( james ) breaking news this morning... the wildfires in california are only getting worse as firefighters continue to struggle with containment. this is video from the journey's end mobile home park in santa rosa. it is destroyed.(robin) here is what we know right now about the fires burning in napa and sonoma counties. the death toll is now up to 23. at least 35-hundred homes and have been businesses destroyed. more than 100-thousand acres burned. 285 people are still unaccounted for this (robin) good morning and

thanks for joining us. i'm robin winston. (james) and i'm james fletcher. ( james ) we want to start in the city of napa... the area with we have new evacuation areas. some of these are voluntary work that is where people are being told to be ready. it's a voluntary evacuation area. the area in red, that is where the atlas fire is burning. the advisory extends fairly far south down along highway 12 and east to the county line. it includes hagan road, ritchie avenue, first avenue, third avenue, terrace drive. be ready

to evacuate at any moment the fire is on the hills right near you. if the winds push it in your direction, you could get the call to leave immediately. be ready. >> here is the eastern part of santa rosa. the area in blue is new. that is a voluntary evacuation area. and maps we showed you yesterday, we saw that outlined in red then there was the section to the right, oakmont. now it is the area in between that is outlined in blue. the -- that is voluntary evacuation. the red areas are mandatory evacuation. >> the airy -- area you see in orange on this map are voluntary evacuation. make sure you have everything that you need to take with you

packed. >> the entire city of calais day go test calistoga -- calistoga is being evacuated. people are getting out of town. obviously they are filling up with gas. gas stations were running out. it is a desperate time. they are working to find a way to safely get out of wine country. a lot of people are headed south.>> it is stressful times. police are going door to door telling people that the fire is approaching and they should be ready to evacuate but they are encouraging people to leave now. it is best to do it in advance.

compared to when it first started, we saw people in t- shirts and flip-flop speaker -- flip-flops. when they tried to get back to these neighborhoods to grab essential items like ids the police said it was too late they could not go back. donald trump right. let's start with the tux fire. this is the most destructive when it comes to the economic impact. it burned down entire communities. it is 10 percent contained. here's the closer look at the

atlas fire. as far north as the robert since ski vineyards near the black stallion winery all the way down to skyline wilderness park, it has burned 42,000 acres . that is 3% contained.>> there is also the none fire. that has combined with the northam fire. that is right along highway 12. that is 10 miles east of santa rosa. also the sugar loaf state park is in jeopardy of coming to the fire as well. firefighters are trying to save the park if they can. that is 2% contained. again, a huge task ahead for

fire crews trying to get a grip on this. there is also the patrick fire in napa county. the latest information shows it has burned nearly 10,000 acre so far. it is 2% contained. 5000 buildings are still threatened by that fire. >> then we have the adobe fire. i is in sonoma county. it has grown to more than 9000 acres. 1% contained this morning. it is burning from the state park -- park east and bennett valley in sonoma county. that is triggered a lot of evaluation -- evacuations there. >> they are still in effect.

this video was shot sunday night . intense flames all around. this looks like a nightmare.>> they released this video yesterday. every time we play it, it is jaw-dropping to see a firestorm that the police and residents were having to drive through to get out in time to save the lives. much attention is being directed toward 2 fires. the napa fire and now fairfield. tux fire is growing. that one started in california it is threatening calistoga.

the high winds are making things worse. they will fan the flames. they really did pick up overnight. here's a map showing the area affected by the atlas fire. we are looking at more evacuations for the town of napa. shelter. it is burning down into the napa valley. take a listen to officials talking about the situation at hand.>> we're in this for the long haul. it will get worse before it gets better. the weather conditions will continue. >> the sheriff is doing evacuations. life is what it is about right now. evacuations are continuing.

we have people from all over the state. >> unless you need to be here, stay away. we need to keep the roadways open. >> we will need all the help that we can get. open your hearts and your homes to fire victims and most importantly, your wallet. >> the fire has left behind devastation. it is very tragic. this is some of the video that we have. i believe this is out of coffee park. it was very hard hit. this scene we are also seeing in sonoma. it is scary to think that the fire is burning in the direction of downtown napa. >> it is still moving. it is changed the way people live. to move up -- lose your school, your job, your house, it is

life changing. a lot of raisins are posting signs saying thank you to the firefighters and police officers and volunteers. right now they are trying to save lives and the people there appreciate it.>> the calvary has come in. in mountain view there have been convoys of vehicles and soldiers to try to help with evacuation shelters. there is more manpower coming. they're working as hard as they can to surround and combat the flames. a lot of people are waking up in shelters afraid that their communities may be burned to the ground. we will keep you updated and let you know as information comes in. >> as we have been telling you there are mandatory evacuations now driving people from their homes in calais day go. the entire city is being told

to get out now. don't try to wait around.'s follow those rules. >> >> reporter: look at this, smoldering shells of homes. >> about four years ago this couple moved into this home with their three children. this is the central stairway. to my left our bedrooms, to write the great room. behind me a large backyard with a pool. everything is completely destroyed. there is a sign with their last name at the end of the road. >> they spent a lot of time there.

they used to swim in that pool a lot. >> dallas fire also destroyed -- the atlas fire also destroyed this home. they have no homes to return too. >> we have the close we were out of the house. our vehicles are in the driveway. that's it. we have no cars i have three closets full of close it now i have one pair of pajamas. >> these are the v:current wind that we have out of the north. a lot of the reporting stations are getting a little bit of a marine layer sneaking in. the fire danger, the red flag warning is with us. dry air remains in place and continues. temperatures, they are in the

50s, 48 ford napa. not as cold as it was yesterday. the offshore winds are circulating the atmosphere. tomorrow we will talk about this in the forecast is will -- well. we will look at the moisture levels in the atmosphere a little bit later. you are encouraged to carpool today. because of the poor air quality it is a spare the air day. will be back in just a few minutes with more. ( james ) scott alonso (

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spokesman. we are back. we have a scott's first -- spokesperson with scott's county on the phone.>> you have mobley the most number of fires burning right now. a lot of people are waking up this morning and wanting new information on their counties. what can you tell us? what is the state of affairs in sonoma county?>> we have had some new, mandatory evacuations issued last night. parts of sonoma valley. we are asking people that if they have been given a mandatory evacuation order leave as soon as possible. they cannot return until that area has and cleared by law enforcement. you cannot return once it has

been evacuated until it is safe. leave if you are given an order. the good news is, on the tucks fire fire , 10% of the fire is now contained. that is progress. firefighters are doing an amazing job out there. so far, 25,000 people have been evacuated since sunday. >> are you sending those people south? what is the capacity of shelters they are? are they being told to go to another county or city? >> we have 24 shall does shelters open. -- shelters open. we have 3800 people sheltering in place there. we have about 4000 openings. there is still room in the shelters. they are open. we did some consolidation of shelters for mental health

services and medical care for those who need it most. that is why some of the smaller shelters did close. we have a lot of capacity, 4000 spaces still open. >> we saw members of the military become available -- available. they have been headed in your direction. are you still getting the resources you need? the fire is still a threat. there are multiple fires going on. we still need resources. we have gotten them from the state and at the federal level. other regional agencies have joined in as well. we have 200 law enforcement officers from around these date assisting us with search and rescue and keeping property safe and protecting people. we have six hundred missing

person reports. the sheriff's deputies have found 315 people. 285 are outstanding.>> all right. before we let you go, for those in shelters this morning, maybe they have families and friends who have not gone to bed yet because they are looking for an update on their homes, what is your message to them this morning? >> it is to stay resilient and be prepared if they have to leave. please, communicate with your loved ones if they have to depart. to do so safely. our number one priority is life and safety. our firefighters are doing an amazing job in the field. it is taking a large effort to fight these fires. there are currently 6 fires

burning in sonoma county. we have a lot of help of all of. we have a lot of people coming in. we also have assets coming in. thank you for joining us. maybe later on we will chat with you again as more information comes in, if that is all right. >> all right. there is the update from sonoma county. that is one of a handful of counties impacted by these fires. a lot of people have been watching on tv and a lot of people are evacuated. >> it is good to know they are getting the help they need. people have been awesome for donating their time and items. >> let's talk about napa county. a lot of people had to evacuate

