tonight, one week after the flames first erupted, frefighters are working once more tlout through the night as they try to gain the upper hand on the massive fires in the north bay that have changed so many lives this week. thanks for joining us. >> let's get you caught up on the latest this hour. containment on the 40,000 acre nuns fire jumped from 45 tonight. containment grew on all the other fires, too. mandatory evacuations have been lifted on three areas, the schools open for the first time since the fire. also tomorrow a new center for assistance opens at the napa

county health and human services building. smoke has been hovering over sonoma valley all day. residents have been keeping a close eye on the flames. we're live in kenwood with the latest. >> reporter: now that it's dark and cool, the flames have gone down significantly but it's still going to be a sleepless night for at least one family who's chosen to stay for now? >> they're not defending something that's indefensiblnde. >> residents remain on edge. >> we had to clear this stuff from the house. >> mike wain has been watching from his house. >> you never lay your eye off it. >> his son jeff drove from n from colorado for moral support and is defying evacuation orders. >> they can tell us to leave but

i'm not leaving until i see flames come down the hill. >> smoke has been hovering over hood mountain all day. >> i hooer up, here in sugarloaf ridge state park are hazards everywhere, firefighters cut up this tree that toppled in the middle of the row. >> reporter: while the flames haven't moved up, but they know the wind can shift everything. they lost two barnes last week. >> this was my shop. >> the last thing they want is for their home to go too but they know in the end their safety comes first. >> if they shift, we'll leave. lives are not replaceable. >> reporter: well what's been comforting is that containment is o this fire has gone up from 25 to 40%. residents hoping for more progress tomorrow.

line in >> it gives us a look at where the nuns fire was burning this exclusive feature on sky 7 locates streets highways and local landmarks. you can see the proximity to the smoke and fire. this is in the remote area near hood mountain regional park. sky map 7 has been an invaluable tool helping abc 7 viewers see the fires in relation to where they live. >> calistoga residents are home or heading back soon tonight after officials lifted the evacuation from the tubbs fire at 2:00 this afternoon. the fire is still an ominous sight but the hope is the danger is over. tiffany wilson has that fire. >> reporter: red fire snaked its

way above the hills of napa sunday night. >> this is the tubbs fire burning behind me. firefighters have been fighting hot spots from it all day long and they have made progress. >> that is especially evident in calistoga where signs welcome families home. they return loaded down with donated food and water. others are still threatened, earlier sunday dense fire crackled in the hills overlooking highway 29. helicopters dropped loads of water trying to stop the flames. ed hudson watched from below. >> the whole thing is a bit sur reel. >> he's one of many worried about the wine economy. wineries are closed and they don't know when they'll work again. >> every day has been full of

emotion. >> firefighters are also feeling the effects of long nights on the front line. sunday the calm wipds helped them gain the upper hand. >> i think we're going to start to see the containment percentages go higher and higher every day. >> reporter: that's evident here. >> it's nice to reopen and get backto normalcy. >> folks say they came for a burger and got comfort as well. >> it give us the assurance that things are going to start to improve. >> reporter: tiffany wilson abc 7 news. napa county learned what's being done so they could return home. lots of work still needs to be done. >> power poles that came down has to be replaced, all the signage on the roads needs to be

replaced. >> we're going to be okay. there's a lot of changes but we're going to be good. >> health experts urge you to wear goggles, masks, and sleeves if you plan to handle debris. our web page has more information on the center's hours and the help can you find there. >> you heard warnings about not flying drones in certain places and tonight a resident faces accusations he flew a drown that got in the way of fifi >> officers issued the man a citation, helicopters resumed flying, about a 10-minute delay. weather was a problem earlier in the week but turning into an advantage later in the

week. >> the winds cooperating with firefighters that is why we see those containment numbers continue to rise and with winds light tonight we're likely to see them contain them more. live doppler 7 is quiet. the wind look, less than 3 miles per hour. and the future weather trend by 4:00 monday morning, similar story. by 9:00 we see the winds are calm in some spots and even into the afternoon, the wins will not be a big issue, factoring between 4 and 9 miles per hour. the winds are cooperating in the next 24 hours and look at the horizon, thursday to friday we are tracking a chance of rain. so the storm impact scale, it's a one, light rain but it will likely fall over the fires in the north bay. let's look at the timing in the

