trump participated in a briefing with california governor newsom on the california wildfires. state and local officials briefed the president. california natural resources secretary implored president trump to consider the impact of climate change. this is 25 minutes. pres. trump: support the people of california and washington and stayed in touch with declaring your declaration, we have declarations. we wanted it fast. i want to thank the fema people. really appreciate them, fantastic. hey've been fantastic. gavin new issuing the acting security of home -- secretary of homeland security, all the people, state and local leaders join us today. we're having a separate news conference a little later on other subjects. i just want to thank everybody. it's been pretty amazing. in august i approved a major disaster declaration for california. i approved, i think, gavin, about 40 stafford act declarations. very quickly because we want to get this thing taken care of including fire management, assisting fwrans to help multiple states stop the fires. more than 28,000 firefighters and f

over and soldiers are fighting the august complex fire in california. that's the biggest. >> yes. >> we want to thank the brave fighters and the first responders and service members racing into the peril of their lives and extreme danger. soon after the event i will present the distinguished flying cross to 7 military heroes who went in to save lives. seven were recommended by your representatives. for a u.s. medal. together we will keep the people safe. i want do thank the governor for the job he's done. we have a great relationship. i know we come from different sides of the planet. we have a good relationship. a good man. governor, would you like to say something? >> it's great to have you back in the state, mr. president. thanks for being here in particular with two of the coastgua coastguard aircrafts that are being retrofitted. an example of the partnership between the federal government and the state of california. that extended with fema. fema has done an amazing job. he is known as the first name of pete in california. we are joined by tom the

just come to the state of california. observe it with your own eyes, it is not an intellectual debate, it is not even debatable. what we are experiencing, the extreme droughts, the extreme atmospheric rivers, the extreme heat, just think in the last few weeks, we have 14,000 dry lightning strikes over a three day period. we are experiencing temperatures world record- breaking temperatures, and the state of california, 130 degrees, arguably the hottest recorded temperature in the history of mankind, in the state of california, just a few weeks ago. we had 121 degree temperatures in la county, burbank airport, 114 degrees, it was 103 degrees, one part of the state of california, 3 am, you have seen the images. they have gone around the rest of the globe, the orange glows, the quarter inch thick snow that is these ashes that are falling, hundreds of miles away, from these fires. fires that we are experiencing, north, calsouthern part. the border of mexico, state of california is currently battling. 14,600 firefighters curren

governor gavin newsom on the california wildfires. state and local officials briefed the president on the historically devastating fires. california natural resources presidentimplored trump to consider the impact of climate change. this is 25 minutes. pres. trump: for the people of california, the state of washington, oregon, who we are very much in touch with, also declaring your declarations. we have declarations for all three. the governor of california called me immediately and signed the declaration. everyone fornk doing such a great job. we really appreciated. it's fantastic. you to gavin newsom. and all ofnistrator, the people's state, local leaders, they join us today. we are having a separate news conference later on other subjects. it'st to thank everybody, been amazing. in august i approved a disaster declaration for california. 40 stafford act declarations. very quickly because we want to get this taken care of. including fire management assist in grants to help multiple states stop the fires. within 28,000 firefighters a

energy commission, the california independent system operator, and the california public utility commission, that is the three-legged stool of our energy supply and distribution, here in the state of california, and they are working in partnership, in a collaborative spirit, to make sure that we never run as close as we are running to that peak capacity, anywhere near 50,000 is a challenge for the state, anywhere north of 45,000 puts enormous pressure, that pressure was placed on as overdose weekend, this was an active weekend in every way, shape, and form, within that activity, your actions this weekend made a difference, we had advanced in emergency proclamations, helped us shift energy consumption, we worked with some of our largest ious, that is our independent operators, utility operators, pg&e, edison, and others, to look at shifting our peak power usage, we to put out information, psa's, and other public pronouncements, encouraging that consumption, you were able to shave, because of your actions, roughly 3000 megawatts, that was the difference, i just want to thank everybody that pa

