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looking into the smoke over the bay area. carlos saucedo has been in the zone an joining from chico tonight. >> reporter: numbers adding up. heartbreaking ones, number of people confirmed dead, stands at 23. that tragic update was given to residents who gathered here at chico state for a community meeting tonight. residents displaced by camp fire packed auditorium for update in most destructive fire in state history. some present escaped with minutes to spare. >> almost didn't make it. five minutes would have been too late. >> reporter: lucy and her family house in paradise, not accounted for but pretty sure it's gone given thousands wiped out. >> last night tried to get through. turned us around, can't go through. >> reporter: conditions remain

uninhabitable, only emergency cruise in to prevent possible looting. >> people down the street from me, all gone, burned. >> reporter: in midst of destruction, signs of hope. firefighters rescued injured cat, hoping to reunite with owners. but many people still missing, fear that death toll, now at 23, could rise even higher. >> heart goes out to people. i will tell you that this weighs heavy on all of us. >> reporter: search and recovery efforts intensify, red flag arrange warning in and around is adding to anxiety. >> potential to push the fire further. >> reporter: evacuation orders were issued in communities of

berry creek and brush creek, northeast of the city of oroville, but stress the city is not in imminent danger. red flag warning in effect tonight and will continue until monday morning. live in chico, governor-elect got a look today, tweeted from the fire zone, thanking first responders for work. for comparison, map to illustrate the size of the camp fire. burning in bay area would be san francisco past san mateo. and smoke is choking the bay area. haze is everywhere you look. unhealthy for seniors, children and those with breathing problems. stay inside if you can.

abc7 news reporter is live in san francisco. >> reporter: eric, looks like people are taking this very seriously. if you check the stores, masks are very hard to find. recommended if you're spending time outside but some people shouldn't be spending time outside at all if they can help it. if you don't have place to go, resources are available. leon allston is a regular volunteer. >> come here a lot and make friends. >> reporter: today is first. >> everybody does it different. >> reporter: getting ready for expected to be packed house at st. anthony's for emergency air quality shelter. >> dark, foreboding, dirty, hurts your throat. scary. >> reporter: especially for vulnerable people. camp fire in butte county has air quality in the red, considered unhouealthy to breat. >> shelter in place warning and

don't have shelter, somebody has to provide it. >> reporter: turn into dining hall in the day so people can stay out of this long as they can. >> there's nowhere in bay area it's healthy. telling people to limit time inside. >> reporter: didn't hold back from the pier. >> came for the duali festival, fun. >> reporter: not the air. >> came from cupertino and air quality there was worse. >> reporter: headed home early because son has asthma. but some stayed behind in masks to watch the fireworks. colors spilling the sky behind the haze. despite air quality alerts, the show was approved. emergency shelter will remain open until the air is considered healthy. reporting live in downtown san

francisco, abc7 news. air is bad just about everywhere. chico state from empty classroom. that distinct orange tint is created by smoke from the camp fire. it's been arriving and choking us in the bay area since it began on thursday. drew tuma with more. >> unfortunately the air quality has not been improving through the evening hours. outside it's live look at sfo, see the smoke and haze in the atmosphere. current air quality right now has not changed throughout the day. unhealthy across the region. into the north bay, thicker, very unhealthy. spare the air alert in effect and air quality advisory in effect. over next two days, sunday and monday, poor no matter where you live. spare the air alert will last

through monday along with the air quality advisory as well. now we have a red flag warning in effect for north bay mountains -- thanks to increasing winds. show you winds closer. hour by hour to show you when winds will come up after the full forecast in a few minutes. "monday night football" could be in jeopardy if air quality doesn't improve. league officials will likely decide tomorrow whether to move the game between the 49ers and giants to another location. right now still expected as scheduled at levi's stadium. changed practice hours yesterday. watch the giants take on the 49ers 5:00.5:00.5:00.5:00.5:00.0

text emergency system. emergency management sent text alerts today letting people know air quality in san francisco is considered red or unhealthy. tweeted this forecast, showing unhealthy range. air quality is expected to improve to moderate tomorrow. we will see and let you know. one of the premier high school marching band competitions in northern california canceled because of the poor air quality. it was supposed to happen today at james logan high in union city. moved to modesto because of the poor air quality but then conditions in modesto deteriorated too, forced to call off fundraiser, tfundraiser, tfa be outside. food didn't go to waste.

