the fire north of fresno has scorched more than 152,000 acres since friday and it is still 0% contained. the flames have forced more evacuations and even more rescues. y i the sierra national forest. the smoke is so intense, rescuers have had to use night vision goggles. >> it was such an anxious wait not knowing when they would be here. so it is just surreal having them here in the flesh. >> smoke was so thick, that the pilots don't have a visual of the terrain to land safely or identify locations. >> i know she was glad to see them. flames have destroyed dozens of structures and at least 60 homes. and a san jose father and son were escorted out of the fire area with flames on both sides of the road. their story. >> the abrupt end of what was supposed to be a fun fishing weekend for father and son. their car still reeking of smoke after driving hours out of the fire zone, burning in fresno, madera. >> you could see smoke coming off the trees, you could see flames. there were stumps that were still on fire. >> reporter: the scene at fresno yosemite international airport is just one of a number of dramatic operations by the california national guard this weekend. 46 people and four dogs were byr >> it was very heroic for them to get to the evacuees who really needed to get out quick. the mass evacuation is an event that quite honestly we haven't seen us involved inagnitude for years. and eric and his son have never been through this in their life. it took them 14 hours to get home. >> i was more worried actually waiting in the parking lot because you could see the flames across the lake from us and up to the right you could see little spots that were starting to grow and flame. >> reporter: one california national guard pilot said even combat doesn't compare to what he saw over the weekend. >> the pilot was very open to say i've never seen anything like this, what they went through on saturday with the flames, the smoke, he said it was a scary experience. >> reporter: cal fire officials don't expect to have the creek fire contained until at least october 15. kris reyes, abc 7 news. and it is not just california that is burning right now. oregon and wall are also battling fires right now. disaster oregon officials say is unprecedented. the governor has declared a state of emergency. part of counties are struggling to get the hill. >> a large portion of medford was ordered to evacuate because of a fire near interstate 5. 25 miles of the highway had to be closed all the way down to the california border. so here is a quick look. scu has burned more than 396,000 acres in seven counties. containment now has edged up to 95%. lnu complex has scorched more than 375,000 acres and it is 91% contained. 1/2 firefighters are still making progress on the czu complex, it is 81% contained and burned more than 86,000 acres. you can follow the latest details on the fires that are burning right now all across california with our exclusive wildfire tracker. we update it with the very latest containment information and you ccan also find air quality data. it is available right now at abc7news.com and as well as the abc 7 news app. we're working to build a better bay area during the pandemic by monitoring our health. california's coronavirus test positivity rate is going down slightly. governor newsom says conditions have improved enough in santa clara and santa cruz counties that indoor personal care services and gyms can open back up. they are two of five counties statewide that moved from the purple to the red here on the tracker. moving to the second tier of the state's four tier reopening plan puts them one step closer to possibly doing in-classroom learning at schools. so where does your county land? for each county's status, just are go to abc7news.com and you will find it there. coming up next, more than a see ho forom but marin county also nicer quality items. >> and with a lot of people moving, we are looking at how this couple furnished their home and saved about 10,000. mike, i'm just happy to know that i'm not the only one trying to furnish my home during the pandemic. >> yeah, it is tough, isn't it? what are the obstacles that are you running into? >> i just feel like i shouldn't be shopping so much. is that an obstacle? will. >> touching, sitting, feeling. no, i get it. as someone who doesn't like to shop online and wants to be in the store with it, i get it. and look at the wind gusts, they are lighter and also more out of the west off the ocean. and that means that we have cooler air out there. and winds will pick up a little bit at the surface, this is not the seabreeze. and that will helping a leave great the heat even more today. as we head through the morning hours, watch the fire weather index. we have yellow, that is the high, up across the north bay. but by 3:00, you can see it diminishing. se head into the evening and overnight hours, we're in the low category so sleep easily tonight. let's talk about temperatures, upper 50s to mid-60s across a cloudy east bay right now. most of us in the mid-50s to mid-60s. so enjoy the refreshing change along with the clean air. and we do have a bit of fog up in the north bay and along the coast. visibility is a mile or less. so watch out for that during the morning commute. and then just the smoke and hayhaze this afternoon, 23rd consecutive record-setting spare the air day. now more about the commute with jobina. good morning, everyone. so looking at traffic here, we do have one slow spot that i want to talk about in oakland.n 880 between 23rd and 29th avenue. so heads up to you, this will be going on until about 6:00. and we'll bring in the live camera now from that area, 880 as coliseum camera there, and you can see since it is southbound, we won't find the backup. but it is moving once you make it through the slow patch. where can a healthier heart lead you? 