residents near areas that burned in last month s wildfires were under mandatory evacuation orders. those further away were not. some people that initially asked to be evacuated elected to stay. they were left in place. those that wanted to be moved out were moved out. the county sent 200,000 emails warning of a possible mudslide and knocked on 7,000 doors in the mandatory evacuation zone the night before. today it s being criticized by some for not using the emergency cell phone alert system until after the mudslide started. they didn t tell us that something bad was going to happen, like they knew. there is something there. i don t think people didn t listen. i think people listened. i don t think it s people s fault. i think this is a natural disaster of biblical proportions. montecito is the most exclusive neighborhood in one of california s wealthiest areas. will people rebuild? the land is too valuable not to but it could be weeks before
at times, because of the smoke, you can t see the ground until you re on top of it. today, california use the cell phone alert system to notify 22 million people they were in the extreme fire danger area. that enencompasses seven counties. chief, thank you for being with us. to an audience of folks not in california, how do you describe the santa ana winds. first of all, thank you for having me, brian. the santa ana winds are something we re faced with. but this is a strong wind. they re amazing. we ve been faced with winds upwards of 80 miles per hour. it pushes the winds hard to the east and pushes the fires to the first of all, thank you for having me, brian. the santa ana winds are something we re faced with. but this is a strong wind. they re amazing. we ve been faced with winds upwards of 80 miles per hour. it pushes the winds hard to the east and pushes the fires to the west.
you re right up on top of it.. today california used the statewide cell phone alert system to notify 22 million people. they were in the extreme fire danger area. that encompasses seven counties along 300 miles of that state. we are for ttunate to be joinedy an important guy, very tired gentleman, ventura county fire chief mark l oren zen. thanks for being with us. to an audience of folks not in california, how do you describe these santa ana winds? well, first of all, thank you for having me, brian. the santa ana wind conditions is something we re faced with all the time here, but this has been a particularly strong wind. i mean, they re truly amazing. we ve been faced with winds upwards of 80 miles per hour and it pushes the fire hard, hard. the winds push out of the east and push the fire hard to the west. we saw just tonight in san
in for a landing to refuel. at times, because of the smoke, you can t see the ground until you re on top of it. today, california use the cell phone alert system to notify 22 million people they were in the extreme fire dabnger area. that encokenencompasses seven counties. chief, thank you for being with us. to an audience of folks not in california, how do you describe the santa ana winds. first of all, thank you for having me, brinan. the santa ana winds are something we re faced with. but this is a strong wind. they re amazing. we ve been faced with winds upwards of 80 miles per hour. it pushes the winds hard to the
top stories. in the largest acquisition in microsoft s history, the software giant is buying skype, a popular internet phone and video service provider for 8.5 billion in cash. the deal gives microsoft access to the market for real-time video and voice messaging. microsoft plans to use skype to support products like xbox gaming and windows phone. a new national cell phone alert system was announced today. new york mayor michael bloomberg joined federal officials at the news conference in case of a disaster, the system will send emergency text messages to your cell phone. it will launch in new york city and washington, d.c. by the end of the year, and could be nationwide next year. the mississippi river began cresting in memphis this morning at the highest levels in 74 years. the river has flooded low parts of the city s historic areas, and forced about 400 people from their homes. but most of the heavy-duty flooding is in areas outside the city. the river crest is now working its w