fire crews have been working 24/7 to get a handle on that waldo canyon fire. take a look at just how much the folks there in colorado springs appreciate the hard work of the men and women on the front lines. they came out with signs, cheering, et cetera, to show their support. it is great to see. >> we've actually had an invasion of bears in green mountain falls so we are working with 2k6 -- >> the waldo canyon fire is now 45% contained today. >>> to mexico now. right now in mexico, a historic day. voters head to the polls to pick that country's next president. the u.s. is watching this very closely. the outcome of today's election could signal a shift in strategy in that nearly impossible drug war that they've been fighting. the u.s. also shares billions of dollars in trade with mexico. the border and the u.s. and mexico stretches nearly 2,000 miles. >>> let's turn our attention to syria where violence continues a day after world diplomats hammered out a peace deal. according to activists, at least 20 people in syria have been killed today alone across the co

. >> alan: in colorado, the flames are 30% contained in the waldo canyon fire but now there's a chance of thunderstorms and lightning, which which could trigger more fires so evacuations continue. >> i'm leaving my house for probably the last time. oh, my god. the smoke in the air is so bad. >> nicole frye felt the need to document her evacuation. she made it out of the fire zone safely. >> started going up the hill, would have been the easiest way out, and i just needed to have some footage to show what i saw and the devastation that everybody went through when they were evacuated. >> alan: the waldo canyon fire has been burning for more than a week, and more than 17,000 acres have been destroyed. >> a number of new laws go into effect starting tomorrow, from bullies to babies. ahead, look of some of the new laws designed to better protect us. >> alan: now available for a limited time, foie gras. restaurants are h serving it one last time before the ban gains. >> leigh: a delightful day across the bay area. more clouds and fog moving inland. clouds tomorrow. we'l >> ama: corrosion --

light rain helping calm the waldo canyon fire. scorches 28 square miles and destroying nearly 350 homes while killing two people so far. more than a dozen other wildfires in the west have just chewed through the bone dry timber and brush and now cal fire california just at this point ripe for catastrophic event. as nbc reports, the summer could just happen, these fires just about anywhere. >> reporter: nine years ago, the old fire destroyed nearly a thousand homes, including that of mar go burns. everybody has rebuilt except ten people. >> reporter: today the neighborhood is back. unless you count the station fire in 2009 that destroyed 89 homes, southern california has not had a imagine catastrophic fire since the old fire and cal fire says we are all over due. >> there is a potential for catastrophic fire in california and made even more when we get into the santa ana wind season. if i didn't tell you this area burned in 2003, you wouldn't be able to recognize it because the vegetation has recovered so well. that is solid fuel w

the waldo canyon fire has been burning for 10 days, charred more than 18,000 acres. the authorities know where the they began and hope to have it fully contained by tomorrow. >> reporter: officials say they know where it started but not how it began. >> i can tell you the point of origin has been located for the fire for the sake of safeguarding the integrity of the investigation, i will not be discussing specifics on where that location is and what i can tell you now, the investigators are spending a majority of their time in and around the area to answer the next question, the cause. cause is not yet determined. >> reporter: the waldo canyon fire incident commander rich harvey said the fire is 90% contained. the last 10% is tough to fight. >> and this is the only section not in containment. that is where our 10% and is and where our focus is. that country is incredibly rugged country. we continue to pound it with aviation assets, mostly type one helicopters who flyover, hover, and drop water on it. >> reporter: about 350 homes have been destroyed and many more dama

the incident commander made that announcement after flying around waldo canyon. residents may see smoke for the next few days. the waldo canyon fire started the last week of june and destroyed nearly 350 homes near colorado springs. the cause of that fire is under investigation. we need to point out 100% contained doesn't mean the whole fire is out. it means they have it -- there's a fire line. it's contained. not necessarily out. >> it could be a lot more work ahead for those firefighters. >> let's check the forecast. tom kierein telling us about the weather here and whether or not we'll get more rain. did we get enough rain or what's the situation? >> we're running seven inches below average for the year. good morning. weather and traffic on the 1s. right now at 4:41, we don't have more rain around the region thankfully things have settled down. we just have some clouds drifting over now. temperatures all of those areas this green are the 60s. you can see that covers a lot of virginia and maryland into west virginia. right near the bay it's in the 70s. 74 at re

