The east is cleaning up after vicious storms knocked down trees, snapped power lines, and wrecked buildings. Folks were jolted out of bed by nonstop, roaring thunder. In the west, at least 30 large wildfires are thriving on the long drought and relentless heat. We have two reports this evening. First well go to carter evans in burbank california. Carter . Reporter scott the high heat is putting a strain on the power grid, so california Utility Companies are urging customers to cut back on their usage. This 100degree heat in the west is expected to continue into next week. Its another day of tripledigit temperatures, from california to Washington State where hot weather is fueling a new wildfire. Flames forced dozens to flow their homes in quincy. 30 miles away near wenatchee some evacuees returned to find their houses burned to the ground. Heavy hail pelted the city of tucson where the hot weather caused severe thunderstorms. Dramatic photos and videos from phoenix showed intense lightning overnight. The high temperatures are caused by a highpressure system stalled over nine western states trapping them under a heat dome. They wont have power back on until 6 30 in the morning. Reporter in los angeles, cooling off next to an air conditioner was not an option for some after a power outage left nearly 21,000 customers in the dark. The states utilities are now urging californians to conserve electricity in whats known as a flex alert. Steve conroy is with Southern California edison. Youre looking for conservation, people to reduce usage, business and residential customers, when they can. Reporter residents stretching from virginia to new jersey say that last nights thunderstorms, like the one that took out this 150foottall oak tree, were extremely violent and very frightening. It was in the forecast as a thunderstorm, but what developed was a much larger weather system in which clusters of storms crashed together. The collision of storms created a phenomenon called wet microburst, random gusts of hurricane and galeforce winds. One of those gusts destroyed this marina in maryland. Another hit Whitehall Township in pennsylvania, where jenny dannecker heard the storm gathering and barely escaped. So we just went in and ran down to the basement and a few seconds later heard the loud crash of the roof coming down. Reporter in new jersey residents like Paul Marositz described rain and hail coming in sideways. The wind was worse than sandy. Thats how loud it was. Reporter in washington, the storm created a spectacular light show but also forced a group of girl scouts camping out at the white house to seek shelter in the executive office building. This microburst storm was part of a weather pattern that forecasters call the ring of fire, the High Pressure and hot air thats dominated the east and the south from new england to texas throughout the month of june. Colder air slamming into the ring from all directions brought floods to texas and record rainfall in the east. Scott, for example, baltimore, maryland, got four times its normal amount of rain. It was the wettest june in baltimore history. Pelley Wyatt Andrews reporting for us tonight. Wyatt, thank you. Overnight an Historic Black Church match at wimbledon. Hes okay, but about 100 fans overnight, a Historic Black Church in South Carolina burned. It is the sixth church fire in the south since the shooting massacre in charleston two weeks ago tonight. Mark strassman is following the investigation. Reporter a. T. F. Agents dug through rubble today looking for any sign an arsonist torched mount zion a. M. E. Church. Flames collapsed the roof and left the building a total loss but federal sources told us the fire was likely accidental possibly caused by lightning. A. T. F. Agent, cliff chillkroft. Were going to bring all the assets of the federal government to bear to investigate this. Reporter in 1995, two Ku Klux Klansmen were convicted of burning down the same church. A year later, president clinton personally dedicated the rebuilt mount zion and condemned what he called the false idols of hatred. Now this community of faith is being tested again. Pastor Dimas Salaberrios is visiting from new york. What was your first thought when you saw this . My first thought is i dont believe god is striking down black churches by lightning or every electrical problem is right now just happening. I believe, you know we have to look at this in a very suspicious way. Reporter since june 21, six predominantly black churches in five Southern States from tennessee to florida have burned. Two of the fires have been ruled arson, and a third is suspected. The f. B. I. Says from 2011 to 2013, arsonists have burned more than 100 houses of worship a year. The bureau does not record the race of the congregations. None of this years Church Burnings has been labeled a hate crime, and authorities have found no links between them. A. T. F. Agents tell us it will be three to four days to process this fire scene, and scott, a preliminary investigation to what caused the fire could take three to four weeks. Pelley Mark Strassman reporting for us. Mark, thank you. Anyone who flies knows that its getting a lot harder to get a deal because there are fewer empty seats. Well, today we learned that the government is investigating whether airlines have been conspiring illegally to create scarcity and, therefore, higher prices. Heres justice correspondent jeff pegues. Reporter the airlines under investigation are some of the industry heavyweights american, southwest, and united. All received letters from the department of justice, which American Airlines says asks for documents and information from the last two years related to statements and decisions about airline capacity. Federal prosecutors want to know if airlines conspired to limit available seats. If true, that would keep airfares high. With four mergers since 2008 four airlines now control more than 80 of seats on u. S. Planes, and the average domestic airfare rose 13 from 2009 to 