live in the santa cruz mountains, i'm mark sayre, kpix 5. >>> mark, thank you. this morning a welcomed sight in the bay area. skies and some cloud cover replacing that thick blanket of smoke. and this after rain moves through the bay area last night. in fact, the air quality much better. the health advisory and "spare the air" alerts have been lifted for now. and neda tracking more changes ahead in the forecast. >>> we have green in the form of air quality, that means good. a few remnants of rain. so we are tracking what's left of this storm. you can see it all winding down. but right now there are a few little spotted areas of rain showers coming down right along highway 1 to the north there. you can see just see west of cloverdale, looks like it's going to continue further south. windsor might get a little rain. anytime you see yellow areas like that that are darker color they are going to be a quarter inch of rain per hour. it will come down real quick. it's just west of healdsburg. got a half inch of rain ukiah two-tenths. >>> multiple reports of water on th

kpix 5's mark sayre is live off highway 17 with more. >> reporter: good morning.id there was some rain here in the santa cruz mountains overnight. there was rain overnight and good news for the fire crew. the bear fire started monday night so today begins the fourth full day of the firefight here. at the moment it's 320 acres. it's 35% contained. because this fire is in such dense forest and steep, rugged terrain it has proven challenging for fire crews. in fact, seven firefighters have been injured and containment lines in some cases are being built away from the fire lines. >> i'd say we are reaching a turning point in this fire. >> reporter: and that is good news. evacuation orders though remain in place for bear creek canyon road, deer creek road, rons road and also dons road. bear creek road between hawkridge and highway 35 is open to residents only with identification. now, there are still two evacuation centers open at lakeside elementary school in los gatos and a fire station in felton. there are more than 900 firefighters assigned to the bear fire. we are

but kpix 5's mark sayre reports that about 300 structures are still in danger. >> reporter: we are seeing some rain here overnight which should help the firefighting efforts. this fire originally broke out on monday evening so this marks the fourth day of the firefight. it's 320 acres. because this fire has in such dense forest and steep, rugged terrain it's challenging for fire crews. in fact, seven firefighters have been injured and containment lines in some cases are being built away from the actual firelines. there are evacuation centers which are currently open for displaced residents and more than 900 firefighters remain on the fire lines. reporting from the santa cruz mountains, i'm mark sayre, kpix 5. >>> a mess on the roads in san jose this morning. a car hit a pole and knocked it over. this happened near almaden expressway and branham lane. no injuries. >>> a blanket of snow in the sierra today at i-80 at kingvale. the area saw several inches of snow overnight. and around the bay area, a lot of rain, roads slick on the golden gate bridge. >> showers stretching from north to sout

but as k-p-i-x five's mark sayre reports from santa rosa... finding the initial source of the fires will be more difficult. calfire emphasized that nobody will be allowed back into the evacuated areas until it is completely safe to do so. there is also concern about more predicted high winds. (( nats of meeting)) as hundreds looked onâ calfire and other agencies briefed residents on the status of the fires and help that is people affected by the fires... can contact the american red cross. the phone number is 1-800- red-cross... and the web address is "red cross dot org." information on other ways to donate is available at "c-b-s-s-f dot com." let's get a look at weather and traffic. here's neda iranpour time is 4: air quality is a huge concern across the bay area as the fires continue to burn... when we could see an improvement. ♪ monster check?nt to doa yes. no monsters. ♪ how about the drawer? ♪ no monsters. nightly monster checks are how grant makes home his. and homegoods is what makes it all possible. amazing finds. always great prices.

. >> reporter: i'm mark sayre live in the santa cruz mountains where crews continue their work against the bear fire. we got some rain here overnight. the latest on evacuations coming up. it's friday, october 20th. i m kenny choi. and i'm anne makovec in for michelle griego. let's start with a live look outside... >>> good morning, it is friday, october 20th. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm anne makovec in for michelle griego. >> let's start with a live look outside on this friday morning. we are excited for the weekend as we take live look at all that traffic on the 580/680 interchange in dublin on the right. annice shot of the bay bridge this morning. definitely a wet start. >>> overnight showers arrived and it's cleaner. i think that's what's nice about it, you can see where the storm is now. it passed through and it's further south along highway 680 it looks like there's some rain coming down right now through milpitas, a little bit in fremont, as well. 262. so you may see some remnants of this storm system basically, this is the last few little drops that it's going to give us. further sou

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