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live where you live, this is abc 7 news. fire ravaged county faces more flames and a few thousand people are asked to evacuate. thank you for joining us. i'm matt keller and kristen is off today. jessica castro is in the newsroom with the latest numbers. jessica? >> reporter: matt, the pawnee fire grew overnight, now at 8200 acres. 22 structures destroyed, but it's unclear exactly how many are homes. 600 other structures are still being threatened. unfortunately, the fire is still burning out of control. it remains at 0% containment. this is new video from
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overnight, more than 200 firefighters on the front line right now. two helicopters are fighting the fire by air. yesterday, there were nine fixed wing planes. they hope to get them back today. as for evacuations, spring valley is threatening -- spring valley, i should say, a community that's threatened, north of highway 20, east of old long valley road, and all 3,000 residents of spring valley ordered to evacuate. i spoke to a cal fire captain he is hopeful shifting wi overnight will help. >> caller: overnight, the winds shifted from a northwest direction to a direct north direction. that's pushing the fire east. there's burn scars out there from past fires such as the walker fire from five years ago. if the fire continues towards that area of the burn scars, the fuels are a lot less dense as where the fire is now, so it'll help us contain the fire. >> reporter: no injuries or
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deaths reported. as a reminder, a red cross shelter is in lower lake high school. jessica castro, abc 7 news, matt? >> thank you, jessica. you heard her talk about the winds. let's get to mike nicco for a look at conditions at the fire fight. >> it's key. the fire creates its own weather and wind conditions. we'll get as close as we can for an idea of the environment that is surrounding the fire. right now, it's warming up, 83 degrees. look at the humidity dropping to 39%. good news, winds east at 5 gusting to 9 miles per hour. the winds ramp up throughout the afternoon hours up to about 14 to maybe gusting to 20 miles per hour. things will be dicier throughout the afternoon. it will calm again overnight. plus, we've got a little bit of a break from the heat. we're in the mid-90s today, tomorrow, friday, wednesday, 89 thursday, but look at that spike
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saturday into sunday, up to around 101 and 96. conditions are never going to be ideal, matt. they will be challenging all throughout the day. >> yes, indeed. all right, thank you, mike. coverage of the pawnee fire continues on abc7news.com. find more information on the fire zone and evacuations. new developments, u.s. supreme court cleared the way for a civil trial in the deputy-involved shooting death of a santa rosa teenager. the high court declined an appeal by sonoma county in the civil suit filed by the family of andy lopez. the case will go back to u.s. district court in oakland for the trial. lop lopez's family is suing, and the family accused the deputy of using excessive force. he shot and killed him in 2013 as he walked along the street carrying a pellet gun that looked like a real gun. a firefighter in stable condition and one died after being shot this morning in a senior housing facility. a second man was also injured in the shooting.
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this is a live look at the hospital where law enforcement officials are preparing for a procession. the captain, dave rosa, died there this morning, a member of leaving behind a wife and two children. this morning, firefighters responded to reports of an explosion and fire at the cove innocent manner. windows blown out with a smell of gas at the property. after extinguishing the fire, officers searched the building to establish the cause of the blaze. that's when shots were fired. >> swat responded, conducting a search for suspects responsible, but we believe we have one person we believe possibly responsible with investigators now. >> reporter: police say that person of interest is detained and has not been identified. police say a man who wanted to confront his estranged wife shot his wife, himself, and his children. investigators say the 65-year-old walter ross went to
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his son's home to confront his wife. she was not there. she opened fire inside the home including his son, daughter-in-law, and friends and shot himself. the 43-year-old man died in the shooting. ross, a 41-year-old man and 4-year-old boy are being treated for injuries. eastbound lanes of interstate 80 are now reopened. the closure was triggered by a shooting investigation. they were called to a person with a gun or rifle. the suspect took off when police arrived. in the pursuit, a police officer believed they were being shot at, caught up with the suspect in fairfield, and found a firearm in the suspect's vehicle. now to the immigration crisis on the border. government officials are scrambling, trying to reunify children separated from their parents. this as the president is now playing up the zero tolerance policy. nbc h
