dan springer is there live from seattle. so, dan, what do we know so far?well, arthel we just got handed the first batch of results from 15 of the 39 counties. these are the smallest counties. most in eastern, washington. the early results are good news for mitt romney. ron paul and also rick santorum. 31.5% of the vote went to romney out of these 15 counties. paul in second at 26.9. and santorum is closely behind paul at third place at 24.38%. so you have a pretty closely contested three person race so far. again, the eastern counties in the state of washington smaller counties. that is really good news for ron paul. he has put in a lot of effort here. he is the only candidate still in the state of washington. he showed up at a caucus earlier today. we were there. we saw him. he was treated like a rock star as he went through the crowd getting pictures with people and then maybing his last appeal to voters to vote for him. he has not had a win yet and he desperately wants a victory and whatever delegates he can get from washington state. he is ron paul. >>

dan springer has the latest. >> reporter: washington republicans are finally having their say in who becomes the presidential nominee, and if this particular precinct is any indication of the enthusiasm it's high, where nearly one hour into the beginning of the caucuses and they're still a line outside of people waiting to get in. four years ago, only 13,000 people caulk for the g.o.p. and they're expecting 50 to 60,000 this year. only one of four candidates is still in washington, as a caucuses are going on. and that's ron paul, and he was inside this caucus making his pitch for president. >> i take my oath of office very, very seriously. you shouldn't vote for anything that is not strictly permitted by the constitution. >> the candidate who appears to center the most momentum today is mitt romney. two different polls taken two weeks apart, one showing rick santorum up by 11 points, that was two weeks ago. a poll taken a couple days ago and romney up by 5. we sampled the opinions of caucus-goers today. >> supporting rick santorum. i like his conservative stance. i think he's got the

correspondent dan springer explains from seattle. >> wind farms in the northwest built with governments and maintained with tax credit for every megawatt are getting paid to shut down. the volatile power administration, federal agency that manages 31 hydro electric dam and delivers power to eight western states says the problem in early summer there is too much wind and hydropower for the demand. >> it's one system in the world where in realtime, moment to moment you have to produce as much energy is consumed. >> last summer, during the snow melt and hydroproduction peak, bpa cut off wind farms for 38 days. nearly 200 hours in the windiest time of the year. now bpa is offering to split the loss. up to $50 million per year. >> we already require utility to buy renewable energy. we require the taxpayers to subsidize production of the renewable energy. now we want rate payers to pay renewable energy company when they pay money. >> it sends market topis this the northwest. >> b.p.a. says the highs are tied by environmental loss. it will be forced to spill so much water over the dam. young

in hollywood dan springer, news. >> thanks so much for joining us tonight at 10:00.he news edge at 11:00. >>> right off the top tonight the still developing story on the campaign trail as the numbers for super tuesday continue to roll in. winners have been named in most races, but tonight the big prize, ohio still too close to call. here's a look at the latest numbers. 78% of the precincts reporting

boise, idaho, dan springer fox news. >>> nevada wildlife commissioners voted to prohibit black bear hunting on the lake tahoe basin. many residents voiced objection to the hunt saying it would create conflicts. nevada will still allow bear hunting on the other areas of the state. last year was the first year nevada allowed bear hunting. 14 bears were killed. biologists estimate that state is home to about 200-300 black bears. >>> crime by appointment. how on-line shopping is becoming a booming business for thieves, looking to make more than just a quick dollar. >>> and not even facebook can make this claim. a new record set by a firm based in palo alto. a yussef. >>> a warning from police for people hoping to sell item on- line. as casey stegall reports had some interested buyers may only be interested in robbing them blind. >> reporter: a man is rob at gunpoint trying to buy an ipad from craigslist. missouri a couple roughed up in this neighborhood, trying to sell a computer and xbox to someone that they meat on-line arizona a crook uses this parking lot to try to steal cash from a man who

dan springer has more on this. dan? >> yeah, uma. some are calling it momentum saturday because it is the last vote before the all important super tuesday election and no delegates will be won today. that has not deterred the candidates from the everygreen state and first time in memory . i guy with the best ground organization is congressman paul . he's been here several times and paul has made two stops and the only candidate in washington today. he will number the caucaus site. he drew more than 700 supporters where he talked about gas prices. >> we heard the other candidates, if i am president i will get gasoline down to 2. 0. yeah, i can get it down to a dime. candidate who appears to have most momentum in the straw poll is former governor mitt romney. only polling that is done by public policy polling and first one found rick santorum with an len point lead. but the second poll showed romney up by 5 percent. he was bell view, washington and largely ignoring the gop rivals and saving his attacks for president obama. >> if i am l

