as we mentioned, this is south of south lake tahoe. current wind gusts, 15 to 30 miles per hour temperature at 76 and bone-dry air. humidity values at 18%. now the heaviest and thickiest smoke is blowing just to the south of south lake tahoe so we do not think south lake tahoe tonight would see extremely reduced visibilities but you'll definitely smell the smoke. you can even see so much smoke today it was picked up on the radar as the scan moved around the lower atmosphere. so very, very smoky near mark leeville, where they are trying to keep the fire from going at this point. close to homes as we have recently seen on some of the latest fire updates. in terms of this week in the forecast winds will stay 15 to 30 miles per hour. temperatures will range possibly as high as 94 degrees. and the bad news thunderstorms back in the mix by friday saturday and also on sunday. this fire was sparked by lightning, so unfortunately, with more thunderstorms in the forecast this could be bad news for the sierra. more details in our full forecast com

a wildfire continues to burn thousands of acres in south lake tahoe. we'll have an update on the fire. >> vicki : the napa wildfire is now one hundred percent contained. what was known as the pleasure fire burned close to twenty acres near the south shore of lake berryessa. the cooler tempuratures today helped bring the situation under control. and no injuries were reported. and an update on the big markleeville fire. crews are continuing to increase containment of the fire just south of lake tahoe. as of this afternoon the fire. which was caused by a lightning strike. is about 45 percent contained and has burned over 17 thousand acres. fire officials said much of the fire was in a steep terrain making it hard to surround. also the high temperatures and winds are causing concerns for fire fighters. they are using air and ground crews to battle the blaze. still ahead. a space-x rocket explodes minutes after takeoff. the important equipment they lost. ahead. a san jose teen that was given weeks to live. is still alive months later. what he's doing to give

southeast of south lake tahoe. >> pam :in southern california. the cause of the park hill fire, near san luis obispo, has been determined as a piece of hot carbon from an unknown vehicle's exhaust pipe, that ignited dry grass. cal fire officials say almost six-hundred -fifty firefighters. and 49 -engines from all over the state responded to the fire. that has burned 18-hundred acres. fire crews will spend the next few days mopping up the fire. it is now 80-percent contained. p-g- and-e says it will continue to repair burned poles and lines. tonight at 11 and older for drivers. several lanes on highway 101 are closed tonight as crews prepare for the opening of the new doyle drive in san francisco. and in just two hours crews will shut down all remaining lanes of the highway for construction. bill >> alecia :traffic is typically slower and so this is why they chose these nights to shut down. setting up for shot down. crews started closing lanes on southbound highway one between 1 and 3:00 a.m. tuesday and wednesday morning all lanes leading to the

so the molk is getting closer to south lake tahoe. the biggest fear for firefighters is markliville, that's where the frir could spread to next. right now, win out of the south at 10 to 20 miles per hour. temperature, also humidity recovering. not nearly as hot, right now 59 degrees at a humidity of 25%. there was so much smoke earlier today it was picked up here on doppler radar. as we head through the week temperatures will reach 94 degrees. i don't think they will get containment this fire this week. >>> a fire in livermore gutted a home. the home opener accidentally started the fire while working with metal equipment. that created a spark that spread to dry grass. luckily, no one was injured. >>> on the brink of thinks tree the u.s. supreme court expected to rule on same sex marriage in just a matter of days. at stake, the federal rights to gay marriage and potentially a new chapter for a ground breaking high school class on lgbt studies. gene has more on the lesson plan. >> reporter: people here in the castro district are hopeful

southeast of south lake tahoe. >> pam:residents in the town of "markleeville" are making preparations for a possible evacuation. >> pam:kron 4's j-r stone arrived in markleeville yesterday. he joins us live tonight from the command center in douglas county nevada. >> reporter: and may be sunny and nevada but 20 mi. west there's a difference what the fighter is still burning. >> reporter:this is a heavy lift aircrane helicopter pumping water out of a river in an attempt to help put out the markleeville fire which is 35 miles southeast of south lake tahoe. >>uneasy because we just don't know. they put us on a pre alert evacuation. >> reporter:barbara thomson has lived in markleville for 38 years. she's well aware of the fact that this fire is within a matter of miles from not only the downtown area but also her front door. a fire that has burned more than 16-thousand acres and continues to grow by the minute. >> got the cars packed up and keeping the animals close by. >>kinda feeling like you are a prisoner in a way. i just can't hop into my car and go into town and go grocery shopping.

of slavery still casts a long shadow. >>> a wild fire is burning out of control at this hour south of lake tahoe. it has grown now to nearly 14 square miles about 9,000 acres. the fire is about 10 miles south of mart markleeville. hotter ally wolf has the latest on the fire fight. >> reporter: in the forest just a couple of miles outside of markleeville and the flames have burned this while side over here and over in the distance you can see the large plumes of smoke and that is causing a lot of concern for people in nearby camp sites and nearby towns. fueled by wind and dry vegetation, flames quickly spread in the sierra. this three days the fire has charred close to 10,000 acres south of lake tahoe. >> it's sad. you see the glow of the fire through the clouds. >> reporter: four miles away massive plumes of smoke and fire are visible from the small down of markleeville. debbie is seeing the wildfire up close for the first time. >> you feel mother nature and you feel the power of fire and how devastating it can be. a little helicopters or planes flying over tryen to drop water on it and it's so

