Are hoping for lower temperatures and winds after at least 61 people were killed in a huge forest fire at the weekend. Many of the victims died in their cars while trying to flee the densely forested district of pedrogao grande. Portugals Prime Minister has declared three days of mourning. Paul adams reports. A desperate, sometimes hopeless, battle against nature. Searing heat, strong winds and low humidity the worst possible conditions. Large areas of Central Portugal now ablaze. This mountainous area is no stranger to forest fires, but these are some of the deadliest ever. The speed and ferocity of the flames catching people in their cars and homes. A woman screams for her house. As the fire rages on several fronts, entire villages have been evacuated. Officials still not sure what remains. Translation we were inside the house, the fire was all around us. The firefighters came to get us out because we could hardly breathe any more. As to whether the house burned or not, it must have
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eric: they are only doing better now, with all due respect because we floated them $50 billion. why are they paying. eric: union. actually, that s not true. why are they paying back, eric in the money is being paid back by general motors because they changed manage; built competitive cars. eric: money is not being paid back, they still owe us $40 billion. even if we sold out whole stake in g.m. they still owe us a heck of a lot of money. taxpayers are on the hook for it taxpayers are on the hook for a lot of union pensions. not just federal, state, local government, the pensions and benefits. bankrupting the entire country. look at pension funds. their pension funds are on the verge of bankruptcy. eric: federal employees is the only one. 7 million jobs, unfortunately the only one creating jobs. the only one creating jobs today is the automotive industry for the first time in 10 years they are expanding jobs because of the success of the automotive bailout acre circle
eric: they are only doing better now, with all due respect because we floated them $50 billion. why are they paying. eric: union. actually, that s not true. why are they paying back, eric in the money is being paid back by general motors because they changed manage; built competitive cars. eric: money is not being paid back, they still owe us $40 billion. even if we sold out whole stake in g.m. they still owe us a heck of a lot of money. taxpayers are on the hook for it taxpayers are on the hook for a lot of union pensions. not just federal, state, local government, the pensions and benefits. bankrupting the entire country. look at pension funds. their pension funds are on the verge of bankruptcy. eric: federal employees is the only one. 7 million jobs, unfortunately the only one creating jobs. the only one creating jobs today is the automotive industry for the first time in 10 years they are expanding jobs because of the success of the automotive bailout acre circle