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0 am flattered to the extent that my cyborg body will allow me to feel any emotions at all. and for you heavy metal haters, wipe that certain look off your face or you bont get invited many to party backstage on ridicu-list. thanks for watching. early start starts now. deadly fire fight in colorado. wildfires killing two people, destroying hundreds of homes. the flames are spreading. we are live. a deck collapses at a miami waterfront sports bar. victims tossed into the bay. the king has returned. lebron james helping lead the heat to a victory over san antonio. the nba finals. oh, it s so good. good morning, welcome to early start for this friday. hi, don. i m don berman. it s friday, june 4th, 5:00 a.m. is that how it s going to be? don berman. the black forest wildfire in colorado springs turned deadly. 750 firefighters are on the front lines. they are in a losing battle right now. winds are whipping and the flames are flying across tree tops, swallowing up homes in mere seconds. dan simon is live from colorado springs this morning. we have seen unprecedented damage from the fires. now lives have been lost. reporter: yeah, good morning. we now have the first two confirmed fatalities. a heart breaking situation. two people found in what was a garage. the car doors opened. they were in the process of fleeing the flames. up until this point, the fire spread through a forested area where people have big homes and wooded areas. now with the fire inching toward colorado springs, it could put more homes at risk. listen to the crackling of the flames. this, just one of the 379 homes now reduced to rubble in what is now called the most destructive wildfire in colorado state history. the black forest wildfire scorched nearly 16,000 acres of land. the flames threatening majoring cities like colorado springs. it was extremely fast moving. i kept my family here too long. we thought we were safe. it was crossing the street to the south of us. reporter: the inferno is now deadly, taking the lives of two people in the midst of evacua evacuating. 40 minutes after they started packing, the flames were on their doorstep. our heart gos out to their loved ones. our thoughts and prayers are with all the people who have been hurt by the fire. reporter: thousands fleeing their homes. for some, like the coin family, they are facing the reality of losing their house. it was probably the worst thing i have seen in my life. you have that moment where you say is that really my house? reporter: 750 firefighters working tirelessly to fight the flames. now we are getting a rare look from inside the fire lines. watch as air force academy firefighter aids in the battle against the inferno. give me some water! reporter: working alongside the team to extinguish the flames. the black forest is one of several wildfires in the state. the gorge fire threatens the bridge that hosted tourists for so many years. up north, lightning ignited a fire in rocky mountain national park. authorities offered the first bid of hopeful news. the fire is slightly contained, 5%. they are making a little bit of progress. still, 40,000 people are evacuated and no word on when things might return to normal. christine? we wish them a lot of luck, those 750 firefighters on the line. thanks, dan. a lot going on with the weather from east to west flooding to tornadoes. severe storms are taking a toll across the country this morning. a tornado touched down in oregon, near portland tearing the roof off one home. witnesses say the storm sent debris flying into the air. funnel clouds were spotted in several nearby towns. no injuries reported. worth county iowa, two women and a girl trapped in an suv after it went into a flooded ditch along interstate 35 during a torrential downpour. heart breaking. it took rescue teams 45 minutes to pull them to safety. everyone was okay. my goodness. the owners of cattleman s steakhouse are vowing to rebuild after the restaurant was destroyed by a tornado. they have owned the steakhouse for more than 30 years. it s really hard to kind of comprehend when you walk in there and everything is just tore up inside. you know, parts of it are untouched. it s typical with a tornado. but, then you walk in other parts and it s in shambles. it really breaks your heart, you know? she and one of her workers got out and drove away minutes before the tornado struck on wednesday. she said about two minutes. she locked the door, two minutes later, it was gone. my goodness, high temperatures continue out west making it difficult for crews in colorado. what about the storm systems spinning off tornadoes across the country? we are looking at that and we have the forecast. good morning. good morning. what a crazy last 24 hours. take a look at the storm system. it s the one that started in iowa between 2:00 and 6:00 yesterday. look how large the storm system was. really the entire eastern sea board. look at that, then we ll show you the damage it did. storms. these are all wind reports, 645 of them. tons of wind damage. downed trees and power lines. a lot of lost power. everyone is still recovering from that. the backside of it, we are seeing rain in the northeast this morning. also stronger winds are out there. seeing gusty conditions, boston and d.c. 25-mile-per-hour gusts. the low moved to the south. cooler air behind it. unfortunately, we have a severe threat out there today. this looks to be in the dakotas. over all, a better picture today, which we needed. we ll talk about the fires coming up. thank you. frightening scene at a popular miami sports bar. a water deck collapsed into biscayne bay. two dozen people pulled from the water. three suffering critical injuries. john is live from the bar in north bay village, florida. good morning. reporter: good morning, christine. they are saying up to 100 people were on that floating dock when it collapsed. the good news is that there are no people still missing this morning. now, you can take a look behind me. look at that. you can see the mess of chairs and tables and the potted palm trees and can opiecanopies. there s the white fence that went around the top area of the deck there. everything seemed to collapse from one side to the other. fortunately the water is really shallow there. it happened around 10:00 p.m. a lot of people said you know what, there was no warning. we were sitting there, enjoying the view after dinner and we heard people screaming. we didn t know where it was coming from. we were walk sboog the back area. it was more of what we heard than saw. first we heard a crack. then it was within seconds that the whole deck had collapsed into the water. a lot of people went to the bar to see the heat game and many got hurt. we were coming from the beach. we saw all of these lights. it occurred to us to figure out what was going on or wonder what was going on. it