Northwest of calistoga. People there were told to leave this morning. Cal fire told us late today that investigators have zeroed in now on a possible location where this fire started. Theyre actively investigating the 200 block of north fork Crystal Springs road. That is right off silverado trail. No other details besides that at this moment. We learned today that two firefighters in napa county were trapped by flames sunday night and had to deploy their fire shelter. They are safe though cal fire says a number of fire vehicles were damaged. Meanwhile the Alameda County Fire Department said today their firefighters were in the thick of it all in the calistoga st. Helena area. Theyve been working practically three days straight. The biggest concern right now is the weather. Fire officials sadly say it is about to make everything tougher. Were looking at a very similar wind event that when this fire first started moving out three days ago. Now is the time for our firefighters to buckle d
We know more than 100 homes have been lost in the fire and dozens more damaged. So far, though, no one has been hurt. Heres a look at where the fire is burning. Firefighters are preparing for more dry and breezy conditions. A red flag warning goes into Effect Tomorrow afternoon. Firefighters are hoping the progress theyve made pays off as those red flag conditions bear down, and they try to protect the town of calistoga. Abc 7 News Reporter Laura Anthony has the story. Reporter it seems counterintuitive, to set fires when theyre trying to stop one. But thats exactly what firefighters are doing high atop Diamond Mountain road just a few miles from downtown calistoga. The goal, to gain the upper hand on the glass fire. While the winds are down. So thats why were really trying to button up the lower parts of the fire with our burn operations and aggressive operations there. Reporter in downtown calistoga its raining ash but no homes or businesses in town burned overnight. A night that pro
As are playing in seattle against the mariners. In fact, the air quality is well over 200, and some player say theyre uncomfortable. Good evening. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Thanks for joining us. Lets get to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel to talk more about this terrible air quality were still enduring. Sandhya. Yeah, dan and ama. It is awful. Its hard to breathe if you even step outside. Let me show you a view from our east bay hills camera. Visibility is being impacted down to just over two miles in livermo livermore, about a mile and a half in palo alto. Its pretty clear as to why. Look at the air quality right now. Santa rosa, napa, concord, San Francisco all in the red along with oakland, livermore, and san jose. That is unhealthy air quality. The same holds true for the santa cruz area. It hasnt gotten much better since the weekend. When you take a look at the spare the air alert, it has been extended through wednesday. But theres hope. Thursday and friday, the air
For mt. Contaminatam, haze and. Weve got poor air quality for the north bay today. Good air quality around fremont, moderate air quality for the rest of us. Were looking at temperatures in the mid70s around the glass fire incident with 17 relative humidity, very dry. Well have a warm day today inland. Near 90 there, with better air quality closer to the water. That sea breeze picks up. Well talk about the cooler days ahead and the rain prospects for ce end of the week. Lethi lof bethesda, maryland where the president is being treated. You can see the crowds of supporters of the president out there with signs, chanting usa out there to cheer him on and wish him well as he recovers from covid19. Now, in the last half hour, the president s doctors provided an update on his condition. His doctors said he continues to improve, although there are ups and downs. But they really were optimistic about how he is doing. The president has been given two doses of remdesivir which is being developed
Containment. Cal fire has 1,000 firefighters on the ground, fighting the flames and crews say gusty winds and dry brush are fueling the fires rapid spread. Take a look at this map where you can see the glass fire complex is burning in napa and sonoma counties. Taking some live pictures as we speak from the glass fire and boy, it is hard to even see anything that smoke is so thick in the sky. Almost an eerie yellow color right now. Dion, think about trying to fight any of these fires from the air when visibility is so poor, it really restricts what firefighters are able to do, because its dangerous to fly in that weather. We have Team Coverage on the fires that are burning out of control, and lets begin with wayne freedman, who is live in santa rosa. Reporter good afternoon. Its hardy a good afternoon. Dion, you were talking about the smoke. The ash is coming down from the sky, its like dandruff. This is a car parked here for about an hour. This is the ash thats come down, its everywher