from california could go. she's also on the ticket. >> absolutely. this is where president trump is in his element. he was describing a simple solution. it's probably a good solution. it's a 90-10 proposition for most voters who are not bought into this ideology that says i don't know what we are supposed to do with global climate change. if you don't clean up the fuel that is fuelling all of these fires. >> dana: that's one of my favorite topics. forest management takes me back to my old days before i was in the press office at the white house. police in a manhunt for the person who ambushed two sheriffs deputies. an update luxury. refinance process andcan se save $250 a month. $3000 dollars a year. with the va streamline refi at newday, there's no appraisal, no income verification, and no out of pocket costs. one call can save you $3000 a year. ow0(y >> tech: when you've got ...safelite can come to you. >> tech: and you'll get a text when we're on our way. >> tech: just leave your keys on the dash and we'll

president, for coming and visiting california. and on behalf of fresno county who i'm speaking for today, i want to thank you for your visit. beginning on september 4, our creek fire started and it impacted not only the residents but utility infrastructure that services california. pres. trump: that's right. that's right. that's a big problem, isn't it? how is that going? >> we got the largest utility in the united states, pg&e out of bankruptcy in record time with firm commitments to make sure they never walk back down that path. pres. trump: that's a lot of utilities burning up though. >> our fire right now is over 200,000 acres. and it's really more than any single local government can take care of. so we are asking for assistance. we've already made some progress today by getting hold of fema, i made a request for pete to have a representative right in our command post. we're making that happen so that's going to be very valuable for us. not only has it impacted our woodland but the families who lived there for generations in

before we let you go i want to ask you about the pandemic in california california is one of the worst hit states in the united states now you've got the wildfires on top of that so one said to me today california dreaming is more like a california nightmare now it is there this sits in l.a. where you are that all that was so spectacular about california is just falling away. well in the moment it feels like that however that's that's not the case here in california california still the golden state you have so much that is happening here at the beautiful nature when it's not on fire or when we have a pandemic keeping us locked in our homes but we have the beautiful beaches we have the deserts the mountains we have all the things that make california great and along with hollywood and agriculture the tech industry there's so much happening here this is a moment in time that will pass regardless of donald trump and others however in this moment of darkness you know it is hard to see that light on the other side you know it's a good point and we're all big california fans here i can tell

before we let you go i want to ask you about the pandemic in california california is one of the worst hit states in the united states now you've got the wildfires on top of that so one said to me today california dreaming is more like a california nightmare now it is there this sits in l.a. where you are that all that was so spectacular about california is just falling away. well in the moment it feels like that however that's that's not the case here in california california still the golden state we have so much that is happening here at the beautiful nature when it's not on fire or when we have a pandemic keeping us locked in our homes but we have the beautiful beaches we have the deserts the mountains we have all the things that make california great and along with hollywood and agriculture the tech industry there's so much happening here this is a moment in time that will pass regardless of donald trump and others however in this moment of darkness you know it is hard to see that light on the other side you know it's a good point and we're all big california fans here i can tell

with blazes raging now across 3 states california officials tell the u.s. president that climate change is a major contributing factor with a larger correspondent also on the show. open up markets and respect the rule of law germany delivers a tough talking message to beijing as e.u. and chinese leaders meet virtually to discuss a key investment deal. and life on venus scientists say they found what might be the 1st signs of extraterrestrial life on earth neighboring planet. i'm brian thomas could have you with us the u.s. president doll trump is back in washington after meeting with officials in california who are battling the worst wildfires on record there and in 2 other western states trump downplayed arguments that climate change is fueling the record places instead he said poor forest management is largely to blame. these are some of the scenes providing the backdrop to the president's visit to california. raging wildfires that have burned millions of acres wiped out whole communities and left dozens dead. the scientists say places like these are bein

california.nto en el que la tecnologÍa y la valentía de los bomberos como usted, serÁn suficientes. fernando: sÍ, porque hasta ahora la tecnologÍa que tenemos es para tratar de detectar dÓnde puede haber un incendio fuerte, pero esta informaciÓn no ayuda a apagar los incendios, dependemos del cuerpo de bomberos utilizando agua, retardante y helicÓpteros, tambiÉn hacemos programas de limpieza removiendo maleza, los bosques forestales y las Áreas en todos los estados para tratar de tener algÚn mÉtodo para controlar estos incendios pero desafortunadamente tambiÉn tenemos un clima muy destructivo en california, estos incendios comenzaron por los relÁmpagos que ocurrieron hace dos semanas. leÓn: sÍ, la combinaciÓn en el tiempo ha sido brutal, no solamente eso que escribe usted, los relÁmpagos y demás, la electricidad que viene de las tormentas sino tambiÉn las tremendas olas de calor y los vientos en este caso en el sur de california que soplan y ayudan a propagar el fuego. se esta convirtiendo esto e

