You cant see any backups, on this stretch. Looks like we are now back in the green from this crash that they moved all of that activity over to the shoulder. But this is involving a rollover crash. So some injuries involved. Emergency crews on the scene. Well see flashing lights making your way through that stretch. And were tracking the usual delays as you make your way westbound 5. Between 205 and 680, we had a few accidents overnight, especially in that eastbound direction. And that is why we are still seeing those yellow sensors, light up our screen. That is a look at traffic. Kenny, back to you. All eyes on the burn zone, heavy rain on the dryscorched burn land. Residentless are on high alert. Reporter santa rosas burn zone has been getting soaked. And that has people worried once again. Its a big concern because we have heard about sink holes and everything. And were getting quite a bit of rain. And theres just not a lot of safety out there to kind of prevent it. Reporter the wil
Ifill plus, could building more dams be a solution for droughtstricken california farmers . Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by n an on board explosion, and there are reports of mysterious debris at the crash site. Said not to be passed. Its hoped the examination of flight recorders due to start tonight could turn rumors into answers. All thats known at this stage is that the russian airbus appeared to break up in midair after leaving the egyptian red sea resort of Sharm Elsheikh and that all 224 on board perished. Egyptian investigators say they will solve this mystery but warn it could be a long process. They announced today that chinese president xi jinping and taiwanese president ma yingjeou will meet saturday in singapore. Its the first such meeting since 1949, when communists won chinas civil war. Woodruff the head of u. S. Pacific forces played down tensions with china today, over disputes in the South China S
Droughtstricken california farmers . Ifill all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the puzzle of what brought down a Russian Airliner over egypt, remained far from solved today. U. S. Officials said images shot from space may contain clues to why the plane broke up on saturday, killing all 224 people on board. Paul davies of independent Television News reports on the days developments. Reporter a stretch of men formed a guard of honor as the journey home to st. Petersburg was complete. This is a city in mourning. There are painful days ahead. Relatives have been arriving at the morgue to give d. N. A. Samples to help in the grim process of identification. Russian officials have been giving a daily update on the recovery ope
Good evening and welcome to kqed news room. President obama made resolving income inequality the cornerstone of his state of the Union Address this week. Today, after four years of economic growth, corporate profits and stock prices have rarely been higher. And those at the top have never done better. Te but average wages have barely budged. Inequality has deepened. But lowincome families may face another hurdle, cuts to food stamps are expected as part of the new farm bill passed by the house. Joining me to discuss the impacts for california are amy allison, Senior Vice President of power pac, a social justice advocacy association. Joe garafoli, wealth and politics reporter for the San Francisco chronicle. Joe, lets turn to you. Why did the president highlight income inequality and how does that issue play out in the bay area . This is something hes talked about sort of in the background for years. And this puts it on the national map. Now, hes going to have a tough time getting this
Good evening and welcome to kqed news room. President obama made resolving income inequality the cornerstone of his state of the Union Address this week. Today, after four years of economic growth, corporate profits and stock prices have rarely been higher. And those at the top have never done better. But average wages have barely budged. Inequality has deepened. But lowincome families may face another hurdle, cuts to food stamps are expected as part of the new farm bill passed by the house. Joining me to discuss the impacts for california are amy allison, Senior Vice President of power pac, a social justice advocacy association. Joe garafoli, wealth and politics reporter for the San Francisco chronicle. Joe, lets turn to you. Why did the president highlight income inequality and how does that issue play out in the bay area . This is something hes talked about sort of in the background for years. And this puts it on the national map. Now, hes going to have a tough time getting this thr