i'll talk more about the hennessey fire coming up. let's get to reggie for more on that right now. >> mike, thank you. >>> happening now, hundreds of firefighters battling this wildfire in wine country. so this is video of the hennessey fire from overnight. it broke out yesterday morning. it exploded in size in the afternoon. it's burning to the east of san helena and rutherford. grown to 2,400 acres with zero containment. evacuation orders are in effect in the area. some people are choosing to stay. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live this morning. amy? >> goodern morning we're in st helena and authorities behind me have sage canyon road blocked off. this is the area that is being impacted. they have evacuated about 205 homes in this area. we do have new video in from overnight. we want to get to right away. it shows that this fire is still raging. sometimes you will see a fire lie down overnight and not this one. it is still going strong. the hennessey fire is burning east of st. helena in central napa county. firefighters are

you are looking at the hennessey fire burning in fairfield. you can see the smoke in the distance there. within the last hour 80 was shut down in both directions because air base parkway -- between air base parkway and cherry glen road. there's an evacuation order for the paradise valley neighborhood on the east side of 80. we have our j.r. stone on the phone with us right now. j.r., where are you and what are you seeing? >> reporter: well, i am in the rolling hills neighborhood right now, and it is a neighborhood that has been evacuated. i'm going to get back into up. from where i am, and i know you'll be able to see some of my video of what it looked like when i came in on i-80, you could actually see smoke from some of the hilltops and see flames near the area near travis boulevard. that is the video that you'll be able to see on the screen in one moment. that's a very busy section of fairfield. but where i am now is -- in that rolling hills neighborhood. i'm looking at normal homes on the block. then you look above at the hilltop and i'm s

they live near lake hennessey. he came back today, trying to finds out if his house is still standing. >> it's crazy. just worried about our house that we have lived in the last three years. streets everything we've got. >> this is our hole. this is where we live. if this goes up, what's next? we can't live anywhere else. we're here in the country. it's affordabl still. >> he works as a maintenance engineer. this is middle of harvest season. if the grapes are destroyed, that's his only source of income. >> there is a vineyard that is perfect right now to pick. it will cost something. >> there are regional evacuations set up. i've been heard they're helping people fiblds find accommodations. >>> smim ago you heard i have a lou update on the czu complex fire. 25,000 acres have burned and 20 homes have been lost. live with stories from the front line. chris? >> reporter: more uneasy news for people. cal fire giving as you live briefing saying this is just the beginning. boulder creek which was evacuated. we taugds to

i want to give you an update on the hennessey fire.firefighters are dealing with warming conditions and humidity at 53% and winds at the north at two miles an hour. there are light conditions, kfully, asrefighte e marsh fire is inmid- 80s, humity dezoneretemperature there is light conditions as well. let's go live to our reporter. >> this is the hennessey fire that we are keeping an eye on. we are seeing them getting turned away by a chp officer that is stationed at the stage canyon road and silverado trail intersection. this is as far as the public can go. it has cooled off overnight. winds are calm and gives firefighters a chance to gain some ground. they will need all the help they can get. the hennessey fire had grown to 2400 acres and containment is at 0%. 205 structures are threatened and mandatory evacuations are in place. the flames were still very active with intense burning late into the night. this was the scene along lower chilly's italian road and stage canyon road. by sunday, it exploded to well over 2000 acres and by nig

it includes the hennessey fire. and an update onwier a few hours ago, cal fire says this fire has jumped pleasants valley road and heading toward vacavil. i o caoffi scirefial confirmation o much of vacaville will be evacuated. the lnu lightning complex though is burningn terrain with a lot of dry thick brush and vegetation fueling the flames. so a tgh situation out there. and mike, i know this is something you've been watching because the heat we've been talking about today andirhe t f. >> absolutely, heat and terrain are the two biggesttoac f thr low humidity. we don't have the winds, but you can see the wind that the fire creates as it was sucking the called the chimney effect. it heats dries it out and then allows to ignite faster and burn hotter. and that is why y ou get t rising air and you have to bring in air from around the system to fill in that rising air. you can't have a vacuum in the atmosphere and that creates even faster winds around the fire itself. and that is what can throw some of the embers down

the hennessey fire is burning east of st. helena, with temperatures in the upper 70s and maybe at 53% humidity. northerly winds around two miles an hour. the deer zone fire is burning southwest of brentwood and temperatures are in the upper 70s. this morning, we have warm temperatures but there are calm e goat gh are goto upnst the today. excessive heat warnings are in effect for the bay area due to this persistent and dangerous heat and we will stay in effect all the way until 9:00 tomorrow. let's show you the temperatures. through the afternoon, record- tying or record-breaking highs are a possibility, especially for santa rosa, livermore, and concord. it is because of the strong ridge of high pressure. the inland heat continues and as we go through later on into the week, that ridge moves away and the system will usher in some stronger onshore flow. we are not quite as hot later in the week. there is some relief from the heat coming our way. here are the daytime highs. 95 in san jose, 94 for santa clara, 104 in concord and

