Map shows all of the thermal activity from the flames and you can see it there on your screen. This morning. We know that several homes have been destroyed in that area, thousands of people have been forced to evacuate. Kron fours reyna harvey live now in Santa Cruz County she has the latest for us rain little bit more good morning and here in scott valley where thousands of residents were forced to evacuate yesterday, we also know that you see santa cruz, those students and faculty had to evacuate as well know again were going to show you the damage that was done overnight taking you to Boulder Creek and you can see these homes in the area as they go up in flames now we know thousands of residents throughout like you mentioned santa cruz in this area have had to evacuate as the fire continues to grow overnight 48,000 acres this morning structures destroyed about 50 structures that are still currently threatened by this growing fire over 20,000 now yesterday, the First Responders had several injuries mean are several yes, several injuries while trying to put out this fire several challenges which lie to get the fire out as well including the location of this fire that. Does forestry and timber that has fueled the fire and helped it spread so fast theyve also not really had a great view from the sky to be able to drop a lot of water and have that air support up there in terms of trying to get the fire out. They also have a shortage of personnel because of the fires across the state of california that are burning right now so again today at 6 a and theyre going to be updating us once again on where they are and the challenges that face them today, but for now reporting here in scott sally reyna harvey kron 4 news all right rain and well look forward to that update in about an hour, thanks a lot robin. And now lets move up to the north a Sonoma County or part of the telling you lightning complex fires are still burning and were focusing on the wall birds fire thats in Sonoma County you can see a map of the burn area right there on your screen thats of the fire this morning kron 4 Sarah Stinson is live near hillsborough with the latest sara. What a devastating night and Early Morning, it has been west of healdsburg which is im live in hillsborough great now just west of here as a community theres houses theres wineries and this is what they were trying to avoid but houses have burned structures have burned overnight and its sad to report this. Take a look at the video you can see the heavy flames that have engulfed many of these homes and structures and these are all homes in the area of wall is creek road. This is right off of mill creek road actually ended my day reporting yesterday. Right off of mill creek road i drove down there and it pretty scary then it you had to drive really far into mill creek road to actually see any burn land. But then yesterday there was some winds that came in and that made the fight against this very very they were worried that it was going to travel south east and what happened was traveled south east and thats exactly what happened as you can see i mean the flames going through and into a home is taking a completely over. At last check the wall bridge fire has burned 20,000 acres, its 0 contained. And im sure this morning we will learn about how many homes and structures burned. Whats scary in that video is it must have been raging fast because theres no firefighters in that video and there was none on in the area when these homes just went up in flames, it happens quickly and they were fighting this fire in these dense dense where ive been live all week. The armstrong woods area and they were trying to just keep it there, well put their fire lines get their dozer line strong that it didnt travel down, but it did and that was the biggest fear and now it has become reality this is an area keep in mind. Sonoma county that has a lot of scars from previous fires, this is not the first time theyve evacuated. And if youre watching this and you live in that area mill creek road Wallace Creek road. We definitely feel for you west side road as well that is the area is it is either threatened or as you saw has already been so. As day like becomes is the sun comes up we will get a better idea of just how much damage. It is a scene of very dark. That will be catching up with calfire this mornings best especially with the the person whos in charge of the lnu complex Paul Lowenthal im a texan right now see if he has any updates for us, but a very devastating one of the scariest times in the bay area because we have fires all across and so we feel for you if you are going through this is scott of the gut wrenching i have family and friends that have had to flee from their home across the entire bay area. So stay tuned, were going to keep you updated along the way for now ill send it back to you in the newsroom. All right sir that such heartbreaking news to see. Thanks a lot for that report will see 7 about an hour. Robin. Well also in the north bay, the wood fires threatening more than 1600 structures in marin county has burned 2000 acres and Point Reyes National seashore and unfortunately still 0 contained. Evacuation warnings are still in effect for those living west of highway one from sir Francis Drake boulevard all the way over to alina and down to bolinas those evacuations are not mandatory for now, but officials are warning folks that that could change if the wind picks up so make sure you stay alert. Officials say the fire was also sparked by lightning. Well to the north