News stations, youre watching kron 4 news at 10. And its hard to look at. And i know that were going to have to start going through things and. You know coming up here and at and working a little bit but if at a time to come. Now it and devastation after a disaster a family of 5 is left heartbroken tonight after the lnu lightning complex fires destroyed what was supposed to be there forever home. Thanks for joining us on this thursday night, im ken wayne and im pale more that familys home one said on gates canyon road in vacaville and it is now reduced to rubble. Well for sale of the sack erie visited the area with the family tonight and she joins us live with more taylor is heartbreaking. Pam ken a family of 5 lived here april and Mike Hernandez raise their 3 kids here, im standing in what was once their sons bedroom, you can tell just how hot this fire was check us out. This is wilsons a desk chair. Well all thats left of it and here behind me melton appliances in the area that was o
3 large wildfires burning in the bay area and the good news is crews are making headway. Thanks for joining us tonight, im ken wayne and im pam moore at this hour cal fire says the scu lightning complex fire in parts of the east bay and the south bay is 35 contained with more than 369,000 acres burned the lnu lightning complex fire in the north bay is now 35 contained with more than 369,000 acres burned and the czu august lightning complex fire in san mateo and santa cruz counties is now 24 contained with more than 81,000 acres burned you see where that fire is burning on this map in the Santa Cruz Mountains and into San Mateo County. So far. The fires have destroyed more than 700 structures and majority of those. Our homes are still several mandatory Evacuation Orders in effect tonight. But the good news is those orders have been lifted for the you see santa cruz campus which was threatened at the southern edge of this fire tonight kron fours gayle ong live for us in Santa Cruz County
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
Counties. It has burned nearly 370,000 acres and is 35 contained this morning, 5 people have died. 4 others hurt. And the fire destroyed over 1000 structures and threatened more than 30,000 others. And also in the north bay as more people return home in Solano County emotions will likely run high for the coming days. The county Sheriffs Office says that of the roughly 1000 homes in the affected burn area about a 150 are safe enough to allow reentry. Some residents tell us that they fear their home home was completely gone only to learn later through a firefighter that that was not the case. And in the same week not everything was only all cried remember van and were hearing all of that because houses was like wow thats great. I can imagine a deep sigh of relief. Well the county set up a Re Entry Center at Mission Church and thus were evacuees approved to head home can get passes that will allow them through those checkpoints to keep in mind you have to be approved first. Well firefight
Center right now with that and then well get to the headlines. Hey josh. There james, as you mentioned laura category 4 hurricane as it made landfall cameron louisiana last night at one am. Still making an impact all across that state this morning as the center of the storm gradually makes its way northward. We are anticipating still some very strong winds, although the storm itself has weakened to a category 2 now. The big concern here right along the coastline was a storm surge that stretches not just a few miles inland, but as much as 40 miles inland as it makes its way up those bayous and low lying planes right there along the shoreline what we are saying is i 10 closed from the texas border all the way east of areas likely charles and the storm Still Producing some very heavy rain as well as winds that are still strong but continuing to weaken as it makes its way inland. Good news is storm surge was not as bad as it could have been but still big rainmaker and definitely a strong s