tahoe resort.ht now i have not seen from my vantage point at least any of those snow making devices in operation. no visible flames or fire. >>> andsa thousands pile inside to evacuate an ma'ams hitting the roads as well. >> one group said they are gradney planned ahead leaving the tahoe basin before the vacant use order. lake tahoe wildlife care recently used grab money to buy a trailer and anxiety safe crates to let staff load up the animals they are cared for. >> we can't believe what our eyes are showing us. that the devastation and the speed at which fire comes through. those rescue crews are able to pack up their own homes that may be in danger. >>> we were talking about it mary just all that smoke. so thick. >> it is. just incredible to see this. because of the caldor. that thick smoke was -- here another vantage point. this is showing that heavy smoke. hard to see. firefighters having a hard time flying their helicopters to fight this fire from the air. they are using the alert wildfire inf

so while south lake tahoe, the communities right around south lake tahoe looking a little better right now than maybe they were yesterday. they still have some problems spots specifically on some of the southern parts of the fire. they're still dealing with and they have the winds to contend with, which could change things around here or any other part of the fire in the next 24 hours right now. we're still under a red-flag warning that red flag warning does not end until 11:00pm this evening. for now reporting live in south lake tahoe. i'm chip yost. send it back to you. thank you for this live report. of course we have a couple questions. one being and what's happening with air support in this firefight. in light of all that thick smoke that can often make it difficult for the. >> air drops that are needed to help drop the fire retardant. >> well, they do have dozens of air resources on hand here, including planes and helicopters and they did have an issue, though, yesterday because of the you know, this all this smoke laying over the fire. it was causing visibility issues. so they d

. >> tonight, the threat in south lake tahoe is growing as the caldor fire burns into the tahoe basin and new evacuation orders have just been issued within the last half hour or so. the fire is now less than 4 miles from the shoreline in south lake tahoe, thank you for joining us on kron 4 news at 5. everyone. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the fire in el dorado county is being fueled by strong winds. the fire growing by more than 20,000 acres overnight. and it's now made it over echo summit and its into the tahoe basin. so. here's a look at some of the latest numbers from cal-fire the caldor fire. it has burned more than a 191,000 acres it has destroyed more than 600 buildings, including over 400 homes. >> and it continues to threaten more than 33,000 buildings and it is just 16% contained tonight, 3 firefighters have been injured in the firefight. >> want to check in now with our crews in el dorado county and see how conditions are looking like in south lake chip yost joins us now live from eldorado county. good evening. chip. >> hey there, grant and vicki, we're standing

keeping tahoe blue. next on "today in the bay," the caldor fire serving as a reminder about our climate in crisis. we'll show you why experts are asking if the smoke could change the color of lake tahoe's famous turquoise water. >>> working to reach a settlement. new developments in the larry nasir sexual abuse scandal. >> the president tells americans we should change our focus to russia and china. the big board, where there's not a whole lot of movement on this september 1st. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> the time is 6:43 and it's the first day of september. we're waking up to a nice clear sky, better air quality for the south bay and temperatures in the upper 50s that will warm up. we're still on the cool side and have more on this in the forecast coming up. >>> and even though we still have some lanes which are only half filled here at the bay bridge, we are looking at the backup starting to build and traffic moving slower. we'll track it coming up. >>> new developments in the usa gymnastic

we're basically on the southeast tip of lake tahoe. you see lake tahoe on the map. there were kind of on the southeast tip you see where the fire line is the red fire line of the fire. the good news right now is they expect with that fire line to possibly be much worse and much closer, not just to south lake tahoe but tahoe, but also some of the other communities threatened by the fire. let's show you some video. remember what we're talking yesterday and the day before the winds were blowing spot fires sometimes more than a mile ahead of the fire that is when members would blow more than a mile away. start another spot fire. they're having those issues because of this red flag warning these high wind situation they're in right now. they were expecting last night to be horrible, that they were going to have a huge battle on their hands. but thankfully mother nature gave them a little break. >> we're lucky. we looked at a little bit yesterday with some of the winds that didn't come up quite as hard as we expect them to, although we do have some ridge winds last night

so many of us routinely vacation in tahoe.rring many to help the families will that need us. here's a look at two organizations raising money to try to make a difference. >> as the caldor fire advances on south lake tahoe, a growing number of evacuees from the massive fire zone need financial help. ? giving people a little extra funding. especially for gas or pay bills while they are out of their homes, possibly unemployed because their employment is in the evacuation order zonal. >> they set up the caldor fire fund to get cash to families who need it. it has helped 900 so far. >> they're having to drive these kids back and forth to school at $4 a gallon to keep them in school during this time so gas has been a big one. people wooable and to run their air conditioning. >> there is a huge need for n-95s. >> the group has worked all around the fire zonal. >> we distributed masks all around today. >> reporter: handing out the n-five masks to those who can't escape the smoke. >> people who, are outside. primarily the people run sh

