.... but we do know six people have been killed in the fire burning in butte county. so far 70- thousand acres have been burned and it's just 5-percent contained. two-thousand buildings have been destroyed-- and 15-thousand more are threatened tonight. and as of last check-- hundreds of people are still missing. (grant) kron 4's alecia reid is live in paradise tonight-- after the fire ripped through that town yesterday and overnight today. alecia. alecia. today. overnight yesterday and town through that the fire ripped tonight-- after live in paradise alecia reid is kron 4's if you are searching for a loved one in butte county.. there are a few ways you can try to locate them. (grant) actor james woods is using his twitter platform to get the word out about people missing in the camp fire. they are using the hashtag "camp fire james woods" these are just some of the tweets-- people are giving names and descriptions of their loved ones who are missing. one woman telling the story of her sister-- whose car broke down as they were fleeing town. james woods has more than one-point-8 million

camp fire burning in butte county has exploded to 20-thousand acres in just a day. that video you just saw was video from a family as they escaped that fire.( darya ) hundreds ( darya ) hundreds of homes have been destroyed... mandatory evacuation orders have been enacted. good morning i'm darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. that fire is bringing a lot of smoke into the bay area. and we have team coverage of the smoky skies this morning. with john sharable in the weather center... and our crews spread all across the bay area.( darya ) but first we want to get the lates from butte county with kron 4's ashley zavala. thanks ashley. ashley. thanks ashley zavala. thanks ashley. ( darya ) we are seeing the effects from the fire here in the bay area with smokey skies. skies. with smokey skies. ( james ) kron 4's sara stinson is in lafayette with how the smokey conditions are there. sara? (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start weather and traffic... air quality poor today as smoke and haze from wildfires nearby drift over the bay area. it

remain vigilant. meanwhile the butte county superintendent of schools has announced the closure of all public schools in bute county through friday -- november, 23rd.butte county school officials say they will continue supporting students... family and staff affected.and are working closely with the california department of education... district superintennts and charter school leaders throught the duration of this emergency. ( robin ) firefighters have been battling the camp fire on the ground and in the sky. air tankers are being used to fight the flames from above. kron 4's alecia reid visited cal-fire's sonoma county air attack base, where they are standing by, and at the same time, keeping an eye on the butte county fire. 22 151 dash 12875 it's been non stop for cal- fire since the deadly camp fire started days ago. the sonoma cal-fire airbase is keeping track of overhead help needed in butte county. 5 helicopters, 1,2,3,4, 4 airtanker and a lead plane are on it right now. each plane carries a thousand gallons of fire retardant. checking my radio making sure everything is accurate

how much the wet weather helps in the firefighing effort in butte county. maureen kelly kron4 news. (vicki)(vicki) the death toll has risen once again in the 'camp fire' in butte county... as we are learning two more lives were lost...and more structures are gone. here is where we stand at this hour... 81 people have died. but hundreds remain unaccounted for. almost 13-thousand homes have been destroyed. and more than 5-thousand are still threatened. the fire has now burned 152-thousand acres. and is 75 percent contained. (ken) and as crews are continuing to battle the camp fire... cal fire is anxously waiting for the rain to fall but they are hoping it doesnt come down too fast or be here for too long because as kron 4's gabe slate explains... the rain could make cal fire's job harder and conditions dangerous for evacuees. sound from amy head - cal fire spokesperson / cal fire chico base camp"any rain is good helps put out the hot spots and clears the air" i caught up with cal fire spokesperson, amy head, at the silver dollar fairgrounds in chico where cal fire has set up their ba

california. hundreds of thousands of acres have burned as fires rage out of control in butte and ventura counties. dozens of people have died and hundreds of others are still unaccounted for. ( james ) good morning, i'm james fletcher.( darya ) and i'm darya folsom. one of the fires burning in butte county is still causing concerns about the smoke in the aihere in the bay area.( james ) we have team coverage this morning with crews across the bay area and john shrable tracking the smoke in the weather center.( darya ) but first... john lawrence has the latest on all of the fires burning across the state. powerful and dry winds...sweeping through california.literally fanning the flames for three major wildfires that have scorched the state for days.gov. jerry brown/d-california"we're going to do everything we can, we're requesting a presidential declaration, funding coming from the federal government, of course there will be efforts from the state government as well. it's a time to pull together and work through this tragedy."in the north the camp fire has destroyed more than 6-thousand h

story this morning, the devastating wildfire burning up in butte county. there are reports of fatalities, smoke from the fire has come in from the bay area, we begin with a he's harrington from -- alyssa harrington from butte county. >> right now there are mandatory evacuations happening. behind me you can see there's fire burning on the hillside. we're on highway 99 outside of paradise, this camp fire has devastated the small town of 27,000 people. hundreds of residents are still unaccounted for, the fire destroyed homes and businesses and injured civilians and firefighters, there are reports of fatalities. the camp fire started yesterday in a rural area near highway 70 in the feather river canyon, this fire is being driven by erratic winds, it's sending residents flowing from their homes. >> you can see flames shooting up all over, all over. it was horrible. >> it looked like it was midnight, you couldn't see anywhere, smoke, stuff was coming down everywhere, you could see the whole ridge, the whole ridge was a blaze, just, you know, it made me sick, the whole ridge was noth

