explains that many returning homeowner could not believe what they found. >> we did not deserve this. >> a homecoming star that they never wanted, devastation of the clayton fire up close. >> i have nothing left. it is all destroyed. >> the lower lake home and seven rental cottages burns to the ground and a wall flames sent them running for their lives. i was lucky i got my chicken and dog but looking for my three cats. >> their able repair shop is all that is standing. adown the street, wayne is remembering what was. >> it is like watching the titanic go down. a victorian built in 1887, now in ashs, and a garden statue is all that is left. here is it from before the fire from google, and today it is not

recognizable. i have $285,000 insurance to put back in and i don't know how much house it will buy. atim is returning home after sleep slow nights in an evacuation shelter. his house and the avenues neighborhood is standing. all the fire came this way. we could see the flames off the back porch. >> others were not so lucky. the couple now is starting over. >> we just now are feeling the blessings of what we worked our tails off to have. now we have no home. >> it is not known when police will allow others back into the neighborhood. it is not safe right now. full containment is expected this weekend. >> feel more families like that. lucky supermarkets is teaming up with the red cross to raise money for fire relief efforts. you can make cash donation at any 12 lucky stores in the north

bay and ukiah. it is tax deductible and you will get a receipt. if you want to which see stores participate go to abc7news.com. >> you can make a donation to the lake county wildlife relief fund led by north cost opportunities and the mendolake credit union. >> this afternoon the map accused of intentionally set the fire is scheduled to appear in court. damin anthony pashilk is facing 17 counts of arson in connection with several fires in lake county. including the most recent, clayton fire. the 40-year-old is in court at 1:00 in lake port. he was a construction worker in san francisco at one point. his cousin said he is not surprised by the arrest. >> a person, like, to think someone could do that... >> a source with the department of corrections tell us that pashilk learned to be a

firefighter working as an inmate firefighter in 2007. >> we are tracking the state of emergency in southern california. the blue cut fire has exploded to 18,000 acres in less then a day. jessica castro has the tens of thousands of evacuations. >> the blue cut fire has exploded in size since yesterday. firefighters overnight tried to get a handle on it. the weather conditions are not helping. dry brush and wind are hampering the effort. the wild four burned 18,000 acres. that would be half of the size of the city of san francisco. it is burning near the 15 freeway, the main highway connecting los angeles to las vegas. more than 82,000 people have been forced from their homes. >> last time i heard, they were being evacuated and have not heard from them since. all the fire is moving fast.

governor brown has declareed san bernadino county in a state of message. already, whoms and businesses are destroyed including a historic diner and church. resources are sent down there. it was 30% containment -- it was at zero percent containment last check. a firefight is still ahead the we will have updates through the morning as we get new information. >> we are tracking both of the fires if you download the free app we will send you breaking information by enabling push alerts to get the updates. >> in hayward, police are investigating a reported shooting with officers using a metal detector in the front yard of a home. this is near florida street and dawson lane. we made calls to department to find out the condition of the condition and any word on a suspect. we will let you know as we get more information. >> a big mess at a recording studio in san jose a car crash

as they start a fire while munitions were inside the build ing. matt keller is near west san carlos street and lincoln avenue. matt? >> good morning, we have a contractor here and he is keeping an eye on the building and is waiting for a fence to arrive because they want to keep people away. they are concerned about the facade fall on the sidewalk below. the fire started when a pickup truck crashed into the side of the building near lincoln avenue. when the truck hit meter gas then escaped and spread spreading across the roof of a building with a music recording and tattoo parlor. musicians who were practices were in the building. >> it came through our door saying there was a fire and we are like, what? what? we did not know if he was serious. we fold him out took what we could grab, got out and sure

enough you could see smoke piling up the side. >> everyone was able to get out safely. a person would went inside this morning said the biggest issue was the water damage, some equipment was damaged. the male driver and female passenger does not appear to be injured. there is no word in the driver will face any charges. >> san leandro police need your help to catch a predator before he strikes. official say he tried to kidnap three different women. take a look, do you recognize anything from the southfield? a man is alongside his car, and the details are tough to make out. a woman said that man attacked her along washington eve on july 28. >> he immediately pepper sprayed her and she got overwhelmed and fell to the ground. he grabbed her by the ankles and dad her down the sidewalk. a good samaritan stopped that attack. this is a police sketch of the

