost every midwestern state. the cdc warns that 90% of americans are still susceptible to the virus. former fda commissioner scott gottlieb says the u.s. is already seeing an upsurge. >> we were also facing heightened risk of spread of coronavirus as we head into the fall and winter. now we're there. >> reporter: in southern california, one bit of good news -- the spread of the virus slowing down in los angeles and orange counties. >> they wish tha

cbs' lilia luciano reports tonight from phoenix, oregon. >> this is insane. >> reporter: unrelenting, fires pcontinuing to rage throughout oregon, fueled by fierce winds not seen in a generation. ve communities leveled byires. att loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state's history. >> reporter: nearly three dozen wildfires so widespread they can be seen from space. the fire is moving so fast, some like adamma dye, had no way out except to drive through flames. >> it was pretty terrifying, just the adrenaline was keeping us going. >> reporter: parts of california ominous orange ominous orange glow. this is the golden gate bridge, and san francisco airport in darkness at noon. as wildfires in the state continue to rage out of control, including this one looming in the foothills east of the los angeles. in washington, these were the images from the community of malden, just after flames raced through. today, state officials toured the destruction. the clearing skies reveal almost nothing left standing. back in oregon, the destruction includes a nursing home in the de

lilia luciano is there. >> reporter: on the eve of the 100th day of protest in portland, police declarediot, arresting 27 protesters. several hundred marched to the police union building where local and state officers were waiting in riot gear. protesters chanted, others taunted, all demanding an end to police brutality. >> well, i understand that they're tired. but at the same but at the same time, we're tired of you killing black people. >> reporter: as we were reporting, protesters had their way for nearly two hours until police say some threw rocks and bottles at them, and that's when they moved in. just an hour ago, we were witnessing peaceful protests, and now it's midnight. police have declared this an unlawful assembly, a riot. unlawfull assembly, they started making arrests. they started throwing tear gas, rubber bullets, and this area was just packed with hundreds of people. now, you can see, it's completely empty. demonstrators can now face federal charges. still, they keep the protests alive. >> i came out originally with the moms group and then i stayed out here as a medic.

here's cbs' lilia luciano. >> reporter: a violent end to a violent act.horities last night killed the man suspected of gunning down right wing protester aaron jay danielson. before his death, michael reinoehl all but confessed to the shooting. >> had i not acted, i am confident that i would have been killed. >> reporter: after that interview, president trump tweeted, "why aren't the portland police arresting the cold-blooded killer? everybody knows who this thug is." but he seemed to defend 17-year- old kyle rittenhouse when he argued self-defense in the killing of two protesters in kenosha. >> i guess he was in very big trouble. he probably would have been killed. >> reporter: today, u.s. attorney general william barr called reinoehl a dangerous fugitive, adding, "the streets of our cities are safer with this violent agitator removed." images of chaotic clashes have overshadowed the peaceful protestse. organizers say that undermines their mission. what do you tell people who are looting and setting things on fire? >> if you do that in the name of black l

lilia luciano is there. >> reporter: on the hundredth night of protests, most of them peaceful, demonstratorsgai gathered in a portland park for what started out as a lawful rally. ( chanting ) but it quickly escalated. portland police expected the crowd of hundreds was marching to their east precinct and soon after, they called it a riot. >> this remains a riot. >> reporter: this protester was set ablaze after a molotov cocktail was thrown. police rushed in fast. >> the cops are right here. they are rushing us. >> reporter: with tear gas and other impact weapons hitting protestors, journalists. anyone in their way, some protestors lighting fires and throwing fireworks, one one striking an officer's hand. >> get your [bleep] hands-off me. >> reporter: even in the fog of the front lines protestors were in disbelief. >> everyone here has a job, we're taxpayers. >> he says he was there last night. >> we have a constitutional right to assemble peacefully on public property and as long as that right is there we will keep showing up. as long as they are allowed to declare it a riot or unlawful asse

cbs's lilia luciano has more. >> reporter: tailgating in full swing in south carolina this weekend withittle social distancing. the fun going on in new york city where police are cracking down on karaoke clubs, bars and crowded parties. >> it's america, we should be able to do what we want. >> reporter: authorities even breaking up a wedding reception in queens where nearly 300 people packed into a hall. >> every day they're partying up here, every day. >> reporter: tonight new york and new jersey face growing clusters of the virus. new restrictions could follow. new trouble in the heartland too. the number of daily cases is spiking in almost every mid western state. the c.d.c. warns that 90% of americans are still susceptible to the virus. former f.d.a. commissioner scott gottlieb says the u.s. has already seeing an upsurge. >> we were always facing heightened risk of increased coronavirus as we headed into the fall and winter. now we're there. >> reporter: but in southern california, one bit of good news. the spread of the virus slowing down in los angeles and orange county. >> they w

earlier i spoke to cbs's lilia luciano who is in phoenix, oregon.iddle of an rv park of trailers, a bunch of people who lived here in this area have lost absolutely everything. this is one of five towns that was com pletely levelled this is one of five towns that was completely levelled almost to its entirety. the federal government is estimating now that here, the fire that caused this cost about 600 homes or destroyed about 600 homes. ijust met some homes or destroyed about 600 homes. i just met some folks, a homes or destroyed about 600 homes. ijust met some folks, a single mother who wasn't living with her son in this trailer for about 20 yea rs son in this trailer for about 20 years and she has nowhere to go. there is a lot of hispanic latino families here, working families here that have nothing to start with or start from. i met a that have nothing to start with or start from. i meta man that have nothing to start with or start from. i met a man who doesn't have access to his property to see its condition so that he can start taking photos to

