it's a wildfire that's still out of control near santa paula in ventura county.rced thousands of evacuations. we have the latest details and we'll hear from some of the evacuees. >>> and a citywide strike in oakland will start in a couple of hours. which city services could be affected by the walkout? mornings on 2 continues. >>> this is ktvu mornings on 2. >>> good morning. and thank you for joining us on mornings on 2. it's tuesday, december 5th. i'm pam cook. >> and good morning, i'm dave clark. steve paulson is off and rosemary is back. >> the winds are dying down. in southern california, no luck. there's a red flag warning that will continue for a few days. for dry, gusty conditions, gusting to 60 miles per hour being reported out there. isolated gusts could reach 80 miles per hour. and again, very dry. and you can see how widespread the red flag warning is. all the way to midnight on friday. definitely going to be a big fire fight for the folks out there. here's l.a. and here's ventura county. and if i squeeze in closer, santa paula is not off highway 101.

the flash point late last night in santa paula. it burned west to the city of ventura. this is about 35 miles south of santa barbara. >>> now the fire burned more than 50,000 acres, destroyed more than 150 structures. 27,000 people have been evacuated. >> just like the cluster of fires in sonoma and napa counties there are several fires impacting the reenl. look at the map. it's prompting the shutdown of interstate 5 near magic mountain. the creek fire near sylmar, the rye fire and the little mountain fire. >> let's bring in jodi hernandez who joins us live. and you were there for the napa fires now in ventura county tell us what you are seeing and experiencing. >> reporter: well it's a familiar site jessica. we're here right off highway 33 in ventura county where you can see the thomas fire is actively burning tonight. we have been watching as the fire sweeps across the hillside right above a neighborhood. and it has been taking structures along with it that are located on that hillside. now neighbors tell me that this is the former neighborhood of johnny cash. apparent

this is near the town of santa paula. there's an a power outage in santa barbara, we're going to monitor the fire and report back during the newscast. >>> a shooting outside a target store. police say they have a suspect in custody but there are still a lot of loose ends. terry mcsweeney was the first on the scene. he joins us from the parking lot where the police are still onsite looking for evidence. >> reporter: they're still out here. the shooting took place at 6:00 this evening in front of this target store on 40th street. can you see the police still processing. a witness tells me there was some kind of a scuffle between two men next to that bullet rilded dodge durango, just before the bullets started firing another witness tells me exactly what the gun fire sounded like. >> all of a sudden you hear pop, pop, pop, pop. and then another pop, pop. >> reporter: another witness said at least 10 shots were fired. >> we have a shooting. we have two people in area hospitals with gun shot wounds and one person in custody. >>

the fire is burning on both sides of highway- 150 in the santa paula area...nt) that's between santa that's between santa barbara and between santa that's between santa barbara and simi valley. it's not clear if homes have been evacuated...but on social media...officials are telling people to be ready to get out. it's windy here...it's windy there. (grant) harsh words from peninsula congresswoman jackie speier tonight... this comes as congress and president trump embark on a major week - facing a possible government shutdown and more work on tax reform... and the president's twitter feed is raising new questions about the russia investigation and the firing of trump's former national security adviser michael flynn reporter kristen holmes

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this started last night east of santa paula.hat's 60 miles northwest of los angeles in southern california. more than 27,000 people have been evacuated. this is out of control as we're speaking to you now. we'll bring you an update and get a full report still ahead on mornings on 2. >>> time is 5:14. president trump expected to decide this week whether he will move the u.s. embassy in israel to jerusalem. the white house says the president will announce this in the coming days. and also says the president has been clear it's not a matter of if but a matter of when the embassy would be moved. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas says the palestinian leadership will stop contact with the u.s. if president trump recognizes jerusalem as israel's capital. the leaders of saudi arabia, jordan, and egypt have said this would increase tensions in the middle east. >>> the supreme court ruled that the trump administration can enforce the travel ban while the lawsuits make their way through the courts. this is not the final ruling but ap

