tesla road. >> andria borba was on the fire lines tonight. andria? >> reporter: well veronica, ken, the weather out here, the temperatures, it is cooler out here, but the wind is still an issue. at one point 90 minutes ago, the photo journalist and i tried to get out of our truck and we struggled to open the truck doors out here at tesla road. that is what firefighters are facing trying to stop this fire from growing. ripping up valleys leaving post apocalyptic scenes in its wake, the tesla fire in alameda county chewed through 2500 acres in no time flat. dry grass and trees contributed but the wind was the real culprit. >> we have strong winds coming through the night. >> reporter: there were stands of oak trees transstormed into

tesla fire now, the fires have taken a -- got them under control. look at the humidity, 37% right now. 47% as we head out to the livermore area. winds tonight gusting to 22 miles per hour. they will have wind. the conditions for fighting fires as good as they get for firefighters in august. when i come back we will talk about this mild weather pattern and how it impacts your bay area weekend. >>> and download the ktvu weather app for the latest on the conditions and the fire danger where you live. >>> a report looks at the long term impacts of the drought. while the agricultural industry is effected it has been able to sustain itself because farmers are pumping ground water. they can't continue to do that for years. officials say the biggest impact is on the environment because of the heat. >> that changes everything for our forests which are under tremendous stress. increasing the threat of wildfires. >> they say the pacific flyway is impacting migrating birds. and we shouldn't count on el nino bailing us out. hope is not a good strategy. >>> now t

closures due to the fire at tesla road corral hollow is closed. et to the dublin interchange it gets better. brake lights continue westbound 4 through antioch. we are seeing some delays westbound 37 lots of spectator slowing for the fire near vallejo. >>> a massive fire destroys a warehouse on mare island and six hours later crews are still pouring water or the fire. kpix 5's anne makovec reports. >> reporter: yeah. the firefighters gave us this and i'm going to take it off briefly to give you this report. you can see the shell of the building here behind me. inside is a pile of smoldering hazardous waste. firefighters are now worried that the pieces of wall still standing could actually fall inon a 500-gallon propane tank. they are going to be out here for the rest of the day. the fire started at the alco iron works building at 11 p.m. it's a 62,000-square-foot metal recycling facility. some of the toxic materials inside that raging inferno oil, lead batteries, and ewaste things like old electronics and computers and tvs. when firefighters got her

smoke still billowing over part of the tri-valley this morning as crews continue to battle the tesla fire between livermore and tracy as we speak. the fast moving flames already scorched more than 2000 acres and it's not contained yet. >> we have team coverage on the fight to knock down this fire. meteorologist kari hall monitoring weather conditions but first let's go to bob redell who is live on scene tracking what's happening on the front lines. bob, any improvement? >> reporter: so far nothing new to report in terms of improvement, it's still only 5% contained, sam and kris. fortunately this is burning in an area southeast of livermore, it's a remote area where there are few people and homes. based on the wind we're feeling this morning it's definitely being pushed away from the population, the winds coming from the west pushing it to the east. cal fire still reporting 2500 acres burned, though we expected that number to grow once the firefighters get a better look in the sunlight and again, only 5% containment. now, this brush fire started yesterday afternoon around 2:30 near tesla a

the tesla fire. >> we are checking wind. so far, it has scorched 2,pawn acres sovereign the altamont pass, with wind in the forecast today could put a damper open containment efforts. amy hollyfield is at fair line in livermore. >> firefighters are getting a bit of a break right now. some are catching sleep. here is a look at what the fire is doing. we shot this video standing on tesla looking up at a hillside and you can see it is sprinkled with clusters of fire. it is in a windy canyon but the fire laid down. it is income compared to what firefighters were dealing with year. it was really raging. it started at 2:45 in the afternoon and by evening it burned 2,500 acres. it came close to several homes. most of those were saved. people ran from the homes and evacuated. there was one home lost but it was empty. it burned to the ground. it is burning if a rural area. it is moving east. it is nowhere near town. they evacuated the carnegie state vehicle recreation area. we are told 145 firefighters are her

. >> video news, firefighters are battling 2,500 brass fire near livermore near tesla road. the sky 7 was over the fire shortly after it started at 2:45 yesterday afternoon. flames have reduced at least a building to rub people and gotten dangerously close to other structures adding to the danger is the fire to the fire lines. >> fires will look closely at the weather conditions and? there is a wind that could mean trouble the. >> there is a lot wind. as you move east of livermore you have climbed into the a mass, and you can look at the winds, gusting to 35 miles per hour from the southwest so we have all of the wind turbines because of the wind of the as far as the wind this afternoon, add ten miles per hour to this, the forecast for livermore and as we get higher we will get up to around 21 at 6:00, dropping down into the teams and we will be in the my 20s with gusts into the my 30 as we head into the afternoon hours. for the rest of us, we are starting off with clouds and the marine layer is back with the day planner mild, upper 60s to 66 to 80 with total sunshine other t

