out tornados. i m from grand rapids, michigan, so i know how bad the wind threat can be with some of these storms that move off lake michigan. there s the advancing cold front. lots of dry air behind it. we ve been talking about the wildfires that have been ongoing over the west, specifically new mexico and into arizona. let s take you to flagstaff and talk about the tunnel fire. this area has been hit particularly hard. tunnel fire right now, 21,000 acres burned, 3% containment. winds are shifting today from the north-northeast and the firefighters are prepositioned and planning ahead of this fire. parts of the u.s. highway 89 closed as these firefighter crews battle this fire and try to contain it. there s the triple threat for you. a nasty day across the central u.s. a lot did keep an eye on. we ll be tracking it throughout the day. thank you so much. i m kim brunhuber at cnn center in atlanta. we ll go back to live coverage of the war in ukraine in just a
tunnel fire. only 3% containment so far, but the winds are starting to shift in a different direction, north/northeast. so the firefighters are pre-positioning themselves, hopefully that they can get a better handle on that situation as the winds start to relax as well. and parts of u.s. highway 89 have been closed for this fire as they continue to battle the blaze. you can see that the winds will eventually relax with the next coming days. a lot to monitor there. appreciate that. have a look here, this is a rally outside the white house on saturday as part of earth day weekend celebrations. several organizations including the sierra club and naacp call on the biden administration to pass climate change legislation that has been stalled in the senate. they demanded, quote, climate care, jobs and justice. coming up, america s opoid crisis is reaching a deadly new record. we ll look at a new tool that