top. and we are compassionate people. it has been an important scene, but the most important thing is for the president to not get in the way of these relief efforts. sandra: there was a moment there where the governor had an exchange with the president, where they were keeping praise on each other at which time come the president chimed in and said, i don t think now is the time to congratulate each other. i think we can all agree on that. simon? the heroes today are the people on the ground in these communities who are fighting extraordinary circumstances with the local and first responders. and citizen volunteers that we have seen on tv so much over the last few days. our prayers and our admiration has to be with them. they are doing all the hard work right now. it has been really inspiring for someone very far away to see the great american spirit play out as we head over the last couple days. it has been awesome, and
ahead. the quickest resource you have are citizen volunteers. samaritan brigades, and the texas national guard. you have got over 10,000 national guards troops in texas. texas is a big state. it will take time to get them down there. but nobody can do it better than them. push them into the flooded area and ask the federal and adjacent states to help evacuate places you predict will flood tomorrow. this must be done. we can t wait for people to flood up to their neck then say call 911. it s nobody s fault it s the rain. it will rain more tomorrow and rain the next day. thank god the wind is cooperating and the helicopters are up. but they can t handle the number of people who need to be evacuated. arthel: you saying this is the time when you have the citizens to help each other out.
but is critically injured. today s air show obviously has been cancelled. these wildfires have strained firefighters and stretched resources so thin that for the first time ever officials are calling on citizen volunteers to help. they say they ve already been flooded with offers. we also know there are 200 active duty military personnel who are joining this fire fight this weekend. there are 259 fires burning in 17 states, mainly in the west and southwest. the environmental protection agency was well aware of the potential for a blowout at an abandoned mine, that according to newly released documents that show the epa knew about the dangers for more than a year.
i m page hopkins. several wildfires in central washington state have grown by more than 100 square miles since friday. with fire crews stretching thin they are adding citizen volunteers. epa well aware of the potential for a catastrophic blow out at an abandoned mine. epa and contract workers accidentally unleashed 3 million gallons of contaminated wastewater earlier this month. now we take you back to caught on camera. conventional wisdom claims it s good luck to have rain on your wedding day. but what about tornadoes? so here we are in kansas where a beautiful outdoor wedding is takes place. and all of a sudden the camera angle turns from the bride and groom to a giant tornado in the background. hey, reverend, let s get this
bottom of this. i m absolutely convinced. there has been a firestorm of criticism over comments made by national security advisor rice last sunday on another show. here is what she said then and how she tried to lean it up on friday. he serbed the united states with honor and distinction. what i was referring to is this was a young man who volunteered to serve his country in uniform at a time of war. that is itself a very honorable thing. do bergdahl s actions, as you understand them, meet any military definition of honor and distinction, and in this past week how do the military leaders you have spoken to regard this the event, the swap, the decision to get bring back bergdahl and the way in which it was ruled out by the administration? certainly, yes. i mean, the fact that a citizen volunteers, becomes a soldier,