dan simon reporting. >>> let's go to raw politics.nvestigation into alleged irs abuses is heating up and getting nastier. as you know, congressional investigators are looking into the targeting of conservative organizations by irs employees, at least in cincinnati. on cnn's "state of the union" yesterday, darrell issa, chairman of the house committee on oversight and government reform, accused the white house of misleading the public about its role in the alleged abuses. he said interviews with irs employees suggests they were getting direction from washington. so far his committee has only released excerpts some of those interviews and there's no smoking gun in any of those excerpts. when candy asked why all the interviews haven't been released, here's what issa said. >> can you not put the whole transcript out? >> the whole transcript will be put out. understand these are in realtime and the administration is still, their paid liar, their spokesperson, is still making up things about what happens and calling this local rogue. there

dan simons will continue to follow that there from colorado springs. thank you, dan. >>> now, severe weather is blowing through the northeast today after a day of chaotic weather and storm damage in the eastern third of the country. hundreds of thousands of people spent the night in the dark after storms knocked out power. you're looking here at the scene in maryland where a 400-year-old tree was just ripped out of the ground, barely missed a house, very good news there. a tornado was spotted touching down just outside of washington, d.c. if you can imagine that. there were water spouts, as well, seen on chesapeake bay. and in richmond, virginia, a 4-year-old boy was killed when a tree fell over. the boy and his father were hit by the tree as they evacuated a nature center. in iowa, a dramatic rescue. a family was trapped in an suv surrounded by rushing flood water. this took about 45 minutes but crews, thankfully, were able to pull everyone out to safety and volunteer firefighters were very busy in west virginia, as well, where flood waters were about

cnn's dan simon live in colorado springs this morning. what is the situation right now, dan? fire as you said it's taken out or damaged dozens of structures. don't have an official count and with record-breaking temperatures and very windy conditions this fire apparently shows no sign of letting up. raging wildfires across colorado are forcing thousands to get out of harm's way. >> get out, go! get in your cars! >> reporter: the black forest fire south of denver multiplying in size in just hours and engulfing thousands of acres in its path. massive flames consuming dozens of buildings in this heavily wooded area. >> we are still at zero containment. the fire is still pretty well scattered. it's not just one wall of fire. >> reporter: firefighters say strong winds and record high temperatures are fueling the fast-moving fires. >> with nightfall, cooler air, hopefully the winds have died down. >> reporter: the black forest fires one of at least five fires ablaze across colorado. some 150 firefighters and the national guard aiding in the battle. >> we have other firefighters dra

>> dan simon reporting live from colorado springs this morning. >>> walgreens paying a record fine of $80 million to settle claims it knowingly allowed drugs like oxycodin to hit the black market. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange to tell us more. really? >> really. this all circles back to a distribution center, carol, that is located in jupiter, florida, which received bigger than usual orders of prescription pain killers from half a dozen pharmacies located in the state. walgreens is supposed to report the activity and it didn't and the government says triple the average number of pain killers were delivered to the pharmacies. the dea says these locations knew the drugs were not for legitimate medical use and there were tens of thousands of violations and that walgreens negligently allowed painkillers to make the way to the black market. not just the fine because the walgreens center is banned from distributing similar drugs until next year. the company said in part, "we are fully committed to doing our part to prevent prescription drug abuse and advocate for solutions

dan simon, cnn.ght now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> breaking news tonight. wildfires hammering the northwest and it could get much worse very soon. tens of thousands of americans are in the path of this, later in the show tonight he came to court in handcuffs but what happens to the three young women

>> dan simon, thank you. he'll continue to break into our coverage just as soon as the news warrants. >>> in the meantime one moment they're cheering on the miami heat in the nba finals on a deck, and the next moment, screaming and a collapse. this is the result. a deck collapsing at a restaurant right into south florida's biscayne bay. 24 people were hurt, three of them critically. our john zarrella is standing by. the night time view is remarkable, the divers looking for people. and the daytime view is remarkable that anybody wasn't hurt worse. what's the story with why this happened? do we know anything more about it? >> reporter: ashleigh, you're absolutely right. when you look at it in the daylight, it is absolutely remarkable that this wasn't a much, much worse situation than what it ended up to be. part of the reason is the water here is very, very shallow, and it allowed for the rescue team. there's a rescue station -- to get here very, very quickly, get the people out of the water, as quickly as they

