mireya villarreal has more. >> reporter: just this week this woman was reunited with her daughter afterh. immigration officials point out reunions like this aren't happening fast enough. alex azar confirmed there are still under 3,000 immigrant children separated from their parents in federal custody. about 100 of those are under the age of 5. to comply with a federal court order, children 4 and under must be reunited with their parents by next tuesday, and those between the ages of 5 and 17 by july 26. >> while i know there has been talk of confusion, again, any confusion is due to a broken immigration system and court orders. we know our mission, we know our task, and we're executing on it. >> reporter: to speed up the process, commander jonathan white says that're using dna testing to verify family connections. >> hhs and in some cas d.c. health care personnel are collecting cheek swabs. >> reporter: jonathan ryan is a director of program working closely with families separated at the border. >> this is the most intimate and private matter we have about ourselves, our dna. and it's i

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mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles will stop >>> a duck -- a driver lucky to be alive. van was trucked -- crushed in a collision in newark near cedar boulevard and the 880 over crossing. one witness told us off-camera the crossing arms never came down. and he watched a couple of cars drive through but the van didn't make it. another witness described what he saw. >> i looked out the window, and all i see and hear is a train dragging a van. an a here, she was bleeding really bad from her head, so i got the chills just seeing her for head bleeding a lot. >> the driver was the only person in the van. her condition has not been released. >>> a deer led to a deadly crash that killed two women in castro valley overnight. the car they were in flipped when they tried to avoid the deer. three people in the car survived. >> according to the driver and another passenger, a deer was in the roadway. the driver swerved to avoid the deer. left the roadway, hit an embankment, which called the vehicle -- caused the vehicle to overturn. >> there is no word on their conditions this evenin

again, eligible being the key word here. >> glor: mireya villarreal on the story for us.eya, thank you. more than a dozen f.b.i. agents have now joined the search for a fssing university of iowa student. molly tibbetts disappeared last ent after she went for a jog in brooklyn, iowa, about 70 miles east of des moines. as adriana diaz reports, police hope the fitness tracker she was wearing can provide a break in the case. >> reporter: in brooklyn, iowa, molly tibbetts' face is everywhere but the 20-year-old is nowhere to be seen. er you never think you're going to see your-- see your sister on a poster with a "missing" sign right across her. t reporter: her brother jake was of the last to see tibbetts more than a week ago when he dropped her off here at the jack, lives in. >> just putting the faith in law enforcement. >> reporter: jack was out of town at the time of her disappearance and is not a suspect. last wednesday, tibbetts went out on her usual evening run. now, up to 15 f.b.i. agents have joined the investigation as well and are looking into the fitbit she was wear

mireya villarreal tells us about one reunion. >> reporter: this is the first meal this fare and daughtered together in nearly a month. after fleeing the violence in honduras, they presented themselves at a texas border checkpoint and asked for asylum. they were split up for 27 days. he spent most of the night reassuring her they were together and they wouldn't be separated anymore, and everything was going to be okay. >> reporter: on the ride to the airport, they told me how hard it was to be separated. >> he had to lie to his daughter and tell her he was going to come and get her soon and go with the agent and get cookies and he would be back and meet with her soon. >> reporter: they were able to speak by phone just once. do you regret it? no. he says he doesn't regret it because he knows even if he has to go back, she will stay here and she will be safe. >> reporter: this will be fernanda's first plane ride. they're headed to maryland to live with family while their asylum request is being reviewed. he's given his number to several separated parents he's met along the way, hoping he ca

