Budget. Reporter consumed over 1 million acres in california. Caused billions of dollars of damage and put pressure on 1. 8 billion budget. Approaching half the agency as entire budget halfway through the fiscal year. 275 million more than cal fire set aside as emergency fund. We always watch budget closely. Be fiscally responsible. But its clear in the climate were living in, we have to have the resources to battle the fires. Stay focused and be able to respond to changing environment were experiencing in california. Reporter says its working closely will the department of finance and legislature to keep Funds Available for fire lines to be staffed. On track for new record. Compared to past three budget years. Complicating the process is how the fire season, compared to four years ago, is running longer. Fire seasons today on average 75 days longer than they were. We have to change our mindset. One of the reasons weve invested additional money in staffing yearround and work we do ahea
And im richard lui, in for frances rivera. We begin today with tragedy out of new york city. 12 people dead including several children after a massive fire ripped through a five story Apartment Building in the bronx. Four others were critically injured. Now fighting for their lives. Authorities now say this is the citys worst fire in terms of loss of life in a quarter century. Heres nbc new yorks ray have i era with the latest. Reporter when firefighters arrived around 7 00 thursday night, they were met with a chaotic scene near prospect avenue. Nearly a dozen people on the fire scape and when they worked their way inside they were met with heartache, people dead inside, several units including a person found dead inside the bathtub. While its too early to tell what the cause of this fire is, the heart break is starting to set in. The fire started on the first floor and Authorities Say it worked its way up like a chimney to all five floors, killing 12 people in its path. The youngest o
No Polar Bear Plunges and the mummers parade could be next. Ditch them golden slippers, youre going need something warmer. Now fox 29 news at 10 00. Check out Blue Mountain in the pocono mountains. This is snow making weather of course. Not bad for skiers but for those of us not vacationing in the mountains, those of us going to work or running errands going outside takes a little courage. Thanks for joining us at 10 00 im lucy noland. Im chris oconnell. Iain page is off tonight after a few days of temperatures like this, we cant even think of clever lines to start the show any more. Plain and simple, it is cold. This cold weather demands team coverage. Brad sattin is live on south street as People Struggle to stay warm. Dave kinchen is standing by with a difficult decision the city of philadelphia may be forced to make about the mummers. But we begin with scotts frigid forecast. Hey, scott. Hi there, of course, we are keeping tabs of the temperatures right now. Already breaking record
Headquarters in new york. Im brook silvabraga in for annemarie green. At least 12 people were killed including a child when a fastmoving fire moved through an apartment in new york. Its the deadliest in at least 25 years. The fire broke out last night and witnesses say the fire engulfed the building within 45 minutes. John schiumo is there, good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Its described as historic in its magnitude. 12 dead, four critically injured. The cause remains unknown. Flames ripped through an Apartment Building in the bronx last night. It quickly became one of the most devastating fires in recent new york city history. This is the worst fire tragedy we have seen city in at least a quarter century. Reporter fire Officials Say it started quickly on the first floor and quickly spread. Windows on some of the top floors were smash and blackened. Firefighters responded within minutes. Witnesses say even before help arrived people inside were scrambling to climb down. Peopl
And are fighting for their lives tonight. Another 12 were rescued. They called it the worst tragedy in a quarter of a century. Thanks for join us im dion lim. Im dan ashley. A major announcement from apple after admitting some baa iphones slowed down without their customers knowledge. Abc 7 News Reporter Jonathan Bloom explains what apple is doing and what customers are saying. Reporter does your phone slow down. It does, yes. Reporter how can you tell . Because it was faster before. Reporter iphone users know the problem all too well. Have you ever had an iphone that seemed slower. Thats why i got a new one. I never knew this was happening. Reporter but apple now admits the slow down was intentionally and claims it was a fix for a different problem. Old old batteries that die without warning. It just goes black. Shuts down. Ive been hanging out with my friends and their phones have like shut down, like 37 . Reporter in a Statement Apple said it should go without saying that we think s