harris - middletown" a mom pregnant with her third child, they're all staying at the evacuation center, her son is very eager to go school supply shopping, and her daughter was very proud that she made three bets three cuts they were sleeping in and they are uncertain about their future"senator harris said she was impressed with how lake county residents are helping each other. sound from u.s. senator kamala d. harris - middletown"the angels are walking among us, just show up, that is the kind of story i'm hearing, people, stepping up, helping their neighbor even if they don't know their name"after the press conference, senator harris was taken into this room, where cal fire officials set up a giant map of the current fires to give the senator a private debrief. sound from u.s. senator kamala d. harris - middletown"so i'm here to talk with them and learn as much as i can.so i can take their concerns and their voice back to washington dc.to make sure the federal government is doing their part to make sure the people on the ground have what they need. i proud to have sponsored a bill tha

he spoke here in middletown and she said she's here to see and hear firsthand from people, firefighters and the evacuees to know what they need. what kind of help they need. and she plans to head back to washington, d.c. to fight for more funding. more funding to help people and communities rebuild and more funding for fire agencies to fight fires and prevent fires. right now a record 1400 firefighters are deployed. california firefighters are getting help from across the country and new zealand and australia after harris said it is clear they need more resources. >> we want them to have the resources dedicated to dealing with active fires and they will have the resources to deal with the prevention as opposed to having to dip into one fund to do both. >> reporter: senator harris said she's not visiting active fire zones because she didn't want to be a distraction from the hard work that is happening. so far the mendocino complex fire has burned more than 700,000 acre and there are evacuations in three counties. 10,000 structures are threatened and 00 are destroyed. the mendocino comple

harris - middletown" a mom pregnant with her third child, they're all staying at the evacuation center, her son is very eager to go school supply shopping, and her daughter was very proud that she made three bets three cuts they were sleeping in and they are uncertain about their future"senator harris said she was impressed with how lake county residents are helping each other. sound from u.s. senator kamala d. harris - middletown"the angels are walking among us, just show up, that is the kind of story i'm hearing, people, stepping up, helping their neighbor even if they don't know their name"after the press conference, senator harris was taken into this room, where cal fire officials set up a giant map of the current fires to give the senator a private debrief. sound from u.s. senator kamala d. harris - middletown"so i'm here to talk with them and learn as much as i can.so i can take their concerns and their voice back to washington dc.to make sure the federal government is doing their part to make sure the people on the ground have what they need. i proud to have sponsored a bill tha

it is stretching from upper lake, the red flag fire warning down to middletown.o talk about now how these winds would interact with the fire. i think for the river fire, a wind out of the west northwest to cause it to burn onto it self-and maybe helping to get higher containment possibly. and then for the ranch fire, this is where we're concerned because west northwest wind could continue to spread this into areas that have not previously been burned. so where i want -- folks to keep an eye out in lucerne and if you live near those areas that is where you have to be concerned. on our forecast as we head through tomorrow, looking at 90s fear the interior valley. 97 in concord. 96 in antioch. 85 in san jose. 75 in oakland. and 68 in san francisco. you want more of the seven-day forecast. i'll have details on this in the next update at 6:48. >> thanks very much. >>> taking a first commercial trip into space. the new astronauts for the mission include a bay area native. exploration for nasa. nine astronauts will soon be riding in the first u-s space >>> it is a new e

>> i am in middletown. >> stephen: you're from middletown?: that's a little on the nose. ( laughter ) >> yes, it is. >> stephen: different parts of the state call different foods different names. >> mm-hmm. >> stephen: i'm going to hold up a food, you tell me what you would call them. >> okay. >> stephen: taylor ham or pork roll? >> that's taylor pork. ( laughter ) >> stephen: take a stand! grow a spine! >> i love-- >> stephen: come on, what is this? >> i love every corner of the state, but we're very cool people in the central part of the state. >> stephen: what is cool? what is cool about not having an opinion? >> that right there is taylor pork. >> stephen: what is this? >> that looks like a sub-- or a hoagie. those are the two words i would think-- >> stephen: okay, you can't-- >> i can't do both? >> stephen: see, this is the problem with you central people: it's either a sub or a hoagie. >> that's a sub or a hoagie. >> stephen: this taught us nothing. what makes you quintessentially central new jersey? >> me personally? >> stephen: is it

harris - middletown" a mom pregnant with her third child, they're all staying at the evacuation center, her son is very eager to go school supply shopping, and her daughter was very proud that she made three bets three cuts they were sleeping in and they are uncertain about their future"senator harris said she was impressed with how lake county residents are helping each other. sound from u.s. senator kamala d. harris - middletown"the angels are walking among us, just show up, that is the kind of story i'm hearing, people, stepping up, helping their neighbor even if they don't know their name"after the press conference, senator harris was taken into this room, where cal fire officials set up a giant map of the current fires to ge the senator a private debrief. sound from u.s. senator kamala d. harris - middletown"so i'm here to talk with them and learn as much as i can.so i can take their concerns and their voice back to washington dc.to make sure the federal government is doing their part to make sure the people on the ground have what they need. i proud to have sponsored a bill that

