the redwood valley community... and the "golden rule" community. the sheriff's department is using its "reverse 9-1-1" system, radio and social media to get information out. kpix 5's wilson walker was our first reporter to make it to the fire zone. he got to the napa-sonoma county border about midnight on sunday, a couple hours after the first fire broke out. the landscape in that area has changed dramatically since then.. wilson shows us what it looks like now. "walked outside and everything was on fire" that fire would eventually march down the hill towards rebecca rowan's home. >> reporter: a far larger concern the family home of three generations. >> because the wind was coming straight from up there, to this house. >> reporter: but the family wasn't around to watch the fire sweep through here. they were just trying to get out of the way. >> trees were falling on our car. the wind was just like a hurricane. it was chaos. >> reporter: it wasn't just people. on sunday night we ran into a caravan of rescuers desperately trying to reach this farm i

another biker was found and arrested in redwood city. the riders are facing reckless driving and felony evasion charges. (robin) east palo alto police are asking for your help in finding a missing teenager. this is a recent photo of 17-year-old jonathon bedolla... he was last seen about five o-clock on thursday, october 26th, leaving his job at stanford shopping center in palo alto. jonathon lives in east palo alto... and police say despite numerous calls and text messages sent by his worried family... jonathon has not responded... which is not something he does. (robin) caltrain, bart and other police agencies are helping with the case and jonathon's family has reached out for help on social media in the hope that someone will come forward with information that

another biker was found and arrested in redwood city. they're facing charges of suspicion of reckless driving and felony evasion of a law enforcement officer. (vicki) the threat of violence on school campuses has been on the rise across the country, and the bay area is no exception.(steve) in fact one north bay school is dealing with its second campus shooting threat is just over a month. kron 4's dan kerman is live tonight at redwood high school in larkspur with details dan about 11-30 monday morning, graffiti threatening a halloween day shooting was discovered in a bathroom at redwood high school in larkspur.sotthis is the second threat of a shooting on campus is a month or soredwood high principal david sondheim says this could be a copycat, and there's no reason to believe the threat is credible. after consulting with police, the decision was made to keep school open on tuesday, but with added security.sot david sondheim/redwood high principal 26-36we'll have additional staff on hand, we'll have additional police on hand and increase

the redwood fire in mendocino county has burned 30,000 acres between redwood and porter valley, and is now 5% contained. so not much containment. firefighters have had a direct control line between the two areas since this afternoon. crews are also mopping up hot spots and trying to protect structures that were not damaged or burned. >>> better progress against the sulphur fire burning in the clear observation area. it's now 40 contained. cal fire says the fire has burned 2500 acres, and crews visit wrapped up. they're mopping up hot spots and burned out structures and resource there's will be allocated to the redwood fire as soon as they become available. these two fires combined now called the mendocino lake complex fire have destroyed 250 homes and 90 structures. 800 structures are still threatened. >>> let's go to healdsburg now tonight where residents have packed up their bags after being told that they may have to leave on a moment's notice. >> some people have proactively left their homes. abc a 7 news reporter katie utehs is live at a shelter. katie? >> healdsburg residents are

another biker was found and arrested in redwood city. the riders are facing reckless driving charges. ( james ) this morning we now know the name of the man killed in discovery bay over the weekend. contra costa county sheriff's deputies say that bradley machugh was killed over an argument about cars driving too fast in a residential neighborhood. the shooting happened on sunday morning. now police have released pictures of the cars they are looking for in connection to the murder. they are described as as a red mistubushi eclipse with a spoiler in the back and a grey ford mustang with dark colored rims. ( james ) we are nearing full containment in the north bay wildfires. firefighters say they have a complete handle on the nuns fire. the atlas fire is also 100 percent contained. the tubbs fire and the pocket are both 99 percent contained this morning. ( james ) people in santa rosa are questioning how they should clean up the mess left behind from the north bay wildfires sonoma county has not yet removed any debris. that's because the e

another biker was found and arrested in redwood city. the riders are facing reckless driving and felony evasion charges. (steve) breaking news: there is a search underway for a shooter on the university of utah campus in salt lake city.. a local paper there reporting one person is dead... again the shooter is on the loose..the campus is telling students to stay where they are... shelter in place.. there is a heavy police presence....we just got an email from a fahter here in the bay area.. he says his daughter attends that school -- and is safe... of course he is very concerned...the shooter is described as a man.... black clothing, with a tear drop tattoo on his face.. and might be driving a green pickup truck. (steve) first a bomb scare...now two shooting threats, at one high performing north bay school. kron 4's dan kerman is at redwood high school in larkspur to explain that these threats are putting a damper on halloween festivities... students at redwood high school in larkspur are facing their second threat of an on campus shootin

