red flag warnings are up for many of the fire areas in northern california. gust could be as high as 35 mph hour tonight. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 80s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. warmer weather will return on monday and become hot during the middle of the week. (catherine)new evacuation orders are in (catherine)new evacuation orders are in effect tonight as the mendocino complex fire explodes in size... people in the community of potter valley have been told to evacuate immediately as flames continue to threaten the area.the evacution orders are running at the bottom of the screen.(catherine)meantime -- here are the latest numbers: the mendocino complex fire is made up of 2 fires burning in lake and mendocino counties.new numbers just released in the past hour. the ranch fire -- has grown to more than 115-thousand acres. it's 28 percent contained. the river fire -- has burned more than 42-thousand acres...and is 50 percent contained. the fires have destroyed 41 homes... about 92-hundred buildings are threaten

back to you. >>> a raging fire tornado in northern california. we're learning it claimed the life of a firefighter. the science behind this phenomenon. >>> the fight at dodgers stadium and the 49er rookie would stop at nothing to play football. not even a funeral. we're up next. right now, you can get my munchie mash-ups for just three bucks! crispy hash browns and tasty white cheese. mashed up with your choice of savory egg and bacon, buffalo chicken and ranch, or jalapeños and bacon. try my $3 munchie mash-ups, back for a limited time. only at jack in the box. dodgers...but it's all l.a. outfieder yasiel puig who got punch from ma >>> the fallout from the ball at the hall continues for the giants and dodgers, but it's l.a. outfielder yasiel puig. the two exchanged words after puig fouled off a pitch. he took a couple swings at the giant catcher. hundley who said something that got the party started. he was fine for his role. pebble beach, players having to play through a deer delay. south san francisco isaiah salinda set up his first birdie of

they have not lost to a northern california football team since 1991. to put that in perspective, i was playing high school football in 1991. that is when pittsburgh defeated they la salle. will that street continue? we will find out tomorrow night against their toughest opponent in the regular-season. back to you. >>> coming up at 6:00 tonight a secret project with the code name "dragonfly." a censored version of google for china. thousands of google employees are demanding answers about the morality of the plan. chief meteorologist paul deanno is live from concord where the game of the decade will be played tomorrow. hey paul! >>> temperatures around the area slightly warmer today. paul is live from concord for the game of the decade will be played tomorrow. >> reporter: it is going to be hot once again tomorrow with highs in the 90s. it is warm out here with crystal clear blue skies. the air-quality better today. we are wrapping up the practice before that big game tomorrow. folsom high school, which won the state championship last year, taking on da

how many people so far in northern california are willing to help?we have had over 200 list their space. that is a great response. we are open for others. even if you are not a airbnb host you can be a open home host. sometimes that is better because -- can be difficult for those who have bookings. if you are anywhere near you are welcome to join in. >>how about the challenge for people who ran from their homes and did not have time to grab anything let alone a computer, how can folks get access to this help your offering? >> quickly, just from accessing on your phone you can go to airbnb.com/welcome/evacuees and you will get to the northern california fire evacuation. click on there you can find the shelter. also email open homes@airbnb.com. we do have a team that can respond to you quickly. >>for folks who want to take advantage of this free temporary housing, how long will they be able to stay? >>currently the activation goes through august 17. like with all listings you can work that out with your house. currently it is now to august 17. >>that i

we won't be as hot and this could also help out those wildfire crews farther to the north in northern california, southern california as well. we'll see the temperatures reaching into the mid 90s. hottest temperatures today, and il some drifts ofimproved air quality all across the bay area. morning comult, and things looking good. >> they were looking good and then we started seeingn the roa. i want to get to a couple so i moing commute.ut with your the first is along 880 in the east bay. a traffic hazard. a grass fire just off southbound 880. haven't seen slowing from that, but if you see a couple fire trucks in that direction, now you know why. we also have a crash on southbound 680. this one is maybe going to cause some delays, but i know there's debris out on the roads and that's what could possibly be causing some issues out there. now, down near the south bay, we still have that crash along northbound 17 at hamilton avenue. there was a lane blocked and chp tharting it could possibly be a could bring some heavy delays to this area. so far, speed sensors show everything is green for go. mean

an upper level trough will move into northern california by tonight and bring cooler temperatures to our entire region during the first half of the work week. slight warming is then expected late in the week. ( marty )we begin this morning in the east bay, where berkeley police are investigating a triple shooting. it happened last night around 5-30... at san pablo park in south berkeley. three men were wounded.... a 25 year old.. a man in his 50's and another in his early 60's. police say someone in a passing car likely shot into a group of people at the park. it's unclear if they were targeting the victims.. or if the bullets were meant for someone else. police tell kron 4 the park was crowded at the time of the shooting so it could have been much worse. san pablo park is about a mile from the police department. ( marty )also in the east bay... oakland police are investigating three separate shootings --- and so far no suspects are in custody. all three shootings happened friday. the first happened at 2:30 in the morning near international boulevard and sixth avenue. that's in the c

