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east los angeles produces doctors and lawyers and scientists, artists, edward james is from east los ngeles. the mayor of los angeles. political leaders, and just lots of playing hard workers. only a small minority of latino yoh, maybe 10 or 12 percent by some estimates, are drawn into the gangs. so it is worth remembering that. when se observers make it seem like every latino kid has too into again, there are just too many stories. and i tell some of them in my book. not just frank florez, but former los angeles sheriff department deputy richard valdemar and police officer in chicago, ramirez was like one of the first mexican kid on his block in chicago. history teaches us as i said earlier that nothing is static. everything changes. 20 years ago a lot of people never heard of the 18th street gain. even in law enforcement. so the question is what will these games look like in the future? there are three indicators and one wild card that think might give us a clue to that. one indicator is that the proportion of the second generation. that is, u.s.-born from immigrant parents of latin

life as we know it in los angeles can continue somewhat close to normal.e are away from the movie business where they are unaffected by this. a full thousand miles to the east of where we are now, there's a haze hanging over downtown denver, colorado. you can barely see the skyline. forget about the mountains in the distance. where is the smoke coming from? most of it is originating right here, this huge fire zone in southern california being carried by the winds east across the kucountry and the city of l angeles continues to report smoke from these fires. when "nightly news" continues on this tuesday evening from southern california, a college coping with a possible swine flu outbreak and president obama warns americans about the challenges ahead when flu season really gets under way. >>> later, we have been talking about the lack of wind, the up tick in humidity. will fire crews here get the help they need to bring the fire under control? al roker is here. he'll be with us with his forecast, coming up. if you're still one of the guys who's going over an

it is now in los angeles county.i guess the car is westbound from the inland empire back into the los angeles area. it has worked its way back into the big city. midday traffic, especially on friday afternoon, can be rough as you look farther into los angeles. the freeway becomes a bear, as anyone who has lived out there will tell you. there is traffic ahead, no doubting that. the possibility of getting off and going on surface streets before then is certainly with us. but we're watching this. it is about a quarter until noon, and they're watching los angeles now on local television. what they are hoping is to get people off of this freeway so it does not hurt anybody, and in the meantime, figure out a way to get him to stop. we have talked before about new technology they have been working on which in theory would give authorities the ability to slow the car down and stop it. a lot of people worry about government interference and big brother being able to control our lives, but it is something being considered, a s

and among those is a los angeles dodger. now the firefighters -- the latest estimate they have given us is that this fire will not be completely under control for at least another two weeks. so we'll just be here for a while, dan, i think. back to you. >> that is almost indescribable for two weeks. thank you. live for us this morning, thank you. >>> describing the situation as serious but winnable. the top american commander in afghanistan is laying out his long awaited assessment of the u.s.-led war there. general stanley mcchrystal's classified report comes nearly eight years into that war, which has seen a resurge in taliban a poorly run and often corrupt afghan central government. calling for a revised strategy. it's largely seen as the ground work for requesting more troops. that request could come in the next few weeks. the assessment also urges greater participation from nato allies who have repeatedly declined additional forces or to lift restrictions on those already deployed. >>> a special election will be held in

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 square miles burned and growing. and despite the effort by thousands of firefighters, containment isn't expected for at least a week. >> it is burning in the dry, rugged mountains, just north of los angeles. this map shows the huge area in red, where the fire is. and the arrows show where it's going. into the desert to the north. and toward more suburbs to the west. john hendren has the latest on the fire. >> reporter: near los angeles, 2,500 firefighters battled a blaze the size of san francisco. on the ground and from the air, pounding the hills with water and flame retardants from helicopter tankers, dc-10s, and this tanker. >> it's going to be a fire of epic proportions. a lot of vegetation hasn't burned in well in exce