. there is a giant rescue shelter at american canyon high school. we spoke with some evacuees there.>> reporter: some evacuees came here to american canyon. i caught up with some of those people in the parking lot of this walmart. they tell me they have no idea whether or not their homes are still standing. >> we are just trying to make it through a stressful week. mike kids are not in school, i'm not at work. we are trying to keep some sense of normal routine for my kids and make it through to the next step. >> we live in napa on the southeastern side. >> tell me about your experience. >> we live just down the road.

we ended up evacuating monday morning. we have been here at our friend's house waiting for news about how the fire is spreading as the wind shifts. we are not sure what will happen net -- next. >> do you have any sense of the status of your home? >> we're looking at the maps.>> reporter: not knowing if her home is there is more common than not. the buyers are still raging out of control. >> we mentioned the fire threatening sonoma, there are mandatory evacuations. >> there is an advisory in north sonoma. most of hots rings. that one is not mandatory. you have to be ready to leave.

we have more on that part of the story. we've got shortly before 8:30 sheriff's went to eastern sonoma valley. there was a mandatory evacuation order. an evacuation advisory. >> the sirens started at 4 pm. sheriff's deputies crisscrossed downtown with a warning. >> we went down the street and said to evacuate. people did not waste any time. they took what was important. a few clothes, some memorabilia , animals and kids. >> there are police officers going door to door to make sure everyone was alerted. >> we're walking down the street knocking on doors and talking

to residents to let them know the fire is headed this way.>> most hoped sonoma was out of harm's way. >> i thought we were okay. we really thought the hills would protect us. these wins can come up at any time. a bulldozer doug a containment line. >> i am trying to remain calm. it is terrifying.

welcome back. let's check the forecast. we have wind coming in from the north. it is blowing smoke across the entire bay area. unhealthy is the situation at best. let's get an idea about those winds. it looks like it will start to sell down -- settle down a

little bit tonight. wham, there we go. this is going to be thanking off of a dry atmosphere. let's check the humidity. for today it will drop. we have some very dry air. the drai is almost -- the error is almost as dry as it is in the arctic. some of the marine layer tries to come back. it is very dry air returning before the weeks and. upper 70s along 101 and 79 in it napa. vallejo is 74. robin, how is traffic? >> no major issues on bridges. we have a little bit of slowed traffic heading into san francisco. a great -- here is 92.

traffic is moving well. 13 minutes from 880 to 101. will be right back. stay with us.

fire fighters are still struggling with containment. this mobile home park and other communities are completely destroyed by the fires. >> let's take a quick recap. this is what we know about the fires in napa and sonoma. the death toll is at 23. 3500 homes and businesses have been destroyed. 100,000 acres have burned.

as of right now, 285 people are unaccounted for this morning.>> thank you for joining us. it has been a stressful week for a lot of people. i am james of fletcher and i expect -- appreciate you being with us this morning. let's take a look at napa. this is a voluntary evacuation order this morning. this map shows you where that is. it is the area that you see the diagonal lines running through it. people are being told to evacuate at any moment. the area of red is the atlas fire. you can see the evacuation area, all the way to the county line. that includes hagan road, third avenue, holmes ville road, part of east avenue and people in

that area are being told to be ready to evacuate at any moment. >> here's a closer look at voluntary evacuation orders or santa rosa. do you see that area in blue? that is new since yesterday. that is under a voluntary evacuation. that connects those two areas in red. the fire has shifted enough that personnel are concerned for the people who live in that area. be ready to go at a moments notice. >> in solano county, neighborhoods are being told to get ready to evacuate. the area in orange is a voluntary evacuation. the yellow is in an advisory area. they want you to be ready to go at any moment. you can already be set up and prepared to go. >> let's get out in the field. will is out there along with

our team. he is in napa, a place that's all voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders go into place. are you near kaiser? we've got i am at kaiser road on 221. right behind me are the flames. it is moving along this hill. it is moving south bound. fortunately, the wind is blowing away from us. you can clearly see how bright and how intensely it is burning. i'm not sure if there are homes tucked away among those hills. you can see it right there. it was visible from a few miles away. we were in darkness, turned the corner and room, it was right in our faces. it is a little bit windy sometimes. the wind is the scary component

. it is a little bit windy right now, not too bad. it will continue for most of the day. they think it will get worse before it gets better. nothing but dry vegetation as far as i can see as far as this hillside is concerned. the flames are still burning and it does not look like the firefighters are doing anything at this time. that is standard procedure. they don't fight fires in the dark. once the sun comes up, they will attack the fire. if they are not -- there are no homes, they could let it burn itself out. i wanted to give you a little taste of what is going on. this is one of the many places, off of highway 221, these stores

are being patrolled by the sheriff's office. they're going to make sure that those things are safe just in case the winds change directions . there is a strip mall about 50 yards from where i am located york >> you said you were concerned that there might be homes up there. it looks like the fires to the east, that is the skyline wilderness park. it has a big open space. if there are home -- homes, they are few and far between. that park runs all the way into downtown napa. that could work its way into more populated areas if it continues to burn. >> the smoke is blowing away from you, that is good news. >> yes. the smoke is blowing away from us.

thank you for checking out homes in the area. we were driving north bound to get to this place. i did not see flames in american canyon or fail for -- fairfield. this is a vineyard area. for those who might not know this area, bottle rock is not close to here but it is near this location if you continue driving. i wanted to show you what was going on. i'm glad to hear that there are not a lot of homes. it is marching in that direction where there are homes and buildings. that is why they are fearful of what is going on. i don't see firefighters on the hillside. it looks like it is dying down or getting deeper into the canyon. the flames are not as high as -- they look like they have sunk down into the ground. it is going, unobstructed at

this point. >> do know what flow -- closures they have going on right now? are there special traffic alerts. --? you can drive-through, right? >> it is open to the public. in both directions, we did not have to cross any checkpoint lines. i see cars going by. it is open in both directions. then you hop onto 37. not a problem right now. right here, that is kaiser road and you can use that. if you need to get around, this is an option. i don't know if it will be an option and a half hour from now. we have our engines running in case of fire comes this way. no road closures and no check

points to talk about for now. >> i'm surprised york >> that fire is right behind will work >> it won't take much. one shift in the wind and those flames will come up quickly. we will talk more about those winds and what direction is the dangerous direction for people in the path of this fire. we will be right back with that in a minute.

here's a look at the wind situation. we have been talking about offshore winds. these have been coming in from the north. that means in a general sense, they come from the north. locally because the wind can bearing into counties, --

mountains they can balance off of that. did dry is warm -- the air is warm and dry. it is unhealthy air all over the bay as this smoke is sent to the south from the wind red flag warnings are with us until five dig -- 5. humidity levels could drop below 10% this afternoon. we have very dry air aloft. that will mix with air at the service. it will start to fall to the surface today. take a look at these temperatures. we saw upper 30s yesterday morning. here's the next eight hours.

it'll be 67 degrees by 12. we will be following the wind and giving you projections as well as humidity levels are quits check in with robin right now.>> 80 looks good, no major problems. i want to quickly mentioned that chp is asking big rigs to stay away because of the fire and evacuations and poor air holiday. they are asking big wig -- rig drivers to stay off of 80. a quick mention of the richmond bridge, no big problems here. i will give you another hour before this starts to backup. seven minutes out to 101. no major issues or costs -- across the golden gate. we will

take a quick break and be right back.

we are back. we continue our coverage of the wildfires across the north day. let's go to napa.>> yes. we have will standing by >> what a difference a couple of minutes make. we were talking about how the fire is being it -- is gary, you saw me nine minutes ago. the fire was dead center of the screen. look at it now. it is marching right. it is headed north west. the big ball of fire that we saw earlier, it looks like it is down a ravine and moving to the

left side of your screen. it looks like it is behind this hill. you can see the orange glow beyond that hill. this is off of 221 and kaiser road. the next major town is american canyon. i did not see any fires in a many are -- in american canyon. that is where it looks like this fire is heading. the winds are blowing away from us. breathing in this area is not as bad. it does not look like there is eminent danger. as we move the camera to the right side of the screen, we want to show you the roadway. she asked if there were checkpoints or closures. the answer is no. not yet. >> you can see the headlights. it looks like cars are moving freely without any police escorts or checkpoints.

