and millions here in the u.s. under red flag warnings or fire watches this weekend. friday night officials say it s grown to around 300 acres with zero containment. in new mexico officials are raising concerns over the air quality as wildfires spread across the state. fires have killed at least two people, charred thousands of acres and destroyed hundreds of structures. joining me now is meteorologist derek van dam. derek, so much to keep an eye on this weekend. where to start? kim, we re going to start with the fires particularly in new mexico because authorities are asking residents in the event of a fire approaching their home, they re asking them if they have smoke inhalation problems, issues around that, they should set their air conditioner unit to recirculate the air so it doesn t allow for that smoke to enter into their homes. you ve got to think about a any kind of particle of air, wildfire smoke very, very small.
you point out an inspector was on the roof of the building the day before. reporter: that s right, and there s a rigorous audit now according to the mayor of miami-dade that s going to take place in a number of these buildings to make sure that they are up to code. this as surgery and rescue search and rescue efforts continue under difficult circumstances. there s a fire that s creating visibility problems as well as smoke inhalation problems for those first responders. by putting water on it, they are taking risk it could perhaps move debris onto the people who might still be alive in that rubble, so it s a real balancing act x. as you mentioned right now, the numbers remain the same. four confirmed dead, 159 missing. they are still calling this a rescue operation, till holding out hope, but we haven t seen any rescues friday overnight or saturday this morning, eric. eric: it is so sad. and finally, steve, in terms of exactly what the rescue teams
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being a deserter. three missing teenagers are believed to have been kidnapped from a jewish settlement in the west bank. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says hamas is responsible for the kidnapping and asking palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas to do everything to help bring them back in peace. president obama intervened in a philadelphia rail strike signing an executive order that puts about 450 union workers back on the job while they continue negotiating. that strike was affecting 13 lines that serve some 60,000 people, including commuters to philadelphia international airport. full service is expected to be restored today. a bus carrying 32 boy scouts and three adults burst into flames about 40 miles northwest of atlanta. thankfully there were no serious injuries. two scouts suffered slight smoke inhalation problems. we don t know what sparked that