We spoke to a specialist about the radiation treatments and we will have a report on that for you tonight at 5 45 p. M. He did seem in remarkable spirits. Thank you. Firefighters made progress on the fire that is burning east of livermore. Sky fox 2 flew over head and there was a few small plumes of smoke. It started 24 hours ago and grew to last night to 2500 acres. Here is where the fire is burning. East of the Lawrence Livermore laboratory. Ktvus john sasaki is near the fire lines. Firefighters made a lot of progress here. Reporter yeah. What a difference a day mains at last report it is approaching 45 containment. Reporter the hills are still smoldering one day later. We have pockets of unburned fuel, close to the line. We will reinforce the lines throughout today, tonight and tomorrow. Reporter it started at 2 45 p. M. Wednesday afternoon and spread across 2500 acres. Sky was turning colors. It was getting scary. The sky changed. Reporter you can see how close the fire burned to h
The crush of the Holiday Shopping season. Seems to start earlier and earlier every year. Lines and mobs. Taking over thanksgiving day. Before the turkeys even gobbled up. But this year,more than 50 National Retailers are pushing back. Shutting their doors on thanksgiving day. Costco, rei, home depot, ikea. Even the mall of america. Putting up the closed sign. Yet other big brands are doubling down. Macys, best buy, walmart, target and kohls their doors earlier than ever on turkey day. It all comes down to the bottom line thanksgiving day sales dropped 12. 5 last year. Giving some retailers a good reason to give their employees the day off. Natl Retail Federation tbe listening to stomers. How they shop and making Business Decisions on that. Mall manager Maria Butkovic will get to stay home on thanksgiving for the first in four years. Well im pretty excited i can relax a little, spend time with my the stores that are staying open. See a huge opportunity to steal yr foot traffic from thei
Means greater radiational cooling. Temperatures in the 40 degree to 45 degrees range 40degree to 45degree range. A few microclimates across the area. I will tell you more about what we can expect. A lot more coming up in the forecast. Tom the Ripple Effect of the Winter Weather continues to hit norfolks airport as major facilities in d. C. , philly, and new york continue to dig out. Some 1600 flights were canceled today. Getting to baltimore, jfk, or newark from norfolk was nearly impossible. Check with your airline before even thinking about going to the airports. Nicole getting around by ground in the northeast and even parts of virginia is getting better, but it is not there yet. Plows are out in all major cities. Beginning to run in some areas. Some schools will be closed again tomorrow. That cost of the storm the cost of the storm is expected to top 3 billion so far. Tom you can keep track of whether weather headed our way with the wavy weather app. Tonight, a scary fire sends thr
Lines that are an hour long just to get into the stores here, allen. And that is just not half the story. The turkey was juicy and later, so were the deals at the livermore premium outlet. The boots look cute on you. The crowd big enough to make your head spin. Lines stretched nearly as far as the day is long. All the way down the corridor here and wraps around the building. And the bags were stuffed as the bird of the day. Dont want to wait until 10 00. Shoppers were committed, if not a bit delirious. Got leggings, leggings, and some, whats it called . Mascara. Tired and high on sugar. How much pie have you had . I only had two pieces. Ive had like a full pie. A combo not always conducive to shopping. The desert will be when we get home. We couldnt get too full, because we couldnt fit into the pants we were going to try on. Critics put an antifamily label, but those werent the labels crowds were concerned with. Oh no. Ready to shop, you better bring a snack. This is for shopping. Or e
See the light from the other side of the arch, thats the moment of, yes, it works. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill a major winter storm system slammed into the mid atlantic and northeast today, just as millions of americans hit the roads, rails and skies for the thanksgiving holiday. A dismal mix of rain, snow, wind and sleet greeted Holiday Travelers, who braved long airport lines, heavy traffic and dangerous Road Conditions on one of the busiest travel days of the year. I just lost control and hit the side of the bridge and i guess i spun and landed over there. Ifill