abc 7 news strarts now with live, breaking news. take a look at this breaking news. a fire is burning right now, out of control in vallejo. we are live over the scene now. >> it is burning at the scrap metal yard and has grown to three yards. >> there are no injuries. you can see the hoses spraying fire. the scrap metal fires can sometimes burn for quite some time as the flames smolder at the bottom of the pile of metal. >> we'll continue to bring the latest throughout the newscast. we continue on twitter. good afternoon, i'm dan

ashley in for larry beil. >> angry but peaceful march and rally at the san francisco federal building where a federal lawsuit has been filed against alex nieto. >> abc 7 news reporter is live at the federal building with the latest. vic? >> reporter: the rally here at the federal building just ended. there were 50 people here, double that number during the march from the heights to the federal building. it has been a long, long day for the friends and family of alex nieto. >> the day started with a small, sunrise gathering at the site in bernal heights. dancers marked the five-month anniversary with an anniversary and calling the spirit from the other world. maria is angry at what she call

asz senseless police shooting. >> policy changes need to happen. officers need better training and think before they shoot. >> reporter: the 28-year-old was shot and killed last month. officers say they fired when he appeared to draw a weapon. it turned out to be a taser. >> this is the actual weapon mr. nieto had. >> reporter: he told a town hall gathering the officers thought it was a real gun. he never pointed the taser at officers. they hope a federal lawsuit will clear the air. >> we want transparency here to help the family cope with this devastating loss. it will help the community heal. >> reporter: the march through the federal building started before 1:00 this afternoon escorted by police. 100 people walked from bernal heights to the mission district. it took three hours to reach the

federal building. it was noisy, but peaceful. the attorney, john burris filed a lawsuit earlier in the day. >> there's now a time where we, as a city of black and brown, you know, lower economic class, working class folks, need to say we have had enough. >> reporter: an internal police investigation cleared the officers involved in the shooting. those at this rally want another review by the justice department. vic lee, abc 7 news. a man shot by police in june filed a $2 million lawsuit against the city. they claim police used unnecessary force when they shot him in the stomach outside a home on sycamore drive. his attorney says he was unarmed, made no threats and the police didn't say anything before shooting him. we were over levi's stadium earlier today as workers were

installing brand-new sod two games before the home game. they ripped out the grass yesterday after some players slipped on loose turf during practice on wednesday. the turf put in today is a temporary fix and will install a permanent field next week. players practiced at the regular training facility next door to levi's stadium. bruce ellington says he's confident in the new sod. the head coach, jim harbaugh seems ready to talk about anything else. >> i'm not an expert on it. hopefully when we play sunday, it's good and we will be ready to play. >> it will be right. we have total confidence in that. what more is there to wid l away here. >> the team is trying to intercept another problem. >> that's right. some are raising concerns about the railings ahead of the niners second game sunday.

>> katie marzullo has more. >> reporter: under cover of darkness, a shipment of new sod arrives at levi's stadium. then sky 7 shows crews putting in new turf. they ripped out the old, but new supergrass. after the first game, players were tripping and slipping. this morning, a team spokesman says heavy equipment will ensure it is pressed tightly into the ground and seamless. plus, he says it roots are twice as thick as normal sod. this morning, a one-man crew said for fan safety. personal injury attorney says the glass railings at the sky box level are too low at 30 inches, he says someone could easily fall. >> i'm sure the 49ers don't want fans getting hurt. it just seemed like when you have excitement, athletics and alcohol, this is just a disaster waiting to happen. >> reporter: california code calls for 42-inch railings at

most stadiums, but there are exceptions. the 49ers released a statement saying levi stadium passed all inspections prior to opening and have been ensured it is in compliance with laws and building codes. the niners play the chargers sunday. the turf will be ready to go. the team spokesman tells me the 49ers were not anticipated needing to replace the turf this early. itis not an uncommon practice in the nfl. the philadelphia eagles just resodded monday and played a game on thursday, he say, without any problems. katie marzullo, abc 7 news. one of the former owners of a petaluma slaughter house pled guilty to meat diseased towns. he faced three years in jail for processing contaminated meat from the company he co-owned.

