Flags magic mountain. Our sister station knbc. You can see those flames continue to burn there. Burning pretty much anything in its path. Here is the latest information that we have on that fire. Burning in ventura county, Officials Say 45,000 acres have burned. 27,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. At least 150 structures are destroyed. Fire Officials Say the fires burning so fast to give you perspective, its essentially expanding by the size of a football field every one second. You heard me, one second. This is affecting many homes in that area. And our nbc bay area intern amy joins us now on the phone. Amy lives in ventura and her father is the fire captain there in the county. I know youre a student at san jose state, but you were actually at home for your fathers birthday, which is today. So explain to us, you were with him at the fire station last night and he got that called call. What happened next . Yeah, so i was with him. He got a call they had to cover a stat
In Ventura County. The first bay area reporter to arrive on the fire lanes. Reporter were told the fire is now advancing in a northwest direction. Here in Ventura County, ashes continue to rain down as new areas come under threat. Ventura fire captain is doing something hes seen countless fire victims do through the years. Walking through ashes of his own burned out home. Its nothing. Its gone. Ive watched people my whole career sift through things and feel for them. Its obviously hitting home now. I dont know. Its all gone. Reporter he had planned to spend his birthday, yesterday, with his family. His daughter is an intern for nbc bay area and a san jose state student. She was in ventura for what was supposed to be celebration when her dad got called to the fire line. It all happened to fast that it just really unreal. Reporter theyre far from alone. Thomas fire has destroyed home after home. Amy just helped out with nbc bay area north bay fire coverage only to come home to this. I wa
Reporter mayor ed lees body is expected to arye here at 7 00 tomorrow morning. An honor guard will carry him in, doors open to the public at 8 00. Thousands are expected to come and say goodbye. Im going to miss him. City workerer robert row salless stands outside crying. He said he will miss the mayors warmth and respect he gave people. Hell have your back. Thank you for polishing in the basement. Reporter the mayor will return to city hall tomorrow morning in a hearse. His closed coffin with lie in repose from 8 00 to 7 00. Thousands are expected. Ive gotten Text Messages and phone calls from people all over the world. Reporter at a wrapping party at the African American art and Culture Center tonight, the acting mayor says the citys First Chinese american mayor impacted people from all walks of life. The fact that so many people are expected to come shows how many people appreciated him. Reporter the Fire Department will display a flag outside city haul. While theres a lot to plan,
Of evacuations today. Behind you. This is bad here. Reporter this is how jimmy spent his last four days maneuvering his boat through a neighborhood. Looking for people who need his help. Way to go on rescuing everybody. Reporter the nearby buffalo bio gave way this morning adding one more problem for already overwhelmed residents. Going around the cars isnt too bad. Its the current. Reporter everywhere you look in this community 15 minutes from downtown houston, you see signs of despair and anguish. One common factor among those being rescued from the elderly to the children. It is rough. We got my 88yearold mother out. Well be okay. Thank you. This is is unreal. It feels like a dream. The sawer family spent yesterday helping others. Today they needed to be rescued along with their three children. Two feet of water on the first floor and they all had some tears. Reporter tonight, they are shaken but safe. Watch your feet, please. The armada of volunteers. There are First Responders out
Shelter in place. As you reported earlier, the officer killed in the line of duty is robert french, a 21year veteran, well respected and well liked by his colleagues. Its a difficult time for these officers but they all know they have a job to do. There will be time for processing and its going to happen, you know, and even though the officers that are working here today are not directly involved in being shot or wounded in this, vicariously, we all feel it. Reporter the two chp officers shot by the suspect are said to be in stable condition. The shooter in this case is in custody and at the hospital. The two women detained earlier today, they are under arrest. Back here live, officers are here letting us know exactly what is going on. The hotel which is about a half mile away is still under lockdown. Were getting updates every hour on this case. Reporting live in sacramento, im cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. Minutes after we learned about the shooting, we sent out a breaking news ale