Budget. Reporter consumed over 1 million acres in california. Caused billions of dollars of damage and put pressure on 1. 8 billion budget. Approaching half the agency as entire budget halfway through the fiscal year. 275 million more than cal fire set aside as emergency fund. We always watch budget closely. Be fiscally responsible. But its clear in the climate were living in, we have to have the resources to battle the fires. Stay focused and be able to respond to changing environment were experiencing in california. Reporter says its working closely will the department of finance and legislature to keep Funds Available for fire lines to be staffed. On track for new record. Compared to past three budget years. Complicating the process is how the fire season, compared to four years ago, is running longer. Fire seasons today on average 75 days longer than they were. We have to change our mindset. One of the reasons weve invested additional money in staffing yearround and work we do ahea
And are fighting for their lives tonight. Another 12 were rescued. They called it the worst tragedy in a quarter of a century. Thanks for join us im dion lim. Im dan ashley. A major announcement from apple after admitting some baa iphones slowed down without their customers knowledge. Abc 7 News Reporter Jonathan Bloom explains what apple is doing and what customers are saying. Reporter does your phone slow down. It does, yes. Reporter how can you tell . Because it was faster before. Reporter iphone users know the problem all too well. Have you ever had an iphone that seemed slower. Thats why i got a new one. I never knew this was happening. Reporter but apple now admits the slow down was intentionally and claims it was a fix for a different problem. Old old batteries that die without warning. It just goes black. Shuts down. Ive been hanging out with my friends and their phones have like shut down, like 37 . Reporter in a Statement Apple said it should go without saying that we think s
Season isnt. Rolling into 2018 now as fires are still burning right now. Im dan ashley. Im dion lim in for ama daetz. This is unusual year. 2017, cal fire battled more than 7,000 fires. Thats correct fire. About 50 more than last year, pretty average year. Burned more than twice as many acres. Biggest fire in modern state history, thomas fire, still burning. 91 contained and not expected to grow any more. Destroyed more than 1,000 buildings in little over three weeks. And we can never forget north bay wildfires. Late sunday night in october, merged into six massive fires, killing 43 people in napa, sonoma, lake and mendocino counties. Took 23 days to fully contain and fire season isnt over. Reporter david louis shows you what the cal fire is doing now and what its doing to budget. Reporter consumed over 1 million acres in california. Caused billions of dollars of damage and put pressure on 1. 8 billion budget. Approaching half the agency as entire budget halfway through the fiscal year
Started, where it ended, but you have a second scene down there. That is 214 Central Avenue. And Central Avenue is closed in both directions between addison road and pepper mill to traffic. We are not sure how long thats going to be the case. We have seen investigators down there as well, also with evidence markers. Not a lot of information, but heres what we know. Around 1 00, shots rang out here on cindy lane. There were two people who were shot. Were told that theyre Security Guards. One of those Security Guards was killed. No word on how many suspects theyre looking for or any kind of lookout for a car or any of that information yet. This is still very early in the investigation. No word on motive either, but two people were shot. Security guards. Were not sure if they were associated with the apartment complex, but one of them has died and the scene very active here and the road closure potentially going to be in place for at least the early start of rush hour. Well be keeping an
Tomorrow on q a, former defense secretary and cia director robert gates discusses his book a passion for leadership. Lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service. The program airs at 7 00 p. M. Eastern this week on q a, Boston College Law School Professor mary sarah builder discusses madisons hand which takes a critical look at the notes James Madison wrote during and after the convention of 1787. Mary sarah builder, you have a book out called madisons hand revising the Constitutional Convention. Whats it about. Its a biography of the notes , of madisons notes notes and madison was the only framer who we know of who took complete notes that summer. The book argues that the notes were written in their entirety the summer they wrote the constitution but madisons record is the most important account of that summer. When did you get this idea . Guest i thought i would write a narrative, a story of what it mightve been like from madisons perspective and as i began i began to