burns, whose sister-in-law says he may have been asleep as the fire came racing toward his family's recycling yard. let's turn to our reporters in the field now, and janet, you spoke today to a friend of bruce burns. >> reporter: yeah. his friend said he was indeed at the recycling center when they last spoke. he tells us tonight why his friend do not escape the fire, and why he feels like he's partly to blame. >> he was a beautiful man. he was kind hearted. do anything for anyone. >> reporter: dave clark is not only mourning the death of his friend, but is feeling deep guilt for not being able to do more to save his life. >> he didn't make it out. and my heart hurts because i was right there, by it. i had to make the decision to go to my grandkids and evacuate them. >> reporter: clark says by the time he tried to go back to help, the roads were blocked.

burns' body was found yesterday. clark says burns was having car trouble and couldn't make it out. he says his friend is usually at church on saturdays. that is the day the fire broke out. >> in a bad spot. >> reporter: clark says he's seen so much hoff within the community. clark is one of the many waiting to be escorted to go back home for the first time. >> we tried three times yesterday. >> reporter: the program has been suspended as of yesterday afternoon. resources now diverted at the scene of the fire and here, at the evacuation center. he had friends that were able to give him reassurance. >> a friend took a picture of our place to let us know the homes were still there. >> reporter: those were able to go back say they can rest easier knowing their family is standing guard. >> very lucky. we didn't know anything about

our house until we saw it. we're just fortunate to have our animals there, and our house is standing. >> reporter: it's been an emotional roller coaster to say the least. officials have been trying to keep people informed. a community meeting behind us started about an hour ago. people have a lot of questions tonight and hopefully they're getting answers. live here in calistoga, janet oh, abc7 news. frustration is growing throughout the fire area. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has that part of the coverage from middleton. so much loss for many people there. >> reporter: absolutely. and most residents have not been allowed back to this area, you can see why. there is so much destruction here with a tremendous amount of difference just from one side of the street to another on my left side, a home demolished and across the street, it appears

this house was untouched by the fire. one of the greatest symbols of the american dream is still standing here. the home behind it is in ashes. >> our faith gives us strength to get over these tough times. >> reporter: the pastor has been offering words of wisdom to those who lost much. and prayers of gratitude where some have within in despair. that includes middleton's united methodist church. >> it survived the 1918 fire that took out all of downtown. so 97 years later it survived. >> reporter: firefighters are going home to home to make sure there are no flare ups. they're also putting out hot spots, like the one in this tree. most are thankful. the law enforcement escorted out one individual they say became verbally combative, in part saying more homes should have been saved. a much-different scenario from

the largely faith-driven community that seems to have taken this monumental loss if stride. >> there is a big indian background here, urban hot springs is here. it's a spiritually based community. >> reporter: the supply store is open to the few residents who are here. >> all churches are still intact. >> do you think there is something to that? >> it could be. >> reporter: people are pulling together. once all are let back in, recovery and rebuilding will likely continue for some time. and again, despite the massive destruction, here, all churches spared, unfortunately the same was not true for a church in cobb and another church in hidden valley that did not survive the fire. abc7 news. melanie, thank you. there is no word on when those who lost their homes will be able to return. they're not recommended, we did

find one woman who stayed and is still there tonight. laura anthony is live with that part of the story from cobb mountain. laura? >> reporter: well, it has been difficult for those who lost everything, it's been tough on those whose homes survived. this woman told us she never got an evacuation order but stayed at her house throughout, only going outside to put water on it since saturday. >> she lopped it around, and down, back up. got the homes in there. >> reporter: dana has been at home alone, six days. ever since the valley fire came roaring up the hill behind her house. >> the response was that. accrue to making the fire go all the way through. just, just doing the fire lines. >> reporter: she says no one told her to evacuate and she couldn't because she doesn't

have a car. she's just waiting it out. she, and her dogs. >> i feel very, very blessed. i'm probably going to sell after this, but yes. very blessed. >> reporter: the clean up effort is just beginning. much of it focused on clearing thousands of fallen and dangerous trees. still, the process of allowing residents to see what is left is a ways off. >> it may look like the fire is out because there is no smoke and flames but potential of a hot ember from wind ignited on the other side of the line, that is what we don't want to do. >> reporter: there was some concern today about gusty winds, but so far we have not seen any of that. it's been very calm. we have seen a lot of helicopters today, along with

