mike thompson/ 5th congressional district"one- a super thank you to our first responders .. these folks have been doing a great job."residents from all over the county in kelseyville wednesday night -- hearing from cal fire and other officials about their safety and the latest information on the fires burning in their community.guy strohmeier, kelseyville"they've done a great job of warning us, advising us."many people here tonight still not back in their homes ...with the river and ranch fires destroying 10 homes so far ... and the mendocino complex fire destroying 14.rossi montes de oca, kelseyville"it was really hard staying out from your house for a few days and seeing the flames less than a mile away."people here -- worried -- and ready to get home.sandra strohmeier, kelseyville"given this is the new normal, it's puzzling, why so many fires? this isn't how it used to be."lake county sheriff's office says there have been burglaries in the county since the fires started -- but want people to know they are doing their best to keep everyone's homes safe. officials thanking first respon

mike thompson/ 5th congressional district"one- a super thank you to our first responders .. these folks have been doing a great job."residents from all over the county in kelseyville wednesday night -- hearing from cal fire and other officials about their safety and the latest information on the fires burning in their community.guy strohmeier, kelseyville"they've done a great job of warning us, advising us."many people here tonight still not back in their homes ...with the river and ranch fires destroying 10 homes so far ... and the mendocino complex fire destroying 14.rossi montes de oca, kelseyville"it was really hard staying out from your house for a few days and seeing the flames less than a mile away."people here -- worried -- and ready to get home.sandra strohmeier, kelseyville"given this is the new normal, it's puzzling, why so many fires? this isn't how it used to be."lake county sheriff's office says there have been burglaries in the county since the fires started -- but want people to know they are doing their best to keep everyone's homes safe. officials thanking first respon

joining me now is congressman mike thompson. thanks for being with us.is under these circumstances. the president has declared a state of emergency in california. you're urging him to do more, declare a major disaster declaration. can you just explain what that distinction means and how it would help fighting these fires. >> well, thank you, anderson. in my district -- and you nailed it. over 300,000 acres burning in that mendocino complex fire. we've had good support from the federal government. the local assistance grants from the federal government have been there to help us fight the fire. but we also need help in addressing all the problems associated with it. the public assistance, the shared financial responsibility between the state, local, and federal government, and the individual assistance that will allow people to get the help they need to rebuild their home and to get back in their home. this is -- this is just a terrible situation, and in my county of lake, this is the fourth year in a row that we've had major forest fires. and people are

. >> congressman mike thompson says help may be on the way. >> i was on the phone with the white house and with fema and they tell me they're trying everything possible to combine our disaster with the shasta county disaster so we can meet that threshold. >> reporter: years of firs oll pe >> we've been going through this for five years and we haven't got a break, so. >> reporter: 14 homes have been destroyed so far. cal fire hopes to have full came by tuesday. -- containment by tuesday. >> thank you. smoke from the mendocino complex fires is visible from the bay area. we look this time-lapsed watch it as it fills the air in the north bay. >> the deadly carr fire is roughly the size of the city of san jose. the number of structures destroyed sfad at 1400. cal fire says the fire is 35% contained. state officials say all 60 people reported missing in the fires have been located. today some evacuated reftsz were allowed back into their loems. not all the evacuees from the carr fire have been allowed to return home but some have been reunited with the animals they had to leave behind. eric

napa congressman mike thompson has introduced a bill to repair the old island cemetery in vallejo. he says it's the final resting place for our heros. the graves of enlisted men, officers and their families buried from 1856 to the 1980s. for years, volunteers who tried to maintain the cemetery have asked for federal help. >>> google is not planning to send its ceo to a hearing next week in washington and now senators are responding by threatening to put an empty chair at the witness table. top executives from facebook and twitter are going but as far as google they plan to send a lower-level executive. lawmakers not happy with the mountainview company's offer and would prefer to hear from larry paige, the ceo of alphabet. the senate committee is investigating russia's interference in the 2016 election and wants to know what the companies are doing for the midterms in november. >>> the back-to-back nba champions will play their first preseason game in 30 more days. >>> tonight is a big one for those hoping to be a part of the dance team. final additions will be held at the fieldhous

