Displaced and one fatality has been confirmed. Many people remain unaccounted for. 50 engine crew rz from other states have been called in to help as well as crews from nevada and the California National guard. All Public Schools in lake county will remain closed for another day tomorrow. Firefighters are making Good Progress in fighting the fire. The fire has been spreading in every direction since it broke out on saturday afternoon. Our crews have been throughout the areas all day today, abc7 News ReporterCornell Bernard joins us in middleton. Reporter the scope of the tragedy is very hard to comprehend. Were here on lincoln street. This is one block away from highway 29. Destruction is all too clear. The neighborhood has been reduced to ashes. Firefighters are battling flames just miles away. A new fire fight south of middletown, the valley fire reared its head over a ridge. Crews need rain, but got gusty winds instead. Still, theyre winning the fight here. Were trying to get containment here to give some assurance to the people of middleton this is taken care of. Reporter saturday, a fire storm destroyed dozens of homes and neighborhood destroyed to moon scapes. Shirley just learned her home is gone. All i can do is just cry. Fa i dont know. A lot of memories. Reporter its the home they raised a family here, before living here, they owned the home across the street. Its gone, too. Reporter were you able to salvage anything here . No. No. We got stuff in the rv. So well be all right. Reporter shirley was able to salvage this, a brass door knocker. My friends and neighbors lost a lot. But well get it back. Reporter back with a shot of some childrens toys and what used to be a backyard. Weve seen wind here, something firefighters do not want to see. Weve seen rain drops, but not enough to help. There is a lot of pg and e crews. An army of crews in the area restoring power to stores. It will be a long time before power is restored to this area. Cornell, thank you. Cal fire says it was unable to save a disabled woman from the fire saturday night. Barbara mcwilliams is so far the only confirmed fatality. She suffers from multiple sclerosis and couldnt get out of her home on her own. Wayne freedman was in the neighborhood and is live with more. Wayne . Reporter weve been through that neighborhood and much of the fires. After the fire came through, they look the same. Let us again in anderson springs. Were stopped on the top of the mountain. Its a patrol road block. A place of gathering frustration among fire victims. I know middletown is burnt down. There are too many people here now. We have to get through. Reporter they have live stock to feed. For others this is the reality they have yet to face. Youre looking at the and a testimony to heat, fury. They were homes, beautiful homes. Reporter Jennifer Hixon served Barbara Mcwilliams as a care taker. She left at 3 00 p. M. They knew there was a fire but not that it would come their way. She didnt understand the magnitude of it. Reporter Barbara Mcwilliams had ms. By the time jennifer called to evacuate her, the office was overwhelmed with calls. They say it was too late. I think they just wrote it off as another person that doesnt know where a Family Member is. I knew she was in the house and going to be stuck. I knew she would have no way of getting out. I told them that. I was told quite bluntly they were busy handling evacuees and would get through when they could. Reporter its been hard on many levels. The Sheriffs Department expressed condolences for all of the fire victims, this one in particular, the victim was unable to self evacuate, they said. Responders were not able to reach her home before fire enveloped the structure. Wayne, thank you for that update. Joining us by phone now is cal fire captain rich cordova. Do you have updated figures for us . Were still at 5 at this time. With the same amount of acreage. Were going to have a new report at 7 00 so hopefully well have good news to get that percentage up. The weather changed a bit now. Have the conditions allowed you to get any better handle on the fire . Correct. The weather has been very good to us today. And we have had numerous firefighters out there, Building Control lines and were trying to get this fire put out so we can get homeowners back in their homes safely. Rich, everyone doing such great work, thank you for coming on. We appreciate it. We do want to turn now to abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma. Drew . A good day for firefighters. Some light showers peppering northern california. Well zoom into the valley fire at this hour. 58 degrees, relative humidity is high at 84 . But the winds right now at nine Miles Per Hour, gusting to 17. That will continue throughout the next 24 hours. Here is the wind forecast throughout overnight hours. You notice winds switching but still remaining rather active. From 15 to 22 Miles Per Hour overnight into Early Morning hours. Were tracking some wet weather, which is great news for firefighters in the north bay. By wednesday morning were tracking a cold front that is going to start in the north bay. And wednesday morning will intensify just a bit. The cold front moves over to the valley fire by 5 00 wednesday afternoon and into evening. This cold front will continue to slide south wednesday night into thursday morning. More detailed rain chances for the bay area, what you should expect with the accuweather forecast. Guys . Lets go back now to lake port. Cal fire set up a new command center for the valley fire. Abc7 news reports theyre taking steps to avoid looting. Reporter the fire raced through at a terrifying speed. The fire didnt exist at that moment. I needed