County sheriffs, we needed to evacuate. Reporter the bear fire went on to consume hundreds of acres in dry brush and steep terrain torching trees, four structures and threatening 150 more. So for our area, this is it. This is basically with all the winds and all the dry weather that we have been having, its just been accumulating and accumulating. Reporter once the light came up, cal fire launched an air attack. Nine helicopters conducted a seemingly nonstop attack, crisscrossing the sky, hoping to put out flames in deep brush. Its burning near crest tree farms on the road where people are keeping a close eye on the firefight. The way we have seen fires go up here, were pretty nervous. If the winds kick up tonight, it could be here in half an hour. So hopefully somebody will wake me up. Reporter and this is some video taken by the Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Office which shows the steep terrain where the flames are moving through. I want to bring you back out live. The firefighters are still working from aerial helicopter drops. You can see a helicopter moving into the bear canyon area. The air drops have been key to dousing some water into these hardtoget to regions. A lot of them have been filling out. But howell and lexington reservoir are nearby. There are homes in this area nestled in the terrain one just over here. 150 homes are still under mandatory evacuation at this hour. The amount of firefighters has gone up dramatically today. Its about triple now up to 600 firefighters and as you mentioned, 5 firefighters have been injured on this. Most of them are minor injuries. A couple of them fell, lacerations, one with smoke inhalation. But one is still in the hospital tonight after having a wrist injury. Firefighters are hoping rain will help. But in the meantime, there is no wind right now. And we talked to one resident who lives near this Christmas Tree farm. He is planning to stay the night and expects another night without a lot of sleep. Live in the santa cruz mountains, Maureen Naylor, back to you. Maureen, at this point they have about 600 firefighters. Have you heard them talk about possibly moving any resources down from the north bay to help in this firefight . Reporter we have. We actually asked cal fire about that earlier and we asked, are you stretched thin . They said a little bit. They have asked for a lot of resources and we are told they will be getting them tomorrow. So at this point it was interesting today to see that aerial attack be key but they are expecting more resources tomorrow. All right, Maureen Naylor reporting for us tonight on the bear creek fire, thank you. Several Evacuation Centers are available including one in los gatos at lakeside elementary school. Boulder Creek Elementary School on west lomond street. But because of poor cell phone reception there, officials have opened a third location at a firehouse in felton. South bay reporter jesse gear very live with evacuees situations. Reporter you were talking about evacuees. We are joined by sandra wood had just county of walked up. Your house was inside the fireline. Is there anything no, embers left. I was just praying to get to my husband and our dogs to get out of there. This is it what im wearing and the house is gone, everything is gone. Its one of the ones that is gone. So we had a really nice place and, um, a lot of trees because we liked that that very natural look. And, um, we survived the slides last winter which was really pretty tough. The worst in so many years. And, um reporter were you able to al advantage anything . No. Reporter you mentioned you had some pets. They all made it out . Yes. Marlie, yes. He is two years old and, um, so hes going through his, um, you know, anxiety issues with a car ride and just doesnt know what to do. And, um, so our friends have given him toys and, you know, some blankets, socks, very important. Reporter what about you and your husband now . Do you have a place to go, family . My daughter, she actually is wonderful and my youngest daughter works at the shark inn in sunnyvale and her boss is allowing us to stay for some days. And my middle daughter moved to new mexico so, you know, shes supported us here and my oldest daughter [ crying ] reporter okay. Nobody lost their lives. No, no. Reporter i know it hurts. Yes. Reporter nobody died. Yes. Exactly. Thats the most important thing. So its just, you know i did take my dad and my brothers urn, so reporter they have stuff inside. I know you dont have much but they have have food and, you know, maybe some fresh clothes. Im so sorry. Its things. Its just stuff. So yeah. Reporter but its your stuff. Were sorry. Yes. Thank you. Okay. They have been great. I met with a couple of young really young volunteers firefighters in Boulder Creek so i just told them be careful, too, because i have heard that they are getting hurt. Reporter yeah. Thats true. Trying to help us. Reporter okay. Red cross volunteers are inside. Thank you. Reporter all right. Im sorry. Okay. Thank you. Reporter and you know wow, listen to that story. So we were talking earlier about volunteers inside and expecting residents to start coming back and thats just one resident who has come back. Lets look at our video. We have volunteers in the red cross. This woman originally volunteered with the red cross to help victims from the hurricanes in florida but there wasnt a need in that part of the country so she shifted focus in the north bay. This week her backyard is burning so she is out here helping. I feel grateful that i have a job and time on my hands to come and help people who need it. I mean, the people that were just sitting here were traveling and needed help finding a doctor for medication. So