the atlas peak fire is big. 14 and all. they are very dangerous. the airdrops will continue tomorrow. less smoke and better visibility. tomorrow should be a good day for firefighters and residents. not before you have what happened last night. atlas peak area it was bad. the deal in fountain grove. people are looking to get out. when i looked at the wind observations. the -- over the evening hours last night. 50 and 70 miles per hour. that is pushing fire along with it. you have propane tanks. it is hard -- i don't know if we have done a good job conveying what happened last night in terms of the destruction. what really happened. that was, i have never seen anything like that. by the hilton hotel. out into the coffee district. that was a blowtorch. when you look at the damage, to me that makes the open -- oakland hills fire pale. that was something there is nothing you can do about that.>> that is over. it is a better set up tonight. >>> we have more breaking news about another fire. in southern california. it is the canyon fire. it has force the e

hellfire says 125 structures have burned here from the atlas peak fire. there is still another 5000 structures that are threatened. that includes barnes, homes any kind of structures and property in the area near the atlas peak raids. we talked to a lot of folks here at the evacuation center yesterday. they told us they grabbed what they could, but really they just had minutes to get out. they don't know what happened to their homes. this morning they will be waking up seeing if they can go back to their neighborhoods, but a lot of these roads are closed. they have not been able to check out their properties just yet. we did speak to an individual yesterday who says he somehow made it in and saw one of his neighbors homes burning to the ground. the devastation, the destruction here still coming to light. as the sun comes up, we will learn more this morning. there are about 300 people here, but napa valley college is also open to evacuees and the fairgrounds also open to evacuees this morning.>>> that last check, more than 99,000 people are without power. t

the atlas fire has burned 25,000 acres, destroyed 125 homes and buildings and is threatening 5000 more. jana katsuyama reports from the command center at the county fairgrounds. >> reporter: flames still burning from the atlas peak fire. >> the biggest challenge is the terrain and heavy fuel. >> reporter: the atlas peak fire burning above silverado trail has claimed two lives. an elderly couple unable to escape their home on atlas peak road. according to the granddaughter, charles had just turned 100 and was with his wife, sara. leaving the world together after celebrating the 75th anniversary. flames still burning through the afternoon monday sent columns of smoke into the air on the ridge beyond vineyards. napa county issued an evacuation advisory and police were going door to door and tying yellow tape around areas they have searched and notified. the fate of each home and business is resting on whichever direction the wind blew. for some residents it was a painful site to see local landmarks destroyed. on highway 12 over the sonoma county line, one couple came to see an old dairy farm. >> i was shocked. that's why i'm here now. i had to see it for my own eyes. it holds a lot of memories. >> reporter: rory re

erupt and it's right at the top of a's -- atlas peak right now. and there's a canyon the west side of the vacas from atlas peak. the smoke is so dense as you look from my vantage point, down towards the silverado connecticut -- country club, that you can't see as much flame as you originally could see. how the fire jumped from where it was up to atlas peak, i watched it erupt, but i don't know how it did it, because it did it against the wind. >> bill, watt would be your biggest concern right now. there are a lot of houses in the path of these flames? >> reporter: well, yes, soda canyon road has houses all up and don't. it's a rural community, but there are houses and vineyards and what knot all the way up to the top of soda canyon road. >> bill, from where you are, are you seeing any firefighters, any crews there, perhaps, trying to get to the fire from a different angle, and trying to tackle it? >> i don't see -- have seen flashing lights and what not, and still do on occasion. but i don't -- there's no nothing in the air. the wind is blowing ext

in napa county there are three major fires going that is the atlas peak between 8000 and 12,000 acres. the largest at 35,000 acres which is in sonoma county. at this time they do not have any containment on these fires. these are all separate fires, atlas peak started first but they believe that had burned on its own and something ignited the other fires. >> did today confirm any number of injuries or the human toll? >> no, they believe there will be some injuries but currently they do not have any number of evacuees and they don't have any reports of injuries that they could tell us. the fires are currently under investigation but at this time there is no confirmation on fatalities or injuries but paul -- there were some areas that they could not get to around atlas peak. they did have a couple of helicopter rescues and it is hard with the visibility because it is so hazy. they said there were some heroic deeds completed to rescue people. >> so those were done on atlas peak? >> that is correct and there were some areas they could not reach. >> we are getting people reaching out to us

allie rasmus has been in the atlas peak area. what is the latest? >> reporter: we are on atlas peak road near the silverado country club. this is the area where the atlas peak fire originated and has grown to 25,000 acres. we see once again the random and sporadic nature of a fire like this. the home behind us looks like what is left of a garage. maybe a washer and drier. someone was able to save the home and the rv on the property. other homes in the area, not so much. i want to show you on the other side of the street, you can see this home is in perfect condition. that's been the case with what we've seen with this fire. you drive down the street and you see several homes in perfect condition. you turn the corner and you see half a dozen homes leveled. we went back to another neighborhood a mile from here. it's off of mount george and all of hill lane. and that area there were 10 homes burned by this fire. we did see people returning to their homes this morning even though the evacuation order is still in effect. we did talk to one man who stayed

