greg miller, welcome.e said these drone strikes overall decreased but signature strikes still happening are. they only in pakistan and under what circumstances are they used? >> they're used in circumstances as you outlined a few minutes ago in which the agency believes it has identified activity associated with al quaida but doesn't necessarily know the identities of those alleged militants. this revelation this week was the clearest indication we've gotten that these signature strikes continue. there's been an expectation that they would diminish substantially as the u.s. troop presence got lower and lower in afghanistan. they were often used as sort of a measure of troop protection to attack gathering militants who looked like they were heading for the border. but the agency still regards this approach or this tactic as an important one. >> is it known how strict the rules are for when and where these are to be used? >> well, i mean, this whole -- the disclosures of this week have brought up questions a

i wasn't going to get mad. >> into an hours long nightmare. >> that was greg miller reported.ernoon. republic airlines says passengers were offered the opportunity to get off the plane. it adds the ewe tieted airlines is reaching out to customers to find a precipitation. >> we have to take a break but let's take this live look outside. 53 degrees right now. an update on the big stories when we come back. >>> welcome back. in case you're just joining us, getting you caught up on the big stories. two people who went missing follow a boating accident off the coast. two of the four people who were aboard the boat are -- have been confirmed dead. officials say the passenger set out on a fishing trip about 5:00 friday morning. when they didn't return that evening, crews began searching for the boat. authorities found it overturned in the rocks saturday morning. >> a fast moving wild fire threatening at least 300 homes in southern california. the fire started saturday evening. this morning it has spread to 175-acres. mandatory evacuations are in place for homeowners in the area. so f

. >> thanks to greg miller from our affiliate kdro for that report. republic airways, the subsidiary of united airlines released a statement to us regarding this incident. they said quote there was no known lightning strike only lightning the area at the time when the plane has apparently been exaggerated. not yet been confirmed and the flight followed faa procedure. this was one of numerous flights diverted to cos because of the storms. >> it's not just the airline it's the airport as well and some collaboration that's going to help those people. >> and people don't know who to be angry at a lot of times. you don't know who it is that's holding you up. >> right. so i'm wondering, ivan cabrera, here with us where are the dicey spots today? >> same areas, people are glg to get hit with the torrential downpours, the same low that's responsible for bringing the snow to colorado are the same ones look at the thunderstorms that blew up over texas here. i want to take you back as far as what the radar was looking at friday at 5:30 watch the thunderstorms as

. >> thanks to greg miller from our affiliate krdo for that report. >>> an espn reporter is in trouble into a war of words for the world to see. we'll talk about that coming up next. ♪ ♪ lithe lexus ct hybrid with an epa estimated 42 mpg. the further you go, the more interesting it gets. this is the pursuit of perfection. when you're living with diabetes, steady is exciting. only glucerna has carbsteady, clinically proven to help minimize blood sugar spikes. so you stay steady ahead. >>> there may be more pr trouble for espn reporter britt mchenry remember she's been suspended after a surveillance video surfaced after she berated a tow company employee. listen to this. >> do you feel good about your job so i could be a college dropout and you could do the same thing, i have a brain and you don't. maybe if i was missing some teeth i would -- oh, like yours? they look so stunning because i'm on television and you're [ bleep ] trailer. lose some weight, baby girl. >> all right. we want to point out that's an edited video that was first posted on the website liveleak and it said the incide