the so-called marsh fire started on marsh creek road near the base mo and this morning evacuation orders are still in effect. anne makovec reports. >>> reporter: this fire is right now 20% contained. but i'm here along marsh creek road and you can see flames burning there on the hillside behind me. so there are several points around this area where there are still active flames burning. this is a very spotty fire. and at this point, one home has burned as well as three outbuildings. we got some new video of that home that had burned overnight. last night, firefighters say they were able to stop the forward progression of the marsh fire but it's still threatening 100 homes and other buildings. it started at 2:40 yesterday afternoon in the area here of marsh creek road and morgan territory road. the fire burned 247 acres. the fuel is dry grass and brush with steep terrain here along marsh creek road. last night a boeing 747 was dropping tense of gallons of fire retard -- tens of gallons of fire retardant. >> the priority is to protect structures and really stop the progression of this fire

the so-called marsh fire broke out yesterday afternoon at marsh creek road and morgan territory road there in clayton valley. you can see the area we're talking about, just away from concord there. today in the bay's pete suratos live in the fire zone this morning. were firefighters able to make some progress overnight, pete? >> yeah, laura, we're getting new information from cal fire in the past half hour that they were at least able to stop forward progress on the marsh fire. that's good news when it comes to containing the fire. you can see over my right shoulder, that's where the fire is burning. we showed you in the last hour. it's in that pocket in the steep terrain area along marsh creek road that they're really working on trying to contain at this point, but the good news is they're stopping the forward progress on this fire. here's the latest information we're getting from cal fire. it still stands at 247 acres burned when it comes to the marsh fire, and it's currently

the marsh fire started on marsh creek road at the base of mount diablo. evacuation orders in the area are still in effect with more than 100 structures threatened. the fire has grown to 250 acres and right now it is only 20% contained. kpix 5's christin ayers reports from the fire lines where helicopters and cal fire's new 747 air tanker are battling the flames. >> reporter: firefighters say this is the kind of blaze that spreads rapidly in grass, fueled by hot windy weather even aggressive air and ground attacks could not keep the flames from consuming homes and forcing evacuations. chopper 5 captured the worst of it, flames going on a rapid run in clayton, overtaking hillsides and engulfing homes. >> at one point there were, like, 50-foot flames off of those trees climbing the hill straight towards that house. >> reporter: he and his wife were lucky. this is their home on marsh creek road. the fire cut a path around it. >> everything around the house burned. it's black all the way up to the house, you know, on all sides. >> reporter: a barn full of chic

this is a home that burned yesterday in the marsh creek fire. firefighters this morning have told us they have contained some soft fires progress. overnight weather conditions are good. it's been cool. humidity is up. aircraft played a big role in their progress. helicopters swooping in to douse the flames and the hillside covered in pink flame retardant. mandatory evacuations are in place for marsh creek rad to gill drive. power is out there until 9:00 this morning. some evacuation centers have opened and the clayton library and at the brentwood community center. we will continue to stay on this story throughout the morning and provide any updates as they come in. live in contra costa county, allie rasmus, ktvu news. >>> many people affected by the marsh fire either evacuated or they're blocked from getting back home. we talked to evacuees and firefighters who had to move fast to get people to safety. . >> teams of fire crews rushed ahead of the flames into the dry hilly terrain to warn residents to leave immediately. >> it's very difficult. th

the marsh fire started on marsh creek road near the base of mount diablo.ation orders in the area are still in effect. and kpix 5's anne makovec is there. anne. >> reporter: yeah. it is pretty smoky here along marsh creek road where those mandatory evacuations orders remain in place. you can see some of the charred ground here behind me. there is a house that firefighters were able to save but right to its left you can see an outbuilding that did burn down and up the hills some active flames still burning right now on that hillside. and if we pan a little bit further up, you can see -- i don't know if you can see them anymore but a couple of firefighters have been working up there trying to cut down some of the tall brush to make it less prone to allow the fire to spread there. right now, this fire is 20% contained. and you know, at least one home has been destroyed as well as three outbuildings. last night firefighters say they are able to stop forward progression of the marsh fire but they say it's still threatening about 100 homes and other buildings. it

