burpining homes and wildfir. unhealthy air. thanks for joining us tonight. >> we are really facing a threat, massive wildfires and perilously poor air quality all during the deadly coronavirus. each too bad to ignore. any moment we'll have a live update on the wildfires burning through san mateo and santa cruz counties. we'll bring that to you as soon as it begins. also breaking news, flames from the hennessey fire have jumped i-80 forcing the freeway to shut down in both directions. this is happening in fairfield. j.r. stone is live at the scene. what's happening near where you are? >> reporter: that wind is still swurlg. it is hard to tell which way the wind is blowing because there's somuch smoke in the air. when we were on our way to this

neighbor, there were long lines going out of the neighbor because of the mandatory evacuations. i want to go off into the distance. first you can see the homes right here. then we look at the hillsides. we are at the western portion of i-80. you go see the hill sides that are charred black from the flames that have torn through this area. they are under a mandatory evacuation. some of them are still here. i want to pan back out. there are other things i want to show you. it is pretty quiet here. when we go on to above that roof and on to that hill top, you can see where some of those air tankers dropped that fire retardant. i want to throw it right now to some of the sound we have from some of the folks living in this area on what it has been like in the last 24 hours. >> at some point, if we feel it's not safe, we will definitely depart.

but like i am, we havell. we've been saying all day, if the winds are on our side, we have a chance. >> with all the emotional tension, it was definitely challenging today. so yeah. just thankful to be moving away from the house right now. >> yeah. and this is video right here that the family shot from their back porch, their back window. you can see the tanker dropping that massive. a fire retardant on this fire. she will it really help but that was earlier today and since that time, they haven't seen a lot of air support out here. it is so smoky out here, that it is likely hard to get some of the air tankers in. back out here live right now, this is a live look again. we are west of i-80. we talk about the major concerns here. we are in the rolling hills neighborhood near that rolling

hills neighborhood. there's also concerns on the other side of i-80 on the northern section of fairfield there. they've also closed off a portion of i-80 in between here and vacaville. so certainly concerns here and lots of traffic here as well, as people leave their homes and go elsewhere. reporting live in fairfield. j.r. stone, abc7 news. >> all right, thanks. let's get right to the czu fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties. firefighters giving a live update. >> the fire and all portions of the fire as it runs in many directions has been a challenge. so with limited resources, it has been very difficult to get a clear picture. what we do know now, we have the fire divided into two zones. a northern zone and a southern zone so we can manage the fire operationally. the north zone west of san mateo

cunty, the latest report, we are having more structural losses. there is a direct threat to one of the cal fire stations. it is threatening la honda and pescadero. moving into santa cruz county, the fire has been on the west ends of empire ridge road but has been making many advances. i was out there about two hours ago. it is being directly impacted by fire. fire is moving in the direction over the ridge toward he will pier ridge road. we have in place numerous evacuation warnings in place working the sheriff's office to conduct those. we are actively engaging in fire suppression with the limited resources we have. we do feel that there will be an impact to the community of boulder creek and potentially, ben loaman and felt only. with the weather conditions we are experiencing now, that we

will be seeing not only for the next 24 but 72 hours, that makes that threat very direct and very real. so we're doing everything we can to protect life and property and that has been our number one and right now our only priority is for life safety, the community and our firefighters. >> speaking next in charge of the incident as a unified ic is chief c. >> good afternoon. billy c, obviously, in the state of california, we're seeing a significant fire-related event due to the weather patterns that we've had. numerous line strikes, over 10,000 line strikes, over 360 fires. several of those fires have had significant fire growth over the last 24 to 48 hours. with that. it has impacted numerous homes,

impacted sell hundred thousand of the populous county, and it is impacting several thousands of the residents here. so what we ask you, when we ask to start evacuations is, listen to those. we're looking out for your safety and our firefighters' safety. we need a clear path to protect all the infrastructure out there as much as possible, but like the chief said, our number one prior is the safety of all the residents here and both these counties, and the firefighters that are trying to get them out in a safe and efficient manner. thank you. >> speaking next, also a unified incident commander with the santa cruz county sheriff's department, chief deputy clark. >> good evening. chris clark, chief deputy. just as he mentioned, i want to

