the hidden valley lake area is still seeing damage as the valley fire continues to burn out of control. >> vicki: for a full list of evacuations in place visit our website at kron4.com >> vicki: currently there are nine evacuation centers in place for those forced out of their homes. the majority are in kelseyville including their high school and presbyterian church. the largest center is at the napa county fairgrounds in calistoga. there are also two centers in lakeport at the auto movies and big valley rancheria gymnasium. in ukiah. the shelter at the redwood empire fairgrounds has room for people as well as their animals. for a full list of evacuation shelters visit our website at kron4.com. >> vicki: joining us now on the phone, is daniel berlant from cal fire. daniel, what can you tell us? 1 zero containment - why is this fire so hard to control? >>: this fire is creating its own whether pushing fire in multiple directions. hamburger's flew over our fire fighters. the weather in side the fire itself is pushing in the fire all over . >> vicki: you can't anticipate where it's going

the winds are blowing into the central valley with a breeze. we will have a few breaks in the cloud cover getting up to 70s in milpitas, santa clara and los gatos at 73 along with morgan hill and san jose at 72 and santa cruz at 68 degrees. pill bring is 65. menlo park is 68. we will try to reach 70 in palo alto and low-to-mid 70s in mountain view. 63 at half moon bay today, a warm spot along the coast, and sunset at 61, south san francisco and sauce least, mid-to-upper 60s with right around 60 for bodega bay and upper 60s to low 70s across the north bay and where we fine the thicker clouds in the afternoon hours. along the east bay shore we go partly cloudy today to partly sunny headed north with more cloud cover, richmond, berkeley, low-to-mid 70s headed to castro valley and fremont, and inland east bay, clouds and 73 at men,ism at 75, warm spot, brentwood, around 79 degrees. at the game this evening, it will be more typical of at&t park, 7:15 and dropping to 59 under clouds and small chance of mist and drizzle aer chance tomorrow and cloud c

the hidden valley lake area is still seeing damage as the valley fire continues to burn out of control. for a full list of evacuations in place visit our website at kron4.com currently there are nine evacuation centers in place for those forced out of their homes. the majority are in kelseyville including their high school and presbyterian church. the largest center is at the napa county fairgrounds in calistoga. there are also two centers in lakeport at the auto movies and big valley rancheria gymnasium. in ukiah. the shelter at the redwood empire fairgrounds has room for people as well as their animals. for a full list of evacuation shelters visit our website at kron4.com. we take you back out to the front lines. with team coverage of the valley fire. kron 4's scott rates joins us live from middletown. where hundreds of homes have been destroyed. scott. >> scott :it is a horrible scene and i cannot believe going through these neighborhoods and seeing people's lives is destroyed in the blink of the second--the blink of a second nothing is left is just a pile of rubble there is still s

bart, ace rain, out of strait valley is -- central valley is looking good. a couple of new hotspots, southbound 680 an accident is reported out of the lanes so i am not seeing any delays there. early couple of accidents southbound 880 from 238 in castro valley expect 30-minute drives as you make your way toward fremont and union city. >> it is now approaching 6:0 9 a domino affect from the valley fire. >> potential strain on the power supply and what you medicine to know if you live in the east bay. >> a passenger arrested and escorted off with behavior caught on camera that landed the passenger in big time trouble of the >> more weather and traffic. you just saw video of big giant problem, highway 101 through san rafael with remark is moving along pretty well. we have weather and traffic during the break so you will not during the break so you will not my name is phil zietlow, and i've been an engineer on the cheerios team for 51 years. about five years ago, i found out that if my daughter-in-law, joyce, eats anything with gluten in it she feels pretty darn

and how you can help victims of the valley fire. >> pam: the pope valley elementary school will remain closed tomorrow due to the valley fire. but there are a number of other schools which will open their doors to students. >> pam: they include the lakeport unified school district. and elementary school tomorrow >> pam: as well as the lucerne school district. closures, and openings, all on our website. kron 4 dot com. >> pam: if you would like to help victims of the valley wildfire. the red cross is asking for donations. >> pam: you can make a tax deductible donation online through our website. or drop off supplies at various donation stations. >> pam: red cross stations are fairgrounds. and throughout santa rosa, napa, and yountville. for a complete list of donation centers. just head to our website at kron-4- dot-com. >> pam: we first told you about the valley wildfire through a push alert. >> pam: be sure to download the free kron 4 mobile app. for the latest information on the valley wildfire, and all your bay area news. >> pam: it's available for free on apple and android devices.