we know he's going to be briefed by california's governor. going to be briefed by california's governor's due to meet fire officials and some of california's political leaders. here's what he's said ahead of those meetings. (tx sot) here's what he's said ahead of those meetings. this is one of the biggest burns we've ever seen and we have to do a lot about forest management. obviously, forest management in california is very important. and now it extends to washington, it extends also to oregon. there has to be good, strong forest management. which i've been talking about three years with the states. hopefully they'll start doing that. here's some of that discussion — with gavin newsom, california's governor. (tx sot) we can agree to disagree and i would like to acknowledge two things and i will turn it back to you. there is no question when you look past this decade and looking past almost 1000 plus years that we have not done justice in our forest management. plus years that we have not done justice in ourforest management. i don't think anyone disputes that. it's true, the president

of oregon and california's delegation.delivered a message of climate change towards the president. he entered her and said the following, "this is one of the biggest burns we've ever seen and we have to do a lot about forest management. obviously forest management and california is very important and now it extends into washington and oregon." as that meeting continues the president stopping to thank those who have risked their own lives to save the lives and property of so many others. the fires have been unrelenting. they continue today. there is no indication on what point they will be under control in a significant way. these men and women have accomplished their mission, but as we watch this president in nevada over the weekend, a race that is very tight in that state. after this visit, sacramento, he will go to arizona after for an event. it appears the polling and arizona and nevada, although there has not been a lot of polling and either state, there is a smattering here or there. electorally that is something the

the president in california. we will hear what he has to say, but mike memoli in delaware there, our eyes and ears on the campaign trail with joe biden. he is also set, this hour, in thefecti next hour, he is set t deliver remarks of his own on this subject. what can you tell us about what he's set to say? >> reporter: you'll have to settle for my voice for now as we await the former vice president. he just left his home a short drive away. we expect him to arrive in the next ten minutes with his remarks to follow. and with 50 days until election day, obviously this has not been a normal campaign by any standard. but we are seeing the biden campaign doing what you would do typically in a campaign, which is trying to be nimble, add to the schedule in light of this crises. this is one of the four crises you'll remember that joe biden said the nation was facing during his democratic convention acceptance speech. the climate crises. it's not one that he's spent a lot of time on recently, as he's focused on the other

and outside the state of california.ome 15 mutual aid states are helping either the national guard or cal we are putting all the resources we possibly can on all these complexes but focusing as we should on that bobcat fire as well as the el dorado fire which we made some progress last week. 60% containment on that fire. 18,000 acres but this fire continues to be stubborn as you can see where we have gone backwards just modestly in terms of total percentage contained. you can see an increase of about 5000 acres of the last week. between the bobcat and the el dorado fire, obviously stubborn fires that are impactful and we address those complexes in those wildfires. the snow fire as well, i just want to offer that this is a fire we did not update last week but when we are monitoring. i want to share with you. last week we were about 5% containment. 4000 acres looks relatively small compared to some of these other complexes but if are of concern and again, want to focus today that we are making progress here, of the weekend

go safely, california. >>the other big story. we're tracking russian hackers are trying once again to influence us presidential election. that's according to a new blog post by microsoft. the company says the same russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the democrats back in 2016 is trying to break into more than 200 organizations now including political parties. >>microsoft says most of the infiltration attempts are coming from russia china and iran, but they would not say which nation poses the greatest threat today. the trump administration charged a russian national in a sweeping plot to sow distrust of the american political process and impose sanctions russia-linked ukrainian lawmaker, but microsoft says russian intelligence is seemingly undeterred by counter measures. >>coming up as talk of going back to school picks up one city is mourning the loss of an elementary school teacher who died from covid-19 we >>as education officials talk about heading back to school word tonight that in recent weeks at least 3 teach

go safely, california.

