san francisco's public libraries are working to provide a safe refuge from the smoky air. there are four branches designated as air quality relief sites. people can take advantage of the filtered air conditioning there. engineers took an extra step closing down the entrances on the building's north side yesterday trying to keep as much smoky air as possible from flooding the building. >>> a number of school districts affected by the fires in napa and sonoma counselees santa rosa junior college closed until next tuesday. sonoma county will release updated information regarding closures there by 4:00 p.m. sunday. five school districts in napa will resume classes wednesday. napa valley college back in session tuesday. and marin county public schools west contra costa school district schools will remain closed today because of the poor air quality. it's a lot of information to take in. if ou have more details we have a section on our website just dedicated to the school closures. >>> this morning a brother and sister who helped rescue dozens on sunday night are now demanding to

why this man is heavy-hearted but thankful ton >>> sky7 flew through some of the smoky dirty air that's covered much of the bay area, you've smelled and seen it no doubt. in one school in richmond three students went to the hospital because of asthma attacks. most of the schools in north bay will stay closed tomorrow. some canceled classes for rest of the week. full list on the website at abc7news.com and on the ticker running at bottom of your screen. keep you updated. >>> today heard many stories of people barely escaping flames near the silverado trail in napa, atlas fire. one man whose family barely made it out alive. >> can't really get any worse. everybody is safe but literally everything is gone. >> reporter: inconoelable when inconoe inconsolable when he got up the hill. it's your business and your home. >> not every day you lose both. it's tough. we have good friends and family. will help us out. >> pet memorial park, what it looked like before the fire and now today. flames from gas lines still flare from the ashes. harbert said dad, mom and wheelchair-bound grandmother were t

. >> air quality officials say the smoky air is both unhealthy and unprecedented. it prompted the closure of schools in mt. diablo and the east bay campus in concord. doctors say it can harm your lungs if you have a pre-existing condition. >> this is the worst i've ever seen and tit tishas hit the bay ever had. >> if it gets much worse are we going to have to move out of the area to get where it's not so smoky. >> and to protect yourself you should be wearing a mask and you want to look for n-95 written on that mask. if you can, stay indoors. bay area hospitals have been treating people for breathing problems. we know of 24 cases across san francisco, another seven in observing, and nine in berkeley. i will bring intu. dre this is important to heed this warning. >> it really is. this is day number five we've had unhealthy air quality across the entire region. the number one question, can i take my pets out for a quick walk. i think that's okay. keep it limited, keep it short. that is not going to be improving the next 24 to 48 hours. issues in the north bay, visibi

air quality. sky 7 captured the smoky haze at sunset yesterday evening. we are under a spare the air alert today because of the smoke so this weekend's race would have taken runners past iconic sites in the city. as of 3:00 a.m. the current air conditions in san francisco, oakland and also livermore, worse than they are in santa rosa. we are at an unhealthy range. so if you have those masks, put them on today. you're going to need them. >>> a sonoma county sheriff is set to give a fire briefing at 9:00 from santa rosa. napa county officials will also have an update at 9:00 as well. we'll have live coverage on the app. you can find extensive resources there like the maps to show where the fires up and up-to-the-minute evacuation information. the app is free to download on your apple or android devices. >>> the reason for that, reggie, is those northerly winds pushing that smoke down to the south instead of letting it billow to the north towards santa rosa, so you're getting a little reprieve. let me show you the east bay hills. the smoke is out there. very

for the air quality we have north to northeast wind coming in so that smoky air is moving to the coast. if it is calm today it will settle above those neighborhoods. by tomorrow we should see a shift with the onshore flow coming pushing the smoke east toward places like sacramento even eastern sierra mountains. another "spare the air" alert in effect. the air will be unhealthy for sensitive folks today. looking at your high temperatures it will be hard for most areas. east bay temperatures are in the mid to upper 80s and concord 88 degrees will be the high. san francisco the high will be 82, sausalito 87, santa rosa 89, sonoma 90 and to the north in cloverdale 90s. i want to show you the rain in the forecast which is welcome relief coming down into the bay area. the increased chances are there wednesday through friday. we will have some rain and the amounts go from 1/10 inch up to 1/4 inch. >>> ireland is bracing for a major storm. powerful storms like this are rare for that part of the world. ophelia is considered a post- tropical cyclone but it is expected to hit ireland and the unit

