we begin with melissa colorado live at the b.a.r.t. station. anil happening right hyped you. -- behind you. >> reporter: you can see 100 more people have gathered here for this community vigil right outside of the macarthur b.a.r.t. station here in oakland. people here are demanding justice for nia as the man hunt for her killer intensifies. >> my baby was only 18. she didn't ask for this. >> reporter: she remembers her 18-year-old daughter, nia wilson, who attended oakland high school and aspired to be a makeup artist. wilson and her sister were coming back from a family get-together around 9:30 p.m. when police say 27-year-old john lee cowell flashed them with a knife as they stepped on to the macarthur station platform. >> it's more reminiscent of a prison yard assault. >> reporter: it was so quick that police say cowell was able to flee the station while two b.a.r.t. officers quickly responded to nia's injuries. >> it looks like it's an unprovoked, unwarranted, vicious attack. >> reporter: while rumors swirl online that race may have been a

melissa colorado brings us this report. >> reporter: good morning. we were northwest of redding and quite frankly, there is not much left of this community anymore after the carr fire swept through the area. you can see there is still lingering hot spots in the area. no word yet when homeowners will be allowed back to see if there is anything left to salvage. in redding, we were there as people returned to their homes in the lake redding community. neighbors say their block looks like a warzone after the carr fire crossed the sacramento river and smothered homes in this neighborhood. dozens of families will need to rebuild from the ground up. employees with the city of redding were surveying the property damage counting which home mas made it and which did . neighbors say their hearts are with the family members of the two men killed while fighting the fire and the families that lost everything in minutes. >> my heart is super sad for them, yeah. i should have had that too. i should have been completely burned also. so i feel bad. >> a lot of memorie

melissa colorado joins us live from redding with continuing coverage. melissa. >> reporter: you know for the last two days we have been driving arnold shasta county. unfortunately a lot of neighborhoods look like this one here in redding. resources are stretched thin. firefighters are working 24-hour shifts. as you well know, multiple wildfires are popping up in northern california. some of the crews here in shasta county, they are now burning mo than it has in years past. >> reporter: from the sky to the cal fire front l no way to miss the speed at which the carr fire is roaring through shasta county. >> i know we say that every year but it's unprecedented. >> reporter: we followed the cal fire crew deep into the canyons of igo, a rural community about 20 miles away from redding. >> right now the conditions are perfect. there is not a lot of wind. that means these fire crews are trying to create a defensible space to prevent the main head fire from destroying that home. >> there will be an end in sight. we will get a handle on this fire. it is going to

melissa colorado joins us with more. >> reporter: this used to be an outl outlet clothing store, but over the weekend, it transformed into an evacuation center for dogs. now that the evacuation order is being lifted in parts of shasta county, families are coming here hoping to reunite with the family members they had to leave behind. we found ryan ricketts of redding pacing back and forth. her furry babies are inside one of those cages. fr >> the youngest one can like fetch. >> reporter: they had to evacuate last week when the carr fire swept through the area. >> people are like, is your house all right? and i'm like, i want my rats. >> reporter: unable to keep them safe, she turned them into the haven humane security. even theyacermmodate, so they ts into a shelter for animals. >> these animals will soon be on the way to berkley. >> reporter: bay area is stepping up to help. they are heading south in hopes of finding a forever home. >> you're going to get adopted really fast. >> reporter: back at the mall, we stumbled upon a kennel in the dog area that looked a little out of place.

melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>> national headlines, another shakeup at the white house. after months of speculation, epa chief scott pruitt is out. president trump announcing the change btweet, i have accepted the resignation of scott pruitt. the president added pruitt has done an outstanding job. however, pruitt has been mired in controversy from questionable purchases. unprecedented security, first class air travel, an official visit to morocco and upgraded lease for a high-end suv, a sound-proof phone booth and the list goes on. >> and even among some in that republican base that has been so beholden to the president there were cracks, because they saw a bigger picture. >> pruitt's out of a job but not necessarily out of the woods. an investigation into whether he's violated ethics laws will continue. >>> also today, a win for california and loss for president trump. a judge mostly upheld california's sanctuary laws. the justice department claimed california was obstructing federal law, but judge mendez wrote refusing to help is not the same as impeding. republicans a

melissa colorado is in martinezw >> repor g this, in the last two weeks there have been nine pipes that have burst. the last one happened around midnight today at the intersection of studio street and allen street. crews are there working to patch up that area. there was so much water gushing from that line, it noflooded a garage a few blocks away. colleen has a lot of cleaning up to do and her toddler didn't cause any of the mess. >> she can't touch the ground whatsoever. >> reporter: around midnight, water started gushing into the garage and past her front door. the culprit, a city pipe two blocks away that suddenly burst. colleen has no idea what could be in that murky water. >> it could be anything. they call it mud water, but it could be sewage water, pesticides. >> reporter: if the water touched it, it has to go. that includes a lot of toys, furniture and important documents. >> i have to replace all of our birth certificates and social security cards. >> reporter: the superintendent says the water main breaks are happening because of a combination of aging pipes and heat, which c

nbc's melissa colorado was inside the courtroom earlier today. >> this sketch shows cowell dressed in a jump suit. he stood silently while the judge read out loud the charges filed against him. he is charged with the murder of nia wilson and premeditated attempted murder of her sister, letifah wilson. >> our whole community, it's an awful situation and that's why we are treating it with the seriousness we have. >> cowell already has two felony convicts on his record. one of them stems from a 2016 incident in which he stole items from this lucky in el cerrito and when a security guard tried to stop him, cowell pulled out a toy gun and a box cutter. the alameda county district attorney said she is still looking into whether sunday's attack was a hate crime. >> we have a job to do which is to bring justice for the victims and the community. >> that was melissa colorado reporting. she was also tweeting from the courthouse this afternoon and that includes this video showing nia wilson's family waiting to go inside of that courtroom. you can follow all of our reporters for videos and update

. >> nbc bay area's melissa colorado live in redding with more on the tragic news confirmed by the family. melissa? >> reporter: that's right. it was a tragic update that we received earlier today, and we're here along the road where multiple homes are leveled down, just like this one. you can make out the foundation of this home, as well as a blackened stovetop, but that's really about it. thankfully, this family was able to make it out alive, but a couple yards away down this road, family members tell us a 70-year-old woman and her two great grandkids were trapped inside her house and died. family members of melody bledsoe says she was taking care of her great grandkids, 5-year-old james roberts and his 4-year-old sister emily on thursday. they heard no evacuation order to get out. melody's husband ed went to get supplies and help a friend whose home was under threat. when flames suddenly swarmed the neighborhood, melody frantically called 911 and her husband for help. with no car, melody and the kids were trapped. >> when you have a 70-year-old woman in poor health that can't go sprint

nbc bay area's melissa colorado joins us live from redding with more. hi,anoushah, people in t redding neighborhood havwait waiting for the go-ahead from authorities to be allowed back into is their neighborhoods. even though it's absolutely heartbreaking to see face to face what these homes look like, these folks still want to come out here to assess the damage and see if there's anything they can salvage. now, authorities made a tragic discovery in the northwestern redding region today. the body of another victim was discovered bringing the death toll of the carr fire to six. the shasta county sheriff says this person was given the evacuation order to leave, but according to his family members, he refused to follow it and stayed behind. authorities say half a dozen other people are still reported missing. the fire is still growing. it's almost burned 90,000 acres. jack haringer from mountain view bought a house southwest of here. he was monitoring the flames from his rooftop until he d iwas time to get out. >> it was fine at 8:30. 8:45 it looked like,

