now it's just one big flattened, charred mess. one law enforcement official described it to us earlier as one big ghostship. they don't and hope not to find anywhere near that number of victims in here. right now they are talking about two but they leave open the possibility of more. erc thomas, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> newer homes in the rural areas of sonoma and napa counties were constructed under some of the toughest fire buildings codes in the nation. they weren't enough to protect structures against the intensity of these flames. >> matt's dream home completely wiped out. he and his neighbors barely escaped the sering flames that engulfed the ridge line. it all went up in a matter of minutes. he was stunned by what he saw when he returned to the home he spent three years building. >> there's not a thing left. it's just ash. i just don't understand. we did everything we're supposed to do in terms of the rig stuff. we built stone. we did stucco. we did fire retardant doors. everything they told us to do and in this case i

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but there is fine if a char is in barcelona for us she sent us this report from the protests.

charred cars and charred chimp niece on lots that were once home and this morning the fire fight continuese massive wildfires in california's wine country are burning out of control. stretching firefighters to their limit. >> we have folks on the fire line starting their third shift right now that have not been relieved. >> reporter: throughout sonoma county entire neighborhoods have been devastated. >> and this fire was fast. >> firstly i think it will be one of the worst disasters in california history. >> reporter: at least 2,000 residences and businesses have been destroyed like this winery and this hotel. >> we were awoken to a red glow coming out of the north and -- and had just minutes to actually get out of -- get out of the house, wake our kids up. >> reporter: crews battling fires in santa rosa were forced to just let homes burn. >> we don't have a lot of water so the water supply is difficult. >> reporter: nearly 200 people are still unaccounted for as officials warn the death toll could rise. married for 75 years died when the fire tour through their home. >> and it hit so fast

is funny for char is in barcelona covering the story for us he joins us on the line hi funny or what is happening at the moment or with the strikes. at the moment you can definitely see this is right you have only to come but it's like you got a demand. thousands and thousands of people here in our guards alone are a lot of three little more schools are closed as well so close to cause a transportation is minute it's a minimum and you see a lot of people basically taking to the streets area motional very upset about what happened on sunday they say the firelands that happened on sunday the crackdown on the referendum is something old. for them too many of them resembles a dictatorship now too of course. into context even though as you see pictures of thousands and thousands of people protesting against the violence and calling for independence catalonia is helping police over the class of independence to force the turnout wasn't to think and most people it does not vote for independence or does not match the goal posts at all so it's a very mixed climate and a very emotional right no

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is funny for char who is standing by with the latest from barcelona funny now we understand that he says that he will apply the results of the referendum just walk us through what exactly that would mean. this speech was highly anticipated right here in front of the office of the president people have gathered here before the speech and they already chanting independence and expecting actually that the president is going to say that he's going to declare independence on monday he did not directly say that he sat as you just said before that he's going to push some of the results of the referendum which pretty much means of course the same now he started a very moderate tone saying he's open for dialogue he's also open to a show and leaving out to whom actually he wants to talk to but he did say that he offered dialogue before that is to the central government but those offers we are not answered now you continue the speech to condemn violence which is of course the confrontation here with the spanish phillipa who did not condemn violence in his yesterday's speech he said that the speech

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cars charred charred. homes no longer exist. many deaths that have been caused happened in sonoma county. there's a fire that's responsible for most of them known as the cubs fire. the sixth deadliest fire in california history. >> dangerous wins and dry conditions fuel deadly fires forcing thousands to evacuate and others to prepare to run. >> were packed up and ready to go. >> we have food, canned goods, dog food not clothing. >> firefighters are start trying to stop 22 different fires. the worst in the counties. his scorched 42000 acres by thursday morning only 3% was contained. some firefighters are having to balance being a hero to save lives and property of being a victim. >> it's one thing to be in helping side. when you're on the receiving side it's a lot of emotions. i'm used to helping people not having people want to help me. >> cruiser battling fires from the ground and sky. >> will help them folks on the ground. >> with fires burning across the state, air quality is a major concern. the bay area is expected to get w

