cal harris was. the wrong man, his attorneys insisted. cal did not deserve to be on trial., michele and the-- her family deserve better. we all want to know what happened to her. it's time to look elsewhere. keith morrison (voiceover): there was a new prosecutor this time, tioga county's kirk martin. he made the same arguments as the previous da, saying the evidence pointed to cal harris killing his wife. the trial took three months. and finally, late april, the jury got it. and the waiting began. michele's family, still convinced that cal was guilty. is there a corner of your brain that thinks god, maybe it was somebody else? not at all. not at all. keith morrison (voiceover): while cal and his family hoped the jury had been persuaded otherwise. you know, you have been confident before when you've gone on trial. because you have said, i didn't do it. i should be acquitted. and yet, you weren't. so how does that impact your thinking now? just by what bruce and his team have done in the investigation. it's got to create some doubt. and we didn't have that before. keith morri

cal fire is calling this fire the bear fire. they are doing it as #bearfire, if you are on twitter and want to follow the latest updates. the evacuation center is boulder creek elementary. >> we have a warm building and we'll try to get coffee and water and do whatever we can to make them comfortable. >> see, as they continue to make things comfortable for people evacuating the area, there. that is boulder creek elementary school. of course, right now, the big thing we have talked about with the north bay fire and the fire with the santa cruz mountains is the weather. how will it play a role as crews continue to fight. meteorologist, kari hall, you have been tracking this. what do we have today? >> calm winds and slightly low humidity, compared to where we should be at this time in the morning. we have very dry fuel there on the ground. it's been months since we have had rain. as we look at the temperature trend, starting out around that area, near the bear fire, it will be in the mid-50s. we have to wait until sunrise until we

i have a few new updates from cal fire. they are saying one inmate firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. also two evacuation centers are open right now for any residents. you can go to boulder creek elementary school and lakeside elementary school in los gatos. once the sun comes up they will be doing aerial attacks to get the flames under control. it's at 0% containment. live from the santa cruz mountains, sandra osborne, kpix 5. >>> gianna is also tracking the road closures in santa cruz counties because of this fire. in the area because the fires of course when there are evacuations, some of the side streets get bogged down with extra volume on the roads through there so let's tell you about some of those closures. first of all, bear creek is completely shut down. it's between highway 9 to highway 35. parts of highway 9 are still open as well as 35. but there is some road closures in effect on 35 as well from las cumbres to highway 9. caltrans is working earlier but that's wrapped up quickly. hawk ridge at deer c

we heard it that from cal fire.ring you more throughout the day right here. >>> the time is 7:16. in the meantime more people who were forced to evacuate in napa and sonoma counties are being allowed back into neighborhoods. >> that is one of many sign that's firefighters are beginning to get a handle on the north bay fires. evacuations were lifted for two more neighborhoods in santa rosa. so far the fires have killed 41 people across four counsel toons. sonoma county was home to more than half of the victims. 102 people are still unaccounted for in so no, ma'am aand napa counties. the most recent death from the fires came yesterday when the driver of a water tanker truck crashed in napa county while assisting fire operations. cal fire announced the atlas fire in napa and sonoma counties is still at 51,000 acres burned. containment increased overnight. it was previously 70%. now they have 77% containment on the atlas fire. >>> the time is 7:17. let's get you to where you need to go. sal, everybody behaving for you,

here's the latest from cal fire cal fire tweeting at about 6:40 this morning that the atlas fire in napaas burned more 51-thousand acres and is now 56-percent contained. the nuns fire in sonoma county has burned more than 47-thousand acres but but we learned about 7:45 this morning that it is now 25- percent contained. the tubbs fire in napa county has burned over 35-thousand acres and cal fire just tweeting out this morning that it is now 60-percent contained. and in sonoma county...the pocket fire has burned over 11-thousand acres and cal fire tweeting out in the last 20 minutes that it is now 25-percent contained. (marty) the newest evacuation advisory is in santa rosa. fire officals are asking people who live in the area shown here to leave. that will help in the firefighting efforts. but, at this time... lives are not in immediate danger. also... we have heard an area near coffey park is no longer under a mandatory evacuation order. we have the latest information up right now on kron4 dot com. ( marty ) fires are still burning in santa rosa. let's go live now to camila bernal -- who

we have been speaking with cal fire. the last official estimate is around 30 acres burned but i heard another report that is saying it's spread to more than 100 acres out here. last update from cal fire they said 0% containment. we have also been talking with neighbors who packed up their trucks and vehicles and pets and waiting nearby to see what to expect. now, cal fire did send out a tweet. they were saying, quote, firefighters on scene of vegetation fire bear creek canyon road evacuations are in place for deer creek road, rones road, dons road, lost valley road, favre ridge and oakridge. if you feel you're in danger, leave the area if it's safe to do so, hashtag #bearfire. road closures and evacuations are in place for a reason. >> just to respect our road closures. cal fire is working hard to deal with the fire. we're working hard to secure the area. >> reporter: a live look out here, you can see the flames going up the hill. they are saying at least 100 acres are considered threatened at this point in time. there i

