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freezing cold night in southeastern oregon but there were some heated emotions at the harney county building this morning, i estimate 500 or so, the basic take away is many people saying they would like to see an end to the takeover of the federal facility south of town and also many people saying they appreciate the fact that that armed takeover has sparked interest and discussion about land use measures, land use issues, around the west and around this country. so that was basically it. thank you for what you've done. now it's time to go. now the issues that are at the core of this case and the core of this protest are very important to the people who live in the wide open spaces of the western u.s. they may not be familiar to people in other parts of the country. but they are very important here. and here is a look at some of those issues through the eyes of a burns area rancher. oregon's harney county is a big place. bigger than maryland and eight other states and the biggest property owner is the federal government. >> this is a very large geographic county. >> tom sharp runs a relative

investigating an intense standoff, involving armed ranchers-- who have taken over a federal building in southeastern oregon. "because we have allowed our federal government to step outside the bounds of the constitution... they're coming down into the states... and taking over the land and the resources." the ranchers are protesting a new sentence, handed down to dwight and steven were convicted of arson for setting fires on federal land in 2001 and 2006, and served some prison time. but-- in october a judge decided their terms were too short and ordered them back to prison. their sentences have been a rallying cry for the group--- who say they want to turn over the land to local authorities. protestor complaints are finding support on the presidential campaign trail. rick santorum, r-presidential candidate: "i think patience is the appropriate way. these are folks who have legitimate grievances with the government." ben carson, r-presidential candidate: "there's absolutely no reason that the federal government should lay claim to so much land. i believe it would be a very wise thing to begin to gradually

group of armed protestors led by the son of local rancher bundy occupying federal buildings in southeastern oregon. this standoff continues even after the ranchers who sparked this turned themselves in. they were convicted of arson for burning brush on federal land about 4 years ago. it prompted militia to offer protection to the hammonds. bundy telling us he does not plan on leaving those buildings until all of this is resolved. but the issue comes down to whether the federal government should be able to own any land in states across the western united states. a similar argument that sparked out debate and standoff about two years ago. you remember at the bundy ranch, these people are arguing that not be able to own any of these lands in the western united states. >> kim: as it stands right now on this tuesday, bundy still owes the federal government more than a million dollars in grazing fees. >> he disputes that saying the land doesn't belong to the federal government. there are 12 federal buildings that these members are staying within. are they going to let them stay there for years potential

. >> dana: it's a very scary situation that is happening not all that far from here into southeastern oregon. over the coming days and weeks. >> kim: i'd like to hear from local officials to hear if they feel they made a mistake not intervening on the situation in bunkerville. not a single person wassing whiched and now i have a feeling those people feel empowered to do this. >>> the trial for a former church pastor accused of sexually assaulting young girls in his congregation is set to begin here in las vegas. holland has been in jail since his arrest in mexico picked up in the year 2012. he was once an international fugitive on america's most wanted. he was known to his church congregation as reverend another tis and he abused his victims in a vehicle or at his home. he could face life in prison if he's convicted. >> dana: metro arrested two people in connection with a murder here in southern nevada. a california man sitting outside of a gym. kyle stats and megan hippie are being held on first degree murder, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery and posse

the leader of a small, armed group occupying a national wildlife refuge in southeastern oregon said yesterday he and his followers are going through government documents stored inside the refuge buildings. the group also cut fences as papa of their plan return the federal land back to the people of harney county. wanda moore has the story. << after much speculation, ammon bundy admits -- s/ ammon bundy/ leader of armed occupation "we're going through the refuge files and permits - absolutely." bundy says they have not accessed the computers on the refuge but went through the file cabinets. as potential federal still no sign of law enforcement agencies on the refuge. but those opposing the bundys -- are showing up. s/ garrett veneklasen/ new mexico wildlife federation "i came here form new mexico to tell all these people to get the hell of my land." s/ mark hackert/ washington resident "i'd never thought i'd say this, but i'm here to oppose the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge." to mark hackert from washington, it's all in an effort to take away federal land belonging to the amer

andrea: massive sunk hole in southeastern oregon. the trouble started with a heavy rain storm that sparked a landslide and part of the highway went under. bob: new details after a big jailbreak out in california, a woman who taught english there has been arrested. andrea: he's accused of helping three dangerous inmates plot their escape. reporter: police in southern california are getting closer to figuring out the full story behind the dramatic escape 06 three inmates from a maximum security jail in orange county. late thursday these days arrested a 44-year-old woman who works as an english as a 2nd language teacher in the prison, say these connected through the jailbreak through a mastermind. >> she provided google maps to prepare for the escape. there was a relationship that developed between the two student-teacher relationship and it developed into a closer relationship. reporter: it was the first escape from the facility in more than 20 years. officials say the men gut through a great and cut through tunnels to get to the roof.

