in san bernardino county as fire officials are trying to put this out. at last check, some 3500 acres smoldering. only 5% contained at this hour. we are also following new information about the firefight itself. san bernardino s sun newspaper saying drones or unmanned aircraft in the area hindered firefight efforts yesterday. here was the scene yesterday, people running from their cars in san bernardino as that massive wildfire spread and took over cars. cars were on fire. a boat was lost. there were explosions. you could hear them, people were saying. and these are the charred skeletons of the vehicles lining the road. dozens were set ablaze and apparently several structures were as well. no serious injuries were being reported. we are in san bernardino county
good evening, i m john avlon in for erin burnett tonight. the time when campaigns try to hammer home negative attacks. we re living in a time when spin outways substance, when with narratives can matter much more than facts. and summer is the time when we see the campaigns try to make these attacks stick. on this show, we try to play it straight. criticizing the democrats claims that republicans are conducting a war on women. while at the same time calling out conservatives for saying that president obama is waging a war on religion. the problem is when we demonize people we disagree with, using fear and hate instead of reason. well, tonight we want to tell you exactly what doesn t add up. the biggest three myths of the political season as we head into the summer campaign stretch. outfront tonight, errol lewis and cnn contributor, and my bride, margaret hoover. now, we ll get to your myths in just a second, but the one i think is the biggest so far this cycle is the idea that
the time when campaigns try to hammer home negative attacks. we re living in a time when spin outways substance, when with narratives can matter much more than facts. and summer is the time when we see the campaigns try to make these attacks stick. on this show, we try to play it straight. criticizing the democrats claims that republicans are conducting a war on women. while at the same time calling out conservatives for saying that president obama is waging a war on religion. the problem is when we demonize people we disagree with, using fear and hate instead of reason. well, tonight we want to tell you exactly what doesn t add up. the biggest three myths of the political season as we head into the summer campaign stretch. outfront tonight, errol lewis and cnn contributor, and my bride, margaret hoover. now, we ll get to your myths in just a second, but the one i think is the biggest so far this cycle is the idea that president obama s economic philosophy essentially amounts
memorial day is the unofficial start of the summer. the presidential race is just entering its second stage. it s the time when campaigns try to hammer home negative attacks, now reinforced by super pac ads. we re living in a time when spin outweighs substance. when narratives can unfortunately matter much more than facts. and summer is the time when we see the campaigns try to make these attacks stick. now, on this show we try to play it straight, criticizing, for example, the democrats claims that republicans are conducting a war on women. while at the same time calling out conservatives for saying that president obama is waging a war on religion. the problem is when we demonize people we disagree with, using fear and hate instead of reason. well, tonight we want to tell you exactly what doesn t add up. the biggest three myths of the political season as we head into the summer campaign stretch. outfront tonight, errol lewis and cnn contributor, and my bride, margaret hoove