so-called wall owe fire in the apache national forest is still growing fast, and the smoke can be seen as far away as kansas. >> cnn's jim spellman joins me. jim, set the scene for us. any sign they're getting control of this massive fire? >> reporter: absolutely not yet, randi. still zero percent contained, despite having 2,500 firefighters on the ground. this morning, one of the firefighters described the fire simply as a monster. they have not been able to get any kind of control over it. one of the big things they're dealing with here is the wind. we know that in wildfires like this, weather is the key to getting a handle on it. 25 mile an hour sustained winds, 40 mile an hour gusts. creating what they call spotting where embers can fly several miles behind the fire line, creating fire on both sides of the firefighters. already at least one base camp had to be evacuated after fire came into their camp. really difficult. and it's only about -- the edge of the fire is about ten miles this way, not far over that ridge. so far, if there's any good news from this monster fire, is that it's been in largely unpopulated areas in apache national forest. but we're here in the town of springerville, the first population center, where we expect the fire to potentially create problems here. only ten miles away, randi. that's too close for comfort here. pretty sure what they do what they call preevacuation, asking people in homes like this to get their stuff, and get on the road. we've already seen this morning lots of trucks going by with people's furniture, their belongings in it as they try to create some sort of safe buffer or distance away from this fire. randi? >> i know some officials have said they don't even know where the fire is, because it's moving so fast. you mentioned these winds. do firefighters actually hope that they can make any headway today? >> reporter: they hope to, but they're not terribly optimistic in my conversations with them today, due to these difficult circumstances. and the kind of work they're doing. there's not a lot of roads into the fire area, so it's a lot of hiking, overland, wearing heavy equipment into this fire zone with this thick haze. the haze here driving in closer to the fire area, it's even thicker. so just to get to where they can start to create a line is a huge amount of work. and then to have the winds change direction and do this spotting is making it really difficult for them. if the fire makes it here to springerville, they're not even talking about stopping it. they're hoping simply to try to divert it around the town, minimize the amount of damage to structures and people. randi? >> all right, jim spellman for us there in springerville. jim, thank you. and be safe there. well, nature might not seem so cruel sometimes, if only it were more balanced, right? arizona battles multiple fires and much of the southwest prays for rain. folks in montana and missouri are praying the levees hold. the bigger than normal snow melt and huge amounts of rain having gorged the missouri river and filled up a half dozen reservoirs. elsewhere in the hemisphere, more than 5,000 people have fled their homes in the dominican republic where a dam is in danger of overflowing or worse. almost 7 inches of rain fell in a single day. floods are also plaguing puerto rico. and a rain-swollen lake has forced hundreds from their homes in eastern haiti. china hasad drought and rains and now 14 people now reported dead. the dominican republic is evacuated more than 5,100 people due to heavy rains. nearly 7 inches of rain fell on tuesday in a region there. we should tell you. and if we didn't have a sound effect, well, we might have to invent it, just for the antho anthony weiner scandal. before we dig into the ethical and political fallout of a congressman's unseemly tweets, i want you to hear from the guy who actually exposed them from a woman who received them, and from weaner himself. also, from an old college pal who now has his own show. first, andrew brightbart, a conservative blogger, who says weiner's admission is his vindication. on cnn's "american morning" brightbart says he has an x-rated photo of weiner that he has chosen not to circulate, and never plans to. >> i am not the cruel person that the media and people -- certain people on the left think that i am. and i guarantee you, that is a news worthy photo. i just don't want to be known as the person that released that photo. >> so you will never release it now? >> you know, here's what i'll say. i'm starting to hear from somebody that they're going to -- if they start going off the girls, if they start releasing stuff about the girls, some of the images that were sent to him as a way to tell girls to not come forward, i have the photo. i have no intention. i can't fathom that he would be stupid enough to start going after the girls, and to start releasing photos of them, that they have given. let it lie. okay? >> one of the girls brightbart refers to is megan broussardinha who talked about her relationship with weiner. >> he was eager to know if i wanted him or thought he was attractive or that sort of thing. >> how much of it was sex talk? >> he would attempt all of the time. >> i believe that everyone deserves an apology here. and i certainly -- i am -- i'll be -- [ inaudible ] >> here's what -- [ inaudible ] >> where is your wife right now? >> i apologized to andrew brightbart to the many other members of the media i misled. i apologized first and foremost to my wife and my family. >> some of those misled media members are right here at cnn. you may remember this exchange with my colleague, wolf blitzer, just days ago. >> this is the picture, i'm sure you've seen it by now. is this you? is. >> i can tell you this. we have a firm that we have hired -- i've seen it. it's -- i've seen it. we have a firm that we have hired to get to the bottom of it. it certainly doesn't look familiar to me. but i don't want to say with certitude. >> well, we just want to resolve