east of calistoga road to the city of santa rosa limits, and north of melita road to the city of santa rosa limits. this includes all of skyhawk, oakmont, and much of rincon valley. evacuate your homes immediately. (marty) here's a map of the mandatory evacuations in sonoma county, including the new evacuations along highway 12 in santa rosa. ( marty ) here again let's take a look at the evacautions that came down overnight. mandatory evacuation orders in place in sonoma valley. 7th street east from east napa street to denmark street north side of denmark street from 7th street east to napa road 8th street east north of denmark road e macarthur street east of 7th street east quail run way and hamblin road mandatory evacuations are also in effect in santa rosa. east of calistoga road to the city of santa rosa limits, and north of melita road to the city of santa rosa limits. this includes all of skyhawk, oakmont, and much of rincon valley. evacuate your homes immediately. let's go now to dave spahr with more on the winds. (dave)dry, gusty offshore winds bringing critical fire weather co

blvd from brush creek road to eastern city limits at calistoga road 7 all of oakmont area east of melita napa, evacuees are wondering about their homes near atlas peak, where the original fire began sunday night at about ten o'clock. (pam) that fire has grown beyond 70-thousand acres, and kron four's spencer blake has been there all day to show us the dozens of homes that burned to the ground. (pkg)these friends and evacuees met up in this grocery store parking lot in napa, consoling each other over fear of the unknown."we could see the blaze on the hills surrounding the highlands, both sides. both to the east and to the west."don turner worries his house is a goner, but what makes things worse is that he just doesn't know.he can't get up the hill to see.but if he did, his house might not be any better off than these."i felt blessed in that we're safe and we're healthy."the huge fire, which cal fire says will have crews fighting it for weeks, also forced edward graziani's father to evacuate."he called this morning and said, 'hey i was evacuated. can you tell me whether the house is still

that is closed near glen allen and also at melita road.ome downed power lines and fear of the fire. we do have an official coming out here with cal fire in a couple of moments to give us an update as to what's happening with this particular fire. he mentioned they lost homes in sonoma county last night. they do not have an exact number just yet. they are deploying teams to check on the damage and will have a better idea later. >> did they give any idea where specifically in sonoma county those homes were lost? >> reporter: not at this time. it was a quick phone call. he was on the move. cell phone reception is a little spotty out here. he said he is on his way out here to meet with us. >> you were in the oakmont area and the rage and they are actively protecting and trying to save homes there. thank you for the update. >>> flames heavily damaged cardinal newman high school, a santa rosa high school known for its athletics and academics. several buildings were destroyed at that school. desks and chairs were still smoldering hours after the

the boundaries on the end are should not taylor road, melita road and montana road. that extends south to fourth street and highway 12 in sonoma county. the sonoma valley area. police are asking people to turn off the gas and water lines before you evacuate your home. >>> in addition to schools being closed in the north bay, several other school districts will close today because of the bad air quality. schools will be closed in the pittsburg , west contra costa, martinez, mount diablo and antioch unified school districts. sports and afterschool activities have also been canceled. to get more information go to our website, ktvu.com. >>> 4:28 am. the extent of the destruction from the fires is hard to get a handle on. they are still growing. coming up we will hear what the governor had to say about the state's financial ability to recover. >>> good morning and welcome back to mornings on 2.

we also just heard about a new closure on eastbound sonoma highway that is state route 12 at melita road. eastbound lates are fully closed, there is no estimate when that will reopen. the lower bay of the bay bridge we do have a two car crash just before you get to treasure island that is blocking the far outside lanes, so lane one and lane five emergency crews are on the scene. thefk traffic update in just about ten minutes. >>> we are keeping track of the major fires burning in the ♪ because everyone likes easy. sure do. because everyone is on the go. because we all like to save energy, but sometimes we slip up. reaching up. ssssh! because sometimes we want it cool at night, then toasty in the mornings. introducing the easy to use, energy saving, adjustable from everywhere, easy on the wallet and the eyes, nest thermostat e. e is for everyone. >>> the california wildfires particularly in northern california are the big story this morning as they were yesterday. i want to quickly break down the very latest numbers we have. six wildfires are burning right now and take a look at where the

