well what are being described as flaming tornadoes have destroyed entire neighborhoods in northern california u.s. police say at least five people have been killed by the wildfires including two children gabriel elizondo has more from keswick california. i want to give you an idea of how bad this fire was we're in the community of keswick california this entire town completely destroyed from the fire you can see these homes here everything pretty much gone the force of this fire is so obvious here and it jumped the road as well the other side of the street everything gone as well this is a community of about five hundred people it was a small town really in the mountains outside of redding california working class town and it's just completely gone look at this these are power lines melted brought to the ground there can see the force of this fire that roared through here and showed absolutely no mercy there are more than three thousand firefighters that continue to work this blaze and you'll see a lot of the smoke in the air still as well step over that power line. they're not letting residents

and what are being described as flaming tornadoes have destroyed entire neighborhoods of northern california u.s. police say at least five people have been killed by the wildfires including two children seventeen others are missing in the city of reading well those were the headlines you're up to date now do stay with us though it's talk to al-jazeera next . you can. see. it take a step and reject said. that was the running cry the hundreds of thousands of all mediums in april and may. we took to the streets and forced the resignation of media's president turned prime minister said she saw siya use of those phones in flint later his grueling republican policy stepped down from power clearing the way for the leader of the opposition. to be the new government stays told that if you do not accept that it gets much requirements of the states and goodbye. the velvet revolution so they could be gone by that was a remarkable turning point for the caucasus nation. and he now heads it into rivet ministration assaults to capitalize on widespread public supports bring about sweeping reforms. he'd he has pr

voters or to being described as flaming tornadoes have destroyed entire neighborhoods in northern california u.s. police say at least five people have been killed by the wildfires including two children seventeen others are missing in the city of reading. at all for now those were the headlines to stay with us al jazeera witness is next. as armine as a velvet revolution has forced the ruling party to step down you have been to russia twice you've just got back from brussels how are you going to balance that relationship between russia and the words armenia's new prime minister talked to al jazeera. who in this country. certainly didn't want it to be this one but i just feel like. the afghanistan. always be. many consider this luxury hotel to be one of the safest spots in kabul but late thursday taliban gunmen stormed the serena hotels restaurant killing nine people including prominent journalist sardar achmad his wife and two children all four shot point blank to the head afghan authorities say the four gunmen had guns and ammunition in their shoes to evade security we are still waiting for of f

and most are being described as flaming tornadoes have destroyed entire neighborhoods in northern california u.s. police say at least five people have been killed by these wildfires including two children seventeen others are missing in the city of reading all those the headlines coming up next on al-jazeera it's inside story. a turning point in zimbabwe the ruling party is put to the test in the first election without robert mugabe for forty years but the former president who was overthrown last year makes a surprise appearance and refuses to back his successor this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. millions of zimbabweans who have lived for years under relentless poverty corruption and voter violence are deciding their future monday's election is being seen as a major test for the ruling zanu p.f. party its leader president emerson and god what is the front runner the former deputy of robert mugabe was fired weeks before the veteran leader was deposed last year and there are more at odds now than ever before when god was main rival is nelson chamisa a leader of the movement fo

two firefighters died battling wildfires in northern california in the u.s. five hundred structures have been destroyed evacuation orders been issued to thirty seven thousand people hot weather and strong winds of fueling the flames. three palestinians were killed by israeli snipers in the latest friday protests at the gaza israel border fence health workers say that at least a further two hundred forty five people were injured palestinians have been demonstrating since march urging israel to end the blockade of gaza stephanie decker reports. they keep coming eighteen weeks into these protests and even though the numbers may be decreasing their demands remain the same lift the siege let us live like everyone else. we are suffering there is no electricity no water people are going hungry it's painful we'll keep standing we will come here to show the whole world we want our rights. it's my brothers and bonding and against as a civilian be wanted in gaza strip we are to be born. god says yes this is god is looking at this is god's is. yes and this is ethical or

