Homes. Cal fire did not hesitate to evacuate 150 families nearby. Here on the southern flank the next morning, it was a surreal mix of peace and destruction. One side a picturesque Santa Cruz Mountain scene. The other, the wildfire burning out of control. Todays forecast for the Santa Cruz Mountains was about as good as it gets short of it actually raining. Calm winds, Cool Temperatures and high humidity kept the flames low and slow. With the flames creechg along the ground creeping along the ground, the strategy in this canyon is let it burn to the water edge and then to the manmade fire break and watch as it snuffs itself out. The fire dancing into their backyards, neighbors who at first ignored the mandatory Evacuation Order are finally going. What do you say to people who say you are crazy and stupid for being here . Well, let me see. Thats a good question. Are we crazy or stupid . Up the hill at a high point along bear creek road, crews are clearing brush and preparing for battle
Showers at our nbc bay area studios here in san jose. But some heavier rainfall on the way. Its not only the wet weather right now but the wind weve been dealing with. Sustained winds out of the south. 15 to about 25 miles per hour. Were continuing to track this storm system and the heaviest tonight thats all throughout this hour. Ladies . Thanks, jeff. Speaking of that wind it has been whipping up some problems. Dashcam video shows a strong gust knocking down a side along the Santa Cruz Mountains today. As the Stormy Weather returns, fema has a stern wantirning fory area homeowners. Elyce kirchner has an important message. Reporter the rain just started pouring down here. With all the record rain weve been experiencing, a Record Number of californians have actually signed up for Flood Insurance policies but fema is warning its just a drop in the bucket compared to how many people should actually be signing up. Lets take a look. Reporter rene is getting a quote to trim four large trees
Way to start off this saturday morning every regular look lots of sunshine on this saturday and edge where not send any fall out there is a really nice start to the weekend we are looking a some pretty nice temperatures in some fairly mild readings for this morning is an early in the 50s 55 and the the more san jose were at 56 degrees right nowtoday look like this especially for the east bay in an spots that a close livermore and 96 great weather for the kids today is a warm day in the city for to the eve of the coast will let you know just how much harder it gets for tomorrow it continues to bar middletown resident will be allowed to go back home take a look of the before and after video. Will tran one on the left the fire raging a total of 585 homes were destroyed thousands order to evacuate three people died in the fire right now more than 7000 homes remained friend. Reporter there is destruction as far as we can see here were standing by what is left of an apartment complex hostile
2012 viscount at to be one in ecigarette use among teens more than doubled. 1,800,000 kids have tried these products. A recent study found that awareness of ecigarettes among youth is virtually ubiquitous. I guess that means that they have to see stuff somewhere like advertising. Maybe television, maybe newspapers, magazines, maybe lots of them. We will talk about that. The growth and you have awareness and use of e ecigarettes has coincided with a plug of recent e cigarette marketing activity. A report published this month in the journal of pediatrics found that you if exposure to leadcigarette advertising on television increased 256 in 2 years. That is kind of like everyone the results are out on the health surveys. Just go, go for it. Go for that dollar. 256 increase extraordinary a major American Legacy Foundation report found last year over 14 million teens saw two for advertising on tv and nine and a half million saw print ads the russo while Major Companies reiterate that the on
Whoosh grant the llama drama unfolding on Live Television moos nat grant this is a full hour of your choice for prime time news. male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Pam good evening im pam moore. Pam up to 15hundred bart riders may have been exposed to measles. Because of one infected rider. Pam kron 4s Charles Clifford is live in millbrae tonight. With details on when and where that person rode bart. And how long the virus lingered in the train cars. Pam charles . Reporter the San Mateo County Health Department said thursday that a fourth person in the county has contracted measles. They also say that person rode bart. Possibly while contagious. Reporter he or she apparently boarded 20th. Here at the millbrae bart station near sfo. That train would have traveled north and made several stops including in south San Francisco, colma and daly city. The infected passenger got off bart at the civic center station in San Francisco around 5pm. Health offi