we have amy hollyfield live telling us about an evacuation at the hospital, amy? >> reporter: sorry to interrupt, guys, i want to push this information out as soon as possible at kaiser permanente they are evacuating the hospital because the fire is so close to us right here. this is at bicentennial way. remember the fire i showed you earlier right on highway 101, this hospital is very close to it. the city bus was brought in to evacuate this hospital. i looked at the driver, i said, i don't think this is going to be enough. he said, i know, you're right. we're going to work on getting more buses here asap. you can see two people already onboard. we talked to some people in the waiting room, and i said what were you told? they said they told us if we have a car here to please use it and get out of here. people without cars will be bringing in buses. i asked a police officer what about bed-ridden people, people in the icu. he said we're working on it. so that's the latest here at kaiser permanente evacuating. it's going to be a tremendous effort. we're going to sit

one last one from amy hollyfield. that's in santa rosa that went up in flames earlier this morning right behind the kaiser building. the kaiser hospital that was evacuated earlier this morning. so these pictures and videos are helpful if you can take them safely, please send them out and use the #abc7now. this gives us a better idea. we don't have hundreds of crews out on the ground and this gives us a better idea what people are experiencing, reggie, if people are sending in their photos and videos we can get a wider view of what is happening in the north bay to share with people as those evacuations continue to come this morning. >> that picture that amy sent of the kmart -- >> let me pull that up again. >> that is so hard to see. i believe this is the kmart on cleveland avenue. and just to watch that go up is incredible. i actually have a couple friends who live in santa rosa and they are understandably just freaking out right now because they happen to not be in town and so they've bn information but i've certainl

reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. a neighborhood in el cerrito is pitching in to repair a halloween display. >> the front yard delights hundreds of people every year. graveyard, ghouls and ghosts all manned made. pretty cool. the centerpiece is now missing. a wooden coffin with a monster hanging out was stolen over the weekend. >> it makes me mad. we do this for everybody out here and it takes some punk to ruin it. >> her neighbors are building a new coffin quickly as they can. she still wants the old one back and it will be accepted no questions shooting skills will do a lot of good for the north bay. he pledged to donate $1,000 to fire victims for each point he scored for three home games. the warriors lost. klay's score pushed his total donation to $69,000 and he has raised more than 300,000 from his fans online. >>> 6:48 and time for your morning money report. students defrauded by for-profit colleges may not get all their money back. education secretary betsy devos is considering a plan to only partially forgive

. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live this morning. amy? >> reporter: jessica, i just got good news, the fire slowed down overnight so this is looking better. a glimpse over the weekend. a lot of smoke coming out of mt. hood and laying over kenwood. residents said they were watching it carefully but one man who told us he's staying here says he's lived here long enough to know it's not time to go. >> this time i think is pointless. my wife is gone. it makes her nervous. it affects every one of us differently. >> reporter: sonoma was threatened over the weekend but cal fire says it's looking better and they're looking at lifting evacuation orders. they tell me specifics on where is being worked out now. we should have an update soon late they are morning. reporting live in kenwood, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. the marin center exhibit hall in san rafael is no longer needed for evacuees. the hall closed its door after all the evacuees had left. serving as a shelter in marin county is the red cross center at the seminary of

reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> you look stunned. p>> amy, who pushes the button? it seems like it's a surprise. >> reporter: what did you say, reggie? >> who actually pushes that button? >> reporter: oh, somebody who -- i thought were you probably talking to, you're probably telling him to crank it up, weren't you? >> well, i mean, next year we're going to hook it up to our ipad. >> reporter: i know what you're up to. >> we were hoping -- we want to control it back here. >> reporter: 7.0? take it up to a 9.0. she can handle it. >> over and over again during the live shot but that's next year's dream. >> reporter: yes, thanks a lot. >> we appreciate it. >>> and the california -- was she going? >> oh, no. we missed it. >> dreams really do come true. the california emergency management agency reminding people to be ready for an earthqua earthquake. >> we encourage to you have emergency kits stocked with items with radios, flashlights, and extra batteries. also a three-day supply of food and water for everyone in the person and a manual can opener. that's important, t

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is there and, amy, good morning to you. some special things planned for today, right? >> reporter: good morning, jessica. they will start the day with doughnuts and coffee in the university center. so students and staff can connect and give or receive support. this campus was saved, it was okay. officials say they could see flames approaching the area on monday morning but no damage here on campus but more than 50 staff members and students lost their homes to the fire including university president, her santa rosa home was destroyed. so they will have a banner on campus today that people can sign for firefighters to thank them for all of their hard work during this firefight. late this afternoon everyone is invited to come and take a picture with the banner to give to firefighters and the chancellor will be here to make a few remarks. administrators have been in constant contact with firefighters and city leaders and they have decided it is now safe for everyone to return to campus and for classes to resume. reporting live