the redwood fire in mendocino county has burned 30,000 acres between redwood and porter valley, and is now 5% contained. so not much containment. firefighters have had a direct control line between the two areas since this afternoon. crews are also mopping up hot spots and trying to protect structures that were not damaged or burned. >>> better progress against the sulphur fire burning in the clear observation area. it's now 40 contained. cal fire says the fire has burned 2500 acres, and crews visit wrapped up. they're mopping up hot spots and burned out structures and resource there's will be allocated to the redwood fire as soon as they become available. these two fires combined now called the mendocino lake complex fire have destroyed 250 homes and 90 structures. 800 structures are still threatened. >>> let's go to healdsburg now tonight where residents have packed up their bags after being told that they may have to leave on a moment's notice. >> some people have proactively left their homes. abc a 7 news reporter katie utehs is live at a shelter. katie? >> healdsburg residents are

another biker was found and arrested in redwood city. the riders are facing charges of suspicion of reckless driving and felony evasion of a law enforcement officer. (grant) a father... gunned down while trying to keep his street safe. it happened in discovery bay.... and now police are searching for the killer. tonight, kron4's haaziq madyun talks to the victim's next door neighbor...and tells us what happened right before the murder. a deadly altercation stemming from an argument over vehicles drving too fast in a residential neighborhood.. .that is what investigators here at the contra costa county sheriff's office say led to the shooting death of 48-year-old bradley machugh here on wild drive in discovery bay early sunday morningpatrik stratton has been machugh's next door neighbor for the past five years

the redwood fire has burned 30,000 acres between redwood and porter valleys. only 5% contained right now. firefighters have a control line between the two areas which is helping slow the fire spread. >> and there is good progress against the sulphur fire. that's burning in the clear lake oaks area off highway 20. that is 45% contained. cal fire says the sulphur fire has burned 2,500 acres. they're mopping up hot spots and burned-out structures and resources there are going to be allocated to the redwood fire as soon as they become available. >>> the warriors, a's, raiders, giants, niners, quakes and sharks joining together to help raise money for the fire victims. they have committed $450,000 and they want fans to chip in too so they have set up a you caring page. there is a link on our website and that money goes to the red cross. >> if you want to help, you can text red cross, one word, to 90999. that sends $10 to the american red cross. if you want to volunteer, call 707-577-7600. >> we'll check in again with mike nicco for that all-important forecast. >> h

call the redwood credit union at 707545 call the redwood credit union at 707-545-4000. if you want to donate to that fund go to any redwood credit union or donate on red red credit union's website. >>> next, we will tell you how other parts of the bay area are pitching in to help the fire that comes with special attention to children. >>> we do have traffic moving along pretty well on the east shore freeway. there was a convoy of law- enforcement vehicles heading northeast on 80. this happened yesterday and i believe these are resources heading to the fire area. we will let you know more about this coming up. >>> smoke advisory continues because we have more of a north or northwest breezes. that is taking the smoke from the fire areas to the east bay and south bay peninsula and out to the sacramento valley. we will talk about that and current wind speeds. what's new from light and fit? greek nonfat yogurt with zero artificial sweeteners. real fruit and 90 calories... you'll be wowed! try new light & fit with zero artificial sweeteners. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2.

if you want to donate to that fund, go to any redwood credit union or also donate on the redwood credit union website. >>> the smoke from the fires is creating problems throughout the bay area. we will tell you more about the impact on flights and passengers at our major airports. jack's breakfast pockets for 2 dollars each. break up your breakfast routine with your choice of two grilled pockets filled with either ham or sausage. both made with freshly cracked eggs and two melty cheeses. all jam packed into a warm, grilled flour tortilla. so give your tired old breakfast a wake-up call. try jack's breakfast pockets for just two bucks. but you'd better hurry, because if you snooze, you'll lose out on this deal. come try jack's breakfast pockets, each for just two bucks. only from jack in the box. >>> welcome back. >>> more napa neighborhoods are being warned to be ready to evacuate. >> we want to check in with allie rasmus who has been and napa county this morning >> reporter: we are up the hill in the hill above where highway 12 and highway 221 intersect. earlier this morning, you could

the redwood fire has burned 30,000 acres between redwood and porter valleys. it is only 5% contained. firefighters have a control line between the two areas, which is helping slow the fire spread. >> there is good progress against the sulphur fire in lake county off of highway 20. that is 45% contained. the sulphur fire has burned 2,500 acres. they're mopping up hot spots and resources will be allocated to the redwood fire as soon as available. santa rosa has been hit hard by the wildfires. >> the path of destruction is on heights road. you can see homes just demolished there. also a lot of abandoned vehicles in the middle of the road, perhaps signs of desperate attempts to escape the flames. miraculously one family's house is unscathed with neighbors' homes on both sides destroyed. >> we feel so grateful but feel a little guilty that people that we care about lost everything. my mom included. >> the couple says it was a miracle that they got out alive. >>> the warriors, a's, raiders, giants, niners, quakes and sharks are joining forces to help raise money for

the redwood valley area right where the fire is burning. do you know anything about that or how an earthquake would impact the firefight? >> i don't know anything about that. i'm at the incident command post in yreka. i can say we did not feel anything or notice anything. i don't know -- if it would affect the fire at all. probably utilities would be the first thing coming to mind. >> you are north of the fires if you are in yreka. we have looked at the map. it looks like the fires is close to 101 going up. are there a number, it is a little north the willis area. is there a lot of homes in that area? >> it is still relatively rural area compared to the homes down in napa closer to the bay area. there is still quite a bit -- decent size population appear. we have to deal with the dissemination of information and communication. a lot of areas are more rural. hillsides and ridges often block the cellular communication that people rely on. that can contribute to an increased problem if we are trying to get information or receive information fr

