kron4's ashley zavala is live at an evacuation center in oroville.. he camp fire near chico has so far scorched thousands of acres and forced many in the area to evacuateashley zavala is live in oroville, she explains what it's been like for those fleeing the fire ((ashley))here in oroville the skyline full of smoke is getting and darker and thicker by the minute.... many in evacuation zones below that smoke are making their way south for safety((pkg))"we woke up and thought it was raining outside but it was chunks of ash and charcoal," tyler martin and his family fleed from their town called "paradise".. which turned into an inferno with the growth of the campfire.martin says thursday morning he and his wife packed up the irreplaceables including their baby daughter and two dogs.. and drove."immediately when we were leaving paradise, it was gridlock for what felt like an eternity. we were bumper to bumper, with fires on both sides, wind, electrical lines down, it just scares you because it's like a movie almost and you're just driving through and you

but let's begin with sam brock near oroville for us, sam? >> reporter: the flames, as you mentioned, jumped lake oravilov. we are standing on this particular road, bloomer hill road. the fire line is two miles down this way. they told me it was too dangerous, so we ended up here instead. what you are looking at now are strike teams carrying out a lot of the brush and fuel, trees and breaking it all down to create multiple lines of containment in the event that they're all needed. flames continue to fester on this heil side in the area of pulga, 20 or 30 miles from the town of paradise, prompting helicopters to circle and deploy fire detar dants. you are say you are one of the lucky ones, why do you say that? >> because i'm alive. very [ bleep ] simple. i'm alive. up in paradise, concal, people got fried. burnt in their cars, burnt in their houses. i'm alive and i'm lucky. >> reporter: he watched his three homes and mechanic shop become fuel for the fire. the butte county lifer now lives in his winnebago. on the other side of the evacuation z

it's a little closer to oroville. so folks in oroville are standing by. they are told they may have to evacuate at any moment as well. those folks have been through a lot, as you know. they had some serious flooding problems like a dam that was going to burst. >> right. >> reporter: they also had a major fire in the last couple years as well. so it's a pretty torturous time for folks here. >> there's no trusting it. they've evacuated before in other circumstances. joe, thank you. >> we'll let you know about the weather in a few minutes. >>> in the meantime the butte county coroner's office is looking for bodies that might be lying in the rubble. are kpix5's katie nielsen explains the painstaking effort. >> reporter: the process of recovering the bodies of those killed will continue again tomorrow morning. it's a long and daunting task as coroner's office teams search house to house looking for bones or bone fragments in the ashes. today this team was searching the gregory lane area of paradise trying to identify the bedrooms in the charred homes or a bath

fires have strong out about 44 miles north of oroville and miguelia. they said they only had a little air tanker support because of the bad air quality. >> it's steep terrain there. the big concern is the red flag warning. i know you've been checking that. >> the winds tonight are going to be up to 60 miles an hour at the highest elevation. the winds, which have been fairly calm today, will just bloom overnight, and we'll cover that for you in a few minutes. >>> let's go live now to wilson walker. he spent the day with fire crews trying to keep the flames from moving south. wilson? >> reporter: yeah. all these spots that everyone's been talking about, the 70 corridor, where they were trying to get lines built all day, that's effectively the area i have been in, watching crews try to beat this fire down as best they can while the conditions are favorable with these unfavorable conditions coming that everyone's talking about. you know, andrea's down there, sort of on the nearby side of town. i'm a little further north. think of the line of danger here as

kron4's sara stinson is joining us now live from a church in oroville...with more on this new development and how the church is helping out evacuess. good morning sara. by bay city news service an outage on a pg&e transmission line in butte county occurred le than a half hour before the start of the camp fire, according to a report the utility sent to the california public utilities commission. the report was sent thursday to the commission by meredith allen, senior director of regulatory relations. pg&e officials also said that thursday afternoon a pg&e crew on aerial patrol saw damage to a transmission tower on the transmission line that had the outage thursday morning about 15 minutes before the camp fire is said to have started. the line is located about one mile northeast of the town of pulga, which is close to the origin of the camp fire. allen said in the report that this information is preliminary. pg&e officials issued a statement friday afternoon. "nothing is more important than the safety of our customers, employees, contractors and the communities we serve, the statement said.

people in oroville are being told to prepare to possibly evacuate at any moment. >> the butte county coroner's office is fanning out in teams today, looking for bodies that may be lying in the rubble. it's a long, daunting task as they go house-to-house looking for bones or bone fragments in the ashes. yesterday they were trying to identify bedroom in the charred homes or bathrooms and fireplaces, anywhere someone may have hid as they tried to escape the flames. they found a cat hiding near a home wild searching. >> in some cases, the only thing we can recover are bones or bone fragments. >> we are going door-to-door, house-to-house, looking for loved ones who are missing. >> cat was taken to a local shelter where it's being treated for burns to its paws, and the sheriff's office said they expect the death toll to rise. >>> evacuation centers are filling up fast this morning, but communities are coming together to help out where they can, and volunteer groups from all distributing clothing and food to those who lost everything in butte county, and some are offering free rides to vict