the waldo canyon fire was te most destructive in state history. 29 square miles were burned, two people were killed and nearly 350 homes were destroyed. as many as 32,000 people were forced to evacuate. a government report shows that all the extreme weather we've been reporting on is climate change. record heat waves, massive floods and severe droughts during one of the warmest 15 years on record. wyatt andrews has more. >> the report says last year's record drought in texas was made roughly 20 times more likely because of man made climate change. specifically meaning warming that comes from greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. the study requested by noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration looked at 50 years of weather data in texas and concluded that man made warming had to be a factor in the drought. the head of the climate office is tom carl. >> what we're seeing in texas and other phenomena and other parts of the world where we can't explain these events by natural variability alone. they're just too rare, too uncommon. >> aside from the texas drought, noaa called

this morning, firefighters making some progress against the waldo canyon fire near colorado springs. crews right now reportedly have it under about 70% contained. most of the 30,000 evacuees have been allowed to return to their homes. the waldo canyon fire has the distinction of being the most destructive wildfire in colorado's history, burning 26 square miles so far and destroying nearly 350 homes. >>> well, a key vote coming down the rails on the bullet train. the governor is trying to wrap it up by lumping it in with the vote on the $68 high pooed rail. those local projects include $140 million for new b.a.r.t. cars, $105 million to modernize caltrains, $61 million for san francisco's central subway and $46.5 million for the capitol corridor commute line between oakland and san jose. high-speed rail needs 21 votes in the state senate to start spending voter-approved bonds, and that vote could come as soon as today. >>> two bills designed to protect home owners head to governor jerry brown's desk today. the homeowner protection package prevents sudden foreclosure while home owners

but they're past. >> the waldo canyon fire scorched more than 17,000 acres. firefighters are working day and night to bring it under control. their efforts have not gone unnoticed. every day the locals cheer on the firefighters as they head up into the mountains to battle the blazes. >> grateful. can't imagine how hard they're working and how tired they must be. >> even though they're gaining ground, it could go through the month. colorado springs. >>> an air force firefighting plane went down in southwestern south dakota. the plane crashed near edgemont last night. sheriff's office says three people were taken to the hospital for treatment. >>> republican congressional leaders will press ahead. the supreme court ruled to uphold the law last week. democrats argue most people are for keeping or changing the law. but house speaker john boehner says lawmakers have to start from scratch. >> this has to be ripped out by its roots. this is government taking over the entire health insurance industry. the american people do not want to go down this path, they do not

we're looking at the waldo canyon fire. the temperatures are still expected to remain in the low to mid 90s. however, for today, there is a red flag warning that is in effect because we could see wind gusts up to about 30 miles per hour. that could hamper what happens with firefighters there. they kind of got a little better grip on the fire yesterday. it's about 45% contained. high park fire, 100% contained. you may remember just about seven, eight days ago, this was really the one that we were looking at. now we have started looking at the waldo fire. looks like firefighters are kind of managing that situation right now. down here across extreme southeastern colorado, the red flag warning meaning we're going to see low humidity, high temperatures, gusty winds. that could fuel the fires once again. yesterday, record high temperatures. up and down the eastern seaboard, across the southeast, into the central u.s. with columbia, south carolina, reaching 109 degrees. a lot of these have tied or exceeded records for the date. n

fire cruisers are trying to figure out what caused the blaze the waldo canyon fire in colorado is nogrowing trade. the fire grew because is still under in this investigation. once the balloon was in the air, the winds picked up once the balloon was in the air. the pilot had to do their rough impromptu landing in scottsdale. >>> then we bounce and we dragged inbounds and we dragged it was great! >>> no one was injured. the balloon also included some close calls with some power lines. about a dozen people were on board when the yacht started sinking. it was stocked trade now a muni writer is down a nickel and a hundred 25 bucks. that's what the agency slapped him with four coming short on his fair. >>> which you ever repay 75¢ for a train white or a hundred $25? he feels he is the pushed around by muni. >>> had to reach between people and in the car in heard it being which is my signal that i paid the fare. >>> the muni ticket inspector saw that he paid for 78¢ of it went it was 75%. you shouldn't get a ticket according to coopers website. >>> i haven't heard that explanation >>> maybe

