matt kain is retiring and 13 seasons and kpix's jackie ward is at at&t with a motorcycle in the past where fans gave him a big sendoff. hey, jackie. >> brian, just a beautiful day here at at&t park. you couldn't have asked for a better day for matt kain to go out on. he has been with the giants for the best season and the fans tell me that big daddy will go down in history as the best that the city has ever had. >> from the moment he took the field to warm up to his final farewell from the mound, the fans made sure that today was about matt kain and what he has done for their city. brian mills says he is one of the fans and has a jersey from the day that kain pitched a perfect game. the only one in giants historied. >> he is one of the iconic pitchers and has been there for the last three rings and he has put his time in and one of the great giants. >> jim and lilly wilson have been holding the sign along the 3rd base line for years and been to a few world series games and even spring training and in their minds kain is one of the top five giant pitchers of all times. >> he exemplifie

jackie ward is live near the area right now. jackie. >> reporter: we're on bennett mountain road and this is as far as we could get on the way to glen ellen right now. we got stopped at sonoma mountain road because of road closures. i just spoke to cal fire. they have a station just down street here. firefighters have been at this now four days straight without any sleep. and right now, behind me, it looks like a black hole but up on the ridge, that's highway 12. and when we got here earlier, could you see how intense the flames were. right now, that fire is moving southeast towards glen ellen and they have already had a tremendously terrible time with this fire. chopper 5 got some amazing video of homes being destroyed one after the other. this was -- we also got access to cavedale road. it's a narrow single lane and you can see the magnitude of the fire as it took down everything in its path. some people said this is a terrible time. [ pause ] >> reporter: right now, glen ellen has some mandatory evacuations. arnold drive at st

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> thank you. and new mandatory evacuations have been issued for the community of geyserville because of the pocket fire. cal fire is worried the winds will push it right into town. kpix 5's anne makovec is live there this morning. anne. >> reporter: downtown geyserville is on this side and you can see the fire burning behind me. this fire has been burning since monday morning but it was small and suddenly yesterday, it became a lot more of a threat to the town of geyserville. this thing reared up in the mountains north of healdsburg. it's called the pocket fire. it burned about 4,000 acres and grew overnight so there will be new figures on that once cal fire is able to deal with the light of day. new manned mads mandatory evacuation in geyserville through red rock casino. nobody answered over there so it appears as if they are heeding those mandatory evacuations. they dropped fire retardant from the air and had hand crews and dozers out there constructing a line hoping to hold it back. but, you kn

in calistoga, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> here's a live look from our vaca cam.ou can see all that smoke settling in the valleys where that fire is burning this morning. i want to show what you it looks like across parts of san francisco. look at that nasty conditions today at ocean beach. air quality will be poor. sfo will haveivistsibility issues have visibility issues and delays. cool conditions temperatures in the 40s for a lot of the bay area. 52 degrees right now in san francisco. calm winds now. so cool clear calm skies. enjoy it while it lasts. things change tonight. >> thank you. and be sure to stay with us for the latest on the wildfires in wine country. we'll bring you updates throughout the morning. you can also get updates on our website, cbssf.com. to help with the relief effort, donate to the red cross by calling the number on your screen 1-800-red-cross or go to redcross.org. for more information on ways to donate, go to website, abc10.com. - topic two >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is friday, october 13th, 2017. welcome to "cbs t

kpix 5's jackie ward is live in front of one of the schools this morning with the details. reporter: michelle, the "chronicle" is reporting this morning that the crisis in flint, michigan is at least part of the reason why state officials in california have wanted more testing to be done, especially in schools. and the test results for at least three san francisco schools are in. the west portal elementary, malcolm x elementary and san francisco international high school all had their test results come back high for lead. the "chronicle" reports that parents of these three schools were told earlier this week that water samples from at least one faucet or fountain at each school had too much lead in them. the taps were immediately shut down. the san francisco public utilities commission says the water flowing into the school is safe and that the lead is most likely coming from the plumbing fixtures and pipes. the "chronicle" says these three schools are on a growing list of schools all over the state that are also seeing high levels of lead. the superintendent told the "chron

kpix 5's jackie ward is live in the newsroom with the details. jackie. >>> reporter: less than an hour ago we heard from uber about broad changes to the employee practices, this as two more former engineers filed a lawsuit. the women alleged they were paid unfairly and faced workplace discrimination. a site says the women claims they were ranked by attractiveness by their male colleagues and uber maintained a culture of preference for men. this is not the first time uber has been criticized for its workplace environment. back in june, sam singer a crisis manager, had this to say about uber. >> it's a wonderful incredible invention that's brought convenience to everyone. on the other hand, the management of the company is disastrous and needs to change. >> reporter: travis kalanick the former ceo resigned last month. similar lawsuits to the one these two engineers have filed have been filed against other tech companies. three women sued oracle in august for allegedly paying them less than men and in september three women who worked at google sued t

