alex savidge has been there throughout the morning. i know you were at that mobile home park that was destroyed and since you have moved to the west part of 101 where we have another community destroyed. >> reporter: good morning to you, devastation in this community in santa rosa. this is the orchard community. look behind us and you can see what we are looking at here. this entire block was leveled by the fire. just destruction everywhere you look. we are estimating numbers and we believe dozens of homes have been burned possibly up to 60. one of the people who lost their home today is pat keenan. i'm sorry for what happened and what you're going through. so your home is up the block on the right-hand side? >> yes, there it is. >> reporter: show me what you got out. >> my grandparents survived the fire of 1906. so i grab these pictures. that is my grandmother in 1911 from ocean beach. i have another one here of my grandfather. >> reporter: how much time did you have to grab these? >> i would say maybe 20 minutes. >> reporter: so what

by the way, alex savidge is autopsy the pocket fire. cal fire issued an update just now. i posted that on my facebook page. up to 1800 acres. they just issued one for the tubs fire in the last five minutes and also for the pocket fire. find my page and the information is there. i post it as soon as they send it out. geyserville northwest at 16. northwest at 10. just heard from mark. he is up in northern hillsberg. he says our wind is picking up. i believe it. you can see it, 15, 16, 10 miles per hour. cloverdale has a north at 14 or a northwest. so predominantly it is northwest. that is much, much better than a northeast or an east. humidity is up, way up. on sunday and monday, the humidity levels were in the teens. you're seeing 67, 89. district has turned northwest at 5. 88%. american canyon is west. 90%. that takes a lot of the green valley fire smoke and sends it out towards vacaville and all the way out to sacramento where we're getting reports of smoky conditions. even yuba city, there are reports there. everything has turned compared to yesterday. system digging in

alex savidge. live in santa rosa. thank you. >> gloor -- more live pictures from skyfox as we go to a quick break. this is between calistoga and middletown. we can see a lot of smoke. we have been watching water drops, and fire retardant drops. we will be right back. the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. >>> there are mandatory evacuations that have been issued.>> we are joined live with the latest. >> reporter: people have had to evacuate in calistog

. >> alex savidge has been reporting for us and a number people have said they left with nothing but the clothing on their back.>> reporter: yes and people are still evacuating or preparing to evacuate. this fire is sweeping across the city. we are now on freedom lane right off of san miguel avenue. this is the scene behind us on the left-hand side you can see several homes from here to the end of the block destroyed by the fire. as we swing around to the other direction i can tell you there is another large fire to the right. we have this scene playing out across the city of santa rosa. this gentleman up on the roof has the garden hose out. we have seen this time and time again. he is hoping to get enough water on the roof so if he gets one of the embers that drops down firefighters might have a chance to save his home. you can see that they had no hope to save these homes. again this is near san miguel avenue. we just pulled up to the scene after looking at this devastation a few blocks away at a community, a senior citizen community called the orchards community. dozens of homes w

let's go to alex savidge. he is live in the new evacuation zone near a home that has already gone up in flames. >> reporter: right. good morning. according to fire officials there are a number of homes lost this morning. this is one of those. this is a large property on castle road, east of lovell valley road. this is the 1100 block of castle road. you can see this property is still burning. it caught fire within the last few hours. this would appear to have been a spot fire that popped up in this area. all the homes around here, up and down the street, are still in tact and standing. we talked about you strong winds that kicked up early this morning around 3 am. firefighters tell me the wind started to pick up on the leading edges of this fire. they have surrounded sonoma on the north side and the east side of town. that fire picked up and some of those embers pushed into the city of sonoma it self and the sonoma valley. there have been homes lost. fire officials cannot say exactly how many homes have earned.

in many cases people did not get the official warning. >> alex savidge, thank you. half of the school campuses in santa rosa will be reopening. got all newman high school a private school received the most damage losing half of its classrooms and the library and main office. coming up today state superintendent of education will be joining us live to talk about how the fires have impacted schools in the north bay. many districts led children out of schools because of poor air quality. the secretary will explain what is happening now as they get students back in the classroom. >>> in the santa cruz mountains some people who evacuated their homes are being allowed back into their neighborhoods. a steady stream of cars entered the las cumbres neighborhood yesterday. the fire has burned 320 acres and the wind now stands at 40% contained. people are grateful to be back. the recent rain may help clear the smoke for the skies but there is an alert until monday. due to the wildfires and changing wind patterns air quality could be impacted for many days to come. ozone and sm

the sunset with the smoke enveloping the sonoma county. >> alex savidge live in sonoma. thank you. >>> let's turn to mendocino county and a complex of fires burning north of highway 20. they have burned through more than 34,000 acres. containment stands at 10%. we know that eight people have died, while 8,000 people have been evacuated from the region. the mendocino county sheriff says the changing wind patterns are the biggest concern right now. in lake county the sulfur fire is 55% contained. the fire has burned 2500 acres off of highway 20 in the area of clearlake oaks. lake county sheriff tells us about 3,000 evacuees have been allowed back home. the county is working to lift evacuation orders in other sections once they're cleaned up and power is restored. >> let's check in on the situation out there for this friday morning commute. say hello to sal. good morning, sal. >> mike and gasia, good morning to you. we have slow traffic out there in many areas. we had a stalled vehicle on the span. that slowed things down but cal trans got out there quickly. you can see how

