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we watched a number of homes burn to the ground.there were more than 11,000 evacuation notices sent out initially, then 15,000 homes. that's the number of structures evacuated. an elementary and middle school evacuated. as the planes fly overhead to try to douse the flames, kids were taken to shelters so parents could get them. there's a smog alert as a result of this. the smoke is thick. the santa anna winds are blowing and there's no relief expected today. the humidity is to remain high -- low. the temperatures to remain high into the evening, and then, will, tomorrow, temperatures are to drop a little bit and they're hoping for a bit of marine large -- marine layer. when the winds are off the water, the temperature is cooler, so you'll get this marine layer that slides over -- sort of like a high flog that slides of the surface and will bring the moisture content of the air up and that can help firefighters. but that's the story for tomorrow, will carr, not today. today it's bone dry. >> reporter: that's right, shep. as we're tal

and effect on the burns on for this to the west and other dangerous fire burning near carlsbad earn about four undertaker's 60 percent contained firefighters basically going door-to-door to contend this are good news here this evening and that for the to the north and other fire burning oceanside river fire has burned to undertakers nearly river mason right here a search is currently threatens evacuation orders have been lifted further to the east of highway fired near bird 5 however injured acres and 50 percent contained to the west the marine base the fires largest of which tomahawk fire burns expositors just 15 percent contained two other fires burning on the base 500 a. just a distillate to the north of the cost of freeway fire has charred 60 a. 50 percent contains >> : breaking news out of what the creek talk you out for vegetation fires one burning right now narrowed called abroad row and has a streak of this is been happening kron 4 news crew is on the way a live update as they are on the see >> : happening out the wave of the past few days created big concerns right conditio

plane is left to burn itself out.believe an engine malfunction is the cause of the fire. three people are killed, but the death toll could have been much higher had this tragedy occurred after the airplane had left the ground. >>> a terrible explosion could mean the end of a career for a young race car driver. july 30th, 2009. it's saturday, and in iowa that means sprint car racing at knoxville raceway. they may look like toys, but don't be fooled. the average sprint car can reach speeds of up to 140 miles per hour. it's a family tradition that mike houseman has carried on for more than eight years. >> sprint cars are probably the most powerful dirt car there is. my dad raced for like 25 years. mainly here in knoxville. my brother races now. my cousin raced, my grandpa raced. so it's a big kind of family deal with us. >> but on this night, the family dynasty almost comes to a tragic end. >> i remember the start of the race, starting up front, i remember running a few laps under green, then battling with another car si

a fire burning in the santa cruise mountains. five acres have burned so far.as you can see it's burning dangerously close to some sort of greenhouse. it started about 90 minutes ago. it's right on the border of santa cruz and santa clara counties west of gilroy near mt. madonna park. we saw a helicopter flying by presumably doing water drops to help put this fire out. again, five acres have burned so far in the santa cruz mountains just west of gilroy. no injuries reported. there are some structures nearby. but at this point, firefighters, there you see the water drop going on, firefighters say no big structures like homes or outhouses are threatened but there is some greenhouse burning nearby. of course chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is following these conditions. cooler temps but people are still on high alert because of fire season getting an early start. >> drought, tinder-dry conditions, especially after one are 100-degree temperatures this week. this fire is to the west of gilroy at the mt. madonna park. at least five acres have been burned. temperatur

the fire is burning out of control in san marcos. you can see some of the burned out rubble behind me. the good news is crews are actually starting to gain control of some of the other fires that are burning across san diego county. the question now is what is the weather going to do when the sun rises. from the air and on the ground, firefighters remain focused on san marcos as a raging wildfire continues to consume vegetation and structures in its path. choppers swept in to put out hot spots along smoldering hillsides thursday. but triple digit temperatures and winds sparked flare-ups and forced authorities to evacuate thousand more residents. scott martin and his family are taking up shelter at a hotel for now. >> literally there were black clouds and flames coming right down the hill from our front door. >> reporter: the fire is burning everything in its path. this home right behind me in san marcos reduced to rubble. firefighters say what makes this wildfire so difficult to battle is that it is essentially creating its own weath

it's almost impossible to burn out until it burns through all that. fire officials say more than 45 firefighters are on the scene right now. the fire is not near any homes so there have been no evacuations at this point. here's a photo that san jose fire tweeted out. you can see it right there. you can see the pile of wood or tan bark that is burning. so we'll have more on this fire coming up at 11:00. i want to check in with rob mayeda and go back to the live picture there. talk about the weather and the wind. >> the wind still out of the northwest from about 18 to 23 miles per hour. we hope after 9:00 tonight those wind speeds will back off. sounds like the firefighters will be out there the next 24 hours. hopefully they'll be able to get headway to get more containment on that fire burning at the landfill. >> rob, thank you. thank you for choosing nbc bay area news. "30 rock" is next. >> see you back here tonight at 11:00 with an update on this fire as well. good night. - what? hold on. your name is jack donaghy? that's hilarious. - i bet your pard

