firestorm. but tonight... there is hope and firefighters are optimistic they are turning the corner. good evening... i'm justine waldman. and i'm j-r stone. here is what we know tonight. ( jr stone ) the number of deaths statewide remains at 40 tonight. 22 of those are in sonoma county... the sheriff's office there is working to identify the bodies. napa county has reported six deaths so far. but the big news tonight is many of the mandatory evacuation orders are being lifted in the north bay. the weather conditions have improved and firefighters are making headway in getting the flames under control. ( justine ) we have an updated map from cal fire showing where the fires are burning in the north bay. if you see an area shaded in red... that is where a wildfire is burning or has burned. what cal fire does is when a fire is active... they will put a red icon with

a flame on it. if there is a black icon... the fire is either fully contained or out entirely. cal fire updates this map through out the day. (justine) a sign progress is being made... people evacuated in the city of calistoga were allowed to return home.(jr stone double box)kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in downtown calistoga where life is looking a bit more normal again. ella, what does it look like out there tonight? (ella)it's quieter than usual but calistoga is slowly coming back to life as excited evacuees are now home and pushing to resurrect the town they love. droves of cars made their way back into calistoga welcomed by signs on sunday.sot: elizabeth lopez, evacuee returns home// "very happy, very happy to be home."sot: evacuee// "i'm very excited i'm excited to see my house and my bed."people were forced to abandon their homes and businesses that were fortunately spared by the destructive tubbs fire that erupted last sunday.now that power has been restored and the fire has moved away from the area evacuees were allowed

to repopulate their tree lined streets as of 2 in the afternoon.but the pain of the ordeal lingers.sot:rachel melick, evacuee returns home// "this is the most catastrophic event in my life and i think it will leave a mark on me and the community for years to come."and although people here are happy to be home, they are saddened by the loss of seen in neighboring north bay cities.the tubbs fire has grown to 35 thousand acres and is 60 percent contained.3700 fire fighters are still working to put it out. (ella)businesses are also looking to open up and restore normalcy around here tonight at 10 we hear from a local chef as he prepares to open his restaurant back up tomorrow. live in calistoga ella sogomonian kron 4 news.

(jr stone) the city of

santa rosa launched a web page where people can look up houses and see if they survived the fire. we have put a link on the website... this is a live look at the map. the red indicates vegetation. if a home looks gray, it is likely destroyed. you may see roofs... but that is not necessarily a guarantee the home itself survived. we have seen a few neighborhoods where the houses appear to be untouched but that was not exactly the case. you can view it for yourself on kron four dot com. ( jr stone ) santa rosa has its own map for evacuations as well. if the area is shaded in red... that means there is a mandatory evacuation in place. we have a full list of the areas and streets on our website, kron four dot com. (justine) the smart train that runs through sonoma county will resume services tomorrow. the santa rosa north and sonoma county airport stations have been closed due to the devastating fires. smart officials say

the stations also lost power... they had been operating on generator power. full service will resume on monday. free rides are being offered for those who need transportation through wednesday. a week after the north bay fires erupted, businesses including hospital are rebuilding.sutter regional in santa rosa was at the center of the blaze.kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke with hospital officials and employees who were the first line of defense for many victims. (hermela aregawi)a spokersperson tells me this hospital was built for disaster.. but they haven't seen anything quite like this. as you will see the facility here was surrounded by fires as evacuees came for shelter. the people working here at the time say.. they had to step into different roles to make sure that victims were taken care of.i spoke with a security guard here who was here working that night.he says he smelled smoke but like many people didn't think it was a major fire.. until he started seeing evacuees running into the hospital.and then as you will see the blaze was everywhere.. around the hospital.so employees took fire extinguisher and started

basically acting as fire fighters because at that point..there werent any here. and of course while people that work here are helping those coming in.they are also worried about their own loved ones. kelsey claybrook/sutter security helped victimsto be honest my first knee jerk reaction i was afraid one of our people were caught out there. a lot of people have died its a very upsetting event and at that time i didn't know that. i was just terrified that somebody i knew who i showed up to work with. who had talked about my life that something was going to happen and we were going to be responsible. so there was a lot of fear for that. i was concerned for my family definitely at certain points i just wanted to make sure everyone was okay and i ended up being here all told 17 hours so we didn't have that opportunity that first night. and so there was a lot of stress and are we doing this right.

