Story, last nights midterm elections. Huge night for the republicans across the country. They won everything its senate majority, the bigger house majority, tight governors races and a giraffe from one of those claw machines. laughter i mean, they were on fire. I dont know why democrats didnt turn out to vote yesterday. What with all the inspiring fundraising emails the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out, like all hope is lost. laughter applause and sure, as a conservative it is tempting to gloat, but im going to be humble about this for two reasons. One, because i am amazing at being humble, okay. laughter fantastic. And, two, i want to be sensitive to all my liberal viewers. I have been told some liberals do watch the show. I dont know why. Its a free country. As happy as i am that america is now headed in the right direction, im not going to spike the metaphorical football or even the literal football i had made with obamas face on it right there, okay. laughter ap
And a good monday morning, everyone. Im dan kloeffler. And im reena ninan. We begin with the raging wildfires in the west. 17 still burning out of control in five states. A monster fire in Northern California has attracted thousands of firefighters from as far away as alaska and florida. Reporter the king fire is the biggest one. Raging about 60 miles east of sacramento, california. For days, an army of 5,000 personnel from across the country have struggled against the blaze. Overnight, they appeared to make progress. The fire is about 17 contained. Theyre making excellent progress. I expect some containment to go up over the next few days. Reporter but this is a monster. You can see the plumes of smoke from space. People are worried. Reporter the king fire has scorched 82,000 acres, from grass and brush to dry, tall timber. Fig that hasnt burned has melted. Officials worry the blaze could spread to lake tahoe. Were assessing all the buildings in the area, whether they have burned or n
A dramatic race against the clock to save them. Dozens of people plunging into a ranging river to try and save them. And you wont believe what happens next. And good morning, america. Love that story about the Good Samaritans. They did the right thing. We have a lot to get to this morning, including a big, live event. Were kicking off upgrade your morning. Surprising people all across america. Giving them something to make their morning a little better and challenging you at home to do the same. We have Cameron Mathison out and about. Hes about to make the morning drive less expensive for hundreds of commuters. Our team all revved up to help him. Later in the program, talk about upgrades. Sofia vergara and Kerry Washington. Thats an upgrade for us here. Theyll have surprises for lucky viewers here and at home. Lots of excitement ahead. Lets get right to the growing misery overnight. Breaking details on the three missing Afghan Soldiers. They were last seen at a mall on cape cod. Author
President obama will reportedly seek new International Standards to stop the recruitment and funding of extremist militants. That huge wildfire burning east of Sacramento California is showing little sign of showing down. In suburban detroit, the tornado ripping through a neighborhood, damaging dozens of homes. Pennsylvania police are closing in on the suspect in the deadly ambush that left one trooper dead. Eric frein hid in the woods. The secret Service Plans to boost its presence and surveillance at the white house after two concerning security breaches. This is every parents worst nightmare. Police in charlottesville, virginia, are trying to track down a person of interest in the disappearance of a missing student. Its been a week and we cant find her. The ravens will address a report that clayims the team now from the outset he knocked out his then fiance. Climate change around the world. Residents on edge last night while police and wildlife officials chased down a mountain lion.
A new front this the war against isis. Missiles, bombers, fighter jets, drones all hitting targets in the isis stronghold and raining down on three other cities. Arab countries including saudi arabia supported the attack. The secret service is tightening security around the white house after a man jumped the white house fence and made it inside. The entrance to the white house is secure. Does that mean the door is locked now . In texas a Flash Flood Watch is affecting the area. As much as five inches of rain in a matter of hours. A scare in the air for passengers on flight 63 when the passenger tried to open an emergency exit. Thats when we realized we werent going to make it to los angeles. The ravens owner disputed a recent espn report critical of the handling of the ray rice case. Hes assuming were just carrying water for ray rice and thats not the case. Firefighters tackle flames from boths and divers in the waters. The skeleton of a woolly mam mammoth is up for grabs. Its out of b