Opponents say they have the votes in congress to keep the deal alive. Good morning, im randall pinkston. Wildfires in the west are pushing fire crews to the limit. Now Washington State is asking for volunteers to pitch in for the first time ever. Nearly 29,000 firefighters are battling fires across six states. International assistance is also on the way from australia and new zealand. Those countries are sending fire managers and specialists to help battle the flames. Thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes as the fires approach. We now know the names of the three firefighters who died in washington. The Forest Service identifies them. They died after the fire took their vehicle near the state line. These were three big heroes protecting small towns. There were 390,000acres burning. Last year was bad with 250,000 acres and we thank everyone who are doing everything they can to make sure the evergreen state does not become an ever fire state. Lets get to kevin. These fires ar
It did not take long for the gloves to come off. The candidates began talking about the economy and their plans to bring more jobs to america and their concerns with their opponents plans. We have to stop our jobs from being stolen from us. Economy. Reporter both often criticize the other for issues that are been prominent during the campaigns. Why wont he releases tax returns . Because theres something his hiding. When she releases her three 3000 emails that are been deleted, i will release. Reporter the debate turned to the topic of Police Community relations. They respect the communities. We have to tackle the plague of gun violence. We need law and order. If we do not have it, we will not have a country. Reporter both argued about isis, the formation of isis, and how to fight them. A lot of backandforth between the candidates all night long tonight. We will see how the public reacts to what they saw. Tonights debate she should be in raleigh. Doors open for in at 11 00. She discusse
Freezing rain continues for some. Watch for heavy rain and ice this morning. This winter storm continues to wreak havoc on our area and is making things tricky for commuters and people just even trying to walk their dog this morning. Wdbj7s shayne dwyer is live in Downtown Roanoke for us this morning. Shayne how are the roads looking right now . Good morning garrett. Roanoke, the roads primaries are in decent shape too but the Virginia Department of transportation is reporting slick spots pretty much all across our region. There is some snow and ice on primary routes in bedford, floyd, Henry Patrick and pulaski counties. Garrett ice continues to be the problem causer here this morning and may even be worse than the snow. Shayne Power Outages now topping more than 20 thousand. Where are the hardest hit areas . Garrett that number were no more than 21thousand three hundred right now. Right now some of the hardest hit areas are right in the Roanoke Valley where you see all that red. Roano
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