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Completely today. there's a lot of questions coming into the joint information center asking when we can go home, when are we going in our homes. it is still a hot and active fire area, and even this morning, you can hear explosions around some of the front line of the fire for propane tanks and other fuel sources. >> you have been listening to el paso sheriff speaking in colorado springs now. the news from there, frankly not great. he says it is a very hot fire, very hot even at 5:00 a.m. when he was checking the fire lines. right now, he is expecting winds to pick up. he thinks everything th...

Jon: you might have expected it. the nsa snooping story triggering lawsuits. it is calling for an end to the widespread surveillance program. cannot really happen? our legal panel weighs in. and fire the fire is burning out of control, forcing thousands of people from their homes. a live report from the fire lines coming up in two minutes. >> i'm not sure if my house is blocked. we are stuck right here. my son was not home. he got some things out. but he got out safe. my daughter is out. everyone is out that i care about hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn? yeah... try new alka seltze...

Kicking up. we just returned from over the fire lines. we had a firsthand look at the damage, and i've got to be honest with you. it is really evident and it goes on for block after block after block. we counted dozens of homes completely destroyed. many of them still smouldering this afternoon. we were with fire crews on the front lines doing what they could to beat back hot spots. we were also with cruise forced to evacuate more homeowners behind the fire lines. it is an indication how serious they're taking this fire. there are about 150 firefighters who are on the front lines today. that n...

In harm's way. they have been told to evacuate. stephanie elam is at the fire lines. are crews having much success at this hour fighting the fire? >> reporter: well, since this fire started on thursday evening, firefighters have been out here actually digging in and also attacking it by the air. but take a look at this flare-up here. this is exactly what firefighters are keeping their eyes on so that this fire doesn't spread further. they're taking care of knocking the hot spots out. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: by air and land, a full scale assault of massive wild fires. more than 1,000 a...

Battling this massive powerhouse fire. let me take you back to yesterday afternoon when it started. it began to pick up very quickly and burned so many hundreds of acres by the night, that this entire area was orange. the air was just choked with embers, ashes, and smoke. it was really tough to breathe. you needed your air mask just to walk around here when the smoke was blazing. at this point, as you mentioned, we know 1,500 acres have burned. at least one structure was consumed. a lot of those mandatory evacuations, the residents, a lot of them, decided they wanted to stay. in fact, i spoke ...