homemade quickly made sign. this is because of the threat of the fire. evacuation orders are still in

place. look at the blue sky here. you don't see smoke. it look like firefighters have made significant progress. you could see a plume of smoke rising from the heavily wooded fire area this improvement from what it looked like last night. >> it's a lot better. we don't have any -- any ashes coming down anymore especially up there. it seems like a lot less than yesterday. >> here is a look at the fire last night. firefighters say it burned aggressively until about 3:00 this morning. those that saw it last night say it was terrifying. zbli looked up to the north and it was a huge fire. i mean it was -- i lived here for 40 years. i have been the executive director here. it was one of the scariest moments i have had. >> firefighters issued

evacuation orders. some residents tell us they got out as quickly as they could. >> grab whatever you we are not even a mile away from it. they use the calm of the morning. they also launch add helicopter to get a good view to know what they are up against. >> these fires can lay down when humidity rises. once we get a little sunshine and wind on them they can pick up again. we need to get around it before that happens. >> no structures have been da damaged. they do think they will reevaluate. abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy.

i don't see a lot of movement in the trees. that's a good sign. >> they are very lucky. they are getting a nice breeze when they get one off the ocean which has more moisture in it. right now the temperature up there 64 degrees. humidity is 50%. a little bit of a breeze. the forecast calls for look at these temperatures, lows in the 40z. like 48 and highs in the upper 60s. humidity is 50% to 98% if. the fastest winds will blow around 10 to 25 miles per hour. we have this fire up to the north. that one we have 79 degrees. look at the humidity bone dry. temperatures are going to drop the next couple of days. mid-to upper 60s for highs. the unfortunate side effect, the winds will be gusty during the evening and overflight hours

around 20 to 25 miles per hour. that's what the firefighters will be fighting off there. we'll take a look at tropical storm heading for hawaii and florence heading for the east coast. >> okay. we'll see you in a few minutes. thank you. a one-year-old has been found safe. oakland police just sent us an update about an hour ago. they said she was last seen yesterday in the parking lot of this mcdonald's he got dropped off with a baby-sitter. now mom is in custody on an unrelated warrant. 17 years ago today the country was rocked by the deadliest terror attack on american soil. i it changed our country and the worl a it still shapi poly rae om new york city.>> milce

across the nation. marking the moment 17 years ago at 8:46 in the morning when the first tower was attacked on september 11 the names of every person killed that day read out loud. another 184 names read at the pentagon where a flag is unfurled down the side of a building. flight 93 sacrificed their life to bring down the hijacked plane. >> today all of america wraps up and joins together. we close our arms to help you

shoulder your pain and to carry your great great sorrow. >> that is the reading of the names continues in new york taking hours to get through the number of lives stolen nearly two decades ago. abc news, new york. san francisco firefighters began their morning remembers the terrorist ace tacks and first responders killed rurk in to >> they lined up at station 7 in the mission. st stood alongside 50 firefighters. >> making the ultimate sacrifice to save others 17 years ago.

we will never forget their sacrifice. >> at 6:59 a.m. the south tower collapsed, signifying the last alarm. the flag was lowered to half staff followed by a moment of silence. the reading of the names of the firefighters killed on 9/11. >> san francisco fire just graduated 49 new cadets, some too young to remember the terrorist attacks that took place 17 years ago. >> they know they are coming into a profession where there will be great sacrifices bullet matly that's what we do. we serve. >> for those that ask if these will continue -- >> we will never forget as long as i'm working as chief it will continue to take place. >> the flag will remain at half staff for the rest of the day.

abc 7 news. governor brown getting ready for the global summit. the governor gave the keynote address discussing carbon pricing. he says it is a key tool meant to create an allocation in reducing carbon. >> it is not a program far day or a year but far long period of time to steer the market to a more benign and climate friendly direction. >> it is being held through friday. you should know howard street is closed so you can expect traffic delays if you're in thatre new this morning 30 people were displaced. sky 7 is showing you the damage on east 12th street near 22nd avenue. firefighters say several

makeshift structures went up in flames. officials said firefighters quick action saved part of it and nobody got hurt. a new effort to keep you safe there ride shares. a district attorney will announce a new safety campaign after several recent ride share attacks around the area. we don't have the details just yet but we'll find out soon. a representative will be there. it is supposed to start at 1:00 this afternoon. new this morning smart case making headlines 16 years after it gripped the nation. the surprise announcement just made in utah. one on one with donald trump junior. finally responding to that explosive op-ed. is moonves in or out? the new

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30 years old. the review being handled by outside attorneys. moonves resigned following the publication of a new yorker. he denied the accusations from a total of 12 women. during the investigation moonves is going to stay at cbs as an unpaid adviser. in a new exclusive sbu interview the president's eld egs son is talking about op-ed. they argue there are people in the white house trying to

thwart. trump junior said it is committing an uncon shenable act. >> to try to control the presidency you have millions and millions. >> the president said he would like to see the justice department investigate. >> does he really think the federal government should contemplate action against a newspaper for publishing an article? a push to stop young teenagers. supervisors will announce banning the sale of flavor and tobacco products. it gets teens hooked on

e-cigarette usage increased between 2011 and 2015. hurricane florence barrels towards the east coast. after the break the path and time line for this category 4 storm. and we have also got problems in paradise. we have a high surf warning until 6:00 tomorrow evening for the areas you see in red and flash flood watch for all of the islands until friday morning

more than 1 million people face evacuation orders. people in parts of virginia and north carolina and south carolina have been emptying store shelves. they are being told to prepare for heavy rain he was making all four lanes go away from cla charleston go away. 130 miles per hour winds. let's watch the track. it does slow down which is very unfortunate. that means the rain will be heavier once it does get close to land as a category

it moves upstream. it will also create 15 to 20 inches of rain possible through sunday, maybe even locally up to 30 inches of this is heading right into maui. there will be power outages. there is a chance of flooding. by thursday morning it is almost moving away. all right. back here at home sunshine, breezy but comfortable conditions. let's take a look at

temperatures. it is 69 and 71 in fremont. we have 64 in san front. this green is going to stay in washington and oregon while we deal with more clouds and cooler weather. it is temperatures in the low to mid-60s there. low to mid-80s through the north bay valleys. along the east bay low to mid-70s. breezy and dropping doucwn to 5. at 1:00 a small craft advisory

develops. at 8:00 high clouds as we get into the overnight hours. we'll wake up with high clouds tomorrow morning. temperatures in the upper 40s to upper 50s. a little bit of fog possible. my seven day forecast you can see we tllost the 90s. they will return friday through the weekend. 60s at the it damaged well into places like charlotte. they have hundreds of thousands of people without power for several days. it gets hot and humid. all of that standing water gets infected. it is a real mess. >> we'll continue to watch it. all right. thank you. going to switch to this. sharing inspiring stories.

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on abc 7 starting at noon. also want to let you know we are always on our abc news app. today on web site we posted a way you can adopt a pet for free and that deal goes until friday. so if you're logging onto abc7news.com make sure you download our app to get breaking news alerts and tune in for the next newscast that starts at 4:00 p.m. right here. that is something close to your heart because we love adopting animals here. >> yeah. when we can do something like this and provide it we will try do it for everybody. >> and the reason they are doing this for friday is because they have too many pets right now. they are overflowing. >> let's get out there and help them. >> yeah. >> thanks for joining us. who wants to be a millionaire is coming up next. here is a live look looking back at the city of san francisco.

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