but is mostly in yolo county. (catherine) so far the fire has burned 44- thousand-500 acres and is just three-percent contained. 116 buildings are threatened... and more than 12-hundred crews are working to get the fire contained. fire conditions throughout northern california are like we normally see in september and october... that's how the yolo county fire has exploded to over 44-thousand acres in just 2 days. (vicki) kron 4's dan kerman is live in yolo county.. he joins us from the community of guinda. dan? .. you are looking at air crews tackle one of three major sections of the yolo county fire... this one is the eastern flank sot chris anthony/cal fire division chief 06-15the wind shift from north to south wind has today increased the intensity outside the community of guinda so far more than 44-thousand acres have burned since saturday... this area along with the southern flank above winters and the western flank above lake berryessa are relatively rural, with just over 100 structures threatened. sotwith

you see the yolo county fire there northwest of sacramento. the second fire in lake county burning now more than a week is the pawnee fire to the north of clear lake. cal fire says flames have burned more than 22 square miles and prompted mandatory evacuations in double eagle. >>> and we are is sending wildfire updates from the abc 7 news app. this one alerted people in yolo county grew to 22,000 acres. you can sign up for push alerts to get these sent straight to your devices. >>> a shooting outside the bar in the east bay left a man dead. it happened outside of the somewhere else bar and grill when deputies arrived they found a 28-year-oladeen shot. investigators are now asking for any tips to help find the gunman. >>> meantime the search is on for a gunman in san francisco after three people were shot and one died in the mission district. abc 7 news was at 17th and mission last night where police officers responded after hearing the gun fire. one person was critically wounded, a third is expected to survive. >>> paychecks will be a little b

but is mostly in yolo county.e fire has burned 60- thousand acres and is just five-percent contained. mandatory evacuations are still in place right now. 700 buildings are threatened. kron 4's charles clifford has the latest from yolo county on how the fire fight is going tonight. on monday, cal fire scrambled to contain the rapidly expanding yolo county fire. more than 1200 fire fighters and 119 fire engines are now asssigned to this blaze. 29 aircraft also made water and flame retardant drops around the burn zone, unil later afternoon when heavy smoke and poor visiblity forced all aircraft out of the area.the fire is now burning in steep rugged terrain filled with dry grass, brush and oaks. the smoke from this fire is spreading all over norther california with hazy skies and falling ash spotted as far away as the bay area.in the town of winters, just off the 505, neighors kept a weary on the fire monday.sotkeep an eye on it. we've got go bags ready to go but just keep on eye on the smoke and the fire.sot theresa

there are evacuation advisories in parts of yolo, solano and napa countys. cornell bernard begins live team coverage tonight in yolo county. cornell? >> reporter: high, dion. it has been a tough day for firefighters, scorching hot temperatures and gusty winds. the county fire has burned about one acre every hour since yesterday. it's already burned 22,000 acres. the main fair fight happening just two miles from where we are in the mountains between yolo and napa county. you can't see those mountains anymore. so much smoke. red flag conditions have definitely been a game changer. >> this is the worst fire i've seen since we've been here, about 25 years. >> neighbors are hoping and praying cal fire wins this fire fight. a race against time and the elements. cal fire battling a monster fire, which exploded in size overnight in yolo county. chopper crews doing rapid fire water drops. we counted one every four minutes. >> try to do a ten foot cut. >> reporter: more than a thousand firefighters are on the front lines of the blaze which has now moved into napa coun

evacuation in place in yolo county and napa county. we have a full list of the evacuation orders on our website www.ktvu.com. >>> vineyards and olive farms are in the path of the county fire and ktvu's monte francis caught up with owners as their flames burned close to their property. >> reporter: at the moment under a voluntary evacuation order, something they learned as they were hosting a wedding saturday night. on sunday the reservoir on the property was used over and over by helicopters making water drops. >> hoping that they, of course, you know, can get it contained but that it stays on the ridges west of us. >> reporter: their new tasting room hasn't even opened yet and they are worried as they watch smoke rise above the ridge. >> this is our livelihood. so we are hoping it doesn't go up in to flames. >> at night it is scare tee watch because it -- scary to watch because it is glowing and flames everywhere. we were up to 2:30 a.m. watching it and 5:30 a.m. to see what happened. >> reporter: as the fire rages on it will be anoth

we begin with the developing situation in napa, solano ago yolo counties. a shift in the winds this afternoon is providing a challenge for crews battling the county fire. is now -- it has now burned 22,000 acres. more than doubling in size since late last night. and it's sending a lot of ash, a lot of smoke, over the bay area. here's where that fire is burning right here on this map near the community of gwinda in yolo county. communities near lake bariessa in remote nap to county are under evacuation orders. parts of solano county also under notice that people could be total to evacuate. we have team coverage for you. let's begin with nbc bay area's sergio quintana live near the fire lines. a lot of people closely monitoring the situation there. >> reporter: yeah, lots of people are monitoring it because they're trying to figure out if they do need to evacuate, what roads they can take to evacuate from this vantage point, we are actually over at lake barriessa. i want to show you how massive the fire is. see all the way up that direction. that is right aro

