Sonoma counties where the tufts fire in 2017 decimated neighbors like coffee park in santa rosa. The utility giant shut off power to parts of 35 counties 34 counties to reduce the risk of wildfires in windy conditions. According to cal fire, the majority of the states destructive while wildfires haveappened in october. Joining me now are anthony sehgal and jonathan cox welcome to both of you, jonathan i want to begin with you give us a sense of how this wildfire season is a shaping up compared to last year with the camp w fi and we are approaching november, which was when the camp fire broke out, in early november. Thats right. In comparison to the last few years we experienced u 200,000 acres of land burned in california. This time last year, we were re over 1 million of land burned, a relatively mild season in comparison to the last few. Maybe the biggest reason for that because we have some more steers that we havent had in the last two years thats due to the rain and much we havent
Alarming incidents in florida under investigation this morning. A deadly shooting at one popular hot spot. On another beach, a fight quickly es canlating, a gun drawn with police launching a frantic chase. Drop the [ bleep ] gun were live with the latest. Campaign controversy, donald trump facing criticism after this warning at a weekend rally if he loses the election. It is going to be a blood bath. Just ahead, reaction from voters in washington. And how Trumps Campaign is defending those remarks. Rigged result . Vladimir putin wins reelection. The vote never in doubt despite a handful of demonstrations and protests at the polls. Nbc news questioning the russian leader overnight. Mr. President , is this what you call democracy . His response and what hes saying publicly for the first time about the death of his were live at buckingham palace. Those stories, plus remarkable rescue. A group of women race into action to save a friend as she was being mauled by a cougar. It was the epitom
We witnessed a fullon song on reproductive freedom. Good morning and welcome to sunday today on this may 5th, 2024. Im joe fryer in for willie this morning. Its a scene of despair down south where flash floods have left neighborhoods in texas, oklahoma, and arkansas under water, forcing residents to flee their homes. The rain has not let up yet. Now a round of Severe Weather, including tornadoes, is set to move across much of the country this week. Well have the forecast and the latest in a live report from texas just ahead. Then, in our sunday focus, maybe youve heard about this one. As many as a trillion cicadas invading the southeast and midwest. Why now . And what should you do if theyre crawling all over your backyard. And a sunday spotlight where lester holt will take us to the newly opened alabama park that brings visitors on an emotional journey through this countrys dark history of slavery. And later, willies sunday sitdown with chris pine and a long career as a leading man, h
No major hot spots. Bay no major hot no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. darya developing news out of new york. An Apartment Fire has killed 12 people. Including 4 children. Among those children are three girls ages 1. 2. And 7. The 4th child was a boy. His age has not been released. Four more people are in critical condition. Officials say flames spread through every floor of the 5 story bronx apartment. Within a matter of minutes. About 170 firefighters worked in freezing cold weather to rescue people from the building. New yorks mayor bill deblasio says if it had not been for first responders. The death toll could have been much higher. darya one witness says when the fire broke out. The smoke was intense. And people could be heard screaming. Fire fighters say that some fighters say that some people were able to make it to the fire escape but the flames were so intense that many of the victims never made it out of their apartment. No word ye
Nightly news begins right now. Good evening. Im kate snow in for lester tonight. And there is an intense manhunt under way in turkey. Police there releasing new images today of the man they say stormed into a nightclub just after partygoers rang in the new year, opening fire and killing at least 39 people. Isis has now claimed responsibility for that attack, raising new questions about the terror groups potential in 2017. And as the investigation continues, were learning more about what happened in less than ten minutes inside the club that night, including exclusive new details from an american who was shot and trapped. Our chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is in istanbul. Reporter tonight a hunt is on for this man. Turkish Media Broadcast this selfie video he reportedly took days before he ran into a nightclub and unloaded into the crowds on new years eve. 27 of the 39 People Killed were Foreign Tourists from israel to lebanon, india and beyond. Among the Dozens Injured was a