that area has a tendency to want to burn.s real dry in there on the lees side of the santa cruz mountains where rainfall is scarce. back home, temperatures are cool today, winds have kicked up, winds will continue to blow tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon, even a little stronger, and temperatures will continue, 26 miles an hour at sfo. temperatures will continue to come down. it wasn't cold, just not like what it had been. two record days in the row, two heat advisories in a row, all gone now. cooler weekend. don't change your plans. it's going to be good, just not as warm. gusty winds tomorrow afternoon. the low gets closer and more clouds on saturday night and then further cooling on sunday. what's going on there? sunday is your coolest day on the bay area weekend. the forecast, as we head into tomorrow, there's your morning clouds. 7:00 a.m. saturday morning, a little breezy. then it burns off pretty quick. there's your forecast highs. that's the cool marine air. those greens are just 60s. in this area, we had oranges and yello

. >>> developing news on the fire burning in san diego county, they are looking into arson as a possible cause of the 9 fires that started within 48 hours, the first started on tuesday, eight others all began within hours yesterday, they were fueled by intense heat and gusty winds, those fires have burned more than 9000 acres along with dozens of homes and businesses, damage already estimated at 22 million dollars, coming up in just about 10 minutes we will have a live report from the fire lines. >>> a bay area strike team is on its way to help fight those fires in southern california, i want to show you video from livermore this morning as firefighters from all over alameda county met before rolling south, their team includes firefighters from fremont, oakland, hayward and the livermore pleasanton fire departments. >> we are geared up. we are trained and ready to go. our resources are ready and we are anticipating a very busy season, yes, buttist started early and that is why we are heading down south right now. >> in addition to the strike team that left this morning 7 cal fire engines

in southern california 30 homes burned and counting the poinsettia brush fire burning at least 100 a. last check. carlsbad located right next to san diego. also in prospect lake land which is an amusement park in was shut down because of a power outage caused by the fire. it conceded slangs an intense smoked more the 11,000 homes and businesses have been evacuated as firefighters continued to battle the blaze while dillon was really hot dried when the conditions and just today at some point in the '60s this is one of several blazes fire crews are facing in the area. we will continue to track developments on all of the wild fires and updates throughout the show. >> pam: and mountain view police officer has been arrested and charged with possession of ciao pornography kron4 rob fladeboe has the latest on the investigation in reaction from mountain view police chief. >> reporter: police here in mountain view are stunned at one of their own is accused of possessing child pornography are rested tuesday evening while on duty here and mountain view police headquarters. 36 your old officer ke

then he burned shamia's body. for days in the fire pit.cadaver dogs picked up the scent in the fire pit, otto asked police to leave and he had eight days to carry oit the most extensive cover up investigators had ever seen. but he couldn't destroy everything. investigators found shell casings, a spent bullet. shamia's house key. hundreds of bone fragments and even part of her foot which all told the gruesome tale of a needless murder. >> i think she was very naÏve about everyone she knew. like she just put her trust in everyone and you cannot do that. ken otto was tried and convicted of shamia's murder and tampering with evidence. >> at the end of the day, he's a cold-blooded killer. >> for that reason mr. otto you can stand up. i will bring you into the custody of the commissioner of corrections for a period of 60 years. >> it was a great feeling not only to bring the case to an end but also again for the family to have a good outcome for the family was very important to me. >> for virtually everyone involved, the most difficult aspect of

nine wildfires burning down homes and blackening the sky and right now the various fires have burned about 9,000 acres, as well. they destroyed 13 homes and an 18-unit apartment complex. the biggest of the fires are burning on camp pendleton, hundreds of marines have evacuated and crews will have to battle high temperatures today and also strong winds. schools in san diego, all of them and more than 20 schools in nearby cities will be closed today, that includes cal state san marcos which has canceled a graduation ceremony scheduled for this weekend. in some cases just moments before the flames took down their home. >>> now, a perfect picture here as the issue that has the wind and the very, very dry weather that we've had created a small twister of flames in this video. this was taken at the highway fire which is burning in the deer springs area. look at this little twister shooting up into the sky. now that particular fire right now is only 5% contained. >>> walnut creek police looking for your help in solving three suspicious fires. the brush fire broke out from regional spaces. i