(pam) cal fire is sharing new technology .. that lets people see the level of damage and destruction in sonoma county.(steve) grant lodes is live in our newsroom to show us how it works. (grant) the city of santa rosa releassed an interactive map last week. this is from cal fire and it utilizes red and yellow coloring to idenfity what's happened to homes and businesses. a red dot means the structure is destroyed.structure is means the structure is destroyed. yellow designates damage to a building or home. (steve) new tonight at 8. investigators say it's too early to know the cause of the north bay wildfires but they are working around the clock to make that determination. (pam) kron 4's gabe slate met with cal fire... to talk about what goes into an investigation of this magnitude... and how long it is likely to take. sot - chris anthony / division chief cal fire that is hard to hear considering these fires burned down 6,000 homes evacuated 100,000 people, and preliminary estimates put the damage of these fires at a cost of ove

i just checked the cal twitter page and nothing yet and it looks like the cal game is still scheduled so far. >>> here's a look at what is going on outside of our door at this hour, a north breeze generally light. looking at kelseyville, five miles an hour, and actually coming in from the southeast where we have a bit of a north breeze. cloverdale at 19 miles an hour. the wind is increasing later today, and the red flag warning will move into place into the evening. here is a look at santa rosa with the north breeze, generally light. napa has the northeast breeze already with the atlas peak, humidity is up which is good news. the wind conditions through the afternoon and evening, noticed by 7:00 they will start to pick up. i will stop it for you here at 11:00, the northeast wind at 27 miles an hour for the futurecast model, but we expect that will pick up overnight at the atlas peak, napa and sonoma valley were sporting stronger wind gusting. tomorrow morning peaking at 37 miles an hour. with that said the national weather service is issuing another red flag warning for those dry and

it's something that's kind of scary to think about is that cal fire, the head of cal fire, believes thatwo of the three big fires burning in napa valley will eventually merge. for right now, we'll send it over to neda who has an update on the wind conditions. >> we are starting to see those winds. ♪[ music ] [ crosstalk ] >> you can see here at sfo it is very hazy. it's all because the winds have increased and we are seeing it across the bay area right now. it is going to impact your air quality today. north winds are going to increase throughout the morning hours and we are already starting to see that right now. temperatures are cool. the air will continue to get dry today though. that's not the best news for the firefighters. >> neda. thank you. and be sure to stay with us for the very latest on the wildfires in wine country. emergency officials will provide an update on the firefighting efforts and the latest evacuations in napa county. we'll bring you updates throughout the morning. you can also get updates on cbssf.com. of course you can also download our app which is cbs local for

he's with cal fire. he's going to bring us up to speed on what's happening over at the santa rosa eoc. >>> if you're just joining us, we are in continuing breaking news coverage. again, breaking news, due to several new mandatory evacuations, the latest in lake county, officials are urging people in the spring valley and new long valley area to leave immediately. if you can't get out because roads are blocked, officials say you need to shelter in place or evacuate to the spring valley community center on wolf creek road. also new mandatory evacuations in eastern santa rosa. the sonoma county sheriff's office says you must leave immediate if you live in the following areas: highway 12 between adobe canyon road in kenwood, and calistoga road in santa rosa. this includes both sides of highway 12, skyhawk, mountain hawk, and much of rincon valley. new mandatory evacuations in the sonoma valley. sheriff's office says you must evacuate immediately if you are in the following areas: 7th street east, from east n

(pam) kron 4's gabe slate met with cal -fire...talk about what goes into an investigation of this magnitude... and how long it is likely to take. sot - chris anthony / division chief cal fire that is hard to hear considering these fires burned down 6,000 homes evacuated 100,000 people, and preliminary estimates put the damage of these fires at a cost of over 1 billion dollars. chris anthony used to be a fire investigator he is now a division chief for cal fire he said what caused these fires will determine how long the investigation will take. sot - chris anthony / division chief cal fireso it could be weeks, months.. or years but the good news sot - chris anthony / division chief cal fireonce they find the source of the fire that area can become like a crime scene sot - chris anthony / division chief cal firei asked chris what investigators are doing right now where do you start in trying to find the cause of such a massive fire? sot - chris anthony / division chief cal firein napa gabe slate kron 4 news. (steve) we are learning m

host: you can read the work of cal thomas online. noomment, if being white is fault of yours and being black is no fault of your caller, is being a dreamer no fault of the dreamer? caller: look cap -- guest: look, we cannot have laws in this country and have this. is this discrimination? no. they have a right to run their country the way they want. i obey them, and i can come back again. i disobey them, and i pay the penalty. we have the same thing in this country. if we want to admit people into this country, we need to change the law. congress can rewrite the laws. you try disobeying the law. the -- theey this speed limit coming in here. you think the judge will say in this case you don't have to pay the ticket? no. we have laws all the time we have to obey. there are certain people that want to make exceptions. i have dreams, too. i have to live under the law to gattain them. host: you didn't get a ticket coming in? guest: no. host: pennsylvania, democrats line. caller: good morning. give me an opportunity to finish my statement b

