Dionne lim, and im dan ashley. Thanks for joining us. Its been a controversial topic because the proposed name change wouldnt be San Francisco bay, Oakland Airport and San Francisco Officials Say it would cause confusion, and they have threatened to sue if the name change moves forward. So for the very latest on this, lets go to abc seven News Reporter tim johns, who has been monitoring todays vote. Tim. Yeah. Dan dion, i just stepped outside this Board Meeting literally just minutes ago. They are still in discussions over whether to vote aye, yay or nay on this name change. I have to tell you, though, there were a lot of folks who came out for public comment, of course, very impassioned both for and against wanting to make their voices heard. Ahead of its Board Meeting thursday, the port of oakland, standing by its recommendation to change the name of Oakland Airport, really, its about bringing the geographical location to oakland , uh, getting people to understand where oakland sits
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Protege ben affleck facing questions. What hes saying about his own inappropriate behavior. And no longer a boys club, the boy scouts an historic change saying they now accept girls for the first time in more than 100 years. Now the girl scouts firing back. And we do say good morning, america, and the girl scouts just released a blistering statement. Boy, they sure did saying the boy scouts, a house on fire and a whole lot more. More on that coming up. First the threat from those massive wildfires in california. It is growing right now. At least 22 fires burning, thousands more were forces to evacuate. Californias top fire official is calling this a critical catastrophic event saying the fires are burning faster than firefighters can run. The scale of the damage is coming into focus right now. Look at this drone footage showing the town of santa rosa is laid to waste right there. Our Senior National correspondent matt gutman is there. Good morning, matt. Reporter good morning, george.
Questions. What hes saying about his own inappropriate behavior. And no longer a boys club, the boy scouts announcing an historic change saying theyll now accept girls for the first time in more than 100 years. Now the girl scouts firing back. And we do say good morning, america, and the girl scouts just released a blistering statement. Boy, they sure did saying the boy scouts, a house on fire and a whole lot more. More on that coming up. First the threat from those massive wildfires in california. It is growing right now. At least 22 fires burning, thousands more were forces to evacuate. Hundreds of people are still reported missing. Californias top fire official is calling this a critical catastrophic event saying the fires are burning faster than firefighters can run. The scale of the damage is coming into focus right now. Look at this drone footage showing the town of santa rosa is laid to waste right there. Our Senior National correspondent matt gutman is there. Good morning, matt
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