this is the calfire news conference. let's listen in. >> there are shelter locations that are available. i want to provide that number again, one more time, have your evacuated there's a place for you to go if you do not have a friend or a loved one to go stay with. the phone number is 86627 two 2337, if your evacuated, and you do not have a place to go, call that number. that is what to do. how do you know if your evacuated? let's talk about closures really quickly. this is extremely important. really, if you have not been evacuated, based on the fire activity and allowing the fire to get to where they need to go, there really is not a reason to go back once the area has been evacuated. those areas are under closure. there is no reason to go back. that is for the safety of the fire personnel and our personnel to go in there and to rescues if we have to. then we allow calfire to get to where they need to go. one other thing, if the area has been evacuated, one now in terms of this? security is important. we will be doing

calfire described the fire as a good day. the weather cooperated allowing firefighters to prevent the spread of the fire on both the north and the south end. greg now with more on fire fight and the evacuees. >> reporter: andre, one official said today that fire was stagnant and it didn't move very much. >> reporter: calfire says for now communities such as lahonda and others removing ting the south. it's no longer advancing to boulder creek. >> smoke does not allow us to fly same or to make our drops effectively. >> reporter: calfire says six helicopters were able to make water drops earl asaturday but air tankers could not fly because of conditions. firefighters on the ground have put in one line of protection and are working on a second north of uc santa cruz. >> that line is constructed from his honor one over to highway 9 so it gives us a good buffer the the fire was to advance south. >> reporter: another concern, looting. sheriff's deputies are patrolling neighborhoods and the san mateo officials say they've arrested tw

calfire says it's too early to tell if res dependents can return to their homes.ive burning is taking place north of burnville. >>> the marine county sheriff has sent out suffer and rescue troops to the town of point rays. and chp officers are going to door to door to all right residents to evacuate. there are no injuries reported and no buildings have been damaged. but more than 1600 structures are threaten today tonight. right now that fire is only 5% contained. >>> the death toll from those fires in the north bay include three members of the same family. ktv u's henry lee talked to a relative. >> reporter: mary hintmeyer lost her life trying to savorilies. save her family. >> so they went in the and loping they can ride it out. unfortunately the fire was so intense. >> reporter: within moments, three lives were lost. >> she's kind of like everybody's grandma. it didn't matter whether you were hers or not. >> reporter: her boyfriend of seven years, leo mcdermat used a wheelchair. >> he was kind of a roughly man but he wanted everyone to do good. >> reporter: the

that is the very latest from calfire. we will be watching their report throughout the day for you and bring you more information as quickly as possible here on mornings on fox 2. >>> park officials at big basin at redwood state park in the santa cruz mountains say they will spend the next few days here assessing the damage from a wildfire that tore through the park. the fire did extensive damage to the ranger station, campgrounds and ancient force. the historic headquarters built in the 30s has been reduced to ashes. people love the park's redwoods and say they hope the giant trees have survived. >> obviously, if they were big enough and hot enough to take the structures, then there is no way to tell, we are just crossing our fingers until we had a chance to get in there and take a look. >> big basin as trees that are 50 feet around 10 as tall as the statue of liberty. it is california's oldest state park. >>> president trump is once again criticizing california officials as the wildfires burn around the state. and pennsy

calfire says the weather has improved. it is cooler now and they are making progress on some of the fires. mornings on fox 2's allie rasmus is here, the latest on the complex fire in santa clara county. what you know, allie rasmus? >>> things have improved over the past few hours. the latest information that we have is that it has burned 79,000 acres, but it is 19 percent contained. that is up from 17 percent 24 hours ago. firefighters had a chance to go into some of the damage from the fire in santa cruz and san mateo counties yesterday. they have confirmed 440 buildings have been destroyed, including 320 homes. on the northern end of the fire in san mateo county, it is not spreading. that is good news. firefighters say they are very confident that the fire will not spread toward santa clara county, where evacuation warnings had been issued earlier in the week. there are new evacuation orders or warnings foot and the counties involved. near bonnie doon and boulder creek, there is a fire that is actively burning. crews are

calfire says the weather has improved. it is cooler now and they are making progress on some of the fires. mornings on fox 2's allie rasmus is here, the latest on the complex fire in santa clara county. what you know, allie rasmus? >>> things have improved over the past few hours. the latest information that we have is that it has burned 79,000 acres, but it is 19 percent contained. that is up from 17 percent

we're here now and calfire said they did make good progress today. >> reporter: yes, frank. more resources and improved weather conditions lowing them to get aircraft back up again. evacuees are eager to return home. >> reporter: at the santa cruz county fairground 600 evacuees are now seeking refuge. most of them housed in temporary tent. >> we left with just the clothes on our backs and her and i both grabbed a couple of pieces of clothing. i did take some of my animals out. >> reporter: this couple evacuated last tuesday. spca helped save their animals, including their miniature horses. they're hopeful their two acre ranch, north of boulder creek, is still standing. so far the fire has destroyed 276 structures. >> today with the weather that we had it really let us get in the and do a lot of good work. >> reporter: on monday, calfire said with clear air, helicopters previously grounded were able to make water drops. >> today was the best day yet. we were able to drop 200,000- gallons throughout the day in fire suppression activities. >> reporter: on the ground more than 1

