you good morning, america. >> thank you very, ver fromheart. extraordinary cross-country roll call. former presidents bill clint on prominent republicans show their su colorin ft, powroelfom l to mccain. and making the case for her husband, dr. jill biden's personal speech from her old classroom. >> the heart of this nation d e.agur biden is fighting for now. >> she joins us this morning. college catastrophe. new concerns over partying during the pandemic letog in notre dame hitting pause as the

tighfi big surge in cases, axing in-person classes for the next two weeks. more trouble at big name schools. some unc students packing up after one week, and startling video overnight. los angeles police breaking up this massive birthday party for tiktok star bryce hall, and from the initial epicenter of the pandemic these stunning photos of a massive pool party and no masks. all this as coronavirus cases t. abc news exclusive. the college football star leading the charge to get the big ten back on the field this season. 270,000 signatures in two days. ohio state quarterback justin fields joins us live only on "gma." state of emergency.dozens o more than 30,000 acres in northern california. thousands forced to flee their homes, lightning fires super charged triple-digit wetrngatis morning.

♪ you got me feeling emotions and all the emotions running high on the court. trouble in the bubble. overnight, the top teams falling in two stunning upsets. powerhouse lebron james playing a historic game but the trail blazers turning game time into dame time. and the real morning mvp. superstar singer mariah carey joins us live after that big surprise announcement overnight. good morning, america. it's great to have cecilia with us on this busy wednesday morning, and we have a lot of news to get to this morning. >> george and i are clutching the coffee tight this morning. >> you two were up late. >> we were. it was a big night starting with a big night for the democrats at the virtual convention after that virtual roll call from all across the country made it official. joe biden is now the nomin . >> the night bridged the parts past and its future with presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton. a keynote from 17 rising stars,

there was emotion from cindy ca husband's friendship with joe bide chb,nd anight's meadliner,ma tkihe t he the family whole. she will join us in a few minutes. mary bruce starts us off with hi good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. for joe biden last night was a kimang three decades in the the party formally, even if unconventionally, bringing joe biden one step closer to the oval office. overnight democrats officially nominating joe biden for president. >> all right. >> reporter: the traditional fanfare replaced with a virtual cross-country round of applause. >> thank you very, very much from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: in a sign of the times the delegates casting their votes not on a packed convention floor but spread out across the country. it was night to bridge the party's past to its future. ou y>>w no kwh j do, build back better. >> reporter: instead of a single address -- >> this year -- >> all: all of us are on the stage, and we have a lot of to

say. >> reporter: the keynote delivered by 17 rising democratic stars. >> faced with a president of cowardice, joe biden is a man of proven courage. >> reporter: one of the most prominent members of the next generation, progressive powerhouse alexandria ocasio-cortez, given only 60 seconds to make her case for the movement built by bernie sanders. unsustainable brutality of an e inequalities of wealth for the few at the expense of long-term stability for the many. >> reporter: and for the second night in a row, prominent republicans crossing the aisle to stand with biden. >> joe biden will be a president we will all be proud to salute. >> reporter: cindy mccain, the wife of late senator and presidential nominee john mccain, recalling the unlikely friendship that transcended party lines.>>hey would just si. it was like a comedy show sometimes to watch the two of

them. >> reporter: capping the night, jill biden speaking from her old english classroom about jo bidee n as a husband and a fath who overcame great loss. >> four days after beau's funeral, i watched joe shave and put on his suit. i saw him steel himself in the mirror, take a breath, put his shoulders back and walk out into a world empty of our son. >> reporter: a personal speech from the woman who knows the nominee best. >> he will do for your fy il what he did for ours, bring us together and make us whole. need, keep the promise of me of america for all of us. >> reporter: and like so many americans, kamala harris watched the night unfold from her couch. her husband sharing this image saying that kamala is loving this roll call. tonight she will formally accept the nomination for vice president, becoming the first black woman and the first

asian-american to do so. today will be about trailblazing women. we will also be hearing from hillary clinton and house speaker nancy pelosi. george. >> thanks, mary. we are joined by dr. jill biden. from delaware this morning. good morning, dr. biden. congratulations on last night's nomination. >> thank you. good morning. >> you know, we all got a kick -- >> i hope everybody is safe. >> everybody is doing well. thank you very much. we got a kick out of that celebration last night. which grandkids were in charge of the confetti and balloons? >> i think they were in this conspiracy. they were all doing it together. it was a lot of fun. >> you know, on a more serious note this nomination is something your husband first sought more than 30 years ago and as you recounted last night those years have been filled with peaks but also some very deep valleys for your family. so when the cameras were gone, just the two of you, what were you feeling in that moment? >> you know, i was feeling really elated. i was so happy for joe. i'm so happy that the nation got

to see really who my husband is because i've known all along how strong he is and what a great leader he is and what a great leader he will be for this >> we saw you in that classroom last night. if you were teaching right now how would you be feeling about going back into the classroom and trying to balance both your desire to get there and teach the kids and real fear about the pandemic? >> well, you know, george, that's what i'm hearing from people all over this nation, whether it's educators or parents, they're texting me, they're calling me, what should we do? what should we do? there's a lot of anxiety, and so i think we have to listen to the experts and when the experts say it's safe to go back, we'll go back, but we've got to listen to the doctors and the scientists, and the experts, and george, o going back. >> we learned a lot about you in

that video last night as well bully in the face to defend your sister. >> yeah. >> have there been times during the campaign when you felt like doing that? >> not really, not really, no. >> but it is getting pretty rough -- >> i think my punching days are over. >> seemed like you had a pretty good right cross in the video. it is getting pretty rough and personal on the campaign trail right now. the president and his campaign have made direct attacks including a brand-new ad campaign on your husband's mental faculties. how do you respond to that? >> you know, george, i see joe every single day and he's writing speeches. he's being briefed, he's making phone calls. he's on the zoom constantly. he's dund-raisers. foi i mean, we go from 9:00 in the morning till, gosh, 10:00, 11:00 atigpeope st coa so i don't see any of that. i mean, joe is totally engaged and you know joe.

i mean, he loves it. >> he's been at it for an awfully long time. there's no question about that. you've seen the job of first lady up close. if you win in november, what are you most excited about? what is your biggest fear? >> you know, i am estmoeditxc about, you know, having a platform and raising up military families, certainly raising up the profile of teachers, you know. i've been a teacher for 36 years, and pushing free community college. so there are so many things -- and the cancer initiative that joe and i started in the white house and continued afterwards. i'm ready to go, you know, and really hoping that we win on november 3rd and that i can continue doing what i've loved doing. 00 >> dr. jill biden, thanks very much. >> thank you, george. we will have full coverage of the democratic convention beginning tonight at 7:00 p.m.

