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this is burning.east tasman drive near cisco away. but heather as you mentioned a moment ago, and it's important to point this out right now, this does appear to just be burning brush, potentially in sort of a creek bed is what it sounds like. trump fire officials, so that is certainly some good news here. even though you see, this is obviously a large fire, putting off quite a bit of smoke in the south bay this afternoon, but the good news is it doesn't appear as though any homes or other buildings are threatened. at this point, obviously, though, a very dynamic situation and so crews are going to try to get out in front of this fire and make sure that it does not threaten homes at any point in the future. here you have to wonder heather as you look at the size of that fire and the smoke that's being put off here. if there gonna call in cal fire and try to get maybe some air drops on a fire of that size just to make sure they get it under control. yes san jose fire, just letting us know a short time

from what we understand the fire burning in the coyote creek area, burning through that brush and vegetation there that is obviously bone dry right now, with the drought conditions, the san jose fire department is asking people in the area where this fire is burning to stay inside their homes and shut their doors and windows. because as you can tell this fire is putting off quite a bit of smoke. and you don't. be breathing that in, so it's a good idea to stay inside your home right now. thus far there have been no evacuation orders that have been issued here and no homes or buildings threatened as of yet, of course, we're working to gather more information on the ongoing firefight in the south bay as crews try to get a handle on this brush fire. once we learn more will bring it to you. okay back now to the new mass guidance from the cdc after weeks of saying vaccinated people didn't need to wear a mask. now the cdc says, there are certain situations where they are ready. amended especially indoors in parts of the country where cases are on the rise. ktvu is andre senior joins us now, with a

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over half a million acres already burned in california.o put in perspective - a record-breaking year. last year, we were at 130,000 acres burned. we are at 504,000 as i speak to you today. here's the answer to your question. and forgive me for being so pointed again, respecting your time, but i want to be a little bit more specific. jay referenced it obliquely. please pay attention to this fuels issue. we had to get our national guard to get some emergency fuel supplies for our aerial fleet a week ago. this is a major issue, and it's not just impacting our aerial suppression strategies on the west coast. it's increasingly, as you may know, impacting commercial aviation. it is a major issue. number two, we just simply need more boots on the ground. we can't do without you. we've got 7,400 people - 7,400 already. we are not in fire season. fire season in california is late september, october, into november. we are in july. we already have 7,400 personnel actively working to suppress fires. last year, the federal government asked us for over

so says the bootleg fire burning in oregon is making transmission lines unreliable. they say energy conservation will help stabilize the grid. customers are asked to raise their thermostats and avoid using large appliances. fox's chris dimeo has more now on the effort to conserve as some parts of the west coast still face triple digit temperatures. the impact of temperatures soaring well above the triple digit mark in places like death valley in las vegas over the weekend will continue to be felt this week. the hottest place on earth feels like we're in an oven. the scorching temperatures, coupled with the dry conditions have sparked dozens of wildfires across 15 states that continue to burn the bootleg fire in southern oregon knocked out an interstate power line to california, stopping roughly 5500 megawatts of energy from flowing into the golden state, with power lines already strained from people seeking shelter from the heat grid problems may continue to persist. we had a power outage a few days ago workplace because everyone's turning on their a c. so it is a la

and that's when we talk about indigenous burning, prescribed burning.have some systems that burn so much close to our agricultural systems but some of our range line systems need to be burned vmore. so it becomes this very complex what i bike to call a patchwork quilt of whatea the ecosystem really looks likege and so management and science has to really view that complexity and that includes our fuel system, not just think of it as all grasses, having buildings and so on and so forth. back to you. >> madam chai -- chief litzenberg, do you have anything to add in the last 20 seconds? >> i think that was a solid answer and t i agree entirely. nothing significantha to add. >> iic look forward to the sciee continuing to t evolve. thank you very much.vo madam chair, i yield back. >> thank you. and the gentleman from texas, mr. weber, is recognized. >> thank you, madam chair. this. will be for mr. clements o start with. the state with the most fires, is that data readily available? >> yeah, those data are nationally compiled. so it can be easily accessed gen

