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Speak at actually, we are looking at a roundtable that is going on right now where he is meeting with governor gavin newsom. They have been talking about the causes of the wildfires and what to do next. Of course, Governor Newsom talked a lot about Climate Change being the reason that the state is so tinder dry and hot. President donald trump talked a lot about forest management. Here is an exchange they had a few minutes ago. Climate change is real. That is exacerbating this. I think there is an area of at least commonality on vegetation, forest management, but please respect the difference of opinions out here as it relates to this fundamental issue lite change. I want to acknowledge we have our u. S. Forest representative here. The state of california, your administration, just entered into a first of its type commitment over the next 20 years to double our vegetation management. President donald trump, once he got off of air rce one, was asked by reporters if he believes Climate Ch
Reporter that meeting between the president and county and state emergency officials in california wrapped up just minutes ago. Emergency officials spoke and informed the president of the 20 night significant active wildfires that are currently bring across our state. As we know, those fires have claimed lives, destroyed thousands of homes and have left much of Northern California and really a lot of the metro areas across the west coast in a constant cloud of smoke and unhealthy air. It was against this backdrop that the present touchdown in in Northern California on air force one. He was at mcclellan park, a former air brace airbase where they landed. He wrapped up that briefing with state and county emergency official. Gov. Gavin newsom set to the right of the present and the tone between the two leaders was professional and crowded, the reasons be hind the fires are a political flashpoint between the president and some democratic governors and west pick drought like conditions and
About to collide with coronavirus overwhelming hospitals. Thank you so much for joining us here tonight on kron 4 news at 5 im Justine Waldman and we have lots of news to get to tonight. Well start with the wildfires that are still burning around the bay area and threatening thousands of homes. The czu lightning complex fires have now burned more than 80,000 acres in the mountains of santa cruz and san mateo counties more than 500 structures have been destroyed 51 damaged. One person has died. Containment did go up slightly overnight us now at 19 . Many structures are still threatened and there are several Evacuation Orders in place and for more right now we go to kron fours rob fladeboe he joins us now live from felton which is about 7 miles from santa cruz. He has the very latest on the firefight good evening drop. Good evening just seen thats right out here in the Santa Cruz Mountains once again firefighters are quite literally a fighting fire with fire as you say i am here in felto
Alameda and contra costa counties is now the second largest fire in california history more than 367,000 acres have burned containment is up to 30 it is followed closely though by the l lightning complex in the north bay which has burned more than 360,000 acres in Sonoma Napa Solano lake and yolo counties containment their climb to 33 and the czu lightning complex fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties has burned 81,000 acres with containment reaching 21 altogether these fires have burned more than 800,000 acres, lets start with more details from cal fire on each of these complex fires, the largest one were monitoring. In terms of acreage is the scu lightning complex fire 5 people have been hurt in that fire. So far it spend the least destructive in terms of Property Damage, 20 have been destroyed 6 have been damaged but more than 20,000 structures are still threatened the second largest wildfire burning right now in anchorage and 3rd largest in state history is the lnu lightning c