, threatened from above, riddled with darkness below. but you'd be wrong. butte, montana. it is in fact heartbreakingly, poignantly beautiful. the gallous frames seem eyesores for only a second before it becomes clear why they're points of fierce pride for locals for whom they signify and commemorate everything. >> aaron: for montanans, many people consider it sort of a black eye. i happen to think it's sort of the essence of montana. >> anthony: aaron parrett was born in butte. he's a professor of literature and a chronicler of the city's colorful literary history. >> anthony: there is something beautiful about this city, right? >> aaron: yeah, the enduring decay. >> anthony: like in detroit or buffalo or cleveland, you can see the aspirations of the builders or the people who they were building for. >> aaron: as i've gotten older i kind of think about it the way europeans romanticized those ruins in greece and rome. butte is america's acropolis. >> anthony: in its hay day, butte produced tens of billions of dollars worth of copper that built, well america. that helped power the countr

broke out in butte county. now, some people who lost their homes are already suing pg&e, accusing the utility of negligence and blaming it for the devastating blaze. pg&e, though, contends it is too soon to tell what started the fire. >> politics is always part of a natural disaster. today governor brown toured the burn zone with secretary of interior ryan zinke. they were stunned by what they saw, and they pledged state and federal cooperation to help the victims recover as quickly and as completely as possible. >> this is my fourth trip to california. unfortunately, every trip this year has been forest fires and each trip i say this is the worst fire i've seen. and now we're here today, and this is the worst fire i have seen. >> president trump did call me just a few minutes ago, and he's pledged the full resources of the federal government. >> neither of them wanted to comment on criticism from the president over the weekend blaming forest management for the fire. governor brown did sign an executive order today that will accelerate the delivery of various state services to those d

>>> the camp fire in butte county rages on, and this morning hundreds of people are still missing. >> plus after a brief clearing of the smoke, the winds have shifted back, and this morning you're waking up to more haze across the bay. >>> a mass shooting victim is remembered in the north bay. how the community is using a young woman's death to help stop the violence. >>> good morning. i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi. the camp fire death toll is now 29. 6400 homes have been destroyed, and cal fire now says the fire is 25% contained, but the winds are fierce, and it's bone dry. >> winds are picking up, and still they are a big factor in the fire fight up there. >> they are under a red flag warning for butte county, and dry, gusty offshore winds there, and light offshore winds for us in the bay area, and that's going to bring all of the smoke into the bay area once again, and so, we are talking about unfortunately conditions getting worse, and i just checked the air quality, and you can see unhealthy air quality for the bay area right now, and it will continue as we go th

. >> several major wildfires still destroying everything in their path. >>> in butte county, the camp fire has burned 31 square miles. 20,000 people are evacuated as bay area fire crews are rushing in to help out. we're getting reports this morning of fire related deaths. >>> southern california, there are two major fires as well moving quickly towards thousand oaks and calabas, they've jumped 101 and closed the freeway in both directions. we have team coverage of the destruction to the north and the south. frank mallicoat is joining us and watching the growing wildfires in ventura county. we want to go to elissa harrington who is live in butte county. >> i can tell you that it's raining ash here. we're along highway 99 by neil road, this burned last night at 7:30, the ground behind me is completely burned and there's fear smoldering on the hillside. this is outside of the town of paradise that's completely devastated by the fire. >> here's video that one woman shot from her cellphone trying to escape you, there are embers blowing under my car. >> it's scary and chaotic for all of the peop

. i'm kenny choi. >> and i'll michelle griego. this morning, all schools in butte county are closed due to the "camp fire." the fire swept through the town of paradise. more than 30,000 people have evacuated and both directions of 99 are closed after flames jumped the road. acting governor gavin newsom declared a state of emergency. it's exploded to 20,000 acres since it started yesterday morning. officials describe a scene of mass devastation. thousands of structures destroyed. video shows an entire school on fire with half the sign burned away and several homes up in flames. 15,000 more structures are threatened right now. the butte county sheriff is trying to confirm reports of multiple fatalities. >>> joining us now on the phone, we have a cal fire captain. are you with us? >> yes. >> are firefighters making any progress? we know firefights like this last for several weeks. >> reporter: there's so much devastation in such a wide area, that's the problem. there's about 2500 individuals assigned to that incident in a very short time so that was good news from the beginning. as far

, we expect an update from cal fire and the butte county sheriff. here is what we know so far as of the moment. right now, the exact number of people missing is not known but it's believed to be in the hundreds. more than a dozen coroner search and recovery teams are looking for remains in the fire zone, as firefighters continue to battle the flames. overnight, the camp fire grew to more than 195 square miles, fire crews say containment is holding at 30%. more than 6500 homes have been destroyed. >> here is the latest now. the cal fire map of the area. more than 5000 firefighters are there. crews have been working to keep the fire from spreading south into the town of coralville. today, they cleared -- oroville.brush and sprayed water on dry vegetation near the orville dam. they say they feel more optimistic about that part of the fire fight. officials also say they expect to have full containment by the end of the month. >> again, the news conference from cal fire to update us on the latest information from the fire is just about to begin. it's happening at the silver dollar fairground