here is a graphic example of the devastation caused by the valley fire. this is a home on jefferson court in middletown on the street before the fire. now, after the fire. nothing remains but this charred car in the drive and debris from what was someone's home. authors say flames from the valley fire are unpredictable and breaking all the rules as can you see in this video from a hard hit neighbor. one side of street all homes were destroyed. just across the street, as we pan across, five houses are still intact. >> what was your man? >> find a structure to protect or block to protect and do our best and if we could not hold it we backed out and picked another line. >> fires say the fast moving fire forced them to make agonizing decisions about can homes could be saved. >> more on valley fire in a moment but, first, other news this morning. in kentuckian embattled county clerk is back at work and this is from lexington kentucky, where kim davis returned to work after being jailed for five days for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couple. h

the pope valley elementary school will remain closed tomorrow due to the valley fire. but there are a number of schools which will be open. they include the lakeport unified school district. the upper lake high school and elementary school district. as well as the lucerne school district. will all be open. we have a complete list of school closures, and openings on our website.kron 4 dot com. kron-4 first alerted you about the explosive valley wildfire. through a mobile app push. you can download our app for free to stay connected on the latest developments and to watch live newscasts on the go. the caretaker of the woman who died in the valley fire says. the victim turned down an offer to help her evacuate. here is the picture of the retired school teacher- barbara mcwilliams. her body was found in her burned -out home. the caretaker says, she left mcwilliams at around 3- pm saturday, calling her later. when she learned how the fire was developing. a neighbor offered to take mcwilliams into nearby middletown, but she declined to go with him. lake county sheriffs say,

high valley road in cob is where investigators believe the valley fire started on saturday. in a shed, if you take a look at the shed, you can see the inside are tools and cleaning supplies, and one side is burned. from there, extends a trail of burned grass which extends to the rest of the area, burned by the valley fire. a house 30 feet away escaped any damage. cal fire says people who first reported the valley fire live right across the road from the shed. they don't know what started the fire. they believe that is the source, that's where it started. as you can imagine the community suffered a lot of destruction. one lake county supervisor, who knows a lot of people in the community, fears there might be one or fatality as well. >> always been confirmed deaths and you know, i would like to think there wouldn't be any more but i know there will be. these people couldn't get out of here fast enough. >> reporter: "mercury news" reporting a former news reporter has been missing for several days. lives in anderson springs not far from the community of cobb. his wife, accordin

you started in hidden valley lake?>> i live in hidden valley. we were watching the fire earlier on facebook and looking at it from the patio. later on, it started getting really blackened smoky outside. all of a sudden, i am watching on the scanner they were telling about all the fires. i went outside and my friend and i could see it coming over the mountain down onto flat farmland right across from hidden valley. noise was like a train coming through. you could feel the heat and everything. we got notices, get out now. my friends and i grabbed our dogs, went to a friends house, and half an hour ago, they said, gotta leave. when we were leaving my house, the lot across the street was on fire. i don't know if i have home. i heard four or five houses in hidden valley were lost. the shell station, the hidden valley food mart, their propane tanks blew up. i don't know if the whole station has gone. high school in middletown from what i understand is gone. this is just devastating beyond words. i am sitting here in a parking lot off the main road so

the town of hidden valley lake is also hit hard. reporter nick jane shows us some of the aftermath there. >> reporter: this is a perfect example of the kind of damage we're seeing in hidden valley lake. we're driving on this road. everything looks fine until you get to this spot right here and you'll see that the valley fire ripped through three s homeone after another after another, the damage here absolutely immense as these three homes burned right to the ground. we don't know if it was a wind swept ember that got to this point, but exactly what we're seeing on hidden valley lake, on some streets completely untouched, others where one home beened and the others spared, but the valley -- burned and the others spared, but the valley fire made its way through this community with no rhyme or reason. we've seen probably 10 structures burned to the ground or maybe more than that as we've gone street to street assessing the damage. >>> four firefighters are recovering from burns they suffered in the valley fire including richard reese.

here is the latest --- on the 'valley fire'. the number of homes destroyed by the fire, still sits at 585 -homes, although cal-fire warns, there *are more homes affected. more than 70-thousand acres have burned--- and nearly 8-thousand structures remain at risk tonight. the fire is now 35-percent contained. unfortunately this disaster. is drawing out desperate criminals, preying on evacuees and their empty homes. burglaries and looting are becoming a problem. kron 4's philippe djegal joins us live from the lake county sheriff's department in lakeport. with details on how the issue is being addressed. philippe. >> phillipe :pam, several reports of residential burglaries, prompting deputies to increase patrols near homes. that's why it's quiet out here at the lake county sheriff's department tonight. at least two arrests have been made. first, 36-year-old steven worley of whispering pines. on monday, he was arrested in the cobb mountain area after a deputy stopped him on the road. he was found wearing a california highway patrol h

