the national forest with firefighters had a close call today. laura? >> that was a close call, a rescue after the fire burned over an inmate crew with the captain and a dozer operator. a lot of folks are watching this fire. it's officially 3900 acres, we expect that number to go up considerably. late today with flames moving closer, firefighters launched an air attack. residents looked on. despite efforts, firefighters from the air and ground, it has grown considerably and burned close to dozens of homes.

so far, no structures have burned but many were evacuated in and around pollock pines and north and east. >> we had a heads up we're going to probably have to evacuate. and when it came to getting 15 minutes of we need to get out, we just got ourselves and on we went. >> i wanted to get my cat out. some pictures is all i worried about. really. >> officially, cal fire says the fire was just 10% contained. >> the location is in a canyon. very steep terrain. very dry fuelled drought in this area. temperatures are warmer, humidity is down. >> sharon has a cabin, one of 43

in the area where the flames were headed >> we've got cabins here. and trying to keep control into the cabins now we have a lot of ash and smoke. that is about it. >> now, this is a live look at the fire activity behind me. we're standing north and east. this just in from caltrans. they've closed a section of highway 50. that is westbound the fire is moving in the direction of highway 50. i'm told there are homes on the other side of the smoke and those are significantly threats the fire just 0% contained but we're expecting the acreage to increase dramatically.

>> laura, thank you. another wildfire turning much of a town to ash tonight. we have pictures of the flames that destroyed a hundred homes on the town near the oregon fire. a major employer in the area. it's threatening a thousand homes. local schools and businesses have evacuated. >> the fire closest to home is being contained by firefighters but not before doing damage like this. it's destroyed a fire truck. wayne freedman checks in from the black fire. >> first came the fire. now, an empty mountain top. waiting. for the resident it's day three of fire, and aftermath. >> it was at the top of the

hill. >> it's the area still off limits cal fire investigators sift through debris of five destroyed homes looking for clues they've not ruled out arson in this blaze. it moves fast. >> we have had spotting on the fire half a mile ahead of the main fire. >> what does that tell you? >> extreme burning conditions. >> crews have abandoned equipment, lost two engines to flames that towered 100 feet. scott gray took this photograph. >> it got to the point where i was like we've got to get out, now. >> now with most danger past they just want to get back to see it for themselves. from water valley, wayne freedman, abc7 news.

>> there is a fire mere near the southern entrance to yosemite. 20 houses have already burned it's still very bad we'll take you this for a full report coming up at 6:30. a southwest flight made an emergency landing today. sky 7 shows flight 4668. the pilot noticed a wing flap had not fully restricted. the plane did land safely. it was being checked out, the passengers were taken to another plane. >> two people injured this afternoon when a car smashed into a san francisco bar. take a look at the damage. police say the car was heading southbound when the driver

swerved into the saloon. the bmw came to a stop inside of the bar. >> it's so fast. just slammed in there. i didn't hear screeching or breaks. >> one of the customers suffered minor injuries the status of the other person is unknown police arrested the driver after finding he's wanted in sacramento for suspicion of selling marijuana. >> guard yourself. there will be picket lines near the golden gate bridge toll plaza tomorrow. carolyn tyler is live with what commuters can expect out there. carolyn? >> commuters coming across the bridge may stop to peek at the

pickets but other than that, there should be no major disruptions. workers will stop working tomorrow for a strike. it will not affect the computer that's use ferries or buss to get to san francisco. >> this is a signal if these don't get settled, then there is going to be potentially a strike that will impact commuters in the near future. >> freeways are going to be jammed. >> the district offers 3% raises each of three years but the reps say they're being asked to play #% of that into health care. they want 3.75% hikes and a half percent pay

>> 450 workers have 13 unions are impacted and the strict says the offer is fair and generous >> our deck hands make 20% more and iron workers make 10% more. >> beyond traditional labor issues, union filed charges against the district alleging unfair labor practices for pro visions in the 2012 contract. >> we had an agreement on health care that have not honored the agreement. >> no response on that from the district but representatives say they're disappointed with the strike. >> we just this morning put two

new economic proposals in front of them. neither of them were countered. >> and so that is tomorrow from 6:00 a.m to 3:30. there was a one-day walk out in 2012 that crippled ferry service. live in san francisco, abc7 news. >> thank you. >> california public utilities commission has fired a top manager after admitting the utility, and pg&e exchanged inappropriate e mails. pg&e says it's taken action against several staff members responsible for cozy e vic? >> this set of e mails has nothing to do with an explosion and another case entirely.

