where you live this is abc7 news. a potential turning point today in the battle against the raging fire in the santa cruz mountains. today it is cooler. but stronger winds are in the forecast. that could work for or against the fires. i am natasha zouves. >> i am kristen sze. we will start with the latest on the loma fire. the map shows the perimeter remaining steady at 2,200 acres burned. the center is at loma prieta, the tallest of the mountains in the santa cruz range. matt? let me show you the smoke and haze sitting in the sky above us. this is really impacting people

in gilroy and morgan hill and san jose. next, san jose unified is recommended that students stay inside for recess. all this as firefighters are on day three of the loma fire. >> sending in the reinforcements at loma fire. >> 500 on monday, yesterday 800, today over a thousand, it does not matter what patch is on the side of the engine or a uniform, it is a single mission to fight. >> they kept the fire from growing staying at 2,200 acres but the containment stalled at 10%. the federal count for destroyed or damaged homes trends at two with additional six outbuildings destroyed. that number could go up. >> right now our priority is the life of the property to stop the fire and then we will count those. >> possible this could be homes destroyed you have not seen? >> it could increase.

>> several sheriff deputies on stand by overnight, were not needed for new evacuations because there were none. red cross was needed with 13 evacuees and one giant service dog were given a place to sleep for the night. >> i came to this place and looks around and this is perfect forget out and to have a place to go to. i she want like a brick. >> firefighters are working 24-hour shifts and it is cooler today. they hope to have the fire contained by monday. >> in gilroy for abc7 news. >> mandatory evacuation orders are still in affect with centers set up at the santa cruz county fairgrounds, and jewish community center of silicon valley, and at the morgan hill presbyterian church. the red cross tells abc7 about 15 people stayed at all three shelters. >> high fire danger forces the closure of san jose's alum rock

park for another day. officials plan to reevaluate the conditions this afternoon to determine in the park can open foam. speaking of conditions, meteorologist mike nicco is watching, as well, on how the weather will impact the firefight. mike? >> how about starting with a couple of items of positive things going on. first, we will look at what is going on with live doppler hd. across the loma prieta area. and the fine particulate matter is suspended in the area. the latest observations are doing good, well, in the south bay and look at the temperatures, up to ten degrees cooler than yesterday and the relative humidity is creeping up while the winds are calm. humidity is increasing, but shifting and faster winds are on the way because this is sliding over us the next 24 hours. expect fatter southwest winds that will push more smoke into the south bay starting tomorrow and through the weekend and could fan the flames and video

the fire. new detail on the sawmill fire burning in sonoma county, at ten miles east of cloverdale, the latest update said it is 85% contained, and it was 75% early this morning and that is progress. fire has burned 1,500 acres since it brock out on sunday morning. >> in petaluma, imagine in this were your neighborhood, a grass fire ripped through the area so quickly that many did not have a chance to grab anything before they left. now, people are picking through the ashes. our reporter, amy hollyfield, is with us. many of them are telling you they are grateful. >> that is right. they are grateful everyone survived. they say this was scary. a lot of the fire victims slept somewhere else last night and they are just now returning home this morning. they are getting their first look at all of damage. >> with heavy hearts, fire victims on stewart life in petaluma this morning are processing what they suffered through and figuring out what to do next.

>> we will clean, eventually, and check on my neighbors and pick it up from there. i have never been in a fire. they are looking into how to clean up the neighbors are sharing stories of what they experienced yesterday afternoon. >> i stepped out here and i looked this was so much smoke and just embers, falling like as if you were in a volcano eruption. >> ly shell knew she needed to get of there and thought of her elderly neighbor. >> i ran over and burned my feet trying for get there and i got inside she was so scared and worried. >> she got her out okay. to people suffered minor injuries and a cat died in the fire. four homes were destroyed. ten others were damaged. it started at 3:15 and some trees located between highway 101 and a reof homes, the homes were evacuated northbound side of the highway was shut down for a couple of hours. today, fire victims are mourning what they loss and thinking