alex savidge has been out at sfo for a while.>> reporter: good morning. this could cause delays for international travelers. starting today they will be facing security interviews and enhanced screenings. these rules will impact 2100 flights every single day from around the world bound for us airports including sfo. starting today all travelers including us citizens may be questioned by employees as they check in or even at the gate before boarding their flight. the tsa says that electronic devices could be more thoroughly inspected before any flight headed to the us. these screenings will vary from airline to airline. some passengers say that questioning international travelers bound for the us could help prevent terrorist attacks. >> it depends on the questions they are asking. also, what kind of checking are they doing? i am all for the security. >> reporter: these new security measures are taking the place of a previous ban on laptops onboard us bound flights from eight predominantly muslim countries. that was rolled out by the trump administration se

in sonoma alex savidge ktvu fox 2 news. >>> more evacuations for people in napa county. we will bring you allie rasmus she is live in an area that is considered to be in the path of danger. >>> we have a lot of slow traffic in the east bay with a couple of problems making it slower on this freeway. more on that straightahead. >>> thankfully the wind did not kick up much overnight but now we are getting gusting up to 50 miles per hour in the highest elevations. the smoke layer will continue to play into the forecast for about a week. >>> more neighborhoods in napa are being warned to get ready to evacuate. >> allie rasmus brings us an update from napa. >> we are at fourth avenue and behind us is skyline wilderness park. you can see smoke in the canyons behind the hills and people who live around here say that this has been the pattern for the last three days. this has been a holding pattern where they see the smoke plumes rising and it appears the flames are getting closer and in the morning things calm down but the problems with the wind changes and the weather condition

they have a waiver from the department of education because a disaster was declared. >> alex savidge, thank you. >>> coming up, we are staying in the north bay as arrests have been made in a damaged neighborhood. >>> a crackdown on sideshows in the south bay. coming up, the injuries to one officer and how other agencies are taking part in the crackdown. yes, and yes. expert-level glassware. my uncle geoff just confirmed. the one that's always bringing a plus-one? historically, yes... but we've got plus-one insurance. what's your dream? at ikea, we help you live it. make the dream yours. ♪ ♪ (cheering) >>> we ended last week in the green with the nasdaq having a huge day. everyone seems to be in the red this morning with the dow jones down 95 points as the healthcare is taking a hit. >>> to the deadliest building fire in oakland history. 36 people died in december when flames tore through the ghost ship warehouse. we are following up questioning who is accountable. i spoke with a reporter about the information just uncovered. >> since this tragedy only two have been charged. the ow

alex savidge joins us from coffey park with the story. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in santa rosa. the coffey park area. there's not much left. these streets were leveled as this firestorm raged through here 11 days ago. it was a place that was quiet up until now. now more people have returned to this area today as they were allowed access into these neighborhoods. we are seeing people sifting through the rubble, trying to find whatever it is they can retrieve or what they can save a value to them. we spoke to people in this area who say they are promising that these neighborhoods come even though they've been reduced to rubble, they will rebound in this community will rebuild. >> i was lost trying to get back here because you can't recognize anything. >> reporter: returning home to find almost nothing left. on the small cul-de-sac, there is a lot of love. this morning the love family and their kids sifted through the rubble of what was their home, searching for memories. >> i think this might be 11 years old. i kept it an

ktvu's alex savidge live near mlk and 63rd street. >> reporter: good afternoon there. this area on the east side of the bart tracks right near the berkeley-oakland border is all fenced off this afternoon. no camping signs are posted here, no trespassing signs have been put up. according to city officials, this encampment drew a number of complaints from neighbors, that's why it was cleared out this morning. i talked a short time ago to one man who lived here for several months. >> i got up at 4:30 this morning and they told us to back up our stuff. it was like a mad rush. >> reporter: city workers arrived here around 5:00 this morning to begin the process of removing the tents and other properties from this site. a handful of people maybe about 15 or so called this camp home and all of them were asked to leave by authorities. over the weekend bart issued a 72-hour eviction notice for this camp, which sits right along the bart tracks near martin luther king and 63rd street. people living nearby had started to complain to the city about this encampment. there were severa

. >> alex savidge joins us live with more on this story. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: there are 50 unresolved missing persons cases in sonoma county. that's why you can see here searchers scouring these burned- out neighborhoods in santa rosa including the stockton grove area. they are looking for anyone who may not have been able to escape the flame. we will piltdown and once they clear a particular home, it is then marked with an ex-. -- with a x. >> we will continue on with the next assignment. back we saw search teams with sonoma county and marin county methodically moving through the fire zone. this was near fountain grove parkway, an area that was decimated by this fire. it broke out here and swept through the city of santa rosa 90s ago. also out searching through the rubble today, 150 members of the army national guard. is are guard members who came a. from petaluma. -- who came up here from petaluma. first and foremost looking for evidence of remains in the area. they're also looking for valuables or things that may stand out so they can find the items, retrieve them, save

