united states, according to the u.s. senate. you re right. that s a problem, and that s something that makes us suddenly very keen on this situation. let me hold you here. we re going to continue our conversation. let me take you over to my colleague suzanne malveaux filling in for wolf blither on the situation room. suzanne, to you. president obama needs more down time. his r & r was interrupted so the president extends his break. could he lose momentum on health care reform? and who will replace a man some say is irreplaceable? with ted kennedy laid to rest, who mike take his senate seat. the massachusetts governor makes a critical decision, and california burns from one end to the other. one blaze doibls its size threatening more homes and forcing more evacuations. one official pleads for prayers to quote the good lord upstairs. wolf blitzer is off today. i m suzanne malveaux in cnn s command center for breaking news, politics and extraordinary reports from around th
forced to live for 15 years and the first ever pictures of her daughters. they re looking for clues to link girrido and his wife to several other unsolved murders. and the decision to investigate after a newly-released report said cia used handgun and electric drill to threaten terror suspects. but we begin this morning with breaking news an and critical situation in the mountains above los angeles. firefighters are racing to contain a wildlifire that claim two of their own. a fire truck rolled off a roll. they re dropping ash on cars as far away as downtown los angeles and this morning, thousands of people have been told to get out. our rob marciano is live in california this morning. good morning. reporter: good morning. the skies billowing up from northeast los angeles. and this fire continues to grow rapidly. exploding over the weekend for the most part and 45,000 acres burned and far from getting a handle on this thing. 5% containment and the incident commander her