scott burns was elected prosecutor in iron county, utah for 16 years before being selected by president george w. bush in 2002 to served as deputy drug czar at the white house. upon leaving the white house in 2009 mr. burns was selected as executive director of the national district attorneys association and after five years relinquish that position to return to his native utah to practice law. scott burns has received numerous awards and honors where he worked as a prosecutor, fears that the good of victims' rights and national spokesperson on behalf of america's 40,000 prosecutors. thanks for joining us. prior to his appointment as attorney-general, michael geraghty was a partner in the anchorage law firm, michael geraghty began working at the firm in 1979 with a practice devoted to litigation and appeals before state and federal courts. he appears as lead counsel on select criminal law matters as well as proceedings before osha, the commission on human rights and u.s. land commission. born and raised in fairbanks michael geraghty's private practice focused on industries reflecting al

scott burns was the elected prosecutor in iron county utah for 16 years him. be a a serve as the deputy drugs are at the white house. upon leaving the white house in 2009 he was elected is the security of the national district attorneys association, and after five years recently relinquished the position to return to his native you to the practice law. he received numerous awards and honors for his work as a prosecutor, has been a fierce advocate of victims' rights and national spokesperson on behalf of america's 40,000 prosecutors. thank you for joining us. prior to his employment as alaskas attorney general michael carey was a partner in the anchor slot from. he began working at the firm in 1979 with a practice devoted to litigation and appeals in state and federal courts in reappeared as the year -- lead counsel before osha, the alaska state commission on human rights and u.s. and commission. born and raised in fairbanks, his private practice focused on areas and industries reflecting bust is growth and history and numerous complex cases including class act

all the time and i trust their judgment every day in indiana or wherever you're from to say yes, scott burns is entitled to this, or, no, i don't want him out there, without revealing that he has a particular record. so i think they're booed when used appropriately. >> absolutely. >> we agree? >> we agree. >> nice. >> we have a point of agreement up here. it is kind of a historic situation. >> what are you doing for dinner? [laughter] >> yes, sir? >> my name is lakshman, and i came from vancouver, british columbia. i thought the discussion was interesting and i emailed a friend during it. the supreme court of canada ruled collateral consequences have to be considered bit prosecutor and sentencing judge n a recent decision, supreme court of canada said, for instance a certain sentence imposed might be within the appropriate range but if beyond that, if in the higher part of that range would lead to someone being deported or something like that or lose their right of appeal on the deportation order that should be considered. not that the sentence should be provided but that has to be considere

scott burns was the elected prosecutor in iron county, utah, for 16 years before being selected by president george w. bush in 2002 to serve as the deputy drug czar at the white house. upon leaving the white house in 2009, mr. burns was selected as the executive director of the national district attorney's association, and after five years recently relinquished that position to return to his native utah to practice law. mr. burn has received numerous awards and honors for his work as a prosecutor, has been a fierce advocate of victims' rights, and a national spokesperson on behalf of america's 40,000 prosecutors. thanks for joining us. prior to his appointment as alaska's attorney general, michael garrity was a partner in the anchorage law firm. mr. garrity began working at the firm in 1979 with a practice devoted to litigation and appeals before state and federal courts. he appeared as lead counsel in civil and criminal law matters as well as proceedings before osha, the alaska state commission on human rights, and the u.s. land commission. born and raised in fairbanks, garrity's private pr

thanks for joining us. .ppreciate it very much scott burns was the elected prosecutor in iron county, utah, for 16 years before being selected by president george w. to serve as the deputy drug czar at the white house. house ining the white 2009, mr. burns was selected as the executive director of the national district attorney's association, and after five years recently relinquished that to his nativeturn utah to practice law. mr. burn has received numerous awards and honors for his work as a prosecutor, has been a fierce advocate of victims' a national spokesperson on behalf of america's 40,000 prosecutors. thanks for joining us. prior to his appointment as alaska's attorney general, was a partner in .he anchorage law firm mr. garrity began working at the firm in 1979 with a practice litigation and appeals before state and federal courts. as lead counsel in civil and criminal law matters as well as proceedings before the alaska state commission on human rights, and the u.s. land commission. in fairbanks,d garrity's private practice focused on areas and industries reflecting alaska'