napa congressman mike thompson introduced a bill. thompson says it's the final resting place for hundreds of our nation's heroes. the cemetery includes the graves of enlisted men, officers and their families buried from 1856 to 1980s. for years, volunteers who tried to maintain the cemetery have asked for federal help. and now, it might be coming. >>> a plan to save a historic theater in lafayette has fallen apart. developer madison park financial has decided not to purchase the park theater on golden gate way. the oakland based firm plans to focus on a smaller scale project nearby. the theater was built in 1941 and closed in 2005 because it was losing money. lafayette officials are disappointed, but wouldn't be surprised if another developer comes in soon to reopen the theater. >>> many of us will be grilling this weekend, raising concerns about a widespread ground beef recall. >> a look at how stores are letting people know if they may have bought this recalled meat. a health expert shared food safety tips you'll want to hear. >> w

complaints got the attention of two congressmen representing martinez, democrats mark desalmiet and mike thompson who hosted this town hall meeting. >> we have an ongoing relationship with the constituents and with the postal folks. so we'll try and mitigate this. >> reporter: residents demanded answers from the postmaster of martinez. the postmaster tells us there is a shortage of staff that, attracting and retaining new -- staff, that attracting and retaining new workers is a challenge with the low unemployment rate and she's been on the job 15 years and is constantly working to make improvements. >> i'll be talking to my staff, the carriers and clerks, sharing some of the information, letting them know we've all got to work together to actually improve the operation. >> reporter: the postmaster took questions from residents, but some are demanding a leadership change. >> if i was your fired. >> reporter: congressman desalmiet plans to work with postal officials here and in washington d.c. >> it's getting their attention, staying on it, letting good managers manage. >> reporter: he says other c

mike thompson/ 5th congressional district"one- a super thank you to our first responders .. these folkshave been doing a great job."residents from all over the county in kelseyville wednesday night -- hearing from cal fire and other officials about their safety and the latest information on the fires burning in their community.guy strohmeier, kelseyville"they've done a great job of warning us, advising us."many people here tonight still not back in their homes ...with the river ...with the river and ranch fires destroying 10 homes so far ... and the mendocino complex fire destroying 14. rossi montes de oca, kelseyville"it was really hard staying out from your house for a few days and seeing the flames less than a mile away." people here -- worried -- and ready to get home.sandra strohmeier, kelseyville"given this is the new normal, it's puzzling, why so many fires? this isn't how it used to be." lake county sheriff's office says there have been burglaries in the county since the fires started -- but want people to know they are doing their best to keep everyone's homes safe.officials th

complaints got the attention of two congressmen who represent martinez, democrats mark desalmiet and mike thompson, who hosted this town hall meeting. >> we have an ongoing relationship with the constituents and with the postal folks as well. we'll try and mitigate. this. >> reporter: residents demanded answers from the postmaster of martinez. the postmaster tells us there is a shortage of staff that, attracting and retaining new work -- staff, that attracting and retaining new workers is a challenge with the low unemployment rate. she's been on the job 15 years and is constantly working to make improvements. >> i'll be going to work and talking to my staff, talking to the carriers and clerks, sharing some of the information and letting them know we've all got to work together to actually improve the operation. >> reporter: the postmaster took questions from residents, but some are demanding a leadership change. >> if i was your boss, you would be fired. >> reporter: congressman desalmiet plans to work with postal officials here and in washington d.c. >> how long do you think before the people see

congressman mike thompson and john garamendi were on hand.ing federal funds to the area. though so many people are just lucky to be alive, the stress of the unknown, checking every day to see if their house has burned to the ground, is really starting to take its toll. >> i think it's the hardest on the older people who have to leave homes they have lived in for 30 or 40 years. they're worried the house is going to burn down. my sister and her husband, they have been out of their home now about five to six days and finally saw a map where the fire hasn't come into their area, but they were convinced their home was gone. it's stressful as hell. >> the cal fire has asked for backup from fire departments across the country. we're told fire crews arrived here yesterday from florida. cal fire also says it will likely be well into next week before they have full containment on this fire. reporting live in lake county, today in the bay. >> so hard for the firefight out there. thank you. >>> it's 6:33. there are four fires total burning around. the c