you evacuated south lake tahoe last night. how close was the fire, and what made you finally say, "i will leave?" because the order came down on monday and you did not leave then. >> drew was just talking about where the fire is located, as it came over echo summit, we are in the angora zone. during this entire evolution of the caldor fire, we have been watching it. residents of suffolk tahoe around the region for many years could not have imagined that firewood and golf state route 88 over to highway 50. each time the fire burned, we thought there was another block in the way that the fire couldn't get around, lovers leave, horsetail falls, across the granite by iron mountain, but it has. so we watched it. i've said this multiple times. is not our first rodeo. as we watched the angora fire happen, it took 45 minutes from start to finish before the house was burned over. this was a slow climb over tahoe before it hit echo summit. my wife and i had a plan, on how we would egress out of south lake tahoe. thenthenthenthenthen gue

. >> south lake tahoe at risk. we are tracking the battle against the magnifier -- mega fire. >> like you're coming back on in louisiana this morning. the struggle for hundreds of thousands of dealing with the aftermath. >> it is wednesday, september 1. you are watching >> is the hottest month in san francisco. while the rest of the country is cooling, we are doing the opposite. we are going to start september with our coolest and cleanest air in the seven-day cycle. you can see more cloud cover this morning. now through 7:00 this morning will be 48-50 degrees. you can see the clouds full of heart, except for along the coast -- fall apart, except for along the coast. mainly 60's elsewhere to a few 70's i went -- 70's inland. 70's are about as warm as we get. 60's elsewhere as we head towards 4:00. we do have the heatwave coming. >> the caldor fire's south lake tahoe is growing. it is already burned more than 300 square miles. amy: this it has destroyed 491 homes. we have some new video from overnight. this is along

in the south lake tahoe from a pge camera that's at sierra at tahoe. we can see here from this shot just how smoky and. dusty and dirty the air is as they continue that firefight. i'm meteorologist john shrable has a look at the forecast. >> well, here in the bay area today. it's all about the sunshine san jose looking really good with all that sun overhead for the sierra nevada. it's much the opposite. this is your view right here from heavenly. and you can see just how much smoke is settled up into the sierra nevada. part of the reason for this is that smoke has been pushed out by the southwesterly winds for the bay area and those smoke plumes really settling into the lake tahoe basin red flag warnings remain in effect through 11:00pm tonight across the sierra nevada as winds continue to gust 25 to 35 miles per hour. this pushing the caldor fire ever closer to south lake tahoe of course, we've got crews out. they're mopping up those hot spots, especially in myers that community just south of the lake as for air quality will continue to be looking at

i'm in california south lake tahoe. this is where all of the emergency workers are staying right now in the casino hotel. this is sort of the brains of the operation. it is quite an operation. the caldor fire continues to burn out of control. this is new video in from echo lake last night. they have been dealing these erratic winds. that red flag warning still in effect. seeing gusts of up to 40 miles an hour at some points. you know those embers creating spot fires that firefighters are really rushing to keep up with right now. the fire has been continuing to move east as firefighters try to squeeze it from the sides to reduce it in size. you can see the flames in the background. that's something that's getting closer to the ski resort. they have been using their snow creating machines to try to keep the fire under control, add moisture to the ground. a little extra protection. more footage from the area of echo lake. firefighters working on back burns yesterday to try eropthe. they are being guided in part by military

and south lake tahoe. the damage you can do. scott stevens is a professor of fire science at u c berkeley. nice as yes, the state has been doing a better job at brush clearing and thinning trees in tahoe recently. but he says unfortunately, it's not going to be enough you know, mitigate the damage that he thinks is still coming. >> it's going to be sad. we're going to houses lost economies hit if it burns a big area of that part of the southern part of the basin. it could actually really have a detrimental quality to it quality. >> now steven says that he does not expect the fire to move farther north. then south lake tahoe. but he does think it's likely going to move much further east into nevada and we're tracking it on our website. you can go to kron 4 dot com or scan. this qr code will take you right to the spot on kron 4 dot com where we've got all the information, the maps, the evacuation areas shelters that people can get help from. >> time now is a 10. still ahead on the kron 00:00am morning news a

