Bay. Good im deionin. And im dan here oare the headlines 6 00, 42 people have died state wide. That includes a fighter who died after his truck rolled over in napa. Evacuations were lifted today in parts of sonoma, mend see know, lake and napa counties. Tonight the nones fire continues to burn heart of napa valley. Flames seen all on the rooftops of oak valley of some wineries. Abc 7 News Reporter brinkley with the fight from the napa valleys 25 andn, let long, 2. 5 mde. The particular stretch oakville grade, hom some of the the beloved e to come up ank them still safe and to the effs firefighters. You can see the the hill valley. The fog visual a long. The stag gert family is its been an emotionalcoaste who is getting hit wh the fire next. Reporter theyre 7 oacre lot includes a winery, they moved out all their furniture and art work. They hired three water trucks to wet down the perimeter. They have a lookout staged on highway 29 and bought a pumpool. We cal Insurance Company and they
Out. Also a contractor working who lost his life on the fire lines. And i the fires are still burning tonight eight days after it all started. Thanks for joining us. And i ashley. At least 42 people have died statewide including a volunteer firefighter who died after his truck rolled over in napa. Also a man who had an asthma attack due to the smoke from the fires in santa rosa. Containment has grown tonight on most of the fires thanks to improving weather conditions. And heres a closer look. The red wood fire is 50 contained. The sulfur fire, 85 contained. Cal fire reports increased containment. Tubz fire is at 75 mefr . And the nuns fire at 53 . The pocket fire is at 45 containment. We do have more wind in the forecast. Really with the potential to cause more concern with firefighters. Upping those containment numbers, which has been fantastic news. Right now winds speed on the calm side. Live doppler 7 along with satellite the Bigger Picture showing theres a cold front off to our no
4 we have some early delays and a new hazard reported. Westbound 4 near willow pass road but as you get through pittsburg and bay point you can see some delays. This morning 1,000 people still under evacuation in the santa cruz mountains. The bear fire burning near Boulder Creek grew to 300 acres yesterday and is just 15 contained. Seven firefighters have been hurt since the fire started monday night. That rain expected to help firefighters make more progress in containing the north bay fires. Now 80 contained. The sulfur fire 94 contained. Atlas is 84 contained and the nuns fire is 80 con taped. The pocket fire is 63 contained. The tubbs fire at 91 . Cal fire now expects to have the sonoma and napa county fires fully contained by tuesday. And new this morning cal fire has just release this had new interactive map that allows people in Sonoma County to look up the status of structures impacted by the fires. All of those red points mean destroyed homes. We do have a link. In santa rosa
Across the state including the six large fires in the north bay mendocino and lake counties. Containment on those fires is between 73 and 96 . Cal fire is predicting it will have full containment by next tuesday. At least 42 people have died in the fires statewide. And 7,000 structures have been destroyed since the fires broke out the sunday before last. 15,000 people remain evacuated. Statewide. Preliminary estimates of losses exceed 1 billion. And that figure is expected to rise. 1,500 people evacuated, amend that. For a week and a half, its been the scene of fire trucks racing toward flames. Today highway 128 north of calistoga reopened to all traffic. The chp opened the major artery at bennett lane at 9 00 this morning and urged drivers to continue being cautious going through the area. Crews starting to get the upper hand on that bear fire which is burning in the Santa Cruz Mountains. That fire is now 30 contained. However, hundreds of people still remain out of their homes and st
Well bring in rain by late tomorrow. Ill have the accuweather sevenday forecast coming up. Lisa, thank you. They zoomed through many east bay communities a few weeks ago. This weekend, hundreds of motorcyclists may cause problems again. Police say social media has tipped them off there may be sideshows with people coming from all over the state. Abc 7 News Reporter katie utehs has more on what police are doing to get ready. Reporter swarms of motorcycle riders took over east bay roadways late last month. Police arrested five people and impounded vehicles. But it hasnt slowed side show activity. More is expected this weekend. Oakland Police Captain Randall Wingate says the street stunts stretch the department thin. If youre a victim of a minor crime, youll have to wait, it will backlog us for an entire day. Until we can get to you to take that report. Ive seen a couple of sideshows where theyve pulled firearms out and shooting while spinning doughnuts. Thats ridiculous. You shouldnt hav