it's burning through a rural area just north of the california border. the bootleg fire. they're calling it is now the country's largest wildfire. more than 470 square miles. more than 150 homes and outbuildings have been destroyed with thousands still. threatened tonight as windy conditions fuel the spread. some fire officials say full containment might not happen for months. >> some of the biggest fires in our state's history were started by lightning strikes among them last year's lnu complex fires that burn through vacaville. those flames destroyed hundreds of homes and other properties. well, charring hundreds of thousands of acres multiple fires currently burning have also been started by lightning now dry lightning can be especially unpredictable if lightning is the cause a fire that fire today will firefighters fear that it could become just as bad as one usually seen later on in the fire season. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow here laure to this is an earth graphic, right. yeah, it was. we were worried about some of those lightning strikes in the bay area. we

and the bootleg fire is burning out of control in oregon. it is the largest wildfire in the united states and has burned as much land as the size of los angeles. coming up at 11 15 how firefighters are battling the blaze. the new recommendation from bay area health officers to mask up indoors conflicts with cdc and state got in saying, if you are vaccinated, you don't have to wear a mask. and now this has led to some confusion. ktvu azenith smith, that's the story. it's been a little, uh, a little tough with with customers. the manager pairings. wine bar in pleasanton says customers are split over new guidance in the bay area, urging everyone to wear a mask indoors. some of them really don't want to work. i think right now we have like a 50 50. the servers at the restaurant are all donning their masks since not all staff are vaccinated. these patrons are also playing it safe, but we're all kind of just starting to get used to not wearing it anymore, and i actually still happen. for the most part first, it's taken off. put it on. take it off.

those fire regimes are accelerating and we will see more of our organic carbon soil burn and burn throughhe winter. that's a continuation of fire season. that is a different type of fire management and i think the alaska for service and fire exploration is a professional and outstanding group and they are trying to figure out how this works. these new challenges. thank you. mr. casten: last question is for any of you who feel comfortable answering. it is beyond this committee. a fed governor said the scientific -- she noted more than 70% of the losses from natural disasters are uninsured and warned of the potential to create abrupt repricing events. i spent a lot of time on this committee thinking about how our financial system is stressed from this and we have had conversations about if you were an investor in pg&e you may feel that directly. if you think about where there are big exposures to private capital from wildfires, any major concerns in this area? this is a more financial question but you cannot separate that from sides. they are linked. anybody want to comment? dr. mccarty: ma

the fire is burning right near the contra.a regional park and there are buildings that are threatened there in the area of james dolan boulevard and tub or drive crews have cut holes in attics of homes in order to provide ventilation to those buildings. for right now. the biggest challenge is the wind. if you live in this area are being asked to avoid it. we don't have any information yet on exactly how large the fire is or if there's any containment are working to bring you updates on this breaking news story right here on kron 4. that is a grass fire that starting homes in antioch, thank you for joining us here at 5. i'm justine waldman lotus tonight. part i'm vicki liviakis. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now. >> it's a hot day out there. we've got some winds sisk and this thing get out of control fast. yeah. in a dangerous location, too, because right in that area, there's a grassy area. but then. >> it's surrounded that you've got all these homes that are in and around that area. now the winds picking up in

burns. thankfully, no people or structures were damaged. this is the kind of threat we face. i am just curious, and i guess i would ask panelists, perhaps mr. geissler and chief litzenberg for this heron forest that i represent, other force across the country that use prescribe earns to maintain forest health, as climate change increases the intensity of whether, what do we need to be doing, what do you suggest we do so we can maintain control of these sorts of fires and ensure we have more prescribed burns from getting out of control? >> yes -- >> go ahead, mr. geyser, do want to start? >> sure, thank you and actual i was going to let you know is that the idea of jack pines situational of it revolves around the potential need for replacement fires to truly manage the landscape which we do not do because of the risk when you have prescribed burns. that's why lot of what you are seeing, the type of work being done, is on a more cyclical basis to maintaining the trees at different stages. when

and the fire is burning through the creek bed. you can see all of the smoke from the aerial pictures from chopper 5. there are commercial buildings right on the side there. you can see the smoke kind of creeping over into industrial areas and commercial areas. >> there are houses on the right side with more commercial on the left. the smoke is probably the big problem. they want people to not get out into that. you can tell how much has bernd already along the dry creek bed with the way the smoke is coming up harried and it's just following along as if they'd put down a trail on purpose for it. >> we will continue following this with chopper 5 and our ground crews. >>> earlier today, the warm and windy conditions ignited this fire in danville. chopper 5 over the area just a few hours ago where the vegetation fire actually spread to a home. the crews were able to get it under control but part of the home got pretty charred. >>> moving to our other top story, the cdc updating its mask guidance saying people in high or substantial tr