family man, he has a job and i can stand and say with pride, and women and men who try cases and scott burns is entitled to this. i don't want him out there. it is good when compared appropriately. >> a point of agreement. [laughter] >> i came from vancouver, british columbia. i e-mail the friend, these collateral consequences are some things that have to be considerable in a sentencing charge with the recent decision, there's a certain sense that when composed in the appropriate range, beyond that, in the higher part of the range would lead to someone being deported or their right of appeal on deportation order is then that should be considered. not that it shouldn't be provided but has to be considered and part of the consequences and whether it is an appropriate consequences and the more recent position of the court of appeals, quote even not before the sentencing judge, prosecutor or defense attorney at the time came later after the fact as fresh evidence to the court of appeal that the person got a call from housing, social services or convictions for fraud. as a result of this. she did

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burning, a powerful explosion. >> what they think is inside. but oh, my goodness. we should -- all right. scott is over the scene. what we just saw was an explosion in this house. >> reporter: the house that blew up belonged to 86-year-old walter nolan, who was seen being taken to the hospital on a stretcher. his son, michael nolan, is the suspected gunman in officer arkell's death. but michael nolan died at the scene, either in the fire or because of the explosion. nolan and his father were arguing for an unknown reason. neighbors called walter nolan a friendly guy. but they say they didn't see much of his son. >> he'd come out for five minutes and go back in again. he never talked to anybody. he obviously had issues. >> reporter: as for officer arkell he leaves behind a wife and two teenage daughters.

six are still burning, but two of those are almost contained. scott thompson reports on the improving conditions today and the growing concern about what firefighters will face this summer. >> one of the most dramatic starts to fire season that i've seen. >> reporter: wildfires have ripped through southern california this week, forcing evacuations, destroying homes and businesses, but firefighters are turning the tide on the wildfires, thanks in part to a shift in the weather. >> the weather is on our side and i really feel, again, cautiously optimistic, that we'll turn the corner on these fires today. >> reporter: the santa ana winds diminished significantly friday. this, combined with cooler temperatures and increased humidity, has enabled firefighters to start containing the blazes. residents are doing their part, too. former marine james harkens refused to let the fire destroy his home. >> the fire department was doing their job and the fire department left to go do something else, so i grabbed the hose and i kept everything wet down and so forth.

burns. >> reporter: firefighters have worked many miracles here. ask scott ward. >> it was 15 feet away. and i thought for sure it was going to be gone. >> reporter: see that home, that's his dream home. weeks from completion. especially designed for one of his 8-year-old twin boys who is in a wheelchair. >> firefighters saying everything is still there. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: parts of oklahoma are more parts than they were during the dust bowl. from here the historic drought stretches south into texas and west to california. it's shaping up to be a brutal wildfire season. california has seen twice the number of fires it does in an average year. and nation-wide wildfires have consumed twice as many acres this year compared to last. tonight this fire is 75% contained. the fire chief has allowed people to come home. as you see behind me, some people don't have much to come home to. tomorrow another difficult day expected. more intense heat and more of these gusty winds. diane. >> and we hear the siren behind you now. thank you very much, ryan. >>> now we turn to the new detail

top stories of the day, sorry, scott and laura, back to you. >> no worries at all. a burn back in most l.a. counties. that means even if you have a permit, you cannot burn vegetation. overnight firefighters had to move quickly to get a vegetation fire in antioch from spreading. the fire started near the intersection of pintail drive about 12:30 this morning. the three-acre grass fire was quickly put out and no one was hurt. >>> this morning state water officials expect to get more bad news from the latest snow survey from the season. workers will gauge the sierra nevada snow pack hoping to figure out how much water has or will melt into the streams and reservoirs. the sierra snow pack accounts for about a third of the water. the last measurement was a month ago and showed at 32% of how much snow the sierra usually gets. >>> our weather team will have continuing coverage of our heat wave, meanwhile, throughout the day on nbcbayarea.com and on the other side of the coin, we'll post information about that snow survey when we get it on the website, as well. >>> now, at 6:04 de