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>> a very charred body. could not very well identify it being a person. >> the cause of death seemed obvious. but just to be sure, julie's remains were sent on to the medical examiner for an autopsy. what he discovered was as deeply troubling as it was unexpected. >> he had recovered a projectile in the remains. >> a bullet? >> yes. >> suddenly what was thought to have been death by smoke inhalation was now a homicide. closer examination revealed three bullet holes in all in julie's torso. the deputy coroner immediately called the sheriff's office. >> i said, we need to get some people back to that house because this is going to be a homicide. >> what did you think? wow? >> absolutely. >> lady in a nice neighborhood, good house. >> right. >> now she's got three bullet wounds. >> that's right. on a who-did-it crime. >> back on 307 tudor boulevard, fire equipment pulled out as sheriff's cruisers pulled in. would the charred wreckage of the home once filled with joy and laughter, now hold clues pointing to a ki

over 100,000 acres have been charred! >> here's an overview of the 8 fires raging in the north bay. cal fire says there are 22 total burning in northern california right now. >> we have live team coverage from the wildfire zones also a look at the changing weather conditions for firefighters. jackie ward reports from santa rosa with the search for missing people. >> reporter: you mentioned that 110 people have been found so far. the 670 missing persons report, that number of people found is expected to go up today. the teams have to get back out and looking for them again. right now, we're on bennett valley in santa rosa. and usually you can use this road to go south and meet back up with highway 12. but the roads have been blocked off as these ranches and farms and vineyards catch fire. that smoke is the line of fire getting closer to this area. when we were here at 7 a.m. that line was way up the hill. since then it's coming down the hill and burned it completely. some gates were left open for cows to escape from this ranch and petaluma fire was clearing vegetation around trees ne

to see some char in there and there's a lot of thyme. it brings the two together. they are really different flavors. >> mix it in together. >> i'm using the nutty red quinoa and looks nice. >> yes, it does. >> we can plate this. a great way to enjoy different fall flavors together. we are going to rip the parsley. you already got some. can i help you? lay it on the side. some pepper and a little more salt. >> you got sea salt in that. >> of course, you season it as you go so the juices in the apple come out and get running but it's a cool combination of flavor, the leek that caramelizes into sweet with the apple. >> quinoa, apples, parsley, pretty good. >> oh, wow. >> yeah. and very healthy. that goes bout saying without saying. >> the leeks caramelized. that makes a difference. thank you, bella. >> tow companies say hauling rvs on san jose streets costs them time and money. they want the city to cut them a break but that could cost san jose big time. that story and more coming up later at 5:00. >> have a safe and happy halloween. drive

. >> the painful journey home has begun for some fire victims who are returning to find charred debris and ash. showing flames that roared in kenwood yesterday. and while the threat there is done today. >> reporter: the fire fighting one of many battles raging today. here's another. the counter intuitive battle to return home to the scene of a nightmare, to sift through the remains and waiting a week to do it. >> been here every day trying to get through. >> reporter: lois dickerson just wanted to get down route 12. >> vacations have been lifted but utilities still aren't up. >> reporter: debris in the roadway had a lot to do with it. lots left to clear, too dangerous. but some people did get through. >> we're trying to do as much for others as we can. >> reporter: that's melissa and her husband filling buckets of water for neighborhood pets and animals that survived the interno. and if you're wondering, yes, their home looks just like this. who's helping you? >> my husband. >> reporter: and who's helping your husband? >> me. >> reporter: and who's helping the two of you? >> god. >> re

we pass the charred ruins of a half dozen abandoned vehicles on the way. even as they hunted for that drone and it's pilot,sheriffs announced the arrest of a man suspected of looting an evacuated home.sot sgt. chris clark/santa cruz sheriffs dept. (rob live) the sheriff's department says it will be stepping up patrols in the evacuated areastonight. that drone disappeared about an hour after it was fist spotted this morning butdeputies are still searching for the pilot. live in bolder creek rob fladeboe kron 4 news (catherine) the n-f-l is not changing its national anthem policy. (grant) how commissioner roger goodell is responding to players kneeling during the anthem. (catherine) then... another freeway shooting in the east bay. details on who police are looking for tonight. (grant) and after the break... we continue our coverage of the recovery from the north bay firestorm. vicki liviakis is live with the mayor of calistoga as that city looks to get back to a normal way of life. back to our big story tonight... recovery in wine country as the firefight c