calfire says the marsh fire has burned 2 1/2 square miles and is zero conspiracy and contained . no homes have been lost and evacuation orders have been lifted. it has forced the closure of two large parks in the area. >>> and containment at 0% in a battle against the deer zone fire. it is in the brentwood area near mount diablo. calfire says the fires have not destroyed homes but have forced the evacuation of about a dozen people. >> 4:04 and governor newsom signed an emergency proclamation to reduce the need for rolling blackouts during the heat wave. it allows individuals and businesses to use portable and older generators that are normally banned because they don't me clean air requirements. also ships in california ports can use onboard generators instead of plugging into power sources provided at the port. that would reduce the energy pulled out of the california power grid. >>> rolling blackouts were avoided yesterday however the california independent system operator that manages the power grid warns of more shutoffs today and tomorrow as this heat wave continues. several

according to calfire, single- family homes have been destroyed by this fire. there 8500 more homes that are in danger. calfire says the numbers will get up as they get a chance to assess the damage later today and their mayor -- there may be more evacuations. evacuation orders were issued for all of ben loman and low pico. >> we have never had anything like this. here we go. it has been happening in california for quite some time. >> reporter: people living in areas east of highway nine, west of highway 17, they are being told to be prepared now, evacuate next. evacuation centers are at the fairgrounds. the citic auditorium, half moon bay high school in pescadero high school. calfire will have an update on this fire and what had happened with it overnight, in the next half hour. we will be bringing that to you. we will get you new information shortly about the fire and santa cruz counties. reporting, live, allie rasmus, mornings on fox 2. >>> the ktvu new sap has more on the bay area fires. you will find the latest on the evacuation orders, and it is free to d

now 19% contained calfire seeing cooler weather and extra resources coming from outside the bay area has certainly helped crews gain some ground on these fires and we've got team coverage of the czu lightning complex fire in san mateo and santa cruz counties. >>and you can take a look here at the map and it shows you the areas burned by that fire or complex of fires which has destroyed more than 440 homes and other structures kron four's will tran is live now at the cal fire base camp in scotts valley with the latest well. >>no i can tell you the conditions are favorable for firefighters at this particular time it is cold, it's still smoky. and yes, the fires are still burning but slowly it's not chewing through all of that dry vegetation that we saw over the fast the first couple of days of this fire, let's get right to the video it is tearing through parts of santa cruz county including bonny doon many areas within that city just decimated by the fire. right now as james talked about 80,000 acres burned yes that's more than 24 hours ago, but not a significant jump because 24 hours

we would encourage people to pay attention to calfire's website. for continued updates, with regard to the repopulation, we will be discussing this at press conference. again, on another front we did not get citations or arrests. no arrests or citations, which is a good thing. another good thing is that for the folks that went home last night, there are no reports of burglaries. i mean, would want to come back to that? it was good and a sense that it did not happen. okay. we had 56 people. we will have another 56 today. 20 one of our folks, and, in terms of calls for service, we have had six suspicious people calls that we went out to. the missing person stands at one. we cleared up to three people that we were looking for for the social media, and we developed one new one yesterday. the bomb team went out there, they made the situation safe and detectives are continuing to investigate. there is more to come. obviously, we are heavily involved in that. in terms of repopulation, and again, i stressed it -- for calfire, their website, and social medi

calfire set up a mapping system where users can punch in their address to find out the evacuation zone and more information about the fire , that might be in their area. to get to that map, we have a link on www.ktvu.com. go to our website and hit web links to get more information. that is the latest, frank mallicoat, mornings on fox 2. >>> the justice department wants to reinstate the death penalty for the man that was convicted of carrying out the 2013 boston marathon bombing. a federal appeals court overturned the death sentence for the bomber, and a judge who oversaw his trial did not properly that the jury for bias. attorney general william barr said the justice department would be taking the case to the supreme court, if necessary. the bombing attack killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. steve bannon, president trumps' former advisor is out on bail, but now he is under arrest for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars donated in a order wall fundraising scheme. federal agents arrested him and a yacht off of connecticut. he used

calfire says the flames are still threatening thousands of homes. >>> happening today.mv state wide will close down early in an effort to conserve energy . officers state wide will close at 3:00 p.m. today and tomorrow. if you have an appointment between 2:00 pmn closing, it will have to be scheduled for a later date. those without appointments will be admitted till about 2:30. you are encouraged to visit the dmv website. >>> the time is 4:52. let's check the weather and get you moving on this tuesday morning. steve paulson has the information you need to get moving. >>> it is tough to be moving in this weather, but if you need to get moving, go early. it will be warmer today. cloud cover helped yesterday. the humidity factor is high and there is less cloud cover today, unless you are northward . there is some cloud cover to the south but it is peeling off and over toward the valley. excessive heat warnings in london until tomorrow. a heat advisory for the bay. there are signs that it will be cooler by as much as five degrees or so. it will be a tough forecast for many

