Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff russia is stepping up pressure to regain two diplomatic compounds seized in new york and maryland. President obama ordered them seized in december, over russian meddling in the 2016 election. Today, foreign minister Sergey Lavrov called it highway robbery, and his deputy held a highlevel meeting at the state department. Nick schifrin has been following the story, and joins me now. So, nick, why are the russians so interested in these two compounds . What officials are talking about is bilateral irritants, so these are the compounds, these are the R
The train is almost unfightable. Shes moving five Different Directions and theres only four. Chuck murphy knows the danger but hes staying put to protect his home and his neighbors. Yes, sir. Im going to stay here until the devil demon drives me out. Fire stations across the bay area are also doing their part. In the face of this fastmoving and dangerous wildfire. Reporter you can see we have helicopters dropping water on some of the areas around mariposa. That drop in a neighborhood around houses. Weve seen a lot of helicopters concentrating on that area as they try to keep the homes and the property wet to keep the fire from destroying any more homes. We have not seen the large retardant tankers dropping anything really. Weve heard that the retardant bombers are being used on the smaller spot fires to get those knocked down before they blow up into Something Like this. Live in mariposa, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. Thank you, thom, for the updates. There are thousands from the bay
Anytime a crime like this would occur if it was targeted, there would be some planning and orchestration that goes into that. So a lot of times people make mistakes and were hoping that we can capitalize on those mistakes and get more information. Reporter right now investigators are also going to be going door to door to try to see if there is anyone who may have seen something that could be useful. Theyre also going to be asking residents who may have surveillance cameras to share any video that may be useful in their investigation. Still a very active investigative scene. Reporting live in hayward, nbc bay area news. Thank you. Another top story this evening, that fastmove being wildfire near yosemite is growing hour by hour. More than 2,000 fire personnel from around the state are now in Mariposa County. Thousands who live in this area have been evacuated. And perhaps the most sobering number, the fire is only 7 contained. Tom jensen joins us from near the front lines in mariposa.
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Here and now. As the president ial Campaign Heats up, fists have been flying along with the expected political rhetoric. Critics are accusing republican frontrunner donald trump of stoking that violence and hate. Now, whos really to blame for the escalation of tension on the campaign trail, and how did we get here . Joining us today is the executive director of the new York State Democratic Party and political analyst, basil smikle jr. Welcome back to here and now. Thank you. Nice to see you. Oh, man. Lets get to it. It has just been, really, a realitytelevision show on the campaign trail. Say that, from the beginning, trump was kind of stoking this animosity and it just finally boiled over. Whats your take on that . Well, youre right to say that its somewhat of a reality show, right . And you have the carnival barker leading the pack, so to speak. You know, when i look at whats happening on the republican side, to me, theres a pall that has descended over this election season, mostly