touch on the evacuations and our progress to give you an idea what was going on today. the priority last night was the 236 highway 9 corridor to boulder creek. that was the focus this morning in terms of trying to reach out to those folks and make notification and let them know they need to leave. as the fire progressed, again, the changing dynamic of this fire, that led to us evacuations obviously from boulder creek south to river road in brookdale. so currently, that's where our staff as well as other allied agencies are working to make notification, evacuation notifications to those residents throughout that area from boulder creek south to river road in brookdale, and both the east and west sides of highway 9. so about 40 officers are currently doing that. we'll get through those evacuations and then the changing name of the fire. we don't know where the

evacuations will lead next. again, just to reiterate, things that you've heard so far. please adhere to the notifications going out, and stay tuned for further updates as this progresses. >> happy to open to it any questions for any individuals. >> all right. you're listening to a news briefing on this, one of the many fires we're following closely. the czu line complex fire burning in the scots valley, santa cruz county area. as you heard from those authorities, it continues to spread and cause real problems and we don't expect that to ends any time soon. they have a real fight on their hands. they're working now to continue evacuations in the boulder creek area south to river road. and you can see all fires that we are tracking. three major wildfires. and as you can see this map,

they are all around the bay area. that's one reason our air quality is just so horrible. not just where we were listening to authorities in the santa cruz area but all over the bay area. one of the biggest and most problem the aching, the hennessey fire, we have cornell bernard and laura anthony on it. lawy laura. let's begin with you. >> reporter: i'm at the north end of the hency fire. we heard from j.r. at the south end which is the more active. this end, the north side, was really impacted overnight when these flames came roaring over the hills into solano county. this home survived that and unfortunately, succumbed to a spot fire just within the past couple of hours. the helplessness of what is happening in vacaville thanks to

the unrelenting hennessey fire is unrelenting. another home explodes in flames. in some cases, fire crews from as far as southern california unable to do anything in time. like so many fire storms before, henceory revealed its worst potential overnight driven by 30-mile-per-hour winds as it raced east, forcing the frantic middle of night evacuation for residents. >> we got a phone call about 3:00 in the morning. we looked out the window. all we could see was a red glow over the ridge there. we had a go list done up last night, fortunately. so we grabbed everything, hit the cars. >> reporter: unfortunately, daylight didn't bring relief for some homes as several more ignited. perhaps one spark lingered too long. as the fire marched through english hills neighbor, it seemed to take things on a whim. outbuildings. heavy equipment.

for evacuee stu, the worst part was not knowing. >> tried the video door bell. the power is out. the video door bell doesn't work. from what i can see now, having listened to it on the scandaler, it probably doesn't feel very good but we're hoping. >> reporter: i can tell you, it didn't feel very good at the time we were talking with him. we got his address. we drove up the road about a mile from where we interviewed him at a roadblock and we found his house was standing intact. had not been touched at all of of course, the concern is what we saw with this home behind us, that there is still a lot of active fire. spot fires. we've seen homes go up. hopefully his home will stay safe through the night. laura anthony, abc7 news. >> already. thank you. the lmu lightning complex. let's continue with cornell in

guerneville. >> reporter: the winds are picking up. concern is definitely growing in the town of guerneville where all eyes are on the mountain behind me. it is full of smoke and an occasional flame as we can see here. 1,500 acres has burned. it is 0% contained at this hour. the county says about 13,000 people have been told to evacuate the area but many, not choosing to leave just yet. >> well, our plan is we have the car packed and our little bags packed and everything. >> reporter: karina was told to leave her home tuesday night as the wall bridge fire slowly moved toward guerneville. many people did leave. much of down was a ghost town but she stayed put. >> he told me, if you see fire, then i guess we're going to go. that's what a lot of people are doing to live here. >> reporter: the fire was clearly visible only miles from guerneville. this ridge exploding in flames

as the fire marched on. the fire was creeping on to sweet water springs road. we found this cal first crew making a stand, pushing back the flames. . so dry brush, burning within seconds. these firefighters were going door to door, doing checks, making sure people evacuated. firefighters stretched to the limit, needing help and resources. >> resources are important but we need the weather to cooperate. that's our biggest challenge. the low humidities and the winds. >> we're here at the fair grounds with sonoma community animal response teams. >> reporter: evacuees with large animals came to the fair grounds in santa rosa. by 10:00 al, there were a dozen horses, two goats and lots of chickens. >> got the animals loaded up and stayed with the animals overnight and then bringing them in here to get them stalled, to be cared for.