marsh creek springs and leon drive on marsh creek road. >> what is your plan of attack because i know this is very hilly terrain. are you containment or just using defensive tactics to defend and save homes? >> we're doing both. >> we're trying to get containment on it. we do have a strike team of engis out there. we've also got fandaier from ca. one last question here. how concerned are you about the homeowners in the area and how concerned are they in terms of the fire danger right now? >> i think they do need to be concerned. once again, they do have evacuations in the area between marsh creek springs and leon, and then i would also tell folks, even if you're not in that evacuation area and if you feel unsafe where you are, then you should leave the area, carefully, but leave the area. we would also ask if you are, p don't come in. we need to let the of the equipd get in there and do their job. >> tam from cal fire wer time. we'll let you get back to your job as we continue here on the newscast. as you can see the smoke and the flames from the skyranger. we've been seeing this aeri

it's called the marsh fire. it's burning in the area around marsh creek and morgan territory roads in clayton valley. it destroyed a home yesterday and two other structures. firefighters say it's just about 20% contained. close to 250 acres have burned. they're dropping some air attacks on, trying to tackle it any way they can. it's steep terrain. pete will join us with a live report coming up at the top of the hour. >> the south bay in the meantime also dealing with a wildfire this morning burning in southern santa clara county in san martin near the church avenue and monterey road. at last check, one home was destroyed as well as several other structures and cars. at one point yesterday, crews closed all lanes of southbound 101. listen as people who live around the area were fighting the fire themselves. >> trying to help the best i can because it's my neighborhood and i have known these people and everything. so it's completely crazy right now. >> a big united front. people literally grabbing buckets of water

sky over marsh creek road outside clayton. a grass fire that's burned 225 acres is still at zero percent containment. >> evacuations have been ordered in the marsh creek area between deer valley and morgan territory road. at least two structures that we know have burned. cal fire says winds are minimal, and that's a good thing, but the intense heat and those dry conditions paired with the rugged terrain are really makings it a tough fight. on t bze y a live picture ofr the podium near the fire lines along marsh creek road in few minutes when they begin to spk.ishe podium. we're still waiting for the officials to take to the microphones and give us the very latest that they have from those conditions along the fire lines on marsh creek road, just outside of clayton. >> and we are following a lot of breaking news today. this other breaking news we have is out of the south bay. a 25-acre brushfire has broken out in san martin near church avenue, and that has forced the closure of southbound 101. we believe it's burning at grass f

at this time i'll take any questions. >> it's burning southeast on marsh creek road. there are homes scattered in here so that's why the mandatory evacuation order is in place because there are sporadic homes in the area. some of them on large plots of land, some smaller. so the evacuation orders in place for a reason because there are homes threatened. there are structures that have been destroyed. and we really encourage everyone if you are still in the evacuation zone to get out. we never know how these conditions are going to play out based on the wind and the weather. >> listening to a cal fire briefing here on the fire that's burning out of control in clayton. 225 acres have burned, no containment. they have a 747 dropping 20,000 gallons of retardant at a time a lot of agencies working on the fire, 150 firefighters right now on the ground but again, 0% containment and homes still threatened. the wind is high right now, temperatures also high. multiple structures destroyed, don't know whether it's homes or outbuildings. the cause of the fire is under investigatio

marsh creek road.it was blocked because of a roadblock on marsh creek road. many were reunited with their pets after they were rescued by an officer. >> he was rescued from animal control out of the home. i was on the phone with pam on my cell phone -- i was on the phone with him on my cell phone and i heard the smoke alarm going off and he said he had to get out because it was really smoky. i don't know if we lost our home or not. it is really hard. i was worried about him because he was locked up in the house in a crate and he could not get to safety. he wanted to get a hold of him. my son was worried about his pet and this officer got him out of the house. >> reporter: mom, son, puppy, and two lizards that the night at the shelter because she could not find an available hotel room within 50 miles. the red cross set up 100 cause for any residents who cannot get back into their homes. -- 100 cots for any residents who could not get back into their home. the red cross is putting out a message to everyo

