he did, kevin tubbs. >> i know she was there, okay?kevin tubbs, a plain spoken rough hewn farm worker back then, was hauling hay. why was he so important? because after six years during which tubbs swore he barely registered the fuss over the harris case, he picked up the paper and saw the story of cal's conviction and -- >> i seen that and, you know, i started like recalling, you know -- thinking like oh, my god. >> just like that, he suddenly knew, he said, that what he saw the morning after 9/11, the morning michele harris disappeared was important. it was between 5:30 and 6:00 in the morning, he said. he was hauling a load of hay. >> as i was going by the harris property, there was a blond woman out there and a young gentleman, you know, in his early 20s. >> standing by a pickup truck. >> my lights were right on them. >> and hardly more than ten feet away, he said, he looked straight at the young man. saw he was dark haired, muscular and visibly angry. >> he looks at me like this, like what do you want? >> and the woman? she was lo

now the tubbs fire destroyed more than 5600 structures. cal fire told us today more than 7100 have already been lost in butte county. and in terms of acreage, the tubbs fire burned more than 36,000 acres, but the camp fire is already more than triple that size. now also, keep in mind that the north bay fires were made up of multiple fires. tubbs, atlas and mendocino, all burning at the same time. and 44 people in total lost their lives. >> because of the smoke, this fire is very local to us. the bay area remains in a microclimate weather alert. this is a live look in san francisco. unhealthy air are cancelling classes, and schools across the region are cancelling outdoor pe. let's bring in jeff ranieri. tell it to us straight. is it getting any better? >> we might not see a substantial change looking into next week. what we're looking at are the air quality monitoring stations across the bay area. you can see the key at the top of the screen. find your city, and what you'll see here is the most unhealthy air is in santa rosa, then plenty o

the assisted living facility admits they left residents behind despite evacuations due to the tubbs fire. >> more than one year avril akah bring burned to the ground, they've reached a settlement with the department of social services. two months ago, they filed a legal notice to revoke the licenses of villa capri and -- after they left people behind during the tubbs fire evacuation. remaining residents were dependent on family members and emergency responder. >> all i could think about was getting all those people to safety. >> hi ma'am. i'm your escort service. grab on to my shoulders. like we're dancing okay? >> according to the settlement. after shuttling residents to evacuation sites, local authorities precluded staff from returning to the facilities. a point local authorities disputed. the settlement spelled out the terms of a two-year probation for the facilities and administrators during which senior living has to operate them in strict compliance with the regulations and statutes governing the operation of residential care facilities for the elderly. oak mant senior living has 6

last year, she could she see the glow of the tubbs fire just over this hillside. this after a heavy rainy season when the church had to install new drainage because of flooding... all in the same year. jamie hooker/ hillside christian church: "we see floods down at the front of the church, we see fires back behind the church, so where we're positioned is really a place where we get to see all of that."flooding and fire. two things residents in the north bay have had to become accustomed to. and in an el nino year, these two weather events combined pose the potential of debris flows from burn scars that can clog water-ways during flooding events.phil miller/ napa county flood control: "it's anticipated that with climate change and with these fires what used to be called a 100 year storm can now be called a 10 year storm and the statistics will need to be changed."the napa is no stranger to high water. phil miller/ napa county flood control: "there were over 22 recorded floods in the history of napa."

calling attention to the lingering health problems of major wildfires focusing on survivors of the tubbscounty. >> abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: we know it because we lived it. when the camp fire erupted, its brown residue spread across 200 miles, including the bay area. but did you wonder about long-term effects? >> we had the worst air in the world. and we wanted to know, is this just going to be a problem for us right now? or is this going to be a problem that we're going to be dealing with for months and years after the fact? >> reporter: to date, investigative reporter aaron grants published the beginning of an answer. it's not encouraging. >> the fires are contained. the smoke is gone. but people are still going to the emergency room. >> reporter: to determine impact from the camp fire, he studied nine north bay hospitals following last year's tubbs fire. the yellow lines in these graphs show how three months later, emergency rooms reported an average sustained 20% increase in both respiratory problems and cardiac issues. if this is what we saw then