alisyn: fox's dan springer is live in colorado. he's just north of the wildfire so, dan, how did this controlled burn get out of control? >> reporter: well, 70 mile-an-hour winds on monday will do that, but, you know, they really say they took the precautions necessary. obviously, they didn't look at the weather report far enough out. four days after that controlled burn is when this thing skipped their containment and just exploded. governor john hickenlooper is getting a firsthand look at the devastation. he arrived a short time ago and is now able to see for himself the progress crews are making and the destruction caused by a fire that was actually started by his forest service as a controlled burn last thursday. we now have new home video of the chaos monday as people were fleeing their homes. two people did not make it out alive, an elderly couple found dead in their home, had been in contact with members of their church. they were, apparently, ready to leave and asking for prayers. >> they were ready to go. they had their tru

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we begin with correspondent dan springer who is live in seattle. good evening, dan. >> yeah. good evening, brett. with 62% of the vote here in washington state counted in the straw poll today, mitt romney has a lead with 37% of the vote. a short time ago, he issued a victory statement that reads in part, i'm heartened to have won the washington caucuses and i thank the voters for their support. every day that passes with barak obama in the white house is a day in which america's recovery from the economic crisis is delayed. here is how the other three candidates faired so far. ron paul at 24%. with rick santorum also at 24%. and newt gingrich at 11%. it was a day with a strong gop turnout here. it was a record turnout for the washington state republican caucuses with lines so long at some precinct, not everyone who showed up made it inside to vote before it was over. part of the strong showing is due to timing. washington state always had voted after super tuesday. also for the first time in years, there is no primary. so the only way to have a say was to caucus. and that dre

jon: dan springer is live near conifer, colorado, with the latest on those fires, dan?er: crews are making a lot of progress in the last couple days. we can see over my shoulder a lot less smoke down in those canyons helped by lighter wind. officially the fire is at 15% containment. good news for the 900 homeowners forced to evacuate during a chaotic day monday. officials hope to lift some of the evacuation orders later today. this home videos gives you a sense of the conditions that day and we're now hearing that the elderly couple killed in the fire had been in contact with members of their church. >> they were ready to go. they had their truck backed up. it was loaded. i think they were just getting whatever the last-minute items they needed to take. we were in contact with them. they had actually called and let us know what was going on. >> reporter: and one woman is still missing. her home was destroyed. crews are searching the rubble and the ashes for her remains. officials confirm it was started by a 50 acre controlled burn on thursday. a perimeter that day was e

we begin with dan springer in seattle. good evening, dan. >> ron paul is second at 27 percent. rick santorum 3rd at 24 percent and newt gingrich trailing at 12.8 percent. these are small rural counties in eastern washington. 15 percent of the 39 counties. i am guessing this is certainly less than 10 percent of the expected vote. they are anticipating between 50 or 60 or 70,000 to vote today. that would be a record for caucuses but not surprising given the amount of time that ron paul spent in the state of washington and the amount of organization he has here. the guy who has the most ground game and the one who spent the most time and made an ad in washington state. romney rebounded in the last couple weeks. paul is the only candidate who is still in the state. he showed up at a caucus today outside seattle. he was treated like a rock star the only one to show up at the caucus. he clearly wants his first win and has made the biggest ground game here. >> i take my oath of office very, very seriously. he has anything not stiktly permitted. >> two weeks ago paul was trailing rick

dan springer is live in seattle with more on all of this. hi, dan. >> reporter: yeah, hi, jenna.o early 20th century. rail, of course, was the way to move oil around the country 100 years ark but it's making a big comeback thanks to more oil production on both sides of our northern border, high gas prices and a bottleneck in the pipeline system caused by political fighting. bnsf has boosted its rail transport business by 600% the last decade all of that due to the northern boxen shale in north dakota. and now with the keystone pipeline getting shot down, canadian rail companies are ramping up as well. rail costs the producers more, but it's worth it because the pipeline shortage is forcing them to give refiners deep discounts because of delay. >> you're taking advantage of existing rail mainline infrastructure that's already there, and you have flexibility to get the different markets wherever there is a receiving terminal. >> reporter: now, rail cannot replace the capacity of the keystone pipeline, but environmentalists are still angry. a state department report done during the

