dairy farmer john tubbs tubbs. searching for a son, of course, but perhaps he understands johnny tufts too, or remembers when he liked to go. oh, he's looking all right. there's so much to see at the state fair that even johnny, sister mary can't possibly cover at all. but she's going to visit texas hall of state because she texas history. and might be there. thanks, mary frances. he's a texan, too. sisters just don't understand their brothers sometimes. texas is some 800 miles long and 800 miles wide. well suited to the automobile. john talks passes through the antique auto where old time cars on display. but the real attraction him is the annual southwestern exposition, where the cars american and forum on display. few can resist the shiny and bright colors. neither cowboys nor folks nor farmers farmers. and for those who like to dream, there is the car of the future. there are many kinds of dreams to be realized at the fair. even the most determined searcher need some rest. and we're better off for mrs. tubbs. t

remember the 2017 tubbs fire in santa rosa? at the time it was the most destructive wildfire in california history burning nearly 30,000 -- 37,000 acres across napa and sonoma and lake counties, killing 22 people. the first to initiate evacuations was the fire departments division chief, lowenthal. he is joining us today. thanks for joining us. paul: thank you. kristen: when you look at evacuations from lahaina, does it bring you back to the harrowing moments in 2017 when you had to be the first to tell people to get out of their homes? paul: yes, there are similarities to what we saw on the islands versus what we saw in california. at the time you thought the worst thing that would happen to santa rosa would be an earthquake. never would we imagine not would we be impacted by the tubbs fire and others. it is terrible to see wha have gone through. it seems it is becoming the new normal not just in western states, but the islands as well. kristen: can we talk about that? split screen on the left, that is our fires and on the rig

we would be safer getting out of the area. >> reporter: alda, who evacuated from santa rosa in the tubbs fire went and got food and found water. they took a narrow back road to reach the airport. they slept in their rental car as they tried to get a flight out. they finally reached honolulu on thursday. we get the zoom interview as they waited at the honolulu airport for a flight back to the oakland airport. >> i felt like it was worse just because there is really only like two ways to go out and one way was completely shutdown and closed in santa rosa there were at least multiple ways out. >> reporter: a local firefighter say there are a lot of similarities between the maui fires and the tubbs fire. both wind drench and destroyed neighborhoods >> not just homes but businesses destroyed that is exactly what we saw in the coffee park areas just businesses that you would of never imagined would be the victim of a wildfire. >> reporter: they want to raise awareness. they hope the bay area will help with the rebuilding efforts >> it was our honeymoon but we are okay, we are safe, we can take

he was here for the tubbs fire when that blew over the ridge. he knows the dangers all too well and i think there are so many people here who have that firsthand experience, not just of what a small fire can become, but then what the fires can do because they have seen this time and time again as we were talking about, 2017, 2019, 2020 and now here we are with psps again. it's just all too familiar. >> yeah. they lived through that trauma. everybody will be holding their breath until that red flag warning expires. thanks so much. we'll have continuing coverage of the heat and smoke and all of its impacts on air, online and streaming on cbs news bay area. >>> you can hear it, strong wind and rain lashing parts of southern georgia as tropical storm idalia barrels through the region. >> here's a look from above western florida where idalia left a trail of destruction, roads and neighborhoods flooded, downed trees and roofs ripped off. >> it landed in florida as a powerful hurricane earlier this morning but has been downgraded to a tropical storm an

we've got john trouble standing by in the weather center, and as we saw with the tubbs fire, james, it was a very dry time of year in the bay area. >> the fires that are burning on maui are on the leeward side of the island. that's the dry side of the island where the grasses much like here in the bay area this time of year can get very, very dry. what we have to the south of hawaii is a big weather maker here. hurricane category 4 hurricane status. dora, which is a very strong center of low pressure, even though you're not getting any of the rain from dora in hawaii itself, the winds from it are creating quite the issues. you have this very strong, low pressure that's going to result in winds, hundreds 100's of miles away from the hurricane itself. and that's exactly what they are seeing over there in the hawaiian islands. now, category 4 storm or the dora is going to weaken as it makes its way westward over the next 24 hours here. and that is a bit of good news. it's also going to be making its way away from the islands. so we're already seeing evidence of winds calming down around t