was really close to the hotel. the rooftop was open, we got access to that and i was able to record this. reporter: now a lot of the folks here, the patrons and those who work here said it happened at the time the heat scored a basket and everybody got up to cheer. now the investigation is going to begin. what happen? were there too many teem on the dock? what caused it to collapse? that may take some time. it must have been terrifying, in the dark, by surprise, ending up in the water. i hope all is well for those critically injured. thanks. the government insisting the top secret nsa program that collects phone records isn t just legal, robert muller says it could have prevented the september 11th attacks had it been in place earlier. it could have identified one of the hijackers and foiled the attacks. the 9/11 commission itself indicated that investigations or interrogations of him once he was identified could have yielded evidence of connections of other participants in the 9/11 plot. it could have derailed the plan in any case, the opportunity was not there. if we had this program that opportunity would have been there. edward snowden is said to be in a safe house in hong kong. dianne feinstein is calling for laws prevented people like him to have access to information. letters contained with ricin. a 35-year-old sent letters laced with the toxin to president obama and new york city mayor, michael bloomberg. she was arrested last week. she claimed her husband did it. he denied involvement. she faces up to ten years in prison, if convicted. want to know why my eyes are reds? 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ask your doctor about once-a-day xarelto®. for more information including cost support options, call 1-888-xarelto or visit goxarelto.com. new this morning, signs the government and protesters are seeking an end to a crisis. the prime minister of turkey met with protest leaders indicating he may let voters decide the fate of the park. those camped in the park must leave. protests against the park began may 31st. at least three dead, 4300 injured. the white house saying it is clear syria used chemical weapons on its own people killing rebels. how forcefully will the white house respond? the pressure on the president building right now. here is cnns barbara. reporter: the obama administration fearing what they thought. a red line for us is we start seeing chemical weapons being utilized. that would change. reporter: pressure is growing on president obama to act. i applaud the president s decision and i appreciate it. the president of the united states better understand just supplying weapons is not going to change the equation on the ground and the balance of power. reporter: one says it will boost military support to the rebels but won t say how. an option, arming the rebels. that could include ammunition for rifles and machine guns, shoulder fired weapons to attack tanks, artillery, helicopters and jets, mortars and rockets. the white house does not plan to put u.s. troops on the ground in syria and is far from ready commit to a no-fly zone. what is going to make a decisive difference now and is the administration willing to do that or is this a throw some gun that is way and pretend you are doing something when it s not going make a difference. reporter: the stakes couldn t be higher. it s important to us because of the tremendous number of chemical weapons there. if the weapons get in the hands of the al qaeda related terrorist groups, they will certainly be used against europe and against us. reporter: the white house announcement comes after word that former president, bill clinton is now siding with mccain calling for tougher action. according to politico, clinton said, quote, some people say stay out. i think that s a big mistake. still, the fundamental unanswered question, exactly what type of military assistance is the u.s. going to provide to the rebels. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. let s take you to the front line in syria. fred is in damascus. the white house said, definitively saying what was been suspected. chemical weapons were used on the syrian people. it raises the stakes, doesn t it? reporter: it does. the assessment is something the syrian government is worried about. they are worried about increased u.s. involvement. they are waiting to see what the u.s. administration decides next. certainly advanced anti-tank missiles and aircraft is something they are concerned about. we have been trying to get a response from the syrian government. telltale signs they have not given us one, yet. they are thinking about it and debating it now. i was able to go to damascus and talk to people. the mood is one of disbelief and defiance. have a look at this. translator: we have had this war for 2 1/2 years and managed well. what are they going to do? air strikes in military areas? they can do that. we have proven we can manage, we are patient and we will win. translator: america is inventing stories about chemical weapons. the syrian government never used them. the rebels used them, not the government. they are inventing stories because our army is winning. reporter: the concern is, of course, or would be the establishment of a no-fly zone. right now, they believe they have the momentum on the battlefield. increased u.s. involvement could quench that. you have rare access to soldiers. what have you learned? reporter: you know, the interesting thing, we were on the front lines yesterday in damascus. the interesting thing is they were more confident than i have seen in the past. normally, syrian soldiers would never talk to media. they were able to talk about the advances and all of that goes back to hezbollah s involvement and the gains they have been making. you can see syrian soldiers with stickers, the head of hezbollah on their chest. they know where all this is coming from. they feel they have the momentum at this point and time. of course, they are worried all of that could shift if america gets more involved. they feel it s a very important time, a sensitive time. also, that s why we are hearing the syrian as fast as possible. losing fred s audio. the united states declaring chemical weapons have been used. things we ll be watching closely. president obama embarks on his visit to africa and taxpayers could be picking up a whopping nine-figure tab according to documents. a trip to south africa could cost between $60 million and $100 million. that will pay for hundreds of secret service agents, 56 support vehicles including 14 limousines and three trucks loaded with sheets of bullet proof glass. a full compliment of jets flying and ships providing 24 hour, non-stop coverage of the president s air space. the president planned to go on sa fsafari. the safari has been canceled. coming up, do you put it all on plastic? 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