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combat lindbergh is in easterner tennessee, but this system isgh going to be toward them.. we were having brush p fires of our own the. >> i remember. we need a little bit more rainte and the good you in is the same system is that going to effect eastern tennessee later tonight will be in our area tomorrow. it's not looking like a ton of rain for us. it looks like we may get another, if we're lucky, a halff little wetter. i'm going to start with the drought across the easternhe united states. it's unbelievable, especially in the deep south. here is eastern tennessee.nnes they're in that severe and stream drought area. that is why they're having such a tough time with all that dryy brush. locally we're the not 10 to 15 inches behind but we'ree certainly significantly behindic and we qualify to be in a moderate drought. most of this dry weather months of s[$ll. these represent the devastate. it is producing some tornadoesae tonight, active tornadoes beingn seen and that's what we hope is going to be passing right across eastern tennessee a little bit later tonight up to our e

deadly wild fires near eastern tennessee. resort tourpbs. damaging or destroying hundred of buildings there. 3 people have been killed. more than 14 thousand forced to evacuate. alex rose with our sister station. live now with the latest on the situation. >> . we're here within the city limits. at the rocky tops sports world. are now calling home. at least from last night into tonight. 750 people at least here. displaced because their homes are reduced to absolutely nothing. so far. 250 structures have been decimated. by the fire. take -bg a a look at the damage we're dealing with here. talking about thousands of acres. just consumed by the fire. that top forestry officials are saying at least saying that it has been man caused. so that is definitely of a new development. that we have been hearing. that at least 3 people dead. dozens in the hospital. over here though, this is one of 3 different hubs in the area. right around. where they have folks with the red cross. helping people get back on their feet. and i just got to say walking throug

"this is crazy"search and rescue efforts underway this morning in fire-ravaged eastern tennessee --"this is the largest fire in the last hundred years of the state of tennessee."firefighters -- continuing to put out flames and bracing for the possibility of spot fires after a terrifying 24 hours that left at least 250 homes and businesses destroyed--and forced more than 14-thousand residents to nearby shelters.mos intv: "you just don't know what to do. i mean, you sit there, you're expecting to come on a vacation and then find out that you can't get back to your family."drivers -- capturing terrifying video as they scrambled to escape the fires monday night.at least three people have died since the flames spread with little warning.officials now say the fire is "human caused."denise bearden and her fian? mark benzschawel were asleep when doorsteps--police rescuing them just in time."flames were just everywhere, on both sides of the road, crossing the road, embers flying everywhere, it was a nightmare."like many others -- they are unsure when they can return home... or what they'll find..

hundreds of buildings are destroyed in resort towns in eastern tennessee. wildfires are raging through gatlinburg and pigeon fork. >> 14,000 people had to get out, evac, appalachians. the mountain sides are being torn up. here's more. >> reporter: out of control wildfires force thousands to flee. some evacuees have to drive through the flames to get to safety. more than a dozen fires threaten the great smoky mountains of eastern tennessee. but instead of seeing the serene mountainside, people feel hot flames and stinging smoke being pushed by strong winds. >> the power went out. it was very dark. couldn't breathe. our eyes were stinging. we just grabbed a blanket and took off running. we just watched the building go down in flames to the right of us. and we pulled in front of another building that wasn't on fire yet. but the fireman came and got us. i thank him so much. >> reporter: the fires are damaging and destroying homes and businesses. >> personally, i think i lost my house. things can be rebuilt. >> it's difficult to go out to a community and try to

more than a dozen fires threatened eastern tennessee. but instead of seeing the serene mountainside -- people feel hot flames and stinging smoke being pushed by strong winds. no name given: "the power went out, so it was very dark. smoke was so thick we couldn't breathe. eyes were stinging, so we just grabbed a blanket and took of running." joyce/evacuee: "we just watched a building go down in flames to the right of us and then we pulled in front of another building that wasn't on fire yet. but the firemen came and got us and i don't know who it was, but i thank him so much." homes and businesses. mayor mike werner/gatlinburg, tn: "personally i think i've lost my house. but you know, things can be rebuilt." chief greg miller/gatlinburg fire dept: "it's difficult to go out into a community and try to protect and serve others when your own property and everything that you've worked for is burning down. that's what these men and women have done for the last 24 hours." as the firefighters fight the flames -- those in shelters wonder -- what

