Looks like one massive smoke and flames. You can see it working its way up the hill. Get clear major hundreds of firefighters are battling the blazing fires while residents face destruction and loss. There is nothing to look at. Its the foundation. Thats all thats left. Major the Cbs Evening news starts now. Im Major Garrett in for norah odonnell. Californias largest wildfire of the year is 0 contained and tearing across the northern part of the state at a ferocious speed, driven by unpredictable winds. At this time on wednesday, the Park Fire had burned about two square miles. 48 hours later, it has exploded, burning more than 250 square miles. Thats five times the size of san francisco. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate as the flames allegedly sparked by an arsonist, ripped through homes, buildings, and cars be at fires are burning across the west and into canada, where a Monster Wildfire there has destroyed about a third of the structures in the Resort Town of jasper.
Has been selected as the republican Party Nominee for president of the united states. Norah the highly anticipated announcement of her Running Mate, who is j. D. Vance . How he went from calling Donald Trump cultural heroin, to his pick for Vice President. I think he is a pick of the ameamerican dream. Norah and the New Video of people at the Trump Rally Saturday Warning police of a man with a gun. In case dismissed, the surprising news about the classified documents charges, Special Edition of the Cbs Evening News from milwaukee starts now. Former president Donald Trump is officially named to the republican nominee for 2024 for the third time in the last three president ial elections. Good evening, i am norah odonnell in wisconsin, Thank You for being with us. The president Making News on this first day of the Republican National Convention just days after surviving an Assassination Attempt. The attack on trump has change the Story Line and the tone of this convention with the former
Hes staying in. And reports a parkinsons specialist has visited the White House eight times in eight months. And the harrowing moments onboard a united flight. First tonight, Hurricane Warnings and watches in effect right now, as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in texas. Up to nine inches of rain, wind gusts topping 90 miles per hour. Tonight, the Death Toll rising, at least three people killed, including a 73yearold grandmother, when a tree came down on her home. Water rescues under way. Multiple confirmed tornadoes tonight. The system bringing Heavy Rain and winds all the way up to detroit, then over into the northeast. Also tonight, President Biden insisting, quote, i am not going anywhere. The president now democrats who doubt him to challenge at the convention. The White House pressed about a Parkinsons Expert who visited the White House eight times. The brutal Heat Wave. Nearly 150 Million americans under heat Alerts Coast to coast. Record temperatures, Palm Springs hitting 124 de
Border. Some 12,000 Migrants Camped under a bridge in texas, en enduring Heat And Squalor conditions. With a growing sense of what afghanistan will be like under the taliban, some women are not backing down. A group of activists there protesting outside what used to be the Womens Ministry on sunday. The taliban closed that ministry and replaced it with their ministry for the promotion of Virtue And Prevention of vice. Now, the protests come after concerns were raised about girls being allowed to attend Secondary School. Translator you cannot suppress The Voice of afghan women by keeping girls at home and restricting them as well as not allowing them to not go to school. Meanwhile, an official says a fourth chartered Flight Left afghanistan on sunday, carrying 230 passengers, including afghans, europeans and americans. For those who remain in afghanistan, the future, of course, is very uncertain. In camps for the displaced around kabul, conditions are crowded and they are unsanitary. An
Polls for Snap Elections. A tight race with Justin Trudeau hoping his handling of the pandemic will keep him in power. Although the taliban are showing increasing signs of repressive government, some women are not backing down. A group of brave activists protesting outside what used to be the ministry on sunday. The taliban closed it and replaced it with their feared ministry for promotion of Virtue And Prevention of vice. The protests come after concerns were raised about girls being allowed to attend Secondary School. Translator you cannot suppress The Voice of afghan women by keeping girls at home and restricting them as well as by not allowing them to go to school. You cannot suppress The Voice of afghanistans women. Now, a private preschool opened on Sunday In Kabul with both Boys And Girls attending. Thats a rare sight. The taliban insist that public Secondary School for girls will be allowed, but they say they have to set up what they call safe transportation first. Well, for th