cal fire scrambled to contain the rapidly expanding yolo county fire. more than 1200 yolo county fireon monday, cal fire scrambled to contain the rapidly expanding yolo county fire. more than 1200 fire fighters and 119 fire engines are now asssigned to this blaze. 29 aircraft also made water and flame retardant drops around the burn zone, unil later afternoon when heavy smoke and poor visiblity forced all aircraft out of the area.the fire is now burning in steep rugged terrain filled with dry grass, brush and oaks. the smoke from this fire is spreading all over norther california with hazy skies and falling ash spotted as far away as the bay area.in the town of winters, just off the 505, neighors kept a weary on the fire monday.sotkeep an eye on it. we've got go bags ready to go but just keep on eye on the smoke and the fire.sot theresa zamecink is the manage of the putah creek cafe in downtown winters. she says that the heavy smoke and falling ash has taken a toll on business.sotour patio slows down, people can sit out here breathing the air.sadly, smokey skies have become a summer t

coupe fire, yolo county, 101 degrees now.he humid ity at 14%, and overnight, humidity as well, and the temperatures, again, dropping down into the 70s. however, a nice onshore flow is showing a significant drop in temperature. look at this. ranging in drops upwards of 20 degrees in some spots in the bay area, and this is what's going to set us up for a much cool ee monday. temperatures top out into the mid-80s tomorrow, sticking around for the workweek ahead. >> okay. taking what we can get. thank you. >>> still ahead on nbc bay area news, hackers are quietly committing crime on our dime, but hijacking millions of smart phones. exposing their tricks to help shut them down. bay area responds is next. who )t now? it )s possible a criminal is using it in the background. >>> who is on your phone right now? it's possible that a criminal is using it in the background. we are talking about bots. consumer investigator has new findings just made public in san francisco this week. >> reporter: your phone, doing someone else's dirty wor

not just yolo county, but new e vac yaukts after the ponte fire. you can seat tall flames to jump containment lines. new evacuations for double eagle ranch is in effect and several roads are closed. the fire remains about 73% contained and nearly 1400 acres have burned. 22 structures destroyed. you can check the conditions before you leave your home. click on the weather tab to get a detailed forecast for the community. >>> following breaking news out of the mission in san francisco. one person dead and two others injured following the shooting before 9:00. the two survivors are in the report. one is in condition. it's a fourth of july solution that will make for an ideal fireworks show. hassle for travelers. they won't be competing with take off or landing from the nearby international rpwas mont theto this year's fireworks show at discovery meadows saying it wouldn't be for pilots, but in a rare move, the airport agreed to stop flights for about 30 minutes so the show can go on. that's good news. the shut down starts at 9:30 and the airport notif

the sunsets on the agricultural community in yolo county. but the days were less bright because of heavy smoke from the county fire. it wasn't like this earlier as firefighters worked to stomp out the flames. >> the thing that happened today is the national weather service was predicting a wind change in the afternoon and that is what happened. >> reporter: the red flag warning brought winds out of the north with high temperatures and low humidity. 3:00 p.m. the winds shifting, coming from the southeast. cal fire officials say that pushed smoke in16 and sent ash falling from the sky. a con that wasn't helpful to firefighters. >> makes it difficult. visibility is very important. very important for air traffic. >> reporter: helicopters, 11 of them have been a vital part of the fire fight, making water runs from a reservoir and making drops to help stop the names that cal fire estimates has been consuming land at a rate of 1,000 acres an hour. >> how dry things are right now. how inaccessible the terrain is where the firefighters are working. >

(pam) from yolo county to utah and colorado ... nearly a quarter= million square miles are burning tonight,and those are just three of the dozens of wildfires burning in eleven states, and thousands of firefighters are working in brutal heat conditions,(ken)some of the worst, in the dry brushlad near lake berryessa, one of the biggest factors that influences fire behavior is weathercalfire crews in yolo county bracing for more hot dry conditions.the fire has seared almost 90=thousand acres."we have fires here. it's not unusual. but not of this magnitude."as the fire lines hold firm at the southern edge, the flames spread northwward.right now the nation's biggest fire is in southeast colorado.the spring creek kire has covered 103=thousand acres.overnight a 300=foot tsusnami of flames swept through a subdivision, destroying 132 homes.the third largest fire in colorado history has been blamed on an illegal immigrant.52=year old jesper jorgenson of denmark is facing arson charges for allowing his cooking fire to spread to the surroundi

today for lake county, yolo county.'ll have more details how long it is expected to last in just a bit. >> smoke into parts of the bay area. the fire broke out around 2:15 yesterday arn. as of this morning it has now burned about 8,000 acres. it is burning on highway 16 evacuation orders are now in place. all of this will come back. >> strong winds are driving that fire. at least one firefighters has been injured. >>> it isn't just yolo county. high winds caused winds to jump flames. several roads are shut down. the fire remains about 73% contained. nearly 14 now acres have burned. 22 acres have been destroyed. you can get updates on the fire and weather conditions witnesses heard gunshots. one victim died there at the scene. two survivors were taken to a near by hospital. one of them is in critical condition. >>> now to a day of action across the bay area and across the country. demonstrators marched. it is calling for families to be reunited and calling for asylums granted to those who are seeking it. >> carrying sign

