fire" at the "wragg fire" in the area. busy at 580. san mateo bridge okay with extra cars on the road still clear towards foster city westbound. marin county no delays as you work your way southbound 101580 to the golden gate bridge toll plaza. >>> this morning on capitol hill a house committee will hold a hearing about the cities and counties that declare themselves sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants. there's been renewed debate of course on the issue since the deadly shooting in san francisco which is a sanctuary. the man suspected of killing kate steinle has deported several times and has a criminal record. steinle's father will testify again later today. the suspect in the steinle shooting was in court for a brief hearing yesterday. francisco sanchez hung his head as he walked in and out of the courtroom. judge set another hearing for next week. >>> a man is in custody accused of holding a woman captive for a year. richmond police raided an apartment building in the city's iron triangle area earlier this week. the

now, the closures with the fire i go to our maps and show you highway 128 is closed at wraggeor wragg canyon part of lake berryessa up to 121 and you are advised not to use 128 in the area. >> other news, an outpouring of support in hayward after a veteran police sergeant was killed in the line of duty. sergeant scott lunger is remembered as a warrior. janet o is in hayward police headquarters. >> hayward police are still greening and will continue to grief the loss of sergeant lunger. you can see right now the growing number of flowers and candles left outside the police station. last night many people gathered outside the police station for a vigil to pay respects to a fallen hero. people also lined up to give officers a hug. colleagues called lunger a role model would loved what he d he was shot and killed during a traffic step yesterday morning. funeral arrangements are still in the works but many are expected to attend and not just those in uniform. many say he made a big difference in the community he lived and worked in. >> he was wonderful. a sweet guy. he cared about the moto

now, keep in mind there is a closure still in effect the "wragg fire" state route 128 closed wragg canyono pleasant valley and county road 89. avoid the area. going to lake tahoe eastbound 50 for the kyburz fire is closed at meyers. antioch westbound 4 sluggish off the antioch bridge but other than that, past that things about 65 miles per hour through pittsburg, westbound 4 clear to the eastshore freeway. san jose northbound 101 in the green. no delays all the way into the peninsula. guadalupe parkway looking good. if you are taking 280, northbound clear towards the peninsula. highway 17 checking in with no problems. drive times looking good on one, 280 and 87 through the south bay. 880 in oakland no delays right now. all mass transit is on time. happy friday, roberta. >> that's good news, gianna. the past couple of weeks you have been slammed! >> yes. >> good morning, everyone. let's take a look at our weather watchers. it's been so uncomfortable sleeping with the warm weather. it was a little cooler overnight. 58 in half moon bay, edward williams. 50s in napa clear skies at this early

"wragg fire," 84 degrees, higher winds. . gusts up to 20 miles per hour. this is the fire as seen from our mount vaca cam. currently we are in the 50s and 60s. late today this will pan out to be the coolest day of the week. triple digits are back in the forecast. >>> let's head to the roads. bay bridge starting to stack up backed up beyond west grand. no metering lights but that will probably change within the next couple of minutes. if you want to use mass transit, some better news. bart is recovering from earlier delays. five- to ten-minute delays now originating out of west oakland in the east bay direction towards sfo. westbound 580 slow-and-go the altamont pass business as usual stays slow towards the dublin interchange. >>> 5:35. it is a devastating blow to the city of hayward and the bay area law enforcement community. a police sergeant shot to death in the line of duty. kpix 5's anne makovec is live at hayward city hall where a memorial is growing for sergeant scott lunger. >> reporter: good morning. hayward is a smal

we'll have the latest on "wragg fire" in yolo and solano counties.us for that coming up at 6:00. >> we will. >>> let's take one more look at chopper 5 at that "wragg fire" burning near lake berryessa. it's burned nearly 7,000 acres. it's 15% contained tonight. one outbuilding and a tent trailer have been destroyed. the winds helping firefighters gain an edge. we'll have the latest coming up at 6:00. >> 200 homes are threatened. they have 1300 firefighters out there. it's a big fight. we have the "cbs evening news wi >> rose: the f.b.i. names america's top terror threat. more than a decade after 9/11, it is no longer al qaeda. also tonight, the battle against wildfires. this one forced hundreds from their homes as flames threaten to burn them to the ground. donald trump at the border, on building walls and mending fences. and now playing: the invasion of the mayflies. can anything stop them? >> shoo, mayfly, shoo, shoo! captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> rose: good evening. scott is off tonight. i'm charli

alex savidge live on the wragg fire. thank you. >>> a fast-moving wildfire out in glacier national park in montana is causing more evacuations. the small community of st. mary at the park's entrance is being cleared. that fire has burned more than six square mice. flames were sent into a campground where there were more than 600 campers. some people started to panic and left immediately. >>> vice president joe biden on his way near the bay area this afternoon. the vice president is set to visit the serrano factory in newark an hour from now. security was tightened up. the company has developed an inexpensive convenient blood test that uses a finger prick instead of a space needle. after that he will take mart in a roundtable discussion on preventative healthcare. >>> funeral arrangements are being planned for the fallen police sergeant killed yesterday in the line of duty. ktvu fox 2's janine de la vega has more on the man suspected of killing him and the out pouring of support from the department. >> reporter: they are