algunas personas protestaron frente a su iglesia. >> los angeles, h@h@tmbz@ptxçkp avanzaron en la contenciÓntiempo no coopera con los esfuerzos de hoy, h@esfuercontiÚan h@ aumentando. >> con aviones y helicÓpteros que lanzan agua y rechaza antes de incendio, los bomberos realizaron otro dÍa de ataque aÉreo contra el voraz incendio que consume al vos que nacional Ángeles. >> tenemos el incendio del 56%, hemos puesto en posiciÓn tÁctica adelante el incendio. >> desolaciÓn, cenizas grises quedaron en las altas montaÑas del busquÉ nacional, una de las principales Áreas recreativas del sur de california que tardarÁ varias dÉcadas en recuperarse del terrible daÑo ecológico provocado por el incendio. >> hasta el momento el incendio ha consumido mÁs de 157,000 a tres de terreno lo que incluye docente 42 millas cuadradas. 242. >> tratar de mantener lo que es forestaciÓn indÍgena en esta Área. >> oficialmente declarado como un incendio deliberado, investigadores del departamento de bomberos y la consigue los angeles han encontrado lo que parece ser evidencia dejada por uno de los responsabdel siniestr

it, too, bound for los angeles. those are the two planes, american airliner first and then the united plane that went into the world trade center. the other two flights, that one that went into the pentagon was an american airlines flight bound from washington's dulles airport to los angeles, and the plane that's down southeast of pittsburgh is a united flight. it had been bound from newark to san francisco. i heard one report it was newark via washington national to san francisco, but i'm not sure of that. let me tell you the flight numbers. the boston takeoffs were american airlines flight 10. it had 92 aboard. that's one of the ones that hit the world trade center. >> let me just interrupt you for a second. we have been reporting all morning it was american airlines flight 11. >> you know, i'm mistaken. you're right. it's 11. american flight 11 with 92 aboard. and then the united airlines that left from boston and hit the other world trade center tower was united's 175. i don't have a figure on how many on board

>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." >> this is bbc "world news." there is fresh controversy in afghanistan. dozens are killed in an air strike. nato says they were taliban militants. britain's prime minister is about to reaffirm his commitment to afghanistan. gordon brown will say british troops will stay until the job is done. unrest in the chinese city of urumqi. never can say goodbye was just one of the songs played as michael jackson was laid to rest in los angeles. we will look at why hollywood has farewell at the summer box office. -- has faired wel at this summer box office. >> it is 330 p m in kunduz, northern afghanistan. fl

los angeles those are very short flights. usually 737 or 757s on the route. and this clearly to the u.s. government is a terror attack. one of the things, there was no specific threat that the u.s. government is aware of. no specific terror alert other than the world-wide caution that has been reissued in recent days because of the strike in the middle east and concerns over terrorists, and bin laden, but no alert coming from his organization. as far as they know as of this morning and this minute, he is in afghanistan. >> and andrea, it appears this was a well coordinated bombing or terrorists attack because of the fact that two planes were used, both substantial in the size. and they both hit the world trade center within 18 minutes of each other. obviously a lot of planning went into this attack. let's go back to mick. >> senior military officials here at the pentagon are saying they are getting information that the american airlines flight 11, after it left boston, apparently, was hijacked, and was diverted -- apparently

police in los angeles force an >>> and bang up job. police in los angeles force an ending to a high-speed chase. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm christina brown. >>> today we begin with carter's contention. the nation's already intense current political landscape is treading new ground this morning with charges from former president jimmy carter that much of the backlash against president obama is based on race. it comes amid confrontations over a proposed health care overhaul which has seen debate played out not only in congress but rallies and protests across the nation. carter discussed what he sees as a heightened climate of parental coinciding with the election of the nation's fist african-american president. >> i think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward president barack obama is based on the fact that he is a black man. that he's african-american. i live in the south and i've seen the south come a long way. and i've seen the rest of the country shar

en los angeles. jaime garcía univisión. ales bancos y hugigantese los préstamos. los coloca en manos del gobierno federal y blanca roja vilches nos pregunta sobre el cambio tan drástico. >> es uno de los principales probst para casi todos los estudiantes de educación universitaria. >> ¿cómo hacer para financiar sus estudios? >> ahorita el gobierno. depende si mis padres ham hacen más. >> otros enfrentan el dilema de recurrir a un banco para el préstamo universitario con todo lo que significa. >> sí, suben el interés, y trabajde sacar algo. >> ¿el gobierno? >> sí, pueden pero el interior es muy bajo. >> por eso la cámara de representantes aprobó hoy día la mayor revisión para los stud wlanlts desde su implementación en los años 60. n >> ya existe el programa, este es el programa del que estamos hablando que se está reformando lo que está haciendo el gobierno lo está expandiendo y consideran que los bancos han estado haciendo un montón de dinenero lo quieren manejar desde la parte estatal. se busc ahorr87. millones de dólares.

