Highway so that the people that are living in those communities can evacuate quickly and safely. Reporting live in fairfield. We will keep on top of this. Thank you. Fenutel fire reporting a helicopter pilot was killed while fighting a wildfire in fresno county. There are now investigating that. With the lightning complex fires have now scorched more than 46,000 acres in containment which is zero. The evacuation orders are covering parts of vacaville and fairfield were the leading edge of the fire is still threatening homes. We are life the evacuation zone where people are packing up and getting out. Reporter i am life on the north side of interstate 80. And everything you can see has been evacuated at this point. Take a look on the ridge line behind me. You can see smoke from one end to the other. As the fire continues to grow unchecked. Driving along Pleasant Valley road the damage from overnight becomes apparent quickly with mailboxes. Not far beyond that the danger remains the flames marching down rugged hillsides toward more properties. Sean wasnt just waiting for news, he and dozens of others were trying to rescue horses as flames advanced. My horses were moved, her horses were moved toting all of the extra equipment. It doesnt matter, everyones family. On the other side of the skies evacuation orders are coming down. Dave is helping his mother and sister get out. To get choked up, this fire is 10 times worse. Up the street jacket gone to the store and was headed home to collect his wife and father inlaw. Dave has advice for everyone. If you feel it is not safe, get out. Because it is not. I am noticing when you shop at video, it did not seem like there was much wind. The fires can create their own windstorms as well. When we were off of Pleasant Valley road, we were getting into very still, firefighters had the upper hand at that point, and that part where i am standing right now, were getting some strong breezes that does not help this fire at all as it continues to push things forward. All right. And key. The fires are creating a smoky haze, take a look at this mornings sunrise. The smoke created a filter that made the sun appear like a glowing pink ball. A spear the air alert is in effect and lets get over to paul hagan tracking the smoke and the shifting winds. Is going to be an issue for the next several days. We have concern with the worst air quality it is unhealthy, categorized right now. Measuring the matter in the air, the combusted stuff from the wildfires. The northbay air quality is moderate. The wind has been moving the smoke a bit. Lets take a look right now and they are not that strong. But 15 to 20 mileperhour winds are complicating the efforts to try to get a handle on all of these different fires. The sheer number is a challenge as well, the onshore breeze is going to strengthen over the next couple of days, meaning that the onshore breeze also is going to help to drop temperatures back to more reasonable levels for august. Not as hot as we are right now, triple digit heat in fairfield. Temperatures are quite a bit cooler in the bay along the coast. Take a look as we head into the weekend and we will take a look at how the smoke is going to evolve over the next several days coming up in a couple minutes. This is not fog. Chopper five flew over the smoke downtown san francisco. In the top of Salesforce Tower in the distance, the unhealthy air could have Serious Health consequences for some. Emily turner is live with tips to stay safe. The first one is pretty much the accessory of 2022 where a mask when it comes to coronavirus but also particulate matter. As if coronavirus and smoke wasnt enough, there is also the heat to contend with. Doctors say be careful. Is if the threat of a pandemic wasnt enough to worry about, smoke for multiple fires to get another hazy layer of concern over the bay area. The sun was a big red dot in the sky and there was ash on our van and over everything. Very crazy, we just go from one bad thing to another it seems. With Stanford Childrens Health so staying inside and filtering your air and wearing an accessory we all now have will help protect your lungs. If youre outside in an area with particulate matter, a mask is helpful. And 95 is more helpful. On a clear day you could see from this vantage point. Today, not at all. According to this airquality map few spots are unaffected, the darker the color, the worst quality air it is. Many parts of the south bay and east bay have hazardous air quality. The heavy smoke combined with extreme heat provide a threat to even healthy individuals. My eyes are watering right now, i am trying to keep the sunglasses on to keep stuff out of my eyes. It becomes more of a concern during a pandemic when people might be reluctant to head to evacuation or cooling shelters for fear of catching coronavirus. Those with respiratory issues or Underlying Health conditions they said that could be just as risky. If someone is experiencing danger from their environment than they have to address the risk at hand which is their inability to breathe well. One of those who have had this, does it affect them any differently . Know, coronavirus is a disease that affects the lungs significantly. If you have had it or currently have it it could exacerbate the symptoms. I did speak to the doctor about whether it makes you more susceptible but he says the good news is at least there is no data to say you should be just fine in that way. We will hold onto the good news, thank you. Now to the fires threatening the Santa Cruz Mountains and southern san mateo county. We have been watching cruise ouija fierce