. ♪ in napa are getting ready to hit the field tonight -- after the smoky air kept them >>> a homecominghigh school football players are getting ready to hit the field after the smoky air caped them inside for two weeks.>> katie nelson is live in napa were student life is finally getting back to normal. katie. >> reporter: if you take a look behind me, you can see the junior varsity team on the field right now. the varsity teams will take the field in an hour. will be vintage high. this is the first time since any of the teams have been able to play. napa high vintage high share the football stadium and neither have been able to practice. they went over to finish it to practice on wednesday because the air quality was better. people say the ritual of high school football is part of the fabric of the community.>> it means everything to come back and give the students something to cheer about and be happy about. we will come out and perform.>> the coach said the team is only been able to practice twice since the start of the season because of the fires. a number of students at the high sch

offering tips to reduce exposure to the smoky air, limit outdoor activity, set air conditioner in home, office and car to recirculate indoor air and minimize exposure to outside smoke. >> 10:00 this morning, laura anthony a live shot near the silverado resort in napa. multiple homes burning. >> there's a news briefing. we want you to listen in and hear what is said from authorities. they're getting ready to speak with us. we understood they were speak. they're not just yet. but gatheri firefighters, mis agencies, first responders, and city and county officials to update the media, we're going to bring it to you live as soon as it happens. >> may get new figures shortly. >> we expect. figures we're working on. 1,500 homes, 70,000 acres, outdated. >> intention is getting people to safety, secondarily may be now updating figures. we'll wait to hear on that. meantime, podium. >> welcome to the 5:00 press briefing for the tubbs fire. have everyone come in to talk about their section of the fire, then afterwards take some questions. between ten questions and afterwards can take up other ques

the smoky air is macking it hard for some people to he breathe, some people feel it more than others,we are getting reports from the south bay, places like morgan hill and gilroy, but if you go into the north bay and the city of napa, the air quality index is terrible. it's way above levels that we consider dangerous and the pittsburg school district just announced it's canceling classes tomorrow because of the dangerous air quality. that's in addition to the districts that we have already reported. west contra costa, antioch and mount diablo are all saying no school tomorrow. we are live in the city of san francisco. what is the air quality life right now, danny? >> reporter: again, you can smell the smoke in the orin san francisco. it's looking nicer now that the sun has set. i am going to have my photographer pull out a bit. it's looking like it's been lightly snowing, you can see pieces of ash coming down. here you can see there is ash that has been collecting on this window sill. it's a strange sight to see, is 61 degrees in san francisco but it looks like snow. it seems in the p

. >> at least one bay area city took measures to help people breathe easier in the smoky air. >> one key thing about san francisco, we're miles away from the north bay fires but there is so much smoke that the afterschool practices have been moved indoors. you can see why. all the haze that has enveloped the runways. and we're breathing that smoke. the smoke has created a nasty looking blanket over the bay. at noon you can see it at san rafael. and the san francisco signature skyline was brown. the bay area quality index said it was unhealthy. however, people didn't alter their activities. >> i don't have asthma but i'm not going out running for the next few days. >> what about your dog's health? >> so far she's tolerating it pretty well. i'm definitely not going to bring her any closer for her to inhale it. >> they said those with existing health problems face greater risk however the general public should be mindful of symptoms that it could trigger bothersome symptoms. >> increase in cough, increased wheezing, change and shortness of breath, maybe even in your sputim production ar

this is where you want to go to escape smoky air.ing but still heavy in north bay. 87 in santa rosa, napa is 78 degrees. low to mid-80s, concord to fairfield. can still see layer of smoke hovering. cooling trend rest of the work week. breezy with showers thursday afternoon/evening and gradual improvement expected in air quality. hazy for north bay in morning. cooler, clouds around and tomorrow afternoon, clouds as well. temperatures down mid-60s to low 80s. cloudier and cooler day, smokier conditions. wednesday night 5:00 p.m., still light winds except for point rays. sp picks up. notice the wind direction. 24 thursday night, coming off the ocean. onshore winds, raise humidity, help the firefighters on the fire lines. wind is not something they want to hear about. heads up on that. air quality tuesday poor to moderate. wednesday repeats but as system moves in, cleaner air ahead. thursday good to moderate and friday good air quality everywhere. light rain into mendocino county 8:00 p.m. thursday night continuing. spreads during overni

air is. winds are light. that's allowing the smoke to settle. smoky skies through the weekend. there's chance of showers next week which is encouraging for firefighters. tonight at 5:00 winds along the coast will begin to increase. notice the north wind to about 34 miles an hour. that's the concern in is a north, northeasterly wind that will dry out the atmosphere. we go into the morning hours. the humidity value is lower. by 3:00 p.m., saturday afternoon relative humidity. it's going to be another hazy, windy morning. smoke will be around and continue to fill our skies. temperatures do come up. air quality not getting better any time soon. you take a look at the next four days. poor to unhealthy really right on through sunday. monday begin to see some areas go to moderate but still poor for those of you who have respiratory issues. next week, next thursday we're watching the system. rain line ships to lake county. 9:00 p.m. into the rest of the north bay. by 11:00 p.m. those showers beginning to spread. friday morning looks like more showers coming. this would be great for the

