. >> reporter: greer which is under a pre-evacuation order remains safe for the time being. >> we were very successful last night putting 30 miles of line which is phenomenal, but that is mostly around the area to try to protect greer and springerville. >> reporter: but that could change like the wind. >> it's still a very risky situation. >> that was donna rossi reporting this morning. >>> in the northern plains, residents are bracing for more flooding. about 600 residents in southeast iowa have been forced to evacuate because of a levee breach. they've been weakened following days of high water. engineers opened dams to relieve pressure. >>> to the gop field now for president. it will have a new entry today. meanwhile a noncandidate tries to explain a somewhat shaky take on american history. joel brown in washington with more on that. >> reporter: good morning. let's start with rick santorum. not long ago, he was the number three republican in the senate. but he lost his seat after just two terms. now he wants back in washington. this time at the white house. former senator rick sant

eric english of knxv reports from town of greer. >> reporter: the streets of greer are practically empty. the skies above are filled with threatening plumes of smoke coming from the wallow fire, burning a few miles away. >> it is scary. i see black smoke and i panic. >> reporter: instead of revellers packing the streets taking part in greer day celebrations police and deputies stand by ready to evacuate the town. >> very devastating to a lot of the families, people who work up here, the whole community. >> reporter: the town is under preevacuation notice meaning residents could be told to move at any time. judging by the markers left on fences and doors. many have already left. david rohls and his family came from tucson for a fun filled weekend but are cutting their vacation short taking no chances with the fire. >> we got ourselves ready to go. my wife took a lot of pictures last night of the contents. so that this morning, we're ready to go. >> all right. here is your monday forecast. still hot and dry and windy in that arizona fire zone. severe storms with hail and gusty winds from b

this area near the town of greer looks like a burned-out moonscape. but this part of the fire was actually set snengsally. it's called a backfire. the point is to use up the main fuel where the main fire can use it and spread potentially farther. where there's fire, there's smoke in toxic levels. it's considered unhealthy to breathe smoky air at anything over 30 parts per mill. today that reading spiked to 500. >> for those who have been inhaling it for quite some time, there tending to be respiratory problems that are created by this. problems in the lungs. you can't expel it because it's embedded in your system. >> reporter: lisa muth was so worried about daughters emily and allison breathing unhealthy air, that the family evacuated even before they had to. >> i'm glad to be out of the smoke. this is for the girls. >> reporter: the blaze has now consumed more than 30 homes, most in the town of greer. that's where we met ann and harvey cook, earlier this week, desperately scrambling to evacuate. >> all of my kids, it was a place to come. >> reporter:

the biggest concern right now is the mountain retreat of greer. firefighters are setting backfires and trying to construct barriers to save the community. six structures were burned. firefighters got a break from the wind today as the heavy gusts died down. dick and mary watched coverage of their town from a friend's house 40 miles away. they were relieved when they saw their part of town survived. >> when we got the news last night that the firefighters were pulling out, that was a tough one. >> we're still scared the fires could puck up because the winds carry them. >> reporter: 11,000 people have been displaced tromthefrom thei 200 miles of highway have been evacuated. when you think of all the beautiful woods burning down, what does it feel like? >> frustrating. can't say, i'm sorry. >> reporter: elsewhere, power lines from the paulo verdi plant in phoenix give new concern. they run through the plant in this photo, and if they're damaged, hundreds of thousands of people in texas and new mexico could be suggest to rolling blackouts. conner brad

. >> reporter: in greer, where people were getting ready to leave, mark peterson has 5,000 head of sheep to shear. if the wind changes, he and his sheep will have to get out of here in a hurry. >> if we have to vacate, we have to walk them back out to the northeast. that's kind of what our plan is right now. >> reporter: in case anybody needed reminding, dick bruno, owner of the snowy mountain inn, put up a red flag to warn people of a high-fire incident even though they hope the folks in the community will be spared. >> we're hoping it might miss up, but it's doing some backburning. >> as the wind keeps whipping up the flame, there's not much it can do to keep the wallow sapphire from spreading written. >> and tonight, those close to greer were ordered to evacuate along with the residents of another small community. the firefighters in this camp are going to have their work cut out for them this week. >> george lewis, and you heard the fire alarms in arizona. thanks. >>> in the upper blain states tonight, it's the opposite problem, water and too much of it. six channels along the missou

