Live from the bay area studios, this is kpix 5 this morning. Right now on kpix 5, we are looking live from our exclusive Salesforce Tower camera as we look east this morning. Good morning, it was thursday, august 20th. I am michelle griego. I am len keise. A number of new evacuation orders have been issued all over the bay area and Santa Cruz Mountains. There is another one for the entire city of healdsburg. The scu in santa clara, alameda and contra costa counties and the czu in san mateo and santa cruz counties and the l and u, which started in sonoma and not the counties and burned around yolo counties. The lnu has scorched to 24,000 acres, about a 200 square miles. There is still 0 containment. By comparison, the biggest wildfire last year burned just over 77,000 acres and that was the kincade fire in sonoma county. We have all the latest details on the fires burning around the bay area but first lets go to mary lee for the latest on this and healthy air quality. We are tracking th
The 2012 nominees for best performance by an actress in a supporting role, congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein. And we laughed at that comment four years ago, but nobodys laughing now. The Harvey Weinstein scandal is widening by the day with b r three more women. His wife announces that shes leaving him saying that his actions are unforgivable. And the obamas and Hillary Clinton are joining a growing list of celebrities condemning the hollywood mogul. And weinsteins Production Company is now launching its own investigation denying any prior knowledge of this. Heres lindsey davis. Reporter the newest bombshell allegation from gwyneth paltrow. She was 22 years old. And he had just cast her in a role that would catapult her career. Paltrow tells the New York Times the movie mogul summoned her to his hotel room for a meeting and placed his hands on her and suggested they head to his bedroom for massages. She refused and then later
The nhls newest franchise played an emotional home opener in las vegas. The Golden Knights paid tribute to the victims of last weeks massacre. They replaced all the advertising on the boards with the message you see there, vegas strong. They escorted First Responders onto the ice, and a moment of silence, one second for every victim killed. And the nfl is preparing to take on the take a knee National Anthem protest. Roger goodell sent a letter to team owners that reads in part, we believe everyone should stand for the National Anthem. We need to move past this controversy. It goes on to say that the nfl has developed a plan that will be reviewed next week. Goodells statement came on the same day the president asked on twitter why the nfl gets massive tax breaks while, in his words, disrespecting the anthem, flag and the country. Meantime, former Chicago Bears star mike ditka has jumped into the National Anthem debate. He told jim gray on westwood ones radio Pregame Program that all of
Every two years since 1989 downtown Winston-Salem is transformed into Black Theatre Holy Ground when the N.C. Black Repertory Company hosts the biggest event in Black theatre. And this year with a new name, the International Black Theatre Festival is back July 29 - August 3.