boulder creek caught a break said one resident.lthough helicopters buzzing overhead was a bit unnerving for some amid worries about the continuing fire weather. >>despite the heat marber cali was enjoying the morning on her front porch. pleased that she could step inside and enjoy the air conditioning if need be and the wind really never showed up so we're i'm very thankful that they did not turn off the power one time a few years ago. they did turn off the power when the wind did not come they had warned us they turned it off and then we never had any wind. >>and that was that was rather irritating. but this time. they they would literally they waited until whether or not the wind came and when the wind didn't come they left the power on so. >>now to be clear barbara lives here in downtown boulder which shot was luckier than she did not lose or power. but lawrence was saying it was a bit more windy over on the other side of the valley east of here along some of the road where many of those people are still without power. live here

scheduled shut off time aroifed power remained in boulder creek. zane was confident it wouldn't do much to shake residents. still throughout santa cruz county, pg&e estimates more than 500 customers would be affected. >> i'm happy enough to be lucky enough to have a place right now. and you know, no power for a couple of days is not a big deal. >> other santa cruz mountain residents we spoke with say they just can't catch a break. those we spoke with were told their power would be restored sometime thursday morning. but publicly, pg&e says they don't expect power to be restored throughout all of these zones until 10:00 p.m. friday night. in san jose, i'm amanda dell ka till yo, abc 7 news. >>> some residents were preparing for the lights to go out at any time and abc 7 news was in oakland's montclair district where some told us that these outages were worth the hassle. >> my home may be affected but i'm willing to live with it if it's going to save homes, save lives, and hopefully it won't last that long. >> great attitude about it. the area's inte

they expect to be here for at least 2 months in boulder creek rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >>and let's take a live look outside and check on our weather from our sutro camera overlooking san francisco it looks like a big out of or something this hopelessness smoke is hovering over the city right now we certainly hope it's not smoke, let's check in with rebecca strom to tell us what's going on out there rebecca yeah, ken and pam we're actually seeing the marine layer start to push through much of the bay area and really across downtown san francisco. another nice shot look at this the marine layer you could see nice and clear in the middle of the screen. this is our east a camera on top of the berkeley hills. >>we have seen and the skies a little bit hazy but not as near and as bad as what we saw earlier over the last couple of days, however that spare the air alert still in effect through tomorrow so keep that in mind temperatures outside right now things are getting cooler, thanks to that marine layer 61, currently in san francisco already 68 in downtown oakland low 70's i

>>has that story is live in boulder creek rob, another concern. >>now these folks up here can't catch a break in and around this easy lightning complex fire being urged right now to prepare to evacuate early and probably often this winter depending how much it rains. that's because the fires more less laid waste to the trees and vegetation that hold the soil in place, let's take a look. >>they're destroyed his garage in several classic cars, but ben lone resident robert barry's home survived. now as we hiked the charge will above his elbow road home very told me he is getting ready to evacuate once again made the all too real potential for mudslides when winter rains return, it's one thing after another word is hit with multiple. catastrophes but you're doing the best we can stay here. this is our home it's not an 11 across the czu lightning complex fire zone, hundreds of homes and families are in harm's way once again. is where the vegetation is gone mudslides or debris flows happen when heavy rain saturates the ground in what amounts to a mass o

now i caught up with a crew from the epa this morning expecting a home here in boulder creek, let's take look. >>phase one of a 2 step fire debris removal program is now underway here in boulder creek among the hardest hit areas of the 86,000 acres czu lightning complex fire zone equipped with extreme ppe the team from the environmental protection agency is combing through the rubble and what's left of this home is search of residue from household chemicals and other potentially hazardous materials says the epa is jeremy johnstone. >>anything that any one of us might find in our home, you cleaning chemicals under the sink. things in the garage paints thinners fuel ys propane bottles fertilizers pesticides. batteries the crew is equipped with a device to detect radiation carbon monoxide and other gases. >>and a site like this most of the potentially hazardous materials were incinerated by the fire. but usually moved items are immediately removed well other potentially hazardous materials are marked with paint for later disposal by still other crews in phase 2 of the operation or not. >>di