meantime, let's go to dan simon in colorado springs right by the fire. dan, what's the latest? >> reporter: john, we're talking about very hot and windy conditions today. certainly not ideal for battling this wildfire. the real wildfire is making sure they have enough wildfires to battle the wildfire effectively. last night, we were told there were anywhere between 150 and 300 firefighters, that's not enough when you talk about a fire of this size. as you said, this fire at this point has consumed dozens of homes. right now, official word is anywhere from 40 to 60 homes. a lot of people have been evacuated, a lot of people congregated from the community at this news conference to listen in on what the fire officials are going to say, and i am told, john, that news conference will start momentarily. >> and the news, zero percent contained. we can see it behind you, dry, windy conditions right now, hot. i think we have the sheriff starting to talk now. >> all right, good morning, everyone. take an opportunity to kind of give a brief update. last night obviously the plume died dow

dan simon, cnn. dan simon, cnn. >> ac 360 starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> breaking news tonight. wildfires hammering the northwest and it could get much worse very soon. tens of thousands of americans are in the path of this, later in the show tonight he came to court in handcuffs but what happens to the three young women that ariel castro kept in chai.s >>> the tornados, fire and the rare storm threatening one in five americans. they are facing the possibility of a massive weather system. chad myers is in the weather center to explain what it is and an update on the tornados, fires making it tough in the northwest. i understand there is a new tornado on the ground wrchlt is that? >> that's extreme northwestern illinois almost really by iowa. that storm west of rockford, mount caramel is the area here. that's the tornado we know is on the ground confirmed by police. i believe there are very many potential tornados still coming to the ground tonight anderson. i know we talk

cnn's dan simon live in colorado springs last night, not a good night for firefighters, dan. >> reporter: definitely not, john. this is a destructive wildfire that has already taken out or damaged dozens of homes and with powerful winds and record temperatures, this could be a very long day. raging wildfires across colorado are forcing thousands to get out of harm's way. >> get out, get out, go! get in your cars now! >> reporter: the black forest fire south of denver multiplying in size in just hours and engulfing thousands of acres in its path. the thick billowing smoke visible for miles. >> we are still at zero containment. the fire is still pretty well scattered. it's not just one wall of fire. >> reporter: firefighters say strong winds and record high temperatures are fueling the fast moving fires. >> with nightfall a little bit cooler air, hope the winds, they have certainly died down since earlier today. >> reporter: the black forest fires is one of five fires ablaze across colorado, some 150 firefighters and the national guard aiding in the battle. >> we have other fires around th

dan simon is in san francisco, where ceremonies are happening all weekend. 4 hours since california started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples again. and already there's legal action, there's legal action from the other side. what's going on? >> reporter: yeah, certainly not surprising, don. i think we expected this -- the breaking news that we're just getting. and that is that prop 8 supporters have gone to the united states supreme court and filed an emergency application asking that basically the ban be put back in place. specifically, their quibble is with the appeals court here in san francisco which lifted the stay. they wanted what you typically get, and that's 25 days after a supreme court ruling is given, they want to be able to exercise their legal options. so i'm going to read to you now a quote from their lawyer. it says "our clients have not been given the time they are due and were promised so that they can make their next decision in the legal process. the more than 7 million californians that voted to enact proposition 8 deserve not

dan simon is in lake hughes, california. they're using the words major progress. it sounds promising. how are things looking? >> no question about that, erin. let me show what you we're seeing behind me. this is one of several homes destroyed in this wildfire. you can see all this charred debris. if we pan the camera, you can see all this vegetation charred vegetation which is fueling this wildfire. i want to give you a sense of how dry these conditions are. you can see this brush. when you kind of grab these leaves in your hand, they just kind of crumble apart. this is fuel for the fire. there is so much of it. that's why 29,000 acres have been scorched. as you said, crews are making progress. we've seen a number of aircraft in the sky. they say this blaze is 40% contained. there is a risk in terms of the wind. crews are concerned the winds could pick up and push this fire further. >> the weather has been so strange. it seems worldwide just such a cold spring in europe. a cold spring in the east coast of this country. you've had tornadoes coming so late to the ce