the area between paradise and oroville has about 70 people. >> my house is gone in paradise. came up to cherokee, been here 3 or 4 days, and we are getting burned out of there. >> to add to the heart ache, many are still reported missing. 228 people are unaccounted for. >> i don't want to say their names on the air, but two of my friends, right now, are missing. one out of paradise, and i'm hoping it ain't one of the body counts. >> cal fire is monitoring an expended arm of the fire saying it's a 500-acre spot fire south of the current fire, across the river, headed to oroville. people in oroville have been told to be prepared to evacuate at any moment. >>> the butte county fire crews are looking for bodies in the rubble, and it's the long, daunting task as the coroner teams are looking for bones or bone fragments in the ashes, and yesterday they were trying to identify bedrooms or even a bathroom or fireplace, anywhere that someone may hide as they tried to escape the flames. recovery efforts turned into rescue as they found a cat hiding near a burned home. >> in some cases,

this one in oroville allows pets but officials want them to be on a leash. as for the long list of missing people there are 228 still unaccounted for. the red cross wants everyone to register with the website -- safe and well.org. >>> red cross has safe and well.org. we encourage our clients to register so that others in the public can take a look and see -- you need some of this information. you can see if your loved one is here. there is a phone number to contact. >> there are seven evacuation shelters. calfire putout of the list of the ones that are not filled. this includes the yuba center fairgrounds, the junior high in chico. the fairgrounds in quincy and the one county fairgrounds in orland. there are also two shelters open for animals -- small animals to the chico municipal airport and large animals to the butte county fairgrounds in gridley. there are hundreds of people at the shelter in oroville and the red cross said they are almost at capacity. the air trying to clear out the area to allow more people to stay here. they say they will not turn peo

it just left about five minutes ago heading to oroville with a lot of help for those people. it's set to arrive at 10 a.m. let check some of the workers packing things up here yesterday. among these supplies included in this shipment, disaster boxes with things like flashlights and first aid kits, produce, snacks, bread and specialty items requested specifically by the evacuees. >> so feeding america set up a wish list for amazon for our food bank and donors purchased the items and amazon delivered them to our warehouse and we take them to oroville. >> reporter: this food bank is the lead agency for this effort in conjunction with other bay area food banks. they did the same thing last year after the wine country wildfires. they say this -- the truck that left this morning was the first truck of many on the way to help. live in concord, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> according to reports, 35 families who lost everything in the "camp fire" are suing pg&e. they accuse the utility of failing to maintain their equipment which resulted in the deadliest fire in california history. earli

kron 4's sara stinson went to an evacuation center in oroville to find out how they are holding up. <"i'm here at the church of nazarene in oroville it's about 20 minutes from paradise where the fire is primarily burning. i spoke with several evacuees telling me they are hopeful, but also nervous to find out the fate of their home. everyone saying they feel lucky to be alive. <"we're most thankful for our lives."><"it was chaos getting your animals, most important things and yourself out.">each person has a story about the terrifying moments they knew it was time to run for their lives on thursday. <"sounds 360 degrees all around us. the booms and the pops and the crackles. it's something i will not soon forget."><"the fire by the car, the heat coming through the car. people honking with no place to go."> sarah tuck says she's feeling hopeless as her home has most likely burned down, which adds to the burden she was already facing - her husbands diagnosis with four different types of cancer.<"so i don't know how much more we can take. they say god only gives you what you can handle.

the oroville church may be affected but the only confirmed cases are in the neighborhood church in chico.>>> the latest developments on a small fire in alameda county. the firefighters are still in the hills west of interstate i- 80 where the fire broke out yesterday. calfire said 20 acres have burned. in the last report it was 30% contained. no injuries have been reported. the cause is being investigated. the road was shut down several hours. dispatchers have not been able to tell if it is open again. chp advises you to avoid the area because the fire equipment will be out there through the morning. >> the search for a 49ers fan who disappeared during the game has gone nationwide. information about 32-year-old ian powers has been entered into the national missing persons system. he left to go to the restroom and never return. authorities have been searching the area. surveillance cameras captured him walking alone outside the stadium in the area of great america parkway and old glory playing. >> -- old glory lane. relatives say he is a family man and army veteran with no history of any

can see, has crept closer to the eastern side of chico and is now moving slowly toward the town of oroville. >> the weather in all of this is vital during these firefights. any slight change can help or hinder the crews. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri with the very latest, what are you seeing? >> what we're seeing is the weather is actually helping the firefighters right now. most of the growth on this fire today has been on the northeast, also on the south side. but take a look at this. very calm winds out of the east at three miles per hour. a cool 55 degrees. i only sio casual gusts of 15 miles per hour as we head through tonight. we're looking at 61 degrees and gusts up to 15 miles per hour. overall, the weather will continue to help the firefighters right here on the camp fire. the big problem across the bay area of course has been the smoke. as we get a look at the satellite loop you can see the heaviest noek is over chico, these gray areas. but you'll see a trail of that continuing into the bay area with this residual smoke that has been lingering. i'm back in a