wildfires burning in eastern tennessee are forcing >>> wildfires burning in eastern tennessee forcing thousands of evacuations in the gatlinburg area. the wildfires killed three people and destroyed hundreds of homes and a resort in the great smoky mountains. the flames reaching the doorsteps of dollywood named after dolly parton. that attraction has not yet had any damage yet. so far, they have been spared. >>> a dangerous situation, dave. they are talking winds up to 87 miles an hour. >> reporter: that is what will drive the fire into a home and right through it. it is a dire situation for them there. they are having a tough time. we have forest fires out here as well that get out of hand sometimes. look at that. than it was last hour. the wind out of the northwest at 3 miles an hour. 42 in cave creek. 47 in surprise. good year, 50 degrees. 46 in mesa. 43 in apache junction right now. temperatures are dropping. high pressure moving in. kind of ushering in a little bit of cold air with that rotation. we do have the freeze warnings out for areas to the east of us and down to the south

hundreds of buildings are destroyed in resort towns in eastern tennessee. wildfires are raging through gatlinburg and pigeon fork. >> 14,000 people had to get out, evac, appalachians. the mountain sides are being torn up. here's more. >> reporter: out of control wildfires force thousands to flee. some evacuees have to drive through the flames to get to safety. more than a dozen fires threaten the great smoky mountains of eastern tennessee. but instead of seeing the serene mountainside, people feel hot flames and stinging smoke being pushed by strong winds. >> the power went out. it was very dark.

we're going to take you to eastern tennessee to gatlinburg that'she in eastern tennessee. want to point out a couple of things this area right here, that's the smoke plume. even after the rain moved through, it did not put out the fires. the fires are still ongoing. as many as 30 building burning in gatlinburg right now. it's a tragic situation happening. we'll keep a close eye on that and have a lot more tomorrow morning on "12 news this morning." why the fires? states had very little rain for almost four months in a row. the drought situation has become ex-fleem many areas and so you get these fires going. you get wind like we had today. 50, to 60 to 70 miles an hour spread to those fires very rapidly. rain is about to come to an end. we've got a great tuesday. temperatures will be warm and then we'll talk about next week especially sunday into monday the possibility of seeing some snow around here. we've got wet roads that's causing soro on the roadways. so slow down. the good thing is by tomorrow morn's commute you should be ok. temperatures haven't dropped at all. we'

there is light rain over eastern tennessee. in the short term there's a the fires around the city. there's also fires elsewhere. good soaking in alabama, so this is good for the folks from birmingham all the way up to huntsville near atlanta now, which has been very dry. they get some rain up along the blue ridge parkway and up by boone and banner elk we get rain, too. it will rain for a couple of days, so that's good. the situation right now, the the winds for us have turned around. we had a brief surge yesterday, and now the winds to the southeast. even had showers in sarasota county along coastal manatee and sarasota for a time tonight. enough to turn the windshield wipers on. right now we're in the 60s and low 70s, getting kind of muggy, too. dew points are up and watch for patchy fog late tonight. right now we're 71 and the d the winds are east-southeast at 8. here's a slow-moving cold front, and this is good news. rain from michigan and then rain all the way down the bend to about coastal louisiana and mississippi. in front will slow down and produce more rain for them. this

and then it's all going to cool pushing out of eastern tennessee. however they have another chance later on tomorrow. like we do as well. first a look at live doppler just some light showers just drizzling here through the district. once you head up through silver spring and reston and sterling and even chantilly a few pockets of more moderate rainfall. tracking to the north notice north of 70 near mount airy yeah more moderate rain and that's where the rainfall totals have been a little bit higher for places in northern maryland just shy of about a half inch for some areas and he the take a look. we are almost 8 inches short for the year and this is less than an inch for most spots and i put my cursor there on one of the darker green spots and that's only .4 inches so less than half an inch. we have more showers to go through. this will be through wednesday. so we are going to see some areas over an inch and we need every drop we can get. let's time it out for you on your futurecast. these showers continue to push off to the east later on this afte

eastern tennessee, while they're getting the beneficial rains, they were also under severe thunderstorm warnings so winds are gusting over 60 miles an hour. i can only hope that the rain and i want to show it to you here on skytower radar, is enough to take care of those fires. very good news, bad news setup. lightning and see the counties going orange here? those are severe thunderstorm warnings meaning you're likely seeing winds of about 60 miles an hour in eastern portions of tennessee. now, further south, it's not good news at all. we've got tornado watches out going all the way down through parts of louisiana. unfortunately, the same line of storms that may be bringing the beneficial rains to tennessee has taken the lives of three people in northeast louisiana last night, very early this way of thunderstorms and tornados, alabama, tennessee and louisiana as well. it's a classic good news, bad news type of setup. i can only hope at least the rain helps to put the fires out. >>russell: thank you. it's 6:04 right now and developing this morning, thorments -- authorities want man falli

this storm, though, not just affecting eastern tennessee, i mean, this is an eastern two thirds of the united state, storm system, in its entire expansive necessary, huge. now, because we have the warm leading out in advance of it, looking strictly at rainfall folks. if you wanted to try to beat the rain, you can probably doing it in the eastern half of the area. notice, moving in pretty readily. moisture content starting to become a little bit more obvious here. looking right now mainly light rain, will also have to deal with pretty soaking rain along the way, too. here's what's up. you have one-two punch today as well as tomorrow. heavy rain over spread willing the area over the next hour and a half or so, with us any time, you have this area of low pressure riding up along. so, with that, rain is the story. any time, all day, even through the evening rush. lunchtime you may want to think about ordering in. evening commute, just pack your patiencement look ahead to nice little break, lull in the action, through the overnight, early action of tomorrow. fresh round every rain already o