to fire fighters and died battling wildfires in northern california in the u.s. five hundred structures have been destroyed evacuation orders have been issued for thirty seven thousand people hot weather but strong winds a fueling the flames. son major developments to end syria's seven year civil war to tell you about representatives from kurdish held areas say that they've agreed to form committees with the government of bashar al assad a leading member of the syrian democratic council told dizzier that they will work towards handing back territory under their control to the government while planning a democratic decentralized syria the s.t.c. is linked to the u.s. backed military alliance known as the syrian syrian democratic forces which controls much of north eastern syria let's get more on this now. is head of development and humanitarian affairs at the syrian democratic council she's now on the line from in northern syria good to have you with us kind of just before we begin our discussion here i just want to clarify something. with you. a leading member of

what is being described as flaming tornadoes destroyed entire neighborhoods in northern california u.s. police say at least five people have been killed by wildfires including two children and is on to has more from keswick california. i want to give you an idea of how bad this fire was we're in the community of keswick california this entire town completely destroyed from the fire you can see these homes here everything pretty much gone the force of this fire is so obvious here and it jumped the road as well the other side of the street everything gone as well this is a community of about five hundred people it was a small town really in the mountains outside of redding california working class town and it's just completely gone look at this these are power lines melted brought to the ground there can see the force of this fire the ruhr through here and showed absolutely no mercy there are more than three thousand firefighters that continue to work this blaze and you'll see a lot of the smoke in the air still as well step over that power line they're not letting the residents back in

massive blazes at least five people have died in and furrows that are raging through northern california and the u.s. among those who perished were two small children and their great grandmother more than thirty eight thousand people have been ordered to evacuate their homes and authorities warn the fires are far from under control. people in northern california are used to wildfires but not on this scale firefighters say they have never seen anything like it. they're doing all they can to contain the flames but so far less than five percent of the blaze is under control. as it's burning in every direction all at the same time and we've got you know we have multiple resources the way that it's burning the intensity that's burning uphill downhill even if it doesn't have a strong wind on it it's it's burning as if it's got a santa ana wind or or a strong sixty mile an hour seventy mile an hour wind. more than six hundred properties and homes have been destroyed since the fire broke out on monday night forty thousand people have been forced to flee the flames but the family of sherry bledsoe seen here

two firefighters have died battling wildfires in northern california in the u.s. one hundred twenty five homes have been destroyed and evacuation orders issued to thirty seven thousand people hot weather and strong winds of fueling the flames of three palestinians have been killed by israeli snipers in the latest friday protests at the gaza israel border fence health workers say that at least another two hundred forty five people injured. relief workers insulin nigeria are struggling to cope with a new wave of refugees fleeing cameroon in october fighting broke out after separatists there declared an independent state that they call. in the south since then thousands of refugees have been crossing the border to escape the violence let's go live now to a column which is on the nigeria cameroon border correspondent ahmed address is there what's the situation where you are that. well. at least situation developing now only in nigeria come on board are east. more and more refugees are coming in from. this side of nigeria and. actually enormous right now the building b

two firefighters have died battling wildfires in northern california in the u.s. five hundred structures have been destroyed evacuation orders have been issued to thirty seven thousand people hot weather and strong winds are fueling the flames israeli snipers killed three palestinians in the latest friday protests in gaza health workers report that at least two hundred forty five injured injuries to a demonstrators urging an end to israel's blockade and relief workers in southern nigeria are struggling to cope with a new wave of refugees escaping cameroon fighting began in october when separatists there declared an independent state for news of their after counting the cost next . for the first time since robert mugabe was forced from power by the army the people of zimbabwe will see the next president but a strong economy and frustration among many young voters means the result. is still hard to predict follow the family election. hello i'm sam is a damn this is counting the cost of al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week as f

