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>>reporter: are you better off than four years ago is a phrase that ronald reagan used to the oval office in 1980 but this time the republicans are using it as the skunk at the garden party. >>shepard: thousands of people spending part of labor day to escape a fast-moving brushfire outside of los angeles home to the very popular campgrounds around the holidays. officials evacuated the expire area including a mobile home park and rehab facilities. look at this giant plume of smoke from the fire. ...

California. the good news it is not threatening any homes or major campgrounds. the bad news for people up in the mountains, normally, 12,000 this time of year. they were all evacuated because they need roads and access roads for all the fire trucks. they didnt want anybody in the area so they have to worry about it the as the camera zooms in, very steep conditions. nine aircraft are helping to fight the fire. the clouds are absolutely dramatic. you see it from all over los angeles as the fire c...

Way overnight. fueled by really dry brush and lots of heat. it now covers, they tell us, almost 4,000 acres. here is a picture from a passenger jet yesterday showing a massive plume of smoke over that park. officials say thousands of people visit the forest normally during labor day weekend. officials evacuated campgrounds so emergency crews can use the only road in to that canyon. choppers and air tankers are dropping water to help hundreds of firefighters attack the flames from above. look at ...

Campgrounds because the bears just kept raiding the picnic baskets. the fall of an international drug ring and an enormous hall of contraband on display. our top story as we go around the world in 80 "around the world in 80 seconds." germany. customs officials say they have arrested every member of a group they accuse of smuggling synthetic stimulants into the country. they say the suspects are from country austria, serbia, spain as well as germany. one investigator says the 155,000 pills they s...

they bear the name of his predecessor. president obama is seizing the bush tax cutted and calling for them to be extend, but not for everyone. the president wants to let them expire for the wealthiest americans. that puts him at odds with congressional republicans, as well as his rival mitt romney and sets the stage for a very heated battle with less than four months to go before the election. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is covering this for us. first of all, why is th...

eastern tennessee overnight. reportedly killing two people and injuring dozens more people. the storms tearing through parts of the great smoky mountains. the park spokesamerican telling wtae that a falling tree killed a woman and another man died when his motorcycle wrecked during the storm and rob mars an mow is going to let us know where theyre going. >> good morning. >> well, the storms have weakened. around 5:00 they were rolling down the south, the western part of the smoky mount...

With this storm is it is sitting and spinning and may be there, what, the reps of the workweek? >> yeah, its a rainmaker. as far as debbys winds they have actually decreased in speed throughout the day. sustained winds about 45 miles per hour. you however, last night down beach microburst winds did good bit of damage dropping one home down a level, about 10 feet. second floor down to the first floor. but it is a steady rain thats the greatest concern. some places getting five inches an hour. and...

>> theyre now occupying jail cells. the lapd arresting anyone who refuses to evacuate their camps near city hall. they were told to leave two days ago. move over to the city of brotherly love. police showing no love to 50 protesters will now under arrest for refusing to leave their campgrounds. the cops started pulling down tents at 1:00 a.m. this morning after giving out three warnings to those folks to leave. gabe zimmerman, the aide who lost his life in the attack on congresswoman gabrielle g...

stock index climbed 4.3%. the nasdaq up 4.2, all after the federal reserve and a handful of other central banks announced theyd make it easier for global financial institutions to borrow dollars, which are in high demand as investors are get more skittish about the oar re. cnns richard quest is among the market watch who see it as a pain reliever than a lasting cure. >> richard quest, central banks around the world make clear theyre ready to help, markets love it, all around the world,...

this is prattsville in the cat skill mountains. officials say the volume of water rushing through the riverbanks is more than whats flowing over niagara falls today. just think about that. it stranded people in their homes and hotels. no way for rescuers to get to them. next, i want to share video from rhode island. 300,000 people there in the dark. no electricity. several of these, you can see them downed trees, just sheer wind power took them down. half the state is affected here. li...