more homes in santa cruz mountains. you can see the tre this morning. >> restrict your you whath levels areng outside. air quality concerns all over the bay area, even if you don't live near the fires, expect smoky conditions again today. >> good morning, everybody. it is thursday, august 20th. good morning reggie. >> good morning, kumasi. mike, what will it be like outside this morning in. >> hi, everybody. let's look at live doppler 7. it will be a day full of unhealthy air once again and ash possibly raining down on some of us like if did yesterday. look 70, you can see how thick the smoke is across the south bay, that hasn't changed much at all. in fact here is a look at the winds, you can see they have picked up a little bit, but

nothing to be scared about. they are coming down the coast from north to south making the right hand turn into some of our coastal valleys and across the goate ord pusodd thats closn wi coast. we're up to ten degrees cooler this morning, how about mid-50s to mid-60s in most neighborhoods. our extremes, 52 in novato to 75 in brentwood. here is a look from sutro tower and you can see some of the smoke hanging out there. today will be hot, but it won't be excessively hot from the 80s and 90s to even 60s and recei70 along the coast. back to you. and in san francisco, that is the only county not touched by fire right now in the bay area. cal fire has grouped a dozen

fires into regions. so to the north, we have the lnu lightning kocomplex. in the east bay, it is the scu lightning complex. and to the south, the czu lightning complex. across the state, cal fire says that lightning strikes started more than 60 fires this week. now let's go to the north bay and zero in on the lnu complex that is made up of seven separate fires and it has burned more than 124,000 acres and there is no containment. the most destructive has been the hennessey fire that pushed deep into solano county yesterday. >> and the scu lightscu lightsct has burned at least 102,000 acres. evacuation orders have been suen

jose city limgits. several people were hurt in that area burning on the border of san joaquin county. it is not clear yet what happened. cal fire says there is little or no fire history and the flames f have plenty to burn. there are two evacuation centers set up in santa clara county. ann sobrato high school and milpitas library on main street is also an evacuation center. and now the czu lightning complex, people in coastal coom and san mateo countysoh to sta been told to evacuate. five large fires and a number of smaller ones have burned 25,000 acres and 0% containment there. and this morning we are seeing new video of the destruction going on in santa cruz county.

let's bring in julian glover who is live with the latest there. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, 0% contained and 22,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. we're seeing folks in ben lomond ordered to evacuate around midnight. you are looking at video of officers going door to door near bonny doon, trying to make sure that families are up abdominal letter a alert and getting to safety. and we spoke to a man who works at the only gas station. here is what he saw. >> a little scared, but just unfortunately we get a lot of -- this is not a small fire, but we get a lot of small fires and scares ri s kind of on a regula

basis. but the ash is falling from the sky, so it is surreal. >> reporter: and i can also say that ash is also falling from the sky where we are as we await the update at 6:00 a.m. 20 structures have been sdwrdes far, some 8500 threatened at this hour. and again coming up in about 30 minutes, we'll show you more rid i don't video of homes fully engulfed. julian glover, abc 7 news. and we have breaking news to share with you from solano county, we have just learned that pg&e worker assisting with the lnu complex fire has died. the vacaville based employee was helping first responders when it happened. we're working to get more details on this. but we know that the flames i st destroying homes and structures. amy hollyfield is in advantage beingville with more.

>> reporter: we are not seeing the fierce fire spread here rapidly yesterday. but there are still spot fires. look at this one here on pleasants valley road here in vacaville, we've seen several like this and there are firefighters here in the neighborhood putting out these fires. the concern is the wind this morning. we aren't experiencing intense gusts, but it is a little breezy. this fire has been so destructive and created some terrifying moments like this one yesterday when it jumped interstate 80 forcing the closure of the freeway. residents in vacaville and fairfield had to evacuate yesterday are. some with stories of fighting the fire themselves. >> yeah, all of us were. yeah, we were fighting the fire, you know. and it was scary because once it came over the canyon, it was so fast, i just knew -- and so intense, the heat, i couldn't

believe it. i actually jumped in my car and took off because i was so scared, you know. >> reporter: vacaville police have put out a statement saying evacuation orders are still in place, but says that there has not been as many reports of intense fire activity. fairfield has lifted evacuation orders, that happened about 1:30 this morning, in the area. and you can see though fires up in the hills, the spot fires. and while talking to the officer who is blocking the entrance to this neighborhood in vacaville, he mentioned that there are some people who have been spotted riding through here on dirt bikes possibly looking to loot this evacuate the neighborhood. he says they are on the lookout for them. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news.