it's called the marsh fire and named after marsh creek road where that fire started yesterday afternoon. some out buildings were also destroyed. 247 acres have burned so far. the fire is only 20% contained and it's doubled in size several times. the flames are being fought on the ground and from the air. planes and helicopters are dropping water and flame retardant trying to keep the flames from spreading. fuelled by high winds, temperatures and the dry brush. >> it's unfortunate my neighbor lost his house but coping our fingers crossed. >> there are structures that have been destroyed and we encourage everyone to get out. we never know how the conditions are playing out based on the the win and weather. >> the high fire danger is something residents in this area no well. a wildfire burned six days and scorched 3,000 acres. the residents have either evacuated or blocked from going back home. the red cross has two evacuation centers, one is at the clayton community center and library near clayton city hall and the other at brentwood community center on oak street. we talked to evacuees a

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at the time we were on marsh creek. we waited, the fire trucks had us stop on a certain part of the road, out of their way and helping block traffic. they were able to contain the thing to one side of the road. it starts going up a hill the trucks couldn't get to, and off to the races from there. >> you're no longer there to see what's happening. >> we were able to be evacuated after they contained the first part of it, and got the -- they had cleared the road from where we were at. and as we drove by, it looked like we were actually at the first 30 or 40 feet of a fire. what we got on video is just the start of wherever it is now. we're -- i'm in walnut creek, and i can see mount diablo and the smoke is so much worse than it was eaier. >> that's not good, especially with those winds you were mentioning earlier. for viewers at home, we're showing you a map of where this grass fire is. as matthew mentioned, there were some first responders, some firefighters on the scene. but you saw how much smoke was coming off of that

i would say over time the marsh is going to do better. the seawall is sort of a fixed point, so it's a fixed height. it's a fixed location. with sea level rise, the water levels are going to increase. and the only way to adapt a hardened structure iitto come backa higher structure. >> sreenivasan: project greenshores was funded by the federal government, thate and private sources,luding the local utility provider. another phase of the project is currening developed using money from the b.p. oil spill. boudreau says it was designed to be an example of what a living shoreline could but with more than 14,000 miles of the nation's nearly00,000 miles of tidal shoreline already hardened with infrastructure like seawalls, living shorelines currently represent a tiny fr of america's coasts. >> it takes educating the community because they see a softer solutioy just say how does that protect it? tht once they have it put in at neighbor's house and they say, "hey, their property is not t oding," and look at the wildlife tis attracts, that's how you

i know there are some closures taking place along marsh creek road. people who use that area to get through, they can expect that road to be closed starting around now. >> you mentioned the rapid rate of spread. this fire is consuming a lot of land and at least one or two homes. what do you attribute that to? is it the terrain and the weather conditions? >> there are three main factors in play. the weather, which is hot with a little wind. we have the vegetation. after a few weeks of this warm weather it has dried out. and we have some topography in that area. we have an alignment of those three issues taking place. a little wind is all it needs to go from something small to something large and a quick amount of time. >> that is battalion chief jonathan cox giving us an update on this brushfire that is near clayton, east of mount diablo, near morgan territory road and marsh creek road. obviously, anyone in that area who sees smoke or flames should get out as soon as possible. the firefight continues. we are watching a calfire airplane come in, presuma

tonight, dozens of firefighters are working on the front lines, trying to contain the fire off of marsh creek road just past clayton. we begin our live coverage tonight with debora villalon who has the latest on the firefighting effort. >> reporter: the marsh fire name for the road went up fast. it doubled in size several times and they said it's finally slowed, at 247 acres now, but sadly, there is no getting that home back. from sky fox came from sky fox, a heartbreaking sight as this fire consumes this house and it burns to the ground. >> it's unfortunate that our neighbor lost their home. >> the family rushed home from work to see their neighbor's house burning and theirs next to it. 60 foot flames were running upslope as the couple watch remotely on eight home security cameras. >> i could look in each direction from the house and see what was going on and at one point i saw flames coming up and then the electricity went down and i couldn't see anything more. >> reporter: from the fire start just before 3:00 -- the air attacks were intense with fire crews pulling water from nearby p