south of lake tahoe were at the scene near mark the bill the democrats this state concerns at the apartment building in the peninsula is likely that is something similar and tragic there will is a sketch of the killer and his car left and the fast lane to napa go a little too fast and you can get caught behaving badly a full hour of your choice for prime time news. male announcer:this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news evening starts now: >>pam moore: a raging wildfire burned south of lake tile is stored in homes and a town it has burned more than 10,000 a. so far the evening they are stone talked a home on a to embark with dell will have to pack up their belongings. >>j.r. stone: flames shooting into the air 30 mi. southeast of south lake tahoe phlegm that within sight of the small town of the market fell and the and a fire that is growing 9,500 a. have burned in is 500 firefighters are battling the flames and been up here yesterday last night this morning and it just keeps pouring out and looks larger to me now been guest today is spread out more and i think his plan to offer into

now, between placerville and pollock pines if you or anyone now is going to south lake tahoe traffic is going to be a mess in that vicinity and as we told you, thunderstorms are lighting up the sierra right now. that's wonderful. that rain will eventually make it to a reservoir but we could use some rainfall around here. instead, we'll be talking about the heat. so as the rain continues in the mountains, prepare for the 90s. find out when they're coming coming up in about 10 minutes. >>> it might be pouring in the sierra but, yes, we still have a water problem. that's what brought the governor to san jose today. >> our conservation goals are being met. we're not at the level that we want to attain. but we're doing very good and better than most. >> the governor says we in the bay area are doing pretty well but he reminded everybody that the state will fine cities that do not meet savings goals. governor brown heads to southern california next week to check their conservation efforts. >>> a california bill that would help homeowners save more water did advance today. the assembly pass

it was a greasy blustery day. 52 in truck e, 54 south lake tahoe and rain up in the mountains and a possibility of thunder showers, and a flash flood watch is from northeast california and you can can get heavy rain and it's coming back into the seattle -- to the sierra. there he is a lot of cloud converted the south. any flakes cloud cover and you'll say it's muggy out here. this is too far to the south, the low takes the moisture and it's on its way to central california and las vegas. it's muggy, humid, light rain, i usually call it rain. the possibility of some thunder showers later today if we get a few breaks in those clouds. 60s, 70s and 80s, these are close to seasonal averages for inland. we were so far above two days ago. we'll keep a cool pattern, muggy but cooler, wednesday and thursday, it rebounds fast friday, we start a cooling trend, below normal temperatures. >> you'll get a spritz on the windshield. >> okay. >> yes, correct. >> you bet. >> 4:51 is the time, four tourists face serious charges for stripping down the highest peek. in four minutes, the punishment how they're being

monday ray, they are -- monterey they are 58 today. 57 up in truckee. 94 las vegas. 58 south lake tahoe blue canyon, 75 warm degrees already. it's about 80 in mt. diablo. 75 in the santa cruz mountains. a lot of moisture here. it looks like it's tracking toward us. i think that will play into the weather but by wednesday afternoon and evening and we cloud it up. a lot of shower activity heading to the sierra nevada the next few days, especially as we go into the holiday weekend. maybe for us late thursday/friday. i think by saturday the high moves off. that will open the door for a bigger sea breeze. after today, i think we start to see a lot of increase in the high cloud deck. fog near the coast. that's about it. it will be cool for some. it will be hot and humid. 90s to 100s. around the bay, 70s, 80s. but not too far away you can find toasty temps. temperatures in the east bay, going for the os. 100. it will be a scorcher. south bay, 90s to 100s. 100s for morgan hill and gilroy. 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s. hot inland but not as bad wednesday. then we cloud it up thursdayly friday. it looks co

southeast of south lake tahoe. a heavy lift aircrane helicopter. pumped water out of a river, in an attempt to help put out a fire in the town of "markleeville". there have been preparations for a possible evacuation. one resident is aware of the fact that this fire is within miles of her front door. >>:we have our valuables pact on we are keeping the animals close by --packed >> pam :the fire has burned more than 16-thousand acres. and continues to grow by the minute. the winds have died down. however, mother nature could take a turn at any moment. people in fairfield on edge today. after a fire came dangerously close to their homes. according to the fire department. a contractor who was trimmings weeds in fairfield, may have accidently started the grass fire around 2 -this afternoon. the flames. pushed along by a steady breeze. spread quickly. eventually reaching the back yards of several nearby homes. >>:i've got water hoses and a couple of kids came through and grab their power washer and we all started trying to fight the fire together >> pam

show a live picture now from our camera at the ridge resort.you ca that's just near lake tahoe, just up the hill from south lake tahoe. you can see the haze over the lake and some of those buildings no doubt putting a damper on some summer vacations. >>> we've heard of the warnings for several months now.e gett this wildfire season could be record-breaking because of our rainf drought. we're getting a look today of just how behind we are when it comes to rainfall. let's bring in our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri, tracking how bad this deficit is, jeff. >> and it's just going to get worse as we head throughout the next three months with our typical area of high pressure moving overhead. we're not expecting any major storms, at least for the next three months. so the numbers break down like this. for one of the locations that did pick up some of the most rainfall this past winter and early spring santa rosa had 25.35 inches. an average year has 36.23. here is the four-year deficit we are now looking at just over 55 inches. that is, you know likely even with the strong el nino potentially coming our way.