according to calfire, the lightning siege has burned more than one and a quarter acres since august 15th. there are more than 15,000 firefighters battling the blazes. in san mateo counties, the fire has burned nearly 79,000 acres. it's just 17% contained. one death has been reported. evacuation warnings are in effect for parts of san mateo and santa cruz counties and a new warning has been issued for parts of santa clara county. reporter stephanie ciera spent the day trying to determine if homes are still standing. she joins us now from davenprt. stephanie? >> it's been an emotional week for people trying to see if their home is still there. we visited the civic auditorium just east of us that has been at full capacity for seven days in a row. it's one of the dozen shelters taking evacuees in. it's just south of here where we met many families. you notice that haze that stretches through the mountain significantly better than 48 hours ago. their homes are in the middle of the fire zone, and all they can do now is wait. >> these are like tears of joy, tears of sorrow, because it's very bi

now according to calfire the scu lightning complex fire in parts of the east and south bay or 35% contain the czu august lightning complex fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties are now at 24% containment and then we have the l in new lightning complex fires in the north bay or 35% contained. >>and we want to start this morning by taking a closer look at the czu lightning complex fire burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties take a look at the map on your screen that shows the areas that have burned thus far caught the kron four's will tran live at the cal fire base camp that's a scotts valley, he has the latest for us on the firefight will. >>marty scotts valley good news. i just came to this location and the checkpoints are all gone meaning they're not stopping people from returning to their homes. in fact only the median authorized personnel for this past week were allowed to come through now if you live in scotts valley and you didn't hear the news. you can return to your location, west of us highway 17 so you can do that even though the fires are still burning at this time it

calfire has requested e e g gol help from the state.e inweek. that is the latest hear from the marsh fire with more on the deer complex fire, here is ann. >> reporter: all complicated unrtictable weather, all the lightning and the erratic winds. firefighters have been dealing with new evacuations coming from overnight for dozens of homes in contra costa county. we just got new video in. this morning of several fires burning on the east side of mount diablo. litning strikey believbe iby da ainaney gr throughout thislley regional area fite say thhomes , along marsh creek road got the word around 9:30 last night. >> we have had erratic fire behavior in this fire and we are taking every precaution to t >> reporteone firefightercae of having to do all the work in the heat that they have been facing. no civilian injuries at this evacuees have been sent to the clayton library, that is along clayton road. we are going to be following up with them throughout the y heare ofthevace coming upin thlf ur. anc at e life crew thr s ll sslistkes g doze of fires.

now according to calfire the scu lightning complex fire in parts of the east and south bay or 35% contained the czu august lightning complex fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties are now 24% contained and then of course the l in new lightning complex fires in the north bay or 35% contained. well here's the latest on the l in new lightning complex fires, burning and 5 north bay counties. it has burned nearly 370,000 acres and is 35% contained this morning, 5 people have died. 4 others hurt. and the fire destroyed over 1000 structures and threatened more than 30,000 others. and also in the north bay as more people return home in solano county emotions will likely run high for the coming days. >>the county sheriff's office says that of the roughly 1000 homes in the affected burn area about a 150 are safe enough to allow reentry. some residents tell us that they fear their home home was completely gone only to learn later through a firefighter that that was not the case. >>and in the same week not everything was only all cried remember van and we're hearing all of that because houses was l

>>well this is what our brand new calfire it is modeled after the black hawk helicopter, the military this is one aircraft that we are adding to the mike getting to help us from the air attack these helicopters out just out of my new urges out here behind me all summer large air tankers, you may just yeah, some 47 or d seat and the very large air tankers that were fine right now they are coming in and out of this faith we have over a 100 aircraft right now of that multiple fires across they have dumped a record nearly 4 million gallons. a fire retardant on the fires a over the past week and a half. >>and as the air attack, the best way to work on containment with these fires as i understand it's really hard to get boots on the ground the terrain is really rugged. >>yeah, you know when we get into a very inaccessible terrain it's deep, it's rocky it's hard to get got crews in helicopters and air tankers are bounce, but now we can always use them when the smoke a version is back when it is extremely using aircraft just becomes inefficient lot of people out why don't i see the aircraft f

