colorado river base sin, arkansas this, colorado that. he was considered one of the most powerful people there as the chairman of the interior committee. and we had done bratsman and frank abbotts. so that was 1970 and we were the second most conservative delegation voting in the house. but it fit with joe coors and that's how the world saw us. all of those young hope ahol licks that moved in. there were so many of them, that the permanent settlers here didn't have time to encircle them and tell them to chill out. they all came in and had selected colorado by choice. they thought it was the greatest place on the planet and they were going to make it. they were really going to make it a wonderful place to live and they were going to follow all of these things that people had talked about in the '60s. so the big rumble started in 1970 when craig barnes decided to run against buy biron rogers. he won by 30 votes out of 54,406. you forgot that, didn't you? 30 votes. he defeated this old time who had been there and everybody assumed would be t

colorado.nd they said, are you kidding? we're up to our ears in alligators here. you know, we can't do it. nevertheless, the women got it on the ballot. and in 1877, it was voted down. sadly. but that was only one year after they came into the statehood. well, the women didn't stop. the unions here then allowed women to vote. and the union votes which was very good and didn't happen a lot of places. and in 1893, boom. colorado passed it. marvelous. men voted. only men could vote. and thank you, men, they voted to give women the vote. and colorado and new zealand were the only two places then on the planet because they both give women the right to vote that year, which was really quite unheard of. in 1894, a few women got into the legislature, which was pretty amazing. in 1912, maybe some of you have seen former senator pat pascoe's book. i don't know if she's here, but she wrote a wonderful book about helen ring robinson who was the first woman elected to the colorado senate. and she was the se

considered the worst in colorado history. the health care situation as it relates to the colorado situation. this jumped out at me today, paul krugman of the "new york times." unless you belong to that tiny class of wealthy americans who are insulated and isolated from the reality is of most people's lives, the winners from that supreme court decision are your friends, your relative, the people you work with and very likely you. for almost all of us stand to benefit from making america a kinder and more decent society, and how that relates to what's going on in colorado is this -- most of those firefighters putting themselves in harm's way do not have health insurance. those people, as men and women, could go in there, risk their lives and come away with an injury and thus a hospital bill greater than their salary. therapy not paid much at all, people, for these six-month jobs. a clip from a firefighter talking about lacking health insurance. ccn@]u)pá? >> all we want is the opportunity to buy health insurance like other perm

colorado springs isn't the only major city being threatened in colorado. the hills around boulder are also ablaze. in a state that is all too familiar with wildfires, this year is being called the worst fire season in colorado history. and this afternoon the white house announced that president obama will be coming out to colorado on friday to survey the damage and offer federal assistance. live in colorado springs, gina kim, nbc bay area news. >> gina, thanks so much. >>> back here at home, the clock is ticking, the deadline for governor jerry brown to sign a balanced state budget is less than seven hours away. lawmakers in sacramento finished their work today on a $92 billion spending plan that got no republican support. governor brown has until the end of the day today to sign or veto it. and the budget is dependent on voters passing the proposed sales and income tax increases in november, which recent polls show less than half of california voters support. >> his message right now is very much focused on this vote on taxes in november. so it has to be

into colorado springs.> the other woman, an affair that brought down a former presidential candidate. you've heard a lot about her, rielle hunter, she doesn't have many nice things to say about cancer victim, elizabeth edwards. >> it is nice to have you with us. >> it is 30 minutes past the hour. the supreme court resuming upholding president obama's health care law giving the fight new life. republicans are vowing to take this fight all the way to november. >> this is now a time for the american people to make a choice. you can choose whether you want to have a larger and larger government, more and more intrusive in your life, separating you and your doctor, whether you're comfortable with more deficits and higher death we pass under the generations or return to a time when the american people will have their own choice in health care. >> here's more on the election battle shaping up live outside the white house. this is turning into quite a money maker, isn't it? >> reporter: absolutely. as you said, thi

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right now, there are three major fires burning in colorado, and colorado springs is not nearly as destructive as the one near ft. collins and that fire torched 250 homes and still burning 130 square miles. it is said to be 55 percent contained. and now, like from colorado springs. how does it look? >>reporter: well, this fire is actually now moved into the neighborhood of colorado springs. this is actually the foothills of colorado's second largest city. you can see back in there, firefighters are battling with the wind and all of that smoke and the intense heat. if you follow me this way i can show you a little bit more. this is where the air staging is happening. we have seen helicopters going up and out all throughout the day. to the north of that, the air force academy where we received an update, and we are told, actually, the fire is now on the ground of the air force academy, they are doing their best to run things as normal as possible but we also just found out moments ago that preevacuation orders are now in effect north of the air force academy, and this is significant because if y