eastern on abc newslive. i'll be anchoring on the network and primetime starting at 10:00n and david muir will sit down with joe biden and kamala harris in their first joint network interviews at 8:00 p.m. the latest on the coronavirus emergency. the number of confirmed cases >> reporter: good mornin. just a few hours ago this was a neighborhood of more than 50 mobile homes but thisor mngni a. nearly every home here has burned to the ground. you can make out a few shapes. what you see here, nd m there's just a mass of twisted and charred metal. the good news is we did speak to a woman who lives here. overnight she told us that she believes everyone in this neighborhood made it out safely. this is just one of dozens of fires in a very dry northern california. thousands of people are evacuated from their homes and the governor has

now, officials believe that a lot of these fires started when thunderstorms moved through the last couple of days bringing thousands of l strikes with them and of course the heat super charges those flames and it's expected to more than 100 degrees michaetol?y. >> thank you so much, clayton. we're going to turn now to the latest on the coronavirus emergency. the numberrlide topping 22 mill overnight as we see a jump in cases on college campuses here in the u.s.on classes. one is notre dame after a spike in cases there. trevor ault is on campus in indiana with more. good morning to you, trevor. >> reporter: good mog, michael.inrn a number of universities and colleges are experiencing a bit of re-opening whiplash this morning. here at notre dame because of that surge, they are going virtual learning only for the next two weeks, and other colleges are giving up on in-person learning entirely. overnight, the fighting irish

axing in-person classes for at least the next two weeks after anuteak of covid c. >> i think there was some buy-in from everybody and honestly some pretty tough love from the university, and in the coming two wes, i think we can pull it off. >> reporter: officials blame off-campus parties forhe surge and are closing public spaces and banning off-campus students from campus in hopes of containing she tpread. >> if these steps are not successful, we will have to send students home. >> reporter: michigan state university's also asking undergrads to stay home pivoting to online only classes as is ithaca college where some students are frustrated. >> the quality of learning remote just doesn't match up to in-person. it's not worth $30,000. >> reporter: now after only one week of class, some unc students are packing up in a scene you would only expect to see at the end of tem sesr.te people out now, but i'm guessing it's going to get to that point, so i might as well.

things are uncertain right now. a lot of anxiety. i just would rather not live like that. >> reporter: this as the nation's top infectious disease expert warns the decision to si backfire. >> you really better think twice before you do that. you go in, people get infected, boom, they close them down. >> repor in cherokee county, georgia, tr:hree schools ttehat re-opened have already temporarily closed, and with mo t quarantine, the district superintendent says more closures could be coming. and in texas -- >> we should be spraying the desks down after each dopewnri wodit ah nda spatuper ncheis trying to stay back have been dwindling as more tsnienud.n ur tachersho areth mn sog positive going because it's easy to feel pretty overwhelmed and bogged down at

this point, but i think we're making it. >> reporter: and the american death toll keeps climbing. now more than 171,000 -- >> by the way -- rorte -- clud christian university professor robert rhodes, his family by his side as he took his last breath. >> protect yourself and your loved ones. you never know how much time you have left. >> reporter: and here at notre dame, student arell a two-week stretch of only virtual classes but after the decision was announced to temporarily pause in-person learning, a number of students packed up and left anyway just a week after the first day of classes. cecilia? >> okay, trevor, thank you so much. we turn to the stunning imesag out a massive concert and pool party in the virus' initial epicenter. the city hasn't reported any new cases since mid-may but you can see there are thousands of party-goers there at a water park for an electronic music festival packed close together with no masks.

you'll remember wuhan was on lockdown for three months, one of the strictest in the world. we're going to turn to the double trouble in the bubble. say that three timesasnd west falling in two stunning upsets. the portland trail blazers coming out on top over the lakers and lebron james as he goes for his fourth title. heeery, will.h >> reporter: hey there. as much as anyone could predict how august basketball in a pandemic induced bubble would go this isn't what they thought. lebron james losing the first game of the playoffs for the the bucks with the best record in the nba losing as well. there is a long way to go, but so far the playoffs are unpredictable. this morning, bubble trouble for the favorites. the top seeded milwaukee bucks led by nba mvp giannis antetokounmpo stunned by the orlando magic in their opener. >> the big fellow, not happy. >> reporter: the other top seed, the l.a. lakers, led by lebron james, handed a cold dish of defeat by the red hot damian lillard and the unddog portland trail blazers.

>> anthony deliv s.er >> reporter: lillard's 34 points turning game time into dame time. >> damian lillard laces one up >> reporter: after entering the arena in this hat reading make america arrest the cops who killed breonna taylor -- >> a woman who had a bright future, and her life was taken ay fm he andhere been no arrests. there's been no justice, not only for her but for her family. >> reporter: three-time champion triple-double passing the late kobe bryant for third most in lakers history and becoming the very first player ever to score at least 20 points. >> and lebron clears it away. >> reporter: grabbed more than 15 rebounds andt me.st5 awin the >> trail blazers, a seven-point victory over the lakers in game one despite an historic effort from lebron james.

>> reporter: now the lakers and bucks will each try to right the ship tomorrow. game four of the lakers series is scheduled for monday, august 24th. that's 8/24. the lakers will wear their black mamba jerseys in tribute to kobe bryant. of course his two numbers, 8 and 24, hanging back in the rafters in l.a. perhaps that will give them the playoff push they need, guys. >> tough challenge against portland. the series is a long way from over. only one game in. >> exciting series. a lot of other stories we're following this morning including growing ba tlackshs.r ve osc big college parties during the pandemic that are now linked to covid outbreaks. plus, our exclusive with the star quarterback who is fighting for his team's chance to play. and the man who calls himself the lottery lawyer charged with swindling big jackpot winners of the millions. first, let's head over to ginger. >> so historic heat again, anaheim, california, 105 and that would be their hottest august temperature ever and then images like this.

you see this fire in colorado. that is now their third largest fire in state history. it's 7% contained. it's called the pine gulch fire, it's one of many burning there, 88,000 acres. red flag warnings still up all the way through montana. fire weather watches, utah, a mess. cedar city has been at 100 plus for three days in a way. they've never done that before and they'll do it again today. that ridge is going to stick. it's only going to be just a little farther down and a cold front comes till boise cools down but look the salt lake city, back up to 100 on friday. death valley staying hot. certainly still breaking records in phoenix, could do it again seconds. first the sunny cities sponsored by liberty mutual insurance.

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also right now, all eyes on wall street after those record runs tuesday, the s&p 500 closed up 55% since the early days of the pandemic. nasdaq also scored a record close. those surges thanks to help from the federal reserve keeping interest rates low. and washington state has trapped its first live male murder hornet after capturing the queen earlier this summer. the invasive species known as the asian giant hornet is the largest in the world reaching nearly two inches long and it's a major threat to honey bees and insects. scientists have set more than a thousand traps in the hopes of tracing them back to their colonies where they can be eradicated. >> i'll go with no thank you. >> thank you for that warning. appreciate it. we're going to begin with those new coronavirus outbreak fears as startling new videos of college students partying surface. the world health organization now warning that young people unaware they are infected are driving the pandemic, putting schools and the college sports season at risk. we'll speak exclusively with ohio state quarterback justin fields about his wildly popular petition, asking the big ten to green light football, but first,

matt gutman is in l.a. with more. good morning, matt. >> reporter: michael. good morning. what officials here are concerned about are huge parties like the one at the tiktokman ehind me which they're calling super spreader events. not only are young people flauting it but doing it in front of millions of their sos. officials here icin maniaed l f they're going to shut offer the utilities of repeat offenders. ♪ >> everybody! >> reporter: this morning, the backlash over outrageous parties like these in the midst of a pandemic. tiktok star bryce hall under fire after video circulated on social media appearing to show his massive 21st birthday party over the weekend held at a tiktoker mansion in los angeles where large gatherings remain banned. the lapd says the party was broken up and several citations were issued. and now with students returning

