let us again in anderson springs. we're stopped on the top of the mountain.it's a patrol road block. a place of gathering frustration among fire victims. >> i know middletown is burnt down. there are too many people here now. we have to get through. >> reporter: they have live stock to feed. for others this is the reality they have yet to face. you're looking at the and a testimony to heat, fury. >> they were homes, beautiful homes. >> reporter: jennifer hixon served barbara mcwilliams as a care taker. she left at 3:00 p.m. they knew there was a fire but not that it would come their way. >> she didn't understand the magnitude of it. >> reporter: barbara mcwilliams had ms. by the time jennifer called to evacuate her, the office was overwhelmed with calls. they say it was too late. >> i think they just wrote it off as another person that doesn't know where a family member is. i knew she was in the house and going to be stuck. i knew she would have no way of getting out. i told them that. i was told quite bluntly they were busy handling evacuees and would get th

let us again in anderson springs. we're stopped on the top of the mountain.it's a patrol road block. a place of gathering frustration among fire victims. >> i know middletown is burnt down. there are too many people here now. we have to get through. >> reporter: they have live stock to feed. for others this is the reality they have yet to face. you're looking at the and testimony to heat, fury. >> they were homes, beautiful homes. >> reporter: jennifer hixon served barbara mcwilliams as a care taker. she left at 3:00 p.m. they knew there was a fire but not that it would come their way. >> she didn't understand the magnitude of it. >> reporter: barbara mcwilliams had ms. by the time jennifer called to evacuate her, the office was overwhelmed with calls. they say it was too late. >> i think they just wrote it off as another person that doesn't know where a family member is. i knew she was in the house and going to be stuck. i knew she would have no way of getting out. i told them that. i was told quite bluntly they were busy handling evacuees and would get thro

again, the third victim that authorities are -- say that they have found here. so that brings the total here to three victims. early on a woman, a 72-year-old woman was found inside her home in anderson springse to escape. now we have two more men. their bodies have been found. they were had unable to escape the flames here as well. a total of three people dead. you know, it's important to point out here the search is still continuing, you guys, for people who remain missing at that time. searchers are continuing their efforts to try to bring closure it to loved ones. >> all right. alex savidge, thank you for the update. >>> 8:34. let's look at how weather is affecting the firefight. i know they got some decent rain up there, steve. you were saying you are surprised at the containment number? >> maybe it will come up this afternoon. a half-inch of rain is decent. they picked up -- some areas more than that. some a little less. they got measurable rain. some of the rainfall in north bay about marin county north, really, after -- draw a line from san rafael to napa north. south of that it tailed off. low clouds in place and drizzle. thick foggy. pacifica, daly city, san bruno. that will lift w