the sonoma county sheriff's office confirmed the deaths of three more people from the tubbs fire today.one of themwas sharon robinson, of santa rosa. (spencer)sharon robinson had a really calming impact on people, based on what i heard from the sprague family. they used to live close to her on donner drivewhich is up in the hills and fairly rural. jeri sprague knew sharon for decades, though she kind of fell out of touch with her after she moved away from the street a few years ago.she says sharon had a grown daughterand she thinks she remembers a grown son, too. mostly, she remembers how artistic sharon was. "she was absolutely a lovely lady. she made clothing and

she took them around the country and she showed them."7 taught art lessons to her daughter7 taught her to be patient and not frustrated with herself.7 had cats7 made everyone feel comfortable (spencer)sharon robinson was 79 years old.live in santa rosa, spencer blake, kron four news. anchors toss to meteorologist lawrence meteorologist toss to anchors anchors toss to meteorologist lawrence karnow for a look at the fire conditions right now.... lawrence karnow: skies are hazy but mostly clear tonight after another warm day.

offshore winds sent temperatures into the 80s in many parts of the bay area. fire weather is still a big concern but it appears that weather conditions will improve this week. winds will generally be light and the himidity should increase some on tuesday and much more into wednesday. on the satellite image you can see high pressure overhead. offshore winds will continue through monday to make for another warm day. the sea breeze will increase on tuesday as high pressure weakens. in fact there is a chance we could see some rain later in the week. there is still plenty of smoke in our skies from the fires and there is a spare the air in effect for tomorrow. air quality will still be poor in the central and southern san joaquin valley tomorrow. our computer models are showing a change with a few more clouds on tuesday. it will be warm tomorrow with highs in the upper 80s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay, and 70s at the coast.temperatures will cool on tuesday and wednesday and there's a chance of showers on thursday night and into friday morning before a return to sunshine and warmer weather next weekend.

( jr stone ) a brush fire errupted in novato today. it broke out in the area of carmel court and roman court off fourth street. authorites say carmel court has been evacuated. fire officials say other residents in the area should be prepared in case the fire spreads. surrounding streets are closed... and the area should be avoided. coming up at eight. napa county is optimistic tonight that conditions are about to get much better after what's been a rough week. where firefighters are shifting their attention. and we will take you to santa rosa... where some firefighters thought their firehouse could with stand a fire. they returned to devastation... see what precious items they were able to recover. plus we will take you to the front lines with an elite group of firefighters to see how they plan their attack on the

flames. also... a lot of schools are back in session tomorrow... we are going to show the full list...and as always... you can get updates on kron four dot com. with the alaska airlines visa signature card you get a companion ticket every year. so why not take...me? i mean i always spell your name right. seriously, take me, i can't listen to this playlist any longer. i'm thinking mexico, and i'm a quick packer.

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progress has been made on the on the atlas, nunes and tubbs fires burning in napa county.( jr stone ) today, napa county leaders shared their updates. kron four's philippe djegal explains why there is optomism moving forward. (philippe)belia ramos/supervis or- "we are now switching over towards recovery mode. it's a day i have looked forward to for a week." an historically deadly and destructive week in napa county... that ends on a positive note. for four of the past six days... the napa valley was under a red flag warning... but as of early sunday morning... that is no longer the case. napa county fire chief barry biermann says the weather has taken a turn for the better. fire fighters are still

working in extremely dry conditions with low humidity. but the wind isn't kicking up like it has been... so, crews are inching closer to getting the upper hand on the atlas fire.barry biermann/napa county fire dept.- "little to no growth is occuring right now. um, we have basically line all the way around the fire and we'll continue to mop up and we will get further containment as, uh, things go on." on sunday, biermann saying the nunes fire was a priority, since so much progress has been made on the atlas fire.barry biermann/napa county fire dept.- "we're working this area of dry creek, mount vetter road, up into rutherford as the fire continues to come down off of highway 29 corridor. so, this is all on the west side of highway 29." the tubbs fire continues to burn -- though chief biermann says it doesn't appear homes are in eminent danger.barry biermann/napa county fire dept.- "and, i do no anticipate, with our current conditions, um, that, that it will make it into the town of emergency crews are now working towards allowing people back into their neighborhoods at some point... for those whose homes are still standing. but some road closures will continue until then. wrapping up an emotionally taxing week for fire victims and their local leaders.belia ramos/supervis or- "and, i look forward to the day that this can be a distant memory in which we

recall that we were resilient and that we got through this together. be well napa and be safe." one week down -- countless many more to go. in napa county, philippe djegal, kron four news. (justine) fire crews are working to protect a historic castle from the nuns fire. helicopters are dropping water around the sonoma county mansion. it sits in the ledson winery... just below the sugarloaf ridge. that ridge has been scorched by the nuns fire. ledson is just one many wineries threatened or destroyed in these devastating fires. (justine) the north bay fires are bringing out the best in people. here is scott bell. he lived in santa rosa for 17 years and taught at santa rosa junior college for many years before retiring to a hay ranch in nevada. when he heard of