it's being called the "marsh fire." it's burning near marsh creek road and bragdon way... that's east of mount diablo. a lot of dry vegetation in that area. and right now... traffic is being closed on marsh creek road at camino diablo road at deer valley road. there is no estimated time of reopening. (pam) we have team coverage of the fire tonight... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is standing by in our weather center with the latest on the 104-degree heat and dry conditions. but we want to start with kron4's gayle ong ... who just arrived on the scene in clayton... gayle? lawrence karnow: highs soared into the 90s low 100s in the valleys with much cooler weather in the 50s and 60s at the coast. there are more showers and thunderstorms over the sierra but it's not as active as today. it was incredibly hot in the valleys with highs well into the 100s. on the satellite you can see the high pressure ridge over the desert southwest. it's bringing the hot desert temperatures back into california and the bay area. it will remain hot again tomorrow away from the coast with so

it's being called the "marsh fire." an evacuation center has been opened at the clayton meeting hall...on clayton road... next to the library. (ken)the weather always a factor for crews along the fire lines ..(pam)let's check in with lawrence karnow for an update on conditions lawrence karnow: highs soared into the 90s low 100s in the valleys with much cooler weather in the 50s and 60s at the coast. there are more showers and thunderstorms over the sierra but it's not as active as today. it was incredibly hot in the valleys with highs well into the 100s. on the satellite you can see the high pressure ridge over the desert southwest. it's bringing the hot desert temperatures back into california and the bay area. it will remain hot again tomorrow away from the coast with some highs in the 90s and low 100s. it should start to cool slightly on friday and over the weekend. more fog and cooler weather is week. (ken) tonight we are learning that the man accused of killing 18-year old nia wilson... returned to the scene of the

the marsh fire burning along marsh creek road and clayton. you can see where the house has been destroyed and the flames and burning embers and smoke coming from what was left in the home. out buildings were destroyed by the fire as well. this started yesterday afternoon and it has burned 247 acres and it's only 20% contained out there. two evacuation centers were opened at the clayton and brentwood community centers. we're bringing you a live report coming up at 5:00. >>> it's 4:33, president trump heads to the midwest today to talk trade after apparently an all out trade war with the european union. doug luzader joining us from washington and you have the latest on the white house negotiations that has the united states and europe vowing to break down trade barriers. . >> reporter: good morning, well they have to work out a lot of details but the speed at which this is taking place is surprising giving the president's heated rhetoric in recent weeks. >> air force one in for a work out as president trump is head to go the hard land with stop

nearby gusts by the marsh fire, 12 miles per hour and temperatures are 87 degrees. committee down to 31. the high today could reach 100 degrees, yesterday was 104. certainly hot, this is our dublcamera, look at the smoke covering the top. we have a spare the air alert today, moderate air quality throughout the area. around the golden gate bridge this is where it is cool. >>> a live look at wall street, the dow is up 111 points, facebook stock dropping 20% so far today. >>> this is facebook's full course of the cambridge analytical scanner. >> the drop was more severe dropping the data breach and jackie joins us with how this may affect your portfolio if you have invested. >> reporter: facebook stock picked up where it left off yesterday and that's not a good thing for the giant. it is still trying to regain users trust.e g rang, facebook shares dropped 19%. the plunge in market value is one of the biggest losses ever for a public company. >> facebook saw a massive plunge. >> reporter: jason brooks says this is significant. and will take facebook a long time to recov

so the sheriff's department has put evacuations in along marsh creek road running between marsh creek springs and leon drive. so if you are in that area, you needo evacuate. i cannot tell you important please don't stay. if you are not in that evacuation area, and you feel unsafe where you're at. i would urge you to go ahead and leave anyways and go some place you feel safe. >> why not? why take the chance? get out of the way if you suspect you might be in danger. we're seeing active flames here. pam, very quickly, what happens in the next few hours in terms of trying to race against time while you still have daylight? what do you try to accomplish before the sun sets? >> caller: the biggest thing we want to accomplish while we still have daylight is to make sure the aircraft continue to work the incident itself, and that they get the retardant lines down around the fire. once we get to a point where it gets dark out, the aircraft can't fly anymore, that includes the helicopters as well. that is of importance. once we hit dusk though, the firefighters, the engines, of course, are goin