the other side of the valley from the atlas peak fire. unfortunately we have two fires working in that area, we reported yesterday about the partrik fire. this morning it has burned 9,000-acres but i am pleased to say we are at 2% containment on that fire, evacuations for that area have not changed but i will read them again, old sonoma road to henry, las amigas, level valley rode and stanley lane. the evacuation center is the gym. the new fire is the nun fire, it's been moving towards napa. last night it crossed over into the mountain and it's sitting there. it's at 7,000-acres, there is 2% containment on that fire, manned tru evacuations were issued last night from mount peter road and oakville grade and dry creek road. i heard a lot of concerns from the people in the city of napa. the mandatory evacuations are at landa vista. on the west side there are no mandatory evacuations but be aware of any advisories or evacuations to come. the winds are moving us around. stay tuned. thank you very much. >>> next is mayor john dunbar. >>> thank y

the biggest fire is burning on atlas peak. the latest update we have is currently 200 acres but spreading fast. you can imagine this is endangering a lot of people. those flames continue to burn. thousands have been evacuated. silverado resort and spa also evacuated. >> we want to check in with the napa county supervisor who joins us on the phone. i know you have a lot of information and this thing is spreading so rapidly. >> absolutely. good morning. this fire is certainly unpredictable. these winds are not helping our situation. what that has done is placed us in evacuation mode. that is what we are doing at this time. we are in evacuation mode because of the type of fire we fight at this time. we have many communities that are being evacuated. we are dealing with four fires that are a threat to life safety. so i do have the most up to date mandatory evacuations for the fire. >> what area does that surround? >> we still have the petrified forest road and those residents that are evacuated are asked to go to calistoga fair gro

the biggest fire so far is atlas peak. latest update we have so far is the fire there is 200 acres, but spreading very fast with high winds in that area. thousands of people are evacuated now. in fact, the silverado resort and spa is e vacuated. we have heard from people that have gone to the evacuation centers who fear they will go back to nothing. right now, we have some of the breaking news we are covering that all santa rosa schools have been closed. now, napa county schools shut down for the day. >> a lot of area being affected by this. we have maps of that area that we have been looking at. take a look at that when we get it up in a moment. this area is widespread. it is 20,000 acres in calistoga, 2000 in napa. a huge area. the atlas peak road is where we got the first report of that fire. this was around 10:00 last night. then, of course, throughout the night, the fire continued to spread. the strong winds we have been seeing in the area, as well as the embers have been affecting a lot of areas. hospitals have been e

a lot of people talking about of the road at atlas peak, the winery fairly minimal damage to that. contrary to some erroneous reports. i don't want to discount the fact that there are many homes straight of atlas peak here. that are gone. basically vaporized. the situation is bleak very quiet. a place where it was just literally less than a day and a half ago teeming with festive activities. it is just a sad sight. at silverado country club off of atlas peak right now. >> that is a scene that is being played out across the north bay.>>> all across the bay area people can smell smoke is the fire has impacted air- quality. the smoke caused breathing problems for some. people were worried it might be coming from close to home. bay area schools and outdoor resources were suspended. sports teams called off practices. >> we are making mass available for kids if they need extra support for air-quality. when they are not feeling well we ask that they are headed home.>> schools reported widespread absences. those with respiratory problems the elderly and children should stay indoors. keep th

the large fires in napa county. a longtime couple living on atlas peak road was unable to escape their home. according to the granddaughter, they were charles rippey, known as peach and his wife, sara. they had just celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary. the atlas fire continues to burn in the hills above the silverado country club, south of lake berryessa and napa county and has burned 25,000 acres, destroyed 125 homes and other buildings. it still threatens 5000 other homes. >> we have firefighters working above the perimeter and the central portions of the fire where there are still hotspots. there are hundreds of firefighters on the lines. >> the wind have decreased and firefighters are dealing with rugged terrain that they are unfamiliar with and brush that is burning quickly. there are about 500 firefighters on the scene. >>> people across the bay area who are not in the fire zone are seeing the flames and want to help. the red cross said the best way to help fire victims quickly is with a cash donation. go online to donate or call 1- 800-red-cross or text the words "red cross" to 9

we will have the very latest from the atlas peak fire. story is coming up. >>> cbs eye on the community... presented by target. food has the power to transform lives. with the help of target, the san francisco marin food bank addresses hunger head-on in the community. our food pantries are vibrant. people feel welcomed, and they're being respected. it helps our team members see the work that they do in the store every day... how that actually relates to their communities. cbs eye on the community is sponsored by target. raging in northern california this morning. an 11th death has now been confirmed, this one in yuba county. 7 people have died in sonoma county... here is the latest on the fires in northern california. 11 deaths confirmed, the latest in yuma county. seven people in sonoma county, two and napa county and one in mendocino county. the fires have burned more than 107,000 acres, at least 1500 homes and buildings have been destroyed. more than 20,000 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders. katie is live in santa rosa we

we will have the very latest on the atlas peak fire, coming up.>>> i'm michelle griego. and i'm anne makovec -- kenny is off. the fires that tore through napa good morning. it is tuesday, october 10. >> the fires that tore through napa and sonoma counties yesterday are still raging out of control. they have already proven deadly. 11 people are dead. at least seven people killed in sonoma county, two in napa county, and one in mendocino and one in yuba county. we will not know the full extent of the damage for some time, but we do know at least 1500 homes and buildings have been destroyed and more than 20,000 people have evacuated. at least 15 fires are burning in seven counties. evacuations are in effect

