over in nearby el sobrante more people woke up to their backyards covered in ash... sot:terra crowl, el sobrante resident// "there's some ash here on the table from this morning was a weird tinge of sepia and overcast. my car this morning i had the windows open and on the inside i jsut had the ash covering my seats so we're definitely experiencing that over here." flakes of ash fell further down more than 80 miles away from the fire zones onto cars in berkeley too.sot: jacob vanleween, berkeley resident// "we looked at the sun and it looked like doomsday this huge haze was up in the sky and the sun looked like a laser beam in the sky so we knew something was up."bay area air quality management district advises people who see or smell smoke to close their windows, turn on air

while arrowhead has long since stopped accepting coal ash, the impact of that spill and the ash underneathy the epa in 2015, they mandated that utilities like this alabama powerplant monitor their coal ash sites for contamination. that is because it contains dangerous carcinogens like arsenic, mercury and that led, which can leach into the surrounding groundwater. in march, that data was released for the first time. here in the wilson fuel, it wasn't pretty. what did that reveal to you? it came out hot, it came out dirty. we have contaminated groundwater. at further testing is in jeopardy, contaminated groundwater. at further testing is injeopardy, that is because the epa admin said that the agency would be revising those landmark regulations. and that has worried people like former epa chief christina type whitman. we have seen these breach. we have seen them get into the water tables. what they are not doing is putting people who live there, they are putting their lives in danger because they will get polluted water, that is why the regulations were put in place in the first place. and w

while arrowhead has long since stopped accepting coal ash, the impacts of that spill and the ash underneathulations were passed by the epa in 2015, they mandated that utilities like this alabama powerplant monitor their coal ash sites for contamination. that is because it contains dangerous carcinogens like arsenic, mercury and lead, which can leach into the surrounding groundwater. in march, that data was released for the first time. here in wilsonville, it wasn't pretty. what did that data reveal to you? it came out hot, it came out dirty. we have contaminated groundwater. scott pruitt, the epa administrator, said that the agency would be revising those landmark regulations. and that has worried people like former epa chief christin todd whitman. we have seen these coal ashes breached. we have seen them get into the water tables. what they are not doing is putting people who live there, they are putting their lives in danger because they will get polluted water, that is why the regulations were put in place in the first place. and without those regulations, the people of wilsonville don't

many were surprised the ash came so far. >> well, i just saw an ash come down, like, rain, a moment agoand but really what i noticed more than anything is the light, and i did look up and saw there was some fire in the county. >> it was gray. i noticed it was all over the yard, not just the neighbor's yards, so i realized what it was. >> reporter: now, those who are eld elderly, children, and those with preexisting conditions are urged to take extra precautions. air district says monitor readings are good, some moderate. the smoke moves in narrow bands missing sensors. they'll keep updating and checking on that. reporting live, christy smith, nbc bay area news. >> great tips, thank you. let's check in on air quality tips. >> part of the smoke blew this this direction. we are now seeing a shift in the winds, so they were northerly winds, now they are shifting to southwest winds, means they shicht to sacrimek -- sift to sacramento. the relative humidity is abou 2 about27%. with the shifts in the winds, that changes the way not only the direction of the wind is going, but also, thankfully,

ash gummed to the lens by moisture in the fog and clouds near the shoreline. for more on this smoke from a distant fire, kpix 5 kiet do joins us live from the oakland hills. kiet? >> reporter: surprisingly there is not a spare the air alert today. that is because as all that smoke drifts towards the bay area, the finer particulates, the stuff that gets deep into your lungs and causes problems, all that has dissipated into the upper atmosphere. what's left are the larger chunks of safer ash that has come raining down on the bay area. no, it is not the apocalypse, just an ash plume making for a surreal sunday in the bathe. smoke from the county and pawnee fire is actually drifting 60 to 70 miles to the southwest. satellite imagery shows prevailing winds are blowing it straight into the north and east bay. in vallejo, neighbors woke up to flakes of ash deposited on to their cars overnight. it was especially thick in berkeley. look closely, you can see the chunks floating by. in the oakland hills, this time lapse video of falling ash on the car windshield is minut

in berkeley chunks of ash were floating in the air. there was a time lapse of falling ash on a car windshield, 40 minutes condensed down to about 7 seconds. >> i thought it was close to us, might be just up in the hills. >> reporter: the ash is affecting the color of the sky as well. folks probably saw the yellow fog and now the national weather service tells us the wind will begin to shift and push a lot of smoke into the central valley. we should have a lot of relief today, especially later today. if you're having any issues, go ahead and stay indoors. you can also wear one of these masks if you have to be outside. jessica flores, kpix 5. >> i noticed that yesterday, this layer of ash on my dresser. >> it got in your house. >> strangest thing. >> and we don't have a spare the air alert. it should be easier to breathe out there maybe. i'll show you what's going on with the fires right now. currently for the county fire, gusts are picking up, now 18- mile-an-hour gusts just blowing through the area. 77 degrees and humidity is down to 4

