. >> reporter: there are similar frustrations for those in the path of arizona's gladiator fire. between thursday and friday night, it doubled in size to more than 14,000 acres. containment, just 10%. like much of the country, the west and southwest hardly had any winter, little precipitation and the warmest average temperatures in more than a century. and more of the same in the noaa summer forecast. >> we're already in a drought in the southwestern united states, so when you have that combined with the persistent heat and the forecast, that can make a bad situation even worse. >> reporter: so there will be more scenes like these from the gladiator fire. >> i stayed as long as i could and now i just hope for the best. >> reporter: the best would be a season of soaking rains and cooler .tos which are not at present in the forecast. mike taibbi, nbc news, los angeles. >>> the atlantic hurricane season doesn't officially begin for another couple weeks, but there's late word tonight that the first tropical storm in the atlantic has formed off the south carolina coast. alberto has ma

gladiator, 13,000 acres contained. of the issue we will be seeing, conditions belter what i mean by that, they are going to cool-down a little bit at the same time the wind should drop, but it's going to be crucial for firefighters to really get a handle on these first this weekend because as we get through sunday and monday and tuesday, we're going to see something else develop over the southwest, an area of low pressure we refer to as a heat low, that will increase the winds by next week. so you're going to see fires moving through canyons, ravines, where there is the foliage. it could accelerate next week. they have to get a good handle on them. >> reynolds, thank you for the update. check back with you later on. >>> witnesses in the trayvon martin case paint a conflicting picture of what happened on the night the florida teenager was killed. i'll ask a well-known attorney about the new evidence just released. >>> they have never been seen before, new photos of george zimmerman seem to show signs of a struggle the n

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any idea what might have caused the gladiator fire?fire was started by a home in the crown king area. as far as exactly what started it from that home is unknown. it did come from the kitchen, as far as i understand. >> all right. karen, appreciate the update. good luck with the battle there. >> thank you. >>> we are just one win away from the coveted triple crown after a big win at the preakness this weekend. plus, the best of the best. highlights of christian wig's hilarious performance on last night's "saturday night live." thanks for babysitting the kids, brittany. so how much do we owe you? that'll be $973.42. ya know, your rates and fees aren't exactly competitive. who do you think i am, quicken loans? [ spokesman ] when you refinance your mortgage with quicken loans, you'll find that our rates and fees are extremely competitive. because the last thing you want is to spend too much on your mortgage. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪ my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher hel

at the gladiator fire, weary crews are getting some help today from the wind.e fire away from the tiny community of crown king. residents like loriel, who we introduced you to last night, were first told her home would likely burn -- >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: then, some good news. >> wow, you know, i lucked out, because the wind shifted. and somebody else didn't, lost their house. >> reporter: tonight, this area is under a red flag warning until 8:00 local time. as you can tell, the wind is really gusting this afternoon, up to 40 miles an hour. fortunately, diane, for now, it is still blowing away from that town. >> okay, thank you, ryan. wind and smoke behind you. >>> and from the fire out west to the fireworks in a north carolina courtroom. closing arguments were heard today in the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards, whose fate now rests in the hands of the jury. the defense for edwards argued that what he did may have been sinful, but it was not a felony. they said he will serve a life sentence for his sins. >>> and in healthy living tonigh

the gladiator fire chewed up more than 13,000 acres and is burning in the remote areas and stay away from the mining towns. so far, the winds have died down and helping them in their fight. the humidity is still at very low levels. and as they burn, the neighbors are keeping a close eye on what is happening with the fire situation in california. it's been a couple of years since they had a big fire and they prepared. >> and our focus is to make sure our equipment and people are prepared and with two relatively quiet years, we want to make sure our folks are keyed in to be unsafe and to fight the fire aggressively and to make sure they watch out for themselves and the safety of the public. >> reporter: here in the west, fire season used to be from the beginning of june until the end of november and with some rains and hot temperatures the last few years, they say the fire season is basically 12 months out of the year and in los angeles, adam housley, fox news. >>> smoke filled the metro station. about what caused it. plus. >>> and a lot of the graduates here at boone state university

