. >>> a new health warning in place for people in los angeles county. do not gather. this comes after a huge party at a mansion near beverly hills made national news. you probably saw these images. one woman was killed, at least two men were wounded by gunfire. officers say nearly 200 people attended the party, and health leaders were also concerned that they weren't observing social distancing and really you couldn't see a mask in the video. health leaders are banning

los angeles. this weekend l.a. countysystem announced a major new effort to try to keep students and families and teachers safe when schools reopen. what are you learning, stephanie? >> reporter: well, wolf, it is back to school for lausd, the second largest school district in the nation serving 600,000 students enrolled between kindergarten and 12th gre tth g. but it is also the staff and their families as well. in the new plan what they are going to do is to test their populations to see if they have the virus. they said it will help out the school and the greater los angeles county community as well as they will be doing contact tracing along with it. the idea being that they will constantly be testing the population to see where the virus is and know what it is doing and working with big names on the forefront of this including schools like ucla, stanford and johns hopkins. the superintendent announcing he will be the co-chair, along with arnie duncan who served as the education secretary. it does not mean kids will b

surely -- slowly but surely, this way of understanding became central to the struggle in the los angeles county over those jails. sixteen years later, abolitionists who joined forces with the forces of reform managed to persuade the los angeles county board of supervisors -- one of the biggest governments by number of people in the united states -- not to build new jails; but, rather, to put the billions of dollars that would have gone into that into housing, health care and other life-affirming projects. so ab lugsist -- abolition is how we connect with form, grow from and mull ply organize -- multiply organizations that have the capacity to lift the movement. i learned many years ago that our mean work -- we who are talking heads on skype -- our main work is to lift the movement. not to lead it, to lift it. to lift it by showing how anti-domestic violence people are central to the formation of abolition. as a movement. that mutual aid organizations which are now flourishing everywhere because of the emergency of covid-19, that unions, food, health care, nurses, building trades, all of these o

she is the los angeles county supervisor. she served as secretary of labor in the obama and extraversion -- the obama administration. thank you so much for being with us. appreciate you joining us. earlier in the evening, you addressed the convention. you said kamala harris is your friend. you gave her credit for some economic initiatives. tell us about that. >> i want to say that i know harris. kamala i was one of her early supporters when she ran for senate. i went many time to go back to lobby when she needed -- when we needed assistance for the county of los angeles. she helped us out tremendously on immigration reform and job creation as well as our transportation projects. i want to say she was also fighting for better salaries for in-home health care workers and helping to raise the minimum wage. she has always been on the forefront. never been afraid to do any of that. she has also taken on the banks. and she won. that says a lot for her tenacity and her wherewithal. she has that kind of a person who will just go to b

in los angeles county,police have arrested this man áosmin palenciaá .... the ranch fire that has burned almost four -thousand acres. the county district attorney's office has charged palencia with one felony count each .... of arson during a state of emergency .... and arson of a structure or forest. the fire prompted mandatory evacuations - and as of today - is only 19-percent contained. the first place a's... up by 3 games in the american league west... were in the desert again... taking on the arizona diamondbacks after losing last night on the final at-bat of the game... and again... despite the 113- degree heat in phoenix... the roof was open at chase field... whew!....>nick ahmed's bat was certainly hot...the d'backs shortstop made a crucial error last night that allowed the a's to tie the game... but today he went deep off frankie montas in the 1st for a 3-run home run... arizona scored 5 times in the frame to take control early.....>bottom 2nd... ahmed lines the first pitch from lou trivino... 2 runs score... 8-1 d'backs... this one was over early.

still, when you look at what's happening here and here in los angeles county, i can tell you they are starting to see some effects of the pullback of the reopening in los angeles county. they're saying this is not the time to ease up on that, to continue because the virus is still very much present and still very deadly. >> stephanie elam there, thanks very much. let's get to miami now, cnn's rosa florez. state testing sites were shut down because of the approaching tropical storm. they're reopening. what more do we know and how much of a backlog is there now? >> reporter: good morning, jim. well, the city of miami mayor frances suarez says there will be a gap, a disruption in both testing and the flow of information. testing sites closed through the weekend. the locally supported sites plan to rebuild today and resume testing tomorrow. there are 15 state-supported sites in miami-dade, broward, palm beach and st. lucie counties. hopefully the flow of testing and information there helps. when you look at the situation in the state of florida overall, according to the florida department

