you can see the smoke is spreading from the mid pines area.not only that you can see it is getting picked upy our radar. so checking out the conditions near the fire right now. it is hot. it's 91 degrees dry 12% and the winds are gusty up to 11 miles an hour as you check out the next 24 hours expecting gusty winds to continue the next few hours before the winds die down by morning and then pick back up again tomorrow. so certainly concerning in that area winds here in the bay area. well, it's a little breezy a typical summertime breeze gusts to 20 in oakland 23 miles an hour towards rio vista that wind certainly keeping our air quality good except around san jose. kayaid is moderate but still safe to get outside and people are getting outside. all right from our santa cruz camera. you can see just a gorgeous view of the beach there. here's a look at the air quality. it's going to be good both saturday and sunday across the entire region. so if you're going to be out and about it's definitely going to be enjoyable weather and good air quality l

that's near mid pines in mariposa county and not far from yosemite national park now these tower cameras of smoke is this is time-lapse video that shows the fire. just exploding over just a one-hour period now so far. the blaze is 0% contained cal fire tells us they expect its rapid growth to continue and someone who lives in the town of mid pines shared this video with us as well scott patrick recorded this from his home. he tells us he's getting ready to evacuate patrick lives about a quarter mile from the evacuation zone, and i also want to bring up a map on your screen here to give you her idea of the areas that are being affected this shows all of the evacuation orders currently in place mid pines, which is where scott patricktrick lives is at the northwestern edge of that evacuation zone right off of highway 140. now as you can imagine this still a very active situation that is likely to change over the coming hours and we of course will continue to bring you the very latest and live the newsroom tim johns abc 7 news.

we showed you the location right where it is burning mid pine near yosemite national park.'s get a closer view of this map i put together. conditions right now thankfully winds are calm, but at a warm 82. humidity at 18%. tomorrow up to a hotter 95. winds 15 to 20 in that humidity at 10%. so the way the wind is blowing now, it's pushing any kind of smoke and flames towards jersey. but look at this thing as it continues to grow. you had plans in yosemite. you really may need to think about an alternative option or maybe even canceling those plans because that smoke would be pushing towards the washburn fire now 79% contained and may even push that smoke up towards the yosemite village. again right now everything is pushing this way. of course, we've got more details. i'll have another check in about 15 minutes. >> jeff, thank you so much. >>> another look at how dangerous this fire is. taking this picture showing you the cloud of smoke. reno is about a four-hour drive from where the oak fire is burning right now. in the past few minutes we've learned oakland fire department

mandatory evacuation orders are also in effect, with thousands of people in mid pine jersey, dale and other towns off of highway 1 40 . i spoke with the cal fire spokesperson earlier tonight. he told me he could not confirm exactly how many structures have been destroyed. the fires, throwing embers out considerable distance. starting new spot fires, um as been difficult for firefighters, those can be challenging when the fires throw out those embers ahead of the main fire, so it's just been pretty extreme fire behavior and our crews are out there working diligently to try to get this fire wrapped up. get this new video just coming into our newsroom. the fire is burning in an area of extreme drought with high temperatures and low humidity for more on these weather conditions, we turn to meteorologist mark tamayo. hey, mark christina. yeah, we always talk about the conditions around the fire zone. but whenever you have this much explosive growth this much extreme fire activity, of course, has been hearing the fire can create its own weather , so we'll show you the conditions around the

to include mid pines jersey, dale, lush meadows and other built up areas. it really is moving fast we're going to bring in meteorologist mark tamayo. now mark, it really has the potential to grow pretty quickly that unfortunately, christina is the high probability because you can just look at that that video that smoke plume showing rapid fire growth. it is so hot and dry in this fire zone. that's why that's why we are seeing that big smoke plume out there has becoming closer. we'll show you some of the current conditions. at one site in the area. you can see the fire location. current temperature is a hot day 91 degrees. the relative humidity that is key. it's only 14% of very dry and winds of the northwest at about 13 miles an hour and just checking out the forecast for tomorrow, and unfortunately we're still gonna have some hot temperatures with the forecast high of 94 degrees and still those moisture levels coming down quite a bit throughout the afternoon hours, so unfortunately, the surrounding environment not favorable for the fire crews in the region

