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That's how old that chapparel is. >> reporter: the outlook is ominous. take a look at this map. almost the entire state of california is above normal for potential wildfire threat. >> this summer we're going to have a very volatile fire season. our fuel moistures typically don't get to critical stages until the fall, when we have santa ana wind events. but we project that those fuels will be at that critical state no later than july this summer. >> that's certainly bad news. dan simon joins us live. what's the latest on the fire right now? >> reporter: well, thankfully, crews seem to be gettin...

For her bubbly personality. >> leila was beautiful and strong. she was kind. i remembered that leila liked purple. >> leila's family among the mourners, her 12-year-old brother, the one who told police that an intruder stabbed his sister while they were home alone. and their parents were at a little league baseball game. a story authorities now say was a lie. >> at 5:10 p.m. detectives arrested leila's 12-year-old brother at the valley springs substation and on charges of homicide. >> that was dan simon reporting for us. and charges of homicide for leila fowler's brother, 12 years old. this wo...

As well as i am. >> reporter: now, brown had only been a limo driver for two months, but prior to that he said he drove commercial vehicles and was also an airport shuttle bus driver. one thing that's also noteworthy, wolf, this particular limousine was only authorized to carry eight or fewer passengers. we know, of course, it had nine and authorities haven't said whether or not that plays any significance or not into its investigation. wolf? >> i suspect that was not necessarily the factor, but we'll see. thanks very much, dan simon reporting. what a horrible tragedy, indeed. by the way, the ...

we begin with both presidential campaigns getting down and dirty on the low road as the candidates themselves try to stick to the high road. the latest examples, killer tv ad that the obama campaign is using to welcome so-called welcome mitt romney to pennsylvania. and a top romney's surrogates complaint that the president should "learn how to be an american." let's go to our white house correspondent, dan lothian, watching all of this unfold. we've been saying it's getting ugly. >> reporter: certainly right. the fireworks today. the president was in texas attending a total of fundra...

pennsylvania center county jail after convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse. his wife was found delivering a package to her husband. fire crews are warning in colorado of the extreme fire conditions and for the potential for the hyde park fire to rapidly grow. a number of acres burned jump to 75,000. mitt romney fund-raising in park city, utah, this weekend. several potential om romney running mates are attending.romg mates are attending. here is what else we are working on for you. >> it's 10:00 p.m. do you know where your children are? >> she was a good girl an old drug b...