firefighters are gaining ground and evacuation orders have been lifted for kelseyville, finley and the big valley and sharia -- ranch. >> you have about 30 feet that you can backup. >> katie nielson reports. >> reporter: a trying day for weary firefighters as they try to protect homes off hendricks road near scotts valley. >> you are doing an awesome job. >> reporter: ob lowery sto shoulder to shoulder with firefighters as they watch 30 foot flames barrel towards him down the hillside pick >> it is my home, i have to try and save it. >> reporter: with hoses ready, firefighters were able to save it, as crew has test crews nearby put out embers that started across hendricks road. >> there was erratic behavior, spot fire, fire pushing over ridges and into canyons. >> reporter: firefighters say when the afternoon winds picked up they did everything they could to fight the flames, for the first time since sunday, some homes were lost. >> you can see from the road whether it was barns or homes there were structures involved. >> reporter: katie nielson, kpix 5. >>> this is what crews are phas

. >>> and the fire watch this morning, evacuation orders have been lifted for parts of kelseyville, finley, and the big valley rancher area. many areas are still in danger. >> jackie ward threads of -- joins us with more details. >> reporter: dozens of homes are at risk, the ranch in river fires cover 125 square miles. firefighters are exhausted and focusing efforts on protecting homes near scotts valley off hendricks road. a 30-44 wall of flames barreled down the hillside towards them. amazingly, they were able to save this home. as you can see, conditions remain intense with the entire hillside lit up and raging, making it impossible to save all the buildings. afternoon winds fueled the fires and made it more challenging yesterday. >> we had a retic fire behavior, spot fire, fire pushing across ridges and into canyons. >> unofficial damage estimates include 11 outbuildings and two homes in the dessie drive in hendricks area. the river fire is 12% contained while the ranch fire is 10% contained, michelle? >> how many acres are these fires stretching across? >> reporter: tens of thousands,

evacuation orders were lifted in most of kelseyville. jeremy and simone dotson were on their way home. what do you miss most about not being in your own home? >> our bed. >> a sign of normalcy returning. the town post office reopened today. a sigh of relief for many. like doug. he had about the and timely mail to send. >> it's the beginning of the month. if you don't get to it the credit card companies, they still find you. so anyway. >> the gas and mart which had cut its hours returned to business as usual. most of the customers we met defied the evacuation order and stayed home. >> we worked our butts off for everything we have, and we just don't want to lose it. >> i was going the take care of the house. we set up sprinkler systems and everything. >> many stayed because they were afraid of looters. yesterday police and sheriff's deputies arrested eight people who were trespassing in the evacuated town of lakeport. >> we've gotten a couple of people that have outstanding warrants. there is at least one person that had a significant amo

. >>> some relief in lake county and kelseyville. evacuation orders have been lifted. they were among the more than 10,000 people forced from their homes in mendocino and lake counties. 300 evacuees are still not allowed to return home. they will spend another night at a lodge that has been converted into a relief shelter it. you can see filled to capacity. some people set up tents outside. the fires have burned 80,000 of -- 80,000 acres. this region is vulnerable to wildfires and people there say it seems they have a new fire turning their world upside down each year. >> this is my home. it will always be my home. i really don't know how much longer i can stay here and how much more we can take. >> the river fire is just 12% contained. the ranch fire is 10% contained. calfire has not set an expected date to get a complete handle on these fires. calfire and the forest service are holding a community meeting tonight at kelseyville high school to discuss current firefighting operations and show maps highlighting the fires. that meeting began -- the massi carr fire keeps

i have and some of those in the kelseyville/finley area got to go home at 8 tonight. that is certainly good news but this parking lot is still full and there are still many who aren't able to go home. tents setup at middletown high school as evacuees wait and hope for good news in the firefight against both the river and ranch fires. evacuees of all ages are here. many kids who were witness to an ugly scene when they left their home.sot it was all smokey you could literally see the flames all overpaola esparza-rodriguez is supposed to start 7th grade next week. instead of getting supplies she's here. she says her home she grabbed her most important possession. her tablet...one filled with pictures.sot i'm just get too close to our house...dad hard.other kids here aren't as worried about this smoke. saying as tough as it may be to sleep an an evacuation center, it's even tougher living at home.sot wyatt chadwell turns 12 in two days and may be spending his birthday here. while he's not as worried, paola is. she's never experienced anything like this.sot(j.r)i asked wya

