Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Overnight at least four major wildfires burned out of control in Southern California, one in the heart of los angeles. There is no relief in sight. Conditions today are expected to be extreme. One fire official said gusting 80mileperhour winds could create unprecedent fire danger. About 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and for the First Time Ever a purple forecast has been issued for a wind index. That is the most severe warning. Kenneth craig is there where the most destructive fire is. Good morning, kenneth. Reporter good morning. take a look behind me. You can see what firefighters are dealing with. This fire has doubled in size from yesterday forces more people out of their homes. As thousands continue to evacuate, thousands of miles of fire, this man was trying to save a bunny from flames alongside the highw
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Overnight at least four major wildfires burned out of control in Southern California, one in the heart of los angeles. There is no relief in sight. Conditions today are expected to be extreme. One fire official said gusting 80mileperhour winds could create unprecedent fire danger. About 200,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and for the First Time Ever a purple forecast has been issued for a wind index. That is the most severe warning. Kenneth craig is there where the most destructive fire is. Good morning, kenneth. Reporter good morning. take a look behind me. You can see whatir are dealing with. This fire has doubled in size from yesterday forces more people out of their homes. As thousands continue to evacuate, thousands of miles of fire, this man was trying to save a bunny from flames alongside the highway. After t
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Our other big story tonight closely watching wildfires in southern california. One is in the heart of los angeles. For much of the day, a stretch of the 405, major high was closed. Fires are being fueled by santa ana wind which are expected to kick of again overnight. Nearly 200 structures have burned. Thousand were evacuate from some of l. A. s prestigious and densely populated neighborhood. And carter evans begins our coverage on this. Reporter at day break, a traffic nightmare. The northbound 405 shut down. Dont want to be on the west side this morning. This is what commuters saw on interstate 405. Oh, no. One of t free ways. This is freaking crazy. On the ridge above bel air one of l. A. s most exclusive neighborhood as flames raced up the hillside, multimillion dollar homes laid directly in their path. A battle on the ground became desperate. You can see the fire burning ininside it this home right now. The staircase and burning through the garage door even the roof of the home. N
The most extreme manager was sentenced to seven years in federal prison today for his role in the emissions scandal. Oliver schmidt pled guilty to fraud. Led the office in michigan and covered up the scheme to cheat on diesel emissions test. One day after john conyers stepped down. Pressure building on minnesota senator, al franken to do the same. Same reason. Accusations of sexual misconduct. More than half of frankens fellow democrats in the senate want him out. Here is chief congressional correspondent, nancy cordes. Enough is enough. Reporter female senators led the way today lowering the boom on their friend and colleague. Probably in the best interest of a lot of people he resigns. Final straw a report this morning in politico, former democratic staffer said franken tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006. Insisting its my right as an entertainer. Mashed his lips against my face. Leeann tweeden made an accusation, producing this photo of franken ape en