deeply saddened and offer our condolences to the family, loved ones and crew and friends of captain brian hughes. >> these crews are trained and experienced to go into the toughest fire situation, to engage fire and take on high risk situations. brian was one of the best. >> brian hughes was the second firefighters killed battling the ferguson fire. bulldozer operator, braden barney was killed a week earlier. while the fires continue to spread, crews have managed to keep a single home from burning and in some evacuated areas they are being allowed to return home. eileen was allowed to return to her house. >> reporter: did you worry? >> i did. it was very stressful. >> reporter: the fire continues to impact yosemite national park and the floor remains closed. >> a large portion of the park remains open. visitors can still come to the highway country, tioga pass, that is all open. you can still go backpacking, high sierra camps open. >> whether scientists are as fascinated as we are by the tornado-like columns that formed at the fire. from the university, they're on site to measure the updraft tak

the fire's death toll across california is eight, officials say. 33-year-old firefighter brian hughes was killed when he was struck by a tree as he and his crew struggled to limit the spread of the fire. >> the victim of the carr fire received an evacuation notice that wasn't followed. the carr fire exploded over 95,000 acres. nbc's jay gray is live for us in redding with the latest. jay, good morning. >> good morning, frances, good morning, phillip. the damage here overwhelming. you can see the home behind me, this neighborhood, like so many across the state gutted by fire. some of the blazes have been burning for more than a week now. flames continue to race out of control across california right now. >> 17 major fires going currently in california, with over 200,000 acres currently burning. >> the worst, the carr fire near redding, where at least six are dead. the latest victims, melody bledsoe and her great grandchildren james and emily. firefighters say seven people who live in the strike zone are still missing. >> i've been a lifelong resident of this community. i've never seen

captain brian hughes of the arrowhead hotshots crew died after he was hit by a tree at the sierra national forest. national parks officials say the 33-year-old died sunday near the fire line. a statement says hughes was part of a crew removing brush and other fuel in an area with many dead trees. the ferguson fire has burned more 53-thousand acres. yosemite valley was evacuated as a precaution. it won't reopen until friday, august 3rd. ( robin ) and we have the latest on all of the fires burning in california on our webiste. we have the latest on the containment efforts and the evacuations. it is all at kron 4 dot com. ( robin ) and in the east bay... police in contra costa county arrested several people and impounded three cars as a part of a crack down on illegal sideshows. these are pictures form some of those sideshows. this is in antioch. a total of 42 citations were issued and 3 people were arrested. ( robin ) a woman recently released from santa rita jail was found dead at the east dublin bart station. officers discovered the woman's body early saturday morning. the 26-year-old had

. >> a second person was killed while battling if ferguson fire. 33-year-old brian hughes was working to set backfires to stop the spread when a tree fell on him. two weeks ago a bulldozer operator was killed when his dozer rolled down a ravine. the fire is only 30% contained and scorched more than 50,000 acres. evacuation orders have been lifted in napa county. some had just minutes to get out before the flames overtook their neighborhood. as of this morning, firefighters say that's 65% contained. stay with us for the latest on all the fires throughout the morning and get updates at kpix.com. >>> 5:05, let's check traffic with jaclyn. >> not good getting through the north bay. we have a fatal cident shut down all southbound lanes of 101. here we are definitely seeing that backup as folks make their way out the door this morning. give yourself some time. right now all traffic is diverted off at dutcher creek road. you'll need extra time this morning for those delays. we have a lot of brake lights here. we see this every morning on 205, folks getting through tracy. westbound 205 is nea

brian hughes was the captain of the arrowhead hotshots, hit by a falling tree. it is now in the 18th day, the progress they're making on the fire coming up tonight at 6:30 pm. >>> california's attorney general is worried about price gouging, during the fire crisis, javier becerra said his office is doing anything possible against those trying to profit. california law prohibits price gouging during a state of emergency, it is illegal to boost the price of an item by more than 10% after estate were a local emergency is declared, violators could get a one year prison term. >>> more on the wildfires online, go to ktvu.com. >>> a 3.7 earthquake was felt in the bay area, hitting just before 3:30 pm, the usgs says it was in san pablo bay, between richmond, of alejo, and receiving calls from as far away as fairfield and burlingame, they filled it in walnut creek and san francisco. >>> former east bay congressman and oakland mayor ron dellums died, 82 years old. >> a progressive voice in politics, bill clinton tweeted, ron dellums was intense, intelligent, fearless and

captain brian hughes of the arrowhead hotshots crew died after he was hit by a tree at the sierra national forest. national parks officials say the 33-year-old died sunday near the fire line. a statement says hughes was part of a crew removing brush and other fuel in an area with many dead trees. the ferguson fire has burned more 53-thousand acres. yosemite valley was evacuated as a precaution. it won't reopen until friday, august 3rd. ( darya )( james ) john shrable has our fire forecast. this past weekend temperatures stayed cooler than average along the ast and warmer than average inland and this is a similar pattern we will be seeing to start the new work week. highs along the coast will range from the 50's and 60's where fog persists while reaching into the 70's along the bay shore. as for temperatures further inland expect highs peaking in the 80's and 90's under dry and sunny skies. ( james ) and we have the latest on all of the fires burning in california on our webiste. we have the latest on the containment efforts and the evacuations. it is all at kron 4 dot ( james ) still ahead