on the right side of your screen, you might be able to make out lights. those are industrial parks. there are some stores. there may be a 7-eleven nearby. those places are shut down for now. i saw a couple of police officers drive by and shine their lights on the buildings. they want to make sure that those buildings are intact just in case the wind picks up and carry embers over 221 and set these buildings on fire. the police department don't fight the fires but they are the eyes and ears of the fire department. it appears to be okay right now. the only major concern in this particular area is the major fire just marching right across your screen. it is on the backside of that hill heading toward american canyon. >> back to you. >> i don't know if the control

room can bring back the map that we had a moment ago. i wanted to point out a couple things about the atlas fire. can you zoom in? >> can you go further up toward downtown napa? you can see the green area to the right, that is the skyline wilderness park. then to the north of bad, downtown napa. the fire is burning up to the eastern edge of the town. it is a massive fire. it stretches all the way up. it is 40,000 acres. it is still growing. it's the worry that it will go into the city of napa. that is where the frontline is now. firefighters are trying to save the town. that is why they evacuated

green valley. that is the city of fairfield. people in green valley have been asked to evacuate. it is surrounded by major communities and highways. people can see the smoke in fairfield. they are saying they are nervous and worried as the evacuations continue to spread. >> we will keep you updated. obviously, will is there. if you want to donate, a lot of people have been asking how they can help. the red cross is asking for monetary donations. if you would like to donate money, you can. you can text your donation to

90999 two the red cross. >> absolutely. >> a lot of people want to help. >> you are almost at a loss of words on how to describe this fire that we have been covering for four days. >> the united way is also accepting donations. it is united way wine country.org. >> if you are looking for information on road conditions, evacuations and shelter locations, you can call the sonoma county information hotline at the number that you see on your screen. you can also check to see if loved one's have marked themselves safe on facebook and the website. safe and well.org.>> heavy smoke

has many people trying to get their hands on maps. there were plenty of people using their hands to cover their faces from the smoke. people without the mask, even the superstore ran out of those coverings. they directed customers to hardware stores. >> it is smoky. you need to wear a mask outside. walmart does not have them and neither do hardware stores. >> in a pinch, you can use a damp washcloth. that does help quite a bit. dave is also tracking that smoke. that will be a big concern. the wind will start blowing

from the north and east. that will blow right into town. >> it is already done that overnight. the air quality is dangerous for north bay it is unhealthy for the entire day area. it is affecting everybody. you can smell it over the city. here is the brake -- bay bridge shot. pretty soon will be able to see the visibility levels. reporters will give you a nice shot of where they are. they are bouncing in different directions across the north day. that is the topography. the general direction is north and northeast. smoky conditions are moved to the south. tomorrow we get a little bit of a break. the wind will return friday night. this is not appear to be the

perfect storm like sunday night was. not quite to that level but repeating the offshore flow. here is the futurecast for winds. there is resurgence that happens friday morning. late friday night into saturday, there we go. all through the county, that will be dry offshore air returning. let's go ahead and see what is going on on area roads. >> thank you. i want to remind people that it is a spare the air day. we are asking people not to drive. consider carpooling or mass transit. the air quality is poor. no major traffic incidents working right now. traffic is picking up at the bay bridge toll plaza.

taking a look at 580, it doesn't really backup as early as the tale bridge and the bay bridge. you can still beat the rush. checking in on 101, no big problems or major issues right now. commute traffic is thin through marin county. i'm going to take a quick break. we will return in just a minute.

a quick update on what we see in the north bay. we have a number of fires. some

of them have merged together. more evacuation orders have been issued. a number of streets to name and live shots to get to. we will go out to will. he is in napa. the fire has advanced on the city and triggered evacuation orders. a lot of people have moved south and they are at an evacuation center at american canyon high school. they are looking for the latest information. we will get that in a live report in just a moment. stay with us.>>

this is the bay areas news station. -- kron news starts now. the wildfires keep getting worse. firefighters are struggling to

get any good amount of containment. here is video of what is left of a mobile home park. it was destroyed in santa rosa. here's what we know right now about these fires burning in napa and sonoma counties. 23 dead. that death toll is expected to rise. over these days, firefighters are worried about saving lives and structures. they cannot go into burned-out buildings and homes and looked for the deceased. >> 285 people are unaccounted for. the confusion is growing. more evacuations mean more people being displaced.>> we're told this number will likely rise. more than 100,000 acres are burned so far.

again, there is minimal containment and that fire will grow. >> thank you for joining us on another, dave 4 -- day four. >> let's talk about the evacuations of napa. these are the areas of new evacuation. at this point it is voluntary. if you are going tuesday, police want you to have things ready and have the car packed. when they come home with the blow warns, you may literally have a few minutes to get out of town. this is caused by the atlas fire. you can see it. that is the red area on your map. this evacuation zone extends south all the way to the county line.

>> it also includes people living east of the silverado trail. highway 221 could be impacted by it right now. people are being told to be ready to evacuate at any moment. >> let's go to highway 221. will is down there. >> reporter: it is about one mile from my location. i am at kaiser road. we have been watching this fire or about 45 minutes. when we got here the fire was dead center of the screen. it has marched to the left. it looks like it is on the other side of those hills. we looked at the map. it appears that fairfield is on

the other side of the hill. 221 is available to the public. that area does not have a lot of homes. it was skyhigh when we arrived. it looks like it fell down into the ground. now it is on the other side of the hill bill the wind is picking up. that was a major concern overnight. it is hard to tell. i can see embers flying in my direction. i am starting to squint my eyes to make sure they don't it in my eyes. to 21 is still available. want to show you what is going on. that is kaiser road and 221. both directions are available to the public right now. anything can change and it can change quickly.

i can see a lot of police officers circling this area and keeping a close eye on the buildings. there are some offices, and industrial park and a couple of stores. is important that the officers are here to keep people calm and keep an eye on those buildings just in case the wind changes. fortunately, the embers are picking up, it is not smoking at best smoky at this location. >> we have a map that we can bring up. this shows you the area where he is. that is wills live shot location. to the right and east, that is the flame he is seeing as the atlas fire burns. look at all that red.

that is the atlas fire, 43,000 acres there. >> don't think that there is not an army of firefighters out. in the dark as they do not go out. the best they can do is keep an eye on where the flames are going. they need daylight. we have seen a lot of aerial support for the fire. people were worried about that. don't think because you don't see it, it is smoky. they do a lot of dumping of fire retardant in the backcountry. firefighters are working hard. when you see 20,000 residents on the run, --

>> i saw a photograph of the air attack. thousands of gallons of fire retardant were dumped on a fire line. the aircraft came through and there were cheers from people below. >> last night we saw the same story repeated. we have calistoga and towns are just empty. here's a closer look at the new evacuation orders. >> yesterday we had areas in red now that connecting ground between them is under a voluntary evacuation order. the flames are beginning to approach that part of santa rosa.

now is the time to get everything in order. get the car packed. you may hear police knocking at the door saying you have to go now. keep that in mind. fairfield as well, as we move over to solano county, several areas are being told to be ready to evacuate. that little area in orange toward the bottom, that is a voluntary evacuation. the areas in yellow, fire officials want you to be ready to go. >> they made it clear yesterday that voluntary evacuations mean you should volunteer to go. it is a smart thing to do. there are fewer traffic jams than when they say mandatory. where they say be prepared, people have been told to get out of their home and then they want to go back because they

forgot medicine or something. your scared and you think i have to get out of here. people have forgotten pets and medicine and chargers and things like that. they will not let you back in. >> don't packed in a panic. they have given you enough morning. make sure you have everything you need. grab and go. we also have a look at the areas that have seen mandatory evacuations. you can see the list on your screen the entire town of calistoga. we were listing streets before and now we are listening -- listing towns. bennett valley, cloverdale, forster bill, glenn elms. nights valley. >> let's continue to give you more. you can pick out the town that

you know on your screen. santa rosa and the sonoma valley, they're the ones that we have been talking about four days. wildhorse valley, these are all mandatory evacuation areas. if you know someone who lives there, they should be getting out. >> if you are one of the people in these areas that have evacuated, let someone know where you are so we don't add to that growing number of missing and unaccounted for people. it is growing because -- we see confusion as to where loved ones are. that is part of it. here is the emergency response. you can see heavy police presence. they have been going door to door letting no that the fire is approaching. when they come to town, it is

