We have a different pattern compared to yesterday at this time when we had offshore wind. Things have calmed down considerably for many. It will be a quieter and cooler day. Highs in the 70s and 80s. Soon coming even that red flag warning around the north bay hills will be expiring. A lot quieter today, thank goodness coming and we will see higher humidity as well which will help the firefighters. Good morning. Right now we are looking at the area of the fires. We see that traffic from santa rosa to petaluma and novato is doing well. Highway 37 is open. We do have fire closures in the areas of where the actual fire is. It looks like highway 101 has reopened. There are closures on highway 128 and areas of napa or the Silverado Country Club. For the most part, the major freeways are doing okay. If you were on the mountain altamont pass, 580 and 205 are off to a decent start. This is a look at highway 101 in san rafael. It looks good driving two 580. No major problems on the east shore freeway heading to the bay bridge toll plaza. We have breaking news about an amber alert for a missing sixyearold girl reportedly kidnapped yesterday in san leandro. Allegedly by her mother who does not have custody. Police say malayia davisbooker was abducted yesterday in san leandro by her mother. Her name is laquita davis. Police are describing davis as homeless and acting with diminished capacity. Authorities say davis abducted malayia several times before including three months ago in berkeley when the sixyearold was with her grandparents. Both were tracked down the next day by pittsburg police. Malayia is described as African American with brown hair, brown eyes three 8th waiting 50 pounds. She was last seen wearing a long sleeve navy blue and red dress with white leggings. Laquita davis as African American with brown hair, brown eyes, 5 7, 170 pounds. She was last seen wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans. Here is what we know so far this morning about the fires. The confirmed death toll remains at 11 with the seven victims in Sonoma County, 2 and napa county and one in yuba and mendocino countys. Cal fire said 1500 buildings have burned including homes and at least two schools and several wineries. Sonoma county Officials Say theyve received reports of more than 100 missing people but added many of those people may not have been able to get in touch with relatives or friends because of problems with Cell Phone Service and power outages. Fires are burning in sonoma and napa county this morning. There is 0 containment on the biggest fires according to cal fire. Here are some of the latest numbers. The fire and napa county has burned 27,000 acres. The atlas fire has burned 25,000 acres. The fire in Sonoma County has burned 5000 acres. There is no containment on any of the fires. There were more evacuations overnight. We want to show you the size of the areas that are being and have been evacuated. The Sonoma County fired spread to a northwest section of santa rosa. The two areas highlighted in red are the evacuation zones. One covers a portion of highway 101 and the fountaingrove parkway. The other zone is along state route 12. Mandatory evacuations were issued in several areas of west Solano County. The Sheriffs Office posted this map on its facebook page. The evacuation zone is highlighted in yellow near the napa county line. On the Facebook Post the Solano County sheriffs wrote there is mandatory evacuation orders and this means we evacuate now. In santa rosa, curfew has been imposed in the mandatory evacuation zones of santa rosa starting last night at 6 45 pm and continues until sunrise. The evacuation zone is wider than the burned area some many homes are sitting empty. The curfew was imposed to prevent looting by people driving through the evacuation zone. So far there are no confirmed reports of arrests. Officials in santa rosa say they did all they could to prevent the flames from spreading but the strength of the fire was overpowering. You can compare it to a natural disaster. A hurricane or tornado. He said there were so many reports of flames they had to send crews to all of them, many battles still continue this morning. The Incident Commander said this morning the priority remains getting people out of the new burn zones that happened overnight as the fire continues to grow. The sheriff said that means that could be more than seven people who died in Sonoma County. There is no searching or looking at. There is a lot of burned homes and a lot of burned areas. Its logical that we will find more people. The sheriff said with a fire of this size when the wind shifts, no one is safe. Some Santa Rosa Police officers were pinned into a neighborhood and had to jump out of their burning patrol cars to get to safety. A big fire is burning in the hills above the Silverado Country Club south of Lake Berryessa napa county. The atlas fire has burned 25,000 acres, destroyed 125 homes and buildings and is threatening 5000 more. Jana katsuyama reports from the command center at the county fairgrounds. Reporter flames still burning from the atlas peak fire. The biggest challenge is the terrain and heavy fuel. Reporter the atlas peak fire burning above silverado trail has claimed two lives. An elderly couple unable to escape their home on atlas peak road. According to the granddaughter, charles had just turned 100 and was with his wife, sara. Leaving the world together after celebrating the 75th anniversary. Flames still burning through the afternoon monday sent columns of smoke into the air on the ridge beyond vineyards. Napa county issued an evacuation advisory and police were going door to door and tying yellow tape around areas they have searched and notified. The fate of each home and business is resting on whichever direction the wind blew. For some residents it was a painful site to see local landmarks destroyed. On highway 12 over the Sonoma County line, one couple came to see an old dairy farm. I was shocked. Thats why im here now. I had to see it for my own eyes. It holds a lot of memories. Reporter