what is being called the wallo fire has been burning for a week already burning more than 144,000 acres. >> going to start packing tonight. get our personal belongings. that way in case we have to go we are ready. >> i'm pretty nervous. >> strong winds may stall containment efforts and forecasters are predicting lightening strikes tonight. >>> the conneticut teen who made national headlines after the principal banned him from his prom for his foot tall invitation to his date, well, he is finally getting to go. maybe you remember james tait who asked his date to the big dance by taping a cardboard message on the side of the school building. school officials suspended him and told him he could not go to the prom. eventually under pressure they lifted the ban and last night dressed to the nines tait got to take his date to the dance. she said he is funny and kind of cute. >> i'm glad he got to go. initial punishment was harsh. i agree. >> cute weather we have been having. hazy in the morning. cleared up today. anny hong is here it talk about what we will see tonight. >> we even had light r

. >> reporter: the wallo fire is the second largest wild fire in arizona's history. it forced the evacuation of at least 5,000 people. >> we packed up everything we could. >> memories. >> memories and clothes. >> i don't know if i will have to start over again or not. >> reporter: the fire started may 29th. thick smoke and high winds harmered firefighters efforts grounding planes that otherwise would be used to douse flames from the air. but tuesday, the wind died down. >> so we can fly the aircraft all day. so our aircraft were up here putting retardant in and dropping water. >> reporter: the flames are lettening to cross into new mexico. firefighters and homeowners in luna are preparing for the worst. >> we sweep back the pine needle and kicked back flammable materials, furniture, wooden items, lumber whatever that is next to the house. >> i have my pictures and my quilts and my sewing machine. what will be, will be. >> reporter: the governor of arizona tee chaired a state of emergency this -- declared a state of emergency this week releasing funding to aid and res

what is being called the wallo fire has been burning for a week and it has already burned more than 144,000 acres. >> going to start packing tonight. get our personal belongings. that way in case we have to go we are ready. >> i'm pretty nervous. i'm pretty nervous. >> strong winds. the threat of lightening strikes may stall containment efforts. >>> in joplin, missouri, three more people have died from injuries they received during that massive tornado two weeks ago. so far 141 people have died as a result of the tornado. about a third of the city was demolished. city officials plan to meet tomorrow to get neighbors more help clearing out the rubble. >>> there is elation in the streets of yemen's capitol tonight. celebrating the exit of the president. the embattled leader clung to power for almost 33 years but tonight he is in the hospital being treated in saudi arabia after being injured in a rocket attack on his presidential palace on friday. a london times reporter says reaction to the president's departure is mixed. >> reporter: certainly been celebrating over the last 24 hours as the n

crews race to save several small towns from the so walled wallo fire. >> it's one of the worst wild nicer arizona's history. >> it's very devastating. a lot of families in the community. >> homeowners now being asked to evacuate preparing for the worst. >> very scary. >> jan brewer saw firsthand of the wildfire in eastern arizona. >> it was absolutely frightening. it was unbelievable the extension of the smoke. >> huge plumes of smoke can be seen in new mexico and colorado. already the fire measured 218 square miles and is expected to grow. it's the third largest wildfire in state history. >> from the air, it's moving somewhat rapidly. >> crews now struggle to keep the flames from reaching homes and structures nearby hoping winds will die down and the fire will begin to subside. >> according to the calendar, conditions similar to that should be cropping up in the next month but you look out the window and everything seems so wet. >> yes. pretty good showers, golden gate bridge right now, mostly cloudy conditions. we'll see few more showers and thunderstorm mainly north in the east bay. th

at michigan.org. >>> in eastern arizona, it's still quite a fight for control of the so-called wallo fire0,000 acres. that's more than half the size of rhode island. residents of two communities who were evacuated last week are now being allowed to go back home, but now at their own risk. we're talking about the towns of springerville and eager. on the phone now is marshall reid. he owns a home in eager, arizona. thank you very much for coming back with us. we talked with you last week and the last time we talked you were trying to protect your property as long as possible and finally you had to run, escape from this fire. you have had a chance to go back home to check on your home, and i understand all the chickens that you left behind? >> caller: yes, ma'am, and we live in an area where we could not go back yet. my wife left medication, and we got the sheriff's department to let us go back and take care of the chickens. they were in good shape. we have two dozen little baby chicks, and my wife broke down and lost it about them growing up without them being able for her to be there and g