here in the state of california.a commitment i have made very publicly the last few days. the course of many, many years, many different capacities including my capacity as a former mayor where we led the state in many categories. california leads the nation but we have more work to do and you will hear a series of announcements the next few weeks and months as we advance a cause that hold dear in the state of california and a rts it relate to no political the leadership in the state from governor brown to governor schwarzenegger. going back to governor reagan who established 1970, many of the tenants of california resources board and others that have become national models in environmental stewardship. we need to reconcile the fact there are no democratic thermometers and republican thermometers. there is fact and reality as well as observed evidence. it is not a belief system. it is an acknowledgment. the facts are the facts. it's not a question of one's belief. it is whether or not you will acknowledge the facts a

in the mutual aid system that exists within the state of california and outside of the state of california there are some 15 mutual aid states that are helping with the national guard or cal fire directly. and we are putting all of the resources that we possibly can onto all of these complexes. but focusing, as we should on the bobcat fire as well as the el dorado fire. which we did make some progress last week. 60% containment on the fire. 18,000 acres but this fire continues to be stubborn as you modestly in terms of the total percentage contained and you can see an increase of about 5000 acres over the last week. so between the bobcat and the el dorado fire obviously stubborn fires that are impactful and we continue to do our best to address those complexes and those wildfires. the snow fire as well, i want to offer that this is a fire that we did not update last week. this is one that we are monitoring. we wanted to share it last week we are at about 5% containment. it looks relatively small compared to some compared to some of the other complexes. but it is a fire of concern and again

before we let you go i want to ask you about the pandemic in california california is one of the worst hit states in the united states now you've got the wildfires on top of that so one said to me today california dreaming is more like a california nightmare now it is there this sits in l.a. where you are that all that was so spectacular about california is just falling away. well in the moment it feels like that however that's that's not the case here in california california still the golden state you have so much that is happening here at the beautiful nature when it's not on fire or when we have a pandemic keeping us locked in our homes but we have the beautiful beaches we have the deserts the mountains we have all the things that make california great and along with hollywood and agriculture the tech industry there's so much happening here this is a moment in time that will pass regardless of donald trump and others however in this moment of darkness you know it is hard to see that light on the other side you know it's a good point and we're all big california fans here i can tell

it feels like that however that's that's not the case here in california california still the golden state you have so much that is happening here at the beautiful nature when it's not on fire or when we have a pandemic keeping us locked in our homes but we have the beautiful beaches we have the deserts the mountains we have all the things that make california great and along with hollywood and agriculture the tech industry there's so much happening here this is a moment in time that will pass regardless of donald trump and others however in this moment of darkness you know it is hard to see that light on the other side you know it's a good point and we're all big california fans here i can tell you that even if they have been joining us tonight from los angeles even as always we appreciate your time and your insights thank you stay safe. thanks fred. well this week could have been a legacy defining moment for german chancellor angela merkel she had hoped that the e.u. china summit in the german city of white signal would be where an unprecedented improvement in ties with china could

to california. and lots of handbooks like this began to be published. you can see this one was published in boston. an account of california and the wonderful gold regions with the description of the different routes to california. information about the country and the ancient and modern discoveries of gold. in other words, help for travelers on thinking about how they're actually going to get there. now one of the -- and there were essentially three ways of getting there, and what they had in common was that they were all incredibly difficult. it's unbelievably difficult. this is 1849, still another 20 years were going to pass before you could get there by railroad. the first railroads had been invented but they were very short lines, all right. so one of the ways of doing it was by going in a ship, a new type of ship with a lot of sail and capable of sailing fast. one possibility was to sail from the east coast all the way down through the south atlantic and then around cape horn, what's that like

at least here in california. many officials say to expect more wildfires the rest of the month into october. expect more power outages. how pg is really trying to reduce the impact of those public safety power shutoffs. >> reporter: rose has lived along pleasant valley road rose has lived along pleasant valley rd., road in vacaville since 1962 pick the historic region was ravaged when the hennessey fire swept through last month and merge with the other fires in the lnu complex. her home and nursery, the morning sun earth firm, was spared from the flames. >> the fire was literally right across the road. should have wiped us out. we were very lucky. make she thought she had enough time to install a new propane generator anticipating losing power. >> i said it has to be in by september her september 1 because we know we will get hot dry situations and that's when we will have problems with fire. >> we are in the middle of fire season and the potential for more fires to start is very high at this point. >> reporter:

