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Of smoke behind me just billowing up into the air. as of now the mountain fire burned almost 25,000 acres. to give you an idea, that is about 35 square miles. it destroyed seven homes and thousands more and thousands of people who live or around the community of idyllwild have evacuated. we have heard from some who have decided to hold out. >> i'm half a mile from the fire station. there's a hydrant right across the street. and i'm too close to town. >> the fire's no imminent danger. it can be a danger but it is not imminent. so there is no need to leave right now. >> when it first starts out ...

Now, but there is going to be a number, hopefully at 6:00 a.m. we'll know that. >> early estimates are 50, 60, 70 maybe? >> i cannot confirm or deny that. i wish i could tell you something, but i don't have that number. >> is this fire under control? >> the firefighters are not fighting the fire right now. it's still smoldering. there's not any large flames. but they're in the area but cannot get close to it due to the toxic fumes coming off of it. >> is there a danger of fumes outside the plant? >> there is. they cleared the area. it was about an eight to ten-block area they cleared and moved...

Coming down in an area of luxor, egypt, where you're going up and coming down every day, and satisfying the many tourists who come from all over the world, that you would know where the power lines were, and so you wonder what would happen in an event like this. again, this is all theory because we don't have facts yet. but maybe the wind changes? maybe the amount of equipment you have on board, maybe that changes? what would be the factors in there, clive. >> well i think there are several things, the most obvious one would be that the pilot just didn't see power lines. we don't actually know...

President obama got an up close look at the destruction here in colorado on friday and he also met with firefighters to thank them for their work and spent time with folks who lost their home. some good news for many of the evacuees. they get to go home, 10,000 out of the 32,000, who initially were forced from their homes now remain on mandatory evacuation orders. that's not going home today will be allowed to board buses tomorrow to tour their neighborhoods. did officials say they will not be allowed to leave the vehicles, but will be able to see their property with their own eyes. now, of co...

This was a fire you'll remember that really exploded on tuesday with 65 mile-per-hour winds that drove the flames into the neighborhoods of colorado springs. what has struck a lot of people is on a block you will see a burned out home next to an untouched house. this is the kind of thing you normally see when a tornado hits a town. firefighters with careers that span decades say they have never seen a fire behave this way, which is why they are careful to talk about their progress. 17,000 acres have burned and despite the significant progress, say if the wind changes, so does that progress. as...