deep sinkhole swallowed several vehicles and tents. incredible. that does it for us. our coverage continues from cnn in atlanta. this is cnn newsroom live from los angeles. eye to eye, but as far apart as ever. the u.s. and russian presidents meet for the first time in years amid rising tensions over syria, i isis and eastern europe. do the numbers add up? plus, water flowing water on mars and with that, the possibility grows that we are not alone. hello, everybody. great to have you with us. we would like to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. newsroom l.a. starts right now.
frightening moments in the philippines. a ferry with more than 500 passengers suddenly caught fire. the flames broke out after the ship arrived in port. many passengers raced down decks to escape as you saw others were jumping into the sea. back in this country, a sprint car driver at a track in southern pennsylvania was killed in a multicar crash last night. the race was canceled after james campbell jr. s car struck a wall. in madison, wisconsin utility crews are expected to work through the weekend after a water pipe broke and caused a 30-foot deep sinkhole that swallowed three cars. it left some 300 residents of two apartment buildings without water and electricity which may not be fully restored until early next week. a wild fire in central washington state is threatening about 250 homes and forced evacuation of hundreds of residents. the fire destroyed one home and burned two others. police in people broke park, florida video shows a mother
soil. the iran avians claimians claim and both can say they got what they wanted. the truth is somewhere in between. on some issues, you might have the same dynamic coming out of this deal. a lot of tamping down of expectations happening now. u.s. officials going in. the president has said 50/50. that s their chances, an equal chance of failing and reaching a long-term agreement as to coming to an agreement. they have a lot of work to do. jim shoe tciutto, thanks so . an oregon woman is safe and sound after she fell into a 20-foot deep sinkhole in her backyard while searching for her poodle. a neighbor heard her cries and called 911. to find out that somebody fell down a hole was kind of nerve-racking. we walk around here a lot. it was kind of surprising. amazingly, both the woman and her dog escaped unharmed.
in the shooting death of his friendodon pleaded not guilty. the yarnell fire is now 45% contained after burning 8,500 acres. firefighters believe they ll have the blaze fully contained in about a week. fallen firefighters will be remembered at a memorial service tuesday in prescott. an ohio woman lucky to be alive after a 20-foot-deep sinkhole opened up in toledo and literally swallowed her car. fire crews were called in to help rescue the woman. she was not injured. police believe a broken water main caused the sinkhole. it is a tale of weather extremes for you on this fourth of july holiday. the southwest remains dry and blistery hot but much of the united states is getting drenched by damaging storms creating hazardous travel conditions and putting a damper on fireworks displays. meteorologist chat meyers joins us live from new york and i know a lot of firework celebrations are canceled here in atlanta. carol, why do i have to come
scherzer improves to 13-0. he s the first pitcher to do that since roger clemens back in 1986. if you remember, clemens went on to win the mvp that year and i would say scherzer is on track this year, just like verlander a couple years ago, win the mvp and the cy young. wouldn t that be fantastic? you know he has two different color eyes. he s a pretty interesting guy to look at. kind of not know which eye to look at. it is strange to talk to him. one is very dark brown and the other is very light. he s a terrific guy, too. andy scholes, thank you so much. i really enjoyed that, as you can tell. the next hour of cnn newsroom the next hour of cnn newsroom starts now. captions by vitac www.vitac.com happening now in the newsroom, happy birthday, america, and what a gift to the country. the statue of liberty back open this morning after being closed since sandy. plus, sinkhole survival, a 60-year-old woman being rescued from a 20-foot-deep sinkhole