3 huge wildfires raging in the bay area they are making history the l a new fires and now the second largest in california history, the scu the 3rd largest and the czu in san mateo and santa cruz counties also a major threat tonight. There is some cautious optimism after we dodged a major lightning storm. But officials continued to plead with residents to heed evacuation orders and warnings. 14,000 firefighters are on the front lines working to put out a 625 fires across the state included in that number the states second. And 3rd biggest fires on record as we just said each of those caused by lightning strikes in Northern California this week and california leaders they continue to request more firefighting help from out of state as officials are bracing for possibly even more fires within the coming days. Capitol Bureau Reporter Ashley Zavala has the latest. State Emergency Management leaders say more acres burned in california this week than there are in the entire state of rhode is
Wildfires burning across the state and across the bay area 2 of those making history the lnu complex in the north bay is now the second largest fire on record in the state of california burning about 350,000 acres. Its followed closely by the scu fire complex in the easton south bays and beyond that is burned 347,000 acres and then theres the czu complex in san mateo and santa cruz counties all together. These fires have burned about 800,000 acres in just one week. And we want to take a look now at the evacuation map for this fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains you can see this area in red just how large the mandatory Evacuation Order is southern San Mateo County northern Santa Cruz County and kron fours dan kerman has been tracking this complex for about a week now joins us live from the Cal Fire Base Camp in Scotts Valley boyd and this fire is not nearly as big as the other complexes, but that doesnt mean it hasnt been completely devastating. Absolutely you know nearly 200 homes have th
In the terms of fresh firefighters, theyre stretched thin, but they are making a lot of progress 17 can tame and thats up from 13 and good news to pass along they hope to make significant inroads in the fire over the next several days because the conditions look really good meaning winds are down humidity is up and that means they can launch their aircraft once again which yesterday they did for the First Time Since the fire started more than a week ago and they were able to drop 200,000 gallons of water down to the flames. They hope to do as much if not more today unfortunately because the fires are still burning in a lot of times theyre in rugged hard to reach areas that the new number to pass along this morning. 330. Thats the number of structures are homes destroyed thats up from around 280 yesterday so the fire has been destructive although not as deadly. No fatalities in the overnight hours, no major injuries as far as evacuations people. 77,000 people have been told to evacuate
Devastation can see in the video homes have burned down businesses a burned down as we know napa is known for wineries but theres a lot of wineries up here its not as close to the heart of napa but more up in napa up in the hills near on highway, one or highway in one 28 in one 21 driving up when windy roads thats where you can see this area as a part of the l a new lightning complex which so far has burned 351,000 acres. Its now 25 contained firefighters have been able to make some Real Progress since the red flag warning was canceled yesterday that means the wind died down a bit giving firefighters a real chance to get a better handle on the raging flames and allow them to save some homes that otherwise could have been destroyed the hennessy fires the biggest fire in the complex and has burned over 290,000 acres its a very widespread fire that quickly burned towards and through napa county which surprised a lot of people who live here. More relieved a lot more an for us to get prepar
The story. Ands tap about to get even hotter. Look at this surge of heat. Ill show you the bay area cities that get near 100. The news at 11 00 starts now. Hes accused of robbing two banks and his get away spot just around the corner at a miniature golf course. Across the streetown tod . From the oak ridge mall. Nbc bay areas ian cull is there. Ian, the suspect . Reporter didnt make it far at all, janelle. They actually were able to track him down because they spotted the suspects truck in the parking lot of the golf land. They were able to evacuate the mini golf and arcade before eventually arresting the alleged bank robber. San jose police say a man robbed a wells fargo one right off blo road. Police say he passed the teller a note demanding cash and got away. Officers identified the suspects car and found it at golf land, a half block away. We were playing golf and the next thing we knew, some cops were like, everybody has to get out. Reporter and he her family are visiting from swi