slow response to the crisis or at least two firefighters of dive battling wildfires in northern california in the u.s. halted weather and high winds are fueling the flames five hundred structures have been destroyed and evacuation orders issued to thirty seven thousand people firefighters say the blaze would probably burn deeper into areas before it can be contained. as more. the wild fire tore through neighborhoods like this one in the city of reading in the middle of the night five crews were forced to go door to door officials used loudspeakers to tell residents to leave the wild fun movie with such speed many had just minutes to get out they drove up before my mom and dad. this is what they saw their house but. i don't know how many minutes after. he left the house but it went to police but he said he could see the fire. your. as he was leaving. and. so on said but he made it out. i think right some people may not. police say the wildfire was sparked by a mechanical failure in a vehicle on monday but in the space of forty eight hours it had tripled in size and then on thursday night the blaze exp

out ahead of the islam about at least two firefighters have died battling wildfires in northern california in the u.s. hot weather and high winds fueling the flames one hundred twenty five homes have been destroyed and evacuation orders have been issued to thirty seven thousand people say the blaze will probably be put into urban areas before it can be contained many on a home reports. the wildfire toole through neighborhoods like this one in the city of raiding in the middle of the night fire crews were forced to go door to door officials used loudspeakers to tell residents to leave the wildfire moved with such speed many had just minutes to get out i drove up before my mom and dad. this is what i saw. i don't know how many minutes after. he left the house but it went to police but he said he could see the fire. as he was leaving. and. so on somebody made it out i don't i'm afraid some people may not. police say the wildfire was spotted by a mechanical failure in a vehicle on monday but in the space of forty eight hours it had tripled in size and then on thursday night the blaze exploded and crossed

u.s. to help tackle wildfires in northern california at least six people have died and seven remain unaccounted for the fires have destroyed more than eight hundred homes displaced thousands of families governor a lot is on the reports from reading. and entire neighborhood turned to ash and debris people no longer coming and going nobody checking their mailbox kids no longer playing in the front yard for the first time since a deadly fire ripped through syria the people of the city of reading gathered for a community meeting the question they all were asking what next eighty two year old joseph. evacuated his house last week and hasn't been home since my home is still standing i'm in a motel i'm safe and that's what counts in shasta county where reading is located the fire destroyed over five hundred homes and wiped out entire communities it's still not contained the county going to come back oh yeah eventually mother nature will take care of things things grow people will adjust but it's a hard lesson when this blaze ripped through this neighborhood this home was spared but their neighbors not

u.s. are battling wildfires in northern california that have killed at least eight people and destroyed thousands of acres of land tinder dry conditions and very hot temperatures have caused almost twenty wildfires to ignite police have now confirmed that the fires killed two young children and their great grandmother in shasta county one of the areas worst affected by the flames. neighborhoods reduced to ash and rubble the smell of char still hanging in the air some families in this northern california community had only fifteen minutes to flee. the wind just took off and i don't remember exactly what they called it it's almost like a tornado with fire in it and it came over the hill and. it wiped out our house and wiped out our next door neighbor's home. firefighters and emergency personnel have been working around the clock to alert residents before the wildfires reached them and shasta county some thirty eight thousand people have been evacuated so far but with firefighters struggling to contain the fast moving flames the local fire department cautions that it could be a while before people c

u.s. state of california officials say they've managed to contain about seventeen percent of the car fire in northern california the largest and deadliest of ninety fires currently burning it's challenged an area the size of detroit forcing more than thirty eight thousand people to flee their homes gabriel is on the joins us now live from chester county california it looks extraordinary gave just tell us what are you seeing. well what we're seeing is absolutely a moonscape charred territory here charred neighborhoods that have completely burned down take a look at this we're just outside the city of reading about fifteen minutes or so outside that city in shasta county this was as you mentioned the hardest hit area of these fires and you can see this behind me is a home that was up on this hill right off the highway here there is nothing left at all just a skeleton of what used to be the home a car you know fires do these kind of things they burn a lot of stuff but this fire has been particularly deadly because it's been so unpredictable it's also burned a very very hot and it's moved at a very rapid

