Check in with jr stone live in livermore where at one point nearly 5thousand people were without power. Jr . steve alright turning now to our chief meteorologist Brittney Shipp. pam brittney this heat wave is not letting up yet. This intense heat will be with us for the days ahead. Right . More very warm to hot weather can be expected through at least thursday. Therefore, a heat advisory remains in effect for most locations away from the coast through thursday. Interior north and east bay has been upgraded to a heat warning for thursday. More substantial cooling is then expected from friday into the upcoming weekend. pam a power alert still in effect statewide tonight. A flex alert calls for voluntary conservation. Due to high demand of electricity. Power officials are asking people to avoid using major appliances between 2 pm and 9 pm. Today and tomorrow. They are also asking people to set air conditioners to 78 degrees or higher. It is all an attempt to ease the strain on the states
Its awesome. Reporter awesome. This is the cbs evening news mason good evening, im anthony mason. This is our western edition. We begin with the heartbreaking story of otto warmbier, the university of virginia student who was held by north korea for nearly a year and a half. His family announced that warmbier died today less than a week after the North Koreans sent him home to ohio in a coma. President trump put out a statement saying, the United States once again condemns the brutality of the north korean regime as we mourn its latest victim. Heres michelle miller. Reporter ottos parents fred and Cindy Warmbier released a statement saying their son had completed his journey home, going on to say, unfortunately the awful torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans ensured that no other outcome was possible beyond the sad one we experienced today. The comatose 22yearold College Student was flown back to the u. S. Last tuesday. Two days later, Fred Warmbier