we met him at a shelter in oroville. this is his home for now after he watched the camp fire burn his house. >> he said the flames came in so fast that he got his cat and car and left. the drive to safety was terrifying. >> following the road i got to the bottom of the bridge into the next thing you know, smoke and fire was surrounding my truck. >> he is grateful to be okay. he and hundreds of others at the church are left wondering what is next. that's where the red cross comes in. >> there are people that are upset and worried. our job is to help them feel more comfortable. we can't build them a house but we are here to give them a hug if they need one. >> four people left with nothing shelters like this can help. >> we have gotten a lot of donations -- we have gotten a lot of food and you can see the water in the background. >> another important thing is that they allow pets. while he waits for more news on the fire he can find joy in the little things like his cat getting used to her leash. >>reporter: in oroville re

evacuees at oroville church on the nazarene showing symptoms. lab results aren't quite in yet. >>> the list of those missing is 130. at one point it was more than 200 people. butte county sheriff's office is constantly updating it. >> in the face of tragedy comes stories of kindness and generosity as well. this photo behind us shows a couple who took in a 93-year-old couple who took in a 93-year-old world war ii veteran. >> lee left his home in paradise and drove to oroville, who was handing out burgers to wildfire evacuees. she invited him to live with her and her boyfriend. he refused and slept in his car the first night. then the sheriff evacuated the area where he was parked. grant gave him no choice but to come home with her and can stay as long as he likes. you can see smoke over the bay you can see smoke over the bay area. >> this is sutro cam. a thick layer of smoke over the city. san mateo bridge. a bit of haze over the lights. very similar situation at the bay bridge toll plaza. that is not fog. that is smoke. >> a shelter will stay op

project to repair the oroville dam and it forced 2,000 people to evacuate. federal regulators are saying these rebuilt spill ways will not be able to handle a mega flood and lake oroville will be forced to store less water. >>> it's continuing to be dry, rosemary? >> you're right. no wet weather in the forecast. we have a nice looking weekend in store. we have heightened fire danger coming our way. all of this combined, i'll detail in it in just a moment. lets look at what's going on at sfo this afternoon. 68 degrees in downtown san francisco, a lot of 60s and 70s in the bay area, santa rosa reporting 75, upper 60s in oakland and # 0s in san jose. temperatures are a little cooler today in most areas, down by 11 degrees half moon bay it, has to do with fog out there this afternoon. down by 3 degrees, areas like oakland and concord, we have a system moving through the pacific northwest, that's what's providing us with a little cool down and a logical fog, and you can see along the coastline, it's patchy and hazy and areas like ocean beach, we'll be partly clou

. >> sam brock was in oroville for a community meeting last night. >> reporter: after applause rippled through the state theater for sheriff corey honey, he told constituents this. >> i'm proud to be your sheriff and sorry we're going through it. if we're going through it, i'm glad i get to go through it with you as your sheriff. >> reporter: unbridled support, so necessary, on a day where 13 more bodies were recovered, bringing the total to an asto d astounding 42. >> ernest fost age 65. >> reporter: three victims, the eldest 77, after outlining the obstacles of recovery and notifying next of kin. residents rallied behind the public assistance, emotionally and financially. >> just the idea that you can collect unemployment insurance for being unemployed by this disaster, that will help a lot of people beyond belief. >> i have insurance. i just need to talk to them tomorrow and you know, get the ball rolling, but the thing is, you have to determine and declare your house a total loss. >> reporter: homeowners like jamie kern have a long path before them, but are boosted by the many help

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but that doesn't mean there will suddenly be more places to stay nearbdoey'r to move ouof chico and oroville because you have 52,000 people that came down from that mountain, and you don't just double the population of a city like chico overnight and expect it to hopped. >> the city and county are now working with evacuees to move them to a red cross shelter at the butte county fairgrounds, and that includes free transportation. >>> the air quality slightly better in areas tonight. the east bay still pretty bad though, looking towards livermore, one of the worst hit areas. the south bay had had somewhat better air quality, but there's still a haze over downtown. and ocean beach and san francisco, visibility better than yesterday. you can actually make out some buildings in the background. every reporting location except for san francisco is shown at unhealthy for very unhealthy levels though. but it's still better than it was yesterday. we have team coverage on the poor air quality. kpix's maria medina on how to protect your pets. we begin though with andria borba debunking some of the myths

the donations will be packed into these trailers and driven up to the northwest s=p- c-a in oroville on sunday. it's the second round of donations since the fire broke out. people are also offering to foster pets until they're ready for adoption. (grant) the north bay animal services is doing its part for some of the four legged fire victims. all day long... people were stopping by the north bay animal services facilityn petaluma... to donate a wide range of supplies for pet owners impacted by the camp fire. one quilter even made more than 100 pet beds. the donations will be packed into these trailers and driven up to the northwest s=p- c-a in oroville on sunday. it's the second round of donations since the fire broke out. people are also offering to foster pets until they're ready for adoption. (grant) during the last visit the petaluma shelter also picked up 12 dogs and 19 cats. the dogs range in age