will... ( will ) evacuation orders are still in place for the marsh fire for marsh creek road betweenitory road. the fire is now 75- percent contained.firefighters spent much of the day mopping up from the fire. strong winds propelled the fire along marsh creek road... engulfing dry grass and brush... firefighters say, there is now a permineter around the fire .. but going forward, more work must still be done before all homeowners can return. roadblocks remain in effect for those along marsh creek road. while firefighters say, there is now a permineter around the fire.. more work must still be done before homeowners can return. thanks will. can return. thanks will. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) in mariposa county... thousands of homes and yosemite national park are now in danger... after the ferguson fire changed direction. the fire has grown to more than 4

it was a long marsh creek road in the clinton area -- it was a long -- it was along marsh creek road in the clayton area. >> you can see one of those structures behind us. it looks like a barn that had been here. it burned to the ground. you can see the aluminum roof sitting on the ground. the home that is on this property was spared. you can see the fire had completely surrounded this home and went right up to the front porch. neighbors who we talked to, the firefighters did a good job protecting the firefight -- the homes according to them. they could not save this one home. sky fox was overhead when fires overtook this home in clayton. crews are still assessing the damage. a number of structures have been destroyed and he could still change. there is good news on this fire. they made progress containing the fire. it did not grow in size. 247 acres were burned. it is 60% contained. even so, evacuation orders are still in effect. cal fire says 100 structures and homes are still threatened by this fire. they say the favorable weather conditions overnight health and get a handle on th

facility near marsh creek road but they are not saying how it started. all of that is under investigation. we asked them about the containment numbers because we did not see any flames and they said the fire is burning in steep areas in the interior. they anticipate the containment to go up later tonight and possibly, that's a cautionary word, possibly have full containment tomorrow night. >> that would be good news. thank you very much for that. >>> other fires are ranging in other -- raging in other parts of california. the cranston fire in riverside is threatening 600 homes. investigators believe that fire and four others were purposely set. >> i woke my dad up from a nap at the time and i was like we have to go and he looked outside and there was smoke and the ashes were coming down and it was pretty crazy. >>> the fire started wednesday in the area east of los angeles. it has burned more than 2700 acres -- 4700 acres. >> california is prone for wildfires. >> police believe the cranston fire is one of five set intentionally to the area. >> brandon mc

near marsh creek started off marsh creek road... near bragdon way in clayton. the almost 250 acre fire is threatening about 100 buildings. the fire is now 20 percent contained. here are now two evacuation centers open because of this fire ... which is now being called the marsh fire.one is at the clayton meeting hall. that address is on your screen... 61-25 clayton road, next to the library. the other, which just opened tonight is at the brentwood community center located at 35 oak street in brentwood... that is also next to the library. ( james )( james ) library.next to the library. library.next to the that is also brentwood... oak street in located at 35 center community brentwood community center located at 35 oak street in brentwood... that is also next to the library. ( james ) thanks, will we will check back with you through out the morning. ( terisa ) this this morning we have team coverage of the wildfires burning in the bay area... a fire burning in the south bay near gilroy has already destroyed several buildings. but fire fighters ae making progress

the fire started yesterday afternoon on marsh creek road.it's 20% contained. >>> it's fitting that weather is number two because we have two areas of concern. the dangerous heat that's going to be out there today and the possibility of the poor air quality that will develop this afternoon. >>> number three, in arizona a trooper is dead after a shooting on interstate 10 west of phoenix. officials say he was shot by a man who got ahold of a trooper's duty weapon during a struggle. >>> number four, an explosion outside the u.s. embassy in china caused a brief scare. police say a man carrying a small bomb was the only person injured. no motive yet on this. >>> number five a group of house republicans have introduced articles of impeachment against the man overseeing special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. the republicans claim that rod rosenstein is hiding information from congress. >>> number six, a huge loss for facebook after suffering its largest stock plunge ever. it lost $130 billion in market value after a user growth and r

