i understand there was ash near you today. >> ash was falling on the peninsula. it's gotten better since this morning and hopefully it will improve with winds moving in. it depends on fire containment. as the fires continue to burn, the smoke is just going to continue to stick around. we want to show you a map and data on a website by the bay area air quality management. the areas in dark red are unhealthiest. >> we are recommending that if you do have to go outside, and we know that everybody is wearing masks for covid-19, the cloth mask does not do anything to protect you from wildfire smoke. that is n95 or higher. but we recommend you stay indoors as opposed to wearing a mask. >> reporter: so really unhealthy air quality, especially in the south bay. this is drone video over milpedas. health officials say stay indoors, close all your windows and doors, and it's just too stuffy inside your house and you can't stand it, try to find a cooling center. there are a lot available in the bay area. so hang on, hopefully most of this bad air will blow out of here. >> ja

ash in the atmosphere tells us a little bit how the winds are behaving. in san mateo county, the bright white, that's the plumes associated with the fire. thick smoke moving into bonnie dune. i recommend you stay indoors. look at the temperature, 88 degrees. winds of about 8 miles per hour to 15. smoke moving off to the south and east. wind speeds picking up around the tri-valley. the fire burning around the dear zone and east bay and sneer seminole. north bay, these are the towering structures that look like thunderstorms, but they're not. that's the pyro cumulus tops of the large lightning complex related to the napa county and lake county fires. there you see the ash for this particular group of fires moving off to the east. also in sonoma county, you're beginning to see ash crossing south of healedsburg off to the north of santa rosa. so the issue here on the air quality, the worst right now, north bay, east bay, and south bay. locally, obviously around bonnie dune. worst air quality due to the active nature of the fire in our area. spare the air aler

back out here again we can see the flame from where we are a h and ash in the air. we with respect alone, there were several families, i'm parked next to an individual with the dog in the back so they were seeking refuge from their home. in the next half hour, we'll work to get details on how many people have had to leave their home. cierra johnson, live in vacaville for "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> we have a photographer here at nbc bay area robby beeson that lives there. are you on the phone with us? >> yes, i am. >> i know you have been told to get ready to leave. talk to us about how you received that information and when. >> well, actually, highway patrol just pulled up to the driveway telling us that the flames are fairly close to our neighborhood. before these guys came over, fire department was going up and down our street and they just said it's not mandatory to leave but we recommend it and we don't have the resources right now so all of my neighbors have left our neighborhood at the moment. and we're just kind of packing up our cars and ready to

i have ash on my patio furniture. a viewer sent us this video. this is of ash falling last night. another indication that the air is not healthy to breath. southeastern yours, children and people with respiratory issues be careful todayer a and avoid outdoors. last update we had from cal fire, 35,000 acres in total among the fire locations only 4% containment. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right. so much that we are covering with the fires and new overnight a string of earthquakes have rattled a town of willits. just after 5:30 at night and in total eight earthquakes between 2.8 and 4.2 magnitude there aide redwood valley. no reports of injury or damage. >> very busy overnight. >> 6:48 this morning and new bipartisan senate report reinforces the conclusion gnat russians interfeed with the 201 getting president trump elected. >> though they say trump did not come collude with russians in this plan. >> right. no coordination but it says the trump administration or the trump campaign rather was well aware of who they were dealing with. rememb

our sky is filled with smoke and ash, prompting unhealthy air concerns, once again. "today in the bay" continues once again. >>> those fires continue to burn across many counties at this hour forcing more people out of their homes overnight. thank you so much for being part of our morning newscast, i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. our new normal is these wildfires and the thick smoke in the air, as well. want to check in with meteorologist kari hall. you've been watching the conditions out there. oh, so important for the firefighters, as well. >> absolutely. because when we see higher humidity that keeps those fires from spreading so rapidly and also lighter winds are key. but we haven't had much in the way of much cooler temperatures. usually we're starting out our mornings in the mid 50s. right now it's in the mid 70s as we watch the conditions around the santa cruz mountains for the czu lightning complex there that has been spreading into the areas across santa cruz and san mateo counties. heading to the south bay where we're seeing the fires over the h