full accue weather forecast. >> we're learning more about two of the 22 victims killed. 82-year-old doctor carmen colleen mcreynolds practiced medicine for years. sheriff deputies said she made it to her car but could not escape her garage. this is 71-year-old daniel south erd, his son described his dad as being, quote, my best friend. he saids he'll miss his father every day. zble. about 2,000 people are still under evacuation ordereds because of the redwood fire, it's being blamed for 8 deaths and has burned nearly 36,000 acres and containment reached 45%. a local assistant center will open on tuesday.

it'll be open from 10:00 until 7:00 inside the gym atmin doe see know community college. it will replace lost documents, officials will also be on hand from social security. victims can even receive counseling. firefighters say they have made significant progress bat ling the sulfur fire. near 2,200 acres have burned and containment grew to 80% tonight. the fires have destroyed 425 homes. >> as evacuations are lifted you need to be aware of important safety precautions as you head home. wear stur dy shoes, be mindful of hazardous chemicals. before turning your propane

tanks on, inspect them for damage. if you lost power, don't turn your electricity back on unless all your appliances are turned off first and you inspected your home and electric meter for any fire damage. wear gloves and safety damage when throwing out food and personal items. some schools that were closed because of the fire and smoke are reopening tomorrow. that's all marine county public schools eight sonoma county. for anup to date list of your school you can head to abc 7 news daum or check out the app. >> when our neighbors are in need, abc 7 shows up. we'll be at north bay evacuation centers. see us tuesday at the veterans memorial building in santa rosa.

for a list of all locations go to abc 7. more to come at 11:00, including returning home to the devastation. >> it just breaks your heart. we'll be there again. we'll make it better. >> this santa rosa family lost everything, but next, how the a's plan to step up and help a 9-year-old super fan that lost all of his favorite memorabilia. plus. >> red, white and blue fly with a blackened landscape behind it was powerful. >> firefighters reflect on what's been such a difficult week. before we head to the break, looking at this haunting picture from last sunday night. a big thank you to the redwood city police officer for patrolling the area to prevent

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new at 11:00, firefighters in fairfield have stopped a three alarm brush fire from spreading. it started just after 10:00 tonight just south of i-80 no homes were threatened and that fire is now under control. we first told you about a heart breaking letter written by a 9:00-year-old who lost his home last night. >> tonight after hearing about it the a's are planning a special surprise for a little boy who's had a rough week. >> reporter: before fire destroyed their home, lauren

smith and his dad would drink milk shakes and play catch. >> it breaks my heart just that he is not back here screaming and yelling home runs he hit over the fence to the neighbors. >> the a's are my favorite teams. >> he built quite the memorabilia. >> i love watching the a's game. >> reporter: so he wrote a team. >> my saddest thing were my baseball collection, cards my 17 jerseys and 10 hats. >> quickly catching our attention online. we alerted the team's president who vowed to help. a meeting has been set up later this week that should include a few surprises. >> how does that make you feel? >> happy. >> reporter: happy for a fan who knows his favorite player's stance and every announcer's

call. >> that baby is gone. >> no doubt. >> back to work. >> loren and his dad have flen oif games in them because no fire can burn a father and son's love for the game. in santa rosa melanie woodrow abc 7 news. >> people who have lost everything are beginning the long and unnerving progress of recovery. they're pouring into a local assistance center in santa rosa. >> two more centers open tomorrow and tuesday in napa. we're shown some signs of home. >> reporter: this endless sign is full of anxiety and uncertainty and so too are the stories told by victims and evacuees. >> we lost our home and everything in it. >> reporter: these folks stood in line for two hours to get help from local state and federal agencies but there's no limit on how long it will take

