California man charged for allegedly starting Line Fire, authorities say

Published: Sep 11, 2024 Duration: 00:02:49 Category: News & Politics
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CERTAINLY, YOUR ENTIRE AREA VERY BUSY TODAY. WE ARE GLAD YOU WERE SPARED FROM THE WORST, BUT THANK YOU FOR TAKING A FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME TO SPEAK WITH US. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. >>> IN CALIFORNIA, FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL BATTLING THREE MAJOR WILDFIRES, THE AIRPORT FIRE, THE LINE FIRE, AND THE BRIDGE FIRE. CREWS WERE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER YESTERDAY AND MADE SOME PROGRESS. UNFORTUNATELY, DOZENS OF HOMES HAVE BURNED, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED. AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED AND CHARGED A 34-YEAR-OLD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAN FOR ALLEGEDLY STARTING THE LINE FIRE BURNING IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. THAT HAS RAVAGED MORE THAN 36,000 ACRES. AUTHORITIES DID NOT REVEAL HOW THEY BELIEVED HE STARTED THE FIRE. CBS NEWS LOS ANGELES IS IN LAKE ARROWHEAD. RICK, THANKS FOR BEING HERE, WHAT IS THE SITUATION RIGHT NOW? >> SURE. YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THAT FIRE CREWS ARE TRYING TO KEEP THESE FLAMES AWAY FROM A LOT OF THESE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. THEY DO NOT WANT TO LOSE ANYMORE HOMES JUST BEFORE SUNRISE WE ACTUALLY JUST RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE ACREAGE, WHICH IS NOW OVER A 32nd THOUSAND ACRES BURNED, 18% CONTAINMENT, THAT SECOND NUMBER , SHOWING THAT THEY ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS AND DIGGING THOSE FIRE LINES TO CONTAIN THIS AND KEEP IT FROM GROWING TO OTHER AREAS. THEY ARE MAKING AERIAL DROPS, DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN. THE WEATHER IS CERTAINLY HELPING, BUT THERE ARE STILL WINDS TO CONTEND WITH. SO, REALLY, IT IS A LOT OF WORK FOR THESE FIRE CREWS, AND THE SIZE OF THE RESPONSE HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED AT THIS PARTICULAR FIRE, MORE THAN 3000 FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL ON SCENE. >> HOW IS THE AIR QUALITY RIGHT NOW? >> IT IS BAD ALL OVER THIS REGION, KNOWN AS THE INLAND EMPIRE. WE ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF THICK SMOKE, WE HAVE EVEN SEEN PEOPLE POSTING VIDEOS. WE HAVE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND AS WELL, OF THE FREEWAYS, JUST INUNDATED WITH SMOKE. SO, IT IS UNHEALTHY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, WHICH IS JUST A REALLY BIG PROBLEM. IT WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE HEAT, BUT THAT HAS SINCE STARTED TO EASE UP, SO THINGS ARE IMPROVING BUT STILL BAD. >> WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS ARREST THAT WAS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE LINE FIRE? >> YEAH, THAT IS 34-YEAR-OLD, EMILY WIPRUD FOUR, HELD IN COURT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, FOR AN ARRAIGNMENT ON THOSE ARSON CHARGES. INVESTIGATIVE TELL US THEY FOUND EVIDENCE IN HIS PICKUP TRUCK, AS WELL AS AT HIS HOME. WHAT THAT EVIDENCE IS, THEY HAVE NOT SAID, BUT WE ARE TOLD FROM THE INVESTIGATIVE TEAM, THAT THE SUSPECT HAS PRIOR CHARGES FOR DRUG CHARGES AND TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS. SOME OF THOSE CHARGES HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST, BUT WE KNOW HE IS EXPECTED FOR

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