on the night of december 14th, 2010, in a canyon west of rio rico, arizona, u.s. border patrol agents were engaged in a shootout with armed mexican bandits preying on illegal immigrants. one of the agents was 40-year-old brian terry, a three-year veteran who had served as a u.s. marine and gone through boot camp at camp pendleton in my district. during that firefight, a bullet pierced agent terry's aorta. he died in that canyon. two weapons were found at the scene. they were later traced to an operation conducted by the department of justice called fast and furious. 16 months ago, this committee along with senator chuck grassley launched an investigation into whistle blowers' allegations regarding fast and furious. we became involved only after senator grassley was told he would not receive answers from the justice department because in fact, he did not have subpoena power and was not the chairman. in the course of our investigation, the committee has uncovered serious wrongdoing by the justice department. that wrongdoing led to 2,000 weapons crossing the mexican

the waldo canyon fire west of colorado springs has grown to more than 5,000 acres in a few days. meanwhile the high park fire has burned more than 80,000 acres. we have the latest now from denver. >> reporter: dry and windy conditions are not helping containment efforts of colorado's most recent wildfire that ignited over the weekend. >> firefighters look for the best place to make a stand, roads, rivers, ridges and kind of connect the dots so we can put some containment line in and stop the forward spread. >> reporter: thousands remain evacuated, although some were given a police escort back in for an additional precious 30 minutes. >> originally they said 72 hours. now it's past 72 hours. so we'll go back and get a few more things. >> reporter: while no homes have been destroyed in this fast moving brays, colorado's $5 billion -- blaze, colorado's $5 billion tourist industry is expected to take a hit. garden of the gods and pike's peak highway remain closed. the waldo canyon fire is burning just miles from the air force academy in colorado springs. >> between all the forest fir

. >> in a canyon west of rio, rico, arizona, u.s. border patrol agents were engaged in a shootout with armed mexican bandits preying on illegal immigrants. one of the agents was 40-year-old brian terry, a 3-year veteran who had served as a u.s. marine and gone through boot camp in camp pendleton in my district. dufrg that fire fight, a bullet pierced agent terry's aorta and he died in that canyon. two weapons were found at the scene. they were later traced to an operation conducted by the department of justice called fast and furious. 16 months ago, this committee along with senator chuck grassley launched an investigation in to whistle-blowers' allegations regarding fast and furious. we became involved only after senator grassley was told he would not receive answers from the justice department because, in fact, he did not have subpoena power and was not the chairman. in the course of our investigation, the committee has uncovered serious wrongdoing by the justice department. that wrongdoing led to 2,000 weapons crossing the mexican

on the night of december 14th, 2010, in a canyon west of rio rico, arizona. u.s.t -- agents were engaged in a shootout with armed, mexican bandit bandits preying own agents. one was a 43-year-old brian terry who served as a u.s. marine and gone through boot camp at camp pendleton in my district. during that firefight a bullet peered agent terry's aorta and he died in that canyon. two weapons were found at the scene, they were later traced to an operation conducted -- bill: this story has just gone to a whole new level. back in a moment right after this. >> 16 months ago this committee -- bill: fox news alert two major headlines in the past 30 minutes. the department of justice says the president has exerted srut executive privilege with regard to fast and furious. this while darrell issa heads up a panel where we expect contempt of charges to be filed perhaps this hour or at least this day against eric holder. let's listen back in. >> to the 80,000 documents or more that the inspector general has received. our purpose has never been to hold the attorney general in

on the night of december 14, 2010, in a canyon west of rio arizona, u.s. border patrol agents were engaged in a shootout with armed mexican bandits preying on illegal immigrants. one was o'brien terry come a three-year veteran who had served as a u.s. marine and gone through boot camp. during that fight, a bullet pierced his aorta. he died in that canyon. two weapons were found at the scene. they were later traced to an operation conducted by the department of justice called fast and furious. 16 months ago this committee launched an investigation into whistle-blowers' allegations regarding fast and furious. we became involved only after senator grassley was told he would not received answers from the justice department because in fact he did not have subpoena power and was not the chairman. in the course of our investigation, the committee has uncovered serious wrongdoing by the justice department. that wrongdoing led to 2000 weapons crossing the mexican border that cost lives on both sides of the border including terry's. the operation contributed the dea