the victims die from both burn and suffocation. this is the 2nd, the blaze at 19 unit in an iraqi hospital in 3 months. in april fire killed 82 cove with patients at the hospital in baghdad. the health sector in iraq has been hit by years of k is and mismanagement. it seems there is little hope of the situation improving anytime soon. and it's the patients who are paying the price amount on the overhead joint thus now live level. just tell us what's happening there today. where are things that with the investigation will kim, as you can see here, right behind me, victims, families and relatives are still trying to find any remains of their loved ones. we saw people here, we talk to relatives and victim family. here they say that they are trying to find any trace of their loved ones. as you know, the forensic department announced the depth only 13 my in bodies of the victims have been identified and around 21 out of just body parts flesh fox. there are a number of victims who are pill unaccounted for people trying, i mean victims, f

the fire is burning in a canyon.fire says that makes it difficult to get ground resources in to fight the blaze and now a live look at the back with fire. that is the state's largest wildfire so far this year can only see some smoke and this is burning in both last and then plumas counties, of course, has been a problem because has so been so dry for so long. it is a combined pair of lightning ignited blazes near the nevada state line damage was still being tallied in the small rural community of door, though. doyle where flames swept in over the weekend and destroyed several homes, including heavily how the shows. >> i'm 79. what chance do i have to build and out. you know, they have another i'm totally loss. and no, i didn't. this rule that every detail. because i'm not a rich person again, just buy boom right there. i had insurance. they haven't heard them yet. the but then in that. >> overall, about 3,000 people living in rural northern california's lassen into miss counties remain evacuated as crews work to cont

the camp fire burn scar.now the tamarac fire south of lake tahoe, it's burning across state lines. flames crossed the nevada border last night. that fire has burned more than 39,000 acres with more than 1200 firefighters working to contain those flames. >>> this evening a family in alpine county who lost everything in that fire is getting some much-needed help thanks to the community. this family of four in markleeville lost it all. their home charred and smoldering. the father, who is a musician, lost instruments and his home studio. but now the family is overwhelmed by donations and thousands of dollars raised by the community. >> a lot of people have that loss, hopefully they'll come to support each other. >> this happens and we are just made aware of how much love and support you really do have. >> the family hopes to see support like this for other tamarac fire victims. a benefit concert is being held in lake tahoe right now. >>> to our drought emergency. right now most of the bay area remains in the exc

so it's going to burn off quick. it's already pretty spotty across the day and you're not going to see it for much longer into the afternoon of more comfortable afternoon than yesterday cooler for inland spots. so all in all this wednesday forecast is actually looking pretty up. just don't forget the jacket as of right now. reyna. tom, thanks for that. we've had a pretty busy morning that a hot spot down here in fremont, southbound, 6.80, at our parkway. >> and again, that off ramp is closed. so the washington boulevard exit could be a good way to get around that and you're still scene. we're seeing some slow down as a result of that traffic collision there. the bay bridge as you travel into the city. a little under 12 minutes. we had an earlier traffic collision there. but the drive times thankfully didn't go up as a result of that. the san mateo bridge no major delays. a little under 15 and a few other things happening like a report of a fire here. 80 westbound at university avenue in berkeley. and as you can see,

in fact, twice as high in terms of the acreage burned, over 73,000 acres burned with just short of 4600 fires at this point of the season. of course we're only halfway through the year. last year we had the lightning barrage in the middle of august that started so many fires, including all those fires around the bay area. let's hope we can get through this year without a similar event unfolding. there is some of that fog hanging out in the distance as we look out from the mark hopkins hotel. 64 degrees in oakland with a mix of 60s and 70s fathering linda. the warm spot, 78 degrees in concord but it certainly breezy out there. 28 mile an hour sustained winds in fairfield, 28 mile an hour sustained winds in oakland, sfo 24 miles an hour, this bull's- eye of brighter colors showing up around those fires in solano county, indicating 20-plus mile an hour wind gusts. it's definitely breezy out there this evening but leon doesn't mind a little bit of wind in his for. he's an alum of northern california poodle rescue. great weather in los gatos with temperatures in the low 70s dropping down int