to college campuses, celebrating in large crowds, these so-called superspreader events worrying white house task force member dr. deborah birx. >> every person needs to really ensure that they're not infecting another, and that means we can't have these large parties. >> reporter: north carolina state university says it's looking into this video of a party near campus on friday and that students could face discipline. both north carolina state and the university of north carolina now facing clusters of covid cases. the university of north georgia sent a warning to students about partying after this video circulated on social media. and at oklahoma state university where officials have confirmed at least 23 cases in just one erd rent safter videos like this one show students crowded into off-campus bars. >> as a student this frustrates the heck out of me. it's really disrespectful to

those who are quite literally putting their lives at risk by going to school every day and teaching us. >> reporter: notre dame also reporting an outbreak linked to off-campus parties. 147 people now sick. up from 58 on monday. >> students infected at those gatherings passed it on to others. >> reporter: and caught in the crosshairs, college athletes. while notre dame's football season is still moving forward, the pac-12 and big ten conferences have postponed theirs. but not all athletes are happy with that decision. ohio state's quarterback justin fields starting a petition called we want to play. it now has over 250,000 signatures. and there's so much dismay about how some conferences canceled their seasons that the parents of big ten athletes are saying they've booked tickets to fly to illinois to try to appeal to the commissioner to salvage the football season. michael? >> really pushing to play and we

are joined now exclusively by ohio state quarterback justin fields who started an online seasonon sunday titled, we wantl it already has over 270,000 signatures and, justin, thanks for joining us. you created this petition, and it's gaining a lot of momentum. what's the message you want to get across? >> thanks for having me, but i would say my main message that i would like to get across to the big ten commissioners is just that we want to play football and that i feel like a lot of players feel more safer around the facility and around our protocols rather than just being on campus like a regular student. so for example, our safety protocol is we get tested twice a week, and around the facility everyone wears masks and stuff like that. so i think a lot of players feel more safe ou raer than the community witht being tested twice aee >> yeah, but a college campus is much harder to protect than just one team.

we've already seen some outbreaks, big parties. obviously a lot of students are ignoring the social distancing rules, but what do you say to those students and student athletes who may not be taking this seriously? >> i would just say to them, just kind of think of other people rather than yourself. i think it's kind of selfish, you know, just to think about yourself. like i understand that they're doing that, but i would just tell them to think about other people, and although the virus may not affect you that seriously, i think it can affect others seriously. so yeah, my main message to them would be to think about others in this situation. >> there are probably a lot of people who say he created this petition because he wants to play and wants to get drafted into the nfl but you may be a top -- you could be a top five pick in the nfl next year even if you sat out this season without risking covid or injury. but why would you rather play when you have that future that you possibly have? >> me, it's really just for the love of the game.

my love for ohio state, my love for my coaches, my teammates and, again, just really the safety reasons, i feel like there's a lot of people on our team that feel safer in the facilities so i would say just having us playing football in the facility, you know, weekly, day, ihi twill keep us safe from the virus. >> and finally, the nfl draft, it happens in spring but if the big ten decides to have a spring season, will you play the college season or will you get ready for the draft? >> yes, sir, right now i'm just taking it day by day, you know, i think, you know, one thing that i've learned over this whole process is that things can change daily, so right now i'm kind of just taking, you know, each day at a time so i haven't really thought about that so hopefully i'll come up with a decision if that happens and i just pray about it really. >> well, we want to wish you

luck in the season. i'm going to gi a little o-h. >> i-o. >> you just passed. good luck with the season and everything you have going on, justin. very nice to talk to you this morning. george. >> thanks. we turn to the lottery lawyer who represented so many jackpot winners now charged with defrauding his clients of millions of dollars including one who won $1.5 billion playing megamillions. whit johnson has the story. >> reporter: he called himself the lottery lawyer but this morning prosecutors call jason kurland defendant, charging him in a conspiracy scheme to swindle millions of dollars from kurlten appearing on tv giving advice. >> you don't want people asking for handouts. you don't want people giving you their advice on what you should be doing so you need that time to gather your team. >> reporter: in tonight's megamillions jackpot -- >> reporter: among his victims a $1.5 billion megamillions

jackpot winner and another who . prosecutors say they and others paid kurland and his firm hundreds of thousands of dollars for investment guidance. then after gaining their trust, kurland is accused of steering his clients to invest in shady business deals, run by three co-defendants including christopher chierchio, an alleged soldier in the genovese crime family, a claim his lawyer denied. on one occasion prosecutors say $19.5 million out of one of his client's accounts without permission. lo mor80 milli. aedf lining his pockets with kickbacks, fueling a lavish lifestyle, flying on private jets, taking exotic vacations, buying boats and paying country club dues. all four defendants have pleaded not guilty. >> people expect attorneys to do the right thing, to represent them, and unfortunately this attorney crossed the line.

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on that massive spike in used car prices and how to turn your wheels into some cash. gio benitez is at a dealership here in new york with all the ways you can take advantage as america hits the road during this pandemic. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, cecilia. good morning. we're at world's best auto in brooklyn, one of the many dealers across this country seeing a huge spike in sales right now. so this morning, we ask, how do you get the most money for your car? with used car sales soaring from coast to coast during the pandemic, some dealerships are trying to up their inventory by handing over cash. >> if we paid you $15,000 for that truck last year, we would write a check for $20,000 this time this year. >> reporter: so we went to the experts to find out how you can cash in. first check a website like kelley blue book or edmunds.com. see what your car is worth. then start thinking like a salesperson. >> the key thing with getting the most for it is shop around. >> reporter: experts say get

offers from both dealers and online retailers and don't just take the highest bidder. some may offer more cash up front, and different states have different perks. in some states, you get, like, a tax break on a sales tax for that trade, so for example, here in new jersey, if i were to buy a $30,000 car and i trade in a $10,000 car i only pay tax on $20,000. >> reporter: the spike in value even surprises the experts. ivan drury of edmunds sold his car because he wasn't using it during the pandemic. >> i actually got more than i expected to the point where i drove my car for one year and i only shaved off $1,200 from the original purchase price so in that regard i kind of drove it for free. >> reporter: if you think deal are looking for specific features, think again. >> the quality of cars is declining because there's just not the inventory out there.epoe

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it's 8:00 a.m. and it's official. >> thank you very, very much from the bottom of my heart. >> joe biden now formally the democratic nominee for president after an unprecedented cross-country roll call. former presidents bill clinton and jimmy carter and prominent republicans show their support from colin powell to cindy mccain. dr. jill biden's personal speech making her case for her husband on "gma" this morning. "gma" exclusive this morning, the brand new warning from the better business bureau about the company noom. more than 1,000 users complaining and what to know before you sign up.

