setting records. i'll let you know when this heat will ease coming up. night two of theon iema doc. we're breaking down the highlights and the criticism the party is now facing from latinos. the slurs and racist language, the rant caught on camera after a man in the south bay is asked to wear a mask. abc 7 news starts right now. and that breaking news, a number of exploding out of control around the bay area right now made worse by this extreme heat. ndy evacuations in place for some. governor newsom has declared statewide eme argency and we ju learned he plans to have an update on the response to the wildfires, heat wave and covid-19. >> they're burning in napa, sonoma, marin, contra costa, san mateo and santa cruz counties. and the north bay the complex fire has burned 32 acres

containment tonight. >> some evacuations have been ordered. we have a complete list on our website abc7news.com. we'll begin our team coverage tonight with abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard who's in napa county. >> reporter: intense flames burning through dry brush in the hills above saint helena ploeks edding in size overnight. this is the hennessy fire, one of three big fires burning in napa county likely caused by lightening strikes. >> we're all packed out and ready to head out of here. >> reporter: workers were hosing down roofs at the treatment plant near lake hennessy. >> it looks like the winds have picked up which is never a good thing beingw. that's not a good thing either. >> reporter: neighbors say this home was destroyed by fire. the family living here had evacuated. almost 2,000 homes remain under

threat. firefighters scored a huge victory today. this historic family winery was saved. >> i think it's a miracle. >> reporter: phil is thanking cal fire crews and his cousins with water hoses for saving his family's winery. look how close the fire got to one of california's oldest winery built in 1980. >> this redwood could survive this kind of fire when everything else is total destruction. >> reporter: firefighters say they need more resources to fight these fires which pose so many challenges. >> biggest challenge is terrain, accessibility getting crews into those areas to fight that fire, really steep, rugged terrain, a lot of thick brush. fire consuming a lots of that thick vegetation in there. >> reporter: the fire fight starts again wednesday morning. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> the 13-4 fire has forced numerous evacuations tonight in

northwest sonoma county. it's burning west of healdsburg near the austin creek state recreation these schools have been canceled tomorrow. this video was taken late this afternoon. you can see the column of smoke just billowing into the sky. it was so thick the sun there looked more like a glowing red doan abc 7 news vie wert. in windsor took these pictures of the fire to the east of where it's burning. people there are preparing to evacuate. we spoke to cal fire just about 30 minutes ago. it's encouraging people to follow orders. >> residents in the vacation order area we hope you heed the warnings and move out of the area especially in a lot of si roads. we need those individuals evacuated out of the area so our firefighters can move in and out easily and not haveor to about traffic. >> cal fire says the 13-4 fire has burned at least 500 acres

and there is no containment. new evacuations issued tonight meantime in a series of wildfires burning the peninsula and south bay areas. cal fire grouped together the fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties. there are both evacuation orders and warnings in both counties in place. and tonight the fire really dramatically jumped in size. jr stone is live in san mateo county with the latest there. >> reporter: dan, tonight i can actually smell that smoke and that's much different because i couldn't smell it earlier. also the wind has picked up tremendously in the last hour or so. big time concerns out here in the la honda area. i know it is dark out here but we're going to do our best so you can see some of that glow up in the air on the skyline ridge, open space preserve. the glow of a fire that is still

burping in the hills of san mateo county and is now on the way to burn santa cruz county. >> it's unbelievable to see how fast moving this is. >> reporter: winds are not very strong but that's not stopped this august lightening complex fire from burning at least 7,500 acres, injuring at least two people and threatening at least 1,200 structures. >> flames, fireballs against the dark sky, and that was when i said, okay, that's -- i'm not comfortable in that. because it's onlyeik l 3 miles away. >> reporter: that was monday evening. don and debra borne then packed up the pets and left tuesday night. cal fire says this fire started early sunday morning. residents are furious that air support didn't come until tuesday. >> you know what? it's cal fire's job to manage the fires in california, isn't it? >> this could have been saved. it's very shameful to know that the leadership and management was so poor. >> we are the sixth largest

economy on the planet. come on. >> reporter: many didn't realize how big the fire had grown until they arrived home evening. >> just a little bit smoke over there. >> the winds changed. i mean look at it. >> reporter: now just a hope that the hundreds of firefighters will soon get the upper hand. >> so unworldly. you'd never think you'd be in this sort of a strange situation. >> reporter: and backut tried t there but it is dark. it's hard for our camera to pick up, but that orange glow can be seen if you're actually standing out here and looking into the distance. the glow coming from the other side of the hilltops. and we saw a lot of flames on this side of the hilltop so obviously this fire is moving, and now 7,500 acres in size with no containment. jr stone, abc 7 news. >> yeah, frightening.