it's raging just north of the town of oroville. governor elect newsom has declared a state of emergency for that area. the flames burned right up to the asphalt. this is in oroville. you can see a cal fire helicopter swinging in for a water drop. dozers are on the ground clearing out dry brush. audio from emergency dispatchers capturing the panic as people ditched their cars and took off on foot. >> we got information that people are abandoning vehicles on skyway. we're going to start pushing them out of the way. >> they got out of their cars because you could feel the heat coming through the windshield. cal fire is staging their trucks, dozers, crews at butte college. rachel wolf is in butte county tonight. >> reporter: randy and his dog drove through a wall of fire to escape the flames. >> i could feel the heat in my car as i'm driving. >> he's 1 of 35,000 residents under a mandatory evacuation order. the fire started at 6:30 a.m. by noon it was more than 8,000 acres. cal fire says red flag conditions with winds between 40 and 60

working back down to the lake oroville area the fire has been holding along the 70 corridor. we had a lot of work done along the 99. we were able to open up highway 99 tonight along the corridor. from 99 working back into old humboldt road we were able to run dozers and get some good direct hand line in there and from old humboldt back up to 32 we had a lot of success with dozers and able to put a small line for the area of chico and its protection from the fire's edge to the area of chico. up highway 32 as we get to wilder canyon, wilder road, it was some very steep inaccessible terrain. we've been working on coming up with plans and options to try and work from there up into magalia. earlier this morning we had some active firefighting in the area of magalia and including structure to fence. this afternoon from magalia reservoir, the ridge above magalia reservoir, we did get some good air, were able to used fixed wing aircraft to run retardant along the ridge lines from magalia working down towards the origin of olga. one of the emphasis today was on rescue. we had numerous

so many oroville doesn't have the space to store them all. after applause rippled through the state theater, the sheriff, the man tapped as county coroner told constituents this. >> i'm proud to be your sheriff. i'm sorry that we're going through this. but i'll tell you this. if we're going to go through it, i'm glad i get to go through it with you as your sheriff. >> reporter: unbridled support so necessary on a day where 13 more bodies were recovered, bringing the total to an astounding 42. >> the first is earnest foss, age 65. >> honea identified three victims, the eldest 7, after notifying the next of kin. residents rallied behind the public assistance emotionally and financially. >> just the idea you can collect unemployment insurance for being unemployed by the disaster, that will help a lot of people beyond belief. >> i have insurance. i just need to talk to them tomorrow and get the ball rolling. but the thing is, you have to determine and declare your house a total loss. >> reporter: homeowners like jamie kern have a long path before

during the last visit the petaluma shelter also picked up 12 dogs and 19 cats that had been at the oroville spca prior to the fire... susan and charlie adams are fostering 3 of the puppies until they are ready for adoption.sot susan & charlie adams/ fostering dogs the dogs range in age from 5 weeks to 2 years, the cats from 2 months to 2 years. (vicki) kron4 and our parent company-- nexstar media group... have nexstar media company-- our parent kron4 and (vicki) years.months to 2 cats from 2 to 2 years, the from 5 weeks range in age the dogs dogs fostering charlie adams/ sot susan & adoption.ready for adoption.sot susan & charlie adams/ fostering dogsrange in age from 5 weeks to 2 years, the cats from 2 months to 2 years. (vicki) (vicki) kron4 and our parent company-- nexstar media group... have partnered to help the fire victims in butte county. if you would like to help those affected by the 'camp fire'... the american red cross is accepting donations. you can check kron 4.com for details.. (grant) developing news tonight out of the south bay. santa clara police are searching for a 49er f

crews reported today two new spot fires south of paradise burning on each side of lake oroville. we are waiting for a cal fire briefing to give us the very latest information on the camp fire. they're getting set up. we'll switch to that, looks like they're starting things right now. we'll dip into it in a few minutes. >>> we have a team of reporters covering the fire today. first let'jozq in the fire zone families are looking d es joe? >> reporter: we're in the wal- mart parking lot in chico, very close to the fire's edge, but you can see this scene. it's something to behold. hundreds of people, these are evacuees, many of them fire victims whose homes were directly burned down. not only are they dealing with the effects of the fire and being away from their homes, but many of these folks are dealing with the anguish of the fact they know somebody who is missing and they don't know where they are right now. more than 200 people are still missing. >> let's go live to that press conference i mentioned moments ago. here's cal fire. >> 5,139 total citizens evacuated, 52,000 and we'r

oroville area. in addition to that, we have a number of camp fire related arrests and other significant events to tell you about. to date, we have had 208 suspicious incidents or calls of suspicious persons or circumstances within the evacuated areas. of those 208 incidents, 18 of them were specifically reported to be looting. our law enforcement assets in the area went out and ultimately investigated that. yesterday butte county sheriff's office deputies arrested two men. the first identified as jason burns, age 41, of chief chico. the second, michael salisbury, age 48, of reno. they were found inside a residence in the centerville area of butte county, which is inside one of the areas that is currently under an evacuation order. they were not supposed to be in that house. they were found to be in possession of a gun that was registered to a person who lives in paradise. they were ultimately arrested and booked into the butte county jail for being felons in possession of firearms, possession of an