usually because the fire is imminent. people literally had five minutes. you don't have much time. you have to be ready. >> the air quality is something there dealing with closer to the fire area. we are dealing with that all the way into san francisco and the east and south bay. school districts have class best canceled classes. we were talking about at -- outdoor practices that first but now it's classes as well. >> we have a lot of football practice canceled. there have been home coming weeks this week and last week. my daughter's high school are debating whether to cancel homecoming. >> the air quality is too bad to have people out playing and

watching. more schools are closing because of their quality. all of these colleges are closing. they say that they are having to cancel classes because they don't want you to be out if you don't have to be out in the bad error. -- air. my husband does rowing. this is in southern marin. if you want to give, it has been a problem, i can't drive all the way to santa rosa. so they have big trucks and they are setting up today and tomorrow. you have to get it to the rowhouse by tomorrow. if you can go to the marin rowing association clubhouse, you can drop off the essentials. diapers, ready-to-eat foods,

power balls, -- power bars. >> so that is easy to get too. they're going to take off tomorrow and get up to santa rosa and deliver that.>> good for them. that is a good way for you to contribute. >> let's talk about the windows story today. good morning. the wind is coming from the north. that is where most of the arrows point. in napa you can see a southerly win. the smoke is being blown through the bay area. very unhealthy. it is unhelpfully through the entire bay area as a result of this flow pattern. unhealthy air. the bay area temperatures, we

dropped a little bit from last hour. we have a lot of dry air. if the winds don't keep circulating the air, you drop. >> let's put the contrast map up. there is napa. it dropped. one of these situations with the offshore winds is the big drop in humidity which we will notice for today. very dry air aloft. by 3 pm it will be 74 degrees. let's check the barrier roads. >> so far pretty good. a live look at the day bridge it is getting sluggish as traffic picks up. no major issues reported so are. nine minutes from the maze to

the skyway. here is 92. brake lights are filling in. a look at the east bay, it looks good. 24 is at the limits. no problems on 580. a quick check of traffic checker. 15 minutes out of the livermore valley. 101 is a pretty good commute. a quick mention of 80, chp is asking big rigs to stay away because of the poor air quality. >> let's take a look at the map of the fire. people have been concerned about where these fires are breading because they have family and friends in the area. we are going to take a look at this. >> this is the tubs fire.

you can see it came from calistoga and there is safari west. that is where the animals are fine but the groundskeeper lost his home. in calistoga, an area that is completely evacuated. >> that one is new. >> the tubs fire is growing. then let's go to the right. i want to talk about the areas in sonoma valley. keep going to the right. what we have are a number of fires burning. we have the adobe fire to the north, that is it right there, 9000 acres. it is about to join with the nuns fire.>> they grow and link up. >> the nuns fire and see that icon below it, that is another

fire. they have linked. then to the south of that, you have the park ridge fire. that one is going down into napa. >> right. that is the one that has people feeling like they are surrounded by lames. as we move over to the right, there is another giant fire, that is the atlas fire. this one is 43,000 acres that is the one that has triggered evacuations and why we have thousands of people at the american canyon high school. all these people from napa are desperate to know what will happen with their down. >> there were 28 shelters and people going to hotels. now, this morning, we're going

to go to lydia, she is on arnold drive. people are actually starting to camp out. i don't know if this is organized or not. what do you see there rex >> it is. the raceway opened the campground this week there is 50 acres there. 2000 campers can fit there. there is plenty of room. you can see the rvs behind me. you can see people are pretty much asleep. the campground is on highway 121. it is not been affected by the fires. it is about a quarter of a mile from the highway 37. you enter through gate 6. people are going in with rvs. yesterday when i was in sonoma, they told me that they had

their rvs ready to go. they were charging batteries and generators are getting ready. they were ready to leave with their rv. that is what a lot of people were doing yesterday. they knew that hotels would be packed and airbnb would be busy. they got their rvs ready and took off took a lot of people came here. there are a lot of people here but a lot of people are asleep. >> back to you in the studio. >> are there facilities there? >> do they have bathrooms and that sort of thing? >> we know that they are offering water and sewage service to campers. they do have waterbodies here. this came up very quickly. they're working on a lot of stop -- stuff. there is a line of porta potty's

here. >> some people would prefer to do it this way. i guess it is a little bit more private as opposed to a mask shelter where we see, laid out. can you go there with a pet? >> i do think you can. a lot of people in their rvs were saying that was one of the reasons that they were going to go in there rv. when i talked to people about the rvs and why they were packing the rvs, they said it is more comfortable. they are used to that. it is their home away from home. some people, that is the only option they have.>> that is definitely a better option for some people. >> for hotels, you have to pay. all of this adds up.

>> thank you. we will come back out to you when the sun comes up. >> i heard a lady yesterday talking about her pet.>> people don't want to let go of their pets. i can't blame them, i understand. it makes for difficult situation though because then the whole family has no place to go. >> when you're life has been completely top -- tossed upside down, at least you are familiar with those things. when everything else is tossed about, at least you have something you can hold on to that is familiar.>> we are going to take a quick break. you can see grasp learning here and fire personnel trying to battle this thing. we will be back with continuing coverage in just a minute.

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to knock on everyone's door if it becomes a mandatory situation. the problem is that homes are so spread out and there are so many large pieces of land that they may not have enough time. some volunteers are stepping up and doing that job. i spoke to one of them. this is what he had to say eric >> as i was standing there, i saw the top of the flames about 20 feet tall. then, i went to the first house and knocked, no one was there. the third house the guy was so thankful. he said i'm glad you came down. he was already packed. he had food and water. he jumped in and took off.>> of course, the smart thing to do is have everything ready and evacuate if you can. they are asking for your own safety to please get out of your house and maybe go to a shelter or a friends house,

anywhere in this area is not 100% safe. >> thank you. it you have a place to go, go. that is what voluntary means. >> so this map will show you where they are talking about. if you are near the fire, you have fires burning. if you are in an evacuation area, go now. don't think you are going to ride this out. >> those fires above the square, that is where we have lost a lot of home -- homes. >> then write down the area is the napa valley. we have to take a quick break. we will have live reports and we will get you up dated. stay tuned. we will be right back.

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it all adds up to a mouthful of joy. honey bunches of oats. have you tried it yet? ( james ) the wildfi we are back. here say look at some of the damage done by the fires ravaging the north they. it is getting worse and the fires are continuing to grow. we have a lot of fires. they are all still out of control. >> this is the journeys and mobile home park. it is destroyed. we want to tell you what we know right now. if you are just waking up this

morning, the situation has worsened -- worsened. 23 people are confirmed dead. that number is expected to rise. they are not counting the rooms at this time. they are counting the unaccounted for. 285 people are reported missing. that number is on the rise as more people have been evacuated because they have been chased from the fires which have grown to well over 170,000 acres in total. just in sonoma and napa, this is been the most destructive fire with 3500 homes and businesses destroyed. they can't even go counting. they are moving on as the flames move on. all of these numbers are expected to grow. good morning and thank you for joining us. >> the big worry this morning

is napa. we have new evacuation orders in place. they are voluntary. we heard from police yesterday that really does mean you should get out. pay attention to the area we have highlighted. that is the new area under an advisory to get out. some of the roads and neighborhoods impacted. the perimeter of the fire, you have the atlas fire to the right. this extends south down along highway 12 and then east to solano county. it includes hagan road, first avenue, third avenue, holmes ville road, part of east avenue and terrace drive people in that area are told to be ready.