. >> let's bring in alex savidge joining us live with more on the story in sonoma county. >> reporter: good morning. we have the masks on here at this particular location because the smoke is very thick. we are north of sonoma along middle mountain road. there is an incredible effort underway to try to keep the flames from spreading into the city of sonoma itself. you are seeing that effort right here. i just spoke with this crew from oakland. they have been setting this backfire. this was such a short time ago and they're trying to make a stand and keep this fire from crossing this particular roadway. butte mountain road. it's coming towards sonoma from the north and they want to keep it at bay. this crew is also doing structure protection because there are a lot of homes along this particular road. all the people who live here have been evacuated. those homes are empty and firefighters are standing by, trying to make sure those homes are protected. let me show you this scene from yesterday. neighbors here in sonoma watched air tankers moving in. they were making airdrops on the lead

as alex savidge reports this could cause delays for all. >> this could be a headache for international travelers will now face security interviews and additional screenings before their flights headed to the us. these new rules will affect about 2100 flights every day. bound for airports in the us including sfo. starting today all travelers including us citizens may be questioned by airline employees when they check in or even at the gate before they board the plane. the tsa says electronic devices could be more thoroughly inspected before any flight headed to the us. these screenings will vary from each airline. officials say the airlines were urged to enhance security to prevent terrorists from smuggling explosive material onto flights. travelers from sfo don't mind if the new measures slow the boarding process. >> nobody should have an attitude. it is here because they are trying to protect the people.>> if you have something to hide then you are worried, but if you are clean with your passport and everything with your luggage, then okay. >> the new security measures will take the p

alex savidge was at piner high school today for the emotional first day back. >> reporter: there were hugs and tears this morning as students and staff arrived at piner high school in santa rosa. after three weeks of fear, sadness and uncertainty, today was a return to something resembling a normal life. >> i think it's important coming back and having that socialization. many people have not had that. especially me. >> reporter: the fires took a tough toll on the school community. more than 80 piner high school in's loss their homes including seniors alex and nick. >> it's hard every day. it has its ups and downs. it's good to come together and have your peers. >> i think it's good to finally get back so we can try to get back into our daily routine. see our teachers and friends so we can band together. >> reporter: they both lived in coffey park. with no place to stay, their families have now moved in with their friend. in the midst of this disaster, these three have gone from classmates to housemates. >> showing them that material stuff doesn't matter. friendship and family is what

. >> i'm alex savidge in today for frank mallicoat. we are going to check your weather on this weekend here in just a moment but first we'll talk about big stories making news this morning. in a few hours, more fire victims are going to be allowed to return to their neighborhoods in santa rosa. we'll have more on that return home and what's happening in the next hour to help the community. >> plus -- >> and -- >> it's been a very long two weeks in the north bay and that's why one santa rosa mom thought it was time to come together. >> and yeah, coming up here we are going to talk about this vigil that was held last night in santa rosa organized by the community. we'll tell you how it helped residents during this difficult time. >> keep your eyes over warriors star klay thompson over the next few days. he has a hot hand usually. it's not just about the win. we'll tell you why every point he makes will have meaning for the victims of the north bay fires. more on that coming up. but first let's go to rosemary orozco for our weather foreca

. >> alex savidge is between glen allen and boyes hot springs? >> reporter: in that area on the west side, i beg your pardon, on the east side of highway 12. we are just one mile up middle mountain road. that's a road that comes to a dead end. firefighters are trying to make a stand and keep this fire for moving into the city of sonoma itself. they are trying to make sure that the fire does not cross this particular road. on the other side of the road they had dozier's come in to carve out a fire break. what you're looking at here is not part of the edge of a fire. this is a backfire that's been said. ecru here is from the oakland fire department continuing to monitor this particular backfire while at the same time they are doing structure protection on a number of homes along moon mountain road. all of those homes are still okay as far as we know. the fire itself is a few miles north of downtown sonoma. i want to show your video from yesterday. air tankers came in and made drops on the leading edges of this fire. those bulldozers also came in to

alex savidge is there at santa rosa high school where classes will be starting in the next half-hour. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. more students in the city of santa rosa are getting into their school routine. we are outside of santa rosa high school where classes will resume in about 30 minutes just after 8:00. you can see the cars with parents dropping off their students. 11 santa rosa schools are reopening today for the first time since the wildfires in this area three weeks ago today. students will be returning to class at the mark west union school district and the town of geyserville. many schools will have counselors on campus to help students traumatized by the fires and still recovering. on friday 13 schools reopened and that included piner high school which was hit hard by this disaster when 100 students at the school lost their homes. >> it is nice to be back. it is good for the community to be together. obviously we have struggled the last three weeks but coming together makes it easier to support each other. >> reporter: it is not just the students who are ha

