Athletes. Is it safe . Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Right now fires are burning from one end of california to the other. The worst of them northwest of sacramento where at least 24 homes are destroyed, 6,000 structures are threatened and 13,000 people have been urged to gather up their belongings and head to safety. In all an incredible 9,000 firefighters are working more than 20 fires across the state. But the socalled rocky fire has proven the most dangerous and confounding, tripling in size over the weekend. Nbcs joe fryer is there with the latest. Rowdy good evening, lester. You can see we are surrounded by smoke from the rocky fire. 2,500 firefighters are now on the ground here. And weve heard from veterans whove been doing this 10 20 even 30 years who said they have never seen a fire behave like this one. The villain of Northern California is a massive agile wildfire
Campaigns have to focus on. Especially African American women ages 45 and above, where sanders has a stronger focus on young voters. Todd shaw, associate professor of Political Science and African American studies at usc says Bernie Sanders still has to let voters know who he is and what hes all about. Bernies is still trying to establish himself. Convince African American voters this gentleman from a state thats 95 white in terms of the electorate he represents can represent us or represent me in terms of what African Americans are asking. So i think thats the factor thats weighing on Bernie Sanders in terms of his connection in the African American community. Although i think he sure is trying hard. Shaw says clintons powerful endorsements can also make it difficult for sanders to get ahead in the palmetto state. But well just have to see how primary unfolds come february 27th. In columbia, loren thomas news 19 wltx. Of Bernie Sanders and Hilary Clinton this week. As they continue to
Job, i will use the executive powers of the presidency. Applause]d Bernie Sanders i do not want to see people like catherine look at the television and see their parents arrested. I do not want to see families broken up, the function of Immigration Reform is to unite families, not divide them. [cheers and applause] Bernie Sanders let me say this. I know that in our country, not with my viewses on Immigration Reform. We are a democracy. People have different points of view. What is not acceptable manner what your point of view is is to throw racist attacks against mexicans [cheers and applause] Bernie Sanders the reason donald trump on the be elected American People will not accept insults to mexicans, muslims, or women. [cheers and applause] the American People will not accept a president who insults our veterans. [cheers and applause] or who several years ago led the socalled birther effort which was an ugly, ugly attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the presidency of barack obama.
President in 2016, or maybe ever. And while today my campaign is suspended, the fact that ive even come this far is evidence of how special america truly is. And all the reason more why we must do all that we can to ensure this nation remains a special place. I ask the american people, do not to give in to the fear. Do not give in to the frustration. We can disagree about public policy, we can disagree about it vibrantly. Passionately. But we are hopeful people. And we have every right to be hopeful. We in this nation are the descendents of gogetters. In our veins run the blood of everybody give it all up. Where all descendents of someone, the descendents of pilgrims, settlers. We are the descendents of men and women that headed westward not knowing what awaited them. We are the descendents of slaves who overcame that horrible institution to stake their claim in the american dream. We are the descendents of immigrants, and exiles, who believed they were destined for more. Theres only o
Cspans washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. Coming up wednesday morning, representative john cap go of new yorks 24th district, a former federal prosecutor, discusses the Opioid Epidemic and the challenges combating it in his home state and around the country. Then, representative joyce beatty of ohio, Congressional Black Caucus member, will talk about the ohio primary results, exit polls, and what it all means for the general election. Be sure to wash cspans washington journal, beginning life at 7 00 a. M. Eastern wednesday morning. Join the discussion. The House Budget Committee marks of the fiscal year 2017 budget resolution wednesday. And Spending Plans were released on tuesday, and faces opposition from the House Freedom caucus. We will have live coverage of what is expected to be a daylong meeting, starting at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan3. The Supreme Court is vested with power, and with it comes response ability. Court forn the 35 year