the oak fire started about 2:00 this afternoon near mid pines. that fire is burning this one of the more-populated areas of ma mariposa county. it's burned to 4300 acres in less than ten hours with zero containment. the flames have shut down highway 140, one of the main routes into yosemite. no word on the extent of the damage or if there are any j injuries at this point. >> record tdry fire fuels are burning. and the fire's going to grow overnight. we usually rely on the overnight hours, but it's still in the low 80s right now. the humidity is still below 20%. the winds aren't that strong but gusting up to around 15 miles per hour and it's been dark for a couple hours. so the aircrews have to wait until daybreak to try to attack it from the air. they will have their hands full for the rest of the night. for the satellite perspective, as the fire just exploded, can you see that white blip in the middle. that's a pyrocumulus cloud. the fire growing intensely and creating its own weather for a while. can you see that from an earlier image from one

this is near mid pines. around 4:00, it burned 60 acres. two hours later, it exploded to 1,300 acres. mandatory evacuations are in place from highway 140 to dara. >> in the last hour, 660 acres. it doubled in size in the last hour. >> that estimate is about 30 to 45 minutes old. five hours ago, this wasn't anything. now it's approaching 2,000 acres. check on the weather condionin left-hand side. zoom into the oak fire to the northeast of the community of mariposa. the temperature is hot. 92, humidity around 10%. winds aren't that strong. sustained at eight miles an hour. gusting to 17 miles an hour. it's still strong enough to complicate the effort of the fire crews as they are trying to get containment on this. this is one of the latest views from the alert cameras. you can see the volume of smoke. this is the live view. you can see, this is a large footprint of the fire. the fire crews are going to have to try to take advantage of another 90 minutes of daylight to do air drops and try to at least get some containment. 0% contained right n

the executive director of the national wildlife center lives in mid pines, california about two milesedge of the fire. thank you for being with us. i know you are under pre-evacuation order. what is the situation now as you look across the horizon? >> frankly, as someone that has been up here 25 years and has been through 25 fires and had to evacuate three times, this is terrifying. this is a monster fire spreading in all directions. the two mile distance does not give me much comfort. there is smoke everywhere. i have helicopters and jets going overhead all the time. it is a little scary. reporter: the rapid spread -- it went from 4000 acres friday night to more than 15,000 acres on sunday. what is that like to have that going on around you? >> again, this is your community and watching the homes of your friends destroyed and knowing you could be next is really heartbreaking. i am actually kind of angry. this is climate inaction. this is what happens when we do not address the climate change problem. we have die off of over a million trees caused by beetle infestation and climate cha

more moisture and the temperatures drop off but were not seeing it. 80 degrees around mid pines with temperatures 11:00 coming in above 80 degrees. look at tomorrow morning. the coolest is here and the most human part of the day is still going to be in the low 20s. 60s to low 70s to start your day. like we saw this afternoon your high temperatures closing close to 90 degrees and the humidity is expected to stay close to 20%. challenging conditions continue along the oak fire. closer to home we have a fire suppressant which is the fog along the coast. you are seeing that drizzle around the coast moving inland as we go toward the morning. so if you are running in the san francisco bay marathon you may need a light jacket. look at those temperatures staying pretty comfortable in the mid 60s for the afternoon. you can see the low clouds retreating back to the golden gate as folks run across for the marathon. temperatures in san francisco coming in for the 50s. all around the bay area of the weather will change with the in lynden east bay area and south of san jose likely looking at more

