catherine burns, bbc news.e thanked the public for their support after police in staffordshire found a body yesterday. the family have also asked for their privacy to be respected. the midwife went missing just over a week ago. three men are in custody. one of them is being held on suspicion of murder. police in london have launched a murder investigation after a man in his 20s was stabbed to death in kingston—upon—thames last night. the man who was found in cambridge gardens was pronounced dead at the scene. officers are in the process of informing the man's family. no arrests have been made. several thousand homes are without water in nottinghamshire after a major pipe burst. it happened in the village of epperstone but is affecting large parts of the eastern side of the county. severn trent water says it's one of its biggest mains, meaning people may have no supply or low pressure. tankers are bringing in extra water and bottled water is being delivered. all 20 people on board a vintage aircraft which crashe

catherine burns, bbc news.have begun a murder investigation. police searching for 28—year—old samantha eastwood found a body near stoke yesterday. a 32—year—old man, who was detained last sunday, has been re—arrested on suspicion of murder, while two other men are being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. the body is yet to be formally identified. police in london have launched a murder investigation after a man in his twenties was stabbed to death in kingston—upon—thames last night. the man was found in cambridge gardens and was pronounced dead at the scene. officers are in the process of informing the man's family. no arrests have been made. the headlines on bbc news... venezuela's president says he has survived an assasination attempt involving explosive drones. several soldiers were injured. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has released a video on social media trying to allay concerns about amico —— anti—semitism within the party. plans to make everyone in england a potential organ donor — unless they dec

catherine burns, bbc news.ge plane which crashed yesterday in eastern switzerland were killed. the junker 52, built in the mid 20th century, came down high in the alps. the reason for the crash is still unclear. swiss police say the plane appeared to nose dive, and then hit the ground at high speed. the bodies of the victims, 17 from switzerland and three from austria, are still being recovered. a second major earthquake in a week has struck the indonesian island of lombok. the latest earthquake, with a magnitude of seven, prompted the authorities to issue a tsunami warning. at least 16 people were killed in last week's earthquake which also left more than 500 hikers stranded on a mountain in lombok. detectives investigating the disappearance of a midwife in staffordshire have re—arrested a 32—year—old man on suspicion of murder. police searching for 28—year—old samantha eastwood found a woman's body near stoke yesterday. her family have thanked the public for their support and asked for privacy. two other men

our health correspondent catherine burns reports.but this committee says e—cigarettes are substantially different to conventional ones. they don't produce carbon monoxide or tar. and so the best estimate is that they are 95% less harmful. david holder used to smoke up to 30 a day but hasn't had a cigarette for two and a half years now. he says e—cigarettes helped him to quit. vaping has made a massive, massive difference. my sense of taste, sense of smell, i'm a chef so it's imperative for my job. when i thought i was seasoning food perfectly i was way off. and now i can taste things i never tasted before. i can play with my children, i'm not out of breath. it's just made a remarkable difference. almost 3 million people in the uk use e—cigarettes, and every year tens of thousands of them manage to successfully stop smoking. the committee of mps calls smoking a national health crisis and says e—cigarettes are a golden opportunity to save lives. my message to the nhs is, take this issue far more seriously. we cannot tolerate the contin

catherine burns, bbc news.tion by the international trade secretary, liam fox, that a no deal brexit is now the most likely outcome of negotiations. dr fox told the sunday times he believed the odds that britain would leave the eu without a transition arrangement next march were now at 60—40. number 10 has insisted it remains confident it can get a good deal. police in london have launched a murder investigation after a man in his 20s was stabbed to death in kingston upon thames last night. the man was found in cambridge gardens and was pronounced dead at the scene. officers are in the process of informing the man's family. no arrests have been made. a world war 2 vintage plane has crashed in the swiss alps, killing all 20 people on board. the aircraft had been returning from locarno in the south of the country and is thought to have been carrying tourists. swiss police say it came down on a remote mountainside, as sarah campbell reports. there were no survivors. the wreckage of the vintage aircraft now scatter