the tesla fire started suddenly and burned quickly. broke out yesterday afternoon off tesla road between tracy and livermore. anne makovec is near livermore to explain. >> reporter: firefighters are getting a better idea of what they are dealing with but as lat word this thing had burned 2500 acres. take a look at the flames from yesterday. the fire right now is only 5% contained. it really grew quickly after it broke out around 2:30 yesterday afternoon burning on both sides of tesla road between livermore and tracy. this is in the far east bay. if you are familiar with the area, the carnegie motocross park has been evacuated. one building has burned. the fire is ripping through dry grass and trees. firefighters have been struggling to keep up. >> it is moving quickly but we take our successes on a smaller scale. we had fire making runs at some structures and we were able to bump the fire off those structures. >> reporter: it's burning in two counties, alameda and san joaquin counties. we'll get an update from firefighters. they have b

in ten minutes. >> reporter: the 250 firefighters working this event called the tesla fire saved severalthey only lost a vacant structure at the carnegie motorcycle park. reporting live in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> the wind has been pushing this fire all night long. >> we return now to meteorologist kari hall. kari, the wind gusts in the area are pretty strong this morning. >> up to 35 miles an hour, sam. the sustained wind that constant breeze you feel at about 10 to 15, but now the temperature is at a cool 58 degrees, but today it jumps up to 89 degrees in that area. and the humidity starts out at 96% and drops down to 33%. so of course the early morning hours the best time to try to get a handle on this fire as it pushes the smoke in a southwesterly are direction over toward tracy and moving it off towards the east, it is moving it away from most of the bay area. so a moderate humidity this morning and a constant wind may pan those flames as we go through the day. i will keep you up to date on that and i will have a look at the microclimates am a few minutes. >>>

you can see how close the fire came to some homes like this one off tesla road. 12 homes are still threatened. but evacuations are voluntary. firefighters think it will be two to three days before this fire is fully contained. east of livermore, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> we are learning more about how three firefighters were washington state died while battling a wildfire. the three were members of an elite team of u.s. forest service firefighters and they had raced into the hottest part of the fire to report back on its progress. officials say their vehicle crashed and they couldn't escape as the flames closed in on their position. the governor today called the men heroes. four others were hurt in the incident. >>> an ugly day for wall street. the stock market had its worst day in 18 months over fears of a global meltdown. the dow tanked 358 points closing below 17,000 for the first time since october. it's the biggest point plunge since november 2011. the dow, nasdaq, s&p all dropped more than 2%. s&p is now in the red for the year. investors are rattled about the timing of a fed interest r

the fire started yesterday afternoon off of tesla road. so far it has torched 2,500 acres. again, at last report, only about 5% contained. with dry windy conditions, the fire has grown by lyms and bounds, doubling in size from the first two hours. crews responding yesterday afternoon, doubling again two hours later. several structures have been destroyed, but there have been no reports of any injuries. crews were attacking this fire from the ground and from the air, and they say drought conditions have definitely contributed to this fire. they say it is very dry up there, lot of fuel for this fire. and we will be contacting alameda fire this morning to get an update on any progress fire fighters have made overnight. we're planning on traveling up this road to see if we can meet up with any of those fire crews to find out what happened overnight, what this fire may be doing as the sun comes up this morning, as the fire conditions possibly get worse. as, you know, the day progresses, it can sometimes make the fire worse as the day progresses. we'll continue to follow what happ

. >>> fire crews continue to mop up on the tesla fire. cal fire says the wildfire is now 60% contained. the fire which broke out wednesday has burned 2,500 acres. it spread near and around homes but only one uninhabited home was destroyed. cal fire has had to fight the fire with fewer crews because of all of the wildfires burning across the state. they are just stretched so thin. >> a week ago at this time we were dealing with extreme fire conditions because of the triple digit temperatures. >> sandhya patel is here with the look at the conditions we are dealing with now. >> definitely not the triple digit heat. that's for sure. conditions are more favorable an terms of temperatures. tesla fire 80 degrees. winds 27 miles per hour gusting to 34. relative humidity at 30%. it has been breezy most of today. the next 24 hours the wind will remain out of the west which is good news despite the fact that it is going to be breezy. the westerly wind is an on shore wind with cooler more humid air in. we are expecting winds to taper as we head toward

that fire is burning on both sides of tesla road. more now from andria borba. >> reporter: we are waiting for cal fire to put their spotter plane up this morning to try to figure out exactly how much more this fire has grown overnight. ripping up valleys and leaving post apocalyptic scenes in its wake, the tesla fire in alameda county chewed through 2500 acres in no time. dry grass and trees contributed but the main culprit the wind famous for whipping through the altamont pass. >> it's normal out here on the altamont pass in this area off tesla road as we have strong winds them come through in the night so we are keeping resources out here. >> reporter: there were stands of oakland trees burned down and firefighters were struggling to keep up. >> they have to pull back and be supported by air operations and dozer operations. >> reporter: that's when air tankers took over dropping retardant. the fire jumped the alameda county line on the eastern edge into san joaquin county. >> it is moving quickly. but we take our successes on a smal

