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families. when they got there a short time later, the one boy was already dead. they did try to take the 7-year-old to a hospital. there were paramedics there but they didn't get too far before he passed as well. the state park police director spent time with the families trying to console them. if that's even possible. you know, gave them a chance to have peace and privacy there at the site with the boys but a horribly sad and tragic story. >> no words for something like that. the loss of a child, two children, two boys, again, for our viewers, 2 and 7 years old, two young boys dyin...

they were just enjoying, you know, what they hoped was a beautiful weekend when the storms that had raged through from washington, maryland, and up hit south jersey. the storms, the winds came through, heavy rains. the family told our police that they were a bit afraid. one family went and huddled together with the other family in their tent. tragically this is right under a tree that broke due to extremely severe winds. a pine tree that literally snapped in a pretty severe gust and literally fell directly from that, from above them right on to their camp and killed the two boys. >> ...

so far at least 191 homes and more than 75,000 acres have been destroyed. ken rager took these photos from fort collins, colorado yesterday. he evacuated his cabin which is about a mile away from the flames. he says that seeing the fire at such close range is both, quote, horrific and beautiful. flood waters are receding in duluth, minnesota. people are finally getting a look at the true scope of the damage. homes are surrounded by water and roads and bridges are washed out. early damage estimates from city officials more than $100 million. all right. turning to egypt now thousan...

facilities, and the threat of dealing with that threat was taken on by prince nayef at that time. >> the body of the crown prince will be flown to saudi arabia and buried tomorrow. his unexpected death reopens the question of succession in saudi arabia. king abdula is 88 years old and has outlived now two successors. now to egypt where voters have just finished the first of two days of crucial voting. egyptians are deciding which of two candidates they want to replace ousted president hosni mubarak. the outcome could greatly affect the future of u.s./egyptian r relations. >> report...

what else is happening? >> reporter: absolutely. this is day one of this two-day election. people are lining up despite the awfully hot egyptian summer heat. they're here to cast their ballots. people tell us that they're still excited they have a choice in who will be the next president. it is not a right they had after decades of dictatorship in this country. there are two candidates they can pick from. one is a former air force general and the former prime minister are appointed by the former dictator. another is a candidate from the muslim brotherhood. and earlier today, we got a...