the california regional executive director of the national wildlife federation and she lives in mid pinesfornia, which is only about two miles from the western edge of the fire. thanks for being with us. i know you're under sort of pre-evacuation orders. what is the situation now as you look across the horizon? what do you see? what is it like? >> you know, frankly, as somebody who's been up here 25 years and been through probably over 20 fires, had to evacuate three times, it is terrifying. this is the most scary fire i've ever seen. it is a monster. it's spreading in all directions. it is spotting two miles ahead. so that two mile distance doesn't give you much comfort. there smoke everywhere. i have helicopters and jets going overhead all the time. i feel like i'm under lax. it's a little scary. >> that rapid spread. it went from 4000 acres friday night to more than 15,000 acres i can read the numbers, but i sunday. -- what is that like to have that going on around you? >> you know, again, you know, this is your community and watching your friends' homes destroyed in an instant, knowin

mandatory evacuation orders are now in effect for thousands of people living in mid pines, jersey, dale and other towns along highway 1 40. cal fire says it's likely that some buildings have already burned in this fire, but a spokesman we talked to tonight couldn't confirm any specific numbers. fires throwing embers out considerable distance starting new spot fires. um has been difficult for firefighters. those can be challenging when the fires throw out those embers ahead of the main fire. so uh, it's just been pretty extreme fire behavior and our crews are out there working diligently to try to get this fire wrapped up even individuals that are watching in the barrier. that should there be a fire in your area. use this fire as an example. uh if you're asked to evacuate, please do so quickly. right now. there are approximately 400 firefighters, multiple fire engines and dozers at this fire with a lot more resources on the way the fire is burning west of yosemite in an area of extreme drought, with high temperatures and low humidity. the cause of the fire is under investigation. to the

the fire started on friday near the maybe ip ossa county town of mid pines. >> we have to rename our town. the pines will probably not take it. >> a survey found 9.5 million trees were standing dead in the state. more than 200,000 in mariposa county alone. scientists say most were killed by the western drought and beetle infestation linked to climate change. crews made good headway on sunday night but the forecast calls for triple-digits again today. smoke from the fire can be seen from the international space station. danya bacchus, cbs news. >>> even though we're more than a hundred miles away, an air quality because of smoke from that fire. this is a live look from dublin. it is a little bit hazy but something is until the air. paul is here with more details on that and the science behind all of it. >> we're seeing the beginning stages of the atmosphere drifting into the bay area skies but it is off of ground level. the air quality map is mostly green. it is easy to pick up the malfunctioning sensors because they aren't green. but in terms of the smoke from the oak fire, some is d

17,000 acre fire is now 10% contained with thousands of homes and businesses around the community of mid pines east buildings burned including the home of andrea and steve ward. >> just stuff is the thing. but it is still amazing to see what survived. and it's an inferno. and then an explosion goes off. >> wind conditions have remained favorable. there is the threat of dry lightning strikes and strong gusts picking up tonight. >>> also firefighters in the bay area have joined the front lines and that includes teams from sonoma and alameda counties. the cities of fremont, oakland, and san jose have also sent crews to mariposa county. >> drifting smoke from the oak fire has prompted an air quality advisory for the bay area at least through wednesday but is expected to stay high enough aloft we won't even smell it. >> let's bring in our first alert meteorologist paul heggen. >> air quality has been just fine across the bay area today and ground level air quality isn't going to be that bad for the next couple days. this is the current air quality map from pe a. easy to pickheys,he ones that aren't

. >> the fire sparked friday near the town of mid pines and that is not far from yosemite in mariposa county. evacuation orders remain in effect for the thousands of people that live in this rural part of the state. and the fire continues to threaten thousands of buildings as well. >>> and with the fire spreading so quickly and another fire burning not too far away, a lot of the bay area crews have been called out to help. betty yu spoke w crews. >> reporter: the oak fire is california's largest wildfire this year. and mariposa county is now under a state of emergency. >> typical summer conditions compiled with, you know, years of drought, tree kill through prolonged drought. there's a lot of dead timber and vegetation in that area that just aggravates the situation. >> reporter: alameda county fire said it sent 22 people from various agencies including fremont fire and oakland fire early saturday to help crews battle the flames. sonoma county fire also deployed its strike team. >> long, hard days of work piled on top of already demanding schedules within their own jurisdictions, a lo