. >> as wildfires rage overnight, thousands are forced to evacuate eastern tennessee. coming up, we're taking a closer look at the devastation. >> new developments in breaking international news, another survivor found after a plane crash kills dozens including members of a brazilian football team, what may have caused this flight to go down. >> right now hillsborough and grab early this morning. >> we just got some surveillance video moments ago. watch this video. it shows a vehicle ramming the front of a store creating a gaping hole. hang on, we're still trying to get that video. i can tell you that after that -- okay, we don't have the video. we'll try to get it reracked so that you can see it. it shows nearly a dozen people get out of that vehicle. they rush inside and then all of them snatch several times of guns >> abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is live outside that business right now. rodney, investigators believe, again, more than a dozen people could be involved. >> reporter: you are right about that, dan. you know, this was a very brazen crime, all o

fire scenario in eastern tennessee. wlt pattern is starting to show sign was change. winter wtho thedvisories forak s be impressive in the 2nch category. again we've got that gateway open to that cold arctic air, plunging all the way south into the southern plain states. that means improved travelling. overnight lows below 0 forome areas. along the f greeley, 18 in coloo lows in the is sunny, chilly, highs coach of the ynd 8 in 2015 to 8 and 1 this year, andz?6 first cu coach against?u,, ga barne be named do, our coaching staff has done a phenomenal job. t?d all our touches our young men have had an absolute pride and commitment to us being successful, and has done so much to?u propel these young men and instill confidence whathe aieat's i'm just fortunate enough to have head coach in front of and a yr his son to come play for him. >> the fst couple years you're like are we ever gonna do it? is itph ever there's always doubt in your mind. and this year has been a fun compared to the other years. the other years were hard. and i think it's paying in. >> five games left

seaboard through the virginias, now eastern tennessee where they badly need the rain. ed so this portion of the system also has to work up across tonight, and then the cool front will come through and move the whole thing out to sea by early tomorrow morning. so here you go. here's your timeline, 7:00 this evening. if you are out and about, perhaps you are headed to a holiday party or doing some christmas shopping after work, you'll need the rain gear. make sure you've got an umbrella that can withstand some wind at coastline. winds 10 to 12 miles per hour not high enough for an advisory but a blustery evening and that rain continues, after midnight tonight, overnight tonight and is offshore. there may be one or two stragglers, there always are, in the pack that will be on the south and northshore around 6:00 or 7:00. but for most of us the rain shuts down before tomorrow gets going. now, the amount of additional rain on the way, most of us around 3/4 to as much as an inch of rain which will bring the two-day totals close to 2 inches of beneficial rain. cool and raw ri

>> eastern tennessee is received heavy rains. that has come as relief to firefighters controlling hot spots. this destroyed home. there is still smoke coming out from some of the hot areas, two days after fires ravaged this community. but the rain has been a mixed blessing. it came down in such large quantities, over such a short period of time, that it has actually created some small rockslides and mudslides. you see the fire has burned away so much of the vegetation on these hillsides, that, there is not a lot of stuff to hold everything in place. and so that creates some hazardous conditions. also very same storms that have been producing all of this rain, have also been creating heavy wind. that scatters the flames. it creates additional brush fires. it knocks down you power lines. it knocks down trees. that makes some neighborhoods in accessible. storms come through here have been helping and hindering firefighters. now the red cross and other relief agencies are no the region, helping residents, helping evacuees, but long-t

more than a dozen fires threatened the great smokey mountains of eastern tennessee. but instead of seeing the serene mountainside -- people feel hot flames and stinging smoke being pushed by strong winds. no name given: "the power went out, so it was very dark. smoke was so thick we couldn't breathe. eyes were stinging, so we just grabbed a blanket and took of running." joyce/evacuee: "we building go down in flames to the right of us and then we pulled in front of another building that wasn't on fire yet. but the firemen came and got us and i don't know who it was, but i thank him so much." the fires damaging or destroying homes and businesses. mayor mike werner/gatlinburg, tn: "personally i think i've lost my house. but you know, things can be rebuilt." chief greg miller/gatlinburg fire dept: "it's difficult to go out into a community and try to protect and serve others when your own property and everything that you've worked for is burng that's what these men and women have done for the last 24 hours." as the firefighters fight the flames -- those in shelters wonde