a gut 1 mil south of here, in middletown, connecticut, a suburb of hartford. an only child from a broken home. his parents divorced when he was very young and for most of that time, his mother linda was everything to him. what was she like? >> she was a good person, a warm person. we did have a challenging relationship at one point in my life, but she was the only family who i really had and now i don't have her and that's a tremendous loss. >> reporter: you feel alone? >> yes, when i had her i didn't feel alone. >> considering she was the most important person in his life, the most important and fundamental question is, would he really have wanted to kill her? >> reporter: another port in the storm, this man. his grandfather, linda's dad, john chakalos. a multimillionaire real estate and nursing home developer. >> he was like a father to me. and i know i was like a son to him. >> reporter: they ate dinner together regularly at grandpa's house and there were even numerous take your grandson to work experiences when chakalos carted young nathan to business meet

he joins us live from middletown high school. j.r. you have been talking with evacuees all afternoon... (j.r.)i have and some of those in the kelseyville/finley area got to go home at 8 tonight. that is certainly good news but this parking lot is still full and there are still many who aren't able to go home. tents setup at middletown high school as evacuees wait and hope for good news in the firefight against both the river and ranch fires. evacuees of all ages are here. many kids who were witness to an ugly scene when they left their home.sot it was all smokey you could literally see the flames all overpaola esparza-rodriguez is supposed to start 7th grade next week. instead of getting week. inead grade next start 7th supposed to rodriguez is paola esparza-overpaola esparza- rodriguez is supposed to start 7th grade next week. instead of getting school supplies she's here. she says before leaving her home she grabbed her most important possession. her tablet...one filled with family pictures. sot i'm just hoping it doesn't get too cl

waldorf, berry road at middletown, getting by 66, 95 in viinia. no bigroblems there. >> thank you. >>> we have team coverage of thisrash thismorning. justin finch arrived on the scene just a short time ago, ere cleanup has already begun. justin, what are you geing? >>d morning. that's right. we are seeing hazmat crews cleaning up the sll of fuel from the jackknifed tr tractoailer. want to show you what we are seeing. we are seeing bit of backup behind this crash. this is the beltway inner just past connecticut avenue here this tractor-trmaler has sed into the right side of the highway here, filling up three lanesetween this crash. and we have a response again. hazmat crews,irighters on the ground, cleaning up the spillage and this vehicle, and determining how they will clear this scene here. we have traffic moving slowly from the far left lane at this time. as you mention, aseople wake up to go to work or school orgi the long labor day vacations, this could be an impact. if this was a route they were counti on thismorning, we understand that a san

this includes the fire burn zones all the way down to middletown. these are occasional gusts that could be 15-40 miles an hour. we'll be tracking any developments, of course. tomorrow's forecast is going to be hot inland. we still have the smoke through the day. it's just going to make it uncomfortable in concord at 95, livermore 94, smoke and haze down to san jose and morgan hill with a mix of 80s and 90s. oakland 72, san francisco 65, pao palo alto 82. when should this clear out? on my extended forecast, as the wind picks up and increases the fire danger, it should improve the smoke here once we hit friday, at least for the bay area. as we head through this weekend, we're looking at temperatures dropping to 6:48 tonight. >>> protecting patients from dangerous doctors, the new california proposal being backed by the victims of olympic gymnastics doctor larry nassar. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ with chase atms serena can now grab cash on the go, all with the tap of her phone. ♪ stop the things you do no card? no problem. life, lived serena's way. c

shelters have been established in lower lake & middletown...pe ople told to drive south immediately if you haven't left already. here are the new numbers...just released about 30 mnutes ago. the ranch fire is exploding in size...it's now burned almost 84-thousand acres...the river fire is about half that size...at more than 41 thousand acres.== the combined containment is 39 percent.== and 16 homes have now been lost...that number just increasing.== more than eight homes are in the danger zone tonight...including a gentleman's...who as of earlier tonight...was not leaving....but that could change. man not leaving home: "keeps firing up and coming back, we good here. today looks pretty bad we might have to leave pretty soon."(grant) cal fire says crews are facing extremely difficult conditions...hot, windy weather...steep rugged terrain. tonight firefighters battling the ranc fire to the north of the lake are focusing on protecting homes...and holding containment lines. but with the erratic bahavior of the fire...that is proving to be a challenge. (catherine) things are slowly getting b