call it covid-somnia. so many dealing with sleep disruption during the pandemic. what to do, how to deal with it. the easy changes you can make starting this morning. ♪ can't you see can't you see america, are you ready? >> what's got gal, rose, russell and more all teaming up? the brand-new debut that's quite the mystery. ♪ i had a vision of love and "gma" this morning will be a vision of love. the one, the only mariah carey exclusive and she's saying -- >> hi, i'm mariah carey. good morning, america. ♪ i realized a dream mariah carey ready to go this wednesday morning. good morning to all of you. i hope you're all doing well. >> and you know mariah, she has a lot happening right now. there brand-nealloofexted. you got puppy.s pi tce the show to lead with this first

story out of the gate this morning but his name is halisco, he's a boston terrier, a 3-month-old rescue, and he's every bit as adorable as he is a complete terror, and that's him outside in our backyard because he was eating shoes last night, and my husband banished him for the first time. >> is that the worst? >> i have full makeup on my legs because i'm covering bites right now. stay away from my shins. we love you. he's adorable. we have some big news and we have other stories to cover as well including the big night for democrats. you saw that virtual roll call vote all across the country and then it became official. joe biden nominated to the democratic party. you see his wife dr. jill biden, and she was the headliner last night. spoke from her classroom in brandywine high school in delaware. talked about how her husband would help heal america during this time of crisis. back to mary bruce for the highlights. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. after eyeing the presidency for three decades, last night was a big moment for joe biden, and

this morning he is now one step closer to the oval office.nightn >> all right. >> reporter: the traditional fanfare replaced with a virtual cross-country round of applause. >> thank you very, very much from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: in a sign of the times the delegates casting their votes not on a packed convention floor, but spread out across the country. it was a night to bridge the party's past to its future. >> you know what joe biden will do, build back better. >> reporter: instead of a single address -- >> this year -- >> all: all of us have a lot to say. >> reporter: the keynote delivered by 17 rising democratic stars. capping the night, jill biden speaking from her old english classroom about joe biden as a husband and a father who overcame great loss. >> four days after beau's funeral, i watched joe shave and put on his suit. i saw him steel himself in the mirror, take a breath, put his

shoulders back and walk out into a world empty of our son. >> reporter: the woman who knows the nominee best telling "gma" this morning she's glad the country is getting to see what she sees in him. >> i'm so happy that the nation got to see really who my husband is, because i've known all along how strong he is and what a great leader he is and what a great leader he will be for this nation. >> reporter: and tonight it is kamala harris' turn. she will officially accept the party's nomination for vice president, becoming the first black woman and the first asian-american to do so. we will also be hearing tonight from hillary clinton and former president barack obama. george? >> big night at the convention. we'll be covering it all here. also on abc newslive starting at 7:00 and i'll anchor in prime time at 10:00. michael? now to a state of emergency in california. new wildfires stocorching more

than 30,000 acres and clayton sandell has the very latest. >> reporter: good morning, michael. take a look here. all of this behind me used to be a neighborhood of mobile homes. this morning it looks like an apocalypse as these fires continue their ferocious spread. this morning the inferno is growing in northern california, covering over 10,000 acres. 22,000 residents forced to evacuate as the blaze heads south. the golden state still fighting against a surge in coronavirus cases, now evacuees being forced to gather. >> i got the alert and then it said -- >> we never got a formal evacuation alert. we left prior to that. >> reporter: marcia rits came back to napa county overnight to finderomof 13 years ne >>h, my god. my house was so nice. >> reporter: officials say many of these fires were started by lightning strikes, now burning

structures. >> we can confirm that there are structures that have been destroyed in this fire. we don't know that number yet and that's going to be an ongoing count. a damage inspection team has to actually assess what the damage has been. >> reporter: firefighters are going to have another tough day. the temperatures here expected to be above 100 degrees. guys? >> coming up, a "gma" exclusive about the popular diet app noom. the better business bureau's warning after the app's free trial ends. we'll tell you what you need to know. expert tips on how to get a good night's sleep as doctors are seeing an increase in what they're called covid insomnia. they're called covid insomnia. and the one and only mariah

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♪ good morning, good morning good morning, sunshine. welcome back to "gma" on this wednesday morning. >> all right, we are looking forward to talking to mariah carey in just a few moments but right now it is time for "pop news" with lara and riva, of course. >> hi, you guys. good morning. we're going to begin on this beautiful rainy wednesday with some emmy overachievers. this year they have done double duty both in front and behind the camera, starting with kerry washington. four nominations for her role in "little fires everywhere" and three nominations for executive producing. one for "little fires." one for her variety special

"live in front of a studio audience" and one for a netflix movie called "american son." quadruple threat dan levy, four nominations for him as well on four different jobs. on my favorite show, youno the one that rhymes with "ritz creek," writer, executive producer for four different episodes of the genius show which by the way is nominated for best comedy series. congratulations, dan. and who knew will ferrell was so busy behind the scenes on many of your favorite shows. he also has four nominations as an executive producer on netflix's "dead to me," and "live in front of a studio audience," and finally, we want to say congratulations to tyler perry. he just announced his 2020 governor's award recipient for his unprecedented achievements in television and commitment to offering opportunities to marginalized communities. he will talk with us on "good morning america" in just a few minutes. we can't wait. you can see the emmy awards right here on abc on september 20th. also this morning, the

mvt-vma awards will happen live in person with an audience with some extraordinary planning and safety measures in place. and this morning we're learnin sing their new hit song, "rain on me." these two ladies by the way, lead the pack for nominations with nine each. also performing this year, bts, the weeknd just to name a few, and miley cyrus will make her return to the vma stage to sing her new single "midnight sky." she will sing it under the sky. the vmas held in person outdoors with a very limited audience and they will be hosted by the fabulous keke palmer. you can check it all out when the vmas air live on sunday, august 30th, 8:00 p.m. eastern. and finally, a beautiful story to make you smile on this wonderful wednesday. two brothers from hackensack, minnesota, the one in the gray

is will and you're about to see when will asks his little brother henry who has down syndrome to be the best man in his wedding. will buried a note in a bottle in their backyard. here's what happened when henry found the note and he read the message inside with his brother. listen. >> you are already the best bro and also the best -- >> friend. >> -- friend. so will you please say yes to be my best man? love, will. what? >> do you want to be my best man? you want to say yes? >> yes. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> we love that moment between the brothers. with a cameo by their other best friend. thank you so much for sharing that video. it came from will's fiancee. they're getting married by the

way next july. congratulations to them. i love that heartwarming moment. right now i'll send it back to you, amy, and everybody. >> thank you, and we're all wiping away tears. that was so beautiful. thank you. perfect way to end "pop news." now to our "gma" cover story, a "gma" exclusive, a new warning about the massively popular diet app noom from the better business bureau. the app says it comes with a free trial subscription, but customers have complained it's hard to stop that claim before new costs kick in. rebecca jarvis has the details for us, good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy. you know, my favorite four-letter word, free, and free trial subscriptions can be a great way to test out a new product or service. but the better business bureau is warning to make sure you really read that fine print to make sure that free really stays free. >> reporter: health and wellness app noom says it can help consumers lose weight through healthier habits. >> that's why noom is different. >> reporter: the company saying

