%c1 live from the bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. now at noon, destructive and deadly. a fast-moving wildfire roars through southern california. the evacuations happening right now. i'm kenny choi. michelle has day off. the saddle ridge fire has exploded in size to 4700 acres consuming homes down to help stop the spread. they will be landing very shortly. let's get back on the ground in los angeles. donya. >> reporter: this is what some

of the scenes look like. charred canyons that can show if you look how close the flames have come to homes and officials say this fire danger could last until sunday. >> when driven wildfires are tearing through the foot hills in some areas northwest of downtown los angeles. >> we're at 0% containment. the fire is moving at 800 acres per hour. >> more than 100,000 people are being told to evacuate the area. marcus jones rushed his family to their church. he doesn't know if thigh will have a home to return to. >> what can you do? >> i mean, wait it out. there is no need to be his stair call or wonder what is going to happen. what it -- it is what it it. >> reporter: the saddle ridge fire started thursday night. fire crews worked frantically to keep the frame rest flames more fires.

>> it is crazy to watch. it is moving really fast so we're evacuating. >> reporter: it shut down interstate 5, california's major north-south corridor. it left thousands stranded in their vehicles overnight. >> been here since about 3 in the morning. >> reporter: this is what it looks like in some areas. charred canyons shows how close the flames came to home and they are warning residents the fire danger may not be over until sunday. southeast of los angeles, a wildfire destroyed the mobile home park. a trash truck dumping smoldering garbage on the grass ig nighted that fire. the red cross says out of the four evacuation centers they have opened they are full and opening other toss accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people haevacuated >> have you everybody heard

anything from the ground and the air attack? >> reporter: i have not been able to unfortunately get close to those firefighters as ware kind of stuck in this area here where we are but i have to tell you i have been seeing plenty of fire trucks going bay this area. we still see a lot of those firefighters putting out those hot spots that are still burning in the area we're in right now. >> donya, thank you. dry and windy weather is fueling the flames. it is easy to see in these images, and driving the fire even closer to the homes. meteorologist mari lee is tracking the conditions theft >> reporter: here is the problem. they are santa ana winds, a red flag warning in affect for this area. the current conditions, what firefighters are up against with the saddle ridge fire. and looking at gusts town 35

miles per hour out of the north- northeast, 15 to 25-mile-an- hour sustained winds and 2 to 5% that is how dry it is for this area. and we had gusts in the morning up to 50-mile-an-hour winds so they are really up against some strong santa ana winds right now. as we go through the afternoon north los angeles southern california area, they will start to see the winds ease but still windy this afternoon. we'll talk about our weather here at homecoming up. sounds good. 2/3rds of all customers are getting their power back. here is a look at where things stand right now. all east bay and south bay counties have now restoration rates above 80%. in the north bay where we saw the most outages restoration is slower but each county is above 70%. pg&e will resume at daybreak tomorrow. the utility says remaining

customers will get their power back when it is safe to do so. jackie ward is in lafayette when one school stayed open despite being in the dark. >> at the time of drop off, happy valley elementary did not have power. some parents were relieved while others were annoyed with pg&e. >> please, pg&e,. >> sleep py hollow. that is one little click. that is all we need. >> the patience is gone. >> i don't n't stand why it is taking so long these helicopters to fly the lines and say they are okay and they obviously are okay. >> despite that, school was still open. some worked by flashlight to make sure everything was ready for the first bell. that was feign for these parents relieved their kids would be occupied today. >> i'm glad they are doing things. it is great they are having it. >> they could do it 100 years ago with no power, our kids are

going to be fine today. >> keeping couped up kids entertained is difficult. >> it is awful they are at home without anything to do and it is crazy. >> it is tough. we played uno last night for awhile but we're all losing our minds. >> before the power can be turned back on for everyone, they have to inspect 24,000 miles of wear. in lafayette, jackie ward, kpix 5. at least one school in santa rosa is also closed today. we'll stay on top of this as power is restored. you can get the latest update on kpix.com. [ crowd noise ] a hectic scene in oakland last night for the second meeting in a row. they stormed the board meeting. they are part of a coalition called oakland not for sale. some members say they are in set over recent string of

school closures. they believe that the district is targetpercentage of student color. the meeting kept going despite this. mary yovanovich arrived for a closed dar deposition today and testified as part of the house democrats impeachment inquiry. lawmakers are also expected to hear from fiona hill, the policy expert on the national security council. >> >> meantime the u.s. is putting turkey on notice. the state department said if turkey goes too far in its invasion of syria, it will face powerful sanctions. an estimated 70,000 people there have been forced to flee turkey's assault. they have killed more than 200 terrorists that had u.s. backing in the past. back hen ar a man charged with murdering a

teenager on a platform is expected to enter a plea today. the 29-year-old is accused of stabbing the 18-year-old at the station in july of last year. he was initially declared mentally incompetent to stand trial, but the same judge later reversed his decision after a progress report from a doctor. well californians will be soon limited to one gun. he signed several bills at the state capitol aimed at preventing future violence and the new laws will build on investments into community education, diversion programs and outreach to at risk youth. they take affect on january 1st. meantime the feud between california and the administration continues today. this time hundreds of employees are demanding an investigation. in a letter they allege the white house made inappropriate

threats to use e.p.a. authority against the state including threats to withhold federal highway funds and demands to clean up california's homeless problem. the employees say they believe the feud is a form of retaliation possibly from california's lack of support for the president. fleet week is under way in san francisco. the annual parade of ships cruised under the golden gate bridge and the airshows are about to begin later this afternoon. kpix 5 anne has a good seat and in the middle of all the action. >> reporter: yes, kenny, you could not ask for better weather. that is for sure. for fleet week, the 37th annual treat rest threat week here in san francisco. we're waiting right now for the big airshow to begin. let's take a live look from our exclusive sales force camera. we'll get some very lovely views of that airshow just as

soon as it starts within the next several minutes from what we understand. it will last for several hours. several teams including a civilian team, some arrow bat tick shows and the airshow attraction over a million people all around the bay area and the country, so expect a lot of company here if you're led the out to the marina green. let's look at some of the video that camera captured just about 45 minutes ago of the annual parade of ships going under the golden gate bridge. a lot of those boats are available for tours this weekend on the bay. you can climb aboard some cool ships, destroyers and cruisers and get a feel for how our sailors serve in the u.s. navy coast guard and canadian navy as well. the main thing is the blue angels.

