Outfront tonight, breaking news. At least five wildfires are burning out of control in Southern California at this instant. We want to listen to this reaction of what is happening right now. Oh my god oh, my gosh. Oh [ bleep ]. The fire is fueled by low humidity and those powerful santa ana winds has forced the evacuation already of 15,000 people. The flames are also burning dangerously close to a Nuclear Power plant. Officials have now evacuated that facility as a precaution. But obviously, it is a Nuclear Power plant still operating. 20 buildings already destroyed. Hundreds of firefighters are digging along the front lines, igniting backfires to try to knock the flames down. Paul vercammen is in carlsbad, california, and paul, when we hear the headlines, how threatening is the fire right now. Obviously with you even wear that eyewear. Here is how threatening it is. It is setting up the embers, and the embers are always dangerous. Not only can they land in your eye, this is how fires
With scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. In just a few short days america came to know Kayla Mueller and her too short life that was dedicated to helping people in need. So today, when her family confirmed that she had died as a captive of isis, the entire country shared their pain, pain that was visible on the faces of her friends and relatives. Mueller was captured by the Islamic Terrorist Group in syria in the summer of 2013. David martin now on how her family learned of her death. Reporter there is no goodur way to find out your 26yearold daughter has been killed, butm surely an email from isis wither a picture of her body is one of the worst. By monday morning, intelligence analysts had confirmed that it was Kayla Mueller, and that she had died recently, although the exact cause of her death could not be determined. It was a tragic end for a young woman described by her aunt lori lyon as noble beyond her years. She has done more in her incredible 26 yea
Opposition to storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain has united Nevadans across political lines — until now. A Senate candidate has spoken favorably about the idea.