the redwood fire in mendocino county has burned 30,000 acres between redwood and porter valley, and is now 5% contained. so not much containment. firefighters have had a direct control line between the two areas since this afternoon. crews are also mopping up hot spots and trying to protect structures that were not damaged or burned. >>> better progress against the sulphur fire burning in the clear observation area. it's now 40 contained. cal fire says the fire has burned 2500 acres, and crews visit wrapped up. they're mopping up hot spots and burned out structures and resource there's will be allocated to the redwood fire as soon as they become available. these two fires combined now called the mendocino lake complex fire have destroyed 250 homes and 90 structures. 800 structures are still threatened. >>> let's go to healdsburg now tonight where residents have packed up their bags after being told that they may have to leave on a moment's notice. >> some people have proactively left their homes. abc a 7 news reporter katie utehs is live at a shelter. katie? >> healdsburg residents are

they live in redwood city and they have a foundation, nonprofit, called circulo cultural, where they teach basically everything. i was there a couple of weeks ago within their studio, and they teach taekwondo, and they teach music, they teach radio, they teach theatre, they teach everything. ron: yeah, i think they're the modern day version of the latino boys and girls club. damian: haha, exactly. ron: you know, and that need in our community has been there for a long time, a safe, clean place to go for our young people and for our adults to, you know, again, celebrate community, celebrate our culture, one, for many of our young people to learn about our culture because, you know, the changes in school, you know, the school day, have had tremendous impacts on the arts, the music programs. many of them have disappeared due to budget cuts. you know, they're the kinds of requirements that are placed on traditional public schools. so, having the escamez family doing the kinds of things they do in a community like redwood city and in, you know, that little neighborhood called little micho

southbound 101 in redwood city where we had our sig alert. since 3:15 with that solo vehicle crash involving a chp patrol vehicle. all lanes opened back up about 15 minimum ago. we had some slight residual delays. those are gone now so things have improved and returned to normal. southbound 680, typical volumes are starting to fill in and a lot of brake lights on the southbound side. b.a.r.t., no delays if you want to use that instead. drive times at 6:00. >>> thanks, alexis. google has unveiled its second generation of smart phones with new features familiar to the apple iphone. they have brighter screens. google is doing away with the head phone jack that is something apple did last year to allow more wireless earphones. >> we've added new smart experiences to the camera. and we'll continue to deliver the best photography. >> the smaller pixel will sell for $650. that is $50 less than the iphone 8. the larger pixel is priced at $850, $50 more than iphone 8 plus. >>> tracking developments in the las vegas shooting. >> plus the death of a bay

reportando en vivo desde redwood city david gonzlez noticiero telemundo 48. -miles de familias en mxico aseguran que la ayuda no es suficiente. ---por ello, los habitantes de oaxaca y morelos ya construyen modelos de vivienda sustentable con materiales econmicos que les permitirn tener un techo temporal donde vivir. ---"jazive prez" , nos cuenta. con tubos que normalmente son usados para trabajos de plomeria y electricidad los habitantes de oaxaca construyen su nuevo patrimonio . al igual que angelica decenas de familias de estos poblados perdieron sus casas en los mas recientes desastres naturales.por ello con la fuerza que les da la necesidad y la ilusion trabajan con el material de pvc para construir un refugio que los protega de dia y los cobije de noche. . ya nos brindaron este apoyo y ahora estamos otro poco más tranquilos viviendo aquí. cada yurta , como le han llamado, tarda 9 horas en ser edificada y para ello se usan cerca de 100 tubos que se entrelazan formando una especie de maya que permite plegarla y moverla de lugar de acuerdo a las necesidad

lastly here, want to show you redwood and sulfur fires. the redwood fire in mendocino county, it's at 50% contained. burned more than 35,000 acres. and the sulfur county -- sulfur fire, i should say, in lake county, that's looking the best out of all the fires we see here on the board. that's at 85% containment. this midday. it has burned more than 2,000 acres. so, across the board, things looking better, and the sulfur one doing the best, kristen. >> all right, jessica, thank you. >>> and we're using another tool. a new tool to get an up close look at the north bay fires. check out this video from sky map 7 on sky 7. this shows us exactly where part of the nuns fire was burning around 6:00 last night. sky map 7 gio locates streets, highways and local land marks. you can see cougar lane for example getting a lot of smoke. this is in a remote area near hood mountain regional park and sugar loaf ridge state park at the sonoma and napa county lines. our cameras spotted flames shooting high into the sky. look at pearson road there. stern ranch