videoing news crews are keeping a federal reason 15,000 acre wildfire from reaching the small town south of lake tahoe. the residents have not been evacuated but are told "get ready." the washington fire exploded in size since it started with light next strike on friday. crews have zero containment of the fire, down from 10 percent earlier so it is worse. extreme winds and dry timber fuel the flames. >> slightly cooler and more humid weather is helping firefighters battling a huge 17,000 acre forest fire in san bernardino mountains and aircraft have contained it at 24 percent. flames have threatened on buildings including old cabins, several hundred people, now, have been forced to leave. >> people in the midwest are waking up to widespread damage after a dozen tornadoes were reported in the past 24 hours. this is a look in illinois where homes were destroyed by a confirmed twister south of chicago. emergency management officials say at least two people were hurt there. another confirmed tornado touched down in a small michigan town of portland. five people were rescued there when 100 miles per hour w

. >> reporter: and from this man from south lake tahoe. >> it brings back memories from 10-12 years ago where just 550 homes were lost. so those things always scare us. >> reporter: the scary sight prompting her and her husband to head home early. >> reporter: are you feeling the urgency to get out of here? >> we can. >> reporter: crews from both california and nevada are fighting this fire but they say the heavy winds and the dry vegetation out here is making it a very big challenge. from markleeville, allie wolf. >> one of six fires burning around the state. more than 4,000 firefighters are on the front lines lines battling the fires. and fire officials expect this year's fire season to only get worse. >> just this past week activity has really skyrocketed. we responded in the past 7 days. so it's been a very business week for us and that's because conditions are warming up. drying out even further. and with the drought conditions that only makes the fire season even harder for us. >> cal fire says they're already gearing up with extra staffing. topping the nationwide states at highes

just east of placerville heading up towards south lake tahoe, it is very stormy in the sierra. and it will be again tomorrow and sunday. for us relatively calm tonight. low cloud cover yes along the coastline. san francisco, that's you, 55. it will be cloudy tomorrow morning in oakland 55. san jose 57 degrees. we may take a step back with temperatures before we take a few big leaps forward. that step back will be tomorrow. but our low pressure area which is causing the storms in the sierra, that's peeling off to the east. record rainfall in phoenix today. .02." it had never rained on june 5 until today. it is raining in arizona today because of that low. we are not seeing the rainfall. the low will continue to peel off to the east taking the tropical moisture with it but still more mountain thunderstorms both tomorrow and sunday. and that low is actually forcing this ridge of high pressure to build to the north. that will be very critical for us all of next week because a ridge which builds to the north will induce an east or offshore wind. the ocean is still at 53 degrees but

thunderstorms have been firing up and as we take you in closer here right around the south lake tahoe area and a couple of minutes ago lightning strikes and a live picture will show you the threatening skies from the lake tahoe camera. if you're heading out there, do prepare for more active weather tomorrow and 60 degrees in san francisco and oakland in the mid-60s and 76 in san jose and currently 73 in morgan hill and our high temperatures made it up into the upper 08s in places like fairfield and livermore. a few buildup toward the mount hamilton area and it is 70 degrees in santa rosa and 67 in napa and 80s for concord, livermore and this is what some people live for. the fog from our mount tam cam. so if you don't like the warm weather, the coast is the place to be this afternoon. >> isolated showers over the mountains and mild to warm saturday and temperatures will rise, sunday and monday. here's a look at the water vapor imagery and the areas of low pressure continuing to shift inland and that's responsible for the thunderstorms showing up in the sierra and before it does, we'll

. >>> an out-of-control wildfire continues to spread south of lake tahoe. the so-called washington fire has burned more than 16,000 acres in alpine county. several campgrounds in the area have been evacuated and parts of 4 and 89 highways will closed. the town of markleeville is on standby for possible evacuations. the fire was ignited by lightning this past friday. >>> firefighters stopped smoke and flames feet from people's homes in fairfield. chopper 5 was over the charred aftermath yesterday afternoon. it happened on a hillside west of interstate 80. the fire burned about 15 acres in the vista grande neighborhood there. no homes were damaged. if you live in the area with all that grass, it is a little scary this time of year. >>> i think -- >> we are going to traffic i think. >> i think i'm waking up now. let's go to the pretty lady in red. >> it takes a lanes are shut down as they clear up the accident west 580 at grand. about 45 minutes ago a car traveling westbound on 580 smashed into the center divider and is now still straddling that center divider

lake tahoe. so far flames burned 15,000 acres and the fire is only 10% contained. this is happening about 30 miles south of lake tahoe near the historic town of merkleeville. highway winds have made firefighting ticket and there is more wind in the forecast today. the fire was sparked by lightning on friday night. >>> it's time to check your microclimate forecast as we take a live look outside right now. san francisco on your tuesday morning. as you mentioned a second ago we're seeing these wildfires springing up all over the state and wind conditions not helping had. let's check in with meteorologist kari hall for more. >> we start out with the winds this morning already at 10 to 20 miles an hour, the temperature at 59 degrees and once again they are only containing small amounts of this as we are able to pick up on the smoke by the radar we can see those splotches of green and we can tell that that wildfire is quite large and as we go into the rest of this week winds coming out of the southwest up to 30 miles an hour and temperatures will be heating up and unfortunately thunderstorms back in the forec

