You know, weve got wind out there. That is normal for this area. It comes up in the afternoon like this. Yes. That is true. Im sure theyve been getting gusts out there. I dont have wind speed for you but this is just one of the areas where the wind gets on it and it just pushes flames to the ground. Okay. Thank you very much for coming on and updating us once again. We appreciate it. Pam. And if youre a safe distans from the fire and have photos or video youd like to share with us, you can post it with hash tag abc7 now. This fire has grown to 500 acres. No containment at this point. One structure burned, others threatened. Well stay on top of it for you on our website and on our twitter feed. In the meantime, good evening, im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. We have a late word tonight that three firefighters have been killed fighting a small fire in washington state. Its called the twist fire, only 50 acres but threatening 20 buildings. And there are new evacuations in a fire burning east o
Walmart is in a slump. It reported a drop in Second Quarter profits and missed wall street earnings estimates and said growth for the full year wont be as strong as thought. On the bright side, more shoppers are shopping at walmart here in the u. S. And spending slightly more but costs are rising faster. Today, investors sent shares of the dow component down to a 52week low thinking walmart, the worst performer on the Dow Jones Industrial average for the day. Courtney reagan has more on the company that many consider to be a barometer of the consumer economy. Reporter while walmarts u. S. Comparable sales improved for the fourth straight quarter and sales traffic increased, it wasnt enough to keep the retailer from significantly lowering its full year earnings guidance. There are headwinds that cut into the quarter, many of which walmart expects to continue, including increased employee hours at now higher wages, lower reimbursements from prescription drugs. Walmart explains that shrin
Walmart is in a slump. It reported a drop in Second Quarter profits and missed wall street earnings estimates and said growth for the full year wont be as strong as thought. On the bright side, more shoppers are shopping at walmart here in the u. S. And spending slightly more but costs are rising faster. Today, investors sent shares of the dow component down to a 52week low thinking walmart, the worst performer on the Dow Jones Industrial average for the day. Courtney reagan has more on the company that many consider to be a barometer of the consumer economy. Reporter while walmarts u. S. Comparable sales improved for the fourth straight quarter and sales traffic increased, it wasnt enough to keep the retailer from significantly lowering its fl year earnings guidance. There are headwinds that cut into the quarter, many of which walmart eects to continue, including increased employee hours at now higher wages, lower reimbursements from prescription drugs. Walmart explains that shrink in
Walmart is in a slump. It reported a drop in Second Quarter profits and missed wall street earnings estimates and said growth for the full year wont be as strong as thought. On the bright side, more shoppers are shopping at walmart here in the u. S. And spending slightly more but costs are rising faster. Today, investors sent shares of the dow component down to a 52week low thinking walmart, the worst performer on the Dow Jones Industrial average for the day. Courtney reagan has more on the company that many consider to be a barometer of the consumer economy. Reporter while walmarts u. S. Comparable sales improved for the fourth straight quarter and sales traffic increased, it wasnt enough to keep the retailer from significantly lowering its full year earnings guidance. There are headwinds that cut into the quarter, many of which walmart expects to continue, including increased employee hours at now higher wages, lower reimbursements from prescription drugs. Walmart explains that shrin
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