reporter: commanders tell us they were able to cut a fire break by burning away dried brush at the leading edge of the fire and, scott, they expect that line to hold as long as the weather cooperates. >> pelley: carter, thanks very much. fire season, of course, is just starting. the forecast is for higher-than- normal fire potential in july and august for most of the california, nevada, oregon, and even into southern washington. now, more about that forecast for hurricane season. vicente arenas has that. >> reporter: the atlantic ocean had been in a period of high activity for hurricanes since 1995, causing more than $360 billion in damage. the main reason for today's forecast for a slower season is the development of the weather phenomenon called el nino. an el nino occurs when the water temperature off the pacific coast of south america becomes abnormally warm. that band of warm water changes wind patterns around the world. jerry bell is the government's lead hurricane forecaster. >> if there's strong wind sheer, which is what el nino produces, that strong change in wind direction and speed with height will either

scott and laura. >> 4:48. >>> crews plan to take advantage of friendlier weather as they battle a wildfire burning near yosemite. cooler temperatures and weaker winds are expected in central california today. that fire started on monday and burned down two homes and 680 acres. evacuation orders were lifted for about 50 people. twice as many were ordered to leave when that fire broke out. nearly 700 firefighters are working on that fire. five have been hurt, but they should be kay. right now the fire is 40% contained. an improvement there. >>> an agency says the missing malaysian jetliner is not in the area where they thought it would be. that area in the southern indian ocean where crews expanded possible route. now the australian agency leading the search said the ping detected in that area were probably from a ship, not the plane's black box. there has been no sign of the plane since it disappeared in early march. >>> many people around the world remembering maya angelou this morning. spending much of her childhood in the bay area. she passed away yesterday morning at her home in north carolina. anglou was aw

scott and laura. >>> happening now thick plumes of smoke covering arizona this morning as crews battle this fire. burning two days, happening in the sedona area at slide rock state park. thousands are preparing for the potential evacuation and hundreds of businesses are threatened and this one burned nearly 4,500 acres and officials do expect this to get worse. so far no reports of any injuries or damage. authorities do not know the exact cause, but they do believe it was caused by people. >>> right now, the u.s. is sending a team of 80 armed forces to help find those ahundreds of kidnapped nigerian girls going to chad, a country that borders nigeria. the team will assist with aircraft mission over northern nigeria covering large forested areas where the girls are believed to be held. the force will remain there until it's no longer needed. last month more than 200 nigerian girls were kidnapped by islamic extremest group. >>> this morning investigators are investigating two drivers involved in a southern california bus crash that injured dozens of others. happened near the california/arizona border. poli

the fires burning in southern california. good morning to you, scott and laura.al fire here in morgan hill just another example. what we're doing is staffing up early. they have been at peak staffing here for a couple weeks and normally they wouldn't do that until a little bit later from now. again, they're doing things early and, unfortunately, off to not only an early but very dangerous start of this fire season. we've already seen 1,500 fires statewide including the ones raging around san diego. only 700 to 800 fires this time of the year. the rest of the state, including the bay area is right for burning. here we are still in spring and we're already seeing the kind of dry conditions that we usually don't see until mid to late summer. especially in the south bay. >> not really as green as you think it is. i was out in the hills and the grass is dry. and the fuel moisture there is ready to burn. down around 9%. so, the grass is right now, even with the higher humidity are ready to burn as far as what we're seeing. so, pretty much right now we're in the thick o

is rick scott going full speed on this campaign too early to burn people out or what's happening hereink so, because, you know, they said they're going to spend $100 million, which means it's going to be more than that. and he spent, as you said, about $10 million and moved almost nowhere in the polls. that is guy who has an image that's a problem. it's in stone. it's not going to change, even if he had more than -- 100 million. his strategy is going to have to be i got to tear down the other guy. i can't build myself up. i absolutely cannot change my image. what i must do is tear the other person down. he's standing by his record, but it's really a bad place to be standing. >> well, the republican governor's association, i understand they contributed more than several million dollars, $2.5 million to be exact, to governor scott. more than any other candidate for governor. why are they putting so much stock into them? >> i think florida will be the race. i think it's more. i think it will be the race in the country, whether it's governor, senator, congressional folks, anybody, because

