And people being let back into their homes in santa rosa. And many are back home because fire crews say they have made major progress on the fires. And gusty winds no longer a threat. Improving threats helping fire crews. A new fire is proving difficult for firefighters. Lets check in with sam brock in santa rosa. Sam, they have waited several long days for this moment. Reporter yeah. For many people, you know, it has been almost a week since they have gotten to go home. For some people, their homes are absolutely fine and for others, it looks what you see behind me. Just an absolute shelf what has been there. There is an entire street here that looks just like that and it is made for a day of mixed emotions. You can see where it, even this far away, all of the embers that were flying. Reporter in shon dras yard, signs of embers that made her stay out of her house. I couldnt find all of the photo albums of my grandparents which havent been with us for a long time. Reporter those precio
Im ja mel wang. Im raj mathai. The end of these historic fires could be near. Lets get to the fire zone. K conan nolan joins us. Reporter theyre hoping in the Early Morning hours tomorrow morning, if conditions are right, they will set a major backfire here. There are no homes that will be in any danger but they believe this will be an effort a perfect effort for them to rob this fire of its fuel. Theyve been after this situation for over a week. Its not over. The main flank of the nuns fire over 50,000 acres continue to burn in the Sugarloaf Ridge park area of Sonoma County. The now familiar and haunting orange glow off the hillside lighting up the sky. Currently the fire is hung up in steep, rocky terrain. Reporter mutual aid strike teams have positioned along roads. Meanwhile, disappointment below. Jordan was one of thousands who were expecting to return to glen allen. He had received a blast text. Mandatory evacuation lifted. Reporter it was wrong. Theyre giving us the round about.
Four structures burn. Five firefighters injured working in treacherous terrain. The fire only 5 contained. Terry mcsweeney joins us in the mountains tonight. Whats the situation now . Reporter of welsch as of right now, about 225 acres have burned up here in the santa cruz mountains. Thats not big compared to the north bay. You talk to sandra wood. She lost everything. In fact she ran back into her house to save loved ones both living and dead before making a mad dash from the fire. Tonight, the Cal Fire Air Attack has slowed the spread of the fehr fire. But late last night before crews could do battle, sandra wood was driving home, her husband and dog inside the house unaware of the fire fast approaching. The fear is he didnt and he cant get out. So i had the car. Reporter she raced to the house to save her husband and relative whos died long ago. I grabbed my dad and brothers urn and my wedding ring. Its hard. And we lose everything. But not us. Reporter conditions are favorable for
Looking good. On westbound 80 from the carquinez bridge along the eastshore freeway to the maze 18 minutes. No delays across the span of the bridge. San mateo bridge, 880 to 101, 14 minutes. Mass transit, bart, ace, caltrain all on time. Muni express buses not running. No parking on either end of the Golden Gate Bridge. Thats through new years day. Crews have found one two of black boxes from a Russian Military jet that crashed into the black sea. The cockpit voice recorder is missing. Sunday the military jet crashed two minutes after takeoff from sochi. 92 people were on board including dozens of singers in russias military choir. The Russian Ministry said there are no survivors. Right now investigators say that pilot error or a technical failure is the likely cause of the crash. Today at pearl harbor an american president and japanese Prime Minister will visit the site of the attack together for the first time. Kpix 5s cate caugiran breaks down why the show of unity was 70 years in t
Successful. The Vice President was there and said nothing. Reporter today dozens of students marched to the University President s office to meet facetoface. The president s staff said he wasnt available but he did release a statement saying, in part, although i know some have been frustrated with the perceived lack of action since the incident occurred we owe it to everyone to thoughtfully, thoroughly, and factually determine what occurred before taking action. The comment comes a year after he admitted to failing to recognize and intervene in the abuse of a freshman who was a victim of hate crimes on campus. Students say they will continue to rally until the board member is removed and an apology from the administration is given. Theres a lot of diversity here. For someone to go ahead and say that about one specific race . Thats very shocking to me. Reporter the university isnt releasing the name of the board member who allegedly made these comments. Theyre also not giving a timeline