catherine burns, bbc news. still to come: the netherlands hit ireland for six in the hockey world cup — all that and the rest of the day's sport. do we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all young men? the invasion began 2am this morning. mr bush like most other people was caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigour, vitality and enjoyment of life, no other king or queenin enjoyment of life, no other king or queen in british history has lived so queen in british history has lived so long and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement, the question now is whether the american board will lead to a split in the anglican community. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: the venezuelan government says six people have been arrested for involvement in an apparent

catherine burns, bbc news. by the international trade secretary, liam fox, that a no—deal brexit is now the most likely outcome of negotiations. dr fox told the sunday times he believed the odds that britain would leave the eu without a transition arrangement next march were now at 60—40. number 10 has insisted it remains confident it can get a good deal. the family of the missing midwife samantha eastwood have thanked the public for their support after police in staffordshire found a body. the family have also asked for their privacy to be respected. the midwife went missing just over a week ago. three men are in custody, one on suspicion of murder. police in london have launched a murder investigation after a man in his 20s was stabbed to death in kingston—upon—thames last night. the man was found in cambridge gardens and was pronounced dead at the scene. officers are in the process of informing the man's family. no arrests have been made as yet. all 20 people on board a vintage aircraft which crashed in the

catherine burns, bbc news.intage plane which crashed yesterday in eastern switzerland were killed. thejunker52, built in 1939, came down high in the alps on the side of the pits segnas mountain. the reason for the crash is still unclear. swiss police say the plane, en route from locarno to zurich, appeared to nose dive, and then hit the ground at high speed. the bodies of the victims, 17 from switzerland and three from austria, are still being recovered. tributes have been pouring in for the veteran entertainer, barry chuckle, one half of the chuckle brothers, who has died at the age of 73. alongside his brother paul, he had been a fixture on children's television since the 1980s. in a statement, the entertainers' manager said he had passed away peacefully at home following a period of ill health. david sillito has more. tell you what, move it towards me a little bit. to you. to me. to me, to you. for more than 30 years, barry elliott was barry chuckle. it was a comic career dominated by a never—ending struggle

catherine burns reports.tobacco to release smoke, e—cigarettes heat flavoured nicotine directly to make it in her level paper. experts said e—cigarettes 95% less harmful than smoking, but others worry we do not know enough about the long—term effects. today, a committee of mps is calling smoking a health crisis, and calling e—cigarettes a golden opportunity to save lives. almost 3 million people in the uk use e—cigarettes, and each year, thousands successfully quit smoking. reports say that e—cigarettes should be medically licence, and that company should be allowed to advertise them as a less harmful option. my message to the nhs is to ta ke option. my message to the nhs is to take this issue far more seriously. we cannot tolerate the continued death toll of 79,000 people in england alone every single gear from smoking. vaping is one route to help give up. we should doing more to uncover it. —— every single year. vaping is relatively new. it has beenin vaping is relatively new. it has been in the uk forjust

catherine burns, bbc news.ak to professor martin mckee from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. but first joining me now from our studio in edinburgh is doug mutter, board member of the uk vaping industry association and he works at vaporized, the uk s largest vaping retailer. your thoughts on this report from the parliamentary committee, talking about the fact that we should be a bit more relaxed around this industry. i think the reports very welcome for the industry. it's been a long time with all the research coming through, and for the committee to look at it properly. evidence was given by the british heart foundation, cancer research uk, the royal college of physicians, to namejust uk, the royal college of physicians, to name just a few that are really painting the picture that smoking, vaping is 95% at least a safer alternative than smoking cigarettes. we are hearing a lot about the number of people who commented appears, are able to give up smoking traditional cigarettes by going through