u.s. will wildfires are sweeping through neighborhoods in northern california at least five people have been killed seventeen others are missing in the city of reading every elizondo has more. tornado like puddles of fire ash and combustible gas residents say was unlike anything they've seen before just like in oklahoma you see like on the wizard of oz it also uses points like a wall for ames and then there are sheets of metal flying around like two hundred feet near. fueled by steep terrain hot weather and dry brush what was left the smoldering remnants after an out of control wildfire that scorched northern california in zero five hundred structures burned to the ground including hundreds of homes the fast moving flames burned entire neighborhoods and in at least one case destroyed an entire small town it's not over the fire is only five percent contained at times firefighters had to switch from defending property to hoping people escape more than forty thousand people have been ordered out of harm's way the unstoppable flames even jumped a river under normal circumstances the overnight ho

u.s. state of california officials say they've managed to contain about seventeen percent of the car fire in northern california the largest and deadliest of ninety five is carney running it's charred an area the size of detroit all seeing more than thirty eight thousand people to flee their homes. or. has more now from the destroyed town of keswick. the entire community of keswick california has been turned to ash nothing remains a once lively little town of about seven hundred people now resembles something like a far away planet from a science fiction movie the fire that roared through here was described as a tornado of flames there was nothing firefighters could do to stop it the way that front fire front was coming through it was going to do what it wanted to do we might be able to save one little spot here but the risk would have been real just announced to try and even be anywhere near there what remains are the remnants of people's lives there are small signs of life here like the burnt pages of this children's book it's silent there isn't a sound there's still a mandatory evacuation zone res

u.s. at least two firefighters have died battling wildfires in northern california hot weather and high winds fueling the flames five hundred structures have been destroyed and evacuation orders have been issued to two thirty seven thousand people firefighters say the blaze would probably burn deeper into urban areas before it can be contained to serious money on one hundred ports. the wildfire tool through neighborhoods like this one in the city of reading in the middle of the night fire crews were forced to go door to door officials used loudspeakers to tell residents to leave the wildfire moved with such speed many had just minutes to get out i drove up before my mom and dad. this is what i thought about spot. i don't know how many minutes after. he left the house but it went in the police but he said he could see the fire. as he was leaving. and. so i knew that night he made it out and i don't i'm afraid some people may not. like. police say the wildfire was spotted by a mechanical failure in a vehicle on monday but in the spice of forty eight hours it had tripled in size and then on thur

u.s. state of california officials say they've managed to contain about seventeen percent of the calf fire in northern california the largest and deadliest of ninety fires currently burning more than thirty eight thousand people have been forced to flee their homes. the death toll from last week's wildfire in greece has risen to ninety two after a body was recovered by coast guard divers hundreds of people attended a candlelight vigil for the victims in the capital athens the fire gutted seaside resorts both west and east of happens divers found the body while searching the coastal waters where residents fled to escape the flames. hundreds of hikers in indonesia are making their way down the mountain where they've been trapped since sunday's earthquake the tremors caused landslides on the mountain which then blocked all the escape routes the magnitude six point four earthquake killed sixteen people and destroyed more than a thousand homes on the tourist island of long walk from their bus and reports. tons of rocks and mud started falling and cracks appeared in mountain trails and the magnitude six poi

u.s. state of california officials say they've managed to contain about seventeen percent of the car fire in northern california the largest and deadliest of ninety fires currently burning those are the top stories in herald as are up next snow of the andes. does not a cook is the taliban is being glad there is out of film of all but if one then with only but i keep the faith coca leaf has been a staple in bolivian society for centuries it is also the rowing gradient of cocaine. for twenty years the governments of believe yet backed by the da the u.s. drug enforcement administration sought to eradicate the plant. and in past all of that. it would have been in place. in two thousand and eight the new radical governments took an unprecedented step and throughout the day. today they claim to control production while respecting the traditions passed down by their ancestors. but drug traffickers have also adapted it. may well see a perfect world will do for you what group we're going to be seeing is that when the. bolivia remains a help for international drug traffickers whose tentacles reach the highest