and 3 kids, the giant dark plume of smoke where the oak fire began on friday burned close to their mid pine home just collected. you know, some important papers pack the kids. some clothes got my daughter's funny. an am. >> just left in. you know, we're just hoping for the best. >> dozers continued to fortify containment lines. >> as the air attack continue the fire has already tore through more than 16,000 acres. hand crews work hotspots not far from where the flames destroyed homes while others survived. raise brothers home right along highway 49 was a refuge for several families who were forced to evacuate up here. a lot of people would do that. you know, we're really tight knit. >> strong community and >> this is really at least our and the last 10 years. so this is a pretty normal for us. and our community comes together. >> you can see that ridge line is black in color. that was a lot of fire activity yesterday. that's the reason why it is all black right now. the wind is kicking up in today. feels a lot hotter just than yesterday. really. we're hopeful that it won't eat up as many di

. >> fire broke out near the town of mid-pines in mariposa county on friday and since then, the blazecres. there's no containment. this fire comes as firefighters make progress in the washburn fire burning in the southernmost part of the park. >>> following the oak fire, let's go to first alert meteorologist darren peck. >> a couple of things on this, guys. let's go to the vid wall. if you look at the plume of smoke coming off this fire and if we take it on the big screen on the vid wall, that will help us visualize what's going on here. you'll see different colors of smoke coming off the fire. we'll get to the forecast for how much of this smoke may be coming our way, but before that, what's in that smoke is important. as we play this forward over the last six hours, every once in a while you see a puff of black smoke like that one that shows up. as we get later into the afternoon you see more of them. so -- there's another one. so what's different about this fire is burning in what's called the

the closest town is mid pines. this one is really taking off. considering this, the fire started at about 2:00 this afternoon. it has already grown to more than 600 acres. and there are reports of spot fires jumping more than a mile ahead of that main fire. evacuations have been ordered for communities in that area. cal fire is scrambling to deploy resources to fight that fire. there is concern this fire has plenty of room to burn. let's check with first alert meteorologist paul heggen with more on the fire conditions in that fire zone. >> the good news is the winds aren't that strong. i do want to zoom in for a closer look at where this fire is burning. again, to the northeast of merced. temperatures in the low 90s, though, so it's hot and very dry. the humidity is only at 13%. the winds out of the west and northwest. that's the direction that's blowing the smoke. sustained at only 7 miles per hour, but there are gusts over 15 miles per hour. a little strong enough to cause some additional complications for the fire crews. the visible satellite

the closest town is mid pines. this one is really taking off.e started at about 2:00 this afternoon. it has already grown to more than 600 acres. and there are reports of spot fires jumping more than a mile ahead of that main fire. evacuations have been ordered for communities in that area. cal fire is scrambling to deploy resources to fight that fire. there is concern this fire has plenty of room to burn. let's check with first alert meteorologist paul heggen with more on the fire conditions in that fire zone. >> the good news is the winds aren't that strong. i do want to zoom in for a closer look at where this fire is burning. again, to the northeast of merced. temperatures in the low 90s, though, so it's hot and very dry. the humidity is only at 13%. the winds out of the west and northwest. that's the direction that's blowing the smoke. sustained at only 7 miles per hour, but there are gusts over 15 miles per hour. a little strong enough to cause some additional complications for thee

shooting out from the base of the large plume of dark smoke the blaze named the oak fire is near mid pines close to highway 1 40 and carstens road. there is mandatory evacuation orders in that area. the fire has burned about 600 acres in just a few hours and it's spreading rapidly. abc 7 news meteorologist, sandy patel is tracking the conditions there on the fire line sandy. yeah, dan and part of the problem. is it is so hot and dry in that area take a look 102 degrees near the fire relative humidity 9% so in the single digits and the winds are out of the northwest 14 miles an hour as you check out the wind trend it will get a little breezier as we head into the next few hours before the winds tapers. so the biggest concern here is around this time. we're dealing with a severe drought obviously you bind that with low relative humidity and hot conditions and that is obviously not going to help the firefighters ama. thank you, sandia the anzar fire burning in san benito county is now 50% contained there were two separate fires when this started yesterday afternoon firefighters quickly contai

