Calistoga. Those flames jumped highway 29 earlier this evening. Andria borba is in napa county tonight with the latest. The tubs fire is about 2 to 3 miles outside of calistoga proper. It is burning on highway 29 on mount st. Helena. Tonight the fight is to keep it on that mountain. Reporter the fight to keep the tubs fire out of calistoga is being waged here along highway 29. Billowing smoke choked vistas along the highway, a reminder the flames are still in charge here. The fire jumped the highway this afternoon in at least one location and cal fire crews were determined to keep it from spreading further. With the turnout barely wide enough for water tenders and strike teams, firefighters set backfires, leaving without room to run. People tried to load a horse in a trailer to get it out of harms way. The horse refused to budge. While fires tend to lay down at night, the fire continues to chew through vegetation, mocking the efforts of firefighters and their equipment. Here in calisto
Country wildfires is now up to 31 people. According to Sonoma County sheriffs, about 400 people are still unaccounted for. Cal fire says the fires burn more than 191,000 acres and right now one of the biggest fires is threatening the city of calistoga. Those flames jumped highway 29 earlier this evening. Andria borba is in napa county tonight with the latest. The tubs fire is about 2 to 3 miles outside of calistoga proper. It is burning on highway 29 on mount st. Helena. Tonight the fight is to keep it on that mountain. Reporter the fight to keep the tubs fire out of calistoga is being waged here along highway 29. Billowing smoke choked vistas along the highway, a reminder the flames are still in charge here. The fire jumped the highway this afternoon in at least one location and cal fire crews were determined to keep it from spreading further. With the turnout barely wide enough for water tenders and strike teams, firefighters set backfires, leaving without room to run. People tried t
City of sonoma. That area also cleared out because of two fires just east of the city. Normally it would be packed with traffic and pedestrians. The nuns fire has merged with another big fire and is heading south towards sonoma. It is 3 contained burning almost 18,000 acres. Kpix 5s anne makovec is live in napa county where they are keeping an eye on the nuns fire. Reporter here dry creek road behind me at orchard and we just got out of a dangerous situation up dry creek hoed about a road, blames in peoples backyard. The difficulty is that it is a very winding road. So the escape route is not an easy one. Right now there are voluntary evacuations in the area but the fire has been advancing significantly. So that could change. Burning to our west is the nuns fire which is now part of what cal fire is calling a complex of fires including the fire which burned through the city of santa rosa. It burned 44,000 acres so far and in that complex fire, 15 people have died. More than 1,000 homes
Its sunday, november 2 pped. Good morning, everyone. Ill tell you what, that extra hour of sleep, i do feel pretty good. I was staring at my clock going, is that is the right time; right . Which is the right time. I get so nervous. I know. Then i walk into my kitchen an en im going, thats not right. Good morning to you. Hopefully you remembered to move that clock back. 7 00 with beautiful sunshine. San francisco this morning. From the east bay you can see mostly clear skies. We have a Beautiful Day already underway. Perhaps just a few patch of fog out there and thats really about it. Partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. Theres a look at Storm Tracker two. The radar no longer on. We are dry and we are going to continue to be dry over the next several days it looks like. Well talk about today. Its a cool start. Cooler for many of us because of clearing. 45 degrees in oakland. Thats a cool start. Napa, youre the winner there. 37 degrees outside your door. Thats a chilly one. As we get int
Thats traffic. Back to you. Thank you, elizabeth. Work gets underway today to fix damaged fenders of the base of the bay bridge tower after a tanker hit it earlier this month. This job will cost millions of dollars. Reporter repairs could cost 3 million, and are expected to take months to complete. The big question now, who is footing the bill . Right now the metropolitan Transportation Commission says there is enough money in reserves but they want the ships owner to pay for it. Osg Ship Management is the parent company. It was two weeks ago on january 7 a 472foot oil tanker hit the bay bridge, there was heavy fog, visibility was 1 4 of a mile. However, the cause of the crash is under investigation. The vessel sideswiped the eastern most tower, no oil spilled and nobody was hurt. The structure of the bridge was not damaged but the fenders were, made out of steel and recycled plastic. 40feet will be replaced, caltrans begins today, it should be complete in may. The search is on for two