据美国媒体报道，美国加利福尼亚州圣巴巴拉市5月6日遭遇山林大火，火势迅速蔓延。目前已有至少4人在火灾中受伤，数千人被迫逃离家园。多栋住宅和大片土地被大火吞噬。
电视台播放的实况画面显示，火借风势愈烧愈烈，很多房屋已成废墟，其中不乏价格不菲的豪宅，一些大型建筑物也未能幸免。大量消防车和数架消防直升机在灾区灭火，但火势仍难以控制。
报道说，由于浓烟滚滚，目前还不能统计被烧毁房屋的具体数目。但截至当天日落时分，已有大约2平方公里山林被毁。加州州长施瓦辛格已宣布紧急状态令，圣巴巴拉市也发布了红色紧急预警信号。
太平洋沿岸依山傍海的旅游胜地圣巴巴拉市位于洛杉矶以西大约160公里处，这里气候宜人，风光秀丽，众多好莱坞明星在此置业，因此山谷地区豪宅林立，平均房价位居加州前列。
Hello, everyone, I’m Catherine Callaway at the CNN Center with a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Today could be a major turning point in the financial crisis. This afternoon, the government will announce which big banks are healthy and which ones may need more money if the recession worsens. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is saying the results of the stress test will be reassuring.
One firefighter in California says that he has seen as many as 20 homes destroyed in the latest wildfire near Santa Barbara and thousands more are now threatened by the fire. More than 13,000 people have been evacuated and strong winds could make the fire flare up again today. So far, we know of at least eight firefighters that have been injured. Some homeowners in Arizona also had a close call.
"We just came back from down there and we think it was just like it was when we moved last time. It’s unbelievable we will be able to stay, be able to stop this thing"
"As is said today it stopped fire on the other side of the fence from my house"
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says no US ground forces will be deployed to Pakistan. He offered that assurance today while visiting US troops in Afghanistan. He also says the Pentagon is working to get troops longer home visits between deployments to Afghan battle zones. 38,000 US troops are now stationed there in Afghanistan with another 30,000 heading there by this fall.
A man who was accused of stealing clothing from an Ohio store actually filled out a job application before he left. Police say that the man stuffed shirts and jeans under his clothes before asking for a job application form. Police use that application to find him. The store manager told the local media that at least $400 worth of stuff was taken.
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