evacuation orders were lifted, and most of kelseyville. jeremy and simone

the notice was for the towns of kelseyville and finley and brought the number of people affected by those fires to about 18,000.18,000. 18,000.fires to about 18,000. (vicki) now to the ferguson fire which has forced yosemite valley to close for more than a week. it has grown to more than 57 thousand acres and is 33 percent contained tonight. the fire in mariposa county has been burning for about two and a half weeks now. one building has been destroyed... but no homes have burned. two firefighters were killed in this fire. and we are just learning that yosemite valley will remain closed to visitors through sunday... due to the unhealthy smoke conditions and the firefighting efforts. (vicki) the steele fire burning napa county is now 90- percent contained. most people have been allowed to return home... but not before this fire destroyed 8 structures... and burned 135 acres. this fire started late in the day saturday... off steele canyon road just south of lake berryessa. but the good news is... firefighters say they are mostly mopping up right now. (vicki) and stay with kron-4 as we have

(grant) there is some relief for the evacuees living in the kelseyville area..(ken) tonight: they were allowed to return home for the first time since they were forced out. kron4's gayle ong is live in kelseyville where she spke to some evacuees, gayle?. (grant) flames from the carr fire twisting into a tornado. twisting into a the carr fire twisting into a tornado. the state's biggest wildfire has now extended to more than 200 square miles ... now 200 square miles ... now burning away from populated areas. fueled by wind...the carr fire grew overnight. but firefighters are making some gains against the fire now in its 11-th day. here are the latest numbers. the fire has burned more than 126 thousand acres.thousand acres. and is now 37 percent contained. with a thousand homes destroyed and six lives lost, the carr fire is one of the most destructive in california history. it is threatening another 13- hundred homes. lawrence karnow: high pressure weakend and temperatures cooled around the bay area today. it definitely felt like fall this morning with cool 40s an

evacuation orders in kelseyville. they are among the 10,000 people who were chased away from their homes. tonight many people are describing that area as a war zone. a thick layer of smoke, homes abandoned, many residents are fed up. they say it seems like every year a new fire turns their world upside down. >> this is my home. it will always be my home. i don't know how much longer i can stay here. >> cal fire's latest update puts the river fire at 28,000- acres. the ranch fire has grope to 51 -- grown to 51,000-acres. >>> there's a new fire to tell you about the eel fire, it's the third fire in mendicino county. it forced the evacuation of people. it's now grown to 865-acres and containment is zero percent. residents are asked to move to a safe location. >>> yosemite has extended the closure of yosemite valley. that fire has burped 58,000- acres. it hasn't been growing much. the poor air quality is a concern for summer camps. campers were put on buses and sent home. they arrived in oakland this afternoon. "were disa

our crews saw another man detained in kelseyville. we are told he was stopped for an expired license. >>> there is a new fire in mendocino county. cal fire says the third fire broke out this evening on the edge of the mendocino national forest, forcing the evacuation of people east of:. this is footage shortly after it broke out after 5:00 this afternoon. it has grown to 865 acres in 5 hours and is 0% contained. residents have been asked to clear the way for firefighters. >>> now, to the carr fire. cal fire calls it the seventh most destructive wildfire in state history after it has burned 112,000 acres. containment has increased to 30%. more than 900 homes have been destroyed in this fire. six people lost their lives and tonight, the sheriff's department says four people are listed as missing. jana katsuyama has an a cal fir pi >> reporter: that firefighter was helping fight the ferguson fire. he told me he never thought he would lose his own home. cal fire posted video tuesday, taken from their aircraft west of redding. the carr fir