the hennessey fire is burning to the east of st. helena and right now, temperatures are in the mid-50s. firefighters are against some warm conditions. the good news is there are calm winds this morning. for the marsh fire, burning east, temperatures are in the mid-80s and winds northwest at six miles an hour. there are light conditions for the marsh fire. the deer zone fire, temperatures are in the upper 70s and humidity is 40% and firefighters are against slight conditions. northeasterly winds at five miles an hour. let's talk about the heat. excessive heat warning's continue for the bay area due to this persistent and dangerous heat that will be in effect until 9:00 tomorrow. the daytime high is 80 in san francisco, 80 in oakland, 95 in san jose and triple digit heat in concord. highs are 12 to 17 degrees above average. i will let you know when things will cool down a little bit in the extended forecast in just a few minutes. >>> we are keeping an eye on a couple of large fires burning in the north bay. it looks like they were sta

near the hennessey, it is 83 degrees. the relative humidity has come up, 49% and the winds are light. hopefully the crews can make progress during the nighttime hours. tomorrow as you look at the temperatures, they soar, in the extreme category. 104 degrees near that fire. although we are expecting a brief cooldown here wednesday, thursday. there is going to be heat building again as we head into the weekend. we do have the dangerous heatwave continuing. excessive heat warnings in effect for all areas other than the coast, and there is a heat advisory for lake and mendocino counties. so this hot weather continues. how hot today? believe it or not, those temperatures came down today. well still had triple digits with humid conditions inland in livermore, fairfield along the coast. 70s and 80s. live doppler 7 is quiet right now. but some of those fires were sparked by thunderstorms. i'll let you know if there is any other chances coming up. ama? >> all right, sandhya, thank you. that lightning sparked a number of fires yest

cal fire said the hennessey fire started yesterday morning. it is threatening 200 homes and burned more than 3 1/2 square miles. it is 0% contained. last night a mandatory evacuation order was issued for 20 homes in the hills above rutherford. >> we are preparing so when the fire comes down the hill, if it does, that we are ready to protect these houses and the fire from jumping across the side of the road. >> authorities have warned 200 other homeowners to be prepared to evacuate at any moment as the hennessey fire continues to burn out of control. there's the other fire that is also burning in napa county. it was also caused by lightning. it's called the gamble fire. into smaller but it has burned 600 acres. when you talk about containment, 0% there as well. stay with mornings on 2 for complete coverage of the fires in napa county. >>> a wildfire sparked by lightning is still burning out of control this morning. cal fire said the marsh fire has burned more than 2 1/2 square miles. 0% contained. no homes have been lost and the evacuation orde

the hennessey fire and the gamble fire. the hennessey fire is the one that is threatening homes. last night, mandatory evacuation order was issued for 20 homes along hennessy ridge road. the neighborhood impacted is near highway 128. residents and another 200 homes in the area have been warned to collect their belongings and be ready to evacuate and leave at a moments notice. lightning started the fire yesterday morning and the weather continued to interrupt the firefight throughout the day because of storm clouds overhead. cal fire had to pause eardrops. >> as of right now, if there's a lightning strike in the area, the aircraft have to be grounded for a certain amount of time. >> it is house. we protected the property the best we could. we are as ready as we can be. >> reporter: the other tampa county fire is the gamble fire. it is burning near lake berryessa. it has burned 600 acres. the gamble fire is 0% contained. there is no lightning expected today, but the weather conditions are expecting to be challenging for firefighters because of the extreme heat with temperatures top

one of them is the hennessey fire east of st. helena.just extheir mandatory evacu allie is here with the latest information. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the two fires we are following in napa county are the hennessey and the gamble fires both fires are 0% contained according to the latest update from cal fire. we are expecting a new update from them any minute now. we continue to keep a close eye because any minute now they will release numbers about how much the fire grew and whether they are able to contain any of it overnight. here is new video. this is the front lines of the is if our. smoke is drifting up along his eyes. last night mandatory evacuation order issued for 20 homes in the hills above third rutherford. people in 200 other homes in this area have been told to prepare their belongings and to be ready to evacuate at a moments notice. the hennessey fire was part by lightning yesterday get burned more than 2400 acres as of the last update. again, new information will come out about how it has grown coming in any

so is the hennessey fire. you can see the flames in the video. it burned more than 2700 acres and causing more evacuations. we have been following the fire and he joins us live, wayne, what is the latest there had? >> well, it's quite a fire. we are some 15 miles away. look at the smoke over my shoulder. that is not what we wanted to see today, it is much worse than what we saw when we stood in the same spot yesterday. the hennessey is one of the three fires burning and we have gotten a close look at it today. this was highway 128 at noon. with cal fire diverting air support to regions facing larger threats. the hennessey fire was free to burn and roam and it does. this couple live on top of the mountain. and that devastating lightning landed practically on top of them. >> it was, thunder and lightning all evening. but, it really got loud. >> we looked out the window and it was increase engine size. >> reporter: had whwhat are you thinking? >> save the house. >> reporter: they did, but there was a complication. they logged 16 lightning strikes an