state officials tell us homes are burning and the city is confirming three. you can see the heat sparked cyclones, meaning another 12-15 homes are damaged. >> we have live pictures of the fire burning near homes. a cloud of smoke and legoland has been shut down because of power outages caused by the fires. 100 firefighters are battling what turned into several blazes. cal fire sending eight engine companies to help in efforts. so far, nobody has been injured the fire is one of four burning across san diego county. another near santa barbara county is now 50% contained. good afternoon, everyone. >> we're dealing with intense heat in the bay area as well. allen rock park will be closed tomorrow because of fire conditions. >> another scorcher because of the temperatures. we broke seven records in the bay area. a live look showing the bay now. >> this is where you wanted to be if you're looking to cool off the beach. a live picture, spencer christian is live outside here in san francisco with more on the record. >> it's been another hot one. you're right about th

one burned a car and this house. another burned the door of this apartment. a third burned a trash can. >> when you start burning someone's personal property or endangering an inhabitant dwelling, then different crimes apply. not just the standard arson crimes. >> in this quiet community filled with homes surrounded by fuel, it is now a time for high alert. >> obviously somebody is sick. >> in novotto, wayne freedman. >> in walnut creek, investigators are stepping up their efforts to find setting fires there. they're trying to determine if this fire set last night is connected to four others all ignited in the past week. this burned about half an acre in arbolado park. none of these have caused damage, but they have set up a hot-line. 1-866-50-arson, if you notice any suspicious activity. >> in san diego county, police have charged a man for setting one of 11 wildfires. he pled not guilty to setting a fire near oceanside. that one and four others are 100% contained. a sixth fire is nearing full containment, but crews are now shifting their focus to two larger

are helping fuel a wildfire burning in san diego. tonight. officials have called off more than 20 -thousand evacuation orders. saying, the threat of the spreading fire eased as winds died down tonight. but earlier today. at least 800 acres burned. right next to multi- million dollar houses. the fire burned in the northern portion of san diego county. near the fairbanks ranch area. one mobile home has burned. there are no other reports of damage or injuries. and though winds have died down. they are expected to pick up again overnight. as are the temperatures tomorrow. which are expected to be in the 90-s. in the east bay. firefighters got a quick handle on a brush fire that broke out just south of pittsburg this evening. it was reported near kirker pass road. shortly after 5:30 california highway patrol officials say, it all started after the driver of an s-u-v lost control and smashed into a power pole. the pole crashed to ground. .and the sparking caused the fire to start. no one was hurt in the fire. but officials say, it is concerning to

three other fires have burned in the same area since last saturday. officials tell us this is also the same area where another fire burned two years ago, saying that fire was intentionally set, but no arrests were made. >> new developments in the wildfires that are burning in san diego county. while fire crews work to gain control, at least one person has been arrested. a 57-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with one of the smaller fires that is burning in oceanside. there are also fires burning in -- on the camp pendleton marine base. firefighters were able to make some progress when the tomas romans dropped and the winds died down. evacuation orders set for 10,000 people, across san diego county, 31 square miles have burned. one homeowner in carls bad found her home still standing but the ground around it was burned. >> i love them with all of my heart, thank you, thank you. >> cal fire said the cooler weather will help, but they are worried santa anna winds will kick up later this month. >> video taken by workers at a brewery,

the fire burned 3500 acres north of oklahoma city. at least 30 buildings, including six homes were destroyed. one person has died. this morning, an elevated fire risk in nine states in the southwest and great plains. the weather remains hot, dry and windy. the oklahoma fire began with a controlled burn that got out of hand. steve shaw of our oklahoma city station, kwtv, reports, some residents have returned home to survey the damage. >> reporter: they ran oklahoma city rescue mission for 20 years. sunday night, they needed to rescue themselves from their home. >> the smoke is getting worse now. >> reporter: their son, steve, and other family members rescued his parents rv monday, which may turn out to be their new home. >> why would you do a controlled burn, 95 degrees, hasn't rained in a month or two? i mean, why would you do that? i mean, just doesn't make sense. >> it's pretty freaky. >> reporter: emily's father spent all sunday night, all of it on his roof, hosing it down. he says these three blackhawk helicopters had been scoopin

