we focus so much attention across new mexico because it s been significantly bad here. the hurmts peak fire juls outside of santa fe actually the authorities there combined these two fires because they have were so close in proximity to each other, so what that did it actually lowered the containment for this area. so we continue to see those numbers go down, which is not good as we start to see those large fires spread and have difficulty with the firefighter efforts there. winds today they re going to continue to be gusty and pick up through the early parts of next week. not what we want to hear certainly. okay, derek van dam, thanks for the latest on that. hollywood stars johnny depp and amber heard are in the midst of a bitter defamation case over abuse claims after the collapse of their once glamorous marriage. more on the tragic aftermath just ahead. and music has lost one of its angelic voices. after the break we bid farewell
exact area disseminated by the earthquake. suffice it to say, it will also slow down search and rescue operations. bret? bret: bryan llenas in port-au-prince, bryan, thanks. the desperate rush to get u.s. personnel out of afghanistan as the taliban seized the capital. beyond our borders other stories evacuation alerts are in effect for villages southeast and northwest of athens, greece after two new wildfires broke out there today. strong winds expected to continue fanning flames into the evening hampering firefighter efforts. greece has been royaled by hundreds of fires this month. police and antigovernment protesters clash for a second straight day in bangkok over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic continues to boil over there. police fired a water canon and tear goose force protesters back as they approached the prime minister s office. and rafts built from cardboard, empty barrels and bicycle parts
sense of some of the massive fires weav ve seen across the state. ventura fire has done an excellent job preparing their folks and getting them where they need to be, so calfire has come with a cavalry and they ve been able to get more containment on this fire in a very quick manner with, again, these winds blowing at a very rapid pace, and hampering firefighter efforts wherever they go. it s incredible what they re able to do with this amount of wind, chris. those winds can also carry sparks to start fires elsewhere, so you be careful out there. steve patterson, thank you, and we appreciate all the work the firefighters are doing. obviously we re keeping a close eye on the reagan library. we also have more breaking news, this time from the federal reserve. the fed cut interest rates again by a quarter point. this is the third cut since july. fed chair jerome powell has been
temperatures are going to go up and relative humidity going to go down. along with that, relative humidity. highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s in the next few days. we are not going to see a big break for firefighter efforts. temperatures staying in the mid-90s. the break happens at night. temperatures down into the 50s and 60s. relative humidity goes up. that s the window where they could get some containment. at 5%, it is going to take some time. the afternoon winds are going to be a problem over the next few days. no big breaks inside as i see it. tough conditions as i see it. american crash investigators and a team from boeing are heading to france to try to solve the mystery that s captured the world s imagination, what happened to malaysian airlines, flight 370. american intelligence agencies think someone in the cockpit deliberately moved the plane off course the night it vanished nearly 17 months ago. this new information is renewing the focus on the captain and the first
justin? heather, i have good news in terms of our fire situation and flooding. first of all, we ll go to california where we saw dangerous conditions late friday. gusty winds combining with hot temperatures around l.a. 90 degrees and humidity down to 10 percent. noure in the atmosphere. now, we are lookingalt the winds off of the parving and this will push moisture in the area and the winds will subside and talking about temperatures in the 60s that is great news for the firefighter efforts with the springs fire and these conditions will continue next week. we have had a lot of rain it is wild weather from the north plains to the upper midwest. two distinct areas of flooding and river flooding and mississippi river and illinois river continues and a major stage for the next handful of days. that is good news. we have the threat of flash