two of them are still in shasta county tonight waiting to come home. the other is already here resting. scott pederson, tyler barnes and brian cardoza, these are the three firefighters fighting the fire who were burned in shasta county. they took these images before getting in their fire engine. >> the main fire front approached them and faced a sudden heat block of vegetation. >> reporter: these two were released last night. and cardoza was seen for second degree burns to his face. we made contact with brian now resting at his home in sonoma county. his girlfriend tells us he's in good spirits. this fire season not halfway over already exhausting the fire crews. >> coming right back into the fire season this year we haven't had the opportunity to get a break from fire season. >> reporter: this picture of a handful of fatigued firefighters catching rest after saving homes highlights the challenges they face with no break in sight. marin county has a total of 85 firefighters working throughout the state to battle these fires, 44 are in shasta county wor

there in shasta county. they had first- and second- degree burns but they have been released from the hospital. rob malcolm reports from davis. >>> reporter: we are in davis california. this is where a lot of the fire equipment is maintained. and also, sent out into shasta county. the three firefighters have been treated and released from the hospital. the most seriously was treated in the uc-davis medical center in sacramento. he went home at noon and is home in marin county with his family. i talked to his chief who says this fire season is becoming the new normal for california. >> sonoma, santa barbara to redding this is the new fire season year round for cal fire. >>> reporter: the three firefighters have been treated and released for burns. it was taken 45 minutes prior to when the three firefighters were blasted with heat they carr fire. the vegetation exploded and they ran for cover. >> the firefighters knew they were in a really bad situation and they took refuge into one of the fire engines that wa

but we're going to continue to be with the residents of shasta ensure that we help shasta county get back up on its feet. so with that, i tt over to the commissioner of the highway patrol, commissioner stanley, to talk about chp's operation. >> thank you, director. and on behalf of the men and women of the california highway patrol, we are happy to be here to help the citizens of redding and the people of shasta county. from the chp role, we have approximately 118 uniformed personnel assigned to this fire. we had to bring in uniformed personnel from obviously here in northern california, but we brought some in from the bay area. we also brought some in from the central valley, and some from the sacramento valley. they've been helping out we evacuations, road control, and general patrol. also provided a great deal of assistance to sheriff paseco and chief moore in the area of evacuation. i want to thank them personally for being able to work with their staff and the great job they have done. there are a number of road closures in and around the fire. i won't list them. but as chief pa

fire.re actually streaming as again,ur shasta county around shasta in redding. there is an evacuation set up at shasta college. we'll bring you the very latest on newscast and online. we'll send it back to you. >> thanks. joining us by phone is stacy nolan. she's with cal-fire. she joins us with the latest details. >> if you'd like to make a call. >> we apologize. we are having problems kebting with stacy nolan of cal-fire. here's some more details of what we do know. it's our understanding that the person that died was a private doz dozer operator bulldozer to cut up fire lines. and we are hearing there are potential evacuations that may be happening soon. preparing patients at mercy medical center also there. and that the fire may be encoaching towards mary lake. we'll get you more information and stay on top of this. if we can get cal-fire on the phone to give you the latest we will do this. but one death.ar fire in a difficult week for us when it comes to fires up and down california. >> in other news right now we'll talk about alarm tg rash of car burglarie

. >> 30,000 people in shasta county have already evacuated. close to 2,000 firefighters are trying to stop the flames from spreading. >> as i said two, have died, a fire inspect were the city of redding, identified today as jeremy stoke, and a privately hired bulldozer operator. >> and three marin county firefighters were burned yesterday on their faces, ears and hands, although they are expected to be okay. >> take a look at this now. we are just getting new video from sky 7 of the flames near redding. you can see the sheer scope of this fire, now bigger than the city of oakland. >> governor brown is requesting a presidential emergency declaration to get direct federal assistance for the fire. the governor has already declared a state of emergency for shasta county. >> we have live team coverage tonight with two reporters in shasta 125 county for you as well as abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian, who is monitoring conditions on the fire lines. let's hear first from abc 7 news reporter laura anthony to get a sense, laura, of the destr

page rivera joins us now from shasta county with the latest. ( terisa ) happening now... fire -- burning in clayton.( james ) but the fire is now 75- percent contained. kron 4's will tran joins us this morning. will... will tran/clayton-calfire is still sitting at 75 percent containment. it was at 75 in the overnight hours as well but don't worry. calfire is making a lot of progress that full containment could happen by tonight or early tomorrow. they had to pull back some of their crews in the overnight hours because trees were falling..and given what's going on at the carr fire..calfire didn't want to see any firefighters injured or killed. mandatory evacuations could be lifted as the fire is no longer advancing. still at 247 acres. too early to tell the cause of the fire. some of the weary firefighters could be sent north to help with the carr firein clayton will tran kron 4 news ( james ) in mariposa county... thousands of homes and yosemite national park are now in danger... after the ferguson fire changed direction. the fire has grown to more than 45- thousand acres

