fleeing the fires. a fast moving wildfire roars through colorado springs forcing more than 30,000 residents to run for their lives. >> the whole side of the mountain is -- is on fire. that's the only way i can describe it to you. decision day. the supreme court expected to rule on president obama's health care overhaul. and fighting obesity. the government approves the first new diet drug in more than a decade. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, june 28th, 2012. good morning, everybody. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. it is described as surreal and a monster. the fast moving destructive wildfire burning on the edge of colorado springs has turned that

city. >> what looks like a war zone. the waldo wildfire in colorado springs is one of three major fires burning in colorado. aggressive flames rolling through colorado's second largest city and covered with smoke and ash. more than 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate. the fire doubled in size there yesterday. there are no official numbers. but reports estimate about 300 homes have been destroyed. firefighters are battling record breaking heat and fierce winds. >> it's one of the reasons that it's difficult to fight is because we can't seem to figure out or it won't stay in the same place and the winds keep shifting on us. >> president obama will visit the area on friday. meanwhile, evacuated residents are scared and anxious, waiting for word on the fait of their homes. garcia of our affiliate is in colorado springs. >> reporter: stuck behind a road block, she felt helpless. >> my house is right on the verge of catching on fire. >> reporter: she is one of

32,000 people evacuated. she and a handful of others used binoculars and telescopes anything they could to see if their homes were still standing. >> it's horrible. it's really bad, actually. i have everything in there. you know? i didn't have time to evacuate. >> reporter: every road near the fire area was blocked off. it didn't work with you hanna begged police to let her get her pet. >> i saw the fire on the ridge. i ran back in and grabbed the prescription. >> reporter: while some felt helpless, others did what they could to help. erin miller doesn't think the doctor's office she works at is still standing so she spent the day delivering what medication she could. >> i felt like i could do more. i wish there was more i could do but it's a helpless situation. >> reporter: police weren't allowing anyone in and arrested a man who snuck past their road blocks. illegal, yes. but like so many others, he is desperate to know what is still standing. >> you think that must be my house but you don't know. you just want confirmation of

what you're going to deal with. >> reporter: if you go to about any road block you'll hear stories like that. another sad note. all of those empty homes out there, they are giving criminals an opportunity. we have already heard of several instances of looting in the area. when it's dark you can get a sense of what the fire is doing. whether it's glowing and moving and how it's feeding off the dry vegetation and one area people are worried is the air force academy where several acres have burned. the army corps of engineers is there with bulldozers and heavy machinery and over a hundred people to try to stop these flames. by looking at at them from earlier before, they may be in for one heck of a fight. there is also fire trouble in montana. wildfires have burned more than 200 square miles in the southeastern part of that state. one fire, the so-called dal fire destroyed dozens of homes. about 600 people have been forced to evacuate. montana's governor says it's one of the most dangerous fires in

state history. this morning folks in florida are dealing with the very wet aftermath of tropical storm debby that produced flooding that washed away roads and flooded entire neighborhoods in northern florida. the storm killed at least three people. officials say the water may not recede for days. today, the supreme court is expected to rule on the constitutional illustrate of president obama's health care overhaul law. either way the ruling will make history and impact the presidential race. susan mcginnis is in washington with more. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. it is judgment day for the president. health care overhaul. also a big moment for the supreme court. one of the biggest decisions in the court's history. you can expect both democrats and republicans to try to use the outcome whatever it is to their own political advantage. the supreme court justices have heard the arguments from the lawyers. and the protesters. now, they will announce a landmark ruling on the constitutionality of the affordable care act, the

hallmark achievement of the obama administration. among the outcomes, the court could uphold the entire law or parts of it or throw it out altogether. >> i think it's extraordinarily unlikely the law would be thrown out in its entirety. >> reporter: the most controversial provision of the law, the individual mandate requires every american to buy health insurance. the white house says it's necessary to funds other provisions of the bill. >> it will create a problem for the millions of uninsured and congress will need to act to go and provide -- find ways of providing coverage for those people. >> reporter: still, 68% of americans want the court to strike down the mandate. no matter which way the court rules, there will be a political impact that will help shape the november election. the white house says it's not worried about the ruling. >> we are confident that the law is constitutional. >> reporter: mitt romney says no matter what the court decides, the law has got to go. >> it was a moral failure to put