winds are picking up fanning the flames that charred 200,000 acres. >> air quality awful. it plummeted you can see there the thick smoke, blanketing the area. those are communities where people lived, where they had their houses. th 7,000 people lost power in napa county alone. abc's elizabeth herr is in santa rosa. >> reporter: from above the devastation is mind-boggling. block after block of charred ruins of what were once family homes, in santa rosa, this is all that is left of a catholic high school. as firefighters do everything they can to prevent even more neighborhoods from turning into this. >> 30 years, my business, not letting a fire take it. going to clear everything out as much as we can. >> reporter: the threat from the 20-plus fires still burning, testing fire fighters, hacking at the brush then back burning in sonoma. >> the backfire will take away the fuel bed creating a larger buffer along this roadway. >> on the front lines, firefighters dealing with thick smoke and tough terrain. and here in santa rosa where we are this is devastation just about everywh

it's just charred earth. behind that, if you can see in the far distance, you can see some embers and small flames and smoke in the distance, that's the hilto thrks which is still burning at this hour, it's not a huge fire just a bit of remains but the fire is going on. there is no active fire fight, they are just letting it burn out. we are seeing fire crews going back and fourth around the area here, lights and sirens still going on. is still a very active scene, we have video of the hilton burning last night. you can see it, i was here, across the way from where the fire was burning, i saw that happening, it was tremendous, i was on the other side of the freeway where the k mart is and where the gun store was on fire, to see both sides of 101 with you huge plumes of smoke and fire balls coming off the side, it was something to see, back here live, i can tell you that it still smells very much like smoke, i am happy to say i was able to beg a mask off one of the other media crews here, the air is a bit bett

little charred, but okay, we'll clean it up. >> reporter: some used tools, but others just put on gloves and dug right in. >> the top from our wedding cake. it means a lot because it was also the top my parents used. >> reporter: across the street a man found the antique guns his father gave him. he plans to repair them, and he also plans to rebuild his home. >> we're coming back and rebuilding because this is the best neighborhood and location. >> we're going to rebuild. >> yes, we plan oncoming back. >> reporter: but they know not everybody can. they say the renters will most likely move away. especially those with no renters insurance and lost everything. >> just a message to give people more hope and come back stronger and better. >> reporter: da lin, kpix 5. 25 p >> today marks 26 years since the start of the oakland hills fire storm. 25 people killed, hundreds more injured. the flames raced up the hillsides destroying more than 3,000 homes. 790 of those consumed within the first hour. the fire was contained the next day. >> the bear fire burning in the santa cruz mountains injured

you can see the charred truck on its side. the 25-year-old driver took off running onto the naval station and was never found. the people inside the suv he hit had only minor injuries. >>> after nearly two weeks most of the wine country fires are nearly surrounded. they have good lines around 94 percent of the tubbs fire. the atlas fire is at 90 percent containment, and the pocket fire at 85 percent. and it was another emotional day for fire victims in santa rosa. people who live in the saturn grove neighborhood got to return to their properties today to see what was left. fountain-grove neighborhood.. >> it's shocking, it's unbelievable what we've lost. the memories are still there, but the material representation is all gone. it 'feels like you go -- it just feels like you go on. >>> high school football is returning to napa county for the first time since the fires broke out, and tonight's game was more like a second homecoming. >> reporter: it's the sounds of a typical friday night under the lights. [ cheering ] >> reporte

. >> reporter: more than 220,000 acres charred. the devastation is unbelievable. it's a horror nobody can imagine. >> so many friends with homes burned down. >> reporter: police going door do door. >> sheriff's office, mandatory evacuation. >> reporter: the sea know ma valley, the wildfire is dangerous. helicopters and airplanes non-stop trying to put out the flames. but the wall of smoke just keeps getting closer and closer. more than 9,000 fire fighters are battlings the flames with bulldozers, tanker planes planed their own hands. they're starting to get ahead of a few of the fires. some are nearly 50% contained. in a rare bit of good news. >> izzy is here! izzy! come here, baby! >> oh, my god. >>> hey, baby! >> reporter: brothers returning back to their family home find charred remains and their family pet, izzy who survived. >> tears and happiness. >>> tonight, hearing about the extraordinary story of survival by a family held hostage by the taliban for five years. joshua boyle and caitlan coleman from pennsylvania along with

