[CedarDave]

MSNBC feed looks like a loop. Now just color bars. Could be interference from that new large solar storm arriving a few hours early.

What I saw from the tape was informative, though. You could see the dead pines due to the bark beetles, a situation I am familar with out here in NM. Our subdivision developer made a decision about 12 months ago to fight them in the common area with pesticides applied to the tree bark in fall and spring. Has worked fine and experts say only need to do it in spring in future. Had a sprayer charge $2 per tree on the homesites which was worth it, given I have mature trees maybe up to 100 years old. A couple of folks didn't spray and have high tree mortality. Ours is a green subdivision in a sea of brown trees.

[wolficatZ]

chopper cam feed shows fire along 18, not sure exactly where; just saw an a-26 firebomber fly by under him.
icredible video, they seem to be holding the line on 18..he just said rimforest.