Could be in its destructive path. The National Historic landmark originally built for newspaper publisher William Randolph hearst, a mansion often visited by politicians and the hollywood elite nearly a century ago. Now open to the public for tours, until now. The wind changes about every 12 hours. Thankfully there are low numbers of houses out there that need to be protected but percent castle is in the area. Reporter cal fire battalion chief says the fire is unpredictable as it creeps closer to hearst castle. 4 miles doesnt sound too far. Its not too far. The fire would have to make a severe left turn and go to the west to affect hearst property but the hearst property is very large. There are thousands of acres. Are you treating it differently because its a historical landmark . It is a historical landmark. We have a plan already created for that. Normally when the town is threatened, theres usually a preattack plan established. This is no evidence de. This is no different. Reporter
Evacuated. Now at 11 00, flames racing uphill sides. Thick smoke filling the air and homes evacuated. Firefighters battling a fast moving wildfire now in Sonoma County. Good evening. Im brian hackney. And im juliette goodrich. Flames have ripped through nearly 1500 acres since this morning. Cal fire says the fire is 10 contained. About 20 to 30 homes have been evacuated in the geysers area. And an Evacuation Center has been set up at the Good Shepard Lutheran Church in hillsburg. This is being called the sawmill fire. It broke out near geysers road and Geysers Resort road. Thats about 10 miles east of cloverdale. As kpix 5 joe vazquez shows us, firefighters appear to be making some progress tonight. Reporter whipping winds and temperatures in the high 90s packed a onetwo punch just east of cloverdale today. The flames started charging through the countryside around 11 00 this morning heading toward a rural area spotted with houses. Firefighters evacuated about 30 homes. They battled th
Because of those courageous First Responders, at least 25,000 other lives were spared. San jose marked todays 15year anniversary with a memorial procession downtown. The mayor joined dozens of First Responders to honor the police and firefighters in new york who made the ultimate sacrifice to save others in the wake of the attacks. The event ended with a ringing of the Firefighters Memorial bell. In vallejo, firefighters and Police Officers gathered this morning for a morning of silence at the main fire station. Then bagpipes played as the American Flag was raised to half staff. Another gathering in union city paid tribute to the 40 lives lost on flight 93. Many of those victims were from right here in the bay area. Kpix 5s john ramos was there as they were remembered. Reporter the 9 11 memorial in union city is specific in its mission. To honor those who died aboard united flight 93 when passengers rushed the cockpit forcing the terrorists to crash the plane in a field in rural pennsy
Shopping Center Parking lot. The question now is where is he. Livermore Police Say Two people were shot as they sat in their cars at the Arcade Shopping Center on first street last night. Maria medina with a search for the suspects. Reporter Reporter Police have not released motive or identities of the victims but they are searching for those suspects and people here are confident they will be able to find them. Her ruthless and evil. This is a very quiet town and we dont have these type of thing that happen very often we take it very personal when someone comes to our town and commits a crime like this. Reporter Livermore Police identified the man they say ambushed two people in their cars saturday and jason brown a man who now faces charges of murder and attempted murder. Definitely really scary because its livermore. Reporter a few reminders of the brutal attack were left behind at the strip mall for people who live here the news is a shock to their normally quiet town. My jaw defin
Ght a a violent struggle over a shotgun after a family feud ends in murder. Tonight a 69yearold bay area woman is dead and her older sister is in jail. Good evening. It happened at a home on the 200 block of garretson avenue in rodeo. Reporter the the Sheriffs Department is not officially identifying the victim. I spoke with krisnappa family spokesman in fact it was his own motherinlaw shot to death inside her home Early Saturday Morning following an argument with her own sister. The brown and white corner house is now the scene of a murder. The Sheriffs Department said the victim and the alleged murderer are both elderly women. Total shock. Im having trouble sleeping. Reporter 69yearold san atom as confirms the victims own sister 71yearold Linda June Thomas of Washington State is in jail charged with her sisters murder. Suzanne lives across the street and related. She heard from family members that the shooting happened when her husband was in the other room. She shot san a and wrestl