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Good evening. Welcome to kqed news room. California is facing a damagesly high fire risk this year. Wildfires providing a warning sign of what may be ahead. Record temperatures and the statewide drought have heightened concerns. It could be the worst fire season in decades. Joining me to discuss the dangers is paul rogers. Hi, paul. What is the latest on the southern kra california fires. Theres been fires across san diego county. There are ten fires. We had three days of really extremely hot we...

Are branded and other resources. They stated that this fire jumped to this building to the left and everybody will be pushed back. You concede the hoses, theyre ready to go. We do know that there are no injuries and this fire started about 5 30 a. M. Off of mckee and one on one. This is an industrial area. They tend have metal and that is why it is too dangerous for them to even think about going on the roof. You might have heard this explosion and what theyre doing theyre using multiple ladders...

Destroyed. Another are building burning up in east st. Said ronald. Huge flames and smoke. To be seen for miles treaties to firefighters on the roof of flames a lot watter to alarm fire and victorian homes are being threatened. Some people have elected to leave their homes but theyre not mandatory evacuations in place. The reports of any injuries but there were two fires earlier today in to of locations in the area appeared firefighters say there could be linked between the three fires. Shoes ar...

Franciscos presidio where one of the nations largest ceremonies will get underway in two and a half hours. Tara moriarty is there. Shell tell us what they plan on doing today to remember the men and women who died. Good morning everybody. Im brian flores. Dave clark is off today. Rosemary rosco in for steve. Were expecting a warmup . Temperatures today just above yesterday, slightly cooler. We are going to be well above average. It will be the last day. 68 degrees right now in antioch. So relati...

For everyone. I am tori campbell. We are following where a student was shot near a school. We will have that in just a moment. We begin with a massive warehouse fire that is burning all morning long in the south bay. They are getting the upper hand against the massive fire in san jose. It jumped to five alarms after being reported this morning. We will hear from our reporter. We will hear the latest on the fire with janine de la vega. The smoke is still rising from the warehouse. Fire is caked a...

Contain an outbreak. At least 20 workers at two hospitals in orlando are being monitored. Officials doesnt know how many people may have been exposed and how many people have been infected with mers. Near san diego firefighters move closer to full control of a wildfire that threatens thousands of homes. How the fire started remains under investigation. A horrifying mine disaster in turkey. More than 200 confirmed dead at least 100 more may be trapped inside. Magic johnson firing back at Donald S...

Ukraines military is trying to regain control. Four government soldiers were killed in gun battles. It seems to me the world is facing a new war. Human rights watch documents violations carried out by venezuela Security Forces. The accusations are from torture to rest. A horrifying turn in the case of 200 nigerian girls. Responsibility. The leader of boko haram says slaves. Sisters. Vampire therapy, others see it as the fountain of youth. Studies show the blood of young mice can make the cells o...

Million dollars from these lowwage workers. They call it wage theft, and the Restaurant Industry is one of the worst offenders. Every year, it amounts to billions of dollars taken from paychecks of the very lowest earners. I dont want anything extra. Im willing to give more than enough. Im willing to give a hundred and twenty five percent just to be able to get a level playing field. This week on fault lines, we look at what it means to have a job when getting paid what youre owed is not guarant...

Reporter san carlos has the lowest robberies, but that did not stop thieves. Stocking shelves, guillermo froze. He said you move, Something Like i shoot. So i just stayed and did what they told me to do. Reporter the men demanded bags of cash fresh from the register. They just wanted the money. Thats it. My whole crew is good so that was the main thing. Thats what i was worried about. Everybody is kind of shook up because its san carlos, guns and masks. Its just cay saeu. Reporter like this rest...

Helicopters are battling the blaze. But the tinder dry brush and triple digits temperatures reignited the flames. The unseasonably early wildfires come during one of the states worst droughts. Firefighters say they havent seen explosive fire conditions like these in years and already had crews positioned in the area. Its almost a week and a half before this fire broke out. We had resources ready to go additionally here in Southern California. Reporter crews hope to get the upper hand with calmer...