it has more than 50 million downloads. but the better business bureau out today with a warning about noom. >> consumers seem to be losing more than weight with this program. they're losing money. >> reporter: the bbb saying it's received more than 1,200 complaints in the past 12 months, giving noom a "d" rating. bbb issuing a warning, customers alleging that the company offers misleading free trials and that subscriptions are difficult to cancel after free trials are complete. >> consumers are consistently telling us they have difficulty contacting noom's customer service in order to get a refund. >> reporter: public relations executive lisa wolf says she tried to cancel noom multiple times after deciding it wasn't for her. wolf was charged almost $400 in subscription fees over six months. in frustration, she tweeted a complaint to the company in june. noom then giving her a full refund. noom telling "gma," the complaints on bbb represent less

than 0.03% of the millions of customers that signed up with noom. we state clearly and in advance the full charges that customers can expect to be billed for that membership. customers can cancel at any time, no questions asked, either by messaging their coach in the app or emailing our support team. so what do you do to make sure you're not getting charged for these free subscriptions? well, the better business bureau recommends doing some research ahead of time. check into the company. have there been complaints in the past? make sure you fully understand the terms and conditions. you can reach out to the customer service before you sign up. see how they handle it then, and then finally don't put a credit card down for anything if you are not prepared to pay for it beyond the free period, and cecilia, one thing i like to do when i'm signing up for a free subscription that eventually becomes a paid subscription is put a reminder on my calendar a week before that date. that way i can reach out to the company then. >> i do that too. good advice. thank you, rebecca. we're going to turn now to

our quaran-dream series. we're taking a look at how to get a better night's sleep during the pandemic as so many are suffering from sleep disruption being called covid-somnia. lara is back with more on all this. hey, lara. >> hi, cecilia. yeah, that's a perfect way to say it. one of the things most of us do have in common these days, we would l mo p. whether it's elevated anxietor r ch completely disrupted due to the pandemic, we spoke to an expert about how to get some real rest. take a look. >> reporter: 30-year-old joanna had never been a good sleeper, but when the pandemic hit, she began quarantining with her boyfriend and her sleep went from bad to worse. >> it's 3:32 and i'm awake again. i will just wake up multiple times in the night and it's always sort of a crapshoot as to whether i'll be able to fall back asleep or not. >> reporter: doctors say they're seeing an influx of patients with sleep issues linked to the pandemic, what some are calling

covid-somnia. >> so we're seeing a shift in circadian rhythm because we're not paying attention to when we go to bed and when we wake up. we also have this anxiety and this concern. >> what can i do for you? >> reporter: we connected joanna with sleep specialist dr. seema for some help. >> when it's time to go to bed i'll read for a little while and lights out any time between like 11:00 and 12:30. >> reporter: her first tip, have a consistent bedtime. many of us are staying up later and disrupting our normal sleep/wake cycle. >> when we're not super consistent with bedtime and rise time, our circadian rhythm doesn't quite know what to do. >> reporter: next tip, separate work from home. >> instead of working from home we've kind of moved into the office. and so then our work time kind of bleeds into our home time and sometimes we're not really good about making a sharp delineation and separation. >> oh, yeah, no, that's a good point because i could keep working on something until, you

know, 10:00 or 11:00 at night. >> reporter: and finally, take control. even in a time when we feel like we have none. >> it's probably a good idea to switch and focus on the things we can control, right? we can control our wind down routine. we can control the caffeine that we consume. we can control, you know, that part of it. we can control our sleep environment. we are in the midst of a pandemic. nobody knows how long this is going to last, and i think that we need to really reflect on our new normal. >> and just a few other tips to get a better night's sleep. no blue light screen time an hour before bed. we all know this but still do it. no tablets, no phones. a kindle is okay because it's not blue light. we want you to avoid working in the bedroom if possible. keep it for sleeping and keep that bedroom cool and dark especially during the last few weeks of summer, and one more thing, cecilia, i'm going to do

earmuffs here, no sleeping with your pets. let's go back to you. >> say it ain't so, lara, no. good tips. thank you so much. we're going to head over to ginger now. >> i'm guessing no sleeping with a toddler either. that's probably right in there. i really want to share with you because there were more than two dozen severe storm reports, many of them in florida with damaging winds, but it looks like this video out of deland, they'll do a survey today, could have been a tornado. likely a tornado when you see flipped cars like that so we'll get more information on that but what i do know and can tell you is that today you still have kind of that stationary front sitting around a low pressure system also so you could see some of these storms drop two, three inches, flash flooding possible and certainly strong winds. let' >> the heart of this nation still beats with kindness and courage. that's the soul of america joe biden is fighting for now. >> reporter: from former president bill clinton. >> the difference is stark. you know what donald trump will do with four more years, blame,

bully and belittle, and you know what joe biden will do, build back better. >> reporter: to the 17 rising now to mariah carey who took the music industry by storm 30 years ago when "vision of love," the very first single from her very first album, skyrocketed to number one. we're going to talk to her live in a moment, but first, a look at her record-breaking career. ♪ there's a hero >> reporter: she is a hero in the world of music. ♪ a hero lies in you >> reporter: pop megastar mariah carey. >> i was like, why are you so obsessed with me? >> reporter: holding the record for the most consecutive years with a number one hit. ♪ why you so obsessed with me ♪ boy i want to know >> reporter: 19 songs topping the billboard hot 100. ♪ i give my all

>> reporter: a true icon with the most number one singles ever by a solo artist. ♪ baby >> reporter: mariah and being number one on the charts belong together. ♪ we belong together >> reporter: and now live from her home this morning, the one and only mariah carey. good morning, mariah. >> good morning, darling. how are you? >> i am good, darling. great to see this morning. you made a lot of fans happy overnight because you announced that you're dropping a new album in october. it's called "the rarities" and what makes the songs on this album rarities? >> yes, we did surprise the lambs today, surprised the fans. it's the rarities album which basically i found stuff in my vault that i either started to work on, like, a long time ago,

and never released or, you know, that i wanted to kind of, like, finish mixing or do whatever, but there are songs that have previously not been released. so it's exciting, and it's a monumental occasion for my career, you know. being in this business for two years is really tough, but somehow we've lasted. >> i'm telling you. you doubled down on it for the lambs because you have a memoir also coming out september. it's called "the meaning of mariah carey." what was the most difficult thing for you to write about? >> wow, actually the whole thing was kind of -- it's been a labor of love but there are -- there are a lot of very personal stories about my childhood that i think, you know, those were difficult but very cathartic as well, and the cool thing about this project is there are songs that i talk about writing or recording even as a little kid, like, starting as a little kid until now that i found in the vault and we're kind of putting this out at the same time, and i don't want to give away too many

titles or anything, but it's exciting because they're kind of, like, merged together in a really organic way. >> when you were going through all the archives that you have to writeng that surprised you tt you discovered doing the research? >> no, what was really surprising was just the fact that i had these -- i had already written chapters about when i started improvising with musicians as a little girl, and different moments in my life that we were talking about, you know, in writing the book, and then finding these rarities that are now, like, actually documented in the memoir as well. so yeah. there was nothing that surprised me about my own stories. it's just that i have never been able to really do an entire book where i was -- i felt comfortable to really talk about issues that i went through growing up as a kid and just starting out so young in the industry and stuff, and just --

it's been -- it's been an interesting journey, and i hope that, you know, i hope people will get a better understanding and actually enjoy reading the book and listening to the rarities, and i have a new song coming out this friday that i'm very excited about. it's something i started working on with jermaine dupre, my friend who we love, years ago and i don't want to give too much about it away but it's coming out friday and i'm looking forward to it. there is a charitable component that we're putting everything together with right now called "save the day." >> you stay right there. we'll be right back, everybody. thank you, mariah. out friday and i'm looking forward to it. there is a charitable component that we're putting everything together with right now called "save the day." >> you stay right there. we'll be right back, everybody. thank you, mariah.