middletown high school? (vicki) breaking news tonight out of southern california. that's where another wildfire has erupted. the so- called holy fire has gone from under ten acres to now 4- thousand acres in a matter of hours. you're looking at earlier pictures of this fire. it is burning in the santa ana mountains in orange county. and is zero percent contained. firefighters say they are hitting this fire hard...to keep it from spreading to homes. (vicki) in mariposa county... the ferguson fire has forced yosemite national park... to stay shut down indefinitely. so far, the fire has burned more than 94- thousand acres... and is now 39-percent contained. the wildfire broke out 25- days ago -- and crews are continuing to make progess... tonight, the el portal community is back open for residents only. evacuation orders are still in place for foresta, yosemite west, anderson valley, and old yosemite in the greeley hill area. (grant) now for the latest on the deadly carr fire burning in shasta county. the death toll has grown to 7. a p-g and e worker died over the wee

one of the evacuation centers, the twin pines resort in middletown, has reached its capacity. >>> nowe burning in and around redding. the active firefight is happening on the west side of the fire. on the east side, people are now returning home. those who live in the lake redding estates neighborhood were able to go home yesterday. some entire blocks were completely wiped out by the flames. only garage doors and brick walls were left standing. >> i mean for me it's like a mix of a lot of emotions. it's like i'm super thankful but then i'm also grieving in my heart for the people who did lose their houses that i know right down the street. >> it was amazing the effect of that fire. in all my experience of fire control, i've never been in a fire tornado exactly like that. i've never seen that kind of year. >> how many years? >> 30 years. >> cal fire continues to clear city muncommunities like reddin estates as the threat exists to the west. >>> now to the ferguson fire in yosemite. new mandatory evacuations are in place in the valley for employees and people who live in the park. we're

it's now prompted a brand new fire flag from mendocino down to middletown. we're tracking it and hal is coming up at 11:19 tonight. >> you just talked about it, the largest fire in the history of california. it is getting the attention of senator harris. even evacuation orders areei lifted in county. in spring valley where some evacuees are returning to a grim reality. >> that's right. mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted in some areas, quick ply turn to devastation when people return home to find this. this and several others in spring valley are destroyed. people who never evacuated said they did save some homes from fast moving flames but couldn't save them all. >> firefighters saved it. this place is burning. >> neighbors check in with each other in spring valley. the evacuation order is lifted. the mendocino complex fire burned a trail of destruction through this community. this family was too upset to talk as they sifted through the ashes of their home. officer he watched neighbors homes burn >> it was roaring with fire and came down and burned

you'll see it encompasses both fires, areas from upper lake down to lakeport and as far south as middletown. this new red flag fire rpg warning. we think winds at the ridgetops, the highest levels of the higher elevations could go anywhere from 15 to about 40 miles per hour. those would be occasional wind gusts and that's why this new red fire warning is in effect. we're going to start with a nice cool breerksz temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. right here in the north bay, 57. san francisco, the coolest at 53. through the day we'll lose some of the ocean breeze. it's not as strong. that's why we've warmed temperatures up about 3 to 6 degrees. that will put us warmest in the south bay. gilroy comfortable at 85. east way, mid 90s for these places. east bay, get the bay breeze. 76 in hayward. forest peninsula i put half hoop bay at 62. old ocean air but the city will be nice and comfortable at 80. san francisco, 68 degrees in the mission. north wail, 88 in santa rosa but notice the difference you get when you get away from any kind of a breeze, you're at 94 in ukiah. 60s all the way i

shelters are set up in lower lake and middletown. ( darya ) the city of kelseyville is slowly getting back to normal... now that evacuees are returning home. the evacuation order was lifted tuesday night. the mendocino complex fire forced the entire town -- of about 33- hundred people -- out on sunday night. those who are now back home are grateful for the help of first responders. ( darya ) right now... those who live in lakeport are still under mandatory evacuation orders. ( james ) and all of that smoke from those fires is causing air quality concerns across the bay area. john shrable is here with more on that. after a slight cool down yesterday temperatures inland rebound today back into the 90's for some areas. skies will again be seen as hazy inland and will continue to be that way through the weekend. after today while temperatures

for the same areas burning right now with the ranch and the river fire, also extending down to middletown. we could see wind gusts 15-20 around humidity at 10%. we we're in the middle of august and this is when we usually see these hot, dry temperatures. 60s as we head throughout the next several days in san francisco. for the inland valleys, we have smoke tomorrow. the wind on friday hopefully will help our smoke improve. we're down to 90 on sunday. then we get some tropical moisture moving close to the bay area. smoke will improve, we think, by friday. but you're still going to have the haze and all the particles in the atmosphere. it could be weeks of this on again/off again pattern. >> and talking about that other fire not going to be out until september up in mendocino. >> and that's just an estimate at this point. >>> still to come, tegs sla tal about going private. >>> we'll have reaction from nashville to video just released of an officer apparently shooting a man in the back as he runs away. also a new study on childbirth and when to induce labor. why researchers say it could hel

