You can see the huge flames. Fires are affecting three counties napa and county. Amy . This is 6,000 acres and we are watching it grow. We have seen some flares. Can up over the hillside and now it is very smoky. It has been very busy. We are watching from pleasanton valley road. It is very smoky. And still. No wind. That is an advantage right now. Look at this video fire has already destroyed one build asking we have video of that happening, it was an outhouse or a shed. A home has been damaged. 100 are threatened. We have video of the fire we shot moments ago on the hillside we are standing in front of. Usually you see fire lie down overnight. Not this. It is still raining. Year, it was really picking up because of the winds. They were whipping it along. They are worried about that today. They have thrown a lost manpower at this. You will see the numbers go up. We dont physically put the numbers assign until they arrive but there were significant orders for resources to this incident
And killed in cold blood it is but first the breaking news out of napa where a fast moving brush fire has really exploded in size. Good evening, everybody. That wildfire near Lake Berryessa has bushed more than 2,000 acres and is spreading rapidly. Campers at a camp ground in napa county have been evacuated and people in the mixed canyon area have been told to leave. Dozens Fire Fighters were on the ground battling flames. In addition to the crews fighting on the ground, theres a dc10 as well as several helicopters and air tankers trying to get the fire out from the air. The fire began around lake bearsias at 2 30 initially reported that it began from a car fire but now the cause sunday investigation. According to the chp highway 128 is still closed right now between rag canyon and monticello dam. Joining us by phone is paul loenthal with the lower district management team. First can, we get a handle on the exact size of the fire. Early in the day 300 acres and then 1,000 and 2000. Whe
Him being gone. A somber day for Hayward Police, and Police Across the country. Good evening, im julie haener. Im frank somerville. The shooting happened 3 15 this morning, when scott lunger pulled over a truck for driving erratically. As Sergeant Lunger got out of the car and approached the drivers side of the vehicle, the driver shot Sergeant Lunger without warning. A second officer in a separate vehicle had also responded and returned fire as the pickup raced away. The second officer used his radio to alert dispatchers. Shots fired shots fired white chevy truck. Hes still going white Chevy Silverado truck, i copy. Set fire, and my partner down. Partner down. Whos down . Sergeant lunger is down. Within a couple of hours, the bullet riddled pickup truck was found abandoned in east oakland. Sergeant lunger was taken to the medical facility. He had died from his injuries. Hayward Police Officers gathered to show their grief and support. They stood at attention and saluted as Sergeant Lu
Francisco. We have some closures though for the fires. More on that coming up in a few minutes. Two big wildfires are burning in rugged terrain this morning in northern california. The kyburz fire started yesterday afternoon in the El Dorado National forest closing a major link to lake tahoe. The wragg fire has been burke for nearly two days in napa and yolo counties. Heres a look at where its burning on the Southeast Side of Lake Berryessa west of the town of winters. Anne makovec is at a cal fire staging area in vacaville. Good morning. Reporter they just moved the command post here to vacaville because this fire has been moving to the south. The good news is that it has been moving away from a lot of the homes that have been threatened. So far, though, the fire has burned about 10. 5 square miles. Here are the numbers. 6900 acres have burned. It is now 15 contained. 1372 firefighters are work to put this out. Cal fire did lift mandatory evacuation orders for the Golden Bear Communit
Animal Evacuation Center located nearby. Theres so many ranches up in this area with cows, horses, you name it. So there are a lot of people and animals displaced this morning. As for the cause of the fire, preliminary reports say it might have been from a vehicle accident. But they are still working on that. We are going to get an update on where this fire is, what kind of progress they would make overnight at 7 00 this morning. Right now live in vaccination, anne makevoc, kpix 5. Thanks, anne. To the east a wildfire is burning in the sierra and forced the closure of highway 50 in both directions. The highway is closed right now from Pollock Pines to meyers. The flames broke out near kyburz in the whitehall area of the American River inside the El Dorado National forest. That fire is 100 acres 5 contained. A passenger in the car captured the moments after the flames broke out yesterday afternoon. And more than 200 fires are fighting the flames from the ground and the air. They say ste