now just charred cars and chimneys on lots that were once firefight continues. the massive wildfires in california's wine country are burning out of control stretching firefighters to their limits. >> we have folks on the fire lines starting their third shift right now that have not been relieved. >> reporter: throughout sonoma county entire neighborhoods devastated. >> this fire was fast. >> personally i think it'll be one of the worst disasters in california history. >> reporter: at least 2,000 residences and businesses have been destroyed like this winery and hotel. >> we were awoken to a red glow coming out of the north and had just minutes to actually get out of the house, wake our kids up. >> reporter: crews battling f e fires in santa rosa were forced to let homes burn. >> we don't have a lot of water so the water supply is difficult. it's better to let it burn. >> reporter: nearly 200 people still unaccounted for as the death toll could rise. mike for 75 years died when the fire tore through their home. >> it hit so fast and they just didn't have a chanc

you can see in the foreground the charred earth and charred timbers.t is really that is all that is left standing. the stone walls that are standing. in the background you can see smoke lifting in the distance. occasionally you can see a flame shoot up. that is the hilton hotel that burned all night long. it is obviously still burning this morning. now that the sun is up, we are seeing smoke coming out of the remains of the fountaingrove here too. across the street, i can see what appears to be the partial remains of a mobile home park or an rv park. you can see the remains of what looks like rvs. there are some boats and charred cars and it is a huge parking lot full of it . i can also see kaiser permanente across and that hospital was evacuated today and remains closed today. overnight i could see it had power and i am assuming that as a backup generator keeping the lights on. but they would flicker for the last few hours. here now the air quality is not great. i have been wearing this mask on and off all day and you can hear it in my voice a little

you can see the front end just charred there. this is the number one bore.essing the fire was not easy. when crews first got there the tunnel was blocked with traffic so they had to walk in. once they saw the fire chp closed all lanes of eastbound traffic on highway 24 to get cars to turn around. no one was hurt, fortunately. the vent system was activated to remove the smoke. >>> it is 6:22. a newlywed couple from santa rosa lost all their belongings in the fire. how they made a narrow escape next. >>> plus new video from the front lines. how a local college is helping out first responders. >>> dealing with disaster where you live takes nonstop info. evacuations, school and road closures, neighborhood video closures, neighborhood video re because everyone likes easy. sure do. because everyone is on the go. because we all like to save energy, but sometimes we slip up. reaching up. shhh. because sometimes we want it cool at night then toasty in the mornings. introducing the easy to use, energy saving, adjustable from everywhere, easy on the wall and the eyes,

post-fire, when the flames it's charred landscape, we're not done yet, a lot more done. to be those things are expensive, they require people, that is why i budget ing back to the situation. that is why we need to solve the budget issue. know it is supplemental bill, but congress is working through $36 billion in the might reachweek, it final vote this week. toward ce of that goes the forest fire situation? guest: my understanding there be several hundred million dollars in there that will help the federal budgets when it comes to firefighting. the said before, so often agency has to take money from its other budget line items in for fire and typically the bills will replenish those things. hat they don't do, solve the long-term problem, treat fire as a disaster, create a disaster agencies can tap on and don't have to rob other budget lines. something called forest act of 2017, want to get your take on that, here are some points. this act would provide extra irefighting money to from fema instead of coming from forest service, expedite review process controlled burns and

the atlas fire in napa and sonoma has charred nearly 44,000 acres. that is 7% contained. >> the tubbs fire in santa rosa has scorched nearly 35,000 acres. in mendocino the redwood/potter fires consumed 34,000 acres, also at 10% contained. officials say at least 31 people have died in the fires. 17 of them in sonoma county. >> one of the big concerns is still the winds, roads in the north bay closed. we have drew tuma in. >> they have that 24-hour window. the winds will remain calm but overnight tonight into saturday morning they become active again. the winds are certainly going to be an issue as we head into saturday morning. a live look outside. you can already see the smoke and the haze. air quality a big issue today. very unhealthy in the north bay but unhealthy across the entire region and even into saturday we really don't get any relief from this poor air quality. winds right now are calm to light but watch what happens. future tracker wind gusts as we get you into late tonight and early saturday morning those winds, unfortunately, will increa

