15 minutes past the hour right now, and there are two small children and their great grandmother who are missing this morning in north california after their home was destroyed by the raging wildfire there. the carr fire we re talking about. it s in shasta county. it s devoured nearly 50,000 acres already, and there s nothing left of hundreds of homes and businesses. cnn s paul vercammen is joining us this morning, and just to look at the background there, paul, gives you a sobering feel of what those fires can do so quickly. good morning. reporter: it does, martin and christi. and if you look just behind me, as you pointed out, it came roaring through here. this is in west redding, california. we re a little over 100 miles from the oregon border. and let s give you a sense of what it looked like when the carr fire reared its ugly head in this neighborhood.
nearly 400 passengers and 6 crew were on board. turkish authorities say heavy rain caused the ground to collapse near the tracks. evacuations under way in at least three states as wildfires sweep across the western half of the u.s., amid a brutal heat wave making it harder for crews to fight the flames. alicia okuhn a is following the story. reporter: as well as the sweltering temperatures, here s a look at major fires burning in western states. these are the places where state and federal authorities are focusing resources. one of the top priorities is the fire burning at the california-oregon border. 72 structures destroyed and 600 homes in its path. three communities in this area along with two power plants are also threatened and you see the c-130 fire tanker?
don t forget to set up my birthday party. another one saying i m fine. get ready to take me out to friday chicken. unbelievable. our hearts and prayers are with them, of course. also in this morning, dozens of wild fires raging in western states turned deadly. one person killed as one fire explodes overnight, ripping through 8,000 acres near the california/oregon border. crews fighting 50 wildfires in multiple states. in colorado, authorities believe the one fire was ignited by tracer bullets fired at a shooting range. then there is. this a judge delaying a critical ruling over reuniting illegal immigrant families at a border. of the decision will come monday whether to grant the trump administration more time to reunite more than 100 children under 5 years old with their parents. the original deadline was set for tuesday. and hundreds of government employees have been deployed to speed up that process. and secretary of state mike pompeo arriving in tokyo just moments ago following two
i think it s very important for putin at the moment to be seen to be meeting and be treated as an equal by the president of the united states. that may motivate him to have follow-through. elizabeth: thank you so much. appreciate it. leland: the fight continues in the western united states against raging fires, hundreds of homes have been destroyed as fires sweep across the state of california from the southern coast all the way to the california, oregon border. three more fires burning across colorado were slowed do you knoe much-needed rain. thousands were evacuated due to the fire. officials report one death near the oregon border. elizabeth: ad adam clause hase on those wildfires and other updates from the u.s. he joins us with today s forecast across the nation.
inside a popular restaurant for wearing a make america great again hat. the violent confrontation. tonight, the alleged attacker facing charges. and the investigation into this video. a woman caught on camera launching fireworks like rockets at a neighborhood store. and good evening. it s great to have you with us on this busy friday night, and we begin with that breaking news from the wildfire zone. a sudden burst of flames near san diego becoming the latest wildfire in the west right in a suburban neighborhood. flames jumping from building to building, devouring homes as you can see. dozens of them already feared lost. it comes as the outbreak of fires have now turned deadly. one person killed in a fire near the california/oregon border. abc s will carr starts us off from california tonight. reporter: tonight california is burning from north to south. flames in san diego county