it's just imperative that people stay out of the area to help calfire do their job and allow us really focus on the people shouldn't be there. in terms and on another note, so with regards to that in there's been an outpouring of interest in the firefighters, the firefighters who got his truck broken into it as well so and so i think everybody agrees that that i mean that's just it it that conduct is just it's absolutely it's outrageous so especially for people trying to help and so what i want to do is is our detectives. they had they would through leaves and through their investigation. i'm going to need your help on this and some of the show you some pictures and said that for the media these photos will be available to you. but the fight is the firefighter. he lost his wallet. his cards were used at the safeway grocery store on 41st avenue and capital and the shell gas station san occurs and then. his guards were also used to purchase or attempted purchase a big point and so is about a $2000 loss. here's a more close-up view. we believe this person is likely valley resident likely

now according to calfire the scu lightning complex fire in parts of the east and south bay, or 35% contain the czu august lightning complex fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties are now 24% contained and the yelling you lightning complex fires in the north bay are now 35% contained. well here's the latest on the ellen you lightning complex fires burning in 5 counties. it has burned nearly 370,000 acres and is 35% contained 5 people have died and 4 others hurt. the fires destroyed over 1000 structures and threatened more than 30,000 others. now let's head to the north bay, a family of 5 is left heartbroken after the l a new lightning complex fire destroyed what was what was once thought to be there forever home kron four's taylor sackey has more from doctor phil. this is where the family of 5 lived april and mike hernandez raise their 3 children here. >>and i'm standing in what was once their son's bedroom. you can tell just how hot this fire was just take a look at what used to be his desk chair. over here behind me this melted appliances in what was once the kitchen. >>this is where

according to calfire the scu lightning complex fire in parts of the east and south bay or a 35% contain the czu august lightning complex fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties are now 26% contained and the l in you lightning complex ares in the north bay or 35% contain. and we'll have much more coming up coming up a little bit later but we need to get an update on the forecast of course the weather determines the firefighting conditions. so let's check in with dave spahr get an update safe ok good morning robin good morning, everybody not much the way of winds which is probably a good thing here in the winds we are getting a bit on shore which is kind of been the program for a little while we'll see that heading on into the weekend. >>as well live shot coming in from timber on there you can see the fog still pretty much firmly in place but it's starting to lift elsewhere across the bay. temperatures are still in the 50's up here the north bay east bay, you're looking at approaching middle 60's, 58 cool degrees for san jose and for comparison, we're a little bit warmer in the east ba

>>does calfire prepare for possible lightning strikes. >>so we even the cleat you know preposition our resources where we anticipate that they're ing to be lightning stke. now that we already have some of the other 5 on. >>any new fire going to you know it's an extra challenge for us right now so we definitely are hoping for the best night. but we are you know preparing for any new lightning strike that we will be to respond to any new fires by specially with the win. expected to increase overnight. >>i would guess of that could be even more problematic at cause typically you don't fly your aircraft at night because of the dangers of the darkness and the mountain terrain. so that wou crews would have to try to make their way through some pretty a tough country out there so is thasue that you're tonight. >>yeah definitely be fired. you know i started in have been burning in very steep and rugged terrain so you know that heavy field and a lot of the area being inaccessible have been a challenge. know aircraft can fly in and up definitely a

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. >>> >> reporter: there are noma oulocal cattle ranchers came out to advise calfire about the best way to access the rugged and remote areas. high up in the hills where the fires are burning. that is part of what is making the firefights a difficult. so alameda county had to bring a lot of dozers to cut lines in r presents to grow throughout the day and as we progress into the week. we are live near --. kpix 5. >>> i'm man -- anne makovec . mandatory evacuations were ordered overnight. near brentwood. this is a series of fires, four fires burning on the side of mount diablo in contra costa county. it is at least 400 acres, likely it has grown as the night has gone on. even the firefighters have been trying to hold their lines. now, homes along another mile east of marsh creek road got the word in the mile night that they have to go to safer ground. thd appeatne night. so we are waiting for word this morning from the contra costa county fire protection district , the east district and the san ramon valley. they are all trying to fight this fire that started early sunday morning. again,

>>one by one calfire choppers with buckets of water and told they've been lining up to help fight the wildfires cal fire posted this >>in napa county, a woman is saying thank you to the firefighters on the frontlines of the l a new lightning complex fires. yeah and in case you didn't hear the back of her car was stuffed with pillows for the firefighters that wraps up kron 4 news at 8. thank you for being with us this hour but keep it here because our coverage of the bay area wildfires continues at the top of the hour coming up some fortunate weekend weather. >>helped crews make progress containing the flames but for some people the damage has already been done coming up at 9 we'll hear from the family whose home has been destroyed in napa county. >>and we will be talking again with a cal fire official for an update on how crews jean, did you know geico is now offering an extra 15% credit on car and motorcycle policies? that's great! that's 15% on top of what geico could already save you. so what are you waiting for? john stamos to knit you a scarf? all finished, jean. enjoy! thank you