we are paying attention to the tesla fire. that went quickly. had yesterday at this time we were -- >> yesterday at this point we were reporting on it. yesterday the wind was the big contributor to the spread of the fire. you can see right now, our chopper is above the scene. there is not a lot of flame activity. >> still enough to cause evacuations. not many homes there. we heard one possibly. one structure destroyed. 25% contained at this point. >> hopefully with another update later on, this evening, that number will be going up. you get an idea how widespread the burn area is and the winds were up there. this is the time of day the winds pick up. that happened yesterday and we have a breeze out there right now. as you can see the fire conditions, the breeze, that is the cooling wend. that is good. any wind is not good for the firefighters. the conditions out there. temperatures in the 80s. winds sustained 16 miles per hour. these winds are weaker compared to yesterday at this time but still there is a breeze out there. as far as the weather p

this fire started yesterday afternoon off tesla road. with dry and windy conditions the fire grew by leaps and bounds, doubling two hours later. several structures have been destroyed. no reports of any injuries. crews were attacking the fire from the ground and from the air. we have been talking about the windy conditions out here. that can be a serious factor when it comes to spot fires. that is new fires set by the blowing embers from the main fire. >> for both us and local government agencies and cal fire, we have unprecedented conditions that we are dealing with this year. four years of drought. we have extremely dry conditions here. >> reporter: now, again the good news, the fire appears to be around 2,500 acres. it's now at about 25% containment, which we're hearing. that could be another good indication. we are hoping that the weather cooperates, that there aren't the windy conditions that we saw out here yesterday. we are hearing that the morning briefing for cal fire set to take place in a couple of hours. there are still 150 or

thank you, kiba. >>> sky fox overhead what's called the tesla fire. cal fire and other agencies battling this one. i want to bring in mark temyle. >> reporter: this area on saturday, sunday, and monday, we had temperature over 100 degrees. that's always a warning sign. you can see the rapid rate of release. >> tankers getting ready to make some drops. we're seeing an improvement already. >> reporter: it's hard to get a perspective from this one angle. with the weather conditions today, they have wind tunnels in this area for a reason. they have wind out there. you can see there's livermore. we're basically focusing on this region out to the east of livermore. we'll come in tighter and show you a closer look at the roadways. there's some hilly terrain. there's some access issues for the fire crews. some of the weather centers around the region. it's around 80 to 89 degrees. winds around 16 miles per hour. that doesn't seem like a big deal, but when you have a wind above 10 miles an hour, that can increase the fire danger dramatically. we'll continue to

. >> crews are working to contain the tesla fire bumping near livermore. it burned 2,500 acres and is 60 percent contained. currently, more than 250 firefighters are fighting the blaze but officials say the crews could be released depending on the fire act it. >> there are air quality concerns because of all of the fires burning across the state. meteorologist mike nicco has a look at conditions. >> with the air quality officials out there they are looking for carbon monoxide and sulpher dioxide and ozone matter. around vallejo they are okay. 2,500 acres, 45 contained with no update since last night. hopefully it will not be bigger. our winds with the tesla fire, southwest at 21, gusting to 27 miles per hour. as we head through the evening and overnight hours it will be faster and i will show you where the smoke will go coming up. >> authorities are asking for your help in finding a murder suspect. 45-year-old san diego is wantinn connection with the murder of his ex-girlfriend at a motel. a woman was found murdered in a holiday inn. f.b.i. officials say di

just learned that 13 buildings now are without power because of the explosion. >> the 2,500 acre tesla fire near livermore is 45 percent contained because of hard work involving hundreds of firefighters from many department. the danger is not getting enough manpower to the fire because the department is stretched so thin. when it broke out on wednesday, three units from livermore were the first to go which is 30 percent of the department. >> i move engine companies up to cover livermore from pleasanton and initiate add recall. we got eight people to come back to work. >> when not enough can come back staffing is thin. 250 firefighters were on the job at the livermore fire and some resources will be released after evaluating the games. >> a man has died in nevada helping to build the desert infrastructure of the bump man n -- burning man festival. officials say he was in his late fights died of natural causes but that is not confirmed. he was a might be of burning man's department of public works. works. the festival me -- >> east of brentwood, next to the orwood resort, rather than using a