confirmation that any structures have been burned so far but as a developing store that we will continue to follow sexually considering this area has had a wildfire in the past and 2008 right in this general vicinity of fire torch a lot of areas and certainly something that we will continue to follow. also in southern california wild fires have been the big story all week and getting new images as arson investigators are on the ground crew receive home burning right here there have been fires since tuesday all throughout san diego county and one man has been charged. >> : to read the first and got really incredible video of it as a house right in san marcos and gulf peace in the home right there firefighters doing what they can in san marcos to the fire there doubled in size since yesterday just 10 percent contained said arco's fire 18 this week and five of them still burning tonight >> : so far more the 31 square miles have burned incense diego county and the temperatures there have subsided a bit down on the '80s that is helping firefighters a look at all the damage it's the week of te

the fire is burning right now. back to you. >> looking at the fire and smoke, we can't see the firefighters, but the smoke looks as thick as it was. doesn't lock like they are making much progress at this point. >> you can see it seems like the color changes from time to time. suddenly black smoke goes out and we are showing you that on the weather wall from east palo alto. the fire can be seen through much of the south bay. the camera is hanging on. we have gusty winds around palo alto. northwest up to about 25 miles per hour. unfortunately this is a sign of the pattern shifts we saw today. humidity levels were at 40 to 50%. marine air and cool temperatures. we are down to 20% relative humidity and temperatures in the san jose foothills are close to 80. will likely see temperatures getting close to 90 as humidity levels drop into the teens at times. this is an example of very challenging conditions if are firefighters early in the fire season thanks to how dry things are in the extreme to exceptional level drought

the fog will start to burn off.s afternoon as upper '70's for low blows in the spots. 07 these developer on the day was six is longer, say lbo cooler afternoon and the temperatures will continue to tumble out as we cut into early next week. weather approaching area all pressure not going to bring us any rain but definitely going to rain forced the clinton more details on what to expect an awful get excited forecast coming up in 50 minutes. >> : 15 minutes. >> : but fires until 41 men charged with one of the fires were >> : new video of those fires burning years i marcus field. thousands of firefighters tackling the blaze focus right now is on it catapults and were of the fires are currently raging a military base right there. on some fires appeared to be dying down threat of more fires remain. >> : fortunately weather has been cooperating with other expecting much of the next for the next call is cars committees more bitter fire is weekend dobie diminishing political literature >> : we are expected again 1¢ at wedne

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one person had a minor burn on the hand. no word on what may have caused the fire. >>> developing news, a committee of nba team owners will hold a conference call today regarding efforts to remove donald sterling's owner of the los angeles clippers. the basketball league has already banned him for life in response to audio recordings of sterling making racist comments. but as cbs news' carter evans reports, it may not be so easy to force sterling to sell his team. >> reporter: the league's constitution now says the commissioner has three days to provide sterling with a written copy of the accusations against him. sterling will have five days to respond. a special meeting of the board of governors will be held within 10 days of sterling's reply. if 75% of the board later votes to terminate him, the commission will take over control of the clippers, set a price and sell the team but sterling could tie everything up in court. >> he can litigate and slow it down as long as -- as much as his resources and the legal process will a

. >> wildfires are burning "fast & furious" in southern california. and we've learned one person has died. >> last month a teen got on to the mineta san jose airport property and stowed away in a flight to hawaii. today an east bay congressman is calling on the silicon valley to help make airport perimeters more secure. >> amazon has a big box right in the middle of justin herman plaza in san francisco. it might be where deliveries go from now on to prevent doorstep package stealing. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. happy friday. it is 5:01. crews in san diego county are hopeful about their battle against several wildfires even though more evacuation notices were issued yesterday. >> this 1200-acre fire in the san marcos area is just 5% contained. but today firefighters hope to get some help from the weather.

there are no active fires burning at this hour.oblem for the new span of the bay bridge..and officials say, the problem stems from a part that's critical to the was bridge's stability in a quake. the anchor rods ---which hold together the strands of the main cable in the bridge ---are off-center.and in an earthquake. those cables could rub up against sharp metal plates that could damage the cables and effect the bridges stability to fix the problem. the rods will have to be pushed back into place. or the holes they go into, will have to be enlarged. work to fix the issue has already started. and could last until the fall. the cost to fix it is not clear yet. but might just get added on the bill for other fixes. officials say, fixing the bridge will not affect drivers. the woman accused of attacking a four- year old girl and her father with a tire iron. inside a san jose hanlon walmart store. made her first appearance in court thursday. 20 -year old maria garate could face a life sentence, if convicted of the charges she faces. whic