several school districts in sonoma county have canceled distance learning today because of fire danger. in solano county, the office of education has suspended distance learning for the rest of the week in three school districts. san jose state university online classes resume today but most of the campus buildings will be closed. and all east bay parks not near the shore line will also be closed. people all over the bay area can smell the smoke from these fires. the air quality here right now is the worst in the world. the purple air map shows real time air quality readings. and you can see purple along the peninsula. and this video shows smoke rising fromuightni comple fires. pg&enef their cameras in lake county. it shows the thick layer of smoke spewing from the fires. did you see those

pyrocumulous clouds yesterday? what a sight. let's take a look at what the firefighters can expect out of the winds today up in vacaville. may not be quite as fast as yesterday, but pretty close. up to 16 miles per hour. and the temperatures will remain rather warm with mid to upper 90s. our coolest day will be tuesday at 93 degrees. here is a look at the hennessey fire surface winds and they also pick up during the afternoon and into the evening hours up around 15 winds. and those are the steady two minute average winds. you could have winds gusting faster than that, but that is what the national weather service and our models use is a two minute average for current wind speeds. here is a look at saints maainat to 97 degrees. and in the santa cruz mountains,

we'll get a first wind and i saw a reading of 739? i didn't even know the scale went that high. so there is really dangerous air in this area right now. and we'll have the best temperatures after today no more 90s, barely around 80 from someone moving forward. here is a look at san j quite as hazy as yesterday. wear a mask at all times today because of the plugollution in air. it will be a little breezy north of the bay bridge for your afternoon commute on the water. let's talk more about the commute and get over to jobina. hope you are having a good morning. >> thank you, mike. i am. i hope you are too. good morning, everyone. so i do want to start in san mateo and santa cruz counties because that is where we've seen the largest expansion as it relates to road closures. so as we bring in the maps here, i want to point out highway 1 because you will see that pretty

of the entire coastline going down from san mateo to santa cruz the city limits there is shut down right now due to the fires. we heard kumasi mention earlier about davenport being evacuated, and that is right in the middle of this closure. so again highway 1 shut down there. and a ful closure ofbetween al. and you see also 236 closed between 9 and jamison creek. and up further to the north bay here, again this northwest pocket right around 80 and 505, all of those local streets closed. you heard amy hollyfield mention that there are police officers making sure people do not enter the neighborhoods. and then a little further to the left, 128 between silverado trail and monticello road,

completely closed right now. back over to you guys. i've never encountered it before with the humidity and heat and now this. you know, with everything else going on. >> residents throughout the bay area are now dealing with unhealthy air brought on by the wildfires. officials say the bay area air quality management district has issued a spare the air alert that will last through sunday. residents are being told to keep their windows and doors closed until the smoke levels go down. cities have shown there are hire rates of covid-19 in areas with elevated air pollution. >> even within an hourposeposepe wildfire smoke, there are increases in respiratory and cardiac disorders. >> health experts say stay indoors and if you have to go out, make sure that you check your air quality levels before you leave. you can track those air quality

levels by just heading to abc7news.com and click the link to this story. coming up next, the 7 things to know this morning. >> evacuating at a moment's notice, a man describes the rush to get it's game day live, here at bia fan-favorite venue, ever since they got gig-speed internet. hey, amy? wanna grab a seat? we're live. it's game on, with gig-speed internet from xfinity. start him. sit him. trade him. xfinity delivers fast, reliable internet with speeds up to a gig. learn more, or get started with xfinity internet for $24.99 a month for 12 months. plus, switch to xfinity mobile and for a limited time get $400 off an eligible samsung galaxy 5g phone. click, call or visit a store today.