dan simon is live from colorado springs this morning. we have seen unprecedented damage from the fires. now lives have been lost. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. we now have the first two confirmed fatalities. a heart breaking situation. two people found in what was a garage. the car doors opened. they were in the process of fleeing the flames. up until this point, the fire spread through a forested area where people have big homes and wooded areas. now with the fire inching toward colorado springs, it could put more homes at risk. listen to the crackling of the flames. this, just one of the 379 homes now reduced to rubble in what is now called the most destructive wildfire in colorado state history. the black forest wildfire scorched nearly 16,000 acres of land. the flames threatening majoring cities like colorado springs. >> it was extremely fast moving. i kept my family here too long. we thought we were safe. it was crossing the street to the south of us. >> reporter: the inferno is now deadly, taking the lives of two people in the m

thanks so much, dan simon. appreciate that. even resonating on asse"sesame stree" the cover of "time" magazine suggests that even burt and ernie are gay. >> do burt and ernie have a secret? are the "sesame street" muppets coming out of the closet? the gay buzz has been around for years, but now there's an on-line petition asking "sesame street" to let burt and ernie get married. that petition was dreamed up by gay activist blair scott. >> when i was nine years old, i wondered if they were a gay couple. >> there's been a lot of purely circumstantial evidence. >> they sleep in the same room. >> they take baths together. look at the photo on their wall. oh, sure, there are also counterindications. >> let's talk about burt's eyebrow. no self-respecting homosexual would leave a unibrow like that unplucked. it's there's one thing gays do, it's pluck. >> they've been together for 41 years, and just as folks speculated tinky winky with the purse is gay, rumors have swirled around the muppets. >> burt, not gay, ernie, very gay. and no m

dan simon is in colorado springs with the latest. good morning, dan. >> good morning, john.s fire is still zero percent contained, which is pretty remarkable considering the number of aircraft, dozens of aircraft dropping water and dropping retardant and now you have 500 firefighters on the ground. just goes to show you that the weather still has the upper hand. multiple wildfires burning out of control across colorado. forcing thousands more to flee their homes. hundreds of firefighters trying to gain control of the wind whipped flames as the evacuation areas grow. >> we've had incredible wind shifting and the winds have remained pretty consistent and that has done a lot of things we were not really expecting. >> reporter: on wednesday the fires roared through thousands of acres fueled by hot temperatures, dry brush and gusty winds. >> we watched the plumes of smoke as they were rolling, as the fire was rolling over our neighborhood. >> reporter: no sign of slowing down. this boy scout camp heeding the warnings and heading out of harm's way. >> we want to make sure that the

. >> cnn's dan simon joins us now from colorado springs. good morning, dan. >> good morning, carol. this fire is still 0% contained which is pretty remarkable considering all these aircraft you have fighting this fire and dozens of aircraft dropping water and dropping retardant and now 500 firefighters on the ground. just goes to show you that the weather still has the upper hand. multiple wildfires burning out of control across colorado. forcing thousands more to flee their homes. hundreds of firefighters trying to gain control of the wind whipped flames as the evacuation areas grow. >> we've had incredible wind shifting and the winds have remained pretty consistent and that has done a lot of things we were not really expecting. >> reporter: on wednesday the fires roared through thousands of acres in mere hours, fueled by hot temperatures, dry brush and gusty winds. >> we watched the plumes of smoke as they were rolling, as the fire was rolling over our neighborhood. >> reporter: and there is no sign of slowing down. this boy scout camp heeding the warnings and heading out of harm'

dan simon is out in colorado where we continue to have that weather. tell us the latest, dan? >> reporter: the good news is the winds have died down. temperatures have fallen. this fire has become such a problem that federal authorities are taking over the operations. a federal incident commander is on ground, getting updates, preparing for the transition. multiple wildfires burning out of control across colorado, forcing thousands more to three their homes. hundreds of firefighters trying to gain control of the wind whipped flames as the evacuation areas grow. >> we have had incredible wind shifting. the winds remained consistent. it's done a lot of things we are not expecting. >> reporter: wednesday, the fires roared through thousands of acres fueled by high temperatures, dry brush and gusty winds. >> we watched the plumes of smoke as the fire was rolling over our neighborhood. >> reporter: there's no sign of slowing down. this boy scout heeding the warnings. >> we want to make sure they are going to be safe. >> horses taken to safety. the baby deer carried out of the fire a

