nothing new, but the language is more intention this time. the state department officials say the exercises are transparent and geared toward defense, not offense. back here at home, wildfires burning out of control across the u.s. 12 states impacted. eight western states under siege by dozens of wildfires. soaring temperatures are not helping. a woman s death blamed on the evacuation rush in idaho as the arrest is made over a southern california fire. cnn meteorologist chad myers is following all of this for us. what are you seeing, chad? i don t think you can put it into perspective unless i give you a number. 10,000 square miles burned this year. it s bigger than the entire state of new jersey. out of control flames spreading,
area. they cannot get any further. this is devastating for the families of 54 passengers who were on board. they are told to hold out hope that there may have been some survivors. the reality is they should expect the worst. this would be very, very difficult to survive. 54 on board. 44 adults, five crew and five children. now, once again, the question is asked, is it safe to fly in indonesia? if you look back at the past few months, back in december, an airasia plane went down into the sea and took 162 passengers with it. more recently, in june, a military plane went down carrying a lot of civilians. 130 people died. now we have this incident. this airline had been operating since 1991 and had 19 accidents since then, not including this one, alisyn. this airline has a troubled safety record. thanks for all that background. here at home, eight western