. >> it is burning just west of the cajon pass, moving toward wrightwood, california. interstate 15 at the pass, finally reopened at aboving >> christy wilcox is live in wrightwood to tell us how farm communities in the tearia are holding up. >> reporter: that's right, jim. we're about two miles down from the community of wrightwood, california. firefighters say it's the most densely populated community on the san bernardino/l.a. county line. that's why it was so important to get the fire out that took this ? >> there you go. thank you. >> reporter: when the blue cut fire started, business was booming and traffic was bumper to bumper. >> the first day it broke out, just tons of people. i mean, the gas line went up the street. and it was ten cars deep at every pump. >> reporter: but now there is silence. people had little time to spare when a mandatory evacuation was announced. now those who left can't get back in. leaving some scared and frustrated as they worry about their home and animals. >> i want to check it out but i'm not allowed to go home. >> reporter: for thos

foundations so i didn't have much hope for our place but we were fortunate (tom wait/ cbs news/ wrightwood, california) despite a mandatory evacuation order in wrightwood -- some homeowners have mixed feelings about leaving their properties: (jay coller/ homeowner) it's my home. would you leave your home? (sherri tibbetts) everyone is ready to go if we staying behind: (cathey mattingly / information officer, cal fire) last summer we did lose some people// fire behavior changed and they refused to leave and their were lives lost so far -more than 82-thousand people have been forced to evacuate. tom wait for cbs news wrightwood, california. ((michelle mortensen)) >> hot, dry and breezy conditions will continue today. red flag conditions remain in effect for san bernardino county through 9-pm tonight. /// ((michelle mortensen)) >>> one side of i-15 is back ope the 215- 15 northbound connector is also back open. again, drivers are now able to get through i-15 northbound through the cajon pass. but the southbound i-15 lanes remain closed this morning. if you really need to get to l-a... we have a list of r

chris martinez is in wrightwood, california.. where firefighters say they have never seen anything like this one: <<< (nats of flames) the massive "blue cut" fire creeps ever closer to wrightwood---a community east of los angeles. the wildfire has forced the but some like josh owens and regan irwin have - for now - stayed behind. (sot regan irwin/wrightwood resident) 22:07:44 our whole life is here. everything that we own is in this place. ((josh owens/ wrightwood 22:09:10)) we're packed up and ready to go. fire crews are attacking the fire from the ground and heavily from the air... but have struggled to keep it from growing. (nats) on tuesday, flames ripped through neighborhoods in the town of phelan... destroying a number of homes. strong winds have helped spread the flames, making it tough for fire crews to ep ctm)) this fire ran the opposite direction it ran up canyon established itself in all these canyons which carried this fire in a bunch of different directions. ((chris martinez/ wrightwood ca)) more than 15 hundred firef

all these homes are burnt to we were fortunate (standup: tom wait/ cbs news/ wrightwood, california) despite a mandatory evacuation order in wrightwood -- some homeowners have mixed feelings about leaving their properties: (sot jay coller/ homeowner) it's my home. would you leave your home? // (sot sherri tibbetts) everyone is ready to go if we have to go cathey mattingly of cal fire has warned against staying behind: (sot cathey mattingly / information officer, cal fire) last summer we did lose some people// fire behavior changed and they refused to leave and their were lives lost so far -more than 82-thousand people have been forced to evacuate. tom wait for cbs news wrightwood,ca weather today? ((sherry swensk)) more smoke for us in the area today. ..... more gusty winds and heat for southern california. .................. a little more humid and a slight chance of thunderstorms with a slight southeasterly flow. ... highs in the low 100s. let's take a look at the roads with demetria ((demetria obilor)) last night chp and crews were hours ago, i-15 sb was reportedly still closed dow

mario ramirez from our sister station in los angeles is at the front lines of the fire in wrightwood, california. mario? air b-n-b is california communities together.. by offering a relief housing option. air b-n-b hosts in hesperia and san bernardino can open their doors.. giving a free... safe space for those in need. its not only the blue cut fire.. but whenever there is a disaster this response effort is deployed. no more "pay for play." thats the promise from republican vice presidential candidate, mike pence...if he and his running mate, donald trump wins. find out what else he had to say during his visit to henderson yesterday. california has been burning long before the blue cut fire. we'll have a look at all the hot spots when we get i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. it's a simple question. in washington, has congressman joe heck been standing up for you? heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood. he even tried to shut down the federal government in order to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. and heck's against a woman's right to choose and supports o