scheduled shut off time aroifed power remained in boulder creek. zane was confident it wouldn't do much to shake residents. still throughout santa cruz county, pg&e estimates more than 500 customers would be affected. >> i'm happy enough to be lucky enough to have a place right now. and you know, no power for a couple of days is not a big deal. >> other santa cruz mountain residents we spoke with say they just can't catch a break. those we spoke with were told their power would be restored sometime thursday morning. but publicly, pg&e says they don't expect power to be restored throughout all of these zones until 10:00 p.m. friday night. in san jose, i'm amanda dell ka till yo, abc 7 news. >>> some residents were preparing for the lights to go out at any time and abc 7 news was in oakland's montclair district where some told us that these outages were worth the hassle. >> my home may be affected but i'm willing to live with it if it's going to save homes, save lives, and hopefully it won't last that long. >> great attitude about it. the area's inte

boulder creek caught a break said one resident. although helicopters buzzing overhead was a bit unnerving for some amid worries about the continuing fire weather. >>despite the heat marber cali was enjoying the morning on her front porch. pleased that she could step inside and enjoy the air conditioning if need be and the wind really never showed up so we're i'm very thankful that they did not turn off the power one time a few years ago. >>they did turn off the power when the wind did not come they had warned us they turned it off and then we never had any wind and that was that was rather irritating. but this time. they they would literally they waited until whether or not the wind came and when the wind didn't come they left the power on the genie tells me that all of those impacted by this latest p s p s here in the santa cruz mountains. >>can expect to have their power restored either by late tonight or tomorrow morning in boulder creek rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >>by the way make sure to download the kron 4 app for the latest p

i spoke with pg e spokeswoman era to and she tells me right boulder creek. there's still about 357 customers out here in felton 73 customers is santa cruz, 112 scotts valley 556 rather for a total of about 598 customers most of those customers are expected to be restored sometime later tonight or at the latest tomorrow morning now have been helicopters buzzing over town here this morning and into this afternoon pg e says that that's their crews and their audience pectin transmission lines looking for so far nothing has been relayed to me about any possible damage or anything that will stop them rstoring the power. it is probably is worth noting there are people and businesses running on generators up along some of road of highway 17 that's right was reporting from yesterday, i've been told that the burrell fire station up there as well as a veterinary clinic in some businesses and residents on either side of the summit. i was 17 are all among those that are still without power. as far as fires go nothing to the wins, but there was a a fairly small fire about

>>boulder creek caught a break said one resident. although helicopters buzzing overhead was a bit unnerving for some amid worries about the continuing fire weather. >>despite the heat marber cali was enjoying the morning on her front porch. pleased that she could step inside and enjoy the air conditioning if need be and the wind really never showed up so we're i'm very thankful that they did not turn off the power one time a few years ago. >>they did turn off the power when the wind did not come they had warned us they turned it off and then we never had any wind and that was that was rather irritating. but this time. they they would literally they waited until whether or not the wind came and when the wind didn't come they left the power on in boulder creek rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >>we have some good news to report tonight maki the lemur who had a lot of people worried about him and went missing from the san francisco zoo yesterday has been found yes as serve daly city police tweeted this somebody reported seeing him in the playgr

along with the environmental protection agency kron four's rob fladeboe has more on this now from boulder creek road. >>that's right and a cruise with the epa are now going said the santa cruz mountains and also you know up into san mateo county they are inspecting a hundreds of burned out properties, they're searching for disposing of household waste, another potentially toxic materials i joined the outside of boulder creek here at one home side let's take a closer look. >>phase one of a 2 step fire debris removal program is now underway here in boulder creek among the hardest hit areas of the 86,000 acres czu lightning complex fire zone equipped with extreme ppe the team from the environmental protection agency is combing through the rubble and what's left of this home is search of residue from household chemicals and other potentially hazardous materials says the epa is jeremy johnstone. >>anything that any one of us might find in our home, you cleaning chemicals under the sink. things in the garage paints thinners. fuels propane bottles fertilizers pesticides. batteries the crew is eq

in boulder county, the calwood fire broke out saturday. >> the biggest wildfire in boulder county, history. >> reporter: fueled by high winds and dry conditions it burned 800 acres, forcing the entire community of jamestown to evacuate. >> i feel like i want to cry. it's really emotional. >> this time lapse shows a thick plume of smoke on the horizon, consuming the sky and visible for miles. >> you don't know what's going to happen. >> to the north, crews are gaining ground, burning since mid-august. it's scorched more than 200,000 acres. now the biggest wildfire in colorado's history. fire season usually ends in the fall, but extreme weather is fueling the destruction, raising the risk for residents and those on the front lines. kathy park, nbc news. >>> still ahead tonight, the president's call for volunteers to watch the polls. what is actually allowed. >>> we'll take you to an managing type 2 diabetes? you're on it. staying fit and snacking light? yup, on it there too. you may think you're doing all you can to manage type 2 diabetes and heart disease... ...but could your medication do

