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melanie woodrow is near the crash site. melanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. ntsb's chairman had said the interviews were supposed to take place yesterday. but ntsb investigators decided to wait for their korean counterparts to arrive to conduct the interviews today. three days later, we still have not heard from the pilot at the controls when flight 214 crashed. the focus into the investigation of the crash of asiana flight 214 shifts to the cockpit today. all four pilots will be interviewed to investigate what they were doing in the homes leading up to the crash. >> we're going to get a lot more details about their activities. about their work, about their training. about who was the pilot flying. who was the pilot in command in the cockpit at the time of the accident. >> reporter: preliminary investments show the plane was flying too low and about 40 miles per hour slower than needed for landing. >> it's hard for a professional aviator to understand why they could get so low and so slow before they got to the runway. >> reporter: another investigation is un

melanie woodrow in prescott arizona with details on how he escaped the deadly fire. >> reporter: improved weather conditions allowed a cbs news chopper to fly over the wildfire devastated town of yarnell, arizona this morning. revised estimates now say about 50 homes were destroyed in the town. the lone survivor of an elite fire crew that was killed battling the fire attended a prayer vigil in prescott. he hugged mourners in the crowd. 21-year-old brendon mcdonough was serving as a hilltop lookout radio information to crewmembers when the wind shifted sending flames in their direction. a three-year member did what he was supposed to do when he told crewmembers he needed to move to a different vantage point. >> he left his post based on protocol and moving to a new position. >> reporter: the memorial for the 19 crewmembers continues to grow. officials do not know if another lookout was in place when the firefighters were killed. those officials will ask mcdonough about that and more during the investigation. >> please, leave him alone. respect him right now and his privacy as well as his m

anne-marie. >> melanie woodrow in prescott, thank you, melanie. david bernard has more on the heat wave gripping the southwest. >> that heat's going to continue to roll on in the southwest. no relief in sight, at least not until maybe later next week. in fact, a significant record has been set it appears in death valley, as the hottest june on record. it looks like the average temperature for june came in at over 101 degrees, that breaks the old record of 100, set back in 1960. all to blame is a huge area of high pressure. it's a big bubble of high pressure sitting over the southwestern united states. that's going to gradually break down. but, again, it's going to take the rest of the week for that to happen. in the meantime, it's causing it to be extra mild and stormy across the eastern half of the u.s. but in the meantime, the hot weather rolls on today. look at the forecast high temperatures. 127 for death valley today. las vegas, 114, 112 in phoenix. even boise, idaho, it's going to be super hot with highs around 108 degrees. i'm david bernard

melanie woodrow is in san fran. -- in san fan. she -- san francisco. she has the very latest. >> reporter: the investigation shifts to the cockpit today. all four pilots will be interviewed to find out what they were doing in the moments leading up to the crash. >> we're going to get a lot more activity abouts their activities -- activities about their work, their training, the pilot flying, who was the pilot in command in the cockpit at the time of the accident. >> reporter: preliminary evidence shows the plane was flying too low and almost 40 miles an hour slower than what is recommended for a landing. >> there are so many backup systems. it's hard for a professional aviator to understand why they could get so low and so slow before they got to the runway. >> reporter: another investigation is under way, this one to determine if one of the crash victims died outside the plane after it came to a stop. this video shows the moments immediately following the crash. you can see the emergency chutes deploy as the first survivors escape the wreckage. >> the

melanie woodrow for cbs news, congress, arizona. >> that's terrible. as so often happens investigators believe in this case lightning sparked the wildfire. so far, more than 200 homes have been destroyed there. >>> president obama is in tanzania today on the last leg of his african trip. yesterday, mr. obama and his family visited robbin island the prison where nelson mandela was an inmate for some 2 decades nearly. the obamas stood saturday night the cell where mandela spent 18 years in prison. the former president of south africa is in critical condition on life support. >>> if you're watching us, you know that it was scorching hot this weekend and today it's going to be hotter in parts of the bay area. here's video from chopper 5 yesterday over stinson beach in marin county full of people trying to beat the heat. with so much air-conditioning in use, though, the state's power supply is being put to the test so cal-iso has been calling for a flex alert for today and tomorrow. >> it's been some wear and tear on equipment as this heat wave picks up ste

>> melanie woodrow in burlingame. thank you, melanie. >>> well, earlier i spoke with former chairman and cbs analyst mark rosenker. he says officials have been discovering things every day. >> they found particularly interesting conversations between the two crew members and when the callout was to try to actually add more throttle, recognizing that they were coming in too low, too slow. they ultimately made the decision to try to go around, but it was too late at that point. the flight data recorder is beginning to corroborate that type of activity in the cockpit and the operations of the aircraft. so they're learning every day. they have actually made remarkable progress, when you think they've only really been there for less than day and a half how much they've understood, how much they've learned. >> he said the final results could take up to a year and a half. >>> and a plane crashed at a small airport in alaska killing all ten people on board. it happened on sunday in soldotna, which is about 75 miles southwest

