i am gail mcgovern and i had the privilege of being the president and ceo of the american red cross, and also had the privilege of welcoming you here to the american red cross and to our beautiful service. we are so deeply honored to have a number of really special guests with us today. first is first lady melania trump. [ applause ] >> second lady karen pants -- pence[ applause ] >> also, elizabeth adult. -- dole.[ applause ] >> we are honored to have many spouses from our selfless military families. on behalf of everyone at the red cross, thank you all for supporting the brave men and women in the military. they have sacrificed so very much to keep us safe. before i begin the event today, i wanted to quickly share an overview of the american red cross, and also speak about the impact that the workers will be doing here and what they will have on the military members as they are deployed overseas. they include one out of every five people who have been touched by the american red cross in some way. but it is unusual to me that anybody who knows everything that we do. most people kno

so i would ask all of you to please join me in giving her a warm red cross welcome. to the second lady of the united states. >> good morning. thank you, gail, for that kind introduction. i commend you on your leadership and your great service to our nation. a lot of those facts were new to me. i don't know if they were to the rest of you, but they were pretty amazing. it is such a pleasure to be here at the american red cross, and in a beautiful hall of service. i'm looking forward to helping to assemble comfort kits for service members deployed overseas during the holiday season. and i believe that today's service project will mean more than we will ever know to the brave men and women who will be away from their families this christmas. and i'm a blue star mom, so it means a lot to me as well. thank you to the spouses of president trump's cabinet, and the spouses of military service members and veterans for being with us today, to pack the kits. we appreciate you all so much. it is so fun to partner with the cabinet spouses today. and i am so honored to be here wit

this begins with american red cross president gail mcgovern. >> thank you, everyone, for sharing time with us today. i am gail mcgovern and i have the privilege of being the president and ceo of the american red cross and i also have the privilege of welcoming you all here at the american red cross to our beautiful hall service. we are so deeply honored to have a number of special guests with us today. first is milania trump. [applause] >> second lady karen pence. [applause] >> elizabeth? >> several of our distinguished cabinet members with us today and we are honored to have many spouses from the nation's selfless military families. on behalf of everyone at the american red cross, thank you for supporting brave men and women in the military. they sacrifice so much to keep us all safe. before we begin today's events i wanted to quickly share an overview of the american red cross and speak about the impact the work we are going to be doing here will have on military members overseas. one in 5 people, it is unusual to me anybody who knows everything we do. most people know we respond to

founding the american red cross and joining the geneva convention and officially joining the red cross. it will take her another decade to do. 1882 the treaty of geneva assigned officially joining the international red cross and barton is credited with the biggest single reason why. so much so that when one woman talks about the treaty of geneva they include a cartoon about clara barton. that is how big her influences. her work with the american red cross doesn't surprise anyone in the connection to the battlefield is obvious. another one that is a little less obvious is her work advocating for first-aid education in the united states after the civil war. today -- in the late 1800s is controversial. they believe civilians applying medical attention could be doing more harm than good. facial cartoons saying did you know the leg was broken before you banded it? she is not afraid of a first- aid kit and knows that everyone having that knowledge could make a difference in saving lives. in her 80s she founded the national first-aid association of america and ran it for five years. when she

the man i spoke to earlural and today a member of the red cross. >> please contact the red cross and hopefully we can get information. >> it has been an ongoing thing -- we had 700 reunions since the fire started. >> reporter: so she has not bece the fire broke out on thursday. family looking for her. her son lives in the area and that friend lives in this area and he decided to check the shelters to see if she has been found. so far there is no word on her. when you go a the shelters they will take down your information. if they find them they will call you and they will call the other shelters to 72 thet person checked -- to see if that person checked in. anth ropallgists are here in town. we will have more on the 10:00 p.m. news tonight. >> what is it like being up there? you see outside of paradise there are hursts parked there waiting for the bodies that they will find? >> reporter: yes, they are. we understand the hursts are parked up on paradise while the search and recovery teams are looking for people. i was told earlier they estimate 7-10 homes have been destroyed. and ther

carley she is a spokesperson for the international committee of the red cross in beirut it's always good to have you on the program today the red cross said we are running out of words to describe how wretched the situation is how dangerous is it tonight for civilians in the data. thank you for having me the factors in her data at the moment are becoming even more and more fierce as we speak the clashes are still ongoing and people on the ground i still hearing the sounds of explosions gunshots strikes and of course the fear is rising from the hundreds of thousands of people that are not and trapped in the city not knowing what to do there is get of running away because of because of the intense quietly like many of them have left their homes and they're taking shelters in public places such as walls and mosque and so on in addition just in the past few days and today specially there are important civilian infrastructure that have been picked or miss us. military for rent realty purposes and that also endangers the civilians even more medical facilities that's not working some of them ar

