Terrain and, of course, because of the drought its bone dry. Billowing smoke and crackling flames created an orange and black backdrop for tankers fighting the massive fire. A dc10 has been dropping retardant along with hundreds of firefighters who have been battling this hard to reach fire tearing across this rural section of northern california. Helicopters scooped up water one bucket at a time each holding 324 gallons. Emergency responders feared the fire would move quickly. And it did ballooning to thousands of acres in a matter of hours. Super dry vegetation four years of drought not helping us any. The winds keep changing and shifting direction. All of a sudden they were, like, the winds are moving rapidly and it shifts we dont have very much contained and its just spreading so fast and you guys just need to leave. Reporter now, the fire threat forced some cattle and horses to flee. And cal fire says the wildfire may have been sparked by a car accident yesterday afternoon. But th
Officer. Kron 4s jeff bush joins us live from hayward city hall. Where the memorial wrapped up earlier. Jeff . Jeff it was a touching event here on the steps of city hall. Residents from all walks of life came to remember this Police Officer who touched some many peoples lives the death of sergant scott lunger was on the minds of the people of hayward. He was known for his professionalism, his cool head and for his dedication to the people who live herein short, scott was regarded as a heroand, a heros memorial was what he got from those he protected. Jamie belden he was very nice. He was very laid back and a very sweet guy. Linda reid we just wanted to come out here and show our support for the entire Police Department and to let them know that our condolences are with them and our hearts go out to the family. Tamy franke i grew up with scott in high school. He was fun and a very outgoing person, very loving. Armondo depina when i was younger i got into a lot of trouble and im not pro
Him being gone. A somber day for Hayward Police, and Police Across the country. Good evening, im julie haener. Im frank somerville. The shooting happened 3 15 this morning, when scott lunger pulled over a truck for driving erratically. As Sergeant Lunger got out of the car and approached the drivers side of the vehicle, the driver shot Sergeant Lunger without warning. A second officer in a separate vehicle had also responded and returned fire as the pickup raced away. The second officer used his radio to alert dispatchers. Shots fired shots fired white chevy truck. Hes still going white Chevy Silverado truck, i copy. Set fire, and my partner down. Partner down. Whos down . Sergeant lunger is down. Within a couple of hours, the bullet riddled pickup truck was found abandoned in east oakland. Sergeant lunger was taken to the medical facility. He had died from his injuries. Hayward Police Officers gathered to show their grief and support. They stood at attention and saluted as Sergeant Lu
Prince charles and lady dianas wedding go up for auction. This is the cbs morning news for tuesday, august 11th, 2015. Good morning. Thanks for joining us. Im alison harmelin. Im in for annemarie green. It was another night of demonstrations and arrests in ferguson, missouri, and a state of emergency has been declared. For the fourth night in a row, protesters took to the streets, marking the anniversary of the Michael Brown shooting. Meanwhile, charges have been filed against a man police say opened fire against them on sunday night. Don champion is in ferguson. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning. That 18yearold who was shot, tyrone harris, remains in Critical Condition at a local hospital this morning. His father told a local newspaper that his son is innocent. In the meantime, while there were arrests last night during protests here, the situation was far less violent than what we saw on sunday. Police in riot gear moved in on protesters illegally assembled belong the street o
This is the cbs morning news for tuesday, august 11th, 2015. Good morning. Thanks for joining us. Im alison harmelin. Im in for annemarie green. It was another night of demonstrations and arrests in ferguson, missouri, and a state of emergency has been declared. For the fourth night in a row, protesters took to the streets, marking the anniversary of the Michael Brown shooting. Meanwhile, charges have been filed against a man police say opened fire against them on sunday night. Don champion is in ferguson. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning. That 18yearold who was shot, tyrone harris, remains in Critical Condition at a local hospital this morning. His father told a local newspaper that his son is innocent. In the meantime, while there were arrests last night during protests here, the situation was far less violent than what we saw on sunday. Police in riot gear moved in on protesters illegally assembled belong the street on sunday night where demonstrations were interrupted by gu