boise, idaho, dan springer fox news. >>> nevada wildlife commissioners voted to prohibit black bear hunting on the lake tahoe basin. many residents voiced objection to the hunt saying it would create conflicts. nevada will still allow bear hunting on the other areas of the state. last year was the first year nevada allowed bear hunting. 14 bears were killed. biologists estimate that state is home to about 200-300 black bears. >>> crime by appointment. how on-line shopping is becoming a booming business for thieves, looking [ other merv ] welcome back to the cleaning games. let's get a recap, merv. [ merv ] thanks, other merv. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh! super dirty! and grimy car rims... wow! that really works! ...all taking losses. it looks like mr. clean has won everything. the cleaning games are finished? and so are we. okay, but i just took a mortgage out on the cabinet. [ male announcer ] clean more, work less, with the mr. clea

we begin with correspondent dan springer who is live in seattle. good evening, dan. >> yeah. good evening, brett. with 62% of the vote here in washington state counted in the straw poll today, mitt romney has a lead with 37% of the vote. a short time ago, he issued a victory statement that reads in part, i'm heartened to have won the washington caucuses and i thank the voters for their support. every day that passes with barak obama in the white house is a day in which america's recovery from the economic crisis is delayed. here is how the other three candidates faired so far. ron paul at 24%. with rick santorum also at 24%. and newt gingrich at 11%. it was a day with a strong gop turnout here. it was a record turnout for the washington state republican caucus with lines so long at some precinct, not everyone who showed up made it inside to vote before it was over. part of the strong showing is due to timing. washington state always had voted after super tuesday. also for the first time in years, there is no primary. so the only way to have a say was to caucus. and that drew

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we begin with correspondent dan springer who is live in seattle. good evening, dan. >> yeah. good evening, brett. with 62% of the vote here in washington state counted in the straw poll today, mitt romney has a lead with 37% of the vote. a short time ago, he issued a victory statement that reads in part, i'm heartened to have won the washington caucuses and i thank the voters for their support. every day that passes with barak obama in the white house is a day in which america's recovery from the economic crisis is delayed. here is how the other three candidates faired so far. ron paul at 24%. with rick santorum also at 24%. and newt gingrich at 11%. it was a day with a strong gop turnout here. it was a record turnout for the washington state republican caucuses with lines so long at some precinct, not everyone who showed up made it inside to vote before it was over. part of the strong showing is due to timing. washington state always had voted after super tuesday. also for the first time in years, there is no primary. so the only way to have a say was to caucus. and that dre

dan springer is live on scene in jefferson county, colorado. dan?lot of questions being asked about that prescribed burn yesterday why it happened in what ended up being the dryst march ever in the denver area and turned disastrous yesterday when the weather conditions turned very warm, very windy. gusts up to 70 miles per hour. creating a firestorm that raced through a series of canyons. 23 homes have been damaged or destroyed. including one owned by elderly couple who was killed. officials say one body was found in the home. the other just outside. >> do not know why this couple was left behind in the fire. we know the mandatory evacuation. we don't force people out of their homes. we can't. but i don't know what the circumstances are. part of the investigation. >> 900 homes were sent reverse 911 calls ordering evacuation last night. another 6500 homeowners were put on preevacuations in the today. for those who have taken shelter, all they can do is wait and hope their home is there when they are allowed back in. >> we never know, you know, who kn

dan springer has more on this one live in seattle. dan?er: contrary to what we have been told when it comes to renewable energy there can be too much of a good thing. lit cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars on top of the premium for wind power. hydro power and wind power are peaking at the same time in the late spring and early summer. that when the snow is melt and the wind is howling in the columbia river gorge. >> it's the one system in the world where in realtime moment to moment you have to produce as much energy as is being consumed. >> reporter: last summer bonneville power shut down the wind generators for 28 days. that's lost income for the wind farms. green groups hate because it sends a message that when push comes to shove hydro power will always trump wind power. that will kill future wind development. conservatives don't like it because it's driving up the cost of energy. hydro doesn't emit any carbon. >> we require the taxpayers to subsidize renewable energy and we want rate payers to pay them when they lose money. th

