At this point, crews are still dousing the home with water. If you take a look at sky 7 hd video, you can see what it looked like when flames were really going. They were jumping 020 feet off of the roof. This all started as a grass fire, firefighters tell me, that is according to the gilroy Fire Department. They say they got the call at 1 37, and found the fire spread from grass into the attic of the home. One man in his 50s or 60s was safely evacuateed and not injured. However, a chicken coop did go up in flames, firefighters had to import water and tankers so we ran out. At one point, brought in a helicopter to do bucket drops and hand stretched a line over to a nearby subdivision a quarter mile away to hook up to a hydrant. With water complications, you mentioned the meet. Its 100 degrees here, so cal fire brought in extra crews and have been rotating them out the good news is that at this point the fire is mainly under control. But they do expect to be here for several more hours,
What she says saved her life. My moms pregnant. And her water just broke. Call her the best big sister ever. The 8yearold girl who delivered her baby brother with the help of a 911 operator, jumping in to play doctor. How the little girl kept her cool. And good morning, america. We are tracking many breaking stories this morning, including that mining disaster in turkey. Hundreds of workers trapped underground. The massive scramble to rescue them is unfolding right now. Were going to go live to turkey in just a moment. But first, lets get to those blazing wildfires threatening homes in california. Firefighters, facing tough conditions again today. Abcs cecilia vega is in san diego with the latest. Good morning, cecilia. Reporter robin, good morning to you all. These fire trucks behind me ready to be called into action at a moments notice. The high temperatures and strong winds here in california, a firefighters worst enemy. Overnight, firefighters on high alert, trying to keep a burnin
Emails and 95 billion phone calls every month its one thing to say this is an outof control agency, its another thing to see the quantity of what theyre collecting. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. 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 gusty winds in Southern California died down today, and that gave firefighters a window of opportunity to bring nine wildfires under better control. The fires started tuesday and burned through more than 9;000 acres in san diego county. The fastmovin
Emails and 95 billion phone calls every month its one thing to say this is an outof control agency, its another thing to see the quantity of what theyre collecting. Ifill those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Charles schwab, proud supporter of the pbs newshour. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. 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 gusty winds in Southern California died down today, and that gave firefighters a window of opportunity to bring nine wildfires under better control. The fires started tuesday and burned through more than 9;000 acres in san diego county. The fastmovin
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