keep your windows closed and put your air-conditioners on recirculate so you do not breathe in that smoky air. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage throughout the morning and the day. we will update you on the firefight, the new evacuations overnight as well as on air and on twitter, facebook and ktvu.com. we will have the latest information for you. >>> picking up on that, we are following the latest on several fires around the state. we have several live crews headed to the front lines right now and will bring you updates throughout mornings on 2. >> it's so sad. it's so sad. >> desperate fight to save property for some people. we will take you to the front lines as homeowners do what they can to protect their homes. >>> good morning. we're off to a decent start when it comes to the roads. a couple of road closures but for the most part the brady area traffic is moving along okay. this is northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. >>> there is still a hint of an offshore breeze but everything is turning southerly and southwest and cooler air will move in. we will have an update on conditi

. >> budweiser has shut down its brewery and tasting room in fairfield because of the smoky air from the fires. the brewery believes the air is not healthy for its workers. the parent company anheuser-busch plans to reopen once air quality improves. >> the sonoma county sheriff is scheduled to hold a news conference at 9:00. we'll have live coverage on the abc 7 news app and will send out a push alert as soon as it starts. much more coverage on our abc 7 news app. you can find extensive resources like maps that show where the fire is and what evacuations have been ordered. the app is free to download and works with apple and android devi devices. >> over to mike nicco because the wind conditions changing. >>> a look at our visibility layer. it's not nearly as thick, the smoke is, as it was yesterday. seven miles in fairfield. we were down to three-quarter mile visibility because of the thickness of the smoke. and there you go. you can see that onshore breeze we talked about is moving some of that smoke off to the northeast right now so it's pushing into the central valley and up to la

the smoky air can be smelled as far as 100 miles away. far as 100 miles away. the harvest was pretty complete. as far as 100 miles away. so all of our grapes were in. as far as 100 miles away. over there is our press and our crush pad with the tanks and that was all outside. and our crush pad with the tanks obviously, you can see it's completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. with looters seeking to capitalise some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. than 8,000 firefighters these firefighters are bracing themselves, weather forecasts suggest more high winds are on the way. this is already the deadliest wild fire in the state's history and it is not over yesterday yet. fire in the state's history david fire in the state's history lee, bbc news, california football now — and manchester city top the premier league table after thrashing stoke by 7—2 at the etihad. but cry

. >>> at the live desk air quality officials say the smoky air that we've been having from all these fires is both unhealthy and unprecedented. the dangerous air quality prompted the closure of schools in the mt. diablo school district and cal state east bay in concord. doctors say the smoke is carrying invisible particles that can harm your lungs especially if you have a pre-existing condition and that is the concern. you want to be careful every day and protect yourself. wear an n- 5 mask. your best bet is to stay indoors if you can. bay area hospitals have been treating people for breathing problems. another seven in oakland and nine in berkeley. >>> the sonoma county sheriff has released more names. >> leroy peter halbur and donna mae halbur. carmen berriz. michael john dornbach. and from santa rosa veronic combs, lin anderson powell and arthur tasmas grant and his wife, suiko grant. >> the grant family showed a picture of their parents. they met in hawaii with her father flew for pan am. her father arthur was 95 years old. arthur served in the navy during world war ii and trained

so the dry smoky air is here and it's going to stay for a while. unfortunately, we need a really good rain to help clear the air and that is not in the forecast for several days. so worst air quality happening today and it's going to stay bad across the bay area for several days. we are not even seeing a shift in our wind direction to help clear it out. so this is our air quality forecast. very unhealthy for the north bay. of course, after all those fires are burning. and then as the smoke moves south, we're going to see unhealthy area. particulate matter was in the two to three hundred range and that's just very bad for lungs, of course. the unhealthy range right now is pretty much through an san carlos, san francisco, livermore, san jose with the futurecast. i want to show what you we experienced during the peak yesterday in napa. 364, that's the amount of particulate matter in the air. normally anything above 200 is in that very unhealthy range so you can imagine just how bad that feels up in napa. vallejo 333. concord 225. so it was bad. today,

. >> a breath of fresh air, the length some people are willing to travel to get away from the smoky air. >>> with the fires continuing to burn across the north bay, i'll tell you when some rain looks like it could make it into the forecast. my new update at 11:20 tonight. ♪ with the alaska airlines visa signature card you get a companion ticket every year. so why not take someone that you see all the time. someone like, i dunno, me? i mean i always spell your name right and put a little unicorn in your foam. no pressure but i really need to get out of here. they've been playing the same playlist for three months and i'm pretty sure you're not supposed to eat scones for dinner this many days in a row. mexico, hawaii, costa rica, i don't really know. i'm a quick packer. ♪ firefighters and fire crews are on the front lines right now >>> breaking news coverage continues. hundreds of firefighters and fire crews on the front lines right now. another long night of grueling work ahead for these men and women as they try to keep communities safe, including the communities of calistoga, sonoma an