an outbuilding was also burned from the grass fire. neighbors think it the house burned bass the homeowner didn't clear grass and brush around it as required by state law. >> according to the fire captain which saved our properties that we had cleared 500 feet away from the road, he said that's what kept it from jumping the road and coming on to our property. >> the cause of the fire is still under investigation. the homeowner managed to get out in time and there were no injuries. >>> it is 4:33. and on this "friday" we look forward to the weekend, do we not? >> it is friday! i can't believe it. this week flew by. >> i think it may be a theme. >> you're relieved now that you know it's friday! >> whew! >> starting out with quite a few clouds outside. but some much cooler temperatures on the way. the sea breeze kicking in as high pressure slides east. high clouds drifting overhead this morning as patchy fog comes in on the coastline. mostly cloudy skies out over the bay this morning. the temperatures are not as warm today so starting out

are those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you and developers in san diego raging wildfire forced evacuation of 5000 homes but these lands 20,000 people have been forced from their homes and some homeowners taking matters and all hands using their own hoses to saturate lands around their house is like that people watching at least a hundred acres burned fired just 5 percent contained some children covering their malls and see the back winning their three area elegies schools were evacuated this is a northern san diego near fame serving french one mobile home has burned no other injuries or damage some trees made progress i s n a wins the cause of this fire being investigated will want to the situation and to be posted for about broadcasting it >> : , officials telli

three other fires have burned in the same area since last saturday. officials tell us this is also the same area where another fire burned two years ago, saying that fire was intentionally set, but no arrests were made. >> new developments in the wildfires that are burning in san diego county. while fire crews work to gain control, at least one person has been arrested. a 57-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with one of the smaller fires that is burning in oceanside. there are also fires burning in -- on the camp pendleton marine base. firefighters were able to make some progress when the tomas romans dropped and the winds died down. evacuation orders set for 10,000 people, across san diego county, 31 square miles have burned. one homeowner in carls bad found her home still standing but the ground around it was burned. >> i love them with all of my heart, thank you, thank you. >> cal fire said the cooler weather will help, but they are worried santa anna winds will kick up later this month. >> video taken by workers at a brewery,

taken at the highway fire which is burning in the deer springs area. that fire is only about 5% contained. >>> walnut creek police looking for your help in solving three suspicious fire. the brush fire broke out from the lime ridge regional open space. cause of the fire is unknown, but investigators think they're suspicious. if you know anything, you are asked to call the arson hotline. >>> 4:34. the woman accused of beating a 4-year-old girl with crow bar will make her appearance today. near 280 and 101. the girl's father who asked us not to show his face said the woman hit his daughter twice on the head and once on the shoulder before he got in between them. >> she entered the store with the weapon, which makes us believe that she was going to attack somebody no matter what. >> and i look my daughter and i see my daughter, yeah. and then. >> police say the woman is homeless. she's facing charges with assault with a deadly weapon. >>> pacifica police say they're looking for a man who tried to lure a girl into his delivery truck. here's a sketch. this

two of those fires have burned homes. we're also learning one person has now died in the fire in carl's bad. >> the san marcos fire is spreading by the erratic wind. fires have burned a total of 10,000 acres. the san carlos fire has burned 10 acres. 13,000 evacuation notices were sent out today. >> never thought we would be people asking for help. i thought we would be the ones helping other people. >> you leave your house thinking, i'll see it when i come back. >> reporter: arson is one of the many possibilities they're looking at for the cause of at least some of those firesful right now fire -- fires, right now crews are just trying to top the -- stop the flames from spreading. >> tonight chopper 2 was over if flames and flames -- >> reporter: the owners say it could have been much worse. these images capturing this two story 3,500 square foot gilroy home up in flames. homeowner watched in horror. >> this is everything. our memories, our pictures. >> reporter: the fire that started as a grass fire quickly spread to the

two of those fires have burned homes. we're also learning one person has now died in the fire in carl's bad. >> the san marcos fire is spreading by the erratic wind. fires have burned a total of 10,000 acres. the san carlos fire has burned 10 acres. 13,000 evacuation notices were sent out today. >> never thought we would be people asking for help. i thought we would be the ones helping other people. >> you leave your house thinking, i'll see it when i come back. >> reporter: arson is one of the many possibilities they're looking at for the cause of at least some of those firesful right now fire -- fires, right now crews are just trying to top the -- stop the flames from spreading. >> tonight chopper 2 was over if flames and flames -- >> reporter: the owners say it could have been much worse. these images capturing this two story 3,500 square foot gilroy home up in flames. homeowner watched in horror. >> this is everything. our memories, our pictures. >> reporter: the fire that started as a grass fire quickly spread to the

