Contained. It broke out about 3 15 this afternoon off American Canyon road near highway 80. People who lived nearby were asked to evacuate, but that advisory has been lifted. Ktvus andre senior is in American Canyon tonight with an update on the efforts to put out the fire. Reporter were in the parking lot of American Canyon high school where the command center has been set up here. The smell of smoke is very potent in the area, but the good news is for firefighters the winds that caused this fire to explode to hundreds of acres earlier today have since died down. Any other sunday evening this would be consideredcture perfect sunset in American Canyon, but there was no time to admire the beauty because as the lights started to sl disappear, there was an earnest effort to stop the spread of a wildfire burning nearby. Its a worry out here all the time. Reporter wayne with his dog sonny watched the firefight totally aware he lives smack in the middle of a tinderbox amid the dry brush that
Next, a look at the legacy of the Apollo Space Missions in the future of Space Exploration. The discussion was held at the National Academy of engineering. [applause] welcome, everyone, to the National Academy of engineerings for him on human spaceflight, apollo, 50 years on. Im going on stage today by six incredible individuals, each of whom helped shape the history and the future of human spaceflight. A little introduction about myself. My name is deeann. Much like many of our panelists today, i am an engineer. Unlike most of our panelists i have never been to space which gives you an idea of the impressiveness. I did grow up in brevard county, florida, Cape Canaveral and many of you launched into space, it has been an inspiration in my life and one of the reasons i chose to pursue engineering. I have gone on to have an atypical career. I am an endearing tv host nowadays and founder and ceo of future engineers. We have current talent launched with nasa where students can name the nex
There in the foreground, it is thursday morning, welcome to the ninevery busy newscast ahe you, we are going to begin with some difficult news along the peninsula in San Francisco, another that is right, all lan highway 101 are open at this hour, following that deadly crash in San Francisco. Earlier this morning, a wrong way driver slammed into a taxi carrying two passengers, all four people were killed. The crash happened near candlestick point, the woman was driving south in the northbound lane at the time of the crash. Christina is at chp headquarters with the latest on the investigation. Reporter good morning to you three, the investigation is now fully underway as they try to figure out what exactly happened here, this crash was so destructive, the impact was so strong, it was sad to see how were. Chp says oofficers was driving northbound when it was when they saw the crash around 12 30 earlier this morning, they believe a woman in a silver volkswagen northbound 101 near palm aven
Lunar moon landing, a hearing on past and future exploration by nasa and its astronauts. This is 90 minutes. [pounding] hearing is called to ovrd. 50 years ago, exactly one week from today, at 9 30 a. M. , three astronauts sitting atop a rocket destroyer, a navy of ing 7 1 2 Million Pounds thrust took off from Kennedy Space center in florida. A Million People had gathered on the ground to watch event, including half of the United States congress. Three astronauts, as one at the ewspapers put it time, carried with them the hopes of the world. Was 1969. Born. Before i was the astronauts were Neil Armstrong, buzz aldrin and collins, and the mission was apollo 11. Would go ond aldrin to make history a little more than a hundred hours later. With more than a third of or listening hing live, they became the first on the o ever set foot moon. The apollo 11 mission would go history again. A little less than a hundred hours of that, as the first not only to put men on home on but to bring them
This hearing is call to order. Welcome. 50 years ago, exactly what each week from today, at approximately 9 30 am, 2 astronauts, sitting atop a rocket the size of a navy destroyer, packing 7. 5 Million Pounds of thrust, took off from Kennedy Space center in florida. Roughly 1 Million People had gathered on the ground to watch this historic event. That included half of the u. S. Congress. These 3 astronauts, as one of the newspapers put it at the time, carried with them the hopes of the world. The u. S. 1969. The year before i was born. The astronauts were now im strong, but, and michael collins. And the mission was apollo 11. Armstrong and aldrin went on to make history a little more than 100 hours later. When with more than one third of the earths the earth watching, word listening live. They became the first humans to ever set foot on the moon. The apollo 11 mission would go on to make history again. A little less than 100 hours after that, as the First Mission not only to put men on