burn it because it gives— you shouldn't burn it because it gives off— you shouldn't burn it becauseldn't burn it because it gives off toxic fumes. the islands should aet gives off toxic fumes. the islands should get quieter _ gives off toxic fumes. the islands should get quieter during - gives off toxic fumes. the islands should get quieter during the - gives off toxic fumes. the islands i should get quieter during the winter months but the team is here hope their services are not needed quite as much next year. such a beautiful environment, so sad that people can't be bothered to take what they bring back home or to the nearest car park rubbish bin. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. it's been decidedly mixed weather day across the uk, some of us stayed with cloud and rain, others saw some sunshine, but as we go into this evening i think it is cloud that will win out and it is producing some outbreaks of heavy rain, especially across the southern half of scotland, parts of northern england and some of it getting further south—eastwards. it will be a mild night f

get things burning and then things can burn rapidly as you make your way alameda and contra.sustained winds expected 15 to 30 miles an hour. gusting to 50 with some 6070 mile an hour gusts across the top of the diablo range. and of course you've seen us county. we're looking at some gusty wind conditions, humidity down to 10 to 20%. so very, very dry there also some gusts possible to 50 miles per hour. and in the north expecting those augusta develop overnight tonight really ramping up, especially in places like above map above say molina. the mountain ranges here expecting some very strong gusty winds that. also you can expect maybe gusts as high as 6070 miles per hour and checking some of those winds. it had gusts nearly 50 miles an hour. already. i think they're going to ramp up overnight tonight to see here on the computer model right now. you see all the winds around the bay area. more of the north north easterly wind developing outside and then as we head through the night tonight. all of a sudden you start to see the winds start to really pick up into the air in purple

according to his research, that's also where the fire burned most intensely. and here are areas that were logged after previous wildfires. hanson says that overlap shows areas that were logged are three times as likely to burn faster and hotter versus areas left alone. dr. hanson: big, downed logs like this, not only do they soak up and retain large amounts of soil moisture, like giant sponges, but they actually interrupt the flow of the fire across the forest floor. fires come from the ground up, and fires have to hit this and climb over it, and it actually can slow the flames. dr. brandon collins: that is entirely bogus. there's nothing in the scientific literature to support that. bigad: dr. brandon collins is a forest research scientist. he works with the forest service but only spoke to us in his capacity as a professor at uc berkeley. he calls hanson's study flawed and maintains, "leaving burned logs in the forest will not slow down future fires." dr. collins: it's actually quite the opposite. the creek fire actually was a great example of that, and we b

it is 98% contained and has burned more than 221,000 acres.onument fire right now has burned more than 223,000 acres and is 94% contained while the envelope fire is now at 95% containment with more than 145,000 acres burned the dixie fire is that 94% containment as well. so far this fire has burned more than 964,000 acres since it started 3 months ago. >> well, turns out that the woolsey fire did more destruction than originally thought when it scorched parts of malibu in 2018 soil samples taken immediately following the fire show radioactive particles ended up in neighborhoods from 1000 oaks to simi valley. the study was conducted by scientists who examined environmental disasters. they found that the radioactive waste came from the santa susanna field lab. a former boeing testing site that partially burned down during the fire. the study contradicts an earlier report by the state's department of toxic substance control which stated that no toxic chemicals were released from the lab. the fire burned more than 97,000 acres and destroyed more t

some residents are asking as the estrada fire continues to burn if they're gonna do a controlled burns when it's so dry and we have such problems with fire here. they need to have the resources on hand to be able to you know, any issues that arise from the controlled burn otherwise, it's not a controlled burn. you know, this is where it all started on friday afternoon along hazel dell road. cal fire says a 20 acre prescribed burn quickly jumped to nearly 150 acres after breaking the containment of crews on hand. so why the burn now sjsu professor craig clement says, this is actually the perfect time the conditions are perfect for doing a prescrib. fire just because it's cooler. we're in fall. and so this is the time that we have to do it the owners of estrada ranch. they were the ones who planned the controlled burn with cal fire along with several other agencies who all signed off. the plan we spoke with greg estrada one of the family property owners and retired cal fire battalion chief today. he didn't want to go on camera, but he told us he's saddened that his family's plan to help