the fire started friday near the mariposa county town of mid pines. >> w to have to rename our town. the pines probably aren't going to make it. >> reporter: in 2021, a usda aerial survey found 9.5 million trees were standing dead in the state. more than 200,000 in mariposa county alone. scientists say most were killed by the western drought and beetle infestation linked to climate change. cal fire says crews made good headway sunday night, but the forecast calls for triple digits again today. smoke from the fire can be seen from the international space station. now, smoke from the oak fire is posing unhealthy air qualities for yosemite and the sierra. some is also expected to make its way to parts of the bay area. kpix 5's andria borba spoke to people who are definitely watching the skies. >> reporter: they have a standing date every monday morning to watch the shell ridge open space in walnut creek with one caveat, wildfire smoke. >> we wouldn't be out here if we could smell it in the air. >> i smell the dry summer vegetation. >> i don't smell anything. you have a better smeller th

and 3 kids, the giant dark plume of smoke for the oak fire began on friday, burned close to their mid pine home just collected. you know, some important papers pack the kids, some clothes got my daughter's funny. an am. >> just left in. you know, we're just hoping for the best. >> dozers continued to fortify containment lines. >> as the air attack continue the fire has already tore through more than 16,000 acres. hand crews work hotspots not far from where the flames destroyed homes while others survived. rays brothers home right along highway 49 was a refuge for several families who were forced to evacuate up here. a lot of people would do that. you know, we're really tight knit. >> strong community and this is really at least our 5th major fire in. >> the last 10 years. so this is a pretty normal for us. and our community comes together. >> and ellen grants, if you take a look at that ridge line behind me, you can see it is black. that was very active with huge flames just yesterday. i can also tell you it feels hotter today out here and also the wind has been kicking up overnight. this

and 3 kids, the giant dark plume of smoke where the oak fire began on friday burned close to their mid pineome just collected. you know, some important papers pack the

17,000 acre fire is now 10% contained with thousands of homes and businesses around the community of mid pinesd. >> just stuff is the thing. but it is still amazing to see what survived. and it's an inferno. and then an explosion goes off. >> wind conditions have remained favorable. there is the threat of dry lightning strikes and strong

that's close to the town of mid pines. authorities saying they received reports of people trapped in evacuation zones without cars and unable to leave. the roads that are currently closed are carstens, buckingham mountain, and plumbar creek and all the way to highway 40. paul heggen has more details. this could penally be our first big one of the season. >> it has grown so rapidly already this afternoon. to give you aense of location, here is the bay area. and there is the fire, to the northeast of merced, within mariposa county. we'll zoom in for a closer look. it is definitely hot and the humidity is very low, just standing at 10%. the one piece of good news, the winds aren't that strong. 5 miles per hour sustained winds, gusting up to 15 miles per hour. but the fire and fuels, all the vegetation are so dry. this thing was nothing a few hours ago, and now it has blown up to over 600 acres already. you can see the fire from the weather satellites orbiting in space. that smoke plume showing up. the center looks a little di

this is southwest of the park near mid pines in mariposa county.is now closed. so far, no word of any structures burned efforts to continue this morning to contain this growing fire in the east bay, the clearing of the wood street homeless encampment is on pause after an emotional hearing on friday. but as kron four's terisa stasio explains, some officials say that area is too dangerous for anyone to be living there. >> i just think not just for myself but other people out here they will lose everything. john, a resident at the wood encampments recovering from an illness. >> spoke from his hospital room at a hearing friday addressing the plan to shutter the wood street encampment on caltrans property. stay at these places because they feel safe. there are nearly 200 people have called the site home for several years. >> but the area is littered with problems on july. 12th, a large fire sent a huge plume smoke into the sky, temporarily shutting down freeways. >> and threatening a nearby water treatment plant that contains highly explosive materials