. >> reporter: harris dropped by an emergency shelter and also this cal fire station here at middletown. she said she was here to lend support and to listen. kamala harris arrived as two shelters closed and the other three also winding down as evacuees go home. wildfires dwarfing any that came before finally easing. >> this can't be about politics. it's got to be about doing the right thing and helping people who are in need. >> reporter: flanked by cal fire -- she talked about how firefighting is funded and talked about how it should be treated as any other national disaster under fema. >> we can have a conversation about deforestation and about the millions of dead trees that are out there. >> reporter: as harris spoke conversation in clearlake oaks a half-mile away was subdued as residents got into see spring valley or what's left of it for the first time. on the day that the amount first emerged from the smoke -- dozens of destroyed homes -- that had escaped in june burned this time. >> there's a box of stuff that was important to us to stave -- save. >> it's hard. with all the peop

. >>> california senator is in middletown tonight visiting with fire victims about 40 minutes ago she talked about what she'd like president trump to see if he chooses to visit our fire ravaged state. >> i want him to see the faces and the stories and the human beings who are the people on the ground experiencing this every day and understand that theirs say story of great courage and sacrifice and that this can't be about politics. it's got to be about doing the right thing and helping people who are in need. >>> the complex fire is now more than half contained tonight. fire officials today said it will still take several more weeks to fully surround this massive wildfire. the complex fire incident has burned 475 square miles and is 51% contained. more residents were able to return to their homes today. people living in spring valley, high valley, and the double eagle communities are now at an evacuation advisory. >>> an eighth person has died. 40-year-old california fire heavy equipment andrew brake was killed in a traffic accident this morning on highway 99. the six year veteran wa

shelters have been established in lower lake and middletown... you're told to drive south immediately if you haven't left already. here are the new numbers for the complex fire... the ranch fire is exploding in size...it's now burned almost 84-thousand acres...the river fire is that size... at more than 41 thousand acres. the combined containment is 39 percent.... and 16 homes have now been lost. ( robin )the city of kelseyville is slowly getting back to normal... after some... were given the ok to back return home. the evacuation was lifted tuesday night... after people were asked to immediately leave sunday, due to the medocino complex wildfire. not sure if they're homes were still standing... many who live there say they're grateful for the help of first responders. ( robin )right now... those who

so it goes from upper lake all the way down to middletown. this is until saturday at 11:00 p.m., and what we want you to know is winds will be 15 to about 40 miles per hour as this wind kicks up this weekend. you have to watch out. you may be asked to evacuate again with the wind kicking up at times. always we head through tomorrow morning's forecast, we will see the breeze back in the bay, upper 50s and low 60s. i still think some haze will be lingering around the bay. this will put us also with cool 50s for the north bay, san francisco and east bay. let's bring you into microclimate forecast as we hit saturday. with the haze, it is going to still give us some warm temperatures. it is going to feel kind of weird outside, right down to the south bay. we are at 94 in gilroy. closer to the bay, at 85 in san jose. 84 in cupertino. to the east bay, 97 in concord, 95 in pittsburg and 96 in antioch. you see the heat back across the interior valleys. closer to oakland, you are at 75 degrees. along the peninsula we get sunshine and 80 degrees in redw

. >> you know, senator harris was in middletown yesterday, and shd stopy one of the evacuation service is and talked to people in lake macounty. of whom have been evacuated multiple times over the last couple of years and also with the firefighter there. and you know, one of the things that she emphasized was that federal funding is really essential in order to combat fires on this scale. this really is the newnormal. and california has put a lot of money into t fightingese fires. she also brought up the need for local control in terms of wild la management. beyond getting mo federal moneys into these regions, i think she emphasized the need to listeno the expertise of the wildfire -- firefighters and the encies here on the ground in california who have been dealing with these things and also have a lot of information and knowdge about how to do better wild land management year round, sort of both controlled burns and also how to take careosof national forests. >> of course a double-edged sword. i know we've also seen locals allow building in areas that are very dangerous fire zones we

so those people have been evacuated out of the area and a lot of them are going south to middletown where we have a center set up.>> and is this the same area that was burned during the pawnee fire?>> there is a portion of the ranch fire that is burning to the east and it has hit part of the north end of the pawnee fire. that fire is almost directly in the burn scar of the 1996 fire. history does repeat itself, especially with buyers. -- buyers. >> i know when it comes to evacuating, we have heard cal fire say that you should leave before you are told to. is that still the message you're sending? >> we are having troubles hearing you can you hear me okay? we're having some issues hearing you. we will check in later. hopefully we can get that fix. let's bring in mark to talk about the big concerns. we have red flag conditions, and the wind. overnight this fire took off in a way that it seems like firefighters were not expecting. >> we are talking about two different types of wins. the wind we are expecting by another whether feature. we did not have a red flag warning yesterday, and all th