. >>> wind whipped flames torched thousands of acres as the "wragg fire" near napa spreads. chopper 5 was overhead as these flames burned trees down. i'm maria medina. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. let's get right out to kpix 5 reporter da lin, who joins us live from the evacuation center in winters. da. >> reporter: yeah, frank. the red cross has about a handful of people here at the evacuation center in winters and many more came here for food and water. now, here's the latest from cal fire. they just had a press conference about 20 minutes ago. this fire destroyed one home, outbuilding and damaged one home. >> the reason for the number is just the inaccessible areas of the fire are difficult to get dozer lines around and hand lines to where we can call it. we have a lot of steep country. >> reporter: firefighters worry erratic winds and tinder dry conditions will fuel the fire. a car accident is believed to have started the wildfire. the cause is under investigation. the fast-moving fire had people evacuating homes near the town of winters. some campgrounds south

"wragg fire," state route 128 still completely closed from wragg canyon to pleasant valley and county road 89. kyburz lake tahoe travelers eastbound 50 closed at pollock pines, westbound closed at meyers. antioch westbound 4 looking good but traffic control on bailey road in san marcos streets are closed in the area. 880 both directions everything good. altamont pass, off to a busy start but not as bad as monday through thursday. still considered "friday light" there. that's your morning drive. >>> not sure if i'm surprised about this but the nonprofit research group trip says the san francisco-oakland area has some of the worst roads in the country! the report says 74% of roads in the region are in poor condition. concord ranks third worst with 62% of roads in poor shape. and san jose came in fifth at 53%. >>> today the ridesharing service uber will be delivering ice cream on demand in the bay area. more than 200 other locations. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., uber customers can request ice cream from petaluma based three twins but be warned delivery is 25 bucks and my coanchor here is goin

the wragg fire started burning more than 24 hours ago.an 200 structures are threatened and the fire is only 15% contained. 525 firefighters are battling the fire from as far away as san diego. wayne freedman took this photo you see here and says the wragg fire has flared up this afternoon as winds increase. wayne will have a live report at 5:00. >>> and abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard tweeted this photo of one horse at a shelter. cornell will have a full report at 5:00. >>> the family of kate steinle fought for legislation aimed at punishing sanctuary cities like san francisco that refused to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. today the house approved that legislation. kate's brother and father brought their message to new york today. >> reporter: a serious tone between the normal light harded discussions about the life and death of kate steinle. >> kate had the most infectious smile. >> reporter: they discussed the sanctuary city status. the man who admitted shooting kate had been released by san francisco authorities de

there are closures in place because of the "wragg fire."hway 128 is closed between the solano, napa county line and 121 monticello damaso plan for that. chp is on scene. san mateo bridge looking good. no delays to report. off to a good start between hayward and foster city. 880 also looking good no delays northbound 880. we are clear all the way into oakland. northbound 238 to the maze an easy 15-minute ride this morning, southbound no delays as you work your way out of oakland towards hayward, san leandro that whole section looks good. bay bridge off to a good start. we are seeing a few extra cars on the roadway but westbound clear. 19 minutes carquinez bridge to the maze coming off the eastshore freeway looking good into san francisco. and the golden gate bridge off it a good start this morning no delays out of marin county. easy ride 580 to the golden gate bridge toll plaza. that will take you just about 15 minutes this morning. and the peninsula very easy ride. northbound 101, 92 to the 80 split, easy 19 minutes if you are catching a fl

we are looking at the "wragg fire" forecast. as gusty as yesterday but up to 20. humidity is dropping off by about 10% down to about 35 at the minimum. and the high will be in the mid- 80s. meanwhile, we can see clearly right here that the low clouds, fog and marine layer aren't as extensive this morning scrubbing out sooner. we are looking at high pressure to dominate the western states. it's going to be warmer than yesterday. cooling down sunday, and a double-barreled ridge of high pressure will produce heat in the seven-day forecast. 85 in ukiah today. 95 fresno. a chance of a lingering thunderstorm in the high sierra through yosemite otherwise dry skies. our temperatures pretty much where they should be for this time of the year. it's summertime in the bay area. 60s beaches, 70s bayside, upper 70s low 80s around the peninsula. mid-80s away from the bay into our inland areas. here's your setup for the next seven days. tuesday, wednesday, triple digits. and we'll drop by about 10 degrees on thursday so it's only a mini heat wa

