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Willis says so many people are dying from Prescription Drug overdoses in the county its become an epidemic. He says doctors are prescribing pain meds at an unprecedented rate. Were realizing that the medicines we thought were helpful in some cases are actually causing more harm than good. Reporter willis has sent out a Public Health advisory to every doctor in the county with new guidelines for prescribing narcotics. Hes urging them to explain the risks, consider alternatives, and encourage patients to discard drugs they no longer need in special drop boxes across the county. Theres plenty of ...

Humidity, those factors have helped firefighters make more progress fighting the valley fire. It did grow to 62,000 acres. But the fire is now 10 contained. The fire has destroyed 585 homes but its believed to destroyed even more. Close to 1,000 other structures in the area. Another 9,000 homes are still threatened. Cal fire chief explained why its too early for those to return to their homes. Fires can turn around and burn back through the same area they have already burned through which can threaten existing structures that previously survived. Reporter 23,000 people in lake county have been...

Reporter yeah. Its important to point out these will be temporary visits if you will. And only certain people will be allowed back into the evacuation zone. And that will happen a few hours from now. All of those folks will be escorted by sheriffs deputies. As you can well see many of these neighborhoods they are certainly not livable at this point. There is still devastation everywhere you look. Were on Jefferson Court this morning. An area we showed you yesterday morning and this street was wiped out by the fire. Starting at 10 00 this morning, deputies will begin taking certain people back ...

It will be okay. Everything is in Southern California. Or back of the carolinas if you will. Pretty good thunderstorm activity down to las vegas and popping up along phoenix. For us its just patchy fog and a little coolness there. Temperatures starting off mostly in the 50s. Mostly in the 50s. There is a few 40s. The fog seems to want to hang out toward the marin and sonoma coast but we still have some on the san mateo, santa cruz coast. Nice lightning show saturday night but but it has parked etc. In Southern California. There will be serious flood issues due to that system. 50s on your temps...

You reporter you can see a number of different brush rigs. They are pretty much from all over the state. A lot of reveurs from across the state dedicated on fighting this valley fire. Cooler weather and higher humidity. Those two factors did help firefighters grow this fire. The fire is 10 contained. Cal fire and emergency officials are getting a clearer picture of the extent of the damage. The fire has destroyed 585 homes. The total number destroyed is higher than that. Another 9,000 homes are still threatened. A cal fire chief talked about where the fire is head next and why its such a diffi...