bay and napa county a community in the various a highland lies in ruins check out this several homes just gone, cars and melted the air of course tilse filled with smoke and smell the burning gas. The hennessey fire just swept through this neighborhood wednesday. Despite a mandatory evacuation order, some neighbors decided to stay behind and protect their homes. Says shells see that house and the move to the next neighbor and same thing there and then because i have a big Defensible Space here theyve got all their vehicles over here and parked in. Luckily, we managed to save few were happy. Well fire crews will remain on scene until further notice just so you know knock down any hot spots and also make sure that those homes are protected the ones that are Still Standing. Well continuing a wildfire coverage following evacuation orders in vacaville hundreds of families are still waiting to hear if their homes are Still Standing meanwhile, others return to see their homes turned to ash ryan hill shares the story of a family whos struggling to figure out whats next. Was probably some of the hardest steps to take and the war sites to see Senior Property of nearly 20 years now look like a war zone. Still so balthazar remembers waking up to bright light, thinking the son had just come up. But he was only been night and look at the clock still tiny little work and it was not. It fire right up the top tier. Then we evacuated. Balthazar stayed behind to fight the fires a lot of his contracting equipment and most of his property were lost in the blaze. Thats what matters lot of other equipment material but one thing is Still Standing the thing everyone hope survives home. And a neighbor helped my. Mike johnson came down in put up the fires of trying to climb the columns a neighbor helping another neighbor as their own home was going up in flames is a good night. It can do nothing. You got to go help. Still sos neighbor wasnt the only one lending a helping hand out tow truck driver brian smith drove his truck through different vacaville neighborhoods alerting people to get out of dodge another selfless act in a hectic time. All i could think of a psych i like the last fires. You know people 9 waking up in their houses on fire. And you have no time. Vacaville smokefilled homes destroyed. Flames still burning and people finding the light through the haze. 4 hours later is right here in the back door. It can to fast. After surviving nothing nothing and think about it or landed still alive. Thats tough to watch. Were also tracking the scu lightning complex fires. You can take a look at the map that shows the thermal activity all of those fires are burning across 5 counties in Santa Clara Alameda contra costa, san joaquin and stanislaw county 20,000 structures are threatened this morning. We have continuing coverage of the fires on our website at kron 4 dot com that includes a list of all the evacuation zones and Evacuation Centers for each of the fires. You can also download the kron 4 mobile app to get updates 24 7. And now we want to continue our Team Coverage with dave spahr who is standing by in the weather center. Hes tracking the heat the wind and the conditions outside your door. A good morning robin good morning, everybody on little in the way that fog also are dealing with this morning where was that guy for a while its been a while since weve seen so, but all the was fairly thin. Its a bit of the marine layer checking in this live shot from u c berkeley and it will be around it looks like around the bay for a couple of hours before starting to mix out yet again. However will return probably tomorrow morning with us temperatures mostly reading in the 60s for the east bay up to the north bay 50s and 60s 50s also for the peninsula and 62 meanwhile for san jose. The coldest temperatures are we found far east where was drier and temperatures were able to fall this marine layer retains some of the heat from overnight. Kept those elevated a little bit overnight. Were not going to climb as quickly this morning as we did from yesterday 68 by 09 00am by high noon were talking 83 back to you. All right, thank you days. Still ahead on the kron 4 morning news we continue our breaking News Coverage of all the wildfires burning right here in the bay area, including updates on acreage and containment will have those numbers in just a bit. Welcome back everyone joe biden has formally accepted his partys nomination for president and warriors star steph curry and his wife aisha or throwing full support behind biden. We want to ensure that our ids live in a nation that is safe happy healthy and fair. And so this election weve over joe by every election is important this upcoming election is especially important one because the social injustices right now racial inequality, but also because we have children we just want to encourage you to really do your Research Think about your own home and what youd like to see projected out into the world in the right direction. And making sure that you vote this election. For biden. Also like the fact that they have the kids right there listening and you know giving their input the curry ferri appeared in the video where they talk to their kids on the issues about what matters to them the currys endorsement of biden comes after Los Angeles Lakers star lebron james said he is voting for biden. Biting close out the Democratic National convention with a speech that focus on his 5 decades of Public Service and on President Trump karin caifa has a recap. On their conventions final night