a dire situation in the atlas peak area and st. helena with all the calistoga fires too.really bad things for what was going to be a celebrated vicinitying and. we're all hoping that this can get under control. but it's quite scary right now. >> obviously, i have heard talk from people in the wine industry talking about this being a very good year for grapes. i've known some have harvested already. now here we are at the beginning of october. do you still have the -- certain types of grapes that need to be harvested now? >> yes. the majority of wineries in napa still have cabernet hanging out in the vineyard. most of these rely on their cabernet harrest right now. this is something where a lot of people are hoping that tomorrow morning thingsing will look a lot better than right now. the fire has broken out so late. not a lot of people are aware of what's going on. they're doing a lot of emergency evacuations through atlas peak and the surrounding areas. it's looking pretty dire. it's a very, very very bad situation. >> david, i'm hearing people are taking refuge at the v

the observations. napa is north. sonoma observation is north. atlas peak is northeast. 10 miles per hour less and humidity is higher. 31% atlas peak. for others it was in the teens yesterday announce 80%. coming out of oakland hills northeast, 62 northeast 52. above the oakland zoo, 61 degrees and 32% feast at 10. a few observations in san francisco still have an easterly breeze. that will do it for north and northwest. that is what's ushering the smoke back in from napa county, even into parts of oakland and san francisco. you can see san carlos east southeast. oakland airport, east southeast. today decreasing wind, higher humidity, almost everyone has said there is no wind and it's cooler, but you still have low fuels on that the fire can create its own wind. temperatures will be coming down , 30s and 40s, much cooler for some. the airport still north, there is north of fairfield. unfortunately the offshore breeze prevents it, 21 degrees cooler in napa, highs in the 60s and 70s. i think we will get more of a westerly breeze. that system is digging in and

the fire started around 10:00 p.m. last night just off atlas peak road, it is that ridge in the distance, just south of lake berryessa. the county immediately declared an emergency. for folks streaming this service because there is no power out here or you evacuated, you want to know that these are the areas that were evacuated. it's atlas peak road including silverado country club, cubs lane and you also have a subdivision in the so do canyon road, monticello road and there are also mandatory evacuations for old sonoma road, and henry road, wildhorse valley road. we do have some emergency shelter information to tell you. napa county fairgrounds, the emergency shelter, a crosswalk community kirk church in napa with a lot of concern about animals. people have dogs, cats, horses and the napa county animal shelter at 942 heart lee circle will shelter animals, any household animals you have at this point. not sure about stable animals but we are in the dark in terms of injuries or structures burned. they saw structures burned and at this point we don't

we are looking at 128 close to the atlas peak area. calistoga, we have closures there and yountville, watch for traffic control. power lines down in glen ellen, that's the reason for the closure there on highway 12. toward santa rosa for highway 12, the smoke pushing to solano county. pete suratos is out there keeping an eye on things. south of the highway 37 area, the normal commute, we have a back up at the bay bridge. we'll show the richmond to san ra rafael bridge. no major activity. they are opening more lanes. here is traffic from richmond to san rafael. the bay bridge just the back up at the toll plaza and slowing through berkeley. the rest of the bay shows a pleasant ride. this is very good for 66:11 on a tuesday morning. >> we need the rest of the commute to cooperate with everything going on. thank you very much, mike. >>> we'll have continuing breaking news coverage of the wildfires burning in the north bay after the break. remember these scenes from yesterday when they had to evacuate kaiser hospital? we'll have an update on

our reporter is live just inside of the fire zone near the atlas peak fire.>> reporter: the sun has gonee winds is starting to pick up near atlas peak. we will zoom in and show you just exactly what it looks like. that is the hillside that is been burned. the homes in the neighborhood and most things are just gone and burned. there are areas where it looks like the fire would jump over one house and not the house on the same side of the street. but, for the most part, complete destruction. some of the firefighters are working triple she is to try and get some containment on the multiple blazes that are considered unusual. while there is no cause, officials say strong winds with the flames from the beginning. the atlas peak fire still has no containment. the tubs fire has not grown in size at 27,000 acres. the nuns fire is at 5000 acres, and the , i'm sorry, and this other fire is at 1000 acres. the so-called 37 fire that is off of lakeview highway, it has burned about 2000 acres. countless families had told me that they are desperate to return home to their neighborhoods to see what if a

a helicopter rescued an injured firefighter on the top of atlas peak. the firefighter was on an atv when it rolled. he fell off and injured his head. he is expected to make a full recovery. >>> the town of calistoga, near the top of napa county is still not in the clear. >> it remains a ghost town. last check t tubbs fire was burning north of the downtown area on state road 29 but burning toward lake county. some folks in calistoga decided not to leave, people like greg winter that is are going to try to protect their homes by any means necessary. >> ash, but nothing ember wise. we are trying to defend the property. it's been in the family since the '70s. >> 5,000 people live in calistoga and we should get an update on the evacuations later this morning. firefighters continue to battle the stubborn flames. evacuees are allowed to return home. sadly, some of them are finding there is nothing left. there is a lot of damage and no power in the silverado country chub neighborhood. >> jean elle is in napa with a story. >> reporter: the good news is people liv

