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: they have, for domestic-related issues, pam. now the police chief says violent crimes like this several happen in this community, and this is a shock for everyone here. investigators were collecting evidence all day at this home. t

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

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

terrell. >> drew levinson in colorado springs. thank you so much. >>> florida officials say there have been seven deaths related to tropical storm debby. debby soaked northern florida with drenching, flood producing rain. more than 2 feet of water in some parts of the state. storm flooded more than 100 homes and businesses and knocked out power to thousands. officials say residents will be dealing with aftermath for weeks. much of the nation is engulfed by an you uncomfortable heat wave. hundreds of heat records have been broken this week. st. louis hit 108 yesterday. the hottest day since 1954. it was 100 degrees in chicago. the first triple digit day there since 1988. louisville hit 103, an all-time record for june. 105 in nashville. triple digit heat expected through the weekend. atlanta hit 98 but could hit 100 today. it is hot. coming up on the morning news, a court date for george zimmerman. the man charged with murdering florida teenager trayvon martin makes another case for his freedom today. this is the morning news. ing

. >>> a massive wildfire continues to rage near colorado springs, forcing the evacuation with of more than 30,000 people. the waldo canyon fire doubled in size just in the last 24 hours. there are six wildfires burning out of control in colorado tonight. high winds continue to fan the flames which have burned hundreds of homes and coming up in about ten minutes we'll go live to colorado for the latest on fire fighting efforts. >>> quick action in the east bay today as firefighters run rushed to put out two separate grass fires burning almost simultaneously near crockett. the fire started just before noon today. pg&e confirms one of them was started by a bird who flew into electrical equipment spashging the flames and a brief power outage. >>> high winds and hot weather is obviously a horrible combination when it comes to battling any type of wildfire. >> let's check in with rob mayeda to see if there's any relief. >> what we're seeing in colorado continues to be triple digit temperatures for a week and canyons and passes accelerating the winds. the map behind me is showing you the tem

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

places impacted, we are in that area, working. >> reporter: there are no reports of injuries in colorado springsn northern colorado the 136 square mile high park fire has destroyed 257 homes and killed one woman that is the first death associated with these wildfires. the weather major concern, wind is blowing 65 miles an hour in some places and temperatures are in the triple digits. >>> 5:36. arson investigators in san jose looking into what caused three fires that broke out within 30 minutes of one another yesterday. this is video taken moments after firefighters arrived 12:30 a.m. already they were fighting their third fire in 30 minutes. 75 of the depend's 200 firefighters answered the calls, one fire started in a recycling bin and spread to electric and gas meters. another broke out minutes later, a few yards away, neighbors are worried. >> i heard a big blow up like explosion or gunshot. >> the area is not safe any more looks like to me and it is disturbing. >> 22 people, including eight children have been displaced getting help from the red cross. >>> 11 more teenager recovering this morn

near colorado springs, sheriff officials have ordered an estimated 32,000 people to evacuate. more than 2100 residents were told to leave a nearby u.s. air force academy as an unknown number of homes have been torched in that area. nearly a week of 100-plus-degree days and low humidity have sapped the moisture from timber and grass, creating punishing conditions for firefighters. officials say the waldo canyon fire is only 5% contained. >>> elsewhere, forecasters say the lingering storm debby, now a tropical depression, will bring more rain and flooding to water-logged florida today. after sitting off the coast for days, debby finally came ashore and could head out to sea later today, nbc's jay gray reports from florida. >> reporter: for the last two days, the large, but mostly unorganized system has poured more than 20 inches of rain in parts of the state. and forecasters say it could dump another eight to ten inches as it crosses the peninsula. >> in 58 years, i've never seen it this high. even in a hurricane. a real hurricane. >> reporter: high water that's causing real pro

a raging wildfire closing in on colorado springs, colorado.t is the waldo canyon fire that has doubled in size in the last 48 hours and forced 32,000 people from their homes. the fire is only 5% contained. we are joined by a radio personality from wwkf in colorado springs, and her station is on the edge, and she has special permission by the mayor to broadcast to the very last minute. gina, be safe there. what are you seeing there? >> well, good afternoon, don. we are truly seeing something devastating and extraordinary all at the same time in our fine city. as you mentioned over 32,500 people evacuated. and over 15,324 acres burned, and to put it in relative terms that is almost 24 square miles of land that is gone. >> and this is obviously an emergency situation in your area. you have been given special dispensation by the mayor to keep broadcasting. you are a rock station, so are you playingt by ear and giving updates to the people on the air? >> well, it is absolutely essential not only to give the colorado spring friends and family update