has he made inroads in california? how much is the campaign concerned about that in a blue state like california? >> the campaign of donald trump is going to concentrate on wisconsin, iowa, minnesota, florida. he stopped in california to highlight what's going on with the fires. that's not a campaign commercial. he's not really losing support in counties where he was able to do okay, but he has shed support in the suburb and areas that include the central valley. how well those regular residual voters, democrats come out? we know that will happen in nove the question will be the suburbs and suburban women. that will determine the election and the margin of victory for biden and harris. >> voters were act of asked about proposition 16 which would appeal california's ban on the use of affirmative action for public hiring. 47% said they would vote no on repealing the constitutional amendment. 31% said they would vote in favor of the appeal. it does this surprise you can you see a new focus and conversation on racial equal

and account of california and the wonderful gold regions with descriptions two different routes to california. information about the ancient and modern discoveries of gold. it was help for travelers on how they are going to get there. now one of the -- there were essentially three ways of getting there. what they had in common is that they were all incredibly difficult. unbelievably difficult. this is 1849, still another 20 years before you could get their boy railroad. the first ones were invented but they were very short lines. one of the ways was by going in a clipper ship. this is a new type of ship with a lot of sale, capable of sailing fast. one possibility was to sail from the east coast all the way down through the south atlantic, then around cape horn. what is that like? horrible. it is the storminess waters in the entire world, you are coming into the teeth and it could come in two weeks -- that is one way of doing it. lots of people tried that. and this is an ad for it, the ship called the california. and you can see the artist has implied that you can see the coast, which is not t

government and california state regulators.>to resolve allegations of emission cheating officials say automaker dime-ler a g violated environmental laws by using so-called defeat device software to circumvent emission testing and sold about 250,000 cars and vans in the u.s. with diesel engines that did not comply with state and federal laws. the settlement which include civil penalties. also require dimer to fix the vehicles owners of affected vehicles will be notified by mail later this year. >>the owner of tick tock has selected bay area based company oracle over microsoft as the american tech partner that could help keep the popular video sharing app running in the u.s. the move comes a week before the september 20th deadline by byte dance to celtic talk to an american company or risk being banned in the united states over national security concerns. tech eggs, experts say that if approved this deal could mean big money for oracle. >>a partnership for it gives him another feather in the cap in terms of the crown jewel asset

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president trump dismisses climate change as being behind the fires now ravaging california. getting cooler. i wish. the poor forest management for the deadly fires on the u.s. west coast presidential rival joe biden. a climate arsonist also on the show. thousands of refugees left homeless by fire at the. protest against remaining that . is their life. to say they found what might be the 1st signs of extraterrestrial life on earth. i'm brian thomas good to have you with us today u.s. president donald trump is back in washington after meeting with officials in california who are battling the worst wildfires on record there and in 2 other western u.s. states the president downplayed arguments that climate change is fueling the record blazes instead he said poor forest management is largely to blame. these are some of his scenes providing the backdrop to the president's visit to california. raging wildfires that have burned millions of acres wiped out whole communities and left dozens dead. scientists they've blazes like these are being made worse by climate change. but donald t

, and congressman mike levin of california. the chairman of the subcommittee of economic opportunity, to increase funding for transitional housing providers, and improve case management in the department of housing and urban development department of veterans affairs supportive housing, or the hud-vash voucher program which we have used in my district numerous times. these efforts would help connect homeless veterans with stable housing and get them back on their own two feet. i'm grateful to leader mccarthy and congressman levin for bringing these important issues to our attention and working to address them. the deliver act also contains another bill that was introduced by republican leader mccarthy, h.r. 5766, the vet tech expansion act. the vet tech program was created by leader mccarthy and forever g.i. bill in 2017 to support veterans pursuing careers in the technology sector by providing them with tuition and living stipend as they complete their training. the vet tech program is very popular among veterans which -- with

dead state of california, 40 million americans that happen to live here in the state of california to defund our efforts on wildfire suppression, because he said we haven't raked enough leaves. you can't make that up. >> reporter: today newsom doubled down on that. >> one thing is fundamental, 57% of the land in this state is federal forest land. 3% is california. >> reporter: what the president does not know or fails to acknowledge is that much of the land that has burn ford years and ask burning right now is, in fact, federal land under federal control, consist lint year over year, the amount of federal lands burned is just about half of all of the total acres burned in the state. rake the leaves indeed. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> tom, thank you. >>> now to a live look outside and the poor air quality all over the bay area. this with a look from our camera pointed toward mount diablo. the bay area air quality management district has extended these "spare the air" alerts through wednesday, making it 30 straight days of "spare the air" alerts. >>> and this is a look now from our r