k-p-i-x five's jackie ward reports on the dangers of of >>> more now on our coverage of the wine country wildfires. evacuees returning home may still face hazards even in undamaged homes. kpix 5's jackie ward reports on the dangers of toxic ash. >>> reporter: on what's been one of the clearest days in santa rosa since the start of the fires, people here are still wearing facemasks. volunteers at the american red cross say they have been handing out hundreds of masks every day. >> most clients are saying, why do i feel the throat? and we're telling them, well, it's obviously the air, it's the smoke, it's, you know -- there's a lot of bacteria now forming. >> reporter: for people like shar ra lane who already have respiratory problems, she says the potentially toxic material and charred remains in the air make her nervous. >> my lungs are sensitive to the smoke in the air. and i have already required a respiratory treatment. and they sent me off with an inhaler. and so that's why i have to wear this mask. >> reporter: that's why scott alonso with the sonoma county department of pun health

kpix 5's jackie ward is live in jackie. >> reporter: kenny, nothing but empty sidewalks and parking spacesere as the tubbs fire comes barreling toward the city and cal fire does everything it can to prevent it from coming in within the limits. >>> we grieve for those who have been devastated by this fire. this is our community. woo luf here. many of the staff at the sheriff's department have further been evacuated and displaced from their moments and very likely may not have a home to return to, as well. we live here. we're automatic in this together, folks. >> this morning, first responders also feeling the pain as the damage adds up from the wine country wildfires. the firefight under way. how some companies are working to reinvestigate victims in the wake of the crisis. >> in time of need you have to be able to reach out to loved ones, friends and family. >> good morning, it's friday, october 13. of i'm michelle griego. the number of people killed in the wine country fires is climbing. the death toll stands at 31. >> good morning, i'm kenny choi. the sonoma county sheriff's office says

but we begin with jackie ward in napa where the last last is burning out of control. jackie. >>> reporter: michelle, we're on highway 221 the vallejo highway watching what's called the atlas fire in the skyline wilderness park right now. earlier i showed you these big flames and large smoke over the hillside but now we are thinking those flames dipped behind a canyon. they moved west-southwest. people in fairfield were worrying yesterday about how the winds were blowing, concerned that that shift could come their way. and they have every right to be scared. the damage that this is already causing is beyond imagination. as of late last night, cal fire says this last last is now just about 43,000 acres and only 3% contained. it is an overwhelming fire that's hard for some people to fully understand. >> a lot of families saying you pack up everything but i just have that mental capacity to put everything in the car right now. >> reporter: crews set a controlled burn tuesday night to clear vegetation near the water treatment plant in solano county and crews there spent muc

in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> fleet week continues today in san francisco. there will be ship tours today. the amphibious assault ship uss essex will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at piers 30 and 32. the canadian navy ship hmcs winnipeg will be arrive in the afternoon. always cool when those ships start to come in. >> then the blue angels this week. >> yeah. that's awesome. >> i know someone is really excited for all the sailors and pilots here this week, jaclyn? what's your twitter handle? >> hello, sailor! [ laughter ] >> it's always a good time. [ laughter ] >>> okay. well, right now, we are tracking some major slowdowns and you're going to say, hello slow speeds! look at this. 242 and 680 are jammed up all the way beyond highway 4 backed up along 680 along that stretch and we are seeing -- now our travel times just went to zero. i don't think it could even figure how long that's going to take you. but we have been tracking over an hour commute for drivers southbound from 680 -- or willow pass road, i should say, on down towards highway 24.

but we begin with jackie ward in napa where the last last is burning out of control. . >>> reporter: michelle, we're on highway 221 the vallejo highway watching what's called the atlas fire in the skyline wilderness park right now. earlier i showed you these big flames and large smoke over the hillside but now we

in calistoga, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> moving northwest now to the pocket fire right now it's closing in on geyserville in sonoma county. clear skies allowed crews to make more air drops over this fire yesterday but the helicopters had to stop at sundown as it got dark. the flames on the ground and in the hills started to look like streams of lava. so far the pocket fire is 0% contained and it has burned more than 8400 acres. >>> "skydrone5" was over the city of sonoma. that area also cleared out because of two fires just east of the city. normally it would be packed with traffic and pedestrians. >> the nuns fire has merged with another big fire and is heading south towards sonoma. it is 3% contained burning almost 18,000 acres. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in napa county where they are keeping an eye on the nuns fire. >>> reporter: here dry creek road behind me at orchard and we just got out of a dangerous situation up dry creek hoed about a road, blames in people's backyard. the difficulty is that it is a very winding road. so the escape route is not an easy one. right now there ar

at at&t park, jackie ward, kpix. >>> coming up. deep in the california forest, this illegal pot farm is lethal. only on five, the banned chemicals favored by mexican drug cartels. >>> this train collapsed on the building and the malfunction dangling one thousand feet up. >> a shipyard transformed. we take a look at one of the bay's newest communities and why developers call it a city within a city. >>> a beautiful weekend and let's see what is ahead in the forecast. we will do that when we come back. >>> we have shown you marijuana grows and some legal and many illegal and this is the most lethal. wilson walker explains it is a problem spreading all across california. >>> this is a trip to a crime scene deep in the national forest. ground cover and brutal terrain. federal agents make their way to what might qualify as industrial farm operation. >> and 41717, this gives us minimum start date. >> there are living quarters and kitchens and bathrooms and trash dumps for the purpose of growing a lot of marijuana. >> this one was in exce

