you can see behind me the plume of smoke at the angeles national forest. fortunately, no buildings are in any immediate threat. in the angeles national forest, art barron, kpix 5. >>> closer to home san jose firefighters have been busy, cell phone video shows a brush fire that burned five acres off 280 and story road and you can see the thick smoke. no structures were threatened. and here's the damage from a 4- acre grass fire at great oaks parkway in monterey. it was brought under control in an hour. >>> the heat is a factor for firefighters but others are loving the hot temperatures. kpix 5's roberta gonzales is here with how hot it got today. roberta? >> so far we have had one record high temperature. good evening, that was to the north in santa rosa at 96 degrees. looking towards mount diablo, we have the influx of a scattered high cloudy sky a veil of high, thin clouds working their way over the ridge ridge that continues to en combat the bay area causing the temperatures to soar and drying out the atmosphere. this red area here reflects the areas sti

>> tom costello, washington national forest tonight, thanks. >>> let's go out west. another big and still developing story we're following tonight, those exploding wildfires, including one that officials say threatens to burn down an entire town. it's all happening at a time when the federal government is cutting back on funds to prevent these types of fires, leaving a lot of cities now scrambling to do it on their own. our report tonight from nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: with fire crews stretched to the limit and lives hanging in the balance -- >> i didn't think it would be this bad. >> it's a total loss. my chimney is the only thing left standing. >> reporter: -- lawmakers are facing a burning policy question as another surging wildfire today is forcing 400 residents of south fork, colorado, to evacuate. >> give me some water! >> reporter: the dilemma -- u.s. taxpayers are spending more to fight forest fires, but washington is spending less to prevent them. the obama administration is proposing a 30% cut to a federal program that removes dead trees

one is burning ought of control in santa fe national forest. no sign of containment and new mexico is facing a severe drought across the state. firefighters are hopeful rain will arrive soon. >> new problems with the multimillion dollar nightly light show on the bay bridge and the people behind it hope to come up with a solution. the display debuted in march when 25,000 lights were officially switched on. the "san francisco chronicle" reports since then hundreds of the light bull uns are suck in "on" or "off" and dancing effect is not happening. >> you can see it is not the regular display we would normally see. meteorologist mike nicco will tell us if there are obstructions. >> there are clouds. the big story this morning is how much cooler it is compared to 24 hours ago with concord nine degrees cooler and livermore is four and santa rosa is five degrees cooler and san jose is three degrees cooler than yesterday. the sea breeze is penetrating deeper in the bay area. temperatures are mainly in the mid-to-upper 50's. it is cooler in los gatos a

the national forest service to keep track. yesterday as the fire spread, a group of horses tried to escape the flames. fueled by powerful winds and triple-digit temperatures, the fire threatens hundreds of homes. adriana diaz has our report. charring at least six structures and damaging 15. >> currently we have our resources in place. as you can see, the weather that we're currently challenged with, we're hopeful later this evening the winds will die off. >> reporter: erratic winds and triple-digit temperatures pushed the flames dangerously close to two communities. >> it's overwhelming. i've been up here almost 30 years. this ain't the first one, but it's the worst that i've seen. r . >> reporter: a mandatory evacuation of approximately 3,000 people remains in effect, and at least 1,000 homes are still at risk. firefighters say they're focusing on perimeter control and destruction defense. >> these guys are just amazing. i'm completely humbled. it's really hard to see your community like this. >> reporter: residents said the

melanie woodrow reports. >> reporter: flamed burned through the angeles national forest. extremely old dry brush hot temperatures and high winds are fueling the fire. >> a fire is taking off and we're having aircraft, air tankers, helicopters in the air trying to slow the progression of this fire. >> reporter: more than 2,000 firefighters are making progress as they battle the wildfire near santa clarita. it is now 40% contained. but the blaze has already consumed 46 square miles of mountains and canyons leaving behind charred power lines and fields. north of the fire you can see smoke billowing and an aggressive firefighter overhead. the biggest concern is wind. the fast-moving fire destroyed six homes and damaged 15 more. thousands evacuated and the fire still threatens 400 homes. this woman's mother's house was in the path of the fire. >> it was really sad watching my mom cry because she knew she was going to lose her house. >> reporter: but last night firefighters held back the fire. >> took out the entire back side, the farm, the barn, pool house but they saved the h

it is now 46 square miles of dry bush north of los angeles in the angeles national forest.at's almost the size of the entire of. we're being told at this point so far six homes destroyed, 15 others have been damaged. right now, this fire is at about 40% contained. >>> new this morning, extra security patrols will be at pleasanton middle school this morning after someone left a threatening note on campus. the school said the threat was discovered written on a wall in the girl's bathroom. the school says parents have been notifiedrjy of the extra patrols and!v- administrators a investigating the threat. >>> we have a health warning. this yiñ specially dangerous. linked to a hepatitis square in the east bay. is live in santa clara. he has the story. good morning. >>> good morning to you, jon. a scare but a real problem. costco has asked anyone that might have bought these berries to throw them away. here is an image of the bag, a blue bag of frozen berries labeled with townsendq)úñ farms anti-oxidant berry blend. costco issued this warning that the berries could be tainted wit

