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Times to make contact with the declinese embassy in washington, asking if their government has made contact with snowden. and if he wanted asylum, would they grant it. they haven't responded. allison and victor. >> brian todd, thank you. as noted, snowden may still be in hong kong but none snows where he is. heavy rain pretty much washed out a demonstration in snowden's support. only a few hundred people turned out and half of them were reporters. several hong kong politicians have also sent a letter to president obama urging the u.s. government not to pursue charges against snowden. let's g...

I'm thinking about it. i mean, his most valuable asset for somebody not technically on the run, he's still a free man, no arrest warrant. his most valuable asset has got to be his location. well, he kind of gave that up by showing he was in hong kong. that was late sunday. 12 hours later, he checked out of his hotel, early monday morning here. and we don't know precisely where he is right now. but i talked to a former assistant police commissioner here. and he said, look, he's pretty sure that there will be people tracking him right now, victor. >> all right, nic robertson for us in hong kong....

Astronomical. you've got 473 houses burned. in terms of property loss, this is the most damaging fire in colorado history. >> some powerful stuff. thanks so much. keep us post and of course, bring us up to date when that press conference takes place as well. so, we just heard that the weather in some parts might be helping out the firefighters in colorado. just a little bit. jennifer delgado right now in the weather center. cooler temperatures, that helps a little bit, but they are still dealing with winds? >> yeah, the winds have actually subsided a bit. we just looked and last observation,...

Are watching and waiting hoping good weather conditions will continue to give firefighters the upper hand. crews are working to put out hot spots amid the 473 destroyed homes. george howell joins us live from colorado. 473 destroyed homes. my oh, my. what is the latest on this mammoth fire now? >> reporter: don, definitely a fire that has caused a lot of damage here in the colorado springs area. there is some good news. at this point from officials 45% contained. great news when you consider what we heard the other day that it was 30% contained. it is a sign that firefighters are gaining groun...

Wildfire. but the flames have already taken their toll. 473 homes are gone, 2 people are dead, and 15,000 acres are scorched. we are joined live from colorado springs. paul, what kind of progress have firefighters made? >> reporter: well, they've made extreme progress, and as you can tell behind me, it's very clear. you don't see any smoke, you don't see the fire sparking up again in any areas. they're a little concerned about the wind, of course, but the temperatures are very low. it got down to 50 degrees overnight and that ep hadded firefighters immensely. they really do have the upper hand...