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now more than 140 acres have burned.the tomkat rank, it's owners tweeted the prescribed burn scheduled over the next two days have been canceled. cal fire said too many resources were dedicated to the estrada fire to take on another prescribed burn. >>> the biden administration announced it will allow fully vaccinated international travelers to enter the united states. that will happen beginning november 8th. the fda confirmed visitors who have full doses of these six approved vaccines from the world health organization will be allowed to enter the u.s. that includes visitors who may have had mixed and matched doses of manufacturers. fully vaccinated travelers from the uk, most of the united nations, china, brazil and india will be able to come to america without having to quarantine. international travelers will need to show a negative covid test before flying. >>> new this morning police are investigating an early-morning shooting in the south bay that happened just before 1:30 at the intersection of story road and mcl

fires burned through the terrain. that's prompted santa cruz county officials to issue an evacuation warning in the area where the ccu conflicts fire burned last year. ktvu jana katsuyama tells us how authorities are getting ready for the storm. burnt trees and debris from wildfire stretch across swaths of the santa cruz mountains. and now there's concern sunday's deluge could bring fast moving water, sending debris rushing downhill into homes and vehicles. it's going to be a bit scary due to the fires we had last year, we still are going to be experiencing some mudflows and slides and, you know. everyone's got to be prepared for that. many people in boulder creek were preparing friday, getting groceries, gas and other essentials ahead of the storm. definitely fuel for the generators because loss of power is always issue here in the mountains, boulder creek and other nearby communities were scorched by the ccu lightning complex fired last year. and now areas remain filled with half burnt trees and debris were concerne

you know, there's a controlled burn going on right now. a sonoma county near i think the caller magic near magic mountain. also the estrada fire got out of control and lead to a much larger fire than officers were able to get a handle on it still burning, i guess almost contain but not fully contained. some people are saying because of the drive, the long drought that we've dealt with that the fire crews should not be doing controlled burns in california right now. >> controlled and prescribed burns are necessary to effectively manage and and reduce some of that fuel that is a dangerous during those high winds and very active portions of a summer that fire season is is is most known for so as that could be challenging. tool that we utilize. it is very effective in helping our workforce is mitigate some of those hazards that are on our communities and homes and kept the real quick. i don't know if you were here during the oakland firestorm. you know, are marking the anniversary of 30 years since then today. >> any. if you were here, do you

and then after that, our power is out. >> reporter: burning?ter: were you scared? >> of course! [ laughter ] like it might blow up, or what? >> reporter: all happening within about 45 minutes 0 of each other. >> embers shooting out. >> reporter: patricia and n san lee an dough heard a strange noise plast night, and came out to see the power pole on fire. she heard from another neighborhood a seemingly wild explanation of the cause for the fires that they were caused by mud. >> there was mud, dirt on the polls, and as soon as a little bit of rain gets on it, it catches on fire. think that's crazy. >> reporter: pg&e said that dirt, salt, and dust accumulates on the lines during the try months, and rain turns this mixture into mud, which conducts electricity. pg&e did not respond to our request about whether and how many power poles burned last night, but more than 28,000 people across the bay area lost power, mostly in the east bay. after causing the san bruno gas pipeline explosion, triggering massive wildfires with downed power lines and now th

it is now at 98% containment and has burned more than 221,000 acres the monument fire which has burned 2223,000 acres is 94% contained and the envelope fire at 95%. containment has burned nearly 146,000 acres. meanwhile, the dixie fire, which is one of the largest in california state history tonight is at 94%. containment. it has burned nearly 965,000 acres since it started more than 3 months ago. it turns out the wellesley fire did more destruction than originally thought when it scorched parts of malibu back in 2018 soul samples taken right after show right after the follow fire shows that radioactive particles ended up in neighborhoods from 1000 oaks to simi valley. the study conducted by scientists who examined environmental disasters. they found that the radioactive waste came from the santa santalab field lap. the former bowling testing site. the partially burned down during the fire. the study contradicts an earlier report by the state's department of toxic substances control which stated that no toxic chemicals were released from that lab. the fire burned nearly 97,000 acres an

in the santa cruz mountains, we have the czu complex burn scar, all these burn scar's in the north bay. that's where we could get debris flows and month size. we also have a wind advisory in effect for the entire bay area. sustained wind will be 15 to 20 miles per hour with gusts up to around 45 miles per hour, especially midday through the will be very windin, going to wilson walker in santa rosa, where fire crews are concerned about the effect of that rain on the north bay burn scar's. >> reporter: here on the eastern edge of santa rosa, where they have issued a flood warning for the burn scar of the glass fire, that is really the only sort of flood or slight concern in the north bay. they say the ground has plenty of room to soak up plenty of water. they aren't really worried about slides or debris flow outside, but let us take you back to 2015, where there was a sort of unique fear and concern that comes out of a drought. you are looking at lake mcclure in 2015, where when we walked around back then, the dust came up from the ground as he walked around the desiccated soil. the conc

