president biden, chuck schumer, nancy pelosi, taking a victory lap after the nearly $2 trillion pandemic relief package officially became law. what you shepherded through the congress, not only meets the moment. it does even more. it is historical and they call it transformational. and it really is. all right. so in just a moment, we ll be speaking with andy, the white house senior adviser for covid response to talk about where things stand, what comes next, of course. the other major breaking news story that is developing this hour. we will be hearing from the family of george floyd, reacting to the minneapolis city council s approval of a $27 million settlement over his death as the client for floyd s murder continues. we want to begin this hour and this conversation with minnesota democratic senator tina smith. thank you. so for your time. we greatly appreciate you joining us on these two very important stories that we re dealing with. we ll start with what we just saw
Killed. The man was walking on international boulevard and one of the cars struck him. The impact took out a metal phelps and this car came to rest in the parking lot of a walgreens store. The crash happened just before 1 00 near the intersection of 82nd avenue and international boulevard. The driver of a black Dodge Charger veered off the road, striking the 49yearold man who was pronounced dead here at the scene. The driver of that charger got out of the car and ran away after the crash. Investigators say that driver was likely racing another driver who was behind the wheel of a maroon bmw 320. The bmw continued to drive for several more blocks and they eventually found it abandoned on international boulevard. Police are searching for both drivers involved and asking for anyone who witnessed the deadly crash to come forward. Someone may have seen something. They may have seen the vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed. They may have witnessed the accident. And if theyd like to rem
38,000 people had to be evacuated. The wind is pushing the flames west towards more neighborhoods. Fire Officials Say no deaths or serious injuries have been reported. They do say that fire may keep burning for several days. We are also talking about 55 miles away in los angeles county, the creek fire is threatening hundreds of homes. It has already burned 17 square miles and it destroyed at least 30 homes in the northern San Fernando Valley. Two firefighters have been hurt while battling the flames in los angeles. More than 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. 12 miles north of the creek fire the arrive fire is threatening 1300 homes. Look at these pictures. Fire Officials Say that fire in the city of Santa Clarita is five percent contained but has already burned 5000 acres. At one point it shut down interstate. At one point it shut down interstate 5 near the Magic Mountain amusement park. So far no serious injuries have been reported there. The Southern California fires are
Valley. The camera is moving around quite a bit. Take our word for it. In the area on the 405 in san fernando valley, you can see how traffic is. These are aerial shots, live. The smokes, the flames, if you know the area near the getty center, right in the heart of the san fernando valley, extremely densely populated sherman oaks, brentwood, mullholland drive, it is in the area of the wildfire that is spreading. I was talking i dont know if you can see. They have a Fire Fighting helicopter up. That is good to see. They need that. And Steve Paulson has been talking about the air quality, the winds in the area as well. It is a very, very fluid situation down there in los angeles. And certainly with this situation, steve can chime in here, winds are the story. Very, very low humidity is a factor. 8 for some. 8 by the getty. The winds are not as bad but im seeing 54 Miles Per Hour east of ventura. Really . It is not as bad for some. But there will still be off and on wind gusts around 50 i
1500 feet. And pasadina northeast, its not good here. Remember its been bonedry here. They havent much rain since february. East northeast at santa ana, theres not much help. Theres no purple on our graphics here because the purple, they issued the highest ever and ours go to red. Its fire weather warning. 30s, 40s, 50s on the chart today. There are a few 40s and 50s depending on whether you get the northeast breeze. High pressure is large and in charge today. We get an offshore breeze for us, not as strong, but still there. Here he is, i do believe mr. Alex savidge, did he wake you up, did they wake you up . No earlier than usual. I raced down here to help out. Sal is off today. Im taking care of the traffic duties this morning for you. All good news, all green on the maps this morning, heres a live look at your saleno supercommute. Well show you what the scene looks like at the bay bridge toll plaza. You shouldnt have too many issues trying to get into San Francisco right now. And fi