administer is proposing to freeze them. and it is also proposing to revoke california's ability to set the standards. those are adopted by 12 other states. agreement, california had agreed to adopt those standards. now california and other states which account for about 35% of the u.s. vehicle market are planning to sue if the trump administration follis there with freezing the standards. the administration also proposed to prevent california from acquiring new rising number of zero emission vehicles, mostly electric vehicles, from being sold in the states. it set up a huge fight between large states like california, new york, and others that adopted those rules, and the administration over the future of vehicles and how many vehicles will have to be electrified. do these fuelrs efficiency standards apply to? suv's, cars? semis? guest: great question, there are two separate standards, we're talking about light-duty vehicles, passenger cars, suvs, vehicles under 8500 pounds. vehicles you and i would drive. semis have separate standards which were adopted during the obama administration,

: california is on fire. 17 major fires are continuing to burn, including the largest wildfire in the state's history. what is the connection between the fires and climate change? we will speak to the sierra club's michael brune and leading climate scientist t michael man. then would look k at the thousas of prisone a are on the e front lines battling the fireses. >> fire pay is typically about one dollar an hour while you are in fire camp training. some folks are paid zero for $18 araining or up to month. then once you get to the classroom and you are part of the field training, then that papay escalates to a whopping $8 a month. amy: then to nanagasaki. 73 years ago today, the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb on the japanese city just three days after the u.s. bombed hiroshoma. we will speak to a woman who survived the nagasaki bombing. >> it would be the last place that nuclear weapons are ever used. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in yemen, a u.s.-backed saudi-led airstrike has bombed a bus c

major law firm in cleveland, i'm making equivalent of 150 grand, i'm 20 years old, passed the california bar, passed the ohio bar, i should be living large. i can't sleep. and i know it has something to do with my father. not that i ever thought we would be friends, but i thought we should have a five or ten minute conversation. i called him an sob. he called me an ungrateful son. at least i would be able to sleep. i cancelled my appointments. i flew back to l.a. i walked into the restaurant without telling him i was coming. he was shocked to see me. he said put your bags in the back. i said no dad i want to talk to you. he said wait till we close. >> those are the first words in ten years? >> first words in ten years. i want to talk to you. and he was of course surprised. i had two big bags. shall i put your bags in the back? no i will be here for five or ten minutes. i want to tell you something. i figured it would take five minutes. at least i would be able to sleep. dad came out after an hour, i said to myself while i'm waiting this hour, don't tell him everything he's ever done, eve

university of southern california. we have been going across the country this morning, talking about relations, race relations and maybe more specifically police and community relations. give us a sense of how things are in the southern california region, on race relations? guest: thank you for having me. before i answer that question, i want to respond to something that a previous caller said in w e withe equated crim black people and suggested the reason there was no crime in his community was that there were no black people. i think that is part of the problem here. associations,e implicit and explicit associations of black people with crime. the realities and facts are that poor people are more likely to commit crimes than are black people. people across all racial and ethnic groups commit crimes,; here is that it's not just black people cannotlack and should not continue to be the face of crime, criminal behavior in the country, which affects policing, right? if the only portrait of crime we have is a black one, then it causes police officers and school personnel officials in ch

angeles could pave the way for a big change to presidential elections. a lawsuit aims to make california award electoral college votes. melissa caen joins us. melissa. >> so for decades there have been calls to change the electoral college system. and after the 2016 election the calls got louder. while the constitutional amendment would be one way to make a change, one group is trying to do it through the courts. >> we need a better way to elect the president. >> reporter: josh says the current system of electing a president is not equal. and the problem is the states. >> for many years essentialy every state including california has awarded all of the electoral vosohene t state's popular vote. >> it's called a winner take all system. votes in california. that's why a nonprofit called equal citizens are suing. >> the votes were tossed out. the republican candidate donald trump got zero votes from california. >> reporter: he wants his electoral votes to be awarded proportionally. california has 55 electoral college votes. in 2016 they all went to hillary clinton. if the votes were distrib

juez del sur de california considera que los mÁs de 300 niÑos de padres que han sido deportados deben viajar a sus paÍses de origen Árabe reunirse con sus familiares. el presidente trump dijo que esta preparado para seguir revocando credenciales de seguridad. y un autobÚs accidentado en ecuador llevaba cargamento de marihuana y cocaÍna. comienza la ediciÓn nocturna. ♪ ♪ patricia: buenas noches. vamos a comenzar con un ev capÍtulo de la batalla legal sobre la reunificaciÓn de padres e hijos separados tras llegar por la frontera entre mÉxico y estados unidos. encuesta el sur de california considera conveniente que los menores regresen a sus paÍses para reunirse con sus familiares importados. sin embargo, como nos dice jaime garcÍa, el juez no descartÓ que algunos de esos padres puedan volver. jaime: un gran desacuerdo ha provocado el plan implementado por el gobierno federal desde hace una semana para la reunificaciÓn de los niÑos inmigrantes separados de sus padres en la frontera. el que seÑala que la reunificaciÓn de los hijos de padres ya deportados debe ser en su

