at last check calfire says it has burned 103 acres but is being slowed by rugged terrain. we have not heard if buildings have been destroyed or damaged. new development with a deadly fire from last year, calfire says the male fire was started by mill operations for the lumber company. the fire started last september and nearly destroyed 150 buildings, while scorching 4000 acres. two people were injured. the fire because the mill to close in september. dan: the man accused of causing a deadly home explosion in san francisco is facing new charges tonight. 53-year-old aaron price will be charged with murder with the february explosion. he was previously charged with voluntary manslaughter, reckless burning, manufacturing drugs and child endangerment. the explosion killed his wife and severely injured her caregiver. the bay area resident once described as the most dangerous man in america has died. the panic on papers whistleblower and antiwar activists daniel ellsberg died peacefully from pancreatic cancer. he was 92. he was a defense analyst when h leaked the pentagon papers

at last check calfire says it has burned 103 acres but is being slowed by rugged terrain. we have not heard if buildings have been destroyed or damaged. new development with a deadly fire from last year, calfire says the male fire was started by mill operations for the lumber company. the fire started last september and nearly destroyed 150 buildings, while scorching 4000 acres. two people were injured. the fire because the mill to close in september. dan: the man accused of causing a deadly home explosion in san francisco is facing new charges tonight. 53-year-old aaron price will be charged with murder with the february explosion. he was previously charged with voluntary manslaughter, reckless burning, manufacturing drugs and child endangerment. the explosion killed his wife and severely injured her caregiver. the bay area resident once described as the most dangerous man in america has died. the panic on papers whistleblower and antiwar activists daniel ellsberg died peacefully from pancreatic cancer. he was 92. he was ase analyst when he leaked the pn papers in 1971 th

calfire says evacuations are ounder way. no word of injuries or damage. >>> san francisco will now be getting federal help in the fight against fentanyl. congresswoman nancy pelosi announced yesterday that the department of justice has added the city to its "operation overdrive" program. that means new federal law enforcement resources will be added to the fight against the city's fentanyl crisis. >> and i'm so proud of the biden administration for the leadership role they're playing and the attorney general for recognizing that violence and drug use in our community needs to come to an end. >> it's something the mayor and other city officials have been pushing for. new numbers show the city recently set a new record for fentanyl deaths. in may, 63 people died. that's the most deaths in any month since the medical examiner started tracking overdose death fls 2020. >>> later today, former speaker nancy pelosi is being honored for her work on serving people who struggle with aids. the national aids memorial grove is commemorat

calfire says they are busy putting out hotspots. the fire started friday night and has burned 103 acres. no buildings have been damaged or destroyed. the cause is under investigation. an event was met with protests where demonstrators pushed back against a drag story hour event they believe is inappropriate for children. cornell barnard tells us they were met with opposition. reporter: happening outside the petaluma library saturday where drag story hour with striking vera was happening -- drag king vera was happening inside. >> they are larger-than-life, they are fun. reporter: this group of demonstrators disagree. they believe drag performers should not be reading to kids. >> i am against explicit sexuality. i don't care if it is gay or straight, being put upon young, innocent children. >> i feel like we are losing moral ground in our country. this is not right to do this to children. >> ♪ i'm going to let it shine ♪ reporter: folks supporting the event were also here and quickly seemed to outnumber protesters. >> my feeling is if

calfire is alerting us fire danger levels will ramp up later this week because of the warmer and drier air heading our way. >> this week and parts of the bay area are going to see the hottest temperatures so far this year. >> sandhya patel is tracking the warm up. >> it is going to be a shock to the system. we have been so used to below average temperatures most of this month. that may show you what you can expect to all inland areas going under a heat advisory. it begins at 11:00 a.m. friday and it will run until 11:00 p.m. sunday. high temperatures low 90's tender 105 degrees bringing an increased risk of heat illnesses. let me show you the temperatures today. look what is happening by friday. numbers are going to spike. when you go from 78 in santa rosa, 15 degrees warmer. oakland, you will notice going up 14 degrees. conquered from 79 to 98. 24 warmer in livermore. as we go hour-by-hour, mild inland. as we head toward tomorrow morning, drizzle and fog to start the day. by the early afternoon, and high temperatures are soaring into the low 90's and that is not the hottest day. back