he's 31-year-old lee greer, screen name legalgreer74. he's away from home on business and he's been chatting online with a 13-year-old at least that's what the decoy told him. he sends her a picture of his penis and then types "you will get to see the real thing, you know, in person. >> he's in the backdoor, opening the door. supposed to be bringing lunch and booze. >> often, perverted-justice decoys will ask a man to bring something specific like food or alcohol. >> ask if he brought the lunch and booze. >> did you bring the food? >> yeah. >> okay, great. >> reporter: law enforcement says it helps show intent because a potential predator is bringing items that he talked about online in the same conversation he's talking about sex. >> what did you bring? >> double cheeseburgers with no pickles. >> awesome, i made chocolate chip cookies, too, but i actually just got some on my shirt so i am just going to change my shirt real quick. >> all right. i got some fries, but the fries might be cold because it took me a while to find this place. >

the 200 residents of the small picturesque tourist town of greer are among the latest to get orders to pack up and leave. >> nothing stays in this fire. they're not going to fight that fire. >> reporter: fire fighters and residents know until the winds die down, there's little anyone can do but to get out of the fire's path. kenneth gibson, cbs news. >>> now to the war in afghanistan, some of the more than 100,000 troops serving there now will begin coming home in july. how many and how quickly will depend on president obama who's waiting for a final recommendation from his top commanders. >> i intend to follow through on the commitment i made to the american people. it's time for us to recognize we've accomplished a big chunk of our mission and it's time for the afghans to take more of the responsibility. >> robert gates is wrapping up a visit to afghanistan today. he has said he wanted to begin the drawdown slowly leaving as many combat troops as possible in the field for now. >>> as president obama considers whether to pick up the pace from withdraw from afghanistan, the war on the

of the five officers involved that day is being sued by brothers nigel and jackie bryson, michael greer, carlos reyes, fernando azenty and oscar grant's father. they were on the platform when grant was killed. bart is taking responsibility for its officers in this case. grant was killed on new year's day 2009. former bart officer johannes mehserle said he mistook his gun for a taser and it was a mistake. the daughter was awarded $1 .5 million on top of the $1 .3 million awarded to the mother yesterday. >> what would make me satisfied is that my son would be here. >> we took responsibility right after the shooting for what happened. i mean, we -- before anybody was talking settlement and lawsuits. >> reporter: still, bart says the settlement is no admission of legal fault. mehserle did time for the killing, convicted of involuntary manslaughter. he was released this month on june 13. then there was tony pirone also involved. the training officer involved, he was let go from bart. but he is still fighting to get his job back. that should happen as soon as december. the settlement talks go

. >> these are east of greer. >> many of the 2500 people on the fire lines have been busyieg backfires to protect from the monster blaze, even as the winds kicked up again. >> they're doing a good job of corralling what they can. >> all of their hard work can be mainlined by the strong wind. >> it's a big deal. we have to really watch the clouding and pay attention to where the winds are going. sdwr it's the afternoons and evenings that bring the worst conditions. >> red-flag warnings are posted for 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 pmg. that's when the winds are the highest. >> just last night, residents of sou sou south eager, arizona, got the order to head out of home. as they headed out of town, they had to wonder if their homes would be there when they returned. some residents ended up at this shelter. the mayor of eager is among the evacuees. >> it's difficult because i feel separated from the community. that's where i really want to be. >> reporter: but there will be no returning for the residents of eager until the fire danger is over. and tonight, the flames are endangering a poll of fire li

evacuation orders have been lifted for the small town of greer. the town lost 20 homes and cabins.eople forced out by the monument fire are waiting to survey the damage. at least 60 homes and several businesses in sierra vista have been lost. the monument fire is 27% contained. now, favorable weather conditions are expected to help firefighters, though, today. >>> firefighters here in california expect a wildfire burning in two counties to be fully contained tonight. more than 400 firefighters are fighting the antelope fire in kern and san abizpo county. that fire started sunday in an oil field. two structures have been destroyed but no injuries have been reported and the cause is still under investigation. >>> clearing brush around your home may not only help reduce fire danger, it could also save you some money. mill valley's fire department is taking aggressive steps to prevent wildfires. firefighters are going door to door inspecting homes. they want to make sure that each has at least 30 feet of defensible face. mill valley's fire chief says compliance, which is mandatory, can

