the carr fire burning in shasta county.an 48- thousand acres and injured 3 marin fire firefighters. tyler barnes, scott pederson.... and brian cardoza are part of a five engine strike team. kron4's maureen kelly talked to their department's chief who describes what happened. we're quite fortunate that the injury are relatively minorthe injured firefighters are part of a five engine strike team with a total of 17 firefighters from the marin county fire dept. they'd been battling the blaze focusing on structure protection and rescue since 1am thursday.....they were still going at 8pm that night....defending a structure when the three firefighers were overcome with a blast of heat.the fire made a pretty significant run, the quick action of the company officer there he was able to get his firefighters into the engine to take refuge unfortunately before that occurred three of them sustained vert burns from minor to moderate,all three were treated at a hospital up in redding two were treated and released....one fireigher who suff

here's a live look at the carr fire... which is heading toward heavily populated areas in west redding -- after jumping >>> now back to our top story. the wildfire in shasta county this is live look at the carr fire which is heading toward heavily populated areas in west redding after jumping the sacramento river. on your left-hand side you can see a photographer is in a vehicle just going through neighborhoods where you can get a look at some of the destruction there and also that heavy thick smoke in the area near a lot of the neighborhoods. on the right-hand side, you can see the damage this fire has done to, um, several homes and structures and in this neighborhood here, fires are still burning in some hot spots. now, new evacuation orders were issued overnight for all of shasta lake city and summit city. a bulldozer operator was killed on the front lines. three firefighters were also hurt. high winds are causing the fire to tear down everything in its path. >> and this morning, lawmakers are considering a tax hike to

has issued a state of emergency for the carr fire. take a look at a map of the carr fire...you can see just how close it is to the city of redding...as it tripled in size just hours ago. the city has a population of 92-thousand people, but we don't have an exact number of how many people have been forced to evacuate just yet. a scary situation for everyone who lives in the area even a local t-v station had to get off the air to evacuate to safety. <"we've been here live and right now we are being evacuated. that's why we are kind of closing out right now. we are going to leave the station because it is now unsafe to be here..>( sara ) just this morning - the fire jumped the sacramento river forcing the city of shasta lake to evacuate leaving thousands of families displaced. more than two thousand firefighters from all over the state are working hard to contain this fire that continues to grow in size. as the sun rises - crews will have a better idea as to how much burned over night - we'll be covering this live all morning bringing yo

dion lim is covering the carr fire. the family of medi bledsoe confirms she died in the carr fire along with 4-year-old great granddaughter emily and 5-year-old great grandson james. on thursday night melanie caused her to come back to the home because the fire was getting close. the family claims police wouldn't let him through the roadblock because of the flames. the death toll stands at five including two firefighters. about a dozen people have been reported missing. here is a realtime map showing where the carr fire is burning. the red line is the active perimeter. redding is in the bottom right-hand corner. today cal fire said this fire is unprecedented burning in every direction at the same time and firefighters don't know why about 81,000 acres have burned due to a vehicle fire. officials say the number is likely to go even higher. today president trump approved an emergency declaration and ordered federal assistance for the firefighting efforts. governor brown has ordered flag to be flown at half staff on behalf

the 'carr fire' is burning in shasta county-- near highway 299 and carr powerhouse road... and it picked steam last night as we were coming on the air...and it's showing no signs of slowing down. (grant) kron 4's hermela aregawi joins us now with the latest.. hermela, the numbers are changing quickly.. what are they right now? (hermela aregawi) the number of people evacuted is massive.. cal fire says.. nearly 40-thousand people in and around the city of redding. here is what we know tonight...(hermela) the fire has burned nearly 49-thousand acres.. it is only five percent contained tonight... 500 homes have been destroyed, 75 have been damaged and thousands more are threatened tonight... mandatory evacuations have been order for many areas near the fire... .... flames roaring through northern california... sending tens of thousands of residents running for their lives.images of the devastation.. eerily reminiscent of the fires in the north bay last october. residents in shasta county are on pins and needles waiting for what's to come.it's a, it's a definitely devastating. n