the wildfire in shasta county. . here's a live look at the carr fire... which has destroyed dozens of homes, including some in the city of redding. >>> back to our top story. the wildfire in shasta county. a live look at the carr fire which has destroyed dozens of homes including some in the city of redding. action orders were issued overnight for all of two towns. one bulldozer was injured, three firefighters were injured. cal fire says the fire is now more than 44,000 acres and containment is now down to just 3%. >>> time now for a look at what's coming up later on "cbs this morning." john dickerson has more from new york. >> reporter: good morning. we are also covering your big story the evacuation and containment efforts with the redding wildfire. plus, new lawsuits claim a doctor's abuse at ohio state university was an open secret for years. dana jacobson talks with two former students about their experiences and the warnings they say were shared among classmates and reported to the school. and filmmakers behi

(justine) in shasta county -- people affected by the carr fire can head over to shasta college, simpson university, cross point community church, weaverville elementary school, and animal evacuation centers for large animals are at redding rodeo grounds... small animals can go to - haven humane in redding.(jrstone) in mendocino county -- mendicino college, redwood riders arena for horses... and the ukiah animal shelter are open. these are listed as places to go for those in lake county as well.(jrstone) and in napa county -- if you've evacuated you can go to the crosswalk community church in napa. very warm inland temperatures will continue through sunday in the bay area. a cool sea breeze and steady marine layer will keep the coast and bayside locations near average. expect 60s along the coast with 80s-90s inland. high pressure will keep things dry as warm temperatures continue inland. milder weather will continue near the coast through the middle of next week. next week. (justine) next week. (justine) you can track the weather conditions in your neighborhood.. on your phone using our

we begin with the wildfire burning in shasta county including within the city of redding. take a look at some of the video. the fire is now at nearly 29,000 acres and only 6% con tauned. cal fire's top priority now is to evacuate people in order to save lives. but there are injuries and one firefighter has died. >>> flames have also driven thousands of people from their homes in the redding and shasta lake areas. lee martinez now looking at this new information coming into the newsroom. >> yes, cal fire says the rapidly moving fire is making a strong push into northwestern redding. there's been several firefighters and civilians injured and one person has died. fire officials say the car fire is extremely dangerous and moving with no regard for what's in its path. civilians captured a horrifying moment of the car fire thursday. what started as a brush fire quickly swept through the area and jumped the sacramento river and into the city of redding. this shows the fire moving downtown. flames visible taller than the tree line when the car fire moved into the city limits. thi

nearly 800 soldiers and airmen are in shasta county. for the latest on the weather conditions, let's check in with meteorologist drew >> winds in excess of 35 to 40 miles an hour. right now a temperature around 100 degrees. humidity is bone dry at 18%. the winds out of the southeast. the next 24 hours, there is no dominant wind direction. the wind direction is pretty erratic. you see from the west to the northwest to the south those winds will be peaking in the next couple hours. a red flag warning still in effect for much of the redding area until monday morning. talking winds gusting over 30 miles an hour. humidity, bone-dry levels in the afternoon. unfortunately, the next seven days, for the week ahead, looking at the redding area, they will stay above 100 degrees each and every afternoon at least through next weekend. we'll look a little closer in a few minutes. >> we'll have the latest on the carr fire throughout tonight and the rest of the weekend. stay with abc 7 news from laura anthony and dion lim. >>> volunteers from the north

the carr fire in shasta county is heading toward heavily populated areas in west redding after jumping the sacramento river. new evacuation orders were issued for all of shasta county city and summit city and the fire has turned deadly. a bulldozer operator was killed on the front lines. three firefighters were also hurt. high winds are causing the fire to tear down everything in its path. check out this stream video redding's tv station krcr. they have been forced to evacuate their building and are looking for a new location and way to get information to residents who still may be in the fire's path. they are in the center of redding near the sacramento river and the sundial bridge. we have a clip of the station signing off. >> we have been here live, um, umand 're evacua osri s why we kind of >> wing to leave the ation beca unsafe to be here. um, so like i said, we have all the information on our website and we'll be updating you from there as much as we can. >> we are going out on the mercy skycam for you. leave with you this picture. once again, please, please evacuate, everyone, a

the fire continues to grow, but in remote areas of shasta county. officialanayt parts of redding that were evacuated will soon be repopulated. several has been arrested for looting and trespassing. the public is warned that officers will arrest people found in evacuated neighborhoods without legitimate reasons. be sure to stay with abc 7 news as we track the wildfires, you can find a guide to help you prepare for a sudden evacuation, including what you may want to have already packed so you are ready to leave. abc7news.com. >>> a big group of people tried their hand adderalling into the record books today. they were at the p skaters tried breaking the guinness world record for the longest chain of skaters. two roller skating clubs joined in on the effort, the holy rollers of the church of eight wheels, and black rock roller disco group. unfortunately the group was not able to break the current record of 371 skaters. the organizer says he will try agin. >> now, your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >>> in accuweather we're tracking a gradual cool