. >>> we want to take you to greer, south carolina. take a look at this. severe storms raged through that area. strong winds you can see overturned some rvs, toppled trees and power lines and right now thousands of people are still without electricity. damage is also being reported in parts of north carolina and georgia, but so far no one has been injured. >>> explosions rattled the heart of tripoli this morning. nato bombarded areas belonging to libyan leader moammar gadafi. smoke rose from his compound. no word yet on any casualties or damage. nato war planes have targeted the area for months. the u.s., england and france want a regime change. gadafi's government says it will agree to a cease fire if he keeps his position. >>> there's growing divide between congress and the president over the conflict in libya. a bipartisan group of lawmakers is now suing president obama. but in a 38 page report to capitol hill, the white house says congressional approval is not needed because american forces are supporting a nato mission and there are no troops on the g

has consumed 602 square miles near the new mexico state line. 22 homes were destroyed in the town of greer overnight and power lines that supply electricity to texas and new mexico remain in jeopardy. karen brown reports from springerville, arizona. >> reporter: flames are pushing at the edges of several towns in eastern arizona that have been almost emptied of their 7,000 plus residents. >> when the police came, they said, you know, i asked them how long i had to leave and they said, as quick as you can get out of here. >> i've seen tornados and this is the scariest thing i've ever seen. it's like it's a living, breathing thing. >> feeding on hundreds of thousands of acres of forest land and 22 homes. for two weeks this fire has never stop growing despite the efforts of more than 3,000 firefighters. as they work 12 hours on and 12 hours off, they've made some pretty important saves. >> we were really dealing house to house, getting engines and we had spot fires all around and people putting in a lot of hard work trying to keep the spot fires from getting into the houses. >> reporter: crew

fire is now 18% contained but the fire's erratic and destructive behavior was evident in the town of greer. >> the fire starts below it, it preheats the trees above it. you know, it burns more aggressively. >> the wallow fire is the second largest in arizona history. >>> now some amazing storm video from wisconsin. last week a woman was literally blown away by powerful winds. she had taken refuge in a gas station because she was worried the tornado was coming. but she tried to get out of her car and look at this video. she was caught by the powerful wind. my goodness. she was shaken up, but believe it or not, despite all that, she was not injured. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," the broadway lights finally go on for "spider-man: turn off the dark." >>> plus those airline baggage fees bring in big bucks, even bigger than you might think. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people are choosing advil. here's one story. my name is lacey calvert and i train professional athletes with yoga. i know how my body should feel. if i have any soreness, i

but take a listen to arizona realtor john greer about one home in on the market in the city of el miragehis is a short sale property, which means the owner owes more on the property than what the house is worth, what it will sell for. this house, the list price, is $70,000. probably was worth 60, possibly 70% more than that during the peak. >> wow. 60 to 70% loss. let's bring in alease gling, this is not just arizona, this is across the country. you're seeing short sales, homes in distress, selling. that's a big part of the housing market right now? >> well, it's about 61% of the housing market according to the realtor's latest numbers. that's just way out of whack number. of course, home prices have to be going down because if you're looking at median home prices, it's the number that have sold above and below the median price. when you're selling lodss of foreclosures and short sales on the low end you need a lot of high end home sales to balance that out. we're not seeing the demand right now. >> greg mcbride, in el mirage, arizona, where the house is, it's a short sale, would have be

