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>> it's the last ditch effort in order to try to survive a fire. it's the only thing left that a firefighter will have in this condition in order to try to survive this. and it does not happen frequently because of the planning, but again, the winds are so unpredictable. and when you're in those situations and you're right on the fire line like these heros were, it just makes it very difficult to face the fire and expect to survive without the shelters. >> thanks so much for taking the time this morning. they are right there on the front lines. >> yeah, we've been with the hot shot. they're li...

Yarnell hill fire to overtake those 19 men. firefighters are back on the front lines of the deadliest wildfire in america in decades, knowing that 19 of their colleagues didn't make it out alive. >> it's been a long night and these are the worst of times. for firefighters. >> reporter: they were members of an elite squad from the prescott, arizona, fire department. the granite mountain hot shots lived up to their name, bravely battling raging infernos up close. >> it's a very elite group of people that are highly trained, highly motivated, very fit. they know exactly what they're doing. >> rep...

In cities across the country. today protest organizers are calling for a time-out, but this morning, protesters lit a fire line across a highway. organizers found protesters will hit the streets tomorrow again in full force. cnn's shastta darlington is live in sao paulo, brazil. good morning. >> good morning, carol. this is just been an incredible 10, 11 days as you said. we've seen something that really started as a student protest against this hike in bus fares, snowball into something much bigger. we're seeing tens of thousands of brazilians taking to the street and really vent their frustr...

Rain, lots of rain in some areas, prodominantly over the entire fire zone. now, that in no way put the fire out, and i shouldn't give anybody that false illusion but it did help firefighters significantly. i was out on the fire line today. there is no major wall of fire anywhere. it is primarily hot spots and zones they are dealing with. the fire did not expand beyond the containment that they have managed to draw around it. that is good news, and also, at least in colorado springs, those mandatory evacuations have now been called off, which means at least some people, a small amount of people...

Already burned, and within that burn area 379 homes, that is the most destructive in this state's history. in addition to what they are doing today, jon, they are going to have crews inside of that fire zone trying to keep it inside the perimeter. in addition to that they are going to have people patrolling the perimeter, making sure it doesn't escape that fire line. from the air they'll continue with the military-style planes that will be dropping a heavy amount of slurry. they had to ground the planes yesterday because of the heavy wreupbdz. winds. 40 to 50 miles an hour. it's not windy here...