rory remembers the dairy delivering bottles to his porch. The company, founded in 1916, had been bought by clover farms. There was no livestock inside. He remembers bringing his children and wife to see ice cream being made there and getting a free chocolate milk with the tour. Its sad to see this gone. Its a piece of history in the old napa valley and sonoma valley. Reporter cal fire said they continue concentrating on protecting lives versus property as the fire remains uncontained. They say people in areas under evacuation should be prepared. Everyone should be prepared to leave if asked to do so. People across the bay area were not in the fire zone are seeing the flames and want to help. The red cross said the best way to help fire victims is with a cash donation. Go online to donate or call one 800 red cross or text the words, red cross 290999 to make a 10 donation. Catholic charities, goodwell and the Salvation Army were also accepting cash donations that will pay for food, shelter and medical care for fire victims who have been forced from their homes. Airbnbs has activated its Disaster Response team. Hosts living in San Francisco and other counties can sign up to provide free housing for fire victims and rescue workers free hosting will continue through october 30 facebook has launched its Crisis Response center. There are now separate pages for the tubbs fire come the atlas peak fire and the sulfur fire where people can let friends and relatives know they are safe as well as offer and accept help. There are hundreds of people offering transportation, shelter and other information to fire vics. The state attorney general is reminding Business Owners price gouging is against the law during a state of emergency. Californias price gouging law bans many different businesses from charging more than 10 that the price was before an emergency. Violators could be fined or face up to a year in jail. There is an exception if the businesss cost of labor, goods or materials is also increased. If you have information about gouging, file a complaint on the attorney generals website or call the police or Sheriffs Department. The fires are impacting our air quality across the bay area. People can smell the smoke hundreds of miles away. Doctors say it bears repeating. Heavy smoke can create health problems, especially for young children, seniors, people with breathing difficulties. Fire department phone lines were swamp from people concerned the smoke could be too close to their homes. Some schools including if you in marin county suspended out to recess are called of outer practices. We are making maps available to kids if they feel they wanted some extra support for air quality. When kids are not feeling well we are asking they had home. Schools reported widespread absences yesterday. The smoke is not as bad in some areas. People with respiratory problems are being told to be careful. If possible stay inside and keep your windows closed and put your airconditioners on recirculate so you do not breathe in that smoky air. Stay with us for continuing coverage throughout the morning and the day. We will update you on the firefight, the new evacuations overnight as well as on air and on twitter, facebook and ktvu. Com. We will have the latest information for you. Picking up on that, we are following the latest on several fires around the state. We have several live crews headed to the front lines right now and will bring you updates throughout mornings on 2. Its so sad. Its so sad. Desperate fight to save property for some people. We will take you to the front lines as homeowners do what they can to protect their homes. Good morning. Were off to a decent start when it comes to the roads. A couple of road closures but for the most part the brady area traffic is moving along okay. This is northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. There is still a hint of an offshore breeze but everything is turning southerly and southwest and cooler air will move in. We will have an update on conditions coming up. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Wildfires are forced to closures of schools in several counties. All Public Schools in Sonoma County will remain closed today. That includes Sonoma State University and santa rosa junior college. Schools in the Napa Valley Unified School district will also remain closed. For a complete list of closures, go to our website, ktvu. Com. The fires are hitting the heart of the Wine Industry but there are more than grapes and vineyards in that industry. Candace winn has more on the people staying behind to protect their homes. Reporter with evacuations in place, worked cook knew he was putting his life at risk when he went to defend his silverado crest home. They said they cannot stop it. Im going to wait up here. Were going to get embers from that. I was up here an hour ago. That house was not burning. Reporter armed with nothing but a hose with weak water pressure, he soaked what he could while looking at his friends home theater way too far gone to be saved. Its so sad. Its so sad. I dont have cell phone reception and i dont want to be the one to call and tell him. Reporter cook is one of hundreds panicked as fire rips through napa destroying structures at silverado resort, bringing down power lines and trees and turning Beautiful Homes into piles of debris. This area of napa is without power, Cell Phone Communications and at times, firefighters, stretched thin, prioritizing other areas. Right now we are not a priority so we need to make ourselves a priority. Reporter with fire burning and wind possibly picking up again, Officials Say they must prioritize lives over homes. Its so hard to watch all of that. 4 17 am. We will have more reporters in that area and we also have sal. This could affect traffic this morning. It could. Its very early and its unclear how many people will be commuting. I think some have to and others will be attending to their needs in the area. I want to show you the roads in purple are the roads closed. 