if you can, get out now. >> do you want to see why? we will tell you. let's go to will. he is in napa. he is seen the flames and they are moving fast. >> the last time you saw me i was about three miles to the right off of kaiser road. it is actually moving in this direction on the other side is fairfield. we are chasing the fire. i am off of anderson road and 221. you can see the fire on the hillside. 60 minutes ago it was further away from us. it is moving from the left to the right of your screen and the smoke is blowing in that direction. it is not smoky as far as the breathing in my location. there is a vineyard here. this is a remote area with not

a lot of homes that is a good thing. but, as it moves unabated, they are not dropping fire retardant . i did see some headlights over the past five minutes moving along that hillside. that could be cow fire or police officers.>> i saw more police officers come here about 25 minutes ago. they were on highway 21. it was a conway of them. they have their lights on. i tweeted out that picture. they were moving toward napa. that might be a sign that evacuations will happen. they need the backup for checkpoints and telling people where to move and how quickly to move at this point, 221 is available in both direction. -- directions. >> i want to run the video that

you just shot this morning. >> look at that tree. >> the video that you shot was from 15 minutes ago. it is hard to believe that this thing is still growing. we are concerned about the win. luckily, as we take a look at this video, you said you checked out this area and it is sparsely populated? >> that is the good news. this is skyline wilderness park. that is the area in green that you see. the red is the fire. slide the map a little to the right and i want to point out that you have this area of green valley. do you see that blotch of green? >> it is that community. if you zoom in you will see that his green valley, there is the country club and those of the flames. this was just shot.

this is northwest cordelia where six 80 -- 680 and 80 come together. >> that area of the map in red, that is what that area is it is a whole line of burning fire, out of control and moving quick. it is so strange to think that it's moving toward such a populated area >> that is the beauty of the wine country, you have all that older -- beautiful wilderness to look at. there is so much fuel and so much to burn. let's go toward downtown napa. look to your east, that is what you see from downtown napa. >> waking up to the fourth day

of these fires. they are marching unabated throughout northbay and all of northern caliber tonya. it is almost like they have tripled. the death toll is going up. the acreage is being chewed through. evacuations have increased. new towns are under warning. >> in santa rosa we have new evacuation zones. the fountain grove community and oakmont, that area between those two areas is a voluntary evacuation area.

even though it is a voluntary evacuation, they want you to get out of the area now instead of rushing when you really only have minutes to get out. >> can you imagine, when this joins up? you need to get out now, when they say too. >> out near fairfield, this is where the fire is burning toward , the place that will showed us. >> those are mandatory evacuation areas. then there is an area in orange down toward the bottom. that is technically voluntary. be ready to go.>> areas of fairfield as well. >> in napa and sonoma counties, it is just town after town.

look at all these towns. there are more.>> >> that is the remarkable thing. some on this list have sections of the town under evacuation orders and in some towns it is the entire town. >> let's go live back to will. he has an active fire burning. he is providing video and live shots. these are fresh this morning to show you the fire as it continues to spread. it looks like day 1. when you said it looks like lava. that is what the hillside looks like. you can see this plume of smoke and fires. you can see it, like right there on the right-hand side. it really close. >> it is bone dry.

that is why we had that red flag alert triggered. as you said, this is almost like monday morning. that is when we had the last big wind event. last night through today, we have a nother wind advisory. we are looking for a second time frame of wind that could spread the fire. >> the smoke is moving. >> the map shows you that this is the fire that we see in the live picture on the left. it is blowing toward that country club that we were talking about. >> that whole red area of that map is getting bigger because of the fire the you can see on the left. that will be moving toward more populated areas. >> this fire, it is burning

toward cordelia but the winds are shifting around and they are coming from the northeast. that means they are blowing to the left. that blows it toward napa. >> that's what makes the fresh evacuations. >> >> look at that. the incredible smoke and flames and heat coming off of this thing. it is chewing through hundreds, more than 100,000 acres. yesterday at about 7 am they said they get up and get marching orders. there are thousands of people from all over this state and neighboring's date -- neighboring states. they have air support. a lot depends on the wind and if they

can get out. >> let's talk to dave. speak to us about the wind today. it is going to be hard to judge where this will blow. are the winds coming from one direction? >> from the north. reporters and you are saying that locally they can vary. you can't assume that it will be coming from the north even though that is the prevailing direction. it is very dry. above us, it is like arctic air . that will start mixing with moisture at the surface. it is brought down moisture levels so low that when you're in nam the -- napa if you have a glass of ice water, it will not sweat. a look at our winds right now, they are not jumping out except in the eastern parts of the north bay. we will repeat some of that

again later this morning until it tapers off at about noon. it will take a breath in the early afternoon. a little bit of a breeze late tonight. friday night and saturday, parts of sonoma county, this will be offshore dry winds. let's get to the humidity levels. there is dry air aloft. it is already below freezing. we look for dew points and then turn it into relative humidity. >> look at this dropping below 10%. during the day it tends to drop, but not like this. for the most part, it will be fairly dry. look at the bright lights coming back for friday afternoon. friday night it will be offshore. we have a wind advisory

carrying us until 5:00 today. that goes in tandem with a red lag warning as well. upper 70s for highs. somewhat cool today. 79 four napa. just a general forecast calling for 65 in sanford the scope. oakland, 68. what is going on with traffic? >> no. we are going back to wills live shot of the fire advancing in napa right now. it is because of the shifting winds, heading toward vail feared it can also go toward napa as well. like to we have multiple communities watching this closely trying to anticipate where goes next. this is wills shot. with chat with him about what he is seeing. >> you are still on 221? >> yes.

221 and anderson road. i am in a vineyard right now. what i'm seeing is what you are seeing. these are live pictures. it is pretty big. it flares up from time to time. the smoke is blowing away from us. it is marching up the hillside. it is moving quickly. just to give you a perspective, we got here at 4 am. we were at kaiser and 221. that is about three miles away from here. it burned closely -- intensely there. we through our equipment in the van and drove south to this location. i would not be surprised if we would move again. we are following this fire. on the other side of the hillside, i believe that is fairfield, i heard you talk about that a little bit earlier.

it is not densely populated. there are not a lot of homes. the fire is moving without any problems. it is very dry out here. it is cold. fortunately it is not windy. it is not being fought because it is not something they do overnight. the sun should be up in the next hour or so. at that time, they will send more troops down to the ground and maybe aircraft in the air to fight the fire. in the course of this live shot we saw two big flames. there it is. it picks up again. that is what they are dealing with. the win, dry conditions. it is a horrible situation. >> we will continue to give you live coverage with our special edition focusing on the fires. we will continue with this in just a few minutes.

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taken out of santa rosa yesterday. you can see the la look at the wide spread devastation. you see green in the middle. then all of the houses that have been destroyed. you can see neighborhoods that were flattened. this might be coffee park. i know there is a picture of coffee park. look at that. you can't recognize that from the ground. >> the smoke.

then that chokes the north bay and makes our air quality terrible. this is terrible. the way it is all colliding every day, i want to say that things are getting better. more people are being of that -- evacuated. some prefer to read -- bring their own tent or rv to ride out the storm. >> that is what is going on on the raceway. we're waiting for people to wake up. is this a new evacuation area? have they been there since day

1. 50 acres have been opened to evacuees with rvs. the cars, rvs and tense up what up. there is lighting here and porta potties. i saw some food at the entrance as well. the raceway can handle 2000 campers during major events. there are still plenty of room. you can see a lot of rvs and cars. on the other side, i will move the camera later. it is pretty empty. there are a few cars. those in need of rv camping should enter the campground at gate 6. the raceway is teaming up with united services to offer basic rv services during

their stay. there are port of potties and lighting. there is also security here. there is a security guard at the entrance to the raceway. we saw people get up a little while ago. i could not get to them. they were walking their pets. there are pets allowed here as far as we know. we saw at least one dog in this area. yesterday when i was talking to people who were packing up to evacuate. they said it is more comfortable to come in an rv. they are used to it, it is a home away from home. it is better for them than staying in a shelter. >> james just took a map. look at the cursor.

that is the sonoma raceway. you can see the fire next to the property. that is these 37 fire. that was when we were talking about on monday. that one is 70% contained. it is 70 set -- 70% contained. they feel it is safe enough for you to offer a part of their land. that is the highest containment of all the fires took >> the rest are burning out of control. these killer fires continue to extend throughout sonoma and napa. they are heading up through northern california. this is live. this is napa right now. >> i saw headlights. >> it looks like we may have a higher crew responding to the hills on fire. we were sending him to downtown

napa. he was on 221 and he saw it start glowing. that is when he pulled over. it looks like your cruise getting to arrive. hopefully they will tackle that edge of it. >> look at where you see it flare up into fireballs. you know that it is just chewing through major brush and trees. the smoke is filling the air. you can see which way it is blowing, that is towards fairfield. we have new mandatory evacuations that include napa. we will tell you more about those and where you can go and how you can help in just a few minutes. we will be right back.

