we are following the firefight against the yolo county fire... its sent ash and smoke into the bay area -- and is threatening homes. now the fire has spread into napa county - we'll have a live report from the firelines next. (pam) with rising housing costs forcing some to move into motor homes.. tonight - there is a new effort underway to provide those people a safe place to park in one of the bay area's priciest cities. that's coming up next on kron4 news at six. (pa tonight at 6. the wildfire in yolo county continues to burn out of control. at one point, it was burning one- point- five square miles an hour. it's easy to forget it's not even peak fire season yet... these images looking more like september or october joining us. i'm pam moore. (ken)and i'm ken wayne.here's a look at where the fire is burning right now... it has reached napa county... near lake berryessa... but is mostly in yolo county. 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 fi

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 bi

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

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. >>

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

the "county fire" -- which started in yolo county -- is now 60-thousand acres and containment is at just 5- percent. the fire has reached napa county... where evacuation áadvisories have been issued. mandatory evacuations are in effect for part of yolo county. and right now... 700 buildings are threatened. kron 4's charles clifford has the latest from yolo county on how the fire fight is going. 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

there are mandatory evacuations in place for parts of yolo county. the fire is burning near the community of gwenda, areas in napa county are now under advisory evacuation orders means folks could be told to leave homes at any moment. some under evacuation orders wait until the last minute, though, doing all they can to ensure their homes remain standing. firefighters say with this erratic fires, delaying evacuations is not the best idea. >> yeah. fire break around that fence, and -- but, when you get a fire this bad, that's not a lot that's going to stop it. >> people get a false sense of safety because they have the sensible space, but when the fire starts spotting a half mile, a mile away, winds pick up, and then, you know, nobody's safe. >> we are bringing in scott mcclain on the phone, deputy chief with cal fire. scott, thank you so much for joining us. we want to ask, what's the biggest issue facing firefighters? we understand the winds shifted at this point? >> caller: right. last weekend, we had the same weather, north winds pushing the fires

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 county. the view from sky 7 shows the growing fire putting up so much smoke. >> we knew, coming into this

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

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

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

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 air quality in the bay area.( james ) smoke from the yolo county fire is a big concern for people tran joins us live this morning. will... ( will ) concerns are growing over air quality here in the bay area because of a fire burning in yolo county. a smoke advisory has been issued because of the fires in yolo and lake counties. people in san francisco describing 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. m

it's forced evacuations across yolo county and is creeping into napa county.eporter amy hollyfield is near that fire. she has an update for us. amy? >> reporter: hi, jessica. we're on highway 128. there's a heavy police presence here. they're watching for all those evacuated homes, making sure that looters don't get in there. they want to protect the homes that have been evacuated because of the threat. new video, a glimpse into what the fire did overnight. police tell me crews worked hard all night long to dig out lines around the fire to try and get it contained. no injuries or damage reported overnight. the sheriff's office spread the word along highway 128 that an evacuation had been ordered, but some people were trying to assess the seriousness of the warning. >> the sheriff came in here and says if you stay, it's your choice. the way they made it sound was we're going to be safe, once you left, you can't come back in. >> reporter: firefighters from across the state have been called in to help this one. they say it is moving extremely fast. it has burned

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

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 arou

containment is up on the county fire burning in yolo and napa counties. but an expected turn in the weather could spell trouble for firefighters. the fire burning in yolo and napa counties has now scorched more than 88 - thousand acres ... new numbers just released from calfire has containment up to 33- percent at this hour... and some evacuations have been lifted... however other new mandatory evacuations are in effect... with almost a thousand structures are still in peril this evening. kron-4's terisa estacio reports from the fire line about the challenges facing firefighters. (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

the air quality in the bay area.( james ) smoke from the yolo county fire is a big concern for peoplety. kron 4's will tran joins us live this morning. will... ( will ) concerns are growing over air quality here in the bay area because of a fire burning in yolo county. a smoke advisory has been issued because of the fires in yolo and lake counties. people in san francisco describing the scene as eerie to wake up to. to wake up to. scene as eerie describing the san francisco describing the scene as eerie to wake up to. >( will ) the smoke is expected to remain over the bay area through monday. ( james ) thanks will. ( james ) breaking overnight... firefighters in napa county havetopped 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 hav