>> reporter: fortunately this fire is burning in an area southeast of our location here at this road block at teslaand greenville an area that is very remote, there are few people and few homes. cal fire are reporting 2,500 acres burned, as the sun is coming up we do expect them to update us with new numbers. they will probably show that this fires has extended over the nighttime hours. right now the containment is only at 5%. this brush fire started yesterday afternoon around 2:30 near tesla and corral hollow roads. first report was 100 acres, then it grew to 500, within four hours it quadrupled to 2,000 acres. because of the conditions that have been very cry, very windy and very scary for a couple of horse ranchers to live out in that area. >> we have got 61 horses out. luckily we have pleny of rigs that can do it. that one hauled six and the rest hauled four and good friends that came and family and -- >> the smoke came and the fire chief said it's time to evacu e evacuate, in ten minutes. >> reporter: the 250 firefighters working this event called the tesla fire did save the few homes that are

land is causing costly damage to major canals that deliver water. >>> back now to the fire that is burning on teslad in the area of the lawrence livermore laboratory. getting information that the fire grown from 200 acres to 500 acres. our chief meteorologist bill martin. have the conditions changed? >> the winds are picking up. yeah. [ talking at the same time ] >> you are into sage brush now. it is a different fire. you are in to vegetation now. a few oak trees along the line. the ridge line. you are seeing the wind too. see the flames dancing around. the winds pick up at night. that is why firefighters -- the response was massively fast. they recognize the wind mills are there for a reason, the wind picks up. we have gusts, north of the area, gusting 30 miles per hour out there. the winds are picking up. this fire looks like -- this will learn up the hillside. there is nothing in the way. that will catch it at the top of the hill. there is the fire. temperatures have been on the mild side. the humidities are high. 35, 40% in some areas. not the worse fire fighting conditions. temperatures today,

. >>> the tesla fires almost under control tonight. cal fire reports this fire east of livermore is 95 consent -- percent contained. crews are focused on securing the perimeter. the fire near tesla and crawl hollow road broke out on wednesday, burning 2700 acres. one building was destroyed.>>> hundreds took part in a personal challenge to raise funds for women with cancer. some ran, some walked, and many were picked -- pink. faith found time to help others diagnosed with breast cancer. rita williams says the effort has raised $3 million.>> we get emergency loans for things like babysitting if you need to go to chemo, your car breaks down, rent, paying your rent for a month. we've been doing this now for 13 years. this is our 11 annual walk -- 11th annual walk. >> ballerinas joined this year's walk if you would like to help out, donate at their website. >>> presidential campaigns are heating up to give --. a new candidate considering a run on the democratic ticket. >> -- >>> one foundation is giving back. a specially built smart phone fo

firefighters are gaining ground on the tesla fire. it quickly burned 2500 acres yesterday afternoon and last night near livermore, but tonight crews have it 45 percent contained. john sews us the progress -- shows us the progress they've made. >> reporter: the hills are still smoldering one day later. >> we have pockets of unburned fuel close to the line, so we'll be reinforcing them through the night and tomorrow. >> reporter: it started wednesday amp and within hours spread across 2500 acres. >> the sky was turning color, and it was getting pretty scary actually. the whole sky changed. >> reporter: you can see how close the fire burned to her home. the crews stood their ground saving hers and other numerous homes. >> it looks like we were just like godden in the middle of all this flame, so we're really happy. >> reporter: when you see that what goes through your head? >> oh my god, i could have lost everything. everything. >> reporter: we all know how dry the fuels are out here, and it only takes spark and wind to wreak havoc. >> l

sky 7 hd was over tesla fire. ws reporter laura anthony was there and tells us only an unoccupied house has burned and the fire is 25% contained. across our state cal fire information officers tweeted there are now more than 11,000 firefighters battling 15 major wildfires. to our north in washington state fires burned more than 88,000 acres. 40 miles per hour winds are making firefighters' jobs extra tough. abc 7 news reporter lauren lyster tells us the governor is calling the wildfire conditions unprecedented. >> reporter: crews face fast moving wind as they continue to battle a wildfire raging in central washington. the blaze turned deadly near the town of twist. >> it was a hell storm and the winds were blowing in every direction. >> reporter: three firefighters were killed and four more were injured, one critically when winds apparently shifted unexpectedly and flames overtook the crews' vehicle. >> we know that these fires have burned a big hole in our state's heart. these are three big heroes protecting small

the fire was reported at two- forty-five p-m wednesday.near tesla and corral hollow roads between tracy and livermore. by eight-thirty.the incident had grown to 25-hundred acres. as of this morning.firefighters say the blaze has been fully contained. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the 6-point-0 napa earthquake that caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage. kron 4's j-r stone was in napa this past week, and brings us an update on one business that is still recovering. >> j.r. :this is what the wine room looked like when i reported on the earthquake last year, you can see the stones that have fallen and the windows that have fallen on the ground. there is still more work to be done in fact with all of the scaffolding surrounding the building you may not realize that the wine tasting room is open for business >>:i have been open for an 14 years and i intend to be open for at least another 14 years >> j.r. :it is the oldest stone building in napa. some of the rocks that fell during the earthquake way 700 lbs. --weigh >>:

see some of the scorched black earth the fire left behind when it ripped through 2500 acres starting yesterday afternoon. this is a remote area of livermore off tesla and corral hole low road. only a few people live out there. calfire said the fire is only 25% contained, but looking at the video, you might be saying it looks like the fire is out and 100% contained. the incident commander telling us don't be fooled. >> that fire is trying to slowly smolder and get outside of those lines. so it is not contained. it's just slowed down. the worst is this afternoon when we get wind on this fire. that will be our challenge to hold it within the perimeter we have it stopped at right now. >> reporter: between 1:00 and 3:00 this afternoon is when firefighters expect to see the westerly winds off the coast start up again, the same kind of gusts that with the flames yesterday burning through 2,000 acres in just the first four hours, which is very rained for a wildfire. calfire saved ten homes, only lost one house that was vacant, this in spite of the fact they are short crews, which unfortunately is not unusual in a fire season as busy as this one has been. t