the largest, the atlas peak fire in napa roaring to life sunday night scorching 200 acres and growing. the blaze triggered evacuations and shut down roads. firefighters scramble to put out flames driven by dry conditions and gusty winds. no details of structural damages or injuries. the national weather service issued a red flag warning for the bay area until 5:00 a.m. tuesday morning. >>> this morning, the president of united states is looking to reshape the country's immigration system offering a deal to the nation's democrats on the 800,000 dreamers on a promise of building the border wall. there was a number of priorities that seek to alter and revamp the way immigration works in the u.s. while the white house sees this as a wish list of sofrrts, to democrats, it seems like a list of demands. they are already sounding off. what is the president asking for this morning in. >> reporter: the biggest thing he's asking for, gigi, to ensure the border wall with mexico he talked about is fully funded and built in exchange for those here legally in the united states. that was something de

the humidities are way up. west south west. west of atlas peak. 87%. these will all eastern and north east and that brought the smoke in and the air flow is nor north west and taking the smoke -- more north west and taking the smoke out of the air. and west of travis and san francisco is showing all west scmpt yesterday yesterday --and yesterday they have an east. it is on shore and patchy clouds. 30s 40s on temps and cool. noticeably cooler as highs come in the 70s and hire clouds in the morning. sfourts and -- higher clouds in the morning. 40s and 50s and they will clear out but the cooler air is moving in and the breeze will pick up and another system on friday to keep the beat going here. 68s and 70s. not a strong north or east wind. not are yet it is more north west but we expect that to pick up later and this is going to be with us until friday and it will calm down a bit. >> thank you steve. >>> up next. so many people want to know how can they help. and what people at the centers say you should not do -- hould not do -- i love you, couch. you gi

on sunday night as the flames raced through atlas peak, they left their home just before it burned to the ground. >> all i can see was flames, like, 15, 20 feet high. >> they drove up to a feield along the mountain. that's when the crew saw the family. they landed the chopper. >> i said we can take four people. he made the decision of who was going to go. a very selfless act on his part. >> i thought these guys, please take my family, you know. i'll be here. i'll be all right. >> i was crying. my son, my mom, everybody was crying. >> reporter: he tried hard not to show his fear but the flames were close. >> i call my daughter and i tell her, if i don't see you again, remember i love you. that was it. >> the courage and selflessness did not go unnoticed. >> he's saying take my family and go. i mean, kudos to him, you know. what a guy. >> i told him we were coming back. i don't think he believed us. >> officer lowe meant what he said. later that night they found him and picked him up. >> i was, like, nervous when he didn't come. he came. >> when i saw him again, i so happy. >> we want t

the only thing that we know is right now cal fire is responding to a fire there at atlas peak in napa county. >>> new at 10:00, a coast guard helicopter crew hoisted a man to safety after he was stranded along the napa river yesterday evening. after one of two stranded jet skiers failed to make it out of the water safely. you're looking at the pictures now from the u.s. coast guard. two men had been riding their jet skis when one suffered a mechanical problem. one man was able to swim to shore where he was helped, but the other remained in the water and authorities were called. he was treated for mild hyperthermia. >>> it's exactly a week since the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history, and to pay tribute to the 58 people that died that night, the las vegas strip will go dark this evening for 11 minute. earlier today fbi agents returned to the home of gunman stephen paddock in mesquite, nevada. they're going through everything and photographing everything again. the search comes after an interview with paddock's girlfriend. they're also starting to return the personal possessions of

>> reporter: the atlas peak fire has certainly been devastating for napa county. but now we are learning more about the heart break. i want you to take a look behind me. this was once a home. a couple lived here for decades. now we know that they were inside when that fire burned down the hill racing down the hill consuming the home. those two individuals, an elderly couple couldn't escape. that couple now the two confirmed deaths in this napa county fire. we've been driving around this community and we've counted at least 20 homes burneded to the ground. that's a conservative estimate. cal fire tells us the fire continues to rage and at last check 0 containment. if at this point they just don't know the scope of the devastation, how many structures and homes burned or how many people injured. now i spoke to the son of the couple who died in the fire here. he says his parents lived in napa for decades. a 100-year-old and 98-year-old jest celebrated their 75th anniversary. their five children say their only comfort in this tragedy is that the couple were together un

the atlas peak reporting 20 miles per hour . into the second part of the morning, wind could actually pick up slightly. 30, gusting to 40 is a possibility. 11:00, quite breezy. into the afternoon it will continue to die down and by the second half of the afternoon the wind advisory will expire as a. the red flag warning goes until this evening. with a north wind pushing the smoke into the central and south bay, everyone is expected to have poor air quality for today. be mindful of this. avoid the outdoors even if you have a high-grade mask. here are the temperatures this morning. low 40s to low 60s. a lot of it has to do with the wind. if you have wind you are a little warmer. afternoon highs are warmer as well. low 80s for inland cities. here is the extended forecast coming up. >>> recapping headlines on the saturday morning. a new round of evacuations in sonoma county. that involves parts of santa rosa. go a little to the east outside of sonoma city limits. >> the flames are approaching sonoma near the high school. we have mand