and santa paula is closer to 126.one of the big stories and the anchors have all the details on the fire there. here at home, the winds are light. and we have nine mountain view. seven in hayward. and half moon bay still cranking. 29miles per hour sustained. and 43 gusts. and notice coming from the northeast. notice the arrow there showing the northeast breeze which we know is an offshore wind. similar to what the southern california is dealing with the santa anas. we lost the reading at half moon bay. but half moon bay this morning in the upper 50s. 50degrees in san francisco. and 50 in oakland. and north bay, upper 50s in santa rosa. and in the south bay, 49 to start your day. afternoon highs for today. coming up lightly. low to mid-60s for the north bay. 65 in novato. east bay, low 60s on the shore. and 62 for brentwood. and 61 for pacifica. and 62 in san francisco. and san jose will be back in the low 60s. 60 for the afternoon high. and 64 in gilroy. the extended forecast. temperatures will climb, getting into the

its burning on both sides of highway- 150 in the santa paula area. at's between santa barbara and simi valley. the fire is being fueld by fierce winds... a situation much like the north bay firestorm. ( james ). (james)here's a map of where it's happening... ( darya ) another big story we are following this morning out of the east bay. a man is in custody following a shooting in a target parking lot.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the target in emeryville this morning with the details. lydia. ( lydia )two victims ... both men ... are in critical condition this morning according to police. the gunfire erupted just before 6:30 last night ... outside the target store in emeryville ... right near interstate 580. it happened at a time when the store was packed with holiday shoppers.police say several shots were fired at two cars. three guns were recovered. police arrested a man found about one block away. description of the three people involved is not available at this time.one of the victims walked off and was found in the home depot parking

its burning on both sides of highway- 150 in the santa paula area. bara and simi valley. the fire is being fueld by fierce winds... a situation much like the north bay firestorm. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week. ( darya ) only on kron 4... we're hearing from a witness to the deadly bay bridge crash that killed a toll taker. justine waldman has the story. ( darya ) only on kron 4... we're hearing from a witness to the deadly bay bridge crash that killed a toll taker. justine waldman has the story. pkgsot that sight is never going to leave meburned in his memory is the horrific crash that killed his coworker si si han saturday morning.the 46 year old mother was minute

the ventura fire started last night near santa paula 60 miles northwest of downtown los angeles. the fire is being propelled by strong santa ana wind gusts. the flames spread quickly. homes, a hospital, and other buildings in downtown ventura have burned. 27,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes. crews are still battling the elements as well as the fires. >> this wind is what is being dealt to us at this point in time. it makes things difficult because we're chasing the fire. we're chasing the fire, trying to get in front to provide structure defense. and number one, trying to inform people to get them out in a timely manner before the fire arrives. >> so far one person has reportedly died as a result of the fires. that person died in a car crash while trying to flee the fire zone. it could be several days before power is restored. bay area crews from alameda, marin, and san mateo counties are on their way south ready to lend a hand in fighting the fires. and coming up in a half hour we'll show you the human toll that the fire is taking. people who are watching their

and it happened right to the north of santa paula. the dry northeast, northeastly winds pushed the smoke and embers towards ventia. the red flag wire fire warning until 8:00 p.m. friday. sustained winds 30-mile-per-hour. that's the ajer. but we could get gusts especially in the canyons that may go up to 40 to 60-mile-per-hour. humidity also 5 to 15%. i want to show you a closer look at what fierts are dealing with right now. that is again the fire started right to the north of santa paula. all of this area right now has had some kind of burn here from santa paula over towards ventia. they're trying to keep it from spreading into the nearby communities. so, again next seven day forecasts shows dry weather in this area with mostly sunny skis temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. what we are looking forward to eventually is some calmer weather once we hit the weekend. i'll have a look at our bay area weather forecast and how long we could be dry in december. coming up at 5:19. >> okay jeff, see you in a moment. jodi and janelle were