to the ground. utter devastation for the town of paradise in butte county. as the 'camp wildfire' rages out of control.(pam) thank you for joining us i'm pam moore.(ken) and i'm ken wayne.here is what we know tonight. at least nine people are dead. and at least 35 people are missing... tonight 90- thousand acres have burned the fire is just five- percent contained. more than six- thousand homes are destroyed. 15-thousand more are threatened at this hour. and now p-g-and-e is saying it experienced an electrical problem near the source of the massive fire...(pam) tonight, we have team coverage on the butte county fire. kron-4's dan thorn is live in chico... where people are also under evacuation orders. and chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the fire and the pervasive smoke in the bay area(ken) but first let's check in with alecia reid live in butte county with the latest. police and emergency crews continue to have roads blocked off tonight because of the unsafe conditions. (pam) in the chico area, the smoke has made visibility especially difficult ...kron 4's dan tho

day. we'll pinpoint the worst areas. >> all that smoke brought here by the butte county "camp fire." this morning, hundreds of fire evacuees have no place to go. how they are helping each other in the face of devastation. >> and it's the first day of commercial crab season and already fishermen are gearing up for a fight. >> good morning, everyone. it is thursday, november 15th. i'm michelle griego. >> good morning. i'm kenny choi. it is 6:00. let's take a live look outside right now. the air is especially bad right now as smoke from the wildfire in butte county blankets the bay area in a hazardous haze. today marks the 8th straight day of unhealthy air quality. >> and this is what the air quality looked like around the bay yesterday. right now, the air across much of the bay area is in the very unhealthy range. so be careful out there. >> boy, here we go again. you know, we were hoping that for the weekend it would get better and now that's not the case at all. i wish i had some better news for you. we are still dealing with unhealthy air and very unhealthy air as well in some loc

people have died. the butte county sheriff's department listed more than 100 people as missing. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> now, the fire is at 35% containment at this moment. it has burned 135,000 acres and more than 7500 homes. keep in mind we are about to get updated figures so those are likely to change. the fire has torn through towns including paradise and magalia. several areas are still under evacuation orders tonight. those are the latest numbers we have, but literally any moment we will get new numbers from officials there in butte county. every time they update us, the numbers get a little bit more grim. >> they certainly do. of course, we will be hearing from fire commanders. we will be hearing from their meteorologists monitoring the weather conditions there, and it looks like we are about to get underway. so let's listen in live in cheek ow for this news conference. so let's listen in live in chico for this news conference. >> good evening, i'm steve koffman, engine company captain with ventura county fire department and serve on as the public info

. is it."> (grant) a massive wildfire explodes in size in butte county...hundreds of homes destroyed... restaurants... other businesses... leveled. virtually the entire town of paradise has been wiped out... and cal fire says "it's not over yet."(grant) thanks for joing us im grant lodes... (vicki) and im vicki liviakis... the wild fire being called the "camp fire" is burning in butte county...along pulga road at camp creek road near jarbo gap... here is what we know at this hour... the fire has burned 20-thousand acres... zero percent contained... 27- thousand hundreds of homes destroyed-- no exact amount on how many... and the town of paradise wiped out.... (grant) we have (grant) we have team coverage tonight on this fast-moving fire... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the conditions firefighters are faving. kron-4's dan thorn ... is live in sausalito with how the air quality is affecting the bay area. but first kron-4's alecia reid joins us live from butte county with details on the fire and evacuations. alecia? dozens of families have checked in here at the gridle

across the bay area, from the camp fire up in butte county, that is blowing into especially the north bay, east bay and the peninsula, unhealthy air quality today. make sure that you are aware of that, and that smoke advisory continues through 10:00 p.m., s as we head over to mikeroads. >> the roads are very calm. you're following the wind advisory, affects from the fire to the north and of course that particulate matter, themoke and ashd e. the roadways are moving smoothly. no problems in my department as far as what's going on early morning. there is out of the north bay, cocoa county. farther north you go, the more you'll smell it and feel it as far as what you're looking at t bridge and bay bridge, moving smoothly into and across san francisco. live look of the san mateo bridge shows you clear traffic. under the lights there's a little of typical fog but it's not fog. it's that pollution coming down out of the north bay fires. we're back to you. >> there's so much going on, on this friday morning, our breaking news, tracking actually three major wildfires across our state. in sout

choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. the death toll from the "camp fire" in butte county is now 48. six more bodies were discovered. nearly 9,000 structures have been destroyed. butte county sheriff's say they have arrested six people for looting in the evacuated zone. the fire has consumed 203 square miles and is now 35% contained. >>> sonoma county schools will make the call in 30 minutes whether they will be open today. most of them were closed yesterday because of the unhealthy air. and other districts have canceled outdoor activities until further notice. doctors warning that breathing in this air puts you at risk for lung, heart, neurological and immune system problems. and because the tiny particles enthone ofing in>> it's better you can still try it. but now is not the time to pursue outdoor activities at all. >> yeah. you want to really take that seriously. >> right. >> yeah. >> no running out there. just stay indoors because it will be a lot healthier for everybody. how's everyone doing this morning. >> good. good morning. >> you can definitely feel it in your lungs, right? al