about what could have been. >> can you not be too sad. people did not die. i did not lose the entire house. it is not as bad as it could have been. >> residents are now wanting to know what started the fire. necessity wonder in something kicked off the highway sparked the fire. firefighters are saying at this point it is still "under investigation e. a large protest is happening right new in the san diego county after police shot and killed an unarmed black man yesterday. jessica castro is monitor the protest. what is going on, jessica? >> the profits continue and it is loud and it is big. but it has been peaceful. there are hundreds of people gathered of all races and ages. police are ready in case anything happens. at one point we saw officers in riot gear. look at this you can see people praying, this is video from an hour or so ago. things have remained calm.

and controlled. >> shoot. then you ask questions later? no, all these from what i understand this gentleman was unarmed. unarmed. and mentally challenged. there is in excuse. we want answers now. we want a federal prosecution. >> everyone ought to be conflicted about this. imagine in this was you, imagine in this happened to you every day of director life and you can count like clockwork that somebody is going do get disrespected today. >> the protest come after a police officer shot can killed an unarmed black man in his 30s. police have not identified him. a video of the aftermath post bed someone who claims to be the victim's sister has again viral reportedly calling police saying her brother needed help and was not acting like himself. police say the victim took up some sort of shooting stance and necessity opened fire. a weapon was never found at the scene. >> in the studio i am jessica castro for abc7. >> take a moment to look at your

scene, san jose police are asking for your help capturing this suspect in a home burglary. you can see the surveillance video of the man burglarizing a home on windsor street august 24. at one point he had a shirt her his head. he break a window to get into the house. he left with a jewelry box. if you know this man, you are asked to call san jose police. >> a halloween attraction at great american theme park is shutting down after mental health advocates complained. our media partner obtained this video of fear v.r. virtual reality attraction with a piecessed patient. the visitors sit on chairs that look like wheelchairs and the experience stigmatizes mental illness. knotts berry farm and great america are pulling the plug after the day but last week. great america said it heard and accepts the complaints by mental health advocates. in a statement to abc7, great america said it never intended to pore ray mental illness as it

is impossible to address both concerns and miscon exceptions. we have decided to close the attraction. you can read the full statement on our website at abc7news.com. >> coming up, we want to let you know of a brief interruption at our newscast at 1:235 in partnership with family and the fcc we will run a short emergency test. you will hear a loud beeping noise and a test imagine and all channels run the same test. next, a slow down in sacramento, take two, the fireworks that flew last night when the mayor came face-to-face with a man

>> a man accused of throwing a pie in the face of sacramento mayor is calling that mayor a clown, sean thompson is charged with throwing a pie at mayor thompson called a political protest but the mayor took thompson to the ground and a scuffle ensued. thompson spoke to the mayor face-to-face saying the city is ignoring the homeless and struggling working class. >> do me this arena has been your circus. it has been a joke. you have been the ringleader. you have been the lead clown and that is why i threw a pie at you. >> scattered applause, thompson said he does not regret theying the cream pie and added he will

never do it again. he is facing felony charges for attack on a public official. >> fans are getting a chance to pay their final respects to miami marlins pitcher jose fernandez, the 24-year-old and two others died on sunday when the boat crashed into a rocky jetty. the procession is under way starting at marlins park and fans have a second chance to stay goodbye at a church in miami. >> world heards are expected to attend friday's funeral for former israeli leader shimon peres after suffering a major stroke two week ago. he was one of most admired leaders of the country. the dream foreign ministry said president obama and former president clinton will be attending the service despite reports, hillary clinton campaign said she will not be in attendance. >> ford hits the brakes on a popular model, the recall just announced and setting things straight on the heels of a major scandal with the plans that well

will is producing to earn back your trust. >> a live picture of san francisco international airport with a little bit of the fog, cooler day ahead and meteorologist mike nicco is coming up with the because shevery year. ow that it kills 40,000 californians... because she doesn't understand what cancer is. because she can't spell emphysema.