near wrightwood california i'm todd walker for the now :39 the death toll has now risen.... to -13-.... in flood-ravaged louisiana... and... forecasters are warning more rain.... is on the way. today... secretary of homeland jeh johnson saying... the government will help.... as long as it takes.... with the recovery effort. brazilian police say... -4- u-s olympic swimmers lied about being robbed.... over the weekend.... to cover up their vandalism. new surveillance video of that night shows... ryan lochte and 3 other olympic swimmers.... at a gas station. one of the swimmers is seen.... breaking down a bathroom door.... at the station. "let's give these kids a break. sometimes you take actions that you later forget." they had fun, they made a life goes on brazilian officials say... the four athletes could be criminally charged..... for giving fake details of a crime and damaging private property. you may remember this guy -- who tried to scale new york's trump tower. now -- he's facing charges. he was arraigned at his hospital bedside -- and charged with reckless endangermen

chris martinez, cbs news, wrightwood, california. >>> today, donald trump is in louisiana to tour the destruction from histoc flooding in that state. at least 13 people have died in the flooding that has damaged some 40,000 homes. there is more rain on the way today and flood alerts continue to stretch across southern louisiana. omar villafranca reports. >> what can you do? you just have to keep going. >> reporter: the emotions came flooding back when janice harold saw the damage that two and a half feet of water did to her house and it was dry the day before. >> reporter: so you thought you were okay? >> i thought i was okay. >> reporter: she has insurance to cover flood damage and the contents of her home but says it's still not enough. >> we are just going through to try to tear the walls up to allow the water to come out. >> reporter: 17,000 residents have submitted insurance claims in louisiana but only 20% of residents here have flood insurance. so far, more than 80,000 residents have registered with fema for federal disaster assistance. the maximum amount given by fema is $32,0

. >> it is burning just west of the cajon pass, moving toward wrightwood, california. interstate 15 at the pass, finally reopened at aboving

tom wait for cbs news, wrightwood, california. >>> brazilian authorities removed two swimmers from their flight to question jack gunnben conger and gunnarz. >> investigators say they found little to support the claim and say some details in the swimmers' stories vary. poured seized says the group doesn't appear shaken up in security video obtained by "the daily mail" that was recorded shortly after the alleged robbery. conger and bentz won't be allowed to leave brazil until they answers questions. lochte is already back in the u.s. >>> donald trump is in north carolina today holding a fund-raising rally in charlotte and hillary clinton meets with law enforcement leaders in new york. they dismissed a shake up of trump's mp change the man who is running against her. hena daniels joins us from new york. >> reporter: with it trump's second campaign shake-up in just two months, his opponent hillary clinton says voters should not be fooled by the billionaire businessman's latest attempt to revamp his candidacy. donald trump attended his first classified intelligence briefing at the fbi offices

chris martinez reports from the ground from wrightwood california. >> massive blue cut fire creeps everser to wrightwood a community east of los angeles, the wild fire has forced evacuation of thousands, since it flared up tuesday morning but some, like john, and reagan irwin have for now stayed behind. >> we're pack up, ready to go. >> our whole life is here. everything we own is in this place. >> reporter: fire crews are attacking the fire from the ground and heavily from the air but have struggled to keep it from growing. on tuesday, flames ripped through neighborhood in the town of ph elan destroying homes, strong wind have helped spread flames making it tough for fire crew toss keep up this fire ran the opposite direction and up canyon established itself in all these canyons which car think fire in the bunch of different directions. >> reporter: more than 1500 fire fighters are now bat telling fire that is burning in an area larger then the city of san francisco. >> i don't want to have to start over again with nothing. >> reporter: blue cut fire is one of the nine major fires burn

