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By Katie Houlis Updated on: November 8, 2024 / 10:02 PM EST / CBS New York Firefighters battling brush fire in Prospect Park, Brooklyn Firefighters battling brush fire in Prospect Park, Brooklyn 00:31 NEW YORK — Firefighters are working to knock down a brush fire Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. The fire was reported just before 7 p.m. Friday. By 8 p.m., the FDNY said it had grown to two alarms. About 60 fire and EMS personnel responded and are working to bring it under control, and the FDNY says they are using drone technology to identify hot spots, along with specialized brush fire units. New York City emergency officials say to expect smoke and traffic delays in the area. Residents who live nearby are urged to close their windows. So far, there are no reported injuries. It is unclear how the fire started. #FDNY units are operating at a brush fire in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Operations are ongoing. pic.twitter.com/15QclbBXov — FDNY (@FDNY) November 9, 2024 New York City under drought watch New York City is under a drought watch , along with other parts of

A 19-year-old San Bernardino man watched his hard-earned savings and years of work turn into a mangled mess on Saturday afternoon when an out-of-control RV crashed into his and his family’s parked cars. Surveillance footage captured the moment the RV rammed head-on into and onto Daniel Gallardo’s car, smushing at least two more cars behind his on Del Rosa Avenue.  When the driver backed up and left Gallardo’s car, he hit three additional vehicles, police confirmed. The driver, who is believed to live just down the street from Gallardo’s family, has not been arrested. Gallardo said he and his neighbors witnessed the crash and then followed the driver down the street and tried to confront him. They believe he was driving under the influence. “He was all drowsy and we saw his face, his eyes were all popping out, his eyes were so red,” Gallardo told KTLA’s Shelby Nelson on Friday. “When he was saying stuff, he was slurring to me.” San Bernardino police said they’ve made several attempts to contact the driver, but did not provide any further information. Gallardo said he reached out

By Steve Hartman Updated on: November 8, 2024 / 8:25 PM EST / CBS News Woman learns how, where her father died in WWII 8 decades after her father’s mysterious death in WWII, she finally received answers 02:37 Syracuse, Nebraska — Gerri Eisenhauer’s father, Army Pvt. William Walters, was shipped off to World War II before she was even born. In 1944, her family got back his body and a U.S. government letter that only said he had died somewhere in France. “I just always wondered, where he died, how he died, it was just a little part of a puzzle piece that was missing in my life,” Eisenhauer told CBS News. For decades, the family was resigned to the fact that it would never know. That is, until a few months ago. Eisenhauer was at her home in Syracuse, Nebraska, this past summer when she received a message from Christophe Ligere, a French historian, from the small village of Grez-sur-Loing, in central France. The message read, in part, “On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of France, we pay tribute to Private

A 32-year-old Westminster man suspected of a hate-crime sexual assault in a Westminster store was arrested Friday.. Aaron Aubrey Navies was booked on suspicion of hate crime and sexual battery, according to police. Officers were dispatched about 7:40 a.m. Friday to the store in the 13500 block of Beach Boulevard, near the Garden Grove (22) Freeway, police said. The woman said she was in an aisle shopping for laundry items when the suspect grabbed her by the buttocks, police alleged. The woman hurled an item at him and backed away with Navies allegedly saying, “You don’t have rights because you’re Mexican and I can do what I want to,” police said. When the woman responded in disgust in Spanish, Navies allegedly stuck his tongue out in a way that was perceived by the victim to be sexual, police said. The woman immediately called police and Navies was arrested in the store, police said.

A 56-year-old man suspected of involvement in a transnational drug trafficking operation has been captured, FBI officials announced Friday. Joel Sosa Cardenas was being sought for allegedly orchestrating an operation in hundreds of kilograms of cocaine were shipped from Colombia through Mexico and Southern California to Canada and other locations within the United States, according to the FBI. A federal arrest warrant was issued Sept. 17 for Cardenas by a federal judge in Los Angeles. No details were released about where or when Cardenas was captured. FBI officials said Cardenas faces charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to export cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a firearm.

A ballot measure that would have made it easier to finance affordable housing and other public projects in California has failed. Proposition 5 was trailing 56% to 44% as of Friday afternoon, a 1.3-million vote margin, according to tallies from the Secretary of State’s office. The measure would have decreased the approval threshold for local bonds from two-thirds to 55%. Backers said it was necessary to help build low-income housing, expand roads and transit, renovate parks and construct other public infrastructure. Results from prior elections showed dozens of local bond measures that exceeded 55% support but failed to reach the required two-thirds majority, meaning that Proposition 5 could have led to a flood of new projects. But opponents argued that the tax increases that would have resulted from easier approvals were too expensive. “Proponents of Proposition 5 asserted repeatedly that their measure was not a tax increase, but simply ‘asking the question’ to see if voters wanted to ease the vote requirement for raising taxes,” said the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., a main opponent of Proposition 5, in a statement. “That question has now been

