President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One before departing to Colorado, Friday, June 29, 2012, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One before departing to Colorado, Friday, June 29, 2012, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A water dropping helicopter makes a run over a plume of smoke rises form the Waldo Canyon wildfire west of Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, June 26, 2012. Colorado Springs officials said Thursday that hundreds of homes have been destroyed by a raging wildfire that has encroached on the state's second-largest city and threatened the U.S. Air Force Academy. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Map shows latest spread of the wildfire in Colorado Springs
A water dropping helicopter makes a run over a plume of smoke rises form the Waldo Canyon wildfire west of Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, June 29, 2012. Colorado Springs officials said Thursday that hundreds of homes have been destroyed by a raging wildfire that has encroached on the state's second-largest city and threatened the U.S. Air Force Academy. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) ? President Barack Obama is surveying damage from raging wildfires in Colorado, getting a sense of the devastation as he arrives aboard Air Force One.
Obama viewed the scene from above as his airplane made its descent into Colorado. Plumes of smoke from the mountains were visible as Obama arrived.
Obama declared a "major disaster" in the state early Friday and promised federal aid. He is expected to get a firsthand look at the devastation, which has led to the evacuation of more than 30,000 people in what is now the most destructive wildfire in state history.
Colorado is one of the nation's top swing states and expected to be heavily contested by Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney this year.
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