county is dealing with its just asked and then a few latest calamity. hours la >> they burned 771,000 acres. crushing news as the wildfires continue to rage all across the bay area. that's greater than the state of rhode island. some e wvacuees are learning they'll be returning home to >> we've increased our personnel by almost 100 since last night, little more than rubble. good afternoon and thanks for joining us. >> fire crews are indeed which is good, it's still not stretched thin across the state. more than 12,000 lightning enough. >> many of these firefighters strikes started 560 fires. have been on the lines for 72 771,000 acres have burned since august 15th.d than the size of d island. at least six deaths have been attributed to the fires. 33n hurt and here's ahere the three burning. the czu. covering the wildfires. wayne and lori in the north bay,

but we start with chris in santa cruz county, where tens of h thousands of people have now evacuated. chris. >> good afternoon. quality there, way worse than yesterday. in fact, down right dangerous. that's why we had to get out of the area. but it was not nearly as devastating as what we found there. homes burned to the ground. i had an emotional interview with a family that lost two homes. >> we did decide to come back the next day on wednesday. and we were able to get a significant amount of the very precious things. so -- >> but for the family, the timeline between this, a home t. ash and rubble, tragically too quick. >> we had one of the cal fire people come up in trucks and via broadcasting from their truck saying get out, time is now. get out.

>> by wednesday morning, it was, we got word that our whole neighborhood was on fire. >> that's andy standing in the photos surrounded by what's left of the house he built. >> he notified us. he's got a land line so he called his wife and told her, tell the imels i just saw their houses go up. and that was the big cry. before that, it was -- we don't know. maybe, we kept hope. >> but on that morning they were still hoping, this is what was happening in their neighborhood and all over boulder creek. by morning, the it was all rubble. the bits and pieces that make a home, completely charred. this street, fallen leaf drive, still though, there were streets that proved just how unfair a fire can be. one house standing. next to another burned to the ground. >> that just goes to

we don't have the resources on it that we would normally. if this were a normal situation where say this were only one or two fires within state, we would have more resources here. >> cal fire crews stretched nditionsaling with this kiner ta >> we don't really grasp what it really means to be in that situation. until you're in it so now here we are kind of like well, now we get wihat all these other peopl have been going through. >> we want to pass our blessings and hopes to so many families up here still in our neighborhood area. >> and for the residents watching who are currently away from their homes, again, i can tell you, the air quality there is so poor right now. if you are getting an evacuation warning, get your stuff ready, be prepared to go at any time. cal fire telling us they are bracing if residents to be away

from their communities for at least weeks. live from san jose for abc 7 news. >> chris, thank you. this is ago any for so many families. a pair of fires broke out this afternoon near the coyote creek golf course in san jose. cal fire says it burned about 15 to 20 acres. cal fire says this is just another e of how dry and o soon to say h it start. to the north, the lnu complex has burned more than 21 t,09,00 acres in napa, solano and lake counties and this afternoon a, some residents who feel grateful to have made it out alive are returning to see what's left. our coverage continues with laura. >> we are in rural napa county, larry. this was the scene of much devastation early in the fire then as it turns out, for this couple, there was plenty of devastation several days in. they tried to save their home. they were out here for several days with fire extinguishers, water from a local water source and then finally, on wednesday

night, three days in, they had to give it up. >> try to look at the bright side. if you get over on that side, that's where we got married two years ago almost to this date. >> it's all about appreciating what survived rather than what was lost for this napa county couple. for instance, their wedding altar still standing. their main house and a garage were totally destroyed. but a small guest cottage somehow survived. the flames coming just a few feet from the back deck. for four days, they tried to defepd their rural property, but finally on wednesday night, the roaring hennessey fire was too much and moving way too fast. >> we kind of defend ed the thre fires approaching, but the third one was the evening was like, it was brutal. >> we gained a family in all of our neighbors. through this event. we're all kind of spread out,