marsh creek road remains closed from morgan territory road to gill drive.my hollyfield live with the latest. good morning, amy. >> we are on marsh creek road and did find firefighters you can see their trucks stationed along this road and their hose pulled. you don't see the firefighters. they're taking a break and that gives you a sense that it is calm out here. i just got briefed by a battalion chief who tells me the fire has died down. there is active fire in the perimeter and some firefighters are actively dealing with that, but the forward progression has stopped. this fire started at about 2:40 yesterday afternoon on marsh creek road near morgan territory and it destroyed one house and three out buildings. residents describe for us the evacuation and their effort to save animals in the rural area. i grbed hdowntown the gbbnoer truck, dropp trailer offer >> rorr: marsh cre i still hd closurehis morning but morgan territory is open. the clayton library has been turned into an evacuation center for those who needed a place to stay overnight. as of right

. >>> now to the latest on the marsh fire burning off of marsh creek road near clayton. it's burned 247 acres but containment is up to 60%. allie rasmus reports cal fire says the worst may be over for the homeowners forced to evacuate. >> cal fire reports some progress being made and this marsh fire during the overnight hours. we can see crews are spread out there putting out the hot spots and some of the stuff still smolders the morning after this fire broke out. this is along marsh creek road. cal fire says one home and at least three other structures were destroyed by the fire. one of the structures is behind us, looks like a barn or shed of some kind on the property of the home. the aluminum roof is down because the barn burnt to the ground. the home was spared and a lot of neighbors say cal fire did a good job doing all they could to protect property in this area. they weren't able to save this home that you're looking at. this is up the hill from where we are on marsh creek road. their neighbors not as lucky. sky fox is overhead when flames overtook this home. fire

this is what the marsh fire looked like when it broke out thursday along marsh creek road east of claytonin what can best be described as horse country, gusty winds coupled with steep terrain and dry brush propelled the fire along marsh creek road forcing evacuationssot jake anglin/evacuated 35-45as day turned to dusk and then to night, the fire ultiamtely destroyed one home.. but fire crews say for the one destroyed, they saved at least 100 others, and these pink hillsides are proof of thatsot asst. chief mike marcucci/cal fire 59-109as firecrews worked thursday to mop up, roadblocks remained in effect for those along marsh creek road. while firefighters say there is now a permineter around the fire and no forward movement, more work must be done before homeowners can return.sot standup dan kerman/near clayton 149-159 (pam) still ahead later in the newscast ... we will hear from the director of cal- fire...to talk more about the wildfires burning all over the state. stay with us. (ken) new video out of the east bay tonight showing a side-show hotspot. you can see the smoke from the burni

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the fire is burning off marsh creek road east of mount diablo. contra costa fire has issued evacuation orders for the marsh creek springs area near leon drive and morgan territory road. >> shut down from deer valley road to clayton. about 110 acres have burned so far. as we reported at the top of the newscast, at least one home has burned. fire crews are battling very hot, dry conditions this evening. temperatures in that area close to triple digits. and joining us now on the phone is robert marshall with contra costa county fire. robert, what's the latest on the situation out there? >> so we do have additional crews responding to help us with the fire. we requested five additional engines. they are en route to the scene now and will be joining the firefight here shortly as soon as they can get out there. as you mentioned, the weather is against us at this point. the winds are picking up as they often do in the late afternoon. so we're hoping that the winds will calm down closer to sunset. that will help us in getting control of the fire. >> how

will... ( will ) evacuation orders are still in place for the marsh fire for marsh creek road between gill drive and morgan territory road. the fire is now 75- percent contained.firefighters spent much of the day mopping up from the fire. strong winds propelled the fire along marsh creek road... engulfing dry grass and brush... firefighters say, there is now a permineter around the fire .. but going forward, more work must still be done before all homeowners can return. roadblocks remain in effect for those along marsh creek road. while firefighters say, there is now a permineter around the fire.. more work must still be done before homeowners can return. ( terisa ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. the morning.through out with you check back we will thanks will.( terisa ) can return. ( terisa ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( terisa )