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield saw that firsthand this morning. amy. >> reporter: hey reggie. yeah, add two more homes to the list. this is in the oakmont neighborhood. here is one of them. this home belongs to a county supervisor. it is gone. the oakmont neighborhood in santa rosa has now lost two homes to the fire. this one at 442 trail ridge place and this one at 450, crest ridge place. this home belongs to sonoma county supervisor, susan gagarin. firefighters worked hard last night to save the neighborhood. >> deploying hoses around structures as the fire creeped down. this is a large area. it's a big community. so firefighters were jumping from house to house as quickly as possible engaging as aggressively as possible. to really make the biggest gains that they could in the amount of time with the resources they had. >> reporter: some in the retirement community have questioned the resources firefighters have, wondering why they haven't seen an aerial attack in the effort to save their homes. >> fitness of the smoke right now makes it very difficult and unsafe for our fix

reporting live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> here is the latest information from pg & e. nearly 95,000 customers still don't have power most in sonoma county, more than 50,000 are impacted there. 27,000 in the north bay, the rest of the outages are scattered throughout the north coast and sierra areas. >>> cal fire says 1,500 structures have been lost. we just saw amy by some of the hotels that are gone in santa rosa. the fountaingrove inn, also the hilton sonoma wine country are gone. businesses also destroyed including the kmart on cleveland avenue, applebee's, arby's and the mcdonald's on harper avenue next to highway 101 all gutted. sweet t's restaurant in santa rosa is gone as is a luxury senior living facility the oakmont of villa capris. >>> this next thing is very important because we have all those fires raging that we saw yesterday, they have continued to grow but we also have flames spreading now toward fairfield. >> evacuations now under way there and that's where we find abc 7 news reporter matt keller. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and natasha. we a

reporting live here in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. sergeant spencer crumb with the sonoma county sheriff's office tells us that the number of people missing may not be 100 but they have received about 100 calls from people who right now have reported their loved ones missing. >> we just want to clarify that there has been about 100 phone calls from people coming in saying they are missing their friends and family. again, some of those are duplicated, some are distant relatives or distant friends, we will have to look at trying to track down these people and figure out where they are and try to reunite them with their loved ones. >> they're really trying to pinpoint down that number. officers and firefighters plan to meet this morning to reassess on exactly how to move forward in order to find these individuals. >> here is the latest information from pg & e. 99,000 customers remain without power, most in sonoma and napa. gas is over for 26,000 customers in santa rosa, yountville, napa and kenwood, that's to protect the customers and co

reporting live at sfo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. the b.a.r.t. board of directors will talk about adopting a system to stop fare cheats to reduce fines and allow two civil citations in a one-year period before a citation is issued. they will be trained to follow specific protocol. the fines would be $75 for adults. some may qualify for community service instead after fine. a former director of fema is helping recover from the devastating wildfires. james lee witt says it could take years to rebuild. >> the devastation was incredible. all i could think of was how many lives were lost but also how many lives were destroyed. >> he toured the fire zone on tuesday and says his organization rebuild north bay will aim to fill voids left by federal, state, and local agencies. he led fema under president clinton. helping fire victims remove rubble and for many it is a difficult task. >> it's an awful feeling because communities are suffering the same way we are. >> removal costs will be picked up by state and federal agencies. if homeowners' policy cover

we do want to check in with amy hollyfield, last we checked with her she was in santa rosa monitoring one, i think it's still behind you, amy. >> yeah, that's right, we're watching the hilton hotel continue to burn this morning. i just spoke with the assistant fire marshal in santa rosa he said he just got another report of another structure that just started burning nearby, so this is far from over. we have video of what the hilton looked like late last night as it burned. this is why there is a mandatory evacuation still in place, still a lot of fire, a lot of smoke, power lines are down. so they say it's just too dangerous to have people in the area. firefighters say their crews are very tired after yesterday's enormous fire fight. they do, though, expect another busy day today. >> yesterday was definitely coordinated chaos, it was crazy, we continued to bring a lot of resources into the city, we're definitely not seeing the fire activity that we saw 24 hours ago, however, we do still have a lot of hot spots, active fire that's flaring up, with he continue to get reports of structu

amy hollyfield has been monitoring that today. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie, this intersection, highway 12 and malit t malita road is closed to residents. they can't check on homes in the oakmont neighborhood which is frustrating. the fire was headed to that neighborhood last night. we've been watching as residents try to negotiate and plead with police to please let them in. they are not letting them in. we did get to go in and take a look for everyone and we did see some good news. look how close the fire came last night to this home in oakmont at the top of white oak drive. >> my family is so immensely grateful for the work that they did to save this beautiful piece of property. >> reporter: the santa rosa firefighters made the stop. it took them several hours but they stood their ground and held the line. they not only saved homes, but also brought in good mental victory for themselves. >> feels good because the whole yesterday, we were, you know, kind of mopping up and trying to not make much of a difference on some solve the stru