. >> reporter: 33-year-old brian hughes was a captain with hot shots, working to stop the ferguson fire from spreading when a free fell on him. he died before crews could get him to a hospital. firefighters saluted the procession of trucks that carried the body to the coroner's office in modesto. he was the second firefighter killed while battling the fire. a bulldozer operator was killed on the second day of a fire when his bulldozer rolled down a ravine when he was trying to cut a fire break. helicopters are a key resource, and people who live nearby put signs up on the property thanking firefighters for their work under the hazardous conditions. if containment numbers continue to go up, parts of yosemite valley could be open to visitors by friday. >>> celebrity chef guy fieri is lending his expertise and staff to help the salvation army serve barbecue to evacuees. he says he's more than happy to do what he can to help. >> everybody wants to help. this is our community. we love what we have here in california. >> the team are set up at shasta community college. he did something simila

he's been identified as 33-year-old brian hughes. hughes was a captain. he was originally from hawaii. a tree fell onto him yesterday morning. earlier this morning a bulldozer operator died in the fire -- i should say earlier this month. >>> and here are some new photos east of yosemite. you can see how poor the air quality is right now. in some places you can only see about a half-mile ahead. full containment is not expected until august 15th. yosemite is expected to be open on friday. >>> stay with abc 7 as we continue to track the fires. download the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts and breaking news updates on evacuations. you can also find a guide on what you need to have ready to go if you are forced to leave all on our website, abc7news.com. >>> in other news a bay area political giant is being remembered. former east bay congressman and oakland mayor ron delms has passed away. he served in congress from 1971 until the late '90s. he was the first to ithe integration gays and lesbians in into the amy? >> >> we are having some technical issues w

governor brown ordering flags to fly at half-staff in honor of brian hughes, a national park service firefighter killed yesterday while fighting the ferguson fire, the one near yosemite. that one's been burning for i17 days now. >>> all these fires are responsible for smoky skies. you can see how hazy the skies are. and check this out. nasa's satellite shows how pfar t the smoke is traveling. the smoke has made it all the way east toward salt lake city and still moving. jeff ranieri is keeping an eye on the air quality and where the biggest threat is right now. it seems that all of california is on fire. >> there's so much that firefighters are having to cop te -- contend with. as we get a closer look at the forecast, i want to put a map perspective on where firefighters are concerned the most right now with these flames and why there's new evacuations in place. can you see here, there's kelseyville right there. the fire they're tracking is growing more off to the east and it to the south. that's why the evacuations are in placement these a. then you go to upper lake, active on the s

. >> reporter: today team captain remembering brian hughes. the crew and all the colleagues pausing but not for long. they can't right now. there's just too much work left to be done here. jay gray, nbc news, redding, california. >> closer to home, too much water is the issue here. tomorrow you'll see more people cleaning out the debris in the annapolis harbor. just part of the m.prob chopper 4 forecasting a bunch of this. this is causing a mess at sandy point state park. the natural resourcesolice have issued a warning to boaters and swimmers to sy out of the water. i don't know why you would want to get in it with that much junk floating around. >> that'sright. you're here to talk about rain again. and we're talking about record rain. >> yes, the rainfall has bumped us upth t wettest july on record. more rain tomorrow through friday. even into saturday. but here's the thing. we'll have plenty of dryime and we're not looking at as much rain. we'll see in total about one to three inches. some isolated higher amounts. because of the rage we saw

captain brian hughs was with the arrow head hot shots of the king's canyon national park district. he was hit by a tree and killed. the ferguson fire is not expectd to be fully contained for another two weeks. yosemite valley remains closed to visitors, the height of the summer tourist season. it's tent tiffly scheduled to reopen on friday. >>> there are more fires burning in southern california. the cranston fire has burned 13,000 acres in river side county. that fire is 87% contained. officials expect to have it under control later this week. some people have been able to return home but mandatory evacuation orders in in effect for several communities. you can see neighborhoods burning there. a 32-year old man accused of starting the fire has been arrested. >>> we will continue to update the numbers throughout the newscast this morning. you can find more information any time of day on our website, ktvu.com and also social media. we are trying to update those as often as we can. >> that's a lot to start our day. >>> still ahead, a hunger strike protesting the trump's administratio

