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Retardant on hot spots, and you're seeing hot spots behind me. anywhere where you see the smoke, that's are areas flaring up. so this is an active fire and keeping an eye on things here. back to you. >> let me ask you, for people evacuating, are you seeing them out on the roads? are people able to get away? is there traffic? what's it like there on the ground? were you able to hear me? >> all right. we do have tim samaras on the line. he is our storm chaser in oklahoma. tim, are you there? >> yes, hi. >> hi, tim, what are you seeing on the ground there in oklahoma? >> right now the skies are f...

Breastplate. >> it was moving northeast and we were hurrying to do it. when we realized that we weren't going to make it, the storm took a very quick left turn, there's a lot more to learn about tornadoes. for me, getting out there and seeing them up close firsthand is important because i feel like i'm helping people learn about tornadoes. >> tough to watch. unfortunately, not all the storm chasers were as lucky friday. tim samaras, his son, paul, and carl young died chasing the el reno tornado in oklahoma. tim spent 30 years researching storms, hoping his data would help meteorologists better...