and the park in shasta county is on fire... and finally...e park to close although it is not on fire.although it is not on fire. ( james ) and we have the latest on all of the fires burning in california on our webiste. we have the latest on the containment efforts and the evacuations. it is all at kron 4 dot com. ( darya ) in the east bay... firefighters say a suspicious fire spread from a car to a two-story home. it happened in the 12-hundred block of denicio street in el sobrante early this morning. fire crews said when they arrived the car was fully englufed in flames. there have been no reports of injuries. fire crews say the damage is about 20- thousand dollars. ( darya ) another big story this morning... the father of a missing iowa college student -- who is from the east bay -- is now asking the community to come forward with tips. mollie tibbetts has been missing for more than a week. her brother is the last family member to see her alive. he says he dropped her off at her boyfriend's house on july 18th. tibbetts' boyfriend says the

the massive car fire in the reading area of shasta county, the fire nearly doubled in size and burned more than 80,000 acres and only 5% contained. at least 500 structures including several homes have been destroyed. president trump approved an emergency declaration and ordered fer assistance for the firefighting efforts. the number of dead jumped to five people, two children and their great grandmother died in the fire. >>> abc7 news anchor dion lim joins us live from reading with what she's learned about the family. hi, dion lim. >> reporter: eric, good evening. this is certainly not the news anyone wanted to hear. yesterday, the call went out on social media to look for there great grandmother and her two small great grand children, ages 4 and 5. today saturday afternoon, we're now standing in front of yellow police tape where investigators are sifting through what they tell me are bone fragments. while authorities have not confirmed their deaths, one officer tells me he is 99% certain based on evidence. family confirming the passing of 70-year-old mel dil bledsoe and her great gra

. >>> we are following breaking news out of shasta county this morning. sadly one person has already died, thousands of people being evacuated before the carr fire exploded late last night. the fire is burning in reading, which is a few hours north of the bay area, a couple of hours depending where you live. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us from corte madera, where local firefighters are joining to help out with the fire stozone. it's really tough what they're up against, pete. >> reporter: firefighters from court madeira and several other fire agencies headed up north to battle the carr fire not only to contain the fire, guys but to help with some of the evacuation efforts here because a lot of people have to evacuate due to the size of this fire, which tripled in size just overnight. showing he new video, homes on fire, just neighborhoods on fire as the car fire is really growing in size by the minute. fire officials say it was the wind and hot temperatures and humidity that caused this fire to grow in size but the fire initially began on mond

something we should point out is the red cross does have capacity for about 1,300 beds here at shasta college. however, they do want to diversify and make sure their supplies last. so any new evacuees they are directing to nearby cross point church. in redding tonight i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. >> dion, thank you. >>> give you a look at the devastation from the air. a crew member with an air tanker shared these pictures. look at this scene. you can see pockets of fire and smoke and just how difficult it can be to reach some of these areas. looks like armageddon. >> three local firefighters, ones from marin county, were injured responding to the fire. last night they were defending a building when the burning vegetation nearby hit them with a blast of heat. engineer scott peterson and firefighters tyra barnes and kyle kordovas suffered burns. >> three firefighters sustained minor to moderate burns. they're all in good spirits and doing well. >> five counties have sent firefighters to help with the carr fire. >>> now, experts say the carr fire is not being driven by strong winds, like la

shasta county. thanks will. thanks will.ousand people are still out of their homes because of the carr fire in shasta county. six people have been killed in that fire. fire officials say the fire has slowed its growth after days of rapid expansion. it has now burned more than 100- thousand acres. and is just 23 percent contained. 818 homes have been destroyed. more than 4-thousand structures are still threatened this morning. we expect those numbers to change when cal fire provides an update later this morning. ( darya ) a bay area shelter is stepping up to help an animal rescue organization shut down by the carr fire. walnut creek's animal rescue foundation has already taken in close to 40 dogs and cats. and they are preparing for 100 more to arrive. these are just some of the animals taken in. the puppies and kittens had been waiting to be adopted at the haven shelter south of redding... but as the carr fire erupted... the shelter started to become overwhelmed with strays fleeing the flames. that's when the animal rescue f

we are continuing our coverage of the wildfire buring in shasta county..almost 29- thousand acres... and is just 6-percent contained. fire fighters are working against the heat and winds. ( terisa )(james) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. very warm temperatures continuing today for inland california including eastern contra costa and alameda counties where highs will again flirt with the triple digits. most inland areas will be slightly cooler than yesterday although highs will still peak well into the 90's. along the coast expect temperatures remaining quite similar today with just a slight dip expected into the weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( terisa ) in the east bay... a huge in the east ( terisa ) in the east bay... a huge parking lot at a marina... is a hot spot for illegal sidesh