burn scars are everywhere. >> and hills remain bone dry. but so far no major wildfires. >> even though we're seeing a lot of the large scale wildfires burning around the west united states. other parts of california doesn't mean that clear or in the clear here locally. >> firefighters say anyone who remembers what happened last year should be signed up for alerts, getting there. go bags ready. and there are evacuation route set. >> the fuels are dry, especially in her upper elevations and as we've seen time and time again a lot of our more populated areas are impacted by fires that come out of those upper elevations down the valley floors. so that's our concern here locally. and that is why we continue to be prepared ups after a red flag warnings and continue to educate our community about what they can do to be prepared as well. >> fire officials say this is not a matter of creating fear or anxiety. but this is california's reality and people have to prepare for it. reporting live. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan. napa fire depar

the fires that are burning in europe, part of the world's, i mean, is in climate change. a factor in any way, or is this entirely man made the destruction that's ongoing where you are. i would say that in the amazon, which is our fire safety system, which means that the fire is negative or by on the fire started by humans, most are 99 percent of the time. they use it basically for renewing agriculture land. you're in the deforestation process, and some time that flyer goes and spreads to the forest and becomes a wide fire. and of course climate change happen. it helps to to their current self suppliers. but indeed, by the time that we deforest and burn far as to open way forecast rating agriculture lane, we reduce the resilience of the florists to climate change as well. but if it's not just, it's a climate change seems like a big banner, a big sticker. we can put on something to say, this is the reason why this is bad. so this is good at the climate change. it can have other impacts as well. can it not christiane mazetti, in terms of when it's too hot and it forces peopl

it has burned nearly 90,000 acres. that's three times the size of san francisco and is 23% contained. >>> video shows a firefighter recording dramatic conditions near the small town of doyle. crews were forced to take shelter inside a vehicle. it's burning above tahoe national forest and not far from the border. reporter kirk schroeder shows us the fires devastation. >> there's asphalt from the sky, the smell, about the worst campfire you can never smell and this is the second wildfire that has devastated this community in the last eight months. >> i don't know >> early afternoon kelly and his family were living life, then out of nowhere, this, the beckwourth complex continuing to spread throughout northeast california, incinerating everything in its path. >> i'm still kind of numb. after losing everything i worked for after all these years, it's gone. everybody said it's replaceable well know, a lot of it isn't. >> he's been looking for help and answer since the flames caught by his son on camera took everything he ha

so, this fire has been burning since about 4:00. burning on both sides of the coyote creek. for a while it looks like there might have been some of the residences in the mill creek area that were in danger from the lames but they never really got close enough to threaten because of this built-in firebreak. this levy goes on for miles and it's being used as an access point for the fire crews. you can see down in the distance, another crew from milpitas with the hose line. they are letting it burn out at this point. there is not really a lot it can do in this general vicinity. across from the levy, however, you can see that there are some tech buildings and folks are there monitoring the situation. they've also got fire hydrants in the area because of the infrastructure. so that is helping firefighters they can actually tap in to the water system to get a lot of water on this fire. it looks like the strategy is to just let it burn out. this has been going on for quite a while and it is putting a ton of smoke in the air throughout the south bay. half of santa clara valley is co

the dixie fire certainly that a fire has been burning. and really as you get toward the afternoon watching things kind of pick up as you see all the heat from the fire rising. the smoke billowing billowing to the northeast and there goes on that trajectory to make its way toward the east coast. and that's the very latest on all that smoke from the quincy fire continue to burn there. susan. really covered in all that smoke outside the eagle lake is up there. a lot of people like go fishing in that area. and that is also covered by all that fire smoke. that's the downside. here's the good news for us. we're getting the sea breeze blowing here. and smoke just can't backtrack make its way into the bay area. right now we're left with some low clouds and fog. we don't have those a hazy orange or red skies outside. that's the way it's going to stay. we're going to see a sea breeze and don't expect that to change. that means see more fog low clouds and no smoke in our at any time to come. guys, back to you. thank you, lawrence. >> well, coming up

