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Santa rosa. Right now there are 400 people missing in Sonoma County alone. And more than 191thousand acres have burned state wide. And that number could rise. james good morning and thanks for joining us. Im james fletcher. robin and im robin winston. And we are continuing our coverage of the deadly firestorm in the north bay. Another big story from the fires, the smoke. And winds are pushing the fire smoke all over the bay area causing bad air quality and forcing hundreds of schools to close. james the state schools chief says nearly 600 schools with about 260 thousand students are affected. Heres the list of school closures. Lets go ahead and begin cycling through them. adlib over full screens of school robin robin robin fire officials have began the process of identifying the bodies of loved ones who were reported missing. The search itself has been incredibly challenging because the fire is still raging. Homes are too hot to se ....
And im terry mcsweeney. Another difficult night ahead for firefighters as the weather threatens to push the flames yet again. Heres the latest information. Firefighters have increased containment on several of the largest fires burning in the north bay. But a red flag warning has been extended until tomorrow morning, meaning another night of strong and unpredictable winds. The death toll for those fires here in the north bay area and across Northern California is now up to 40. 22 people alone died in Sonoma County. Six in napa county. Overnight more mandatory Evacuations Ordered for parts of Sonoma Valley and santa rosa. People awoken and forced to flee. We have Live Team Coverage for you. Nbc bay a ....