the carr fire is only three percent contained. (vicki) the carr fire and the "cranston fire" in riverside county have both destroyed homes and structures, threatened critical infrastructure, and forced residents to evacuate. now governor jerry brown is declaring a state of emergency for both of these counties. the cranston fire is currently burning more than 11 tousand acres and is only three percent contained. (grant) evacuation orders are still in place for the marsh fire -- burning in clayton.(vicki) but the fire is now 75- percent contained. kron 4's will tran joins us from clayton and tells us when firefighters expect to see full containment. will tran/clayton-calfire is still sitting at 75 percent containment. it was at 75 in the overnight hours as well but don't worry. calfire is making a lot of progress that full containment could happen by tonight or early tomorrow. they had to pull back some of their crews in the overnight hours because trees were falling..and given what's going on at the carr fire..calfire didn't want t

the carr fire has destroyed at least 500 structures. it is threatening thousands of homes. >> the fire has now killed five people, and tonight we've learned a great grandmother and two children were killed. >> nbc bay area's melissa colorado live in redding with more on the tragic news confirmed by the family. melissa? >> reporter: that's right. it was a tragic update that we received earlier today, and we're here along the road where multiple homes are leveled down, just like this one. you can make out the foundation of this home, as well as a blackened stovetop, but that's really about it. thankfully, this family was able to make it out alive, but a couple yards away down this road, family members tell us a 70-year-old woman and her two great grandkids were trapped inside her house and died. family members of melody bledsoe says she was taking care of her great grandkids, 5-year-old james roberts and his 4-year-old sister emily on thursday. they heard no evacuation order to get out. melody's husband ed went to get supplies and help a

wiped out overnight by the carr fire. things don't look much better as you head down the road toward redding. it's clear from driving around this neighborhood, and others west of redding, the damage from the carr fire is much greater than the official numbers. here in lake keswick estates, home after home is burned to the ground, from a fire that ripped through here in the overnight hours. driven by high fuels, low humidity and high winds. >> a lot of the challenges with this fire is weather. a lot of our humidity is low. we have very hot temperatures and getting a lot of evening and late afternoon winds. >> reporter: up the road just a few miles, an entire community has been lost. the small town of population of less than 500 people, completely demolished. just tsurvived. >> next ridge over. >> reporter: the carr fire is far from finished. this team of firefighters from the bay area is keeping a close eye on the homes that survived. as the flames slowly work their way up a hillside of dry pines. perhaps the calm before a

the 'carr fire' is burning in shasta county-- near highway 299 and carr powerhouse road... it picked steam last night as we were coming on the air...and it's showing no signs of slowing down. (grant) kron 4's hermela aregawi joins us now with the latest.. hermela, the numbers are changing quickly.. what are they right now? (hermela aregawi) the number of people evacuted is massive.. cal fire says.. nearly 40-thousand people in and around the city of redding. here is what we know tonight...(hermela) the fire has burned nearly 49-thousand acres.. it is only five percent contained tonight... 500 homes have been destroyed, 75 have been damaged and thousands more are threatened tonight... mandatory evacuations have been order for many areas near the fire...

this is where the carr fire is burning, near reading. just learned it's burned 44,000 acres, nearly double the last estimate. that's 75 square miles, nearly the size of fremont and oakland put together, and sadly, one person has died. >> the fire is only 6% contained, 15 structures gone, 500 threatened. social media flooded with photos and devastation, and flames. this is kyle, he posted this video to instagram. >> a reading television station suddenly became a part of the story last night when the carr fire forced the news team to evacuate. >> and right now we're being evacuated, that's why we are kind of closing out right now. we are going to leave the station because it is now unsafe to be here. >> that's what people watching krcr saw a little after 10:30 last night. the station is still providing updates online including reporters posting updates from the field on their facebook page. >>> new this morning, the chp right now looking into what sounds like a freak accident overnight near san jose around 4:00 this morning. officers respo

and the carr fire is far from finished. this team of firefighters from the bay area is keeping a close eye on the homes that survie lake kesswic estate. >> the inversion layer has raised, so the smoke, the the manzanitas especially. >>> the carr fire is hitting close to home for us here at abc 7 news. some of our staff members are redding natives, as well as our former executive producer carrie laury. >> all of these houses are just gone. >> reporter: you can see some of the homes have burned while others are still standing. carey's home is safe, but sadly her mother lost her home. >>> two firefighters have died fighting the carr fire and three marin county firefighters were hurt. they're now out of the hospital and this morning we are ledge more. >> reporter: these are the three firefighters who were burned combatting the explosive carr fire thursday night in shasta county. they took they images moment before having to take shell ner their fire engine. >> the main fire front was approaching, and they experienced a sudden h