the waldo canyon fire has destroyed more than 18,000 a. paris it is the most destructive fire in colorado history. and george zimmerman was released after posting bond on friday. he is being protected by a security team in the undisclosed location. he is facing second degree murder charges after he shot martin and is claiming self- defense. eight jordan debate turned into a brawl, one of the men even turned out a weapon. a mediator stepped into separate his guests. in the and no one was here. >>> the new option you may have on your smart phone. >>> and on unusual phenomenon. what animal experts think is,,,, >>> looking at a warm up around the bay today. some nineties showing up and they walked on the weather, we will talk about that more coming up. >>> and an earlier accident in danville, it is now cleared on the lanes, we will look at your timeserver traffic coming up. >>> bloomberg news report reports. sites people of the matter. the phone with likely run on amazons own version of the amazon software. all good things come to an end to an

nearly 18,000 acres were scorched by the "waldo canyon" wildfire last week. the blaze also destroyed about 350 homes. now residents are returning home to assess the damages to their properties. this is what one colorado springs family found where their house once stood. the fire burned close to 27 square miles and killed two people since it began june 23rd. some residents also returned burglarized. police say there have been 24 confirmed burglaries in the area affected by the fire. colorado springs resident susan reynolds says she's lucky to come back to her home still standing but she says her heart goes out for those who weren't so fortunate. baena when you try if you feel that >>when you drive by you feel bad your heart goes out to those families ...a total of seven wildfires blazed throughout colorado last week. the "waldo canyon" fire was the most destructive wildfire in colorado history. a woman in georgia who nearly died from a rare flesh-eating bacteria... was released from the hospital this morning. 24 year old aimee copeland is moving to an in-patie

the denver post reports the waldo canyon fire caused at least $110 million in property damage so far. it's reportedly the most destructive in state history. the fire in colorado springs, that one has damaged and destroyed hundreds of homes and are burned several neighborhoods almost entirely to the ground. we're live in denver with the latest. and there any new danger for folks in colorado springs? >> there is. the national weather service issued a flash flood watch for the burned out area of the waldo canyon fire and downstream. that fire is 80% contained but flooding is a danger after wildfires with a potential for many of runoff to create life-threatening problems. there are fires burning all over the west. in utah, several vehicles were burned and evacuations in salt lake city after a brush fire ignited there. >> conditions are extreme. it's as dry as it can be. there hasn't been water or moisture in a month and winds are high. you put all three together and it's an explosive situation. >> much of the west is experiencing drought-like or drought conditions which makes for extreme

the waldo canyon fire is now considered the most destructive in state history. nearly 350 homes are destroyed. and countless lives derailed. >> it looks like a bomb dropped on our neighborhood. >> do you get the sense of the power of that fire, of just how fast it came down, and how devastating it was. >> each lot has an individual pile or hole filled with nothing. but ash and debris, metal. it was like armageddon. it was the most horrible thing we'd ever seen in our life. >> martin savidge is live in colorado springs this morning. good morning, martin. >> reporter: good morning, carol. some good news this morning. this fire is 70% contained. of course, that means it's still a long way from being out. we are outside of the headquarters from where the fire has been fought ever since it's begun. but let me show you something that is nice. it's a crowd of people that have gathered. this is a daily ritual now in colorado springs, and is the people of colorado springs that are showing up and as every fire crew either returns from the line or heads out, in this case i

