Hundreds of thousands of people. A wind whipped wildfire and more on the horizon. Im alex savidge, frank is hoff tonight. Nd am julie haenor. The fire has grown to 16,000 acre, 5 contained, 49 structures have been destroyed. The good new, authorities report no deaths or injuries. The fire has been burning nc it broke out near the geothermal plant and it spread fast with winds up to 60 Miles Per Hour. We have Team Coverage of the kincade fire. Paul chamber spoke to some of the evacuees. Bill martin has been monitoring the wind conditions but first we begin with amber lee live in geyserville with the latest on the firefight. Amber. Reporter julie, were on red winery road where homes have been destroyed. Whats left of this home is a water heater, stove and a car but not much more. Strong dry winds gusting 60 Miles Per Hour and more fuel add fast moving fire that forced thousands from their home in wine country. A text alert around 615 thursday morning followed by police knocking on the do
Guest indy. I have about those issues with me. I think we last visited when i was visioning finishing the reauthorization of the fcc, which is not been done since 1990. Of course, the mobile now bill, the precision agricultural bill and some of those components that are foundational items and in our internet ecosystem getting those provisions finished was important and then bringing that knowledge and expertise to the senate where we are dealing with privacy and Data Security issues not only in commerce but also Judiciary Committee. One thing i have found interesting about being in the senate is how you take one issue and work closely or across the platform on it. Im also on the Armed Services committee and the Veterans Committee and at veterans we are working to get everybody records in the cloud. We are doing the same thing at Armed Services so we can have someone enlist for the rest of their life and their records are all cloud based and then as they need medical care or if they wan
Technology. Were you able to bring that to the senate . Such as data privacy and things like that. Guest indeed. I have about those issues with me. You know, peter, we last visited when i was finishing work on the [inaudible] act which was the reauthorization of the fcc which is not been done since 1990 and then of course the mobile bill and the precision agriculture bill and some of those components that really are foundational items and in our internet ecosystem so getting those provisions finished was important and then bringing that knowledge and expertise to the senate where we are dealing with the privacy and Data Security of data issues not only commerce but Judiciary Committee. One thing i have found so interesting about being in the senate is how you take one issue and work across platform on it. Im also on Armed Services committee and the Veterans Committee and at veterans we are working to get everybodys records in the cloud. We are doing the same thing at Armed Services so
Cspan is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Joining us this week on the communicators is senator marsha blackburn, a member of the commerce and science subcommittee on communications and technology. Senator blackburn appeared often on this program as a member of the house but this is her first appearance as a senator. Welcome back. I wanted to ask you about some of the issues you work on in the house when it comes to technology. Were you able to bring that over to the senate, such as data privacy and things like that . Sen. Blackburn indeed. Visited think we last when i was finishing work on the raybons act. Fcc,eauthorization of the sincehad not been done 1990. Some of those components that items ine foundational our internet ecosystem. Getting those provisions finished was important and expertise to the senate where we are dealing with the privacy and Data Security issues not only of commerce but also judiciary committ
I wanted to ask you about some of the issues you worked on in the house when it comes to technology. Were you able to bring that over to the senate, such as data privacy and things like that . Sen. Blackburn indeed. Peter, i think we last visited when i was finishing work on the reauthorization of the fcc, which had not been done since 1990. And of course the precision agriculture deal. Some of those components that really are foundational items in our internet ecosystem. Getting those provisions finished was important and bringing that expertise to the senate where we are dealing with the privacy and Data Security issues not only of commerce but also judiciary committee. One thing i have found so interesting about being in the senate is how you take one issue set and you work crossplatform on it. I am also on the Armed Services committee and the Veterans Committee and at veterans, we are working to get everybodys records in the cloud. We are doing the same thing at Armed Services so t