The Los Angeles City Council on Friday confirmed Jim McDonnell as the city’s 59th police chief in a split 11-2 vote, and he was later officially sworn in in front of a crowded room of city leaders. While several council members praised Mayor Karen Bass’ selection of a respected and experienced lawman to lead the department, the lack of unanimous approval underscored lingering concerns around McDonnell’s record on immigration as president-elect Donald Trump returns to office. McDonnell, who has made few public appearances since his appointment, delivered his strongest comments yet about ensuring that the department would not participate in federal immigration enforcement. “LAPD will not assist with mass deportations. Los Angeles is a city of immigrants and I know that immigrants are being disparaged right now,” McDonnell told the council, striking a more decisive tone than he did in answering some of the same questions at a previous committee hearing. “My job is to protect everyone in Los Angeles and to build trust and that’s what I plan to do.” After the new chief’s private swearing in, Bass said she “was so appreciative of

The warnings Wednesday morning were dire: Southern Ventura County was primed to be hit with the region’s most ferocious Santa Ana wind event in years, creating extremely critical fire weather in the area. And the conditions lived up to the billing, with 60- to 80-mph gusts slamming the foothills of Moorpark and Camarillo. Alone, the winds were dangerous. But once a small fire ignited in the wilderness north of Somis, the seeds for disaster were firmly planted. “We’re talking about the most volatile of volatile conditions that can come together to create the development of a large fire — fast,” said Ariel Cohen, the lead meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office. “And that’s exactly what we saw with the Mountain fire.” Within hours, the blaze had jumped over the 118 Freeway from the rugged Santa Susana Mountains and was tearing across neighborhoods in the hills above Camarillo. Fire officials are used to battling large fires this time of year, but a ruinous combination of extreme conditions and challenging geography hampered early efforts. The winds were so fierce that retardant-dropping aircraft were grounded, at

A Riverside County man was arrested Wednesday after he was identified as the suspect in crimes against two underage girls and an adult woman in the Moreno Valley area. Brian Vaughn, 36, of Jurupa Valley, was arrested Wednesday after law enforcement served a search warrant at his home on the 3900 block of Hawk Drive. Brian Vaughn, 36, of Jurupa Valley is shown in this mug shot provided by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 8, 2024. Authorities believe they’ve linked Vaughn to three separate known crimes, the first of which happened Halloween afternoon. Just before 5 p.m., Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies from the Moreno Valley station received a call about a man following a 17-year-old girl as she walked home from school. The victim told deputies that the man was photographing her and driving next to her as he offered to give her a ride. Deputies took down the victim’s statement but were unable to find the suspect. The following day, just after 4 p.m., deputies were dispatched for a report of a man approaching a 12-year-old girl and then soliciting her for

Police in Bell Gardens pursued a driver Friday who was suspected of stealing a vehicle in the Los Angeles area. The vehicle was believed to be a gray 2015 Hyundai Sonata stolen out of the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Police Department Pacific Division. Video from Sky5 showed the car driving erratically through residential neighborhoods in Inglewood with its front bumper hanging off. Around 4:40 p.m., the car pulled over near the intersection of North Gay and East 66th streets in Inglewood. After stopping, the driver and passenger exited, running on foot toward a nearby property. The passenger, however, decided to turn around before entering the property and was soon detained by officers. The driver continued into the corner residence property but police quickly found and detained them as well. Police did not immediately confirm the arrests or whether the original crime was an alleged vehicle theft.

Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam by antisemitic rioters, officials say – CBS News Watch CBS News There were multiple violent attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam after a soccer match Thursday night between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Police detained more than 60 people, and five people who were attacked were hospitalized. In a social media post, President Biden described the “antisemitic attacks” as “despicable.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Who are the contenders for Trump’s next administration? – CBS News Watch CBS News On the Friday after Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump and his team are racing to staff the incoming administration. CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane reports on the names being floated for secretary of state, CIA director, secretary of defense, attorney general and treasury secretary. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Latino voters on why they supported Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News While a majority of Latinos voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, President-elect Donald Trump was backed by a record 46% of Latino voters, even gaining support in Democratic strongholds like New York City. Lilia Luciano spoke with some voters who were behind that historic shift. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Feds investigate racist text messages sent nationwide – CBS News Watch CBS News Federal authorities are investigating racist text messages that were sent this week to residents in at least 19 states, from California to Connecticut. The texts were also sent to students at multiple schools and universities. Omar Villafranca has details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

