happening right now...new video in from overnight -- of fires burning near spokane washington -- this fire grow as big as 500 acres fire is called the spokane complex fire -- two separate fires started yesterday -- and are now burning together. firefighters in washington state are battling several fires that got started yesterday...and that means resources are stretched thin. right now there are multiple mandatory evacuations in place...hundreds are out of their homes.so far the spokane complex fire -- has burned five buildings -- two of them homes.several more homes are threatened right now. but it's really too early to tell just how much damage has still working at this hour -- not even breaking in the overnight hours. summer vacation is ?officially over for some students in southeast wisconsin!-divine savior holy angels in milwaukee goes back today! -dominican high school in whitefish bay starts tomorrow. -milwaukee lutheran also has its first day tomorrow. -marquette university high school in milwaukee starts wednesday. -the prairie school in racine also goes back wednesday and mo

their homes in spokane, washington because of wild fires. 60 homes are in danger of being destroyed. firefighters on the ground worked overnight to put out the flames. assistance from the air is resuming this morning. >> turning to commitment 2016 and the race for the white house, donald trump appears to be backing away f controversial proposal. we are in washington with the latest. >> we are moving on to the next story. donald trump will visit ohio today and hillary clinton appears on jimmy kimel live. >> wisn 12 news time now is 5:16. one expecting mother the moving out of the state over the concerns of the zika virus. virginia until your child is born. she left on the road tip yesterday. her husband is staying at the florida home. the move is making perfect sense given at what is at stake. >> he's our life and he comes first and same thing with this baby. i want the baby to have a chance to be healthy. >> no cases have ona the county where they live, but it is confirmed in the nearby miami county. the c.d.c. is advising not to travel to those areas for pregnant women. >> well, ear

that number could rise as crews are >>> meanwhile in spokane, washington, fast moving wildfires have destroyed homes forces hundreds of people to leave that area. the largest fire began when a power line crash down in a field south of the city. >>> the annual tax-free weekend in kekd begins. there's a one-week exclusion on sales and use taxes that cost less than $100. this doesn't mean just great shopping. being taxed. it runs through this saturday. saves you a lot of money. >>> in today's money support pfizer striking a deal and the housing market. sue herera with cnbc. hi, sue? >> hi. great to see you. the markets are holding a flat line. there's a big fed speech up. ms. yellin is going to talk on that. big deal. pfizer is going to acquire med vags. it's a $14 million deal. they want it because they're trying to expand their cancer medicine to cure prostate cancer. >>> there aren't a lot of homes for sale. supply is tight, so people who can't find the home they really love, well, they're sprucing up the one that they're in. as a result of that, basically home construction, remodeli

wildfires still burning out west this morning.several near spokane washington where ten homes have already been authorities say the fire jumped the spokane river and is charring tribal land. they said the fire is threatening homes and timber.local evacuations still remain in place.fire crews are working around the clock battling the fires.there are at least four fires burning in washington there are also fires burning in oregon, california, and a large fire is burning insdie yelloestone national park -- it's 35 square miles -- tourists can still visit. meteorologist brian gotter is in the weather center -- conditions are dry again today for those out west -- no help for those firefighters working yesterday was sunny and absolutely beautiful with highs in near 80, low humidity, a sunny sky, and a southerly breeze at 10-15 mph. it was the pick week. this morning is mostly clear and pleasant once again with lows near 60 and a little more humid. today remains mostly sunny and nice, but it will be warmer and a little more humid with highs near 82. scattered showers return late tonight with lows

there are still at least 25 wildfires across the west including one outside spokane, washington that exploded in size overnight from 250 acres to more than 5-thousand. evacuation orders are now in effect for that fire.. while firefighters from all working to contain it. tonight...mostly cloudy. a chance of thunderstorms in the evening bringing strong wind and heavy rain at times. then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. lows 74 to 79. southwest winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to less than 10 mph after midnight. .tuesday...partly cloudy. chance of thunderstorms in the aftern highs 92 to 96 on the west side of the valley... 95 to 99 on the east side. west winds up to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. .tuesday night...clearing. lows 76 to 80 on the west side of the valley...78 to 82 on the east side. highs 96 to 100 on the west side of the valley...99 to 103 on the east side. west winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .wednesday night through thursday night...mostly clear. lows 79 to 82. highs around 100. .friday and friday night...partly

