Coronavirus. Good to have you with us. The u. S. And South Korea said theyre looking into claims by North Korea that it has test fired a new strategic weapon. According to state media, North Korea successfully tested long Range Cruise missiles over the weekend which hit targets 1500 kilometers away. The move is likely to heighten tensions in the region with japan expressing its concerns. Pa Paul Paula Hancocks is following this for us. How Big A threat might there this pose . Reporter rosemary, any testing that North Korea does does bring its own concerns to those in the region and of course in washington, as well. The fact it appears to be, according to staterun media in North Korea, a new strategic weapon will be of a concern. The fact they are Test Firing something new. We had a couple of parades over recent months one in january and one in october of last year, there are a number of new Weapons Systems that were unveiled. Experts have been saying since that point that, at some poin
Administration, as we head into the final months of 2021. Reproductive freedom advocates, of Womens Health Care workers, are grappling. With how to protect women in the wake of the Supreme Courts audacious refusal, to block a lot, that all but bans abortion in americas second largest state. Late on friday, a Texas Judge granted a restraining order. Blocking the states largest Anti Abortion group, that would be texas right to life. From using the Abortion Ban to sue planned parenthood. But its New York times reported, the orders reaches narrow, and it is set to expire on september 17th. That is 11 days from today. Its a very small in very temporary, victory as abortion advocates assess their limited options, to fight back against the ban. One of the most effective strategies, will No Doubt be public opinion. And ads like this one from bestselling Author And Activist don winds. Lower likely a preview of whats to come in terms of motivating women, and democratic voters to activism. Watch.
Lets take a listen to what dr. Fauci had to say. Pfizer one of the companies that has the mrna has gotten the information and has been examined and things look like that they are ready to go. Moderna might be actually a little bit behind that. And if they are, what you might see a rather than the simultaneous Rolling Out of the Booster Promi er products, it m sequintal T Tal by a week or tw. And what is going on here is that there is an excellent chance that starting the week of september 20th, that folks who got pfizer will be able to start getting their boosters. It will be in Age Groups or groupings, but folks who got mod is more of a question mark. And so they are closely watching the data. Obviously israel has been giving Booster Shots. What do we know from that country . Right. So israel has been giving Booster Shots for weeks now. In Fact Anyone ages 12 and older can thousand get a Booster Shot and it is happening very commonly. And so they actually have data. It is interesting
Homes simply gone. Cnns Pete Muntean is where an Ef2 Tornado struck in pennsylvania. Pete, what kind of damage are you seeing . Reporter ana, the officials here are describing this damage as devastating after the Ef2 Tornado came through here only less than 48 hours ago. Governor Tom Wolf just finished updating folks here and said that there were hundreds of calls for Water Rescues. The issue here is not necessarily just flooding, although that has been widespread throughout Montgomery County where there have been three deaths, maybe a fourth death that we were just learning of. Governor Tom Wolf of pennsylvania joins me now. Governor, whats the priority now that we are more than 36 hours away from when the storm passed through . Whats the focus . The focus is on cleanup and getting people back to their normal lives as quickly as we possibly can. You can see given the magnitude of the devastation, thats a big, big job. There are a lot of people working, as i said in my comments earlier
In and around South Lake Tahoe are spending yet another anxious night, hoping and praying firefighters can hold the lights. Crews have been doing a remarkable job so far protecting communities. This week near where the destructive Counter Fire is burning. It is burning as we speak tonight and the fire is only about 3 miles south of the recently evacuated South Lake Tahoe area which has been a Ghost Town now since late monday. Good evening, everybody. Thank you for being with us tonight on kron 4 news at 9. Im grant lotus. Im Justine Waldman in for Vicki Tonight and the Caldor Fire is moving northeast towards the California Nevada State line. And here is a look now at the latest numbers from calfire. This fire has burned more than 207,000 acres it is 23 contained and nearly 600 homes have been destroyed. Weve also learned that Cal Fire is down a Strike Team because of a covid outbreak and we have Team Coverage Tonight on this Caldor Fire Kron Fours Ken Wayne is live in the newsroom with