nature valley sweet and salty bars. >> many schools in the area devastated by the valley fire will beof the place it will ongoing. classes are canceled in all public schools in lake county and college in clear lake. >> howell mountain school district and pope valley elementary are also closed with the closures on abc7news.com. >> viewers like you are helping our coverage of the valley fire, with the picture or our instagram page right there shows a garden ambassador way -- garden arch way is the only thing left of a home, "this is where i belong," tom garrett, we interviewed earlier, this was his home. post with #abc7now. check out our photo gallery on instagram. >> for the latest updates on the valley fire download the news app to get information as it develops. >> now a check with a preview of "good morning america" next at 7:00 a.m. amy? >> good monday morning. next on america mc, "good morning america" clothing retail is a multimillion dollar business you can make big business on used clothes. how a family made hundreds on "good morning america" next. >> see you at 7:00. >> a new

india and silicon valley. india's prime minister went on a tour with silicon valley's tech elite.hey tweeted out pictures from meetings with elon musk, google's executive team, and tim cook. facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg held a town hall mark zuckerberg , wore a tie, the prime minister did not. he did speak in hindi and teared up a little. you were there this weekend on silicon valley. what was in this visit? what is he getting out of it? >> you to look at it from the government of india perspective , it explored the trade between u.s. and india, $100 billion. $60 billion is in ip services. when you look at his objective of creating a digital india, he's looking at silicon valley from a technological perspective. he is looking at it from an investment perspective more importantly, when you get 13% of -- 15% of the startups in silicon valley are done by indians, he is looking at this about bringing the same environment india himself. brendan: step one in rolling out a digital india will be putting in the necessary infrastructure in place right if you look right now, 85% of the peo

high valley road.of the showed is charred and the other half is intact. the flames burned quickly up the wall and took off on saturday. >> and in the traffic center, pretty light commute with golden gate bridge looking good and you have four lanes southbound and typical slowing out of the central valley and highway 4, westbound with the rest of the commute coming up. >> in phoenix a police officer has been seriously injured after he was shot multiple times during a traffic stop. the suspects are now loose. phoenix police say the injured officer is expected to survive. >> the stage is set for the big g.o.p. debate with the 16 candidates hoping to get the republican nomination for president will face off at the reagan library and this is new polls showing ben carson neck and neck with donald trump heading into the debate. >> for get waiting for thanksgiving or halloween, millions of americans have already started their christmas shopping. according to www. www.creditcards.com27 percent have gotten a jump

also 70s on the fire lines alt the valley fire. right here across the tri-valley, 73 expected in danville. the weekend forecast does get hotter, but the way it looks right now as we head throughout saturday and sunday, we'll stay out of the low 100s and max out with 94 degrees expected in the try valley on sunday and 92 expected in the north bay. you can track more on the forecast at nbcbayarea.com. >> thanks, jeff. >> our fire coverage continues after the break. the other major fire that's keeping crews busy at this hour. my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locate and mark fieldman for pg&e. most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environm

again, the valley fire. you can get any updates you need on the web or on our nbc bay area app. >> those numbers literally just coming in from 0% containment to 5%. it's gradual. just a little. >> we're now at 61,000. >> compared to the 50,000. >>> you know, it just started on saturday afternoon about 1:00 p.m. and it's just been massive as a monster. >> hard to imagine. >>> let us get you off to work on time and let's check in with mike inouye. >> a smoother drive right now across the bay bridge westbound. a stall inside at treasure island tunnel and pickup truck now cleared from the roadway from what i can tell. speed sensors on the map. a slower drive down through richmond and another crash around cutting boulevard and also clear to the roadway. this has been a tougher morning. still the upper east shore not so bad. north bay a smooth drive there. remember highway 29 and related freeways because of the valley fire. they will have closures through the area. watch there the redirection. over here northbound

and san ramon valley boulevard is jammed. >> crews made major progress on the valley fire and now 69acuees are allowed back home. a fundraiser yesterday raised $700,000 for fire victims. >> number four, the santa cruz teen accused in the murder of madyson "maddy" middleton will be formally charged, and adrian gonzalez will be tried as an adult in the death of his neighbor. her father will hold a rally for hope outside the courthouse this morning. >> pope francis arrived in northeast city on cuba where he is greeted by singing children. he arrives in washington, dc, tomorrow. >> this night from last year's game could mean -- this fight from last year's game could mean no more alcohol sold after half time. >> seven, a fresno neighbor got quite a shot when a hot air balloon landed right in the middle of the street, with no one being hurt coming from a nearby festival. >> that will do it for this morning news. thanks pore joining us. "spare the air" today will be a hot one. hello! my name is phil zietlow. i work on the cheerios team and it's always bugged me that we couldn't say that, "c