and that traditionally has meant coal ash ponds like this.ake, but it is basically an unlying pit in the ground with millions of tons of ash, mercury, arsenic, contaminants associated with kansas city and in 2009 she started experiencing headaches. >> i wehospital and they said i was a brain humor. >> reporter: she was diagnosed with stage three brain cancer. what do you think caused all of this? >> i'm 100% i know what caused it. that is duke energy. >> reporter: of course, that is impossible to know for certain. her doctors can't say. there have been two few studies to make any conclusions. but i wanted to see the water myself. this is the beautiful river and these waters travel from the foothills of the blue ridge mountains some 400 miles out to the coast of charleston, south carolina. all along the way you're going to see these coal-powered plants like the one behind mean and some call this the most electrified river as a result. with those plants, you see coal ash ponds and that is a concern because if there is seepage from the coal ash

with those plants you see coal ash ponds.ecause if there's seepage from these coal ash ponds into the river or the river becomes inundated with contaminates because of the break in the dam, that would devastate the drinking water for 2 million people living in this area. river keeper sam perkins is giving me a tour of what he calls the capital of coal ash. you're looking up about 100 feet that has build up over the years holding back all that ash. >> reporter: how safe is it? >> it's earth. you have freezing, thawing, compression, contraction. you have dam safety issues. >> reporter: in fact in 2008, a break in the dam at a tennessee valley authority power plant inundated the surrounding area with over 1 billion gallons of ash and sludge. in early 2014, a corroded pipe at duke's dan river station here in north carolina released up to 39,000 tons of coal ash into nearby waters. more than three years later, the state still warns against eating some of the fish because of high mercury levels. >> we quickly sprung into action to

ash that looked like snowfall. the national weather service released this image of the plume of smoke traveling all the way down to half-moon bay. in berkeley chunks of ash floated through the area. >> right now we are sort of many that perfect environment to be transported at least in the northern half of the bay area. it's a broad swath going from the north bay down into the middle portion of the bay area. >> reporter: the golden gate weather service says the ash affects the color of the sky. yesterday ease sunrise was especially orange. at this hour, i can't tell if that's just ash or fog. it is quite hazy up here in the oakland hills. if you're going to have issues today, definitely get a mask or stay indoors. the national weather service says things should look better today because the wind is shifting and should push a lot of smoke to the central valley. >> the pawnee fire is still at 73% containment and they hope to have that up to 100% by sometime tomorrow. >> and of course they need the weather to cooperat

it's just an ash plume making for a surreal sunday across the bay. smoke from the pawnee fire is drifting 60 to 70 miles southwest. satellite imagery shows prevailing winds are blowing it straight into the north and east bay. in vallejo neighbors woke up to flakes of ash deposited onto their cars overnight. it was especially thick in berkeley. look closely and you can see chunks floating by. in the oakland hills this time lapse video of falling ash on a car windshield is 40 minutes condensed down to about seven seconds and yes, social media lit up with posts about raining ash comparing it to snowfall. >> right now we're sort of in that perfect environment for them to be transported into at least the northern half of the bay area, but it's a fairly broad swath going from the north bay down into the middle portion of the bay area. >> reporter: jan knoll with golden gate weather services says the ash is affecting the sky's color. in marin the sunrise this morning was especially orange. across the bay bridge, no, that's not some instagram filter. that's

now, smoke and ash poured into nap pa county all week long. this is what it looked like in front of the winery today. you can share your photos with us andashtag now.yecontainment . on this map, you see the fire in the top left hand corner near clear lake. it's just northwest of the county fire. tonight cal fire says 14,500 acres have burned and containment is at 73%. there is still a mandatory evacuation order in effect for the community of double eagle where 50 structures are threatened. 22 structures have been destroyed since the fire started last saturday. >> we are sending out updates from the abc news app. the fire grew to 23,000 acres and sending smoke over the bay area. sign up for those push alerts to get updates straight to your mobile devices. >> developing news now where an unknown substance sickened he po sending people to the hospital. eight people in the store on east dunn avenue were reporting symptoms ofdistris. the report was that some pepper spray may have been released. no word on the condition of those who were hospitalize

with the presidents plants you see the coal ash ponds.concern because if there is seepage from the river or the river is inundated because of the breaks in the dam in the pond that would devastate the drinking water for 2 million people in this area. >> river keeper sam perkins gives me a tour of what he calls the capital of coal ash. >> you're looking up at about 100 feet that has built up other the years holding back the ash. >> how safe is it. >> that's earth. you have freezing, that youing, expansion, contraction. and dam safes issues. >> in 2008 a break in the dam at a tennessee valley authority power plant inundated the area with a billion gallons of ash and sludge. in early 2014 a corroded pipe at the duke dan river station in north carolina released up to 39,000 tons in the coal ash into nearby waters. more than three years later the state warns against eating some of the fish because of the high mercury levels. >> we quickly sprung into action to not only address what was happening at that site. >> i met up with duke energy's eri