here are the 7 things to know. number one, this new video shows fire destroying several homes early this morning in the town of bonny doon. the houses are on empire grade road. number two, the fire is part of the czu august lightning complex which is burning in santa cruz and san mateo counties. residents from san gregorio to davenport have been told to evacuate. cal fire will have an update at 6:00 a.m. and pg&e says one of their workers died while assisting first responders as they dealt with the lnu complex fire. those fires are burning in napa and solano counties and we're expecting to get more details on

this. number four, 20 fires have burned 102,000 acres in alameda, contra costa and sabt clara counties. evacuation orders have been issued for residents east of san jose city limits. and as long as those storms continue pumping unhealthy quantities of toxicity into the air, we'll have unhealthy air. through understand. goo sunday. but news the excessive heat is over. and we have several road closes around the bay area due to the fires. the biggest closure this morning, this is a full closure of highway 1 between pescadero to the santa cruz city limits. and number seven, we wanted you to know about this new feature that can keep you updated at any time. this is the exclusive wildfire tracker and it has information about all the fires across the state with the very latest information from cal fire.

you can find it at abc7news.com and as well as the abc 7 news app. we spoke with people who are preparing to evacuatebecause of the wall bridge fire which is part of the lnu. it is now o a there is no containment. last night healdsburg issued an evacuation warning for the entire city. >> we kind of waited to the last minute last year and kind of learned our lesson. so getting everything ready now. >> it is just a waiting game. if it comes this way, i mean, did what you got to do. >> residents along mill creek road are under a mandatory evacuation order, but some say they are not leaving. a vacaville man said he had just moments to track eight when first responders came knocking at his door. he rushed to safety with his wife and 3-year-old twins early yesterday. he said a neighbor called him around 1:30 in the morning to give him a head's up and it

wasn't long after that that firefighters were at the door ordering them to leave. >> we just jumped a bunch of cloths a s clothes and cats d and headed to oakland. >> and they had just moved to a 16 acre property. he says the fire butted right up to his property line. he has learned that the orchard and horse stables are still standing. california medical facility and california state prison solano are a little south of vacaville. uat istime.nd some stearks stex. and the agency has had to close several state parks. the basin was established in

1902 and is home to a red wood oig dubbed father of the forest that is more than 2,000 years old. tough to hear that, tough to see these videos of people's homes in flames. it is a tough time, so we're thinking of everyone. and i know mike, you are tracking what is in store are for today. >> yeah, you put it perspecti perspective. these stories are becoming all too common. it seems to happen every fire season and even out side of the fire season now. so 2020, the way things have been trending. this is sutro tower and the air in the north bay is a little cleane because the are blowing from north to south. so not as hot today, but the smoky sunshine and the unhealthy

air will be out there once again. patchy low clouds tonight and the cooling that we feel this morning will spread to more neighborhoods tonight and slightly warmer and more humid this weekend. i want t to take you back to yesterday -- darn it, let me see if i can make this work. you will see this impressive -- there we go. watch the seabreeze kick in and the smoke being pushed off to the east. and then you saw the low cloud along the coast, that helped us clear out a little at the lower levels. and that will be the case again today. in the south bay, anyone from 86 to 96. so the peninsula, 75 in millbrae and low 80s elsewhere. we'll have low to mid-60s along the coast. breezy conditions there. only 70 in downtown san

francisco. mid-80s to low 90s through most of the north bay. low to mid-60s at your breezy coast. we'll have mid to upper 70s in rich mond, berkeley. check it out inland, no more 100s, but still low to mid-90s in the east bay valleys. look at that, mid-50s to mid-60s tonight, so we'll keep the more seasonal temperatures overnight. bt in the afternoon, we're still going to be warmer than average around from the coast. 80s and 90ss rest of us. hottest day is saturday at 100. a little more humidity sunday and a chance of thunderstorms still monday. back to you guys. coming up, the more than a century old research facility threatened by a fire this morning. also the bay area county

west wind at 14 miles per hour at the golden gate. look how much cleaner the air is in san francisco. but that hasn't reached to san jose and livermore.

