That states with restrictive gun laws how many rower gun homicide rate however that doesnt stop people from still traveling interstate with bar arms taking and weapon thats legal in one area to another state were illegal because we dont have border tracks from state to state officials in needles want an exemption from state laws so that residents can buy bullets in arizona they say its too inconvenient to buy ammunition in the nearest california gun shops which are hundreds of kilometers away they also want pistol packing neighbors from arizona to be allowed to carry their weapons openly when visiting needles which is prohibited they dont want to unload they dont want to leave their weapon at home to come over here and eat. The messy patchwork of state laws is another reason why gun control advocates say Congress Needs to change gun laws on a nationwide basis robert oulds al jazeera needles california many migrants from Central America are risking their lives to try to reach the United
And we have a large response from cal fire and county task force so about 120 firefighters are assigned to the scene. Reporter the fire started at 12 20 along santa teresa boulevard near bailey avenue. It took cress about two hours to stop the forward progress of the fire. More than a dozen homes had to be evacuated. We spoke to a neighbor as she arrived at the scene. I thought what am i up against. When i saw that our blocks were you know, being protected by police and cars are backed up, i am truly frightened one firefighter suffered a heat related issue. Neighbors thankful for the work of First Responders. That was chris nguyen reporting. The cause confident fire remains under investigation. However, there were initial reports of a vehicle colliding with a power pole in that area. Pg e says up to 1700 customers were witho pow tteoon. Ght ch for hotpoontra coa fe of not gone up yet. Most residents are looking for ways to keep cool. Eric thomas is live in walnut creek with the story.
Alex. We begin this afternoon of the south bay. More than one dozen homes evacuated because of a grass fire. This grass fire started around 12 15 around santa teresa boulevard in set south san jose. So far the fire has burned 75 acres, 15 homes evacuated and people in the surrounding area are being told to stay indoors because of heavy smoke. Crews say they have stopped forward progress of the fire but the extreme heat today is taking a toll on efforts. And increases the workload on the firefighters. It also in creases the spread of fire. As fuel dreiser, humidity dries out pick the fire may have started after a vehicle hit a power pole. Pg e says about 1700 customers are without power and santa teresa boulevard is closed in both directions. As flames spread in the hillside in san jose, fire crews brave triple digit temperatures to clear brush in the east bay. Tom vacar joins us from Wildcat Canyon road on the challenges facing firefighters. Reporter this enormous project we are going
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