live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. school administrators are working to try to give their students and families a sense of normalcy. >> and that includes the schools in the mark west estate neighborhoods still standing. hundreds of homes all around them destroyed. the plan is to reopen october 30th. >> we'll probably run the gamut of emotions. the feelings come up and they're able to express those feelings they may not be able to express because they're still in shock. >> no doubt they'll have to deal with a lot. kits are being prepared for students who have lost everything. apple's new self-driving car is hitting the streets of silicon valley. >> take a look. this video was shot yesterday in sunnyvale and notice it's pretty conspicuous. that reason is due to the majority on the ceiling as opposed to in the trunk company that is developing self-driving taxis. >>> target is planning a store in your neighborhood. the company has submitted plans to open a store at folsom and 13th street. target currently has five stores i

we do want to check in with amy hollyfield. she is in santa rosa where some of those evacuations are happening right now. hi, amy. >> reporter: this has gotten much more urgent, jessica. look behind me, you can see the fire right over that bush. there's obviously a tree or bushes on fire right there. we had some flames popping up right above it just seconds ago. i think they're flaring up now and we're standing in the parking lot of a hospital. so now we are seeing people running to get out of here. we saw some families running to pick up their patients and now someone coming out on a stretcher so looks like they're getting to the icu patients and getting them out which is quite an ordeal, obviously. they are very concerned about the safety of this hospital and that's why. do you see the fire over there? can you see it? and you see the people running with that stretcher. we've had families of patients coming here to pick up their loved ones but mostly it's been getting the patients out of here before people could even arrive to

reporting live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, i'm stunned that the fire is still burning since we watched it yesterday. do you have any idea whether it's a different building or if it just reignited? >> reporter: it's a different wing, i think, it's just a large hotel and it's just taking a long time. >> okay. amy hollyfield live in santa rosa, thank you. >>> the city of santa rosa has issued a boil water notice for the fountaingrove area in particular, residents there with low or no water pressure need to boil their water before drinking just to make sure that water is safe. napa county confirmed that the atlas fire destroyed the hillcrest city water pump station, the napa valley register reporting that losing that pumping station and the water supply from it will have a major effect on firefighters' ability to fight flames in the silverado highlands area today. >>> many schools will be closed for a second day today, some school districts are having trouble notifying the parents because of issues with power and internet. almost all of the 40 school districts in s

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in that neighborhood. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie, good morning. it's quiet this morning and it looks like the homeowner felt confident enough to leave his post and get some sleep so it's very quiet here. it looks like he's gone inside. we want to show you all the equipment, the effort that they are going to to save these homes. they brought in a water truck to water down the roofs. carve out a defensive space around the homes. he is determined to stay. >> the only way i would leave is the firestorm where you had horizontal wind. other than that nothing. we can shelter. >> reporter: smoke and fire is nearby. this whole neighborhood is under evacuation in sonoma. we check in with police who say they can't force people to leave. these people do plan to stay here. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> so interesting to hear from that retired battalion chief. take a look at this map google created that shows where the evacuation areas are located highlighted in red. you can find a list of evacuation zones

amy hollyfield is live for us at piner high school. good morning, amy. >> about 80 students lost their homes. this is one of 1 schools reopening today here in santa rosa. a good sign that the city is getting back on its feet and here's a look at the rebuilding effort that's also going on this is a community meeting that happened last night. they were told the army corps of engineers will remove fire debris from about 5,000 properties which it says it will monitor the air quality 24/7 during that cleanup. >> we'll monitor to make sure those contaminants are not being spread. >> reporter: but first the epa will go to work. back here at the school counselors will be on hand to help any students who are dealing with the stress and the trauma from the fires. reporting live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> an 8-year-old boy brought a loaded gun to school. police arrested anthony o'donnell at his home yesterday morning. according to the school district an 8-year-old brought the gun to twin creeks elementary in his back pack and

we go to amy hollyfield now in santa rosa. last time we saw amy that smoke was getting black and going right for you. >> reporter: we had to take a break. we were consumed with smoke. a lot of wind kicked up and we couldn't breathe. we had to sneak into our news van for a while. now we push forward north a little more and found more destruction. some people in santa rosa will be interested to know what this fire has done. this is the applebee's. it is gone. next to it is the arby's? we have apple bee's, arby's and mcdonald's. all three of them gone. here comes a fire truck to survey. then we have a taco bell also in the parking lot that is okay. it made it. then we had a lot of people asking us about the kohl's. we did hear that k mart is on fire. kohl's department store is okay. you see the awning in the parking lot has damage. three restaurants are gone. it is moky but the wind has died down. look at the sun and the color of it. it gives you an idea of how much smoke is here in santa rosa it is just amazing what has happened

