>> juju: robby robertson, the canadian-born lead guitarist, singer/songwriter for the band has died. he wrote classics like "the wait" and "up on cripple creek." the band was famously featured in "the last waltz" directed by martin scorsese. robertson continued to collaborate with scorsese, who today called him a giant. robby robertson was 80 years old. and that is "nightline" for tonight. watch all our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back re, same time tomorrow. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america. with a little help.

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control but in air quality advisory is now in effect because of the smoke spewing from the steel plant just a few blocks west of jack london square. ama: let's get right to tim johns come alive in the east bay with the latest. -- john's, alive in the ea with the latest. reporter: live picture from our emeryville tower camera just to give you an idea of what the situation is like on the ground.

our team just left this immediate area a short while ago because of the health risk of inhaling that heavy smoke. smoke billowing above the sky in the east bay wednesday night. a massive fire breaking out in the port of oakland. >> we weren't able to pull it apart and get to the seat of the fire. they have used cranes to pull the debris pile apart. reporter: the cause of the blaze is still unknown but under investigation. no injuries have been reported. the smoke clearing out jack london square where the only people around where those who had just gotten off the ferry. >> looks very scary. i hope they will turn it out soon. reporter: a worker for the ferry says many on board were shocked. >> we started passing out masks to protect them as much as we could. reporter: alameda county has issued an air quality alert and is urging people to stay inside and close windows. potential health impacts, the

biggest worry for everyone we talked to. >> i will get out of here soon because this isn't an healthy tuber breathing and. -- healthy to be breathing in. reporter: just into our newsroom tonight, reports that the smoke can be smelled in newark. that's 25 miles from here, just to give you an idea. fire officials telling us they plan on being out battling this blaze for several more hours. tim johns, abc7news. ama: thank you so much. make sure you are getting the very latest updates with this fire and the air quality levels where you live with the abc 7 bay area news app. download and enable notifications. we will be bringing you the latest air conditions tomorrow on abc 7 mornings. >> oh my gosh. >> a slice of paradise reduced to ash. >> we were not prepared for what

we saw. it was heartbreaking. it looked like an area that had been bombed in a war. >> unprecedented wildfires. burning historic tropical neighborhoods to the ground. >> the wind came. the gas stations blew up. everything caught fire by the brush. then we just had to evacuate. dan: locals racing to escape the destruction. >> the the band entrance and took everything with it. dan: officials say the emergency is still not contained. right now, officials in hawaii are getting ready to hold a news conference in one hour to give an update on this firefight. ama: it's clear from locals and anyone who has visited that this is unlike anything the area has ever seen. dan: we know of at least six people have died, killed in these fires burning across the island of maui.

a historic economic hub has been le ama: a look at these before and after photos. we are awaiting that midni upda. hawaii's governor sndreds of families have been displaced. more than 270 buildings have been damagedstrod. dan: team coverage for you tonight starting with gio benitez surveying the devastation. reporter: tonight, the race to escape the wind whipped inferno exploding in maui. terrified families fleeing flames and smoke filled streets. homes all around burning to the ground. six fires erupted on the islands of maui and hawaii, destroying homes and businesses, forcing evacuations, at least a dozen people jumping into the ocean to get away. >> lahaina is on fire. reporter: apocalyptic scenes in that popular tourist town, home to 12,000 people. steve scott desperately trying

to fight back the flames. you were essentially trapped in the middle of the fire. >> right. i was with a hose, shooting it up, trying to protect her building. plantation house, all of that blew up. reporter: getting separated from his wife. >> i know my wife is safe. i think she is safe. i haven't found her yet. reporter: you can see the powerful wind right now. you can see that dry terrain that created the perfect storm for a fire this devastating. right here, this is the one road in and out, making it incredibly difficult to just get out. dustin johnson describing the moment he escaped. >> i was the last one off the dock. the firestorm came through the entrance and took everything with it. i just ran out to the beach and helped everybody i could along the way. reporter: 911 service is down in

some areas. hospitals are overwhelmed with burn patients. >> fires are not completely contained. there is still fear that the fires would go into different communities. reporter: gio benitez, abc7news. dan: just into, a source close to london breed confirms the mayor was evacuated from maui today. she's ok but was without her cell service for most of the afternoon. ama: she left for another island. many people who live there had to face the flames, rushing to any safe place they could find. dan: we go now to j.r. stone who is in the newsroom with some of their stories. reporter: tonight, i have been in contact with those in maui. some of whom are visiting from san francisco. the hotels were already busy and now they are packed with visitors and residents who lost everything. i'm told there was a three hour wait this evening to get food at one of the major hotels. >> this is downtown front

street. hard to put into words. reporter: heartbreaking images coming from allie's lineup. >> everybody we know lost their homes. every apartment. >> we don't know anyone yet who kept their homes. reporter: james and tennille sent us this video showing the damage in lahaina, burned-out cards left -- cars left in the street. >> exactly like a war zone. people, dead people in the streets. dead animals in the streets. cars abandoned. everything burned. looks like it got bombed. it really does. reporter: you saw bodies in the street? >> yes. >> oh my god. reporter: one person who did make it out is former san francisco resident marjorie st. clair who drove through flames to get to safety.