something i can totally do and was happy to do it. Reporter ahem. The people that katie referenced were visiting from spain, visiting friends and they left their insulin back at the property that they had to evacuate and so she is helping them hook up with a doctor to get some additional medication. We also talked to some folks from the community out bringing things for the First Responders because they know the firefighters have just been going and going and going, whether its here in the south bay or in the north bay, mutual aid up there. So they are trying to look out for the firefighters as well. There is a Evacuation Center over at lakeside elementary school. Officials say that will be set up for folks to come and stay overnight as needed. Again, you just heard that heartbreaking story from stacy who says her house been up there for 35 years. Everything is gone. And thats the nature of this kind of story. Its terrible and heartbreaking. Thats the latest live in felton. Jesse gary, fox 2. Jesse, i know youll be following up with her. Hopefully well find out whether or not she had fire insurance, hopefully she does and find out if she plans on trying to rebuild there in the mountains or move on to somewhere else. Sounds like she has some options as heartbreaking as that situation is. Jesse gary reporter she has some options, ken, yeah. Absolutely. Thank you very much, jesse. Oh, our hearts just go out to that woman. There are so many stories like that where these fires come up so fast and people had to run with just the clothes on their backs to get out. Its heartbreaking to hear them lose everything. These are areas that people loved living in. Right. Lifestyle. Its just beautiful. Youre in the woods in the mountains. You have these stunning views but in wildland and you are more vulnerable to these kinds of things. You hit it on head, too, julie. Stacy just brought that home. Thats whats been going on the last week for thousands and thousands of people, that same thing. We have been doing so many stories of people looking outside their window and seeing the fire coming so fast they didnt grab anything and had to run. I know. Its so incredible. Its been an incredible week or so. I do have good news i feel at least on the weather front. Now, the winds have shifted. The fog is back. Theres rain back in the forecast. And so thats better news for firefighters. We are seeing that progress up in the fire zones of Northern California even the bear fire. They are going to get some help with mice cool air coming in off the pacific. We saw the fire in the east bay. This is the flow im talking about. This fog back at the coast right now. The communities come up. The containment has risen on the north bay fires rapidly. 82 on the tubbs fire. 77 on the atlas fire. These numbers are going to go higher as we go into thursday night and friday, when we get some showers in here and that will help a tonight, too. If you look hard you can see the fog really pushing in and this is cleansing your air now. This stuff moves in here take the lower layers of the atmosphere where youre breathing in fremont and hayward right now and pushing in fresh clean air. Higher up we are still seeing a lot of smoke but in the next few days, that smoke should be out of here. With the winds staying onshore, right through thursday, through this rain event, we are talking about a big break for firefighters. So when i come back well talk about what you can expect as we go forward, towards the weekend. Well diagram that rain event for you on thursday night. See you back here. [ music ] containment numbers are growing in the north bay for the big fires that have consumed thousands of homes in sonoma and napa counties over the past nine days. From north to south the pocket fire burning near geyserville has had 58 containment right now. The tubbs fire in Sonoma County and part of napa county 182 contained. The nuns fire burning in sonoma and napa counties is 68 contained. The atlas fire in napa county 177 contained. Today officials identified the driver killed yesterday when his water truck crashed on oakville grade as 38year old gary paiz of missouri. He was a volunteer working with cal fire and driving a privately owned water tender. The Napa County Office says the truck went through a guardrail and rolled down an embankment. Officials say fatigue may have been a factor in the death of garrett paiz. More Evacuation Orders were lifted in Sonoma County today including the oakmont area of santa rosa where residents returned home for the first time in a week. Ktvus Cristina Rendon is live in the oakmont area with more. Reporter there is still smoke coming off the hills as we look east toward kenwood. Its still an active fire as crews worked the nuns fire all afternoon. We have seen water and retardant drops and this is a stark contrast to the golf course with the sprinklers going. For many people returning home is bittersweet. Reporter neighbors greet each other as they return to homes Still Standing in oakmont. Ash is falling in the air and the nuns fire is still burning but dusty and laurie are grateful. Its disheartening and scary at the same time. But were just happy to at least get back to see our house. We always heard that it was okay. But until you see it and you go inside and make sure no looters came and nobody did, i guess im so glad to be safe and i talked to so many people that have had worse happen. Reporter Evacuation Orders were lifted for oakmont tuesday afternoon. Also a relief to john and toby oneill who spent more than a week at the Sonoma County fairgrounds Evacuation Center. They were one of the first families to leave oakmont, along with their 96yearold neighbor. I pounded on doors, got her