the biggest one is the hennessey fire. it has sploeds the fire has quadrupled in size leveling numerous structures along the way and forcing evacuations of hundreds of homes. terry mcsweeney is live along state highway 128. this appears a little too close for comfort. >> reporter: yeah, it's getting pretty close. be hennessey fire going from 2,500 acres at this time last night to 10,000 acres. keep in mind that state resources are stretched thin. more than 500 firefighters up here but they're no match for these flames. we have spent the night watching these firefighters stop the flames halfway up this mountain from taking a house. look at this battle going on in napa county tonight. fire crews staving off the flames head towards a hillside home. embers showering down on the roof. firefighters armed with hoses, apparently winning this battle. but not all battles have been won in the hennessey fire east of st. helena. at least three structures leveled, 10,000 acres burned, zero containment with fires blazing across the state

especially the hennessey fire and another fire for the north and napa county. showers out there right now but becoming fewer and further in between, lighter not producing the cloud to ground lightning. we still have some smoke overhead as well is we are looking out from the rooftop, these clouds helped us out kept temperatures from warming up as much but still the response above 100 degrees, still 92 degrees downtown the marine layer is doing its best to sneak back in. 65 degrees is the current temperature otherwise talking mostly 80s, 90s, and tomorrow as the clouds depart early in the day we are really going to heat up. temperatures are several degrees cooler than we were then how ridiculously hot it was . we're climbing back up as we had through the afternoon hours. temperatures not dropping a whole lot with the layer of clouds acting like a blanket keeping it near the ground level. mid to upper 70s. in the valley of the north bay and along the coast dipping off a little bit more. there will be some fog right around the bay, it's not going to spread too far

the hennessey fire has exploded in size and it has prompted mandatory evacuations. looking at new video, calfire says they hennessey fire started yesterday and is threatening to hundred homes. it has burned 3 1/2 square miles and a 0% contained. last night, a mandatory evacuation order was issued for 20 homes in the hills above rutherford. >> we are preparing so that when the fire comes down the hill that we are ready to protect the houses. and protect from the fire jumping to this side of the road. >> reporter: authorities have warned 200 other homeowners in the area to be prepared to evacuate at any moment as they hennessey fire continues to burn out of control. there is another fire burning and napa county caused by lightning. it is called the gamble fire. it is smaller and has burned 600 acres. it is also 0% contained. stay with us on mornings on 2 for more on the fires in napa county . >>> this wildfire sparked by lightning began near milpitas. calfire says the marsh fire has burned 2 1/2 square miles and is zero conspiracy and contained . no homes have been lo

they are mainly stationed along hennessey ridge road in the valley road, east of st. helena. more than 200 residents have been told to evacuate and it is 0% contained. >>> we saw the pictures here, you were going to tell us that this stuff is sticking around for a while. >> the storms are exiting so we are not going to see any additional lightning strikes but the storms over the past couple of days, as unusual as they were, sparked numerous fires around the bay area. conditions right now in napa county, temperatures, it is hot. low to mid 90s, humidity in the 25 to 40% which could be worse and so could the winds. they are light up to around 10 miles per hour to move the fire but not enough for it to outpace the efforts of the fire crews. with the fire crews have to battle is the heat. unfortunately the heat is going to slack off a little bit but not go anywhere as we had through the rest of the week. he to dome is anchored over vegas with the air rotating around it and that is why we see the unusual pattern with the weird summertime thunderstorms. wherever the airflow is it w

look at the hennessey fire.r winters, vacaville and look at that smoke drifting over parts of vallejo as well. the fire and sonoma county, there is too much warm air law. 81 degrees. 11% humidity northwest at 10. to the santa cruz mountains, watch out for this fire as well. the san mateo with smoke drifting across san jose. even out to the valley. a tremendous amount of smoke so that will be with us for a couple of days until we get a more west southwest trees but right now it's northwest across the board. north in the sonoma mountains. atlas peak road, 88 degrees with a northeast at 11. that's why the hennessey fire exploded overnight. the temperatures are so warm with north wind and humidity is really low. i-75 in napa. american canyon at 70. if these closer to the coast. tough for firefighting conditions today but it looks cooler coast and bay. temperatures running in the heat category with very little help. high fire conditions with smoke and ash. hazy conditions and still hot inland for one more day. smoke

they live near lake hennessey. he came back today trying to find out if his house is still standing. >> it's crazy. just worried about our house that we've lived in the last three years. it's everything we've got. >> reporter: vasquez has similar concerns. >> it's our home. this is where we live. if this goes up, what's next? we can't live anywhere else. we're out here in the country. it's affordable still. >> reporter: he works as a maintenance engineer at a vineyard. he said this is middle of the harvest season. if the grapes are destroyed, this is his only source of income. >> there is a vineyard tim street andnow. if those grapes go bad, it will cost something. >> reporter: there are some evacuations set up. i was told that the napa county regional parks and open space district is also helping people with accommodations. abc7 news. >>> last night a wildfire damage ad house that is a staple of the vacaville community. they represent the american dream. we saluted him in may after his nonprofit donated millions o