j.r., thank you very much. very eerie pictures. all the fires are sending smoke and ash drifting across the bay area. that's affecting air quality. here's a live look at the website purpleair.com which monitors particulate matter in the air. you can see the worst is currently along the peninsula in la honda where j.r. was reporting live. ls say the air quality isn't impacted affof now. meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking the smoke and fire and weather conditions. she joins us now with more. sand hu? >> yeah, dan and

getting some power from a generator michelle says she received no notice and says the first she heard from pg&e was this afternoon in a text that said power will likely be back on tomorrow. >> everybody's home, right, we're all stuck together and i have ages ranging from 17 to and sweaty children are not happy children. we live in like the tech capital of the world but we can't keep our lights on. >> michelle says generators and propane are now hard to find in her area. a quest to wear a mask leads

to homophobic slurs and racist language. that story up next. we are breaking down the highlights from night two of the democratic national convention, but is there a lack of representation this week among latinos? we are talking about that criticism coming up. and a major service expansion is coming to muny. what riders need to know. all of that's ahead but first here's a look what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live with guest host carrie washington. >> thanks, dan and ama. you don't have to watch this but you should. in almost every state you can vote by mail, in person early and vote on election hey, my twitter is blowing up! dear jack box, bring by chi, still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, so many about spicy chicken strips. still wawow, i hear you.icy chicken strips, so i'm bringing back my juicy 100% all-white meat spicy chicken strips combo for only $5.99!

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is it the juicy 100% all-white meat? or because you can spice them up or cool them down? or because a little birdie told me you wanted them back really bad... get my spicy chicken strips combo for only $5.99. this was night two of the democratic national convention where democrats continue to make their pitch for former vice president now presidential contender joe biden. we heard from his wife dr. jill biden,toanord f even more republicans tonight. liz kreutz is here with the highlights in the newsroom. >> this was a symbolic night.

we did hear from more republicans tonight as you mentioned but that has led to some criticism particularly amongst some latinos who feel that they have not been fairly represented at this convention. >> california, home to our next vice president kamala harris. >> after a state by state virtual roll call it became official. democrats formally nominated former vice president joe biden to the democratic presidential ticket. >> thank you very, very much from the bottom of my heart. thank you all. >> this was one of a handful of appearances biden made throughout the night. he also joined his wife dr. jill biden after a headlining speech where she made a personal pitch for her husband. >> i know that if we entrust this nation to joe he will do for your family what he did for ours. bring us together and make us whole. >> you can see why she's the love of my life, the rock of our family. >> reporter: the second night of the dnc was much like the first, big political names and big

messaging against president trump. first from former president bill clinton. >> if you want a president that spends hours a day watching tv and zapping people on social media he's your man. >> reporter: and then from former secretary of state colin powell, a republican who also endorsed hillary clinton in 2016. we joe biden will be a president llsawi lute b.ll a >> reporter: powell was one of a handful of republicans speaking at the dnc. cindy mccain also made an appearance via audio talking about the unlikely friendship between her husband and the late senator mccain. the republicans in prime time at the dnc, however, have drawn some criticism particularly among latino leaders and activists who say they have a lack of representation in the line-up this week. >> i understand the play book here. i mean, they want to make sure they're winning in places like pennsylvania, ohio, michigan. we're kind of more middle of the road, right? but at the same time, you know, there are 32 million eligible

latino voters going into this election. we are the largest ethnic voting block in this country. >> reporter: and congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez spoke tuesday night for less than a minute. and former presidential candidate julian castro isn't scheduled to speak at all. >> will it hurt? maybe, maybe not. but if it continues to be a pattern now and the election you bet latinos may not turn in the numbers democrats want them tonight. >> a warning tonight. speaking of republicans president trteisp p orogrammin something in battleground states. and remember tomorrow night at the dnc is when senator kamala harris is set to speak. live in the newsroom liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much, liz. you can catch live coverage of the democratic national convention wednesday and thursday night right here on abc 7. it begins at 7:00 p.m. right after our early newscast, abc 7 news at 6:00. in the south bay a racist

and homophobic rapt caught on camera. the melt down happened at a marshals in campbell when one man refused to wear a mask. even more surprising the man behind the tirade is known for his work with the lgbtq community. you're looking at the first of several homophobic slurs and racist language caught on camera. this confrontation happened inside this marshalls in campbell on monday. witnesses say employees had asked the man to put on a mask or. that's when the man challenged workers saying doing so would be a health code violation. beyond offensive language the man is also captured unzipping his pants. >> what's your name? what's your name? >> reporter: a primary concern according to captain ian white with campbell pd.