76-year-old and two employees would chop off the heads of cancerous cows to pass a usda inspection. that led to the recall of 8.7 million pounds of beef earlier this year. the sheriff from marin county identified two men shot to death in mill valley's strawberry manor neighborhood. we were over their homes yesterday. 61-year-old ted robin of mill valley and 41-year-old andre ya. the victim was a musician in marin. this is a youtube clip of him playing in a gig with his wife during a show in 2009. it appears credin killed robin and went to his own yard and shot himself. two police officers in fairfield are under investigation for using work computers to look up women on dating websites, then search for them in police data bases. in one case, a witness said one

officer looked up women on care.com, a website used to find baby sitters and the other ran her name in data bases. they are still working their normal jobs at the department during the investigation. the senator says he will, quote, pursue his innocence after his release from sacramento county jail today. that's his mug shot on the right. they arrested him at 2:30 this morning on drunk-driving charges. he was driving the wrong way on a one-way street. this is him hours before the arrest. it shows him partying with other lawmakers, drinks in hand at capital city restaurant. his lawyer released a statement contradicting his comment saying he accepts complete responsibility for his actions. a back-up at the richmond-san rafael back up was

longer than usual this morning. >> late into the commute, it was slow going to get on to the bridge. >> wayne freedman is live at the toll plaza. wayne, explain the back up, please. >> reporter: well, it was unusual and a surprise. if we lived in a perfect world, all red lights would sync and there would never be a back up. it was a big one. take a look. here is the video from sky 7 and this after the back-up began to improve. if you were in it this morning, it may have made you late. now we know the reason why. on fridays, during summer, they have run the bridge with three toll takers instead of four due to historically lighter traffic on fridays. they have been trying to save money. clearly, something has changed. here is randy. he speaks for the mtc. what happened today that made the traffic pick up. >> it picked up. could be people going back to school. often folks don't work on friday. you are seeing change.

we are able to optimize the toll takers. it's impossible to say why it's up today and last week other than to speculate right now. >> reporter: he told me his agency will look at videos from this morning and make adjustments overnight, if necessary, in terms of bringing in more toll takers. the biggest issue isn't the people in the booth, it's the people in their cars who don't have fast track. it's easier to put fast track in your car and get checked through than to stop and pay a toll taker and back up traffic. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> it is quicker, thank you, wayne. >> it is faster. let's talk about the weekend weather forecast. >> spencer christian is here. hi, spencer. >> cool and breezy here right now. clouds are surging in from the coast. here is live doppler 7 hd after a sunny day. we have clouds moving forcefully from the coast over the bay. they will be pushing inland during the overnight hours.

along the embark dare row, over the bay, partly blue skies. 70 in oakland. 79 in san jose and gilroy. this is the east bay hills camera showing the low clouds rolling in over the bay. 79 in santa rosa. low 80s at fairfield, concord and livermore. the golden gate bridge, low clouds there. low clouds continue to push over the bay and in from the coast during the evening hours. lingering low clouds and a mainly sunny day tomorrow. it will be mild at the coast and warm inland. the full deal of the seven days ahead later. dan and ama? >> thank you. still ahead, the new law in california that has restaurants going to the dogs. >> reporter: the silicon valley elite go in high style. i'm tiffany wilson. details coming up. imagine having to pay

$170,000 to remove your home from the market. we are following breaking news in vallejo. sky 7 hd is live over the metal yard. crews on scene there. you can see firefighters on their ladders. no injuries are reported. reporting continues now on twitter. follow us at abc7news.com. we continue after a quick br

back to our breaking news. this is a fire that is burning out of control in vallejo. on the left you see sky video

from sky 7 hd. this is at the metal yard. crews are on scene. you can see all the thick, black smoke coming off the fire. it is actually a family owned business. they employ more than 220 employees. again, so far, no injuries we are hearing of. we will continue to monitor this. we have the latest throughout the newscast and it continues on twitter. people in illinois and indiana are mopping up today, following some of the heaviest rain they have ever seen. aerial shots from northeast of indianapolis where more than 10.5 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours. several homes under water. roads closed and students told to stay home from school. this looks much the same outside chicago where more than four inches of rain fell on interstate 90 in the chicago area. too much rain is triggering

mudslides in north central washington. several inches of rain with mud that undermine homes. that's 200 miles east of seattle. other homes and barns were washed off their foundation. crews spent the day clearing mud and debris that washed on roadways. sections of highway 20 and 153 were closed overnight. a new law lets pet owners in california dine with their dogs on restaurant patios. dogs are allowed inside the fence with outdoor seating. it doesn't require all businesses to permit pooches on the patio, but has guidelines for those that do. most lunchtime customers don't mind sharing space with well behaved pets. >> there needs to be some limits to the amount of dogs allowed on a patio. you can't just be a dark park in a restaurant. >> there's a lot more people