and she'll miss middletown fire station to hear what the crews are up against. >>> fire crews are making some progress against the terrible fires. the firefighters have spread the containment to 51%. full containment is not expected till september 1st for the mendocino complex fire. 55 buildings have been destroyed. 220 are threatened. the fire here is 4% contained and highway 880 is still closed to the pass. the pa six pacific coast is also covered in smoke. >>> a man found a bear in was burned. they sedated it and used to a new procedure to help his burnt paws. >>> victims of last year's wildfires rallied at the state capitol against a plan of the governor is to limit the liability of electrical companies. they stay could threaten the just tense of utility -- the exit tense existence of utility companies. but victims stay will take away their right to could be compensated in the future. >> we need to make sure that our constitutional rights are protected. if a utility creates damage as the cause and the and negative lance caused the fire, we need to be reimbursed. >>> another hair of s

people leaving the spring valley area will find the evacuation shelters in lower lake and middletown and moose lodge. >>> the car fire burning in shasta and trinity continue to grow. looking at the call fire map, the black line shows the fire contained on the edge of the fire near reading t is still very active to the north and the west where the boundaries are shown there in red. >>> new numbers released by the call fire this morning showing that the fire grew overnight from 126,000 acres to 131,000 acres containment grew slightly 29 to 37%. the total home lost right now are at 1,067. >>> the man low fire district that he had some of their deputies and firefighters will flow drones over the area to document the damage caused by the car fire. the group last worked together in santa rosa to document the -- fire last october. >>> firefighters continue to battle the ferguson fire burning inside yosemite national park now. mandatory evacuations continue at the southern entrance to the park. and the ferguson fire has burned more than 73,000 acres. it is now 61% contained. but the main ear

rhett's ta let's take you to the red flag warnings, anywhere from upper lake to middletown, wind gusts 15-40 miles per hour. right in the fire reasons, it's going to be a tough day tomorrow. containment fu containment numbers are up. tomorrow 95 degrees. humidity at 16% and winds at 15-40. we'll be tracking it 24 hours a day. concord, 101, livermore 99. upper 90s morgan hill. >>> thank you, jeff. music, food, and weed? a new feature. many people living with diabetes monitor their blood glucose every day. which means they have to stop. and stick their fingers. repeatedly. today, life-changing technology from abbott makes it possible to track glucose levels. without drawing a drop of blood, again and again. the most personal technology, is technology with the power to change your life. life. to the fullest. ♪ ♪ can world-renowned artist red hong yi use the chase mobile app® to pay practically anyone, at any bank? all while creating a masterpiece made of tea leaves? ♪ ♪ yes. but this isn't for just anyone. ♪ ♪ hong yi! it's for the strongest man in her life. ♪ ♪ life. lived red's way. cha

the next nearest camp in part of pennsylvania would have been -- there was one in middletown. that was in aviation, where the harrisburg international airport is today. that was an air. for the aviation service of the army during world war i and then, of course, camp toby hahn peay. up in the poconos almost 200 miles away. so for people in maryland and other counties in pennsylvania, this actually became somewhat of a tourist attraction and probably even more so when people heard the news that there was this strange vehicle that was crawling over the gettysburg battlefield. when the tank arrived in town, they took it off the train and deprove it straight through the streets of town, which would have flabbergasted the people of gettysburg. they would have come out and viewed this odd thing, the first time they'd ever seen a tank before and it was probably the first day that eisenhower had ever seen a tank, keeping in mind we didn't have any in this country. and the one he received came directly from france. it was not an american-made tank. we bit a version of the ft-17 but the

live in middletown, wayne freedman, subpoenas 7 news. >> you can see the haze is still out there in this look from the walnut creek tower camera. spencer christian joins us with the details. >> that is good news, air quality will improve tomorrow. we will take you to the air quality panel pointing out it was a spare the air day. tomorrow, we will have moderate to good air quality in all regions of the bay area. an alert remains for a huge portion of the state as the smoke continues to move from the central part of the valley. red flag warnings in effect for lake county and surrounding areas as the fire danger remains high there. i'll have the accuweather forecast in a few minutes. >> you, spencer. the wildfire burning near yosemite is71%1 acres in size. some parts are smoldering on valley floor. park officials still aren't sure when they'll reopen. >> after a large fire you have burned soil and rocks and trees and those coming across the road. our people are basically out assessing the park roads. >> firefighters expect to have the wildfire fully contained by wednesday. >> searing condit

shelters have been established in lower lake & middletown...people told to drive south immediately if you haven't left already. (grant) there is some relief for the evacuees living in the kelseyville area..(ken) tonight: they were allowed to return home for the first time since they were forced out. kron4's gayle ong is live in kelseyville where she spke to some evacuees, gayle?. (grant) flames from the carr fire twisting into a tornado. twisting into a the carr fire twisting into a tornado. the state's biggest wildfire has now extended to more than 200 square miles ... now 200 square miles ... now burning away from populated areas. fueled by wind...the carr fire grew overnight. but firefighters are making some gains against the fire now in its 11-th day. here are the latest numbers. the fire has burned more than 126 thousand acres.thousand acres. and is now 37 percent contained. with a thousand homes destroyed and six lives lost, the carr fire is one of the most destructive in california history. it is threatening another 13- hundred homes. lawrence karnow: high pressure weakend and