melissa colorado there right now and will have live reports at 5:00 and 6:00. of course, we followed the story as it happens and check out nbc bay area.com. >> we have been tweeting updates, as well. three marin county firefighters were burned and they were injured, as well and taken to the hospital and treated. it is a tough one out there. >> the heat is not helping. we are looking at highs there up to 110 degrees today and very low humidity. the good news is we don't have much wind and should have good recovery overnight as far as the humidity. inland areas in the low 90s in the bay area today and some upper 80s for the weekend. we're back in the low 90s early next week. only a slight dip in temperatures for the inland areas while san francisco pretty much stays the same with a lot of low clouds and fog, mist and drizzle and a couple of hours of clearing in the middle of the day. >> all right. >> a giants game tonight. >> that's right. speaking of it, a live look at at&t park. nice right now. giants hosting the wall of wall induction ceremony. remember these

melissa colorado has latest from pleasanton. >> very tragic, very hard on that family, and obviously a huge loss for our district and this community. >> reporter: she was a mother of two and the maternal instincts kicked in when a wave sneaked up on hoer family members. >> it's sad because she was trying to save somebody. >> reporter: r.t. did not know how to swim but jumped in to pull out her teenaged daughter and other children in the group. they formed a human chain to pull people to safety but r.t. disappeared into the ocean blue. her broergether-in-law says she dedicated to family and friends. when she wasn't home, she spent her time here at the pleasanton unified school district, serving as a lunch supervisor for the last five years. >> we're grateful for her service and very sorry for her family and friends. >> i would encourage people who do go to half moon bay to not underestimate the power of waves coming in, because it can change at a moment's notice. >> that was melissa colorado reporting for us. >>> new problems for facebook. now we're a learning three more federal agenc

i'm melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> august 18th.he carr fire she was talking about may be the biggest fire burning in the state but not the only one. firefighters trying to take down a pair of them in mendocino and lake counties, two fires together being called the mendocino complex fire. they burned more than 20,000 acres, 10,000 structures are threatened. and that fire only 5% contain the. governor brown ordered flags at the staten ca tpital to fly at half-staff in honor of brian hughes. the firefighter was killed yesterday while fighting the ferguson fire. it has burned 17 days and 156,000 acres. containment at 30%. >>> from vacation to evacuation. ca ageary has been providing updates from lake ber ye -- ber ye -- berryessa. >> reporter: all the cabins on the shore have been evacuated. just a couple of people here monitoring, making sure no one else comes in. >> jessica also spent saturday night on a houseboat on that lake which authorities told them is the absolute safest thing to do. >>> he wasn't supposed to be there and now h

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in oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much, melissa. >>> firefighters mayhting tool on their hands: cameras. the sonoma county water district wants to install eight cameras like the one you see on the screen. the cameras can see 60 miles' distance during the day and about 100 miles at night. the goal is to have the cameras installed on october 1st, ahead of the anniversary of last year's devastating north bay fires. the camera systems are already up and running in tahoe and san francisco. the camera system in tahoe was able to capture the blaze. >>> still to come, a dangerous rescue that gets more complicated by each passing hour. the tragic accident that has rescuers rethinking their plan to save 12 boys trapped in a flooded cave. >>> plus the new changes coming along the embarcadero to keep pedestrians safe. the rescue mis intense by the hour. you )re looking at new video showing divers pr >>> right now at 6:30, the rescue mission growing more intense by the second. you're looking at new video showing divers attempting to prepare and train the boys that h

i am melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>> a plea for help from a family in redding, five-year-old boy, four-year-old girl and grandmother are missing tonight. last time they were heard from was last night as the fire approached their home. >> two people died fighting the fire. his brother remembered him as one of the best menas eve bulld died. worked for a private country under contract with cal fire. his identity has not been released yet. check out this fire vortex posted to instagram. a fiery tornado. what will the weather conditions bring tonight. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> current it is 83. the improvement is humidity. increasing a little bit. 36% and winds calm right now. short window to continue to make headway. because by tomorrow temperatures get hotter. up to 108 degrees. winds in the surface. within the fire lines it still could go up toou and humidity down to 8%. longer look at the extended forecast coming up later tonight. >> thank you, jeff, we will see you soon. carr fire is bringing up difficult memories for of santa rosea. >> reporter: people here in san

