Communication infrastructure. Heres a map of where the fire is burning as of tonight its burned acres and ne rds are i place there. And in parts of alameda county, five structures have been destroyed and 20,000 homes are threatened. Come down the hill threequarters of the way, hundred foot flames coming straight down the hill. Responrsav been hurt. Hotels are offering special rates for evacuees. Evacuees. Eva. Rates are 75 a night and require proof of residency. Its happening in san jose also, the mayor tweeted more than a dozen hotels are offering rates starting at 99 a night for fire victims and evacueees, you can book a room online. On the peninsula, a warning for beach goers, stay away. They want to leave the roads open for the first responders. We have the details. Reporter fires all across california continue to spread, destroying homes, forcing thousands of evacuations and adding to the worst air quality in the world. We are in an emergency situation. Reporter as conditions cont
effort to save the pilot after the plane crashed into the bay. debra villalon has details. reporter: this fatal crash is sealed off but looking across the water you can see the wreckage and agoivety at this hour. this is the four seater with only the pilot aboard. witnesses said he seemed to do everything he could to avoid crashing on to bistandards near by. people near soccer fields were shocked to see the plane procruding. we couldn t even see his face from the mud. to try to get his head at least out of the mud, clear his face to he could breathe. that was my plan. but the mud was too dense. reporter: the pilot had just taken off from oakland airport. airborne only a few minutes before his engine apparently quit. the only hint of trouble, this transmission to oakland tower. he was a very experienced pilot and he was a very, very safe pilot. reporter: others who fly the world war ii era airplane said they immediately recognized this one and realized sadly the pilo