that's when the boulder county sheriff's that's when the boulder county sheriff's office, about an hour north of there, the cameron peak fire is still burning. it's now spread to 318 square 1 miles larger from the side of new york city, for a miles larger than the size of new york city, for a fire that's been burning more than two months. >>> the nation's home builders are on a tear. they could build they can't build houses fast enough, but there's a problem. the builders need more workers cnbc's diana olick who has the story of a chef, in the era of covid decided to give homebuilding a try. >> reporter: the 38-year-old chef recovered, but was laid off from his restaurant job. >> i got put in a tight spot unemployment was helping for a while. >> reporter: so copeland needed a new plan he saw an ad for the colorado homebuilding academy. >> the construction industry is doing as well as it is, why not jump on that >> reporter: there is a free training program >> we're getting more calls than we ever have. >> reporter: because high unemployment from covid has workers looking for something s

they expect to be here for at least 2 months in boulder creek rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >>coming up next on the kron 4 morning news, the pandemic continues to hurt the movie industry why a major movie chains says it is temporarily closing all of its theaters just days after being allowed to reopen them. >>welcome back everyone, the time is 4.44 good morning to you and thanks for sticking around and staying with us we need to check in on the forecast because we are in store for a cool down some of us are excited about this because i prefer like 70's and 80's job as opposed to triple digits although some of us didn't like 90's but low 90's at most no triple digits for this morning definitely a cool crisp start a lot like yesterday was. >>fog is sitting a bit above the bay this morning so a lot less of you driving through it rather than driving right underneath that, but still it's going to be a great start to the morning. good as far as air quality goes right now though you're going to see more and more of that yellow on the map into the afternoon as moderate conditions do

fires in boulder county and two in utah forcing mandatory evacuations. here's zohreen shah. >> reporter: tonight, thousands in colorado forced from their homes as this wildfire exploded over the weekend. the calwood fire ripping through boulder county, engulfing over 8,000 acres tonight, destroying homes, shutting down roads, and creating massive plumes of smoke like this one captured by residents. >> we were able to get out quick but this one, we weren't able to. it just exploded. >> reporter: and the cameron peak fire, the largest in the state's history, has grown to over 200,000 acres tonight. charring land for over two months. threatening air quality for the entire population. >> it was a disaster. there's a lot of houses down there and nobody knows. it's all based on the winds right now. >> reporter: to the west, two new wildfires breaking out in utah, triggering more evacuations and burning homes. dry brush and gusty winds throughout the west are major factors fueling these fires. and we are still in peak fire season for at least another month and

it is unique, it is this hillside covered with rocks and boulders, it is this iconic terrain. you can see almost the entirety of the battlefield and there is , giving people the spatial understanding of the battle. but at the end of the day, it is beautiful up on little round top. you can watch the sunset over the hills. such a poll little round top has on people. little round top has on people. you have to park your car, go out to the summit, take that expanse in. you go up to little round top any day of the week, the place is packed. our childhood memories of gettysburg and little round top. a powerful reminder that often that first connection to the past is an imaginative one. it is not necessarily historical. public historians don't cite that very often. academic historians almost always lose sight of that. it goes back to your point about the movie and what you said about the movie minded me of what steven spielberg said when he gave his november 19 address at the national cemetery. he made an obvious but important points. what he does is different than what we do. we hav

the cow wood fire ripping through boulder county, engulfing over 7,000 acres. the flames lighting up the hills at night. residents capturing on camera the plume of smoke filling the sky, visible nearly 50 miles away from denver. multiple homes like this one already destroyed. firefighters attacking the flames from the air. i even shutting down roads and urging people to avoid unnecessary travel in the area. >> we have had small wildfires that popped up in the last week or two that thankfully we were able to get out quick, but this one we weren't able to. it just exploded. >> reporter: this comes as the largest wildfire in colorado's history, the cameron peak fire rages on. scorching over 170,000 acres. the fire burning since august, only 62% contained. >> the fire is going this direction and it's going to be continuing to go that direction unless we get that major wind shift. >> reporter: and not a whole lot of precipitation in sight. at least west of the continental divide. here's a look at the big fires that are burning now in colorado. those two that just br

