36 with new fatalities reported today in napa, mendocino and sonoma counties. 19 people have been killed in the tubbs fire alone which is now the third deadliest fire in california history behind the Oakland Hills firestorm in 1991 and the Griffith Park fire in los angeles in the 1930s. Hundreds of people are still missing in Sonoma County. Authorities are looking for 235 people. At least 5700 structures now have been burned down including 5 of the housing in santa rosa. We do have some good news on containment figures. Check out the atlas fire in napa and solano counties. Containment on that jumped from 27 to 45 . Significant increase. Containment on the tubbs fire grew from 25 to 44 . But the fire grew by about 500 acres. The pocket fire in Sonoma County grew by about a thousand acres to 10,000 acres burning now and included into one and have 10 containment. Up in mendocino county, the Redwood Potter fires containment is at about 20 . And the sulfur fire in lake county is holding at
Days after bloody sunday, speaking to the nation and i think gave one of the most meaningful speeches any american president has given in modern times. He said and we shall overcome. That was hope. That said it all. Join American History tv next saturday and sunday for live coverage from selma, alabama. And it 8 00 eastern each day highlights of our coverage. On march 30, 1981i would be assassin hired six shots at present Ronald Reagan outside the hilton hotel two miles from the white house. Washington post reporter, del wilbur matus on the sidewalk where the shooting took place, to tell his story of that day. Ronald reagan was leaving this hotel after delivering a speech to the aflcio. Reagan, a Longtime Union man was kind of excited to give this speech. He actually rewrote it by hand. [ applause ] at 2 25, 2 26, 2 27, he emerges from this entrance behind this area, this is new, they built this after the shooting. Its a bunker, and if you look inside over here, youll see the entrance,
Highlights of our coverage. You are watching American History tv 48 hours of programming on American History every weekend on cspan3. Follow us on twitter for information on our schedule of upcoming programs and to keep up with the latest history news. On march 30, 1981, a wouldbe assassin fired six shots at president Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton Hotel two miles from the white house. Washington post reporter, del quentin wilber, author of rawhide down the nearassassination of Ronald Reagan met us on the sidewalk where the shooting took place, to tell his story of that day. Ronald reagan was leaving this hotel after delivering a speech to the aflcio. Reagan, a Longtime Union man himself was kind of excited to , give this speech. He actually rewrote it by hand. [applause] at 2 25, 2 26, 2 27, he emerges from this entrance behind this area, this is new, they built this after the shooting. Its a bunker, and if you look inside over here, youll see the entrance, the door, a st