Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. This week president obama was in myanmar for the east asia summit, a meeting of regional leaders. It was his second visit in two years to the country, which emerged from military rule four years ago. Obama pressed lawmakers in the largely buddhist country to speed up reforms, such as protecting the rights of the Rohingya Muslim minority. Many rohingya are considered stateless, and the u. N. Has called them one of most persecuted minorities in the world. Here in the u. S. , an emotional welcome home for two americans who had been jailed in north korea, kenneth bae and matthew todd miller. They were released after a top u. S. Intelligence official visited north korea, although its unclear what exactly led to their freedom. Bae is a devout christian who was arrested in 2012 and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly plotting against the north korean government. He is now recovering from ailments he suffered in prison. Dr.
Beautiful, Yosemite National park, is the scene of a pitched battle. A fastmoving wildfire on bone dry earth. That iconic skyline buried in smoke. And an eerie image from recent days. Yosemite aglow, each golden dot another fire. And abcs brandi hitt is back on the fire lines for us tonight. Welcome to owe see item. Reporter its not the vacation many travelers were expecting. Its closed . It is closed, yeah. Reporter frustrated families facing road blocks, closed campsites and heavy smoke from a wildfire burning nearly five square miles since saturday. Many expecting vacation memories of yosemites worldfamous scenery. And not a fire fight. Now, we cant take photos because of all the smoke. Reporter these are the biggest weapons firefighters are using tonight. Just a quick update on conditions. Reporter helicopters loading water and targeting the danger zones. Most of this fire is inaccessible. It would continue to grow unchecked if we didnt have the helicopter support. Reporter the non
Beautiful, Yosemite National park, is the scene of a pitched battle. A fastmoving wildfire on bone dry earth. That iconic skyline buried in smoke. And an eerie image from recent days. Yosemite aglow, each golden dot another fire. And abcs brandi hitt is back on the fire lines for us tonight. Welcome to owe see item. Reporter its not the vacation many travelers were expecting. Its closed . It is closed, yeah. Reporter frustrated families facing road blocks, closed campsites and heavy smoke from a wildfire burning nearly five square miles since saturday. Many expecting vacation memories of yosemites worldfamous scenery. And not a fire fight. Now, we cant take photos because of all the smoke. Reporter these are the biggest weapons firefighters are using tonight. Just a quick update on conditions. Reporter helicopters loading water and targeting the danger zones. Most of this fire is inaccessible. It would continue to grow unchecked if we didnt have the helicopter support. Reporter the non
Park, is the scene of a pitched battle. A fastmoving wildfire on bone dry earth. That iconic skyline buried in smoke. And an eerie image from recent days. Yosemite aglow, each golden dot another fire. And abcs brandi hitt is back on the fire lines for us tonight. Welcome to yosemite. Reporter its not the vacation many travelers were expecting. Its closed . It is closed, yeah. Reporter frustrated families facing road blocks, closed campsites and heavy smoke from a wildfire burning nearly five square miles since saturday. Many expecting vacation memories of yosemites worldfamous scenery and not a firefight. Now we cant take photos because of all the smoke. Reporter these are the biggest weapons firefighters are using tonight. Copy that. Just a quick update on conditions. Reporter helicopters loading water and targeting the danger zones. Most of this fire is inaccessible. It would continue to grow unchecked if we didnt have the helicopter support. Reporter the nonstop air assault of 250 d