the gladiator fire in arizona has burned 300 acres. neighbors think it started from an electrical issue in a cabin. >>> cleanup is wrapping up at the site of a train wreck. it bottomed out and became stuck on tracks near moundsview. police got there before the collision but couldn't get in truck with norfolk southern to stop it. good news, no injuries were reported but hazmat crews were called out because it was carrying a corrosive powder. >>> near los angeles a family woke up to find a lexus taking a dip in their poo. the driver missed a turn, crashed through a cinder block wall. the driver got out. the driver was -- you guessed it -- drunk. >>> you see products that claim to be earth friendly but how do we know if they're good for the environment. >> and the president's endorsement of same-sex marriage is fueling both sides of the political spectrum but will it remain a hot button issue in november. >>> going green has become increasingly more popular. we're talking about the cleaning supplies, paint and insulation. there are a numb

gladiator and sunflower fire have devoured more than 23,000 acres.h a look at that. how bad is it. >> it's quite a mess attachment a look at this. see what you have yesterday. numbers are mind boggling. 65,000 acres burning in the sunflower fire. the gladiator fire over 13,000, 2,000 in bull flat. the good news there, it's about 80% contained. one of the issues, incredibly strong wind over the last few days. dry conditions difficult for the wildfires to really be hampered or stopped. we do expect the winds will die down and do so briefly. human still low. we do expect winds to accelerate as wets into tuesday, wednesday, and thursday next week. really every hour is going to make a big difference this weekend in terms of stemming the blaze. hopefully they will get a good handle on it. back to you. >> it's that wind that does it. >> certainly it. all right, reynolds. thank you. >>> the rile of a gay rights activist next week is drawing fire. not because of what she does but her last name which happens to be castro. his is correspondent jean dougherty. >

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the gladiator fire has torched about 13,000 akers. winds are easing. that helps fight fighters here. >>> enough already. the rhetoric heats up on the campaign trail. so does the bull. tonight, we cut right through. mirror, mirror, on the wall. who is the fairest beauty queen of them all? >> my family didn't understand. why would i expect anybody else to understand? >> it could be the one who was born a man. >>> getting fresh with the fresh prince, will get you smacked. all of those stories and more, we're going to begin with politics and something that happened within the last few hours. the naacp, the country's largest and oldest civil rights resolution, passed same-sex marriage as a civil right. and opposed any efforts to cad if i discrimination or hatred into the law. mr. bonn, thank you for joining us tonight. last week i spoke to you, as a group referenced, yourself and backing the president in a letter. today, the entire naacp out with this provision. why is that? >> i think it's for a lot of reasons. one is because the issue is before us. presid

having in such of the southwest is they have not had a lot of rain in a couple of years and the gladiatore is a massive fire, the good news is, the winds have died down, considerably and the fire was fueled a lot by the wind and those winds work in favor of the firefighters and the homeowners of the small mining towns you talked about, blowing the fire in the other election, a day ago and, continues to burn in the other direction as the winds die down and, a bit to the north and east, fort collins, colorado, the other fire, significant progress made there but, you are talking about massive firefighters, very early in the season, normally the fire season begins about june 1st and when you talk to evacuees who live in these areas, they'll tell you it is beautiful but it is also, they understand, a danger. take a listen: >> you just have to deal with it. it is beautiful up here, but, this comes with the territory. it is scary, because you know, we have friends, neighbors, you know, this is a tight community, right here. and, you know, i'm worried. i'm really worried about it. >> reporter: hu