. ♪ >> james: 2 waldo canyon fire in a colorful screens has the stolen nearly 350 homes.ome residents have been allowed to go back home with a fine nothing ruins. other families have found their home had been burglarized. police have confirmed there are 25 burger it affected by that while fire. it burned close to 27 square miles. and show you the fire over the course of five days all the smoke and flames. even officials said least some people have died in the fire and what and 30,000 have been evacuated. it is only 45 percent contained >> justine: three weeks ago the hyde park fire burned in foothill. nelson garcia caught up with any vacuity that at one point had no idea if his home would be sparked by the fire. >> robert jones showed the view of the fire from his house. he was evacuated wondering if this house would survive. >> at the end of the day with kron4 fingers and say okay, that us go get a beer, because a missed us today. this was our view, now is black. >> he sees that his home was saved by a bulldozer fire ground that held--fire line that held its ground. he i

the waldo canyon fire has scorched nearly 28 square miles and nearly 350 homes have been destroyedfulr days of being on the defensive, firefighters are making notable progress. authorities say now the waldo canyon fire is 45% contained, a big difference from the 15% containment they announced on friday. look at the mountain ridge behind me. you can see the progress from here. just on friday you could see plumes of smoke coming off the mountainside. today what you're looking at is hot spots that are just smoldering and that's something firefighters are going to continue to attack and clearly the fire has already affected tense of thousands of residents here in colorado springs. many of them will be able to take a bus tour tomorrow to look at their charred neighborhoods, to see what's left of the property, what's left behind by the flames that's burned down much of their homes. clearly it is a very tough time for residents in some communities, but other neighborhoods, their evacuation orders have been lifted so many residents are able to return. still, authorities are investigating the

the waldo canyon fire is 40% contained.t majority of the evacuees were allowed to return .ome >> it's tough to see that kind of devastation. 76 degrees. >> we will have another check on traffic and weather. be a roughted to ahh, now that's a clean mouth. i wish i could keep it this way. [ dr. rahmany ] you see, even after a dental cleaning... plaque quickly starts to grow back. but new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste can help. it not only reduces plaque... it's also clinically proven... to help keep plaque from coming back. plus, it works in these other areas dentists ct.ck most. ♪ new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste. life opens up when you do. for extra plaque protectiun try new crest pro-health clinical rinse. >> welcome back on this monday. time for traffic and weather. let's start with adam caskey for the forecast. >> we will be in the 90-degree long and into the weekend. we will fluctuate from 92 to 98 and anywhere in between all week. there's a chance of dailyrshowers almost tod

the waldo canyon wildfire is 55% contained.he 30,000 people who were evacuated had been allowed to go back. 3,000 people are still waiting to go home, though. so far the fire has scorched 26 square miles and destroyed nearly 350 homes. the waldo canyon fire is officially the most destructive wildfire in colorado's history. >>> the georgia woman fighting the flesh-eating bacteria is out of the hospital today. the father of amy copeland says she'll move to an inpatient rehabilitation clinic. the 24-year-old contracted the rare infection by cutting her leg while ziplining two months ago. doctors had to amputate both hands her left leg and right foot. >>> still ahead on news4, special moments today during the olympic torch run. >>> a tie-breaking runoff to determine the third place winner of a trials track race will no longer happen. this afternoon jenoba tarmo conceded. she trained earlier this month, the two -- initially the two had planned a runoff. now felix gets the spot and tarmo will be the alternate. >>> here in our area, a

the waldo canyon fireealone s blammd for deetroyinn 346 homes. alison kksik explains... while the damage adds up, so does the bill to covvr it. it. --reporter pkg-as follows -- the cost of fighting the wildfires in colorado is now estimated to be $67 million dolllrs. the federal government is picking up a big portion offthht bill, so yoor tax dollars are involved. the biggest fire is burning in colorado springs. and ss far it's cost $11 million just to fight the fires there. the city isn't giving ann estimates yet on property damage or business losses -- but some major toorist attractions had to close forra fewwdays. all of that means even more money is being lostt if history is our guide, this pollars. let's compare it tooa - massive wildfire that started near colorado's hayman campground in 2002. p to now, this was the state's biggest. it burned moreethan 137-thousand acree. it cost $42-million to fight that fire. but that was just 20% of tottl price tag -- which hit $207 million dollars! property lossss made up the majority -- but other costs like repairing water syst