you can call 1-800-red-cross. the united way of northern california has also set up a relief fund for victims. you can text butte fire to 91999. the salvation army has its own hotline number, 1-800-sal-army. you can designate the camp fire. airbnb are compiling a list of homes that evacuees can stay in. they're asking users to add their home to that list if it is available. we're told the 49ers are chipping in to help out the town of paradise home to assistance strength coach shane wallen. his family's house burned to the ground yesterday. since then the team has rallied and are requesting and providing relief for the victims because the team started a gofundme account for all donations. we put all of the information on how to donate on our website, www.kpix.com. >> thank you. >>> paul will be right back here with the bay area forecast when we come back. >>> air quality is not going to improve. a spare the air warning has been issued for the weekend and monday. very unhealthy air quality everywhere. that is smoke

you can make a $10 donation to the red cross, by texting red cross to 90999. >>> a super hero legacy, comic fans react to the death of marvel legend, stan lee. >> they stepped up when americans needed them. a local rosie the rivetor, shares her story. >> here is what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live. jimmy? >> if you hate reading, you are in luck tonight. >> go -- >> working? >> the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] >>> comic book and movie fans are mourning the man who created a lineup of super heroes. stan lee, died in los angeles today today at the age of 95. lee served as the head writer and the publisher of marvel comics. he is considered to be the architect of the contemporary comic book, disney is the parent company of marvel and abc 7. >> mostf us areocted ne of live in the bay area. she sat down with us. >> reporter: in the pa

people are coming to shelters and are being asked to register their names with red cross officials which will be cross checked against a list officials have at butte county. the idea is to be sure that everyone here is being accounted for. rob malcolm, ktvu fox 2 news . >>> the family of a fire victim who died in his home in paradise is looking for answer. 63-year-old ernie false was confined to his bed when the flames swept through his neighborhood. his daughter said he lived on a dead-end street where many other victims have been found. she says she is devastated and wants to know why so many people, including her dad didn't have enough time to evacuate. his stepson was the caretaker and is currently missing. he was a native of san francisco. >>> the paradise high school football team was the special guest of the 49ers at levi stadium. they boarded buses in butte county earlier today. it was the first time the players have seen each other since the fire broke out. many of the kids lost their homes. >> although the houses are gone and the town is flattened, one of the worst part is not

meets with the members of the international red cross. from her work r on the battle field and publications. them. not heard of they are new and approach the united states during the civil war about starting an american are approaching her to see it she would advocate for it. she knows how important it is. can imagine how different the battle of antietam can be if civilians individual there was an organization dedicated to help. she knows this. help and she will spend the next basically five ears in europe with the red across going from battlefield to battlefield applying what she learned in america during the antietam to her work there and growing her knowledge base. she 73 when she returns will bring the idea back with her founding the american red logging for america to and the treaty of skwraoefr joining geneva. r her take they are another decade. the treaty was signed officially joining the international red cross and barton is credited as reason why.iggest it is so much so that when onder woman talks about the treaty of geneva in th

on a popular poster of the time, it is called the greatest mother in the world, and it depicts a red cross nurse kneeling and cradling in her arms what you might initially first think is a baby but actually it is a small soldier, who has been previously wounded, it is an amazingly empathetic work, and, i can imagine why the american public was so taken with this image, the idea of the nurses tending to the soldiers who were wounded, in this horrible contra gratian that was sweeping through europe and most of the world., we need to be involved, do right and do well, so, the wilsons, this was presented to president wilson, we think by the artist, sometime during world war i. >>> here in his library, as you might expect in a 100-year-old home we have a whole range of artifacts that tell a story, this cabinet is full of gifts, and mementos of his presidency, but maybe the most amazing and the one that relates the most clearly to world war i, is this pain and paint stand, the pen is the pen that he used to sign the declaration of war, in april 2019 -- 1817 the way that this would have worked wi