all the animals needing help after the fire.. he loaded up his 53-foot trailer with donated hay and drove 11-hours straight to the sonoma county fairgrounds. he donated almost 500 bales of hay. 1 bale will feed 5 horses for a day. the donated hay costs about 7-thousand dollars... plus, add in 2-thousand dollars in freight costs for the drive. scott tells me, he also donated hay during the valley fire in lake county, because he likes helping people and animals. ( justine ) firefighters have been working around the clock... since the first flames kicked up sunday night. that includes an elite team of firefighters called 'hotshots" ( jr stone ) kron four's terisa estacio connected with one team as they looked to work on a strategy to save even more homes. (j.r.)hundreds of (j.r.) homes.

(j.r.)hundreds of firefighters are currently on 24-hour shifts battling the north bay fires. the crews meet up in open spaces to debrief and as they finish their shifts they hand-off the work to the next group of firefighters. the crews have been able to get more rest in the last couple of days, but nonetheless, they tell us that they are tired. for many, this is the worst fire they have battled in their career. according to cal fire, there are portions of the fire that are high up in the mountains-a positive because it is away from people and structures, but a negative because it makes it harder for them to put it out. (justine) turning to weather now, meteorologist lawrence karnow

has our forecast. lawrence karnow: skies are hazy but mostly clear tonight after another warm day. offshore winds sent temperatures into the 80s in many parts of the bay area. fire weather is still a big concern but it appears that weather conditions will improve this week. winds will generally be light and the himidity should increase some on tuesday and much more into wednesday. on the satellite image you can see high pressure overhead. offshore winds will continue through monday to make for another warm day. the sea breeze will increase on tuesday as high pressure weakens. in fact there is a chance we could see some rain later in the week. there is still plenty of smoke in our skies from the fires and there is a spare the air

in effect for tomorrow. air quality will still be poor in the central and southern san joaquin valley tomorrow. our computer models are showing a change with a few more clouds on tuesday. it will be warm tomorrow with highs in the upper 80s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay, and 70s at the coast.temperatures will cool on tuesday and wednesday and there's a chance of showers on thursday night and into friday morning before a return to sunshine and warmer weather next weekend.

next... a fire station gets wiped out in the wildfire. but... santa rosa firefighters were not about to give up. the important items they were able to pull

from the rubble. ( jr stone ) and we are there as evacuees make the long awaited return home in napa county. see what they found.

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the training that they need to make the scene safe for themselves and for the public. it's hands-on training actually turning valves, turning systems off, looking at different wire systems all that training is crucial to keeping our community safe and our firefighters safe. together, we're building a better california. ( justine ) santa rosa lost a fire house in the firestorm. firefighters say parts of the building were supposed to withstand high fire temperatures... it turns out that was not the case.( jr stone ) they returned to devastation... and to look for some very important items. kron 4's stanley roberts was there as they siffed through what was left.

still ahead... after an anxious week of waiting... some evacuees get to finally return home. we are with some of them as they get to see if their property survived the wildfires. and we will introduce to a man who went

above and beyond as the flames raged in napa county. his story of heroism.

( jr stone ) now at 830, here is the latest on the wine country fires.. we just got these numbers from cal fire. the tubbs fire in sonoma and napa counties is now 60-percent contained. it has burned more than 44- thousand acres. the pocket fire which is burning in sonoma county is 30-percent contained... it has scorched more than 11-thousand acres.( justine ) the atlas fire is the biggest fire going... it is napa and solano counties... it has burned more than 51-thousand acres and is 65-percent contained. and the nuns fire... which is burning to the east of highway 12 in sonoma county is 40-percent contained... it has

burned more than 48-thousand acres. ( justine ) parts of napa and solano county that were evacuated north west of the city of fairfield were opened up today for people to return home. ( jr stone ) it was one week ago today the fires started and kron 4's gabe slate met up with a family who was evacuated that whole time and just today returned home. sot - brenda one of my cats died brenda lost one of her cats to the atlas wild fire. her family lives here off suisun valley road near the green valley area in solano county north west of fairfield. they returned home after one week of sleeping in their cars and at shelters. sot - brenda we got home and we are all safe.. other people have lost a lot more their home was spared no damage the cat did not make it but the animals they were able to take with them did.. but that it made it extra challening having animals with them living in their cars. sot rainey - i had a 90 pound pitball, 4 cats, 2 birds all in one car up in the hills you can see how close this fire got to brenda's house. just a couple miles away.. scorched earth on one side.. on the

other untouched vegistation in solano county gabe slate kron 4 news. ( justine ) ( justine ) ( justine ) napa county is

constantly updating the fires and street closures on its website. here is what it looks like right now... the link is right on its front page. they have outlined orange the fire areas and shaded them in with gray. if a road is closed... there is a red dot with a yellow x through it. the yellow lines you see... those are major roadways. a black line... that is a street. the most prominent is highway 29 which runs right through the heart of napa...

