Reporter that meeting between the president and county and state emergency officials in california wrapped up just minutes ago. Emergency officials spoke and informed the president of the 20 night significant active wildfires that are currently bring across our state. As we know, those fires have claimed lives, destroyed thousands of homes and have left much of Northern California and really a lot of the metro areas across the west coast in a constant cloud of smoke and unhealthy air. It was against this backdrop that the present touchdown in in Northern California on air force one. He was at mcclellan park, a former air brace airbase where they landed. He wrapped up that briefing with state and county emergency official. Gov. Gavin newsom set to the right of the present and the tone between the two leaders was professional and crowded, the reasons be hind the fires are a political flashpoint between the president and some democratic governors and west pick drought like conditions and
2004 tsunami, the lives lost, what has changed over the last decade and could it happen again . And christmas hacked, why x box and personal players are being taken advantage of. The group taking responsibility. We begin tonight with the emotionallily charged gathering here in new york city for the nypd officers ambushed and killed last week. The gathering for rafael ramos, his funeral is tomorrow. Roxana saberi has the story. David, all said he didnt deserve to die. In silence these nypd officers carried the casket of their fallen colleague rafael ramos, into the church he attended for years. Some new ramos from church where he volunteered as an usher. He will always be remembered as one of the greeters when we came in, welcome my sisters, welcome my brothers. He posted this saying, if your way isnt working, try this way. The suspects, Ismaaiyl Brinsley turned the gun on himself short after that, city officials said he targeted the two officers because of their uniforms. Now many peop
Decision to do so peacefully. Ends with violence nationwide. Cleanup in the bay area now under way. The system needs to be indicted. This system is completely unfair. Good morning, everyone, im scott mcgrew. And im kris sanchez. That developing story tops our news this morning. In the light of day, were getting a look at the damage left behind in oakland after angry protesters smashed store windows, looted, and lit fires in response to that missouri grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson. But even before the sun came up, workers were making repairs, sweeping up shattered glass. Nbc bay areas bob redell has been in oakland all morning. Bob, i assume youre seeing some signs of progress . Reporter we are. Which is a good thing. Good morning to you there, scott and kris. Mayor jean quan of oakland telling us this morning her Police Department arrested over 40 people last night, some of whom were responsible for scenes like this. Youve got businesses along b
Shops. About a half dozen downtown businesses got hit last night, including the metro pcs store. They took all of our phones, they took the cash, they took the safe, everything. The display case, everything. Reporter take a look at this cell phone video a witness took of the looters cleaning the store out. Were right down the street from the Police Department. Like, its not right. Reporter across the street at smart and final, more of the same. Cell phone video shows the crowd breaking in and then helping themselves to the merchandise. I am so upset about what happened in oakland last night. It is unacceptable that people are trashing our businesses. It make me feel bad, because this is not proving anything. And innocent people getting hurt. Their property getting tore up. And it doesnt make any sense. Reporter the vandalism is drawing outrage from across the city. What the started as a peaceful protest quickly grew to a crowd of 2,000. Three officers were injured, including one who wa
On my own. Without congress. And, so, while we still dont know precisely what he is prepared to do, we know that the president doubts that any meaningful collaboration is possible with the gridlocked congress. If he is to build a comprehensive plan for Immigration Reform, he eis going to have to build it alone. This idea of building it all alone has me thinking about another summer moment from president obama. Not summer 2014 when he tried to figure out what to do solo about the National Issue of immigration, but summer 2012 when he was running for reelection and said this at a Campaign Stop in virginia. If youve been successful, you didnt get there on your own. If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable american system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If youve got a business, you didda annt build that. Somebody else made