look at 58, lake port. 60 kelseyville. west there, a north, higher elevations are in the 70s, you get up above all of that, still 70s and lower lake west, southwest, 73. a little higher humidity, slightly cooler temperatures near the lake. 72, red bluff, redding, 74, 59 ukiah. can't get the cloud cover over there. for us, you can see the thunderstorm activity firing up and dies down at night. 50s, had a few 40s to the north. upper 40s, now we're seeing low 50s in there. in fact, winds in bodega bay, point ridge, misty, kind of drizzly. the water temperatures here, 51, 52, san francisco, buoy and bodega bay. 79.5-degree water temperature. as pam cook would tell you, that is as warm as warm gets down there, right, pam? >> yes, sir. >> one of the highest recorded. >> it is the tale of two different water temperatures. fog and some tropical clouds but it looks like the high pressure will weaken a little bit allowing cooler temperatures to settle in and help the firefighters over the next two to four days temperatures will come

low 50s for some of kelseyville. 52. bodega bay is cold at 49.arm off the oceanside san diego, 77 - 0 79 degree water temperatures. hire clouds to the south with fog in place. low clouds giving away to sunny. a breeze for some. 80s and 60s on the coast. 80s unless you're well inland tonight. the areas in the 90s will settle in a little cooler and warm up again next week. only 97 in clear vague -- clear lake and vacaville. 70s and 80s for others. near average to slightly below. still some 90s towards eastern contra costa county. san jose at 80. santa clara at 80. 70s and 80s on the peninsula. 50s and 60s on the coast. the city can't get above 60 or 61. >>> there is a new called to investigate the cleanup efforts at the hunters point shipyard. up next, the other sites that may be reinspected after take soil samples were found at hunters point. >>> full pay for new moms and dads. the new proposal and who would pay for it. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪ with chase atms serena can now grab cash on the go, all with the tap of

evacuation orders are lifted for some communities, parts of kelseyville and finley and the big valley rancheria. jackie ward tells us there is a lot of other area still in immediate danger. >> reporter: thousands of structures remain at risk this morning, the ranch and river fires cover 125 square miles, exhausted firefighters are focusing efforts on protecting homes off hendricks road near scotts valley. a 30-40 foot wall of flames barreled down the hillside towards them but they were able to save a nearby home, amazingly. as you can see, conditions are intense with entire hillsides lit up and raging, making it impossible to save all of the buildings. afternoon winds fueled the fires and made conditions more challenging. >> we are drawn down, i have never seen a spring in receate at withhe exception of some of the fires during the sienna and i burning conditions, this is unprecedented for the whole state to be under this. >> the ranch fire is a bit bigger than 51,000 acres and the river fire is 29,000 acres, this is more than 80,000 acres the crews are trying to manage with 12,000 st

kelseyville is coming back to life after evacuation orders were lifted last night. the town of 3400 went through advisory evacuations to mandatory evacuations. many people are grateful and glad to be back. they are left thinking they may lose their homes. you want to know what is going on. come to a place like this. a historical place. >> i found out we will be open today. i have gotten a lot of phone calls asking if we were open. it is a gathering place for the small community. it is very scary. that is why i was on the roof of where i live and i squirted it down with a hose. it scared me. >> we do not know. whether to leave or stay. when they say mandatory, you want to get out. you do not know how close the fire is.>> reporter: this is far from over. especially for lake ports 4800 people. >> it is a concern of ours. the fire moved out of the bridges -- ridges and it prompted a huge response to put out hot spots. >> reporter: even in areas where the fires burned days ago, there is enough vegetation that hotspots can and do reignite in the major fires. bulldozers cu

last night hundreds of evacuees gathered in kelseyville for a community meeting hoping to find out when they'd be able to return home. >> what we don't want is to put people back in their homes that have been evacuated for a week and then have something go bad where we have to reevacuate. >> i've always been someone not to show how worried i am, but we're getting by. >> cal fire hope tuesday have full containment by tuesday. which way are the winds blowing? >> they're blowing from west to east right now, but they're going to pick up speed. and unfortunately conditions are going to get worse saturday into sunday. a 36-hour window of our highest fire danger. that's why you see most of lake county in the red under this red flag warning. we're going to have rapidly intensifying fire on our ridge tops that is going to sporadically spread it around. when these winds get in these valleys they tend to swirl around, and that's what really sets off more fires as it jumps. today the winds could get up to 20 miles per hour, and they'll blow from northwest to southeast right across the lake. worst c