the fire ( robin )boxáá) (áádouble acres.thousand grown to 20- which has county --- fire in butte on the camp breaking news morning with we begin this nov 11th 2018joining us. its fri and thanks for good morning ( robin ) ( robin )good morning and thanks for joining us. its fri nov 11th 2018we begin this morning with breaking news on the camp fire in butte which has grown to 20-thousand acres. (áádouble boxáá)( robin )the fire burning up homes, destroying and causing mandatory evacuations.moving south... blanketing the bay area, and ash to fall from the sky in san francisco. ( robin )the fire started near pulga road at camp creek gap. first reports of came in at six-thirty thursday morning. eventually exploding in size by the afternoon... threatening a communities. several structures have already been destroyed. ( robin )here are the latest numbers from calfire: 15-thousand structures are still threatened.hundred fire personnel are involved. including 59 fire crews.with 303 fire enginesalong with 11 helicopters, 24 dozers and 11 water tenders. ( robin ) john joins us now. john wh

several wildfires burning, as we speak. >> most of the town of paradise has burned. >> up in butte county, an entire town practically destroyed. watch as people drive literally through the flames to try to escape paradise, this is near chico. we're live this morning in the evacuation center, speaking with people forced out of their homes. >> that's right. here at home in the bay area, we're waking up to smoky skies and bad air quality. the fire danger here isn't yet over here as well. "today in the bay" continues right now. >> a busy friday morning to you, but want to say good morning and thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we get to the breaking news in a bit. we want to get you ready to head out the door this morning. we check in with meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at the weather and what's going on here in the area, and the winds are a big issue. >> absolutely. we've had gusty winds and the winds are gradually starting to calm down. we have one more hour left of the red flag warning and that's for the inland hills, and we take a

including the city of malibu, and in butte county people have died and been injured and homes have been destroyed. cal fire says the # 0,000 -- 70,000 acre cal fire has damaged and destroyed the town of paradise. and the fire is blanketing the area with a spare the air alert this afternoon. >> five people have died in the camp fire. the sheriff's department says the bodies were found in the vehicles in edgewood way in paradise. >> we want to bring you the front lines to this fire. this is in an air of butte county east of chico, i spock to a cal fire representative about the city of chico and whether they're in danger of the camp fire and they're taking advantage of the winds right now. they're building a defensive wall around the eastern portion of the stiff of chico hoping to force that fire to north. many families yesterday had to drive through tunnels of fire to get to safety, in all more than 50,000 people have been evacuated because of that fire right there. ktvu's elissa harrington has more from paradise the wildfire wiped out the town of paradise. i'm in sky way and pierson

karnow: flooding continues in butte county after very heavy rain. heavy and gusty winds pounded the bay area. some local mountains had over 3 and a half inches of rain. showers continue on doppler radar. the showers will diminish overnight. there is another storm headed our way late friday night and saturday morning. we will get a break on sunday and monday but more rain is possible on tuesday and wednesday of next week. (pam) a reminder... download the kron-4 mobile app .. or go to kron4- dot com to stay on top of this series of storms. there you will find full forecasts... snow totals... interactive radar.. and get alerts for your neighborhood .. with the kron-4 app. download it tonight. and visit kron-4 dot com. (ken) evacuations and road com.kron-4 dot and visit next week.wednesday of tuesday and wednesday of next week. (pam) (pam) a reminder... download the kron-4 mobile app .. or go to kron4- dot com to stay on top of this series of storms. there you will find full forecasts... snow totals... interactive radar.. and get alerts for your neighborhood .. with the kron-4 app. down

exposed to lawsuits and millions of dollars in damages. >> in the meantime the butte county sheriff confirms six people are dead. about 2,000 buildings have been destroyed, many inside the town of paradise. 70,000 acres have burned since the fire broke out yesterday. that is more than twice the size of san francisco. right now it is only 5% contained. >> we have team coverage this evening on the fire and the impact that it's having on the bay area. let's begin with kpix5's wilson walker live in chico where crews seem to be holding the line tonight. wilson? >> reporter: we have been on the edge of chico all day, sort of the eastern edge of the city. the fire crept up pretty much right to the city limit. it was a good scare for a lot of people here. folks who weren't even asked to leave, some of them loaded up belongings and took off because they were so uncomfortable with the proximity of the fire. this was a long day here and a lot of folks that found themselves in chico were here because they lost their home somewhere else. >> we got up and left. when you start having embers landin

evacuate their homes lost everything they own and now some are dealing with illness. the butte county health department says an outbreak of norovirus is at one of the evacuation centers in chico. ktvu's cristina rendon joins us from oroville where people there are also feeling sick. >>> reporter: this is just so sad. the butte county public health department confirming there is norovirus at an evacuation center in chico called the neighborhood church. the spokesman wouldn't confirm the outbreak here at the oroville nazarene church but a lot of evacuees here say there is a stomach bug going around. jack is living out of his pickup truck after the "camp fire" incinerated his rv in paradise. >> we had flames on both sides of the truck. i thought the truck was going to explode. >> reporter: he is staying in the parking lot of this church. a red cross evacuation center. the shelter is running smoothly but evacuees are dealing with a stomach bug. >> we have been trying to segregate sick people from well people so it doesn't spread any more. and we're urging people to wash their hands. >> i

still acceping evacuees. the butte county fair grounds in gridley is accepting people. the elks lodge shelter has moved to bidwell jr. high school and is now excepting more people. the elks lodge is now closed. those addresses are listed on your screen. and all evacuation orders and centers are on our website kron4 dot com. (justine) we have team coverage of the camp fire in butte county for you this evening. mabrisa rodriguez is tracking how much longer smoke will stay in the bay area air. alecia reid went to sonoma county to learn how fire crews are helping get the camp fire out.(jrs) but first we want to get to kron4's dan thorn live in chico who just left a cal fire press conference with all new information. dan. (dan)another sad update from officials..the number of people dead because of the camp fire has gone up again.. 29 people have died with 6 more bodies being recovered in paradise. the number of people missing is now at 228. the amount of homes that have been destroyed has remained at a more than 6400 however--that number is expected to continue to rise. despite concerns ov