forward a piece of legislation that wouldn't help americans get back to work and to focus the energy, the white house, and obama care. >> reporter: romney says even if the law survives the supreme court it won't prif his presidency. it elected he'll repeal it and replace it. a five of the justices were appointed by republican presidents, four of them by democratic presidents. so if this ruling comes down looking like it's across those party lines, you can expect, terrell, a lot of criticism of the court for becoming too politicized. >> let's see what happens. the court expected to issue that ruling sometime after 10:00 a.m. eastern. stay tuned to this cbs station for cbs news special report on the ruling. as soon as it's handed down. house republican leaders say they plan to go ahead today with a vote to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress. holder attended the congressional picnic at the white house yesterday. gop lawmakers want holder to

hand over justice department documents pertaining to the fast and furious gun running sting operation. the white house invoked protective privilege to hold the documents. no attorney general has ever been held in contempt of congress. cbs "moneywatch" time on this thursday morning. barclays bank and ashley morrison is here with more. >> reporter: good morning to you. european finance leaders meet today to discuss the debt crisis. they want to see if they will initiate a thounird round of long-term loans. the nikkei added 1.5% and hong kong's hang seng lost 0.5%. who may be affected by today's health care ruling. on tuesday, the dow gained 92 points. the nasdaq was up 21. british bank barclays is

paying more than 350 million dollars to settle charges it tried to manipulate interest rates. the commission says barclays tried to flungs an interest rate that affects how much consumers and businesses have to pay for their loans. the justice department is continuing a criminal investigation of the bank. california has passed a controversial state budget that will close a deficit of more than $15 billion. the plans call for cuts to welfare and social service programs and depends on voters approval more than $8 billion in temporary tax increases. if voters reject the plan a series of automatic cuts go into effect including cutting the public school year by three weeks. the brother of convict bernie madoff will be headed to jail. on friday, peter madoff will admit to the role in his brother's ponzi scheme. bernard madoff insisted he acted oon. peter madoff will spend ten years in prison. according to new census

figures urban centers are growing faster than the suburbs and the growth is attributed to young adults who delayed buying a home because of economic uncertainty and the access to more potential jobs in cities. google is launching its answer to apple's ipad. it unveiled next tablet computer in san francisco. the tablet is smaller than the ipad but will sell for $199. the nexus 7 has a voice operated assistant much like siree and will run on google's latest android operating assistant. i'm looking for the operating assistant that does the cleaning an vacuuming. >> is it going to be ashley for google? >> i think that is a great idea! you need to call them now! >> ashley morrison, thank you very much. coming up, the first weight loss pill in more than a decade gets fda approval but it's not

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are the food and drug administration has proofed a new diet drug the first to go on the market in more than a decade. a new weapon in this country's battle with obesity which affects more than 1 in 3 adults seth doane explains what it was. >> reporter: she put on white and then took part in a new trial of a diet pill. >> the very first day i took it, i was able to stick to the number of calories i was supposed to eat every day. i didn't feel an urge to overeat. >> reporter: the drug which will be marketed as belveke. sutter lost 40 pounds, 20% of her body weight. most of the 8,000 patients in the trial did not have the same results as sutter. on average, those who took

belviq along with diet and exercise, lost 5.8% of their body weight. the drug was rejected in 2010 over concerns about tumors in animal studies and worry about damage to heart valves. today, the fda recommended patients who have congestive heart failure use the drug with caution. the doctor who reviewed data still has her doubts about it. >> the benefit of the drug doesn't really outweigh the risks of the drug in terms of the benefit being so modest. >> reporter: but for sutter, the drug was life changing. >> whatever went wrong 15 years ago in my body that started me on the path of gaining weight is fixed with this medicine. >> reporter: after the trial, lisa sutter regained all of the weight she had lost and now worries about developing diabetes. the latest tool in the difficult battle against obesity may be on the market by early next year. seth doane, cbs news, in the

morning. starting in august if you're caught with marijuana in chicago, you'll get a ticket. the new law was approved yesterday by the chicago city council. it allows police to ticket people found with small amounts of marijuana rather than arresting them. freeing officers to deal with more serious crime. the possession is 250 to 500 dlaeds is t dollars for the fine. still to come, your thursday morning weather. and in sports, it is going, going, caught. talk about an angel in the outfield. you'll want to see this one again. next! [ female announcer ] caltrate's done even more to move us. because vitamin d3 helps bones absorb calcium, caltrate's double the d. it now has more than any other brand

