pelley: the floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. the flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. more than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. this was one of the more dramatic rescues as the water swallowed this car. drowning, and david fong jumped in. she s gone. no, she better not be. pelley: david fong comes up with driver and dog. now from omar villafranca in baton rouge. reporter: from the air it s hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. sergeant paul meeker of the louisiana national guard took us on a search-and-rescue mission in the flood zone. a lot of people choose to stay until the power goes off. reporter: the national guard pulled more than 7,600 people from the floodwaters. across southern louisiana reached record highs. the amite ri
pelley: it hit hard, it hit fast, it hit with an intensity we hadn t seen before. those are the words of fire chief mark hartwig describing the wildfire in san bernardino county, california, that has forced a mass evacuation. the runaway fire exploded overnight, torching more than 30,000 acres and an untold number of homes. nearly 83,000 people have been evacuated, 34,000 homes are in tonight, carter evans is on the fireline, 60 miles east of los angeles. reporter: massive flames tearing through miles of dry brush, unstoppable. this is the nightmare wildfire chief mike wakoski has always feared. in my 40 years of fighting fire, i ve never seen fire behavior so extreme. reporter: unprecedented, they say, the result of five years of drought. communities, consuming local landmarks and homes. that building totally gone. reporter: after home after home. it looks like it just incinerated everything here. correct. it was very nondiscriminate in what it chose to take in
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this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: this is our western edition. the floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. the flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. more than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. this was one of the more dramatic rescues as the water swallowed this car. the driver screamed i m drowning, and david fong jumped in. my dog! she s gone. no, she better not be. we have more on this disaster now from omar villafranca in baton rouge. reporter: from the air it s hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. sergeant paul meeker of the louisiana national guard took us on a search-and-rescue mission in the flood zone. a lot of people choose to stay until the power goes off. reporter: the national guard pulled more than 7,
controlled demolition a few hours ago. brian loftus thanks for joining us i m brian loftus ((michelle mortensen)) and i m michelle mortensen in for kiristen it was really amazing how quickly the las vegas landmark went down. by our count, it was about 20 seconds from denotation to demolition and a huge dust cloud poured out of the site, spreading out onto the roads and filling the air. a lot of history just went down the riviera was featured in the rat pack original ocean s 11 in 1960, the james bond film diamonds are forever and casino in 1995. ((brian loftus)) let s not forget about all the huge headliners who performed there over the years. from liberace to dean martin. but the music stopped in may of last year after a 60-year run. it s memories that many las vegas residents say they ll never forget. let s take a look out at the ((brian loftus)) ((michelle mortensen)) ((demetria obilor)) closures in effect on the strip neasr convention center drive because of