let s look at the rainfall, accumulation that will occur through saturday. you re seeing big yellow swaths, but still, if you put an inch or 2 inches in st. paul, that s not good. it s not just the rain that comes along here, but also in the gulf coast. we have seen even some severe weather threats. with some of the heavy rainfall. especially near houston. severe weather threat, i really wanted to focus in on. it starts to kind of reinvigorate itself. large hail, strong winds, a few tornadoes possible from the panhandle of oklahoma all the way to bismarck. thank you, ginger. here s a look at the rest of the nation s weather. it s a mostly dry day in the northeast. scattered afternoon thunderstorms along the gulf coast. hot and dry in the west and central texas. denver could see thunderstorms this afternoon. seattle and portland will be in the mid to upper 60s. it will be pleasant in salt lake city with highs in the 70s. still sizzling in the southwest. 104 in phoenix. well, hap
good morning. i m reena ninan. i m tahman bradley. here are the top headlines we re good morning. i m reena ninan. i m tahman bradley. here are some of the top headlines we re following this morning on world news now. president obama is asking congress for half a billion dollars to help rebels trying to take down president bashir assad s regime in syria. the president also pledging federal money to help minnesota recover from the flooding now hitting many parts of the state. this weekend could bring more rain and strong winds to the already hard hit areas. mandatory evacuations are under way in eastern arizona where a fast-moving brush fire is threatening homes. flames broke out in the heavily forested camping area and have burned more than 2,000 acres so far. and amelia earhart has
investigation for attempted robbery. a woman is accusing the troubled pop star of grabbing her cell phone out of her purse. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, may 14th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. good wednesday morning, everybody. we will begin this half hour with those dangerous fire conditions in southern california. record high temperatures and strong winds helping to fuel this fire in northern san diego county. months of drought have left much of the landscape ready to burn. abc s devin dwyer is joining us with the latest. good morning. reporter: good morning, john and diana. forecasters have been warning about these dangerous conditions for days. now a number of fires have broken out. the fast-moving brushfire swept the bone-dry hills near san diego. it s unusual in may to have wind-driven fires like this that prove to be such a challenge to contain. reporter: the flames burning
good morning. we begin with those dangerous wildfires burning in southern california. 1,200 homes and businesses have been evacuated in santa barbara county. in san diego, residents have started to go back home after being ordered out earlier in the day. the record heat fueling the flames not expected to break until later week. abc s cecilia vega is on the fire lines. reporter: what started as a brushfire in san diego is a wildfire burning out of control. more than 700 acres torched so far. my sister got everybody out. then we came back for the dogs and a couple of things. reporter: firefighters battling it on the ground as homeowners use garden hoses to keep it at bay. it is unusual in may to have wind-driven fires like that that prove to be such a challenge to contain. reporter: with extremely dry conditions, triple-digit temperatures and heavy winds, california is bracing for dangers. we staffed additional resources in the high hazard areas. reporter: san francisco,
we begin with those dangerous wildfires burning in southern california. 1,200 homes and businesses have been evacuated in santa barbara county. in san diego, residents have started to go back home after being ordered out earlier in the day. the record heat fueling the flames not expected to break until later week. cecilia vega is on the fire lines. reporter: what started as a brushfire in san diego is a wildfire burning out of control. more than 700 acres torched so far. my sister got everybody out. then we came back for the dogs and a couple of things. reporter: firefighters battling it on the ground as homeowners use garden hoses to keep it at bay. it is unusual in may to have wind-driven fires like that that prove to be such a challenge to contain. reporter: with extremely dry conditions, triple-digit temperatures and heavy winds, california is bracing for dangers. we staffed additional resources in the high hazard areas. reporter: san francisco, los angeles and long