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burned by stousen. what we have here is a failure to communicate. scotttries to pick off pollar but no one is coming into second place. scores on an infield out to make it 3-0. a's finally get the blue jay's pitcher brenden. sevenththis month, moss leads the team with 45 rbis. the a's get close but not close enough. jay's hang on 3-1. >>> and harbaugh ge [ man ] they're big. strength we can count on. same with aladdin. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better. >>> today was the first day of the 49ers rookie mini camp in santa clara. the last thing harbaugh wanted to discuss are rookie troubles. the draft picks were joinedded by signed and unsigned players. but harbaugh was asked by tim kawakami about the status of alden smith after he plead no contest to three felony counts. >> what's your standard then? felony count. do you have a standard. >> i know you probably worked very hard asking that question. i stared in the mirror and let's see how you can answer that. >> no i

burning in san diego county. >> no sign of getting things under control. i am jon scott. a dozen homes and businesses destroyed and we are getting word of a an arrest. in the community of san marcos. camera crews captured the fire natos. and officials just informing us that those winds may be easing a bit. meteorologist craig musen is in the weather center. we begin with will carr. how bad is it now, will? >> reporter: jon, you can probably hear the helicopter going over me right now. conditions are calm right now. but we can see how that can change. the winds picked up and pushed up the hillside and those flames ran into this home. there was not a lot left. this home is gutted. at the same time that forced 16,000 evacuations. and the flames raced toward both of those communities and a this happened firefighters are working to put them out. it is only ten percent contained. the firefighters have strong messages for any homeowners that decided not to evacuate. >> we have one firefighter come up to my son and he had our address written on his arm. if i come back and i'm her

wiring was discovered in the house that burned, the electric company came here and briefly shut down power to the entire neighborhood. reporting live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> want to show you video just in. a dramatic rescue at anderson reservoir near morgan hill. calfire arriving on the scene at around 2:00 this afternoon. three hikers were stuck on the face of the dam. you see this dramatic helicopter video plucking one of the hikers to safety. the other two made to safety with rope and pulleys. thankfully no one was hurt, but the hikers might be in trouble. hiking the face of the dam is not allowed. >>> now to a developing story. this chilling video has sparked a near riot. captures the moment police shoot and kill a man. it's the third time it's happened in year and many question whether police had to shoot at all. commanders just spoke about the case and the rising tensions. damian. >> reporter: there is a call for calm here in salinas by the mayor and several community leaders. the police chief just wrapped up a one hour long briefing where he explained the facts of the latest officer-involved shooting but even he says

it really burns me up when we allow other countries to, as rob scott said, either subsidize their steel or dump it into our market and our workers lose their jobs. this is really the only country where that happens around the wrorld. it doesn't make us exceptional. it makes us exception alley stupid. we have trade laws on the books but we got to enforce them. >> how inferior is the steel being i believe ported compared to united states steel. >> it's really ineffect. steel making in the united states is less carbon sben sif i so there's less carbon output. there's less shipping costs. yourself close to the market. you can guarantee the quality because you know where to track down the company 'rather than finding them some place in china or korea. what's at stake here is reciprocity. we don't have this access to their markets and we don't manipulate our kumpx si and we play by the rules and we have labor regulations and environmental regulations and those are, i think, good things and things that working people need in this country. but what we don't have is a government that continually

burns. >> firefighters have worked many miracles here. ask scott ward. >> 15 feet away. out trees? that's his dream home, weeks from completion. especially designed for one of his 8-year-old twin boys who's in a wheelchair. >> firefighters saying everything is still there. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: parts of oklahoma are more parched than they were during the dust bowl. from here the historic drought stretches south into texas and west to california. it's shaping up to be a brutal wildfire season. california has already seen twice the number of fires it does in an average year, and nationwide wildfires have consumed more than twice as many acres this year compared to last. on this particular blaze here in oklahoma, the fire chief now believes they do have the upper hand on this one. so much so he allowed people to come back to their homes, although, as you can see behind me, some people did not have much to come home to. ryan owens, abc news, guthrie, oklahoma. >>> a new study links mandatory health care coverage to the significant drop in the number of deaths i

it's burning fiercely in the canyon and right now, flip over to the right, scott, another flareup rightere. they try to defend the flank and the neighborhood. it's been an absolutely dastardly day here, jake. the winds are pushing the flames around. they've been able to get helicopters up. that pop you heard, i'm guessing, was a transformer or a eucalyptus tree. it's getting awfully hot where we stand right now. so basically, you have fire on several flanks here in carlsbad. we know of a big fire in fallbrook. and maybe one in rancho bernardo. one that started by a truck at camp penaltytdleton. i'm going to race in and get a bag. hang on a second. this belongs to my cameraman. a fluid situation, show the streets. the california conservation corps is going to try to retrench somewhere else. they came in to lay down fire lines. they didn't get engines in here because they had to make choices. let the canyons burn or go into structure protection for the individual houses in this neighborhood. there's been quite a number of evacuations. one statistic was 11,000. we hear that nearby legoland