on sunday night as the flames raced through atlas peak, tomayo and his family left just before the home burned to the ground. >> i can see the flames 15, 20 feet high. >> they drove up to a field along the mountain. that's when pilot pete and flight officer whitney lowe saw him extended family. they landed the chopper. i said we can take four people and he made the decision who was going to go. a very selfless act on his part. >> i told these guy, please take my family, you know. i'll be here. i'll be all right. >> i was crying. my son, my mom, everybody was. everybody was crying. >> tomayo tried hard not to show his fear. but the flames were close. >> i call my daughter, and i tell her, mi hija, if i don't see you again, remember i love you. and that was it. >> tomayo's courage and selflessness did not go unnoticed. >> he was saying take my family and go. kudos to him, you know. what a guy. >> i told him he were coming back, and i don't think he believed us. >> officer lowe meant what he said. later that night, they found tomayo and picked him up. >> like i was nervous when he didn't c

on sunday night as the flames raced through atlas peak, tomayo and his family left just before the home burned to the ground. >> i can see the flames 15, 20 feet high. >> they drove up to a field along the mountain. that's when pilot pete and flight officer whitney lowe saw him and his extended family. they landed the chopper. i said we can take four people and he made the decision who was going to go. a very selfless act on his part. >> i told these guy, please take my family, you know. i'll be here. i'll be all right. >> i was crying. my son, my mom, everybody was. everybody was crying. >> tomayo tried hard not to show his fear. but the flames were close. >> i call my daughter, and i tell her, mi hija, if i don't see you again, remember i love you. and that was it. >> tomayo's courage and selflessness did not go unnoticed. >> he was saying take my family and go. kudos to him, you know. what a guy. >> i told him he were coming back, and i don't think he believed us. >> officer lowe meant what he said. later that night, they found tomayo and picked him up. >> like i was nervous when he

north of downtown calistoga and the atlas peak road fire. by yountville. six miles east. around the bay area, 73 degrees toncord. oakland 66. san francisco 71. mild night in the bay area because of the off shore flow. breakers to 14 feet. they should ease off. the swell and the surf. sunny, windy and warm tomorrow. windy night over night tonight. winds ease and cool off tuesday. mid-week sunny and mild and dry. over night lows tonight, in the middle 50s. sun up tomorrow 7:11 a.m. in san francisco tomorrow, a warm 78. concord 85 degrees. numbers come up tomorrow. oakland 81 degrees. we have an off shore push. the winds which can elevate us to high temperatures but it won't tomorrow. it will be a gentle nudge up. mid-80s in the south bay. north bay, 86. warm in santa rosa 87 degrees. ukiah 84 degrees. after one more warm day tomorrow, temperatures cool on tuesday and mid-week mid-70s and sunshine from here through the end of the week. >>> i am dennis o'donnell, coming up on game day, mike pence missed a heck of a football game in indianapolis where the 49ers went to over tim

. >> reporter: we are standing alongside the atlas peak road where the fire raced down the hillside basically consuming everything in its path. you will look all around and see a lot of signs of devastation but today we also found signs of progress and hope. a napa resident is seeing his home and winery for the first time in 10 days. >> this was built way back, you know,. >> everything gone. >> reporter: it's the handful of residents where the atlas fire fire started. today they have permission for just a couple of hours to go home and assess the damage. >> look at all this. you look at all your hard work. what's going through your mind? >> the amount of effort it's going to take to rebuild. >> reporter: and that's the focus all over wine country where there was once flames raging, now workers on the ground cleaning up. as sheriff's deputies open up roads, cal fire is part of the team helping get people back into their homes. >> helping them sift through any of the rubble in the fire area, offer them lunch and water. and just be there as their local fire department. >> reporter: help and hope

the latest fire burning near atlas peak east of yonkville. we've learned the fire has really jumped from about 20, now they're saying at least 200 acres, moving fast. this is a photo from hostel vineyards. multiple fires burning in sonoma county. we just got an emergency alert from the sonoma county sheriff talking about a number of fires burning in sonoma county. go to nbcbayarea.com for the latest updates on that. more later in this newscast as well. >>> it's been a busy day for crews in the napa area. firefighters are working through the night to monitor a fire near the napa airport that started about 2:30 at a salvage yard in american canyon packed with dozens of vehicles. strong winds helped that fire grow rapidly to 20 acres, smoke could be seen for miles around. firefighters have a handle on that fire but they are staying there overnight monitoring hot spots. investigators say the cause was a car that crashed nearby. >>> how long will these dangerous conditions last? big question tonight. nbc bay area tracking the forecast. >> unfortuna

napa has the northeast breeze already with the atlas peak, humidity is up which is good news. the wind conditions through the afternoon and evening, noticed by 7:00 they will start to pick up. i will stop it for you here at 11:00, the northeast wind at 27 miles an hour for the futurecast model, but we expect that will pick up overnight at the atlas peak, napa and sonoma valley were sporting stronger wind gusting. tomorrow morning peaking at 37 miles an hour. with that said the national weather service is issuing another red flag warning for those dry and gusting conditions returning to the bay area, and we look at that lasting through saturday night. we will track that but there's no relief in sight. at this point it is probably the best weather conditions for the firefighters and it will turn into the evening hours. >> thank you, rosemary. >>> coming up on 9:40 am generally we have been bringing you updates on sonoma county fires and they will have another briefing at 1:00 and of course we will carry that for you as we have all week. >>> we are going to shift slightly to bring

