Allowing firefighters to better contain the fires which have already scorched over 217,000 acres. Morg Morgan Radford has more. Reporter 11,000 firefighters gaining ground one week after the blaze started just as coroners rush in sweeping the burn zone. The death toll rising. At least 40 now deceased, making this the deadliest week for wildfires in california history. 75,000 remain evacuated, hundreds still missing. This has been a massive undertaking. First responders working around the clock. We have heard instances of firefighters going in and pulling people out of their bed. Thats specially difficult when you have elderly. Four more victims were over 70. Another that died. 75yearold carmen beriz who was on vacation with her husband. Unable to see through the smoke, the childhood sweethearts held each other in the pool as the flames roared around them. They were taking breaths and holding themselves under water sgchlt wi. Armando survived with seconddegree burns but carmen died in h
Well, at least seven people were injured when a Louisiana Oil rig exploded. Rescue boats are scouring the waters of lake pontchartrain just miles north of new orleans. Several are injured and one is still missing. The platform about a mile and a half from the coastline exploded last night. The platform is used to transfer oil. Cleaning chemicals reportedly ignited on the rig, and its unclear if oil is leaking into the lake. And this morning firefighters say they are finally making some progress against the Deadly Wildfires that have ravaged Northern California. Some evacuation orders have been lifted, but the danger is far from over. At least 40 deaths are blamed on the fires and 5,700 homes and buildings have been destroyed. Seth lemon has more. Good morning, seth. Good morning, annemarie. Fire crews are gaining ground the wildfires but theyve devastated hundreds of miles. Now as people are getting the allclear to return home, theyre not finding much to go back to. Its been one week s
Firing of missiles into saudi arabia from yemen. And shout hey this is al jazeera live doha so coming up. Catalunya alstad leadership puts the emphasis back on autonomy rather than an dependence from spain. Its double the pleasure or perhaps pain for a twitter user as the Company Expands its character count plus. Six songs this is just being locked inside this tin can behind me and they werent becoming out for seventeen days on reach islands in Moscow Russia keep watching to find out what all this has to do with deep space travel. United states is calling on the un to act against iran over the firing of rockets from yemen and to saudi arabia on saturday a below. Missiles launched towards riyadhs International Airport from territory held by iran backed with the rebels in yemen a saudi Led Military Alliance has been fighting since march two thousand and fifteen saudi arabia which is a u. S. Ally accuses tehran of supplying the weapon used on saturday it was intercepted before reaching it
Penn state Fraternity Member speaking out about the night a pledge died at a frat party allegedly falling down a flight of stairs and saying his concerns fell on deaf ears. They said, no, youre overreacting. You dont know what youre talking about. And i said, no, i really do know what im talking about. He could have a concussion. More of what he saw that night as almost 20 students now face charges. And this morning, brush fires fueled by tinderbox conditions in the south. Flames coming dangerously close to roads. Helicopters called in to help. Mandatory evacuations and dense smoke advisories. The fight to keep it all contained. Hey, guys. Lesson 101 in live tv, make sure your phones are turned off. I thought it was my phone as adriennes siri is screaming at us right as were going on the air. Saying i didnt quite get that. Good morning, america. Good morning. Thats how i feel. All right, everybody, rob is not in studio with us this morning because as we come on the air, the annual wing
Complete morons. In kazakhstan, theyre fueling up. Hes filling up a fuel contain are. Everybody knows youre not supposed to fill a fuel container in the trunk. Take it and put it on the ground so it doesnt spark. I wish this was the mistake that he made. This guy is a professional moron because as hes filling it up, to make sure its full, he needs a little bit of light. How stupid do you think it would be to do this . I have a feeling im going to see a lighter. He whips out a lighter. Are you kidding . No. Now this burst of flame. How can he make it worse . Lets get everybody else involved as well. Oh, my god. I cant believe that. This person in the suv tries to it burned out pretty quickly. The reason it wasnt terrible is because he was pumping diesel. Had that been gasoline, this would have been were heading to russia where everything appears to be quiet and calm. And its really not. Wait for it. Boom wait. There it comes down. This truck wheel explodes. Goes cartwheeling through the