. >>> good afternoon, i'm gasia mikaelian we begin with a developing story out of shasta county where a car fire continues to burn out of control according to cal fire it started monday by a mechanical issue involving a vehicle burning highway 299 west of whisky town lake and now moved within the city of redding. >> so far the fire has burned through 44,000 acres and is just 3% contained. after firefighters lost containment overnight, also a redding firefighter and a bulldozer operator who is a private contractor have died battling the flames. several other people including three firefighters from the bay area have been injured. >> that fire has destroyed 65 structures and damaged 55 others and nearly 5,000 other structures are threatened this afternoon. mandatory evacuations are in place. >>. >> lee martinez has the latest on the marin firefighters injured. tom is live at the command post in the city of anderson, tom? >> these big fires just keep oncoming. jonathan, i guess my question for you is first of all, how bad was this fire last night? >> yes, this fire came out from the west

the carr fire burning in shasta county.an 48- thousand acres and injured 3 marin fire firefighters. tyler barnes, scott pederson.... and brian cardoza are part of a five engine strike team. kron4's maureen kelly talked to their department's chief who describes what happened. we're quite fortunate that the injury are relatively minorthe injured firefighters are part of a five engine strike team with a total of 17 firefighters from the marin county fire dept. they'd been battling the blaze focusing on structure protection and rescue since 1am thursday.....they were still going at 8pm that night....defending a structure when the three firefighers were overcome with a blast of heat.the fire made a pretty significant run, the quick action of the company officer there he was able to get his firefighters into the engine to take refuge unfortunately before that occurred three of them sustained vert burns from minor to moderate,all three were treated at a hospital up in redding two were treated and released....one fireigher who suff

the carr fire has burned 29,000 acres so far in shasta county. and it has burned homes not only in redding but in the communities of shasta and keswick. kpix 5's wilson walker joining us live from redding with the latest. >>> reporter: all right. for starters, where are we? we're on turquoise court in a community known as lake redding estates. this is on the sort of the west-northwest end of redding. and as you can see, this fire has taken a toll here on the periphery of redding itself. i came into this neighborhood maybe about 3 hours ago. the fight at that point was pretty much gone. we can show you some video of the hold the line operation that was unfolding when we got here pretty much firefighters up and down the street protecting the moments that were not destroyed when this fire came in last night. so you can see sort of that familiar patchwork of damage that we have all gotten familiar with now. some homes lost, homes next door that were gone. now, again, this is sort of the northwest corner of redding-proper. now, we're going to show you

. >> wilson, most people know where redding is and where lake shasta is, but for people not familiar with the area that actually burned, exactly where are you right now? >> reporter: we are in the western edge of redding proper. the fire kind of crept up to the west side of the city. it came in along 922. that highway that runs out towards whiskeytown lake. you have small communities that are tucked in the hills on either side of that highway. eventually you get out to the lake where you have parks and tourist attractions. there is also the small town of shasta village which people might know from the collection of historical buildings. some of that survived in some did not. coming up at six, i will give you a tour out on that highway and a closer look to the dam over there so you can see exactly how close this got to because wicked dam. it is pretty remarkable. >> thank you for that. >> we will go to whiskeytown lake. kip nielsen is there this evening. >> reporter: yeah, liz. you heard wilson talking about this area. we are on the west side of the lake. if you look behind me you can

and the park in shasta county is on fire... and finally, the cranston fire forced mount san janto state park to close in riverside county, although it is not on fire. lawrence karnow: it was a little cooler today with patchy fog. highs inland were still in the lwo 90s with 100s in the central valley. the doppler is tracking more thunderstorms over the sierra with patchy coastal fog. on the satellite image you can see high pressure but that ridge is finally showing signs of weakening and cooler weather is on the way. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s to low 90s with 50s and 60s at the coast. much cooler weather will continue into next weekend. (grant) you can track the weather conditions in your neighborhood.. on your phone using our mobile app...and online at kron-4 dot com. you will also find full forecasts and current conditions and get breaking news push alerts with our app. you can download it right now. (ken) breaking news now at ten out of the philippines. officials say a van explosion has killed at least ten people

melissa. >> reporter: you know for the last two days we have been driving arnold shasta county. unfortunately a lot of neighborhoods look like this one here in redding. resources are stretched thin. firefighters are working 24-hour shifts. as you well know, multiple wildfires are popping up in northern california. some of the crews here in shasta county, they are now burning mo than it has in years past. >> reporter: from the sky to the cal fire front l no way to miss the speed at which the carr fire is roaring through shasta county. >> i know we say that every year but it's unprecedented. >> reporter: we followed the cal fire crew deep into the canyons of igo, a rural community about 20 miles away from redding. >> right now the conditions are perfect. there is not a lot of wind. that means these fire crews are trying to create a defensible space to prevent the main head fire from destroying that home. >> there will be an end in sight. we will get a handle on this fire. it is going to take a while and a lot of hard work. >> reporter: while fire crews work in 24-hour shifts, the