. my name is mike embley. our top stories: california fights its biggest everfire — the mega blaze has already burned through over 290,000 acres. kidnapped and held hostage by so—called islamic state. wejoin a spanish photographer as he returns to syria and faces his alleged captors. theresa may backs calls for herformer foreign secretary borisjohnson to apologise for comments about muslim women who wear full—face veils. shares in the us electric car maker tesla close almost 10% higher after elon musk says he's might take it into private ownership. hello. officials in california say they're now dealing with the largest wildfire ever to hit the state, and they're warning it could burn for the rest of the month. it's now two fires joined together — a mega blaze which has already destroyed nearly 300,000 acres of land. nine people have died since the fires started last month. lebo diseko reports. it looks like hell on earth. firefighters battle to contain this wildfire, the biggest recorded in california's history. called the mendocino complex fire, it is actually two blazes whi

warning system to the test... california lawmakers are poised to pass new rules governing the use of police body cameras... >>> an earthquake in southern california puts the state's early warning system to the test. >> california lawmakers are poised to pass new rules governing the use of police dyfina respects to john mccain on what would have been the late senator's 82nd birthday. >> good morning, it's wednesday, august 29th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm kenny choi. >>> a proposal to help drug addicts in san francisco is getting criticism this morning. anne makovec is live in san francisco where the safe injection site plan has new hurdles. anne. >>> reporter: yeah. the idea is still illegal under state and federal law. there's going to be a demonstration of the idea though this morning, and san francisco's mayor is set to tour it. that's going on in the tenderloin. it's going to be at glide memorial. this pilot program would allow drug addicts to shoot up in safe sites with anti-dotes and clean needles. this pilot program would allow drug addicts to shoot up under supervision of

undercover video shows sea life mangled and killed off the california coast. tonight, we untangle the controversy. but first, an ac transit bus driver facing criminal charges for bringing a gun to work speaks out about why he felt he had to protect himself. here's senior investigative reporter vicky nguyen. vicky nguyen: good evening and thank you for joining us. tonight, we go in depth on four investigations already drawing thousands of viewers online at nbcbayarea.com. we begin with a new development in our series looking at a rise in violent attacks on bus drivers in the east bay. tonight, you'll hear from stephen williams, an ac transit bus driver facing criminal charges for bringing a gun to work. he told us he regrets his decision, but felt he had no other choice. he says he faced serious threats from a rider and felt the agency wasn't doing enough to protect drivers. bernie mac: i love, i love sex. i love it by the pound. stephen williams: you can hear when he's coming playing loudly bernie mac. vicky: this is the first time ac transit driver stephen williams has watched th

california for us this morning. >> there are signs of progress this morning. start with the status of the ferguson fire, more than ,000 s in the sierra- nevada mountains. it's 86% contained at this point and full containment is expected by tomorrow. this is good news because yosemite national park is expected to reopen this morning after being closed since july 25th. pockets of flames are still burning near a steep canyon area by elephant rock but sprinklers have been put down there. officials say the threat of spot fires outside the established line will diminish, helping the air quality continue to get better. >> u n see the air quality is better. everybody breathes better when the smoke gets out of the air, the firefighters and the 00fire fire and it's only a third as many that were on the scene during its peak. one firefighter died while fighting the mendocino complex fires on monday. that fire is 68% contained and continues to rage over 350,000 acres of land. the firefighter has not been identified but we know that he was from utah and died while attacking the ranch fire. this

country which was eye-opening for a little black boy around the south and he came to california one time and it was sunny and people were smiling and my dad said it seemed less racist so maybe someday i will relocate to california. pearl harbor and my dad joined the marines. i said why'd he said go where the action is and i loved the uniforms. my dad went to guam, became a staff sergeant, promoted four times. my dad could bake anything. he could look at it and tells what is in it. he went back to the south and married my mom. wanted a job after the war as a short order cook it went to restaurant to restaurant to restaurant and they said we don't hire the n-word. you went to the unemployment office and she said you went to the wrong door. he went out the door and seeing the other door and walked through it to the very same woman. he went to california. no one would give him a job because he had no references. my dad said okay i will work for free for two weeks. they wouldn't do that. they treated him the same way in california that they did in chattanooga. my bat dad went to the unemploym