jackie ward reports from san francisco. >>> reporter: michelle, it doesn't take long for you to be at bart entrance and see someone jumping over the entrance gate getting onto bart for free. but the board of directors for bart says they are trying to do something about it. they unanimously voted last night on two ordinances to fight this problem and punish fare evaders. beginning next year, officers will be hired to board bart trains and ask every person for proof of purchase. if you can't provide one, you will be charged $75 the first time, minors will be charged $55. three strikes will lead to a criminal charge. frustrated bart riders who pay their fare hope this will force change. >> they do it all the time. it's really frustrating. >> reporter: 75% of bart's operating costs come from people who follow the rules and pay. officials think it will bring back 8 to $11 million each year. bart says that fare evasion costs them between $15 million to $25 million every, single year. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> let's see how mass transit is looking as well as the roads with j

kpix5's jackie ward has spent much of the day there. he complete de >> reporter: what a day it's been here because a lot of people have been walking around to check to see if their friends' homes are still standing. that's because this area is really hit or miss. as you can tell, right here this house is totally fine, unscathed, but houses across the street there there's no problem at all, not even any ash or soot in their driveways, but then you come to the corner here of san miguel avenue and you see there are homes that have been completely lost, shells of homes remaining here, garages, doors completely melted. it's unbelievable. we'll toss back to you. >> it was marching towards santa rosa, so we realized early on with the wind that we were battling on our own fires that this fire was going to come into santa rosa. so what we did, we did what we could. we ordered up mutual aid early. we established unified command with cal fire and we set up our staging area and it became the parking lot in the city of santa rosa and it didn't take

in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> what is uber saying about these allegations? >> reporter: they are not commenting on the lawsuit this morning. but they did want to point out that back in august, they made several changes to their pay equity issues so this included increasing salaries of workers who weren't paid that median amount for their jobs and giving a 2.5% raise for every year they worked at the company since. >> thank you. >>> time now 6:02. the heat is on. we're taking a live look outside at the bay bridge from our camera on top of the transamerica pyramid and some of the temperatures expected in the bay area today. some cities will reach the high 80s this afternoon. even a 91. do they see that in concord? >> yes, low 90s. it's going to be hot. we got it yesterday. we had record-breaking conditions in several cities yesterday across the bay area. in fact across california. and today we may see a couple of degree drop-off but yeah, upper 80s, low 90s, we're seeing. clear skies. so it makes for a pretty view of the golden gate bridge at this early hour.

kpix 5's jackie ward reports from one of the schools. >>> reporter: we're at the west portal elementary school school one of three in san francisco that came back with high test results for lead in the water. the others are malcolm x and san francisco international high school. the "chronicle" reports that the parents of these schools were told earlier this is week and that water samples from at least one faucet or fountain in each school had too much lead. so as a result the taps were shut down immediately. the san francisco public utilities commission says the water is safe and the lead is coming from plumbing fixtures. so the superintendent told the "chronicle," quote, we're telling people or letting people know as much information as quickly as possible. so just a couple of months ago, mcclymonds in oakland ran into lead problems themselves. the toxic metal was coming from the faucets in the cafeteria. the water fountain by the football as well and the showerheads in the girls and boys locker rooms, which were quickly shut down. temporarily, water filters have been installed and wat

in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> time now 6:41. "taking a knee." why several 49ers players say they have no plans to stand at upcoming games anytime soon. >> plus, moving full speed ahead. the progress on the high-speed rail lines. >> and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's check the big board here. you can see the dow is down about 89 points. coming up, we'll get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. gayle king joins us now from new york. good morning. thanks. cbs this morning starts at 7 o- clock. >>> time for a look at what's coming up next on "cbs this morning." gayle king reports. >> we have new details on the deadly ambush of american troops in niger and why the patrol didn't have backup. plus, north korea makes new threats against the u.s. "new york times" columnist just returned from the hermit kingdom and joins us at the table today. and! our conversation with this guy, guess who i'm squeezing! bruno mars with the success of his world tour. and one person in the audience that he says always makes hi

kpix 5's jackie ward reports from san francisco. >>> reporter: michelle, it doesn't take long for you to be at a bart entrance and see someone jumping over the entrance gate getting onto bart for free. but the board of directors for bart says they are trying to do something about it. they unanimously voted last night on two ordinances to fight this problem and punish fare evaders. beginning next year, officers will be hired to board bart trains and ask every person for proof of purchase. if you can't provide one, you will be charged $75 the first time, minors will be charged $55. three strikes will lead to a criminal charge. frustrated bart riders who pay their fare hope this will force change. >> the guy just, like, hopped through the emergency exits, didn't even pay and just got on the train. attendants don't do anything. >> reporter: 75% of bart's operating costs come from people who follow the rules and pay. officials think it will bring back 8 to $11 million each year. bart says that fare evasion costs them between $15 million to $25 million every, single year. in san francisco,

