So this is a challenging year. Its historic in terms magnitude skull. And it also has required us a deep reservoir of resource. California is experiencing a record wildfire season with more than 2 million acres already burned our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains how state leaders are bracing for the months ahead. With still months left in whats considered californias traditional fire season in the fire fight is far from over so far this year 2. 3 million acres burned for more than 7500 fires compared to 118,000 acres burned by this time last year its rather the challenge that we faced again so far this season, the governor said there are 900 active wildfires, 25 of the major including the second 3rd and 4th largest wildfires in the states modern history, 8 people have died in a more than 42,000 people have been forced from their homes while this record fire season. Rages on in september in the last few years some of the states most destructive fires happened in october an
Neighborhoods in Sonoma County. And we actually have a live camera this is a live look from mount accident. The cameras pointed west right at the fire. If you look closely you can see that glow thats the flames and the smoke thats coming from the fire. Firefighters do say that they have stopped the forward progress of the fire but they continue to battle it. And more breaking news as well with military helicopters attempting to rescue more than 60 people who are track right now in the creek fire in Fresno County this will be their 3rd attempt to get to those hikers the rescues had to be called off last night because of the heavy smoke and because it was getting too dark and too dangerous and gosh thats a pretty scary situation we actually have a picture of the hikers take a look. Theyre sheltering at the vermilion valley camping resort at lake edison volunteers are there theyre helping hikers say fed and hydrated as they wait to be rescued, now theyre smiling for now because theyre sti
Live camera to from Mount Jackson points to the west here you can see the smoke coming off the fires, theyre filling the valleys and also overhead firefighters do say that they have stopped the forward progress of the fire so at least theyve been able to accomplish that. Speaking of the fires more breaking news to our south military helicopters are attempting to rescue more than 60 people who are trapped in the creek fire burning in Fresno County. Now today will be their 3rd attempt to try and get these hikers out the rescue operation had to be called off last night because as you can see in this video the smoke just got too heavy and too dense for the helicopter crews. We have a picture of the hikers they seem to be doing in fact this photograph shows you theyre all hunker down right now at the vermilion. Campers and lake edison volunteers are helping them stay fed and hydrated as they wait to be rescued again theyre in good spirits for now because they are still a little bit of ways
That all happensathath [inaudible conversations] hello, everyone, welcome to books at noon, im jessica, director of Public Programs and events at the library and im happy today thrilled to introduce lewis sullivan, dr. Lewis sullivan who is im going to have to read because his long list, he is a policy leader and Minority Health advocate and author and physician and educateor. And i wanted to just begin, i mean, its a hard to think to say because can you sinopize your life, but i wanted to in a brief way tell the audience what this book covers and then i will delve in and we will start going into specifics and and then we will build from there. Well, thanks very much, its a great pleasure to be here with you and at for public library. Youre welcome. What i would say is my auto biography tells my story. I was second of two boys in atlanta but nobody was buying life insurance. My father left atlanta and went to southwest georgia and establish it had first funeral home in georgia. Beyond
Health advocate, an author, a physician, an educator. He serves as secretary of the u. S. Department of health and Human Services under george bush and was founding dean of the Morehouse School of medicine, and today dr. Sullivan will be discussing his recent memoir, breaking ground my life in medicine, so welcome. Were very happy to have you. Thank you. [applause] this is a bit different because often i do fiction books, occasionally memoirs. But your story, theres a lot to talk about here. And i wanted to just begin, i mean, its a hard thing to say to somebody, you know, hi, can you synopsize your life in all of two sentences. But i wanted you to just in some just very brief way tell the audience what this book covers. And then i will delve in, and well start true going into start going into specifics, and then well build from there. Well, thanks very much. First of all, its a great pleasure to be here with you and to be here at the public library, so thank you very much. Youre welco