if anyone thinks this is just a california problem or just a california and oregon problem, it's not. this is coming to the entire west and other extreme weather impacts are coming to you no matter where you are. we're talking about, you know, crazy storms in iowa, the increased intensity and frequency of hurricanes in the gulf coast and the atlantic coast. there's really no place in the united states that will be spared from the devastating impacts of extreme climate change. so, all of us need to pull together. we've got a narrowing win dobowf opportunity to turn this thing around. we still can take action to prevent the worst of these impacts from unfolding. we'll have some of them we'll have to mitigate because it's already set in motion. but it will get worse if we don't come together and act. so, i think that's exactly the right question. >> to austin, texas. this is gus, an independent. good morning. >> caller: good morning. thanks for having me on. i would like to ask him how come we don't invest special tanker planes at every air force base and have drones, heat seeking drones

who always made the difference >> california can make its own rules here. what can we as individuals do cut to help climate change? >> i'm glad you asked that question. we hosted california clean day this year, october 7th. you go to cleanairday.org. one thing for clean air on october 7th and other ideas, you can do year round. to reduce your exposure. for example, a lot of people don't know their vehicles have cabin air filters in their car. almost all vehicles nowadays but don't clean them or replace them, you do need to once a year or so. all these wildfires, those cabin filters in your car. protect their own health and action to help clean up the air and the climate. >> before we go, i just want to ask you, to what extent did the unprecedented wildfires we've been having here in california perhaps hasten this conversation and hasten this executive order and this move to really do everything we can to battle climate change? >> heat caused by the climate change that's happening in the world. and i do believe that it really got him to turn to his leaders o

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, san berna rdino this collide to california, san bernardino county, this collide to california, sanedwards. we've had trouble getting connection with you. know you are the president of the union representing 7000 firefighters and a buyer but yourself, 25 odd years. can you tell us what it's like fighting fires in these conditions? right now, it's really extreme, we have temperatures well over 116 degrees, and at the fire, it's over 1000 degrees with flames up over 1000 degrees with flames up to 1000 feet. your members have been dealing with fires for something like three weeks continuously? yes, throughout the state of california, my members have been running up and down the state dealing with 300 active buyers at one time and now 25 so they've been going three weeks straight without a break. and many of them worried about their families and friends as well. what's it like. if you can, ta ke what's it like. if you can, take us inside the helmet. you have smoked locking up the sun, it's incredibly tough, isn't it? you have smoked locking up the sun, earning your lungs, making it hard

just come to the state of california. observe it with your own eyes. it is not an intellectual debate, not even debatable any longer. what we are experiencing, the extreme droughts, the extreme atmospheric rivers, the extreme heat, just think in the last few weeks alone we have experienced the hottest august in california history. we had 14,000 dry lightning strikes over a three-day period. we're experiencing temperatures, world record-breaking temperatures in the state of california. 130 degrees. arguably the hottest recorded temperature in the history of mankind, in the state of california, just a few weeks ago. >> joining me now in santa rosa, california, nina oakley, a research scientist at the center for western weather and water extremes at the scripps institution of oceanography. thank you for coming on. >> thank you for having me. >> well, the -- we have you during these very challenging times for sure. first, i would like to just get your reaction to what we are seeing right new in the west, more than 3 million acres burned in california alrea