blvd from brush creek road to eastern city limits at calistoga road 7 all of oakmont area east of melitad ((2shot))((pam)) as we mentioned... a sunrise to sunset curfew is in place for the city of santa rosa. police santa rosa. police will be out in force tonight looking for looters.((steve))the acting police chief says right now...evacuating residents from the danger zone is top priority. ((2shot))((steve)) all day )((2shot))((steve) top priority.danger zone is from the danger zone is top priority. ((2shot))((steve) ) all day we have been hearing harrowing stories of people fleeing their homes with little warning.((pam)) many don't know if they will have a home to return to.kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke with evacuees.. she is live santa rosa hermela? hermela?santa rosa hermela? (pam) toss to break oh, you brought butch. yeah! (butch growls at man) he's looking at me right now, isn't he? yup. (butch barks at man) butch is like an old soul that just hates my guts. (laughs) (vo) you can never have too many faithful companions. introducing the all-new crosstrek. love is out there. find it

police say you also have to avoid eastbound sonoma highway 12 at melita road. that road has now closed. you are seeing this fire up on this fridge. it is backing of the neighborhood of white oak which is a retirement community. we are not sure how much time we have left over here. we are seeing some flames off to our right. sebastopol firefighters are out here. i spoke to them briefly and they said they are guarding these homes, trying to protect them if the fire would come this way. luckily the wind is are very light. nothing like we saw yesterday. we have seen this fire move quickly in the last hour. >> i was going to ask you about the wind. we could not help but stare at those fires behind it. thank you for the update. >>> the flames heavily damaged a prestegious santa rosa high school known for its sports and academic records. amber lee spoke to people who lost almost everything in the fire. >> just to come in here and see it now and see everything across the highway and afar goes, it's like, it's unimaginable. >> reporter: brian returned for the first time

the boundaries on that and are should not to road, los alamos road, melita road and montana road.nd extends south to fourth sheet -- fourth street and highway 12. as you were getting ready to leave, turn off your gas and water lines before evacuating. >>> the fires continue to threatened several neighborhoods including sonoma county, oakmont, glen ellen and the bennett valley area. >> and the fire is spreading in more than one direction. firefighters are doing what they can to keep it from advancing. >> it does continue to threatened several neighborhoods. the fire worked its way down a hillside in bennet valley. on the ground, a strike team was in place and fire crews were working to scrape away as much of the fuel as possible. and above, a cal fire helicopter made several passes. firefighters say the conditions were pretty good yesterday but those conditions can quickly change. >> we are aware that we will have a 180 degree shift in the wind. that's why it's so good right now that this fire is doing what it's doing. taking out the fuel that would be pushed by higher wind, theref

the boundaries on that and are not a road, los alamos road and melita road and montana road.tends south to fourth street and highway 12. police are asking everyone to turn off gas and water lines before you evacuate your home. >>> in addition to schools being closed, several other bay area school districts will close schools today because the air is so bad. schools will be closed in pittsburg, west contra costa county , martinez, mount diablo and antioch unified school districts. sports and afterschool activities have also been canceled. to get more information go to our website, ktvu.com. >>> the extent of the distraction from the fires in northern california is hard to get a handle on. what the governor said about california's financial ability to recover. hmm i can't believe how great this tastes! i can't believe it comes in... vegaaaan. and organiiiic. try i can't believe it's not butter! in two new ways. it's vegan! and it's organic! >>> good morning and welcome back to mornings on 2. thursday, october 12. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. >>> we want to check in with ste

to hit some of the road closures in the north bay due to these fires, eastbound sonoma highway at melitaearlier this morning and essentially state route 12 is closed between sewn in a and santa rosa so don't even try it unless uh-oh initial business in the area. next traffic update coming up in less than ten. >>> alexis, thank you. the atlas fire south of lake berryessa and napa is raising concerns in fairfield. >> evacuation was runned j i was at flames get closer. >> matt keller is live in fairfield with more on the situation there right now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the concern is that fire is going to come over this ridge. they have roads blocked off here, suisan valley k through 8 school is closed today so students are not allowed in this area, they have a police car here blocking off suisan valley road, make sure no one goes up into the hills where this fire is currently burning right now and firefighters taking it on, head on, this morning. a mandatory evacuation order was issued for the green valley area west of green valley road from mason north to valley ann lan