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Ten minutes past the hour. firefighters working to put out a huge brushfire in new mexico. late yesterday, it had scorched some 7,500 acres. fire crews expect it to keep burning. structures threatened by the flames. no word about any of the evab evacuati evacuations. we're talking about snow in some places, fire dangers some places. >> this is incredible. we talk about brushfires, grass fires. in this area there, is plenty of stuff here, the river runs through it, so to speak, it's not montana. the river makes good stuff. it grows along the river bank, but in the wintertime, it's all dead. it ...

More than a dozen large grass fires are reported and several schools and hundreds of homes are being threatened by the blazes. all 77 counties in the state are affected by this emergency declaration. wisconsin's governor signed the controversial budget bill, but that hasn't ended the legal challenges or the mass demonstrations. cnn's ted roland joins us now from madison where you still have a pretty sizeable crowd. what's going on? >> reporter: tens of thousands of people are back here at the state capitol at madison. they're filling in this whole area of the capitol square. this is after sq...

We have very few details about what happened, but he was reportedly ambushed. cnn is working to confirm the story and we'll update you as more information becomes available. an italian court is hearing witnesses in the appeal of amanda knox. the 23-year-old american was convicted of murdering her roommate back in 2007. knox's defense team disputes the dna samples the prosecution used to convict her. and take a look at these devastating scenes from a bus crash in the bronx area of new york city this morning. at least 14 people were killed when a tour bus overturned in the bronx. the driver ...

Billion in annual revenue. the players have decertified their union, and ten of the league's top players have filed suit against the owners in federal court, accusing them of anti -- of violating antitrust laws. owners and players broke off negotiations yesterday, just hours before their contract expired. oklahoma is under a state of emergency this weekend. out of control grass fires have destroyed dozens of homes all across the state. gusting winds and dry conditions are fueling the blazes. several schools and hundreds of homes are being threatened. all this hour we're giving you an unpre...

To sea while taking pictures of the tsunami's arrival. an important decision at the arab league meeting in cairo today. the group voted unanimously to back a no-fly zone over libya. they are asking the u.n. security council to impose the measure to protect civilians there. amman's foreign minister says the no-fly zone should be lifted when the crisis ends. and in yemen, weeks of protests have again erupted into violence. witnesses say government security forces today fired live ammunition on demonstrators outside a university in the capital. at least two people were killed. but a governmen...