i'm melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> melissa, thank you very much. in addition to all of this, the carr fire turned deadly and killed two of the men fighting the flame. one was a redding parks inspector, his name was jeremy stokes. his partner remembered him as one of the best men he's ever known. it's unclear how he died. and a bulldozer operator died, it's unclear how. he works for a private company. his identity has yet to be released. >> we want to give you look how quickly this fire blew up overnight. this is time lapse video showing the fire as it approached the city of redding into the afternoon and evening. it shows just where the fire was about 24 hours ago up to french gulch down to shasta and kez wig. but all west of the city of redding. yesterday evening the fire explode inside. you can see going up north here and overrunning the town of kez wick and shasta. now to the northwest corner of the city of redding. so a very explosive fire that's burning very quickly out of control, sparking those emergency evacuations. >>> we have a perfect ex

i'm melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. cal fire is asking that all flags be flown at half-staff. it is a somber tribute to the firefighters who lost their lives protecting the redding community. hundreds of homes gone, as we heard, including the home of the police chief. he lost his home of nearly 20 years on thursday night. he was helping people get to safety and he kept working. he said the flames approached the house, they grabbed their pets, photos, and important documents and ran for it. >> i'm numb right now, it has been devastating to my family, but we will make it through. >> two other police officers also lost their homes. >> animals impacted by the carr fire and people here are stepping >> ye >> yes, this is one of the fires that was involved to help bring up crates when a team from the animal rescue foundation went to help with an maimals near the c fire. they were displaced by the fire in shasta county. they have taken in hundreds of animals in one shelter because of another fire. shelters are working together

i'm melissa colorado nbc bay area news. >>> we're expecting a plea deal in the case of the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. the family member of one victim says that the two men accused of involuntary manslaughter in the case, they will be sentenced to time in jail. both men face 36 counts, one for each person who died in the fire. the mplea agreement means they will not go to trial. >>> tormented and terrorized is how a woman describes being cyber stalked by the "capital gazette" gunman. she isn't using her last name nor showing her face, but she tells that the accused killer sent her an e-mail. she wasn't responding fast enough. >> he said f you. go kill yourself, you're going to need a protective order. i still don't feel safe. >> that woman reported ramos to police. in 2011 he pleaded guilty to criminal harassment. after he read an article about the suit, he sued. that suit was dismissed but he continued writing negative, threatening posts about the paper online. the woman called police moments after the shooting to tell police she suspected ramos might be the gunman. >>> did kim j

melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> now the search is catching the attention of a famous bay area singer. kay lawny posting, you manage to catch those who dodge ticket fare. you can catch a murder. she called it a hate crime. right now they don't really know what the suspect's motive was. >>> there is a lot happening with this story. john lee cowell has a long history and many of his problems start at home. a couple years ago in 2015 his family asked for a restraining order against him. they say he entered their home several times without permission while on drugs. in 2016, another restraining order, an employee at the rich mopp month kaiser siaid he threatene her life. he used a box cutter and replica gun to rob a store and got out of state prison in may. three killings in five days at b.a.r.t. stations. a lot of commuters are not only concerned but demanding action from b.a.r.t. three separate attacks. three different stations. you take a look here, macarthur station we talked about. the bay fair station and pleasant hill station as well. laura? >> reporter: raj, imat the b.a.r.

