Computerized system. The overall view is increasing relative humidity and very strong gusts, 9 to 11 miles per hour. Then moving down to the Santa Cruz Mountains, we have wind gusting to about 13 miles per hour. Relative humidity there is 74 . Again, thats encouraging and the temperatures only 68 degrees. Weather is improving for fire containment, but once again, the air quality is very poor across most of the bay area. We have a spare the air alert in effect for the next three days through friday. Dan and ama. Spencer, thanks very much. Well get to that News Conference as soon as it happens. Well bring it to you. Right now, we want to tell you about the scu lightning complex, the second largest wildfire in the state. Its scorched 363,000 acres, destroyed 20 structures and is threatening another 20,000. This is truly a massive fire burning in the east and south bay. Even beyond. Parts of alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties are all affected. Cal fire put this effort into pers
Neighbor, there were long lines going out of the neighbor because of the mandatory evacuations. I want to go off into the distance. First you can see the homes right here. Then we look at the hillsides. We are at the western portion of i80. You go see the hill sides that are charred black from the flames that have torn through this area. They are under a mandatory evacuation. Some of them are still here. I want to pan back out. There are other things i want to show you. It is pretty quiet here. When we go on to above that roof and on to that hill top, you can see where some of those air tankers dropped that fire retardant. I want to throw it right now to some of the sound we have from some of the folks living in this area on what it has been like in the last 24 hours. At some point, if we feel its not safe, we will definitely depart. But like i am, we havell. Weve been saying all day, if the winds are on our side, we have a chance. With all the emotional tension, it was definitely chal
These are major fires. Reopen, but it is windy and in mind here. Rarely do we see such major one man didnt think he was fires along the coast in san burning. Going to pan over here again going to make it. Mateo county. Where you can see the fire on lets bring in Marianne Favro in these are live pictures of all the other side of the freeway, making its way up that hillside. Scotts valerivalley. The flames and that thick, black smoke from our nbc bay area sky a terrifying sight. This is my home county. Ranger. This is where i live. Marianne . Reporter jason hickey didnt this is south of pescadero. And its really hard to watch think he was going to make it. And its really scary to watch. We started covering this fire his nightmare began when his yesterday in earnest. And i know everybody is trying and its continuing to spread to figure out where do we go . Home burned down and he had so into Santa Cruz County. So that is the situation out many close calls overnight, as so far 10,000 acres
The scu fire is also in four counts. The three wildfires have burned more than 775,000 acres. All of these fires started by lightning one week ago. Reporter heather, good afternoon to you. Contain system up, which is good news. Also good ws, a large no longer in direct threat from the flames. But if you look screen left, off in the distance, thats smoke rising above the hilltops here in the santa rosa mountains. Those homes along the highway 9 corridor are still in danger, so crews are using an old technique in hopes 0 of making gains the firefight. Just north of felton, firefighters are taking advantage of higher temperatures higher humidity to work gains the fire. The weather is cooperating to help us get those containment lines around those communities that are involved. Reporter firefighters are using fire to fight the 78,000 acre fire. The difficult task burning the vegetation on the ground but preventing the flames from going up into the trees, because if they do that, they could
Me and joe, together. What an awesome responsibility. What an awesome privilege. Night three of the Democratic National convention in the spotlight was on california senator Kamala Harris. The democrats brought in some of their heavy hitters tonight, including nancy pelosi, Hillary Clinton, senator Elizabeth Moran and former president barack obama. But make no mistake, this night was all about Kamala Harris. Our political reporter craig lee now, what is your thoughts on Kamala Harris and did she deliver . Reporter in a word, yes. She told personal stories, she introduced herself as the democratic vp nominee, but most significantly the daughter of immigrants who grew up in the bay area made history tonight. I accept your nomination for Vice President of the United States of america. Reporter california senator Kamala Harris submitting her place in history, accepting the democratic partys Vice President ial nomination. She is the first black woman and for south Asian American to appear o