. >>> firefighters are trying to gain the upper hand on the wildfire south of lake tahoe. it threatens a mountain town in alpine county. people there are on standby for possible evacuations, it's grown to nearly 15 square miles since it was started friday by a lightning strike. strong winds forced some crews to stand down late yesterday pushing containment down to 0%. about 500 firefighters are working on it aided by air tankers and helicopters. >>> 6:04. a check of traffic on this tuesday with liza. >> it's looking pretty good out there. still watching this accident in san jose. it happened in the northbound direction of 101 just before the 880 interchange. no lanes are shut down. traffic is backed up from about the 280 and 680 summer change. you can see all the green there in the kill son valley. -- silicon valley. still very light traffic getting to downtown san jose. no problems for the parkway just outside the airport but highway 4 in the westbound direction, two pockets of slow traffic through antioch and then another one as you head out of the pittsburg area bound f

>>mark: on the left you can see the fire and burned south east of south lake tahoe near the small mountain town the mark revivifies from with a 60,000 a. containing 0 percent in was sparked by lightning last friday people and monthly bill has been on standby for possible evacuation on the right you conceive a lake fire cool weather is helping crews there make progress on that fire the total city of 27 square miles on the bottom right what talking close to home fire investigators think the contract the trimming weeds metaksa them started this fire in fairfield the fire broke out at around 2:00 p.m. yesterday in the area was and is a 80 in the fire spread quickly reaching the backyard of several homes and of those homes were damaged in all about 15 a. burned in crews were able to put the fire out and about an hour. >>michelle apon: the temperatures will peak in jamaica when out the door very similar to yes in a plan on fifties by 11:00 this warning in locations meant to upper '70's with some lower '80s and storefront shower by the afternoon in a will to take all the activities in door becaus

after tree. >> indespite of the winds only minor injuries have been reported. >>> wildfire south of lake tahoe is not slowing down. it is 10 miles south of marklyville. it burned 16,000 acres and right now there is no containment. firefighterssay their first job is to protect -- firefighters say their first job is to protect that town. it could make the air hazardess to breathe. it was sparked by lightning spark and winds fanned the flames. roads have been closed and people have been told to prepare in the event evacuations are ordered. >> you feel the power of fire. >> plenty of trees here. i know the wind direction can change very quickly. so i am keeping my fingers crossed. praying. drinking beer, hoping that helps. >> firefighters say the steam turene is making it difficult to -- terrain is making it difficult to fight. crews are there for 16 hours a day. >>> this is what you worry about when we have a drought. let's bring in our chief meteorologist. what are the conditions? >> it is not as bad weather wise in terms of the droughts. nothing really extreme. no red flag warnings or anything

firefighters because a lot of their resources are on the move, with one strike team up near south lake tahoe fighting that fire. here in the bay area, firefighters are making sure everything is ready to go on their fire engines, and weed chopping road crews have a water tanker standing by just in case. and starting on monday, cal fire is suspending all personal its for outdoor burning to try and reduce any risk of wildfires. firefighters telling people to be prepared, make sure you remove dead and dying schedule surgerytation, a 100 foot defensible space around your home, and mow your grass no more than 4 inches tall and fields. just some of the tips to try and prevent wildfires from happening around your home. >> and still ahead, a controversial bill that would require public school children in california to get vaccinated. could take a step forward today. what still needs to happen for that to become law. >>> there are more than 400 lightning rods in the bay area that connect the tower to its base below. four of these rods were removed for test, some because they failed crack testing. crac

and one man visiting from south lake tahoe says the fire reminded him of the devastating fire there. >> it of course brings back memories of our huge fire we had 10-12 years ago 550 homes were lost. so those things always scare us. >> an alert has now gone out to markleeville in case evacuations are ordered. >>> a complete staff at one elementary school saying good- bye to their students as parents wonder what's next. it's a story we've been following and we get the story now from amber lee in sunnyvail. >> reporter: families held a teacher appreciation value lie tonight but sadness and shock as they try to figure out why this happened and how to stop it from happening again. [ chanting ] >> reporter: the students were vocal about losing all of their teachers at west valley. the at the rally got underway. >> i love you guys. thank you. >> reporter: this teacher packed up the last of her belongings. the end of this school year is different. >> it was like family. e-mail or phone number for you? >> reporter: looking for ways to stay in touch. leslie and the rest of the staff won't be b

. >> we have a fire burning at south lake tahoe area near markleyville. conditions right for fires. we have air pushing into the bay and even in the inland bay valleys. as we go into tomorrow and more specifically thursday. this high pressure wants to build in. as it does it's not necessarily a big offshore flow. it's going to run it right up here right to the center valley and it's going to start to bleed into our inland bay valley. temperatures on thursday easily that will really increase the fire danger. you have drought, you have temperatures in the triple digits. it's game on for fire. when we come back we're going to talk about the chances for more heat as we head into the weekend. >>> firefighters are fighting a fire in alpine county. the fire has now burned well over 16,000 acres. so far there's no cob tapement. some 500 firefighters are on the lines trying to get ahead of the fire. their biggest concern is keeping the fire from markleyville which is 10 miles away -- so far there's no containment. >>> now to berkeley and that deadly balcony collapse last week. today city off