>>from boulder creek. >>one of pg and e's helicopter crews was inspecting transmission lines here in the san lorenzo valley thursday afternoon. a shot off wednesday night for roughly 5,000 customers across the santa cruz mountains among those without electricity for a time here on rebecca drive in boulder creek was tracey lien bonds went out this morning 1010 30. >>my kids are on a zoom call for school got don't take off and then i no power. >>business is slow and resource centers like this one where impacted people can find water snacks and power to charge phones and other devices about a 1000 fewer customers than anticipated actually lost power and most of those were back online by midday thursday said pg and e spokeswoman myra to estado by phone we have to top we have been able to restart of with the burn scar from the recent czu lightning complex fire looming over town. >>border creek caught a break said one resident. >>although helicopters buzzing overhead was a bit unnerving for some amid worries abo

. >> he's president of the inner fraternity council at the university of colorado you boulder. that school is asking fraternities to pay more than 10,000 in fines for parties breaking covid guidelines. he calls that type of behavior disrespectful. >> they have people who work in their kitchens, people who come to clean and cook and you're putting those people at risk. >> it's not just greek life contributing to outbreaks. it's crowded bars an off campus parties as well. these students said 20 people were in their house despite limiting gatherings to ten. the occupants all have covid. >> do you have other people here and you're positive for covid? is that a problem? what did you think when you saw that video? >> it's a window into a larger epidemic in our society. the approach that we have toward living together in local communities and as a nation, it's not very cooperative. >> cooperation aside university of connecticut sociology professor matthew huey says it's difficult for human beings to stay distant. we're more than six months into this pandemic vchlt we underestimated th

>> katie: there is not a lot of maga hats an an end the peops of boulder, kennedy, as we know. have a higher percentage of them supporting him and this time around the 2016, can joe biden count on the same kind of support from his side of the aisle? >> leslie: is not about endorsements but kennedy, you picked cory gardner who i was going to say, that's my prediction if he loses because is wearing that maga hadn't cozied up to the president. they don't care about the long run, they care about this election and what it's going to be like if it is a post-trump world for them especially in their tight races. >> katie: all right, well, if president trump is at the top of the ticket, republicans are hoping he can help pull them at the tea mug over the finish line for sure. more "outnumbered" after this. as with progressive's home quote explorer. international hand model jon-jon gets personal. your wayward pinky is grotesque. then a high stakes patty-cake battle royale ends in triumph. you have the upper hands! it's a race to the lowest rate, and so much more. only on "the upper hands

colorado now, where mandatory eevacuations have been ordered after an explosive wild fire oerupted in boulder county. thousands of acres and homes have been scorched outside denver. the cameron peak fire. the largest wild fire in colorado history is still raging. it has blackened 200,000 acres and several properties. >> ignition, and lift off. >> spacex fired another falcon 9 rocket in to space this morning. the mission, to release 60 star link satellites that will join hundreds already deployed, part of a plan by elon musk to create a wireless, high speed internet based service. there's a lot more news ahead on the cbs overnight news. >>> a record turn out in texas for early voters despite long lines and long lines and how a dummy with a bad cough shows flying could be safe again and a sea lion's life saved by cut canning edge surgery. i give to shriners hospitals for children because i want to be a part of something amazing. - i know my gift to shriners hospitals for children makes a difference in the lives of children. - our support gives kids a bright future. - i give because when i see a

denver and boulder will see 6-dwe6-12 inches of snow.ls like zero on monday morning and 18 below in denver, in its own category on tuesday. 10 below in aspen. winter has arrived two months early with a vengeance. >> thank you. >> on this vote, the yeahs are 51, the nays are 48. the emotion is agreed to. >> today the u.s. senate met in a rare session voting to advance supreme court nominee amy coney barrett toward final confirmation, despite democratic objections. a final vote is expected tomorrow. barrett would be the fifth woman to serve on the high court. compared to 109 men. but before any woman became a justice, others blazed the trail. here is cbs's jan crawford. >> reporter: for most of these women, they were the first. >> there were two of them in my law school class. >> we got used early on to dealing in a man's world. >> there were had forks in the road. >> reporter: the first female and african-american federal judge in new jersey. >> rulings that come from the bench make a big difference. they determine lives. >> reporter: jud