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abc has more on the story. >> reporter: president amps up the hard line on immigration saying the wall is the only answer. >> we need people that can help us. we want to merit based immigration system. we need safety at the border. we need the wall. the wall's going to happen. >> reporter: going further suggesting immigrants do not deserve due process tweeting we cannot allow all these people to invade our country. when somebody comes in, we must immediately with no judges or court cases bring them back from where they came. something legal experts say is unconstitutional. >> they have constitutional rights that are not equivalent to citizens. they have limited rights when it comes to everything beyond due process. >> reporter: trump never once mentioning how his executive order to halt the separation of families who crossed the border illegally is a step back from his zero tolerance policy. instead, blaming democrats for the crisis on the border. >> it's the democrats' fault. they refuse to sit down and draw an agreement good for security and everybody. >> reporter: using it as a call to vote republican before the
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midterms, tweeting, "house republicans could easily pass a bill on stronger border security, but remember, it still has to pass in the senate, and for that, we need ten democrat votes, and all they do is resist." republicans expect it not to pass. >> pass or fail? >> i think fail right now. >> reporter: any immigration bill before congress needs democratic support to pass. republican senator jeff flake told george the president's attacks on democrats are not helping them fix the issue. abc news, washington. and abc 7 news anchor cheryl jennings was investigating conditions in centers in texas. she talked with the border guard to hear what the situation looks like from his perspective. he's a father of four, and the border patrol is a criminal law enforcement agency, he says many undocumented immigrants turn
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themselves into the guards because they know officers are good people. >> we have children. we have family members that, you know, if we know that -- you got to treat people the way you want to be treated. if we're in that situation, we'd want to be treated accordingly. >> reporter: the separation of undocumented children and families and the conditions in which they are detained continue to cause controversy. there'll be more reports at 4:00 and 6:00 and coverage online at abc7news.com. the bishop overseeing glide memorial church's leadership move is responding to the fallout. the bishop says current pastors are not being removed, but reassigned. he's started an assessment into the church and its foundation after what she says is, quote, lack of an appropriate government structure and lack of transparency. the mayor-elect visited the church last week and made
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comments. it may have violated the separation of church and state. a longer ride this morning for muni passengers in san francisco. two stations to the southwestern part of the city are closed for major repairs. that means many people now have to take a shuttle. k cornell bernard is live in the district, and some people are not happy, right? >> reporter: that's right. most people knew it was coming, but this project by muni left riders and business owners, in fact, confused. take a look. this is quite the undertaking. this is west portal avenue, and installing hundreds of feet of drainpipe will be the first stage of this summer long project, and for now, bus bridges seem to be the new normal. the first shuttle busses rolled down the street early monday connecting k, l, and m lines to downtown, but some are not happy. >> very inconvenient.
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they did not tell us what time the bus would be coming up. the trains are late, bus is late, and everything is late. >> reporter: others just rolled it with. >> got to make repairs, make the refairs, as long as it works, who cares. >> reporter: it's needed because stations are closed for two months to allow a major $48 million track replacement project in the twin peaks there was an army of representatives at stations and stops helping riders get to where they needed to go. morgan moreno planned ahead. >> woke up a little bit earlier to, you know, prepare, get re y ready, and hop on a bus. >> reporter: this project turned one block into a construction zone, offlimits to cars, and that worries some business owners. managers at the rain tree cafe hope customers can find them. >> it means, like, less parking for people, and less chances they come around here.