2014, leading airlines to record profits. A spokesperson for the industry defended the airlines saying it is customers who decide pricing and our members compete vigorously every day and the traveling public has been the beneficiary. Is this happening . Is there some sort of collusion keeping prices high rather than lower . Almost certainly no. Reporter industry analyst josh marks. Technology today is so pervasive, that airlines can watch what their competitors are doing in real time and make decisions almost instantly that change their level of capacity based on what somebody else is doing. Reporter some consumer groups believe the current industry landscape has made accusations of collusion inevitable. Scott, the u. S. Travel association said it is concerned these latest allegations could be another punch to the gut for alreadyunhappy passengers. Pelley jeff pegues in the washington newsroom. Jeff, thanks. Today, president obama announced a breakthrough in relations with cuba. After more than 50 years embassies will be reopened and ambassadors exchanged. Heres chief White House CorrespondentMajor Garrett. We dont have to be imprisoned by the past. When something isnt working we can and will change. Reporter in a letter hand delivered to cuban leaders today, the president declared his intention to restore diplomatic ties on july 20. Mr. Obama received a reciprocal letter from cuban president raul castro. This is what change looks like. Reporter in january 1961 president Dwight Eisenhower severed ties with cuba amid cold war tensions. His press secretary James Hagerty made that announcement which president obama echoed today. It is my hope and my conviction that. In the nottoodistant future it will be possible for the historic friendship between us once again to find its reflection in normal relations of every sort. Reporter in washington, the cuban interest section, soon to f be a fullfledged embassy, has been spruced up with fresh paint a new fence, and flag pole. In havana, outside what will become the u. S. Embassy, a new flag pole awaits the stars and stripes. But opponents in congress citing continued political repression in cuba remain deeply skeptical. They can refuse to fund Embassy Operations or hold up the president s nominee for ambassador, and only congress can lift the longstanding economic embargo on cuba. Florida republican and cuban american Ileana Roslehtinen we are not going to lift the embargo to give money to the embassy. Were not going to allocate one penny to that embassy to confirm the ambassador, not gonna happen. Reporter many Congressional Republicans and a hand full of prominent democrats oppose the president s moves but, scott three polls conducted since december show bipartisan majorities favor lifting trade and travel restrictions with cuba. Pelley Major Garrett at the white house. Major, thanks. More than 60 egyptian soldiers were killed in a surprise attack today by rebels affiliated with isis. Several army posts were hit in the sinai peninsula, which borders israel. Egypt is battling a growing insurrection in the sinai, and two days ago, militants assassinated egypts top prosecutor. The u. S. Military is concerned about the growth of china, the literal growth of china. China is Building Brand new islands in the South China Sea along some of the worlds most vital trade roots. China has warned u. S. Military planes to stay away. One real island claimed by a u. S. Ally is being surrounded by all this, and seth doane takes us there. This is the first and the main street. Reporter youd think being the mayor of a remote Tropical Island would be easy, but Eugenio Bitoonon jr. Is on the front lines of a Dangerous International dispute. The 100 or so People Living on pagasa, a tiny 90acre speck in the South China Sea are here to claim this land for the philippines. Why have civilians and not just the military . When its military to military its a normal war. Its the civilian that seems to be the buffer. Reporter the Philippine Military has been here since the 70s. But china says pagasa is theirs. Controlling these waters means controlling huge deposits of oil and gas, rich fisheries, and vital shipping lanes. The chinese have been filling in reefs and shoals to create islands. The closest is not far from these shores, just about 13 miles behind me. Satellite images are believed to show china expanding its military capability on the reef. Mayor bitoonon calls it manufacturing sovereignty. Youre seeing islands sprouting up around you that are much bigger than what you had here. Bigger than what god has made in this place naturally. Reporter the mayor wanted this school to be built to encourage families to stay here year round. The chinese protested. Joaly mendosas kids go to school there. Even though we are just ordinary citizens she told us we are fighting for ownership of this island. The government supplies free housing, electricity and rations of food. Do you feel like a pawn in a bigger play here . No one forced us to move here, she said. Were just small people but the fact we live here means no one can just take over this place. Reporter do you feel that youre ever in danger . We just pray it will not go to a shipping war. Reporter mayor bitoonon says theyre not soldiers but they are soldiering on in a quiet fight to maintain control of this island. Seth doane, cbs news, pagasa, the philippines, in the South China Sea. Pelley on the soccer field team u. S. A. Has kicked its way closer to the championship. And, the president pays tribute to an American Icon born on a mountaintop in tennessee. Davy, Davy Crockett pelley when the cbs evening news continues. Nues. But not every Insurance Company understands the life behind it. Those who have served our nation have earned the very best service in return. Usaa. We know what it means to serve. Get an Auto Insurance quote and see why 92 of our members plan to stay for life. Super poligrip seals out more food particles. 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