nbc's al roker is live in los angeles this morning. we spoke with you on "wake up with al" this morning. do the firefighters have a plan of attack? >> reporter: we spoke earlier with the public information officer for the county los angeles fire department. they said the fire at this point is doing what it wants. they are trying to set backfires and trying to get control of it. the problem is right now, alex, this is going where it wants when it wants. 5% controlled. that means 95% of the fire is out of control. right now the latest numbers, 121,000 acres burned. we have got 6,300 homes evacuated. 12,000 homes are threatened. so far 74 homes and structures have been destroyed. again, they don't think they can get this under control unless conditions improve drastically. these firefighters -- almost 3,700 firefighters are out there on the lines working this thing. right now there is no end in sight. >> among the things these firefighters have to do is go after -- have you heard anything about the group of people, five or six people that

son miles los empleados de los angeles que enfrenta la amarga realidad de los despidos.e despidos de 2.000 empleados. >> a las familias que perdimos los trabajos ¿qué vamos hacer? no hay empleo en ningún lado. >> tenían un acuerdo con la municipalidad que le permitería el retiro prematuro.h@univision están gastando más de un millón de dólares diarios que simplemente no existen. >> la ciudada no será rival. >> hay que encontrar la manera de ser másctivo con lo que tenemos. >> los angeles enfrenta un déficit de 405 millones de dólares entre los afectados está el departamento de bomberos que recientemente incurrió en un gasto mayor a los 92 millones de dóluchaban en el bosque nacional Ángeles. >> la ciudad insiste en que no hay salida a este problema. de lo contrario el próximo año podría declararse en bancarrota y eso es lo que está tratando de prevenir anunciando posibles despidos en el día de hoy. >> desde la alcaldía de los angeles, salvador durán, univisión. >> en manos de la justicia se encuentran al menos 20 personas que formaban parte de una red de trabo código pers

. >> let's get right to al roker who has made his way to los angeles this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning, meredith and carl. it's been seven days since this one fire started. of course, you mentioned eight others burning around the state. and, unfortunately, firefighters say it's going to be a while before they even have an idea that they've got the upper hand on these fires. overnight the los angeles county fire spread so fast and grew so large, firefighters couldn't focus on containment. their priority, saving lives. >> this is a very difficult fire fight. this is a very angry fire. >> reporter: in fact, fire officials predict they won't have control over this fire for another two weeks. >> we cannot predict where it's going. >> reporter: the plumes of smoke over los angeles so thick, aircraft dropping water fly in blind, unable to see the flames they're trying to extinguish. thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate. 12,000 homes on the fire line. governor schwarzenegger toured one of the fire zones on monday, lending an ear and a shoulde

i was just looking at los angeles. and on the 27th they were 101, on the 28th. 98, today, 92, so very hot out there and the humidity has been very low. unfortunately we do r wsfohechn r n next 48 hours. weather is not going to be helping them out. a huge area of high pressure will set up shop. it will keep them very hot, dry and quickly over to our hig definition radar. i wanted you to see the orange area. that is the leading edge of the moisture with jimena, th hurricane that is likely to hit baja in the next 24-36 it lrsks though that will curve and not bring them any rain. unfortunately it will be several days away. so no help for the next 48 hours. we'll cross our finge but it is a terrible situation, one of the worst we saw for many, many years. >> it really is, thank you. >>> and police here in herndon, virginia, say a man found three men standing over him with a gun. they kicked him in the face, demanded money, searched the house. when they left him alone, he called police at a neighbor's house. if you know anyt

