d demolition will begin on the home of the man swallowed alive by a sinkhole underneath his house. the search for his body was called off. the family requested an early demolition so they could go to church afterward. a brushfire in florida is 75% contained. more news later noucht beco. now back to lockup. due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. cramer. rodriguez.
that goes on here. i want to remember this about the power of the narrative. and how powerful the media narrative is in an election. you were talking about trace gallagher how even in tv shows the president s 2010 health law will be touted inside these tv shows. any republican running, particularly against an incumbent democrat who is well liked by the press. any republican running will face it not just on individual stories, but it s a brushfire, a canyon fire they are trying to get through. and that s the challenge of being a republican challenger. that s the problem if you are mitt romney. megyn: we saw it when we were in tampa. the yahoo news agency said the republicans are happy to have a party while black people are drowning because hurricane isaac was headed towards the gulf coast. and he got fired.
this analysis was done by news 21, a carnegie knight investigative reporting project. concerns about voter fraud has prompted 37 state legislatures to enact or consider tougher voter i.d. laws to date. hot, dry weather helping wildfires flare up in parts of california. a brushfire near fresno forced evacuation of 200 homes on saturday. the fire is 20% contained. investigators saying it was started by a tossed cigarette along highway 168. and two powerful earthquakes hit northwestern iran killing at least 180 people, and injuring more than 1300 others. fear of aftershocks forced thousands of people to spend the night outdoors. the u.s. geological survey says the first quake measured 6.4. and the second measured 6.3. it s been a deadly week for u.s. forces in afghanistan. six u.s. service members killed in rogue attacks. that includes three marines shot dead at a military base in the helmand province on friday
greta: house republicans making an accusation against the white house and the campaign manager in 60 seconds. but first, let s go to the newsroom and ainsley earhardt, standing by with the headlines. hey, thank you. the house of representatives overwhelmingly voting to slap new, tougher sanctions on iran. the bill is looking to punish anyone who mines uranium with iran or supports tehran s oil trade, saying that denying oil income would hopefully force the country to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons program. the senate is expected to back the legislation, later this week. a brushfire, burning dangerously close to hillside houses in southern california. flames engulfing at least one house and threatening several others. it began late this morning, 90 miles southeast of los angeles. the fire was caused by sparks from barbed wire, pulled into brush-clearing equipment t. spread quickly, consuming 400
in texas they re chilling out in cooling centers. it helps me a lot because i won t be out there all sweaty and wondering where i m going to lay my head or what s going to happen to me. reporter: out west the big concern continues to be wildfires. firefighters quickly put out this raging brushfire in palmdale, north of los angeles. and there is word the most destructive fire in colorado s history is finally contained. zoos across the country are also taking extra precautions in these hot and dry conditions. we went to see the lions earlier and they had gone back in to the inside because it was so warm. reporter: between the ice blocks, sprinklers and shade, it appears everyone is trying to find a way to beat the heat. some people are also working in these conditions. and this heat wave is expected to continue from the big apple to washington, d.c. and chicago through the week. brandi hitt, abc news, new york. we should give a special shout-out to the folks, too, in suburban d