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14,000 acres have burned in the northern part of the state, forcing more evacuations. so far, more than a dozen structures have been lost or damaged. and people are looking for higher ground on the gulf coast. heavy rainfall is causing massive flooding in escambia county. a state of emergency has been declared and people living in low-lying areas are being urged to evacuate. i spoke earlier with the emergency manager don bosh about it. we re urging all residents that are low-lying or have flooding problems, when we have heavy rains, to consider going to higher ground. maybe with friends or family or elsewhere in the county. it s just trying to get people out of harm s way is the challenge right now. forecasters say pensacola could get another five to ten inches of rain tonight. the pastor of one of the country s largest churches was on the defensive today. i want to say this very emphatically. i should have never been arrested. creflo dollar heads the mega church ch
earlier i spoke with the escam bya county manager. we advise residents in the low-lying or have flooding problems when we have heavy rains to consider going to higher ground, maybe with friends or family members elsewhere in the county. just try to get people out of harm s way is the challenge right now. according to the national weather service, pensacola received 13 inches of rain just yesterday. forecasters say it could get another five to ten inches of rain tonight. and right now, out west, colorado firefighters are trying to get a handle on the high park wildfire. 14,000 acres have burned in the northern part of the state, forcing more evacuations. our primary goal is to make sure we get all the people out of the way of the fire. it is a terrible thing to have people hearing about their homes. it s 1,000 times worse to have someone missing. and our focus right now is to make sure the evacuations we re going house to house to make sure we get people out of harm