. >>> president obama toured colorado springs yesterday getting a firsthand look at the destruction there. >> we have been putting everything we have into trying to deal with what's one of the worst fires we have seen here in colorado. it's still early in the fire season. we still have a lot more work to do. >> here are some of the numbers on the waldo canyon fire. two people dead found in a burned out home. 346 homes destroyed. thousands more are threatened. 17,000 acres burned. right now, the fire is only about 25% contained. rob is in colorado springs this morning. rob, it is 5:00 a.m. there. are firefighters out there in the dark trying to stop this thing? >> reporter: sure. especially on the western flank of the fire. we have been paying close attention to colorado springs and the homes burned out here. it extends west of the ridge, the front range and communities on the western side. it's where a lot of the ground crews are camped out and doing some night work. air operations, obviously, are not conducted during the nighttime hours. that won't get going for two or three hours here.

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

this is the fire station in colorado springs.there to tour and take a look with his own eyes the devastation and destruction from multiple fires that have been burning. i want to bring in dan who is somewhere nearby. we thought the president would give some sort of live statement. i see a podium. is that still happening or not the case anymore? >> reporter: we were just told that the live statement has been cancelled because earlier the president was taking a tour of the mountain shadows neighborhood, which is here in colorado springs and at that point someone asked him a question and he decided to start making some statements there. these sort of more formal statements have been cancelled. during this tour the president had a chance to see some of the devastation up close. he remarked how it was amazing you had a number of homes that were wiped out. right next to them you have homes that are still standing. the president met with some of the firefighters who were there. he thanked them for their hard work and said because of wha

. >>> right now president obama is on the way to disaster zone, colorado springs, colorado. the city has been ravaged by the most destructive wildfire in the state's history. raging waldo canyon fire has burned down 346 homes. there are 20,000 that are more under the threat, and at least one person has now died, and another is missing. president obama signed a di s disaster declaration for the state today freeing up federal funds for the recovery. now this afternoon, he is going to tour the scorched neighborhoods along with meeting the firefighters and we have the fbi and the atf helping the local police investigate report s that an arsonist might have started the fire. a group of bicyclist have captured some key clues when they snapped photos early on. our affiliate has the story. >> reporter: this photo is the earliest proof that 7 news has seen of the start of the waldo canyon fire saturday afternoon. >> it is unreal. >> reporter: images taken by jane rhinebrant who was training two cyclists west of the garden of the gods. >> we were there at 11:00 and blue skies and noth

colorado springs. heat they don't need. also 70s in the pacific northwest. >> okay, we have been telling you all week about tropical storm debby, dumping nonstop rain across florida. well, here is a guy who didn't let the storm stop his spirit of adventure. >> check this guy out -- a kite surfer caught on camera using debby's strong winds, yeah, wait for it. there it is. soaring straight over the pier. he cleared it by at least 20 feet. >> only thing left to say, next time there is a big storm, disclaimer don't try this yourself. don't try it at home, kids. we are not trying to glorify it here. >> no. >> this one ended right. kind of a good ending. but some times, they have a poor ending. >> coming up next, the first new pill to battle a growing health threat. >> older moms to be, turning to in vitro fertilization have a new reason to be encouraged. stick around for this report. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ooh, ooh child ♪ things are going to be easier ♪ >>> welcome back, everybody. some health headlines, a new weap

>>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 you look along here you see the cars along right there, and that is interstate 25 and these folks are driving south and you go north an hour you are talking about the city of denver, preevacuation orders to douglas county which edges the city of denver. there are people, now, walking

in colorado springs battle what is now the most destructive wildfire in the state's history. one person was found dead inside a burned out house. several others are missing. nearly 350 homes are destroyed. >> our condolences to those who have lost a family member and who have lost so much. >> reporter: president obama is here today to survey the damage, and thank the army of firefighters who have been trying to get the week-long inferno under control. the president declared the scene a disaster area, clearing the way for federal aid. the costs of fighting this fire is already more than $3 million. it's been a grind for the thousands of people now living in evacuation centers, like this one. for them it is agonizing, not knowing if their homes are still standing. >> charla bertrand and her husband spent the last three nights here, sleeping on cotts. she still is not allowed to go home. >> i do understand that they have to make sure the fires are out. they were getting pretty close. >> reporter: there are reports officials believe a person started this wildfire. but the cause r

