Just west of healdsburg. There is a lot of work that has to be done on the walbridge fire. There is a good plan in place. Working tirelessly every day in that section. Good news for firefighters on the front lines. They have got reinforcements on the way. Kpix 5s emily turner shows us. Reporter there is good news on the fires that are burning in one country. Not only is the good news with regards to the weather and what firefighters have been able to accomplish but also, who will be helping them. In this area behind me, they are expecting it to be full by the afternoon hours of national guardsmen. They are expecting 260 crews to move in this afternoon. Over the last couple of days, they have taken a crash course in wildland firefighting, getting them up to speed and prepare to go out and help firefighters in the field. They wont be in the really dangerous situations like the lines. They will, however, bna sub capacity, mopping spot f and aw from the dangerous spots. 260 additional hand
Has burned 80,000 acres. Containment numbers have gone it is 19 contained. From 27 to 33 . We are starting to make some progress. It is happening. 557,000 square miles of reporter the plan includes learned, which is bigger than the city of los angeles. Setting controlled burns including this area of fall creek trail near felton. 1200 homes and outbuildings have been burned. Thanks to cooler weather and help from the national guard, the czu lightning complex fire has destroyed 538 structures. They are making solid progress. There were no new evacuation it will take time because of orders. Cal fire shared these photos of thick fog and set the cooler the terrain and the size of the weather and more resources have helped. We have a lot of resources fires. To give a little context of this, the size, if you take above Boulder Creek and other allied agencies working that as a sign its roughly 162 diligently. Very difficult to rain. Acres per person. That is not everyone on the fire line by co
And we chose it it was not at all hot, it was free. All of a sudden it happened quickly. Reporter mister trump said delegates will meet on the first day and charlotte, North Carolina, the original spot slated for the convention. But then almost Everything Else will be online. The president also updated his plans for children returning to school in the fall before this event with little leaguers on the white house lawn, honoring baseballs opening day. He said current hot spots may need to delay schools opening for a few weeks and keep children at home. More federal money may go elsewhere. If schools do not reopen, the funding should go to parents to send their child to public, private, religious or homeschool of their choice. Reporter across town on capitol hill, negotiations over the next Coronavirus Relief will continue. White house officials that they support a 20 trillion gop Senate Package the earmarks 105 billion for schools reopening and 16 billion for coronavirus testing and tra
Getting a quality education, and allowing us as parents to get back to work, where we are able to, and to make sure that we are attending as we anticipate this every year to so many other responsibilities as parents and caregivers. Today, i want to talk about what we are putting out in terms of guidance and guidelines for education in the state of california in the context of covid19. We will go through a list of specific recommendations, specific guidance as well is updating you as we do on all of the information related to Positivity Rates, hospitalization rates and icus. Lets begin with the found ocean framework lets begin with the foundational framework. It is nonnegotiable that schools must provide meaningful instruction during this pandemic, whether they are physically opened, the schools, or not. That is what i want to talk about specifically today. Our students, our teachers, staff, and certainly parents, we all prefer in class instruction for all of the obvious reasons. But on
Oure further pushing back the date when our city can open. If conditions do not improve, the city may close additional activities and businesses. Im at the live news december desk and monitoring the sentencing for john lee cow el, the man who stabbed to death the man at the bart station and family members saying you took our baby. John lee cowell was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The guilty found him guilty of premeditated murder ofth sister. She said shell never forgive him for stabbing her sister and watching her stand there and suffer and scream until she died. Life without parole, thats justice. Im thankful raab two hours in march. Cowel was absent for most of the trial after several outbursts in court. His defense claimed he was insane, the judge decided to issue a directed verdict ruling their client was sane at the time of the attack and would serve his sentence in a state prison. Cowel has the right to appeal this and he questioned the judge tow