democrats looking to the future recovery is only possible with a change of leadership in new ideas this november. Lets move forward and never looked back. Joe biden is right. This is a contest for the soul of the nation. And in accepting his partys president ial nomination, joe biden arguing he can best lead the nation through the challenges of the president in times of challenge to use these. I believe theres only one way forward. As United American. A United America by his nomination adding another achievement to a washington resident that spans nearly 5 decades. Resumes an area where President Trump campaigning in bidens hometown of scranton pennsylvania thursday has indicated hell take game shes been there for 47 years. And now hes going to come in to make a change i dont think so Top Democrats slammed Trumps White House tenure in their Convention Speeches this week as part of their call for change donald trump hasnt grown into the job because he cant i wish donald trump knew how to be a President Donald Trump is the wrong president for country biden thursday adding to those voices underscoring the importance of this election. This is our moment. This is our mission. History be able to say. At the end of this chapter of american doctors began here tonight in wilmington delaware, im karin caifa well the republican National Convention begins next week President Trump will be delivering his address on thursday from the white house. San francisco county is still on the states covid19 watch list this morning and thats tough news for businesses hoping to resume indoor services, San Francisco. The Citys Department of Emergency Management says that San Francisco is still seen too many positive cases to be taken off of the watch list now this is a huge blow to businesses like hair salons and gyms many of those Business Owners say they dont have the space nor the money to operate outdoors. The result is people are going out of business weve lost 7 gyms in our cut this coalition in the last 3 weeks i dont expect this to be a landslide. Her were local neighborhood gyms just walking right as they cant afford to sail. Well the San Francisco chamber of commerce says the citys Small Business community has seen a 91 decrease in Economic Activity during the pandemic. Now to the east bay this morning, the Richmond Police department is mourning the loss of one of its own. The Department SaysSergeant Virgil thomas passed away from complications due to covid19 Sergeant Thomas served for more than 24 years with the richmond pd he also served as the president of the Richmond Police association. He leaves behind his wife and 4 children. Well here in the bay area there are more than 74,000 coronavirus cases and more than 990 deaths end were seeing the most cases in Alameda County with over 16,000 infections. The virus has also been deadly us in Alameda County with 231 deaths. You can find a complete list of cases by county always listed on our website just head over to kron 4 dot com. All right, lets go ahead get a check of the Weather Forecast today yesterday fell to just a couple degrees cooler but boy was welcome. You know it wasnt that marine layer coming in to help side a bit as well good morning marty good morning, everybody. And not too much fog. No delays going on sfo which is good news there. Temperatures pretty much holding now in the 60s were actually little bit more mild around the perimeter of the bay because of all that marine layer Holding Temperatures up a little bit it acts acts is a greenhouse effect a little bit. Inland temperatures were a little cooler this morning, a little front up towards our north is driving this onshore. Wind that will be the case early on until we get a switch again as we get into early next week this highs going to retrograde back to of the west a little bit and usher in some of that tropical moisture and that means a shot of rain for sunday night into monday morning potentially. Hopefully theyll come without lightning bolts of future cast wind gust show that a continuation of the onshore winds. They do favor a lot of the north bay as you can see and the peninsula, some of that filters out as you can see off to the valleys. Throughout the east bay. All right for humidity levels we can see them drop off this afternoon, but nothing too too low. Were still in the 30s. This afternoon and then it gets 3 flooded again with that fog coming back the marine layer to greet us for saturday morning. Saturday afternoon september go drop off and we are going to get a little drier we get into next week but at least we have little this marine layer coming back youre trying to help out the best that they can so for today. Again we have 3rd return the onshore flow going on still warm and for the weekend. Looks like those temperatures a whole pretty close to where they are for right now it sunday night things start to get interesting with a chance of rain starting to develop into monday morning might be potential for some dry lightning and that were looking at 74 for a high today, San Francisco oakland checking in at 80 85 for san jose but were still looking at plenty of 90s and mid 90s that that 95 going on for can conquered looks like up to the north bay weve got some lower 90s 89 therefore nevado 74 for San Francisco course coming up in a bit. Well have your 4 zone forecast for robin checking a hot spot. Right now robin i do indeed its in San Francisco day we have a couple of lanes blocked on highway one oh one this is northbound before vermont, not too far from hospital curve. A truck flippe