>> bbc world news is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now bbc world news. >> 70 years since the nazi troops invaded poland, european leaders paid tribute to those who died. >> there are no words to adequately describe the suffering. it is o>> the letters three governments wrote to each other about the lockerbie bombing and now made public. beslan talks about the school siege. >> i will never forget. we can never forget. >> welcome to bbc world news broadcast on pbs in america and also are around the globe. coming up for you later, leading scientists are beginning to think that artificial trees might help save the planet. why was a distinguished american actor being watched by britain's security ser

we are in an exclusive part of los angeles. we entered the property through a gated doorway. i would like to take you inside. so come on along. so here we are now in the entry of this magnificent home which is the central hub of the house. to my right we've got an amazing panel library. to my left a formal living room with dramatic 20-foot ceilings, which was created into a billiard. we've got a wonderful granite kitchen. we are now in the manifestation of the media room. it's casual as well as somewhat formal. you have a fireplace in the center of it. a wonderful bar that serves the interior of the house and well as the exterior. we have wonderful french doors which takes you to the garden. we are now in the master bedroom. one of ways to make this suite timeless is we have a concealed television underneath this bed. we have a fireplace in the master. we have dual baths. we have his and her baths. we have three large closets. probably the largest closets in this house. so for a buyer who's look for room, this ises the house. we now go to the terrace. we have a complete outdo

sushi and burr reiitos in los angeles. and something else in new york. what might be in a store in new york? >> hot buttered roll. if you're in new york, it's the number one selling item. >> when you pour a cup of coffee you can't see it through to the bottom anymore. this company brews 10,000 cups an hour. >> exclusive blend is our number one seller. >> colombian is good. i have to say that the brazilian bold doesn't taste that bold. i likey coffee so that the spoon stands up in it. they're trying to sell more upscale goods while keeping the down scale prices and spending $1 billion sprucing up the store. you have to deal with life long perceptions. you know, you're dealing with my perception of a 7-11 in the middle of the night from utah. >> that's right. and we're only going to fight those perceptions one customer at a time. >> they have gone new media. 7-11 is on twitter and the slurpee has its own web page. they found their customers are not just cruising the road, but surfing the net. >> the 18 to 35-year-old customer is really kind of the core of

that massive wildfire above los angeles has now been raging for a week. and firefighters admit they're braking progress. >> the fire is still just 22% contained. it's burned a huge area. 199-quire miles. >> and it's taking a personal toll. 6,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. meaning falies are living away from home. carla wohl is live in lakeview terrace this morning. good morning, kara. >> reporter: >> good morning, jeremy. firefighters are making progress against this massive wildfire. as one official put it, the fire is no longer angry, just cranky. the moon reflected the firefight below. but it was a better night for several hundred evacuated residents who were allowed back home. >> it was a pleasure going home, even though it's smoky. it's really bad. you don't appreciate what you have until you really lose it for a couple of days. >> reporter: firefighters are using the massive canadian superscoopers to douse the flames. and they are finally getting an assist from the weather. the humidity is up, temperatures down. slightly. >> i do n

nbc's miguel is in one hard hit los angeles area. i know there are big losses there. >> reporter: yeah, natalie. official number we have, good morning, is 53 homes have been destroyed. we know that number will be much larger in this one neighborhood nbc news has counted at least 35 homes. we know it will take firefighters some time when the sun comes up to get a firm grip on that number. meanwhile, 12,000 homes stand in the path of the fire or are threatened by the fire. 6,000 people evacuated. this fire has consumed more than 100,000 acres. it continues to burn in multiple directions. firefighters only have it 5% contained, which means 95% of this blaze is out of control. it will be a very tense morning and a very busy day for firefighters over the next week. >> miguel in los angeles, thank you for the update. >>> a programming note as well. brian williams will be reporting from the front lines of the los angeles wildfires tonight on nbc nightly news. >>> the federal government will pay $9.5 million to buy the pennsylvania field in

