Fires and Mass Evacuations may be the new norm, its going to be early and more often folks have been experiencing this california the last couple of years. Thank you for joining us at 5 oclock everybody im grant lotus there is cautious optimism tonight in the fight against. 3 Massive Wildfire systems in the bay area combined. They have now burned nearly 800,000 acres. 5 people have died in the lnu lightning complex fires. Those burning in the north bay. They burned more than 350,000 acres making this the second largest fire in state history. That complex now, 22 contained. Meanwhile 5 people have been injured in the scu lightning complex fire system. Thats burning in the east and south bays and beyond fires there have scorched nearly 344,000 acres, making that system the 3rd largest in state history. And yesterday a 70 yearold mans body was recovered by crews working the czu august lightning complex fires burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains and parts of southern San Mateo County that c
Breaking news tonight at 10 oclock the wildfires across the bay area are cal fire says the l a new lightning complex fire in the north bay now 25 contained. The scu lightning complex fire in the east and south base 15 contained in the czu august lightning complex on the peninsula and Santa Cruz County is 13 contained thanks for being with us at 10 oclock everybody. Im grant lotus and im Catherine Heenan Vicki Liviakis has the night off. We have a map of where the fires are happening. The lnu lightning complex that this is the biggest it is the deadliest of the mall. So far 5 people have been killed it scorched more than 351,000 acres in solano napa sonoma lake and yolo counties the czu august lightning complex fires burning in the mountains in san mateo and santa cruz counties destroying homes and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their. Finally the scu lightning complex its burned 360,000 acres in contra costa alameda and stannis last counties we have Team Coverage tonight on al
Conditions. At least eight people have died and more than 1. 4 million acres have burned. And weve learned there are four burn patients being treated at u. C. Davis medical center. And we want you to take a look at these pictures. Santa cruz sheriffs deputies need your help catching a man suspected of stealing a firefighters wallet while he was battling the flames. Heres a look at the largest wildfires burning in the bay area right now. Lightning sparked them a week ago, and they torched an area greater than the size of rhode island. In the north bay, the lmu lightning complex is proveding to be challenging for firefighters tonight. Sky 7 was overhead the wall bridge fire near water springs road in Sonoma County this afternoon. You can see the difficult terrain crews are facing. So far the lnu lightning complex, containment is rising and currently at 25 . So its a bitten couraging here tonight. Abc7 News Reporter j. R. Stone is following the story and joins us live from healdsburg toni
Ago, and they torched an area greater than the size of rhode island. In the north bay, the lmu lightning complex is proveding to be challenging for firefighters tonight. Sky 7 was overhead the wall bridge fire near water springs road in Sonoma County this afternoon. You can see the difficult terrain crews are facing. So far the lnu lightning complex, containment is rising and currently at 25 . So its a bitten couraging here tonight. Abc7 News Reporter j. R. Stone is following the story and joins us live from healdsburg tonight. J. R. , what does it look like tonight . Reporter dan and ama ama it is much more humid than it had been. Winds have died down in this location. Those firefighters out there tell me that is helping with the fire fight. Still, though, you can see directly behind me the c. H. P. Officer still has this area closed off. We are only around one or two miles from heavy smoke and a fire. Flames shooting into the air monday evening in the hills northwest of healdsburg ne
A woman seen running barefoot away from the l. A. X. Security checkpoint wasnt afraid to fly. Take a look, Officials Say it was because this was in her carry on bags. That would be 70 pounds of cocaine. Unlike you and i, Airline Flight crews arent screened each time they enter the gate area. A police Union Spokesman shows you why they should be. The woman still hasnt been found. Its incredible. It is insane. Incredible. Now to a mystery out of southern california. The story is bizarre. A clunk of ice falling from the sky and hitting Megan Clements home. It was a sunny spring day. Hail seems unlikely. It was not inclement. But sorry i had to, but clement who has a degree in environmental studies says it may be a rare phenomenon of large chunks of ice falling from the sky. Of course. She says the chunk shattered i heard like a loud bang hitting like sounded like the wall or the outside of the house. I thought maybe one of the trees fell. One other possible explanation by be a piece of ai