you remember in 2008 we had hundreds of fires spark across much of northern california. however, many of those fires were in more rural areas. fortunately, we didn't see the prolonged triple digits extreme heat wave during that same time period so conditions were relatively different. but the acres burned in this series in just this week has been significantly higher than that siege back in 2008. as these fires, though, many of them still with very little containment, anywhere from 0% to 10% containment. you can see there is a lot of work ahead of us. but as i mentioned, nearly 12,000 firefighters on the front lines, more resources coming in, even other states sending resources. we will work to turn the corner. however, the conditions over the weekend are not going to necessarily be in our favor. >> i was going to say, i was looking at the forecast and it seems from sunday night to tuesday, there are possibilities for more dry lightning. that is exactly what you don't need. so hopefully, fingers crossed there. give us the latest update on the three groups of fires in the

>>> new evacuations as fire crews worked around the clock to contain the northern california wildfires. why tensions are running high for some people who left their homes. >>> as smoke from those fires continues to fill our skies, we will talk about the one weather threat we seem to have dodged for now. >>> we continue to monitor the three major complexes of wildfires around northern california affecting nearly every bay area county. crews are making some progress but there is a long fight il ahead. an update from the governor is coming up. >>> one thing that is helping crews, the weather. here is a live look from san jose, smoky skies right now, but things could have been much worse. >> where the lightning was this morning, it was basically everywhere but the bay area, we had lightning strikes happening in the central valley and we had a fair share of lightning strikes happening off the coast. if we watch the last several hours on this you will see the lightning that worked its way through the central vaan up io e th was sierof the worst of the lightning was. let me bring this back, w

are battling more than 2000 2 dozen fires, most of the fires burning around the bay area and northern california specifically the complex in the north bay and the scu conflicts in the east and south.>> the complex burning in southern san mateo and santa cruz county is at 71,000 acres and is 8% contained, almost 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. more than 100 structures have been destroyed and thousands more are threatened now. >> smoke has caused the air quality to worsen significantly around the bay area part of mount diablo is hard to see through all the smoke and this is what it looks like at the san mateo bridge, you can see the smoke it almost looks like farm. the management district has expended the days through wednesday. we will take a look at how bad the conditions are and we have been in the bay area a long time. i don't think i can remember a time so bad.>> it's really bad that's why the air all the management district issued the alert not just for tomorrow or the day but wednesday and late night and early mornings we are seeing the inversion lowered down so that sm

i want to show you the satellite over northern california today. a lot of the smoke today is coming from fires in northern california outside of the bay area and mendocino county, butte county, where you see the smoke over chico getting pushed to the west and then down along the coast into the bay area. that is the source of a lot of smoke today. that's likely still the source of the smoke coming tomorrow as well. so current air quality, you can see the worst air quality at this hour is in napa and redwood city where it is unhealthy for sensitive groups. most other areas from san ralph to concord to oakland to san jose dealing with moderate air quality. you can see the city right now is dealing with good air quality thanks to a sea breeze that has kicked up and is freshening the air over san francisco. but the air quality on average, again, we talk about it fluctuating hour to hour, but on average over the next two days it will remain poor with smoke pouring into our atmosphere from fires that are currently burning. so a spare the air day has been

six people have died in wildfires that are sweeping across central and northern california. by lightening and have more than doubled in size to become some of the largest in the state's history. at least 175,000 people have been forced to flee their homes and the coronavirus pandemic is complicating matters. sophie long reports from los angeles. vast infernos blaze throughout northern california, claiming at least five lives destroying hundreds of buildings and an area bigger than los angeles. copy, we're going in now. satellite images show the smoke cloaking most of california creating the worst air quality on the planet at a time when people are fighting a respiratory pandemic. and yet, this is political. but there are massive fires again in california. maybe we're just going to have to make them pay for it because they don't listen to us. we say, "you got to get rid of the leaves, you got to get rid of the debris, you got to get rid of the fallen trees. but most of the blazes were sparked by what's being called a trifecta of fire conditions. a freak summer lightning storm

