the fires on the side of the lake, only essential workers, fire crews, police, minister for workers being allowed in. the problem the authorities haveis the problem the authorities have is because of the smoke, it is really difficult to map out and attacked where the fires are. there are pockets of flames down by the lakeside and with the wind changing, sometimes there are fires in the hills, sometimes they disappear. about 27,000, 30,000 people remain under threat of evacuation here. the situation is being wrought under control and thankfully there has been no loss of life, but the loss of property and lots of houses, lost business has been quite significant. police are maintaining roadblocks down by the side of the lake and probably going to remain that way for some time to come. these are some of the worst fires, worst wildfires this area has seen for many years. and one other note from canada, a new report out tuesday says climate change made the wildfires twice as likely,
tommy anderson and his family who rode out the storm in a basement bathroom as the tornado was tearing his home to slhreds. he describes what he saw, heard and felt that night. i watched the storm come. and then, i watched rain, lightning and stuff. and i saw when the city transformers or the electrical station, i saw when the transformers blew up. you saw the boom, boom. well, you couldn t hear necessarily the noise. but i ve been in a lot of storms, ice storms. and when the transforms blow, they make a blue. it s not red, it s a blue color. i saw the blue flashes. the lights blink and all of the power goes off. within that same time, within a minute, you could feel the wind changing, the air changing. my son was with me. i said it s time for us to get in the shelter. we stepped inside the shelter. what kind of shelter are you