>>> right now south lake tahoe is a ghost town. streets are empty after thousands of caldor fire evacuees fled the area. some of them are now gathering in gardnerville nevada. even wildlife are seeking refugee from the flames. these bears we saw -- were seen trying to get to safety in the deserted resort area. >>> ida is pushing north through the midatlantic and northeast. areas from pennsylvania could see ten inches of rain in a 12 hour period. there's also a high risk of tornados in many areas. the relief efforts are underway and as of this morning power has been restored to parts of new orleans. many in other parts of the state still don't have electricity and 760,000 are without water or have been told to boil their water. many are pushing through the extreme heat to wait in line for food and gas. >>> one of the strictest abortion laws takes effect in texas. it bans abortions after six weeks of being pregnant and opponents say that's before many women eve know they are pregnant and they say it would outlaw nearly all abortions

airport, just four miles away here from south lake tahoe. now they've got this aggressive line set up here to try to hold this back from south lake tahoe, but, again, it's going to be a race against mother nature with the wind gusts within the fire zone. not only this fire. i wanted to show you this expansive view. gusty winds will impact the dixie fire and antelope fire. coming up, i'll have a look at our increasing wildfire days. >> it looks overwhelming. firefighters exhausted trying to protect homes and businesses on the edge of south lake tahoe. smoke is choking that basin, forcing crews to deal with this fire with little or no help from one of their most-effective tools, and that is aircraft. we were just talking about this and saw it on the map, melissa, what are the conditions around you, and what's the damage that you're seeing? >> reporter: it is bone dry out here. i mean, i'm constantly having to apply chapstick on my lips. it is so dry, you immediately feel it when you get to south lake tahoe. we're here in the community of meyer

tahoe basin. the skies, as we mentioned, soaked with that bright orange while emergency crews are working to try to keep the flames from creeping closer to south lake tahoe, kron four's. dan, a thorn has the story. crews are continuing to work to save homes in the south lake tahoe area as thousands remain evacuated tonight. the caldor fire has grown and is raging along highway 50. the flames were seen burning through dry brush and trees below echo summit. strong winds have been adding fuel and pushing the fire closer to the road as the relentless thick smoke has made visibility difficult in the area. >> evacuation shelters have been set up in neighboring nevada for the more than 20,000 people who had to escape. this couple is staying in a tent with others at the douglas county community center. they're from myers where the fire has been burning dangerously close by. it was a little >> kind of scary and getting everybody out. and then going home and packing really quick. >> have to hope and faith a

but this south lake tahoe is a ghost town right now. and it is an incredibly eerie feeling, because we're just days away from labor day. this area is supposed to be pulsating with families, weddings, what have you, everyone is gone, everyone but firefighters who have been putting in so many hours, so much labor, physical work, trying to contain this fire. that is kind of where we were at. i can't tell you how eerie it was to be driving down south lake tahoe, and you just feel like the city is yours. you're the only person there. but it's covered in this smoke. it's covered in this ash that is making it very difficult to breathe for long periods of time. but it is a very sad thing to see, because this is a gem. this is an area of california, name me a more majestic lake in california. it is incredibly heartbreaking to see this community emptied out and all these homeowners possibly bracing for the very worst. >> we've seen one or two trucks pass behind you and that's about it. let's bring in henry herrera, cal fire chief, what are you wo

they like the tahoe basin. they treasure the tahoe basin. but the people who live and work here, they love this community so much. they were just aching to get back in here and help in any way that they can. along a narrow highway 89 in the tahoe basin, firefighters fight fire with fire, burning away dead timber and brush before the caldor fire jumps forward, threatening homes in christmas valley and over the ridge in south lake tahoe. >> today everything's nice and calm. >> tahoe paradise golf course is also on the other side of that ridge. and the caldor fire already started throwing sparks at the course days ago. >> one street away. we got very lucky. firefighters are amazing. >> reporter: colby lives on the course where he's worked for 34 years, and he could see the flames from his home. >> you know, all of us locals didn't think it would make it over the echo summit. when it did, it was like, oh, know, what's next. >> reporter: now he's back with permission, working to protect the greens from ash and fire, thankful for his neighbors who

this shot from the sierra-at- tahoe camera.es off in the distance right behind those trees. >>> here's the latest from cal fire containment standing at 23%, nearly 200,000 acres scorched. thousands of people still remain evacuated. >>> in a minute really, the u.s. supreme court denied appeal to block the new texas abortion law banning abortions from as early as six weeks of pendency. many women that is before they even know they are pregnant. at the texas state capitol, these had protesters over the new law, advocates say it is forcing women to cross state lines for abortion services. >> it's already difficult enough to get an abortion in texas. this will make it harder. >>> the law is a direct challenge to roe v. wade guaranteeing a right to abortion until fetal viability. the white house says that needs to be written into law. >>> police searching for a pair of suspects they say attacked a woman walking on the stevenson creek trail. this happened yesterday afternoon between creekside park and central expressway way in cuperti

i've been to lake tahoe myself in. i love the love driving through these roads some of those beautiful views of the world. but you couldn't see any of those views are used to seeing because there was so much smoke in the area at the views were the visibility was so poor an impact that visibility was affecting the aerial attack from above. we're talking to that fire. captain heard from a little bit ago and he said because of the visibility they weren't able to get as precise aerial taxes, they would in the past. there were also some safety concerns with the visibility. so you really can see it. so yeah, i you know, people are going have a lot more appreciation. this clears out and to your point, they, you know, will some of those landscapes are used to look different black uncharted. i imagine so. but right now they're the fires on the outskirts. you know, really on the outskirts of the tahoe area. i would say and i want to be wrong on this. but 6 to 10 miles out from the area we're at right now. but still just the you'