joing us from a shelter in gridley is a red cross spokesperson. steve, i know you are one ofar those whhelping out with all of those people who have gone through so much ois period. steve: yeah, we are here. we have six shelters. the d cross has six shelters that are currently open. everyone is nd of enjoying a slower, quieter day. we are serving thanksgiving meals to everybody throughout the day and continuing to care for these folks as much as we can until they can transition to whatever their next step may be. kasia: given that so many people are still unaccounted for, how b are peopring up? steve: surprisingly well, i will say. i've been here since the first day and everyone seems relatively even-keeled and calm. they are willing to talk. all the red cross you go around and ask how they are doi, they will tell you thr evacuation story or they might tell you their life story. for the most part everyone seems relatively calm. kasia: how have you rallied sotogether thanksgiving fo many people? steve: with assistance, that's for sure. so much of w

the red cross has six shelters that are currently open. everyone is kind of enjoying a slower, quieter day.ng we are serhanksgivingme s to everybody throughout the day and continuing to care for these folks as much as we can until they can transition to whatever their next step mabe. sia: given that so many people are still unaccounted for, how are people bearing up? steve: surprisingly well, i will say. i've been here since the first day and everyone seems relatively even-keelednd calm. they are willing to talk. all the red cross you go around and ask how they are doing, they will tell you their evacuation story or they might tell you their life story. for the most pt everyone seems relatively calm. kasia: how have you rallied together thanksgiving for so many people? steve: with assistance, that's for sure. r much of what we do we depend on partners and day's meal we are depending on the salvation army. and another organization that is doing the feeding for us. ing the cooking? steve: they are. the red cross does not cook meals, but we h

mike wood says the red cross has been working with the sheriff's office in hopes of crossing off names. the office's last report said 699 people were missing. >> they've used other information and services from the red cross to try and cross reference everybody. >> reporter: but for privacy reasons loved ones can't coming side the shelter to look for people. >> i've been keeping my eye on the missing list. i have lost personally four friends that i know of at this point. >> reporter: today clement bride didn't stop by to look for anyone but offer help. his home is still standing and he says he is feeling survivor's guilt. he is one of several people that donated resources to make the place feel more like an escape. >> $10 for -- >> reporter: there's a tv, wi-fi, knitting and free massages. bobby lichman thinks it is great but it can only keep her mind off reality for so long. >> last time we were evacuated we had a home to go home to, but now we don't. now we are trying to think where to go. >> reporter: the sheriff's office has been dealing with issues of duplicate reports and misspel

you can also make a $10 donation to red cross by texting red cross to 90999. >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. >> all this week we're focused on one big issue. that's transportation. tonight we'll look at what it >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area, which means we're spending more time looking at issues that affect our quality of life and trying to find solutions. >> we all know traffic congestion is a huge problem and one of the worst in the region is the bay area toll plaza. >> usually you pay your toll to only end up in a slow crawl of metering of lights. they're supposed to be but when? >> we get some answers from alexa smith. >> reporter: welcome to commuter hell. from drone view 7 you can see how bad the morning commute is on interstate 80 to san francisco. once you get through the tol plaza you slowly make your way to the dreaded metering lights. >> we're looking at a system that at best is approaching 40 years old. and that's beyond creeky. >> reporter: john goodwin is with the metropolitan agency commission, the agency that manages

the red cross wants everyone to register with the website -- safe and well.org. >>> red cross has safee encourage our clients to register so that others in the public can take a look and see -- you need some of this information. you can see if your loved one is here. there is a phone number to contact. >> there are seven evacuation shelters. calfire putout of the list of the ones that are not filled. this includes the yuba center fairgrounds, the junior high in chico. the fairgrounds in quincy and the one county fairgrounds in orland. there are also two shelters open for animals -- small animals to the chico municipal airport and large animals to the butte county fairgrounds in gridley. there are hundreds of people at the shelter in oroville and the red cross said they are almost at capacity. the air trying to clear out the area to allow more people to stay here. they say they will not turn people away. if you come here they will be food and water and a warm place to get out of the elements. it is cold out here in oroville. >>> a bear the heir alert continues today. the smoke from the

you can also make a $10 donation to red cross by texting red cross to 90999. >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. >> all this week we're focused on one big issue. that's transportation. tonight we'll look at whatt well, it's a whole day's worth of love songs. or 300 minutes of baby videos. a gig goes a long way. that's why xfinity mobile lets you pay for data one gig at a time. and with millions of wifi hotspots included, you'll pay even less for data. or if you need a lot we have unlimited too. plus, get $200 back when you buy a new smart phone. it's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store today. >>> abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area, which means we're spending more time looking at issues that affect our quality of life and trying to find solutions. >> we all know traffic congestion is a huge problem and one of the worst in the region is the bay area toll plaza. >> usually you pay your toll to only end up in a slow crawl of metering of soe replaced but when? >> we get some answers from alexa smith. >> reporter: welcome to commuter he

