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Twister hitting ground in ft. lupton, colorado. in connecticut, an ef-0 touching down over a half mile. winds up to 85 miles per hour. twisters in tennessee, flung debris through the air. more than 30 homes damaged. and back here in revere, massachusetts, we're told the tornado went right through these backyards. the national weather service says this is the first confirmed tornado in this county since the agency started keeping records back in the 1950s. the good news -- nobody was seriously injured. gio benitez, abc news, revere, massachusetts. meanwhile, in california, fire crews working ...

>> reporter: well, it was a surpri surprise, the invitation to come to the vatican for a day of prayer, the pope called it. so, he's not labelling it a peace initiative as such or a political initiative, that is. it certainly would be a peaceful initiati initiative, a day of prayer where the two parties could at least be in the same room. they're not currently speaking, so that was the pope's way to extend his hand to both parties in this very difficult, conflicted region. >> delia gallagher for us this morning in jerusalem. thank you, delia. 38 minutes after the hour. in alaska this morning...

Flames were tough to fight. because they were burning in dry brush. and were being pushed by high wind. only one structure was lost, an abandoned mobile home. there were no reported injuries. new tragedy for the family of legendary country singer johnny cash. courtney cash, his great niece, has been stabbed to death in her home. her body stuffed in a box. her boyfriend was also injured but managed to drive himself to the hospital. the man who may have been a friend of the couple is in custody. the sheriff says drugs may have been involved. the federal reserve announced 29 of the nation's 3...

Conserve 20% of its water use. state reservoirs are critically low and some have begun water rationing measures. want context of this, the nearly 1200 firefighters trying to contain what you are looking at. this is the colby fire. the san gabriel mountains and the flame spread from a camp fire. quickly spread to five homes. gone. nearly 2,000 acres burned. authorities arrested and charged three men they say are responsible. they are being held on $500,000 bail. back out along the fire lines, casey, there hasn't been a fire in the glen dora foothills since the late 60s. there is a lot of dry br...

Canyons the firefight is an all-out air assault. air tankers making drops of water and retardant and ground crews are setting bafires and more. >> they're cutting line. they're using bulldozers. they're actually putting a barrier between the expire any structures or infrastructure that may be threatened. reporter: this is now the biggest wildfire on record in california's sierra nevada. it's destroyed 31 homes and 80 outbuildings, caused several minor injuries as well. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >> trace: clearly awful news for those people who lost their homes, about t...