Captured some memorable moments of the 20th century . This is the cbs evening news jeff glor this is a western edition, good evening, well start with the wildfires powered by those strong santa an na winds gusting 80 miles an hour, the fires in los angeles have burned more than 47,000 acres within 27,000 people have been evacuated. More than 3500 firefighters are on the job. We do have reports this evening from jamie yuccas and card evans, we begin with jamie. Reporter theres some of the hashest conditions, firefighters have faced in years. Extremely dry powerful winds roar through venture county. A 50 acre fire exploded and the winds havent let up. This is what firefighters are facing. Trying to keep us from extending. Reporter hampering the fight, little or no water pressure on several hill side streets. Get water to the hydrants you can only get so much. Reporter once the water from fire trucks ran out, all that remained on several streets were garden hoses. The threw buckets. Tryin
A very long time ago now 54 years to be exact I co-taught the first environmental studies class at UC Santa Cruz with Grant McConnell, a distinguished professor in the politics department.
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