dozens of families have already made their way here to this red cross evacuation center ...there are actually 3 of them .... another in chico, and one in oroville. red cross started working with partner agencies immediately after realizing the campfire would mean tens of thousands of people displaced.from what we know, all 27-thousand residents of paradise have been evacuated."hundreds" of buildings have been destroyed.. a police officer who helped residents escape .... says the town has been devastated.the fire has burned 18-thousand acres ... to give you some perspective .... it's burning east of chico .... north of oroville.there are all day long strong winds have swept smoke plumes into the bay area.(ken) you can see how bad the air quality was today -- hazy air quality was animals here can bring their knowing they people comfort to alecia toss to (pam) days.the next 7 overnight.facing firefighters conditions are firefighters facing overnight.e om the camp fire making for very poor air fire danger for tonight and tomorrow tonight will be in the 30s and 40s. tomorrow but hazy and

red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] >> short-term goals for the warriors, the friendship may never be the same, but the quest for a championship is still there, playing the rockets in houston, perfect, because the teams don't like each other, steph curry will be out a while, on the texas trip is the mvp mediator and the train going will keep him out, he will be reevaluated in ten days, in addition to the three, he has six more games to be out. and lebron james and the lakers looking to make history. lebron passes wilt chamberlain for fifth. 41,419 points. 44 for the next lebron, 285 pounds of dunking rage and he is a freshman. you see this, look at the reaction from the poor kid playing for eastern michigan. with authority. 21 for zion, and duke is 48-80. that is showing up and showing up angry. how about the cheer leaders, visiti ining mexico state. nice driving lay-up, he led all scores with 28 points. knocking

and behind us, the red cross. again, this is one of the most reproduced images of that time.test mother in the world." what you will notice is that women are at once a reason for going to war -- to defend them, their honor, the children they produce, but also, they are the ones actually mobilizing the ymca, the red cross. they are the ones going overseas to care for the injured. they are domestically raising funds to pay for the war. you have suffragists on two different sides pushing for the right to vote. in some ways, this is leaning on the idea of traditional motherhood, which is deceiving, because women were doing things at the time that were not attributed to them in that moment. much more involved and at the center of it than they are sometimes given credit for. illiteracy rates in the american forces were roughly 25%. a quarter of the military could not read. there was a worry that, one, what would forces do in their downtime? there were concerns about drinking and prostitution, soldiers engaging in it. there was a need to provide them with entertainment in either fil

red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] >>> vallejo and walnut creek, hazardous. that is as unhealthy as the air can get in your neighborhoods right now. i'll look at the four-day forecast and the promises of a little bit of relief. >> anything we will take. south bay, police have released video that will lead them to a 49ers fan who went missing. this video shows ian powers leaving the stadium 8:50 monday night. that's more than a half hour after the game ended. cameras lost site after 9:00 near great america parkway. powers was visiting from spokane, washington. santa clara police investigators say he sent a few texts and video chatted with his girlfriend before he vanished. >>> democrats from flipped another congressional seat. katie porter will take the seat held by walters. democrats will control at least 44 of the state's 53 seats in 44 of the state's 53 seats in the house. >>>onenaid if anyone thinks his confro

red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] building a better bay area. we're spending more time looking at issues that affect our quality of life and trying to find solutions. we all know traffic congestion is a huge problem sow building more highways help? >> that is a question the bay area has been asking more than a century. alexis smith has a closer look at the bay area roadways that could have been. >> reporter: as long as cars have been on our streets, california highway planners have seen the need for a networ of roads to move cars faster and more efficiently around the bay area. >> this is a plan that you know, really started to germinate in the 1950s. and then flower in the 1960s. and began withering in the 170s. >>tanceportation system that will oversees the long-term highway plans he says anything could have been possible. scenic highway 1 was once planned to be a major freeway. swathes of concrete could have

when evacuees came up singing the praises of the red cross. she said she lost her apartment in the fire. she lived in paradise. she is appreciative of everything the shelter has to offer. there is room for 300 here. the red cross said they are at capacity. they are trying to make room for people coming through. they will not turn people away. 52,000 forced to evacuate after the campfire blew through butte county. officials said about 1300 are staying in shelters. as to the long list of missing people officials say they are 228 unaccounted for in the fire. the red cross wants everyone to register with safe and well.org to make the search easier. these fire victims are grateful that these shelters are open. >> it has been nice. everybody is bending over to help you. they are so nice. people are bringing in good food. last night we had all kinds of pasta. >> there are seven evacuation shelters. the ones that artful include the yuba fairgrounds, the junior high in chico, the fairgrounds in quincy and that glenn county fairgrounds in orland. there