and, of course, the goal here is to make sure it does not get anywhere near downtown colorado springs. diane? >> an exhausting mission for all those firefighters tonight. thank you, alex. >>> president obama will visit colorado to see the wildfire damage on friday, but as alex showed us, families are having to grab what they can as they run, forced to make split-second decisions. and abc's clayton sandell spent the day with one of those families. >> reporter: living near the forest means living with fire. >> everything is bright orange, it's very, really scary. >> reporter: a threat that turned reality for judy hamilton and her daughter, sydney. >> all of a sudden, the smoke came down out of nowhere, really fast, a lot of wind. >> reporter: they're now staying at this red cross shelter, having less than an hour to evacuate, scrambling to load up sydney's car. >> family heirlooms, anything that we could take that was actually portable. >> reporter: for sydney, the most important mementos were her father's. she lost him last year to cancer. >> his old high school yearbooks, photos from

we have the latest conditions for wjz from colorado spring. >> reporter: in the hills around colorado springs, the winds are winning, fanned by gust up to 60 miles per hour, a huge wildfire spreading quickly, consuming everything in its fact. >> wind is a big factor in how we view this fire. it's one of the reasons it's so did delaware to fight. >> reporter: more than 32,000 people were force toad advantageuate as the fire continues to reduce everything to ash. scott dave's son roger was killed in iraq in 2005. he was in danger to lose his home. police ordered him to leave, and he did, pausing only to take his flag on the lawn. >> i want to make sure i take that down along with the marine and other flags that go with that. >> reporter: the flames are threatening buildings on the u.s. air force academy's campus. >> we are facing a potentially devastating disaster right here. >> reporter: this fire is one of several burning across colorado. president obama is scheduled to meet with fire officials and see conditions for himself on friday. unless the weather cooperates, those conditions w

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

reporting live from colorado springs, colorado i'm rebecca stevens abc 7 news. >> and how is weather there now? >> there is as being see, winds will die down, then picking back up, again we've been able to hear thunder into the distance and have been able to see lightning strikes which is just not good news and absolutely no one else but firefighters. >> and from fire to heavy rain, debbie may no longer punch the pack of a tropical storm, and may spawn tornadoes and flooding more, it had been down graded the situation is changing, it heads out to the atlantic. debbie spent several days in the gulf of mexico causing record rainfall in parts of northeast florida and sink holes that swallowed up stretches of roads. and forecasters say storm surge and tide could bring more flooding to coastal areas. there is spencer christian tracking debbie. >> you're right. this has changed directions many times. so this is down graded earlier. the florida peninsula and this went out and regained just enough strength to be upgraded again to tropical storm status, it's tropical storm debbie. and this is

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 following the supreme court's ruling on arizona's immigration la

rogers reports from colorado springs. >> a giant cloud of smoke hangs over colorado springs.flames have forced more than 32,000 residents to leave their homes. even the u.s. air force academy is being evacuated. >> we are facing a potentially devastating disaster right here and we are well prepared and working through things. >> blaze doubled in size overnight to more than 15,000 acres. the mayor's office estimates dozens of homes are bestroyed, but the fire is too intense. bright yellow and orange flames indicate another home has been lost. >> this is a very difficult time in our city, but we will get through this together and we'll be stronger because of this experience. >> the command post at the university of colorado campus is giving a thousand firefighters their marching orders. more crews and engines are on their way to help. there are more fires burning in the state. authorities believe a lightning strike started the flag staff fear near boulder. thousands are on stand by to evacuate. >> it's frightening we can lose everything. >> largest of the fires are the high par

cnn meteorologist rob marciano is live in colorado springs. tell us about the efforts and the victims in this thing. >> reporter: well, there's a lot as the mayor pointed to. this is the most destructive wildfire in colorado history because of the number of homes destroyed and the number of people affected. 346 homes. possibly more destroyed by this fire. one fatality. and they still have to do a second round of searches through those damaged and destroyed homes to confirm that the folks that are unaccounted for will be found somewhere else. so devastating blow to the colorado area, and specifically colorado springs. the victims themselves that have been evacuated now for days are spread out through a few shelters, yes, but mostly friends and family have taken these people in. hotels in the area are booked. there's victims in our hotel. as a matter of fact, the chef who runs the kitchen in our hotel had to evacuate. and has been living in the hotel and working at the same time along with his wife, living and working in the hotel. and he describ