kim's in the newsroom with the very latest developments in eastern tennessee. at least three people have died as a result of the wildfires... been damaged or destroyed. the national park service says the wildfire was likely caused by a human... and is under investigation. in the past two days... 14 thousand people have evacuated the resort towns of gatlinburg and pigeon forge... as flames surround businesses, cabins, hotels, and homes. some had to abandon their pets, because they didn't have enough time to grab them... while others had to drive straight through the flames because it was the only way out. not everyone was happy with the response to the fire... i looked to the right and the whole mountain was on fire. the police finally showed up, told us they wouldn't give us a ride because we have two small chihuahuas, so we had to walk down the middle of gatlinburg on the parkway." thousands are now living at emergency shelters that have been set up... while about a dozen people are getting treatment at local milwaukee... as demonstrators walk off the job... t

./// ((sherry swensk)) >>> a state of emergency is underway in eastern tennessee this morning after several raging wildfires prompted evacuations. officials say at least 30 buildings in gatlinburg have been damaged or impacted by the flames... many are without power and phone lines are down, prompting facebook to start its safety forcing residents and visitors are to evacuate the resort town of gatlinburg tennessee this morning... (( the situation is absolutely dangerous. dangerous for firefighters, residents and visitors.)) ((sherry swensk)) >> wind gusts of 70 miles per hour only fanned the dozen or more fires burning in and around the area... home to the great smoky mountains national park .... and dollywood.... the theme park owned by country music legend o guests there have been re-located. the national guard has been activated to help fire crews battling the blaze. hena daniels./// sherry how's the weather today? braving the chilly winds today... then when the winds stop tonight - get ready to freeze. ............. we'll have some nice sunshine today... and clean, but it will feel cri

eastern tennessee. at least 3 people are confirmed dead. emergency officials say thousands of people are displaced and there is no telling if they will have homes to come back to. abc's linzie janis has more from gaitlinburg, officials say it gaitlinburg, tennessee where officials say it looks like a bomb went off. a big day for announce two additional cabinet picks today. news a-b-c news reports former goldman sachs executive and trump campaign finance chairman steven mnuchin will be nominated for treasury secretary. billionaire investor wilbur ross is said to be trump's choice for comr amid cabinet speculation... the president-elect ate dinner last night with mitt romney. the two were joined by incoming white house chief of staff reince priebus. they didn't keep it a secret. as you can see-- press photographers were allowed into the upscale new york restaurant to take photos. this was the second meeting between the two since the election. romney is reportedly under strong consideration for secretary of state. more good news for the presid

the latest now on wildfires raging in eastern tennessee. firefighters are focusing on extinguishing structure fires.. and clearing roads. the national guard is on hand checking buildings for any people. fox 6's ted perry is in the newsroom with more. ted? high winds have fueled raging wildfires... forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. three people have been killed in the wildfires. hundred buildings have also been damaged or destroyed. emergency officials are ordering people in gatlinburg, pigeon forge and areas near the smoky mountains to leave. national guard troops are being sent in to help overwhelmed firefighters, as dry conditions and a strong weather front are making conditions worse. the gatlinburg fire chief praises the courage of those helping people escape the flames. "it's difficult to go out into a community and try to protect property and everything that you've worked for is burning down, but that's what these men and women have done for the last 24 hours." several shelters have opened for people forced to leave their

that's how the people in eastern tennessee describe the wildfires that just tore through their community. after the break... the latest on the recovery efforts, from that massive blaze. and the one sign of ?hope, that has the city of why am i so devastatingly handsome, i'm in a fragrance... what! she washed this like a month ago! how's a guy supposed to move on! the long lasting scent of gain flings. developing this morning in tennessee... the ?massive area has been devastated by fast-moving wildfires this week. at least three people have died, several more injured... and ?hundreds of homes and businesses have been destroyed, including several hotels. even the ?mayor of gatlinburg.. who you just heard... lost ?his home. more than 14 thousand people were evacuated... and many still don't know if they have anything left to go home to. and one image that's really inspiring the people of gatlinburg this morning... the city's wooden welcome sign. half of it was burned off by the flames. but several hours later on tuesday, a first american flag buried nearby... and hung it up by the sign... co

tennessee and western north carolina. precisely where the fires are the most destructive point and it could be beneficial with additional rainfall across the region. the severe weather risk is in place back out toward the west around mississippi into northwestern alabama. the highest concern is going to be for damaging winds and hail. a few isolated tornadoes possible. guys. >>> pedram, thank you. let's get a check on cnn money stream. dow futures with a rebound. the average break after the four-day win streak on monday. the russell 2,000 snapped the longest winning streak in two years. you can blame volatile oil prices for the selling. opec meets tomorrow to discuss the production freeze to boost prices. that means stock markets are lower in europe and asia. asia trading mixed right now. let's keep an eye on the stock. it is up again in free market. that is after time rejected the $1.8 billion buyout. time inc declined to comment on speculation. it is a sign of hope for the company that runs "time" magazine and "sports i