and here is a the killer fires are on the run again. you can see how fast the fires are moving. >> we knew the wind was coming.

they will be lasting through the day today. that was the big headache for firefighters, is this going to clear up and flowed in size? at surface levels the winds can be erratic. you can't predict where it is going to go and where it will turn. we saw some headlights a minute ago. it looks like they are trying to tackle this section of the fire. we will see how successful they are.>> we have new numbers to report. we have 23 deaths so far. we have new evacuations. we will get to all of that in just a few minutes. stay tuned. ( james )

flame kron news starts now. the wind is whipping up. we are live as we continue to follow the fires. the north bay fires are getting worse. here's a look at a mobile home park that burst into flames monday morning in santa rosa. this is journeys end. it was destroyed. >> take a look at that

information panel. the number of dead has gone up. it is now at 23. that is expected to continue to rise. 285 people are unaccounted for this morning. it is hoped that they have just not been able to get in touch with family and friends. more than 170,000 acres have been burned. an incredible amount of land is up in spoke. >> we're talking about all the fires that are burning. we are focusing on the biggest fires. the wine country is decimated. let's get you updated on the latest for evacuation orders. we will start in napa. the area that you see with the diagonal lines, people are being told to be ready to evacuate at any moment. that area in red, that is the

perimeter of the atlas fire. it is descending on the town of napa. the evacuation orders extend all the way to the east to so low month county. that includes hagan road, first avenue, third avenue, combs road. terrace drive and people east of the silverado trail. york closest to the fire. they need you to get out now. >> as we look at this, all morning long will was the first to spot flames and napa. you can see what is burning toward this area. this is the reason that they have fresh evacuations. the fire is being with up as we speak. we have video and a live shot. we have video of a fireball and a chain of flames. you can see will there and you can see it over his shoulder.

donald trump what is the latest? >> it is moving away from us. that video was about three miles away from us. it was burning like that until about 5 am. then it marched from the left to the right of your screen. we are actually in fire chasing mode. that is about 3 miles from our location. it is off of anderson road. we are in a vineyard. it is moving up the hillside. and he's gotten more orange and intense. the smoke is blowing away from us. we do know on the other hill, on the other side of the hillside is american can you -- canyon. every now and then, it flares up. we saw, look at that, on the bottom of your screen, there is a ravine. the fire is starting to reach up a little bit higher. that area is not densely

populated. there are not many homes in that area. the wind is a huge concern. the wind seems to be stable. it does not gust. i can feel it on my face. it is not too bad. it is not the wind storms that carried the embers from building to building. that appears to be stable for now. it is extremely dry out here. we know that the fire is marching towards areas that have a little bit more people. it is more populated. we saw fire crews or headlights moving along the ridge light -- line about five minutes ago. it appears they are getting a close look at the fire. hellfire should be in the air soon. -- cal fire should be in the

air soon. they can reassess and get troops closer to the fire if necessary. also, i can tell you, i have seen 20 to 25 police officers here in other cars. they were knighted a serious hurry but they had their lights on. this looks like we saw -- what we saw monday. the area that you are in, you are maybe one mile away from those flames? >> about one mile away. i can clearly see it. we can zoom in without any problems and without using extenders.

it is really close. i would imagine if i jogged up there it would not take long to reach the flames. you may c vineyards, this is protected but it is really close enough for we can zoom in without using special limit on our camera. it looks like the smoke is blowing to the right side of your screen and away from us. it is moving toward the american canyon, toward cordelia unabated. >> we have a map up as we look at your live shot. the flames that will is showing us is moving toward that. >> keep your live shot up. we slid the map over to show you the region that this fire is moving towards. to the right, that little patch of green, that is a country club on the other side of the ridge line. that is the green valley

country club. there are a lot of residential areas around that country club. the flames are moving toward that area. >> that is not evacuated? >> it's partially evacuated. we have fairfield and cordelia. >> that goes to show you why they said that voluntary and suggested, get ready and pack, that is why. with the wind whipping up like this, you can't verdict how fast it will move or if it will come toward your neighborhood. if they say voluntary, that means if you have someplace to go, go. here is a new area.

we showed this to yesterday. on the left-hand side and on the right-hand side -- >> those are two different evacuation areas. >> now the area in between, police have told resident that it is time to go. we have that section now. it is all joined, all that east and northeast quarter. >> we have more than 20,000 people that have been ordered to evacuate. then, there are the areas that we were talking about.>> looked down toward the bottom. that is the country club area. that is why it was highlighted by officials as a place where people need to get out there are flames on the ridge line headed toward you. then the yellow area is

mandatory evacuation.>> this was the theme last night in sonoma. police were going door to door telling people they should be ready to evacuate. if they come to your home, like they did in the sonoma square, when they say it is voluntary and they are going door to door, you should take the time to pack up and get what you need, especially medicine and essentials but then get out. >> let's go to the sonoma square. we can take a look at what it is like. some people say it is like a ghost town. what are you seeing? >> that is correct. i moved a couple of miles east of where i was. i am on seventh street. this area is being told to evacuate.

the sheriff is blocking the road. we hear that if you go further up the road you might be able to see the fire. they are protecting that area. some of the residents here are being told to leave. it is still a suggested evacuation zone. a lot of people are still inside their homes. a volunteer told me that the difficulty is that the homes are so spread out that they have a difficult time knocking on everybody's door. the volunteer was doing it himself. this is what he had to say. >> as i was standing there, i saw the top of the flames. they looked to be about 20 feet tall. i went to the first house and knocked and nobody was there. in the third house the guy was so thankful. he said i am so glad you came down. he immediately jumped in his car. he had food and water.

he jumped in and took off. >> this is a suggested evacuation area. they are telling people to have everything packed and be ready. you might have to evacuate and you may have to do it very quickly. they don't know where the fire is spreading and how quickly it is spreading. that is the danger here. back to you. >> let's show you where some of these fires are burning and remind you where the fire lines are. we will go back to the interact of map. let's move it over -->> let's start at this fire. this is burning in the hills between send that -- sonoma and napa valleys. this is not too far off from the fire line. that is that little bit of green that you see right there. that is sonoma square.

you have a fire to the right and to the north you have the nuns and northern fire that have emerged together. you have buyers to the east and a fire to the north. you are surrounded on two sides. >> this is de 4. the firefighters cannot get ahead of this. they are trying to hit it from above as well. they have more firefighters heading here from different states. >> someone on the crew here said they have been through's several earthquakes. they said they would rather have a earthquake because it ends. >> people have so much despair right now. >> there is no and insight. this is the tubs fire burning on the northern part of santa rosa. it extends up toward calistoga.

that is the one in the center of your screen? >> yes. that is 27,000 acres. it is pretty massive we are only talking about maybe 3% containment if you are lucky. >> that is really nothing. >> it says it all. when you see a firefighter with a wall of fire and you think, what can we do up against something like that. >> they are bringing in reinforcements. we are waiting for about 7 am when they give a briefing and give their crews marching orders. they can't fight the fires in the middle of the night. at 4 am we first started with the flareup in napa. with it being such rugged terrain, they have to attack it from the air.

they have to wait for sunrise. that is about another hour from now. they have to send up the observation aircraft to look at where the new fire lines are. then they can assign tasks. it will be a little while before we see them flying. >> let's look at some new video. here are the names close up. this is in daylight. will trend is showing us this. it looks like hey or stroll. that is what is burning. that is the solano county fire. you can see the air attacks from above. they have been using flames large and small. they're getting more and more reinforcements. we will have new numbers on the acreage and death tolls unfortunately. we will be back in just a few minutes.

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one of the sheriff's deputies that had to drive through this tunnel of fire to warn people to get out. they don't want this to happen again. monday morning when people were running from this -- these flames, this is one of the things that they are investigating as a cause of the fire. the winds were very strong. there were reports that multiple reports that at the very same time transformers were down and power lines were down. then you had reports of fires. they are investigating this. that is the fear this morning. when we look at the live shot and the flames, we don't want them to blow in multiple directions like we saw sunday night into monday morning.