. >> alex savidge is there to bring us more from the sheriffs department. >> good afternoon to you. and lots of people evacuated during the overnight hours here in sonoma county. everyone needs to be ready to go if conditions do change. we are seeing the weather make a clear shift in this area. the winds are starting to pick up. we've certainly seen that just in the last hour or so here. seeing some very significant wind gusts coming out of the north here. that's quite concerning for fire officials. we're here outside of the sonoma county sheriffs office awaiting an update from the sheriff and cal fire officials on the effort to get some control on this destructive fire that's burned through sonoma county and the area around santa rosa. the sheriff this morning said a staggering number of people are reported missing after this fire swept through here late in the evening on sunday and into monday morning. the sheriffs office says that they are still trying to locate 560 people who may have been in the path of this fire. now the sheriff says that he hopes many of those people simply d

ktvu's alex savidge showed us how people prepared for disasters on trains, schools and one of silicon valley's largest companies. 3, 2, 1. >>> reporter: at exactly 10:19 this morning, more than 30,000 google employees dropped to the ground and took cover across the mountain view campus. this carefully coordinated exercise was part of the "great california shake-out." >> we're pretending there's an earthquake. >> reporter: at glen park elementary school in san francisco, the mayor joined in as students ducked under their desk waiting for the "all clear" from teachers and in hayward, these kids were brought out on the schoolyard practicing what to do when the big one hits the bay area. seismologists say the biggest concern here is a major quake along the hayward fault. >> the hayward fault is probably the most urbanized fault in the united states and we have not had a major earthquake during time of the world wide web so what would an earthquake do to our communities? but also our interconnectedness, not just to our phones but latest interconnectedness to our water systems, our roads, o

he showed alex savidge what's left of his home in the larkfield neighborhood of santa rosa. he was out of town when the fire started and never had the chance to get his belongings. everything is gone including his wife's wedding ring. >> i was here for most of the day sifting through stuff looking for that. it's not the monetary value. it's the emotional connection. these other things can be replaced. >> the captain with the alameda fire department lost his home in santa rosa. after getting his daughter to safety, he went back to evacuate his neighbors knowing his house had already been destroyed. >>> the international association of firefighters has set up a fund to help the firefighters. many are still working on the fire lines and have not been able to see the damage or comfort the families. so far the gofundme hero account has raised $35,000. if you would like to make a donation, we have a leak on our website, ktvu.com. >>> let's check in with sal for a look at traffic. i know overnight there was a problem at the caldecott tunnel. >>> fortunately all lanes are open on th

ktvu's alex savidge is in alameda now talking about the ways to keep our kids safe. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning to you. happy halloween. and a lot of people, they prefer not to go door to door after dark, especially if they have little ones. they instead to do the trick-or- treating earlier on in the day. one option is in alameda. the west end of webster street, here all of the businesses will be passing out candy to kids in costumes starting at noon today. so you can get all of that candy early here and celebrate early on halloween. halloween night really can be a dangerous time for kids. according to aaa, children are four times more likely to be hit by a car on halloween than any other day of the year. so it is obviously a good idea to make sure that your little ones are using crosswalks to get across the streets if they are out after dark. another good trick is to put reflective tape on costumes and candy bags so that drivers can see your kids in the dark. now, here in alameda, we are talking with kids and parents this morning. and everyone exci

. >> alex savidge is live with more on this controversy. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning to both of you. city officials have taken the first step to removing the early day statue. part of the larger pioneer monument here on fulton street near civic center in san francisco. as you can see, it shows a native-americans man down on the ground with a spanish vicaro and missionary standing over him. critics say this glorifies genocide, san francisco's version of a confederate memorial. the san francisco arts commission voted in favor of removing this controversial statue after hearing from many speakers who stay the monument is offensive to native- americans. now, the arts commission does not have the final say, however, on this issue. city's historic preservation commission must authorize the removal of the statue. while momentum is building to have it taken down not everyone believes it should be removed. >> i think it is a part of history. it shows what -- what man did to the natives. now they're being pretty much well taken care

. >> alex savidge is live in santa rosa with more on what is an emotional first day back, alex. >> reporter: certainly. there will be counselors on the campus today as students return to classes. many of these students lost their homes in the north bay wildfires. many other students were forced to evacuate, along with their families. it has been a difficult few weeks, to say the very least. and now many of these students are returning to class for the first time here. you're watching this happen at pinier high school here in santa rosa. this is one of 13 schools in this city that is reopening today. this particular school community at pinier high school was hit especially hard in this disaster. at least 80 pinier high school students lost their homes to the fire and so did seven staff members as well. it's been nearlily weeks since the destructive tubbs fire tore across santa rosa, forcing the closure of dozens of schools. the principal here says teachers and staff will be helping students still recovering from the trauma avenue those fires, trying to help them ease back to life in the clas

ktvu's alex savidge is at mountain view at google headquarters. we saw you earlier. tell us how we can prepare for the next big earthquake. >> reporter: there are quite a few things that you can do. learn the best ways to keep yourself safe as the shaking begins. if there is a large earthquake which we know there will be at some point, another aspect is how you can be prepared to survive potentially on your own after a major disaster. part of that is having your emergency kit ready to go. we're on the google campus and we have folks showing off the emergency kits. jason bowman is with the california shake-out. appreciate you taking the time this morning. what are the most important items to have in an emergency kit? if i don't have one like this that has all of the different items, what are the top things to make sure that i have on hand. >> it is great that we're here practicing shake-out to improve our shake safety. the one thing to have in the kit is plenty of water. >> reporter: yeah. >> this one has five years of shelf life, right. but what you need for one pers

