Have been forced their homes. We have a map to show the entire evacuation area. There is essentially a concentrated spot in northern Sonoma County. The evacuation orders extend all the way out to the pacific ocean. The evacuation zone is massive. Sonoma county and cal fire officials are trying to figure out when people may be able to return to their neighborhood. At this point, all evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect. Allie rasmus joins us live on the windsor town line where the entire town remains under evacuation. Reporter evacuation orders are in effect and so are the road closures at the intersection shiloh road and old redwood highway. The National Guard on the parked behind me. Along shiloh road in this part of Sonoma County, the Windsor Santa rosa line is where the fire was very active overnight. Just about 100 structures have burned in the kincade fire since it started wednesday. Around 7 a. M. You could see smoke coming from the ridge near chalk line road. A short
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Constitutionally required in, cases for federal and state courts. Evangelista ramos was convicted of seconddegree murder when only 10 of 12 jurors found him guilty. At that point under louisiana law unanimous juries were not required but since the louisiana has passed a law requiring unanimous juries but does not apply retroactively to his case. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Louisiana Supreme Court denied him a review. This is about an hour. In case 185924, ramos versus louisiana. Mister fisher. Mister chief justice, may it please the court. This court reaffirmed the wellsettled rule that Incorporated Provisions of the bill of rights applied the same way to the state as they apply to the federal government. Taking that as a given the state does not defend Justice Powells pivotal vote. That flouted president at the time and since been relegated to nothing but isolated relic of an abandoned doctrine. The states only defense in support of the judgment below, the s
Multiple wildfires are burning across the bay area. All this while 900,000 customers are still without power due to a planned, Public Safety power shut off. Evacuations are underway across the bay area because of fire danger in Sonoma County. Also parts of Contra Costa County were evacuated earlier today because several fires started in lafayette also in crockett thanks for joining us tonight at 10, im j r stone and im Justine Waldman lets get a close look now at then numbers for the can kade fire that erupted on wednesday evening. It has now burned 54,000 acres. And it is only at 5 contained tonight. Us 94 structures have been destroyed. 2 firefighters were injured one firefighter had minor burns and was transported to a burn center. We want to get more because of so many people some 200,000 people evacuated. Yeah, this is an interactive map of sonoma showing the evacuation areas around the fire. The bright red spots and a lot of people have reached out to us this evening saying we wa
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