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> still ahead, uber's facing another lawsuit. we'll lay out the new claims against the san francisco company. plus, you may send your packages early this holiday season. the big rush the postal service is expecting. >> we have a hot day for wednesday. i'll have more coming up. workplace. according to tech news website -- "the information:" two women -- both former engineers at uber -- are suing the company. th faced >>> uber is facing new allegations of section imand sexual harassment sexism and sexual harassment in the company. a lawsuit by two female engineers say they were discriminated against. uber has no comment. they say it has made changes to its pay equity issues. earlier this year, another former engineer said she and other women complained about advances by a male supervisor. >>> the u.s. postal service is anticipating an extra heavy haul this holiday season. it says it will deliver more than 15 billion pieces of mail between thanksgiving and new year's day. it will deliver 850 million packages, more than a 10% increas

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> jackie, thank you. immigration and customs enforcement released this statement about suspending immigration checks in the area saying, quote, i.c.e. will continue to suspend routine immigration enforcement operations in the areas affected by the fires in northern california. immigration enforcement will not be conducted at evacuation sites or assistance centers." >>> kpix 5's anne makovec joins us now live in oakville. anne, you got really close to the flames this morning. how are things now? >> reporter: yeah. certainly smoky here in oakville. i'm along highway 29 here in napa valley. you can see the famous welcome to napa valley sign here behind me and behind that, all of that smoke right now rising above the hillside as these wildfires continue to spread. smoke is pouring over oakville grade filling the canyons near sugarloaf ridge state park. it's all part of a complex of fires in napa and sonoma counties that continues to expand. >> it's tragic. it's -- it's very sad. >> reporter: jason cox lives i

. >> kpix 5's jackie ward has more details of what investigators are already beginning to question her. >> reporter: we're learning about this, this morning. investigators say the gunman recently transferred more than $100,000 to a bank account in the philippines. that's where the vegas shooter encouraged his girlfriend marilou danley to go before his attack. according to danley's sisters, she didn't know she was going to the islands until paddock handed her a ticket. danley flew back from the philippines and landed at l.a.x. last flight. she was met at the airport by fbi agents. >> investigation with her is ongoing. and we anticipate some information here from here shortly. >> reporter: danley's sisters spoke to 7 news to cnn affiliate in australia. they said marilou loved him and didn't know how he planned the shooting. the women didn't want to be identified by name and requested their faces be blurred, the sisters. >> sent her away. so that he can plan what he is planning without interruption. in that sense, i thank him for sparing my sister's life. but that's one little compensatio

in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> today the u.s. senate will get its first look at a healthcare bill written by republicans and democrats. the plan attempt to stabilize the individual insurance market by reinstating subsidies for insurance companies to bring down the cost of coverage for low income americans for two more years. president trump announced last week that he would halt those payments. he says they are a bailout for insurance companies. >>> i won't do anything to enrich the insurance companies. >> it could come in december when the next government funding bill due. republicans will need democratic support to get a new spending bill passed which means that democrats could force a compromise on healthcare. >>> college town is on edge as a white nationalist leader delivers a speech on the university of florida campus. hundreds of protestors and police officers swarmed the campus hours ahead of a planned visit by richard spencer. a woman was dead in charlottesville, virginia after he appeared at a school there. the universit

kpix 5's jackie ward reports on their record verdict. >> reporter: today is a really good day for husband and wife plaintiffs. they just won a $3,528,000 settlement for harassment and wrongful eviction. dale and his wife martha are officially millionaires. but this experience has taken its toll on them. >> i would probably rather have my life back than any award, which was our home. >> reporter: after 2.5 years with their landlord, the sister and their company, the family is thankful it's over. >> i feel so relieved. here, i feel like i miss my home. that was my home. and i can't go back in time. all the pain that we suffer there. >> reporter: gail had lived at 71 hill street in san francisco for 21 years when the woman bought the property in 2014. shortly after that purchase is when a, quote, pattern of harassment and decrease in basic housing services started. >> they had a business plan with tactics of intimidation, harassment and retaliation towards the rent controlled tenants, long-term tenants. >> reporter: steve mcdonald's the couple's attorney, says in 2014 the landlord bought a n

in santa rosa, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> take a look at these pictures from chopper 5. this morning it looks like a black and white photograph. the only hint of color is blue from a swimming pool. what was once a beautiful green neighborhood now turned into charred ruins. >>> the nuns fire in sonoma county is only 2% contained with just over 7600 acres burned while the patrick fire in napa county has burned more than 9500 acres. also with only 2% containment. kpix 5's jessica flores joining us live now from napa valley college where the atlas fire has forced dozens of people to evacuate. >> reporter: the atlas fire fire nearly doubled in size overnight forcing hundreds to evacuate from solano and napa counties. a lot of people came here to napa valley college. a lot of people have a major question. when can they go back home? are their homes left standing? in the early-morning hours, firefighters took a stand in napa and solano counties. as the atlas fire raged, crews battled it and evacuated residents for the third morning. nearly half of calistoga is under mandatory e