>>that is alex savidge reports, people who live in the area are still seeing flames and as you can imagine them notice. >> and understandably so. that than i could find a pay phone and these were backfires that have been intentional. this is not one of the staging areas for higher is between sonoma santa rosa and, that's a 112 get idea of why, is that it makes backfires to burn way to successfully with the gunfire. people in the oakland area had just returned home after the looks to the hills and they watch the active weather did husband j smith felt fire. talk about people that can expect the next few days. >> the resident can expect to see much of the same, and we still have our firing operation going on to get rid of some of those unburned fuels. the people don't need to be worried? they are not that far away from here they lived, this format evacuated don't need to be confirmed. >>the fire activity going to see, our crews so it is our firing operation that they love the talked about the protests, the containment numbers are way up. and you also get some help from the weather. do you ha

alex savidge joins us live from golden gate park. let's look at the security measures. >> reporter: good morning. if you're coming down to hardly strictly this weekend, you will likely notice a whole lot more police officers down here. in light of what happened at the country music festival in las vegas earlier this week. san francisco police will be stepping up there patrols for this weekend long event you can see the setup happening right now. in a few hours, the music get started at golden gate park. hardly strictly gress festival begins at noon and runs through sunday night. as many as 500,000 people are expected to flock here to golden gate park this weekend. because this is a free festival, it has always been free, there's not any fencing that's up around the various meadows where the music stations will be set up. that means festivalgoers will not be passing through any security checkpoints.>> although we don't have checkpoints for bags, we are going to -- if there is a bag that is unattended, you know, we will make sure that

alex savidge is live with father moses brown of cardinal newman. >> reporter: good morning. much of cardinal newman here in northern santa rosa just north of here, much of that high school is gone. most of the classrooms were destroyed by fire and so was the main office the library and the baseball and soccer fields. beyond that students and staff do not have access to the campus yet. with that being said they will resume classes on tuesday. i am joined by father moses brown the school chaplain. how are you going to resume classes next week? >> obviously we are making use of the internet putting some content online. also through the generosity of other churches we will use their sites. >> you have more than 600 students on the campus and obviously they do not have access to the campus itself. you also have many students whose families lost their homes to the fire. how are you trying to help them through this incredibly difficult time?>> what is great about santa rosa is the wonderful community that we have in this area. many people have stepped up to the plate to assist them

. >> alex savidge is in the coffey park area. tell us about the people being allowed back into the neighborhoods today. there was a big community meeting last night. tell us about it. >> reporter: there was. the meeting got tense. good morning. we are in santa rosa this morning. starting at 10:00, some people will be allowed to return to some of the hardest hit neighborhoods in the city. that includes the coffey park area where, as you can see, there's really not much standing. evacuees are also going to be allowed access today to the nearby orchard park mobile home community and also the journeys and mobile home park which is on mendocino avenue. people who live in these neighborhoods will need to get entry passes before hand to get through law enforcement checkpoints that will be set up , or have been set up since the fires in these neighborhoods. they will then be allowed access if they have one of those passes. for those who barely escape the flames in the north bay, this will be the first chance to see what's left of their h

. >> ktvu's alex savidge is live. >> well good afternoon and san francisco police will be increasing their patrols. grass you can hear the performances just getting under way here in golden gate park. and a lot of festival goers that we've been talking to they say that certainly las vegas is in the back of their minds. but they are more focused on enjoying all of the great music this weekend. >> music lovers descending on golden gate park today for an annual san francisco tradition. the hardly strictly bluegrass festival. dozens of fans performing on seven different stages for free. ♪ passing through the town ♪ >> there's always really great music and they do a great job with the whole environment. it's very san francisco kind of event. >> lou asberry and kirk newer flew in from pleasanton. although this year feels a little bit different. >> i don't want to think about it. >> i want to have a good time. >> you can't live in fear, basically. you've just go to keep going. don't let these things intimidate you. >> because this is a free festival open to anyone, crowds will not be pa

alex savidge is in san francisco. talk about how people there are handling the heat. >> reporter: well, you know, it gets warm in october. we know that here in the bay area. but never usually gets this hot, this late in the month. we are out here at crissy field in san francisco. pretty nice morning. people walking or jogging. and it is not too warm just yet. but of course the sun is rising. so it's going to start warming up in a hurry here. the bay area headed into day two of a late season heat wave. a lot of records shattered yesterday. all across the region. in oakland, mountain view, and san jose. just to name a few. also it was 91 degrees in -- at sfo. that was the temperature at sfo yesterday. across the board, temperatures anywhere between 10 and 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. of course the real concern is these hot, dry conditions are leading to increased fire danger, especially worrisome for people up in the north bay. even with all of the rain we got last week, a decent amount of rain, the th

