now, the lawrence livermore national laboratory laboratory. rather, it says that there are currently no threats to its facilities. it is located right here in the pink area and they will keep us updated. this morning as well. as far as those threats as that fire develops now, evacuation orders right now are in effect for areas that are west of the california aqueduct and south of corral hollow creek. people living west in alameda county and south of the fire in stanislaus county were also told to leave yesterday. an evacuation center has been set up at larch clover community center in tracy. as of late last night, pg and e said that there were two outages in tracy due to cal fire's request to de-energize lines. of course, this is so that firefighters can safely battle the fire. pg and e crews said that its equipment was damaged in this fire. at last check, there were just under 200 customers affected and the power is expected to be restored after necessary repairs . now the cal fire is currently 12,500 acres and 15% contained. >> we have appro

near the lawrence-livermore national laboratory site .inds caused the fire to expand quickly. just a little over an hour, it grew from nearly 5000 acres to nearly 9000 acres. interstate 580 is closed in both directions at corral hollow road and south chrisman road and tracy country club. will keep you updated throughout the day with the latest on this fire. >>> good morning. we are looking for the marine layer to hang around. we have low clouds near the shoreline and it is thicker and it will be more persistent today and so the numbers will come down a few degrees. nothing dramatic. it will be warm inland, just not as warm as it was saturday. specifically 85 degrees at antioch. 82 at napa 86 at santa rosa. 61 at pacifica. in the south bay we will look at numbers in the mid-70s. the big news is, by tuesday we will be near 100 degrees. >>> following his store criminal conviction in a new york courtroom, former president donald trump went to the octagon last night, attending a ufc fight in newark , new jersey. the presidential election, ente

it erupted in the grassy hills managed by the lawrence livermore national laboratory, it's one of the country's key centers for nuclear weapons science and technology. we're told there's no threat to the lab. the fire has been burning away from it. but crews are making some progress. containment is now at 30. we have learned evacuation orders will be downgraded to warnings in about 30 minutes. firefighters say people should remain on alert for the most part, this is a rural community. it's just outside of the city of tracee, and so there were evacuation orders in effect, but they were much smaller in scale. it was basically right there by the freeway. so that was pretty scary. yeah. and pretty scary closer to home. right now, we're tracking a fire burning in our sky. ranger was overhead. the neighborhood on quimby road in southeast san francisco. you see it right here. you can see it's not far from lake cunningham. it appears multiple homes are on fire. you can see those flames. it's a black smoke still out there. and you can see another location where smoke is billowing from. we are

it erupted in the grassy hills managed by the lawrence livermore national laboratory, it's one of theeat to the lab. the fire has been burning away from it. but crews are making some progress. containment is now at 30. we have learned evacuation orders will be downgraded to warnings in about 30 minutes. firefighters say people should remain on alert for the most part, this is a rural community. it's just outside of the city of tracee, and so there were evacuation orders in effect, but they were much smaller in scale. it was basically right there by the freeway. so that was pretty y.

it's moving in a west direction, back towards lawrence livermore labs. >> so just to clarify, it's still at 13% containment this morning. correct >> a containment has gone up. okay. current acreage is sitting at 12,500 acres, 15% contained, and we currently have 400 personnel assigned to the incident. >> 400. all right, so based on your strategy for the day between today and tomorrow, we know we have some of the best weather we're expected of the week. cooler temperatures, high humidity. i mean, do you see some significant progress being made today or do you think we're a long way out? >> i see significant progress being made. our ages have gone up, which is in our favor, i'm currently watching, 3 to 4 bulldozers put in direct line and, it's changing conditions a tremendously having those higher humidities, our flame lengths have, diminished significantly. >> so we've been tracking the evacuations. can you walk us through the neighborhoods that are most at risk right now >> the neighborhoods most at risk currently, there's a neighborhood, it's still under development, but it's over here

those flames broke out around 230 yesterday afternoon near a lawrence livermore lab test site about 20 miles from tracee, cal fire says the fire has grown to more than 12,000 acres. we know at least two firefighters have been hurt, with one of them flown to a hospital in san jose. no word yet on how they're doing. the corral fire started east of the livermore national laboratory, but strong winds, as cynthia was referencing, have pushed it toward tracey. the fires already jumped 580 at several spots. in fact, part of 580 is closed. we're going to get to that in just a minute. first, though, the fire is inching closer to tracee hills on the city's south side, so evacuations are underway right now. we can show you a map with the evacuation zone, people living along 580, as well as those in the tracee hills. anyone near california aqueduct has also been told to leave. and people living south of tracee boulevard will. you should be ready to go. video from a viewer shows the fire from above. a man says he shot this video while flying to sfo last night. it gives you a full view of the sheer

