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
Highly effective vaccines, president is doing good to eradicate the china virus and ahead of the operation warp speed saying the First Americans to receive the vaccine may come before the years end. Our plan is to be able to shift vaccines to the immunization side so within 24 hours, i would expect maybe on day two after approval on the 11th or the 12th of december hopefully the first people will be immunized across United States across all states and all the areas where the state department will have told us where to deliver the vaccines. Lou you can see how happy everyone is over cnn, msnbc, the broadcast networks, the new york times, the Washington Post, all the president s heroics and extraordinary achievement, to americans who desperately need them. Despite the unprecedented efforts in fighting the global pandemic, he remains embroiled in a battle for the white house. President trump faces an obstinate resistance within its own polit party, a leftwing politically corrupt left led
61 oakland. 62 for san jose and for concord. Daytime highs about three to five degrees below average for this time of year. Tracking our next storm system, details on the rain chances. I will show you future cast. Lets check in with a look at traffic. Good morning. Checking the roadways right now. So far so good as far as accidents at the bay bridge. We are getting word of a wind advisory. Be careful as you work there if you are traveling in a high profile vehicle. Be careful to have two hands on the steering wheel. Other than that its fairly quiet. They are working on one crash on 680 as you work southbound right at diablo road. Looks like one car involved in this trouble spot. Its blocking at least one lane. The rest of the bridges quiet. Golden date bridge not seeing any trouble spots. We are seeing a few cars. San mateo bridge 13 minutes to go between 880 and 101 and the freeway checking in problem free. To the coronavirus. The state now forcing contra costa and abouta cruz back in
Probation authorities. And the pathway towards parliamentary and president ial elections in libya looks clearer with the u. N. s and voicing political talks in tunis have resulted in a breakthrough. Thomas first, it is a hollowed space in paris that is already resting place for several prominent french heroes. This wednesday, on the anniversary of the end of the great war, the remains of wartime writer Maurice Genevoix have been interred on the capitals left bank. Incident Emmanuel Macron presided over the special ceremony after laying flowers at the top of the Champs Elysees avenue at the tomb of the unknown soldier. France 24 has put together this next report which takes a look at the frontline soldier and is written memoirs. Reporter world war i seems like a distant and old conflict, but Maurice Genevoixs writings from the frontline line can throw readers back in time. I was covered for four days with slocum blood, with a smashed brain. Face was hid with human guts. Im disgusted. Re
If you get caught with covid 19, the closest hospital is probably one hour away for most people here. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention, in the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org 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. Woodruff this has been a day for honoring americas military veterans, of peace and war, amid the political war over the president ial race. President trump still shows no sign of conceding to president elect biden, or