live in yolo county, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. all that smoke that cheryl has been talking about is leading to headaches for people all across the bay area. we showed you this video yesterday of cars covered in ash in berkeley. it's still a bit of a problem tonight. let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri keeping a close eye on the air quality. jeff, we didcoinuing to improve. >> ye, and i think we'll stay with some improved conditions as we head into tuesday's forecast. against, the largest of the two fires, the county fire, 60,000 acres. just the wind for tomorrow is the surface wind blowing the worst of the smoke away from the bay area. but just above the surface, we are seeing the wind which would blow a little bit of that haze right towards the bay area. so it's not going to be super bad for tomorrow, but you still again may see some of that haze off towards the distance. air quality will stay moderate for the northeast and also for the peninsula, and it will be good in the south bay. coming up at 11:19, we'll talk mo

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 thous

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

. >>> 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

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

from yolo county california, abc news. >>> in lake county, there are new mandatory clear lake. the pawnee fire has burned nearly 14,000 acres and is 73% contained. >>> smoke from this fire is also drifting down to the bay area. our sutro tower camera county the smoke rolling in. the sky suddenly goes from blue to murky brown because of the smoke. more from concord where fire watch continues today. >> reporter: dark smoke swept into downtown napa, and with it, a heavy feeling. >> a lot of friends and family are texting today and saying they're having some ptsd. >> the pain of the north bay fires is still fresh. this was the view from savannah kurtling's house. but the smoke in the sky actually comes from the county fire in yolo county and the pawnee fire in lake county. it's not much of a comfort for savannah. she evacuated during the atlas fire. >> i'm imagining what they're going through. >> reporter: red flag warnings continue to loom over napa and sonoma counties until sunday afternoon, meaning fire risk is high. in contra costa county wind likely re-ignited a brush fire. th

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 some

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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

john blackstone is at one of the largest in yolo county, california. >> reporter: firefighting helicopterslew into thick smoke today, battling a massive wildfire that's burned more than 80,000 acres in three rural counties west of sacramento. esarly 3,000 firefighters have been working around the clock, lighting backfires and building a containment line in an effort to keep the flames at bay. the wildfire is threatening more eean 1,000 homes and buildings. hundreds of residents were told to evacuate. >> it's a little nerve-wracking because grass fires move so fast. >> reporter: the fear now is that this fire could overtake a mountain highway that's used by travelers heading to nearby lake bariessa, a popular holiday destination. intense smoke has already snuffed out the fourth of july celebrations here. >> we have had zero launches, zero rentals, zero customers. >> reporter: wildfires also continue to rage in colorado, where the spring fire alone has devoured an area larger than the >>ty of detroit, as well as destroying more than 100 homes. and in utah, officials ordered more residents to

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

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

cornell bernard begins live team coverage tonight in yolo county. cornell? >> reporter: high, dion. ghters, 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

overnight. ( darya ) evacuation advisories have been issued for three areas in napa county as the yolo county fire continues to grow. kron 4's will tran is 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 been issued for berryessa highlands, markley cove resort and pleasure cove resort. cal fire officials urge residents of these communities to be prepared to leave if an evacuation order is issued. the county fire is only five percent contained and it's burned 60,000 acres. containment isn't expected until july 10. residents with special needs or pets requiring specialized transportation are urged to give themselves extra time to evacuate. residents who decide to evacuate now are asked to travel west on state highway 128 or south on monticello road. travel is restricted on eastbound highway 128 to solano and yolo counties. cal fire officials encourage

. >>> let's move on now to the latest on the wildfire burning in napa, lake and yolo counties. it's threatening nearly a thousand homes and businesses. the county fire, as it's called, has burned 70,000 acres, twice the size of san francisco to give you some perspective. it's just 5% contained right now. new evacuation advisories went out last night, they affect berryessa highlands, pleasure cove resort. cal fire says residents or visitors in these areas should be ready to leave immediately if conditions worsen. abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman has been on the firelines all day, joins us from highway 127 west of winters. wayne, i know you saw plenty of flames today. >> reporter: yes, we did, dan, but flames of the good kind. in this case, backfires along highway 128. 128 is the line they do not want this fire to cross. 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 ye

live near brooks, katie nielsen, kpix 5. >>> right now mandatory evacuations are in effect in yolo county including north of highway 128, south of county road 23, east of bariessa. an evacuation center has been established at the western yolo grange hall. that's on rest avenue. 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

