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University where he was once an assistant coach. jordan told reporters at a fourth of july event that the things that some former athletes claim he knew are not true. a wild fire burning in southern colorado has destroyed more than 100 homes. the spring fire has burned nearly 100,000 acres making at this time third largest wild fire in state history. its 5% contained. and here in our nations capitol, were expecting to see the president and the first lady within the hour as they host a picnic for...

Celebrate the fourth of july and now being forced to evacuate. the spring fire in colorado covering 123 square miles, five times the sizes of manhattan. in utah, residents forced to leigh and in shock at the possibility of losing homes. in california, nervous home o owners are keeping an eye on the flames. >> very scary. one minute it seems like its going away and the next minute its flaring up. were on watch. >> so far 2,500 residents have been told to evacuate as the so-called county fire thre...

Coax the woman down but not using a great deal of force to do so at this point. apparently just hoping to wait her out. this appears to be connected to the protest of the moment which began really just last week when a candidate for congress won a significant primary in the state of new york asking that i.c.e., immigrations and customs enforcement agency, be abolished. that has caught fire among the left and this group is protesting. some other headlines. wildfire burning in southern colorado ha...

Has issued extreme heat warnings, advisories. some major metro poly tans, detroit, new york, philadelphia, all the way to the nations capitol, very hot and humid day. it will be extremely sticky outside as well. you factor in the humidity levels. you step outside. your skin will start to sweat. temperatures will easily feel like theyre in the triple digits. 100 degrees plus fahrenheit. were talking just as anna mentioned a minute ago, 15 to 20 degrees above average. the big apple is an example. ...

This is the fort garland area. police have an individual believed to be behind the spring fire. hes facing arson charges. the fire still burning being fueled by dry conditions and strong winds. lots to talk about, anna. back to you. >> derek, appreciate your update. thank you. more than a week on thailand is not get giving up the search for a missing youth football team. officials said divers are closing in on a spot where the team may have taken shelter. its believed the 12 boys and their coa...

Through the region on saturday. now our severe weather threats focused in across the northern lakes. green bay, springfield, st. louis. damaging winds, large hail, isolated tornadoes are possible. now yesterday at this time we were talking about the spring fire in southern colorado. this has now grown to over 41,000 acres, still 0% containment. theres over 480 people fighting this fire at the moment. lets bring you to the fort garland area and show you some of the visuals coming out of this regi...

About what the flooding has done inside the cave complex about access to oxygen and so on. so a lot of resources are being thrown at this and everybody is just praying and hoping that they are found soon. >> it is a labyrinth of cave stretching 10 kilometers long, 40 odd chambers. so certainly extremely difficult to navigate. many thanks. and wildfire is forcing many to flee their homes in southern colorado as the spring fire builds strength. officials say at least 2,000 more people are under ...

Now eight times the size that it was compared to last thursday. so this fire has grown immensely in a very short period of time. and we have got new footage to show you just how vigorous this fire is spreading across southern sections of colorado. this is a house. and the security camera that you are watching from that particular home showing the home burning in under a minute. it got so hot that it melted the camera, turned it off. this is the spring fire. over 1,000 people under mandatory evac...

The spring fire at zero percent containment as we speak. anna mentioned over 1,000 evacuations, pre-evacuations as well in anticipation of this fire continuing to spread. we have timber box conditions. this is utah. weve got colorado here. new mexico and arizona. we have exceptional drought conditions. we have had a lack of rain over the past several weeks if not months. that is why we have over 45 active large wildfires from california right through the four corners region. and with the wind fo...

Slowly are getting to see their children again. thats the latest from washington dulles international airport. im paolo sandoval, cnn. several thousand people are under mandatory evacuation and pre-evacuation orders in colorado after a wildfire burned through nearly 10,000 hectares. roughly 25,000 acres in just one day. dry conditions and strong winds are responsible for this fire spreading so very quickly. lets get more from our meteorologist derek van dam. tell us more. >> that same fire is ...