Wildfires burning across the state and across the bay area 2 of those making history the lnu complex in the north bay is now the second largest fire on record in the state of california burning about 350,000 acres. Its followed closely by the scu fire complex in the easton south bays and beyond that is burned 347,000 acres and then theres the czu complex in san mateo and santa cruz counties all together. These fires have burned about 800,000 acres in just one week. And we want to take a look now at the evacuation map for this fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains you can see this area in red just how large the mandatory Evacuation Order is southern San Mateo County northern Santa Cruz County and kron fours dan kerman has been tracking this complex for about a week now joins us live from the Cal Fire Base Camp in Scotts Valley boyd and this fire is not nearly as big as the other complexes, but that doesnt mean it hasnt been completely devastating. Absolutely you know nearly 200 homes have th
Areas biggest fires. Tonight we start in the north bay where the l a nelightning complex fire is that is the deadliest and most destructive fire here the bay. It remains a serious threat tonight once again it exploded today in size having now burned more than 300,000 acres in Sonoma Solano napa lake and yolo counties. Tonight, we know 5 people died in that fire for more have been injured during the fire fight almost 500 structures have been destroyed 125 others damaged and more than 30,000 others are threatened tonight still a bit of good news at this hour cal fires now reporting 15 containment. Thats more than double what it was this morning. When the most impacted communities in Sonoma County is Healdsburg Kron fours dan kerman reports about the challenges fire crews are facing there. Right now the fire is progressing from mill creek to the Sweetwater Springs road area that south southeast. Firefighters trying to get a handle on things before those Early Morning hours when the fire h
Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, we are looking live from our rooftop camera out at the beautiful bay bridge this morning. Good morning everyone, it is friday, we made it to friday. Thank goodness. Its august 28th. Im michelle griego. We did it. Good morning, im len kiese. A check of the weather now with mary lee and a spare the air alert has been extended through the weekend. Thats right. Still watching that haze and smoke. Len and michelle, on this friday morning and checking current air quality conditions, not as great as yesterday morning. Ange and reds and that does indicate that unhealthy air for the bay area. So because of that, we have a spare the air alert. That remains in effect today as well as through the weekend. So looking at that spare the air over the next few days and likely even beyond that. Now we are looking at that smoke forecast as we take you through the day, and you can see that is red and purple colors and that indicates that smoke. So still
Time of year. But we are tracking that haze and that smoke, this is our smoke forecast and those red and purple colors indicate that intense smoke coming from those fires burning across our region. Well talk about what you can expect, taking you through our weekend and details on that coming up. But its a foggy start along the coast and right around the bay. And even across the Golden Gate Bridge. Gianna . Yes it is mary and thats where we start this around. Good morning. If you plan on taking the Golden Gate Bridge this morning you can see in the live shot its a little murky out there. So limited visibility might be an issue and in fact, chp issued a fog advisory overnight for the portion of marin city down to the Golden Gate Bridge there. So far, things are moving at the limit for the most part. You might see some slightly slower speeds as you head through the waldo grade and on the span itself. But taking a quick look at the Altamont Pass, here westbound 580. You know, things build
Mountains and also in southern San Mateo County thousands of people have had to evacuate these communities where the fire is burning and also where the fire continues to threaten theres been extensive damage in areas near Boulder Creek and also in bonny doon homes. Theyre just incinerated by the fire hundreds of other buildings have also been destroyed and many more are still threatened fire crews have been dealing with these intense fires for days now fire Officials Say that it is actively burning in heavy timber and thick undergrowth one of the big concerns has been burning trees which have been breaking apart hitting the ground and then causing the potential for more fires to spread however, firefighters have reported that there have been better firefighting conditions, thanks to improved. The weather. More aerial attacks and an increase in the number of crews that are working the fire. But evacuees that have been staying in nearby santa cruz have been patiently waiting for more upd