Nightly News   |  May 25, 2012

Florida brush fires near theme parks

On Friday authorities shut down I-4 in both directions as smoke from a nearby wildfire blew into a busy tourist area near Walt Disney World. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> in other news in this holiday friday night, with almost 2 million americans expthded to visit the state of florida this memorial day weekend , the place they call the happiest place on earth may also be the smokiest this evening. a small sprawling and smoky brush fire near the theme parks in orlando led authorities to close i-4 in both directions. that's a big deal . flames were actually visible from the road at the exit for downtown disney . there have been backups all day, and remember how many of those cars are full of kids, and that means frazzled parents at the wheel. we have