we'll have some representatives from chp cal fire, the national guard. with that i would like to start off with the incident commander, brett. >> good evening. with me, the santa rosa fire department. as of today, the sonoma county sheriff's department. it is a great relationship to come together and face this tragedy in a united front as many of our tasks go together. as quick update, as of right now, on the tubbs fire, we're at 2 27,10% containment. evacuations in and around the north part of santa rosa. last night, up around calistoga. activity on the fire today has been pretty quiet. the northeast corner of the fire is where the activity has been and where we had some runs with the southwest winds. that's been held in check and our crews are actively up there working to hold that fire in and around red hill mountain. for the pocket incident, currently, approximately 5,000 acres, it has been active this afternoon. zero percent containment. the activity is on the south end of the fire today. as some of you might have seen, these fires pushed to the nor

cal fire has a staging area in glen ellen. the concerns to this community are the nuns fire and the adobe fire. they are working to create a fire break. >> the fire blew through with so much velocity we're securing it before the winds pick up. >> a lot of memories for the sons and i did daycare so a lot of people know this place. >> reporter: cal fire couldn't say when the mandatory evacuation will be lifted. they say it's just too unstable right now. >> rob, we have been getting calls about evacuations for the sonoma developmental center. have you heard anything about where people from that facility have been relocated to? >> i have. there are 240 patients, brain damage, autism, down syndrome. they were originally moved from here on monday to sonoma. but the air quality in sonoma became so bad that they were again moved to the fairgrounds in dixon all 241 of them and reportedly they are all doing better there. >> rob roth, thanks. >>> now to the latest from mendocino county. authority say 8 people have now died in the devasta

the cal fire just offered some encouraging news. firefighters are making progress containing the flames. >>> thanks for joining us, i'm kristen sze. cal fire add midsts the location of the fire is a challenge with fire crews having to scale steep terrain to get on the front lines. let's show you where the evacuations are right now. this map highlights the areas surrounded by deer creek road, rauns road, lost valley road and oak ridge. the santa cruz county sheriff says anyone who feels like they're in danger should leave now. sky 7 flew over the santa cruz mountains to give us a better idea of what firefighters are up against. take a look, sky map 7 on sky 7 shows you dawns road right there, in fact, the different roads surrounded by smoke in the middle of that thick forest. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live in the santa cruz mountains where he just got an update from cal fire officials. matt? >> reporter: kristen, the battle continues on. i got the update from cal fire. they say the fire 152 acres and 5% contained. the flames

if it goes below that cal fire would love it.looks like that will go below that.>> the key time the next six or seven hours. >> i really think from 2 am until 7 am. you will hear it outside. you will know if it is going on. >>> more news coming up. sports and a huge upset in college football. a potential one on the way. >> one of the upsets of the season. the cal bears trying to give us another -- wait until you see what happened in berkeley. >>> 49ers fan favorite and longtime star is heading out of town. a packet friday night in sports on the way. oh, you brought butch. yeah! (butch growls at man) he's looking at me right now, isn't he? yup. (butch barks at man) butch is like an old soul that just hates my guts. (laughs)

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cal fire, they are magnificent.tching the work they have been doing, all summer long. but what they are doing right now and it's evidenced by today what they have accomplished. they are doing a great job. >>> we are staying on again tonight for extended live coverage. north bay wildfires. >> we'll be here on ktvu until 8:00 tonight. then at 8:00 you can switch over to our live coverage, our live continuous coverage on ktvu plus. that's cable channel 6 if you are on cable. that's from 8 to 10. then at 10:00 you can watch the ten o'clock news on ktvu until 11:30. we're also streaming all of our coverage on ktvu.com. .com. (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... shift your thinking about buying your next one. >>> several firefighters have loos their own homes while battling the north bay fires. the battalion chief is among those firefighters. he showed ktvu what is

cal-fire says the potential for new fires remains high.. this as crews try to get a hold on the 'bear fire'. it has burned more than 300 acres since monday night.... it is now 35- percent contained. seven people have been hurt... including six ( james ) two students are expelled from an east bay high school after a racist display but some parents say the school is not doing enough. it happened at moreau catholic high school in hayward. one student went through the alphabet and made a list of racist terms that started with each letter. then another student read some of those terms out loud in a classroom. both students were expelled but one of them was still at school yesterday. and that is why some parents say the school is not acting fast enough. the school released a statement apologizing to students and parents saying that the process could have been handled quicker. neither of the students involved will be at school today. ( darya ) this morning... we're learning more about the san francisco police officer critically injured in a hit- a

