alix: wildfires in western canada turn away popular areas and cooler weather slows the spread. ling as traders assess the impact on canada's output. scarlet: let's head to the markets where julie hyman has a look at natural resources. there's not a whole lot going on in equities and indexes where we are. you stuck in this unchanged mode. julie: we can look at the interplay with stocks. you not seeing much movement as we were alluding to. there's not a lot of direction when you look at the major averages. we are seeing volume than the lower 20 day average as well. most of the groups in the s&p 500 are seeing the drop versus the 20 day average. , tech volumee down down, discretionary volume down. overall, not seeing much volume today. look at what is going on groupwise in terms of movement here, yet health care gaining the most and materials weighing the most. that is what is going on with natural resources and the pullback we are seeing. we are seeing this on the back to what had been a substantial rally. if you look at the rally from the lows on february 12, we are seeing it up

well, in western canada rain was deliverance for fire crews praying for a break. light showers and cooler temperatures helped slow the explosive wildfire that they call "the beast." tr least 620 square miles of oil country has burned. ben tracy made it to the belly of the beast. >> reporter: inside fort mcmurray, burnt out homes and cars stretch for blocks. it's what's left after a devastating fire tore through town last tuesday, forcing more than 80,000 people to frantically evacuate. >> let's go, let's go, let's go! >> reporter: this is one of the thrdest-hit neighborhoods from this fire. as you can see, there are large parts of this neighborhood that are just completely gone, just completely burned out. but from the air, it is now pear that large parts of fort mcmurray survived. rachel notley, alberta's premier, toured the town today. >> the dedication and the smarts of these first responders saved almost 90% of the city of fort mcmurray. >> reporter: but there is no electricity, gas or drinkable water, which means people who have been in evacuation centers for

. >>> a total of 49 wildfires are burning in western canada.000 people the are battling the flames. officials say th enormous, they started creating their own weather system. >> even lightning was spreading. >> electric what we were seeing burping down it was absolutely apocalyptic. it was something that you'd see in a movie, and it's after the movie. >> officials say the fires are going to keep growing until the area gets some desperately needed rain. >>> to fredericksburg, virginia now and a story that's been nearly six decades in the making. >> that's where robert lee williams lived. out of the blue, he got a letter from a woman he found going online and told williams that her husband found statn mu about you. i'm glad she i ye talkget new license. >> the gift card was sent to thank her. >>> still ahead, the latest on the saga of boaty mcboat face. >> the story that keeps on giving. todd? >> doesn't it, though? a little bit of sunshine trying to poke through the clouds. that is a good thing and a harbinger of what's going through. on >>> to

until this discovery, the largest known sponge was part of a colony found in 1887 off western canada. reminder. you can catch an all-new episode of the backstory tonight on kron four. here's a preview. that is tonight at 9:30. right here on kron four. coming up. national burger month is winding down. but before may comes to a close, vicki liviakus takes us to a bay area burger restaurant in this morning's dine and dish, next on kron. for the weekned. it's the long board surf contest in santa cruz. check out over 100 surfers compete and catch some sun. it's all happening at steamer lane from 8:00 to 4:00. the event is free to attend. it is national hamburger month. not that you need an excuse to eat a burger. vicki liviakis takes us to a local burger joint to celebrate in today's edition of dine and dish. inside the new wesburger's n more on mission in the city - burger lovers - here because it's national burger month, right? ok apparently you don't need a holiday to indulge in a burger. with burgers like the all- american. the okie. and the hot wes. named after. not this young custome

firefighters battling that wildfire in western canada.ay get a break, this week a cold front moving through the area may bring rain and or cast show the fire moving east away from the oil operation in canada's biggest energy company. the fire has forced them to cut back on 40% of the region's -- 80,000 people fleeing from the nearby city of fort mcmurray. on whether president obama will visit the japanese cities where america dropped two atomic bombs in world war ii. no sitting president has gone there because it might suggest the u.s. was apologizing for the attacks. day.l news 24 hours a betty, you have some breaking news? betty: that truck apparently has announced new jersey governor chris christie as the chairman his. transition team this is asked out looks more and more likely to be the presumptive nominee of the report and party for president, so donald trump announcing new jersey governor chris christie who had braced against him -- who had raced against him earlier on. mark: let's get back to greece because lawmakers passed a cont