. >> you know, to be a gladiator with everyone in the arena around you, cheering for you, you really do, you know, donate your life to the game. >> reporter: but he knew that glory came at a price. do you have any health concerns? >> absolutely, yeah. i think anyone that would say that they played eight years in the nfl, didn't have a health concern, would be lying to you. i'm concern and my mental and brain health. >> reporter: and so earlier this month, he quit the nfl. walking away from a free agent contract with cincinnati. >> eight-year career, five years i played in college and all that i played before that. to think how many compounding small concussion hits you've had that you may not have felt, you felt a little bit. it's too hard to count. it's in the thousands. >> reporter: but it's not just nfl players who are taking thousands of hits to the head. one study found that a football player can sustain 8,000 head impact s by the time he finishe his college career. so, the question now is whether the cumulative effect of those lesser hits is enough to cause cte. >> how much of

the gladiator wildfire is threatening the town of's crown king. the town has been blocked off by the fire officials say it is nearly impossible to get in. as of yesterday morning it was 0% contained . this should be an interesting day for j.p. morgan at the annual shareholders' meeting. >> jamie dimon this lot -- a level to to face tough questions. we get the latest from scott kohlberg. >> the timing of the j.p. morgan annual meeting could not get much better for anyone arguing wall street needs more roles but for the bank co jamie dimon this time and could not be worse. he has to face shareholders five days after he disclosed the nation's biggest bank lost $2 billion in a risky trade. though he already apologized saying we made a terrible and egregious mistake and there's almost no excuse and even the shareholders are not happy, they voted to let him keep both of his titles, ceo and chairman of the board and they approved his pay package worth $23 million. >> that is a lot of dough. >> that is real money. >> president obama kind of came to his de

basically, the gladiator is down to a small fire operation now.ple back into crown king there that have been evacuated this weekend. and that's in good shape. the sunflower was the other big fire and that also is burning in kind of a wilderness area. but it's not doing much. it's kind of smoldering and flaming up a little bit here and there and instead of taking a lot of risk to get people up in that rugged country, they know it will burn out in certain areas so basically, that's -- that's pretty much contained and that was 17,000 acres so those are a couple of nasty fires that we've gotten good handles on and control of. the whitewater baldi is a different story. >> gregg: yeah. very quickly, how are your fire crews doing? what is their biggest challenge at the moment? >> the biggest challenge although it's cooled off now, it's in the 80's in phoenix today but it's been in the 100's and that's a real challenge. you can imagine what it's like to be in 105 degree weather, you know, with all your gear on and pounding on the ground, digging line and

helping the gladiator wildfire spread.he blaze has prompted the evacuation of a historic mining town there. the fire is at only 5% contained in now and has grown to 5,400 a.. it started on sunday. the blaze started at a home but investigators have yet to determine the exact cause. in some mandatory evacuations underway for the colorado residents due to the fire that has burned 5,000 a. so far. a lot of challenges for fire crews are the steep rocky terrain, firefighters have been dispatched to that >> defense attorneys giving their closing arguments in the corruption trial of former presidential candidate john edwards. edwards is accused of violating finance laws by using campaign funds to cover up an extramarital affair. earlier today prosecutors closed their case by saying that he did that to preserve his political career. >> the prosecution argument is that they have proven their case, primarily through their star witness, andrew young. we're going to say that he testified at great length about all the conversations with

the so-called gladiator fire has moved toward the historic mining town of crown king. residents there have been evacuated, and colorado officials have evacuated dozens of homes near ft. collins as the hewlett fire there has burned over 5,000 acres. and we have been telling you about the first wave of debris from last year's japanese tsunami washing up on american shores. there's more to come, and today on capitol hill, at a senate hearing, we learned what is sure to be a strain when the debris comes ashore in bulk. the states and not the federal government are going to be forced to pay for the majority of cleanup costs. >>> still ahead as we continue along the way tonight. if you're one of the patients who asks the doctor for a z-pak by name, something serious you should know about. >>> and later, they called her the queen of disco. tonight, we'll remember the music and the voice of a woman who helped define an entire musical era. >>> today's health news story hit a lot of us where we live. it's about the antibiotic a lot of us ask for by name. the z-pak, as you may kn

