Early in 1945 a b29s began fullscale operations against japan. 1500 miles to targets, and 1500 miles back from bases at saipan, tinea and guam. Here 21st Bomber Command concentrated its massive air power and planned the ultimate crushing defeat of japan down to the last bomb. Here was the beginning of the end of the road to tokyo. After six months of reoccupation there were few signs of war along the quiet summer shores of guam. The liberated chamorrans were in their native villages, smiling and friendly unaware that a miracle had happened around them. A miracle that moved mountains of material, equipment and supplies across the pacific, that changed their dirt roads into broad highways, that manicured their jungles into acres of black top airfields and nearby, new communities of american citizens had set up housekeeping with various types of selfservice. The latest labor help saving devices, few laundry problems and no modern inconveniences. By midsummer, 21st Bomber Command was in bu
And im marcus washington. Mike is keeping an eye on the commute for thus morning. Lets get to meteorologist kari hall. Were talking about the lightning and thunder. How soon could we expect to see that . Weve seen it very isolated across the bay area, but were keeping a close eye on the radar because this can detect the Lightning Strike as it happens and then it plots an icon here. As we look at the bay area weve seen a couple places of rain but look over the sierra, a lot of Lightning Strikes as the thunderstorms really get going this morning and thats something well be watching throughout today, that chance of that lightning. As we get a closer look, the good thing we are seeing spotty rain. This is not enough to make a big impact on those wildfires, but the humidity is going up and we havent seen a lot of Lightning Strikes. Ill be watching that with an hourbyhour look. Mike, how is it looking getting out the door right now . Kari, the traffic is light. That light rain may affect fol
That merged into the czu complex fire. 10,000 acres have burned. Another member of structures have been destroyed. Evacuation centers at the fairgrounds. If youre wondering what the activism acronym stands for thats the region tasked with fighting the fire. Czu complex is san mateo, and lnu is the sonoma and napa unit. Lets take a closer look at where these fires are burning. The wallbridge fire is raging in northwestern Sonoma County. Its part of the lnu lightning complex fire. Thats made up of seven fires. The scu lightning complex fires burning in the east bay. And when we get to the czu lightning complex fire that is burning in santa cruz. The worst of the devastation is in vacaville. Heres more on that story from tom vacar. Whats the situation tom . Reporter multiple fires broke out overnight in the fairfield in vacaville area near the San Francisco bay area. One of the many complexes of fires in the greater bay area. Mass evacuations were ordered as the fires kept springing up ,
Early in 1945, our b29s began full scale operations against japan. 1500 miles to target. And 1500 miles back from bases at sigh pan, tinia and guam. Here 21st Bomber Command concentrated the massive air power and planned the ultimate crushing defeat of japan, down to the last bomb. Here was the beginning of the end of the road to tokyo. After six months of reoccupation, there were few signs of war. Along the kawhiest summer shores of guam. The liberated chim orrans were back in her native villages. American citizens again. Smiling and friendly. Unaware that a miracle had happened around them. A miracle that moved mountains of material, equipment, and supplies across the pacific, that changed their dirt roads into broad highways, that manicured their jungles into black top airfields and nearby new communities of american citis have set up housekeeping with various types of selfservice. The latest labor saving devices, fuel laundry problems and no modern inconveniences. By midsummer, 21s
Early in 1945, our b29s began fullscale operations against japan. 1,500 miles to targets. And 1,500 miles back. From bases in saipan, tinia, and guam. Here, 21st Bomber Command concentrated its massive airpower and planned the ultimate crushing defeat of japan, down to the last bomb. Here was the beginning of the end of the road to tokyo. After six months of reoccupation, there were few signs of war. Along the quiet summer shores of guam. The liberated chimorans were back in their clean, native villages. American citizens again, smiling and friendly, unaware that a miracle had happened around them. A miracle that moved mountains of material, equipment, and supplies, across the pacific. That changed their dirt roads into broad highways, that manicured their jungles into acres of blacktop airfields, and nearby new skmunt communities americans had set up housekeeping with various types of selfservice. The latest laborsaving devices fuel laundry problems and no modern inconveniences. By mi