they have burned a number of homes just like the home i'm standing in front of. this home today completely gutted. now, the good news is that the conditions today have been pretty calm. that's very good news for firefighters. for the past couple of days the winds have been some of the strongest that firefighters have ever seen in this area. they say that there have been gusts of more than 100-miles-an-hour. the cocos fire is the biggest threat for the area. only 10% contained. there will 1,000 firefighters working to get the fire under control. one of those firefighters tells us he can't believe while they're working so hard, that two teenager would allegedly be trying to start more fires. >> i feel for the public. i feel for this home owner that lost their home. that's what it is about. the destruction of life and property, and then putting the firefighter and law enforcement at risk for some careless act that somebody thought was okay to do. >> they have now lifted some evacuations in the area but they're still 11,000 people who can't return to their homes righ

the home burned down yesterday on jerry lane.started at a grass fire and quickly spread to the home which was completely destroyed. the homeowner says the family lived there for 18 years. neighbors homes were damaged when their fences melted from the heat of the flames. the windy dry conditions and hot temperatures made it tough for firefighters who say they are not at full staff. >> we have a lot of resources down south in southern california. so we hit this thing pretty hard. >> this is the start of the fire season here in santa clara county and it's off to a bang start as you can see. the house is a total loss and still burning. >> luckily no one was hurt. firefighters will continue to search through the debris of the fire today to try to figure out exactly what may have caused it. >> now you grew up down there. i know this is hard for you. >> southern california. my old neighborhood. it burned before too. >>> time is 5:13. let's get everybody out the door. sal, you are watching the toll plaza, the east shore, how is it lookin

one burned a car and this house. another burned the door of this apartment. a third burned a trash can. >> when you start burning someone's personal property or endangering an inhabitant dwelling, then different crimes apply. not just the standard arson crimes. >> in this quiet community filled with homes surrounded by fuel, it is now a time for high alert. >> obviously somebody is sick. >> in novotto, wayne freedman. >> in walnut creek, investigators are stepping up their efforts to find out who is setting fires there. they're trying to determine if this fire set last night is connected to four others all ignited in the past week. this burned about half an acre in arbolado park. none of these have caused damage, but they have set up a hot-line. 1-866-50-arson, if you notice any suspicious activity. >> in san diego county, police have charged a man for setting one of 11 wildfires. he pled not guilty to setting a fire near oceanside. that one and four others are 100% contained. a sixth fire is nearing full containment, but crews are now shifting their focus to

a badly burned body was found in the ruins.s the first death connected to the fires, which have combined to burn 10,000 acres. reporter akiko fugita is live. are crews making any progress? >> reporter: good morning to you dave and tori. they are making progress, but the concern is that the conditions have shift sod quickly it seems like when they try to get control of one fire another one pops up. the big concern yesterday, cincinnati marcos fire. that's 1200 acres. 10% contained this morning. i want to show you what we have back here. this used to be a house. four homes destroyed on this block alone. you see the flames kicking up. that's the concern for firefighters. they want to make sure they get all of that out. 10,000 acres burned so far, and the flames have killed at least one person. >> it may be a long wildfire season for southern california. fueled by tinder dry conditions and strong gusts, the fires have raced across san diego county scorching more than 10,000 acres. at least one person has been killed, 20 homes destr

the swirling black smoke carrying burning embers straight up.irefighters have had to attack at least nine different fires over the past few days. thousands of residents and some businesses have been advised to evacuate. some areas are without power. fire has burned into the giant camp pendleton marine base. >> we were with watching and waiting and watching and waiting. we saw the flames over the hit, and as soon as that reverse 9-1-1 call came in, we got out. >> the most destructive fires burning more than 9,000 acres. in all, 14 square miles of fire. dozens of homes are heavily damages or burned to the ground. >> it was our dream house, and just got it the way we wanted it, and now it is all gone. >> today it was a major assault from the air. 22 military aircraft, and the so called super scoop dumping water. >> been doing this 35 years and this is some of the most radical fire fighting i have seen. >> we are hoping and keeping a close eye on the weather. >> investigators are looking for a cause for the firefighters most southern california wild

so far destroyed eight buildings and has burned 400 acres. there's zero percent containment on that fire at this hour, and about 22,000 people have been told to evacuate from that area. cal state san marcos will remain closed through tomorrow, and this weekend's graduation ceremonies have had to have been -- had to be cancelled. >>> two fires erupted on the outskirts of camp pendleton, as well. that's ocean side area just north of carlsbad. the larger fire still going on this morning. so far, it has burned 6,000 acres and forced the evacuation of a naval wechs station. a military housing complex, and an elementary school there. a second fire started alongside interstate 5. a big rig caught fire, causing massive traffic jams in san diego, and then up to orange county. the busy road was closed for several hours. >> tough so see those images. san jose park will be closed today. while temperatures are expected to be cooler today, it was 96 degrees in san jose yesterday, with just 11% humidity. officials say that has created ideal conditions for w