and oroville reporting. >>> 6:05. we are seeing more video showing what is left of the town of paradise. look at the screen. this is one of the main roads. you can see the empty lots and powerlines that fell and a lot of abandoned cars. county officials say many people jumped out of their cars and ran for their lives as the planes approach. five out of six victims who did not survive profound yesterday inside their cars.>>> we are learning more about one of the victims of the campfire. family members say ernie falls is among the 29 killed in the fire. elissa harringon is in the studio now. >> did you speak with her -- his daughter? >> yes, i talked with her. she wanted to know why so many people didn't have time to evacuate. here is what we are learning -- ernie lived on edgewood lane, a dead end street. his daughter said his house was destroyed. ernie was found outside with the stock and his companion, bernie's. ernie couldn't walk and he was in bed all day. he was also on oxygen. his daughter doesn't know how we got

ktvu's cristina rendon joins us from oroville where people there are also feeling sick. >>> reporter: this is just so sad. the butte county public health department confirming there is norovirus at an evacuation center in chico called the neighborhood church. the spokesman wouldn't confirm the outbreak here at the oroville nazarene church but a lot of evacuees here say there is a stomach bug going around. jack is living out of his pickup truck after the "camp fire" incinerated his rv in paradise. >> we had flames on both sides of the truck. i thought the truck was going to explode. >> reporter: he is staying in the parking lot of this church. a red cross evacuation center. the shelter is running smoothly but evacuees are dealing with a stomach bug. >> we have been trying to segregate sick people from well people so it doesn't spread any more. and we're urging people to wash their hands. >> i thought it was just the food. i was, like, um, it didn't settle right for me and it just out of nowhere hit me hard. >> reporter: butte county public health confirms other evacuation centers are r

but as the citizens of coralville know, -- oroville know, i have been here before. we have learned a lot of lessons. and so, what we do, in addition to watching what's going on, getting prepared just like we ask you to do, we may stage resources in an area, so that if in the event there is a need to issue an order, because the situation changed rapidly, we are in the best possible decision to facilitate that. that's what you expect of us. that's what we want to do. and, whenever we possibly give much notice as possible. please understand that those efforts to stage resources in areas doesn't mean that you are not getting the information you mean, or that we are not issuing warnings, the fact of the matter is, we are doing the job you want us to be doing and i ask you to not pay attention to rumors on social media but instead, pay attention to us and if an evacuation warning goes out, follow that, or if an evacuation warning goes out, please heed that. next, i'd like to reiterate some things, or explain my support of chief newman california highway patrol. all of our

this was the scene inside the oroville municipal stadium. people in sonoma are also helping out. >> and for that let's go to abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard live in sonoma tonight. cornell? >> dan and christian, tons of hay bales on their way to butte county to help feed hungry horses and cattle. sonoma county got help after last year's wildfires. tonight many are paying it forward, and abc 7 viewers are helping out too. >> baby wipes. these backpacks for kids. >> mike shows us some of the donations collected this week by the sonoma rotary club. >> shocks, brushes. >> this trailer full of items now heading to the fire zone in butte county to help so many people in need. >> this is just how this valley is wired. this is how we do things. we like to help each other out. >> down the road, more than 100 donated hay bales are being loaded into a semi at old barn feed store to feed horses and cattle orphaned or displaced by the firestorm. >> i just want to make sure that these guys are taken care of. that's what we're all about. >> the communi

thanks. >>> federal regulators warning california about the oroville dam. our state is completing a billion dollar project to repair the two spillways which triggered a crisis in february of last year and forced 2 million people to evacuate their homes. federal regulators are telling california these rebuilt spillways will not be able to handle severe flooding. tp state may still spend millions of dollars in upgrades while oroville is forced to store less water. >>> organizers of the worldwide google walk out say there may be more demonstrations if google doesn't change the way they handle sexual assault in the workplace. they gathered in a quad area of the google campus t. global protestors came as a pons to reports that google executives accused of sexual misconduct left the company with exit packages worth tens of millions of dollars. >> this was the 90 million $90 million straw that broke the camel's back. >> i've seen friends get hurt and have their careers destroyed by this. not just at google but everywhere. >> they want a clearer process for reporti

153 thousand acres. ( sara ) a second disaster recovery center in butte county is opening today in oroville to provide residents impacted by the california wildfires with local, state and federal disaster resources. hours of operation for the center are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. its located at 2140 feather river boulevard in oroville. ( sara ) a man is behind bars this morning following an hours long standoff in san jose. police received a call around 10 friday morning saying a family member was armed with a gun at a home on barrow court and they needed help. officers say there were two loud bangs and then the man barricaded himself inside a home... the area of south king street and barberry lane were then blocked off during the standoff. police say the suspect was shot at least once and was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. residents were eventually allowed to return home... the case is being investigated by the san jose police department's internal affairs unit... ( sara ) the wet weather caused some problems on the highways and roads across the bay

