calfire said after a couple of hours of being on the defense.. the retardeant hindered the flames significantly and once they reached over the hill the terrain kind of stoppd it in it's place.. calfire however says there were several factors that made this job challenging. part of it's the vegetation, part of it's the terrain.. theyre in very steep terrain working to contain the fire.. places where bulldozers can't work.. and that makes travel really difficult and so it takes more time to suppress that part of the fire and alongh terrain and the fuel was very heavy.. it just takes more time now the shooting range here at the base of the fire was open at the time.. there were people there, but there were no injuries reported to the public or to fire crews.. calfire wants to remind everyone to follow their ready set go program.. and of course download the calfire app .they say now is the time to make sure you have a plan for your home, and of course continue to make some defensible space around your property, removing any flammable fuel around your

calfire brought in two helicopters and five air tankers to stop the fire spread and ground crews have established containment lines that held strong overnight in the mallet fire is 85% contained after burning 210 acres and has not grown in size since yesterday and the fire started on county land near the pistol range and the range was active at the time but investigators have not determined the exact cause of the fire>> anytime the humidity is below 25% it is easy to start the vegetation on fire, the grass is very receptive to any spark or amber. >> the progress on the fire brought relief to nearby san jose and with temperatures climbing to become more aware of the possibility of fire danger>> yes it is really hot and the concern is the dry weather you get used to it every year because it is drier every year.>> sandy county supervisor cindy chavez is holding a town hall meeting with the focus of preparing for wildfire season did>> even though we had a very wet make the grass only takes a few hours to dry out enough to catch fire pit >> that meeting for santa clara county residents ins

rosa, pg&e says it did not cause this fire and calfire in the official assessment said they did not cause it either. sonoma county officials completely disagreed with that and it was a major source of contention as they were mediating this lawsuit. in the end, pg&e agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to north bay government entities. the tubs fire in 2017 did not just white out homes in coffee park, it also destroyed coffee park itself. it is now just a fence surrounding grass. it also burned down fire station number 5. all that is left is a sign and patch of dirt. the temporary fire station nearby is now just a tent and trailer. it is this kind of destruction that led governments to sue pg&e. today they agreed to settle this lawsuit to the tune of $1 billion in northern california, 415 million of it will go to communities in the north bay including santa rosa and sonoma county. >> we wanted to make sure the taxpayers were not on the hook for the damage caused. >> reporter: some melted from the heat, many other roads survived the fire's but are now degrading buckling under

strong went has pushed the flames since the fire started saturday afternoon and calfire said they have not burned homes but at least seven buildings and barnes have burned so far, 700 firefighters are battling the flames on the steep hills where high temperatures have dried out the grass. >> when the flame is coming up the hill it is already heating the product or the fuel ahead of it and when the wind pushes it that is making it worse and more difficult for us.>> no injuries have been reported so far and fire crews are focused on putting out the fire and protecting property. fire investigatorsstill do not know how the fire started >>> two big california southern amusement parks are expected be reopened after teens have really shut down after wildfire yesterday and the flames are magic mountain and hurricane harbor just off interstate 5, park visitorssaid that smoke and ash covered them in the park told hundreds of guests to evacuate and when the fire crews began closing nearby roads they told guests to shelter in place near the back of the park and people say the fast-moving fire to t

calfire named it the rock fire because of the painted rocks along the road. no homes structured or frames. you'd have to travel a while to get to any neighborhoods. crews are out here, engines and dozers. laying down a fire line. only 15% containment. calfire expecting winds to pick up in the canyon this morning, which is normal. i believe we're seeing that now. they will call in more firefighters and air support from the day shift and want to establish obviously a larger perimeter. get the area buttoned up, in the words of one calfire firefighter and keep the fire away from i-5 before the winds turn around tonight. which is what they're expecting. reporting live in stanislav county, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks for the update. >>>. developing news. three people dead in morgan hill after a man shot and killed two people at a car dealership before turning the gun on himself. sources telling us that gunman was a disgruntled employee. "today in the bay's" reporter with us. still trying to recover from all this? shaken up? >> reporter: right, a shock

i just checked with calfire for the milpitas fire. crews will be there overnight for hotspots. >>> we have updated information on the brushfire that is burning in south san jose. the fire is 90% contained at this hour. calfire is that they expect full containment tomorrow morning. the fire has burned 210 acres since it started yesterday in the coyote open space preserve. they're looking into whether it is linked to an active gun range in the area. >>> the hot weather created major systemwide delays on bart. the problems began just as rush hour get underway. the delays were as long as an hour in some cases. affecting trains in all directions. bart said the extreme heat cause mechanical problems on the tracks. writers were not happy especially because many who were stuck on the trains that the air-conditioning wasn't working. >>> this is not the first time i have been on bart. when it broke down in the summertime. hopefully they get faster at repairing things. the other two times this is happened to me it has been pretty quick. this tim