last night all this ash was raining down on our houses like snow. a huge orange glow behind our house here getting brighter and brighter. most of the neighbors around this area have taken the advice of fire and have evacuated. now it's just me and my wife here. >> robbie, i know it's your instinct to shoot the video and get the story because that's who you are. what was it like trying to get out with your family and doing this dual thing of capturing the story but got to get family out? >> that's right. it's hard for me to split that up, but i was out there shooting the fire video, my wife was calling me on the phone saying i see a lot of glow, smell a lot of smoke. i think we need to start packing up. i came home. we had a plan, we had everything in tubs and packed up the cars and were ready to go at moment's notice. then once i had that done, i came back out and started gathering more. >> of course you did. just like you always do. glad to know you're safe, and what can i say, that's who you are. thanks a lot. >> reporter: thank you. >> robbie is

. >>> plus, from the ashes. family that lived through the ashes, now struggling to keep their child safe. >> i've lived through four fires in paradise, and it's not something i considered risking with my daughter again. >> their story of survival. >> "nightline" starts right now with juju chang. >> good evening. thanks for joining us. when ron howard and his team embarked on a documentary in paradise, california, they knew they would find people in pain. but what they also discovered was a comeback story. leaning into all they had left -- each other. will carr has >> reporte >> i have lived here for 30 years. i love this school. >> reporter: the football field holds decades of special memories for michelle john. >> we brought the line down around here. and there was screaming. i mean, people were just so excited. there were so many people, it's packed. >> reporter: it was here just months after california's deadliest wildfire destroyed much of the town, that the community rallied to honor the graduating seniors.

it is nothing but ash from the fire. the trouble with this, it's not just ash.when cars run over it it goes into the air and that set particulate matter that is a concern for our lungs. this is going to be a serious deal. this will be another lasting effect. we know that there is a lot of fire here. we've seen the fire trucks coming. a lot of locals from san francisco, hayward and places like that. they are going up on the fire lines because people are exhausted. it's going to be very hot appear tomorrow and the fires keep popping up and spreading. so much that they brought in the dc-10 supertanker. you can do two things. it can attack a fire along and interstate highway, and he can go from fire to fire and drop parts of its load so that the ground crews can get a hold of him. that's the situation here. and i suspect it will go on for days if not weeks. there is fire on every hillside. tom vacar , ktvu fox 2 news. >>> now to an update onthe cases in the state of california. 639,000 people have tested positive for the virus since the outbreak began. that is an in

. >> o'donnell: aesha ash has made a career breaking barriers in ballet.he's doing it again tonight. here's cbs's elaine quijano. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: after 86 years new york city's famed school of american ballet is making mstory-- not on the stage, but in the classroom. >> think about your shoulders, and lift. >> reporter: when aesha ash becomes the school's first black female permanent faculty member. what is the difference you hope uo make for your students? >> i feel that i have this hyper-awareness now of that dancer who is struggling and sort of see that self-doubt, kind of creeping in. >> reporter: as a teenager she had those self-doubts in a school with a mostly white student population. >> when you look at performances, when you look at footage, when you see the images on the walls are everything but your own, that is saying something to the dancers around. >> reporter: but she persevered, earning a spot with the new york city ballet, one of only a few dancers of color. jonathan stafford, the school's jonaartistic director, says hearing ash's painful

the ash, the plume is still showing up on the radar. that's what you're seeing moving down on the ocean-facing side of the santa cruz mountains. on the other side of the santa cruz mountains, those red dots you see there from redwood city to fremont to san jose, that's beyond spare the air bad. that's unhealthy for all groups. locally at times we've seen that drift to very unhealthy around redwood city and palo alto. the other complex fire in the south bay putting out a lot of smoke. that's another region towards vacaville where we're seeing unhealthy for all groups air quality. much like the north bay fires that led to the highest pollution in the last 20 years. we could be looking at these areas of very unhealthy air quality of a sudden shift in the wind. coming up, we'll talk about when we might get some relief in terms of that air quality and cooler temperatures in our forecast comes up in about 12 minutes from now. >> poor air quality sticking around for at least another day. you can see the haze and probably smell the smoke in man