but they just came, i have no words. >> yep. >> just five miles up the road, three people did not survive. found dead on a property surrounded by scars from what was clearly a fast moving inferno that left no signs of life in its like it now, they know they got lucky. >> we're hopeful. it's going to be a long path, but i'm thankful. we're waiting for that day we get to celebrate with everyonen. for version 2.0 of our dream home. >> and as we're standing here now, you can see the sun is out. the sky is a bit clearer. the smoke layer has lifted a bit, but that is also an indication that as folks are coming back, they're able to see how much destruction there is. we did a lot of driving around here today. there are still some spot fires and we've talked about resources throughout this entire ordeal. we have not seen have many fire trucks or any fire trucks at

all. they're just spread too thin, so the hope is that these small spot fires don't i guegnite onc again. live in napa county, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thank you. video from two people in the north bay shows the fehr rossty of the lnu lightning complex fire as well as one woman's desperation as she searched her property for her animals. >> no, no, no, no. no, no. the horses. ash? ash? >> the voice you hear is that of solano county resident, christa hefner. she shared this video of her frantically calling out for her horses as the fire burned all around her. she told a sacramento tv station she lost nearly everything in this fire including dozens of

animals. some though did survive. and now a video from a man named tyler day. he drove on highway 128 in steel canyon road. he's surrounded by fire. flames right up to the roadside. actually driving over embers. imagine yourself driving in this. at one point, day was forced to turn around. ole orde, yi ltle ma tint uy,waid fetrees. story. wayne. >> a different kind of story out 're just on the southern edge of the fire' r behindre the od nen nearly as severe tod as it has in the past.

with that, some of the people who should have been moving have not been moving. in fact, they've been staying put and have had a good time with it. >> guerneville and russian river region, they've become a ghost town in what should be the busiest time of year. >> there's hundreds of people here. you would be surprised. >> include linda and her brother, mike. they own fern's grocery. as their sign says, please do call again. >> nowhere to go. age of covid, what are you going to do? today, that would be watching smoke from the fire. in days passed, it has raged havoc, burning more than 20,000 acres and last night, drawing an all out assault from the cal fire task force. natural disasters come with the turf out here. >> flood, fire, flood. it just keeps going. >> like a mantra. >> firefighter, flood, pandemic, fire. here we are.

>> it's not really funny and while they call this a party, there's still the elephant here in the redwoods of rio nido where we found more non evacuees. >> i'm going the stay here until i see flames coming down the road. >> so have another bloody mary and here's to the fire up above tempting fate, or maybe defying it in the ghost town. if our stuff goes up, at least we got one last party in. you know. >> they won't be laughing if they smoke you see down at the end of the road starts moving into the town. the wind has stayed down thus fa, but it's beenng mmts aborth notif saying they should go, leave,

that if something happens, they'll be taking away manpower that could be rescuing homes. they say they have a plan. they're just a couple hundred yard frs the river, that if a fire gets close, they will jump in it. >> i guess they have a sense of humor about them. either you laugh or cry at this point. with so many fires all over the state, manpower and resources really stretched to the limit. in some cases, beyond. which has led to private citizens forming their own fire fighting brigades using whatever equipment they can scrounge up and they're right out there on the front lines, saving homes. clayton has the story. >> hey, larry and kristen. this of course is what firefighters are always worried about as these afternoon winds start to pick up, so do the flames and we are in a very dense forest here. we're on milk creek road just outside heelsburg in and as you know, with all that is going on, fire fighting

resources are stretched extremely thin. which is why we're seeing these renegade fire brigades stepping in to pick up the fight. locadewhereelsehis ing any is can'tne else to take care of it. save aot to chain saws to clear away trees and a determination that they were going to stay until the danger had passed and the house was safe. one of the homeowners tells us this is just what people in this area do. it's a community where everyone pitches in. >> i know everyone pitches in. it doesn't matter whether it's your property or not. everybody comes together. >> at one point, as the worst of the flames came to rage, they got a huge couple of water dropping hospitalers. >> that was a mir can. we had been waiting for air support for the last few days. these guys were here ae is of c