carter evans, cbs news, wrightwood, california. >> the death toll in louisiana's severe flooding has now risen to 13. state officials say 6,000 people remain in shelters, that's down from more than 11.000 earlier in the week. more than 40,000 homes have been damaged. in baton rouge where the water has already receded, homeowners are process. homeland security secretary jeh johnson will visit louisiana today to review the federal government's response. >>> there is much more ahead on cbs 2 news at noon. it is 30 years since the preppie murder shocked the city. >> am i a monster? no. >> robert chambers served his time and tried to turn his life around, so what happened? >>> truck tunnel on a busy new jersey -- truck trouble on a busy new jersey highway. trucks on the side of the three american hurdlers do something that has not been done before. >>> all right. we got cloudy skies right now. will showers and storms return for the afternoon forecast, and what about your weekend? i've got some details coming approaching medicare eligibility? don't put off checking out your medicare option

carter evans, cbs news, wrightwood, california. >>> the head of homeland security, jeh johnson is going to louisiana to survey the flood damage. the death toll is at 13. baton rouge homeowne starting the cleanup process. she said she is overwhelmed. >> excuse me. i know it's material things. you can always get them back but it crushes you. you feel like you are violated. >> more than 60,000 flood victims have registered with fema. some may be eligible for grants with the rebuilding process. >> haven't seen anything like this since katrina. back then one of the things they tell everybody, cut the sheetrock a foot above where the water came. the mold will eat the paper from the sheetrock and the whole house is done. you have to get in there fast and start the process. >> here we deal with the afternoon thunderstorms. we do have great weather coming our way in the not too distant future. >> past the weekend, early next week, monday, tuesday, wednesday -- >> nicest of the year. >> it's been weeks since we felt anything this good. not so good, all this water we had the last few days with the

cbs news, wrightwood, california. >> hot, dry and breezy conditions continue today. red flag conditions remain in effect for san bernardino news out of wake forest where police set up a perimeter to investigate a shooting. >> just after 1:30 this happened. beairshelle edme is there with brand new information you were just briefed what do you know? >> reporter: i just spoke with the lieutenant and he kind of walked us through this investigation and what they know at this point. they said two shots fired calls were received at their dispatch. after the second call officers north allen street and nelson avenue to find a victim just outside of the hope house lying there. they then transported that victim to the hospital. there is no word on the condition of the victim at this time they are looking for assistance from the public. they tell us they really don't have any information. there's no arrests, no suspect and they haven't quite been able to pinpoint quite much information about what took place in the moments leading up to this shooting this morning. now we are told

tom waite for cbs news, wrightwood, california. >> and closer to home, firefighters are making progress on the clayton fire. as of last night it was 50% contained. the fire has burned nearly 4,000 acres in lake county since it erupted on sunday. authorities say that at least 175 homes are destroyed. evacuations are still in effect for parts of lower lake. >>> and take a look at this video from redwood city firefighters. a pair of barrels exploded as they were trying to put out hot spots. crews were just a few yards away when it happened. they say the liquid inside the barrels was above the boiling point which caused explosion. no injuries. >>> bail is set at $5 million for the man who is accused of setting the clayton fire. officials with cal fire call him a serial arsonist. kpix 5's andria borba dug into his past. >> reporter: clad in jail stripes and ducking his head away from cameras, damin pashilk was charged with 14 counts of arson in connection with the string of nicer lake county dating back to last summer. the most recent fire, clayton fire, that's already burned 4,000 acres and

chris martinez, cbs news, wrightwood california 3 historic flooding inuisiana uld le to the state's biggest housing crisis since hurricane katrina. katrina.the disaster has led to at least 13 deaths. emergency teams are continuing their search and rescue missions. overall, an are damaged. less than 21 percent of residential properties in louisiana have flood insurance. so this could be a costly cleanup for many. recovery could be slow -- another three inches of rain was dumped on baton rouge today. and there are more storms in the forecast. 3 hillary clinton and donald trump are both focusing on law enfocement and communty relations on the campaign trail today. cbs' craig boswell reports. enforcement leaders from across the country to address the discord between police and the communities they serve serve"i believe supporting our police officers and improving policing go hand in hand. everyone is safer when there is respect for the law and everyone is respected by the law."donald trump also met with officers thursday when he visited a fraternal order of policeodge in north carolina. "we jus

