Im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. And good morning. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with a scandal in battleground, North Carolina, that could have national implications. Mark robinson is facing pressure to leave the race after allegations he made racist and lewd comments on a pornography site, including declaring in one post that he was a black nazi. Robinson who is North Carolinas lieutenant governor, is denying the allegations and vowing to stay in the race. This is not us. These are not our words. This is not anything that is characteristic of me, nor has it ever been. Folks here also know my character. They know who i am. They know my voice, so to speak. This is not my voice. This is not things we would ever say or even think. Cnn published the string of incendiary comments it says it found on the Message Board dating back to 2008, well before robinson began his political career. Nbc
Private vigil at 4 00 this afternoon at st. Ignatius church. A private memorial will be held tomorrow at oracle park. Today Governor Newsom will provide another update to the response to the wildfires and covid19. Last week the governor talked to President Trump to approve the states disaster declaration request for funds to help wildfire victims. You can watch that update on abc7 and abc7news. Com. San mateo county is launching a new covid19 compliance unit today. This is a push to make sure business are following coronavirus guidelines and keeping employees and customers safe. Health is something we are committed to in our effort to building a better bay area especially during the pandemic. Amy hollyfield is live in San Mateo County with more on this. Good morning. Before you go out shopping, bring your mask. That could be an expensive mistake while shopping. They could fine you up to 3,000 in San Mateo County. This is the new covid19 Compliance Team. They will be heading out today l
Firefighters, this is a fullon firefight at all levels we are working in just miserable conditions. Thank you for joining us everyone, i am Catherine Heenan im Jonathan Mccall that breaking news this monday night comes from the north bay is fast moving wildfires are destroying homes and threatening thousands more this began early sunday morning with the glass fire in napa county now grown to 11,000 acres that wildfire sparked 2 other fires, the shady and the boy some fires spreading to Sonoma County. Kron dan kerman he is alive in the sky hawk neighborhood of santa rosa. An area that has seen a lot of damage from the glass fire. And whats the very latest on what youre seeing tonight. Well a lot of smoke in the air right now one positive thing is that the winds have really come down and that is making residents who have stayed behind feel a little bit better if their house is already survive theyre hoping that if the winds continue in this way that there but they might survive another n
Sky hawk neighborhood now almost unrecognizable. Keit . Reporter we are here along Mountain Hawk drive. The there are horrible smelling chemicals and smoke is thick in the air. By our continue more than a dozen homes were lost in this subdivision, alone. In the sky hawk neighborhood of santa rosa last night we are getting a much better look at the fires with daybreak. Most of the burnt homes were directly next to there field. Just as crew were dousing hot spots. This neighbor came racing in to tell them about another flairup around the corner. Here, and then right about four houses down. Reporter a very neighborly thing for you to do today . Well, yes, i care about this neighborhood and community. Reporter her son, logan, was already there with a garden hose and a trickle of water. I just want to put out this fire, save this house from burning. Reporter if he looks familiar, back in the 2017 tubs fire he found goldfish that had survived and reunited them with their owners. And here he
Calistoga is very quiet right now. The entire city has been evacuated. I am at the motor lodge along lincoln avenue and behind me, we have watched glowing fires disappear, looking east near the silverado trail. Hopefully, that is some good news. We are waiting for the latest from cal fire once the sun comes up. However the weather conditions are pretty good for firefighting. It is a lot cooler compared to yesterday. Not a lot of wind to speak of but the official count is 113 structures destroyed and that number could go up as firefighters explore the areas that have already burned. By the afternoon, the entire city population of calistoga, 5300, was being evacuated. The fire had crested the hill where they are. People had to evacuate immediately. We got back to the house a couple weeks ago and we were evacuated for 17 days and there we go again. It is dad. Those evacuation orders are in effect in napa and sonoma encompassing about 70,000 people. No idea when they will be able to return