128, parts of 121 and 221. Highway 101 is open but there are a lot of detours in the area. There are a lot of detours in this area. Lets take a look at the gilroy commutes. Gilroy to san jose and up into the main part of san jose, traffic is moving along well. The rest of the bay area commute is expected to continue today. This is a live look at 280 in san jose. The bay bridge is light if you want to get an early drive into San Francisco. Thank you. We have a different pattern for some and a huge difference compared to 24 hours ago for others. A slight easterly breeze but theres more signs of a westerly breeze or southwesterly breeze the red flag will go until 5 pm but this is only for the north bay hills and valleys. Not inland or santa cruz mountains. These are some of the top gusts yesterday. There was one observation at 500 feet in santa rosa where it was 60 degrees and the temperature hit 91 degrees at 4 30 am. Vacaville, 46. Napa, 43. Its a lot quieter now. Santa rosa Sonoma County airport is still not reporting. And easterly breeze in hayward. I think weve lost a lot of observations for napa. A slight north wind at atlas peas. And east wind at american canyon. Northeast were not done yet but the humidity is coming up. There is fog coming up the coast and is system is digging in from the pacific northwest. That will cool us off and turned the humidity up a little bit. Look how much cooler vr compared to 24 hours ago. Napa airport is down 23 degrees. A huge difference already. High humidity, a cooler pattern and calm. The north wind was howling but it has really tailed off. A slight easterly or northerly breeze but i expect that to turn more west or southwest later today. 60s, 70s, some 80s. The temperature trend is down. The humidity will go up and the wind will turn more favorable for the firefighters. Good news compared to 24 hours ago. It safe to say we will not forget what we have been seeing with these wildfires. We will look back over the past 24 hours at some of the destruction as the focus today remains on saving lives. Its not just a day the bay area. Wildfires are raging across the state. We will show you video from fires in Southern California and in mendocino county. As we continue our coverage of the fires burning in the bay area, there is a fire burning in Southern California. One has forced thousands to evacuate from homes in the Anaheim Hills area. 24 buildings have burned including homes and thousands of other homes are threatened. Cal fire said 4500 acres of burned and that fire is 5 contained. At least one death is reported in mendocino county, blamed on a wildfires still burning this morning. The Sheriffs Department said two people were hurt. The fire is about 10 miles north of the city of ukiah and has burned 19,000 acres. Officials estimate at least 75 homes have been destroyed. Almost the entire Redwood Valley is under mandatory evacuations. Evacuated animals are being taken to the ukiah fair grounds. Its hard. Its hard to live through these incidents and its hard to see people struggling themselves to get through it. And being here and making sure we have what people need. I dont know where we would have gone. I think we brought 30 goats and i raise registered nigerian horses. This is a lot of investment for me and a lot of my heart is in this. No word at this point as to how the fire started but the Sheriffs Department said there were strong wind gusts that not down power lines. Right now cal fire said the fire is 0 contained. In lake county, at fires burning near highway 20 and sewer bank wrote. 2500 acres have burned including an unknown number of buildings. The fire is 5 contained and mandatory evacuations have been ordered. Firefighters are investigating the cause of an Apartment Fire last night and pleasant hills. This was on camelback road around 10 pm. When ktvu arrived, our cruise saw the flames shooting from the building. Contra costa county firefighters posted these images of the damage as they were fighting the flames. No word on how many units were damaged or if anyone was hurt. A student at texas tech has been arrested for shooting and killing a Campus Police officer after Police Found Drugs in his room. Hollis daniels was taken to the University Police station for questioning where he pulled out a gun, shot the officer and ran off. The school was on lockdown for two hours until police found him. The officers identity has not been released. More information is expected to be released later today. Fans of the oakland as are invited to a rally tonight, supporting plans to build a new stadium. Last month they announced the location was the preferred site for a new stadium. The plan would feature new housing, businesses restaurants and parks. The rally is due to take place before the parole to Community College Board Meeting starting at 5 pm. It will be at the lot esther lite cafi on east 12th street. Along with many homes and lives, history is destroyed by fires and napa and Sonoma County. Some of the Landmark Holdings have been reduced to rubble. It was right there. We have to go now. This is all i have. Many people were lucky to get out with anything at all as those fires ravaged parts of santa rosa. We will show you the damage as homes and schools are gone. Good morning. You can see that traffic is going to be moving well on most of the typical bay area commutes. We will also watch 101 through santa rosa and let you know what that traffic is doing. Much quieter today compared to yesterday. The red flag warning continues for another half hour. That is for the north bay hills and valley. After that it will be canceled. The things that matter most happen one morning and one cup at a time. Welcome back. This is from nasa. They have released an image of some of the smoke coming off the fires. You can see smoke from this picture pouring into the bay area and out into the ocean. It also tells us how massive this fire is. Crews are working to get some sort of containment on the fires. They did spread overnight. There were more evacuations overnight and those firear
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