are burning in the "wragg fire." hopes building in the mix canyon area of solano county are now threatened but the fire has moved into yolo county. the crash started near highway 128 and wragg canyon road at the southern end of the lake. the southern end of the lake is where the dam is, lake berryessa damage. there's a good shot from chopper 5 to show you how this fire is funneling down into the canyon. now, they have evacuated some people in the cold canyon area. the canyon creek campground is off to the right of your picture there. it's down below the dam. i have been fly fishing in this area because below the dam is puda creek. there's highway 128 basically parallelling the creek there but three hikers were trapped. they had to be rescued. the fire is burning on the south side of lake berryessa near the boat dock. i believe we have someone on the phone with us who can give us some more information? >> yes. hello. my name is susie blankenship with cal fire. >> hi. this is the allen martin. what can you tell us? i h

you can see crews attack the "wragg fire" from the air. now, before this flare-up, cal fire had 80% of the fire contained. a large dc-10 air tanker has been brought in to fight this flare-up and evacuation centers have been set up at a community center in vacaville. the "wragg fire" started wednesday afternoon. no injuries, one home damaged. several roads are closed. >>> paul, the hot, dry weather today not helping those firefighters for sure. >> triple digits in the fire area lake berryessa up to about 102, 103 on the shores of the lake today. 106 the hot spot in antioch. as the temperature goes up the humidity goes down, it was down near 10% at its minimum today. that increases the fire danger exponentially. poor air quality in the south today and new fires are burning which will make the air quality tomorrow worse. our second consecutive "spare the air" day. the one good thing is for any new fire starts, wind is not that much of a issue. at its peak today the wind didn't exceed anywhere in the bay area 15 miles per hour. vallejo current

right now firefighters still only have 5% containment on the wragg fire. it started in the middle of the afternoon yesterday. there were very high winds at that time and the fire quickly grew in size. it raced through this dry brush and these trees here near the south end of lake berryessa off highway 128. people and air animals all evacuated from a couple of communities. quail ridge and golden bear are under a mandatory evacuation order. a cal fire captain described the progress made overnight. >> overnight the weather improved. the winds died down. the temperature dropped off. we were able to make some progress on the containment. >> reporter: what do you expect the conditions to be like? >> we expect the weather to do what it's beginning to do now. later in the day it's going to warm up and get a little busier. >> reporter: and investigators are still looking into the exact cause of this fire. but one of the things they are looking at is that it may have been sparked by a car that caught fire along the side of a roadway in this area. here is cell phone

the wragg fire has burned 6900 acres, it is 30% contained this evening. tonight, some evacuation orders have been lifted. >> no. i wasn't expecting the house to be here at all. but ... here it is. it is still standing. it is a relief to see the house still intact. >> i'm indebted to cal fire. >> more than 1500 firefighters are still working the wragg fire tonight. >> and it is taking a very long time to get to south lake tahoe, the fire in el dorado county closed highway 50 in both directions. tonight, the freeway is back open in both directions but it is still slow going. >> reporter: what a difference it makes. 100 cars escorted through this one lane through the fire zone. you can see it starting to lead to a bit of a backup here on the eastbound side. most drivers are experiencing a 30 minute delay. firefighters have a lot of heavy equipment along the road and it is still dangerous with flames burning on both sides of the highway. 200 acres have burned so far and containment is at 5%. caltrans visuals don't snow when both lanes of highway 50 will be ba

. >> reporter: the wragg fire began yesterday afternoon and tore through 500 acres in the first hour and now it is in the 7,000 acre range. all day cal fire has been concerned about a return of the winds. >> today is going to be the telling factor really. >> reporter: they have not been as bad as yesterday allowing an arial assault by three tankers and ten helicopters. watched it all from his mountain top. he went down to meet daughter lynn, who handed off supplies at the road block. >> it's okay until you start seeing flames because it is only one way in and one way out of my parents' house at the bottom of the road. >> reporter: are you worried? >> yes. >> when you can't do much other than watch and wait it feels better to do all you can. for now joe and his wife are safe at their house. they are still watching that fire burn across the valley. joe told us his power is out but now he has fuel for at least eight hours. let's hope he doesn't need another delivery tomorrow. live west of winters, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >>> thank you. abc 7 news was at the fire station in santa rosa

as far as the latest on the fire, the wragg fire by lake berryessa. here's the terrain and trying to protect the quail area road. and 87 degrees right now. humidity about 25%. so it is drying up out there. as i mentioned, today is warmer than yesterday. for your saturday, the breakdown throughout the day, 7:00, 60 degrees on track to reach the lower 90s with winds approaching 12, possibly 15 miles per hour by about 4:00, 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. right now, though, on the satellite, the satellite perspective, we are in the clear right now over northern california. we'll come in closely here toward the bay area. and the current temperatures, showing up 90s out toward concord, walnut creek. san jose, in the upper 70s. santa rosa, 80 degrees. partly cloudy skies. some patchy fog near the coast and right around the bay. and, of course, the garlic festival starting! actually happening right now. day two for tomorrow. always a fun event. temperatures back up to the up ore 80s in gilroy. by 4:00, 87 degrees. no major changes. clearing back toward the coast. w