today the fire in waldo canyon is more than 70% contained.e killed two passenger incinerated about 18,000 acres and destroy about nearly 350 homes. it's the most destructive fire in colorado's history. >>> the jetblue pilot who went a little crazy in march and forced a landing was a little bit insane. that's the judge's ruling. clayton osbon did not violate any rule. >>> former commerce secretary john bryson will not be charged for two auto crashes in los angeles. they did find traces of the sleep aid ambien, but not enough to impair bryson. commerce secretary resigned last month. he took medical leave after the accidents which he blamed on seizures. >>> across much of the nation, the heat wave just keeps grinding away. first a look what -- a look at the people most at its mercy, the people still without lektrity and without a way of keeping cool. brian todd is live in charleston, west virginia. why is it taking so long to restore power there, brian? >> reporter: well, brian, this scene can give you that answer. power cruise throughout the st

cbs news washington >>> colorado governor says almost all of the wildfires are under control it waldo canyonire near colorado springs 45 percent contained, most of the 30,000 evacuees and allowed to return to their neighborhoods, the devastation was shocking mental health officials were called in by the red cross. >>> will listen and give them reassurance, some of the things they tell ya are things that they need to repeat over again. that is part of the healing process >>> 3000 evacuates remain in makeshift shelters. >>> a strange way to win a baseball game. giants held a reunion for the 2002 world series team. i spoke with barry bonds and jeff kent. >>> a lot comes along with jeff kent the package >>> and tiger woods winds at congressional that is coming up on game day. >>> you cannot tell a that is a foul mouth teddy bear that beat up male strippers for the box office crown this weekend " 10 " won a battle over " magic my " it air and $54 million. brave and a perry and madagascar are three rounded out the top five >>> a multinational crew back on safe ground after more than six months in

. >>> woman evacuating the waldo canyon wild fire manages to spark another wild fire.hase one of the clean up is in process right now, while fleeing the flames the woman was on her way to idaho when she crashed her car, starting a 2000-acre wild fire there. the waldo canyon scorched 14,000-acres at least two people were killed. >>> consumer watch, warm weather and drying up crops those conditions are effecting corn prices in maryland the cost is up 45% from this time last month that rise can be attributed to the extreme heat in alabama. 90% of the state is under a drought emergency. >> latest in life and death of sylvester stallone's oldest son sage. >> reporter: coming up entertainment tonight the latest on the death of sylvester stallone's first born son stage as we look back at his first et interview. >> hi, how are you? i'm sage. >> reporter: he was literally the son of rocky, born to sly and his then wife sasha while his father was making the classic film and he made his acting debut as his son in 1990 he just turned 14 when et met him on the philadelphia set of r

the waldo canyon burned 350 homes and turned 17,000 acres into ash. it is 45% contained. more than 3,000 people remain under evacuation orders. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> heat and high humidity continues to hit the mid- atlantic region. temperatures are expected to hit triple digits today and many folks will have to deal with the heat without air conditioning due to power outages. millions are without power after lines were bout down by -- brought down by severe thunderstorms and strong winds. and also three deaths in north carolina. >>> fog holding on. the city is in the upper 50s, low 60s. coast, over the bay, but the fog is retreating a bit. made a surge inland this morning. hazy skies. some locations windy. some locations, warm. by the coast and also around the bay, temperatures are stuck. a breeze, picked up in the last hour towards travis, 20. southwest at santa rosa. and northwest at san jose. breezes for everybody. 70s inland. san jose, the low this morning was 63. humidity is threw the roof. 76 in santa rosa. livermore mid-70s. san francisc

the waldo canyon fire is 90% contained right now.is little comfort to people of colorado springs. it destroyed 348 homes and damaged much more. >>> in money, finally shorter, simpler rules about your checking account fees. major banks and credit unions, among them, bank of america and jpmorgan chase are coming out with easy to understand one-page summaries of the fees they charge. consumers have complained that banks vabury charges with hard understand legal terms. >>> and talk about a huge catch that didn't get away. fishermen in california caught this 800 pound shark. it was too big to get into the boat so they dragged it to the dock. where it was too heavy for the scale. my goodness. let the little fella go. let it live. locals say they haven't seen a shark this big in a couple of years. >>> you know, if you haven't been watching, you know our carol costello shall be training with dr. sanjay gupta's fit nation crew. did you know there's a right way and wrong way to run? and we share some tips in this edition of "help for her." >>

