Place order were lifted in the last hour. Streets in the area have also been reopened but four apartment buildings are without gas but repairs should be finished by 7 00 tonight. Now back to the death of venezuelan president hugo chavez. Hes been sick for some time and he was only 58 years old. Robert handa is live with the reaction of the Venezuelan Community here. Reporter well today that atmosphere shifted a bit as news came that the venezuelan leader had died. Today venezuelas Vice President lashed out at the countrys enemy. Chavezs declining health loomed over the country. There was this feeling that he really was already dead. But the government didnt want to say something. I dont know what the real truth is. But it was kind of an uneasy situation. Not knowing what was going on. He was popular with the poor because he spoke a language that they understood. And also to give him credit, he was one of the first president s that ever really paid attention to the masses. Reporter stil
Courthouse for us in new orleans tonight. Mark. Mark. Reporter scott, this prosecution moves away from the b. P. Spills environmental and economic impacts. Instead, its the preventable deaths of 11 people. Bob kaluza oversaw safety for b. P. Aboard the deepwater horizon when the rig exploded. I did not cause this tragedy. I am innocent. And i put my trust, reputation, and future in the hands of the judge and the jury. Reporter donald vidrine, another b. P. Senior supervisor aboard the rig, also pleaded not guilty. They were in charge of a test that indicated a combustible gas had seeped into well. The indictment alleges kaluza and vadrine didnt call engineers on shore to discuss the abnormal readings as required. Instead, they allowed work on the well to go on. Hours later, volatile gas came up the well and exploded. Im angry that the two middle management guys are going to take the fall. Reporter stephen stone, a worker on the deepwater horizon, escaped on a life boat. Hes haunted by
Ryan Beauregard, winemaker for Beauregard Vineyards in Santa Cruz, posted an excerpt from the excellent book, “Late Harvest: Wine History of the Santa Cruz Mountains,” written in 1983 by Michael Holland, on Facebook as he picked Coast Grade and Ben Lomond Ranch pinot noir last week, a full month later than last year. He noted that the book referred to 1982 thusly: “This season is a normal ripening season.”