It was so moving, it was very powerful. This is this is the cbs evening news. Good evening, Anthony Mason is on assignment, im Elaine Quijano. Much of california is on fire tonight, or at risk of going up in flames. Red flag warnings meaning conditions are ripe for wildfires are up all over the state. More than 20 major fires are burning. 15 of them started in just the past 24 hours. And they are moving quickly, fueled by strong winds. They have already burned more than 70,000 acres, destroyed 1500 homes and commercialing whethers, buildings and forced 20,000 people to evacuate. The fairs are blamed for at least one death, heres mireya villarreal. In Southern California this afternoon several hillside homes went up in flames pushed by strong santa ana winds. Firefighters are making a desperate stand to save others that are burning. It is just one of several wildfires that is overwhelming the state. The worst in northern californias wine country which broke out late last night, home aft
Superintendent and concerned parents shes live in Williamstown High School where a meeting is set to get underway in the hour, alycia. Reporter parents feel that the district closures could last more than the week that was announce today. That is in part because some of the parents who are behind me waiting outside for that meet to go start in the next hour or so some fear the mold issue is bigger one then the district thinks. Concerning mold found at this new jersey elementary school, forced to it shut its doors last week. Now this week every school in the same district will close. At least one week close another was announced last minute today, we were with one parent who was notified through a robo call at 2 30 this afternoon. We are closing as a precautionary measure to assure our schools are properly inspected. Reporter report brandy has a nine yearold son in this district. All year, he would come home with headaches, stomach aches, a doctor with him. I would change his medication
Its a shell of whats left and whats left, its all on fire destroyed. Hotel guests were forced to evacuate earlier. Most left their belongings behind. Our colleague len ramirez talked to one of the evacuees who got out barefoot and ran for their lives and im not saying that light heartedly. They ran and got out just in time. They of are everything thats now being consumed by the they left everything thats now being consumed by flames. Most of these fires have limited or no containment. These are very rapidly burning fires. Almost the entire effort last night and early this morning was focused on evacuations and moving citizens out of harms way. Reporter now besides homes and neighborhoods that have been evacuated, two hospitals had to be evacuated, 130 patients moved out of Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center which is directly behind me here. Sutter santa rosa Regional Hospital also evacuated 80 of its patients and adding to the chaos were told more than 100 people injured in th
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It was so moving, it was very powerful. This is the cbs evening news. Quijano good evening, im Elaine Quijano. This is our western edition. Much of california is on fire tonight, or at risk of going up in flames. Red flag warnings meaning conditions are ripe for wildfires are up all over the state. More than 20 major fires are burning. 15 of them started in just the past 24 hours. And they are moving quickly, fueled by strong winds. They have already burned more than 70,000 acres, destroyed 1,500 homes and commercial buildings and forced 20,000 people to evacuate. Heres mireya villarreal. Reporter in Southern California this afternoon several hillside homes went up in flames pushed by strong santa ana winds. Firefighters are making a desperate stand to save others that are burning. It is just one of several wildfires that is overwhelming the state. The worst in northern californias wine country which broke out late last night, home after home completely engulfed. Some burning to the gr