healthy, beautiful smiles for life. >>> a massive wildfire in northern california exploding in size overnighthousands evacuated, businesses threatened this is the largest fire in california's recorded history. >>> the u.s. restoring most sanctions against iran iran lashing out at america. >>> and china taking a page out of the playbook and pooh-poohing a big movie release. that's ahead as "worldwide exchange" rolls on >>> welcome back thank you for being with us on this tuesday morning i'm brian sullivan a lot to get to today. let's kick it off with landon dowdy. >> here's what's leading cnbc.com now a catastrophe iic wildfire in northern california exploding overnight. fire crews are working to contain the blaze. it scorched nearly 284,000 acres of land and destroyed 75 homes. >>> president trump reimposing sanctions on iran.nnounced the decision to withdraw the u.s. from the deal earlier this year. >>> beijing blasting the u.s. accusing it of being double faced. the state media says the u.s. is showing zero sincerity when it comes to the trade disputes. >>> futures are up strong. we're comi

it is smokey across northern california. we have a north-northwest wind here that will shift to a west wind. the north and east bay communities, you'll notice that haze. jaclyn? >>> we have a big backup for the supercommuters out there. westbound 205, 30 minutes to get to 580ful the ride continues to be sluggish getting past 580. speeds dip as low as 9 miles an hour. as the bay bridge toll plaza, things are looking okay. we are getting first reports of what appears to be a small vehicle here as you're approaching treasure island on the upper deck. we'll let you know what kind of impact that will have on the morning commute. back to you. >> reporter: the mendocino fire is being fueled by hot windy weather and dry vegetation. >> this is bad news. the heat dome is going to expand and conditions will get hotter and drier. >> reporter: the fire already destroyed more than 150 structures and threatens thousands more. officials don't expect to have it fully contained until next week. a record 14,000 firefighters are battling over a

northern california, definitely.california and central california, in the hills and the valley, it's basically red flag warning conditions all summer long when you get down to it with triple digit heat. it is a spare the air day today. i don't know if you saw the sunset last night, it will be similar tonight. stunning. pretty much what you are looking at right here. it is because of the smoke. smoke does wonders for sunsets which is ironic. the read that you get in the atmosphere. tomorrow won't be as bad. you are expecting an onshore flow. with that said, we will look for better air quality bay area wide. here are two factors impacting our quality the most. it's a satellite map, but the color tablet is set up so that you can see the smoke. but, you do see the smoke, right? you can see it filtering around. it loves the central valley. that is where the air quality has been the worst. because in the mornings it drops way down. the smoke does. so as you look at tomorrow through saturday, we've got that red flag warning

red flag warnings are up for many of the fire areas in northern california. gust could be as high as 35 mph hour tonight. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 80s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. warmer weather will return on monday and become hot during the middle of the week. (vicki)today a funeral was held for a young woman who was stabbed to death while riding on a bart train in oakland. (catherine) nia wilson is being remembered as a beautiful young woman who had dreams of serving her country. kron4's haaziq madyun was at the funeral.. nats/singer"gaze upon your glory"hundreds came to gaze upon the life of 18-year-old nia-wilson here at acts full gospel church in oakland. it was a celebration of a life senselessly cut short back on june 22nd, 2018 by the accused murderer john cowell who allegedly stabbed nia to death on a bart train at the macarthur station. on this day nia's family, friends, oakland clergy, oakland politicians and the community at-large all came together to honor her memory, pay respect and say her name

there is nothing anywhere to what we experienced last october with the northern california fires. so we are seeing smoke, we are not seeing it at the same levels that we did before.>> it could be a lot worse. you were saying that much of the smoke is staying at the higher elevations at least here in the bay area. why is that?>> we have an inversion layer. and it burns very hot and that sent it up high and it goes up and over the inversion layer. it acts as a dome over the area. we saw this in the last fires that we had. we were fortunate that the smoke was up high. it did not affect us down here at our level. but if the winds shift, we might start smelling it and experiencing it more. right now we are okay. >> and we will continue to monitor that. >> the communications director for the bay area air quality management district. >> you can certainly see the haze in the air. i noticed it the first thing when i woke up this morning. you can tell we were getting more of that, but not as much. >>> when you think of yosemite valley, you cannot be there because it is so smoky there. we ar

in northern california? ed for mu >>> coming up in our next half hour, isis in northern california? an irabi raqi national arrested. what he's accused of doing for the terror group. >> what it's like in the debate over the use of force. law enforc want >> and the incredible show of colors in the south bay. ♪ ♪ can world-renowned artist red hong yi use the chase mobile app® to pay practically anyone, at any bank? all while creating a masterpiece made of tea leaves? ♪ ♪ yes. but this isn't for just anyone. ♪ ♪ hong yi! it's for the strongest man in her life. ♪ ♪ life. lived red's way. chase. make more of what's yours. >>> yorechinkpix 5 news. >> now at 6:30, law enforcement leaders want lawmakers to know what it takes to pull the trigger before they vote on a bill to change the standard for police use of force from reasonable to necessary. why some california officers are against the proposal. ' enarios. [na >> reporter: inside the state capitol building in the basement near the cafeteria, lawmakers and others are seeing what it's like to be confronted with life and death shoot, don't