. >> reporter: in greer, where people were getting ready to leave, mark peterson has 5,000 head of sheep to shear. if the wind changes, he and his sheep will have to get out in a hurry. >> if we have to vacate, we have to walk them back out to the northeast. that's kind of what our plan is now. >> in case anyone needed reminding, dick bruno, owner of the snowy inn, put up a red flag to warn residents of a fire hazard. >> we're kind of hopeful we may be able to dodge a bullet by virtue of the forest service doing backburning. rrt but as the wind keeping whipping up the flames, there's not much the service can do to keep the waller from spreading. energying the towns along the arizona/new mexico border. and as you can see, the high winds are continuing tonight. the forecast calls for more of the same tomorrow and the next day. the folks in the fire camp aren't going to get much rest tonight. brian. >> george lewis near the fire lines in eager, arizona. thanks. >>> in the upper plain states tonight, the opposite problem. water and way too much of it. six reservoirs among the mississippi riv

by day, a path of destruction in its wake. 22 houses have burned in greer, arizona. >> this is hard to watch. >> reporter: harder to watch if you see your destroyed home on tv. >> ours was the first home that we saw that was burned. rrtd at a meeting for people forced out of the fire zone, connie tried to count her blessings. >> we're thankful no lives were lost. our prayers are for the firefighters. >> reporter: those firefighters face a difficult weekend ahead. if the wind picks up as expected, it could drive the flames into the communities that have been calm so far. firefighters have been busy building backfires and barriers to protect the homes. they have been lucky today, but tomorrow will be a battle. >> it will have all of the conditions for a fire growth. >> reporter: and as the fire grows, it's not affecting just people. these elek are on the run from the heat and smoke. and then all are domesticated animals like this dog that was found wandering in the fire zone and got rescues by the arizona humane society. >> she had a strong odor or smoke. she was a stray, for now, she's

. >> reporter: in harder hit communities, like greer, residents will have to stay out for at least five more days. how large is this fire? as of today, 443,989 acres, arizona's second largest. and what about coming home to all of that smoke-clogged air? is it safe to breathe? authorities today warned no, especially for the young, elderly and anyone with respiratory problems. >> it would best not to return to their homes until the concentration of smoke diminishes. >> reporter: robert and his family have been living at an evacuation center, is not taking a chance. >> the air quality is probably not good enough for our little one. >>> fire burning not far from miami is nearly contained. now officials are warning that dangerous smoke could linger over the area for a week. the blaze has been raging for a week and has consumed more than 68,000 acres. it may have been sparked by a dirt bike. >>> let's take a look at the weather. severe storms from the plains to the mississippi valley. gusty winds and hail. a chance of tornadoes around omaha, des moines and north of memphis. scattered showers

in greer, where people were getting ready to leave, mark peterson has 5,000 head of sheep to sheer. if the wind changes, he and his sheep will have to get out of here in a hurry. >> if we have to vacate, we'll have to walk them back out to the northeast. that's kind of what our plan is right now. >> reporter: in case anybody needed reminding, dick bruno put up a red flag to warn people of the high flier hoozered. even as residents hope and pray their community may be spared. >> we're kind of hopeful we may dodge the bullet due to the forest service doing backburning. >> reporter: but there's not much for the wallow fire can do to stop the flames from growing. as you can see, the high winds are continuing tonight. the forecast calls for more tomorrow and the next day. folks back here in the fire camp are going to get much rest this week. >> george lewis near the firelines in eager, arizona, tonight. thanks. >>> in the upper plain states tonight, the opposite problem. water and too much of it. six reservoirs along the mississippi river are full, and there's more to come as a result of

several homes were destroyed in the town of greer. and firefighters were forced to retreat from that area. the fire began on may 29th. you can see just how fast it spread. one problem, this fire is creating its own weather. >> the fire is so intense, it has so much heat, it actually forms its own thunderstorm at the top of the smoke plume. >> reporter: these clouds are bad news. creating winds that spark new fires. science may help understand these fires. but it doesn't help evacuees that we've met decide what to take with them when they have to evacuate. >> you should see what we already took out. i got memories, i guess. >> reporter: other families, like the soderbergs, struggle with taking things that are practical, like birth certificates and insurance information, with the sentimental things. >> that has to go. >> reporter: for the soderbergs, evacuating is slightly more complicated than with everyone else. they have two pigs, five horses and seven dogs. water-dropping helicopters and airplanes have been attacking this fire. but