the massive hennessey fire growing in size, prompting evacuations. >> rotating power outages did notight, but some are still very upset. >>> the stifling heatwave continues. find out when we'll finally get a break, coming up. >>> the san jose teacher now on administrative leave for appearing shirtless sends an email to his students. tonight parents demand answers and actions from the school district. abc7 news starts right now. >> now from abc7, live breaking news. >> and that breaking news is in napa county where hundreds of firefighters are battling a wildfire in wine country. >> the hennessey fire this morning exploded this afternoon. it's burning to the east of st. helena and rutherford, and has grown to 2400 acres with zero containment. >> evacuations are in effect in that area, but some homeowners are choosing to stay. cornell bernard is in napa county tonight. >> reporter: a fast-moving wildfire in wine country, igniting acres of dry brush in the hills above st. helenhelena. sky 7 was over the hennessey fire late monday as the blaze exploded in size, burning through rugged ter

we're especially concerned about the hennessey fire in vacaville. already there has been an explosion overnight, a fire, and as a result people have been racing out of the area and just having to take whatever they have on them. julian glover is live in vacaville with what he is seeing now. >> reporter: good morning. f me wss,yeoue now on the other side of pleasant valley road. you can see this structure is fully engulfed in flames. some are doing a good bit of damage to this wooden fence, this tree and structure, pretty of the entire area h charred by the flames here this morning. one of two active structure fires that we've seen so far on pleasant valley e other one fla larger and shortly after we got it le, we er lialne rupture and the flames beginning to shoot up higher. this is what the fire crews are contending with this morning. that particular location, the wind leites nse, weer the flames with are flying around, but again, you can see sucture here on pleasant valley road completely on fire. cars beginning to try to make their way down this

the hennessey fire has burned 2,400 acres and it is zero percent contain and this is happening near st. helena and lightning is cauto be the cause this one. and the other one near lake beriesa. you can look at the evacuations under way by downloading the free app on your mobile phone. >>> and today, the democrats will officially nominate joe biden at the convention. tonight, joe biden's wife and bill clinton will speak tonight. and we look at joe biden and president trump on the campaign trail. >> reporter: jumping ahead of the official nomination tonight, joe biden makes a surprise appearance on the virtual dnc stage with a word on the racial justice. >> we just have to keep pushing. we can't let up. >> reporter: his wife jill and former president bill clinton speak tonight continuing the convention theme of party unity. monday's kickoff featured former first lady michelle obama setting the stage for november's election. >> if you think that things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can. we have to vote for joe biden like our lives depend on it. >> reporter: four prominent repu

the hennessey fire has been destructive and terrifying. it created a very intense situation on interstate 80 when it jumped the freeway. they had to shut it down. it is open now, we drove through there this morning without any fires. and the fires in the lnu lightning complex have destroyed 105 homes, many of those in vacaville. evacuation orders are still in place there, but in fairfield, the situation is improving. some evacuation orders were lifted at 1:30 this morning. police announced that people live management peabody, s living in peabody, cement and van den hill areas could return to their homes. but they emphasize the need to all of us to be ready, it is so important for all of us to be packed up, have a plan, be ready to leave at a moment's notice pointing out that this threat is not going anywhere. it will be around for a while. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and several school districts in sonoma county have canceled distance learning today because of the fire danger. in solano county, office of education has suspended distanc

i want to start with the hennessey fire and show you the current conditions. still very warm up there on the mountain and in st. helena it's 80 and into the mid 80s. it changed, dpagain. calm and now goes north at 217. that is not the wind. i did check this time. 5 miles per hour the gusts. that's more like it. the heat mid to upper 90s through sunday and see the 100s return monday and tuesday. it is going to get worse and the m humidity is going to rise at that time which is good for fighting the fire at night. winds will pick up around 15 miles per hour and that will pump a lot of smoke into the central valley. up in the middle parts of the atmosphere, blow from southwest to northeast. that will put a lot of the smoke away from us but we still have that smoke advisory because it's still, there's other fires out there and bringing us the smoke as you saw in the forecast there. 62 in richmond. the cool spot along the east bay shre. most of us in the mid to upper 60s. orinda at 71 and 61 pretty comfortable in san francisco and novato and mid to upper 60s else w

huge flames leaping into the night sky along hennessey ridge. cal fire says this fire has burned 2,400 acres and is 0% contained. >> with the hot, dry conditions that we've been having and then coupled with this weather that we've had, it's not common for the area with all the lightning strikes that we've been having. it's just -- it's very -- can be very hazardous for the fire conditions. >> reporter: the cause believed to be lightning. this video from the local chp office showing a strike a short while before the first reports of fire. this structure fell victim to the flames today. more than 200 other buildings are threatened, including the ones on the grounds. nichelini winery. >> it looped around a canyon, and now it's just where that smoke is up there. so it's kind of at our perimeter. >> reporter: they've been making wine here since their grandfather founded the operation in 1890. >> it's important for us to protect the house that he built, the winery he built. you can't really replace that. >> reporter: this cell phone video from the nic

near the hennessey, it is 83 degrees. the relative humidity has come up, 49% and the winds are light. hopefully the crews can make progress during the nighttime hours. tomorrow as you look at the temperatures, they soar, in the extreme category. 104 degrees near that fire. although we are expecting a brief cooldown here wednesday, thursday. there is going to be heat building again as we head into the weekend. we do have the dangerous heatwave continuing. excessive heat warnings in effect for all areas other than the coast, and there is a heat advisory for lake and mendocino counties. so this hot weather continues. how hot today? believe it or not, those temperatures came down today. well still had triple digits with humid conditions inland in livermore, fairfield along the coast. 70s and 80s. live doppler 7 is quiet right now. but some of those fires were sparked by thunderstorms. i'll let you know if there is any other chances coming up. ama? >> all right, sandhya, thank you. that lightning sparked a number of fires yest

