Reservoir and also to fill up those helicopter buckets and then douse the fires directly. We are hearing between 200 to 300 structures are in harms way. Evacuations are now mandatory. If you look at your screen, you can see them dropping some of the red fire retardant that they are trying to do it around the perimeter. So it looks like they are right on the top maybe leaning on the western edge where they will try to draw a line with that red retardant to keep the flames from coming over the ridge towards the western side of the mountain. And this started i would say around 3 20 in the afternoon, the photographer steve dorr and i were on the opposite side of san jose when we first saw the smoke in the sky. At that point the smoke was a light gray color as we would turn it around and head into this direction. By the time you got here, you can see the smoke has changed color, now its the darker color going up into the sky and that smoke is continuing to spread across the sky to the west.
Lot of the people that work in this area are very concerned in hoping that he will pull through because they think that he will be a picture here on the corner. The woman said the same thing that her thoughts and prayers are with these two men. As far as the taxi driver, we dont know how fast he was speeding. We do know that he was not traveling with a passenger in the backseat of that cab. But we dont know his status or how old he is. That is something we are waiting to learn. One thing that is a good report for them is that the woman who saw them take place that said the two men were hit and the taxi driver came to a stop. Everyone rushed to make sure that they were okay that if anyone had anything good in that would come to their aide and that really showed the true spirit of San Francisco to see so many people come forward in helping them. And looking at the debris and the scene there that it is just amazing that more people werent hurt that it is such a busy area in that time of t
Im meg oliver in for annemarie green. Violent protests broke out overnight after a black man was killed by police in charlotte, North Carolina. Dozens of demonstrators took to the streets in the northeast section of the city not far from a college campus. Police were injured in the clashes. They say local protests threw rocks at cars on the and a stretch of the highway was closed. Reporter city official in chart are calling for calm this morning after a Fatal Police Shooting of a black man who sparked violent protests overnight. Relatives of Keith Lamont Scott say he was shot by officers while reading a book inside his car. But Police Maintain he had a gun. Demonstrators knelt down with their hands up along the charlotte roadway overnight, steps away from officers in riot police fired tear gas and dispersed a crowd. Some protests in attendance kicked the canisters back and others took turns hurling Water Bottles and rocks and damaging countless squad cars. Chaos erupted after Keith Lam
Devastation in central italy, entire towned destroyed by towned destroyed by a powerful earthquake. Survivors and First Responders now focusing on rescue efforts. The whole ceiling fell on my head. I only managed to put a pillow on my head, but i wasnt hit luckily. We need chain saws an jacks to remove beams. Everything. We need everything. Reporter centered on the city, the magnitude six quake is the deadliest since the 2009 earthquake that killed more than 300 people about 55 miles south. It leaves the Prime Minister visiting the region to assess the damage and help the rescue and recovery operation. Lets get to work because we can save lives and give hope to the territories so badly affected. Reporter but those operations have been hampered by dozens of aftershocks throughout the day bringing even more damage to towns where entire blocks of buildings simply crumbled to the ground. The locals now praying for miracles as they continue to dig out and search for their friends and neighb
The tremors have been further crumbling already collapsed buildings and houses. Residents worry this many people remain trapped under rubble. The rescuers are using drones and other methods to assess the extent of the damage and find missing people, but experts believe it will take more time to get the full picture as they are discovering more damage in the most affected regions. Authorities are extending areas off limits to locals and reporters to ensure their safety. Police have had altercations with residents wanting to return to their homes and young people eager to support the rescue effort. An amatrice resident said the town has no future. The strong quake that rocked central myanmar on wednesday left at least three people dead. The magnitude 6. 8 earthquake caused structures to collapse. Among them are world renowned buddhist pagodas. Nhk world reports. Reporter the earthquake caused Severe Damage to this pagoda. And myanmar soldiers are clearing the debris. The top of the tower