the waldo canyon fire west of colorado springs is where more than 4,000 people are evacuated right nowut five miles from the air force academy. all of the firefighting for the state has been costly. coloradans are already frustrated with the state budget crunch and the governor who has a business background is mindful of that. >> trust me, i'm not sure there is anybody any cheaper than i am, more frugal. i'm concerned about costs like anyone is. i treat the budget like it's my own, you know, life savings. >> we're in this together. and we are going to keep fighting fires and protecting people's homes and making sure everybody is safe. as hard as we can. we're not wasting any money. >> hickenlooper says there will be a partnership with the federal government with some cost sharing. north of denver, the high park fire is burning near fort collins. 257 homes and 87,000 acres have been destroyed. more than a dozen vacation spots are closed. there is concern over colorado i'lcolorado's $5 billion tourist industry. some of the rafting companies that would normally run trips along the river a

says that in total they have burned at least 175,000 acres throughout the state, the waldo canyon fire burning westof colorado springs and south of denver and the wind is pushing it five miles from the air force academy and they expect 1,045 new cadets on thursday and they are going about it as planned but they are forest service right new.e used >>shepard: what else do we know of the possible hit to tourism in is that just talk? or are things happening? >>reporter: in colorado springs they have closed a lot of the i vacation hot spots there, and north of me, near ft. collins the 897,000 acre fire that is burning, they is closed right hire at the start of the season, a lot of areas this. what is more, you talk about the rafting companies that would usually take folks down the river, right now they are actually helping firefighters get across it normally inaccessible areas to help them put out and do some of the mopping up in that area, so, yes, it is actually making an impact of the $5 billion tourism industry right new. >>shepard: thank you, like from denver newsroom. thank you. and now our meteor

on the night of december 14, 2010, in a canyon west of arizona, u.s. border patrol agents were engaged in a shootout with armed mexican bandits preying on illegal immigrants. one of the agents was 40-year-old brian terry, a three-year veteran who had served as a u.s. marine and gone through boot camp at camp pendleton in my district. during that firefight, a bullet pierced agent terry's aorta and he died in that canyon. two weapons were found at the scene. they were later traced to an operation conducted by the department of justice called fast and furious. 16 months ago this committee, along with senator chuck grassley, launched an investigation into whistleblower's allegations regarding fast and furious. we became involved only after senator grassley was told he would not receive answers from the justice department because in fact he did not have subpoena power and was not the chairman. in the course of our investigation, the committee has uncovered serious wrongdoing by the justice department. that wrongdoing cost lives on both sides of the border i

these pictures now, the waldo canyon fire west of colorado springs has pretty much exploded.be that big when you compare it to the high park fire, but 6200 acres, it's getting closer to colorado springs proper, nearly 10,000 people have been evacuated inside the city limits, a total of 32,000 people have been evacuated in the fire zone just to the west of colorado springs, 5% containment with this and winds have been erratic and the heat has been extreme. that's the main thing with this. the temperatures in denver had set all time record highs with 105 degrees in the past several days. the heat will continue in the colorado front range and the heat will push off to the east and eventually the eastern u.s. as well. >> rob, there's no fire almanac, is there? it's june. any thoughts about how the summer is going to be? >> if you look at the fire season as a whole, it's not that -- really above average yet, but colorado certainly has seen above average fire behavior so far this year mostly because of the lack of snow that we've had this past winter. that's certainly not going to

on the night of december 14, 2010, in a canyon west of rio arizona, u.s. border patrol agents were engaged in a shootout with armed mexican bandits preying on illegal immigrants. one was o'brien terry come a three-year veteran who had served as a u.s. marine and gone through boot camp. to an operation conducted by the department of justice called fast and furious. 16 months ago this committee launched an investigation into whistle-blowers' allegations regarding fast and furious. we became involved only after senator grassley was told he would not received answers from the justice department because in fact he did not have subpoena power and was not the chairman. in the course of our investigation, the committee has uncovered serious wrongdoing by the justice department. that wrongdoing led to 2000 weapons crossing the mexican border that cost lives on both sides of the border including t erry's. the operation contributed the death of countless mexican citizens. it has soured our relationship with our neighbor to the south. it has created an ongoing safety