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california is leading this transition. continuing to grow our greenhouse gas emission but we need to do more. >> all right. we have to leave 30th for now. thanks. so for joining us this afternoon. >> thanks for having me. >> nice to hear from him. a positive sign in california. the state has a 3.5% positivity rate over the last seven days. that's the lowest since march. according to an "l.a. times" analysis of state data, hospitalizations have fallen to the lowest level since early i am a. in the bay area, marin county has moved into the red tier. and looking to halloween, the state doesn't advice traditional trick or treating for kids and man's to put out holiday guidelines. >> my own kids were asking, can i start planning my costume in i encourage them to do this. it is part of the fun and excitement around halloween. >> in san francisco, health officials say they're closely watching case rates following the holiday weekend. mayor breed said she hopes she doesn't have to turn back the clock after more businesses reopened

these are some of his scenes providing the backdrop to the president's visit to california. raging wildfires that have burned millions of acres wiped out whole communities and left dozens dead. scientists say places like these are being made worse by climate change. but donald trump spoke of other concerns after landing in california to meet with top officials. and we have to do a lot about forest management obviously forest management in california is very important. california governor gavin newsome said those concerns were justified but he and other officials went on to press tromped on climate change just as they are force management science. and observed the evidence is self evident that climate change is real and that is exacerbating this if we ignore that science and sort of put our head in the sand and think it's all about vegetation management we're not going to succeed to get it protecting californians it will start getting cooler but i was just you just watch i wish science and anybody but. i don't think science knows actually. and earlier that day harsh words fro

esperamos que funciona en california.opuesta de ley fue algo que empezÓ a trabajar conmigo el aÑo pasado y muchos otros senadores nos sentimos muy orgullosos porque fue una batalla muy grande y estÁ más mayor casos que ya el gobernador firmÓ esta propuesta de ley. >>la salud de nuestros niÑos es mÁs importante. muchas gracias por haber estado con nosotros. susan: muchas gracias por permitirme hablar con ustedes. >>nosotros continuamos con mÁs de " al punto california". leÓn: llegamos al final por boy. quiero compartirles una reflexiÓn personal. con el propio sheriff, el departamento del sheriff de los Ángeles ha estado en el ojo del huracÁn en los Últimos tiempos. la charla que tuvimos me deja en lo personal varias conclusiones interesantes, la primera de ellas es la convicciÓn de que en los dos casos mÁs polÉmicos que ha enfrentado su corporaciÓn, la razÓn asiste a sus agentes, a la corporaciÓn. tambiÉn me llama la atenciÓn que el sheriff insista en que no se equivocÓ al retrasar la liberaciÓn, la difusión de los resulta

in oregon tens of thousands in the path of the flames in california. is the state doing enough to prevent the fires? we asked the governor in our exclusive interview. >>> plus, the role of climate change, why are we seeing these intense blazes so early into the season? >>> the new pandemic timeline, dr. anthony fauci on when a vaccine will be widely distributed and when the country might get back to normal as he disagrees with the president on whether we've rounded the final turn in all this. >>> marking 9/11 in the middle of another deadly crisis, the presidential campaign on pause with mike pence and joe biden bumping elbows as the nation honors the victims and heroes. >>> the family of george floyd speaking out with new demands for justice. as all four former officers charged in his killing appear in court. are they pointing the finger at each other >>> as election day nears we're inside a vital military mission with the national guard trying to protect the vote >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone to

this is smoke all the way along the california coastline. all the way up into oregon and parts of washington that is all from the fires that burning along the west coast. it's going take some time put the fires out we're going to be dealing with smoke for quite some time. >>all right laura, thank you still ahead tonight more teachers say they are retiring because of covid-19 the domino effect problems school districts now face and next no in person instruction at california state university's >>california state university classes will remain online not only for this fall, but for the rest of the upcoming academic year kron four's has he been unit takes a look at the primary reasons behind that decision. >>the 23 campuses that make up the california state university system will continue with primarily virtual academic instruction through the spring of 2021 as for the timing of the announcement happening just weeks after the start of the fall semester csu chancellor timothy white states of this email quote there are compelling and compulsory a

thank you to our team california for all. by the way as always, this psa, the other one we presented last year as it relates to mix and younger cohort, trying to reach, all of those psas and all the information you can learn more about at covid19- point ca.gov. i will express my gratitude, our collective debt to the firefighters who have been doing a magnificent job and i just want to express the partnership, collaboration that extend all across this country as the mutual aid system extends throughout the state and around the world. we had ten firefighters i talked to the prime minister of canada. at a time when i know we're filled with feerks anxiety, the world we're living in, the state but people are remarkable and selfless. that was an example over the connection and these heroic efforts, the two helicopters. they very easily could have turned around and said the smoke made that mission too dangerous but they went in anyway. that's an example of the heroism that's a big part of this moment. so progress with covid-19, new