u.s. and around the world, you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. here are our top stories. firefighters are working against hot and windy conditions to try to control the carr fire in northern californiapeople have been killed since the fire started monday. it is only 5% contained and has already coupled nearly 50,000 acres or almost 20,000 hectares. u.s. president trump says there is no truth to the accusation he knew in advance of a 2016 meeting with russians at trump tower. mr. trump suggested his former attorney michael cohen made up the claim because cohen is under criminal investigation. >>> russian president vladimir putin says he is ready to visit washington. however, that invitation has been pushed to next year by the white house. mr. putin also invited the u.s. president to moscow, but says any meeting between them must have what he calls necessary conditions. >>> new data shows the u.s. economy grew at its fastest rate since 2014. in the last three months, the annualized u.s. gdp was 4.1%, that surge is a result of a number of factors and let's look at them. business investment rose as companies invested some of the money they saved from tax cuts. consumer spending and gove

u.s. and in particular northern portions of california, you look from space, from regd points southward, the smoke, the haze, all of this really seen from space. many, many miles up into space looking down toward the surface because of the vast nature and how expansive the flames have been over the last several days in this region. in fact, when you do the math it's about 140 square miles of land that have been consumed because of the carr fire. you take, say, the island of manhattan, that's about 22 square miles of land. that's about six times the amount of land of manhattan encompassed there and consumes in a matter of a few days. kind of puts a perspective on the scale of this fire. 5% contained. but again you heard firefighters and officials saying that will be expected to be increased in the next couple of days. of course we have the ferguson fire farther toward the east and the cranston fire farther toward the south. but upwards of nearly 90 large-scale fires, almost every single one of them related to at least some drought that's been in place. we know the carr fire associated with a

u.s. east coast, we start in northern california, a wildfire there continuing to burn out of control, destroying everything in its path and now we know claiming more lives. two children and their great grandmother were not able to escape the fire when it overtook their homes on thursday night. we understand the death toll now stands at five people who were killed. >> two people who died were fighting the fires. this is the carr fire it burned nearly 33,000 hectares, more than 80,000 acres, one of several fires in california. president trump declared an emergency in the state to allow more federal assistance. and you can see the scale of the fires from the sky. this, a view from an airplane, that's not clouds, that's smoke. and also this is from the top of a building in redding, california, a smoky orange sky as far as you can see. gives you an idea of what they're dealing with. high temperatures and aee raerr winds in the area are fueling the flames and doesn't seem to be able to stop anytime so. >> dan simon has been following the story and filed this report for us. >> reporter: we now have the

u.s. to help tackle wildfires in northern california at least six people have died and seven remain unaccounted for the fires have destroyed more than eight hundred homes in the space thousands of families. has more from reading. an entire neighborhood turned to ash and debris people no longer coming and going nobody checking their mailbox kids no longer playing in the front yard for the first time since a deadly fire ripped through syria the people of the city of reading gathered for a community meeting the question they all were asking what next eighty two year old . evacuated his house last week and hasn't been home since my home is still standing and. i'm safe. and that's what counts in shasta county were reading is located the fire destroyed over five hundred homes and wiped out entire communities it's still not contained the county going to come back oh yeah eventually. grow people just. ripped through this neighborhood this home was spared but their neighbors not so much the fire totally. this house. or the charred remains. but this is not a story about buildings that are lost it's about

