We want to show you what i would like. It looked like this. And wildfire lore in science, where there is a smoke column, you will almost find a fire at the bottom of it. The current problem in napa county, lots of smoke column, some small, some enormous. The robert craig winery is only about two miles from the center of this town. Here, fullcourt ground and air assault is underway. They drop bucket after bucket after bucket of water blaming brush. Firefighters are concerned that this fire is going to get up and angling, it is going to have to come up through this valley. And they are doing everything humanly possible to keep that from happening. Another major problem, this area has already burned once, but not hot spots are flaring up. And next to the hospital, almost an unlimited amount of burnable fuel. Even as firefighters battled fires all around, and gusty winds from the red light morning bearing down, essential repairs were going on. Here outside of santa rosa, concrete barriers are being placed along highway 12 where guard real supports of a burden away. With so many utility poles are damaged are all into the ground, new polls are being brought in his stockpile, in order to make the repairs safe and permanent. Shes badly burned in the fires are being trimmed. Especially about roads where the trees have weakened limbs that can and do fall away, and could potentially hit a vehicle. Without a lot of this work being done now, people who have been evacuated cannot return. And normal traffic cannot be allowed. In napa county, apparently some embers started a small fire in a heavily wooded area, at the crest of the road. We found several crews working to cut leister an area that might have to be defended if the fires come to this place. There are fires all over california. But for now, it appears that the most critical battle is a battle fully joined as a smoke will allow. It is fair to say that this fire is relentless. It is fair to say that any kind of wind is a problem. And it is fair to say that the fight will continue. As i said yesterday, that youre looking for a light at the end of the tunnel, they just have no idea how long the tunnel is. , i know the fire is so large. But we did show pictures of an airplane dropping on the flames. And also other aircraft. Of up until now, there have only been helicopters. Did you see the airplane, by chance . I know two days ago the 747 was working when the smoke situation was better. But where i am right now, the smoke is the and widespread, that the helicopters we are working were literally trying to thread through the smoke. In order to actually deliver the payloads because there was a link right next to them. That is an okay to do. Because if they cannot make the drop, they will either go up in the air and wait, or they will leave the area. But, with these larger aircraft, you have to be able to see the target in order to hit it. And you dont want to be too close to the ground where you dont have really good air side, because the aircraft are hard to control lower to the ground. And you dont have any space below you to make up for anything that might go wrong. So when the smoke goes away they will be able to hit it harder. But it was mostly a helicopter operation today. What about the red flag conditions . It doesnt look that windy where you are, but i imagine it gets more windy as you go up higher. How about the it is about 96 degrees. It is about 21 humidity. And yes, the higher you go, the more likely you are to run into these higher winds. Because, obviously, there is less blocking them. Down here, theres a fairly High Mountain wall behind us. But the reality of the situation is the higher you go, the more you whens you are going to run into. Last night after we were driving home, it was amazing. We were driving and you could see fire in the mountains a couple of miles away. What was amazing was how hard the winds were blowing, really creating a spectacle with the fire as it consumed tree after tree after tree. Lets hope they continue to get more containment. Because like you said, as of tonight only 5 containment. They want to get up to at least 35 . Thank you tom. Governor newsom was in napa county today getting a firsthand look at the devastation caused by the fire. He toured the damage at an elementary school. The governor says wildfires and the damage they cause are unfortunately all too familiar for many people who live in napa and sonoma counties. People are exhausted, concerned, anxious about their faith in their future. Not just their safety. Clearly, we have our work cut out for us. Not only suppression but prevention strategies. To deal with the immediate as well as strategies to address the longterm. The governors visit comes a day after he declared a state of emergency for napa and sonoma counties. Smoke from the glass fire is drifting across the bay area, causing unhealthy air quality. A severe air alert has been extended by bay area quality officials through october 6. This is a live look from our mt. Diablo camera in the east bay. You can hardly see mt. Diablo. This has been much worse, compared to days prior. Joining us now for more of the dangerous fire weather is our meteorologist. Hi mark. The airquality changing today. There is a light northwest wind. As a result, it is not blowing of the smoke. It is just barely managing it. As a result, the smoke is settling in over a good portion of the bay area. We will show you the graphics. This is the satellite, basically showing you the milky haze. Not only in the bay area but across a good portion of california. You also noticed a fire burning in tulare county. Some of the smoke drifting in as well from the south. We will come in closer right now, and basically it is a layer of smoke and haze this afternoon. We will check in on some of the Current Conditions around the fire zone. You can see it is a hot afternoon. Temperatures in the 90s. Relative humidity, very dry. Around 17 to 18 . Mount st. Helena, higher elevations, wins only seven miles an hour. But they are expected to pick up as we head into tonight