the incidents in hawaii is outpacing the number of dead in more recent wildfire, each the tubbs fire. 22 people were killed then. it's been devastating to watch, but you may be wondering what if you actually had a trip planned to maui or what if something like this ever happens wherever you're going? our consumer investigator chris kamura has that in just a few minutes. for the latest out of hawaii has over to nbc bay area.com and we have constant updates and an explainer in how climate change is making the conditions worse. >> back here at home, laura, a health advisory is in effect and this is where the smoke of the fire has been filling the air with the fire burning that debris there. so nbc bay area bob redell is live at the port of oakland, and i know we saw the plume of smoke early and it seems like thicks have come down this afternoon. >> fortunately, you're correct. as you can see behind me, we don't see any more smoke and we believe that the pile of scrap there and it is the facility here and next to the howard terminal at the port of oakland. you'll recall there was a large

the bacteria can grow in hot tubbs. >> when the water is aerosolized, in a mist or in water droplets, they can inhale that and develop illnes >> reporter: zen day spa shut shortly after the investigation began. the county declared it a public nuisance, and zen day spa can't reopen until it allows for cleaning. over at albany sauna and hot tubs, michelle says if you want to check the safety of a hot tub or pool, there's p.h. test strips that maket simple. the best bet is to talk with the business beforehand, to make sure they are maintaining the equipment. >> if you would like to know more about it, you should ask the front desk or the owner to know you're safe, as well. >>> pump the brakes on the driverless taxis in san francisco. the dmv is taking half of them off of the streets. in light of recent crashes and trfic backups, like this one along valencia, the dmv told cruz to cut the number of new taxis. only 50 of the cars can operate during daytime hours. today, we spoke to the man who co-founded google's driverless program. he says he thinks the robo taxis are safe, but have some t

they also had to flee the tubbs fire back in 2017. >> it felt like it was worse just because there is really only like two ways to go out and one way was completely shutdown and closed. in santa rosa there were at least multiple ways out. >> i even called my family to say good-bye to them, too. i was not really sure i was going to make it out of it. >> we spoke to that couple and they were able to secure a flight out. >>> united airlines in partnership with the red cross is flying out more than 100 pal lets of gloves and cleanup kits and thousands of blankets and personal supplies. there is video of all of the cargo loaded up at sfo. unite side working to fly out members of world central kitchen who will provide food to evacuees, so many people want to do something to help and jules i know that you found that is the case in vegas. personally from my own experience i know a lot of people from hawaii who ended up moving to vegas. it sounds like they are getting a lot of community support there, right? >> reporter: absolutely. we saw that today. you know, vegas is considered the ninth is

you had the tubbs fire that came through this county in 2017. then you had the kincade fire in 2019 and the glass fire in 2020. what's interesting about today, it's the first day of the year we are seeing this critical fire weather and it comes on the same day as a lot of this area is starting to see smoke from the wildfires burning near the california/oregon border. all through the valley today a lot of smoke and haze is prompting calls from the public. >> the number of phone calls we've received today from the smoke in the region from the fires up north, there's a lot of concern of people wanting to know are there wildfires in their region. that's good. we encourage those calls because we want people to be informed. >> reporter: across this cal fire unit stations are at peak staffing, firefighting aircraft on standby and they also have strategically placed resources in terms of strike teams in some of the most vulnerable areas that will all be in place until these red flag conditions are over. firefighters say one of the most important things

. >> they were evacuated in the 2017 tubbs fire.y never imagined something like that would ever happen again while they were on their honeymoon. courtney fraiser and aldo vargas got married this month. monday, they flew to maui for their honeymoon. this is v video of the already strong winds when they landed. on tuesday, the hotel lost power. things escalated from there. while they were at the grocery store buying supplies, they got an evacuation order. >> we got back to the hotel and could see the smoke from our hotel room. and that's when we decided to pack our car. >> there was no communications. even between locals and families, just no signal. no update about the fire. no anything. >> the couple says they took turns sleeping in their hotel lobby tuesday night, trying to get information as the fire got closer and closer. they finally got to the airport on wednesday. they had to fly to honolulu, then back to maui before landing in the bay area late last night. >> the maui fire is on the hearts and minds of many people on the peni