that's the latest here in oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> as you might imagine, several families of ghost ship fire victims say they're angry with today's plea deal. a father of one victim spoke after the hearing and says while something is better than nothing, this was not, quote fair justice. his daughter, makayla gregory was one of 36 people. kensey smith lost two friends in the fire and says both men should have spent the rest of their lives in prison. >> you killed 36 people, regardless if you didn't mean to do it, you should be able to take responsibility for your actions. >> coming up on nbc bay area news at 6:00, we talk with other family members about today's no contest plea. now we did send out a breaking news alert as soon as the plea was formally announced. you, too, can get alerts like this on your smartphone, all you have to do is sign up on our app. go to our website. we have an entire section on the igatns into the fire and the court battle this followed. >>> sources tell nbc news, president trump has narrowed down the field to seven finalists for the sup

we begin with melissa colorado live at the b.a.r.t. station. anil happening right hyped you. -- behind you. >> reporter: you can see 100 more people have gathered here for this community vigil right outside of the macarthur b.a.r.t. station here in oakland. people here are demanding justice for nia as the man

melissa colorado is live in the middle of the neighborhood. >> reporter: homeowners did not expect thosemes to cross the skraemt river, it's exactly what hand thanks to those powerful and erratic winds experienced yesterday. the winds, the flames crisscrossed from one home to the other. destroying homes just like this one, they were there as a family that used to live here, they found the body of their dog in the backyard. a heart breaking moment no doubt. harland drive looks like a war zone after the car fire swept through the lake neighborhood. counting which homes made it. families that lost everything and those who didn't. >> i should have had that too. i should have been completely burned off. >> there's a lot of memories. my sister pushed me on the swing. >> back out here live, can you see there's still one hotspot remaining here on this property. we found a homeowner who refused to leave his house. refused to follow that evacuation order. he decided to stay behind fighting off the flames on his roof using a hose. that's the latest here in reading. >> there are 18 significant wildf

melissa colorado joins us outside the home and they say there was a little boy inside the home, too.> reporter: there was a little boy who could have been as young as 3. and one neighbor says she woke up to the sound of gunshots coming from this home right behind me. she was able to dial 911, but it was so quiet at 4:30 in the morning that the neighbor says she could make out the sound of someone falling to the ground and a person telling police over the phone to hurry. >> there's always something going on near this street, but yeah, this is kind of scare eye, rig -- scary in this neighborhood. >> reporter: ming nguyen became a father pour tfor the second t recently, but it wasn't his newborn's cries that woke him up. two african-american women were shot in their home. neighbors say the 55 year old and 28 year old were mother and daughter. one was rushed to the hospital, the other died. investigators covered her body, which was found just outside the family's garage. >> it was shocking to see this. a gurney coming out early in the morning, white sheet and all that is correct somethin

i'm melissa colorado. >>> if you're planning to head to the beach this weekend, there is a word of caution for you. rip currents and large waves expected along the bay area coastline. officials have issued a hazardous beach warning for early tomorrow through saturday. main trouble spots are sonoma and monterey. waves could reach up to 12 feet. >>> we have plenty of sport s legends around here. now joey chestnut. did you have any hot dogs today? >> i did not. now i'm glad i didn't. >> a new world record. joey chestnut from san jose extended his reign as champion eater. what does his business card say? nathan's famous fourth of july hot dog eating contest. the annual competition took place this morning on coney island. the san jose native set a new world record by eating 74 hot dogs in 10 minutes. he took home the mustard belt for the 11th time. chestnut holds four dozen other competitive eating records. >>> hundreds of people lined the streets of novato for this year's annual fourth of july parade. >>> steph curry has a photo on instagram. steph wrote, on this journey, on this quest, protec

live in oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news >>> frustrating for a lot of people.e unit looked into the gondolas. they have been in operation for 13 months. the zoo says when there is a glitch, the system shuts down for 30 minutes. zoo officials say they spoke with the manufacturing company called last inspected a new inspection as part of its investigation. >>> things are back to normal today at a cement manufacturing company in union city after a worker got stuck in the mixer. we brought you the story as breaking news yesterday. the worker fell into the silo and got trapped chest deep. crews put on a harness and pulled him out. it took two and a half hours. >>> today a sign out front says the company has gone zero days without an accident. >>> this was a close call. not the landing a north bay paraglider was expecting. he clipped power lines and crashed on the beach just after 9:00 a.m. you can see him sitting there on the beach. the man flying was not hurt, thankfully. pg&e had to cut down power, though, in that area so crews could restring the power lines. the