tents were setup on tuesday at middletown high school...just over a month away from the schedueled start of school. denise cho was evacuated and is one of those here. she was evacuated from her home in nice, california. firefighters told her it's in a dangerous spot.sot that's what they said..once it comes up over the ridge it is gone...he said it would just go everyone hoping that firefighters get control of these flames. and hopeful that these evacuations don't continue to be a daily occurance.sot it's scary at times sometimes she gets nervous sometimes i get nervous and we just hug and say hey if we're together that is all that matters everything else is replaceable. (ken)question for jr (grant) in shasta county - the carr fire continues to burn. right now cal fire consider this one of the most destructive fires in state history. over 100-thousand- acres have burned. almost one thousand homes have been it is only 30 percent contained. contained. percent it is only 30 destroyed...andbeen homes have question for jr question for jr (grant) (grant) in shasta (grant) question for jr (ken)(

we have a brand-new red flag fire warning in effect from upper lake all the way down to middletown.ll of these areas here, could see those gusty winds. we want to reiterate, both of the fire zones, in the mendocino complex fire zone will be in this red flag fire warning. we're tracking the smoke and how it's going to impact the bay ae area tomorrow. >>> technology created here in san jose could be key in helping to plan the attack on the fire that's devastating shasta county. we go to san jose where a one-of-a-kind fire laboratoryn wheels being used to help firefighters. >> reporter: we're here at san jose state university, which is on the edge of land fires. this is the mobile fire lab. crews got it ready to deploy tomorrow. it can get up close and personal to gather crucial data, which it did at the carr fire. researchers are preparing to hit the road, loading up the fire weather research laboratory, with weather equipment, centered around a dopplar unit. and help forecast weather behavior. >> measuring the fire on the fire front is critical to understand where it may go. >> repor

she also visited the cal- fire - middletown fire station for a briefing on current response efforts. i'm here to talk and learn as much as i can so i can take their concerns back to washington to make sure the federal government is doing its part to make sure the folks on the ground get the resources they need. (grant) senator harris says, fires are not considered natural disasters for the purposes of getting assistance from fema ... but she adds, the state needs fema resources --- not only to help victims .... but also to avoid more fire related disasters in the future. (grant)in southern california... shasata and trinity counties are still deadling with the carr fire... which with the carr fire... which has destroyed over 1-has destroyed over 1-thousand homes. the carr fire has burned more than 178-thousand acres. it is 49 percent contained. more than 1-thousand homes have been destroyed. seven people have been by this fire...including two firefighters.(grant)and these (grant)and these numbers change rapidly so we will have the latest update on our website kron 4 dot com on our web

shelters have been established in lower lake & middletown...pe ople told to drive south immediately if you haven't left already.(vicki) here are the new numbers... the ranch fire is exploding in size...it's now burned almost 84-thousand acres...the river fire is about half that size...at more than 41 thousand acres.== the combined containment is 39 percent.== and 16 homes have now been lost...that number just increasing.== more than eight thousand homes are in the danger zone tonight...including a gentleman's...who as of earlier tonight...was not leaving....but that could change. (vicki) soon.">(vicki) cal fire says crews are facing extremely difficult conditions...hot, windy weather...steep rugged terrain. tonight firefighters battling the ranch fire to the north of the lake are the north of the lake are focusing on protecting homes...and holding containment lines. but with the erratic bahavior of the fire...that is proving to be a challe

shirley murray has been sleeping in the gym at middletown high school. i've been here for 46 years and never experienced anything like this. there have been fires in lake county before but not like there."other evacuees are living in tents ... or sleeping in their vehicles.many of them have had to flee earlier fires.in the last six years we've burned five out of six. the state and the county and the feds need to do something to get enough resources stationed here we just got over a fire about a month ago before these started so now we're dealing with it the best we can (pam) the mendocino complex fire is just one of at least 17- major wildfires burning in the state. one of the other large and deadly fires ... is the carr fire in shasta county near redding. it has burned more than 172- thousand acres ... and is 47 -percent contained tonight. more than 1-thousand homes have been destroyed. and seven people have been killed... including two firefighters. (pam) and the ferguson fire has been burning for 26- days in and around yosemite national park. it has b

people leaving the spring valley area will find evacuation shelters in lower lake and middletown, plus the moose lodge in clearlake oaks. lake ports evacuation eased just hours before this new one took affect so that freed up some space in shelters. >>> drones will be flown over reading today by firefighters and sheriff's deputies to officially start documenting the damage from the carr fire that is burning across shasta and trinity counti looking at the calfire map, the black line shows the fire is contained on the edge of the reading city limits. however, the fire is still very active terthe boundaries are ma in red. calfire says -- strong wind, dry brush, and steep terrain are making it tough for firefighters 1060 homes have been destroyed. 127,000 acres have burned and that fire is just 37% contained burned more than 69,000 acres and is 41% containedthe main areas of yosemite will stay closed at least through sunday because of smoke. they also want to keep roads clear for the fire crews. >>> there is an air advisory for the bay area today through the weekend because of the fires bu

talking story and has been talking with many of those evacuees, -r, whats the feeling out there at middletownh school?