cal fire says people should not be that concerned about this.are getting a handle on this fire. it's burned 53,000 acres and is 53% contained. cal fire luncheon aerial assault all day yesterday with round after round of helicopters dropping water and flame retardant. the fire is deep in the canyon in the foothills around mount saint john. closest to the community of rutherford. cal fire said even though they've moved a lot of their resources to this portion of the nuns fire, people who live and work in this area should not be alarmed. >> we have contingency line in and we've been using aircraft throughout the day to slow the spread of the fire as it comes down. >> reporter: another calfire division chief told me yesterday it's been about 80 years since these hills have had a wildfire. there is plenty of fuel to burn. cal fire says that people who live and work around here should not be too concerned. they believe they have this fire contained two the canyons behind the phils. you can see that orange glow over the hillside. they look impressive.

he prays for the firefighters. >> i think cal fire did an amazing job.her than focusing on saving structures they are focusing on getting people out of the area which was really smart. this devastation is unbelievable. it goes for miles. i've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: that gentleman, like many others i've talked to whose homes were destroyed, they are promising to rebuild. there's no doubt about it. they love this community. they love being in santa rosa. they love their neighbors and those are the people they are leaning on right now during this difficult time. they are leaning on their neighbors for support. everyone we talked to said when you asked the question, what's next, they say they will rebuild. obviously it's going to take a long time to do that. people say they are not going to give up on this community. >> i'm just redding a story on a website that there is a u.s. postal service member who was actually delivering mail to any of the mailboxes that are still there in the neighborhood as a commitment to his job and to the resi

an update from cal fire a bit ago. just teen? >> reporter: what we've learned is that this firefight is far from over with the winds going the direction they are and being as wild as they are. let's go -- we know that some more help is on the way there are 8,000 firefighters trying put this fire out right now. but more help is coming in from across the country including agencies in the south and the midwest. we know that at least 3500 businesses and homes have burned. that number is likely to go up. 23 people are dead, 185 are inexpwrurpd although this fire started 3 cay days ago, this is just the beginning. >> we are in this fight for the long haul. it will continue to get worse before it gets better. you all know the weather conditions. we'll see the conditions continue for the next several days minimum. >> sheriff's office job in it is evacuation, seeing security, and finding missing people. we have 300 law enforcement officers working in this county. they're from all over this state. a loft resources are being poured in toot

cal fire has some new information about the fires burning in the north bay, lets go to charles from cal thank you for being here. >> good morning. >> good morning. crews made some impressive progress over the weekend. today is must feel very different where you are? >> yes, last night we had a lot of work done, crews were working through the night and containment lines have cruised. >> where are you making the most progress? >> well, yesterday we had a lot of activity on the nuns fire and the oakmont fire, all of the fires that we have this our complex have a north to north east activity. so a lot of resources were focused over there to put in containment lines and protect the communities. >> can you tell us which communities are areas of concern this morning? >> the oakmont community, off highway 12 had a lot of concern but we put in good containment lines, the nuns fire in the mount hood area had a lot of activity so lines were put in for that area. >> a couple of other questions, first, where will i target this morning as the sun comes up? >> i'm sorry. can you repeat that? >> what a

i can't say enough good things about cal fire. >> reporter: cal fire says it was a good night here in sonoma valley. weather cooperated. the fire laid down. they say things are looking better. they're even planning on lifting the evacuation order in some areas. specifics, though, are still being developed. so stay with us. as we continue to cover those developments. rporting live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> the santa rosa fire department is dispelling a rumor that people cannot be escorted back into coffey park. in a facebook post the department says re-entry has not yet started. they're working to make that happen just as soon as it's safe to do so. mandatory evacuation orders are still in effect due to extremely dangerous conditions. when it's safe to return, residents will be notified through nixle. to sign up, text your zip code to 888777. >>> but in calistoga, people are returning to their homes. now that the city is no longer under mandatory evacuation. the order was lifted from the tubbs fire yesterday afternoon. abc 7 news was there when a

this fire is labeled the bear fire by cal fire.t started around 10:30 last night as a structure fire. cal fire is not sure if it wauz house, outbuilding, barn or what. it started as a structure fire. the structure burned to the ground. it was a ten-acre fire, now a 125-acre fire. you can see it flairing up from the live pic. this fire has zero percent containment. live in the santa cruz mountains, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, 125 might be conservative given that it is dark. >> right. we will continue to follow what's going on with the bear fire happening now in the santa cruz mountains. you are watching "today in the bay." it is 6:41. ♪ that one. this. that one. ♪ ♪ >>> 6:44. welcome back as we continue to follow the bear fire. this is happening in the santa cruz mountains in the boulder creek area. right now, that fire started sometime last night. people getting reverse 911 calls about the fire around 11:30 last night. we can tell you some 150 people have been evacuated from their homes as the fire continues to gr

