Its kind. Sitting on the dock of the bay captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Reporting tonight from southern california. Brush on the 101 this afternoon, and for stretches, shut down one of the busiest freeways in america. The worst of it, as we saw, in faria beach. You really get a sense of the intensity of the winds up in the air. And keep in mind whsht gusts really move through, they can pick up embers from one fire and start a new one. Those embers can be carried for miles. The thomas fire is one of six major fires. The latest in san diego spread quickly. Rich macklin is with the Ventura County fire department. Anyone anytime we have erratic winds like this, were never out of danger. Were not letting our guard down. Firefighters are still down the street here working on structure protection. Glor the challenge for firefighters is getting a handle on the steep, dry terrain, acting as fuel. What you see behind me right now are starting fires. The
Its kind. Sitting on the dock of the bay captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Reporting tonight from southern california. Glor and good evening, were in the shadow hills neighborhood of l. A. , the scene of one of six major wildfires burning tonight in southern california. And the first death has been reported. The burned body of a woman was found next to her flipped over car in Ventura County. The fire is drifn by powerful santa ana expwindz has burned more than 116,000 acers and there appears to be no end in sight. More than 100 homes have been destroyed or damaged. At least 330,000 people have been evacuated. Southern california remains under siege. Throughout the night, firefighters in Ventura County battled enormous walls of flames. Those flames consumed trees and brush on the 101 this afternoon, and for stretches, shut down one of the busiest freeways in america. The worst of it, as we saw, in faria beach. You really get a sense of the intensit
Who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. Note, franken to said he will resign in the coming weeks. It makes you think what else he may say pending the outcome of next weeks senate race. Mark david will pick frankens successor. Barbara comstock calling for protection of accusers. I believe this is a watershed moment and we need to take this opportunity to fundamentally asnge how we address this congress and beyond. Rolemstock will play a big in Sexual Harassment training on the hill which has passed and is fighting for an end to nondisclosure agreements when it comes to settling harassment cases. Can you believe this video . Wildfires roaring. Absolutely outofcontrol in southern california. It is literally exploding. The level of concern is at an all time high this afternoon. Arehree of the fires between 10 and 20 containment. North of your the biggest fire burning is still glowing. Coastm the smoke lined inland the firefight
An Anne Arrundel is asking roy moore to refund a 1,000 donation. He says he waited to make the request by email because he expected moore to drop out of the Alabama Senate race. Civil rights icon john lewis says he will not be at this weekends opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum because President Trump will be there. The georgia congressman was supposed to speak during the event but he said the president s hurtful policies are an insult. And breaking right now on capitol hill, the house has passed a temporary funding bill to avoid a government shut down this weekend. The measure passed 235 to 193. This running through december 22nd. The plan is to buy more time including the budget a Childrens Health program and federal aid to puerto rico. Firefighters investigating a possible case of arson in montgomery county. Crews responded to a townhouse fire on cedarwood drive in rockville just after 2 oclock. One person was injured, two were displaced from the home. They have one pers
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