several wildfires burning in the state. to the south, the royal gorge fire threatens the iconic bridge that hosted tourists for so many years while up north lightning has ignited a fire in rocky mountain national park. you have a whole lot of people displaced. 40,000 people have been evacuated. virtually impossible to get a hotel room in the city and no one knows when things will improve. of course, going to be contingent on the firefighting effort, but, more so on the weather, the temperature and the wind. right now it's a little bit cooler, not much wind at the moment. let's just hope it ke-- >> we're looking at live pictures coming to us from our affiliate kmgh where you get a sense of how big this is. 40,000 people evacuated. this is a big, developing story. dan simons will continue to follow that there from colorado springs. thank you, dan. now, severe weather is blowing through the northeast today after a day of chaotic