calfire says it has new strategies and new equipment. >> we have new helicopters that have the ability to fly at night. we have a large air tanker program c-130 aircraft so we are attacking the problem from all angles. >> calfire has better conditions across california. there's also a new meaning for a red flag warning. no longer means conditions are causing a potential fire danger in now means when a fire starts it will be catastrophic. >>> coming up a new addition of steph curry's shoes how they pay tribute to oracle arena when you can find them in stores. >>> big applause for lovers of film and television who was honored at the mtv movie and tv awards just ahead. at at&t we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. we've created access from at&t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit

but yesterday calfire pulled out all the stops to contain this fire, there were ground crews, air tankers and helicopters who were called in to battle the flames and this area is pretty popular with hikers and there's also electric transmission lines, two major gas transmission pipelines running through the hills and there were concerns about it yesterday, it's here from the chief.>> those lines are in the area of the fire and they are not in danger but they're still checking to make sure there is no damage to them.>> and there was not in the cause of the fire is still under investigation santa clara county supervisor cindy shabbos is hosting a town hall meeting tonight with a focus on preparing for wildfire season and that meeting starts at cindy shabbos is hosting a town hall meeting tonight with a focus on preparing for wildfire season and that meeting starts at 6:30 pm at the foothill presbyterian church on mckee road in san jose. the good news and good progress overnight on the malik fire in south santa clara county, 85% contained. and the amount burned is still 210 acres which did n

full to do not take all the precautions. >> not necessarily but sal i know you have talked to a lot of calfire representatives in the past and has always been an organized fire rings or there has been proper containment of the fire.>> i know, all of us have been doing this a long time and we all know what will happen if a targets out of control but let's switch gears to the gilroy commute. gilroy to san jose driving up into the valley it looks pretty good and we're hoping for a lighter day now that we are in a vacation season, a little bit of slowing into morgan hill. yes it is vacation season, sometimes people get on the road and they will not do the morning commute that is normal and that will help us a little, this is interstate 880 at the oracle arena and traffic is moving well in both directions's. and here at the bay bridge it is a little bit slow in the metering lights have been switched on but it is not that bad it is a 5 to 10 minute delay perhaps before you get onto the bridge filling in for steve today it is sarah. >> you forgot my name.>> i was going to say rosemary. you wear the s

but again fire season is here and the fire risk is high and sarah is in for steve to tell us more>> calfire now says while fire season is all year- round.>> after what we have gone through.>> definitely and right now it is going to be cooler thankfully and last week was not so good for a lot, we saw a cool down this weekend and we will continue that this morning but things do warm-up just a bit. we can start off taking a look at the radar. there is widespread clouds and fog and it remains deep and we also see patchy drizzle on the coastal areas which is actually not as widespread as yesterday and we do expect the marine layer to means the inland will clear did yesterday. just be aware of that as you go out the door, you will see clouds overhead a little 57 at currently at hayward and mountain view, 55 right now san jose and concord sitting at 58 in san francisco a cool 54 it really depends on what you like them if you like the cooler temperatures we have that and if you like the warmer temperatures we have today as well but eight mile-per-hour sustained wind speed and concord and 6 mile for

>> reporter: we just heard from calfire who said, yes. officially headed out here, 1,000 acres. 15% contained. not familiar with the area, we are over a lot'smont, west of patterson. the town of patterson. this road here behind me known as highway 30. if you're driving on this road another 25 miles, you would hit mount hamilton. of course, won't get there because of the fire. you can see in the hills behind me it's scorched a number of acres already there. we drove up from our location two, three we saw large flames climbing up the walls of the canyon. this within the past 30 minutes. calfire named this the rock fire because of rocks along the road. i mentioned now, 1,000 acres, 15% contained. burning through ranch land. no homes or structures that are out here. it would have to travel miles to threaten any neighborhoods. there's about 150 firefighters out on the lines including hand crews, engines and dozers. overnight laid down fire lines to establish a perimeter and expecting winds to pick up later as they always do. calling in more fi