the tri-valley build. over here at the upper east shore a crash and another one getting closer towards golden gate field. still distractions and debris in the roadway and a lot of slowing through richmond starting back in hercules and move down towards the berkeley curve. look at this, the backup is in the fastrack lanes and now the right cash lanes and the left cash lanes still showing a slower fle. >> thank you very much, mike. >>> at 5:51. how low can they go? gas prices have plummeted across the u.s. over the last three weeks. they'll continue to plunge over the next few weeks. $1.02 cents lower than this time last year. crude oil prices increased slightly. gas prices $2.79 for a gallon of regular gas. san jose drivers getting the best deal at 2.55 a gallon. >> as a driver of an electric car i'm sad. >> as long as you pick me up and take me somewhere. >>> braces for an industry bash like no other. record numbers of people expected to show up for this year's one of a kind cloud computing fest. now, this

update you on the valley fire. it is so large its created its own weather system and sending ash all across the bay area. >> we saw some drizzle, and what's the situation with the wind right now? >> reporter: it is windy. excuse me, lost your transmission far moment. it is windy, cool, and yet it's smokey and it continues which i believe in terms of the cool temperatures and the rain that's been coming through that's good news so the firefighters, but the wind is tricky. we are here, we continue your coverage on jefferson court. really to show you the juxtaposition of the daniel here, this is a two-story home, destroyed. now if you can see pasted oven and the laundry room and those things into the next door neighbor, you see mountain bikes there, and that home, relatively untouched by this fire. so many people have told me on saturday, late afternoon, early evening, they just felt the wall of fire here in middletown, but they didn't realized though flames could travel so quickly double the hill and into the small t

cal fire is investigating a reported death in the valley fire.s morning, it continues to burn out of control in napa and lake and sonoma with flames scorching 50,000 acres and destroyed 400 homes. the governor plans to meet with authorities this today. >> two, 17,000 family have been evacuated and many are trying to get information on if the homes were impacted by the fire. janet o will have a report in a few minutes from the evacuation center. >> cooler temperatures today with a chance of showers in the north bay mainly in the afternoon. >> four, we have just received word of a sig-alert from the c.h.p. this is the multi-car accident, three lanes are blocked, westbound 580 before 680 and that is affecting the commute from the central valley. >> bart commuters should have a less crowded ride this morning, and the transit agency has responded to come plants of jam packed trains by increasing the length and frequentative the busiest lines. we have all the changes posted on-line at abc7.com . on-line at abc7.com . >> breaking news, row were kim davi

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when the valley fire tore through hidden valley lake, dean's neighbor came in with his two kids and toldeverybody to jump in the pool. >> he said just fast, fast, about 50 minutes but felt like over an hour. >> seven people and two dogs stayed put up to their noses. the heat was intense. >> it was hot and it just came flying right over. right over. and he said it. when it was done, he goes, it's over. >> they tried to leave but the roads were jammed up, then it was too late. now, they don't want to leave because they worry they won't be able to get back n driving through hidden valley lake is like driving through a war zone. entire homes are gone. fire continues to eat away at anything it k many animals survived, including jessica armstrong's. >> i left him because the lot is dirt. the goats eat everything. >> her animals are safe. they were moved here to escape the rocky fire, now, moving again. >> we lost our barn and stuff to feed them. we have a fire here. >> reporter: this team is helping people truck their livestock to volunteers in clear lake. and for those residents who did remai

private companies, or silicon valley. thoses the right mix of three, foreign investment, domestic telecoms, and government and expense? >> government does not have the money. let's be very honest about that. we have to have some kind of a model which is basically public-private partnership. it does give the right to the investors. i think government has to be creative to get the investors to come to india and ensure they are able to generate fair price it -- profit and deliver advanced to the rest of the country. brendan: what structure has to be in place in india? what has to happen for them to increase, other than the internet infrastructure we have been talking about. what does he have to put in place? importantthe most things which has to come into transparency and predictability in policymaking. unless you are able to deliver that to the investors in the boardroom, individuals, organizations, will not come in and invest. that is one. -- ease ofasy to doing business we are wasted 42 out of 80 economies fight and world

we had 0.4 in middletown near the valley fire. mill valley and 0.25 for napa. the rain dropped off and we didn't see much in the south bay. but hopefully that helps with the valley fire. new updates and today's high there will be 75 degrees and then the temperatures go way up this weekend. so, we're back to some hot and dry weather. and, also, the smoke will be carried into the bay area today. now that we have another shift in the wind, looking at 5,000 feet, the wind direction coming in from the north and east and then more of a northwesterly wind at the ground level. so, the air quality may be a little bit lower today. you may notice some drifts of smoke actually going through the afternoon. this weekend it does heat up as high pressure builds in the valleys. it will be in the 90s and up to 100 degrees. that's what we're expecting in a tri-valley. tomorrow will be in the 80s and then 90s on saturday for many spots and by sunday we could be hitting 100 degrees in the tri-valley. 80s and the peninsula will be at 83 degrees tomorrow and then up to 92 degrees on

