verdict to their advantage. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 10:00 on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. on the west. we start in colorado, where daylight brings new dangers along the fire lines. the waldo canyon fire has destroyed nearly 350 homes so far, and thousands more are threatened. firefighters have been working around the clock to protect those homes. cnn s rob marciano has been in colorado springs all week for us. rob, the firefighters get a bit of a break overnight with some cooler temperatures, but what s happening now? reporter: well, this time of day is when the personnel for air support begins to filter in and other support crews. they work the ground through the overnight, but this is when things really ramp up. you can see behind me, there s not a lot of smoke. at night, temperatures are cooler, the fire tends to lay down, but certainly, there are some homes and communities that they ve managed to save there. a little bit further to the south, that s
treatments. a doctor got to choose the winner. good medicine or playing god? newsroom starts right now. good morning to you. happy friday. i m carol costello. we begin this hour with two stories sharing a common theme. the inescapable and unrelenting force of nature. well the left, the wildfire gnawing at the edges of colorado springs. today, growing deadlier and bigger. on the right, a record-setting heat wave that will have millions of americans sweltering today. intense heat will blanket most of the country. look at all those 90s and 100s. that s drawing dire health warnings especially for the very young and the very old. our affiliates in kansas city, missouri, say the intense heat wave may be to blame for two deaths there. so be very careful today. nowhere is the heat more a factor, though, than in colorado. the heat coupled with raging wildfires have made it an inferno. this morning, the state is awakening to a bittersweet designation of federal disaster area. tod
for lisa murkowski to be declared winner. it is monday, december 27th, 2010. i m norah o donnell. chuck and savannah are off today. new york city only gets this much snow every 15 years or so but other areas escaped with just a dusting. we ve got complete coverage the storm and the impact on holiday travel. let s start in philadelphia where more than a foot of snow has forced cancellation of hundreds of flights at philadelphia international and postponed last night s nfl game. the weather channel s jim cantore has the latest. jim? reporter: as with any mess the big question is who gets to clean all this up. a foot of snow here in philadelphia means the city is continuing to clean up just about every bit of its sidewalks, subway stairs and the roads. the snow is not coming down. the more win we get, yes, even though occasionally blows and drifts snow around, it is also packing the snow. that s keeping it from some of these roadways. still as you can see behind me here, we ve got som