Command post nearby to bring us to the latest. Good afternoon, we are on the backside of the fairgrounds and i want to show you the activity going on it is quite the operation. Agencies from Orange County Riverside County and Los Angeles County also pretty much from all over the state. The fire continues to get closer to the town of mariposa, right now it is north of the town but it exploded overnight and as you mentioned it is 7 contained. It has burned 47,000 acres. We just got an update, 5000 residents have fled their homes. Cal fire and other agencies are continuing airdrops. Overnight the crews cut fire lines and bulldozer crews were busy at work. The challenge is the terrain which is steep and hilly and there is a lot of fresh vegetation providing fuel and fire crews are dealing with humidity and went. The cal fire chief walked us through with a map and give us a visual of what they are dealing with. This black line is contained. That fire is not going to spread out of there. It
Rockville is one of the centers targeted overnight. The bomb threat came by email. They admit they need Montgomery County help but some residents are calling into question the separation of church and state. Montgomery county pondering handing the Jewish Center 225,000. Like a genie out of the bottle. They explain the money would blanket the 57,000acre campus in rockville with more security cameras. The upper campus would have remote controlled locks and cameras it every door. Jewish advocate underscores that the local Jewish Centers received three bomb threats this year alone. This is not something that you evacuated or held in classrooms. Still online, some question the legality of using public funds for religious organizations. While others accused the county exec ike leggett of pandering. They assert the move is altruistic necessity. I understand that people wish we didnt have to spend taxpayers dollars. I, too, wish we didnt have to spend. It a choice to say we stand with you and