good morning. in the news we have been following all morning long is of those wildfires burn ng the north bay. we want to take a moment to get you caught up on everything we know that's going on right now. we know a lot of you are waking up to the smell of smoke this morning. the fires are causing really bad air quality across the bay area and we are going to be dealing with another day of ott temperatures so we want to get to mike for a check of the forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi. hi, everybody. i wish i had good news for you, but i don't. i was just checking air quality on the peninsula. it's the worst in the world. easily doubling some of the other reports i've seen from europe and from asia. now, let's talk about what's going on here. what's causing that.

these are the current conditions in vacaville. thankfully, the winds are fairly light. 32% relative humidity, gusts up to 12 miles per hour and that's the scary part as the winds are going to pick up and be around 15 to 20 this afternoon through the early evening hours. and they will drop off a bit during the overnight hours. it's because the sea breeze is going to try to make its way all the way to vacaville, but if you look at the temperatures, it drops them considerably. 106 today, but still mid to upper 90s thursday through tuesday. it's going to pick up the winds, which will drop the temperature, but the winds will transport more humidity into these areas, but the winds, that's the big story. the difference maker there. let's take a look what's going on in the santa cruz mountains. relative humidity, 20%. winds light at 3 miles per hour, but it's that fire that's

bringing that smoke into the peninsula and into the south bay down to saratoga. that's why you have such pyoor air quality conditions. let's go up here the hennessey fire, still hot up in the higher elevations. rell humidity is 10 to 14%. the winds, you can see those up in the hennessey fire, will be around 16 miles per hour this afternoon. and the temperatures, they'll drop out of the 100s b, but we' stll be in the mid to upper 90s. temperatures for the rest of us where they live, we've got the excessive heat warning. that's going to continue through 9:00 today. and that's for areas outside of the coast. it's outside of the bay shore and it's outside of san francisco. elsewhere, look at this. you don't want to be outside because it's hot. temperatures in the 80s around the bay. 90s and 100s inland, but you don't want to be outside either

because the air quality going to be horrible outside. this is day seven of excessive heat and day two of many, i think, to come, of poor air quality. i just walked outside because my eyes were witchi initching and a at my car, it's turning gray from black to gray. your eyes are going to itch. your throat is going to be scratchy. wear those masks all the time. that will help a little bit if you have to be outside today. kumasi. >> thank you, mike. we're tracking air quality. also looking at those fires. the winds, the heat and c ca traffic. a lot of roads have been closed this morning. checking in with jobina to see where we are. >> thank you, kumasi, and good morning, everyone. so, yes, there are a a number of closures around the bay area due to the various fires that are underway right now. so i want to start off with a look in vacaville. and we can see what's happening

there because the pas n f cavill however,have ubasicall huge need to look out for. i'm going to bring in the maps and hope you can see this because i'm having a technical issue on my side so i can't see what you're seeing. we are going to start in vacaville and get a look here because early, a couple of hours ago, fire crews and chp were wereried this fire was going to inch closer and jump 505. that's not the case. we have the evacuation order for pleasant -- roads, no one should be in this area and you can see this gray that has blanketed the map. that is not fog. people evacuating -- into low visibility in vacaville. as we move away to napa, this started yesterday.

this hard closure on 128. so if you were with us around 5:00 p.m. yesterday, you heard wayne friedman mention this just as it was coming in. these closures are still in effect. eastbound and westbound 128 between silverad aro trail and helena trail in napa. i have a new closure along the coastline here. so northbound and southbound highway 1 between gradenstein highway in valley ford and stewart springs road. anywhere you see the purple on my map is a hard closure. you cannot get through in any direction. we want to bring you down south here so we're going to bring it all the way to santa cruz county here. we have a full closure on northbound and southbound highway 1 and the santa cruz county line. you can see the huge stretch along highway 1.

to the right, more purple. item going to zoom in closer so you can get a look at that. this is a full closure on northbound and southbound highway 5 246 and skyline boulevard. and you see full closure of 236 between highway 9 and jamison creek. those are our largest closures, kumasi. of course, we have many other city street, surface streets, neighborhood roads that are not able to be used right now. so i want to make sure that our viewers are aware of that. so make sure if you know anyone that lives around these areas to please check in on them. make sure they have left the area. this is what i'm following now an i will continue to update this as more information comes in. kumasi. >> all right, thank you, jobina. so now we want to get to amy hol hollyfield. fire official just give you an o are t sa? aelngha in napa and sonoma counties, a total of

46,000 acres have burned. they say the fires were very active overnight and they're worried about what today is going to bring. not only hot weather, but they're expkting wind so they're very worried about today's forecast. this morning, we were watching the fire that's burning in northwest sonoma county. so we have some video of that fire. that burned overnight. they say this one really kicked up at about 1:30 this morning and they say it has now burned 1500 acres. they're now calling it the wallbridge fire. you've probably heard it called a number of things, but now they're sticking with the wallbridge fire. this is burning in the russian river corridor. they have evacuated 30,000 people out of the that area. as of right now though, they're saying the fire is sticking to rural areas. >> no word on any structures damaged or destroyed, but there is threat and that's when those orders were put in place

overnight. >> here at base camp for cal fire, they are telling me they are stretched very thin. they have a very limited number of air resources. so they are going to have to prioritize and be very choosy and where they send aircraft today to drop water. they're going to be focusing on need and especially saving, of course, life and property. as far as life goes, no reports of loss of life. four civilians though have been injured. as far as properties, they're saying 50 structures have been damaged. we expect that number to keep changing as they're able to get closer in on the burn areas and see the damage, but that's the number they're putting that at as of right now. they are try iing to bring in me ground resources to help them, especially today, they're expgt ing pechting today to be a rough one. i asked if any outside, anyone from outside the state is coming in to help us. they said at this time, not that the hear of.

reporting live, abc 7 news. >> you are right. that number is 46,000 inoing to. where is everybody going? i know you said earlier they've been evacuating for at least a day or so now, but that's still such a massive number of people. >> it is a tough one. i did read an interesting quote though from a supervisor. what did he say? we are a tough stock. unfortunately, we are getting used to this up here. people are weary of being evacuated, but they have been evacuated before. and so, you know, this is not their first time to have to do this. hopefully plans that they've made in the past worked again for this evacuation. the sheriff's office hasn't reported that there were any issues getting people out of sonoma county. that northwest part of sonoma county last night. so hope iing that that went

smoothly. they do, they have set up shelters, centers. i visited a few and they've been pretty empty. tgo seek safy i this out. >> that's good to hear. thank you so much for that date. now i want to check in with julian who's live in solano county. what's going on there? >> good morning, kumasi. we just rolled up on the flames moving incredibly close to this home. we'll get right to it and you can actually see as our photographer, steven, zooms in, one of the firefighters actively try iing to hose down the flame that are getting so close to this home right off of shooar i eagles trail here just outside of vacaville. we saw what appeared to be setting backfires at one point as this fire again skipped up the hill, getting incredibly close to this home and now it appears a firefighter, there he is once more, trying to hose