people are showing symptoms while staying at the oroville church of the nazarene. >> we have been trying to segregate people so it doesn't spread. we are urging people to wash their hands. >> i thought it was something in the food that didn't settle right. out of nowhere it hit me hard. >> this is after 15-20 became sick at a neighborhood church. norovirus is highly contagious. washing your hands is the best way to stop it from spreading. the oroville church may be effective but the only confirmed cases are at the neighborhood church in chico. >>> still element the latest of the fire in rural alameda county. it is in the hills north of miles canyon road. the fire broke out yesterday afternoon. calfire said 20 acres have burned. the last report said it is 30% contained. no injuries were reported. the cause is under investigation. this road was shot down for several hours and the dispatchers have not been able to tell if it is open again. chp advises all drivers to stay away from the area because fire equipment will be out there through the morning.>>> funeral services will be held today f

joe vazquez reports from oroville. >> reporter: this is the oroville nazarene church, one of the main fire shelters and just inside healthcare workers have set up four isolation rooms for people who have gotten sick. >> we did have county health officials, and some people from the state and we've been trying to segregate sick people from well people, so it doesn't spread anymore. >> reporter: what's making they can sick? a nurse said off camera it's a norovirus outbreak. but the county health department spokesperson says they have not yet gotten the official test results back, so they are not officially tell the public it's a norovirus outbreak at this shelter. but the county is confirming lab tests have identified a norovirus outbreak at another location, the neighborhood church which is a shelter for fire victims and evacuees in chico. officials are urging shelter residents to wash their hands as frequently as often to stave the disease. >> one more note on the number of people killed in the fire, of the 56 people who died, authorities say they have made tentative identification on

crews have now finished pouring concrete on the main spillway at the oroville dam. it will still need to sit for a month... and other work is needed before it can be used. (anchors)(anchors) be used. (ken) california water officials say, the one - point- one billion dollar spillway at the nation's tallest dam ... will be ready for rain this winter. this comes two- years after it was damaged, and when thousands of people were forced to flee the area. crews have now finished pouring concrete on the main spillway at the oroville dam. it will still need to sit for a month... and other work is needed before it can be used. (anchors) now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at salesforce tower... joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: it was a nice halloween with above normal temperatures. highs today were in the 70s and 80s. it will be a nice night for trick-or treaters with dry weather and temperatures in the 60s. highs pressure will bring more warm weather tomorrow with highs in the 70s and mid 80s inland and

another in chico, and one in oroville. red cross started working with partner agencies immediately after realizing the campfire would mean tens of thousands of people displaced.from what we know, all 27-thousand residents of paradise have been evacuated."hundreds" of buildings have been destroyed.. a police officer who helped residents escape .... says the town has been devastated.the fire has burned 18-thousand acres ... to give you some perspective .... it's burning east of chico .... north of oroville.there are all day long strong winds have swept smoke plumes into the bay area.(ken) you can see how bad the air quality was today -- hazy air quality was animals here can bring their knowing they people comfort to alecia toss to (pam) days.the next 7 overnight.facing firefighters conditions are firefighters facing overnight.e om the camp fire making for very poor air fire danger for tonight and tomorrow tonight will be in the 30s and 40s. tomorrow but hazy and the air quality will begin to improve. highs will be in the 70s

help anybody i canthis load will packed into these trailers and driven up to the northwest spca in oroville on sunday. it's the second round of donations since the fire broke out.natsthis little guy is a staff favoriteduring the last visit the petaluma shelter also picked up 19 cats and 12 dogs that had been at the oroville spca prior to the fire sot mark scott/north bay animal services :53none of these are from the fire they were in their shelter to start withsusan and charlie adams fostered puppies during last year's tubbs fire. now they are doing it again until these 3 puppies are ready for adoption.sot susan & charlie adams/ fostering dogs 1:07its was really impactful for us last year and so we decided to do it again and its a small way to make a difference and who doesn't like playing with puppiesthe dogs range in age from 5 weeks to 2 years, the cats from 2 months to 2 years. standup dan kerman/petaluma 130-140if you'd like to donate something or adopt one of the dogs or this guy here, you can stop by the shelter, they are open tuesday through saturday from 1 to 6. there's also a big

the donations will be packed into trailers and driven up to the northwest s-p-c-a in oroville on sunday. it's the second round of donations since the fire broke out. people are also offering to foster pets until they're ready for adoption. (ken) during the last visit the petaluma shelter also picked up 12 dogs and 19 cats. the dogs range in age from 5 weeks to 2 years, the cats from 2 months to 2 years. (pam) in southern california... an all=out effort by firefighters saved hundreds of homes in san bernardino county ... look at this wall of flame heading right their way,(ken) that was about 90- miles east of the big woolsey fire that started almost a week ago in ventura county.that fire has sprread to 100 thousand acres... and has killed three people.(pam) as grant lodes reports, the remains were found of the third victim .. in a home near agoura hills. sheriff's deputies say they conducted an extensive se