debora villalon is in middletown where senator kemal harris stopped by -- kemala harris stopped by. >> senator harris didn't make it in and to -- into any of the fire zones but she did stop at a shelter and that this fire station and it seemed to mean a lot in a county with so much hardship. people couldn't remember the last time a senator stopped by., harris arrived -- kamala harris arrived as evacuees were going home, wildfires dwarfing any that came before finally easing. >> this can't be about politics. it's got to be about doing the right thing and helping people in need.>> reporter: they talked up legislation that would reform how firefighting is funded, by treating it like any other natural disaster under fema instead of reading forced management money -- using forest management money. >> we can have a conversation about the millions of dead trees that are out there.>> reporter: as conversation took place half a mile away they were subdued as residents got in to see what was left of spring valley for the first time. on a day that the amount finally -- emerged from the smoke --

shirley murray says her family is out of state which mean she's sleeping in the gym at middletown high school.sot i've been here for 46 years and never experienced anything like this.496 evacuees are still in shelters in both lake an mendocino counties. some of those folks are sleeping outside in tents. monday morning frustration grew among evacuees at at least one shelter. multiple messages were sent to kron 4 news saying that the red cross ran out of breakfast food. those with the red cross admit there were some problems monday morning but it was fixed by lunch time.sotall of these evacuees are eager to go home but doing their best to stay patient.sotsotsot (grant) is the red cross still looking for donations? are they collecting items? (ken)federal aid and help from across the globe are on the way this week for crews battling the california fires. the white house has just approved a disaster declaration for shasta county, where the "carr fire" is continuing to burn through homes and property. meanwhile, the "ferguson fire" burning near yosemite has claimed another fire-related death

shirley murray says her family is out of state which mean she's sleeping in the gym at middletown high school.sot i've been here for 46 years and never experienced anything like this.496 evacuees are still in shelters in both lake an mendocino counties. some of those folks are sleeping outside in tents. monday morning frustration grew among evacuees at at least one shelter. multiple messages were sent to kron 4 news saying that the red cross ran out of breakfast food. those with the red cross admit there were some problems monday morning but it was fixed by lunch time.sotall of these evacuees are eager to go home but doing their best to stay patient.sotsotsot ( robin ) ( robin ) that was j-r stone reporting for us this morning. we are also tracking other wildfires burning across the state. in mariposa county... the ferguson fire has forced yosemite national park... to stay shut down indefinitely. so far, the fire has burned more than 94- thousand acres... and is now 39-percent contained. the wildfire broke out 25- days ago -- and crews are continuing to make progess. while some evacuat

tents were setup on tuesday at middletown high school...just over a month away from the schedueled start of school. denise cho was evacuated and is one of those here. she was evacuated from her home in nice, california. firefighters told her it's in a dangerous spot.sot that's what they said..once it comes up over the ridge it is gone...he said it would just go everyone hoping that firefighters get control of these flames. and hopeful that these evacuations don't continue to be a daily occurance.sot it's scary at times sometimes she gets nervous sometimes i get nervous and we just hug and say hey if we're together that is all that matters everything else is replaceable. ( robin )that was kron 4s j-r stone reporting. ( robin )if you've been evacuated and are trying to get your mail-- delivery service in the evacuated areas of lake county have been stopped. all lake county evacuees-- both ranch and river fires-- can pick up their mail at the clearlake post office... 45-hundred olympic drive, clearlake. a photo identification will be required. they will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. regula

people leaving here will find evacuation shelters in lower lake and middletown. plus, the moose lodge in clearlake oaks. lake ports evacuation east just hours before this new and took affect so that freed up some space in the shelters for the new arrivals. >>> the hope is that the ranch fire burns into the old path of the pawnee fire about which is 15,000 acres of scorched earth and that it will either slow it or even stop it . the firefighters will continue to defend the structures today and construct primary and secondary control lines. in the newsroom with ktvu fox news. >>> drones are going to be flown over reading today by firefighters and sheriff deputies to officially start documenting the damage from the car fire that has burning across shasta and trinity counties. look at the calfire map. that black line shows the fire is contained on the edge of the reading city limits . the fire is still very active to the north and west with boundaries it tough for firefighters. the carr fire has destroyed 1060 homes and has burned almost 127,000 acres. it is 37% cont