right now, it's too high here in los angeles county. that's not even an option. there will be virtual learning coming in the fall and that's many other counties here in california. still, the big point to take away from this, john, children do get the coronavirus and they can spread it to others. therefore, we need to be cognizant of this when we're sending our children back to school. >> look, 150% increase without the schools being open. >>> joining us is have sanjay gupta and dr. leana wen. when you see the national increase, 90% among children, 100,000 children nearly testing positive in the last two weeks of july what does that mean as some communities? what does it mean for the communities as they begin to reopen schools? >> well, you know, i think it means two things primarily. you know, i have been talking to lots of people, health authorities in the various states. one is we're starting to test kids more, right? it was largely symptomatic adults getting tested and now young people are getting tested more. thinking of school sports, going back to school, w

here in los angeles county, the numbers also looking better, also seeing 700 cases that are a backlog there. but listen to what mayor eric garcetti said yesterday. >> we're making good progress, los angeles, together. our success over the last three weeks is real. it is tangible. and it is reflected in our numbers. the promising signs are evidence that our daily actions of wearing masks and washing our hands, of keeping our distance and staying home, that these things work, and they're working to drive down the curve. >> reporter: now, hospitalizations have been trending lower here in los angeles county, which has been the hardest hit of all of the counties in california. and if you look at hospitalizations in the state, over the last 14 days on average, trending down about 19%, that is the good news. but the point here that the governor was really trying to make is that people want the economy to open back up here in californ california, they could all do their part if they continue to wear the masks. just because we're seeing numbers going down does not mean it is time to take the f

. >>> mandatory evacuations are in place this morning and the huge fire burning in los angeles countylake fire started six days ago in a rural area 65 miles north of los angeles and it has burned nearly 30 square miles. they are making progress and the fire is now 38% contained. calfire says the flames are still threatening thousands of homes. >>> happening today. the dmv state wide will close down early in an effort to conserve energy . officers state wide will close at 3:00 p.m. today and tomorrow. if you have an appointment between 2:00 pmn closing, it will have to be scheduled for a later date. those without appointments will be admitted till about 2:30. you are encouraged to visit the dmv website. >>> the time is 4:52. let's check the weather and get you moving on this tuesday morning. steve paulson has the information you need to get moving. >>> it is tough to be moving in this weather, but if you need to get moving, go early. it will be warmer today. cloud cover helped yesterday. the humidity factor is high and there is less cloud cover today, unless you are northward . there i

i was at one of the beaches in los angeles county just a was at one of the beaches in los angeles countyjustimate was about 5% of people on the beach were actually wearing masks, despite signs posted that it was compulsory to wear a mask. people seem to follow the rules if they're going to the doctor's office or of the supermarket. but it's in places where there is a perception that they are not in danger that people seem to let their guard down. peter, thank you very much. here in the uk, the government has insisted that further coronavirus restrictions will be targeted at local levels — with no plans for a national blanket approach. it comes after reports that new measures are being considered to avoid a nationwide lockdown. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, also said that ministers will press ahead with plans to reopen schools in england to all pupils in september — despite concerns that it could drive up cases. here's our health correspondent lauren moss. it's the third day of tougher restrictions in parts of northern england to try and stop the recent rise of coronavirus infections.

staying apart from people is hard, but that is exactly what they are saying is happening here in los angeles county. they are saying of the new cases that they reported yesterday that 76% of those were in people under 50. the 54% of them were in people under the age of 30, so obviously they are getting it, and then we've seen these large parties that have happened here in los angeles county over the last week or so, and with that in mind mayor eric garcetti is saying that they are going to go ahead and allow the water -- the department of energy and water here in the city to go ahead and shut off services to people, cut off the utilities if they continue to have these large gatherings indoor, businesses and at personal homes as well to try to stop that spread because obviously the young people are the ones usually getting together in these settings. you were talking earlier about san jay about the positivity rates in the central valley of california. well, take a look at california as a whole. the positivity rate is under 7% and in the central valley and those counties there. it's at about 18%, and