we want to see it in colorado. what we want to do is create a competitive and ferment over the whole country where we're trying to accelerate these entrepreneurs. >> this has been delightful. what a wonderful conversation. thank you both. i cannot think of two better governors. >> thank you. what a great job you did. [applause] >> governor brown, governor hickenlooper, please do not leave the stage. innovation is not popular in government. i did not get the nickname governor moonbeam by being conventional. we were give reminded that the best time to invest, 20 years ago, second best time, today. what great leaders, both of these dynamics state's half. we wanted to thank you both with just a small token of our appreciation and our deep appreciation as well to barbara of the san jose "mercury news." i know you cannot accept gifts. >> i would want to report that. >> we're hoping that sutter can accept a gift, the first dog. governor? [applause] and governor hickenlooper, your dear friend and our dear friend, dan gordo

>>> breaking news out of colorado. a wind-fueled wildfire there has now breached fire liners and has entered the city of colorado springs. that is forcing at least 32,000 people to be evacuated. colorado springs set a record high temperature today of 101 degrees. the 6,200-acre fire is only contained by 5%. do we have that video, joe? okay, well, we're going to show you later in this newscast what firefighters are up against. but -- oh, here we are. here's the video we were talking about. you can see this is one of several houses going up in flames in colorado, and again, colorado springs, which is a smaller city in the area near denver, is now being phased with flames hitting the city line. we're going to continue to follow development there is and bring you more on that later on in this newscast. >>> the east bay suburb of orinda is investigating its first murder in a decade. a woman was found dead in a home, and a suspect is already in custody. reggie, police have been called to the same home before? >> reporter: th

at least eight are in colorado. andrea lopez looks at toll the fires are taking on homes and firefighters. >> bone dry winds and high temperatures soaring into the 90s are driving the waldo canyon fire. it's blackened over 2,000 acres since noon on saturday and tonight remains uncontained. colorado governor was on the scene this morning. >> our focus is to make sure everyone is safe, people are evacuated, protect our firefighters. >>> over 1,050 homes have been evacuated in colorado springs as worried less dents gather their possessions and go to safety. >> we have deputies going door to door along with firefighters making sure people are out and some of the deputies shared with me that was the scariest thing they ever saw, getting out of that area and seeing the fire and the concern they had for the residents. >> it's really scary. in the moment you really evaluate what is the most important thing and i looked at my kids and said as long as i have you guys, my husband, our cat and some pictures, i mean the rest we

josÉ. >>> muchas gracias carlos botifoll en directo desde colorado sprint en colorado y mientras coloradoproblema es una ola de calor que ha disparado el termÓmetro hasta los 3 dÍgitos fahrenheit. el Último reporte 108 grados en san louis missouri. y se espera que los prÓximos dÍas se registren temperaturas de 3 dÍgitos en dakota del sur, nebraska, illinois, indiana y kentucky. la reyes r reforma de salud que la corte suprema declarÓ como constitucional. muchos indocumentados que temen ser encontrados por el servicio de inmigraciÓn, si buscan servicios mÉdicos para sus hijos estadounidenses. cristina londoÑo nos explica desde oakland california. >>> estos trabajadores sociales, calman el hambre y sed de jornaleros parte de ellos, parte de millones de indocumentados que el plan de salud dejÓ en el olvido. >>> siempre estÁ fuera. >>> los indocumentados no fueron considerados bajo el plan. pero por lo que le dicen sus clientas marÍa jimÉnez temen que sus hijos con papeles no se inscriban para recibir beneficios. >>> hay mucho miedo y es una manera de protegerse porque lo que hemos escuchado.

the president arrived there in colorado springs earlier this afternoon.st saw you moments ago milling about shaking hands, talking to people. presumably getting information. this is newly released amateur videotape of the fire which is now the most destructive in colorado's history. we have learned that the wildfire has also turned deadly. the colorado springs police chief says one person's body has turned up in a home where a second person is still missing and we are hearing from a man and how many who say that the fire destroyed their home just one year after the birth of their daughter. >> our house burned on the night of her birthday. it will definitely be a memorable birthday for her. >> the one thing that we are both hanging on to is the rocking chair that we rocked our baby to sleep in for a full year. >> sadly the rocking chair is gone as well. so far the colorado springs fire has burned through more than 340 homes and it is just one of dozens of fires burning across the western states right now. right. >> what has president obama been able to see