people spoke before the demonstration, many say they believe pg&e is responsible for the camp and tubbs fire among many others and want the state to take over the for profit company. >>> south bay, google's proposed transit village could be getting boost. >> expected to bring more than 25,000 new jobs to the area. >> amanda dell castillo has the story. >> reporter: next decade could deliver a must different downtown san jose. expected 65% increase in number of workers who could be heading to heart of the largest city. >> more people, jobs, housing, hotels, restaurants, more of everything. >> reporter: connected to largest intermodal transit station according to association's scott nice. anticipates more could be possible if build taller buildings in area eyed for development. >> down and out, more space at ground level and not room for parks and plazas and things people want. >> reporter: people tell abc7 news they want to afford the new homes. taller buildings could provide more than 9,000 homes. >> heard about it, assumed rents will go up, that means everyone that's here may have to l

so many wet massive wildfires here in california for the past number of years obviously last year's tubbs fire was the most most deadly fire this year surpassed by the campfire in paradise there's a lot of things at play in that situation paradise very secluded area up north it's very much a retirement community twenty five percent of the population is seniors this is the most at risk population when you have an emergency like this and people need to get out quickly so a lot of these deaths that you're going to see announced over the next coming days are going to be the older population that just isn't as mobile and can't get out also some of the access routes it's there are a few ways in and out of the city but if a large number of people need to get moving in a short time there's only so many ways out and those are the people you're seeing trapped in some cars what are authorities doing to bring these fires under control how are fire fire fire fighters coping. but there's been a lot of fire fatigue among firefighters with this constant fire season really they're just throwing anything t

they collected donations during the tubbs fire and saw no reason why they shouldn't do it for the camp fire.sot mary stompe/pep housing 33-43we have a property in butte county and we are aware of the poverty up there and we know there are a lot of seniors in that area , so when you lose everything we want to come in and give you some comforts, clothing and that sort of thing.pep housing is only collecting new clothing, as well as food, and toiletries among other things... for stopping by helping fire victims is personal.sot sarah rhodes/welfare league of sonoma county 101-110we were impacted by the tubbs fire last year so we know first hand what people are in need of shoes, underwear, that's the main thing. (grant) anger is increasing with some pointing fingers at p-g-&-e power lines as a possible cause of the fire in butte county. (vicki) this as new information is revealing how fire fighters first on the scene saw downed power lines... kron four's terisa estacio is here now with more. terisa? some very harsh criticsim coming out today about the camp fire, specifically about the cause

. >> reporter: he studied nine north bay hospitals following last year's tubbs fire.s show how three months later, emergency rooms reported an average sustained 20% increase in both respiratory problems and cardiac issues. if this i wtth in after tfire? >> talking about asthma. we're talking about difficulty breathing. we're talking about heart attacks. we're talking about strokes. >> i think we're still seeking to understand what the long term impacts of that are. pi wouldn't say to you that thee isn't anything to be worried about. >> reporter: this doctor from the santa rosa memorial hospital notes that as of now, with the smoke cleared, they're experiencing a normal november. however he and others worry about the long term effects of that smoke and structure-related toxins that smoke may have contained. >> this is cumulative. there's a lot we don't know about what all of these fires are going to do to our health. >> reporter: worth mentioning, this report was statistical, not scientific. other factors may come into play. three months after the tubbs fire, cold and

last year, she could she see the glow of the tubbs fire just over this hillside.this after a heavy rainy season when the church had to drainage because of flooding... all in the same year. jamie hooker/ hillside church: "we see floods down church, we see fires back behind the church, so where we're positioned is really a place where we get to ( james )( darya )( john ) ( darya ) still ahead in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... a nurse shares his terrifying account of evacuating and saving the lives m hospital in paradise-- as the massive flames were coming towards them. ( darya ) and after the break... we'll tell you how one bay area county is working on an alert system emergencies. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( james ) the fires to the north and south of us ... remind everyone of just how important it is to get up to the minute information such as an alert to evacuate or which areas to avoid. yesterday supervisors in san mateo county passed a resolution so they can reach more people with their emergency alerts. county officials wanted to warn residents ab