in los angeles county the lake fire is burning. it started wednesday in the angeles national forest, about 65 miles north of los angeles. it raced west and northeast of pine canyon in the antelope valley where new evacuations were ordered tonight. the fire has spread across more than 17,000 acres, containment also grew to 12%. extremely hot temperatures are fueling this wildfire, at least five buildings had been destroyed. >>> this video shows los angeles county firefighters saving an american flag in the midst of the fire fight. crews from engine 100 are seen working to retrieve an undisturbed flag. on facebook the fire department wrote quote, even as we battle fast spreading flames and dangerous conditions, our members continue to serve with respect and honor. >>> in bay area weather this intense heat to spike today. we are seeing a subtle change in the wind direction and that could lead to some cooling, especially coast side and right around the bay into your saturday. it is still a hot weekend forecast and we still have excessi

it's going to go to farm workers who are quarantined throughout los angeles county. and trinity tran runs this food giveaway. trinity, i have to ask you, you are starting to see signs of desperation as the checks start to go away. >> for the first time in our food bank operation, people are waiting in line at midnight for our doors to open at 7:00 a.m. so we are witnessing firsthand the widespread devastation that this pandemic is causing. especially on -- for working class neighborhoods of color, the community that we serve here in korea town. one of the most densely populated areas in los angeles. we grew from serving a few hundred people before the pandemic to now well over 1700. we hit our record number last weekend. this is an entirely volunteer-run operation as well serving close to 2,000 in addition to pick-ups and drop-offs every saturday. >> obviously, by the math, you are seeing a lot of new faces. what are they telling you? >> they are grateful that we're here. so we are doing what we can to feed as many people as possible. what we try to do every week is

i was at one of the beaches in los angeles county just a few days ago and it was a really busy beachtimate was about 5% of people on that beach were actually wearing a mask despite signs posted as you entered the area that it was compulsory to wear a mask. people seem to follow the rules if they are going to their doctor's office or if they're going to a supermarket, but it's in places where there's a perception that they are not in danger people let down her guard. here in the uk, the government has insisted that further coronavirus restrictions will be targeted at local levels, with no plans for a national blanket approach. it comes after reports that new measures are being considered to avoid a nationwide lockdown. ministers will press ahead with plans to reopen schools in england to all pupils in september, despite concerns that it could drive up cases. here's our health correspondent lauren moss. hello there, ma'am. welcome. it's a one—way system. it is the third day of tougher restrictions in parts of northern england to try and stop the recent rise of coronavirus infections. s

the lake fire in northern los angeles county has scorched over 17,000 acres and destroyed 21 structuresn, 565 homes have been evacuated as firefighters work to contain a 1,000-acre blast. meanwhile, in colorado, parts of highway 70 are closed as firefighters battle the grizzly creek fire. the blaze has burned 13,000 acres and is zero percent contained. it's the top fire priority in the country. >>> the weekend is unlikely to bring relief for firefighters battling the blazes. over 80 million people are under excessive heat warnings, stretching from california to texas. cnn's allison chinchar is with us. what kind of temperatures should people out west be prepared for? >> in the desert southwest you have a lot of places that are going to reach the triple digits. that may seem normal to you but we have other places, portland, oregon may even reach triple digit temperatures. that is not normal. even seattle getting into the low to mid 90s. but the heat isn't just a problem for people who want to do activities, the other concern are the firefighters. remember, they're in full gear right now

the los angeles county department of public health saying that they are now investigating this party which was attended by dozens of people here, but this complacency is what people are concerned about, that people have been socially distancing and they are tired of it and want to get back together as if the virus is not there. but guess what, jim, it still very much is. >> stephanie elam there, thanks very much. cnn's rosa forres is in miami this morning. rosa we were worried, florida was worried as the tropical storm isaias was approaching the coast there. it's now passed. how did tim pact the response? >> reporter: you know, jim, there's no question that there is a gap in testing now and a disruption of information. just think about it. over the weekend the testing sites were closed because of ice yags, a ias and we do know the local sites will begin reopening tomorrow. as for palm beach county those are reopening today. as we look at state, the state of florida has surpassed the 7,000 death toll mark, and the florida department of health yesterday reporting more than 7,000 cases.