napa congressman mike thompson introduced a bill to repair the old naval cemetery in vallejo. he says it is the final resting place for hundreds of our nation's heros. the cemetery includes the graves of enlisted men, officers and their families buried from 1856 to the 1980s. for years volunteers who try to maintain that cemetery have asked for federal help. >>> google is not planning to send its ceo to a hearing next week in washington and now senators are responding by threatening to put an empty chair at the witness table. top executives from facebook and twitter are going to be there, but google plans on sending a lower level executive. lawmakers are not happy with the mountain view company's offer and would prefer to hear from larry page the ceo of alphabet, google's parent company. the senate committee is investigating russia's interference in the 2016 election an wants to know what the companies are doing for the midterms in november. >>> the turnover continues at the white house with the top lawyer planning to leave in the fall. counsel don mcgahn is the late toast dep

mike thompson says federal help may be on the way. >> i was on the phone today with the white house and with fema and they tell me they're trying everything possible to combine our disaster with the shasta county disaster so we'll meet that threshold. >> reporter: despite some optimism some residents left somber, years of fire danger is clearing taking a toll. >> we've been going through this for five years and it's like we haven't got a break. sad. >> that was our lilian kim reporting. 14 homes have burned there so far. cal fire hopes to have full containment by tuesday. >>> to the carr fire burning out of control in shasta and trinity counties. cal fire's update shows the fire scorched more than 121,000 acres and 35% contained. evacuees are waiting to return home but reuniteded with some of their pets. terry fox from redding says leaving her horse elle was one of the hardest decisions that was made. >> she can sense her anxiety being in the trailer and wouldn't go in. two years i gained a trust with them and they trust me and then i have to turn my back on her. >> fox says she was pre

congressman mike thompson and john garamendi spoke. they're working with the feds to guarantee more funding to the area. most people are just thankful to be safe, but the stress of the unknown, checking every day to see if their house is burnt to the ground, is really starting to take its toll, especially for those whose property is threatened by both fires. >> almost in the middle of both right now. yeah. kind of feel like a smoked brisket. >> stressful. yeah, very stressful. trying to keep a positive outlook on things. >> i spoke with some evacuees who returned for the first time yesterday. glad to be home, but many say until these fires are out, life will be anything but normal. cal fire says it's likely it will take them well into next week before they reach full containment on these fires. reporting live, today in the bay. >> even our governor yesterday saying this is the new normal with so many fires in california. thank you. >>> there are four fires total burning in mendocino county. the latest broke out yesterday afternoon. it

. >> thompson: mike base is a spokesperson for the e.p.a., which helped oversee the rehabilitation of more than 200 abandoned homes just north of love canal. >> each one of the homes has new siding, new roofs, new windows, new furnaces. >> thompson: today the neighborhood has beerenamed ack creek village. 39 wells monitor the groundwater nearby. it's literally just a street that separates the habitable from the non- bitable. >> that's all. >> thompson: how do we know that it's actually safe to live here? >> well, our monitoring wells and our sampling that was taken back in the 1980's and '90's truly reflects the answer to that question. >> thompson: but many current and former residents aren't convinced the area's safe, like ella kenny, whose seven-year- old jon son died in 1978 from k raney disease that she believes was caused by exposure to love canal chemic >> when i see children in this neighborhood playing i become very upset because there are mistill 20,000 tons of cls buried under there. >>nshe landfill material rem in place. >> thompson: the e.p.a. kept the nearly 22,000 tons