>>joining us on the phone right now for the latest update is christine mcmorrow with calfire christine can you give us an update or are you starting to gain the upper hand on any of these fires. >>hi there yeah, you know we are we did see today with and increased containment on the lnu complex fire that good news, however, you know we did also see increased we are getting more personnel under these fires as fires in other parts of the state week at a better handle on those were moving personnel into these larger in in the north bay and in east areas so that we can and continue to increase those containment lines. >>what do you attribute the increase in containment the lnu complex that north bay. fire complex, the containment doubled in about 24 hours which obviously we hadn't seen that sort of. leap in progress made thus far was it mostly the weather. >>well the the weather didn't help us out today and we had a little bit higher relative humidity and lower lower but in some cases you know this fire is bumping up against a natural fuel breaks and also running out of fuel when it when it

calfire will be holding a press conference and a couple minutes from now. before we bring you that line, here are the top stories for today. firefighters are slowly getting the upper hand on three major complexes of wildfires that are burning around the bay area. evacuation orders have been lifted for uc santa cruz for the czu august lightning complex fires , the biggest of fire is czu august lightning complex fires. they have burned 574 square miles in parts of the east bay, the south bay and the central valley. the lnu lightning complex fires are one third contained. these have burned 564 square miles, between sonoma and yolo counties. >>> protests continue into the morning in oakland, over the police shooting of jacob lake in kenosha, that it was mainly a peaceful protest. hundreds of people gathered in downtown oakland, but some of the crowd set fires and smashed windows of several businesses. at the courthouse, glass doors were shattered. a fire was set inside. oakland police say that several people were arrested. >>> people living along most of the gu

calfire said the weather has helped. dense brush is slowing down the fire fiber crews stamped out new spot fires that ignited yesterday. >>> in santa cruz county the national guard is helping out with the czu complex. which is now 37% contained. damage inspection is and if i percent complete with crews fighting more than 100 homes damaged. a major priority is getting rid of hazards that would make it dangerous for residents to return home like cutting down weekends trees. >>> thatis something officials in the north they will be working on today. the first of more than 200 eucalyptus trees will be cut down at sonoma state university between student housing d east avenue. it is all in an effort to reduce any potential fuel for wildfires. at the same time the lmu complex burning in sonoma, napa and -- is 58% contained. their winnings and parts of sonoma county. the north and east areas, a big party for fire crews are not. >>> video out of southern california shows a pair of super scooper is landing at van nuys airport in lo

but containment of these fires is growing day by day now according to calfire the scu lightning complex fire in parts of the east bay and south bay are now 35% contained. the czu august lightning complex fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties are now 26% contained. the lnu lightning complex fires in the north bay are now 35% contained. we'll start this morning by taking a closer look at the czu lightning complex fire burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties. the map on your screen shows the areas that have burned thus far kron four's will tran has been live for us all morning long at the cal fire base camp a scotts valley. he has the latest now on the firefight well. >>a lot of people in strazza valley, good news to them they're probably watching us this morning from the comforts of their own home as they were allowed to return late last night so they're the first community to do so the hope is to have areas like felton and the highway 90 corridor to have those areas open sooner than later those of the new places that they we're targeting today, they're throwing 2000 firefighter

according to calfire they have dozens of homes that have already been destroyed it started in the lake berryessa area and it's moving in this particular direction of course because we are in vacaville, hundreds of homes are threatened. the biggest challenge according to calfire that one of the commanders i spoke at this particular location. he says it will be resources. there's so many fires all over the bay area that he said he could not speak of what out of state resources will be coming but they are asking local departments from the bay area. we need your help come to this location. but they're spread thin with the all the other fires that have been happening that we've been covering this part of our team coverage. so that's going to be the challenge moving forward you can see the hillside right there in. these cows they may move fast to get that now they are back at the base of the hill right next to the smoke and that flames the power lines pg any pg and e is here as well. they're working with the fire department to see what they can possibly do it looks like most of the lines hav

lnu compex fire is now 20% contained according to the california fire agency, calfire. it was started by lightning strikes from dry thunderstorms. fire concentration, the challenge we are facing in the is disproportionately affecting northern california because of close to 12,000 lightning strikes we have experienced over 72 hour pe -- a 72 hour period. >> the big basin redwood state park in santa cruz was established in 1902. structures and a museum lie in ruins. within 1700 firefighters and support crews are trying to contain the blazes, any of which are burning in rugged, and accessible terrain. reinforcement crews have arrived from arizona, montana, vada, texas and utah. -- nevada, texas and utah. president trump made federal funds available for recovery efforts. residents of the fire zone have vennto contend with humid density. there have been looting -- there has been looting of homes. >> it takes a special person to wake up in the morning and say i am going to go victimize and traumatize people who have already been through everything this commute he has been thr