the battle continues across northern california this morning.ew evacuation orders are in effect for the mendocino complex fire as fires move east towards clear lake. as things stand right now, 125,000 acres are burned. the fire is 39% contained. more than a dozen homes are destroyed. that number could grow today as winds pick up in those fire zones. to the carr fire burning in shasta county, nearly 1,000 homes are gone. menlo park firefighters are sending a drone to the area to take a closer look at the destruction left behind. we're live in menlo park. you've been there all week. you know that there are a lot of homes damage or destroyed? >> reporter: more than 1,000 homes burned in shasta county. crews need as much help as they can get. the fire department's work ing with the alameda county sheriff's department. the team arrived in redding on tuesday. they'll be working with city representatives. they'll be smarexperimenting wi new mapping software. the fire chief says this is, quote, breaking new ground with the mission. the drones will help

it benefits special olympics of northern california. >>> hi there, everyone.dy onshore flow continues. you're waking up to the gray sky, maybe a few peeks of sun here or there. because of the thicker deck of marine clouds, up to 2,000 feet, we're a little bit e again, an of low pressure north of us allowing for healthy marine air and also some smoke from the wildfires to still transport into the bay area. so, breezy along the coast. the clouds will give way to a partly sunny day along the coast. 56 downtown. 58 oakland, mountain 54 in santa rosa and napa. even a little fog out there. winds blowing by the delta, 30 miles per hour. we're looking for another day when temperatures will be cooler than average. right now, because of that deck of low clouds, taller than yesterday, two to three degrees co cooler, 24 hours ago compared to right now. and the flags are blowing 15 to 25 miles later today. hazy afternoon with more sunshine. moderate air quality. still the advisory with us today. it will be cooler, even the first few days of the workweek, leading up to the

jim wood calls the recent fires in northern california a wakeup call, saying any legislation brought forward should include $300 million a year for wildfire prevention like vegetation management. the proposal is due for release by next week. >>> president trump will be in west virginia today to promote a rollback of former president obama's clean power plan. he wants to give states the authority to determine how to restrict carbon dioxide and other emissions from coal fired power plants. it would also let states relax pollution rules for power plants that need some upgrades. he's vowed to pull the u.s. out of the paris climate agreement and is pushing to revive the coal industry. >>> jury deliberations in the paul manafort trial continue today after the panel heard two weeks of testimony before beginning deliberations last week. prosecutors allege manafort hid

we begin with breaking news in northern california. another fire has sparked. firefighters are on scene now at highway 20 and new long valley road in clear lake. details are still very limited but cal fire is calling this blaze the cash fire. officially 150 acres burned. crews are worried it would spread quickly. it has the potential to spread 400 acres. there are no strike touuctures threatened. we'll continue to follow the fire and online and in our 11:00 newscast tonight. >>> as we all know, fires that have been burning over the past month led to bad air quality but it's appearing to get better. let's bring in meteorologist rob miata. take one bad fire to turn this around? >> we watched the fire there, the cash fire, you can see temperatures in the 60s, w of e

red flag warnings are up for many of the fire areas in northern california. gust could be as high as 35 mph hour tonight. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 80s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. warmer weather will return on monday and become hot during the middle of the week. (ken) (ken) now to an update on some of the other major wildfires burning in northern california... starting with the deadly carr fire in shasta county. that fire is causing evacuations and several road closures. cal fire says the fire has burned over 133 thousand acres.it is 39-percent contained 15 thousand people have been evacuated and more than a thousand homes have been destroyed. (catherine) yosemite valley remains closed through sunday.. as the ferguson fire keeps growing. the main problem - smoke from the fire...which is causing unhealthy air conditions. the ferguson fire has burned more than 77-thousand acres and it's 41 percent contained. (catherine) the smoke from all the wildfires has mades its way into the bay area. you've probably seen ha

. >>> now to the fires ravaging northern california.s have their work cut out for them this weekend. here's a look for you at the major fires burning right now. new evacuations have been ordered for the mendocino complex fires and the ferguson fire in yosemite. the pair of fires that make up the mendocino complex in mendocino and lake counties still raging. fire crews from washington state, oregon and utah have joined the fight against both fires. for people living around the mendocino complex fires, emotions are mixed. some neighbors are being ordered to evacuate and others are now being cleared to return to their homes. >> there's still an advisory so still a little unsettled. >> we hope that it isn't coming back our way. >> officials say the evacuations are beginning to attack some of the resources, for example, one of the evacuation centers, the twin pines resort in middletown, has reached capacity. >>> now to a new perspective of the carr fire, a specialized team from menlo park fire and the alameda county sheriff's department depl