>>we continue to follow a massive wildfire burning right now in los angeles county is a live look of the so-called lake fire started late this afternoon and it has since exploded to 10,000 acres and more. it's still just 0% contained. >>we know authorities have been working to evacuate residents living north of lake hughes that is about 60 miles from downtown los angeles at least a 100 homes under evacuation orders. the american red cross has opened a temporary evacuation point in palmdale but because of the pandemic evacuees are being asked to stay in their cars because of the fire is not clear 0 just re-read rig as tracking weather conditions around that lake fire debris said yeah, let's take a look at current conditions out there right now still warm in the mid 80's bone dry conditions, but fortunately wind speeds. >>in the single digits, but the one thing that we will have to worry about their thursday for those of you in southern california will be what is left of tropical depression led it could actually make its way into southern california. all that moisture and cloud cover p

hundreds of firefighters trying to beat back the flames on the ground and from the sky in los angeles county. changing their tactics because of covid-19. nearby residents evacuated. a new crisis in the middle of a pandemic. >>> also new tonight, the biden/harris ticket asking the nation's governors to mandate mask-wearing for the next three months to beat covid-19. that's just one issue playing out as america remains stressed over children returning to the classroom. what dr. anthony fauci said about temperature checks in schools and the funding fight some schools a

. >> reporter: the state senator of los angeles county doesn't want to defund the police but he does want to see reform, so he has offered one of more than a dozen such a bills now being considered in sacramento. >> sb 731 which is the police a decertification bill, one of only five states in the nation that doesn't have the decertification process. >> reporter: despite the momentum, many of these bills are expected to die when the legislative session ends at the end of this month. >> internally you have police unions that are not necessarily for reform and in some cities they are totally against it. >> reporter: john burris said piecemeal reform has too many opponents and too many limitations. he said moving this conversation forward take something on a larger scale. >> i think that would be the most important thing is to develop national standards, but at the same time, policing is local. you have to be able to get the national standards to have a buy in at the local level. >> reporter: that is the next hope among reform advocates and the biden/harris team has promised to look at t

prosecutors say spin polinsky a started the range to fire last week that's still burning in los angeles county he's been charged with one felony count. each of our son during a state of emergency and arson of a structure or for us. the fire prompted mandatory evacuations. the fire only 19% contained tonight and the students will be back online for at least part of the fall semester. that's because the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is now forcing some schools to shut their doors, sometimes just days after opening. it's the scene at the university of north carolina at chapel hill is pausing in person classes for undergrads after multiple clusters of covid-19 cases started to emerge. more than 1600 miles away more than 150 students at colorado college or in quarantine because of possible exposure. one college cheerleaders now opening up about her long fight with covid-19 and says she's concerned that folks her age aren't taking it seriously. >>a lot of nightmares you know replaying all these awful things over and over in your head it was terrifying to go online and see all these pictures of people

right now in los angeles county more than 183 people are infected and more than 4,000 people have died from covid-19. as cases surge in the county usd medical center is one of the two public teaching hospitals serving the entire city. nbc's miguel almaguer talked about the response to people saying it was a planned event. the medical officer shot the idea down and now has an offer to people who think the virus isn't deadly. >> come into my icu. come watch. patients and families are being crushed. what we're seeing is the working poor getting wiped out. we're really asking for the public's help. please help us keep this situation under control so we don't run out of hospital beds, so our staff don't all get sick. >> a powerful interview you can watch on the "today" show starting at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >>> well, a big name in the sports world is being remembered this morning. former radio host ralph barbieri is dead, known as the razor for his cutting commentary. he was on air at knbr for 28 years. our own raj mathai had some live chats with him including his appearance

i live in los angeles county, got this through my letterbox today, attention voters, vote safely attention voters, vote safely at home, make your voice heard, and this is just a leaflet to explain to people what is going to be happening later this year, how postal ballots will be sent to every home here in los angeles county and the neighbouring state of nevada stopping the president is unsure about it, he says because he believes that the post office can't cope and again he has cited coronavirus, the fact that a lot of people are receiving amazon puzzles at the moment and he believes that it seems the post office may be overwhelmed and could well distort the election result and as far as nevada is concerned, he is suggesting that he could in fact step and to stop these postal ballots. blue but universal male in ballots is going to be a great embarrassment to our country. would you consider an executive order on that? we haven't gotten there yet but we will see what happens. we will be nevada and that has really been taken nevada and that has really been ta ken care of. nevada and that has