last year, she could she see the glow of the tubbs fire just over this hillside.ad to install new drainage because of flooding... all in the same year. jamie hooker/ hillside christian church: "we see floods down at the front of the church, we see fires back behind the church, so where we're positioned is really a place where we get to see all of that."flooding and fire. two things residents in the north bay have had to become accustomed to. and in an el nino year, these two weather events combined pose the potential of debris flows from burn scars that can clog water-ways during flooding events.phil miller/ napa county flood control: "it's anticipated that with climate change and with these fires what used to be called a 100 year storm can now be called a 10 year storm and the statistics will need to be changed."the napa is no stranger to high water. phil miller/ napa county flood control: "there were over 22 recorded floods in the history of napa."just over 10 years ago the city

she lost her mom in the tubbs fire in santa rosa last year and her home this year.he story of a double tragedy. >> i couldn't help but think of my parents or the fact that it was another devastation from fire. >> reporter: for carmen misner she couldn't help but flash back to a different fire at the height of this one. it was over a year ago. her mother and father in santa rosa on a trip got caught in the deadly tubbs fire. her mother and father survived for eight hours in a pool where they were staying. carmen, the mom, couldn't hold on. eight hours, she died, smoke inhalation cradled in the arms of her husband. >> i was thinking that, you know, i wasn't going to have to experience any more suffering from fires and all of a sudden it happened. >> reporter: four months ago she moved this brand-new mobile home into seminole springs park in agoura hills. it burned to the ground. >> there's no words really to explain what it is i'm repr: e only break that carmen misner got through ale s ouof town. >> i mubut i know i would have -- safe, but i know i would have tried to

her volunteers were able to reunite hundreds of cats with their owners after the tubbs fire. >> like so many other responders, we're paying it forward. we're just here to help another community. >> if you're looking for a new pet, the humane society in silicon valley is helping with adoptions to free up more space. >>> cal fire has released an interactive online map identifying the damaged and destroyed homes and businesses. most have been labeled with a red dot on this map and an image is attached to a lot of them. you can find the map on our website, abc7news.com. institute police were patrolling a neighborhood destroyed by the camp fire when they came upon an american flag in almost perfect condition. elk grove police say they passed home after home destroyed when they came upon this pole still standing with the american flag barely touched by the flames. officers secured the flag and toeturt to its owners. >>> now to southern california. firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in windy and dry conditions. >> evacuation orders are keeping about 200,000 people from their h

she just lost her home down there and also lost her mom in the tubbs fire in santa rosa last october. >> carmen bares and her husband were vacationing in santa rosa when the fire got started. the flames consumed the home they rented and the pair took refuge in a swimming pool. carmen died in her husband's arms in the water. today we learned the home of their daughter, monica, also burned down earlier this week. we have much more on her story coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> in santa rosa an hours long standoff ends after police say the suspect may have died from tear gas. this happened wednesday. a woman called police saying that her boyfriend physically assaulted her. sky drone 5 flew over the home on elwood drive near trinidad. according to police, the suspect hid under the house and refused to come out. police introduced the tear gas and later found him unresponsive. police say they gave him plenty of opportunity to cooperate. >> we were there 14 hours. gas was introduced. he knows the police there are for him. he could have easily come out of the house and surrendered. so, you know,

and he said unfortunately, he thinks this fire and the damage from it is going to exceed even the tubbs fire. laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> raw power and fury of this fire, it's just been ferocious and these are some of the sights and sounds we pulled together for you from early this morning. >> the scooters cafe sign shows how the quick destruction from the fire in butte county is so devastating. in a matter of minutes someone's livelihood goes up in flames. nothing anyone could do. >> let's look at the skies in chico around 10:00 this morning. two hours later, darkness descend descended. >> chico is about half an hour east of paradise. reporter carlos saucedo is in chico where many are camping out tonight. >> throughout much of the day people have been opening their hearts, dropping off donations of food and water at the neighborhood church in chico. the red cross shelter. >> back here. >> nicole reirden slept in her mom's car overnight. >> we have a bed inside. we don't want to leave the dogs. we can't bring him in. so we're staying in our car. they've been very helpful. >> they were