to get to my daughter. Reporter she had to beat the fire where her 16yearold daughter was home alone. We didnt know where to go. I couldnt leave. My mom was coming for me. Reporter no time for sting. I just ran. Reporter now, people worry about looters. Do they not think were going through enough now . Theyre going through our properties and taking what is left over . That is not okay. Reporter the Lake County Sheriffs Office says there been no confirmed reports of that happening so far. That is just a rumor, we have no reports of looting. We have Law Enforcement out there. Reporter smunt sent eva a picture of her property. She knows the home is gone. Others are trying to get into the zone to find out. Powerful, burning and dropping lines, its too dangerous for people to enter. They get hurt. Or so emotional for them, that they pum guys off the fire lines. Were so grateful. And grateful for what matters most. My family means more to me than anything else. I can never get them back. Reporter pg and e does not have an estimate. It may be days or a week before people will be allowed in. Reporters are stopped at blockades. We have to show press passes because in previous fires people posed as media in order to get in and loot. Good thing theyre trying to keep a stop on that. On our website, you can find a list of evacuation centers. We have road and School Closures there. Plus, centers open for pets and livestock. That and more on abc7news. Com. Financial contributions are the best way to help. Go to abc7news. Com to give where you live. Text the word red cross to 90999. Our coverage continues here in just a moment. Were going to take a look at the community where one group of fire victims escaped with their lives by jumping into a swimming pool. Later, abc7 News ReporterLaura Anthony will have a personal story to add to our coverage. How to deal with your Insurance Company if youve lost everything in the valley fire. 7 on your side is coming up. For over 30 years, in study after study, advil is unsurpassed in pain relief. Nothing is proven stronger on aches and pains than advil. Not tylenol. Not aleve. Nothing. Relief doesnt get any better than this. Advil. People in lake county did whatever they had to do to save themselves, their families and pets. We are live from the community of Hidden Valley lake. Some people took a dip to escape the flames. What one Family Member says is that fire came upon them so fast, they did not want to get trapped in their home, so their pool was the next option. When the valley fire tore through Hidden Valley lake, deans neighbor came in with his two kids and told everybody to jump in the pool. He said just fast, fast, about 50 minutes but felt like over an hour. Seven people and two dogs stayed put up to their noses. The heat was intense. It was hot and it just came flying right over. Right over. And he said it. When it was done, he goes, its over. They tried to leave but the roads were jammed up, then it was too late. Now, they dont want to leave because they worry they wont be able to get back n driving through Hidden Valley lake is like driving through a war zone. Entire homes are gone. Fire continues to eat away at anything it k many animals survived, including jessica armstrongs. I left him because the lot is dirt. The goats eat everything. Her animals are safe. They were moved here to escape the rocky fire, now, moving again. We lost our barn and stuff to feed them. We have a fire here. Reporter this team is helping people truck their livestock to volunteers in clear lake. And for those residents who did remain within the evacuation zone, they dont have any power and right now, their concern is trying to get gas to fuel generators if they have them and to get food. The Security Team tells me theyve counted 60 homes destroyed, that doesnt include homes outside of the gated community. Sergio, thank you. Northern california Animal Rescue groups are doing all they can to help evacuees find, shelter and feed animals they had to leave. Theyre working to care for their animals. Were trying to help to get hay to those areas that have taken on the hive stock throughout the fire storm. I want to help. Ive always wanted to give back. Being a village, a community is the mostimportant thing anyone can be. Several facebook pages have been set up to help the residents and their animals. Now, another major fire is burning out of control in northern california. The butte fire is ranging in amador county. Reporter here on highway 26, just east of the town, and once again, reminded of the nature of wildfires. For a stretch of several miles along the highway, homes have burned to their foundations. And then, we see one completely untouched. Around me, burnt. I just want to say thank you to the firefighters and Law Enforcement. Thank you. Reporter the heat has been replaced by a stiff breeze, making the fire behavior less predictable. The town of west point on the northea northeast perimeter remain under a mandatory evacuation order. Among the equipment on main street is the occasional resident that refuses to leave. The west point market is open, in the dark to serve them. We had people that would rather die where theyre at. We have to be with them. Told today to evacuate. Its kind of mandatory. They couldnt kick me out. Im staying as long as i can, trying to find information because i dont want to stay if the fire is going to get me. Watching the firefighting equipment roll out of west point at mid afternoon was enough to convince straggles as well. I dont know. Im getting out of here now. You waited until the last minute . Yes. My family is still here. They wont leave. Here are some of the pictures and video youve posted with the hash tag abc7 now. They helped in knowing what is going on where you live as well. Share your photos with abc7now. Abc7 news was in berkeley today. We saw umbrellas open and windshield wipers wiping. A little bit of weather whip lash over 48 hours, once from a summer heat wave, now clouds and drizzle. Live doppler 7 hd showing you light showers peppering the bay area right now. Much of it is going to fall part tonight. Live look, this is a gorgeous shot from our emeryville camera showing you we have many levels of cloud cover. And the sun just peeking out. 66 in morgan hill. Low clouds have lifted up above and right now were at 63 in santa rosa. 66 novato. 