that bring their dog out. they want to be able to go to a restaurant and have outdoor dining. it's a great thing for restaurants to have that. >> the law requires dogs be on a leash or in a carrier. it takes effect next year. tens of thousands of people are going to descend on to the desert for burning man. >> it started in 1986. it's grown into a mecca for art and creative expression. >> abc 7 news reporter, tiffany wilson has more now. it's also become a magnet for the silicon valley elite. >> reporter: it means never having to say you just had to be there. veterans say no amount of words, pictures or videos can do the event justice. >> it's a firsthand experience. >> reporter: his first journeyed to the desert in 1997. >> we were sleeping in the trunk of a car with no structure. >> reporter: by contrast, today, we toured this luxury rv.

>> it's a full kitchen with a gas stove and has a dishwasher. >> reporter: kurt will drive it out, set it up and wait for the mystery man to helicopter in. no dirty sleeping bags for him. it's equipped with a tv and king sized bed. price tag for the week, $20,000. they tweeted about the rv say thg is the ultimate representation of the authenticity of burning man. then, staunchly descends the tech burners. >> everybody is going to criticize the way people see burning man. at the end of the day, what the event is about is how you do it. >> reporter: he goes further saying they gain success because of the ideas and networking at burning man. sean of sheet metal is living proof. the sculptor founded his company after attending the event. despite backlash against tech

taking luxury to the desert is radical conclusion. anybody can be part of burning man, even those that can afford to attend. in freemont, tiffany wilson abc 7 news. >> expensive rv to get covered in kus dust. >> it is. desert-like heat here. >> that is true. spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> next week is going to be quite warm. let's get to the weekend. here is a live view, a live look at live doppler 7 hd. it's live. we have a look at the coast and beyond. to our south, we have three tropical systems, two tropical storms in the tropical pacific. tropical storm marie and hurricane carina. they will not directly affect our weather here.

that is something for tourists, boaters and people who have recreational activities on or near the water. the swell will be higher than normal. the southern california coast, we have a high surf advisory until 5:00 sunday afternoon. it's generated by the tropical storm and the risk of rip currents. a little bit hazardous along the coastal waters over the next couple days. here on the roof, we are getting a view of the sky over the bay, which is mixed right now. partly cloudy, partly blue. the fog moves in overnight. scattered drizzle is possible and likely. it will be mild to warm this weekend. here is the forecast starting at 7:00 this evening. fog pushes inland overnight and patchy, morning drizzle is likely, not only along the coastal areas, but higher terrain and across the bay. there will be damp spots in the early morning hours. the fog pulls back to and away

from the coast. warm inland and around the bay tomorrow. overnight, along with the drizzle and patches of fog and low clouds, low temperatures around 60 degrees in most locations. low 60 in some spots. in the south bay, sunny and worm. 81 in santa clara. look for highs of 81 in redwood city. palo alto, mid-60s on the coast and downtown san francisco, 68 tomorrow. up in the north, highs of 80 in sonoma. 81 in napa. east bay highs 73. 80 at castro valley. the inland east bay, mid to upper 80s. 84 in walnut creek, 88 in antioch. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. warm the next several days. temperatures dip and bounce back to low to mid-90s inland, tuesday through friday. 70 degrees on the coast

wednesday and thursday. we will certainly have warm midweek weather next week. dan and ama? >> looks like it. thanks very much. up next, celebrities make it look easy. the class you can take to learn the do's and don'ts of the red carpet. the badly injured koala and

home you can join us. the tenth annual friends of faith breast cancer is in oakland. it honors a bay area reporter who died of breast cancer in 2003. carolyn tyler will be there. the money helps low income and uninsured women and men fighting breast cancer. it's 8:30 tomorrow. the walk begins at 10:00 and you

can see my band. we'll perform tomorrow before and after the walk. it's going to be a great day, hope you can join us. raising a lot of money for this cause. we'll walk the red carpet at the emmy awards. >> did you know there are do's and don'ts for doing it right? >> they know the right way to walk the walk. they have been shooting stars for 50 years and they are now sharing their expertise, teaching a class on the rules. >> they walk their students through everything from the right way to stand to the most important thing, what to wear, especially women. >> never wear black. everybody has a little black dress. everybody think that is makes them look good. it doesn't. black does not print well in magazines. >> if you are a newcomer and you are wearing a colorful outfit and posing well, everybody will shoot you. >> we shoot dresses, not celebrities. there just happens to be celebrities in them.