down some these flames. want to show you how close this is to some of those tronz formers, powerlines, next to this home right here. and boy, we've seen quite a number of people evacuating this area so far this morning. there are also flames that just a good distance to the back of as another home on this area soaring hills, excuse me, soaring eagle trail, has been evacuated. we've heard it time and time again from the fire chief here, vacaville, 2 to 3,000 homes threaten ed at this point. we've got to talk about the wind beginning to gust and you can see it is just pushing these flames and continuing to fan them. the temperatures have kicked up. not only just the heat, the natural heating of the day, but itensity of the flames right now. i got to tell you, i was trying to get an interview with the mayor of vacaville about 15, 20 minutes ago. and he told me close to an hour

ago, when he told me his home was currently being evacuated, so he can not speak, but again, look at the flames as they are quickly just skipping up and down the hills right here. as you saw firefighters trying to make a last stand to save that one home up the hill. i want to get you to more video to show you where else we've been this morning. one home char red to the ground. this was off of pleasant valley. >> so we came out here and we were watching it and it didn't look like it was going to get to us then it came over the hill over there and within 30 minutes, it was on top of us. and so we just started doing everything we could. cutting fire lines. loading up all the dogs and cats that we could catch. by the time we got a chance to do anything, it was too late to get the horses out or the cattle or anything like that. and we stayed as long as we could. trying to fight it. until it just got to where they

were embers blowing sideways. >> you just heard from a man who lives on pleasant valley road. whose home was completely destroyed. he was trying his best to save many of the animals that they have on their farm there. he was able to save some, but unfortunately, he said others were lost. back here live, i want you to look at these pictures. just 30 seconds ago, we showed you the home and now the smoke is obscuring that. again, you can see the flashing lights up there as fire crews try and make a last stand to save this home. the only thing we can see right now, the american flal being whipped around by the wind. again, we'll just pan to the right and you can see how quickly these flames are again skipping up and town the hill. the evacuation orders are in place here in vacaville. we spoke to the fire chief earlier this morning. he said two to 3,000 homes on the northwest side of the city.

that was the greatest area of concern for him. they're going door to door, reverse 911 calls, trying to get those people out as quickly as possible. back over to show you more action near this home as another fire truck rushes up this hill. in this particular part, we've seen some incredible, incredible amount of fire crews trying to save some of these rather large homes that we have seen. again, in this area just outside of the city of vacaville. once again, we're live off of soaring eagle trail as those fire crews do everything they can to save this home. just a few blocks from where we're standing, we actually saw an incredible sight. a couple of guys trying to wrangle some horses. obviously spooked by the commotion, the intense winds and the flames, not too far from where we saw those horses, the wind is picking up incredibly at this point and again, we're

taking a live look as more resources go up this hill and trying to do everything they can to protect this home. the american flag that you see up there. a great indicator of the winds at this point. we don't see the flag whipping as hard as it was moments ago so that just gives you an idea of how quickly the situation changes as far as the wind gusts are concern that is truly helping spread this fire very, very quickly. if you're just joining us, it is worth being said once more, i tried to get an interview with the mayor of vacaville about an hour ago and he couldn't talk because his home was being evacuated. so no one is being spared by this. and when these fire crews say you have to get out of your home, you've got to do it because this is how quickly the situation can change, kumasi. >> that is so scary to see how close those flame rs to that home. have you seen other instances like this as you've been drive

ing around, where the flame rs this close to people's homes and firefighters trying to keep those flames back? >> yes. at this particular point and this area of where we are, again, right off of excuse me, pardon me for a second as i pull up the map. styver hill road and soaring eagle trail. this is where we've seen fire crews appearing to make several stances in front of home as the flames get incredibly close. those are some of the larger homes we've seen in this area right now. but it looks like at this point, kumasi, we're probably going to have to get out of here as the flames get closer and closer to the road, which is our access point out of here. so we're going to end it here and we'll be live in a second as we get a closer area, excuse me, safer area rather, to be live from. but again, live along steeg

willsler hill road as the flames get close to these very large homes. >> p really scary to see how close those flames are getting to those homes and also to hear what julian had to say about the winds picking up, mike. i want to ask you about that. what are you seeing when it comes to wind speeds because that's goin to be critical as they try to get the fires under control. cf1 o >> the environmental wind is increasing. he talked about, julian did, about the erratic nature of the wind and that's because that, he's close enough to that fire that it's creating its own wind now. did you see those little fire whirls starting at the bottom of fire moved when one o? youuchas rolled through? onese pick up embers, too, and toss it further ahid of the initial line and start spot fires so that's something we've got to keep an eye on. plus, there's the chimney effect

where the hot air rises up the side of a canyon or hill and it naturally drives everything and makes it easier to come bust. catch on fire and spread quicker. that's why you see it climb up the hills faster than you see it go down the hills, which is what happens when it's winding itself. couple of things to talk about. your emergency kit. do you have one? is it stocked up? we have one for earthquakes. you can use that one for fires because as we saw, evacuations could come any time. even in the middle of the night. you've got to have your plan ready. it includes your pets. we've talked to some people, they couldn't get all their animals to shelter because there wasn't enough time. so those are some of the things we have to think about as we head deeper into fire season. we don't have the usual offshore winds, the kind of winds that gust up to 70, 80 miles per hourks hurricane force, that we had in the north bay a couple of years ago. don't have that kind of wind. we've got a sea breeze and right

now, it's not clearing us out. in fact, you can look from this vantage point, san francisco's pretty much smothered in smoke. in fact, here's a picture from purpleair.com of the worst air quality in the world. down in the south bay. up to 100, we're okay. the numbers you see there, 100 to 150, that means it's unhealthy for those most sensitive. if you have asthma, heart conditions, young, elderly. once you get above 150, it just gets worse and more critical for us and you can see some areas around san matteo are well over 400 and that is very dangerous if you have to spend any time outside. so, close the windows if you can. wear your mask all the time. that n95 mask will help. don't only wear it because of covid, you need to wear it all the time if you're going to be outside or inside. it's smoky in my house because i've got the air conditioner running. i've got one of the best filters

ok at these e to capture it, but 's smoke. five miles in san jose. this is what san jose looks like right now. you can only see from the shark tank to barely the airport. because the smoke is so thick as we look from north to south there. here are the environmental winds and notice they're coming onshore, which is usually xwrgr. means we've got cooler weather coming. increwsi increasing humid lyty, but thats lagging behind. we've got a developing sea breeze that's going to increase the winds. especially for the hennessey fire and the fire blowing down on vacaville. we've got winds moving in different directions. down where most of us live below 8,000 feet, the prevailing swind blowing southeast, so it's going from northwest to southeast. so if you live in any of these fires, you're going to see an increase in smoke and ash in your neighborhoods. now, above that, the winds are