you can see the huge flames illuminating the hillsides here above santa paula, california. fire trucks now lining the highway here as firefighters check on each and every one of these homes. we now know that this fire has turned deadl at least one person has died in a traffic accident apparently trying to flee the flames as the blaze continues to rage out of control. this blaze has charred thousands of acres, 10,000 acres so far and counting. we now know again that at least one person has died in an accident trying to escape the fire, and there are thousands of people now left without power as numerous power lines have come down. this blaze far from being under control. in santa paula, california, leanne suter, abc news. >> that's the scary part there, leanne, thank you. we're going to continue to watch that. >>> but we're going to turn to washington and several developments in the russia investigation. >> president trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort may have jeopardized his bail agreement. he's now accused of working with a russian associate as recently as last

this is the seen north of santa paula. the names have now burned about 10,000 acres, 260,000 without power. the santa paula unified school distribut distribut district has announced closing. >> 4 nts 3 magnitude earthquake striking near the town of peri, oklahoma. it was located 60 miles or so from the city. there have been no reports of damages or injuries. >> house of cards lives for one final episode. netflix says the political drama will return for an eight-episode sixth season with robin wright as the lead character. the fate of house of cards has been unclear since cutting ties with kevin spacey. a production on the final season endin expected to resume early next year. in the fifth seen she has already emerged as sort of the alpha character and side lined him. >> will they kill him off? >> i don't know. but she can clearly handle it. >> she's great. >>> liangelo ball one of the three ucl basketball players arrested on the trip to china leaving the school. the team's coach releasing a statement saying they respect th

this all started yesterday around 6:00 in santa paula.course we have jodi hernandez here from nbc bay area heading to the fire lines. she will have a report for you tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >> you can see just how those flames just kind of skip over one house. >> we were talking about that. >> carry farther away from where the actually wildfire is happening. that's something we'll be watching here. we're going to have our winds calming down. it was breezy this morning. as we go through the afternoon, i think wind speeds at about 10 miles per hour. temperatures staying a little warmer than where we should be for this time in december. notice there is no rain in that forecast. >> i like that. >> going to stay dry over the next few days. we need that rain, though. we don't want it to look like southern california. >> that's true. our next newscast is coming up at 5:00. we will have an update on the wildfires in southern california. continue for follow us online, nbcbayarea.com as well as our social media app, nbc bay area. . >>> we're live

there's no containment right now and carl on the fire line in santa paula with the very latest on the overnight firefighter effort. >>reporter: we're right in front of a home here on foothill road that is burning. we've been hearing loud pops and explosions as this home has literally collapsed and burned to the ground in front of us. you can see water coming up from one of the pipes here that has -- the rest burned away is and that's coming up and pan down if we can do that. nathan, you can see some of the embers flying down the road here and they've actually ignited parts of the hillside here and a number of evacuations underway right now along the street watching neighbors that are left and others trying to put out some flames here and trying to protect other hopes. >> we just top that. >>reporter: a short while ago, there were flames being donahooed by the winds and may be able to hear the winds blowing and there was a big fire fight up on the ridge and saw the first water drop here and helicopters had to be grounded. >> prospects was containment and have the ability to put it out

here is a look at the fire in the santa paula area.ference, they talked about the winds coming from the northeast. it is easy to see why the smoke and fire pushes towards ojah and ventura city. gusting about 30, 40 miles per hour. look at the relative humidity. it is 8:00 in the morning. the relative humidity is already 10%. so the brighters definitely are -- firefighter definitely are going to have a struggle over the next few days. temperatures this morning because of the winds in the overnight hours steering things around and wouldn't allow the temperatures to cool off. at least the cool air to sink into the valley locations. 36234 santa rose -- 36 in santa rosa is the cool spot right now. half moon bay is at 59 degrees right now. saw a reading at 60 in the last hour. winds are lightening up. a flood warning for the coast. high tide will be around lunchtime. that is something to consider if you're heading to the coast for your lunch break. here is a view of your extended forecast. tomorrow morning, once the winds drop off, it will t

