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On cnn that typically it's the weather that determines the fire. but now it's the fire that's determining the weather. this reaches up to altitudes where the plane flies, 40,000 feet in that anvil, and, throughout the thunderstorm, they even had rain yesterday at a command site. it's the lightning that poses a threat. they're not going to get enough rain with the dry weather and the conditions to help the firefighters much. this is an animation. see the white plume at the end of the animation here? from the hill fire? you'll start to see the pile of cumulus develop. this smoke is into eastern ...

Refusing to leave the building. there is no confirmation of the latest threat, but security officials here are taking it very seriously, and we were standing with secretary rumsfeld's security detail who, as soon as they got the report, were running into the building and we were herded away, but they have set up an alternative command site somewhere in the area. the pentagon set up a crisis team to deal with this situation. but, so far, the latest reports are that another plane of some kind may have been hijacked and headed in this direction. katie? >> yeah, we also should tell you, mik, this ...

House. the u.s. capitol has been evacuated. obviously the pentagon has as well. we'll go to mik. mik, what is the latest from the pentagon? >> reporter: katie, security officials here at the pentagon have not only evacuated the building but they're clearing the entire area. security forces have reported that they have received information of another plane hijacking. that it's about 20 to 25 miles out of washington, d.c. headed in this general direction. the secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld, a few moments ago is refusing to leave the building. we ran into the chief naval officer, the top n...

Latest threat but security officials here are taking it very seriously. we were standing with secretary rumsfeld's security detail who as soon as they got the report went running into the building. we were herded away. but they have set up an alternative command site somewhere in the area. the pentagon has set up a crisis team to deal with this situation. but so far the latest reports are that another plane of some kind may have been hijacked and headed in this direction. katie. >> we also should tell you, mik, this is tom brokaw that the faa says that all international flights headed for the ...

>> i am sorry. there is no confirmation of this latest threat. security officials here are taking this very seriously. we were standing with secretary rumsfeld's security detail who as soon as they got the report went running into the building and we were herded away. they have set up an alternative command site somewhere in the area. the pentagon has set up a crisis team to deal with this situation. so far the latest reports are that another plane of some kind may have been hijacked and headed in this direction. >> we also should tell you, mick, this is tom brokaw, the faa says that now all i...