suspect. he is described as african-american, with glasses and goatee and 5' 10" and this is the car he is described to have 2014 silver nissan. >> we hear from a man who was brutally beaten as a business in the castro district. he was beaten so badly that his fractured jaw needed to be reattached to his skull. he was attacked at bar on market street called the cafe and he thinks it could be asked because he asked someone to leave the bar where he works. >> silicon valley news that is big: massive layoffs are coming to cisco according to a technical news site reporting that the san jose-based cisco will lay off 14,000 workers almost 20% of the global workforce. it reflects hard time in the pc industry. cisco is transitioning from hard to software.

microsoft and h.p. and intoll all have announced plans to cut tens of thousands of employees. >> happy hump day. golden gate bridge shows fog is starting to is the down on the bridge. it will be foggy as we head through the morning. wind are 12 gusting up to 20 miles per hour through angel island so early ferry riders fought is misty as yesterday. but it is almost as breezy. the north bay shows the temperatures the cool of the at bodega bay at 50 and calistoga at 51 and mill valley is 52 and everyone else is 54 to 55 degrees and warm spots, in lafayette and brentwood and tracy up to 62. redwood city is 58 and alameda at 56. if you are in san francisco, 54 degrees. watch the numbers and the colors, from green in the 60s today, to red in the 90s, 98

today in antioch, 93 in concord, and 73 in richmond and oakland. green will make a march toward the east as the highs are dipping tomorrow and they keep changing even though slightly on friday. we have a cooling trend on our hand. if you have weekend plans, let me show you the forecast. i will have the latest numbers next. alexis has the commute? >> i am looking at the bay bridge toll plaza where we are still okay for another hour or so. light volumes right now. knoxally we get metering lights on around 5:30. wide on and all lanes are fast track and cash and car tool all okay. in san jose, we had an overnight problem, potential d.u.i. crash. a couple of vehicles are involved northbound 101 on tully road. we talked to c.h.p. and all lanes are clear. they had to extricate someone but the scene is clear a short time ago. ten minutes ago i mentioned the crash on southbound 280, the

off-ramp to mission street and san jose in south san francisco was closed and that just reopened. we are clear on the boards and we have mass transit notes to pass language. i do that in continue -- ten minutes. >> on mission in san francisco we have good news. the board is relaxing the red carpet lanes. the board decided to eliminate the forced right turn at 22nd and 26th street yesterday. it eased the row strikes for taxis turning last at 21st. it forced drives to return right every few blocks and they were intended to speed up traffic along the 50 thoroughfare but, instead, led to numerous complains from drivers and businesses. >> political shakeup next and who donald trump kicked off the campaign and the important information he is expected to receive today. >> the critics have, forren, the reviews for the

>> novato, oakland, sunnyvale, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> donald trump is overhauling his campaign leadership. again. he is naming a new campaign c.e.o. and manager. this is the second shakeup in the past two months. cofounder of breitbart news will be his campaign c.e.o. and senior advisor is a new campaign manager. while speaking in wisconsin he made a pitch to

african-americans. >> i am asking for the vote of every african-american citizen struggling in our country today who wants a different and much better future. >> hillary clinton in pennsylvania talking about donald trump's recklessness. >> it is not just that he doesn't know what he is talking about, that bad enough, as joe biden said, but what he often says, hurts us, it sends the wrong message to friend and foe alike. >> hillary clinton talk about not trusting donald trump's national security which may have been a planned strategy as he gets the first intelligence briefing from the f.b.i. today. the polling numbers show hillary clinton with strong leads in two key swing states. first, a university poll shows hillary clinton leading donald trump in florida 48 to 39% among likely voters and "washington post" poll shows the democrat has a commanding lead in

