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It has been a rough night to say the least for residents of brooklyn, new york, with thunderstorms uprooting trees. They crashed into backyards and onto garages, parked cars, and even a city bus. The new york city borough also got hit with hail during that severe thunderstorm. We turn now to the coronavirus pandemic forcing colleges to shift their admissions priorities. They are turning away from test scores to how students have been caring for themselves and others during this crisis. Heres abc...

Across the country in haiti japan heads to the poll in a snap election. Shinzo abe says its a referendum on his economic policies. Delegates at a Climate Conference in lima agreed on a deal two days later on scheduled. The environment groups slammed it as a weak and ineffectual compromise. It lays the way for talks in paris in 2015. It asks countries to submit a plan by next year to tackle emissions. Talks went over the original deadline after developing nations said rich countries should do mor...

He is accused of hiding and stealing mail from customers. The mans arrest is the result of a federal investigation that dates back more than a year. Kron fours Philippe Djegal is live in san jose. With the latest on this investigation. Philippe. Pam. Quan howard was arrested last night, and booked here into the Santa Clara County main jail earlier this morning. He is accused of abusing his power as a postal inspector and ripping people off. This is a photo of 52yearold postal inspector quan howa...

Xwh employee in san jose to let him know when mail is damaged when it arrives. Agents began videotaping the mail room where these thefts were allegedly occurring. And they say it shows howard rummaging through that mail on several occasions. Howards neighbors in saratoga were stunned to hear the news, but none wanted to talk on sam camera. When we knocked on howards door, one person opened the curtain and immediately closed it when i showed her my id. He was a key witness in the prosecution of t...

Prepare for incidents just like this one. Its unusual and they have a real strong Safety Record up there. And its very unusual for that facility. Reporter the original call for the fire came in around 10 p. M. Last night. It took fire crews about 40 minutes to get it fully out. While the accelerator was in use at the time, science projects were under way, there were no people stationed near the power units and nobody was injured. Reporting live in menlo park, im mark sayre, kpix 5. Thank you. It...

Kron4s Philippe Djegal is in tuolomne county, and he has more on a fire that is considered the worst in the state in a quarter century. Reporter Fire Fighters are now staging here in Tuolumne City. Just east of sonora and northwest of where this fire started. Fire fighters say theyre in the hills in rugged terrain. There were injuns from San Francisco, and law enforcement. Reporter trying to prevent the fire from jumping into nearby communities. And, despite knowning the rim fire is quickly maki...

Crews used alternative tactics to slow an out of control wildfire that is causing massive destruction near yosemite. Good evening and at the for joining us. Im ama states. The fire has burned 130,000 acres and it is just 7 contained. More than 5500 homes are threat threat threatened and 11 destroyed. The number could rise. John alston is live tonight with the latest on the fire. John . Ama, one of the larger fires is on a hilltop behind me. This is south of highway 120 and exactly where authorit...

San jose. Good evening, everyone. Im heather holmes. And im ken wayne. Police say the killing is san joses 33rd homicide. Tonight we are learning the gunman is still on the loose. Reporter well, San Jose Police have been out here for five hours. Halfway down the block is a Mexican Restaurant called ticos tacos. The restaurant has been shut down because the man shot and killed was found nearby. Police are still looking for the shooter tonight. Police will not comment on camera about the investiga...

Effort so far is in the 8 million range. One weapon against the fire has been a pistol that shoots an insydney year device to burn the ground cover before the main fire can. Today firefighters were able to get water on flames burning within yosemite. The park remains open, but highway 120 is still closed. Along that road small fires flared into larger ones inan instant. For the first time in a week residents were allowed toh. See their property. Korean gnaw and her brother originally from the ba...

Sunshine. Keeping the numbers cool, though. We are talk about a modern warmup in the days ahead. We continue to follow the wildfire burning near yosemite. The fire has burned nearly 130,000 acres. Its just 7 contained. More than 5500 homes are threatened. 11 were destroyed. Officials worry the number could rise. John alston has the latest on the fire from tuolumne county. One weapon against the fire is a business central that shoots an in the beginning area before the fire can. Large fires flare...