cal fire said the hennessey fire has burned 2700 acres in rugle terrain near lake hennessey.it appears it's very close to the home there in the center of the screen. evacuations have been ordered for circle observation, atlas peek, and soda canyon road. the second fire is called the 1510 fire, and it's fors evacuations along highway 128, and farther north, a third fire, the gamble fire, and at 5,000 acres near lake berryessa, and here our photographer said it appears that the fire may crest on the hill. you can see that massive plume of smoke rising in the distance. >>> yet another fire is prompting evacuations in sonoma county at this hour. this fire has burned about 250 acres near the austin state streak recreation area. it was started by lightning in a steep wooded area. people who live north of austin creek are being told to evacuation evacuate. along the san mateo coast, more lightning-caused fires

including hennessey, gam, and the 1510. about 400 people received evacuation orders tuesday to go along with the approximately 200 from yesterday. >> just as i picked the can up, the lightning struck out right over here on hennessey ridge on the other side. >> reporter: but this man hadn't left yet. >> it's a very stressful time right now. our house is just a couple of hundred yards from here, and it doesn't look good. >> reporter: firefighters say lightning strikes are responsible for these fires. this video was take by any photographer last night of the gamble fire at north lake berryessa. at one pint, the fire morphed into what looms like a tornado. an evacuation order for nearly 400 residents of the nearby variesa estates. to use a football term, nature is piling on. >> not only are we dealing with covid, we have the fires, and also have a subsequent heat emergency and potential rolling power outages. >> reporter: a center was set up at cross walk church, but only a handful stayed there last night. >> people evacuated n

the biggest of the fires is called the hennessey fire. it's burned 2700 acres near lake hennessey, east of st. helena. from sky fox, you can see several fires up in napa county. actually, we just read that, so let's move on here to our next story. >> hundreds of firefighters are battling these fires in extremely hot conditions. ktvu's rob roth tells us with so many fires burning, crews are being stretched then. >> reporter: cal fire calls the three most serious fires burning in the north bay, the complex fires including the hennessey fire, the gamble, and the 1510. about 400 people said evacuation orders wednesday tuesday to low along with those from yesterday. >> just as i picked the cat up, lightning struck. >> reporter: but this man who lives on lower childs valley road where the hennessey fire looms above hasn't left yet. >> it's a very stressful time right now. our house is just a couple of hundred yards from here, and it doesn't look good. >> reporter: firefighters say lightning strikes are responsible for these fires. this video wa

here is a time lapse around the hennessey fire. watch the direction of the smoke clone moving south and then fanning back out to the north and it pushes the fire flat to the ground and the wind shifts again. we have seen three different wind shifts on the fire. now that the skies are clearing, 98 degrees, 27% humidity. that is as extreme as firefighteri i firefighting can get. they are affecting parts of interior northern california. i don't think we will see any more lightning in the forecast. maybe some sprinkles but temperatures in the 60s and 70s and upper 90s to above 100 degrees. hottest locations are the tri-valley. san francisco, climbing close to 80 in downtown and north bay above 100 degrees. excessive heat warning continues. this will be tomorrow through wednesday. a look at wednesday's temperature, still upper 90s inland. san francisco will be dropping into the lower 70s. valleys, you notice we put it in quotes. lower to middle 90s. at least it will hopefully pull us down out of the 100s for a couple of days which may g

the hennessey fire is one of five burning in napa county tonight.tvu's rob roth tells us, with so many different fires, needless to say cruiser stretched very thin. >> there is the hennessey fire come about 415 people received evacuation orders tuesday to go along with the approximately 200 from yesterday. >> just as i picked the cat up the lightning struck here on the other side. >> reporter: but this man who lives on lower childs valley road where the hennessey fire looms above, hadn't left yet. >> is a very stressful time right now. our houses just a couple hundred yards from here but doesn't look good. >> reporter: firefighters say lightning strikes are responsible for these fires. this video was taken by photographer last night of the campbell fire. at one point the fire morphed into what looms like a fiery tornado. tuesday afternoon firefighters issued an evacuation order for nearly 400 residence of the nearby berrier estates. they have been preparing for events like this, but nature is piling on. >> not only are we dealing with covid , we hav