dan springer is live in conifer, colorado. dan, are the firefighters making any progress on this today? >> reporter: yeah, martha they are. look over my shoulder. that valley, canyons used to be filled with smoke. now they say they have 15% containment helped by much lighter wind. we're told some of the evacuation orders could be lifted today. good news for the 900 people forced out of their homes monday. we keep getting dramatic video from the chaotic day as we reported yesterday, it is now official, a prescribed burn of 50 acres last thursday ignited this 4100 acre wildfire. the state forrester yesterday apologized to the victims. >> i just wanted to say on behalf of the colorado state forest service, this is heart-breaking and we're sorry. one of the primary roles of the colorado state forest service is to keep forests healthy and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire through fuel reduction efforts. >> reporter: joe duda says safety precautions were taken but the whole incident is obviously under investigation, martha. ma

dan springer is live for us in seattle with more. >> the caucuses here in washington state wrapped up two and a half hours ago but it will be some time before we know who won the nonbinding straw poll. could be a couple hours in fact. even though we won't know for awhile and kno no delegates wie awarded today it did not deter the candidates. all of them came here. paul has the biggest organization in washington and is really hoping for his first win. two weeks ago it looked like senator rick santorum was cruising to victory. he led mitt romney by 11 points in a public policy polling poll. since then his numbers have dropped nationally and here in washington state. a ppp poll done late this week had santorum trailing romney by five points. buff romney spoke to a thousand people just ahead in bellevue, washington, and spent all of his time attacking president obama. romney could benefit from a sizeable mormon population in washington. 270,000. they are 4% of the residents here in washington state. now, turnout appears to be much strong

dan springer has more in colorado. it's confer, colorado?> reporter: 25 miles south and west of the denver. that was monday when the fire was raging behind this canyon behind me. the two dead we learned is an elderly couple. one body was found in the home, the other just outside. one woman who lives in the fire area is missing. her home was destroyed by the fire. the fire is at zero containment but that should change because the weather conditions have improved. the winds are light. the fire did not grow much yesterday. but the property loss is substantial. 23 homes damaged or destroyed. 2,500 homes have been evacuated and 6,500 have been put on evacuation notice. the national guard was put on activation yesterday. there are 450 firefighters and two air tankers and four helicopters doing their business today. yesterday it was all about protecting structures but today they hope to contain it. there is also an effort to find the missing woman. >> we have a search and rescue team here today. it's a 32-person team. they brought six dogs with the

joined by dan springer who is on the scene in conifer, colorado. e the smoke rising in the distance behind your shot, dan. how is it going right now? >> reporter: you're right, martha. that couple you referenced. elderly couple, man, 77, woman 76. their bodies found at that home. one inside the home and one just outside. there is a woman from the fire zone who is missing. they have zero containment on this fire but that should change today because conditions to fight the fire are going to be better. wind are light. 23 homes so far damaged or destroyed. 6500 homes put on notice that they may have to also evacuate. 4500 acres burned so far. the national guard has been activated. we're expecting 450 firefighters to battle the fire today, alongwith a heavy airtanker and some water-dropping helicopters. yesterday the focus was on protecting homes. today they will try to contain this fire and put it out. martha? martha: we talked about that controlled burn, dan. have they nailed down a cause of this wildfire? >> reporter: all indications are that is the c

dan springer, live in colorado with more on all of this, dan? >> yeah, jenna, you mentioned two people killed in this fire. we don't know the cause of death yet but we do know it is an elderly couple in their late 70s. one body was found inside their home in the fire area, and one body outside. there is also one woman missing from the fire area. the fire is at zero containment today but that should change later on because weather conditions have improved. the winds are much lighter. the fire did not grow much yesterday. it is about 4500 acres but the property loss is substantial with 23 homes damaged or destroyed. 2500 homes have been evacuated. and another 6500 have been put on evacuation notice. the firefight is ramping up today. the national guard has been activated. 455 firefighters, two air tankers and four helicopters dropping fire retardant. yesterday it was about protecting structures. today they hope to contain it. there is an effort as i said to find the missing woman. >> we have used our team today, urban search-and-rescue. that is a