catherine burns reports.arettes burn tobacco to release smoke, e—cigarettes heat flavoured nicotine directly to make an inhalable vapour. experts say e—cigarettes are at least 95% less harmful than smoking, but others worry we still do not know enough about the long—term effects. today, a committee of mps is calling smoking a national health crisis, and say e—cigarettes are a golden opportunity to save lives. almost three million people in the uk use e—cigarettes, and, each year, thousands of them successfully quit smoking. i gave it a try and my chest stopped wheezing. it works for me and eventually i got myself off it. i wanted to start smoking again so instead of smoking i started vaping. i was on a good couple of cigarettes a day, ten to 15, this was six years ago when i first started. electric cigarettes came out then, i thought i would give it a try, from there an age cut me down on cigarettes and eventually off. the report says that e—cigarettes should be medically licence, and to ease regulations so t

catherine burns, bbc news.has been analysing the findings of the report: the key thing from this report is to ta ke the key thing from this report is to take on the evidence that has already been put out there, that this does help smokers give up. there are 470,000 people according to the report who are moving from smoking tobacco onto vaping, and thousands of them giving up smoking. that is seen as a huge public health benefit. the report is saying the nhs should embrace e—cigarette and make them available. there are mental health trusts who do allow patients to use e—cigarettes on the premises in some areas, but a third of them don't. there are smoking cessation clinics run by local authorities which suggest vaping, whereas in other areas, they don't. so that is confusing and the report as saying there has to be clearer guidance. this is definitely a public health benefit. but are they safe 7 public health benefit. but are they safe? nobody can say that for sure. there needs to be more long term research. we

catherine burns, bbc news.ching for a missing midwife in staffordshire have launched a murder investigation. detectives investigating the disappearance of 28—year—old samantha eastwood found a body near stoke yesterday. 0ur correspondent simon ward is in stoke. what's the latest update? well, although there has been no formal identification of the body, this is what people feared most. 0fficers searching for samantha eastwood made the discovery further down this lane in this rural part of staffordshire. she went to work at the royal ‘s —— the raw stoke hospital. it was later that evening when colleagues of the hospital raised the alarm when she didn't turn upfor raised the alarm when she didn't turn up for her makeshift and police had been investigating her disappearance ever since. 0n the day she went missing, samantha's neighbours reported hearing screams and on friday, her sister made an appeal and she said samantha was warm and generous with a great sense of humour. police have arrested a 32—year—old man an

catherine burns reports. she was always bubbly there, weren't she?an‘s parents say she was always fun but liked to plan ahead, so she was in her 20s when she signed up to the nhs organ donor register. her family thought nothing of it. she's gorgeous there, ain't she? yeah. but when hayley was 32, she had a brain haemorrhage. doctors pronounced her brain dead and asked her parents about donation. i didn't have no hesitation. we walked hayley to theatre, said goodbye and ijust kissed and said, "go save some lives, hayley." public support for organ donation is higher. it's thought about 80% support the idea, but only 37% have signed up to become donors. in reality, only a tiny number of deaths are suitable but the government thinks changing the system could generate hundreds of extra transplants a year. last year, just over 1,500 people donated organs after their death, and that is a record high, but still, there are just over 6,000 patients on waiting lists for transplants so, under the new system, all adults would automatically be considered as donors

catherine burns reports.obacco to release smoke, e—cigarettes heat flavoured nicotine directly to make an inhalable vapour. experts say e—cigarettes are at least 95% less harmful than smoking, but others worry we do not know enough about the long—term effects. today, a committee of mps is calling smoking a national health crisis, and calling e—cigarettes a golden opportunity to save lives. almost 3 million people in the uk use e—cigarettes, and, every year, thousands of them successfully quit smoking. the report says that e—cigarettes should be medically licence, and they call for regulations to ease up, and they call for regulations to ease up, so and they call for regulations to ease up, so companies and they call for regulations to ease up, so companies can and they call for regulations to ease up, so companies can advertise e—cigarettes as the less harmful option. my message to the nhs is to take this issue far more seriously. we cannot tolerate the continued death toll of 79,000 people in england alone e