back at shasta, senator ted gains toured the donation site, ofrlg assistance. my hat is off to public safety. i think they're doing their best, yes. >> determination and gratitude. two things exemplified on all the survivors. we're told the red cross still needs donation and volunteer help is always accepted. dion lim, abc 7 news. >>> it comes as the state attorney general puts out a warning about price gouging. here is katie utehs with the update. niko and rebecca who irabout their friends still in shasta county. >> even the once evacuated. they moved the center. it's really scary. >> reporter: the carr fire is out of control. >> they're not optimistic about what tonight will look leek at all. >> niko's parents insisted the couple evacuate on wednesday, vets survived the valley fire in lake county. >> they got out early, and they know what it loos like. lo and behold i think by midnight they are starting evacuations of shasta lake. >> reporter: they grabbed pictures and one plant from their large collection, two foster cats ready for adoption made the trip. ru

the carr fire burning in shasta county has nearly doubled in size.s now grown to 44,000 acres and containment has dropped to only 3%. two people are now confirmed dead. >>> number two, at least five bay area counties are assisting with mutual aid. they are responding to the carr fire we mentioned. they're also helping to battle the cranston fire in southern california where conditions are brutally hot. >> number three the red flag warnings up around the redding area through the rest of today and exceptionally hot everywhere except for most of our neighborhoods as you look at your accuweather 12-hour planner, 60s and 70s, maybe a few 80s around the bay but the 90s will stay inland. >> number four, a chp officer injured when he got hit by a cart in san jose. investigators say the cart was being towed by another vehicle and the driver ran off when the officers arrived. the cart then rolled back hitting the officer. >> number five this morning, the man charged with murdering 18-year-old nia wilson at oakland's macarthur bart station is due back in court.

you can see going up north here and overrunning the town of kez wick and shasta. now to the northwest corner of the city of redding. so a very explosive fire that's burning very quickly out of control, sparking those emergency evacuations. >>> we have a perfect example of just how erratic those winds near redding are. check out this vortex. it looks like what it is. it's a fiery tornado as a wildfire moves close. conditions will be tough again for firefighters. for more on that we continue our team coverage with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. what can we expect? >> i see winds gusting up to 30 miles an hour. i have a map perspective and we're going to relate it to the weather and the big change we saw that made this fire explode so much. you see how much it grew w it grew so much into redding was the nerl wind took the crown of the trees, the very top part of it and it continued to push extremely fast with low humidity and those winds gusting at 40-plus miles per hour. we're still going to be hot. 107let that would help the firefighters keep some of these ember

this shasta county fire called the carr fire started on monday.claim lead lives, injured firefighters and sent thousands of people running from their homes. >> this fire is scary to us. this is something we haven't seen before in the city. >> we need the take heed. evacuate, evacuate, evacuate. >> 30,000 people in shasta county have already evacuated. close to 2,000 firefighters are trying to stop the flames from spreading. >> as i said two, have died, a fire inspect were the city of redding, identified today as jeremy stoke, and a privately hired bulldozer operator. >> and three marin county firefighters were burned yesterday on their faces, ears and hands, although they are expected to be okay. >> take a look at this now. we are just getting new video from sky 7 of the flames near redding. you can see the sheer scope of this fire, now bigger than the city of oakland. >> governor brown is requesting a presidential emergency declaration to get direct federal assistance for the fire. the governor has already declared a state of emergency for shasta

of others on the fire lines up and down the state, battling the deadly and destructive car fire in shasta county, as well as the ferguson fire, among others.>>> more live pictures, within the last two hours, mandatory evacuation orders for towns around clearly, finley and kelsey ville, told you need to get out right now. sky fox at the moment is flying five miles west of kelsey ville, they can't get closer, you can see why, too much smoke. live team coverage of the the latest with tom. you look a head, you will see that yet another fire that was smoldering has blown up, taking more acres, the problem is, as big as these fires are, and the tens of thousands of acres that they're taking you just have to tilt down a little and what you see? a lot of fuel, so much more than has been burned, to burn, this area has morbid share of the hundred and 30 million dead trees that california developed during the drought and from other pests like that. here is the report we just did. >> reporter:at the top of the mountains on highway 175, west of lakeport, looking at the belly of the river fire, one of