r news, wrightwood california ((christianne klein)) >>>>>a las vegas boy is dead after metro police say he was attacked by a pit bull. family say 9 year old derion stevenson was heading to a friends for candy when the dog got spooked and attacked. the boy's uncle tells us the dog bite little derion on the head and neck. neighbors we spoke with are devastated about the tragedy. (( lee-ann skonski/neighbor: "incredibly sad. it still breaks me up inside. it breaks me up. i think when you've been a mother you kind of think all kid's are your kids in a way" )) >> we've learned the dog's owner surrendered the pitbull over to clark county animal control and it has since been euthanized. metro police are still working to collect evidence to see if the dog's owner could face criminal charges./// ((paul joncich)) >>> this story gaining a lot of traction on our facebook page. many sharing their opinions on br bad. brandt writes... sorry but time and time again this breed hurts and kills people and kids and other animals. not a good bread at all!!! just looking at there eyes you can see the unpredi

chris martinez, cbs news, wrightwood, california. >>> today, donald trump is in louisiana to tour the destruction from histoc flooding in that state. at least 13 people have died in the flooding that has damaged some 40,000 homes. there is more rain on the way today and flood alerts continue to stretch across southern louisiana. omar villafranca reports. >> what can you do? you just have to keep going. >> reporter: the emotions came flooding back when janice harold saw the damage that two and a half feet of water did to her

the so-called "blue cut fire" is leaving a path of destruction on the outskirts of wrightwood, california. the massive fire is burning alongside cajon pass... a main artery between los angles and las vegas. at least 30-thousand acres throughout san bernardino county have been scorched.. so far, more than 82-thousand residents have evacuated their homes. adam says: "it's a a the first time we've actually had to leave. we've been on stand by a few times. covered by a ws of flames, ms on a firefighter so it's scary. you know, because you try and get everything out of the house. kids are safe, i've got two kids in victorville and my little one is with me." fire officials say the fire is only four percent contained. tens of thousands of people still need help after historic flooding in louisiana. thirteen people are now confirmed dead. more than 40-thousand homes have been damaged, leaving residents facing the biggest katrina. the american red cross is in louisiana...opening up more than 50 shelters across the state. with thousands in need of shelter... red cross president says volunteers are

nbc's joleen kent is in wrightwood, california, with the very latest. joleen, what do we know about this fire? >> reporter: good morning, stephanie. it tripled in size overnight. 82,000 people so far evacuated from this area. 18,000 acres have been engulfed in flames. firefighters working hard. we expect to see a pretty large air campaign today, as they try to douse these flames and prevent it from spreading, but zero percent containment right now is what we're looking at. right now you can see some flames taking hold overnight. they were flaring overnight and calming down right now. of course, afternoon winds tend to pick up, so we could see a change in the direction. meanwhile, lots of people taking shelter and evacuating, as they try to figure out what comes next. >> zero percent containment in this fire. but it feels like it's not just this. when we look across the state, i feel like the whole place is on fire, specifically now. why? >> yeah, it really is a combination of factors. you've got very dry, bone-dry brush, serving as kindle, basically. yo

this is in the small california town of wrightwood. the fire is burning just miles away. sheriff's deputies have gone door to door urging families to pack up and get out. but many say they've been through this before. 110-126 > sot -- dan pavlock, wrightwood for me yet. my family thinks so... but i don't. (laughs)" 6 wrightwood has a population of leave, despite the mandatory evacation orders. just to put this fire into perspective. here's a map of las vegas. the orange area you see.... is approximately the size of the fire. that area stretches.... from spring valley.... all the way up to.... centennial hills! that's one-third the size of las vegas! blue cut fire continues to burn within southern california. current acres burned is now at 25,626 w as of last night. smoke will continue to billow into the valley this morning into the afternoon creating unhealthy levels of air quality for the young, elderly, and folks with respiratory issues. but there may be some good news today. mainly sunny skies will be common along with highs dropping to between 102 to 106 degrees but a

the flames closing in on the mountain resort town of wrightwood, home to 4500. but in northern california a big break. >> it is my pleasure to announce the arrest of damon anthony pashilk on 17 counts of arson. authorities charging damon pashilk with starting a fire in lake county that destroyed 175 homes and businesses over the weekend clearlake now being lifted. but residents are fuming. >> it makes me angry. so angry. >> if it was up to me, i would have him be in a place where he found a can of gasoline and a lit match and let things happen the way they happen. ben pashilk is believed to be : connected to several other fires in lake county, and once worked as an inmate firefighter while serving time for drug and weapons charges. suspected arsonist off the street and one who, we allege, started 17 fires. ben that blue cut fire, which : broke out today is tonight covering an area of 14 square miles. maria: 65 years later, the remains of a local war hero are finally home. a flag-draped casket carrying the remains of corporal ronald sparks rolled off a plane at logan. a procession then gui

