And the situation is likely to get worse. Unfavorable weather conditions fueling the flames. Sot tim chavez cal fire officialtheres a lot of potential for some large fire growth on the north and west side of this fire in the next 24 to 48 hours. More than 100 thousand acres already scorched, and Officials Say containment is minimal. Sot chief Ralph Terrazas lafdthis predicted wind event should last through saturday so we have several days before we are out of the woods. Emotions running high as fires wreaking havoc in los angeles and ventura counties. Sot ventura residenti dont know what im going to do right now. I cant think right because everything is burned down to the ground. Here a heroic moment as one man risking his life to save a wild rabbit from the flames on highway 1. More than 260 public and Charter Schools in the Los Angeles Area are closed throughout the rest of the week. And Health Officials advise residents to limit their outdoor time because of the smoke. Sot los angel
Continued dry weather with mild days and clear but cool nights. No rain is in the forecast for the next 7 to 10 days. A spare the air alert is in effect for today, saturday and sunday. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. james james we continue to follow breaking news this morning out of Southern California. Wildfires causing mass devastation and now there is another fire burning in san diego county. darya this is new video from that fire. So far all of the fires have forced more than 200thousand people out of their homes. The fires have also combined to burn more than 140thousand acres. james and here is a map showing exactly where these fires are burning. Firefighters are still struggling to get the upper hand on any of these fires. darya Kristen Holmes is in Ventura County this morning with the latest. Purple is the new red in california as officials announce the fire weather is so extreme they are amending its colorcoding system to include
If skyfox pulls out. You can see traffic is backed up for miles. As you can see the lanes there are blocked off while crews are investigating. Crews are working to get the liquid cleaned up and figure out what happened. Outer loop is only getting by on the shoulder. Well stay on top of this and keep you posted. A more breaking news. A shooting at the minnesota metro station, the vitim was shot standing on the platform. The investigation impacting train service, Marina Marraco is live at the scene with latest. Marina . Reporter dc police is assisting with the investigation, it is Metro Transit Police the lead agency that you see on this scene here. Theyre now trying to figure out why this shooting took place at the minnesota avenue platform. And who the suspects are and you can see the video here from just minutes ago. There was an extremely large presence from both metro officers as well as dc police detectives. We saw several witnesses being taken away for questioning to see if anythi
A local couple have continued their tradition to light up their home with a Christmas bonanza display of lights and decorations in aid of a children s charity. .