california's dropped. the numbers can be former edd director and labor attorney michael birbeck says california still has a lot of work today. >> today's numbers are really not consistent with all the other economic indicators we are seeing. in terms of the new yesterday. california was way above those of the national rate in terms of consumer spending. way down in the bay area compared to other parts of the nation. in terms of job postings, here in california, way below what we had in january and below the other parts of the nation. >> he points to urban areas in the cities of oakland and san francisco are like ghost town stamp him. he is encouraged by recent openings process, those are very restrictive and limited. it took six to seven years to recover from the great recession in 2008 and 2009 and he believes this recovery can even be longer. >> this downturn in 2020 is far far more severe than that of the great recession. and, it would seem that we don't have precise numbers yet. the number is closures.

stay well, california, and keep it golden. >>> more gun violence in vallejo. grieving this afternoon after a man was shot and killed at a gas station. police were called to that have a her row station last night. the 30-year-old was shot while inside that gas station. >> he was inside the store from what i'm hearing, at the atm machine, when a guy came up and i guess shot him. and from what i'm hearing, it was in his head. >> and his family said the victim had four children. so far there is no description of the gunman. this is vallejo's 22nd homicide of the year. >> a huge manhunt continues still for the gunman in that ambush shooting of two los angeles county sheriff's deputies over the weekend. this surveillance video is difficult to watch. it shows a man shooting those deputies as they sat in their patrol vehicle on saturday night at a metro station in compton. the wounded deputies are 24- six-year-old boy. both were shot in the instead face, and both are now in stable condition after surgery. >> this was an unprovoked cowardly act. the individual will be

this is here in the state of california. i reminded people after a very tough wildfire season last year, with the kincade fire in northern california, as stressful as it was, the fire near the reagan library itself, last year, it generated a lots of international headlines and it was a relatively mild wildfire season in contrast to the last decade. you can see that in this slide, just those two first bars. 3.4 million acres. 3.37 millionburned so far in this calendar year. last year and the entire calendar just 277,000 acres. i don't mean just, because that is a substantial number of acres that were burned by wildfires but in comparison to this year, it is modest in size. 2018, you will see the third bar . once .975 million acres burned. 85 lives were lost, that was one of the most destructive and devastating from a structural perspective matches the acreage perspective. gives you a sense of the challenge that we are facing and the challenges that we will face moving into the future and it will requires to be more flexible.

>>in california. we're at the peak of hurricane season here we go number we have laura not too long ago now we've got sally that is spinning off the coastline here. >>and bring some bands of rain begin to move on shore all the way to parts of florida back to alabama, mississippi and started to you right now so. latest sustained winds a category 2 sustained winds of a 100 miles per hour moving west northwest at 5 miles an hour. that's really important. this is an extremely slow moving storm system and here's the track expected to make its way on shore near louisiana also in the mississippi maybe a storm surge of 11 right there at the mouth of the mississippi maintaining category 2 strength maybe a little bit stronger as we get to make landfall but then over the next 24 to 36 hours. it doesn't move hardly at all so we're talking about a tremendous amount of rain major flash flooding major flooding maybe 2 feet of rain coming down in some of the wettest areas guys back to you noticed. >>coming up next a

, gavin newsom. >> así es vamos a escuchar ahora al gobernador de california, gavin newsom. >> el condadoun fueron dañadas y viñedos, otras estructuras en el área y las órdenes de evacuación se hacen más ampliamente debido a los fuertes vientos durante la noche que mantendrán su fuerza y comenzarán a disiparse en la tarde y así aprovechar las condiciones y sin embargo, tenemos losincendios de maleza seca y que han sido quemados y en torno a esta área para a llegue el complejo de incendios es monstruo de hablar incendios y el total calcinados y pero para nosotros mientras que el compolejo es diferente pero esto es una y la cifra que hoy día 2020 más de 2000 incendios y .,7 millones de acres pasado y bueno seguimos vigilantes con más activamente en total y que están activamente pero sin duda reconcoemq por eso el signo de más y son 126 muertes hasta ahora y agosto es el mes de mar número de incendios en california y según al última actualización el de agosto y son incendios de agosto total de acres quemados aumentó a 878 mil acres y así que si están logrando el progreso y afortulos vientos