Dryer Fires News Today

According to the National Fire Protection Association, dryers and washing machines cause an average of 15,970 fires each year and an average of $200 million in property damage.

That bright light you see in that dryer is about to change the physical landscape of the surrounding area. What caused the explosion? You tell us.

Since afternoon showers make hanging clothes on the line in Louisiana a challenge we all use our dryers a lot. But are we putting our families at unnecessary risk?

coverage of tuesdays florida republican primary. our special live coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. eastern. coming up in less than a half an hour, tonight a challenge to tell the truth. you wont want to miss it. in other news tonight a massive pilep kills ten people. drivers were blinded by smoke from a brush fire in the predawn darkness on sunday. some stopped when they drove into the smoke. in an instant cars and trucks started smashing into each other. it happened near ganzville. ste...

happy friday, everyone. im erin burnett. the million dollar election so far. $35 million have been spent in only four states on the republican side. and 85% of the money that gingrich and romneys super pacs has spent have been on negative acts. >> gingrich exaggerating, dropping reagans name 50 times. but reagan mentions gingrich only once. >> there are a lot of reasons not to elect me. >> all right. but $35 million super pac damage so far is just a scratch compared to the gash this mo...

not going to sit here and b.s. you and tell you we havent had problems. of course we have had problems, otherwise why are we splitting up? >> seal with an emotional interview starts right now. he said he would come on and talk about it. first off, seal, thank you for honoring your commitment to come on the show. many people in your position would have ducked it, cancelled it. youve come to face the music, quite literally. and i appreciate that. but why have you decided to face the musi...

ad. but it back fires. in 2010 mike huckabee complains his past romney criticism is being used out of context. a new report says ron paul personally signed off on racist newsletters back in the 1990s. congressman paul gets testy responding to us. former mississippi governor halee barbour, new information about his final hours pardon and well get a take on the gop presidential race. >> its been a long hard week for all the candidates in florida. perhaps especially newt gingrich. his s...

really do want to win. >> and that little problem he had with "words with friends." >> we can be playing a smart word game rather than watching reruns of nbc sit-coms all the time. what kris osborn could be more of a waste of our time. >> alec baldwin, unapologetic, and very, very funny. but i must ask you, piers, have you been properly in love? i was instructed by your staff to pose this very question. >>al an lek baldwin, piers morgan interview starts now. if youre alec baldwin, life...

is now history, dead from cancer. we look back on the career of joe pa. anchorman, veteran newsman, dan rather talks politics and the media. >> this is all a part of the dance of democracy, america style. sex surrogate. a 67-year-old grandmother says she is paid to have sex with men as therapy. >> you are getting paid for sex. >> im not getting paid for sex. >> her story inspiring a controversial movie. that and more right here right now on cnn. im daon lemon. severe weather taki...

a war. and the latest from a cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of italy. lets go outfront. >> good evening, everyone. im erin burnett, and outfront tonight, were live in charleston, south carolina. tonight, newt gingrich whose performance in tomorrows primary election here will make or break his run at the presidency. no doubt, hes surging in the polls. you look that left right and center. the latest show him in striking distance of mitt romney. hes also ignited the fire sto...