>>so according to calfire the scu lightning complex fire in parts of the east and south bay, or 35% contained the czu august lightning complex fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties are now 26% contained and then the l in you lightning complex fires in the north bay or 35% contained. >>we're going to start this morning by focus seen at the of on the czu lightning complex fire that's burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties. the gray area on on the map on your screen shows the areas that have burned thus far in kron four's will tran reporting for us live at the cal fire base camp that's a scotts valley, he has the latest on this firefight well. >>mardy us talk about what's being burned so far the acreage has gone up slightly though as far as the acre numbers and they're happy about that because it's not exploding so they just wrapped up a news conference the acres. now sunday, 82,540 acres that's about a 1000 more than yesterday, it's not exploding exponentially so there are starting to turn the corner a little bit on this fire, although they still have a lot of ways to go. robin talke

>>as you look at video from calfire of the seas eu august lightning complex fire. we have the latest details coming up. >>and we'll take a live look kind of foggy view this from the embarcadero of the bay dave will have the forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >>5.24 this friday morning and welcome back and state energy regulators are responding to the investigation into california's energy shortage and rolling blackouts during this record breaking heat wave. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains who's taking the blame and how they say this can be avoided in the future. >>california energy regulators are taking the blame for the state's energy shortage in a six-page letter to governor gavin newsome leaders of the state's public utilities commission energy commission and grid operator vowed to improve their systems after a record heat wave threatened power disruptions for nearly a week leaders explained california is relying too heavily on out of state power imports to meet the high demand for electricity on summer afternoons and nights when the we

want to urge all residents of the area that they are evacuated from a very good will powers with calfire thank you so much for joining us this morning offering us the lily everyone in the house is online and i can't get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. try 1 gig internet with at&t fiber. you get more bandwidth and hbo max included. so, everyone stays entertained. so i can just watch the show instead of reading the book? you know, if you turn on your subtitles... that's almost reading. get 1 gig internet with at&t fiber for $49.99a month for a year. no annualcontract. and now get hbo max included. limited availability in select areas. call 1.877.only.att >>still ahead on the kron 00:04am morning news, the latest with breaking news out of the north bay and all corners of the bay area's we have wildfires burning throughout the region here are live pictures right now the solano county will be back with more and the potential >>3 a slow news stations. >>dozens of fires are raging around the bay area this morning and people are

calfire posted these images saying crews working on the czu fire are tired but every time they stop they children's letters, flowers, and thank yous on their engine. they appreciate the outpouring. this morning people cheered and held signs for first responders as crews left to go to work. >> that is so sweet. and the words "vaca stgs" arebl gratitude do a lot to boost morale. there you see that vaca-strong. great appreciation for your fire fighters, working so hard. i am dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. for all of us here, thank you fo >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. hurricane laura gaining strength, about to slam into the u.s., potentially as a major category 3 hurricane. the deadly hurricane taking aim at texas and louisiana. expected to make landfall tomorrow as that cat 3. winds up to 115 miles per hour. states of emergency already in place tonight. massive evacuations under way for more than 500,000 people. meteorologist rob marciano in the storm zone with the newest timing and track tonight. >>> new images of the police shooting of jacob blake. what it shows beforeh

>>so according to calfire the scu lightning complex fire in parts of the east and south ba

. >> calfire is expected to bring additional resources from other areas of the state. >>> crews had their hands full across the bay area with lightning strikes causing dozens of fires. video out of livermore shows will dozers being used to stop a 50 acre inferno that look like a firebomb. the thunderstorm that up the foothills beneath mount diablo. one woman told kpix she was close enough to hear and feel the lightning bolt . >> reporter: >> we were watching sex all around and you are watching, did it go to the ground, will start a fire or is it just an airstrike. that one was a grand strike so you wait to see if there is smoke and there was in two places. >> this morning crews are also busy cleaning up the mess from yesterday's dramatic thunderstorm and lightning show. this is the scene from san francisco to san jose, downed power lines and trees and one resident tells us he heard the lightning bolt that hit his neighbors home in san jose and set a unit on fire. several miles away a redwood city resident reported that after 5:00 a.m., lightning suddenly struck his neighbors redwood tree.

calfire had engines in every neighborhood as ariel support dropped retardant and water and land crews faced a dreaded combination of hot, windy weather and a rugged, remote battleground as the fire moved into the forest. >> the accommodation of the weather, the typography, the terrain, where they are at. if there is access, some of it is steep terrain where you cannot get the dozer crew and or a hand crew in. >> reporter:.below you can see crews snapping out hot spots and digging a fire line. during the day you can see this valley and all the hills around it burned throughout the last few days. the good news is, in all this there are now no reported injuries. lori perez, cbs news. >>> help from the bay area is arriving on the fire lines. two strike teams made crewfrom cont costan >> the fire has burned through 400 acres in lake and colusa county. video shows a plane dropping retardant entrces in the area as flames whip up in the hills and evacuations are underway along the go to road. a dozen structures are being threatened right now. this time lapse video capture the moments that the

calfire said sunday the weather has helped out a lot. dense brush is slowing down the fire fight but crews managed to quickly stamp out new spot fires that ignited. in santa cruz county, the complex is 37% contained. damage inspection, 95% complete with crews finding more than 800 homes damaged. now a major priority is getting rid of hazards that would make a dangerous returning home i ti the pa sono ty, 58% contained. crews have downgraded evacuation orders to warnings in parts of sonoma county. the north and east areas of the complex, a bit priority for buyer group pryor creek is now. >>> supporters of president trump putting demonstration and clashing with counter protesters on the golden gate bridge. >> you are looking down the street. >> 250 pro trump protesters walked onto the golden gate bridge yesterday. the rally organizers called the action rescue america. they denounce the actions that have led to dualism and violence around the country. >> legitimate concerns they have is getting lost in the violence. if they have legitimate