hablar las imágenes cuando miguel bose y juanes rompen en llanh@tíúÑíayifkpunivisionprime desde los Ángelesoticia de que lo estrenará como papá lo tiene con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja. >>> te hacen tener una sonrisa más grande. >>> la revelación lo hizo en su portal de internet. >>> después de que se lo dije a mi familia y más tarde lo prime@ candidatura,imer impactoh@h@pril sigue triunfando. >>> reinaimer impactoh@tíúÑía[@l programa "viva el sueño", y por qué se rumora que uno de los jueces podría estar en la silla roja. >>> uno de estos asientos podría quedar vacante, y la gran interrogante es cuál sera? >>> yo creo que enrique santos, yo no me siento mal, pero que aprenda a hacer criticas. >>> y es que desde el primeruni. >>> si toco esto me queman la emisora. >>> te tapaste la boca con el micrófono. >>> las groserías son una falta de respeto con todos nosotros, decir las cosas, y quizás no se dan cuenta, pero a todos nosh@t, y estoy dispuesto a pedir disculpas. >>> gloria trevi llegará a "viva el sueño", y la expetativa sigue creciendo. >>> recuerde que para conocer más de los partici

en los angeles, california, continuamos ahora con "primer impacto." >> gracias tony. bueno, los aro junio lh@primp ♪ ♪ túp >> llega a su fin y quiere verla en totalidad, por supuesto en vidas cruzadas de esta manera nos vamos a la pausa ya propiedad ha perdido un poquito de volumalor más adelante asegu que una simple prueba de sangre el cáncer detectar de pulmón antes que aparezcan los síntomas vez s secuestros son cada más sofisticados. sik ciga con "primer impacto" que le contamos. h@túxrkbdz]kpprimer imp >> un horendo homicidio que tuvo lugar en las calles del salvador, extiende susrras hasta el salvador en dónde vive el padre de una de las víctimas. salvador durán es el único periodista que hospital logrado hablar con él. vamos a hablar con él >> con terror quedaron los vecinos de el salvador cuando encontran los cadáveres de un hombre y 3 adolescentes extrangulados en este auto robado entre las víctimas está katherine flores de 13 años, su padre que viveh@ está destrozado con la noticia. >> es tan difícil que ni siquiera puedo tomar agua porque se me ha ido el ali

we have our investigators from multiple agencies with the los angeles county fire department, the angelesal forest. like any incident, we are gathering the facts, looking into all possible leads. but we do not have any cause yet. once we do, we will make that announcement. >> of course. i know your work is very difficult. mike bryant, thanks for taking time out for us. >>> here's a look at the fires from space. very interesting. last week we were talking about the smoke causing health concerns in los angeles. that's only about 10 miles away. now the effects from the same smoke are felt as far away as 800 miles. take a look at denver. this is a towercam from our affiliate. and in las vegas. and people in minnesota are prepared to have the haze later this week. >>> you have been helping us tell this story with your ireports, pictures and video. we're putting together the best of those for the rest of you. >>> time for today's top stories. police in california are now saying phillip garrido is not a suspect in the killings of young women during the 1990s. garrido was charged last week with t

los llevaremos a los Ángeles, a los festejos a los premios latin grammy. >> muy buenas noches bienvenidosÁs a este inicial de su noticier univision Última hora. criticando la guerra de las cirugÍas e invitÁndolos a los comunistas cubanos crecen estar en su concierto, de esta manera se expresÓ esta maÑana el cantante juaanes donde dio una conferencia de prensa horas antes de partir a dar su concrto.h@ultima horatónndvmtxk@ >> apoyado por la sociedad de espaÑa, el cantante colombiano hizo oficial ante la prensa su concierto por la paz. la controversia ha acompaÑado esta iniciativa desde el principio, son muchos los que pidieron al ntante,que la hicieran por la libertad. >> porque no cre que estamos haciendo a cantar a cuba por amor. hay cosas que uno hace realmente de ultima horah@tónnd@ que necesita sentir, esta pequeÑa puesta que estamos abriendo, puede lograr unir esos dos vÍnculos. esas dos estructuras familiares que existan. >> lÓgicamente hay gente que desde el dolor opone resistencia. , me gustarÍdecirle que lo estamos haciendo para que se acabe esto. >> artistas oponen en cartel de