virginia, up by 14 points among registered voters there and 52 to 38%. and eight points up among likely voters 51 to 43%. >> six kids are recovering after an electric shop at an amusement park getting off a ride at ocean beach park in connecticut and felt a tingling sensation. one of the boys had burns on the palms of his hand and the other kid suffered minor injuries. police say the ride operator was shocked when he turned off the ride. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the lookal shop. >> in louisiana flood waters are receding as tens of thousands of homeowners begin the task of cleaning up. 11 people were killed in the terrible rain and flooding in southeast louisiana. more than 30,000 people had to be rescued. governor edwards said the state does not know how many are missing saying 40,000 homes have been impacted to varying degrees

and the red cross said it is likely to be the worst natural disaster since super storm sandy topping $1 billion in damages. >> my flood insurance and any disaster relief we can get, anything to help us out, we just bought to house four months ago. >> relief is coming in including from singer taylor southwest announcing she is donated $1 million to flood relief efforts in louisiana. >> now, a check of weather with mike nicco this morning at 4:46. are you tracking anything in louisiana? any help coming? >> some help. they are going to get a break for a while. but during the summer you could get pop-up thunderstorms the closer you are to the gulf that could aggravate the situation but it will not be widespread like there. no devastation like that returning. good morning, everyone, a look from south beach you can see the bay bridge as you head a little more to the east the top starting to get cut off. high pressure come protecting the marine layer down to 1,500'

and a lot of the inland neighbors not seeing cloud cover. sunshine today, the warmest this week, and, just today, increasing clouds and we will get more drizzle as the marine laser coming back and a cooling effect will be felt gradually all the way through the weekend. now, the small craft advisory shows it is similar, right? this is the same time, 3:00, this afternoon, until 9:00 with all the areas shading. small craft advisory definition by the national weather service is 24-38 miles per hour wind. it will be faster. this afternoon than this morning around 12 to 20. in san jose we are warmer-than-average, 85 togethers, sunnyvale is 80. gilroy and los gatos and morgan hill, 30 with 90. for the peninsula, strong sun shine, 75 at san mateo, milbrae is a cool spot on the peninsula at 71 and pacifica is 59, and palo alto and mountain view hitting 80. the cooling breezes keep downtown at 66.

that is a warm spot. the marina, cool spot at 59. daly city follow suit. through the north by we will have temperatures running from 77 in vallejo and 79 in san rafael, like yesterday. the breezes are the same. we hit 84 in novato and santa rosa at 85. along the east bay shore, average afternoon with oakland at 73 degrees and san leandro at 74. inland, boy, it will be hard not to turn the air condition on, 91 in san ramon and 98 in antioch. my seven-day outlook shows when we get to saturday, we are anywhere from 5-10 degrees cooler with more clouds and drizzle in the morning. alexis? >> we are okay. it is still early. but we have fairly light volume southbound 680 through the east bay from walnut creek area. the tail lights are going in the busy direction, southbound. in major issues. so for. a significant mass transit note:

starting today they will do some power cable work on the bart lines between south hayward and fremont stations so they will have to do system tracking on monday through friday, 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. each weekday. this will last all way through september 9. it could cause you a 20-30-minute delay normally you safe during the midday commute but certainly want to keep that in mind. it will last the next few weeks. a minor issue on the roads not on 238 to northbound 880 a report of someone hitting a deer and it sounds like the deer and the vehicle are on the shoulder. we will look at the central valley coming up ahead. >> lyft is delivering supplies to students across oakland with 80 drivers loading up their cars with 4,500 backpacks, volunteers take them to 80 schools in the oakland area starting at 9:00 this morning. they teaming up with oakland fund to make it happen.

>> santa clara county is about to spend $250,000 million on inmates with detail on the move to improve their quality life. >> this is not a deleted scene from "finding dory," bizarre deep-sea creature that has everyone talking. but, first, techbytes. >> today, samsung's smartphone is a hit, the "wall street journal" is calling it the best droid phone she has ever tested. "usa today" said that it poses a noteworthy challenge to the iphone and is released on friday. >> a fleet of self driving cars be rolled out by ford as a ride hailing service and is testing hybrids if three states with the idea to eliminate the steering wheel and pedals. >> mcdonald's is promoting fitness with technology. they giving away the colorful activity trackers in happy meals