she passed chris jeffrey on the single track, which is all part of the uinta-wasatch-cache national forest. josiah middaugh is about to begin his descent towards the second transition area at snowbasin resort. he'll want to hurry, as ben allen is having a tremendous day on the bike. paul mitchell supports xterra by sponsoring xterra university racing clinics and cut-a-thons at the championship events. paul mitchell cut-a-thons raise funds for the challenged athletes foundation, benefitting athletes who race against tremendous odds and represent the true spirit of xterra. it helps me stand out. the way i play volleyball, you'd see me run up the back, the long locks flowing. you'll see the jungle man swinging everywhere, sand flying, unbridled aggression, pure energy, no holding back. just pure passion. they'll say you're not good enough, you're not big enough, you're not strong enough. but what i've learned is that you can never measure heart. narrator: at the xterra usa championship, race leader josiah middaugh has gone up and down sardine peak. he is now just a few minutes away from the b

. >>> turning to the growing wild fires, and a fast growing one in the press cost national forest grew to 5,000 acres within hours, fuel by heat and high winds. hundreds of homes have been evacuated. there's no word on what sparked that blaze. >>> in california, state of emergency in maraposa county crews battled a wildfire near yosemite park. that is now 40% contained. >>> denver experienced a pretty unbelievable sight, a toronto. the funnel cloud was right over the denver international airport yesterday. thousands of people sought refuge in the bathrooms and facilities until the threat was over. flights were diverted yesterday and they are expected to run on time today. >>> for a closer look at the forecast, we're joined by nbc's bill karins. a tornado over a major airport, and it was in between two runways. some people on the tarmac had to be evacuated. this is almost right underneath the tornado. this isn't a typical tornado, where you can see the condensation clouds there, but it is amazing stuff. this is taken of the denver international airport. they have a close up there while

the national weather center does not fund feedback. why is the forest service or premier natural resource management agency has to find fire disasters -itis hatcheries are his budget? we believe any fire that takes more than a local type three team is an escaped fire in an emergency. to us the service up and emergencies that of his son just as the mistake will lead us to the horrible negative feedback loop are now in. we need to convene on this and make a better more sane decision for the people of america. her community service and health. for the same property on the same lines. on the solutions. recommended to reduce costs over time? one of the things we've learned is collaborative planning does work. people will use fires that they've had a chance to meet together and decide when and where and what condition it is appropriate. that decision needs to be before the fire start. we embrace collaborationist way to get this innovation going. we know if the forest service to take the vegetation management plan and integrate them, we could get more land tre

experience the opportunities you have in your city parks and state parks and especially on the national forestational parks. >> so many choices around here as well. some of the things that are going to go on there. when people go to see a park, will they see a poster that sort of lists the activities and what are the things that people can do when they take the families out. >> the best way to do it is to get on the web and go to the website. nationalgetoutdoors day and you can see the sites that are available in maryland and here in virginia. you can click on the sites and they'll show you the different activities. some of them have opportunities to go fishing. to learn how to fish. others have opportunity to learn how to pitch a tent. others just how to learn about nature. the trees, the animals that are in our parks. so you have to go to each site to see what activities are being sponsored orphan this coming saturday -- on this coming saturday. >> obviously with the summertime independence day is coming up. the u.s. parks are definitely a special place for the men and women in the services

this is a look as it burned in the angeles national forest 50 miles north of los angeles, the forest service says wins gusting up to 50 miles per hour have fueled the fire to 22,000 acres^. we learned that the fire is now 40 percent contained, better news, and six homes have been destroyed and 3,000 people in the lake hughes and lake elizabeth community are under mandatory evacuation orders. >> we are following breaking news from san francisco, one of the busiest streets blocked for the morning commute. >> coming up, first, they serve and protect san francisco, the new honor taking place today at some of the >> we are back at 6:40. brentwood, 61 togethers. antioch and pittsburg behind at 59 and 5. through the san ramon valley, 56. san ramon, 53. livermore, 55, and lafayette, 54. we are 54 also in san mateo and newark and cooler in the north bay valleys. mid-50's along the peninsula and cupertino at 51. as we look at today our temperatures are going do run from 12 degrees cooler in santa rosa and 11 in concord to three to five away the bay and toward the coast. >> mike, we do have a c