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>> reporter: the chief hopes the public will be understanding and patient. >> we thank our passengers, ask their indulgence and patience, but we should have a safer, more reliable, and quicker ride into town. >> reporter: and muni says today's morning commute had a few rough patches as riders adjusted to the bus bridges, but mostly went according to plan. employees, we're told, are posted at stops and stations to answer questions about the project through the summer. it's scheduled to be done august 24th. live in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> thank you. good news for amazon prime members. the reason you'll see more discounts starting this week. and roseanne says she's not a racist, but admitted t
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new this morning, the supreme court passed on the chance to decide whether business ordinary persons can refuse to comply with appty discrimination that protect lgbt people. justices demanded washington state courts to look at the case of a florist who refused to provide flowers to two men because of her religious objection to same-sex marriage. this leaves the dispute unresolved. roseanne barr says she's not a racist, but admits she's an idiot, posting the tweet about
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the former white house adviser while on ambien because she disagrees with her politics. >> i never would have wittingly called any black person -- say they are a monkey, i just wouldn't do that, and i didn't do that. >> the comments are from a recorded podcast, first we heard from barr since that tweet ended her sitcom. lawyers for san francisco based uber in london today to persuade officials to restore its business license. in september, uber was stripped of its london license called being unfit. reasons were poor approach to report serious criminal offenses and conducting background checks on drivers. uber apologized and changed its business model. breaking news. governor brown has just declared a state of emergency in lake county. it's because of the pawnee fire. burned 8200 acres and burned 22 structures. this allows more state and
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federal resources to be dedicated to the fire fighting effort and recovery. the president east's tariff to help american companies, but one brand forced to move out of the country just to help customers. if you thought yesterday was refreshing, check out the change from 24 hours ago. some areas up to 16 degrees cooler, and then i'll show you the temperatures, almost looks like fall out there with 50s and 60s and a few 70s. i'll let you know how long the
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forecast with mike nicco. >> looks different from the roof exploratory and pier 15. had drizzle this morning down to 800 feet in the peninsula and 1400 feet in the east bay hills. it was measurable. it's sunny and seasonable. at the coast, sun today, and seasonal, just a little bit below in some neighborhoods. pretty stout sea breeze. cloudy, drizzle near the coast again and in the higher elevations with the marine layer coming back, and weekend warming trend is on the way, but it's not as hot as we went through. east of the golden gate and bay bridge, small craft advisory just began through 9:00 this evening for the winds southwest up to 30-35 miles per hour. even down in the south bay, that cooler air leaking off the bay, and mainly in the upper 70s to mid-80s with san jose at 80 degrees. redwood city at 77, everyone else in the low to mid-70s.
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coast upper 50s to low 60s with the fastest winds blowing through here. we'll keep us in the mid-60s to upper 60s in downtown, south san francisco. mid to upper 70s in the north bay. a81, and up north, get closer to the fire, and temperatures in the low to mid-90s. east bay shore, breezes are keeping richmond, berkley, and oakland below 70s, and rest in the mid-70s. east bay valleys, comfortable considering it was 100 days ago. 80 to 86 in brentwood. here's a look at cloud cover along the boardwalk in santa cruz. thinking about doing yard work, put it off like, yeah, i did too, it's still waiting there, but today is a great day to do it. exercising, take the dogs out, now you can get out during the day and walk them again as the ground is not too hot. out on the bay, watch for choppy waves where that small craft advisory is.
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san jose, back at the shark tank, it's quiet right now. temperatures are in the 50s at the coast, mid-70s through the 12-hour planner. 62 at the coast at 4:00, and mid to upper 70s for rest of us. 8:00 in the 60s, and by mid might, a few stars out there, and temperatures falling into the 50s. they will fall into the low to mid-50s in most neighborhoods. lake port and antioch at 59 to 60 for the warm spot. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. i hope you like it. we are locked in. we'll see temperatures change two, three degrees here and there, but that's not a big change this time of the year. friday, saturday, warmest days like we had. notice we top out in the mid-90s rather than the low 100s, and low 80s in the bay, and comfortable at the coast. >> normal for this time of year. >> kploclose, yeah. >> thank you, mike. president trump's trade war has harley-davidson moving production overseas. the eu dramatically increased
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magazine body issue is set to hit stands friday." good morning america" had an exclusive look at all ten covers featuring men and women and top athletes in their 50s and 60s. there it is. the goat right there. jerry rice. all ten covers include portraits of power. they include olympians and jerry rice, and wnba stars, and soccer stars, and they are the first lgbtq couple to grace a cover of the body issue. it's always interesting to see how creatively they shoot the pictures. always some to be in the right spot. >> how do they do that? >> yeah. >> greg norman too, 63 years old. >> yes, i saw it, thinking, man, he's, a, muscular for 63 and for being a golfer. he looks great. >> isn't that what jerry rice said, more strong now than when he played? >> that's it. they had to be thin. at least jerry was. >> and fast too.
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>> hey, everybody, welcome to "millionaire," where today comedian rob riggle will take on the serious challenge of trying to win $1 million for his favorite charities. so stick around. it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to the show. are you guys ready to go today? [cheers and applause] you guys are fired up. they must know this guy's in town. let's welcome our celebrity contestant today, comedian, actor rob riggle! >> thank you. >> what's up, brother? >> good to see you. >> good to have you here. >> yeah, i'm glad to be here finally. >> this seems like a terrible idea. >> yes! what could go wrong? >> [laughs] the good part of this-- you're here playing for charity. if it does go well... >> yes. >> and you do make any money at all... >> [exhales] >> fingers crossed. >> come on. >> we get
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