. >>> alex savidge is an sonoma county where there are both evacuation advisories and some mandatory orders in place. tell us where you are, alex and what's happening there. >> reporter: we are just east of the city of sonoma, just outside the city limits. the city of sonoma itself is really under the gun this morning. there is a fire approaching this city on several different fronts. from the east side, where we are, and also from the north. we are looking northeast from our location. we are on lovell valley road near seventh street east for people familiar with this area. in the distance you can see that orange glow on the hillside. according to the sheriff's office, deputies did go door-to- door last night throughout the city of sonoma. not issuing a mandatory order but warning people to be prepared to leave. again, that is the morning they are giving. if you do not need to be here, it's a good idea for you to get out. this fire is clearly moving close to the city of sonoma and its moving close to many homes in this particular part of this area, just outside the city limits of son

i'm alex savidge in today for mike mibach. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. let's start you out with weather and traffic as we always do. we have been talking about how warm it is. >> yes. >> a lot of you seeing wind in your neighborhood. my mind immediately goes to fire concerns. >> i'm a little surprised there is no red flag. alex and i talked about it. when you stepped out this morning, you said -- >> it was very windy that. wind owe another the wind is out of the east. >> and it was warm. >> yep. >> we had that mainly coast and bay. some areas to the north not so much. even to the east. if you get the easterly breeze, then yes. napa 86 today. 90 today. livermore 85 to 90. san jose from 85 to 90 today. the key though is pacifica, montera, moss beach and half moon bay. a roaring northeast breeze. and that will do it every time there. 26 gusts to 38. they have had stronger gusts than that most of the morning. still a good breeze coming off of the berkeley-oakland hills. the east wind at the berkeley lab, 74. there is an observation at 78 at berkeley already.

alex savidge is and napa and has the latest from authorities. >> reporter: the napa county sheriff told me there are a lot of families trying to get a hold of missing loved ones. a lot of that may be the communication systems are not working well in this area. cell service is spotty in many areas. at the same time, the sheriff says he suspects they could potentially find there were other fire victims and some of those burn zones and napa county. authorities say the atlas peak fire has claimed two lives. sara rippey and charles rippey who were unable to escape the flames. this 25,000 acre fire continues to burn homes in the hills east of napa and fire crews have no containment. this fire and others started late sunday night and exploded in size because of those powerful wind gusts. investigators are working to figure out how those fire started around the same time. >> unusual. yes. to have that many fires start. all fires are being investigated currently. there is no indication that i have received as to what the causes were, however, being on scene to the atlas fire come the winds were

. >> alex savidge is joining us from berkeley with more on the best ways to make sure those little ones stay safe today. >> reporter: good afternoon. we are on russell street in elmwood. this is a well-known halloween hotspot in the east bay. you can see a lot of the houses are decorated and after dark, later tonight, you will see a lot of trick-or-treaters. mainly the older ones who were out and about collecting candy. for parents with smaller kids, they like to celebrate kids earlier in the day when it's still light out. the giant bowl of candy is out at west cafi and alameda. the owner is preparing for a rush of kids in costumes this afternoon. all the businesses along the west end of webster street are passing out treats today, a fun and safe option on halloween. >> we usually get about 300 or 400 kids a year. it's really fun. we get to see all the costumes. even the parent stressor. >> reporter: at sequoia elementary school in the dimond district, yard this morning was packed with skeletons, superheroes and princesses. there were plenty of clever costumes on display for the annual

alex savidge is live now with more on what daca recipients are being urged to do. alex. >> reporter: gasia, good morning to you. this is the last chance for many dreamers. young undocumented immigrants, to reapply for the daca program or they risk losing their legal status. with this important deadline here later on this morning in about an hour and a half, lawmakers, activists and administrators will gather for a news conference on the san jose state university campus. they are calling on governor brown to sign a bill on his desk that would protect undocumented college students here in our state. that is assembly bill 21 that would ensure students with daca status to have access to financial aid and legal representation. last month the trump administration said it would be ending the daca program. it is set to phase out this coming march. about 150,000 of the 800,000 daca recipients will be losing their status before march if they don't apply for this extension. now, that extension would allow dreamers who were brought here to the u.s. illegally as children to avo

. >> alex savidge is joining us live from antioch. i understand tonight's jv football game has been canceled because of these allegations. >> reporter: tonight's game against. -- deer valley was called off because these football players were suspended. according to the principle there is cellphone video showing these jv football players sexually harassing a group of girls at antioch high school, even threatening them with violence. a short time ago we spoke with a young woman who was there during this heated exchange. >> the jv players started shouting rude stuff at us and calling my friend names that schneiderman said. and then my friend asked what was the problem. they did not say anything. they kept saying if she walked over there she was getting slapped and hit. >> reporter: this exchange took place monday afternoon outside the locker room on the campus of antioch high school. she said her friend initially was arguing with her ex- boyfriend, also in x -- a football player. the dispute escalated and that's one other football player

