This is definitely the worst one expect the death toll from the north bay firestorms continues to rise as crews are working around the clock trying to get the upper hand on two dozen fires burning just in the north bay expanding into northern california. Good evening and welcome to our special coverage of the deadly firestorms. I am grant lodes. And i am steve aveson. 3500 homes and businesses have been destroyed and we have learned this afternoon that over 2800 of those homes lost were in santa rosa. Right now there are 400 people who remain unaccounted for in Sonoma County alone in the Sheriffs Office is using cadaver dogs to search for those people. We know more than 170,000 acres have burned, and that number could rise as there is very little containment in this particular fire. It is producing a lot of smoke coming down into the rest of the bay area. We have been trying to orient you little bit to show you the scope of the threat we are facing right now. I want to dial you in to s
California. A lot of opportunities and a lot of work to do. How did you get into this work . Your background is not an emergency Disaster Services. Im a molecular biologist by training and a Nuclear Operator with the navy. A wide range of work experiences. This job came about purely by accident and grace. I was with the right place volunteering with the Salvation Army attempting a radical Career Change and i succeeded beyond my wildest dreams. You started as a volunteer with the Salvation Army. Before that i was a gardener. At one of the Treatment Centers in San Francisco. I was playing in the dirt. Having a great time. At a point when i was ready to make a transition and find some ring a real job the director pulled me aside and gave me a fantastic opportunity to prove myself. He said, john, i have a job for you. Atheists dont take this and you can do something real. It was miraculous. What did you find compelling about working for the Salvation Army . It is a church. It is faithbased
And her goal is to send a message to donald trump and the administration. The first day of the new administration in office is to tell them we have a voice, we see you, we are watching and not going away well hold you accountable for the next four years. Buses and cars will be loaded with not just women but men as well. Headed to the capital with signs like these. Many dont feel included and are troubled with a trump presidency. There are a lot of things on the table from womens rights to gay rights to the rights of people of all different faiths and the list goes on and on. There are certainly those in the area that are headed to the inauguration to protest the Election Results and others are traveling to witness theist historic event as a trump supporter. Im delirious over it. One of the most exciting things. On november 20th, donald trump will be the president. He has accomplished things in the Business World even before he was president. With companies keeping their jobs in america
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I have a toddler. There is always lots of toys and all kinds of stuff. The fact that he didnt trip over anything on his way into my bedroom is mind boggling to me. As he was standing there staring at me before i woke up, what was he contemplating doing . You know, was i about to get raped . Was he about to kill me . I want to put sensors on all of the windows around the house. There is such a strong sense of community here. You really dont think that youre unsafe. You never in a million years think that sure my gun was loaded next to my bed or check the doors and windows before i went to sleep. As cliche as it is, you dont think Something Like that is going to happen to you until it does. We should point out she reported everything to police and that guy is still on the loose tonight. Klein is angry more than anything that she now has to sleep with her loaded gun next to her while her 2yearold daughter is in the house. Is sharing how he was in the right place at the right time to save