that's the santa paula county where the fire is burning. dry and mild for the afternoon today. and when i say mild i mean for this time of year. low to mid-60s and winds continue to die down. that's good news for allergy sufferers. as we get into the afternoon, here's a look at the numbers expected for today. 62 san francisco and 62 oakland. and 62 morgan hill. and 65 for santa rosa. the extended forecast here. temperatures continuing to climb as we get into the bay area weekend for the festivities going on. maybe outdoors getting a holiday tree or doing ice skating. may not need the jacket in the afternoon with the upper 60s in the forecast. the only issue here,-wide like to see rain in the extended forecast. and some of the models 16 days show a fairly dry pattern. >> not good news for southern california with the fires either. oh. >> by tomorrow they'll be in the low 80s. >> thank you, rosemary. and sal, the control room would like cookies. >> they are not the boss of me. >> bring them to the control room. >> i will. >>> macy's needs to hire 7000 workers for the holiday seas

this is a live look now in santa paula. the flash point of the thomas fire. here's the information we just learned in the past hour, neighborhoods in santa barbara county have been given voluntary evacuation hours. winds could be reaching more than 80 miles per hour. also tonight evacuations in the exclusive bell air community, including homes owned by celebrities. >> jody hernandez is in the midst of the fire. i know you're in ojai, what's the situation tonight and the biggest concern? >> reporter: jessica,'re standing in a neighborhood in ojai that is underthreat tonight. you can see the hillside are under threat. if the wind kicks up as expected, folks could be in for a lot of trouble. we hiked clear up to the fire line tonight, quickly deciding to turn around when we realized we may be too close. waves of flames roared over the hillside, making their way toward the town of ojai in ventura county. the warm glow of orange lighting up the sky, but sending chills-to-through those who live nearby. >> i'm scared, ya. >> debbie and her brother watch from the fron

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people who live in santa paula , about 70 miles northwest every los angeles, say they got reverse 911 calls ordering them to leave their homes. >> i'm not going to wait around for somebody to have to come rescue me. so i'm out of here. >> the ventura county fire department says one person died in a car accident being blamed on the fire. while the sheriff's office reports two buildings have burned so far. we've been here almost 30 years, and we've gone through fires, you know, but it is just the wind. you just don't know where it will go. >> and adding to the difficulty of fighting this fire, the national weather service is predicting high winds, and low humidity, for the rest of this week. in the meantime, the ventura county sheriff's offers has set up emergency shelters, at local high school, in the county fairgrounds. but for now live in the sat center. i'm trang do, cbs-3 " eyewitness news." joe and rahel, back to you. >> trang, thank you. >> delaware state police label the death of two men in a wilmington motel suspicious. >> someone found their bodies in room at the day one motel

chief norman plott/santa paula fire department: "i think its important for the fire service family tocome together and show our support for cory and his family and his children and expected children that he is loved and we are thinking of him"an outpouring of support for a first responder, most never had the chance to meet"people have lost their homes and have lost so much you know and its everyone coming together to pay our respects to someone who has lost so much, his life." (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...a demonstration in san francisco over sanctuary cities.we'll hear from the protestors. (robin) and the legalization of marijuana is just weeks away... but researchers say some marijuana sold could be tainted. (robin) and after the break ... a church vandalized in the east bay. now the search is on for whoever is responsible. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with

new york city now it's threatening communities near california's scenic coastline after impacting santa paula and ventura the flames are now menacing santa barbara home to some of the state's wealthiest residents. locals hope to get control of the blaze before it's too late. that's a number right there to board another one right here you know. i think. there's enough manpower there to do what they have to do lighter than expected winds have helped. some communities from the worst of the blaze it moved down into this community of shepherd what you see behind you is really unfortunate but if you see what these guys. what they did last night was amazing they saved this entire community but authorities have warned the danger will persist thousands remain under evacuation orders the blaze is only partially contained and is likely to grow further in the coming days. i have more news coming up. from. there black and living in germany she's reminded of what that means on a daily basis presenter. if you see. she traveled to germany to meet other black people and to hear their stories. for your country