hey mike, how you doing? a.c. thompson, "propublica" and "frontline."ing in charlottlle last year. u >>h, sorry, i don't know anything about that, man. >> thompson: but you were there, you're on camera, you're on photos. >> no, i, i think you got the wrong guy. >> thompson: hey, do northrop and ucla know u're involved with the rise above movement? >> gotta go, man. >> thompson: we identify michael .selis in a follow-up sto and the next day, rthrop grumman announces its takenmi action, and lis is no longer an employee. ♪ >> in new york city, an army veteran, who police say is an admitted white supremacist, has en charged with murder as a hate crime. >> portland police say latest day afternoon three men were stabbed by a man yelling ethnic and religious slurs. >> thompson: over the course of my reporting, i've seen a wave of white sremacist violence hit the country. >> the brutal killing was motivated by prejudice after police found urbanski belongs to facebook group "alt-reich nation." (keys clacking) >>shompson: police departme across the country have r

the first candidate, james thompson, he came close in mike pompeo's seat, which was vacated. won by five seats in a district that trump won by something like 27. he's on the heels trying to compete against ron estes. he's hoping for a comeback and has the best chance. brent welder is the bernie sanders candidate that the democratic establishment is worried if he prevails, they'll lose the seat anyway to the incumbent ken yoder. cori bush is running against a family legacy. bill clay, one of the founding members of the congressional black caucus. it will take a lot to prevail. abdul el-sayed, very popular among liberals because they want him to prevail against the democratic establishment. she's a former state senate majority leader who is ahead of him in the polls, but he becomes the first muslim governor of the nation if he wins the primary and prevails in november. >> a lot of extensive coverage of these races tonight. thanks, a.b. excellent analysis. >>> coming up, ramping up the pressure on iran. the president signing what he calls the most biting sanctions ever imposed o

. >> much to talk about, anne thompson covers the catholic church for nbc news and mike mcdonald and danny cevallos. so mike, you are a leader of the philadelphia chapter of the survivors network of those abused by priests, you know these stories well and as well as your own. i am sure all too well. what does it mean to you to hear the district attorney and read this meticulously detailed report? >> the attorney general of pennsylvania has been tremendous to survivors and victims and i want to say this that he has been better to survivors and victims than any doisces in pennsylvania. hearing this was validations for thousands across pennsylvania. it opens wounds and hearing the stories are traumatic, it is hard breaking. i am familiar of the stories within these grand jury reports and certainly with the ones that occurred in philadelphia in 2005 and 2011. an extremely emotional day, one of the survivors that i am friendly with referred it to being as it was a funeral as if they were burying old, dark secrets in their lives. >> it is not new. it has been 16 years since the boston glob

mike, mike: let's bring back daniel, former cia station chief who served in moscow, iraq and pakistan, glad to have expertise on this issue as well, let me give credit to lucas thompson for breaking the story, what do you make of the iranian test firing this ballistic missile for the first time in more than a year? >> this is a missile that the united states is acquainted. they provided to proxy militia hezbollah and provides threat to united states and region and sunni allies, the iranians are trying to deliver a couple of message first to the europeans that the negotiations that the europeans are holding with iran to try to salvage something from the jcpoa agreement, iran, look, if we don't figure it out we will ratchet up our military and dial that up in ways that it won't be comfortable for you and the second message is to iran's enemy for which are many because iran is seeking to expand its reach through support of proxy ma -- militias. we removed from jcpoa and ratchet up sanctions, iranians are clearly threatened and feel they need to deter up and i think that's what was behind naval exercises. mike: speaking of naval exercises which carries the world's oil, t

thompson, thanks so much for that reporting. very useful information for all of you are viewers as they try to make those decisions coming in the fall. >>> coming up next here, mikee in his own words on how a president should behave. and what should be done to a president if he or she engages in, say, immoral or unethical behavior. what he said then versus what he's doing now. >>> but first, 20 years ago today, august 7th, 1998, 224 people were killed, thousands more hurt when an al qaeda-affiliated suicide bomber drove pickup trucks into the gates of the u.s. embassies in the capitals of kenya and tanzania and detonated thousands of pounds of explosives, reducing the buildings largely to rubble. earlier today, the state department honored the victims of the attacks that set off what many view as the modern age of terror. the united states accused osama bin laden of being behind the embassy attacks and it's believed that just months after those bombings, he began his planning for september 11th, 2001. from the very beginning ... it was always our singular focus, a distinct determination. to do whatever it takes, use every possible resource. to fight cancer. and n