71 concord. No extreme heat today, nice and cool. Mist moved out so a chance of drizzle tonight. Tomorrow, temperatures will be below normal. Well track rain moving our way wednesday. This set up first with a cold front moving through now with cloud cover. Spotty showers. That is a bringing cool air. So by wednesday, even santa rosa, showers developing. Diving south, watch what happens. By 10 00, towards thursday morning it just falls apart. In terms of rainfall, north bay has the best chance of showers, as much as a half inch of rain by thursday morning. And about a tenth of an inch. And teermp mainly in the 50s to low 60s across the bay area, highs for tuesday starting with a micro climate. 73 santa clara. 71 sunnyvale. Tomorrow, 67 san mateo. 61 the high in pacifica. Downtown san francisco, 66. 60 for daily city. Tomorrow, 73 fremont. 78 in richmond. Inland, into the 70s. And here is the accuweather forecast. Tomorrow, breezy and cool. Wednesday, scattered showers. By thursday, partly sunny. Friday, look at this guy. Temperatures rebounding. So this pattern is nice to see for next couple days. Yes. Thank you. Sure. Coming up here next, is the drought to blame for the severity of the fires were severity of the fires were having . Severity of the fires were having . The buttery jack was a huge success. People went crazy for a burger with melted garlic herb butter. 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You chip shrubs and start to change that 400 trees per acre, then, a fire happens, you dont have the embers. He says it may take 20 years of thinning to slow down the fires. Do stay with us for more on the valley fire. She know whats its like to be a fire victim. Michael finney is here to tell you what you can expect from your Insurance Company if you become a fire victim. A comparison between the valley fir for over 30 years, in study after study, advil is unsurpassed in pain relief. Nothing is proven stronger on aches and pains than advil. Not tylenol. Not aleve. Nothing. Relief doesnt get any better than this. Advil. It took Serena Williams years to master the two handed backhand. But only one shot to master the chase mobile app. Technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. The valley fire burning in lake, napa and sonoma counties tonight. A woman immobilized by ms was killed on saturday on hot springs road, tragically. The fire burned at least 400 homes. 9,000 structures have been threatened, forcing 13,000 people to evacuate their homes. Weve just learned firefighters had the valley fire 10 contained now, up from 5 today. The valley fire started saturday afternoon, with the first call to lake county authorities at 1 22 p. M. It was so close to homes, officials started evacuating communities within 30 minutes. Cal fire Public Information officer documented the fires growth on his twitter feed. By 3 38, it ballooned to 400 acres. And saturday we got word four firefighters had been injured. All are expected to fully recover. This photo shows one of the firefighters on the phone this morning. By 6 37 saturday evening it was a 10,000 acre fire, 25,000 acres by saturday evening. And kept growing overnight. This shows how terrifying it was for thousands of people who had to leave to find shelter. By 5 52 sunday morning firefighters were dealing with a 40,000 acre fire. This morning, estimated to be 61,000 acres with just 5 containment. That updated information just minutes ago. Its now 10 containment. That is a slight improvement today with 1800 firefighters now on the lines, fighting this blaze. Abc7 News ReporterLaura Anthony caught up with some of them today. And is live in lake county. Good evening. All that is left here is another stone pillar. Waits built in the late 18 huths and you can see its been reduced to a pile of rubble. Just one example of how this massive valley fire spared little in its path. There are still homes burning, lost to the fire that consumed so many. Too many, it seems to count. Temperatures did what they could, but this home was lost when the flames snuck back in and torched it. A helicopter drop couldnt save it, but hopefully saved some neighbors. Containment here is still a hope. Today, the goals are getting the fire contained. The problem is the work were getting reburn and fire coming back through again. A lot of hot spots. There is devastation here. An event so big, firefighters cant protect every structure but only react, hopefully in time to save some among the many that have been lost here. Down highway 175, a weary crew kept an eye on the flames. In this terrain, its kind of conducive. There is a good drought situation we have been seeing. That is the fireplace there. Much of the damage we saw today was caused by flare ups and as well as the fires sneaking back into locations where they have yet to establish a clear line. As you can see, for many, the damage is already done. In lake county, abc7 news. Its just overwhelming. And laura, you had personal experience. My family lost two homes to devastating fires once at