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live this morning. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie, it's quiet this morning. it looks like the homeowners felt confident enough to walk away from their posts and get some sleep. they did a lot of work beforehand to protect their homes. look at all the equipment they brought in, a big water truck so they could hose down the homes and brought in a backhoe to carve out defensible space. one of the homeowners is a retired battalion chief with the san bruno fire department. he is determined to stay. >> as a firefighter i know i can make a stand. we're not going to cut and run. this is my sandbox. i've done this for 30 years. >> reporter: the smoke and flames are less than two miles away. this sonoma neighborhood has been ordered to evacuate. he says if the winds pick up and the fire starts pushing this way that he will leave. police have said they can't force people to leave. they do have the right to stay. reporting live in sonoma, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> we wish them all the luck in the world. amy, thank yo

reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> okay, amy, thank you. and right now quickly here at the live desk i want to show everyone a really great tool available on the abc 7 news website actually a google map and i've pulled it up here for you. it has all of the fires right now burning across the state of california. i'm going to zoom in here to the bay area. let's go up here towards santa rosa. let's talk about the calistoga fire actually. when you click on it, it does give you information. this is the tubbs fire burning in sonoma counselee right now. it tells you the it's easy to navigate around the north bay if you live in the north bay and you can find out the real time information. i want to show you where you can find it. it's on our home page here and let me show you the top of the home page and you scroll down in the middle section right over here. you click on maps. super easy to get to. we hope it helps everyone out as we try to update the information constantly changing. >>> another spare the air alert in effect in the bay area because

amy hollyfield live for us in las vegas. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, reggie. let me show you a new sign, a new slogan that has just surfaced here on several of the hotel signs. no longer do you see what happens in vegas stays in vegas. many of our viewers can relate to this, we've been there for you during the good times, thank you for being there for us now. this is the new mood that will greet the president. no more of the fun vegas message. an advertising firm that came up with that what happens in vegas stays in vegas slogan says it would be insensitive. let me show you video we just received of president trump and his wife melania just boarding the airplane there in washington, d.c., and just pushing off moments ago, taking off very early this morning in washington to head this way toward las vegas. this is just after his trip to puerto rico where he saw damage from hurricane maria. he is expected to land here in vegas local time 9:30 this morning. we asked some cab drivers what they expect. they think it's going to be tougher to get around today. >> it w

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield. one of several place where is the great california shakeout is happening today. amy? >> reporter: look right behind me at the line. google employees smile through a 7.0 earthquake this morning. it was in a simulator of course but got them thinking seriously about a real one. >> it's scary. everything falling down. you don't know what's going to happen and just happened unexpectedly. >> the fun of trying this out came with a serious message about what to do during the shaking. >> are you ready at home? >> not at all. this is an eye opening experience. >> once out of the simulator, could visit different vendors and government agencies to learn the harsh reality. >> i just learned i should have a gallon of water per day per person, for a two weeks supply in case of an emergency. that's a lot of water, right? >> she's going to listen. not only by the water days worth of supplies. walked away from the 7.0 experience and headed into work but it definitely rattled them. >> it was scary. it w

. >> and reporter amy hollyfield is live in kenwood this morning. amy? >> reporter: hi, jessica. all the smoke coming out of mt. hood is lingering here in kenwood. the smell is strong this morning and over the weekend had a heavy presence here. the residents who are still here are watching the situation closely. we met with a man who refuses to evacuate. he says he's lived here long enough to know. it's just not time to go yet. >> i've done it twice and it was pointless. this time i think it's pointless. my wife is gone. makes her nervous. it affects every one of us differently. >> reporter: he says if he sees the flames headed this way he will go. everyone knows a shift in the wind could always change things. as of now we don't see flames or that orange glow. it looks like the fire lay down overnight. reporting live in kenwood, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> all right, amy, thank you. >>> we are learning more about two of the 22 people killed by the fire in sonoma county. 82-year-old dr. car men colleen mcreynolds had practiced medicine in santa rosa for many years. sheriff's de

we want to check in now with amy hollyfield. amy, you were at -- i guess we're going to check in with mike right now and talk about those strong winds that firefighters are dealing with. we'll get to amy -- can someone in the back let me know? she's there. hi, amy. you were at that kaiser permanente in santa roser being evacuated, how are things looking now? i see another bus behind you. >> reporter: right, another bus -- two buses have arrived. that's good news so they are still able to transport the patients out of here and they want loved ones to know don't come here to pick them up because they are getting them out of here. i did ask the guy in charge of the transit part of this, where are he taking them? he said everywhere. we have been told they are going to try to get to terra linda hospital or any kaiser hospital. they weren't sure whether they would make it there. they're going to try the veterans memorial building. but know that they are safe. and while there might be some miscommunication here and there in these frant

amy hollyfield is there. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, jessica. good morning. it is quite a process getting a hospital reopened. they don't have any surgeries scheduled for today, but they will be open and ready to go for any emergency surgeries as needed. here is a look at that stressful evacuation that had to happen a week ago. this is video provided to us by sutter hospital here in santa rosa, it shows the fire threatening the building, they evacuated 77 patients to other bay area hospitals. a spokeswoman tells me this morning they won't be moving all of them back. some might not need to come back, but they are reopening and are ready to accept any new patients. they had to clean the hospital to get ready for this day and pass inspection with two state agencies. so that they could reopen. they're reopening today at 7:00 and hoping that this will be healing for all involved, not just the patients. at least 60 of the employees here lost their homes in the fires. so it's been a very stressful week in many ways for this hospital and they are ready to get back to

