walk yir fires blackened about 11 square miles. >> 500 people are out of their homes after being told they had to evacuate. firefighters tell us winds are making it hard to battle flames. winds have diminished in the last few hours today. five different fire departments from the bay area have sent crews to help on the front lines and three structures have burned so far. >> there are 525 firefighters now on the lines. >> and we want to talk about the wind which has been a factor but that diminished somewhat. but big issues are humidity and heat still a problem now. >> take a look at this video this, show what's a tough job fire teams have out there. you can see they do have support helping with flame retardant on the lines there. >> there is sandhya patel.

am i right that the wind died down there sf. >> let's start with conditions there. this is the county line, firefighters battling temperatures at 1 owe 5 degrees, winds at five miles per hour. humidity is 9%. so it's hot, it's dry. and the winds are light at the surface where the fire is burning but here is what i want to explain. when you have large fires like that, they create their own weather conditions and heat causes air to rise and there is cooler air moving in from the ocean and that basically creates winds and this is something else they have to battle. i'll be back with a local look at the forecast in just a few minutes. >> and sandhya, thank you very much. these are live pictures

burning near clear lake here. you can see as mentioned there are a number of fire teams from throughout the bay area on top of this. and are working to gain the upper hand here. there are fires generating their own wind, you can see it here. red cross opened a shelter for people he vac waited from the fire area. it's at highlands we're told that. is at the senior center in clear lake. 25 people there this afternoon. to help, you can call american cross. and you can also text the words red cross to 90999. there is information for you on our web site abc 7 news.com. and clear lake is two words when you're referring to the lake. it's one word when you're referring to the town of clear lake. now, we want to take you back to sky 7.

you're looking at flames burning here in lake county. there are two fires burning. walker fire and... >> the y fire. so far about 11 squire miles have burned last night z about 500 people have been forced to evacuate their homes because the flames spread fairly addressively. >> that is about 5,000 acres and mark matthews is on the scene. we're having difficulties but hope to bring you his story in just a moment. >> stay with us. we're going to move on to other things for the time being. we're all over this fire for you. a year ago bart pulled the plug on signals that a rowdy band of demonstrators were using and they're stainling a march right now from the station to guard headquarters near lake merit. and jonathan bloom is with them. >> you can hear me okay.

we're here at the station where that march is beginning. you can see marchers just went by. this is a small crowd, about 20 or 30 people that left to commemorate the shut off in a san francisco bart station. and they're marching from here to oakland head quarters to let bart know they haven't forgoten what they see as a to it free speech. bart trying to disswayed those protestors from organizing. a long the way, marchers say they plan to stop off in a vacant building that people used to go to read books. >> in barbed wire, only those

born ask raised here would remember when this was a library. >> i used to go to this library when i was a kid. i closed down, years and years. >> james and neighbors watched. the building fell into decay, becoming a magnet for squatter autos call the police every weekend. they've been here on the steps and using drug autos those steps have been taken over by a cleaning crew. >> volunteers set out to bring a library back. >> we hope that people will continue to bring books. >> these volunteers, are doing this without city commission. >> the city just demonstrate there'd is no interest in retro fitting it or fixing it up or cleaning it up. that is why we decided to open

it and make it available. >> police say technically this is trespassing and it's up to city hall whether they do anything bit and so far, the city hasn't asked them to. and so volunteers continue sweeping and scrubbing, neighbors say they hope the city let's them keep it up we hear kids getting killed no reason. why do you not want to open it up for kids to be involved in something pose sniff. >> they say the kids have little to do. volunteers say they're hoping to prove a point. >> and james moore won't argue with that. the city did issue a rye spons, the spokesman told us that those pro testors are trespassing as the police department said, and the city is issuing them a notice to vacate the building. it has to be a formal written notice, and that notice will have to have a date on it.

and we haven't seen a copy yet but the city told us it's coming. it's not going come in time for poetry readings they have scheduled for 7:00 which is going around the time the anonymous supporters will arrive there along their march. >> some silicon valley employees will be laid off as part of a job to cut jobs at motorola mob yibt. -- mobility. google tells abc 7 news approximately 160 people will be laid off in sunnyvale. after today's announcement, the stock rose nearly 3%. and workers who lost their jobs in solyndra learned they're getting a break. the company defaultd on a huge energy loan but noe now agreed to a settlement for the workers it fired.