there have been firefighters come in from the wragg fire. the officials told me a lot of firefighters who are being excused from the fire saying i want to get up there but they are required to rest, mandatory 12 hour rest period before they can get up here. they have to make sure everybody has rest. the firefighters want foget up here. -- to get up here. >> thank you. download our ktvu news app for the latest on all the fires. we are posting updates to twitter and facebook. >>> new at 6:00 p.m. a high tech military grade drone is used in the search for a san francisco school teacher missing in el dorado national forest. the national guard is using the drone as they look for the 46- year-old. 12 days now since he disappeared. searchers say the drone could get into areas they can't reach and with the technology it could detect hot and cold spots. >> with all the special optics to fly over this in pattern and look for some things that we can't get to, helps us tremendously. >> friends and family have high hopes that he is alive but at the same

remember the wragg fire looked like it was dying down. some of the firefighters involved in the fight were already on their way home because they came here to help. when they were turned around and called back. we saw one take off to the other fire in clear lake that you were talking about before we came on air. >> that is how dangerous the flair ups could be. thank you. >> the firefighters are dealing with the highest temperatures we be seen all week. >>> we want it bring in our chief meteorologist, you have the fire behind you. one thing i noticed was the smoke going straight up. looks like there is not a lot of wind. >> that's right. that's right. we talked about it last night. i said high over night lows. next day you get fires. you don't get the recovery and the humidity recovery, stays hot all night and clear lake, lower lake, 29, you can see the smoke off the fire. it is a big fire. frank says the smoke is going straight up. gusts 15 miles per hour. for the most part we are talking about light winds. dealing with humidities in the

highway 128 at wragg canyon because of the wragg fire you will not be able to use the roads. both sides are shut down. another closure will impede the commute up to lake tahoe and that is in the next report. chris and eric? >> developing news residents near the out of control fire bumping in napa county have to worry about water and names. the fire is burning this morning near the borders of napa and solano county south of state route 128 and has pumped 7,000 acre. it is only 15 percent contained. mandatory evacuations are in place. some have been lifted. >> it is okay until you see the frames because this is only one way in and one way out. >> are you worried? >> yes. >> residents in quail canyon are told not to drink their water because it could be contaminated. huge amounts of fire retardant made with dy. may have seened into the ground water supply that was pumped into the community's tank. >> abc7 was in santa rosa as cal fire filled the air tankers with fire retardant. the airport has four tankers assigned to fight the fire burning in rugged terrain that is difficult to

all of this after they had contained the wragg fire. they had it 80% contained when this flared up this afternoon. now, an evacuation center has been set up at the community center in vacaville. reporting live in solano county jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. >>> crews are also snuffing out hot spots at another fire in the east bay tonight. a grass fire started a little bit this afternoon before 11:30 just outside dublin near the santa rita jail. nbc bay area's robert handa joins us from dublin. this fire had a complication that wasn't from the blaze but by a drone? . >> reporter: that's right. the drone did become a factor in this. the fire department is conducting an investigation while also cleaning up those hot spots. what seems unusual right now is not what was at the scene but what wasn't there. the fire department got assistance from cal fire alameda county. streets were closed and the nearby school was vacated quickly. >> seems like a fairly good fast-moving fire. so we were just checking it out. watching w

this is from this afternoon of the seattle waterfront -- this is from the wragg fire. that is useful information to help the firefighters better attack the wragg fire. >> 15% contained right now. >>> it was a unmistakable site on a freeway in the east bay today. never get used to seeing this. long lines, of course orting the body of -- escorting the body of sergeant scott lunger. sergeant scott lunger was a 15 year veteran of the hayward police department. he was shot and killed yesterday morning after pulling over a car. the funeral for sergeant scott lunger is next thursday at a church in castro valley. ktvu's azenith smith is at the chapel of the chimes memorial park tonight where his killing is being felt by law enforcement across the bay area. everywhere. >> reporter: yeah. that was evident today. it was a touching sight. people were saluting or had their hands on their hearts and afterwards officers were seen hugging and comforting one another. >> reporter: it was a procession fit for a hero. a united front to honor and remember sergeant scott lunger who died pay

the kibers fire and the wragg fire. the wragg fire has burned 6900 acres. tonight, it is only 15% contained. at one point, flames threatened 200 structures prompting mandatory evacuations. here is a look at where it is burning on the south side of lake baryessa. that is where christin ayers is tonight. >> reporter: there is good news tonight. evacuation orders have been lifted for a few dozen homes in the golden bear area, but there is still some very real fire danger just on the other side of that ridge. firefighters here know when the sun goes down in these parts, the delta winds kick up. >> the winds through here kick up at night. >> reporter: that is bad news for a wind-whipped 7,000-acre fire that firefighters have struggled to contain. >> it might be the same tonight as last night. >> reporter: we watched as the fire raced through a warm barn causing it to collapse spectacularly. there are still mandatory evacuations in place. >> they were 30 feet tall. that is when i decided we need to go. >> reporter: but not everyone went. >> this is not our first