san bruno city officials were first to charge that regulator and utility had an unholy alliance, a too-cozy relationship, now they're saying we told you so. pg&e says it released the e mails after reviewing 65,000 e mails in two months. >> we have separated three officers from the company the e mails occur md january of last year, pg&e sent e mails to cpuc regarding assignment of an administrative law judge in a rate case that is ongoing. exchanges were between cpuc president michael peavy's chief of staff. here is some of the e mails which cpuc and utility found

inappropriate. this one, from cherry to brown, asking about the availability of a judge wong. this is a major problem, brown responded take a deep breath, i'm working on it. this e mail, any news on reassignment? brown to cherry, working on it i hope the mess is worth it. cherry, you will own me if you do. smiley face. three days later this e mail from brown to cherry. >> then this, response, thank you, thank you. in light of the e mails cpuc announce the president peavy would recuse himself from the rate proceedings and asked for, and got resignation of chief of staff, brown.

and were please. e mails they claimed showed a cozy relationship between regulator and utility. iets troubling to find months and months later is being validated. >> city officials say they won't be satisfied until an independent monitor is assigned permanently to overseas cpuc repairs. >> still ahead tonight, a south bay man being evicted from his home. and a place to find his special needs. >> bay area drag queens locked out of their facebook accounts. abc 7 sus nus is in on the phone call. clouds coming our way we might get rain this week. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment.

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he has been evicted from a house he has been living 14 years he has no idea where he's moving. >> i'll sleep on the ground fi have to. >> the landlord died and the attorney for the trust says the house to be sold. the attorney says he hasn't paid rent in four years. health issues are making it difficult to find a place to live he weighs 477 pounds and has diabetes and sleep apnea. >> you can't send him to a shelter. there is no bed for him. no bathrooms fit him. staff doesn't have liability for it. agency doesn't have the training. there is no funding. >> he does have a family. twin sons however, he would prefer not to

rely on them. >> if i have to, it would cost more to pack up my truck and live with one of my sons i'm pretty sure one would take me in. i don't want to do that. no parent wants to fall back on their kids >> his friend is willing to buy or rent a house to share, however, with both in wheelchairs and needing parking spaces the search has been difficult. >> we've spent $300 in just fuel to take randy around to look at places. ve didn't found anything. >> vicks day is tuesday >> the city of napa gave an all clear to city water users.

the city advised everyone to boil water just in case now, after 300 samples officials report the water is clean and safe. >> people face a job of cleaning up after hurricane odele downed trees and debris. about staying in temporary shelters. winds knocked out power and forecasters expect it to weaken. >> september kind of the meat of the fire season and hurricane. >> it's true. >> yes. >> as pointed out, it will weaken. what's happening here, we've got

all weather and clear skies and do expect clouds to form overnight. along the coastline, check out the view. at golden gate bridge now, blue skies with puffs of scattered clouded. 73 oakland. check out this view of the western skies these are the forecast features, low clouds, and cooler next few

days and showers possible wednesday night into thursday morning not a lot of rain but any rain will bring relief now. we've got moisture moving through northwestern mexico and into southern california. now, starting at notice high clouds move over tomorrow. meanwhile, as we resume the forecast at 8:00 wednesday morning. there could be wet spots for the commute. then, showers taper off later in the day thursday. leaving us probably a few hundredths of an inch of rainfall. low temperatures upper 50s to around 60.

highs into upper 70s to mid-80s. upper 60s on the coast. north bay highs around or just above 80 degrees on the east bay. mid to upper 70s inland east bay, mid-80s here is the accu-weather forecast. notice will be cooler next few days, high temperatures low 80s inland. there is a chance of rain wednesday night into thursday morning. we'll start to warm up for the weekend. temperatures bounce into 90s inland >> thank you. >> sure. >> stay with us for an update on the future of driverless cars in california. >> predicament they're posing tonight for the insuranc