today, the red cross and we are running out of words to describe how wretched the situation is.ow dangerous is it tonight for civilians in the town? >> thahank you for h having me. the bowels at the moment are becoming even more and more fierce as we speak. the clashes are ongoing and people on the ground are still hearing the sounds of explosions , gunshots, stripepes, and of course, the fear is rising for the hundreds o of thousands of peoplele that are stuck and trapped in the city not knowing what to do. they are scared of running a awy because of the intense fighting. while many of them have left and are taking shelters in pububc places sucuch as schoolsls and mosques and so on. in a addition, just in the pastt few days and today especially, there are important civilian infrastructures that have been hit or miss used as for military purposes. and that endangers the civilians even more. medical facilities have ststoppd working. some of are partiaially wororki. the biggest hospital in the city is now cononsidered on the fronontline. there is an inflflux of wounded. there are

sign up to be a red cross volunteer. help us respond to the disasters. >> redcross.org. >> go to the website, take a few basic trainings and joan the mission. the other thing is donate. you can donate there as well. >> thank you very much. we're going to be here at the blood center for quite some time. we'll be checking back in a couple minutes. michael finney, "7 on your side." >> thanks, michael. >>> let's get to the forecast now. we knoit's pretty smoky outside here in the bay area. i can only imagine what it is up in butte county. >> even smokeyer there. the wind is calm which is good for fire con tanlt, but not good for air quality. we were hoping for a little bit of an increase in the wind by the weekend to improve the air quality. that's looking iffy at the moment. this is the few from the south camera, san francisco, 65 degrees, oakland, mountain view, san jose, mid to upper 60s at morgan hill and pacifica and at sfo, significantly reduced visibility which is affecting the air schedules there, the arrivals and de

you just come and stand right here nicole is with the central california chapter of the american red cross what is your organization and the other community partners that you have here trying to do to help these people who are bereaved and in pain say we opened a reunification shelter and we're working with our partners to provide the resources and support for those affected. is their grief counseling going on is there some can you tell us what's going on inside the building we have volunteers who actually you know are trained for these very situations for mental health care as well as spiritual care and we're also working with partners from the county from the city to provide additional help as needed it must be a very very painful atmosphere inside this building this is just this is a heartbreaking situation and what we can do is the red cross is be here to provide support for when they're in need and and be there for them that's that's our most important thing that we can accomplish today and i know you're not a resident of thousand oaks yourself nicole but i mean when you when you thin

ar first lady melania trump and second lady karen pence visiting the red cross. >> to help put together comfort kits for troops overseas. >> these comfort kits are one small way that we can say thank you. >> first thing i thought was, "this is a beautiful view, and

red cross officials say their shelters will remain open quite some time. in chico reporting. >>> new information from fema on how they are getting money to the fire victims. explaining the process for getting the money to the victims -- >> the payments, electronically. as soon as they are approved the money could be in their bank account so they can buy things. it cg assistance. maybe burial expenses and things of that nature. they can move quickly. >> 15,000 people have registered and 75% have been given full approval. those who don't have insurance will receive $34,000 from >>, 15,000 from the state and 18 months of paid rent. it will be hard to find a place to live. >> in butte county it is a 2% can see right. there is very little housing in the county. they've got teams between local, state and federal scouring the area to try and find what's available in the way of apartments and hotels. >> temporary housing can be brought in but the fire debris must be cleaned up and this could take months if not longer. >>> 5:04. we are still feeling the effects of

you can make a $10 donation to the red cross, by texting red cross to 90999. >>> a super hero legacy, comic fans react to the death of marvel legend, stan lee. >> they stepped up when americans needed them. a local rosie the rivetor, shares her story. >> here is what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live. jimmy? >> if you hate reading, you are in luck tonight. >> go -- >> working? >> ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ >>> comic book and movie fans are mourning the man who created a lineup of super heroes. stan lee, died in los angeles today today at the age of 95. lee served as the head writer and the publisher of marvel comics. he is considered to be the architect of the contemporary comic book, disney is the parent company of marvel and abc 7. >> most of us are associated with rosie the rivoter, one of the last rosies is living here in the bay area. she sat down with us. >> reporter: in the parade -- >> mary's home is filled with memories of a different time. back when the draft and enli enlistment of american men left a labor shortage across the country. >> my husband wa