>> we have fresh food, great community, let's have a block party and continue to raise money. >> 32 high schools set to perform. logan depends on the event to raise $40,000 to fund travel expenses, buy equipment and pay technical staff. two people found dead. evacuations as hill and woolsey fires rage out of control. l.a. coroner officials trying to determine the identities of the victims in the badly burned car in malibu. firefighters took a chance to shore up lines but reprieve is short-lived. >> winds are not blowing but tomorrow mother nature is going to turn fan back on and start blowing. message to partners in the

community, stay vigilant. >> the woolsey fire has grown 83,000 acres, 5% contained. hill fire at 4,500 acres, contained. response from firefighters after president trump criticizes the state and threatens to pull federal funds. string of suspicious fires at popular park has officials wo

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history, firefighters are in another fight. this with president trump. this morning the president blamed gross mismanagement for california's devastating wildfires, threatening to cut federal aid. firefighters are fighting back. live in the newsroom. >> president trump's tweet is getting backlash from across the country. president of the firefighter's association called tweet ill-informed, ill-timed and demeaning. adding some not even burning near the forests. >> disgusted and sickened when i saw it. >> president trump's tweet blasting the forest department for mismanagement. threatening to cut federal aid. remedy now. >> no difference than for troops going to battle, threatening to pull their funding.

>> one of the vice presidents of the california firefighters association. admits there are problems to the system but now isn't the time for politics. ten firefighters sent from alameda to the wildfires, six paid for by federal money. tweet is demoralizing and wrong. >> federal government owns 98% of the forestland in state of california. >> can't depend on this president to be with us. >> maxine waters was key note speaker for naacp event. says once again taking on california. >> typical of this president, speaks out about things he knows nothing about. no understanding how processes work. >> later backtracked with another tweet, praising firefighters. saying hearts with those who have died. destruction is catastrophic, good bless them all.

but says blaming the forest department fails to address bigger issues like global warming. >> it's not forest management, we're dealing with warming temperatures, record low humidity, extreme winds. >> spoke to former republican congressman doug o'sy who says the tweet was spot on. doesn't criticize victims or firefighters but has to send a strong message to get lawmakers to react. >> as soon as updates come in, find them on our website, abc7news.com. and advice how to protect yourself from smoke. string of six fires in golden gate park under investigation, all happened within 24 hours of eacht friday, most recent just before 6:00 a.m. flames burned eucalyptus trees

and near pools. both isolated areas, nobodies with hurt. east bay, businesses come together to help rebuild a rundown basketball court. in richmond for the grand opening. shields reed community sports center complex. rebuilt by local labor unions that donated more than $13,000 in time and goods. north richmond has highest poverty rate in contra costa county, making this more important. >> great thing about this court, kids are here practicing teamwork, working with others and not getting in trouble. putting them on better path. important family center for residents. >> namesake with other athletes once played on the court. remade using golden state warriors colors.

talked about air quality and weather, coming across the bay bridge, can't see the bay. >> lot of folks remarking how low the visibility was, how much smoke you could smell and see and fire danger is increasing over night and winds are ramping up, warning in effect. it's dry. cloudless but not clear sky. picture from exploratorium camera atop pier 14, haze has settled over san francisco and entire bay area. unhealthy air at this hour. and chilly. 30 in north bay, 35 in santa rosa, 49 in hayward, 41 in brentwood, 46 in san mateo. will be chilly by november

standards. will bottom out next 12 hours. but winds are increasing. 35 is current in mt. diablo, 28 in st. helena and and and and aa increasing. red flag warning in effect now lasting through tomorrow afternoon at 4:00. north bay mountains, east bay hills, diablo range and cruz mountains. gusts well over 40 miles an hour are expected. combined with very low humidity, ptentially single digits, any fires that start could spread quickly. wind, talk about that. 1:00 in the morning on sunday, winds will be strongest in north bay, expect the coverage to expand sunday morning. 6:00, windy in north bay, inland

east bay as well. backing off later, 10:00, confined to north bay. then afternoon, 3:00, 4:00 on sunday as red flag warning expires, expect the winds to calm down. still will bring in dry air, relative humidity in single digits, dangerously low around cloverdale, napa, 6% to 9%. dry area. accuweather, will be cool, windy in the hills and smoky overnight. low 40s to mid-30s. mainly in the 60s but air quality will be poor. headed to raiders game in oakland, smoke will be in the sky. take note of that. hazy sunny skies will continue