our health correspondent catherine burns reports. she was always bubbly, there, wasn't she? look. always fun but liked to plan ahead. so she was in her 20s when she signed up to the nhs organ donor register. her family thought nothing of it. she's gorgeous there, isn't she? but when hayley was 32, she had a brain haemorrhage. doctors pronounced her brain—dead and asked her parents about donation. i didn't have no hesitation. we walked hayley to theatre, said goodbye, and ijust kissed her, and ijust said, "go save some lives, hayley". public support for organ donation is high. it is thought about 80% support the idea but only 37% have signed up to become donors. in reality, only a tiny number of deaths are suitable, but the government thinks changing the system could generate hundreds of extra transplants a year. the system for organ donation was overhauled ten years ago with some considerable success. now, for the first time, more than 5000 people have had transplants in the uk over 12 months. last year, just over 1500 people donated organs after their death and that is a record h

catherine burns reports. she was always bubbly there, weren't she?ayley louisejordan‘s parents say she was always fun but liked to plan ahead, so she was in her 20s when she signed up to the nhs organ donor register. her family thought nothing of it. she's gorgeous there, ain't she? yeah. but when hayley was 32, she had a brain haemorrhage. doctors pronounced her brain dead and asked her parents about donation. i didn't have no hesitation. we walked hayley to theatre, said goodbye and ijust kissed and said, "go save some lives, hayley." public support for organ donation is higher. it's thought about 80% support the idea, but only 37% have signed up to become donors. in reality, only a tiny number of deaths are suitable but the government thinks changing the system could generate hundreds of extra transplants a year. last year, just over 1,500 people donated organs after their death, and that is a record high, but still, there are just over 6,000 patients on waiting lists for transplants so, under the new system, all adults would automatically be cons

for more detail i'm joined by our health correspondent catherine burns.edit these astons, you must take control of this page by pressing spacebar. this is 50 other people get a warning saying you're editing astons if you don't take control of this page, your astons could get overwritten please do not delete this message from the page when saving your astons> why is the uk doing so badly on this in relation to other countries? there isn't really an obvious answer to that. some people were thinking that maybe this is linked to posterity in some way. the government will say that you obviously can't draw a causation from that. it is quite interesting, though, if you look at the figures, for women they looked at the period going up to 2011, six years up to then and the life expectancy in that time went up for women by bopanna yeah. in the next six years, it went up yeah. in the next six years, it went up by yeah. in the next six years, it went up by less than two months. there was a up by less than two months. there wasa similar up by less than two months. the

(catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for grant lodes. the river and ranch fire are burning in lake and mendocino counties. (catherine) people in the community of potter valley are now being asked to immediately evacuate. also the cow mountain area of mendociono county is under a mandatory evacuation. east ukiah valley area has been given an evacuation warning. this comes as the containment numbers have dropped for the mendocino complex fire from 39 percent to 30 percent. (vicki) kron 4's teresa estacio is live for us on the firelines...(catherine) teresa, this is not good news in the fight against this fire. what's the latest? (tes) (tes) (vicki) (tes) (tes) (tes) latest? (tes) (tes) (vicki) and north of us the and north of us the deadly carr fire in shasta county is also causing evacuations and several road closures. cal fire says the fire is now burning one hundred and thirty one thousand acres. 15 thousand people have been evacuated and more than one thousand homes have been destroyed. the carr fire is now one of the most destructive fires in the states history. it is 39

(catherine) still ahead.. burning man fans say they're getting harassed by traffic stops.n being threatened ahead of the big festival at black rock desert. (ken) coyote fears in the north bay. why some neighbors say it's not just small dogs and cats that are at risk. while other burger places serve the same old stuff, i'm the only one that has the bowls to serve something different. i mean, just look at my teriyaki bowls. choose from steak or chicken, covered in teriyaki sauce, plus your choice of white or brown rice. what about these bowls jack? hey! you got some pretty nice bowls there. and so does dan! thanks jack! those are some nice bowls. everyone's gonna want to get their hands on jack's bowls. try my bowls! see that right there? you can't say that. what? i was just saying i got great bowls... ooooh. now i hear it. yea. try my teriyaki bowls. only at jack in the box. (ken) in marin county... wildlife experts say when it comes to coyotes... perception may not be reality. this as some neighbors fear the coyote population is growing... kron four's philippe djegal speak