rebecca stevens reports from colorado springs. >> it happened. it's coming over the hill. >> it has now engulfed more than 24 square miles after it doubled in size overnight. >> it is starting hundreds of not thousands of little fires in front of itself as it goes. >> it is spreading as fast as 14 its miles per hour at times. >> i have never seen anything so scary. >> it is bearing down on colorado's second largest city, colorado springs. 10 acres at the academy's campus has burned. so far no reports of injuries or damage to buildings. others have not been so lucky. >> just to think of going back to my house and finding it in ruins -- >> fire fighters are calling it an epic battle. >> if the wind would go a way they could get this under control. >> shifting winds is making the fire almost impossible to fight. >> bob ryan will have more on what is feeling these fires coming up in a few minutes. also coming up, apple sets a trend and microsoft jobs on board. duel comes out with its tabla. the miami face attack and the surprising discovery. -- googl

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

drew levinson, cbs news, colorado springs, colorado. >> officials say the waldo canyon fire is the most destructive fire in state history. >>> investigators say a gunman shot and killed a fellow soldier before turning the gun on himself, the suspect was only wound and taken into custody. the third soldier suffered slight injuries from the shooting. so far there is no word of a motive. >>> the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing trayvon martin is getting ready for another bail hearing today. george zimmerman's bond was revoked earlier this month after the judge in the case learned both he and his wife misled the court about their finances. >>> dc councilman michael brown says someone has been stealing money from his election campaign funds. according to the statement, brown is working with police on the matter. he learned of the problem after discovering discrepancies last week. brown is personally taking over as treasurer of his reelection campaign and is bringing in an independent auditor to further investigate. >>> later we could learn more about the trial of geor

he used to be in charge of the colorado springs fire department. >> it was tough. i was there for 14 years and i had well over 360 of those firefighters so there is not one person out there i don't know personally. >> 30,000 have been evacuated as well as the air force academy. colorado springs is just one of several in the state and tomorrow president barack obama will visit the area to thank the firefighters and take a look at the damage. >>> time now 4:44, they say the crisis is destroying oakland neighborhoods and has claimed one life. they are holding a rally in front of several banks and they say when you put homeowners out, it puts squatters in the home and then they cause fires. one man died. >> in my opinion, i don't know why they didn't just board it up, put pad locks, everything on it to keep anyone out. >> one neighbor we spoke with said she is glad the fire didn't spread and destroy other homes where families were living. >>> illegal fireworks are off the streets in cal cost terrible county. investigators found more than 400 pounds of fireworks. it inc

rick salinger has more now from colorado springs, colorado, one of the areas hardest hit. >> reporter: a fast moving wildfire reached the outskirts of colorado springs burning homes and forcing more than 32,000 people to evacuate. the air force academy has also been cleared out as a precaution. >> this is an active fire. it's not even remotely close to being contained. >> reporter: colorado's governor compared the battle to save homes and lives to a military invasion. >> the whole country is behind us, right? this is tough and we're -- we know it's going to be tough but we're also not going to back away. we're not going to quit. >> reporter: the waldo canyon fire is one of several massive wildfires burning across the state and it's not even the biggest one of the largest -- one. the largest is the high park wildfire. one woman was killed as it grew to over 136 square miles destroying more than 250 homes. fire investigators say a lightning strike caused this latest blaze near boulder. this person owns one of the two dozen homes that have been evacuated here. her home was especially des

, on the ground and in the air, using everything they have. >> jim spellman on the ground in colorado springsr reporting. thank you. colorado governor john hickenlooper joins me. governor, let me start with a question, people around the country are watching, seeing the dramatic pictures. know anything more about how it started? >> still don't know yet. we know that, well, we're trying to get our arms around it. we have some indication it might have been arson, some folks thought it might also be lightning, but these guys, we have the best in the industry, and they'll get to the bottom of it. >> you talk about the best of the industry get to go the bottom of it. the crisis now is trying to control it. bring us up to speed on progress and step backs in terms of where you think you are trying to turn the corner. >> well, we're still fighting with everything we've got. unfortunately, we had to increase the evacuations to 36,000 people today. i mean, it really is, i thought, your report describing how embers can blow with changing wind, it is like a whack a mole, all of a sudden you protected one