some is lakeport, so is finley, kelseyville. all of those we're concerned about. >> reporter: this fire has done quite a bit of property damage. as you can see, several cars and at least seven houses have burned, but so far nobody has been killed. >> our number one goal is to save lives. that is the first and foremost priority we have, and the best way to save lives and keep people safe is to get them away from it. that's the reason for the evacuations. we're doing that so people stay alive. hters have their work cut out for them. falling trees and fire debris, along with hilly, rugged terrain, are making it tough. but more resources are pouring in. this strike team from the bay area just arrived to join the fire fight. >> you know, we're here to helpe can, as long as it takes. >> reporter: those evacuated met with local leaders this morning to get an update. this man says he nearly lost his house yesterday, but thanks to firefighters it is still standing. >> cal fire protect it in a fierce fight yesterday afternoon. >> reporter

. >> tonight evacuation orders have been lifted for parts of kelseyville with the community of finley. and the big valley ranch. but other areas are still in immediate danger. kpix 5's katie nielson is live in lakeport with a look at what firefighters are facing there tonight. >> reporter: today was a tough day for firefighters. more structures were lost. look behind me. this used to be a barn. you can see parts of it burning now and all this metal that is gray and smoldering, this used to be the roof of the barn. now firefighters did everything they could to try save as many homes as they could but in some cases mother nature took over. take a look. >> if we get a wind shift, you can back up. >> a trying day for firefighters as they try protect homes. >> doing an awesome job. >> reporter: he stood with firefighters as he watched a wall of flames barrel down had hillside towards him -- the hillside towards him. >> try to save it. >> reporter: with hoses ready firefighters were a able to save it. as crews nearby put out hot spots, started when embers flew across the road. >> erratic fi

hundreds of impacted by the ranch and river fires gathered in kelseyville for a community meeting. the incident commander hopes evacuated residents can return soon but not taking chances and don't want to have to reevacuate res densz. 14 homes have burned. cal fire hopes to have full containment by tuesday. >>> cal fire as i mentioned, hopes to have that containment by tuesday, so hopefully that happens soon. >>> let's talk about the carr fire burning out of control in shasta and trinity counties. cal fire's latest update showing the fire has scorched more than 121,000 acres. it's 35% contained. evacuees waiting to return home. some are now reunited with their pets. that's good news. terry fox from redding says leaving her horse elle was one of the hardest decisions she's ever made. >> she can sense the anxiety from being in the trailer and wouldn't go in. for two years i gained a trust with them and they trust me and i have to turn my back on her. >> fox says she was prepared to never see elle again. then she saw the video from abc 7 news of firefighters trying to calm a horse and

>> reporter: larry, some communities like kelseyville are no longer under evacuation orders. towns like lakeport are still a concern. on main street, the sidewalks are empty and the air is filled with smoke. as the sun was setting, no flames could be seen from lakeport. with thick smoke come from miles away continues to permanent ate the area. hundreds of evacuees gathered to get updates on the river and ranch fires which are checkively called the mendocino complex. >> i've auls been one not to show how worried i am but we're getting by. >> our concern is in the top, the north end above lake worth. >> he lopes residents will be o return soon. the latest trouble spot is along skots valley road. >> we don't want to put people back in their homes who have evacuated for a week and then something happen we have to reevacuate them. >> congressman mike thompson says help may be on the way. >> i was on the phone with the white house and with fema and they tell me they're trying everything possible to combine our disaster with the shasta county disaster so we can meet that threshold.