. >> lee left his home in paradise and drove to oroville, who was handing out burgers to wildfire evacuees. she invited him to live with her and her boyfried. he refused and slept in his car the first night. then the sheriff evacuated the area where he was parked. grant gave him no choice but to come home with her and can stay as long as he likes. you can see smoke over the area. >> this is sutro cam. a thick layer of smoke over the city. san mateo bridge. a bit of haze over the streetligh streetlights. very similar situation at the bay bridge toll plaza. that is not fog. that is haze. that is making things a little blurry to see on your screen. >> on that note, an emergency shelter for the homeless to escape the smoke will stay open as long as it's needed. st. anthony's opened doors to people who suffer from respiratory problems. a total of 65 beds are available. >>> as of right now, the three campuses for cal state east bay are closed today. san jose state will not open today or tomorrow. san francisco stated is closed through saturday. it's all because of that unhealthy air we're talkin

repairs at the oroville dam in butte county are now completed. ahead of tomorrow's deadline. you may remember the heavy rain in february tore a hole in the dam's main spillway, forcing almost 200,000 people to evacuate. the price of those repairs is $1.1 billion. now the feds are expected to cover about 75% of the cost. >>> more than 200 google workers are set to walk off the job tomorrow to protest the company's handling of sexual harassment. the new york times reports google quietly protected at least three mail executives from sexual harassment claims over the last decade, letting two of them leave with hefty payouts. following the report, google said they have fired 48 people for sexual harassment in the last two years and none of them received exit packages. google's ceo will support every worker taking part in tomorrow's workout. >>> coming up next, the bloody incident that forced one bart station to be scrubbed down for hours. >>> plus a new disturbing halloween trend. the officers busting shipments of real dead bats that are used as creepy decorations. >>> and the fru

at 2140 feather river boulevard in oroville. (vicki) a developing story out of san jose tonight...... an hours long standoff is over with a man in custody....(ken) this after an officer involved shooting..... police confirm..the suspect was shot at least once. and is now being treated at the hospital. he has non life threatening injuries. it all started when police got a call at around 10 this morning from a house on barrow court-- saying a family member was armed with a gun and they needed help. there were two loud bangs and then the man barricaded himself inside a home... and there area of south king street and barberry lane were blocked off during the standoff... residents were allowed to return back home... and the case is being investigated by the san jose police department's internal affairs unit... (ken) a big announcement from the oakland diocese. it will 'not' be releasing the names of all clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors in the coming days... as initially stated in october. as kron four's terisa estaci

. >> reporter: and touching generosity. [ crying ] >> reporter: oroville's fire department nourishing hundreds. >> the teacher i worked for lost everything. my friends lost their homes. it's just devastation everywhere. >> reporter: at a time of irreplaceable loss, breaking bread as neighbors. >> people who have lost everything will get their time to us when they don't even know what they are going to do next is very touching. >> reporter: proving gratitude is grounded by community. >> but this right here gives us hope. you know? to not think about ourselves but to think about others and coming together and, um, just i you know? butte county, it's a community. >> five more dinners! >> all of our towns together, people don't really see the beauty in our town but it's a beautiful place. >> and again, that was vicki gonzales reporting. the charity efforts can help. the people who survived the "camp fire" are still facing a thanksgiving far different than the one they had managed. experts say many of the newly homeless may experience bouts of anger, even depression with their long recover

there is room for 300 people at oroville nazarene church. about 1300 of these people are in shelters according to officials. they have unbelieve stories of survival. one woman that lost her apartment in paradise walks us through what she saw. >> really, really dark. big black cinders falling from the sky, and a big piece of wood that burnt. i'm sure a lot of the booming we heard were trees exploding. that's what is sounded like to me. it was scary. >> reporter: there are 7 evacuation shelters. cal fire put out a list of ones that are not full. here they are on your screen. back out here live, you can take another look at this sunrise over oroville. a beautiful start to the monday. but so much devastation in the area. but the evacuees are really trying to be positive. a lot of them are just so grateful that the red cross and salvation army and other county officials have opened up their doors in the community really stepping up with donation it's bringing water and -- donations, bringing food. >>> more video to show you now of what is left of

people staying at the oroville church of the nazarene are worried it may be there as well. >> we have been trying to segregate the sick from the well people. we don't want this to spread anymore. we are urging people to wash their hands. >> i thought it was something in the food. it didn't settle right. out of nowhere it hit me hard. >> the church in oroville has not confirmed a norovirus outbreak but they have confirmed that 20 people came sick at the church in chico. washing hands is the best way to stop it from spreading. >> it is 606. -- 6:06. we are getting a better look at paradise. the drone video shows this massive destruction. you can see from the aftermath the entire neighborhoods are gone. only a couple of exceptions. nothing is left standing in paradise after the fire went out everything in its path. >> the mayor of paradise is thankful for the help they are getting from the state and from fema and she predict the town will rebuild. >> this will be the most challenging thing i've ever done. i've had challenging jobs before. i think it is probably going to be the most chall

the veteran was at an evacuation center in oroville. a couple clicked with him. they took him in and the couple says the vet is welcome to stay in their home for as long as he likes. >>> in los angeles, in ventura county, the woolsey fire killed three people and destroyed or damaged of 00 structures mostly homes. the fire has now grown to more than 98,000 acres. and it is52% contained. >>> a team from utah captured this helicopter getting water from the ocean to get the fire. and some people evacuated from amazing are allowed back in. some finding their homes intact, others destroyed. the oceanside community was among the most affected by the woolsey fire. >>> today the national association of insurance commissioners will hold its annual meeting in san francisco. but as smoke continues to linger over the bay area, environmental groups will gather outside that meeting to call attention to climate change. speakers say that the smoke is a reminder of the lost lives and properties that insurers are meant to protect against. >>> this is a live look at the san francisc