and that ash and smoke is only making matters worse. poor visibility has grounded many tanker planes. clipping the wings of one of the chief weapons in the fight against the fires. more than 13000 firefighters are on the front lines here working 72 hour shifts to beat back the blaze. but despite the massive show of force more than 700 homes have already been lost. as the fires threaten new communities many are saving what they can. an act that's become a sad tradition as california's wildfires season grows more intense 5 years back. every year and now it seems like every year's record record. dry weather and lightning storms are in the forecast for the coming days and with hundreds of fires still raging california's fire service is warning that the worst is yet to come. but shift a sport now and what could be the most watched event on the planet tonight from lisbon the european champions league final germany's byron munich play french side . and byron story revolves around the new coach who turned things around for the club by pushing a

again, locally unhealthy levels of air pollution and ash moving off to the south and east. winds have picked up around the north bay. you can see quite clearly there. those column plumes showing up much better on radar. the ash getting pushed off to the south and east and away from central napa county, moving inland. you see the other fire in sonoma county pushing some smoke and ash between healdsburg and santa rosa. there you see the east bay. winding picking up around the diablo range and the tri-valley. this is why fire danger is so high. it's the triple threat of those high temperatures, humidity levels in the teens outside, and the increasing daytime wind even though technically it's an onshore breeze. you couple that with temperatures above 100 degrees, humidity levels in the teens, and obviously drought, parched conditions especially up towards the north bay, and that's a nasty combination for fire crews. notice this is another day tomorrow, what will start out with 70s and 80s in the morning, 100 degree temperatures inland with that air quality alert due to smoke po

smoke and ash continues to fill the air we are just south. a boulder creek in downtown ben lomond as that fire continues to rage on just north of here on highway 9 and also highway to 36 take a look at this video that we got from earlier today at one point we saw home burst into flames, you can feel the heat and you can hear the popping and crackling as it quickly spread threatening another home that was nearby the fire beginning to climb up the trees and then burning dry brush neighborhoods have been flattened by this fire cars burned in the skeletons downed power lines and power poles blocking the streets along fallen leaf drive memories for people here have been turned into piles of ash others so far have been lucky sum cars and houses spared by the flames firefighters telling us that this fight has been difficult not only because of the terrain but the lack of resources because of other fires that are burning across the bay area several of these homes are also located in areas where it's one way in and one way out adding to the difficulty

a viewer sent us a video of ash falling. the air is not healthy to breathe. the bay area air quality management district says seniors, children and people with respiratory and health issues should really be careful today to avoid the outdoors. >> if anybody does smell smoke we do recommend that residents protect themselves by avoiding exposure so that's staying inside with your windows and doors closed. we also recommend putting your air conditioning on circulate if possible and checking with the city and county for cooling centers if it is too hot to stay indoors in your own home. >> reporter: the bay area air quality management district says relief may come on thursday, tomorrow, depends on fire containment. that lightning complex fire you can see over my shoulder on the ridge is burning here in santa . right now only 4% contained according to cal fire. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> our firefighters throughout the state having a tough run right now and in southern california, they're still battling that massive fire in l.a. county and following this. i

there is smoke, there is ash falling and san francisco. our observer, michael polansky send me some information showing that to vacaville, the east when is at 81 degrees. it is amazingly warm air that is not getting anything out. you can see the signature of fire on some of these. it looks like it is raining. i wish it was. genevieve, going parallel to baja, the truck of this will increase the swelling the la area, the south facing beaches. some of the moisture will play an to weather sunday into monday. it is something to watch as this falls apart, and we head towards the latter part of the weekend. we will have clouds and thunderstorms out of that. little bit cooler coast and bay. not as hot as it was a couple of days ago. tomorrow, everything says a little bit of cooling, and we will continue that friday into saturday. >>> we are following breaking news of evacuation orders this morning, all across the bay area because of wildfires. in just minutes we will be bringing you a live update from california fire. >>> finding a safe place to v

tomatoes, melons, peppers, corn and pumpkins are covered in ash. >> a lot of the ash is mixed between trees, but also from people's homes and you don't want to have any of those kinds of things on your fruit or vegetables. we rinse everything off well, but we don't have the labor for that. >> reporter: translated for your trip to the grocery store? >> there could be potentially damaged product. of course you want to wash it as best you can. the apples are from sebastopol, california. >> reporter: they specialize in local produce. washing soot coated fruits and veggies is a simpler problem than another looming issue. produce prices haven't gone up yet, but they say because of supply and demand issues created by covid and the fires, that could all change. >> the prices could go up potentially. not just produce, but for, you know, meat and the deli counter. >> reporter: back to sonoma county where he explains why. >> pg&e cut the power last week so we haven't been able to irrigate at all. on top of that even, they closed the area off, so we haven't been able to get anybody in here to pic