this two of five major fire that's have burned today. the fires fueled by strong santa ana winds and scorching heat. we got an update from fire officials just a short time ago. they told us that three homes in carlsbad had been damaged but within the last hour i can tell you an apartment complex was on fire. one building with ten units. that fire apparently started by embers that had drifted over onto the building. 15 to 20 other homes have also been damaged and needless to say this is going to be a long night for fire crews. 15,000 people have been evacuated here in carlsbad, many others over in san marcos and other areas. there's also a fire burning at camp pendleton. 600 acres there so far, that fire being managed mostly by military aircraft. also legoland locate nd karlz band has been evacuated, mostly because of power outages. obviously here in carlsbad this 120-acre fire is far from being contained and the winds have wreaked havoc as fire crews -- they've it done a tremendous job attacking this thing from the ground. cal fire air t

. >>> burning down homes in southern california. which bay area fire crews are on their way to help. >>> we're going to get a little bit of heat relief in your inland valleys for today. significant cooling at the coast, getting into tomorrow. those coastal clouds return, the heat backs off and then we get a cooling trend for your weekend. we'll show you how this plays out for your microclimate in moments. >>> and we're looking at the build. the traditional pattern in most spots in san francisco. an issue for muni, as well as local traffic coming up. >>> a live look outside this morning in the bay bridge and beautiful sunrise. it's thursday, may 15th. this is "today in the bay." >>> well, good thursday morning to you. thank you for joining us, i'm peggy bunker in for laura this morning. >> i'm scott mcgrew. new this morning crews will soon remove a semi truck cab from inside a san francisco funeral home. the truck slammed into the building after the driver lost control. this happened early this morning on market street near sanchez s

burned a car in the garage. they are all bringing back memories of a fire buck on the loose, but this time tracy is spooked jie. if they were to do this again, their rooms would be the first to go. >> reporter: she decided her kids will not stay at home for uh -- for awhile. >> investigators in walnut creek say four suspicious fires in a park including this one. last night's fire is in the same spot as one set two years ago and the same area as three others in the past week. >>> a fast response by cal fire crews in the south bay kept this fire from burning out of control. helicopters and planes dropped retar ghent on a -- retardant on a fire that was four acres in size. it was near morgan hill. fire crews say no structures were ever in harm's way. >>> major progress to report on efforts to put out those destructive wildfires burning in san diego county. officials say they are nearing on all butt two of the 11 fires to break out this week. fires burning at camp pendleton and san marcos are still raging right now.

the end we're protecting the next building in construction we're protecting that to not burden or burn the other building across the street the windows blow out we have a building on fourth street was occupied that building was already occupied but you don't see the other two sides of the buildings were not on this building we saved this under construction. those fires that are not supposed to happen we haven't seen in a while those fires i don't know who was around in 2002 but they builds the road in san jose. well mission bay was the same type of fire to get to the vulnerable state and we've had salt lake city and houston salt lake city had a big fire and houston down in the lower corner they burned and if i can get 90 seconds i'll show you the houston we're talking about how fast the fire spreads in the collapse zone so if we don't have a lot of area in the street where the building is going to come and collapse that will land on the firefighters so with the single-family home we're noting worried about that but the buildings collapse the only reason that mission bay didn't collapse

buildings are 65 feet and taller so you're talking about a big fire pal lodz when something gets burned recycle the mission bay building we saw burned all the buildings are going to be like that and a couple are 85 and 50 foot high-rises so technically you're in a residential air but this is like the new san francisco with high-rise residential areas there's a big pay load that would burn there's not small buildings and it's touch when your look at a colored map this doesn't speak the truth but a 3-d model would be more effective to see the intensity of the buildings so i'm going to talk about how we operablely do our work we have a few major concerns one our operations and two the construction time period if 20 to 25 years in mission bay when the building burned if we could pull up the projector. not the computer but the overhead >> sfgovtv can you please put the overheads on to abbreviate the overhead >> thank you. this picture the mission bay is reason we have this any vehicles he at the end we're protecting the next building in construction we're protecting that to not burden or bur

