largest wildfire in the country. it has burned more than 66 square miles of land so far since it was sparked one week ago. so far it has destroyed 13 homes and the process the weather has cooperated with firefighters today. the winds are expected to pick up again tomorrow and that s not good news. will has more from the west coast bureau. there are currently nine large wildfires burning across utah. the biggest by far is in utah in the southeastern part of the state. as crews continue to work they are getting help from 11 helicopters and dozens of fire engines. the fire started last saturday. doubled in size several times leading up to this weekend. it s now burned more than 42000 acres. 1500 people have evacuated the area which is a popular ski town that includes bill johnson. okay, locked up so the bad guys can t get in. hopefully we keep the fire out.
we learned today that someone was using a blowtorch to burn weeds. the fire got out of control and now more than a dozen homes have burned. it s unclear if that person will be charge. the fire they started continues to burn tonight in southeast utah. it s only 8% contain. it s the biggest of nine large 12 fighters burning across the state. as crews continue their getting help from helicopters and dozens of fire engines. it has course 42000 acres, destroyed 13 homes and forced more than 1300 residents evacuate which is a popular ski town. we bought it to leave a legacy for our kids and my son was raised here. most of his life lessons were learned on that mound. many residents are taken the time to thank the men and women on the front lines. it comes as we learned the navajo nation, the largest american indian reservation has imposed strict firework restrictions across three states. gregg: how is the weather looking for tomorrow? that obviously would be
thank you very much. thank you. a nightmare for passengers on board of a delta airlines flight. authorities sent the plane to a remote area at the denver international airport after it landed yesterday. a flight attendant found a handwritten note with a reference to a bomb. an fbi fbi said all passengers and luggage was screened but nothing suspicious was found. time for weather. dozens forced from homes and hotels in the popular ski town of jackson, wyoming. after a dangerous mudslide threatens to shift the ground beneath the homes. janice deem is live with more on this. what is going on there? it has been a wet season across the northwest and looking at wyoming, the good news is we have an area where we ll see dry conditions, and that is why we are seeing showers and
transportation safety board is investigating the scene of a deadly plane crash at the airport in santa monica, california. overnight a small cessna plane was coming in for a landing when it ran off the runway and it slammed into a hangar, igniting a fire ball. we do not know how many souls were on board. this was an unsurvivable crash. they say the eight seat plane took off from haley, idaho. that s a ski town. airport officials say the plane crashed just 150 feet from nearby houses. at this time, officials do not know how many people were on board, but we ll keep you posted as we learn more. in the meantime, a warning about popular chicken and ham products. more than 19,000 pounds of chicken and ham salad being recalled over fears of listeria contamination. the recall meat includes several chicken and ham salads sold under these brands. market pantry, archer farms,
claudia cowan live in san francisco with a look at that. reporter: jon, stockton led the way last month after officials could not reach a deal with the city s creditors, then the ski town of mammoth lakes came crashing down on the fourth of july after it failed to make good on a $43 million judgment. and last night at an emergency city council meeting, san bernardino became the latest to vote for bankruptcy protection. the southern california city of 200,000 faces a $46 million budget gap. it s already stopped paying some vendors and may not be able to make payroll through the summer. it was a tense city council meeting. one council member who abstained from the vote said, quote: the taxpayers of this city have been duped, hoodwinked and misguided for the past several years. people seemed resigned to the city s fate. another city in california is going down. a reorganization, whatever you say, is bankruptcy. credit rating going down, contracts are wide open, everything s open now.