and record breaking wildfires devastate homes in northern california more than 200000 people remain under evacuation orders. hello this is not the 1st storm of the summer but this is probably the boast well the most intense the most damage is going goes across in the british isles then the low countries denmark and southern sweden and this is cheering wednesday now it's to say looks more like a winter storm as temperatures below that was in the twenty's on this is just a wet and windy weather that's completely different on its way across northern europe more or less repeating the pattern if you're 3rd assess even the northern france is still relatively warm but the next one want to get up but if you're in the south in the mediterranean it's reliable sunshine are gone all the thunderstorms that were around in turkey in greece and also the balkans is just warm sunshine book reston 34 degrees in romania and much of north africa is quite hot even on the coast in revote in morocco we're 33 now that rain is on the high side the big showers that fall into clumps and moves slowly west's through c

back to you. >> all right. >>> we know so many fires burning in northern california. firefighters in southern california having a battle of themselves. this is in l.a. county near santa clarita. this fire the lake fire an enit is now scorched more than 20,000 acres, destroyed at least 12 structures we know of so far, 40% contained. evacuation orders remain in effect and not just the fires, thousands were also without power last night in l.a. county due to the rolling outages some of which we have seen in the bay area. >>> also new overnight, a string of earthquakes rattling northern california town of willits. the first just after 5:30 and in total eight between 2.89 and 4.2 around willits and redwood valley. >>> a lot going on. next on "today in the bay," we have new video to show you showing the very moment a bay area deputy confronted a nba team president courtside in the nba finals. the incident sparked a lot of controversy. >>> plus, the all-new action that tahoe is for you, typhoon higos hits hong kong. classifies bad weather warnings to 10. this is designated a

we do anticipate still having air quality issues with smoke from fires in northern california. the exploratorium camera, a live look has some haze in the atmosphere. while your air quality is likely to fluctuate, on average it will remain poor again tomorrow. so a spare the air day is in effect tomorrow. we're not only tracking the air quality. as we head into next weekend, we'll have more warm weather. we'll have the numbers in a few minutes. >> all right. thanks. >>> you can follow the fires statewide with our exclusive wildfire tracker. it is updwatd the latest information. you can find information on where you live. it is available at abc7news.com and the app. >>> conservatives and liberals faced off today in a protest at the golden gate bridge. there was a president trump floatila and demonstration. anti-trump demonstrators also showed up. there was a fiery debate. some trump supporters say they were attacked by counter protesters. we saw officers detain a few people. rally organizers blame liberals. >> we're here to say we do not give you permission to cause damage and de

areore dry thunderstorms forecasted for northern california on monday. rob reynolds, al jazeera, los angeles. >> at least 11 people have been killed in the dominican republic and haiti by two storms headed toward the u.s. gulf coast. laura andstorms marko are headed there. could hit parts of louisiana and texas. people in yemen have been killed by flooding since late july. extreme weather is also displaced and estimated 350,000 families across 13 provinces. yemen is already dealing with the worst humanitarian prices after five years of civil war. es after five years of civil war. -- crises after five years of civil war. floods have washed away homes , devastating families. and uncle have drowned in heavy flooding. they raised me after my parents died. i don't know what to do now. i will rebuild my home and my life again. >> there are also stories of survival. 80-year-old shows how he managed to break through. >> i grabbed my young granddaughter and held onto the feeling. i could not reach the other girl. the water submerged my granddaughter under my knee

in northern california, a weekend lightning storm ignited

the fires raging in northern california have now become some of the largest in state history more than 12000 firefighters are currently battling the blazes that have killed 6 people governor gavin newsome said it help is arriving from several u.s. states he also put in a plea for assistance from australia and canada says the fires were started by lightning strikes and have forced tens of thousands to flee for safety this is all that's left of karen hansen's hardiman in northern california she and her family are and they had 2 minutes to evacuate that small farm the full flames obliterated it hardly ever say a thing like it was the whole sky was red and orange i mean if. i don't have just read 9 and it was coming over the hill. there and it was massive i never saw. a few minutes to get here the flames she describes the still making their way across california in the form of hundreds of separate fires they were sparked by thousands of lightning strikes and fanned by record breaking hate with more than 3000 square kilometers of land destroyed many fear there may be next. are really were.

packing up and getting out richard camacho of sonoma county is part of a mass exodus of northern california residents fleeing raging wildfires are living