>> really looking at the crime aspect of exposing one's self in the middle of a populated store and trying to look into that at this point. >> reporter: social media user were quick to identify bay area man. dan noise with the abc 7 news i-team recognizing and confirming the man as tim gaskin seen here in previous news coverage. we've reached out to gaskin but not have heard back. we asked the pd whether they're considering it a hate crime? >> i will tell you talking to investigating officers at this time it does not appear to be a motivating factor. >> reporter: the case will make it down to the da's office. if it's filed he says there will most likely be anest based on a wrrarrant issued from it court. i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. turning now to the coronavirus pandemic. as california tries to rein in

the virus is state is already looking ahead to flu season. and top health officer is urging parents to get their children vaccinated. >> we don't feel like we're moving in the wrong direction. >> dr. mark was a ray, ray, ray, counties come off and he points to the bigger picture. cases dropped with more than 4,600 reported today. hospitalizations did goe up slightly. >> overall the state picture is coming down and stabilizing some. >> reporter: also looking huhead to the fall and the potential we could be dealing with more than just the pandemic. >> this year together flu and covid make us particularly worried. >> he's encouraging people to get vaccinated. california running at two thirds of the vaccination level right now compared to the same time in 2019. >> we want to make sure that kids are protected against

common childhood illnesses and vaccine preventable illnesses. >> and he's also echoing what governor newsom is saying and said on monday. the state has cleared its backlog of nearly 300,000 tests. muny is going to be expanding service starting on saturday, restoring service on some bus lines while adding to others. the biggest change will be the return of muny metro. some of the light rail routes are being altered to avoid causing congestion in tunnels. the hours will be similar to bart's. good evening, everyone. take a look at the time lapse from our mount tam cam. you know that the smoky skies have been pretty thick across parts of the bay area. this is time lapse capturing just how bad the smoke layers were as we were getting closer to sunset. you can see just how heavy, how thick. it has impacted our air quality. as a matter of fact, it is the

worst around the peninsula. i want to show you a satellite picture of the smoke. as you will notice these are the fires gnat are in the north bay that have urning, puttg out a lot of smoke. hard to see the one near point ridge because of all the high clouds overhead. we're going to continue to see the impacts from the smoke. here's a look at the forecast. tomorrow morning the smoke settles a little bit and tomorrow afternoon you start to see the wind will beus our south and east. and winds will begin to pick up. the sea breeze will begin to push some of that smoke out of the area. it will not completely disperse but will get better towards the end of tomorrow. air quality will be impacted as a result of the wildfire smoke. as a result a poor air quality alert is in effect.

showing the high clouds passing through as we look at the high temperatures today in record setting territory. it was plenty hot elsewhere as well. excessive, 107 in fairfield, 100 in santa rosa and 105 in livermore. showing you hazy sky as we look back towards san francisco. dangerous heat for inland areas and a breeze break arrives on thursday. excessive heat warning drops for the bay shoreline, continues for all inland areas if you'll notice until 9:00 p.m. tomorrow so heat illnesses are still possible. definitely be careful. temperatures tomorrow morning upper 50s to low 80s. still pretty barm away from the coast. and tomorrow afternoon it's going to be hazy in the south bay. 100 in gilroy, 94 in san jose. still going to be hot. on the peninsula 90 in redwood

city, temperatures upperno s ro. 83, oakland, 89 free empty. 101 concord, 100 livermore. smoky, çhazy, hot tomorrow, briefly cool thursday. and the temperatures rise again with the humidity coming up. sunday into monday there's a slight chance of showers perhaps an isolated thunderstorm so stay tuned. dan and ama? >> thank you for tracking that so closely. >> tomorrow on good morning

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good evening, suffering giants fans will be happy to know they did not blow a huge lead in the ninths inning today. trevor got a much needed day off in anaheim. but gabe capler trying to find a cure for a five game losing streak. here's the cure. batter up, and bang, mike. solo blast to right.

1-0 giants. 1-1 game in the second inning. a lot of people wondering why is pab pablo sandoval in a line-up these days. he went down so you knew in the ninth what was coming. sean anderson throws a 95 mile an hour pitch at mike trout's head twice. not once but twice. trout did want get really all that mad, but the umpires will talk it over. giants win 8-2. anderson maye thav hal cal comm his way. a's and diamondbacks bothered by tightness in his back. gave up five runs. taking them deep. nine runs on six hits allowed by frankie, so the a's trying to come back in this game, claw their way back. sean murphy with a double, the

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