term being used to describe some of the wildfires in california that have killed more than eight people, destroyed more than 1000 homes. 16 fires are still burning across california. 320,000 acres have already been scorched. this c comes as heat recorords e being made across the country and world. in india, more than 500 people have died as a result of flooding a and heavy rains inn recent weeks. today it is climate change for the hour. >> quite a cycle, but the predictions that i see the more warmingpredictions of and fires to occur later in the century, 2040, 2050, are now occurring in real-time and we can expect them come unfortunatate, to keep andnsifying in california throughout the southwest. amy: we'll speak with climate scientist brenda ekwurzel, rob rich, the nathaniel author of "the new york times" magazine piece "losing earth: the decade we almost stopped climate change." in ourn the second time history then dedicated the entire magazine to a single article. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goo

have a dramatic new look at the holy fire in southern california. it is burning now in orange and riverside counties. you can see the fire creating its own weather. a twister made up of fire. that fire has burned more than six more than 6 mi.2 since monday. it is just 5% contained with firefighters hoping that high humidity in southern california today will help them gain more control. >>> wind is shifting and pushing smoke from the fires into parts of the bay area. today is a spaair will be worse in the east bay and the south bay, but you can actually see the hazy air everywhere. >> reporter: at dusk pacific park in walnut creek was filled with families. one mother says this was the first time tuesday she and her two-year-old daughter have been outdoors for an extended time. >> the daycare provider kept her indoors today just because the air quality in the dublin and san ramon area was a little hazy or. >> reporter: in oakland a normally picturesque view was filtered by hayes. >> it has been a little harder to breathe. >> reporter: the stronger has noticed the smoke drifting from

prevent fires. right now a record 1400 firefighters are deployed. california firefighters are getting help from across the country and new zealand and australia after harris said it is clear they need more resources. >> we want them to have the resources dedicated to dealing with active fires and they will have the resources to deal with the prevention as opposed to having to dip into one fund to do both. >> reporter: senator harris said she's not visiting active fire zones because she didn't want to be a distraction from the hard work that is happening. so far the mendocino complex fire has burned more than 700,000 acre and there are evacuations in three counties. 10,000 structures are threatened and 00 are destroyed. the mendocino complex fire is one of 15 fires burning in california. senate harris said firefighters and evacuees are tired but she said after meeting with people today, she's amazed by the good spirit and generosity with one another. reporting live in middletown, nbc bay area news into we have another grim reminder of how dangerous these battles are. >> a cal fire mech

were killed and one hundred were wounded california's governor is pledging to spend whatever it takes to contain the wildfires sweeping the u.s. state eight people have been killed in the past week and tens of thousands of had to leave their homes california has already spent one hundred thirty million dollars fighting the flames that's one quarter of its annual fire budget the fires have destroyed in nearly one thousand two hundred square kilometers of land. is in reading and he's got the latest. here in redding california fire officials are saying that this fire which is the biggest in all of the state of california is now more than thirty percent contained that's the good news but look at this this is now what people have to deal with in the coming days weeks and maybe even years to try to rebuild entire communities that have been completely wiped out from this fire one of the biggest and most destructive fires here in california in decades there are still more than seventeen fires burning throughout the state of california just this fire where i'm at now wiped out more than

fires in northern california. the major ones burning today. the ferguson fire. which is burning. it closed down the valley. the car fire. destroys more than a thousand homes around redding kp killed six people. and the complex fire. burning in lake county. this afternoon a woman who watched her home get devoured by the fire online. said she never expected her house would end up in the fire path. we have been in lake county. live with a look at the losses and the fire fight tonight. >> that fire fight is well, well under way. you can see the scene behind us. the hillside is fully involved. we're standing off pitny lane and elk mountain road. we have been watching flames go up and down this hillside all afternoon. earlier today we did talk to woman who knows firsthand how devastating the fires have been. >> there's lots of flowers around the house. loved it. >> but this beautiful hill top house with its trademark palm trees and spectacular view just couldn't with stand the fury of the river fire. flames came roaring over it. tuesday night. >> it was a wall of flames. there was nothing