still, carpenteria residents were stunned to see the fire rip from santa paula this far west. >> we never thought, we never considered it getting here. never in our wildest minds, just the santa ana winds that come down. >> reporter: sergio garcia has lived in this foothill community for the past 24 years. when the thomas fire burned a path all the way here, he says tensions skyrocketed. >> how tense was it earlier in the week? >> from 1 to 10, a 10 plus. >> reporter: really? >> it was that bad. the smoke, the embers, the flames were 100 foot flames, even bigger. >> reporter: evacuation orders are still in effect for parts of carpenteria, santa barbara and montecito. fire officials not taking chances after communities had to be evacuated a second time over the weekend when the fire blew up. >> i know we allowed the residents to come back in on friday, but then when the santa ana winds blew early saturday morning, they were forced back out. so we don't want that to happen again. we're asking them, be patient, we'll get you back as soon as we can. >> reporter: we are back here live. firefig

schools will be closed later this morning in the santa paula area as well. the fire also left nmore than 200,000 people in the dark overnight. crews will be on the front line later this morning as they brace for another day of gusty and dry conditions. reporting in santa paula, california, i'm rick montanez for nbc news. >> now to news out of washington, paul manafort president trump's form former campaign chairman under pressure. he violated a court order by ghost writing an editorial about his political work in ukraine. a federal court document said manafort, quote, worked on the draft of that op-ed with a long time washington colleague of manafort currently based in russia and has ties to a russian intelligence service. the washington post reports i trump official had such contacts. >>> the president doubles down on his attacks on the fbi as he faces renewed scrutiny of his own. for more we go to nbc's hallie jackson. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances, to you. another busy start to the day here in washington. you have just at pennsy

more than 31,000 acres. 27,000 people have been forced out of their homes. >> this started near santa paula. since then, it went to ventura. the ventura county says the fire we saw burned through santa rosa. >> the evacuation notices. we saw the disaster and losses that happened up north in sonoma. a fast, very dangerous moving fire. >> so far, firefighters have only been able to send up one drop. they are waiting for first light to send up more aircraft. one of the dangers are the santa ana winds so send the smoke into the air as well. it can make it tough to launch the helicopters. we have crews from the bay area headed to the scene to assist. alameda, fremont, oakland as well. we'll continue to follow the breaking news on air and online. we'll have more coming up in a live report in about ten minutes. >>> closer to home, thousands of city workers in oakland are planned to go on strike, shutting down major services. >> bob redell joins us with the impact it could have an people's plans. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. the city of oakland buildings will be shut dow

the thickest plumes from santa paula to fillmore and also right there near ojai. in terms of a forecast, a fire warning until friday. winds generally 25 to 30 miles per hour. but we still could see gusts, 40 to 60. and again this weekend some calmer winds do return. of course some conditions and the things that all of the families are going through. eerily similar to what we experienced a few weeks back. terry mcsweeney is in santa rosa with more. terry, it's a sickening feeling seeing this after what we just went through. >> reporter: it really is. i sat down and watched our 6:00 newscast with some fire victims. up there on the screen, we saw the enormous flames. we saw the incinerated homes. we saw the panic. for the manning family of santa rosa, memories. >> unfortunately, a couple of months later we were in the same conditions. >> i feel really horrible. i woke up this morning and heard the news and was just, you know, my heart sunk again. it just felt like it was happening again. >> reporter: for natalie and alexander manning, these pictures of tragedy from h

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winds are driving the flames toward santa paula and ventura northwest of los angeles. one person trying to escape the flames died in a car accident. matt delucia is going over video with the fire and getting us information about the fire-fight. we'll check in with him live in a half hour. >>> 6:02. new from overnight, a woman faces charges of stabbing and killing a man in his south philadelphia home. police arrested 24-year-old savannah farrow yesterday saying she murdered the 65-year-old man. officers found his body in the g upstairs bedroom of his home yesterday. farrow had been in the home, but police don't know the two met or what happened. farrow's in jail without bail. >>> three teenage boys face charges as adults in the beating death of a homeless man in philadelphia. >> the suspects, ages 14, 16, and. 17, remain in jail -- and 17 remain in jail without bail. they killed kellen cullen the day after thanksgiving leaving his body in the street. investigators say robbery was the motive. >> committing robbery is not the answer for boredom. it shouldn't be a rite of

