>> all of our campuses are in tact. >> once the dust and smoke are cleaned up, the superintendent expects they shuld be ready to reopen thursday. it looks okay from the old x but smoke damage on the inside likely means it won't reopen for a couple of months. >> we have no idea when the displaced students will be able the return. many of those who do may have to be bussed from out lying areas such as here in calastoga. august of those plans are being worked out as we speak.

>> all right, laura, thank you. a man is in the lake county jail. >> they say he admitted to spray painting it black and white. trying to make it look like a police daryl. >> during a daily briefing, he's suspending all escorts into the fire zone. county deputies arrested three other men yesterday for drying trying to break into homes.

take a look at what his school collected by today. and equal amount of donation hauled away yesterday. and abc 7 news angelow submitted this picture. thank you for all of your generosity. and thank you for sharing your picture with us. >> that's fantastic, people trying to help out. the fire has really taken its toll. it's been unundated with animals stranded by the fire. >> they're making room for as many animals stranded by the fire as they can. meantime, they're trying to

reunite dogs and cats with their owners. these cats were forced to evacuate from the valley fire. they're waiting for their owners to claim them, but that could take time. >> they're logs everything. >> the shelter offering free boarding to fire victims. but some won't be coming back. >> keeping her as calm as possible. >> the lake county animal shelter trying to unite 200 dogs and cans. officials are quick to dismiss a

rumor on social media. >> all the way from elsafonte with vet supplies. >> meantime, animal shelters are making room. >> two days after rain held knockdown portions of the valley fire, there's a new concern that heat and wind will threaten areas priestly knocked over by the inferno. >> this is the biggest concern here. take a look at the wibd the next 24 hours. we're going to go from a northwest wind around 9:00 p.m. to 17 miles an hour.

take a look near the next seven days. we're looking at mid 90s. it is going to be hot and dry. we're going to have to wait until the middle of nooex week to get some cooler weather in. obviously, the air cleaned out a little bit. the heat is just going to build and make it tough for those firefighters. i'll be back be a local look at the bay area weather forecast for your weekend coming up. larry? >> the fire is now 60% contained. so far, it's burned more than 70,000 acres. two men died in separate entrances when they were un able the get out of their homes.

nearly 45 money firefighters are on the front lime of that fire. et another else been burning more than a week and destroyed 3 365 homes. volunteers found it on monday while evacuating do mes ik animals. they named it fire claw because the pads of his claws were burned. his concern digs is still fragile. >> we monitor his prognosis daily. >> once fire claw is healthy, he'll be placed in a zoo or another edge casual facilely. >> police in both places say they have receive d 44 all rights.

>> prksz etaluma police will looking for a man who raped a woman in her home this afternoon. janet is live to explain what happened. >> the victim's relative tells us she was out dropping her kids off at school when she returned a friegt any knowledge situation. >> nay bors are visibly shaken. >> i can't believe it h. >> police say the rape happened in this cul-de-sac, a normally quiet suburban neighborhood. that was not the case today. police cars lining the street as

officers searched on foot with k-9. o fbls say the victim came home to find the intruder in her house. >> i was really surprised that something happened like this up in this area. it seemed a very odd and random kind of event. >> bob spagnola's hard dropped when she will your honored that the vick imcan was relative. >> yeah, they wsht home or anything else. >>. >> they used to leave their garage door open. they said this is the first time spg like this has happened. neighbors say they will take extra precautions moving forward.

>> four are under arrest for assault. a 17-year-old female was cited and released to a parent. you can see what happens. it shows a group of 49ers fans surrounding and assaulting a viking's fan. fortunate hi, he was able to walk away. >> well, even the judge says the bail is high. accused in the murder of mentally ill inmate? how soon could they be getting it of jail? that's next. >> the epa charged --

>> also the president's nominee to leave the army and how it could be a historic first for the pentagon. >> how the jail is being singled out as the best of the best. >> coming up, a spe

police arrested frank cook saunders. this happened on north san pablo avenue at 6:40 p.m. yesterday. officers used surveillance footage to help track the suspect down.

three santa clara county correctional officers accused of beating a mentally ill inmate to death. a judge set their bail at 1 $1/2 million a piece. >> reporter: tense in a moments of three yexal offices waited to see if they'll be free on bail. matthew breaker argued for keeping the men in jail. >> but the judge went the other way, setting bail at 1 $1/2 million each.

defense attorneys were relieved by the judge's decision. >> we were very grateful that the court took into consideration everything that behad to say and upheld the constitution. >> incriminating text messages between two of the tleet dvts. one of the defense attorneys offers this. >> i can tell you in the jail setting and in the emergency medical setting, people say a lot of things. so you can't take it out of context. they were left at the mercy of these officer who is had none. >> defempx attorneys are unsure if their clients are able to post bail. in san jose, chris win, abc 7 news.

