Well, the bay area has a very special musical legacy and at times its gotten a little funky. Lets meet up with a San Francisco family carrying that musical torch. Joe theres a sound in San Franciscos bayview district, a musical sound, maybe best described as the sound of a living room. This particular living room in a bayview Apartment Building is home base for the Curtis Family, a. K. A. The sea notes. Nola curtis we took all of the furniture out. Instruments only. Joe it turned out the instruments gave it more life than most living rooms. Kiki curtis we barely used it before because we used to have to clear everything out to practice. So its better this way. Joe at the helm of this homegrown family band, parents, maestro and nola curtis, and their five kids, zahara, nile, isis, kiki, phoenix. Maestro music is not something we do. Music is who we are as the Curtis Family. And this is what we always try to transmit to everyone. Joe the Curtis Family is transmitting on a different frequ
This is where the firefighters have drawn the line, if you will, with this dozer line. They have made tremendous progress on this fire today. Now, 25 contained. Still, there is some concern about winds picking up this evening. Firefighters high above calistoga on mt. St. Helena continue to battle back any flames that dare stlthreaten to across highway 29, the demarcation lines have established to knock down the tubbs fire. Right now, the fire is backing into highway 29. We want to keep it on the north side of highway 29. Were making sure in the switchbacks we keep the heat out because a slight chance in the wind will blow the fire back over the road. In the meantime, helicopters hovered overhead, making water drops on the ridge to the west of the highway near the summit. And near Robert Lewis Stevenson state park. All of the efforts above have not been lost on the residents below in downtown calistoga. Like this family, which left a message and snacks in front of their evacuated home.
Reporter Leslie Brinkley is live along dry creek road tonight. Leslie. Reporter hi, dan. Firefighters have told me they feel like they have a grip on this fire, at least for now. The winds are very light, but they are shifting. Lowering the thick great curtain over napa valley. You cant even tell that you are in a valley. You cant see the mountains at all up here. And then theres sad story after sad story as i stand by this checkpoint and the evacuees stop by. The heartache is as heavy as the smoke in napa valley. This mother is now evacuated from her home on dry creek road. Her son lived across the valley on atlas peak, and he already lost everything. Beautiful home burned to the ground. And they got out with just the clothes on their back. And then, you know, we now have things, their pictures and things. If we lose our home, we have nothing. So i dont know. I dont know how much you can take, really. The ominous smoke, the smoldering slowmoving fire crept up on homes here. The dry br
Two more victims in the meantime was found in the atlas fire bringing the total number dead from there fire, 34. A total of 90,000 people have been evacuated across the state. We know these are stressful and taxing times and people have gone through a tremendous amount of loss and grief is beginning to set in. The tubbs fire is now considered the third deadliest in california history. Governor browne and senators finestein are all set to visit Sonoma County tomorrow. The entire city of calistoga remains evacuated because of approaching fires. Laura live. Reporter the sun is setting but folks should know the fire fights continue at a brisk pace. The rig behind me is on guard duty. They are going to hold this line, the dozer line right here at highway fighters in calistoga intend to battle back any fires that cross any lines. The fires backing into highway 29, we want to make sure we keep it on the north side of highway 29, so were making sure the switch backs but keep the heat out becau
Wind picking up tonight. Theres now a mandatory evacuation along part of highway 198 near geyser vil and hills berg. Officials stress the fire is not threatening the city of hills berg tip. Anyone in thisrea in blue is told out. Its north of highway 28 of biaser road and chalk road. Theres still an advisory in place for awe gauically m caent. Be prepared to evacuate. The authorities is updating eryone on whats happening. Lets bring you an update on e burning. Or stories thats the redwood fire near ukiah, the nones doory in Sonoma County. And the tubbs in napa county still the largest. You can see the acreage. Two more victims in the meantime was found in the atlas fire bringing the total nber dead from there fire, 34. Been evacuated across the state. We know these are stressful and taxing times and peopleave gone through a tremendous amount ofoss and grief is beginning to set in. The tubbs fire is now considered the third deadliest in calornia history. Governor browne and senators fine