service to convey all rights, titles and interest to approximately 2.67 acres of the coconino national forest, to the homeowners for a small fee, using an estimation process congress utilized in another land exchange in the same northern arizona county from the 109th congress, public law number 109-110. the forest service does not want to own these people's livingrooms and the property owners certainly do not want to share their homes or their yards with the forest service. this bill is a no-brainer. reported out of the natural resources committee by unanimous consent. i encourage my colleagues to vote in favor of this legislation and release some northern arizonans of this financially burdensome situation and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from northern mariana islands is recognized. mr. sablan: mr. speaker, when the house acts this way, some of the most brightest, proudest moment i am that i am a part of this house is when congress, when members of this house make -- do something to right a wrong

we want to give you live pictures again from the fire that burning in the angeles national forest in southern california. it's 20% contained. so far, it's burned five homes. hundreds of fire fight every are hard at work -- firefighters are hard at work and having troubles with shifting winds. >> and shall shouldly not happening is the fact that they have the easterly winds, santa ana winds down south and that, as you know, fuels the flames of the fire like that and they have a struggle on their hands. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the construction project th will likely impact thousand bay area drivers... for months... on a major r . >>> get ready for a traffic squeeze. the construction project that will impact thousands of bay area drivers for months on a major roadway. >> and executions on hold in california. the legal debate over lethal injections. >> at the end of that investigation, somebody spectacular must be put in charge of caltrans. >> extreme predictions for the agency in charge of the new bay bridge and you in details on hundreds of rod's and bolts on the new east span. welcome ba

the blaze has burned about 46 square miles in mountain and canyon areas of the angeles national foresters were able to halt the progress of the fires northeast and fund, which have been moving into unoccupied desert lands north of angeles national the fire has destroyed at least six houses and damaged 15 more. >> the search continues in golden gate park and ocean beach for a young man that has been missing for two weeks. 19 year role sean sidi was last seen at the french american international school in san francisco. found members believe that he is in danger because he suffered severe head injury. about 300 volunteers teamed up with the klaas kids foundation a search for him. its team of 10 to 12 people searched a particular grid for about three hours. they said although they did not find anything there still very hopeful. >> we will be right back. at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage

forest service worker terry barton was on fire lookout in pike national forest when she spotted a fire. these first moments of the fire proved so critical that investigators asked barton to recreate them on tape. she first tried to smother the flames, then realized she needed backup, fast. the fire erupted and raged out of control. when investigators arrived, they photographed the campfire ring and searched for clues. their initial conclusion, a no-brainer, careless campers started the fire. in fact, a witness did report seeing a van leaving the area. >> i'm thinking why am i going to a campfire, you know? >> reporter: jones remembers thinking it was a waste of time trekking six hours through the smoky haze to find and question a negligent camper? what is it like being back to the scene of the crime? >> it's -- it's a little strange to be back because it doesn't look anything like it did then. >> reporter: when jones first arrived here, the very place where the fire began, her instincts immediately took over. remember, there was a drought and high temperatures. >> it was a 90-degree da

the so-called powerhouse fire has been burning since thursday in the angeles national forest. it's blamed for charring six homes. a thousand people were evacuated, and here is a live look at the fire. look at those plumes of smoke. you can see winds help the fire grow quickly overnight to over 19,000 acres, just more than 30 square miles and 20% contained. >>> volunteers widen their search today for a missing san francisco teenager who is recovering from a traumatic brain injury, 19-year-old sean sidi has not been seen since may 21st. searchers met in golden gate park to plan where to look. new evidence suggests he may have been in the area. >> initially the police thought the cell phone ping of sean's last call was at bakers beach. we reconfigured information is that the cell phone ping came from the east end of golden gate park, which is why we're here today. >> sidi's father searched marin and smoke -- smoke -- sonoma. >> inow seem at the crews are searching for a man who was swimming when he went over a waterfall. he came to the park with a church group and was last seen y

a wildfire is burning in height national forest. people have been told to leave. the fire is about 60 miles from the blaze that broke out this month. that is about 85% contained at this point. hundreds of people have been allowed back home tonight 500 people are being told you need to stay away. falling temperatures and rising humidity giving firefighters a chance to make some real progress. and an unattended camp fire started this blaze. >> if you're going to be there, be gone? what are we going to do? you know? we just, grading. and god brought us to it. >> feels awesome to be home no. place like home. >> today, crews set backfires to try to remove phone shall fuel in the path. the fire burned 1600 acres at 40% containment. >> state lawmakers are getting a raise of almost $5,000 each because the commission voted to restore a pay cut. >> despite the governor saying now is not the time to increase spending the commission says it is. state lawmakers endured pay cuts, two at 9%, one at 5%. the last mirrored what others saw, they're still the highest paid state legis

