has a long way to go just like some other cities do. >> james brooks, david, mark and roberta, thank you all for being with me. >> thank you, ray. >> thanks a lot. that brings us to the end of this edition of "inside story." thanks for being with us. now the program may be over but the conversation continues. we want to hear what you think about the issues raised on this program or any edition of the show. you can log on to our facebook page. you can send us your thoughts on twitter. our handle, aj inside story a.m. or reach me directly at ray suarez news. we'll see you for the next inside story. and we'll see you all throughout 2014. so continue to join us. in washington i'm ray suarez. >> every summer in america, a force of nature becomes a man-made disaster. some call it a war, millions of acres, billions of dollars. no end in sight. >> in this episode of fault lines, we follow the 2013 wildfire season and ask - with more homes than ever now under threat, what are the real costs of putting them out? >> the fire took a breath and we got our foot on the throat of it and we're going to keep choking it out.