dan simon is in colorado springs. what have we learned about the two who didn't make it? >> reporter: that situation you had two people who were trying to flee the fire and apparently they got caught up. they stayed too long and found in the garage. the car doors were still open. i want to turn now to the el paso county sheriff. this is the guy who overseas this community. you're overseeing this effort. everybody who is seeing these pictures, these incredible pictures of those houses going up in flames you can't help but be impact bid that and the question everybody wants to know is how are you doing now? >> it's been a challenging week. it's been full of roller coaster rides and some things that are very disheartening. obviously, the death of two of our citizens. i think about what their families are going through. the pain and what they're experiencing but we're a resilient community and we will get through this. we'll get this fire put out and that community is really the definition when we talk about the black forest community of really bringing to the true meaning of

dan simon live from colorado springs this morning. we're seeing unprecedented damage from the fires and the threat is far from over. >> reporter: by no means, christine. the folks in this community did get their first bit of hopeful news, this fire is slightly contained, it's a modest number, 5% but it shows the fire suppression effort might be starting to make a difference. meanwhile where we've seen the fire take homes over now it's been in a forested area but with the flames advancing towards colorado springs, it could put a lot more homes at risk. listen to the crackling of the flames. this just one of the 379 homes now reduced to rubble in what is now being called the most destructive wildfire in colorado state history. the black forest wildfire has scorched nearly 16,000 acres of land. its flames widespread, threatening neighboring cities like the densely populated colorado springs. >> it was extremely fast moving. i kept my family here too long because i thought we were safe and then next thing you know it was crossing the stre

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hopefully the winds die down tonight, but at this point it's not looking good. >> dan simon will be following for that for us in black forest, colorado. thank you, dan. >>> a 10-year-old girl in desperate need of a pair of new lungs for months. she is finally getting them this hour after a dramatic ballots that went all the way up for the federal government. her surgery has unway for much of the day. jason carroll is outside of the hospital there. cnn chief medical correspond dr. sanjay gupta also joining us. jason, let me start with you. first off, how is she doing? >> reporter: well, i just spoke to her parents. she is doing as well as can be expected. this is a difficult surgery. as you can imagine, her parents are overjoyed for the past couple days sarah has been struggling. she's been in critical condition, fighting every single day. you can imagine how they felt last night when they got that a donation was going to be made for those lungs. so at this point it's a matter of waiting, waiting to see what doctors can doings waiting to see how she does during surgery. just a little while ago

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cnn's dan simon is on the scene for us.latest, set the scene for us. >> reporter: this is one of the half dozen homes destroyed by this wildfire. you can see all the charred debris behind me. you can also see all this charred vegetation, all these charred trees and bushes. this fire consumed nearly 30,000 acres. it was a fast-growing blaze that put a lot of people and homes at risk. >> the flames were 200 feet high. it was horrible. we couldn't breathe. it was nothing but smoke. >> reporter: more than 2,000 firefighters are now fighting this massive fire that doubled in size within 24 hours. >> i lost everything i own. i don't have any resources to rebuild my things over again. >> reporter: mo'nique hernandez was not one of the lucky ones. she lost her home. but hundreds of properties have been saved. firefighters using every tool in their arsenal to fight this fire by land and air around the clock. >> we have put everything that we have into this, including night air attack. >> reporter: the weekend's winds really complica

dan simon reports on a young woman that figured out how to do it. >> reporter: every so often we meetrested in energy storage. >> reporter: not typically something you hear out of an 18-year-olds mouth. >> from california eisha. >> reporter: she's a senior and came to our attention after winning an intel young scientist award beating out more than 1600 students from around the world. did you think you would win? >> no, i actually didn't. so only when the confetti came up, did i realize i'm one of the three. >> reporter: she created what is called a super capacity. a tiny version of one, anyway. the idea came from something we all experience. >> many teenagers nowadays have cell phones and i have a cell phone, too, and my cell phone battery often dies out on me. >> reporter: the dead cell phone, her breakthrough could make charging it super fast, 20 to 30 seconds fast. >> there was capacities, batteries and super ka past ters and super sounded really cool to me so i decided to see what that is. >> reporter: the judges were empressed and noted the technology has wide implications. >> it