brian hughes was removing brush and debris when he was struck by a falling tree. paul williams joins us now with the weather hampering those firefighting efforts. >> the heat persists. 10-15 degrees above the norm, and a high fire danger. heat remains throughout the north central and northwestern portion of the country. by the late week, look at all this rain. we talked about last week. it's going to be here all week long. romina, kendis? >> it's a replication of what we had last week on the east coast. >>> and we may find out soon if cbs chief executive les moonves will be forced to step down amid explosive allegations of sexual misconduct. >> the board vowed to investigate the claims and take appropriate action. brad mielke has the details. >> these allegations have ricocheted to the highest levels. six women say les moonves engaged in sexual misconduct, including harassment, unwanted kissing and threatened their careers when they didn't comply. the cbs board will get together to decide whether their ceo and chairman should show up this week. what is the game pl

a tree fell on brian hughes as he was setting backfires. this comes two weeks after an operator was killed. fire has burned more than 56,000 acres and is only 30% contained. you can find more on all of these fires, we updated constantly on kpix.com. >>> a 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook the bay area this afternoon stroking -- striking around 3:30 pm. begot tweets and calls from people who felt the shaking. >>> politicians in the bay area and beyond are remembering ron dellums, a former congressman and mayor of oakland who died today of cancer. he was known for his relentless focus on social justice. it was thanks to his leadership that america finally took steps to help the cause of nelson mandela. jackie ward gives us a look back. >> reporter: he started his political career as a member of the berkeley city council, he would be elected to serve as a member of the house of representatives from 1971-1998. he cofounded the black caucus and became the first african- american to chair the armed services committee. as a congressman, he took the l

captain brian hughes led the aerohead hot shots. he died on sunday when he was hit by a falling tree. the other members of his team have been sent home to be with their families. >>> we also have more information on the northern california wildfires online including an image gallery. just go to the website. you can also download the ktvu news app. we have updates throughout the day. >>> a man wanted for a deadly attack at the bay area bart station gave up to police. yesterday investigators arrested 24-year-old deshawn combs in connection with the attack that killed a 47-year- old don stevens. police say that combs punched the victim on the side of the side and the victim fell and hit his head on the cement. he was rushed to the hospital but doctors were unable to save him. >>> a man from the east bay is suing bart for failing to keep him safe. he reportedly suffered a torn tendon and pinched nerve when a man wrestled away his phone on a bart train in november. he claims that he had to cut back his work hours as a result. a bart spok

quite how dangerous was underlined again with the death of brian hughes, the 32-yearld captain of the arrowhead hotshots. he was fighting this blaze near yosemite national park when he was struck by a falling tree. cue fourth firefighter to die in california'ent wildfires. 50,000 people in the state have fled their homes. but staying can be deadl in the mountains of shasta county, where this village was reduced to ashespolice found the body of someone who had refused to leave. these pictures of the fire sweeping in were filed by a helicopter pilot. they show it jumping the sacramento river, leaving two r ung children and their great-grandfatheong the dead. the fear here is that this is what the fute looks like. james cook, bbc news, northern california. jane: dramatic scenes in california. today the italian prime minister came calling at the white house president trump was eager to welcome the populist leader with open arms. during t press conference, they stress to their common bonds on the economy and immigration. then mr. trump doubln on his threat to close the government if he doe

captain brian hughes of the arrowhead hotshots crew died after he was struck by a tree at the sierra national forest. national parks officials say the 33-year-old died sunday near the fire line. a statement says hughes was part of a crew removing brush and other fuel in an area with many dead trees. the ferguson fire has burned more 53-thousand acres. yosemite valley was evacuated as a precaution. it won't reopen until friday, august 3rd. (jrstone) mandatory evacuations orders are also in effect in both lake and mendocino counties where two wildfires are burning. the river fire and the ranch fire are part of the mendocino complex fire. together it is now 30-thousand acres... and 10-percent contained. the fire has destroyed 6 homes and threatens more than 10- thousand homes. (jrstone)we're keeping you informed about wildfires throughout the state with our kron 4 mobile app. stay connected to breaking news by downloading the app and opting in for push alerts... like the one we sent this morning notifying you that a second firefighter died while batteling the carr fire in shasta county.

the latest 33-year-old captain brian hughes who was fighting the ferguson nr yosemite national park when he was killed by a falling tree. some of the evacuation orders for the carr fire have been lifted andfficials say that fire is now pushing away from populated areas. these fires are a sobering reminder that we haven't reached peak fire season. kendis and romina. >> danya, things are still busy out west, indeed. strong winds battered parts of arizona overnight. a woman took this video outside her apartment near phoenix. the powerful winds snapping that palm tree in half. watch again. the tree there smashing into the roof causing extensive damage inside. nobody was hurt. more than 100,000 outages were reported during the storm itself. >>> time now, though, for a look at your weather on this tuesday morning. >>> good morning. the heat and the desert southwest continues. it's going to stay very dry. we now have reduced air quality along with more problems with widespread fires and not only in the southwest, but in the northwest we're looking for the heat wave to persist there as well. eve

