Toward geyser ville forcing mandatory evacuations in that area People Living in the northern part of healdsburg are under an evacuation warning, 49 structures have been destroyed so far we have Team Coverage for you tonight on the fire meteorologist Mabrisa Rodriguez keeping an eye on the winds, the heat and the humidity fueling the flames kron fours michelle kingston went to the fire line with fire crews and now Justine Waldman went to the downtown area of guys erbil where some people are staying behind to help the fire crews. But first we want go to kron fours taylor sacchi who was at that cal fire News Conference that just wrapped up. Taylor with the latest. Well the biggest thing here is that firefighters are making some progress now we all saw is that fire exploded last night inside so quickly after the course of the entire day, its only grown 6,000 more acres and firefighters say that the calm the winds and the daylight has really helped them get a handle on top of this fire. Now
As well as in the south and east bay likely to be in the dark. Lets get right to nbc bay areas cheryl hurd. Shes live for us in orinda tonight. Cheryl. Reporter well, this marquee in downtown orinda could go dark by tomorrow at 10 00 p. M. And the power could be off in this area until monday. Thats why a lot of people in this area are getting ready. The possible power safety shutoff is not only affecting adults, its a concern for children. My parents got a generator. So now we have that. Which is good. And we also have these big bags of ice. The last few weeks have created a frenzy for people looking for ways to keep the power on. We just installed a solar system on our roof with a backup battery. So we are ready. Reporter an estimated 120,000 contra costa pg e customers might lose power tomorrow. 56,000 customers in Alameda County could lose power around 5 00 p. M. I dont exactly like it because most stuff wont be available. And like this causes all kinds of commotion. Even though its
Breaking news now at 11 the fastmoving wildfire forcing even more people from their homes tonight. The new evacuation orders just issued the smoke some people choking for clean air across the bay area. The areas feeling the biggest impact. A blackout looming for more than 2 Million People tonight. We just got new information about the timeline. Good evening. We begin with a new evacuation order. Cal fire just sued because of the kincaid fire near geyserville. People either clayton road to the mendocino and lake county line are all being told to get out now. The fire exploded in size again. Its footprint larger than manhattan. The eastern flank is the most active. Cal fire has issued a new evacuation warning for six communities in lake county. Gifford springs whistling pines Anderson Springs adams springs. Just the warning that people might need to evacuate. The latest numbers right now. The fire has burned 24,000 acres. It is still just 5 contained. 600 structures are threatened. 49 ha
The coast, roberta, on my way in so limited visibility. Highway 13 both directions between 580 and 24 one lane open until 5 00. Other than that couple of lanes shut down south 880 through the nimitz freeway, 23rd to 29th. A dramatic and historic moment in europe. Britains voters have decided to leave the European Union. The decision is having ripple effects. British Prime Minister David Cameron announced he will resign in the coming months. And Global Stock Markets are taking big hits. Now, heres a bleak look at the futures here in the u. S. The dow, nasdaq and s p are all down between 2. 5 and 3. 5 . Things could get worse when the day begins in a couple of hours from now on the stock exchange. Tina kraus has the latest on the big vote from london reporter british Prime Minister David Cameron made a shocking decision to step down after the uk voted to leave the European Union. I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destinat
[ laughter ] or is that just a hot flash. [ laughter ] lets take a look at the fog, its surged back onshore visibility restricted on the coast under a mild for the most part its a return of the marine layer. Its blanketing the area. Temperaturewise into the 50s. Visibility again restricted at the beaches. Wow, just jumped up to a little bit over a mile. 8mile visibility in petaluma. We have gusty winds out the door. Not so much around the bay but San Francisco, however, next to the coast, westerly at 12, 22 in fairfield. Beach hazard statement in effect for today. Well talk more about that plus todays high temperatures but right now we have a Traffic Alert. Heres gianna. We sure do. It is in oakland. Chp issued this alert around 4 47 this morning. Westbound 80 connector to south 880. The number 2 lane is blocked. They estimate an hour for the closure but we are thinking it might be just a bit longer. Looks like this is an injury accident with a couple of cars involved. Use 980 or 580 a