we begin this morning with burning out of control. high winds are fanning the flames of two wildfires that have forced hundreds of evacuations in colorado and new mexico. fire officials say so far, the colorado blaze has destroyed or damaged 18 structures and scorched 20,000 acres. lightning is the suspected cause of the fire, which officials say is 0% contained. in the meantime, strong winds grounded aircraft fighting a - 40-square-mile wildfire in southern new mexico. that blaze has burned through three dozen structures. meanwhile across the country, torrential rains brought damaging floods to the southeast, particularly the florida panhandle. heavy downpours soaked pensacola with more than 13 inches of rain saturday, blocking roads and stranding residents and cars in the knee-high water. more than 100 people were forced to evacuate their homes. parts of southeastern alabama were also drenched during the weekend s severe storms. we re going to find out when the rain-soa
allegedly involving u.s. secretary of commerce john bryson. the los angeles county sheriff s department reports secretary bryson was involved in two separate traffic collisions in california towns on saturday. he was found alone and unconscious and hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries after the second incident. authorities say he was cooperative and there is no indication alcohol or drugs played a role. the first collision is under investigation as a felony hit-and-run. in alabama now, a statewide manhunt is under way for a gunman who opened fire at a party this weekend near the campus of auburn university, killing three people and wounding three others. two former auburn football players were among those killed. nbc s kurt gregory has details. reporter: a gunman opened fire during a fight at a party held at an offcampus apartment complex near auburn university on saturday night. it happened so quick. reporter: three were killed in the shooting, including tw
replacement. nadia? tonight, residents have plenty of advice on what the mayor s team needs to lopok ok for. some say they re looking for superman to clean things up. i would look outside of the city, somebody who has a different take an experience. make sure he knows the area she will be working in. 50 advisory panel which consists of law enforcement, legal and executive experts will be responsible for conducting interviews for internal and external applicant. a dent of as to recommend a finalist to the mayor. the city also hired an outside firm to vent both candidates. baltimore s current top cop says he s been known for its history talking approach. the bad guys with guns. we will risk our lives to take these people off the street toward he officially steps down august 1 to spend more time with his family. during his tenure he decided presided over tough cases dealing with corruption, scandal and misconduct in his department. the highlights include the cities
loose. one last look at u street. why it won t look this way ever again. and it s called the truman show. delusion. why psychiatrists are starting to see patients who are convinced they live in a reality show. good evening. we begin with another scorcher. the two hottest days of the year hammered us. let s get details from chuck bell in storm center 4. two days in a row back-to-back 90s around here. our hottest weekend since last summer. yes, indeed, we need a little koo cooling relief to come our way. you ll start to notice the changes on monday. high temperature today in washington, 92 degrees. it was our first weekend with back-to-back 90ss since last year, august 6th and 7th. that was a hotter weekend than this. a 93 and 97-degree day that weekend. no worries first thing on monday. may have showers before your monday is through. the middle of the week looks awfully soggy. how do people deal with this sneet the hot weather making it tough for any outdoor activity
flames of two wildfires that have foreed hundreds of evacuations in colorado and new mexico. fire officials say so far the colorado blaze has destroyed or scorched 18 structures and 20,000 acres. officials say the fire is zero percent contained. strong winds grounded aircraft in a 40 square mile wildfire in new mexico that s burned through some three dozen structures. across the country, torrential rains brought damaging floods to the southeast. heavy downpours soaked pensacola with more than 18 inches of rain on saturday, blocking roads and stranding residents and cars in the knee-high water. more than 100 people were forced to evacuate their homes. parts of southeast alabama were drenched during the severe storm. we ll fine out when the rain-soaked area can expect to dry out. that s coming up in a moment in weather. also in alabama, a statewide manhunt is under way for a gunman that open fire at a party this weekend near the campus of auburn university, killing thre