fox's jonathan serrie is watching the situation from the volunteer state. firefighters had been hoping for rain. but the storms were preceded by heavy winds, that spread wildfires burning through the drought-stricken region. miller says" this is a fire for the history books because it is unlike fires which had been largedly contained to the wilderness are i /i now threatening populated areas in eastern tennessee -- including the popular tourist town of gatlinburg, where flames damaged resorts and forced the evacuation of an estimated 14-thousand residents and visitors.cooper says: "we were in our cabin preparing supper and we heard a knock at the door and it was a policeman and said that he would recommend we leave because the fire was getting close to where the cabin that we could gather up and put in the truck and came down here." the fires are also affecting the neighboring town of pigeon forge -- home to dolly parton's popular theme park. dollywood's official twitter account announced that it's suspending park operations on wednesday due the the fires.

jonathan serry monitori tenessee. >> reporter: fire fighters had been hoping for rain. the storms were preceded by heavy winds that spread wild fires through the drought stricken region. >> this is a fire for the history books. because it is unlike anything most have ever seen. >> reporter: fires which had largely been contained to the wilderness are threatening popular areas in eastern tenessee. including the tourist town of damaged resorts. >> we were in our cabin and preparing supper and a knock at the door and it was a policeman. said he would recommend we leave because the fire was getting close to where the cabin was. we got all our stuff we could gather up and put it in the truck and came down here. >> reporter: the fires are affecting the neighboring town of pigeon forge. dolly's twitter account announced it's suspending operations due to the fires. >> don't park vehicles on dry grass. a camp fire can spark a wild fire. >> reporter: one day before her theme park was evacuated the country star appeared with smokey bear in a public service announcement. a communit

jonathan serry monitoring the situation for us in eastern tenessee. >> reporter: fire fighters had been hoping for rain. the storms were preceded by heavy winds that spread wild fires through the drought stricken region. because it is unlike anything most have ever seen. >> reporter: fires which had largely been contained to the wilderness are threatening popular areas in eastern tenessee. including the tourist town of gat lin burg where flames damaged resorts. >> we were in our cabin and preparing supper and a knock at the door and it was a policeman. said he would recommend we leave because the fire was close to where the cabin was. we got all our stuff we could gather up and put it in the truck and came down here. >> reporter: the fires are affecting the neighboring town of pigeon forge. dolly's twitter account announced it's suspending operations due to the fires. >> don't park vehicles on dry grass. a camp fire can spark a wild country star appeared with smokey bear in a public service announcement. a community is pulling together to look out for residents and visitors while fire f

serrie fox newsp. leicester massachusetts college has taken down the american flag after several recent incidents after the election , the campus flag was lowered to half staff then someone said it on fire the night before veterans day,id hampshire college president announcing neither the american flag nor any other flag will b flown on campus he said they will continue to consult with students and staff aboutt donald trump releasing his video discussing plans for his firste 100 days in office including halting a key part of what president obama hoped wou be his trade legacy. >> i'm going to issue a notification of intent to withdraw from the transpacific partnership.t the video comes after controversy over his international business dealings and as president he can't avoid any conflict of interest, he's pushing back on twitter and said-t you will never worry about locking your case in your car againv which i bought some new technology that will unlock you still have a few clouds, typical lake effect i

jonathan serrie live for us. we'll be right back. >>> a reaction, as you might expect, pouring in from all around the world on this historic election. >> no shortage of comments on social media. >> michael writes very hopeful that he will make our entire country believers. i only hope folks get over the loss quickly so we can actually be more united. >> and louisa says yes, we are so happy and so proud. i knew it since the '80s that he would win if he ran. i wished for this for so long. >> and listen to this, patrick says, it's so quiet at clinton's headquarters that you could hear an e-mail being deleted. >> that's a good one. >> all right. so let's keep talking about this historic election. what do you think about donald trump being elected the 45th president. logon to the "fox & friends first" facebook page right off the show for a live debate with the #keeptalking. >> and keep those comments rolling in. and we'll definitely post them and share them. what a night. >> "fox & friends" starts right now. thank you