kpix 5's jackie ward has more on the tests that detected unsafe levels of lead at 3 schools. >> reporter: this is alarming news for some parents about kids who go to school here and they say they hope the city fixes it soon. as kids went to school this morning, some of the parents had a message for them. >> my wife just called me and said, um, don't have them drink from the drinking fountain. >> reporter: the "chronicle" reports that west portal elementary school is one of three schools in san francisco where lead levels from at least one faucet or fountain came back high after recent testing forcing the taps to shut down. >> i'm concerned as a parent because i have both children here and they drink water with the weather being warm. so i give them extra water bottles because i didn't want them to drink in the school. >> lead in a developing brain is a concern. this city and all jurisdictions are obliged to take care of kids of all -- of all the people in their care. >> reporter: the san francisco public utilities commission tells kpix 5, the water flowing into the school is safe. the le

first, jackie ward is live in napa county. jackie. >> reporter: michelle, for the first time in four days we heard a bit of good news, a bit of optimism, from napa county officials. still, fire crews have a long way to go when it comes to battling this. this is the atlas fire. this is the view of skyline park from chopper 5 that it had around 6:30 a.m. flames have spread down the hillside and into this canyon producing thick dark smoke. cal fire says the winds didn't materialize quite like they expected and that's a good thing. they are hoping the weather continues to cooperate because right now, they are favorable. lieutenant governor gavin newsom is in napa county today and said now is the time to come together and put politics aside. >> in the collaboration and cooperation between the counties and the cities, it's been extraordinary from my perspective and i think the job of the state is to supplement that to make sure that we're being resourceful and that we're making sure all the gaps are filled. >> reporter: just a few mi

kpix 5 jackie ward on the hazards of toxic ash. >> reporter: on what has been one of the clearest days in santa rosa since the start of the fires, people here are still wearing face masks. volunteers at the american red cross have been handing out hundreds of masks each day. >> most clients are asking why they feel their throat? we are telling them it's the air, the smoke, bacteria. >> reporter: for people like cheryl lane who already have potentially -- potential respiratory issues, the toxins make her nervous. >> marlins are kind of sensitive to the smoke and fear, and i have already required a respiratory treatment and they sent me up with an inhaler. >> reporter: that's why scott alonso with the sonoma county of public health is urging people to stay inside, especially children and those with lung problems. >> and when you're driving, make sure your air is on recirculate so your air filters are not bringing in outside air. >> reporter: scott says the long-term effects of breathing in this air are still unknown but to lessen your chances of developing a serious illness, he is encour

. >> reporter: jackie ward dogs close to the sonoma county community -- is close to the sonoma countynity college. >> reporter: we're somewhere between santa rosa and glen ellen met by several roadblocks. those flames are why. that is the ridge of highway 12 that you're looking at over the hills and those flames are only intended to get closer. last night around 7:00, this area these hills right here were just smoke but now obviously this situation has gotten much more intense. and the flames are moving in a southeast direction towards glen ellen. that's a very small area just south of kenwood next to jack london state historic park. according to the 2010 census, only 784 people live there and yesterday, home after home went up in flames all along there. some of the homes were multi- million dollar estates and chopper 5 captured the moment when some homes were completely engulfed in flames. firefighters not able to reach them in time. we were able to get to cavedale road a narrow single lane and you can see the magnitude of the fire it's blanketed the hillside there. some people had t

at times, the flames towered over tree tops creating an orange glow in the night sky and jackie ward is in california where they toured neighborhoods burnt to ash this afternoon. jackie. >> reporter: the governor was joined by senator dianne feinstein and senator kamala harris out front of santa rosa high school to reassure the county of sonoma they will get through this and all three of them promised to get help and sources as full as possible. they stressed the evacuation orders to be take know seriously because of how fast the fire status can change due to the shifting winds and dry weather we're talking about. the senator dianne feinstein has been a long-term advocate forgetting more money for what show calls the tree's mortality crisis. she said the fires will help make the argument regarding the fema resources and the u.s. forest budget. >> in terms of money, senator harris and i are going to put our heads together. i am an appropriator and i am going to go back and see what we can'tco to beef up the accounts to get more money. >> and this is truly one of the greatest if not the

jackie ward has more. >> reporter: it was an adventure to get to bennett mountain road. behind me it looks like a big black hole but those are the hills that lead up to highway 12. when we got here about a couple of hours ago, highway 12 was a ridge of orange and red flames. it was something. the glow lowered as the wind died down. chp has been here, worried the flames will reach to where i am this afternoon. glen ellen on the other hand already seeing the destruction that this fire is causing. this is the nuns fire and it tore through several homes yesterday some of them multi- million dollar estates. this is a really small area, only about 784 people living here according to the 2010 census. we spoke to some people who were making the hard decision of what to take with them and what to leave behind. >> it started off with smoke and then you see the flames and it continues to go down. >> reporter: right now, there are mandatory evacuations in glen ellen, west of jack london state park, enterprise road, wall road, north of trinity road, and cavedale road. so at this mome