so obviously air quality around lake tahoe, especially right there in south lake tahoe is going to be. >> really, really poor. of course, evacuations have already occurred in those areas. so that's something that emergency management, those staying around to a fight that fire going to be dealing with health swear in the bay area, especially we've seen just the opposite skies. clearing out really, really nicely. this is your morning view it quite hour right here. you're north calhoun. the weather center forecast is going to be offering up some of our clearest and some of our coolest weather today and tomorrow. if you've been looking for both of those things today and tomorrow, your days to enjoy. so this is where we're at as far as air quality goes, westerly winds continuing to push that smoke out of the region. obviously there's that deeper red in your air quality map still for areas like lake tahoe portions of the northern california too, even right around mendocino county still less than ideal. as far as the air goes. but big improvements for most of the bay red flag warnings do rem

driving into south lake tahoe.re about 15 minutes outside of the city of south lake tahoe. you can see behind me, there's the fire that's burning in this canyon below me. today is going to be not a great day in terms of weather, at least from what we see in the forecast. we're under a red flag warning until 11:00 tonight and the winds, they could be gusting anywhere from 20 to 50 miles an hour. those are not ideal conditions for the firefighters. as you look there you can see the smoke is burning towards the left side of your screen unfortunately towards south lake tahoe. that gives you a sense of where the wind is blowing. south lake tahoe evacuated on monday and last night authorities issued new evacuation orders for the nevada side of the lake. the concern continues to be the direction of the fire and the fact that it could wind up on the backside of the popular heavenly ski resort which overlooks the lake. the people who are evacuate ready scared they might not have a home to go back to. >> it was nice to have

but also its approach from the south and west towards south lake tahoe still calm for south lake tahoehat's where we're seeing those breezy conditions and with winds picking up later today, especially at lower elevations. this result of that potential of ever faster spread of the blaze itself. one of the reasons we do have this red flag warning in effect, a very dry winds gusting as high as 25 to 35 miles per hour today after 11:00pm, we should be seeing some calmer conditions, which is really good news. but today, yet another dry one. and yet another windy one bay area looking really good as far as air quality goes, all that green that you're seeing out there indicating good air quality. good day to step outside breathe in that good air look at temperatures in the 60's and 70's and all that sunshine up above really pleasant day for the bay. some mid 70's in areas like redwood city as well saying carlos each at 75 mountain view at 73 today. san jose and nice 77 and only a couple 80's livermore and antioch or 2 fairly 80 spots oakland at 66 voy host 69 sonoma youngsville sandra fell in

keita whitworth, south lake tahoe. firefighters have so far been able to slow western progress from creeping up to the northwest of south lake tahoe. new video shows what they are up against. take a look at some of these flames engulfing entire trees in a matter of seconds. cabins turned to bear pieces of plywood. this is the intense battle to protect echo summit and part of myers. this morning our team coverage continues with amy hollyfield. she is with calfire's -- calfire's plan. amy: for those of you just waking up, wondering about south lake tahoe, it is ok. so far they have saved south lake tahoe. structures have burned that that they know of, but they are not willing to say that the fight is over, calling this fire very volatile. we have some video to show you from overnight. this is along highway 50, the national guard on the scene of this fire, looking very small next to those flames. firefighters are worried about another windy day. even as that fire moves east, they say the wind can take an amber and carry i

in and around the tahoe basin. you can see how some people have just pulled over and set up camp to try and wait out what's going to happen next with the caldor fire. i spoke with one person about how they took off on sunday when the flames and the smoke were just too on irving. what are your thoughts right now. i'm just watching it all it's a very frightening. >> frightening for a lot of people. you know. >> do have friends that are in the area. anybody you know, evacuated. >> know we don't know what most friends are up here about >> was it like to be a pure when all of a sudden like this weekend and just took off. >> oh, yeah, that's why we actually had it out just in case. so we're just going back now. just now, just now here. yes, he did. you head out on sunday. yes. yeah. what was it like to be here on well, the smoke was just going to be in the whole area. so it's kind of hard to breathe. so it's best and then you didn't know where the fires and goes is best to sleep before the rush. >> and here at the vetera

i'm in california south lake tahoe.s is where all of the emergency workers are staying right now in the casino hotel.

