this morning, brooke. the families of the victims who lost their lives, we are honoring them at a vigil. all six victims from the deathly rampage that left three 9-year-olds and three faculty members of the covenant school data. the family of 9-year-old evelyn dieckhaus lost her life trying to pull a f fire alarm ad an unthinkable spirit her sister said again, i don t want to be an only child. her family adding, our hearts are completely broken. we cannot believe this has happened. evelyn was a shining light in this world. katherine koonce was on a call at the time of the shooting. she hung up and went for the shooter after three gunshots, something that her friend said she would do for her students. she was an absolute champion for her students and her students always knew that she was in their corner. she was an educator herself, so she would tutor them, encourage them and the smartest person in the room. the daughter worked for the school for a decade and spoke
5,700 structures destroyed, 220,000 acres burned in 17 large fires. 90,000 people evacuated. Kqeds monica lam filed this report earlier in the day from sonoma county. Reporter all week, thousands of firefighters have been battling a series of catastrophic blazes that began last sunday in the north bay. 15 fires are still burning in eight counties including sonoma and napa counties. The fires have already left more than 30 dead, and they are not yet contained. Thousands of buildings have burned, and many have lost their homes and everything they possess. Governor brown has declared a state of emergency for napa, sn sonoma, and yuba. Weve got to ready to deal with this situation and then prepare for others that will follow in the years to come. Reporter meanwhile the community has pulled together to battle the fire on every front. Donations have been pouring in for evacuees. Volunteers have come from around the bay area and beyond to help. Aaron post is the ceo of the sonoma rin fairgrou
5,700 structures destroyed, 220,000 acres burned in 17 large fires. 90,000 people evacuated. Kqeds monica lam filed this report earlier in the day from sonoma county. Reporter all week, thousands of firefighters have been battling a series of catastrophic blazes that began last sunday in the north bay. 15 fires are still burning in eight counties including sonoma and napa counties. The fires have already left more than 30 dead, and they are not yet contained. Thousands of buildings have burned, and many have lost their homes and everything they possess. Governor brown has declared a state of emergency for napa, sn sonoma, and yuba. Weve got to ready to deal with this situation and then prepare for others that will follow in the years to come. Reporter meanwhile the community has pulled together to battle the fire on every front. Donations have been pouring in for evacuees. Volunteers have come from around the bay area and beyond to help. Aaron post is the ceo of the sonoma rin fairgrou
5,700 structures destroyed, 220,000 acres burned in 17 large fires. 90,000 people evacuated. Kqeds monica lam filed this report earlier in the day from sonoma county. Reporter all week, thousands of firefighters have been battling a series of catastrophic blazes that began last sunday in the north bay. 15 fires are still burning in eight counties including sonoma and napa counties. The fires have already left more than 30 dead, and they are not yet contained. Thousands of buildings have burned, and many have lost their homes and everything they possess. Governor brown has declared a state of emergency for napa, sn sonoma, and yuba. Weve got to ready to deal with this situation and then prepare for others that will follow in the years to come. Reporter meanwhile the community has pulled together to battle the fire on every front. Donations have been pouring in for evacuees. Volunteers have come from around the bay area and beyond to help. Aaron post is the ceo of the sonoma rin fairgrou
And firefighters cant catch a break. We have an update on the new fires that started today. Good evening, everybody. Lets start with the latest now on a fire burning in the santa cruz mountains. A new fire north of Boulder Creek. Its still only 5 contained. We get a clear sense of where its burning tonight. You can see there at the top of your screen, and deer creek near the bottom. Abc 7 News Reporter chris nguyen has more. Reporter in the santa cruz mountains, the bear fire near Boulder Creek rages on as fire crews struggle to contain it. When the material up the slopes burning, what happens is it breaks apart and starts rolling down the hill. And it rolls down below where theyre putting the fire lines in. Reporter the dry conditions and steep terrain are challenging to navigate. The trees, the redwoods and all of the litter on the forest floor burn almost as well as if they were dead fuel. Reporter the bear fire initially started as a structure fire monday night before spreading to