valley fire right now this from cal fire a few moments ago. 7300 7,370 a. have burned still at 35 percent containment as of right now. that number has not changed from last night. at least 585 homes have been destroyed. still at this hour 7650 homes remain threatened. as far as evacuations that have been lifted the berryessa state's area was under mandatory evacuation however has been lifted one evacuation however warmer temperatures are expected to come back in the next few days and then still unclear how much the brain had impact i can tell you a community meeting hellfire has just started here and some of the evacuees from. members of the committee i will check in with that meeting right now have a fit for you have five very. >> pam: many have lost their homes and are wondering what they will do for housing. long term. today, kron 4's will tran got some answers from the red cross. >> with a >> reporter: as this boy over to the parking lot but the tense here almost side-by-side. days ago and is walking rim not anymore. bluestone of homes and been hit hard

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you can designate your gift to victims of the valley fire redcross.org. you can also donate at all the lucky and save mart stores in northern california. got much more on the valley fire online and you can see our continuing coverage at cbssf.com. >> just really feel for the people there. the pictures are amazing. they need some help though from mother nature. >> when you listen to a lot of them and they had to let the livestock and horses go in order to survive and they're hoping they will find their way through the fire to the creek, but many of the croaks have already dried up. it's just -- boy. extremely dire situation in the north bay right now. so only good news in all this is that the weather appears to be cooperating somewhat. in fact, today again, temperatures will be unseasonably mild. by a good ten degrees below average. so with the cooler air mass you get the higher relative humidity. the only problem is it's still breezy plus this fire is so massive. it does create its own wind storm. now at this hour the winds are relatively under 10 miles p

interring pope valley.re's a sense of community here. people are reaching out to help and how has that affected you? >> last year about the same time we had a fire -- it was the -- right in pope it was mildtown high school. so when we went there, i know quite a few people in that area. but the community comes together and it's amazing that the people that come and will bring food, clotteds, and just love. and it really brings community together. so human beings do have a good side. sometimes you wonder. >> great. well, thank you so much. we hope the best for you and your home. again. more elsely accounts coming forward from. talking to more people about their experience as they evacuate in the after math. >> and avery so -- for so many people the worst part is not knowing it. that is every -- is set up there. this morning, of course, weather, one of the big concerns would be the wind. also a little bit of moisture that's going to help firefighters, i would think. >> heard some reports that we had some light

more now on the valley fire.ny viewers in the abc 7 now community have shared photos and videos of this fire. alicia on instagram posted this photo of her grandparents' home in middletownment look what remains. all that's left of my childhood is ashes and rebel #heart broken. >>> we do have some other news to get to this morning. a man is recovering after being seriously hurt in a hit-and-run accident last night. he was hit in san francisco near san jose avenue and rice street just before 11:00. police say the man was found unconscious in the street with debris around him likely from the car that hit him. he was rushed to the hospital. his condition is not known at this time. >>> take a look at this incredible surveillance video. two burglars broke into drones plus in santa clara around 1:00. you can see them getting in through a small window in the corner. the alarm goes off. they hurry and manage to fill several bags of items before slitering out the window, getting in a car and climbing off. drones plus says p

the valley fire in lake and napa counties still burning strong this morning.ed 97 square miles and only 10% contained and the flames destroyed 585 homes and threatening thousands more. 13,000 people have been evacuated out of the area and today all the schools in lake county are closed. and that fire has devastated a popular retreat in middletown. cate cauguiran is there with more on that. cate? >> reporter: well, frank, for lake county, harbon hot springs has been a home away from home for many. also one of the oldest in the country. now the hot springs was known for its mineral pools and rustic beauty a place for people to unwind. but all the historic pools survived the fire, many buildings did not and that includes the retreat center. the bungalows which are now nothing but ash and the destruction has customers already feeling nostalgic. >> the scenery was basically what everyone liked. the adobe kind of like housing and spas. just like relaxing basically. >> relaxing time. healthy food. it was just -- center, nice living. >> reporter: the website reads thi

it's day three of the valley fire... and it doesn't get any easier. >>> right now at 11:00, it's the third night of the valley fire and it doesn't get any easier. the damage, both physical and emotional. >> i'm sorry. i am so, sew sorry that she didn't make it. >> tonight, the fire lines are busy. as firefighters from across the west coast are trying to stop these destructive flames. >>> good evening and thanks for being with us. we continue our live coverage from here in middletown and really this entire region. the valley fire has affected. there is a lot happening at this hour. we're joined in studio, as well. >> the fire fight continues at this hour. specifically, two important changes in the forecast that will impact firefighters. >> we want to show you this map. it shows just how much this impact this fire has. several communities under siege from these flames. let's go out for more on this developing story. raj. >> janelle and jessica, there's two parts of this story. part one is the devastation, the 400 to 800 ho