. >> right now at 5:00, the fire in shasta county continues to carve a path of destruction. the toll it's taken on that community. a great grandmother and two missing children did not make it out alive. the news at 5:00 starts right now. good evening, everyone, i'm terry mcsweeney. >> we'll get to the carr fire in just a minute, but first we have some breaking news for you. a warning for people in napa county. there is a fire burning in the highlands. people are being told to be ready to evacuate. that warning issued just moments ago. we'll keep you updated on that situation. >>> now to our other top story. it is doubling in size, continuing to burn out of control, the carr fire exploded overnight, it's wreaking havoc north of the bay area, carrying through the northwest edge of redding, along with the communities of shasta, kedwick, and french gulf along interstate 5, and the flames remain erratic. the carr fire nearly doubled in size, burning 32,000 acres just overnight. in all the flames have scorched more than 80,000 acres. the fire just 5% contained. cal fire issued mor

camila bernal spoke to evacuees and is in shasta county with a view of the damage. heidi bulbuk / evacuated: "get out of here as quick as we can!"documents, pictures and prized possessions. the bulbuk family piled everything into a suitcase and walked away from their home. it's the last time they expect to be there before the carr fire is contained. heidi bulbuk / evacuated: "its not even my house in a way. i walk in and it feels like a mausoleum of stuff"like the bulbuks, thousands of people in the shasta county, california area are hoping their homes remain standing as the fire continues to expand jonathan cox / calfire pio: "this fire is just a massive challenge. it's burning in the wildland interface. it's burning in remote areas and it's burning in multiple directions"the damage is in western redding and old shasta but the end in this firefight is cal fire says it could take weeks to reach 100% containment"jonathan cox / "what we do want to just make sure everybody knows is there are 3500 firefighters here who are not going to leave until this thing is out"fire

people living in and around reading and shasta county are running for their lives.ildfires burning out of control. "today in the bay" pete suratos is live in courte madera where bay area firefighters left overnight to help crews up north. they have quite the fight in front of them, pete. >> reporter: yes, that's right, laura, quite the fight indeed. the fire tripled in size, the carr fire tripling in size since monday. firefighters here from corte madera heading up north to help contain this fire. according to cal fire saying there's about 1700 fire personnel already on the ground near reading, fighting the carr fire. let's show you new video, what you guys are looking at is what people are doing with right now in the reading area, you see that home caught on fire, that home as well as dozens of others homes destroyed as a result of the carr fire. you're seeing a neighborhood up in flames. the fire began on monday and officials say it was initially caused by a mechanical failure of a car. fire officials say it was the wind, hot temperatures and humidity yesterday ar

some of it is from the carr fire in shasta county, but we have to fires closer.they are smaller, but they are closer. they are in mendocino county and the smoke is moving north to south. you can see the view of mount diablo has been changed over the past hour. 94 in concorde, five degrees cooler than yesterday. morgan hill 91. the ocean influence did push inland. san francisco, 59. san jose, 103 consecutive days without a drop of rainfall. here is why it is hard for much of the state. this ridge of high pressure, here is why it is not hot in the bay area, this ridge of high pressure is centered to the south. notice where it is centered. that is wrapping around clockwise and giving us the ocean influence even though it is a huge sprawling ridge of high pressure, in that location we get it from the ocean. land. cloud cover tonight. nse0 livermore tomorrow, we will be hot inland, but not as hot, 90s. we are looking at 95 in concorde. only 86 in napa, 85 in san jose. and that chilly breeze near the water will continue. extended forecast, we will stay in the 90s throu

cardoza, these are the three who were burned combatting the explosive carr fire thursday night in shasta county. they took these images moments before having to take shelter. >> the main fire front was approaching them. they experienced a sudden heat blast. >> scott and tyler suffered minor injuries, released from the hospital last night. cardoza received second-degree burns to his face, taken to uc davis for closer inspection. we made contact with brian, who is now resting at his home in sonoma county, his girlfriend tells us he's in good spirits. already exhausting fire crews. >> the sonoma fires to santa barbara to the mudslides, we really haven't had the opportunity to get a break. >> this picture of fatigued firefighters highlights the challenges they face with no break in sight. carlos salcedo, abc 7 news. >>> 24 of thundershowers firefighters will continue to be at the front line. it's a priority as they hope to increase contain metropolitan. calfire is saying the fire has now burned nearly 85,000 acres. a containment remains at 5%. >>> take a look at this video from our tower cam

the 'carr fire' is burning in shasta county-- near highway 299 and carr powerhouse road... and it picked steam last night as we were coming on the air...and it's showing no signs of slowing down. (grant) kron 4's hermela aregawi joins us now with the latest.. hermela, the numbers are changing quickly.. what are they right now? (hermela aregawi) the number of people evacuted is massive.. cal fire says.. nearly 40-thousand people in and around the city of redding. here is what we know tonight...(hermela) the fire has burned nearly 49-thousand acres.. it is only five percent contained tonight... 500 homes have been destroyed, 75 have been damaged and thousands more are threatened tonight... mandatory evacuations have been order for many areas near the fire... .... flames roaring through northern california... sending tens of thousands of residents running for their lives.images of the devastation.. eerily reminiscent of the fires in the north bay last october. residents in shasta county are on pins and needles waiting for what's to come.it's a, it's a definitely devastating. n