she is in vacaville with the very latest on the "wragg fire.">> reporter: good morning. i just spoke with a firefighter who says, boy, he was surprised at what has gone on here in the last 12 hours. the thing just suddenly exploded when they thought they had a really good handle on this fire. it's still 80% contained. take a look at the flames from the past 24 hours. it's been burning for a week. it's burned almost 7,000 acres, which is 10.5 square miles southwest of lake berryessa. yesterday's flare-up in the wild horse canyon area forced about 200 people to evacuate their homes. overnight, firefighters have been trying to reel this fire back in. >> we thought this fire was almost out. >> so did we. it wasn't until we looked out about noontime and saw the smoke and everything realized it was getting a lot worse. obviously, we're very concerned about it. >> reporter: here's time lapse video of yesterday's big flare- up. more than 1100 firefighters are battling this fire and it's still burning within the containment lines this morning. a lot of t

the "wragg fire" is now 20% contained. kpix 5's anne makovec with how firefighters are gaining ground today. >> reporter: firefighters are gaining ground on the "wragg fire" today thanks to inn part to some calmer weather conditions they hope will continue. the fire has burned almost 7,000 acres and continues to rage west of winters. but the threat to some evacuated homes is over. >> weaver delighted to go home. >> reporter: the fire is burning south in a remote area so steep and rugged that firefighters can't bring in much of the havana very equipment. that leaves two options. air drops from choppers and building containment lines by hand. >> one foot in the burn, one foot in the green to stop the embers from blowing and catching anything else on fire. >> reporter: only one barn has been destroyed in this fire. 100 other buildings are still threatened. >> we stayed until the flames were out the back window. they were 30 feet tall at that point. that's when i decided to go. >> reporter: cal fire hopes to lift the remaining

around the "wragg fire" light winds, certainly going to be hot. but it will not be windy through tomorrow. >> we'll have more coming up. >>> cal fire crews are fighting nine large fires in the state right now. in madera county, the willow fire is burning southeast of bass lake. it's only 5% contained. more than 1700 acres burned. that fire start saturday. it was arson but they are not releasin specifics. a firefighter is in the hospital after burns in the lowell fire in nevada county. those flames only 30% contained, just more than 2200 acres have burned. evacuations are still in effect there. 1800 buildings are threatened. cal fire hopes to have full containment of those flames by saturday. >>> and now a story that seems especially painful in this drought. millions of gallons of water pouring into the bay after a pipeline broke on the peninsula. kpix 5's veronica de la cruz joins us in the newsroom. now, veronica, this is precious water that just went to waste. >> reporter: that's exactly right, liz. san bruno officials aren't sure how much water

we're looking at the wragg fire here.hat's not going to help in the fight. >> we knew the increased fire danger was coming and here it is. the live visuals o tst wragg fire that joufrp -- jumped containment lines. it's very hot and dry and firefighters definitely have their hand full with the wragg fire going on at this hour. >> 89 degrees right now in napa . i think it's closer to 95 degrees. where that fire is burn. ing 101 in fairfield. 102 in liver moor. north bay santa rosa. along the east bay shoreline a warm one. upper 80s for hayward. along the peninsula, 95 degrees. the last half hour we went to the east bay. head to the pen anyones sla. 92 in belmont. 99 in the loss altos hills. -- ban nice beach day out there. will be for tomorrow. this reading is higher up. you can see the shade of green. 83 up in the hills. 99-morgan hill at this time. mostly clear skies. as we get into tomorrow. hottest expected for our -- late in the week temperatures come down and humidity back up. it could feel muggy as we get into thursd

at least 700 acres are burning in the "wragg fire."lding in the mix canyon area of solano county are now threatened but the fire has moved into yolo county. the crash started near highway 128 and wragg canyon road at the southern end of the lake. the southern end of the lake is where the dam is, lake berryessa damage. there's a good shot from chopper 5 to show you how this fire is funneling down into the canyon. now, they have evacuated some people in the cold canyon area. the canyon creek campground is off to the right of your picture there. it's down below the dam. i have been fly fishing in this area because below the dam is puda creek. there's highway 128 basically parallelling the creek there but three hikers

the wragg fire near wine country jumped a containment line this afternoon. the fire is burning across parts of three counties. napa, yolo and solano counties near the town of winters. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez joins us live from solano county with the latest. jodi. >> reporter: janelle, troubling is right. it's got a lot of folks who live up in this area feeling very nervous. take a look. you can see where the fire is burning right up behind us. now, firefighters have been working very hard to keep this fire from moving over the hillside and down into the valley where there are dozens of houses. tonight, hundreds of firefighters have been called back out to this fire battle. the fire flared up about 1:00 this afternoon. fire crews working to fully contain what was left of last week's 6,600 acre wragg fire suddenly had a fast-moving spot fire on their hands. one that's grown quickly from 30 acres to 400 acres. >> obviously, we are battling mother nature. it's been windy all since this morning out here. and obviously the very, very hot and dry temperatures