her mother died in the tubbs fire in santa rosa. she describes a phone conversation with her dad. >> you know, he was so sweet. he said you know whatever i can do to help you and rebuild, we are going to do this together. a local republican leader calls this a shame that says they will eventually bounce back in california. >>> it hurts california overall to lose the more -- to lose the more bipartisan members. >> democratsha the super majorities in both icspadeacrker of the house. lea number of democrats just elected to congress said they won't support her as speaker. >> it is an awfully big task. i want to make sure i am making the right decision. >> president trump is weighing in on then get nancy pelosi as many votes as she wants an order for her to be the spr ke eaofed thit. there are those in her party that are trying to take it away. she will win. >>> what might happen to democrats who vote against nancy biloxi? >> believe me, i suffered through that year in and year out. i even have five of my best friends create something ca

anyone who understands -- it's the neighbors in coffey park in santa rosa who lost their homes in the tubbs fire last october. they shared some advice they have for fire victims with kron4's michelle kingston today. (mk)billy andre, santa rosa "what they don't realize is they are in for the toughest year of their life, if not, it'll change their life forever."jeff okrepkie, santa rosa"it's going to be like this for a while. you are going to be constantly reminded of things you lost." just over a year ago -- a fire destroyed coffey park -- a neighborhood in santa rosa. families lost their homes ... and are now working to rebuild. but some people in the north bay are dropping everything to help those affected by the camp fire in butte county billy andre, santa rosa "something just welled up inside of us, my wife and i and a team of friends of ours." billy andre drove to chico on monday ... handing out gift cards in the walmart parking lot -- where hundreds are now living in their cars and in tents -- as they wait to figure out what's next.billy andre, santa rosa"jumping out of their cars, run

they were in their shelter to start withsusan and charlie adams fostered puppies during last year's tubbs fire. now they are doing it again until these 3 puppies are ready for adoption.sot susan & charlie adams/ fostering dogs 1:07its was really impactful for us last year and so we decided to do it again and its a small way to make a difference and who doesn't like playing with puppiesthe dogs range in age from 5 weeks to 2 years, the cats from 2 months to 2 years. standup dan kerman/petaluma 130-140if you'd like to donate something or adopt one of the dogs or this guy here, you can stop by the shelter, they are open tuesday through saturday from 1 to 6. there's also a big adoption event planned outside the petco in petaluma this saturday. in petaluma, dan kerman kron 4 news. a live loooutside tonight... lawrence has the forecast... lawrence karnow: very bad smoke swept back into the bay area today making for some very poor air quality. its extremely poor in livermore and the trivalley. tonight hazy skies will continue with cold temperatures. lows will be in the 30s and 40s. high pressure

anyone can understand -- it's the neighbors in coffey park in santa rosa who lost their homes in the tubbsre last october. a few of them drove up to chico on monday -- and handed out gift cards and advice for the families up there. (grant) coffey park residents say the camp fire victims have a long road ahead but they should try to remember they're not alone ...the santa rosa folks sharing contact info... offering to help however they can in the future. (vicki) in national news tonight... first lady melania trump is calling for a top national security official to be fired. this as her husband is reportedly looking at making changes at the white house and his administration. from our partners at c-n-n reporter jeff zeleny has the latest. another white house drama today, this time featuring first lady melania trump, calling for

her volunteer group located 700 cats after the tubbs fire. >> all new faces to look after and greet forpe you're going to find them. >> on sunday abc7 news was at the feed store where barbara was spearheading a donation. they collected more than $4,000 in supplies so far. >> because of your generosity, we were able to get a load of feed up to boouutte today to het all of the animals nchl the newsroom. >>> the san francis a. >>> a san francisco bay company third love has 300 members at its chico office. one worker lost her father. ten lost their homes. >> people need everything. they need to rebuild their lives. these people have not only lost their homes but lost their belongings, their everyday essential items. >> and if you would like to help third love, they've set up a gofundme page. they have a link on their website. third love's leadership team plans to drive a rented truck to butte county with all the toys and clothes they've collected. many organizations say really the best way to help through a monetary donation. some evacuation centers are accepting donations like blankets and