. >> reporter: the grass fire started near the lawrence livermore laboratories and by the time it was contained it had burned more than 12,000 acres. >> the altamont pass is known as a windy place but what we experienced last night was much worse than what was normal. sustained winds in the high 30s and low 40s, gusting into the 60s making it difficult to stand there, let alone engage and try to fight fire. firefighters were met with those conditions. >> reporter: two firefighters suffered burn injuries when the erratic wind change direction, pushing the flames back at them. >> washing the grass burn like that was impressive. they made sounds you typically only hear in brush and timber. >> reporter: adolfo owns property in the tracy suburbs that he allowed firefighters to use as a base camp. it was about five miles from 580. >> we started checking if it moved across the 580 and just prayed for the best. we do get some sort of worry but most of it is just praying nothing will jump on the side. >> reporter: it worked. the flames stopped at the freeway, preventing a run into tracy but on

it started yesterday near the lawrence livermore national lab site 300. fire burned more than 14,000 acres, with no significant growth reported in several hours. we know it destroyed one home overnight and came very close to others along i-5. 80 neighbors are relieved tonight that their lawn is all that burned. >> we're so incredibly thankful. like beyond belief. uh- seeing part of our grass right there burned is like scary enough. >> people in tracy who were under evacuation orders are able to go home tonight, though firefighters are telling them to be prepared if the fire flares up again. no word yet on the cause of the corral fire. tomorrow in san ramon, p-g-and-e's will be giving us a look at its new wildfire prevention, technology and mitigation strategies. they plan to talk about the progress they've already made ahead of this year's fire season, and about work still to come. attendees will get a tour of the hazard awareness and warning center, and the crew will demonstrate how they use their equipment for fuel moisture testing and fire mitigation w

so we've got the corral fire out in the area of tracy right now near the lawrence livermore lawrence rmore laboratory. the weather conditions right now are favorable for containment of the temperatures down to about 65 degrees and dropping wind speeds are around 17 18mph, and dropping the relative humidity is going up, which is a good thing, around 46. so the conditions are favorable for containment. yet 10,000 acres are still burning and only only 13% containment. so we'll move along and take a look at what's happening with our weather. generally tomorrow and monday. we're looking at mild to warm conditions, tuesday and wednesday sizzling summer like heat. fortunately, it will be only a two day heat spike. and then at the end of the week, temperatures will moderate. now for tonight, as the clouds low, clouds push across the bay and high clouds move over as well. overnight lows will be in the mid 50s. highs tomorrow. fairly mild to warm but not hot. near 60 at the coast. low 70s around the bay. mid 80s inland. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it gets even cooler on monda

. >> reporter: the grass fire started by the lawrence livermore laboratories and had burned more than 12,000 acres. >> it is known as a windy place anyways, and we are looking at sustained winds in the high 30s -low 40s. making it difficult to just stand there, let alone engage in fighting a fire. firefighters were met with those conditions. >> two firefighters suffered burn injuries when the erratic winds change direction. >> watching the grass burn like that was impressive. inmate sound you typically only hear in the brush and timber. >> adolfo owns property in the tracy suburbs that he allowed firefighters to use as a base camp, it is about five miles from highway 580, which they were hoping would act as a natural firebreak. >> we started checking and then it was across the 580 and we just pray at that point. we do get some sort of worry but most of it is just praying that nothing would jump on the side. >> it worked, the flames stopped at the freeway but on the fire side of the road they were not so lucky. this neighborhood became the focus of the firefight as they struggled to pr

the flames have also spread to within 15 miles of a site operated by the lawrence livermore nationalaboratory, which contains explosives. but officials there say there is no threat to the facility. two firefighters were hospitalized with burns. crews may get a break later today when the winds are expected to die down. elise preston, cbs news, los angeles. >>> new polling by cbs news shows that americans are weighing in on former president donald trump's criminal conviction. as cbs's cristian benavides reports, trump was outspoken during a sunday morning interview about the possibility of jail time. >> reporter: a warm welcome for former president donald trump at a ufc event in new jersey saturday as he vows to fight the criminal conviction against him. >> president trump, you're the man, bro. it is a damn travesty what they're doing to you. >> reporter: in an interview with "fox & friends" released sunday, the former president was asked about the possibility of jail time, something legal experts say would be unlikely for a nonviolent, first-time offender. >> the judge could decide to