the one in redwood city cleared, the traffic flow at speed there. the one in san jose is northbound, that is your commute direction coming through san jose. you saw from the speed sensors around the rest of the bay, no problem. here from about 680 up to just shy the oakland avenue your middle lane is blocked, that's the problem. we're hearing about a tow truck headed to the scene. the live shot will tell you what's going on. backups starting to form just before you get to 280 and 680 at the top of your screen. things are very slow up past oakland stretch of the bay shore freeway, that's the worst for silicon valley. back to you. >>> 6:10. coming up next on "today in the bay," imagine being able to instantly understand 40 different languages, the new technology that can make it happen and how soon it will be available. >> and silicon valley social media companies get an invitation from the senate they probably can't ignore. we will fill you in when today in the bay continues. >>> get a nice warm sweater before you take the dog out for a walk this mor

we are on old redwood highway in santa rosa, a main road. it is completely pitch black and a lot of thick smoke. a big issue has to do with the downed power lines, which makes traveling on the roads very dangerous. you can see power lines down here, tree branches, other debris. a scene of complete devastation. behind me, you can see the burnt out brush. it may be dark to see, it looks like this would be a turn off into a neighborhood. it looks like it is completely flattened. off to the side, we have hot spots burning, still a strong smell of smoke and ashes. a curfew is in place until after sunrise. police are stationed at off ramps and streets to enforce it and keep people out of areas like this one. from the looks of it, this area has little assessment because of the downed power lines and folks trying to stay safe and keep out of the area. we have seen earlier, cops driving up and down to where the roads are blocked off and people trying to keep the

. >> reporter: redwood valley, north of ukiah, suffered severe damage. this 2.7 square-mile hamlet was home to 2300 people. they lost eight residents to the firestorm that swept through the area and took hundreds of homes. kira and her husband lost their home in the rush to save themselves and their almost 2- year-old triplets. their uninsured home and all its contents were incinerated  along with two cars in the motorcycle. >> i wish i had more time so i could've grabbed everything off of the walls. i actually did not cry yesterday when i first came out until i saw our mattress, where our mattress was. it's just springs now. i was thinking, that could have been us. we could have been laying right there and never woken up. and we would be gone. we would still be laying right there. that was hard. >> reporter: she said she was lucky to be temporarily living with her parents and is getting help from her sister and uncle. >> we have a lot of help. there are some people that don't have any help. i am thankful for the help we do have. >> reporter: no insura

another thing we noticed, the redwood valley grange. it had assembled a sizable amount of relief goods and services for anyone needing them which is many, many people here. >> we are right here on the valley floor. and so yesterday they started letting people go into their houses and we were very aware that people would need counseling, people would need food, coffee, and when, you know, people go in and then they see that they have nothing and they are devastated, so they can come back here and sit and have a hot meal, talk to people, have someone watch your children while you're filling out forms. >> reporter: the grange movement is 150 years old in america. and the redwood grange here for more than a century is beloved. >> people are coming in and saying we're so glad this place is alive because we got married here or our graduation was here. this is where i took my first dance class. so grange halls are open for a community hall. they are the original community hall. >> reporter: with kids occupied and supervised, the long tedious h

one teaches family fitness helping fight obesity among children and adults in redwood city. in mexico city one is copy editor for plays and books written by the students. when he isn't running his company. he is helping build self-esteem one kick at a time. >> to give the opportunity to the kids to stand up in the middle of everybody and show whatever they have learned. and that's helping with confidence. >> the center is now preparing for day of the dead celebrations in redwood city. and this kbreer their talents will be on zpli at san francisco's davy symphony hall for their passion, devotion, tireless community service, the hispanic foundation of silicon valley honors the family as the family of the year. >> a well deserved honor. the hispanic foundation ball is this saturday. the event is sold out. >>> just ahead investigating pg&e why tough questions are aimed at the utility company following the fires that started in the north bay. >>> and failure to deliver. millions of californians living with contaminated drinking water. how the state has failed in its promise to pr

. >> the redwood and potter fires have burned 34,000 acres and are just 10% contained. ukiah high school has been closed all week. volunteers are there gathering to help unload cases of water for fire victims. abc 7 news has that story. >> reporter: this leveled mendocino community the only lively sound comes from tree cutting crews. they're focused on chopping down unstable burned trees to prevent any further destruction from a wildfire. >> the fire got here probably at 2:00 a.m. but we woke up at about 1:00 to 1:15 a.m. and people were calling us, family members from potter valley trying to wake us up. >> reporter: his family made it out of their redwood valley enabled. their home was spared. but tim smith is still processing the devastation around his property. his neighbors lost everything. >> i don't feel like it's really hit me yet. i've been running around putting out spot fires making sure we were good. >> reporter: firefighters are battling two fires in mendocino county, eight people have died. 8,000 others displaced. the situation is changing by the day. >> to

. >> and i'm alan martin live in santa rosa off of redwood highway east of 101. they believe this is one of those neighborhoods that was inundated in that fire. in 70-mile an hour winds it blew growing burning embers all across this neighborhood before people even knew what hit them. we've been watching that flag that's been put up by the homeowner who did get to come back and sift through the remains of what was their home. and let me tell you it looks like that block after block. right now the number of dead is up to at least 35. more than 250 others are still unaccounted for. the fires in six counties have burned more than 212,000 acres. and that is more land than all of new york city. and at least 5,700 homes and businesses are destroyed. now tonight, we are getting a dramatic look at what first responders were facing in the minutes after the fire erupted in this very neighborhood. kpix5's andrea borba is here with that. andrea. >> reporter: well allen the body camera video you're about to see was shot in the hills above the neighborhood where we're standing

