Steven fisher is in ven nis, california, not too far from a the u infer no. Reporter the same cannot be be said across Southern California. The wildfires continue to burn. More people being forced to e c evacuate their homes and the air quality around here beginning to become a huge concern. The fight against the flames is hand to hand comment. Across Southern California. Theres nothing anyone could do. The rolling flames racing through more than 100,000 acres taking with them hundreds of homes. Cars, power lines and everything in their path pushed by severe winds gust iing at times to hurricane strength. This is a point you have to pack up and go. More than 200,000 families have been e evacuated. Need to get out of here. Reporter scrambling to safety. You can see thes coming up. That was it. We were out of here. We didnt take anything. Now as some return to their burned out neighborhoods. For so many theres nothing left. Thats just pure devastation to see your familys home just gone.
Area. Today was nothing short of oppressive with heat index making it feel like 100 in some spots. Team coverage of the dangerous situation. Action News Reporter jeff chirico is live in old city trying to speak with folks to beat the heat. First we go to Melissa Magee to see what we can expect tomorrow. Walter t. Was brutal today. Unfortunately that heat and humidity is stk ago way for the start of the workweek on monday we have heat advisory for most of jer jury and delaware and suburbs in pennsylvania and excessive heat warnings posted for philadelphia that 95 corridor metro areas west and also south and east. So the advisory and warning will stay up until 8 p. M. Monday as were calling for heat index values how hot it will feel tomorrow anywhere from 100 to 10 5 across the area heres the big story an problem today its been unbearable any time you have dew point numbers in 70s or higher its down right oppressive and thats stek around on monday. Current air temperatures in the lower 8
I thought for a half behind that people were running every where and telling the pedestrians to take cover because the ice was falling off of the roof. Reporter Authorities Say that they planned to keep this part of the sidewalk closed, until they have a better idea just to make sure all of that isis cleared, off of the top of the building. A scary story for people this afternoon. Road just opened. That is good news. It caused some grid lock here in center city but bottom line police want to make sure people are avenue before they open up the sidewalk to pedestrians. Reporting live, david spunt for cbs3 Eyewitness News. David, thank you. Crowded race for Philadelphia District attorney is down by one, incumbent Seth Williams says he will not the seek a third term. Our that tasha brown joins us from the d. A. s office in center city, with more on the reason on williams decision and who might try to take his place. Natasha, good evening. Reporter well, you can tell this was a very difficu
I thought for a half behind that people were running every where and telling the pedestrians to take cover because the ice was falling off of the roof. Reporter Authorities Say that they planned to keep this part of the sidewalk closed, until they have a better idea just to make sure all of that isis cleared, off of the top of the building. A scary story for people this afternoon. Road just opened. That is good news. It caused some grid lock here in center city but bottom line police want to make sure people are avenue before they open up the sidewalk to pedestrians. Reporting live, david spunt for cbs3 Eyewitness News. David, thank you. Crowded race for Philadelphia District attorney is down by one, incumbent Seth Williams says he will not the seek a third term. Our that tasha brown joins us from the d. A. s office in center city, with more on the reason on williams decision and who might try to take his place. Natasha, good evening. Reporter well, you can tell this was a very difficu
It. Good to have you with us on this chilly friday, down right cold, good morning, gang , tgif we made it through a long week. Long day yesterday. Were ready for the weekend. Did i tell you on monday it would be a roller coaster ride you did. Springtime two mornings and and now that cold goes right through you. It is really cold out there in case you have not heard the wind yesterday that didnt help either but temperatures are a about on the lower then they were, yesterday at this time. When we were still in the 40s we will get five out of 10 and we will show you no precipitation, a flurry or two isnt out of the question with all that cold air coming across that great lakes but were not really seeing much in the way of cloud cover which is why, temperatures were able to plunge as much as they did. Look at this, 24 degrees at the airport but it feels like 14, outside with sunrise at 6 59, the days get longer and longer. Other wind chills six below in mount pocono. Feels like nine in rea