80 in the tri-valley. northwest winds. haze in the atmosphere today and tomorrow due to shifting winds from the "valley fire." we have moderate air quality for the north bay, pretty good throughout the remaining portion of our district and yes, triple digits again by sunday inland. easily mid-90s with the "butte fire" and "valley fire." that 102, i downplayed t one of the computer models suggested 104 degrees. i actually downplayed it. that's high considering we are losing two minutes of daylight every day. we had 105 last week but since then we have lost 15 minutes of daylight so when you're talking 104 degrees that's a strong ridge. >> did you say viva la bamba? [ laughter ] >> desi arnaz called! [ laughter ] >> it's living la vita loca! >> viva! >> a new jersey high school football player is caught up in some controversy. take a look at this. watch as he rips the helmet off of his opponents and then smashes him in the head with it and lets go. >> oh!! >> the other player has a cut that needed ten stitch

stopped the three men in hidden valley lake. they found a loaded weapon, mask, gloves, duct tape and other tools. this story we love, some of the vehicles camped out from the valley fire in calistoga are sleeping easier because of "7 on your side" and michael finney, suffering severe back pain. he looked around calistoga and found only two air mattresses last at a local hardware story and we picked them up and delivered yesterday. >> you are welcome. you are welcome. i am glad it worked out. >> the reminder is to give where you live to help people out affected by the valley fire and other wildfires across california and there are several ways to trip. go to abc7news.com for the specifics or text red cross to 90999 to give $10 instantly. >> east of stockton more evacuees from the beautify are running to their homes. firefighters say the worst is over. most evacuations have been lifted and the 70,000 acre fire now is 55 percent contained. pg&e is, welcoming to repair broken and burned poles and power lines that can take three week

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when the valley fire tore through hidden valley lake, dean's neighbor came in with his two kids and toldp in the pool. >> he said just fast, fast, about 50 minutes but felt like over an hour. >> seven people and two dogs stayed put up to their noses. the heat was intense. >> it was hot and it just came flying right over. right over. and he said it. when it was done, he goes, it's over. >> they tried to leave but the roads were jammed up, then it was too late. now, they don't want to leave because they worry they won't be able to get back n driving through hidden valley lake is like driving through a war zone. entire homes are gone. fire continues to eat away at anything it k many animals survived, including jessica armstrong's. >> i left him because the lot is dirt. the goats eat everything. >> her animals are safe. they were moved here to escape the rocky fire, now, moving again. >> we lost our barn and stuff to feed them. we have a fire here. >> reporter: this team is helping people truck their livestock to volunteers in clear lake. and for those residents who did remain within the eva

two of the largerist the valley fire and -- largest are the valley fire and butte -- valley fire and butte fire. 131,000 acres. right now it is only 30% contained. better than the fiver% containment on the valley fire -- 5% containment on the valley fire. 6,000 structures remain threatened and there are still mandatory evacuations in place again for the butte fire. >> this is what we were worried about with a four year drought. i was driving through oakland today and it started to rain. it was coming down. >> over here in this part of the world it is perfect. this is the weather you want. not just talking about the middletown fire, all the fires in the state. this weather system that started moverring in today is a -- moving in today is a game changer. we have a shot for rain in there. wednesday sprinkles -- i know i am looking for the good news, but that is great news. if this was the pattern last week, it would be another deal. middletown area, showers showing up. if you are a firefighter, they will be the first ones to tell you, you get humidity, a few drops, it is a game changer.