if we allowed burns to happen. we have built up additional fuel and we know climate is changing which is exacerbating the problem. we really try to look at some of the barriers that existed for the agency is to get in and do some active treatment and management and maintenance on these forests to get more of the outcomes we were desiring, particularly for areas we have a lot of individuals, an extremely high risk area for many individuals. we are hoping we can do something within those forests to increase resilience. wildfire is always going to occur in the forest, but can we increase some of these forests and decrease the risks for those individuals living near the edge? >> 63 million acres has been deemed high or very high risk of wildfire. what makes them so? >> in large part because we have suppressed fuel for over 100 years and decreased amount of harvesting lived on in our national forest. i would not suggest we go back to the harvest we had a 1980's. a lot of the harvest on the federal lands has been lyrical

the dixie fire has burned more than 18,000 acres and is 15% contained. flames that forced officials to issue mandatory evacuations. >> you're getting ready to move your stuff in the fire is there and then you movie back in and then another one. that is crazy. >> of i think about the force burning down and disappearing. the trees and the animals and everything. >> the beckwourth fire continues to burn west of reno. there is some positive news there. it is 82% contained. the tamarack fire, 20 miles south of lake tahoe, has burned more than 18,000 acres. >>> at least five homes burned in lake county, all in a five block area of clear lake oaks. started before 6:00 last night. witnesses said that the fire started at one home and then spread to others because it was so windy. firefighters contained to the block where it started and the red cross was called in to provide assistance to two families. the causes under investigation. >>> you can see live updates another fires burning in california with the wildfire tracker. just click on the icon on our website ab

burn scars are everywhere. >> and hills remain bone dry. but so far no major wildfires. >> even though we're seeing a lot of the large scale offers burning around the west united states. other parts of california doesn't mean that clear or in the clear here locally. >> firefighters say anyone who remembers what happened last year should be signed up for alerts, getting there. go bags ready and there are evacuation route set. >> the fuels are dry, especially in her upper elevations and as we've seen time and time again. a lot of our more populated areas are impacted by fires that come out of those upper elevations down the valley floors. so that's our concern here locally. and that is why we continue to be prepared of staff during red flag warnings and continue to educate our community about what they can do to be prepared as well. >> fire officials say they're not trying to scare anybody are creating zaya tea. but this is california's reality and people need to be prepared. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> coming up next on the kron 4 morning new

the long-term trend has to do with burning coal oil and l has to do with burning coal oil and naturalwhich raises all temperatures. where it is dry, in the us west, during the summer, higher temperatures essentially mean drier conditions, they mean disk you wills and the vegetation is drier so you can have larger amounts of time to start fire. —— fuels and the vegetation. suppressing fires has caused them to be much worse now than they would be otherwise because we were allowing this fuel to build up we were allowing this fuel to build up unnaturally in our forests. normally we have more frequent low intensity fires, now we have a situation where it is much hotter and drier than before and we have much more fuel built up. so when there is a fire, it can be much more severe and difficult to contain. aha, severe and difficult to contain. a couple of aspects of this particular fire that we are reading about, the spot fires, the smoke shading, the pyro cumulonimbus clouds, but i would like to go back to 2018, the campfire smoke, you are a meteorologist, we saw that smoke go as far as euro

the burns affected by vision a bit. it has light improvement now, but not good enough to drive, i have to read subtitles on tv. if you are more than five feet away, i can't make out facial features. so, i've got limited range of motion. there's something called hyper topic assist ca should, a calcium buildup and it is common in trauma patients, car accidents, burns, basically my arms do not extend. the calcium in the joint becomes hard as bone and adheres to the bone. i have gone in and shipped out as much of it but there is no possible way for me to get full extension. i have it in the ankles, knees, back, hips and that limits how much and i have. probably not going to be doing yoga anytime soon. so, they had to focus on the overall health and i had to go on dialysis. in order to get all the dead stuff off, they had to take a razor and scrape your body. they had me in a medically induced coma, so i don't remember any of that part of it. they had till a cadaver skin over my body to protect the people -- to protect the t

i ran to see what was happening and i saw people running away burning children, mothers, fathers, burning, but many people were there. so many in brazil, presidents has been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for complications related to a stabbing job. both scenarios says he had chronic hiccups for days and a blocked intestine. he says that they were caused by a stab wound 3 years ago when he was attacked. during a campaign rally a month before the election. and haiti started vaccinating its population against coven 19 the last country in the americas to do so. the un delivered half a 1000000 doses the country. and it comes as it grapples with multiple crisis following the assassination of its present jovan out loyce. earlier this month, telling charlotte reports i, martine luis has returned to haiti after receiving treatment in the united states for wound sustained during the assassination of her husband, president juvenile and more you, earlier this month, the into him prime minister claude chose f metter at the airport it's still not clear whether he'll continue to run

