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doing a very, very good job. unfortunately, we don t have 100% containment on some of the larg larger fires. natalie asked what makes up these wildfires. we have three major ingredients that make a wildfire spread. may sound obvious, but you have to think about it. the fuel for the fire is needed, the dry grasslands. some of the marshy areas maybe not getting enough rainfall. they can dry out easily. you need the heat for an ignition source. we ve had temperatures soaring in the 80s lately. then oxygen. the air that we breathe is about 21% oxygen. and fire only needs about 16%. so we have plenty of that certainly. here s the latest on the collier county area, where naples is located. 268 personnel actually fighting this fire. 21,000 acres burned, 60% containment. you see that white line right there? that s actually interstate 75. if you ve driven through this area, you know that s a major
vote. one thing to watch tonight as these polls close is both the early vote, as that starts to get counted if ossoff can maintain a lead it will indicate he has a better shot of breaking the 50% mark, that may sound obvious, but the question mark there is, the independents in that early vote. if they break big for ossoff that will tell us a lot about what we might see the rest of the night. the other thing is to watch for, again, more independents than normal, low propensity voters. are the polls off the way they were in 2016 because they re not capturing people that aren t likely to vote. the enthusiasm is the big mark. kasie hunt in sandy springs, georgia, it s going to be a busy night there in georgia. thank you. here to talk about all of this, rick tyler, republican strategist and msnbc news political analyst and josh barrow, senior editor for business insider and an msnbc contributor. always good to see both of you. rick, start with you, the difference between the kansas
it is not over. they are the ones gathering all the data and they see it is headed towards you, obviously, there in jacksonville. and then, of course, to georgia and south carolina, as well. wow, what a job he has. chris? yeah. you know, but the key word there is it is his job. one of the difficulties about a hurricane is that it is such a spectacle. it s something to behold. it creates such excitement. there s an entertainment value in it. when you are where you are, the problem is when that transfers to people in the way of this storm, it becomes a deadly curiosity. that s one of the things that the local authorities are trying to drum in. yes, the big winds and what it does and those effects. watch it on television from somewhere safe. don t stay to see it yourself. that may sound obvious, but a lot of people are not heeding that warning. we are seeing the costs of that already. let s check in right now with chief michael chitwood from daytona beach police there. chief, we had hea
the laws of the u.s. always apply say the guidelines, but that may sound obvious. when traveling overseas there will be chaperones for many secret service personnel. before going on the trip there s a briefing about standards of conduct for each individual country where the president visits. alex? mike baquero at the white house, thank you. front page politics, president obama is launching attacks against republicans on women s issue. during a speech last night at the national issues conference in d.c. the president singled out the virginia governor for a new law that requires women to undergo an ultrasound procedure before having an abortion. he also attacked another gop state leader. they are pushing and passing bills forcing women to get ultrasounds, even if they don t want one. if you don t like it, the governor of pennsylvania said you can close your eyes. it s a quote. it s apalling. it s offensive, it s out of touch. mitt romney met with college students in the battlegro