Contained. The fire has destroyed 223 homes. More than 28 1000 structures remain threatened and while an exact cause could take months to determine one possible cause is reportedly electric fencing around remote vineyard. Heres a point of origin. It has been nearly a week since it started, but the glass fires refusing to give firefighters a break chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow tracking the dangerous fire weather conditions that are expected to last for the next few days or yeah, really just to the winds going to keep switching directions here right now were seeing a turn mainly out of the north and the winds. Now after a day where they had calmed down now they are really beginning to pick up just was we had feared. And now were looking at some pretty gusty winds in around an active fire, not what firefighters wanted to see your everybody lives in these locations so here the very latest wins. It is 19 Miles Per Hour out of the northwest right there the po valley sailing at 11 miles
Joined by Richard Mullaney. We will discuss the florida role as a battleground state this year. Host good morning on this tuesday. We are going to begin with republicans only. How should the Senate Precedent . If you believe they should fill the seat before the election,. Ial in at 202 7488000 if you think they should wait until after the election, 202 7488001 is your number. Are 7488002 if you undecided. At 202 lso text us 7488003. Tomorrow, we will talk to democrats only. Legalould Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell move forward on the vacancy on the Supreme Court after Justice Ginsburgs death this past friday. Here is the majority leader. Hearing there is not sufficient time to examine and confirm the nominee. We can debunk this myth in about 30 seconds. Until novemberys 3 and 104 days until the end of this congress. Stevens was confirmed by the senate in 19 days. Days from start to finish. Oconnor, was day confirmed in 33 days after the nomination. Herself, it was just 42 days.
Issues are motivating voters this year and look at Political Trends to give us a clue on how the state may vote in november. Today, florida. Pennsylvania on wednesday. On thursday we will take a look at North Carolina. And onay at michigan, saturday at arizona. Today we are focused on florida, aney. Oining me is rick mull must begin with what makes florida a battleground state. Aest not only is it battleground state, its the big prize. The path to the white house is through the state of florida. First of all, the electoral college. It is 29 electoral votes. We already know california comprises 55 and will go to joe biden. Texas, 38, will go to donald trump. Will go to joe biden. The 29 in florida is a big prize. Florida is a purple state. It can go either way. Twice it voted for barack obama, twice george bush, bill clinton, and last time by a narrow margin, donald trump. The history of florida is one that is close, hard to predict, consequential. Thedonald trump it is in must win cate
California air operations fixed wing aircraft air attack one 40 worked up until nightfall today supporting ground crews in the angwin in deer park communities in napa county and as communities get ready for bed. The mayor of calistoga says he is worried about tomorrow projected wins coming from the north and east. Direction puts it behind the fire moving in this direction toward downtown. Thank you for joining us on this wednesday night, im ken wayne and im pam moore, cal fire officials tell us tonight the glass fire burning in sonoma and napa counties has now exploded to more than 51,000 acres and is only 2 contained at this hour. The fire has now destroyed more than 107 homes in napa county and 36 homes in Sonoma County more than 26,000 structures are still threatened tonight. We have Team Coverage on the glass fire. We begin with our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow tracking the increasing fire risk to the glass fire area. Yeah guys this a very dangerous situation already setting
And were back this week. Bar we continue the washington with journals series on battlegrount states with this election this Election Year with ged political reporters and analysts on the ground. Were examine whats changed since 2016, what issues are motivating voters this year and take a look at recent Political Trends that could give us clues on how the state might vote in. November. We talked about wisconsin. Today florida. At nor and then pennsylvania on wednesday. On thursday, well take a look at north carolina, then friday , michigan and saturday arizona. Today our focus is florida and joining us is rick, director of the Public Policy institute at jacksonville university. Ound lets begin with what makes florida a battleground state. F d it is the big prize, the path of the white house is through the l state of florida. Its 29 electoral votes. If you look at the four biggest in the country, we already know that california with the big prize of 55 is going to go to joe biden, texas