there's nine fires burning over 9,000 a..word is heading down to san diego to help put out the fires very the other firefighters from other counties are also joining in. we also have six airplanes on the fire right now with numerous helicopters they were here at first flight. the use of military aircraft we have the resources we need for this firee in the county. >>: will follow the latest on the fires in the is a big concern and california as a service here. it's still have the some people happen. " for the city and it's so hot that as close as an francisco preparing on this list may have a fun with the role assigned a china left and started crying because it was so hot. at the debris should ri think they should reposition this sign and put it where it's over 90. here's a live look at the conditions. at the golden gate bridges clear skies and plenty of sunshine 7 is already on one side and san francisco 77 and 7 cisco 74 and will never more. it's still high in england today it is not among the coastland a little cooler. it r

we're on the fireline in carlsbad where fast-moving fires have burned a number of homes.s, we are going to take you inside the national museum that tells the story of 9/11. we'll have those stories tonight on the western edition of the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. ,,,,,,,,,,,, dog: what's this? mattress discounters' what's this? mattress discounters' memorial day sale ending? but mattress discounters has the largest selection of memory foam mattresses under one "roof." comforpedic, icomfort, optimum, and wow, four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection, even a queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497. the memorial day sale is ending soon. ♪ mattress discounters it's hot enough outside.. but imagine bein >>> i'm ken bastida in the kpix 5 newsroom. new at 6:00 tonight, you don't need me to tell you it is hot outside. but imagine being stuck indoors with no ac. tonight how some bay area students suffered in the brutal heat! and normally, it's a shopping mecca but tonight why so many people are simply to

flames burned about half an acre last night. this marks at least four suspicious fires in in the same area in just over a week. none of those fires have caused any serious damage. fortunately firefighters and neighbors are worried that any fires will spread toward nearby homes. one person reported seeing youngsters near one fire that started on wednesday. >>> and the wildfires burning in san diego county, the number of acres has taken a big jump but firefighters including some teams from the bay area are hoping today's weather will help them make progress. >> the ten fires have burned 20,000 acres, but you thousands are being allowed to return to their homes early this morning. police are moving forward with their investigation after arresting two suspected arsonists. this is one of two young men suspected of trying to start fire, 19-year-old isaiah silva. police also took into custody a 17-year-old not being identified p police say the arrests came after an a call from an alert citizen. >> he reported jen descriptions of two pe

officials say at least one badly burned body has been found. other than that, no major injuries have been reported. i'm david begnaud, back to you. >> what about the investigation into the cause of the fires, david? >> reporter: a lot of people are wondering, was it arson? and the san diego county sheriff has made it very official in saying that arson is going to be a major point of their investigation. they can't confirm anything right now. they have teams throughout the county. they say it could take months to determine for sure exactly how this started. >> it's usually a lengthy process. all right, david begnaud in san marcos, thank you. >>> we have a big cooldown here and a bit of a cooldown down there, as well >> good news for them. they will get the sea breeze and more moisture in the atmosphere to help them get control of the fires but here locally, we are seeing that sea breeze kicking in carrying with it some clouds and cooler temperatures coming our way so yeah, that heat wave is long gone now. it looks like we are preparing for some

an open-air pit where the base's garbage was burned. >> anything that they didn't want is they just burned vehicles, tires, plastic bottles, medical waste, dead animals, and then they would pour some kind of igniting fluid on it like jet fuel and just light it. >> reporter: she started getting constant nosebleeds. then when she got home, the really bad news. a rare form of aggressive ovarian cancer. hundreds of former and current servicemembers are suing the department of veterans affairs claiming that the harmful emissions from those burn pits are responsible for all kinds of deadly lung diseases and cancers. they filed class action lawsuits alleging the operator of the pits, kbr, and its former parent company halyburton, acted negligently -- halliburton acted negligently. kbr denies that and argues as a military contractor it shares the same immunity as the government from lawsuits over war-related injuries. but this man says -- >> they should not have been burning their trash in the absence of an incinerator. >> reporter: the doctor from stony brook university school of medicine is stud

and another student burned his draft card, which was shocking.cted every young man who had to deal with the draft. there were reports of casualties every night on television, and some people describe this as our first television war. my name's jerry lewis, i'm a professor of psychology. on may 4th, i was at a faculty marshal. >> nixon announced the invasion of cambodia. everything changed from that moment on. my name is chuck ayers, i was an art student at kent state in 1970. friday morning i heard that the students were going to bury the constitution and went to that rally and took photographs. >> students burying the constitution symbolically said nixon had murdered it, which was one of the common ideas about nixon's relationship to the war at that time. it was an undeclared war because he hadn't consulted congress. >> friday evening we went downtown. there were about 300 other anti-war long-haired type people there on north water street. so we joined the crowd. we intended to be somewhat militant. some windows were broken in the banks downtown