melissa colorado is joining us from the b.a.r.t. station. there's a growing memorial for nia wilson, melissa. >> reporter: that memorial is expanding by the hour. down are the photos and fliers for john lee cowell. in their place, photos dedicated to nia wilson. investigators say theppened quit have enough officers to patrol platforms at all times. they're hoping to fill 25 open positions and they're urging riders, just like these evening commuters, to stay vigilant. >> our marching orders to our patrol officers is to get on the cars and walk the stations. >> reporter: eyes up, that's the message b.a.r.t. police has for their 400,000 plus daily riders. thanks to an eagle eyed rider, police found suspect john lee cowell yesterday. >> he was very calm. he was sitting on the train car. they contacted him and he walked off the train voluntarily with them. there was absolutely no use of force. >> reporter: when detectives tried to question cowell, police say the 27-year-old paroly refused to answer and asked for an attorney. at this point investig

i'm melissa colorado. >>> we will go back to our breaking news, live video from sky ranger of a managert u.s. pipe on whipple road just being pulled out from a dry cement mixer. they just pulled him out here. he has an oxygen mask on now. they fed him some water and now it appears they're checking his vitals and will secure him to a board and bring him down the stairs and then to the hospital. >> the issue is how he's doing and how he got in the cement mixer. they did rescue him in dramatic fashion. this is high up in the air. they used one of the fire ladders. >> they have one firefighter right there giving him water. alameda county fire confirms he's been extricated and they are going to bring him to the hospital. this was a very tense situation. right before the rescue we heard the cement was up to his chest and they had to pump oxygen into this really tight enclosed silo to give him oxygen so he could stay alert and be healthy and not lose consciousness. good news, it looks like we could see him right there. they're wiping down his face. he's covered in cement, dry cement, and looks

trash cans working to find out if that injured woman, what her conditions are, nbc bay area's melissa colorado is following this story right now. you can look for updates throughout the afternoon on her twitter feed. >>> we are learning 3,000 children need to be reunited with their families. meanwhile, president trump is calling on congress to address the issue of immigration. and he again argued against giving migrant due process. he sent three tweet this is morning, one urging lawmakers to, quote, six our insane immigration laws now. we'll put up the other two tweets and then he saw law enforcement at the border is doing a good job but people with or without kids must be told to leave without a trial. people in san francisco continue to protest the administration's policy outside the immigration and customs enforcement office there. you can see demonstrators packing from the i.c.e. agency. the demonstration is in response to the trump administration's immigration policies. and another big decision in washington, who will the president choose for the supreme court? a source familiar with the

nbc bay area's melissa colorado joins us live from redding with the latest on that. melissa? >> reporter: well, terry, cal fire says over 650 homes have been destroyed, including this one. you can see the windows have blown out. this entryway is still standing, but the family that lives here -- used to live here has a pile of debris that they're going to have to sift through. evacuees here in redding are desperate to turn to their neighborhoods to see the state their homes are in. cal fire says please be patient with us because we need to make sure these neighborhoods are safe before those evacuation orders are lifted. >> i grew up with steve jobs. he and i were buddies in grammar school. >> reporter: jack has lived in silicon valley for most of his life. for years he shuttled drivers as a vta bus driver. and now retirement is just around the corner. earlier this year, he bought his dream house in igo, a rural community just southwest of redding. >> i'm not from this area, but i'm learning that i want to be from this area. >> reporter: on saturday morning, the nightmare that