and the fire strted yesterday afternoon on marsh creek road.is 20% contained. >>> and number two, we've got some issues with your weather. not only is it going to be dangerously hot inland but the potential for poor air quality. it starts off in my accuweather 12-hour planner, but we end up in the 90s inland. >> number three a sig alert in emeryville. looking live at westbound 80 right around ashby. three right lanes are still down. a truck hit some breherusonenot and ten minutes from highway 4 to the maze. >> number four an arizona trooper is dead after a shooting on interstate 10 man who got ahold of a trooper's duty weapon during a struggle. the suspect has been taken into custody. >> number five an explosion outside the u.s. embassy in china caused a brief scare. police say a man carrying a small bomb was the only person injured. there is no word on a motive. >> number six, a huge loss for facebook after suffering its largest stock plunge ever. it lost $130 billion in market value in just two hours after user growth and revenue missed its m

in this area around marsh creek the winds are relatively light. the humidity has almost doubled since this afternoon, 34 -- 34% but temps are still pretty darn warm at 79 degrees. conditions out there are better than they were but still have a ways to go . these are some of the highs from today -- look at redding, vacaville, so the inland valleys are baking and that's where the heat advisory is coming in. that does include parts of the inland bay area out towards mount diablo. that stays in effect and they've extended beyond thursday into friday. current temperatures -- you can see the cooldown around the green, that's the seabreeze, but look beyond that. those overnight lows will be very warm, in the 60s, and that's always bad for fire when you have warm overnight lows and 60s or 70s -- the next day, fire is much more of a concern. so another day tomorrow of concern. we have heat advisories remaining in those inland bay valleys until friday. >>> in the sierra the fire burning just outside of yosemite national park has led to the evacuation of tho

. >> that fire we showed you earlier in clayton off marsh creek road. take a look. it started around 3:00 this afternoon and the flame spread so quickly they cooperate save this home in time. two other buildings were damaged. with the hilly terrain, crews are depending on this ariel assault dropping that red retardant to create a containment line. >> more than 125 takers and we learned of more evacuations near morgan territory road. you can see the areas highlighted on the map. we go to clay and jody, i understand they activated another strike team and a 747 super tanker to help out as well. >> reporter: that's right. there is a lot of folks battling this fire. we got updated numbers. so far this fire shows no sign of slowing down. we are going to push over to the active area they have been focusing on. cal fire spokesman just got here and told me that so far this fire is 0% contained and has grown to 225 acres. as you mentioned, the evacuation order has been expanded. hundreds of homes have now been evacuated. i am told 1,000 people lived within that home. the cal

of the only home that burned down as a result of the marsh fire. there are evacuation orders along marsh creek road from morgan territory and to gill drive. cal fire didn't give a time table as far as when they will be at 100% full kcontainment fo this fire. >> thank you for the very latest. >>> i want to update you on the situation in palo alto. palo alto police have issued a statement and update saying there is no threat at the palo alto veterans administration hospital and employees have been given the all clear. >>> let's talk about fire some more. fire concerns grow as temperatures soar. we have a live look at our camera out in dublin. today is a spare the air day, as well. >> try to do what you can to help out. take public transit, car pool if you can. let's check in with kari hall. >> we take a look at our clear skies and a lot of people out there on the roads this morning. as we are going to have at least some moderate air quality in parts of the area, it will be worse in the east bay because of that marsh fire burning near the clayton area

along marsh creek road crews keep close tabs on fires burning nearby. tonight some of the first people to be let in to this area are volunteers who will help evacuate livestock. >> my notified me to hook the truck and trailer up and get on the road. >> a long line of residents' vehicles stayed parked through the evening on marsh creek road. many are evacuees. a few only had minutes to save what they could. >> my husband was at work, my kids were at school. i have the dog. >> british they'd hit those by our house a little harer. >> there was a fleet of helicopters and planes dropping fire retard end. one of his neighbors lost a home. several structures have burned down. >> and tonight, residents are wondering when they will be able to return to their homes. we know that there are two evacuation areas that have been set up. there is no word yet as to when the evacuations are going to be lifted. i can tell you having been to the fire zone, there is quite a bit of damage. there are downed pliensz and that's one of the things that's likely going to have to b