>> after they teach their students how to stand and walk, they put them on the red carpet and the photo taking begins. >> just ahead on abc 7 news, sky 7 hd live over breaking news where the scrap metal yard fire is not letting up. we'll have the latest on that. >> the warnings about isis and what's told to local police agencies across the country. the new twist in tenant versus landowner fight. later -- >> 151 games in a row. it is never ability winning. we were built on family. opening day for the movie about the football team. in a bit, the team's legendary

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back to that breaking news in vallejo where a fire is burning at the metal and iron company. sty 7 hd is over the scene now. there's a lot of smoke and flames. so far, no injuries. alco metal is a scrap yard. crews are there trying to deal with this. we will bring you the latest on this newscast and 5:00 and 6:00. follow us at abc 7 news bay

area. checking the top stories at 4:30. the stadium has been up and resodded. a deeper cut of sod and will be ready and safe for sunday's game against the chargers. a california law allowing dogs to hang out at restaurants takes effect january 1st. people are okay with that. some san francisco property owners are suing the city that ups the amount they can move. >> the fate of that ordinance may be in the hands of a federal judge. we are live with more on the story. >> the owner of the apartments here on comment toe street are among the plaintiffs in the case. under san francisco's new law, they are required to pay a huge chunk of money to get tenants out. an amount they are fighting in

court. >> people that have been there 30 or 40 years. >> reporter: he lives in the apartments in knob hill. he's the son of san francisco mayer and now a lawyer to make sure the owners compensate the tents they want to evict. they will have to pay them $1.1 million. >> all of a sudden, they are bounced out, forced out into this market and they have to have some kind of relief for it. >> reporter: the property owners went to district court to challenge the law that requires property owner who is want to get out of the rental business to pay the difference between the current rent and comparable housing. that means having to pay $117,000 to their tenant that lives in the lower unit of their building. $117,000 would wipe out a big chunk of retirement all for wanting to have friends and family stay in a unit below. >> we are semiretired this year.

we are, it makes us scared. we are scared. >> reporter: they appeared confident the new law will be upheld. the government routinely regulates property and the latest ordinance is no different. >> it's an expensive place to live. we don't want it only for the rich. the constitution tolerates that. it's common. >> reporter: property owners are looking forward to their day in court. abc 7 news. a chilling new warning from the fbi tells police to be on the alert for sudden terror threats after the killing of u.s. journalist james foley. the obama administration has a warning of its own for isis. karen has more from washington, d.c. >> reporter: top u.s. officials say isis cannot be defeated without addressing the safe haven in syria. >> we are not going to be restricted by borders. >> reporter: if the

administration sees a terrorism threat, it will act. officials won't say how many americans are being held hostage by isis. it's in the low single digits, about three. in recent weeks, they demanded a sum of $130 million in exchange for james foley's release. the u.s. government is adamant, it will not pay ransom money for hostages. in an exclusive interview with katie couric, they say the u.s. government didn't do enough. >> more could have been done on jim's behalf. >> reporter: the white house says it did everything it could to bring the hostages home. >> we have used our military intelligence to try to find out where our hostages are, to try to rescue them. >> reporter: at the pentagon, dire warnings about isis. >> we believe it's a threat. a threat we need to take seriously. >> reporter: president obama referred to isis at the jv squad

compared to bin laden's al qaeda. that was isis then, this is now. >> they have grown in capability with speed. >> reporter: today the fbi sent a bulletin to law enforcement agencies urging them to be individual lent about isis threat. there's no known threat right now. this is a precaution for isis sympathizers. karen travers. they wounded 60 others during friday at the mosque 75 miles northeast of baghdad. it's not clear who carried out the attack, but sunnis are demanding they hand over the perpetrator perpetrators. video that shows an august 18th air strike at the strategic

mosul dam complex. the dam was reclaimed from isis militants it day before by kurdish forces supported by american strikes. it is described as an islamic state vehicle. a south american politician, protesters in argentina, some are throwing eggs. the target is the nation's former economic minister. critics accused him of mishandling the debt in 2001. protesters were seen being restrained by police and bystanders. no one was hurt in the commotion. harry reid is apologizing for cracking two asian themed jokes during a scene last night. >> the asian population is so productive, i don't think you are smarter than anybody else.