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. this is our wine making facility.of our grapes were in. over there is our press and our crush pad with the tanks and that was all outside. obviously, you can see it's completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves, weather forecasts suggests more high winds are on the way. this is already the deadliest wile fire in the state's history and it is not over yesterday yet. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: a masterful display from tennis‘ world number one. rafael nadal reaches the final of the shanghai masters. parts of san francisco least affected a re parts of san francisco least affected are returning to life that in the marina where most of the damage was done they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last

see peek wore masks to prevent being irritated by our very smoky air. abc 7 news meteorologist is monitoring air conditions right now with mike nicco. mike, in addition to the air quality, of course, we're concerned about the winds for fire fighting. >> yeah, we'll start with air quality and get to the winds. hi, kristen, hi, everybody. here's a look from sutra tower. the air quality is getting worse by the moment. as we've got some high clouds that have settled over the area. kind of put a little bit of a lid on the atmosphere. it's a spare the air today with the north bay. there you see in orange. in the coast and central bay, see in yellow having unhealthy air for everybody. everybody else moderate right now. that could change. thanks to that northerly surface breeze and the westerly upper air breeze. once the smoke gets above 8,000 feet. there's a possibility that it could start moving to the west. all right. what we're going to deal with as we head deeper into the forecast is more poor air quality at least through tomorrow. let me show you what's g

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. this is our wine making facility.n. 0ver there is our press and our crush pad with the tanks and that was all outside. obviously, you can see it's completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves, weather forecasts suggests more high winds are on the way. this is already the deadliest wile fire in the state's history and it is not over yesterday yet. here in the uk, tougher prison sentences are being proposed for people convicted of acid attacks. under the plans, anyone repeatedly caught carrying corrosive substances can expect a minimum six month jail term. attacks have more than doubled in britain in the past five years. there are some disturbing images at the start of alexandra mackenzie's report. acid attacks can have devastating consequences. there were more than 400

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. this is our wine making facility.ur press and our crush pad with the tanks and that was all outside. obviously, you can see it's completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves, weather forecasts suggests more high winds are on the way. this is already the deadliest wild fire in the state's history and it is not over yesterday yet. a new £600 million toll bridge over the river mersey opened earlier this morning. the mersey gateway route is the largest infrastructure project in england outside london and connects runcorn and widnes in cheshire. andy gill reports. hundreds of people lined the banks of the mersey to watch a spectacular firework display a few hours before the new bridge opened. it links widnes on the north bank and runcorn on the south. tolls aside, the local

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away.s been measured as the poorest on record — worse than beijing. the strongest theory as to what may have caused this fire points to fallen powerlines. the state's power company, pg&e, said decades of drought in california meant a weak tree may have collapsed into its equipment, but said it was important to wait for a full investigation before drawing any conclusions. people here are praying for the best but are braced for the worst. this is already the deadliest wildfire in the state's history and it isn't over yet. dave lee, bbc news, california. stay with us on bbc news. still to come — the angler who kissed his catch and swallowed it whole thanks the fisherman‘s friend who saved his life. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an e

they will try to protect them as they inhale the smoky air. the bus is full of patients they are getting out of this hospital. i talked to one woman who was frantically looking for her mother. she said she just got here from san jose to help because her sister lives here. she thinks her sister has lost her house to this fire. her sister brought her mother here to the hospital because she has a heart condition and wasn't feeling well because of the smoke and now the hospital is being evacuated. that is what people are dealing with running from place to place trying to find their loved ones and what to do. it is that close. it is so smoky here and so windy and you can also hear these loud booms, these pops every few seconds. we hear tires popping, propane popping. that's why they are evacuating this kaiser permanente. it looks like it's going well. i haven't seen anyone looking terribly ill as they're being brought out of here. i don't see anyone looking terrible because of the evacuation and it's happening in a very orderly way. one patient tol