a massive evacuation effort continues tonight as this wild fire is burning out of control in western canada. so far more than 210,000 acre are burned in alberta canada and they want to move vevacuees to another location. more than 80,000 people are moving because of this blaze and fortunately nobody has been hurt. >>> lawmakers in michigan have approved a 500 million restructuring plan to help detroits public schools, it will help pay public school teachers and pay the district off of debt. the teachers held a two day sickout this week after learning they would not be paid this summer with emergency funding from the state. >>> the fda finally laid down rules on electronic cigarettes, many are aimed at keeping them out of the hans of teenagers. ali gorman has the details at the big board. >> reporter: up until now e-cigarettes are not regulated and now the government is regulating, no one under 18 yeared old will be allowed to buy e-cigarettes or tobacco products in person or online and everyone 26 and under need a photo i.d. and free samples will be banned and new warnings will be added. ev

huge wildfire has destroyed entire neighborhoods and forced the evacuation of fort mcmurray in western canada. toown of 80,000 is home oilsands. trudeaunister justin called of the destruction "absolutely devastating." there have been no reports of injuries or fatalities. environmental groups are suing, .eeking a court order the need has become more acute with the prevalence of fracking. a minneapolis attorney said today prince arranged to meet with a california doctor who specializes in addiction treatment the day before he died. dr. howardys said, kornfeld, had never met or spoken to prince before his representatives reached out to him on april 20. dr. kornfeld was not able to travel to minnesota, so he arranged for his son andrew to go instead. the attorney said that it was andrew kornfeld come along with three others, who found prince's body and called 911. vonnie: thank you. as we have been reporting, there is a ton of new economic data out today. over the last week or so. to sort it all out before jobs best we have seen various, different estimates. you are looking for a little bit of we

in western canada, the wildfire has forced 900 more people to flee their homes. 80,000 others have alreadyeen evacuated. it has disrupted oil sands operations. thellas judge has ordered former cleveland browns quarterback to have no contact with his ex-girlfriend. he was in court less than 15 minutes before being released on a $1500 bond. no plea was entered but his defense attorney says he plans to plead not guilty. news 24 hours a day powered by 2400 journalists in whether 150 news bureaus around the world. the power struggle in turkey came to a. this morning. the prime minister said at a conference that he is leaving his job and not seeking reelection. ofte i believe instead changing the associate, it would be more correct to replace the leader to maintain the unity and solidarity. in these circumstances, i am not considering being a candidate on the next congress. mark: the breakdown is a fresh era of clinical uncertainty. joining us for more is the bloomberg view columnist, turkey will -- he says turkey's last shreds of balance are disappearing. a great piece that i learned a lot by r

in western canada, firefighters have defended to oilsands sites.he fires erected at the beginning of the month. they have earned an area that is more then five times the size of new york city. they are spreading east into a remote area. in washington, house republicans and democrats have reached a deal on the puerto rico $70 billion of debt. the board would oversee some debt restructuring. lawmakers are trying to pass a bill before puerto rico default on a $2 billion debt payment due july 1. global news 24 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists in more than 150 news bureaus around the world. i am vonnie quinn. >> thank you very getting back to the markets. stocks are climbing after the s&p 500 dropped yesterday. it is one year since the s&p reached an all-time high. our next guest says the u.s. stock market has landed at a crucial reference. michael o'rourke is a chief strategist at jones trading. he has been calling for a bear market since september. michael o'rourke: it could be the start of it. it becomes challenging. if you look over histo

the fire tore through fort mcmurray in western canada's oil country last week.entire town of 90,000 evacuated. tonight, the fire is still spreading, but it is spreading away from towns, some oil workers will return to the jobs tomorrow. the fbi is now looking into allegations surrounding the russian doping scandal. that's according to someone familiar with this investigation. on sunday, 60 minutes reported testing at the so skrchltch win olympics knew of four gold medals won by russians who were using performance enhancing drugs. and russian intelligence was involved in the testing. >>> a revolutionary high-speed transit system called the hyperloop passed its first major test today in the nevada desert. lasted all of two seconds. the developer said it was enough to prove that the magnetic technology can work. billionaire elon musk provided the inspiration for transportation and some day it may carry passengers through tubes at up to 700 miles an hour. and we'll be right back. moisture so i can get into it ao enhance mbit quicker. ral and when i know she's into i

