Announcer there are more than 400 National Parks across america, covering 85 million acres of land with locations in every state. People 325 million visited these sites last year. Over the next 90 minutes, we will feature a mixture of Natural Beauty and history at eight different parks across the country. We began outside cleveland at the cuyahoga National Park. Situated along the river, we will learn how the canal system in ourayed a major role nations westward expansion during the 1840s. The ohio and erie canal is part of a system that was put in place in the early years of america, between 1825 and 1832. It is a water transportation route that connected lake erie with the ohio river, which is part of a larger idea. A National Water transportation route. In the early days of america we had colonies situated right along the atlantic seaboard. Our leaders at that time so i problem. The problem was, we needed that country to expand westward. However, there was a big obstacle. The appala
Postmaster general, who was appointed by President Trump, president defended his could mean problems with mailin postmaster general, louis dejoy. Ballots. On saturday the president , without evidence, claimed louis is working very hard. Mailin voting to be, quote, reporter dejoy is under fire catastrophic. For an overhaul that led to mail all of it coming as we learn of a loss in the president s family. His brother, robert, passing delays, cut backs on worker away overnight. Overtime and removal of mail well have more in a live report just ahead. To discourage nt and mailboxes. Well also preview the Democratic National convention and talk about some interesting new poll numbers with chuck todd. Then our sunday focus. With more than 150 coronavirus mailin voting . Are you trying to discourage no, not at all. Vaccines being developed right the steps that hes taking are now, how soon, if ever, will we trying to stop the tremendous actually see one that can get losses that have taken place
Now. 51 in santa rosa to 65 in livermore, thats a big spread. Fog is going down the coast and everything says warm to hot coming up. That cloud cover bears watching because i think it is going to play with her weather for a week. Highs will be extremely warm and very low above average for this time. Over to sell now, you never hear sending the complaints to steve. Know, especially when it is hot and humid. Good morning, lets go ahead and take a look at the commute. This mornings commute is going to be okay at the bay bridge toll plaza. It does a very nice so far. If you are waiting for the crowd, or if you want to know what the crowd shows up it usually shows up between six and eight. So you have a little bit of time. In happening today, the federal Labor Department will release the weekly jobs report this morning. Economists expect 1. 1 million americans file for new one appointment claims last week. That would be a slight improvement from the previous week. But still the 21st straigh
Live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. A heat wave in california has triggered the first rolling blackout in california for over 20 years with more possible in the coming days. The bay area beach town is begging people not to visit but unclear how that could be enforced. Who will be vaccinated first when the shots become available, and what california and other states are asked to do ahead of time. It is 6 00 on this saturday, august 15. Good morning. I am emily turner. I am devin fehely. Lets get to our meteorologist. Yesterday was bad but thats only the start. Here is the view over the bridge with no marine layer this morning but i dont think anyone is surprised to see that. Although we did cool down in the upper 60s in the city after being in the mid90s yesterday. We shattered the record of San Francisco from the gold rush. We will do it all over again today. We have intense heat again today and it could get technically cooler tomorrow but dont think sunday will fe
So this is your great, great, get out and vote great grandmother sabina hugel the race intensifying with election day now less than three wow months away. In the hot seat. It gives me chills just the u. S. Postmaster general imagining meeting my great, great, great grandmother sabina was born in 1843 in agrees to testify at an germany, but her family emergency hearing on capitol hill as the backlash grows emigrated to the United States when sabina was about 8 years old. Changes that could potentially impact the election. Well have the very latest on the battle over mailin ballots. Reversing course wow so many german immigrants came to new york at that time. The university of North Carolina so where they lived on the lower switching entirely to Remote Learning after a coronavirus outbreak just one week into their new semester east side was actually part of what was called Little Germany while other schools from coast wow to coast ramp up testing and crack down on packed parties in an at