it's already claimed thousands of acres near prescott national forest. the fire is at zero containment and working to keep the fire from surrounding crews battling the blaze. more than 400 houses have been evacuated. so far no homes have been lost. >>> happening today, the woman known as boyfriend killer jodi arias is back in court. she was convicted of murder of her boyfriend. they deadlocked on whether to sentence her to death or life in prison. attorneys are trying to work out a deal today. >>> new developments in the case of an adult star caught up in a murder investigation. sources say new england pay trotted aaron hernandez was seeing partying with shooting victim days before his body was found near hernandez's massachusetts home. they have not named him a suspect. they have refiled an unrelated lawsuit against hernandez. it claims he shot a man in the face while leaving a strip club in february. no charges have been filed in that case. >> cheryl: coming up next, it can be kind of hard to dine out when you have to watch what you eat. >> whether you

those fires are the 2004 power fire in the elorado county national forest and the 2008 whiskey fire in the mendocino forest. prosecutors blame pg&e power lines for the fires. the total settlement for pg&e for both fires is said to be about $50 million. >>> started out overcast. had a decent sea breeze out to pittsburg, travis air force base getting a southwest wind. the fog has been retreating and we had a big fog bank this morning. you can see some of that starting to lift. temperatures, not very warm on the coast. they are nicer than they have been the last few -- the last few days. ininland temperatures are up about -- i land temperatures are up -- inland temperatures are up by 2. temperatures trying to warm up and they will starting more so tomorrow. well inland temperatures will continue to warm up. up in the sierra nevada possibility of more shower activity. high pressure is on the way. today only about 3 to 6 degrees warmer for most locations. that's inland. maybe a slight warmup by the bay. but patchy fog a little warmer today. high pressure moves right over us tomorrow. it wil

dry conditions fueling the fire in the prescott national forest. the blaze already burned 6400 acres now. it's forced the evacuation of 460 homes. the cost of the operation is $2.6 million. officials believe this is a manmade fire, the exact cause still under investigation. >>> there's good news on the fire lines in colorado this morning. the black forest fire, one of the most destructive in the state's history is now fully contained. another fire close to denver forced evacuation there of some dozen homes. we are tracking all the weather this friday. what is the weekend going to be like? >> it's the first day of summer, we are loving that. no rain in the northeast. beautiful weather in store. a lot of people are saying it's summertime, what is it going to look like. we have the outlook. above normal temperatures and in the northeast above normal temperatures. as far as rainfall, we are talking below average rainfall. in the pacific northwest looking for less rain for the summer months. yes, we are talking about this weekend's forecast. itis a frid

forest service worker terry barton was on fire lookout in pike national forest when she spotted a fire. these first moments of the fire proved so critical that investigators asked barton to recreate them on tape. she first tried to smother the flames, then realized she needed backup, fast. the fire erupted and raged out of control. when investigators arrived, they photographed the campfire ring and searched for clues. their initial conclusion, a no-brainer, careless campers >> reporter: when jones first arrived here, the very place where the fire began, her instincts immediately took over. remember, there was a drought and high temperatures. >> it was a 90-degree day and nobody is going to build a fire. >> reporter: she talked to the first investigators. >> as i'm looking at things, i don't see any evidence of camping. they were like maybe it was a hot dog they cooked. where is the trash? >> reporter: it was common sense sharpened by years of police work. in the '80s jones was a cop in missouri and then worked environmental crimes for the epa but jones was new to the u.s. forest servic

wildfire in the angelis national forest nearly tripled in size overnight to about 20,000 acres. have been evacuated. the fire is only 20% contained. high winds and low humidity are propelling the fire as it chews up dry brush. the fire has grown today by 5,000 acres. >> fire started around the powerhouse, san fran canyon. and if you see the size of his hand, that's about what it got in the first day. and the second day, it made another significant run right there. and this is an extremely old and dry fuel. >>> in new mexico, two fires have spread to about a dozen square miles. here, again, some 200 homes had to be evacuated. >>> so, you know, it's one of america's most beloved cereals, breakfast cereals. i'm talking about cheerios. you've seen plenty of commercials over the years touting their heart healthy benefits. the latest cheerios commercial has a lot of people talking and not for all good reasons. take a look. >> mom? >> yes, honey? >> dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart. is that true? >> says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove chole

so far the thompson ridge fire has already scorched 4400 acres in santa fe national forest. contained. >>> we now know 19 people died from the tornadoes and flooding in oklahoma. the severe that swept through friday with the widest tornado ever recorded. officials say the twister in el reno, oklahoma, was 2.6 miles wide. the winds topped 250 miles an hour, making it ef-5 tornado, the highest rating for tornado. the tornado in moore, oklahoma, was the same strength. >>> two back-to-back tornadoes, that's unusual, isn't it? >> yeah, but unfortunately the tornado activity is now waning and we won't see any more huge ones like that for the rest of the season. here, well, we have had some gorgeous weather. this was the view up on skyline drive yesterday. you could see for miles and miles and miles. spectacular visibility. post your pics to weather@nbcwashington.com. now, first light of this day showing up. a few high, wispy clouds. humidity not too bad. dew points down into the low 50s. few from space showing a few high clouds drifting over us. you need a jacket this morning. a c

