two miles west of highway 29. there you can see his water tender. it lost control and went over the edge of the road there. this happened around 6:50 this marking. this is one of the steepest roads in napa county. the driver came around this bend, his rig and empty tender rolled sideways, and landed upside down on the side of a very, very steep hill. there are skid marks on the road, but chp isn t sure that indicates he applied his breaks before the accident. they will perform a mechanical inspection to see if his equipment failed. they will investigate whether he was driving too fast and the also see if fatigue played a factor. cal fire points out this is the eighth day of this fire fight here in wine country. everyone is getting tired. there have been no breaks for the firefighters since the fires erupted last sunday evening. and so, yes, people are getting tired and that is a factor that we are aware of. we consider it in our daily activities and we work to sbat against
still in full force in parts of the north bay. tonight choppers dropping water targeting rutherford, the hills above this winery. as the fire comes down and progresses down towards the rutherford area above the winery we are working to slow the spread of that fire. reporter: this morning, a tragic loss in the fire fight. a water tender driver working the area of the napa hills lost control of his truck wg rolling it over down the side of the hill where he died. our hearts go out to obviously the family and the friends that are impacted by this as it has an impact on all of us. reporter: one more reminder how dangerous the fire fight continues to be. those who have homes and businesses still in harm s way say they are grateful to all those putting lives on the line. yes it s nerve-racking. i have complete confidence in them. they are get going in hand under control. nick not only owns a business at the base of the hillside that s a hot spot. he is a volunteer firef
i m ja mel wang. i m raj mathai. the end of these historic fires could be near. let s get to the fire zone. k conan nolan joins us. reporter: they re hoping in the early morning hours tomorrow morning, if conditions are right, they will set a major backfire here. there are no homes that will be in any danger but they believe this will be an effort a perfect effort for them to rob this fire of its fuel. they ve been after this situation for over a week. it s not over. the main flank of the nuns fire over 50,000 acres continue to burn in the sugarloaf ridge park area of sonoma county. the now familiar and haunting orange glow off the hillside lighting up the sky. currently the fire is hung up in steep, rocky terrain. reporter: mutual aid strike teams have positioned along roads. meanwhile, disappointment below. jordan was one of thousands who were expecting to return to glen allen. he had received a blast text. mandatory evacuation lifted. reporter: it was wrong.
kevin: now, it is worth noting that all three attacks happened a.m. n 8:00 and 9:00 the victims were between the ages of 22 and 33 years old. brown is behind bars facing multiple criminal charges, including attempted second-degree rape. kevin lewis, abc7 news. alison: thank you very much, kevin. days after being indicted by a grand jury, daron wint entered a not guilty plea in the mansion murder case. wint faces 20 felony counts including murder and arson in connection to the death of the savopoulos family and their housekeeper. police say the 4 victims were held for hours after a kidnapping and extortion plan. after the murders, the mansion was set on fire. if convicted, wint could face life in prison. leon: right now people are lining up to pay their respects to justice antonin scalia. he will be lying in repose in the great hall of the u.s. supreme court for the next hours. suzanne kennedy has been watching the session and joins us with more. justice scalia spent three dec
now, park service crews here are working around the clock to repair hundreds of potholes on beach drive. it s more than six miles long. it carries 12 million vehicles a year. the park service wants you to be alert and cautious. potholes are going to develop. they re going to grow, but we re out every day. the potholes behind us were just repaired. we hit them yesterday. we hit them again today. reporter: now, potholes are a problem every day, but coming up on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00, we ll tell you how this beach drive is going to be a commuting problem for years to come. i m tom sherwood in rock creek park. erika, back to you. thanks, tom. we want to show you a live look from our storm team4 x 4 out on pothole patrol. we are at 6th street in northwest trying to help you avoid and report some of the potholes. you can tweet us and follow along to see where drivers are running into trouble. the evening commute will be a lot smoother on macarthur boulevard. a pipe burst t