again, the red cross at 1-800- red-cross is taking donations. you can text butte fire to 91999 to donate to the united way relief fund. the salvation army has its own 1-800-sal-army. >> all now, now, long night for the crews battling the woosey fire. it killed two people and threatening 67,000 structures, think about that. only 30% contained. the fire broke out thursday in ventura county and spread to malibu where we are getting a dramatic look at the devastation. hillside homes reduced to rubble. we go live now to calabasass where evacuation orders are still in order tonight. >> reporter: they are still in effect. this is one of the 400 homes that was burned. the home completely collapsed and the only thing still standing around here are the trees behind me. earlier today as crews were tackling the fire two new fires broke out the home of linda and suffered minor damages when the wildfire raced through it days ago. this past weekend it burned a second time. this time much worse. leaving them without a home. and in malibu firefighters are puttin

the red cross wants to accommodate as many people as possible. there is room for 300 people at oroville nazarene church. about 1300 of these people are in shelters according to officials. they have unbelieve stories of survival. one woman that lost her apartment in paradise walks us through what she saw. >> really, really dark. big black cinders falling from the sky, and a big piece of wood that burnt. i'm sure a lot of the booming we heard were trees exploding. that's what is sounded like to me. it was scary. >> reporter: there are 7 evacuation shelters. cal fire put out a list of ones that are not full. here they are on your screen. back out here live, you can take another look at this sunrise over oroville. a beautiful start to the monday. but so much devastation in the area. but the evacuees are really trying to be positive. a lot of them are just so grateful that the red cross and salvation army and other county officials have opened up their doors in the community really stepping up with donation it's bringing water and -- donations, bringi

the red cross at 1-800-red cross is taking donations. you can text "butte fire" to 91999 to donate. the salvation army 1-800-sal-army and you can list your home on air b&b to help fire victims. >>> now to the other big fire raging in southern california. some evacues are back in their homes this morning. the mandatory evacuation order was lifted last night for folks who live in the west hills part of los angeles. the neighborhood was under siege friday when crews forced people out of their homes. one homeowners saved his home thinking he'd be okay. >> if i knew now i wouldn't have done this. >>> more than 93,000 acres have burned since the woolsey fire broke out last thursday. as of this morning it is 30% contained. >>> i'm ann macovich at the live news desk. the man called the most high profile drug lord ever trial het joaquin guzman at pictures of the courthouse in brooklin where security is very tight this morning for several reasons. first of all el chapo is known as a renowned escape artist and also some threats from the outside because he has upset a lot of people during his c

and the red cross aid efforts begin. a war crimes suspect wanted for alleged atrocities against muslims in the central african republic has been extradited to the international criminal court. and the remains of more victims of california's wildfires are found with almost one thousand three hundred people still unaccounted for. the u.s. government is expected to decide who ordered the murder of the saudi journalist in the next two days u.s. media reports say the cia has concluded that the saudi crown prince mohammed bin sol man is responsible however president on trump has said it's too early to say she had returns he has the latest now from washington. while touring the devastation caused by the california wildfires donald trump claimed the cia had not assessed anything yet that it was too early but that a judgment would come soon we're going to come up with a report as to what we think the overall impact was and who caused it and who did it the state department earlier released this statement recent reports indicating

in the red cross is new aid efforts begin. the remains of more victims of california's wildfire found almost thirteen hundred people are still unaccounted for. and fighting the currents in the balkans become a group of women stop a river network running dry. the u.s. government is expected to take a view on who ordered the murder of the saudi journalist in the next two days u.s. media reports say that the cia is concluded that the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon is responsible but president donald trump said it's still too early to say chabris returns he reports from washington. while touring the devastation caused by the california wildfires donald trump claimed the cia had not assessed anything yet that it was too early but that a judgment would come soon we're going to come up with a report as to what we think the overall impact was and who caused it and who did it a state department earlier released this statement recent reports indicating that the u.s. government has made a final conclusion are inaccurate there re

