Pelley it hit hard, it hit fast, it hit with an intensity we hadnt seen before. Those are the word of fire chief mark hartwig describing the wildfire in San Bernardino county, california, that has forced a mass evacuation. The runaway fire exploded overnight, torching more than 30,000 acres and an untold number of homes. Nearly 83,000 people have been the path of the fire. Tonight, carter evans is on the fireline, 60 miles east of los angeles. Reporter massive flameses tearing through miles of dry brush, unstoppable. This is the nightmare wildfire chief mike wakoski has always feared. In my 40 years of fighting fire, ive never seen fire behavior so extreme. Reporter unprecedented, they say, the result of five years of drought. Powerful winds are driving the communities, consuming local landed marks and homes. That building totally gone. Reporter after home after home. It looks like it just incinerated everything here. Correct. It was very nondiscriminate in what it chose to take in its
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. The flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. More than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. This was one of the more dramatic rescues as swallowed this car. The driver screamed im drowning, and david fong jumped in. Shes gone. No, she better not be. We have more on this disaster now from Omar Villafranca in baton rouge. Reporter from the air its hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. Tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. Sergeant paul meeker of the Louisiana National guard took us on a searchandrescue mission in the flood zone. A lot of People Choose to stay until the power goes off. People from the floodwaters. At least four rivers stretching across southern louisiana reached record highs. The amite river rose
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. The flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. More than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. This was one of the more dramatic rescues as the water the driver screamed im drowning, and david fong jumped in. Shes gone. No, she better not be. Pelley david fong comes up we have more on this disaster now from Omar Villafranca in baton rouge. Reporter from the air its hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. Tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. Sergeant paul meeker of the Louisiana National guard took us on a searchandrescue mission in the flood zone. A lot of People Choose to stay until the power goes off. Reporter the National Guard pulled more than people from the floodwaters. At least four rivers stretching across
With scott pelley. Pelley it hit hard, it hit fast, it hit with an intensity we hadnt seen before. Those are the word of fire chief mark hartwig describing the wildfire in San Bernardino county, california, that has forced a mass evacuation. The runaway fire exploded overnight, torching more than 30,000 acres and an untold number of homes. Nearly 83,000 people have been evacuated, 34,000 homes are in e path of the fire. Tonight, carter s is on the fireline, 60 miles east of los angeles. Reporter massive flameses tearing through miles of dry brush, unstoppable. This is the nightmare wildfir chiemike wakoski has alway feared. In my 40 years o fighting fire, i never seen fire reporter unprecedented, they say, t result of five powerful winds are driving the fire directly into desert communities, csuming local landed marks and homes. That building totally gone. Reporter after home after home. It looks like it just incinerated everything here. Correct. It was very nondiscriminate in t cwhat
Pelley it hit hard, it hit fast, it hit with an intensity we hadnt seen before. Those are the word of fire chief mark hartwig describing the wildfire in San Bernardino county, california, that has forced a mass evacuation. The runaway fire exploded overnight, torching more than 30,000 acres and an untold number of homes. Nearly 83,000 people have been evacuated, 34,000 homes are in the path of the fire. Tonight, carter evans is on the fireline, 60 miles east of los angeles. Reporter massive flameses tearing through miles of dry brush, unstoppable. This is the nightmare wildfire chief mike wakoski has always feared. In my 40 years of fighting fire, ive never seen fire behavior so extreme. Reporter unprecedented, they say, the result of five years of drought. Fire directly into desert communities, consuming local landed marks and homes. That building totally gone. Reporter after home after home. It looks like it just incinerated everything here. Correct. It was very nondiscriminate in wh