out. Couldnt get our car out because the garage door and no electricity, thank god one of our neighbors had her car sitting out. So we got in with her. Reporter now they are one of the last families to leave the Evacuation Center, appreciative of every volunteer who made their stay enjoyable. Just, you know, we have never gone through anything like this in our life. Theres a sign thats being put up, theres more love in the air than smoke. And its true. Reporter the community is now hoping to return to some sense of normalcy. Good seeing you. You, too. Reporter there are so many roads that are closed off. As you head into oakmont off highway 12, the Sonoma County Sheriffs Department says they know people are frustrated and they want to get back into their homes that are Still Standing but they say pg e crews are still working. They are continuing to ask for patience as they work to deem those areas safe. Cristina, it seems like the smoke behind you we can see it maybe some flames on that ridge. Has it picked up in the last hour . Reporter you know, we got here around 2 30 this afternoon and i will say it has picked up from 2 30 up until now. Well zoom in for you. Those are flames and we have seen air drops throughout the afternoon. Retardant and water, they have been coming by every 15 minutes to get a handle on the nuns fire here but still going strong. Even though people are home, they are watching this closely. Cristina rendon, thank you. Quite a contrast talking about turning the corner and its still out there. We have been following developing news this evening in the east bay city of dublin where a grass fire prompted more evacuations this afternoon. That fire started around 2 p. M. Today near tassajara and fallen roads in the camp parks open space north of the Alameda County jail. Ktvus henry lee has been monitoring the situation in dublin all afternoon and he joins us now with an update. Henry. Reporter the fire burned about 116 acres and is all but contained. Take a look behind me at this charred hillside. We are near the corner of fallon and tassajara. An aggressive air attack kept in fire from spreading too far. At one point, there were mandatory evacuations of a neighborhood just to the south. That Evacuation Order was lifted after just about an hour. The good news is no one is injured. Fire crews have come down the hill, but they will maintain a presence to be sure there are no flareups. We saw earlier in the afternoon an aggressive air attack with a c130 hercules from colson aviation. We had an east bay Regional Park helicopter eagle also equipped with a bambi bucket and cal fire helicopter. Later in the afternoon we saw folks from a local Cattle Ranch Company checking on their cattle. I see them now about 30 of them grazing normally. No reports of injuries. No houses were burned. And again, burned about 116 acres. You take a look at the hillside, those homes are to the north of the fire and again they were unscathed. We had fire engines up there. So at this point, we do have fire crews that will spend the night here to make sure there are no flareups. No reports of anyone injured in this fire which burned about 116 acres here in dublin. Reporting live in dublin, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. All right. Turning the corner a little bit, changing gears we are going to talk about sports. This is a big night for the golden state warriors. They are back at oracle arena hosting houston in the first game of the new season starting in about an hour. Before tipoff, the team plans to raise another championship banner and award the players with their championship rings. Mark ibanez and joe fonzi are courtside where fans were advised to arrive early so they dont miss all the pregame festivities. Reporter were starting to feel it now you know . Earlier when we were talking to you guys, very quiet in here, but now the energy is starting to happen and you realize that these things really never get old. No. Youre talking about a championship. No question, the ring ceremony, unveiling of the new championship banner and we should probably let ryan pan off for a second and show you the guy that the Houston Rockets are building around, and then they added to this roster but theres james harden and chris paul. Its hard to realize that really just a couple of days more than 4 months ago, we were standing out here the confetti was falling and the warriors were celebrating their second nba championship in three years. Harden for you fashion mavens, apparently short shorts are coming back but man, when you win championships and you go deep into the playoffs, the off season does not seem very long. Like you said, june 12th, warriors wrapped it up. And everybody was celebrating another championship. Two out of three years and looking for three out of four and as you mentioned banner raising tonight and big bling being tapped out. They shortened the nba exhibition season this year to four games and you throw in the fact that the warriors played two games in china, steve crow was asked ifs friday that his team might be a little with ussty and not ready. Heres what steve kerr had to say. Im not worried about anything. You know, um, last year we got beat by 30 points on Opening Night and we won the championship so no matter what happens its not going to really be a barometer or anything like that. Its more, you know, this is a long haul. Reporter bottom line is steve kerr doesnt have a lot to be worried about. I think kevin durant said it yesterday, we have a lot of swag right now a lot of reason for optimism. Reporter i think theres every expectation that with another year of playing together, the warriors could be better this year than last year. Thats a really scary thought [ laughter ] it is. Theres a chance they might even be better off the court. They are already coming up with ideas to help those affected in the north bay fires. Lets talk a little bit about that. Yeah. Take a look at the jersey that the warriors will be wearing when they get their rings tonight. Those jerseys are going to be worn only once. Only by them. Only by them. I think steph curry just made his long shot. Thats a good omen. [ applause and cheers ] thats what were hearing. The jerseys will be autographed by the players and auctioned off and as you said, the proceeds go to the fire victims in the north bay. All proceeds going to everybody affected up there in the north bay. So good stuff on and off the court. The Houston Rockets providing the opposition tonight. And as i mentioned earlier, in case you werent with us, 11. 