city news service an outage on a pg&e transmission line in butte county occurred le than a half hour before the start of the camp fire, according to a report the utility sent to the california public utilities commission. the report was sent thursday to the commission by meredith allen, senior director of regulatory relations. pg&e officials also said that thursday afternoon a pg&e crew on aerial patrol saw damage to a transmission tower on the transmission line that had the outage thursday morning about 15 minutes before the camp fire is said to have started. the line is located about one mile northeast of the town of pulga, which is close to the origin of the camp fire. allen said in the report that this information is preliminary. pg&e officials issued a statement friday afternoon. "nothing is more important than the safety of our customers, employees, contractors and the communities we serve, the statement said. "the cause of the camp fire has not yet been determined. pg&e has provided an initial electric incint report to the safety and enforcement division of the california publ

now at eight ... new misery for fire survivors in butte county,another call for evacuation ... this time because of flooding.(whoosh) the storm that battered the bay area brought a welcome blanket of fresh snow to sierra ski resorts.we have a live look at the weekend prospects for skiers and snowboarders.(whoosh)it doesnt make sense its so unfair a little girl's complaint gets a big response from a warriors superstar ... find out what steph curry told her when she reminded him of a major omission on his web site. (ken) evacuations and road closures... and water rescues. flash flooding hits burn scars in butte county... bringing new troubles to communities hit hard by that devastating wildfire.(ken) thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore. the waters are receding now... but afternoon thunderstorms prompted rescue teams to deploy. our grant lodes is here with the latest from butte county. (grant) so many hillsides are barren or close to it... and without the trees and vegitation that used to absorb heavy rain ...today water carreened down onto roadways and into

powerlines fallen and many cars abandoned or burned completely on the side of the road. butte county officials say many people jumped out of their cars and ran as the flames approached. five out of six victims who did not survive were found yesterday inside their cars. >> thursday we started to learn some details. one woman said her father didn't make it out. she said he raised his children in san francisco and removed -- moved to paradise. he was a studio physician and he had been confined to bed the past few years. despite that he tried to escape the claims. his body was found outside his home. he was 63. he is survived by his two children and several grandchildren. >>> 5 a:03. thousands of victims have been evacuated and many have no place to go. some are staying at evacuation centers. joining us live this morning -- here at that shelter what it isn't like there, sarah? >> at this hour the majority are sleeping but we went inside and we saw a handful of people inside watching the news. they are trying to get information about the campfire. they are not alone. officials at a

teams in butte county came from cities and counties all over california.there are also coronor teams from all across the state, as well.cal fire says they're taking as much help as they can get.sot - here are some other fire oregon nevada utahh, and all the way from south dakota. we appreciate them coming all the way across the country to help defend your community and your lives. ( robin ) that was alecia reid reporting. and that's not all --- a group of 200 firefighters also left from texas yesterday to help battle the fires.and there are more than 2-thousand volunteer inmate firefighters helping out. ( robin )there is growing anger over the fire and some are pointing fingers at p-g- &-e power lines as a possible cause of the fire in butte county. this, as new information is revealing how firefighters first on the scene ... responded to dispatchers.. kron four's terisa estacio has more. (take vo/so)sound full - stand by.... that scene and those words that scene and those words repeated over and over again, by the large army of fire fighters and police and sheriff's deputies that ra

joining us. i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. we start with the devastating fire in butte county, and the official death toll now at 29 after authorities found six more bodies yesterday, and the fire has scorched 173 square miles since breaking out on thursday, and more than 6400 homes have been destroyed. cal fire says it's now 25% contained, but winds are fierce. >> the national weather service expects the air quality to get worse today, and it tweeted this side-by-side comparison. the left from yesterday, and you could see the right side is worse, and that's what they expect for today. >> just getting worse out there and even though it's so far away, it's really affecting the bay area. >> that's right. yesterday, some improvements, but we will see the winds take the shift out of the northeast, and bringing in all of the smoke from the butte county camp fire, and i just checked the air quality, unhealthy air quality this morning, and we are going to see really bad air quality through the day, and live sales force tower camera, live look at the bay bridge, and temperature

back to you at the desk >>> thank you, sal. several teams are going to fight the fire in butte county. many homes have burned and many others are threatened. and jessie talked to the firefighters as they were prepared to head out. >> reporter: santa clara county's bravest are headed to fight the growing threat called the camp fire, we see in bu county, santa clara provides apparatus to not just our department, but all agencies in the county. >> immediate need strike teams from here and all over the state respond in times of crisis, each team consists of five engines and a strike leader. this will include palo alto and all three will go up to the butte county. it could last from 1 to 2 weeks. >> they get everything they need to fight the fire and what they need to support themselves for the next one to two weeks is on that fire engine. >> the strike teams, they're hours from home it, doesn't include cooperating service wit county. all of the agencies are providing extra level of staffing during these red flag conditions. >> conditions that create a need for first responders to hit the