. >> almost 350 homes have been destroyed or damaged in the waldo kenyon -- the waldo canyon fire. firefighters say it is now 45% contained, but is still being tackled by some 1500 personnel. firebreaks have been built in an effort to stop its spread. humans have not alone in fleeing the flames. now with an dera'a common sight in urban areas, and opposing -- and bears opposing further danger to homeowners after being forced out of their natural habitat. while some make the most of the high temperatures, for america's five writers, a change in the weather cannot come soon enough -- for america's firefighters, a change in the weather can i come soon enough. >> still to come, south africa's president response to calls to nationalize the country's mines. >> they need to be helped to understand they can do such a thing. >> a new study suggests that may be a repeat of last summer's riots in the u.k. and concludes last year's violence spread quickly because metro police were to smoke to ask for help. -- were too slow to ask for help. here is a report. >> last summer's riots lasted four da

firefighters estimate the waldo canyon fire will burn for another two weeks. the damage in colorado springs, looking at it here, huge, 18,000 acres burned, 350 homes destroyed. firefighters are having a hard time reaching the hot spots. the fire 55% contained. >>> firefighters from california are helping out. the 18 member hot shot crew was deployed last night. the wildfire began a week ago. investigators not sure how it started. he is considered one of the top players on the 49ers but tonight deputies are investigating a shooting and stabbing that happened at aldon smith's home saturday. he was victim and he is expected to be okay. as kron 4's jr stone found out, the party was not the first time deputies were called to the home. >> reporter: it might seem quiet at aldon smith's home this evening but that was not the case saturday morning. >> chaos. alcohol involved. >> reporter: when deputies arrived they found two shot, aldon smith stabbed. this is not the first time they have been called to this location. neighbors complained to us over the weekend. i spent

and in colorado fire officials are expecting full containment by sunday of the waldo canyon fire.hat scorched 28 square miles and destroyed almost 350 homes. >> now to the campaign trail where president obama begins a bus tour through the swing states of ohio and pennsylvania. meanwhile in new hampshire yesterday mitt romney spoke out about the health care mandate. nbc's tracie potts has more on this from washington. trac tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. he will be targeting working-class men. the polls are showing us that while he's doing well with women and some other groups, this is a group that seems to be wavering between president obama and mitt romney. a recent average of the bill polls shows the president with less than a three-point lead within the margin of error. on the fourth of july the president addressed military members who were newly sworn in citizens saying that we need more immigration laws in this country that allow immigrants to stay, like the d.r.e.a.m. act. meantime mitt romney was up in new hampshire add a picnic there, and while he tried to shy

the incident commander made that announcement after flying around waldo canyon.esidents may still see smoke for the next few days. the waldo canyon fire started the last week of june and destroyed nearly 350 homes near colorado springs. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> okay. firefighters still working just because it is contained you mentioned earlier. >> contained doesn't mean out. they have a fire line around it to stop it from spreading. >> still a lot of work for those firefighters. >> back here closer to us. we had some isolated crazy downpours. i had rain pouring on my roof. other people didn't see any rain. tom, what about today? >> all of that is gone. there's a live view from hd city camera. right now 5:41, 70 degrees in hagerstown. 60s elsewhere throughout much of the region. hometown forecast for washington county hagerstown by noontime low 80s. hovering in low to mid 80s by mid afternoon and partly sunny sky. slight chance of an isolated storm by evening. seven-day outlook coming up at 5:51. how is traffic? >> a live look from

families evacuated in the waldo canyon fire are looking at this when they come home. can you believe. they raced out of that home and that's the last they saw of it until this. the damage goes up to hundreds and hundreds of houses. the colorado governor described this kind of a site as he flew over pike national forest just outside of colorado springs. have a listen. >> it was like your worst nightmare of a movie set trying to show what armageddon would look like. we flew a helicopter in and this was as thefire was going on. i thought it was trees burning. as we got closer, it was homes. >> just awful. there's a silver lining, if you can even imagine, evacuation orders have been lifted for all but 3,000 people. it was over 30,000 people who had to flee their homes originally. so now 3,000 are unable to go home. the weather is improving out there. that's helping the firefighters get the upper hand in battling these blazes. that really significant fire, the waldo canyon one is half contained. about 55% contained. just a brutal season. >>> a new legal turn in mississippi