same thing in concord. and it is getting quite dangerous in vacaville right now you. here is a look at hurricane genevie genevieve. it will bring a little bit of damage to cab cabo san lucas. a slight risk of thunderstorms monday morning. and the scu lightning complex fire is encroaching on the lick observatory. the main building is set up as a command post for fire crews. close to 60 firefighter fought to contain a fire near the keller avenue ramp. the fire jumped a front damage road causing seven spot fires to break out across the freeway. two stwrukts structures had mi. nearly 50 could have been threatened, so they deployed a lot of crews out of an abundance of caution. the pilot of a firefightingg

helicopter to due water drops died after the chopper crashed. it went down yesterday morning. it was fighting the fire burning on the west side of the county. the crash site is hilly and remoats. t the impact ignited a brush fire that has merged with the hills fire. now let's talk about the coronavirus, unfortunately some milestones have been reached in the bay area's fight against the pandemic that are not too good. the bay area now has more than 75,000 diagnosed cases and coronavirus has claimed more than 1,000 lives. alameda is the local county with the most cases. pockets of good news especially in san francisco. it could actually come off the state's watch list as soon as today. and this would be the first bay area county to do that.

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they claim to disable 99% of viral activity in two hours. coming up, we'll tell you what experts think of this technology. will reeve, abc news, new york. and we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including how the wildfires we're tracking here got their names. >> and we're staying on top of breaking news, evacuations ordered as several homes burn to the ground in the

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dachb po davenport south to the city limits. and we've learned that pg&e worker has died while assisting first respondrs. we'll have the latest on that firefight. and good morning to you on this thursday, august 20. >> a lot to get to, but of course you are never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast so we'll check in with mike. >> hi, everybody. thanks for joining us this thursday morning. let's take a look at the winds, that is the big scare out there. and they are relatively quiet so far this morning except closer you are to the coast. and it is that little bit of a seabreeze that brought us cleaner air yesterday afternoon and actually a few low clouds as yothere, as the marine layer tries to undercut that unhealthy air. the rest of us pretty much have unhealthy air, but also bringing us slightly cooler temperatures, up to ten degrees cooler and less humidity out there this

morning. so when you step out, it will feel cooler from 52 in novato, 72 in brent wood. we're closer to average today which means we're still pretty warm. from mid-60s to near 70 coast and san francisco, mid-70s to low 80s around the bay and 80s and 90s inland on this spare the air day. one of many to come. and breaking news in solano county, we've learned that pg&e worker assisting with the lnu complex fire has died. that employee was helping first responders when it happened. we're still working to find out exactly howen. ancho solano neighborhood were forced to evacuate after flames jumped across interstate 880 yesterday. traffic backed up, people stuck

in the evacuation traffic. and amy hollyfield is live in vacaville with the latest on that this morning. >> reporter: it is calmer here this morning, but there are still spot fires. look at this one on pleasants valley road right behind me here on the ground. and if you look up in the hills, off in the distance you to sdo little spots of orange lightig up the night. the concern is what a bit of wind will do to a little fire like that. and that is why firefighters are pouncing onhis this morning. we saw this group putting out a few little fires on pleasants valley road. the area is still evacuated, one of many communities that had to pack up and run to safety yesterday as the fires burned out of control. and firefighters have said that they have destroyed about 105 homes. one man described the experience of walking away from his house.

>> as we were going through the house, we were grabbing all the stuff, things that were important, pictures and all that. and i just had a feeling that if we lose the house, we'll lose a house. as long as we're all safe and we have some of our memories, that is fine. i can live with that. >> reporter: the hennessey fire created some intense moments on interstate 80 in fairfield when it jumped the freed waway. it is become open this morning. we didn't see any fire along the freeway. and we also drove through fairfield, it is calm there and some evacuation orders have been lifted. at 1:30 this morning, people announced in the peabody, hill and van deny ro road areas could return home. and in vacaville, evacuation orders are still in place but police say that they haven't seen a lot of fierce fire