---la patrulla de caminos en redwood city arrest a "jeff michael gernimo-aguinto" despues que el sbado cerca de 200 motociclistas recorrieran varias autopistas de la bahia y aparentemente realizaron manobrias clandestinas... ---estas originaron una persecusion desde castro valley hasta redwood city; este fue el quinto arrresto relacionado con este incidente. --las maniobras ilegales de autos se estn convirtiendo en un gran problema para la ciudad de san jos. --el episodio mas reciente produjo varios arrestos y dej a un oficial herido. --el agente sufri golpes leves al ser interceptado por uno de los vehiculos.. durante un operativo que tuvo lugar anoche para tratar de controlar el espectaculo clandestino... --las autoridades dicen haber identificado a un sospechoso del atropellamiento.. "es un muchacho como de veinte anos, es hispano o filipino y estaba bien como afeitado, estaba en carro de dos puertas de color cafe o como color rojo y era un nissan" --a pesar de este incidente.. la policia de san jose asegura que seguir efectuando este tipo de operativos en conjunto con la patrulla d

she suffered severe burns in the redwood fire in mendocino county. the junior at yukiya high school never rae gained consciousness. scherr a family photo her 4-year-old brother also died in the fire. her parents are also recovering at separate hospitals from their burns. the young lady becomes the 43-d victim of the wildfireses. there is encouraging news in this the tubbs and nuns fire are 99% contained. there are challenges with the fire cleanup. the incoming rain this weekend could wash a toxic soup into storm drains and eventually into the bay. our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri has the updated forecast. but we begin with nbc bay area mark mathews in santa rosa. mark. >> reporter: raj, we are on the mark west springs road area of santa rosa. behind mae you can see the hillside dotted with homes burned out. there are dozens of them where i am standing. what you will not see are the straw nets that would prevent runoff from entering this creek bed. experts tell me there are all sorts of contaminants in the ashes of an urban fire, lead, mercury and

. >> yes, i did, i lost my practice north county animal hospital on old redwood highway in santa rosa. and i was here applying for peop peopfema aid, they told me someone else filed using your social security number already. >> reporter: you must have been dumbfounded. >> that would be a good way of putting it, yes, michael, i was pretty much speechless for the first time in my life i think. >> reporter: we're going to continue investigating this. if you have applied to fema, and they told you that you've been a victim of identity theft, we want you to get ahold of 7 on your side.

this is the redwood at venice academy in santa rosa. burned some time sunday night or perhaps monday morning. the school posted this video to it's facebook page showing the campus buildings gone. >>> i'm going to show you this right here on our big screen. this is a google map image of a neighborhood that's in santa rosa, this is 3520. now imagine 101, west of 101, not far from the hilton that burned to the ground. so as you can see from this old photo of the area, this is a cul-de-sac with a lot of homes, a lot of vehicles on the streets. a lot of kids also live there by the basketball nets. now i'm going to show you a photo that we took from a 360 camera we put on the ground of that exact same neighborhood. and look at it now. as we scan across the landscape here, all you can see are some burned trees left, i don't see a single house that is up. and this is what we saw street after street in this neighborhood. the only cars that remain are the ones that were there visiting the area surveying the damage. and i could tell you that on ou

"the press democrat" and redwood credit union partnering in the relief fund on redwood highway. checks or cash are accepted. the drive up will begin at 4:00 and run until 6:00. 100% of all donations will benefit the relief efforts and survivors of the fires. >>> michael finney and the 7 on your side team will be in the north bay all weeklong taking questions and helping fire victims. today they will set up at various locations in napa and you can follow abc 7 news on social media throughout the day for updates on where to find us and for a list of locations for the rest of the week head over to abc7news.com/7 on your side. >>> former oakland a's player jonny gomes is helping the victims recover. you're looking at pictures posted on twitter showing him helping people remove destroyed cars in napa. he's also online raising millions of dollars and urging others to help in any way they can. >> open your homes if you're in the area for these people, please, any little dollar helps and, boy, it will go to a great cause. please help me out some more. thank you. >> you can find a link o

the redwood complex fire has now consumed 21,000 acres and killed at least three people. cell service is out in much of the area and people have been cut off. one of the hardest hit areas is the town of redwood valley. >> kpix5's susie steimle is the only television reporter in that community to show us what is going on. she's with us live. susie, devastation we saw in sonoma county. mendocino county it looks similar. >> reporter: and a lot of people up here in mendocino county, ken, feel as though they've been forgotten because they're not able to communicate with people, so not as many people know that it's happening here as well and today we learned because their communication is so limited up here, if an evacuation order is put in place, police would have to go door to door to alert people because that's the only way they know they could communicate with people and resident are worried they could end up trapped. 50 homes, 40 structures, three lives taken by wildfire in mendocino county. this disaster isn't garnering as much attention as the napa and sonoma county fire