abc 7 news is outside of the empty plants with more on this for us. >> they agreed to pay workers $3.5 million to makeup for a sudden, mass layoff last year and where is it going to get the money? if assets are tied up in court and this plant is financed by a grant that is a visible white elephant. law says a company laying off 50 or more employees must give 60 days notice. it was a shock when a thousand workers were let go one morning just days before the company filed for bankruptcy. peter, a four year employee will be one of 1,000 to share in the settlement. >> i'm happy for the employees that have closure he was an

engineer at solyndra, suing next day, complaining top level executives were given bonuses to stay on and he and his co-workers got nothing. >> have something in place. you don't just drop people that made your company. have something in place that okay, we put in hard work. make sure they're not just dropped. >> it's not certain how many they will see. their attorney in nork says $3.5 million will be divided up to a formula tied to pay level. this attorney notes others will be first in line in bankruptcy court. >> secured creditors come first, employee wages after that. and somewhere in this mix is judgments and negotiated resolution. >> the head of the counsel

welcomed the settlement. and he says employees need to be treated fairly. >> this is a opportunity for all employers to look and see that we've got to treat people in the community with fairness. but other issue is that this was reckless. >> the former employees were seeking as much as is a kblinl. we did contact solyndra's bankruptcy attorney. she declined to comment for our story. >> thank you, david. >> coming up new tonight we're live with a follow up to the chevron refinery fire. there has been a key development preventing the investigation from going forward. >> and an east bay womens' shelter now facing eviction. deadline is tomorrow. there are no good options left. >> and there is a story that will help you sleep. the number one cause of insome kneea and best ways to beat it live back now to lake county

wildfire that is burning. two fires have been combined into one. that is how cal fire views it. 5,000 acres burning just 25% contained. stay with us.or

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> two of san francisco's well known personalities are dealing with a challenge tonight. and abc 7 news is here now with a story of the brown twin autos they're in the hall of

fame, now fighting to stay in the city they love though the health care they now need is hard to find and it's really expensive. >> i'm marion, and eight minutes younger than my sister, vivienne. >> they are identical twins. colorful characters in san francisco, since arriving here from michigan more than 40 years ago. >> in the city of san francisco, oh, yes. i don't want to move out of here. >> that prospect worried the 85-year-old sisters since vivienne developed alzheimer's disease and now is hospitalized. they're searching for an assistive living facility but experts say costs range from $3500 per month to $7,000. the twins made money over years doing commercials and making appearances but marion brown says as they've gotten older jobs dried up. just being a san francisco institution doesn't pay bills. >> it's no advantage.

you can have a reputation. you can have everything. but if you can't afford it, you can't afford it. >> the sisters are a piece of san francisco. if we can't help them, the rest of us are in trouble. >> david is a health care consultant working with the city's department of ageing and adult services. he says san francisco is a good place to grow old. >> this city has been incredibly innovative. they're willing to put general fund dollars into programs other cities may not have money to do. >>' agrees most of the assistive living facilities target wealthy or the poor. the twins feel trapped. now, their dilemma has come to the attention of jewish family and children services operating apartments. >> our emergency assistance program accepts donations from the bay area which is a very generous if providing for this very frail and needy segment of the population. >> marion brown is hoping she

and her sister will be able to stay in the city and be together again. >> it's been very lone some without her. >> they are inseparable. officials with jewish family services say they respond to every request though not everyone can be helped fchl you would like to donate there is a link on our web site. >> thank you very much. and workers at shell refinery were evacuated this afternoon after a small fire in the plant that was reported in a light oil processing area. the refinery fire cruise extinguished the flames and continued to cool it down. flaring could be seen coming from the smoke stack today. contra costa county hazmat crews were on the scene this, was a level one meaning there was no threat to the surrounding communities. no one was injured. >> we're getting a better handle on what may have cause aid serious fire in richmond a week ago tonight.

investigators are on the scene. they've identified what may have gone wrong. and there is nick smith latest with the story. >> it's simple as a chemical heating that caused an explosion. >> leaks are very dangerous because they can just trigger like that. >> that, say investigators is what happened. early findings the report reveal a large number of workers were engulfed in the vapor cloud. workers might have been killed or injuried had they not escaped. >> why was there a loss of containment? >> workers noticed this leak when the leak intensified sparking a fire and a trail of smoke. and mark ross is the current chairman of the air quality management district.

