good morning. i m john muller. i m diana perez. here are some of the top headlines we re following this morning on world news now. breaking news this morning from ohio. cleveland kidnapper, ariel castro, has committed suicide in prison. he was sentenced last month to life plus 1,000 years for holding three women captive over a decade. president obama s efforts for a military strike on syria gaining ground on capitol hill. a key senate committee expected to consider the issue later today. we ll get the latest in a moment. hundreds of rescuers combing the wilds of northern new mexico for 41-year-old fire fighter named token adams. missing since friday when he was checking report of smoke in the forest near his home. serena williams made quick work of her opponent from spain last night. she moved into the semifinals of the u.s. open. the entire match took 52 minutes. during which williams didn t lose a single game. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday,
effort to find a missing fire fighter in northern new mexico. 41-year-old token adams hasn t been seen or heard from friday. vanished checking on a report of smoke in a forest where he lives with his pregnant wife and child. no one losing hope though, adams is an experienced outdoorsman. the individual is well-equipped, well-trained, he s got food and water and april radio and a cell phone. adams a former navy seal and former member of an elite hot shot crew in california. weather in the area hasn t been helping. it s been raining on and off for days. thousands of firefighters in california are gaining more control of the huge wildfire scorching the edge of yosemite national park. 370 square miles have gone in flames so far. the fire is 80% contained this morning. air quality so bad the smoke has forced schools to cancel football practices and other sporting events and a local fire chief says the fire may have ignited in an illegal marijuana grow. major blunders go, this one is