>> now here's some information for you. evacuation centers in sonoma company are set up. bodega bay, santa rosa and healdsburg. and large animals can be taken to the sonoma county fair grounds in santa rosa. the showing continues to grow from this massive fire. cal fire says this fire is expected to grow in size considerably by tonight. we of course will keep you updated. we want to tell but the myers fire burning to the west here near the community of jenner. it is 1,500 acres burned already. zero acres contained and cal fire has told me that evacuation warnings have been issued for the areas of ft. ross road to the sonoma coast. live in guerneville. abc7 news. >> all right, thank you. take a look. this ma'am from the county of sonoma shows how widespread it

is. those in red are manner to evacuations. those why yellow, people don't have to leave but they need to be ready to go. dramatic video shows how intense it was for an evacuee fleeing his home in winters this morning. you can hear matt thomas breathing heavily as winds from the fire just swirled around him. he recorded this dash cam video while driving along digger pine ridge road. visibility was poor because of the thick smoke and ash. coming up in our next half-hour, we will meet a family who braved the fire lines to rescue their trapped horses. first we want to talk about our air quality. it's not good. >> no, it's terrible almost everywhere you go around the bay area. drew tuma? >> typically you could see

oakland. not today. we're still dealing with unhealthy air quality. we'll show you the particulate matter that can really upset your respiratory system. you can see from san francisco to oakland to san jose, we are reporting unhealthy air quality at this hour. you want to stay indoors and avoid the smoke. look at the is a light imagery. so much smoke in the bay area. one fire in particular, the wall bridge fire in sonoma county was producing a lot of smoke and sendsing it into the core of the bay area. there's tons of showing in the south bay thanks to the fires burning in santa cruz and san mateo county. the winds will calm down. that will allow the smoke to settle right back into the bay area. so tomorrow, little improvement in the air quality. you can see a lot of areas dealing with unhealthy air. >> okay. be careful breathing in the

smoky air. we'll start in the north bay with the fire near lake berryessa. relative humidity, dangerously low at 17%. winds gusting to 12 miles per hour. hennessey fire, 94 degrees and relative humidity only 16%. wind gusts up to 14-miles-per-hour. so all the weather factors now are unhelpful in the fire containment effort. in la honda, 92 degrees, relative humidity, 18%. the wind is a bit lighter with gusts only to 5 miles per hour. as you look at the broader picture, you can see it is quite breezy. the wind speeds generally between 15 and 20 miles per hour and of course, we still have red flag warning in effect for high fire danger until 9:00 tomorrow morning for lake county and solano county. the heat wave is easing a little bit. we'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >> thank you. that will help a little bit.

less heat. wildfire evacuations and unhealthy air are causing schools to close. distance learning has been suspended the rest of the week in fairfield suisun unified und school district, travis and vacaville unified school districts as well. >> putting everything we have on these fires. they're stretched across the state of california. >> res

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if you are in the bay area, you noticed the smoke from all these wildfires. sky 7 captured this incredible plume building up. you can see the thick layer of smoke laying down on the to have of the hills. this unhealthy breathing environment amidst already heightened concerns because of

coronavirus. chris is live in the south bay with how some are handling the smoke. >> reporter: hi, the cabrera woke up this morning to some of the worst air quality in the world. and with these unhealthy levels, health officials are urging the public to stay inside if possible. >> reporter: the lingering smell of smoke along with the lingering pandemic is testing many in the bay area. >> unbelievable. i've never encountered this before. with the humidity and the heat and now this, with everything else going on. >> reporter: edwin has plenty of experience working outside in san jose but knows he's on borrowed time even with the use of a respirator. >> what sins did i commit to be put into the seventh level of hell? >> reporter: this person has a limited schedule, assisting as many clients as possible before air quality gets worse. >> a he? ball effect right now. we're rolling with the punches,

adapting as much as possible. people are desperate for haircuts so it makes me happy to help them out. >> reporter: officials with the air quality management district have issued a spare the air alert through sunday with a declaration for residents to keep their windows and doors closed. >> what we do know, even within an hour of someone being exposed to wildfire smoke, there are increases in respiratory and cardiac disorders. >> reporter: the doctor, director of air pollution and health at parker center for allergy and asthma research says studies have shown there tends to be higher levels of covid-19 in areas with elevated air pollution. >> restrict activity, check the levels before you would even consider going outside. and you know, do as much as you can to avoid exposure to the smoke. >> reporter: in the meantime, concerns continue to grow, especially for vulnerable populations who may not have