fox's jonathan serrie is following the story. a nightmare scenario for parents in chattanooga, tennessee. several children are dead and many more injured after a school bus crash monday afternoon. thirty-seven elementary school students on board when the bus flipped on its side and smashed into a tree. it took almost two hours for first berke says: "..the most unnatural thing in the world is for a parent to mourn the loss of child, there are no words that can bring comfort to a mother or a father, and so today the city is praying for these families." authorities say bus driver johnthony walker was arrested following the incident. the 24-year-old is facing multiple counts of vehicular homicide... as well as charges for reckless driving and reckless endangermen factor in the crash. the n-t-s-b is also investigating. hart says: "..we are looking at what caused the accident in order to try to prevent it." the school district is holding classes today with counselors on hand to help students and staff in the wake of the tragedy. one pa

fox's jonathan serrie is watching the situation from the volunteer state. firefighters had been hoping for rain. but the storms were preceded by heavy winds, that spread wildfires burning through the drought-stricken region. miller says" this is a fire for the history books because it is unlike anything most have ever seen. contained to the wilderness are i /i now threatening populated areas in eastern tennessee -- including the popular tourist town of gatlinburg, where flames damaged resorts and forced the evacuation of an estimated 14-thousand residents and visitors.cooper says: "we were in our cabin preparing supper and we heard a knock at the door and it was a policeman and said that he would recommend we leave because the fire was getting close to where the cabin was. so we got all of our stuff and came down here." the fires are also affecting the neighboring town of pigeon forge -- home to dolly parton's popular theme park. dollywood's official twitter account announced that it's suspending park operations on wednesday due the the fires. nats "hold of

as fox's jonathan serrie tells us the driver is facing five counts of vehicular homicide. >> reporter: nightmare scenario for parents in chattanooga, tennessee. several children are dead and many more injured after a schoolbus crash monday afterno afternoon. 37 elementary school students on board when the bus flipped on its side and smashed into a tr tree. it took almost two hours for first responders to get all the children off the mangled bus. >> the most unnatural thing in the world is for a parent to mourn the loss of a child. there are no words that can bring comfort to a mother or a father, and so today city is praying for these families. >> reporter: authorities say bus driver jonathan e walker was arrested following the incident the 24-year-old is facing multiple counts of vehicular homicide as well as charges of reckless driving and reckless endangerment. speed is suspected to be a contributing factor in the crash. the ntsb is also investigating. >> we are looking at what caused the accident in order to try to prevent it. >> reporter: school district is holding class today's

fox news correspondent jonathan serrie with the very latest. jonathan? >> eastern tennessee is received heavy rains. that has come as relief to firefighters controlling hot spots. this destroyed home. there is still smoke coming out from some of the hot areas, two days after fires ravaged this community. but the rain has been a mixed blessing. it came down in such large quantities, over such a short period of time, that it has actually created some small rockslides and mudslides. you see the fire has burned away so much of the vegetation on these hillsides, that, there is not a lot of stuff to hold everything in place. and so that creates some hazardous conditions. also very same storms that have been producing all of this rain, have also been creating heavy wind. that scatters the flames. it creates additional brush fires. it knocks down you power lines. it knocks down trees. that makes some neighborhoods in accessible. storms come through here have been helping and hindering firefighters. now the red cross and other relief agencies are no the region, h

in atlanta, jonathan serrie, fox news. >>> back to your fox 29 weather authority now. as we take a live look at a wet wilmington, delaware. it's been raining throughout our area across the delaware valley and we're not out of the woods just yet. your fox 29 weather authority has your details in just 15 seconds. >>> wet, soggy but warm day across the delaware valley with a heaviest rain moving offshore just a few lingering showers out there. mainly light rain drizzle and mist right along the i-95 corridor and after the rain ends, the next issue will be the fog that moves in late tonight. if you look at the totals so far, with round one of the rain today, allentown over an inch and a half. reading over an inch. pottstown 1.3. trenton about an inch and look at philadelphia, close to an inch of rain in wilmington over three quarters of an inch of rain, and more coming tomorrow morning. looking live on market street. it's soggy but it sure is pretty during this late evening hour. the temperature 60. that's the high for the day and temperatures may warm a few more degrees. w

jonathan serrie on the scene. more now from atlanta, georgia, jonathan, good morning. reporter: bill, chattanooga police obtained a warrant to obtain videos from cameras installed on school bus. hopefully the video will provide clues what caused crash. they say no other vehicleses were involved in the accident, but crash investigators believe speed was a factor when the school bus left the roadway and struck a tree. police confirmed five students died, two dozen taken to the hospital. six of the kids remain in intensive care. >> there is still some unanswered questions at this time but our priority remains with our students. we're doing everything that we can to help these students during this time. reporter: administrators say students are under no obligation to go to school today, however woodmore elementary is open to serve the students and greater community and they're providing counselors for those that need them. in addition to the vehicular homicide charges, school bus driver johnthony walker faces charges of the reckless driving. ntsb sent a go team to the area