up through yountville... you may notice a gray line that goes all over the map... that is the county boundary. (jr stone) the oakland raidershave expanded their effort to help the victims of the north bay firestorm. the raiders announced a one million dollar donation today. the money will be facilitated by american red cross. the silver and black joined forces with six other bay area teams just last week... to donate a combined $450 thousand. the raiders... urge all of their fans...to contribute to the effort. ( justine ) everyday people are emerging as heroes ... as we learn the stories of how they saved people from the fires. ( jr stone ) kron four's rob fladeboe is in napa with a look at how one man literally rode to the rescue on a motorcycle. sot kevin holmanlike so many napa valley residents, kevin holman has a tale to tell about the wild fires...sot kevin holmanin something akin to paul revere's famous ride, much of it captured on his cell phone, holman rode his

motorcycle into the flames on monday, scouting the fire's path, sounding the alarm.sot kevin holmanthis is dramatic video of holman's ride through wild horse ranch roadand green valley road in the skyline area of east napa where he stoppedto help people battle the flames.sot kevin holmanat one point holman's phone lit up with a warning that he was putting himself and his phone, at risk. he kept going anyway and kept shootingand riding and helping fight fire even before the real firefighters got there.sot kevin holman holman says he and the other vigilante firefighters, however risky, were just trying to help and like them, he plans on helping with the recovery once the fire is out. sot kevin holman our fire coverage will take us to an organic farm in sonoma county. it has been devastated by the fire... but see why the owners say they will be up and running again in a matter of weeks. and we have some terrifying video as two roommates nearly get trapped in one of the northern california fires. see their incredible escape. there is a chance of some rain this week. i'll have the details coming up next. ( jr stone ) our breaking news coverage of the wine country fires takes us to sonoma county. it is not just homes that have been destroyed... but businesses too.( justine ) reporter

mike luery found a couple in glen elen that lost their 40-acre farm. but as he shows us... while they may be down... they are ready to bounce back. >> what do we have up here? here's the cattle.here cows!mike: for melissa and austin layley painful seeing their 40 acres of be well farms go up in smoke in the sonoma county of glen ellen. they lost everything including their power.>> without electricity, no water.all the p.v.c. that was above ground burned up. so there's a lot of work. the trees, the pastures, the fence lines.mike: but one thing did survive here. their farm animals. how many animals are here alive and well? >> we have 12 cows and about 350 chickens. >> and a couple of goats. >> two goats. mike: as long as they have livestock, they can rebuild their lives.and despite all the extensive damage and destruction here, there is hope and there is help on the way. in the form of state and federal assistance. in terms of financial assistance or shelter and housing, that will be available.mike: fear victims can now register for disaster assistance through fema.the federal emergency management agency.>> there is more money being added.it's not going to be enough, though, and so kamila and i are going to have to go to work.>> for farmers like the layles no on all they have lost.is it think about into business? >> we will be fields under. >> temporary setback. but we should be up and running before we know it. (justine) know it.before we know it. (justine) turning to our fire coverage will organic farm in sonoma it has been the fire... but see why the they will be up

again in a matter of weeks. and we have some terrifying our fire take us to an organic farm in sonoma county. devastated by see why the owners say and running again in a weeks. and we have some terrifying video as two roommates nearly get trapped in one of the northern california fires. see their incredible escape. there is a

>> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him. [music] ( jr stone ) our breaking

news coverage of the wine country fires takes us to sonoma county. it is not just homes that have been destroyed... but businesses too.( justine ) reporter mike luery found a couple in glen elen that lost their 40-acre farm. but as he shows us... while they may be down... they are ready to bounce back. >> what do we have up here? here's the cattle.here cows!mike: for melissa and austin layley painful seeing their 40 acres of be well farms go up in smoke in the sonoma county of glen ellen. they lost everything including

their power.>> without electricity, no water.all the p.v.c. that was above ground burned up. so there's a lot of work. the trees, the pastures, the fence lines.mike: but one thing did survive here. their farm animals. how many animals are here alive and well? >> we have 12 cows and about 350 chickens. >> and a couple of goats. >> two goats. mike: as long as they have livestock, they can rebuild their lives.and despite all the extensive damage and destruction here, there is hope and there is help on the way. in the form of state and federal assistance. in terms of financial assistance or shelter and housing, that will be available.mike: fear victims can now register for disaster assistance through fema.the federal emergency management agency.>> there is more money being added.it's not going to be enough, though, and so kamila and i are going to have to go to work.>> for farmers like the layles no time to reflect on all they have lost.is it too soon to think about getting back into business? >> we will be turning the fields under. >> temporary setback. but we should be up and running before we know it.