evacuations are underway in parts of colorado as wildfires explode in boulder county. look at that.inds fueling the left hand canyon fire, destroying hundreds of acres. todd: take a look at this. time lapse video shows the nearby cal wood fire igniting, the largest wildfire in boulder county's history destroyed nearly 9,000 acres. jillian: senior meteorologist janice dean joins us live as weather conditions could fuel those fires today. it's devastating, janice. >> it really is. for months now, we've been dealing with the potential for wildfire danger across the west. the numbers are up there in terms of large wildfire danger across portions of california, up towards the northwest, the interior west and colorado as well where we have explosive wildfires there. unfortunately, we're not getting into the regions we really need to see the moisture, over california and the desert southwest, in towards the central rockies. northern rockies are getting the moisture, so that's going to help things in that region. but really, not getting as far south as the central and southern rockies, unfo

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in boulder co they call it the calwood fire. now the largest wildfire in boulder county sheriff's officials say it has burned more than 9,000 acres and destroyed at least 26 homes. thousands of people now forced to evacuate. and right now, firefighters have that one 17% contained california also devastated by is of thousands to evacuate there wildfires this year forcing tens of thousands to evacuate there so how does everyone in a disaster area with flames everywhere and burnt embers on the other side cast a ballot well, enter vote mobile. it's a one stop shop where people can get a replacement ballot, or one in another language whatever they need they can vote onsite or take it to go. jake ward is in santa cruza >> reporter: santa cruz has the feeling nothing goes wrong there are surfers, a guy went by on a unicycle. terrible for this county of thousands of people were displace bid a 90 but this year has been terrible for this county of thousands of people were displaced by a 90,000 acre fire took place in the hills just a few

. >> we have mapped every boulder d crater, but a series of discoveries today showing that the moon'sce has beenn hi abundant supply of water. one of the discories comes from a telescope on board a modified boeing 747. by flying above 94% of the earth's atmohere, it has a clear review of the solar system and picked up a telltale signature of water molecules on the surface. researchers mapp shadowed areas where water might be stored permanently. what these papers are telling us is thatll actthe water could be trapped in slightly more easy to access areas. this is reallpe important, ally if we want to send crude emissions -- crewed missions to the moon. especially to making it safe for those involved. >> greater distance. >> it will be a boost for the plan to send the first woman and the next man to the moon in 2024. future missions will aim to establish a base ty re as a gate explore the rest of the solar system. the next generation whave to be far more sustainable, finding and learning to use natural resources. plans to return to the moon are already in progress. these discoveries rai

spacecraft extended a robotic arm to the surface and retrieved a sample, the asteroid covered in boulders so scientists spend one year mapping every square inch.>> the most intriguing part to me of the mission is the excitement of bringing a sample back to earth. it's exactly like discovering the dna of the universe because this is the material that actually builds up who we are here today.>> the spacecraft will return in the year 2023. >>> hoping to get a little relief soon. >> temperature widely well but the high fire danger is going to continue until it rains. going to start by looking to the sky because the peak of the meteor shower is tonight into early tomorrow morning. if you want to catch a glimpse of the meteor shower it's 10 to 20 meters per hour, after 10:00 this evening towards the constellation orion and then towards the upper left-hand side of that consolation. for conservators in the 60s inland by that point and you want to be away from the city lights and away from the farm that is going to be trying to spread out along the coast and near the bay but it's not going to be t

the largest fire boulder county has ever recorded and forced 3,000 people to evacuate the biggest wildfireening towns. the cameron peak fire is over 60% contained. >>> a 90s tv hearthrob taken into custody after a domestic dispute. "home improvement" star is arrested for allegedly croaking his girlfriend they found him in his home in eugene, oregon he assaulted the victim and took her phone when she tried calling 911. he faces a charge of strangulation and two misdemeanor charges. >>> a hiker missing for two weeks. she vanished from zion national park she took a shuttle into the park but didn't return when she was supposed to. after an intense search, she was found on sunday. she has been reunited with her family. >>> coming up, spacex takes another step towards delivering high speed internet. >>> cancer alley is pushing back against industrial pollution ot our extended release melatonin helps you sleep longer. and longer. zzzquil pure zzzs all night. fall asleep. stay asleep. and this is country crock. we start with farm-grown ingredients, slow-churned in the middle of the country. we've