from the wragg fire today.r that reason and many more, we had bad air quality for a second straight day. and a spare the air day in the area. the good news is for any new fires that may start and specifically for the wragg fire, it will be hot again tomorrow. we will talk about the heat ending in a few minutes. >> thanks paul. >>> a hot day at summer camp ended like this in pasadena. a huge pine tree came crashing down on a group of kids outside the children's museum. tonight, eight children are hurt. two are critical. witnesses say that they heard a crack, then the 70-foot tall tree just toppled over. nobody knows why the tree fell. an arborist has been called in to investigate. >>> a car sales man took a guy out for what he thought would be a routine test drive. but then all of a sudden, the guy went crazy. in a story you will see only on 5, he tells juliette goodrich it turned into quite the wild ride. >> and he was going 85, 90. and he started swerving and we actually sideswiped a car. and throughout the wh

. >>> a wild fire called the wragg fire. it burned many are than 10 square miles. calmer and cooler weather is making it a little easier for crews in the rugged brushy area. we spoke with firefighters and evacuees. >> progress isn't always perceptible from a distance. with this smoke rising from the hills crews have been trudging through with heavy equipment, hand cutting containment lines on the wragg fire. >> we are not able to drive right up to this fire at all. >> reporter: crews are putting a dent by dropping water on spots that are too dangerous to reach by land. ability every five minutes one of these helicopters has been dropping it down and carrying over to hot spots. on day one of the wrabg fire erratic winds fanned flames over. the wind let up some on day two allowing the fire to settle and burn between two deep ridges. >> they looked huge when the gusts came through. >> reporter: this is one of hundreds evacuated. >> it is a reality check. you get to see how close you come to disaster. >> nicole reporting there. >>> a wild fire shut down the mayor route

after a car crashed along highway 128 at wragg canyon road.he quail ridge and golden bear communities are under mandatory evacuations. three-hundred firefighters and four helicopters are on the scene.. highway 128 in that area - remains closed to traffic. still ahead. the photo of two little dogs in a shelter - only hours away from being euthanized. we have an update to their happy ending. also - the woman who says she was held captive for a year in a closet in richmond. how authorities were able to track her down. >> gary :and coming up a little bit later in this broadcast we have the sports highlights >> reporter :and we have low clouds and rain i will tell you when we can expect clear skies with your forecast coming up >> catherine : stay tuned for inside edition with deborah norville. see it, after the news. ♪ ♪ ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... ♪ [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. ♪ [snoring.] take the roar

the 6,000-acre "wragg fire" is still only 15% contained.ive pictures of chopper 5 above the flames and smoke. hundreds of men and women are trying to put this fire out but it's going to be a long slog for the next couple of days. thankfully mother nature helping out a bit tomorrow as this 30 to 20-mile-per-hour wind to go down to 10 to 15 miles per hour. so the rapid rate of spread likely will be less rapid tomorrow as a result of the decreasing winds. good news there. 50s overnight tonight. mid-50s for new pacifica and santa rosa. san francisco 58. vallejo 57. livermore 58. traveling around the state tomorrow, heading to the state capital, sacramento 90 with sunshine. heading up to tahoe watch out for the fire along highway 50 there but i-80 gets you there safely. partly sunny 76. partly sunny in monterey tomorrow. 70 degrees right by the beautiful aquarium and the bay. a weak trough of low pressure off the coastline continuing to feed in the onshore flow but tomorrow, the big ridge off to that trough's west will begin to dominate and will

it's believed to be how the wragg fire began then jumped to the dry brush. in the area were forced to leave and crews moved in to fight the flames. the fire burning in three counties. started in napa county and now in yolo county and solano county. there's an evacuation ct the winters community center east of where we are this morning. all eyes on the weather out here. >> we'll talk to you later. thank you. >>> the city of hayward and its police force now comforting each other following the death of sergeant scott lunger. remembered as as a family and. -- in hayward to show us the out powering of support. >> reporter: they sure feel it. in the last hour a sergeant walked out of the pardon me. we offered our condolences. he didn't want to speak on camera but he did tell us it's been amauzing to see this memorial and all the support from the public and other law enforcement agent spips you can see the f -- scott lunger shot. he grew up in dublin and for the past 15 years with the hayward police department. he was remembered at a candle light vigil last night

not so great for firefighters. >> no, the winds created the conditions that made the wragg fire spreadit looked last evening at calistoga. here is another picture from the novato kid showing the billowing of smoke. this is how it looks right now. you can see the smock is still -- the smoke is still coming up and it could be making yellow and orange a different color than the last couple of morning. the trust is partly cloudy at the coast and sunny an the bay and inland a lot like yesterday. it will be cooler-than-average today and our cool of the day, but through saturday so no excuses to get out there and do yard work. that comes next week when the heat wave hits in the 80s and 90s and 100s away from the coast. live doppler hd is quiet. any moisture will not make it close to lake berryessa but is along the coast and perhaps drizzle in the higher elevations along the east bay hills. around 1600 up to in the afternoon we could have clouds across san francisco and the golden gate bridge and a few pockets of sunshine at the coast but 60s and 70s and 80s not much of a summer spread today.