cal fire does, they are fierceful. many structures as they can. so -- >> virginia, i know you actually helped with the north bay fires. you were up there helping families recover from all of this. now, your home is potentially a threat. >> caller: yeah, it's been a couple mons, we were in texas helping out with the flood. we were up in santa rosa helping with the fires. now to have my red cross vest on and being an evacuee at the same time is surreal. >> does it make it easier knowing you are helping the community? >> i'm proud to be part of the red cross. i witness what they do. i see the lives they are able to comfort. we are not first responders. it's not what we do. when it comes time for mental help, physical help, lodging, meals, medical needs. so many things anybody needs to make them comfortable, the red cross will be there. yeah, i'm very proud to be part of red cross. i hope others consider joining as well. there's a tremendous need right now for volunteers. >> there is. virginia not only you will volunteer,

this map is from cal fire showing you where the fires are burning. there are concerns the bigger north bay fires are moving toward each other. they could merge into one huge fire. they are already 8000 firefighters on the lines in mendocino napa and lake counties. crews from novato as well as nevada washington and arizona are headed this way. we expect a fire update in the next hour but here is a quick recap of what we know. the atlas fire is the biggest at 42,000 acres. it is only 3% contained. napo officials are devising people living in the area east of silverado trail to get out. there is also an evacuation advisory for people living near jamison canyon road in solano county. >> the second-largest buyer is the tubbs fire it has forced the town of calistoga to be evacuated. the fire has burned 27,000 acres and is 10% contained. there is no video to share of this fire that has burned 9500 acres west of napa, east of sonoma. this fire is just 2% contained. the nuns fire is burning north in sonoma county. there are evacuation advisories for people in

firefighters with cal fire.ve been methodically making their way along the road, setting back fires and trying to make sure that this fire doesn't jump across moon mountain road. you see what is on the south side of the road here. this is the work of the bulldozers who have come in here over the last couple of days. you can see what they have done. they have carved away just a wide open area here to create a fire break. and they really are going to do whatever they can to make sure that the flames don't jump over this particular road because, you know, once you get on the south side of moon mountain road, there's a lot more homes in the area. and obviously the heart of the city of sonoma itself is a few miles south of here. the fire is several miles away from the city. we should point out there's no mandatory evacuations for city of sonoma itself. people living in some of the areas on the outskirts, including the area where we are, they have been order today evacuate. and all along moon mountain road, all of the

i was just looking at the cal fire website and there is a long list of fires on the cal fire map there are a number of points showing fires in the bay area. we do know that the tubbs fire in napa county according to cal fire which updated us 10 minutes ago is now 20,000 acres. the atlas fire in napa county which started around atlas peak road that is standing at 5000 acres. north in mendocino county the redwood fire is at 4500. those are the largest fires and it is not just cal fire. local fire departments are sending their crews to the area. this is some of the damage left behind from these wind whipped flames from overnight. we are 50 miles south of the fires and we woke up a number of times hearing the wind howling to the neighborhood. i had to drive very carefully because the roads were covered with tree limbs. so when you multiply that for those in the middle of the firefight it is a very desperate situation. we have heard from a number of people who took it upon themselves to go door to door to help their neighbors get to safety. now they are either at evacuation centers or stand

cal fire said that bulldozers are a problem. it's dangerous for people to operate those in that specific terrain. hand crews are great. they do a fantastic job but most important is the air attack and this particular part of the mountains. >> let's bring in meteorologist rosemary orozco. they had to wait nine hours. the fire started at 10 pm and they had to wait until daylight to get that air support. >> thankfully now they can fight that fire from the air. as you mentioned, it's tough if not impossible for firefighters to get in there. the wind is beginning to shift and with that we may have smith -- smoke drift into portions of the south bay. let's look at the graphics. when we started this morning it was a north and northeast breeze. that smoke was not drifting far but it was moving closer to the pacific. in the last couple of hours, the wind has shifted and now it's a northwest flow. now that smoke is drifting in this direction. scotts valley, santa cruz. into the second part of the afternoon we are expecting an onshore bree

. >> reporter: cal fire believes they are making progress. they expect that the flames will continue to march down into the valley, but they believe right now that the containment lines that they have dug will protect the area. so bottom line right now as folks here just north of napa stretching into st. helena begin to see fires appear and then disappear as they're smoked out by those helicopters, bottom line by cal fire is that they expect those flare-ups to continue, but they want that fire to come down a little bit down into the valley, hit those containment lines so that they can attack the fire where cal fire wants to attack them and not have to go into those steep stretches and fight them up on terms that are much more dangerous. reporting live, i'm joe vazquez, kpix5. >> thank you, joe. >>> firefighters are gaining ground on almost every other front. the massive atlas fire is now 68% contained. the tubbs fire is 70% surrounded. in spite of that flare-up the nuns fire is 50% contained. it may still merge with the aggressive oakmont fir