. -- now in northern california. the ferguson fire, that is the one near yosemite, a pair of fires that make up the mendocino complex, which is in mendocino and lake counties. they are going strong tonight. some are back home. and nbc bay area is live in downtown lakeport tonight with the latest, he will have a relief for the folks. >> reporter: quite the relief, for the last five days or so, lakeport had basic b aew busine are open, as some residents are trying t a friday night back home. >> the local saloon is open and that includes the back patio. here the lakeport, residents like melanie and vincent mcintosh are still not settled. when you are driving in and you see the huge plumes, what do you think? >> we hope that it's not coming back our way. >> reporter: and while summer-- while some are coming home, some are just adjusting to life as evacuees, they live in lucern but the evacuation did not go orderly. >> there was a massey traffic jam. people being stupid. >> reporter: they decided to stay put and watch the

an upper disturbance will dig into northern california by tomorrow and kick off a modest cooling trendn the bay area in the coming days. below seasonal temperatures can be expected near the coast with 60s-70s because of a deepening marine layer. expect near to slightly above seasonal temperatures in the 80s-90s that will continue inland. seasonal highs are expected later in the week. (jr stone) coming up... police in belmont say, they have captured a group of thieves responsible for stealing lottery tickets. how much police say they got away with . (justine) a father meets his adult daughter for the first time-- after not knowing she was born. see how a website brought them together. (jr stone) plus after the break... a man is detained by ice officials-- while he is driving his pregnant wife to the hospital- - to give birth to their son. (jr stone) a california woman is demanding answers after she says federal immigration authorities detained her husband. (justine) it happened as he was trying to take her to the hospital to give birth. chris holmstrom reports. a california woman is dem

eaquite a few across northern california right now. a couple popped up yesterday in the sierra foothills leading to tahoe and then the new one that popped up in mendocino county. this is what the firefighters will be dealing with in mendocino, mid 90s today. near redding, triple digits. humidity levels are in the teens for most of the ridge tops where it's been extremely dry for a while and it's going to stay dry. smoky conditions. you are taking a look at air quality. this is put out in the past 40 minutes by air now. you see where the mendocino complex fires are burning, air quality unhealthy and unhealthy by redding. you see the direction of the smoke moving to the east, ferguson fire, it's been very unhealthy for a few days. bay area, we are protected by cloud coverage and west winds. we are in the moderate to good range. north bay, east bay, you may notice a slight haze. for now what you will notice, we have cloud coverage out there. look at the gorgeous sun rise appearing thg. >> grab those sunglasses. we are tracking bright ligh

but you'll need a full suit as you tend to need in northern california. and here's a look to the north. you're seeing cloud cover around marin and the golden gate bridge. and clear conditions for most of the area. early this morning, it looked hazier and smokier. our air quality might look a little hazy throughout the weekend. look at concord. almost near 80 degrees. river pore is 82. we were good today, in the green. and no spare the air alert but some of the haze from the fires may make things look a little dreary. it's also going to be hot. northeast wind at 8 miles per hour. and a northwest wind in downtown san francisco at 11. overall calm conditions for the weekend. and that will warm us up even more. the ridge of high pressure is the reason that the heat will be upon us. this low is not being allowed to bring us any kind of relief. 93degrees will be the afternoon high. and at the beaches, low 60s. across the east bay, low 90s. tomorrow add 5 degrees to the numbers. 71 in alameda. the further north you go, 98 in lakeport. the a's game happening toni

the massive and deadly wildfires burning across northern california. .. with many forced from their own homes... on top of long hours and grueling shifts. (ken) there just aren't enough firefighters to go aroundright now. they're pouring into california from across the country.(grant) and as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, calfireis turning to other, local jurisdictions to help fillthe void. rob fladeboe/morgan hill ".....the early start to wildfire season is leading to an early start to the need for mutual aid. calfire's morgan hill unit has dispatched four strike teams to the firelines in recent weeks.filling the void are city crews from morgan hill, san jose and springvalley near milpitas. the same scenario is playing out across the state as calfire crews, stretched to their limits by no fewer than 17 different wildfires,are beingreplaced at home by crews in other nearby jurisdictions under contract says calfire's pam temmerman.pam temmerman/calfire "....we can hire their personnel to come into our jurisdictions and staff our stations for us, t

we'll talk more about fire danger, unfortunately, increasing across northern california. coming up now for a first check of your friday-like commute. >> it is with the exception of the tri valley. typical hot spot sparking up a little bit of trouble. south bay is looking good. i did see this accident pop up in the tri valley as i was making my way out here. let's get you to two accidents along 580. the first is along the eastbound side. this is along grant line road. the right-hand shoulder is blocked. it is causing some delays on our speed censors there. we've got a lot of yellow and red. side,he bender. see a few right now, not giving too many details and i haven't seen any swellings. hopefully that isn't a major accident we have to worry bay plaza, even we've already got a nice little backup going on here. i don't think the metering lights is on yet, but this typically happens for 20 minutes and then clears out. >>> we've got the latest on the wildfire battle across california. more evacuations ordered as flames move east towards clear lake. so far, 125,000 acres have