we're about a 15-minute drive from south lake tahoe. if you look at the direction of the smoke it's moving to the left side of your tv screen. unfortunately that is towards the south shore of lake tahoe. south lake tahoe evacuated monday and last night authorities issued new evacuation orders for the nevada side of the lake. the concern continues to be the direction of the fire that could wind up on the back side of the popular heavenly ski resort. the people have evacuated and are scared they might not have a home to come back to. >> it would be nice to have one more night in our house and hopefully it will be here when we come back. >> there's lots of families and years and memories. it's absolutely devastating. i don't know. we're all very close. >> we're just happy that we're all together and safe right now. >> reporter: the caldor fire as you mentioned has burned around 200,000 acres. it's destroyed almost 500 homes and threatening about 35,000 more structures. containment right now unfortunately just at 18%. again, the weather not

right now on the kpix 5 news at 7:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, the tourist towns of south lake tahoe, deserted at this hour as the caldor fire edges closer. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm ken, here's a look at how the fire has progressed over the past two weeks. the area in green is where it all started. dark purple marks where it is now. >> more than 50,000 people are in the mandatory evacuation zone , which now extends south to kirkwood resort and east into kingsbury, nevada. >> evacuees sent to nearby gardnerville yesterday are now being asked to move again, this time to the reno sparks convention center. unclear exactly why, but we know the air-quality in that area, certainly is not safe. ash has been raining down, and evacuees are waiting and hoping. >> start saying your prayers. hoping for the best. hoping your house don't burn down. hoping you got a place to get home, too. >> as of right now the fire is threatening more than 33,000 buildings. nearly 700 others are confirmed and destroyed. the burn area now covers 300 square miles. and containment has dropped to 16%.

tahoe is off the list.w restrictions in short order and we have the new announcements. a number of restrictions for travel. >> it's vice. i always skip that box and not checking. that is good advice that you should see it can be protected. >>> what is the best advice for people who want two do something? anything this long weekend? >> so, if you're looking too a holiday, it's a little late due to book anything in mexico but that's always a great destination. some fun one there, you can still get sun away from the smoke which i think we can all benefit from. of course the air b&bs surged over the course of the last year. the number one thing we see in the trend is groups, family groups increasing significantly honestly sometimes the highest value we have ever seen with the trend. traveling with family is always a good thing too. spike may be with your family. with my family it's a little crazy. all right. thank you so much for joining us. >> my pleasure, take care. >> we appreciate it. thank you. >>> the tim

the caldera fire continues to move towards south lake tahoe. hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. thousands are still threatened. we'll have the latest on efforts on the front lines. also high school is closed today. napa toss after a 17 year old student dies after being stabbed on campus what we're learning about the two people taken into custody, then. just days away from a long holiday weekend. the warning from the cbc when it comes to traveling this weekend, as the delta variant continues to spread the news at noon starts now this is ktvu fox two news at noon. good afternoon. i'm gasia mikaelian mike mibach dangerous conditions out there on the front lines as firefighters raced to bring the cal door fire under control. mm hmm. that happened right near highway 50 and echo summit around eight o'clock this morning, a tree came down due to the flames and strong winds. the cow door fire has now burned 319 square miles. containment grew slightly overnight from 18 to 20% 544 homes have been destroyed. 12 commercial properties also destroyed

looks like in the hillsides of the mountains south of south lake tahoe. in fact, it looks like that big that big mountain poking out to that is the heavenly mountain closer to state line. also also we're watching the activity closer to a kirkwood and of course, fire crews in that area, trying to keep that fire out of the resort so that that's the latest on the fire detection as far as the weather conditions right now, temperatures in the seventies winds least on these panels around 11 to 17 miles an hour stronger in the higher elevations and the humidity. that is key right now it's still very dry around 13 to 15 to 20% what's interesting overnight. typically we see that moisture level the relative you made. the values go up and that will happen in the valleys but not so much in the higher elevations. so with that we could actually see some more fire activity because as you go up in elevation that those moisture levels are not surging up some more reports for you closer to kirkwood. you could see temperature is the conditions changing around quite a bit on

dangerously close to south lake tahoe. and unfortunately the weather conditions today expected to be very challenging. there are namely two issues. one, this area is red flag warning until 11:00 tonight which means the conditions are ripe for the kind of extreme fire behavior that we've been witnessing from our vantage point here atop echo summit. also the humidity levels are low. the fuels are extremely dry. another issue, the winds expected to be gusty, forecast to be as high as 50 miles an hour. now we are along highway 50 at echo summit. this is about a 15-minute drive from south lake tahoe. and normally looking in that direction you'd be able to see the blue waters of the lake but not today. all you can see is smoke. and i don't know if it's obvious, but if you could see the smoke is blowing to the left side of your tv screen. unfortunately that is in the direction of south lake tahoe. it gives you a sense of where the winds are pushing. there is concern this fire could end up on the back side of the heavenly ski reso