. >> firefighters in northern california say they're starting to get a handle on the deadly megafires thavd already charred more than a million acres. the danger to homes and businesses may soon be over but for firefighters, manning the lines that danger to their health can last for years. carter evans reports from the fire zone. >> reporter: fast moving wildfires in northern california have destroyed more than 1400 homes and buildings. beating back flames in these unpredictable conditions is already a dangerous job for front line crews but researchers say it could have lasting effects on their health. when you see a community burning and a wildfire, what goes through your mind now? >> the level of exposure that these firefighters are getting at these situations. extremely toxic. for long periods of time. >> reporter: he worked for 28 hours before being diagnosed with kidney cancer. he started the cancer prevention foundation which funds research to study the link between firefighters' exposure to toxins and cancer. >> we can't wait for that five to ten, 20 years down the line to see

this is all that's left of karen hansen's parliament in northern california which she and her family are in they had 2 minutes to evacuate the small farm the full flames obliterated it behind never say a thing like it was the whole sky was red and orange i mean if. i don't have just read 9 and it was coming over the hill. there and it was massive i've never seen one like it only took a few minutes to get here the flames she describes the still making their way across california in the form of hundreds of separate fires they were sparked by thousands of lightning strikes and fanned by record breaking hate with more than 3000 square kilometers of land destroyed many fear their plots may be next. are really worth. their birds down the next 3 days. by tomorrow maybe you know more but pretty much i'm thinking we're going to. now it's unpredictable nature of this isn't understaffed firefighting. that much of what will happen next depends on weather conditions as the heat wave continues across california many more properties a likely to succumb to the flames. switching gears a hotly anticip

we've also told you about a number of firefighters in northern california who have been hurt battlingere. there are nearly 400 fires in fact raging across the state of california tonight, many of them are right here in our own backyard. we'll show you how >>breaking news this wednesday night as we continue to follow major wildfires continuing to burn across the bay area now we have been reporting all evening long about the growing up problems for fire crews up and down the state certainly here in northern california. we are struggling as well with us resources being thin and light of all the fires kron four's ella sogomonian is standing by in our newsroom to explain how you can stay on top of all of the fires burning in the bay area ella that's pretty tough pam and jonathan it take a look at the screen for our viewers to get a better understanding of. >>all the work the kron 4 has been doing to make sure that they are getting the most up to date information and all in one place that's right here on kron 4 dot com. so taking a look there of course this major. headliner here the bay are

on the west coast 77 people have died as wildfires continue to rage in northern california these are some live pictures there from northern california hundreds of thousands of people are under evacuation orders and authorities have renewed their warnings for people who've already left their homes to stay away 5 find is expect the fires to get worse with more lightning storms forecast rob reynolds joins us from los angeles now with the natives are authorities expecting the fires to get worse today rob because of the forecast tell us about the current situation. well fully all across northern california thousands of people are packing up whatever they can as fast as they can and getting out fleeing from these raging wildfires which have scorched so much of that part of the state there are 2 dozen major fires including 2 of the largest that california has ever recorded burning in the san francisco bay area in the wine country of northern california and along the coast near santa cruz proximately 200000 people have either been told to evacuate or have actually fled already as you mention

university of northern california. pre deal is two months in prison. >>> that law requires the workers including drivers to be classified as employees. >>> sonoma county officials held a news conference this morning to give an update on the current fire developments there in the county. now, cal fire says it's focussing on the wall bridge fire burning in the lower russian river area of sonoma county. that's burned more than 21,000 acres. >> the wall bridge fire is the priority fire for the overall lightning complex. resources are start to go come in to the incident, and they're being pushed out on to the line as soon soon as they get here. >> they say additional emergency evacuations have been order and thousands of people need to get ready to leave their homes at a moment's notice. sonoma county has set up an evacuation center at the sonoma fairgrounds. >>> an alert continues through sunday as the wild and they spoke as to what this could do to the health. >> reporter: throughout the day area you can see the skies. >>

scorched branches and ash blowing everywhere but in the northern california area surrounding the city of san francisco in the san francisco bay area there's kind of a ring of fire it's an enormous complex of fires. the air are several blazes burning more than 800 excuse me 485000 hectares of land destroyed as you mentioned it's killed so far at least 7 people it's destroyed thousands of houses and there have been 240000 people either forced to flee their homes or. placed under. evacuation watch type of situation told to be ready to get out at any moment the firefighters more than 14000 of them are on the front lines fighting these blazes they're minimally contained up in northern california but the firefighters are expressing some cautious optimism because the. weather conditions did improve somewhat over the past 24 to 48 hours allowing them to make some progress and achieve some containment of those major lightning strike fires the air quality as you mentioned in san francisco oakland cities like that is just atrocious it's now the worst in the world worse than delhi worse than baby