but before that had a decade of experience. >> there is intense pressures and it's up to 750 degrees. very hot. very pressurized. and when you remove that clamp over a leak bad things can happen. that is what happened. >> according to csb both chevron and united steel workers have been cooperating with the investigation. from sky 7 hd there is inspectors looking for answers to tough questions just like the crew that works there. >> and we need to make sure there is a thorough root cause accomplished. >> the chp says unrelated inspection led chevron replace an old pipe. now, their investigation will probe why the pipe that failed was kept in service. and mark ross says there is more. >> and you have to check

valves and meters and everything around the unit to make sure this wasn't damaged by the heat of the fire. >> and this board is responsible for looking into all areas including physical causes and equipment failure n richmond abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and we want to take you back out to lake county near clear lake. large wildfires are burning and only 25% contained now. >> in all roughly since yesterday about 11 square miles and 5,000 acres burned. nearly 5,000 people have been evacuated from homes. and what is interesting is the wind is better but heat and humidity is a factor. >> that is causing challenges for crews. they try to knock this down.

and there is relative humidity has come up a little bit. and the wind is coming up as well under the southwest as five into gusts at 17 miles per hour. and now making it difficult for firefighters there. rest of the week triple digits expected through friday. and there is live pictures here. there is fog from the sutro camera, san francisco is in the fog as you can see with other communities. and there is where you'll see the fog and where it's sitting. there is a shallow layer not moving very far. staying near the coastline and inland areas are steamy away from the marine influence. 103 degrees this afternoon in livermore, 102 was the high in antioch as you can see there. there is 10 to degrees in

morgan hill. there is official highs in clear lake 106 degrees where fires are burning. 74 in oakland. san francisco, 66. 60s in half moon bay. 85 in san jose. we're going to see changes but very slowly. there are numbers 55 in half moon bay. fog at the coast, dense in patches overnight. cooling is expected this week there are partly cloudy skies this weekend. you want to stay tuned to the accu-weather forecast. there is some changes and cool along the coast first thing in the morning. there is dense fog. clear skies, mild conditions. here is the deal. hot air mass over us. we're watching tropical storm hector to the south and this

will weaken. there is possible moisture this week could mean shower possibilities in the north bay saturday morning. like i said i'll keep you posted. you'll see fog. it may be dense. into afternoon into 3:00 coastal areas on the mild side, warm, inland areas hot again. but not triple digits of today. there is occasional high clouds on the peninsula. there is where fog is sitting. downtown san francisco there is a mild 66. santa rosa, 88. there is 100 in danville z around the bay, 77 degrees in

santa cruz. accu-weather forecast hot inland. there is mid-90s wednesday and thursday. low 90s as we hit the weekend. live doppler 7 hd will be tracking phone shall for showers if they develop this weekend, we'll bring it to you. >> coming up, billings snafu may require to you pay for months of free bus rides. >> and how these two cars wound up l

>> some clipper card customer who's have been getting free rides now have to pay up. nearly 8,000 customers will be getting a bill for about $29 each. that is their share of the $230,000 worth of free rides. officials say most customers under billed used buses. meters did not properly register fare so it was not deducted. they allow to you pay electricity. the issue only affects auto load customer autos girlfriend of late artist thomas kincaid will need to answer questions in the fight over his estate.

amy pinty contends she is the sole ben fish yair yeef his estate. the judge told pinto to decide whether to move out of the home, pay fair market rent or take over the house payments. >> saratoga police say two teen-aged driver who's caused into two homes already charged with felony driving under the influence once they get out of the hospital. police tell whous 19-year-old men ratesing at speeds of at least 60 miles per hour lost control and crashed at 4:30 this morning. no one was hurt inside. the cars slammed into one house, then ended up in the wall of another as you can see. drivers are hospitalized with minor injuries and again, they're going to be charged as soon as they can get out. >> and when we come back tonight a shelter cannot pay its rent. what an eviction would mean for the women who depend on service autos and security measures wor workers at napa

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we'll begin with our top story again, cal fire treating two fires burning in lake county charged 5,000 acres and just about 25% contained burning only a few miles part on east end of clear lake in lake county. abc 7 news is live on the scene for us and mark this is been tough for people living in the area. >> it is. we're at the y fire. there is walker fire and y fire. this has been the worst fire in terms of damage to ho.s behind me, you can see first house burned in this fire was yesterday afternoon. it's by no means the only one. roger's home just down the road from here lost a cabin and his livelihood.