burns away and christina loren. and that is the extent of how meteorologist works. >> 6:34. you know what. scott, i know you are somebody that gives back to us. we want to raise the tide. we raised miggions of dollars. we are privileged to live here in the bay area. we are going to see sunshine today. beautiful day coming your way. thanks to the wind yesterday. that has dropped off and we have a cool ocean breeze but not too strong. not too choppy out there. it was yesterday. as that wind continues to drop off. the sun will set at 8:05. it will be hard to tell at that point that it is going to be showers. mostly sunny out there. right around 70 degrees for us. heat. most of the activity stays to the north. this clears out of here and high pressure builds in. maybe even the triple digit in the 7 day forecast. here is mike and your drive. >> no fog but there is haze. no bis issues to watch for. good morning for midday traffic. we are watching for midday traffic. that is a typical pattern over there. we have a motorcycle involved as well. we'll find out what they say after this report. we are looki

burning out of control at this hour. >>> turning to our microclimate forecast this morning, a live look outside at san jose. and san francisco. >> oh, you tease scott mcgrew. >> there we go. there is downtown san jose as we hand it over to bob mayeda. good morning. >> good morning. seeing patches of clouds around the coast and san francisco looking fairly clear and temperatures in the mid-50s and sea breeze off to an early start around the bay area and see those conditions with the winds picking up generally out of the west at about 15 to 20 miles per hour. already this morning in san francisco, notice the wind direction into livermore and fairfield and that early start to the sea breeze will allow our temperatures running a little bit cooler than yesterday. the visibility mild, no problems, but the low clouds this morning maybe a patch or two around half moon bay in terms of affecting your morning commute. mike will keep an eye on the coastal forecast, too. temperatures for the afternoon about five to eight degrees cooler than yesterday. should be close to 78 degrees in san jose and low 70s around the peninsula and turning windy later on this even

scott and peggy. that's the amazing part of this whole story. when you look at how this burned wreckage looks just sitting here, the cab is completely gone. i have an update for you eastbound lanes just reopened and westbound lanes may be a while because they're waiting for more crews to show up. firefighters saying, again, it is amazing that the people inside made it out on their own. we do have a picture that was posted on twitter this morning of this big rig on fire after it slammed into the building here on market street between sanchez. the driver telling police that he lost control and firefighters say that the truck crossed the center median and police say he heard an explosion in the truck which is refrigerated for food. this happened around 12:30. the truck on fire, at least diesel fuel burning down market street and sullivan's funeral home caught fire, too, on the outside. there was actually a woman inside who thought it was just a street crash, but then looked outside and saw the fireball and then the owners came down to see, too. >> stuff happens and, as i say, it's

scott martin and his family are taking up shelter at a hotel for now. >> literally there were black clouds and flames coming right down the hill from our front door. >> reporter: the fire is burning everything in its path. this home right behind me in san marcos reduced to rubble. firefighters say what makes this wildfire so difficult to battle is that it is essentially creating its own weather pattern as it sucks in oxygen. crews have made significant progress. that news did little to comfort residents who have completely lost their homes. >> i'm very upset. what can you say? i'm alive. it's okay. you have to look at it this way. >> reporter: cooler temperatures and calmer winds are forecast for today. and firefighters say that could help them gain more control of multiple fires burning around san diego. and just within the last hour, we've gotten word from police in nearby escondido they arrested two people to starting small fires in that area and they are considering them persons of interest in connection to the larger fires burning around san diego county. there is no confirmation they are connected to the larger fires but police are questioning them. >> all right. thank you

scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. this is our western edition. it is all-out war tonight, and the enemy is fire. firefighters in southern california are battling nine major wildfires burning out of control in and around san diego county. this one in san marcos is their top priority. high temperatures and strong winds are feeding the fires, and steep terrain is making it difficult to contain them. we have two reports tonight. first, carter evans. >> reporter: wind gusts as high as 45 miles per hour pushed the fire up steep hills and into this affluent section of san marcos. the fire burned so hot in some places, it pulled in a rush of cooler air. that circulation created a tornado of fire. at one point, the flames were moving in two different directions. firefighter nick najera. >> we got winds picking up, change directions. so we always have to be on our feet. >> reporter: wave after wave of helicopters and planes dropped water and flame retardant on the fire.qñ@v commanders allowed operations last night in the hopes it would help them get ahead of the flames. it didn't. smoke from this fire is simply intense. it is enveloping this neighborhood as the fire makes a run up