in early tomorrow morning. Showing you this, we have the red flag warning. In fact it has been expanded and extended until 6 00 a. M. Saturday. Portions of the north bay and the east bay hills. The winds are not as strong as last weekend. But stella went up 20 to 30 miles an hour could be a challenge for the cruise. Here in the forecast, in general for tomorrow, as you can see another hot day for friday. Those winds expected to post up a bit later on tonight into tomorrow morning. As i mentioned, not as strong as leslie here last weekend. What about the temperature in the relative humidity . Into the afternoon i was we are showing you the hot temperatures. Was again very dry. Around 10 to 12 and temperatures close to 100 degrees, with the winds expected to pick up later on tonight and into tomorrow morning. We will have more on that and your hot forecasted heat advisory coming up in a little bit. We are in the middle of a red flag warning, a spare the air day and a flex alert, all of this in one day. The officials are concerned the High Temperature is going to put a strain on the power grid. Elissa harrington will join us now about the fire considered in the east day. Reporter we all want to keep our lights on. What the california iso is saying that the heat is a big problem. Because that is where people can put pressure on the grid with air conditioners. But they say the wildfires are also putting pressure on the power grid. For the next several days, dont calls for more smoky skies and unhealthy air. The spare the air alert has been extended through tuesday of next week. The management district says people should avoid exposure as much as possible. It has been quite a year so far. For the next several days, we will have potential of unhealthy air quality due to particles from the fires as well as high heat and ozone from that. A red flag warning has been issued for parts of the bay area. Grizzly peak at the rim of the berkeley hills, there are no stopping zone between 9 00 p. M. And 6 00 a. M. , to discourage people from gathering there. Roving engines will patrol the east bay hills. We want to keep people away from the skyline boulevard grizzly peak core door. Not only because any spark can cause a wildfire, but also we want to make sure that is an open, easy ropeway for First Responders to navigate in the event of an emergency. Reporter wildfires are also threatening transmission lines across the state. States grid operation has called for a flex alert between the hours of 3 00 and 10 00 p. M. Spokesperson says conservation is key to avoid rolling outages like what we had in august. Was the temperatures are hot. Weve got the fires going. There are a lot of elements that pose intelligence challenges. But if people pitch in, that is something that can make a huge difference. Reporter some Energy Saving tips include using a fat instead of air conditioning. In turning off lights and other appliances when leaving a room. We also asked people not to use large appliances during those peak hours. Is like washing machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, save those household chores for after the flex alerts. Reporter pg e has meteorologist looking at the conditions throughout the day. At this time, there is no plan Public Safety power shut off. Cooling centers have been set up in some of the bay areas hottest communities. Im elissa harrington, fox 2 news. And a reminder, you can download the weather at for more on this heat wave in red flag warning, it is free to download in your app store. Right now we want to take you to a News Conference talking about the latest information from the glass fire that is burning in napa and sonoma counties. And advisory for our area has been extended to friday night. Creating challenging conditions for those on the front line of this fire. For more on the status, lets begin with deputy chief Information Officer for this incident for cal fire, jonathan cox. Thank you paul for having me. Just a little bit of an update. I will start a bit higher at the 30,000 foot elevation. 23 major fires burning across the state. The glass fire being one of the Top Priorities at this point. Due to the number of people effective rating evacuating. We can confirm since august 18, three point now million acres of california has burned. The next highest on record is 1. 5 million acres. We will be over the 4 million mark before the month is over. With that 17,000 firefighters battling across the state. 2000 of those are here on the incident on napa and sonoma counties. We have aircraft. Yesterday alone we dropped 80,000 gallons of retirement on this fire between the two counties. But obviously, one of the biggest impediments is the visibility because of the smoke, which is not only a health hazard, but also increase our operations to be effective with our air fleet. Currently across the state, there continues to be about 86,000 homes that are threatened. About 24,000 of those are here locally between the two counties. And additional evacuations are obviously still occurring. On this incident, driven by the red flag event that we are seeing throughout the area. A couple of notable items not related to sonoma but related to the incident. Evacuations today included the closure of highway 29 between napa county and lake county. No current evacuations in lake county itself. That was closed due to fire activity impeding upon it. We saw quite a bit of activity along the eastern flank of this fire. We will release our next update with the facts at 7 00 p. M. Tonight. You are listening to deputy chief jonathan cox giving an overview of both the glass fire in napa and sonoma counties, but also an overview of all the fires that are burning right now in california. The numbers are frightening. 23 major fires burning right now in california. 17,000 firefighters are battling the planes in california. He also mentioned that so far, 3. 9 million acres have burned in california. Due to wildfires. And they expect that the top 4 million before the year is out. He also said they shopped 80,000 gallons of on the glass fire yesterday. Just to give you a more Broad Perspective year of the fire, 56,000 acres have burned so far. It is still only 5 contained, up from 2 yesterday. 