last night hun drenz of evacuees gathered in kelseyville for a community meeting hoping to find out when they will be able to go back home. the incident commander says they don't want to bring people back only to have them evacuated again. he's hoping residents will be allowed to return soon. every day comes a new challenge. 14 homes have burned so far. cal fire hopes to have full containment by tuesday. >>> cal fire plans to hold a community meeting to update neighbors affected by the carr fire in shasta and trinity counties. it's scorched 121,000 acres of land. it is about the size of the city of san jose for you to get an idea of just how big that fire is. cal fire says that the carr fire is 35% contained as of this morning. the number of structures destroyed still at 1400. all 60 people that were reported missing in the fire zone have now been located. some evacuated residents were allowed back into their homes yesterday. the carr fire still creating its own weather system at this point making it really a challenge for firefighters to deal with those flames. it's hard to predict wher

kelseyville 59. late work -- lakeport 60. the northwest has not stopped. that continues with higher elevations coming down a little bit. they were about 75 or 76 a couple of days ago. we will take any cooling we can getidal. a lot of low clouds and fog here. some of the higher clouds are just painting themselves over south shore. san francisco 52 degrees. on the peninsula 50s for some. 51 pacifica. montero at 52. it delta breeze again. nothing has changed there. inland a temperatures come down more to the upper 80s and 90s. jacob a is 49 degrees. 49 cold degrees. where is the warm weather? still off san diego. 77 - 0 79. it is a tale of two different extremes. low clouds giving away to breezy conditions. most of the smoke is moving away from us. some of it might clip some areas to the north and east cooler area inland through sunday. more 80s inland with a few 90sf >>> food co. will stop accepting one brand of credit cards. why the company is banning that card and what you need to know if you shop there. >>> welcome back. starting august 14 you won't be ab

. >>> tonight dozens packed a community meeting in kelseyville to hear the latest on the fire fight. cal fire says the biggest challenge has been the weather. >> we are making headway and we're feeling optimistic that if we can get a change in the weather we can get the extreme winds in the afternoon it's hampering our control. >> tonight we saw some people walking around going into restaurants as a plume of smoke could be seen rising in the distance. >>> some good news to report in the massive carr fire near redding. tonight sheriffs deputies say that 20 people reported missing in the fire zone have all been found. the fire has scorched more than 121,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 homes. right now it's just 35% contained. the carr fire is just one in more than a dozen active wildfires burning throughout the state. the majority in northern california. today governor jerry brown issued a dire warning. >> we're in for a really rough ride and it's going to get expensive, it's going to get dangerous and we have to apply all of our creativity to make the best out of what is going

calfire and the forest service are holding a community meeting tonight at kelseyville high school. they will discuss current firefighting operations and show maps highlighting the fires. the meeting begins at 6:00 tonight. >>> a huge car fire continues to grow as well. it has now burned 112 continues to grow as well. it has now burned 112,000 acres . >> 965 homes have been destroyed already lauren blanchard is live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. we are now standing along the evacuated area along this highway to 99 where the fire started. now well over a week ago. a couple of hours ago we were up the road a few miles where. is where the fire crews are creating containment lines. we had to move back down the road, but let me show you what it looks like over here. this is remnants where the fire has come to this area. the thing they are doing right now, these fire crews are doing, their lighting some of this brush on the side of the road, lighting it on fire because what they are trying to do is get rid of any of this dry brush. that is one of the big reasons this fire ha

a little bit cooler, but still up there. 53 kelseyville. 50 pope valley. defied sandra bell. vallejo 57. 60s and 70s on the temperatures. good morning, sal. >> good morning. >>> we did have a problem and we still have a problem on 80 at the macarthur maze. one of the cars hits one of the sand barrels at the maze and traffic is going to be distracted as they tried to fix those sand barrels and take with vehicles. you can see that it is still acing getting toward the macarthur maze. people are getting by, but the nature will slow you down. it's nice and early and we don't have a lot of traffic so this is helping us out. there isn't a traffic jam, but it will get your attention. let's talk about tracy super commute. we have a lot of slow traffic coming in from 580 interchange and 12 five. there is roadwork and highway construction on 580 at 205. 205 is low and this whole area is very slow because of the roadwork once you get over here to dublin and get over to castro valley it looks okay with no major problems. 880 is doing well. by the way, the posey tube is open and westbound

