We begin live from santa rosa. A new Evacuation Order in effect there now. Reporter it was 24 hours ago on this very air that the Sonoma County sheriff warned people around here this fire remains unpredictable and dangerous. The evidence of that you can see behind us. This is the battle to save this winery. It has been going on all day as an offshoot of the fire has been creeping down this hillside. Another flash point in an ever changing disaster. After a week of watching their city burn around them, the folks who live along this stretch of highway 12 had to have in the back of their minds an idea that their turn might be around the corner or once the weather changed over that hill. I cant say i was surprised. Reporter still, when the loud speaker calling for evacuation is outside your house. Its unnerving. Reporter for kevin lester he lost his home in coffee park. You now must stress about his girlfriends place in the new evacuation zone. I figured things would be safe here the way t
Firefight in the north bay tonight. More people forced out ofir right now the north bay remains an active and dangerous fire fight. Tonight more people forced out of their homes, wineries under threat and windy conditions giving firefighters a new challenge. Thanks for joining us on this special extended edition of news because of the wildfires. The death toll continues to rise as the weather makes things unpredictable for fire crews. 40 people have been killed in wildfires across the north bay. 42 people have been killed in Sonoma County. New evacuation orders in effect for parts of santa rosa and the sonoma valley. The air quality for the greater bay area improved somewhat today, especially later in the day. Firefighters are working hard to protect some wineries threatened by the flames. You see how close those flames are coming down the hill. The castle has not burned, but you can see flames looming in the trees and the hillsides behind it. The fights been going on all day to keep t
Christien, as dawn has broken, we are getting a much better look at the area that is burning. Reporter absolutely. That is exactly what firefighters are looking for at this point in time. The bear fire 0 containment. Estimated around 125 acres. Now that the sun is starting to come up, the heat is starting to warm up, and that smoke now started to go higher and higher airborne, this fire very, very large. And at this point unchecked. There are at least three crews back there fighting this fire. Fire crews tell me that they believe they have enough crews here on scene. Theyre working to bring more crews in as the day progresses. Lets see how the fire progressed overnight. It started around 10 30 last night with a fire at a home. That fire then spread to some of the nearby wildland. Firefighters were called to that structure fire. Again, 10 30 last night. Now estimated at 125 acres. Santa cruz county emergency officials sent out a reverse 911 call to residents living within four miles of
Could pick up later as the front gets closer. Low clouds of moved in everywhere. They are pushing into the valley. We will have a westerly breeze and southerly breeze in advance of the system with low clouds and drizzle. The wind will pick up in era and tonight there is a Winter Weather advisory until 11 am around 6000 feet. Up to 6 inches of snow. The system has a way to go. It will get hereby this evening. 60s and 70s on your temperatures. We are looking at a lot of things. This is the peak of the morning commute. We will start with 80 westbound where traffic is going to be busy driving from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. 23 minutes is not a bad time. Later in the morning it could double easily. This is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Traffic is backed up for a 20 minute delay at this point. We had an earlier stalled vehicle on the upper deck that is now gone. Traffic is moving along okay on the commute and San Francisco along northbound and southbound 101. The comm
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