this fire is burning near the lawrence livermore. national laboratory site 300. >> which is an experimental test site. the lab just sent a statement to kron 4 saying that the lab, quote, recently completed a series of controlled burns to eliminate dangerous, dry grass areas and provide buffer zones around site 300 buildings. the crown fire, though, is not related to the controlled burns. there are no current threats to any laboratory facilities and operations as the fire has moved away from the site, there was no on or off-site contamination, end quote. well, of course, we're going to keep you up to date on the crown fire. be sure to stay with us on air and online at kron 4 dot com for the very latest. we have complete acres burned. current evacuation orders and an important information that you need to know about a reunification center. just be sure to scan this qr code right there on your screen and it will take you to our app. still to come on kron, 4 news at 10 o'clock. we're going to be continuing our breaking news coverage of t

have been following this fire since it first broke out at 230 this afternoon, right near the lawrence livermore national lab site 300. that's about 15 miles east of the main facility. at one point, this fire was at 40% containment. around 7:00 tonight. but the winds quickly changed conditions by 8:30 p.m, containment had dropped to 10. and right now, we're learning that the fire has burned more than 9000 acres. it remains at 10% containment. want to show you a map here from cal fire's website. the orange outline shows the scope of the fire as it pushes east towards interstate 580 near corral hollow road. that's where interstate 580 has been shut down in both directions for at least the past few hours, and there is an evacuation order in place tonight for people in the area west of interstate 580, south of corral hollow road to the area near the tracy country club. people there being told to leave. now, we also know that the areas west of the california aqueduct, south of corral hollow creek, west to alameda county and south to stanislaus county should leave. now residents south of tracy bouleva

as you can see, right near the lawrence livermore national laboratory.ire to evacuate immediately. if you are west of the california aqueduct, south of the corral hollow creek, west to alameda county, and south to stanislaus county, you are being told to leave now and if you need a place to stay, the county is setting up evacuation centers at the larch clover community center in tracy, right on larch road. if you have large animals, there is a center being set up at the manteca school district right on luis avenue. as for the wind speeds expected today, lisa is tracking the latest. >> very gusty yesterday stephanie and this morning we are still breezy to windy out there. you can see some of the locations here around livermore and tracy. wind gusts to 31 miles an hour. now the temperatures are down. the relative humidity is up, but these winds are going to stay up throughout the day. so anywhere from about 15 to 30 mile an hour gusts. we look outside. it's sunny, there is a marine layer, but we've got the warm air to the east. the cool air to the west, an

the grass fire started near the lawrence livermore laboratories, by the time it was campaign, had burned more than 12,000 acres. altamonte pass is known as a windy place, anyways. what we were experiencing last night was much worse than out here. we were looking at sustained winds in the high 30s, low 30s, gusting into the 60s. making it difficult to even stand, just stand there, let alone engage in trying to fight a fire. firefighters were met with those conditions, the fire was just out running them. >> reporter: in fact, firefighters suffered burn injuries when the erratic winds changed directions pushing the flames back at them. >> watching the grass burn like that was impressive. it sounds that you typically only hear in brush and timber. it was very rapidly moving. >> reporter: aldo ofo owns property in the tracy severs that he allowed firefighters to use as a base camp. about five miles from highway 580 which they were hoping would act as a natural firebreak. >> we start checking that it is across 580 and yeah, we just pray for the best at that ., right? so we do get some sort of

the grass fire started near the lawrence livermore laboratories. by the time it was contained, burned more than 12,000 acres. >> the altamont pass is known as a windy place any way. but what we're experiencing last night is much more worse than the norm out here. we were looking at sustained winds in the high 30s, gusting into the 60s, making it difficult to even stand, just stand there. let alone engage and try to fight fire. and they were met with those conditions where the fire was just out running them. >> reporter: in fact two firefighters suffered burn injuries when the erratic winds changed direction, pushing the flames back at them. >> watching the grass burn like that was impressive. it made sounds that you typically only hear in brush and timber. it was very rapidly moving, and you have all been fired. >> reporter: and tay own properties in the tracy suburbs that he allowed firefighters to use as a base camp. it's about five miles from highway 580, which they are hoping would act as a natural fire break. >> we started checking that it is

the fire started on saturday afternoon east of a lawrence livermore laboratory site near tracy. more than 400 firefighters responding and two alameda county firefighters were hospitalized for treatment of minor to moderate burns on saturday. colonel gil has lived on bernard drive for about four years. he noticed his neighbor's house across the street was up in flames. >> uh. we were in the thick of it. we couldn't breathe, couldn't see. the heat was intense. burning your eyes, burning your eyebrows. it was intense. >> cal fire says fierce winds carried the grass fire. but by sunday, the weather started to cooperate and calm winds and cooler temps took over. the cause is still under investigation and residents in the area are asked to stay vigilant. live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news if you're driving along highway four this morning, you will notice charred grass. >> a small brush fire burned about two acres near the willow pass road exit last night. it started around 830. it was quickly contained. as we get into fire season, make sure you have the abc seven bay