and now, bearing down on the more than 400,000 people lives in colorado springs. abc's alex perez is in the middle of the battle against the smoke and the flames. alex? >> reporter: well, diane, you can see the smoke behind me. this fire is still burning. the major concern tonight, the wind. it is once again picking up. for residents who are already shaken up, that's the last thing they want to hear. in a matter of hours, these colorado suburbs became a raging inferno. dozens of homes consumed by flames, hundreds of families tonight, desperate for answers. mindy levinson got a text message, like thousands of others, from authorities saying she had minutes to evacuate. through the choking smoke, she grabbed her son, dog, and ran out. >> it hurts a lot to think of going back there, and finding my house in ruins and charred. >> reporter: some 32,000 horrified residents stuffed belongings into their cars and scrambled to get to safety. including 700 cadets and personnel from the air force academy, which was partially evacuated. >> i've never seen anything so scary. >>

randall pinkston, cbs news, colorado springs, colorado. >> the red cross has opened five shelters in colorado springs. >>> as debby heads out into the atlantic ocean florida residents are left to clean up the damage. debby being blamed for at least three deaths at this point. more than 100 homes and businesses are flooded by debby's heavy rains. at the height of the storm, hundreds of thousands were left without power. most have had electricity restored by now. >>> in just a few hours the at&t national will get underway. >> the biggest name on the course will be the man who helped bring the tournament here. tiger woods drew crowds at the driving range or on the putting range. >>> jim furyk is looking for a win. the 42-year-old pennsylvania native has 16 career wins, 23 second place finishes and 13 third places in his 20 years on the tour. he is currently ranked 30th in the world. >> dustin johnson, davis love iii and hunter mahan tee off at 7:50. kjchoi, nick watney and of course tiger woods at 12:50 on the first, and justin -- rather jason day, jim furyk and robert garregos at 1:02

but into the city limits of colorado springs.e southwest boundary of the air force academy, which has 1,000 cadets for the incoming class about to arrive today. not sure what they're going to do with that. all right. the weather, not necessarily co-op perfect raul cooperating. the bulk of the heat has moved off to the northeast. any thunderstorms that pop up will cause erratic winds. here's a look at the fire weather map. it goes from colorado, utah, nevada area. actually shifts a little further to the east into places like the great lakes because that's where the core of this record-breaking heat will be going and there will be some gusty, hot winds with that. take a look at some high temperatures. some all-time record highs across kansas, also across pueblo, colorado, just south of here. they hit 105 degrees. some of that heat and humidity will get into over 20 states under heat advisories. the heat that did not help the fires here, zoraida and ashleigh, is moving to the east affecting even more people out of the fire zone. >>

just imagine, 32,000 people evacuated just in colorado springs. that happens to be the same population as the entire city of menlow park. >>> firefighters are still on the scene of a fire that started in napa county this afternoon, and threatened homes. the fire was first reported around 1:40 this afternoon. crews were able to put out the fire around 3:00 this afternoon. no homes were damaged, and officials say five acres burned. but they still don't know what caused it. fire crews remain on the scene tonight to make sure there are no flare ups. >>> tense moments today as gunshots range out in the parking lot of a raley's supermarket. police tell ktvu that a retired police officer, and an off-duty police officer both tried to help a store employee detain a woman suspected of stealing. they say that's when her male accomplice grabbed the stolen items and took off. investigators say the retired police officer opened fire as the male accomplice tried to run him over with his vehicle. police say no one was hit by the gunfire. the woman and her accompl

i don't remember ever seeing vegetation this dry >> thunderstorms are expected in the colorado springs area today but crews are concerned it could bring unpredictable winds. >> president obama will be in colorado on friday touring the damage from the walled canyon fire >> a trio of small fires came uncomfortably close to homes in contra costa county today. pg&e thinks that a bird on a power line started the first one. those fires started just before noon about 1 mi. apart. one crept within about 700 ft. of homes. fire crews had both of them out within an hour. 82 alarm fire erupted in a moment creek. it burned right up to several backyards but no property damage was reported. this is a frightening reminder of just how quickly a fire can get going. pallet fire crews are on high alert but with the state strapped for cash, fires are not their only worries. they're also concerned about potential cost-cutting. >> we wouldn't be able to get to the fire as quickly >> if it is your house and a fire is impinging on it or if it was your kids out there, he would certainly want immediate response.