Control. In whats being described as an unprecedented disaster. 39 million americans are under red flag warnings as we come on the air tonight, and theres growing fear that scorching temperatures and high winds will only make the situation worse in the coming days. Now, much of the west coast is now in the danger zone as powerful gusts of hot, dry air are fueling blazes all the way from the Canadian Border down to san diego. Tonight, the town of malden, washington, has been virtually wiped off the map after flames ripped through the fire station, city hall, and most of the homes there. But nowhere are things more dire than outside of fresno, where whats being called thcrfire eds being described as in a class by itself. Now, tonight, the National Guard is working around the clock frantically air lifting out hundreds of people who had been camping in the mountains and are now stranded by the flames, and power is being shut off for hundreds of thousands of People Living in the area as cre
Kenosha, wisconsin, where a Police Officer shot jacob blake seven times in the back, spiring racial violence that have left two dead. Issues that define the race for the president and the next presidency. Well get the latest on them all from our guests this week, former f. D. A. Commissioner Scott Gottlieb go and economist mohamed elerian. And well be joined by wesley lared who just returned from kenosha. President trump battled a fourth crisis after a magazine said he denigrated american troops who died in war, calling them suckers and losers. Well take a look at how all of this affects the Political Landscape and where the president ial race stands with our cbs news Battleground Tracker. Anybody that is really a successful leader i think has failed in life. Plus, as america holds a Job Interview with the next president , our conversation with visitor and philanthropist, david m. Rubenstein, on what it takes to be a great leader. Its all ahead on face the nation. Dickerson good mornin
Was that we were situationally blind. We had no idea where this virus was and wasnt spreading. So when it came down to shutting down cities, rather than shutting down cities like new york city, we went for a shutdown across the whole country, which was unnecessary in retrospect. We could have focused on mitigation. We had no diagnostic test in the field to screen people. What c. D. C. Officials were relying on and telling the Coronavirus Task force was there was no spread of coronavirus spread, because they were looking at the influencelike surveillance, who is presentering tpresenting to hoss with flulike symptoms, and therefore the coronavirus may not be spreading. I was talking to officials over this time, and they were adamant about that, and i suppose the president was also being told that the virus wasnt spreading. And that may have affected his willingness to maybe talk it down a little bit. That really was the tragic mistake, not just that we didnt have the information that we
Ill track when we get relief from the triple digit relief. The record streak of spare the air alerts now in the 4th we all had asthma and stayed indoors most of the time. A fast moving wildfire in mendocino. Breaking news in the pg e hours away from shutting off power as high fire danger ramps up in the bay area. Good evening im allen martin in for ken tonight. And im cook could go. Elizabeth ok. Lets get over to joe for the latest. Reporter pge wrapped up a News Conference a few minutes ago. They report this gone to a maybe to, yes, they will cut off the power to thousands in napa and Sonoma County as soon as 9 00 p. M. But a lot of people will see power go down at midnight. We dont take that decision lightly. We understand the impact on our customers and our communities. Weve been working hard all year, learning from last years psps events and making improvements. Reporter so the next question is when will the power go back on . Pg e says they are aiming wednesday 7 00 p. M. For rest
Spread the flames, and at least 35 people have now died in dozens of outofcontrol wildfires burning from Washington State to california. In the small city of detroit, oregon, it looks like a bomb went off. The fastmoving flames have destroyed everything in its path. Laura podesta has been following the story. What are firefighters up against today . Reporter good morning, annemarie. The wildfire forecast today and the next few days includes very hazardous air quality from los angeles to canada. Unfortunately, rain is not expected until at least wednesday. The bobcat fire forced mandatory evacuations yesterday as it moved closer to homes north of los angeles. Greg vanny isnt sure if his 100yearold cabin survived. Like the seven plagues, biblical sense. Reporter the raging tu down west coast and left everywhere from california to canada with dangerously bad air quality. It looks post apocalyptic actually. Kind of spooky. Reporter in northern california, the north complex fire has killed