carlos nos amplia desde colorado springs. >>> el grado de destrucciÓn en colorado spring estÁ por determinare. >>> hemos tenido mucho humeo, tenemos que cerrar las ventanas. >>> la peor temporada de incendios de colorado en su historia, sin precedente la respuesta t de la comunidad. elizabeth es una que se presenÓo como voluntaria en un albergue de la cruz roja. >>> la gente estÁ triste porque perdieron sus casas, organizamos juegos para los niÑos. >>> es una de mÁs de 30.000 personas evacuadas, su cuadra no estÁ lejos de donde mas de 300 casas quedaron en ruinas. tuvo escasos minutos para huir con sus hijos. >>> dice que logrÓ llevarse fotos y una pelota de bÉisbol firmada por di mayo. otras como ella aylloraban temiendo lo peor. >>> acÁ abundan historias de hÉroes, hasta una cuadrilla de bomberos vino de mÉxico, se llaman los diablos. batallÓn las llamas desde antes del amanecer, hoy recibieron buenas noticias. >>> hoy por primera vez los vientos aflojaron y la humedad subiÓ, los avances son dramÁticos. >>> la sequÍa ha provocado incendios por todo el sureste. >>> en colorado spring los vi

and in-- in colorado. in conditions like this where it's so dry, and just to think about putting people at risk like that i think drives everybody crazy. it makes your blood boil. >> ifill: in the meantime you can only hope the weather turns to your advantage. john hickenlooper, thank you very much. >> we appreciate it. and we appreciate the federal government-- the president did call today. we had secretary nepal tano. we had so much support from all over the country. governor deval patrick called this morning from massachusetts. it does make you appreciate what america is. >> ifill: thanks so much. >> you bet. >> brown: still to come on the "newshour": deal-making on capitol hill; the impact of the mexican drug war and remembering nora ephron but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: the remnants of tropical storm debby moved across northern florida today, heading into the atlantic ocean. the storm's watery slog from the gulf of mexico left widespread flooding in coas

the waldo canyon wildfire in colorado springs is one of three major fires burning in colorado. aggressive flames rolling through colorado's second largest city and it is 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 that 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. >>> fire crews are trying to save the air force academy. president obama will visit the area on friday. meanwhile, evacuated residents are scared and anxious, waiting for word on the fate of their homes. dominon 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 te

more record highs from texas to colorado. >> triple digits in phoenix and colorado springs.> well storm debris in another corner of the country is still being cleaned up. hundreds of volunteers spent their weekend at a flood-damaged minnesota zoo. the worst flood in duluth history deluged the city's lake superior zoo last week. a dozen animals and barnyard exhibit, were killed. a polar bear and two harbor seals escaped. the zoo's director is grateful for all of the help. >> it's humbling. and it's -- it is almost unbelievable at first. even though you see it -- you still can't believe it. >> they're hoping to have the zoo open again by july 4th. a nice bit of irony there. >> yeah. all right. now to the wildfires that are raging out west. at least 250 homes have now been destroyed by a fire burning in the northern part of the state for two weeks. thousands of residents and tourists evacuated ahead of another fire. abc's david muir has details. >> reporter: look at the time-lapse of the orange blaze on the horizon showing one of the devastating fires in colorado where firefigh

>> reporter: colorado city currently has six cops.een kicked often with the past eight years. the state says each of those cops was decertified for different reasons such as felony sexual conduct with a minor. bigamy, refusal to testify and answer questions in a grand jury in a deposition and seeking advice from a fugitive, that fugitive being warren jeffs when he was on the fbi ten most wanted list. a letter recovered when jeffs was arrested written by the former chief declared, i am praying for you to be protected. and yearn to be with you again. the state senate passed the bill. then something surprising happened in the house. two representatives, non-flds members who represent colorado city in the legislature, took up the church's cause to keep the police department intact. with their leadership, the bill died in a close vote. mcclane and gooddale say the bill is unconstitutional because they claim the city is being singled out. they also acknowledge they want top support their flds constituents who will cast ballots for them on e

colorado springs all week for us. rob, the firefighters get a bit of a break overnight with some cooler temperatures, but what's happening now? >> reporter: well, this time of day is when the personnel for air support begins to filter in and other support crews. they work the ground through the overnight, but this is when things really ramp up. you can see behind me, there's not a lot of smoke. at night, temperatures are cooler, the fire tends to lay down, but certainly, there are some homes and communities that they've managed to save there. a little bit further to the south, that's not the case, as you mentioned. almost 350 homes destroyed. but the firefighting effort continues. 25% containment, that is encouraging, but it is still a fire that is with erratic behavior. just a stone's throw from here, yesterday we were on the air force academy airfield, where they were launching helicopters in order to fight those flames. we got some incredible video of some of those air cranes that are modified to haul 2,000, 3,000

