colorado s history. the flames already destroying more than 180 homes. the most for any fire ever in the state. with the flames on the move authorities are issuing evacuation orders for hundreds of homes surrounding the fire zone. joining us on the phone right now a public information officer for the hyde park fire which is the one we re talking about. we ve heard a couple different figures as far as containment. where are you today? good morning. we are at 45% containment, and the fire has grown to 58,046 acres. jenna: what are conditions like today? we are in a red flag warning, which typically means winds with high wind gusts, very low single digit humidities and high temperatures. jenna: we have been covering this story for the last week or so and it s been such a challenging fire to get a handle on. we understand that you re using some equipment that is rarely deployed to wildfires to try to stop the spread, and we re actually pulling up a picture on the screen of this.
on cnn. good monday morning to you, everyone. it s good to have you with us, welcome to early start. i m ashley banfield. we re bringing you the news from a to z. big developments in greece that are sure to have a ripple effect. winning yesterday s parliamentary election in a vote seen by many as an endorsement for the survival of the euro. i will make sure that the sacrifices of the greek people will bring the country back to prosperity. so now it s up to samaras to form a coalition government to quickly keep greece afloat. something that other euro nations are hopes that we can do. christine romans is monitoring markets. as we started, we said, ah, good news here. features have turned lower. and i saw this described as a stay of execution for greece. others have called it the status quo. what is the status quo? relying on other monies from other countries to stay afloat, to basically not go broke and it still has an awful lot of work to do here. but voters dec
a reading from the holy gospel. tonight, we ask, at this rate, decades from now will anyone believe god even exists? i play devil s advocate. stand by. hello, everyone. i m don lemon. we ll get you up to speed now. rodney king was found dead at his home today? suburban los angeles. the 47-year-old whose beating by police triggered riots years ago was found at the bottom of his pool. police say there is no sign of foul play. the acquittal of l.a. police officers in the king beating sparked days of rioting that left more than 50 people dead. in just moments we ll have more on how america changed because of rodney king. the national election in greece, it s over. voters picked the conservative new democracy party to form a government taking european bailout and stay in the eurozone. had the opposition gotten more votes greece ran the risk of dropping out of the euro, and that would have pounded the markets worldwide. soaring temperatures, strong winds fueling a new wil
not alone. a reading from the holy gospel. tonight, we ask, at this rate, decades from now will anyone belie god evenexists? i play devil s advocate. stand by. hello, i. don lemon. we ll get you up to speed now. rodney king was found dead at his home today? suburban los angeles. the 47-year-old whose beating by police triggered riots years ago was found at the bottom of his pool. the acquittal of l.a. police officers in the king beating sparked days of rioting that left more than 50 people dead. how america changed because of rodney king? the national election in greece, it s over. voters picked the conservative new democracy party to form a government taking european bailout and stay in the eurozone. had the opposition gotten more votes greece ran the risk of dropping out of the euro, and that would have pounded the markets worldwide. soaring temperatures, strong winds fueling a new wildfire in the lake george area of colorado. flames threaten a number of homes. fi
there. we re hearing three others have been hurt during the collapse. no word on what caused it. the fallout growing from president obama s unilateral decision to stop deporting hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, and he s doing it without approval from congress. at least one law maker calling the president s move illegal. and attorney general eric holder facing a deadline to hand over documents from that federal drug running scandal known as fast and furious. holder said he will deliver the documents to lawmakers by monday, but he says he has no plans to resign. well, back to another one of our top stories now. more crews arriving in colorado today to help fight a raging wildfire there. the hyde park fire already scorching more than 80 square miles, damaging or destroying one 81 homes now. that is a number that has been revised just this hour. more than 1500 people now battling the flames sparked by lightning back in the beginning