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the bridge, a fire broke out yesterday in placer county is forcing some evacuations already. this fire has grown to about 250 acres there is 0% containment so far bridgette bjorlo has the details. >> after spending 2 weeks out of state gilbert and on middle and hope to return to a placer county home sunday to recharge and relax. but then they saw this. we were out of town coming back and we can't get home right now. we're stuck here. it really flames from the fast-moving bridge fire sparked just a few hours earlier, shutting down forest hill road and prompting a new round of evacuations near alder. we >> going back. he's recently >> took all of our people, work our pictures and our things like that you your day birth certificates and all and left them at my daughters in stockton. so today we went down to pick them up. we're just on her way home. >> roadblock and the mcmillan's aren't the only ones waiting in limbo. hundreds more have been ordered to leave in case flames flare up were, you know, 100 plus degrees right now. good stiff southwesterly nothing. that's. >> you know,

it's called the bridge fire broke out yesterday in placer county. these are some of the latest images we have of it. it has forced some evacuations about 250 acres in size right now. but the problem is it's 0% contained, which means it is still growing out of control. we've got bridgette with more. >> after spending 2 weeks out of state gilbert and on millon hope to return to a placer county home sunday to recharge and relax. but then they saw this. we were out of town coming back and we can't get home right now. we're stuck here. it really flames from the fast-moving bridge fire sparked just a few hours earlier, shutting down forest hill road and prompting a new round of evacuations near alder. we >> going back. he's recently >> took all of our people, work our pictures and our things like that you your day birth certificates and all and left them at my daughters in stockton. so today we went down to pick them up. and we're just on her way home. >> roadblock and the mcmillan's aren't the only ones waiting in limbo hundreds more have been ordered to

. >> several new fires started over the state including this one in placer county. about 500 people evacuated when the fire started yesterday. those visiting the auburn state recreation area. cal fire says the bridge fire has spread across 250 acres from the forest hill bridge. it is 0% contained. holy site it is not a threat to the city -- police say it is not a threat to the city. >> chris making are making headway on the caldor fire. they took advantage of the relatively low wind and low temperatures to buy them time to try to stop the flames from spreading. more than 215,000 acres have burned. crews are making good progress,. >> right now we are nearing the subalpine. he creates its views and mitigates issues. it is a little harder for them to get in here for access, but it is also a little bit harder for it to burn. >> valuation orders for south lake tahoe have been downgraded to warnings, allowing residents to return to the area. fire officials and residents need to be ready to evacuate again in case fire conditions change. abc7news.com list of resources. >> f

. >> reporter: cruise battle the bridge fires in placer county on september 5th. cal fire was short one essential piece of equipment. >> this last fire in auburn, we had to order a hose. >> reporter: assisting cal fire the chief relies on a fire cash reserve in riding in a warehouse ready to replenish crews at any time. the supply was out of fire hoses. >> they were out of hose and had to order a hose from a cash in alaska. >> reporter: it took one extra day for them to get what they needed. the biden administration has answered the call. unlocking federal funds ordering a production company in oklahoma to make more of these. >> we use the defense protection act to address the shortage of fire hoses. >> reporter: they are the sole supplier of fire hoses to the forest service whose job it is to order equipment for firefighters across california. >> over the life of the contract we've manufactured over 2 million hoses. >> reporter: they expect to manufacture 4000 miles of hoses. a welcomed addition for california crews on the ground. >> power pole is to have enough

the bridge fire started underneath the foresthill bridge in placer county's recreation area.ce sparking yesterday quickly growing to 250 acres and triggering evacuation orders for about 500 people. so far, there are no reports of any homes being destroyed. >>> an emotional blow this weekend for firefighters on the frontlines of the dixie fire burning near chico. a veteran national forest firefighter died from illness there. we know his death is not directly related to the fire, however it's not clear whether he became sick while battling the flames. containment is now at 56% and the dixie fire has destroyed nearly 700 homes. >>> new overnight taliban fighters are claiming to control the last hold out in afghanistan. this is a province north of kabul. it was the only territory that did not fall during last month's takeover. meanwhile, the taliban also reportedly blocking several american planes from taking off. now those planes were supposed to help evacuate hundreds of people including americans left behind when the u.s. withdrew last week. one congressman says the taliban ar

