Few days. As temperatures go up, so too does the risk of wildfire with hot, dry conditions earlier on the floor we talked with Cal Fire Division chief and he says that the shift in weather and fire danger in california this week was swift. What we are seeing right now is a rapid dry out of what we call our light flashing fuel. The grass is out there, it is a catch22. We had a great year of rain which is awesome for our reservoirs and Water Supplies but on the flipside its also more dangerous for fires to the small starts we are getting are starting to get larger quicker. As you can see over the last week we see about 150 new fires per week across the state which is an rapid increase than where we were a month ago. He says it is key for People Living in fire prone areas to be prepared by creating Defensible Space around the house. And also having a go bag ready with everything you need in case you have to evacuate. It really is remarkable how fast things dry out. We were talking a momen
And more than 50 others. We are getting a look at mateens car taken in the parking lot of the complex where he lived. Prayer beads can be seen hanging from the rearview mirror. The back of the car is decorated with bumper stickers featuring nasa and the United States marine corps with a baby seat in the backseat. It appear that is the shooter was inspired by various information disseminated over the internet. Reporter president obama spoke to the media today after receiving a briefing from the fbi. He said theres no clear evidence so far that the gunman was directed by the extremist group. Rather, he said, mateen was an apparent example of homegrown extremism. One of the biggest channllens we are going to have is this kind of propaganda and perversions of islam that you see generated on the internet. And the capacity for that to seep into the minds of troubled individuals. Fbi director james comey revealed today that the gunman called 911 twice from the attack. The 911 operator then ca
Timid, somewhat shy, sweet and caring christina, a young woman not too shy, though, to stand up to those who bullied her friends in high school. She will be celebrated here tonight. Being together and sharing together and crying together, laughing together can really help the grieving process. Reporter grimmies rise to star status began on youtube. Christina, you know i love you. Thats when selena vega became a friend and fan. Now heartbroken. She came all the way from frankfurt, germany for the service tonight. She shared with us photos of when the two met. That was in munich the last show in germany. It was probably the best night. Grimmies fame skyrocketed during her season on nbcs the voice on team adam. Levine so shaken by grimmies sudden death hes paying for the funeral. We asked police and the church if any celebrities will be among the mourners. I have no information at this point to indicate that there will be anybody of a celebrity status attending the event. Reporter securit
Most of the area seeing light rainfall. Most of the region is dry and look at the sunshine breaking through the lehigh valley. Were getting sunshine in northern delaware. Noontime 77 degrees. In philadelphia, the clouds thinning out. Sunshine into the 80s this afternoon. 76 by 11 00 this morning. So a nice warmup this afternoon. Temperature into the 80s. Any lingering showers should come to an end. Sunshine will be here through the weekend. Ill take you through the forecast hour by hour when im back inc ten minutes. Were watching the schuylkill expressway, no big delays yet. This is right around montgomery drive where we have an eastbound drive time 12 minutes there to the vine street expressway. You can see east and westbound traffic is moving the same. Philadelphia on broad street between Spring Garden state and fairmont a avenue, road closure because of an accident investigation thats under way. No stops to the northbound platform around fairmont station from broad street line due
About the gunman as they good morning. Collective grieving here in orlando and across the country. This is the hospital where many of the victims of the rampage are being treated, as investigators trykbyao determi why the gunman, a m c29yearol in the aftermath of the worst mass shooting in u. S. History, disbelief. This is something that is i really im running on adrenaline and cant wrap my head around right now. Gene ab srahams former boyfriend is among the dead. The gun man, 29yearold omar mateen, Authorities Say he was known to the fbi before thec attack and had been looked at by agents within the past few years. He was licens as a private Security Guard in florida. State records say hes held a firearms license since 2011 and was well armed when he entered the club early sunday morning. The weapons recovered from the suspect who is dead was a handgun and an ar15 type assault rifle, and unknown number of rounds. There were additional rounds. Mateens father told nbc news his song g