u.s. with the first fatality being reported in northern california.s's alicia acuna is in the l.a. bureau with all of the details. alicia. >> hi, melissa. this is a fire that popped up within the last 24 hours. officials confirmed to fox, one person has died. we're awaiting details how that happened. approximately 8,000-acres had burned and many homes, according to crews. it is burning right along the oregon-california state line. for a while it shut down parts of interstate 5 which is the main north/south route along the west coast. there are red flag warnings. they are expected to remain for the rest of the day. california governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency. this is one of 60 significant fires burning in the western part of the country right now. 105,000-acres burned so far. 200 miles south and west of denver, you talk about a fast-moving fire, officials say when this one started, it was burning 16 acres a minute. it is third largest in colorado state history. it has destroyed upwards of 250 homes. officials said they did get some ra

them have died in a massive fire in northern california hot and dry conditions have been feeding the flames. the editor of the new york times says he's met with the u.s. president or their souls burger said he told us president trump to stop labeling journalists enemies of the people because it's putting their lives at risk denies that he says the press is putting public safety at risk by reporting on internal government debates. the remains of a french skier who went missing in the italian alps more than sixty years ago have been identified the man's body was discovered two thousand and five police were unable to identify him then but recently italian police posted images of belongings found with his corpse on social media relatives then informed authorities that the man's name. israel has released palestinian teenager i had to meet me from prison she was jailed for months along with her mother for slapping and kicking two israeli soldiers near her home in the west bank during demonstrations there last year israelis call her a terrorist but for palestinians she became a symbol of resistance. tommy has finally returned to her hometown in the occupied

u.s. state of california officials say they've managed to contain about seventeen percent of the car fire in northern california the largest and deadliest of ninety fires burning. another round of diplomatic talks to find a solution to a serious seven year civil war is underway in the russian city of sochi representatives from russia turkey and iran will attend the summit to discuss the issue of deescalation zones on the formation of the syrian constitutional committee . those are the headlines for stay with us here on al-jazeera coming up next it's a strange. ok and emily could be your industry today is going out of ready for and all your good talk about the potential impact a brand new oil industry could have on the country. or companies have identified massive offshore reserves in guyana want to south america's poorest nations new estimates from last week report that more than four billion barrels of oil could be extracted from a region known as the star broke block where exxon mobil expects to start pumping crude from twenty twenty the country is poised to become a major energy supplier but not e

california's northern blaze. governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency in multiple counties. >>> u.s.nd quarter. president trump time-outed the strong numbers, speaking from the white house south lawn, promising it is just the beginning while economists question its sustainability. >>> now back to "dateline." >>> brad cooper was arrested for the death of his wife, nancy. he admitted to having an affair. he admitted that their marriage was going through tough times. but was he her murderer? once again, here is keith morrison. >> he was just the right sort of guy when she found him. bright, quiet, stable. now, brad cooper was on trial for murder. >> we are ready to have the opening statements. >> it began in march of 2011, 2 1/2 years after nancy's death. >> nancy rantz cooper never went for a frun her house on july 12th, 2008. >> the prosecutors howard cummings, amy fitzhugh and bob zellinger had their own idea what happened to nancy the night she disappeared. >> we think she came home from this party and she had said some things in front of him that might have upset him a little bit a

northern california wildfires now for about a week but it's not just california with flames. colorado and utah also have wildfires burning strong prompting evacuations. we show you the battle raging through the western u.surrently 60 significant fires burning across the western part of the country. take a look at this map here. you can see where the most resources are being used. colorado is where most of the action is taking place. that's where fire has been burning since june 27th. at 105,000 acres, it's the third largest in state history. rain has helped containment but prompted a flash flood watch. the colorado governor is touring the fires including the lake christine fire near aspen. authorities nearby say they believe this one started by people at a shooting range using tracer bullets. it is still under investigation. he said right now colorado is using the most resources in its history. >> when you get this many fires at one time, you obviously stretch your resources. and i think what we have been doing i think what we saw here in the last couple of days was prioritizing those places where we have the greatest risk. >> reporter: in utah, it's the dollar ridge fire east of provo that's already ta