, we need to burn during conditions when they feel burned. well, and so. and later in the afternoon, we have >> amber's, the costs pots across the line burned in some flashy fuels and grasses that just out resources are out the fire. so we had to call in additional resources. they got there quickly and we were able to get the fire under control pretty quickly. after we got the additional resources from just very close by and the neighboring units them and with how far sometimes and this unit. >> so we know that you guys obviously do these controlled burns as a way to mitigate the fuel in case of another fire does spread. >> how do you guys make that determination on. when are the best conditions too. >> do controlled burns, these prescribed burns. >> so we have a number of planned burns that schedule throughout the year when we the conditions are right, which would include, you know, the right weather conditions feel conditions as well as availability of that's when we try to schedule the virus. this front scheduled for saturday and we went t

, a ranch in tuscadero planned a planned burn there and tweeted yesterday that burn canceleded.ck in whip our metorologist to see what they're dealing with tonight into tomorrow. >> right now temperatures are pretty warm. definitely abovenormal. check this out. at this hour still seeing 80s out there. santa cruz area as well, similar conditions. 24-hour temperature change similar to yesterday. but concern is that even though we're seeing improvement when it comes to our weather heading into tomorrow. it's still pretty dry out there. look at areas like santa cruz near that fire, 39% humidity. not bad, but still in those less than 50% marks in napa, fairfield and yorba linda. good news, seeing major improvement. another thing, conditions now when it comes to any fire, the fact the winds are significantly calm. very light winds, not a factor. here is the big story in the next 24 hours. we've got a storm finally some rain, a cold front is expected to drop down heading into tomorrow evening. this is going to not only bring a chance of rain around here, but also a change in those temp

containment and has burned more than 221,000 acres. the monument fire said said more than 223,000 acres burned and 94% containment. meanwhile, the envelope fire is at 95%. containment with more than 145,000 acres burned and the dixie fire. one of the largest in california state history. now with 94% containment. so far this fire has charred nearly 965,000 acres since it first started 3 months ago. >> and it turns out that the woolsey fire did more destruction than originally thought when it scorched parts of malibu in 2018 soil samples taken immediately following the fire shows radioactive particles ended up in neighborhoods from 1000 oaks to semi valley. the study was conducted by scientists to examine environmental disasters. they found that radioactive waste came from the santa susanna field lab. a former boeing testing site that partially burned down during the fire. the study contradicts an earlier report by the state's department of toxic substances which stated that no toxic chemicals were released from the lab. the fire burned

yes, alex, mister burns _ walked to quite beautifully. yes, alex, mister burns also called rising or a bad idea of a rising china as the biggest geopolitical test of the 21st century, but at the same time, american businesses have huge financial interests in china, so how does the us navigate that balance? ~ ., , balance? well, that is the multibillion-dollar - balance? well, that is the i multibillion-dollar question, balance? well, that is the - multibillion-dollar question, and a multibillion—dollar question, and a sense, the biden administration is trying to do is make it better for american companies to dl around the world and not have to compete too much with chinese firms to upgrade our access to the chinese market to ensure that both mega countries can coexist as much as possible, but the us is not going to give up on key industries to security interests, it's going to push for what it wants. the hope from this administration as it can find a way to kind of make china fine with that. where china win some, america wins some, where

proportions of these caesar, you burn area.it will be upgraded to evacuation orders at eight am tomorrow morning. officials say a temporary evacuation point has been set up at half moon bay high school. those same concerns about the ccu burn scar area prompted santa cruz county officials to issue evacuation orders there. deputies from the santa cruz county sheriff's office today went door to door warning residents they may be ordered to leave their homes. they're telling residents to put together a go bag, charge their cellphones and fill up their gas tank so they will be ready if they receive an evacuation order. storm preparations are in full swing today in san francisco as well. ktvu zach sauces more on how the city and residents are getting ready for this rough weather. you know if they say it's as bad as it's going to be better to be prepared than that, ben santana not taking any chances with sunday's pending atmospheric river storm, retired san francisco department of public works employee lining up bright and early at hi

