Firefighters, this is a fullon firefight at all levels we are working in just miserable conditions. Thank you for joining us everyone, i am Catherine Heenan im Jonathan Mccall that breaking news this monday night comes from the north bay is fast moving wildfires are destroying homes and threatening thousands more this began early sunday morning with the glass fire in napa county now grown to 11,000 acres that wildfire sparked 2 other fires, the shady and the boy some fires spreading to Sonoma County. Kron dan kerman he is alive in the sky hawk neighborhood of santa rosa. An area that has seen a lot of damage from the glass fire. And whats the very latest on what youre seeing tonight. Well a lot of smoke in the air right now one positive thing is that the winds have really come down and that is making residents who have stayed behind feel a little bit better if their house is already survive theyre hoping that if the winds continue in this way that there but they might survive another n
Here on kron 4 news at 9 im justine waltman im Jonathan Mccall those fires are the boysen fire as well as. As well as the last fire and also the shady far those 3 fires now burning areas near napa in the Sonoma County line. The biggest fire though that we have been following for you all day long as the glass fire which started this morning. This blaze. So far has scorched more than 2500 acres and is that 0 containment. This fire is burning east of saint helena and calistoga in napa county. So there are believed to be these 2 new spot fires that have popped up since the glass fire started at around 4 oclock this morning that are now burning near the napa Sonoma County line this time lapse video shows us just in the past hour how fast. They have spread how quickly they have erupted. Now according to state senator mike mcguire cal fire and local firefighters diverting resources from the glass fire so they can now contain all of the new blazes that have popped up again thats the shady fire
Fire which is an extension of the glass fire and on the right part of your is the shady fire which is on the hills on the napa Sonoma County border along Spring Mountain road. A number of evacuations have already been we just learned a second ago that santa rosa fire issuing an evacuation. For the area of north calistoga south calistoga and the party in zones because of that approaching wildfire which is indeed the shady fire which is burning. Northeast of the city. According to state senator mike Mcguire Calfire local firefighters are trying to divert resources around they can contain all 3 of these fires that have started up. Santa rosa. Again the Fire Department theyre saying its no longer safe to remain in those locations that jonathan just said north calistoga south calistoga and people though that live in riken valley skyhawk and lows almost are being encouraged to review their evacuation and preparedness information right now theyre just being told to be ready because so far the
A worker at the Veterans Home of california has now died of covid19. Her death is the first at that facility. 62yearold Gwen Robinson was a beloved employee at the nations largest Veterans Home, where she worked for 12 years. New tonight, we talked to her children. They dont think that she got the virus that work. Reporter no direct link and only one other employee has tested positive and they are in a different department. For gwen, in just days, it proved fatal. She was just here, just right here. Loved her crafts room and her niners room, shandra has been big fans. My mom and dad loved the 49ers. Reporter now daughter ebony is quarantined, alone in their vallejo home. Her brother brings food and comfort, both of them reeling at their moms abrupt death and their dad now in intensive care. Her purse is still in the house. Her shoes, every part of her is still there. Reporter 62yearold gwen worked at the Veterans Home where a shut down and strict screening has kept covid at bay. It aft
Pattern that was interesting. The low is on its way out of the picture and some locations like the city jumped to 68. Its 2 degrees above average and the low made its move already, moving in and you can see it is out of the picture. A little bump in temps with thunderstorm activity popping up in the north and even near northern Mendocino County in sacramento with 50s on the temp. We are looking for warmer today, a slight bump in the temps with 60s and 70s and 80s, morning clouds, sunny and breezy and the onshore wind, south of 13 and onshore just about everywhere else. Looking at the higher peaks, pretty good gusting, 30 miles an hour. Fog retreats and thunderstorms pop up. The highs are near average. Inland, slightly below average. Good friend sal to see if there is anything going on. My guess is no. Lets ask the man, himself. Good morning, steve. Soft 60s like the association, Something Like that. Good morning. Lets go to the bay bridge toll plaza with traffic moving okay if you are