the fire started near mid pines. cal fire says the explosive fire behavior has been challenging for fire crews. the cause is still under investigation will be open and as long as people need us, especially through these mandatory evacuations, the red cross shelter provides meals a safe place to sleep, and they have care for families with pets . the couple grateful their family is able to evacuate together. always good. we're all together as a community waits to see the extent of the damage by this fast moving fire saturday night, cal fire says that this fire has burned more than 11,000 acres reporting in mariposa county. i'm leanne daniel. well i don't fire started on friday and barry of fire crews are now on the ground, trying to help contain it. i just received information that they are already actively working. they drove through the night i got there and they're doing structure defense. coming up in our next half hour. we're going to show you how some of those firefighters are preparing to stay deployed for weeks

the oak fire started yesterday afternoon near mid pines. it is spreading in one of the more heavily populated areas of mariposa county. there are unconfirmed reports on social media, buildings being destroyed. cal fire said the oak fire has already grown to 4,300 acres with no containment so far. evacuees say they didn't have much time to pack up ask lnd le as conditions became more dangerous. >> 15, 20 minutes told us everybody had to go. 4:00, the power went out, and the fire has been coming towards us faster and faster. >> the sheriff's department came out and got our horses, and mariposa county spca, they take evacuations for smaller animals. >> evacuation center is relocated to an elementary school as the fire keeps gloglow i glowing. highway 140, a route into yosemite, is shut down. >>> progress against the marsh fire. it's been sending smoke for weeks into several towns in east contra costa county. flooding the marsh where the fire is burning is working, and they hope to have it extinguished in the next few days. >>> the first two ca

jack mid pines and other communities. dozens of roads remain closed. tonight, fires currently moving towards the ferguson fire. burn scar and kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the weather conditions in and around that area. lawrence, evan, breezy this afternoon. of course, you have those hot temperatures. now, all that smoke just sitting in around 70 value can boy, all a very poor air quality right now. >> we have had to have a bit of a sea breeze kicking this afternoon early on today. that was the worst was in the purple. so they have improved slightly, but not by much. it is just sitting around that area right now likely to ports way down into the valley floor overnight tonight, ince tomorrow morning. but then again, those winds are going to pick up those westerly winds by tomorrow afternoon, saying the smoke right back in 2.70, valley bay area. so far looking good. we are green all around for the north bay, the east bay, the south bay, all of our sensors showing very good air quality right now. and so we've been helped by the on

this is the southwest section of the park near mid pines and mariposa county part of highway one. 40 is closed. the fire is still 0% contained. so far no structures have burned. but we're keeping our eye on this developing situation as that fire explodes today. also, yosemite firefighters are making significant progress on the washburn fire, which >> is now almost 80% contained after it burned more than 7 square miles of forest. the wildfire started july 7th and forced the closure of the southern entrance to yosemite and the evacuation of the community of wawona. the southern entrance of the park is tentatively set to reopen tomorrow morning. but of course, we have that new fire that just started today. the oak fire near yosemite national park. what are the conditions like there tonight overnight as firefighters try to get it under control yet? pretty windy and that one in a much more dangerous location that center right around where a lot more people attend ago. right. one 40 there you can see the highway. >> as it winds its way up towards yosemite valley. so get in the half dome an

. >> burned close to their mid pine home. >> those jurors continue to fortify containment lines. >> as4the air attack continued from above, the fire has already tore through close to 17,000 acres. >> hand crews work hotspots not far from where the flames destroyed homes while others survived, not fazed by their surroundings. cattle still continue to graze. well, these 2 big bucks look for food in the midst of the burned out areas at one point remains brothers home right along highway 49 have 30 people under his roof, including renee and her family up here. a lot of people would do that. you know, we're really tight knit. >> strong community and >> this is really at least our 5th major fire in the last 10 years. so this is a pretty normal for us. and our community comes together and we're we're really for. >> all the firefighters and what they're doing and they're out there risking their lives and and just that, you know, god's in control. and we are just waiting on him. >> now there is a 16% containment right now on this fire. but evacuees are hoping that that will increase overnight and g