wildfires rage in western canada. 88,000 people have been evacuated from the area. and now the fire is threatening the country's oil sands. donald trump swinging back at well-known members of the republican party who said they won't support him as the candidate. >> i will talk about lindsey graham who had one point. have you ever seen this guy and television in he's nasty. he fails with his campaign more any, then he endorses bush. he's like bad luck. as soon as he endorses the people, they drop out. i'm not surprised with the bush family because i have been critical of what happened during the term. and jeb we hit hard. here is the way i look at it. i won, sow i don't carry inmore. charles: that's donald trump the uniter. his schedule now is to try to figure things out. reportedly him and paul ryan, i think it's probably going to be next thursday. lindsey graham, he's voiced his refusal to support donald trump. he said i absolutely will not support hillary clinton or president, i also cannot in good conscience support donald trump because i don't believe he's a rel

. >>> developing right now, a wildfire is blazing through parts of western canada.t this video. you can see the widespread flames and huge clouds of smoke. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes causing long backups on highways going out of the area. so far the wildfire has destroyed nearly 80% of the homes in one neighborhood. severely damaged a lot of others nearby. >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> a wet start to the month of may. while we do have a couple of dry days coming up, you're not goi active month with a lot of rain. for today, we're not seeing any thunderstorms. we've been overcast throughout the day. we're seeing a couple of areas of rain making its way north and northeastward. you have one down here just south of fredericksburg. another one here south of leesburg advancing slowly off to the east. it will hit areas of fairfax in the next couple of minutes. then another in hagerstown and winchester. this is the strongest area i'm seeing right now at david's crossroads and bradley forest and kopp in the next few. not seeing an

for matt.t is rami we had to the wildfires in western canada.hey may become the most expensive catastrophe in the country's history. the fire are an area bigger the new york city. more than 80,000 people have fled the city and 8000 people had to be airlifted out. insurance losses may go over $7 billion. a number of republicans have backed away from the party's likely presidential candidate, donald trump. he does have one of the richest republicans in his corner. that would be billionaire casino magnate sheldon agents and -- sheldon adelson. he has donated millions to republican candidates. north korea has begun its first full meeting of the ruling workers party in 36 years. that meeting gives kim jong-un a further chance to solidify his grip on the country. he came to power five years ago after the death of his father. little is known of what he plans to do it that congress, but he may focus on economic growth as well as military strength. news 24 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists in more than 150 news bureaus around the world. back to

a huge wildfire has destroyed neighborhoods and forced the evacuation of fort mcmurray in western canadarta oil reservehe third-largest behind saudi arabia and venezuela. the environment protection agency is accused of being almost 30 years late in issuing rules for the handling of wastewater from oil and gas expiration. environmental groups are suing the agency and seeking a court order compelling the epa to adopt measures regulating the disposal. the transportation security

boost of the foley family, they lost their home in the town of fort mcmurray to the wildfires in western canada. the family's main sharks fan, billy, expressed publicly how grateful he was to savage the sharks jersey. the team's general manager heard about the family situation, and arranged a vip trip to the game. >> we were at our lowest low, when it was confirmed that our house was gone. and then we get a call from doug wilson, and it just lyifted our spirits. it gave us something to look forward to. >> as a bonus, they arranged a visit with nolan. then billy and brother daniel got to ride the zambonis. before being able to high-five and fist pump the sharks, as the team took the ice. >> unbelievable. it's making this a lot easier to go through, and keep our mind off things. >> as a community, they've always been strong. and we will continue to be strong. >> in san jose, robert handa, bay area news. >> the foleys along with the other families, will likely be allowed to go back into town to assess damage on june 1st. >>> let's get a check of the weather with anthony standing by. you were talki

another top story we're following, a is desperate situation still unfold to go right now in western canadaals there are still attempting to evacuate thousands of people from wild fire that continues to burn, about 80,000 have left their home in fort murray to escape the flames. the fire started last sunday in a remote dry conditions are helping to fan the flames. >> it's a flume of black smoke. it's just the trees. >> it's anyone's guess when firefighters may bring this massive blaze under control. firefighters fear it may actually double in size today. >>> this morning, london is making a political history, voters elected theory first muslim mayor. he defeated his conservative rival by more than 300,000 votes. it follows an unusually bitter campaign where race and religion were top topics. at one point he accused him of sharing platform with his islamic extremists. >>> up close and personal with one of the ocean's toughest predator, a great white shark. first, caitlin. >> good morning, annie, it's been a long wise, water logged. with over an inch at national. few shower, sunshine out ther