But 119yearold woman chose to stay to try to save her family home from the flames. What she said it was Like Fighting the fire as fox news reportinfoxfox news reporting. And our reporting begins with the dramatic rescue of a kidnapping caught on police video. Get out of the way get out of the way oh, my god. Get out of the van. Trace it all happened in brookside alabama just outside birmingham. Police say its a witness called police, when he saw the suspect trying to drag a woman into the woods before throwing her into a van and speeding away. Investigators say about the van had a cage in the back. The doors were chained shut, and there was a blanket covering the rear window. They say that the suspect is from here in los angeles, and jeff paul is here with more on this bizarre story. Speak out this witness is that he could not just sit around and do nothing after what he saw in this wooded area. She asked for help. The only thing i did know was that i wasnt going to let him leave without the Police Checking it out. Police then caught up to the suspect, leading to a pursuit where at one point investigators that he tried to run over an officer. They eventually performed what is called a rolling roadblock, barricading a van. The van. Forcing the suspect to stop. From there, it turned into a very intense standoff where they say the suspect was holding a knife to the victims throat and reportedly asked officers to kill him as negotiators talk to him. But a Tactical Unit busted through the back of the van, teasing the suspect and rescuing the woman. Police crediting that witness who called them, likely saving the victims life. Even in our investigation, we determined that the suspect had every intention of dragging this lady into the woods and potentially murdering her. If it wasnt for the actions of the witness and the officers that responded, the outcome may have been much different. That hero witness says that he is no special person and believes, trays, it was divine intervention. Trace this is a very good term for it because this is blind luck. What do we know about the suspect . He is originally from los angeles. He has been identified as sean sanders. In los angeles, that is where he had a criminal background to the extent where he spent some time in prison. He is now facing a bunch of charges, including kidnapping, attempted murder on a police officer, reckless endangerment, criminal mistruths. As for the victim, she was hospitalized and has been cut on her hands and face. Trace jeff, thank you. Breaking news right now. State of emergency and australia as Deadly Wildfires bridge across the country, destroying more than 1,000 homes, killing at least 17 people. Fire Officials Say eight of those deaths happens in the last week. The countries navy now sending a military ship to evacuate those stuck in a remote area on the southeastern coast. They are sending smaller boats to drop off supplies and to bring people back to the ship. Remember, only folks who are able to climb a ladder can actually escape that way. They will have to evacuate others by helicopter. It is happening in the state of victoria. The fires are burning across much of the country. The worst of it is in the southeast. More than 200 fires burning in that region alone. The flames on this map represent different fires. The red flames are all fires that began within the last 12 hours. The fires have burned more than 12,000 make that 12 million acres, an area ten times the size of the grand canyon. In the environmental minister says that they have made have wiped out 30 of the quality of population. They battled the flames wednesday, driving through the fire. A woman says that she is more than one of 1,000 people who lost their homes. It is completely burned. A yesterday morning, we went out there. From one side to the other, there is not a blade of grass. It looks like a big tin can. Can you imagine . Here is a 19yearold woman that cites the fire that takes her familys home. She says that she and her dad were able to save the house, the cars, in their garden, using the fire hoses and their own gear. She also says that she did not want to encourage other folks to try to fight the fire on their own. Benjamin hall reporting live with more on this tragedy. Down in southeast australia where the fires are worse, many of these have become mega fires. When dozens of forest fires and brushfires come together to create a whole wall of flames. The 12 million acres that you talked about, that is also twice the size of connecticut. That puts it in perspective. The worst of the californian fires in 2018 burned less than 2 million acres. These are the worst fires on record and australia. They are caused by extreme heat waves and severe droughts. Tens of thousands of people have abandoned their homes. Many of them pushed to the coast. Authorities call for evacuations. The state of New South Wales have the ones picturesque post. They have literally nowhere to run. 60,000 people are without water, and some towns have no access to Drinking Water at all. Donations of water, essentials, foods, and other supplies are now being collected by community members. Everyone doing whatever they can to help this fire ravaged regi region. Benjamin, we are hearing now that some people heckled the Prime Minister over how he handled these fires. What do we know . Not just heckled. He is being chased out of town. They are furious at him. He was on vacation in hawaii when some of the worst fires were going on. He has also insisted that the responsibility for fighting them doesnt belong to the federal government. It belongs to the state. He has washed his hands of it. They say that they are not getting enough help. Furious firefighters have even refused to shake his hands. He says that he understands the anger. I understand the very strong feelings