Wildfires. Now at 10 oclock the bay area and Northern California just hours away from seeing potential Hurricane Force winds. The threat now causing extreme fire danger. And another round of power shut offs from pg and e thats where we begin this saturday night at 10 oclock here on kron 4 news. Thanks so much for joining us. Im Jonathan Mccall and im justine waldman. It is dry, theres very low humidity and the winds are going to whip that adding even more fuel to an already historic fire season. We have Team Coverage tonight on the fire danger and the power shut offs will start with meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez whos standing by with the latest on the fire danger this weekend. Yeah thats right just cnn jonathan all eyes will be not just on our hills but also our valleys and coast. Everyone in the bay area will be impacted by this upcoming wind storm and we do have a wind advisory going into effect sunday afternoon through monday morning most of us will see sustained winds at 20 to 35
High school where one student who wanted to fail, didnt. This student, Melissa Mejia publicly acknowledged that she wanted to fail a class and that there was a grade changing scandal at her high school. It has shaken up the entire new york City Education system. She publicly knowledged in an article she wrote for the post that she wanted to fail high school. She did fail one class but it went came time for graduation she passed the class. The teacher admitted she was pressured to pass her, so i went to Bryant High School in long island, i talked to peter meyer who was a teacher there and the president of the former parent association. They told me it starts with the governor and goes down to the chancellor, superintendent and then the principal start pressuring teachers using various tactics. Our principal would chase down teachers to improve the graduation rate, their their changing grades behind our back, and its just a tragedy. In 2013, he reported to the superiors and they retaliat
Were chasing the story at a high school where one student who wanted to fail, didnt. This student Melissa Mejia publicly acknowledged that she wanted to fail a class and that there was a grade changing scandal at her high school. It has shaken up the entire new york City Education system. She publicly knowledged in an article she wrote for the post that she wanted to fail high school. She did fail one class but it went came time for graduation she passed the class. The teacher admitted she was pressured to pass her, so i went to Bryant High School in long island, i talked to peter meyer who was a teacher there and the president of the former parent association. They told me it starts with the governor and goes down to the chancellor, superintendent and then the principal start pressuring teachers using various tactics. Our principal would chase down teachers to improve the graduation rate, their their changing grades behind our back and its just a tragedy. In 2013, he reported to the s
Ninan good evening, im reena ninan. President trump wrapped up a fourday visit to europe today. His final day at the g20 summit included a facetoface meeting with chinas president xi jinping. Also today, nineteen g20 leaders agreed to implement the Paris Climate Accord. The u. S. Is now the only g20 nation to pull out. First daughter, and president ial adviser ivanka trump raised eyebrows briefly sitting in for her father at a table of World Leaders while he stepped away for oneonone meetings. Major garett now with more on this busy day of diplomacy and demonstrations i reporter more than 20,000 protesters converged on hamburg for the g20 summits final day. The largely Peaceful Assembly contrasted sharply with the scuffles, looting and fires that flared the night before. More than two hundred German Police were injured and nearly 100 protesters were arrested or detained in three days of disturbances. President trump complimented german chancellor Angela Merkels handling of the protests
Has 30 to 40 a cars fewer on the track. This after crews found cracks in the support beams on two rail cars. Transit agency is warning commuters be prepared for extremely crowded train stops during peak hours. We have Live Team Coverage with nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter checking out the delays and alternative routes. We begin with nbc 10 katy. Tell us what its been like. Reporter there are few things to tell you about. The Shuttle Bus Service that was running here at 30th street station and stopped all along the market line, thats not running because the morning rush has ended. The morning rush did go off with fewer problems than expected. Thats from a step ta spokesperson who tells me they are optimistic the evening rush will not be as bad as first thought. I made sure i woke up a bit earlier and got here a little earlier on time. Reporter it may be for preplanning like that. The ride was smoother than septa expected. Given the busy route is operating with 40 fewer train cars.