>>those are starting to dry and so we've been listening live to calfire give an update on the czu lightning complex fires. it is now grown to 24% containment but there are 746 structures that have been destroyed with most of those 735 of them in santa cruz county will keep following this press conference and have updates for you throughout the hour here on kron 4 because we have team coverage tonight of the cleanup following the bay area wildfires. so we'll start out in the north bay with the lnu lightning complex fires that have burned over 360,000 acres under 33% contained. kron four's dan kerman is live for us now the cal fire base camp in santa rosa. >>with the latest good evening. dan. >>good evening justine as you mentioned, yes, 33% contained the walbridge fire which is here where i am on the west side of the fire. his only 19% contain still burning plus there is a lot of damage and a lot of debris up in those hills we took a drive down west side road today in healdsburg and even once that fire is out it's going to take some time before residents can come back to you know all that de

more fires because we really just can't afford another fire now say all right daniel berlant with calfire thank you so much for your time. >>and your updated and know we appreciate it. well as the wildfires continue to burn we want to turn things over to meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez mabrisa give us the latest on the kind of conditions. firefighters are facing tonight. >>yeah, that's right catherine of are going to notice once again a repeat pattern of last night with a deepening marine layer starting along the coast breading inland during the overnight hours with plenty of sunshine by our wednesday afternoon. but the one thing that we are going to notice that certainly going to be beneficial for firefighters during the overnight hours will be the moisture content relative humidity up to 80 to 90% for most of our inland areas near 100% along the coast and east bay shoreline certainly going to help them with pop of flare-ups but future humidity will show by wednesday afternoon a little bit drier tomorrow than it was today with relative humidity 30 to 40% for most of our inland areas spec

on the efforts to contain these flames as daniel ber land, he's the assistant deputy director with calfire a daniel thank you for joining us tonight. how are the crews fairing in their fight against the multiple complex fires burning here in the bay area. >>well obviously it's been a busy couple of days for this fire siege began on saturday. so we are going now. several into just nonstop fighting fire. in just the past 4 days we've had over 11,000 lightning sparking a more than 540 new fires 2 dozen of those becoming major fire so as you can as you've been reporting, it is just fire from one part of the to the next. but we have a lot of firefighting resources committee fires and we continue to bring in even more to make sure we have plenty of resources to push back the plane. ok daniel what's the plan of attack of for the weekend. well fortunately this weekend we are expecting slightly cooler temperatures than we saw last weekend i still going to be triple digits in many areas. so mother nature is still going to work against that however we are expecting any lightning which is that which i

they're now 19% contained calfire says cooler weather and extra resources coming from outside the bay area have helped crews now gain some ground on those fires. let's take a closer look at the czu august lightning complex fires again, the ones burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties cal fire says the overall acreage burned is now nearly 80,000 acres. one person has died in these fires, at least 7 people are considered missing over 440 structures have been destroyed the majority of them in santa cruz county kron four's taylor force act reports. >>here in scotts valley a much different scene than what we're seeing in the mountains towards the coast. well over there about 11 miles west you'll start to see that smoke and those flames earlier today i traveled through felton and then landed in bonny doon this is why salt along the way dark plumes of smoke coming from the mountains as they head towards that direction. i eventually hit built an empire road where flames are still active. there's many hot spots in both sides of the road but thankfully i did see plenty of firefighters near

according to calfire, the lightning siege has burned more than one and a quarter acres since august 15there are more than 15,000 firefighters battling the blazes. in san mateo counties, the fire has burned nearly 79,000 acres. it's just 17% contained. one death has been reported. evacuation warnings are in effect for parts of san mateo and santa cruz counties and a new warning has been issued for parts of santa clara county. reporter

according to calfire would roughly 9500 more structures threatened to first responders have been injured battling the blazes but the good news is firefighters say they have received at 1000 personnel which they were had about 600 at first, but they say it is still. >>limited resources for a fire this big during our preparations need some advancements are getting some winds put in suppressing fire protection life safety be the number one priority of structures throughout the incident. >>we're really looking at the weather change increase humidities but we will still have wind factor, we'll have the marine layer that will push and just a little bit more than they have in the previous few days. >>overnight firefighters saw the fire make significant runs prompting more evacuations west of 17. in santa cruz county. in scott valley, gayle, ong back to you. >>well what what fire in the north bay is threatening more than 1600 structures in moraine county check out this video the fire grew to 2000 acres. and point reyes national seashore it's still 0% contained this morning. there are evacuation