in santa paula. i'm also reading about the condor sanctuary, you have a wilderness area, las padres national forest. real tender spots, if you will, vulnerable to the flames. >> those are under tlept right now. under threat. and there's a combined unified command with the forest service, many agencies, throughout the area addressing the fire. and the fire moving up into the forest and the wilderness area. those are areas of concern. and we're going after them where we can. >> harris: all right, we wish you wetter conditions. hope the winds die down and you get some precipitation some time soon. we will be watching for it. tom kruschke, blessings over the weekend, it will be tough. >> thank you. >> harris: congress averting a government shutdown for now. by passing a two-week stop gap spending bill. president trump signed that this morning. now, lawmakers say they'll face a chaotic couple of weeks as they try to look at what they need to include in a broader budget deal. this follows. trump's meeting

fire officials say the thomas fire started just east of santa paula at about 50 acres, but in the span after few hours now at more than 25,000. >> the prospect for containment not good. really mother nature will decide whether we have the ability to put it out. because it is pushing hard with the wind. >> the rapid spread is being blamed on high winds, with gusts of up to 70 miles per hour. the fire also struck some key transmission lines, knocking out power to a quarter after million customers, in santa barbara and ventura counties. people who live in santa paula , about 70 miles northwest of los angeles, say they got reverse 911 calls, orders egg them to leave their homes. >> i'm not going to wait around for somebody to have to come rescue me. so i'm out of here. >> the ventura county fire department says one person died in a car accident related to the fire. due to the intensity of the fire, crews are having trouble getting to several buildings that are burning. at least two have already burned to the ground. >> we've been here almost 30 years. and we've gone through fires, you know

the fire is burning on both sides of highway 150 in the santa paula area... t's between santa barbara and simi valley. it's not clear if homes have been evacuated...but on social media...officials are telling people to be ready to get out. it's windy here...it's windy there. (pam) new tonight at 8. nearly 2 -months after the north bay firestorm broke out, more and more burned out lots are debris free. (steve) but if you drive around neighborhoods you will also start to notice for sale signs, as not everyone wants to wait to rebuild. kron 4's dan kerman reports as more burned out lots get cleaned up in coffey park a new development for sale signs are going upásot michael williams/realtor 06-12this lot is just under 6000 square feet and its going for 160,000 realtor michael williams says his clients on crimson lane had been looking to sell and move out of state before the fire the prospect of waiting a year or 2 to rebuild was enough to convince them to sell the lot nowsoti had a lot of people ask if there more lots coming and i do think it's going to happena fe

chief norman plott/santa paula fire department: "i think its important for the fire service family toer and show our support for cory and his family and his children and expected children that he is loved and we are thinking of him">( james ) the thomas fire has burned 270- thousand acres across santa barbara and ventura counties. the fire is 45- percent contained. ( darya ) happening today... sacred heart in san jose is stepping up to help the less fortunate.( james ) this morning they will be handing out food to families. kron 4's yoli aceves joins us live from san jose. yoli... ( yoli )starting today, sacred heart community service (shcs) will begin its holiday food distribution. 3,200 low-income families will receive holiday food boxes complete with a turkey or ham on monday and tuesday. on thursday and friday, december 21st and 22nd, parents will come to shcs to choose holiday gifts, books, and toys. this program -which began in 1964 - ensures families can continue their own holiday traditions.the agency is currently short 8,000 toys for its goal of 18,600 toys for 6,200 children

that fire began yesterday near santa paula and exploded.ore than 31,000-acres burned and continued to spread with no containment. crews in the bay area here. >>> the killer that escaped from a psychiatric institute in hawaii and flew to the bay area is due back in court. randall expected to have an identity hearing to confirm who he is through photo identification and fingerprints. >>> president trump's controversial travel ban the go ahead as legal challenges continue to work their way through the courts. the ban impacts people. >>> prices on parking meters and time of day depending on demands. is 101 in san jose and san mateo bridge under 40 minutes and 81 over to 10 -- 80 to 101 on the east shore. now we have king tide in effect so we'll see the peek at 7:30 this morning and expect the beaches to shrink more throughout the day. headlines looking at the full moon near freezing conditions tonight and pretty hefty temperature swings from cold, cold air to highs near records. 5-7 degrees above average for highs today and for the 25-31 degree