the atlas fire. jessica. >> reporter: the atlas peak fire has moved to solano county.e not far from solano community college. behind me, you can see this fire continues to grow. this is the home and these are the firefighters looking down on the fire just watching it closely making sure it doesn't creep any closer to this property. the community college is now set up as an evacuation center. as we made our way into the county, we saw several trailers in the parking lot waiting to get home. it's unclear what will happen with this fire. . the wind may shift and cause more evacuations. thousands have been evacuated from napa county. the fire is 26,000 acres. 125 structures burned. 5,000 more structures threatened. more evacuations have been ordered. i'll tell you where you need to be evacuating to as i get my notes. firefighters have evacuated this morning, um -- [ pause ] >> i'm trying to find the exact street for you but i'll get back to that. but at this point the fire has killed two people an elderly couple married for 75 years who couldn't escape the flames when it t

the atlas peak fire skipped some homes, but destroyed others nearby. we were there as some evacuees returned. >> very thankful that we have a house. we feel blessed. so, really hard when your neighbors are going through such a hard time. >> other people we talked with said they won't try to go home until the power is back on and smoke damage can be addressed. there's no time line for that. people also tell us they have concerns about those looters we were talking about. >>> we want to head over to vianey arana. you have been following the weather and the conditions wekds see going into the weekend. >> exactly. that's what's raising a flag of concern and a red flag warning will come into play into the overnight hours. right now, we are seeing favorable humidity right now, low winds, calm winds. 60% is expected to drop in the next couple of hours. by 11:30 a.m. hour, already in the 20% range and that red flag warning is expected to kick in at 5:00 p.m. the winds are going to dry up that air mass that's been keeping us cool. the gusts are above the mounta

the big fires in napa county. this was an elderly couple living on atlas peak road who could not escape the flames. their granddaughter say they victims were charles rippey, also known as peach, and his wife, sara. they just celebrated their 75th anniversary. the atlas peak fire is still burning out of control in the hills above the silverado country club, south of lake berryessa in napa county and has burned a 25,000 acres, destroyed 125 homes and buildings and is threatening 5000 more. >> we have firefighters working across the perimeter and in central areas of the fire where there are hot spots. there are hundreds of firefighters on the line. >> while the wind has died down , firefighters are dealing with rugged terrain that many are not familiar with. also the brush is burning very fast. there are about 500 firefighters out there right now. >>> 6:15 am. our coverage of the fires continues throughout the morning. coming up we will take you to napa where people are doing everything they can to save their homes. >>> we have other breaking news including an amber alert to tell you about. we will tel

this is the live camera in oakville right in napa county, threatened by the atlas peak fire. the left. but that glorious sunset on the right side of the screen. we continue with the crews across three counties and updating the numbers for you when we see you at 6:00. >> yes wind gusts a big possible possibly tonight at we will have live team coverage at 6:00. hope to see you then. meantime nbc "nightly news" is next. >>> tonight, unraveling obamacare. president trump cuts off critical payments, a sweeping move that could send premiums soaring for millions of families. what happens now? >>> another major story. confronting iran. the president blasts the nuclear deal but doesn't kill it, pushing congress to act while others argue the deal is working and that he's creating an international crisis. >>> deadliest week. a tragic new turn as the winds intensify in california. families unable to escape the fires. >>> new revelations about those first moments of terror in las vegas when a killer took aim inside the hotel then opened fire on the crowd below. >>> up, up and away. a kale

on sunday night as the flames raced through atlas peak, tomayo and his family left just before the homened to the ground. >> i can see the flames 15, 20 feet high. >> they drove up to a field along the mountain. that's when pilot pete and flight officer whitney lowe saw him and his extended family. they landed the chopper. i said we can take four people and he made the decision who was going to go. a very selfless act on his part. >> i told these guy, please take my family, you know. i'll be here. i'll be all right. >> i was crying. my son, my mom, everybody was. everybody was crying. >> tomayo tried hard not to show his fear. but the flames were close. >> i call my daughter, and i tell her, mi hija, if i don't see you again, remember i love you. and that was it. >> tomayo's courage and selflessness did not go unnoticed. >> he was saying take my family and go. kudos to him, you know. what a guy. >> i told him he were coming back, and i don't think he believed us. >> officer lowe meant what he said. later that night, they found tomayo and picked him up. >> like i was nervous when he didn

let's look back at the atlas peak area the hawkeye, a gust of 69 miles an hour measured around 2 a.m. or so. 68 miles per hour gust at santa rosa, and napa, oakland, petaluma and knnovato at 28. that 79 is stronger than a category one hurricane. you can see why the wind has driven and swept these fires so widely. over the next 24 hours, the good news is at least at the surface level we are expecting very light wind. you can see here from 5 p.m. until about 2 a.m., wind will be anywhere from about six or seven miles per hour to almost no wind at all. then we'll see the light wind picking up again between 5 a.m. and 11 a.m. we're talking two, three, four miles per hour. it won't be until late tomorrow afternoon that woo expect the wind to increase to above ten to 15 miles per hour. that's good news for the firefighting effort. and the high fire danger red flag warning is sill in effect. even with cooler air moving in and temperatures dropping a bit and with the wind not quite so strong, we till have high fire danger. the air is so dry. all the vegetation is very dry. of course a wind gu