so far there's -- shifting winds. >>> the fire in new mexico's santa fe national forest is currently the largest of several wildfires burning in the west. officials say residents in nearly 140 homes have been evacuated. no injuries have been reported. >>> rosemary has some pretty good news for you today. a little bit cooler? >> yes. and the signs are already out there, areas along the coast started out mostly sunny yesterday, fog this morning. i'm seeing the fog float into portions of the bay. oakland, mostly sunny, partly cloudy. the onshore breeze will be strengthening, the marine layer is thickening. and those will help lead to the cooldown for the afternoon. right now, the onshore breeze, reaching into fairfield at about 13 miles per hour. it will grow a little bit stronger. but yesterday, was anywhere from 5 to 6 miles an hour. so again, changes on the way. a 8 in napa right now. 62 in concord. mid-60s in antioch. some of us already off to a mild start. upper 50s in livermore, most of us within one or two degrees of where we started yesterday. we're not feeling it just yet. this

now to western wildfires and a fast-growing one in arizona the massive fire in the press scott national forest grew to 5,000 acres within hours. hundreds of homes have been evacuated. there's no word on what sparked that blaze. >>> in california, state of emergen emergency, as crews battled a wildfire near yosemite national park. it's now 40% contained. >>> now for your "first look" at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. >>> conservative activists are planning what they can r call the largest tea party rally. against the irs giving extra tax scrutiny to conservative groups. >>> speaker bayner doesn't expect it to be the floor of the house. >> i believe it's weak on border security, i think the internal enforcement mechanisms are weak and the triggers are almost laugh zblbl he was asked one of lawmakers warning about if he brought up the bill without a majority of republican support that it could cost him his job as speaker. >> maybe. >> while during the g-8 is summit in ireland, first lady michelle obama went to lunch with a local singer bono. with all of the media on hand, bono said i

it burned 35 square miles and very dry brush in the angeles national forest. through mountains, canyons, 50 miles north of downtown l.a. the fire growing so fast, the smoke was so thick, that firefighters said it was difficult to map the actual size. >>> rangers at yosemite national park will search in the morning for a teenager who was swept over a waterfall. eyewitnesses reported seeing the 19-year-old man getting pulled to the edge of a nearly 600-foot fall saturday afternoon. the water was 50 degrees and moving very quickly when the victim went over. >>> topping medical headlines. advance in the treatment of breast cancer. researchers recommend giving breast cancer survivors tamoxifen for ten years to save lives. previous guidelines called for patients staying on the drug for five years, especially for younger women who want to avoid recurrence. british doctors point out that the drug is available in lower cost generic form and benefits far outweigh the risks of fighting breast cancer over the long term. >>> 30 cases of hepatitis a have been reported in so

details >> hundreds of firefighters are still on the scene of a huge wildfire in the angeles national forestthe so-called powerhouse hundred acres. at least one building has been destroyed. the fire began thursday night near a water and power facility. it's only about 15 percent contained. no word yet on how the fire started. fire investigators are on the scene of a fatal blaze in houston. four texas firefighters were killed yesterday after a fire at a motel. the firefighters had been looking for people in the building when the roof collapsed. everyone inside the building has since been accounted for. six other firefighters were injured. one is in critical condition in a burn unit. the fire two hours later, no word yet on the cause. two wildfires in new mexico are forcing evacuations of homes and campgrounds. they also closed a state highway friday. 140 homes were evacuated as crews battled the 3-square- mile blaze, about 25 miles east of santa fe. a second, smaller wildfire broke out friday afternoon about 50 miles northwest of albuquerque. about 50 homes in the area had been evacuated. one

. >> that massive wildfire in the angeles national forest is still raging out of control tonight. 3,000ple have been forced from their homes. another thousand could be evacuated if flames move closer. erratic winds and triple-digit temperatures are pushing flames in all directions. six homes have been destroyed, another 15 are damaged. >> currently we have our resources in place. as you can see, the weather that we're currently challenged with, we're hopeful later this evening the winds will die off. >> residents say the fast- moving fire sounded like a freight train. the so-called power house fire 60 miles north of los angeles has chewed up 25,000 acres. >> the fire started around the power house in the canyon. if you see the size of his hand, that's about what it got in the first day. the second day, it made another significant run. right there. and this is an extremely old and dry fuel. >> fire crews are going door to door in one neighborhood to protect homes from flames. >> homes have been saved. these guys are just amazing. i'm completely humbled. it's really hard to see your commu