. >>> flames swept through eastern tennessee, the wildfires fueled by dry brush and strong winds. strength. >> when you see that wind pushing fire it's a scary sight to see. >> the flames came dangerously close to a hilton hotel. flames threatened but spared the dollywood theme park. >> those movies that you see about apocalypse, that's what we >> firefighters admit they haven't been able to reach certain areas. >> we haven't been able to get in all of the areas. we pray that we don't experience any more fatalities. >> reporter: fires destroyed or damaged hundreds of businesses. some entire neighborhoods were destroyed. >> this is the largest fire in the last 100 years in the state of tennessee. >> reporter: and authorities are now investigating the cause >> it's unbelievable the scale of this thing. >> it seems every moment more things pop up on social media. la toya thanks. >>> the man who be drove the van crashing into tracy morgan pleaded guilty. earlier he pled guilty to aggravated assault. under the terms of his pretrial deal he will enter into a are monitored program. >> ne

ahead of it tonight, finally across the fire sections of eastern tennessee. but they're also dealing in the south with tornadoes and hail. we'll get a little push probably overnight tonight, then things start to calm down. all the went r weather and travel advisories have called down. the next system moving onshore, but the big story tonight is the beneficial rain moving through east tennessee. 2 to 3 inches of rain. they could do without the hail and the funnel clouds, rain is tremendous news in this drought stricken part of the country. when skies clear tonight, winds get light, we're going to see lows drop into the single digits in the high country. if you're going skiing, a chilly morning on the slopes. minus 3 in leadville. mid-teens in denver, fort collins and lone tree. wind, but still plenty cold in idaho springs, highs in the 20s. wendy east, partly cloudy skies downtown. our low 15. tomorrow, more sunshine, less wind. not a bad day. wednesday and thursday, sunny with highs in the lower 40s. it's friday, the cold settles in. a high of 32. lows in the

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. >>> and more breaking news in eastern tennessee. several wildfires are burning near the dollywood theme park. that park is named for country music icon dolly parton. one person has been hurt. flames have burned 30 buildings, including a high rise hotel in gatlinburg, east of knoxville. >>> more california mosques have received a letter threatening genocide against muslims. "trum muslims -- signed by the americans for a better way. mosque leaders want more police protection. >>> donald trump, baby! that's right. [ bleep ]! >> you're looking at a donald trump -- you're looking at a passenger who can no longer fly delta airlines. he was shouting about donald trump and making derogatory comments about hillary clinton. today, delta's ceo refunded everyone's fare, saying the man should have been removed immediately. >>> meantime, people who feel threatened by what they perceive as the changing social climate of a donald trump presidency met for an empowering seminar. it taught them how to protect themselves physically, emotionally, and le

tennessee -- including some iconic resorts. other buildings and attractions remained largely intact, including the dollywood amusement park in nearby pigeon forge. investigation. coming up on wakeup -- closing arguments could begin in the michael slager murder trial. and the black boxes from a deadly plane crash in colombia have been recovered. the latest on the investigation after the break. plus - a cirque du soleil worker is dead after an industrial accident in california. what we know so there's a new medicare plan in town. one where personal customer service is much more than just words. hello, milwaukee. we're network health. and this is an actual member event where some of our 63,000 medicare members are getting to meet the friendly voices on the other end of the phone, in person. we're new to you, but we've been serving northeast wisconsin with a personal touch for more than 30 years. and, 9 out of 10 network health members with their medicare plans. if you'd like to join them, call now and learn about plans that let yo

eastern tennessee. but instead of seeing the serene mountainside -- people feel hot flames and stinging smoke being pushed by strong winds. no name given: "the power went out, so it was very dark. smoke was so thick we couldn't breathe. eyes were stinging, so we just grabbed a blanket and took of running." joyce/evacuee: "we just watched a building go down in flames to the right of us and then we pulled in front of another building that wasn't on fire yet. but the firemen came and got us and i don't know who it was, but i thank him so much." homes and businesses. mayor mike werner/gatlinburg, tn: "personally i think i've lost my house. but you know, things can be rebuilt." chief greg miller/gatlinburg fire dept: "it's difficult to go out into a community and try to protect and serve others when your own property and everything that you've worked for is burning down. that's what these men and women have done for the last 24 hours." as the firefighters fight the flames -- those in shelters wonder -- what

there working to control the fire is burning in eastern tennessee. >>> president-elect trump said that people who burn the american flag should they still time. allison kropff is in the newsroom with this comment.>> people really get fired up over this and on both sides for and against. the big issue is what mister trump is proposing because is thissi flagburning back in 1984 to give you background, there was a protester who was at the 1984 republican national convention and he doused the flag and kerosene and lit it on fire and it caused a big uproar and turned into a case that made it to the supreme court. the court ruled that flagburning is indeed an act that is protected under the came right back with the flag protection act of 1989 which the higher court struck down as well. >> he didn't just impose aforementioned jail time. he's talking about taking away citizenship as well.>> that is another issue. the government can't just take away certain things because a person decided to burn a flag. people are fired up about this. you have some people like kaelin who says this is a slipper