the lake fire in northern los angeles county has scorched over 17,000 acres and destroyed 21 structuresork to contain a nearly 1,000 acre blaze near mozur creek. colorado, parts of highway 70 are closed as firefighters battle the grizzly creek fire. the blaze burned 13,000 acres and is 0% contained. colorado governor called it the top fire priority in the country. >>> the weekend is unlikely to bring relief for firefighters battling the blazes across the west. over 80 million people are under excessive heat warnings this weekend stretching from california to texas. cnn's allison chinchar is with us. allison, what kind of temperatures should people out west be prepared for? >> right. in the southwest places like southern california and arizona you're talking triple digits. but even places like seattle are likely going to get into the low to mid 90s over the next couple days which is hot for them. that may not seem like that high for other areas but it is for them. yes, you're talking about a pretty wide expanse here dealing with those incredibly hot temperatures. that's not good for the

1000 homes as guests yes get the latest with reynolds now joins us live from lake hughes in los angeles county tell us about the scene where you are right now from well fully i'd like to show you just a small sample of the devastation that the state of california has suffered over the past several weeks we're in lake hughes where the late where the lake fire swept through a little over a week ago and you can see here a burned out house in the distance a chimney standing that's all that remains of someone's home a burned car and everywhere a very surreal scene this vehicle completely destroyed here and i want to show you something give you an idea of how hot and intense these fires were this is melted aluminum from the vehicle here. and they burned the melting point of aluminum is 660 degrees celsius so these were very hot fires i'd like to introduce now sky cornell he is a inspector with the los angeles county fire department scott thank you very much for joining us give us a sense of the underlying conditions and what is making the fires all across california now so intense and widespread. go

los angeles county, nighttime.informant wears a wire as he talks to a partner in crime. >> i don't got to worry about you and you don't got to worry about me. >> yeah. you know i'm not like that. >> the informant, miguel quiroz. he's the pizza parlor owner turned small-time drug dealer. and the man found with a hit note in his car targeting garrett warren. now he was cooperating with investigators. the detectives already knew quiroz wasn't the shooter. quiroz told them the man who actually pulled the trigger was an old friend of his named jorge hernandez. heard here. >> you don't say nothing, i don't say nothing. >> as part of his deal with prosecutors, quiroz wore a body wire and approached hernandez at a party. quiroz said he hired hernandez for $10,000 to kill garrett warren. on the tape, hernandez makes clear that he didn't waste any of that money on transportation. >> i used my own car. >> hernandez can be heard saying that he is sorry he didn't manage to kill garrett warren. >> i apologize, i'm not a good sho

so far the cause of the fire is still under investigation also a los angeles county the ranch fire burning in azusa is moving away from homes, residents were allowed to go back home today that fire broke out yesterday its courts, 2500 acres. >>though the fire is still at 0% containment. the fire danger is also very real here in the bay area because of the extreme heat. >>check in with our chief meteorologist because it's been hot out there and it's not going to cool down any time soon as and knowing you know if we have a higher humidity today seconds the fire down a little bit but i think as we get into next week. but we're probably just going to see the heat not as much humidity and all of a sudden we talk about a greater risk of fires in the bay area. all right outside right now, we've got nice clear conditions outside and very very warm temperatures for this time of night in fact well look at these numbers outside it is still 90 degrees. in concord 86 in livermore in and around the bay, how about that the 85 degrees in redwood city 80 in hayward 82 and freeman 85 in san jose even along

"f" them, let's start shooting >> reporter: barbara ferrer oversees -- 4,500 employees at los angeles county's health department. she's been getting threats and hate mail since march. >> one woman said, you know, that using very foul language somebody needed to shoot me and another person volunteered to take that task on >> reporter: wait a second, they threatened your life >> yes, we all have to understand how angry people are people have lost so much. >> reporter: then there's politica pressure when the colorado county where emily brown ran the health department wanted to reopen she found herself at odds with the commissioners. >> i thought it was too soon i was concerned this would be much too soon for the health of our community. >> reporter: she was fired shortly after. >> we are all left safe when we lose these seasoned health officers who have led their counties and their states for many years. it's really important we support the ones who are in office. and that we support science. >> reporter: speaking out for a profession under fire during a pandemic kate snow, nbc news, new york. >>