it, once and for all. you would know if this is your underpants, for example. >> the question is -- i appreciate you continuing to flash that at me. look, i have said the best i can that we're going to try to get to the bottom of what happened here. >> "daily show" host jon stewart has known weiner for years. for him, the pain of what happened is personal. >> you know what is perhaps the most upsetting thing -- [ laughter ] >> the most upsetting thing about having a friend caught up in a scandal of this nature is finding out, a., he's packing jumbo heat. [ laughter ] >> and b., that he's ripped! i can't believe this guy and i are the same [ bleep ] age. that's my problem. [ laughter ] >> here's a picture of me from this morning. [ laughter ] >> i mean, how -- [ cheers and applause ] >> how -- how good is the congressional health care plan? >> and we want to know what you think about this. should representative weiner resign? join the conversation on our blog. cnn.com/ali. and you can also post on either ali's or my facebook and twitter pages, as well to share your thoughts. we are also keeping our eye on the casey anthony murder trial right now, where the twists and turns just keep coming. the focus again turns to the smell and analysis of anthony's car. prosecutors claim the 25-year-old used chloroform on her 2-year-old daughter, caylee before suffocating her. the defense admits, there was chloroform in anthony's car, but only at modest levels. >> and it wasn't overwhelming amount of chloroform, was it? >> on the specimens? >> yes. >> it was significantly less than the -- sorry, not the internal standard, the positive control that i analyzed. >> and it wasn't the most chloroform you had ever seen in 20 years, was it? >> it was not the most chloroform i have seen in 20 years, no. >> it's not what you would call shockingly high levels of chloroform, would it? >> no, it's not. >> and for continuing live coverage of the casey anthony trial, you can head over to our sister network, that is hln. meanwhile, in yemen, anti-government fighters have is taken control of a major yemen ease city today. witnesses say more than 400 tribal gunmen fought back government troops, forcing them out of taiz in southwest yemen. the country's president sal la recovers from burns over 40% of his body and a collapsed lung. a u.s. government official briefed on the situation says the fate of the embattled leader and whether he will go back to yemen remains uncertain. some good news for investors. ford motor today announced plans to boost worldwide sales 50% by aggressively expanding its operations. how, you wonder? well, ceo allan muscllally sayse answer is smaller cars. it plans to increase the kinds of cars it offers in china and india, and expects to see growth stateside, where auto sales are still off by 30%. >> we saw a slow down the first quarter, especially in the united states and the gdp expansion. and a slow down within the last couple months, especially with the fuel prices moving up and the economy slowing down. but, again, we are committed to the long-term. we invested during the worst of times, because we want to be there for the consumer as the economy starts to expand. >> coming up, he has confessed it a pack of lies. but in doing so, has congressman anthony weiner opened up a can of worms? up next, the possible probe headed his way, and that could mean for his political future. stay with us. 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>> no, i didn't do -- listen, i'm going to try to tell you everything that i can remember. my blackberry is not a government blackberry. my home computer is usually where i did these things. i don't have a knowledge of every last communication, but i don't believe that i used any government resources. >> you heard it there. he doesn't believe he used any government resources. but he couldn't say for sure. shortly after that, house minority leader nancy pelosi called for a house ethics investigation to determine whether any official resources were used, or any other violation of house rules occurred. the congressman says he will cooperate fully, but is he ready for what such an investigation might find? joining me now to discuss this, david bossy, former chief investigator for the house committee on government reform, and oversight. david, thanks for coming on the show today to talk about this. the first rule of the house's code of conduct states that members shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect credibly on the house. did weiner break this rule? >> well, i think everybody in america would agree with that. it's -- look, did he break any criminal law? i don't know yet. definitely, we're going to find out many more embarrassing things. i compare this to the tiger woods incident, where really, you have this one little incident, and then it spirals out of control. and you've seen congressman weiner now for 10, 11 days, attacking conservatives, attacking andrew brightbart, attacking the vast right wing conspiracy. as though it was somebody who did it against him. and, of course, now we're finding out that it was all a lie. and so i think he's really doing the house a disservice. he's doing the other members a serious disservice. because this is the last thing that we need as a country right now. >> let's start with some specifics. the ethics committee has to agree on an investigation first. if that happens, where does the investigation begin? how does this work? what do they look at first? >> first, they're going to ask for all of his telephone communications, all of his telephone records, his e-mails. this opens up a can of worms that anthony weiner really should not want to go down, i believe. we have heard from andrew brightbart and other members of the now mainstream media covering this story, as a real story, is -- that there are other photographs out there. congressman weiner has to be concerned about his family. that is what my point is, they're going to go after everything. if