two california teenagers were hoisted off a cliff in tahoe national forest.s is deep in the mountains off i-80 near truckee. a helicopter and small plane were sent to retrieve the teenagers who stranded themselves on a narrow cliff nearly 9,000 feet high. it took several attempts to reach them because of the high winds. thankfully both boys escaped without any injuries. >> that grande mocha frappucino, 400 calories. they will now post the calories of each drink. calories from pastries will also be posted some public health experts say it won't make a difference. >>> still ahead here, a silicon valley company is getting together it's employees to get healthier. >>> those bands you see on people's wrists, well, they can help you with your held, but they can also help entire companies. >> even in the newsroom. >> for individuals, they are starting to catch on. we talked before about how bans like these can help with individuals when it comes to our health. they're helping entire companies with health care costs and helping the next generation get helsier as well

the lime gulch fire in pike national forest is forcing dozens to leave the town. officials say no homes are currently in danger. lightning is being blamed for starting the flames that so far have charred about 500 acres. it's one of three wildfires burning across colorado, arizona and new mexico. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here. he's been watching the weather. it's always heat and moisture, right? >> yeah, just the heat, the dry conditions, the drought that's persistent in the area. it's just a recipe. right now we have 19 large incident fires. those are fires that are throughout burning over 100 acres. and there's 19 of them. a lot of them are entered in the four-corner region. a couple in california. a majority of them in new mexico, arizona, colorado and utah. and we have red flag warnings today. it's a dangerous day. one of the reasons why the fire experts say this is going to be just a season not to remember. and how horrible it possibly could be. they are predicting this drought. the area of brown, pretty much all of the west except the northwest to co

the forest service estimates the fire has burned 500 acres in pike national forest.fficials say the fire might have been sparked by lightning. so far crews have no containment of the fire. >>> a fast-growing through prescott, arizona broke out tuesday afternoon. right now more than 400 people have been forced to evacuate. the fire is 0% contained but so far no homes have been destroyed and no injuries have been reported. >>> pacific police say an attempt of a reported abduction was made up. the girl said she was able to fight off the man by punching her. one of the girl's friends backed up the story. police became suspicious when they were unable to find a witness. both girls made up the story. no word on why they did that. >>> the city of walnut creek has a new police chief. tom chaplin has been in law enforcement for 23 years. he worked as a police commander in the sacramento area most recently. he replaces joel braden who retired last month. his first day on the month will be july 8th. >>> happening now, people against san francisco's public nudity ban are protest

flames scorched about 46 square miles in the los angeles -- actually angeles national forest, roughly the size of the city of san francisco to give you perspective there. crews have been able to keep it from spreading to the northeastern front. a total of six homes have been destroyed, 15 others have been damaged. santa clara county fire sent 20 firefighters down to southern california trying to help get a handle on these flames. that fire right now just feeding off of the old, dry brush there, some of which hasn't burned in decades. >>> fire crews in the bay area using southern california fire to remind us to clear the brush away from our homes. that way you protect yourself and also your neighbors. nbc bay area kristi smith live in berkeley with more on defensible space. kristi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. bay area fire departments tell me they are gearing up earlier than usual for fire season, doing property inspections, changing around schedules in some cases. in fact, one east bay fire department told me they declared wild land fire season this year ear

the flames have eaten through hundreds of hectares in the national forest. it is still not clear how many houses have been affected. a huge asteroid will pass close to the earth day, but it will be keeping a safe distance of 6 million kiloliters. that is 15 times further away than our moon. the asteroid measures almost 3 kiloliters in length. stargazers hoping to catch a glimpse will need a powerful telescope. >> large parts of germany have been hit by floods after days of heavy rainfall. police say a cyclist died in flood waters in hanover. rivers burst their banks, and houses were inundated in cities across the country. meteorologist save more heavy rain is on its way. venezuela was the site of a dramatic recent bust. an anonymous tip off lead to a police raid on an apartment in a working-class suburb of caracas. >> all tusis toilet paper. about 2.5000 rolls -- all to seize toilet paper. about 2500 roles. >> it is a desperate situation for many venezuelans. household staples are scarce, and accusations of hoarding are rife. >> here in the city south of car

california, thousands of firefighters worked through the night to curb a fire in the an gelless national forest. cool moist air helped the efforts overnight and crews now have the fire 60% contained. today they are watching for wind gusts that could carry embers and cause the flames to spread. >>> a rock slide in the north bay created a problem for drivers on highway 101 early this morning. this was the scene around 2:15 this morning near rodeo avenue and sausalito. the chp says the rocks blocked several lanes and even caused one driver to lose control. the driver hit the rocks, didn't appear to be seriously hurt. the lanes were quickly cleared and reopened after the accident. >>> in san francisco, the bayview district, one person was hospitalized after an suv crashed into a home. it happened around 5:30 this morning on keith avenue. neighbors say they were startled by the noise. >> i was downstairs and heard a skid. then i heard a boom. >> i woke up, thought it was an earthquake. and this car was in my house. >> fire officials say the block is steep and the driver had difficulty on the hill. a