the fire's death toll across the state to eight, according to officials. 33-year-old firefighter brian hughes was killed when he was struck by a tree as he and his crew worked to limit the spread of the ferguson fire burning near yosemite national park. the costa county sheriff says the unidentified victim of the carr fire had received an evacuation notice that was not followed. over the weekend the carr fire exploded and has destroyed 74 structures while threatening 5,000 more. >> with nearly 20 fires burning across california, firefighters are working nonstop to keep the flames from spreading into even more neighborhoods. nbc's steve patterson has more from the frolines. hisire is still grow, now nearing 90,000 acres with only about 5% containment. firefighters are say t being wi them, conditions out here are miserable. at the front of the relentless carr fire, firefighters doing all they can to contain the blaze. >> trying to get the heavy fuels down away from the line so we'll have less chance of embers crossing the line. >> for nearly a week now, thousands of crews from across california

wildfires continue to rage in california and have now claimed two more lives. 33-year-old firefighter brian hughes was killed when he was struck by a tree when he and his crew were working to limit the spread of the ferguson fire burning near yosemite park. >> the shasta county sheriff says the unidentified victim of the massive carr fire had previously received an evacuation notice that was not followed, bringing the death toll across the state to eight. nbc's steve patterson tells us more from the front lines. >> reporter: frances, nearly a week later and this fire is still growing, now nearing 90,000 acres with only about 5% containment, firefighters are saying they're doing all they can. but i can tell you, being with them, conditions out here are miserable. at the front of the relentless carr fire, firefighters doing all they can to contain the blaze. >> trying to get the heavy fuels down away from the line so we'll have less chance of embers crossing the line. >> reporter: for nearly a week now, thousands of crews across california have been locked in a fierce battle to gain ground. the flam

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 funding. president trump is again threatening to shut down the government over immigration. >> we're going to build a wall. it's going to be a great wall. >> reporter: tweeting over the weekend, i would be willing to shut down government if the democrats don't give us the votes for border security, which includes

quite how dangerous was underlined again with the death of brian hughes, the 33—year—old captain of theowhead hotshots. he was fighting this blaze near yosemite national park when he was struck by a falling tree, the fourth firefighter to die in california's current wildfires. 50,000 people in the state have now fled their homes. but staying can be deadly. in the mountains of shasta county, where this village was reduced to ashes, police say they found the body of someone who had refused to leave. these pictures of the fires sweeping in were filmed by a helicopter pilot. they show it jumping the sacramento river, leaving two young children and their great—grandmother among james cook, bbc news, in northern california. the other top stories so is respecting the rainy and asian‘s writes and respecting diplomacy at things that can be respected to improve relations between iran and america. that is the latest tweet from 0rion‘s president, rouhani. president trump said he would be open to meeting iran's leaders with no preconditions. he made the offer at a press conference with the new itali

quite how dangerous was underlined again with the death of brian hughes, the 33—year—old captain of theghting this blaze near yosemite national park when he was struck by a falling tree, the fourth firefighter to die in california's current wildfires. 50,000 people in the state have now fled their homes, but staying can be deadly. in the mountains of shasta county, where this village was reduced to ashes, police say they found the body of someone who had refused to leave. these pictures of the fires sweeping in were filmed by a helicopter pilot. they show it jumping the sacramento river, leaving two young children and their great—grandmother among the dead, and the fear here is that this is what the future looks like. james cook, bbc news, in northern california. it still takes quite a lot of cool to the stand in front of that and talk about the fire just being a little bit enthusiastic right now. the latest headlines: india has stripped more than 4 million people of their citizenship in this psalm, mostly bengali muslims. —— assam. the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigatio

and at the ferguson fire, captain brian hughes of the arrowhead hot shots was killed by a falling three sunday. >> brian was one of the best. he was a pillar of strength for that hot shot crew. >> reporter: he's now the fourth firefighter killed in the line of duty in the last two weeks. >> and kayna with us live tonight, just incredible destruction there behind you, kayna. some people got a chance to go back today, but as you reported in earlier, many of them, there's nothing to go back to. >> reporter: i know, david. nearly 1,000 structures destr destroyed. and homes just like this one -- this home had a tile roof. but there was no stopping this fire. these big, destructive wildfires are now the new normal. firefighters say it's basically everyone's worst nightmare. and we haven't even hit peak fire season yet here in california. david? >> yeah, that's the unbelievable part of all this. kayna whitworth, thank you. >>> let's get right to meteorologist rob marciano, as we begin another week. the focus on the winds. a little less erratic now, but the heat -- >> yeah, all about the heat.