i hear people saying that powell is another arthur burns. so burns was also in the room.need to remind our viewers of that. there are difference ands regardless of the image and legacy that stuck on president nixon, he was more of an internationalist than people give him credit for. again, he could work the congress. there is donald trump in the white house or with the current president in the white house. do you have any thoughts on that and what the similarities are and the differences between what you covered in that book at that time and what we have now? >> yeah, that's a really crucial question. when i started to write the book, i was really intending to write ai contained history. you know, history of a momentous decision and what followed from it. and as i was writing, i became much more conscious of some of the parallels to today and also some of the major differences. so i like to talk about that for a second. but the one thing i want to make really clear is that history never repeats itself exactly. i think we all no he that. so i think what what is important a

no hopes were burned. no people were hurt. the silver lining for some, and the blackened land escape, this controlled burn, became. >> nobody got hurt this time, but what if? so, you know, i don't think they should have made a decision like this on a what if. haven't cal fire said they hope that the pawout from this incident is not an increased resistance to the idea of controlled burns. that's why they say they are committed to learning from their mistakes and not repeating them in the future. outside of watson fill, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> new at 6:00, san francisco fire crews say that smoking may have caused this building fire after it happened just before 12:30 near 7th and warren. video from citizen app shows at leaf one person being rescued from a window, and then moments later, large flames could be seen butting out of the same window. fire crews say at least one american was hurt, but is going to be okay. >>> on to the coronavirus now. thousands of students, teachers, and parents ditching class today across the bay a

occurring on the first day of the riots, the burning of the asylum was among the predominant subjects of print and pictorial news coverage. the july 25th issue of franklin's lease newspaper, the oldest pre-u.s. weekly pictorial, included a double page supplement depicting 13 scenes on monday july 13th. and on tuesday, july 14th. the first two days of the riot. since these were dated by the last day of the week of their publication, these images may have actually occurred only five days after the riots began. what publication in such proximity to the events required intensive labor and haste. the shortcuts that deliver the news in a timely fashion, included attention to clarity and detail. when the engraving, burning of the colored orphans asylum, along with issues of other illustrations, was notably crude in its execution, showing the crowds along the 44th street side building. in new york illustrated news, another weekly rushed out images of the riots within days of the onset, such as this one called pillaging of the orphan asylums. these images lacked clarity and they were also visu

burns? mr. burns: i appreciate the efforts you have made, as you know our officer have worked very hard as well working with colleagues from state and elsewhere to ensure that u.s. citizens who are seeking to be evacuated are evacuated. that's continuing right now. from my own experience -- mr. mullin: i'm going to stop you there a second. why sit that i can't get help getting these other 124 out? i have 124 identified work paperwork. we've been holding on to them for three weeks. why can't we put pressure on tajikistan, uzbekistan or pakistan and say let them cross? why is it that i was told if i fly them out which we'll have to raise money to do if you fly them out we'll help get them to america. if they were serious about it, why can't they get them out? i can get them to the border and get them across, i can do that work. when you say you're willing -- that you're working as hard as you can, why can be the we move them? >> congressman, we're absolutely determined, the president has made clea

easy, you lightning fire burn scar of the orders. the concern is that the rain could trigger to brief flows. there are fast moving masses of mud, rocks and trees and sometimes even homes or automobiles, and that can be deadly as well. there's also the potential for down trees and power outages. the county reports at a shelter will be open at san lorenzo valley junior and high schools in felton at eight a.m. in neighboring san mateo county. evacuation warnings are in effect tonight for people who live near the ccu lightning fire burn zone. those warnings will be upgraded to evacuation order, starting at eight a.m. sunday earlier today, i spoke to san mateo county supervisor david canada about things residents should keep in mind. as you know, santa cruz county is just announced that they're having evacuation order. we think our evacuation order is in concert with them, and we really just want to make sure that our residents are safe. and so we're talking about. um the community of, uh, gitano canyon or talking about the queens of lama