the powerhouse fire north of los angeles, that's the biggest, now covers about 29,000 acres and dan simon is on the front lines. >> the flames were 200 feet high. it was horrible. we couldn't breathe. it was nothing but smoke. >> reporter: more than 2,000 firefighters are now fighting this massive fire that doubled in size within 24 hours. >> i lost everything i own. i don't have any resources to rebuild my things over again. >> reporter: monique hernandez was not one of the lucky ones. she lost her home. but hundreds of properties have been saved. firefighters using every tool in their arsenal to fight this fire on land and by air around the clock. >> we have put everything that we have into this, including night air attack. >> reporter: the weekend winds really complicated the efforts, as did the terrain, which is steep and rugged. >> this is an extremely old and dry fuel. 1929. that's how old that chapparal is. >> reporter: the outlook is ominous. take a look at this map. almost the entire state of california is above normal for potential wildfire threat. >> this summer we're going to

. >> dan simon in the fire zone. you're at a checkpoint where folks are hoping to get back to houses there. you heard the woman saying, she thought things were not going to work out so well. is there a certain sense of anxiety as people look to see if their homes are still standing? >> reporter: there is some of that, suzanne. i think there's also relief that the evacuation orders have been lifted and people can go back to their homes. we're at a checkpoint. you can see the highway patrol officer there checking people's i.d.s, making sure that residents are, you know, going back to the appropriate places. as far as the fire is concerned, suzanne, you said 60% containment. 32,000 achors burn. and the important thing to remember, the fire is burning away from residentle areas. there's relief there. we've seen a number of helicopters in the sky, firefighters still tackling the fire aggressively. but the good news is that the fire is burning away from homes. >> so, dan, this is within fire burning away from the houses. b

dan simon is in colorado springs right now. what do they say?: first of all, this has become quite the catastrophe for this community. the number of homes destroyed more than tripled overnift. as you said, 360 homes destroyed. that exceed what is we saw last year in this community with the waldo canyon fire. this is absolutely horrible for the folks living here and the conditions are not improving whatsoever. more red flag warnings today, could see wind gusts up to 40 miles an hour. that despite the fact that you have all of these resources on the ground. you have 500 firefighters trying to battle this wildfire, numerous aircraft dumping water, dumping retardant, none of it seemed to be making a diffence whatsoever. at this point the fire is still 0% contained if you can believe that after several days of trying to fight the fire. they're making really zero progress in terms of containing this blaze. and now we're just getting this late breaking word 360 homes destroyed. >> heartbreaking to hear that. our thoughts are with all those people havin

to san francisco, correspondent there, dan simon what are people in silicone valley st-- silicon sayingll said the same thing, they did not allow the government direct access to the serbers. and no ambiguity in the statement. at this point, we don't know how the government was able to access these servers. it certainly wouldn't be the first too many a company has lied to us, but no wiggle room in the statements. a bit curious at this point. >> let's walk through statements that companies have been given that have allege edly been involve. they used words like direct access a lot. security, ined stestead of priv what are the companies actually saying. if you could lay this out in english, that would be helpful. >> sure, let's just go right to the worst. this is what apple is saying, "we have never heard of providing any government agency access to our servers, and any government agency requesting customer data must get a court order. >> and we don't provide any government organization with direct access to facebook for data or information about d specific individuals, we carefully scruti

cnn dan simon following that. he's live in san francisco.s is the biggest week for tech all year, i would say. i think it's a big week for tech and all about this conference. hi, there. >> hi, christine. a very big week. you can see some of the apple die hards behind me. but in the face of growing competition, a sense that the p apple products are getting steal. they can evolve and be the trendsetter we've seen for so many years. >> we are calling it iphone. >> reporter: when steve jobs unveiled the original iphone it was years ahead of what anybody else was doing. six years later, the landscape has dramatically changed. can they be as dominant as they once were? >> i'm not sure they can be as dominant as they once were. i don't think anybody can be as dominant as apple once was. >> reporter: that's why today is so important for the company. to show consumers that apple is just as important as ever. first off, in the highlight of the event, showing off the latest operating systemhat powers your idevices some of which have become steal. >> th