some neighbors woke up to flakes of ash on their cars overnight. you can see the chunks floating by. in the oakland hills, this time lapse video of falling ash on a car windshield is 40 minutes condensed to about 7 seconds. and social media lit up, comparing it to snowfall. >> we are in the perfect environment for them to be transported into at least the a weather service says the ash is across the bay bridge, it's not an instagram filter but really how it looked. >> the particle size is larger than the small sizes we see that give us the blue skies. when we get larger particles, we start filtering out the shorter wavelengths of light so all that's left is red, orange and yellow. >> reporter: and good luck eating outside. waking up to this could even be startling. >> i thought it was pretty close to us, thought it might be just up in the hills. >> reporter: winds are blowing that ash southwest into the bay area. but the forecast is calling for winds shifting and blowing southeast and taking that ash into the central valley. we should start seeing s

saw an ash come down almost like rain a moment ago. but really what i've noticed more than anything is the light. and i did look up and i saw that there was some fire in yolo county. >> reporter: the air district says readings today showed good to moderate. but it's believed smoke may be bypassing monitors because it's a narrow band and they keep watching. >> we are watching our monitors throughout the day to see how they register particulate matter levels, which is the pollutants we are most concerned about from the fires. >> reporter: now, the air district believes that conditions could improve on tuesday and wednesday,t. reporting live in solano county, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> okay. thank you. >>> some of that smoke and haze over the bay area also coming from the pawnee fire. that fire broke out last weekend in lake county. cal fire says the flames are now 73% contained. some mandatory evacuations are still in effect, though. that's because yesterday, the flames jumped their destroyed and 50 more are threatened. more t

i mean, it's smokey, ashes everywhere. i mean, it is sad. >> shelters are opened up. >> i have been in a i f have nen a fire. and so am i going to go home to a bunch of ashes or am i going to go home to my house? >> now we're here and it's just take a deep breath. you don't realize how upsetting it is until you are in the middle of it. >> reporter: with so many fires burning throughout california, concern is growing about resources being spread too thin, in which case kim has a plan. >> if worse comes to worse, we can run down and jump in the lake. >> six structures are been destroyed so far. live, lilian kim. >> thank you very much. this map shows all the evacuation orders. there are a lot of them. anything in red, that area is under mandatory evacuation. if you are in a shade of yellow, that's an advisory order and those people need to be ready to leave in a fire notice. the ranch fire and the river fire, which is rapidly moving. we're constantly updating our website. and the weather, of course, is a big reason for all t

residents say they saw ash on cars in the east bay, north bay, peninsula, and san francisco.(jrstone) good evening and thank you for joining us tonight i'm jr stone. justine waldman has the night off. we dive right into our coverage tonight with gayle ong, who is live in san francisco with a look at how residents are reacting to the fires.gayle.? just like many people in the bay area,people woke up to ashes on their cars this morning, but some had no idea what it was..but it's a talker.. a smoke advisory has been issued because of the wild firesthe air quality forecast moderate.while you were sleeping, it was apparently raining ash the fires in yolo and lake counties are so severe,ash is making its way onto cars in downtown san francisco you can see the sky so gloomy coupled with the fog sunday morning - people describing the scene an eerie picture to wake up topaule tte beres lives in south san francisco, she noticed the dust on her car as she was heading to church

people are finding ash and soot on their cars. amberley joins us live with concerns and response from the bay area air quality management district. amber?>> reporter: officials say despite the dark sky and raining ash, the air quality is good. people tell us they cannot help but be concerned when they see the pollution. the stride glowed orange monday morning as smoke from the county fire and pawnee fire drifted over the bay area. in places, ashes rained down leaving their mark on parked vehicles and homes. >> all of the sudden there were white flakes falling from the sky. it was disturbing. they feel dirty. and it is. it is pollution. >> reporter: it is pollution, but they bay area air quality district says the air quality is still moderate to good because the smoke is trapped in the upper atmosphere keeping it away from the lower atmosphere. that is the air that we breathe. although the particles look small, they are large enough that the body can expel them naturally are blowing our nose and coughing. it is not as hazardous as

it's just an ash plume making for a surreal sunday across the bay.rom the pawnee fire is drifting 60 to 70 miles southwest. satellite imagery shows prevailing winds are blowing it straight into the north and east bay. in vallejo neighbors woke up to flakes of ash deposited onto their cars overnight. it was especially thick in berkeley. look closely and you can see chunks floating by. in the oakland hills this time lapse video of falling ash on a car windshield is 40 minutes condensed down to about seven seconds and yes, social media lit up with posts about raining ash comparing it to snowfall. >> right now we're sort of in that perfect environment for them to be transported into at least the northern half of the bay area, but it's a fairly broad swath going from the north bay down into the middle portion of the bay area. >> reporter: jan knoll with golden gate weather services says the ash is affecting the sky's color. in marin the sunrise this morning was especially orange. across the bay bridge,