to monday. accuweather seven-day forecast. high fire danger sunday. red flag warning in effect. still hazy sunshine on tuesday and air quality issues will continue to wednesday. still no sign of any rain. >> thank you drew. still ahead on abc7 news at (toni vo) 'twas the night before christmas, and all thro' the house. not a creature was stirring, but everywhere else... there are chefs, bakers and food order takers. doctors and surgeons and all the life savers. the world is alive as you can see, this time of the year is so much more than a bow and a tree. (morgan vo) those who give their best, deserve the best. get up to a $1,000 credit on select models now during the season of audi sales event. it's "gaming with america's best internet provider" internet. just any internet.

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bad action comedy. kicked out to jordan bell. cook, lob to damian jones and watch the big man finish. look at the height that jones gets, fun to watch. cook was unstoppable first half. hits three right here. to give the warriors a 53-46 lead and drains another moments later. started 7 of 7 and 3 of 3 from distance. third quarter, durant to jones again. slam and foul. then warriors pouring it on. durant to klay thompson, know what he can do. 24 on this o.du, 28. no way to defend his floater. also 11 quin was cooking. deep two to hit the shot cook with season high in points.

more. >> no steph curry, no problem for the warriors. quin cook steps in, 27 points on 11 of 16 shooting. and 116-100 win over the nets. >> more than anything, just impressed with quin's professionalism, to not play at all for seven, eight games, whatever it was, stay ready, be able to perform all of a sudden out of nowhere when they need him, that's mark of a pro. >> you're guys do a great job of always making you feel important, part of the team, even when you're not playing. when you are playing, they do a great job making you feel part of the team. felt comfortable out there. and we got it done. >> felt like quin thinks he's supposed to be always ready, no matter what. doesn't feel entitled or like he has to play. when he's not playing, obviously wants to be out there but still working on game, looking and staying engaged and thinking

game as well. when number is called, able to go out and produce. that's just because of the work he puts in every day. >> warriors are off sunday, return to action monday in l.a. against the clippers. back home tuesday against the hawks. when they take floor at oracle, sellout number 300 in a row. chris alvarez, abc7 timberwolves have had enough. shipping jimmy butler to the 76ers, get butler out of the western conference. finalized on monday after physicals. philly intends to sign butler to long-term deal this summer. sponsored by river rock casino. big night for stanford and cal, bowl eligible. good ones.

been a while. fun to watch. >> 14 years in one case. >> too long. more to come on abc7 news at 11:00, more pictures of devastation out of butte county, historic landmark

good evening. i'm eric thomas.astating camp f butte county has increased to at least 23. many residents of hard-hit

paradise, gathered for community meeting at chico state to hear from officials. many barely escaped the fire's path and told us pretty sure homes didn't escape. air quality at unhealthy levels, dangerous because of smoke from the fire. shelters have opened in san francisco to house those who want to get away from bad air. this at st. anthony's. told to limit time out of doors. "monday night football" could be in danger. sacramento bee reports that will decorw 49ers/giants game to another location. not just northern california is dealing with devastating wildfires. tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate because of fires in southern part of the state. >> reporter: woolsey fire in southern california burning tens

of thousands of acres. >> mother nature has given us a short reprieve, winds not blowing but tomorrow mother nature is going to turn the fan back on. >> reporter: quarter of million people under evacuation orders. homes destroyed. >> taken aback at devastation here. >> reporter: strong winds fuelling flames died down but expected to pick up again. what are the challenges? >> here, you've got a lot of fuel in the canyon. >> reporter: in northern california, camp fire to 100,000 acres, homes and businesses destroyed, most destructive fire in california history. >> today 14 additional bodies were located. brings total number to 23. >> reporter: at least 27,000 people forced to evacuate, some driving through the flames to escape. town of paradise reduced to rubble. abandoned cars incinerated.

president taking to twitter to criticize containment of the fires. there is no reason for costly forest fires in california except that forest management is so poor. drawing sharp criticism from the california firefighters president rice. says the message is ill-informed, ill-timed and demeaning to those suffering as well as men and women on the front lines. abc news, los angeles. iconic bridge that connected paradise to chico has been reduced to ashes in camp fire. built in 1886, believed to be last three span prat style truss bridge of its kind in u.s. added to national register of historic places 1988. on friday fire decimated the structure. all that remains are the trusses. spotted crews taking a quick

break in san rafael, mopped up a fire and heading north. could be turned around. could get updates on the fire through the abc7 news app. free to download, enable push alerts for breaking news updates. autopsy results found the gunman at thousand oaks died from self-inflicted wound. ian david long killed 11 people before turning gun on himself. former marine machine gunner, found dead at scene. one of the victims a ventura sheriffs deputy who exchanged gunfire with long before deja vu, recount in florida. victor with the latest. >> reporter: there will be no