the smoke and the ash is so thick. >> if you're looking towards mt. hamilton, you might be able to see that glow. we were able to see it until maybe 30, 45 minutes ago. we believe that fire is now burning on the back side. you can certainly see it from downtown san jose if you're near the upper tall building. we're looking east towards mt. hamilton and you should be able to see at least one large area that is glowing on top of the mountain. that forces one of several fires, 20 of them that are part of this scu complex fire that was labeled by cal fire. started by that lightning storm sunday morning, this past sunday. you have fires burning here in santa clara county as you head north in the sunol area and the preserve and even further north in brentwood and farther east in the central valley in san joaquin county. right now the acreage is at 105,000 acres. yesterday it was at 85,000 and the day before that, 25,000. a lot of growth in that fire and, unfortunately, only 5% contained. now, cal fire called in a lot of mutual aide including from down south

ash, what do you think how this is going to play out? >> sure.e always see this, the last recent election cycles, we saw this with trump versus hillary, beto versus ted cruz where the democrats look like they're close and the reality is, they're still not -- we've seen this pac situation play out over the last several election cycles, under obama we had battleground texas, wendy davis who was the governor candidate at one time, had a pac called flip texas blue. the reality is that, come out, get great media coverage, they promise to raise millions of dollars which they rarely do. when they do raise whatever money they can get their hands on, they spend it on paid advertising, which the blue texas pac for joe biden said they're going to do but the reality is running ads an tv on mtv isn't going to turn a state like texas blue. 89 days out of an election. texas democrats have lacked a personal connection with voters for decades. and that's in direct contrast with the republican party of texas who has recently elected a new chairman, it's reenergize

the marine layer is going to allow for a lot of that smoke and ash to just hover and linger over the coastal areas much like today, that's what we woke up to those smoky hazy conditions that were more noticeable today compared to yesterday but we do have that spare the air alert in effect now through sunday live look outside from san jose and we're noticing the smoke-filled sky out there right now with all that haze and ash out there and temperatures right now in the low 70's, widespread 50's along the san francisco peninsula coastline with low to mid 60's throughout the east bay shoreline, thanks to the return of that cool sea breeze livermore 83 degrees but getting some much needed relief for those of you in the north bay napa 68 degrees santa rosa degree warmer, but to braun 57 degrees. thanks to the return of that marine layer of some current wind speeds out there right now relatively breezy in the teens for those of you in downtown san francisco. but for those of you in fairfield still seeing sustained winds at 23 miles per hour and stormtracker 4 tracking that fog out there rig

ashing ash i don't know.p, i'll tell you that, because some people want to continue to do this. stuart: i guess they just kick people out. ashley: i guess, yeah. stuart: okay. ashley, thank you very much. attention "star wars" fans. a 1977 darth vadar promotional costume is up for sale. you won't believe how much it's being sold for. i find it incredible. we'll tell you the price tag a little later. >>> dozens of wildfires hitting northern california begun. thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate. we'll tell you a all about that. >>> and i've said out before, i'll say it again: mail-in balloting is an election risk. just look at wisconsin. 23,000 primary ballots tossed out. you're looking at election chaos, surely. and now you're looking live at sixth avenue. beautiful day, friday morning at 10:46 and yet again it is virtually dead. more "varney" after this. ♪ ♪ it's easy to get lost in the economic uncertainty. the volatility. the ambiguity. the moment calls for more. and northern trust delivers

ash. even from the marin county fires, some of the ashes making it into san francisco. there are reports there, we are trying to figure out where it is coming from. we have something to watch, genevieve. it will weaken us because parallel to the coast. by saturday into sunday, some of the moisture will be working its way up here again. we will have another round of thunderstorms, as we had to send and monday, not until then. it looks a little cooler, the cost and the bay. there are cooler lows. quilling will take place, more likely thursday, friday, and hold steady going into the weekend. >>> the motto of the postal service is including delivering mail through snow rain and heat. you may want to add operational changes. but the postmaster general now says could have a large impact on mail-in ballots. >>> adding totals -- tolls while reducing the speed limit, we will tell you the reason behind these proposals. >>> switching to online learning is hard for families, and we will find out how many parents have gone into debt. >>> welcome back, i number revenue coronavirus ca