access to indoor spaces or air conditioning. san francisco mayor london breed urged the public wednesday afternoon to take the advice of health experts to heart. >> we have got to use common sense and good behavior if we want to beat back this virus and make sure we make it through this challenging time with this poor air quality. >> reporter: and back here in the south bay, the air was also bad enough to force the cancellation of the first day of classes at san jose state university. we're live in san jose. abc7 news. >> okay, thanks vex. let's turn our attention to the air quality and also the conditions on the fire lines. >> right to spencer christian for the latest. >> okay. looking in all directions, we see smoke and haze. here's a view from emeryville. you can see how thick the smoke is. 66 in the city, 75 oakland, 92, redwood city, gilroy, 92, half

moon bay, 63. another view of smoke billowing into the air looking from mt. tam. 88 in santa rosa, 92 in napa, another view from the east bay hills camera. just poor air quality. it will be a little cooler tomorrow but still smoking and hazy. a little warmer on friday and saturday. and humid with a slight chance of thunder developing late sunday and mob. overnight, hazy skies, low temperatures, mainly in the upper 50s to low 60s. not quite so warm as the previous nights have been. tomorrow it will be warm again but not as hot. mid 60s on the coast. 70s around the bay. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we have four consecutive spare the air days coming our way through sunday. and notice it will bounce back up in the host inland spots. more a little bilater. >> okay. thank you. stay here with us.

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welcome back. we not the our coverage of the bay area fires. >> from napa to santa cruz and milpitas, they are all burning out of control of most sparked by some of the 10,800 line strikes we've had in the last 72 hours. as of tonight, 244 square miles have burned. thousands of people have been evacuated. instate 80 is closed in both directions in fairfield where the fire jumped the freeway. the governor says the firefighting effort is stretched

and strained to the limit. many of the evacuees from the hennessey fire in the north bay are moving north and east to safety toward winters. we sent eric thomas there where he founds some people who were not getting out. they were trying to get back in to rescue some animals. >> reporter: indeed, the ro roadblock is on 128. the only people allowed back into the air southbound are people trying to rescue animals left behind. it's been really ws at the berryessa sporting goods shop. where evacuees have been stopping for supplies. >> i've been here three hours so far. i think we've had over 200 people stop in already. >> we're trying to get in -- >> reporter: among them cora bryce and her dad towing a horse

trail order a mission of mercy. >> my sister has two horses that we need to get out. >> reporter: her sister lives on pleasants valley road where flame roared through and destroyed several home. at the roadblock, bryce talked police into letting them through with an escort of service officers. when they arrived they found paula nichols' home intact. so was her father-in-law's home next door. only because paula, her husband and his dad spent a sleepless night dousing hot spots. >> it was very scary. once it hit on the back side of the house, it felt like a fire storm. just swirling, winds were blowing, embers everywhere. >> reporter: they may have won the battle but they decided to get the two horses away from the line of fire to stay with cora. i's been a while since the horses were in a trailer and at first they were a little

hesitant. finally they climbed aboard. they will stay with their two dogs and three cats prepared to save their home the same way they did last night. >> shovels, bottled waters, everything we can get our hands on to put out anything that was going. >> reporter: periodically you'll see cars drive up and immediately pull a u-turn to get back. they are trying to see if their homes are still there. they are not being let in. as for the two horses that they were rescuing, it wasn't an easy task. this he got them into the trailer. then the truck wouldn't start. once they got the truck started, the trailer had a flat tire. but they were able to get, finally get the horses out of here and showily into a safe area. and as you can see, people are trying to get in right now. and some are not being allowed in because they are not rescuing

animals. live in yolo county. eric thomas, abc7. >> okay. thank you. >> i can't believe the trailer had a flat tire. at least it worked out. a home owner said he had just moments when first responders came knocking on his door overnight. gus rushed to safety with his wife and 3-year-old twins in tow. he said a neighbor called them 1:30 in the morning and twaum long after that when firefighters ordered they will to leave. >> we just grabbed a bunch of clothes, jumped in the truck, got the cats and dogs and headed to oakland. >> gus and his family had just moved to a 16-acre fire. it includes a five acre pear orchard. he tells abc7 news, the fire abutted right up to his property line. he's learned the pear orchard and his horse stables are still standing. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for the northern end of animalia county including