cal fire says the tubbs fire is 75% contained.e is 70% contained and the nuns fire is now 53% contained. together, the three fires have burned almost 140,000 acres since last sunday night. >> a number of wildfire deaths across northern california stands at 41. that includes the driver of a water truck who died in a crash yesterday in oakville. sonoma county authorities say there are still 88 people missing and not yet accounted for. >>> this morning, fire crews may set a backfire to contain the wildfire threat in the kenwood area. they say this would happen only if conditions are perfect. we are sending sharon katsuda to sugar loaf state park to check this out. she'll join us at 5:00. >>> happening today, a north bay hospital shut down in last week's fire storm is due to reopen. they had to evacuate 77 patients in the early hours of the fire because it was in the fire's direct path t. reopening is scheduled for 7:00 this morning. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," fire coverage continues. >> we take you back to the breaking news

cal fire said all of the injuries are minor at this point. evacuations are still in place for this area, the fight is not over yet. if there is any good news it's that the weather has been cooperating, wind are less than 10 miles per hour. but it's been smoking up here. imut the good news is that the fire crews have been able to stay in the air despite the smoke, we are expecting an update from cal fire and we will bring that to you. one neighbor is planning to stay here, he is hoping for the best. >> thank you. >>> everyone is hoping for the best as crews continue to battle the fires. several evacuation centers are available for the evacueeses forced out by the flames in santa cruz, including boulder creek elementary school, but because of poor cell phone reception there is another election opened at a fire house in felton. jesse is there live with a report on how the evacueeses are doing. >> reporter: a handful of evacueeses came here, they are from spain, here in the area on vacation when the bear fire chased them from their friend's home.

cal-fire says the potential for new fires remains high.. to get a hold on the 'bear fire'. it has burned more than 300 acres since monday night.... it is now 35- percent contained. seven people have been hurt... including six firefighters. ( james ) two students are expelled from an east bay high school after a racist display but some parents say the school is not doing enough. it happened at moreau catholic high school in hayward. one student went through the alphabet and made a list of racist terms that started with each letter. then another student read some of those terms out loud in a classroom. both students were expelled but one of them was still at school yesterday. and that is why some parents say the school is not acting fast enough. the school released a statement apologizing to students and parents saying that the process could have been handled quicker. neither of the students involved will be at school today. ( james ) this morning... we're learning more about the san francisco police officer critically injured in a hit- and-r

they are not going to turn it back on until they get word from cal fire. people in this area are on standby in case that advisory becomes mandatory. >> flames moved on the hillsides behind -- behind the christian church. concern is focusing on the east side of napa. along -- resident stood watching flames on the nearby ridge. the area one of many under evacuation advisory in case the winds pick up. >> we are ready to go. the smoke is thick. they advise us to get ready to go.>> reporter: the city held its second community meeting of the day. >> what we are seeing is his story.>> reporter: the winds might change through the night. >> there are some forecasted changes in the weather which we are starting to see. the north and northeast winds.>> reporter: we capture video showing the massive atlas fire stretched along ridges and burning near lake berryessa. on the west side we saw emergency evacuations just a day before. strike teams monitor flames. >> it is extreme. it is unpredictable. the weather is constantly changing. it is making it difficult for us to g

they come from cal fire. the u.s. forest service and the national park service. there's one reason and one reason only to have this much fire power here at the top of st. helena to keep it from getting over the top and should it get over the top, they can run right down the mountain into middletown. between the mountaintop crews and the water drop spot well below, we then happened upon inmate crews from a san diego correctional facility. >> we are in a strike team configuration with the leader and one other crew and myself and we are doing preparation work in the event the fire does come across tonight. we're prepping the stretchers that way they are usually defendable by engines being able to get up in here and be protected. >> reporter: they arrived last night and were eager to enter the firefight. >> they're good. they're good. we put a lot of effort and hours in getting these guys trained up, coming out in fires and, um, performing what we perform on a daily basis. >> reporter: looking down lincoln the main drag in calistoga, you see media trucks. everybody e

cal fire has been preparing for this all week.s has been in the forecast maybe at least for the last 72 hours. the forecast has been consistent. look how closely the winds die down. that's what everyone is worried about is the 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. period. i'll be back at 10:00 with indicators that will tell us whether those winds will happen. we had a red flag warning a couple nights ago and i said, let's watch. and we did. we looked at some of the indicators and they indicated to me that it would be less wind than anticipated. we told you that. tonight we'll do the same thing. air quality, we got almost 400 in the napa valley now. berkeley, oakland about 150 parts per million. current temperatures our forecast highs. the weather is like -- what's important is that overnight event. so we'll be paying close attention -- i care, obviously. there's a lot riding on this, since these fires started this is the most critical time from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. that we have seen since the fires have started. i think cal fire has prepared well. they ha