. >>> by the way, the largest fire, the waldo canyon has burned 350 homes and it is 70% contained. >>> rolling brownouts this means from now until the end of next june, two services will be out for the next couple of days. they are often housed in one station. the temporary closures will affect one station with one company and in this case the entire station will close for three days. >> we want to make sure we don't have any serious impact within one area of the city or that we are closing stations during high fire season. >> they are aware these ground outs -- brownouts come. they will be monitoring any illegal fireworks activity. >>> san francisco police are looking for a man who critically injured a woman in golden gate park. it happened at stow lake. an 82-year-old woman scolded a boy for hurting a goose. then the boy's father hit her causing her to hit her head on the pavement. million are looking -- police are looking for anybody who witnessed this accident. >>> and they are causing union traffic problems. it was earlier near the 280 interstate but no major problems. the east s

. >>> to that developing story out west, firefighters in colorado are gaining ground on the waldo canyone, now 55% contained. fox's adam housley with the latest from denver. >> reporter: many residents in colorado springs are now allowed back in their homes as firefighter gain control of the waldo canyon fire, the most destructive wildfire in the state's history which has burned about 350 homes and more than 17,000 acres since june 23rd. >> the bottom line is that every day that we are holding lines makes us feel a whole lot better. we're still feeling good about this. we are having great success on this fire. >> reporter: local authorities and the department of justice are investigating the cause of this fire. >> we are working closely with federal and state and local law enforcement agencies to determine whether there is any intentional human involvement in these fires. >> reporter: the entire treat c130 firefighting planes have been grounded following a deadly crash sunday. the military plane from north carolina went down while fighting a wildfire in south dakota. >> obviously there w

the waldo canyon fire has a distinction of being the most destructive wild fire in colorado history. and destroying nearly 350 homes. >> a prominent olympian is using to the state she is gay. soccer star megan rapino said she thought now is the best time to make her statement with the game approaching. she wants the story to empower others. she started for the women's national team in 2011. for the women's world cup. >> also coming out, journalist anderson cooper, he says he avoided talking about his private life for years but wrote in an online letter yesterday he had realized remaining silent gave the impression that he was ashamed. and in fact he says he is happy d proud of being gay. >> a great role model. christina loren is back to talk about sunshine in the forecast. >> being comfortable in your own skin, remember the law in san francisco. good to abide what's good for your neighbors. people will be peeling it off today and tomorrow. but it's not going to be too bad especially when you put things in perspective for the remainder of the nation where it's scorching hot. a live lo

have a lot of gusting winds, temperature heat an issue for firefighters trying to contain the waldo canyon fires. >> three weather factors can exacerbate or help fires, one is temperature and one is moisture. winds are the biggest impact because they are the most unpredictable factor. winds feed that fire and give it life with extra oxygen. the stronger the winds the faster the fire spreads. wildfires generate their own winds called fir whirls that hurl debris. what we will see in terms of winds today gusting potentially 30 to 40 and sustained 10 to 15 miles per hour throughout the day and tonight. >> thank you so much. >>> heat is also an issue for firefighters fighting the waldo canyon fire. the heat forced thousands from their homes and residents have been able to go back today to survey damage. it is heartbreaking to see pictures of people looking at their homes and the massive blaze. the fire victims have something else to worry about, colorado springs police say there have been about two dozen burglaries in the area. >> we have actually had an invasion of bears in green mountain fall