fire says the fire has burned over 133 thousand acres.it is 39-percent contained 15 thousand people have been evacuated and more than a thousand homes have been destroyed. (catherine) yosemite valley remains closed through sunday.. as the ferguson fire keeps growing. the main problem - smoke from the fire...which is causing unhealthy air conditions. the ferguson fire has burned more than 77-thousand acres and it's 41 percent contained. (catherine) the smoke from all the wildfires has mades its way into the bay area. you've probably seen hazy skies out there...especially in the east bay.an air quality advisory is in effect through the weekend. kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in walnut creek...ella, how is it looking tonight? live you can see the haze across they skyline here is a light brown...and it looks to extend further east as well as north of us from the iron horse trail here in walnut creek but people are still jogging and cycling across... the bay area air quality management district however warns that the fires to the north of us are sending down smoke that may be unhealthy so they've issued an air quality advisory starting today and into the weekend for

burning away from populated areas. with a thousand homes destroyed and six lives lost, the carr fire is one of the most destructive in california history.(catherinein the town of redding, where the focus has now turned to the challenges of recovery. the local high school has been turned into a one=stop resource for fire victims. local, state, and federal officials are offering counseling, employment, housing, and health assistance. residents are being allowed back into devastated neighborhoods.a week ago this was a normal neighborhood. now it's utter devastation.it was terrifying, and it roared over the mountain in a matter of minutes, it was so fast. it was just ten minutes it came barreling through.after the fire came the predators.17 burglaries 6 thefts and several stolen vehicles out of these very neighborhoodsthe hot spots are now along the western edge of the fire.the town of french gulch has survived along with its historic buildings dating back to 1849;a hundred miles to the south the mendocino fires have forced thousands of people from their homes along clear lake.in the the town of upper lake ... the streets are empty except for pat lyn

fire says the fire has burned over 133 thousand acres.it is 39-percent contained 15 thousand people have been evacuated and more than a thousand homes have been destroyed. (catherine) yosemite valley remains closed through sunday.. as the ferguson fire keeps growing. the main problem - smoke from the fire...which is causing unhealthy air conditions. the ferguson fire has burned more than 77-thousand acres and it's 41 percent contained. (ken) you can track the weather conditions in your neighborhood.. on our mobile app...and online at kron-4 dot com. you will also find full forecasts and current conditions and breaking news push alerts. you can download our app right now. (ken)coming up: shocking video of a man smoking up on a bart train. more on the latest drug related incidents on the transit system. (catherine) also.....the detailsbehind the east bay crash that left two people injured.. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ 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. canad

(catherine) the carr fire has killed eight people and burned more than 200- thousand acres since it startedas sparked by a car with a flat tire when metal from a wheel scraped against the road. some victims now want the people in that car to know that they understand it was an accident. julia avery has the story.. shasta county showing tremendous compassion and support since the carr fire ripped through redding.natsot "the carr fire has just exploded again.""everything is moving so quickly.""this trailer behind me may possibly be the origin of this fire." but people are going further than just helping those who lost their homes. they are now reaching out to tell the owners of the trailer with the flat tire, which is believed to have caused the carr fire, that they forgive them.rachel pilli/resident"i was thinking if i can send a card, maybe my friends would also send a card."so she posted the request on social media, and just two days later. natsot/rachel"68, 67, 69...90, 91"and they keep coming in. hope seth/facebook group administrator"we had firefighters who had been out there fighting t

(catherine) no fewer than 17 wildfires burning in our state right now. tonight firefighters are gaining more control over the three biggest ... the carr fire near redding ... the giant ranch and river fires near clear lake ... and the ferguson fire near yosemite down south -- the holy fire is spreading through cleveland national forest, only five percent contained, remote holy jim canyon in the santa ana mountains was home to a hardy band of off=the=grid individualists.no longer. "we're in the cabin only five minutes, but in that five minutes the flames had already come up over the hill." tilson shumate's cabin burned along with a dozen others,this man's was the only survivor. 51=year old forrest clark is due in court tomorrow to face charges of felony arson, and threat to terrorize.the local fire chief says clark emailed him last week, saying "this place will burn."days the fire over the ridgeline to threaten homes in riverside county"it has not burned fire in many, many years so would be devastating."black smoke swirled i