. >>> firefighters are getting the -- getting 40% containment of a fire in the angeles national forest moving into the more barren antelope valley. the powerhouse fire has been burning since thursday and destroyed six houses and forced thousands of residents to evacuate. melanie woodrow joins us from palmdale where weather conditions are helping 2,000 firefighters contain the flames. what's the latest, melanie? >> reporter: well, this fire may be 40% contained, but you can see there's still smoke billowing behind me. this is the fifth day for this fire which is now burning at a moderate rate and slower than in days past. massive flames are the shiuing into the sky this morning in the mountains north of los angeles. extremely old dry timber is fueling the fast-moving blaze that's already burned more than 22,000 acres. >> you can hear the fire coming in. it was like a freight train. you could hear it just roar up the hill. it just ignited instantly. >> reporter: fierce winds fanned the flames over the weekend. fire damaged or destroyed at least 15 homes. another 700 are threatened. >> it

live in el reno in oklahoma but first we'll go to dominic live near the angeles national forest, more than a thousand homes could be at risk. how bad is the damage today? >> i it will you what, these are rapid winds that are making it for fire crews to see who is at risk. in the past few minutes, right behind me, off in the distance you can see new bank of smoke that has come in. it's very thick and heading in the direction of lancaster. it looks like it broke out elizabeth lake road just on the edge of lake liz bets the community here and lake hughes. one of the most difficult things i see fire crews, because the wind turns back on itself. they keep getting caught up in that. thousand homes but in green valley they have are under risk. in a couple hours, they are not sure how many homes have to be evacuated. still mandatory evacuations right here where we are at lake hoots and elizabeth. we have had planes coming invade sweeping up water and fleet of helicopters come in with buckets to put them down slowly. they are expecting heavy winds to pick up about two hours from now, i have to

. >>> nearly 1,000 firefighters are battling a wildfire in the angeles national forest in hot, dry conditionsmaking that fight even more difficult. a spokesman for cal fire says today is the hottest day of the week with no relief on the firelines expected before monday. overnight, the fire grew to 3600 acres and it is now threatening power lines. earlier 200 people in the community of green valley were told to evacuate, but they have since been allowed to go home. the fire is only 15% contained, no homes or structures have burned. how it started is under investigation. >>> this just in. police have detained someone in connection with a grass fire off interstate 280 and story road. this is the second fire in san jose in just a few hours. it burned five acres but never threatened any structures. there were no injuries, and the cause of the fire is still being looked into. >>> we have seen some hot weather all over california. roberta is here with how hot it got and when the cooldown begins. roberta. >> we still have the red flag warning in effect until 7:00 tonight throughout this red highlight

the lime gulch fire has burned some 500 acres in the pike national forest about 30 miles southwest ofenver. the fire broke out yesterday possibly sparked by a lightning strike. it's being fueled by hot windy conditions, but no buildings are threatened, and no one has been injured. last night a fire near colorado springs destroyed more than 500 homes and killed two people. >>> and this morning the taliban in afghanistan say they're willing to exchange an american soldure fehr five taliban soldiers being held at guantanamo bay prison. army sergeant bowe bergdahl disappearing in eastern afghanistan on june 3rd, 2009. a taliban spokesperson said as far as he knows bergdahl is in good condition. he said before bergdahl is released the five taliban prisoners must be freed. >>> on capitol hill lawmakers continue their investigation into nsa phone and internet surveillance programs. and now something else to consider. the director of the fbi says his agency uses drones for domestic surveillance. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. this is fining

the tahoe national forest over the weekend, the boys were stranded on a narrow cliff shelf nearly 9,000 feet up. a helicopter and small plane were used to pull them to safety. winds in excess of 20 miles per hour made the rescue difficult. it took several tries to reach them, they finally did, and they are safe at home tonight. >> amazing to see that video. >> clinging on. >> thanks for joining us here at 11:00. >> we hope you have a great night. star command, i'm detecting high levels of happiness. luscious locks there's an entire land here...with living cars. now this is flying... with style. great glittering galaxies. disneyland resort just got happier, see it all with a 3-day park hopper ticket. i now appear to be lost in a deep dark cave... >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- emmy award-winning comedian, kathy griffin, from "mike and molly," billy gardell, the music of grouplove, and fake spokesperson auditions. and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: t

