somerville. and i m julie haener. we have team coverage on the fire danger: we begin with ken pritchett live now in fairfield where a fire advanced in homes amidst bone dry conditions, ken. reporter: this was a relatively small fire just 15 acres. but it posed a significant risk. it raced down off of that hill which you might be able to make up down here behind me. went down that hill quickly right in the direction of these homes and stopped just short of the backyards of these homes. small but potentially dangerous fire. perhaps an indicators of things to come as we enter a fourth year of a drought. residents in castle ridge saw this. shot by 14-year-old jason hulett. i saw them just barreling down. reporter: several homes were damaged by this fire. the mower struck a rock, created some sparks and started the fire. reporter: another fire by old orchard. in the open space behind these homes the grass is tall but right next to the homes it was just an inch tall, clea
their part. we begin today with reports that the award winning actor has been found dead in new york. nypd has told that they are investigating his death. al jazeera s bill wideman is with us now on the phone. bill, can you tell us about the death of phillip seymour hoffman, has the cause been confirm. i don t think there s a confirmed cause yet, but the new york post is reporting that was dug related. he was found debt in his new york apartment, i understand. can you tell me a little bit about his background? doesn t this come just a day after announced that amy adams and ben affleck would be in his next movie. it is a sad day. this is a guy who had a lot of talent. he had a great role in that paul thomas anderson big epic movie, and then he was in magnolia, he seemed to rise with the rise of these really great art films. he seemed to really ride that wave. he was an unconventional leading man, but by 2006, he won best actor for capoetty, and i think it shows about his
good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i m stephanie si, it has now been five days since typhoon haiyan devastated the philippines and in the aftermath there is a humanitarian crisis and people are without shelter and there are reports of mass braves and bodies lining the streets. some desperate survivors resorted to looting and they have a state of national calamity. we declare today a state of national calamity to hasten the movements of the government on rescue relief and rehabilitation efforts on the provinces effected. reporter: aid is coming too late for those without food, water and medicine for days. the government now estimates the death toll at nearly 1800, support for storm victims is trickling in from the u.s. military and 5,000 troops we deployed today aboard the uss george washington and will arrive in 2-3 days and with the recovery we are joined in the philippines by al jazeera craig leeson and you were at the airport today and what is the situat
tonight, water is on the way to west virginia. washington is sending it in the wake of the dangerous chemical spill into the elk river. this was just moments ago fema trucks arriving in charleston, west virginia bringing the water to hundreds of thousands who can t drink or bathe or use the tainted supply. a federal disaster declaration has been issued for the affected counties. at the same time, an investigation has begun into what happened, why, and who may be responsible. until then, the water supply there is off limits. jonathan martin is on the scene. fema and homeland security have brought in about 12 tanker trucks like the one behind me to help with this crisis. many people have been bringing sizable containers and filling them up with water because at this point it is not clear how long this problem will last. it all came to light yesterday morning when the industrial company freedom industries reported a leak from one of their containers, a chemical leaking right i
U.S. Ski and Snowboard finally figured out what Ski and Snowboard Club Vail knew all along. At the national governing body’s annual awards last week, Chris Laske was named snowboard development coach of the year.