Infected in just a matter of weeks. In the bay area there are now at least 468 confirmed cases. 14 new cases in clara county bringing the lawmakers are quickly working on a new stimulus bill aimed at helping businesses and getting cash in the hands of suddenly hurting americans. Across the nation there are more than 13,000 confirmed cases and more than 200 deaths. Our Live Team Coverage is ahead but first a check of our forecast with meteorologist kari hall. A little cooler out there this morning. Yes, weve seen upper 30s in parts of the bay area with a mostly clear sky. A live look outside in walnut creek. A lot of people already up and out the door heading to work. Weve seen it dipping down to about 43 degrees there in some upper 30s in the trivalley. As we go into the day a mostly sunny sky and our highs reaching into the low 50s. It will be a nice day. We will see, also, a slight chance of some rain especially in the south bay. So ill have more on that. Mike is tracking that commut
This is definitely the worst one expect the death toll from the north bay firestorms continues to rise as crews are working around the clock trying to get the upper hand on two dozen fires burning just in the north bay expanding into northern california. Good evening and welcome to our special coverage of the deadly firestorms. I am grant lodes. And i am steve aveson. 3500 homes and businesses have been destroyed and we have learned this afternoon that over 2800 of those homes lost were in santa rosa. Right now there are 400 people who remain unaccounted for in Sonoma County alone in the Sheriffs Office is using cadaver dogs to search for those people. We know more than 170,000 acres have burned, and that number could rise as there is very little containment in this particular fire. It is producing a lot of smoke coming down into the rest of the bay area. We have been trying to orient you little bit to show you the scope of the threat we are facing right now. I want to dial you in to s
New 10acre fire near bear creek road. Residents are being evacuated. A center is open at Boulder Creek Elementary School located at 400 west loehmann creek. Several roads in the area are closed. Sandra osborne will have live updates coming up. Firefighters are gaining ground against the wine country wildfires. But flames from the nuns fire is keeping them busy between dropping water and digging containment lines. The flames are now burning behind a wellknown winery in napa county. Kpix 5s joe vazquez shows us how crews what they are doing to contain them. Reporter you can see the orange glow from zinfandel and throughout the valley. A contractor is delivering water to firefighters, crashed through a railing and was killed when his tanker rolled over. Officials arent saying what caused the crash. The oakville grade is very steep and Officials Say the contractors, like others, was exhausted. Everyone is tired. Theres no break since last sunday night. Reporter the California National guar