. >> dan simon in lake hughes, california, for us. dan, thank you. >>> and american marine reservist was kidnapped at gunpoint in mexico and now the fbi is asking the public for information. corporal armando torres iii was last seen three weeks ago. that is when he drove south across the border to visit his father's ranch. the fbi says his father and his uncle both mexican citizens, were also kidnapped. pentagon correspondent chris lawrence joins me now on this story. tell me what more you know. what happened here, chris? >> basically, brooke, this was a reservist, a marine reservist, who went to visit his dad at his ranch in mexico. we are told that basically he deposit go didn't go to mexico very often, went to visit his dad at the ranch and armed men kidnapped him, his dad and his uncle from that ranch. right now the fbi has launched an international kidnapping investigation. the state department's consulate is working with the mexican authorities to try to dig deeper on this. and really friends and supporters including some fellow

but as dan simon explains, this year, there are also questions about apple's future. >> i do not thinkas. i think we see the influence spreading. >> that is why today is so important for the company. they want to show consumers that there are more important than ever. they will show off the latest operating system. some of which has become stale. the things that state innovated on are now outstanding. the trick is, if the can, with new things or continue to involve to completely set them apart. >> apple is expected to unveil a new music service to compete with pandora. also you can expect of that that laptops and a new phone and tab is not expected until later on this year. >> samsung has busted with their clever commercial. wall street has not been kind because apple's growth has slowed. their stocks are trading lower than their 52 week high. apple's ceo was recently pressed about >> it is a sense that you may have lost your cool. someone else has the cool. samsung has the cool. it's apple in trouble? >> absolutely not. >> jury selection begins today in the trial of george zimmerman.

don lemon, dan simon, dana bash, brian todd, they are all standing by. and the chief national correspondent john king, and gloria bowler, here in our washington studios. brian, a lot of folks are anxiously awaiting the decisions on the two critically important cases. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. very anxiously awaiting. some people have said they're nervous, because the moment is at hand. the decision coming down in minutes. i have one same-sex couple here. molly wagner and sharon burke, students at american university. they have braved the swamp-like heat of washington, d.c., to be here. molly, why? >> you know, they said the decision's coming down today, and we just felt it was really important that we get here and show that this is something really important to us, and that we're here, we're not going away, and the decision impacts us directly. >> reporter: what about you, sharon? >> i'm hoping the court is on the right side of history this time. i just wanted to come down here and let everyone know that -- that we're not going anywhere. >> report

cnn's dan simon has more. >> reporter: alison and suzanne, we are in san francisco's city hall, where lots of people have taken advantage of their newfound freedom and have gotten married. you can see people in line waiting for their marriage license. meantime, this battle is not over. proposition 8 supporters have filed an emergency application with the supreme court to basically get the ban put in place. their quibble is with the 9th circuit court of appeals in san francisco, saying they lifted the ban too early. this is a quote from the attorney for the prop 8 supporters. it says, "our clients have not been given the time that they are due and were promised so that they can make their next decision in the legal process. the more than 7 million californians that voted to enact proposition 8 deserve nothing short of the full respect and due process of our judicial system provides." so, that is the quote from the proposition 8 side. meantime, i want to introduce you to a couple that just got married. how are you guys doing? hey, congratulations. what are your names? >> greg. >> rob. >

thank you dan savage, zach wahls, richard socarides and sister simone. i will be at pace university this saturday afternoon in new york city. have a great weekend, everyone. we'll see you next week. good night mom. >> joy: at a dnc fund-raiser michelle obama got heckled by a loud, angry woman. how sarah palin snuck into the event is beyond me. plus i'll talk with fox news mole who was fired after leaking secrets about bill o'reilly. the stars of the new reality series are like the kardashians but without the sex tapes, i hope. all of that and more tonight. >> joy: former fox

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simon? >> don't worry about it, rick. we're up over 190 points on the dow now in reaction to the dimon report. i think maybe this could be the big interview of the morning. dantroduction i think i just peaked. >> i think you're simplifying it down for people. there are a lot of central banks and yen and you're saying something very simple. >> it actually is really simple. the markets have a handle on it. there's a confluence of things that pointed to a big buy. all the green trend line that connects the lows, which doesn't happen very often, but it connects the lows going back to 2012. then you have the 50-day moving average. bounced off last time. it started to take off right around 12:30. and the last thing, a lot of traders will trade off of these numbers. so the type i[frb retracement w 23.6. so you really had three different things that were pointing to buy. we found that on the friend line. >> yeah, actually, i thought it wasi]Ñi more healthy. because we really penetrated it for a bit, and it just looked to me like maybe this is it. then when the market rejects that and pushes back up, that's really a rejection of the bears. the bulls came back. >> wit