it 112 and say it will go higher. and they are quick to remind us that it's not the number that's important but the human toll behind each one. >> it's really not just the list of numbers. these are stories. each one of these represents a family that's been displaced from their home that may have lost some family heirlooms. photos, possessions, kids' toys, what have you. >> meantime, a massive effort to save 500 other homes from a spot fire. the cost of this fight now over $7 million. and growing by several million dollars each day and the weather is only going to get worst. predicting winds up to 50 miles per hour come monday. shep? >> shepard: dan springer live, fort collins, colorado tonight. hitchhike his or her claimed somebody shot him earlier this week now admits he shot himself. he is apparently working on a memoir called kindness in america and he told cops he was trying to get a ride along a montana highway when a driver opened fire and hit him in the arm.