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demarco, that means fire crews are preparing for extreme fire conditions. >> morgan: mireya villarreal reporting. mireya, thank you. and the streets of paris today they were partying like it's 1998. the first time france won the world cup soccer tournament. they did it again today the day after france's patriotic holiday: bastille day. here's jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: they packed in front of the eiffel tower. in croatia it was zagreb's main square. the match up on the screen a game of david and goliath. france in blue has been here before, twice to be exact, and with the game's first goal. >> goal! >> reporter: they show the skill that earned them the cup in 1998. paris erupted. ( cheers and applause ) croatia, in white, for less than 30 years had never gotten this far and showed they wouldn't leave the green without putting up a fight. jubilation in zagreb was soon tempered. it's the first world cup final with video-assisted refereeing and france was rewarded a controversial penalty because of it. it was also the first time in a final people stormed the field briefly delaying t

here's mireya villarreal. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: mary davis loves a good party.rooftop birthday party on los angeles' skid row, where more than 2,500 homeless people live in an area that's less than half a square mile. when you come up on this rooftop, it feels like you're on top of the world. >> reporter: that feeling is not tne these kids are used to. au see, everyone here is homeless. >> we are in ground zero in skid row, and children live here. >> reporter: first night mary threw this party, about 15 kids showed up. five years later, they are expecting 200. anry and her husband ari kadin started "worthy of love," a charity that believes children without a home still deserve a birthday party. foe couple was looking for a way to give back after suffering two miscarriages. >> so many children in skid row needed to feel important and wved, but we didn't realize how much joy they were going to bring to us. and that was so healing for me. >> reporter: this is the second say at union rescue mission for the randell family. briana turns 12 this month, and ntthout "wor

here is mireya villarreal. ♪ >> reporter: mary davis loves a good party.very month she throws a massive rooftop birthday party on los angeles' skid row, where more than 2500 homeless people live in an area that's less than half a square mile. >> when you come up on this rooftop, it feels like you're on top of the world. >> reporter: that feeling is not one these kids are used to. you see, everyone here is homeless. >> we are in ground zero skid row, and children live here. >> reporter: the first night mary through this party, about 15 kids showed up. five years later, they're expecting over 200. mary and her husband, ari kaden started worthy of love, deciding that children without a home still deserve a birthday party. the couple was looking for a way the give back after suffering two miscarriages. >> so many children in skid row needed to feel important and loved, but we didn't realize how much joy they were going to bring to us. and that was so healing for me. >> reporter: this is the second stay at union rescue mission for the randall family. briana tur

here is mireya villarreal. >> reporter: burning along the west side of yosemite national park, the ferguson fire acres. it started late friday night and steep rugged terrain has been a challenge for fire crews. >> we are initiating a serious accident review team to find out what occurred. >> reporter: cal fire unit chief nancy kohlbrick confirms saturday morning 36-year-old braden varney died while fighting the fire. he was a second generation firefighter, a bulldozer operator who was clearing vegetation to create a firebreak in the sierra national forest. >> this is truly a tragic event. firefighters know this is a dangerous job, but we don't ever want to lose one of them. >> reporter: since january, more than 91,000 acres have burned in california wildfires, up nearly 13% from the same time last year. after burning for more than two weeks and destroying 20 structures, the largest california fire this year, the county fire, was fully contained saturday. no other firefighters have lost their lives, but a 72-year-old man living near the oregon border died in the klamath fire. the blaze is ne

here's mireya villarreal >> reporter: just this week carl a devalazquez reunited with her daughter after being separated for over a month. immigration attorneys are quick to point out reunions like this aren't happening fast enough. today the u.s. health and human services secretary alex azar confirmed there are still under 3,000 immigrant children separated from their parents in federal custody. about 100 of those are under the age of five. to comply with a federal court order, children four and under must be reunited with their parents by next tuesday. and those between the ages of five and 17 by july 26th. >> while i know there has been talk of confusion, again any confusion is due to a broken >> reporter: to speed up the reunification process deputy director for children's programs commander jonathan white says ayey're using d.n.a. testing to verify family connections. >> h.h.s. and in some cases d.h.s. health care personnel collects those via cheek swab, it is painless and harmless to the child. >> reporter: jonathan is executive director of raices a group working closely with famil

mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: here, there are more than 1,300 firefighters rotating in 24- shifts. three days in, they're not only battling the fire, they're battling fatigue. >> you might go hard for a couple hours, and then you might get that half an hour rest. just that little bit of rest will usually help you recharge ud go. >> reporter: these fires are taking a toll on thousands of firefighters across the state. crews desperately trying to hold the line are relying heavily on water drops from the air. since 2015, fires have ravaged parts of the wine country region, burning an area the size of los angeles, while damaging or destroying more than 10,000 homes and structures. 48 people have been killed. for the crews that live here, it's a never-ending battle. it feels like fire season never ends. how do you guys deal with this? >> of course it's starting to become a 365 thing. norm.starting to become the new so people adjust to that. >> reporter: we're on the outskirts of town. the fire is burning just past this truck right here, through that black smoke. in the last few

mireya villarreal has the details. >> reporter: fast-moving flames in northern california kept fire crews busy saturday. gusty wind conditions fueled the blaze, and by sunday morning the so-called "county fire" had exploded. night sky just outside sacramento was lit up as the fire tore through more than 22,000 acres, threatening dozens of structures and forcing evacuations. it's the same in colorado, where high temperatures and high winds are fueling the spring fire. >> pretty intense. i had about maybe five minutes to get out of there. >> reporter: so far it's singed more than 41,000 acres and evacuated 2,000 homes, including ryan pittman's. >> across the street, about maybe 150 yards, 200 yards, the flames were coming up and over. >> reporter: on saturday, jesper jorgensen was arrested and charged with arson in connection with this fire. nearly 200 miles west, colorado's biggest fire continues to rage on a month after it first broke out. so far, the 416 fire has scorched 47,000 acres, and according to fire officials, it could be another month before they're even close to containment. th

here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: video released today shows suspect gene atkins hiking los angelesice on a high-speed chase with a 17-year- old female hostage in his car. he had allegedly shot his meandmother seven times. a crashes and continues to shoot... ( gunfire ) ...as he runs inside a trader joe's market. police cam footage shows officers instantly shooting back. >> reporter: 27-year-old store manager melyda corado stepped into the cross-fire and was hit by an officer's bullet. atkins continued his attack, .olding more than 30 hostages inside. >> i believe it's what they needed to do in order to defend the people of los angeles. place yourself in these two young officers' position and ask yourself what you would have done. siat is the worst, worst decision that any officer ever otshes to have to make. our duty to protect the public is sworn. >> reporter: officers tried to save corado at the scene but it has too late. some employees made a harrowing escape down a ladder. other hostages were eventually set free. atkins surrendered after a byree-hour standoff. people continue t

here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: in court today, the government admitted they will not be able to meet a federal judge's deadline to reunite all children under five years old were separated from their parents at the border. a.c.l.u. attorney lee gelernt is suing the government on behalf of the migrant families. >> the government is planning on reuniting at most 59 of the 102 kids they've identified who are under five years old. >> reporter: the u.s. department of health and human services says more than 40 kids will remain in their custody past the deadline. their reason... the parents have been deported and haven't been found. 12 parents are facing criminal charges. nine others have been released into the country, but the government has lost track of them. still, h.h.s. says they are carefully vetting parents to protect child safety. the government is also facing a july 26th deadline for the rest the nearly 3,000 separated minors. >> ( translated ): i'm very worried about her. because i know that she's suffering. >> reporter: mario is one of those parents. he hasn't seen his d

mireya villarreal reports. >> reporter: after crossing the border near el paso back in may, romela victoria isaula and her 13-year-old son, geronimo, were finally reunited after being separated for two months. he says, "i am so happy because i have her close." now they're heading to massachusetts, where they'll wait for a judge to decide whether they'll be granted asylum or sent back to honduras. geronimo is one of more than 1,800 children recently reunited with a parent or other family member. but there are still more than 700 separated. 463 of them have parents who may have already been deported. >> it's not entirely clear how the government is defining eligible and ineligible. >> reporter: john sandweg is a former acting director of immigration customs enforcement. >> i'm worried we have 460 parents who have been deported to central america. there is a very high likelihood those parents are not going to see their children again. >> reporter: immigration attorneys say the government is making unilateral decision that includes a parent's health condition and possible criminal history with

mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: here, there are more than 1,300 firefighters rotating in 24-ifts. three days in, they're not only battling the fire. they're battling fatigue. >> you might go hard for a couple hours, and then you might get that half an hour of rest. just that little bit of rest usually will help you recharge and go. >> reporter: these fires are taking a toll on thousands of firefighters across the state. crews desperately trying to hold the line are relying heavily on water drops from the air. since 2015, fires have ravaged parts of the wine country region, burning an area the size of los angeles while damaging or destroying more than 10,000 homes and structures. 48 people have been killed. for the crews that live here, it's a never-ending battle. it feels like fire season never ends. how it? >> it of course is starting to become a 365 thing. it's starting to become the new norm, so p stop fearing your alarm clock... with new*! zzzquil pure zzzs. a drug-free blend of botanicals with melatonin ...that supports your natural sleep cycle... ...so you can seize the

mireya villarreal has new details of the rescue. >> that she was still alive is incredible. >> reportern scene after getting an emergency call that angela amehernandez h been found. >> when they told me over the radio that she was alive, i actually had to ask again a few minutes later to make sure i had heard that right. >> reporter: hiker chelsea moore called 911 after she and her husband discovered angela's jeep friday. >> there's no one in the vehicle, but we found a person, like, a quarter a mile away. >> we asked her, like, were you in the jeep? and she said, that was my jeep. >> reporter: authorities had been looking for hernandez for a week, not knowing she had plummeted down a steep cliff on a long stretch of coastal highway. monterey county sheriff steve bernal. >> there were no indications that a car had gone over. >> a lot of people don't recognize how rugged the coast d air-lifted to a hospital. ldin ag thtrees ate the edge of the cliffside for anchors and a pulley system to pullere rescue >> reporter: in a facebook post, hernandez says she had swerved off the road to avoid

mireya villarreal is there where many remain in limbo. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.ere in el paso along the border three fathers have been reunited with their children late last night but still a lot of families that are separated. right now the government says the holdup has to do with waiting on dna test results, also criminal background checks and claim there are several parents who are choosing not to be reunited with their children. often tuesday, this man saw his 3-year-old son for the first time in three months. separated at the border, the two were reunited yesterday following a court ordered deadline. >> the judge has made it clear he does not intend to be hands off. >> reporter: a hearing the judge told the government they need to streamline the process of family reunification. late in the day ben garcia got a call he was waiting for all day. do you believe that they dropped them off this late at night to meet that deadline that they promised the federal court? >> oh, i'm sure. i'm sure. i do believe that this was an effort to comply with the court order of

mireya villarreal is in albuquerque, new mexico, where many eligible families are being sent for reunification. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, albuquerque has become one of the hubs for these happening at shelters like the one right here behind me. but there are still roughly 900 children that are considered ineligible so that means they will stay in the government's custody past today's deadline. ineligible means the person he came in with turned out not to be their parents or issues with verification documents or a possibility their parent has some sort of criminal history. albuquerque's departure terminal is where one separated families are fining a fresh start. romela victoria isaula and her son geronimo is heading home together after being separated for two months. she recalls the moment her son was torn from her. "we arrived at immigration and they screamed at me because i was crying over my son" she said. "i didn't know where they would take him or whether he would treat him well. they are just 2 of almost 1200 immigrant families who have been brought back together under a fed

mirey mireya villarreal shows what led to this amazing rescue. >> we saw a bumper. oh, a bumper.ound the corner and saw the car. >> this is the car they stumbled on when they were hiking on the beach in big sur friday. >> we had no idea someone was missing. we had no idea a car drove off a cliff until then. >> reporter: angela hernandez said seven days earlier she swerved to avoid hitting an animal and plunged down a 50-foot rocky cliff. all i remember after that is waking up. i could feel water rising over my knees. eventually i was able to break out of my car and swim out of the ocean. i swam to shore and fell asleep. she said the next few days are a blur. she wandered around yelling for help. e ou at h in the car's wreckage. >> she let water drip onto the rocks from the hose. that's the only way she drank water. >> reporter: the hikers found her purely by chance about a mile south of the crash site. >> we turned around and angela was in the rocks, just looked like hell. >> reporter: angela writes, when i sat up, i saw a woman walk across the shore. i thought she was a dream. p