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it's you, fully charged. here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. time now for a check on the national forecast. most of the country will be sunny and dry. thunderstorms will forehead from colorado to wyoming and eastern utah and new mexico but will bring little rain and lightning may spark more wildfires and heat spread from the southern plains across the southeast. isolated severe thunderstorms are likely from eastern iowa to michigan. and in the south -- in south florida area, the pacific northwest will see some showers. in sports this morning, a big night for texas left fielder david murphy at home against the tigers he hit a tlel hundred

homer in the second inning. later he smacked a solo shot on his way to a 4 for 5 night with four rbis. the rangers led all the way held by ian kinsler two-run homer in the fourth. rangers beat detroit 13 hen 9. chase utley homered in his first at-bat of the season coming off the dl. the pirates had some pop too. michael mchenry's three-run shot gave them the lead in the second. in the eighth, andrew mccutchen, two-run homer here put pittsburgh up 11-7 and that would be the final. in baltimore, the visiting angels, torii hunter yanked a home run into the left field seats in the first. play of the day, though, came in the bottom of the inning. a leaping over the fence grab by l.a. rookie star mike trout and robs them of a homer. l.a. would win this one 13-1. here's an example of real hardheaded baseball.

that is garrett cole, top pick in this year's draft, pitching tuesday for a minor league pittsburgh affiliate taking a sharp line drive right in the face! this looked real, real bad for a minute here. the young right-hander laid on the mound and finally got up and even finishing the inning. amazingly, no broken bones or sign of a concussion. finally to european championship soccer. saabergas kicked the final shot and spain will face either germany or italy who play later today. when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. are we alone in? a revealing new survey on what americans think of ufos, including who they want in the white house if that alien invasion comes! i woke up with this horrible rash on my right side.

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the ship had previously stopped in india, pakistan, and the middle east. a would-be thief in brockton, massachusetts, found himself in a jam. hernandez got stuck underneath a garage door. the police say the door fell on his head after he pride it open with a metal instrument. i don't know how you do that! a new survey shows a lot of americans believe in ufos. the term stands for unidentified flying objects but most people identify them as flying saucers with aliens on board. national geographic survey suggests that more than one-third of americans, 36% believe they exist and 10% claim they have seen a ufo and it's hard what to make of this. 65% think president obama would handle an alien invasion better than mitt romney. we will have to see if he uses that on the campaign trail. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning" what

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today. >> howard could be take the heat. >> he got away just in time. we are going to be okay today, we are going to be hot. humidity values today a little bit on the reasonable side but you are going to notice a difference late day and humidity is going to start to creep on up. clouds will join us by later on this afternoon. temperatures will be in the 70s, and manufacture continuously in the 70s through midday and late afternoon. by your lunch break it will top out into upper 90s for the day. we are going to stay clear of the 100-degree mark, at least for now. it looks like satellite and radar will pull into cloud cover. overall we have temperatures in the middle ranges pushing the upper 60s in town. for the next three days looks like things are going to be a little bit on the steamy side. we are seeing high heat beginning to manufacture on in.

with the exception of the construction that may just slow you down because on the beltway only one lane gets by. on the southbound lane of 45 between 236 and braddock road only one lane gets by into tyson's area as well. there was some construction as well trying to approach the beltway. a couple of things for you to consider there, here's the beltway near springfield, i would say on the northbound side and southbound side. you can see the cones set up. let's go back over to the maps this time over to 270 coming in from frederick. no problems into clarksburg, shady grove southbound side, a bit of volume forming, but nothing you should worry about early on. coming up we'll go to the east side of town. today the supreme court is

scheduled to issue its ruling the constitutionality of the affordable healthcare act. the provision of the law requires nearly every uninsured american to buy health insurance or pay a fine. the high court is expected it's announce its decision around 10:00 this morning. gary takes a look at the law and what may be at stake for millions of american families. >> reporter: at healthcare town hall meetings two years ago, that individual mandate bothered citizens like robert who chose to use his money for needs other than health insurance and confronted maryland senator ben card inwith the key question. >> reporter: are you going to tell me, an individual, that i have to buy healthcare or you are going to fine me $2500 every year i don't do that? >> we editing his question and card in's answer for time. >> what happens if you end up in the emergency room and you

don't pay? you are a part of the population that shifts its costs over to a person who does pay. >> reporter: so the supreme court question. >> how much federal governmental power should there be or our lives? >> reporter: you would expect an answer from the supreme court. >> but there is this opening question of whether or not a court has the authority. >> reporter: veteran supreme court reporter lyle denison says a 19th century law might prohibit the court from deciding at all. but the key question is that individual mandate. >> if they find it is unconstitutional, they have to decide what the remainder of the law can do. >> how much of the law can stand if the mandate falls. those stopping insurance companies from refusing or charging higher rates to those with a preexisting condition. denison has covered the court for decades and retains a be