at the ferguson fire, captain brian hughes was killed by a fallen tree sunday. >> brian was one of thellar of strength for that hot shot crew. >> reporter: nearly a thousand instruction look at this, there was no stopping this fire. these big destructive wildfires are the new normal. firefighters say it's basically the new normal and california hasn't hit its peak season yet. >> it's dry and conditions are making it uncomfortable in the west and southwest. >> more than a few cities will see triple digits again today. >> listen, the heat is staying very persistent. even more so with the very dry conditions, more so with increased air quality with the widespread heat and fires. we will stay with that problem with the heat remaining throughout the area. frequent thunderstorms and weather along the coast. >> all right. that's a huge swath right there of green. paul, thank you. we turn now to a new strategy from president trump's law firm since taking office the president repeatedly insisted there was no collusion to meddle in the 2016 campaign. now, rudy guiliani is saying collusion is not

quite how dangerous was underlined again with the death of brian hughes, the 33—year—old captain of theite national park when he was struck by a falling tree, the fourth firefighter to die in california's current wildfires. this is the latest threat, fire advancing on the town of lakeport, adding to the evacuations. 50,000 people in the state have now fled their homes. but staying can be deadly. in the mountains of shasta county, where this village was reduced to ashes, police say they found the body of someone who had refused to leave. these pictures of the fires sweeping in were filmed by a helicopter pilot. they show it jumping the sacramento river, leaving two young children and their great—grandmother among the dead, and the fear here is that this is what the future looks like. james cook, bbc news, in northern california. senior doctors and politicians are urging the health secretary to change the law, regarding the rules for women taking abortion pills. in england, they must be administered in a hospital or clinic, before a woman is allowed to travel home, to wait for the abortio

quite how dangerous was underlined again with the death of brian hughes, the 33—year—old captain of the by a falling tree, the fourth firefighter to die in california's current wildfires. this is the latest threat, fire advancing on the town of lakeport, adding to the evacuations. 50,000 people in the state have now fled their homes. but staying can be deadly. in the mountains of shasta county, where this village was reduced to ashes, police say they found the body of someone who had refused to leave. these pictures of the fires sweeping in were filmed by a helicopter pilot. they show it jumping the sacramento river, leaving two young children and their great—grandmother among the dead, and the fear here is that this is what the future looks like. james cook, bbc news, in northern california. fresh from his tour de france victory, the welsh cyclist geraint thomas has arrived back in the uk. discussions are underway in cardiff about how to mark his achievement, as sian lloyd reports. the city waiting for geraint thomas to come home. flags have gone up at cardiff castle. behind the scenes

brian hughes is the latest firefighter to be killed. he was struck by a tree.a giant scrapheap, with homes and belongings completely destroyed. this was the elise mackin's house. the wind just took off. i don't remember exactly what they called it, it was almost like a tornado with fire in it. it came over the hill and it wiped out our house, it wiped out our neighbour's home. we were in the middle, the home on one side is still standing, the home on the other side is like ours, pretty much rubble. the wildfire in northern california is still burning, and spread yet further yesterday. but late last night, california's fire service said it had made progress and was now optimistic. for many residents, there's relief. has finally calmed down for the first time in nearly a week. but it has been horrific. this particularfire, it is easily on a different level. i've experienced a few fires, but this one is just off the charts. in california, 50,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. across the us, there are currently around 90 wildfires burning. in canada,

quite how dangerous was underlined again, with the death of brian hughes, the 33—year—old captain ofng this blaze near yosemite national park when he was struck by a falling tree, the fourth firefighter to die in california's current wildfires. this is the latest threat, fire advancing on the town of lakeport, adding to the evacuations. 50,000 people in the state have now fled their homes. but staying can be deadly. in the mountains of shasta county, where this village was reduced to ashes, police say they found the body of someone who had refused to leave. these pictures of the fires sweeping in were filmed by a helicopter pilot. they show it jumping the sacramento river, leaving two young children and their great—grandmother among the dead, and the fear here is that this is what the future looks like. james cook, bbc news, in northern california. a look at some of today's other stories. the home office is to launch an independent review of modern slavery laws after its own research revealed the crime costs the uk up to £45 billion a year. the report estimates that each instance of

the ferguson fire near yosemite is now blamed for the death of a second firefighter. 33-year-old brian hughes fires when a tree fell on him. yesterday a procession of trucks carried his body to modesto. the ferguson fire is now 30% contained. it burned more than 54,000 acres. >>> the smoke from the fires is blanketing the east bay. this is a live look at the hazy skies. neda is tracking what firefighters are up against. >> gusty conditions out there this morning. the breeze hasn't let up in some valley locations. these fires create their own wind, so a lot of swirling winds. it's kind of smoldering out there, not so much the big flames they have been seeing. currently 23 miles an hour just north of lakeport, and 74 degrees. humidity is low, 33%. they didn't get much moisture overnight. afternoon highs today in lakeport will be warm, not triple digits but 95, 96 degrees today and tomorrow. hot and smokey for the forecast. south end, wind gusts 9 miles an hour, picking up just a little bit here. it's cool considering 61 degrees, humidity also higher up there with 70%. but later today it will be

he has been identified at 33-year-old brian hughes. hughes was captain of the arrowhead interagency hot shots. he was originally from hawaii. a tree fell on to him this morning while engaging in a tactical operation. full containment is not expected until august 15th. it is expected to reopen on friday sgrrchlgts friday. >>> in napa county, people are returning to see the devastation tonight. many are coming back just to find their homes in ashes. abc 7 news. >> i don't know who is going to rebuild, who is going to stay. >> reporter: the home they have lived in for 16 years was destroyed by the steel fire. seeing it up close is unreal. >> this is our family. we are really tight up here. we are 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 is gone. >> the whole neighborhood is on fire right now. son of a gun! this is -- get everybody out! >> reporter: some ran door to door helping to evacuate people living there. >> i'm telling you, it is five minutes. we had five minu

