Control theyve made some great progress the fire is burning out a palace guard and harvard streets pittsburg several of the buildings of understand are damaged according to the Contra Costa County there has been several explosions reported as well befallen this wreckings story drop this morning. Michelle apon temperatures are starting off on the especially if you are crossed the coast we have meant the upper 50s right now if you are in london there is no change in custody morning star and also to mid60s for the rest of the day lower 60s to start off this thursday morning it was the rest of the planner by 11 00 temperature is warm up for and won spots and to the lower 80s the mix of sun and clouds inland but if youre still want to be on the coast we will begin with most crowded skies some shots in december to woman up into the lower 90s. Michelle apon we have mid to upper 60s who want to show you what it looks like walking up to low clouds as of this morning and the temperatures are goi
Were in their height, the number of private security contractors outnumbered the us troops. How did that come to be . Again, i think we are like that one of the unintended consequences of relying on the all volunteer force and allowing the country to slide into a condition of permanent war. We ended up with too much work, too few warriors and so policymakers and the pentagon turned to the notion of defense contractors to try to fill the gap. At a very high cost. At a very high cost and i would argue with little evidence that they that they were worth the money. I know youre going to stay around and sign some books i want to thank you, colonel, professor,. You know, we barely scratched the surface of this book, so i really encourage you to pick up a copy and you will have a very indepth although somewhat pessimistic understanding of the wars of the middle east. Thanks again. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this is book tv on cspan 2, television for serious readers. H
Things happen. News 4 investigates is learning more about the bus driver charged in the deadly hitandrun. Today paul roppers lawyer and his family defended him saying the bus had a blind spot and he never knew he hit 70yearold carol bell. Reporter right now the bus drivers family is inside the courthouse. They are hoping he can make his 20,000 bail. This as another family is preparing to bury their loved one. She was a good mother. Reporter with tears streaming down his face this son remembers his mom, 70yearold carol bell hit and killed by an mta bus as she crossed the street. Exclusive video shows the driver identified as 48yearold paul ropper paused for a few seconds after the collision and then drove away leaving bell in the middle of the street. Not a bad person. Reporter outside of court today ropers family told me hes no monster. She was crossing the street. Reporter ropers wife and attorney believes theres a blind spot. They retrain drivers on the heels of 2014. When 135 pedest
Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We begin with the looming tax hikes. All of us are facing a little over three weeks. Those increases coupled with spending cuts in vital programs including defense, health care and Housing Assistance are being called the fiscal cliff. The only way to i void it is for president obama and congress to make a deal, cutting spending and raising revenue. Adding to the sense of urgency. News that 350,000 people simply gave up looking for work in the month of november. And while that drove the Unemployment Rate down to 7. 7 , the fiscal cuts and tax hikes are expected to dramatically slow job creation and increase unemployment possibly plunging the economy back into a recession. Lets go to dana joining us from capitol hill. The latest negotiations dont seem to be going anywhere. They sure dont. The House Speaker ended the week by calling it a wasted week. He only had one phone call with the president of the United States and he said it was just, mo
The latest news and information from around the world with host Ana Cabrera. Fierce once again. Ana. Thank you, dan, for that report. The weather he talked about is crucial here. The fires they create their own weather systems. And video from the ground can help us show just how deadly and dangerous this fire has become. Its hard to explain just how large its gotten. And this might help. The video was recorded today by a passenger on a flight from sacramento to seattle. That is not a cloud there. That is a plume of smoke. Cnn meteorologist is joining us from headquarters. Help us understand how large and how powerful this inferno is. Well, ana any time you have a fire whats going to happen is its creating its own localized weather environment. And this is a big, big challenge. You showed that picture or the video a secretary ago. But i want to drill into the picture. Because you can see the Towers Clouds from the plane. Okay so the plane flies around 30,000 feet. You can see the clouds