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  • Notebook: The Devil's Winds Play CBS Video

    October 24, 2007 | 1:44 PM PDT

    Notebook: The Devil's Winds

    Michelle Miller explains that the hot, dry Santa Ana winds that have fueled the voracious fires in California will give way to cooler ocean winds that may spark new fires in another direction.

  • First Look: SoCal Mega-Fire Play CBS Video

    October 24, 2007 | 12:37 PM PDT

    First Look: SoCal Mega-Fire

    John Blackstone previews tonight's "CBS Evening News." Correspondents will be reporting on the health hazards and damage. Also, one homeowner's twice-unlucky story.

  • Eye To Eye: Fire Conditions Play CBS Video

    October 23, 2007 | 6:24 PM PDT

    Eye To Eye: Fire Conditions

    "Only on the Web:" Katie Couric flies over Southern California's raging fires with Capt. Matt Streck, who explains how high winds have made it impossible to fight the fires from the air.

  • Notebook: The Fires' True Toll Play CBS Video

    October 23, 2007 | 6:16 PM PDT

    Notebook: The Fires' True Toll

    Michelle Miller talks about the real cost of the fires raging in California. In terms of lives, homes and loved ones, the toll is immeasurable.

  • Hundreds Of Homes Lost Play CBS Video

    October 23, 2007 | 4:38 PM PDT

    Hundreds Of Homes Lost

    Steep terrain and gusty winds are spreading the fires in Southern California with lightning speed, reducing hundreds of homes to charred ashes. Bill Whitaker reports.

  • Relief In Sight? Play CBS Video

    October 23, 2007 | 4:47 PM PDT

    Relief In Sight?

    Wet weather earlier in the year caused plant growth that is now dried and dangerous wildfire fuel. Early Show weather anchor Dave Price says relief is several days away.

  • Firefighters Face Many Battles Play CBS Video

    October 23, 2007 | 4:35 PM PDT

    Firefighters Face Many Battles

    Firefighters in Southern California face many obstacles trying to contain the inferno, save homes, and deal with people in the wildfires' path. Dean Reynolds reports.

  • OC Firefighters Retreat Play CBS Video

    October 23, 2007 | 4:40 PM PDT

    OC Firefighters Retreat

    Hard-pressed fire crews in Orange County have been forced to choose which fires to fight and which to let go. The OC fire chief blamed a shortage of resources. John Blackstone reports.

  • Flames Fanned By Tension Play CBS Video

    October 23, 2007 | 4:44 PM PDT

    Flames Fanned By Tension

    On the wildfire frontlines, a desperate resident clashed with firefighters over staying safe while saving his home. Phil Blauer reports from Escondido, Calif.

  • Steep Battle In California Play CBS Video

    October 23, 2007 | 4:29 PM PDT

    Steep Battle In California

    Dry, windy conditions are making it nearly impossible to contain the fires that are raging across Southern California and have consumed nearly 400 square miles. Katie Couric reports.

  • Evacuees In Qualcomm Stadium Play CBS Video

    October 23, 2007 | 4:20 PM PDT

    Evacuees In Qualcomm Stadium

    After fires forced them from their homes, thousands of evacuees have taken shelter at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Katie Couric reports it has been nothing like the Superdome post-Katrina.

  • Firefighters Retreat In SoCal Play CBS Video

    October 23, 2007 | 2:22 PM PDT

    Firefighters Retreat In SoCal

    "CBS News RAW": John Blackstone is on the scene where high winds in Modjeska Canyon are forcing firefighters to retreat and residents to forfeit their homes in this Orange County, Calif. area.

  • First Look: Calif. Disaster Play CBS Video

    October 23, 2007 | 12:26 PM PDT

    First Look: Calif. Disaster

    Chris Dinan previews tonight's "Evening News," which will focus on the disastrous fires in California. Katie Couric will report from San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium, where thousands have sought refuge.

  • Eye To Eye: Murphy's Heroism Play CBS Video

    October 22, 2007 | 7:36 PM PDT

    Eye To Eye: Murphy's Heroism

    "Only on the Web": Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell tells Katie Couric how Lt. Michael Murphy, awarded the Medal of Honor, gave his life to save his comrades during an ambush by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

  • Posthumous Honor Play CBS Video

    October 22, 2007 | 6:31 PM PDT

    Posthumous Honor

    "CBS News Raw:" The Murphy family express their feelings about receiving the Medal of Honor on behalf of their son, Lt. Michael Murphy.

  • California Wildfire Update Play CBS Video

    October 22, 2007 | 5:54 PM PDT

    California Wildfire Update

    Bill Whitaker reports on the wildfires that have ripped through areas of Southern California, overwhelming firefighters and leading to the ordered evacuations of thousands.

  • Honoring a Fallen Hero Play CBS Video

    October 22, 2007 | 4:09 PM PDT

    Honoring a Fallen Hero

    Lt. Michael Murphy died fighting in Afghanistan, and has been posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Katie Couric reports his family received the award from President Bush.

  • Too Many Medical Tests? Play CBS Video

    October 22, 2007 | 3:59 PM PDT

    Too Many Medical Tests?

    Fearing malpractice lawsuits, many doctors are practicing defensive medicine, ordering unneeded, expensive tests. The higher health care costs are often passed to the consumer. Wyatt Andrews reports.

  • Panic Rising In Georgia Play CBS Video

    October 22, 2007 | 4:06 PM PDT

    Panic Rising In Georgia

    People are digging private wells in Atlanta as the state's drought crisis deepens, and the governor is suing the Army Corps of Engineers for diverting water to other states. Mark Strassmann reports.

  • The Perfect Fire Storm Play CBS Video

    October 22, 2007 | 4:03 PM PDT

    The Perfect Fire Storm

    John Blackstone explains the Santa Ana winds, a weather system that turns small brushfires into raging infernos in Southern California.