areas of pope valley. now the latest. >> good evening. a lot of haze out here. if you look into the distance, you can see a small plume. earlier today, there were massive clouds of smoke coming from the hennessey fire. we spoke to people who were forced to evacuate all saying the same thing. it's tough to lose a home during a pandemic but they're hoping their holes will be saved. sheriff's deputies are helping with the evacuation orders. carlos and his family have lived here since 1984. they were evacuated two years ago but he says this time it's different. >> all the years, we've never had no lightning storms. monday morning, the lightning storm came down and it was all over the valley. >> he thought they may have been safe until this new fire sparked on the hillside close to where

they live. >> that one took off in the middle of the night. nobody knew about that one. >> reporter: mitchell and his family of four were evacuated on monday. they live near lake hennessey. he came back today, trying to finds out if his house is still standing. >> it's crazy. just worried about our house that we have lived in the last three years. streets everything we've got. >> this is our hole. this is where we live. if this goes up, what's next? we can't live anywhere else. we're here in the country. it's affordabl still. >> he works as a maintenance engineer. this is middle of harvest season. if the grapes are destroyed, that's his only source of income. >> there is a vineyard that is perfect right now to pick. it will cost something.

>> there are regional evacuations set up. i've been heard they're helping people fiblds find accommodations. smim ago you heard i have a lou update on the czu complex fire. 25,000 acres have burned and 20 homes have been lost. live with stories from the front line. chris? >> reporter: more uneasy news for people. cal fire giving as you live briefing saying this is just the beginning. boulder creek which was evacuated. we taugds to residents who escaped last night. >> this is scene all over santa cruz county.

the sheriff's office reporting multiple structures damages. >> we saw the winds kick up. it was a game changer. that's when we had to start evacuating people. >> reporter: that's what this group of neighbors had to do late tuesday night. this the night sky against one of their homes as they left. >> i am pre. homeless. i elementary school in the car because i couldn't finds a hotel room. >> and how long are you prepare to be away? >> as long as necessary. luckily we had an rv. >> i'll concerned about the house right now. >> reporter: in their home we found helicopters overhead waiting to do water drops. roads closed. cal fire especially worried about spot fires like the one that can grow and spread very quickly. >> be prepared. even if you think the fire is a far distance away. we don't know what will happen. we need everybody to take

responsibility for their own evacuation. >> reporter: we did get an update on the three first respond here's were injured. we were told they had mirnl injuries and they had been sent hole. cal fire cannot emphasize enough to down load emergency alerts. sign up and make sure that you are ready to go at any moment. >> thanks. great information. now to sand mateo county. our reporter spent the day with families evacuated from their homes. stephanie, what do you see there? >> reporter: well, dan, the wind is really starting to pick up in this area. just in the past two hours. the flames have now jumped the ridge of the mountain directly behind us. if you take a look, you can see how massive this plume of smoke that's billowing over the state park. what you cannot see from our vantage point are the dozens of

families that have been lining the coastline all day. anxious to see if their home is still ther crackling frames lit up the road on the border of the san mateo-santa cruz county line. cars completely engulfed only adding fuel to the fire. >> you can see the sky was red and you can hear the noise outside. chekds if with our neighbors. longer term residents. they were concerned that we just needed to leave. that's our front porch. >> reporter: she watched her home burn to the ground. >> it was hard. we had a live cam on our front porch and could i see the live footage. i could see the flames in front of the front door. and at first, after a while, it looked like it dissipated. but i put the volume up on the live cam. it sounded like the fire was

coming from inside the back of the house. and the camera ended up shutting off 30 minutes later. >> reporter: jeff lived nearby. like o'neale, he, too, watched his newly remodeled home burn. >> yes, it's hot. but i think one fire truck could have done a hell of a lot. they could save these parts. >> reporter: he says the evacuation warnings and the help came too late. >> we had other things we were going to get. some mementos, original pictures of my mom. >> reporter: but time randal out giving little hope to these families, their home they have survived. >> we're back with you live. the most concerning aspect with this fire is not only that it has doubled in size but just how thick and dense that smoke is that is preventing aircraft from coming in.

at least 20 structures believed to be single family homes have been lost in this fire. but they were quick to point out, the damage inspection process is still very early and those numbers are expected to climb. abc7 news. >> no doubt that's the case. it is almost a mountain of smoke. this map shows the fires. you can find a complete list of evacuations in the bay area. just to go abc7 news doc. lightning complex, hennessey fire, lmu. they're