a fast- moving wildfire explodes in size in yolo county. as it tears through roughly one - and half- miles an hour... and forces people to flee their homes.(pam) thank you for joining us i'm pam moore.(ken) and i'm ken wayne. here is where we stand at this hour. 60- thousand acres have burned. the fire is only 5 percent contained tonight. and 700 structures threatened. (pam) tonight, we have team coverage on the county fire. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the poor air quality because of the fire's smoke. but first, charles clifford joins us live with the conditions firefighters are facing. charles? fire crews are dealing with extreme fire behavior. numbers the impact from the fire is also stretching beyong he burn zone. on monday, cal fire scrambled to contain the rapidly expanding yolo county fire. more than 1200 fire fighters and 119 fire engines are now asssigned to this blaze. 29 aircraft also made water and flame retardant drops around the burn zone, unil later afternoon when heavy smoke and poor visiblity forced all a

our tweet page a gareat resourc for yire burning in yolo and napa. the latest numbers tonight, 60,000 acres burned. the blaze only 5% contained. luckily no one has been injured and no structures burned. you can see the burn zone in red on this map. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd is live in yolo county, and, cheryl, firefighters did get a bit of a break today. >> reporter: they did, but tonight, jessica, there's so much smoke in the air, you can barely see the flames. a lot of people are running around with masks like these because this air is so bad. evacuation orders are still in effect but the people i talked to tonight say they aren't going anywhere. tonight, the orange glow is hard to see through the thick, black smoke. joe lucy has been through many wildfires in yolo county before, but this is the fuirst time he said it's been so close. >> stayed up last night, so it's a little scary. >> reporter: so scary that he's packing up and ready to go. >> it's moving quick. >> reporter: lucy raises corgis. he has 11 dogs right now including dorothy. but for

of course it includes lake and yolo counties and solano counties as well. gusts up to 30 miles an hour with humidity dropping to below 5%. we will be tracking these fires for you. >> download the abc 7 news app for the latest fire information, evacuations and warnings. >>> 6:05 is the time.ice are investigating a deadly shooting in the mission district. officers were in the area near 17th and mission last night when they heard gunshots around 8:30. it is not clear yet what led up to the shooting but we do know one man died. another person suffered life threatening injuries. so far, police have not announced any arrests. >>> nearly 200 guns are off the streets this morning after a gun buyback event in san francisco. abc 7 news was outside united playas on howard street as people turned in all sorts of weapons, no questions asked. one person even brought in a homemade shotgun. most of the weapons were handguns but there were a few assault rifles turned in. organizers say they have one goal -- >> there are people out here who are pardoned with the community, s

a smoke advisory has been issued because of the fires in yolo and lake counties.ibing the scene as eerie to wake up to. ( james ) thanks will. ( darya ) joining us on the phone now to talk about today's standing with the air quality is lisa fasano with the bay area air quality management district. ( james ) lisa how is the outlook for today? ( james ) breaking overnight... firefighters in napa county have stopped the progress of a fire that broke out early this morning. it broke out on the 14-hundred block of ink grade road in the pope valley community. the fire spread to 3 acres before firefighters were able to get a handle on it. no injuries have been reported. ( james ) now to the pawnee fire burning in lake county... that fire is now 75-percent contained. it has spread to more than 14- thousand acres. most evacuations have been lifted... however the double eagle subdivision is still under evacuation orders this morning. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... president trump is meeting this week to discuss his picks for the supreme court. ( darya )

. >>> a wildfire burning in yolo and napa counties, road closures west of highway 16 to the line of yolo and lake county, north of county road 40 and south of the yolo county line. state highway 16 has been closed between state highway 20. 30% contained. officials say it's holding steady at 86,000 acres. want to give you perspective on the size of this fire. if you overlay it on top of the city of san francisco, it would go all the way to the city of . abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman back on the fire lines for us tonight. wayne, the size of this thing is astounding. >> reporter: oh, it's big. you drive from one end to the other. it takes quite a long time. we're talking more than an hour from one end to the other. it's interesting because if you believe in battlefield analogies, you also know an army is only as good as the backup. we asked about logistics today. it led us here. you know that tattered feeling, spend time in the wilderness battling flames, smoke, fatigue, do it 24 hours straight and then take a break in the yolo county fairgrounds, a relative lap of luxury. >> they need

we have new pictures of a 33-thousand acre fire burning in yolo county.ea. the "yolo county fire" is just 2-percent contained. kron 4's michelle kingston has more. crews heading straight to the wildfire from esparto on sunday ...donna harden (off cam)"flames, a lot of smoke and flames"the view in daylight a bit different from saturday night -- this is viewer video sent to kron4 -- showing the county fire building and growing in size. 29 crews in 110 fire engines in addition to pilots were out in full force on sunday working to contain this 22- thousand acre fire greg bobbitt, guindai think in a couple of hours we are going to get real smokeygreg bobbitt is biking around guinda ... getting as close as he can -- checking to make sure his family and his home remain safe.greg bobbitt, guindawe were on our way back from vacaville yesterday on 505 on the freeway when we first saw the smoke at about 230 in the afternoon and thought it was pretty close to us and it was michelle kingston, mkingstonnews"with just a quick shift in wind direction we went from not bei