in atlanta, jonathan serrie, fox news now fox5 weather 24/7 the coldest weather las vegas has felt in nearly 10 months is on the way tonight. a freeze warning is in effect for the las vegas valley from 2 am to 8 am wednesday. neighborhoods will be dropping into the low 30s and upper 20s overnight. skies will be mostly clear on wednesday with high in the mid 50s; below average for this time of year. skies stay mostly sunny thursday with mid 50s before a system moves in friday. southern nevada stays dry, but we see more cloud cover with gusty winds. high temperatures hold in the mid to low 50s. temperatures moderate this weekend with highs back up around 60 degrees on sunday. closed captioning closed captioning the rant with john huck... sponsored by casa blanca in mesquite nevada thousands of workers turned out in dozens of cities, including las vegas, to demand a 15 dollar an hour minimum wage and the right to unionize. this has been a four year long crusade to improve lives .. and some cities have raised wages.. some of you say these jobs aren't designed to build a life on.. sherry s

jonathan serrie live on the story. how bad it is, jonathan? reporter: it is bad. up to this point the wildfires kept the blazes out in wilderness areas but now they're threatening populated areas. the weather is a mixed blessing. it is raining throughout much of the southeast which should bring long-term relief to the drought stricken reason, before the rain arrived, heavy winds spread the flames even further. that is threatening some popular tourist destinations, including pigeon forge, home to dollywood theme park and neighboring gatlin berg where emergency management officials estimate 14,000 residents and visitors have been evacuated from that city alone. >> we were in our cabin and preparing supper and had a knock at the door. it was a policeman and said that he would recommend that we believe because the fire was getting close to where the cabin was. so we got all of our stuff we could gather up and put in the truck and cale down here. he recommended that we come here. reporter: according to preliminary damage estimates hundreds of structures are lost includ

bill: jonathan serrie live now near gatlinburg with more. how bad is the damage where you are, jonathan? reporter: bill, as you can see this mountainside community was hard hit. this house was completely gutted. this side of the mountain, you're talking private residence, not vacation rentals, making the situation particularly tragic. there is a gentle rain coming down. rain has been hard especially i overnight. with it a mixed blessing. the rain brings severe storm conditions. there are heavy winds which at time will fan the flames. there was even a tornado warning overnight. some of these mountain communities if you get too much rain in one place at the same time there is potential for flash flooding. throughout the areas we are hearing stories of narrow escapes. look at this dramatic video. this shot by mike luciano as he attempted to escape the wildfires only to find his escape route was blocked. he ended upturning around and head back towards the flames, before he finally got out of the area. bill, back to you. bill: tough to watch. jon

that's a statistical tie. >> jonathan serrie in north carolina, thanks. >>> taking you back to north carolina shortly when donald trump is set to begin his rally there. also watching a rally in florida with hillary clinton. much more breaking news as we watch these big events kick off today. back with more happening now in a moment. >> someone who proudly avoids -- ♪ (whispers rocket) lots of vitamins a&c, and, only 50 calories a serving... good morning, indeed. v8. veggies for all. approaching medicare eligibility? you may think you can put off checking out your medicare options until you're sixty-five, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company come in. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they could help pay some of what medicare doesn't, saving you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you've learned that taking informed steps along the way really makes a d

in atlanta, jonathan serry, fox 13 news. >>> new at noon, black friday is quickly approaching. can you believe it? and tampa police are already keeping an eye on shoppers. officers launched their annual operation secret santa this morning. from now through january 1st tampa police will be closely monitoring parking lots west shore and international mall and popular shopping centers on dale horseback, motorcycles and inside unmarked patrol cars. they say they are looking out for anyone suspicious. and cars that could be easy targets? the big is problem that we face sometimes in crime in this particular area is maybe sense of security. this nice small i'm going to walkthrough a mall buy seven opa-locka $0 and forget to lock my door or leave it in plain view. >>> police say, where criminals are looking for and shoppers can keeping their cars locked and items out of sight. >> new at noon st. petersburg police are looking for a pick pocket. see the woman in pink. police say she picked the pocket of the man standing in line in front of her taking $5,050 bill when he confronted her sh

