right now the tinder box conditions are fueling a wild fire that s tearing through the foothills of los angeles. 800 firefighters trying to knock down the flames which officials say were started by three men camping. unbelievable. live along the fire line in azuza, california. up against dry conditions. how s it going? reporter: certainly. if you re here on the ground, don, you see the impact and the power of a drought. i want you to look at what fire can do. this was a mansion, an historic mansion two stories tall. it was broken up into several different apartments and this is all that s left. you can see a tub, an oven. you can see it still smoldering. firefighters have not only intensifier to deal with and flames, but now they have to deal with drought conditions. what we have here in california are conditions where they re dryer than they have been in 100
exporting countries. that didn t come from us so i don t know where that information came from and i that s doesn t make sense. he went for a walk and that was all we know. we have no idea. reporter: bird s sister in law says the family still doesn t have any answers for a disappearance that makes no sense. it really is a mystery, alexandra. what s next in the investigation? do they think they re any closer to anything? the goal is to bring david bird home. there s a massive coordinated effort here involving a number of different agencies. the footprint of the search is large. it s involved helicopters, horses, dogs, atvs so the effort on the ground is very much an active one. they are hoping that they ll find david bird and that he will be okay. the family tells us they know a lot is happening behind the scenes. police are looking, of course, at phone records, financial records, financial samtatements nothing gave any indication that something like this would happen, not
their mistake? and the first lady, michelle obama, hits the big 5-0. lisa givins and the first laid yes go out front. good evening. i m don level mon in for erin burnett tonight. breaking news in a headline that sadly seems all too familiar. another school shooting to tell but this evening. this time in philadelphia. this afternoon a student allegedly fired a hand gun inside a high school gym injuring at least two students. one student is in custody. police say they are searching for additional suspects now. jason carroll is following the developing story for us. what s the update here? reporter: don, as you know, frightening moments for students at that high school. the student in custody is 17 years old. he was actually, don, arrested at his home in south
thanks for joining us here in the cnn newsroom. i m don lemon. we begin this hour with new information about a deadly crash at a nevada air show. crowds have been going to reno, nevada for decades to watch incredible acts of courage in the skies. the national championship air races draw up to 200,000 people every single year. planes have crashed and pilots have died in the past. but until now, no spectators have been killed. here s what happened. one witness called the sound of the impact unbelievable, and you can certainly see why. veteran pilot and hollywood stuntman jimmy leeward was killed. eight people in the crowd also died. photographs taken right before the crash show a piece of the plane appears to be missing. a piece that would have had a major impact on the pilot s ability to maintain control. cnn s dan simon is in reno, nevada tonight and he has more on the pilot and the investigation into the crash. reporter: he was an aviation all-star, at least here in reno
good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us here in the newsroom. i m don lemon. we begin with new information about a deadly crash at a nevada air show. crowds have been going to reno, nevada for decades to watch incredible acts of courage in the skies. the national championship air races draw up to 200,000 people every single year. planes have crashed and pilots have died in the past. but until now, nos spectators have been killed. here s what happened. one witness called the sound of the impact unbelievable and you can certainly see why. veteran pilot and hollywood stuntman jimmy leeward was killed. eight people in the crowd also died. photographs taken right before the crash show a piece of the plane appears to be missing. a piece that would have had a major impact on the pilot s ability to maintain control. cnn s dan simon is in reno, nevada tonight and he has more on the pilot and the investigation into the crash. he was an aviation all-star, at least here in re