firefighters there say they are on the job. hopefully we ve put some new divisions up here. we are going to try and scout, find ways around this thing with doizers and hand lines and stop the forward spread of this today. reporter: back at the monument fire conditions are as follows, 95 degrees today, low humidity but light wind from the north, northwest which is good according to firefighters because it means it s pushing the fire into itself. they say the next two days are critical because winds could pick up again on friday. jenna, there are still thousands of people who are evacuated, but they are slowly trickling back into their homes and we hope to see more of that happen today. back to you. jenna: not soon enough. anita, thank you very much. jon: well it s sort of a tip toe act with mother nature along the swollen missouri river. six flood control dams playing a part in a complex effort to ease the flooding along the longest river. we are not far from the garrison