there was a flare-up near poke valley road, just southeast of here about 20 miles near pope valley, butyon road, excuse me, but there's a flare-up because of gusty winds, but the cooler temps are helping firefighters a bit, and hopefully fingers crossed we'll get some rain tomorrow. right now, still growing. the valley fire. 67,000 acres and only 15% containment. i also got an update with pg&e. they have shut down power to this entire area so there are no active power lines just going off in the area. they have shut down elictricity to keep things safe, but they're still now working street by street to restore power. it's going to be a long process expected to take days. >> we'll see you again at 6:00. i think the big takeaway is that those people, the evacuees might not be able to come back into middletown, now they're saying perhaps next week. that will be a good, six, seven, eight days. >> we'll have more coverage and jeff will be back with more on the rain expected to hit middletown tomorrow. back at 6:00. ens interview set >>> tonight, lost in the flood. a wall of rushing water and

a larger fire is burning near carmel valley. cal fire says it has endangered about 300 homes so far, but evacuations there are voluntary. that blaze is only 10% contained this morning. both fires have burned more than 1,000 acres all together. >>> we continue our wildfire coverage on our website. we have a collection of raw video from the valley fire and the slide show there. it is right on our front page. nbcbayarea.com or you can download our free app. >>> an historic moment in cuba where pope francis held a very special outdoor mass this morning. this is video just into our newsroom. thousands of people filled the plaza for the first of two masses during the papal visit to cuba. pope francis arrived yesterday for his first visit as the leader of the catholic church. cuban president raul castro and children met pope francis at the airport. he was then greeted by thousands of people who lined the streets to cheer him on as his motorcade made its way through havana. the pope spoke about renewed relations between the u.s. and cub

mid 70s around the tri-valley. this transports a singer system into wednesday and we could see measurable rain fall for a change. this will come into wednesday and thursday. futurecast models with a third inch of rain. temperatures cooling down into lake county. chance of showers into wednesday and same trend in temperatures following us from the south bay to tri-valley and into san francisco. cool start to the week and temperatures rebound next weekend, last whole weekend of summer. back to you. >> great explanation, thank you. >> up next. >> it looks like a war. scary. >> families heading home to find their homes and businesses are gone. >> what families are willing to do to help out their neighbor. ♪ north of the bay a of homes have already been destroyed, along with several businesses. ==peggy/2shot== some families are finding out today that their livelihoar we are following the deadly fire, leveling family homes and businesses. >> families are learning their homes or businesses are in ruins p. but that doesn't

the valley fire has claimed three lives. >>mark:the victims have been identified as bruce burns, barbara mcwilliams, and leonard neft. >>mark:mcwilliams was a retired teacher who had advanced multiple sclerosis and wasn't able to drive. >>mark:crews weren't able to reach her middletown apartment in time to save her. neft was a former san jose mercury news reporter. >>mark:he was packing his car to leave when he last spoke with his wife. but he told her that when he got outside, he was surrounded by flames. >>mark:and burns was another middletown resident who was unable to escape. friends describe him as a gentleman. >>mark:three men are behind bars. accused of trying to burglarize evacuated homes in the hidden valley lake area. >>mark:a sheriff was patrolling the area yesterday when he noticed a toyota tacoma with three people inside headed toward an evacuated area. >>mark:the deputy pulled the car over and searched the vehicle. he found a loaded gun along with tools that could be used to burgalarize homes. >>mark:dyami conn

battle the valley fire. here's some pictures from the fire department's twitter page. strike team heading up to the fire lines saturday. a lot people left thanks. the ma if and as -- for thes have been hurt. for thes who helicoptered into the zone safer second degree burns. and here's a photo of one of the injured firefighters. as you can see, he's still in pretty good spirits in the burn unit of uc davis medical center. all four firefighters are reportedly in stable condition. >>> smoke from the napa fires -- the napa county and lake county are also a health hazard. the biggest problem are in the northern part of napa county actually. the smoke concentration could vary because of the weather, the winds, the distance from the fire. but i know we have seen it from all over the bay area. it can also irritate eyes, it can effect breathing especially with people with as ma and heart problems. if you do have some bad air quality you should stay inside as much -- your advice to i see it. >> with your car around an

same thing for the livermore valley but the crash out of the. >>> rain a welcome sight at the valley fire as it continues to smolder. the fires burned more than 70,000 acres now. crews continue to gain more ground on the flames. right now fires contain 35%, but, there are 7,600 billings still in its path. 600 buildings have been can stroyed already by the fire. >>> "today in the bay" stephanie chuang live with details on a second victim found. steph? >> late last night we confirmed there has been a second death in the valley fire, but still waiting this morning to hear from the lake county sheriff on who this second victim was. what we do know was that at least four people have been identified as missing. one of them a former san jose mercury news reporter, 69-year-old leonard neft and he said on the phone saturday afternoon he told them he was ignoring a warning to leave because he did not smell smoke. but not long after that he realized he had to go and try to drive on a road and hike it out. he lived on anderson road where houses were burned through. again, he is just one of the f