they went missing while trying to escape the carr fire. ed bledsoe can't find his wife, melody, or their great- grandchildren emily and james jr. he says: the fire was still 8 miles away >>> ed bledsoe can't find his wife melaniegreat grandchildren. he says the fire was still 8 miles away to run a quick errand. when he got a call he got a chilling call from 8-year-old james. >> nolan said grandma you need to come the fire is coming toward the house now. >> reporter: the bledsoes are among nine people still missing in the evacuation area tonight. >>> switching gears, a new call to action tonight after the brutal murder of oakland teenager wilson on a b.a.r.t. platform. christian ahers on what investigators are looking for. >> reporter: clark was charged for second degree murder. a call for an even tougher charge. >> we're asking that the prosecutor consider hate crime charges. >> reporter: a coalition of faith leaders in an oakland city council member say the community is convinced that the murder of wilson was not random but an act of hate

so let's take you to the site of the carr fire. this is burning right by french gulch and nearby gusts pick up to 14 miles per hour. 88 degrees. so right there by the body of water is where the weather gauge is located and that's where it's definitely warm. humidity levels 20%. so that's very dry for early morning. usually we get a little more moisture and a little increase in cooler air but that didn't happen at all. forecast high today 110. today temperatures are going to be pretty similar to yesterday. very hot. i want to show you the terrain in this area. so french gulch right here you can see how steep it is all these valley locations get their own types of weather and wind during these fires. the ridgetops gusty conditions . inland no marine layer. there's no onshore breeze that's going to bring in any cool air for those locations especially where the carr fire is burning but mainly any inland spots where you are you're going to be hot. so your weather headlines today include warm air across higher elevations. another day in

hopefully i'll see you soon. >> david carr, man, you already know how i feel about you.al is to make sure you hit the streets. so keep your head up. i'll try not to -- i'll try not to skitz out while you're gone. and it's so real. >>> she mainly comes in dreams, and it's so real that it feels like her. and she'll just give me a hug. >> why'd it have to happen to our family? why'd it have to happen to michelle? why that day?

people so far have died fighting the carr fire. one was a redding fire department inspector, he had been with the department since 2004. his brother remembered him as one of the best men he's ever known. and a bulldozer operator also died, he worked for a private company under contract with calfire. >>> here is an example of just how erratic the winds are. check out this fire vortex posted to instragram. basically it is a fiery tornado, it was spotted as the carr fire moved closer to redding thursday night. they say that it is so powerful, it created its own weather system. >>> and now to people who are in the middle of rebuilding in santa rose. they too are also feeling uneasy. the smoky skies from the fires are bringing back terrifying memories for them. emergency alerts letting them know there are no fires nor evacuations in sonoma county are triggering fear. so far this year calfire says the fire has burned about 300,000 acres. for all of last year, calfire says their fires burned 505,000 acres. this fire season could soon over

(justine) the carr (justine) the carr fire in shasta county continues to cause problems for firefighters. six people are dead and several more remain missing. the fire has grown to nearly 95-thousand acres and is 17-percent contained tonight. over five thousand structures are threatened...874 buildings have been destroyed and 175 are damaged. investigators say the fire was caused by a vehicle's mechanical failure. (justine) this year's fire season came early... and heroic fire fighters... and people who chose not to evacute.. have been killed in the fires(jr stone)kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in the newsroom with more on the victims.. hermela? the carr fire has killed a total of six people including two young children and their great grandmother. tonight.. we hear from the great grandfather.. an emotional interview in which he asks himself if he could have done something different to save their lives. a family is mourning tonight after losing three people to the carr fire.. two of them young children.a 70 year old woman and her two great grand kids were stranded in their home when fl

the carr fire at times experienced all three combined. each branch, each portion of that fire has at least one of those elements. i'll walk over to the map in branch one, division yankee, the fire is on the southwest side of whiskeytown lake making a push towards the southwest. as we come up into branch 2, division mike is backing downhill but it's backing downhill very aggressively very actively. the other portions of division branch two are holding well but we still have certain areas that are active. coming into branch three, a lot of steep rugged terrain again making difficult access and the fire is moving to the north- northeast. coming down along branch three into branch four is the significant event that happened yesterday afternoon with that strong west wind channeling through drainages and pushing into the city of redding. the days leading up to that we have created zones and had plans in effect for advisory and mandatory evacuations. those began to go into effect days ago and we still have zones in place to continue those evacua