the trump administration is rolling back obama regulations on coal ash created by coal plants.ing to be the government regulating the coal industry, but the coal industry themselves and the states. this is unveiled by andrew wheeler the new director of the epa who had tried to previously get rid of the regulations when he was a lobbyists. and now, what could this mean not only for the environment but your health. >> it is quiet and safe and nice family atmosphere. >> reporter: growing up in walnut grove, indiana, this is the house that sits right next to the lake. that is the reason for the move? >> yes, a dream location and the price was right. >> reporter: the price was right because just over those trees is the creek steam station, one of duke energy's largest coal burn ing power plants. one of the realities of the coal burning plants is that you need a place to dispose of the waste, and that is tradition a ally has meant coal ash ponds like this. it may look like a beautiful lake, but it is basically an unlined pit in the ground with millions of tons of ash. mercury, cadmiu

enough to blanket some east bay lawns and cars with ash. >> i just saw an ash come down almost like rain. >> reporter: always a worry for this woman and others who suffer from breathing problems like asthma. does it bother you? do you have any respiratory issues? >> yes, it bothers me, yeah. >> reporter: the bay area air quality management district warns anyone with respiratory issues should take special precautions. >> it is recommended that residents impacted by the smoke seek shelter in buildings or move outside of the smoke impacted area. >> reporter: and there is good news ahead, anoushah. the experts say that that smoke is expected to shift. the winds are expected to shift from a northerly direction and start blowing that smoke to the east and out of the bay area. we're live in livermore. thom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> we'll take any good news that we can. thom, thank you. >>> the question now, what kind of conditions can you and firefighters expect in the coming days? vianey is monitoring those changes. she joins us with your workweek forecast. >> a lot of this is going to hav

by rolling back coal ash standards, making this amendment moot. i remind my colleagues that the obama era coal ash rule was not rushed or onerous. some think it didn't go far enough. after years of debate, input if community and industry stake holders, and nearly half a million public comments, the obama administration finalized stringent but pragmatic federal coal ash regulations too deal with post closure requirements, groundwater monitoring and ublic reporting. the pruitt pr posal, announce only five months ago, included very few hearings, very little outreach to the public and last night was finalized. that's warp speed even for the trump administration swamp driven e.p.a. anti-regulation movement. so no, the 2015 federal rule was not rushed. the pruitt rule most certainly was. i also remind my colleagues of the catastrophic 2018 -- 2008 tennessee coal ash bill and why the federal government got in this business to begin with. the kingston spill was a devastating event. it released five million cubic yards of coal ash, covering 300 achers in t

this is smoke and ash in the air. while the air quality management did not order a spare the air alert it did issue a smoke advisory telling people to stay inside if there is a lot of smoke where you live or if you see ash falling. a lot of folks found them covering their lawns yesterday including in ft pretty clear. >> it did. i saw twitter -- at f it traps some of that smoke you get the ash coming today. we will see some of that smoke carry higher. it won't be as bad as far as the air quality today. we still see the fog in san francisco this morning. it will be foggy for a little while longer. helping to keep it cooler for the coastline and san francisco. it is 58 as you step out the door. it is 60 in san jose andin livermore. the forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. at 11:00 it is 74 degrees. it will be warm today but not as hot as it was over the weekend. if you're on the way out it will be in the upper 50s. the rest of the day will be nice and comfortable with sunshine. as temperatures for today it is 83 i

it's ash on his car. all of this was in redwood city. we've had reported in oakland, vallejo and san francisco. we want to give you an idea where the county fire and a second major fire are burning in northern california. look at this google map. the fires are indicated by the red dots you see on your screen. you see the yolo county fire there northwest of sacramento. the second fire in lake county burning now more than a week is the pawnee fire to the north of clear lake. cal fire says flames have burned more than 22 square miles and prompted mandatory evacuations in double eagle. >>> and we are is sending wildfire updates from the abc 7 news app. this one alerted people in yolo county grew to 22,000 acres. you can sign up for push alerts to get these sent straight to your devices. >>> a shooting outside the bar in the east bay left a man dead. it happened outside of the somewhere else bar and grill when deputies arrived they found a 28-year-oladeen shot. investigators are now asking for any tips to help find the gunman. >>> meantime th

arrowhead has long since stopped accepting coal ash, the impact of that spill and the ash underneathvironmental protection agency in 2015. they mandated for the first time that utilities like this alabama power plant monitor their coal ash sites for contamination. that is because coal ash contains dangerous carcinogens like arsenic, mercury and lead, which can lead into the surrounding ground water. in march, the data was released for the first time, and here it will severe it was not pretty. it came out hot, it can not dirty. we have contaminated ground water. but further testing is injeopardy. that is cut in march, scott pruitt, said the agency would be revising those landmark regulations. the bad news is they stopped enforcement. and thatis is they stopped enforcement. and that is worrying people like christine todd whitman. bring that we have seen these coal ash piles bleed. it is putting the lives in danger because they are going to get polluted water. that is why pigs regulate his were put in place of the first place will stop and without those regulations, the people of wilson