. >> reporter: so is the handful of residents that lived along the atlas peak where the fire started. today they have permission for just a couple of hours to go home and assess the damage. you look at all this and look at all your hard work. what's going through your mind? >> the amount of effort it's going to take to rebuild all this. >> reporter: and that's the focus all over wine country. where there was once flames raging now workers are on the ground cleaning up. as sheriff's deputies open up roads, cal fire is part of the team helping get people back into their homes. >> helping them sift through any of the rubble in the fire area, offer them lunch, offer them a water and just be there as their local fire department. >> reporter: health and hope among the devastation. for sill he finds a sign things will get better. while his winery is gone, his vineyard is unscathed. >> just like to replace the house and winery, can't replace the soil. >> reporter: reporting in napa, i'm jessica flores, kpix5. >>> the bear fire in the santa cruz mountains is burning in steep terrain hard to ac

this is the first time it dropped retardant on the atlas peak fire this converted jumbo jet carries nearly 20,000 gallons of retardant or water for up to 4,000 miles. its pilot says so far they've received very favorable reports. >> i hear the smoke alarms going off and she's coughing, coughing, and i'm telling her i love her and she tells me she's going to die. she can't get out of her house. she's going to die. >> i'm so sorry. that was obviously the wrong sound bite that we played there. getting back to the super tanker, it is based in colorado springs and can reach virtually any point in north america in about four hours and it can be almost anywhere in the world in less than a day. it helped put out a fire in chile last january. >>> the latest on fire conditions, calm winds right now great for firefighters. air quality poor to unhealthy. anywhere from the north bay, the inland to the south bay, it's poor to unhealthy. take note of that spare the air day in effect. 12-hour planner, hazy skies throughout the entire day. midday we have poor air quality, 60s and 70s and by 4:00, yeah, we

i want to provide an update on the atlas peak fire. as of this morning we had 43,000 acres burned. 3% containment and we are actively fighting the fire. to all the constituents at district 4 thank you for your patience. there's a lot of devastation out of there but i am happy to report because of the work of our sheriff's department, pg&e, at&t and cal fire we are talking about people going back into their homes. we are saying when can we open the roadblocks and we are having active discussions with more good news to come shortly but it is really a team effort and again i can't underscore the patient's from all the residents of district 4. you have a community standing with you working hard for you. we have some folks at the shelters and that is from napa valley college as well as solano. also folks in the community foundation has established an account for donations. unfortunately we have done this before. we have done tragedy with earthquakes and this community comes together in ways we can't even imagine. please visit the website for

. >>> let's look at the atlas fire and everything in the area that we have drawn here. that is where the fire burned off of atlas peak road south of berryessa . as far north as the robert kaczynski veneers. you can see the black stallion winery and other landmarks going down to the skyline wilderness park. this area that is burned out is 25,000 acres including 125 buildings destroyed in the area . you can see that fire is just 3% contained this morning. >> the final of the large fires in the north bay we are tracking is the part trick fire on the western slopes of the valley earning into the sonoma valley. you can see it with a winery to the north and the nicholson ranch winery to the south. the information is that it has burned 6000 acres and is still growing. it is 1% contained with 5000 buildings in jeopardy right now is being consumed by the fire. >>> let's go to will tran as we continue team coverage. he has been following this since it started monday morning when he was driving toward a glow in the sky . will, you don't see the same amount of flames today, what about the smoke? >> reporter: you can still smell

this is in relation to the atlas peak fire impacting napa. terday the fire was burning on the western slopes of the range. burning down towards napa. the worry now is that the flames are creeping down the other side of the ridge and heading in the direction of solano county, fairfield, -- it is not going into fairfield but burning in that direction. we instituted this new area where they are designated as a mandatory evacuation zone. you're asked to leave and you live in that area.>> we are focusing a lot of coverage on the devastation in santa rosa because that is where we see the densest population and most homes and businesses turned down. these are the areas that are burned this morning were people evacuated from yesterday. >> the larger block you see on the left side is from still rode up. both sides of 101 because he saw the fire hop on both sides and the grove area as well. been on the right you see that section outline boarded by highway 12 mac. that is a newly implement it evacuation area. that is the oakmont neighborhood. a lot of hi

the atlas fire -- and the atlas fire. here is fairfield, this is all burning here at his peak is right up in here near this little reservoir. the atlas fire is burning here 0% containment. all of these fires burning across northern california. you can just see how large they are and widespread it is throughout the region. we will have more wind issues coming up. let's go to the weather center.>> -- >>> improving conditions today when it came to the weather that will switch back around as we get into the bay area wednesday and what did not improve today was the air- quality. is expected to be just as bad tomorrow. -- it is expected to be just as bad tomorrow. the winds are from the southwest gusting to about 35 miles per hour. that is the strongest i have seen in this area for the afternoon. relative humidity is up from yesterday. santa rosa reporting about 29%. if i pull back the lighter winds doesn't help when it comes to the air-quality because the smoke is lingering and earlier today, it was a veritable winter. napa is a southerly breeze. when the wind is variable everybody gets the smoke. before the afternoon today imp

knoxville creek and yolo along the napa county line 30 miles per hour. atlas peak1 miles per hour. 30s, 40s and 50s for your temperatures. the humidity has also been up to what much of napa county there is atlas peak at 70 miles per hour. we have an easterly breeze for many so it is favoring areas that are offshore. the firefighters get a break overnight with no wind. the highs today are in the east bay over toward mount diablo. we have the red flag warning for just about everybody, even into the santa cruz mountains down into monterey. a quick look toward cloverdale and geyserville to the northwest , northeast, east, going in all directions. the humidity is up and the temperatures are cooler but they are beginning to warm up toward atlas peak in fairfield there is a west wind. it is not bad toward solano county but it has been picking up toward davis. i have seen some gusting of 25 miles per hour. very cold in parts of mendocino county with some upper 20s. we have an east or northeast breeze in mendocino. i don't see any breaks until maybe next thursday with the r