reporter melanie woodrow reports from idyllwild with an update. >> reporter: here in lake hemet the weather is definitely a factor again today. it is not just the heat but the threat for thunderstorms that could bring lightning strikes and wind and with that, officials are warning residents in pine cove they could be the next ordered to evacuate. california fire officials now say somebody not lightning started the wildfire that threatens mountain towns east of los angeles and the city of palm springs. an investigation is under way to determine if it was started intentionally. as the fire inches closer to the town of idyllwild, authorities plan to airlift firefighters to the ridge between the town and the blaze. >> the whole idea is to keep the fire on the ridge. we are painting the ridge with fire retardant. we are going to get troops up there to cut firelines where it's safe to do so. >> reporter: a mandatory evacuation order has been issued for the residents in idyllwild but no one is being forced to leave. authorities say if the fire spreads into town, it may not be able to help those wh

melanie woodrow for cbs news, prescott, arizona. >>> new this morning, firefighters worked overnight to make sure a fire in the east bay hills didn't flare up once again. the fire along grizzly peak boulevard was reported near the steam train in a park. steep terrain, dry conditions and darkness made it tough for the firefighters. they are still looking for a cause of the fire. but it's been so hot. >> looks like the heat wave will continue. 4:39. >> scary going into the 4th of july. everything is going to be dry. >>> looks like hot temperatures will continue again today. triple digits expected again in some of the valleys. we have fog and low clouds towards the coastline. check out our hi-def doppler radar. you can see some returns of the monsoonal moisture. maybe a couple of light sprinkles outside approaching the coastline. the heat is on again. you see all the clouds rolling on by for today and well, it is going to be another hot one. temperatures very warm this morning. already 70s in the east bay, 60s inside the bay, 50s patchy fog at the coastline. as high as 103 degrees again

melanie woodrow, kpix5. >>> the cost of fighting the fire so far, $12.2 million. >>> families of the three teenagers killed in asiana flight 214 have hired lawyers in new york to represent them. one of the girls survived the crash but was hit by a san francisco fire department rescue truck. her death is being investigated. >>> more bay area headlines. a watchdog says that officers who report is internal wrong doing are experiencing retaliation from colleagues. the report says opd is not meeting standards of whistle blower protections. the firefighters will honor their fallen firefighters in concord. they lost 16 firefighters in the line of duty over the last 44 years. today's memorial is open to anyone who wants to come. >>> we saw a major change in oakland with the trayvon martin rallies this weekend,. >> but still businesses continue to clean up after last week's demonstrations. what is next for that troubled city? councilman noyo gayo joins us next. >>> how real world retailers are using your smartphone to track you. >> and we are tracking some showers coming up on the south land

melanie woodrow is there with the new concerns for firefighters. >>> reporter: a thick haze of smoke and embers covered idyllwild. most homes and businesses are closed. but there is one open door at the red kettle restaurant. >> someone has to feed the firefighters, law enforcement. >> reporter: you guys from what i can tell are the only ones open? >> yeah, the only ones. >> reporter: there's a mandatory evacuation in place but no one is being forced to leave. the few people who are still here tell me, they are not going anywhere until they see flames over the ridge. more than 3300 firefighters and nearly 3 dozen air tankers and helicopters are scrambling to keep the fire from crossing the mountain ridge. the last one between the blaze and the town. >> you look up there you can see a lot of aircraft that's trying to secure this area because it is a hot area next to a community. >> reporter: the most active parts of the fire are burning near idyllwild, huge plumes of smoke visible as far away as palm springs. officials believe the wildfire that destroyed at least 7 home was manmade bu

melanie woodrow for cbs news, lake hemic. >> that fire has destroyed seven homes already and has caused an estimated $12.2 million in damage. >>> well, it takes a lot to clear out a casino especially the people are winning. but it happened in vegas. the rare event that has people getting out of the way. >> and temperatures here in the bay area really depended on where you were. still seeing 60s along the coast. 90s in our inland spots. what does the rest of the weekend have in store? your seven day forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mom, frank ate the bones. no i didn't. you ate the bones. no, you ate the bones. nobody ate any bones. so, frank didn't eat the bones? no honey, frank did not eat any bones. well he's breathing on me. no i'm not. yes you are. no i'm not. yes you are. no i'm not. yes you are. [ male announcer ] it's kfc original recipe without the bones freshly prepared white or dark meat boneless and skinless try a 10 piece mixed bucket for just $14.99. today tastes so good. rescued. th er being hit >>> a black bear cub in truckee is getting some tlc after being rescued. the

woodrow reports on how some refuse to evacuate. melanie? >> reporter: liz, you can see that dark thick smoke overhead. a little while ago we really saw the winds pick up and that's a major concern for firefighters. other big issues out here include the extreme heat and drought that this area has experienced over the last several months. it's for those reasons residents tell me they were not surprised this fire has been so difficult to control. [ knock knock ] >> reporter: deputies knocked on every door in idylwild marking vacant homes with yellow tape. fire crews raced to contain the wildfire between the popular resort community and palm springs. >> it has flopped over into the other side and the desert side and it's within two miles of palm springs. >> reporter: most of the 6,000 residents and tourists ordered to leave have already fled. >> fewer than 5% refused the evacuation order. >> reporter: that includes are on the and diane, who packed their car but weren't ready to leave. >> we're aware of the danger and like i say, once t