we have another 60 or 75 days of firefighting weather that we experience in northern california. we've got to knock these fires down. we got to knock them down before the weather changes and we may possibly have other fires down the road. >> 14,000 firefighters working in california with more on the way. the governor is addressing this in the pandemic as well. he said that the numbers are looking a little bit better. we have millions of california schoolchildren doing distance- learning from home. millions of californians working from home because their workplaces have not been reopened. we will monitor the news conference. we are streaming at live at ktvu.com. let's talk more about the weather and what we expected to be a terrible weekend weatherwise was not as bad as it could've been. we will look ahead at what is to come. struck we did dodge a bullet. we did not have as much lightning as we could have. and right now at this hour we are no longer under a red flag warning. that is also good news. i want to take a look at the radar and show you we have stormy weather to the north

concentration the challenge that we're facing here in the state is now disproportionally impacting northern california and that is because of close to $12000.00 lightning strikes that we experienced over a 72 hour period lightning sparked fires ravage giant redwood trees in california is oldest state park the big basin redwood state park in santa cruz county was established in 1000 to no historic structures and a museum lie in ruins more than 1700 firefighters and support crews are trying to contain the blazes many of which are burning in rugged inaccessible to rain reinforcement crews have arrived from arizona montana nevada texas and utah president donald trump approved a major disaster declaration making federal funds available for recovery efforts in addition to nature's fury residents of the fire zone have also to contend with human mendacity law enforcement authorities reported looting of vacated homes one thief broke into a firefighters car and stole his wallet. it takes a special person to wake up in the morning and say you know what i'm going to go victimize and traumatize people who have alr

corkscrew tree roots and branchy abnormalities called trees of mystery along highway 101 in northern californialey's believe it or not is awed by the park's bizarre redwoods, like the stunning and freakish fallen giant and upside down trees. >> it has a very mystical, spiritual feeling, and you might see something like this in "lord of the rings" or "game of thrones." it just transports you to another world. >> at the time, millions of road trippers cruise up and down the pacific coast highway each year. the trick -- getting them to pull over. so, the couple goes all out with a big purchase, says their son, john -- a 12-foot paul bunyan statue. >> but he only lasted one season... >> oh. what happened? >> ...'cause he was made out of paper-mache and he melted. >> they build a second bunyan, this time 24 feet tall and made from wood and cement. >> kids are going to start screaming from the back seat if they see a giant paul bunyan along the highway, so this was a great kid magnet. >> they figure a bigger bunyan will get even more kids to scream, so in the early '60s, ray and mary lee double up. p

you can see that cal fire is stretched then from northern california into southern california. varying sizes of fires. reno has some big fires right now as well. and a heat warning stays in effect. that doesn't help the firefighters, just working in these conditions. with humidity at almost 30%, that's significant humid that makes it tough to fight fires. the most important thing is the winds. at napa, 17 miles an hour. that's the most i could find. most are around 5 to 8 miles per hour, which is out of the west at this point, which is better than a northeast wind. just trust me on that. so we go to another day tomorrow near 100. that excessive heat warning stays in effect. another very dry day tomorrow. everybody in red, excessive heat warn, so that's most of the bay area, except the immediate coastline. even oakland with an excessive heat warning. cities like oakland, richmond, parts of san francisco, dale city area a lot of homes in those areas still without air- conditioning, and that makes it rough especially with this type of pat everyone that's been hot day after day. we

and 3rd biggest fires on record as we just said each of those caused by lightning strikes in northern california this week and california leaders they continue to request more firefighting help from out of state as officials are bracing for possibly even more fires within the coming days. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has the latest. >>state emergency management leaders say more acres burned in california this week than there are in the entire state of rhode island. governor newsom says california needs more help has nearly 600 fires burn across the state first responders have been stretched and everywhere throughout the state as crews tried to control fires friday, california leaders say more help is on the way 10 states are sending in additional engines and crews on the ground well california is using some private contractors to help the fight from the air governor newsom's administration has also requested firefighting help from canada and australia. i want to thank. >>the trump administration a day after president trump threatened to withhold funding from california for not cleaning