charred remains of cars. you see fireplace after fireplace, chimney after chimney. the only thing left standing here. i was talking with the sonoma county sheriff who described the hilton that was burned to the ground. the stories of the people staying there. they were packing up their things. they knew the fires were coming and they went room to room saying get out now. and one thing the sheriff told me. he described the grid lock. the families that were all leaving because they were jolted from bed. the thick smoke they could smell coming into their homes. these cars were lined up one after another. and some at the back of the line began to catch fire. and he described getting the families out. in some cases, his deputies surrounding families on a circle of dirt with the fire around them on all sides. an extraordinary effort trying to get these families out. >> sometimes when you go to these disasters, you are looking for the compelling stories. but this one, the devastation is everywhere. and everyone has a story to tell. it is heart breaking. >> reporter: it rea

the rows of charred lots where homes once stood. this evening here in california, the wildfires are still burning. the death toll rising. and there are hundreds missing. abc's senior national correspondent matt gutman on the fierce battle at this hour to save lives and homes here in california. >> reporter: tonight, firefighters stretched to the brink, hoping to get an upper hand on some of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in california history. >> we have folks on the fire lines starting their third shift right now that have not been relieved. >> reporter: the fires, out of control, now twice the size of washington, d.c., and still growing. at least 2,000 structures destroyed, including entire neighborhoods. shopping centers, restaurants and hotels. this was a hilton hotel complex. you can feel the intensity of the heat coming off of it. now firefighters are so stropped, they're not worried about the flames inside, but what their are concerned about is those embers flying out of it. fire crews in santa rosa forced to le

and correspondent funny char is following it all she joins us now from the cattle on top it all barcelona funny today we saw of course protests against sunday's violence we just saw some of the images there what more can you tell us about the situation now. right now as you can probably see behind me there are only a few people a few locals a few tourists who are coming here to one of the main squares in barcelona a plastic at the lumia or a square of catalonia it was a much different picture of course during the day as we have just seen in the report this square as well as. one of the main boulevards here in barcelona was packed with people many thousands of people fifteen thousand only in barcelona alone but many thousands across a catalonia came gathered to basically say they are protesting silently but that silent protest quickly turned loud as a lot of young people especially where chanting i have voted i've cast my ballot and i want to make sure that my voice is heard that i want to have an independent catalonia a lot of people are upset because they say the way the police has handl

the homes there are now charred piles of rubble and the winds are fueling the flames. reports on the wildfires that one resident described as like armageddon. >> reporter: california engulfed in a raging inferno from the north in santa rosa to anaheim. intense wildfires scorching the state. nearly 90,000 acres incinerated. in northern california at least 1500 structures many of them homes singed beyond recognition. >> it looks like a bomb went off. nothing left of these homes. >> reporter: residents sifting through the ashes for what remains. >> (crying). >> reporter: northern california hospitals treating more than 150 people for smoke inhalation and fire related injuries. the fires swept through shopping centers and mobile home parks. some hospitals directly in the crosshairs. staff carefully evacuating patients on gurneys. tens of thousands of residents like jan krieger evacuated racing to save what they need. this is your life. >> reporter: and in southern california what started as a small brush fire in anaheim exploding with high winds charring 6,000 acres in a m

they've already charred about 200,000 acres. as you mentioned, 35 people have died.ople unaccounted for. but as we mentioned, we're getting some of those first images from those first responders. the sheriff's department releasing footage from their body cameras. it was released just last night. they helped a disabled woman evacuate, and they rescued her. take a look. >> where are you at? >> help! right here! come on! screw your shoe. come only! she's disabled. >> all right. let me get her feet. >> reporter: these are just some of the heartbreaking images we've seen throughout the state. remember, even though some of those fires are starting to become contained, it's still the air quality that's really an issue here. people have been asked to wear masks like these to keep some of those dust and particles from getting in and breathing into their lungs. there's been an air advisory and a health advisory in effect not only starting today but lasting through monday as well. dara? >> morgan, lots of people have been evacuated. where are they all going? >> reporter: some o

