environmental lawsuits. the finger pointing began yesterday in utah. when we turn the forest service over to the bird and bunny lovers and the tree huggers and the rock lickers, we turned our history over and the fire is going to do more damage because we ll lose our watershed, we ll lose our soil and wildlife and we re going to lose our scenery. the very thing you people want to try to protect. it s just plain stupidity. exactly how to manage a forest to prevent a catastrophic fire is open to debate. for decades loggers took out 12 million board feet from the national forest. today it s less than 3 million. many environmental group blame the feds for not letting fire thin a forest naturally and not combating climate change which they fault for the beetle infestation. it is vegetation management. this fire is 50,000 acres now.
that s flying by the beetles, and now in memory of the late star, george harrison died because of a beetle infestation. apparently, the bugs ate the thing. folks planted the pine tree in the early 2000s. park officials say the tree grew more than 10 feet, but that the beetle onslaught was too much for it to take. well, on this day in 1987, the soviet leader announced that he was ready to negotiate a ban on interimmediate range nuclear missiles with no conditions. for two years, they debated against the ban which ronald reagan put in place, and at one point, signs indicated both nations were close to the agreement, and it fell through. in summer of 87, there was a change of heart, and they signed a treaty banning an entire class
colorado can t catch a break. the fire has burned more than 70,000 acres. it s showing no signs of slowing down. this fire is burning in southwest colorado where the conditions are dry and hot, lots of winds and majority of trees in the area have been killed by a beetle infestation they are much more likely to burn quickly. 500 firefighters are battling the blaze and national guard has been brought in. this is more than one of a dozen fires in colorado. so people in area they want to stay vigilant. one thing to keep in mind we do have very dry conditions, not only here but across the state. folks are urged to please pay takes to fire restrictions that are happening not only in your local areas but statewide. reporter: so far the fire hasn t burned any homes or structures but threatening several tourist
it is now 100 square miles. will carr is covering it. reporter: there s lots of wind and a majority of trees died from beetle infestation. there s a lot of fuel and perfect conditions for the west four complex fire, which now burned more than 70,000 acres. we can tell you it is burning in southwest colorado, bearing down on a popular tourist area. almost 1500 people have been evacuated. so far, nobody has been hurt, no homes or structures burned. the word they used, unpredictable. they re doing everything they can to fight back. they re asking for people in the area to remain vigilant, because harris, right now, there are more than a dozen fires burning across the state. and that s just that state, will. we have also watched this happen in arizona.
study, here s what he had to say. well, i knew that s why the american people are having such a hard time. that s why the idea of selecting as a campaign slogan forward is object sushd. mitt romney seems to be placing the blame on president obama. there s no doubt that that 40% drop is terrible. but what s lost in the comments is the fact the three years we re talking about are from 2007 to 2010. president obama didn t take office until 2009. so president obama and his supporters say you can t blame him, you have to look at the situation he inherited. you can agree with that or disagree. but in case you think i m siding with president obama here, let me point out that president obama seems guilty of similar tactics. in a new campaign ad he zings governor romney for some bad ads in massachusetts. it could also be blamed on what he inherited when he took office. that is the key to all of this. if you ignored who the candidates were, here s the 2010 figure, $77,300 accordi