so far, the carr fire shows no signs of letting up. near iko, fire crews focus on protecting lives and property like this home on a hill where the residents evacuated in northwest redding. it appears all but a few homes were destroyed, leaving a few remnants of life here, before the fire. near ono, the scramble to save animals continues, in this case, a horse named good boy. how grateful are you for the help here? >> very grateful. i want to stick around and see what is going to come out of it. >> i had a house fire in '97 and lost everything. i have been wanting to pay back. this is the way i'm able to pay back. >> we are out here doing our business. orteun tucker told us he helped zef anima and one man. >> i went into the neighborhood and every house was on fire. got him pulled out. protected him with a hose until an engine could come by. they took over from there. got his american flag and gave that to his to her. >> reporter: here is the damage left from the high winds. no doubt those folks will return to their homes grateful they

but as the carr fire erupted...th strays fleeing the flames. that's when the animal rescue foundation stepped in to help. ( darya ) the pets the pets that arrived last week could be ready for adoption as soon as tomorrow... after they have been cleared. ( darya ) and we have the latest on all of the fires burning in california on our webiste. we have the latest on the containment efforts and the evacuations. it is all at com. ( james ) in the east bay... a group of family and friends say they were harrassed by a white woman who told them they don't belong. one family member captured this video on their cell phone. one of the victims... essex cook says he and his family and friends were walking down the street in berkeley when they started getting harassed by the woman i

it started on carr road. and it continues to wreak havoc. >> it is all just ashes and burnt metal. >> alastair sullivan says he was given only a few minutes to evacuate as his house was burning to the ground he was able to round up important papers but not much else. >> it is pretty tragic. you try to grab things that you think are important and things that you are not sure are important. >> you can see the power of this fire. the wheels, completely melted off this vehicle sitting in front of this burned-out home. here in the driveway, photos and mementos, memories of a better day. heavy and erratic winds pushed the fire from the rural outskirts to the city limits of running last evening forcing thousands to have to evacuate at a moments notice. evacuees got stuck in traffic. the highways were parking lots. >> everybody is panicking and going crazy and everybody is trying to leave. >> reporter: a new station had to abruptly end their fire coverage. >> it is now unsafe to be here. >> devastating, homes were ex

. >>> continuing coverage now of the carr fire burning in redding. here's some video of those incredibly powerful flames. it's the largest fire burning in california right now. a somber update tonight. a sixth person has died. overnight, the fire started pushing west into nearby trinity county. nbc bay area's melissa colorado joins us live from redding with more. hi,anoushah, people in t redding neighborhood havwait waiting for the go-ahead from authorities to be allowed back into is their neighborhoods. even though it's absolutely heartbreaking to see face to face what these homes look like, these folks still want to come out here to assess the damage and see if there's anything they can salvage. now, authorities made a tragic discovery in the northwestern redding region today. the body of another victim was discovered bringing the death toll of the carr fire to six. the shasta county sheriff says this person was given the evacuation order to leave, but according to his family members, he refused to follow it and stayed behind. authorities say half

carr fire moves in separate directions. there are multiple wildfires going on right now in northern california. resources are stretched thin, and with fires raging in mendocino county and napa county some of the crews that were here in shasta county are heading south. we followed a cal fire crew deep into the canyons of igo, a rural community 13 miles southwest of redding. fire crews took advantage of low winds to build a defensible space between flames and homes under threat. crews are working 24 hour shifts. they are hopeful they can make progress for the next several days. >> i don't know why it's doing what it's doing. it's burning differently. burning more aggressive than it has in years past. >> reporter: from the sky to the cal fire front line, there's no way to miss the speed at which the carr fire is roaring through shasta county. >> i know we say that every year, but it's unprecedented. >> reporter: we followed the cal fire crew deep into the canyons of igo a rural community about 20 miles away from redding. >> co

the massive "carr fire"... burn hasta county covers more . >>> time for an update on the top story, the massive carr fire now covers more than 75 square miles. >> an estimated 500 structures are destroyed and calfire expects that number to increase. about 5,000 buildings remain threatened and evacuation orders are in effect for about 38,000 people. two men have been killed while battling this fire. investigators say the fire was caused by a vehicle towing a trailer. it could be a long weekend for crews. the national weather service has issued a red flag warning for the redding area through monday morning. temperatures in the area expected to reach triple digits. we're talking 110 as high pressure continues to sit over southern california creating extreme heat for them. extreme heat from redding south to riverside. we here in the bay area a tad cooler thanks to the on shore flow. here's a i didn't care look at the highs -- look at the highs around the bay. >>>it is time now for us to call it a morning. thank you