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. this is our wine making facility.re in. over there is our press and our crush pad with the tanks and that was all outside. obviously, you can see it's completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves, weather forecasts suggests more high winds are on the way. this is already the deadliest wile fire in the state's history and it is not over yesterday yet. on the line is alyssa joeng—perry, a reporterfor kqed public radio public radio in california. shejoins us now from santa rosa, in sonoma county. you have spent the day with emergency services. what have you seen? there are about a dozen residents in a town visited today. it is completely flattened. they are doing search and rescue for missing persons. right now, they have names of the missing persons board, and they are l

a staff, as you can see, are wearing masks to protect themselves from all of that smoky air. >> it's harvest right now. >>> tonight a reunion between a chp helicopter crew and the family they rescued right after the atlas peak fire started on sunday night. >> yeah, the father of the family made a really difficult decision. abc news reporter vic lee is live at the napa county airport with the story tonight. vic? >> it was difficult. now that reunion took place just behind us at the chp hangar. it was an emotional reunion, not only for the family, but also for the chp crew. this was the first time since the rescue that the chp helicopter crewmembers saw pepe and graciela tomayo, their son jesse and his grandparents. on sunday night as the flames raced through atlas peak, tomayo and his family left just before the home burned to the ground. >> i can see the flames 15, 20 feet high. >> they drove up to a field along the mountain. that's when pilot pete and flight officer whitney lowe saw him and his extended family. they landed the chopper. i said we can take four people and he made the

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. this is our winemaking facility.ete, so all of our grapes were in. 0ver there is our press and our crush pad with the tanks and that was all outside. obviously, you can see, it's completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained, thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves — weatherforecasts suggests more high winds are on the way. this is already the deadliest wildfire in the state's history and it is not over yet. 0n the line is lynne tolmachoff from the california department of forestry and fire protection, or cal fire. when the indeed forjoining us. we know now that a0 people are confirmed to have died, is there any indication of how many people are still missing? you know, the last report we has was up with the three a00 folks were still unaccounted for some law enforcement is definitely trying to figure out wh

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. this is our wine making facility.e is our press and our crush pad with the tanks and that was all outside. obviously, you can see it's completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves, weather forecasts suggests more high winds are on the way. this is already the deadliest wile fire in the state's history and it is not over yesterday yet. the british island of st helena used to be one of the world's most inaccessible locations. this map might give you an idea of why. previously, the only way to get to st helena was to take a ship from south africa — which only left once every three weeks. but today, it's welcomed its first commercial flight. it's hoped the new weekly service could help to boost tourism and make the island more self—sufficient. our correspondent alistair le

a staff, as you can see, are wearing masks to protect themselves from all of that smoky air. >> it's harvest right now. >>> tonight a reunion between a chp helicopter crew and the family they rescued right after the atlas peak fire started on sunday night. >> yeah, the father of the family made a really difficult decision. abc news reporter vic lee is live at the napa county airport with the story tonight. vic? >> it was difficult. now that reunion took place just behind us at the chp hangar. it was an emotional reunion, not only for the family, but also for the chp crew. this was the first time since the rescue that the chp helicopter crewmembers saw pepe and graciela tomayo, their son jesse and his grandparents. on sunday night as the flames raced through atlas peak, tomayo and his family left just before the home burned to the ground. >> i can see the flames 15, 20 feet high. >> they drove up to a field along the mountain. that's when pilot pete and flight officer whitney lowe saw him extended family. they landed the chopper. i said we can take four people and he made the decision

you can see behind us the air is still very smoky. o be getting worse. >> that's right. spencer christian is tracking air quality. >> certainly not improving. you can see the clouds of smoke. it is a more vivid view. you can see the clouds of smoke being swept by a northerly wind. we'll have this problem of declining air quality for a while. taking a look at overnight conditions. the skies will be clear but we'll have the haze down below. breezy to windy with low temperatures ranging from upper 40s to low 50s. upper 70s to the, upper 60s to low 70s along the bay. the haze remains with us. strong winds gusting at times. here's what we can expect the next couple days. more smoke moving southward. and fire danger remains high. here's the seven-day forecast. there won't be much change in the weather conditions through friday. over the weekend, we'll see an increase in temperatures. sunday, monday, quite warm. not necessarily a good thing with the high fire danger. up to about 80 along the bay. dry conditions, rising temperatures. thanks. >

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away.ity has been measured as the poorest on record — worse than beijing. the strongest theory as to what may have caused this fire points to fallen powerlines. this is already the deadliest wildfire in the state's history and it's not over yet. adelie penguins in east antarctica have suffered a catastrophic breeding season, according to scientists from the world wildlife fund. only two penguin chicks have survived from a colony of 40,000 birds. it's thought unusually high amounts of ice, late in the season, have meant that adult penguins have had to travel further to find food for their young. it is the second bad season in five years after no chicks survived in 2015. the duchess of cambridge's uncle has been charged with assault. gary goldsmith was charged on friday following an incident in the early hours according to the metropolitan police. he was bailed and is due to appear at westminster magistrates' court later this month. mr goldsmith is the younger brother of carole middleton. now

