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The fires. palo pinto county, a massive fire forced 200 evacuations. it looks like the rain hasnt quite started yet. >> reporter: its been a much more pleasant day. temperatures in the 60s and perhaps really whal this has done for the wildfires has kind of put -- ptampered and catch u and reinforce the fire lines so they can get back to work here for the next couple of days and its a welcome opportunity to catch some rest, brooke.

Its the late afternoon wind gusts that pick up and the heat that intensifies thats really causing problems for fire fighters. >> ed lavandera for us right by the fire lines as they try get a handle on that, thanks so much. a new high-profile incident raising concerns about the state of air travel in the u.s. this time it involves first lady michelle obamas aircraft. after a quick trip to new york where she and the vice presidents wife appeared on abcs "the view," they boarded a military c-37 t...

Progress the last two days from the initial start. we were able to put in some fire lines and yesterday we had experienced a little bit gusty winds than the day the fire started when. it started the fires had 30 mile-an-hour winds with gusts up to 45. yesterday we had 30 mile-an-hour winds with gusts up to 25. go ahead. jon: it is my understanding that the belief this was man-caused? >> you know, the fire cause is under investigation but we havent had any lightning in the area. so, it is safe to...

>> we start in philadelphia where a struggling pizza shop owner used live mice to sabotage his competitors. he went and planted the creditors in a bathroom ceiling and went to another place and put some a garbage can. an arizona high school teacher has been fired because of a bumper sticker on her car that reads "have you drugged your kid today." she says society is overmedicating hyperactive kids and this is her way to protest. some parents complained and she was fired when he refused to take...

Important for the firefighters while in brevard county theres 60 firefighters including some folks from the cape canaveral air station helping, there are some from the division of forestry, theyre attacking as much as they can now, putting up fire lines. if the wind is pick up it may have natural breaks created by them to stop it to moving into mop more populated areas. wisconsin, its about to enter a critical new phase. in less than three hours governor scott walker will deliver his budget ad...

♪ and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. ♪ >> firefighters in southern california working very fast to stop a fast moving wild fire before it burns any more acres. the fire burned already more than 2000 acres in san diego county near the town of lakeside. some camp grounds are evacuated and several people who got caught behind fire lines have been rescued and theres the good news. authorities say right now, no homes are threatened. the cause of this fire is still under inve...

Welcome back. want to give you the latest on the gulf oil disaster. here we are, day 67 now. too early to say for sure, but some tropical weather could, could, disrupt oil containment and cleanup next week. forecasters keeping a close watch on the caribbean right now. bonnie schneider will have more in a bit. the economy didnt grow as fast in the first quarter as the government thought. the commerce department revised the gross domestic product down 3%. crews are reinforcing fire lines in no...

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The air today above ventura. >> the fire just moved through here with too much in the way of high winds to save most of these homes. >> reporter: tonight parts of the thomas fire burning close to the turn of ojai. >> one of the things about fires like this is it creates its own weather. you see the fire sucking the smoke right into the flames. >> reporter: firefighters helpless to stop it. >> in some ways fighting a fire is like fighting a hurricane. theres not that much that humans can do to st...