it's been a week since the yolo county fire started burning...fire started yolo county week since theurning... scorching more than 88- thousand acres to date.the blaze has destroyed ten stuctures and damaged two others.saturday.. residents in the small town of guinda came together to get updates from cal fire and share their experiences.bradley harger/guinda traumatic, very traumatic. the property up here even though they call it ugly, this is my little piece of paradise, now it's been toasted. i lost land. no structures but i lost land, the grass, the trees, the things when i go outside and look, the beauty.christine hildebrand evacuated twice in four days.a challenging move with an elderly mother and fifteen horses on the land. christine hildebrand/guinda what a roller coaster. it was good to hear from offices of emergency services. we actually called them at one point because we weren't really clear about whether we were supposed to evacuate or not on the second time. officials say the fire is a particularly aggressive one. it is chewing through tens of thousands of gallons of reta

the yolo county fire has now burned 88- thousand acres in yolo and napa counties. to 33-percent. kron 4's terisa estacio has more from the fire line on the challenges facing crews. (terisa estacio reporting, yolo county fire)just recently, the flames flared up on the ridge behind me...take a look - you can see how helicopters staged an aggressive air assault on the fire... dropping thousands of gallons of water in an attempt to stop the further spread of the yolo county fire... this all happening off of highway 16 near the town of rumsey.... it is quite a battle going on out here.. the winds picked up on thursday afternoon, so did the temperature. it pushed toward 100. the combination plus the dry conditions, presented the perfect opportunity for the fire to spread according to calfire officials. look over here at these other hot spots and flare ups. a calfire spokesperson says a large crew of fire fighters in the air and on the ground are working hard to make progress. chris elms calfire spokesperson we are so thankful. in the community - a deep sense of gratitude

reports from yolo county... where firefighters are worried about possible flare ups this hot weekend. well, here in yolo county on friday calm winds, lower temps and higher humidty has allowed crews to make progress on this fire, but with warmer weather in forecast they are working hard to keep it contained.through out the day friday, fire crews on the groundnatsand in the air continued to knock down flare up through out the burnzone.natsmost of the fire fighting is now happenin on the northern end of the burnzone.sotthey are making bucket drops with helicopters trying to cool down some of those hot spots that have established themselves in the canyons.while this fire is not nearly as active as it was earlier in the week there is still concern it could flare up again. sotthey haven't speculaated on when they will lift those. we like to see all that are be safe before we we start lifting evcautions or road closures. some evacuation orders and road closures remain in place and there's no timetable for whe

through napa and yolo counties ... is growing this morning. it has burned more than 72- >>> welcome back. time now 6:56. the county fire burning through napa and yolo counties is growing acres and containment is up to 15%. cal fire just ordered new evacuations for an area west of highway 16, south of old county road 40 and north of county road 53. >>> a plea deal in the ghost ship warehouse case. master tenant derick almena agreed to 9 years behind bars, six years for event promoter max harris. both pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter. 36 people died when the unpermitted work-live space in oakland went up in flames in december of 2016. >>> in thailand, rescue efforts could start as early as tomorrow for a youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave. officials say the 12 boys and their coach may need to stay in the cave until floodwaters recede or use scuba gear to swim out. >>> back in the states americans are celebrating the 4th of july. president trump will mark the day hosting a picnic on the south lawn of the white house for som

. >>> a wildfire is raging in yolo county tonight. see the flames from sky 7. tonight people in threeous leav. i'm dion limb, eric has the night off. firefighters are trying to contain the flames in high temperatures and gusty winds. the county fire started yesterday in yolo county and has grown to 22,000 acres. east of the cache creek casino resort which is open tonight there are new mandatory evaccations outside the city along highway 28. there are evacuation advisories in parts of yolo, solano and napa countys. cornell bernard begins live team coverage tonight in yolo county. cornell? >> reporter: high, dion. it has been a tough day for firefighters, scorching hot temperatures and gusty winds. the county fire has burned about one acre every hour since yesterday. it's already burned 22,000 acres. the main fair fight happening just two miles from where we are in the mountains between yolo and napa county. you can't see those mountains anymore. so much smoke. red flag conditions have definitely been a game changer. >> this is the wors

including for the area near the yolo-napa county line.n the challenges crews still face. natsfirefighters gaining ground on progress.natsbut the county fire still presents obstacles. natsoff highway 16 north of guinda is the most challenging areas of a relentless wildfire.sharon farnham/guinda resident:"my house has never been a mile away from burning up. so yeah, pretty scary."growing to more than 120-square miles in yolo and napa counties... larger than the city of sacramento. natscal fire getting ahead of the wildfire's progress.vicki gonzalez/reporting:"the work being done right now is off old county road 40. this is cache creek. the county fire just over those hills. the focus is the bridge we are standing on. not suitable for vehicles. they are building an access road to get closer to the wildfire." natsjust up the road...natsindependence day is a smoky vacation for the quiroz family.lucy quiroz/camping:"we weren't sure if we were going to be able to come out because of the fire. but i mean, i guess it's okay."albeit... with cache c

it started in yolo and moved in to napa. it's 60,000 acres. it's now just 5% contained. there are mandatory evacuations in several neighborhoods and advisories for at least three other areas where people are asked to be ready to evacuate if needed. fire crews had to deal with shifting winds and temperatures in the mid90s. no reports of any injuries or buildings damaged or destroyed but we are expecting cal fire to give us the update on the progress crews have made against that fire. >>> the investigation into facebook's data sharing scandal with cambridge analytica is still growing. aered coulding to the washington post representatives from the fbi and other agencies have joined the federal trade i reportedly they are looking into what facebook knew back in 2015 when it found out that the political data mining company had improperly accessed the personal data of millions of facebook users and why facebook didn't tell anyone about it until this march. >>> camilla harris is responding to attacks from the white house twitter account. the white house directed a tweet at her