which is about 35 miles southwest of south lake tahoe.rom there it moves may notally east burning along highway 50. okay. then it jumped 50, burning on both sides of that. then the last few days, it jumped highway 89. and then it went over to meyers, getting close to south lake tahoe. the fire has burned more than 200,000 acres. the burn area is bigger than the cities of san francisco, oakland and san jose combined. >>> governor newsom in the burn zonal today. he said part of what is different about this fire is that the flames are threatening lake tahoe, an area so special for so many generations for californians. he said that includes his own family. tahoe is where his parents met. >> we talk in terms of climate change, we talk about wildfires. we don't talk enough about traditions, memories, towns wiped off the map. i think that has radically changed in the west. >> embattling the caldor fire is the state's top priority. our coverage continues at nbcbayarea.com. we have an interactive map. you can see how far this fire has burned. just

how close it is to lake tahoe, south lake tahoe is evacuated, but all of those firefighters are theremes. and recovery efforts after hurricane ida left a path of destruction along the gulf coast. we're going to have a live update from new orleans. majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time. >> from the area's local news station. you're watching the kron 00:00am morning news at 7. >> good morning. i'm darya folsom. and i'm james fletcher. our top story this morning. the caldor fire up in eldorado county, burning closer and closer to south lake tahoe yeah. it's actually made it. now to the airport at the edge of town. and you can see. >> some of the pictures of the fire fight and the flames as we the fire crews are working around the clock to try to protect homes and businesses from the flames. yeah, we got from for sarah stinson once again boots on the ground up there giving us what? >> what is a

. >> south lake tahoe at the caldor fire rages on, evacuation orders for nevada. >> demanding saver classroomsteachers and students holding a rally in san francisco. >> governor gavin newsom making a plea for more californians at to get vaccinated. >> now from abc 7, live breaking news. ama: thank you for joining us tonight. >> new evacuation orders for the caldor fire in the last few minutes, parts of upper kings berry, lower kings very like the -- village, lower oliver's entity downhill region. the stateline casinos are not included in the evacuation order yet. the fire is pushing to the northeast driven by high winds. all evacuation orders in south lake tahoe are in risk. -- at risk, the fire is it 16% contained in spreading. life coverage with wayne freedman live in myers. >> good evening, i talked about the potential of this fire and what they think it might do in the winds you were talking about our all around us, maybe as high as already miles an hour in the canyon behind it. it's not like a while of flames, it is -- wall of flames, it is like a prize fight. it is doing little jobs, try

in and around the tahoe basin. you can see how some people have just pulled over and set up camp to try and wait out what's going to happen next with the caldor fire. i spoke with one person about how they took off on sunday when the flames and the smoke were just too un-nerving. what are your thoughts right now. just watching it all it's a very frightening. >> frightening for a lot of people >> i do have friends that are in the area. anybody you know, evacuated. >> know we don't know what most friends are up here >> was it like to be a pure when you all of a sudden like this weekend and just took off. oh, yeah, that's why we actually had it out just in case. >> so we're just going back now. just now, just now. yeah. and she did. you head out on sunday. yes. yeah. what was it like to be here on well, the smoke was just you know, whole area. so it's kind of hard to breathe. so it's best and then you didn't know where the cars and goes. is this just the before the rush. >> and here at the veterans building, i caught

pushing deeper into the tahoe basin. the caldor fire remains a real threat to south lake tahoe.ng its movements free tonight with team coverage. plus the dangerous conditions across the south tonight, more than a million folks in the dark. >> after hurricane idol ripped through the south cell phone service also out from the storm. hear from a group of folks now stranded at the hotels that is surrounded by alligators story. we've got to see. i'm jonathan mccall i'm ken wayne. the news at 6 coming up next. >> from the bay area's news station. you're watching kron. 4 news news at 6. >> now at 6 o'clock. the threat in south lake tahoe is growing by the minute tonight as the caldor fire burns into the tahoe basin. new evacuation orders have just been issued. the fire now less than 4 miles from the shoreline of south lake tahoe on the fire watch is where we start this tuesday night here on kron. 4 news at 6. welcome and i'm jonathan mccall. pam moore is on the sign and i'm ken wayne. we want to show you that satellite images just coming in from noaa, the national oceanic and atmospher

but like i said, south lake tahoe really looking good. touched on it at the top of the broadcast. the fire seems be bypassing the south lake tahoe communities in the communities around it going towards the nevada state line. and as you mentioned, it is reached the nevada state line yet containment right now at 25%. but i imagine we could see a jump in that when we get some new numbers tonight for for now, reporting live at the counter fire. i'm chip yost. we'll sent it back to you. >> all right. thank you. chip fingers crossed for more containment. the flames, though, are slowly creeping still towards the south lake tahoe area. there is a major push tonight to protect heavenly ski resort in south lake officials there say they're focusing on protecting the places like kirkwood heavenly that bring people to heavenly employs hundreds of folks and welcomes. of course, thousands of tourists all the time. fire officials say they're concerned for every aspect of the resort even down to the chairlifts right now. fire crews are staging and one of