governor brown ordered flags at the staten ca tpital to fly at half-staff in honor of brian hughes.killed yesterday while fighting the ferguson fire. it has burned 17 days and 156,000 acres. containment at 30%. >>> from vacation to evacuation. ca ageary has been providing updates from lake ber ye -- ber ye -- berryessa. >> reporter: all the cabins on the shore have been evacuated. just a couple of people here monitoring, making sure no one else comes in. >> jessica also spent saturday night on a houseboat on that lake which authorities told them is the absolute safest thing to do. >>> he wasn't supposed to be there and now he is in jail. sheriff's deputies arrested a possible looter. he approached an area evacuated because of the river fire. during a search they found what they believe to be burglary tools inside his tck of the fire. this woman in livermore is collecting supplies and plans to drive them up north herself. she's originally from redding. last year she organized help during the fires in wine country. water and diapers are usually among the biggest needs. >> anybody has

brian hughes was the captain of an elite firefighting crew. he died sunday after a tree fell on him while he was battling the flames. that is something that we have seen. these trees are falling very quickly. once they have been burned and damage, we have a significant risk of trees and limbs falling because of the mortalities from that. >> wildfires are pretty common in california because of the states long hot, and dry summers. officials say is here, they have been particularly severe. >>> crews are warning people and pleasing people to stop flying drones around the fires. cal fire can confirm one drone citing in the redding. officials have the stop air drops for the safety of the pilots. cal fire says people need to be careful and not interfere with the work of the fire crews. >> if you fly, we cannot. we have to ground all of our aircraft if there are reports of drones over the fire. so, we ask that you please refrain from flying drones over the fire. >>> just last year, a drone pilot was charged and interfered with those rescues. >> we ha

. >>> captain brian hughes was with the arrowhead hotshots. officials say he died after he was hit by a falling tree. they have released new numbers on the fire, showing containment at 30%, the same as yesterday. the partisan fire will not be fully contained for another couple of weeks. -- the ferguson fire will not be fully contained for another couple of weeks. yosemite park will be open tentatively on friday. >>> it is 65% contained. firefighters had made progress but he has not -- it is not been easy. there are steep hills and their houses on top of the ridges. helicopters are using water from lake berryessa and they're using retardant. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. >>> the former fire chief says california's wildfires danger is extremely high. >> we have not seen this before. there is one 40 million -- 140 million dry trees. we are calling that a hurricane of fire. >> they say wildfires are not only raging in california. this is a natural -- national problem. resources are stretched thin. he says it will not be long

and now we're learning brian hughes was killed when a tree fell on him over the weekend. the captain of an elite hotshots group, charged with going into the steepest, most difficult terrain. the 33-year old from hawaii was setting backfires...a common tactic...when the tree came down. (grant) scientists in maryland are using high tech tools to watch the wildfires out here... in an effort help firefighters and save lives. our washington correspondent alexandra limon shows us how scientists from noaa are using weather satellite images to help firefighters locate hotspots and track smoke as the fire spreads. nat so this is basically an infrared imageryhere at the national oceanic and atmospheric administration.. .scientists like wilfrid schroeder use a satellite system... to monitor and map the smoke and heat from the deadly northern california wildfires....wilfrid schroeder / physical scientist, noaaso you can tell the fire has spread from this location, friday, to these locations.the high resolution weather satellite images are updated every 15 minutes...so scientists and

firefighters are mourning the loss of one of their own fighting the ferguson fire, 33- year-old brian hughes was killed when he was hit by a tree, a captain with the arrowhead interagency hotshots from sequoia and kings canyon national parks, his death comes as crews are making progress to control the fire, 30% contained, some evacuation orders were lifted, yosemite valley is set to reopen on friday afternoon. >>> our coverage of the fires doesn't end here, at 5:30 pm, we will look at the strain these fires are putting on local agencies sending crews all across the state.>>> fire crews stretched thin, battling wildfires up and down the state, coming up at 5:30 pm, what is being done to make sure that no community is left unprotected. >>> one of president trump's attorneys is questioning whether colluding with the russians is even a crime. >>> stephan curry, trading his basketball for a set of golf clubs. distance relationship. this is long distance with the best wifi experience, plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend

brian hughes led a hot shots crew. he died on sunday when he was hit by a falling tree. the other members of his team have been . >>> officials around the state say the fires raging across california are a stark reminder focused on fire prevention. officials say if people haven't clpoint. they say there should be at least 100 feet of cleared space around every building. they are also reminding everybody to have what they call a grab and go bag in case you do fled to evacuate in a hurry. they say that should include important pains, medications and other things so you don't waste time trying to get out when the order is issued. they are encouraging everybody to sign up for phone alerts from their local fire authorities so they will know when it's time to leave. >>> anon ramp to highway101 still closed because of a crash. a trailer overturned last night about 7:30. the chp is estimating oyster point on-ramp to southbound 101 will reopen in about on hour. the truck spilled 60 to 100- gallons of diesel. the driver was turning onto southbound 101 when the load shifted and the

captain brian hughs with the arrow head hot shots of the se king's canyon park. the ferguson fire is not expected to be contained for two weeks. yosemite valley remains closed to visitors at the height of the tourist season but it's tentatively scheduled to reopen on friday. >>> more fires burning in southern california. the cranston fire has burned 13,000 acres in river side county. that fire is 57% contained. they do expect to have it completely under control later this week. some people have been able to return home but mandatory evacuation orders still in effect for several communities. a 32-year old man accused of starting the fire has been arrested. we will continue to update the numbers on the fires throughout our newscast this morning. you can also find more information throughout the day on all of the fires on our website, ktvu.com or online on our facebook and twitter pages. >>> our time is 5:10. breaking news in antioch. police searching for who might be responsible for a deadly shooting outside of an applebee's restaurant at 1:45 this morning. police

. >>> a second firefighter died at the ferguson fire, a tree fell on brian hughes as he sat back firesa bulldozer operator died two weeks ago. his fire has burned more than 86,000 acres and it is 30% contained. >>> other headlines, a man suspected in a homicide has turned himself in. investigators say he delivered a fatal punch to a man who fell and hit his head. this was one of three homicides on the bart system in the past week and a half. all of the suspects are now in custody. >>> police are investigating a card skimmer that was attached to an atm. they found it over the weekend, it also had a faceplate with a pinhole camera. they see the footage was used to capture the customers pin numbers. >>> police are looking for a driver who escaped during a traffic stop. we look at the bazaar confrontation with the man who ran police cars. >> reporter: the suspect getaway caught on video. 8 am on wednesday, police get a call about a suspicious vehicle and driver. when officers arrived it was quiet, the driver then started to take off. >> what you can see in the video is the car moving back

and now we're learning brian hughes was killed when a tree fell on him over the weekend. he was the captain of an elite hotshots group, charged with going into the steepest, most difficult terrain. the 33-year old from hawaii was setting backfires...a common tactic...when the tree came down. newhall and in southern california...newhall a town in santa clarita...was on fire late this afternoon. this grass fire required an enormous response...because several big apartment complexes were just feet from the raging flames. about 10 acres burned...and a couple apartments were slightly damaged. choppers dropped water...ground crews scrambled to make a stand. wind field the fire...and temperatures were around 100 degrees. at least one resident...disobeyed orders to gun into his apartment for his dog. right now crews are still on scene...mopping up and looking for hot spots. (vicki) turning now to chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.(ken) the weather conditions certainly posing a major challenge to firefighters. lawrence karnow: it was a little cooler today with patchy fog. highs

. >> his name was brian hughs, he was the captain with the arrow head interagency hot shot based out's canyon. he was killed when a tree fell on him while his crews were setting backfires yesterday. . >> standing dead trees littered the landscaped painting a more dangerous picture for firefighters as they face flames, hot temperatures and rugged terrain in the ferguson fire that's now blamed for the death of a second firefighter. >> when he loses his life out here, it's so tragic. there's no words to describe that. accord to go the park service, he and his crew had been working on the east end when a tree fell on him. he was treated on the scene but died before he could be taken to a hospital. >> that's something we have seen. these trees are falling very quickly and once they have been burned and damaged so we do have significant trees and limbs falling because of the mortality from that. >> it comes as crews are making progress to control the fire already in its third week. they continue to focus on building containment lines and crews who now have heavier hearts. >> that was liz g

we now know at least eight people have died, including captain brian hughes, killed while working with his hot shot team along the front lines of the ferguson fire near yosemite national park. >> fire is so explosive now in california. >> reporter: the most severe blaze outside of redding where melody bledsoe and her great-grandchildren were overcome by the flames. >> you can't lose more family and then you lose everything on top of that. >> reporter: close to 900 structures have been followed by flames. most of those homes. >> all of our family, all of our friends, all of our children's friends and it's a big, it's a big loss. >> reporter: more than 6,000 remain in the danger zone here. and around 40,000 people have been evacuated as the flames continue to push across the strike zone. yeah, you know, another major concern right now, there are still seven people missing here. that is the latest live. >> such tough going there. thank you, jay. >>> the steel fire currently burning through napa county and the atlas fire ripped through the north bay last october pushing along by erratic wi