((pamela harris-red cross)) "each evacuation center each shelter, has a board. everyday names might be added, new pictures might be added"crews have now spent more than a week searching for a long list of people...the sheriff's office has a chart with more than 600 names...((nats))as more resources open up, like this fema disaster center in chico, victims say these places serve as another area for family and friends to try to find them.((tommy higgins- paradise resident)) "a lot of my friends are missing. everybody's got a different agenda, because everyone is displaced."loved ones say they wont give up looking.. ((tammie)) "i'm hoping she's at someone's house, maybe she'll see the news broadcasts, something, we just need to hear from her." ((ashley))something that's been brought to our attention is that some people arent seeing their missing family members on the sheriff's office list. us it takes time for the list to update because th (vicki) (vicki) now a somber follow up to a story we brought earlier this week. a pleasanton man has been searching for his 75-

red cross says they'll try to help anyone they can.if it means feeding evacuees, that's what they'll do here. at this evacuation center, they're accepting dogs, cats, we have seen a couple of those out here. they're also offering minor medical care. nonemergency. they're offering that here for evacuees in oreville. >> all right. thank you for that. governor new? talking about his visit to the fire zone. he tweeted photos yesterday and wrote i stood in awe the strength and resilience of the people of paradise, california. folks lost everything bending down on a knee to help another out. >> a man who lost everything in the fire was able to find his wife's wedding ring in the rubble. jake olson is a wildlife warden and his wife forget her wedding ring on the counter. olson and a friend went back to search through the rubble and found the bring. >> right here where it's dug out, there use to be a counter top here at the sink. she said she had left it here so he just started digging and it was there. it's just a miracle. >> several members

of the red cross are seeing a lot of donations. the money from those donations paying from food and shelter to medications and mental health counseling. the tony larussa animal rescue foundation also known as arf has already sent a truckload of supplys to the fire zone to help some of the four legged friends who have been impacted by the fires there and left homeless by it. the red cross and other organize nighizations -- organizations say the best way is to give a donation to the salvation army, united way, some of the larger nonprofit groups that step in in times of disaster like this. gift cards are also very useful for people who are dealing with disasters and the victims in this situation. but if you would like to help we've compiled a list of donations. click on the web links section for a link. allie rasmussen. >>> the plan to facility evacuations when an emergency hits. how one bay area community is reviewing its procedures following these recent wildfires. >> what firefighters are doing to save thousands of homes. sfx: squ

we have a few civilians, especially nurses, people from the american white cross -- american red cross, ymca, walking in the graveyard. >> the cemetery itself were graves consolidated from smaller cemeteries. when soldiers died in battle, they were buried in small cemeteries around the region. and then the american government had made the decision that they would allow families to repatriate their loved ones after the war. 60-70% of the families brought their bodies back to the u.s. the other roughly 30% remained behind and they were brought to the cemetery that were now maintained by the battle monuments commission. the french government had a say in the land and allowing the americans. can you talk about that? >> some people say we are in american soil. that's not exactly true. the land was given by the government for free and forever. but there's a concession like in the cemetery, lovely by concession when we die, it's the same idea. the land is managed by an american commission, but it's still french soil and french law applies on this soil. >> why don't we take a look at the chape

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right to live human rights groups say the verdicts are unjust the international committee of the red cross has been denied access to the prisons where detainees don't have lawyers serious counter terrorism law has also been criticized for criminalizing almost all peaceful opposition activity many. political protesters and political dissidents who were basically picked up by the syrian security services or detained at checkpoints and taken into these detention facilities without any form of due process. those held inside hama prison retained control of much of the facility after a mutiny in two thousand and sixteen they have phones and internet access but despite managing to draw attention to their plight the international community remains silent. tens of thousands have disappeared others are being tried in military field courts or counterterrorism courts where proceedings on up to international standards little action has been taken there's also the silence of the u.n. refuses to discuss the oil. the family say the case of at least eighty thousand detainees and the forcibly disappeared ne

the red cross is assisting the displaced family and neighbors opened their home for a meal.re too distraught to talk. they are working to positively identify the man who died. abc 7 news. >> a man is recovering after crashing his car and spending all night in it without any help. they shared these picture and the man's family reported him missing. they searched for hours without any luck. the sun came out and they spotted a tree without a trunk. they found the car with a man still inside. people celebrating thanksgiving in the sierra retreated to the first snowfall of the season. the snow began falling on wednesday and by tuesday, there was more than a foot on the ground. chop hrkhop is warning p p p pp careful. >> tracking not only rain, but snow in the mountains. we have a lot to get to. we will talk about street level radar and south bay we go and you are finally getting your share of rain. mountain view heading across the peninsula across i-35. we are seeing pockets of moderate rain. in the east bay and the north bay from crocket to martinez, we are seeing light showers.

the red cross set up a website to contact people that are missing. >>> call fire released this on lineowing the status of homes in paradise. the red icon and there are many of them leave a home destroyed. yellow means it has minor damage. on the website, it warns people that things are still going on and the statuses could change at any minute. we posted a link ktvu.com. >>> president trump has approved a major disaster declaration for a state of california. the while fires are currently brewing. it gets access to housing and unemployment and crisis counseling and legal aid. they had a briefing for people that have been evacuated. many people still don't know if their homes survived. officials know that people want to return home to survey the damage. but they ask for patience. >> i realize your frustrated. i'm frustrated too. i know you're having a tough time. my heart goes out to you. >>> officials said that the burn zone it's are still too dangerous to enter. they told me that a task force has been set up and a local assistance center will open as i one stop shop for services for fi