>> it was the perfect storm. the wind was at the surface. overnight the heavier winds were higher up. they did not hit the ground as intensely as we solve from sunday nights firestorm. at last check we had a lot of home reports but we have active winds at work. they will get to the ground level. all of this is coming in from the north. the smoke -- it is unhealthy. san francisco and points to the south and east day, dry air is being pushed in. even the shoreline, i have been looking at dew point values there. some 30s. that is what we are finding in the north bay. areas with no wind have fallen a little bit.

>> in contrast, you can see that napa has cooled off a little bit compared to 24 hours ago. let's get to the wind, it is gusting. we will get a breather in the early afternoon. a little bit of a breeze will happen overnight but nothing like what we have talked about. the next area of concern is friday night into saturday. a weather watch has been posted. we want to mention relative humidity. this is a big concern. a lot of dry air is mixing in with the surface air. the air will dry out in napa county. marin county is affected as well. it dries out just a little bit into friday evening. saturday morning we have this other area of concern. there is low relative humidity.

the high along 101 will be about 77 degrees. 78 and 79 in fairfield. roads are packed. it will be a slow ride for those of you heading into sanford this go. this is a live look at your approach to the toll plaza. it is stretching into the maze. i have not found any major incidents or hotspots. this is typical crowding. over to 92 it is full of brake lights. the ride out of haywood is packed, of course. you can make it across the bridge to 101 in under 15 minutes. traffic is filling in quick we. it is sluggish leading up to the toll plaza. no major traffic incidents. we want to get you updated

on the very latest out of sonoma county. we have been following the latest on the fires in sonoma. fresh flames in napa. will was the first to spot them. the fire is advancing. where are you located right now? exactly. >> i am arriving at the incident command post. >> did you see our video this morning? the fire in napa, we were along highway 221. did you see that x >> i did not. [ inaudible ] >> it is crazy how we're seeing this fire whip up overnight. what is the latest that you have to deal with right now? >> the fires that we are

focused on is [ inaudible ] the alamo and the duns fire. the fire is not growing monumentally here. grew on the ground in coordination with the aircraft yesterday made some progress. we are hoping we are able to get the aircraft up. there is a concern with the wind. have you have mentioned, the gus and says named winds can pose problems for crews on the ground and it may impact the ability of the aircraft to get off the ground. >> this is what happened sunday night into monday morning. there were reports of whipping winds and trees down.

we are looking at 20 miles apart. at the same time we see fires break out. i think that has to be the toughest thing for you guys to deal with. >> obviously it creates challenges for the crews working the lines. obviously there concern is safe the. what people have to remember is the supervisors out there looking out for the safety of firefighters. downed power lines and entrapment potential. trees are following -- falling by the winds or because they have been hampered by the fire. it is a very difficult environment for them to work in. sichel oh -- situational aware

meant -- awareness is paramount. they do not put their crews in any peril. it is a significant challenge. >> the scariest job to be is the smoke jumpers. they drop down into areas and they are the first on hand. are you using any of those teams? >> not that i am aware of. they may be used in other incidents in the state. we had big 747s dropping retardant and water. we had 10 helicopters up in the air doing water drops. i was on a fire yesterday putting eyes on myself. they were doing structure

protection. >> rob, that is the way to handle it when it is as big, from above, that has to help you a lot. >> absolutely. aircraft can do general work to stop progress. they can also do point specific work. they can go focus and help to drop water directly around homes. it is coordinated. >> i just feel like it is day four and we are not seeing anything as far as containment on most of these fires people may wonder why aren't we seeing more containment? >> that is a difficult question

to answer. it is very important for viewers to understand that it is not like we aren't doing anything. we had just under 1000 firefighters come in. there are a number of fires in northern california. resources are depleted. we have assets coming in from outside of these date. when you have a footprint as large as 30,000 acres and a limited number of resources, there is only so much that they can do. when those fires started, that he that's the city of santa rosa was overwhelmed. you could only put so many assets in one area. when you get more help, you could prioritize the object lives and strategies of that fire. resources coming in.

those first firefighters on scene were working 48 hours in a row without relief on behalf of the men women and children that live in this community. they can now get the proper rest. it is a 24 hour operation. at no specific time will there not be anybody out on that fire. they are working very, very hard on behalf of the people in this community. >> we have heard stories about people putting in that hard work . they are members of the community. in some cases they have seen their own homes go up in flames. >> absolutely. i have a colleague working at the public information office. he works for the city. he lost his home. he continues to work on behalf of this community. >> before you go, at night it

is too dangerous for you to send guys out to the fire. you are saying that they get up at about seven and get marching orders. are they out there right now in the dark this? >> absolutely. it is a 24 hour operation. we have locations that are put into place. briefings are held each morning , every morning. at 7 am, for the crews going out on the lie that day. we have a 24 hour operation. people will be working on this until the fire is out. we want to get people back in their homes as quick we as possible. the community must understand that we will not do that until it is safe to do so. this is a coordinated effort and a unified command. all the operators get to better daily. they are in constant communication with each other in

regards to restoring power and downed power lines. could there be a gas leak? are the down trees? are the roads clear, all those things need to be vetted. everybody has to be on the same page before we let people repopulate. >> i heard the saddest thing, how you can help people rebuild their lives. you can't even focus on the fatalities, is that right? >> we have seen a goat to 23. they think it will be higher. you can't see if you can find vic comes? >> yes and no. as the firefighters are working, we have damage assessment teams in communities and do damage assessment. that includes the difficult part of identifying the

fatalities. there are approximately 300 people that are unaccounted for. that doesn't mean that they are fatalities. that means they could potentially be with loved ones or they evacuated and they are not accounted for yet. the damage assessment teams are working as the firefighters are working to put the fire out. >> i read about a guy who left santa rosa. he went away and came back. he is not heard from his dad. it is counted in the 23 that are dead? dad has not been identified. it is counted in the missing or with the dead? >> he is unaccounted for or missing. >> we don't inflate the numbers

because we can't find someone. we don't release numbers of destroyed homes and till we verify that the home is destroyed. the last number i heard is 570 six homes destroyed. we don't release those numbers until everything is fjted. >> i see. >> one last question. as we are talking to you we are looking at live pictures. we have a hillside on fire. portions of napa have been evacuated this is threatening communities. we saw headlights and what looked like a team on the ground beginning to attack that. you said that they work around the clock what are the additional dangers that crews face when they don't have the visibility of daylight. they don't have the ability to call in an air attack strike. talk to me about what is

happening with crews on the line during the overnight hours. >> they are doing the same job at night that they do during the day. they don't have aircraft visibility can be compromised it may not be working at the same pace because they have to work and consider safety first. their actions are more diligent. they may not all trees sometimes. they are working around the clock. they are doing the same work the fire engines are out there pumping water. the crews on the ground are cutting brush. they are doing the same work at night as they do during the day. it is very important for listeners to know

that this is a 24 hour operation. >> thank you so much. really, they have chainsaws and water and cutting lines and all that in the dark. >> thank you. we appreciate the update. you have been watching those pictures live and taped within the last couple of hours of the fire spreading in napa. >> hopefully that is comforting to those people who had to evacuate. the crews are trying to stop that fire before comes into town. >> we have not chatted with will in a while. what does it look like out there? >> reporter: we moved. the last time you saw me was about 30 minutes ago. we were probably 1.5 miles away. we moved up the hillside to get a better vantage point. you can see the scope of the

fire as the sun comes up. it is all the other hill from where we are, a ravine area. it is smoldering and the fire is black, moving from the left to the right of your screen. the smoke is not blowing in our direction. you can smell it. it is awful. at least it is not blowing into our faces. you can see the vineyard in front of us. there are some sheds and some buildings and workers live at this vineyard. those buildings i saw driving up the hero -- hill are not a problem. you can see the vineyard and grapes and leaves. it is not windy at this location. this is on anderson road off of 221. the fire, we have been chasing it for about two hours.

there it is, you can see the lights to the right side of your screen. that appears to be cal fire or some authority going up and down this location. look like a crew coming down from the hillside. i am trying to make this out for you. they are possibly going to get help. >> that looks like the hayward police or fire department. it is coming down the hillside. they could be calling for help or getting food and coffee for firefighters on the front line. you heard our spokesman. the fire seems to be moving away from us and heading toward more populated areas. this is a location, we showed you the vineyard. it does not appear to be well populated. we know that fairfield is on

the other side of the hill. there is american canyon and cordelia. it is moving. we are still chasing the fire. >> will, that shot you provided a minute ago, you could see ó2qy it was settling. the whole area was black hello that. that is the scope. you can't tell how wide an area this a fire is burning. you can see the sky above and total blackness. that is impressive. it is also terrifying. now they know why they have fresh evacuations and no one can go back into these areas. >> will, thank you for the update. this scene is something we are seeing duplicated in sonoma valley. we have been keeping an eye on the situation at the raceway.

people have congregated with tents and rvs there. there is a pop-up city there. >> when they see this fire and how it is moving, it is good that they are safe.>> it is. they are very grateful to be here. a lot of people are happy that they could bring their rvs here and stay until they can return to their homes. this campground is across from the sonoma raceway. it can accommodate up to 2000 campers. it is 50 acres. we talked to two someone who is staying here. he said he was the eighth person . you can't see the whole area but you can see the tents behind me. there are at least 100 cars here at the raceway campground. we talked to one of the people staying here. he told me it has been great to be able to have the comforts of home. he said there was a restaurant

out of san francisco that came here last night. he could not remember the name. he told me that they provided food for everyone here at the campground. he said people have been very generous with food and have been coming here. a lot of people are looking for a place to eat and we are in sonoma and there is not a lot of things that are open. they are trying to find laces to get coffee and breakfast. there are porta potty sear. there is lighting and security and trash cans. people are very grateful. we talked to mike who lives in glen ellen. >> we can help others and feed others. we had a couple of families in our rv last night talking about everything that was going on. we just want to have a good time. >> that was mike, he was

talking about the benefits of being able to stay in your rv. he said this is the second time he has evacuated. the first time he went to a hotel. the second time he started packing his rv. they could bring their pets and have their food in their rvs so they don't have to worry so much. he said it is a lot more comfortable.>> back to you in the studio. >> thank you.>> covering natural disasters, you do a lot. they hit and then they are over. a fire stays in the same area for so long and just keeps his writing and spreading. the other thing that comes close is a hurricane that installs. otherwise they hit, then you start the recovery within a couple of days. we are on day for mac. there is -- four. here are more

live pictures. if you are in a shelter, if you are waking up there and watching our broadcast, you may notice there are more military personnel probably there. that is because they came in overnight. they landed at moffitt field late last night. we saw them care of adding up to you. they will be at the evacuation centers helping out. you will see more uniformed, army personnel there they are there to help you. >> the firestorm continues. we will have more live team coverage in a few minutes. the

you have seen the video of the fire advancing. here is a look at some damage that has already been done. this is one of many neighborhood that went up in flames with the first round of flames from sunday night into monday. here's what we know right now.

this is day four. is growing. all over northern california, these fires have earned more than 100 70,000 acres. people that cambi contact, 285 and counting. the death toll is that 23. 3500 homes and businesses have gone up in flames. there is a new area in santa rosa that we need to tell you about it is the area outlined in blue. it connects the two mandatory evacuation zones. the one in blue is an advisory. you should be ready to leave. on that note, >> that is voluntary.

people wonder, are we next, petaluma says there are no evacuations or advisories. there are no suggestions that you even pack. >> fairfield is the last one. you have these areas in yellow that are mandatory evacuations. then, on the lower part of the screen you have court till you. yellow is mandatory and the orange is an advisory. the flames we see from wills vantage point is the fire. we will have more updates coming for you coming up for -- coming up for you in just a minute.>> and here is a map showing

where all the fires ar we are back with a look at the maps showing you burn areas and the number of fires burning from the tubs fire to the handful of fires affecting sonoma. all of that is impacting the sonoma valley. the atlas fire is the huge one on the far right side. that is twice as big as any other fire out there. >> the big concern is the wind.

we want to go to dave. he is following the weather for us as we talk about the sheriff's office issuing mandatory evacuation orders for sonoma valley in the east. weight -- they are concerned where this will spread. they're going out door to door saying if you live on the square, you might want to leave. most people have. >> it is hard to pick out the direction. there are a lot of variables. >> they are coming in from the north. locally, they can come from the south or the east. all these different directions because the wind may be coming off shore from the north, a bangs into a hill or valley and

gets channeled into another direction. here is a live shot as we get the light of day. it is a glow going on from the particular in the air -- particulates in the air last check, calm winds. the other factor to mention is lots of dry air. it has all been pushed down to san francisco. the pollution from the fires have been pushed to the south. we have very unhealthy air. you want to stay indoor as much as you can. literature outdoor activities. the fire danger is the red flag warning. we will have that until five p.m. falling humidity levels during the day is another factor.

the humidity will be down to 10 to 20%. it is 40 degrees in north bay. napa has dropped off a little bit. a breakdown for today, 59 degrees in the inland areas. good morning. what is going on with traffic. >> traffic is filling in. it is pretty packed right now. i don't see any trouble spots. i got word of a new crash. we are waiting for more details on that one. we may be blocking one lane heading into san francisco. it is officially backed up on all connectors. we're watching the bridges.

we are looking at a 25 minute trip over to highway 101. this backup is growing. it is already stretching beyond richmond parkway. it is at harbor way. that is where you start tapping on the brakes. 500 -- 580 looks good. south sixth hundred 80 -- 580 looks good. stay with us. ( darya ) one of the

hardest hit areas of the fire was the ey park one of the hardest hit areas was santa rosa. we have been following the devastation there. sonoma county has been hit hard by these firestorms. if you are at home or in a shelter and you wonder what the local information is, we are going right to the source. brandon jones is joining us from the sheriff's office. i know it is early, it may be late. i don't know if you have gone to bed. >> you are my last interview of the day so i am looking forward to talking to you. >> how did things change overnight? >> we had some minor increases in in evacuation work it was rural errors of the county. we are definitely looking forward to continuing our law

enforcement mission which is preservation of life and property. we are maintaining evacuated areas. we are protecting the evacuated areas from crime. everybody in sonoma county is praying for good weather day so that our fire guys can start fighting this thing. we have a phenomenal amount of assistance from area agencies. we are hoping mother nature cooperates so we can start getting to work. >> we were showing video of you guys going door to door. that was strange to see. sonoma square, it is like looking at santa rosa. it is iconic. that is the scary thing. >> sure. there was a little bit of this information about that. some media outlets callers

thinking that was a mandatory evacuation. that is not the case. those were general advisements. that was just to get them ready. those places are not mandatory. >> we understand that. when we're seeing -- >> you don't want to get them out when it is too late. that is not good.>> the best thing that we could ask is for preparation. if you have year ago bag ready to go, as long as you absolutely can be ready to go, you can be gone in 30 seconds. that is what we hope for preparation wise. we do everything we can to put that information to people. >> let me ask you about that.

people in voluntary evacuation areas, they have their bags ready. when you guys come knocking at the door or announced through the street that it is time to go, what kind of time do they have? what can they expect? >> we don't necessarily control that. the wire often does. the whole first site, we were knocking with unknown amounts of lead time. it was minutes. now that we have the resources up your and we have as much information as we do, we can predict what is going on and watch the fire move and are doing more proactive evacuations. a lot of the mandatory evacuations have been to neighborhoods that have ended up not being hit. it was in the way at the time and we wanted to make sure that everyone had plenty of time to get out. on the face it may look the

same as the first night, that was a beast unto itself. >> better safe than sorry. wouldn't you rather be home -- out? >> we want everyone to make it out alive. that is our number 1 mission. >> more live reports straight ahead as we continue to track the fire in napa. we will be right back. honey bunches of oats. it's crispy sweetened flakes, plus crunchy granola clusters, plus a touch of honey. it is 'mmmm', is good! it all adds up to a mouthful of joy. honey bunches of oats. have you tried it yet? this i can do, easily. i try hard to get a great shape. benefiber® healthy shape is a clear, taste-free, 100% natural daily fiber... that's clinically proven to help me feel fuller longer. benefiber® healthy shape. this i can do!

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