mark breaking news we are following. Federal prosecutors announce charges against several assistant College Basketball coaches for alleged corruption. There are reports that the schools involved include usc. Oklahoma state. Auburn. And arizona. The details of the charges have not been released but the wall street journal is reporting that the charges stem from an investigation into bribery and kickback schemes. A total of 10 people have been charged including representatives from a major sportswear company. The us attorney in new york is set to hold a News Conference at 9 00 this morning. We will follow that News Conference when it happens and bring you updates through out the morning. A San Jose Police officer is recovering this morning after his patrol car was rear ended. It happened early this morning near Camden Avenue and union avenue. The officer was stopped in his patrol car when the driver of the other car crashed into him. That driver was arrested for dui. The officer was take
Calistoga. Those flames jumped highway 29 earlier this evening. Andria borba is in napa county tonight with the latest. The tubs fire is about 2 to 3 miles outside of calistoga proper. It is burning on highway 29 on mount st. Helena. Tonight the fight is to keep it on that mountain. Reporter the fight to keep the tubs fire out of calistoga is being waged here along highway 29. Billowing smoke choked vistas along the highway, a reminder the flames are still in charge here. The fire jumped the highway this afternoon in at least one location and cal fire crews were determined to keep it from spreading further. With the turnout barely wide enough for water tenders and strike teams, firefighters set backfires, leaving without room to run. People tried to load a horse in a trailer to get it out of harms way. The horse refused to budge. While fires tend to lay down at night, the fire continues to chew through vegetation, mocking the efforts of firefighters and their equipment. Here in calisto
Country wildfires is now up to 31 people. According to Sonoma County sheriffs, about 400 people are still unaccounted for. Cal fire says the fires burn more than 191,000 acres and right now one of the biggest fires is threatening the city of calistoga. Those flames jumped highway 29 earlier this evening. Andria borba is in napa county tonight with the latest. The tubs fire is about 2 to 3 miles outside of calistoga proper. It is burning on highway 29 on mount st. Helena. Tonight the fight is to keep it on that mountain. Reporter the fight to keep the tubs fire out of calistoga is being waged here along highway 29. Billowing smoke choked vistas along the highway, a reminder the flames are still in charge here. The fire jumped the highway this afternoon in at least one location and cal fire crews were determined to keep it from spreading further. With the turnout barely wide enough for water tenders and strike teams, firefighters set backfires, leaving without room to run. People tried t
Of the city. Normally it would be packed with traffic and pedestrians. The big concern right now is the nuns fire. It merged with another big fire overnight and is heading south towards the city. Now flames from the nuns fire getting very dangerously close to winding roads in napa county. Kpix 5s anne makovec just found out firsthand and joins us live. Scary situation. Dry creek road here behind me is closed to the public now but the media is allowed in at our own risk and this is what we found about a mile and a half up the road from where im standing which is the intersection of orchard avenue at around 4 a. M. Flames covering that hillside from the ground up to some of those tall trees. In between the roadway dry creek road and that fire, is homes. So that fire very close to spreading to those homes. Right now that area is under a voluntary evacuation. The problem is that dry creek is a tight and winding road. So getting out is not quick or easy and thats why we turned around direct
They are doing everything they can to prevent tubbs from spreading into calistoga. The city of calistoga is a ghost town right now and thats exactly what they need. Emptiness so First Responders can do their jobs. Now, that mandatory Evacuation Order was set wednesday. Still in effect today. Gentleman. There are no structures or fire activity inside the city of calistoga. We are facing a serious condition. The fire is coming closer to the city limits. Reporter mayor chris canning said as a little hospitable city its hard to tell people to stay away but its for their own safety. We have been getting an updated from napa county every morning at 9 a. M. That will again happen in just a few hours. In calistoga, jackie ward, kpix 5. Moving northwest to the pocket fire its closing in on geyserville in Sonoma County. Clear skies allowed crews to make more air drops over this fire yesterday. The helicopters had to stop at sundown as it got dark. The flames on the ground and in the hills starte