a thin layer of that ash that lisa is talking about. this was covering some cars and patio furniture in alameda. we're hearing about that throughout the bay area. pasano says the good news is, despite the ash, there's not a ton of particulate matter in the air right now. the wind you've noticed throughout the, the good news is that it should be safe to go outside with your kids or the elderly. lisa does say for those of us, for those of you watching in napa county, to be extra cautious if you ever see or smell any of that smoke in the air. best to maybe go inside and protect your lungs. for now, that is the latest here live in berkeley, i'm kate larson, abc 7 news, dion, send it back to yo. >> much needed word of warning, kate, thanks. >> along with the smoke today, we saw nothing if the bay area, and that fog may have kept the smoke from reaching many of us on the ground. here's spencer christian with how the smoke affected our air quality. what an interesting picture. >> the satellite image i have is a looping satellite image from the

i was in community of glendale and the ash was heavy. i don't have good information on how far it's traveling but spot fires are always a concern. that is something we are concerned about and always watching for. >> chris elms. i know you are working really hard, wish you can -- good luck and progress out there. thank you for coming on the air with us. >> we will continue to update that situation and check in. we have a crew on the way as well. we do know that fire is threatening hundreds of homes. there are evacuation advisories in place as we were saying by -- in three neighborhoods. cal fire wants people to be ready to leave at once if that evacuation order is issued. those neighborhoods with the advisory. people are asked to go west on 128 or south. people are remind to take extra time to evacuate. particularly if they have special needs or are taking pet that require special transportation like horses with trailers. >>> bay area skies have been smoking as i'm sure you have seen because of the county fire and cars have been covered s

smoke and ash smoke and ash are creating poor air quality in the bay area and wine country.hot, dry conditions are fueling blazes. a smoke advisory is issued today because of smoke coming from the wildfire in yolo and napa counties. winds have sent smoke and ash into the bay area. people who live in impacted areas are encouraged to avoid the smoky air. people in areas with heavy smoke are being told to go inside to buildings with filtered air or to leave the area until smoke levels go down. (anchor) lets get a check on the weather now with chief meteorologist lawrence kanow... (anchor 2) lawrence... how is the air quality right now? lawrence karnow: low clouds and fog were more common today as the sea breeze returned. it is still smokey with fires still burning to the north. air quality should begin to improve over the next few days with a stronger westerly wind. on the satellite you can see high pressure has moved out and cooler air is headed our way. highs tomorrow will still be warm and in the 70s to mid 80s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay, and 50s and 60s with patchy fog at the coast. i

and then there is the big concern of ash falling all across the bay area... some were seeing ash in san leandro and along the peninsula in san mateo... people with breathing problems are encouraged to stay indoors and keep all the windows closed... as least for the next several days... residents and businesses are all being affected by the large amount of smoke. (vicki) and the wildfire smoke is causing some problems at san francisco international the smoke, and haze is limiting visual approaches

you can see the ash covering the camera lens. high pressure is at the top of the pacific in the upper atmosphere. it is driving the winds and the smoke from the flames to the south of the west, the result overcast skies. stronger ocean breeze called us down. it will do the same tomorrow. we will mix some of that out and we will cool the east bay looking toward san jose where the skies were clear most of the day. we managed the 80s but it was 20 degrees cooler than it was on saturday. the cooling trend will continue. we will have the details in a few minutes. >>> the pawnee fire in lake county is 73% contained but there are problems in an area after the fire jumped containment lines and forced to new evacuations. it has destroyed 22 homes and buildings, and 50 more are still at risk tonight. 14,000 acres have burned. kpix 5 wilson water was on the fire lines when crews made their stand in the area of last night evacuations. >> the wind is coming from the north. it is pushing this fire south. >> reporter: more than a week after it

that is smoke and ash in the air. a lot of folks tell us they have ash covering their lawns including in san francisco. >> you have any respiratory issues? >> yeah. that bothers me a lot. >> while the bay area quality management kid not order a spare the air alert it did issue a smoke advisory telling people to stay inpseudoif there's a lot of smoke where you live or if you see falling ash. >> more plaintiffs will join a class action lawsuit. the suit says that the company contracted by the navy to clean c contaminated soil didn't. two former supervisors were were sent to prison in may at about the same time that class action lawsuit was filed. the attorneys planned to announce 2,000 additional plaintiffs. they are holding a news conference later in san francisco. >>> friends who were killed in a warehouse fire could learn the fate of the men accused in that case. on friday derrick were in court. each facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. one count for each person who died in that fire. sources tell us lawyers

across the country, an invasive beetle known as the emregard ash borer has been wreaking havoc on ash trees. it was first discovered in 2002 in michigan but since then it has spread to 33 states, killing millions of trees. inflicting severe harm on the forest products industry and costing municipalities and property owners millions of dollars. ash trees infested with the emerald ash borer suffer nearly 100% fatality rates other a three to five-year period. at this point, there's no known effective treatment. earlier this year, the emerald ash borer was discovered in vermont and while the discovery was not a surprise, the news is devastating. forests are a central part of our economy, our landscape, and our way of life. it's going to be difficult to eradicate the pests. but there are steps we can take to contain its spread. i do want to thank the appropriations committee, mr. carter, ms. mccollum, for acknowledging the threat this invasive species poses. the report language accompanying the bill recommends that $19.5 million increase to the forest health management under the state and