lilia luciano has the latest. >> fueled by erratic winds and triple digit temperatures, the bobcat fire is at nearly a hundred thousand acres tonight with no signs of slowing. the blaze doubling in size since saturday, leaving a path of o destruction across the san gabrielle mountains. homes have burned and evacuations continue. >> it's been a very mooelgs time for a lot of people lost their homes. >> nearly 1700 person emfrom across the country are battling this blaze, including firefighter larry smith of new mexico. >> swref, very zooep steep terrain. the fire tends to be more aggressive as it runs uphill. >> reporter: in organize o tonight where the death toll is nine, firefighters are getting a handle on the historic fires that scorched more than a million acres and destroyed more than 3,000 structures. this is what's left after the bobcat fire swept through this entire desert community, and everywhere i look, there is smoke. really firefighters have been fighting a fire tlooin stretches 30 miles. what's tough ever, major, they don't expect this is fire to be fully contained until t

>> all right, lilia luciano, thank you so much. >>> a dangerous heat wave with triple-digit temperaturescted to bake a large part of the west this labor day weekend. people looking to beat possible record-breaking heat escaped to beches in southern california on friday. los angeles county beaches which were closed during the fourth of july holiday weekend are open for now. officials warn they could close them again if they become too crowded and raise the risk of a coronavirus outbreak. meteorologist jeff berardelli has more on the nation's weather. he is outside. jeff, it's been a hot summer. maybe more records set this weekend. >> reporter: a lot more records, jeff. and the word for the weather over the next few days is bonkers. it is going to be bonkers. you should be sitting down for this forecast right now. we have a lot to tell you. first of all, a big historic heat dome which is just taking over the west. we're going to see some of the hottest temperatures we hav ever seen in california. 110 is not out of the question in los angeles. the valleys, places like sacramento, even hotte

let's go live now to cbs's lilia luciano who is in phoenix, 0regon. us what you've seen please. thank you for having me. i am standing right in the middle of an rv park, it part of trailers a bunch of people who lived here in this area have lost absolutely everything. this is one of five towns that was completely leveled. almost to its entirety. the federal government is estimating now that the fire that caused this cost about 600 homes were destroyed about 600 homes and we just met some folks that a single mother who is living with her son in this trailer for about 20 years, and she has nowhere to go. there was a lot of hispanic, latino families here. working that have nothing to start with her to start from. i met a have nothing to start with her to start from. i meta man have nothing to start with her to start from. i met a man that does not have access to his property to see its conditions so you can start taking photos to provide to his insurance. to taking photos to provide to his insurance. t0 even taking photos to provide to his insurance. to

lilia luciano is outside the state capitol where the two sides scuffled last night. see it got a little dicey. what are you hearing from those rallygoers now? >> the supporters of the president that i heard from said they showed up here at the capitol to protect the building from people they call antifa. there was a standoff, and then violence. video from monday afternoon shows several trump supporters chasing down a black lives matter protester in salem. shooting him with bead balls and tackling him. that protester, eddie coleman, spoke to "the new york times." >> when i stood my ground, finally, one of them pushed me to the ground and hit my face repeatedly. >> reporter: we spoke to people who claim the apparent attacks were instigated by members of antifa, which is not a formal organization, but an anti-fascist ideology. >> i feel that it's absolutely critical that we stand our grand and say that we won't be ran off by violent insurrectionists. >> reporter: it came after a peaceful pro-trump rally in nearby oregon city. some attendees displayed blue lives matter f

lilia luciano in portland shows us why the situation remains so volatile. >> black lives matter!> reporter: protesters supporting the black lives matter movement took to the streets for the 101st night in a row sunday. >> this is pretty much how things always start. it's always like a peaceful gathering. >> reporter: demonstrations started peacefully saturday but it escalated when police tried to turn back the crowd from marching toward their east precinct. >> this remains a riot. >> reporter: police used tear gas to clear the streets. at one point engulfing our crew which got run over as police attempted to push back protesters. >> the cops are right here. they're rushing us. >> reporter: a man was set on fire as protesters threw fire bombs. he was taken to a hospital, according to police, who arrested 59 people saturday night into sunday morning. reportedly the highest number since protests began in may. >> fighting for black lives. this is what it's about. >> reporter: protest organizers have been calling for substantial cuts to the portland police budget. >> this is all stuff

lilia luciano is there. >> reporter: violent wind-druchb lames cut a path of destruction across southernregon. >> this could be the greatest loss of human lives and property due to wildfire in our state's history. >> reporter: the wildfires nearly wiped out five towns, including the city of phoenix. this is what one of its senior living centers looked like before. and this is after. 89-year-old beth hill was evacuated just in time. >> the center is burned with all of our things. everything i own is there. not only me, but everybody else. >> reporter: 12-year-old wyatte tofte and his grandmother peggy died trying to escape the fire. the family's car wouldn't start. police tell us that up until moments before this entire rv park was overpowered by the flames. its residents kept trying to put them out with buckets and hoses, but their valiant efforts were just not enough. we spotted this man carrying out home, including his father's s headstone. >> one of the only items you have left? >> that, my son, my wife and a few tools. >> reporter: for days, firefighters have been battling a relentle