. >> reporter: today they remembered captain brian hughes. >> he was a pillar of for the hot shot crew. >> reporter: that crew and all his colleagues pausing but not for long bus right now they can't. there's too much work left to be done here. >> more evidence of the wvastation. you're looking at used to be a boat. this is all that's left at this point. if there's any good news right here it's the fact that those teams are making proess. the car fire 20% contained and that's up dramatically over the last 24 hours here. >> jay gray, that's good news and we are hoping for continued good news. thank you, jay. >>> and yesterday we werein ta about the size of this thing in square miles. it was actually double the sizet and dewyzece the size of the square miles in d.c., so to kind of wrap your head around how big this thing is. just incredible to see the images there. >> ts we continue deal with wildfires out west we continue to see our rainy pattern in here. we're going to be dealing with rain at times through,saturd and i've said this so many times and plenty of dry times wel most of our

a second firefighters happened over the weekend, a tree hit 33-year-old brian hughes. he let a hotshot crew who go into the heart of firefighters and dig trees and firelines. >>> the fire is now 75% contained after burning 135 acres and eight structures. this blaze broke out saturday forcing the evacuation of the berrios highlands residential community and the cove resort. no injuries and the cause is still under investigation. >>> the smoke from the california firefighters is being picked up by noaa satellite. this image taken yesterday. the brownish is the fires drifting to the east. let's get to spencer christian with the latest. >> we will take a look first at the ranch fire. 94 degrees there. relative humidity is dangerously low, 24%. gusty, 13 miles an hour at the moment. we have stronger gusts near the river fire, 21 miles an hour, relative humidity even low are the, only 12%, temperature 95 degrees. the gusts will taper off tomorrow morning and around 9:00 or so, you will see most surface winds intensify in the early evening hours. pretty good so far in the nor

learning about the death of a firefighter battling the nearby ferguson fire, 33-year-old captain brian hughesrefighters telling me that they are mourning as they're battling this fire and when you look across here, you can imagine what it's going to take for the people of redding to try and rebuild. i spoke with homeowners who said they could only make out their homes by the landscaping, some of those big trees that managed to survive. firefighters tell me this fire was not only unprecedented but they considered it a worse case scenario, also deadly. six people have died, but the sheriff's office says they're still looking for seven more, although a little bit of good news overnight, they're reporting this fire at 7% containment. >> we are thankful for that. kayna, thank you. >>> the wildfire emergency is causing so much devastation. across the state as we just saw with kayna. rob marciano just back from the front lines. and, rob, there is no relief in sight. >> no, the heat is going to continue. they have fire departments coming in from all across the west to help out. over 3500 personnel. y

the fire has claimed the life of a second firefighter, captain brian hughes was killed yesterday by a falling tree. hughes' coworkers described him as caring, outgoing, and gregarious. he led a hotshot crew, a team of firefighters who go into the heart of wildfires to remove trees and dig fire lines. >> these crews are trained and experienced to go into the toughest fire situations to engage fire and take on high-risk situations. and brian was one of the best. >> evacuation orders in the westphal road area south of the fire were lifted this afternoon. yosemite valley will reopen to all visitors friday at four p.m. with limited visitor services. >> with multiple fires raging in california and near yosemite we wanted to give you a perspective on the biggest fires. and to that end, kristen sze is here with more on the carr and mendocino fires specifically. kristen? >> that's right, dan. we used nasa worldview satellite to track how the smoke has spread over southern california over this past week as the carr fire grew. take a close look. i'm going to circle redding for you right now so y

more tonight about a firefighter who died battling the ferguson fire near yosemite. 33-year-old brian hughes died this morning when a tree fell on him. he was the captain of a crew from sequoia and king's canyon national park. now, another firefighter died two weeks ago when his bulldozer rolled over. more than 54,000 acres are now charred with only 30% containment. smoke from this fire has yosemite valley closed through friday. >>> following another developing story, the largest wildfire in california right now, it is the carr fire, and it has claimed another life. >> six people are now dead. the fire has burned more than 95,000 acres. this is up in shasta county. this fire has destroyed close to 900 buildings. it's now moving west into trinity county. there's some good news, though. cal fire crews say they're making progress. the fire now 17% contained, but there's still a lot of work left to do to control this fire. nbc bay area's melissa colorado joins us live from redding with the latest on that. melissa? >> reporter: well, terry, cal fire says over 650 homes have been destroyed, includ

. >> reporter: today team members remembered captain brian hughes. >> he was a pillar of strength for that hot shot crew. >> reporter: that crew and all his colleagues pausing but not for long because right now they can't. there's too much work left to be done here. believe it or not, this used to be a boat and this is all that's left. at this point if there's any good news here at all the fact thaterews told you about are making progress. the carr fire is containedo up t it a%, up 5% from the last hour. pat? >> t a lot. >>> this side of the country, this is what's floating around in parts of the chesapeake bay we see this and all the recent storms that we've had is forcing garbage toatollect in the and on the beaches there. the view from chopper 4 shows it's also w up lots of places and news 4's derrick ward for a warning withad boaters g out on the water. >> if you'roa a they are isn't the kind of thing you want see. this is all debris washed down from the dam. they have opened the floodgates becausef the flooding and the rain that we've had, and this rain comes down from the susque