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forcing colorado residents from their homes. fire crews are warning of extreme fire conditions and the potential for the hyde park fire to rapidly grow. the number of acres burned has just jumped to 75,000. in utah, fast-moving flames and falling ash surrounded homes. cnn affiliate ktvx reports families barely made it out alive. and flood waters are swamping a town in minnesota. people are finally getting a look at the scope of the damage. roads and bridges are washed out and the flo...

It was a shame. now to our summer book series. todays book leads up to the lead-up of the spanish-american war. lets take a look. we ore here with editor at large for "newsweek" magazine, ethan thomas, author of "the war lovers." a great book. great to have you in the studio. >> thanks, mika. >> you talk about the blowing up of the "uss maine" as what people used, many, actually, to push president mckinley into war. explain. >> we had a battleship and it blew up. it was a spanish mine or torpedo...