trust of america back? the scientific review is at the highest standard. and we ll make sure that the safety work at cdc is also at the highest standard. reporter: the cdc director saying some scientists are too comfortable with dangerous organisms. a lax attitude he vows to change. jim avila, abc news, capitol hill. wildfires in eastern washington state are threatening hundreds of homes this morning. there s a state of emergency in 20 counties as weather conditions are perfect for wildfires. hundreds of people are urged to evacuate. the largest of the fires is 40% contained. close to 40 square miles. another fire that s close to a highway that residents may need for evacuations. a brush fire north of reno, nevada, practically doubled in size in just a few hours. look at those pictures. however this fire is on u.s. forest service land. no homes are threatened there. about 20% contained, thanks to the use of air tankers and helicopters and the efforts of dozens of firefighters o
muslims to christianity. u.s. government officials strongly deny the charges. these were selfless volunteers who devoted themselves to providing free andans theremo new connecticut governor jodi rell has day of remembrance today for plled tuesday s workplace rampage. hundreds of mourners paid their respects last night during a vigil in manchester. truck driver omar thornton shot eight co-workers to death at a beer distribution company before then turning the gun on himself. thornton had accused his employers of racism. a 14-year-old boy is under arrest accused of starting a brush fire north of los angeles. the fire spread across 40 acres and threatened about 50 homes before it was finally contained. police say the boy admitted dropping his lighter in a field while trying to light his marijuana pipe. the boy and a friend tried to put out the flames but they failed and then they ran. bp says the cement sealing its blown-out well in the gulf of mexico is solidly in place. pressure