much the wet weather helps in the firefighing effort in butte county. maureen kelly kron4 news. ( robin ) the rain could bring relief to the bay area on two fronts. one -to help clear the smoke that has lingered now for a couple weeks. and two -to help drench dry vegetation. east bay residents concerned about flooding are getting ready. some packed a few sandbags in walnut creek tuesday. there are also concerns about the possibility of smoke particulates contaminating local water. experts say the problem lies into storm drain runoff. ( robin ) the baykeeper recommends waiting three days after a rain event before getting into any body of water. ( robin ) sadly, the death toll jumped again tuesday in the 'camp fire' in

fire" in butte county continues to rage out of control. 29 people are dead and 228 are still missing. the fire has burned 113-thousand burned 113- thousand acres and it is just 25-percent contained. more than 6-thousand homes have been destroyed and 15-thousand are still threatened tonight. (vicki) kron4's dan thorn is live in chico tonight... dan, how are those affected coping with the devastation? vicki and grant..the camp fire was merciless in the town of paradise..thousands of burned vehicles still lining the roads and so much clean up to be done as the fire rages on.. however, i spoke with some people today who despite all the destruction..are thankful. destruction is virtually everywhere in the town of paradise..dozens of people have been killed and hundreds have been unaccounted for.. some homes have remained untouched while many others were not so lucky..debra barrett says she's counting her blessings...sot: i do thank god for a lot of everything that we do have... barrett and her family escaped the fire thursday night..today they were collecting supplies from the elks lodge

because of a fast-moving wildfire burning in butte county... this is new video of the fire that has forced evacuations in the town of paradise. there are reports that people are trapped in that area.... and you can see why -- this was shot by someone trying to escape the flame... just a terrifying scene.. we'll have a live report on the fire latest in just a moment... but first -- kron4's dan thorn is live in marin county with more on local air quality. (grant) dan you just talked to local air quality officials - what are they advising? grant and vicki..we're live in saulito where you can see thick grey smoke is filling the air..behind me should be a view of san francisco but it's tough to see. the air out here is pretty uncomfortable for breathing and it may also cause your eyes to water...as i was driving here from the city you couldn't see across the bay..air quality officials have issued an advisory that runs through tomorrow.i spoke with one of those officials at the district office in san francisco who says under this advisory people really need to limit their time outside.. <

and tonight: raging flames have reached the outskirts of chico. >>> breaking news in butte county. tonight, a town nearly wiped out. it now reached chico. >> the wildfire blanketing the bay area causing bad air levels. >>> an emotional vigil tonight for a bay area teenager killed in america's latest mass shooting. good evening. >>> major news tonight. we will have the latest on the rampage at thousand oaks bar in just a bit but first we begin with the wildfire in butte county. acting governor, newsom is asking for direct federal assistance. it comes as a camp fire exploded since it broke out this morning. officials describing the scene of mas devastation, thousands of structures are destroyed. the video shows entire school on fire with half of the burned away and several homes up in flames. 15,000 more structures are threatened tonight. confirming reports of multiple fatalities. >> this fire swept through the town of paradise? tonight, few homes burned in a neighbor he east of chico. it has traveled that far. both directions of highway 99 are closed after the flames jumped the hig

rain could complicate recovery efforts in the butte county fire zone where people have already endured so much misery. monte francis was in paradise today and has our report. >>> reporter: in paradise, the grim task of sifting through the debris continued in the rain wednesday as fire crews and cadaver dogs braved the weather, unsure of what they might find. public works crews laid down large straw wattles to keep ash from getting into nearby streams. >> we are trying to prevent as much silt and potential ash from getting into the waterways as much as we can. we tried to prioritize proximity to waterways and to homes and ash areas. >> reporter: while the rainfall is helping put out the flames, the wet weather is hampering efforts to identify the remains of the missing. >> they have been sifting for the last few days through fine ash and trying to find things that they are looking for and now that fine ash is definitely not really fine ash anymore. it's turning into a mixture of mud, basically. >> reporter: down the road, brenda wilson has spent the last nine days camping out in a tent

check traffic maps. (vicki) the rain will pose a challenge in the search and recovery efforts in butte county... where hundreds of people are still missing from the camp fire. now there are concerns about landslides... kron4's ashley zavala has the latest. (vicki) here are the latest numbers on the camp fire burning in butte county. the death toll has risen to 81... 870 people are missing. the camp fire has destroyed nearly 13-thousand homes... and 5-thousand are still threatened. the fire has burned over 153-thousand acres and containment has gone up to 80-percent. (vicki) kron 4 and our parent company-- nexstar media group... have partnered to help the fire victims in butte county. if you would like to help those affected by the 'camp fire'... the american red cross is accepting donations. you can check kron 4.com for details.. (catherine) president trump has president trump has given new guidelines to u.s. troops along the border with mexico.. (vicki) as camila bernal reports these new measures are in response thousands of troops spending the thanksgiving holiday at the us mexico bo

bad news for firefighters and residents in butte county. we will take you live to a fire post.whoosh and happening right now ... thanksgiving travel reaching a 13=year high. kron four, right in the middle of the crowds at s=f=o tonight. (pam) now at 8. the bay area bracing for rain. the first significant storm of the season is set to arrive overnight.(pam) thank you for joining us. i'm pam moore.(ken) and i'm ken wayne. the november storm is bringing rain to dry vegetation...but also relief from the thick smoke. tonight we have team coverage on the storm. gabe slate tells us how the rain will impact the fire fight in butte county... and alecia reid explains how it will effect residents.(pam) but first.. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the storm... lawrence. lawrence karnow: rain is finally headed our way with gusty winds and much better air quality. rain will be heavy at times tomorrow before turning to shower in the afternoon. more rain is we are all counting down the hours until it rains to help clear out the air here in the bay area. and we are not the only ones. o