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very dry, hazy with high fire conditions with the smoke and ash. in fairfield it's a little cooler though. there are signs that it will be cooler today for some under hazy, smoky skies. not expecting much of a seabreeze but it may kick in later. temperatures temperatures heading down on the coast. one more hot day for those away from the coast but all signs are pointing toward a down on thursday and continuing into friday and saturday. >>> we are staying on top of the breaking news in the north bay where several fires forced new evacuations over net. the leaders the latest on the firefights. >>> and joe biden is officially the democratic nominee for president. and a proposal that could charge you more to drive on bay area freeways and also some slowing down of cars at the same time. you can have morning headlines delivered to you by signing up for the new ktvu newsletter. go to ktvu.com/email to sign up for the daily service. >>> lily everyone in the house is online and i can't get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. try 1 gig interne

tomatoes, melons, peppers, corn and pumpkins are covered in ash. >> a lot of the ash is mixed between trees, but also from people's homes and you don't want to have any of those kinds of things on your fruit or vegetables. we rinse everything off well, but we don't have the labor for that. >> reporter: translated for your trip to the grocery store? >> there could be potentially damaged product. of course you want to wash it as best you can. the apples are from sebastopol, california. >> reporter: they specialize in local produce. washing soot coated fruits and veggies is a simpler problem than another looming issue. produce prices haven't gone up yet, but they say because of supply and demand issues created by covid and the fires, that could all change. >> the prices could go up potentially. not just produce, but for, you know, meat and the deli counter. >> reporter: back to sonoma county where he explains why. >> pg&e cut the power last week so we haven't been able to irrigate at all. on top of that even, they closed the area off, so we haven't been able to get anybody in here to pic

there's quite a orangey brown tend to the sky here there's ash falling and it is very smoky. back to you guys. >>thank you. michelle reporting for us tonight from solano county the lnu lightning complex fire. what she was talking about is also burning in sonoma and napa counties in the bay area and here's a look now at the evacuation orders and warnings in sonoma county anyone in the red area is under a mandatory evacuation order the yellow area indicating an evacuation warning that means you have to be ready to go at a moment's notice. sheriff's deputies will be in those areas. if the evacuation is upgraded to let people know it is time to go. meanwhile, there's an evacuation map we have for napa county here, the blue area is where evacuations are mandatory in that county, the yellow is where evacuations are at a warning level again if you're in the yellow area you have to be prepared to go in case it becomes mandatory. the map also shows the evacuation shelter where people can seek refuge that set the cross walk community church there due to the widespread evacuations and u

the radar switched over to wildfire, smoke and ash mode, and you can see how the bits of ash are being sent all around the bay area. the winds have picked up. i do think tomorrow, though, we begin a slight upward trend of temperatures. notice from noon in the 80s to midafternoon temperatures in the inland east bay returning to the mid-90s. so short term we will see temperatures climbing up over the next couple of days or so and not to the levels that brought us to excessive heat warnings like we saw most of this week, but a bit of a warming trend which means we could begin to see more issues with smoke, pollution and early next week, the next half hour we will take an important closer look at what could be another round of tropical moisture coming our way, which set the rest of us all at the beginning of the week. >>> up next, all those fires taking a toll on state parks. we will break down where you won't be able to go next weekend. >>> as we continue our breaking news coverage, you can see live pictures from our bay area sky ranger. this is over san mateo county and santa cruz county

there was ash all over the driveway and cars. we are house now because the air quality indoors has declined. this situation is not likely to improve significantly over the next few days. maybe it will get a little bit better as we get the fires more contained and less smoke is being blown into the atmosphere but as long as we have this relatively stagnant air mass with this persistent heat wave dominating the picture, we're likely to have poor air quality the next several days if not longer. >> i wonder if it's worse than what we had a few years ago with the north bay wildfires which are so devastating and destructive. rk a sortr level in the atmosph than i recall from the wildfires from a couple of years ago. that just scientific, but i thik you're right. i think your reasoning, we have so many fires burning simultaneously. and the wind flow is pushing the smoke all around these residential areas, business areas into the office buildings, i just don't see how things could get much worse and this does appear to be a greater threa