>>comes 2 weeks after calfire determined that the utility was responsible for the campfire ashley zavala follow the group's tour. she filed this report. >>a busload of pg e executives spent the entire day here in paradise. we saw ceo bill johnson along with some board members and executives taking a court ordered tour of paradise. federal judge william alsup who ordered the tour was also with the group we know the group that would be county sheriff cory hony this morning before having a meeting at the town's performing from there the group then took a tour of the feather river hospital which was severely damaged in the campfire members of the group telling us they could not comment or share their itinerary as part of the judge's order. >>paradise city council members tell us they were not at all part of this tour. >>they were not asked to so we hope that the end of the day. >>she's in the you know understanding there's a balance a journalist. >>the genie is still going through its bankruptcy process and could be on the hook for billions of dollars worth of damage. they saw here today, re

. >>> calfire will suspend burn permits in six counties because of hig ffirefighters say dry, h conditions and lots of dead grass left over from the wet winter are increasing fire danger. so no more burn permits for sonoma, lake, napa, solano, yolo and calusa counties. some spgss the ban does not apply to camp fires or outdoor property. but all auto door burning is into effect on monday. speaking of the hot weather come this way. here is viana ariana. compared to last weekending this nothing. >> it's a beautiful day. a nice breeze. the clouds provided us with relief from the heat. >> yes. >> but it's not over just yet. we are going into summer after all. coming into the summer like temperatures. we have a love hate relationship with the weather in the bay area. look at that. 69 in the south bay. certainly comfortable. the peninsula at 64. check out the tri-valley, 69 kriegs. we have definitely got two views going on. the marine layer in san francisco keeping things cloudy. as a matter of fact light drizzle on some of the live cameras. but if you take itth the skies r cool and very comforta

information there we always appreciate your time that is chiefly on the clean public information officer with calfire thank you chief. >>thank you also tonight, we're hearing a bart delays tonight to do all this hot weather. our tweeted that just a short time ago saying that there's a 20 minute delay. that system wide in all directions due to extreme weather related track way equipment problems not fun waiting for a train in this heat we will keep an eye on that situation tonight. meanwhile other news now is in the east bay where contra costa county sheriff's deputies are looking for the wreckage of a plane that they believe crashed into the delta. >>that happened about 2 miles north of pittsburgh police found a piece of the plane's tail near antioch they say they believe it's part of the tail of the plane one person was on the plane that left the cannon air field in concord but that person has not been identified of backpack and some flight charts have also been recovered. there's a new mural honoring oscar grant at the fruitvale bart station in oakland, it's now been 10 years since a bart police of

. >> reporter: pg&e is working with calfire and the national weather service to determine when and where to cut off the power. live in clayton, andrea nakano, kpix5. >> thanks. >>> let's send it over chief meteorologist paul deanno with more on this regular flag warning. >> the fire danger is high every summer every frhigh to critical? the answer is relative humidity dropping and the wind increasing and one specific place in the bay area this weekend now through sunday evening both those things will happen. it's the north bay mountains, marin county, north bay, all the higher elevations will have low humidity and critical fire danger this weekend. what will be widespread is the heat, especially sunday, not tomorrow but sunday. oakley will likely hit 100 degrees. livermore 99 and gilroy 98. that's the warmest we've seen widespread since last september, but just 89 degrees in downtown san francisco, hasn't happened since october 24th, two years ago. it's been 563 days since we've been that warm downtown san francisco, has a goees onsunday 'lta abt how long the heat lasts in a few minutes.

>>comes 2 weeks after calfire determined that the utility was responsible for the campfire ashley zavala follow the group's tour. she filed this report. >>a busload of pg e executives spent the entire day here in paradise. we saw ceo bill johnson along with some board members and executives taking a court ordered tour of paradise. federal judge william alsup who ordered the tour was also with the group we know the group that would be county sheriff cory hony this morning before having a meeting at the town's performing from there the group then took a tour of the feather river hospital which was severely damaged in the campfire members of the group telling us they could not comment or share their itinerary as part of the judge's order. >>paradise city council members tell us they were not at all part of this tour. >>they were not asked to so we hope that the end of the day.