>> keeping my lawn straight. >> a republican political action committee group called america rising edited the two remarks and posted them on youtube. reid apologized saying it was in poor taste. itis not the first time he's had to apologize for remarks about race. in 2010, he had to say he was sorry to president obama for saying the president's light skinned appearance and the fact he had no negro dialecdialect, put it, helped him as as candidate. a dramatic rescue brings an injured koala back to life. the mission to find a young boy. the troops overseas that wanted to meet gavin because he inspired him. >> nice blue skies there. we are going to have some of that here as well on the forecast in a moment. we are following two

breaking news stories in santa clara. the parking lot of a warehouse is burning at hope services off highway 101. we are continuing to follow breaking news in vallejo where the alco scrap metal yard is on fire. follow breaking news on twitter at abc 7 news bay area.

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and scared. the whole thing may have been too much for the critter. it stopped breathing. a wildlife worker began cpr, then mouth-to-mouth recessation. it is lucky some of the members on the scene had previous experience. it was named sir chomp a lot. he's now recovering at an animal hospital. >> now the forecast. >> things are looking good right now. here is the live doppler 7 hd. mixed skies over the area. clouds are increasing at the coast and the bay. it will be a lovely weekend. 99 and humid in st. louis. a thunderstorm or two in parts of eastern montana, western

north dakota. sunny over the southwest and the interior western states. that includes california. warm to hot with highs in the mid-90s. 100 in palm springs, 79 in los angeles. here in the bay area, sunny skies, patches of fog at the coast. overnight and early morning drizzle. by afternoon tomorrow, suny skies and warm conditions around the bay and inland. mid to upper 70s around the bay. >> thanks. still ahead, a hospital on alert. the new development after a couple tried to sneak into the maternity ward. plus, the danger to children that has the government recalling millions of beanbags. and -- >> a young boy's note to u.s. troops overseas does more than

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ceiling. the woman living there noticed a few bees, but didn't think anything of it. it looks like the bees found one more hole and set up shop and started making honey. they removed all 50,000 bees and a dozen honeycombs. >> you can see a few, there are probably many. a woman said to try to sneak into a hospital maternity ward has been arrested. she was arrested for trespassing. they were trying to sneak into merser, carrying a live looking doll. security denied the couple access and warned them, if you come back again, you are going to be arrested for trespassing. >> i just had my son like a year ago and that was my main concern is always wanting to make sure who had my baby.

it wauz relief to know they do care to know, you know, who are you going to come to see. >> more than 2 million -- the police department is investigating the case to figure out what their motive was. >> more than 2 million beanbag chairs are being recalled after children crawled inside and suffocated. the zippers on the chair can be opened. the children killed were a 13-year-old boy from texas and girl from kentucky. the chairs were sold before july of last year at walmart. they cost between $30 and $100. the maker of a popular line of wearable fitness tracking devices said they have never sold personal data. despite concerns by charles shumer. fit bit clarified the online

policy today to make it clear to customers. he raised concerns earlier this month. remember that woman we told you about who almost died after drinking toxic iced tea laced with lye? her condition is improving as prosecutors decide if charges should be filed against the restaurant that served the tea. new accusations, meantime, are surfacing. brandy has the story. >> she continues to get better, we are excited about that and grateful for that. >> reporter: she is slowly recovering at a utah hospital. now able to speak two weeks after nearly dying from a sip of iced tea. >> memory taking that sip and her mouth and throat being on fire and spitting and gagging and doing everything she could to get it out of her mouth. >> reporter: now the 67-year-old's attorney is claiming this wasn't the first such incident, alleging an

employee at dickey's barbecue pit burned her tongue a month earlier. it's sodium hydroxide or lye. >> the company didn't notice there was a hazardous substance, it wasn't properly labeled or controlled. >> reporter: dickey's did not comment on the new allegations. she drank the tainted tea earlier this month after an employee mistook the substance for sugar mixing it in. the district attorney is likely deciding whether to file criminal offices this week. >> they are treating it with the seriousness it deserves. >> reporter: dickey's restaurant saying the worker involved no longer works for the company. adding the entire dickey's family is saddened by the event that is occurred in utah and takes this incident seriously. >> i want there to be change. to whatever extent there needs

to be change so it never happens again. >> reporter: abc news, los angeles. a nice story. a christmas card gave u.s. troops in afghanistan such a boost, they want to find the boy who wrote it. >> we have to get through every single card and letter. one that came across, i hope you make it. i thought i wonder if we can send that, if it's okay or they are going to take it in a negative way. >> the troops love the unintentional humor on the card. it came from shreveport, louisiana. they asked the local newspaper to help them find him. when the mother realized iz was her son -- >> gavin how you doing? >> good. >> i'm colonel bruce mundy. thank you for the great card.