it's going to be hot and smoky from the carr fire. that area is under an excessive heat warning and we have aat vise res for -- advisories for the areas in orange. this ridge is right here. look what's going on. it's staying there. it's going to continue to stay there. all it's going to do is kind of bobble a little to the east. sunset tonight 8:22. here's the seven-day forecast. temperatures are not going to get much relief next week until maybe the middle. that's your forecast. we'll be right back after the break. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies w. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. "first" through in-vitro- fertilization. and doctors say.... they're co . >>> it has been 40 years since the first birth of a human baby through in-vitro fertilization. reporter: and they have only

so far, the carr fire shows no signs of letting up. near iko, fire crews focus on protecting lives and property like this home on a hill, where the residents evacuated in northwest redding and appears all but a few homes are destroyed along swayze drive, leaving remnants of life here before the fire. the scramble to save animals continued. in this case, a horse named good boy.or he help? >> very grateful. i want to see what's going to come out of it. >> i had a house in '97 and lost everything. i have been wanting to pay back. this is the way i have been able to pay back. >> we are out here doing our business. >> reporter: this volunteer says he helped save dozens of animals and one man. >> i went into the neighborhood. every house was on fire. got him pulled out. protected him with a garden hose until an engine come come by. they took over there. got his american flag and gave it to his wife. i promised that to her. >> reporter: here is a look at some of the damage left behind. they will return to their homes grateful they didn't burn

they're headed north up to the carr fire.hey say they are willing to jump in with the attitude it could happen here and we would want the help. 22 firefighters from san francisco are headed south. they're going to the cranston fire in riverside county. >> not necessarily surprised that we're doing it. it's unfortunate that we're at a point where we have so many of these devastating wildfires that we do have to do it. >> reporter: a look at this picture, this is taken in southern california by the santa clara strike team. they are on the cranston fire where it is miserably hot. fire officials do not know when these teams will be home. they do want you to know that staffing here at home is at safe, normal levels. they only sent the firefighters that they could spare without sacrificing service here. reporting live in san mateo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> i should note that our colleague laura anthony will be traveling to the redding area to cover the fire that is exploding overnight and now into this morning.

but as the carr fire erupted... the shelter started to become overwhelmed with strays fleeing the flames. which is when the animal rescue foundation stepped in to help. ( robin ) the pets who arrived last week could be ready for adoption as soon as wednesday after they have been medically cleared. ( robin ) and this morning we are hearing hearing stories of fire victims escaping the flames with little more than the clothes on their back. but as kron 4's rob fladeboe tells us... a south bay woman is now doing what she can to help out. jamie bruck/organized fire relief effort "....the turnout is just amazing...."after reaching out to friends on facebook on saturday, jamie bruck q

that's the carr fire near redding. we do have some encouraging news. evacuation orders have been lifted for some communities. >> now this fire is nearly 100,000 acres in size, and just 20% contained. more than 700 homes are gone and six people have died. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joins us live from redding with the latest. hi, am. first, the fire itself. the leading edge of the carr fire now burning 15 to 20 miles to the west of where we are standing with that. the process of repopulating neighborhoods is beginning slowly. but for folks who live in heavily damaged subdivisions like this one, the wait will be a bit longer. it's not what these guys were sent here to do. they're construction workers bringing in heavy equipment for the carr fire. but when they saw a frightened horse running through a burn area, they tried to corral it. >> whoa, whoa. it wasn't to be, but it's another example of how this community is rallying to help one another. just as thousands of firefighters are doing their part to hold the line on a massive fire that's at l

carr fire in redding -- >>> right now at 11:00, flames too much for one firefighter battling the carr fire in redding. plus, dozens of structures destroyed, thousands more in immediate danger. the fire continues to burn at this hour after already excuse ming an area the size of oakland. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us for the midday new cast. i'm scott mcgrew in for marcus. >> i'm laura garcia. we brought you live breaking coverage of the fire all morning long on "today in the bay." we have learned a firefighter from the city of redding died in the fire fight. earlier this week, a dozer operator was killed new this morning, three marin county firefighters were injured. the fire burned more than 44,000 acres, that's 75 square miles. >> it's only 3% contained. we just called that out of control. 65 structures gone. nearly another 5,000 threatened by flames. so far, thousands of people evacuated from their homes. nbc's pete suratos is live in corte madera. >> reporter: you're seeing the containment number go down and why a number of firefighters from the bay area includi