. >> alex savidge shows how people prepared for the disaster on trains, at school and even one of silicon valley's biggest companies. >> reporter: at exactly 10:19 am, more than 30,000 google employees dropped to the ground and took cover across the mountain view campus. this coordinated exercise was part of the great california shakeout. >> we are pretending there is an earthquake. >> reporter: at glen park elementary school in san francisco, the mayor joined as a student docked under the desks waiting for the all clear from teachers. and in hayward, these kids were brought out onto the school yard practicing what to do when the big one hits the bay area. seismologists say the biggest concern is a major quake along the hayward fault. >> the hayward fault is probably the most urbanized fault in the united states and we have not had a major earthquake during the time of the world wide web. what would an earthquake do to our communities but also our interconnectedness? not just to our phones but only the interconnectedness of our water systems and roads and communications lines lacks all of

alex savidge is in mountain view at google headquarters. tell us how we can prepare for the next big quake? >> reporter: good morning. today, with a great california shakeout happening again, the ninth year this has gone on, the focus is on preparing for a disaster, specifically an earth quake. we are on the google campus this morning inside the big shaker. we've done this before. this is a realistic earthquake simulator. i'm here with janet ruiz with the insurance information institute. thank you for being with me. what do people need to remember today when the shaking starts? >> the important thing you need to do is drop, cover your head and hold on. >> there you go. >> reporter: okay. and i think the shaking has stopped. >> it is. now we look around and make sure it's safe to get up. >> reporter: how do i know it's safe to start moving around? if i'm in my home or in my bed and this happens in the middle of the night? >> if we had tvs are glass fall, we will not -- we would want to make sure we did not get cut. we did have some plastic g

alex savidge said when he left the house he could not believe how warm it was. kensington, 74. oakland, 76. it's not too warm for some although blackhawk is 73. walnut creek, 54. el cerrito, 71. it is really warm around the bay. not so much on the santa cruz coast. santa cruz, 56. in the north you can find a wide variety of temperatures. between 78 in berkeley although concord is 57. cloverdale, 67. upper 40s in occidental. san rafael, 70. mill valley, 66. petaluma, 51. if you do not have the east breeze, it's probably pretty cool. a typhoon went through japan and it's now extratropical and moving across into the bering sea. is enhancing a vigorous system in the hawaiian islands. that sends a ridge of high pressure over us. honolulu had a low of 58 this morning. truckee, 28. warm for everybody here. the ridge of high pressure said i'm in charge and it will get hot. possible records, certainly on the coast. they are already sitting in the 80s. 80s to near 90 for just about everybody unless you do not get the breeze. then it may not be as warm. for many on the coast and bay, uppe

. >> alex savidge is at the high school with how the district is helping them transition back to the classroom. >> reporter: returning to school is an emotional experience for these students, many lost their homes and many others were forced to evacuate along with their families, three weeks later they returned to class at santa rosa high school, one of 11 schools a reopen for the first time since the fires, 13 other schools resumed classes on friday. there are counselors on campus today to talk with students who are having a tough time. here at santa rosa high school, 80 students no longer have homes. >> i feel like it will be emotional. there will be a lot of talk about it. >> i didn't lose my home but it will be hard for people who did. they lost their books, they lost their homework, it will be hard for them to adjust. >> it will be different, a lot different. it is all people talk about. i feel like it will take a while for the school year to get back to normal. >> reporter: to return to class in a town of [ indiscernible ] students in santa rosa missed a total of three weeks in

let's check in with alex savidge who is in for sal. >>> we have been doing pretty good but i have a new problem that just popped up, unfortunately, and east bay. this will impact the morning commute for quite a few folks. let's go to the maps and show you where this crash is.@westbound 580 and pleasanton and it's an accident that is just before the 680 interchange and it's blocking three left lanes in the westbound direction. as we know that it's not good. we already have heavy traffic coming through the livermore valley into the interior bay alley -- bay area. a crash westbound 580 just before 680 blocking the three left lanes. i will keep track of the situation and let you know when chp is able to get that cleared out of the way. let's take a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. their you can see traffic is building. the metering light just kicked on a short time ago. there are no major slowdowns. finally let's go to the south bay. this is 280 into downtown san jose. no issues in this area. a good ride across the south bay. >>> you brought up game 1 of the world series tomorrow. be

