CBS Evening News - 2001-08-17
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[0:01] things in order and eye on America. How
[0:04] a shortage of affordable daycare could
[0:07] put parents back on welfare.
[0:16] This is the CBS Evening News with Dan
[0:20] Rather.
[0:28] eight states and the 22,000 firefighters
[0:31] already on the front lines are exhausted
[0:34] and running low on supplies. The flames
[0:36] have burned now more than 585,000
[0:40] acres and we're still counting.
[0:42] Congressional investigators say that
[0:44] poor planning made a bad situation
[0:46] worse. Jerry Boy has tonight's report.
[0:51] >> The fire and light show continued
[0:52] overnight near Levvenworth, Washington.
[0:54] A combination of 19 fires that has
[0:56] burned to within 2 and a half miles of
[0:58] the tourist town, forcing the evacuation
[1:00] of 18 homes, putting another 250
[1:03] families on notice to be ready to go.
[1:06] >> It happens so fast, you think you're
[1:08] going to have control over what's going
[1:09] to happen, and it doesn't. So, um, yeah,
[1:12] you're just kind of on this roller
[1:13] coaster of emotion.
[1:14] >> The good news is that the leading edge
[1:16] of the fire is burning away from town
[1:18] for now. Meanwhile, more campers were
[1:20] airlifted from the back country to
[1:22] safety. They could actually see the
[1:24] fires approaching.
[1:25] >> We knew we weren't in danger where we
[1:26] were. The problem is how how do you get
[1:29] out?
[1:30] >> To the south in Oregon, there was an
[1:32] overnight 20° temperature swing at the
[1:34] Monument Complex fire. Cooler weather
[1:36] that should help hand crews working on a
[1:38] fire line to halt the 21,000 acre blaze.
[1:42] Firefighters outnumber residents of
[1:44] Monument 3 to one. And still more help
[1:47] could be used.
[1:48] >> We're really stretched