am i going to go home to a bunch of ashes or my house? >> reporter: now we're here and it's just take a deep breath. it's just one of those. you don't realize how upsetting it is until you are in the middle of it. >> reporter: with so many fires burning throughout california concern is growing over resources being spread too thin and which case kim has a plan. >> if worse comes to worse we can just run down and jump in the lake. >> reporter: in lakeport, lilian kim, abc 7 news. >> find the latest evacuation information and most updated details on the mendocino complex fire with the other fires burning in california, just go to abc7news.com and that is all available on our abc 7 news autopsy as well. >>> positive news this morning from napa county. the steele fire near lake berryessa is 65% contained after burning 150 acres and eight structures. the fire on saturday forced the evacuation of the berry es sa highlands community and nearby pleasure cove resort. one woman who lost her home said she did everything right, but still wasn't enough

smoke and ash from fires burning across the bay area. area air quality management district did issue a smoke advisory yesterday. a lot of people following cars all over san francisco. >>> they could learn the fate of a man accused in the case. they were in court. each faces 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. sources tell us that lawyers for the men are finalizing separate plea agreements with the judge which means that the case would not go to trial. the hearing resumes tomorrow. both men accused of illegally converting that warehouse into a living space. >>> i'm sure you heard about this horrifying story. nine people were hurt. a man went on a stabbing free at the childrenis birthday part. he came back looking for revenge. some do have life threatening injuries. some of those victims are refugees who fled violence in other countries. >> they are victims from their past homes who have fled violence. >>> the suspect had no relation to any of those victims. >>> one of california's newest state laws gets toughest on guns. anybody who ma

cars have been covered with soot and ash. amber lee reports on how the bad air quality is raising health concerns. >> reporter: the sky glowed orange monday morning as smoke from the county fires drifted over the bay area. in places ash rain down leaving their mark on parked vehicles and homes. >> there was falling fromthe sky. it was disturbing. >> it makes things feel dirty and it is. it is pollution. >> reporter: the air quality district said the air quality is still moderate to good because the smoke is trapped in the upper atmosphere keeping away from the air that we breathe . >> they are langer enough that the body canget rid of them naturally. it's not as bad as it gets. >> reporter: last october's fires in the north bay brought unhealthy air healthy levels. >> we saw levels like in china. we are not seeing that now. we are seeing good to moderate air quality. >> reporter: people don't need to avoid exercising outside but folks may experience a scratchy throat and need to drink more water. people around the lake said t

and many are coming back to find their homes in ashes. cornell barnard is live in napa county. cornell? >> reporter: eric, a sad sht here in the bay area, berryessa highlands tonight, home after home destroyed in this block of headlands drive, ash and rubble as far as you can see, a fire storm leaving its mark on this neighborhood. >> i don't know who's going to rebuild or stay. >> it's a tough homecoming for deborah heeler and her husband, the home they've lived in for 16 years was destroyed by the steel fire, seeing it up close is unreal. >> this is our family. we're tight up here. we're best friends. we take care of each other's homes. we have keys to each other's homes. this is our life up here. it's gone. >> the whole neighborhood is on fire right now. son of a gun, this is -- get everybody out. >> reporter: some neighbors francely ran door to door saturday afternoon helping to evacuate people living in the berryessa highlands. >> i'm telling you it's five minutes, we have five minutes. >> reporter: one block has been reduced to ashes, eight homes destroyed, four damaged.

they lost the ashes 4-0 miserable year.he first test to pakistan at home but came back to draw that series. they need to show they are moving in the right direction but they have to back the clock up with action. what is interesting about this series is not many go over five test matches any more it said of the ashes, so the ideal chance to see an exciting examination of these two sides. thank you forjoining us. to come in the next 2a hours or so. now you may have seen many teams on pre—season tours in the united states or asia but for celtic, the hard work began long ago. in fact, they are already into the second qualifying round of the champions league — and host rosenborg of norway at celtic park this evening. where we find david currie. yes, offer celtic another summer night and another champions league qualifier. while english premier league clubs have the luxury of going straight into the group stage of the competition, offer celtic can bea of the competition, offer celtic can be a long and winding road. this season b

pockets of the north west of england are now covered by smoke and ash as the landscape is tinder—drystrong winds fanning the flames. this is a blaze thatjust refuses to be beaten. the fires at winter hill started on thursday near a major tv transmitter that serves nearly 7 million viewers. three days on, more than 100 firefighters are still tackling it. this fire is over quite an extensive area, on two faces of winter hill. so we've got two areas in the region of about four square kilometres each and also significant fire fronts. so there's aggressive fire fighting going on in areas to stop it spreading towards the forestry and further areas of vegetation. crews on the ground are getting help from helicopters and trenches have been built to try to protect nearby buildings. people are being told to stay away and to keep doors and windows closed. a 22—year—old man from bolton has been arrested on suspicion of arson. 30 miles away, 100 soldiers are still helping crews fight a separate fire at saddleworth moor. they are expected to be there for another 2a hours. what is really needed her

