in ken wood. and this includes both sides of highway 12.untain hawk, and much of rin con valley. one of the largest fires burning is in napa. the atlas fire. 44% contained. the pocket fire is nearly 11,000 acres and the nun fire includes five earlier fires. at 46,000 acres and 10% contained. containment on the redwood potter fire is up to 20% now. and the sulfur fire is now 65% contained. some of the evacuees were taken to the findly community center. many senior citizens who were e vak waited from a complex. the center is being called the hill ton of shelters. because it offers a level of comfort many of the evacuees aren't used to. >> everything has been working beautifully. i really shouldn't have spent any time worrying. it's been like kind of a vacation. >> the red cross says if you're in the area, you don't actually have to be an evacuation to enjoy the services. in you need a hot bath or meal, come on in. we have a look at the nuns fire. as it rapidly advanced this morning near highway 12. we saw fire truck after fire truck going int

. >>> schools in ken wood set to reopen today. geyserville unified and piner will be reopening on monday. >>> pg&e is trying to make it easier for the utility to charge rate payers, like you and me, instead of shareholders when its power lines and other electrical equipment cause wildfires. top execs met with the public utilities commission last week to lobby regulators. this could be a big deal if pg&e is found liable for the north bay wildfires. the utility says it should not have to pay a disproportionate share of the cost because of the growing fire risk. >>> from our live desk this morning bay area congresswoman jackie speier is sharing her me too story this morning. and in a tweet this morning she said she was attacked when she was a congressional staffer, and she remembers the fear and shame. take a listen, and i do want to warn you, it's tough to here. >> i was working as a congressional staffer. the chief of staff held my face, kissed me, and stuck his tongue in my mouth. so i know what it's like to keep these things hidd

just two hours ago, people living in areas of glen ellen and ken wood could return home. evacuation orders were also lifted in the area of mark west springs and riebil roads. there is stale mandatory curfew in those areas. dozens of roads in the fire zone remain closed and fire crews expect to have full containment on the fires on wednesday. >> in full containment on four different fires burning across the north bay. the pocket fire is 8 wi6% contained. the nuns fire is 89% contained and most destructive fire, tubbs fire, is 94% contained. it destroyed thousands of buildings. >> many of those forced from their hoaxes by flames have little more than the clothes on their back. for them, a unique donation operation called napa strong. alyssa harrington joins us live in napa with a look at that. elissa? >> so many clothing donations poured in that volunteers needed a place to stay and hand out those items. the landlord here is letting them use the store fronts for free for a pop-up shop open seven days a week. roberto hernandez escaped the nuns fire in glen ellen with only th

live look right now, in the north bay, from sky 7, you see where the flames are burning here in the ken wood area. active flames, a lot of smoke generated here and you can see just how rugged the terrain is. it is very difficult to get hand crews into here and almost impossible to get heavy equipment up here to fire lines. this may be another scene where we see air attack coming in just a few minutes. >> get together weather now. meteorologist drew tuma has a look at improving conditions for fire crews. what we want to here. >> exactly. the winds have been so favorable the past 24 hours p. they've been on the light side. they he continue to be on the light side right now. we will take you into north bay around our fires at this hour and wind are generally light. less than 10 miles per hour. there is a gust of 13 miles per hour around clear lake but that the exception. not the rule. future tracker wind gust showing you through the evening the winds remain light and that will continue even into monday morning as well. then we look for the week ahead and rain enters the picture. chance that the

. >> amy hollyfield is live in ken wood. >> reporter: jessica, good morning. on our way in we didn't see any flames or that orange glow that the fire gives off t iso overnight. here in kenwood people are watching hood mountain where the fire is burning. the residents who are still here and ignoring evacuation orders. one man tells us he's not exactly sleeping well at night. he is nervous but he's not leaving. >> never let your eye off it. we've been up with very little sleep the last week. >> i mean, they can tell us to leave, but i'm not going to leave until i see flames coming down that hill. >> reporter: there has been a lot of smoke coming out of hood mountain, but firefighters have been able to keep fire from the area. everyone knows, though, a shift in the wind could shift everything, so no one is letting their guard down quite yet. reporting live, amy hollyfield. >>> and this morning many calistoga residents are home or headed back there soon. a steady line of cars poured into the city after officials lifted the evacuation from the tubbs fire at 2:00 ye