chicago, 77, denver 88, los angeles sunny and 83. time for a check on the national forecast. latest satellite picture shows the skies are gray from the centl plains to the southern rockies and parts of the southwest. and california remains clear. later today, with the exception of some florida thunderstorm, the eastern states will remain dry and pleasantly mild. it will be another gorgeous day across the great lakes and upper midwest. the central and southern plains won't be as lucky. showers and thunderstorms will put dampers on outdoor plans. the west will stay dry. >>> in sports, the nfl has given michael vick the green light. the league announced thursday he'll be eligible to play beginning the third game of the regular season. previously nfl xigsner roger goodell said vick would have to wait until october. >>> hours later, vick suited up for a preseason match-up against the jets. he ran for his first phillie touch down, but he was sacked four timeses, lost a fumble and threw an interception. jets beat the eagles 38-7. >>> on to baseball and another impressive outing for

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higher humidity, firefighters made significant progress against the massive wildfire raging near los angeles. still, despite making headway, fire officials warn the fight is still far from over. nbc's jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: this morning begins better than any of the last nine for teams battling the massive station wildfire. >> and we have a substantial increase in containment. we will show today that the fire is currently 22% contained. >> reporter: it's the first time firefighters have been able to establish a foothold here. but their work is still far from over. mother nature does continue to nudge dozens of neighborhoods. at least 10,000 homes are still at risk. >> it is eerie with all the smoke and the ash and the fire personnel out here. it's a weird feeling. >> reporter: the blaze has already scorched more than 130,000 acres and destroyed more than 60 homes or businesses. >> it is massive, this fire. it's staggering. >> reporter: so is the effort from firefighters. in the air and on the ground. 3,600 working the front lines, many of the strike teams now using fire to fig

>> "bbc world news" is presented by kcet, los angeles. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. the newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now "bbc world news." "bbc world news -- >> this is "bbc world news." a second go at a new coalition, angela merkel in the german election. the chancellor is about to address her supporters. we will bring you that live. payoffs in the philippines. roman polanski, battling to avoid extradition to the united states. the ukrainian standout that is a web sensation. what is it all about? it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london. iran is upping the ante ahead of key nuclear talks in geneva on thursday. the country has successfully test fired long-range missiles capable of reaching other countries in the gulf. it is not

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 expecting the birth of his first child in the next few weeks. two try to survive the fire in their hot tub. firefighters warned that it will not be much progress in the next few days. >> fire activity but be similar to last few days. >> officials estimate that it will take a few weeks before it gets under control. >> the fire is burning away from the mountain, where many radio towers serve multiple stations throughout california. >> the man accused for his role in the beating death of a crop in t

. >>> firefighters are making progress with the wildfire burning north of los angeles. you are in the cnn news room this saturday, september 5. i'm fredericka whitfield. from police tipster to accused mass murder, last saturday, a 22-year-old called 911 to report the brutal crime scene. eight people killed in his home. most of the victims were his relatives. last night, he was jailed and charged for the slaying. we are in georgia with the latest. >> reporter: most of the victims are going to be laid to rest today. seven caskets were in a funeral home. family members wanted the cameras there. they thought the killer was a monster and wanted the person responsible arrested. there was an arrest late friday night. police chief here in glenn county said he had significant new evidence. a couple pieces of evidence that came to light late friday. wouldn't say what they were and won't talk about a possible motive. guy heinze, jr., made a passionate 911 call, he was charged with the killings. he's accused of killing his father and other family members. this is a particularly vic

seven major fires are burning throughout the state, the biggest just north of los angeles. taking its an army of 3,600 firefighters, but it could take weeks to contain. the battle has already claimed the lives of two firefighters and cost california $106 million. that is most of the state's firefighting budget just two months into the fiscal year. sandra hughes begins our coverage tonight in tunjunga, california. >> reporter: on the ground, firefighters do battle with an elusive enemy that has now burned 190 square miles north of los angeles. >> it's getting really dynamic, kind of scary. we're evacuating this area. >> reporter: in the air, a powerful new weapon: a huge 747 dropping more than 20,000 gallons of fire retardant dant at once. >> got a spot! need your engine! >> reporter: but for the first time since the southern california wildfires ignited last wednesday, officials are sounding upbeat. the reason is the weather. higher humidity and cooler temperatures. >> i'm feeling a lot more optimistic today than i did yesterday and the crews are doing fabulous work out the

