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Beetle created the tinder, eating the trees making them dry and perfect for this fire. >> exactly. >> she said the one positive because of the fire the pine beetles are now gone. they needed to find a way to get rid of them. so if we are trying to look for that silver lining, you know, i know that its -- >> took a massive wildfire but the beetles are gone. got to find the good news. your tuesday forecast, today is the last full day of spring. >> spring. >> it is officially summer. 7:00, 8:00 tom...

Should be a fascinating sit-down. >> thats a must-see for me. >> that is a must-see for a lot of folks. well, a standoff involving an off-duty new jersey police officer has ended peacefully. the gunman had been holed up with a reported 2,000 rounds of ammunition and multiple rifles in rural pennsylvania, where he has engaged in a fire-fight with police and shot the tires and video camera out of an armored s.w.a.t. vehicle. its not really clear what triggered that standoff. that massive wildf...

Colorados history. the flames already destroying more than 180 homes. the most for any fire ever in the state. with the flames on the move authorities are issuing evacuation orders for hundreds of homes surrounding the fire zone. joining us on the phone right now a public information officer for the hyde park fire which is the one were talking about. weve heard a couple different figures as far as containment. where are you today? >> good morning. we are at 45% containment, and the fire has grow...

react to what happened overseas? the opening bell just 30 minutes aw away. and life-altering disease. jack osbourne diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. how he is coping. plus -- take a look at that. talk about a tennis tantrum. ow! taking out his frustration on the ad board but hitting the ump in the process. not only does he get kicked out of the tourney but the police are considering charges for that ornery tennis player. good morning, everyone. hi there. im ashley banfield. we wa...

Pennsylvania and again back through ohio. watch that tour. martha: to this story once again now. more than 200 homeowners have been told they need to get out of their homes immediately. the deadly high park west fire tearing through northern colorado now. it has already taken one life and torched 100 buildings, many of them homes and residences. forest service tanker planes, there is pictures of that happening, crisscrossing the area. helicopters up there as well. theyre targeting the most dange...

mountains. and its not your fathers fathers day. discount chains, hotels, even jcpenney bucking the traditional fathers day ad and going gay. >> jcpenney needs to go back and focus on selling knit socks and t-shirts. >> this morning, the praise and the criticism of the campaign. the rental as relief. industrial lofts, garden apartments, swanky penthouses all making a comeback. why the rising rents are actually good news. plus this. >> for whatever else i am, a husband, a lawyer, ...

Gone up in flames. and firefighters are facing another day of hot, dry, conditions, shifting winds on top of that. abcs ginger zee has more from right there at the fire zone. >> reporter: it is a relentless inferno, flames 200 feet high at points. hundreds of people have been evacuated. many of them gathering, desperate for any information about whether they still have homes to return to. >> hoping our property is standing and it is not annihilated. >> reporter: they see images like this, helico...

Today. the romney campaign is getting a boost from a former gingrich backer. las vegas billionaire sheldon addleson is giving $10 million to a pro-romney superpac. he and his family spent $21 million on gingrichs losing effort. after the ohio stop, president and mrs. obama arrive here in new york at the world trade center site. the president is getting a progress report on construction at the site. he will then attend a couple of fund-raisers before returning to the white house. >> money and dem...

This fire still has a lot of potential but that is certainly welcome news. >> reporter: to the south in new mexico what is being called the little bear fire in the southern part of the state has already charred 56 square miles and destroyed miles and destroyed 224 homes in an area called the lincoln national forest. this one also started from a lightning strike over the weekend. firefighters may be getting the upper hand on this blaze. as of last night it was 35% contained and theyre looking to ...

ironically, from the chase department in charge of mitigated risk. my colleague, christine romans watching this hearing from her post in new york. the department thats supposed to mitigate risks made these risky trades and now he is having to answer questions. its obvious why congress wants to know why these stupid trades were made. >> yeah. he says, you know what? im not going to defend it, because it violates common sense. it shouldnt have happened. what was, maybe should have been a...