one home was destroyed when the fire took off yesterday afternoon near tesla road at 2:30 p.m. it quickly exploded to 2500 acres. >> it's hard to get around with the road structures and stay ahead of the fire. >> reporter: the fire is heading east and there aren't enough firefighters to stop it in its tracks. cal fire has about 300 on the fire lines today. them -- they wanted 450. >> there are crews here out for two to three weeks going from fire to fire. >> reporter: that has to be exhausting. >> yeah. that's what we worry about. >> reporter: now they're trying to hold their lines. but plenty of hot spots remain. you can see how close the fire came to some homes like this one off tesla road. 12 homes are still threatened but evacuations are voluntary. firefighters think it will be two to three days before this fire is fully contained. east of livermore, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >> a difficult day for crews battling wildfires in washington state. three firefighters were killed and four hurt fighting the flames yesterday. now, wind is pushing the flames toward more homes and more ev

this fire started yesterday afternoon just off tesla road in eastern alameda county. e fire has scorched 2,500 acres. at last report, it was -- it has grown in lyms and bounds, doubling in size the first few hours crews responding, doubling again hours later. structures have been destroyed. no reports of injuries at this point. while it was still light out, we can tell you crews were attack being fire from the ground and the air, and they say drought conditions definitely contributed to this fire. >> historic in terms of the doubt, and it's really bad this year, and of course, we're still very early in the fire season. >> now, we are looking to see if we can contact alam,da county fire officials to find out update on containment and find out if the fire has jumped the line. i'm sure the firefighters out here could use it. we were on the ridge line a couple minutes ago. we could see a fire burning low on that ridge, and we could also see very windy conditions. if that wind persists, it could definitely make things more difficult for firefighters. again, we're waiting fo

. >>> firefighters meanwhile continue to battle the "tesla fire" near livermore. the good news this morning, firefighters have gained a little bit of ground. it's 45% contained with 2500 acres burned. chopper 5 got a much closer: closer look. they are setting up fire lines. to give you an injured where it is, it's near tesla road in a rural area between tracy and livermore. the fire destroyed one structure so far. but with lower temperatures, cal fire says they are getting a handle on the flames. >>> four firefighters are treated for critical injuries seriously burned while battling that massive wildfire near twist, washington. among them is 25-year-old daniel lyon who has third- degree burns to over 50 to 75% of his body. his parents are expressing pride while dealing with their son's pain. >> he's the kind of kid that his mother and i and family are so proud of. he loves -- adores serving his community. >> he is not only a rookie firefighter with the u.s. forest service; he is also a rookie police officer in the area. >>> brian has the forecast. >> looking good.

helping the fire zone, the tesla fire. the low-pressure system to the north stays there and that sets us up for a weekend that will be mild. nice. not going it be barbecue weather in the avenues. sausalito, it will be cool. when the fog blows in. 82 fairfield tomorrow. 85 vacaville. tomorrow is friday. the weekend is here. weather looks great. hopefully a lot of folks -- well, kids go back to school next week. this is the last weekend before summer before school starts. vacation comes to an end. weather looks great. five-day forecast, clouds tomorrow. mild weather. look at this. the numbers are steady. no big changes. through the 5 day. that is good. we are not, you know, we are not worried about fire danger. that pattern is helpful. >> thank you. >>> possible legal trouble for caitlyn jenner. looking more and more like she might face charges for a deadly crash. some think there is no way she would go to jail. >> later new at 6:00 p.m. san francisco is fighting back against the ugly side of nail salons. >> workers are hand

the t serks la fire burning between tracy and -- the tesla fire burning between tracy and livermore has burned 20,000 acres and is just 10% contained. crews are hoping to have it fully contained by monday. one building was destroyed, but no injuries have been reported. the jerusalem fire that's burned over 25,000 acres is now 98 percent contained. it's destroyed 26 home and 21 other buildings. its cause is still under investigation. all road closures and evacuations have been lifted. more than 250 wildfires are burning nationwide, and nearly 400,000 acres are being burned in washington state right now. it's become so severe that president obama has approved an emergency declaration to get more in federal resources. more than 3,000 firefighters are battling the flames in washington alone to save home and evacuate residents. >> they're committed. they're tired. they're working long hours. they're not getting sleep. they're getting chased from one house to another. but they're giving it their best. they're doing a great job. >> the state is also mourning the loss of 3 firefighters who died