first thing to go was his power station. >> this is everything burned down. >> without water his business is selling fruit and vinegar at local farmer markets. fire crews were able to save his house. >> thanks to them, that, they did. >> outside of the moose lodge residents waited to hear about homes. >> twice per day we'll brief you on where we're at. >> and this. >> i grabbed my purse, the dog and we left. >> they had 15 minutes to get out. renee left with a cat and heart medicine that.

is all. >> i want to go home. afraid i'm going lose my house. >> firefighters closed the road letting some teams in to pick up horses but residents were holed up looking at pictures on the internet and hungry for any new information. so with permission we're able to get past the road block and found the house skpaf sound along with the barker house. and on the road firefighters are holding residents away just in case. and there is a and they've still got work to do, but the wind has not picked up. that has been a very big factor. 500 firefighters are and they're going back to homes tonight and tomorrow, if winds will give firefighters a

break. they're able to get a handel on the fire. these two fires. looks better this evening than it did this morning. >> and workers at nas aa state hospital are not happen reabout the if you personal security system about to be rolled out there. and tomorrow, each worker will be esh yued a location. however they've been told to wear the device around their necks, posing a strangulation hazard. one doctor says everyone will be wearing equivalent lent of a neck tie, not normally wore around dangerous patients. >> a womens' shelter may be forced to close doors tomorrow if it did does not find money to pay the rent. it has fallen on hard times.

>> i have 48 days clean. >> i'm feeling positive today. i have three months clean myself. >> women like stacy have abused drugs or alcohol comes to serenity house to get clean. some just to attend meetings and others, housed and fed by this monday profit. >> they're not able to pay there are plants have been here a long time have not been able to pay. >> this clients claim it doesn't have grants to keep it operating. the owner of the building says he hasn't collect forward about a year. >> we're willing toing forrive rent and part of it or some of it. but she still needs to pay rent. and she hasn't. she -- i don't know what these

shees think oogt building is located on san pablo road in an area plague bid drugs and prostitution. some women just in. others asked by a judge to choose between coming here or going to jail. >> this place changed my life f boy have stayed i would just be a same cycle, just around and around. and there is an opportunity to come here. >> women are raising their hopeful voices. >> in oakland abc 7 news. >> breaking developments in a

we're getting work a janitor strike has been averted. janters clean nearly 400 buildings in the downtown area and they have staged rallies in past several week autos a panel has given california until friday to come up with ideas to reduce the prison population and this is including early release. governor brown's plan to move low level offenders from state to county jails is not moving fast enough sm. people agree with early release, others

don't. >> there are materials shows cutting a few months after a sentence doesn't make a difference. >> now, there are going to be others coming to the communities that shouldn't be here. it's going to be huge. >> cal has six to 8,000 too many prisoners to meet requirement autos lake taho tahoe -- tahoe put in a bid to host 20222 winter olympic games and lost out on bids for upcoming 2014 and 2018 games. this came during 16th summit today. governor brown join bid senator feinstein to discuss concerns with the nevada government and others and wants to assure it doesn't mean compromising what is best for the lake. >> have no problem having money going into a nonprofit

tahoe fund. i don't make a judgment how it's used. the fund board of directors makes that judgment. i think that adds an important element of participation. >> and bids for the games must be officially submitted by next year. the international olympic committee will announce the selection in 2015. >> coming up, number one cause of insome kneea. a report should help you sleep at night. >> and look, mom no, hands. car can go 120 miles per hour without a driver.

polls show mitt romney's choice of paul ryan has given him the boost he was hoping for. a poll shows 38% are responding favorably to ryan up from 23% from before at announcement. 33% view him unfavorably, down from 45%.

