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. >> reporter: things are looking better than they were yesterday at this point, fredericka.he fire is 30% contained. they say that 28,000 acres have been burned. but that's the same number we heard last night. they're definitely making progress. behind me they're doing controlled burning here because they want to make sure that all of this kindle, this dry bush that is just so, so in need of water does not go up in flames by the wildfire. they're burning it so the fuel can go away. other thing you may notice is the way the smoke is blowing. that's also a good development because it is blowing back over into the wilderness and away from the homes. the other side of the mountain already burned as that's closer to the pacific ocean where we were standing yesterday. all in all, things are looking much better today, fred. >> what about those folks that you and i talked about in the last hour who have decided to stay in their homes, any new assurances that they're getting about their properties? >> overall you can tell people feel better today. there's a lot of folks from the neig

>> well, fredericka for the first couple of minutes we were wanting to take pictures and enjoy the moment we realized there was this frightened bear and he wanted to get out. we realized we had to -- reality snapped us back into thinking straight. called the -- first of all, i tried to open the door myself to let the bear go and he had done enough damage to the truck that the door didn't open. so i kicked it shut for fear he might lunge out or lunge forward at me. we called truckee police department. they deal with the situation a few times a year. this he came out and they helped us out and got a little plan together. they were the ones that actually opened the door and set the bear free. >> okay. so the bear went off into the wilderness. the truckee police never thought they would find a bear in your truck. thankfully, everything is okay and you survived the moment. thanks for being with us for sharing your story. i don't know. i don't think i would recommend to other folks to do what you did, to try to open that door and play nice with the bear? keep your distance next time. >> yeah. h