fire crews on the ground. they're trying to douse all of the hot spots that might remain that is despite the rain. in lake county, laura anthony, abc7 news. now turning to the butte fire, for the first time in a week, most evacuations were lifted today. the fire burned 70,000 acres and now 49% contained. only two areas are still under mandatory evacuation orders. inside of the fire perimeter and south of the calaveras river. after 24 hours, take a look at what greeted santa clara county firefighters. neighbors lining the streets, cheering them on, and holding up signs, thanking them. the battalion chief says it feel goods to see you're able to save a home. michael finney has been helping people in any way he

can. >> today he was able to bring relief to some exhausted evacuees and he is live with that. michael? >> reporter: good afternoon, we set up the 7 on your side pop up around noon today, helping dozens of people ever since. with all kinds of problems, their telephone, finding them a place to sleep. making sure they're not being ripped off, and then, finally, just a mattress. walking through the fair grounds, the need is around you. a lot of people came up and were talking. >> older people need mattresses on top of cots. >> she tells me a group of older evacuees are having trouble sleeping. the cots are a bit hard. >> would blow up mattresses help you? >> yes. so much, i can't tell you. >> okay. >> maybe you can -- >> let me see what i can do.

>> as it turned out, there aren't many left, however, we found two in calistoga. and a guy named fred at ace hardware held on to them for me. he helped me load them into the car and we went to work blowing up mattresses then carried them through. and got them to those who need it. >> oh, my goodness. >> brought a smile and tonight, hopefully relief for the back. and also, a few tears. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. you're welcome. i'm glad to help. glad it worked out for you. okay. hopefully your back will be better tomorrow. huh? >> yes. >> it is tough life up here. we're seeing how many people are showing up and working. to make life better, but it's still really tough. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> tough, you make it easier for them. good job. >> thank you, michael.

>> following up on give where you live fund raising hot line, thanks to you, 7 on your side and michael finney collected almost $60,000 for the red cross. >> the money will provide disaster relief for people affected by the fires across the west. >> there are several ways to contribute. go to abc7news.com or text red cross to 90999 to instantly give $ten. >> that easy. still ahead here tonight, free speech versus hate speech on uc campuses. and one group that has been left out of the equation. a timely new coca-cola marketing campaign. you're going to hear from critic who's say the company is doing little more than pandering. and i talked to a bay area man who will play a prominent

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the uc regent as band onned plans for a policy on tolerance. some critics say it was meaningless but carolyn says others believes it would stifle speech.

>> reporter: today, uc regents tried to walk the line between concerns about censorship and those who want a policy against hate speech and bias. the draft they debated condemned intolerance on all campuses including violence, harassment, hate speech and language. students on the cal campus say they don't feel there is a problem here. >> walking through sprouts, people are expressing themselves. >> people tend to be willing to listen to other peoples' opinions. >> i feel welcomed on campus. >> the regents heard complaints their proposed changes don't do enough. one professionor of ethic studies says he gets anti-muslim reactions. hate e-mails after posting about the muslim boy arrested in texas

this week after his clock was mistaken for a bomb. he says the university should not be a place where any topic is off limits. >> what defines acceptable and unacceptable speech on college campuses? how can we make sure tolerance is not unpopular position? >> the regents formed a committee to take another crack at drafting a policy. san fan police are hoping someone comes forward seven years to the day after a 23-year-old was killed while riding his bike to work. jordan mckay at 15th avenue and cabrillo street. he was trying to fight off people who were trying to stole his bicycle. they shot him. >> he gave love in a way that

was deep and beautiful. and it seems so wrong. for someone so loving to have ended on a street in the way his life enned. >> the police department is offering a $75,000 reward for information. caltrans received approval to blow up one of the spheres from the eastern span of the bay bridge. it is the longest of all of the support tiers extended into the bay. so instead, caltrans will set charges on its own. they will bring any debris that might be left. we'll use a crane.

