Too far just for tv . And big game lack lash. A second american doctor accused of illegally killing a lion using a bow and arrow in a restricted area now in hiding as calls to ban big game hunting grow. The american hunters coming to the defense this morning of a sport they love. And good morning, america. Boy, what a rough weekend for millions of americans. Were going to take a live look right now. Just outside chicago this morning, the aftermath from those powerful storms overnight. You see that building right there. Also take a look at this. A large tree right in the middle of a city street completely uprooted right there. Wow. And so many wildfires burning right now out west. More than 20 in california, more than 12,000 people forced from their homes, and they dont know when theyll be able to go back. More on that just ahead. But we do begin in chicago, site of that deadly tent collapse. Abcs gio benitez is on the scene right now. Good morning, gio. Reporter yeah, george, good morn
Wildfires are burning in several western states with california taking the brunt of the danger. Right now, there are 21 major fires burning in the golden state alone. An army of firefighters are fanning out to try to contain the growing blazes in the droughtstricken state. Over 5,000 homes are at risk and more than 12,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate. There is veteran firefighters out there. 30 plusyear veteran firefighters are saying they have never seen fire behavior like this opinion its beyond extreme. To make matters worse, lightning strikes are setting off new fires daily. A manhunt is under way right now following the shooting death after Police Officer in memphis, tennessee. 33yearold officer shawn bolton was shot several times while making a traffic stop. Despite a bulletproof vest he was announced dead at the hospital. Police believe shooter is wilburn. The Police Officer on the scene called for help frantically. A warrant for firstdegree murder has been issued for
A rifle that one officer was shot. There was a shootout, was shot possibly in the thigh. That officer is in stable condition at the hospital and is expected to be okay. They return fire and shot and killed that suspect. We got officer watson here with the Oakland Police department who is about to give us an update. Can you tell us the latest . I can. Are you live right now . I was going to wait for everybody else to set up, but. Ill share with you. My apologies, i understand youre live. What we can share with you this morning, the Oakland Police department did have an officerinvolved shooting. This occurred just after 1 30 this morning. This is still very new, very fresh and an active investigation. What we can share with you at this time is that officers respond responded to the 3800 block of Martin Luther king. They were conducting a follow up investigation that was associated to a Sexual Assault that occurred on the officer. They were still continuing an investigation when their inv
Images of herself on big game hunts taunting her critics. Well talk to her. And end of the road. The little robot on a Cross Country journey to San Francisco. Strangers supposed to get him all the way. But then this happened. How the happy little life of the robot came to a sad end today, monday, august 3rd, 2015. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast on monday. Im Savannah Guthrie. Our big story is out west. Scary scene in california. Over 20 individual fires but a couple of them very, very alarming. Its our top story this morning. Thousands of homes now being threatened by this california wildfire. And overnight, emergency officials stepped up evacuation orders. Nbcs joe fryar is live in lake port, north of San Francisco this morning. Good morning to you, joe. Good morning, savannah. We have just learned this fire is now 60,000 acres burned,
This is the cbs morning news for monday, august 3rd, 2015. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Wildfires are forcing thousands of families from their homes in california this morning. Crews are battling 21 large wildfires throughout the state. The largest is the rocky fire raging near lower lake about 100 miles north of san francisco. That wild fire exploded in size sunday growing to at least 84 square miles. Air tankers are dousing the flames from above. Lamore abrams of our sacramento affiliate kobr reports. Reporter fastmoving flames continues raging through thousands of acres of dry brush. Tripling in size in just two days. Just how much more the rocky fire will burn is a question no one has an answer to. The fire behavior that were seeing because of the dry vegetation is its historic. Reporter Steve Kaufman is one of more than 2,000 firefighters from around the state on the fire line, but even with the Constant Water drops overhead, it just keeps raging. We have