and even heavier ash falling, look at that, you are getting up into redsr. that is usually a moderate rain storm. so that gives you an idea of how much particulate matter is in the air and how dangerous that will be for us to breathe today. and you can see the north bay is spreading more east/northeast and over the santa cruz mounta

some of the smoke from the fires is dropping ash. there are so many fires showing up in the lightning complex -- this fire is showing up on the satellite image. this is going to be very tough, especially in napa county. there are so many, i can't cover them all. there is a warm breeze. this is 1400 feet, it is currently 84 degrees. there is 13% humidity. i don't think that is going to change. we will still be in the 100s. this is a little cooler towards bodega bay. san anselmo is almost 50 degrees. we have 70s, mid-70s, mid-60s on the peninsula. in the santa cruz mountains, we have 70 or warmer. look at morgan hill. we have 70 or 73 degrees. this is an east breeze at boulder creek. temperatures are in the 70s and 80s. there is something i don't think they are updating. there is a hot and humid forecast. there is a lot of smoke and ash. the excessive heat warning continues for many. these fires will continue. we could use some fog and clouds. this is a mountain. it is going to get bumped out of the way a little bit. there is cooling o

mebody emptied out a fireplace on top of the tables.>> reporter: where was that ash coming from ?the nearest active fire was bite dry creek valley. >> there are a lot of homes, a lot of property, vineyards, wineries, jobs for people. >> reporter: grapes are due next week so a skeleton staff was still here trying to protect the property and keep the gears of the winery running. >> this is ag business and mother nature doesn't stop for mother nature or the pandemic. for that matter. >> i have been on the fire line for the last four days. on the fire line and we can back here. this afternoon.>> reporter: lawrence left one side of the fire only to see the looming over his family home. he and his mother used a garden hose to save his house back in 1972. only that time the power stayed on. >> now that the electricity is off i just bought that generator and by golly i will not stand by and watch this place burn. i will do my damnedest to keep it here. >> we are seeing so many stories like this talking to people that are staying behind and protecting their homes. where other resources rig

right now and boy they asked has been falling many cars as you got up today covered in lot of that ash and we'll likely see that play out over the next couple days for equality, you not only for tomorrow but probably into the weekend and maybe even longer all depends on how long these fires burn and just about the winds. the winds are going to come more westerly may be clearing things out a little bit toward the coastline. but other than that yeah, it's looks like that smoke is going to stick around until the fires really begin to be put out temperature wise the numbers are coming down that is some good news numbers coming down so hot inland you're talking mid 90's, not a spots lot of 80's around the bay cooler 60's along the coastline. but some cooler weather ahead some higher humidity that should help firefighters around the bay area just thank you so much lawrence we'll check back with you later we'll going out to marine county and there's they would would fire. >>that continues to burn right now in the point reyes national seashore one forced him to call reports now that evacuation

you'll look at ash and ash will be doing something else and be like, he wants his lego bridge that's very fun that way. >> and do the parents spoil the kids >> oh, man my parents were here for the weekend and i'm realizing that grandparents are just a terrible influence on your children i would rather my kids join a gang than spend three hours ay and my 4-year-old walked up and said, daddy, i have a secret and i have what is it? he said -- he was like, grandma says i can't tell you. that secrets are things you can't tell i'm like, why are you teaching him that why are you cutting off information from the parent? and i want you -- you know how you want your parents to take your kids out and tire them out? my kids come back so amped up because my dad -- god bless my dad. he's getting older all he does is chase them for three hours. they come back like characters in a horror movie, their hearts are pounding because it's so -- and they feed them -- they completely throw their diet off they'll say -- they don't want dinner you'll say, what did you feed them they're like a bag of skittles

. >> you could feel the heat and wind blowing from the fire and ash. it was too hot. i said we don't have time. >> reporter: the fire came right up to his house.