. >> and flames close in on popular tourist attractions in eastern tennessee sending residents is visitors fleeing. we're following this breaking news as crews push back agai just dozens in fact burning there shutting down an entire city. >> plus fears that stolen guns are now on the streets, the dramatic way thieves broke into a tampa gun store while you were sleeping. good morning, thank you for joining us on this tuesday. i'm deiah riley. >> and i'm dan shaffer. a live report on the overnight breaking news in just a few minutes: first a quick check on traffic and weather together. ivan cabrera starts us off from the where weather center. change here. if you like the warm weather, this is your forecast. the 70s by 8:00. wore going to do this with partly sunny skies, a few clouds continue to develop through the afternoon. i think we'll stay dry, but it is going to be humid and much above average. we'll have some areas hitting the mid-80s combined with the humidity, it will start feeling closer to 90 degrees. we have a cold front on the way. we'll talk more about the changes with that, of

. >> fire crews continue to check on people in eastern tennessee, and the more rain is in the forecast for that area today. >>> here's a look at what it was like for some people driving out of a deadly wildfire in tennessee. this video shows their dramatic escape as two step brothers drove down a mountain road in gatlinburg, and you can see them driving. homes are burning, trees are coming down around them. they also had to maneuver through the thick dark smoke making it almost impossible to see what is in front of them. at an alarming speed. >>> there is no word on what started the wildfire on green mountain here at home. it is now 100% contained. firefighters say it burned 96 acres on monday night. dozens of homes were evacuated, but none were damaged. >>> new this morning, a cirque du soleil is dead after an accident in san francisco. the man reportedly got hit in the head with last night's show was canceled. >>> 6:04 on this wednesday morning. 23 degrees in denver. here is ashton with more cold weather news. >> yes, indeed. it will be a chilly day. but it's also going to be a dry d

it looks what's happening, it's moving right up into tennessee, eastern tennessee, toward the mountains of north carolina and tennessee, which is where gatlinburg is of course. it looks like they will have some strong weather. you don't see a lot of tornadoes in the mountains because they are up in elevation, but you will see a lot of wind. th of rain coming with us so that should help some of the fire but we are talking some strong thunderstorms rolling through their overnights night. closer to know?home it will be quite 55 in kerala, 68 in lakeland, we will drop into the 60s here pretty quickly. the forecast for tomorrow shows a lot of sunshine we will keep a little bit of the breeze pritikin light in the morning watch the windows stretch out in the afternoon start coming off the water's will keep the 70s of the coast and low 80s 10% chance, don't look for much. then here comes some rain early on thursday morning a few showers a possible by midmorning until early afternoon a couple showers coming to the front. that phone will be cooler behind it before friday, saturday and sunday will

. >> jim: hope they can k contained deadly wildfires through eastern tennessee. throw have been killed. hundreds buildings destroyed. >> reporter: fire is burning through gastlinburg. news three watching those developments. >> the pictures tell a horrifying story the wild fires are so intense many ran for their lives in the night. flames authorities just announced they were caused by people. >> devastation around tennessee handleds of hopes and businesses destroyed or damaged by a fast moving fire that e rutted over night in an inferno. >> this is a fire for the history books. because it is unlike anything most have ever seen. >> reporter: churches destroyed. wildfire in east tennessee fuelled by wi rage off control and spread. gusts reaching 87 miles per hour. >> that is hurricane force that is nowhere to be to fight a fire. >> reporter: flames close to a hilton hotel. over all, 14,000 people evacuated. >> i'm glad they did because them flames were on us and we know us. we couldn't see it. driving through roads choked by smoked and flames others taken by trooper

fortunately also some heavy rain across parts of eastern tennessee and the great smoky mountains. a huge forest fire. for us, won't get any heavy rain today. rainfall amounts probably will average a quarter to a half inch of rain. we'll take it. here's the steadier chances for rain that come in late in the morning. so it probably won't be as impacted. early this morning, pockets of briefly moderate rain up to about 7:00 moving into howard county. here's the next batch that will affect the tail end of the morning. by 9:00 a.m., pockets of moderate rain. move that forward to about 12:00 noontime to 1:00 and there's that band of what could be briefly heavy rain along the i-95 corridor between about noon and 2:00 this things should start to taper off a bit. we'll get a break in the rain late tonight and another shot tomorrow. on the upside, this is not going to be a cold rachblt 64 degrees. rain most likely through about 5:00. breezy today. south winds, 15 to 20 miles an hour. also another incredibly mild day with a 100% chance for rain tomorrow. maybe a little bit of a late tomorrow.