it's burning in the county near the california/nevada border. this morning it's burned more than 105,000 acres, containment now stands at 82%. >>> and new video to show you from a wildfire camera that shows the dixie fire burning in butte county near the 2018 campfire. this morning there are new evacuation orders for people living near those fire lines. fire officials say the fire has spread. so far flames have burned 18,000 acres. containment is only at 15%. cal fire says one person has been hurt. >> oakland fire crews are hoping to reopen a fire station as soon as today. >> fire station 25 is closed due to a problem with the water heater. the station is near joaquin miller park which closes during red flag warning. fire union leaders say the timing is horrible. >> the firefighters would love to be here, but it's uninhabitable. because there's no way for them to clean themselves after covid calls, calls where they're he can posed to blood, calls exposed to the carcinogens that come with fires. >> in a statement the oakland fire department respo

burning out of control.alpine county, 23,000 acres have burned. fire forced the closure of a stretch. families decided that it was time to get out. >> they gave me a good couple hours before they said you got to get out now. i got r >> wires still uncontained. lightning strike started two weebs ago on the 4th of july. take a look at the smoke, rising air. tonight, dixie fires are threatening two communities 30 miles north of paradise. they were ordering new evacuations tonight for jonesville and others. cal fire strike team from santa cruz county battling the county. last word, the fire grown to over 15,000 acres. that one is 15% contained. >> back here in the bay area, motor home fires sent smoke up over the santa cruz mountains. burned in a rural area between bural and coraletos. it gutted the motor home. the cause is under investigation. >>> firefighters attack small brush fire from the air. new video shows an air tanker and helicopter doing water drops. fire erupted this afternoon in a ravine near highwa

obviously intense burning. it's burning in very remote, rugged. rugged rugged areas, so that does make things a little more difficult when it comes to, uh, containing this incident, we had warm temperatures today. luckily no red flag conditions but still temperatures and low humidities and winds that make containment difficult. how are you going about tackling this fire? obviously some aerial support is being brought in. and what areas are you most worried about right now. you know, we are attacking it with everything we have. we're attacking it from the air and on the ground with hand crews, dozers fire engines were throwing everything added at this point. i would say our largest concern is obviously just the general spread of the fire. it's mainly moving into a less populated area to the east. so that is one positive, uh, something that the crews are doing tonight is we're coming into that western edge of the fire and strengthening those lines just in case we get any wind shift that would push the fire back towards populated areas. we have crews

this fire is burning again on mill river lane.t is just off interstate 80. >> and the montague expressway. there are no injurpes or evacuations that have been ordered at this time. but people in the area are being told to shelter in place. and this tweet from the san jose fire department is our most recent update on the fire there about 20 minutes ago. they advised all residents. >> living near the fire to shelter in place they're also asking that to for people to close the doors and their windows in their homes to reduce exposure to the smoke that's coming off that fire. kron four's rob fladeboe, he's on the way to the scene and we will, of course, bring you updates as soon as they become available. our other big story tonight. here's hoping you kept your face masks around. federal officials are now backtracking. they're recommending everyone. regardless of vaccination status where a mask while indoors cdc making that announcement today citing the spread of the delta variant spreading among vaccinated. people even kron four's. da

at least two have already burned. people in the markley the larry are being told to get out. crews are fighting tough conditions trying to get any sort of containment. smoke has been so bad, crews have not been able to do any aerial drops. now rain has started moving into the area. that's the good news. the bad news is what is accompanying the rain, and paul heggen is here to tell us what's next. >> you don't want to rain on top of a fresh burn scar because that can just allow the surface of the soil to slide down in the form of mudslides, and in terms of lightning, that's what we have seen in the high sierra the afternoon. this is the radar loop and the lightning tracker loop over the last two hours. most of the lightning that was on the nevada side of the sig line but a few strikes further down to the south. a lot of this rain has reached the ground, so that's a double- edged sword in terms of the mudslide threat but also helping conditions at least slightly, just not enough rain falling to really extinguish this virus. this is actually a view from a wildfire camera in neva

