tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: a firestorm roared across northern california today, leaving at least 400 homes in ruins, and one person dead. the valley fire has swept across 95 square miles, north of the napa valley region. and, southeast of sacramento, the butte fire has burned another 135 homes. between them, the two fires have forced 23,000 people out of their homes, and left crews struggling to hold the line. ifill: middletown, california was an ashy, gray ghost town today. the valley fire that exploded over the weekend
major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: a firestorm roared across northern california today, leaving at least 400 homes in ruins, and one person dead. the valley fire has swept across 95 square miles, north of the napa valley region. and, southeast of sacramento, the butte fire has burned another 135 homes. between them, the two fires have forced 23,000 people out of their homes, and left crews struggling to hold the line. ifill: middletown, california was an ashy, gray ghost town today. the valley fire that exploded over the weekend did not discriminate: ca
let s take live look at wilmington, delaware. you can see visibility being reduced as both the snow and the winds start to pick up there. pennsylvania, new jersey, and delaware all under a state of emergency tonight. thanks for joining us i m dawn timmeney. i m lucy noland. philadelphia is under a snow emergency conditions outside they are quickly deteriorating. not the typical friday night in downtown philadelphia. most folks they re staying home. they re hunkering down. in the studio can meteorologist kathy orr tracking the latest on this storm. kathy. it s amazing, dawn. we have seen conditions go from this cloudy skies and good visibility in a snap down to poor visibility and blowing snow. you can see on ultimate doppler waves of heavy snow pushing into the region, and win the next three hours we ll have band shifting right through philadelphia. at a rate of two to 5-inches an hour. it will be brief but it will be a big burst of snow. right now you can see moderate
that time that i would find out. cleveland s public security director and former chief of place michael degraft vowed to get to the bottom of a police chase that ended in a barrage of fire. killing two people, unarmed occupants of this vehicle. 127 shots were fired, 60-plus cars, went through three districts. reporter: tuesday, the police department shared its findings, the details of an internal investigation into the actions of 13 police officers involved in the shooting. and announced the firing of six officers, including michael valelo, the only officer charged in the incident criminally. he was acquitted last may. the equatal lead to demonstrations that were peaceful. the officer climbed on a trunk car. reporter: he was accused of standing on a police cruiser and firing 15 shots. the officer fired into the suspects vehicle. police recreated the shooting incident using trial testimony and forensic analysis. officer d arrived officer j to retrieve the shotg
of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: a major winter storm surged into the midwest and northeast, fouling flight schedules and ruining road conditions on this day after christmas. the huge weather system left a trail of destruction in the gulf coast region and at least six people dead. oh, wow, oh jesus, look at that tornado. ifill: the calm of christmas night was shattered by tornadoes dropping from the sky across much of the deep south. this one hit near downtown mobile, alabama, ripping apart a church, a high school and a number of homes. at least 34 twisters struck in texas, louisiana, mississippi and alabama, tearing walls from homes and tossing cars onto one another. by this morning, heaps of debris dotted the gulf region. this use to be a really big, as you can tell by the size of the slab, use to b