all in all, this is a big weekend here, a big rodeo weekend. a big draw to prescott. at this time people are still making sure that they remember their heroes here on this fourth of july. we know right now that there are still, you know, that the fire rages on. there are firefighters out there battling that same wildfire that killed those 19 young men. the yarnell wildfire. about 45% contained. what are you hearing from those firefighters? reporter: well, the one thing i can say that s good is that they ve been able to contain it at about 8,400 acres for the last couple of days now. but it is not out, and they re still working out there. they re still trying to make sure that this fire doesn t threaten any more buildings. and it s very hard because their hearts are broken. but at the same time they have to fight this fire. so one moment that did happen yesterday, the buggies that these 20 firefighters would ride in, that s what they re calm le. they re called buggies. ten men to ea
impromptu moment to honor these men as the buggies return. there s also one out on the fire line. take a listen. we did have a hard day today with our fallen comrades vehicles going down. we also had an operational pause today where we went ahead and considered those tasks we re asked to do, the environment we operate in, the hazards we face, the risk we assess and how we mitigate those. that s important for all of us as we move forward and take a moment to make certain that we are doing everything properly when it comes to attacking these fires. reporter: and the other thing to keep in mind, it was lightning that started that fire on friday of last week. and throughout the afternoon since we ve been here, we have seen these storms pick up. yesterday this really, really strong wind coming through. and this is what some officials say may have happened before last friday that led to the tragedy i m sorry. last sunday that led to the tragedy that we had here. they re hoping lightni
concerned. the u.s. government was deeply concerned. no support and no condemnation. so the u.s. is in a difficult place, a very difficult place, whether it supports the secularists in egypt or whether the islamists or the vast majority of the middle. whatever the u.s. does, whatever stance it takes it continues to come under fire from people in the region. it s pursuing or trying to pursue least lines of resistance in a difficult region of the world. it s incredibly important not just from the perspective of the united states but from egypt, keep in mind, the united states gives egypt more than $1 billion each and every year in aid. egypt s going to want to continue getting that money. when you broaden it out, bigger picture here, is there a lesson for all these islamic fundamentalist movements in all of the arab world who are sort of torn between working within the political system, i.e. mohamed morsi, and resorting to terrorism? that s an excellent question. and that s something
be safe. i said, okay, god. i don t understand it. but thank you that he wasn t alone. thank you that he was that they were together. reporter: they had done everything together, deborah says. eight slept outside and trained. the loss of andrew ashcraft is also being felt here at a place called captain cross-fit. a training center in prescott where ashcraft and five others who were lost in the fire worked out together regularly. trainer janine pererer row worked with all of the hot shots here. it s just really heartbreaking and sad to know that they are all gone. the whole crew. reporter: a loss in one household that andrew s mother puts in perspective. i have my husband. i have my daughter.
prescott, arizona. new information now. the first official funeral service to honor the 19 fallen heroes will take place tuesday. affiliate kpho is reporting the firefighters bodies will be transported back to prescott this sunday in a solemn caravan of 19 hearses. with a full color guard and bagpipe presentation. right now these bodies are being held at the medical examiner s office in phoenix. the yarnell hill wildfire which they were fighting sunday is about 45% contained. officials say the fire may not be fully contained until july 12th. that is eight days from now. so what happens? a lightning strike started the fast moving fire last weekend, but wildfires scorched more than 8,400 acres, about 13 square miles. and on this holiday today, a day