discouraging people from starting their own fire brigades. they say no life is worth any property and going into the weekend, we're hearing about that weather that's coming.moree lightning and of course, that is how this all started. larry, kristen. >> all right. that was quentin. now let's get to sandy to look at the conditions today. it's starting to get windy. >> typical sea breeze around this time of year. i want to show you the conditions on the fire lines ch starting with the north bay first. it is warm. 89 degrees near the hennessey fire. the winds are increasing out of the north to 18 miles an hour. as you'll notice around the gamble fire, 94 degrees, so it is hot. dry conditions. 29% relative humidity. san matteo county, can san that kuz county, 98 degrees. even though we are seeing the

winds increasing, the humidity values were up overnight, which helped those firefighters. to 2 now, those winds over the ler elevations, 39 mile an hour winds around san francisco. bigger problem to contend with is fire danger this upcoming weekend. sunday morning until tuesday morning for dry thunderstorms. it's a combination of gusty winds, dry conditions, possibility of erratic winds and dry lightning that could spark more fires or aggravate existing fires. that's going to be the big concern come this weekend. i'll be back with a close eer look coming right up. >> all right. we'll check back with you with the forecast, seven-day in just a few minutes. you can follow fires statewide with our exclusive wildfire tracker, which is updated with the latest information from cal fire. check to see where the fires are

spreading, the acres burned so far and containment info in real time. which is so critical. the abc 7 fire tracker available now at abc7news.com as well as the app. the race to get out. a look at the evacuation process and what fam ilies are going through as they try to escape the flames and one

governor newsom responded to criticism from president trump yesterday. yesterday at a campaign stop, the president said california is not doing its part the prevent wildfires. >> and i see again the forest fires this time. starting again in california. i said get it clean your floors, clean your forests. they have many, many years of leaves and broken trees. and they're like, like so flammable. rationayavo cut nd it goes>> p t wildfire funding. here's what governor newsom said this morning. >> i'm not convinced that the president was aware of that new memorandum of understanding that his administration signed with the state of california to collectively invest in unprecedented amount of resources to address the that he highlighted. had he been aware of that, i'm not sure that he would have made

that statement and i certainly respect that the president has a lot on his plate. >> the governor insists he has a good relationship with both president trump and vice president bimike pence. >> the czu lightning complex has scorched more than 50,000 achre an containment at this point. 64,000 people have been e evacuated. stephanie sierra joining us live now at one shelter, the santa cruz civic auditorium. what's the latest? how crowded is it? >> well, we just learned this shelter is now at full capacity. there are 79 evacuees living temporarily in tents that are spaced six feet apart and staff and volunteers here are taking temperature checks before people can come in. now i want to step out and point out some of the signs that are posted on the pillars of this auditorium. they say no donations needed. there's been an coun

miighe mis have somewhere to come home to. nan smoky skies and haze hovering the santa cruz mountains. it's just a sign of what's to come. >> it's going to be bad when you ot down to theit-gtt and >> my clothes and the dog. >> been frustrated, crying, desperate. it's been horrible. >> it's still hot, so you have to be patient. it's the worst waiting game possible. >> we met these four people at the santa cruz civic auditorium. their stories captured just a small glimpse of the 64,000 residents forced to evacuate. martin >> right here. it's my car right there. the little toyota. been sleeping there last three

nights. i have no place to go. >> a lonel relate to. thinking of friends left behind. >> there's someone we still don't know where she's at, which is kind of scary. >> for some, that fear turned to anger. >> this could have been avoided. >> we don't have it under control. >> this is our home. our livelihood. we invested a lot of money.ve what's next. see >>re w whaur rtain. matters in the end. >> despite signs that say no donations needed, that hasn't stopped the community and volunteers from bringing water, food, cleaning supplies, you name it, it has all been here. despite not having a lot of information, this community has been so resilient. the families we spent the day with here say they are not scared and aren't going t giv s