declaration warning was on the other side of mission believer which is just one block away from here sunday calfire issuing evacuation warnings for folks in parts of fremont near mission peak. >>as flames from the scu lightning complex fire inch closer across the peak, threatening a number of homes. the city now urging people to be prepared to leave at a moment's notice. vargas who is it located in the evacuation zone but lives just a block away says she's not taking any chances. she says she's ready to pack up her husband and older neighbor to escape danger. she worries that the wind could fan the flames over the peak and right on to homes below with the lightning storm that could potentially come through. that's when i started getting very very nervous. and city officials say the fremont fire crews are getting multiple daily update from cal fire on the situation. officials say they're not exactly sure when that warning could become an order as she plays the waiting game. marcus says she's hoping the gray ashy skies from the blaze will soon go away then everything that has didn't bother me is the

calfire says crews made great progress.oday about 50040 acres and is now 40% contained. >>> in southern california the apple fire continues to burn across two counties. the wildfires have burned more than 26,000 acres in san bernardino. the fire is now just 7% contained. crews are attacking the from the air and the ground. the flames have now reached communities in cherry valley and banning and into the san bernardino national forest. investigators still recognize to figure out what started that fire. >>> hurricane isaias made landfall in north carolina tonight at a category 1 storm. fox news rick leaventhol tells us the storm is expected to keep turning and a lot of rain. >> reporter: isaias is bringing dangerous weather to the coastal areas. >> i've already issued declarations to south carolina and north carolina. they're doing great and on the job and already on the ground in all areas. >> reporter: there are coastal communities of high winds, drenching rain and two to three inches of storm surge. officials closing beach

calfire said there were 1600 lightning strikes and almost 8ally wildfires both yesterday and today. two of the most aggressive are burning in napa county. the henacy fire east of saint aleana. new tonight, we're here are the evacuation orders that were placed overnight. >> the gamble fire is rural. but the henacy is threatening about two hundred homes. it's at 2400 acres and zero containment. >> reporter: that sight and sound two familiar in california. wildfire devouring drubrush and trees. this morning they watched the henacy fire grow and by evening agree today leave. >> we have been asked to evacuate. we're just getting our possessions that are essential and we're ready to go in a few minutes. >> reporter: they're hoping the fire doesn't top a ridge just a half mile away. sometime is rising straight up. no significant wind whipping. the plus, high humidity is about the only breaks that fire crews are getting. emergency experts warn that lightning strikes and outages can disable emergency pumps. and it's all happening under the umbrella of a pandemic which fire crews are thinned

sobre esto hablamos con el capitÁn fernando herrera de calfire en el condado de riverside.ros estatal, federal y local, asÍ como dijo usted, el gobernador hizo una orden ejecutiva de emergencia donde nos permite utilizar equipo de bomberos fuera del estado, asÍ como de nevada y arizona. tenemos mÁs de 10,000 bomberos que estÁn peleando los incendios que se encuentran al norte de california, ya sea por las temperaturas tan altas como los relÁmpagos que han ocurrido hacia el norte y sur de california. >> sin duda es una situaciÓn crÍtica la que se estÁ viviendo. cuÁles son las áreas mÁs afectadas en este momento quÉ recomendaciones dan para los que viven cerca estos lugares de riesgo? >> las Áreas más afectadas estÁn al norte de california, todo lo que se considera al norte, bÁsicamente, la lÍnea del estado de california y oregÓn hacia el norte, cerca de sacramento. hay varios incendios fuertes en esas Áreas, donde hemos movilizado mucho equipo. lo que le recomendamos al pÚblico es que por favor preparese, mantÉngase alerta. si es orden de evacuaciÓn, salga inmediatamente. ha

napa in sonoma unty's taylor bisacky is on the scene of the >>according to calfire that finomacres stillned at destroy outbuildings destroyed as well. the gamble fire know iacres oded overnight d so a number of evacuations there for in napa coun. you avneed somewhere to go. evacuation center alk commu center. 2in napa so oncall those continuingrow the largest one as we sy fire now i 10,000rele fire 10,000 acres to as firenapa county try to get a handle on those fires. >>across the nation. many students will be back online for at least part of the fall semester, the pandemic is forcing some schools to shut their doors sometimes just days after they opened the university of north carolina at chapel hill is now pausing in person classes for undergraduates that's after multiple clusters of covid-19 cases of mers and more than 1600 miles away over 150 students at a colorado college on quarantine due to possible exposure. one college cheerleader now opening up about her long fight with covid-19 is says she's concernpenot taking this seriou >>us a lot of nightmares you know replaying all these