here at the live desk an update on this huge fire burning in yolo county. it's slowly starting to creep into napa county this morning. it's burned more than 82,000 acres and is only 2% contained. the fire is now burning east of lake berryessa. no napa county residents are under evacuation orders at this very moment. if that changes throughout the morning we'll let you know. so far no structures have been destroyed but more than 100 are threatened. cal fire says full containment is expected friday so fingers crossed they can have that containment soon. natasha, back to you. >>> even those of us nowhere near the fire are surrounded with evidence of the burning. >> many of us are seeing the orange skies. look at this picture. lots of haze, falling ash, and not to mention from time to time poor air quality. the bay area is under a smoke advisory. and look at this. you can barely make out alcatraz. the large fire in yolo county and now, of course, going into napa county blowing smoke into the bay area. at the same time so is the summer fog. >> smoke is sitting a

coverage as we are keeping an eye on the air quality surrounding your home and the latest on the fire in yolo and napa counties. meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is keeping an eye on the direction of the winds... ella sogomonian and gale ong have been all over the bay area and will show how the fire is impacting us here in the bay area. butirst we want to send things over to michelle kingston for an update on the fire which is causing this mess. michelle... the county fire quadrupled in size and is now burning more than 20-thousand acres.people i spoke with here in guinda say they are prepared to leave if necessary.donna harden (off cam)"flames, a lot of smoke and flames"this video captured by a kron 4 viewer saturday night shows the county fire building and growing in size greg bobbitt, guindawe were on our way back from vacaville yesterday on 505 on the freeway when we first saw the smoke at about 230 in the afternoon and thought it was pretty close to us and it was greg bobbitt lives close by and rode his bike toward the fire on sunday to see just how close the flames were getting to his ho

the fire in yolo county was hampered because of the fires burning in lake county. here is what we know right now. the fire has scorched more than 14,000 acres. those living it in the double eagle community are forced to leave after the fire jumped containment lines yesterday. 22 structures have already been destroyed. 50 are still at risk. containment is at 73%. >> the smoke from those wildfires affecting air quality in the bay area. that's a live view from oakland towards alameda in san francisco. you can see all that haze lingering over the city. here is a look from our camera at the cliff house earlier today. ash gummed to the lens by moisture in the fog and clouds near the shoreline. for more on this smoke from a distant fire, kpix 5 kiet do joins us live from the oakland hills. kiet? >> reporter: surprisingly there is not a spare the air alert today. that is because as all that smoke drifts towards the bay area, the finer particulates, the stuff that gets deep into your lungs and causes problems, all that has dissipated into the upper atmosphere. what's left a

there's an evacuation center set up at the western yolo grange hall on forest avenue. firefighters don't expect full containment on this fire until possibly friday. >> over the weekend the pawnee fire, still 73% contained. in one area flames jumped containment lines and forced new evacuations. >> and we have pretty good ground here to fight a fire. you have to give credit to the boots on the ground. they did a fabulous job. >> it's destroyed 22 homes and other buildings, and 50 more are still at risk. they hope to have it contained by tomorrow. >>> today we could get relief from that thick smoke in the area. >> reporter: here in the oakland hills, we are seeing a lot of fog. it was the fog over the weekend that actually kept this smoke from falling all the way to the ground. what did fall was actually that ash. a lot of people were on social media comparing that to snowfall. the national weather service released this picture, showing that big smoke plume. it's a satellite image showing that plume over the east bay, going as far down as half-moon bay. in berkeley chunks

in yolo county, terisa estacio kron four news. (ken) and fire crews are making progress on the pawnee fire burning in lake county ... it is s 92-percent contained tonight... it has burned 15- thousand acres... and has destroyed 22- structures. lawrence karnow: high pressure began to build out of the desert southwest today. temperatures were warmer as a result and in the upper 80s inland, with 70s around the bay and 60s and patcy fog at the coast. remnants of hurricane fabio are now headed toward california. you can see the stream of moisture coming up from the south. those clouds will begin to move into our sky late tonight and tomorrow. also big waves will continue along the south facing beaches at the coast. it will feel muggy on friday and we could see a few sprinkles as the clouds move through but it won't be much. temperatures will be warmer tomorrow too with 90s inland and 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. it will be hotter inland over the weekend but much cooler at the coast with patchy fog. the pattern stays

is mostly in yolo county. so far the fire has burned 60- thousand acres and is just five-percent contained. mandatory evacuations are still in place right now. 700 buildings are threatened. kron 4's charles clifford has the latest from yolo county on how the fire fight is going tonight. on monday, cal fire scrambled to contain the rapidly expanding yolo county fire. more than 1200 fire fighters and 119 fire engines are now asssigned to this blaze. 29 aircraft also made water and flame retardant drops around the burn zone, unil later afternoon when heavy smoke and poor visiblity forced all aircraft out of the area.the fire is now burning in steep rugged terrain filled with dry grass, brush and oaks. the smoke from this fire is spreading all over norther california with hazy skies and falling ash spotted as far away as the bay area.in the town of winters, just off the 505, neighors kept a weary on the fire monday.sotkeep an eye on it. we've got go bags ready to go but just keep on eye on the smoke and the fire.s

