Sarasota. One, two, three, up. Reporter and our own nbcs Kerry Sanders helped reece queue stranded dolphins near margo island. Got to rescue them. Reporter while irma made a second landfall near margo island neighbors took the brunt of the storm. Mayor bill barnett on the today show this morning. Its hard to describe. The water was rolling around, rain was coming in so hard you could barely see out of the window, and it was scary. Very, very lucky. Reporter residents in the tampa area waking up grateful their homes were spared. I was expecting water. Reporter millions without power. Likely thousands waking with Severe Damage to their homes as irma refuses to release its hold on the sunshine state. And with most of florida without power local officials are telling people stay off the roads. There is a mandatory cfew in place tonight and officials will be out monitoring the roads to try to get a better look at the damage there. Were live in miami. Sarah rosario. Now back to you. Thank yo
Front of this house. Thats the big house, because its the only remaining Shingle House here, and its an old one, and its dangerous. Reporter the homeowner evacuated. Were going to make a stand and try to save the neighborhood. Reporter meantime, those in evacuated areas watched from afar as retardant doused their homes hate today. A few have temporarily set up in Maxwell Village Shopping Center off sonoma highway with only the essentials. I was glad i left. There was ash coming down like snowflakes. Reporter and theres still a lot of concern for the missing. We all clutch our hearts because we know people that went back in that are now missing. You dont stay missing voluntarily. Reporter and new ash has begun to fall and its gotten a little smokier, as well. Meantime, the group of men watching over this house say they will not evacuate, unless the winds shift and really pick up tonight. We wish them good luck. Lisa, thank you very much. The fires spread quickly overnight sunday into mo
On the atlas, sulfur and other fires, but theres a lock way to go. Parts of sonoma are on edge, waiting to see which way the fire turns. We have team komcoverage in sonoma, where residents and firefighters are working to protect the community. Lisa . Reporter were here on wilking way inside the mandatory evacuation zone, and there are some residents who refuse to leave. They have this water truck standing by, and they have also set up all of these ladders. They are watering down that roof. You can see that its shaped shingle and flammable. The fear is if this house goes down, the entire neighborhood will. Were going to make a stand and save the neighborhood. Reporter those arent just words, they are serious about the task at hand. The one leading the charge is a retired battalion chief. Hes organized this entire effort and got a backhoe in to dig a trench to create even more densible space behindthe houses. Because as it stands right now, the fire is less than two files away from here.
Logic will tell you that the failure of these lines and the equipment, more likely than not, either caused or contributed to te spread of this fire. Reporter dan noyes, abc7 news. Line workers say that customers often object to their trees being cut back, so theres blame to go around here. Cal fire is still investigating. We have posted the entire statement from pg e on our website, abc7news. Com. In mendocino county, the redwood and potter fires have burned more than 32,000 acres between them. Ukiah high school has been closed all week, but volunteers gathered to unload cases of water. Lonny rivera has that story. Reporter in this leveled community, the only lively sound comes from tree cutting crews. Theyre focused on chopping down unstable burn trees to prevent further destruction. The fire got here at like 2 00 a. M. But we woke up at about 1 00 to 1 sa 1 15 a. M. , and people were calling us trying to cake us up. Reporter his family made it out of their Redwood Valley neighborhood
District sent this let er to parents notifying them about the investigation. Our counselors are available at the school. They can talk to teenagers. They will have those conditions. Reporter for many parents and recent alumni the investigation comes as a shock. Its disappointing. Reporter it serves as an opportunity to talk to her daughter about the dangers of snapping a selfie and pressing send. We have to be careful. Reporter the page has been blocked. In its place there is a new account for lincoln students. The captions are supportive and loving. It brought even together. Even really we felt loved again. Reporter the teens name has not been released. Police havent said if there are more possible suspects in the case. Reporting live tonight, michelle roberts, bay area news. Now to developing news overseas. A credible bomb Threat Forces the cancellation of a soccer match, this time in germany. German authorities didnt want to take chances after the terror attacks in paris which inclu