just two hours ago, people living in areas of glen ellen and ken wood could return home.ders were also lifted in the area of mark west springs and riebiloa

dan simon is live from ken wood, california. east of santa rosa.re seeing there. >> hi, fred. you can see sort of the smoke off in the distance. can you see some of the ash coming down. matter of fact sometimes it looks like we're in the middle of a snowstorm with flurries. this is quintessential sonoma valley. you can see this kmanmansion ore like castle in the background. we have seen a number of firefighters trying to do structure protection, make sure no more homes or businesses go up in flames. yesterday fred was a difficult day. a lot of evacuations there. today hopefully it'll be a different story. the wind completely died down. we are no longer in a or under a red-flag warning. hopefully fire crews will begin making progress. we have seen signs of progress. the tubs fire, the most destructive in the santa rosa area, containment up to 60%. this is no long eer a wind-driv fire. hopefully crews can make progress. >> let's hope so. dan simon, thank you so much. >>> this week, nfl owners and the players union will meet to discuss the anthem prot

crews from engine 12 were working between glenallen and ken wood tuesday night and look at those hugeo save some of those homes. and this is from pacific union college in napa county. the school has a small airstrip being used by fire crews to land aircraft and the school has canceled classes until at least wednesday. back to you. >> all right, jessica, thousand. >>> santa rosa newlyweds are among the hundreds who lost their homes. >> oscar and katie returned from their honeymoon on sunday and, of course, that's the night where fire reached their home. the couple grabbed clothes, a camera, wedding jewelry, and then took off. both knew that it could be the last time they saw their home. >> everything was completely engulfed in flames and the embers were just flying down. when i opened up my car door they were going into my car. i was trying to put out the red embers with my hands so it wouldn't catch my car on fire. >> oh, my goodness. once the fire swept through a friend sent them video of their home now just rubble. all the wedding gifts gone. the only things that are recognizable th

reporter amy hollyfield live in ken wood this morning. amy? >> reporter: good morning, reggie. there's a lot of smoke coming out of mt. hood and it's lingering over kenwood here. we can still smell it in the air. it's a strong smell this morning. the residents still here are the ones watching the situation. we met a man who refuses to evacuate. he says he has lived here long enough to know it is not time, in his opinion, to go. >> you never let your eye off it. we've had very little sleep for the past week. >> they can tell us to leave but i'm not going to leave until i see flames coming down that hill. >> as everyone knows a shift in the wind can always change things. as of right now we do not see the flames or the orange glow, so it does look like the fire here in the sonoma fire has laid down overnight. live in kenwood, amy hollyfield. >> okay, amy, thank you. that is certainly some good news at least for now. meanwhile this morning many calistoga residents are home or headed back there soon. a steady line of cars poured into the city after officials lifted the evacuation fr

dan simon is live from ken wood, california. you're there at the vineyard.eautiful behind you, of course, that is untouched. but still very ominous and threatening. >> certainly is, fred. you can see a spot fire behind me. see smoke off in the distance. this is a quintessential napa valley sonoma valley look. you see the vineyards here and this castle like structure in the background. there are a number of firefighter in the area trying to prevent a structure like this and other homes and businesses from going up in flames. another thing we've seen around the area are people going through charred degree. we ran into a guy named bob stewart, former chief of local police department in the area. he was actually looking for guns. because if they made it, he didn't want them in the wrong hands. >> tell me why you wanted to find the guns. >> i was afraid if the gups were in descent shape and fireable that someone would come through here and dig around and the guns would be back into somebody's hands that shouldn't be. >> i had five guns. this was an automatic. rev

but ken langone, knowing this area, the neck of the woods, people are what they're exposed to, a big halloween party -- >> it's sad. it affects our way of life and the things that we take for granted being in american. whether it's a halloween parade or the marathon sunday. whatever it is, this is a fact of life, this is the world we live in today. >> neil: we have a view in this country, generally not us, despite the 9/11 experiences, the boston marathon incidents, we tend to think it's more abroad as well but it's here as well. >> it's all over the world. all over the world. >> neil: what do you i do? >> you do the best you can to make sure you take every precaution possible. and i come back again -- believe me, this is not a political argument. this is my belief. we ought to know who is coming to america. we ought to know something about their background like all legitimate immigrants, this argument that we should look the other way with illegitimate immigration is nuts. it's nuts. let's do away with the border guards. let's do away with the points of entry. let's not have people