tag was included and experts say the identification process could take some time. california's governor is pledging to spend whatever it takes to contain the wildfires sweeping the u.s. state eight people have been killed in the past week and tens of thousands of had to leave their homes california has already spent one hundred thirty million dollars fighting the flames that's a quarter of its annual budget california governor jerry brown warned that these fires won't be the last this is serious fires and no more part of our ordinary experience the predictions that things would get dry here in hotter are occurring and that will continue we're in quite a cycle but the predictions that i see that the more serious. predictions of warming in fires to occur later in the century twenty four year twenty fifty they're now occurring in real time you can expect unfortunately to keep intensifying in california and throughout the self west. in reading and has the latest. here in redding california fire officials are saying that this fire which is the biggest in all of the state of californ

story tonight... the massive and deadly wildfires burning across northern california. there is new concern that the weather could fan the flames even further in mendocino and lake counties... where two wildfires are burning right now. (grant) here's a look at where the so-called mendocino complex fires are burning near clearlake. you can see the ranch fire is burning to the north near upper lake... and the river fire is burning near lakeport. and tonight... more than 12-thousand structures are in danger. (vicki) kron 4's terisa estacio is live in lakeport tonight with the latest on the firefighting efforts. terisa? (grant) the monstrous carr fire-- continues to leave a path of destruction in california's shasta county. this is a map showing the burn zone...and you can how it's roared ito parts of northern and western redding.(vicki) so far-- more than 800 homes have been destroyed. nick watt is live in redding tonight with the latest on the firefighting efforts. nick? california fire officials say they are making progress as they battle several blazes burning in northern california

california counties to become the largest fire in state history. >>remember the bay area residents killed when their plane crashed. >>> and a key hearing today on the border wall plan. good morning this tuesday, august 7th. i'm kenny choi. let's check weather and traffic with neda in a bit. first, starting with a look at the roads. >>> nothing like we had yesterday trying to get across the bay bridge. if you're heading over to 880, this is just south of 238. your ride towards 84 is in the yellow, about 17 minutes. we have a stalled vehicle near thornton blocking one lane, so that's keeping the ride slow for a little while. northbound through oakland, not bad with speeds in the green as you head toward the maze there. traffic backing up toward the foot of the maze, metering lights on. eastshore freeway booking good. heading into san francisco, just over 15 minutes there but we are in the yellow for the supercommuters, 580 over to 680 and out of antioch very busy. that's a check of your traffic. neda? >>> thank you very much. good morning, take a look at the low clouds hanging around

tonight... a northern california man faces several charges in connection with friday's crash that killed a c-h-p officer and another man during a traffic stop in fairfield.((pam)) authorities say, this is a case of distracted driving.thanks for joining us... i'm pam moore.((ken))and i'm ken wayne.the chp held a news conference late today to announce vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving charges against that driver who has been identified as 38 year-old sean walker of rocklin.((dbl bx))kron 4's jr stone is live in fairfield tonight with the details... jr? (j.r.)pam and ken...investigat ors say this driver was talking on his cell and speeding...this suspect is behind bars tonight here in fairfield. he'll stand in front of a judge tomorrow afternoon. he faces nearly 7 years in jail.officer kirk griess died in this crash along westbound interstate 80 at the manuel campos parkway and north texas street. griess had just pulled over jaime manuel who was driving a saturn suv when a chevy pickup truck veered over and hit both griess and the saturn. officers say 36 year old sean walke

california released a new civil rights report. care stands for the council on islamic relations. there's been an 82% jump in reports of religious based and anti-muslim discrimination. there's a 503% jump in reports of discriminatory treatment while traveling from 2016 to 2017. the report shows, quote, w inst phobia continues to erode rights of muslims. >>> brock turner's appeal denied. the three judge panel just handed down the ruling late this afternoon. turner's attorney argued there wasn't enough evidence to support his conviction, saying turner only engaged in sexual intercourse that did not involve the intent to commit rape. in 2016 brock turner made national headlines when he was convicted of assaulting a female student on the stanford campus. he was sentenced to six months in jail and released after three months of good behavior. >>> we are tracking a new fire burning in the north bay right now. the bridge fire broke out this started. >>> if you are coughing or dealing with watery eyes today, you're not alone. another day of ckeng is over the entire briaay area. you can see that l

tahoe. it is smokey across northern california. we have a north-northwest wind here that will shift to a west wind. the north and east bay communities, you'll notice that haze. jaclyn? >>> we have a big backup for the supercommuters out there. westbound 205, 30 minutes to get to 580ful the ride continues to be sluggish getting past 580. speeds dip as low as 9 miles an hour. as the bay bridge toll plaza, things are looking okay. we are getting first reports of what appears to be a small vehicle here as you're approaching treasure island on the upper deck. we'll let you know what kind of impact that will have on the morning commute. back to you. >> reporter: the mendocino fire is being fueled by hot windy weather and dry vegetation. >> this is bad news. the heat dome is going to expand and conditions will get hotter and drier. >> reporter: the fire already destroyed more than 150 structures and threatens thousands more. officials don't expect to have it fully contained until next week. a record 14,000 firefighters are battling over a dozen fires throughout california. in southern cali