. >> amy hollyfield live from las vegas. wonderful to see people come out to do anything they can. san francisco mayor ed lee says there are no known threats to the city but security for fleet week and blue grass festival will be increased. >>> live from the airport with their story. >> reporter: flights have been coming in from las vegas all day here. we've seen people hugging and crying. one couple ended up sharing their experience with us. shooting felt as though they were being hunted. >> heard pop, pop pop. looked at each other. pop pop pop pop pop pop, just kept coming. and we just started running towards the gate. >> valerie describes the sheer terror she and her husband experienced last night with a gun man opened fire. there for the route 91 harvest festival with friends. >> absolute chaos. >> reporter: photo with mandalay bay in the distance where the shooter was positioned. running to the exit. >> drop and panic and push and shove. he started to slow. you can knot slow, this is life or death and we have a five-year-old, we have to go right now. we kept going. shoe broke.

reporting live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> hundreds of kaiser permanente employees are also back to work this morning after the tubbs fire shut down medical offices in santa rosa. abc 7 news was there in the early morning hours of september 9th when these patients were rolled o ut of intensive care into ambulances. we're going to double check on that date because it's not september 9th. of course, the hospital remains closed. but two medical buildings next to kaiser re-opened yesterday. including one that has a pharmacy. no word yet on when the hospital, itself, will re-open, of course, that date was october 9th when it evacuated. >>> new information on the fires burning in sonoma county. ca wi cal fire, and defarmt of emergency services updated the board of supervisors this morning. they say the number of missing people is going down. they're now down to 65 from 1,900 initially reported missing. in terms of looting, actually make that 14 people have been arrested including someone driving a fake fire truck and another person dressed as a security guard. t

rporting live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> the santa rosa fire department is dispelling a rumor that people cannot be escorted back into coffey park. in a facebook post the department says re-entry has not yet started. they're working to make that happen just as soon as it's safe to do so. mandatory evacuation orders are still in effect due to extremely dangerous conditions. when it's safe to return, residents will be notified through nixle. to sign up, text your zip code to 888777. >>> but in calistoga, people are returning to their homes. now that the city is no longer under mandatory evacuation. the order was lifted from the tubbs fire yesterday afternoon. abc 7 news was there when a steady line of cars drove into calistoga. families returned from shelters loaded with donated food and water. >>> pg&e officials announced they expect to restore power to all customers in the fire zones by late today. the utility said since the fires started last sunday, about 315,000 customers have lost power. more than 92% have since been restoreded. about 22,000 customers

reporting live in oakland, amy hollyfield. >> thank you. and to recap at least 50 people are dead after a gunman opened fire on a concert crowd in las vegas. >> 64-year-old stephen paddock shot from a room on the 32nd floor using a high-powered weapon. he died when a s.w.a.t. team burst into his room. more than 200 people hurt in the attack. >>> if you are worried about a family member or friend this phone number to help people establish whether their loved ones are safe. i tweeted this out and here is the number on your screen, 1-866-535-5654. back to abc news coverage of the las vegas shooting. >>> deadly rampage in las vegas. mass shooting at a country music festival. a lone shooter opening fire right above jason aldean's concert. out the window of a mandalay bay hotel room firing for four and a half minutes. >> it just kept going and going. >> more than 50 people dead, over 200 injured. mass panic erupting on the strip as thousands of concert goers run for their lives. we hear from the eyewitness who is were right there. >> i heard this

amy hollyfield is live. amy? >> reporter: homeowners who have been on guard felt confident enough to leave their post and go to bed tonight. take a look at all of the equipment they have brought in to help protect their homes. there is a water truck and they also brought in a backhoe to carve out defensible space around their homes. the fire chief says he's determined to stay. >> as a firefighter i knew i could make a stand. we're not going to cut and run. this is my sandbox. i've done this for 30 years. >> reporter: the smoke and flames are less than two miles away from this neighborhood. this whole neighborhood has been ordered to evacuate. if the winds pick up and start pushing the fire this way, the homeowner says he will leave. police have told us they can't force people to leave. they do have the right to stay. reporting live in sonoma, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for thousands of people. >> this shows exactly where the areas are. you can see them hig

in rhoner park, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and now to a developing news in the northeast where a manhunt is under way after shootings at two businesses in maryland and delaware. three people were killed and two seriously injured in edgewood which is about 20 miles northeast of baltimore. police say this is the suspect, he is accused of opening fire at a company that designs and manufacturers granite countertops. he's a suspect at an auto sales business in wilmington, delaware. >>> president trump is responding this midday to criticism about a phone call he made to the grieving widow of a fallen soldier. and here is a picture of army sergeant johnson. president trump called his widow and reportedly told her her husband, quote, knew what he signed up for. abc news reporter janea norman has more. >> reporter: he said she said, president trump firing back tweeting she totally fabricated the story that's led to fallout over his phone call with the widow of a fallen special forces soldier. when asked about the call today, president trump said this -- >> i did not say what she said. i h