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and unapologetic call we count every single sprovote. >> reporter: scott claims trying to steal election. suspicious minds wonder why it's always nflorida, broward, where this happens. >> votes never been counted. that's the problem. >> reporter: all you want? >> just count the vote. >> reporter: president trump without proof tweeting from overseas, trying to steal two elections in florida. we're watching closely. miami. california, democrats have captured another seat, ousting dana rohrabacher, who worked as speech writer for ronald reagan. defeated by rouda, orange county

has been stronghold for republicans. thousands of migrants from central america back on the move to the u.s./mexico border. many with few belongings carry sleeping bags and blankets to protect against cold northern temperatures. taking longer route to border to avoid the high crime areas run by drug cartels. >> the movie "the mummy" comes to live. stunning items unearthed in ancient egypt. we're

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red flag warning in effect until 4:00 tomorrow afternoon for winds that could gust over 40 miles an hour at times. combined with dry air, humidity to drop to single digits. any fires that could start will spread rapidly in those conditions. cold and smoky. windy in the hills. mid-30s in coldest spots. shoreline, mid-40s. highs tomorrow, 60s with hazy sunshine but air quality will be an issue tomorrow and lasting through monday as well. poor air quality next 48 hours. spare the air day in effect through monday and air quality advisory. air quality is not easy if you have respiratory issues. smoky through tuesday, air quality issues still wednesday

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coliseum where the bears took the field having lost 14 in a row to the trojans. last time cal beat usc, 2003. quarterback was aaron rodgers. justin that team as well. bears trailed 7-0, j.t. daniels

floated one for the score, 14-0 lead into the half. third quarter, safety gets cal on the board and chase garber finds vic wharton for score. 14-9. still in the third, cal's tre'veon beck is going to pick would have been gone. cal in business and they know it. on that drive garver keeps for first career rushing touchdown. cal with lead, and usc fans can't believe it. bears hold on to win by one. streak is over. bears are bowl eligible. senior night for stanford, cardinal hosted oregon state. final run from home field and kept running. 28 yards into the end zone. love may have had injuries but

still nfl moves. 11 carries for 90 yards. 7-0 at this point. oregon tied it but cardinal countered. no but 143 of 166 receiving yards in first half. also four straight catches all for touchdowns, that's number one. stanford rolled 48-17, they win and are now bowl eligible. san diego state not bowl eligible, taking on utah state, jordan love, to bright. over love, josh, threw two interceptions. set up aggies with great field position and bright will get another touchdown. this on the ground.

yards for the score. utah state finished with yards. utah state wins big, 62-24 the final. number one alabama, no trouble against number 16 mississippi state. damian harris jukes out two bulldog defenders, breaks the plane, 14-0 alabama just like that. second quarter, harris out of the backfield, no one around at all. touchdown.hadim for easy t sessppat fan to watch team get shut out. second straight shutout of alabama by team in top 25 second straight week. 24-0. firing harbaughs of michigan

taking on rutgers but scarlet knights, gets behind the defense and motors to tie this game 7-7. helps when offensive line has a great game as well. michigan goes on to win, 42-17. look at that. wide open, 36-yard score there, good game for michigan. abc7 sports report by river rock casino. it's a long walk back to the locker room after 804 yards of total offense. >> more than most professional teams combined. wow. >> two games of offense there. we're waiting to find out what happens to the football game monday night. as soon as we know, we'll tell you about it. and weather, air quality? >> going to raiders game, similar conditions, smoky skies, hazy sunshine.

if you have respiratory issues, even if you're healthy we felt it in our lungs and eyes. >> red flag warning as well. >> correct. >> that's it for tonight. abc7 news continues tomorrow at 5:00. for drew and mindi and dion and entire team, thanks for joining us, have a great evening and even better morning. you know when you're at ross and you realize it's time your sister stopped borrowing your sweaters? yes! that's yes for less. stop stealing mine... never. sweater keth perft lidagieels efindt fo r less

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