. >> and we'll head to placer county right after to break to see how government oreo candidate kevins gearing up ahead of the results in tonight's recall election. stay with us. kron 4 >> it's 3.30 this tuesday afternoon. the day is when californians the state decide whether governor newsom keeps his job or is replaced by one of the dozens republican candidates on the ballot gubernatorial candidates are gearing up for tonight's recall election results in our reporter bridge a bridge or low. >> joins us live from lincoln, which is in placer county and to check in on the kind of campaign and how it's preparing for tonight. high bridge. it. >> hi there. yes, we are waiting for the watch party to get started in just a couple of hours from now. and this is where supporters of assemblyman kevin kiley will gather and wait out tonight's election results. we're here at oliver's in lincoln, california. >> which is just northeast of the city of sacramento. a much more suburban and rural part of the state with large pockets of republican support. kiley is one of 46 challengers hoping to unseat g

the bridge fire broke out yesterday in placer county. it is already forcing some people to evacuate. the fire has grown to about 250 acres. 0% contained at this morning. we usually get an update at around 7. so stay tuned for that. but 250 acres. they hope to keep it at that level and not for it to continue growing. just like the caldor fire, which grew and grew and grew. and now it's burning near lake tahoe. >> that fire now burned to has burned more than 215,000 acres. they are making progress on containment. 44% contained. the fire has destroyed more than 900 structures so far. and because firefighters have made so much progress. people in south lake tahoe. they are being allowed to return to home after being told to flee for their lives last week. >> garage. paul has the details. >> after hearing bad news for most of the here's some good news. >> homeowners are returning to the city of south lake tahoe that tommy to kony and his 3 dogs. one of the first ones to return the dogs are so happy to be home. evacuated a few days before the

the bridge fire has burned a little over half a square mile in auburn in placer county. evacuations have been lifted. it is 25% contained and firefighters are actively patrolling for hot spots. a heat advisory is in effect there through thursday evening. a little good news on the caldor fire burning in the el dorado national forest south of lake tahoe. firefighters have that 49% contained. it has burned almost 1,000 buildings. and then, there is the huge dixie fire. that has burned more than 1400 square miles. it has been burning for almost two months. and today, it is 59% contained. it has destroyed almost 1300 buildings. and, the state office of emergency services also talked about the massive cleanup project that is ahead for people who did lose property in one of those fires. there is a helpful website out there. if you are among them. i just put that up on my twitter page. back to you. >>> the other big story this afternoon, we are now just one week away from a recall election day. and governor newsom is in full- out campaign mode. the governor is pushing for reside

this one burning west of roseville in placer county. it started yesterday. so far. it's burned 300 acres it is just 5% contained. all these fires, of course, happening as the bay area set to stay pretty toasty throughout the rest of the week. this is a live look outside at downtown san francisco, little bit of haze, but no fog in sight. that's for sure. kron 4 meteorologist dave spahr joining us now with a look that the golden gate bridge haven't seen it so clear in a while day. yeah, good afternoon. there are good afternoon, everybody. and just a little bit of wispy fog making its way across as we see our typical afternoon. >> brees. that's kicking and we'll see a little stronger one tomorrow, but it's not going to do much for temperatures, though. still expecting really those hot temperatures to race again tomorrow when tracker as you can see, mostly on shore into the teens for the east bay shoreline 16 out of san francisco in the north bay. even getting some upper single digits to be had as well, though that's not penetrating too far inland temperature check alre

it doesn't go up into placer county, though, right that that placer county line really is is where the evacuation order stops here along the western portion of lake tahoe. but you do have certain portions of alpine and amador counties along highway 88 that are under evacuation orders and take a look at some of the evacuation orders that have just been put up in nevada. so you're talking about the nevada side of south lake tahoe essentially and a pretty big area. you have upper lower and central kingsbury areas. the round hill region inroads including lower elks point. lake village lower. all overs and the kill drive regions and roads again, those are mandatory evacuation orders there in douglas county on the other side of the state line there in nevada and all these people have to go somewhere if they're not fortunate enough to have family or in a safe distance of the evacuation centers in eldorado county. you have the green valley community church, cameron park community services district rolling hills church, amador county has set up a center at the italian picnic grounds and center