. >> she lost her family's home in santa rosa's coffey park during the 2017 tubbs fire, which burnedhousands of homes and killed two dozen people. this was annie's home before and after, reduced to rubble. >> that's something that doesn't go away. it's a grief that you have to navigate it. >> annie works for united policy holders, a san francisco based nonprofit helping homeowners get the insurance resources they need. besides assisting with paperwork and overcoming red tape, she's also there to listen. >> my heart's with them. i relate to them, and i try to just give them the best advice that i can. this is just crazy. >> i can't even it's just too much. i've lost friends and i've just i've been here 48 years and i've never seen anything like this in my entire life. >> i'm not going to get the number exactly right. it's either 36 or 38 times that a survivor has to tell their story before they can even begin to heal. >> annie is also helped survivors of the 2018 camp fire in paradise, one of the most destructive in california history. today, this is her rebuilt home in coffey park, p

annie barber, a santa rosa woman who lost her home in the 2017 tubbs fire, is on the ground in maui helpingdfire survivors move forward with their insurance claims. >> the people are traumatized. they have what i call fire brain , their brains fuzzy. they can only navigate so much. and i see a lot of fear. >> a survivor herself, annie, hopes to bring closure to the people of maui county officials on the island are now suing hawaiian electric, claiming the power company failed to de-energize power lines despite high winds and wildfire warnings . pride on display in the south bay. thereight festival gn until 11:00 pm right now and a parade will be held tomorrow at 1030 at julian and market streets in san jose. thousands are out to celebrate this weekend. and this year's theme is live out proud. organizers say it means to live as your authentic self. that theme i really feel is hitting really close to home this year and even from last year. >> as well, where we're seeing the legislation that is sweeping across the nation, trying to take us back in time. so i think living out proud is a great w

is lita tubbs is set to go on trial in october. his government's alleged roll in offering favorites to a russian investor. cuts the month denies any wrong doing and kind of do evacuation orders have been issued for the entire population. them together nice. the cost of the northwest territories, hundreds of on flies are binding in the area. and of course he's, they've told residents they have to leave by mid day on friday. they will do effects, mold and 20000 people. jump, stating out with all the headlines. do stay with us. the stream is up. next. i'm charles don. you want to raise her behind the sides, dramatized podcast from i'll just here to this season. we here from some of history's dogs notable women and unconventional antics stores in the office. i am 40 that kind of accompanying this revolution of every one in china, new my state. you've heard all of them power it's time you have from these and 6 of hindsight is out now. subscribe wherever you listen to pop, cast the, the i, anthony ok on today's episode of the screen 3 ou

country bands and he's a tv personality, not withstanding rollin cooked for survivors of santa rosa's tubbsaff lead. david finkelstein says it's all about one big family employees, customers and the community. we love everybody. it's definitely 100, you know, we accept everybody that needs help. a day before this fire, he had been in hawaii, where he helped set up world central kitchen to serve thousands of maui firestorm victims. that's because he knows that many victims are friends from his years living out on maui as a working chef. the word is out that they are in desperate need of chefs to start up for the world central kitchen before they get there. and he says the only way he can make it out there and i said, i'll take the next flight out. they use the food that was donated as well as their own talents, creating menus, breakfast, lunch and dinner for i think it was 25 , then 3000. and by the time i left, we're cooking for 6500 meals a day, he returned home for just a few hours before leaving for the east coast as a touring chef for a week, santa rosa firefighters notified him by phon