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and khrushchev, mayor of los angeles. >> mayor of los angeles. >> and maybe before he died, in 2000 comeand khrushchev had told me that president eisenhower called him in the middle of the night and told him that son of a, many plsen, like to ruin all of my foreign policy. because he destred -- >> simply by being friendly. >> and remember what you wrote that he said that khrushchev arrived and got elected and khrushchev was very tall and he told where is your boss? asking my father. my father take another provocation. and khrushchev look at him and they say they are pretending that we are really on all this does is. my boss is showing, your boss with roses. and then they change all the tings and also wasn't the same relations when he proposed that he would start, start the war against the united states. and my father said think that he was serious, but he was serious. >> that is one of the most chilling things i have ever read, your father's memoirs where he and mao are talking in beijing and mouse as, i am not worried about losing half a billion people as long as we went. >> and it was

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more than 90 degrees here in los angeles. favorable conditions for the fire to spread. reporting live, elizabeth sanchez, cbs news. >>> and turning now to hurricane jimena, it's an extremely dangerous storm bearing down on the resorts of the baja peninsula. it's a category 4 hurricane with top winds of 155 miles an hour. it's expected to strengthen to a category 5, the most powerful type. the storm is moving northeast now centered about 200 miles south of the los cab. so o resort area. >>> turning now to jaycee dugard, police searching next door to the home where dugard was held for 18 years found a bone fragment. tests will determine if the bone is humor animal. while the search for the evidence goes organization we're learning more details of jaycee's life in captivity. john blackstone reports. >> reporter: although she and her mother remain in seclusion, neighbors are putting up pink rib upons of welcome. in antioch today, authorities posted signs declaring unsafe, the house where jaycee was held captive for 18 years. and where she gave birth to two daughters, father

. >> a las llamas siguen en el que siendo las montaÑas en el norte de los angeles, y ante algunas pocasche los bomberos o en que sus esfuerzos estÁn dando h@twraúvÑç[kph@h@twraúvqavkph@h construido al sur, ha protegido las comunidades. >> el incendio mÁs grande del estadio del condado de los angeles habÍa comenzado aquí, los bomberos prefieren no especular sobre sus causas. maÑana el gobernador de california regresarÁ vitar la zona del desastre. el gobernador dice que es triste ver la devastaciÓn causada por el incendio. aunque muchos residentes han podido regresar, 12,000 hogares siguen estando amenazados.h@h@t personas que estÁn en posible peligro siguen siendo las mismas. >> a pesar de que el incendio seguirÁ ardiendo durante varias dÍas. por lo menos no hay tanto humo en el aire. >> la gran fortuna que tuvieron los hombres en que en este incendio los vientos fueron leves y vinieron del ocÉano. la situaciÓn overazzi otra sirvienta subirÁ medio del desierto. >> aunque lo peor ha pasado, la temporada de vientos de santa ana estÁ a punto de comenzar. >> las autoridades revelaron que el

pillsbury.com. >> tonight's the big season premiere of "ncis: los angeles." got a chance to sit down with ll cool j, a.k.a. james todd smith. i surprised him with a little "rapid fire quiz." stop the music, the hip-hop's on hold for rap legend ll cool j. >> right now i'm not focused on music. >> no, ll is laser focused on acting. he's having too much fun opposite chris o'donnell playing a former navy seal in the spinoff "ncis: los angeles." >> six cops coming out of the water with machine guns, doing technology in the lab with all kinds of interesting plots, twists, turns. it's like doing a movie every week. but the difference is you never get to learn everything about your character. >> and right now it's time to learn a little about ll with our "rapid fire quiz." >> last time you cried? >> i think i had a scene on the show not long ago. >> last thing you ate? >> oh, man. it's bad. m&m cookies. >> last time you were star struck? >> when i met meryl streep. i felt warm and fuzzy. you know what i mean? >> i do. >> all right, buddy. . what's the last extravagan

