In terms of acreage. It has burned nearly 366,000 acres and is 25 contained. Five people there including three First Responders have been hurt. And 31 structures destroyed. In santa cruz and san mateo counties, officials this morning confirming a second death connected to the czu fire. Officials say a 63yearold woman was found dead inside the fire zone. Six people remain missing. That fire has burned at least 80,000 acres and is 19 contained. One person has died and 538 structures have been destroyed. Now officials are holding a News Conference right now about the lnu fire. Lets listen in. Fire engines assigned to incidents from arizona,idaho, nevada, new mexico, texas, oregon, utah, washington, and montana. And thats part of the 375 engines that were requested. One thing i want to touch on real briefly this morning is driving. As we start to repopulate areas as well as curiosity is regarding some of the wildfires is we really want to encourage people to stay out of the area. We have a
Than 350,000 acres. Now, some good news coming out of there, it is 27 contained. But, sadly, five deaths associated with the fire have been confirmed. That fire also destroying 930 structures. Meanwhile, the scu complex fire burning in the east and south bays is the largest fire bniin. It is the second largest in state history, and its covering 363,000 acres. And it is only 15 contained. 20,000 structures are threatened by those flames. And the czu fire is burning in the woods of san mateo and santa cruz county. Now we brought you a live update on that fire on today in the bay this morning. It has burned 78,000 acres and is now 17 contained. Seven people are still missing. 330 structures are destroyed. Now officials are holding a News Conference about the lnu fire. Lets listen in. Specifically for this its 7079674207. Now id like to invite up our Operations Sections chief chris waters for an update. Good morning, everybody. I want to start out real quick. First of all my names chris wa
Us. Im eric thomas. The scu complex is now the histthe czu complex and these fires have burned nearly here a wildfires burning in the state, many of them sparked by lightning. At least 965 structures have been destroyed, many of them are homes. Heres a quick look at where these fires are located. Te lnu complex is in the north bay primarily in napa and sonoma counties. The scu complex goes into santa clara, alameda and contra costa counties, and theres the czu in santa cruz and san mateo counties. The big concern for firefighters now, a red flag warning and the chance of more lightning tomorrow. Some communities arent taking any chances because of the weather the Alameda County sheriff today issued an evacuation warning for some unincorporated parts of the county. Where there are few exit routes. Abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma is here now with more on the red flag conditions. Drew . We are tracking the threat of not only thunderstorms with lightning thunderstorm but gusty winds. Tw
You can see rolling in on the stiff breeze and 33mileperhour wind in fairfield. That is when you know the may gray is here to stay. Mostly cloudy afternoon even when your area gets rid of the low clouds which are mainly inland and stick around the bay for a while longer. High clouds will roll in and thats why you need the sunglasses on a limited basis today. And stay near 60 at the coast and only 71 to 76 at noon and 75 to 80 at 4 00 and a brisk temperature in the upper 60s. Grab a coat if youre heading out this evening. Kumasi, back to you. Thank you, mike. We have breaking news that we have been following all morning as protests continue in the twin cities. Minnesotas governor will hold a press Conference Today to discuss the response to the civil unrest that has been happening since the death of george floyd since he was in police custody. Violent protests and fires continued overnight and the minnesota governor says he expect charges to be filed soon against the Minneapolis Police
Our big story tonight protests continue all over the nation over the death of an unarmed black man in minnesota george floyd youre looking at video from san jose atlanta, denver, the some of them remain peaceful, not all of them and there was a night and morning of violent riots in minneapolis somethings getting rough right now in san a jose n today, one of the 4 Police Officers involved in floyds death has been arrested charged with murder the minnesota governors apologizing for the lack of trust in Law Enforcement and pleading with people to help and the chaos. The National Guard has been deployed as more violence is expected whitney wild has more on the arrest, be aware some of the images might be disturbing. Former Minneapolis Police officer derek job and has been charged by the head of the county Attorneys Office with murder and with manslaughter. The Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on George Floyds neck has been officially charged in his death. This is by far the fastest wev