the fire in the angeles national forest grew. people were evacuated late today because the wind shifted the fire's course. the fire is about 20% contained. >> during the day, it gets heavier. when it blows out and comes back. >> we could smell it. ash is all over the floors and cars. >> it is everywhere. if you are out doing anything and you have any asthma problems you might want to hold off until next week. >> temperatures in that area hit 105 making the fight more difficult. one building is destroyed and three firefighter haves been injured. closer to home. san jose firefighters were busy with at least two grass fires today. cell phone video shows a brush fire firing two acres off 280 and story road. you can see the smoke. but no structures were threatened. another burned at great oaks parkway. >>> in oklahoma, new problems tonight after the most recent round of deadly tornadoes. in addition to the aftermath and clean up, now people are facing flooding. cbs reporter edward lawrence on the destruction and the long recovery ahea

the south fork fire has burned an estimated 1,400 square miles of the rio grande national forest.re is within three miles of the resort town of south fork which has been evacuated. so far no buildings have been destroyed and no injuries reported. it's one of at least a dozen wildfires burning in colorado. >> and in western canada folks are reeling from major flooding. 27 communities in the province of alberta are under states of emergency. kashlgs calgary, alberta's largest city, was swamped. evacuees are getting ready to return home. at least four were killed and a person is missing. drain ya andrea lucia reports. >> reporter: floodwaters are reseeding but life is not returning to normal for its more than 1 million residents. >> it's a deserted area. i've never seen it before. strange. >> reporter: 75,000 people have begun trickling back home, but parts of downtown are still inaccessible. highways remain empty, and the oil capital is closed for business. >> a big chunk of downtown still without power. don't know. may be without power for days. >> reporter: 15 feet of water filled

one of the biggest wildfires is in gila national forest in new mexico. 57 square miles have burned sinced by lightning almost two weeks ago. >>> one month ago this week a tornado with 210 m.i.p. winds ripped through the city of moore, oklahoma, just outside oklahoma city. 20 people were killed. it ripped through an area 17 miles long, more than oned my wide. mark strassmann went to moore to see what has happened since then. >> this was the nursery. you can actually see where it's peeled the roof off. >> reporter: john fisher's family has been uprooted for a month now. the f-5 tornado here left their home a total loss. what has been the hardest part? >> not being able to give myself the time to sit down and process everything that's happened. right now family comes first and getting them squared away is what's most important. >> reporter: the fishers are among 3,000 displaced people in moore. more than 17,000 homes and buildings here were damaged or destroyed. the city of moore has cleared 59,000 tons of debris, but another 90,000 tons remain. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: barbara garcia'

west coast is helping more than 550 firefighters get a handle on a brush fire in the angeles national forest. the so-called power house fire burned 1500 acres since it started yesterday. evacuation orders affecting hundreds of homes in green valley have now been lifted. right now that fire is about 15% contained. >>> and tonight a warning for those looking for love or, well, something else. a new twist on an old scam. kpix 5's juliette goodrich tells us the setup starts with an online hookup. >> hi, liz. yes, this internet dating scam, if you will, actually lured two men on different occasions to this apartment complex with $2,000 each. they were here to meet a woman for a hookup, a woman who had a vurn usual and expensive request. >> the victims both logged onto this online dating site. they started chatting with the female they thought was named geraldine. she told them her fantasy was to have sex on a pile of cash, $2,000 cash. so on two separate nieths, the men arrived at this apartment complex with $2,000 only to be dpreeted with a gun to their back, knife to their throat and two then i

the evacuation order comes as -- west of lancaster south of palm deal according to a national forest spokesman the fire burn of 9 square miles since they broke out on thursday. >> tonight 4, 000 customers in dan ville are without power. pg&e says the electricity went out and it is not clear what's causing the outage. did not have an estimate on when the lights will be back on. >>> the city of walnut creek is considering a new smoking ban. city leaders -- restrict outdoors smoking in commercial areas. the proposed ban would make it illegal to smoke in open spaces. city counsels is scheduled to discuss this proposal on tuesday. >>> the great america theme park says its newest thrill ride is a record breaker. >> the gold striker roller coaster opened to the public in santa , this is the tallest and faster. reaches about 54 miles an hour. compare to the famous hyper which was 70 feet and tops out at 46 miles per hour. >> looks like fun but i don't know if i am quite brave enough. >> >>> all right, a member of the u.s. o siding. >>> plus, hundreds of kids on the run, the message behind to

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this fire in the national forest in new mexico was started by lightning nearly two weeks ago.rown to 57 square miles. another tragedy is unfolding this evening in northern india where maybe a thousand people have died in a monsoon. have a look at this. a truck tumbles into a gorge. thin a car was swept away by floodwaters. houses slid down cliffs and into rivers. the indian army has sent 10,000 solders to rescue victims. of all the queen's horses, this is the first to win the biggest race of all. that story is ahead. ♪ hands, for holding. ♪ feet, kicking. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying to manage your ra, now may be the time to ask about xeljanz. xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz is an ra medicine that can enter cells and disrupt jak pathways, thought to play a role in the inflammation that comes with ra. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infectio