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

in yolo county, shirin rajee. >>> this vegetation fire started this afternoon. it burned up a hill away from homes even so about 20 houses were evacuated as a precaution. >>> firefighters will be out there all night and into tomorrow to make sure there are no flair ups. earlier we saw them walking along a ridge line looking for hot spots. >>> all these fires have been making the skies above us just plain gross and there are concerns about what could happen come 4th of july. kpix5's ayers is live tonight. >> reporter: air district officials are saying 4th of july fireworks could make things worse. the latest fire to flair this small one in moraga certainly didn't help matters. spreading spoke in an area already blanketed in a hazy cloud. the big wildfires in lake, napa and yolo counties have been sending smoke and dangerous particulate matter into our atmosphere for days. some picnickers braved conditions to get outside. >> it makes your eyes burn. >>> even though the smoke was visible for miles. >> usually when there's smoke from wildfires we're concerned about

the 86-thousand acre fire -- burning in yolo and napa counties -- is now 27-percent contained. gs. but some evacuation orders have been lifted... including for the area near the yolo-napa county line. ( james ) a big story we are following this morning... president trump could make his decision on the next supreme court justice as early as today. but the official announcement will not come until next week. jeff zeleny takes a closer look at who that next supreme court justice could be. president trump is only hours away from finalizing his choice for the supreme court. president donald trump"i've spent the last 3 days interviewing and thinking about supreme court justices. it's such an important decision."tonight, cnn has learned the president is poised to make his decision thursday or friday. the pick will be a highly-guarded secret until an announcement monday.with the name included on a list with one or two other finalists so aides in a new white house war room can spend the weekend gearing up for the confirmation fight.the president leaving the white house on this federal ho

here who is an idea of how much land has been destroyed in napa appear yolo counties. the burn area stretches from the northern tip of san francisco to belmont on the peninsula. that's how big this is. flames have now charred 88,000 acres. that's 137 square miles. the county fire is now 33% contained, 3,400 firefighters are on the front lines. >>> a warning if you are headed to the beach today. the national weather service posted a beach hazard advisory for large waves, rip current, longshore current and sneaker waves. this runs through sunday.

((vicki) firefighters are making progress against the massive county fire burning in yolo and napa counties. here is what we know tonight... the county fire has now scorched more than 88 - thousand acres ... and it is 33 percent contained.... some evacuations have been lifted... however other new mandatory evacuations are in effect... with almost a thousand structures are still in peril this evening. kron-4's terisa estacio reports from the fire line about the challenges facing firefighters. (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 ca

nothing quite like this one ever. >> fire continues to rage in napa, and yolo counties, the new evacuations that massive fire now one of the largest in california history. good afternoon, thanks for joining us. i'm larry biel. >> i'm kristen sze. the county fire has burned 86,000 akers, 134 square miles. more than 3,400 firefighters are on the front lines and they expect their job to get harder with hotter and dryer conditions expected in the coming days. they're also working in steep terrain on the fire's northern edge. >> give you a closer look at where the fire is burning. see how massive this thing is, along the border of yolo and napa counties. there 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 t

it's just about 4:30. >> we have still watching that big fire burning in yolo county and napa county since last weekend. it started near the cash creek casino. it's only 5% contained right now and still growing. strong winds are pushing flames in to tall dry grass and down steep ravines. it's burned almost 94 square miles but mostly ranch land so only a few people live nearby. mandatory evacuations are in place but many of the land owners stayed behind to watch their property. they also were able to get a close look at the work of the firefighting air craft. >> proper the 7th or 8th one in the last hour. they are really trying to stop it from getting down in to the residential areas here. kind of entertaining a little bit here and there watching everybody freak out. now it's getting more of a problem because it's closer. >> yeah. the people who live in the area say they have been through several fires.