. >> reporter: the state senator of los angeles county doesn't want to defund the police but he does want to see reform, so he has offered one of more than a dozen such a bills now being considered in sacramento. >> sb 731 which is the police a decertification bill, one of only five states in the nation that doesn't have the decertification process. >> reporter: despite the momentum, many of these bills are expected to die when the legislative session ends at

11, breaking news, i live look at a massive wildfire sparking a frantic evacuation effort in los angeles county right now. >>> one bay area mayor wants to add a quart of errors surcharged to your next bill. how much more you might pay. >>> any little bit of extra money i think would help.>> the school year started, tonight oakland unified finally has a distance-learning deal, almost. >> everyone is like what is going to happen, mom and dad are busy working. >> get ready for a heatwave this weekend, we will take a look at which counties are already under excessive heat watches. b mac now at 11 and streaming on cbsn, cruise battling a massive wildfire exploding from the forest tonight. it burned over 7000 acres in just 90 minutes. it has since grown to more than 10,000 acres. at least 100 homes are under evacuation orders, the red cross has been scrambling to open shelters. right now this fire is 0% contained. >> let's take a live look outside, get ready. a heatwave is about to barrel into the bay area. paul heggen has been watching things. >> temperatures heating up already, tomorrow let's take

. >>> a new health warning in place for people in los angeles county. do not gather. this comes after a huge party at a mansion near beverly hills made national news. you probably saw these images. one woman was killed, at least two men were wounded by gunfire. officers say nearly 200 people attended the party, and health leaders were also concerned that they weren't observing social distancing and really you couldn't see a mask in the video. health leaders are banning gatherings and parties. if people violate the order they could be fined or even go to jail. >>> it's 4:52. a's fans have a big reason to celebrate this morning. how the team cruised to a fourth straight win. plus, she's single and 21 years old, and she's giving marriage advice. the check list she says all couples need to keep in mind before walking down the aisle. we'll see if you agree coming up next. >> let's talk about it, sister. >>> happening now a big win for meghan markle. she won a court battle to keep the names of five of her friends private. markle is suing the publisher of mail on sunday and

how he inspired people in >>> the memorial service was held at montebello park in los angeles county. 21-year-old was one of eight servicemembers killed when the amphibious vehicle they were in sank off san clemente island. his sister remembered him as somebody who made a difference. and always did his best. tonight we are learning more about two soldiers were killed off the coast of san diego, the defense department says they were kild, three injured when the black hawk helicopter crashed on thursday. so far, it is only be described as an aircraft mishap. the details have not been released but two sergeants who died were from new jersey and from san bernardino. >>>'s levees and fans are mourning the loss of hollywood star chadwick boseman, the man known as the black panther died after tragically battling colon cancer for the past four years. he also portrayed a series of real-life african-american heroes, including jackie robinson and thurgood marshall. the blockbuster black panther, however, was the home the told the 43-year-old to superstardom , with a nearly all-black cast in blac

we are waiting on the update from the lake fire in los angeles county. it has already burned 11,000 acres. it is only 5% contained. it started wednesday afternoon. it started north of los angeles near lake hughes. at least three homes have been destroyed. even more may have been lost or damaged. at least 100 homes have been evacuated. making things worse, later today, temperatures in the area may hit 100 degrees. >> it is all a bunch of flames and beds of embers up and down there. at one point, there was a huge tornado of flames. >> it may take days or weeks to control the lake fire at more than 5000 homes in danger. >>> another fire is burning this morning in southern california. at least 3000 acres near azusa have burned. police said evacuation orders were lifted overnight. this fire is 0% contained and a major highway in the area is still closed. >>> in the east bay this morning, firefighters in danville are still watching for hotspots from a fire that caused some pretty tense moments. it started yesterday afternoon. a house on willow view court, as t

this is one of multiple wildfires burning in los angeles county. this is the biggest. the flames burned nearly 12,000 acres near lake hughes in santa clarita. the fire flared up again today, prompting new evacuations, and it is only 2% contained. >>> the governor says the backlog coronavirus cases in california have all been cleared . we are trending down, finally. of the 7900 cases reported in the past 24 hours, more than half were backlog cases. 3500 were new cases. the test positivity rate is down to 6.2%. >>> california is one of four states drafting plans on how to distribute a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. the washington post is reporting that the cdc did ask states to figure out who will get the vaccine first, if limited doses are available. >>> the inspector general for the u.s. postal service launched an investigation into nationwide mail delays. president trump installed a top republican donor as the postmaster general. shortly after, he announced a major restructuring of top yest country. they are warning that 46 states and balance may not b

