Nearly 340,000 acres. And is 10 contained 5 structures have been destroyed 20,000 others are threatened to First Responders and 2 civilians have been injured. Kron fours dan thorn live for us in Santa Clara County tonight where the su lightning complex continues to spread. In the area around Mount Hamilton, so dan what have you learned tonight. And in this fire is primarily burning right now in the deep rural areas near Mount Hamilton as you head up the lick observatory. Still very smoky and very dangerous for people that are in those areas and thats fire crews out here been asking people to evacuate and not be allowed to head back into these areas if you look at some of the video that we have from earlier today this is a grant ranch park where you can see charred hillsides there. Along with that you can see some flame retardant that was dropped off to prevent this fire from spreading over the last couple of days, nearby homes have been threatened as you can see a lot of dry brush out
Acres tonight we also know that President Trump has approved californias request for a president ial major disaster declaration. This afternoon governor gavin newsom tweeted his gratitude for the president s help writing that, although these are unprecedented times california is resilient. And well get through this. We have Team Coverage on these fires tonight kron fours noelle bellow gayle lot gayle ong and dan thorn on live with the latest on the fires and the damage and our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is in our Weather Center tracking the conditions, lets first go to know well with the very latest on the firefighting efforts in Sonoma County know well whats going on. And sorry just about 5 minutes ago, i watched as several fire trucks just came to zooming down this road, im on west side road in a Dry Creek Valley that is just west of healdsburg and most folks if you live on this road you were ordered to evacuate here west of highway one oh one and now as i mentioned several
Young and her grandchildren were living in an apartment in an apartment right above her. She parked her sedan in this spot. Being home every single day, every single night, to not be at home for days, it is very, very odd. She has raised the kids since infancy, after their parents died in a car crash. Jaden is nine and cavalia is seven. We want to find them. It is not a custody dispute. Young is that legal guardian. She seemed fine on sunday, making plans for her sister to drop off a turkey here. Shannon young said sandra mix missed the meet up with no explanation. Her license plate was logged miles away. Obviously the vehicle is connected to them. We hope to find them. She has dementia and likes to shop. He has been looking for her acura and showing pictures around. She has never seemed confused to me. As she is very independent and take takes care of the kids by herself. The children gave the impression they would know if she was in distress. It is very odd. Young might have taken th
Warm start. All ready near 70 degrees for concord, for san jose this morning, 67 in livermore. It was a holt one inland yesterday. Another hot one inland today. A heat advisory in effect for many bay area locations. Especially the Higher Elevation and inland east bay. We actually have a warning for much of the central valley. And a red flag warning warning today for the east bay hillings. Fire danger very high there. Be mindful if you plan to spend any Time Outdoors today. Your weather headlines, a mild start, mostly clear, a slow cooling this weekend. Well start to shave off a few degrees, but its not cooling all month any way. And your full forecast is coming up in a bit. But first, more news headlines. Three people are hospitalized after a vegetation fire erupted and spread to four apartment buildings in antioch. The fire started around 10 00 last night on delta fair boulevard. Those taken to the hospital were suffering smoke inhalation. Now firefighters are investigating whether th
Firefighters have been battling back to back fires in the brentwood area. Jackie ward is there. Reporter those firings started within a half hour of each other. That means its been an extra exhausting day for dozens of bay area fifths. And they are firefighters, and their busy season is barely getting started. After july 4, calfire expect their days to get intense, but three fires back to back to back, lead them to think something is up. Were looking into it. It could be human caused intentional, or accidental. Reporter calfire says 250 acres were on fire at one point. Now two fires are completely contained and the third is at 80 . The problem is the terrain, its steep, theres limited access. There are some good roads as far as dirt looks, but its steep for the bulldozer to cut the line. Reporter 25 minutes away in brentwood at the aquatic park, you can still smell the smoke. People say theyre used to it at this time of year. You can see the smoke in the area. When you see dee diablo,