Theyre right by all of this dry grass. Were midway through the fire season and grass like this will likely not get any drier so the potential for fire is great. Its the dog days of summer and its supposed to get drier. This would go up in a half hour. This will be toast. Reporter calfire is also on alert given the High Temperature could mean increased fire activity. This years drought not helping. As the drier conditions come through like this weekend were going to experience as everybody is. Yeah, a little more attuned to whats going on and a little more active as far as paying attention to how the weather is going to affect the fire conditions. Reporter Police Stopped this weekend its been a long and active fire season for calfire alone. Most started by carelessness. The dry grass can easily start fires. Those are the type of things were looking for. Back at the garlic festival, half a dozen large shade canopies and even rain rooms are set up as well as two water stations if needed.
I will show you the traffic is light. No problems on the drive from San Francisco to oakland. One of the biggest commutes is the tracy triangle. Its 4 30, lets two back to the desk. We have new information about a gun battle that injured a teenager in oakland. Police say he was caught in the cross fire as two groups of people were shooting at other at a popular park. Alex savidge is in oakland where officers say there could have been even more victims. Reporter that 17yearold boy was struck in the leg by a stray bullet but he was awake and talking as paramedics took him to the hospital. That teenager had just finished playing basketball last night when a gun battle broke out nearby. This shooting happened near seventh. Police moved in there and blocked off the ball diamond. Police believe to people were shooting at each other. Officers were also amazed no one else in the park was hurt given how crowded it was at that time. Families, young children, people playing. Trying to enjoy the b
In france. And thats where he was shooting the latest episode of his awardwinning show. Bourdain was an amazingly gifted storyteller, writer, traveler and chef. His death has come as a complete shock to his family, his friends, his fans around the world. I want to bring in Alex Marquardt for the very latest. Alex . Good morning, pamela. Thats right. This is just stunning news, terrible shock. He was really a giant, not just for those of us at cnn, but for what was a global following. They were drawn in by his storytelling that was unlike anyone else out there. He was distinct in every way. Truly was a unique character with a unique ability to connect and to tell stories that on the surface were about food, but very quickly scratched that surface, revealing whole new worlds to his viewers. Now, cnn did put out a statement in the wake of his death this morning, i want to read part of that. It says his love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of
Added her voice to the chorus of democratic critics who have been speaking out against President Trumps zero tolerance policies. Many of those lawmakers have been traveling to those facilities that process some of these families that are detained along the southwest border. The facility you see behind me is the one that she got an inside look of. This is a facility that we have seen through handout images that were provided by the u. S. Government just last week alone, and you see those people being housed behind that chainlink fencing. And also covering themselves with that mylar, that aluminumlikelooking material as well. This is also happening at the same time as we are learning that a child at a separate facility, one that is privately owned, privately operate and contracted by the u. S. Government to care for some of these children, we now know that a 15yearold child walked off one of those locations in brownsville, texas not far from where we are. Only about 50 miles or so from o
As the cultural capital of Thailand, Chiang Mai is not just renowned for its beautiful stupas, emerald paddy fields and a bountiful tropical landscape. At the seat of one of the most popular traditions of the world, the destination is known for