Obama addresses Colorado wildfires in weekly address

This week's presidential address took a different tone than normal. Most times the president uses his weekly address to touch on a policy issue he wants to get accomplished or to urge Congress to get a major piece of legislation finished before funding runs out and it affects millions of Americans. Sometimes, especially around certain holidays, he uses the address simply to thank the military, for example, for their sacrifices; however, this week, President Barack Obama used the weekly address to thank everyone who has helped families affected by the wildfires in Colorado. On Friday he toured areas that have been devastated and met with first responders and families who lost homes. He wanted to make sure everyone knew his administration would continue to bring all available resources to Colorado to assist with combating the fires.