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. >>> firefighters are on the verge of containing that fire near los angeles. ear los angeles.sq the station fire has burned 250 toare miles. but trues have another week to go with another fire that thupted in ventura county. winds have weakened. the crews are facing triple-digit temperatures an triple-digit temperatures and low humidity. weather from around the >>> now, for this morning's weather from around the nation. you can expect rain and possible flooding from minnesota to mississippi, with the heaviest downpours in the twin cities, .es moines and st. louis. showers expected in kansas and colorado. and northern new england.lley and northern new england. >> as for temperatures, 90 in boston 72 in new york. and high and just 63 in boston. 68 in minneapolis. and highs in the 70s across much sacramentowest. a sweltering 103 in phoenix. 97 in sacramento. nd 90 in boise. portland will get up to 81. and seattle will be just 71. >>> and coming up, when you'll va be able to get the swine flu leaders >>> also, the world is watching the g-20 leaders today. but why are they meeting

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in january of this past year, i went to his mansion on the outskirts of los angeles to do what turned out to be his last television interview. patrick swayze was fighting a grim diagnosis -- stage four pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of the disease. but he was not looking for sympathy. he was fighting, he was tough. he was angry. but he was also loving. he was a dancer. he was a cowboy. he was a movie star. >> nobody puts baby in the corner. >> but above all, he was a fighter. >> i keep dreaming of a future. of you two with a long and healthy life, a life not lived in the shadow of cancer, but in the light. i dream that the word cure will no longer be followed by the words it's impossible. ani ask only one thing of you. will you stand up with me? will you stand up to cancer? [ applause ] >> patrick swayze, defiant, but definitely sick. but far from the heartthrob who boogied into the heart of the generation with his trademark moves in "dirty dancing". ♪ but the role that sealed his destiny among the top romantic actors of all time involved a pottery wheel, a grieving wid

los Ángeles con 75 con 73 grados y l condiciones del tiempo bastante frescas de la gran manzana hacia5 a 10 grados por debajo de lo normal. >>> ayer jairo velázquez confesó que estuvo involucrado en mínimos de asesinatos cuando trabajababpara el cartel de medellín pero ¿que hay en la mente de un homicida que dice haber matado a la mujer que amaba, cumpliendo con escobar estamos en la serie. "confesión de un criminal". >>> para pablo escobar hicimos muchas cosas una vez me ordenó matar a mi mujer y yo la maté. >>> había eado involucrada en el pasado con escobar que le dejó una amarga huella. s ella se hizo embarazarse del patrón. tenía prohibido a sus amantes embarazarse. el patrón manda a otto y le scan al bebé. un aborto. >>> un aborto practicado contra su voluntad. >>> pasó el tiempo y un día me lo encontré en un negocio, en un café y coqueteo conmigo bueno, amanecí con ella en el departamento de ella, fui y le dije patrón, lo que me pao so con wendy. ojo, cuidado. >>> de inmediato pablo escobar ordenó vigilarla. escobar determinó que fuera pop che el encargado de ejecutarla. cuando

good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> very early here in los angeles.l, your name, coty, is that your real name in. >> it's my real nickname. my real name is maria jose, which is sort of a long spanish. >> what's the rest of it? >> maria jose depablo fernandez. >> we're both from miami, we know a million people we discovered. and we both worked as spanish tv in the same place. and now we're both here on cbs. you are on this hit show. and i want to ask you, mark, why do you think that ncis is bigger than ever? because this really is the little begin that coulk engine . >> we all really like each other after 144 episode, a great crew, great cast, and we work hard. not that that's a guarantee in anything, but i think we've built our audience steadily over seven years and there's a lot of people responsible for that. >> i think one of the reasons that people love the show is not only because it delves into the science and cases, but also because you throw a lot of comedy in. it's like a dramedy. so i want to ask you, michael, where does that come from? >> h