ex-officer not guilty. new violence erupts over president trump s jerusalem decision. our richard engel is in the thick of it. and the new flu warning. how to protect your family. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening from ventura, california. there are by now hundreds of destroyed homes just like this as the footprint of this unusual december fire outbreak widens across southern california tonight. six large wildfires from north of los angeles all the way down the coast are burning, and on the move tonight, forcing more evacuations, sending people and, in some cases, animals fleeing to safety. and it is all about the weather. unfavorable winds expected to continue potentially drawing this ugly battle with nature well through the weekend. once again miguel almaguer leads our coverage from here in ventura. reporter: tonight this epic firefight spans 200 miles, from san diego to santa barbara. in ventura county, a staggering 400 structures destroye
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i m the manuscripts librarian here at the california historic society. i m really excited about tonight s program. it s my great pleasure to introduce our speaker, dr. carlos manuel salomon tonight. he is a scholar working in the areas of borderland studies, social movements, oral history, and migration. this portrait of pico challenges the paradigm of the decline of the californians through which that experience has often been interpreted drawing a connection by the battles fought by k californians. like many other early mexican settlers, pio pico was of african descent. the second nonnative settler was also of african descent. they were just not aware of the early african roots of california. this is an aspect of our history that s worthy of much greater interest and exploration, and i m so honored and pleased that dr. salomon will explore it with us here tonight. please do stay after the program to chat about a copy of his wonderful book. his wife owns one of the best rest
exhibition on juana riales. it s my great pleasure to introduce carlos salomon. he is a sklcholar working in social movements, oral history and migration. his biography of pio pico, was made with great resourcefulness. this challenges the paradigm of the decline of the californias which that experience has often been interpreted, drawing a connection between the battles fought by californians and mexicans. he challenges the images that many of us have of californians. like many other early mexican settlers, pio pico was of african descent. this continued to surprise our guests. they just were not aware of the early african roots of california. this is an aspect of our history that s worthy of much greater interest in exploration, and i m so honored and pleased that dr. salomon will explore it with us tonight. do stay after the program to chat, buy a copy of his wonderful book. his wife owns one of the best restaurants in oakland, so i encourage you to visit that as well. so,
carlos manuel salomon tonight. he is a scholar working in the areas of borderland studies, social movements, oral history, and migration. this portrait of pico challenges the paradigm of the decline of the californians through which that experience has often been interpreted drawing a connection by the battles fought by k californians. like many other early mexican settlers, pio pico was of african descent. the second nonnative settler was also of african descent. they were just not aware of the early african roots of california. this is an aspect of our history that s worthy of much greater interest and exploration, and i m so honored and pleased that dr. salomon will explore it with us here tonight. please do stay after the program to chat about a copy of his wonderful book. his wife owns one of the best restaurants in oakland, so i encourage you to visit that as well. so i hope you enjoy. please give our speaker the warmest welcome. [ applause ] all right. thank you very