next on kron-4 news at eight: a northern california man is behind bars tonight .....nslaughter... for causing the deadly crash which killed a c-h-p motorcyle officer.why authorities say, the collision could have been prevented.also..bart riders weigh in on the changes they want to see, in order to keep people safe.reaction tonight...from the bart police chief.plus...instagram finally responds after several users say they have been hacked...by russians. i'm ken wayne i'm pam moore. the news -- at eight -- is next. >>> travel consideration provided by -- >>> we have run out of time for tonight's show. >> but we have one more thing for you to check out as we say good night. >> bye, everybody. >> bye. >>> justin theroux has a budding bromance with the stars of his fave reality series "queer eye for the straight guy." >> they're so authentic so they're exactly the same way in person as they are on that show. >> he's actually like really smart and well-educated when it comes to, like, everything. so, he's really a renaissance he's actually very smart. k>> justin said he was

pl >>> now at 5:00, flames turn deadly in northern california as crews rush to stop fast moving wildfires. >>> plus an arrest sends a bay area teenager to the hospital, then to jail. >>> and president trump is defending himself from claims of racism published in a new book. good morning, everyone. it is tuesday, august 14th. i'm michelle griego. let's take a live look at the conditions out there. you can see the pyramid kind of with that fog. the morning rush is starting up but not bad on this stretch. is this 880 in oakland? >> it is. >> thank you. >> you know your freeways. >>> that fog out there is cooling things down. >> it is, and it's going to extend all the way to the east bay. they have cloud cover all over ita siwiarea right now. be below average for many inland communities, not just the beaches and the bay today. it's all of us. so that's good news, definitely going to provide some relief for the crews where they have been battling excessive heat. now we'll be seeing cloudy and cool along the coast, but that breeze will extend through a lot of the east bay, south bay. we'll see

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the unhealthy levels of air is due to smoke from northern california fires. the elderly, young children and people with respiratory problems are being urged to avoid outdoor activity. they are warning it will be above accepted levels until early next week. >>> we will check in on that air quality in a moment. let's look at what is happening with tropical storm lane. it will move out to the west. wind at 50 miles an hour moving west at seven and continuing to weaken over the next 24 hours. here at home we remain with unseasonably mild weather. temperatures will drop slightly for some and it has to do wies sink over areas like washington, oregon and northern california. before the afternoon today temperatures very nice in most cases. clouds hugging the coastline. this will continue to move across the bay as we get into the evening already beginning to see it at the bridge and you can see some inside the bay. we will call for partly to mostly cloudy skies tomorrow. the onshore breeze not going away. northwest breeze at oakland at about 17 and concord reporting 1

thousands of exhausted firefighters continue to battle the string of wild fires in northern california. the major ones burning today. the ferguson fire. which is burning. it closed down the valley. the car fire. destroys more than a thousand homes around redding kp killed six people. and the complex fire. burning in lake county. this afternoon a woman who watched her home get devoured by the fire online. said she never expected her house would end up in the fire path. we have been in lake county. live with a look at the losses and the fire fight tonight. >> that fire fight is well, well under way. you can see the scene behind us. the hillside is fully involved. we're standing off pitny lane and elk mountain road. we have been watching flames go up and down this hillside all afternoon. earlier today we did talk to woman who knows firsthand how devastating the fires have been. >> there's lots of flowers around the house. loved it. >> but this beautiful hill top house with its trademark palm trees and spectacular view just couldn't with stand the fury of the river fire. flames came roarin

there day to try to snap de la salle's almost inconceivable to hundred reak over northern california teams. fulsome fans came in optimistic. >> they are coming with a strong team, a good attitude, and they are going to take it. it is about time.>> reporter: on the field, despite a turnover or two, the fulsome defense held their own against de la salle during the first half. the scoreboard was set at zero. the spartans came roaring out at halftime with a touchdown in the third quarter. they sealed the deal with the second touchdown keeping their storied streak alive. ultimately, it was fulsome's five turnovers that did them in. i spoke to one bulldogs' fan who said the game was still fun. it could have been worse, they could have lost bite two -- more than two -- they could have lost by more than two touchdowns. kickoff is a 5 pm end the game followed by fifth quarter. >>> is this the future of self driving cars? this bay area company says the company -- competition is doing it wrong. >>> elon musk and his tearful tell all sins stocks plummeting. >>> will the baristas bikinis past cit

. >> a lot of people will want to escape that haze in northern california and head out. i don't blame you. today 'tis going to be the smokeiest day of the bay area. the morning fog burns off, you will start to see a little bit of that haze. you may feel it in your lungs, in the eyes as well. temperature wise, going to be hot but the smoke prevents us from going too hot. we'll heat up through saturday before we see a little bit of a cooldown in your forecast. jack lynn? >>> we are starting off the wednesday morning commute -- wednesday morning commute, yes. right now, along highway 24, eastbound direction, we have an overturned vehicle. this is right at upper happy valley road. that off ramp blocked. chp is on the scene. your 580 580 approach still looking good. drive times, super commuters out of tracy right now in the green. 205 to 680, 20 minute ride. back to you. >>> state lawmakers will consider a request to audit the dmv over extended it wait time. the head of dmv told a roomful of legislators that the wait time is only 23 minutes. no one was buying that line. >> th