>>now that fire season has begun calfire wants everyone to be prepared. >>morton to follow are ready set go pro. make sure you have a plan for or your home and us and to evacuate if necessary make sure that you have defensible space around your home in the year removing any the flammable fuels from her. >>cal fire says they plan to have crews out here through the night and into monday morning to make sure there are no hot spots in san jose manuel bellow kron 4 news. >>an update on the in fire that's burning in napa county cal fire declared in 100% contained last night that fire started saturday afternoon was about 6 miles northeast of calistoga about 50 acres of vegetation were destroyed. 6 flags magic mountain will be back open today after a fire closed the park down yesterday. the fire also of force a evacuation at a nearby water park. now the brush fire broke out at around noon and quickly grew to 30 acres. happening today, the defense is set to begin presenting its case to the jury in the go ship trial. prosecutors have spent the last 5 weeks making t

>>now that fire season has begun calfire wants everyone to be prepared. >>morton to follow are ready set go her. make sure you have a plan for or your to evacuate if necessary make sure that you have defensible space around your home and they are removing any the flammable fuels from her. >>cal fire says they plan to have crews out here through the night and into monday morning to make sure there are no hot spots in san jose kron 4 news. >>now to an update on the enquirer burning in napa county cal fire declared it 100% contained tonight. the fire started around 2 30 yesterday afternoon about 6 miles northeast of calistoga it burned about 50 acres of vegetation. cal fire says it does not have any reports of injuries or structures being damaged. in the east bay fire protection authorities say debris from a plane was found tonight just north of antioch this was reported about an hour after a witness told authorities a small plane went down in the san joaquin river. authorities say they believe it's a piece of the airplane tail from an aircraft that left the

that includes a calfire strike team based out of morgan hill. let's take a look at traffic now with mike. >> better news for the tri-valley. 84, just about 10 minutes ago, all lanes are cleared. it was the scene of a crash and traffic control for about an hour. it caused more folks to hear about it and jam up and think, maybe we shouldn't take that offramp so they're getting off at 580 and crowding 580 as well. returning to normal. still slow both directions of 238, and up toward the bay bridge, slower toward oakland and southbound all the way through silicon valley, a crash clearly toward the 101. back to you. >>> thanks, mike. we'll have another local news update for you in about half an hour. show me the crown. show me homecoming. baby sloth videos on youtube. amy, do you uh mind giving someone else a turn? oh... yeah i made myself a little comfortable here. i got a pizza for amy! yes, that's me! xfinity lets you search netflix, prime video, and youtube with the sound of your voice. and i don't have my wallet, so... that's simple. easy. aweso

>>thanks so much bill calfire is mourning the loss of a fire captain tonight, the agency announced on twitter fire captain stacy hamilton was killed in a car accident this morning or said county. the tweet says that hamilton was assigned to the columbia air attack basin was extremely talented as an air tactical group supervisor, a great friend, a mentor and person. governor gavin newsom reacted with this statement it reads in part on behalf of all californians. jennifer and i extend our condolences to captain stacy hamilton's family friends and colleagues in this difficult time it's the work of brave firefighters like stacy that keep our community safe. and we're great deeply grateful for his service. hamilton began his career with cal fire in 2006 and previously served in the united states for service, he leaves behind his wife and 2 teenage sons. >>well happening now chp is investigating a deadly crash in richmond. the crash happened before 6 this evening on eastbound i 80 west of central avenue as of right now only one westbound lane is open. there is no estimated time as to when t

think it is great and that it builds up the state preserves pays down debt provides more resources to calfire republicans. it's the expansion of state health care for undocumented immigrants take criticize that along with attacks on californians who don't buy health insurance and even though the state will spend more on education members of both sides are worried it might not be enough. >>let's not be full by the dollar amount we are just allocating them in a mom i have 2 young children in public schools in california. >>there's no one more than me who would like to see education spending. they get its 81 a billion dollars to 2 record amount. >>the budget must go into effect by tomorrow or else the legislature wars will be going without their pay. and pretending to be a police officer remains out on the streets this morning displaying a pleas from a judge to put him back behind bars. dan kerman has more on the problem. >>it was in december of 2017 the prosecutors say 20 year-old sergio taylor first impersonated a law enforcement officer for which he was convicted and sentenced to 3 years prob

>>now that fire season has begun calfire wants everyone to be prepared. >>morton to follow are ready set go pro. make sure you have a plan for or your home and us and to evacuate if necessary make sure that you have defensible space around your home in the year removing any the flammable fuels from her. >>cal fire says they plan to have crews out here through the night and into monday morning to make sure there are no hot spots in san jose manuel bellow kron 4 news. >>burning in yolo county, it's only 20% contained this morning. it broke out saturday and so far has burned more than 2200 acres and there are a lot of challenges as you can see it's a rugged steep terrain that t firefighters have to work in more than 600 of them are out there on the ground battling the blaze plus they've got. they're fighting it from the air as well, 7 structures have been destroyed. in the east bay, there's a new mural on oscar grant at the fruitvale bart station in oakland. it's been 10 years since bart police fatally shot the 22 year-old and grant's mother says that workin