on the atlas, sulfur and other fires, but there s a lock way to go. parts of sonoma are on edge, waiting to see which way the fire turns. we have team komcoverage in sonoma, where residents and firefighters are working to protect the community. lisa? reporter: we re here on wilking way inside the mandatory evacuation zone, and there are some residents who refuse to leave. they have this water truck standing by, and they have also set up all of these ladders. they are watering down that roof. you can see that it s shaped shingle and flammable. the fear is if this house goes down, the entire neighborhood will. we re going to make a stand and save the neighborhood. reporter: those aren t just words, they are serious about the task at hand. the one leading the charge is a retired battalion chief. he s organized this entire effort and got a backhoe in to dig a trench to create even more densible space behindthe houses. because as it stands right now, the fire is less than tw
still the winds, roads in the north bay closed. we have drew tuma in. they have that 24-hour window. the winds will remain calm but overnight tonight into saturday morning they become active again. the winds are certainly going to be an issue as we head into saturday morning. a live look outside. you can already see the smoke and the haze. air quality a big issue today. very unhealthy in the north bay but unhealthy across the entire region and even into saturday we really don t get any relief from this poor air quality. winds right now are calm to light but watch what happens. future tracker wind gusts as we get you into late tonight and early saturday morning those winds, unfortunately, will increase with frequent gusts over 30 miles per hour and that will bring more smoke into the rest of the bay area. that s weather. a check of the roads with sue. good morning. good morning. we ll start with a sig involving the caldecott the right bore has reopened. if there s a good n
for mike nicco. calm winds today. air quality is unhealthy across the majority of the region once again. and little in the way of improving air on saturday as well. numbers right now mainly 40s and 50s. we have chilly spots like gilroy and ukiah in the upper 30s. a look at your winds today they re pretty light. what we re watching later tonight and early saturday morning they re going to increase greatly with winds over 30 miles per hour in the north bay. so your 12-hour planner is all about the smoky conditions, the haze in the sky, temperatures will mainly be in the 70s later on this afternoon. that s weather. a check of traffic with sue. good morning. good morning, everyone. happy friday. we ve got some situations out there for you to be aware of. a tour bus and a sedan mixing it up on the right lane, southbound 680 near andrade. traffic is continuing to stack up to highway 84 with about a 25-minute delay there. eastbound 24 still in the clearing stages. they have this
logic will tell you that the failure of these lines and the equipment, more likely than not, either caused or contributed to te spread of this fire. reporter: dan noyes, abc7 news. line workers say that customers often object to their trees being cut back, so there s blame to go around here. cal fire is still investigating. we have posted the entire statement from pg&e on our website, abc7news.com. in mendocino county, the redwood and potter fires have burned more than 32,000 acres between them. ukiah high school has been closed all week, but volunteers gathered to unload cases of water. lonny rivera has that story. reporter: in this leveled community, the only lively sound comes from tree cutting crews. they re focused on chopping down unstable burn trees to prevent further destruction. the fire got here at like 2:00 a.m. but we woke up at about 1:00 to 1 sa 1:15 a.m., and people were calling us trying to cake us up. reporter: his family made it out of their
hour but watch what happens early saturday morning. those winds are going to increase once again gusting over 30 miles per hour and that will send more smoke south into the bay area. it is hazy. poor air quality across the entire region. check out the roads with sue. metering lights are on. lots of cars stacked up into the mcarthur maze with delays at about 15 minutes to get all the way into san francisco. a little sluggish on the upper deck. slow traffic out of tracy up and over the altamont. an earlier accident cleared. traffic is starting to thin out just a little bit but expect delays out of pleasanton. we ll take a look at your mass transit options this friday the 13th in a couple of minutes. thank you, sue. this could be a make or break day for firefighters defending the town of calistoga against a major wildfire making an all-out effort to keep the flames from crossing a highway and into the community. live to reporter matt keller in napa county for us. matt? r