Years of drought is not helping us any. The winds keep changing and shifting direction. All of a sudden, they were, like, the winds are moving rapidly and its just we dont have very much contained and its just spreading so fast and you guys just need to leave. Reporter now, the fire threat forced cattle and horses to flee. According to cal fire, the wildfire may have been sparked by a car accident yesterday afternoon. You saw in the pictures, they were fighting the fire from the air, although of course those planes were grounded overnight. That is standard procedure. The planes generally only go up during daylight hours. They anticipate putting them back up as soon as the sun comes out but as i mentioned, winds calm overnight and just over the last few minutes starting to pick up again. Has anything burned just yet . One out house was destroyed. And were told one home was damaged but so far, no injuries so that is very good news. Julie watts live for us in yolo county, thank you. And m
Terrain and, of course, because of the drought its bone dry. Billowing smoke and crackling flames created an orange and black backdrop for tankers fighting the massive fire. A dc10 has been dropping retardant along with hundreds of firefighters who have been battling this hard to reach fire tearing across this rural section of northern california. Helicopters scooped up water one bucket at a time each holding 324 gallons. Emergency responders feared the fire would move quickly. And it did ballooning to thousands of acres in a matter of hours. Super dry vegetation four years of drought not helping us any. The winds keep changing and shifting direction. All of a sudden they were, like, the winds are moving rapidly and it shifts we dont have very much contained and its just spreading so fast and you guys just need to leave. Reporter now, the fire threat forced some cattle and horses to flee. And cal fire says the wildfire may have been sparked by a car accident yesterday afternoon. But th
Officer. Kron 4s jeff bush joins us live from hayward city hall. Where the memorial wrapped up earlier. Jeff . Jeff it was a touching event here on the steps of city hall. Residents from all walks of life came to remember this Police Officer who touched some many peoples lives the death of sergant scott lunger was on the minds of the people of hayward. He was known for his professionalism, his cool head and for his dedication to the people who live herein short, scott was regarded as a heroand, a heros memorial was what he got from those he protected. Jamie belden he was very nice. He was very laid back and a very sweet guy. Linda reid we just wanted to come out here and show our support for the entire Police Department and to let them know that our condolences are with them and our hearts go out to the family. Tamy franke i grew up with scott in high school. He was fun and a very outgoing person, very loving. Armondo depina when i was younger i got into a lot of trouble and im not pro
Nonlifethreatening injuries. Police come by the Hayward Police department and leave flowers, cards, notes. We have seen people in the last 15 minutes come up with more flowers to lay outside the police department. Displays of gratitude for Sergeant Scott lungers service and sacrifice and grief for his loss. This is a very dark day for the community. Reporter 3 00 a. M. In hayward, Sergeant Scott lunger pulled over a man for driving erratically. Sergeant scott lunger got out of the car and approached the driver, the driver shot Sergeant Scott lunger without warning. Reporter a second officer at the scene returned fire. The truck raced away. The vehicle was dumped in oakland. Sergeant scott lunger died from his injuries at the hospital. We lost a warrior today. You know . Sergeant scott lunger was that it guy. Whennia look at that when you look at that Police Officer that is sound, that is a role model for young officers, tenured officers. He was that guy. Reporter by 8 00 a. M. This Mor
Him being gone. A somber day for Hayward Police, and Police Across the country. Good evening, im julie haener. Im frank somerville. The shooting happened 3 15 this morning, when scott lunger pulled over a truck for driving erratically. As Sergeant Lunger got out of the car and approached the drivers side of the vehicle, the driver shot Sergeant Lunger without warning. A second officer in a separate vehicle had also responded and returned fire as the pickup raced away. The second officer used his radio to alert dispatchers. Shots fired shots fired white chevy truck. Hes still going white Chevy Silverado truck, i copy. Set fire, and my partner down. Partner down. Whos down . Sergeant lunger is down. Within a couple of hours, the bullet riddled pickup truck was found abandoned in east oakland. Sergeant lunger was taken to the medical facility. He had died from his injuries. Hayward Police Officers gathered to show their grief and support. They stood at attention and saluted as Sergeant Lu