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hundreds of fires are burping in california including dozens of major ones. the governor spoke about the fires up and down the state. melanie has more to sources being deployed. >> reporter: the governor emphasized how unprecedented these fires are, requiring more resources than usual. people seem to be leading the flex suggestions, cutting back on their electricity, and there are no power outages planned for tonight. californians are being asked to reduce their electric use if possible between 2:00 is that 9:00 p.m. it is now being reduced from where it had been. >> tonight we believe in the immediate is the last night we really need everybody to do everything in their power flex their power consumption. >> reporter: skorminging heat has led to wildfires up and down the state in we have actively

addressed some 6754 fires. since the beginning of this year. this fire season has been very active. >> reporter: california declared a state of emergency yesterday. battling 367 fires statewide. there are 23 major fires or complexes of fires close to one another. i asked governor newsom how they are ensuring enough resources. he noted they have spent more money procuring equipment money from fema. quite literally, people come from all over the the world to this building to learn about the california example. let me make this point. the point you're making. we are experiencing fires the likes of which we haven't seen

in many, many years. >> reporter: there are requests from other engines to come from other states to california to help. >> thank you. even though there are no plands power outages, there can be unplanned outages.outages.ou. thousands are without power. we are using a variety of names to refer to the wildfires and it can be awfully confusing if you don't understand the naming convention so here's an explanation. >> typically wednesday a fire is named for a lands mark nearby. for example the car, camp and woolsey fires from reason years were all named for nearby roads. often dispatchers set the names of the fire. often it is up to the first crew that gets to the scene. >> sometimes you have multiple fires like when line strikes an

area, as we have in these fires. then you will hear a fire called a complex. it often takes the biggest part of the area. for example right now we have the lnu line complex and the complex. >> so what are the initials? they refer to the different units of cal fire which are divided geographically. lmu is the sonoma lake napa unit. czu stands for san mateo, santa cruz. scu is the santa clara unit which includes the counties of santa clara, alameda, contra costa and others. you might also see beu. the san benito monday ray unit. when you see the lmu lightning complex, you know that it refers to the north bay. the fires were sparked by line and there are multiple fires

burning in the same region. >> we hope the explanation helps you understand why they named them the way they do. we are dealing with multiple wildfires along with dearand with summer here,these energy bills are rising.

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it stretches across i've counties. cal fire says no structures have burned br through mandatory evacuation orders in effect. there are a lot of fires to keep track of and the danger continues to evolve. we've put the fires and evacuations on one page on our webb so you can stay up to date. you'll find it right on the home of abc7news.com. share it with your friends. >> a lot of this depends on the weather. >> expenser is tracking the heat and the air quality. >> i'll give you a look at conditions near some of our fires. some of our major fires starting in the north bay. we look at the conditions near the gamble fire. dangerously low. only 18%. the steady winds is relatively light but there are gusts up to 12 miles an hour. and the hennessey fire. relative humidity down to 17%.

winds gusting 12 miles an hour. the wind for the la honda fire, only gusting to about five miles per hour. nonetheless, it continues to burn. you can see, it is breezy. a steady surface wind of 12 to 16 miles per hour generally across the bay area. 66 in san francisco. around the east bay shoreline. 78. a bit warm we are temperatures in the mid to upper 90s. 88 in santa rosa and novato. gilroy, 90 degrees. and if there's any encouraging news about this heat, it is that the excessive eat warning will

be expiring at 9:00 tonight. it is still in effect for most of the bay area. now this to contend with. a little warm he friday and saturday. it becomes humid on sunday a slight chance of thunder. we have a spare the air alert. we'll have poor air quality tomorrow, friday, saturday, sunday and perhaps even beyond if we don't get a break in the weather and don't get better containment. we'll see some modest relief. a little cooler and not much fog to contend with. it will give away to hazy sunshine. lows in the upper 50s to low 60s

and highs will range from 65 at half moon bay to 76, 79, up in the north bay, up in degrees. the expected high at santa rosa. inland east bay, concord, down to about 86 at san jose. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. notice the haze will remain with us even as the temperatures drop off a little tomorrow and friday. then it starts to get warmer. back into triple digit. then there is the slight chance on monday. on monday. the temperatures will - [narrator] did you just reward yourself for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub? rewarded! get a free delivery perk when you order. - [group] grubhub.

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then stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. a great lineup. we'll tim our coverage of the multiple wildfires burning in the bay area. >> these fires are coming during a pandemic and firefighters are spread thin. in some communities, they're wondering if that is leading to confusing evacuation warnings. we'll stay on top of the fires burning. we'll have live team coverage at 11:00. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for being here. we appreciate your time. we'll see you tonight at 11:00.

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