eagerly expected speech to the regional parliament on tuesday joining us now for more on that is a char who is in the catalan capital barcelona and we also have publicly elie us standing by for us in the spanish capital madrid funny i'll turn first to you how likely is it looking that the cattle and leader will indeed declare independence tomorrow. this is a very difficult question to answer because they've been so many mixed conflicting voices over the course of the past days of the past weeks indeed coming both from the catalonia government but also from the office of the catalonia president pushed him along well what we're hearing right now just a short while ago the coordinator of the cut that on your government sad that in tuesday president bush demand is going to talk about hall to move forward from here now that doesn't really suggest he's going to declare independence but rather that he's going to make some sort of a symbolic the creation of independence to sort of protect also his own credibility because there's so many people here that voted for independence the ones who voted

is funny for char is in barcelona covering this story for us he joins us on the line hi funny what is happening at the moment with the strikes. at the moment. you have already begun but you've got a demand. going there wasn't there wasn't a you found your way and i wanted to know what a lot of three zero zero zero more schools are closing so i know it's called the transportation a minute it's a minimum and you see a lot of people basically say i think it is three oh you're motional and so are you about what happened on sunday they say the fall and that's happened on sunday the crux of the referendum is something so what. for then too many of them resembles a dictatorship now so of course this into context even though as you see pictures of thousands and thousands of people protesting against the violence and calling for independence catalonia itself the police over the class of independence to force the turnout wasn't to think and most people it does not vote for independence or he doesn't actually call and vote at all so it's a very mixed climate and a very emotional right now as you

it's the front end that is charred. broke out in fire after midnight. emergency crews say accessing the fire was not easy at all. the crews when they got there initially the tunnel was blocked with traffic and they had to physically walk in. they couldn't take their truck in there. they say once they saw the fire, the chp closed all the lanes of eastbound traffic on highway 24 to get cars to turn around and get out of that tunnel. >> contact with the driver and he said there was a small fire that started in the engine compartment as he stopped to see what it was it took over the whole truck. >> no one was hurt. the tunnel's vent system was activated to remove all the smoke. back to you. >> thank you. a newlywed couple from santa rosa lost all their belongings in the fire. you'll hear how they made a narrow escape. >>> and those who helped hurricanes harvey and irma will help victims of the wildfire here in the bay area. what they're bringing from out what they're bringing from out of because everyone likes easy. sure do. because everyone is on the go. b

more than 105,000 acres have been charred by nine fires.ple have been killed. >>> number two, calistoga under a mandatory evacuation because of the tubbs fire. last night police officers and firefighters went door to door urging people, 5,000 of them, to get out of their homes. >>> number three, the northeastern edge of sonoma under mandatory evacuation orders this morning. abc 7 news was there last night. you can see emergency vehicles iving around securing that area. >>> number four, a new mandatory evacuation in effect for mendocino county because of the redwood fire. all of potter valley is now evacuated as well as the roads going to potter valley road. >>> number five, we are under a spare the air alert today. all of the smoke in the air just making it terrible for us to breathe. the air quality expected to get even worse into the weekend. >>> air quality won't start clearing up until possible tuesday, wednesday of next week. here's a look at your 12-hour day planner. we're in the 50s at 9:00. we'll stay there at the coast. low to mid-

the structures are completely charred to the bone. cars here charred out, blackened. this is a sight that we've seen driving through this area as you go into the heart of napa. again, the heart of wine country towards the fall harvest. you mentioned those 11 dead. two of them were here. at least we know two at this point. there's still obviously taking a look at damage. there are so many missing trying to communicate with the outside world. what we know about the two here, it was an elderly couple. 99 and 100 years old respectively. they had just celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary. their daughter said they simply did not have enough time to make it out alive. she said the only thing that would have been more tragic is if one had died and the other had survived. tragic situation here in napa. schools are shut down. hospitals were evacuated. and then people, again, they're trying to find some way to communicate with their families to tell them they're okay. that is the major problem here in napa as crews continue to battle and try to keep this fire outside of enc

of them to breathe new life into a time between president salva kiir and opposition leader rick my char in august twenty fifth seen a deal which feel soon after the two men put pen to paper in our mission. is. implementation of the revised process decided by the states joining us. on something different are these three men so far. all the prophecies of the. fighting broke out in south sudan in twenty thirteen less than three years after the country's independence from sudan the greenman signed in august twenty fifteen was intended to end the war but less than a year later fighting broke out in the capital juba forcing my char who had returned as first vice president to make and since then the conflict has brought them to governmental authority for development also known as i guess one thousand and two the violent south sudan's government has expressed its readiness for the process but it has concerns we think that we should move forward given over. to god is going to respond to some of the points of those. very technical questions which is why i'm just trying to assess because this comm