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news some relief for feur fighters in colorado, one to two feet in the mountain, even denver and boulder will see around six to 12 inches of snow. if t feels like zero on monday, feels like 18 below in denver in its own category on tuesday morning b10 below in aspen, so winter it looks like has arrived with a vengeance two months early. >> wow, jeff berardelli, thank you. a historic announcement at the vatican. pope francis today appointed the first african-american cardinal. roman regularry was among 13 new cardinals named. he has been a leader in addressing the catholic church's sexual abuse scandal. covid travel restrictions keep canada closed to most americans. it is the same for much of europe. but as cbs's elizabeth palmer shows us americans living outside the u.s. are voting. >> turns out americans don't even have to be earthbound to vote. u.s. astronaut kate rubin who blasted off last week cast her absentedee ballot from a make shift voting booth aboard the international space station. >> i think it's really important for everybody to vote and if we can do it from space, then i b

. >> reporter: fire emergencies in colorado >> this is the biggest wildfire in boulder history. >> reporter: it burned more than 8,000 acres in 24 hours forcing the entire community of jamestown to evacuate. >> i feel like i want to cry just really emotional. >> reporter: this time lapse shows a thick plume of smoke growing on the horizon, consuming the sky and visible for miles. >> you just don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: to the north, crews are gaining ground fighting the cameron peak fire burning since mid august it's already scorched more than 2,000 acres. now the biggest wildfire in colorado's history fire season usually ends in the fall but extreme weather is fueling destruction raising the risk for those on the front lines. kathy park, nbc news. >>> with 15 days leftuntil the election, white house response to covid-19 is facing more scrutiny twitter removed a post from the coronavirus expert dr. scott atlas falsely claimed that masks do not work to prevent the spread of the virus. in an interview with "60 minute minutes", anthony fauci said he was not surprised when t

in boulder county, the fast-moving cal wood fire sparked over the weekend exploding to nearly 9,000 acres leaving whole neighborhoods in ruins, destroying at least 20 homes for todd walsh, this is all that's left but today he's thankful his family is still alive. >> we got out of there with everything we needed and our pets are safe. our family is safe our babies are safe. >> reporter: the fire forcing nearly 3,000 to flee. >> we're just waiting. that's all that's all we can do. >> reporter: in northern colorado firefighters continue to push through high winds and low visibility, scrambling to contain the monster cameron peak fire burning since mid-august now the largest wildfire in state history at mor than 200,000 acres the blazes in colorado now part of a historic season out west. tonight nearly every state in the region is battling active wildfires more than 46,000 fires have burned so far leaving scars across 8.4 million acres. >> oh my gosh. >> reporter: extreme flames sparking historic heartbreak deep into the fall steve patterson, nbc news >>> an early blast of winter brought rare

>>so traumatizing that was the call for error reporting for us tonight in boulder county colorado. >>new video tonight at 9 crew members from the u.s. coast guard and southeastern alaska rescuing a distressed young deer that was swimming in the clarence straight on saturday. the vessel was on patrol when crew members saw the. animal the fall on their swim to the boat crew members hold it on board yeah little guy knew we needed help. the deer was later released nearby, i'm. >>artists are struggling to make a living during after the break the will hear from a glass blower who was turning purposes a proposition 16 takes on discrimination. some women make as little as 42% of what a man makes. voting yes on prop 16 helps us fix that. it's supported by leaders like kamala harris and opposed by those who have always opposed equality. we either fall from grace or we rise. together. proposition 16 provides equal opportunities, levelling the playing field for all of us. vote yes on prop 16. ...we know that when we take care of the earth, the earth also takes care of us. you'd be surprised by

sample collection head was designed to work on a flatter surface so if it accidentally lands on a boulder that's bigger then you know a couple meters it's not going to be able to collect as much of a sample as it would be on a platter surface anything you can see sort of a kind of recreate it almost has like an arm that will reach out and try to collect that least the 60 gram sample but potentially even more. correct so the arm is about 11 feet and it's outfitted with a sample collection had that looks kind of like a shower head but acts like a vacuum so what they're going to do is blast the surface with some nitrogen gas and then suck up the material that's disturbed and just that from your point of view what are the things that you would be most curious about when it comes to the sample assuming and hoping that it successful. definitely like mineralogy content and what type of organic molecules are on this rock because there was a paper published and i believe it was science last week where the research team announced that they found a lot of organic molecules and it was more than they