to rebuild. >> everyone's situations is different so everyone's timetable is going to be different. >> reporter: some are leaning on their families for a place to stay while others take shelters at centers. joen has been evacuated for six days. meanwhile among the firefighters she's putting her comfort dogs to use. >> it's doing what it's supposed to do. >> reporter: another glimmer of hope in the most unexpected places. on thursday when the merced city fire department found this american flag. >> knocked over laying in a tree that had burned up. >> reporter: surrounded by blackaned homes the flag was untouched until this moment when the team put it all to see. >> to see the red, white and blue fly with just a blackened landscape behind it was

powerful. >> several days later that flag still flying high behind me. in fountain grove, abc 7 news. all kinds of animals have been affected. napa valley evacuating a tortoise. >> i hear three words firefighter in north bay want to hear, calmer winds, rain. >> absolutely. are we going to get any of those? >> we have the calm winds sfwonts that will continue for tomorrow as well and yes, we are tracking a chance of rain not only in the north bay where they need it but area wide and late in the week. live doppler 7 showing you the active scan going around and right now it is a calm picture.

outside tonight, a live look from the east bay hills. you can see the tower blinking, meaning visibility is rather good at the hour and the air quality will be improving in the coming days. look at the next four days, in the north bay around the fires monday and tuesday, the air quality will be poor but the trend, especially wednesday and into thursday is that area wide by thursday, we have good air quality no matter where you live. that coincides with a chance of rain coming through to clean out our atmosphere of the smoke. we've fallen back into the 50s and 60ss. we're holding at 54 in napa, jose at 64. so the call tonight over the next 12 hours, temperatures in most spots will fall back into the 40s we'll have a couple cool

locations, santa rosa and cloverdale will be chilly in the 30s. by 2:00 monday afternoon you can see area wide the winds remain on the light side, less than 10 miles per hour, which is certainly what firefighters want to hear tai as they battle these active fires. once again, monday is a day, similar temperature wise to where we were this afternoon, about 10 degrees above 89 in gloecoverdale. we bring in the storm impact scale, we rank our storms from 1 to 5 to give you a better idea what to expect, and we are just at the start of storm season. storms typically are weaker so a light storm, a one coming thursday into friday morning. higher humidity levels come with

it, that's good for firefighters. likely a quarter of an inch if not more. 9:00 in the morning on thursday, the green on your screen, that's the rain. the darker the clor the heavier the rain. as we go through early afternoon on thursday, the rain becomes more widespread and we're watching late thursday into early friday that's when the north bay has the best chance of shower. certainly necessary rain about a quarter of an inch in the north bay, less as you go further south. the seven day forecast, winds light midweek, and thursday to friday morning we track the rain moving in. you can track the rain with the accue weather app as we get closer to the event. >>

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abc 7 news was at the oakland coliseum today as the raiders announced a $1 million team donation to the redred cross. fans held up signs thanking first responders and there was a moment of silence for the fire victims today and we saw the the legend cliff branch there who also lost his home in the fire. talking about the season the raiders were having. >> i'm not going to make you pick raiders or 49ers. we'll go with the dress color. >> is that how it works? >> raiders got derek carr back but still lose 4 straight. while the

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now abc 7 sports with mike shoeman. >> raiders quarterback dereck carr returned from a back injury. no time to sulk, they face the division leading chiefs on thursday night. they have not won a game which carr has thrown multiple interceptions. carr two picks on the day finished 21 of 30 only 171 yards. 23 yards 10-7 raiders at the half. fourth quarter, melvin gordon had a rushing td and the chargers go up 14-10. raiders respond kordell patt patterson on the sweep. 47 yard burst. oakland back on top 14-16 pending the extra point we're going to show you, a high snap

and the kick is missed meaning the chargers needed a field goal to win, from 32 yards out, good. raiders are now 2 and 4. >> the problem is details. i say guys because i'm talking about myself and offense include. >> we need to lock in. anything can happen. there's still a lot of games to play. the calvary is not coming. we are the calvary, we have to lean on each other, we have a short week and go play on thursday. >> 49ders are the first team to win five straight guys by less than three points. today in washington, they found their quarterback of the immediate future in c.j. bather. he took over late, finds his

college room national anthem mate for a reception. and carlos caps that grooif off on fourth and goal. third quarters, 9ers down 7 second td of the game. curt cousins threw for two tds, going to keep this one, 27-17 skins but the 49ers are not done. bath erd gets his first career td past 9ers down just two points. they get the ball back, needing a first down, picked off instead. 9ers drop to on-6. 26-24 the finals. >> he's put two good weeks together and i had a feeling going in like that, had the chance for the win. >> it was somethng i dreamed about going in and playing your first nfl game. it was cool. >> a lot easier to come off the