(pam) in fact, about twenty wildfires are burning out of control in the state tonight. catherine heenan shows us ... the magnitude of the mendocino complex blaze. the ranch fire exploded into thousands of new acres overnight.... leaping over natural and manmade barriers to cover more than 350 square miles.natair drops have kept the flames away from the homes along clear lake."i saw the firefighters, they dropped retardant, they stopped the flames from going down the hill, i saw the water blasting, they've been doing a good job."like many residents she is refusing to heed the mandatory evacuation orders "it's not in my blood to duck tail and run, i'll stay and fight it until the end."> there's a lot of us that are saying our prayers that this just escapes us. we're in a vortex though. this is coming down the road.a hundred miles to the north, the carr fire near redding claimed a seventh life over the weekend .... a pg&e lineman working to restore power.ken pimlott, director, calfire: "this has been a challenging and deadly fire season. just in the month of july"on sunday, presiden

fire says the fire has burned over 145-thousand acres.it is 41-percent contained 15-thousand people have been evacuated and more than a thousand homes have been destroyed. (catherine) yosemite valley remains closed through sunday.. as the ferguson fire keeps growing. the main problem - smoke from the fire...which is causing unhealthy air conditions. the ferguson fire has burned more than 81-thousand acres and it's 35-percent contained. (michelle) the search is on for a man who stabbed two people on a bart train last night. it happened at the macarthur station -- on the same day as the funeral for nia wilson -- who was stabbed and killed at that station just two weeks ago. (michelle) kron4's ella sogomonian was at the rockridge bart station where a press conference was held today to address the latest assault. sot: ella sogomonian, @ellasogomonian// "bart officials are promising that riders will see more officers both on the platforms and in the trains in order to try and stop these crimes from happening."two men riding in a richmond bound bart train were stabbed shortly before 8 o clock friday night as they approached the macarthur station. bart police identified

imagine a burn zone stretching from san francisco almost all the way to livermore.as catherine heenan reports ... the weeklong battle is frustrating residents as well as firefighters. "the ranch is still the animal we are trying to tame."air tankers have dropped well over a million gallons of fire retardant.cal fire's jeremy rahn says all their efforts have failed to halt the ranch fire from spreading through the mendocino national forest. "the biggest challenge is where the fire's edge is. we're in very remote, rugged terrain."the army of firefighters now includes crews from new zealand and australia."we're happy to be here and very willing to help."this video was shot by alameda county firefighters as they fought to save a cabin along the fire's northern perimeter.in the past week, the ranch and river fires have consumed 75 homes and are threatening another 11=thousand.hundreds of people have been forced from their homes."i'm 83 years old ad i'm frustrated."shirley murray has been sleeping in the gym at middletown high school. i've been here

in different parts of kampala burning tires and piling rocks and other barricades in the middle of the roads he said the protests were limited and had been contained catherine soy has this update from nairobi. still quite tense in kampala the capital city as heavy military and police deployment in areas that are seen as hotspots it's also the presence of security forces in this hospital where poppy line is his family saying they're not going to allow government doctors to handle him to inject him to take any samples from him they say they don't trust government doctors when the very doctors who supervise the torture are being asked to a pine on his medical condition there is absolutely no way we or anyone competent would agree that there is no independent body here these are doctors connected to you and in special forces we're not going to let them near him we know that they injected him with god knows what when he was being tortured for burn marks are showing up on his body we want to get him out we want to get him to an independent clinical assessment another member of parliament france's i was also blocked by police from traveling to india where he was g

