Changing wind patterns and cooler temperatures helped slow a 77,000-acre wildfire's approach toward Denver early Tuesday. Despite the encouraging signs, authorities urged some 13,000 residents to move out of the blaze's possible path.

Ray Suarez turns to Faida Mitifu, the Congo's ambassador to the United States, and David Snyder, an Emergency Response Information Officer with the Catholic Relief Services to assess the situation there.

Elizabeth Brackett reports on high temperatures in the middle of the country that have caused around 50 deaths this summer.