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talk with us about this fire. you're welcome >> winds are picking up in that area. we want to check in with sandhya patel there. >> yes. it is gusty. it's also very warm now in the mid-80s. sustained winds at 18 miles per hour, gusts up to four miles per hour, which will, of course make it tougher to fight that here is a live picture showing how windy it is now in areas. we're keeping an eye on this
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fire, you can see there are multiple sources in different locations in this area. we don't know yet whether it's downed power lines but we're going to continue to follow this for you. >> we're keeping an eye on a small brush fire now. you can see smoke rising along dry hills there. it's burning near power lines as well. we're going to keep you updated. there is breaking news out of milpitas. investigators are looking into a double shooting along the trail. investigators believe this case may be a domestic murder suicide
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and say no one else is in danger and they're not looking for a gunman. >> there sf a lot going on tonight. thanks for joining us. >> another top story tonight. >> that is right. in san francisco, municipal transportation agency is one step closer to allowing tech buss to use muni >> yes. this is one of the proposed s p stops but neighbors are not happy. 100 signed a petition against them. tech buses operated with out
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regulations but now, the city wants to reign in roots responsibly. there are notice less disruption. to use curb space, the mta would extend stops to prevent double parking. >> it represents only.01% >> residents voiced concerns. >> there should be review. >> we believe it requires a
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environmental view. >> this bus system is a way san francisco can help me. each removes about 50 cars from the road every day. it's connected to go into affect august 1st >> i did reach out to people to make sure this worked for many people. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> this looking at a home utterly destroyed by flames. >> this fire just spread
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spread. you can see firefighters on the ground trying to do what they can. it's pretty grim. >> this we do know winds are gusting so it's a serious problem. >> the power lines are a danger to workers. >> now, they're moving to the houses. you can see on the lefthand side of the screen there, firefighters spraying water. they started on a fire close to the freeway. they had to shut down both northbound lanes of 680. now, they're turning attention to structures burning. >> yes. >> that sprier spread quickly.
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there is another home on this house just breaks your heart. you know all of the memories were in that home. >> i think of my home. thinking imagine what it would be like to watch your memories and everything you hold dear burning like that? there is nothing they can do. that is spreading quickly. >> we do. we'll move to this. police say a man stabbed his girlfriend. police say he is armed and dangerous his girlfriend is out of the
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hospital tonight. the daughter is okay. >> officials confirmed this year's first person to get west nile virus a man in his 60s in the hospital he has been released and is recovering. three dead crows found in oakley. they tested positive. the virus is spread through the bite of an infected motorcycle. officials stress it's important to protect yourself. >> at dusk and dawn, motorcycles are active, wearing insect repellent, long sleeves, long pants. dumping standing water around your how. s putting screens on windows and doors. >> about 1% of the people infected require going to the hospital >> a firefighter hurt this morning rescuing a horse the horse fell 50 feet and the
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fire department sent up these pictures of the firefighters strapping into a harness once getting to the top. he is expected to be okay. and so is the horse. >> jackie speier introduces legislation to make it illegal to sell e cigarettes to children saying it would amendment the proposal she says doesn't go far enough. >> they don't address fundamental issues of the product. regulation of flavoring and aggressive
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in that time, the use doubled. speier says they're marketed with flavors such as cherry crush and gummy bear meant to attract young pechl. >> people living in under served communities sometimes have a hard time getting to work they don't own a car. today, a national organization announced it will offer affordable car loans to families in need. >> those who have a car might take it for granted, having a hard time imagining live without one. >> my son and i get up at 5:00 a.m to make it to school and work on time. >> vivianne read a letter from a single mother from ways to work. a family of five must earn less
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than seven #$,000 >> anyone that you know that may have trouble, people say they're doing just fine. but in the month it may be short. >> this is a national nonprofit through richmond. >> richmond is a big city. 107,000 people, it's spread out people need to have a way to get to jobs >> you qualify even if credit isn't graft. they'll lend up to $8,000. no down payment is required. you have up to 36 months to pay it off. and during those months you're assigned a financial advisor coaching on how to budget your life. >> we're teaching them how to fish. >> the loan money comes from four financial institutions.
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one of them is bank of americaning and money donated through local family foundations. >> this just seemed like a great opportunity. >> families must apply through community housing corporation in richmond. >> is tesla really the most-important car company in the world? >> and a man not a model citizen, just looks like one. how he's proving the internet may have lost its mind. >> a free summer drink just for you. a cool finney's friday free stuff, coming up >> back to breaking news heading into break briefly. this is major fire burning in
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cordelia junction area off interstate 680. several homes are burning. >> back in a moment. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. watch tv virtually anywhere with the u-verse tv app. with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you.