the marsh fire started on marsh creek road. evacuation orders in the area are still in effect tonight with more than 100 structures threatened. that fire has grown to 250 acres. it set off a massive response from helicopters to cal fire's new huge 747 air tanker. tonight, it is about 20% contained. kpix 5's christin ayers is on the fire line. >> reporter: firefighters say this is the kind of blaze that spreads rapidly in grass, fueled by hot, windy weather. even ground attacks and aggressive air attacks could not keep the flames from consuming homes and forcing evacuations. chopper 5 capture the worst of it, flames going on a rapid run in clayton, overtaking hillsides and engulfing homes. >> at one point, there were 50 foot flames off of the trees climbing the hill towards that house. >> reporter: duane and his wife andrea were lucky. this is their home on march creek road. the fire miraculously cut a >> ething nd the house burny up to the house. >> reporter: a barn full of chickens collapsed along with two other outbuildings a

. >>> evacuation orders are still in places crews battle what is left of the marsh fire in contra costa county. it burned one home in clayton, and black into an entity acres. that fire is 60% contained. we're live at one home that was right on the fire line. da lin? >> reporter: that is right, this entire property covered in pink fire retardant. it turned this white and blue jet ski into pink. walk with me here, you can see this water fountain, pink. the roof, pink. all the trees around it, all covered in pink fire retardant. the home -- homeowner says that played a part in saving the house. david and gets under dell are assessing the damage. even though their house is still standing, the fire wiped out the infrastructure around it, like the water and electrical systems. they also lost outbuildings. >> our heart and soul is here. this is our nest. it is damaged. your emotions go up and down, so you know, it is interesting. we go into shock and then we come out and think for a little bit. >> they are thankful for the firefighters on the ground and in the air. air tankers dropped tens of

marsh creek road and bragden way east of mount diablo. >> reporter: hi, reggie.rgcy i pla.look behind me and you can why. there's still smoke coming out of this burned area. little embers here and there. so fire officials still want to guard the homes here. you can see there were several close calls out here. look at this home. they saved it but it lost the tire of the tractor out front.

. >>> and i'm julie haener as crews are trying to contain the flames, the marsh fire is burning up the east side of mount diablo, first reported at 2:40 pm. it's burned now 240 acres and is 20% contained. bill martin is tracking hot and dry conditions and jana katsuyama is with some of the evacuees tonight. first-ever veil -- first, deborah veil you -- dumervil el

and marsh creek road. the cause is under investigation. firefighters keep working to protect anything they can. >> if it wasn't for them, the house wouldn't be here. huge thanks and appreciation to them. >> reporter: the marsh fire has burned one home and at least three outbuildings. cal fire says they do expect to possibly have full containment by tomorrow night. in contra costa county, cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> now to three big fires burning across california. one in the northern part of the state, one in the central sierra and another near los angeles. we start west of ing where the carr fire is burning along highway 299 near whiskeytown. governor brown declared an emergency in the area. the fire tripled in size overnight burning 28,000 acres and at this point it's just 10% contained. it's threatening nearly 200 buildings. cal fire says the fire started when a car had a mechanical failure. the combination of winds and terrain allowed it to spread. >> an easy way to think of it is if you have

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that is the marsh fire burning near mount diablo.n near gilroy. ( james ) good morning and thanks for joining us on the kron 4 morning news... i'm james fletcher.. ( terisa ) and i'm terisa estacio in for darya folsom. ( james ) we will have team coverage of those fires coming up in just a minute. but first we want to get a

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. >>> the marsh fire in clayton is now 75% contained. it's burned about 250 acres since starting yesterday afternoon. cal fire says one home burned and 13 structures are still threatened. there is a mandatory evacuation for marsh creek road between morgan territory road and gill drive. >>> temperatures around the state are certainly not helping firefighters tonight. >> tomorrow the firefighters will have to battle not only the fires but the heat. triple digits from redding all the way to the central valley and into the deserts. here in the bay area, we had heat of our own as well. 97 in brentwood and concord today. tomorrow the heat will persist in our inland valleys. a heat advisory until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. on live doppler 7 i am tracking some fog. >>> of course you can find the latest information on all the fires burning across california on our website abc7news.com and also on the abc 7 news app. be sure to sign up for push alerts to get updates. >>> for the moment, let's move on. a frightening attack in mountain view. a grandmother