Morning, 6900 acres, 20 . We should have something new within the hour. Cal fire hoping to increase the containment number. The acreage burned will remain about the same. Near Lake Berryessa wayne freedman, abc 7 news. Nice to see there is progress there. To get the latest information on the fire near Lake Berryessa, you can download our free abc 7 news app for smartphones tablets and apple watch. Just enable the push alert for instant updates. Highway 50 closed in Eldorado County because of a large wildfire burning 200 acres on both sides and is now 30 contained. There are mandatory Evacuations Ordered from white hall to the sand flat camp ground. Fire officials said opening highway 50 is a priority. For now, anyone traveling to tahoe is asked to use 80 or state route 88 instead. A jury has convicted henry smith jr. Of first degree murder with special circumstances for the 2011 killing of jim capu. He was shot as he chased down smith following a bank robbery. Deliberations in this tri
As the new White House Communications says hes not taking the job. He says its because his and his wife is expecting a second baby, but spending time with hisis familiar is is his murder mystery priority. Theres much more to this storyr what do we think is really behind it. Hi reporter nd on the face of it it was the fact of what jason miller said, he wanted to spend more time with his family. But it quickly became apparentba to anybody who was on twitter the night miller made this announcement that there may hav been more going on behind the decision. Little california was out with a story today that it may just have well have been a sex scandal that is behind thisthis decision by jason miller not to accept the job of White House Communications. It comes from within the trumpup campaign itself. Tsel apparently a fellow trumpmp transition aid by the name of aj delegator, well, she tweeting out a series of very cryptic posts thursday night and that led to more talk about what exactly th
And then from there. And then we talk about yesterday how the hurricane model agreeing with the european model indicating it will bend to the right and never make it north of North Carolina. We do have hurricane warnings in affect through well as the east coast of florida. Up until about Daytona Beach and then north of there. Thats where they have the hurricane watch in affect. Rainfall amounts will add up quickly during the day tomorrow and especially tomorrow night through the day on friday. Orlando, 4 to 6 inches of rain up through charleston, columbia. In terms of our part of the world, we are quiet, there may be a couple of isolated rainshowers with a cool front on saturday night. Well talk more about that in a few minutes. Thanks, jr. Today people in florida, the carolinas, are preparing for the waves in jacksonville and there are long lines at gas stations as people continue to evacuate from the coastal areas. Floridas governor declared a state of emergency. Reporter Sarah Rosar
He was arrested yesterday. Youre looking at a picture of Zachary Quinn, he is 19, he faces charges for the attack on flo douglas who isis 88 years o. Quinn and possibly another man broke into douglas home in east san jose, they beat her and stole some of her belongings. Douglas is now in the hospital and at least report was critical condition. As you can imagine, this has been frightening for the other people who live in douglas neighborhood. Last night many of her neighbors met with Law Enforcement, the Sheriffs Department reminded them about the importance of Neighborhood Watch and being aware of any suspicious activity. We have to keep an eye out. We have to keep an eye out for each other. Its about how to watch your back and how to take care of the elders. Reporter one woman at last nights meeting believes she saw Zachary Quinn casing cars in the neighborhood before mondays attack and this is not the first time quinn has been in jail. He was arrested last year for robbing another e
Saw as the nations liberal drift. Now, eight justices, often evenly divided on highlycharged issues. Tonight, the battle is set. The future and direction of this branch of government at stake. We begin with jim avila in el paso, texas, tonight. Reporter Justice Antonin Scalia died behind the drawn curtains of this room. On this ranch in west texas, scheduled to hunt quail saturday. His body diskofcovered when he skipped breakfast and lunch. The highend Hunting Lodge and ranch was host to an exclusive group of mostly texan couples. About noon, toured the property, attended dinner. At 9 00 p. M. , he said, its week. Id like to be excused. Reporter others told investigators they heard the 79yearold justice he had an illness. The doctor in washington told her hed been ill. The scalia family, his wife, she says objected to an autopsy. And she aeed one was not necessary. Any signs of foul play could have easily caused, that i asked for an aautopsy. Certificate wl read natural causes, due to