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

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

story we're following -- a slight sense of relief for people affected by the devastating county fire burning in yolo and napa counties. firefighters say they're gaining a better handle on containment.... (jrstone) here's an update on the county fire. it has now burned 88,425 acres and is 55-percent contained. ten structures have been destroyed. (jrstone) a meeting was held today for people living in the small yolo county town of guinda. folks were able to get an official update from cal fire. kron 4's hermela aregawi was there and talked to those affected by the fire. it's been a week since the it's been a it's been a week since the yolo county fire started burning...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 gras

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 homegreg bobbitt, gu

winemakers in yolo county are hoping the flames stay away from their vines, of course. eir second biggest concern is the smoke. this vineyard is only 2 miles away from the front lines of the county fire, and the heart of this year's batch is cloaked in a smoky haze. one winemaker says the quality of his harvest will all come down to timing. >> it's not a problem if it clears out. with long-term exposure the grapes absorb the smoke and that's a big problem that will ruin wine. >> reporter: until now, the fire has burned mainly along the coastal range and in the mountains. but at the southeastern edge, the fire is barreling downhill. yesterday, cal fire crews caught a break as the winds calmed just enough for them to use fire to clear out the dry grass in a controlled burn. still, fire crews say that because of the winds and dry vegetation, this fire has potential to keep growing. >>> the families of victims in the ghost ship warehouse fire are reacting to the sentences just handed down in the case. master tenant derick almena agreed to 9 years behind bars. event promoter

. >>> a wildfire burning in napa and yolo counties is now larger than the city of sacramento. the county fire is burning east of lake berryessa. it burned more than 120 square miles. more than 1300 structures are threatened off highway 16 north of glinda is the most challenging areas of a relentless wildfire. just up the road is the corner store where neighbors huddle for updates. >> fire is here. it's not unusual, but not of this magnitude. >> there are more than 2,000 firefighters taking on the front lines inching closer towards containment. at last check, it was 27% contained. >>> in lake county, good news there the fire lines are holding. the pawnee fire is 90% contained. cal fire expects to put it out later today. the nearly 200 people who live east of the fire in the double eagle ranch subdivision have been allowed to return home. it has burned 15,000 acres since it started 11 days ago. flames have destroyed 22 buildings. half of them were homes. he cause is under investiga tion. >>> an immigration protest is growing in san francisco. some say they aren't going anywhere u

pete suratos filed a report near the fire lines in yolo county. >> reporter: good morning to you, guys. look. we are standing here at the fairgrounds and the incident command is set up for the county fire. firefighters set up here, getting briefed this morning as they get ready to battle the county fire far from being contained. you can see the flames are overnight off of highway 16. as the county fire continues to grow in size in yolo county. >> this is the fairgrounds from an empty fairgrounds to a city in about 24 hours. >> reporter: that's cal fire spokesperson referring to the incident command center and this morning there are more than 1,000 firefighters here from throughout the state. they'll be meeting here at the fairgrounds for daily briefings. among the topics, understanding how fast the county fire grew in just the first 24 hours. >> and the fire grew rapidly in the first 24 hours. around 22,000 acres burn. 1,000 acres a bun arn and extre fire conditions. >> reporter: today the winds north to south this morning and expected to go in the opposite direction by this afternoon.

onshore breeze continues, finally working its way over to look county and lake county. -- over yolo countylative humidity. we have bearable wins -- winds. here is a look at the noontime our, upper 70s to low 80s with relative humidity in the 30s. we have a warm day, still a dry day, with relative humidity dropping into the 20s or so. it is better than yesterday and better than the day before and better than when the fire broke out on saturday. i want to point out the flow is turning more west southwest at the higher elevations. it was a higher-level winds the continues to bring that smoke into our area come pushing it from the north. -- our area, pushing it from the north. our temperatures are 55 in san francisco, upper 50s in oakland, few low 60s, 62 in concord, 60 degrees in livermore, and afternoon highs 60s at the coast. 55 in san francisco, 70s around the bay, 78 in fremont, low to mid 80s expected in concord, temperatures are cooling off as we get into your holiday and the clouds might be around for some. we have more on this at -- in a bit. >>> we have traffic that is slower. this i