you come to tahoe for clear air.t all depends on events in the surrounding mountains where the kalador fire still smolders and burns but threatens less as cal fire takes nothing for granted is this over? no, this is not over this isn't the end. it's not the beginning of the end. it's the end of the beginning and that still means plenty of work ahead. but we found optimism as forest service crews continue to clear trees along highways toeems liks kind of running out of fuel in some areas. but not elsewhere especially in morning.y backcountry and this is the kind of work that has firefighters frustrated sudden hot spots popping up like this keeping them busy with the winds that have been coming off the canyons. we're seeing embers that are moving up to three quarters of a mile in indie direction weather and fire potential all way into the question of off lake tahoe and this region might open up again to 50,000 evacuees first. i'll need to stop out all the neighborhood hot spots fell dangerous trees check power and util

towards south lake tahoe. it is now 29% contained nearly 201 100 or 213,000 acres, rather burned and more than 660 homes have been destroyed on the bottle rock festival in napa kicked off today. the three day festival is back for the first time since the pandemic ticket holders must provide proof of vaccination or proof of a negative covid test within the past 72 hours headliners this weekend include guns and roses, miley cyrus and who fighters. you're watching ktvu news. it's exerting today marks the beginning of labor day weekend and the symbolic end of the summer but with natural disasters and a pandemic, many people are carefully considering the plans to his rob ross spoke with some travelers today at san francisco international airport. at san francisco international airport, there wasn't exactly a stampede of passengers come here going friday, but sfo says it is busier than a typical weekend. this woman was part of a group headed to southern california. i sister it's her 30th birthday. that party is amon

you come to tahoe for clear air. it all depends on events in the surrounding mountains where the kalador fire still smolders and burns but threatens less as cal fire takes nothing for granted is this over? no, this is not over this isn't the end. it's not the beginning of the end. it's the end of the beginning and that still means plenty of work ahead. but we found optimism as forest service crews continue to clear trees along highways to fire breaks it seems like the fire is kind of running out of fuel in some areas. but not elsewhere especially in the heavy backcountry and even in christmas valley this morning. this is the kind of work that has firefighters frustrated sudden hot spots popping up like this keeping them busy with the winds that have been coming off the canyons. we're seeing embers that are moving up to three quarters of a mile in indie direction weather and fire potential all way into the question of off lake tahoe and this region might open up again to 50,000 evacuees first. i'll need to stop out al

, south lake tahoe. scott stevens is a professor of fire science at u c berkeley. and he says that while the state has done a better job clearing brush and thinning trees. it's not going to be enough to stop these flames. >> going to be sad. we're going to houses lost economies hit if it burns a big area of that part of the southern part of the basin. it could actually really have a detrimental quality to it quality. >> he says he doesn't expect the fire to move any farther north, then south lake tahoe. but he is concerned it's going to go further east into nevada and we already know at the border of a california nevada. it's like state line. those casinos are open for all of the evacuees and for firefighters. but the rest that county douglas county. they've been told that they should get out. they're just as story was reading. we've got a tweet now from cal fire with updated numbers. more than 200 acres. 2000 acres number 2, 104,000 acres and 20% containment. >> fire. yes, certainly growing and people i

keeping it away from south lake tahoe. i will have more in my forecast in our cooler bay area weather in about 18 minutes. >> thousands of people in south lake tahoe evacuated. one popular hotel asked evacuees to leave their rooms this morning. why? a hotel employee says the hotel is only taking in fire crews and emergency personnel. melissa colorado spoke to evacuees who say they have nowhere else to go. she joins us live from south lake tahoe with more. >> reporter: right, janelle, the hotel behind me caters to tourists until recently it was catered to evacuees who came here with all of their belongings and pets. this morning, evacuees told me they got a bit of surprising news, hotel employees telling them we need you to give up your room. we need you to give up your room because we need to provide these rooms for firefighters for emergency personnel. yet again these evacuees having no choice but to pack up their stuff and head further east. >> i understand first responders have to have some where to stay, they have to s

what's happening in lake tahoe now?s is a view from the south shore today, and, yes, people are starting to come home. it looks much better than it did just a couple of weeks ago. our same camera a few weeks ago, the same shot when the fire forced everyone in the south lake tahoe basin to evacuate. now, south lake tahoe is trying to get back to normal after the caldor fire. evacuations are lifted and tourists are starting to come back, but will this region ever be the same? housing, tourism and water clarity of the lake itself. let's bring in tamara wallace, the mayor of south lake tahoe who has been with us a few times now in the last few weeks. mayor wallace, good to have you back on the program. can i ask with you, are you back home with your husband and kids and are your neighbors back home? >> we are back home. most of my neighbors are back home. everybody started school today. i have two kids who are teacher started his first day of high school today. so everybody's getting back to normal. >> okay. now, i can see