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supporters and opponents of air b and b converged on city hall this afternoon the land use committee considered a plan to legalize home sharing the proposal could set a 90 day limit on the number of days a property could be rented per year. a controversial part is to have hosts register with the city. >> the registry would disclose on the internet. personal information about

ourselves so anyone can find out not just where we live, but when we'll be home, and not home. >> would also clamp down on residents who went out their units on air p and b. >> facebook says it will meet with members with san francisco's lgbt commute upset over a profile policy. facebook forces drag queens to use their real names, blocking accounts so they replace their stage names with legal names the company agreed to a meeting on wednesday. >> i have been deluged with e mails from people who use pseudon pseudonyms for different reasons there are social workers and therapist who's use the fake names. >> facebook is allowing

performers to use stage names on fan pages according to facebook in part to deal with cyber bullying. >> just ahead another wildfire burning near gates of yosemite. it's the third major fire to hit this town this summer. >> and some

nearly two dozen homes have been destroyed or damaged by wildfire burning near oakhurst. the fire started sunday and consumed nearly 300 acres. >> john and his family collected what they could have his home. flames fuelled by triple digits and wind raced towards the

neighborhood. nancy escaped just in time. >> i screamed "jesus help me" because it was scary. and the smoke was bad but it was the heat. >> she says flames were everywhere. >> like hell on earth. it's scary. she was able to go back. everything in the home was gone. >> we saw over a couple hours most of the neighborhoods turned to dust. >> he says it's just stuff. >> sweet little dune buggy is now six inches high. >> he's grateful everyone is okay as the community rallies

around those whose homes are gone. >> we weren't aren't ahone anymore. we have to stand together. >> it appears the new policy against isis is now in effect. u.s. war planes attacked enemy fighters south of baghdad today and on mount sinjar is the new initiative by president obama to go after isis forces whenever they may be. >> authorities in stockton announced a new arrest, a new reward and person of interest in a july bank robbery police are looking for a man who investigators say might have

dropped the suspects off at the bank. misty sing was taken hostage by three robbers that used her as a human shield now, the federal agents are offering an additional $5,000 for information leading to whoever sold or gave the suspects an unlicensed ak 47 like this one. >> people with little to no knowledge of how to manufacture firearms are able to manufacture them because of the processes that are available now. >> one suspect was arrested at the scene. police also arrested a 16-year-old boy they say took the get away car after the shootout. >> tonight record demand for the iphone 6. apple said 4 million people preordered the new iphones. it's created a backlog and many phones will not be delivered

until next month. a major victory for tesla, the stock dropped 9% today when morgan stanley said the price has risen for wrong reasons dow gained 43 >> college students are finding out how hard books can hit their wallets >> inincredible. >> yes. >> to cut costs dramatically, michael finney is here to tell us how. . >> i thought they're expensive when i went to school. now, it's just outrageous. students tell me they go to class and pray the professor won't assign too many books.

with new marketplaces you don't have to pay the highest prices >> for many, tuition, room and board are out to deplete the budget, then, on top of that, the books. . >> i remember being like, $200? that is crazy. >> she says a student here at the university of san francisco and has to buy five books and this book costs $184 or $138 for a used one. >> i have to pay for food, lunch, and tuition. so to find that money to pay for a book is kind of ridiculous. >> this book sells for $123 at the bookstore. . >> i kind of make a chart and go

to five web sites. >> she goes online in search of the deal. she finds a huge range in prices. >> one site will say this book is $100 another will say this book is $89.99 >> she finds it on amazon, one seller wants a heart stopping $598 for it. however, another seller offers a used one just $13. another web site, check.com offered a used version for $24 but then, a steal. >> perfect. >> a seller on half.com is offering this same book for just $0.75. she snaps it up. saving $100 as for that $184 communications book? she saves money another way. >> i end up renting books because it's cheaper. >> she finds it for rent on amazon and check.com for $27.

on half.com, for just $19.99. adding it up, she would have spent $500 buying new, by shopping around, nowhere near that. >> i only spent $74.23. >> many students are saving a ton of money by renting books. you have to return them. and you can't mark them up. no highlighting a rented book. to find the best prices by posted links to several marketplaces just go to abc7 news.com. click on sections tab, then select 7 on your side you'll find stories and how to contact me if you're having a problem of your own. >> books today are more expensive than tuition was when i was a kid. >> yes. yes. >> unbelievable. >> thank you. >> coming up next, the future of driverless cars in california. >> yes. why they have got the insurance industry puzzled. stay with us.