the long haul so far more than 90,000 acres have been destroyed in these 3 western states in los angeles county the lake fire and the ranch to fire high temperatures causing elevated fire weather conditions there's been areas of this fire that. >>have not burned in decades. it's an on accessible to rain which has added to the complexity of the fire in oregon, the mosier creek fire authorities there believe the fire was human-caused we saw just a lot of smoke but once the wind started picking up that so we are really concerned and in colorado, the pine gold grizzly creek and cameron peak fires. >>the grizzly creek crossing the colorado river and interstate 70 which is still closed all of colorado is under drought conditions right now. >>we are a great heightened risk. >>many of areas, a number of studies have tied increasing su 2 emissions and climbing temperatures to increase acreage are burning across the western u.s. particularly in california, it's going to be hot. dry summer. >>it's going to be a very very. >>hot dry weekend in los angeles camila bernal kron 4 news. >>well here in the bay a

developing news tonight fire crews battling the lake fire north of los angeles say lightening strikes have caused serious setbacks. los angeles county fire tweeted that more than 100 lightening strikes caused spottig and larger fires which compromised containment lines. the wildfire remains 12% contained, 23 square miles have burned. triple digit temperatures fueled the fire which destroyed at least 21 buildings and is threatening 4,500 others. >>> investigators now say another wildfire burning in the angeles national forest was intentionally set. he's not been arrested and is considered violent. the fire started thursday afternoon and consumed 2,500 acres. it is only 3% contained. >>> the loyalal ton fire sparked a rare fire tornado warning today. extreme fire behavior would continue this evening with new fires possible. it's a phenomenon that can occur with rotating fire columns. it's burned 20,000 acres and is only 5% contained this evening. >>> now to our latest coronavirus coverage. although the number of cases are tapering off nationwide the number of deaths remain very high. the u.s. death toll from coronavirus now surpasses

they start to see swirling winds in the area and in some cases here in southern california los angeles county fire department will keep track of the winds in the area that they're fighting a wildfire and if those winds start to shift they move those firefighters out of that area yeah i mean i guess you don't want to be one of those storm trackers or storm followers when we're talking about a fire nato jason campbell to commit to a los angeles bureau chief for n.b.c. news radio and i heart media jason always good to talk with you we appreciate the latest and to everybody in california stay safe you too thank you so much fun. well it is only august and the un refugee agency says the number of migrants arriving in italy by boat has already surpassed the total for all of last year so far there have been more than $15000.00 sea arrivals with many people rescued by the coast guard in italian waters that's up almost $4000.00 on last year islands off southern italy like lampedusa and sicily have attracted the majority with more than 40 percent of migrants arriving from tunisia in north africa our cor

with 18,000 acres already destroyed, the lake fire in los angeles county forced thousands to evacuate. those spared by fire couldn't escape the heat, statewide some 300,000 californians plunged into darkness after the power was cut to save energy. firefighters are facing triple digit heat for the rest of the week along with residents who are now being asked to reduce their energy consumption during the day to avoid an energy emergency. easier said than done when the temperature where we are right now is 100 degreeses. norah. >> o'donnell: jonathan vigliotti, thank you. tonight a former u.s. intelligence officer is in custody charged with spying for china. the justice department alleged that alexander mall was caught on a video on a sting operation posing as a chien spy, they say he gave classified documents and sensitive information about cia employees. >> there is so much more news ahead on tonight's cbs evening news. will a judge send tv star lori locklin to jail? why prosecutors say she deserves to spend months behind bars. plus have investigators solved one of the biggest murders