south of lake tahoe the washington fire has burned 10,000-acres of timber and grass. >> you feel mother nature a nature. >> the fire has forced some people to leave, put others are taking a wait and see attitude. >> the wind direction can change, i'm keeping my fingers crossed, praying, drinking beer. >> 2000 firefighters are fighting a blaze in the san bernardino mountains, the rough terrain is a challenge. >> we're talking 10,000-foot elevation at the most, and sometimes they are hiking up 2000 feet a day or more, they are out there 16 hours, they are going to the t on this. >> california is entering the peak of the wildfire season, with the state in the midst of a drought, dry conditions are creating fuel for the fires, finding water is a challenge. >> crews have to take more time traveling to areas and finding for watter sources, crews have responded to 1100 wildfires this year, double the number they see in a normal year. new details about how much the fire in the san bernardino fire will cost. it's burned 17,000-acres and has cost $5 million to fight. the heat has been the biggest

south east of south lake tahoe this 200 people who live in this town keep in a very close eye on the situation. >>james: that piece of carbon ignited dry grass basic, six of the 55 fighters in response to the fire burned about 1,800 a. of farm the upside is 80 percent contained a soap making progress getting all around it bass said in lisbon and a few days' fighting the fire pg&e says it will continue to repair the burns that come done to other headlines this morning a former major leaguer in san francisco giant has been killed and up murder-suicide and have been over a weekend and his in texas a woman was also found dead police said she shot herself he has a 14 month old child the child and the house at the time the was the injured in addition to his play for three of the teens and had been working for the network since 2013 the team releasing the statement and it reads the giants were shocked and saddened to learn about the passing of them we express our deepest sympathy for his family and friends. >>anny hong: to the cells of local businesses skyrocketed after they won the nba cha

. >> catherine: firefighters contain a good progress south of lake tahoe of 87 local residents may thisover the weekend the mark clara nearly 50 percent contained burned more than 17,000 a. ignited by a lightning june 19th at one point gallate getting uncomfortably close of kuwait and in the area reopens tonight for helicopters some call fire crews began believe today altho a thousand firefighters still on the job here. beijing fire central washington destroyed at least two dozen houses it's called the sleepy hollow fire. forced hundreds of people out of their homes and last word still burning of control area 120 mi. east of seattle this fire ignited drybrush sunday afternoon firefighters say nearly have their hands full. "intense large embers blowing everywhere group's cash gunfire vegetation on house starting house-to-house. >> catherine: temperature strong winds in emeryville also a fire near cardboard recycling facility sphene not calling this a bit hellfire a major disaster and approved a state request for federal help. >> pam: and on all residential burning starting today tumbled

lake tahoe. this is happening 30 miles south of the lake near the historic town of markleeville. the fire has scorched 15,000 acres and is just 10% contains. high winds are making that fire fight very difficult and there is more wind in the forecast today. >>> keeping up to tackle the drought, san francisco's public utilities commission is meeting with several other large bay area public water agencies trying to come up with a plan to address the drought. the agencies are trying to fashion that plan to benefit the entire bay area as the drought continues. it's unclear at this point, though, what it could actually mean for all of us. >>> the santa clara water district is going to give an update on how much water we have left. among other things the board of directors is going to talk about the 2015 water supply and its drought response. >> we just got our statement from the santa clara water district or from our water company and we saved about 10%, more than we did last time. >> it's going to vary i guess throughout the bay area. 20% is the target and everyone is playing a role i

and a visitor from south lake tahoe says this fire is bringing back some terrible memories. >> it brings back memory of our huge five at south shore about 10-12 years ago where 550 homes were lost. but those things always scare us. >> residents have been alerted be prepared for possible evacuation orders. >>> meantime california fire officials they're trying to get a handle on several wild fires. almost 2,000 firefighters are battling a big blaze in the san bernardino mountains. the cooler weather is helping the firefighters but that rough terrain is a challenge. so far this year firefighters have responded to 1100 wild fires. that is almost double the amount they see in a normal year. the dry drought conditions are creating even more fuel for those fires. >>> plans are moving forward to add an extra commuter lane and bike lane to the san rafael bridge. the project would convert the shoulder in the eastbound direction into an extra lane during the evening commute hours to try to ease some of the traffic. the shoulder would also be converted in the westbound direction into a pathway for c

visitors morning battling several wildfires yarmulkes in progress and a huge fire burns out of south lake tahoe about 70,000 a. and burned in the fire now 45 percent contained and broke out near the south shore by the of the fire that is not a hundred percent contained about 20 a. the cool weather will some fall coming back in the bay area's final was a store for the work week ahead. >>michelle apon: comfortable today but the heat returns as the sit across in an spots cost as of right now we have the or six is the star of the morning in san jose or even the south bank and then violence our tempers will warm up to near 80 degrees plan also mid '80s during much of the afternoon it will contain the stick from to about 5:00 in the intensive will fall on your drive home or in the time hours a live look outside we have some clout these guys the star of the morning the clouds will continue to leave by the man part of the morning and will see some sunshine lead on today as of right now the simple just to the upper 50s across said francisco and oakland i did much of san jose 61 concord into the upper 50

there is large 100 burning in southern california, another one is south of lake tahoe. this is video of what is being called the washington fire. it was sparked by a lightning strike on friday and is burning 40 miles outside of lake tahoe and is already growing to 15,000 acres. flames are creeping toward the small sierra town with residents already packed waiting for the call to of evacuate. >> great the important stuff birds, memories. the rest is just "stuff." >> it is sure rule seeing it so chess. the prospect of your home burning down. >> in san san bernardino the lake fire is threatening hundreds of structures. that has friend larger than 17,000 acres and is burning this wilderness 90 miles east of los angeles. some vacation homes and camp sites in the area had to be evacuated. firefighters believe they are getting the upper hand on this but the dry drought conditions certainly are not helping. fire activity has skyrocketed recently. cal fire has responded to 25 wildfires in just the past week. >>> to the midwests now a dozen tornadoes have been reported since yest