the blaze began saturday near the lawrence livermore national laboratory and has been fueled by 40 mile-per-hour winds. > >> it's still not known what sparked the flames. >>> angie lassman is tracking the temperatures for us and if there is any break in the near future. >> good morning, frances. temperatures running well above normal. heat alerts for the southwest. you can see why with temperatures surging into the 90s in albuquerque. reno into the 90s. triple digits for palm springs. but even across parts of the midwest and northeast, above normal. 88 degrees expected in cleveland. we've got triple digits expected for las vegas, palm springs, fresno, salt lake city will hit 87 degrees. running way warm for this time of year. but specifically as we get into thursday and beyond we'll likely s see record-breaking temperatures. we've got 112 on tap for thursday in las vegas and 111 on friday. meanwhile, the middle of the country, a chance for strong storms, 19 million at risk, from dallas to alexandria and into jackson. the tornado risk is on the low end, but w coast, philadelphia and washington, d

to add to the concern, the fire is burning near the lawrence livermore national lab site 300 and experimentalest site of explosive materials. you see, the fire is right along i-5 80. abc seven news reporter. now bernard spent the day there and is live now with the latest on the brush fire. cornell rjr yeah. >> cal fire says its crews have gained the upper hand on this major fire. most neighborhoods now out of danger. sadly, this home here on bernard road here in west tracy was destroyed in the fire. luckilly folks living here, uh- survived the fire. firefighters say strong winds fueled this fire across thousands of acres, chasing a lot of people from their homes. >> it was very terrifying. fire. big, big, huge fire in front of our eyes. a very scary 24 hours for angie garcia. >> her family sharing this cell phone video of the corral fire, making a fast march toward her tracy hills neighborhood saturday night, we packed our things as there was a warning that of evacuation. >> barely got any sleep. >> neighbor lakshmi says. she grabbed what she could and got out. >> when we started seeing the f

the flames broke out around 230 this afternoon near a lawrence livermore lab test site about 20 miles from tracee. it has now grown to more than 10,000 acres, more than doubling in size in just the last several hours. we know at least two firefighters have been hurt, with one of them flown to a hospital in san jose. no word on how they're doing right now. the fire started east of the livermore national laboratory, but strong winds have pushed it towards tracee. it has already jumped 580 at several spots, we're told, inching closer to the tracee hills community on the southern side of the city. evacuations are underway right now as well. this map right here showing the evacuation zone, people living along 580, as well as those in the tracee hills community. anyone near the california aqueduct has also been told to leave. and people living south of tracee boulevard should be ready to go. and we've got some new video from a viewer showing the fire from above. the man says he shot this while flying to sfo earlier tonight. gives you a full view of the sheer size of this fire. 580 is shut d

to add to that concern, the fire is burning near the lawrence livermore national lab site 300 and experimentalest site of explosive materials. you see the fire is right along i-5 80. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spent the day there and has the latest on the brush fire fight. >> cal fire says crews have gained the upper hand on this major fire. most neighborhoods are now out of danger. sadly this home here on bernard road and west tracy was lost in the fire. folks here got out safely. but firefighters say strong winds fueled this fire across thousands of acres, chasing many people from their homes. >> it was very terrifying. fire. big, big, huge fire in front of our eyes. a very scary 24 hours for angie garcia. >> her family sharing this cell phone video of the corral fire making a fast march toward her tracy hills neighborhood saturday night, we packed our things as there was a warning that of evacuation. >> barely got any sleep. >> neighbor lakshmi says she grabbed what she could and got out. >> when we started seeing the flames, we saw how catastrophic it was and the whole hills w

the fire has burned more than 14,000 acres since it sparked saturday near lawrence livermore national lab site. it's now 75% contained. evacuation orders also lifted last night while 580 was reopened between i-5 and 205. the fire exploded in size fueled by dry brush and fast moving winds. more than 400 firefighters made significant progress with more favorable conditions yesterday. calfire says they're not letting their guard down. >> the wind out here, you never want to get complacent because the wind could come along and kick up embers and send it over the containment line. >> two firefighters had minor to moderate burn injuries. the corral fire destroyed one home near the tracy golf and country club. cbs reporter ben tracy will have more on the corral fire coming up on tonight's' cbs evening news. >>> still ahead, tomorrow a big day for baseball in oakland, we're talking the ballers. they play their home opener in a newly renovated stadium from security to parking, a closer look at the experience that all of us fans can expect. >> they've repaved the roads and i noticed the areas t