it is burning mainly in yolo county. as you can see from this video, it crossed into napa county. 32,000 acres have burned so far. for perspective, last night at this same time, 8,000 acres had burned. this fire exploding in size, sending smoke and ash across the bay area. it is only 2% contained. the evacuation orders in napa county are for areas near lake berryessa. parts of solano county also under evacuation. nbc bay area's sergio quintana has the latest. sergio. >> reporter: anoushah, as soon as the sun set this evening, we got an idea of just how massive the county fire is. i want to show you in the distance, there is a faint glow, but that is just the southern point of the fire as we sweep across. you're probably going to see a little bit of darkness, but then you're going to see a fanint lie of the fire. that is the northern line of the fire, and we are at homes this afternoon that are only about a half mile away from some of those fire lines. tonight the county fire is burning out of control through tens of thou

firefighters from across the state traveling to the yolo county fair grounds...re an all- inclusive city has popped up for them.olivia degennaro: "firefighters tell me they have everything they need to live here at camp. thereús a cafeteria, bathrooms, and some of them even sleep on site in tents."many of them have been away from home for more than a week...chris randolph:"itús going on 10 days right now..." working 24 hour shifts...josh jansson:"itús extreme. these guys have been out here for... most of them came here from the pawnee fire that started two weeks ago and they left that fire to come to this fire so...... 24 hours a day... itús challenging."and today... theyúre keeping a close eye on the weather...taking advantage of cooler temperatures and calm winds ahead of a challenging weekend.josh jansson:going to heat up at least 10-15 degrees again. the relative humidity is going to drop possibly back into the single digits and then wind is planned to arrive as well."but regardless of the intense working conditions... many of these firefighters say they woul

it's in yolo county heading towards napa county. rob malcolm is live with the latest. >> reporter: quite an incredible scene out here. they're calling this a county fire. and as you mentioned it quickly smold today 8000 acres -- exploded to 8000 acres. there are multiple evacuation orders in this area. these are the hills burn figure behind me and -- burning behind me and the crews are battling the weather and steep terrain. the aircraft hahand crews are w be working overnight to contain the fires behind me. >> the large plume of smoke spent fire drifting south towards napa county. >> it's 0% containment at this time. >> reporter: crews were on stand by for orders as choppers took to the air and give details to crews on the ground. the fire started around 2:00 p.m. near yolo countyism heavy resources were called in to battle the blaze. >> nandatory evacuations will be county -- mandatory evacuations will be county road 53. >> reporter: the couple were in the middle offing the evacuation zone. >> we have had several close calls where

it has forced evacuations across yolo county and is starting to creep into napa county. with reporter amy hollyfield who is near the fire in winters. she has an update for us this morning. amy? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. check out the red sun rising behind me. this gives you a hazy look at the air here in winters. a spokesperson for cal fire tells me they are expecting an update in the next half hour and are hoping for a good one. the weather did give them a bit of a break overnight. it cooled down and the winds settled down. here is a look at those flames from overnight. this was taken between brooks and lake berryessa. a spokesperson tells me she didn't hear of any issues overnight. she's hoping that's a good sign. no structures have burned, no injuries have been reported since this fire started on saturday. but 115 buildings are threatened, so they do have evacuation orders in place. police here along highway 128 tell us they are keeping an eye out for looters. they are watching out for those evacuated homes. they want people to know they do have a heavy poli

west of highway 16 to the yolo/lake county line....north of county road 40 and south of the yolo county line...highway 16 is also closed between highway 20 and rumsey hall. lawrence karnow: high pressure began to build out of the desert southwest today. temperatures were warmer as a result and in the upper 80s inland, with 70s around the bay and 60s and patcy fog at the coast. remnants of hurricane fabio are now headed toward california. you can see the stream of moisture coming up from the south. those clouds will begin to move into our sky late tonight and tomorrow. also big waves will continue along the south facing beaches at the coast. it will feel muggy on friday and we could see a few sprinkles as the clouds move through but it won't be much. temperatures will be warmer tomorrow too with 90s inland and 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. it will be hotter inland over the weekend but much cooler at the coast with patchy fog. the pattern stays pretty similar into next week. (pam) antioch police are investigating a hom

in yolo county. it's only 5% contained is still growinrning. a strong wind pushing flames in to tall dry grass. >> it has burned almost 94 square miles but most of it is ranch land so only a few people live nearby. mandatory evacuation orders are in place but many land owners stayed back to watch their property but it also gave them a close look at the work of the firefighting air craft. >> probably the 7th or 8th one. they are trying to stop it from getting down in to the residential areas. >> entertaining a bit watching everybody freak out but now it's getting closer. >> the people who live in the area say they have been through several fires and it's made them wary of leaving their homes even when orders are issued but they ey may change their minds and leave because the flames are getting so close. >>> there are also new evacuation advisories for three neighborhoods in napa. lee martinez is there right now. what is the latest warning? >> reporter: we are outside of winters on highway 128. one of