the wallo fire burned 177-acre. forecabins have been destroyed. no one has been hurt. more people were evacuated yesterday. >> a lot of us don't want to leave. if they tell us to go, we will have to go. >> another major wild fire to the south of there is holding steady now at 100,000 acres. >>> water drops resume in currant county battling a wild fire that has burned 360-acres so far. they will attack the flames after the sun comes up. it started yesterday near keysville. >>> according to the new york times president obama's national security team is considering speeding up the pace of u.s. troop withdrawal in afghanistan following the death of osama bin laden. today robert gates is in afghanistan saying his goodbyes to u.s. troops as he prepares to retire. coming up at 6:15 we will have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom with what gates thinks about that plan. >>> five american soldiers have been killed in iraq. iraqi security officials say an a rocket attack is to blame. at least three hit in baghdad this morning. the americans were staying on the base

arizona's wallo fire has grown, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency. wind died down, but they're forecast to pick back up to more than 30 miles an hour. that cupped with extreme heat and dry conditions and it's easy to see why authorities say the fire is threatening to spill over the state's border. that has forced crews in new mexico to cut down trees and carve out fire lines. many residents aren't waiting to see what happens. they're loading up their vehicles with what few possessions they can pack. >> mainly, birth certificates, i cam only getting what's important right now. it's like panic attack. i had to help my mop in alpine pack up her things and there was no time. >> reporter: fire fighters are having better luck battling flames in southeastern airs. while the horseshoe two fire has spread over 162 square miles, officials say the is 55% contained. however that won't change the forest services plans to close the coronado national forest this thursday. >> we have some other fireman jerz who have been on the forest over 20 years and never seen an

. >>> the wallo fire has grown to more than 225 scare miles and is 0% contained.white rite now, many firefighterring crews are clearing away brush near homes. they're also setting backfires to protect nearby communities. dozens of families were told to evacuate their homes as the flames and smoke grew larger. >> look over there, and you can't even see the mountains through the smoke. >> the wildfire is arizona's third largest wildfire in state history. firefighters are also trying to contain another large fire that has burned at least 150 square miles in southern arizona. >>> good morning to you. a live look over alameda, where we're dealing with mostly gray skies, but mostly dry conditions at the moment. along the pa nuclear weapons la and parts of the east bay -- peninsula, and the east bay, you can see no problems due to the rain. to the north, we're seeing a light scattered shower this morning. concord, perhaps light rain falling over you. just north and east of vallejo at this time. as well as martinez, seeing light scattered showers early this morning. here,

arizona's wallo fire has grown, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency. say it is at least 55% contained. however, that won't change the forest services plans to close the coronado national forest this thursday. >> we have some other fire managers who have been on the force for over 0 years and have never seen anything like it. >> they say having two monster fires so early in the season may mean a very busy and very dangerous summer lies ahead. considering, we're barely into june. peggy, daniel. >>> all right, diana, thank you. >>> well, america is in the grip of a spring heat wave. in the upper midwest it was so hot that the road pavement there was buckling. there should be more of that today as heat and humidity push temperatures towards triple digits. today the chicago area will have some of its hottest readings in nearly five years. >>> and it's not much better for the millions across the mid-atlantic region. an excessive heat watch is already in effect for the area around philly. schoolkids there are getting out early today because of the heat. the s

fires have been devastating. >> absolutely. we're talking about arizona. you said we'll see improvement there. the area we were talking about, the wallosre there, it will be spread over more towards the east. we're still talking about a critical fire danger for areas, as you can see, new mexico and over towards texas and oklahoma. we were following that area in arizona. let's show you more of that video to give you an idea of how bad the fire is there. keep in mind, a lost acres have been burning there. thousands of people have been evacuated. they're still working to contain the fires across the region. we'll still be dealing with that fire threat. the winds will still be breezy. we're talking about low relative humidity val use. want to talk more about the story in depth. with the fire, we can tell you more than 100,000 hectares of land burned across that region. 150,000. it's the second largest wildfire in arizona history and in fact more than 2,500 firefighters there from as far away as california. the fire is so big, they needed to pull in backup to help contain the fire as it burned. as we talk about the wallow fire, showing you