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california today. the shirley fire has burned through more than 2600 acres and around soco ya national forest. they have made tremendous progress overnight and believe they will turn a corner today. it s the only major fire burning in california. all the key resources are there. also today the alleged master mind of the 9/11 attacks begins pretrial hearings at the guantanamo bay detention center in cuba. the military judge will consider 20 separate issues related to the trial of can lee shea mohamed. and the most sensitive operations. mohamed is perhaps the highest profile of all the detainees being held at guantanamo bay. today we re learning more how the other prisoners there found out about the taliban swap involving former p.o.w. bowe
national forest. reporter: good morning. the so called shirley fire is burning outside of bakersfield three hours down from los angeles. the blaze kicked off on friday. it s consumed some 2600 ache perhaps the concern here is going to be the winds, which are expected to calm today. the hot conditions, of course, the tinderbox that is all across this region exacerbated by drought. some 1100 firefighters are on the ground battling this blaze. also in the air it s cost $4 million to fight the fire in the last three days alone. this morning good news from firefighters they say they are making tremendous progress. while they have lost three structures, they do believe they are optimistic that this fire will not destroy anymore homes. as you can see, it s burning in the hills behind me. the concern it s closing in on homes about a mile away. firefighters have made significant strides as fire is