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firefighters all-around the bay area as a massive fire in the santa cruz mountains grew even bigger. >> dan: dangerous grassfires broke out in novato and the east bay and in petaluma a fire jumped from house to house. more than a dozen homes hit. i'm dan ashley. >> ama: i'm ama daetz. the fire left several people homeless. it started as a grassfire near stewart drive and a gust changed everything. home after home was damaged as the fire spread rapidly. >> dan: loins of the 101 were shutdown leading to massive traffic scrams. traffic jams. cornell bernard has more. >> reporter: family here are looking for a new place to live tonight. red cross are helping them. their homes are red tagged after a ferocious fire that began only feet away on highway 101 sent neighbors running. smoke and flames all around. a petaluma neighborhood on

fire. fire crews attacking the fire from all sides and making water drops from the air. >> the fire started getting bad again. they were dumbing more water and i was thinking, oh my gosh this is going to get worse. jay overhead sky 7 showed it did get worse spreading to 13 homes. firefighters say it began as a grassfire on nearby highway 101. hot, dry conditions fuelled the situation. >> the fire went into the trees and the winds started blowing it down the side of the freeway. >> it dropped hot embers on the homes below. homes damaged and now red tagged. >> it is on fire and you have to get out now. they went and they didn't grab anything. >> reporter: marcy lewis said her elderly in laws escaped their burning house in time. many things in the family home can be salvaged. bill was not as lucky. he returned home to this. >> there are things

salvageable, but it is pretty trashed. what the flames didn't get the smoke and water did. >> i feel so bad for these people. it makes you think. >> reporter: firefighters are investigating a cause and a spark from a passing car and even a lit cigarette possible culprits. in petaluma, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> ama: in novato investigators say a 14-year-old boy playing with matches started a grassfire that destroyed a home. it happened just after 6:00. it sparked power lines in brush. the fire is 75% contained and police cited the boy. >> ama: a grassfire blackened the grounds in allah me tau county -- alameda county. no one was hurt. >> dan: a large fire in the santa cruz mountains is growing even as firefighters make some progress. the loma fire has burned more than 2200 acres and is now 10%

contained. one home and six other structures have been destroyed. another 300 homes are threatened and have been evacuatd. abc7 news reporter is in the fire zone tonight and she joins us live with up to the minute information. katie? >> reporter: dan, evacuees out here feel very strongly that more than one home is or will be destroyed by the time all is said and done. i talked with a man out here who lost his home. he said he and his wife just retired. they lived there more than 50 years. meanwhile, others are still waiting to learn the fate of their homes. they just moved into their house in the hills two months ago. they weren't home when the loma fire erupted and they were not allowed to go home which lead to a frantic call to a new neighbor. >> he takes off down the hill and up the road to the fire to get -- - i am getting chills. it is to get my dog and cat. >> reporter: danielle is grateful to have her pets safe and sound and has no idea about her house. >> i don't know if it is still standing or if it will be

covered in retardant or if i can ever get back up there, if i well get up there and it will be a black hole m.. >> under half mile so we're close. >> reporter: bill powell's home survived the fire so far, but helicopters opting through the smoky sky above remind him he is not out of the woods. >> on the other side of the ridge is where the fire is at. we're hoping it doesn't come over the ridge. >> reporter: they have evacuated their home. it is one of 300 houses cal fire says are threatened by the fire. the estimated containment date is october 3rd. >> a weather pattern changing and the days will be cooler. we are hoping that coupled with the amount of resources will be able to make an aggressive threat against this fire. >> families and neighbors cling to each other in a positive attitude. >> making sure my kids are okay and grandchildren. the rest is wood, nails and

wire. >> reporter: mandatory evacuation orders are in effect. centers have been set up in three places. santa cruz county fairgrounds and the jewish community center of silicon valley and morgan hill presbyterian church. live at the loma fire in santa clara county, abc7 news. >> dan: a ups driver shot video of the fire as it started. he said hearing the burning trees pop was scary. after about 9 minutes it quickly expanded. >> ama: abc7 news was at the graham hill show grounds in santa cruz county where some four-legged evacuees are being sheltered. an organization helped them escape the flames. the group moved about 500 horses. >> i think i got three hours of sleep and it was interrupted by phone call after phone call. it is a complete labor of love. >> space is limited so horses and other animals like these