agresivo viento en santa paula, devorando todo a su paso.e desplazan en la zona que continÚa arrasando, varios vecindarios se ven amenazados.- >> ya han pasado aÑos. >> nuestra raza como si estuviera fuera de mi casa, quisiera que alguien hiciera esto por mÍ tambiÉn, aunque no nos conozcamos, estamos aquÍ, aquÍ bebimos y es de donde somos. reportera: los vientos siguen siendo cÓmplices en california. palmira: son seis incendios en el condado de los Ángeles. ramÓn: las autoridades detuvieron a cameron de 22 aÑos, residente en la ciudad de auckland tras el incidente armado personas resultaron heridas y permanecen en situaciÓn grave. el sospechoso permanece recluido en santa rica y compadecerÁ en corte el 18 de diciembre. palmira: nueve personas heridas dejÓ el choque de un autobÚs contra un tranvÍaen san francisco. el de accidente ocurriÓ cerca del cruce con la calle ocho del que dice culto el trÁnsito en la zona. ramÓn: de acuerdo a oficiales, una mujer estaba paseando su perro cuando se abalanzaron contra su mascota, provocando su muerte un

han destruido 150 edificaciones y mÁs de 150,000 acres de terreno entre santa paula y ventura.e evacuados y advierten el peligro de respirar el aire. la fuerza de los vientos es el peor enemigo para los bomberos que luchan contra las llamas. juan carlos nos cuenta cÓmo estÁ la situaciÓn. juan: ha sido un dÍa de incendios en distintas partes de california. el viento ha soplado en grandes velocidades y ocasionado grandes daÑos las llamas, provocando la evacuaciÓn de mÁs de 200,000 personas en toda la regiÓn. ventura es la zona mÁs afectada. >> el incendio estaba muy cerca, a una milla de la casa y tuve que. juan: su vecino dice que no vacilÓ para alejarse del peligro. >> tengo miedo por la familia, por su vida. si sale de la casa,no la encuentra de regreso. juan: ellos estÁn en uno de varios albergues establecidos por la cruz roja. son cinco incendios los que se registran en este momento. >> cuando tenemos los vientos de santa ana, existe la posibilidad de que se registre varios incendios simultÁneamente. estos vientos soplan de este a oeste, de tierra hacia costa,por lo que son

amenazados. 220,000 personas bajo orden de evacuaciÓn en los cuneros de ventura, -- condado de ventura y santa paulaaciÓn desde ventura. volvemos con ustedes a los estudios de miami. carolina: te agradecemos, cecilia, por la informaciÓn. hay varios complejos de apartamentos destruidos por estas llamas que se extiendan rÁpidamente. javier: conversÁbamos anteriormente de lo nefasto que puede ser el tema del viento por el tema de la sequÍa que vive la zona. se han conjugado y termina en estas imÁgenes. servicios de lana y protecciÓn fronteriza publicÓ las polÍticas del presidente trump. se los muestro aquÍ. fíjense los gatos. nueve asentar para que lo puedan ver en casa. los arrestos de la patrulla fronteriza han caÍdo ahora que el presiente trump estÁ aquÍ. 310,500 personas han sido detenidas. ice realizÓ 143,070 arrestos por ice. en este caso, ha aumentado un 40% en la era del presidente trump. las detenciones, claramente Ésta. -- claramente estÁ. carolina: es el punto mÁs bajo en las Últimas es el -- cuatro dÉcadas. muchas personas tienen miedo de lanzarse a la frontera y cerrar estados. hablando de

this is the scene north of santa paula. now burned 25,000 acres. >> more than 265,000 customers right now without power. school distributes have announced closures for today. officials say one person has been killed in a car accident related to the fire. again, these evacuations are under way right now. we'll have the latest throughout the morning. >>> one week before alabama voters go to the polls a new fracture in the republican party over senate candidate roy moore. on monday president trump for the first time threw his full support behind moore. first in his tweet democrats refusing to give one vet for massive tax cuts is why we need republican roy moore to withn i alabama. in a phone call, called him a fighter finishing up by saying "go get 'em, roy." >> officials saying the rnc will now transfer money to the. >> the head of the national republican senatorial committee stick to go the position he laid out last month. he said then he believes moore's accusers and added if he refuses to with draw and wins, the senate sho

