verdict to their advantage. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. on the west. we start in colorado, where daylight brings new dangers along the fire lines. the waldo canyon fire has destroyed nearly 350 homes so far, and thousands more are threatened. firefighters have been working around the clock to protect those homes. cnn s rob marciano has been in colorado springs all week for us. rob, the firefighters get a bit of a break overnight with some cooler temperatures, but what s happening now? reporter: well, this time of day is when the personnel for air support begins to filter in and other support crews. they work the ground through the overnight, but this is when things really ramp up. you can see behind me, there s not a lot of smoke. at night, temperatures are cooler, the fire tends to lay down, but certainly, there are some homes and communities that they ve managed to save there. a little bit further to the south, that s
a lot going on this morning. here s what you need to know to start your day. eight of moammar gadhafi s generals along with 100 soldiers have fled to italy. the defections comes as nato s says gadhafi s reign is near the end. a quick thinking teacher channels barney to protect her kindergarten students from gunfire in mexico. she got the kids down on the ground and led them the song as bullets flew outside the school. going up, president obama s approval rating rising six points since early april in the latest cnn opinion research corporation poll and he has some gop voters to thank for the bounce. touring landmarks and testing the waters, sarah palin s one nation tour pulled up to historic gettysburg late yesterday. she still hasn t said, though, whether she ll run for president in 2012. a mandatory evacuation lift in amarillo, texas, but hot spots remain after a double wildfire destroyed a dozen homes in that city. and the nba finals tip off
low in the 20 largest labor day metropolitan areas. memorial day. according to the new york times the standard & poor s you said labor day too. case-shiller index will show start all over. home prices dipped below the good thing it s taped. lows reached two years ago. the l.a. times reporting why don t you take it over. amazing video we have to show americans last year put $9 you. billion into government-run from mexico. truly an example of courage college savings plans, known as under fire. here s a look. 529 plans. that s up from $5 billion in 2008. experts say one reason for the pick up, parents fearing their kids won t be able to go to [ gunfire ] college, won t be able to afford a schoolteacher thinking on it. summer bummer, budget cuts her feet, calmly getting her forcing cities from new york to sacramento to shut down their kindergarten kids to duck and cover in their classroom as community pools. by doing so the cities say gunfire erupts just