" has exploded inside overnight and is devastating communities in butte county which is about 80 miles north of sacramento. the blaze started yesterday morning in the town of paradise. and it has since exploded to more than 20,000 acres so far. right now flames are approaching chico, the biggest city in the county, with a population of 90,000. and some parts of the city are under evacuation. meanwhile, more than 30,000 people have already fled their homes since yesterday. all schools in butte county are closed today. >> smoke from that fire is now blanketing the bay area and causing health concerns. a winter "spare the air" alert is y and at means it to burn wood. commuters are encouraged to take public transit or carpool. those with breathing problems are urged to close windows and stay indoors. >> i live in the east bay. i could smell the smoke there and driving in. you can smell it in this building. >> it feels like the wildfire is here in the bay area but it's 200 miles way. but it's because of those strong winds that brought in all of that smoke from the butte county "camp f

additional bodies on saturday. the butte county sheriff updated the public on the findings saturday night. kron 4s sara stinson joins us now live with the latest details. the camp fire has now swelled to 105-thousand acres and is just 20 percent contained.officials say winds could gust as high as 30 to 40 miles per hour sunday, making it difficult for firefighters to control the blaze.new evacuations are in place as the camp fire spreads. cal fire says evacuation orders have also been issued for. the communities of berry creek, brush creek, mountain house and bloomer hill. those areas are listed on your screen. < "i will tell you this weighs heavy on all of us myself and especially those staff members who are out there doing what is important work but certainly difficult work.... i am happy to report that through investigation we've been able to confirm approximately 70 people who were previously reported missing have now been located and are safe. i know that atleast 10 of those individuals were located at by investigators at local shelters. "> (michelle) (michelle)and we are keeping you

in butte county. that fire has killed 42 people with hundreds more still reported missing. it's burned 183 square miles, an area bigger than the entire city of san jose. the fire is 30% contained. they don't expect to have it fully contained until the end of the month. >>> president trump has approved a major disaster declaration for california. it covers but, ventura and los angeles counties where the wildfires are burning. governor brown requested the declaration last weekend. it makes fire victims eligible for housing, unemployment help and crisis counseling and legal aid. >>> more than 7,000 homes, businesses and other businesses were destroyed by fast moving friends. and sara joins us to show us what is left of the town of paradise. >> well, when you take a drive down black olive drive, that where we are right now, the devastation is obvious in paradise. we're just down the street from the paradise police department, i want you to take a look at the house we're standing in front of. you can take a look at us, you can see there's a barbecue in the front, a small house on bla

tonight in butte county ... houses are burning on both sides unfortunately a sudden inferno sweeping through the town of paradise ... it was fast ... it happened so fast .. hundreds of structures burned. the giant smoke plume reaching nearly two hundred miles to the bay area. (ken) the wildfire in butte county is exploding in size tonight. it has now burned 20-thousand acres in less than 14 hours. and we are learning upward of a thousand structures may be destroyed so far.(pam) the fire creating a colossal cloud of smoke..... spreading nearly 200- miles south. the pervasive smoke ---thick in the air as it covered the bay area.(pam) here is a look at where that smoke is coming from.... the town of paradise in butte county. 27- thousand people have been evacuated tonight because of the "camp wildfire"(pam) thank you for joining us i'm pam moore.(ken) and i'm ken wayne. we have team coverage tonight on this fast-moving fire... chief chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the conditions facing conditions tracking the karnow is lawrence meteorg the bay area. but first kr

destruction and heartbreak in butte county is becoming even more clear. right now, there's a desperate search for dozens of people who remain missing after a wildfire rages through butte county... destroying everything in it's path. good evening i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. tonight we are learning more details about those people who are missing. right now crews are searching for 103 people. 48 people have been killed-- making it the deadliest fire in state history. so far the fire has burned 135- thousand acres-- and it is just 35-percent contained. 76-hundred homes have been destroyed and more than 15- thousand remain threatened. (grant) here's a look at where the fire is burning in relation to chico... the red shows just chico... the red shows just how massive this blaze is. today... members of the trump administration, fema, and governor jerry brown got a first hand look at the destruction. kron4's ashley zavala joins us live from the fire command center in chico to explain what they hope to accomplish soon. ashley? u.s. secretary of interior ryan zinke joined je

drastically from yesterday.butte county"in addition to taking information from people who call in now were going back through all the records from the most intense part of this event.""the reason that number went up they didn't stop working they continued into the night and ultimately they updated it."> updated it updated it."> (pam) law law law enforcement still says.. there is no timetable for how long the search for remains will last ... as we reported.. 631 people are still unaccounted for... the butte county sheriff has released an updated list of people who are missing from the 'camp fire'. we have posted that list on kron-4- dot- com. authorities say, some people may be in shelters - and just may not be in contact with family members. so the sheriffs are asking people to take a look at the list... and tell let them know if someone on the list is accounted for.. again-- we have that list posted on kron-4 dot com. you can likely imagine the anxiety and stress.. so many fire victims without a place to call home ... some staying in shelters, others in tents .. many

