Reporter a small army of firefighters is on the job. Cutting lines and starting backfires near pheiffer state park to keep the flames from jumping east across highway one. The enemies are the wind and tinder dry fuel reporter the likes of which Martha Karstens hasnt seen in all her 43 years as a resident of big sur. It has been so dry and not very much rain. I, it is beyond my competition. Reporter the village of big sur is covered in ash, smoke from the fire is drifting north to monterey and beyond. In big sur rob fladeboe kron 4 news pam oakland Childrens Hospital says it cant talk about the case because of privacy rules. A written Statement Released this afternoon said. Reporter pam all of this has set the stage or a battle to keep her on life support. Pam dan, very painful . Reporter the family is not ready for that officials have announced that they have given the family some breathing room. I feel that my daughter is trapped inside of her own body. Every time i go in there i let
Than expected. But well get the final numbers later today. The other Winning Ticket was sold in georgia. It came from a newsstand at the upscale lennox mall in atlantas buckhead neighborhood. Well, it was a bad day for air quality in the bay area yesterday. Persistent High Pressure put a lid on pollution in the bay area. Much of the bad air caused by the fact that we all drive to work. Thats the view from oakland. You cant even see San Francisco. Things were so bad that at one point our air quality was worse than beijings at around 10 00 yesterday morning, bay areas air quality was rated unhealthful while people in chinas capital were enjoying good air quality. Firefighters battling the big wildfire in big sur might get help from Mother Nature today. Could get light rain tonight. Marissa schwartz with the latest from the firelines. Reporter firefighters say they expect the flames to be contained by friday night. So far, 769 acres have burned and its about 20 contained. More than 500 fi
In fact, today alone, tickets were selling at an incredible rate of 23,000 per minute in the state of california. If its any consolation to those of us who did not win the big prize, the winner here in san jose may have to split his or her earnings because there are reportedly two other winners. One in ohio and one in the state of georgia. Of course, we are waiting on confirmation for that. For now live in san jose, kpix5. That megamillions jackpot isnt the only breathtaking story in the news tonight. Have you been outside lately . The air quality is horrible. And in a couple fires in san jose and redwood city and it only got worse. Check out the shot in the middle of your screen. You couldnt see San Francisco from oakland today. In fact, the bay areas air quality is so bad its currently worse than beijing, china, but a long shot. A record 11th straight spare the air day has been declared for tomorrow. Paul, what is going on . First off, thankfully its not going to stay this way. It wa
Love em. Neat now you on the other hand. You need some help. Why . Look atchya. What is that . You mean my honey wand . [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. Matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt. Shoes. Shades. Ah wow now that voice. My voice . [ autotuned ] whats wrong with my voice . Yeah man, bee got swag be happy be healthy thats gotta go too. Hey must be the honey one big Mega Millions winne the bay area tonight. This is kpix 5 news. Check your tickets. Theres at least one big Mega Millions winner in the bay area tonight. In san jose where that Winning Ticket was sold. Betty, what do you know . Well, ken, we know that one ticket was purchased here from jennys gift shop located in a strip mall and just joined the super rich. Lets show you those winning numbers first on your screen. They are 8, 20, 14, 17, 39 and that mega number is 7. The owner of jennys gift shop has left for the day. Hes closed up his business, but you can see and feel the excitement all around the shopping plaza. People
All kinds of headaches. Many people in the south bay could see and smell the forces of the redwood city simms recycling fire, the big sur fire and a spare the air day. No matter how some tried to cover up, they could not escape it. You definitely smell a chemical and the air is heavy. Many people said the recycling fire smell made them worry the most. Yeah. It smells like it could be toxic. Its definitely like an electrical fire or something that we shouldnt be breathing. The smell is like rubbery or plastics. Is it unhealthy . Possibly. This didnt seem to matter much, the distance. At the south end of santa clara county. The smoke, the smells, they drift. They drift and tend to finish right here in morgan hill. St. Kathryn school moved pe classes, recess and lunch periods indoors and in class, closed vents. We had a fire in a green space not too far from here a couple years ago and learned then that if you want to keep the smoke out, you turn off your ventilation. The Public Health of