cal fire is doing everything they can to save lives. that is the priority.e basically said we have no estimation on containment of this because it is so big. so unprecedented and we are being pulled in so many different directions that right now, they almost don't know what to do to try to get a handle on this. any type of aerial attack could not be made until morning. you will not see any airplanes or helicopters or things like that. the son will be coming up and that is when cal fire will get a better idea. we are on top of the parking garage on kaiser permanente property in santa rosa and we will keep you updated as we get more information, going forward. >>> 20,000 acres are burning right now and you can see a home burning on top of a hill, dangerously close to a fire truck near calistoga with mandatory evacuations and people living along petrified forest road, farms valley road in mountain home ranch road. school has also been canceled. school is canceled until at least 11:00 and similar stories all around napa and sonoma counties. do be aware of this t

cal fire set backfires to choke off the fuel to stop the advances.t's doing everything they can to prevent the flames from spreading into calistoga. calistoga is a ghost town. stay out so first responders can do their jobs. in calistoga, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> here's a live look from our vaca cam. you can see all that smoke settling in the valleys where that fire is burning this morning. i want to show what you it looks like across parts of san francisco. look at that nasty conditions today at ocean beach. air quality will be poor. sfo will haveivistsibility issues have visibility issues and delays. cool conditions temperatures in the 40s for a lot of the bay area. 52 degrees right now in san francisco. calm winds now. so cool clear calm skies. enjoy it while it lasts. things change tonight. >> thank you. and be sure to stay with us for the latest on the wildfires in wine country. we'll bring you updates throughout the morning. you can also get updates on our website, cbssf.com. to help with the relief effort, donate to the red cross by calling the

cal is playing. raiders play on sunday.m, san francisco air quality today as bad as it has been in this entire, um, event. um, you -- you talk to people there all day and they are snowing smoke. so lots of smoke in the area. between 1 and 7 a.m., as critical a time as i have seen in the bay area in terms of fire and what could happen, what might happen, what will happen. >> what's your best hunch here? does the numbers that were you showing -- >> my best hunch is 25 to 35 miles an hour. there may be a random blow way up at the top of mount st. helena higher elevations. i think that's what's going to materialize. what you're hoping is it doesn't go further. i think you guys tonight around 10:00, 11:00, there's indicators that i can look at and it will give us a good idea. the other night remember two nights ago we had that red flag warning? i said it's not going to be as bad. i said that because i looked at pressure gradients. 10:00 tonight i'll be able to look at some indicators and we'll have a better idea. this blowing 50

cal fire said about 5000 homes are threatened by the atlas fire.ate fires in three counties are being grouped together as part of the atlas fire. the latest numbers show this fire has burned about 25,000 acres, 5000 homes are threatened and they have zero containment. the incident commander says they hope to have an update in the next 15 minutes or so. we should have more information coming in this morning. >> i know you mentioned the atlas fire so big. when you get that update come up please ask them about atlas peak. many of our viewers have homes and friends and family of they are and are specifically asking about atlas peak. if there any homes left out there. >> reporter: that is where the atlas fire originated. according to the cal fire incident commander, that is the largest of the three fires. it's probably safe to say, i assume, that is a lot of where the damages. i will ask specifically about the homes and that area. we were closer to that area yesterday. as is the case with a fire, the damage is sporadic and random. some houses will be un

cal fire says 4 structures have burned and about 150 homes are still threatened. five firefighters suffered minor injuries in the fire. >> cal fire says this fire started at about 10:30 last night as a house fire at bear canyon and deer creek road in boulder creek and spread into trees and brush weakened by years of drought. 600 firefighters are on the fire lines of this fire tonight. >> we have live team coverage including the latest weather conditions and an update from cal fire plus reports from the evacuation centers in santa cruz county. but let's start with ktvu's maureen naylor who has new details on this firefight. maureen. >>> reporter: ken, since our last report, we got an update from cal fire. as you mentioned, the acreage has gone up from 200 to 225 acres. the containment numbers haven't changed still at 5% and 150 homes under mandatory evacuation at this hour. the firefight is not over, but i want to show you some progress. this area we are standing at four winds christmas tree farm and the skies here have been so smoky all day but we're actually seei

cal fire says that blaze is 20% contained.he pair of roommates didn't realize they were in danger until they saw flames closing in on them. one recorded the dramatic minutes as they scrambled to make it out alive. >> i'm actually surprised we got through it and happy we got through it. er. >> ' going to [ censored ] die, dude, we have to get out of here. >> my eyes are burning. we still have oxygen. we're not dead yet. >> they managed that save their dogs but the two men did lose their home and one of their cars in the fire. >>> this could provide a hint as to the cause of the fire as the first fire calls came in sunday night. emergency dispatchers got reports of downed power lines in sonoma county: rmer involved" p-g-and-e issued this statement: "in some cases we have found instances of wires down, broken poles and impacted infrastructure. where those have occurred, we have reported them to our state utility regulator >>> pg&e said in some cases, we have found instances of wires down, broken poles and impacted infrastructure.

