is one of the decese, yes, apparently   yes.

 

Conditions of other who were wounded still not known at this hour.

 

California seate big sir region is under threat from a slow moving wild fire that has consumed 550 acers, destroying 15 homes and forcing about 100 people to evacuate the mountain area. NPR's Richard Guzales has more.

 

Big Sir about 150 miles south of San Francisco is a major tourist draw known for its rogit coast and breathtaking views of the pacific ocean. Typically the fire season is over by now, but drought conditions have left a lot dry field for the bleeze that started Sunday. Untill recently the region was   about 45 inches of rain each year, this year only seven inches of rain have dropped. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Richard Gunzalas, NPR News, San Francisco.

 

NASA says astronauts will have to conduct a series of space walks to replace a 40 pup vodul aboard the international space station. NPR's Fel reports the work will begin this weekend.

 

The trouble began when a critical part of the cooling system aboard the international space station stopped working. Astronauts were forced to shut down some of the station's systems to keep them from over heating. NASA isolated the single voule that was causing the problem but efforts to fix it romotely have failed. Now the agency says a series of space walks will be needed to replace a 780 pound mudul that holds the vouel, meanwhile a resupply rocket set to launch this week will be delayed untill Jan. The repaire work is scheduled to begin on Saturday. Jef Bermufel, NPR News.

 

Government's mainly inflation gage show a little signs of movement last month, the labour department is reporting its consumer price index which measures the cost of a market basket of good basicly fight in Nov after dropping 0.1% the previous month.   was due to falling gas prices which declined 1.6% last month excluding volt of food and energy prices they so called core rate inflation which is also a little changed up to 0.2%. Over the past 12 months the consumer prices have raisen just 1.2%. 

 

On Wall Street stocks largely trading water today head of the end of tomorrow's federal reserve board meeting the last of year, the Don Jones industry average closed down nine points to end the session at 15,875, the nasdaq was down five points today closing 4,023, standard pul 500 lost five points end the session at 1781.

 

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According to an official who was aboard the coast cruse liner when ground off the coast of Italy in Jan of 2012, the ship's captain was distracted in talking on the phone when incident took place. Shrio Brozio the ship's first officer telling a court in Tas today he had communicated with Hanjester the captain Francisco's codino because he was distracted.  maintain the ship was too close the island when  around killing 32 people, Tino is accused of man slaughter causing the ship wrack and abandoning the ship. 

 

On his 77th birthday, pop Francis has named father Pier Fiber     16 century French judge sin, NPR's John Bernat reports.

 

Pier Fiber was the first recrewed society of Jesus the judgule was too which the pop belongs,  hte   observors say Francis has long considered the French judgeul a role model. They both support a church reform and rich down to non cathelics. Pop in a recent intervies spoke of Fiber's symple piety, a certain nieve tae, capable of strong decisons but also genetally leving. Fiber was born in 1506 and be friend two more famous judguls,  Loula and Francis Exzwia. Fiber was dipatched as missionary to cities through out Europ in the mid 16 century during the violence of the protest refermention. Pop Francis bypast the church usual two miracle requirement in Cana dear Fiber. John Bernat, NPR News.

 

Going gap between those with money and those without it in this country is becoming increasing concern to a group of economists who say it's not just bad for individuals but for the U.S. economy as a whole. More than three deozen economists said the wide spending by wealthy Americans starts to help drive the economy, more even distributional wealth would be moe beneficial.

 

I am Jack Speer, NPR News in Washington.