(justine) turning to weather now, meteorologist lawrence karnow has our forecast. lawrence karnow: skies are hazy but mostly clear tonight after another warm day. offshore winds sent temperatures into the 80s in many parts of the bay area. fire weather is still a big concern but it appears that weather conditions will improve this week. winds will generally be light and the himidity should increase some on tuesday and much more into wednesday. on the satellite image you can see high pressure overhead. offshore winds will continue through monday to make for another warm day. the sea breeze will increase on tuesday as high

pressure weakens. in fact there is a chance we could see some rain later in the week. there is still plenty of smoke in our skies from the fires and there is a spare the air in effect for tomorrow. air quality will still be poor in the central and southern san joaquin valley tomorrow. our computer models are showing a change with a few more clouds on tuesday. it will be warm tomorrow with highs in the upper 80s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay, and 70s at the coast.temperatures will cool on tuesday and wednesday and there's a chance of showers on thursday night and into friday morning before a return to sunshine and warmer weather next weekend.

a daring escape from a wildfire... caught on video. watch as two roommates make a run for it... surrounded by raging flames. and we have some dramatic video from the berkeley fire department. what they saw as they tried to help douse the flames in santa rosa.

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e is for everyone. ( justine ) we have more dramatic video from the firestorm. it is not just the north bay... but there is a big fire in yuba county as well. two roommates shot some terrifying video as they

escaped from the raging flames.

(j.r.) tonight we're learning more about what first responders went through after they were called to the north bay fires. last night we showed you a quick clip of what a berkeley engine company went through. tonight we take a closer look at that video this is new video released by the berkeley fire department showing what those with engine 6 experienced when they were called to the tubbs fire in santa rosa early monday morning. 1:28they made their way to santa rosa along highway 101 with a strike team that included four other trucks and a leader. miles before they arrived they could see the glow of flames coming from santa rosa. the plan was to meet in the k-mart parking lot where they would get their assignment. but the k-mart was fully engulfed in flames

so they moved on. to the right and the left firefighters could see flames. at one point the crew was stationed outside a gas station that was also fully engulfed in flames.sotfeel the heatminutes later the strike team was drivingthey weren't initially sure what they were looking at here but soon learned it was homes that had burned to the ground.at one point firefighters found a row of unburned homes, set their truck up, and ran five water lines off that truck. the 30 or so them didn't happy to have helped but could have fact the learned that one of the burned one of their firefighters. ( justine ) students at a napa high school helped out the responders working so hard to save homes in the north bay firestorm. kids at justin siena high school fed hundreds of police and firefighters today. the got help from professional chefs who whipped up food for the hungry men and women. dozens of

hand made signs are plastured around campus... thanking all first responders for their hard work. (sot) (justine) the high school is also shipping out tons of food to base camps around napa county. ( jr stone ) we have seen a lot of people making donations to help the fire victims. and some of the evacuees and first responders got a special treat in santa rosa. celebrity chef guy fieri showed up at the county fairgrounds and started cooking. fieri lives in the area and brought an oven and smoker to cook meat and make some mac and cheese for the evacuees. he estimates they made about 12-hundred lunches and put together another 15-hundred meals for dinner. fieri says people

are stepping up from all over to help out. ( jr stone ) fieri planned to stay through the weekend and cook even more meals. the weather remains a cocern right remains a the weather

the weather remains a cocern right now with the fires raging in the north bay. this is a live look from sutro tower looking out over san francisco. we will have a final look at the forecast and our rain chances. ♪ with the alaska airlines visa signature card you get a companion ticket every year. so why not take someone that you see all the time. someone like, i dunno, me? i mean i always spell your name right and put a little unicorn in your foam. no pressure but i really need to get out of here. they've been playing the same playlist for three months and i'm pretty sure you're not supposed to eat scones for dinner this many days in a row. mexico, hawaii, costa rica, i don't really know. i'm a quick packer.

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