burning. if you or someone you love has afib not caused by a heart valve problem... ...ask your doctor about reducing the risk of stroke with pradaxa. nbr: scott're concerned. you just fed your lawn earlier this spring and now you're at it again. scott: (chuckles) indeed, a crucial late spring feeding helps defend the grass against the summer heat to come. nbr: we knew that - right guys? oh yeah! scott: feed your lawn. feed it! >>> so this is a quarterback challenge. roll them. they're going to blow by. actual new york city cabs. here we go. oh, my god. i was afraid to throw. now he's slowed down. oh. oh! >> little did you know there were passengers in the back seat. no, there weren't. that was planned. but that was peyton manning on letterman last night. good shot there. >>> it's time for sports and the start of round two of the nba playoffs. tipoff with the clippers and the thunder. l.a. with a little emotional series. but they carry that winning momentum into round two. chris paul made a career high eight three pointers on nine attempts. that's one off a league record. he finished helping the clips to the victory in that series opener. to i

scott? >> reporter: hi, allen and liz. great to be with you in the bay area. california wildfires, we'll start our broadcast tonight. we're on the fireline in carlsbad where fast-moving fires have burnedumber of homes. plus, we are going to take you inside the national museum that tells the story of 9/11. we'll have those stories tonight on the western edition of the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. ,,,,,,,,,,,, dog: what's this? mattress discounters' what's this? mattress discounters' memorial day sale ending? but mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses under one "roof." comforpedic, icomfort, optimum, and wow, four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection, even a queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497. the memorial day sale is ending soon. ♪ mattress discounters it's hot enough outside.. but imagine bein >>> i'm ken bastida in the kpix 5 newsroom. new at 6:00 tonight, you don't need me to tell you it is hot outside. but imagine being stuck indoors with no ac. tonight how some bay area students suffered in the brutal heat! and normally, it's a shopping mecca but tonight why so many p

scott martin and his family are taking up shelter at a hotel for now. >> literally, there were black clouds and flames just coming right down the hill from our front door. >> reporter: the fire is burning everything in its path. this home right behind me in san marcos reduced to rubble. firefighters say what makes this wildfire so difficult to battle is that it's essentially creating its own weather pattern as it sucks in oxygen. residents have completely lost their homes. >> i'm very upset. but, uhm, what can you say? i'm alive. and it's okay. you just have to look at it that way, i guess. >> reporter: cooler temperatures and calmer winds are forecast for today and firefighters say that could help them gain more control of the multiple fires burning around san diego. david begnaud for cbs news, san marcos, california. >> firefighters in the bay area from alameda, sonoma, napa counties headed south yesterday to lep. the fremont fire department posted this photo of its strike team which arrived after 12 hours of driving. cal fire is getting into full swing so early. in just the past two weeks, cal fire added 25 engines and 100 firefighters to the front lines. all of that manpower sent t

burn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. alka-seltzer fruit chews. enjoy the relief! week for governor scottuesday, a federal judge struck down his state's 2011 voter i.d. law, finding it would disenfranchise 9% of wisconsin voters or about 300,000 people who do not have the required identification. scott walker has a backup plan. before the decision even came down, walker said he would call a special session of the state's legislature in the event the law were overturned. walker may need a backup to the backup plan because yesterday the state's senate's republican majority leader, scott fitzgerald, threw cold water all over that idea. fitzgerald said the legislature would not be able to fix the i.d. law which he men convene a legislative effort to make it legal. they would not be able to do that before the november election. and november election, of course, is governor scott walker's deadline. walker is running for re-election in a race in which every vote will count. a recent poll from the republican-leaning liberty foundation have the governor running neck and neck with his democratic op

burn, as far as what we're seeing. we're in the thick of it and this is only the middle part of may. >> scott, you mentioned the governor talking about resources for fighting these fires. governor jerry brown yesterday morning saying the state has 5,000firefighters, $600 million roughly in funds to fight these fires and in spite of that amount of money and those number of firefighters, might not be enough, according to the governor. reporting live here in morgan hill, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you much. >>> coming up over the bay area, want to check in with meteorologist christina loren, she has a look at that forecast. >> thanks for waking up with us on a monday. want to get your work day started. we have a slight chance for thunderstorms but bring in a better chance for that as we get into your tuesday. for today we're starting out in the mid-50s and pretty comfortable out there. you will notice more humidity in our atmosphere and as we head throughout the day today, breezy to windy conditions at the coast at least for the first part of the day, we have a little drizzle in half moon bay and onshore flow

