the doctor at stanford sharing his story. breaking the color barrier in hockey. the announcement from the sharks. good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. i m raj mathai. a lot happening on this 5th of july. the fire that is forcing a lot of people to take shelter in a pg&e power station. also, governor newsom preparing for a possible presidential run. an interesting poll about his chances if he ran against donald trump. that s just ahead. we start with one of the biggest fireworks celebrations in the bay area. a lot of bright eyes and happy faces at the oakland coliseum. the fireworks spectacular following the a s big win against the blue jays last night, but then it turned frightening. a scary reminder about why police beg people not to fire guns in the air ever. here is a look at the coliseum tonight. a live look where the a s are playing yet again. it was last night after the fireworks show when the fireworks show was wrapping up. three people cried out fo
america reports on this monday afternoon. democrats scoring big wins over the tax and spend bill. will they pay the price as many republicans are suggesting come the midterm elections? hello, and welcome everyone. sandra smith in new york city. bill: hope you had a great weekend. good weekend, too, at home. john roberts has the day off. let s get to it now. months of negotiations, different versions of build back better. democratic senators manchin and sinema get on board with schumer s passage, kind of was a secret to everybody. sandra: and manchin claiming the $740 billion bill would not raise taxes on the middle class, republicans are making the case otherwise. bill: warning that billions in extra spending will come back to haunt democrats election time in november. sandra: and in the middle of all of it, aishah is live on capitol hill, manchin and sinema are dealing with serious fallout from every direction after this passage. hey, sandra, good to see you. tha
time from top trump officials inside the department of homeland security. and outrage after republican lawmakers stand in the way of help for veterans exposed to burn pits. catastrophic flooding. at least eight people are dead in kentucky as rescue efforts are underway. cnn is live on the ground. and members of the controversial saudi-backed golf league teeing off at donald trump s new jersey golf course. they will be greeted by the protests of september 11th families . good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is friday, july 29th. the dam is breaking. f that from members of the january 6th committee. and there are new developments from both the committee and the department of justice in their investigations into the attack on the u.s. capitol. first on cnn, federal prosecutors are preparing for a court battle to force former white house officials to testify about donald trump s conversations and his actions on or around january 6th. the doj s p
eventually able to clear the crowd and put out the fire. no arrests were made. fireworks also created concerns for firefighters and real problems. ktvu james torres shows us the overnight problems affecting crews across the bay area. there are 49 holes and just one of these boxes. these holes are shells from where fireworks shoot out of now they re completely empty, their abandoned on the streets of pittsburgh, and they caused a lot of problems for firefighters last night. ring doorbell, video shows, kids and in east bay neighborhood shooting fireworks at each other. nearly hitting a family in their driveway. luckily, this didn t lead to any issues, but it s exactly what fire officials don t want to see. other neighborhoods weren t so lucky in the shower, and he said the house was on fire next door and it was in our yard. fireworks started a grass fire in pittsburgh that fire spread to a house. forcing a family and their pets to evacuate. in san jose. neighbors reported seein
taiwan. failing america s veterans, after burn pit legislation is blocked by senate republicans, jon stewart goes to the hill and sounds off on the gop. they haven t met a veteran they won t screw over. o donnell: families of 9/11 victims blast donald trump as the former president hosts a saudi back liv tour at his new jersey golf club just 50 miles from groind zero, his controversial comments. nobody has gotten to the bottom of nien niern, unfortunately. o donnell: monkeypox crisis, the major american city tonight declaring a state of emergency as cases explode. jetblue buying spirit what the 3.8 billion dollar deal could many for your next strip trip and how an nfl superstar is helping kansas city teenagers give back to their community. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. reporting from the nation s capitol. good evening, thank you for joining us on this busy thursday night. tonight for the second time this week catastrophic flooding has forced