Nothing theyve seen before. Compared to the one we just had the pilot fire, we had almost 9 population and this is huge compared to that its unbelievable ive lived down here for 30 plus years and ive never seen this this is a lot worse, this is bad, its close and its fast and its not contained. As the fire grows, this shelter is expecting more people to come by and say last night may end up being its calmest night i spoke to some get away from the smoke as you can wanted to evacuate just to get away from the smoke as you can imagine there is a lot of smoke in this area and some of that is making its way into las vegas. Ill send it back to chief meteorologist ted pretty with more thursday with a high of 104 and afternoon gusts to more heat for us on thursday with a more heat for us on thursday with a high of 104 and no way in and no im Catherine Cortez masto and i approve this message. Four years ago i was diagnosed with Breast Cancer but early treatment saved my life. So im really outr
Includes some 80,000 residents of our county. The blue cut fire has destroyed more than 25 thousand acres. Were live with more on the containment efforts and whats being done to help those left without a home. I have four little ones and i got to do it for them its all i can do. A local mom trying to hold on to her family. And job she gets the tip of her life in a special undercover surprise. Next good morning im im dave hall. The blue cut fire continues to burn thousands of acres in Southern California. More than 80 thousand people have evacuated from their homes. Fox5s peter dawson joins us in the studio with all the latest information on this massive wildfire. Here are the latest numbers, 25 personnel on the ground and in the air. And so far only 4 containment. 84,000 evacuees, the largest number of evacuees the red cross has seen for a wild fire in california. Red cross has set up several shelters including three animal shelters for larger live stock. And two shelters, one in fonta
Southern california. Eric hilt will join us in just a moment from an evacuation center. But first lets check in with abby theodros. From the outskirts of the fire. This fire has been moving rapidly. Two hours ago we were sitting in a thick layer of smoke now things have cleared enough that we can show you some of the damage done here along highway 138. This fire has been moving rapidly. Two hours ago we were sitting in a thick layer of smoke now things have cleared enough that we can show you some of the damage done here along highway 138. Weve wind gusts of up to seen up to 25 miles per hour. Drought has made for really dry brush that easily burns. And embers flying away and causing new fires is also an issue ff are up against. Road closures from i 15 all the ranchero road and 173. Causing a lot of problems for commuters in both las vegas and southern california. Many of the many of the thousands who were forced to evacuate. Have nowhere to go. Some are finding resources and help at E
Down the ravine almost into lake merced. The mazda pickup hit and killed a pedestrian. Sfpd closed the street for hours to investigate. Several witnesses. I was hit five years ago and the fact two to three people roughly everyday are hit is intolerable. Reporter the lake merced crash comes a week after this procession in San Francisco. A day of remembrance to bring attention to the 800 people in the city hit by cars every year. Like this young electrician killed on his bicycle. Mowed down by a garbage truck. No family should have to go through the devastation my family has. Or seriously injured with brain damage. Never the same. She was such a different person. And we lost her. San francisco is progressing with the vision zero plan by 2024 with a mix of street engineering, education, and enforcement. There are no skid marks. No signs the truck that killed the woman tried to stop or swerve. The speed limit is 25 miles an hour. Someone hit at 20 miles an hour has a 90 chance of survival.