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scott, laura. >> what a view. >> phenomenal reporting, bob. fun to be in there exclusively. >>> time now 6:58. investigators combing through of what is left of a burned mobile home in sunnyvale. looking for an elderly couple who lived there. flames poured out of the windows of the home in the cape cod village park overnight. fire officials say the couple's car is in the driveway, but they haven't found the couple. >>> heavy police presence at all schools in danville this morning in response to threatening messages. the latest message found in a boy's bathroom at baldwin elementary and it referenced hurting people today. the other was found near charlotte wood middle school last week. >>> president obama heads to the bay area today. he'll land at moffett this afternoon before heading to los altos for a roundtable meeting and then go to a fund-raiser at the fairmont san jose. that happens tonight and all of that happening much during the commute hours. >>> that's what's happening "today in the bay" and back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> of course, join us for bay area news at 11:00. have a great thursday. > buenos dÍas, una ola de good morn

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scott martin and his family are taking up shelter at a hotel for now. >> there were black clouds and flames coming down the hill from our -- to our front door. >> reporter: the fire is burning everything in its path. this home behind me in san marcos reduced to rubble. firefighters say what makes this wildfire so difficult to battle is that it's essentially creating its own weather pattern as it sucks in oxygen. further west in carlsbad crews have made significant progress. that news, though, did little to comfort residents who have completely lost their homes. >> i'm very upset. but what can you say? i'm alive. and it's okay. you just have to look at it that way, i guess. >> reporter: cooler temperatures and calmer winds are forecast for today. and firefighters say that could help them gain more control of the multiple fires burning around san diego. and there has been at least one fire-related death reported over in the city of carlsbad. officials say an individual was found in what is identified as a transient camp. before that body was found, no one had been reported missing. frank and michelle, back to you. >> thank you. >>> let's go to weather now. i guess the cooldow

scott martin and his family are taking up shelter at a hotel for now. >> literally, there were black clouds and flames just coming right down the hill from our front door. >> reporter: the fire is burning path. this home right behind me in san marcos reduced to rubble. firefighters say what makes this wildfire so difficult to battle is that it is essentially creating its own weather pattern as it sucks in oxygen. further west in carlsbad crews made significant progress, little comfort to people who lost their homes. >> i'm very upset. what can you say? i'm alive. and it's okay. you just have to look at it that way, i guess. >> reporter: cooler temperatures and calmer winds are forecast for today. and firefighters say that could help them gain more control of the multiple fires burning around san diego. david begnaud for cbs news, san marcos california. >> and new this morning, novato police and fire officials are investigating eight fires in the last 24 hours there. six of the fires were reported this morning. most were small brush fires. the fires were all near one another on south novato boulevard. a homeowner did suffer smoke inhalation trying to put out one of those fires. >>> we h

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scott mcgrew. arson investigators trying to pinpoint the cause of two brush fires that burned down a homeless camp story road and rimler court. no one there when crews arrived. investigators say that's usually the case at these homeless camps. they do consider those fires to be suspicious. >>> we'll have a look at weather and traffic coming up after the break. first, mike honda stubbornly refused all debates. now honda's slinging mud, launching false attacks. isn't it time to put the old politics aside? the chronicle endorses ro khanna, saying he "offers an upgrade in congress for silicon valley." and the mercury news says, "ro khanna is ready for the congress of tomorrow... ...while honda is a politician of the past." for our future: ro khanna. khanna: i'm ro khanna and i approve this message. >>> we're seeing a lot of sunshine this morning, and a warm forecast for inland valleys, out towards the east bay and north bay for the afternoon, close to 80 in san jose. breezy at times. that is a problem for the pollen which has come up. grass pollen, that is moderate to high. and with the wind, certainl

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