kpix 5's jackie ward is live near skyline wilderness park with the latest. >> reporter: we are right off what's called the vallejo highway, 221 and kaiser road. skyline wilderness spark right behind mir. you can see flames over the hillside there. they are moving west-southwest. yesterday afternoon people in fairfield were starting to worry about the blowing winds, concerned that could come their way. they have every reason tore scared. the damage that this has already caused is beyond imagination. the atlas fire is about 43,000 acres and only 3% containe. >> you see stuff on the news and you never think it will be you. i hope everybody will be safe. >> reporter: crews set a controlled burn tuesday night to clear out vegetation near the water treatment plant at the end of green valley road in solano county and crews spent much of the day there guarding a high value part of the infrastructure. fairfield police have issued a mandatory evacuation order along green valley road. now, we have been talking about mutual aid that's coming in from across the country and we can say for certain

it's a horror no one could imagine. >> jackie ward was at the community briefing. she tells us evacuation -- they're getting frustrated. >> of course they are. >>> hundreds packed santa rosa high school. many have been in shelters since sunday or monday because a lot of them have lost their homes. there was a wide range of emotions. anger about alleged lack of emergency notifications, to confusion about how to start rebuilding their life. janine is one of the hundreds of people across sonoma county whose home is now ash. >> our home is gone. but my family got out. they got out. the animals got out. the cat was found 48 hours later. she wasn't home when the fire started but her fianci was with the dogs. fianci called the fire department as soon as she started coming up the ridge. >> they said there was no evacuation. you are fine. >> reporter: within 20 minutes -- >> she was driving through flames running for her life. >> reporter: she says her home is less than one mile from a fire station. >> they wouldn't come because they said, we don't have a truck driver. >> r

we hear from jackie ward a moment ago. they would like you to come up and visit.hink of a nicer place. 79 in cloverdale and 81 in windsor. the last mission before spain said we are done in the early 1820s. it is still standing and you can see it and sonoma. temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s on sunday and tuesday the numbers peaked 90 and wednesday thursday and friday the highs subside but a very nice week ahead. tomorrow does not look bad. here is julia. >> reporter: you are listening to the sounds of stanford and how a network of underground cables could one day keep us safer ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ transferring information. >>> a web of fiber optic cables buried beneath the campus is doing more than transferring information.>> it is acting as an early earthquake warning system.>> reporter: these are the sounds of stanford university above and below ground. what you are hearing our -- are tiny vibrations. the rumblings can be caused by something as a car on the surface or as dreadful as an earthquake.>> we are looking there.>> the professor said the squiggly lines on th

kpix 5's jackie ward reports. >>> reporter: state attorney general becerra is seeking an emergency order with other states to try to prevent the trump administration from cutting healthcare subsidies. he says those subsidies keep healthcare costs low for millions of people. a federal court wednesday issued a temporary restraining order that would block president trump from cutting off the subsidies. 17 other states joined california in the lawsuit. the attorney general of california says the administration is breaking the law by not making the october cost sharing subsidy payments required by the affordable care act. >> what we should be focused on, whether as the president, congress or as leaders in our state, is to figure out how to get every, single american covered, not make it worse for millions more. >> reporter: on twitter, president trump has said he was going to stop, massive subsidy payments to democrats' pet insurance companies and called on congress to negotiate a fix. more than 6 million americans benefit from the cost sharing subsidies. without the funds they may lose their

. >>> and jackie ward joins us now with more on how the smoke is affecting folks from wine country to santa clara valley. . >> reporter: the city of oakland was unrecognizable from the sky yesterday evidence as to why the bay area air quality management district issued a "spare the air" alert and smoke advisory for today. that means people who live in the bay especially in napa, sonoma and solano counties should stay in when they can in places like libraries, shopping malls, wherever there's filtered air. experts expect this to last for a while. >> until we get a storm system moving through here or high winds, conditions will be variable. >> reporter: the north bay wildfires are of course the main culprits of this poor air quality. the three largest ones alone have burned more than 140,000 acres and now the bear fire in the santa cruz mountains the air is worsening in the south bay. continue to use n95 masks if you spent time outside. air district officials are asking you to not make unnecessary trips by car today. >> thank you. >>> we have a "spare the air" alert but we have had so m

. >> jackie ward has details and tells us the trump administration now blasting the governor. >> that's right, before signing this bill, governor brown had to fight for certain concessions. now he believes the law will both protect the public and put families at ease who fear being deported. originally the bill defined serious and violent felonies with a list of 65 crimes. governor brown insisted that list be expanded and now it includes 800 crimes with more than 100 misdemeanors. this also allows federal agents to interview immigrants in county jails and i.c.e. can continue to work with state prison officials. u.s. attorney general jeff sessions criticized this bill and wanted governor brown to veto it. >> why in the world would they want to object to the law being followed, so i call on the cities and states to analyze what they're doing, the danger it's causing to their own communities. >> not everyone in california is on board with this change, despite the adjustments. the sheriff's association is still against it, and the police chief's association is neutral. california will offic