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away.quality has been measured as the poorest on record — worse than beijing. the strongest theory as to what may have caused this fire points to fallen powerlines. this is already the deadliest wildfire in the state's history and it's not over yet. the headlines: the home office is planning to introduce minimum six—month prison sentences for people repeatedly caught carrying acid, following a surge in attacks. the uk has joined acid, following a surge in attacks. the uk hasjoined other countries in defending the international nuclear deal with iran, after donald trump's decision to withdraw his endorsement of the agreement. the organisers of the oscars are to hold emergency talks later to discuss claims of sexual misconduct against film producer harvey weinstein. the former us presidential candidate, hillary clinton, has warned that britain will suffer if it leaves the eu without a trade deal. speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr, she said the uk would face "serious disruption" and be at a "b

. >>> smoky air is noticeable all across the bay area. >> this is by justin in san francisco, sun obscured by smoke and helena shared this view of hazy skies. >> both used #abc7now to help us find the photos and share the shots. >> taking interesting pictures but spencer, it needs to stop. >> haze will be with us into the weekend. overnight, mainly clear skies above. but to our north in mendocino county, a frost advisory in effect for southern portion of the county including ukiah. going to drop to freezing and freeze warning in effect for northern portion of the county, upper 20s to low 30s. tomorrow everybody will warm up a bit. high temperatures in ukiah around 74 and most of the inland areas. low 70s near the bay and 60s on the coast. big warm-up coming sunday and monday. upper 80s to 90 inland and low 80s around the bay. going to feel like summer all over again, not necessarily good with this high fire danger. >> thank you spencer. >>> as you well know, thousands of people have lost homes in the fires. >> and soon will have new >>> the scale of this disaster is hard to understand. mor

noououbt you have tasted the smoky air, w whe you're inside r outside. lisa joined us with some safety tips, a abc news at 4. >> we're seeing a lot o o smoke. that's quiuite unhealthy. for p pple don't have a reason to be in the north bay, it would be best they locate for the time being. if they have airondioning efforts to cirlatete theininor air. >> and do the same in yourcar. we worryboutespiratory problems, the elderly. does everyonee need to be concncerned? >> in the north bay, it's unhealthy y if for everyone. d so, we need everybodyo pay attention to the air quality. if you smell smoke, if you can tastsmsmoke. you need to b be patient. >> iss there anything that peope can do if they have to be outstside. i know you can get masks. not all rasks are created equal. n-95 is the best. you can get tt at your local hardware store. that will help youf you have to bee outdoors doing any kind f . >> thanks to lisa. looking at one of these n-95 masks that lis describes, that will protect you from the p let's go pack to drew. this m solve our lip-sync issue i

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. this is where we made all our wines.f our grapes were in. over there is our press and crush pad. the tanks and that was all outside. obviously you can see it's com pletely obviously you can see it's completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters, seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained, thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves. weather forecasts suggest more high winds are on the way. this is already the dead least wildfire in the state's history and it's not over yet. the republic of ireland has issued a status red weather warning for parts of the country, as hurricane ophelia, currently in the atlantic, heads towards the british isles. irish forecasters warn the storm could bring gusts in excess of 80mph to southern counties by monday. let's find out more what it means now with ben rich. tell us about where it is at the moment and what it's doing. it'

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. there is our winemaking facility.our winemaking facility. the harvest was pretty complete, so all of our grapes were in. and over there is a crash pad with the tanks, and that was all outside. obviously, you can see it is completely destroyed. the police are having to deal with looters. some of the largest buyers are showing signs of being contained thanks to the effort of 8000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves. weather forecasts suggest more high winds are on the way. this is already the deadliest wildfire in the state' history and it is not over yet. now let's get the latest on a big day of sport — here's mike bushill at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. it is all underway. liverpool and manchester united are just about to kick off their premier league game at anfield, renewing their old rivalry. united started the date seven point clear their old rivals and would go top of the table. and the kenny dalglish stand has been unveiled, renamed the centenary stand. there was a

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. this is our winemaking facility where we made ouruipment, can see, completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters. some of the fires have been contained, thanks to the efforts of more than 8000 firefighters drafted to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves. weather forecasts suggest more wins on the way. —— and wind. this is already the deadliest wildfire in the state's history and it's not over yet. a woman who was gored by an angry stag in richmond park says she thought she was "going to die". you—en lee from east london was filming deer, when a stag charged at her causing serious wounds. she spoke to sarah harris and showed her the video she was recording seconds before the attack. still fragile and only just home from hospital, she is still in shock after being brutally attacked by a stag. this is the phone footage she was taking in richmond park moments before the deer ran out. he uses the antler, just attacks my upper thigh area. and this enormous force pushed me to the floor and i felt extreme pain on my