the nounless fire, atlas fire and redwood -- nuns fire, atlas fire and redwood fire also made the list. a $35 billion aid bill was passed. homeowners now face tough decisions, whether to rebuild and let the government take control of the clean-up. kpix5's emily turner spoke to some skeptical homeowners in fountain grove about the next step. emily? >> reporter: the big question is public or private? do you let government agencies haul this out or hire your own company? we know you have a lot of questions. i've heard a lot of people asking those questions and we wanted to answer some of them. here's what we came up with. there is little left of nan cook's house, but what is left will be a lot of work to remove. that's why she and her fountain grove neighbors are opting for cal oes's help for demo and debris removal. do you have any concerns? >> yeah. we want to know how much they'll remove and if some things seem stable and okay, so we hope they'll stay. >> reporter: like this rock before her husband popped the question. >> before this was anything it was just weeds and everything. so th

the redwood dust is everywhere. >> we had a meeting last night about getting a stafter plan together but for earthquakes, not for fire, i just graped what ever, my wallet, my cell phone and my pets. everything is still on at the house, my lights and everything. >> reporter: both women told us that the area that the fire is burning is r ushes gged terrain, there is not many houses but there are some oak trees and some christmas tree farms. the construction had been cleared out this morning. again we are looking live at the fire department. they have opened this up as the main shelter. there is another shelter opening up in loss gatos. most people have decided to leave this morning. the peak time was 6:00 where we had the most people here but most people have decided to go to family and friends, the bear creek elementary school will be closed after today. there is difficult cell phone reception up there. the majority of people that want to stay in the area, this fire station is the place to go to. >> thank you, lee. >>> meap people are back in sonoma county this morning for the -- many

they have a direct control line between redwood and potter valleys. and firefighters have controlled lines around from reese canyon north to the golden home trailer park. they're trying to protect structures that were not damaged or burned. >> the question is asked, are we not addressing the fire or fighting the fire after 7:00 p.m. at night until daylight? that's not the case. cal fire, we are there 24 hours a day, seven days a week. we will stay there until this is mitigated. >> the redwood complex fire has destroyed 250 homes and 90 structures. it is still threatening 800 structures. >> we want to bring you up to date on the sulfur county in lake county off highway 20 along silver bank drive. cal fire operations chief said in this afternoon's news conference that specific fire has burned 1,500 acres, and crews have it wrapped up. the fire was 40% contained. they are mopping up hot spots in the burned out structures. from there to the redwood fire, as soon as they become available. >> are wind conditions going to help? we feel like they've been pick

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another thing we noticed, the redwood valley grange. it had assembled a sizable amount of relief goods and services for anyone needing them which is many, many people here. >> we are right here on the valley floor. and so yesterday they started letting people go into their houses and we were very aware that people would need counseling, people would need food, coffee, and when, you know, people go in and then they see that they have nothing and they are devastated, so they can come back here and sit and have a hot meal, talk to people, have someone watch your children while you're filling out forms. >> reporter: the grange movement is 150 years old in america. and the redwood grange here for more than a century is beloved. >> people are coming in and saying we're so glad this place is alive because we got married here or our graduation was here. this is where i took my first dance class. so grange halls are open for a community hall. they are the original community hall. >> reporter: with kids occupied and supervised, the long tedious h

this one is the redwood valley fire with the redwood complex fire. in clearlake though sulfur fire as triggered evacuations near clearlake oaks. there is a fire on puerto rico road near calistoga. the tubbs fire has burned more than 20,000 acres further south there is also a fire near cirrus point. in napa county there is the atlas fire near atlas peak road and silverado. >> overnight 50 miles south of these fires we woke up three times to hear the whipping wind with free. we have seen the wind calm down a little bit. >> just a little bit. the wind has improved a little bit but it looks like the santa rosa fire is headed southeast toward rohnert park. thank you for your information everybody. christin says rohnert park two areas are being evacuated. let's hope that things calm down a little bit because of the fire. maybe it has lost a little bit because the wind is tailing off. philip price says i wish that was the sun that it is all the smoke and fire. i don't care where you are if you smell smoke close up the house because this is really thick. peo

reporting live in redwood city, laura malpert, nbc bay area news. >> certainly scarey for those people. thank you. >>> a clerical error put people in danger in san jose. a clerk in the sheriff's office accidentally orders this inmate release when he should be going to prison. damian true owe broke this on twitter. he joins us live outside the jail where the inmate is back in custody tonight. >> reporter: that's right david lopez is back at the main jail tonight but not after he spent a week on the lam and he was considered armed and dangerous. golfers were enjoying the day at rancho dell peebl o when they heard a commotion. >> i saw a young man walking inside the golf shop. and then all of a sudden six or seven undercover cops just ran in there and just grapd him threw him in the van. >> the man was in guy david lopez. a convicted armed robber was mistakenly released from the santa clara county jail last thursday when he was supposed to be sent to prison. no one realize the error for seven days. >> any time this happens it's a concern. we don't take matters like this lightly. it's unac