the associated press now estimating that 125 houses were wiped out by the carr fire. >> driving through this smoky haze, the annihilation reveals itself home after home, wiped out. >> devastating, homes and cars were exploding. >> tom man ran into a neighborhood to save the home of his friend. >> i saw an rv trying to come out with the evacuees. you could tell that he was driving frantically. as he hit the intersection he actually hit a squad car and drug it about 200 feet. >> erratic winds pushed the fire from the rural outskirts of town into the city limits last evening, forcing thousands to evacuate at a moments notice. evacuees got stuck in traffic jams, the highways were frustrating parking lots. >> everybody is panicking and going crazy. everybody is just trying to leave. >> a redding new station had to abruptly end their news coverage. >> it is now unsafe to be here. >> today, they are back on the air, showing the ruin and charred remains that were once neighborhoods. >> my girlfriend was screaming in horror. >> anthony drove to a ridge as the fire was raging to make sure that hi

animal displaced by the carr fire.y and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. animal displaced by the carr fire. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. ((grant/live)) breaking news out of southern california... live images right now out of santa clarita where fire crews are working feverishly to keep this brush fire away from several apartment complexes. the fire was reported just about 30 minutes ago..you can see the intense smoke rising from the fire. at one point officials say the entire hillside was on fire and dangerously close to an apartment co

two new weapons for brian carr. all the talk among the 42 new faces on the roster all about jon gruden. here's what he had to say, the best of jon gruden day one training camp. >> i want the competition to bring out the best in these guys. i believe it will. i think you're going to see some really, um, exciting competitive drills as we put the pads on. there's a lot of new to be technology but it's not better technology. i mean, i got a new remote. i like my old remote better. it's a hard job. it's a big job. and, um, i know i got a lot to prove. but i got a great staff and guys that are keeping me updated. so you got to really encourage your coaches, your players, to be wired in mentally. you have to do a great job above the neck being into it. it's just awesome to be here. it's a great responsibility. i know i have a lot to prove and i'm eager to do the best i can to do it. >> reporter: it was a little surreal on the sidelines. i was here 20 years ago and he was also here. but some of the new faces linebacker dere

mendocino, 99 degrees and the carr fire 105. let's talk about the local forecast and a significant change that is coming over the next couple days, coming up. >>> near yosemite a second firefighter has been killed while battling the massive ferguson fire. a tree fell on brian hughes as he was setting backfires. this comes two weeks after an operator was killed. fire has burned more than 56,000 acres and is only 30% contained. you can find more on all of these fires, we updated constantly on kpix.com. >>> a 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook the bay area this afternoon stroking -- striking around 3:30 pm. begot tweets and calls from people who felt the shaking. >>> politicians in the bay area and beyond are remembering ron dellums, a former congressman and mayor of oakland who died today of cancer. he was known for his relentless focus on social justice. it was thanks to his leadership that america finally took steps to help the cause of nelson mandela. jackie ward gives us a look back. >> reporter: he started his political career as

the night before walter carr's first day on the job with a moving company, his car broke down. out of options, 20 miles from work, he decided to walk. his journey started at midnight to ensure an 8:00 a.m. arrival. halfway through, carr was stopped by police, who gave him a ride, breakfast, and a lift to work. the ceo of the moving company found out about all this, walking 20 miles to work, and gave carr a new set of wheels. >> there's decisions in your life that are sometimes big that you make pretty quickly because they're the right thing to do, and this was one of them. >> i swear, it means a lot to me. there are people to thank. i'm just saying, to look at this story and be like, if walter can do it, i know i can do it. >> the family walter carr helped move started a gofundme campaign to raise money for carr, which now tops $30,000. >>> all right, the american league wins one of the wilder all-star games in recent memory, this one a slugfest from start to finish. ten home runs overall. the a.l. led in the bottom of the ninth, when cincinnati's scooter gennett tied the game

the carr fire is far from finished. this team from the bay area is keeping a close on eye on the homes that survived in lake keswick estates. >> you can see the inversion layer has lifted, the smoke hose elevated, and it's allowed some premeeting to get oxygen back into it. that's why you're seeing the fire flare up a bit. >>> the carr fire is hitting close to home for us here at abc 7 news, some of our staff members are redding native as well as former executive producer carrie loring. >> you can see some of the homes have burned while others are still standing. carey's home is safe, but sadly her mother lost her home in the fire. >>> two firefighters have died fighting the carr fire and three marin firefighters were hurt. they're now out of the hospital. abc 7's news report carl salcedo is in marin city. >> scott peterson, tier borne and brian cardoza, these are the three who were burned combatting the explosive carr fire thursday night in shasta county. they took these images moments before having to take shelter. >>