and the deadly wildfire near colorado springs. the waldo canyon fire has killed two people and destroyed nearly 350 homes. thousands more are threatened. rob marciano is in colorado springs. rob, any relief today for firefighters, do you think? >> reporter: well, we're hoping for winds that won't be as erratic as they have been in past days. that's certainly what helped them. it's helped them for the past day and a half. containment lines are about 30% now, so that is a slow improvement. sunshine will bake down on these mountains you see behind me. it's not very smokey or fiery right now, but throughout the afternoon, as temperatures heat up, those fires will become more active and you'll see plumes of smoke. there are neighborhoods they're still protecting. there are still tens of thousands of people that are still evacuated because this is still an active fire zone, even though folks who have been evacuated so badly want to at least go back and look at their homes. the firefighting effort continues, as you would imagine now that

the administration has already offered its assistance to colorado's governor and the mayor of colorado. and it's not just colorado -- in central utah, almost 60 structures have been destroyed. >> the wind would go away they could get this under control, you know. >> reporter: utah firefighters are not only contending with fire and wind but they're also coping with record setting heat. shifting wind are making this fire almost in possible to fight. now blowing it back in the direction where homes burned. rebecca stevens, abc news, colorado springs. >> i heard a scary stat on the evening news last night this fire is 3, 4 miles away from downtown colorado springs. it is moving at a rate of three to four football fields an hour. think about that. why it doubled overnight last night here. this thing eventually is going to get to the heart of that area. they will get a better handle on this today some time. could be seeing images from downtown colorado springs. >> 60 mile an hour wind they mentioned. dealing with the excruciating heat. terrible conditions. so intense were the flames, so thic

do you think things are getting better in colorado city? >> no, things are getting mump much worse up there. it's getting worse by the day. it's getting more fanatical. >> reporter: where's representative mcclane getting her information? we asked her. >> there's more commerce there. they're more willing to talk to other people that come into the community that are not members of the community. i get e-mails from the community. so i see that as opening up. >> reporter: i see, when i go there, is that people come to me and say they're scared, there's no one to talk to, they want to get out, they're trapped, their children are being taken away from them, the cops are doing nothing. have you ever heard anything like that before? >> no. >> reporter: have you? >> no one has said that to me, any of the times i've been up there. >> reporter: but it does happen, repeatedly. this past february, i covered the story of this man, david biceline. warren jeffs had kicked him and many other men out of the church for not being faithful enough. in the middle

he is in colorado springs, colorado touring the destruction and devastation caused by multiple fires.on as we hear the president speak, we'll take it for you live right here on cnn. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's four course seafood feast, just $14.99. start with soup, salad and cheddar bay biscuits then choose one of 7 entrees plus dessert! four perfect courses, just $14.99. come into red lobster and sea food differently. >>> high flying life comes crashing down in a phoenix courtroom. the man who made millions of dollars killed himself in the middle of the courtroom after the jury found him guilty of burning down his mansion because he couldn't afford to pay the mortgage. we have the live and death of the daring adventurer who faced years in prison. >> reporter: one time million unt multimillionaire will be remembered as an arsonist. >> we the jury find the defendant guilty of arson of an occupied structure. >> reporter: this man who lived life large in his mansion is the same man who is may 2009 skyped has he scaled mt. everest. >> gone up to 25,000 feet without oxygen

crews are reporting progress the scene in colorado. >>> the temperatures near the century mark in colorado, here we have a slow warming trend. as you think about things warm up talk about things cool down for tonight. will have the entire forecast after a break. organizers of the reno national air championship races are planning a memorial for last year's victims. they would like beat the moral to be installed at the crash site by september. they're talking with the victims' families what they would consider an appropriate memorial. 11 people were killed in the crash. this gives a new meaning to the turn drive-through. the driver lost control and crashed through the doors at strings italian cafe in brentwood bystanders say she was shaken up. the restaurant manager seen here says he just missed being injured he was standing by that booth at a car drove in to. no one was injured. firefighters in colorado have battled hot spots for two weeks there is still heat but they're making progress and to lopez has the latest. >>> wins and soaring temperatures are driving the canyon fire blackened over