. >> other ways to help, the red cross and 1-800-red-cross is taking donations. you can also text "butte fire" to 91999. and you can list your home on air b&b to help the fire victims. >> and you could also check the air quality index for your neighborhood and fire scientists respond to president trump and weigh in on why california's wild fires are so devastating. >>> i'm ann macovich. we have live pictures of a big rig crash. two big rigs collided. this is on interstate 64. you can see just those big rigs smoldering right there on the ground right now. this happened at 3:00 their time. so recently actually i'm sorry. it happened before 5:00 a.m. their eastbound lanes are now closed. one person has died and authorities have no idea when they're going to be able to re-open that freeway. you can see a lot of emergency responders there on the scene as they try to investigate exactly what happened when these two big rigs collided and then caught fire. one person has died. not sure about the driver of the other big rig at this point but we'll continue to monitor this

. >> the fairgrounds is where the county, state and red cross would like people to go and there was a steady flow of new arrivals today and many gave us glowing reviews. >> we got them into a temporary rental car because their car was destroyed and they had it right here on the lot. >> folks that are hesitating dish back do not. -- >> do not. and it's not nearly scattered. >> we have 173 fire survivors. >> matt nelson has organized the relief effort at the woodson bridge rv park and their biggest challenge is what to do with the mountains of donations that arrived before they could tell people they did not need any more because rain is about to fa >> we have to make sure we get the other tents set up and everything organized inside. >> the slow unfolding in the process of getting help is lurching forward. >> yesterday was a hard day because i spent it filling out the paperwork for fema. >> any kind of medium or long- term answer has not arrived. >> it's just one day at a time. >> know when is getting kicked out but the sense that you will have to leave here in the next day or two whet

continues in yemen we'll be talking live to the president of the international committee of the red crossin a moment in sports the race that starts the nation peter will be here with the best of the action from the melbourne cup. but first china's alleged abuse against its we go muslim minority is under the spotlight in geneva the un human rights council will be conducting its periodic review of the chinese government's human rights record beijing has been accused of mass the tension and discrimination of weaker muslims in the region adrian brown has been allowed rare access to a room and province and sent this reports. there are few more difficult places for foreign journalists to report from in china the job especially in. the provinces vast security and surveillance network is in overdrive as international criticism mounts over china's internment program for ethnic muslim week and other groups officially chinese government officials insist they're providing free vocational training for those deemed vulnerable to islamic extremism . but exiled leader activists say these centers are noth

, tting red cross to 90999 sdwlm. >> next, the man convicted in one of publicized -- >> he died of heart in san diego in june. of the fatal dog mauling of their mask heights neighbor. but that was in 2001, and noel was poe rolled in 2003, nolar is up for parole next year. >> the fan that levi stadium, they have been searching the last known location of ian powers. we have the details. >> power air quality prevented a possibility of air support in wednesday's search for ian powers. however, smoke did not stop a ground crew of nearly 40 officers. the police say they need to gather exterior surveillance footage from nearby businesses and search waterways from the sky. >> we have done an indepth investigation thus far as to his whereabouts, and financial and social media since the last time he was in contact with his family. >> powers was last seen at monday night's football game. which he attended with his girlfriend and his kids. he sent a few texts before vanishing. his uncle, sean powers was on site wednesday. >> deep in my heart, i know it's not looking good. >> the search continuing th

the red cross. you can also text butte fire to 91999. 1-800-sal-army and you can list your on the move on air b&b to help fire victims. >> i'm ann macovich here and concord firefighters are looking for help right now trying to find out who sent a model rocket up in the air that started a fire. this fire went on at about 5:00 yesterday evening in the same area as last june's ignaciovalue valley fire. this is in the crystal ranch neighborhood of concord. but now they're trying to figure out exactly who set off this model rocket. we have a picture of what they found near the ignition source right where the fire began. this was parts of a hand-made model rocket there found on bark wood court. so they're asking for any informationd michelle. >> ann, thank you for that. >>> happening today one of the most significant criminal trials is set to begin. joaquin guzman also known as el chapo. he earned nearly $14 billion moving cocaine into medical examination and the united states. he's also taken part in 30