. >> amazing, she was folding laundry inside of her home in placer county. she looked down and the ring on her finger had seemingly exploded. turns out a group of teenagers was firing shots out of a car window and one of the bullets went through the wall of her house and grazed just the ring on her finger. >> so then there was a sudden like pressure on my hand, that is crazy. this little ring from like a hawaii vendor kind of saved my hand. >> keep that ring, very lucky. the woman worked with deputies who were able to use the ring as evidence to arrest one of the teenagers. the sheriff says it is one of the most interesting pieces of when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you. >>> the late show with stephen colbert is next. >> thank you for watching, news c

it's called the bridge fire broke out yesterday up in placer county. it is forcing some evacuations right now. fires actually grown to about 300 acres in size. containment stands at about 5% this morning. we've got bridget that your low with more. >> after spending 2 weeks out of state gilbert and on millon hope to return to placer county home sunday to recharge and relax. but then they saw this. we were out of town coming back and we can't get home right now. we're stuck here. it really flames from the fast-moving bridge fire sparked just a few hours earlier, shutting down forest hill road and prompting a new round of evacuations near alder. we >> going back. he's recently >> took all of our people, work our pictures and our things like that. you your baby birth certificates and all and left him that. my daughters. >> in stockton. so today we went down to pick them up. and we're just on her way home. >> roadblock and the mcmillan's aren't the only ones waiting in limbo. hundreds more have been ordered to leave in case flames flare-up were, you know, 1

it's called the bridge fire broke out yesterday in placer county. you can see some of the latest pictures of it here. it did for some evacuations. the fire has grown. now to about 300 acres. containment is at 5% this morning at an update from the last hour. so containment is going up. but obviously they're still way behind on getting this fully surrounded as for the caldor fire that burning up in lake tahoe. it's now burned more than 216,000 acres. >> containment remains the same from overnight. it's still at 44%. >> the fire has destroyed more than 900 structures. >> and because firefighters have made so much progress. people in south lake tahoe are being allowed to return home after being told to evacuate last week we've brought paul tsongas now with the more on the story. >> after hearing bad news for most of the here's some good news. >> homeowners are returning to the city of south lake tahoe tommy to kony and his 3 dogs. one of the first ones to return the dogs are so happy to be home. ciccone evacuated. a few days before the mandatory orders

. >>> a newer fire forcing hundreds from their homes in placer county called the bridge fire broke out north of sacramento near auburn. they have stopped forward progress but there's a lot of work to do. >> reporter: the bridge fire spread rapidly this sunday, backfiring operations took place overnight near the auburn state recreation area. hundreds of personnel were deployed to the fire, forcing wreck raters to evacuate. today the bridge fire has been contained 5%. most of it is burning in steep terrain and crews are working on the ground to remove anything that could build up the flames. go we do have forward progress stopped, but, you know, the containment line is different from control where we can walk away from that section. there's still a lot of downed material that can roll out across the line. >> reporter: cal fire says that the area is safe for residents. as we drove through several neighborhoods and spoke to residents, many like nat lay are prepared for evacuation if it were to come down to that. >> it was pretty scary yesterday with the plumes of smoke coming up over the c

about a mile-and-a-half from auburn in placer county. crews trying to gain the upper end here and within the past hour this fire has grown to 400 acres and containment up to 15%. rachel wolf has the latest from the fire lines. >> we had upwards of nine air tankers and five helicopters. >> from the air and the ground. firefighters continue to battle the bridge fire. >> you can see retardant all over the hillsides. just some really aggressive attacks. >> it started at the north river. 700 people had to be evacuated. >> people respect the beauty and the danger. >> it is unsettling for sure. >> nora and his wife hiking the hillside with their dog. ready. >> our bags are packed all summer. >> they are no stranger to evacuations. >> we have a phone tree and check in on everyone and make sure everyone is ready to go and we have a plan in place in case god forbid something should happen. >> by midday 300 acres burned. >> the crews say they are not out of the woods just yet. >> it means that we have secured those lines and we have crews reinforci

this is time lapse video of the bridge fire that's burning in placer county near auburn. the fire started yesterday just outside the city of auburn. so far it's burned more than 400 acres and it's 15% contained that fire prompted evacuation orders over the weekend, although tonight most of them have been lifted it on wallace. has the latest on that fire fight. we can see this charred hillside behind the flames burned this area yesterday. but today, firefighters tell me they're confident they're gaining the upper hand. >> from the air. and from the ground. firefighters made major headway on the bridge fire over the last 24 hours. >> just put a great effort in yesterday to get us where we are today. a few spot fires remain, but all forward progress has been stopped. >> the fire started just after noon yesterday sending thick smoke into the sky and leading the placer county sheriff's office to evacuate about 500 people from the area including from the popular robert state recreation area. the nearby forest hill bridge closed. and while that closure and the evacuations remain