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>> now your accweather forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thanks for sticking around. if you look for cooler weather i will not disappoint. check out heat relief that rolled in this morning on this time-lapse from sutro tower. it is back. the marine layer and the clouds will be thicker and more moisture laden the next couple of onlyings and we will have drizzle to contend with in the commute. check out temperatures, up to 16

degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. are does that put us? how about in the 60s and 70s we have san ramon at 81 and half moon bay at 55 degrees. look at the golden gate bridge at 15 miles per hour across it and you will be choppy in you are on the ferry this afternoon. the winds are going to pickup north of the bay bridge. more cooling and cleaner air and more clouds and mist, and tracking a chance of light showers next week. he is the run of the sea breeze with a small craft advisory from 1:00 this afternoon to 10:00, winds up to 38 miles per hour, after enjoying the calm ferry rides, fought is were. we will talk temperatures back to average in the south bay, upper 70s to low 80s, and mid-to-upper 80s in los gatos and morgan hill and gilroy. on the peninsula, myself, and mid-to-upper 70s, and redwood city is 78 and the sea breeze will touch millbrae at 69 degrees. low-to-mid 60s and limited

sunshine along the coast and mid-to-upper 60s in downtown and south san francico. and we are on the rocky mountain high, feasting on the rockies last night and got to keep winning, 7:15 first push,, 60@t

[ fcc test ] >> we are supposed to do an emergency alert as part of september "national emergency preparedness month. it look like we are not going to have that right new. thanks for waiting. we will bring you news. >> ford is recalling 74,000 hatch backs because of a latch release problem that covers focus from 2013 through 2017 model years. the company said that the hatch can be unlocked and unlatched by push the single button when the cars are moving. standards require two actions to rate the latch release. ford said they do not know of any citizens. dealers will fix the problem at

in cost to owners. >> another recall from tysons recalling 132,000 pounds of chicken. [ fcc test ] voluntarily recalling 132,000 mounds of chicken nuggets after receiving reports hard white plastic was found in some nuggets. there have been no injuries reported. >> now, i like this next story, a brides wedding day went from

well to woops because of her father. and now "right this minute." usually the father of the bride make as sweet speech at her wedding. >> but this one is going from sweet to shocking. british dad take as moment to thank the baker of the cake and that is when this happens. whoa! >> screams of horror the bride and the groom looked on in shock but there is a deficit to this story and if you want to see that you have to watch the show. >> we will talk about that later on "right this minute," we will see you at 3 and 3:30 p.m. with more trending videos. >> you can catch it today starting at 3:00 right here on abc7. >> yankees fan was ready to propose to the although of his life and then this happened: he lost the ring. does they find it? we have the

>> coming up at 4:00, the changing face of the napa valley, hundreds of rooms set to open at the casino resort and what it means for tourists. in the middle of the bay area housing crisis a new incentive for teachers, one city can now

offer educators an affordable place to live. >> a marriage prepare am during a baseball game turned into a stressful situation for the bride and dream to be at yankee stadium. the lovely lady with the red hair cannot find the ring. her boyfriend dropped it. yes, during the red sox and yankees game the everyone is helping the couple search for the ring and they are all looking at the ground, look at this closely, her jeans were cuffed at the bottom and it slipped into the cuff, she noticed it she pull it out and got down on one me and pops the question, she said "yes." by the way, she found the ring, guess where? the cuff of her pants. >> it is bad when you drop something, but in this case it is extra bad. he could have struck out big time there. >> absolutely. a lot of charter on social media of saying this cannot be real it must be fake, but the look on

his face. >> nobody wears cuffs. that is why. >> she was bucking fashion. >> it was home run there and hopefully we will see you at the giants ballpark tonight.

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