alpacas are being held throughout santa cruz county. >> ama: let's look at the weather conditions with sandhya patel. sandhya? >> sandhya: yeah, ama, we are tracking an increase in the fog. take a look at the fog right now. it is around santa cruz and the cooler air, not the fog, but the cooler air, the wind direction is pushing toward that fire. so on the fire lines relative humidity has come up. near the fire 25% humidity. the winds are calm and should remain light under testimony miles an hour over the next 24 hours. the temperatures will dop of drop and you will notice the cooling trend that will help the firefighters. the health department is warning the smoke from the loma fire will increase over the next few days. if you have respiratory issues take precaution. i'll be back with a full look at the forecast coming up. ama? >> ama: for breaking developments on the santa clara county wildfire enable

the push alerts so you can get the updates as news breaks. >> dan: the first officer charged in the bay area sex scandal has turned himself in. he was booked into the santa resaw -- santa rita jail. he made bail. this is video on friday when he pled guilty to fell intoe and misdemeanor charges. >> ama: a car hit a pedestrian so hard it hit him about seven-day forecast feet away. he was walking thraw a crosswalk at washington and keller and a car struck him. media reports say he had major injuries to his head and abdomen. the driver cooperated with police and alcohol is not a factor. >> dan: the family of a woman shot twice in a robbery is pleading for anyone with information in this attack to come forward. he spoke to us from his driveway where two men wearing halloween masks confronted him and his wife. 70-year-old carol brown thought it was a prank.

>> they said give it up. i reached in the pocket and gave him my wallet. he hit me in the head with the gun. carol thought if was a joke and was fighting to keep her purse when she was fighting to take her phone and photos and brown shot her twice. >> dan: the search continue for the suspects who may have followed them home from the grocery store. >> ama: developing news in san diego where there are angry protests where police shot a black man and we just learned he has died. it happened in el cajon near san diego. he was walking in traffic and acting erratically. he pulled something out of his pocket and took a shooting stance. one officer used a stun gun and another officer shot him. the item in the man's hand was not a weapon and he was not armed. witnesses say he was mentally challenged. a witness captured the shooting on a cell phone and voluntarily turned the cell

phone over to police. so far police have only released this single frame of that video. >> dan: a daly city man is accused of molesting three girls. he is said to have molested one in june and the other two over the past several years. he is being held on $9 million bail. >> ama: it took nine hours for the chp to clean up a fiery big rig crash that shutdown half of the san rafael bridge for most of the day. around around 8:00 it slammed into a guardrail and caught fire. it was carrying contaminated soil so they had to treat it carefully. the bridge reopened at 5:00 and nobody was hurt. neither knoll -- alcohol or drugs were involved. >> dan: and a special honor for a girl's act of bravery. >> it is scary to think about it.

>> ama: she is credited with saving her father's life. >> dan: and a baby with three parents as a doctor is defending this controversial procedure. >> ama: and scientists are learning more about whales. >> dan: first here is a look at what is ahead on jimmy kimmle live. jimmy? >> feast your eyes on this. >> were you ever arrested? >> not

>> dan: former israeli leader has passed away. simon peres. over a seven decade career he held every senior political office including three stints as prime minister. peres had a major stroke two weeks ago as we reported and he was 93 years old. >> ama: wells fargo is slashing bonuses after the scandal of sales practices. they say the ceo will forfeit $41 million in stock awards effective immediately. the announce meant comes after

wells fargo was hit with $85 million in penalties for opening accounts without customer authorization. >> dan: one of hayward's highest honors went to a 12-year-old girl. she helped save her father's life after a violent attack. >> ama: lisa amin do lesion explain -- lisa amin gulezian explains how it made all of the difference. >> reporter: she is beaming as she receives the good citizen award. it is for her bravery on march 15th. jay he shot him in the arm. >> where are you? >> we don't know. >> reporter: that day the avalos family came to ochoa middle school to meet a man they thought was selling his car on craigslist. the man had other plans. he robbed them and then shot ben scraw minute avalos. the father of two sped away while his 11-year-old daughter dialed 9-1-1. she described buildings and passing signs and within minutes police found them. >> dad wasn't in good shape

and the mom was hysterical. the little brother was crying hysterically and she was calm in the backseat. she is an amazing young woman. >> reporter: the -- sergeant malone nominated her. she is the first recipient in 20 years. to say her parents are proud is an understatement. >> it makes me happy that they feel proud of me and i am getting more successful in life. >> she saved my life. she was able to give directions and guide the dispatcher. >> reporter: an arrest has been made in this case and sara is considering a career in law enforcement. in hayward, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> dan: sara will do well no matter what she does. the first baby with three biological parents has been born. it included taking the nucleus of one egg and implanting it