reporting live in santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> gosh, amy, emotions are just so raw. it's hard to watch their stories. thank you very bringing us their stories today. thank you. >>> fire crews are also making steady progress this morning on the north bay fires. the redwood valley fire in mendocino county is 95% contained. while the sulfur fire is 96% contained. napa and solano counties the atlas fire 87% contained. nuns fire is 85% contained. the pocket fire at 82% containment. and the tubbs fire which ravaged santa rosa 93% contained. >>> the 7 on your side team and michael finney continuing their week of popup events today. they're trying to help the north bay fire victims with questions. today he's going to be at the clear lake community center. you can stop by, get your questions answered. he'll be there until 7:00 tonight. >>> tour companies and winery owners in napa want the public to know now that the fires are nearly 100% contained, they are open for business. much of the lush wine growing valley remains intact. damage to the most popular areas is limited or n

reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. and before you go, it must be quite a strange situation to be in that town right now. of course it's the city of entertainment but at the same time no one can ignore what happened on the street where you're standing. what is it like? >> reporter: sin city, right, reggie? they've had to change that image and we're seeing it on the hotel signs. look at this new sign. you don't see what happens in vegas stays in vegas anymore. the logo now, we've been there for you during the good times, thank you for being there for us now. the ad agency that came up with the what happens in vegas stays in vegas slogan said that would just be insensitive right now so now they're going wit with #vegasstrong so just really want at that emphasize how the city is pulling together and it is grieving right now, reggie. >> we appreciate your reporting. >>> a candlelight vigil was held for the victims of sunday night's mass shooting that took place at a local park. the vigil hosted by clark county and the city

amy hollyfield live with more on these restrictions. amy? >> reporter: good morning, reggie. there's a flight arriving here from abu dhabi at 7:30 this morning, one at 6:00 from tel aviv. it will be interesting to talk to those passengers and ask if anything is different, what security was like at the airports today because today is the day that the u.s. is implementing new restrictions. the airlines are supposed to implement new security guidelines. this impacts international flights coming into the u.s. the enhanced passenger screening will mean you will be asked more questions along the lines of who packed your bags? where are you going? it is up to each airline to decide actually how to implement this new system. some airlines are advising passengers to arrive even earlier for their u.s.-bound flights now that this questioning will be taking place. this was ordered by the u.s. government about three months ago. at first the government planned to ban laptops for fear they could be used as explosives. that idea was scrapped but this is the replacement and today is the day t

. >> amy hollyfield is following the tough decision for many people to stay or go. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning, natasha. there's a hard stop right here at 7th and castle here in sonoma. you can see police are here keeping people out. here's video from last night when they had to pack up their homes and their businesses. people had to make quick decisions about when to take and what to leave behind. this issue was ordered about 8:30 last night. people were having to think about the possibility that it could all be gone when they come back. >> we were told that the fire was getting close to the square here. i built 30 years of my business and i'm not going to let the fire take it. we're going to clear out as much as we can and hopefully if the fire doesn't get to the square, we'll move everything back in. >> reporter: look at the line of cars of people trying to get out when this order was issued. it was issued for portions of eastern sonoma county. our team did meet some people who were refusing to leave. they did pack up their cars and they say

we heard from amy hollyfield all day yesterday. they just have a ton of law enforcement in the area and they are checking the media's i.d.s, not letting anybody in there. looting does not happen and just to keep everyone safe as well. it's not a safe area as well. on top of that it is a spare the air day today and we have a b.a.r.t. delay at san francisco and peninsula stations about ten minutes. the pittsburg/bay point due to a problem in san bruno and daly city. >>> returning to the family home to find this. how this man is finding a way to be thankful through the heartbreak. >>> at&t is stepping in whatcha' been doing braydon? reading let's see pictures, pictures,pictures there's a boy riding on his bicycle you can read too grandpa! ♪yea it's always better when we're together♪ >>> the six north bay fires. 17 people are confirmed, two have died. 11 of the victims are from the tubbs fire in napa valley. 88,000 acres have been burned in the six major fires. the tubbs fire has grown to 28,000 acres and atlas is now 3% contained.

. >> amy hollyfield is live in ken wood. >> reporter: jessica, good morning. on our way in we didn't see any flames or that orange glow that the fire gives off t iso overnight. here in kenwood people are watching hood mountain where the fire is burning. the residents who are still here and ignoring evacuation orders. one man tells us he's not exactly sleeping well at night. he is nervous but he's not leaving. >> never let your eye off it. we've been up with very little sleep the last week. >> i mean, they can tell us to leave, but i'm not going to leave until i see flames coming down that hill. >> reporter: there has been a lot of smoke coming out of hood mountain, but firefighters have been able to keep fire from the area. everyone knows, though, a shift in the wind could shift everything, so no one is letting their guard down quite yet. reporting live, amy hollyfield. >>> and this morning many calistoga residents are home or headed back there soon. a steady line of cars poured into the city after officials lifted the evacuation from the tubbs fire at 2:00 ye