battle to stop flames from raising up highway 1 and reaching this, but despite the effort we saw flames closing in on the Coastal Community fire crews are still trying to save what they can. The fires being called the august lightning complex have already torched more than 10,000 acres in san mateo and santa cruz. Flames are threatening at least 6000 homes. Kenny choi is live with the community more onemile inland and it is now being threatened by those flames. Reporter that fire, we are several miles away, we have been looking at this incredibly gigantic massive plume of smoke all day, take a closer look at this, the winds are moving in a southerly direction right now, hours earlier we were at the Evacuation Center closer to the fire where we talk to and met several residents who may have lost their homes today. Rita is racing to help nearby neighbors. We know that there are several homes that burned down. Volunteers from the local nonprofit are leading the way in this evacuation site. Officials say at least 70 families have come for assistance. The plume of smoke is right where my houses. The last pictures he took as he evacuated his home of 15 years. Sprinklers on the roof when i was in there this morning and when i went back and i cant go back in right now. The wind is really starting to whip up here. Strong winds have made the firefight difficult. With all the fire activity going on, we are very limited on resources and we are trying to work as hard as we can. More than 6000 structures are threatened. Last night we climbed up to look at the fire and it looked like a volcano. Our home is in the middle of all this fire and i cant think much about it because we have other things right now, but its in the back of my head. So, i hope our home is there tomorrow. It would be a blow for we lost all but, it is hard. So what is the latest on the Evacuation Center . There was talk as early as this morning of moving the center from the high school to Half Moon Bay high school. I just talked to some of the organizers a short time ago and they have decided to move the Evacuation Center to Half Moon Bay. Its been sobering talking to residents who may have lost their homes today. We will send it back to you. Kenny choi. Live updates from Fire Agencies on cbsn bay area. Always get the latest 24 7 by streaming us on kpix. Com. We also have continuing fire coverage where you can also find the latest information on evacuations and road closures. Still had and streaming on cbsn bay area, heroic stories of neighbors taking a stand. We cut the salt down. How one man picked up a shovel to save the neighborhood. Effectively deserted as fire burned. Weather is now the key factor, we will see what we are worried about tonight. Good news breaking news, fires burning across california right now. Giving us the unique look at these pyro cumulus clouds. Headed to the Santa Cruz Mountains the lightning fire is burning. We will have updates as we get them. Now more evacuations in Sonoma County where people are being told to get out. Two separate fires have burned more than 1500 acres in the county. The large walbridge fire is west and the mayors fire is north of jenner. The report is live in Sonoma County were some people torab wh could and t out. Wilson . Reporter if you come up to the town, there is one stoplight, if you take a right it takes you out to armstrong redwoods, this road which is about where the fire is burning. I will let bob show you the pyro cumulus cloud towering over Sonoma County. Going late last night it picked up steam late this afternoon and they are worried about what it might do in the overnight hours as well. It happened very fast. When it picked up momentum, it was clearly physical visible to anyone who remained. Dog food, computer, guitars and ready to roll. I have never seen this town this deserted ever. Up in the hills north of town, they spent the overnight and Morning Hours trying to build lines along steep winding roads. A lot of work to do, resources are stretched thin. Theres a lot of fires throughout northern california. One of them is burning not far from jenner. Theyre sharing limited air resources, but both groups went overnight, and the same risk continues here at least there tomorrow. The threat of how far it will push to the south, thats the last thing we want to see. But thats why we have areas under evacuation in place. As he said, the concern is the fire moving too far south so what have you seen so far this afternoon . Moving south was bad, moving a little bit to the southeast is not so bad, that is what we have seen for the last couple of hours. Without a lot of air support they are sharing a helicopter and a plane over the coast. They have managed to keep this fire from moving too far south, it is creeping little bit to the east but that is what they wanted to do. It is a populated area in the river that they are trying to keep the fire away from but without wind they should be able to do that. So far, so good. I am ken bastida. I have some news in the newsroom, some incredible efforts to keep flames at bay and, stunning images of all of these fires, take a look. Still burning down that way. At 100 degrees, that is hard work. The twitter user claims that he and several other residents took matters into their own hands, they dug a fire line with shovels and pics and he claims it stopped and the entire front of a fire going off in the hills above vacaville and he believes the efforts saved many homes. Another twitter user recorded this jawdropping time lapse of the complex fire. Thick smoke yesterday evening turning into a raging orange flame, rising