the fire west of colorado springs called the waldo canyon fire has scorched about 2,500 acres since ittarted yesterday. firefighters call the situation there very, very volatile. containment stands at zero, this fire comes as resources are stretched thin as they fight the collins fire. >>> in utah the wood hollow fire is keeping hundreds of families away from their homes tonight. the wildfire broke out yesterday and it's grown to 10,000 acres. firefighters have only begun to contain the blaze. the terrain there is rugged and winds are gusting up the flames. >>> the chairman of the house oversight committee accused the administration of a cover up. >> if the administration lies the people who tell untruths to the administration and then cover it up for 10 months have to be held accountable. that's not executive privilege, you don't have the privilege to lie to the american people. >> reporter: congress is set to vote on a contempt citation next week for attorney general eric holder. white house secretary jay carne -- carney says the citation is politically motivated. >>> more than 3 mil

west fort collins. the newest fire we have is the waldo canyon fire which is west of colorado springs, very active fireehavior the last few days. i mean, warm, dry conditions, low relative humidity, it's less than 10%. so there's almost no moisture in the air. aggressive fire behavior. now, today we're kind of facing the same thing. unfortunately, we're going to add a little bit of wind into that, so that's going to complicate some efforts. but where you lose ground, we're also gaining ground. some evacuations on that fire have been lifted, folks are able to get back home. however, a lot of other evacuations remain, and right now we're just, we're trying to get a handle on these things, but, unfortunately, we're still reacting to what mother nature throws at us. gregg: in terms of the waldo fire, what are you telling folks there? >> you know, you have to be patient because, you know, with the evacuations, and you've got to be orderly. i mean, in the areas that are under pre-evacuation, if you're told to go, you need to go. and, you know, this kind of runs up and down pretty much all the fires we have h

west. the waldo canyon fire near colorado springs now scorched more than five square miles since saturday,park fire, fort collins, has now destroyed at least 248 homes. >>> also a raging wildfire in central utah forced hundreds of families out of their homes and into motels and threatening 300 houses right now. the blaze known as the wood hollow fire burned more than 25,000 acres and is only 10% contained. >>> now to that major ruling by the supreme court on immigration. opponents of the controversial arizona law gathered last night in phoenix to protest the high court's decision. now much of the law about 75% of it was struck down. but a key component remains in place. here to explain it all is abc's terry moran. >> reporter: show me your papers. the most controversial part of arizona a law. it empowers police during any routine stop to check a person's immigration status. that provision was upheld by the court. so now if police stop you unarizona for jaywalking or running a stop sign or anything else they can demand proof you are here legally. the courts sympathized with arizona's plight

west grand. hot spot this morning westbound jamison canyon road complete standstill from westbound 80 fairfield cordelianction to highway 29 where this accident is blocking lanes westbound 80 slow through richmond because of an earlier crash heavy there, north 101 brake lights in san jose past 880 because of an earlier crash. to quote terry mcsweeney, things are "rolling, rolling, rolling" on . >> rawhide. thank you for joining us for the abc7 morning news. >> we'll be back with a local >> we'll be back with a local update 7:24. closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc the words are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a step forward... and chase what matters.

. >> reporter: there is just 5% containment on the waldo canyon fire that is burning west of colorado in 4500 acres. fire officials say that they are expecting extreme fire potential today meaning in addition to the 100-plus-degree temperatures, crews are battling winds and low moisture. 4,000-plus people remain evacuated from their homes, but today some of them will get police escorts back to their property for just about 30 minutes so they can get anything more that they can find. arson investigators are waiting to get back into the burn area to look into the possibility that this could be human-caused and are asking anyone who was in the canyon area on friday and saturday to come forward if they saw anything suspicious. there are currently, gregg, eight fires burning in the state of colorado alone, and the governor here, john hickenlooper, just also gave us an update and said that of those eight fires 175,000 acres have been charred so far in the past few weeks. back to you. gregg: incredible story. alicia, thanks. jenna: well, switching gears here, olympic athletes burn a lot of c