blowing from southwest to northeast so once the winds get above 8,000 feet, it will start to vent that smoke off to the east and fill in the central valley and push it up towards the sierra, so the air quality is going to continue to get worse and worse in those areas, also. it's going to be hard to get away from this poor air quality. today, we're under a spare the air day but if you look at that and how these fires are raging out of control, the smoke isn't going anywhere for several days. last year, we had so many days of unhealthy air. we're going to see a repeat of that again this time. >> yeah. reminder for everyone. we're wearing masks any way, but another reason to wear them and beoutside. noww you some video shot earlier today of just those fires. and the flames in vacaville and the impact they're having on people's homes. we just checked in with julian and showed how close it got to some people's homes in solano

county, but in vacaville, some people weren't so lucky. we want to show you this video. this is in english hills. >> just kind of hanging out in vacaville. all along, it was -- i got there at 2:00 a.m. hearing radio traffic about the fire and stuff. i went the road, just kind of watched the fire move, moving really fast. there was a lot of winds in the area. houses were starting to catch on fire and you know, visibility was getting really difficult, but i had to leave the yachlt you know, i was trying to get on canyon road. once things started to clear up, i went back to english hills road and realizesed that the fire had basically overcome the majority of the homes along that road. >> yeah, we're looking at some of the video you were able to get of people's homes just in flames and you were able to talk to people who were able to ev

evacuate. did you get a sense that people got these alerts and were able to get out prosecutorty quickly? >> yeah. so, you know, i went there because i saw that people were getting those alerts on social media. i saw on facebook in solano that people were being alerted because the fire was you know moving over the ridge. so that's you know when i get, i started going over there. to see you know, the fire activity. and see if it would come down to these houses. when i get there, it was around 2:00 a.m. people were leaving. everything was calm. no fire in that area. >> you said you saw numerous homes burned along a one mile stretch or so. how many homes would you estimate? >> oh, man. you know, i stopped counting after like ten. you know, i kept going. 15. but you know, it kind of, you start to lose count because when

i would go back to the street, the houses, they were -- some structures, you can't even tell. and i know heard that iso scary with everything you're seeing then to hear stuff like that. >> yeah, you know, i definitely heard a lot of explosions. heard a lot of hissing sounds and you know, i was looking at this and it would be just one of those massive propane tanks just hissing. i wou i was told by a firefighter that when it gets too hot, the tanks release and explode. it was pretty scary being out and not being around a lot of firefighters and trying to maintain distance from those tanks. >> yeah and i know a lot of people are concerned about their animals. did you see people, were they able to get their animals? what have you noticed when it came to that?

>> i spoke to a lady and she tells me the fire, she was watching the fire from her house and within 40 minutes, it overcame her property. so she was only able to grab her dogs and cats and she said she had pigs, ducks, rabbits, goats and she couldn't retrieve. she's kind of waiting along highway 128 to see if her animals are okay. >> i guess it is a wait and see for a lot of people to see if they're able to return to their homes and what will be left there. we're thinking of them, of you, that you stay safe. thank you for bringing us this video so we can see what's going on there. appreciate it. >> of course. always. >> that was jonathan. e he has been getting video north of vacaville all morning and all night. now we want to check in with amy who is live where fire officials are giving us more information this morning about what's going on there. amy.

>> i want to let you know about how everyone is doing. we have reports of four people who have been hurt in these fires. they suffered from burns. i don't know how severe. that's all cal fire had. as of this morning. they also say now that 50 structures have been burned in sonoma and napa counties and we do expect that number to possibly go up, especially after what we saw happen in vacaville overnight. we have video to show you of the fire that was, that's burning in the northwest corner of sonoma county. this is what it looked like this morning. officials say it really kicked up overnight. it went from 500 acres to 15. cal fire says all fires are active. there are a couple of reasons why the fires had the advantage overnight. >> no word on structures damaged or destroyed in the area, but there is structure threat and that's when the evacuation orders were put in place.

overnight. >> sorry. didn't say what i was expecting. what he did say weather was a refiters overnht and so they're in such remote areas that they can pretty much run wild. it's hard for firefighters to get to them and that is what they did overnight. now we're here at the base camp, where they are putting out some staggering numbers. one highlight is zero. zero containment is what they have on all these fires burn in napa and sonoma county. so they're not on offense right now. they are on defense. against these fires. just trying to do what they can. but really not making any advancement at this time. in napa county, six fires are burning right now. that's just in napa county. in sonoma, they have two. and here comes the big number. the total number of acres burned in both sonoma and napa county right now, 46,225. they know people are evacuation weary in this area. they're tired, but they say it

is so important for people to get out when they're told. those orders are mandatory and they need people cleared out so they can focus not on rescuing people, but on saving property and getting the fire out and they also want the traffic out of there. so firefighters have all the room they need. one concern today is the lack of aircraft. there are so many fires they don't have enough aircraft to cover them, so they're going to have to prioritize where they send those aircraft for water drops. focusing of course on life and property. they are looking for more ground resources to come in from other regions in california. so hopefully they get here soon. finally here at base camp, t if not wors tn the y're ly areeoing to have thitre are already so hug t wieecd it's tbe dhters in your thoughts. reach out to family and friends

in this area and urge them to evacuate and make sure they're safe and okay. >> thank you for that. we want to show you some video just to give you a sense of what firefighters have been up against. this is video from the hennessey fire, destroying homes in vacaville. and this was taken just between 4:30 and 5:30 this morning near english hills road. reached this arearnd 2:00 this morning and it burned most. >> well, about 2:00, we get a call, an alert, on our answering machine. our dog was barking and woke us up. went out, looked on the phones and everything. got the locations, which was in sherry glenn, which is quite a ways away from here, but apparently, the wind blowing this way. then about half hour, 45 minutes ago, the sheriff came, said it

was on can low ridge area, which is only about a mile or mile and a half from us and so we just packed up what we could put in a truck. got the dog. got the car and we're up here at judy's now waiting to see when they're going to let us back in. >> unfortunately, that is just a reality for so many people who were forced to leave, forced to evacuate in the middle of the night. trying to get away from these flames. the hennessey fire is part of the lnu lightning complex. so far, it's burned 32,000 acres and unfortunately, zero percent contained. we heard julian talking aboute . strong winds overnight caused several new evacuation orders for a a series of lightning caused wildfires in san matteo and santa cruz counties. there are both evacuation orders and warnings in both counties and as the fire burned, southeast, 22,000 people in boulder creek, boney dune and

surrounding neighborhoods in santa cruz and san matteo counties were ordered to evacuate overnight as well as early this morning. here's what we know about the fire. it has burned at least 10,000 acres and we know at least three firefighters have been injured. however, they are expected to survive. cal fire confirmed this morning that multiple structures were destroy eed in the rural area between both counties, but they were not able to give exact confirmation about how many. now let's talk about the response. governor newsom has bay area, but around the state, because there are more than 30 wildfires burning right now throughout california. the governor is planning to give an update at noon, not only on the state's response to these here on abc 7 as eatur wha well as on abc7news.com.

look at this map. smoke and ash. they are drifting across the bay area and that's having a really bill impact on our air quality. this is purpleair.com. this monitors the particlat me matter in the air. the number rs showing us that this is pretty much the worst air quality in the world right now. and also, here's a picture from san francisco. showing you what the air is looking like. a spare the air alert for the entire bay area is in effect today. mike has been tracking these smoke and the fire conditions and i want to get right over to you, mike. to just -- all right. and we'll check in and get the latest news anytime, you can go to the abc 7 news app >> announcer: it's

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