Home. This is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im Anthony Mason. Dry and powerful winds are kickinguf agaiing up again in nn california, creating blowtorch conditions. The state is a multifront war zone. A growing number of outofcontrol fires, 22 at latest count have, burned more than 170,000 acres. Since sunday, at least 21 people have been killed. Nearly 400 have been reported missing. More than 3500 homes and businesses are wiped out. Carter evans begins our coverage. Reporter amid yet another day of burning homes and towering flames, cal fire chief did not mince words this is a serious, critical, catastrophic event. Reporter this justreleased dash cam video is from a Sonoma County patrol car, a deputy driving through the flames. That hellish view is also what california Highway Patrol paramedic whitney lowe saw from the sky. He air lifted 44 people to safety, but one man refused to leave his elderly parents. Thats when it became real. These are people who think theyre neve
The north bay, tracking the fire. We have crews in napa, calistoga, geyserville. We have teams in American Canyon and healdsburg. Lets begin with abc 7 reporter lilian kim. Right now the california Highway Patrol is going door to door, advising residents of possible approaching fires. And lilian, the fire is getting dangerously close to heavily populated areas. Dan and kristen, were on 7th street and castle road. And the area beyond this point is under a mandatory Evacuation Order, which came down just a few hours ago. The northeastern edge of sonoma under mandatory Evacuation Orders tonight. Emergency vehicles driving around, securing the area. At sonoma plaza, this area is under an evacuation advisory. And frank pagoni at pagonis Olive Oil Company to haul away enough olive oil as he could. I built 30 years of my business, and im not letting the fire take it. Were going to clear everything out as much as we can. And hopefully if the fire doesnt head to the square, were going to move e
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. So far firefighters in Northern California have been unable to control a string of 22 catastrophic wildfires. Powerful winds are fanning the flames and officials warn the worst is not over. At least 23 deaths are blamed on the fires. 3,500 buildings and homes have been destroyed and more are under way. Reporter good morning. That number 23 dead could rise. Theyre afraid of that. There are a number of reasons for that. So many people are missing still four days into this and, secondly, they even not had a chance to search every home thats burned down. As you mentioned, strong winds are driving this fire and the winds are expected to get stronger as the day goes on. Block after block of santa rosa, california, has been reduced to ash, the wildfires ripping through Northern California continue to bush out of control and with high winds in the forecast, officials war
Lilian kim. Right now the california Highway Patrol is going door to door, advising residents of possible approaching fires. And lilian, the fire is getting dangerously close to heavily populated areas. Dan and kristen, were on 7th street and castle road. And the area beyond this point is under a mandatory Evacuation Order, which came down just a few hours ago. The northeastern edge of sonoma under mandatory Evacuation Orders tonight. Emergency vehicles driving around, securing the area. At sonoma plaza, this area is under an evacuation advisory. And frank pagoni at pagonis Olive Oil Company to haul away enough olive oil as he could. I built 30 years of my business, and im not letting the fire take it. Were going to clear everything out as much as we can. And hopefully if the fire doesnt head to the square, were going to move everything back. In. Boyes hot springs under an evacuation advisory. Ron and his girlfriend replaced items that couldnt be replaced like his fathers 49ers jacket.
Exaggerating when i say it is a ghost town here. You can see behind us. But the city tonight is calling the mandatory evacuation a success. The only activity youre going to see out here tonight, the only activity weve seen out here tonight is law enforcement. And believe me, there are a lot of Police Officers on patrol here. And were told any unauthorized person who is found in the town of calistoga is subject to arrest. The air assault on the tubbs fire continued at dusk. The thick smoke all but blacked out the setting sun. Overnight flames destroyed homes Anderson Bennett lane. One of them belonged to this young man who told us he had only minutes to grab his cat and get out. He drove the three and a half miles to his parents home in town. Thats where we found him and his dad, who was hosing down the roof. Theyre not leaving, despite the mandatory Evacuation Order. It appears most of the 5,000 people who live in calistoga did leave. The streets are dark and abandoned except for the p