we've got these wildfires burning to the north.it of a northwest wind coming down the coast as that onshore wind starts to pick up. one thing we might have to watch, smoke from the fires burning off to the north. the bootleg fire in southern oregon. the complex of fires north of redding. the upper level winds may bring a little smoke in over the next couple days. nothing unhealthy but you might notice a little haze in the sky and low levels of smoke pollution. upper air pattern looks good. you don't see any strong ridges developing. we had one in the pacific northwest and here to start the weekend. in its place this trough of low pressure moves in which will ensure that the onshore winds will be throughout the seven day forecast if not trending a bit stronger by mid week. san francisco not much change. we'll see drizzle at times. low clouds. the valleys which began the weekend, remember up to 108 degrees in brentwood yesterday? >> i remember. >> so the 88 maybe by tomorrow looks better. we should stay back to average and dipping sl

it has burned more than 212,000 acres and is just 5% contained. look at the weather around here we had a few like drizzle events this morning along the coast and yesterday morning we'll see it again tomorrow morning. more drizzle back in the forecast is this pattern continues on which is a pattern of pretty mild, cool onshore flow weather, which is exactly you couldn't order a better weather pattern for this time of year in terms of our concerns for fire, um, let's see what we got here. okay? this is the forecast trends. so temperatures are warming and this it's warming. but not to record heat. or he did not like last week, it's warming out of the seventies into the eighties, and then by sunday and monday, perhaps into the low and mid nineties, nothing unusual. shouldn't be a big fire concern other than the typical fire concerns, which is always high, which are always so. apartment, so they're the highest today from today 85 in antioch 85 in fairfield. those high temperatures will probably be similar again tomorrow, maybe a little bit cooler in a

that's one burning up near lake tahoe. look at these images that fire was sparked by lightning back on july 4th. and so far has burned more than 18,000 acres at this point it's 0% contained. the fire right now threatening about 200 homes in the tiny town of markleeville, which is near the california-nevada border. 10 homes have burned so far and then directly east of the dixie fire in the plumas national forest. we have crews. they're still trying to gain the upper hand on what is the largest fire currently burning in california. it's called the beckworth complex fire. it's burned more than a 105,000 acres so far. it is 73% contained. so they're getting a better handle on it. but we know at least 33 homes have been destroyed by that fire so far. >> 6. '08, is the time and take a look at this a sideshow in san francisco. it happened last night. this is from the citizen app shows you the intersection of freeman, harrison streets where this happened. police responded and they broke up the show. but all the cars that were resp

burn scars are everywhere. >> and hills remain bone dry. but so far no major wildfires. >> even though we're seeing a lot of the large scale offers burning around the west united states. other parts of california doesn't mean that clear or in the clear here locally. >> firefighters say anyone who remembers what happened last year should be signed up for alerts, getting there. go bags ready and there are evacuation route set. >> the fuels are dry, especially in her upper elevations and as we've seen time and time again. a lot of our more populated areas are impacted by fires that come out of those upper elevations down the valley floors. so that's our concern here locally. and that is why we continue to be prepared of staff during red flag warnings and continue to educate our community about what they can do to be prepared as well. >> fire officials say they're trying to scare anybody are creating zaya tea. but this is california's reality and people need to be prepared. dan kerman kron 4 news. >> 6.46. is the time right now. and we're check

brook army medical center is like the burn hospital, one of the best hospitals for burns, and there was a procedure they weren't supposed to do on any burn patient, he ended up doing it on me because it was the only way to save my legs. had that happened, they would have had to take my legs too. here's a guy who not only saved my life because i was constantly flat lining and having all kinds of issues, and the prognosis that went back to the unit that i wasn't going to make it, that i was too far gone at that point, to get me stable and got me on to landstuhl, my mom was notified. they couldn't give her a lot of information either because they didn't know. she was trying to get her stuff prepared, in case she had to come to germany, in case i didn't make it out of germany. luckily they stabilized me and pretty much sent me to brook army medical center. got there on 2 march of 07. immediately put into icu. i spent six months in icu. multiple skin grafts. at that point, they had to make the call to go ahead and take the hands. so i didn't lose the hands from the explosion. i actually lost