valley fire current conditions, 59 degrees. it is getting cooler. the relative humidity has come up, 83%, but the winds have also increased out of the southwest gusting to 18 miles per hour. the past hour they've been seeing some drops across the region. that will continue as we look at the next 24 hours. winds will remain gusty at least through 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, then by noon they should drop off a little bit and then increase again. i'll be back to take a look at a greater possibility of some widespread rain for the bay area and how that will play into helping those firefighters later on this week. i'll be back. dan? >> that would be great, sandhya. thanks very much. entire families had to run for their lives while their homes burned in the valley fire and some are staying at the napa county fairgrounds tonight in the city of calistoga. it's become a tent city, literally. lyanne melendez joins us live with the story. >> reporter: dan, at 2:30 this afternoon displaced residents received an update from cal fire officials and even though it's drizzl

here in hidden valley lake, there's a house that is gone. those are several homes that have survived. >> strange. >> reporter: some residents are still in this neighborhood who are on guard with their garden hoses in case there are embers that come back again. >> okay. thank you very much. reporting live. >> wow. your posts have played a huge role in telling the story. we have a tag board with the hash tag abc7 new. you can see the smoke in the air. david says this looks like fog here. taken in clear lake, california. take a look. >> take a look at this. this is moffet, a video my mom took of the valley fire after she was evacuated. glads she is okay. >> look at the sun. looks like a firey ball of flames through that smoke in the air. this one also from david. thank you so much, taken from clear lake. we appreciate you sending that in. >> more twitter posts. robert mcwilliams with this dramatic piece of video of flames just moving through the night sky, just this thing spread so quickly, and we have seen a number of videos from viewers who s

many valley fire evacuees living in the sense that the valley fair grounds cost of that.. their homes have been reduced-. the bay area residents on scathed by the fire and from about turned out to help. "have some children's books i grandchildren grown out of all ledger sheets and towels. people from all over the bay area have been bringing anything and everything close/diaper is the teddy bears tisane if less from say holiness' are collecting items from neighbors and a front yard. "women in my life was 10 years foster home on, she the daughter to me. arriving home 11:00 p.m. saturday night. the move in the action and said what can we do for these people. the the >> reporter: moving truckloads today these items being sorted by volunteers shopping area suffer for families in need to conserve finding what they need volunteers are and as the nation's center telling us things they still need our clean underwear of all adults and kids also tarps just in case we see some rain again parks would be very helpful as well anything here not claim they said will be transferred other e

of the valley fire. this is what it looked like in the five >>> no rest for firefighters on the frontlines of the valley fire. this is what it looked like at 5:00 from our chopper. the valley fire, 15% contained. the utility workers have also have their work cut out for them as well. let's check back with janelle wang in middletown. janelle, very vacant where you are except for firefighters and pg and e crews. >> reporter: that's right. utility crews, lake at&t and tree cutters trying to restore service. i'm on jefferson court. as you can see, not much left on this block. there are some homes on the other side completely still intact. but this entire street on this side just burned to the ground. this is one of the vehicles. i'm standing in somebody's driveway right now. this is what's left of their car. if we move over here, a couple of more cars charred, badly burned. nothing left. cars parked on the street badly burned. just a really terrible sight to see and to be here. it's really sad to see. we wan

>> live team coverage of the valley fire. we begin in 60 secs. >>> abc 7 news starts right now with live breaking news. >> those first 24 hours, we were in a life saving mode. >> life saving mode, an explosive fire still out of control tonight, growing so fast. firefighter had to do all they could just to keep people safe running for their lives. >> despite the incredible effort, the associate press reports one person has been killed. we know hundreds of homes are lost, and right now, thousands more are still in danger. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> that massive fire burned at least 50,000 acres containment listed at 0, and winds are pushing it north. uv %a%9!1q%=99ñÑiw3ÑiçÑ=.iÑjr >> those first 24 hours, we were in life saving mode. we went around fire, and there were so many looichs oives to s homes evacuated, cars on the road burned, and people trying to leave, and fire engines were working, and the law enforcement getting everyone out of homes president. >> we're just learning that governor brown will join cal fire off

one pesh has been killed in the valley -- one person has been killed in the valley fire. we just got a report on the progress firefighters have made overnight. all of this as "mornings on 2" don't continues -- "mornings on 2" continues. >>> 7:00. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm dave clark. >> fire crews have been busy. they continue to battle that deadly and destructive valley fire. we do have some progress to report, the fire is now 5% contained. the fire has burned through 61,000 acres. calfire confirms one person has died in the fire but we don't know how that person died. >> now, at least 400 homes have been destroyed. that number could go higher as firefighters continue to battle the flames. governor brown declared a state of emergency in lake and napa county. >> the valley fire started about 1:30 in the afternoon on saturday in the community of cobb. in just hours, it grew to 10,000 acres. then in less than 36 hours, it was 50,000 acres large burning in napa, lake and sonoma counties. >> we have live team coverage. brian flores is live at one of the evacuation centers i