they were able to reunite hundreds of cats with their owners after the tubbs fire. >> aall new pet facesok at and hope you find them. >> like other responders, we're paying it forward. we're just here to help another community. >> if you're looking for a new pet, can you help out. the hue map society-silicon valley is looking for help to help with adoptions. >>> the camp fire has destroyed more than 6700 structures and almost all of them are homes. cal fire has released an interactive online map that identifies the damage and destroyed homes and businesses. most have been labeled with a red dot and an image is attached to a lot of them. it's a great resource. you can find the map on our website, abc7news.com. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. we have mid-40s more lake merced, sunnyside. we have 54 in park presidio. bayview, financial and ferry building and crissy field in the mid-50s. 46 in richmond. mid 30s to upper 30s in pleasanton, tracy and petaluma. these temperatures are 2 to 4 degrees warmer than yesterday. we were looking at all the tra

many said they believe pg&e is responsible for the camp fire and the tubbs fire, among other fires. they want to see the state take over the for-profit company. >>> classes will resume across several campuses in butte county on monday. district officials expect half the students with paradise unified to return are to school. >> the fires either destroyed or damaged most of the school. students will be bussed to different cities within the area. >>> turning to the damage left after this week's storms. rain apparently caused a roof to collapse in oakland. we brought you this on "abc 7 mornings" yesterday. the building was vacant and fortunately no one was hurt. >> part of scaffolding collapsed because of strong winds in the sunset district. fire crews hooked ropes to the scaffolding to bring it down so it wouldn'tollapse onto people nearby. it didn't damage anything else. >>> if you have plans to head to tahoe this weekend, you'll probably run into some trouble. this video shows donner pass near interstate 80 yesterday. a winter storm warning is in effect. possible road closures and w

it tops last year's tubbs fire. they're all from 2015, 2017, 2018. so the south, woolsey fire, only 10% contained. the hill fire that started thursday is 75% contained. they've been working great on that. this is where you have malibu trying to fight it off with a retardant, trying to bomb from above to save these homes. but on the southern flank, you get toward areas such as hidden hills, tens of thousands of homes are still at risk here, threatened from these fires. they're working these fires the best they can, from the ground and from above. of course, we have injuries already to firefighters. here's the plume offshore from the fire to the south, ventura county. the winds are blowing that in. we are going to see improvement to the north tomorrow, getting a little to the south, but we're still looking at extreme conditions to continue for the woolsey fire to the south. maybe a little better tomorrow. the problem is it reverses and goes back to what it was on thursday as we get into tuesday and wednesday. so this is not a good time of year. we shou

they were able to reunite hundreds of cats with their owners after the tubbs fire. >> all new pet faces to look at and greet and hope you're going to find them. >> like so many other responders, we're paying it forward. we're just here to help another community. >> here's another way can you help. if you happen to be looking for a new pet, the humane society silicon valley is looking for help with adoptions. it needs to free up more space as it's taking in moreet the firezones. >> camenis an american flag in almost perfect condition. elk grove police say they passed home after home, destroyed. when they came and saw this pole, still standing with the american flag barely touched by the flames. officers secured the flag and hope to return it to its owners. >>> the camp fire has destroyed more than 6700 structures and almost all of them are homes. cal fire released an interactive online map identifying the damaged and destroyed homes and businesses. most have been labelled with a red dot on this map. an image is attached to a lot of them. you can find the map on our website, abc7news.com.

many said they believe pg&e is responsible for the camp fire and the tubbs fire, among other fires. they want to see the state take over the for-profit company. >>> classes will resume across several campuses in butte county on monday. officials specialty half the district to return to school. >> the fires either destroyed or damaged most of the school. students will be bussed to different cities within the area. >>> many players on the raiders team wanted to help as well. they collected nearly $46,000 and plan to donate to the north valley community foundation. the raiders organization will match that contribution. this is on top of the $250,000 the team donated last week. 200,000 went to the kphaoupbd foundation. there's still a lot you can do to help. head to abc7news.com for a list of resources. >>> the majority of this week's storms are gone, but they have left behind some serious damage. >> yeah. here's proof. rain apparently caused a roof to collapse on peralta street in oakland. we brought it to you yesterday on "abc 7 mornings". looks pretty bad. the building was vacant, so