you can see a fire that continues to burn in oakland right now. this is not far from the west oakland station. i have been watching this for the past few minutes and it started at one house and spread pretty fast. >> yeah, you can see how many houses are concentrated in the area. we see firefighters out here and more of them out here now working to get the fire under control. we don't know if anyone was inside any of these homes. we know at least two structures impacted but it is hard to see with so much smoke if there are more at this point. firefighters are there. they have been there for the last 20 to 30 minutes trying to get the fire under control. you can see the flames still there in one of the rooms as they try to get out. >> really hopeful they got out. this is a three alarm house fire at 9th and chester streets, two blocks north of the bart station. we will continue to check in with bart and with firefighters to see what it happening there but obviously, these streets are closed. right now, if you take bart, that station should not be af

so, this fire has been burning since about 4:00. burning on both sides of the coyote creek. for a while it looks like there might have been some of the residences in the mill creek area that were in danger from the lames but they never really got close enough to threaten because of this built-in firebreak. this levy goes on for miles and it's being used as an access point for the fire crews. you can see down in the distance, another crew from milpitas with the hose line. they are

the flames, the started in oakhurst to burn 9500 acres.crews have achieved 21% containment. there. mandatory evacuations remain in effect for parts of mariposa and madera counties. according to cal fire 5 buildings have been destroyed and 600 are currently threatened. >> the beckwourth complex fire continues to impact communities along the california nevada border about 50 miles north of truckee. that fire is now 71% contained at roughly 95,000 acres. crews expect they will have the fire 100% contained by the end of the week. mandatory and voluntary evacuations remain in place in areas of plumas and lassen counties. meanwhile, the federal government may declare a historic shortage for the colorado river system which brings water to millions of people across the western us water is steadily draining it lake mead near the arizona nevada border. the reservoir for the hoover dam provides water for about 19 million southern california. it's lake. mead is expected to reach a record low next month. that would trigger the reservoirs first ever tie

this is video from the tenant fire burning in the klamath national forest.e is currently more than 90% contained. but it is already scorched more than 10,000 acres. fire officials say that they're worried that the excessive heat combined with dry grass could lead to more flare ups and staying in northern california. the beckworth fire complex of fires rather are burning in the plumas national forest. this is near the california-nevada border just northwest of lake tahoe. there are 2 fires burning as part of the beckworth complex so far they have charred more than 20,000 acres and are only 11% contained. and we're tracking a number of other fires burning in the state, including the salt fire that's north of redding where evacuation orders are still in place that fire only 45% contained a lot of fire. it is burned close to 40 square miles, that the base base of mount shasta in southern california. cal fire says that the tumble weed fire is now 95% contained after burning close to 900 acres. dozens and dozens of aftershocks have been recorded after yesterday's

there is one burning in plumas county called the beckwourth complex fire. that is currently the largest wildfire in the state at over 86,000 acres burned so far. this fire which was started by lightning has destroyed at least 20 homes not yet contained. back here in the east bay, the delta fire is out. you'll recall yesterday that fire burned just under 130 acres along vasco road just north of the alameda/contra costa county border. vasco was shut down because of that heavy smoke at one point, but it has now reopened. bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much, bob. so we know it's not as warm today. but one thing that does remain, the dry conditions. taking a live look outside, this is our live traffic camera in fremont. you see this brown landscape everywhere across california. and after that hot weekend we had, temperatures finally cooling down. >> and meteorologist kari hall is here. >> we are going to have some cooler temperatures and all thanks to the fog that we are seeing right now. as we do take a live look outside in san francisco, stil

this is hitting area of the campfire that burned in 2018, as you might remember from history, burned the down of paradise, and others. this large area here. then following up in 2020 was the north complex fire, they are burning up against each other basically over history. and now the fixy fire along with a smaller one called the fly fire which was burned together. pretty soon the whole landscape will be -- have a history of having burned. for what reason? because we won't manage the lands? we won't do what needs to be done to put the kind of buffers, the kind of zones that would help make it easier for the firefighters? well, the solutions we do have. proper forest management. we have seen that on this area here around this current dixie fire, the collins pine company based in chester, california and a lot of areas of northern california has done a lot of free work along highways, the community that would be very, very helpful. ultimately will be very helpful towards the type of management that will make us fire safe. the thinning that's done along the highways, around the towns is