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needed rain on eastern tennessee. thousands of people anxiously awaiting news about their homes after wildfires tore through their homes killing four people. officials confirmed a new death today. the victim found at a motel. it has destroyed 50 buildings in the gatlinburg area. mandatory evacuation orders are still in tact in that area even though the rain is coming down today. fighting the fire. >>> ashes of fidel castro began a four-day journey in the final resting place. a small coffin containing his remains began a four-day precession across the country. the 500-mile precession traces in reverse where he took into power in 1989. >>> opec agrees to cut its oil go up. it will produce 3% less and that sepbltd the -- sent the price 7% up. you know it will, it will end to higher gas prices. >> $2.86 on that, i saw $2 today. >>> let's look at the stock market today to see how it is reactng. positive territory for now. 49 points at >>> caught on camera, one man trying to get rich the easy way. caught stealing a pot of g

. >>> and more breaking news in eastern tennessee. several wildfires are burning near the dollywood theme park. that park is named music one person has been hurt. flames have burned 30 buildings, including a high rise hotel in gatlinburg, east of knoxville. >>> more california mosques have received a letter threatening genocide against muslims. "trumo muslims -- signed by the americans for a better way. mosque leaders want more police protection. >>> donald trump, baby! that's right. [ bleep ]! >> you're looking at a donald trump -- you're looking at a passenger who can no longer fly delta airlines. he was shouting about donald trump and making derogatory comments about hillary clinton. today, delta's ceo refunded everyone's fare, saying the man should have been removed immediately. >>> meantime, people who feel threatened by what they perceive as the changing social climate of a donald trump presidency met for an empowering seminar. it taught them how to protect themselves physically, emotionally, and legally. organizers say it's a w

tennessee the mayor of severe kerry said the 45 people have been treated at a hospital person found it was found at a motel east 250 homes and businesses are confirmed destroyed so far we see a video bedside while building blame so closer to direct efforts of anyone might be an accountant for more than 40 14,000 people are forced to leave the area it has quite a few resorts and fragrant with tourist appeared and the national weather service but today looking at damage of a deadly tornado that hit alabama three people were storm alina severe storms moved across the cell possible it is reported in northern alabama and southern tennessee tornadoes were reported there and feel as well reported in the louisiana and mississippi three people killed in alabama were in a trailer home in jackson county. lets check with our own weather here greg and i know you're also keeping an eye what's going on elsewhere in the nation dealing with a very severe weather yes they are they play they had some hear we are in the mile high am standing in the shade right now it feels pretty cool still but you wal

. >>> wildfires in eastern tennessee have turned deadly as three people have died and thousands are evacuated from their homes. as a fast moving wildfires sweep into the vacation communities outside of the great smoky mountains. mark barker is in the hardest hit area of gatlinburg with the >> the scene around gatlinburg tennessee is utter devastation, hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged and destroyed by a fast moving wildfire that erupted overnight into a inferno. >> this sapphire for the history books, because it is unlike anything most have ever seen. >> several wildfires in east tennessee fueled by high winds and dry brush reached out of hour. >> it's hurricane force, there's nowhere to be when you're trying to fight a fire. >> flames came close to a hotel terrifying guests. 14,000 people were evacuated in gatlinburg. >> i'm glad they did when they did. those flames are right up on us. >> we couldn't see, if they didn't come and get us, we wouldn't have gotten out at all. >> some were choked by smoke and names others were escorted on blocked roads. >>> and homes lost and lives fo

tennessee -- including the popular tourist town of gatlinburg, where flames damaged resorts and forced the evacuation of an estimated 14-thousand residents and visitors.cooper says: "we were in our cabin preparing supper and we heard a knock at the door and it was a policeman and said that he would recommend we leave because the fire was getting close to where the cabin that we could gather up and put in the truck and came down here." the fires are also affecting the neighboring town of pigeon forge -- home to dolly parton's popular theme park. dollywood's official twitter account announced that it's suspending park operations on wednesday due the the fires. nats "hold off on burning leaves. tie up chains on trailers to avoid sparks. don't park vehicles on dry grass. even a cozy campfire could spark a wildfire." one day before her was evacuated b i /i /b the country star appeared with smoky bear in a public service announcement to urge caution in the dry conditions. an entire community is pulling together to look out for residents and visitors while firefighters work round the clock to