a fairfield hiker fell near cascade falls in the south lake tahoe area. possibly breaking his leg. found the hiker and hoisted him to safety. >>> the presidio parkway tunnel the one that is still unfinished is a step choser to officially opening. today crews tested the emergency systems with drills and mock car accidents. fire trucks raced into the tunnels where an accident was staged. smoke bombs were used to simulate a fire. officials say once these protocols are secure and extended weekend closure of doyle drive will be necessary to complete the connecting roadwork. that won't happen until after the 4th of july weekend. >>> it is a common cure when heartburn hits. how certain drugs could be putting you (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com >>> it turns out some common over the counter heartburn drugs may increase your chance for heart attack. a study of prevacid, prime section prilosec found taking them and others could increase your chance of heart a

. >>> an out-of-control wildfire continues to spread south of lake tahoe.called washington fire has burned more than 16,000 acres in alpine county. several campgrounds in the area have been evacuated. parts of state highways 4 and 89 are closed. town of markleeville is on standby for possible evacuation. >> i figure push comes to shove, everything we can get in that toyota prius, um, is all we're gonna take. >> that fire was ignited by lightning on friday. >>> that wildfire so intense, it can be seen from space. the satellite image shows a plume of smoke spreading into nevada, south of lake tahoe. >> doesn't sound like firefighters will get any relief. >> they haven't had any relief for over a year. usually we have a five season. that's not the case any-- usually we have a fire season. that's not the case anymore. we have the potential of thunderstorms working their way into the central valley in the high sierra with potential of dry lightning and cloud-to- ground lightning. we'll keep you posted on that as the weekend nears. over the bay clear skies inland

tonight there are volunteer evacuations in markleeville because of the wildfire that is burning south of lake tahoe but crews are making progress. the washington fire is now 10% contained. so far it burned 17,000 acres. the flames came within 3-miles of markleeville. firefighters say they are concerned about the forecast which is calling for more heat, wind and possible thunderstorms. >>> in southern california, evacuations ordered now in the huge lake fire in the san bernardino mountains. authorities say 7,000 structures are threatened. the fire grown 4,000 acres since yesterday and now covers 23,000 acres. firefighters say they had a set back in the last 24 hours. and containment still only stands at 21%. >>> back here in the bay area. hiking trails in antioch are closed due to damage from yesterday's grass fire in contra loma regional park. that fire burned 500 acres and took crews 8 hours to put out the flames. at one point the fire moved close to homes and forced families to evacuate. firefighters protected the homes. no structures were damaged but residents were on edge. >> i was terrified. t

. >>> firefighters are hoping for rain tomorrow afternoon south of lake tahoe. a wildfire has been burning near markleyville. it's grown to 17,600 acres. tomorrow's storm could actually bring more danger, though because it brings with it the risk of dry lightning and gusty winds that a would fuel the flames. >> police in san jose are looking for shooters behind two homicides in less than six hours. the first one happened just before 10:00 last night. a 17-year-old boy was shot at least once and he died. the second shooting was around 2:30 in the morning at south second and san carlos streets. a man was shot. he died at the hospital. >>> in the north bay two families are out of their homes after a fire. the press democrat reports it started near the outside wall of one home on robinson court and then spread to the house next door. a neighbor tried to douse the flames withfirefighters got there. >> i started bucketing water from the swimming pool on to the base of the fire to try to slow it down. it was already turning into a different phase of the fire. it was ye

. >> a wildfire burning in the sierra, south of lake tahoe. an update on the fire fight. >> and tracking the heat. it will get up there and that will cause fire concerns in the next 48 hours. all those details coming up. >>> a bill that seeks to crack down on the illegal ivory trade in california passed the committee today. law bans the ivory trade after 1977. all product said imported to the state prior to that date are exempt. the new law would eliminate that exemption making it illegal to buy, sell or possess ivory with the intent to sell it and it would allow the state to buy ivory for educational and scientific purposes. critics are concerned it could end up harming california citizens. >> what it will do is prevent average californians from being able to pass down any antiques they get. musical instruments. anything that conintos ivory. -- contains ivory. >> the bill now moves to the committee. >>> new school in berkeley, a school that does more than just training software engineers. ktvu's rob roth tells us it is trying to close the rac

. >>> firefighters are hoping for rain tomorrow afternoon south of lake tahoe. a wildfire hasbeen burning near markleyville. it's grown to 17,600 acres. tomorrow's storm could actually ing more danger, though because it brings with it the risk of dry lightnin and gusty winds that a would fuel the flames. >> police in san jose are looking for shooters behind two homicides in less than six hours. the first one happened just before 10:00 lastight. a 17-year-old boy was shot at least once and he died. the second shooting was around 2:30 in the morning at south seco and san carlos streets. a man was shot. he died at the hospital. >>> in the north bay two families are out of their homes after a fire. the press democrat reports it started near the outside wallf one home on robinson court and then spread to the hou next door. a neighbor tried toouse the flames withfirefighters go there. >> i started bucketing water from the swimming pool on to the base of the fire to try to slow it down. it was already turning into a different phase of the fire. it w yelling, fire fire,