they were released and they didn't even get to go home they went straight to the fires up in northern california california's fire season started early this year it usually is at its worst in october and november so firefighters will need all their skills and in durance to stay ahead of the destruction rob reynolds al-jazeera lake hughes california. that's being called a historic day for africa the world health organization has declared the continent free of polio has been 4 years since a case of the virus was reported the announcement is a landmark in the decades long campaign to wipe out the disease well why. reports from. the announcement has come too late for tens of thousands of polio victims here with put our lives and limbs life gets hotter in a country where little attention is paid to the needs of the disabled. but for parents of future generations a major source of warre is left it compare to say success was delayed because vaccination was tough for years in many parts of northern nigeria. some parents said the order of polio vaccine was a both control. attacks are another major obstac

they were released and they didn't even get to go home they went straight to the fires up in northern california california's fire season started early this year it usually is at its worst in october and november so firefighters will need all their skills in in durance to stay ahead of the destruction rob reynolds al-jazeera lake hughes california. the outbreak of cover 19 is challenging creative industries around the world and in asia many artisans adepts to keep their businesses viable textile design isn't helping combat the pandemic by making millions of masks a day just washington reports from jakarta. this is what it takes to make indonesia's famous textiles intense concentration and an eye for detail this technique of making prints hand printing wax on dyed fabrics is called bartik is a workshop in jakarta is in a social housing complex and provides employment opportunities for the women who live here. but sales have fallen with more people staying home because of the pandemic there's less need for new clothes. and we couldn't sell any so we had to use monster truck buyers again and that's

francisco are also working far from home, providing mutual aid to crews on the front lines across northern california. >>> president trump approved california's request for declaring a major disaster in ten counties earlier today. this means the federal government will provide money to assist state, tribal, and local governments responding to the crisis. residents of affected counties can qualify for housing and unemployment assistance. they can apply for low-interest loans as well to cover uninsured property losses. and people can loss receive crisis counseling while they deal with hardships caused by the fires. >>> a santa cruz county homeowner is warning about looters who are capitalizing on the evacuations. he shared this video of his home in felton being burglarized on friday. blink camera systems sent this to his phone when motion was detected at the the doosh. the looters tried to get away by driving through a nearby property but crashed through a fence and got stuck in a ditch. five people were arrested. >>> you can follow fires statewide with our exclusive wildfire tracker updated with the l

lester holt in a minute. >>> rarely see this in remote part of northern california. from department of fish and wildlife. >> newest members of california's only wolf pack, lassen pack in lassen county, an hour east of redding. this is the first video of the pups, run in and out of frame but all eight cubs are there. gray wolves were eradicated in california last century, making a comeback thanks to this family. >> lester holt next. >> we'll see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, the major blow to the push to reopen in person school, chicago the nation's third largest district changing course, and the school year now set to start with online only classes. in georgia a second grader testing positive the whole class quarantined. florida topping 500,000 cases, and new york city cracking down, the new quarantine check points. explosion in beirut, one american confirmed among the 130 dead the still unanswered questions, what triggered it >>> the bi

it is applying a lot of moisture and sending it to northern california. when it interacts with the heat, it creates the thunderstorms and that will likely happen again overnight tonight. the red flag warning does continue until early tomorrow morning for the threat of more. we'll go hour by hour and show you the best chance of finding the storms tomorrow and the heat wave continuing. >> all right, thanks. >>> now to developing news on all the problems caused by that severe storm. it knocked out power to thousands. but first to the fires including this one in san jose. fire crews say line started a fire at a six-unit apartment compx. one person was burned out but no one was hurt. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard where there was a grass fire. one has now grown to 300 acres. >> a fierce summer storm packed a punch overnight bringing this. a nonstop line show to all parts of the bay area. amazing to see but firefighters say all that lightning combined with extreme heat sparked multiple fires. >> all six fires that we had this morning were all attributed to

a series of massive fires in northern and central california force thousands from their homes. the us postmaster—general tells a senate committee that ballots in november's presidential election will be delivered — securely and on time. belarus opposition leader svetla na tikhanovskaya vows to "stand till the end" in protests over disputed elections. russian doctors now say the opposition activist, alexei navalny, can be transported to germany for treatment. his supporters believe his release was delayed until no traces of poison could be found inside him. it could still be several hours before he leaves siberia. mr navalny became unwell after drinking tea at an airport cafe. moscow strongly denies he was poisoned. earlier the spokesman for the hospital where mr navalny is being treated, explained why the possible plans to move mr navalny had changed. translation: the relatives of the patient have made multiple requests for him to be transported. they are relatives, family members, and they, like other people, have been given all the information about his condition, the diagnos