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choose items for sale at high snaceb ble at sh markethean how long the people had their profile on facebook, so there is more trust i would say so that platform. >> reporter: and among their best buys, the couple came away with this leather sofa for free. the person they got it from gave it away rather than pay someone to haul it away. they also received this cabinet for free. the legs were broken, so they simply cut off the legs and then put it on this ledge. >> the couple that we got it from, they were trying to down size their apartment. >> reporter: and they also paid nothing for this kitchen table. the two chairs were a steal at ten bucks each. and they found this cabinet for 30 dollars and the glasses were free and the vase set them back just $15. they coupled it just in time for james' birthday party. happy birthday, james. i'ha you side. >> this is my favorite story because when i tell you i am shopping and i got some good stuff on facebook marketplace, i got a piano on facebook marketplace. >> what? >> and just this week, i went and picked up this big piece of wall art for my room. you do have to be safe though. but it is -- i love it. >> good for you. i want to see some video of you playing that piano. or is it just there for -- >> no, i can play. i need a bench. i'm talking to someone on facebook marketplace to get a bench. >> that's great. everybody helping out everybody during this time. all right. maybe we can get real cribs of kumasi, that old mtv show, get he her do that for us. sfo, mostly cloudy. we have a spare the air today, but possibly could be the last one. and we'll see just a touch more sunshine than we did yesterday. i don't think -- well, where he could still live on mars today, but wow, yesterday was really unusual. milder seabreeze today. a litt d cnight an then seasona get out and enjoy. it will be much more confident about comfortable than it was this past weekend. and the seabreeze is a big player. it is pretty much back to the coast, but we'll still have a canopy of smoke over top of us but i don't think that it will be quite as thick as it was yesterday. and so we have mid to upper 80s in the south bay. let's head up the peninsula and you can see mid to upper 70s for places like millbrae and san mateo. low to mid-70s downtown, south san francisco and salsz sausalito. along the east bay shore, mid-70s to mid-80s. and as you head into the east bay valley, low to mid-90s. tonight we'll drop back to the mid-50s to low 60s. and more widespread cloud cover and a little patchy drizzle in the higher elevations. so we drop a couple more degrees tomorrow. most of us will be in the 80s, 70s around the bay and 60s at the coast. >> looking forward to that. and it appears that netflix employees will be working from home well into next year. ceo reed hastings says he doesn't expect workers at the los gatos company to return to the office until the majority are advantage vaccinated. he says that he hasn't seen any positives from people working from home. he says not being able to get together in person particularly internationally is a pureo buil a better bay area is focusing on how workplaces are changing because of the pandemic. on the peninsula, a tech company is trying to make remote work a little more pleasant. they have 120 employees working from home right now. six months ago, workboard launched a surprise to keep then each week each workboard employee gets flowers delivered to their home as a thank you. one worker says his wife, who is a teacher doing remote learning, really appreciates chur too. >> there is always a cheer in the house and my wife keeps the flowers right next to her so her class gets to see them. >> and this weekly delivery costs about ten bucks a person. workboard ceo says that the joy that it is spreading is well worth it. agreed. we sn a whole perspective on our universe thanks to an amazing new camera. and we could soon know what a caller wants before we answer the phone. in te"techbytes," apple is expected to unavailing its new apple watch and ipad ate only event next tuesday. the company sent out an invitation with the caption time flies, a hint the event will focus on the new watch. apple says its new 5g iphones will be delayed due to the pandemic. uber is going green vowing that its entire fleet will be made up of electric cars exclusively by 2030. the company plans to commit $800 million to help the drivers make the transition and general motors will offer of uber drivers employee pricing. finally a big honor for the founder of zoom. , hi ftune sd to be nearly $16 if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. ha! these drops probably won't touch me. xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. what is that? 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