. >>> his memorial service was held at montebello park in los angeles county. one of eight servicemembers killed when the and themis vehicle they were in sync. his sister remembered him as someone who made a difference and always did his best. this morning we are learning more about two soldiers killed off the coast of san diego. the defense department says the two soldiers were killed and three injured when the helicopter crashed, thursday. so far it's only being described as an aircraft mishap. no other details y . >>> campaign 2020, joe biden, is accusing president trump of deploying the military to settle personal vendettas and violate citizens rights. they spoke saturday to a virtual gathering at the national guard association of the united states. president trump said biden, is anti-law enforcement a characterization biden rejects. he will travel on tuesday, to wisconsin were a police shooting of a black man has triggered protest. >> reporter: on friday we spoke about the next phase of the campaign with the host of face the nation on cbs. >> campaigning

hundreds of firefighters trying to beat back the flames in los angeles county. changing their tactics because of covid-19. nearby residents evacuated. a new crisis in the middle of a pandemic. >>> also news tonight, the biden/harris ticket asking the nation's governors to mandate mask-wearing for the next three months to beat covid-19. >> that's just one issue playing out as america remains stressed over children returning to the classroom. what dr. anthony fauci said about temperature checks in schools and the funding fight some schools are facing if they don't open. >>> t

los angeles county is continuing to show progress in the fight to curb the spread of covid-19 health officials there say the number of hospitalizations has actually dropped nearly 40% from mid july to mid august. they say coronavirus testing numbers in la county exceed the state's threshold of performing more than a 150 daily tests per 100,000 people. on monday the county reported at least a 181 tests performed each day for every 100,000 residents. a legal battle may be brewing for the trump administration and the u.s. postal service, a number of states attorneys generals are now in considering a lawsuit against the postal service where washington correspondent joe khaleel with the story. >>dismantling mail-sorting machines. they're telling post appears they cannot work overtime they cannot take an extra trip they have to leave mail behind north carolina's attorney general josh stein and other attorneys general are concerned those changes are designed to slow the male in the run-up to the election what we cannot have is north carolinians who are eligible to vote was vote to comply wi

>>crews right now are battling a number of fires in los angeles county central oregon and in colorado. on the other scorching more than 90,000 acres near lake hughes in southern california and 11,000 acre fire is getting dangerously close to about 5,000 structures in oregon, the mosier creek fire is burning authorities there believe that fire was human-caused there are 3 wildfires burning right now in colorado, the pine gulch fire in colorado has burned more than 69,000 acres. a 100 miles away the grizzly creek fire forced authorities to shut down part of interstate 70. in san francisco police are asking for help from the community in solving a 2006 cold case homicide investigation. tonight, the city is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and prosecution. for anyone who is responsible for bree brad casa junior aubry over costa junior 14 years ago it happened on this day he was shot and killed at the intersection of grove and baker streets in the city is just 17 years old when he died. police say audrey's mother paulette brown has been a tireless advocate fo

well, a massive wildfires burning in los angeles county. this is a look at the so-called lake fire. now it started yesterday afternoon in a sense it's exploded to 10,000 acres. it is still 0% contained and authorities are working to evacuate residents living north of lake hughes. that's about 60 miles from downtown los angeles, the american red cross has opened a temporary evacuation point in palmdale but because of the pandemic evacuees are asked to stay inside of their cars and this is actually a live look at the fire right now that continues to burn once again 0 partin's 0% contained and of course the cause of that fire unknown. well new this morning in the east bay, the city of martinez is seeking applications for their anti racism task force. so the task force was established in response to recent a recent series of racially charged incidents. the nine-member task force will review city policies procedures and programs and advise them martina city council on how they can be tweaked adjusted or otherwise change to help eliminate systemic racism and other biases including anti lg

hundreds of firefighters trying to beat back the flames in los angeles county. changing their tactics because of covid-19. nearby residents evacuated. a new crisis in the middle of a pandemic. >>> also news tonight, the biden/harris ticket asking the nation's governors to mandate mask-wearing for the next three months to beat covid-19. >> that's just one issue playing out as america remains stressed over children returning to the classroom. what dr. anthony fauci said about temperature checks in schools and the funding fight some schools are facing if they don't open. >>> the clash of the campaigns. as the race for 2020 hits a new gear, and the stunning admission from president trump, now saying he doesn't want to boost post office funding to expand voting by mail. and attacks on biden's new running mate, kamala harris. trump calling her a, quote, manwoman. >>> the k-9 unit outrage. shocking video of a dog biting a suspect, even after he had his hands up. tonight, what that man is saying, and the action the police department has now taken. >>> baltimore blast. t