>> thank you. san matteo county public officials are urging the people, don't visit the coast this weekend. and for that reason, beaches in half moon bay and pacifica have been closed until monday. they say it's critical that roads are cleared for firefight firefighters and emergency responders battling the blazes. highway 101 is closed, meaning there's more traffic on highway 92. >> the situation that we're in right now is very clearly putting us, that we're for this particular situation right now, we're asking people not to come. >> clog iging the roads with ca traffic can impede evacuations. first responders say they don't need or want to fight traffic so someone can enjoy a day at the beach, so please, please remember that. all right. we want to check out the weather again with sandy. those winds are picking up and not helping the fire fighting efforts. >> absolutely not.

the winds will continue through this evening before they ease up again. during the overnight hours. from o kgooof mera.you eehe swaying in the wind. the flags blowing. certainly still hazy as we look across the bay there. 70 degrees in san francisco. 78 in oakland. low to mid-90s from mountain view to san jose. gilroy, excuse me, 94 degrees. emoryville camera showing you a really murky view as we look towards downtown oakland here. low 90s from santa rosa to napa. 95 in concord. 96 in fairfield. live doppler seven showing you some fog lingering near the coast. certainly air quality is suffering. so, we have the current conditions for the air quality. around santa cruz, it is poor. moderate in the south bay, as you will notice parts of san francisco, the east bay, moderate. fairfield, moderate. vacaville, unhealthy. if you smell smoke or see it,

stay indoors and put your ac on. from our san jose camera, sun is shining but being dimmed by smoke and haze. air quality will continue to suffer. spare the air in effect through the weeke.heththrough e st bay. poororhe rest of the region and sunday does not look much better. from our golden gate bridge camera, you're seeing this view of the bridge. at least visibility is fine on this view. smoke and haze through the weekend. mild with fog at a the coast. hot inland the next two days and we have a chance of thunder between sunday night and tuesday, so something to keep in lightning could bring potential for more f ores w lk forecast, nothing near the coast 7:00 tonight. it will advance into parts of the bay tomorrow morning. we'll see high clouds as well, so sort of a murky view throughout the day into the afternoon with a combination of the high clouds and smoke. hazy skies in the morning.owds

antioch, the warmth will be right there. 72 degrees so hanging on to some of the warmth from today. afternoon highs for your saturday. 95 in livermore. 97 in fairfield, antioch. 76 in oakland. 68 in san francisco. 87 in san rafael. 92 around santa rosa.80s in sane and what's going to happen, but if the leftovers of former hurricane we're watching. potential to bring in thunderstorms between sunday night an monday morning. that's the big concern for big r firefighters. even into tuesday, so something worth watching. y,y late night s like chance of thunder between sunday night and monday and again on tuesday. those temperatures are not going to change a whole lot as we head into the wednesday wepz, partly cloudy skies then drier air moves in going into wednesday,

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entire life into your car? >> san matteo county resident, har pes k der o.tability and solace and you can't find it. everybody easter rised. >> there's no overnight shelter at this location, but people c they try to figure out what to do next. some will receive a hotel vou voucher as long as those remain available. oficial frs the american red cross are working with counties throughout the bay area to offer as much assistance as possible. >> it's another safety check. we don't want people standing in line at shelters. we don't want people exposed to other people in mass groups. >> the covid-19 pandemic causing ongoing concerns. however, an evacuation center is now open at the san matteo county events center to provide services to those with nowhere else to go. back at half moon bay, city bea

as a way to keep roads clear for essential personnel. >> and we want to be stewards of this great land and share it with everybody. that is our goal. but this current weekend, there are so many different factors going on and so many emergency situations. >> communities along the coast bracing for uncertaint ding this already tragic fire season. >> you can't talk to the fire guys because they're too busy. every time we see them on the road -- it's a thank you. >> in san matteo county, abc 7 news. >> one man's life's work was reduced to ashes when his vak dri vakville home burned down. michael johnson's dream home and 71 years of krcollector's items burned in the fire this week. those weren't multiple homes along polenta valley road. he also lost cars and a new $200,000 boat in the blaze.