. >> there are similar frustrations for those in the path of arizona's gladiator fire that between thursday and friday night more than doubled in size to more than 14,000 acres containment just 10%. like much of the country the west and southwest hardly had any winter little precipitation and the warmest average temperatures in more than a century and more of the same in the summer forecast. for today. >> fires out west but tropical storm in the east live look from tv hill. it really was a beautiful day but things could be changing. john standing by with a preview. >> that's right. we've picked up some clouds. i'll talk about that in a little bit. it's a little unusual but we're getting some moisture coming in off the atlantic ocean and it is producing pretty good band of showers down there into southern delaware. it went across ocean city and salisbury and now it's kind of drifting in this direction not showing signs of breaking up so that could clip our area later this evening, a few little sprinkles and showers have cross it had bay and the eastern portions of district of columbia. so ou

the gladiator fire has destroyed two buildings since it started on sunday near the historic mining town of crowned king. right now containment is still at zero in the area is under mandatory evacuation order. another fire in the tarp national forest has burned nearly seven square miles. >> stage 3 under way in the amgen tour of california and this afternoon competing cyclist will make and a sense of one portion of mt. diablo. we saw washington in san jose right now at the spot where the riders got started today. this was a tough ride for them? >> a tough ride for sure. as he said, they're already on their way to stage three of his race. in fact right now all that is left is a few of the workers that are breaking down the stages and removing the barricade and science as their packing up to head to stage four which will start tomorrow but it was all about stage 3 that began here in san jose less than an hour ago. the 150 riders started at the berryessa community center. they're heading east to livermore where the race will end. the cyclist will face the challenge of climbing mount diablo.

this is a gladiator, no one beat him up. but anyway, kenny isaacs was a big influence because, to make a long story short, three years later, kenny isaacs was in my corner. and a fellow lived next door to me, eddie mccarthy, who was a professional fighter, 135-pound, lightweight, very good guy. and he took me under his wing. but then he went off to the korean war. just before he did that, he turned me over to a local boxing hero, kenny isaacs. and he told kenny, "kenny, take young paul here under your wing. he's my protege." kenny did that. and i was gonna retire as soon as i won the flyweight championship of north america, but i never got that far. i got up to the silver medal for the aau in new england at the age of 17. and that was about it. after that, in the follow-up fight, getting ready for the nationals, i got knocked out, the end of that career. another big influence on my life was burl grey, a sign painter that i met back in the late fifties. burl was painting in miami and i was assigned to paint with him. no one e

in arizona, more than 1,000 firefighters are working around the clock to contain the stubborn gladiator fire. high temperatures and low humidity are making things quite difficult. better news in northern colorado, where crews say a fire that forced evacuations has now been nearly contained. scientists are warning that dry, dangerous conditions will get worse as the summer wears on. and take a look at this incredible scene as a tornado crossed a road last night near wichita, kansas. there were 17 reported tornadoes across that state in a matter of hours. no one was hurt, though the twisters did damage several homes and take out trees in their paths. >>> still ahead as "nightly news" continues on this sunday, corporate spies on the payroll. the fbi's new mission to target employees stealing secrets from their own companies. costing the u.s. economy billions. >>> and later, a 28th birthday, $19 billion, and wedded bliss. what's not to like? ht >>> we're back now with an unusual public awareness campaign by the fbi. it's designed to draw attention to a growing threat, economic espionage. em

