complex, killing five. >> it was a horrendous fire to fight. we've got these high winds and it just drove the fire right through the building. >> reporter: a plane carrying the michigan men's basketball team and their families, aborting takeoff sliding auing e runway. no one was hurt. winds snapping huge trees. some 600,000 people in the detroit area without power. semis overturning from wisconsin to ohio. this tractor trailer flipping on interstate 280. the driver is okay. those winds part of the same system fanning the wildfires in the great plains. nearly 1.5 million acres scorched. at least six dead. >> i got a semi truck blocking half the eastbound lane now. >> reporter: this new dashcam video showing harrowing moments along interstate 70 in kansas. >> lock it up and get in! >> reporter: a state trooper telling a stranded driver to hop into his patrol car. turning around and fleeing to safety. it's now the largest fire in the state's history. our phillip mena is in neighboring oklahoma where new fires broke out today. >> reporter: this is a perfect