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Location, tracking to the northwest. >> so i assume they're closing bridges, closing roads. have you seen any of those 3500 national guard troops that the governor has activated? >> i have not seen the troops but i have seen the local county sheriffs here and highway patrol. they are out in full force. they're taking this extremely serious. everybody is really taking this very, very seriously. i cannot emphasize how damage this dam could be. there's going to be a lot of damage up that direction. >> jeff, we'll check back in

Godi schwartz is there for us right now. this is just getting worse. >> reporter: yes, alex, incredible destruction out here. people's homes destroyed, people's livelihoods destroyed. this supply company has been completely gutted. the town of shelan is completely surrounded by fire right now. overnight, hundreds of firefighters working to beat back the flames that threatened to consume this popular tourist destination in central washington. the fire stretches 15 miles in some places, closing roads, and knocking out power. fire officials say it all started friday, sparked by bursts of dry ligh...

Thank you, mr. byer, for being with us. we are looking at the cars being burned. can you give us an assessment of where the fire stands right now? >> our latest estimate, we are still at a little over 3,500 acres and still 5% contained. >> i'm sorry. can you repeat? is it contained at all? >> it's at 3,500 acres and 5% contained. >> 5% contained, good to know. you know, we know this is not necessarily new to california. authorities there are so adroit at giving warnings, at closing roads. do you have any idea for us as to how this could have happened? >> no. the fire is still under investigati...

Salmonella headlines, two ships trapped in the ice in antarctic breaking free. a chinese ice breaker stuck trying to rescue has been stuck for days. a shift in the news allowed a crack and both good news. a massive wave in portugal catching folks totally by surprise. watching big waves after a storm but were not ready for this. several cars damaged but nobody hurt. life threatening cold gripping the nation again today, even extending all the way to the south paralyzing air travel, closing roads, shutting down so many schools. deep freeze also being blamed for 15 deaths, mostly traffic accident...

Of course, when the bombs went off. today, they ran the final mile from boston's kenmore square to the finish line. powerful pictures there from beantown. i'm craig melvin, 16 young school children and their teacher all died in pakistan early this morning in a bus explosion, five more children were hurt. authorities say all the children were between the ages of six and 12. pakistani police say a short circuit near a leaking gas continuing caused that explosion. back here in the united states, severe floods in texas submerging cars, closing roads, causing squares. the san antonio fire departm...