this means that landowners and land managers can again do hazard reduction burns and controlled burns with valid permits on designated burned days. now the burn band was put into place. back in may because of the risk of wildfires. cal fire wants to remind people that lifting the burn band does not signal the opening of backyard burn season in santa cruz county, which does not start until december. 1st. people living in several areas of san mateo and santa cruz counties were forced from their homes this weekend. this after the weather service issued a flash flood watch and wind advisory proportions of the ccu lightning complex. burn area evacuees are back home, but as ktvu jesse gary reports, there's plenty of clean up ahead from down trees. and mudslides. in the santa cruz mountains. the clearing overhead does not extend all the way to the ground. there's a big eucalyptus tree down over there, so we can't get in from that side that we just came from down there to try to get back home, but we came out this way. i don't know why we can't get back and now the 2900 block of glen canyon r

showing the crowd arranging along the 44th street side of the burning building. the new york illustrated news, the newest and least solvent pictorial weekly, also rushed out images of the riots within days of the onset of the violence. such as this one called pillaging of the orphan asylum. like those in leslie's, these images lack clarity and they also were visually vague regarding context. despite the murkiness of these illustrations, both renditions of the attack on the colored orphans asylum featured one significant detail of the event, the number of women who were reported at the scene and their looting of furniture, bedding, and other possessions. in contrast, the pillaging women, as they were described in both newspapers, were reduced to one prominent and a few hazy figures in the harper's weekly engraving of the burning and sacking of the colored orphans asylum published a week later in its august 1st issue. while the three american pictorial weeklies made a point of crediting in print their special artists who covered the civil war's military campaigns,

occurring on the first day of the riot the burning of the asylum were among the predominant subjects of print and pictoral news coverage. at eight years the oldest of the three weekly u.s. pictorals depicted 13 scenes and to a lesser extent july 14th, the first two days of the riot. since the papers were dated by the last days of week of their publication, these images may have actually reached the public as early as july 18th, only five days after the violence began. publication in such proximity to the events required intensive labor and haste, entailing shortcuts that deliver the news in a timely fashion, but at some cost to clarity and detail. so the engraving as it's called burning of the orphan asylum along with issues of other illustrations was noticeably crude in an execution although specific as to place, showing the crowd ranging along the 44th street side to the burning building. the new york illustrated news, the newest and least solvent also rush out images of the riots within days of the on set of violence such as this one called pillaging of the orphan asylum. like tho

burns: yes. sen. menendez: do you commit to keep the committee fully informed about the activities under your purview? burns: yes. sen. menendez: do you commit to engaging mario in meaningful consultation not just providing notification after the fact? burns: yes. sen. menendez: and do you commit to promptly responding for briefings and information requested by the committee and designated staff? burns: yes. sen. menendez: thank you. well let me start off. first of all, i think your statement encompasses many of the sentiments, concerns and questions that members of the committee had. and together we have to work to make sure that xi jinping is wrong. that the east is not setting, that it will continue to shine. many experts emphasize important of u.s. collaboration and joint action with allies, partners, and multi lateral organizations to address challenges that china poses. however collaboration can be harder in practice than in theory, particularly when countries have different views and competing

officials say cal fire and air quality burn permits can now resume burning on permissible burn days. this is of course, thanks to cooler temperatures and high humidity burn piles larger than 4 feet by 4 feet or broadcast burns must be inspected by cal fire prior to burning until the end of the peak fire season. people should contact their local fire station. the request an inspection. >> all right. weather time. we're talking about more rain in the forecast but not quite yet. enjoying that nice. sunny breaking point that we earned this one after that huge storm swept through the bay area over the weekend. now you've got sunny and bright skies for most of the bay area. still some clouds floating around. but for the most part, keeping it dry here. all that rain located up in the pacific northwest. they continue to see the rain seattle in the portland right now. the jet stream well to the north temperatures outside gorgeous out there right now. 74 degrees in beautiful. a little more 72 in napa, 73 in the bottle. 64 degrees on the coastline in half moon bay long-range forecasts point to