in a donor egg which is fertilized by the father's sperm. the jordanian mother carries the genes of a rare fatal disease that would have been passed to her children. while some question the ethics here the american doctor who performed the procedure says he is saving lives. the baby is reported to be healthy. >> ama: stanford researchers have virtually strapped themselves to the backs of whales to study them deep underwater. they attach tiny cameras with motion sensing technology using suction cups. they can find out how whales feed, mate and swim. they know blue whales feed using specific attack patterns that vary depending on the kind of fish or cril thisy are going after. >> dan: that's cool. the weather is starting to change. >> ama: sandhya patel is here with the latest. >> sandhya: it is indeed. the temperatures toppled 15 to 20 degrees. the cooler air will be spreading inland. i want to show uh time lapse because it was incredible to

feel the difference at least at the beaches. you can see the shallow fog layer returning this afternoon. the sea breeze came in. it didn't impact some areas. we are showing you the fog near the coast. it is not a solid layer along the entire coast, but we have enough that it is dense in half moon bay. a quarter mile visibility. look at these temperatures. down 19 degreeses in san francisco. hopefully you won't have a tough night sleeping because the cooler air is coming in. you will notice as we look across the bay, visibility is good. san francisco, 60 if oakland and 70 in half moon bay and mid50s. watching the fog over downtown san francisco and market street. you are heading into a cool morning. 54 in novato and 72 and still warm in livermore.

this is what you wellen -- will encounter with the morning commute. the cooling trend continues tomorrow. there is a possibility of showers. you can stay tuned on any of the changes coming up. i want to show you the morning commute planner tomorrow. if you are driving you could have dense fog. fair conditions. if you are walking it could be misty in spots. the hour by hour forecast, you are looking at the fog along the coast. the fog will creep in toward the east bay and there will be a few patches for the commute and for the afternoon. some of the fog will wipe away and way will see the sun, but not everyone will enjoy the sunshine. temperatures are ranging from santa rosa to the low 60s in antioch. the biggest thing you will notice is you will feel cooler tomorrow morning.

for the afternoon 60s at our beaches and 80s inland. you really have to go to lake port to get the 90s. we will see a significant drop into our inland valleys. if you are going to the giants game, breezy. temperatures in the mid50s and cool enough to warrant a sweatshirt. sunday there is a slight chance of rain. you will notice the green showing up at 5:00 p.m. heading into monday another round at 9:00, 10:00 at night and tuesday morning we are looking at the potential of showers. the reason it is not so clear computer models can't agree. one is wetter and one is dryer. keep you posted. the cooling will spread inland low 60s to low 90s. temperatures will drop into the 80s and we are down to the 70s for the upcoming weekend. well below average, ama and dan and a slight chance of showers means potential for needing umbrellas. >> dan: too scary to sell.

>> ama: a halloween

>> ama: home depot apologized for tay -- for a creepy halloween decoration that is

being pulled from stores. the decoration is a man's head that mounts on windows and it looks like a peeping tom. women say it makes light of predator behavior. >> dan: it is creepy. >> ama: definitely is. >> dan: on to sports. >> ama: larry beil is here with lots going on. jay if you are a -- >> if you are giants' fan every game is critical. scoring a dozen runs makes it a little easier. finally offense when they need

abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. >> good evening. in the final week of the regular season the giants are gonna have to fight and scrap to make the playoffs. some offense would be really nice actually and they got some against the rockies including a milestone for buster posey. they honored jose fernandez who tragically died in a boating accident on sunday morning. so, so sad. as for the game itself, 2-1 giants in the fifth. brandon belt singled belt thrown out at second and it is 3-1g-men. the next batter is buster

posey. that's a laser to left. posey's thousandth career hit makes it 4-1 giants. hunter pence, back to back jacks. where has this offense been? the giants are up 5-1. brandon crawford with two triples in this game. angel pagan connecting to make it 6-1. he went seven and two-thirds and the giants roll. 9 giants, mets and cardinals all scored 12 runs interestingly and the giants are half a game behind the mets for the top wild card with five games left and one game up on st. louis. how about the a's taking on the angels ? that was a grand slam in the fourth. eight earned runs allowed. 8-0 angels in the 6th and

then we give you an a's highlight for charity. ryan heeley who was a nice bright spot and the angels cruise to vector re. kevin durant drove to his first practice as a golden state warrior today and the first thing he noticed was traffic. that was never a problem in okc. welcome to the bay area, kd. lots more traffic to come. warriors play their first pre-season game on saturday in vancouver. that will be our first chance to see steph curry and durant on the court together in a game. joking around with coach and any buyer's remorse? >> i don't know what we were thinking. it went well. >> we throw that leader word around. everybody use it in their own way. steph is not really vocal. draymond is really vow