passengers say the cruise ship is being pushed to shore by tubbs when a walkway fell away.acing for the moment of impact. there you, hold up. it is going to hit. thudding, crashing. oh, my god. mooring lines snapped, and the cruise ship floated away like a paper boat, according to one of those on board. it drifted off its berth in the port of palma in mallorca, and collided with a tanker. alarm sounds. alarms sounded, and the ship's crew launched an emergency drill. tannoy: all crew, proceed - to your emergency duty stations. p&o cruises said a small number of passengers had minor injuries and were being treated on board. eventually the britannia was pushed back on to its mooring, and the captain told passengers there was no structural compromise to the vessel. wind howls. winds of up to 75 miles an hour and torrential rain have battered the balearic islands. residents have described their terror as they watched the storm wreak havoc. translation: l was very, - very afraid when the pine tree fell. this and the chairs - from the bar flying away, everything, i saw how it fell

courtney frazier, and aldo vargas were evacuated during the 207 tubbs fire.ain. this time, they were on their honeymoon. they arrived in maui on monday. on tuesday, their hotel just north of lahaina lost power. things escalated from there. they were at the grocery store buying supplies, and they were evacuated. >> we got back to the hotel, and you could see the smoke from our hotel room. and that's when we d to our car. >> no warning f thefire, no anything like that. >>y said they took turns sleeping in their hotel lobby on tuesday night, trying to get information, as the fire got closer. they got over to the airport by wednesday. they had to fly to honolulu, and then back to maui before coming to the bay area friday night. they are now home in santa rosa. >>> the devastating maui fires were, of course, on the hearts and minds of everyone at the bay area aloha festival on the peninsula. it opened yesterday with a prayer and moment of silence for the victims. this year, the mood at the santa mayo event center was celebratory and somber. many have friends and f

they were closely studied after the tubbs fire and campfire. in recent years, marin county officials say they are confident they've cleared enough space around some of those key routes in and out of town for people to evacuate safely and not get stuck on a roadway during an evacuation. they also talked about the resources marin county has, and they said that they are pretty well staffed. they have 40 engines available to go at any time, dedicated to aircraft to fight fir have fewer resources, just ten enginesnd a helicopter. and obviously it's very difficult to try and get additional resources to an island in a short amount of time. so marin county officials say the word is for people to be prepared, but they feel pretty confident that they are prepared as well as we head into what is usually peak wildfire season here in northern california. live in san rafael, allie ramos , ktvu fox two news. 830. flash your time right now. the debate about warning sirens on the hawaiian island of maui put a spotlight back on the siren systems here in the bay

the tubbs fire that sparked in calistoga overnight. and then by morning had ravaged much of the north bay and worked its way into downtown santa rosa. all wind driven. and we're kind of seeing the same thing play out, john there on the island of maui. yeah. watching all that video from hawaii. it definitely brings back feelings of familiarity for. >> way too many of us back here at home. and there are a little similarities, even though we are talking a hurricane that is really one of the prime focus is of the weather pattern that really sparked this blaze. there's a lot more at play here that is actually very similar to what we oftentimes deal with in california. so we'll start with dora this hurricane sitting to the south, a category 4 storm, the stronger the category of hurricane, the lower that center of pressure is you get a center of low pressure. that's a very low. well creates a lot of winds, even hundreds of miles away from the storm. so we're not seeing any sort of impact from the rainfall over hawaii. it's just the wind, a dr

country bands, and he's a tv personality, notwithstanding rollin cooked for survivors of santa rosa's tubbs fire staff lead. david finkelstein says it's all about one big family and these customers and the community we love everybody. definitely, 100. you know, we accept everybody that needs help. a day before this fire, he had been in hawaii where he helped set up world central kitchen to serve thousands of maui firestorm victims. that's because he knows that many victims are friends from his years living out on maui as a working chef. the word is out that they are in desperate need of chefs to just start up for the world central kitchen before they get there. and he says the only way he can make it out there and i said, i'll take the next flight out. they use the food that was donated as well as their own talents, creating menus, breakfast, lunch and dinner for i think it was 25, then 3000. and by the time i left, we're cooking for 6500 meals a day, he returned home for just a few hours before leaving for the east coast as a touring chef for a week. santa rosa firefighters notified him by