the wragg fire has burned more than 6-thousand- 9-hundred acres since last week.e that broke out in the east bay today. also kept firefighters busy until it was fully contained. >> reporter :the fire is now 90 percent contained. one cal-fire fire fighter did go to the hospital with heat related in trees--injuries crews are going to stay out here for the rest of the evening to make sure no more hot spots pop- up >> pam :still ahead. looking for a man attacking mothers with strollers. also. cal- train and a silicon valley city. join forces to prevent teen suicides on local tracks. the enormous loss of water in the midst of the drought. when a water main breaks. >> gary :coming up a little bit later in this broadcast we have highlights from dodgers stadium giants and know what keep playing in the ballpark a san francisco, and, the brady got stung--tom brady >> reporter :and we will have your extended forecast coming up as well e a bow and arrow ♪ ♪ a broken guitar ♪ ♪ while the rainwater washes away ♪ ♪ who you are ♪ ♪ we go over the mountains ♪ ♪ and under the stars

the "wragg fire" is now 7100 acres and 8 every 80% contained. >> the terrain is awful.ean, we have had to helicopter crews in just to get to some areas because we can't reach them with vehicles. >> reporter: the smoke is hanging heavy in the hills near vacaville, visible from i-80. it's been advancing closer to 136 homes under mandatory evacuation orders today. we thought this fire was almost out? >> so did we. it wasn't until we looked out about noontime and saw the smoke and everything and realized it was getting worse. obviously, we're very concerned about it. >> reporter: this is a time lapse video of yesterday's flare-up which caused the second mandatory evacuation for about 200 people around wild horse canyon in less than a week. the red cross reopened its emergency evacuation center here at the vacaville community center. but last night, only 4 people had to stay here. the rest of the evacuees are staying with family and friends. more than 1400 firefighters are focused on keeping the fire within its containment lines but the progress depends heavily on the weathe

right now in california they include nearly 7,000 acres that are burning near lake bear yes sa the wragg fire is 60% contained. they do expect it to be fully under control by tuesday. all evacuations there have been lifted. firefighters making some slow progress though in a wildfire burning 45 miles northeast of sacramento. this is the lowell fire only 5% contained and started yesterday afternoon. cal fire originally estimated it burned 4,000 acres but today firefighters downgraded the damage to 1500 acres. several neighborhoods are under evacuation orders still and investigators are looking for an open top white jeep wrangler seen in the area about the time the fire started. >> also something new to tell you about the will low fire. it started yesterday, about 1200 acres. these are photos from the national forest service, burning through a part of the forest hit by past wildfires. 450 instructstruck tours are being threatened. rob, we have all of theses fires going but if mother nature wants to help out, that would be great. >> beefwe've seen improvement for the last couple of days even

. >> those firefighters are making progress in the wragg fire which is bumping near lake berryessa in napa county. the fire grew only sightly overnight to 6900 acres and containment is up to 20 percent. the communities of quail ridge and canyon creek are under mandatory evacuation orders, golden bear and along county road 8 now are open. that is where amy hollyfield is with the returning evacuees. >> residents have been busy this morning. we have watched them retrieving animals from the shelters and driving back home they moving back in. this is their view of the fire. we are at entrance of their neighbor. they can see a lot of smoke now but on wednesday they could see the flames and they knew it was time to go. this fire certainly has had some very close calls. >> look at how close the wragg fire came to this house. it protectty knocked on the front door blazing right through some someone likes to sit and relax and take in the view. the firefighters saved it along with countless others in the quail can corner area. this area is still not considered out of danger. the estate neighborh

the wragg fire broke out on wednesday on highway 138 and wragg canyon road in a rural area on the southerntip of lake barriesta. there's still some flames burning in rugged terrain that's difficult for crews to access. but you can tell from these pictures that fire crews have made a lot of progress on that fire. now to the sierra where a stretch of highway 50 is reopened to a limited amount of drivers. fire crews watch for any flair ups. so far this fire has burned about 300 acres. crews checked for debris and trees that may be in danger of falling over before opening that one lane of highway 50 at 5:30 tonight. >> the nature of the highway right here is so close to the forest that you know, if one of those things falls down on a car coming through, it's not good. >> reporter: at last check, the fire near kyburz was 20% contained. >>> let's go over to our meteorologist mark tamayo with how the weather is helping firefighters. >> we're not talking about extreme heat. that's been helping fire crews over the past 24 hours or so. with the fire burning up near lake barriesta. the spread rate ha