now at five: a landmark step towards reform. as california becomes the first state in the u-s to get rid of cash bail. >>> this bill will put over 10,000 people out of business the way it's written. >> now at 5:00 a landmark step towards reform as california becomes the first state in the united states to get rid of cash bail. but not everyone is buying into it. >> plus, state lawmakers push ahead with a wildfire liability and prevention plan. what happens if it doesn't pass and who might foot the bill if it does? >> and a magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolts southern california. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, august 29th. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi. good morning. time now is 5:00. let's kick off the top of the hour by looking outside. right on the right we have a shot of the golden gate bridge not much traffic coming in from the north. and on the left, live look from our "salesforce tower" camera. looking towards golden gate bridge, finally you can see it this morning. >> mm-hm! >> it's clear. it's patchy clouds. that's all we have. so a few areas, the north

court charged with starting a wildfire in southern california which has forced 21,000 people to flee their homes. forrest clark is accused of arson and other crimes in connection with the fast—moving blaze near lake elsinore in orange county. prosecutors say he intentionally started the fire on monday after a decade—long dispute with neighbours. canadian police have arrested a man after four people were shot dead in the eastern city of fredricton on friday. the 48—year—old man has been charged with four counts of first degree murder. two police officers and two civilians were killed in the incident. us authorities are trying to establish why an airline worker stole an empty passenger plane. the aircraft belonging to alaska airlines‘ sister carrier horizon air, took off from the seattle tacoma airport and flew the 76—seater aircraft over seattle. after flying erratically the plane crashed in ketron islands some 80 kilometres south of the airport. the local sheriff's department said it appeared the man was "suicidal". andy moore reports. what the hell? the stolen plane was

firm in cleveland. i'm making theequivalent of 150 grand . california bar, past the ohio bar, should be living large and i know it has something to do with my father, not that i thought we be friends but i figured i should clear the air. i thought we should have a conversation. he called me an ungrateful son, at least be able to sleep so i call my secretary, cancel appointments, now living in cleveland and i walked into the restaurant , i had two big bags, he said put your bags in the back and they said no, i'm going to be your provider can minutes, i want to talk to you. he said wait until we close. those were the first words . in 10 years . >> guest: first words in 10 years, i want to talk to you. i had to back and he said you're back in the back, i want to tell you something. i figured it would take five or 10 minutes. he would say you break., at least i'd be able to see him. that came out after an hour and he said don't tell him everything he's ever done, just giving my life. my dad sat down and i told him everything. i thought nonstop for 20 minutes and finally i was on mo, i co

, california, innovation is outpacing federal laws and threatening the local fishing culture. [film advance clicks] [indistinct conversation] man: i grew up fishing. i made my first tuna trip when i was 9 years old. i'd get out of school early, you know, during the summers to go fishing with my dad, and then my son nick, he loved fishing since he was little, too. man 2: immediately when i was born, like, i knew. like, i didn't think that i was ever gonna do anythi else. i jt knew i was gonna be a fisherman. david: rinse him a little. i never even thought about third generation. just a couple of weeks ago, i said, "well, wait a second. we're third generation." you know, i didn't even think about that, and my granddaughter is down here working at the market. that's fourth generation nick: our goal is to catch the bigeye tuna. the largest bigeye that we can catch is our goal. david: he's been fishing about a thousand miles out for tuna, and a lot of people say, "well, why do you fish a thousand miles?" we're not allow to fish within 200 miles of the beach, our regulations in the united

, months after a family was killed when their suv plunged off a california cliff, a search of their home is only leading to more questions. >>> and a bay area bishop getting blasted for his pricey retirement plan. >>> we have cloud cover out there affecting your commute, and below average temperatures. more on that coming up. >>> and drivers seeing red, at least along southbound 880. we are tracking major slowdowns. what's going on and causing the delays, coming up after the break. if i never get off this island, tell my family i love... saving people money on car insurance. off a mendocino county cliff is raising more questions... >>> the investigation into a family killed when their suv plunged off a cliff is raising more questions. the two mothers and their six adopted children disappeain marc poce believe jennifer hart intentionally drove the suv off the highway with the entire family inside. they are searching the home in washington state and say it didn't appear any children lived inside. the rooms were not personalized and there was not much toys or clothing. >> where they li