tesla road. at this point it's roughly 60% contained. that fire had burned through about 2500 acres since it ignited on wednesday afternoon. an unoccupied home was destroyed. no word yet on what sparked the fire. >>> an alameda county sheriff's deputy is in the hospital today, and a driver is behind is bars after an overnight crash. this happened around midnight near chaparral lane. investigators say the driver smashed his suv into the deputy's patrol car during a traffic stop. the chp says the deputy now has a broken leg, but fortunately nothing more serious. the suv driver was not hurt, but he is now booked and facing drunk driving charges. >>> frightening moments on an am track line in the east bay where a train collided with a truck, but the sequence of event leading up to that just as horrifying. this happened yesterday in brentwood. the collision sent two people to the hospital. the truck flew into the delta, and hit a woman who was floating on a raft there. both the woman and the truck driver are now in critical condition. >> one of the con

the so- called tesla fire. is only 5- percent contained. it broke out just before 3- this afternoon. at least one structure has burned. evacuations are in place at the carnegie motorcross park. on corral hollow road. kron 4 viewers have been sending in their pictures and videos. grant lodes joins us with some new video of the blaze. grant? >> grant :a birds eye view right around sunset tonight. pretty majestic imagery.a viewer sharing this drone video with us.you can see how all the smoke from the fire is filling the sky. the fire is burning on both sides of tesla road between livermore and tracy. this is a very remote area of the livermore valley. other images illustrate the scope of this fire.which grew extremeley quickly late this afternoon and tonight. thick white smoke.blanketing the sky. >>:currently is at 2,500 a. with five percent containment. the fire is moving in a southeastern direction and as mentioned we did have some evacuation's earlier at the motorcycle parked. unfortunately we do lose one structure but it was uninhabited. n

fire burning there since yesterday and threaten homes. >> crews made progress overnight containment just from 5 percent to 25 percent breaking out near tesla road south of the altamont pass. amy hollyfield is in livermore with the latest. amy? >> they are feeling better today about fire, feeling good about work they if got done. some homeowners are say this came way too close. the only thing between the tesla near and this livermore home were firefighters, determined to save it. they did. the thought of what could have happened is too much for nicky to handle. >> by backyard, front yard, my house... >> she said the family had just gotten home from a camping trip and she saw the smoke billowing outside. she said when they saw the flames and could feel the heat she knew it was time to pack the car. >> i lived here for almost eight years. i have been through two fires on this side and... [ inaudible ] my house black all around it. we are not from here. i am from oklahoma. this is what i call home. >> the wind driven file started at 2:45 yesterday afternoon and by evening it burned 2,pawn acres and destroyed an unoccupied building. firefighter

lynn on saturday. >> and now the weekend >> and now, a barbecue and people are having with the tesla firet 2,500 acres and humidity is 100 percent and temperatures are 58, and 22 to 31 blowing from southwest to northeast and they could relax a little bit from 9:00 to noon and then they will ramp up into the 20-35 miles per hour range this afternoon automatic way through the overnight hours. west wind at 15 across the golden gate bridge and it is cloudy and 60 degrees. we are going to top out in the north bay at 80 and inland east bay 84 no air conditioning, save some money and east bay 75 and south bay 76 and peninsula is 77 and san francisco clouds are stub on and keeping us at 66. in walnut creek, mostly cloudy and six degrees we will increase by a degree or two, and decrease sunday by a degree or two and increase monday by a degree or two and i will show you what will happen in the seven-day forecast. >> if you are coming out of concord you could have debris on bay point toward walnut creek everything is moving along fine. >> we have an accident in the south bay in the clearing stages

the fire is burning near tesla road in a rural area right between tracy and livermore. the fire has destroyed one structure but with lower temperatures cal fire is starting to get a better handle on the flames. the cause is still under investigation. >>> it's deadline day for oakland's coliseum city investment plan. last week former 49ers executive carmen policy told nfl owners the raiders and san francisco chargers are committed to moving to l.a. creating a megamarketed for football in southern california. so the pressure is on today for coliseum city developer floyd kephart. in fact officials have expressed frustratio of no viable proposal from oakland so far. >>> it is 4:32. a check of weather from mr. hackney for the big weekend. >> yes, the big weekend ahead. we'll show no big changes not in the next week or so. we are in a stagnant pattern where there's no big change from day to day the usual low clouds and fog. boy, as you head out to the long range, like 10 days from now, there's a suggestion it's going to turn -- you know, september and october are supposed to b

