calistoga. residents have been told to p prepare for a possible evacuation. 115 flights cancelled due in part to reduced visibility from the wildfires there. for more let s check in with dan simon. reporter: this fire is still going. you can see the smoke behind me. this is one small section of this massive wildfire. and the concern is is that is the winds pick up, you could see more devastation. i was in a black hawk helicopter wednesday afternoon and what e we saw was breathtaking. only with that perspective can you appreciate what things look like. home after home, street after street that had been mated. the other thing is how much active flame there still is. that s why authorities are still going door to door trying to evacuate people, making sure people flee the danger. this fire is now the most destructive wildfire in california history.
but now official contact with a known entity that reports to a body of taliban and that comes back to protest regularly, that hasn t happened yet, and we hope it can begin as soon as possible. but contacts, of course, have been there between various elements of the afghani government at the level of community and at a political level. president karzai denied a report that he s manic-depressive. you can see that tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. and you re in the situation room. happening now, a new revelation raising questions about the failed attempt to rescue a british hostage in afghanistan. was she accidentally killed by american forces? also, trapped underground for two months. those chilean miners are getting ready for the long journey to safety. details of what they re doing to p prepare.