approximate the ethics committee looks at it, it will -- they will find the photos of these six women and the sexting with these women. that's where it will spiral out of control. >> he has only said that he had conversations online with six. so let's just leave it at that. >> no, but that is my point, is that it's the same thing with other investigations. you don't know when you start -- which is why he didn't call for the fbi or the capitol police to investigate. he knew this was the result. >> and how long does something like this normally take? are we talking about weeks or months? >> it definitely is not a short investigation. it can take months and many months to conduct a thorough investigation of this sort. >> i don't think that it can be understated how important congressman weiner is in the democratic caucus. he's one of the president's most outspoken critics on the left. will that, do you think at all play into this investigation, or a possible punishment, even? >> well, unfortunately it does. you look at chris lee, you know, leader boehner, you know, i think it was three hours after leader boehner found out about that, that he was -- he announced his resignation. you have nancy pelosi asking for an ethics investigation. she should really be calling for his resignation to clean the decks of this thing. debbie wasserman schultz has said this is a personal matter. this is not a personal matter. this is a matter for the house of representatives, and the people's body to really handle appropriately. and i think that's where the politics come to play. >> well, a lot of people with a lot of very strong and very different opinions about all of this. david bossy, thank you. appreciate your time. as we mentioned earlier, congressman weiner's role in washington can't be understated. first elected in 1998, the 46-year-old new yorker has solidified his reputation as a liberal's liberal. frequently criticizing president obama from the left. he has fought for issues like women's rights and gun control with a determined, feisty and above all fire-brand rhetoric. >> you vote yes if you believe yes! you vote in favor if you believe it's the right thing. if you believe it's the wrong thing, you vote no. we are following a procedure -- i will not yield to the gentleman! and the gentleman will observe regular order! the gentleman will observe regular order! >> last july, weiner married long-time aide hillary clinton, becoming the only jewish member of congress to marry a devout muslim. officiating the ceremony, former president bill clinton. coming up in the next hour, we'll tell you much more about another man with an important role in the weiner scandal, andrew brightbart. stay tuned for that. at 14, were you running your own business? how about using your profits to end child sex slavery? well, in two minutes, we'll introduce you to a very impressive young girl who is building an empire, and making a difference. all this week, we are taking a special look at pint-sized entrepreneurs who are shaking up the business world. my next guest is building her own business and fighting human trafficking at the same time. at 13, asia gonzalez launched stinky feet girls, a company that designs, markets and sells 1940s inspired t-shirts and apparel. her company donates a portion of every shirt sold to she's worth it, a nonprofit organization. she also founded dedicated to ending human trafficking and child sex slavery. she is now 14 and joins me by skype from california. asia, thanks for joining us today. first, i have to ask you about this name, stinky feet girls? where did this come from? >> actually, my mom was telling me the story of how she was going to play with her cousins and sisters. and when they would come into the house, her grandma would be in the living room watching tv, and they would go to watch tv, and her grandma would go, gosh, you guys have such stinky feet. and that's how it was stinky feet girls. and they were the original stinky feet girls. and i thought that was so adorable. >> that is adorable and very catchy, as well, for your company. as the daughter of two entrepreneurs, did you always plan this? did you always think that you would follow in their footsteps? >> yeah. i thought, because -- well, we would always go on trips. and i would ask my dad why my uncle couldn't come with us and why our other family members couldn't come, and he would say, well, they work in an office and they don't have their own business hours, and they can't, you know, work their own schedule. so i thought, well, i want to be able to do that. i don't want to be stuck behind a desk my whole career, and i want to be able to, you know, make my own rules, and is my own money. >> smart girl. well, let's talk about what inspired you to dedicate your time and the money that you're making to fighting child sex slavery. why was that important to you? >> because i just -- this crime is evil. i've heard about it, and you see it everywhere. and, you know, the drug business is number one. but then the human trafficking is number two. and soon that's going to become number one, and i don't want that to happen. i want to help these poor girls from this -- you know, atrocious crime. and i just think this is horrible. >> and how much are you expecting to donate this year? >> probably, you know, thousands. >> well, that's great. we're happy -- we're happy to talk with you, and certainly happy to hear that you're helping so many people there, strangers you've never met. so thank you, asya, appreciate what our doing. giving voice to the voters beyond the polls. we'll go in-depth on the issues that matter most, next. but, i have to support my family, so how do i go back to school? university of phoenix made it doable. a lot of my instructors were principals in my district. i wouldn't be where i am without that degree. my name is dr. carrie buck. i helped turn an at risk school into an award winning school, and i am a phoenix. 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