that people have. They are still some very dangerous days ahead, and we understand that. We are going to do everything we can to give them the support that they need. More than 1400 homes have already been destroyed. Now a state of emergency has been called. Giving authorities more control, more power to move people out. Already, whole communities have burned to the ground. Today and yesterday and australia, they are going to bring their expertise and their advice. It is going to get a lot worse over the next coming months before the rainy season. There is not much that they can do to stop these mega fires. Trace Benjamin Hall reporting live. We should know that a lot of the australian people rely on volunteer firefighters to fight these, so there is a shortage of firefighters over there as well as what you saw, the outbreak of the flames. I want to bring in kimberly harrell. She was forced to evacuate. She joins us now on the phone. Kimberly, you said that you live on the coastal side of these fires, but the flames were coming over the mountains, kind of bearing down on your home. Can you tell us about what happened . Yes, so the night before, we could see some of the warnings. We had a plan to go into town near the shopping center. That it all just happened very quickly, and we were stranded in a cafe when the flames came ov over. Trace when you were stranded in the cafe, how long were you there, and when did they come to evacuate you . After that, what happened . We were there for probably three hours. We didnt go to the Evacuation Center because it was so full. So we ended up stuck in this cafe. We were in the bathroom. It was blacked out, so we were all sitting in the darkness. After it went black, we waited a couple of hours to come back o out. And then i got bad again, so we left again. Trace how long did it take you to get down to the evacuation area . I know that traffic has been backed up for hours and hours. It was. It was bad. Everyone had taken it into town. So we likely have some in the house down there in the garage, so it took nine hours to get o out. Usually, it is a two hour drive. With the roads blocked, it is a six hour drive out the worst. But it was over nine hours to get there. Trace we are showing our viewers some of the pictures of the worst fires burning over there. What is it like . How was the smoke . Is it just hard to breathe . Are you feeling the heat and the impact . How is it impacting you and your family and the people in your community . Definitely beth air quality is pretty awful. We are feeling quite sick. My little one is eight months old. He has got red eyes. Feeling pretty ill. Ask me when i can imagine that the smoke inhalation must be pretty bad. We are in Southern California right now, and over the past several years, we have had these amazing wildfires that have just destroyed so many properties, so we kind of know what youre going through there. As we watch these pictures, you have to realize that a lot of these fires have the ability to create their own weather. In fact, an australian firefighter was killed recently because one of these tornadoes, which was caused by the fire, lifted up a fire truck, and landed on him. I am curious, kimberly, what have you heard from your neighbors in your community . Do you still know if your house is fine . It is of the moment. My dad is still there. He is going to be there for a little while. Coming on the way in, it is not looking great. It just takes on a life of its own. Trace and what are they telling your father, and what are they telling you about the conditions over there and what the days and weeks ahead will look like . Essentially, they are telling everyone to get out. It is probably going to be worse than what it was. It is taking some people 16 hours to get home. It is absolute chaos. Trace i think chaos is a good word for it. Kimberly, best of luck to you and your family and your communities. Our hearts go out to you. We are hoping that support is coming from the United States and canada and from other countries to help get those wildfires under control. Lets get to our chief meteorologist. He is live in the fox extreme weather center. Is there any relief on the way for the fire crews in australia . No, not really. Kind of a longterm situation because there is an ongoing drought they are. In the immediate, it has been a little bit better, but take a look at what happens on saturday as temperatures go back up to around 100 degrees. So that he will go back in. We are expecting to see its saturday to sunday, incredibly dangerous conditions. Southwestern side as well. One area, heading for catastrophic weather conditions under a warning right now. A little bit of precipitation in the up towards the north. Not exactly where this fires are. Winds are going to increase. Watch what happens here. Going up to the 50 to 60mileperhour range. On saturday, trays, the rainy season, they have pretty much not have them for the last three winters. Thats why the Drought Conditions are so incredible right there. You dont have any moisture to kind of evaporate. Because of that, there may not be any longterm relief. They are winter potentially coming for them then them then. Trace people know this, im sure, it is summer over there. We talk about the bush country. When you have extended periods of drought, it is amazing how much fuel these things can engender. It is just very difficult to fight. Humidity and plan sand and soil, makes a big difference across where we inhabit that earth. Without that. Trace live for us in the extreme weather center. Thank you. Tough talk from the iranians after President Trump accuse them of organizing an attack on the u. S. Embassy in iraq. News that could affect millions of americans who vape. The federal government Just Announced a new restrictions, and we will have the details. From all of the journalists of fox news, this is efox news reporting. The newday va streamline refi is the reason why. It lets you shortcut the loan process and refinance with no income verification, no appraisal, and no out of pocket costs. One call can save you 2000 every year. Call my team at newday usa right now. 0a[on4hx40y zx2x i suff. For so long. Asis. It was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. I wasnt covered anymore. Im not constantly thinking about it. Im still clear five years now. See me. Cosentyx works fast to give you clear skin that can last. Real people with psoriasis. Look and feel better with cosentyx. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting. Get checked for tuberculosis. 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Earlier today, defense secretary mark esper would not say what that very big price might be. I am not going to say what we are going to do, but we have vast capabilities to do any number of things. We will act in response to actions by iran or its proxies, and we will act to preempt any forces on our personal by iran or its proxies. Trace their armed forces are ready to confront the enemy and will decisively react if anyone makes the slightest mistake. Trey yingst is reporting live from jordan. Trays, good afternoon. Major Development Today after defense secretary mark esper spoke with fox news, indicating that the United States is preparing for offensive, not just defensive action against iran and its proxies across the middle east. They are both preparing for the possibility of a direct military confrontation. All of this today has hundreds of u. S. Troops are headed to an american base in kuwait, coming from the 82nd airborne division. They also have thousands of other soldiers in their battalion standing by just in case they need to call of those trips for service. The latest images that we have seen in fact it indicate that everything is secure at the u. S. Embassy that was formed earlier this week for two Straight Days by supporters of the militia group. This is an iranian backed group across the middle east, continue to respond to u. S. Tracks that occurred on sunday, killing 25 of their fighters. Trace. Trace trainings to lie for us in jordan. Late evening there. Thank you. Announcing new restrictions to try to keep underage teens from vaping. Ordering companies to stop the sale of unauthorized vape cartridges, including fruit and mint flavors. At the new rules wont cover tobacco or menthol flavors. The Fox Business Networks lawrence live from the white house. He mends no words today when he said that all you cigarettes on the market today are illegal. He said that the law in 2009 passed by congress require them to have premarket approval with the fda. No applications have been approved as of right now. Some have just now been accepted with the fda. He says that enforcement now in the next 30 days for a company is selling flavored vaping products. The administration acknowledging that those flavors help people get off smoking. Stay knowledges that it is not technically a ban. Doctors, though, are worried. Certainly making it more in convenience, and it will decrease the numbers. What i am worried about is that teens are clever. They find other ways around this. It is disingenuous marketing. Twice as many High Schoolers are vaping ecigarettes this year than last year. There is a may 12 deadline that all shops and ecigarette companies have to have these obligations in. After that may 12 deadline. He says of the enforcement will expand to all shops and Industries Big and small and small. Back to you, trace. Trace a 13yearold boy caught in a College Student scaling. He told them how it all unfolded, but cannot comments be be used in court . Im not hungry youre having one more bite no one more bite kraft. For the win win. My teams working overtime to make sure every veteran can refinance now to save 2000 every year sr i dont use some waxy cover up. I use herpecin l, it penetrates deep to treat. It soothes moisturizes and creates a spf 30 barrier to protect against flare ups caused by the sun. Herpecin l. It does more for a cold sore. Trace developing now, a 13yearold murder suspect in court this moment. He was involved in the stabbing death of new york city College Student tessa majors. He is facing multiple charges, including felony murder. They say that the teen admitted he was there when the attack happened but claimed he wasnt the one who stabbed majors. A judge could decide whether prosecutors can use the 13yearold as evidence in the case. David lee miller is live at the courthouse in lower manhattan. David lee. Trace, that hearing is still going on behind me in family court. Moments ago, we learned that a trial date has not been set. The 13yearold is going to go to trial on march 16th. During the hearing, some of which took place behind closed doors and judges chambers, we are told that the 13yearold were handcuffs, he was dressed in black, wearing sweatpants, a coat, and a hoodie. He was leaning over that defense table with his head down during some of the proceedings. The topic today was whether or not the 13yearold should be released before trial. The defense arguing that he should be set free, saying that the horrific nature of the crime itself should not be the sole reason in deciding that the teen should stay in custody. And again, at this hour, that hearing still continuing. The judge did say, trace, that the 13yearold did have a serious risk of reoffending. Trace he claims that he was not the one who stabbed tessa majors. What we know about the other suspects in this case . Thats right. Based on the confession from the 13yearold as well as surveillance video, police have been seeking to 14yearolds in connection with the stabbing death of tessa majors. Now, last week, exactly