. >> host: that's true prisons and northern california, central valley, white people in upstate new york, all over the country, west virginia. i had never thought of that. there's a jobs program for white people. >> guest: and the construction's trades it's almost all down and by white union. sue went another thing i wanted to ask her to think and ferguson maybe i'm wrong but it's the first time i became aware, think ended the fact with the first time i became really aware about it, this militarization of the police force the weaponry that's come out within the force. being given, forced upon police on cities, small towns, everywhere. and we saw it operating there in ferguson against the protesters. the local people. and tanks and the whole weaponr weaponry. this confluence of militarism from police that we are now seeing this time, it's like on steroids. it was kind of a surprise in 2014. but now, there is six years of militarization and we see these costs coming out with peaceful demonstration in full battle gear. and with weaponry. one of the things i worked on a lot is the idea that

california's women at the ballot box and in elected ofce today. >>> welcome kqed newsroom. i am david clemens. so inwe plunge the fire season with hundreds of fires burning , more than 0 acres across northern and central california. firefighters are battling main res while contending with high wind and difficult terrain. at least five people have now died. in santa cruz and san mateo county alone more than 64,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. the air quality in the bay area is now among the worst in the world. >>> the northern california wildfires expected to burn for several more days. and possibly weeks. visit kqed.org for up-to-date air-quality maps and evacuation information. >>> earlier today postmaster general lewis to joy testify before senate lawmakers. he was called to controversial changes to the postal service. changes which have led to widespread delays and warnings that mail-in ballots may not award on time to be counted for the november electio those changes would be suspended until after the election. also this week ana bipart port saying ed a that russia interfered to help donald trump rten. the realso laid out tensive contact between trump campaign advisors and rus

>>> in northern california neighborhood has been plagued by a burglar. úthings she has gotten her pawse spike in oakland in the coming months, >>> stocks were flat on wall street today. the dow is up 34 points. the nasdaq was down 23. the s&p was down by half a point. this is up to the latest report on u.s. retail sales. they edged up 1.2% in july. that is not as much as expected, sales and appliances were back to the pandemic levels. demand went up address on the gas stations. is also building materials and cars were week. >>> the back-to-school donation drive is showing how we are better together. the town & country village teamed up with family giving tree. they collected school supplies for students and schools in need. the donations will be double checked and sanitized before they are distributed to schools across the bay area. >>> thousands of students who reliance school for their meals are getting a helping hand. this is from the curry family. they are expanding the feed oakland program. they are partnering with 130 restaurants to provide 150,000 meals per day. those will be di

we're watching live doppler 7 closely, as moisture moves into northern california. you can see a lot of action off the coast right now. that will all remain away from us. that is not a threat to the bay area. what we are watching right now, i want to zoon in on live doppler 7. you can see a pair of returns here thankfully moving into santa cruz county. we want to get you an update on the czu complex right now. >> the statewide situation in california at the moment before we get started here specifically in these two counties. since saturday, august 15th, we have experienced 615 fires across the state of california, and more than two dozen of those fires have turned into major fires. with that, the second and third largest fires in california history are burning around us at the moment in santa clara unit and up in lmu and the lake napa unit. with that, there's over 14,000 firefighters assigned across the state at this moment with this lightning siege. additionally, there's over 2400 fire engines across california fighting these fires. and cal fire alone has 96% of a

.>> good evening, now at 11, and streaming on cbsn bay area, fires are burning all over northern california tonight, forcing more evacuations this evening and blanketing the bay area with unhealthy air.>> new evacuations were ordered near mount hamilton, that fire is part of a complex of 20 that has burned at least 35,000 s re and 1800 acre blaze along the alameda/santa clara line has prompted evacuations and in eastern contra costa county a group of four fires has forced evacuations along marsh creek and morgan territory roads. >> let's head over to katie nielsen who was in napa county tonight where homes have already been destroyed as residents are scrambling to safety.>> reporter: the roar of the fires echoed through canyons. as fast-moving flames consumed homes in the spanish flat neighborhood along the southwest side of lake area said. nearby on highway 128 the buyer torched trees and consumed dry grass near the summer's and winery. >> it keeps coming, every few years. >> he was ordered to evacuate and refused saying this time he >> they are stretched so thin now that there are very fe