2 carats worth of diamonds on those new rings and apparently, the diamonds go all the way around. So, man, its good to be champs. They will be receiving them tonight. And then we should also mention that where the banner is going to be unveiled up above us, as well. Theres a spot up there. If you can get that shot, you can see theres an empty spot and it never gets old lowering one of those, either. Right. They are piling up there at oracle. And the banner will look a little bigger than this but heres your miniature version of the banner. Theres just swag everywhere. Theres a lot going on out here. And well have all the highlights for you, of course, and the postgame, Jason Appelbaum is out here as well, hopefully there will be a lot of highlights on the warriors side. Absolutely. Back to you guys. Thank you. Enjoy yourselves, mark and joe. Looks like fun. Still to come, a new setback for president trumps proposed travel ban. Why a judge decided to temporarily halt the new version the day before it was set to take effect. Also ahead, the nfl owners discussing players kneeling during the national anthem. Well have the latest on that controversy when we come back. A federal judge in hawaii blocked returnss travel ban. Judge watson said the third version of the policy major discriminates based on nationality. The travel policy would bar residents of eight muslim majority countries from entering the u. S. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders called the judges ruling dangerously flawed. Nfl commissioner Roger Goodell met with owners and players in new york city today to discuss player protests during the national anthem. The meeting did not produce changes but both sides say it was beneficial. The league and the Players Association issued a joint statement that said they all have a, quote, tremendous respect for the nation, the flag, the anthem and the military. Goodell says the players understand the social issues affecting communities nationwide. Their commitment to addressing these issues is really admirable and something that i think our owners looked at as saying, we want to help support you. Talked about how the owners could come alongside us and we could collectively collaboratively, um, Work Together to to actually create some change. Nfl guidelines say every player should stand with their hand over their hearts during the national anthem. But its a policy, not a requirement. Last week goodell sent a memo to teams saying the league prefers players to keep their political protests off the field. President trumps nominee to the nations drug czar is withdrawing from consideration following reports that he played a key role in weakening the federal governments efforts to stop companies from distributing opioids. The president made the announcement this morning on twitter Chuck Schumer said confirming marino as the nations drug czar would be like putting the wolf in charge of the henhouse. Ktvu fox 2 news at 6 30 starts next with new developments in the healthcare debate. The bipartisan deal reached today by senators on capitol hill. [ music ] you get a companion ticketes visaevery year. Card so why not take. Me . I mean i always spell your name right. Seriously, take me, i cant listen to this playlist any longer. Im thinking mexico, and im a quick packer. Now to tonights top stories. About 150 homes are still threatened tonight by a wildfire thats burning in the santa cruz mountains. The bear fire started as a house fire in Boulder Creek last night. Cal fire says the flames spread into the forest burning about 225 acres and forcing the evacuations of dozens of people. Fire crews say the fire is just 5 contained and they will be on the scene throughout the night. In the east bay city of dublin, a grass fire prompted evacuations this afternoon but crews have made significant progress. And residents are now allowed to return home. That fire started at 2 p. M. Near tassajara road in the camp parks open space area north of 680. It burned about 180 acres and is 75 contained. No reports of any injuries. Meantime, containment is growing on the huge north bay fires. The tubbs fire is now 82 contained at 36,000 acres. The atlas fire in napa county is at about 51,000 acres and 77 contained. Also today, officials identified the driver who was killed when his truck crashed on oakville grade in napa county. He is 38yearold garrett paiz of missouri. He was a volunteer firefighter driving a privately owned water tender. Youre watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6 30. President trump says he wants tax reform and healthcare deals done before the years end. He is urging voters to help out by calling their representatives to try to keep obamacare alive. Lauren blanchard reports. Reporter hi, ken and julie. The president laying out his plan for tax reform a plan he says
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