clooney's house, elton john is swinging from a chandelier sipping champagne off the peanuts of a naked gladiatord that is the straightest thing i saw in there. (laughter) >> jon: that seems locate a bit of a stereotype of hollywood. >> stereotype of hollywood (laughter) stereotype, start for the reason, jon. this whole town is the hedo hedonistic jobless nightmare middle america always suspected it was. take a look at this. take a look at this picture i took. this is incredible. check this out. come on. look at that. (laughter) it is like eyes [bleep] shut in there. >> jon: let me see that again. is that right there, is that -- >> yes, that is sean penn doing a-- with castro. >> jon: wait, let me see that again, am i wrong-- holy [bleep] is that osama bin laden. >> what, no, no of course not, that's not-- obama killed him. we all know that. that's just christian bale, preparing for a role, that guy's method. >> jon: you know what though, at least hollywood sliving their values. i see a lot of priuses parked out behind you that is for something. >> those are just for driving around the grounds. t

it is called the gladiator fire. it has burned about 200 a. and a brad shaw mountains. he can see that active seen as they're trying to put out those claims. let's get it james for the weather. >>james: the was all -- there was some cloud cover earlier. here is a quick look at how the weather is going to develop today. right now it be cloudy. that afternoon i could get the '70s or lowercase '80s. most of the bay area will be in the upper 60s are very low 70's. tomorrow will be up into the 80s. but the weekend allele be dry and mild temperatures the bay to breakers race is on sunday. and looks like it's one to be a nice day. we will start the day and sentences go in the mid '50s and should warm up to about the mid-70s and noon. expect a dry nice day for the bay to breakers race. as go to george. >>george: we have one hot spot-is a slowdown hot spot. it is on the lower peninsula the drive time is running 45 minutes over the normal commute. it looks is this is that this may be breaking at just a bit. if you want to avoid it, to 80 -- 280 --280 could be a choice but i'm not

gladiator fire has torched about 13,000 acres. a bit of good news.gh winds are easing and that helps firefighters just a little bit there. we'll watch that one closely as well. >>> he won "dancing with the stars," but he's also a soldier who was burned during the war in iraq. now he is speaking out about what it's like for vets returning home from war to no jobs. you'll hear from him next. to get detailed stock quotes to voice recognition. e-trade leads the way in wherever, whenever investing. download the ultimate in mobile investing apps, free, at e-trade. you know, those farmers, those foragers, those fishermen.... for me, it's really about building this extraordinary community. american express is passionate about the same thing. they're one of those partners that i would really rely on whether it's finding new customers, or, a new location for my next restaurant. when we all come together, my restaurants, my partners, and the community amazing things happen. to me, that's the membership effect. i tell you what i can spend. i do my best to make i

the largest is a gladiator fire burning 4.5 square miles north of a historic mining community in arizona far it has destroyed two buildings, a total of five wild fires have blackened more than nine square miles in that state. >> the president told young women graduating from college to rekindle the nation's " can-do " spirit. at a commencement ceremony he says they stand at a pivotal moment in the country's history and it is up to them to take advantage. >> and every day you receive a steady stream of sensationalism and scandal, and stores where the message suggest the change is impossible. that you can't make a difference, but you won't be able to close that gap between life as it is and life as you wanted to beat. my job today is to tell you " don't believe it ". >> the president on the front page of newsweek this week in a pretty controversial image. he is labeled here as the first day president. a nod to his coming out in support of same-sex marriage. a move that has netted him millions of dollars in fund raising. a new cbs news poll shows 30 percent of americans believe same-sex cou

concerns about how the fire is going to move and what's going to happen >> reporter: the so called "gladiator" fire in central arizona is the most dangerous, consuming more than 2,000 acres, and forcing the evacuation of the most historic mining town of crown king. >> it's getting kinda close. we don't know it we can go back there. >> reporter: the last of the 350 residents were evacuated today. >> you just can't trust fire. >> reporter: lorel meyn leaned at a community meeting last night that the wind was now pushing the fire toward their home. >> what you're predicting drops it straight over our house. >> probably is, it's going to get there. >> reporter: she and her family left everything behind. >> i was pretty convinced that it was going to go the other way. >> reporter: about 400 firefighters are trying to contain the blaze and officials say the fire is unusually dangerous. not just the smoke and heat, the area is known for rattle snakes and abandoned mines. >> there are some wildlife and represent isle out there and the mines, unknown mines. >> reporter: there's no shortage of fuel for

