Neighborhood the Golden Bear Community last evening. The fire burning away from those homes thanks to calmer winds yesterday. Its in a remote area. The terrain is so rugged fire crews are not going to bring in heavy equipment and they have to build containment lines by hand. We dont have to worry about homes threatened but its going to be ugly terrain trying to get in there. Reporter mandatory evacuations are still in effect for the quail ridge and the canyon creek area. The red cross has an Evacuation Center set up at the Winters Community center. We stayed until, um, the flames were out the back window. They were 30 feet tall at that point. Thats when i decided, we need to go. Reporter there is a large animal Evacuation Center as well located nearby. Theres a lot of ranches in this area with cows, horses, you name it. We are going to hear from some of those people still under evacuation orders coming up in the next halfhour. As for the cause of the fire, still under investigation. Pr
South lake tahoe blocked. Im frank mallicoat. Im maria medina. The wragg fire is now 20 contained. Kpix 5s anne makovec with how firefighters are gaining ground today. Reporter firefighters are gaining ground on the wragg fire today thanks to inn part to some calmer weather conditions they hope will continue. The fire has burned almost 7,000 acres and continues to rage west of winters. But the threat to some evacuated homes is over. Weaver delighted to go home. Reporter the fire is burning south in a remote area so steep and rugged that firefighters cant bring in much of the havana very equipment. That leaves two options. Air drops from choppers and building containment lines by hand. One foot in the burn, one foot in the green to stop the embers from blowing and catching anything else on fire. Reporter only one barn has been destroyed in this fire. 100 other buildings are still threatened. We stayed until the flames were out the back window. They were 30 feet tall at that point. Thats
Now abc 7 news at 11 00 on your side. First at 11 00, a man with a history of Mental Illness and a prior arrest opened fire if a louisiana Movie Theater last night killing two people and injuring several others. Tonight we are learning more about the gunmans past and how he got that weapon. This as many are struggling to come to grips with the surge in Mass Shootings in our country. Ashley coleman is live with new developments on this case and how this tragedy is impacting what is a very busy time for theaters around here. Ashley. Ashley it is the start of the weekend when folks are headed to the movies and families are telling us their hearts go out to the victims in louisiana, but theyre not letting what happened there shatter their sense of security. It was a terrifying scene inside this louisiana Movie Theater. Everyone was just running down the stairs freaking out, climbing over chairs and people and everyone was screaming. Ashley police say 59yearold John Russel Howser stood up a