and welcome to today on this tuesday morning, i m ann curry. and i m matt lauer. you hear a lot of adjectives being used to describe the situation with the wildfires in texas. one you re hearing over and over again is catastrophic. it s unbelievable. 60 new fires have popped up across the state in the last through days. and one of them is already considered the worst in texas history, destroying at least 476 homes. the flames are being fueled by strong winds, dry conditions created by the state s worst drought in more than 50 years. we re going to get the late nest a live report ahead. we re going to talk to governor perry later in the show. ayman do knox appeared upbeat in court at her appeals court. coming up, a close friend will tell us how knox is holding up as that case winds down. also this morning the real housewives of beverly hills premiered last night with the members of the cast. the suicide of taylor armstrong s estranged husband. we re going to tell