Nov 17 Watch 25:00 November 17, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, November 17, thousands scramble for shelter and hundreds are still missing as the death toll from a California wildfires exceeds 70. Also, in West Virginia, many people below the poverty line have access to dental… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 3:15 California is still fighting fire as death toll exceeds 70 By PBS News Hour While hundreds are still missing, thousands are also scrambling for shelter as a northern California wildfire, which has killed at least 70 people continues to burn. Evacuees are finding refuge in places like a Walmart parking and an empty Sears… Continue watching
Nov 17 Trump visits as California struggles to locate 1,000 people By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press President Donald Trump headed to Northern California on Saturday to see firsthand the grief and devastation from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century amid confusion over how many people remain unaccounted for. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 7:26 One mother’s harrowing escape from California’s deadliest wildfire By PBS NewsHour, Mike Fritz, Jaywon Choe At least 631 people are missing in California's deadliest wildfire ever -- more than double the previous count, although the larger number may include survivors who safely fled. The Camp Fire has already killed at least 63 people, displaced 52,000… Continue watching
Nov 12 Why ‘mega wildfires’ are happening in November By Nsikan Akpan What everyone needs to know about why these fires are spreading so quickly so late in the year, and how to protect your homes and businesses from them. Continue reading
Nov 12 How to help those affected by the California wildfires By Zoe Rohrich With the fires still burning, recovery efforts are still in their early stages, but donations are coming in. Here's a look at some ways to help. Continue reading
Nov 10 Death toll in California fire climbs to 23 as search goes on By Gillian Flaccus, Don Thompson, Paul Elias, Associated Press Authorities called in a mobile DNA lab and anthropologists to help identify the dead as the search went on Sunday for victims of the most destructive wildfire in California history. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 4:31 Fires continue to burn California at both ends, killing several Deadly fires are closing major highways and threatening the homes of thousands under evacuation as they continue to grow in Butte and Los Angeles counties. And in Southern California, many were also mourning the recent shooting of 12 people at… Continue watching
Nov 10 2 killed in Southern California fire that’s doubled in size By Jonathan J. Cooper, Brian Melley, Associated Press Wildfires burning across California have now killed 11 people, including nine found dead in a massive fire in Northern California that destroyed the town of Paradise. Continue reading
Nov 10 Deadly fire leveled a California town in less than a day By Paul Elias, Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press And on Saturday, President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California, claiming that its forest management is, "so poor."… Continue reading