. >> reporter: the valley fire three years ago in and near middletown destroyed almost 1,300 homes and fewer than two in 10 have been rebuilt. hurdles involving insurance, permits and financing are a problem in this fire prone county. frank and julie? >> such a long process. deb, with people going back home it seems like firefighters are really starting to make progress on this fire. >> reporter: right. the river fire isn't growing at all. that's the one that encroached on lakeport. the ranch fire is burning into the national forest. combined both fires topped 300,000 acres today and that is almost four times the valley fire which was the bench mark in this county before this. >> yeah. it's just amazing to see what those folks have had to go through the last four years. debora villalon in lake county tonight, thank you. >>> there has been an outbreak of norovirus at one of the evacuation centers for victims of the mendocino complex fires. the virus was detected at lower lake high school. at least a dozen people got sick with symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea. health officials are now w

she will also visit middletown fire stations to hear for herself what fire crews are up against as they continue to battle the largest wildfire in our states modern history. >>> representatives from mexico meeting with top white house officials in washington today. it will talk about the north american free trade agreement. >> the two countries are targeting new rules surrounding cars sold under the deal by the end of the week. >> reporter: president trump has made renegotiating the north american free trade agreement a top priority. this week readings are entering an intensive phase. they administration officials proposing 75% of all cars sold in north america be manufactured here in raising the minimum wage for autoworkers to $16 an hour. experts say that can raise prices for consumers, but it is preferable to more tariffs. >> more tariffs would be extremely negative for the u.s. car industry. that's why we will continue to work with them. >> reporter: mexico says the minimum wage requirement would put many of their suppliers out of business. they're threatening to retaliate against a

senator harris met with firefighters as well as evacuees in middletown. she says she plan to head back to washington, d.c. to fight for more funding for firefighters as well as fire prevention. >>> secretary of homeland security nielsen will be in shasta county today where the carr fire is burning and expected to visit the fire zone at noon. the secretary will talk about fire fighting efforts and cal fire and shasta county officials. the fire burning already scorched 180,000 acres, destroyed more than 1,000 homes and only 51% contained. >>> here are the other top stories to follow this friday morning. alameda county sheriff's deputies need your help to track down this man here. this is 30-year-old alexander james rhodes. deputies say he is accused of sexually abusing a small child. he might be in the east bay and if you see him you are urged to call the sheriff's department. >>> more money is coming to the bay area to fight against sea level rise. south san francisco has been awarded $177,000 to help fund projects to protect the city from coastal flooding

. >> george in middletown, new york. >> caller: i'm george, a korean war veteran for through the year952. i served as a combat motion picture photographer and i had two questions for you. two comments. the presidents, woodrow wilson, a pacifist, harry truman, a veteran of world war i in the artillery. which i guess as you pointed out was the main killer. and how it's in affected the world war i, we, you know the french were there and the allies were working and korea, you had time you had years to work up to a president truman. he had to do this in weeks. and we suffered terribly the first couple months until we landed at inchon. i was interested in your comment on combat photography. so many of them were staged. i know when i was there, we were taking hill after hill after hill. recouping our tremendously terrible retreat. so it was very terrible, we lost a lot of, i lost a couple of comrades there. >> thank you, george and thanks for sharing your experiences, too. there's one heartwrenching story i'd like to share, that's probably representative the loss battalion fought in the misa

. >> george in middletown, new york, veteran, go ahead. >> caller: hi. george, and i was -- i'm a korean war veteran through the year 1952. i served as a combat motion picture photographer and i had two questions for you -- two comments. the presidents woodrow wilson a passivist, harry truman a veteran of world war i in the artillery you pointed out was the main killer and how it's affected through world war i, you know, the french were there and the allies were working in korea, and you had time, you know you had years to work up to president truman. he had to do this in weeks. we suffered terribly the first couple months until we landed. so i was also interested in your comment about combat photography, so many of them were staged. i know when i was there we were just taking hill after hill after hill, recouping our tremendously terrible retreat. it was very terrible and, you know, we lost a lot of, you know -- i lost a couple comrades there. >> first, thanks for the question. >> thank you for sharing your experiences too. one heartwrenching story i wo

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shelters have been established in lower lake & middletown (vcki) (vcki) and here's a look at where theires are burning right now near clearlake... the ranch fire is just to the north of upper lake-- and the river fire is to the west of lakeport. kron 4's terisa estacio is live in lakeport tonight with the latest on the firefighting efforts. (vicki) (vicki) (vicki) tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) in the east bay... the family of nia wilson is suing bart. wilson was killed on july 22nd at the macarthur bart station. the 18-year-old was stabbed in the neck. her sister was also hurt in the attack... which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. the wilson family says bart failed to keep their daughters safe. wilson's funeral is set for 11:00 tomorrow morning at the acts full gospel church in oakland. (grant) police in san ramon are asking for your help in locating a teenage girl. 14-year-old taylor cusick was last seen on monday ni