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you very much. >>> this morning firefighters are battling nine out of control north bay fires. >> together they have charred more than 105,000 acres. the atlas fire is the largest at more than 42,000 acres. it is just 3% contained. >> the tubbs fire in santa rosa has consumed more than 27,000 acres and is now 10% contained. >> cal fire says more than 29,000 homes, mostly in santa rosa, remain threatened. at least 23 people have been killed in the fires. 13 of the victims died in the tubbs fire. >>> take a look at this, the alameda county fire department posting this video on instagram of the partrick fire. there's a strike team on the front lines of the wildfire, that just 2% contained. >> and this is new video on facebook of cal guard soldiers arriving at the moffett air national guard base. >> take a look at the firefight in kenwood. this is just north of glen ellen in sonoma county, a short distance from santa rosa's oakmont neighborhood. lots of neighborhoods on scene battling some of the flames there. some homes in nearby glen ellen have alr

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in concord this morning. >> reporter: good morning. we've been telling people here at this gas station how smart they are to fill up today but they didn't even know what was happening. they are just here today because they need gas. starting tomorrow gas is going to cost more. our gas tax goes into effect tomorrow, it's 12 cents more a gallon, 20 cents morton diesel. this is california's new gas tax. the drivers we have talked to today about it are less than thrilled. >> that's crazy. that sucks. i mean, i guess it's good for our roads, i guess, but isn't there enough tax money that goes into the roads? yeah, that's ridiculous. >> reporter: this is to pay for our roads. the tax is expected to bring in $52 billion over the next ten years to pay for road improvements. electric vehicles don't have to pay this tax, but you do have to pay $100 a year to go toward road maintenance. again, starting tomorrow, 12 cents more a gallon, fill up today if you can. reporting live in concord, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> bart's new fare inspection

amy hollyfield has been covering this neighborhood. she joins us live with an update. what's the situation now? >> reporter: hi, good morning, natasha. we're at oakmont drive and highway 12. you can see police are stationed here to make sure people do not come into this neighborhood. it is under a mandatory evacuation. i checked in with cal fire, the spokesperson. he tells me the fire was on tail ridge last night. he is working to get more information about what happened overnight. police start this hed this evac yesterday afternoon as the fire started approaching the oakmont neighborhood here in santa rosa. not everyone wanted to go, though. police documented the people who decided to stay. >> they said good luck. that's going to be it. >> reporter: this is a retirement community. we have had a lot of people contacting us wanting information about their parents' home. the fire officials say they'll likely know more when the sun comes up. they'll be able to get a better handle on what happened. right now, though, we do not see an orange glow of fire here at all. there'

reporting live in sonoma, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> a real sense of community there, amy, thank you. >>> you know, hundreds of people can't get near their homes right now to find out if their house was destroyed or spared. abc 7 morning's jessica castro shows is us how a new online tool may be able to help. >> reporter: i want to show you a really great tool for evacuees or perhaps you know someone who needs to check on a property in the city of santa rosa. they sent out a tweet thus morning with a link to a map that actually has an aerial view of the city after the fires hit. zoom in and look around santa rosa. the red her is vegetation, it is not the fire. i'm going to zoom in to the cof if, fey neighborhood, hard hit, just around coffey park. look at that. you can't make out any home. if you zoom in closer, there are some areas, this is what the tool steally great for. look at this. see exactly where that stopped and homes that are in fact next to a fire. brandy lane, some homes are okay. crimson lane, also there are some homes that made it through and were spared by the fire

. >> abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is there live with the emotional tributes that she is seeing to the victims. amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning, natasha. here is the head line that the local paper has today, unimaginable, but on the front page and among locals here there is a sense of pride about how this brought out the best in people. take a look at this section of the strip behind me, it is still closed down, you can see it is roped off with police tape and there are still police officers here, but the hotels are all mentioning this shooting in their signs. you can see the lit up sign at the mandalay bay calling for blood donations, also offering the phone number you can call if you're looking for missing loved ones who were at the concert. you can get information about victims if you call that number. the strip, though, still has its usual fun atmosphere, visitors are still here, they're in the bars, they're gambling in the casinos, but off site is where you will find a lot of the somber mood. look at this vigil that happened at night at unlv. hundreds showed up for the c

. >>> amy hollyfield live for us. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, natasha. i just spoke with a firefighter who has been here in oakmont all night long. he says one home did burn down from this fire but they stopped to save the rest of the neighborhood. look up on the hillside. you can still see the fire up there still burning. from woodley place and i do have some ash falling on me as i stand here. it's a slow simmer. we know firefighters are feeling confident. >> amy, thank you. people obviously concerned. a large and anxious crowd for an urgent fire update. >> there was a standing ovation. the gym was packed with fire evacuees and they are all looking for answers. lisa lost her home in santa rosa but needs to know the status of her mom's place. >> she's 85. she built that house 35 years ago. we're hoping maybe. she'd like to know. >> you have people working on your behalf who themselves have lost their homes, whose families have been displaced. >> official could give updates generally. they did not have a master list. sonoma county says it will hold anothe