(grant)three of those carr fire victims... two young children and their great grand mother. their great grand father had left to knock on doors...trying to help other people... but he got anm urgent call from his house...and started rushing to rescue them t was too late. he says the neighborhood got no evacuation warning. the story he tells is gut wrenching. ... begging me to come get them out of the fire (grant) his wife, melody bledsoe, as well as five- year-old emily, and four-year- old james were found dead...great grandma had wrapped the kids in wet blankets as the fire tore through the house. ed bledsoe says he wishes he died with them in that house. (ken)happening right now: an east bay pet shelter is stepping up to help pets displaced by the carr fire in redding. the local organization has already taken in almost 40 dogs and cats. kron4's ella sogomonian is live at the tony la russa's animal rescue foundation where about 100 more pets just arrived tonight. the first pets got here on friday and tonight there were many more that arrived from that long trip so they're r

the chp officers rescue as baby deer from the carr fire.ers say the off and on was all by its lonesome but it was too close for the flames for ook e offeave it alone until its and on. the off and on is safe. reunited with mom some other time but the off and on is safe. >> hoping for relief for the folks out there and the animals, everyone. >> we are typical this time of the year. 60s and 70s in san francisco. ukiah still 80 degrees. valleys staying hot for the gingham of the week. >> that does it for us. thanks for watching. "saturday night live" coming up next. >> have a great night. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello. hi. i'm aidy bryant, and this is my mom, georgeanne. [ cheers and applause ] now, you know, normally we open

we are also learning more about the 3 other people killed in the carr fire.edsoe and her two great-grandchildren were reported missing thursday after bledsoe's home went up in flames. officials confirm they made the grim discovery of three bodies saturday afternoon. the family has posted a go-fund-me page. ( marty ) the cranston fire near palm springs in southern california has burned over 13-thousand acres and 29- percent contained. two firefighters have been injured in this fire. authorities think was intentionally set.. and have arrested one man in connection to that fire. calfire officers arrested 32- year-old, brandon mcglover. they say he set several fires in riverside county... one of them grew into the cranston fire. ( marty ) our coverage of the fires burning throughout the state continues online at kron-4-dot-com. we have all the manadtory evacuations. the latest breaking news from cal fire and maps of the fire areas. you'll also find more video and pictures... it's all on kron-4- dot-com. ( marty ) there's outrage among gun control advocates after

the largest is the carr near redding.wo fires burning in mendocino county with flames inching into lake county and the ferguson fire near yosemite national park continues to burn 18 days after it started. the carr fire in shasta county is the deadliest fire burning in california. six people have died including a 70-year old woman and her two great grandchildren. two firefighters have died fighting the dpier. officials haven't released information about the 6th victim but the fire is also the biggest in the state wurning 149 square miles and destroyed more than 650 homes and it is just 17% contained. the two fires burning in mendocino and lake counties have burned more than 30,000 acres and they are each 5% contained. crews hope to have them contained by next monday. right now thousands of homes are industrial threatened and mandatory evacuation orders in place near the town of lake port and several other smaller communities. >>> president trump revealed today he recently met with the publisher of the new york times to dis

carr>"i'm fully where khalil is at and where our team is at.iously we want him back, but again i try not to step into that. he was over at the house and we didn't talk about it one time. we played pool basketball and i dunked on him." dunked on him."dunked on him." (weather) coming up i'll have the seven day forecast. lawrence karnow: cooled a little around the bay still remained hot inland. highs were in the 90s inland and 60s and fog at the as active on with only a and . the big story is still the hot and the fires. weather will central valley cool. on the you can see pressure ridge california. it slowly over days to allow from the on shore. tomorrow will 90s inland with around the bay 60s at the be very similar few more clouds will monday. the will continue middle of next warming up eve i. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receiv