the north oakland regional sports center of highway 24, just north of the caldecott tunnel, is what calfire defines as a high or very high fire severity zone. to put the threat in perspective, among the way is the memorial park. >> it's actually in the middle of the entire firestorm stephanie: the city's deadliest wildfire started as a grass fire northeast of her 24, north of the caldecott tunnel. . it was extinguished, then reignited, and long for burning embers and overgrown vegetation to blow up, pushing flames across several freeways, including highway 24. >> i was here in the 1980's and 1990's when there were issues around fire not having access to the means to put them out. stephanie: the city confirmed the water supply is also cut to fire hydrants on the property. except you can barely even see this one covered in overgrown brush. the field coordinator says he is concerned this will impact other hydrants across the street. last year that i team requested the total number of hydrant inspections conducted along fully six roads that burned down in the firestorm. we found east bay mod on

calfire says the mill fire was started by mill operations from a lumber company.he fire started last september and it damaged or destroyed nearly 150 buildings while scorching close to 4000 acres. two people died and three others were injured. the chronicle reports the mill where the fire started closed in november because of the fire investigation. the man accused of causing a deadly home explosion in san francisco is facing new charges. prosecutors say aaron price be charged with murder for the february explosion in the outer sunset neighborhood. he was previously charged with involuntary manslaughter along with reckless burning, manufacturing drugs, and child endangerment. the explosion killed price's wife and injured her caregiver. 9 morning. shayla: good morning. looking live from the santa cruz skycam. still cloudy along the coast. the clouds will linger longer at the beaches. i will have your full forecast and what is in store for father's day later in the show. liz: homes for the un-housed. the new construction being built in the north bay. we will tell yo

calfire will suspend all burn permits on friday.ncy says the grass crops finally starting to dry out from the wet winter we had and with a hotter, drier conditions on the way the risk of a wildfire is increasing times already up for 2 counties in the north bay, napa and solano county suspension went into effect today. >> sonoma counties burn ban starts monday. that's a week from today. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is with us now. yes, starting to heat up you know, want to be intentionally starting fire. yes, just serious driving around the bay area. you can see things of ground up quite a bit on the local hills. so lot of grass out there just from all the water that we had this year coming down with all that rain. and of course, as we get ready for the holiday, the 4th of july. >> well, we want to watch out for some of those fire conditions out there. and we're going to see heat wave rolling into town. the hottest temperatures we've seen all season and they're going to be headed our way numbers out there right now. pretty coo

calfire wants property owners to keep it clear space around their homes, which includes removing dead and trying crash with that. we want to get you a check. your 4 zone forecast out there tonight as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge doesn't seem like we've been dealing with any fire as of late. but of course, if you have popped up over the past couple of always a concern out a breeze around riggins. joining us now a look at the forecast, a daniel mother nature certainly giving us a break with the cooler weather. and we're going to see another round of drizzle. >> to start out our sunday morning. so let's take a look at your pride parade forecast for sunday morning at 10, 30 mid 50's. so bundle up possible drizzle will be possible. not just along our bay area beaches but even into downtown san francisco where that parade will certainly be taking place, breezy winds out of the west at 10 to 20 miles per hour. bring us that cooler onshore flow. that is going to be the big weather story and taking a live look outside city hall very pretty in pink out there this evening for yo

at last check calfire says it has burned 103 acres but is being slowed by rugged terrain. we have not heard of any damage to structures or buildings. new development for the deadly fire in siskiyou county last year. the fire was started by mill operations from a lumber company. the fire started last september and damaged and destroyed nearly 150 buildings while scorching close to 4000 acres. two people died and three others were injured. the chronicle reports that the mill closed in november because of the fire investigation. the man accused of causing a deadly home explosion in san francisco is facing new charges this morning. prosecutors have said 53-year-old aaron price will be charged with murder for the february explosion in the outer sunset neighborhood. he was previously charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless burning, manufacturing drugs and child endangerment. the explosion killed his wife and severely injured her caregiver. the bay area resident once described as the most dangerous man in america has died. pentagon papers possible or whistleblower daniel