so sad. in marin county, firefighters say they're getting some extra help to fight the lightning fire that is burning along the coast. so far, the fire has burned at least 2100 acres and that fire is zero percent contained. we're stating to get additional resources, which is good. i think everyone's well aware of how challenging it is right now across the state. the number of fires. >> the large doug fir and knob cone pine which has a high mortality rate in it, those dead trees create huge hazards for us firefighters. >> nearby residents are under an evacuation warning. officials are urging them be ready to leave their homes at a moment's notice. some relief though this afternoon for residents living in eastern contra costa county. fire officials there say the four blazes that made up the tier zone fires no longer pose a

threat to risk of home or property. the fire has charred more than 1500 acres on the northeast side of mt. diablo. those fires have been burning since sunday. nearly 50,000 people remain evacuated south of salinas due to a wild land fire there. a lightning strike there sparked a river fire. as of this morning, the blaze had burned more than 39,000 acres and is just 9% contained. a total of ten re tn 3,000 remain threatened. zblncht as the state's wildfires expand, there's a need of equipment, but to bolster weary crews battling fatigue. we look at how governor newsom is seeki m the cnry and even overseas. >> conditions of the fire line are beyond anything imaginable for most of us. the heat generated by a wildfire can exceed 1400 degrees. plus crews are dealing with a

heat wave. a the need for more resources to give rest periods to fire crews has prompted governor newsom to seek mutual aid. >> we're engaged with ten different states. we've been on the phone with governors all throughout the tells me st. these crews endure the gruelling conditions because it's often their homes on the line. but they need to take breaks. they need food and rest. states. >> so we have the ten engines from arizona. 25 from oregon. we have the rc 26 and the technical analytical systems from washington state. >> the governor said he has reached across the border, asking canada for help and across the pacific for help from australia. there's a long standingagreemen provide each other with fire fighting crews.

the australian embassy was not able to confirm whether a request has been made. the u.s. forestry says there are 8300 firefighters in the state. some are expected to work 14 days in a row, then take two days off. >> anything that risks their health on the fire line is not something we're willing to compromise so that's why we use the maximum of our resources to move them around, give them that rest and we're going to have the stay focused on life and property. >> abc 7 news. >> cal fire tweeted some images of an emergency evacuation. this is a cal fire crew in santa cruzndesndtheir messagwe're her help and make sure people are out of harm's way. thanks to all first responders. this is a while story. quick think iing and a few cansf beer. yes, beer. helped a vacaville man save his property. chad little stayed behind to try n wednesday.k the flames o he quickly noticed the water had

been turned off. he was doing he could with a rake then noticed his cars were on fire and the flames were creeping toward his workshop. so what did he do? grabbed the only liquid that he had. cans and cans of bud light. >> when i ripped up the a nail, just shaking it up, popping it and just spraying it, throwing it down, grabbing another one. my buddies always tease me about drinking watered beer and i say hey, saved my shop. >> bud light's got tocommercial. he said he stayed behind because he lost his house to an attic fire five years ago and wasn't about to go throu coming, like you saidfor the so-called golden state killer. his penalty for 13 murders and 50 rapes. plus, another sentencing. this one for lori

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you can watch the ticket, the first interview, a special edition of 20/20 on sunday at 8:00 p.m. the santa cruz beach boardwalk is closed through snday because of the wildfires. the board walk itself is not threatened by flame, but everything, including the parking lot is closed off to the public. you can barely even see it there. there were drive in movies planned for the weekend. those have been canceled and anybody that purchased tickets that interstate 80 in fairfield is now closed in cherry glenn road because a fire next to theeeway.r ose firefighters as you'll see now, current surface winds, novato gusting 39 miles an hour. remain elevated ervation went

through this evening. over 25, 30 mile an hour winds. as we head towards late tonight, the winds will actually ease going into tomorrow morning and that ask should help the firefighters on the fire lines. live doppler 7 showing you some fog. that certainly will also aid in the battle against the blazes and as you take a tomorrow, it is to be ha, smoky fog near coathe coast and breez. temperature frs the mid-60s to the upper 90s, so it will be hot inland, but we're not dealing with excessive heat. here's the biggest concern. fire weather watch. dry thunderstorms possible and any lightning that does develop could spark the accuweather seven-day forecast, smoke and haze, thunderstorm chance between sunday night and tuesday. we'll be watching it for you.

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