. >> jackie ward has details. the trump administration is now blasting the governor. >> washington is not very excited about this either. it's a little bit controversial. before signing this bill, governor brown had to fight for certain concessions. now he believes the law will protect the public and put families at ease who may fear being deported. originally the bill defines serious and violent felonies with a list of about 65 crimes. governor brown insisted that list be expanded. now it includes more than 800 crimes with about 100 misdemeanors. this also allows federal agents to interview immigrants in county jail and i.c.e. can continue to work with state prison officials. the white house is not pleased with this new law. >> the president will be laying out his responsible immigration plan over the next week and i hope that california will push back on their governor's, i think, irresponsible decision moving forward. >> not everyone in california is on board with this change. the sheriff's association is still

near sfo, jackie ward, kpix5. >>> los angeles police saying the fire sent thick smoke over the area forcing traffic to stop on a major freeway. two cars were also damaged by the brush fires. crews got the fires under control within an hour. >>> fire danger is a concern all over the state right now, including here in the bay area as we see unseasonal heat from san francisco on inland, to dublin. >> it's hot and it's dry out there. we are already seeing humidity levels drop. let me show you what you can expect. temperatures 20 degrees above average. yesterday, will be the hottest day of the week. if you find it uncomfortable, there will be slight relief. not much for the next few days. offshore winds, you can see the trees moving around and it is very dry up in those hills. and temperatures right now are warm. 84 degrees already at this noon hour in concord. oakland 74. san francisco we're in the 80s as well. san jose, 83. so, add about 10 degrees to those temperatures for your day and that's what the afternoon will look like. look at these east winds. they are coming in strong in livermore.

. >> then as jackie ward reports, the control tower desperately tried to reach the air canada crew toave them off. ers at sfo light 781 from m >> reporter: once again, the faa is investigating what went wrong during the landing of an air canada jet at sfo. the faa says air traffic controllers at sfo cleared air canada flight 781 from montreal to land on runway 28r, but then the tower operators told 781 to execute a go around because they were unsure the runway would be cleared in time. the air canada pilots were told six times in 30 seconds to go around, but the pilots didn't respond. >> 781 go around. 781 go around. air canada 781 go around. e was another close call... there was another close call... canada 781 go around. canada 781 go around. >> reporter: at least 45 seconds go by when finally the tower hears from the plane after it lands safely. the air canada crew reported radio problems which drew this response from air traffic controllers. >> that's pretty evident. >> reporter: retired captain ross aimer who has flown into sfo hundreds of times said pilots need to be more cogniz

in santa rosa coffey park, jackie ward, kpix5. >> reporter: thanks, jackie. as you say that, i'm counting. there's maybe six streets of mobile homes here, 100 in total, that are no longer here. so this neighborhood is devastated, this journey's end mobile home park. i can tell you the temperature is starting to drop a little bit, but as cool as the air might feel, we can still feel the heat coming off this metal and everything else that's melted and smoldering. >> that's good news anyway the temperatures are coming down. thank you. we'll get back to you and our fire coverage will continue. >>> we want to update you on another breaking story in the bay area. >> paul deanno with an earthquake felt moments ago on the south bay. >> on the other side of the bay area we have all the fires burning in north bay. those of you in the south bay about 15 minutes ago felt a 4.1 earthquake that struck outside the city of san jose very close to allen rock about 7 miles deal, 4.1 magnitude -- deal, deep -- deep, it was a jolt that lasted about five seconds. in the north bay

kpix 5's jackie ward is following the investigation under way. >> reporter: good morning. investigators in las vegas continue to comb through the life and hotel room of gunman stephen paddock trying to figure out why he did it sunday. clark county sheriff joseph lombardo says it's hard to imagine one man alone could stockpile so much weaponry. >> you got to make the assumption that he had to have some help at some point. >> reporter: investigators are now hoping paddock's girlfriend can yield some answers. she came back to the u.s. from the philippines tuesday night and met with the fbi for hours of questioning. just before the shooting he sent her to her native country to visit family and wired her money. through her lawyer, danley insisted she thought this was his way of preparing for her a breakup. >> "it never occurred to me in any way whatsoever that he was planning violence against anyone." >> reporter: law enforcement said he stockpiled 47 guns since 1982 and bought 33 of them over the past year alone. the weekend before the shooting he rented a high-rise condo that

kpix 5's jackie ward was there and tells us security at this year's fleet week festivities >> repter:uliee, jt a goeousfteron t algh. hang skhiy on the marina green all afternoon. crystal clear skies. which is exactly what you want for an air show. the air show is one of the biggest attractions of week and keeping the city safe remains a top priority. whether you're a kid or a kid at heart, fleet week brings out that childlike feeling of awe and wonder for everyone. >> it's energy -- interesting time in our country. it's good for them to see police officers and all the emergency support we have around us. >> even as officers we all get excited to see the angels come fly through. >> reporter: the officer with the san francisco police department said while today is all about family fun and learning about our military and law enforcement, safety is extremely important. especially following the deadly mass shooting in las vegas. and yet another car attack in london this morning. >> i can't discuss the exact operational details but we did increase security throughout the city. there's no k