. >>> the gamble fire is burning just to the north and then the hennessey fire east of st. helena and that one has exploded in size and has prompted mandatory evacuations. >>> calfire says the hennessey fire started yesterday morning and it is now threatening to hundred homes. it has burned 3 1/2 square miles and is 0% contained. last night a mandatory evacuation order was issued for homes in the hills above rutherford. >> we are getting our possessions that are essential and we are ready to go here and a few minutes. we have been farming and making wine here for 130 years. it has not been our first fire. we have always been able to safely say we have survived them . >>> authorities have warned 200 other homeowners in the area to be prepared to evacuate. the gamble fire is smaller and has burned 600 acres and it is also 0% contained. >>> there are growing questions about the agency that oversees california's power grid over concerns of rolling power outages this week. there is less available energy now than there was 20 years ago. >>> the state agency that manages much of c

the lightning complex wildfires include the hennessey fire. by itself, this particular fire has burned 10,000 acres. one home has been destroyed as well as two outbuildings. it is threatening the region's oldest winery. that winery was founded in 1890. the fire is 0% contained. >>> new, fires have destroyed homes near highway 128. this is what it looked like early this morning. in the meantime, the vacaville fire district says the wildfire jumped up the road and evacuations are in effect right now. the sheriff's office says, people living west of blue ridge road to highway 505 and north of cherry glen road to highway 128 have to leave your homes. they announced the evacuation order. it means there is an immediate threat. here is a look at the major wildfires burning across the area. this is the hennessey fire, the 1510, these fires are part of what is called the complex fires in sonoma county. evacuation orders are still in place in these counties this morning because of the l and you complex fires. the county in napa county containment is sti

that's what we saw yesterday when a finger of the hennessey fire pushed. there is no containment. one of the biggest priorities for firefighters there is the wall bridge fire near healdsburg. we're live with more. >> reporter: this has been a day of worst fears that came true and worst fears that did not. depends who you're talking about. we began with the fire chief in healdsburg, we ran into him in the fire zone to get his reaction as we looked at the damage. >> breaks my heart. this is our backyard. this is my backyard. >> reporter: healdsburg fire chief responding to the desolation he saw along mill creek road after the wal bridge fire ravaged this area and many homes last night. the remnants only hint at what used to be in this rustic area that had not burned for half a century and made up for lost time. no lives lost but plenty of residents need to start over. >> does anybody know how many houses burned here last night? >> no. people are throwing around estimates, 15 to 20. there's no confirmed numbers. where in healdsburg, a few miles away, people watched the smoke in the d

north wind is not helping, it's gusting to 18 miles an hour, near the hennessey fire. in the san mateo, santa cruz county line. winds are coming up, gusts to 12, but the relative humidity creeping up, 61% right now as the fog is out there, wind gusts over the higher terrain, not that 20 at hawkeye, 23 at mt. diablo. san francisco gusts to 40 miles an hour. here's a look at the air quality, so it is poor for sensitive groups in the santa cruz area. look at how ro concord to livermore, it looks pretty bad. it's the red there, in the north bay we are seeing some of the better air quality except around arts ield and vacaville. of the bay area this afternoon, here's a look at your temperatures, low to upper 70s from san francisco to oakland, it's 83 in san jose. hazy skies from our east bay hills camera, and a look at those temperatures, 91 in santa rosa, low to mid-90s from fairfield to concord. another live picture showing you just how smokey it is. air quality suffers, spare the air alert in effect through sunday. poor to unhealthy both days. live doppler 7 is watching t

the hennessey fire is one of three major fires burning in threatening homes is the hennessey fire burning your the it is 2700 acres. it is 0% contained. the fire did destroy one structure overnight and two out buildings. evacuation orders are in effect for some homes. 200 residents are under and an evacuation warning. >> be ready to go if you have to. >> reporter: there is the gamble fire that also grew from 600 acres last night to 5000 acres. it is 0% contained. no evacuation orders are in effect. >> the high heat is definitely a factor and a concern today. >> reporter: there is a third large fire at the cal fire has named the 510 fire burning there the bridge and knoxville roadbrushfires. overnight, it merged into a 59 smoke fires were sparked by lightning. they started numbering them instead of naming each one. >> what we saw yesterday hasn't happened for 50 years. the number of lightning strikes. that is what this is all about. lightning strikes up and down the state. >> reporter: the rare weather has put a strain on firefighting resources. >> the national interagency fire center in b

first kpix5's joe vazquez is near the front lines of the hennessey fire in napa county. joe. >> reporter: it is a warm night here in napa county along the grapefields here and there [ technical difficulties ] >> reporter: folks here keeping their fingers crossed conditions will continue. reporting live, joe vazquez, kpix5 news. >>> we have new video in the past 90 minutes of the other wildfire burning in napa county. this one is called the gamble fire, this one burning about 600 acres near lake berryessa. there's no containment on this one yet. evacuation orders are in effect along portions of highway 128. >> reporter: i'm katie nielsen live. this is kill care road, an area where hundreds of people are still under evacuation warning tonight. earlier today the aton order when winds picked up blowing flames from the ridge towards the homes, but as the winds calmed down, the order was downgraded to a warning. the hard part about these fires is that so many started all at the same time. resources are being spread thin and in some cases the fires in the most remote areas are

it up to the north is the hennessey fire. it has grown to 100,000 acres and there is 0% containment. dozens of homes have burned and large scale evacuations are still in place in vacaville and fairfield. travis air force base was also evacuated. >>> let's take a look at the temperatures the firefighters will be dealing where and if anybody has to evacuate, what they will be dealing with also. we'll start in vacaville, you can see mid to upper 90s, it will be still hot, but not the excessive heat that we've had for the last several days. that was long enough. here is a look up in sait. hele, you can see mk secan see mid to. and in the closer you are to the coast, you will be influenced by the marine layer. and 92 today, but upper 70s to near 80 sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday. here is a look at where some of the faster winds will be today along the coast and through the delta, they will be blowing up to 30 miles per hour, so that is a concern that it could fans flames. but it is bringing a break in the 100s in places lik