el alcalde de colorado pidiÓ fondos para ayudar.edaron en ruinas. >>> vives por allÁ? >>> sÍ. a la izquierda. >>> sabes que pasÓ en tu casa? >>> por medios de fotos, parece que nuestra casa estÁ intacta. >>> para los bomberos ayudados por mayor humedad y menos viento. >>> de esa manera se estÁ ahogando, tenemos que aguantar esa lÍnea, y si se hace podemos vencerlo. >>> pero lo que sacudiÓ fue el hallazgo de restos humanos en una casa calcinada, y los bomberos saben que los peligros persisten. >>> las cenizas tambiÉn pueden brincar. >>> hoy algunos de los evacuados se le permitiÓ regresar, no a terry hernÁndez. >>> son tus perritos? >>> sÍ. >>> cÓmo estÁn? >>> nerviosos. >>> y terry sigue con el corazÓn en la boca. >>> cuando se acercaba el fuego era un terror. >>> terry dice que intenta mostrar calma por el bien de los mÁs pequeÑos de la falilia, y habiendo declarado a colorado como zona de desastre el presidente prometiÓ ayuda y que estÁ en camino. >>> muchas gracias. y mientras colorado arte Área de en otros lados el problema es u

in colorado springs.car winning director, oliver stone visits studio 57 to tell us about his new movie, savages. that and more a little later on "cbs this morning." that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. oh, i love that it is friday. have a wonderful weekend. i'm terrell brown. take care everybody. i'm terrell brown. take care everybody. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com this morning, ross mirkarimi continues to fight for his job. coming up we will tell you what he confirmed and denied in his first set of testimony. >>> and why your doctay

alex perez, abc news, colorado springs, colorado. >> two awful scenes this week.floods -- you lose a lot on the first floor. you lose cars. living room, part of your house, maybe the upstairs salvageable. in a fire, you come back and everything you own is ash. you just have to -- your heart bleeds for the people who have already lost their homes. the panic of the evacuation. and folks don't know if they will have anything to go back to. just heartbreaking. you don't know when and how this home haetro the muc they can't even see they are hesitant to give clear numbers, too. because if there has been a home that has been leveled or home that has been burned down, they want to be able to tell that family first, instead of them, you know, hearing about these numbers from the news. >> and dry, windy conditions will only make the fires more common here and around the world. not the first or last we will >>> also, our other big story of the morning -- the presidential race could take a dramatic turn today as the highest court finally weighs in on the president's health c

for cbs news, i am andrea lopez reporting in colorado springs, colorado. >> glor: one of the jurors at jerry sandusky's sex abuse trial says the former penn state assistant coach showed little emotion after being found guilty on 45 counts counts on friday. and then a penn state dance instructor says that only confirmed the jury's verdict. >> we watched him and to see how he would react and there was very little reaction, and i think that we felt that that he knew what he had done. >> glor: you can see the full interview with ann van kuren on cbs this morning. still to come up, adding up the costs of the massachusetts healthcare law. >> glor: with the supreme court ruling on the obama healthcare plan expected as soon as tomorrow, new poll out tonight finds 61 percent oppose the individual mandate while a majority support many specific provisions of the law. another poll in massachusetts which has had a mandate for six years now finds two-thirds say they support the state's healthcare law however funding that plan remains a challenge. >> massachusetts once again is taking a giant leap fo

president obama plans to tour colorado's fire-damaged areas tomorrow. nbc's jinah kim has the latest. >> reporter: as towers of smoke choked the air of colorado springs, firefighters waged war against flames that threaten to swallow entire communities in the northern part of the city. in mere hours it managed to double in size. >> it jumped two ridges and it moved three miles in less than an hour. >> reporter: the smoke is so thick and the heat so intense, fire crews can't even estimate how many homes have been destroyed. >> it's been house-to-house, door-to-door, street-to-street, hill-to-hill kind of activity all night long. it's continued all day today. >> there's the fire. >> reporter: more than 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate, including parts of the u.s. air force academy campus. evacuees wait in agony, not sure if they'll have a home to return to. >> it's my childhood home. >> reporter: on wednesday winds again whipped up to 65 miles an hour, changing directions, spreading embers, and grounding firefighting aircraft. >> wind is obviousl

springs, colorado. >> the widespread destruction. look at this. that's an aerial view of one neighborhood in colorado springs, courtesy of the "denver post" before the fire. and then, an estimated 300 homes reduced to ash. >> officials aren't saying how in homes have been lost. but here's what we do know. the fire has burned at least 29-square miles. more than 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate. and firefighters got help overnight as winds reportedly calmed somewhat. and for those out of their homes, it's all a guessing game. >> i walked outside. i could see the flames coming down the side of the mountain. >> i'm running on, like, no sleep. and a lot to take in. >> president obama will tour scorched areas of colorado tomorrow. and that's when he might sign a disaster declaration that will clear the way for even more federal aid into the area. fbi investigators, meanwhile, are part of a people working to determine if any of colorado's wildfires were deliberately set. >>> the east coast is now getting a taste of the extreme hea