wrightwood. >> reporter: firefighters from across california have been brought into fight this fire. we know we have crews also from northern california. right now more than 1300 personnel are working to contain it. it is zero percent contained. crews are assessing the damage. they don't have a count of how many homes with burned. structures have been lost. that includes a mcdonald's on the cajon pass and the historic summit inn restaurant. more than 34,000 homes have been evacuated, and that amounts to roughly 82,000 people. >> i was able to get up this morning and get some eyes on it from the air. in a word, it was devastating. a lot of homes lost yesterday. there will be a lot of families that come home to nothing. if there is a bright side, a silver lining, there are some homes that were saved. >> reporter: back out here live, you can see the wind blowing and the smoke in the air right over the hill. here is the community of brightwood. the sheriff's department is asking folks if they are asked to evacuate, that they don't delay. pack their things, pack their animals and evacuate

in southern california, the entire mountain town of wrightwood all 4,500 people were ordered to evacuate. carter evans is on the scene that fire. >> in less than four hours, a five-acre fire became a 5,500 acre monster trapping fire fighters. >> we have a run over, i need you to start one asl ambulance. >> cbs news confirmed at least two firefighters were injured. the fast-moving flames have destroyed several buildings, paralyzed rail traffic including this freight train, shuttle down the main highway linking los angeles to las vegas. and threatened power lines near mark peebles with san bernardino fire. >> when this started it took off? >> correct. it is intense, grueling and demanding on the ground. >> reporter: it is this gusty wind, the hot temperatures and the ex-fre the extremely dry conditions driving this fast moving fire now. as it burns through construction equipment behind me, the concern is the fire is moving towards more populated areas. >> carter evans on the fire thank you. now we will go to mireya villarreal in northern cal chal where investigators say arson sparked a tra

reporter: the blue cut is one of nine major fires burning in california and the governor has declared a state of emergency. chris martinez, wrightwood, louisiana could be the worst crisis since hurricane katrina. 14 people have died and 30,000 homes in southern louisiana are damaged and only a small percent of those homeowners have flood insurance, and on this night 25 years ago, we were bracing for the arrival of hurricane bob. >> we want to head back to eric at gillette with a look back at -- believe it or not, eric -- the landfall. we have been lucky. >> reporter: we have been very fortunate. if you think back to the 50s and 60s, and 25 years since bob, and at this point 25 years ago in the outer banks of north carolina, go to go cat-3, a major hurricane and then quickly raced off to the north and made landfall on the 19th, and you can see the images here. if you are not old enough to rent a car, you are not old in new england. hopefully, the streak will continue for many years. we are watching the tropic this is evening. there is fiona, expected to stay out to sea and the wave behind it is more interesting. if it gets a name, it

./// ((nia wong)) >>> southern california's blue cut fire is still burning...but crews are getting contained. --- and the mandatory evacuation order in the wrightwood area has since been downgraded to voluntary. fire officials say no one has died--- but more than 300 homes and buildings have been destroyed. at this time they don't have an expected containment date./// ((nia wong)) >>> as the blue cut fire is gets under control .... some much needed rain is headed our way this afternoon. here's katie boer with this morning's forecast. ((nia wong)) >>> our 8news now back to school countdown begins today--- and the clark county school district urging parents to get out and register their kids. right now... about 90 thousand students have yet to enroll. in the past, returning students did not have to re-register. but this is the second year online registration, through ccsd's infinite campus, is required. that means everyone must register every year. state per pupil funding: if you haven't enrolled just go to the distict's website, and look for infinite campus. if you don't have internet or a pc, stop by any school or library./// ((nia wong)) >> more t

california to contain the blue cut wildifire. let's continue our team coverage with abby theodros - outside the town of wrightwood> closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly evacuation centers are set up all around in san bernardino county. they're not only keeping people safe... but also animals. "(pig squeals) oh there's that voice" the san bernardino county fairgrounds in victorville is providing shelter to more than 500 animals... from pigs and sheep - to cows and chickens and almost anything else you can think of. part of the process is not only keep animals safe... but also hydrated with electralyte- enhanced water. feeding the horses alone - requires some "we came up with an idea of putting clipboards on all the stalls and it has all the information of the owner, what the horse can and cannot have. no treats, yes it can have treats, grain or pellets, hay no hay, we have all that information." 40 to 60 volunteers a day are helping with the effort to look after the animals. the community has been active - by donating stalls - feed - hay - and other items. some other animals..

