Tonight here in studio zach, youve been following these ongoing negotiations. Yeah. And those negotiations come as israel had signaled those plans for more military strikes in Southern Gaza, the idf ordering some 100,000 palestinians in the region to evacuate. With the threat of a ramped up offensive by Israeli Forces in the Southern Gaza city of rafah, looming, palestinians once again packing up and fleeing god knows whether we will stay alive or die. Monday, hamas, accepting an egyptian qatari brokered cease fire proposal. But israel not ready to sign on, saying it failed to meet its, quote core demands. Middle east policy expert professor stephen zunes. Its clear that hamas is really interested in putting an end to the fighting. The question, of course, is will israel go along . The big Sticking Point has been that hamas has been pushing for a permanent cease fire in return for the hostages, whereas israel has only been wanting a temporary pause. The idf conducting, quote, targeted
Reporter for most people in the neighborhood, the smoke and Evacuation Order were reason enough to leave. 90 of our road is left there is only me and two other people. The kids are kind of freaking out. Reporter but there was also reason to stay. There was a guy arrested in front of his house wondering about looters. Reporter what would it take for you to move . Ill move when looters dont have a chance to leave my place. Reporter staying means watching the fight one pass at a time. He is shooting it. Reporter it also means watching the wind and the smoke and knowing when its time to get out. Thats it. Just stay calm and cool and know when to leave. Reporter wilson walker, kpix five 5. More stories as flames raced toward residents. We came across a couple that loaded everything they could grab and left their home behind. You have your dog in your lap and youve got to go. What do you grab . I could see the flames and smoke. You dont want to leave until you have to. Reporter among the dev
Moving into the end of the week, smoke looks to subside but that is dependent on the firefighters controlling the fire. Temperatures will fall back to normal values for this time of year between 102 and 106 degrees along with lighter winds and mainly sunny skies through sunday. By monday and tuesday clouds build to partly sunny with humidity slightly rising but no chance for rain is expected. There are now 26 wildfires burning in the west. The largest burning so intensely. The governor declared a state of emergency for parts of Southern California north of los angeles. The blue cut fire is affecting a number of communties and leaving some residents suddenly looking for a place to stay. Abcs Adrienne Bankert has the latest. Royce bordes evacuee 2730 eric sherwin Public Information officer San Bernardino county fire 5053 don gordon cal fire lead arson investigator burned. Homes reduced to rubble. Some narrowly escaping with their lives. Watching everything they own burn. Burn. Mos we had
a huge earthquake. as speculation grows that the pontiff could soon step down because of ill health and angola bids farewell to the marxist leader who ruled for nearly 4 decades. edwardo de santos is remembered as an architect of peace. but in these behind the nation divided. ah, i m nick spicer. welcome to the program. pakistan s government is calling devastating flooding that has killed more than a 1000 people a climate catastrophe. climate minister told the w weeks of relentless rein amount to a perfect storm. the latest floods are hitting areas in the north west. further, south baluchistan and sind provinces are taking the brunt of the extreme. whether the flooding has knocked out transport and communications links and a state of emergency is in force with millions left homeless, the prime minister is appealing to the world for help forced from their homes, with only the few belongings they could save from the flood waters. there just some of the 33000000 pakistani author
this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: this is our western edition. the floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. the flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. more than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. this was one of the more dramatic rescues as the water swallowed this car. the driver screamed i m drowning, and david fong jumped in. my dog! she s gone. no, she better not be. pelley: david fong comes up with driver and dog. we have more on this disaster now from omar villafranca in baton rouge. reporter: from the air it s hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. sergeant paul meeker of the louisiana national guard took us on a search-and-rescue mission in the flood zone. a lot of people choose to stay until the power goes off.