we are tracking fires in shasta county... lake county... napa and mariposa county. fire fighters are making some progress but the hot weather and winds are making it difficult. (robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news. i'm robin winston.lets start this morning with a check on weather and check on weather and traffic. this past weekend temperatures stayed cooler than average along the coast and warmer than average inland and this is a similar pattern we will be seeing to start the new work week. highs along the coast will range from the 50's and 60's where fog persists while reaching into the 70's along the bay shore. as for temperatures further inland expect highs peaking in the 80's and 90's under dry and sunny skies. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) back to our breaking news this morning... fires burning all across the state of california... that includes the mendoci

firefighters describing the carr fire in shasta county that killed five people including two children and forced more than 38,000 people out of their homes. more than 500 buildings have been destroyed including homes belonging to first responders. we go to redding for our continued coverage. >> reporter: good morning. neighborhoods like this one along harlan drive here in redding are reduced to a pile of ash and debris. this as the carr fire continues to move in separate directions. there are multiple wildfires going on right now in northern california. resources are stretched thin. and with fires raging in mendocino county and napa county some crews that were here in shasta county are headed south. we followed a cal fire crew deep into the canyons of igo, a rural community 13 miles southwest of redding. fire crews took advantage of the low winds to build a defensible space between the flames and homes under threat. crews are working 24 hour shifts but despite the exhausting elements they are hopeful they can make progress for the next several days. >> i don't know why it's doing what

. >>> the carr fire that's torn shasta county apart is still growing.al fire is more optimistic this morning than days past. >> reporter: we are near clear lake where 7500 people have left their homes. the latest from the front lines, next. hot temperatures - wreaking ern california >>> this is the new normal, the unpredictability of large growth fires. >> high winds and hot temperatures wreaking havoc on the northern californian landscape as deadly wildfires burn out of control. the evacuations underway. >>> plus, president trump threatens another government shutdown over the u.s.-mexico border wall. >>> and a shocking revelation from the tsa. why the agency says american citizens not suspected of a crime are being tracked. >>> we start with the deadly california wildfires. it is monday, july 30th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm emily turner in for kenny choi this morning. many fires are leaving a trail of destruction behind and we are

doug johnson spoke with one shasta county woman ... who says her home is being protected from this fire by damage from the last fire. -nats fire-the sound of the carr fire gives you a good idea of just how dry the terrain it's burning in... really is.-nats fire-sue bee semore/homeowner: 'this fire has no mercy, it's just everywhere.'sue bee semore has a front row seat to the blaze's destruction.her house on clear creek road near igo is an island amongst a charred landscape.but that terrain burned during the creek fire in june.sue bee semore/homeown er: "it burned all the way up to the house and then this little red chicken coup; inside and outside, it burned the outside but we were fine." -nats-now it's protecting her home from the carr fire.but she knows the rest of shasta county is in trouble.sue bee semore/homeowner: "i hear it's (jrstone) that was doug johnson reporting. california officials say the car fire is only five-percent contained. (jrstone) some 12- thousand firefighters are working 24-hour shifts battling deadly californi

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. >>> thank you sal, we're following the developing story r in shasta county. this is time lapse video of the fire entering the city. the fire has grown to nearly 29,000 acres and only 6% contained. mandatory evacuations have been issued in redding and now the entire city of shasta lake with a population of 10,000 is under a mandatory evacuation order. cal fire announced last night that a bulldozer operator hired to fight the fires was also killed. >>> a family in oakland is searching for answers after two men were killed last weekend sin side of a west oakland home. the family of one man called ktvu asking for help in finding out what happened. >> relatives of shawn fort senior created a memorial for him in his front yard on add line street across from defem write park. they're struggling to find out who killed the loving pay tree yashg of their family -- -- patriarch. they learned the 49-year old died from gunshot wounds. a relative found their bodies in the front dining room it was gruesome and he didn't deserve to leave this earth that way. >> the family sh

tom joins us from the burn sound in shasta county. -- burn zone in shasta county. >> reporter: this roads from redding, which is behind me, to a little enclave called igo, which is six or eight miles down the road and you get about three or four miles down the road and their flames as you will shortly see in our video that -- and there are flames as you will shortly see in the video. the concern is if the winds come up, this could be a bad thing. they have to make a stand on this road or it opens up to other large, dry territories. the fire is up in these mountains and these mountains, cannot it from here, but i promise you -- you cannot see it from here, but the fire is dangerously close to igo. dead trees from five years of drought and recent brush growth make much of california a dry tinderbox. the worry is the fire my jump this road, so firefighters are standing up -- might jump this road, so firefighters are standing around the area. the sheriff animal unit came by to pick up animals that had been tended by firefighters. if the winds come up with a low humidity environment, 5000 hom