over san mateo and santa cruz counties. As night fell. Pretty amazing. The Napa County Sheriffs Department is using this video to remind you not to wait to evacuate. This room completely blocked off by bright orange flames. People across the bay area have been seeing thick layers of ash coating their cars today. Another side effect of this awful air, all of the smoke up there. We invite you to share your video of the fires across the bay area on twitter, facebook, or instagram. With the hashtag, kpix. Today Governor Newsom said we are experiencing fires the likes of which we have not seen in many years. We have seen wildfire activity as a consequence of this heat wave, as a consequence of all of these lightning strikes. We currently have addressed some 754 fires since the beginning of this year. You can see in the slide where we were this time last year. Within the past 45 minutes we have learned that the power conservation efforts are working. State Officials Say no Power Outages are anticipated for tonight, however a flex alert is still in place until 9 00 tonight. Lets bring in paul hagan, looking for a big blast of cool air off the ocean. When it does arrive in the onshore breeze will strengthen with stronger winds, fire crews do not need that. Its kind of a pick your poison and what the governor was saying, the wildfires become more frequent. The whole western u. S. As fire country, over the past 40 years we have seen an increase in the number of wildfires and the size of the wildfires as temperatures have steadily increased as well. I am concerned with air quality were things are not on fire currently. You are seeing plenty of haze and smoke over san jose right now. Lets take a look at the air quality forecast for thursday it is a spare the air alert day and any kind of burning is illegal. We are talking about unhealthy airquality for almost all of the bay area. The northbay forecast unhealthy for sensitive groups, but a number of fires in the northbay right now including this fire complex. I would treat that as unhealthy for all categories across the board tomorrow relative humidity levels are still going to be low, maybe not quite as low as today. Temperatures will drop a little bit which does help to bring relative humidity up slightly but still in the 15 to 30 range for much of the inland sections of the bay area, the relative humidity levels are quite a bit higher. In terms of wind gust not too strong overnight but then the onshore breeze is going to kick in, by noon were talking about 10 to 20 mileperhour gusts, not too bad but as the atmosphere heats up we will be above average for temperatures in the foreseeable future. 2230 mileperhour wind gust at least out of a consistent direction onshore. Mostly from the west occasionally to the north or northwest in the Santa Clara Valley but that is still a strong wind pushing those fires along. Hopefully its going to bring a little bit of moisture inland and we will take what we can get in that regard. Thats how much smoke there is right now, its going to be trapped. Warm air above pressing down and keeping it locked in place. 101 in concord and only 67 degrees with above average temperatures and upper 80s in san jose, low 90s in santa rosa. Upper 50s low 60s by early tomorrow morning. Not quite as warm as the past several nights. And temperatures tomorrow are going to be a bit more reasonable for august but still above normal. Upper 70s, low 80s out of the bay mid to upper 80s and upper 80s for the Santa Clara Valley. Upper 80s and low 90s, low to mid 90s for inland portions of the east bay. The temperatures are going to be pretty consistent for inland portions as we head through the weekend into early next week. Low to mid 70s around the bay with upper 60s along the coast. We have a closer look at the weather conditions around the complex coming up during our 5 30 half hour. A major night for Kamala Harris at the dnc. What we can expect for her historic speech. Chopper four want restaurants to open . And schools . Want the economy to get back on track . Youre not alone. And you can help make it happen. Stay 6 feet apart. Wash your hands. Wear a mask every time you leave your home. Choose to join the fight against covid19. Do your part. Slow the spread. We want to update you on the breaking news in fairfield. All lanes are still closed, this video is just into our newsroom, showing you why. A news crew from our sister station captured the flames creeping dangerously close to the freeway and chp closed the freeway shortly after this. This camera is giving us a live look at the situation with cars being diverted at the parkway. There is no estimated time that i80 is going to be reopened but we will keep a watch on it for you. San francisco is expected to become the first bay area county to be removed from the States Coronavirus watchlist as early as tomorrow. Plaster county was removed today and the state is reporting more than 6000 new cases and 181 new deaths. As for testing 6. 6 of samples collected coming back positive. So far the state has conducted over 10 million coronavirus test. Many testing sites including this one have had to close today because of poor air quality. Located at Skywest Golf Course will reopen in air conditions allow. Now people who had appointments today have been asked to visit the Testing Centers website to reschedule. Had a 5 30, we have a team of reporters covering the wildfires across the bay area. Forcing thousands to evacuate in spreading unhealthy air across the bay area. We will have the latest on the threat to homes. 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