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In the district of columbia. 70%. the house republicans have quietly inserted into the bill that funds the whole u.s. government a provision specifically to stop d.c. from doing what 70% of the people who live here voted that they wanted to do. those protesters tonight are targeting harry reid to pressure the senate into not agreeing to that provision in the overall funding bill. that bill is 1603 pages long. i didn't fact check it. i didn't print it out. there aren't enough trees in the world. but on page 1599 of the bill, so three pages from the end of this monster, they've also put in a mea...

The powerful getting help for their priorities. on page 1,599 a change in campaign finance laws that allow wealthy donors to give thousands more to political parties than they do now or a new rule easing first lady michelle obama's controversial healthy school lunch standards, and a federal program that helps feed women and children can call white potatoes a fresh vegetable, it happens congressman mike simpson who comes from potato-producing idaho chairs the subcommittee in charge of the program. other high-profile add-ones, no federal dollars will be allowed to implement washington d.c.'s new...

Tell cnn they worry this opposition to take down the whole bill. and there is more slipped in way back on 1,599, a change in campaign finance laws that allows wealthy donors to give $1.5 million to political parties every to years. >> the billionaires can put in big amounts of monies into candidates that represent their interest. >> reporter: other add-ons, new rules easing in michelle obama's healthy school lunch standards and a federal program that helps feed women and children can now call white potatoes a fresh vegetable, but it just so happens that mike simpson who comes from potato produ...

Continued breakout of fires. we could not get back in. >> all the while, richard is in the dark, not knowing whether his home is still standing. >> we just didn't know and we couldn't get anybody to tell us. >> finally, richard gets the call he's been waiting for. >> two weeks later someone was able to check the neighborhood. they told us that our house was still there. >> the fire has died down just across the road from richard's home. >> the fire was about 150 yards from where i'm standing right here. if you look straight over there, you could still see where it's kind of burnt and it just w...

1599 other times. fire can take everything you got just like that. >> the historic blaze claims the lives of two residents and consumes 34,000 acres. richard counts his blessings and because he stayed behind and filmed his footage can now be used by the texas forest service to better understand the path the fea fire took. even so, he has a word of warning for those who find themselves in the path of a wildfire. >> my advice to others, if you can get out, get out when you can. >> lucky to see you guys again or hope you guys get to see me again. >> coming up, a storm chaser catches up you to the...