>>> a controlled burn gets out of control. now, crews are racing to stop a fire from spreading toward homes. we are live in the south bay. >>> a chase. a crash. and then, this. a wild and scary scene outside this oakland home, and we talk to the man trapped inside. >>> also, frightening moments for people eating and shopping nearby. what we are learning about an officer-involved shooting at a busy strip mall. >>> and should you get one? are you even eligible? an important update from the fda on covid-booster shots. >>> good evening. we begin with that breaking news, a nerve-racking fire in the south bay tonight. that fire set by firefighters intentionally. trying to prevent fires. but the wind had other plans. the smoke and the glow from this fire seen from miles. here is a look at where the fire is burning. east of gilroy, not far from highway 152. it's burned 150 acres. some people in the area are under evacuation orders, and others on standby. nbc bay area sergio quintana is live at the ridge of that fire and, sergio, a lot

this is the czu burn scar. half inch to an inch on the rn a little more over the burn car itself. an inch or two further to the north. a little more concerned about too much rain falling up around vanato. two and a half inches of rain above the two inches that have fallen, that brings in he risk of debris in those burn scars. our side by side long-range forecast models are a dream that we're going to be seeing the heaviest rain falling sunday afternoon and sunday evening for the northern bay area, and dropping further south as we head into sunday night and monday. this one by itself is capable of producing up to two three inches of rain across the bay area. so we'll keep you updated on that. right now, temperatures in the mid-60s. some upper 50s out there. it is still dry for the moment in campbell, but i think there will be rain filling in there, gain in that rain shadow of the santa cruz mountains. tonight temperatures drop down to the mid-to-upper 50s. oh only warm up to the mid-to- upper 60s and low 70s tomorrow. we cool off on friday with that widespread rain early in the day

acre so far have burned a burn north of watsonville at estrada ranch sparked this wildfire on friday the santa cruz sentinel reports that the burn was on a retired cal fire battalion chief's property. in the north bay a prescribed burn is scheduled to start tomorrow in sonoma county cal fire today said it'll happen west of magic mountain road near cazadero highway smoke will be visible in much of sonoma county. the fire will help maintain a fuel break designed to stop or slow future wildfires. that burn is set for 7 am to 9pm pm on monday and tuesday. in the east bay a tribute to mark the 30th anniversary of the oakland hills firestorm the north hills community. association hosted a picnic to celebrate the people who keep oakland safe and to honor those who lost their lives in 1991 that fire killed 25 people making it the third deadliest wildfire in california history it burned more than 1,500 acres and destroyed 3,000 structures oakland's fire chief lives in one of the areas hit hardest by the blaze to prove that not only is it important to me and my family but to the members open f

calfire was doing a controlled burn in the area.this fire, and is now out of control. we are still waiting to get more information on that. we watch the weather and the wind closely. sandhya: let's look at the visible satellite pictures, smoke from that fire can be seen moving toward morgan hill and gilroy across highway 101 right now. conditions, 76 degrees, relative humidity down to 2%. winds are now gusting eight miles an hour. hopefully crews can get that under control before continues to spread. right now, high temperatures for tomorrow, another warm day, mid 70's to upper 80's as we check out the walk to end alzheimer's in san jose, nice weather tonight tomorrow. from the 50's to the 60's by noon, for sunday, a light system coming in, that is going to bring us rain. as you look at the timeline, morning is fine, i knew new season drizzle, 4:00, showers moving in, by 6:00, moving south and east. isolated showers late night. seven-day forecast, level 1 for sunday, short break, another system coming in on wednesday. ama: after fou

claims burned more than 8500 acres. palo alto woman is facing charges for allegedly starting that fire. >>> a real pretty seen this morning from the camera all the way up up sutra tower. this one has the best vantage point looking down at the golden gate ridge. there is marine layer out there. it is pretty much in the immediate golden gate ridge area. it does help keep that summer by going. it doesn't cool the city down a whole lot today. we will be well into the city. when you go into the 70s in the city it will be a relatively warm to hot day. 60, san jose. 58, oakland. i will give you a quick look ahead to the daytime highs which don't change a whole lot from yesterday. 94, concord. we we'll top out at 94 in livermore. santa rosa, 93. in terms of the air-quality, we talked about despair the air that stays in effect today for at least one more day. a lot of it does have to do with those temperatures we just saw. we cannot ignore the fact that there is a good amount of smog in the resolution future cast a way into mond

the wendy fire was burning south of that. they have reversed a priority and that they have taken off again. that is what is throwing all of the smoke all the way up to the central valley. it is getting close to the bay area. we put in its place the high- resolution forecast. it does such a good job of re- creating the current conditions and if you play this forward we will get a good idea for how that smoke will behave in a few days. we see different waves coming through. this means likely as we get into sunrise the sky is going to look hazy. as we go throughout the day on sunday into monday, we start to see a little more smoke than. for the next 48 hours we will see more smoke in the sky. that is part of the reason why the air quality management district put the spare the air out. the temperatures are so warm. it is 91 and concorde. is temperatures are hot enough and are also creating issues. it is a double had not regard. the city is 73. temperatures are not gonna change for the next two days. by the middle of the week ther