. >> alex savidge is in the community of oakmont and more on the weather conditions. >> reporter: much like were allie is, the winds are very light and sonoma valley. but it is certainly shaping up to be a hot dry day. that is going to keep crews busy. i'll give you a sense of where we are. this is many of the firefighting base camp here. right after highway 12 near the community of oakmont. and just east, in the hills you see over they are, that is where the oakmont fire is merging with the nuns fire. the nuns fire started a week ago and has been burning ever sent. the oakmont fire is a spot fire, a smaller spot fire. that just started over this past weekend when the winds really started to pick up. we had the red flag morning. i will show you the scene from this morning. claims could be seen along the ridge line near the community of kenwood. at this edge of the nuns fire has been threatening a number of homes including more along adobe canyon. new sugarloaf ridge state park. the nuns fire has torn through this area once already earlier in the week. that is when so many of the neighb

alex savidge is at sfo. tell us what airline passengers can expect. >> reporter: good morning. international travel could get a lot more inconvenient with these new rules putting in place. passengers could face security interviews before they board an international flight. they may also face additional screenings for their electronics. these rules will impact about 2100 flights per day bound for airports in the u.s. including sfo. starting today, all travelers including u.s. citizens may be questioned by airline employees when they check in at the airport or at the gate before they board the plane. also, the tsa says passenger's electronic devices could be more thoroughly inspected before a flight heading to the u.s. goes through. the screenings will vary from airline to airline. one passenger we spoke with this morning who is heading to mexico city told me he is not worried about the extra security. >> if you don't have anything to hide come you don't have anything to fear. >> reporter: what about the time aspect. if they're doing interviews with every passenger, many people t

. >> alex savidge is joining us now with more on what daca recipients are being urged to do. alex. >> reporter: an important day. a lot of so-called dreamers must reapply for the daca program by today to avoid losing their legal status. as many as 48,000 daca recipients have not yet taken that action. that is part of the reason that we are going to have a news conference in a few minutes. local lawmakers, activists and professors from the university will be speaking here on campus in pa effort to get the word out about the deadline. last month the trump administration announced it would be ending the daca program, deferred action for childhood arrivals that protects them from deportation. they are calling on governor brown to sign a bill on his desk that would protect undocumented college students here in california. that is assembly bill 21 that would ensure that students with daca status have access to financial aid and legal representation. an anthropology professor at san jose state talked about the importance of this legislation for his undocumented students. >> it would

. >> alex savidge is north of downtown sonoma to tell us how the firefighters are doing there. >> reporter: good afternoon. we are all long moon mountain road, north of sonoma, east of highway 12. you see all the smoke in the valley. those are back fires, set by the fire crews as the fire a purchase from the north. the idea is to try to make sure they stop this fire at moon mountain road. they have been setting these backfires and bringing in bulldozers to carve out a fire break. they do not want this fire going south of moon mountain road. i want to bring in one of the firefighters involved in this operation. this is mark burbank with the marin county fire department. what's the idea here with this operation? >> what we are trying to do is we are working with hotshot crews. we are trying to get all the fuel out of here. having a backfire -- you see how the fire is coming down -- we have a crew on the other side of the canyon -- can you see them? we are trying to bring fire from them to hear and fire from here down to them. we are getting rid of the fuel so we can protect this. the heat co

. >> alex savidge is there at the kinder high school in santa rosa with more on what will be an emotional day. >> reporter: a number of students, their families lost their homes and many others were forced to evacuate over the last few weeks. today those students will return to something that feels normal. we are at piner high school. this is one of 13 schools that will reopen today. the welcome sign is up. this school community was hit hard during this disaster. 80 students at the high school lost their homes as did four staff members. it's been nearly 3 weeks since the destructive tubbs fire tour across the city of santa rosa. at least 24 schools in this city had to be shut down as a result of that fire and others in the area. today, students will head back to class. you can see that these are the 13 schools that will reopen today. nine elementary schools, one middle school, two high schools and a charter school. on monday morning, 11 other schools in santa rosa will be reopening as well. we are at piner high school this morning. the first bell is at 7:45 am. obviously it will be a diff

alex savidge just arrived in the city of sonoma. what's it like out there? >> reporter: the city of sonoma itself is pretty much a ghosttown. we just drove through and there's not a lot of activity. many people have left the city and there is fire approaching from the north and also approaching from the east. we will step out of the way and show you one of the leading edges of this fire. this is on the east side of sonoma. we are on lovell valley road, east of seventh street. you can see that fire is going pretty good up in the hills. this is on the east side of the city. there were some mandatory evacuation orders put in place for this part of town for people living on lovell valley road, near seventh street and castle road. were forced to evacuate. many other people in this community evacuated days ago. one is graham edwards who is joining us live this morning. good morning. i'm sorry to meet you under these circumstances. you walked up to me and said -- you pointed your house. it's to the right of that red glow. >> you can see the red glow and i am to the

. >> alex savidge is live in alameda with more ways to keep our little one safe. >> reporter: absolutely. we all know halloween can be a dangerous time of year, especially for kids. they are often dressed in dark costumes and running around at night, walking down dark streets. one option is to trick-or-treat earlier in the day. we are on webster street in alameda where the businesses along this street will be passing out candy to kids starting at noon today. that is a good option. do your trick-or-treating what it's still light out. according to aaa, children are four times more likely to be hit by a car on halloween than any other day of the year. a good idea is to bring a flashlight along with you when you go trick-or-treating. another trick is to put reflective tape on your kids' costumes and candy bags. also tonight, parole agents will take part in what is known as operation blue. they will be checking in on convicted child molesters who are not allowed to attract kids to their homes in any way. that means know halloween decorations can be up. no candy, no toys. they are not allowed