. >>> the cal fire santa clara are unit is winning the battle against the tesla fire. it has burned 2700 acres in alameda county. cal fire has its hands full with several other fires across the state. look at this map. these are the major ones crews are battling right now. there's at least 15 burning tonight. >> stay with us for the latest on the wildfire and evacuations. we will have updates on "today in the bay" that starts 7:00. get our app for the latest news on your devices. >>> three americans from here in california arrived in paris tonight as heros. they took down a heavily-armed gunman firing shots on a high-speed train. video shows spencer stone leaving the hospital. he was stabbed during the struggle with the gunman. stone, sadler and alex are from the sacramento area. sadler lived in the bay area in pittsburgh for a while. chuck is live in san francisco in the newsroom. they have an incredible story to tell. >> that's right. we are learning tonight it came closer to being far bloodier. the attacker put the head of spencer stone, the first american to reach h

earlier, we saw from chopper 5, there were air tankers making water drops. >>> fire is burning near tesla road. it is in a rural area between the town of tracy and livermore. flames have destroyed one structure. cal fire says the weather worked in their favor today. temperatures stayed in the 80s and paul, what are they facing tonight >> winds have died down to about 15 miles an hour. it will be on the cool side of average east of tracy tomorrow. highs will once again be below average in the low 80s but once again, the on shore flow will kick up the west to east wind tomorrow afternoon. 15, 20, 25 miles an hour. so we are talking about temperatures being a help but the wind being a hindrance when it comes to this kind of fire in alameda county. we will talk about a chance of rainfall here coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks paul. >>> a petition demanding all san francisco police officers wear body cameras already has 35,000 signatures. it is in response to this viral cell phone video. you can see several officers on top of a man with a prosthetic leg. the sfpd says the man posed a dange

the tesla fire started wednesday afternoon and exploded to size of 2800 acres by wednesday night. crews were able to keep it from reaching the lawrence livermore lab. >>> things are back normal at sfo after a toy grenade shut down terminal 2. tsa security screeners found the toy inside a passenger's back at the checkpoint thought it looked suspicious. bomb squad came in to check things out. one passenger's video shows large crowds walking out of terminal 2, working towards screening at terminal 1, leading to long lines inside. authorities cleared the suspicious item and re-opened the terminal just after 2:00 this afternoon. they are questioning the man whos on the luggage. >>> scientist one step closer to cleaning up the great pacific garbage patch, an area of the pacific ocean between the west coast and hawai'i where tons of plastics pollute the water. we were at pier 32 in san francisco where crews returned from a 30-day expedition. the mapped and measureed the garbage to help them build a barrier to clean it up. >> the goal was to take more samples in three weeks time than in t

. >>> firefighters now have the tesla fire 85% contained. 2700-acre wildfire broke out wednesday near livermore. only one uninhabited home was destroyed. the cause is under investigation. >>> san francisco city attorney has a new plan to stop graffiti by suing the vandals. the san francisco chronicle reports the city can legally seek civil damages for cleanup. the law allows courts to treat the city like a property owner. the city is suing one woman accused of 28 acts of graffiti. >> the east bay is abuzz as thousands of uc berkeley students return to campus for fall classes. cornell bernard is live with more. >> reporter: some call it move-in win week, others call it controlled chaos. we have seen a lot of new students moving into the dorms off college avenue, with their parents, not far behind. army of students are converging on their new home away from home, we'lling dorm and school supplies with them. an amazing 7,000 students are moving into campus housing this weekend, and thanks to advisers posted their in the dorms, everybody is being pointed in the right direction. traditiona

a ranch east of livermore that is in the path of the tesla fire. >> i guess lucky is not the word. i feel blessed. >> she looks at how close the flames came and is feeling thankful. >> they kept it from getting to the house. the firemen went above and beyond. i cannot thank them enough. >> the fire that started yesterday grew quickly. blackened grassy hills and earl will this afternoon had scorched 2500 acres and the forward progress stopped. >> our lines are holding right now and so long as the wind is favorable and light, that's going to be a significant factor. >> more than 200 firefighters are battling the fire. they say the fire was straining for resources. >> in this case, we were able to save approximately six single family dwellings. one residential dwelling was lost. however that dwelling was already abandoned. >> you see it happen in other places but you never think it's going to hit close to home. >> one spokesperson said that his hope is for 45% containment by tonight. reporting live in livermore. >> thanks, kri christie. >>> the so-called request fire has grown so much

. >>> firefighters now have the tesla fire 85% contained. 2700-acre wildfire broke out wednesday near livermore. only one uninhabited home was destroyed. the cause is under investigation. >>> san francisco city attorney has a new plan to stop graffiti by suing the vandals. the san francisco chronicle reports the city can legally seek civil damages for cleanup. the law allows courts to treat the city like a property owner. the city is suing one woman accused of 28 acts of graffiti. >> the east bay is abuzz as thousands of uc berkeley students return to campus for fall classes. cornell bernard is live with more. >> reporter: some call it move-in win week, others call it controlled chaos. we have seen a lot of new students moving into the dorms off college avenue, with their parents, not far behind. army of students are converging on their new home away from home, we'lling dorm and school supplies with them. an amazing 7,000 students are moving into campus housing this weekend, and thanks to advisers posted their in the dorms, everybody is being pointed in the right direction. traditiona