>> the implosion is set for november 7th. san francisco could be the next city to install a memorial for women forced into sexual slavery during world war ii. today, an 87-year-old told about being taken from korea by men serving in the imperial japanese army. only a handful of so called comfort women are still alive. human rights advocates want to honor them with memorials around the world. some leaders of the japanese american community worry about the repercussions. >> there are people with japanese background, we want to be cautious it doesn't affect the elders in the community. they're very concerned about this. >> the board is expected to vote next week. let's focus on the weather forecast. is it going to warm up again.

>> summer is finding down. we're getting strange weather patterns. no more rain today, no chill in the air, temperatures moving in the opposite direction from chill. sunny skies near the coastline. and storm totals, notice over an inch and a half of rain up at mount st. helena. most locations south bay and over the east bay had no so most of the activity is confined to the north bay. low clouds near the coastline. 53 degrees in san francisco. mountain view. 73. 75 in morgan hill. 59 in half moon bay. here is the view from our santa cruz camera over the beach. 73 in napa. 79 in fairfield and livermore,

concord, 78. blue skies over the bay. looking south ward from our south beach camera here in downtown san francisco, these forecast features, sunny, warmer tomorrow, heat spikes over the weekend. saturday through monday, but cooler weather settles in mid week next week just as fall arrives. satellite radar this is not satellite yet, this is our winter outlook from the prediction center indicating expectation of drier than normal weather. let's see what we can expect here in california. a reasonable probability of weather here trending wetter. now, we get a ridge of high pressure keeping conditions dry throughout the weekend and contribute to the big warm up just mentioned. temperatures are soaring in

spots. starting tomorrow, warm up gets into high gear, high temperatures into upper 80s, saturday, we'll see mid to upper 90s inland. by sunday, high temperatures reach, or exceed, 100 degrees into warmest spots, low to mid-90s around the bay and now, temperatures at a moderate range overnight. tomorrow, sunny skies with highs in the south bay that are in the mild range. about 81 in san jose. and about 70 degrees downtown san francisco tomorrow, north bay, highs inland valleys low to mid-80s, east bay, about 75 in oakland. inland east bay, a range from the mid to upper 80s. here is the accu-weather forecast. and a wave of heat but not quite

a heat wave. temperatures start to moderate. i know, tuesday, and wednesday, marking the beginning of fall. it will be nice with temperatures in a cooler range. >> thank you. >> just ahead we're going to do whale watching. >> one

a bay area man will play a big role in the ceremony for father junipero sarah next week. he will be carrying the relic of father sarah to the altar where the pope will hold mass. he founded nine of california's 22 missions. he says the moment will be surreal. >> it's a jazz moment for me. i've been working for this since 1978. 37 years i've been assisting and promoting father sarah's cause. >> details of the ceremony are still being finalized but he says there will be three rehearsals to make sure everything goes smoothly. and i'll be in washington to cover the first leg of the pope's visit. >> be sure to watch the coverage then. the town of sandhya cruz is buzzing after several hump back

whales made a rare appearance close to shore this morning a giant hump back breeched a few times. this is nothing like the show yesterday. >> it was really close to shore and it was amazing. >> to see the whale that close was outstanding. like nothing i've seen before. >> this is so amazing. hardly anything like that happens. >> it's hard to know where they're going next but a amateur says probably looking for food. if you're lucky, you'll see whales, that is remarkable. >> it is. more still to come tonight at 6:00. just ahead a family tells us what it was like to be in an 8.3 earthquake.

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by after shocks now. a million people fled their homes. ten are confirmed dead after that quake that hit in the northern part of the country. why some say the timing could not be worse. >> there are 9500 chileans living in the bay area, many are getting ready for chile's independence day tomorrow. >> in the mission, known for fresh dough. it's the busiest time of the year. chilean independence is tomorrow, customers are placing

orders to celebrate. >> epanadas and wine. >> they're talking about the big one. her aunt and cousin are back in chile. >> they have not been through this. i talked to them via skype. i skyped with one family. a 7-year-old felt her bedroom shake yesterday. scared for her brothers and parents, they met and hear married in san francisco 20 years ago. she says her mind went back to sf. she felt the 89 quake hit. >> i remember i was at a volleyball tournament inside of the gym and have that shake. it was scary. >> the family just moved to