. >>> a newer fire forcing hundreds from their homes in placer county called the bridge fire broke out north of sacramento near auburn. they have stopped forward progress but there's a lot of work to do. >> reporter: the bridge fire spread rapidly this sunday, backfiring operations took place overnight near the auburn state recreation area. hundreds of personnel were deployed to the fire, forcing wreck raters to evacuate. today the bridge fire has been contained 5%. most of it is burning in steep terrain and crews are working on the ground to remove anything that could build up the flames. go we do have forward progress stopped, but, you know, the

the bridge fire erupted yesterday near auburn and placer county. at one point 700 people at the auburn recreation area were evacuated. the bridge fire has grown to 400 acres. it is 15% contained. >>> on now to the caldor fire. thousands of evacuees are returning home to southlake tahoe. they lifted evacuation orders yesterday. some people spent this labor day playing on the beach or bike riding. more families are arriving home not everything is back to normal. heavenly ski resort. that is used as a base camp for firefighters. and, some businesses and services are not open. >> the reason that i have chosen to wait is because there is such limited services i don't want to put any further stress on the services that are there. >> the cal dore fire burned more than 200,000 acres and it is 48% contained. >>> with millions of people traveling for the holiday weekend there are concerns covid-19 cases could spike once again. kpix5 betty yu is live in the marina district in what experts say we can see post labor day, betty? >> reporter: liz it was moderatel

that would be the bridge fire burning just west of roseville in placer county. this one started yesterday and so far has burned some 300 acres. it's only 5% contained tonight, the bridge fire has prompted some evacuation orders. and cal fire says at least one person has been injured. containment on the dixie fire. it's now 57%. so some progress there, those second biggest fire in state history. >> has burned more than 910,000 acres across 5 counties. one firefighter died while responding to the fire. we've all learned that he worked for the forest service and died of an illness while assigned to the fire. so he was not actively on the front lines at the time. >> meantime, the monument fire has grown to be the 18th biggest fire in state history. it is. and trinity northwest of redding. >> you're looking live there at the area just south of junction city. the monument fire has been burning for more than a month. more than 180,000 acres have burned it is 37% contained. now to the caldor fire. some people are able to return to their south lake tahoe homes after that

and we confirmed at least one ransomware attack in a placer county school district was never reportednts. >> fallout from the massive toledo public school data breach -- >> reporter: but there are reports that student information from these attacks is now being found on the dark web, where kids information sells for a premium. >> accounts being opened in their kids names -- >> reporter: there clean credit history makes them ideal targets for credit thieves. >> they found cyber attacks are more common at k-12 schools and many realize. >>> let's take a look at sfo where tsa agents are just seeing more passengers this year than last. they are also finding more weapons. tsa says it has recovered about 7900 weapons so far this year alone. of those, about 4500 or the agency calls live weapons, including things like loaded guns. of the 3200 guns recorded by the tsa last year, 83% were loaded. tsa regulations allow passengers to travel with guns that are unloaded, packed in hard containers, and checked into the cargo hold. >>> with cases climbing again in some areas, a lot of americans are re

coming up on the next hour, the kron 4 morning news a new fire sparked in placer county and now fire crews are putting all their efforts to contain it before it gets any large. plus a deadly overnight crash in oakland kron four's. sara stinson is live at the scene with the details and whether this labor day and every day, the exclusive kitchenaid appliances you want are within reach. like this exclusive 5-element rage. get up to $500 off now on select appliances. only at lowe's. my name is on the front. but... i am more proud of the back. siggis: 40% less sugar,

. >>> all evacuation orders are now lifted in placer county where the bridge fire is burning in auburnrefighters stopped its progress overnight, and containment is now up to 25% as of this morning. the fire has already burned more than 400 acres since sunday and shut down auburn's state park, which remains closed. >>> governor gavin newsom back in the bay area. a live look at the mission language and vocational school. this is where the governor is expected to join them today. he's prepared to make a statement visiting a phone bank. the focus here on that all-important latin vote. and election day now just a week away. we can see governor newsom with mayor london breed as well. that's in san francisco. so the governor actually spent the holiday weekend rallying with workers down in southern california leading recall replacement candidate republican larry elder also made rounds urging a yes on the recall and a vote for him. millions of voters have already mailed in ballots, and most are from democrats. but the president of the san francisco republican party says the republicans, they wi