the 28-year-old says t-s-a left the urn carrying his mother ashes opened.the nasty tweet francis sent them... hey you pieces of at t-s-a next time you feel the need to go thru my mother's ashes for no reason, make sure you close it back so her remains aren't spilled on all my clothes... the least you pieces of garbage can do is your job. t-s-a issued an apology for what happened, but francis did not accept it (ken) in entertainment news tonight -- drake's new album "scorpion" has only been out a week, but it's already been streamed more than a-billion times. it's the first time an album has crossed the billion mark in one week's time. "scorpion" is also drake's eighth consecutive album to top the charts it includes a guest appearance by jay-z and a previously unreleased vocal by michael jackson. one of the songs on the album "in my feelings" has even started a viral dance challenge. scorpion will be issued on c-d on july 13th. (vicki) despite it's heroes 'dimuntive size," ... "ant-man and the wasp"...made a big debut in the box office...with an estimated $7

good news because it's mixing out the smoke and ash from the fire. breathing is improving and air quality as well. here's a look at the doppler 7. a cooler than average afternoon for much of the bay area and breezy and chilly by some standards. rain ranging 12-18 miles an hour. generally an onshore flow, good news, pushing the smoke and ash away from the bay area. this is a nice view looking from our rooftop camera. 62 degrees in san francisco. across the bay at 66, 74 in san jose, 80 in gilroy and 61 at half moon bay. this is how it looks from our camera. looks like he will overrun the city of san francisco. 72 degrees in santa rosa. 70 in napa. 77 in novato. the beach appears to be windy and certainly a lot of cloud cover there. there are still some folks on the beach but apparently warm enough for them. onshore wind flow continues to improve our air quality. windy and breezier the end of july and air pattern the end of the week. in the same range in a couple weeks, mainly mid to upper 50s. tomorrow, mainly sunny except for lingering fog at the coa

over in nearby el sobrante more people woke up to their backyards covered in ash... sot:terra crowl, el sobrante resident// "there's some ash here on the table from this morning was a weird tinge of sepia and overcast. my car this morning i had the windows open and on the inside i jsut had the ash covering my seats so we're definitely experiencing that over here." flakes of ash fell further down more than 80 miles away from the fire zones onto cars in berkeley too.sot: jacob vanleween, berkeley resident// "we looked at the sun and it looked like doomsday this huge haze was up in the sky and the sun looked like a laser beam in the sky so we knew something was up."bay area air quality management district advises people who see or smell smoke to close their windows, turn on air conditioning that recirculates, head to a cooling center or cool place like a mall or library, and limit strenuous activity outdoors.for kron 4 news i'm ella sogomonian. ( lydia ) in the north bay... volunteers in santa rosa have reunited about 300 cats that were left behind after the north bay w

it was hot wind with ash and leaves. and it just looked like it was right there. >> reporter: across the west, firefighters are up against 59 wildfires in 11 states. including one that scorched more than 50,000 acres. near yosemite national park. two firefighters were killed battling that blaze, including captain brian hughes, who was struck by a falling tree while removing brush. the fire is only 17% contained. the smoke has drifted as far away as utah. we'll check the weather in a few moments. >>> we turn to washington. where president trump is threatening to shut down the government unless he gets funding for his border wall. that shutdown would come just before the midterm elections. republicans are already pushing back. stephanie ramos has more. good morning. >> reporter: hey, romina, good morning. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan may not appreciate the president's latest tweet. about a possible government shutdown, especially since they all met last week to talk about government fu

strong winds spreading smoke and ash as far as santa clara. . >> it always makes et difficult for crews. visibility is very important for the aircraft. >> during daylight hours 11 helicopters have been battling the fire from the air using large hanging buckets to pick up water from a nearby reservoir. the flames have burned through cooler temperatures and lighter broez z may help slow it down. >>> flames returning to northern california's wine country and for one particular winery, it's too close for comfort. >> this is our livelihood and into the place. eat and >> natalie and paul own the tay boar ranch winery center under voluntary evacuation orders. this time of the year it's bustling with weddings, graduations and birthday parties. the couples also getting ready to open a tasting room. the reservoir was used over and over again by helicopters making water drops on the fire. for now all they can do is wait and hope the large column of smoke rising above the ridge stays far away. >> the bay air quality district is warning smoke filled air can recommend they stay indoors with windows a

they lost to australia and the ashes.to answer under the leadership. the weather should be good we are expecting full houses with really nor the support from the indian community here in the uk and i think starting this week especially at edgbaston and also have five test matches. we hardly ever see this outside in ashes series. a good to be like a box that would demote you get them on the drama has to be. it has to with. that could be the case. —— at that were the more drama. the sound enthusiastic. will india enjoy?” think so. i think the captain is somebody who wants to come here and if he gets big brands and a good average in the series, he can really be counted as among the greats. he is one of the great timers of the ball. the reason he shouldn't be able to perform in these conditions. there will be supported. especially at that opening test. edgbaston big in the india community. i covered again deborah for, incredible atmosphere. —— i covered a game there. the fans make it colourful and will do that next week. and