>> hi, gavin. i'm a newer guy out here. one of the first things i heard was what you make. i got a picture of your card, sent it to my wife and she sent me this poster. we hung it out the door. >> there's danger out there. i hope you make it to keep your heads on a swivel, stay alert. >> hope you make it. >> that's cute. the troops started a gavin fan club, printing the hope you make it on the coffee mugs and patches. kind of catchy. on the big screen, the high school football team. hear from the former coaches, next. then at 5:00, we are continuing to follow two breaking news stories including a warehouse fire burning at hope services. we are told some donated items are on fire.

sky 7 hd is live over vallejo where this scrap metal fire on mare island has been burning more than an hour. no injuries are reported. coming up, a driverless car, a decision forces google back to the drawing

here is tonight's prime time lineup on abc 7. at 8:00, back-to-back episodes of last man standing, then shark tank followed by 20/20. you know, concord high school catapulted into national fame after the football team won a record 151 straight games. >> the school and the program now on the silver screen with a movie that opens today in theaters. larry beil talks with the team's former coaches and actors.

>> when the game stands tall tells it story of the high school football spartans. >> we try to approach football in kind of like a under the radar type way. we want to teach our kids how to be humble and how to be, you know, good about their successes and not be boastful and things like that. >> reporter: the movie picks up after the 151 winning streak came to an end. it was a loss that did not change the program. >> the only thing different is the streak itself. we haven't changed anything. we don't do anything different. our philosophy and approach to everything is exactly the same. >> reporter: former head coach bob, is played by jim, while former defensive coordinator terry, is portrayed by michael. >> michael and terry are twin brothers. i watched them two days. >> we hit it off. we are similar.

we are excitable. the coach and larry worked together like salt and pepper. very different but fundamentally, philosophically, they are very, very much the same. >> what they preach to their players is a concept of spartans for life, a philosophy that bonds the young men that strap ob the helmet. >> i'm proud of the efforts and commitments through all the years. i think, really, i think it does a good job of honoring the players through the program. i'm happy about that. >> one, two, three -- >> larry beil was reporting. that is all for the moment. thank you for joining us on abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins now. breaking news on mare island. plus -- >> they noticed signs and

symptoms of intoxication. >> a state senator under arrest. what he's saying about being the latest black eye for california's democratic party. what went wrong with the tur ch at levi stadium and what the players are saying about playing on it sunday. dining with dogs. announcer: abc 7 news starts right now with live, breaking news. a fire is burning out of control in vallejo. this is a look at the scene from sky 7 hd. it's burning piles of scrap metal outside the alco center on mare island. >> so far, there are no injuries. good evening, i'm ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. >> wayne freedman is there live. >> reporter: i'm in a car. we are not there yet.

we have been trying to get there. it is the alco metal and iron company on mare island. about 3:30 this afternoon, a dark plume of smoke billowing east. the good news, if there is such a good thing, the fire is in an isolated yard. plenty of wind when it broke out this afternoon. it's since dissipated. they were fighting it from a crane so they could put more water on it. since then, the smoke dissipated. it's more gray. it doesn't look as furious as it did earlier. the news at this point is for people within the realm of that smoke. solano health has not issued warnings, yet. they are monitoring it. the smoke is blowing east over an unpopulated area. could be a lot worse. yes, frightening from a distance. we'll see it from as far away as

el cerrito. dan? >> wayne, thank you very much. when you get there, we'll have more from the scene. thank you, wayne. breaking right now, a large fire burning in santa clara. this is video from a half hour ago after it broke out on alfred street. >> it's hope services. according to the website, they provide assistance for people with disabilities. >> on fire are donated goods like clothing, electronics or furniture. let's look live at the scene. firefighters have been able to contain the fire to the parking lot. >> robin is with hope services and joins us now on the phone. robin, are you there? can you hear us? >> caller: i'm here, thank you. we are grateful no one