. >> and a state of emergency in eastern tennessee this morning as several fierce wildfires rage out of control. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. the dow is up slightly at this hour. coming up, we'll get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >>> good morning. let's take a free ride across the bay area. cool with light winds. a high surf advisory is in effect for the coast. 57 in pacifica, onshore 50s around the peninsula. low 60s santa clara valley. whimming around to the eastern portion of our bay area. bright sunshine and great visibility. mount diablo in the 50s, antioch 50s. north bay stinson beach 57. 62 novato, sonoma and napa areas. far reaches of the north bay high 50s and low 60s. >>> survivors of last year' shooting in san bernardino are telling county supervisors they are not getting the treatment they need. a husband and wife terrorist duo killed 14 and injured 57 others that day at a county building last december. both later died in the shootout with authorities. some survivors have complained about having workers' compensatio

tennessee including the popular tourist town of gatlinburg where flames damaged resorts and forced 14,000 residence and visitors. >> we were in the cabin and preparing supper and we had a knock at the door and it was a policeman and said he would recommend we leave because the fire was getting close to where the cabin was so we got all of our stuff that we could gather and came down here. >> the fires are affecting the neighboring down of pigeon forge home to dollywood. the twitter account is suspending park operations on wednesday due to the fires. and an entire community is pulling together to look out for residents and visitors while firefighters work around the clock to push back the flames. >> as we speak, there are teams going into areas and particularly in gatlinburg and the county that we were not able to get into last night because of the speed of the fire and how quickly it spread. >> in atlanta, jonathan seare fox news. >>> bill has the latest on the weather. >> some rain coming in that area. we talked about that system out there and today severe weather south of that area, eve

now, right now, eastern tennessee, near chattanooga is getting hit with severe weather right now. tens of thousands of people are without power. had tornado yesterday. >>>ere at home, good news for skiers. beavercreek are opening more terrain. >> the ski resort got more than a foot of snow. are we going to get more. let's check with meteorologist lisa hidalgo. >> almost the first of december, they'll be more. we have a couple of months to go. in denver, it's cold. clear skies, skies have cleared in the mountains too. no snow there today. if we get any, it's going to be light. look at wind

tennessee. the major confirming three people have been killed. that's a major update. dozens injured as those fires destroy hundreds of homes and businesses in the great smoky mountains of eastern tennessee. it sparked yesterday. thousands have been evacuated winds have calmed, rains have fallen, but officials are worried about fire that could spread again if the winds pick up, amber? >>> in the valley a sunny and dry day for us. even though the rain and snow has stopped the thicker air is sticking around. eight dedegrees below nor nal -- degrees below normal. and it's dropping to the 50s. a capitol hilly night tonight. low -- chilly night tonight. tracking some cold forecast lows in the overnight hours. we have freeze warnings to track not in the phoenix metro but just beyond in gila and pinal counties. we'll give you tips on how to protect your pipes and plantses and track your forecast with the chilly days sticking around. >>> the car and knife attack at attack. we know he came to the u.s. in

he told them he lived 500 miles away in eastern tennessee and agreed to make the eight-hour drive to germantown to be interviewed. detectives wondered had he made the trip once already that week to take heather away? and most importantly, could he tell them where she was now? >> just because you've got somebody living 500 miles away does not mean that they didn't have anything to do with this disappearance. >> reporter: police recorded ed raulerson's interview. during questioning, ed made a potentially important admission. >> i love her to death. i would do anything for her. you know, one of the detectives asked me, you know, who would she call if she wanted to disappear. i said, me. i'd be here in however many hours it took for me to get here today. >> reporter: but, he insisted, heather never made that call. and there was more. ed told detectives he was surprised by the first question he was asked when initially contacted by the police. >> detective cook called me and he said, "is your girlfriend there?" and i said, "yes, she's in the backyard." and he said "good, okay, so heather'

authorities now say the wildfire devastating eastern tennessee is, quote, "human caused" -- but didn't provide any other details. three people have died as a result -- and several families are still searching for missing have been forced to evacuate -- and the fires have consumed hundreds of buildings in the resort-heavy area. powerful storms hitting the south last night... if the fires in tennessee weren't enough -- officials say two people died and another nine are hurt after the severe weather... across the state line in alabama -- another three people were killed when a possible tornado hit a mobile home. the national weather service more possible tornadoes were spotted in tennessee, alabama and toss to weather weather light rain, snow and mix is possible and will likely thursday morning then staying mainly cloudy. sunny breaks expected friday into saturday but it'll be much cooler. highs will struggle to reach into the upper 30s. another storm system will bring the chance for rain and snow sunday into monday. stay tuned. showers. low: 35 wind: w 5-10 mph thursday: morning flurries