that's about an hour and a half north east calistoga calfire having to send a lot of resources out there, including 18 fire engines, 2 air tankers and 2 helicopters. crews, of course, still working tonight, too fully contained. >> while from wildfires to earthquakes. meteorologist rodriguez standing by in the weather centered for more on what's going on tonight. recent. yeah, very minor quake reported shortly before 9 o'clock this evening near ukiah. 4.4 magnitude quake. >> happened around 8.40 for this evening. i certainly didn't feel it here at the kron. 4 news studio. but as you can see, mainly those of you in the north bay could have certainly felt it. so please keep us updated. and in addition to that, let's take a look at the year. snow fire forecast because we are tracking cooler temperatures there. 71 degrees with humidity levels going up. >> thanks to the calm wind speeds and also cooler temperatures. but 71 degrees still cooling down from the 80's that we saw just about an hour ago. but fortunately, wind speeds holding steady in the single digits at 9 miles per hour. so let's t

calfire investigators blamed the start of the fire on a tree making contact with a pg&e power line.people were killed. also, in california, governor gavin newsom has announced that the state will provide up to $4500 in financial assistance to undocumented immigrants who were impacted by last winter's series of destructive storms. they are not eligible for federal disaster assistance. they have one year to apply or until funding runs out. still to come on the "newshour," a new anti-gay law in uganda that threatens the death penalty sparks international outcry. judy woodruff examines tested strategies to bridge america's partisan divide. and a brief but spectacular take on transforming the foster care system. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: a federal appeals court has ruled that the billionaire owners of purdue pharma, the sackler family, will be protected from civil lawsuits linked to the opioid crisis in exchange for a $6 billion settlement. purdue, which f

calfire is also urging people to clear a defensible space around their homes. they say they are seeing lots of weeds and vegetation from all that winter rain. fire inspectors will be out this week looking for violations. and new york city is now suing car makers hyundai and kia for causing a, quote, public nuisance. the city says, because hyundai and kia do not have proper safety features included, well, they are too easy to steal. it also says the car makers knew it was a problem but failed to install anti-theft devices between 2011 and 2022. the city oberkeley, along with a number of other cities, is calling for legal action against the car companies. the two car makers say they will also offer software upgrades to improve their cars. anti theft devices. global companies continue to downsize office space in major cities across the nation. this move comes after a new survey shows these companies won't need as much real estate in the future. a rise in remote work caused by the pandemic is the main reason for the move. real estate firm knight frank says half of

about half an hour northeast of calistoga calfire just updating the numbers today.e agencies including cal fire. napa county found fire and south lake county fire are on scene. and let's take a video now from overnight. you can see how big the flames got their cal fire says it used 18 fire engines, 2 air tankers and 2 choppers to attack the flames. no injuries or damages reported so far. a new report says may was the second deadliest month this year for overdoses in san francisco. the city's chief medical examiner's office reported 74 accidental overdose deaths last month listing fentanyl as the leading cause. half of the deaths were reported in the city's soma and russian hill neighborhoods. francisco has reported 346 total overdose deaths so far this year. one person is dead after a hit-and-run crash in oakland. it happened around 7 last night near foothill boulevard and dixville vicksburg avenue rather a police arrived on scene and found a pedestrian had been hit by a car. that person died at the hospital. police have not released a description of the suspect or

calfire says they have activated their full fire response that happened earlier this month.all wildland fires will require a minimum of five apparatus and crews to respond. we'll show you some video from just last night showing that level of response to a car fire where we saw the wind helping pass the flames to nearby grass. but firefighters eventually safely managed the incident in the north bay, starting today, burn permits are suspended in solano and napa county, sonoma will do the same starting next week. those areas are usually some of the first in the fire season to be under red flag warnings. we've not seen that happen just yet. but closer to the water, marin county's wildfire prevention authority is sending more than two dozen home inspectors making the rounds to neighborhoods to let you know what you can do to make sure your home is as safe as possible against the threat of a fast growing fire. some of those suggestions might include weed abatement, create defensible space and pulling any dead grass near your homes. we hit the ground. we have some of our returning