it broke out near a lawrence livermore lab site and burned about 22 square miles so far, that's nearly half the size of san francisco. now, this is what it looks like right now. see that black and area we still don't know what caused the fire, but we do know there was a controlled burn in the area on saturday, but alameda county fire officials say the 2 fires are not connected that fire forced emergency evacuations over the weekend, but families have started to return home. we spoke to 1 resident who says the roaring started to the fire season was a good reminder to stay prepared. i was hiding my parents that we had to go right away because i could be like the really big friends and stuff. fire is now 75%. contained 1 home so far has been destroyed in that fire. you can see that charred land going right up to the houses in that area. curran gil lives in that neighborhood. he ignored the evacuation orders and stayed behind to try to save his home. then i was saying we were getting amber's landing her property, so i was just hosing. that stuff down because the last thing we need is to ge

mediodía de este domingo, luego de que estallara cerca del sitio 300 de laboratorio nacional lawrence livermoretros claves del país para la ciencia y la tecnología de armas nucleares. este incendio, amigos, saltó al hollow road y llegó hasta la interestatal 580. luego ardió hacia el sur. pasó por tracy golf en country club y llegó a lane tree creek, donde saltó por la interestatal 580 y llegó a bear road cerca de la planta belden place. es importante mencionar que esto es una información que sigue en desarrollo. estaremos muy atentos a los detalles que surjan, así que los invitamos también a que nos sintonicen en nuestra edición de las 11. es mi reporte desde tracy. soy carlos alberto 3 stefani telemundo. vaya imágenes! gracias carlos y le ponemos mucha atención a este panorama porque las condiciones del tiempo están jugando un papel crucial. vamos entonces con nuestra meteoróloga alondra naya, para que nos dé el pronóstico de la región. alondra hola, qué tal? muy buenas tardes. un placer estar aquí con todos ustedes y bueno, los vientos definitivamente han sido un factor enorme para que este i

the flames have also spread to within 15 miles of a site cited -- site operated by the lawrence livermore national laboratory which contains explosives. officials there say there is no threat to the facility. two firefighters were hospitalized with burns. elise preston, cbs news, los angeles. >>> water pressure slowly returning to downtown atlanta and nearby neighborhoods after a two-day water outage shut down businesses and left faucets dry at many homes. the city remains under a state of emergency after a series of water main breaks sent water shooting out of the ground and gushing down streets. cbs' dave malkoff reports. >> reporter: shooting from the ground like a geyser, this water main break created a river rushing through the streets of atlanta. there was another break west of downtown, and the city is investigating two more potential breaks. for a time water stopped flowing at atlanta's airport and at several area hospitals where they had to relocate patients and cancel elective surgeries. by saturday crews had the first break patched up and some water was restored. atlanta's wate

this after it broke out earlier this week, the fire started on sunday near lawrence livermore nationaly cited just outside of tracy, part of i 580 was shut down, while crews battled the flames and eventually reopened. cal fire says 2 firefighters were hurt but are expected to be okay. the fire burned 14,000. acres and crews are also making progress on the crystal fire in wine country. it's now 90% contained it broke out near the site of the 2020. glass fire wednesday afternoon. the fire northeast of st helena sent 4 firefighters to the hospital. they've all been treated and release. meantime, fire crews and contra costa county are getting ready for fire season opening up a new training center. this is located in byron. the facility features classrooms and outdoor grounds for recruits as well as dorms that firefighters can stay at when the fire threat is high near the area. the department says the training center will help crews get out to wildfires across the east bay quickly. but it doesn't just serve contra costa county fire, but it also serves the entirety of the county, which inclu

flames have also spread to within 50 miles of a site operated by the lawrence livermore national laboratory, which contains explosives. but officials there say there is no threat to the facility. two firefighters were hospitalized with burns. crews may get a break a little later when winds are expected to die down. jericka. >> elise preston for us in california, thank you. >>> to eleatlanta where the cit water crisis is threatening to expand. the city already under a state of emergency is investigating two more potential water main breaks. cbs's dave malkoff is in the thick of it in atlanta with more on that. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. that water main break has been going on since friday. that sign twisting back and forth is eight feet tall. shooting from the ground like a geyser, this water main break koreaed a river rushing through the streets of atlanta. there was another break west of downtown, and the city is investigating two more potential breaks. for a time, water stopped flowing at atlanta's airport and at several area hospitals, where they had to relocate patients and can

this wildfire first called in yesterday afternoon, not far from lawrence livermore national laboratory site 300. that is around 15 miles east of the main campus in livermore. the fire quickly growing from there. i'm told more than 400 firefighters from multiple agencies. they were out here, including cal fire, alameda county fire working this from the skies, dumping retardant and on the ground with bulldozers to keep this blaze from spreading. but heat and high wind yesterday that made their work challenging . >> the wind conditions as you experienced yesterday, were terrible, 30 to 40 mile an hour sustained winds and 60 mile an hour gusts, people could barely stand up practically. so that really impeded the efforts. but the wind wasn't blowing as hard this morning. the relative humidity was up and the temperature was a little bit cooler. so that really gave them the opportunity to get in and really go direct with the fire. >> now, throughout this fire fight, firefighters working hard to save structures near this fire. unfortunately, one structure was lost. it was a home just behind me