. doppler radar showing a quiet day across california as the monsoon has moved east. on the satellite you can see as high pressure moves east and and low pressure moves off the coast. red flag warnings are up for many of the fire areas in northern california. gust could be as high as 35 mph hour tonight. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 80s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. warmer weather will return on monday and become hot during the middle of the week. (vicki)today a funeral was held for a young woman who was stabbed to death while riding on a bart train in oakland. (catherine) nia wilson is being remembered as a beautiful young woman who had dreams of serving her country. kron4's haaziq madyun was at the funeral.. nats/singer"gaze upon your glory"hundreds came to gaze upon the life of 18-year-old nia-wilson here at acts full gospel church in oakland. it was a celebration of a life senselessly cut short back on june 22nd, 2018 by the accused murderer john cowell who allegedly stabbed nia to death on a bart train at the macarthur station. on this day

." your headlines do include a ridge of high pressure building across southern california. so that will impact us in the form of warmer weather. get ready for a warmer day today and a warmer weekend ahead well into labor day. satellite-radar showing that high cloud coverage. it's widespread extending east of concord and livermore. visibility it's low at the coast which is normal and clear everywhere else except for santa rosa down to three miles. it's improved now in napa at 7 but it's been kind of coming and going. gianna. >>> all right. jumping over to the roadways right now, let's get an update on this trouble spot we have been monitoring. westbound 80 past highway 37. everything is cleared off to the right shoulder so things should be improving. we are still seeing some slower speeds traffic sluggish coming away from american canyon as you work your way right around 37. but past that the eaor freeway is free-flowing with no trouble. we have an accident westbound 4 right before balfour roadblocking a lane where there's already some construction so there will be wrapping up short

california history. cal fire also says they probably won't have full containment of the mendocino complex fire . >> there will be a perimeter southwest on the fire. one of the challenges is this is a remote, very inaccessible area, working with the force itself. it's trying to find the best areas to come across and work on getting containment. >> so far, 75 homes have been destroyed. today, some evacuation orders were lifted in the area of upper lake and scotts valley. but the lake toward unified school district says they will push back the start of classes for two weeks because of smoke and damage from the fires. up north, nearly 2000 structures remain threatened by the carr fire burning in shasta county. cal fire says it is 45% contained, but there is no estimate yet on when it will be fully contained. nearly 1100 homes have been destroyed by the carr fire. >>> and, the national forest service says they are making good progress in fighting the ferguson fire and keeping it from making a run into the yosemite national park. the fire is 43% contained, but the park will be closed in

lef tonight and offered praise instead of for the firefighters battling wildfires across california. >> we are grateful to our firefighters and 1st responders. really brave people. i have been watching them. >> yesterday the president blamed the fires on governor brown's water policies and environmental laws. meanwhile, a new look at the biggest fire and california from space. making up the mendocino complex fire burning in mendocino, colusa, and lake county simultaneously. the satellite images show how smoke is spreading over the entire state. here is some perspective. this picture sows the fire perimeter it covers an area most of san francisco and daly city. along with a large portion of the east bay. >>> firefighters are gaining ground on the fires your canal the largest day in history crews are taking advantage of a drop in temperatures tonight to increase containment line's are combined they burned 292,000 acres. it's a 34% contained. >> this is the northern edge of the fire. this fire already the largest one in california history. is growing even larger. coming over this ridge

northern california. a high pressure will go way too fast. by next tuesday building back in. some higher clouds taking aim at the sierra tahoe. down toward san jose or santa clara valley you might get some higher clouds. understood activity continues to fire up mainly toward mammoth. not so much over in tahoe. it is very close. 50s on the temperatures to near 64 summer mid-60s. pittsburgh and brent word in there. lafayette 52. el cerrito 53. decent delta wind for to 30 ea water temperatures are cold. 50 at bodega bay. monsoon staying south for us. highs in the 50s and 60s by the coast. mainly 80s, low clouds and sunny later in the afternoon. >>> we are off to a good start. i would say that if you are getting on the road early you will like what you see. let's go outside and see what we have on 80 westbound heading toward the macarthur maze. vacaville, fairfield look good driving to the cockiness bridge. no major issues and the traffic continues to move along very well. also driving to the maze it looks good. this is a 16 minute drive. when you do get to the bay bridge you can see

