As several wildfires burn across colorado from pueblo to bright outside the metro area. Youre looking at video from southern Colorado Work firefighters are working around the clock to contain the duncans fire that is burned more than 11,000 acres and destroyed for structures. This is just west of pueblo 130 homes evacuated there. You see on the map the 550 fire burning in the Pike National forest. Thirtyseven homes evacuated i 25 acres have burned. We have Team Coverage tonight from here in the metro get down in pueblo county. Dave fraser monitoring the latest wind conditions. First we get at the greg nieto live with the latest information. Greg . He gave the sign behind this really says it all, fire danger in stream. Once again today word that folks in this Community West of pueblo have seen all too often for the its been an emotional day in the wet mountain valley. It was pretty devastating, but we were pretty lucky because friends of ours down the road lost their home. More than 150
Structures including one home. The fire started at our neighbors down the road. The play started just on the road from jim and lori davis a summer place. Their neighbor barely able to get out. She says when she woke up in the night she thought her house her roof was blown off, their winds were probably 80 miles or more an hour. The official cause under investigation, but tonight the davises said a toppled metal hay barn is the cause. A piece of metal that the electric pole and i dont know how, but sparked the fire. No injuries or deaths, the next press briefing tomorrow morning and ten. Reporting from Chester County fox 31 bret. Close call for some homes and his goal and parker today south metro fire showing this brush fire near pine grove elementary. This is extra cost by sparks morning. Crews were able to contain the fire to 1 acre. The winds have been playing a ot of these firesen playing a lately. Those with red flag warning several counties under fire extractions. Douglas county h
As several wildfires burn across colorado from pueblo to bright outside the metro area. Youre looking at video from southern Colorado Work firefighters are working around the clock to contain the duncans fire that is burned more than 11,000 acres and destroyed for structures. This is just west of pueblo 130 homes evacuated there. You see on the map the 550 fire burning in the Pike National forest. Thirtyseven homes evacuated i 25 acres have burned. We have Team Coverage tonight from here in the metro get down in pueblo county. Dave fraser monitoring the latest wind conditions. First we get at the greg nieto live with the latest information. Greg . He gave the sign behind this really says it all, fire danger in stream. Once again today word that folks in this Community West of pueblo have seen all too often for the its been an emotional day in the wet mountain valley. It was pretty devastating, but we were pretty lucky because friends of ours down the road lost their home. More than 150
Released his 2018 fiscal year budget proposal. Listen to this, 1000 job cuts, hike fares and cutting back train service, john henry is joining us live, i imagine the writers are not happy. That is right it has a lot of changes are being proposed with the budget. About every six minutes this under this change we could see trains one run every hour and its not the only thing that we could see changing, the new budget could cause and increase in fares and oneway buses to 10 and . 25 respect to fully respectively. They say that changes are needed in ridership is not what deficit. Thats had no all writers as you might imagine are on board with the plan. I would not like it, the waiting time now is crazy so i would not like it. Reporter it is important to note that it is not a done deal yet, there will be a Committee Meeting and it would need the full approval of the metro board and that may not happen until next year. There e there including that of jack evans and we will hear from him at 1
Shell break down what happened overnight and look ahead to whats happening today. Plus powerful storms moved through the region just as the dnc got under way. Accuweather is tracking more steamy weather. Another hot one. Not as bad as yesterdayly lets turn to david and karen. Still a day for cool drinks. Not going to be as oppressive or as humid through the afternoon. This morning weve got the clearing skies that you see he there with the lack of cloud cover, the storms from last night in those watch boxes are all gone at this point and were looking to start out bright with just high clouds filtering in as we go later into the morning and afternoon. 75 degrees currently in philadelphia, 68 up in allentown, not bad there. 69 degrees in reading. 72 in millville. And 76 down in cape may. As you take a look at dewpoints were still looking at fairly humid air from philadelphia down to the shore but notice how were back into the mid 60s in allentown and reading and thats because the wind tod