the corral fire driven by 40 mile-per-hour winds started saturday afternoon near the lawrence livermore national laboratory. two firefighters were injured as more than 14,000 acres burned. the cause unknown. this week marks the first significant west coast heat wave of the year, coming off the heels of a wet winter. there's a lot more vegetation to burn. heat alerts are in effect for 23 million people across the southwest including california, nevada, arizona, and texas. temperatures expected to soar 20 degrees above average. >> this could be a heat wave that lasts for ten days or longer. so the impacts of the heat wave this significant, this early are probably greater than they would be, say, if we saw the same temperatures in july or august. >> reporter: a vastly different weather pattern taking shape in the pacific northwest. a pair of atmospheric rivers dumping heavy rain in washington, causing multiple collisions and snarling traffic during the morning commute. from heavy rain to wildfires, just the beginning of a whacky week of west coast weather. dana griffin, nbc news, tracy, ca

started saturday afternoon near lawrence livermore national laboratory. the fire did not threaten the labs facilities because flames spread away from the site. the cause of the fire is being investigated. cal fire says both were grass fires, which can really turned dangerous quickly. they say while crews continue to actively monitor brush moisture content, it is vital that people be wildfire ready and ready to go. now that summer and the heat are really here. >> the summer is here. there grasses are the most receptive to you know, we have a slogan. one less spark. one less while we encourage folks to go to ready for wildfire dot org and look at your defensible space. also have a plan have a plan. what you're going to do if your areas impacted by there are checklists. >> officials say that the county sheriff and cal fire law enforcement continue to examine the crystal fire for clues as far as where exactly it started in what caused that fire kron four's here for all your wildfire coverage. just scan the qr code on your screen. you'll go right to our wildfi

this one started saturday near the lawrence livermore. national laboratory. it did not threaten the labs facilities because flames spread away from it, which is good. no word tonight on what caused the fires. the fires have crews really on their heels and concerned about the potential for a bad fire season. kron four's terisa stasio has that story. take a look. this is new drone video from the chris to fire broke out wednesday along crystal springs road in saint alina. >> you can see yourself the charred hillside and how close it came to a home in the area. it's the summer is here. >> there grasses are the most receptive to you know, we have a slogan. one less spark, one less wildfire. that's cal fire division chief in incident commander mike wink. >> he spoke to me while at the crystal fire on wednesday. that fire broke out on crystal springs road near silverado trail in saint alina with the swift aaron ground attack. the fire's progress was blunted. now crews are doing mop up duty to prevent hot spots from taking off wanting a uninhabited small out building

the started this fire saturday afternoon near the lawrence livermore lab.t out of control with 60 mile an hour winds fanning those flames. it burned more than 14,000 acres and destroyed one home in southwest tracey. we have a really good resource for you. you can keep track of the heat 24/7 from the palm of your hand. download our free nbc bay area app. this includes personalized forecasts for your neighborhood and weather alerts sent directly to your phone. new at 11 tonight, a helicopter rescue in san francisco at marshalls beach, which is north of baker beach by the presidio. chp and sfpd teamed up to rescue two people stuck on a cliff above the shore. one person was pulled to safety by the helicopter crew and then the other by ropes on the ground. luckilly everyone is okay. all right. here's something that's bringing in a lot of smiles to a lot of people. there's a new team in town. oakland's new baseball team. the ballers held their home opener tonight before a sold out crowd. the a's won out, and the b's are in. this is not major league baseball, but

one of those fires is the corral fire erupting saturday near the lawrence livermore lab, burning throughusands of acres and forcing evacuations in the area. one tracey man is dealing with the loss of his parents home of 30 years, destroyed by the fire, had a knock at the door from the sheriff's department that told them they needed to get out, they grabbed their dogs, their turtle, and some clothes and left. they, you know, forgot meds and other stuff. and as the temperatures pick up in the coming days, cal fire will continue to monitor those conditions with all hands on deck for what could become a busy summer of wildfires. our firefighters are aware of the weather patterns and the wind patterns, and usually they they know, generally speaking, the time periods throughout the day when there's typically going to be more more chance of a fire being reported. okay, so cal fire is reminding people to sign up for those safety alerts to get important notifications if they need to evacuate due to fires, but they are definitely closely monitoring the weather conditions in the coming days. in cla