evacuation orders for lake county saturday afternoon sot evacuees from lucerne are staying here in kelseyville where evacuations were lifted this week sot a post evacuation town now a safe zone for those who don't know what they'll come back to latest on the deadly carr fire burning in shasta county. the death toll has grown to 7. a p-g and e worker died saturday afternoon while working near the fire. that fire is causing evacuations and several road closures. cal fire says the fire has burned over 145-thousand acres. it is 41-percent contained. 15-thousand people have been evacuated and more than a thousand homes have been destroyed. ( marty ) and we have complete coverage of the fires on our website. we have an interactive map and the latest on evacuations and containment. it is all at kron 4 dot com. ( marty ) in the east bay... police are searching for the man who stabbed two people on a bart train friday night. it happened at the macarthur station. the suspect is identified as 27-year-old solomon espinosa. police say he is a homeless man who stays in oakland. one of the victims was stabbe

the mendocino fire complex, it has grown towards kelseyville, where it is most active right now. it seems firefighters are doing a good job of keeping the flames back right now. in upper lake it is growing on the eastern side of the fire. right now 95 degrees, winds out of the west at 12. slight cooling tomorrow, and the best news, at least for this fire fight, no major wind event over the next five day forecast. we are seeing variable five to about 15 miles per hour. up to redding and the carr fire, it is most active on the eastern, also the north side. tomorrow, 102 degrees, as they continue to keep those flames back from redding. we are tracking it all, of course, at nbcbayarea.com. now let's head into our own bay area forecast. as we head into tomorrow morning, temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we get that nice ocean breeze coming back in, so that will again bring us fog in san francisco, but you will see a fix of fog and also smoke here in degrees. temperatures cooling off a couple of degrees tomorrow, so that's just going to make it atmosphere. if you have allergies or respi

and 16 homes have now been lost. ( robin )the city of kelseyville is slowly getting back to normal... after some... were given the ok to back return home. the evacuation was lifted tuesday night... after people were asked to immediately leave sunday, due to the medocino complex wildfire. not sure if they're homes were still standing... many who live there say they're grateful for the help of first responders. ( robin )right now... those who live in lakeport... are still under mandatory evacuation. ( robin )new video shows the flames from the carr fire twisting into a tornado. the state's biggest wildfire has now extended to more than 200 square miles ... now burning away from populated areas. fueled by wind... the carr fire grew overnight... but firefighters are making some gains against the fire now in its 12-th day. here are the latest n

(vicki) kron 4's will tran is in kelseyville... where people are now allowed to return home. california officials say fire crews have made some gains against twin wildfires that are threatening several lakeside towns.the state's department of forestry and fire protection said tuesday that firefighters increased containment from 5 to 10 percent of the two fires straddling mendocino and lake counties in northern california.the wildfires have destroyed seven homes and have burned 116 square miles (300 square kilometers) of rural land.officials on monday ordered residents of two towns near clear lake to evacuate. the notice was for the towns of kelseyville and finley and brought the number of people affected by those fires to about 18,000. (grant) also burning in mendocino county -- the eel fire. this much smaller fire is about 40 miles north of the mendocino complex fire. the eel fire has grown to one-thousand acres and it is now 5-percent contained. mandatory evacuations have been ordered. 40 homes are threatened tonight. (vicki) even as more evacuations are being lifted -- the

last night hundreds of evacuees gathered in kelseyville for a community meeting hoping to find out whene. >> what we don't want to do is put people back in their homes that have been evacuated for a week and have something go bad on the incident where we have to turn around and re-evacuate. >> i've always tried to be the strong one to not show how worried i am, you know, but we're getting by. >> 14 homes have burned so far. cal fire is hoping to have full containment by tuesday. >> and cal fire hopes to hold a community meeting today to update neighbors affected by the deadly carr fire burning in shasta and trinity counties now scorching 121,000 acres of land. it's about the size of the city of san jose. cal fire says the carr fire is 35% contained as of this morning. the number of structures destroyed is still at 1400. all 60 people reported missing in the fire zone have been located. some evacuated residents were allowed back into their homes yesterday. the carr fire creating its own weather system making it a challenge for firefighters to really predict which way that fire is spreadi

