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Let us all ask god to bless their families and ask god to protect prescott, arizona and ask god to protect the great state of arizona. thank you. >> you're listening to governor jan brewer saning the pain as loss is unbearable to hear. and you could never repay the families of those that lost their lives and there would be more aid to try to help to continue to battle the fire that's still burning now. we'll have more on that story and also after this break we'll go back to george zimmerman's trial. that's moments away. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expense...

>> there you go. take your glasses off, sir. try not to. >> prescott, arizona. a press conference under way now. this is regarding the 19 firefighters who perished in that fire. let's listen in.

Or 50 miles per hour. that's what happened to these firefighters. they were fighting a fire with wind comie ining from one direc. here it is on the radar. i've heard reports saying the wind was 50 to 70 miles per hour. the puff of clouds right through here. the rain came down. when the ram comes down it brings wind with it. the wind comes down, it hits the ground. they were caught in a wind storm an there was no way to get out. >> do we expect the weather will remain unusually high? >> i think we'll be above 100 for another week if not more.

Fire department that was lost in this kone fire. one firefighter who was a member was not with the team at that time and did survive. that much we do know. >> all right. we're going to get back to you as soon as we have more information. there's going to be a press conference. we'll learn more about what happened in that tragic fire and what kind of resources they're offering the families there as well. the president has praised those 19 fallen firefighters. he called them heroes. he promised continuous support from the federal government in fighting those fires and also investigating how that...

Your community have lost their lives in this fire. it's very difficult news. we're waiting here at a high school here in prescott for the governor to make her way here. we know she's said this as dark a day as she can happen and fire fighting is dangerous work but coming to lend her support as they are dealing with a difficult loss. >>. >> do we have any what she knows the governor might offer the families? there's nothing that can replace the sense of loss but they're going to need a lot of support. >> we know that the members of the families have been contacted and reaching out to lend their...