. >>> some people be allowed back into their homes in northern california as others are being forced to evacuate. the river and ranch fires are burning in several counties. >> allen martin joins us with conditions crews are facing. >> those two fires have burned more than 290,000 acres. we have new video from the front lines of flames raising up these mountainsides. containment is up to 34%. just how big are these fires? satellite images show how be the zone is and how the smoke is spreading over the state. check out this graphic from the national weather service, it shows the fire perimeter overlaid across the bay area. you can see the fires cover most of san francisco and a big portion of the east bay. it's at the mendocino complex fire just 10 days to make history as california's largest ever. and now covers more than 440 mi.2 and has destroyed more than 150 structures and threatens thousands more. >> we are not able to put ground personnel and some of those areas. >>reporter: full containment is not expected until next week. crews from around the world have polonius to help inclu

it is thanks to smoke from the wildfires in northern california. even as far away as british columbia. thank you for joining us >> let's take a live look from our dublin camera. you can see in the shot all of that haze in the sky. dublin unified school district says kids will be kept inside today and the windows and doors will be closed because of the unhealthy air. the bay area air quality management district has again issued an air alert for today. >> we see gray conditions because of that haze. we had the early-morning marine layer. we are still seeing clouds, but this is the view from the mount hamilton camera towards the west. you can barely see those rolling hills that we usually get a clear view of. here is the view from oakland. you cannot see downtown san francisco. normally we get a decent view of the city and the skyline, but this is pretty nasty. that is why that air alert has been issued. visibility is low six in hayward, six in concorde. six mile visibility. so, the haze will linger throughout the day today. air quality forecast in th

. >>> the top two teams in northern california football, they take the field at 7:30 tonight. could the players be upstaged by the field itself? we talk more about the turf and the forecast coming up. for smack -- icn, covered in our teriyaki sauce, plus steamed veggies and your choice of white or brown rice. i've got the bowls to serve something different! (sighs) what? try my teriyaki bowls. traveled road on the east side of town. >>> while the city of san jose wants to change a well-traveled road on the east side of town. the point to expand access for cyclists and improve safety for everyone. as our reporter shows us they are running into a lot of resistance. >> this road is a popular way for residents in the area to connect with the 680 and 101 freeways, this hasn't changed since the 60s, four lanes and a straight shot. it's car friendly and fast but the city of san jose say it makes it dangerous. >> it's a priority safety corridor. 17 streets with a dubious honor of being responsible for most of our major injuries and roadway fatalities. an san jose proposed a traffic ca

comingm northern california before it crashed in orange county. investigators are stillhy that t down. danny, back you. >> miguel, thank you. >>> search and rescue operations continue today in indonesia after the second deadly earthquake in a week. at least 91 people are dead and hundreds more injured after a magnitude 7 earthquake rocked a resort island. officials say the death toll is likely to rise. rescuers are racing the clock to dig for survivors in the debris. after thousands of buildings were reduced to rubble, good samaritans pulled out this man trapped under a collapsed concrete wall. the tremors were even felt in bali, where two people are among the dead. video captured panicked shopper shopping mall. beaches turned into chaos, crammed with hundreds of tourists waiting to be evacuated. officials say foreigners are not among the dead. >>> in chicago, a string of mass shootings left several dead and dozens wounded in a weekend of bloody violence. at least 41 people were shot on sunday and eight killed. most of the shootings happened in a

signals not just to san franciscans, but really people all over the bay area and people all over northern california that we are a region. unless we think regionally, but it can move people regionally and house people regionally. we will not be successful. they used to be a time when the city could go it alone and do it by itself. but that time has long gone. week are a complete region. sent this sculptor san francisco post's future is tied to oakland, berkeley, as it is to silicon vallie and san jose. our region has to work this way. we need to step up and sat -- sacramento and that is what we do every single day. i am proud to chair the bay area caucus and we are a caucus but we are fighting for the critical resources at the bay area. because if we don't, we will know there is an economy at stake and lives at stake and there's a quality of life at stake. we have seen what happens in washington and pelosi is fighting the good fight out in washington and we see what disastrous decisions have just -- occurred in the last 16 months. decision after decision is attacking the environment and attacking ca

an upper disturbance will dig into northern california by tomorrow and kick off a modest cooling trendn the bay area in the coming days. below seasonal temperatures can be expected near the coast with 60s-70s because of a deepening marine layer. expect near to slightly above seasonal temperatures in the 80s-90s that will continue inland. seasonal highs are expected later in the week. (jrs) today family and friends gathered together to remember a sacramento firefighter don ban.(justine) not for a funeral... but for a luau. reporter ben deci tells us... that's exactly how ban would have wanted it. when don ban wasn't in a helmet and his firefighting turn-outs, he was usually in a classic car and a hawaiian shirt.and that's how those closest to him honored him today."he got to thinking about it and he told everybody, 'i really want hawaiian music, i want a luau, i want a party. i don't want everyone sitting around crying," bev ban, don's wife, said.don ban passed away earlier this month after his final fight, a battle with pancreatic cancer.it was his second bout with cancer since retirin