over car engines. california is vowing to fight back at the trump administration's plan to put the brakes on tough fuel economy standards. kpix 5's betty yu explains its taking aim at california's ability to set its own rules. betty? >> california has for decades had a waiver allowing it to set its own emissions standards because they had particularly bad air quality issues. the law was enacted at the request of ronald reagan five decades ago. now that could change under the climate change is real. can someone please inform the folks at the white house? >> reporter: a heated showdown as california and 18 other states plan to sue to stop the trump administration's proposal to weaken obama era federal fuel efficiency standards. critics say this will increase air pollution, damage our health and cause gas prices to go up. >> who pays for this reckless action by the trump administration? we do. at the pump and with our health. >> reporter: the proposal would freeze mileage standards at 2020 levels. meaning after that, automakers would not have to continue making cars more fuel- efficie

people in california. >> this is really displacing people. people aren't able to work. it's a real mess. >> reporter: good evening everyone i'm heather holmes in tonight for julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. the fire fight may be turning a corner. 16 fires are burning tonight. those fires have burned a total of 320,000 acres and 32,000 residents have been displaced. >> in lake county, the ranch fire and river fire have been burning now for six days and continue to threaten communities at clear lake. tonight they burned almost 200 acres. residents packed that meeting tonight looking for answers, deb. >> reporter: well heather containment on those two fires didn't change today. much. but as we look at the hills, glowing red north of lake port these fires are clearly not finished. >> a super thank you to our first responders. >> reporter: gratitude filled the gym. at calfire cautioned the community there is still no timetable for life returning to normal. >> we're doing our best because we want to get you back into your homes. >> we're back into hour home in 24 hours. happy t

california, there is not a spot that is not covered in smoke right now. from all of these nearby fires that are burning. as we get a closer look with storm ranger, our mobile done hour radar scanning, and you can see widespread smoke throughout marin, contra costa, alameda counties and right on down through. more smoke, north and east bay. and that will continue down through the south bay. we'll have a look at what's happening on the fire lines in my extended forecast at 5:19. >> want to show you some of the photos our viewers have been sharing, including this one. a hazy sunset in san francisco. you can see how difficult it is to see. if you have photos and videos, tag us, @nbc bay area. we're going to talk more about the impact of the local smoke. >> the largest fire in california history, the mendocino complex fire ballooned over night and is over 290,000 acres and is now burning in three counties. mendocino, lake and now kalouso county. this time lapse shows the fires spreading. the river fire is the smaller one. you can see the main growth is north. the ranch fire, the much bigger

environmental groups. >> i'm not sure what trump is trying to do here, but i know what california is trying to do. california is trying to reduce air pollution. >> tom flanagan with the air district says this would undo years of progress in reducing air pollution, although the bay area was smoggy today, due to northern california fires, he says air quality has improved because of those vehicle standards. he says it could do harm to human health years into the future. >> transportation is our number one source of air pollution. so, we have to figure out ways to reduce emissions from transportation, and rolling back these admission standards are not going to help. >> reporter: the fuel efficiency standards that were set in 2012 under the obama administration set automaker fleet averages at 50 miles per gallon by the year 2025. allen, when you factor in real- world gas mileage and other green credits, it works out to about a 36 miles per gallon average by 2025. >> just for a second, let's say that proposal goes through, what will happen in california? we have even tougher emission rules here.

, we asked, what condition our california bridges in? ktvu's tom vacar looked into this question and joins us now from the carquinez bridge with more. >> reporter: the key word is vigilance. you have to be vigilant about any type of this bridge, whether it is the news behind me or the old carquinez bridge behind it, considerably older than the italian bridge. you have to be vigilant. this is a problem that confronts every state and every nation. the american society of civil engineers says of california's 25,431 bridges and overpasses, 1388, 5.5%, are structurally deficient. world-renowned structural and earthquake engineer peter yoenipp says in bridges and buildings, deficient means the whole range of possibilities. >> something that makes it not perform as well as it should. that's what it means. now in some cases, it could be a disaster. so, it encompasses all of that. >> reporter: he says what guards against the ultimate disaster, collapse, is a well executed program of inspections and repairs. >> california has, compared to most of the world, certainly compared to italy, we have

burning right now across california according to calfire. there are 13,000 firefighters fighting the flames and 320,000 acres have burned. 32,000 residents have been displaced. the biggest fire is the car fire burning near reading which has destroyed more than 1000 homes. calfire is working hard to determine when the people who fled from fires in mendocino and lake counties can go back home. some evacuations it started a week ago when the ranch in the river fires started in the clear lake area. deborah went to a community meeting last night and is getting the latest on both fires that have burned almost 150 mi.2 and are 24% contained. >> >> reporter: gratitude filled the gym at kelseyville high school. calfire caution to the community there is still no timetable for life returning to normal. >> we are doing our best. we are. we want to get you back in your homes. >> reporter: kelseyville is bustling again. it is given the all clear tuesday night at the river fire which was halted on the southern flank. >> reporter: on the outskirts of lakeport fire is still making runs from the hills