the flash point late last night in santa paula. it burned west to the city of ventura. this is about 35 miles south of santa barbara. >>> now the fire burned more than 50,000 acres, destroyed more than 150 structures. 27,000 people have been evacuated. >> just like the cluster of fires in sonoma and napa counties there are several fires impacting the reenl. look at the map. it's prompting the shutdown of interstate 5 near magic mountain. the creek fire near sylmar, the rye fire and the little mountain fire. >> let's bring in jodi hernandez who joins us live. and you were there for the napa fires now in

the fire began yesterday near santa paula and one confirmed death in a car accident linked to the fire. a live look at what's being called the the opposite fire. ventura county officials estimate the size of the fire is 31,000-acres. thomas a keenas college was -- acquit acquit that college was also evacuated. >>> winds pick up in the next half hour or so and that's worst condition and worst case senary know for this fire. red flag warning not gonna end till thursday afternoon so these strong winds are literally gonna linger there for the next several days, which is the worst thing the firefighters would have to deal with. gusts top 70-80 miles per hour -- up to 70-80 miles per hour there in southern california and fires can spread fast. sustained winds 40-45. here at home, wind advisory for north and east bay hills canceled and we're seeing advisory for mendocino county and parts of sierra. mend -- we saw sustained winds over 25 miles per hour and gust a lot higher in the north and east bay. wind gusts over 40 miles per hour since they are a lot lighter around 7, even 4 miles per hour

there are some mandatory evacuation of homes and a college there in santa paula and venn trur as wellpower outages. more than 150,000 customers without power this morning. the damaging winds will be strongest later today but expected through thursday. so, a tense few days ahead there in southern california. we've been watching this for several hours now. and just watch this fire as it's blown up overnight. it continues to be a very, very tense moment. we'll stay on top of this breaking news. >>> meanwhile, in the center of the country, the concern now is extreme cold. >> yeah, parts of the dakotas and minnesota seeing blizzard and even white joout conditions. dumping a foot of snow in some areas driven by wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. abc's rob marciano tracking it. >> reporter: the warmth and air in the east, temperatures that will feel 50 degrees colder especially in minneapolis. the heaviest snow in the great lakes. the big story is going to be the cold air. we'll see below freezing temperatures thursday morning from boston all the way to mississippi. with a reinforced shot of

matt gutman, abc news, santa paula, california. >> the weather is not helping things. e santa ana winds with low humidity are fuelling those fires. and randomly changing their direction. >> and with no rain in the forecast, fire with the flames. rob marciano is following the progress. >> reporter: here, the creek fire, they've got a bit of a handle on this one, with 20% containment and no additional growth. even evacuation orders being lifted. but for some of those people coming back to what has been burned is going to be heartbreaking. over a dozen homes destroyed in this area alone. tens of thousands of people have been under evacuation orders. meanwhile, this long duration, historically strong, santa athat wind event continues. red flag warnings have been extended now through sunday. >>> new overnight we've learned the names of the victims in the deadly shooting in new mexico. they've identified casey marquez and francisco fernandez. both were killed inside aztec high school. police officers had to sho stairs and found the suspected shooter dead. schools throughout a

if we get into the ventura county area and the santa paula area where we have the fire burning here, you can see with the off shore winds, coming from this direction, moving out towards areas like ventura, that's why they're concerned about the areas. here is a look at the conditions out there. we track three things when it comes to the weather and the fire. the temperature in the low 60s already at this hour. the relative humidity is low. 10% in most areas out there. the winds gusting to 50 miles per hour reported in and around camarillo. of the hills could definitely be seeing winds stronger than that. so they definitely have a fire fight that they will have to get through over the next few days before we even see a turn in the weather. and, you know, i'll lastly say that of course we know with the winds, like what we saw in ventura county, they start new fires. they pick up the embers and throw them someplace else and you have a lot of new fires. definitely big concern out there today. >> thank you, rosemary. >>> of course we saw many, many southern california crews up here fighti