. >> she lost her family's home in santa rosa's coffey park during the 2017 tubbs fire, which burned thousands of homes and killed two dozen people. this was annie's home before and after, reduced to rubble. >> that's something that doesn't go away. it's a grief that you have to navigate it. >> annie works for united policy holders, a san francisco based nonprofit helping homeowners get the insurance resources they need. besides assisting with paperwork and overcoming red tape, she's also there to listen. >> my heart is with them. i relate to them and i try to just give them the best advice that i can. this is just crazy. >> i can't even it's just too much. i've lost friends and i've just i've been here 48 years and i've never seen anything like this in my entire life. >> i'm not going to get the number exactly right. it's either 36 or 38 times that a survivor has to tell their story before they can even begin to heal. >> annie has also helped survivor of the 2018 camp fire in paradise, one of the most destructive in california history. today, this is her rebuilt home in coffey park,

. >> she lost her family's home in santa rosa's coffey park during the 2017 tubbs fire, which burned thousands of homes and killed two dozen people. this was annie's home before and after, reduced to rubble. >> that's something that doesn't go away. it's in it's a grief that you have to navigate. >> annie works for united policyholders, a san francisco based nonprofit helping homeowners get the insurance resource they need. besides assisting with paperwork and overcoming red tape, she's also there to listen. >> my heart is with them. i relate to them, and i try to just give them the best advice that i can. this is just crazy. >> i can't even it's just too much. i've lost friends and i've just i've been here 48 years and i've never seen anything like this in my entire life. >> i'm not going to get the number exactly right. it's either 36 or 38 times that a survivor has to tell their story before they can even begin to heal. >> annie is also helped survivors of the 2018 camp fire in paradise. one of the most destructive in california history. today. this is her rebuilt home in coffey p

. >> she lost her family's home in santa rosa's coffee park during the 2017 tubbs fire, which burnedthousands of homes and killed two dozen people. this was annie's home before and after, reduced to rubble. >> that's something that doesn't go away. it's a grief that you have to navigate. >> annie works for united policyholders, a san francisco based nonprofit helping homeowners get the insurance resources they need. besides assisting with paperwork and overcoming red tape, she's also there to listen. >> my heart is with them. i relate to them and i try to just give them the best advice that i can. this is just crazy. >> i can't even. it's just too much. i've lost friends and i've just i've been here 48 years and i've never seen anything like this in my entire life. >> i'm not going to get the number exactly right. it's either 36 or 38 times that a survivor has to tell their story before they can even begin to heal. >> annie has also helped survivors of the 2018 camp fire in paradise, one of the most destructive in california history. today, this is her rebuilt home in coffey park, po

coffey park during the 2017 tubbs fire, which burned thousands of homes and killed two dozen people. this was annie's home before and after, reduced to rubble. >> that's something that doesn't go away. it's a grief that you have to navigate. >> annie works for united policyholders, a san francisco based nonprofit helping homeowners get the insurance resources they need. besides assisting with paperwork and overcoming red tape, she's also there to listen. >> my heart's with them. i relate to them. um, and i try to just give them the best advice that i can. this is just crazy. >> i can't even. it's just too much. i've lost friends and i've just. i've been here 48 years, and i've never seen anything like this in my entire life. >> i'm not going to get the number exactly right. it's either 36 or 38 times that a survivor has to tell their story before they can even begin to heal. >> annie has also helped survivors of the 2018 camp fire in paradise, one of the most destructive in california history. today, this is her rebuilt home in coffey park, post-fire annie hopes to bring the same clo

i listened to everything from al green to ernest tubbs. music got rediscovered through the wonders of the internet a decade ago. now there's this movie coming out. i'm curious to kind of reflect a little bit on how after the first breakthrough whether people started talking about it and hearing about it, and spotify gets played hundreds of millions of times, all of a sudden to see this get brought to life on the big screen, what's it like to see that? it's one thing to hear it where you can find a new audience. but it's another thing to see your story represented on the silver screen. talk about that a little bit. >> it's a big breakthrough because the whole family really came together. i mean from the very beginning, just this whole -- years and years of working together trying to get my brother's music out there. of course, i was with don, too. i was a big part of it, too. but then i think it's just -- it's kind of hard to really put into words. >> hard to put into words. nancy, i'll toss the same question to you. what's this been like f