this is riverside grove neighborhood in boulder creek before the fire. this is what it looks like now. most of the homes, leveled. in bonny dune before the fire a neighborhood filled with homes surrounded by trees, now homes on the western side ravaged by flames. homes on the other side, saved by firefighters. >>> bay area counties will have to wait a little longer before moving into a different covid tier. san francisco remains the only one in the orange tier which is moderate. states top health leader says he's not modifying guidelines on how to deal with the virus at this point. >> we still continue to emphasize that remaining physically distant, doing things outdoors when possible, wearing your face covering throughout your interactions as much as you can as the key strategies to reducing transmission. >> now, california's positivity rate over the past 14 days stands at 2.7%. >>> new at 11:00 a popular bay area bowling alley holding on after help from the community. it's been around since 1957, but it's been closed since march because of the pandemic

the cal wood fire started on saturday and has since burned more than 8700 acres near boulder. some residents say that they had just minutes to leave. >> the first news we heard was that the fire was about ten miles to the west of us. i said that will take a day or two to reach us. the sheriff said you have an hour left before the flames reach the house. i said we'll be in and out ten minutes. >> the fire is 15% contained. the cause is under investigation. enchts a >>> and a hiker mising in zion national park for 12 days has been found alive. search and rescue crews found the 38-year-old yesterday after receiving a tip from a park visitor. in a statement, her family says they were overjoyed they was found safe. details on her condition or how she got lost have not been released. she was last seen entering the park on october 6th. she lost her job has a nanny due to covid-19 and traveling around in a converted camper. >>> so coming up on the cbs morning news, a severe storm that struck the many i west this summer caused some of the costliest damage in u.s. history. >>> and some

at the edge of the village a taste of what could be to come fuge boulders like this one broke off the mountain last summer which bring with him his cellar when it happened and heard the crash. you know you just don't think how many will there be lots of rocks how many. off the mountain the whole mountain will it hit the house. had lots of houses the playground the old school building. those are your 1st thoughts the mountain is being monitored to run the clock with radar g.p.s. measurements and drew. if the alarm is raised the residents would only have a few hours to leave the village there would be no way of stopping a major landslide. it happened in 2017 in the village of bundu in dublin. and in 2015 in eveline a chance in a valley. that could landslides like these be predicted more accurate. and switzerland's most famous mountain a matter of horn researchers are looking into exactly that question computer scientists. from the university of inspire is working with colleagues from various swiss universities to listen to the inside of the mountain to see if a landslide is imminent the

. >> reporter: the skies over colorado covering columns of smoke in orange haze in boulder county, the fire sparked over the weekend explosion nearly 9,000 acres leaving whole neighborhoods in ruins, destroying at least 20 homes. for todd walsh, this is all that's left, but he's thankful his family is still alive. >> we got out of there with everything we needed our pets are safe, our family's safe, our babies are safe. >> reporter: the fire force 3g,000 to leave. >> we're waiting that's all we can do. >> reporter: in northern colorado firefighters push through high winds and low visibility scrambling to contain the cameron peak fire burning since mid-august, burning more than 200,000 acres now part of a historic season out west nearly every state in the region is battling active wildfires more than 46,000 have burned so far, leaving scars across 8.4 million acres. extreme flames sparking historic heartbreak deep into the fall. steve paterson, nbc news. >>> on the other side of the spectrum, an early blast of winter brought rare october snow to iowa. whiteout conditions made for danger

at the edge of the village a taste of what could be to come fuge boulders like this one broke off the mountain last summer court shrink within his cellar going to happen and heard the crash. you know you just don't think will there be lots of rocks how many. off the mountain the whole mountain will it hit the house. had lots of houses the playground the old school building. those are your 1st thoughts. the mountain is being monitored to run the clock with radar g.p.s. measurements and droom. if the alarm is raised the residents would only have a few hours to leave the village there would be no way of stopping a major landslide. it happened in 2017 in the village of opened. and in 2015 in evolution a chance enough. that could landslides like these be predicted more accurate. and switzerland's most famous mountain a matter horn researchers are looking into exactly that question computer scientists. from the university of inspire is working with colleagues from various swiss universities to listen to the inside of the mountain to see if a landslide is imminent there look for a tree is an

