Across the highway from the incident base command. And look at those flames shoot four, five, six stories high. Lets listen to what that sounds like. [ sound of fire ] reporter the roar of this fire is intense. More flames coming right here. Firefighters here have no chance against these type of flames so most of the fighting is being done by air. Right now, this fire is so large, the head is creating its own weather. Reporter people who have come for vacation have left. This is the yosemite inn family camp empty. Those who live in the mountains are also under voluntary evacuation orders. A backyard turned giant burn zone. 300 more firefighters coming today, more than 1,000 total still no estimate for containment for the rim fire. Near Yosemite National park. Steve large, kpix 5. Firefighters from oakland, fremont and hayward are helping with the rim fire. They left yesterday. They will join the more than 900 firefighters already there. And money for fighting fires across the country i
Minutes between the Altamont Pass and pleasanton. To the bay bridge now upper deck looks good and no delay right now approaching the pay gates. Lower deck roadwork is still out there until at least 6 a. M. It was scheduled until 2 p. M. But usually they pick it up early. 280 coming into San Francisco from mariposa a few cars heading towards king street and no delay coming into San Francisco along skyline there. Mass transit bart 25 trains right now systemwide all on time. Muni, caltrain also ace train number one reporting no delay at this hour. That is traffic. Back to you. A wildfire tense to burn out of control near yosemite. You can see what it looks like to fly a plane at the flames here. Incredible stuff. This video from one of the pilots making a water drop up there in the sierra. Kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is in our newsroom keeping track of that rim fire. Reporter the rim fire is still spreading in multiple directions and as it continues to grow, so does the concern for fire
Possibility of using force in syria if its proven that the government used chemical weapons to kill civilians. Time for traffic and weather now. Liz, first turn is yours. Okay. Thank you. Lets go towards brisbane. We have better news now. This accident cleared out. All lanes are open so no longer much of a delay on southbound 101 approaching sierra point parkway. Had been blocking lanes for at least a half hour or more. Also, bart is recovering slowly. There was an equipment problem on the pittsburgbay point line. Right now were hearing 10 to 15minute delays from downtown San Francisco out towards the east bay. But coming into the city, it should be okay. Muni, caltrain and ace also on schedule. Everything on time. Getting a quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza, hey, the metering lights were just turned on so we are seeing delays in all lanes and the farthest backups are just in the very end of the parking lot beginning to reach that first overcrossing you see in the distance. That
Before december 10th. A wild card in is another support ongs caltrans is still recrewing but the shims are being made, and could see the shims allowing the bridge to open earlier than december without saddle work being done. Stay tuned as the Toll Authority told us last week, as far as opening date goes, everything is wide open, anything is possible. Do expect shorter advance notice than hoped. Just four days left to reach a deal between bart and unions. Negotiations underway right now but if a contract knlt be hammered out workers could strike again as soon as monday. This morning a spokesperson says management was ready to burn midnight oil, excuse me, sorry. Two unions involved in these negotiations also said the same and it really depends on the mediator and whether or not he thinks progress is being made. They have not come out this morning so we have yet to get updates on the progress f any of the negotiations. The Budget Committee was spending bart of the morning and afternoon e
Their stories will be uncovered, remembered, and appreciated. Fewer and fewer of the greatest generation remain. Throughout their life many of the stories have triumphed over the challenge is africanamerican women faced. Many of their accounts of victory over racism or ignored. It is up to the children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren to recover the stories of the women have survived. It is their responsibility to ensure that these victorious women are up from. It will be a double victory. [applause] thank you very much. Historical women has always been kind of facing sexes and with the movements such as the Civil Rights Movement and Labor Movement and scholars like and elise, centered on the female exclusion in a Labor Movement. Deborah grey white writes about the exclusion of women from civil rights. And during the second or more did any women experienced sexism from within the movement . Was this a deviation from the pattern of excluding women from the Civil Rights Movement which