burning in shasta county. there are now 6-people dead .. with others still missing. fire has burned at least 95-thousand . back back. fire fiegtders try to go get handle ton car fire in shasta county. >>> a live look from napa county where you can see the aftermath. it is one of two significant wild fires burning. the one near napa, 150 acres burned, 65% contained. the other large fire further north in lake counties forced new evacuations around clear lake yesterday. about 14,000 acres burned, 5% contained. >>> coverage of the deadly wild fires continues next. we'll have live coverage next as firefighters struggle to contain the deadly fires. >>> police investigating an earlning triple shooting. it happened about 1:00 in the morning. police say officers arrive today find one of them died at the scene. no other update on either of those victims. so far no arrests. >>> new this morning a high speed police chase. you may have heard police sirens moving past overnight. it started about 1:40 in the morning. officers tried to pull over a woman driving a porsche on 280. she

the carr fire in shasta county has just unexpectedly jumped the sacarmento river. chp redding just tweeting that the fire is creating a huge wind vacuum and is moving quickly toward western redding.western redding. that has promted new evacuation orders. if you know someone in that western redding region...might want to check on them. several structures have been destroyed. the fire has grown to more than 28-thousand acres and is just 10 percent contained. extremely hot temperatures are making it difficult for crews to get a handle on this fire and others...as today...governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency in shasta and riverside counties. (vicki) in riverside county... over three-thousand people have been forced to leave their homes due to the cranston fire.... and authorities think the fire was intentionally set. calfire officers arrested 32- year-old, brandon mcglover of temecula. they think he set several fires in southwest riverside county yesterday. one of them grew into the cranston fire-- which has burned 75-hundred acres and is only 5 percent c

through very hard in that area last night in the western parts of the redding also the old town of shasta and keswick. >> more than 3,000 firefighters spent the day trying to get a handle on the carr fire but still in no means contained. >> we are really at the mercy of some of these winds right now. >> these are the kind of conditions that firefighters are worried about. the winds have picked up here. you can see, all of the incredible fire activity that's going on here near the edge of the lake. >> there's a lot of work that can be done at night. it really is again all depending on the weather. we're seeing a little bit of wind but we're not seeing the wind we saw yesterday. >> reporter: the calmer winds tonight meant firefighters using hoses. and helicopters could make progress on protecting homes close to the western edge of the fire. at close to 50,000 acres the fire is so big now, it's creating its own wind. >> we do have this fire putting up a lot of smoke which obviously sucks the air in behind it. and so we can get those variable winds occurring in different directions. >> the te

. >> we begin with a wildfire burning in shasta county within the city of wed redding. the fire is now 29,000 acres and it's only 6% contained. cal fire's top priority they say is to evacuate people in order to save lives at this point. there are injuries and one death in connection to this fire. it has forced thousands of people to leave their homes in parts of redding and the entire community of shasta lake. lee martinez has been mon to itoring this fire from the newsroom. >>> what started as a brush fire jumped the sacramento river and into the city of redding. it gave people very little warning as they rushed to evacuate. cal fire blames the cause of the fire on a mechanical failure of a vehicle. the rapidly moving fire continues to make a strong push into redding. civilians captured the horrifying moment of car fire on thursday. this video shows it moving towards downtown turning the evening sky orange. flames were visible taller than the tree line when the car fire moved into the city limits and this photographer took a time lapse video of the car fire moing into

the shasta county sheriff says this person was given the evacuation order to leave, but according to his family members, he refused to follow it and stayed behind. authorities say half a dozen other people are still reported missing. the fire is still growing. it's almost burned 90,000 acres. jack haringer from mountain view bought a house southwest of here. he was monitoring the flames from his rooftop until he d iwas time to get out. >> it was fine at 8:30. 8:45 it looked like, oh, no, and we were already prepared. we had things out, but it looked like we were in trouble soon. so we bugged out. >> please evacuate. help us. help the firefighters do their job and keep themselves and their families safe. >> reporter: the fire is still only 5% contained. authories said they a optimistic that figure will go up tonight. the fire has hit this community at its core partly because of some of the homes that were destroyed belong to the first responders who are working tirelessly to protect their community. we know the redding police chief, he lost his home as well as several firefighters wit

. >> reporter: the fire destroyed homes and a historic schoolhouse in shasta.ce it ignited on monday, it scorched dozens of square miles. >> this fire is extremely dangerous and moving with no regard for what is in its path. the california national guard has been called out to help with the fire fighting effort and evacuations but officials tell me they are actually in life-saving mode right now. just wanting to make sure everyone is safe before they start fighting this fire again. >> joe vasquez, thanks. >>> earlier we spoke with cal fire scott mcclain from redding and asked why residents had so little warning before they had to evacuate. >> further west of here, old shasta and kesswick were vakt d vaktd -- were evacuated during the course of yesterday. the fire progressed into those two areas and all of a sudden the weather picked up as far as winds. we had a few fire tornados within this area that moved vehicles around, broke windows out of the vehicles, that kind of tells you the velocity and the aggressiveness of this fire that came through this particular