that would be the bridge fire burning just west of roseville in placer county.this one started yesterday and so far has burned some 300 acres. it's only 5% contained tonight, the bridge fire has prompted some evacuation orders. and cal fire says at least one person has been injured. containment on the dixie fire. it's now 57%. so some progress there, those second biggest fire in state history. >> has burned more than 910,000 acres across

and it's 59% contained crews have stopped forward progress on the bridge fire in placer county.s parked on sunday. >> under the forest hill bridge back elation orders and warnings. those have been lifted except for those covering the auburn state recreation area 411 acres have f burned in that fire is 25% contained as of tonight firefighters say that they have got a better handle on the flames by dropping fire retardant on old forest hill road in the nearby grass. taking a live look outside right the bay said bit of a haze in the sky. but some blue is well, meteorologist dave spahr is with us now we're be on labor day but is not quite the fall. it doesn't feel like forget about it still summer. it's going to feel like summer for looks like of the week ahead going on forward. >> let's stop to that air quality because it did improve a little bit, although it's starting to fall part a little bit now. >> got some greens in here lake tahoe. and so forth. but carson city reno still in that moderate category in their pockets of poor to be found in the bay area. yeah, we're getting back

it's the bridge fire is called it broke out yesterday in auburn in placer county. it's for some of shuns the fire has grown to about 300 acres. it is now just 5% contained. >> firefighters are making significant progress against the massive caldor fire that's burning near south lake tahoe some evacuation orders have been downgraded. now to evacuation warnings officials say residents who are allowed to return home are still at risk from the fire and the poor air quality from all the smoke. the fire is still threatening nearly 27,000 structures. it has been burning since august. the 14th, the fire has scorched more than 21i,000 acres. it is now 44% contained. >> although crews are making progress on containing the caldor fire and some have been able to return home. many are still under evacuation orders and they need help. today. kron four's, charles clifford talk toua group is doing what it can to help some of those people. well, 10's of thousands of people have been displaced by the caldor fire. some are now being allowed to return home. >> but many are not this af

it forced the placer county sheriff's office to evacuate about 500 people from neighboring communitiesforesthill bridge. now, while the bridge fire is small in size compared to the caldor and the dixie fires. it did destroy more than 1000 structures. >> we are definitely on pace to where we were last year, which was the record of the most acres burned in one of the most destructive fire in in california history. and historically it is september and october when we experience our largest or most damaging wildfires. so unfortunately we still have many more months of peak fire season ahead of us. >> the bridge fire is 90% contained, but it burned 411 acres. still ahead here on the kron 4 morning news that there's some new movies in theaters to enjoy this sunday. really interesting one. >> that we want to hear about. we've got a review straight ahead. this labor day and every day, the exclusive kitchenaid appliances you want are within reach. like this exclusive 5-element rage. get up to $500 off now on select appliances. only at lowe's. weekend. 9.24 here on this sunday morning. if you're

sacramento suburbs, placer county, outside of sacramento, trump won this county. it has highest concentration of college degrees for a county that went for trump in california in 2020. got 52%. yes is running 3 1/2 points below trump, 48%. again, for the recall to have a chance statewide, probably has to be 64%, 65%. around there. it's running low. expect it go up a little bit with the same day vote but would it go where it needs to go? just don't see right now how that would happen. core democratic, where davis is, one of the most democratic counties probably in the country. trump 28%, 27%. seeing if there's exceptions to the pattern. far northern california, tiny counties, rural northern california, trump 75%, recall running at 82%, this is largest swing in positive direction from trump to yes on the recall we've seen. see how small lassen county is, 6700 people. and there's millions of votes in los angeles. this is most republican part of the state, also the smallest part in terms of where population is. geographically big counties, population small. santa barb

dion: that 500 people had to be evacuated this afternoon after a brush fire broke out in placer county. most were visiting the auburn state recreation area. calfire says the bridge fire has spread across 250 acres from the forest hill bridge. it is currently 0% contained. police say it is not a threat to the city of auburn. one local community center is getting ready to help 150 refugees from afghanistan. the only problem is they don't know when they'll arrive in the bay area. ryan curry shows is the process of getting afghans acclimated. >> i cannot say that we are really ready, but we have all the plans in place. reporter: this doctor says he and his team of volunteers are eager to see the refugees who will call the bay area home. >> today was the first day we got shipments of materials like blankets and diapers, things for kids. reporter: the islamic community center has one mission, help the new refugees feel welcome when they come to the bay area. he says most of them are in covid-19 quarantine, but soon they will arrive at need help from the community. >> they are trying to welco