west. the most aggressive, colorado's waulgd oh canyon fire which turned deadly.re touring damage and will speak live in about 30 minutes. >> i'm s.e. cupp. fighting for repeal of the health care act.¿ c1 here to tell us about that. >>> i'm steve kornacki. congress finally sends the bill to keep student loan rates from doubling to the president's desk. what took so long? >>> i'm krystal ball. the numbers whiz that helped form romneycare and obamacare. what mr. mandate says now about his signature model. >>> all that and the week that was for "the cycle." the show for friday, june 29th begins right now. >>> good tuesday to you. welcome to "the cycle." the gang's all here. we begin with the giant waldo canyon fire burning in colorado. the most destructive in history. 35,000 evacuated. one person dead. a handful of people allowed back home but only 15% of the fire is contained. it could take weeks, even months, to put it out. right now president obama is meeting with fire crews about 60 miles south of denver. nbc's jinah kim is in colorado springs. you've talked to

west. the most aggressive, colorado's waulgd oh canyon fire which turned deadly.re touring damage and will speak live in about 30 minutes. >> i'm s.e. cupp. fighting for repeal of the health care act.¿ c1 here to tell us about that. >>> i'm steve kornacki. congress finally sends the bill to keep student loan rates from doubling to the president's desk. what took so

west claims another life. firefighters recovering the body after second victim of colorado's waldo canyon fire and the flames destroyingmes and 30,000 people to evacuate. fire crews are allowing some evacuees to return, but they're also asking for patience, since the fire is just 25% contained. and the justice department will not prosecute its boss. the house voted to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress on thursday, and his critics allege he's illegally withholding documents related to the investigation of operation fast and furious, but a top doj deputy says this is not a criminal matter because the president has asserted executive privilege over the document. i'm patti ann browne, now, back to cavuto on business and for the latest headlines, log on to our website, at foxnews.com. foxnews.com. >> welcome back, the rushing out of town. lawmakers are scrambling to crank out a whole lot of spending before the 4th of july holiday. a massive transportation bill that includes extending subsidies for student loans so the price tag on that alone is 109 billion bucks and how about this goody. a taxpayer f

. >> north and west of the farallon islands the project revealed details of more canyons and huge, shallownks creating underwater islands. and scientists believe this may be critical for a wide variety of creatures. this area is miles south of cordell bank where this was taken two years ago. full of spectacular live and a new area hold promise of similar diversity. huge schools of fish. sponges and deep-sea corals. the federal government is searching all u.s. waters hoping to find this kind of environment. >> coral reefs provide habitat for fish. that is important. we protect these areas. we have a strong, healthy ocean environment. that is going support ocean industries such as commercial fishing. >> exploring is challenging. conditions can be harsh. now, the scientists have a detailed map. next step will be a expedition in the fall. >> in order for us to protect the sanctuary we need to know what is out there. >> if you'll like to see the fly through there is a link just click on see it on tv. >> and we have more ahead, still coming up michael finney. >> why your child is more likely to

states that west are battling wildfires in record-setting heat and severe drought conditions. the canyon fire in colorado is 5% contained and the evacuations have been ordered as more than 20,000 homes are threatened. >> nearly 1000 firefighters are working to correct the more than 15,000-acre blaze that has moved to colorado springs. they are doing all they can bet on. >> we had to increase the evacuation's to 36,000 people. >> this man is evacuating. >> i have my guitar and my accordion and my laptop and some other things that of the governor says the state meets federal aid. >> this is the worst drought we have seen in ages. the conditions are so dry and we have had these really strong winds and a bunch of lightning. it is like the perfect storm for fire. we are working on making a request for a presidential disaster declaration that the fbi's denver office says it is investigating whether the wild fires in colorado are the result of arson. the governor says they don't know the cause of the waldo canyon fire yet that we have indications it might be arson. some folks thought it might b

fires continue to burn across the west tonight but things are improving in colorado where fire officials believe the flames can be kept in containment lines. waldo canyon fire is 25% contained right now. more than 30,000 people have been evacuated. two are dead. some evacuees have been allowed back home where the red cross is feeding them. a volunteer from the peninsula is leading the operation. we talked to him by phone. >> cleaning them during the day so they don't have to stop and get lunch or anything, we will be going around with mobile and giving them ability to get on back and get the job done. >>. >> firefighters are getting help. governor brown have order twod aircraft to colorado. >>> wildfire that has grown to 40 acres is burning out of control in the town of harriman in central auto out. this is rose canyon area. fire officials are warning people to stay off the roads in the fire zone. in many cases they are impassable anyway. >> dan: this tahoe, they are banning smoking this summer in an attempt to keep forest fires from breaking out. they announced the ban citing extreme fire conditions. and open flames and fireworks are banned. >> day tw

