The pocket and nuns fire are 25 contained. Power outages are another big issue of the wildfires. They are making progress on g getting the lights back on. More than 300,000 customers lost power. Only 23,000 people are without power. 18,000 in is a sonoma county. Right now dispatchers are badly needed. Police tweeted that 93 shifts of dispatchers have been filled by 24 outside agencies. Its part of the mutual aid resources. Some of the dispatchers have come from as far as menlow park, redwood city. The fight to contain and extinguish the flames is not over. Want to show you new numbers. Since monday, aircraft across the state have dropped over 2 million gallons of retardant to try to help aid firefighters on the ground. Many of the tankers have been flying into wine country. As you see on this graph, wednesday and thursday have the heaviest workload. That may be because of two days of the most favorable weather conditions from the air. Governor jerry brown toured some of the worst hit a
Our commitment to this story continues with reporters across the north bay as well as vianey arana tracking the conditions while you were sleeping. This morning, lets go to anser hassan who is in sonoma and has been there for the last 24 hours. What are you seeing this morning, anser . Reporter yeah, there has been a big difference from the past 24 hours. The heat is less intense, less chaotic. Yesterday, 30 feet flames threatening the city. There are still mandatory evacuations. The damage has been done. This is one of the homes that caught fire yesterday. Several homes, in fact, caught fire. You can see some of the smoldering smoke behind it, you can see a tractor, what used to be a car and behind that, obviously, what used to be a house. Lets show video from yesterday morning. This is saturday morning around 4 00 a. M. When this entire neighborhood was evacuated and this house fully engulfed in flames. The county issued 500 mandatory Evacuation Orders for this area. Somehow, this is
Its being called a unite against hate rally. One of several that have been organized as an alternative for people who want to counter protest tomorrows prayer rally. We are live now from just outside of city hall. A good crowd so far . Reporter i think that the mayor wanted to set the tone. He wanted the public to know San Francisco is a city of love and not hate. As you can see there is quite a good crowd here gathered on the sidewalk and in just moments members of glide Memorial Church will sing. The mayor will speak as will members of the board of supervisors who say they do not approve of the group and they dont want them in San Francisco. Now also taking the podium we have learned the mayor, Cecil Williams of the church, jackie spear, and this is interesting, chris lejune, the brother of a man killed on a train. He was attacked. He was basically trying to protect two Young African american women who were being harassed. One of those suspects who attacked and killed his brother he
Police identified the gunman who shot and killed three people including a veteran Police Officer at a planned parenthood yesterday. Lets get trait straight to bra hitt. Reporter good morning. What a are horrific scene and still a very active crime scene this morning. If you look over my shoulder, you can see the police cars. That is where the plarn facility is. And overnight, there were officers including explosives experts who went inside going door to door making sure that the man they now have in custody left nothing behind. It was five intense hours, police exchanges gunfire with the man inside this planned parenthood facility after the gunman first opened fire in a nearby parking lot. He was in front of me. I just hit the gas. Reporter witnesses say First Responders became the next targets. One by one, officers were shot and took cover. He turned around with a bloody face and went get out of here. Reporter as backup arrived, the gunman continued inside the building. More than 100
Extensive plans in place to keep everyone safe. Police alert everyone to be alert. We want the method to be that if someone sees something, act upon it and Say Something. Dont assume someone else will. We dont know unless we are informed. Reporter the coast guard has set up a 1,000foot safety zone at the Ferry Building in effect until 12 30 a. M. That means that boaters arent allowed in the area without special permission. We are at a beautiful location in front of Ferry Building but if you want a really great view of the fireworks, go to mission and folsom streets somewhere along there is your best bet on a view of the fireworks. From the embarcadero, jackie ward, kpix 5. New years eve security will be time in some u. S. Cities because of a threat from overseas. It warns of possible attacks in new york, los angeles and washington, d. C. Federal Officials Say the threat was uncorroborated and based on a Single Source but still with a Million People expected in times square tonight, new