know whether to admit that the power tools they're making progress on a while five is running south of lake tahoe burn more than 17,000 a. so far right now it is 45 percent contained last time we checked the fire is burning and steve terrains was making it difficult kasai temperatures and rise up printing of firefighters battling in the ground that fire was sparked by lightning. >>mark: a fire in napa county it will try to figure was sparked this one was called the plaza fire here is the view of the about 20 a. south of lake berryessa the have five cars ablaze on the control of the hour the percent contained the zero injuries reported. >>darya: thousand above and evacuated the fast or fire out of control in central washington state about a dozen buildings mainly homes have been destroyed in the city of watching the fire broke by yesterday afternoon an attempt to of 108 degrees drybrush and strong winds also an issue as of last night the fire had burned 2.6 square miles but no one has been hurt. >>mark: the state senate was the final legislative vote required as an accomplice of vexing bill the bi

. >>> the monitor fire south of lake tahoe has burned more than 25 square miles. helicopters and air tankers are attacking from above. no structures have been damaged but the small town of markleyville remains on standby for possible evacuation. strong and erratic winds have stoked the fire ignited by lightning last friday. >>> if you want to celebrate the fourth of july with fireworks, your options are limited. some fireworks are allowed in just five cities in the bay area. no matter where you live, the crack crackdown is tougher than ever because of the severe drought. david louie joins us with the story. >> reporter: it's incumbent upon all of us to be saving water. as a result of that crackdowns on illegal fireworks this year will be tougher than ever. firefighting costs and property damage can run into the millions as a result of illegal fireworks. residents who live near dry, grassy areas are concerned. >> you have like the kids in the street. and we've seen issues in the past where 3 doors down the kids were playing and the fire department had to come out b

the washington fire to the north is rage out of control 40 miles south of lake tahoe and a lightning strike triggered it. the fire now is larger than 15,000 acres. people would live in the small mountain town watched this smoke and packed their bags to evacuate if needed. >> it is surreal seeing it so close and the prospect of your home burning. >> lie winds mixed with the parched ground and dry trees are helping the flames move faster. >> fire season is already extremely busy for cal fire crews and have responded to 275 wildfires in the past week. >> thank you. >> we are in for a warm-up in the bay area in the coming days and meteorologist mike nicco is outside now with a first look at the forecast. >> good morning where it is brighter now than this time yesterday and the day before. our times are off to the race inland in the upper 70s in places like san ramon, livermore mid-70s in concord and santa rosa and fairfield and los gatos. 70 in san jose. mid-to-upper 60s around the bay shore. still cool at the coast, 57. the temperatures are up to 12 degreer warmer than 24 hours ago. the

a severe thunderstorm happening south of lake tahoe and lots of lightning strikes, and it will be somethinghe firefighters have to contend with here at home as well. it's dry outside and we have a few high and mid level clouds and down south, watching it stream in overnight. after a week of temperatures in the 80s and 90s, still very nice outside. 78 in livermore and 78 for san jose right now, and 72 for san jose and 63 in half moon bay. tomorrow's forecast calls for cloud cover and it will be cooler against the coastline, not as hot even for tomorrow in the south bay, and 82 degrees up near the north by, 79. again, that warm spot the try valley going to be warm again with the temperatures in the 80s, and we are coming out of the 90s and monday we are back in the 90s and eventually we will be back in the triple digits, so we will talk about that coming up. >>> it's pride weekend and we want to show you the forecast for the parade tomorrow. 60 degrees with a good mix of sun and clouds by then and the cloud cover will burn off quickly because it's high level clouds unlike the low clouds in th

you can look far enough to the east, probably seeing big thunderstorms off toward the sierra, south of lake tahoe. tomorrow, still a chance of an isolated shower that activity should be less extensive for sunday. meantime, the story for us are low clouds as we watch the sea breeze turn stronger tomorrow. 90s inland should be dropping to the mid-80s tomorrow as sea breeze turns stronger. with that drizzle and mist possible on the coast tomorrow morning for the afternoon, sunshine inland with clouds sticking around winds out of the northwest. we hope it will bring a little clearing around santa cruz. that will be the spot if you want sunshine near the beaches. as the sea breeze picks up sunday into monday we will see temperatures trend cooler. starting tomorrow mid to upper 50s with low clouds. toward lunchtime, instead of being close to the mid-80s, livermore around noon tomorrow not bad. 75 degrees there. 75 in san jose. on the way, temperatures tomorrow in the low 80s around downtown san jose should be close to 82 degrees. los gatos, 86. layup us foundation they have a 5k walk. temperatures arou

scorched thousands of acres the biggest and most serious wild fires burned 15 square miles south of lake tahoeents of one town are now on stand by for evacuation and fires are burning in oregon washington utah and alaska in alaska forests are especially dry from a lack of winter snow. >>> heavy rain is hampering the search for two escaped priss unders in northern new york, searchers are focusing around the deep woods near a cabin where dna was found. the husband of a prison worker accused of helping the prisoners escape said they would have killed her if she was indeed their get away driver. >>> the oscar winning composer was feared dead in california yesterday. the small plane went down it was registered to james horner, the composer of the theme titanic. he earned nominations for apalo 13th brave heart. and his assistant announced his death on facebook. >>> music mowing united states sean combs out of jail, after being accused of assault on a college campus the 45-year-old posted bail last night he allegedly attacked someone with a weight room kettle bell like this one where his son plays fo