under attack from six air tankers, this is the gladiator fire in the bradshaw mountains in arizona. it is devouring nine square miles, 5% contained. three homes have been destroyed. fire officials warn several more homes could burn down in the next few days. >>> closing arguments in the corruption trial of former north carolina senator john edwards. the jury could begin deliberating by tomorrow. the defense rested yesterday, calling only seven of the 65 people on their witness list. edwards and his daughter, kate, were not called. nor was rielle hunter, his former mistress. he could spend time behind bars for using $1 million in illegal campaign contributions to cover up the extra marital affair with hunter. >>> even stranger, word of a second woman being infected with a rare flesh-eating bacteria. the case does appear to be less severe, she was diagnosed days after giving birth to twins. her husband says following surgery, he hopes the infection is on its way to healing. >>> meanwhile, we've been telling you about 24-year-old amy coplin who continues to fight for her life in a geor

. >> reporter: firefighters have contained about half of the 16,000-acre gladiator fire. >> we get to go home. and it's going to make me cry. >> reporter: meaning grateful residents get to spend memorial day back at home. clayton sandell, abc news, los angeles. >>> and time now for the rest of the memorial day weather. several storms, severe storms around the great lakes, heavy rain, hail and gusty winds from detroit, chicago and st. louis down to oklahoma city and abilene, texas. showers in the northern rockies with up to 10 inches of mountain snow in montana and wyoming. >> 62 in billings, 68, salt lake city and hot 92 in phoenix, the 0s in chicago and indianapolis. 88 here in new york. 85 in atlanta. and 92 down in new orleans. >>> and the news from overseas. a strong earthquake rocked northeastern argentina this morning. the magnitude 6.4 quake hit a mostly rural province not heavily populated. there have been no reports of injuries or any damage. >>> the u.n. security council is condemning the outrageous use of force from syrian forces in houla. residential neighborhoods were ham

gladiator fire has burned more than 1700 acres and still growing it started sunday when a building caughtad to dry terrain evacuation order keeping most residents away some have chosen to stay. winds high temperatures too? >> absolutely still in the hundreds or close upper 80s to lower 90s winds subside starting tomorrow. we've got winds this morning cloud cover is back full of moisture. patchy drizzle around the bay area this morning. because of that we are going to be dealing with conditions that will be a little interesting. let's take a look at temperatures. in the low to mid 50s mild thanks to the cloud cover monterey bay the same cloudy patchy drizzle and low to mid 50s this afternoon sunshine everywhere but the coast patchy at best, breezy today also clouds tonight less drizzle and cooler tomorrow and friday afternoon warmer weekend on the way cloud cover takes over all neighborhoods over the next couple hours even into the south bay retreats back to the coast by noon it stays for the better part of the afternoon breaks developing 50s mainly 60s around the bay 70s and 80s inland. t

. >> reporter: the gladiator fire in central arizona is the most dangerous. it's consumed more than 2,000 acres and has forced the evacuation of the historic mining town of crown king. >> it's getting kind of close. and so, we don't even know if we can go back yet. >> reporter: the blaze just a mile from about a dozen homes, officials believe the last of the 350 residents evacuated. >> you just can't trust fire. >> reporter: lori learned at a community meeting that the wind was pushing the fire near her home. >> what you're predicting it kind of drops straight over our house. >> possibility is, it's going to get there. >> reporter: she and her family left everything behind. >> i was pretty convinced it was going to go the other way. >> reporter: about 400 firefighters are trying to contain the blaze. and officials say the fire is unusually dangerous. it's not just the smoke and heat. the area is known for rattlesnakes and abandoned mines. >> we have some wildlife and reptiles out there that they need to be careful with. and the mines. a lot of unknown mines o