this does include lake county, yolo county and solano.nd breeze is dry so humidity can drop as low as 5%. over the next 24 hours, the winds will shift. notice the winds decrease into the afternoon. they're coming from the north-northeast. but it starts to shift from the southwest. so the winds will be floating away from us by later on tonight. so that should affect and improve air quality for us tomorrow. now for today, check out the fog forecast animation system, still filling in some fog across parts of the east bay. pulls back mainly to the coast by lunch time, then starts to creep back in in the late afternoon and evening and spreading again overnight. for the fillmore jazz festival, today it is going to be cooler so grab a light jacket. you'll still need subglansubglse sunscreen in the afternoon. highs today will range from low 60s at the coast, breezy conditions as well picking up this afternoon. then we've got 68 in san francisco. oakland, 73. san jose's 86 degrees. and in antioch, our warmer inland location will be 95. we'll only

in yolo county, terisa estacio kron four news. (ken and lawrence )we want to check in how weather is still playing a factor into this wildfire. lawrence, the wind are moving westerly, right? lawrence karnow: high pressure began to build out of the desert southwest today. temperatures were warmer as a result and in the upper 80s inland, with 70s around the bay and 60s and patcy fog at the coast. remnants of hurricane fabio are now headed toward california. you can see the stream of moisture coming up from the south. those clouds will begin to move into our sky late tonight and tomorrow. also big waves will continue along the south facing beaches at the coast. it will feel muggy on friday and we could see a few sprinkles as the clouds move through but it won't be much. temperatures will be warmer tomorrow too with 90s inland and 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. it will be hotter inland over the weekend but much cooler at the coast with patchy fog. the pattern stays pretty similar into next week. (pam) track the weath

kron-4's charles clifford is in yolo county... where firefighters weak.middle of the toward the middle of the weak. (pam) the county (pam) the county wildfire is now 42 -percent contained. however, the fire has burned more than 88-thousand acres... and has now destroyed 10 structures and tonight.. 110 structures are still threatened . kron-4's charles clifford is in yolo county... where firefighters are worried about possible flare ups over the hot weekend ahead. well, here in yolo county on friday calm winds, lower temps and higher humidty has allowed crews to make progress on this fire, but with warmer weather in forecast they are working hard to keep it contained.through out the day friday, fire crews on the groundnatsand in the air continued to knock down flare up through out the burnzone.natsmost of the fire fighting is now happenin on the northern end of the burnzone.sotthey are making bucket drops with helicopters trying to cool down some of those hot spots that have established themselves in the canyons.while this

. >> reporter: the fire started saturday in yolo county and is still active east of lake barriesta and to the north. shifting winds have been a challenge. >> any ember that travels ahead of the main front of the fire, there's a 90 to 100% chance that ember is going to start another fire. >> reporter: from the ponte fire to now this raging inferno, more than 1,200 fire personnel from up and down the state are working to accomplish control lines. often with little chance to sleep, the raising concerns. >> you're going to see folks in fire camps that have been bounced from fire to fire to fire. >> reporter: these crews just got back from a 24 hour shift. many trying to sqin a nap before they're sent back out. >> you can't really get quality rest in the fire line. there's quality times you can get a nap in. >> we just finished a 24 hour operation period. we're going to take a nap and go back in. >> this rancher chose not to evacuate but did he part to create his own fire line around his home. >> making sure that if there is a fire i'll be okay. >> reporter: calfire tells me they've upped t

see how massive this thing is, along the border of yolo and napa counties.e are more than just numbers to this fire. for more on that, we go to abc news reporter reporter wayne friedman, joining us live from the yolo county fairgrounds, which is a staging zone, wayne. >> reporter: it is, indeed, with 31 1/2 miles, roughly 31 1/2 miles from the front of the fire. and yet, what happens here, there's direct importance to what happens out there. here is a part of stopping wildfires you don't often see, a place where there are more fire trucks lined up than you can count, a small city serving firefighters, home for now. >> they need a place to shower, a place to sleep, they have to have food and medical care at times. >> hence the tent, the food. people directing people to what they need. they get 24 hours off. you know that tattered feeling. it happens to california firefighters every summer. >> we're probably not going to be home much. >> mike from marin county, or from oakland,

>> golodryga: john blackstone in yolo county, california.ell, we have an update tonight on a man and a woman who became critically ill in britain last saturday under mysterious circumstances. it turns out they were poisoned sb the town of amesbury by the same nerve agent used on an ex- russian spy and his daughter, enst seven miles away. charlie d'agata is following it all. >> reporter: british media have heentified the victims as dawn sturgess and charlie rowley, fighting for their lives. tonight, scotland yard confirmed what many had feared. >> following the detailed analysis of those samples, we can confirm that the man and woman have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok. >> reporter: the same nerve agent used to poison double agent sergei skripal and his daughter yulia in march, an attack britain blamed on russia that triggered international condemnation and eventually led to the expulsion of hundreds of u.s., british, and russian diplomats from both sides of the f ght. u.ramedics rushed to this home on saturday morning after receivi

we're tracking the explosive growth of the yolo county.t's now spreading even further into napa county... nearly one- thousand buildings are threatened by the flames. we'll have a live report. (catherine) then - we have reaction from a defense attorney to the plea deal agreed to by the ghost ship fire defendants. derick almenna and max harris - both pleading no contest..in exchange - they're expected to be out of jail in just a few years. kron4 news at six years. kron4 news at six starts next. your digestive system has billions of bacteria but life can throw them off balance. re-align yourself with align probiotic. and try new align gummies with prebiotics and probiotics to help support digestive health. i never thought i'd say this... ...but i found bladder leak underwear... ...that's actually pretty. always discreet boutique. hidden inside... ...is a super absorbent core that quickly turns liquid to gel. [snap!] so i feel protected... ...and pretty. always discreet boutique. and i am a senior public safety my namspecialist for pg&e. my j

