It is the name that brings joy to most American Consumers and fear to most american retailers. But now theres a new game in town. A competitor who is also promising low prices and quick delivery. Does amazon have anything to fear . That is our cover story today. 60 of americans made a purchase through amazon in the last 12 months buying everything from groceries to books and electronics. According to shulman research. The printer came from amazon, Computer Speakers here and here. Yoga mats, this kindle, radio. A lot of cds. Tv came from amazon. One in seven americans is a member of amazon prime. The 41 million prime members get unlimited 2 day shipping plus access to streaming music and video. These members spent 50 more a year than primetime customers. According to Consumer Intelligence Research partners. And sales are continuing to grow. In the Second Quarter of 2015, amazon sales rose 20 to 23. 2 billion. No wonder theyre a success. What started in jeff baeses garage. Could amazon b
Away from a been shed down and one intel monday morning. Trains will not travel on the bay through the weekend. They are replacing the tracks in the name of safety. we are replacing 2,000 ft. Of rel. Reporter for those that need to get across the bay of fleet of buses will help you cross. we have a dedicated bus moving. Reporter if you choose to travel the day through automobile. You might expect to travel four hours. Pam bart is shutting the tube down to perform some Major Overhaul of this section of track near the west oakland station and that means trains will not travel under the bay throughout the weekend. Reporter every night until jan. 10 00 p. M. To 10 00 a. M. A lot of the rose will be shut down reporter from 930 to 1 00 a. M. Those buses will provide substitution services to west portal. Reporter these closures will continue until january so plan accordingly. Pam the governor declares a state of emergency. As 18 wildfires rip through thousands of acres across the state. One o
Its been difficult. Reporter 3 00 p. M. This afternoon. If you know the rocky fire, they can almost set their watches by it. Their goal has been to contain the fire then, the winds took over and flames burned 100 more acres and an offensive containment posture became defensive. The brush is very, very dense. Reporter the fire is a product of the drought, they say. Extreme is the word they like to use. Its unpredictable. It builds its own weather. On saturday night in the middle of the night, it grew about 20,000 acres in a span of five hours. We dont normally see fire at night time grow that spectacular. Reporter here comes the night once again. A man, versus flames and a turf war of epic now, they say historic proportions. This is hard to speculate what to expect. Were dealing with conditions weve never seen before. Because of the rocky fire, a popular hunting spot was declared off limits. The knoxville wildlife area is closed and the Double Eagle Housing Development could also be in
Reporter firefighters call this a plumedriven fire meaning theyre fueling the burn. It falls down and spreads the fire in all kinds of directions. That creates all kinds of challenges. Reporter there was a bit of good news today. Firefighters say cooler temperatures and calmer winds slowed the spread of the fire. But at this point, thats little consolation. 60,000acre fire, with the conditions that it meets, those things only help but just a little bit. Reporter joining the effort today, the air force reserves. This morning deploying two c130s to our region joining more than a dozen other air tankers and helicopters, all to bolster thousands of firefighters on the ground who spent the last five days working for some progress. Reporter cal fire says in that new area where the fire jumped, there are some homes, though most of it is uninhabited land. However, there is a lot of really dry brush, fuel for those flames. Report live in lakeport ian cole nbc bay area news. Thank you, ian. Fire
Cold war. No, it is not our imagination, ladies. We are freezing at the office. The new study that shows its outdate said thermostat science from the 1960s thats to blame, and guys feeling the heat today, tuesday, august 4th, 2015. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast on a tuesday, boy, what a wakep call out east. A little earlier than normal. Storms rolled through here. Lots of thunder, lightning, one shot in the big apple. Well tell you about that in a second. Our top story on this Tuesday Morning is the wildfires raging across the west. Crews pushed to the bing of exhaustion, especially in Northern California where thousands are battling the socalled rocky fire. Conditions not helping. Joe is live with the. Good morning to you. Good morning, matt. This fire has now burned 100 square miles. Right now, 13,000 people remain evacuated. Every time firefighters begin to slow it down, the flames seem to shift into something unexpected. The rocky fire