calistoga. those flames jumped highway 29 earlier this evening. andria borba is in napa county tonight with the latest. the tubs fire is about 2 to 3 miles outside of calistoga proper. it is burning on highway 29 on mount st. helena. tonight the fight is to keep it on that mountain. reporter: the fight to keep the tubs fire out of calistoga is being waged here along highway 29. billowing smoke choked vistas along the highway, a reminder the flames are still in charge here. the fire jumped the highway this afternoon in at least one location and cal fire crews were determined to keep it from spreading further. with the turn-out barely wide enough for water tenders and strike teams, firefighters set backfires, leaving without room to run. people tried to load a horse in a trailer to get it out of harm s way. the horse refused to budge. while fires tend to lay down at night, the fire continues to chew through vegetation, mocking the efforts of firefighters and their equipment
country wildfires is now up to 31 people. according to sonoma county sheriffs, about 400 people are still unaccounted for. cal fire says the fires burn more than 191,000 acres and right now one of the biggest fires is threatening the city of calistoga. those flames jumped highway 29 earlier this evening. andria borba is in napa county tonight with the latest. the tubs fire is about 2 to 3 miles outside of calistoga proper. it is burning on highway 29 on mount st. helena. tonight the fight is to keep it on that mountain. reporter: the fight to keep the tubs fire out of calistoga is being waged here along highway 29. billowing smoke choked vistas along the highway, a reminder the flames are still in charge here. the fire jumped the highway this afternoon in at least one location and cal fire crews were determined to keep it from spreading further. with the turn-out barely wide enough for water tenders and strike teams, firefighters set backfires, leaving without room to run
accuweather forecast, chris, i love you, man but do something about the rain. reporter: i ve got good news for both of you, we ll bring sunshine later on back into the area and ton of sun on sunday. storm tracker 6 live most of the heavy weather is south, one is right over dewey beach and southeast of salisbury, maryland, over the delmarva. that is where the heavy weather is, it s not pushing north, it s pushing out to sea. over south jersey and delaware, you can see the lighter shades of green, that s the spritzes and sprinkles, leftover stuff. most of the day is dry, just a pop-up shower or thunderstorm is possible this afternoon. here s the zoom in version, right there along the mouth of delaware bay, route 9 to sea isle city, you re starting to dry. if you re traveling along route 1, passing lewis, into dewy, we have drenching downpours and 0 cloud to ground lightning strikes. the weather is more difficult to hand down down there. 67 in allentown, poconos 62. dover, 73.
an increase in the number of troops in afghanistan from the current level of 8,000 to 12,000. instead the president said it s time to take drastic measures in our strategy with afghanistan and shift the focus from creating democracy to killing terrorists. terrorists, take heed. america will never let up until you are dealt a lasting defeat. trump said tonight the middle east policies of past presidents didn t work and it s time for a change. we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities. his focus will be on stopping terrorists and abandoning the idea of nation building in the middle east. he said pakistan is turning a blind eye to terrorist hideouts and it s time to hold the country s feet to fire through whatever means necessary. pakistan often gives safe haven to violence and terror. we watched the president s address with retired marine corps colonel brendan kerney to get his reaction to the president s plan to win the w
for us. political analysts predicted president trump would announce an increase in the number of troops in afghanistan from the current level of 8,000 to 12,000. instead the president said it s time to take drastic measures in our strategy with afghanistan and shift the focus from creating democracy to killing terrorists. terrorists, take heed. america will never let up until you are dealt a lasting defeat. trump said tonight the middle east policies of past presidents didn t work and it s time for a change. we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities. his focus will be on stopping terrorists and abandoning the idea of nation building in the middle east. he said pakistan is turning a blind eye to terrorist hideouts and it s time to hold the country s feet to fire through whatever means necessary. pakistan often gives safe haven to agents of chaos, violence and terror. we watched the president s address with retired marin