came out here for."> ( james ) meanwhile, flash flooding hit burn areas in butte county last night, leading to evacuations, road closures and water rescues. bringing new troubles to communities hit hard by that devastating wildfire. ( james ) the waters have mostly receded now ... but thursday's thunderstorms prompted the deployment of ( james )so many hillsides are barren or close to it... and without the trees and vegitation that used to absorb heavy rain ... all that water comes careening down.this is new video illustrates the volume of water we're taking about. thursday afteroon water rescue boats were used to rescue people from three homes on horse run lane... a low lying area below paradise near highway 99. you can see heavy rain, debris scattered across roads - and water filling up ditches - making it hazardous for people to drive.this amount of rain may also trigger mudslides and debris flows in steep terrain. officials in parts of butte county have told some people to stay away from their homes. officials said last night that they will re-evaluate the evacuation order for

fire burning in butte county at least five people are now confirmed dead. the fire consumed their cars as they tried to escape. one woman who did make it out just prayed. >> heavenly father, please help us. please help us to be safe. >> flames surround this family as they make their way down the road. but there is not much left behind. this video shows the eerie aftermath of the campfire. >> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> just into the newsroom, word that pg&e reported problems on a transmission line near the campfire minutes before the fire erupted. >> spokesman scott mclean said the investigation will include electrical equipment. there's no definitive cause just yet, however. >> pg&e spokesman told kqed, we can't speculate on the cause of the fire. there will be an investigation. >> the campfire is only 5% contained. it's already destroyed structures and acres. twice the size of san francisco. just an hour ago, president trump approved an emergency declaration for the state of california. >> laura anthony begins live coverage. laura? >>. >> reporter: hi kristen, i'm standing

the massive wildfire, still raging out of control in butte county. the camp fire has burned 31 square miles, tens of thousands of people near chico were forced to evacuate. in the small town of paradise, the whole community was ordered to evacuate. people living north of paradise were forced to evacuate from two towns. according to the local newspaper there are several fatalities and as many as 1,000 buildings have burned. kelsey reports from the emergency shelter asheout a com paradise. >> reporter: the american red cross has set up an evacuation center. they can accommodate hundreds here. we spoke with some folks who are devastating and they don't know if their homes are still standing. >> you can see flames shooting up all over. it was horrible. >> it looked like it was midnight, you couldn't see anywhere, stuff was coming down everywhere. >> could you see the whole ridge, the whole ridge was a blaze, it just made me sick, the whole ridge was nothing, but fire. >> people describe a chaotic and frightening scene. >> bonnie flores grabbed what she could. >> it was absolutely horrifyi

since fire leveled paradise. but some butte county survivors are casting blame, for the chaotic evacuation. >>> now at 11:00. the first town meeting since fire leveled paradise. some butte county survivors are casting blame for the chaotic evacuati. > tonight, people lost ndg is e >>> and the first lady takes aim at a top white house aid, her stunning move. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >>> we begin with new developments on the camp fire in butte county. the death toll now stands officially at 48 after 6 more bodies were recovered today. nearly 9,000 structures destroyed. butte county sheriff say they have arrested six people now for looting in the evacuated zone. governor jerry brown and interior secretary zinky will visit the area tomorrow. >>> the fire consumed 203 square miles and it is only 35% contained tonight. >> we have team coverage. joe has the latest on the search and recovery efforts but we begin with emily turner who is live in chico where the paradise town council actually met for the first time tonight. emily? >> reporter: they are calling themselves the city

clearer picture this morning of how many people are still missing in butte county. >> and we are following the firefight across california. this morning, new numbers show firefighters are gaining ground. good morning, everyone. it is thursday, november 15th. i'm michelle griego. >> good morning. i'm kenny choi, it is 5:00 on the dot. >>> up north as the fires continue to burn, firefighters are making progress but we are certainly dealing with yet another day of unhealthy air in the bay area. >> i wish i had some better news looking very unhealthy to unhealthy air for the bay area this morning. and looks like that smoke stick around not just for the rest of the workweek but into the weekend. i know we were hoping for better air quality over the weekend but not the case anymore. air quality readings this morning unhealthy. livermore at very unhealthy air quality levels. 213 for an aqi value. do what you can to stay safe. limit your outdoor exposure. it looks like this is going to last for quite some time. a live look at our temperatures. 30s, 40s and 50s this morning. the 8th day i

new paradise" (grant) words of resilience on a grim day as the death toll in the butte county camp fire soars. good evening i'm grant lodes. (vicki)grant lodes.(vicki) i'm vicki liviaks. we want to get straight to the latest numbers on the camp fire just relesed in a cal fire press conference. (vicki) today an additional 13 bodies were found. bringing the total victims to 42. this makes the camp fire the deadliest wildfire in california history. there are still 228 people missing. more than 7,000 structures have been destroyed.... the vast majority of those are homes. right now the camp fire has burned more than 117,000 acres and is 30 percent contained. more than 5,000 firefighters out on the lines. (grant) three more victims were been identified today from the camp fire. they are ernest foss... a 65-year-old from paradise. foss is a san francisco native...lived in the haight. more on him later in the show. 48-year-old jesus fernandez from concow and carl wiley of magalia, died at thea ge of 77. and our hearts fgo out to all the victims and the tens of thousands of people affected