. >> half ace century shuman set foot on its surface, we have mapped every boulder and crater.eries of discoveries at nasa have shown that the moon surface have been hiding inof abundant suppl water. one of the discoveriesomes from a telescope onboard a modified boeing 747. by flying above 99% of the earth'atmosphere has a clear view of the solar system. it picked up thetu sig of water molecules on the lunar surface. in another simultaneously published discovery, the searchers mapped cold traps were frozen water might be stored permanently. wh this papers are telling us is that actually the water could be trapped in slightly more easier to access areas, and this is really important especially if we want to send missions to the moon. and it gives us more optionsrmn of where we can go, and are making sure that it is safe for those involved. >> we must be able to sustain missns of greater duration. >> this will be a boost on nasa's plan to send in first woman and the next man to the moon by 2024. while the apollo took humans there and back, they will aim to put a base there is a g

well turkey the whole of turkey in fact is prone to violent earthquakes in fact here and they stand boulder in the late 1990 s. just outside istanbul over 20000 people were killed in a devastating quake in the nearby city of is mit and that was calls on profound shock for out the country and these powerful earthquakes causing thousands of casualties isn't unusual for turkey in fact is stamboul is according to experts long overdue for another very powerful earthquake and now given the fact of these dangers there are now preparations. for pad for major quakes people are now given information of what to do in the event of an earthquake and in fact classes schools it is part of the education to prepare for a quake so there is education process going on turkey is developing an infrastructure to deal with these quakes that infrastructure is now in action in is mia and preparations like for cities like stamboul is also a large amount of preparation by the authorities national and local because it is the understanding that living in turkey carries the threat of major of quakes and with that the dan

begin here around 8 o'clock this those affected mostly will be here in the summit area also in the boulderreek area in the heart of the czu lightning complex fire last month and also in the la honda area. again this a red flag warning here expected to expire about 11:00am on friday. live on the summit in the santa cruz mountains rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >>all right rob, our coverage of the latest power shut offs continues at kron 4 dot com there you can find an interactive map of affected areas you can track the changing weather conditions and always stay connected with alerts from the kron 4 app. >>still to come a new kind of covid test you can take it home how it works and where you can get and good news for san francisco parents playgrounds are back open the rules need to know about before you take your kids and it is day 3 of judge amy coney barrett hearings >>kron 4 is your local election headquarters this election season just a reminder that we are now just 20 days away from the november election. today is also the 3 of judge amy coney barrett hearings for the vacant supreme court s

they were out there inspecting transmission lines in boulder creek to get ready to power them up. well the power was shut off wednesday night but since the winds did not pick up as anticipated a lot of homes have their power back on yesterday afternoon. >>and the wind really never showed up so we're i'm very thankful that they did not turn off the power one time a few years ago. they did turn off the power when the wind did not come they had warned us they turned it off and then we never had any wind and that was that was rather irritating. but this time. they they would literally they waited until whether or not the wind came and when the wind didn't come they left the power on. >>well, yeah, at least the county was prepared right resource centers were set up to help people get water and snacks and and power to charges to charge their phones and other devices that they have so that's good. well to the east right now the power shut off affected people who live in walnut creek neighborhood that say it's not prone to wildfires, so they weren't use this homes on you or scored have be

half a century since humans set foot on its surface, we've mapped every boulder and crater.es that nasa revealed today have shown that the moon's surface has been hiding an abundant supply of water. one of the discoveries comes from a telescope onboard a modified boeing 747. by flying above 99% of the earth's atmosphere, it has a clearer view of the solar system. this infrared telescope was able to detect the signature of water molecules on the lunar surface. in another simultaneously published discovery, researchers mapped shadowed areas called cold traps, where frozen water might be stored permanently. what these papers are telling us is that, actually, that the water could be trapped in slightly more easier to access areas that aren't so hazardous. and this is really important, especially if we want to send crewed missions to the moon. and it gives us slightly more options in terms of where we can go and making sure that it's safe for all those involved. to go farther, we must be able to sustain missions of greater distance and duration... these discoveries will be a boos

half a century since humans set foot on its surface, we've mapped every boulder and crater.ave shown that the moon's surface has been hiding an abundant supply of water. one of the discoveries comes from a telescope onboard a modified boeing 747. by flying above 99% of the earth's atmosphere, it has a clearer view of the solar system. it picked up the telltale signature of water molecules on the lunar surface. in another simultaneously published discovery, researchers mapped shadowed areas called cold traps, where frozen water might be stored permanently. what these papers are telling us is that, actually, that the water could be trapped in slightly more easier to access areas, that aren't so hazardous, and this is really important, especially if we want to send crude missions to the moon. especially if we want to send crewed missions to the moon. and it gives us slightly more options in terms of where we can go and making sure that it's safe for all those involved. to go farther, we must be able to sustain missions of greater distance and duration. these discoveries will be