Are calling in the troops. This image from nasa shows the damage in space. Calmer parts of conditions in parts of california helped firefighters in some areas. 200 military troops will be deployed to help firefighters across the west and the first time that has happened since 2006. Western fires have burned a million acres and more than a hundred homes have been destroyed. Our affiliate kiro shows us conditions that have forced more than 3,000 from their homes. Come on. Reporter john parker would usually be home right about now. Just lost. I dont know where to go, what to do. Reporter he is one of the roughly 2,000 people evacuated from the wires near chelan. Its wow. Really difficult because you just dont know what to take. Reporter what he took is all he has left. I can say im actually homeless. His home burned in the first creek fire. There is where the house was. Reporter he got his dog max out and this truck. This is about it. Reporter at the shell station downtown, Francisco Rodr
Annemarie green. Crews in five states hope calmer weather conditions will help their efforts. The fires have forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes. Relentless flames in california put this year on track to be more devastating than previous fires. Reporter Central Washington has been ravaged by wildfires all summer and now a sudden wind shift has made things worst as flames that had burst for several days suddenly pushed into this town. Matthew anderson survived but his home burned. This whole hillside was on fire last night. It was nuts. Reporter this is how the fire looked from lake she lan, a popular recreational spot. So far at least 100 structures have burned. Hundreds more are threatened. So far this year wildfires have burned more than 6. 5 million acres. Thats more than 2. 5 times what bushed in the same period the same time last year and theres little relief with the relentless drought and exceptional heat, especially in Southern California where a fire con
Parts of california helped firefighters in some areas with calmer temperatures. 200 troops will be deployed to help firefighters across the west and the first time that has happened since 2006. Western fires have burned a million acres and more than a hundred homes have been destroyed. Our affiliate kiro has more. Come on on. Reporter john parker would usually be home right about now. Just lost. I dont know where to go, what to do. Reporter he is one of the roughly 2,000 people evacuated from the wildfire chelan. What he took is all he has left. His home burned in the first creek fire. There is where the house was. Reporter he got his dog max out and this truck. Reporter at the shell station downtown, Francisco Rodriguez works as a gas station attendant, but lately he kneels more like a therapist. I had one lady come in. She had lost her house and three horses. Reporter so many people have lost so much. Authorities think between 50 and 60 structures have burned and the fires threaten m
Tightlipped, not short of any emotion, investigators were out here for several hours, theyve left, not all that long ago, taking a look at both the inside and outside of this home. Now the shooting occurred just before 2 00 a. M. That is when police say that a ten year old was shot in the head. He was returned to dupont childrens hospital, now, the nature of this incident is still unclear. Police have made no clear mention of potential suspect or shooter at this point. But, wilmington city councilwoman shavazz told us in a area she believes is suffering with so much violence, that there is no way anything like this could be accidental. They moved the family away, i dont know very much. Other than just a constant, constant, and it is just tears at your heart, because you feel hopeless. You feel helpless. The last update i was able to get is that the child is still in critical condition, hoping to get some more information for you as it becomes available. Reporting live in wilmington, al
Crews in five states hope calmer weather conditions will help their efforts. The fires have forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes. Relentless flames in california put this year on track to be more devastating than previous fires. Reporter Central Washington has been ravaged by wildfires all summer and now a sudden wind shift has made things worst as flames that had burst for several days suddenly pushed into this town. Matthew anderson survived but his home burned. This whole hillside was on fire last night. It was nuts. Reporter this is how the fire looked from lake she lan, a popular recreational spot. So far at least 100 structures have burned. Hundreds more are threatened. So far this year wildfires have burned more than 6. 5 million acres. Thats more than 2. 5 times what bushed in the same period the same time last year and theres little relief with the relentless drought and exceptional heat, especially in Southern California where a fire continues to rage ou