live in kenwood, amy hollyfield. >> okay, amy, thank you. that is certainly some good news at least for now. meanwhile this morning many calistoga residents are home or headed back there soon. a steady line of cars poured into the city after officials lifted the evacuation from the tubbs fire at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. the fire still an ominous site. the hope is the danger is over the hope is the danger is over now. right now the tubbs fire is 60% contained after burning more than 44,000 acres. >> napa county opening its own local assistance center to help people impacted by the fires. >> the center will offer federal, state, and local assistance. resources including financial help. it will be at the napa county health and human services building a conference center on napa valley corporate drive. it will be open from 9:00 until 7:00 through friday and from 10:00 to 5:00 on saturday and sunday. >>> pg&e says since the fire started sunday 115,000 customers have lost electric power. more than 92% have now been restored. about 22,000 customer

amy hollyfield is live for us. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. an update from the hospital. the head of trauma here at university medical center is saying more victims are expected to be released from the hospital today so more patients are recovering physically. we also do have some new video to show you that morning that has been just surfaced of what happened that night. in the video you can see terrified people running for their lives during that rampage. there's also video of a hero. it shows a man loading victims in his truck and transporting them. he said everyone just looked so helpless and vulnerable and he had to help. investigators are still trying to piece together what happened, and they say the more they learn, the more they think this shooter had help. >> it's troublesome this individual was able to move this amount of gear no a hotel room unassisted. >> reporter: president trump visited patients in their hospital beds yesterday. the head of trauma here says the president and some of the victims at times could be heard laughing. th

amy hollyfield is live for us in las vegas. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning, natasha. we're at the hospital where they're saying more patients are expected to be released today. so more people are physically recovering from what happened on sunday although there's a big push in vegas that they also get mental health and take care of their mental health. even signs saying here is the number for trauma support. so the trauma part of this will be very important here for these people. we do have new video showing what they went through on sunday. you can see people running for their lives at this concert. you can also -- you can hear the sound of gunfire and it sounds like a zone. we have video showing a man using his truck to transport victims. one key detail that the sheriff has just said yesterday in this investigation is how police don't think the shooter could have done this alone. >> it's troublesome this individual was able to move this amount of gear into a hotel room unassisted. >> reporter: president trum

amy hollyfield is there. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. residents are finally going to get to get past this checkpoint making sure people aren't allowed in but they're going to get past this point at 10:00 this morning and some expect it to be an emotional day. they got the news last night. there were a lot of details given about not handling ash because of health concerns and services that the government will provide. how they are going to rebuild. >> as a father, just worried about to try to provide a roof for them, just the simple necessities home again. >> reporter: for the next two days only homeowners will be allowed in. privacy as they process and grieve what has happened here. these restrictions are for the coffey park neighborhood. they will have to show i.d.s at the checkpoint to be allowed in and will only be allowed in between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. reporting live, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> now that the fires are nearly contained, some wineries are open for business. much of the valley remains intact. one tour company o

amy m amy hollyfield is live. >> reporter: look at incredible response at blood donation center in las vegas. waiting in line seven hours and going to be here as long as it takes. just to sign up to give blood. once inside, questioned and fill out paperwork and given a time to come back. people say they're not leaving. will stay out in the las vegas sun. other place we want to take you to, avegas airport, met people trying to get home to the bay area, many had been at concert. wanted to come home early. airport employee told us people wanted to change to earlier sites. get out of here. met a woman flying to san francisco to get to tur-like. ready to leave las vegas. >> need to distance myself from vegas and let the people who live here and are injured and passed away grieve before we move on and try to enjoy another day. >> reporter: back here at blood donation center, other part of the story is everyone here fuelling the blood donors. we have so many volunteers here have brought umbrellas to protect them from the sun. look at water here to keep them hydrated. so much food, i don't thi

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is there. a few special events planned for today, right? >> reporter: there are, jessica. this campus has a lot to be grateful for, but also some people who need some support and some care from fellow students. there were some students and staff members who did lose their homes including the university president. she lost her home in santa rosa. but the campus is fine. it was not touched by fire. it was saved. a lot to be grateful for there. they will start the day off with coffee and doughnuts in the student center. everyone invited to that. they'll also have a banner that people can sign to thank the firefighters for all that they did during this firefight. and then late this afternoon they're inviting everyone to come and get around that banner and take a picture so they can give it to the firefighters. so they are certainly going to mark what happened in this community on this first day back. reporting live in rohnert park, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> schools in napa county will remain closed until monday. the unified school distric

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in mountain view. hi, amy. >> reporter: hi, jessica. 35,000 people work here on the google campus and they are going to be talking about earthquakes today, lots of stations set up for them so they can learn about how to get prepared. that's the important part, you have to prepare your home. you have to prepare a plan with your neighbors, and you have to prepare supplies for you and your family. but, of course, the big attraction, what everyone loves and what they love to talk about are the earthquake simulator. you can get inside this, and it will shake and simulate an earthquake for you and you can feel it and learn what to do. so janet is joining me now. it's undergoing a little bit of mechanical issues right now so we're not going to do it right now, but we want to talk about what to do when we're shaking. >> it's really important to know to drop, to cover your back of your head and neck, and then if there's something close by, hold on to it. don't run, drop. that's so important. it saves lives. >>