Home video filmed in Amador County looking south at the Butte Fire. The person filming refers to their home being in the nearby area of the fire. This was uploaded on Friday September 11th.
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KCRA 3 Crew Drives On Highway 26 During Butte Fire
Brian Hickey of Sacramento’s KCRA 3 Television and his crew posted this video on a social media page.
They were driving on Highway 26 near Mokelumne Hill on Thursday September 10th. This was highly dangerous to drive into these conditions. The quality of this video is not very good however, the devastation shown (as it is happening) along this brief stretch of highway is difficult to comprehend.
Driving Through The Butte Fire
This Butte Fire video comes from the strike team members of the Peardale-Chicago Park Fire Protection District. This was filmed on Friday September 11th.
Air Tanker Over Butte Fire
This is home video of an Air Tanker taking on the Butte Fire on Thursday September 10th.
Trump Discusses China
Donald Trump has spent a lot of campaign time talking about China. Here’s a quick recap of his last three months.
Stanislaus River Before New Melones Dam
With the New Melones Reservoir water level extremely low this year, newer residents to the Mother Lode are able to see what the surrounding area once looked like before dam was built. But it is not the complete picture. Here is footage from 1975, portraying the Stanislaus River as it once was with its whitewater run, limestone caves, Indian relics and Gold Rush history. This film was used to try to stop construction of the New Melones Dam. The effort was unsuccessful.
Trump Offends Reporter
During a press conference, a reporter told Donald Trump that using the term “anchor baby” is offensive. Donald Trump was not moved to change his wording.
Black Women Tell Megyn Kelly To Back Off From Donald Trump
Two African American women — hosting a YouTube “show” called “The Viewers View” — eviscerated Fox News debate moderator Megyn Kelly for her questions related to Trump’s statements on Twitter concerning women.
Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson produced this segment called, “Megyn Kelly and that Damn Debate”.
Black Activists Shut Bernie Sanders Down
“Black Lives Matter” actvists in Seattle told 2nd place Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to stop talking or they were shutting his event down. Mission accomplished.
49ers Release Aldon Smith
Linebacker Aldon Smith has been released by the San Francisco 49ers after his latest arrest. The team announced the move Friday, hours after Smith was let out of jail.