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california to louisiana this week. in the west - another massive wild fire, and in the south, deadly flooding, as tornadoes cause havoc in the midwest. reid binion reports. shawn brady / wrightwood resident "last time i heard is they were being evacuated and i haven't heard from them since."a california resident -- one of many -- affected by wildfires raging across the engulfing an area roughly half the size of san francisco after less than ten hours. by evening - the "blue cut" fire had already forced mandatory evacuations for more than 80-thousand people. in the central u-s - a different but destructive disaster - seven tornadoes striking across indiana monday. and in the south - more devastation -- not from fire, but water. gov. john bel edwards / d louisiana "this is a historic flooding event."governor john bel edwards... ...stressing the ongoing severity of the flooding - saying tuesday th deaths. gov. john bel edwards / d louisiana "we are still very much in an emergency search and rescue response mode for much of the parishes. saving life is the most important priority that we have."edwards - saying he expects that nearly half of the state's parishes will be declared disa

california. more than 82,000 people have been forced to evacuate, including the entire community of wrightwood. all 4500 residents. the blue cut fire started just yesterday morning and has already burned more than 28 square miles. governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency for san bernardino county. roughly 700 fire personnel are on hand battling, and two firefighters have suffered minor injuries. a firenado was caught on camera. the winds whipping the flames into a spiralling frenzy. knbc reporter was on the scene of the fire overnight. >> we're standing next to what used to be the summit inn dating back to the 1950s. a historic place, really an american landmark that sits along the i-15 and the pass. some of the biggest names in american history stopped here. everyone from elvis presley to john wayne, television shows were shot here like "i love lucy." movies were shot here as well. now you can see it is in ruins. it is just one of at least a does homes, and businesses, that have been destroyed or damaged in the blue cut fire. it started around 10:30 on tuesday morning. and has sc

california's blue cut fire is still burning...but crews are getting a better hold of it.--- the fire is now 73 percent contained. --- and the mandatory evacuation order in the wrightwood area has since been downgraded to voluntary. fire officials there say there buildings have been destroyed. at this time there is no expected containment date./// ((nia wong)) >>> now let's toss it over to katie boer with today's forecast. as she tells us about some much needed rain. (( )) ((nia wong)) >>> "now, live...this is 8 organization for a local food drive. we'll tell you about that food drive coming up on the valley's news now weekend edition." ((nia wong)) >>> welcome back to the valley's news leader.. the las vegas rescue mission serves more than 30-thousand hot meals to the homeless and hungry each month. that averages out to around a thousand meals a day. here to talk to us about that is john fogal - in just a few weeks....kids this a critical time for donations? - how can people help? more facilities provide temporary housing for nearly 200 men, women, and children. the overnight nights, if they are employed they may have up to 30 nights, if needed (longer for families with ch

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firefighters have now come in from around southern california but the flames are moving too kind of containment and now the nearby mountain town of wrightwood sits eerily empty evacuated with that bright orange glow above it. kendis, diane. >> and this is just one of several major wildfires burning in the state right now. >> yeah, let's get more from abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: fire crews on the ground and in the air in california. battling this resilient brush fire in san bernardino county. it's kind of scary. >> reporter: this blaze dubbed the blue cut fire exploding across at least 18,000 acres east of los angeles. leaving behind charred homes and cars, swing sweats melted forcing at least 82,000 out of their homes. the rising heat and high winds causing this firenado. this longtime chopper over the fire. >> moving faster seen in a long time. >> reporter: this is the latest in a rash of wildfires that consumed some california counties. this wildfire called the clayton fire scorched at least 4,000 acres and 175 structures since saturday. most of the area is still off-limits with thousands forced to evacuate. >> it's not as if we c