Firefighters are counting on to this is kpix 5 news. Burning out of control. A big wildfire close to some homes. The one thing firefighters are counting on to go their way tonight. Good evening. Im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. The brushfire in Riverside County started just after 4 00 this afternoon and its still going strong tonight. Youre looking at live pictures. Its only 20 contained. Flames burned up to 150 acres of rancho rupa Regional Park west of riverside. The fire spread from 10 acres to 50 in just an hour, consuming palm trees and threatening homes and buildings. Right now, voluntary evacuations are in effect. Firefighters hope they can get the upper hand before gusty offshore winds start fanning the flames. So far, the winds are holding steady. Residents worked to help their neighbors before fire crews arrived. I had to help put it out. Hes working from the bottom. Im working from the top. An it was just team work. Its horrible. Scary. People trying to knock on people
Good evening. Im julie haener. And im ken wayne. Frank is off tonight. Oaklands first Friday Street fair is getting under way right now for the First Time Since the man was fatally shot last month. Rob roth spoke to city officials who now say they are doing things differently to try to prevent another strategy. Rob . Reporter ken, first friday is just Getting Started on telegraph avenue in downtown oakland. People are still arriving. The streets are closed. And theres a peace concert going on in memory of Kiante Campbell, shot to death at last months first friday. Oakland has made a number of changes this time, hoping that nothing like that happens here again. At this art gallery on telegraph avenue, an antiviolence display is going up, asking people to keep first friday safe. Oakland police say oakland has already made changes. The event will end an hour earlier at 9 00 p. M. The size of the festival has shrunk from 10 blocks long to six, and no Drinking Alcohol on the streets. Bars,
Or exciting ones it helps enhance your excitement and be more joyous in life. What i love about music is that it bypasses the cortex. The sounds go right into the part of your brain that processes them, so you dont get caught up in the thoughts. When you think about great music, you are in the moment. Each of you in your own way describe so artfully, elegantly how you find that space. Even when are you tired, the ability to get to the zen moment, you are in the moment, is ultimately i think what we in this country look for. Helps us with sleep, helps us become aware of things and deal with stressors and focus on things that we talk about today to make it easier to do the right thing. The garbage can around the country for a whole year, i felt a lot better. Singing and gigging again. I want to thank cindi lauper, lisa loeb and Madeline Stowe for joining me. Thank you for joining me tonight and a big thanks to piers for letting me fill in. From cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, this is
So every now and then, there are sports plays that are unlike anything you have ever seen before. This had a lot of people talking on the newsroom. Check out this play made by a North Carolina state baseball player. It looks like the batter has an easy double, but outfielder Brett Williams dives full speed. Wait for it. And actually flips in the air as he makes that spectacular catch. Clearly a oneofakind kind of a catch. Wolf, do you think you can pull that off . No. That is a great, great catch. Thats a top play. It looks not real. Thats a top play. Thats a top play on sportscenter. Guess how many steps i did today . This is wolfs new thing. 13,000. Ive got 13,000. Ive got 14,000 steps today. Thats it for us. Thanks very much for joining us. You can follow us on twitter. Erin burnett outfront, she starts, guess when . Right now. Outfront next, just hours from the deadline, it appears the dreaded forced spending cuts are going into effect. Are we over the cliff or just a little roll i
The issue of paying down the debt. Theyre determined to protect the wealthiest of the wealthy. How much more money are they going to steal from the government . Im for no more. Still with half the cuts aimed at the pentagon, there are still some lawmakers ready to deal. I stand ready to put everything on the table to prevent what could be in the words of the departing secretary of defense a devastating blow to our ability to defend this nation. But as of today, the cuts will be the law of the land until congress and the white house are willing to compromise. Now, the most noticeable change is that federal agencies will have to notify workers with 30 days notice that theyre going to be furloughed. That could give members of congress a little more leeway to come up with plan to reverse these cuts before they do too much damage to the economy. Annemarie . Susan mcginnis in washington, thank you. Military leaders are warning of the dire consequences the budget cuts will have on this nation