Area above highway 13. So certainly that was on everyones mind. This is the memorial to that firestorm but this time fire crews were in the right place at the right time. Black smoke rising from the Oakland Hills at 9 40 Tuesday Morning sent an ominous wave of panic. Oakland fire says what ignited the blaze is a gasoline generator hooked up because power was cut off by pg e because of the red flag warning posted for the east bay hills. It was a huge explosion. Its like i hear a neighbor saying its the generator that explode and then we see the fire all over the place and i started to shake and everybody just get panicked and started to run all over the place. Reporter this family lives next door. It was a second explosion and the fire went across the street into the other peoples yard. And the whole house just went up in smoke and flames, and then the cars exploded right after that. At least two cars. Reporter there were a total of four explosions as the fire tore through two homes, fl
We begin tonight with that dire new death toll. The tally of those reported killed by the coronavirus in the u. S. Has reached 1,500 people in just one day. Thats a number we havent seen since may when much of the country was still locked down. Tonight, the nations Infectious Disease doctor says hes not ectious with stopping the virus, saying the pandemic has become too partisan. Today, the head of the c. D. C. Warns things will only get worse this fall when the country will be battling both covid19 and te flu. Attempting to show how their administration would be different than the one currently in office, joe biden, the Presumptive Democratic president ial nominee, and his new running mate, senator kamala harris, are calling for a nationwide mask mandate. They say the governors of all 50 states should require face eeverings for the next three months to stop the months to stop the spread. Moment ago, President Trump rejected that idea, though he did urge americans to wear masks when ap
Give us a wonderful, wonderful presentation about george h. W. Bush. Well have question and answer after weekends awards and becaus filming tonight, please, use the microphones that we will place, i think one right there and one over to the side there, and thats so your question doesnt get lost on cspan. I want to welcome all of you, and let you know how much we appreciate you all being here tonight. Especially knowing that the democratic partys done a little bit of counterprogramming. [ laughter ] of course, weve got another, another 15 monthsplus to get our fill or probably more than our fill of 2020 president ial campaigning. Here were going to take a few moments to remember a man who won it in 1988. A president who it seemed the longer he lived, the more loved and appreciated he became. I was struck like many others, i think, by the national outpouring of respect and affection in the days leading up to and through the funeral of George Herbert walker bush last november. The funeral
Kloots. What does she know, as Ghislaine Maxwell sits in jail. Whether shell cooperate in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. How some of the greatest cultural sites are turning to new technology in the pandemic to let tourists return safely. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. The growth is exponential at this point. You know, weve been breaking record after record after record all the last couple of weeks. The staggering 40 out of 50 states are seeing Coronavirus Infections on the rise. Florida surpassing more than 200,000 covid19 cases. More hospitalizations, more icus and respirators and more fatalities. 99 of which are totally harmless. President trump told a crowd on the National Mall those covid19 cases are, quote, totally harmless. We must take this seriously. Tony award nominated broadway star nick cordero has died from complications of the coronavirus. If i live my truth im living just for you remains found in texas are confirmed as missing ft. Hood s
Hall of justice tonight. Reporter the california Highway Patrol says 29 people were arrested. Organizers say they are trying to continue focus on their cause. At San Franciscos hall of justice, some of the demonstrators who were arrested and released wait for their colleagues. Black lives matter is more than just police brutality. Were being murdered in every single aspect. Were not given opportunities to succeed. I have a young son. I have three vocal daughters. I do not want them to have a knee on their neck. Reporter the threehour long protest and removal by officers meant people were caught in traffic. Among them, nbc Bay Area Special project producer. People were talking to each other through the cars because no one knew what was going on at that point. We were just literally all parked on the bay bridge. So it was a nice day to be on the bay bridge. Reporter efforts to disrupt traffic had been a recurring goal for demonstrators. The bay bridge is an especially dangerous spot beca