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welcome back, we want to bring you another update now on the north bay fires that are still raging tonight. containment is growing, though. sky 7 was over the nuns fire in sonoma county. it has now burned 48,000 acres but containment is up from 25% this morning to 40% tonight. today mandatory evacuations were

lifted in calistoga, parts of the mark west area and se will know county. >> other fires have higher containment numbers, 60% for the tubbs fire, 65% for the atlas and cal fire reports they're up on lake county. firefighters report getting the upper hand on fires -- >> lo val valley and wood valley, residents were forced to leave there yesterday. >> we surveyed the damage of beautiful homes reduced to rubble in minutes. we found this large home off lo vn val valley in ruins. amid the ashes, most ridge top homes were saved. fire krus hit two blazes hard,

the fast moving fire was stopped before reaching the valley floor. >> the fire activity settled down and gave us an opportunity to catch up. >> reporter: mandatory evacuation orders remain in place. >> humidity is low and temperatures are high, so the burning conditions are still bad. these areas are going to remain closed for the safety of the public and responders. >> we have pictures and some clothes. >> sharon ryan grabbed what she could when she was told to go. they've gotten word their house on thorns bury road survived, they hope to return soon. >> we thought we could come back and start cleaning up. i can imagine all the food rotting in my refrigerator and my freezer. >> for now the ryans and their lab now heading to sacramento to stay with relatives.

sky 7 used sky map 7 feature to look at the smoke of st. hali najust after 6:00 tonight. it locates streets and highways and landmarks. you can there. sky map 7 has been an invaluable tool during the week helping viewers see the exact locations of the fire in relation to where they live. residents affected by the north bay fires are showing their resilience tonight. the statement the love in the air is thicker than the smoke. the marine county sheriff's department tweeted we found this to be true while serving in

sonoma this week. the bottom portion of the photo shows one of the only parts of the paradise ridge winery that was left standing after the flames tore through. stay with us, we'll be right back.

tonight, we're hearing about an incredible story of survival at a vineyard in napa, last sunday night. >> we spoke with the winery's owner who had to take extreme measures to stay safe. >> reporter: video shows what ed says was a ring of fire. >> it was like a solid envelope of just fire. and moving at a very fast pace. >> he's the owner of a winery he was at the vineyard to pick

graps on sunday night when they notice it had firing burning on atlas peak. they raced down the hill banging on doors, a couple firefighters arrived but with bad news, they were surrounded with no way out. >> i said what's your plan? he gave us a plan and his plan was to lay flat in the open area and let the fire pass over top. >> reporter: snyder sai said some people panicked overs prayed. they saw red and blue lights. it was two helicopters coming to rescue them off the burning mountain. he was amazed to see them risk their lives. >> at one point he lost elevation and went down into the flames and shot forward through the flames and was out and going right and left, full circle. >> the chp made several trips until everyone was evacuated.

snyder calls them heroes. so many people keeping an eye on the weather, especially for containment purposes. >> it is improving p. >> the winds are going to help the firefighters. the winds are on the light side as you can see, they're calm to less than 6 miles per hour. they will stay that way overnight tonight. 40s for most spots a couple chilly spots in 30s. most spots into the 80s tomorrow, 87 the high in santa rosa and napa. light wind through midweek and we're tracking rain arriving thursday lasting into friday morning. it ranks a one on the storm impact scale right now. >> the 49ers are this close. >> they are this close but we are going to take a break from