>>> tonight, it's now an historic emergency, the largest fire ever in california now bigger than the size of los angeles. a monumental fight for f crews on theront line, why experts are warning, this is the new normal >>> breaking news, late word a grim discovery, that desert compound where 11 children were rescued in a police raid. >>> the staritness back on the stand. dramatic new tur in e trial of president trump's former campaign chairman. >>> nbc news exclusive, parents anguished over the tragic loss of their son who died waiting for help but never found him. >> it's really hard to -- it's hard to go on everyday without him. >> tonight, their new call to action, how to fix 911 to better send aid to other children. >>> a new warning about the safety of self-driving cars after a series of high profile crashes, the nger that has researchers sounding the alarm. >>> a 6-year-old toy tycoon, his reviews so popular on youtube, he's now worth millions. tonight, how he did it and how other kids are making it big. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. thank

a fallen tree on monday. t re the mendocino complex fire is the largest in california history and scorched more than 360,000 acre action. that's -- acres. that's three times the size of san jose. the ranch fire has dropped to 64% containment. >>> the national guard has more insight into how bad the california wild fires are. >> there's 670,000 acres of the great state of california that are burned or on fiefrment that's about the -- fire. that's about the size of rhode island. 60 times the size of manhattan. >> as of this afternoon, 970 soldiers and special guard are attacking the fire right now. and thanks to technology, some of this aircraft, cal fire knows where the fire lines are at any given time. >>> the white house says president trump is stripping the security clearance of john brannen, former cicta >>> and former white house aros aiing r prident she says she has tapes and evidence to provide special counsel robert mueller as part of his probe. omarosa claims president trump knew ahead of time that by by can i -- wikileaks was going to release the e-mails from hillary clin

. they want the problem fixed now. people across california wait six toseen at the dmv, partially because of the requirement to get the new ids. the head of the dmv made a bold request. we would ask to have additional budget authority up to 26 million to allow us to hire more staff which should help to further alleviate the wait time. that did not go well over with some lawmakers, including the bay area congressman. he says that he wants an audit to audit what he calls mismanagement by the dmv. that's why lawmakers are hesitant to add more money. >> director wants to take 200 worker, state workers from other agencies and bring them into dmv offices. they want to add self-checking kiosk and maybe a text notification system so people don't have to hang around the parking lot or inside the building. back to you. >> we all know the pains of waiting in line at the dmv so hopefully something works. we'll see. >> that's right. the largest fire in castle history is still churning around it's putting our air quality at risk. >> some of the evacuations have been lifted. that happened yesterday whic

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fires burning throughout northern california, another day in the 90s to triple digits for places where the mendocino complex fires are burning and the carr fire and redding, california, hot, dry, and smoky. a tough battle ahead but a sign of relief in the forecast, i will explain. >>> no relief for drivers going along west on 582 the altamont pass, usual slowdowns and roadwork in the opposite direction eastbound tying things up with dsg below 10 miles per hour. do anticipate slowdowns in both directions, we're tracking a 30 minute ride going towards 680. just past 680 we are getting a report of an injury crash with an overturned vehicle blocking lanes on west on 580 near san ramon road. expect delays to pick up as you approach the dublin pleasanton interchange. this is a live look at the maze, emergency crews making their way through that stretch, there is reports of an accident just past the maze approaching the toll plaza on the lower deck of the bay bridge. we are getting reports of a limo blocking one of the lanes, one of the middle lanes as you approach treasure island. dela

future of california, now the fifth largest economy in the world. we must make sure that we are investing in our state's future. though prop 13 was sold as a way to protect homeowners, large corporations have benefited the most. it is ridiculous that large corporations like chevron are able to pocket millions of dollars every single year while our students are -- we are barely able to provide a proper education for all of our students. and in order to fund what we care about in our state, the tax burden has especially fallen on us individuals. but by reforming prop 13, we can finally fund what we value without having to raise taxes on people like you and me. after 40 years of giving large corporations tax breaks, it is now time to reclaim over $800 million every year for san francisco's schools and communities. let's not forget, education is not a privilege, it is a right. i'd also like to thank commissioners merase and haney for introducing this resolution to the board. thank you. [applause] >> hi. my name is madeline cooke. i'd like to thank the san francisco board of educatio