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. this is where we made all our wines.r grapes were in. over there is our press and crush pad. the tanks and that was all outside. obviously you can see it's completely destroyed. police are having to deal with looters, seeking to capitalise on block after block of empty homes. some of the biggest fires are showing signs of being contained, thanks to the efforts of more than 8,000 firefighters drafted in to help. these firefighters are bracing themselves. weather forecasts suggest more high winds are on the way. this is already the dead least wildfire in the state's history and it's not over yet. at least four people have died after a cargo plane has crashed into the sea off the shore of ivory coast. it had taken off the from the main airport in the city of abidjan during a heavy storm. six other people, including french nationals, were injured in the crash of the antonov aircraft which had ten people on board. hundreds of onlookers gathered at the beach near the crash site, as emergency workers tried to rescue those on bo

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away. than beijing. the strongest theory as to what may have caused this fire points to fallen powerlines. the state's power company, pg&e, said decades of drought in california meant a weak tree may have collapsed into its equipment, but said it was important to wait for a full investigation before drawing any conclusions. people here are praying for the best but are braced for the worst. this is already the deadliest wildfire in the state's history and it isn't over yet. dave lee, bbc news, california. thousands of adelie penguin chicks have starved to death, 18 us states say they will take the trump administration to court over its plans to stop paying subsidies to health insurance companies under obamacare. the to health insurance companies under obamaca re. the white to health insurance companies under obamacare. the white house says it has been advised the subsidies are illegal, but the states say the move will lead to higher premiums. as the trump's attempts to repeal barack obama's

the smoky air can be smelt as far as 100 miles away.has been measured as the poorest on record, worse than beijing. the strongest theory as to what may have caused this fire points to fallen powerlines. the state's pala companies as decades of drought in california meant a weak tree may have collapsed into its equipment but said it was important to wait for a full investigation before drawing any conclusions. people here are playing for the best but are braced for the worst. this is already the deadliest wildfire in the state's history and it isn't over yet. dave lee, the state's history and it isn't overyet. dave lee, bbc the state's history and it isn't over yet. dave lee, bbc news, california. you're watching bbc news. the headlines this hour: rose mcgowan is the latest actress to claim she was raped by the hollywood producer harvey weinstein. president trump has set out a new, confrontational strategy on iran and has refused to continue certifying the international nuclear deal. the chancellor, philip hammond, says he regrets his po

look how smoky the air is. walnut creek cam. this is really bad, obviously. here's a look at the forecast. high fire danger. gusty winds overnight tonight. smoky skies expected through the weekend and there a chance of showers next week. that's about as encouraging as i can tell you the news is in terms of the weather. here taps way the air quality will play out. this air quality is going to remain poor to unhealthy both saturday and sunday. good idea to stay indoors, try to limit your outdoor time. if you do have to be outdoor, definitely try to get a mask if you can. many hardware stores have run out, i just want to warn you. tuesday will be similar. spare the air alert has been issued for saturday through monday as that smoke will continue. hour by hour we go. tonight at 11:00 p.m. the wind begins to pick up, but not until 2:00 in the morning that the winds begin to howl. 25 to 35 miles per hour. particularly in the north and the east bay. 4:00 a.m., 36-mile-per-hour winds down in fairfield. but still gusty. you see the wind directio when it's out of the no

air quality. that's according to the chronicle. this is the virgin sports event that was supposed to happen. sky 7 captured the smokyer the city last night. we are under a spare the air alert today because of all the smoke. the air quality expected to get even worse into the weekend because the winds will be calmer and the smoke is just going to settle. >> the sonoma county sheriff is set to give a briefing this morning at 9:00 from santa rosa. napa county officials will also have an update at 9:00 and we will send out a push alert on the abc 7 news app when it starts. we'll have live coverage on the app. you can also find extensive resources like the maps that show you exactly where the fires are burning and up-to-the-minute evacuation information. the app is free to download on your apple or android devices. >>> up in the north bay mountains we still have some gusty conditions up there, about 20 to 30 miles per hour. let's take a look at the map and you can see they're blowing in a southerly direction, whether it's south or southwesterly. they're still up there and they have still gusty. down in the valleys a litt

abc 7 reporter jonathan bloom has a look at a start-up now that helps provide relief under that smoky air. >> reporter: sonoma valley high school became an vacation center. >> as best as we tried to keep the doors closed, you could see the smoke in the gym even and we were a couplef of miles away from the fire. >> reporter: she has asthma and many others took to wearing masks. but then they got a visit. >> these i'm going to call them angels show said up and they said can be set these up. >> and i'm like what are they? >> we started this company because my father saw asthma a problem and felt current air purifiers weren't doing enough to perify air quality. >> reporter: like most air purifies it has a filter to capture dust and articles and it has a second filter to captor dust and pollutants inside. that means gases and ultrafine particles would slip thou those filters are broken down. >> pollutants migrate indoors. >> reporter: with the school back up and running the molecules have found a new home here in the classrooms. >> we do have students here with things like cystic fibrosis. >>