away as washington, d=c.as catherine ca. natwhile california firefighters have struggled to contain more than a dozen wilddfires ... british columbia has nearly 6=hundred burning right now.the province has declared a two week state of emergency and officials admit ..."...there does not appear to be any relief in sight."from space you can see the smoke cloud moving across the plains..on our side of the border, the smoke brought red sunsets to minneapolis and haze to michigan and even to atlanta.far out in the atlantic, the smoke wrapped itself around tropical storm ernestothe smoke can irritate lungs and aggravate asthma and other medical conditions.it also qua satellite is able to map the carbon monoxide from the fires... this time lapse shows its spread in the first week of this month.most of the gas is high up in the atmosphere, no direct threat to human health, but scientists say it does serve to accelerate global warming. warming. turning now to chief meteorologist lawrence karnow lawrence karnow: low clouds cleared earlier today allowing the temperatures to warm especially inland. highs jumped again in the valleys with some temperatures getting near 90 th

(catherine) the national weather service released this prediction for the spreading smoke from the fire ...you can see it spreading from the 18 fires that are burning right now. vicki and grant? (vicki) now to the ferguson fire burning in mariposa county tonight. it has forced yosemite national park to shut down indefinitely. so far the fire has burned more than 91- thousand acres and is just 38-percent contained. the wildfire broke out 25-days ago-- and crews are continuing to make progess...and the wawona community is back open for residents only.(grant) let's go live to oakhurst in madera county tonight.. christina tetreault has the latest on the firefighting efforts. christina? we have seen a few dozen people heading back up into the wawona communityafter mandatory evacuations were imposee.fire crews are still working around the clock to not only battle the blaze but they're using preventative measures to make sure areas not yet hit by the fire dont burn... ánatsit's a simple message...but one bringing tears."oh god they work so hard 1:20diane ferguson has lived in her fish camp home for 30 years...it nearly burnt down during last years' railro

catherine... next at nine, the mendocino complex fire explodes in size.... some residents are being allowed to go home.... but they are uneasy as the flames continue to burningund them. we're in lake county with a live report....next... (vicki) plus...new tonight at nine... an unidentified man found dead. what police believe he was doing just days before he was found... and why they need your help to figure out who he is...(grant) plus... the wildfires are causing major air qaulity concerns here in the bay area... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow has your forecast next... ((vicki))keep it here...kron 4 news at nine starts right after the break. (grant) the massive wildfires burning in mendocino and lake counties explode in size... forcing new evacuations tonight-- and this comes as many evacuees are allowed to return home to see if their homes are still standing....(grant) thanks for joining us i'm grant lodes...(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis... the mendocino complex fire-- is comprised of the ranch and river fires and it continues to be on the move tonight. (grant) the river fire is burning to the west of clear lake... and the ranch fire is devouring lan

catherine) three people have been killed as a result of the carr fire.. the ferguson fire in yosemite meantime, is closer to coming under control. it's now 87% contained after burningacres. (ken) tesla stocks are down. this is after a bizzarre interview with musk saying the stress of the job is too much for him. we speak with tim higgins from the wall street journal about his take on the interview. "i look at my little girl... and i dont' know how anybody could do that. theres no reason."(catherine) friends of a family in colorado talk about what happened in the days before and after a pregnant mother and her girls were killed. (ken) officer honored. today friends, family, and fellow officers came together to say good bye to a chp officer killed last week. at at&t, we believe in access. 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 receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installatio

catherine) firefighters are making more progress against the smaller river fire. containment there is up to 78 percent.vicki? (vicki) now to the latest on the wildfire burning in shasta and trinity counties. the car fire has burned more than 167- thousand acres. but firefighters are getting the upper hand-- and it is 47- percent contained tonight. seven people -- including two firefighters-- have been killed. and more than one- thousand homes have been destroyed. (vicki) and crews are making progress on the ferguson fire in mariposa county. so far it has burned more than 94-thousand acres and it is now 43-percent contained. evacuations are still in place for several areas. and yosemite national park is closed indefinitely. (grant) happening now... the smoke from the fires is continuing to pollute bay area skies and it's expected to get worse before it gets better. a spare the air day as been declared for tomorrow. kron4's maureen kelly shows us what the conditions were like in the far east bay today. dirty grey brown skies could be seen obscuring the east bay hills.....and the air above the tri valley area was hazy. the bay area air distrct says it's the re