but as kpix 5's jackie ward tells us, those calls won't be answered soon. >> reporter: this shootingrked new call for gun control. while democrats are pushing for change, republicans are saying now is not the time. on the front steps of of the cal toll building, three democrats called on republicans to pass new gun control laws on the steps of the capitol building. >> this man was a thief. he stole their lives. we're prayerful and respectful. it's no substitute for action. >> i have seen great courage when my life was on the line. >> yes. >> now is the time to come together, be responsible. >> reporter: at a press conference this morning, senator dianne feinstein even referenced the death of harvey milk and mayor george moscone, a rarity for her almost 40 years after that day. >> i know what guns can do. this is taking it into war. ladies and gentlemen, this can't go on in this country. we have to step up. >> reporter: but republicans say now is not the time to debate gun control measures. time is to focus on the investigation. >> particularly inappropriate to politicize an event lik

as jackie ward explains they promise financial a system to prior victims. >> reporter: at a communityng, hundreds were there to get answers and expressed concern. one of those people was janine marston, she lives in the bennett ridge neighborhood with her fianci, their two dogs and cats. she was not home when the fire started but her fianci was. she called the fire department as soon as she heard that flames were coming up the ridge. >> they were told there is no evacuation, don't worry, you are fine. >> reporter: within 20 minutes -- >> she was driving through flames, running for her life. >> reporter: now their home is ash. they all vowed to help people like janine get their lives back to normal.>> this is truly one of the greatest if not the greatest tragedy that california has ever faced. the devastation is unbelievable, it's a horror that no one could've imagined. >> in terms of money, we will put our heads together. i'm an appropriate are and i will go back and see what we can't do to beef up the accounts to get more money. >> reporter: one problem is the fact that the federal g

kpix 5's jackie ward is following tropical storm nate. >> rivers like this one are gushing in costa rica. the u.s. national hurricane center said costa rica and panama should brace for us wrong and possibly dangerous rain, 15 to 20 inches are expected to prost parts of nicaragua, -- across parts of nicaragua, and many people have already died. at least 15 people are missing in costa rica alone. the flooding caused 5000 people to seek emergency shelter. right now, nate is on track to cut across the tip of mexico's yucatan peninsula as a tropical storm sometime late friday night. with the storm barreling toward the gulf coast, the mayor of new orleans isn't taking any chances. declared a state of emergency and explained a drainage issue. 8 to 10 inches fell on the city in one day which caused pumps and turbine power stations to stop working. >> once again we find ourselves in familiar territory, threatened by another storm coming our way. >> starting saturday at noon we will have 140 pump operators and 42 personnel activated, offering -- operating 24/7 >> the main concern is storm surge. s

kpix 5's jackie ward joins us now with their story. >> reporter: michelle, a man who is a mechanic here in san francisco owes his life to a woman he had just met sunday night. there's a picture of them that has circulated around the world. now they have a special bond forever because the woman saved him. >> so i get on the ground, you know, jump out of my chair and get on the ground or stay in my chair. i chose to stay in my chair. i said hi, george, i'm going to get out of here. >> reporter: nearly four days after they were charged, george and larissa are talking about this, now iconic photo of their daring escape. >> i see that picture and i'm, like, oh, my god, gunshots were fired and i'm standing up straight. >> bullets flying and you're saving people. >> yeah. that kind of freaked me out a little bit, i can't lie, that did. but, okay, it's all for the greater good, right? [ automatic gunfire ] >> reporter: she tried to find him a path to save with automatic fire in the background. >> there was no way he could get through. there was rubbish everywhere. >> beer cans, trash, everythin

jackie ward, kpix5. >>> if you have been outside you probably noticed the smoke. a numb of school districts remain closed because the air is too unhealthy to be outside. that includes pittsburgh unify, valetio. and antioch unified.. all remain closed today. some colleges are also close martinez. mount diablo and antioch. all remain closed today. colleges are closed, san francisco state and the university of san francisco are closed through sunday. cal state east bay is closed along with the college of marin. >>> as the fire fight continues, the major concern is what the is going to happen to the wind. >> we are going to see a lot of calming, cooler weather. frost advisories in man seeno county. now is the chance dug the day for the -- during the day for the firefighters to get a handle on things. east winds in hayward and free month. calm conditions moving north. napa now calm winds, santa rosa 3. nevada calm winds. our air quality right now is still very unhealthy for santa rosa and napa. those are the smoke is billowing in the air though the temperatures are coo

near sfo, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> in july another air canada plane came within 50 feet of colliding with four airliners waiting to take off. the close call prompted the faa to change requirements for night landings at sfo. >>> tonight construction has begun on a critical part of california's bullet train. sky drone 5 giving us the exclusive view of the area high above the san luis reservoir. tonight we're learning about a big change to the project. the high speed rail authority wants to combine a half dozen shorter tunnels into one massive tunnel that would skirt the reservoir just to the north. the price tag to be determined. start carrying passengers in 20-25. night: the first segment from san jose to the central valley could start carrying passengers in 2025. east bay when all >>> tonight we have new video of a roadside attack. a woman was cycling in the eastbound when all of the sudden -- east bay when all of the sudden she was struck. just the latest scary run in, so what's going on? ly at her. she screams when she's hit... but keeps riding. "it's bad when it' but when it' >> report