many homes reduced to ash. see chimneys left standing and that's about. flames have burned more than 40,000 acres, 0% containment. that's something we said yesterday, and we might be saying tomorrow as well, because fire crews just don't have enough personnel to ay buildingn destroyed. that's the latest count. at least three people have been hurt. robert handa joins us from felton. robert? >> reporter: that's right. we're here at the cal fire base camp that's been set up here in felton. i'm here with a lot of weary firefighters, which, as you heard have been battling fires, steep terrain and tall trees which have limited the usual aerial attack. the smoke has almost washed out the mountain scenery. the aerial view shows how much the fire and smoke have blanketed this stwrech from the santa cruz mountains to san mateo county and has those underneath it moving frantically. michael herzog and megan are doing whatever they can to protect their felton home. after getting their evacuation notice grabs what they need. >> we just got the essentials. >> reporter:

that smoke is thick and there's ash in the air. it is dangerous breathing conditions. in fact, the spare the air alert has been issued through the entire weekend through sunday. we want to focus on the area above the alum rock hills where another fire has been burning. people have been evacuated from the hills area. want to check in with nbc bay area bob redell has more on what is going on there and all the concerns of what firefighters are up against with this one, bob. >> yeah, good morning to you, laura. as we look towards mt. hamilton and the east foothills. you can see one of the several fires that are burning as part of the scu lightning complex. this is a series of about 20 fires burning from up north in brentwood towards the central valley and the san joaquin area and sunol and, of course, santa clara county, which is now quadrupled in size over the past 36 hours. cal fire saying it has burned through 2,000 acres and only 5% contained. you're looking at video from our downtown camera in downtown san jose. we show that to you because this is a fire that is now v

and that ash and smoke is only making matters worse. poor visibility has grounded many tanker planes clipping the wings of one of the chief weapons in the fight against the fires. more than 13000 firefighters are on the front lines here working 72 hour shifts to beat back the blaze. but despite the massive show of force more than 700 homes have already been lost. as the fires threaten new communities many are saving what they can. enact that's become a sad tradition as california's wildfires season grows more intense. and . record. dry weather and lightning storms are in the forecast for the coming days and with hundreds of fires still raging california's fire service is warning that the worst is yet to come. now to the german city of life see where music fans have done something that did not used to be newsworthy i went to a concert but this was no ordinary show it was a scientific experiment the 1st of its kind in the world to test if logic indoor events can be held safely during the pandemic concert promoters and live music fans ever

you may see ash in the north bay. 87 napa, 86 in san rafael. east bay 79 in oakland, 81 castro valley, 82 fremont. 95 concord, 93 in livermore. heat wave is over after today. tomorrow we're dropping to the mid-90s and low 60s coast side. still smoky thursday through sunday. humidity comes up sunday into monday and that's when we may bring on a chance of some more showers and thunderstorms which means there could be more fires so stay tuned. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> it is one thing evacuating a family, that's tricky. but what about all the horses and cows. the place that's like a noah's >>> an update on breaking news in fairfield. interstate 80 is now closed as the hennessey fire has jumped the freeway. this is eastbound at manuel campos parkway. evacuation orders are in effect for the paradise valley neighborhood on the east side of 80. >>> and sky 7 is live over the la honda fire. this is burning in san mateo county. look at all that smoke. it is part of the czu august lightning complex fire. there are several evacuation orders in effect. th

. >>> the son was a big red dot in the sky and there was ash on our van and over everything. >>> rightdition of the kpix5 news at 10 and streaming on cbsn bay area, new video coming in. the out-of-control wildfire burning in napa county forcing people from their homes in tran nine. you see a lot of people heading to safety. the entire city under an evacuation warning at this hour. >>> here is a look at the fires burning around the bay area right now. cal fire is grouping them into what are called complexes. each one is made up of several fires spanning several counties . the biggest of the fires is the lnu lightning complex which is forcing evacuations right now in napa county. all the way to solano county. it has burned more than 124,000 acres. to give you some perspective, that is half the size of the wine country wildfires from 2017. >> we have live team coverage on the fire. the weather and air-quality. we start in solano county. there is a huge fairway closure near fairfield this afternoon. >> reporter: i am by interstate 80 on cherry road. there is still an active fire on the sou

you had everything coated with a layer of ash this morning. if you are told to evacuate, make sure you grab that emergency kit that you get. also get food and medication for you, your family as well as your pet that may last several days. we talked about the air quality and where you can find that purpleair.com. there's a lot of different monitoring sites. anywhere south of san francisco right now has the worst air quality in the bay area. as we look at temperatures that are already in the 90s in the inland east bay, we're heading into the triple digits today. we're going to see those high temperatures overthe east bay. we're catching a little bit of some relief here in half moon bay with a high of 70 and some low 80s possible in san francisco. this large area of high pressure is what's causing the stagnant air and this really hot weather. as we go into the end of the week, it doesn't budge that much. but we will have a very weak onshore wind flow that will help to cool off the temperatures near the coast. inland areas are going to stay hot. a