the tesla fire broke out on wednesday in a rural area between liver more and tracy. it destroyed an abandoned building. >>> a massive overnight fire is prompting questions about air quality. it used to be an iron and metal warehouse. flames raced through the building just after 11:00 last night, sealed by the flammable materials inside. they say that the wind is moving the smoke away from their island. but the danger isn't over. >> we have a lot of sections that are 6, 8, 10 feet thick or deep. and it's going to be hard to penetrate that water in there. >> the fire is out now but crews plan to keep an eye on want area in case of any flare-ups. >> before you get in, a warning to stay out of the russian river. health officialing say small amounts of blue-green algae and toxins have been in the water. some could experience eye, nose, skin, mouth and skin irritations, vomiting and s seizures. >>> let's get a check of the forecast with jeff ranieri. >> there is no rain coming in, and so comfortable temperatures. right now, we are westerly winds at the coast and the fog ban

the tesla fire as it's being called erupted yesterday afternoon.t well into the night to contain it. good morning, it is thursday, august 20. i'm maria medina. >> i'm brian hackney in for frank mallicoat. more on the fire in just a moment but first, big problems on the bay bridge this morning. let's check in with gianna. >> hopefully that's some relief. they just cleared an accident out of lanes at the bay bridge toll plaza motorcycle involved with major injuries. number 4 and 5 lanes blocked at the toll plaza but now everything has been moved over to the east. you are stacked up at the bay bridge. metering lights are on. backed up well into the maze at this point. most of the delays coming off of westbound 580 also as you work your way along westbound 580 but near the dublin interchange we have first reports of an overturned vehicle blocking at least one lane. crews are headed out to the scene there. chp and emergency crews are starting to see flashing lights there as well on our live shots here. so give yourself some extra time. it's been busy an

. >>> the "tesla fire" east of livermore is 85% contained tonight. it's burned 2700 acres since wednesday. and the "jerusalem fire" in lake and napa counties is 98% contained. that 25,000-acre fire destroyed 6 homes. all evacuations have been lifted. >>> a sacramento man who tackled a shooter on a crowded train is out of the hospital tonight. spokespersons stone an off-duty -- spencer stone an off-duty serviceman was slashed on the hand and back. president obama called him today to comment him for his courage along with the two buddies he was traveling with. one is a fellow service member from oregon. the other is a student from sacramento. >>> meanwhile, mark kelly shows us we are getting a clearer picture tonight of how the terrifying events unfolded on the train. >>> reporter: these are the moments just after passengers scared for their lives took down the suspected gunman before he could kill. take a look. the suspect face down on the train, hands and feet tied. >> he went unconscious, i think. >> reporter: these three men tonight heroes, helped s

smoke still billowing over part of the tri-valley this morning as crews continue to battle the tesla fire between livermore and tracy as we speak.

the tesla fire started wednesday afternoon and exploded to size of 2800 acres by wednesday night. crews were able to keep it from reaching the lawrence livermore lab. >>> things are back normal at sfo after a toy grenade shut down terminal 2. tsa security screeners found the toy inside a passenger's back at the checkpoint thought it looked suspicious. bomb squad came in to check things out. one passenger's video shows large crowds walking out of terminal 2, working towards screening at terminal 1, leading to long lines inside. authorities cleared the suspicious item and re-opened the terminal just after 2:00 this afternoon. they are questioning the man whos on the luggage. >>> scientist one step closer to cleaning up the great pacific garbage patch, an area of the pacific ocean between the west coast and hawai'i where tons of plastics pollute the water. we were at pier 32 in san francisco where crews returned from a 30-day expedition. the mapped and measureed the garbage to help them build a barrier to clean it up. >> the goal was to take more samples in three weeks time than in t

. >>> firefighters are making progress putting out the "tesla fire" near livermore. the blaze that started on wednesday now 60% contained. it's burned 2500 acres and destroyed one structure. evacuation orders still in effect for that fire. a fire in washington state killed three firefighters and is growing in size. firefighters say the "twist fire" has grown by more than 100 square miles in a day because flames are jumping fire lines. even the fire base camp is prepared to evacuate. couple of days ago three firefighters died when they crashed the vehicle and flames came to them. >>> time is up for the city plan of oakland. the developer floyd kephart is facing a deadline to detail the 120-acre project. it will include a new stadium for the raiders, thousands of new homes, retail and office space, and a new hotel. there's a lot riding on the plan. it could be the city's last chance to keep the raiders in oakland. they are already eyeing a move to another stadium near l.a. former 49ers executive carmen policy told nfl owners the raiders and charges are committed to movi

that was called the tesla fire. it flaired up and quickly spread burning 2500 acres. at last check it's 45% contained. there was one home that was going to be demolished and destroyed by the fire. the cause is still under investigation. >>> new this morning two people were taken to the hospital after an explosion at a downtown los angeles building. it happened at 10:00 last night in an under ground part of a 19 story building on willshire boulevard. there are reports that a generator in the building exploded. that blast knocked out power for several minutes at the shania twain concert. the people injured are expected to recover and firefighters say that explosion caused significant damage to the building. >>> more information is expected to be released today on apparent murder and attempted suicide involving brothers in pacheco. the shooting happened yesterday afternoon at a home on dalton court. they say one man was dead at the scene. the other was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound. deputies say the two men were brothers and that the shooting was not a random