Hope you enjoyed your time in theon producers andy saul and paul. Have a great night. Tens of thousand of visitors took to ferries and roads this weekend, evacuating two islands off north carolinas coast. We didnt get to do everything that we wanted to do. Thought we would have more time. Reporter crews working on a bridge thursday damaged three electrical cables, cutting off power across the islands. Its not clear how long it will take to repair the underground lines. It could be days, even weeks. Thats bad news for Business Owners like Sherman Goodwin who are bracing for big losses, at height of the tourism season. This is summertime. Right in the peak of summertime. Definite leave affects. Across both islands millions of dollars in revenue could be lost. Local electric come pans are bringing in backup generators, but authorities are asking people to turn off air conditioners, and use less water. Were not showering. There is a hose outside. Some are making the most of unexpected situ
Herment my aunt lived there and my cousin. The fire broke out before 12 30 a. M. And a neighbor captured the flames on camera. Investigators believe the women were sleeping when the fire started, but received no warning because the house didnt have working smoke alarms. As you can see the battery should be there, but it is gone. This is one of three investigators say they found on the kitchen counter. They give you the few seconds that may be the difference between life and death. This morning we are confident that had smoke alarms been installed in the home this would have been a much different outcome. Family members dont know why the smoke alarms where they were and the neighbors dont know either. The fact their deaths could have been prevented makes it all the more tragic. Were they going to get batteries and it is something you put off that little bit . Investigators say autopsies will be conducted on monday. The results will help them determine the cause of the fire. Lilian kim,
[ male announcer ] the 100 electric nissan leaf. Nissan. Innovation that excites. Now get a 2013 nissan leaf for 199 a month. The battery should be there, but it is gone. A fatal fire overnight, and three women killed and the one thing firefighters say might have saved their lives. The fire broke out in pittsburgh. Abc7 News Reporter lilian kim joins us with the latest. Ama, all three women were members of the same family. They lived in this rental for the past few years. Family members came to look at the home where three loved ones died overnight. She says her sister was one of the victims as well as her two relatives. We are going to miss herment my aunt lived there and my cousin. The fire broke out before 12 30 a. M. And a neighbor captured the flames on camera. Investigators believe the women were sleeping when the fire started, but received no warning because the house didnt have working smoke alarms. As you can see the battery should be there, but it is gone. This is one of thre
In fact, today alone, tickets were selling at an incredible rate of 23,000 per minute in the state of california. If its any consolation to those of us who did not win the big prize, the winner here in san jose may have to split his or her earnings because there are reportedly two other winners. One in ohio and one in the state of georgia. Of course, we are waiting on confirmation for that. For now live in san jose, kpix5. That megamillions jackpot isnt the only breathtaking story in the news tonight. Have you been outside lately . The air quality is horrible. And in a couple fires in san jose and redwood city and it only got worse. Check out the shot in the middle of your screen. You couldnt see San Francisco from oakland today. In fact, the bay areas air quality is so bad its currently worse than beijing, china, but a long shot. A record 11th straight spare the air day has been declared for tomorrow. Paul, what is going on . First off, thankfully its not going to stay this way. It wa
And so we couldnt possibly find a better person in the history of sports and civil rights than dr. Harry edwards and he was gracious enough to lend his name to that lecture and we expect well have several presentations under that name in the coming years. Today is we have a conversation thats going to occur on the area of sports and civil rights. Ive been a part of many panels and many presentations over the years and normally you try and find the best panelists and the best people to make that presentation. Rarely do you have the people, the top people, who are presenting. In other words, if you had to pick one, two and three, rarely do you get one, two and three. Today were fortunate that we have probably the three most important people in the civil rights sports and society and sports and Civil Rights Movement in the last 50 years and were ecstatic, were pleased, were proud that we can present them and have a conversation with them with you today. So let me say that again. We have h