leaders of the armed group who have officially taken over the federal wildlife building in southeastern oregonthe national wildlife refuge, the group of anti-government protesters broke in and hunkered down and occupied this building after a rally in support of two ranchers saturday. the ranchers here, dwight and steven hammond, father/son, they are set to surrender federal authorities at any moment now to serve time in prison for

a group of armed activists split in from a protest march remote southeastern oregon.here is the headline in the post but we want to show you a map in the new york times this morning. .hey have a map on page a11 you can see the state of oregon where portland is in the northwest corner. this town called burns is way to the east. this is where the activity is going on. malheur national forest. morning.ood a prime example of the racism and arbitrariness of the united states government which has had foot on the neck of black people ever since we've been over here. you see things in ferguson and different places. these people -- bundy and them had weapons pointed at the federal authorities but because they are white they were allowed to do this. protest,ple, we cannot but illegal immigrants can come over here and protest. the united states was designed to keep black people suppressed through this white supremacy -- thosey and them tanks and things in ferguson should be put out there in nevada, wherever bundy and these antigovernment -- these people are talking about overthr

back in this country another tense situation is playing 0 out right now in a remote area of southeastern oregon where a group of armed protesters are occupying a building at a national wildlife refuge. they took over the unoccupied building on saturday after a peaceful rally in support of two oregon ranchers. those ranchers dwight and steven hammon have been in a dispute with the federal government over land rights and convicted of arson. protest organizers say they are in it for the long run. >> when government steps outside of its bounds that the people have given it, that it is the duty of the people to put that government back in its place. >> an attorney for the ranchers says bundy doesn't speak for his clients dwight and steven hammon have been ordered back to prison because of their original terms for those arson convictions weren't long enough. the ham mands say they will turn themselveses in peacefully today. >> last week's floodwaters are moving down the mississippi after killing more than two river. the flooding left its mark in southern missouri and illinois turning neighborhoods in

. >> another freezing cold night here at southeastern oregon but there were some very heated emotionsn display at a community meeting that had been called by the harnie county sheriff. 500 people or more packing a small gathering hall on the grounds of the harnie county fairgrounds and speaking their peace talking about the situation at the wildlife refuge 20 miles south of here which has been taken over by a group of anti-government protesters. the basic message coming out of this meeting: thank you. goodbye. major people expressing thanks to the group that took over the refuge headquarters for bringing to light the issues of land use manage and problems dealing with the federal government's regulation in a ranching and farming community. but at the same time, the message is also an unmistakable we'll take it from here. we appreciate what you have done but it's time for you to go. it was sheriff dave ward who set the tone for this meeting. >> i don't believe that just a hammond handful of people have the right to come until from outside of our area and tell us that we don't know how

leaders of the armed group who have officially taken over the federal wildlife building in southeastern oregon, happening at the national wildlife refuge, the group of anti-government protesters broke in and hunkered down and occupied this building after a rally in support of two ranchers saturday. the ranchers here, dwight and steven hammond, father/son, they are set to surrender federal authorities at any moment now to serve time in prison for arson. the father and son were convicted of setting fires which encroached upon federal land. we should also point out that the hammonds are distancing themselves from these armed protesters. still, one group leader tells cnn's sara sidner, they're prepared to occupy the federal building for days, weeks, maybe even years. >> we're going to stay here until we have secured the land and the resources back to the people of hornig county and they can get back to ranching, get back to logging, get back to using these lands without feeling fear and intimidation. >> reporter: what about armed resistance? are you willing to have a gun battle with the federal go

oregon where some armed militiamen have taken over a federal building in that state. they had a standoff in 2014. they are now occupying a government office on a wildlife preserve in the southeastern portion of oregon, they're doing this in support of two local ranchers facing prison time on arson charges. one of them, took to facebook, telling them we need your help, be prepared. the owners of the oregon property which is on federal land say they'll peacefully turn themselves in tomorrow. >>> finally the stage is set for powerball fever to get even hotter, this after no one hit the big 300-plus million-dollar jackpot. wednesday night, right now, it looks like the estimated jackpot -- sara, you were talking about this yesterday -- it's going up to 400 million bucks. i have a method to picking my numbers. i go with old yankee greats. i haven't won so far. i'm going to switch to mets. maybe that will work. >> just a little thing. maybe try red sox. >> you know what, for 400 million bucks, i might try the red sox. >> thank you very much. >> start with number 9. >> absolutely. but we're out of time. >>> from major league baseball to the nfl, it's a big day in the nfl because today mar

oregon avenue. the trucks are coming in and out out. they're headed out. you will probably see them this morning staggered along southeastern pennsylvania. we did talk to a penndot spokesperson about the detailed approach over the next 24 hours. >> all right. so from philadelphia. let's go to atlantic city. matt delucia is tracking the coastal flooding threats there. matt, they're trying to be prepared. >> absolutely, tracy, for the time being, take a look at the atlantic city boardwalk here. we have seen some of the plows come tu here just in the past couple of minutes, you see a light coating on the boardwalk. this is ba we were looking at, wet road, not very slick. the overhead science were warning that snow equipment is if use. there is a coastal flood potential. the bays starting saturday morning through sunday morning. last night the code red system called every local phone number urging people to get ready now. the possibly of that widespread moderate to major coastal flooding. >> you never know what the storms will deliver. that's why the preparation is so important. >> atlantic city is advising its customers to be