250 billion is destroyed. 22 helicopters battling the fire. We did see, if theres any good news, it is that they did get the dc10 in their to drop and other place to drop retardants as well. We will continue to monitor the briefing and bring you any new information as we get it. The election is just over a month away. At 5 30, how San Francisco is keeping voters safe from the coronavirus. And making sure every vote is counted. Of first though, Vallejo Police officer involved in two deadly shootings has been fired. The reason for his termination, and why some people say it is not enough. Wild thing, you make my heart sing wild thing i. Think i. You know what i think . I think you owe us 48. 50. Wild thing. If you ride, you get it. Geico motorcycle. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. In the tubbs fire. The flames, the ash, it was terrifying. Thousands of family homes are destroyed in wildfires. Families are forced to move and higher property taxes are a huge problem. Prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims so families can move without a tax penalty. Nineteen will help rebuild lives. Vote yes on 19. Shot and killed the gun in his lap. Policing offices fired 35 shots after they say mccoy reached for the gun. Was hit by about three dozen of those shots. On wednesday, the chief terminated mcmahon saying he fired a shot while another officer was about to be in his line of fire. In the statement that she said, any conduct outside the level of professionalism the city deserves will not be tolerated. It is insulting. Reporter it is incredibly offensive to consider that the possible danger to another officer was so much more important than actual human life that he took. Shots fired for 15 carolina street. Reporter the year before the officer killed another man. He tried to stop foster for riding a bike without a light. The Solano County declined to charge him. Im sorta surprised because it is incredibly late to decide to terminate him for murdering two people. Residency hill fire, i would rather see him in jail. Reporter mccoys cousin says it is not enough for the officer to lose his job. The da recused her office from reviewing the shooting. Instead, asking the state attorney general to handle it to restore community trust. He refused. So now abrams request, is being investigated by a former da from southern california. I reached out to the Vallejo Police union. So far, no comment. A civil lawsuit over . That is still pending. Reporting live, Henry Lee Fox 2 news. Bay area weather, of course we are talking about the heat advisory. The red flag fire warning as you noticed, the airquality changing rapidly. With all the smoke settling in to our area. That is nothing to move the smoke out. As a result, it will continue to be part of our forecast for tomorrow and into the weekend. Traffic still loading up right now. I will say this, the smoke actually had somewhat of an impact with temperatures for today. Especially up in the north day, not as hot as forecasted. The red flag fire warning in place, in fact expanded and extended to include not only the north bay, but also the east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains. That is until 6 00 a. M. On saturday. Temperatures around 90 to 100 miles an hour with the humidity up to 20 . Heat advisory has been extended as well until 8 00 p. M. Friday. The hotspot temperatures could be close to 100 degrees. And a spare the air alert for your friday and extended into early next week through tuesday. Tomorrow, we will have unhealthy air levels once again in the be bay area. Santa rosa, napa, fairfield, lots of help unhealthy reports. Unfortunately, the smoke forecast model keeps the smoke around over Northern California and to the bay area. Possibly a wind change as we head into the weekend. Satellite, once again showing you all the smoke over here. Of course temperatures the big story today. Lots of 90s right now outdoors concord, symphysis, 76. We will have more than just a little bit. With no Coronavirus Relief abilify, tens of thousands of Airline Workers are prepared to be furloughed. What this means for the industry . Im voting yes on prop 19 to help californias most vulnerable. Over 24,000 homes were destroyed by wildfires in less than two years. Too many of those victims are also hit with a sudden tax hike after their forced to move. Its wrong. Prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims and limits taxes on seniors and severely disabled homeowners. Join firefighters and Emergency Responders in voting yes on 19. They do one of the most deven in normal times. S, our Frontline Health care workers. And when these heroes lack the resources they need, that risky job gets ten times harder. Prop fifteen makes corporations pay their fair share. To invest in our communities, in our clinics, in the essential workers who treat everyone rich, poor, and inbetween. Whether its this pandemic or the next health crisis, vote yes on prop fifteen. For all of us. Negotiations continued on capitol hill today another round of Coronavirus Relief. So far though, no word on whether the deal is closed. House speaker, nancy pelosi, and Steven Mnuchin agreed on extra funds. They are at odds over republican calls for the Liability Protection for businesses. And the democrats push for more help for local governments. House democrats are expected to cast mostly symbolic votes tonight on a slightly slimmer version of the heroes act passed in may. Congress is set to return tomorrow. American and United Airlines have already begun the process of removing tens of thousands of workers. They said they could bring the workers back if Congress Takes action soon. Jesse garrett with more on the impact. Reporter a bumpy ride begins thursday for nearly 100,000 Airline Industry employees. This, as the 25 billion federal Payroll Support Program expires. It is pretty devastating. We have 8100 Americ