ryan made his first solo debut campaigning at the state fair in iowa. he faced a couple hecklers. two women were escorted out after bringing up his budget plan. pryin shifted conversation to jobs. >> and you can see the president coming through on the bus tour, you might ask him the same question that i'm getting asked from people around america. that is where are the jobs, mr. president? >> vice president biden went on the attack in north carolina. biden address man he will have to debate in the fall. >> what he didn't say when he came to congress in 1998 is that we had a balanced budget. and the middle class was

thriving. >> governor romney wins in the must have win state of florida. >> to medical news, millions of people have trouble sleeping on a regular basis. a poll by consumer reports uncovers common factors behind those restless nights and what you can do to improve sleep. >> finding it hard to fall asleep. >> i do fall asleep, i may be sleep two, three hours, then, i'm up. >> why can't i sleep? i'm so tired. >> number one reason we can't sleep is work real yailted still under investigation. followed by health problems and financial difficulties. that is according to a consumer reports survey of 26,000 subscribers. >> problem sleepers suffered 12 years. >> consumer reports also asked people what helps them sleep better, medication at the top of the list. and over the counter drugs such as tylenol pm, advil pm

and ni qil westbound helpful. >> 40% said they helped a lot compared to newer medications like ambien. it's generic. scoring at 0%. >> but a number of people were overdusing prescription drugs taking them 27 of the past 30 nights. >> most are approved for max 10 days. there are concerns about using them longer just because of rebound insomnia. and the side affects like next day grogginess. >> gichen these draw backs, alternative treatments are worth trying. researchers told consumer reports if you're having trouble it's considering worth considering a white noise machine. >> and team behind nasa's mars

rover got a call from the president today. there are several hundred crammed thoot room to hear the call. >> curiosity is going to be telling us thing that's ke we did not know before. >> the president thanked the team leaders including the lead engineer on the entry and laning team. and also a special thought out for mobak sal yoski. >> another vehicle is making news. kit go faster than curiosity. it zrnt a driver. this is video of the car

called shelly. no driver there at the wheel. there is shelly equipped with software that tells her when to brake and accelerate. >> that is how i want to get around. napping or watching a movie while shelly drives. >> there shelly can't do the forecast, at least for now. strikes in the sierra nevada dying down now. there are 600 lightning strikes and this is a time lapse of the lake tahoe area, we did get some light rain. traveling there, scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast.

here if the bay area i want to show you our summer spread. there is east bay, 75 degrees and it's going to be hot inland. there is a wide range of conditions for tuesday afternoon. temperatures starting to trend lower, mid-90s wednesday and thursday into friday, saturday, low 90s, sunday below normal, upper 80s inland over the weekend may be tracking showers so this may get interesting here. >> there is a reminder about sleep train dream campaign. every new like on the facebook page, $1 goes to help foster children. >> all have you to do is this. go to facebook.com and click on like button.

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crash, others say they'll plant a tree. >> giants baseball. >> yes. now, larry beil is here. >> giants home this, series marks bay area return of kurt suzuki traded to the nationals. a fixture behind the plate for green and gold. if you have to get traded not bad for a team from first place. >> and let's talk about the panda. giants fans want to know about sandoval. he's been rehabbing in san jose. and is not in the starting line up tonight. and so there is a battle of two first place teams with giants and i mentioned kurt suzuki back in the bay with the nationals.

let's hear from suzuki now this is consistent. now a member of the nationals returning to the bay area tonight. >> this is obviously feeling weird but l is a great group of guys there. you know? having a blast. you know? just focusing on winning. >> and geo gonzales will pitch tonight. one player couldn't wait to get back in the game situation two. turnovers and probably cost niners a trip to the super bowl. >> this long off season last year's title game. >> that's has been good in

ways but you know just couldn't wait to get back out there. i was very excited. it was fun. some of the most fun i've had. >> he dealt with scrutiny. fans had nothing but support from teammates. >> there is when he claims nerves were under control. >> just trying to get to score. >> cal williams and n.a lot of situations. offensively and in special teams. >> and this is wide receiver position loaded. >> this is ridiculous. first guy to last on the team. >> and this is going to be a tough team to make and beat. >> we're trying to find best combinations.

and when you've got a shot you've got to make the best of it. >> thank you and raiders have opened preseason against cowboys. and there is offense taking their time. >> yes. >> there is actually at them. >> and from larry beil ask all of us here at abc 7 news, thanks for joining us. >> hope to see you at 9:00 and 11:00. week two of the tournament of champions,

also known as "win or go home." these shows originally aired from wednesday through the following tuesday. but don't let that confuse you. the tournament will continue in sequence through the end of the week. captioned by clices, inc. this is the "jeopardy!" tournament of champions. now let's meet today's semi-finalists-- a junior at boston university, from danvers, massachusetts... a writer from seattle, washington...