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now sports from abc 7 news. >> baseball top of the order, game 2 in la where the the dodgers lead the cubs. just inturner had a night to remember. cubs looking to go home with the split, former a addison rustl cubs take a 1-0 lead but it was short lived. justin turner another base hit, ties it at one, bottom nine, two on, two out for turner. see you, three run walk off homer, turner with all four

dodger rbi, 20 years to the day when gibson hit it in the world series. the dodgers take a 2-0 series lead to chicago. >> we've been doing it all yearlong. as long as we have it in us, we're going to keep fighting. rich hill outstanding game tonight. the bull pen puts us in the position to win the game. >> that was a great game. i thought our defense was outstanding. we played great defense on the field. really intertaening game. they just got us in the end. >> we're done with week 6 of thenful. cardinals and bucks. arizona adrienne peterson, ran for 134 yards two 2tds with cards with a 38-33 victory.

the rams lead the nfc west. la had two special teams dutch downs, including an 103 yard opening kickoff return. 27-17 that final. bad news for the packers aaron lodger breaks his collarbone. it got worse when his team lost to the vikings. here's packer's head coach mike mccarthy after the game. >> stating the obvious, the loss of aaron rogers to injury definitely hurts. but as as a football team we have to move forward. >> bears rookie quarterback got his first td. bears win by 3 in overtime. the saint's defense had five attackaways by the lions.

saints win 52 to 38. in the fourth down to on third to antonio brown off the deflection. 19-13 de pittsburgh. >> a little too slow and we can't do that. that's my responsibility to make sure we come out as a football team and play better than that in the first half. falcons had a lead over the dolphins. but they're picked off. falcons drop to 3-1 on the year. giants get a win, they shocked the broncos on the sunday night football. the giants win 23-10. the niners and browns are the only teams without a win. cleveland roughed by up by the

texans. tom brady let the patriots from a deficit, 107 victories bay quarterback. and those are your plays of the day. earthquakes playoff hopes still alive. they trailed until the 77 minute, chris with a fantastic pass in and he scores. 1-1 the final and a win. next sunday, the quakes are in a tie. nascar for the alabama laps to go, david reagan serves in and sets off a 16-car chain reaction. lucky no injuries but a lot of smoke and debris. 6 laps to go, more cars taken out, three red flags in this

race all in the final 17 latches. brad less cow ski takes the flag. earnhart finished in seventh place. we have the warriors and the rockets tip off tuesday in the regular season opener, i can't believe it's already here. they defend their title and it's going to be a great week, a great tuesday and we'll be out there live. >> no dodgers. >> i've learned that's a no-no. that's it for abc news at 11:00. >> we'll leave you with some traumatic injuries from the fire. >> breaking news in napa county where two fires have erupted tonight. >> we're tracking a fire in skoolgs. >> at first there was nothing and then we saw the smoke and the flames coming up over the mountain. >> fire is everywhere. it has made a hard push into santa rosa. >> we have people here in shock, and people here who have snapped into action. >> let me get her feet.

>> all around me there are emergency responders from different agencies. >> all of a sudden you see smoke start to pillow out from underneath the house. >> they saved my house. these guys are spectacular. >> hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of homes gone. this is very sad to see. >> it's mother nature at her worse i guess. >> this fire is advancing. it is growing right now. >> sadly we have found another neighborhood that has been completely wiped out. >> the sun is setting on a day of utter devastation. >> that fire came here like a speeding train sunday night. >> more than half of it is gone, just reduced to burned charred rubble. >> along with grief and fear comes uncertainty. >> a lot better progress today. >> settled down today and that gave us an opportunity to catch up. >> this is really a beautiful spot and it'll grow back and our homes will come back. we'll remember this day forever.

>> it just breaks your heart, you know, we'll be there again we'll make it better. >> one lady told us with tears streaming down her face, it's just stuff. >> we have received donations from the moment we opened. >> we pull together. >> those who drop their own lives and rush in to volunteer, they are true heroes, too. >> there's still a lot of work ahead. (dog panting) another 2am stroll, huh? i'm worried. i have this medical bill. dave, you have anthem, and they have people to talk to

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