. >>> fast moving wildfires around spokane, washington, already destroying homes and triggering evacuation orders for hundreds of people. no word yet on the number of homes destroyed. together three fires have burned seven square miles. >>> the news is better in california, evacuation orders the blue cut wildfire we told you a lot about last week. it's burned 58 square miles, about 60 miles east of l.a. in the foothills, more than a hundred homes destroyed, the fire now 80% contained. >>> in texas last night at least 25 cars derailed on a bridge, many ending up in a creek below. union pacific officials say a tree caused the word on how many are hurt. >>> a concert celebrating frank sinatra and dean martin, a 74-year-old hit the gas on the car instead of of the brakes, the driver injured with eight others. she could now face charges. >>> a mormon church in utah, moments after the sunday morning service began in the town of was paragliding when part of his parachute collapsed, crashing and leaving a hole in the roof. >>> some critics say president obama's vacation should have ended a day ear

days away from the olympic triathlon competitions we had to show you an 86-year-old nun from spokane, washington, who iss inspiring as any athlete in this summer's olympic games. >> nap time, sister? >> i don't think so. >> celebrating the record breaking triathlete that became the age of 82. who needs gold when you have golden years? >> the only failure not try. >> do your thing, sister. >> it is one of several nike recently all celebrating people who don't take no for an answer. >> do you think you can be in every sport. >> yes, i can. >> don't say no.

new this morning, a spokane, washington neighborhood has a pet problem, two burmese pythons slithered out of the house three times this summer. they push out of a window screen and get out. neighbors say they are afraid and fed up with this,s the pet owner has ten days to fix the problem or he will be cited. >>> president obama is making his virtual reality debut take a look at this from national geographic, the first experience that we see a president having like this, the president in honor of the national park service centennial. you can view the two version on the national geographic facebook page. >>> when a one-year-old infant was found covered in vomit, the mother was drunk and threw up up on him. a state trooper stepped in to help. he watched over the baby until officials from child protective service could show up. the driver facing dui charges. that child needed all the love in the moment that he could get. >> so glad the child is okay. >> 35:28. still ahead on "action news," caught on camera, this little animal put up a bit of a stink during a police rescue. >>> plus an off

will bring the story later to you today on the networks of that has burned some homes west of spokane washington doubled in size overnight. as it raged uncontained. crews say the fire in lincoln county has already scorched more than 15 square miles. people in the community of wellton have been told to evacuate. that town also has lost power, which makes the battle by firefighters even more difficult. and there are two other wildfires burning in the spokane region. also causing evacuations. and also destroying an unknown number of buildings. >>> in texas, a federal judge has temporarily blocked an obama administration directive. on bathroom rights for transgender students in u.s. public schools. this judge in fort worth issued the preliminary injunction yesterday. texas and 12 other states asked the judge to step in, after the federal government told u.s. public schools in may that transgender students must be allowed to use bathrooms in locker rooms consistent with it is sometimes, it is what we don't see that is the scariest. like this, when a 15-foot snake skin was just discovered in a park. n

and another python problem - this one in spokane, washington. two pet burmese pythons keep snakes in his home...and treats them like any other pet. one is 11 feet long...the other is 7 feet long..and they aren't kept in a tank. but ryan's neighbors aren't as big of fans of the pythons. they say they're a nuisance because the snakes keep sneaking out of the house. joanna dalton/neighbor "he's told me many times that they're in a room by themselves and they just push the screen out the window and then they drop." andrew "i basically have retrieved my snakes twice because of police calling me and alerting me to where my snakes were." a nuisance report has been filed and he has less than 10 days to improve the situation or he'll be cited. a ten year old-- drugged and killed on her birthday in new mexico. why police believe family members may be connected to her murder. new details about an exchange between a u-s navy ship and an iranian vessel. why the military says the u-s action tonight! a preview of the packers preseason game - coming high pressu

three teammates were robbed at gunpoint. >>> firefighters are battling multiple wildfires if spokane, washington. hundreds have been forced to leave their homes. the flames have scorched nearly 1,000 acres. >>> the cleanup sund way in san antonio, texas, after nine inches of rain fell in just four hours. 30 to reported. no reports of any major damage. >> et cetemostly dry and slight warmer weather in the midwest and big cooldown continues for the northeast. 0 in boston. not bad. >>> finally this morning, a birthday boy with a big heart and big wish, a special gift. >> the 9-year-old wanted to came pouring in. reporter micah hatfield has more. >> reporter: forget the presents and cake. when carson envisioned his 9th birthday he saw himself delivering pizzas to worpeople whose worlds were turned upside down. >> we'll give them lunch so they don't have to stop what they're doing so we'll deliver pizzas to neighborhoods. that is what i wanted. >> what i'm more how many people donated. we thought it was just going to be our internal family and whenever it got out through facebook, it was just looked

three broke out yesterday near spokane, washington. at least 18 homes have been destroyed there as the fires continue to grow. and more than 100 homes burned in the blue cut fire in southern california. tonight that fire is nearly 90% contained. evacuation order verse been lifted. each year wildfires seem to get worse despite the heroic efforts of firefighters. is it possible we're taking the wrong approach? carter evans spent time in a lab >> these experiments have a lot in common with very large wildfires. >> reporter: in this specially designed burn chamber, researchers are dissecting a wildfire. by measuring how fast pine needles burn. it doesn't even require flame to ignite. >> no, just hot air. >> reporter: and how a fire can propel itself even without wind. so those troughs, those dips are actually where the fire is advancing? >> right. that's right. scientist at the u.s. forest service fire lab in missoula, montana. >> there's an expression everyone uses here in the u.s., "spreads like wildfire," yet we don't even know how wild