>> i thought, i'm not going to sit here in this parking lot die in a car because i can't breathe. you know, i will just go for it. reporter: others sent us these pictures of what it looked like from their vantage point. garrett tom of san francisco, on vacation in maui, spoke to us on the phone as he stood in the ocean to get a signal. >> at the same time, you are ok. your family is ok. >> that's what we are thankful for. some people lost their homes. reporter: so many in this area still in a bit of shock over the extent of the damage. >> we had no warning. there was barely even an announcement. the next thing we know, the wind is gusting up to 67 miles per hour.

fires popping everywhere. reporter: you heard from the brueggeman's. they run a company that makes tiny houses in maui. since so many homes were lost, they were lurking -- they are working with officials to see if their company can help. even if you want to leave tonight, you can't because many of the roads are closed. j.r. stone, abc7news. dan: unusually strong winds and extreme dry conditions have been fueling these wildfires periods -- wildfire. a dangerous mix to spark these devastating fires. wind reached up to 60 miles per hour tuesday night. >> the past several decades, agriculture declined. this is across the state. these spaces filling with tons of fuel and grassy fuels are highly sensitive to quick drying out. really easy to ignite.

hotter conditions, more variable rainfall. it's only going to exacerbate the problem. dan: for more on this, let's bring in sandhya patel. you can see this video here. you can see how strong the wind has been on the island. can you walk us through how this got so out of control so quickly and what the situation is liking -- looking like now? sandhya: the wind has dropped off considerably. they were ferocious. there's a hurricane, category four, to the southwest of hawaii . strong high-pressure to the north. wind funneling white between the two. -- right between the two. the wind came off the mountain, blowing down towards the ocean, very windy, dry conditions. wind has dropped off. gusting to 25 right now on one of the islands. anywhere from 45 to 60 miles

hour. honolulu county reported 82 miles per hour. there's a wind advisory for the island chain. red flag warning still going. they are not out of the woods just yet. drought situation added to what happened. they've been in a drought and so that obviously didn't help out. that hurricane is going to move away from the islands so we are expecting the wind to continue to drop off. ama: travel to maui is being discouraged because of the wildfires. if you have a trip planned, rethink it. for some people, the issue is getting there. the chaos of trying to get out and getting home. >> the wildfires have created a mad scramble for travelers trying to get off the island. wednesday at sfo, we caught up with some people who got out just in time. >> we were in a hotel. we were seeing the fire come up over the hill. woke up, saw the hill on fire

and left for the airport immediately. reporter: another family feeling fortunate after they planned to go camping on the island. they left a lot of their belongings at her home. now they have just one suitcase they salvaged and their supplies for that camping trip that never happened. >> the town has been detroit. we lost everything that we weren't using to camp. we got on the last flight out of there. >> surreal to be worked -- walking home with the clothes i wore yesterday. reporter: they saw one of the fires right after it started and recounted how interrupted in just a matter of minutes. >> we saw one of the brush fires start. we saw it grow from the size of a bush to the size of multiple football fields with flames 30 feet high. reporter: for some travelers, the wildfires aren't stopping them from making the trip. jessica hopkins is one of them. she driven -- had driven down to san jose to take a direct flight. they got diverted but sent us

this update wednesday night. >> we did make it to maui. we are here. we are grateful. our hearts go out to everybody on the island. we will make the most of the trip. reporter: i travel expert has this advice for anyone who has a trip booked for maui in the coming days. >> things won't get back to normal in the next week or two. if you have plans to go to maui in a month or something, i would wait to see how it shakes out. if you are scheduled to be there this week, a no go zone. dan: obviously. northern california red cross teams are on their way to maui. we caught up with the regional ceo about the plan once they arrive. >> we coordinate with our local officials and county officials. we will work with the folks in hawaii to understand what the needs are and we will be there until the needs are met. right now, keeping people in shelters, out of harm's way, making sure the basic needs are met. then we move into recovery.

we send teams out to do damage assessment, help people on the road to recovery. dan: if you have loved ones, friends, family, advised him to download the free red cross app with locations, safety tips. help out now by making a donation at the red cross website. website. we will be right looking for a smarter way to mop? introducing the new swiffer powermop. an all-in-one cleaning tool that gives you a mop and bucket clean in half the time. our new cleaning pad has hundreds of scrubbing strips- that absorb and lock dirt away, ( ♪ ) and it has a 360-degree swivel head- that goes places a regular mop just can't. so, you can clean your home faster than ever. don't mop harder, mop smarter, with the new swiffer powermop.