>> the suspect pleaded no contest today to an earlier home invasion in dublin. matthew muller was charged with battery, robbery and assault. no contest plea is treated by the court as a plea. he did not contest the charges. he'll receive concurrent time for whatever time he gettings in sacramento in the federal case. mull beryl is expected to be charged on monday in sacramento and he'll plead not guilty, according to his lawyer. >> a man was formally charged with murder today. juan sanchez will be back in court in december.

he claimed it was an accident. his attorneys claim he should not face murder charges because they say he found the weapon and it went off accidentally. >> a drive by shooting overnight in yonkers, new york. mike nolan was shot in the head and torso. nolan may have been involved in an earlier dispute with the shooter. hefgs drafted last year as a pitcher out of oklahoma state university. >> volkswagen is being ordered to fix half a mill yn of its cars. o if i believes say volkswagen installed the devices on their cars.

the epa says volkswagen faces fines of more than $18 billion. a historic first for the pentagon. he has more than 25 years national security experience in congress and pentagon. >> the school topped more than 400 other applicants for harvard's innovations in american government award. the program will receive $100,000 to expand. the school was created to bolster educational programs. >> wow, all right. let's go back to meteorologist

with the accuweather forecast. >> behind me is a bright, sunny sky. still enough of a breeze even though temperatures are up a good five to ten degrees. this gives you a pretty good indication of what's coming. fog is nowhere to be found along our coastline >> 77 in mountain view. you're at 64 degrees. temperatures, so far, have gotten to the upper 60s to the upper 80s.

we're looking at cooler conditions midweek. if you do have out door plans, expect hot days this upcoming weekend. how hot? saturday, let's take a look. not at the coast. coastal highs will remain on the high side. if you're not one who really likes the hot weather, just hang in there. >> upper 40s to the mid 50s. and then, for the afternoon, for your saturday, 90 degrees in the south bay in san jose.

76 in daly city, 80 degrees in downtown san francisco. you're looking at 92 now, 86, oakland. as you look at the raider's forecast, it's not going to be exactly football weather. it's going to be a warm day. mid 80s to low 90s. make sure you have your sun scream and plenty of water. i'm getting so checked up by this heat. and then as behead towards tuesday, wednesday, it's gingrich to be much more comfortable. fall begins on wednesday.

people on social media are asking is this the last of the heat since it's the last weekend of summer? not quite. here, in the bay area, we get some pretty warm weather. so we're not done with the hot weather just yet. at least if you followed the typical pattern. >> i don't think we're done with the allergieallergies, either. >> beating the high cost of college. coming up at

as you may know, san francisco's real estate market is higher than ever. this home on fourth avenue sold for nearly $1.6 million this week. back if april, police found items stacked floor to ceiling,

including a woman's mummified corpse. she died several years ago and the woman kept living in the house. even intense cleaning could not quite get rid of the moldy smell. >> wow. all smoke. we're getting an incredible look right after the fire started saturday afternoon. and then went up the hill for a better look. she says that everything you see is smoke. it's incredible. she says her house is okay. she's okay. but she stimhasn't been able to go home. >> it's friday. that heens free stuff is about to be given away. >> this is really nice. only for victims in the

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. >> i'm alma dates. coming up new at 6:00. back to school again. today's return to class for some fire students and why it was so important. >> a teenager that's drawn lots of attention. the 16-year-old gives his side of the story. all of that plus much more coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> i'll see you in half an hour. pallontologists made an amazing discovery in scott's valley. >> take a look at the nearly intact skeleton of a whale that could be up to 4 million years old. the final has hot potential for discovery. scientists were called in. they said on september 4th, they found the first fossil and continued to uncover the rest.

>> scientists say it's not unusual to find whale fossils on a hill. they believe their discovery can teach you about the evolution of whales. >> artists from all over the world from may sdwror marathons. >> this event is taking place all around the district. and, unlike graffiti taggers, these street artists have permission to spray paint. >> it takes a village. it's a win-win for everybody. >> the more than 15,000 people are expected to participate in this three-day painting event. >> a lot of talent right there. >> "world news tonight" is up next. >> thanks so much for inviting

us in your home tonight. have a good evening. tonight, donald trump under fire at this hour. you will hear what one of his supporters said about muslims and the president. and trump's response causing an uproar. hillary clinton wasting no time. tonight, judge for yourself. the outrage tonight. this moment recorded on video. the police officer, the baton. >> he's just a kid. >> and then the takedown. outrage on both sides. we have breaking news tonight in the case of baby doe, followed by tens of millions. the toddler now has a name, and what we know about her mother. we'll take you to the news conference. the air scare. more than a dozen passengers injured after their plane hits severe turbulence. and an abc news exclusive. the two high school football players, and that moment on the field. blindsiding the ref. did someone tell them to do it? the players right here tonight.