each is being sued by brothers nigel and jackie bryson, michael greer, carlo reyes, oscar grant's father and one other including claims against johannes mehserle and his fired training officer anthony pirone. >> he should have been prosecuted. we don't have control over that. >> that was robert lyles reporting. >>> a fairfield business owner is dead after being attacked during a robbery. police say the man was able to call them after the robbery just before 8:00 last night on the 100 block of east travis boulevard. he said he was attacked by three men who stole several items from the store. the man later died at a nearby hospital. so far police aren't saying anything about the nature of the attack or the store where it happened. >>> california is almost certain to have a budget plan in place when the new fiscal year begins this friday. last night state lawmakers approved the deal reached earlier in the week between governor jerry brown and his fellow democrats in the legislature. they say that the plan closes what is left of the state's deficit. that's about $9.6 billion. because the pla

last evening law enforcement ordered people living in greer, arizona to get out of town. >> yeah, we're leaving right now. >> reporter: in the larger cities of springerville and eagar, people have been warned to get ready to evacuate. amy bigelow, her husband away with the fire crews, was loading her pickup truck and keeping an eye on her three kids. >> they're doing okay considering mom's freaking out a little bit. >> reporter: ralph salce has lived in springerville 37 years. >> we'll just pray for our firefighters because they are -- excuse me. >> reporter: this time lapse shot shows the huge plume of smoke generated by the fire blowing eastward across the country. today's headline in the "albuquerque journal," "smoke chokes new mexico." as visibility in places dropped below two miles. in colorado springs the bad air has been deemed a health hazard. >> both me and my son have asthma, and it's very hard to breathe. >> reporter: and those problems will continue as the fire burns with no containment in sight. and tonight as eagarville evacuates the problem is the wind. more of the same i

has burned 386,000 acres in eastern arizona more than 20 homes have been destroyed in the town of greer. >> they probably don't have nothing to come back to. >> the fire is threatening power lines that serve arizona and part of texas. power companies may have rolling blackouts if the fire compromises those lines. one problem the fire is creating its own weather. >> it's so much heat it forms its own little thunderstorm. >> that creates new winds that starts new fire as debris is blown as far as five miles away. >> every time i try to go out the door i start crying. >> it doesn't make it any easier for residents that have to decide what to take with them. >>> for some families, they have to make arrangements for four-legged members of the family. >> kristen: it's so nice to be out and about. do we have to cool down. >> just a little bit. it's barely noticeable but this weekend will get really warm again. get out of the house. >> go outside and play. >> they wanted to make up for x-box that was taken away for a while. >> discipline daddy. >> not bad that's a compliment. >> we're looking d

of this wallowed fire near greer is one of three of the major wildfires in arizona. >> turning to the state budget battle. it gets closer. this was the scene in sacramento. battle. $9.6 billion in the working for free and california is eight days away from the absolute final deadline. state law makers have had this budget proposal from jerry brown. he promptly vetoed the entire thing that the proposal was not valid. the governor has said that he is committed to solving the california budget problem. speaking of the builders' conference in san francisco. >> it is essential to good financial footing. >> trying to however, the governor also says that he is increasingly frustrated with the budget process in sacramento. >>reporter: in sacramento, governor brown lashes state legislators blaming them for gridlock at the capitol. he was building at a speaking while he offered words of encouragement to the industry. he also nailed down in sacramento that they failed to give him a solid budget. he also expressed frustration from republicans with tax extensions not being placed on the ballots. w

. >> reporter: in harder-hit communities like greer, where homes were lost, residents will have to stay out for at least five more days. so, how large is this fire? as of today, 443,989 acres, arizona's second-largest. and what about coming home to all that smoke-clogged air? is it safe to breathe? authorities today warned no. especially for the young, elderly and anybody with respiratory problems. >> it would be best not to return to their homes until the concentration of smoke diminishes. >> reporter: robert kofman, who has been living with his family at an evacuation center, isn't taking any chances. >> we're going to stay another day. the air quality probably isn't good enough for our little one. >> reporter: despite today's good news, this fire is only 6% contained. and firefighters warn us it could be weeks before they get it completely out, david. >> many families coming home, but still worried about the air quality. clayton sandell, thank you. >>> we move overseas and to syria, where a brutal crackdown is under way right now by government forces. a desperate attempt to hold onto