about 140 acres have burned so far. as tom jensen reports, favorable weather conditions arrived just in time. >> when a pribl burn got out of control 48 and jumped the fire lines, cal fire wasted no time in evacuating homes and local emergency response teams did their part getting people and their animals to shelter. >> i know if i was in this situation and there was a fair, these people would help me hands down. >> reporter: cooler at that prevailed and winds never picked up. even better conditions are expected sunday when cal fire says it should be in mop-up phase. >> maybe even a slight chance of precipitation or at least marine moisture. tomorrow, tomorrow in it. everything is working in our favor. >> reporter: about 43 achers did burn into a remote section of santa clara parks property. other than that, no structures damaged. the owners tweeted, the prescribed burn scheduled there over the next two days has been canceled. cal fire says too many resources were dedicated to the estrada fire to take on another prescri

the estrada fire has burned 150 acres and is zero percent contained. evacuation orders in place overnight. cal fear says crews have successfully gotten retardant all around the fire. no more evacuations are expected this evening. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan noyes. >> the prescribed burn was supposed to be 20 acres north east of watsonville. it began this morning and then around 4:30, cal fire put out word of the wildfire. >> as we come on fire has not said what exactly caused the burn to jump the containment lines. the prescribed burns can only take place when weather and fuel conditions meet certain requirements. while the fire has died down now, firefighters will be there all night working to put it out. >> so let's get a look at the current conditions in the fire zone with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. >> conditions are better right now. humidity has come up. it's 39%. it is cooler, 56 degrees. the good news is winds have been pretty light to calm right now. gusts to four miles an hour so hopefully they make good progres

dave cal fire is blaming a prescribed burn for the estrada fire currently burning right now in santactually started as than trying to prevent a larger fire and then it jumped the fire line. >> and this all happened yesterday. evacuation orders are in effect as fire crews try to get the fire under control. this time lapse video. >> from yesterday. crews have been able to make some by this morning. the fire has grown to about a 150 acres. kron four's camila barco joins us live now from santa cruz with a little bit more detail camila. i know that containment has grown this morning. yes. >> yeah, well, we're all right grown a little bit. yes, 10% is what i'm being told and i'm currently at the santa county fairgrounds for cal fire officials of have met this morning to talk a little bit about that progress. and with me is and larkin. he is the unit for the cal fire santa cruz san mateo area. so talk to me a little bit about that containment. and in just the progress that you guys have made overnight. >> last night. our crews are out on the line and made a really good progress. they were a

burned right up to some backyards.lside cal fire brought in some aerial support with a helicopter doing some water drops. this fire started about 3:30 this afternoon. and a half hours ago near sierra road and varner court and burned

this is our prime burn window that we have in this county. it's using that. >> late september to mid-october before this first rains were fuels are absolutely bone dry and this wind will help drive them out even more. >> hopefully we get that rain mid to late october. the winds also challenged cal fire's ability to fight the fires of its blowing hard enough. it can be dangerous for pilots to go up in the conditions and it can also make the retardant there less effective and harder to aim crews across the bay area will remain on high alert until the red flag warning expires tomorrow at 05:00pm and they say they will remain ready to respond any wild fire until we get through this fire season. jonathan, back to you. grant. thank you. >> right now on kron, 4 dot com. you can find more details and information to get you ready for fire season scan the qr code on your screen with your mobile device. and you'll be directed to the special section on our website at kron 4 dot com. >> other news tonight, a major shakeup in the national football league.

