Arson suspect arrested in connection with California wildfire

Published: Sep 11, 2024 Duration: 00:03:37 Category: News & Politics

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WORTH THE WAIT. IT'S TODAY'S GOOD NEWS, COMING UP LATER THIS >> I HEARD SOMEONE WAS MISSING SOMEBODY. >> THE REMARKABLE STEPS SHE TOOK TO REUNITE THIS LITTLE BOY WITH HIS TOY GORILLA. IT IS WORTH THE WAY. IT IS TODAY'S GOOD NEWS LATER THIS HOUR. >>> WE DO BEGIN IN CALIFORNIA WITH BREAKING NEWS ON TWO FRONTS. THIS MORNING A 4.7 EARTHQUAKE ROCKED THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. THE EPICENTER WAS NEAR MALIBU. BUT IT WAS FELT MILES AWAY. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY REPORTS OF INJURIES OR DAMAGE, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS. THIS COMES AFTER FIRE CREW EVACE LEADING TO SOME HEART-STOPPING RESCUES. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. A WOMANS BAREFOOT WALKI RUSHED INTO CONTAIN THREE MASSIVE WILDFIRES, THE BRIDGE, THE AIRPORT AND LINE FIRES HAVE BURNED MORE THAN 100,000 ACRES, DESTROYED DOZENS OF HOMES, FORCED THOUSANDS TO EVACUATE. THE FIRES ARE LEADING TO HEART STOPPING RESCUES. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. A WOMAN BAREFOOT WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH FIRE ALL AROUND SHE IS TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THE FLAMES. SHE WAS HELPED BY A LOCAL FIRE CHIEF. SHE DID SUFFER SOME BURNS, BUT LUCKILY SHE GOT OUT OF THERE. WINNING US OFF THIS HOUR IS MORGAN CHESKY ON THE FIRE LINE AND TRACKING THE EARTHQUAKE FROM LOS ANGELES. AUTHORITIES IN SAN BERNARDINO ANNOUNCED CHARGES AGAINST THE MAN THEY BELIEVE STARTED ONE OF THE FIRES. WALK US THROUGH WHERE YOU ARE AND WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THIS GUY. >> Reporter: WITH MULTIPLE FIRES BURNING, THE FIREFIGHT MATCHED BY A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TEAM 34-YEAR-OLD IS FACING NINE , AN. IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCED THAT FOR THE LINE FIRE, NOT THE BRIDGE FIRE WHERE I AM, BUT THE LINE FIRE, ONE MAN, A 34-YEAR-OLD, IS FACING NINE ARSON RELATED CHARGES AS A RESULT OF BEING ACCUSED OF STARTING THAT VERY BLAZE. MORE THAN 30,000 ACRES HAS ALREADY BURNED, AND INCLUDED AMONG THE CHARGES IS ONE THAT ALSO INCLUDES BODILY ASSAULT AGAINST A FIREFIGHTE WEREARE FIRES, THEY SAYR HEY T ALSO THREE FOR CREATING INCENDIARY DEVICES. NOT ONLY THAT, INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY BELIEVE THIS INDIVIDUAL IS TIED TO THREE SEPARATE FIRES. THEY WERE ALL ABLE TO TRACK HIM DOWN BY THE USE OF LICENSE PLATE READERS NEAR WHERE THEY BELIEVED THE LINE FIRES STARTED LAST WEEK. THAT IS THE INVESTIGATIVE UPDATE ON THAT FRONT. MEANWHILE, THE FIREFIGHT CONTINUES. THE LINE FIRE ONLY 18% CONTAINED, THE FIRE IN ORANGE COUNTY, THE AIRPORT ., 8% CONTAINED, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE BRIDGE FIRE HERE WHERE WE ARE 0% CONTAINMENT. >> I WAS WONDERING IF THE WEATHER IS GETTING ANY COOLER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OR WHERE YOU ARE. IS THAT HELPING AT ALL? >> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DAYS WE ARE SEEING A SIGNIFICANT DIP IN TEMPERATURES THAT IS NO DOUBT GOING TO HELP FIRE CREWS WE HAVE SEEN CUTTING NEW FIRELIGHT TODAY. EVERY PULL OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT, YOU GET A SENSE -- WE CAN SEE BLUE SKIES TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DAYS AFTER IT BEING JUST FILLED WITH SMOKE OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS THE LARGEST IN THE STATE, MORE THAN 50,000 ACRES HAVE BACK DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND, UNFORTUNATELY, THE SCENES ARE ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING. WE DO KNOW THAT DOZENS OF HOMES HAVE BURNED. THEIR REPORTS OF ANY FATALITIES IN THIS BRIDGE FIRE, NOW THE LARGEST IN THE STATE. MORE THAN 50,000 ACRES HAVE BURNED. 24/7 TEAMS ARE COVERING, BUT EVEN WITH COOLER TEMPS, A SHIFT IN THE WIND COULD OPEN UP A

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