let's go right to do that is funny for char she's a covering the story for us in barcelona and joins us for more hi funny so if catalonia as leaders go ahead and declare independence from spain on monday especially after this constitutional court ruling saying they're not allowed to even hold a parliamentary session how is the government in madrid going to respond oh it looks like we're having a some trouble with that connection to funny for char our correspondent reporting us from barcelona there well try to get her back on the line and speak to a little bit later. for now though we'll move on to some other news the british novelist and short story writer google has been awarded the nobel prize for literature the sixty two year old is best known for his novel the remains of the day the swedish academy said they wanted to recognize his works of quote great emotional force the decision to honor if you go to marks a return to a more conventional recipient of last year the committee stunned the world by awarding the prize to american singer songwriter bob dylan. of the permanent secreta

all together, some 100,000 acres have been charred as fires rage in eight california counties. more than 100 people are missing right now. neighborhoods are literally being wiped out. and just a few moments, we will take you to the fire zone where thousands are still being evacuated. >>> also happening right now, vice president mike pence is in california. he is getting a briefing on the fire. the response to the fire. we'll get to california again in just a few moments. >>> but we start with politics and a president on the brink of war. and perhaps an i.q. test. a few moments ago, president trump sat for lunch at the white house with two members of his national security team, secretary of defense as well as the man whom nbc first reported had called the president a moron. rex tillerson. even as defense secretary mattis tells troops, quote, to be ready for war with north korea, the president could not resist another shot at the man charged with diplomatic effort to avert war. president trump had this to say to "forbes" magazine about secretary tillerson's now infamous comment.

charred more than 2,200 acres near clearlake oaks. >>> after days of weather not helpful, the weather could help this week. >> looking for rain and talking about air quality. spencer. >> that's true. improving air quality, chance of rain early this week. cooler air coming our way. current wind gusts under ten miles per hour, light right now which is helpful. live view from mt. tam, much cleaner air than last week but still a bit of haze from fires up north. rest of the bay area has moderate quality right now. great improvement. look ahead to thursday, rain is expected to arrive. onshore flow, cooler, more humid air, gusting 15 miles an hour sore. thursday night, stronger winds but cooler more humid air and some rain. 50% chance thursday, 30% on friday. impact scale, ranks one. storm of light intensity late thursday to early friday. generally light showers but in north bay up to .3 inch of very helpful rainfall. very good news for firefighting and containment effort. >>> new images today of frightening moments when the fire raced through the north bay a week ago last night. >> we got t

. >> it's already charred 6,000 acres, shut down a free way, forced the wha forced evacuation of thesed a firefighter was also injured as crews scrambled to keep those flames from spreading, and this is the scene. thick smoke hovering over disney land. quite an eerie sight. >> can you imagine being there walking down the street and already seeming as if you're in a surreal world when you're there, disneyland. and then you see the skies lit up because of the fire, it has to seem completely odd for many folks. the fire apparently does not have any impact on disneyland itself. but many homes in that area are in danger. >> and they're saying right now, 0% contained. >>>. >> those firefighters have having a tough time as the dry, windy conditions fan those flames. >> we turn to paul williams. >> good morning. we have the santa ana winds that are going to push through, making the dry spell continue, which means we will continue to have an elevated or high fire danger. travel disruptions and the winds will be so gusty we may have sporadic power outages as a result of the wind and dryness aloi

the fire has charred more than 2200 acres in clear lake oaks. the area being patrolled in case of looting. >>> the residence of mend seen foe county has been able to return home and see what's left of their home. the fire burning there is 57% contained but has destroyed acres and hundreds of people. eight people have died. >> here's a look at some of the animals affected in mendocino county. this picture was taken of a cat and a pig getting a ride home. naurnl guard members spotted a duck that survived the fire while in its cage. >>> when our neighbors are in need abc 7 shows up. michael finney with 7 on your side will be at the evacuation center to help people affected by those fires. some see only tomorrow. for a list of all locations head to abc7news.com/7 on your side. >>> officials who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns o