California indians dont have the same kind of public image as say a warrior on a horseback, so they are not as bad ass in the popular imagination as the plains indians. I love this image because that guy is pretty fierce. He has some feathers going on. He looks like he could do some damage to your horse herd or to you, so i like that well into the gold rush era these mounted livestock rustlers in the Central Valley were kind of bad, bad, bad. Stock rustling also offered indians opportunities to thrive in the interior. Population explosion of horses. An english visitor estimated to see 3000 wild horses in todays travel in 1840. A miner on the eve of the gold rush claim that in the Central Valley, the Central Valley contained a larger portion of wild horses than any other part of the world to the same extent. On the san joaquin river, bands from 200 to 2000. These herds in addition to providing a lucrative source of trade provided a basis of subsistence for california indians living in t
And aaa says 39 Million People will travel this weekend. About a million more than last year. More people on the road though may mean more traffic accidents. So be careful. We talked to one father and son earlier this morning and were on their way to a fishing trip and they see a lot of unsafe driving out there and it is frustrating. We see people swerving in and out of lanes and dodging in between and trying to get to work as fast as they can. Yeah. Dont do that. Recent survey found that memorial day weekend is the deadliest time on the roads, followed by Labor Day Weekend and the fourth of july weekend. Here in the bay area, expect to see a lot of chp officers out. They will be cracking down drivers who break the law. Coming up on the 9, we will talk with one officer about the chp maximum enforcement. Now, expect delays if youre flying out of sfo this Holiday Weekend. A runway repaving project was supposed to be on hold tomorrow and sunday as we look at the live pictures of sfo. Howe
Eddie boy, pekka rinne has been spoton these two games here in nashville. Remember at 21, pekka rinne made some bigtime stops against the penguins when they had that little bit of a surge there in the second period. And rinne, has regained his game after two sub par performances back in pittsburgh in games one and two. 20 straight saves for pekka rinne. And of the 23 shots, doc, got to say, at least eight or nine were achances. I mean, gradea chances. Mike some on breakaways. The one goal was a breakaway by crosby that he got a piece of, it hit the post and then ricocheted off him and in. We mentioned earlier, a Country Music celebration, the rest of this week. We will be coming back here saturday, and there will be a lot of sequins in town, but nothing like the shine of the stanley cup, which could be presented here to one of the two teams in game six on sunday. Out of these penalties, they neutralize because archibald got annoyed at what was happening from ekholm, and so things cance
Air aloft, that line crossing out, and another firing up just before sunset. As weve lost the heating, things have calmed down. No showers on the radar now, but things still active in the sierra, and that is snow. Good enough for a Winter Weather advisory, through 5 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. Could see another couple inches of snow above 6,000 feet tonight. So the showers shutting down. Decreasing showers into the morning. That sierra snow continues with the Winter Weather advisory. But were talking about winter now. The sevenday forecast brings upper 90s to the bay area before the end of the week. Coming up, well go from winter to summer, and that sevenday forecast and let you know when the hottest temperatures will arrive in about 11 minutes. Thank you so much. The wind causing trouble at the escape from alcatraz triathlon in San Francisco. The swim portion had to be canceled because it was simply too dangerous to swim in the bay. This is the first time that has happened in the races
Good evening, i tonight, this is just one of the fires that burned in northern california. Good evening. Fire coverage begins with cristina, and in suisun city where it spread to Travis Air Force base. Reporter firefighters dont know what sparked the fire, just that it started here, and burned the cypress trees, before spreading fast. It was free blazing it was just flames. Just lit up. Jumping over the house. Reporter wanda watched as flames devoured the trees just a few feet from her house. She said she had one fear. That it was going to blow up. Reporter before that could happen, neighbors sprang into action using garden hoses to put out the flames. I was surprised i still had eyebrows when i was done. Reporter the fire changed course, ripping past the homes through the backyard, and into open space before burning on to a grassy field on nearby Travis Air Force base. The base brought in a special truck to battle the fire. Firefighters say their biggest challenge . The wind, fast mov