. >> reporter: evacuated families came in from the smoky air. for a much-needed break. life has been far from easy for these families with young children. >> they are scared. and that they don't know where their cousins or friends or grandparents are going to be. where are they going to go? >> reporter: living in limbo is hard. and now there's a renewed effort to bring some sense of normalcy to the evacuees. the red cross wants to stream the 49ers game on the big screen. >> you have a hot dog in your hand and chips and watching the 49ers. that can't be anything but normal. >> anything to keep the stress down. i think that is a good thing. >> reporter: that is like toly the last thing while multiple families are displaced and living under one room -- >> it is hard to feed everyone. we are going to open a spa here in santa rosa where families can pick up food and produce bags to take home. >> the old press democrat building downtown is one stop shop like replacing driver's licenses and housing. it will be open from 9:00 to 7:00 for the next few weeks. at one point there w

. >>> smoky air is noticeable all across the bay area. >> this is by justin in san francisco, sun obscured shared this view of hazy skies. >> both find the photos and share the shots. >> taking interesting pictures but spencer, it needs to stop. >> haze will be with us into the weekend. overnight, mainly clear skies above. but to our north in mendocino county, a frost advisory in effect for southern portion of the county including ukiah. going to drop to freezing and freeze warning in effect for northern portion of the county, upper 20s to low 30s. tomorrow everybody will warm up a bit. high temperatures in ukiah around 74 and most of the inland areas. low 70s near the bay and 60s on the coast. big warm-up coming sunday and monday. upper 80s to 90 inland and low 80s around the bay. going to feel like summer all over again, not necessarily good with this high fire danger. >> thank you spencer. >>> as you well know, thousands of people have lost homes in the fires. >> and soon will have you get a companion ticketes visaevery year.card so why not take...me? i mean i always spell your name rig

a staff, as you can see, are wearing masks to protect themselves from all of that smoky air. >> it'svest right now. >>> tonight a reunion between a chp helicopter crew and the family they rescued right after the atlas peak fire started on sunday night. >> yeah, the father of the family made a really difficult decision. abc news reporter vic lee is live at the napa county airport with the story tonight. vic? >> it was difficult. now that reunion took place just behind us at the chp hangar. it was an emotional reunion, not only for the family, but also for the chp crew. this was the first time since the rescue that the chp helicopter crewmembers saw pepe and graciela tomayo, their son jesse and his grandparents. on sunday night as the flames raced through atlas peak, tomayo and his family left just before the home burned to the ground. >> i can see the flames 15, 20 feet high. >> they drove up to a field along the mountain. that's when pilot pete and flight officer whitney lowe saw him and his extended family. they landed the chopper. i said we can take four people and he made the deci

is still extremely smoky here. the air is thick with smoke and because it's about to get dark, we expected to be pitch block -- black, because there are no streetlights. the only thing we expect to see burning in -- here are flames coming from the gas mains. >>> justine, before you go, with dark is beginning to settle in. we are at 6:35 pm, are you seeing visible flames in the distance where the fires are still burning wax for >>> most of the flames are coming from the gas lines that are burning. it looks like a fire truck is pulling into the neighborhood as we are talking. maybe they know of something different. i also don't see any of that thick, black smoke that comes out when you see an aft of -- active burning fire. is just sort of a white haze that is here all around us in the sky.>>> justine, so many homes gone in that coffee park area neighborhood. i know you saw a handful of businesses that were leveled today.>> reporter: absolutely. most of them were on cleveland avenue for people who know this area. the ones tha

. >>> and back here at the live desk air quality officials say the smoky air we've been having from the and unprecedented. the dangerous air quality prompted the closure of schools in the mt. diablo district and the east bay campus in concord. they say it is carrying invisible particles that can harm your lungs especially if you have a pre-existing condition. >> this is the worst i've ever seen, and this is the worst air quality that the bay area has ever had. >> if it gets much worse, are we going to have to move out of the area temporarily to get where it's not so smoky. >> to protect yourself officials recommend an n-95 mask. your best bet is to stay indoors, though, if possible. bay area hospitals have been treating people for breathing problems. we have 24 cases across san francisco, another seven in observing. nine in berkeley. as we hear the numbers let me bring in drew tuma, those numbers we're getting primarily because of reporting in the north bay so occupied with these fires but those numbers are coming from further south where those fires are. >> true. and the winds were a b

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