an active effort on behalf of cal fire. they are doing what they can to blunt this fire and stop it from moving toward the oak mont neighborhood. -- oakmont neighborhood. this is neighborhood that's all evacuations early this morning. oakmont, skyhawk, these are the areas of concern right now. the fire has been progressing through but you heard some of the smoke we may be singing could be from backfires. those are fires that are set intentionally to burn out some of the fuel so the buyer does not have any fuel to progress forward. if they can burn some of that area out, that is an area of the fire will hopefully not jump. hopefully they can stop the westward progression of the fire. now that the sun is up, firefighters have had their briefing this morning to figure out what their strategy will be today. a major concern are the winds. hoping we see calm conditions. hopefully we will see an increase in humidity. these are factors that can help firefighters on the line. >> are you feeling the wind? you really don't notice them

these pictures come to us from cal fire. that fire in mendocino county has killed eight people. 8000 people have been evacuated. the redwood valley area -- there are new evacuation today. for the potter valley area. on the eastern part of the fire. evacuation centers are set up. people can take large animals to the redwood empire fairgrounds in ukiah.>>> we are joined on the phone but there sheriff tom allman. think you for joining us. >> thank you for discussing mendocino's situation.>> good to have you on board. what is your biggest concern right now? >> the wind. in the last 48 hours they have shifted three times. 180 degrees -- one direction to another. at a very high rate. 30-40 miles per hour. it is certainly a very frustrating situation for cal fire and the residents and law enforcement to think we are getting the upper hand and then have the wind switch. humidity less than 40% for 16 days in a row. probably one of the biggest concerns is a community of willis and potter valley. have lost the majority of phone service

. >> cal fire is telling us 100 homes are currently threatened. we know that one building has already burned down and about 150 people are being evacuated. we're told that the police are going door to door making sure that the people who need to are getting out immediately. >> abc 7 news reporter matt keller is in the area right now, he has been monitoring the situation for us on the ground. situation for us on the ground. matt, what [ no audio ] >> okay. we are going to try to get to matt keller in just a moment. >> reporter: hello? >> are you there, matt? >> reporter: i am. i'm here. sorry. yes, we are in the mountains to obviously cellphone connection is an issue. winding road getting to the command post and getting to this fire. we just ran into several people who have been evacuated out of the area, one person who was not at home at the time was trying to get through a road block but they would not let him back in. people are being evacuated out, not being allowed back in. i've been told that these are mandatory evacuations they're going thro

some of those roads are dirt roads, cal fire has told us. and in fact some of the folks who live up there have told us these are tiny little unpaved roads where these folks are living outs in a more rural setting. we know that evacuees have been talking to us about maintaining a defensible space. that is the 100-feet clearance around their properties. we do see some of that in this area, but at the same time, we see how close those flames are going to that house or that structure there in the distance. we see a vehicle there that could be a cal fire vehicle, it appears. or perhaps somebody who is trying to get out. perhaps waited just a little bit too long. >> yeah, you know, we've seen, like you said, the crews we've seen we know 15 hand crews that are actually on the ground and working. they have 50 pieces of equipment that are attacking this fire as well as this is a direct attack. we do know that four structures have been burned and destroyed from this fire, but they want to limit that number. they don't want it to get any higher than th

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. >> all day, cal fire has been attacking the flames by air. officials have doug containment lines along the western edge and when the fire occasionally makes a run down the hills and jumps the containment line, helicopters moving with another water drop. this is an area dotted by some of the most famous wineries in the world including the robert mondavi winery. the flames do not appear to be endangering these wineries at this point. hellfire believes it is making progress as officials say the plan is to let the flames continue to march for the foul -- toward the valley. >> if it's too steep or the vegetation is too dense to put people in there, we will slow the fire with aircraft. >> reporter: despite today's flareups, cal fire insists they have got this fire) they wanted. lives, they believe they have stopped the forward progress. >> that is good news. overall, cal fire is making big progress. most of the wildfires are at least at 50% containment. cal fire predicts the tubbs fire, the nuns fire and oakmont fire will be fully contained by frid

and cal fire is hoping to keep it that way. the tubbs fire is 10% contained, 34,000 acres burned. flames jumped highway 29 in one location yesterday. cal fire was able to find a turnout barely wide enough for the water tenders and strike teams to park but set backfires to choke off the fuel to stop the advance. they are doing everything they can to prevent tubbs from spreading into calistoga. the city of calistoga is a ghost town right now and that's exactly what they need. emptiness so first responders can do their jobs. now, that mandatory evacuation order was set wednesday. still in effect today. and the mayor says as a small city it's hard to tell people to stay away but that's for their own safety. he had some strong words at a press conference yesterday and we'll share that with you in the next half-hour. in calistoga, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> "skydrone5" over the city of sonoma. that area also cleared out because of two fires just east of the city. normally it would be packed with traffic and pedestrians. the big concern right now is the nuns fire. it merged with another bi