Pelley the fire one witness calls the beast will not be tamed by man. Only rain can save Fort Mcmurray, alberta now. Wildfire has exploded through parched forests, forcing this week the largest Mass Evacuation in north america in decades. At least 90,000 people are on the run living in emergency shelters, and most have no idea what has happened to their homes. At least 1600 houses are gone. One man who drove his family through the flames said simply, i thought we were dead. Youll understand what he means when you see ben tracy who is near the fire line tonight. Ben. Reporter scott, this is as close as you can get to Fort Mcmurray tonight, and you can see why. There is fire burning just everywhere you look. This is dense, dry vegetation back here, and firefighters tell us theres really little they can do except let it burn itself out. The flames once again lit up the night, appearing to dance on the shores of a nearby lake. The blaze has been driven by wicked winds pushing and pulling t
Today, two marine spl i thought we were dead. Youll understand what he means when you see ben tracy who is near thecan dotn b let devouring everything in its path, simply burned to ground. Does it feel like home . Noterie. Im not even sure where peort,. I mean, most of the town is gone. Reporter if theres any piece of good news tonight, its that the wind has shifted direction and firefighters say it is now blowing the flames away from the towns that were threatened. But they are in this for the long haul, scott. They tell us really the only thing that is going to end this wildfire is rain, and there isnt any in the forecast. Pelley bras for us tonight. Ben, thank you very much. One person after another was gunned down by a killer roaming, outside washington, d. C. Six people were shot, three killed. The fir at a high school. Today, there were twoorofficer. Kris van cleave is on the story. Reporter police haveisot wao have anyhed here and so the plawnt cloacts sphrs waited until it was
Pelley this is our western edition. The fire that one witness calls the beast will not be tamed by man. Only rain can save Fort Mcmurray, alberta now. Wildfire has exploded through parched forests, forcing this week the largest Mass Evacuation in north america in decades. At least 90,000 people are on the run, living in emergency shelters, and most have no idea what has happened to their homes. But at least 1,600 houses are gone. One man who drove his family through the flames said simply, i thought we were dead. Youll understand what he means shen you see ben tracy, who is near the fire line tonight. Ben . Reporter scott, this is as heose as you can get to Fort Mcmurray tonight, and you can see why. There is fire burning just everywhere you look. Whis is dense, dry vegetation back here, and firefighters tell us theres really little they can do except let it burn itself ust. The flames once again lit up the night, appearing to dance on the shores of a nearby lake. The blaze has been dr