several major fires erupting around spokane, washington. thousands of acres lost in just a few hours. firefighters battling flames on the ground and from the air. homes are still standing. ginger is here tornado, and a new tropical system, but first, clayton sandell on the fire lines tonight. >> reporter: new fires tonight supercharged by an eold enemy. 35-mile-per-hour gusty winds pushing monster flames from seven new major blazes in washington state. >> gone up in flames. it's a gut wrencher. it hurts. >> reporter: j.j. anderson grew up in this area near spokane. he says the fire was moving too fast to save the homes of some of his neighbors. >> whatever was here of their memories, all gone with nothing to show. >> reporter: this wildfire has turned the landscape into a smoky apocalypse here. and can you see that all of the cars that weren't driven out ended up like this. with so many fires chewing up western states, resources are stretched thin. blue cut fire that destroyed more than 100 homes -- >> that's like crazy right there. >> repo

. >> a fire is burning in spokane, washington, one of three of the all three starts yesterday. this is now burning 2,500 acres with zero per -- cent containment. >> fire along the whole west coast and we are looking at how the weather affect that. >> i had to connect through los angeles to get here because of the smoke that is throughout and how far it reached into the midwest and at times further away from that. we are pushing the smoke away so that means no "spare the air" day with a shower showing up on live doppler hd, a possible shower right near san rafael, and this is looking at 101 southbound, you can see it is looking quiet. i am tracking two different storm systems, with the marine layer coming in underneath this and it is bringing the drizzle. the monsoon moisture is coming up from the south. we are seeing thunderstorms. they pulling off the sierra and falling apart. there is the possibility of one or two lasting through the morning. with a light shower. think about that before you step out. you may need the windshield wipers. in the east bay we have concord at 60. a

flames burning homes to the ground near spokane, washington. families forced to evacuate. some now learning they lost everything they left behind. the fire zone for us tonight. clayton? >> reporter: david, these fires have left many people homeless here in washington state. at least 40 homes and outbuildings now look like this. but we did catch up with firefighters right on the front lines, working very hard to try to save as many homes as possible. now, across the west, california, oregon, wyoming, fires have destroyed hundreds of homes and they're threatening thousands more. and many, many people are evacuated. and tonight, more firefighters are headed to take on a massive blaze in park. the park itself is open, but some of the roads in and out of yellowstone are shut down because of the fire. david? >> clayton, thank you. >>> and from those wildfires to the severe storms i mentioned tonight, from minnesota to oklahoma. flash floods watching away roads as drivers try to navigate through rushing waters. as we also now hit peak hurricane season. we are tracking several tro

three teammates were robbed at gunpoint. >>> firefighters are battling multiple wildfires in spokane, washington. hundreds have been forced to leave their homes. the flames have scorched nearly >>> the cleanup is under way in san antonio, texas, after nine inches of rain fell in just four hours. 30 to 40 high water rescues were reported in floresville. no reports of any major damage. >> let's hope things improve today on the weather front. it's much cooler in the northwest. mostly dry and slightly warmer weather in the midwest and big cooldown continues for the northeast. 80 in boston. not bad. >>> finally this morning, a birthday boy with a big heart and a big wish, bringing a special gift to hundreds in louisiana. spread a little sunshine, you might say, to people ravaged by floods and the donations came pouring in. reporter micah hatfield has more. >> reporter: forget the presents and cake. when carson booty envisioned his 9th birthday, he saw himself delivering pizzas to people whose worlds were turned upside down. by last week's flood. >> we're going to give them by last week's flood. >> we

spokane, washington. at least 1 home have been destroyed there as the fires continue to grow. and more than 100 homes burned in the blue cut fire in southern california. tonight that fire is nearly 90% contained. evacuation orders have been lifted. >> each year wildfires seem to get worse. despite the heroic efforts of fi carter evans spent time in a lab where they study this. >> reporter: in this especially designed burn chamber. researchers are dissecting a wildfire. by measuring how fast pine needles burn. >> it doesn't require flame to ignite. >> no, hot air. >> huh a fire can propel without wind. >> so the troughs, those dips, are actually where the fire is advancing. >> right. that's right. >> mark phinney, u.s. forest service fire lab in missoulla. an expression. it spread like wildfires. we don't know how wildfires spread. >> reporter: the forest service spent $1.7 billion fighting fires that burned a record 10.1 million acres last year. but phinney's research shows, putting out every fire is not working. >> are we making it worse? >> we are making it worse. fighting t