here are some of the other things that are ready to be packed on to a truck leaving for oroville. that's where some of the evacuees are staying and that's set to arrive at 10 a.m. here's a look at some of the employees here packing up these boxes last night. included in the supplies disaster boxes which include a lot of things that people who have nothing at 24 point need also produce, snacks, bread and some specialty items, things specifically requesting by the evacuees. >> so feeding america set up a wish list on amazon for our food bake so donors in the community actually purchased the amazon items and amazon delivered them to our warehouse and we'll be delivering them up to oroville. >> reporter: this food bank is the lead agency for this effort, which is being done in conjunction with other bay area food banks. they did the same thing last year after the wine country wildfires. and they say this is the first truck of many leaving in this effort. this one will leave at 6:30 a.m. live in concord, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> in southern california, rocks and debris filled one of m

. >> reporter: saving trapped animals in berry creek northeast of oroville became a major focus today as the camp fire continues to spread. dangerous weather conditions providing another challenge for firefighters as strong winds picked back up today. there are more than 4,000 firefighters battling the camp fire. they say they're there is still a lot of work to be done. >> a lot of equipment has been moved in that area over the last couple of days. firefighters are actively working to construct fire line in that area. >> reporter: a missing persons call center has now been set up as law enforcement is overwhelmed trying to track the missing. >> my office has located 107 people after receiving in excess of 550 calls from people looking for loved ones. >> reporter: as grim search for people continues, in the areas already ravaged by fire -- >> these are my dog. >> reporter: people like paul newman are hoping the camp fire dies down before it makes it to berry creek. >> just got to wait and see. that's it. just wait and see. >> reporter: now keeping up with the missing has become very, v

they prepare this morning and left for oroville this afternoon. they will help recover human remains and hazardous materials. >>> the smoke from the fire continues to be the topic of conversation today as it continues to really produce bad air quality for the next couple of days. our camera shows the haze lingering in the sky. yesterday we had some of the worst air quality on earth. today it has gotten much better. take a look at the time lapse from a roof cam from 11 am this morning. a little bit of an offshore breeze helped clear the air somewhat. so by this afternoon you can actually see the back to back suspension towers of the bay bridge. we showed you at the top of the show, this has at least improved to unhealthy. it is not going to change much between now and tuesday. as you look at the time lapse in the smoke forecast, it just lingers in the bay area. this is nowhere near where we want it to be. by the time we get to tuesday and wednesday, high pressure continues offshore and this produces a southerly flow. the smoke plume just continues

>> i live in oroville. >> reporter: people rushed to get out with their horses. >> it is a serious. the water is coming up. >> reporter: cal fire rescue crews brought in last to get stranded people out of their homes and cars. officials said, 50 cars were trapped at one point in the butte creek canyon area. we do not know how many people have been evacuated at this point. we know the water rescues have been in chico where many of the wildfire evacuees have been staying since the town of paradise was destroyed. >>> a stretch of highway 128 in sonoma county could be closed through the night after a massive tree toppled. it took some power lines down when it fell. pg&e crews were on scene four hours removing debris. >>> at the coast a high surf advisory still in effect tonight. pacifica early their this evening we saw more of those choppy waves. taking a live look outside we have pretty clear skies over san francisco. and an unobstructed view of the bay bridge. looking toward the city skyline with the rain moving out, we have some relief before another round hits us. i am tracking that

the donations will be packed into these trailers and driven up to the northwest s-p- c-a in oroville on sunday. some people are also offering to foster pets until they're ready for adoption. ( darya ) if you want to donate any supplies to the shelter or even adopt an animal.. the shelter is open 1-and-6 tuesday through saturday and this weekend an adoption event is happening at the petaluma petco. ( james ) kron4 and our parent company-- nexstar media group... have partnered to help the fire victims in butte county. if you would like to help those affected by the 'camp fire'... the american red cross is accepting donations. you can check kron 4.com for details.. ( james ) in southern california firefighters are continuing to battle the woolsey fire. officials say a third body was found at a burned home in agoura hills.. but they have not said whether the death was connected to the fire. the woolsey fire

campfire turning through dense, dry vegetation along highway 70, heading towards berry creek northeast of oroville. >> a majority of the fire today was under heavy dense smoke and limited our aircraft use. >> reporter: as firefighters battle this destructive and deadly wildfire -- >> oh, my god! >> reporter: friends, family and even strangers are desperate to find the missing. >> we're trying to find a lady now who, at one point, was sheltered in a truck with my husband. and she got put into another car, but he has her cat. and we found her medicine and her cat carrier. >> reporter: in fact, the sheriff is telling people not to open up makeshift evacuation centers because it's making it harder for law enforcement trying to find missing people. >> anybody know barb allen? >> reporter: he came all the way from seattle to look for his mother. >> i don't know where she's at. she lives off of skyway right off of holiday market. it's gone. >> reporter: the destruction is real, as we saw in paradise. and it's etched in the minds of people who lost everything. like vietnam veteran other veterans that have