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sky 7 is over the scene of a fire chewing up several homes in the card delia junction area along 680. >> first reports we've heard from the patrol are that this fire started along the freeway. and jumped and started lighting fires on homes we saw power lines that are personing. so we're waiting to see if pg&e
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gets there. >> a lot of smoke coming off the fire. it's possible for the friday evening commute getting underway. >> people are fighting the fire from yards this jumped quickly. they are calling for additional help we saw a plane fly through the picture we don't know whether they're doing water or retardant drops. >> there are winds gusting more than 20 miles per hour in that area. it's not helping at all. that is causing more homes on fire.
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there is no way to put it out the wind has been an issue. >> yes. and sandhya patel is keeping an eye on wind conditions there. >> yes. wind has been an issue. it's been gusty. 86 degrees, warm, and dry. humidity 28%. wendz sustained at 18 gusting to 24. we're in the middle of the drought. so that is not helping firefighters. gusts now around the travis air force base 28 miles per hour. san jose, about 25 miles per hour. take a look at live doppler seven hd. fog near san francisco, santa
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cruz county coast and watching high, thin clouds you're looking at. downtown oakland now just filtering sun. it has been a warmer day. 63 san francisco now. it's 81 in san jose. mid-90s around antioch and santa rosa. so a taste of summer a day early. this is my view. it's warm in fairfield. here is another view looking down towards south bay, san jose, 83 this afternoon. summer taking place tomorrow morning at 3:51. a seasonal pattern into next week. here is a pacific satellite
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picture. that is going to make it difficult. minor fluke twagss expected over next several days. tomorrow morning. comfortable weather, high clouds still passing through lingers at the coast. bayside communities enjoying the sun. you have to go way inland to get 90s, tomorrow, warm for first day of summer. 86 gilroy.
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76 milpitas. 62 degrees in half moon bay. north bay communities 60s coast side. napa, 86 degrees in the east bay. 86 degrees in livermore the vegetation fire is burning now. here is a look at the forecast. if you're going on sunday, heading into the race taking place we're going to see lots of sunshine. accu-weather forecast, sunday about the same as saturday. micro climates returning monday, tuesday.
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mid-60s to low 90s. thank you very much. >> take is sandhya patel talking about wind conditions there. we know there are now. the city of cordelia sadly, several homes burning. owe yes. spreading to a number of homes. this means they've called cal fire and other agencies in the nearby area to try to deal with this. sandhya said winds are gusty and it's not helping.
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that is sending embers nearby. traffic northbound both lanes, closed. >> smoke so thick that is the reason traffic is stopped. likes like we just saw a helicopter over there. the smoke was a danger in traffic. they've got people here. they did see a power poll that is actually burning. we have some people on cal fire. are you there? >> yes. i'm here >> yes. >> thank you for coming on. tell us what's happening. >> it's a devastating wildfire
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that burn down homes. so our tankers are overhead. >> are you doing water drops? >> they are doing drops >> are you aware of any other agencies helping with this? >> i do not but plenty of surrounding agencies are trying to help out. >> is it mostly winds? >> that is it. fire travels quickly with wind. that is where problems come in. just spreading from there >> we don't know whether the poll was a part of the original problem. >> and that is what investigators will do.
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>> priority is put it out as quickly as you can. >> do you have a sense from fire lines? >> that comes down to how much help they can get. maybe hopefully cool rags from winds, too. it's a wait and see game. >> we're watching how sadly this is it's visible, too. >> all right. >> we appreciate your taking time to talk with us. >> thank you very much, lynn. >> stay with us more still to come >> back in a moment.
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analysts making the case that tesla could be considered the most-important car company in the world. they say it's spilling into the industry. tesla caught the eye of states. and lastly, tesla's car will be the most american made on the road. >> this is the face that triggered mug shot mania. jeremy meeks gained instant fame for nothing else but looking good in a mug shot after his arrest. here it is. there is a campaign to raise
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bail money. police say he's a real bad guy. with a long history of crime. >> good looking notwithstanding, stay with us. we'll be right back and will update that breaking news.
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weekend is here. >> yes. we've got a great thing for to you do tomorrow. westin st. francis celebrating how long it's been here in the bay at the end you get to eat some of their food. so this is from
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cafe. they add a little bit to irt to make it this special. >> how do we get it? >> dial that number right there. let's go back to breaking news. >> yes. >> terrible story we've been following. there is fire burning in the east bay. >> traffic along 680. you saw power lines down as well. >> thanks for joining us. i'm cheryl jennings we appreciate your time as
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