pete, i hear you might have some developments. >> reporter: -- from chp redwood city who is in charge of this investigation and they're saying the crash at this time is unknown but we know that it only involves one car and that car would be that chp cruiser and there were officers in there they're saying the officers were minor and they had been transported to a hospital but we will show you this freeway, this empty freeway on 101 southbound between whipple and woodside as chp continues their investigation. while they are still here on the freeway conducting that investigation we will show you the video from earlier, you can see that chp cruiser at the divider after that crash. as i mentioned they don't know exactly what caused this crash but we do know that it took place roughly around 3:15 a.m. of course, as mike was mentioned all morning it could cause some issues for folks using 101 southbound during their morning commute specifically between whipple and woodside. you can see 101 southbound empty as a result of this crash. chp told me they don't know exactly when these lanes will

a new mandatory evacuation is in effect for mendecino county because of the redwood fire. all of porter valley is now evacuated as well as the roads going to porter valley road. the redwood fire in mendecino county has burned nearly 30,000 acres and is 5% containedch the sulfur fire burning in the clear lake oaks area off highway 20 is 25% contained. that's burned 2,500 acres and crews have it wrapped up. currently mopping up hot sports and burned out structures and resources there will be reallocated to the redwood fire just as soon as they become available, as soon as they can be freed up, they will being on the move to the next trouble spot. those two fires combine make up the red wood complex fire that's destroyed 250 homes and 990 structures. 800 structures though are still threatened. >>> now, governor brown says the damage total when this is all done from these fires will run not billions and billions of dollars. >> we've had big fires in the past. this is one of the biggest, the most serious. it's not over. with a warming climate and dry weather and reducing moistu

tom vacar went to redwood valley and was with some owners have returned to find everything was lost. >> reporter: redwood valley and mendocino county, north of ukiah, suffered loss of life and severe damage. this 2.7 square mile hamlet was home to 2300 people and lost 8 residents to the firestorm that swept through the area and hundreds of homes. kira and her husband lost their home in the rush to save themselves and their almost 2- year-old triplets. their uninsured home and all its contents incinerated along with two cars and the motorcycle. >> i still wish i had more time so i could've grabbed everything off of the walls. i actually did not cry yesterday when i first came out until i saw our mattress, where our mattress was. it's just springs now and i was thinking, that could have been us. we could have been laying right there and never woken up. and we would be gone. we would be laying right there. that was hard. >> reporter: she said she was lucky to be temporarily living with her parents and is getting help from her sister and uncle. >> we have a lot of help. there are some pe

---la patrulla de caminos de redwood city arrest a "jeff michael gernimo-aguinto" despues que el sbado cerca de 200 motociclistas recorrieran varias autopistas de la bahia y aparentemente realizaron manobrias clandestinas que originaron una persecusion desde castro valley hasta redwood city; este fue el quinto arrresto relacionado con este incidente. --- el condado de santa clara vendi el pasado jueves 250 millones de dolares en bonos para la construccin de viviendas asequible... -- el dinero es parte de la meta de 950millones de la medida "a" aprobada por los votantes el aÑo pasado. --la medida tiene como objetivo mejorar y facilitar la compra de vivenda para la poblacin --activistas en defensa de los indigentes en berkeley pediran maÑana a un juez que extienda una orden judicial que prohibe a los administradores del bart desalojar un campamento de desamparados en la interseccion de la calle ''martin luther king way'' y la avenida ''alcatraz'' que ha estado ahi desde enero pasado. --activistas y residentes dicen que el desalojo violaria los derechos constitucionales de los indigente

i was moving redwood branch that is had fallen out of the trees on the street. i was moving them out of the way so people could leave. i was getting out late so everybody else could get out. my daughter came out to help me but they were too big. i got them enough out of the way to get the neighbors in here trying to evacuate and get out. >> what are you doing next? what will you do? where will you stay do you think you'll come back to rebuild. >> yes we will come back to rebuild. my mother-in-law who lives down the street here old redwood highway about a half mile her house is fine. we're going to stay there not too long hopefully. the good ning is we all got out the rest of it just all stuff. all stuff that can be replace zblod all day today we heard from folks like yourself with the incredible spirit and the spirit of community. as you said you were risking your own life moving the tree branch power lines down everywhere talk to us about the community who didn't grow up tell us about santa rosa what the community is like. >> it's a strong community. everybody

that he was.14 years was not enough.that is for sure.>> he died in the fire that ripped through the redwood valley community last monday morning. the family left the home at 1 am to drive down the hall and they did not make it.>> i think they ended up driving into the fire.they could not see it.it climbed very quickly.the car caught on fire. 1.they jumped out of the car and went on foot.we don't know how they got separated.they were separately.john was further down the mountain.it must have fighting -- they must have been fighting for their lives.>> they have burns of 45% of their body.>> mommy is the most lucent.she is at you see david across the street -- street from shriners were her daughter is in the worst state.>> she has another nightmare to work up -- wake up to.she has severe burns all over her body including her face.>> she is 17 and neither she nor her mom or dad know how badly the family has suffered.>> i cannot imagine the nightmare my sister will wake up to.i will be here to all of it.nobody should have to go through this.losing a child the way she did, we pray for stability e