the 26-square waldo canyon fire is 35% contained. most evacuation orders have been lifted but some 3,000 residents in and around colorado springs are still unable to return home. the record blaze has destroyed more than 350 homes. >>> well, the debate is still raging over health care. what happens next after the supreme court upheld the controversial law? both sides appear ready to battle it out right up until election day. nbc's brian moar has the story. >> reporter: the supreme court may have delivered the ultimate verdict on the health care law, but that is far from the final word. >> this has to be ripped out by its roots. this is government taking over the entire health insurance industry. the american people do not want to go down the path. >> reporter: and republicans wants to make obamacare and its removal a campaign issue. >> let me tell you what we're not going to do. we're not going to tell the health care system into a western european health care system. >> reporter: and team obama is trying to present the massachusetts

the waldo canyon fire is the most destructive fire in colorado history. it started on june 23 and killed two people and destroyed 347 homes and burned more than 18,000 acres. >>> cool around here. fog at the coast right now. it returns tonight and outside, you can see the fog bumping up against the coast. it pushes in. in the golden gate park, mission district and across the bay, fremont and other areas. it will be foggy. if you had fog this morning, you got it again this morning. these are the highs for today. 86 in antioch. 80 in fairfield. i expect fairfield to be in the low 90s. we are all low average temperature cans because the marine layer is getting thick. it is the standard recipe for heating and cooling for most summer days. how fat the marine layer is is a function of how warm or cool you will be. right now it is fat, so it will be cool. plenty of fog and low clouds. bay area weekend, we got changes. tomorrow will be like today. bay area weekend, temperatures come up, high pressure wants to build in. it will be warmer. tomorrow, this weekend, g

. >> alan: the battle continues in colorado where crews are gaining the upper hand on the waldo canyon fire and tonight victims are getting help from the bay area. the wildfire has become the most destructive fire in the state's history, destroying more than 350 homes and killing two people. today some of the 36,000 uvacees got their first opportunity to tour their scorched neighborhoods. also two salvation army disaster response members from san francisco arrived in colorado tonight. >> the salvation army mobilized several mobile feeding units immediately after the fire, and we're looking not only to help survivors of the fear but those folks who are fighting to put the flames out. >> alan: this video shows our kentuckyly the fire spread. it's about 50% contained torch and the crews are confident their firelines will stop the flames from spreading. >> ama: tonight the death toll from storms that devastated the eastern u.s. has risen to 14 and the damage is massive. residents shot video of a powerline on fire. forecasters say winds topped 85 miles-per-hour in some states. and take a lo

. >>> a new satellite view shows the scorched earth left by the waldo canyon fire in colorado, surrounded by the red false color image of trees and plants. >>> firefighters in western states are getting some relief today, help from heavy rain. >>> and oops in san diego where the big fireworks display was really big on the fourth of july. the entire eechking's program of fireworks exploded right away all at once due to a technical glitch. >>> and prince william has been given scott land's highest honor. they attended the ceremony awarding william the order of the thistle. second in order only to the guarder and how here's an look. the dow opens at 12, 896 after losing 478 points yesterday. the s&p was down 6. the nasdaq added a fraction. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo the nikkei dipped 59 points while in hong kong the hang seng fell 8. >>> stocks edged lower thursday on jitters over job numbers coming out later today. june's government employment data is expected to show the economy added an anemic 90,000 jobs keeping hiring down. that will likely increase concerns

the 29-square-mile waldo canyon fire near colorado springs was completely encircled yesterday. two people were killed by the fire. over a three-week period over 350 homes were destroyed, however, two new colorado wildfires were reported yesterday. >>> president obama is expected to make health insurance available for seasonable firefighters doing the work of battling western wooirlds. about 18,000 should be able to buy into the federal health insurance plan this month it. follow as electronic petition drive that drew more than 125,000 signatures. >>> well, now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in arizona it was a bumpy ride for some tourists aboard one hot air ba look. high winds kicked up highly forcing a pilot to make a rough but successle landing in the cotton field. the balloon bounced around a few times but the pilot and four canadian visitors all made it off safely thankfully. >>> in california, dramatic end to a police chase. man who tried to get away from police officers weekend off a hillside, slamming into a fence and down the emb