. >> the end is near for the wragg fire burning in napa and solano the near lake berryessa. it has burned 6,600 acres. it is 70 percent contained since last wednesday. all evacuation orders have been lifted. to the east in nevada county the lowell fire rages on. so far it burned 1,700 acres. it is 20 percent contained. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for 1,800 homes. >> loaded up the catcher. this is our get away. here we are. at union high school, did not plan open camping. but we will do that. hopefully everything is good. >> 1,400 firefighters are battling the lowell fire. access is challenging because of the terrain. they are fighting it from the ground and the air. evacuated residents hope they have something to come home to. >> i hope my home is not bumped. that is important. i do have my life. i have my husband. i have my critters. four firefighters have suffered burns yesterday while fighting the lowell fire. one had serious buns and is being treated at uc davis burn city. the fighters do not get help from mother nature for a few days. >> meteorologist mike

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fire we have highway 128 still shut down in both directions at wragg canyon. if you are headed up to lake tahoe for the weekend highway 50 is shut down between pollack pines and meyer and g.p.s. is telling you to take a certain route, but it is connected to closure so take i-80 out of sacramento or highway 88 instead. >> coming up on 6:12 a feather in the cap for mineta san jose international airport making it one of the best in the country for travelers. >> the fight against high choice troll and what the f.d.a. could decide that could help millions of americans stay healthy. >> steph curry does it again the top selling rod and the famous names joining his cause that have turned a retailer into a household name. >> we leave you with a look outside from our exploritorium camera pointed at the bay bridge and you can see the cloud cover over the bay area. every summer the best tennis players in the world collide in new york. but that's just the final chapter of a great story. one that's unfolding all summer long right in your backyard. be there when the emirates

the "wragg fire" is burning for a third day in napa and yolo counties. the kyburz fire started yesterday in the el dorado national forest. crews are finally getting a handle on the "wragg fire" burning on the southeast side of lake berm. firefighters have kept the flames at 6900 acres on the southeast side of lake berryessa. that fire is now 20% contained, no growth since yesterday. 1500 people are fighting the flames and highway 128 reopened allowing some evacuees to return home. da lin is live with why they were forced to shut down the highway again just two hours later. da. >> reporter: that's right. the fire is now burning in remote areas away from the homes. that's the good news. so firefighters allowed some evacuees to return home this afternoon. and some folks are returning to situations like this. take a look. flames burned up to the foundation. we are told a dozen firefighters on wednesday night actually surrounded this house and stopped the flames from burning it down. the resident is thankful for the efforts. cal fire says thanks to today's ca

. >> reporter: when the wragg fire broke out it looked luke a bad one. flames consumed 500 acres in the first hour on their way to roughly 7,000 acres now. even today firefighters face a prolonged fight across tough turf. >> it is real slow going with the terrain we're dealing with. >> reporter: it has been slow going and long waiting, last night the red cross brought up five people, and an emergency center in winters. >> we told we may be able to go back this afternoon. >> you're hopeful. >> very hopeful. >> reporter: and they're patient. that includes ethel hoskins who owns much of the land that burned on the mountain above. >> even tonight it won't be going down without a prolonged dirty fight, but the roar of the wragg fire is gone. >> the numbers that we quoted a while ago, they have not been updated by cal fire since this morning, 6900 acres, 20%. we should have something new within the hour. cal fire hoping to increase the containment number. the acreage burned will remain about the same. near lake berryessa wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> nice to

7 news reporter wayne freedman joining us live near lake berryessa where smiling evacuees from the wraggreturning home. the latest on the fire fight there. >>> authorities in lafayette louisiana, are trying to figure out why a man methodically opened fire inside a movie theater, killing two women and taking his own life. brandi hitt looks at similarities in these cases. >> reporter: the deadly shooting rampage inside this louisiana theater is the latest in a series of recent mass killings across the country. just last week in chattanooga, tennessee, mohammad youssuf abdulazeez opened fire on two military facilities killing five u.s. troops. and in charleston south carolina, nine were gunned down at the had historic emanuel ame church last month. experts say most mass killers feel underappreciated, angry at the public and want recognition. >> it is your fault i'm having a problems i'm having and i'm going to take them out on you. >> reporter: lieu lu's theatouisiana's shooting similar to the one carried out by james holmes three years ago. >> it takes your breath away to realize someone e

let's start with jodi hernandez at the so-called wragg fire. and jodi you were there yesterday. any better this evening? >> reporter: raj, things do look better tonight. when we arrived this morning, the hillside was once again aglow. but firefighters have been aggressively attacking it from the air all day, and they do appear to be getting the upper hand. >> if it's burning in the canyon, that is mine. and it's burning behind that last ridge -- first ridge from here. and that's mine. >> reporter: barbara comfort, feeling mighty uncomfortable. >> anxious, sad, depressed. needy go on? >> reporter: the ranch that's been in her family for more than 150 years is at risk of going up in flames. the wragg fire flared up again yesterday afternoon, forcing 200 people to evacuate. >> if we can hold it right here obviously, this is you know before we get into some of the residential areas in the mix canyon area and the blue ridge area. so we want to hold it here. >> reporter: because the terrain is so steep and rugged firefighters are waging the bulk of the battle from the air, pounding th