a number of mountain communities have been evacerraticated including the popular vacation town of greerone of two massive wild fires burning this arizona right now. a much smaller wild fire burning near lake isabella is about 50% contained. the key fire is burning in steep terrain where firefighters have to hike in. 45 miles east of bakersfield remain under a voluntary evacuation. >> hitting the road for the afternoon and evening. bill, i thought of you. just about everybody was grabbing a jacket just in case. >> that's how it's been. the weather forecast has been bring a jacket, you never know. that's how the weekend was. things are backing off. you can see temperatures cool. i have a few showers showing up now. that's a lot of ground clutter down here around sacramento. up here we have showers showing up. here's clear lake right here. most of the shower activity is dying down. this area right here, i know you always see this and wonder what it is. this is the windmills out toward antioch and toward the delta. that's not real returns. there are rereal returns as the system moves off to

several homes destroyed in the town of greer, firefighters were forced to retreat from that area.n see how fast it spread. one problem, this fire is creating its own weather. >> the fire is so intense, it has so much heat it actually forms its own little thunderstorm at the top of the smoke plume. >> reporter: these clouds are bad news. creating winds that start fires and driving hot embers five miles through the air. science may help understand the fires but doesn't help evacuees we met decide what to take when they have to evacuate. >> you should see what we already took out. we took out, a ton of -- memories, i guess. >> reporter: other families like the soderbergs struggle with taking things that are practical, like birth certificates and insurance information, with the sen sentimental things. for the soderbergs, evacuation is slightly more complicated, they have two pigs, five horses and seven dogs. water-dropping helicopters and airplanes have been attacking this fire. but with more hot, dry weather expected in coming days they're going to be at it for a while. clayton sande

one of the biggest fires are closing in on the town of greer. that's northeastern arizona. it's one of the biggest blazes in that state's history. >> i'd like to hear that we can go home. >> we want to go home. >> in the last few days, wildfires across arizona have burned more than a kauquarter million acres. >>> trals adkins' home was gutted by fire yesterday. he was on his way to alaska. his wife, kids and the nanny are all said to be okay. >>> these inflatable houses took off with children inside. high winds sent the structures across the soccer field yesterday. >> the wind blew everything down. >> they were dragging me. >> i was getting hot dogs, and i just happened to turn around and i saw the slide blowing in the wind. and i just -- i couldn't believe it. it was like something out of a movie. >> fortunately, none of the injuries are considered serious. >>> well, it didn't seem likely at first, but james tate and his date made it to the shelton high school prom in connecticut last night. tate was initially banned, you may remember, from the dance by taping a giant prom

by day a dull, gray path of destruction in its wake. 22 houses have burned in greer, arizona. >> this is really hard to watch. >> harder to watch if you see your destroyed home on tv. >> ours was the first home that we saw that was burned. >> at a meeting for people forced out of the fire zone, cony zaunder tried to count her blessings. >> we're just thankful that no lives were lost. our prayers are for the firefighters. >> those firefighters face a difficult weekend ahead. if the wind picks up as expected, it could drive these flames into communities that have survived so far. fire crews have been busy setting backfires and building barriers to protect homes in the mountain villages. and as the fire grows, it isn't affecting just people. these elk were on the run from the heat and smoke. and then there are domesticated animals like this dog that was found wandering in the fire zone, and got rescued by the arizona humane society. >> she had a real strong odor of smoke, she was a stray, for now she seems to be doing okay, so we'll just kind of see how she does. >> there is a psychologi

. >> we came from the route, then frank greer to germany. and then we found out about two hours later it was canceled and then we had to rebuild. >> i have never been here before, i do not know this place. i am not comfortable here. so i am not very excited or happy about this. >> maybe the treatment is better, maybe they give us more money extra, which should of been in the air, but we were paying for overpriced food and water in the airport so that was pretty frustrating. >> i spoke with the duty officer this is that the backlog of the delayed flights is moving along. but i still see passengers running along the sidewalks and into the doors and into the terminal trying to make that flight that they have been waiting for. [music] >> there is a lot of fog. it the great--gray fog squaws hanging out all day. once you got away from the coast, a lot of sunshine and a gorgeous afternoon. all with 85 and antioch, san jose made it up in the 80's, these numbers are running below average about five to 10 degrees. this will change in the next few days