fires continue to burn across the west tonight but things are improving in colorado where fire officials believe the flames can be kept in containment lines. waldo canyon fire is 25% contained right now. more than 30,000 people have been evacuated. two are dead. some evacuees have been allowed back home where the red cross is feeding them. a volunteer from the peninsula is leading the operation. we talked to him by phone. >> cleaning them during the day so they don't have to stop and get lunch or anything, we will be going around with mobile and giving them ability to get on back and get the job done. >>. >> firefighters are getting help. governor brown have order twod aircraft to colorado. >>> wildfire that has grown to 40 acres is burning out of control in the town of harriman in central auto out. this is rose canyon area. fire officials are warning people to stay off the roads in the fire zone. in many cases they are impassable anyway. >> dan: this tahoe, they are banning smoking this summer in an attempt to keep forest fires from breaking out. they announced the ban citing extreme fire conditions. and open flames and fireworks are banned. >> day tw

further over to the west we had an earlier car fire at eden canyon road. that's moving slowly now past the earlier scene with no more activity on the freeway. a smooth drive coming up in and through oakland, but just off of 880 we continue to follow this. this is the truck fire at the bottom of the market street off ramp. the off ramp re-opened, but the fire is out. there's a burned-out cab attached to a trailer there now. the big rig tow could be another half hour before it gets there. you might want to use broadway to get around the whole thing. just a precaution, but we'll let you know if they have to close the off ramp for any other period of time. if any do after 6:00, that could get ugly. a live look across the bay. we look at the goemden gate bridge. a nice, easy drive through the north bay. no clouds in the sky in this shot and a huge flow in traffic southbound. we will send it back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. >>> if you love whale watching and who doesn't, this is a great site to see. blue whales feeding a little closer to the golden gat

west. they scorched thousands of acres across seven states from montana to new mexico. one, the waldon canyon fire outside colorado springs, doubled in size yesterday. it's now clouding the resort area near pikes peak. brooke rogers of our denver station kcnc in colorado springs has more. >> reporter: the fire is now 5% contained, and that's good news for firefighters, but they're hoping for even better news later today. you could see a plume of smoke all throughout colorado springs as the high winds and high temperatures made this a very difficult fire for firefighters to fight, very stubborn. five neighborhoods are still evacuated and thousands of evacuees are awaiting word on when or if they'll be able to get back into their homes. firefighters are now attacking the fire from both the ground and the air. they're hoping for much better news later today. there is still no cause of the fire, but investigators are asking for the public's help in any clues they might be able to provide. in colorado springs, i'm brooke rogers for cbs news. >>> this morning, both sides are claiming victory follow

west oakland station. >> 4:36. today president obama will visit areas devastated by massive wild fires. the waldo canyon fire has destroyed nearly 350 homes in colorado springs making it the most destructive fire in the state's history. now, local police confirm they found the body of one person burned inside the rubble of a house. in all eight major wild fires are burning statewide. fema and other federal agencies are deploying resources to aid the fire fighting efforts. >> health care coverage for millions of americans is about to change now that the supreme court has upheld president obama's landmark law. as of 2014, insurers can no longer deny coverage to adults with pre-existing conditions. in january of that year we'll be able to buy directly in an affordable insurance exchange if your employer does not offer insurance. the mandate goes into effect which mean p you can afford to buy health insurance you'll be required to, or you'll have to pay a tax. for small business owners in the bay area the election may come down to how much health care ruling impact that ruling does impact their bottom line.

