Now at 11, troops called and to help tackle bay area wildfires. A welcome relief for one cruise on the front lines. Our d thin outre in sin,sts ng with polic on the third night of unrest over the shooting of a black man. The 49ers will kickoff the season without any fans at levis. Tonight, the local businesses that will be feeling the effects. Now at 11 and streaming on cbsn bay area, thousands of cruise biting some of the largest blazes in state history, over 1200 square miles have burned the bay area alone and its not even the peak of fire season. The deadliest and most destructive, the lnu complex fire in the north bay that has killed five people, earned about 1000 structures. But tonight, the complex is 27 contained. Evacuation warnings have been lifted and the city of opan mained to the front lines. Reporter this is the incident command post in santa rosa, one of two command posts for that lnu complex fire burning in the north bay. We watched as a steady stream of fire crews arriv
Told to get out. And those refusing to leave their home homes. Evacuation centers filled with people unsure their homes are Still Standing tonight. Im jewel yelt goodrich. New evacuation warnings in Alameda County tonight. Cal fire is warning residents in those areas they might have to evacuate when wind pushed the nearby fire in their direction. That fire is one of three major wildfires burning across the bay area. Combined more than 1,000 square miles have burned. Nearly the size of rhode island. It is the second largest fire in california history. We have full Team Coverage on the raging fire tonight and the potential for more lightning storms. Despite mandatory evacuations tonight, some people are re40sing to leave their homes. Reporter in hillsburg, just east of the fire, strike teams from San Francisco to gilroy have moved in. Positioned for the night. Ready to protect homes that are supposed to be empty. Smoke fills the valley east of the complex fire. Lookouts check the ridge f
Temperatures anywhere from 92 tuesday, other times mid to upper 90s. So still hot. For the hennessey fire, the winds spiking around 17 Miles Per Hour this evening. So that could cause some issues. The winds are bringing in slightly milder temperatures, 91 tuesday, mid to upper 90s elsewhere. Well look at the santa cruz muntains and the rest of our forecast coming up. Now to breaking news in Solano County, a pg e worker assisting with the lnu complex fire has died. The vacaville based employee was helping First Responders when it happened. We know the flames in Solano County have moved so fast. Amy hollyfield is live with more. Reporter so tragic to hear about this death. The employee was based here in vacaville. Pg e not wanting to release anymore information out of respect for the family. Weve also heard of four civilians who have been injured, those people suffering some burns. The fire activity here in vacaville is calmer this morning. But there is still there are still little fires
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