they just officially ended those burn scar warnings, so it gives you an idea. it is years for the ground in some cases, depending on the terrain, to fully recover from those fires. getting out of the fire danger will be one great step here. it looks like we might accomplish that in the next 5 to 6 days or so. >> thank you very much. >>> pg&e is also making preparations for the incoming weather. they sent out crews in oakland to prune and deal imprint trees near power lines. some of it is standard maintenance, but also an effort to prevent outages from the anticipated high wind. >>> kpix 5 is helping you get rain ready. we have tips for helping you get your homes prepped for winter, storm safety reminders month and of course our store much forecast, all on kpix.com , and continuing coverage on cbsn bay area. >>> another day of potentially damaging testimony against elizabeth holmes in the theranos trial. when ramirez is covering the case and joins us from sin is a. >> reporter: of former theranos project manager was on the witness stand today, and he laid out ho

progress in flames of prescribed burn gone wrong. where things stand now. >>> gorgeous weather across the bay area. look at that. tracking much-needed rain coming our way. when you can see it. news at 6:00 starts right now. i'm terry mcsweeney. gorgeous weather, enjoy it while you can. step outside and look around. things you will be missing in matter of a few days, tracking much-needed wet weather coming, we really do need it. meteorologist vianey arana. >> i enjoy the rain being cozy at home but got to go to work, another thing. beautiful, sunny skies. warm, 78, topped out in upper 80s and still on the map this afternoon. but seeing a significant drop as much as 20 degrees some areas. here's why. system just north, see it right here, instability, also expecting a cold front in addition to dropping our temperatures is going to kick up wind heading into tomorrow. zoom in now. quiet radar near our area with clear skies but these are things we're monitoring. rain chances on sunday with arrival of the cold front, national weather servic

this is a map of the active fires burning now. only a handful, a stark contrast and a good indication of what the firefight looks like towards the end of the season. >> what happens typically is a storm will roll through a given area and then nothing happens after that. >> reporter: cal fire says what's needed is a sustained series of storms. what's happening in the bay area is very different from what the southern part of the state will get. >> out of this system, they will see some, but not much. then, it is going to dry out again. the temperatures will be above normal and we're going to be right back into the burning conditions in the middle and southern parts of the state. >> reporter: redeploying crews for duties like fire mitigation and clearing is in the beginning stages, but it is still too early to reduce staffing by letting go of seasonal firefighters. >> things could change, but certainly things are weather wise moving in the right direction and i would say it's likely that sometime in the not too distance future we wil

more than 2.5 million acres have burned statewide. can you compare this fire season so far to what we saw last year? yeah, you know, unfortunately, it just seems to be worse. you're over your last year we saw a lot of acreage burned were over four million acres last year. a lot of that had to do with the fact we had a large lightning storm come through. this year or just over two million acres, but some pretty significant fires, including the dixie fire, which was the largest fire in our state's history, so acreage wise, not as many acres burned across the state. but by all means another damaging fire season, especially for some critical watersheds, small towns and really, you know, we're not out of the woods in southern california. it's still warm down there, and they're not expecting the same level of rain that we're going to get something to watch. cal fire deputy chief jonathan cox we always appreciate your time, sir. appreciate the work of all of our first responders. thank you. he went from being a democratic presidential candid

flames have burned at least 3000 acres. winds overnight reaching up to 70 miles per hour are expected to further drive these flames. anchor 2: you can treat -- you can keep track of current weather conditions by just downloading the abc 7 bay area app. anchor: developing news with former raiders coach john gruden who resigned this evening after racist, homophobic, and misogynistic emails that he wrote surfaced. the first batch surfaced on friday and it showed him making a racist comment about the head of the players union. another round emails reported today by the new york times revealed he used homophobic language when talking about the drafting of a gay player and knocked the nfl for hiring female referees. he put out a short statement that reads "i love the raiders and do not want to be a distraction. thank you to all of the players, coaches, staff and fans of raider nation. i never meant to hurt anyone or ." anchor 2: the orange and black were clutched tonight. chris alvarez joins us with highlights and reaction from g

some residents are asking as the estrada fire continues to burn if they're gonna do a controlled burnswhen it's so dry and we have such problems with fire here. they need to have the resources on hand. to be able to you know combat any issues that arise from the controlled burn. otherwise, it's not a controlled burn. you know, this is where it all started on friday afternoon along hazel dell road. cal fire says a 20 acre prescribed burn quickly jump to nearly 150 acres after breaking the containment of crews on hand. so why the burn now sjsu professor craig clement says, this is actually the perfect time the conditions are perfect for doing a prescribed fire just because it's cooler. we're in fall. and so this is time that we have to do it the owners of estrada ranch say they were the ones who planned the controlled burn with cal fire along with several other agencies who all signed off on the plan. we spoke with greg estrada one of the family property owners and retired cal. battalion chief today. he didn't want to go on. but he told us he's saddened that his family's plan to help pre