well, windier at the hennessey fire. gusts 16 miles per hour there. the wind is out of the north generally. very low there. 31%. temperatures, 86 degrees. it's not hot but it is try and breezy. at vacaville, it's hot. the relative humidity is at 47%. still low but not dangerously low. the winds, the steady wind has been light but the gusts are up to 16-miles-per-hour. and going down to the santa cruz mountains, several fires burning in different locations. near la honda, 77 degrees. not very hot there. the humidity, 43%, low but not dangerously low. here is a look at the bigger picture right now. surface wind is getting lighter generally across the north bay. still quite breezy and gusty near the coach and into some of the south bay locations. in the higher elevations, the gusts are even stronger and we've got gusts on 23-miles-per-hour. mt. tam, 22, mt. diablo. so fighting fires in the higher elevations will be challenging. i'll have more on that later. larry? >> thank you. our coverage. fires will continue just ahead. we take you to the santa cruz m

only 39% over near the hennessey fire. take a look at the tropics and look what's left of marco.ou'll see it will cause thunderstorms down in the south today. here's what's going on with laura. she's going to head up towards the gulf of the mississippi. the mouth of the mississippi, i should say. flooding rain is heading to the south. kumasi. >> thank you, mike. >>> this morning, cal palace is definitely living up to its name. and usually it is used to host the circus, rodeos and dog shows and organizers say this is the first time in memory that it has been used as an animal evacuation center and now it's housing some 150 animals. >> donkey and a horse who are best friends that were relocated from the fire zone to the cal palace and because they're best friends they're being sheltered together. >> we had a list and name cards already and they just took us right in and set up the horses. it's been fantastic. >> the palace says donations are needed to help care for all of these animals. >>> coming up next here at 5:00, hear why there are fresh, new signs of optimism in fighting the

the wind is increasing across the north bay. 101 near the hennessey fire. gusts to 25 miles per hour and all across the bay area, especially in the north it is . the wind isn't quite as strong in other locations. i'll update you as things change. >> okay. thank you. >>> happening now, a flex alert is in if he can asking all californians to save energy and reduce the risk of power blackouts. right now it is a stage two emergency meaning blackouts are likely.if t ithree, that means rotating blackouts are actually underway. now, this lasts until 10:00 tonight. saving energy means doing things like set go your air conditioning, if you have it, to 78 degrees. turning off lights that you don't need and not running major appliances like dish washers or laundry machines. the california independent system operator, cal iso admitted it wasn't a iswares pp heat wave hit. >> on friday and saturday, we knew that it was going to be tight. and what we did not anticipate impact was on import. until we got to that day. and we were caught off guard. >> cal-iso has issued a f

in vacaville, the hennessey fire hr0 tisniteea homes, already destroyed a number of homes. still waiting to see just how many. so this is on pleasant valley road in solano county just outside of the city of vacaville and we just spoke to the fire chief, he says a good portion of the northwest side of the city has been evacuated. everyone living west of alamo and north orchard has been told to paslaw foemt isoing door door to tell people to get out. the fire chief is asking residents to please pay attention to the news and all the updates because they are considering evacuating the browns valley area next. >> and evacuation centers have been open in vacaville. padan, fairmont and sierra swris ta vista schools. and ulatis community center and mcbride are open for residents. large animals can be taken to the county fairgrounds and smaln claybank road. >>> cal 13-4 fire 2 which is part of the lnu complex made a big run this morning. they are worried this fire has the potential to become a major burn. the sheriff's office says that they have evacuated 30,000 people in northwest

flames from the hennessey fire in the north bay have already taken down power lines as well as lloneere is concern the damage will threaten critical infrastructure used for emergency warning systems. now at&t, verizon and comcast said they have plans in case there are outages and they include using backup generators and coordinating with cal fire to ensure continued internet access for firefighters. >>> the dozens of fires burning in the bay area are causing a serious strain on cal fire resources. up next, the challenging firefight ahead. >>> even if there isn't a fire burning near you, chances are you can smell the smoke . coming up, how long officials said the poor air quality could last. >>> and we are starting to cool off a little bit, but it's almost too late in a way. we have a lot of fires and some wind. want restaurants to open? and schools? want the economy to get back on track? you're not alone. and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. wash your hands. wear a mask every time you leave your home. choose to join the fight against covid-19. do your part. slow the sp

now the napa side of the complex, the hennessey fire, is more stable. officials were talking about a timetable for repopulating the evacuated areas. people are eager to get back in. and was clear that there is still fire damage and many hazards, so that will be many days away. >> it's definitely going to take some time and hopefully the overnight weather conditions will improve. >>> new information on the deaths of three people in the lnu fire in napa county. the sheriff says their bodies were found in a home on a rural stretch of highway 128 in napa county south of lake mary acid. authorities to the property was in a mandatory evacuation area. the coroner's office is working to identify them now. two more people died in vacaville, including a man who was found in debris on pleasant valley road, and a pg&e worker who died in the car today. governor newsom said the state is rallying all possible resources to fight the fires, including from out-of-state. >> we have more people, but it's not enough. we have more air support, but it's still not enough. that