activists from all over northern california joins fors in the north bay to help fight for social change at the annual progressive festival. that happening on sunday. you can expect speeches on a variety of social issues, live music, informational booths, and community organizations. in san francisco, eat, drink fest will offer food, wine, and it ands to celebrate the bay area's world class chefs and restaurants saturday and sunday at fort mason. >>> last stop, the peninsula for the palo alto festival of the arts, where you can browse hundreds of artisans, enjoy street painting, live entertainment, wines, and microbruce, and gourmet food. that is your weekend watcbe won where is mark tonight? well, he's actually out in napa, living out lifelong dream. look at him there. >> looks pretty happy. >> jeff will tell us exactly what he's doing coming up next in sports. >> don't get used to that, mark. >>> a's and twins, let's go to the newsroom now. jason in for mark. the a's have been pretty darned good lately, haven't they? >> frank, they've been great. in fact, they've been so darned good th

. >>> softball players from all over northern california competed in the east bay this weekend.al olympics northern california hosted a regional softball tournament and hundreds of athletes of all ages competed at the farm park in walnut creek. the teams began training for the event back in june. >> these are some amazing athletes. we have a wide range of abilities, and they are very talented and a great team, and they are really fun. >> every team received a medal, either gold, silver, or bronze. there were not a best of award because all the athletes differed in levels and abilities. >>> our meteorologist, rob, looks beautiful out there. >> clear skies, cool temperatures, so we took heat out of the equation, smoke out of the sky, and weather is nice for this time of year, which usually could involve some heat waves. we'll see nothing of the sort over the next zemp dseven days. at sfo, no delays for arriving flights. 70 degrees. west wind 17. later tonight, clouds fill in, drizzle in the morning in the peninsula, but for now, sunny skies in the east bay, emeryville at 67 degree

. >>> firefighters are headed to northern california to help battle the california fires.the white house has approved a disaster declaration for shasta county where the carr fire continues to burn through homes and property. the concord fire has exploded to 230,000 acres. and the ferguson fire near yosemite has claimed another life. >> he died protecting people he never met, their homes, their most cherished possessions. >> reporter: a moving tribute to the latest victim of the 17 monsterous fires blazing out of control in california. captain brian hughes was part of an elite group of hot shots battling the fire. that fire moved into the park forcing rangers and employees to evacuate during peak season. >> we've had fires before, we've had evacuations before, but to have this extended period of this inversion layer of hazardous, unbreathable air, it takes it toll. >> reporter: a massive pair of fires have exploded in size. >> this has been a challenging and deadly fire season just in the month of july. >> reporter: farther north in shasta county, people near the carr fire

the majority of them in northern california. it's been a tough fight for the crews and the dangers certainly not over yet. >> it's been an unpredictable fire season, and it's only going to get worse. >> it's not only going to get worse this year, the governor was talking about the years to come and let's take a look at his forecast for that. >> we're in for a really rough ride. it's going to get expensive, it's going to get dangerous, and we have to apply all our creativity to make it the best on what is going to be an increasingly bad situation. >> there's no reason to think that trend won't continue. >> that was the assessment of jerry brown and other officials today after being briefed on the on going wild fires at the state's emergency center just outside of sacramento. just look at the numbers. in the first sixth months of this year, over 296,000 acres have burned in the state. that's more than twice the yearly average for the previous five years. and this year, there's a new and dangerous twist. >> these fires are differen

we're in san jose where it's easy to see the haze from those fires in northern california. the stress from those fires can definitely impact lactation for those northern california nursing mothers and this is just another reason why these donations are so important. we're at 3030 alan rock avenue in san jose. the donation drive will run until about noon. i'm reporting live here in san jose. >> interesting point about the fires. thank you. >>> if you live or work in san francisco you have a new online tools to find out if construction and other projects will effect your commute. this website has been unveiled. you can zoom in on a single neighborhood to find out about changes to bike lanes and parking. we do have a link to it by going to our web page, abc7news.com. >>> north beach, you know soap sonoma, you know the mission, have you heard of east cut. that's an area covering part of south beach and 30 blocks surrounding the new trans bay terminal. a community district made up of 4,500 property owners, businesses and residents helped come up with that name. >> the second str

massive wildfires burning all over northern california... and the whit iticism that o >>> crews are beginning to make progress in the fight against massive wildfires burning all over northern california. >> the white house responds to criticism that one of the president's latest tweets amounts to obstruction of justice. good morning. it's thurspoints at many of the nation's smaller airports. jackie ward joins us to explain the potential impact on major airports like san jose, oakland, and san francisco. >> we want to emphasize that the change would potentially happen at small or medium sized airports. if sfo here is your main airport it's most likely you will continue to be screened. if you travel by small or medium airports, things might be changing. cnn obtained internal documents from tsa in which the agency discusses getting rid of the ternal screenings at about 150 airports. this is an idea from as far as 2011 that's being revisited, a change that would affect about 10,000 passengers a year screened by nearly 1300tsa employees daily. th