that's the latest, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>> san francisco's new mayor london breed is taking on the city's homeless problem. today she toured encampment by the king street extension. some of those living there have been transferred to navigation centers. others have simply moved down the street. mayor breed says following the failure of prop d, she restored nearly $40 million for critical homeless and housing programs. >>> an impassioned cry for cyclists' safety. the recent death of a pede cabdriver led to a packed house at san francisco city hall. nbc bay area's sam brock has more from there. sam, this is a long argument that's been going on in the city for a decade now. >> reporter: it's been going on for decades. but this construction here has been going on for at least years here. the caltrain extension, jessica, and cyclists say it's prompted a situation where it's essentially a death trap without the proper protections. they want a biker protected lane while this gets fixed up. the city tabled the plans. with yellow shirts and urgent messages, like "our lives, ou

. >>> as we look live one more time, nbc's melissa colorado there talking with folks. look for her updates this afternoon on twitter and a full report this evening on nbc bay area news at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> today marks a dark day in bay area history. five years ago asiana airlines flight 214 crashed as it was landing at sfo. three young women from china were killed in that crash. another 187 were hurt. there have been several safety improvements since that crash. you can watch our investigative unite stories covering the crash on our website. >>> and coming up, a mother goes to the extreme to save her children. >> thinking about my kids. that was my main priority. i didn't worry about my car. that's replaceable. >> in her words, hear this mother's account of what happened after a carjacker stole her car with her children inside. >>> and check out our social media pages. you are constantly bombarded with robocalls and always during dinner? seems like. we can help you out. >> let's try to stop robocalls. first, join the do not call registry. it won't stop calls to fax li

melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> help for victims in redding coming in from all over. in livermore, volunteers gathered at safeway to collect supplies for victims of the car fire, everything from water to towels, toiletries trdropped of and loaded on a truck. they hope to get more vehicles to transport supplies. > >> we're reaching out for more trucks. if anybody has semitrucks or trailers, horse trailers that would be so helpful to load up and take up there. >> interesting, she was originally from redding, organizing this with her family. they did the same thing past october during the north bay wildfires. >>> a fire is burning in the bay area in the highlands south of lake berry. we learned that most road closures have been lifted, but parts of the headlands drive are closed. we have an update within the last hour saying that the fire is now 60% contained after burning 150 acres. some positive news, evacuations are being lifted and people let back in their homes. we are live in napa county with the latest. >> reporter: that's right. late this afternoon, people

melissa: all right, allison, thank you. national security officials gathering in colorado for a conference, secretary nielsen addressing theresident's meeting with russian president vladimir putin and to the white house. just weighing in on a controversial proposal from putin involving a former u.s. ambassador to russia. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is in aspen with more. catherine. >> that's right, melissa, the one that was one of the most controversial things that came out of the helsinki news conference. in the last few minutes we received a statement from sarah sanders at the white house but i will go to that statement now. it reads "it is a proposal that was made by president trump by president putin rather, but president trump disagrees pit hopefully presidents putin will have the russians come to the united states to prove their innocence or guilt." what they told fox news is that the likelihood that they would extradite military intelligence officers to the u.s. for prosecution or even for interviews is basically nonexistent. in a separate development today, secretary nielsen was pressed on t

colorado state university. let's give a hand to camille dungy. [applause]. next we have melissa febos. she's the author of the critically acclaimed memoir an essay collection which the new yorker called mesmerizing and was a next picket named best book 20s-- 2007 by esquire. the recipient of a msa she is currently assistant professor of creative writing at mammoth university and served on the board of directors of women and literary arts, the pen american membership committee and coke curated manhattan reading mixer for 10 years. let's give a round of applause for melissa. [applause]. last but not least, we have cathi hanauer. cathi hanauer is a "new york times" bestseller author of three novels. she's editor of "the bitch is back", which was an npr best book of 2016. a cofounder along with her husband, danny jones, of the "new york times" of. she has contributed articles, essays and reviews to the "new york times" and many other publications. she lives in massachusetts and also new york. let's give a round of applause for kathy. [applause]. i have compiled a list of about five or six