for them. and that s because they say the temperatures increase, the humidity drops, and the winds pick up. that s the time when this fire begins to expand even more. we ve seen it grow dramatically over the last couple of days and they expect it to continue, unfortunately. firefighters also saying this is a difficult fire because in very steep areas. they say it s hard to get to people and homes. a lot of the homes are big, say five-acre lots, the homes are essentially surrounded by the forest, a lot of which is overgrown and dry. so they re asking people to pay attention to evacuation orders, to pack their bags. some people are listening while others are choosing to stay here. i talked to a couple of neighbors who say they just don t want to leave, they ll continue to watch the flames and see how the situation develops. but they don t want to leave their homes, they say they ll do everything they can to protect their homes. there has an increase in resources here. we are ex
Im phil mattingly. In for dave briggs. It is thursday, august 9th. Congratulations, you are on the back half of the week. Representative Chris Collins refusing to step down after indictment on Insider Trading charges. Federal prosecutors in manhattan accused the new York Congress member, his son and another man of securities and wire fraud. Charged with exploiting secret Drug Trial Information from the australian pharmaceutical company. Collins vowed last night he will continue his run for reelection in november. The charges that have been levied against me are meritless. I will mount a vigorous defense in court to clear my name. I look forward to being fully vindicated and exonerated ending any and all questions relating to my affiliation with innate. The company where collins was on the board of directors. He was the first sitting Congress Member to endorse donald trump for the white house. Collins indictment turns another safe republican seat into a battleground. The White House Leg
Information he needs to wrap up the case within weeks. We do not want to run into the november elections. Back up from that. This should be over with september 1st. We have now given him an answer. He obviously should take a few days to consider it. We should get this resolved. Giuliani says the Trump Legal Team says this should wrap up before the november election. He believes republicans will benefit if the probe drags into november. Prosecutors in the bank and Tax Fraud Trial of Paul Manafort expect to rest the case against the former Campaign Boss on friday. The defense will present its case. 18 witnesses have testified. Notably rick gates. A former adviser to the trump campaign. Also taking the stand is a former irs agent on how manafort avoided paying taxes on millions
phil. Matthew, it wasnt just democrats, but republican chairman in the house asking to impose sanctions. Another round could come in a couple of months. Matthew chance, thank you. China vows to fight back against t
landlords stating the cdc exceeded authority and only congress can extend that evikz ban now. sandra: and stunning new video showing extensive corrosion near the foundation of the kongedo building that collapsed in surfside, florida. that amount should have been obvious, 98 people died when the tower fell in june. john: wildfire in california forcing evacuation orders, telling tourists to stay home. the calleder fire 12% containd and forecasters say windss will pick up as humidity drops, making things harder. sandra: we are probably at this point moments away from the white house press briefing. jen psaki expected to take questions from reporters as the administration continues to deal with the biggest crisis of biden s presidency. they have shown a united front,
u.s. companies pay to import goods and higher costs would mean they raise prices or cut jobs. tariffs are causing a south carolina company to nearly layoff all of the workers. it imports parts from china to build tvs. it blames the closure on u.s. tariffs. firefighters in california starting to make head way in the fight against the mendocino complex fire. the largest fire in state history. the fire scorched 302,000 acres. the inferno is now 47% contained. we have stephanie elam with more. reporter: that blaze there is part of the firefighters starting here. the controlled burn. they doing this to burn out the fuel here because as the winds pick up in the afternoon and humidity drops, that fire on the other side of the ridge behind