. >>> and some good news to report this morning about a fire that broke out near auburn in placer county. evacuation ordering were lifted. about 700 people at the recreation area were told to get out. the bridge fire has grown to more than 400 acres and is 15% contained. >>> on to the caldor it was unusual for thousands of wildfire evacuees who are back home in south lake tahoe. some people spent the labor day playing on the beach or biking though more families arriving home. not everything is back to normal. heavenly is being used as a base camp for firefighters. some businesses and services are not open. >> the reason that i have chosen to wait is because there are such limited services. i don't want to put any further stress on the services that are there. >> the fire has burned more than 200,000 acres and is 48% contained. >>> the campaign trail getting hit hard just seven days until the recall election. >> we have a look at what's to come. >> yeah. if you haven't gotten your ballot you will soon soon. today is the last day for county election officials to send them so, all right. we

that's in placer county. it is forcing some evacuations. this fire has grown to about 400 acres. it is 15% contained. some potential good news in the caldor fire. meanwhile, firefighters say they are making significant progress in addition to some evacuation orders being downgraded to evacuation warnings. officials say residents are going back home. but there is still a risk from the fire and from poor air quality from all of the wildfire smoke. the fire is still threatening nearly 27,000 structures. it's been burning since august 14th. the fire has scorched more than 216,000 acres. it is now 44% contained. and as those first evacuees started making their way back to south lake tahoe group. all somehow was there to talk to them about. >> the feeling of returning home and what comes next. >> after hearing bad news for most of the past week. here's some good news. homeowners are returning to the city of south lake tahoe tommy to kony and his 3 dogs. one of the first ones to return the dogs are so happy to be home. >> evacuated a few days before the mandatory orders and took his tra

fire crews battling the so-called bridge fire in placer county an hour northeast of sacramento officialsre say the fire ignited on sunday. so far the burned through more than 400 acres and they say are 25% contained. further south in ammadour county, firefighters say they have contained the lawrence fire in san diego county down south, firefighters say they've stopped the forward movement of the so-called aruba fire officials say it is now 75% contained. secretary of state tony blinken says the united states is not aware of the taliban holding any americans hostage. that contradicts the claim of republican lawmakers secretary blinken made his comments during a trip to qatar. the nation has been a major transit port for tens of thousands of evacuees from afghanistan. he says roughly 100 americans are still. in country many of they will dual citizens. meantime, the taliban has been cracking down on peaceful protesters see here taliban fighters used gunfire to break up a woman's protest over the weekend and another demonstration earlier today in kabul. the taliban is also unveiled the new g

> the fire started just after noon on sunday, sending thick smoke into the sky and leading the placer county sheriff's office to evacuate about 500 people from neighboring communities nearby forest hill bridge was temporarily closed. now that the area is back open on quest stopped by to see this first hand so is devastating because it's like it's like life and death. and just looks like death while the bridge fire was small in size compared to the caldor and dixie fire is responsible for the destruction of more than 2000 structures. the bridge fire did leave a path of destruction. you can see what the bridge fired into this hillside off forest hill road. all that's left. >> lacking the terrain and cal fire says if conditions do not improve californians should expect more to talk to wildfires in the coming months. >> we are definitely on pace to where we were last year, which was the record of the most acres burned in one of the most destructive fire in in california history. and historically it is september and october when we experience our largest or most damaging wildfires. so unfortunate

the bridge fire, the one burning near the city of auburn up in placer county has now spread to more thanward progress has been stop. so there's some good news there. evacuation orders, however, are still in effect, though firefighters say that there is no immediate threat to any structures right now. one firefighter did suffer minor injuries, though, but was able to return to the front lines. >> in south lake tahoe. the 22,000 people who had to evacuate because of the caldor fire are now allowed to go back home after the fire down burned 216,000 acres and destroyed more than 700 homes. it's 48% contained. >> and while people in south lake tahoe are out of their homes because of the fire evacuations. we saw bears taking advantage of the empty streets. we've shared some video. fact, there's some of it there them roman about town. yes, to to as they moved you know, great. but now as people are coming back, the bears need to. >> beat it. bridgette bjorlo has the details. >> as the normally busy streets of south lake tahoe sat empty of people during caldor fire evacuations. in came a wave of