the fire started near a lawrence livermore national laboratory site. they do research there on nuclear weapons and climate tech at the lab, however, we're told the flames did not reach the lab, and there is no damage. cal fire is suspending all burning permits for several counties in the bay area and the central valley. the counties include alameda contra costa, santa clara, western san joaquin and stannis, laos. what that means no outdoor residential burning. cal fire announced this decision on friday, the day before. the corral fire started and while you can't burn landscape debris, cal fire does still suggest creating 100 ft or so of defensible space around structures. the burn band does not apply to organized campfires. now for a look across the bay area on this monday morning conditions. improving a lot. it's going to be a little bit of a reprieve from what we saw over the weekend, but a warmup is on the way. let's get right over 2/1 alert meteorologist darren peck. all right, we've got to turn all of our attention on tomorrow's daytime highs and

corral fire started saturday afternoon near the lawrence livermore lab. got out of control. 60 mile an hour. winds were fanning those flames. fire destroyed one house southwest tracey. thankfully, the people who lived in that house and their pets were able to escape. firefighters were able to save dozens of other homes, corral fire. luckily, now at 75% contained. as jeff and rob were mentioning, we're about to see the hottest days of the year so far. the next 48 hours pg&e is prepping to make sure the lights stay on and the fire risks stay low. nbc bay velena jones joins us now with what the utility is doing to keep you safe and what it predicts for this fire season. velena for pg&e, it's all about preparation , technology and early detection. they do all of that in this building. at the end of the day, they say they hope to not only keep the power on, but save lives. i'm covering the area and in yellow, about 70 miles away, this 24/7 operation at the hazard awareness and warning center in san ramon is where pg&e identifies and tracks any potential weathe

the flames erupted yesterday afternoon in the hills near the lawrence livermore national laboratory. no threat to the lab, but a lot of land burning. yeah, live team coverage for you. meteorologist rob mayeda is standing by. but first, let's get to emma goss live for us near the fire line. and emma, sounds like they're making some progress, terry. and they are indeed. cal fire has accomplished a lot in terms of containment today. now saying that 50% of the fire has been contained and they knew that they had to do a lot of work before the winds picked up. like they are right now. they've also just in the last few minutes, downgraded the evacuation orders to evacuation warnings as. driving down 580 through tracey. you can't miss it. smoky skies and golden hills turned black from the flames of the corral. fire. the fire was basically right there by the freeway, so that was pretty scary. the fire spread quickly overnight into sunday when wind gusts picked up, topping 40mph. the fire was, you know, outrunning us. we couldn't keep up with its pace. sunday morning, cal fire staffed up, brin

acres started saturday near a lawrence livermore national. >>laboratory. right near the border. quickly. >>loaded in size, fueled by dry >>brush >>fast. moving >>win >>more than 400 firefighters made some pretty >>good progress. >>oh, we cheer >>you look at them. >>then there's this wildfire. it's is burning east of livermore. but we've learned crews finally got it under control. still, though, some hot spots to watch the fire burned nearly 100 acres in less than 2 hours. once again, it's contained another hard fought victory for firefighters that 1 broke out just after 4:00. monday afternoon. it burned right up to the road in the area. patterson past mid and midway roads. luckily did not burn any buildings. fire crusade, nobody got hurt. on the peninsula. we want to show you this. this is all that's left of what was supposed to be an affordable housing project. designed to get people into housing that they can actually pay for its in redwood city. and this is what it looked like. that scene is that fire burned up. what was the dream and plan for years? this is definitely 1 of t

it started saturday afternoon near the lawrence livermore lab in san joaquin county. it spread quickly, destroyed one home, threatened many more. nbc bay area's jody hernandez joins us from tracee tonight. what is the status right now with where firefighters have on this, and how preoccupied are they about the impending heat that we're going to see in the next couple of hours? they've definitely gotten the upper hand on this fire. they're 75% contained right now. so things are looking good now. this fire was fueled by 60 mile an hour wind gusts. so it was intense and it was fast moving. it destroyed one house. you can see all that's left of that house behind us. now, the son of the couple who lived here says this goes to show you everything you have today could all be gone tomorrow during fire season. it's devastating. it's. you know, the reality is setting in and, you know, going through the grief and loss process. travis curtis describes the loss his family is feeling after his parents home of more than 30 years was destroyed saturday night in the corral fire had a

not far from a testing site that belongs to the lawrence livermore laboratory., that fire has burned 14,000 acres, or about 22mi!s. most of that is in san joaquin county. at least one home has been destroyed. cal fire says it made significant progress because of favorable conditions yesterday, but an excessive heat warning begins tomorrow with temperatures topping 100 degrees. an evacuation order has been reduced to a warning so residents can return if they would like to. >> this has been a particularly harrowing time for one couple who lives in the evacuation zone for the corral fire. >> my wife is pregnant this week. we are expecting our delivery and she is in the car. nothing. no option. >> amit kumar and his wife were among those who were told to pack up and leave amid threatening flames. >> it's so scary and really, because i haven't a baby and i'm too scary for that. and i'm really thankful for save our lives and house. >> as is often the case, though, not everyone who lives in the evacuation zone heeded orders to leave. >> you can't run from everything. i