the altas peak fire? >> this is mainly the atlas road fire. that's the main one we have been doing a majority of the rescues for. >> i'm sorry. atlas peak fire. >> the pilots literally put the helicopter down in the middle of the roads with embers flying all over? >> yes, sir. that's what we do. we are here to protect lives and environment and property. they were out there last night helping people. >> did you do any bucket rescues where you would lower the rope or wasn't always coming down and landing? >> every rescue we did we put skids on the ground and rescue that way. we do not do bucket drops. >> that is remarkable. are there still any of these rescues going on now? are there people that need to be rescued? >> there is a little issue where some people do not know if there is mandatory evacuations. the ones we did this afternoon, cell phones and land lines were inoperative. the did not know people needed to be rescued. we have three aircraft ready for rescue and we have one about ready to take flight. >> have you spoke to any of the pilots

also the atlas fire we talked so much about it burning near napa. it's right off atlas peak 30 vineyard workers saved by a california highway patrol there on sunday night. that is south of lake berryessa going as far north as just near the black stallion winery. so far it's burned 25,000 acres and destroyed 125 buildings. >> here is an update on mandatory evacuation orders, just some of the areas told to evacuate in sonoma and napa counties tonight. you can see the areas marked in red and orange. those are the areas where the fire is either threatening or active and those places include monticello park, silverado country club, hardiman, mckinley and estes streets, circle oaks, buman, silverado trail from state route 128 to moskowitz street, and the atlas peak area in the berryessa area has been evacuated and highway 28 capell valley road is closed. >>> all right. it is still a dangerous situation in sonoma and napa counties as well as other counties in the bay area. >> we're tracking the latest information and we'll get an update on the attempt to save one particular neighbo

we now know two people died in the atlas peak fire. we're told that was an elderly couple who couldn't escape. this is all burning just near the silverado trail, east of that, and south of lake berry. that's a popular winery route. the dry and fast-moving wind fueling the flames. high-end homes around the silverado resort and spa in napa burned to the ground, this just hours after the completion of a pga tour event there. and this morning a number of wineries are destroyed. the atlas fire ripped through the siggna rallo vineyards. the bottles are melted. firefighters tell us a number of horses have died in these fires in northern california. we saw two spooked horses running loose in napa county. they stopped a line of cars that were trying to evacuate from the fire. people corralled the horses and then made a makeshift pen to keep them safe. here at the crosswalk community church, several hundred people yesterday came here. we're still getting numbers this morning as to how many people actually stayed here overnight. but there are two

i'm very proud of them. >>> the atlas fire, which started sunday night, is only 3% contained. it started near atlas peak above the silverado trail. it is now moved south and east into solano county toward lake berryessa. officers in the eastern sonoma valley have been going door to door warning people the fire could hit their neighborhoods. this video was tweeted out by the chp in san francisco. new evacuation orders were issued for lovall valley road. people are strongly encouraged to leave. >>> overnight, new video from alameda county fire of teams deployed to the partrick fire west of napa and east of sonoma. the flames are very intense as you can see. fire crews have been working around the clock since sunday night. >>> the evacuation orders and geyserville continue to expand. mandatory evacuations are in place for highway 128 east to the river rock casino and south on 128 from kaiser wrote to kal pine. authorities say 3-4 homes have been destroyed and 5000 acres have burned. one woman described the moments as neighbors got the word it was time to get out. >> it was just neighbors calling neighbors.

the wind turned westerly. it's completely reversed itself today. atlas peak 55. there are northerly breezes with a westerly component. it was west-southwest but turned east. i know some of the ash has moved to the sacramento valley. there is no rain with it but there are a lot of low clouds. on monday these temperatures were near 70 degrees. they are now in the 30s and 40s. the humidity is up but the wind will pick up later today. it's a north-northwest breeze now. 50s or 40s on the temperatures. an onshore breeze. every time the systems come in they will kick up the wind. 60s and his 70s on temperatures. not the upper 80s or near 90. not a howling wind. it will be breezy. the winds should calm down and temperatures should bump up. >> because of the change in the wind is there anyone community you are worried about? >> some areas escaped it, you know, the path of the fire. it may move back. instead of going from east to west it may go back from west to east. some areas that missed it it may change directions. >> last night i was hearing firefighters talk about the

. >> one of the fire started before 10:00 at atlas peak. cal fire says they have no containment of that fire. each of the fires may have burned 1000 acres or more. very strong wind with low humidity making this a dangerous situation. during the night cal fire says they are focusing on saving lives not fighting fires. >> at this point our priority is to get people out. we are forcing evacuations. they are coordinating efforts with chp to use helicopters to evacuate people from their property on the hillsides and get them to the evacuation shelters.>> september and october are peak fire seasons. the national weather service issued a red flag fire warning that runs until tomorrow. fire crews are very busy with dozens of fires burning across the state. the strike team is being sent from fire to fire. >> there are several evacuation centers set up in napa. there is one across from walk church which has been filled but there are other centers. >> there is a center at the fairgrounds at north oak street. another center has been opened at the nappy