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six people are dead and 20 others injured. 300 structures have been damaged or destroyed by the fires. we've posted some of the dramatic videos from the area and you will find them on abc7news homepage. dan: let's come back here. another terrible situation in the east bay. police investigating after a number of people found dead inside a home in danville. they say they were called out earlier this evening to a house on lark would circle. lauren martinez was there and spoke with neighbors. reporter: a lot of questions from nearby neighbors on what exactly happened at this home off lark would circle. contra costa county sheriff's office said they are investigating a possible murder suicide. the call came in around 5:30. dispatch audio indicates it was a welfare check at her home. several officers were on scene taping off the residence. we spoke to a tong -- longtime

neighbor who said he is processing something like this happening so close to home. >> this is shocking to the neighborhood. i have kids here. have lived here 20, 16 years. as far as processing, you can't. i don't think we even had anything as far as murder. reporter: the contra costa county sheriff office says there is no threat to the public but did not say if there had been any arrests. more information will be released at a later time. lauren martinez, abc7news. ama: let's get into tonight's abc 7 advancer. a useful way we like to get you ahead on headlines and events you will be hearing more about in the days to come. it's that big back-to-school day tomorrow in the south bay. san jose has made some changes for the school year. parents download an app for up-to-date emergency alerts. a behavior specialist added to the district staff to work with

teachers and students. for second year, the district will provide free breakfast and lunch for all students. our next advancer, all eyes on those driverless cars. the california public utilities commission will vote whether to companies can put self-driving taxi cars on the road full-time. it comes after the meeting was delayed twice already. if approved, both companies can begin charging fares to writers across san francisco. first responders and cabdrivers are wary. >> i understand and appreciate the safety that these vehicles can bring to the table in terms of no drunk drivers, no speeding. however, they are still not ready for prime time because of how they have impacted our operations. >> we are working to ensure that our vehicles stay out of the way of active emergency vehicles whenever possible. ama: leanne melendez tested a cruise ride out to pick up her

son and here's a taste of how the ride went. >> as a kid, imagine not having those conversations with your mom on the way to school or wherever. getting into the car with your brother. it's so depressing. >> sterile? >> yeah. ama: if you want to see more, you can go to our website to watch the full story. the first signs of outside lands are showing up in san francisco. one of the city's biggest music festivals is less than 48 hours away. it's taking place in golden gate park starting friday. some of the biggest stars in the music industry will be performing. kendrick lamar, foo fighters. dan will be performing with his band on saturday. dan: we are wondering what the weather will be like all weekend. ama: also checking the air quality with the fire going on. sandhya: the air quality unfortunately is unhealthy in

the east bay. take a look right now. it's red. the rest of the bay area is green. i'm getting reports on social media that they are smelling smoke in the area. you can see the smoke from that fire in west oakland right now. air-quality advisory issued by the air district tonight due to the smoke from the steel fire in oakland. keep these things in mind. windows and doors close. bring pets inside. put your a.c. on recirculate. if you smell smoke or if you see smoke. a change in our weather. remnants of tropical storm eugene, what was once tropical storm eugene heading into southern california. that moisture is going to work its way northward as we head toward thursday night into friday. temperatures right now, 50's to 70's. overcast skies over san francisco. low clouds, fog, and areas of

drizzle. hot summer weather returns this weekend. it won't feel like summer tomorrow. back-to-school time for san jose unified school district or get 62 tomorrow morning. at 3:00, 80 degrees and sunny. kids going back at pleasanton nguyen high school district as well. 59 degrees with fog. sunshine, 76 in the afternoon. very pleasant at 3:00. 84 degrees. let's go hour-by-hour. kids will need that extra layer because we start out with not only fog but drizzle. into the afternoon and evening, notice the moisture moving northward. tomorrow night, the south bay has a chance of seeing showers. the best opportunity for much of the bay area will be in the early morning hours on friday. then the system moves on out of here. rainfall totals will be light if

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