the wildfire started this afternoon in the community of mid pines.ady charged more than 600 acres, and you see , it's putting off that huge plume of smoke in that area. this is time lapse video taken over just the past few hours as that fire has really grown in size right now, there is no containment on that fire. we're working to get more information on the possibility of evacuations in that area. just incredible video. they're here at home and hard to complain about our weather shore a little bit warm inland, perhaps a little cool right along the coastline, but as we know this time of year, it could be a lot worse with our inland cities, sometimes reaching above the century mark. here's a look for the areas over the inner east bay where we have the winter binds going, the onshore breezes blowing it actually picked up a little bit this afternoon. it has a calm down just some here. some of the afternoon highs from today, 94 conquered one of the warmer spots. posted to the water 72 in oakland, 63 in san francisco. 84 over napa. we are going to remain

husband and 3 kids, the giant dark plume of smoke where the oak fire began burning close to their mid pine home. >> those years continued to fortify containment lines. >> as the air attack continued from above, the fire has already tore through close to 17,000 acres. >> and crews work hotspots not far from where the flames destroyed homes while others survived, not fazed by their surroundings. cattle still continue to graze. well, these 2 big bucks look for food in the midst of the burned out areas at one point remains brothers home right along highway 49 had 30 people under his roof, including renee and her family up here. a lot of people would do that. you know, we're really tight knit. >> strong community and >> this is really at least our 5th major fire and the last 10 years. so this is a pretty normal for us. and our community comes together. we're we're really for. >> all the firefighters and what they're doing and they're out there risking their lives and and just that, you know, god's in control. and we are just waiting on him. >> fires just putting fire crews and residents at risk

this is southwest of the park near mid pines in mariposa county part of highway one, 40 has been close. the fire is still 0% contained so far no structures have burned. also at yosemite firefighters making a significant progress on the washburn fire. >> now, 79% contained after burning more than 7 square miles of forest. that fire began july 7th. it forced the closure of the southern entrance to yosemite the evacuation of the community of wa-wona, the southern entrance of the park could tentatively anyway set to reopen tomorrow and talking about the conditions out there. it's been hot across >> the state in the country not along the coast here, but there's fires burning out there in the weather isn't helping know when we do. we talk about the washburn fire and that was a little further to the south. this warm little bit closer to 70 valley and love affected. a lot of people. >> and you'll see the smoke plume here. watch right here in time lapse here. you see that smoke in. there you go. that goes right back up in the 70 valley in the afternoon that afternoon, sea breeze. and, you know,

the oak fire started last friday in mid pines and then exploded over the weekend highway one 40 heading into yosemite national park has been closed until further notice and at least 7 homes were destroyed. more than 3,000 residents have been forced to evacuate. >> it's really heartbreaking because it's been year after year, you know, and just to think about the entire state here and everywhere else, you know. there's been so many fires in so many homes had just nap time. >> to get birth be to 14. the picture >> officials say the intensity of the oak fire is a direct result of climate change. >> fire is not just putting fire crews and residents at risk. people visiting the park over the weekend. they saw firsthand a wildfire this size can quickly become life-threatening. kron four's rob nesbitt spoke with a hiker who made the decision to get out of the park. >> since igniting friday afternoon in the sierra nevada foothills. the oak fire has exploded in size and displayed unprecedented behavior. worst 2 days of smoke i've ever seen or been a part of for sure. greg monday and 11 friends le

the event is expected to start in mid august and i wonder if at some point we'll look up and see them flying overhead as they make that track from the palms to the pinesn central oregon. that is awesome. well, the last remaining medal of honor recipient from world war 2 will lie in honor at the u.s. capitol hershel woody williams passed away last week in west virginia at the age of 98. he received the medal of honor for bravely defending his unit during the battle of jima. williams used a flame thrower to destroy a 7 and the positions of the marines could advance. no date has been set yet on when he'll lie in honor. only 6 private citizens have ever been given this honor. that includes rosa parks and reverend billy graham. we'll take a break for 27 still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. a violent side show in valais leaves 2 people in the hospital. >> we'll talk about the >> we'll talk about the investigation now underway. after my car accident, >> we'll talk about the investigation now underway. i wondered what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. when that car hit my motorcycle, insurance wasn't fair. so i called the barnes firm. it was