they were practicing over san francisco. if you were around the area, you definitely heard them. our cameras got some cool cimov over the bay yesterday. the village is here. a this is a mobile er, emergency room. our goal is bring patients in, stabilize them as fast as possible and transport them to a higher echelon of care. >> reporter: they are really having all sorts of demonstrations going on from the military and local emergency responders, as well. this is between fort mason and scott streets, interactive demonstrations, a lot of hands- on activities and a lot of cool photo ops as well. if you can't make it out today,

these activities will be here tomorrow and sunday, as well. we have a link on our website t arnd here.weite .csectior eet week. right now live in san francisco, back to you. this weekend in san francisco as fleet week flying high. over 300,000 people expected per day between friday and sunday so that means extra busy conditions along the marina. plan for some slow and go conditions there. you might want to consider mass transit if you're headed in the city. caltrain, to 4th and king and extra service over the weekend at least from 10:00 to 7:00. reroutes in place for e and f lines. if you are leaded there, take

the t third line, f market and additional streetcars in place. also additional buses. have fun. >> the fleet week celebrations don't end on the water or in the sky. coming up we'll hear from the army staff sergeants being honored for the heroic actions in the bay area. >> an ongoing scam for millions of dollars. why the feds are warning to check your checks. ap

welcome back. faking a live look where fleet week festivities are well under

way. way just watched gbr and the arrow bat tick tewi will include specia e er shooting at san of bruno's mall. i asked them about that experience and how their military skills helped save a man. >> he is telling me please don't let me die. i said i'm going to stick with you. you are not going to die. i applied pressure. i noticed the bullet went through the stomach and came out the back exit wound. stuck with him throughout. ambulance, paramedics came. police, s.w.a.t. team came. helped me out, as well apply rest plied pressure and helped carry him out of the mall. >> the other staff sergeant sitting next to him was closer to the food court when the shooting took place and also helped a victim. he sas ar tra ves wantedit means to serve.

>> it is not what most people think it isn't most people consider you're a robot or you live in a tent and it is far from the truth. it is a lifestyle and honestly it has been one of the best decisions i ever made. >> both men will be honored for their heroic actions as fleet week wraps up. we applaud them and those who serve in our armed forces. >> true. that is amazing that you're able to meet and talk to them. what an honor it was. we're celebrating all of our men and women in the armed forces for fleet week. here here is a live look. what a beautiful day for fleet week festivities and the parade of ships. they will have the blue angels airshow in a couple hours here. our temperatures are running in

the 60th and 70s with plenty of sunshine so concord 73. upper 60s san francisco. low 70s right now for san jose and santa rosa. bail weather today. we'll keep that sunshine going for the weekend. if you're heading out to fleet week looking at temperatures just a little cooler, but still 70s for saturday and for sunday. your weather headlines, calmer, quieter weather. warmer temperatures, above average. just a touch cooler for the weekend. then cooling down more next week dropping down to below average temperatures for next week. in the meantime, high pressure building in for us and that is why we're going to continue on that warm up for today. plenty of sun as we led through the rest of the afternoon. we'll see a lot of sunshine for saturday and sunday but temperatures a couple degrees cooler compared to today. something else we're looking forward to, just quiet

conditions. wind gusts, calm to light conditions as we head through the rest of the day. our sunset at 6:38. sunrise at 7:15 tomorrow morning. daytime highs for today looking at low 80s in concord, san jose. mid 70s for san francisco. there we go with the extended forecast and you alof that sunshine ool of our and week end. we're looking at temperatures cooling down through next week dropping down to below average for this time of year but you >> sounds like it will be a fantastic weekend in terms of weather. meanwhile on wall street, they are celebrating today, as well because the dow is well up more than 450 points as they end the weak. and on on going scam is ripping off americans for millions and it starts with a fake collect called the overpayments scam. a con artist pretend toss be an

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national coming out day. the human rights campaign says it was first observed in 1988, 31 years ago. its a day nd lesbiguy, e campgnabout half oall americans have someone close to them that is guy or lesbian. >> this afternoon a grade of 5th graders, two teams set aside competition to join forces and remember him. he died this past february after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer tumor last year. the football players wore yellow socks during their game

last weekend to raise awareness about childhood cancer and collected new board games which will be donated to the kids in need. >> to me there is nothing more beautiful and more precious in life than seeing people step up for other people. the team also raised a lot of money for his family. what an effort by those young gentlemen. we applaud that. we will be right back.

coming up tonight at 5:00,

we'll have another live report where a brushfire exploded in size and has thousands fleeing. we will have the update on the last bay area neighborhood still waiting to get their power back. >> we should have some fantastic weather over the weekend and the airshow. >> looking forward to that in a couple hours. the blue angels flying overhead. >> 3:00. enjoy it. >> yeah!

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