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not far from yosemite 25,000 acres burned and no end in sight. the massive wildfires burns along highway 140. and 5,000 people told to evacuate, many in the town of mariposa which tonight is a virtual ghost town. nbc bay area terry mcsweeney joins us. and terry, the fiercest of the fire is the past wet winter man in the drought years before is compounding now. reporter: yeah, cal fire telling me that the winter of 2017, all that rain made the grass tall now bone dry. burning right up to the trees sickened by the years of drought. here in march passow electricity is out. everybody has been chased out of town. thousands of people looking for a place to stay. the flames lighting up the night sky on highway 140 in march passow county. the aerial attempt was nonstop. the cal fire stays this fire goes anywhere it wants pb deb by philips is an evacuee. i m praying my house is okay. she is watch her home. the landlord stayed to fight the fire along with it. so i m just ....
59 now in oakland with high temperatures today reaching into the mid-70s for oakland. san jose, 81 degrees. some upper 80s for the inland valleys with some lower 60s in spots like half moon bay. we ll take a closer look at the forecast and what to expect throughout the week coming up in about seven minutes. mike now has a new crash in san jose. i do. it doesn t sound like any major injuries but this is a tough spot. an easy drive northbound 101 through san jose. you see already the red showing up as far as those speed sensors go approaching tremble road. we do have that crash. just past where the two freeways merge. the south bay does move well. we re track iing that fire just off center road south of 280. it sounds like it is confined to an area off the creek and not at the golf course. back to you. something to keep in mind. thank you very much, mike. breaking news to get to this morning we have been monitoring all morning long since we came on air out of the east ....
the most destructive wildfires this season. good evening. thank you for joining us. calfier says 1500 homes are threatened by what s being called the detwiler fire burning outside yosemite national park. more than 45,000 acres have burned, double the figure from yesterday. the monster fire has been going for four days now and it s 7% contained. good news, though, calfi fir says there are no injuries. the fire hasn t reached yosemite but is threatening power lines. people from mariposa county have been evacuated from their homes. we have the story of some of the evacuees. reporter: the fire has grown tremendously in the last 24 hours. some of it right here behind me in that canyon above where we are standing. that s just above highway 49. this is the main thoroughfare from coulterville to mariposa. it s this kind of activity today that prompted a new round of evacuations. i am alive. m not going to stay there for it to get to me. reporter: clearly a resili ....
workic fast to stop the spread of the quick moving fire. the flames have burned more than 4500 acres and counting. local state and federal crews are continuing to arrive as the blaze travels through the mariposa county foothills. all that extra rain brought more fuel for us. the governor declared a state of emergency just days after the flames sparked up and quickly exploded inside. thousands of structures are threatened while some have been reduced to rubble. residents are evacuating as the fire inches closer. fire officials say the dry conditions and tough terrain are helping the fire grow. the fire s going to be challenging but we have now upgraded in terms of resources. we hope to make more progress today. thousands are without power. they say hundreds of power polls are damaged. they briefly lost power on tuesday and many of the power polls that service the park are being threatened. we re still seeing intermittent power outage which is to be expected. ....
winds have been onshore. that s a west wind in san francisco at 10. and then fluctuating west- southwest at 14 in fairfield. winds will be southwest and west later today 10 to 20. a slightly warmer day than yesterday from 60s at the beaches and yes, around that banana belt in pacifica, you will have some clearing. 60s, 70s and the lip of the bay, 70s and sites across the peninsula, 80s and 90s away from the bay. another warmup. we ll talk about that at 18 after the hour. good morning, we are going to begin by checking out 280 at 101 the split in san francisco, no delays. we have been tracking roadwork on the 280 extension but this morning all lanes are open and speeds are in the green so no delays heading into san francisco there. and even looks good at 6th street. as you make your way out of tracy into livermore, 26-minute ride between 205 and the dublin- pleasanton interchange. no accidents, just a lot of people out there. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, no probl ....