red flag warnings are up for many of the fire areas in northern california.gust could be as high as 35 mph hour tonight. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 80s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. warmer weather will return on monday and become hot during the middle of the week. (ken) we hear the term "fire weather." and we are told that some wildfires literally make their own weather. (vicki) and then there are unusual fire-related weather phenomena like fire tornados. kron four's rob fladeboe found someone who explained what all that means. dr. craig clements/san jose state university "...generally, fire weather is defined as hot, dry and windy...."craig clements is the founder of san jose state university's fire weather research lab. i asked him to explain what is meant when firefighters say that wildfires create theirown weather.dr. craig clementsfrom their one of a kind mobile lab, clements and his students went to the front lines of the car fire where they observed and studied fire behavior that included a rare tornado-li

a northern california councilwoman is fighting back.. after she says, she was harassed online.t ten ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪ with chase atms serena can now grab cash on the go, all with the tap of her phone. ♪ stop the things you do no card? no problem. life, lived serena's way. chase, make more of what's yours. tonight at ten: a wine country, city councilwoman is fighting back tonight.rachel hundley, of sonoma, says, she was bullied online... when someone posted pictures of her working in her underwear at 'burning man... the posts calling her immoral and unethical. (ken) the website with the photos has been taken down and in a youtube video hundley explains how all this has affected her. kron 4's j.r. stone has the story. this is rachel hundley, city councilwoman and former mayor in the city of sonoma. she's running for re-election and has taken to youtube after pictures of her working at burning man in her underwear, were posted on a website called rachel hundley exposed. hundley has responded to this on youtube.sot what was especially disturbi

. >> the spartans came into tonight's matchup having never dropped a game against a northern california team since 1991. the fulsome bulldogs hit the gridiron, hoping to change that. instead, they got shut out. the band, the cheer squad, the this is friday night lights at its finest. not just any high school football game. these players are among the best in the country. two powerhouse programs. concord's de la salle spartans. >> they put in a lot of work. hopefully, it will show on the field. >> reporter: facing off against last year state champions fulsome bulldogs. there day to try to snap de la salle's almost inconceivable to hundred 90 game winning streak over northern california teams. fulsome fans came in optimistic. >> they are coming stro team, a good attitude, and they are going to take it. it is about time.>> reporter: on the field, despite a turnover or two, the fulsome defense held their own against de la salle during the first half. the scoreboard was set at zero. the spartans came roaring out at halftime with a touchdown in the third quarter. they sealed the deal with the

. >>> dozens of sears and kmart stores will be closing nationwide including two in northern california. the kmart in antioch and a sears in santa cruz are among 46 stores listed in the latest wave of closures. sears holdings cooperatirporati announced liquidation sales will start as soon as thursday. in july the company announced more than 70 other stores will be shutting down >>> a pharmaceutical company is recalling medications for babies and young children. king bio is voluntarily recalling 32 medicines due to possible contamination that could cause infection. the products are used to treat things like bed wetting, chicken pox and colic sold between august 2017 and july of this year. we have a full list of the recalled medications on our website abc7news.com. there have been no reports of anyone getting sick. >>> lots of light is in, big bedrooms are out, that's the takeaway from the 2018 idea house. >> it takes a classic design and adds some modern touches for today. abc 7 news reporter david louie takes us inside. >> reporter: who doesn't like to tour a house and discover interest

. >>> northern california congressional members are demanding the federal trade commission investigator verizon's throttling of firefighter data speeds. the slow data connections while firefighters battled the mendocino complex fires. the company later apologized and lifted the caps. firefighters say their internet was unusable and lives were therefore jeopardized. >> that information includes things like weather forecasts. we use it to access the internet for things like plume modeling for a hazardous material event to understand which direction the wind is going to blow. >> congressional members want to know if verizon violated any ftc rules. lawmakers had an information hearing about what happened. >>> here's the latest on the northern california wildfires. right now the 422,000 acre mendocino complex fire is at 74% contained, though firefighters have the smaller of the two fires fully contained. the carr fire near redding is now 93% contained. and in yosemite, highway 41 is back open after being closed nearly a month. highway 140 remains closed. the fire is now 100% contained. >>> n

kpix 5, proud to be northern california's first television station. for 70 years we've been trusted to tell your story. and whatever comes next -- >> the latest in this original report. >> that's one thing that will never change. kpix 5 news. expect more. turning heads.. >>> our top story at 6:30, president trump's personal attorney turns a phrase that is turning heads and a raising eyebrows. tonight rudy giuliani says truth isn't truth when it comes to the russia investigation. >> meanwhile his boss is blasting the "new york times" over what he calls a fake piece on the topic. cbs reporter demarco morgan has more. >> reporter: president trump's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, coined a new phrase sunday. >> truth is truth. >> i don't mean to go like -- >> no, it isn't truth. truth isn't truth. >> reporter: he tried to make the case that having president trump sit down with an interview with robert mueller would only provide another version of the truth. giuliani also denied using delay tactics. >> i'm not going to be rushed into having him testify s