. >> reporter: tracy lost her home and everything in it to the tubbs fire last year. she and her family lived in fountaingrove. >> everything was gone. >> reporter: which makes her an expert on what people need. >> brand-new socks. >> reporter: she calls this pile week one. it's basically everything most people take for granted. >> toothbrush, clean underwear, just snacks, you know, paper and pen. >> reporter: last year the community came together like an army to help their own. if tracy's facebook is any indication, that spirit hasn't changed. >> i'm looking at it now on the other side. i want to help. >> digs a lot up, but it also is good for us. so it does help in the healing. >> we're passed it. we're out of it, okay? >> reporter: because they know once you successfully escape the flames -- >> you did it. you did it. >> we did it together. >> reporter: -- then the real work begins. in santa rosa, susie steimle, kpix5. butte county... a town d >> incredible. >> our fire watch coverage continues right after a break. >> we'll show you the devastation in butte county,

the most destructive wildfire in california history had been the tubbs fire from just last year.as 5,600 structures. we're now at 6,700. we beat the old one by over 1,000 structures. the wildfires if not have the time to assess the entire area, the number could go up. the weather is not going to cooperate. this is a look at today. we've got elevated and critical fire threat for both northern california and southern california. meaning you've got the strong winds, the incredibly low humidities. we will get a slight brans. a little weak -- slight break. a little weak onshore flow for southern california. this will give the firefighters the best chance they have in the next 72 hours to bring containment numbers up. starting tomorrow, we actually see that flow change. we're now going to go up to extreme fire threat in southern california starting tomorrow as those winds begin to increase and it's going to be that very dry, hot air coming through. again, unfortunately, not only spreads the fires that are already currently there but can also trigger additional fires on top. what we hav

settlement with state officials after staff pmembers admit to leaving residents behind during last year's tubbsire. one year after the villa capri and verena burned to the ground, the department of public services will allow both to continue operating on a two-year probation. two months ago they filed to revoke both licenses. is settlement includes making sure they're properly staffed overnight and perform annual evcuation drills. >>> new developments in the lawsuit against the makers of the weed killer roundup. the company is appealing the verdict. a man in the bay area sued monsanto and won, as you know, claiming roundup caused his terminal cancer. last month a judge reduced the award in the case to $78 million. today monsanto filed an appeal and requested review of the court's refusal to order a new trial. in the trial they argued there's overwhelming evidence roundup does not cause cancer. >>> we first told you last friday about a chain of auto dealers that closed its dealerships. we are learning more about why it happened. >> "7 on your side's" michael finney is here with what he has learn

the terms -- like the fountain grove or the carr fire, the tubbs fire, he was hearing superlatives from fire chiefs, people talking in terms like never before have we -- and it was -- to the person, to the -- and so it was -- it was an event and it still is an event. you have to realize 20,000 people live on that ridge. that's the piece. i showed you the only way out the best way out is skyway that one road up the butte creek. the feather river side down pence road is more like this very narrow and i think this is pence road actually. going down to lake oroville. these folks, they probably had to evacuate their cars because it was bumper-to-bumper. the stories of people sitting in their cars -- i talked to some nice women by themselves scared to death sitting in their cars for six hours waiting to go down -- >> only to go two miles. >> with fire all around them. i asked people a lot of people, what were people like? could you picture very -- very helpful. people weren't cutting in frontof each other. that's a life-or-death situation. i didn't hear stories of any misbehavior. thousands o

that didn't stop construction in the fountain grove neighborhood, hit hard by the tubbs fire just over a year ago. >> it was raining hard and we lost power. >> reporter: david scott is with a crew building forms for foundations. he's worked on seven homes that burned in sonoma and lake county. >> we're just trying to get people back in homes. it's raining. we're working. doesn't matter. >> it's great news of course. >> reporter: christopher gottlieb is emergency manager for sonoma county. he welcomes the rain but says it does put focus back on concerns around the burn area. >> now we've had a whole year. so that's loosened up a little bit. but what it's done, it's created a top layer of soil that can now absorb the water that is more likely to run off quickly if there's significant rainfall. >> reporter: he isn't expecting intense rainfall today but says with all the rebuilding activity it is important that models, erosion and runoff prevention efforts stay in place. they don't want debris to move into storm drain systems. >> two-vehicle collisions, spinouts. >> reporter: the rain bega