more than a 1000000 acres of forest including many of the state's inch and redwoods turned to ash in a matter of days. and that ash and smoke is only making matters worse poor visibility has grounded many tanker planes. clipping the wings of one of the chief weapons in the fight against the fires. more than 13000 firefighters are on the front lines here working 72 hour shifts to beat back the blaze. but despite the massive show of force more than 700 homes have already been lost. as the fires threaten new communities. many are saving what they can. and act that's become a sad tradition as california's wildfires season grows more intense 5 years back there was no fires every year and now it seems like every year's record record fires every use. dry weather and lightning storms are in the forecast for the coming days and with hundreds of fires still raging california's fire service is warning that the worst is yet to come. or the world health for thora he is urging african governments to safely breo open schools during the coronavirus pandemic while also limiting the spread of the viru

the smoke is very thick and there is ash falling all over the place just falling from the sky live in vacaville tonight, michelle kingston kron 4 news site michelle keep that mask on as long as you can. well today we have learned that pg and an employee with pg e has died while helping first responders. >>battle the l a new complex fire. the employee was based on her back a bill we don't have any other details at this time we'll take a want restaurants to open? and schools? want the economy to get back on track? you're not alone. and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. wash your hands. wear a mask every time you leave your home. choose to join the fight against covid-19. do your part. slow the spread. so strong. so... not ripped. what're we talkin about... that's the hefty ultra strong bag hefty! hefty! hefty! (whispers) gimme. (confused) give me the bag? get hefty ultra strong at a low price >>and welcome back to kron 4 news at 6 is going take a live look outside right now. over san francisco that's not fog that is filthy is smoky which you do not want to breathe in a lot

all at bay area farms that are covered in ash. that means you'll have to give them an extra rinse before you cook them. produce prices haven't gone up yet, but because of supply and demand issues created by covid and the fires, that could soon change. one farmer explains why. >> pg&e cut the fire last week. we haven't been able to irrigate at all and then on top of that even, they closed the area off. so, we haven't been able to get anybody in here to pick anything either. some of our crops have overripened and those will be just considered a loss. >> local food banks may also be affected because they get their produce from farms across the bay area. >>> and if you are looking for ways that you can help out, we have a list of resources on how yo can donate and support wildfire victims as well as information and how you can stay safe. you can find all of this on our website, abc7news.com/takeaction. >>> night one of the rnc convention not holding back with california under attack. >>> if you want to see the socithe socialist biden/

. >> if we don't get serious, ashes, ashes, we all fall down. >>> the inmate dropped off at the hotel to quarantine and nobody was notified. >> i diabetic, and i'm shaking because i have had nothing to eat. >>> the restaurant industry is in crisis. an alarming number showing how they could close for good due to the pandemic. >>> good morning. it is 6:01 on this saturday, august 1st. i emily turner. >>> it will be hot and especially in the inland areas. doggie but burning off by midmorning. currently conditions are mild with 59 degrees in concord and temperature right now at 50 but those numbers will climb big- time, around mid day. it will be windy along the coast with 65 degrees. at the bay it will be breezy and 75 but that will climb. inland in the mid-90s and we could even get close to triple digits today. this will be the hottest day of the weekend. we have heat advisory in effect until 8:00 tonight. be sure to stay hydrated and take it easy. if you are exercising outside, do it in the morning hours before it gets too hot. in the delta mostly midnight these. here is a look at the

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>>in another effort to keep ash from getting mixed into the process. they've even started cleaning some grapes differently trimming back the leaves and spring the fruit with water well, it's still on the vine we're going to analyze the grades along the way and see if this ash and soot is something we really need to be concerned on but the jury still out. >>well as emily mayor reporting winemakers and grape growers around the world have begun sharing information about how wildfire smoke affects grapes and how best to protect them. >>it's 6.40 and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news mike pence officially accepts the republican nomination for vice president will have highlights from night 3 of the rnc. and local health officials are sounding the alarm on what could be another deadly flu season in the middle of this deadly pandemic. plus a live look at weather and traffic as we continue on this thursday morning you can see. there are some clouds and fog around the bay this morning and some smoke depending on where you smoke depending on where you lily e