It was so moving, it was very powerful. This is this is the cbs evening news. Good evening, Anthony Mason is on assignment, im Elaine Quijano. Much of california is on fire tonight, or at risk of going up in flames. Red flag warnings meaning conditions are ripe for wildfires are up all over the state. More than 20 major fires are burning. 15 of them started in just the past 24 hours. And they are moving quickly, fueled by strong winds. They have already burned more than 70,000 acres, destroyed 1500 homes and commercialing whethers, buildings and forced 20,000 people to evacuate. The fairs are blamed for at least one death, heres mireya villarreal. In Southern California this afternoon several hillside homes went up in flames pushed by strong santa ana winds. Firefighters are making a desperate stand to save others that are burning. It is just one of several wildfires that is overwhelming the state. The worst in northern californias wine country which broke out late last night, home aft
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A lab where scientists for weeks ntis time get an up close look at how Climate Change is altering life on the ocean floor. Buried alive the frantic tarch for survivors after an fvalanche hits a swiss ski resort. And former prisoners change peir lives by taking the stage ind writing their own second act. This is the Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell. Garrett good evening, yoeryone. Norah is off tonight. Im Major Garrett. We begin with postholiday headaches for millions of travelers, especially those on the road. According to a prediction from da. A. , today, the day after holidays, and for many, itsp aiving up to its billing. A powerful snowstorm shut down two of the nations busiest interstates today in, of all eftces, southern california. That left cars and trucks stranded for hours. Elsewhere, theres been heavyra. That messy mix is expected to push all the way to new england over the next few days. Tll get to the forecast in a moment, but first, jamie yuccas leads us off with tough
It was so moving, it was very powerful. This is the cbs evening news. Quijano good evening, im Elaine Quijano. This is our western edition. Much of california is on fire tonight, or at risk of going up in flames. Red flag warnings meaning conditions are ripe for wildfires are up all over the state. More than 20 major fires are burning. 15 of them started in just the past 24 hours. And they are moving quickly, fueled by strong winds. They have already burned more than 70,000 acres, destroyed 1,500 homes and commercial buildings and forced 20,000 people to evacuate. Heres mireya villarreal. Reporter in Southern California this afternoon several hillside homes went up in flames pushed by strong santa ana winds. Firefighters are making a desperate stand to save others that are burning. It is just one of several wildfires that is overwhelming the state. The worst in northern californias wine country which broke out late last night, home after home completely engulfed. Some burning to the gr