it started near the cash creek casino in yolo county over the  weekend. it's grown to 60,000 acres. to give you perspective it's about twice the city of heyward. it's 5% contained. there are mandatory evacuations and advisories for three other areas where people are ask to be ready to evacuate if needed. fire crews had to deal with shifting winds and temperatures in the mid-90s. there are no reports of buildings destroyed or damaged right now. >>> almost 60 million people on the east coast still under a heat advisory, temperatures and humidity expected through the 4th of july. there are heat advisory ands warnings from virginia to maine. someplaces may feel like 100 to 110 degrees when you combine the heat and humidity. here in new york city some jumped in a fountain. >> we are finding water anywhere we can. even this fountain right here. just got to stay in water. >> many cities opened cooling centers for anyone without air conditioning. the heat wave is expected to continue most of the week. there may be relief on friday. >>> in thailand there is concer

new mandatory evacuation orders just issued for parts of yolo and napa counties..ty fire grows to more than 72-thousand acres.(pam) plus.. new details on the elderly woman who died a month after she was pushed down and robbed. the new charges the suspect is expected to face. don't go away... hour three of kron 4 news in primetime starts right after the break. something incredible is here at disney california adventure park. it must be epic! thrilling! daring! come ride the incredicoaster. it's going to be simply exhilarating, dahling. come ride the incredicoaster. weaving your own shoes...rgy by out of flax. or simply adjust your thermostat. with energy upgrade california. (pam) now at ten: people now (pam) now at ten: people all across the bay area.... are gearing up to celebrate the independence day holiday .. while authorities are getting serious about the use of illegal fireworks. good evening im pam moore. (ken)and im ken wayne. in addition to cracking down.. san jose authorities are also arming the public. kron 4's ali reid tell us about a new tool neighbors

the yolo county fire explodes overnight...hborhoods are being put on notice. ♪ it's time for the 'lowest prices of the season' with savings on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you effortlessly comfortable. and snoring.... does your bed do that? don't miss the 4th of july special. save up to $500 on sleep number 360 smart beds. plus 36-month financing. ends sunday. ( james ) breaking news... the "county fire" is now 70- thousand acres and containment is still at just 5-percent. the fire started in yolo county and spread to napa county. ( james ) and this morning... evacuation advisories have been issued for 3 areas in napa county.( darya ) kron 4's will tran in live in napa county with the details on the advisories. will? ( will ) evacuation advisories have been issued for three neighborhoods in napa county because of the threat from the county fire, which is threatening 700 structures, cal fire officials said today. as of 9 p.m., recommendations had b

there's an evacuation center set up at the western yolo range hall onst avee. last word, more than 100 skull 100 structures were being threatened by this fire. >>> the pawnee fire is 73% contained but jumped containment lines and forced new evacuations. it's destroyed 22 homes and buildings and 50 are still at risk, more than 14,000 acres burned. cal fire says a change in the weather could help them this morning. >> smoke has drifted into much of the bay area. >> reporter: here in the oakland hills, we are seeing a lot of fog at this hour. you can probably see it behind me. it was that fog yesterday that prevented the smoke from hitting the ground. what did come down on to the ground in berkeley and oakland and even further south, is that ash. people saw a lot of that ash and posting it on social media, saying it looks like snowfall. we have the national weather service releasing this satellite image, showing the smoke plume from the county fire as it traveled as far down as half-moon bay. in berkeley chunks of ash were floating in the air. there was a time lap

the wildfire broke out saturday, east of lake berryessa -- in napa and yolo county. the fire has burned 86- thousand acres. the controversy in san leandro continues. the city manager is stepping down. the east bay times is reporting chris zapata )s last day will be tuesday. his departure comes just weeks after an independent investigator found allegations against him of inappropriate behavior and sexual misconduct were not credible. zapata will receive a 350 thousand dollar severance. the chants to abolish "ice" were loud and clear on this 4th of july holiday. san francisco )s "occupy ice " encampment has doubled since yesterday. protesters have taken over the sidewalk in front of federal agency )s offices. the demonstration in response to administration )s imra respects the rights of all people to voice their opinion without interference, but it is monitoring ) the situation and will make modifications to ensure operations resume appropriately. still ahead: a change of plans -- a fast. the new threat that )s forcing rescuers to rethink how they )re going to free tha

here's to the 4th of july in yolo county. these would not be the kind of fireworks small business owners hoped to see. >> normally, over this week/weekend we would be doing somewhere around 100, 120 boat launches today. >> how many today? >> zero. >> how many yesterday? >> one. >> reporter: chad fraser's sign says open, he's decorated for the holiday. he has stocked the ice. and now just the humming of refrigerators inside. how much is business down? >> i was being optimistic at 98%. right now we're at 100%. >> as of this morning the county fire burned 70,000 acres. today, crews took the walking along and setting backfires along highway 128. their proverbial line in the sand. they're using fire to stop fire. but in a region that waited all year to cash in on the 4th of july holiday, it's already too late. as fire flares, everyone has left or never showed up or is leaving. a week ago, no one could find a reservation here. now they can't give them away. >> did you hear anything about the burn or what they're doing or -- >>erryd