Our other big story tonight closely watching wildfires in southern california. One is in the heart of los angeles. For much of the day, a stretch of the 405, major high was closed. Fires are being fueled by santa ana wind which are expected to kick of again overnight. Nearly 200 structures have burned. Thousand were evacuate from some of l. A. s prestigious and densely populated neighborhood. And carter evans begins our coverage on this. Reporter at day break, a traffic nightmare. The northbound 405 shut down. Dont want to be on the west side this morning. This is what commuters saw on interstate 405. Oh, no. One of t free ways. This is freaking crazy. On the ridge above bel air one of l. A. s most exclusive neighborhood as flames raced up the hillside, multimillion dollar homes laid directly in their path. A battle on the ground became desperate. You can see the fire burning ininside it this home right now. The staircase and burning through the garage door even the roof of the home. N
The most extreme manager was sentenced to seven years in federal prison today for his role in the emissions scandal. Oliver schmidt pled guilty to fraud. Led the office in michigan and covered up the scheme to cheat on diesel emissions test. One day after john conyers stepped down. Pressure building on minnesota senator, al franken to do the same. Same reason. Accusations of sexual misconduct. More than half of frankens fellow democrats in the senate want him out. Here is chief congressional correspondent, nancy cordes. Enough is enough. Reporter female senators led the way today lowering the boom on their friend and colleague. Probably in the best interest of a lot of people he resigns. Final straw a report this morning in politico, former democratic staffer said franken tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006. Insisting its my right as an entertainer. Mashed his lips against my face. Leeann tweeden made an accusation, producing this photo of franken ape en
Wildfires burned out of control in Southern California, one in the heart of los angeles. There is no relief in sight. Conditions today are expected to be extreme. One fire official said gusting 80mileperhour winds could create unprecedent fire danger. About 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and for the First Time Ever a purple forecast has been issued for a wind index. That is the most severe warning. Kenneth craig is there where the most destructive fire is. Good morning, kenneth. Reporter good morning. take a look behind me. You can see what firefighters are dealing with. This fire has doubled in size from yesterday forces more people out of their homes. As thousands continue to evacuate, thousands of miles of fire, this man was trying to save a bunny from flames alongside the highway. After two days of massive wildfires that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres, res denltds have been told to embrace for the worse. Its going t
4 30 eastern. Live coverage of the conference should get underway shortly. [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, take your seats, please. Good morning, good morning, everyone. It is my high privilege to stand here and welcome you all to the United States department of justices Human Trafficking summit. My name is patrick hovakenian. A federal prosecutor, serving in the office of the associate attorney general in the headquartersment ive had the privilege of working on issues that were here to discuss today and hoping that this summit can be used to combat further Human Trafficking. If youd please join me m welcoming our department of justice leaders. The attorney general of the United States, jeff sessions. [applaus [applause] the Deputy Attorney general of the United States, rod rosenstein. [applaus [applause] the associate attorney general of the United States, rachel brand. [applause] the acting assistant attorney general john cronin. [applause] and the acting attorney gen
President trump held a meeting with members of congress to discuss trade policies. The discussion centered around the president s goal of ensuring fair and reciprocal trade policies that benefit American Workers and grow the economy. This meeting from the white house cabinet room is 50 minutes. Theyre on our side. They just cant say it. Okay, thank you very much, im delighted to welcome both republicans and democrats, nice sound. Isnt that a nice sound . And we wont be discussing daca. But theres plenty of discussion going on right now about daca from both the house and the senate. To the white house, were here today to discuss a matter of violation importance to our nations economy, and security, and ive been discussing it for years, and certainly discussed it in great detail on the campaign trail. Thats americas aluminum and Steel Industries and many other industries where we are taken advantage of by other countries. I alluded to it yesterday too. Last year i directed the secretary