the northwest. 400 families are fleeing a fire in washington state. it already destroyed 100 buildings including 60 homes. no injuries are reported. one person is missing tonight. the fire has burned about 20,000 acres since yesterday. more than 150 fire fighters from across the state are working to contain the blaze tonight. it is an action packed day in the battleground states. president obama is in iowa with stops in oskaloosa, waterloo and cedar rapids. mitt romney is in ohio. steve handlesman is on capitol hill with the highlights. reporter: you know how some preseason redskins games feel a little bit like practice? well this race for the white house now is looking and feeling more like the players. they clashed over energy. barack obama in iowa. mitt romney in ohio with coal miners, slamming the president for toughening regulations. if you don t believe in coal, if you don t believe in energy independence for america, say it. reporter: wind is one alternative th
right now our closest storm in berryville area approaching the berriville area and heading northeast to guylord in the next 15 minutes and on toward britain area. bigger storms again to the north and west again. that will be heading to good and unger area in the next 30 to 45 minutes including even oakland. so until 9:00 or 10:00 p.m., getting gusty drenching thunderstorms coming through. they ll be scattered. so not everyone will get these. but if your area is under a warning, then take a precaution right away. damaging winds possible. we cannot rule out possibility of a brief tornado coming through. our temperatures 82 to 89 degrees tloult throughout the a. winchester cooled to 75 degrees. so going to see a big cooldown with the storms coming through the area. for 5:00, 7:00 p.m., 86 to 84. there are your stormy conditions from 9:00 or 10:00. 81 degrees by 11:00 p.m. this evening. storms out there right now. we ll keep you updated with any more warnings that should be issu