Now, and we have heat advisories in effect for those coastal areas. So we will continue to track some very high heat as we go through the day, and looking at temperatures that will soar over 100 degrees in the trivalley as well as the delta and in parts of the north bay. Ill have a look at that and the full microclimate forecast coming up a little bit later. Thanks, kari. Right now pg e is concerned about the impact excessive heat is going to have on pourt grthe grid. Sharon joins us at fremont, and theyre warning us to be ready for power outages. Thats right, kris and marcus, and its very interesting. Weve been here all morning, as you know. There hasnt been much activity where the backup trance forsfor are kept, but were trying to confirm with p grg and e if the is a power outage right now. They said it was so hot yesterday that most people probably left their airconditioning on through the evening, so that didnt allow the transformers to cool down overnight. They have extra crew on
From the plant is incredibly dangerous. We will go to houston to speak with Houston Chronicle reporter matt dempsey, who question the arkema ceo about what is in his facility that has caused a mile and a half evacuation. We will also touch reporter david sirota. His article is headlined Texas Republicans helped Chemical Plant that exploded lobby against safety rules. We end todays show looking at the corporate crackdown on environmental activists challenging the fossil fuel industry and human driven Climate Change. The company that owns the Dakota Access pipeline, Energy Transfer partners, has sued Greenpeace International and other groups, accusing them of inciting ecoterrorism. We will speak with greenpeace usa Annie Leonard and tara houska, National Campaigns director for honor the earth. She is the ojibwe the coaching first nation. They are calling us the terrorists. They are the ones who are armed. These are unarmed men, women, and children who want nothing more than two protect t
Todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Helicopters are flying to fulltime to rescue people trapped by flooding. More dramatic rescues play out in east texas. Overnight the remains of Hurricane Harvey caused significant flooding in nashville. At the arkema Chemical Plant in crosby, texas, more blasts are expected. Even as flooding persists, recovery is under way here. The city of houston is open for business. And quite frankly, we open for business right now. The president would like to join in the efforts and hes pledging a Million Dollars of personal money to the fund. Vice president pence getting his hands dirty and consoling victims. We will be with you every day until texas recovers and rebuilds stronger and better than ever before. To. The Police Officer in georgia is under fire for some controversial comments he made during a traffic stop last july. Remember, to nl kill black people. Yeah, we only kill black people, right . Wildfires burning from california to montana in wa
Could any parent ever do this on purpose . Inside this landmark case. He was everything to me. Everything was taken away from her. Her whole life has changed. A heartbreaking family tragedy. Was it an accident or a crime . She knew what the truth was. There were a whole lot of secrets to be revealed. Yes, maam. Im lester holt. And this is dateline. Heres Andrea Canning with unimaginable. Reporter youre watching as a Police Cruiser races to an atlanta parking lot. A call for help has come over the radio. Child not breathing. Hed been found in the back seat of a hot car. Every year an average of 37 children die from heatstroke after being forgotten or left behind in cars in the heat of the sun. And parents pay the ultimate price for lives that are busy, distracted, sometimes overwhelming. Police werent able to save 22monthold Cooper Harris a few years eeg ago, and his death in hot car made headlines nationwide. New details in a tragic case weve been following, the death of a georgia todd
On purpose . Inside this landmark case. He was everything to me. Everything was taken away from her. Her whole life has changed. A heartbreaking family tragedy. Was it an accident or a crime . She knew what the truth was. There were a whole lot of secrets to be revealed. Yes, maam. Im lester holt. And this is dateline. Heres Andrea Canning with unimaginable. Reporter youre watching as a Police Cruiser races to an atlanta parking lot. A call for help has come over the radio. Child not breathing. Hed been found in the back seat of a hot car. Every year an average of 37 children die from heatstroke after being forgotten or left behind in cars in the heat of the sun. And parents pay the ultimate price for lives that are busy, distracted, sometimes overwhelming. Police werent able to save 22monthold Cooper Harris a few years eeg ago, and his death in hot car made headlines nationwide. New details in a tragic case weve been following, the death of a georgia toddler. Reporter but there was So