fires continue to burn across the west tonight but things are improving in colorado where fire officials believe the flames can be kept in containment lines. waldo canyonined right now. more than 30,000 people have been evacuated. two are dead. some evacuees have been allowed back home where the red cross is feeding them. a volunteer from the peninsula is leading the operation. we talked to him by phone. >> cleaning them during the day so they don't have to stop and get lunch or anything, we will be going around with mobile and giving them ability to get on back and get the job done. >>. >> firefighters are getting help. governor brown have order twod aircraft to colorado. >>> wildfire that has grown to 40 acres is burning out of control in the town of harriman in central auto out. this is rose canyon area. fire officials are stay off people to stay off the roads in the fire zone. in many cases they are impassable anyway. >> dan: this tahoe, they are banning smoking this summer in an attempt to keep forest fires from breaking out. they announced the ban citing extreme fire conditions. and open flames and fireworks are banned. >> day two this n ross mir

west. we start in colorado, where daylight brings new dangers along the fire lines. the waldo canyon fire has destroyed nearly 350 homes so far, and thousands more are threatened. firefighters have been working around the clock to protect those homes. cnn's rob marciano has been in

west are now giving the u.s. air force a fight on the ground. >> the air force academy is shutting down today as the huge waldo canyon fire near colorado springs bears down on the sprawling campus, forcing cadets to flee. >> it is one of almost three dozen major fires stretching from montana to arizona, fuelled by record heat and some pretty wild winds. >> i ran over as fast as i could. it was scary. there's no other word. i mean, we're petrified over here. >> reporter: these pictures show the colorado springs wildfire, a blaze that is called a firestorm of eni think proportions. winds up to 65 miles an hour blew the fire over containment line, forcing the evacuations of 42,000 people including at the air force academy where 700 cadets and personnel were told to leave. >> my dad said there were flames a block away from your house. >> reporter: preevacuation notices were sent to the residents. the officials say the fire started out on six acres and grew. a week of excruciating 100 degree temperatures is complicating it on the front line. >> we don't see anything in the immediate weather forecast that will relieve that. >> reporter: fighting the

places like ohio and northern midwest tough to take but out west it is helping wildfires lay waste to portions of colorado. the waldo canyon fire near colorado springs, the latest and largest in the state's history. two people have died. more than 350 homes gone. information coming in this hour and reinforcements are brought and with that, a sliver of hope. as a few evacuees are getting word they may soon be able to go home. >> i have been coming up here, 3, 4 of these sessions and it might be the time we get -- the evacuation and today -- tonight was the time. >> we get to go home and there are many, many who can't and, they won't for a long, long time. >> you can hear the emotion on his voice, and, this we have been covering for weeks, and the high park fire already destroyed more than 250 homes, near fort collins and we are told it is fully contained and we didn't know if we'd hear those words and the last evacuation orders now being lifted. alicia acuna is streaming live from colorado springs. lightning sparked this beast. on june 9th. now, 21 days later, finally hope. >> yes. at the waldo canyon fire, weather was a hu

west continues to burn. in colorado, the most destructive fire in state history, the waldo canyon fire, has destroyed more than 340 homes and is only about 15% contained. the waldo canyon fire has cost the state just over $3 million to fight. >> the firefighters made really good progress last night. no perimeter drills to support no structures lost or damaged. we're feeling good about that. >> reporter: the massive high park fire is 85% contained after burning more than 87,000 acres and destroying more than 300 homes. fire officials feeling pretty good about their progress there, expecting to have the blaze fully contained by july 1st. the hyde park fire a costly one with a price tag of $36 million growing. thousands of firefighters are spread across the west fighting dozens of fires in several states. in new mexico, the little bear fire has scorched 44,000 acres and destroyed more than 300 homes. but it's nothing compared to the whitewater baldy fire, which engulfed more than 190,000 acres, becoming the largest fire in state history and the largest wildfire burning in the country right now. in montana, the as

canyons that we're working in. so we don't expect to have that hard wind out of the west like we had sunday.will be more like yesterday's conditions where we were pretty successful. >> sreenivasan: wildfires were also still burning across other western states. from wyoming to arizona to southern california, fires have forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes. the nation's largest protestant denomination, the southern baptist convention, elected its first african american president today. the elevation of reverend fred luter, jr. came 17 years after the church apologized for its past defense of segregation and slavery in 1995. it is also seen as a move to reflect growing diversity. southern baptist membership has fallen for five straight years. it currently stands at 16 million members in 42 states. asians now make up the largest share of recent u.s. immigrants, surpassing hispanics. the pew research center reported today that asians of all ethnicities accounted for more than a third of new arrivals in 2010. they make up only 5.8% of the overall u.s. population. the report also found asian