then there was all of this ash accumulating. >> the ashes coming down from the smoke through the inversion layer. so we are going to continue to see that. fortunately, believe it or not, those pieces are fairly large. if you're breathing those, the body can expel those. you will cost those out to blow your nose and get them out. although it looks bad, it is not as hazardous as when we have smoke directly in the breathing zone. >> but there are a lot of folks you are concerned about, the very young, the elderly. who is most at risk? >> if the smoke comes down in the breathing zone, we are all at risk, but we always want to pay attention to children and the elderly because they pull in more air than we do. but fortunately right now, air- quality conditions at the level where we are a pretty good. it looks like they will stay there if the weather holds. my understanding is, the winds will shift later tomorrow and blow the smoke to the east. that is actually going to be helpful as well. >> obviously, it is fire season. you gear up for it just like the fire crews do as far as monitoring things.

for crow ash they had to get through host russia who had been the underdog story of the tournament. after battling into extra time at one, croatia took the lead. vit away header that screamed by players, the goalie was helpless. it finds the net and would all seemed lost for russia, this happened on a set piece in the 115th minute. mario fernandez off the side of his head, into the net, the place goes crazy, it's tied at two. we go to penalties, and that man again, fernandez of russia taking the third penalty kick, a crucial miss. evan raqqa tich with a chance to win it for croatia, and he ends the amazing run of the host, 4-3 on penalties, second semi ever for croatia. england has booked their place in the fines since 1990. they surrendered nothing blanking the swedes and making a new generation for their fans. of a goalless first half hour, the deadlock broken by harry maguire, first international goal for him and the three lions fourth goal from a corner at this world cup and eighth from a set piece. and it got even better for the english in the second half deli all -- dele alli

some are returning to their homes and finding ashes. cornell bernard is is live wilie details. >> reporter: evacuation orders lifted a few hours ago, but thi devastation. eight homes have been destroyed on headland drive after a wildfire burned through hot and fast. >> whole neighborhood's on fire right now. son of a gun. get everybody out! >> reporter: some neighbors frantically ran door to door to get people out of headland drive. >> i'm telling you, it's five minutes. >> reporter: debra heeler and her husband got out just in time as the fast-moving testeel fire burned behind them and up the ridge. they returned to find their home of 16 years in rubble. >> this is our family. w're really tight up here. we take care of each other's homes. we have keys to each other's homes this. is our life up here. it's gone. >> reporter: one block has been reduced to ashes, eight homes destroyed, four damaged. extreme weather conditions were no match for fire crews who attack attacked sty attacked the steel fire from all sides. about 300 people were

a lot of people have noticed the smoke and ash in the air. the winds are shifst. is pushing the smoke to the bay area. we will see the winds had to places like the central valley. today is a transition time and tomorrow it will really blow out of here. you might notice smoke and haze but i will talk more about it coming up. >>> in thailand, 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for several days but they are now found alive. rescuers are on mission to get them out. >> it's the news that everyone had hoped for. this governor announced they have found the missing soccer players and will take care of them until they can move. rescuers have worked around the clock for more than a week to locate the voice and their coach -- to locate the boys and their coach. they worked with thailand's navy seals. authorities cautioned the operation is not over yet. the six mile long cave is filled with water and the boys may need to learn the basics of scuba to make their way out. the governor says there is still a lot of risks involves and that they need to widen the path and g

he had been missing since 11 this morning after last being seen in nearby new ash green.govia thameslink, could be stripped of its franchises unless its services in the south—east of england start to improve. passengers who use its thameslink and great northern trains are also set to be offered compensation equivalent to a months free travel. hundreds of thousands of people have faced weeks of disruption following the introduction of new timetables in may. people renting homes in england could be given more security, under government proposals to introduce a minimum tenancy term of three years. eight out of ten tenants currently have contracts of six or 12 months. ministers say longer agreements would strengthen communities. the polls have opened in mexico after an election campaign marred by some of the bloodiest political violence in the country for decades. security has been tightened with more than 130 candidates and political workers killed since september. voters are electing a president as well as members of congress, senators, governors and mayors. 0ur corresponde

he had been missing since 11 this morning after last being seen in nearby new ash green.he nhs in england has revealed that the health service is preparing for the possibility of a no deal brexit. simon stevens says there's been extensive planning to make sure the uk continues to get the medical supplies in needs in "all scenarios." meanwhile the communities secretary james brokenshire has said he's confident the cabinet will reach an agreement on brexit, when it meets at chequers this week. tom barton reports. how does the nhs ensure it can get the staff, equipment and medicine it needs if britain leaves the eu without a trade deal? that's the question nhs organisations are grappling with, according to the man responsible for running the health service in england. there is extensive work under way now between the department of health, other parts of government, the life sciences industry, pharma companies, so nobody is pretending this is a desirable situation, but if that's where we get to, then it will not have been unforeseen. but while the nhs is working out what to d