the most destructive has been the hennessey fire that pushed deep into solano county yesterday. >> and the scu lightscu lightsct has burned at least 102,000 acres. evacuation orders have been suen jose city limgits. several people were hurt in that area burning on the border of san joaquin county. it is not clear yet what happened. cal fire says there is little or no fire history and the flames f have plenty to burn. there are two evacuation centers set up in santa clara county. ann sobrato high school and milpitas library on main street is also an evacuation center. >>> and now the czu lightning complex, people in coastal coom and san mateo countysoh to sta been told to evacuate. five large fires and a number of smaller ones have burned 25,000 acres and 0% containment there. and this morning we are seeing new video of the destruction going on in santa cruz county. let's bring in julian glover who is live with the latest there. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, 0% contained and 22,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. we're seeing folks in ben lomond ordered to evacuate around midni

it is called the hennessey fire and burned 120 acres with no containment. the fire is threatening 120 buildings and prompting evacuation. this morning, the gamble fire is burning near lake ber yes, srye >> and this morning, the marsh creek fire has scorched over 1,700 acres and this is outside of brentwood burning more than 1,400 acres. >>> takinge aing a live look at jose's post office with a day of action with house speaker nancy pelosi who is going to be in san francisco for what she is calling at a tack from president trump who is trying to hinder the election by stopping mail-in voting. and the president says that mail-in voting is going to lead to voter fraud. >>> all right. let's get a look -- >> and it is 6:58 and we have been enduring the hot weather across the bay area, and any end to it, kari? >> no, it is going to continue, and i am going live on facebook at 7:05 and give me some time the brew some coffee to set up, and i'm at meteorologist kari hall on facebook and twitter as well as getting the latest updates on the nbc bay area app, and you c

this is the hennessey fire burning east of st. helena. there's another fire at lake berryessa forcing evacuations of the communities near the lake. here's a look bay area wide now at all the major fires. i can't think of the last time we've had so many fires simultaneously in so many different parts of the bay area. we're talking north bay here to the east bay, south bay, and then the ones we just saw there along the peninsula near pescadero. >> yeah, and it's a tough firefight. these are like crippling conditions and triple digit temperatures. ian cull is on the ground in san mateo county. give us an update there, ian. >> reporter: yeah. we're right other long pescadero creek road and they're calling it the august lightning complex fires. they said 22 fires were started in 16 hours on sunday, and this is what some of the result has been. you can see there are large plumes of smoke over this ridge, this rage between those two trees, and then finally this one. it's actually three separate fires coming together. that's why they call it a co

the largest buyer is the hennessey pair.here still tens of thousands of residents under evacuation orders. we posted a list of all the different evacuation zones and warnings on our website and on ktvu mobile app. >>> if i bring along the marin county coast has now threatened several small communities. the woodward fire started up by lightning early this week and has now burned 2000 acres. that's double the size compared to 24 hours ago. it is burning in a remote rugged area and yesterday afternoon firefighters finally did receive some air support for the first time picked up by her specifically is burning five miles north of bolinas and people there received an evacuation warning meaning that they need to be prepared to leave. space >> it is stressful. most people many have no place to go. this is scary but it is not really even on the fire map because all the other fires are so much bigger. >>> at this point, no structures have burned in the woodward fire is currently 0% contained. >>> state interest officials are remindin

last night, sadly, we learned three people died in a home in napa county where the hennessey fire has burned nearly 200,000 acres. another person has been found dead in a solano county, in all at least five deaths are being blamed on the fires in the north bay. the flames overnight move closer to healdsburg, a live report for you shortly from that area. and also governor newsom's visit to the fire zone later today. >>> in the meantime, in the south bay more began hill and surrounding areas there, now on alert. cal fire is warning people to prepare to leave at any moment if the scu complex fire gets too close. so far it's scorched over 157,000 acres. it is only 5% contained. two first responders we're learning were hurt while trying to battle the fire. more than 20,000 structures across the northeast and south bay are threatened from fires. >>> new overnight uc santa cruz now evacuated and closed as the fire is burning in santa cruz and san mateo countys continuing to rage. nearly 15,000 people have fled their homes. it's a bitter battle for firefighters there and we're expecting to he

. >> one of the fires that is caused the most distraction is the hennessey fire . it exploded in size and is threatening homes naylor vacaville. this is part of the lnu you can see it's made up of seven fires. here's more on that story from tom vacar. >> reporter: every second tons of smoke into the air carry with it all kinds of pollutant. >> reporter: multiple fires broke out in fairfield and vacaville along iad near the san francisco bay area and sacramento. one of many complex fires in the greater bay area. mass evacuations were ordered and even animals as a fires kept springing up stretching resources fan. firefighters responded, in fairfield volunteer firefighters were assigned to aid in evacuations. more firefighters are clearly needed. >> if we have these hot embers at the room's going to be bad. >> this area needs to evacuate from the fire down the road. we got word of that and we have a trailer and we knew we had to come in and help them. >> reporter: the wind is hardly blowing in a place known for high winds. there are firestorms and a heat storm and we