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licensed to test the cars on roadways. >> yes. taking a look into what could become a very sticky issue. that is insurance. >> google vision is that vision won't be required to drive a car. sensors will do the job. you can't buy one yet, car makers are inching closer. fares are getting smarter how do you handle insurance? >> if the car is driving itself, what are you ensuring? >> a public hearing laid out questions they never wanted to ask before. what happens when it gets old? >> sensor failed because it

started to rust out. >> the list is unending but insurance companies want to answer as many as possible because eliminating human error might be the ultimate safety feature. >> it's happening as the dmv sets strict guidelines. >> there is nothing to prevent manufacturers to test these on public roadways. and so tomorrow, those regulations are in place. >> tuesday, drivers will need a clean record. every accident gets reported to the state. insurance requirement is $5 million. for questions there is one thing certain. >> we have companies and engineers working on this technology.

>> the future is coming fast and california is at the center of it. >> tonight a follow up on a bay area horse rescue. >> how it's

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abc7 news viewers have come through in a big way. thousands of horses are starving or being sent to slaughter because of drought. one group is trying to save as many as possible. tonight an update on the response to our report. >> he i realized this is exactly the right choice. >> right after this steina is talking about her decision to adopt hank and dobbin. healthy, well trained horses that were almost killed and sold as horse meat. now, thanks to christina and her friend, the horses are living the good life in novato.

>> the women learned about the huge glut the horses that are leaving many to give up on animals >> people need to feed families or their horse. >> lucky horses end up here, this is a haven that just moved south of hollister. there are 70 rescued horses here now. monica had amazing success but struggling to pay for hey. >> $8,000 a month. >> now, as soon as viewers learned about this situation, help started to pour in. >> i got 600 e mails in 24 hours. >> monica says people are volunteering donating and sending warm words of

encouragement. some showed up at the ranch with cash, including the woman who delivers the mail. >> she gives me mail and $100 bill >> the center received $12,000 in donations and heard from lots of people looking to adopt, including ann and christina. >> it's critical people step up. and give rescues a chance. there are many that are perfect. >> the center does have a number of old horses including sammy. >> this is because phenomenal abuse horses go through. it touched a soft spot in my

heart. >> monica says it's given more determination to keep the rescue work going. >> this story changed everything for us >> she knows horses say thank you, too. >> there is a big funding event. adopt a horse or volunteer, there is a link. >> we're happeno to tell that story. >> i know. this is wonderful. >> we've got sunny skies across the bay area. stoem, sunny from top to almost bottom.

notice here in the bay area, another sunny, mild to warm day. highs mid to upper 60s next few days will be there may be light rain or showers.

good evening, i'm mike shumann. turn over penalties 16 penalties either shows this team likes discipline or perhaps, as many suggested, coach harbaugh is losing this team. collin kaepernick losing a fumble. bears defense was fading him all

night. committing 16 penalties and niners flagged 27 times for 196 yards. the call here on bolden erased a 54 yard run. penalties aren't issueed and that needs to be addressed. >> you can see as clear as day, i blocked like three people on that play. so what he saw, maybe we need to give contacts or whatever. bad call. >> individually, players and coaches and addressing it to coach it. it's, you know trying to be better for it. it's something we're working on. a >> raiders have committed to a rookie quarterback in derek car is learning on the run. defense hasn't been able to stop anyone. prime example yesterday, when a defensive end lines up at tight end, he's wide open.

this play epitomizes the problem. this pick is a 65 yard return. >> this is not the same old thing. they're so determined to get this right. >> we look bad it's frustrating because you know everything that other people say about you we're making them right. there for the team. i'm embarrassed for the fans the thing is that i'm a part of it. >> vikings running back's first court appears yens on child abuse charges have been delayed he's been indicted for reckless injury to a child, faces up to two years in prison and a fine if found guilty. he said monday he's never

intended to harm his 4-year-old by spanking him with a wooden switch and apologized vikings reinstated him today. there is late work peterson is now accused in a separate incident. his legal team denies claims, now, minnesota-based radisson hotel chain suspended sponsorship with the team. chargers antonio investigates is one hand for the grab. he had remember him? and former raider row lando maclaine for cowboys in a win over tennessee alex smith and chiefs came up short.

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