dry weather. this fire burning a thousand acre and and the federal government is close to running through its fire- fighting budget. and washington state, fighting the flames. 1500 people forced from a town after lightning sparked fires. and a seattle news photographer caught in the middle of the story. the time and gear douced in fire retard at. and the sefear storms. and hail and tornados. we'll get that from janice dean. >> we are watching the potential for strong storms and hail and damaging winds. we don't have the warning here but just the watch in partings of north dakota dack and