. >> reporter: this is the first day it opened since october of 2017 when the tubbs fire took out a trailer park and damaged the store. for a community that endured more than 5200 structures destroyed by fire, seeing one of them come back to life feels good. >> looks like the community coming together and everyone has been waiting for it. >> reporter: santa rosa still has a long road of rebuilding ahead but this re-opening grocery store is a shot of encouragement that a community can come back. >> this is another indicator that things are getting better that there is a rainbow. >> reporter: with smoke over everything, it's almost impossible for people here not to think of those suffering in paradise. if anyone can understand what they are going through, it's the people of santa rosa. this woman lost her home in santa rosa last year. she lives in a trailer now. >> my message would be to be encouraged. it will get better. >> reporter: some people have relatives burned out of butte county staying with them. >> our hearts are sick in the reality of what they are going through and that it's so f

that's when the tubbs fire ripped through north santa rosa taking out much of a trailer park and severely damaging the store. for a community that endured more than 5200 structures destroyed by fires, seeing one of them come back to live feels good. >> it's like the community coming together and this place burning and everyone has been waiting for it to come back around. >> reporter: santa rosa still has a long road of rebuilding ahead but this re-opening grocery store is a shot of encouragement that a community can come back. >> this is another indicator that things are getting better, that there is, you know, sort of that rainbow. >> reporter: with smoke over everything, it's almost impossible for people here not to think of those suffering up in paradise. if anyone can understand what they are going through, it's the people of santa rosa. this woman loves her home in santa in a trailer now. >> my message would be to be encouraged. it will get better. >> reporter: some people have relatives burned out of butte county now staying with them. >> our hearts are sick in the reality of what t

mark scott/north bay animal services :53susan and charlie adams fostered puppies during last year's tubbsit again until these 3 puppies are ready for adoption.sot susan & charlie adams/ fostering dogs 107the dogs range in age from 5 weeks to 2 years, the cats from 2 months to 2 years. standup dan kerman/petaluma 130-140if you'd like to donate someothing or adopt one of the dogs or this guy here, you can stop by the shelter, they are open tuesday through saturday from 1 to 6. there's also a big adoption event planned outside the petco in petaluma this saturday. in petaluma, dan kerman kron 4 news.142/std imagine.. just giving birth and your newborn stops breathing... an east bay police officer is being called a hero for saving the life of that child... coming to the aid of the desperate mother in need of help.. the officer says, he had to act fast.. kron 4's haaziq maduyn has the story. (pkg)you are looking at body worn camera video of a life or death situation involving a childnats/officer gregory palomo/oakland police department "flipped the baby over with the baby's head right here and

they were in their shelter to start withsusan and charlie adams fostered puppies during last year's tubbsow they are doing it again until these 3 puppies are ready for adoption.sot susan & charlie adams/ fostering dogs 1:07its was really impactful for us last year and so we decided to do it again and its a small way to make a difference and who doesn't like playing with puppiesthe dogs range in age from 5 weeks to 2 years, the cats from 2 months to 2 years. standup dan kerman/petaluma 130-140if you'd like to donate something or adopt one of the dogs or this guy here, you can stop by the shelter, they are open tuesday through saturday from 1 to 6. there's also a big adoption event planned outside the petco in petaluma this saturday. in petaluma, dan kerman kron 4 news. ( robin ) students from san francisco's burton high school- academy of health sciences are taking a close- up look at what's floating around in our atmosphere.this science experiment was put together by their teacher who just so happened to be teaching about the respiratory system last week -when the camp fire erupted sendin

last year, she could she see the glow of the tubbs fire just over this hillside.ause of flooding... all in the same year. jamie hooker/ hillside christian church: "we see floods down at the front of the church, we see fires back behind the church, so where we're positioned is really a place where we get to see all of that."flooding and fire. two things residents in the north bay have had to become accustomed to. and in an el nino year, these two weather events combined pose the potential of debris flows from burn scars that can clog water-ways during flooding events.phil miller/ napa county flood control: "it's anticipated that with climate change and with these fires what used to be called a 100 year storm can now be called a 10 year storm and the statistics will need to be changed."the napa is no stranger to high water. phil miller/ napa county flood control: "there were over 22 recorded floods in the history of napa."just over 10 years ago the city completed this, a massive seri