This july has been one of the hottest ever. Yakima washington, hit 105 today. Eugene oregon, a record 102. And 101 in red bluff california. The heat and relentless drought are turning breezes into blow torches. At least 18 wildfires are burning in california. John blackstone reports tonight from clear lake. Reporter firefighters facing a wall of flames fueled by dry wind and tripledigit heat fought back against a fastmoving fire 100 miles north of san francisco. Air tankers and choppers were called in for support and 650 residents were evacuated quickly from the the rural area. Ive never seen flames so tall. 200, 300foot flames. Reporter nearly 1,000 firefighters worked through the night to hold back the rocky fire from jumping the main highway. The fire continues to grow to 18,000 acres. This house was lost today. At one point fire crews had to quickly retreat. The fire shifted back toward me. Reporter gill said the wind shifted and within minutes the fire beared down on his ranch. Th
Yakima, washington, hit 105 today. Eugene, oregon, a record 102. And 101 in red bluff, california. The heat and relentless drought are turning breezes into blow torches. At least 18 wildfires are burning in california. John blackstone reports tonight from clear lake. Reporter firefighters facing a wall of flames fueled by dry wind and tripledigit heat fought back against a fastmoving fire 100 miles north of san francisco. Air tankers and choppers were called in for support, and 650 residents were evacuated quickly from the the rural area. Ive never seen flames so tall. 200, 300foot flames. Reporter nearly 1,000 firefighters worked through the night to hold back the rocky fire from jumping the main highway. The fire continues to grow to 18,000 acres. This house was lost today. At one point, fire crews had to quickly retreat. The fire shifted back toward me. Reporter gill said the wind shifted and within minutes the fire beared down on his ranch. The fire was wild, and aggressive and it
Tonight, california governor gerry brown has teclaird a state of emergency because of 18 wildfires that are burning in his state all over the west, the temperatures are rising and records are falling, especially where july has been one of the hottest ever. Yakima, washington, hit 105 today; eugene, oregon, a record 102; and it was 101 in red bluff, california. John blackstone reports tonight from clear lake, california. Reporter firefighters facing a wall of flames fueled by dry wind and tripledigit heat fought back against a fast moving fire 100 miles north of san francisco. Air tankers and choppers were called in for support, and 650 residents were evacuated quickly from the rural area. Ive never seen flames so tall. 200foot, 300foot flames. Reporter nearly 1,000 firefighters worked through the night to hold back the rocky fire from jumping the main highway. The fire continues to grow to 18,000 acres. This house was lost today. At one point, fire crews had to quickly retreat. The fir
MALANG, Indonesia An Indonesian police chief and nine elite officers were removed from their posts Monday and 18 others were being investigated for responsibility in the firing of tear gas inside a soccer stadium that set off a stampede, killing at least 125 people, officials said.