. >> reporter: in harder-hit communities like greer, where homes were lost, residents will have to stayt for at least five more days. so how large is this fire? 443,989 acres. arizona's second largest. and what about coming home to all of that smoke-clogged air, is it safe to breathe? authorities warn, no. especially for the young, elderly and anyone with respiratory problems. >> it would be best not to return to their homes until the concentration of smoke diminishes. >> reporter: robert kaufmann who has been living with his family at an evacuation center isn't taking any chances. >> we are going to stay another day. the air quality is probably not good enough for our little one. >> reporter: despite the good news this fire is officially only 6% contained. fire officials say it could be weeks before this fire is completely out. clayton sandell, abc news, springerville, arizona. >>> along the missouri river, the battle against the floodwaters is kicking into high gear. they're building levees and filling sandbags against the rising river. >> the river is expected to crest this week as m

community of alpine is forcing residents and vacationers to leave the area at a loath near the town of greer. >> scary and i see black smoke and panic, you know? >> reporter: the threat of fire putting summer business on hold in a tough economy. >> it's very devastating to a lot of families and people who work up here and the whole community. >> reporter: many are voluntary evacuating and one vacationing family from tucson not taking any chances. >> we got ourselves ready to go my wife took a lot of pictures last night of the contents, so that this morning we were ready to go. >> reporter: the second blaze is known as the horseshoe 2 fire and crews are slowly making degree on it, but not before destroying more than 100,000 acres and forcing two communities in that area to evacuate. in los angeles, casey stegall, fox news. >>> more trouble tonight in the midwest as heavy rainfall raises the missouri river to levels. in south dakota volunteers spent the weekend sandbagging. six reservoirs are now near capacity. the army corps of engineers says the rivers has spur passed flood stage in dakota d

the fire destroyed 22 homes in the small town of greer and has burned more than 600 square miles. lawyers say he was cleared of taking part on the plot itself. >> this morning the casey anthony trial resumes. anthony said she felt sick so the judge recessed early. after a presentation of disturbs eviden evidence. prosecutors showed crime scene photos of the skull of her daughter. >> suspects were caught on video here robbing a store a bystander blocked the glass door on the outside to keep the suspects >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to chris. >>> thank you as much. u.s. airways flight 1549 will finally land in charlotte, north carolina, today. that plane made a miracle landing on the hudson river two years ago. now its fuselage is about to finish a week-long journey by road. we talk with sully sullenberger and passengers about how it still affects their lives. >> i was convinced that myself and my fellow passengers were dead that day. >> he lost all engines. >> what i remember most about january 15th, 2009, is just the surrealness of everything. >> he's go

. >> reporter: for the towns of sun rise, eager, greer, and blue mountain, this is emotional. >> thisvelihood. this is our life. >> reporter: but with the flames eating through a thick underbrush of dry tender, homeowners know it's time to go. >> we don't want to leave. i'm going to cry. we don't want to leave, but we know for safety's sake we have to. >> reporter: a navy veteran paralyzed from the waste down praising the kindness from his neighbors. >> i saved up my mon andy finally got enough money together three years ago and built my house out there. >> reporter: in his time of need, helping him to move to safety without hesitating. >> he don't even think about doing anything otherwise. you go get him. >> reporter: visible as far away as kansas and iowa, the heavy smoke is hanging over the city of denver. >> we have about three or four days that are going to try all of us. >> reporter: weather officials say a front is building here in the west and could push dry winds into arizona making the situation even worse. thousands of firefighters on the fire line say they're keeping an ey

the fire remained active near the town of greer after destroying 22 homes there. and residents continued to flee from other threatened areas. >> well, you should see what we already took out. we took out a ton of memories. >> holman: thus far, nearly 10,000 people have been forced from their homes by the fire. the hunt for the source of the e. coli outbreak in germany finally is over. health officials announced today that tainted bean sprouts from a german organic farm were the source. to date, the outbreak has killed at least 31 people and sickened nearly 3,100. an estimated 100,000 protesters demonstrated in yemen's capital today. it was the largest rally since president ali abdullah saleh left for medical treatment in saudi arabia last weekend. opposition tribesmen marched through sanaa's main square, carrying the bodies of 41 of their fighters allegedly killed by government forces. elsewhere, saleh's supporters held their own rally outside the presidential palace. afghan president hamid karzai has begun a visit to neighboring pakistan. he was welcomed today at