santiago to build a church. >> an older man lost everything. there are places without electricity or water. >> they have a message for friends tonight. >> keep us in our prayers, your prayers. there is stel shaking and pray for people that are hurting right now. >> reporter: the crescent city on the north coast of california got a ten inch wave. san diego got about five inches. santa cruz got little or no wave activity but a three-foot wave was reported in hawaii. a tsunami warning remains in affect in southern california. a kidnap victim and her boyfriend are suing the city of

vallejo after police there accused them of making up a crime. the claim says he was interrogated as a murder suspect for 18 hours after huskins was freed, police maintain it was a hoax. >> their lives have been derailed as a result of this. and it has prevented them from moving forward in their careers and personal lives. >> both say their reputations have been harmed and say the police did not investigate claims she was raped. a second investigation left the fbi to make an arrest. vallejo official dz not want to comment about the lawsuit. today, contra costa county announced plans to test 2400 backlogged rape kits. the district attorney received nearly $2 million to test the kits. officials say the money will be used to generate dna evidence to

help solve sexual assault cases. and thousands of rape kits were sitting on shelf as cross the bay area. three young men from sacramento who stopped a terrorist attack got a personal thank you from the president today. the commander in chief welcomed to the white house, shook their hands and said thanks to the childhood friends. the president said they represent the best of america. the three men received medals at the pentagon today for their heroic acts. >> it looks like we're going to pay record low interest rates for a little while longer. the federal reserve decided the economy is not ready yet. unemployment is low. and inflation, they say is too low. businesses still can't risk raising their prices to cover the cost of higher rates.

>> you can bet interest rates will be going up, now, it's just a question of are they going up next month? or three months from now? >> wall street apparently didn't know how to take this news. the dow jones was up nearly 200 points before closing 65 points in the red. to kick off hispanic heritage month, coca-cola released an ad to celebrate hispanic family names. the ad has been playing on social media and now getting criticism. they call the campaign his-pandering. >> there is a legacy that comes with the name. . >> i love the name rodriguez. when i consider my name, i think of my father. >> coca-cola made a short film to highlight a few hispanic families and their last names, then, a bright red coke van

comes through and passes out cans bearing the names. >> some groups say coke goes too far. >> more and more, it's turning into some extended marketing free for all. and you know people see through that. >> reporter: these particular coke cans, used only in this ad come with a temporary tattoo to be displayed on the body. . >> i think it's stereo typical. >> years ago, tattoos on the neck were associated with gang members. coca-cola said this year's program focuses on the power of family, culture and community, bringing people together in celebration of their heritage and unique family stories. we went around san francisco's mission district asking people to watch the ad and give us

their opinion. >> there is a lot of pride like i saw in the commercial. why not? >> a ploy to exploit. >> there is a link to order bottle was any hispanic last name for $5 each. in san francisco, lyann lyanne melendez,

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this week, we've been meeting good people chased from their homes but that deadly valley fire. >> many are living in a growing tent city. >> michael finney spent the day in calistoga, offering help with the transition here. michael, you have seen a lot and talked to a lot of people. >> i said life is rough up here, here is the proof. gary is from cobb right? what happened up there? >> well, i was just going to work and left my house and i

turned down the road. there is a barn on fire. and then i went to a friend's house and the school said the fire was moving very quickly. >> so you can't get home, right? >> no. i can't. >> is your home okay? >> i don't know. >> where have you been sleeping? >> in my van in the parking lot. >> that is tough. >> it is what it is. >> we've been doing outreach around here. and have got you a room. good people at mountain hotel and spa have a room for you. she'll get you hooked up and a nice shower, huh? >> thank you. >> i want to talk about what is going to happen next. we're going to see a lot of

scams, right? >> yes. you're going to see conartist going door to door. >> charity scams? are you seeing a lot? >> about now, is when they start popping up. crowd funding sites, ask questions and make sure the money is going to the right people. >> where you want it to go. >> jared wise has been helping people. appreciate your time. we're going to be here for a few minutes if you're watching and need help, please drop by. >> great work michael, thanks. >> firefighters from napa and san francisco joined the effort today, like christmas for the kids at the evacuation center. some lost everything. firefighters brought toys too cheer them up. >> this is great.