for the next few weeks saying the wristbands are part of the effort to get kids active. >> those are

while i was on a combat patrol my c in baqubah, iraq,nned out. a rocket-propelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. when i came home, i felt alone. my family was around me, but i couldn't talk to them about what i'd seen and what i'd done. i remember just thinking, man, the way i am right now, i don't want to live. i was discharged from the army, and i've been working with

the wounded warrior project since 2007. warriors don't have to be severely wounded to be with the wounded warrior project. we do have a lot of guys that have post-traumatic stress disorder. being able to share your story, i guess it kind of helps you wrap your mind around what did happen over there. just because you've left the military doesn't mean your life is over, because when these guys are coming home, i'm kind of leading and training them, instead of for combat, i'm leading and training them to heal. and if i come away with anything from the wounded warrior project, it's them giving my life back. my name is norbie, and yes, i do suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, but i'm okay. the abc7 news app, on the go, on your schedule. news that lives where you live. >> learning behind bars. starting next month, santa clara jail inmates can earn college credit while they are serving time. san jose state university will offer classes at the main jail in downtown san jose and the

correctional facility in milpitas. supervisors voted to spend $325,000 on the program. the classes will last 12 weeks accommodating 60 inmates per course the they will learn criminal justice, counselling studies and english. >> happening today, contra costa county "meals on wheels" for seniors is dropping off the five million subsidized meal in the east bay. in a few hours from now, the co-founder of the program will deliver the meal, meals on wheel ed starts 26 years ago in 1990. >> 49ers home of levi stadium is turning into a gold mine for the city of santa clara. the city enjoyed a profit of $3.8 million the past fiscal year. the santa clara city observer reports that an audit shows the debt is being paid off faster than expected. we will open up the weather

window on 680 at walnut creek, it is clear. this is one of the areas that will be warmest, 94 today up a degree from yesterday at 93 and san jose is at 5, three degrees warmer and oakland is 73, and san rafael from 75 yesterday to 79 today at four degrees warmer. this is what will happen at at&t park, grab sun scan you will need it, it will feel warmer in you are in the sunshine at 12:45 first pitch and warming to 66 by the end of the game. we have a threat of thunderstorms throughout the sierra from yosemite at 97 to lake tahoe at 84 and flirting with 100 in chico and fresno is 105 and 112 in palm springs and 86 in los angeles where we are going to take a look at pretty intense video in half an hour. a fire in nato developed and i will have that and the day plan are forecast. alexis? >> a few of our traffic cameras, as well, mike, not too bad in san jose if you are coming in through the south bay, 101 at

880, we are starting to fill in both directions especially the northbound side. we do not have blocking issues and the board is totally clear at the moment. we will enjoy it while it lasts. westbound 80 filling in through emeryville stretch for folks coming in from berkeley and holding across the bay bridge we are still looking okay, although you may have 30 minutes left before we have the bay bridge metering lights much the only place we are seeing slow traffic so for this morning is no surprise inbound from the central valley 205 to 580, heading through the altamont pass, using our speed indications tool at 21 miles per hour. not too terrible. we will look at our drive times in a few minutes. >> the internet is obsessed with the discovery of of the squid, researchers live streamed the expedition of the ocean floor off of the california coast and stumble on this gay, 3,000' deep. a researchers say it is like a

little kid dropped the toy but it is the real life little nugget. >> very cute. >> we will bring you the latest from southern california are firefighters are scrambling to protect homes from a fast-moving wildfire. >> and the chancellor of cal calls it quits and why he claims he is stepping down.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> we are tracking a lost fire activity this morning. especially in southern california. >> and also one at home. we will bring you a report from lake county in a few moments. good morning, i am natasha zouves. we will have a check of weather and traffic. mike? >> good morning. we cannot get a break. we have a nice winter, all the moisture, and it created all of this fuel for all of the fires. at home we do not have much going on. live doppler hd is showing it is much more dry this morning than it was yesterday. we still have fog out there as you can see on the camera. 50 at 60. by noon, sunshine and 59 at the coast and 83 inland and hot inland at 94 but 60 at the coast. we will look at