It was evacuated along with other camps in the area. Its been more than a week since the rim fire started. Alameda county firefighter on the firelines says it will take a lot longer to put it out. Reporter how long could it be before the entire fire is out . I think 100 dead out is going to be wintertime, months. Cbs reporter candy brown shows us how firefighters are scrambling to keep up with the unpredictable fastmoving fire. Reporter this ridge is the firefighters focus on the west side. Winds up to 20 Miles Per Hour spread the flames sunday afternoon. Its unpredictable with the wind. Reporter if the fire continues this destruction this far west thousands of homes will be threatened. Strike teams are waiting to protect homes just in case this erratically moving fire takes a devastating turn. Cal fire cleared brush trying to stay one step ahead of the fire. Slow the fire, stop the fire, give us a place to work, keep it out of the communities of tuolumne and such. Reporter their work
Fire is still burning along both sides of highway 120. That road remains closed outside of groveland. Crews are making significant progress though on the southwestern edge of the fire. But it is still moving to the north threatening the town of Tuolumne City. Cbs reporter Teresa Garcia is there with the latest. Reporter the rim fire near the Yosemite National park has been designated the number one priority for the Forest Service. A lot of firefighters here trying to get ahead of it. Reporter more than 3400 firefighters are battling the blaze, which has consumed more than 20 structures and scorched nearly 144,000 acres. Look how deep that is. Reporter pine needles and dead leaves have created a bed of kindling on the forest floor. We are inside the firelines. This is whats being called a First Priority zone. Its an area where the most resources are bring dedicated and this is because the blaze has been spreading most intensely along the eastern side of the fire. To the east of the fire
Welcome back, everybody. Lets get a check on the day ahead before we toss it to morning joe. President obama will deliver remarks on the ebola crisis that u. N. Before returning to the white house this afternoon. And the man arrested in connection with the abduction of university of virginia student Hannah Graham is set to appear in a Virginia Court this morning. Thats going to do it for way too early. Morning joe starts right now. No reasoning, no negotiation with this brand of evil. The only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. So, the United States of america will work with a Broad Coalition to dismantle this network of death. Those who have joined isol should leave the battlefield while they can. Those who continue to fight for a hateful cause will find
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Business of electing a new pope. Reporter for the voting cardinals, it was their last contact with the general public until after they elect a new pope. An open mass celebrated in latin that drew thousands into the basilica. Later today, the 115 princes of the Catholic Church will offer more prayers in a private setting before filing into the Sistine Chapel. There will be no more than one vote held this afternoon or early evening. Vatican experts say to look for black smoke from the chapels chimney, an indication that the cardinals have not yet reached a decision. There is zero chance at electing a pope on one hour. Reporter on monday, they held their last formal meeting to size up the stage of the church and to some extent size up each other. In choosing a leader of the Catholic Church, they are also choosing their own bus. New Yorks Cardinal Timothy Dolan said on sirius xm radio, hes ready to get on with the process. Even today we began to get into the qualities wed like to see in th
Weather. The bigger story is this huge temp. Temperatures plunging 30 degrees. Storms turning into snow. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thanks so much for joining me. The bluefin 21, the drone submarine, could go back underwater at any time. At the moment, the weathers too rough. Searchers are eager to continue, though, despite the fact the bluefins First Mission surfaced early and turned up no new leads. Now, the sub did scan the water for about seven hours, but it had to resurface when it reached its maximum depth, about 2. 5 miles down. Also this morning, the malaysian government announced it will set up an International Investigation team to unravel the mystery surrounding flight 370. In kuala lumpur, malaysia with more on this. Good morning. Reporter hi, carol. The purpose of the International Investigation team is really to evaluate what exactly happened with mh370 and avoid such an incident in the future. The team will be made up of three specif