jonathan serrie to explain. >> reporter: controversial legislation has made for one of the tightest gubernatorial races in the country. pat mccrory came into the governor's office with the reputation as a business friendly moderate. his bid for a second term turned into a referendum of socially conservative legislation including house bill 2. the governor signed the so-called bathroom bill back in march blocking local efforts to allow transgender people to use government building restrooms that correspond to their gender identity. the law rallied social conservatives but alienated many fiscal conservatives in the business community. it prompted an economic boycott of the state which became a campaign issue. >> when we lost the nba all-star game, the ncaas and the acc championships, it hurt north carolina's economy and our national reputation. >> does the desire to be politically correct outweigh our children's privacy and safety? not on my watch. >> governor mccrory accuses his democratic opponent roy cooper of failing to do his job as north carolina attorney general because cooper refused to def

fox news's jonathan serrie is in clayton, georgia with the latest. >> firefighters converted empty field behind me into a makeshift helicopter landing base. we've seen choppers come in and out of here. they refuel and join the on going firefighting efforts in the region, scooping up water from nearby lakes and dumping the water on fires from the sky. meanwhile on the ground roughly 5000 firefighters and support personnel are here. many with extensive experience battling those massive wildfires you're used to seeing out in the west but they say there is one big difference here. it is the fall leaves. those beautiful leaves that normally draw tourists to the southern appalachians this time of year? well, they create additional fuel for the fires. they fall acrossfire lines. they fall on roads, normal man made barriers that would prevent flames from spreading and those leaves serve as a bridge to help the fire spread even further. and residents need to keep that in mind as they prepare their homes. >> 100-foot clearance around your house. blow the leaves. get branches picked up. anything co

jonathan serrie headed out the first sunday after the election to talk to some of those voters. ♪ >> republicans have long courted christians, especially during the primaries. but donald trump won white evangelicals by a record 81% in last week's presidential election. >> unlike a previous nominees who sort of backed away and kept those voters and their iues at arm's length during the general election, he embraced them and pulled them close. >> it may seem an unlikely marriage for a candidate who has been twice divorced and often criticized for vulgar banter. >> they were never under any allusions that donald trump was one of them. >> but conservative political activist ralph reid says evangelicals had a simple request. >> that he shared their issues agenda and that he would fight for it and during the course of a very tough campaign, he persuaded them on both of those points. >> atop their agenda composition of the supreme court and abortion. >> evangelicals feel very strongly about abortion. i don't know if roe vs. wade would get overturned but it would be my hope. >> the issue of

jonathan serrie headed out the first sunday after the election to talk to some of those voters. ♪ >> republicans have long courted christians, especially during the primaries. but donald trump won white evangelicals by a record 81% in last week's presidential election. >> unlike a previous nominees who sort of backed away and kept those voters and their issues at arm's length during the general election, he embraced them and pulled them close. >> it may seem an unlikely marriage for a candidate who has been twice divorced and often criticized for vulgar banter. >> they were never under any allusions that donald trump was one of them. >> but conservative political activist ralph reid says evangelicals had a simple request. >> that he shared their issues agenda and that he would fight for it and during the course of a very tough campaign, he persuaded them on both of those points. >> atop their agenda composition of the supreme court and abortion. >> evangelicals feel very strongly about abortion. i don't know if roe vs. wade would get overturned but it would be my hope. >> the issue o

let's check it out with jonathan serrie live in raleigh. the candidates did a bit of last minute campaigning where we find you in the state? reporter: not much lead for candidates. hillary clinton is calling into radio stations in key states, including north carolina. a few hours earlier she was holding a rally at n.c. state university, a rally went from midnight to 1:00 a.m. she was joined on stage with recording artist, lady gauge ga and jon bon jovi and her husband bill and daughter chelsea. mrs. clinton called on supporters to cast their ballots and work to heal a divided nation. listen. >> we have to bridge the divides in this country. as the bible says we have to repair the breaches. we have got to be willing to start listening to each other again, respecting each other again. reporter: yesterday afternoon donald trump held a rally at north carolina state fairgrounds. he too urged supporters to make their voices heard at the polls. >> you know we're in a rigged system, folks. we're in a rigged system. you got to go. you have got to vo