this is time lapse video of the bridge fire burning near the city of auburn in placer county.w spread to more than 400 acres. containment has gone up slightly. it's not 15% and the best news is that all forward progress of the fire has been stopped. no evacuation orders are still in effect. firefighters say no immediate threat right now to any structures. so that's some good news. we have to tell you, one firefighter did suffer some minor injuries but was able to be patched up and actually was back on the front lines fairly quickly. >> in south lake tahoe. the 22,000 people who are forced to evacuate because of the caldor fire are all going back now to see what's left of fire burned. 216,000 acres and it did destroy 700 homes. it's now 48% contain. and while those people are going back to see what's left of their homes and move back in the bears. >> need to move out. they do. yeah. they came into town to explore when the streets were empty. but now all of that, you know, things have to return to normal. for more on this we've got bridget, but your low with the story. >> as the

now, the bridge fire burning near the city of auburn in placer county has now spread to more than 400nd this is time lapse video. the smoke and the flames. this fire is 25% contained and all the forward progress has been stops. that's important. evacuation orders are, however, still in effect. firefighters say there's no immediate threat. however, to any structures right now, although one fire fire did suffer minor injuries, but they were able to return to the front lines. >> well, crews battling the caldor fire have made a lot of progress that fire now has burned over 216,000 acres and destroyed more than 700 homes, but it is now at least 49% contained. still, the progress has been good. but the firefighters far from over. dennis shanahan has the latest. >> along highway 88 in the kirkwood area. firefighters have made good progress. but hot spots continue to challenge containment lines. to put out this flareup crews pulled along hose line from a water tender parked on the highway. firefighters are working and living in these woods. we have folks out here campaign and the wilderness a

meanwhile from moving forward up in placer county. it's parked under the forest hill bridge in the city of auburn over the weekend. a few evacuation orders and warnings do remain around born state recreation area right now. the fire is 25% contained at 411 acres. one firefighter has been injured in this firefight. nearly 2 months after it began, the dixie fire is the largest single wildfire in california history and it's still spreading across 5 counties. this fire has torched more than 914,000 acres. and it's just 58% contained. it's destroyed. hundreds of homes and businesses and its reduced downtown greenville to rubble. the greenville has been re populated. plumas county leaders are still getting calls from residents in nearby communities wondering if it's safe to return home. >> when can we come back and what's one of the mandatory evacuations going to get lifted. i got those fun phone calls. all of that all the time. every day. >> supervisor kevin goss home was spared by the dixie fire. but his business was not. that's his famil

the bridge fire broke out yesterday and auburn in placer county. it is forcing some evacuations and has grown to roughly 300 acres and at last check, it is only 5% contained. firefighters are making significant progress against the massive called or fire a burning near south lake tahoe now. >> some of accusation orders have been down graded 2, an evacuation warning. officials say residents can return home. but they're still a risk from this fire and course poor air quality from all the smoke. the fire is still threatening nearly 27,000 structures. it's been burning now since august 14th. the fire has scorched more than 216,000 acres and is now 44% contained. all right. take a look at the 4 zone forecast and we're looking live at the golden gate bridge little hard to see. they're pretty foggy yeah. across for us. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. here to give us an update on. >> and the weather conditions. the bay area. yeah. you know, you see that fog right down there on the golden gate bridge. you can certainly expect to see. >> pretty strong r

you talking about all the way up to the placer county line here. that of course, includes emerald bay. he also portions of alpine and amador counties along highway 88 to the south that are also under evacuation orders. winds are carrying embers. more than a mile at times. and that's what you have spot fires, especially over in here is the fire makes its way to the north into the east spot. fires are all over the place. and that's one of the problem. so talked about the vet the the douglas county area over here. we have some images that the douglas county sheriff's office sent out talking about where the mandatory evacuations are there. they include upper lower and central kingsbury, the round hill region and roads, including lower elks point, lake village lower. all of hers and kill drive regions and roads. so many people have been forced out and a lot of them need a place to go. evacuation centers in eldorado county. you have the green valley community church cameron park community services district rolling hills church in amador county. they have

election all across the state of california from san diego and kosta mesa in southern california to placer county and sacramento and northern california plus, of course, our own team of cloud for reporters here in the bay area. they have been following how the final day of voting fair and how election watch parties will be unfolding tonight. we begin tonight with how the final day of voting went in the bay area kron four's, dan kerman starts are off our team coverage live from city hall in san francisco. dan, if you're still in line at 8 o'clock. you can vote. is there anybody still in line. >> well, there i have started to roll up. we've been right outside your front city hall which you see is red, white and blue and they have started rolling up the vehicle area where people could come and drop off their ballots in person. so there is nobody left here. but there were people up at 7.45 still driving up, dropping off their ballot. we have a little video we can show you from earlier all throughout the day, people streaming in and officials tell us that this has been a very strong voter turnout in s

