Has burned 62 square miles. Firefighters have managed to get it 30 contained. Danielle nottingham is there. Reporter this is what firefighters in Central Washington have been up against for the last four days. Flames appear as quickly as firefighters can put them out. Since weve been here, weve seen black hawk helicopters sent in by the National Guard making water drops over new flames that have sparked up in the hills. Matt eagan is one of 100 National Guard members out here on the fire lines. He is exhausted after spending 16 hours a day combing the hillside for hot spots to protect homes in the line of fire. Were all pretty much beat. So i couldnt imagine doing this for the whole fire season, like the actual firefighters do. Reporter National Guard team leader kurt stitch says theyre working hard to keep up progress. Im not looking for an end in sight. I mean, we could see september, october, being just as active fire behavior as were seeing now if we dont see significant rainfall.
Eight western states. 18 of them in california alone. In washington state, one fire has burned 62 square miles. Firefighters have managed to get it 30 contained. Danielle nottingham is there. Reporter this is what firefighters in Central Washington have been up against for the last four days. Flames appear as quickly as firefighters can put them out. Since weve been here, weve seen black hawk helicopters sent in by the National Guard making water drops over new flames that have sparked up in the hills. Matt eagan is one of 100 National Guard members out here on the fire lines. He is exhausted after spending 16 hours a day combing the hillside for hot spots to protect homes in the line of fire. Were all pretty much beat. So i couldnt imagine doing this for the whole fire season, like the actual firefighters do. Reporter National Guard team leader kurt stitch says theyre working hard to keep up progress. Im not looking for an end in sight. I mean, we could see september, october, being j
And nasdaq down 15 points, the sp sitting at 1752, also worth noting we were still on the 5 pullback area where we have been watching for the dow and the s p, the most recent highs, we were off 5 and 6 respectively. In the meantime what is interesting is trading, the market has turned a little bit negative. The fear index in the green at 1953. And the Third Session in a row, the key level as well and save haven of gold up 6. 5 to 2. 6 . Adam we want to turn to commodities. Will prices are wavering on the latest inventory data. Phil flynn is in the trading pits of the cme so supplies rose less than expected. Where are the bigger gains . Those numbers are skewered by the weather in the gulf of mexico. In the gulf of mexico last week we had massive fogs, storms, snow, you name it and oil tankers could not offload for. A lot of tankers are still sitting in the gulf of mexico that they think will get back in non land next week so that is tempering its somewhat. The other thing we are lookin
Why did she Financial Officer says it will cost to upgrade the technology. Adam it is a ratings agency, Cyber Security worlds cofounder will join us to talk about why target and neiman marcus, not close to being the most Vulnerable Companies and we will talk about what you need to know but first stocks near the highs of the day and the Stock Exchange, Nicole Petallides is there and we are seeing a sigh of relief. Nicole no doubt at all. We sold off 360 points, on stock 360 points and that was a loss of 2 . A bounce back on less volume from friday and monday but you are seeing a little bounce back. Over 1 2 , the nasdaq up 1. 1 , the s p up 3 4 , lots of nt you are seeing a little bounce back. Over 1 2 , the nasdaq up 1. 1 , the s p up 3 4 , lots of news to digest, factory orders slightly better than expected, weaker manufacturing numbers and at the end of the week, waiting on jobs numbers, company news from michael course, on the s p soaring, announced the microsoft ceo to name a few.
150,000, the number of votes that biden beat trump by in the state of michigan. Still the president has invited republican lawmakers from the state to the white house today in his bid ongoing to overturn the results in that state and other states. Your votes. Two republican senators publicly overnight opposing the president s actions, mitt romney calling it undemocratic, ben sass also weighing in. Where are the others . Well see the president a few hours from now at a time when the nation needs leadership more than ever. While hes holding up this president ial transition, thousands of americans are dying from covid as it surges and this country needs a smooth handover to ensure the smooth distribution of the key vaccines that we all so desperately need. Lets begin with joe johns at the white house on this invitation by the president to Michigan State lawmakers for what . Reporter the bottom line is its pretty clear that the president is in desperation mode right now, this is the hail m