it is hot, it is dry, and it is windy, there are fires burning all over the state of fires burning all over the state this one is the worst, it is threating more than 6,000 homes tonight. the rocky has exploded overnight; i was up there yesterday this fire was about 26,000 acers then, now accroding to calfire it s 54,000 acers just to put this in perspective for you, san francisco is about 29,000 acers, so this thing is huge, and it s vicki: u-s forest service officials say an autopsy is scheduled this modoc national forest. engine captain david ruhl s autopsy will include lab tests that may take up to five weeks for the results. officials say ruhl was in a car thursday. fighting the blaze his body was recovered friday. firefighter in bit central. reporter: they will get a little bit of relief tomorrow. lots of sunshine today really hot temperatures. temperatures this afternoon in the high 90s. gusty winds approaching 20 mi. per hour. vicki: in other did well has been f
past weekend, 20,000 acres burned through brush baked hard by fur years of drought in the west. thousands of people have evacuated. the red soxy fire is the largest of more than two dozen wildfires tonight out west. carter evans went to the front lines in lake port, california. the wildfire burning northwest of sacramento exploded over the weekend, scorching 94 square miles, an area larger than the city of seattle. dozens of air tankers and national guard helicopters are giving support to 3,000 firefighters below. on the ground, they re lighting backfires to burn out dry brush ahead of approaching flames that threaten thousands of homes. but huge columns of smoke as high as 35,000 feet are making this firefight especially challenging says battalion chief jeff ohs. once the energy reaches that level, the column collapses. that s a big, big problem because then we don t have one direction the fire is going. it s going in several directions. reporter: we saw firsthand how
past weekend, 20,000 acres burned through brush baked hard by fur years of drought in the west. thousands of people have evacuated. the red soxy fire is the largest of more than two dozen wildfires tonight out west. carter evans went to the front lines in lake port, california. the wildfire burning northwest of sacramento exploded over the weekend, scorching 94 square miles, an area larger than the city of seattle. dozens of air tankers and national guard helicopters are giving support to 3,000 firefighters below. on the ground, they re lighting backfires to burn out dry brush ahead of approaching flames that threaten thousands of homes. but huge columns of smoke as high as 35,000 feet are making this firefight especially challenging says battalion chief jeff ohs. once the energy reaches that level, the column collapses. that s a big, big problem because then we don t have one direction the fire is going. it s going in several directions. reporter: we saw firsthand how
traffic. reporter: both heading west on market street. it s not clear how he ended up between two buses. : is still under investigation. reporter: police are careful that they re not blaming anyone at this point. reporter: 2 cycle is familiar with the area it s a reminder that every day carries a risk. : you have to pretend that you re invincible in half due for a biker. reporter: not far from here was the second accident that one man is expected to make a full recovery. vicki: police are investigating a homicide in san francisco s oceanview neighborhood. it happened around 8 this morning along broad street near san francisco state university. officials say a man was shot multiple times in the torso. he was taken to the hospital for treatment. but later died. police are still searching for the suspect. vicki: it s been a couple of years since the oikos university mass killings. since then. a number of school shootings across the u-s have taken place. governor je
have never seen a fire move this fast. in just five hours over this past weekend, 20,000 acres burned in california through brush baked hard by four years of drought. thousands of people have evacuated. the rocky fire is the largest of more than two dozen wildfires tonight out west. carter evans went to the front lines in lake port, california. reporter: the wildfire burning northwest of sacramento exploded over the weekend, scorching 94 square miles, an area larger than the city of seattle. dozens of air tankers and national guard helicopters areng giving support to 3,000te firefighters below. on the ground, they re lighting backfires to burn out dry brush ahead of approaching flames that threaten thousands of homes. but huge columns of smoke as high as 35,000 feet are making this fire fight especially challenging, says battaliong, chief jeff ohs. once the energy reaches that level, the column collapses. that s a big, big problem because then we don t have onee direction