evacuation orders for lake county saturday afternoon sot evacuees from lucerne are staying here in kelseyville where evacuations were lifted this week sot a post evacuation town now a safe zone for those who don't know what they'll come back to (gayle) (michelle) the deadly carr fire is still burning nearly one hundred and fifty acres. at only 41-percent contained firefighters are working tirelessly to battle against strong winds which continue to push the fire across more land. more than one-thousand structures have been destroyed and two firefighters have died in this fire. currently 45-hundred firefighters are battling the carr fire. (michelle) it's been almost three weeks filled with heat... steep mountains and environmental challenges for firefighters struggling to get the upper hand on the ever growing ferguson fire. more people were forced to leave as the fire consumes more land. the ferguson fire is continuing to grow. now employees on the yosemite valley floor were told they have to get out. park officials say the evacuation was only done as a precaution. michelle eidam: "this is a lo

right now there is a community meeting in kelseyville to address concerns about these fires. >> rightive to abc 7 news reporter vic lee with a look at what life is like for the evacuees and the firefighters, vic, who have to be just exhausted. >> they are indeed, larry. first of all, another wildfire flared up last night north of us in mendocino county. but it burned about a thousand acres before firefighters were able to stop its advance. there have been a lot of developments in the 2 hours here in lake county. lo

i can attest for the cooler mornings in kelseyville, the beginning of near perfect weather today. 50s and 60s with lakeport and kelseyville in the upper 40s and lower 50s, a big difference there with those clouds and some locations are very warm but others are cooler. most around the bay are in the 60s, a far cry from the 40s yesterday. a few high clouds are zipping by so mostly sunny with east bay readings in the 50s and 60s with a lot of low 60s. yesterday was nice, today will be nice and then the inland temperatures jump tomorrow and for the weekend. some upper 80s are possible, except for those high clouds to the south we are mostly sunny but there is your temperature difference. plus 12 at the napa airport compared to yesterday so that is a big difference. they were in the upper 40s, now they are near 60. fog is headed back with 60s for most and upper 70s and a few lower 80s. we have had some issues on the roads in vallejo but things are improving.>>> things are evening out but we do have slow traffic. let's take a look at some of the commutes, the golden gate bridge looks go

shelters are set up in lower lake and middletown. ( darya ) the city of kelseyville is slowly getting back to normal... now that evacuees are returning home. the evacuation order was lifted tuesday night. the mendocino complex fire forced the entire town -- of about 33- hundred people -- out on sunday night. those who are now back home are grateful for the help of first responders. ( darya ) right now... those who live in lakeport are still under mandatory evacuation orders. ( james ) and all of that smoke from those fires is causing air quality concerns across the bay area. john shrable is here with more on that. after a slight cool down yesterday temperatures inland rebound today back into the 90's for some areas. skies will again be seen as hazy inland and will continue to be that way through the weekend. after today while temperatures

. >> evacuations were lifted in kelseyville tuesday. we saw people walking around and going into restaurants as a plume of smoke could be seen in the distance. >>> good news on the massive carr fire. the 20 people record missing rt found safe. right now the fire is just 35% contained. >>> governor brown says it has already been an unpredictable fire season in california and chances are it will only get worse. phil has a closer look. >> we are in for a rough ride and it's going to get expensive, going to get dangerous. we have to apply all our creativity to making the best out of what is going to be an increasingly bad situation. >> there is no reason to think that trend isn't going to continue. >> reporter: that was the assessment of jerry brown and other officials after being briefed on the ongoing wildfires at the state's emergency center outside of sacramento. >> it is very serious. >> reporter: in the first six months of the year over 296,000 acres have burned. that's more than twice the yearly average for the previous five years. t