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breast implants have become common but more and more, we're seeing a significant number of women to reverse those options. >> i was kind of convinced to do it by an old boyfriend. >> francis, who asked us to conceal her identity received silicone breast implants a decade ago. as an emergency responder she decided to make a change when one implant began to deflate. >> i knew that i can't want

anything foreign in my body. >> instead, plastic surgeon talked about removing the implant and rebuilding from her breast. >> they can kill two birds with one stone. >> first, surgeons remove fat with liposuction, typically reducing the waist line. the fat is then pure ifiepurifi. she says the purified fat cells will survive when transferred. next, removing the implant, then raise was a lift procedure, finally, she layers where they'll graft and become living fat tissue. >> now, there are lots of fat

cells that are living now and will live with her forever, gain weight and lose with her over time. >> the procedure give her a look that is roughly a cup size smaller. >> perfect size. >> with promise of moving forward with no more surgeries. and the doctor says the transfers can be combined with implantable scaffolds to give a lifted look as well. >> let's update the forecast. changing again. >> yes. spencer christian is here with what is ahead. >> right now we're looking at live doppler 7 hd. tomorrow, looking for warm conditions, but not hot. 84 in los angeles, 101 in palm springs. after a clear cool overnight, sunny skies with highs ranging from upper 60s to 70s on the

coast. and here is the accu-weather forecast. notice how warm it's going to be on sunday. highs up to or above 100 degrees. and further cooling tuesday, then, wednesday, coolest day of the period will be the first day of fall. >> it's working in concert. >> yes. >> perfect. >> thank you. >> okay. >> lots to talk about in sports. >> yes. hairy? >> sunday raiders game going to be boiling. >> yes. >> an

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many -- tomsule. he put together a staff to overhaul the niner offense. the focus is putting together an uptempo attack. the niners gave him a game ball after the win over minnesota monday night and collin kaepernick says they've responded to their head coach. >> he pulled everything together, brought the coaching staff together and set the tone for the team as far as mentality and the vibe in this building. and that shows great form. >> smiles when you win. after being destroyed in their opener, raiders looking for a big bounce back. expectations so high heading into the season that the raiders were down 33-0 before putting up a couple garbage time league

touchdowns. >> i think every week is important. you know? i know the media cycles you know? you get, you know, the build up of one being more important but they're all important. you know? at the end of the year you stha is really important and it wasn't built up that way. >> long before steph occury was crowned mvp he was a lightly recruited point guard at davidson college. today he went back with larry. this larry trophy. this larry doesn't get to go anywhere, dan. the trophy has been on a world tour since warriors captured the title in june. i mean, ama is going to visit the pope next week and this larry will be right here. >> you'll work and you'll like it. >> the first shot in the new gym under construction and he

knocked it down. >> and knowledge of what you're trying to accomplish. so, i think that kind of relates to whatever you're doing. so for me, in basketball, and in -- it's about visualizing whether you write it down, what your goals are, get lost in the process of the day-to-day grind. >> a's wrapped up a four-game series leaving feeling good about themselves after a come back. oh, plenty of good seats available in chicago this afternoon. two on for billy butler. he had it, it's a three run homer. the ball popped out of his glove. i got it. i got it. and there, the top of the wall.

and he gets the come backer, with a double play, then strikes out gordon beckham to end it here. good to see doolittle back. a's win 4-2. just two tournaments remain, british open from the bunker on 15 for eagle. three under 68. he's seven back of leader jason day that is also for eagle. if you can believe those 2, 5 under, five back suspended due to weather. >> those are fun.

>> yes. >> flu season is upons. should you try to get a blue shot this year? >> then, at 11:00, donald trump is back on the campaign trail after the g.o.p. debate. what he didn't say tonight that is raising eye brows. >> tonight we have grey's anatomy, scandal, and stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. >> it is jimmy kim yil live. >> that is this edition of abc7 news at 6:00. we appreciate your time. >> from the entire abc7 news team, have a great evening.

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