firefighters are making small progress today containing a wildfire burning south of lake tahoe the washington now 5 percent contains with flames conning more than 16,000 acres and crews are still dealing with irrattic winds and tough terrain. it is these miles away from markleeville. firefighters think they will be able to keep the fire from reaching. >> in southern california, this is nighttime time-lapse video of the lake fire. it has burned 1700 acres and is 38 percent contained costing more than $7 million to fight. the fire started more than a week ago in the san bernardino national forest. >> the east coast is catching a break but more severe weather is in the forecast for the midwest including me tell tornadoes. overnight quick moving storms stretched from washington, dc to new york. you can see impressive lightning flashes behind the united states capitol. and amtrak trains from harrisburg, person, to new york city was stuck on the tracks for hours after a transformer exploded in heavy winds and rain. >> the power and lights want out they said you will stay on this train and the other

. >> grant:meanwhile, the fire south of lake tahoe continues to burn right near the town of markleeville. >> grant: el least 85 a. have burned and santa clarita. it really tough to rein creek and they are having a problem accessing. certain areas. you concede that one of which is a mansion. i see the smoke from jars of the property line. we will continue to follow the situation s santa clarita. >> grant:about 30 miles south of the lake. >> grant: just outside of antioch. reported after 4:00. believe some work to put up some of the finer print the to deceive flames still burning. firefighters had trouble accessing this area. working to get to the area. it is a really remote region near antioch. and there that black diamond mines richly reserved. we do understand the structures are fragile here. in the meantime we will go with these pictures courtesy of sky 7. near antioch >> grant:that fire has burned more than 16-thousand acres.and is just five percent contined.our own jr stone has been reporting from this fire. >> grant:five homes and 15 historic cabins are threatened.but there are not

tonight a wildfire about 30 miles south of lake tahoe. >> grant:is still presenting problems for firefighters. the mountian town of markleeville is on stand-by. >> grant:ready to evacuate at a moments notice. >> grant:this fire has torched more than 17- thousand acres.and is only 10 percent contained. >> pam: with the ground so dry. and temperatures rising so quickly. a fire can erupt at any time of day. >> pam: a vegetation fire in los gatos started early this morning around five- o'clock. it burned three - acres. on hicks road near reynolds road. along the guadalupe trail. >> pam: by eight o'clock. fire crews were able to get most of the fire contained. >> pam: one firefighter suffered minor injuries, after a he was hit by a falling rock. >> pam: in antioch. crews are spending the day dousing hot spots. from a fire that roared through the hillside yesterday. >> pam: fire officials say the grass fire is 100% contained. but not completely out. >> pam: it started yesterday afternoon just after four. and scorched 533- acres. with flames burning close to homes. >> pam: some one- hundred homes we

. >>> an out-of-control wildfire has burned more than 16,000 acres south of lake tahoe. the so-called washington fire is only 5% contained. several campgrounds in the area are still evacuated and parts of state highways 4 and 89 remain closed. the town of markleeville about 8 miles north of the fire is also under evacuation. that fire was sparked by lightning friday. >>> some unsettling new information about the defective rods on the new span of the bay bridge. caltrans says the small cracks could potentially affect 400 other rods which are designed to secure the tower to the foundation during an earthquake. they could be repaired or replaced if necessary. almost all the rods have been exposed to water, which can make them brittle. >>> 11 historic sites around the country are now considered endanger including the san francisco mint. also the factory in west hollywood. it was made famous for housing the gay disco nightclub studio one. and little havana in miami, it's potentially threatened by zoning changes and lack of protection for historic buildings. the national trust

. >>> firefighters are making some progress on a wildfire bumping south of lake tahoe. today calfire says the washington fire is 5% contained. it's burned more than 16,500 acres since it started with a lightning strike. helicopters are using water from the carson river to attack the fire. meanwhile, people who live in the town of markleeville are getting ready to go the second they get a knock on the door. >> push comes to shove, everything we can get in that toyota prius, fl is all we'll take. >> we hope it ends soon and all of ure friend and neighbors will come back into town and we'll be back in business. >> crews say one advantage they have is that the winds seem to be dying down which could ease the spread of the fire. here in the bay area temperatures are heating up inland and with 4th of july ten days away here, in addition to the dry conditions, the potential for fire is high. janine de la vega tells us how firefighters are preparing. [ sirens ] >> reporter: calls at this station are way above afternoon this year. look around. the yellow hills, brittle brush and

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happening right now reinforcements on the way to help battle a fast growing sierra wildfire burning south of lake tahoe. ken bastida in the news room. they are throwing a lot at this fire right now. >> there's a lot of fire out there, 200 personnel joining the fight today bringing the total manpower now to 500. it's only about 10% contained. flames are burning 9500 acres near the town of markleeville, that's close to the california-nevada border. highway 4 and highway 89 both shut down in the area as well. the fire started late friday because of lightning strikes quickly spread in these drought conditions. gusty hot winds pushing the flames through the dry forest. right now crews are doing everything they can to save the town of markleeville. the fire is within 5 miles of it. residents are on high alert and ready to leave at a moment's notice. >> we didn't see anything until yesterday when the winds got really bad and then it was just a cloud of smoke. you couldn't see the hill. >> like a dirty snow flurry. just ash snowing down. it was amazing. >> several campgrounds and cabins along highway 4 have be