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take a look at greer, south carolina, here. severe storms hit that area. strong winds overturned rvs, toppled trees and power lines. and right now as we're speaking thousands have no electricity. damage also reported in parts of north carolina and in georgia. but so far no word of any injuries. >>> today flood waters from the missouri river are expected to reach a temporary wall built to protect the little town in iowa called hamburg. the army corps of engineered ad sands bags to the temporary levee yesterday after a 300- foot hole opened up on monday. now, water levels are high since the corps started releasing water from dams upstream trying to clear out heavy rain and snow melt. if the water rushes through that makeshift wall, parts of hamburg could be submerged under ten feet of water. >>> a story only hear on 2. we talked to the author of a major article calling for change in the medical profession. san francisco doctor says hospitals must put patients before profits. the article, the wait that matters, is featured in the latest issue of the new engla

michael greer. carlos reyes. fernando ansett were all on the platform that night -- anicete were all on the flat form that night. his father is also suing. grant was killed on new year's day 2009 all captured on this cell phone video. former officer johannes mehserle says he mistook his taser for his gun and shot grant in the back. yesterday, bart agreed to pay grant's mother wanda $1.3 million. his 6-year-old daughter has been awarded $1.5 million already. >> what would make me satisfied is that my son would be here. >> we took responsibility right after the shooting for whacks. we -- before anybody was talking settlement and lawsuits. >> bart says the settlement is no admission of fault. fault. mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and he was released this month on june 1. back out here live i want to show you this painting that is hanging over the fruitvale bart station. it's just across the street. you can see a picture of oscar grant's papers. it is just a reminder of how much this killing has a

number of how many people have been evacuated at this time, but it includes the communities of sunrise, greerpine, nutrioso and we have preevacuation orders in effect for springerville, salad fork, eager, and luna, new mexico. >> the firefighters out there are dealing with high winds and lightning and those dry conditions. how much of this blaze has been conta contained? last i read it was zero contained. >> as of today it still is 0%. the weather has been something that's been a major concern and factor for this fire. we have incredibly high winds. yesterday we had winds of 40 miles per hour. today we may have gusts again to 35 miles per hour and the fuels that are in this fire area are incredibly dry. so if the winds come up, carry a spark, chances are if it hits another kind of fuel, there will be some ignition. >> about 2500 firefighters out there. the smoke was so bad helicopters couldn't go up and the fixed wing aircraft could not go up as well. thank you very much for the update. we wish you the aboutest in arizona dealing with that. thank you. >>> still ahead, the surprising news you

fire has burned 144,000 acres and has come within five miles of the resort town of greer.eynolds wolf talked to one of the guys out there in arizona. it was one of the questions you had, how worried are you about this fire moving to more populated areas. >> it is an uphill struggle for them. it is brutal out there now dealing with the fire itself, very had the conditions out there in parts of arizona. we did speak with the spokesperson. he said conditions there are very grim. >> fortunately we've had some successful burnout operations occurring during the night and we'll hopefully get those containments up in the next couple of days. we are faced with some weather conditions that don't get to subside we're considering potential for dry lightning. with these dry fuels and the winds, any potential lightning strike can turn into and incident right on the spot. >> can you give us an idea what kind of conditions these guys happen to be fighting in? what i mean is we've seen wildfires in parts of oklahoma and texas, they are battling mainly on like prairie conditions, if you wil

. >> well, the resort down of greer is in the path of the wallow fire, and joining us by phone is kristi spellman, still in her home but prepared to evacuate if that order comes. thanks for joining us tonight. why are you still there when everyone else has left? >> well, we pre-evacuated most of our stuff to the shelter in sholo from the american red cross and decided to come back and wait it out and see if woe would actually have to evacuate because we heard there's a possibility that we wouldn't have to leave. >> so where you are now in your home, what can you see? how close are the flames and smoke from your house? >> well, we understand that the fire is probably about eight miles away. if it travels another two miles closer to us, i think they call it the trever miller point, we'll be forced to evacuate within 24 to three hours depending. >> any neighbors or stragglers, as they say, who have chosen to stay in your snabd? have you seen anyone or spoken to them? >> yeah. we still have a lot of locals that are just staying here to see how the conditions go, but most of the elderly folks