the rest of us about a tenth of an inch until we get to redwood city and the south bay. less than a tenth for you. my accuweather seven-day forecast. a little breezy before the front and behind the front. that is the cold air rushing in keeping us in 50s and 60s. warmer saturday but watch out for dangerous surf at the coast and then warmer and wacalmer. we can't get a lock on autumn, alexis. it keeps want to go give way to summer. >> i know it, yeah. enjoy the first couple days we have there of it. i do still have a commuter alert, however, things are improving. we went from a major delay on the fremont b.a.r.t. line down to about a ten-minute delay. so it sounds like the equipment problem on the track has been resolved. that delay still in all directions on the fremont line. it should start to improve here and really come down in the next 15 or 20 minutes. from a major delay down to ten minutes and things are definitely looking up. moving to our traffic maps we have one new problem in the east bay. if you are traveling westbound 580 to the bay bridge a crash right aroun

redwood city today highs in the low 80s but average highs just 74 degrees. look what happens tomorrow, a sea breeze. by wednesday feeling more like it should this time of year. rain arrives for you and the rest of the bay area thursday and friday. looks like a nice weekend but today an offshore flow, a quick warm-up and temperatures about five to ten degrees higher than they should be this time of year. alexis is watching the commute this morning. >> and we are starting to fill in in all usual places. westbound 92. no major issues there. a quick check of mass transit. it is a spare the air day today. no b.a.r.t. delays. we are really starting to return to normal with mass transit. so smart train is still offering free service through wednesday this week but back to a regular full schedule as of 5:00 this morning serving all stations so that is great news. >> thanks, alexis. a lot more fire coverage still ahead at 6:00. >> we will go back live to observingville in napa county where you see there the nuns fire inching closer to the famous robert mundavi winery

for those affected by the redwood fire. it will be open for the next two weeks. >>> starting today mendocino county will are a local assistance center for those affected by the redwood fire. it will be open for the next two weeks. the hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the mendocino county college gym in ukiah. all 8,000 people who were evacuated in mendocino county are now allowed to return home. they include people in redwood valley and willits. those in the cave creek subdivision can re-enter but an evacuation warning is still in effect in case things take a sudden turn for the worse. >>> napa fire victims now have a new resource to cope with problems caused by the wildfires. as assistance center opened yesterday for residents of the town. they can now ask questions of fema and other federal and state disaster relief agencies who are offering help on everything from unemployment benefits to insurance issues. people can also get copies of birth certificates and marriage licenses, critical documents that may have been los

in redwood city, 70 degrees and daily city at 64 degrees and a little bit cooler in san francisco as well with the mission district reaching 67 degrees and 77 in sonoma, napa expect a high of 76 degrees. and our winds have been the other story. with the wint winds coming in from the northwest, mostly now at 9 to 10 miles per hour. they will before picking up as we go through the day. just slightly. half moon bay at about 10 miles per hour for this afternoon into the evening, but not much of an increase. so they're still trying to get some containment here around the bear creek canyon in the santa cruz mountains and also for the north bay. so the weather conditions still looking favorable for the rest of the afternoon. and even most of the day tomorrow, but we will be watching out for that chance of rain. that's also going to help decrease the amount of the wildfires we're seeing, specially as we get some pretty decent amounts here. we are looking athe the timeline of the rain approaching the bay area from the north bay at tomorrow evening, 7:00. we start to see some pockets of some y

the largest are near napa, north of santa rosa and in the redwood valley. you can find a list of the evacuation zones, maps, and centers on our website or news app. >>> these are heartbreaking stories. the sheriff releasing more names of people who died in the fires. 80-year-old leroy halbur and donna halbur, carmen berriz was vacationing in the north bay with her family at the time, michael john dornbach. from santa rosa veronica elizabeth mccombs, carol collins-swasey, lin anderson powell, valeri lynn evans and arthur as it man grant and his wife suiko grant. about 400 people remain unaccounted for in sonoma county. >>> firefighters in the north bay are getting rest after an influx of resources has just arrived. >> take a look at the photos of the sebastopol fire department getting some rest. a u.s. forest service crew spent 36 straight hours fighting the atlas fire. 36 hours. they are assigned individual shelters in which they can rest and recuperate. >> we have tents here, portable showers, a mobile kitchen unit, feed them on site, try to get them as mu

people living in redwood valley and potter valley were let back on their properties. even so, officials warn if conditions change, mandatory evacuations could be reissued. that fire has burned 35,000 acres. >>> meantime, the sulfur fire in lake county is now about 80% contained. it's burned more than 2200 acres, and the sheriff's department says about 150 structures have been destroyed. all evacuation orders have been lifted and crews are continuing to assess the damage. >>> fire officials say on top of fights fires, they're fighting rumors that undocumented rumors that undocumented immigrants will be rounded up. they say it's possible the missing persons list is longer than it should be because those people are afraid to speak up. >> they are humans that have been affected by this fire. some are traveling farther away from this area to the coast, sleeping in their cars with their children. we need them to utilize these evacuation centers and not be afraid. >> officials say if you go to an evacuation shelter, you'll get help, no questions asked. >>> when our neighbors