President-elect Trump is not thrilled with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aggressive, highly visible campaign to shield California from the Trump White House. “Governor Gavin Newscum is trying to KILL our Nation’s beautiful California,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account on Friday, with his oft-used nickname for the state’s Democratic governor. Trump’s post came one day after the governor convened a special session of the state Legislature to prepare for potential Republican-led attacks on abortion rights, environmental protections and disaster funding in the liberal state. Trump wrote that Newsom “is using the term ‘Trump-Proof’ as a way of stopping all of the GREAT things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again,’ but I just overwhelmingly won the Election.” Newsom’s preemptive strike signals the return of the hostile relationship between Democratic-controlled California and the Trump administration. In a video address to small donors and supporters Friday afternoon, Newsom said Trump’s criticism felt familiar. “It’s a tired, old playbook of grievances. No prescriptions. No solutions. Just grievances,” he said. The governor’s proclamation for the largely symbolic special session says his administration anticipates that Trump could seek

Rapper Bhad Bhabie, hoping to silence the “worst narratives” about her appearance, has revealed she is battling cancer. The 21-year-old “Gucci Flip Flops” performer, whose real name is Danielle Bregoli, addressed critics Thursday on social media. “I’m sorry my cancer medicine made me loose [sic] weight,” she said in an Instagram story, reassuring fans she is “slowly gaining it back.” Bregoli, infamous for her viral 2016 appearance on “Dr. Phil,” also urged her fans to “stop running [with] the worst narratives.” In recent weeks, multiple Instagram users voiced concern over Bregoli’s appearance. Some joked about her eating habits, and others speculated about whether the rapper was using a weight-loss drug. Since the comments surfaced in early October, Bregoli had posted several photos of herself in body-hugging outfits, but did not address fans’ concerns until this week. Hours after Bregoli shared her story, a family member confirmed Friday morning to TMZ that the rapper is indeed battling cancer. The family member said Bregoli is receiving treatment from a doctor but did not share additional information. On Friday, Bregoli’s mother, Barbara Bregoli, also shamed gossip blogger Perez

El diagnóstico del doctor de Israel Vázquez no fue precisamente lo que Laura, la esposa del legendario boxeador mexicano esperaba escuchar. El excampeón vive una de sus más difíciles batallas de su vida tras ser diagnosticado con fase 4 de sarcoma, que es un tipo de cáncer del que existen hasta 70 diferentes tipos y que lo ha dejado en un muy mal estado físico. “Casi no puede hablar y si lo hace, se corta su respiración, está muy débil”, dijo Laura a LA Times en Español. “Quiero pedir disculpas a toda la gente que le ha llamado y por obvias razones no puede contestar a las muchas llamadas que ha recibido. Él trata de contestar por texto, pero el medicamento lo deja muy cansado”. El pasado viernes, 31 de noviembre, Vázquez fue internado por segunda vez en el hospital White Memorial en Boyle Heights y regresó a casa el jueves con las peores noticias que podían imaginarse. La primera vez había sido hospitalizado hace seis semanas. En 2018, fue diagnosticado de una esclerosis sistémica que es una “enfermedad crónica rara de causa desconocida caracterizada

Authorities are currently pursuing a driver suspected of stealing a vehicle in Los Angeles County. Details are limited, but the vehicle is believed to be a gray 2015 Hyundai Sonata stolen out of the LAPD Pacific area. Sky5 is overhead.

Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album lands her 99 career Grammy nominations – CBS News Watch CBS News The Grammys released their nominations for the 2025 awards on Friday. Beyoncé led the pack, garnering 11 nods for her album “Cowboy Carter.” Entertainment Tonight correspondent Cassie DiLaura joins CBS News to discuss the star’s album and the other nominees. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

SpaceX Dragon crew taken to medical facility Crew of SpaceX Dragon capsule taken to medical facility after return to Earth 03:04 Three NASA astronauts who just wrapped up a 235-day mission to the International Space Station discussed their flight with reporters Friday, but steadfastly refused to comment on a medical issue of some sort that resulted in one astronaut spending the night in a hospital after landing. The unidentified astronaut flew back to the Johnson Space Center in Houston the day after splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 25, rejoining their crewmates. But NASA, citing medical privacy issues, provided no details other than to say the astronaut “is in good health and will resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members.” Moments after splashdown, the Crew 8 fliers smile for the camera. Left to right: cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, pilot Mike Barratt, commander Matt Dominick and astronaut Jeanette Epps. SpaceX “I know there may be some interest in our post-flight medical event, where we diverted to a hospital,” Crew 8 pilot Mike Barratt, a physician-astronaut, told reporters Friday. “You know, space flight is still

“Hiring Our Heroes” helps returning veterans find jobs – CBS News Watch CBS News After veterans’ brave service ends, the return to everyday life can be challenging. “Hiring Our Heroes” President Eric Eversole joins CBS News ahead of Veterans Day to discuss the nonprofit’s work to get service members employed after they return home and the unique qualities they bring to the workplace. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On