Almost burned his building down. Reporter he says many people are staying behind, using what they have to protect their properties, knowing fire resources are stretched thin after monday mornings lightning strikes ignited dozens of fires across the region. I keep my sprinklers going and my water pumps working. Reporter a fire incident spokesman admits lack of resources has hurt containment efforts and he tells us these fires are moving in all directions and those who do stay behind need to keep their heads on swivels. Be aware of your surroundings, be aware of your environment and definitely be ready to go. Reporter evacuations across the growing fire complex, a fluid situation all day. Even catching commuters in a web of road closures. And that turtle rock bar and cafe and Lake Berryessa, the western edge of the lake, among those emergency mandatory expanded evacuation orders late this afternoon. We just saw police head up the road here towards Lake Berryessa with their lights on tryi
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Setting off investigation orders and and warnings at this hour. At least five different fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties. You know see the big plumes of smoke from the air above the fires. There are now Evacuation Orders in the area of Butano State Park, and people who live in the communities deer born park be under evacuation warnings. Altogether, these fires have burned about 1,000 acres, and right now there is zero containment. All right. Lets bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin now. What are firefighters dealing with, and is there in any positive news . Well, what theyre dealing with, frank, we have a live picture of the hennessey fire in napa. What they are dealing sat two and a half days of lightning strikes in the bay area. Unprecedented from my tenure of 35, 40 years in the bay area to have that much lightning that much over adoration over that large of an area. All bears counties had some strikes. Weve seen numerous fires. So cal fire is in a situation where
And the speechesly senator tim scott, republican of South Carolina. Former South Carolina governor nikki haley. The significance of their speeches and their mess messages tonight. I think it is notable they were chosen to lead in the second hour, that is the hour that republicans have said would more prominent speakers beholden to the primetime hour to have network news coverage. Just to start with senator tim scott who wrapped up the first night of the convention. He gave a very powerful speech on race and given he is the only black republican senator, he is very poised to speak at this and he was the lead behind the Police Reform bill that the Senate Republicans had put forth following the george floyd protests. A very powerful speech from him. He also shows that the Trump Campaign and the administration and republicans in general really see him as a future leader of the party. That was a big scene tonight and well see that carry on through the rest of the week. At the convention the