so-called bridge fire started yesterday just a little after noon under the foresthill bridge in placer county's auburn state recreation area. it grew quickly to 250 acres and triggered evacuation orders for about 500 people there. evacuation orders were issued for more people impacted. the fire is still burning out of control and no reports of any homes being destroyed. we'll hope it stays that wayp with. >>> also developing this morning, good news on the frontlines of the caldor fire. still burning near south lake tahoe, but in the bay area smoke from wildfires across the region continue to be unhealthy for some neighborhoods. >> air district leaders are actually extending the bay area spare the air alert at least through today. "today in the bay's" bob redell has been live for us this morning, tracking all of what's going on here in the east bay. talk to us about that extension and the reason for it. >> reporter: there's a few reasons, marcus and kris. you have the hot weather that's expected today. more people are venturing out post- -- well not post-covid but returning to their precovid rou

. >>> all evacuation orders are lifted in placer county where the bridge fire is burning in auburn.irefighters stopped the fire's progress and containment is now at 15%. the fire burned more than 400 acres since sunday. we should mention auburn's state park remains closed. >>> you can keep track of the air quality in your neighborhood that's impacted by the wildfires. go to nbcbayarea.com. click on check your air quality in your neighborhood right there at the top in the trending bar. if you type in your zip code it will zoom in to that part of the map. >>> happening now, apple is offering a helping hand to people in the homeless encampment cleared from the company's property. this is an area on component near san jose international airport. the tech giant purchased that land and says it's offering everyone nine months of temporary housing and one year of case management support. apple released a statement reading in part, as the challenges for renters and potential homeowners continue to increase, we've accelerated our support to have already deployed over $1 billion in new project

we have the bridge fire burning near the city of auburn up in placer county. it's now grown to 400 acres in size a little bit more than that. 15 1% contained so far. and the good news is firefighters say they've been able to stop all forward progress of that fire evacuation orders are still in effect, though, and firefighters say that there at this point is no immediate threat to structures. the one firefighter did suffer minor injuries but was able to return to the front lines. >> a timeline video is now. >> now let's continue on with our fire coverage. crews are battling the caldor fire. still, they made a lot of progress. so far it has burned 216,000 acres and destroyed 700 home. yeah. it's now 40% contained. so they're nearly halfway there despite the progress, though, the fire fight is far from over dennis shanahan with the latest. >> along highway 88 in the kirkwood area. firefighters have made good progress. but hot spots continue to challenge containment lines. to put out this flareup crews pulled along hose line from a water tender parked on the highw

there >> article at placer county posted later on saying that they had caught them moves like a shootingwith the gun. the couple doesn't doubt for a moment. just how fortunate they are toss. he wasn't hurt that. i'm lucky. >> just above who ready for really unlucky thing to happen. but really looking the way that it did happen. you know, not every day that you're just doing your laundry and expect bulls to come through the wall. >> but through it all, she's able to find some humor in her experience. >> tell your man you want lots of lots of drinks, big >> and here are. >> a in loomis. rowena shaddox. >> update now on the breaking news we're watching out of carson, california that's in los angeles county where about 100 firefighters are battling this massive warehouse fire right now. it started around 2 o'clock and it's spreading this fire among creates pallets and rubbing alcohol. it's a big fire and it's reducing those large piles just into rubbish right now. we're going to have an update on this breaking news ri i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, mo

this is video of the bridge fire that's burning near the city of auburn up in placer county. >> it'ses in size. you're looking at time lapse video of all that smoke. 25% containment. so far forward progress has also been stopped. evacuation orders are still in effect, though. and we do know that a firefighter. that that firefighters say that no immediate structures have been damaged. however, one firefighter did suffer minor injuries, though he was patched up pretty quick and actually back on the front lines now. and we've got the latest on the caldor fire in south lake tahoe 22,000 people who were forced from their homes. >> are allowed to go back now. but the fire did burn 700 plus homes and structures 216,000 plus acres burned. it is now 49% contained. >> and while people in south lake tahoe are out of their homes because of the fires and the bears or they said these are all empty homes. let's hang out. >> see what kind of food they left behind and now they need to move out so that people can move in. your low has the details. >> as the normally busy streets of south lake tahoe sa