: the start of the fire not far from the explosives testing facility belonging to the famed lawrence livermore national lab. authorities warning that fire season is now a year-round event. >> usually we see the more intense fire activity in july, august, september. so, we just want everybody to be prepared. >> reporter: well, david, the national weather service issuing an excessive heat warning for millions here in california, starting tomorrow, with temperatures expected to hit up to 108 degrees. prompting some real concerns about the heat, not just here, but throughout the west, david. >> david: makes those fire fighters and their job even more difficult tonight. mola, thank you. >>> we turn now to the swimmer attacked by a shark north of san diego. witnesses tonight on how the swimmer survived this, and it turns out, an emergency room physician happened to be nearby, and was able to help. kayna whitworth in california tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a popular beach just outside of san diego closed, and residents on high alert, after a shark attacked a man while swimming with a group 100 yard

14,000 acres, also destroying a home also came dangerously close to a test site run by the lawrence livermore national lab. fire was fueled by dry, low lying grass, and cal fire says as the weather gets hotter, their concerns are that heavier fuels like small trees and brush will start to dry out and lead to larger fires, a spokesperson says. defensible space around properties is critical to protecting homes. there's always concerns it doesn't matter if it's a test site or a small house or a mansion. we treat everybody's property with a great importance . but if you look at this home over here on the hill, you can see great defensible space. it really does help in these kind of situations. crews were also out mopping up another fire that broke out last night near the altamont pass. that fire scorched over 100 acres off patterson pass road, which is a route between tracy and livermore. crews were able to get a jump on that one quickly and holding it at 115 acres. we'll hunt for hot spots and a cause continue at the site of a redwood city affordable housing project that was gutted by a massive

it erupted saturday near the lawrence livermore national laboratory site and it exploded in size, fuelled by dry brush and fast-moving winds. more than 400 firefighters made progress attacking this fire with more favorable conditions. we're keeping tabs on our website at kpix.com. >>> call it a rebirth, call it a revival, these are the ballers. a new pro baseball team built by oakland. >> all right, ballers, let's go. >> built for oakland. >> all right, we have been talking a lot about this, matt. the oakland ballers are coming. their opening day is tomorrow. >> yeah, you can say the bay area is absolutely buzzing for the debut of the oakland ballers. they're going to play at raimondi park for the first time on tuesday. unlike some expansion teams that struggle, the ballers have a 7-5 record to begin the year. and they enter the home ep opener with four straight wins. the ballers hitters might have a hard time leaving colorado springs after they scored 90 runs in six games. for this season, oakland is averaging just under ten runs per game that. is third most in the pioneer league. as for

just to give you a locator and where that is that burned originally to the east side of lawrence livermoreab, now moving down towards the south side of the altamont pass. but let's look at the weather conditions out there. you've got the very dry conditions outside. you heard of the mandatory weed abatement that's around the county there where you don't have that obviously are on the rolling hills. as you head up towards the altamont pass, you can see the plume there rising off to the east of livermore, generally burning in an area where it's just really just unmaintained brush off to the south and around 580, you see the plume 67 degrees in dublin, back closer to the fire. we're still seeing 70s and even some 80s farther inland. but look at that wind speed. it's out of the west southwest at 17 around livermore and over the hills. we're seeing gusts 20 to 30mph. that's what's pushing that fire off to the south and east. but this time of day, near the warmest time of the day, those peak winds to which typically arrive around mid afternoon to early evening, those two combining with those ver

areas this morning along corral hollow road, and you can see where it burned right up against lawrence livermoret site number 300. and it actually looked like it burned right up near some sensitive material there. the fire, though, is 90% contained this morning. and as you drive along, corral hollow road, you can see that it did burn along the road there for a few miles. and that's where their concern is now. now, the concern that along that road, you also notice that there are some canyon areas. they're worried that there might be some root structure, some stuff below the ground that they can't see right now. but once it gets really hot and the winds start kicking up again, maybe some embers start blowing up and you get tumbleweed that's that starts on fire and blowing around. and that's what they're watching out for. now so 90% contained but not completely mopped up by any means. and they're watching it over the next few days as the triple digits approach in tracey thom jensen nbc bay area news. thanks, tom. police in san jose announced dozens of arrests. next on nbc bay area, the new details