the fires in the lake tahoe area, as well as the east coast flooding there. we will continue to monitor those, and we'll have much more on that as well as on the "today" show coming up. >>> good morning. breaking news. states of emergency. ida's remnants tear through the northeast with catastrophic results. at least eight people killed. an entire month of rain in just a few short hours turning roads to rivers, trapping drivers. thousands still stranded this morning. new york's subway system flooded and shut down. the storm spawning damaging tornadoes in new jersey and maryland, and this morning, the problems are far from over. with millions set to face a

evacuations are in effect for most of the lake tahoe.area city terms, it's larger than san jose, oakland, san francisco and walnut creek combined. >>> on the east coast, millions dealing with the historic flooding from hurricane ida. these are live pictures we want to show you this morning, and there's rescue efforts in pennsylvania still going on. we know at least eight people are dead in new york and new jersey. >>> new developments in the town of windsor. this is where it appeared the former mayor may be ready to try and resurrect his political career. he resigned in may after nine women accused him of sexual assault and misconduct. he's claiming the paperwork is a technicality to ensure previous donations for campaign funds are used appropriately. he issued a statement to kbcs radio saying he made no decision to run at this point but not ruling out he will run. we reached out for comment but have not heard back. >>> scott mcgrew is here, and he says getting the power turned back on is the number one job. >> yeah, you have a whole lis

it's hard to see what's going on up in tahoe. certainly hard to see those developments from new york and surrounding areas too. >> very different tale on either coast. too little water out here out west and are devastating wildfire season. and then of course, the remnants of ida stretching all the way from new orleans on up in 10 now the canadian border where it's still resulting in some heavy, heavy rainfall focusing back here on california. the caldor fire obviously continuing to burn this is a look from just seconds to go up at sierra at tahoe. you could actually see some of the spot fires in the distance before the sun rose this morning and now you just got the smoke that is clearly in view right here as for smoke around lake tahoe. here's the view of it over the past 24 hours. and you can see it getting picked up and being moved to the north and east as we made our way through the day yesterday, you'll see this loading here again in just a second and actually be able to see that smoke plume today. winds are generally going t

behind us, this is actually where they are stopping everyone, because the california side of south lake tahoe is under a mandatory evacuation order starting yesterday, but the nevada side on state line where these casinos are, this is an evacuation warning, and the reason why is because they do not plan to give up these casinos. >> that's where we live. in this area, right here. >> reporter: don hynde and her husband had to leave their home of more than 30 years in south lake tahoe, and are now trying to keep up-to-date with fire information by looking at the board set up in front of harris casino. >> it's difficult, not to be able to see what's going on down there at our home. if it's there, not having a lot of information come to you, where is the fire going. >> she said it's equally strange to see her hometown basically deserted, and the restaurants and hotels that would normally be packed with people during the summer, empty beaches along the shores of lake tahoe. picturesque ski resorts like heavenly now obscured by smoke, so thick it's hard to even make out the mountains. heavenly villa

today, we take you to lake tahoe aftercaort i fire". first, governor gavinarge enougu can see, with an estimated 64% of the votes in, almost a 2:1 margin. already, efforts are underway th california process for recalling state officeholders. we will look at how our 110-year-old process began, but first, what was the key to ne wsom's victory? let's bring in the spokesperson of governor gray davis's recall that was successful, and it resulted in governor schwarzenegger. steve, joining us last night with our coverage, i hope you got some sleep and are doing ok today. sound asleep, right? steve: as a democrat, everybody got sleep last night. kristen: certainly, governor newsom did, because he got to keep his job, but did he do better or worse than expectations? steve: i think he blew away the confident statements. this was almost a 2:1 victory, and almost parallels the party registration this was always going to be an uphill battle for republicans. they outnumber republicans two to one. there are also less republicans. he tracked very well

the caldor fire is raging near lake tahoe threatening thousands of homes. here's the latest details for you tonight. the fire now closing in on some 200,000 acres burned containment. now up to 18% from 16% earlier today. the fire has destroyed some 675 buildings and injured 5 people and take a look at this time lapse video. this is from hawkins peak, which is a little east of kirkwood. it huge plume of smoke from the counter fire over 3 hour time period. as we mentioned earlier, thousands of homes are threatened and entire communities, including south lake tahoe are under evacuation orders. kron 4 has complete team coverage of the firefight underway. we start with grant lotus live in the newsroom tonight with a closer look at the evacuation zones. in effect right now. grant jonathan can you talk about 22,000 people or so just in south lake tahoe. >> that have been forced from their homes and this fire is growing. take a look how fire. just releasing this map that shows the growth today. here is kirkwood down here. we'll zoom in. that is one of the key focus