activity like they saw yesterday. they also told us this morning that they are on the lookout for looters in the evacuated area with one officer telling us some people on dirt bikes have been spotted going through this area possibly to loot it. they are on the lookout for them. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. travis air force base has been evacuated as the lnu complex fire continues to grow. yesterday the based onned mandatory evacuations for all nonessential personnel. that caused traffic jams near the base. travis does not have any emergency housing available, so service members and their families have been directed to stay at evacuation centers, hotels or with family. and this map from sonoma county shows how widespread the evacuations are. the mandatory are in red,

warnings are in yellow where you need to be ready to go. county officials will have an update this morning at 9:00 a.m. and wildfire evacuations and unhealthy air where forcing many schools to close in solano county. distance learning is suspended for the rest of the week and and programs by the office of education are canceled. we have the latest school closures and evacuation information at the bottom of your screen all morning long. and in santa cruz county, major evacuations are in effect right now and this is the reason why. we just got this video in of homes in bonny doon going up in flames. there are evacuation orders for dachb ports avenport all the wa santa cruz city limits. julian glover is live with what

we know. >> reporter: good morning. 22,000 people within the evacuation zone on top of the evacuations that you mentioned from is an gsan gregorio to dav all those folks told to evacuate. also hearing people in ben lomond and lapico were told to evacuation. so that obviously being in the middle of the night. you are seeing some of the video, this is out of bonny doon showing several homes fully engulfed. this is on empire grade road. vegetation and cars also seen completely torched by the fire that moved through there pretty quickly. this fire now 25,000 acres, 0% contained. we want you to listen into several people who were able to escape those flames. >> how long are you prepared to be away for in. >> as long as necessary. luckily we had an rv.

>> i'm concerned about the house, but we grabbed everything we could. >> got the stuff most important to me, you know, family photos and my two motorcycles. so anything else i lose, i can replace. >> reporter: a couple evacuation centers are already set up. the fairgrounds and also the auditorium. and we did just see a large contingent of police officers and sheriff deputies from across the area gathering here at this command post. we presume that they will be helping people evacuate very shortly, again 22,000 people within that evacuation zone. coming up, we'll be carrying the press conference live here on abc 7 morningings as we get an update on the august lightning complex fire. we're looking to hear if there has been any progress on continuing the fire and also the big barriers for fire crews trying to knock downs blaze. we know there are limited

resources stretched thin because of all the fires and limited visibility making it difficult to fight by air. we'll have all that coming up for you at.m. glover, abc 7 new. and this map posted by the santa cruz county sheriff's office shows the evacuation zone. it is mandatory from davenport south to the city limits. and also in the northern part of the county. residents of ben lomond and lapico alsoed ordered to evacuate late last night. and the czu lightning fires are also forcing evacuations across san mateo county. 20 separate fires burning in

five counties make up the scu lightning complex fire. they have torched more than 100,000 acres. there have been evacuation orders and warnings but also some confusion. last night a san jose councilman tweeted if you live long piedmont road, you are safe. some may have received text messages calling you to evacuate, but those messages are not precise. do not panic. residents say they have been relying on social media instead of media alerts because of the evacuation orders aren't painting a clear picture of who needs to leave. >> are you talking about us, how far up the month are we talking. that makes it really hard for the residents up here to really understand how close the fire is, how urgent it is. >> there are evacuation centers at creek side middle school and

also in miorgan hill and the milpitas library. and we have a wildfire tracker that has the latest information from cal fire, so you can see where the fires are spreading, the containment information, all of it in real time. we also have an evacuation tab there so you can get all the information you need to know about that. the wildfire tracker is available at abc7news.com and as well as our app. let's see where we stand this morning and what to expect as we move forward with these fires. in vacaville, a west wind at about 7 to 11 miles per hour. notice the temperatures 65 and humidity 72%. that is much higher than yesterday. the winds will pick up this afternoon, likely a little bit faster than yesterday around 15 to 20 miles per hour during the afternoon and early evening hours. only to hopefully lay down be just a little bit during the overnighthours.

look at aun lake berryessa, 62 around st. helena. yesterday they were in the mid-80s. and we had single digit relative humidity. so as we expected, the temperatures droppede eddropped came up bruh rigut right now th fairly light. but they will pick up this afternoon. and their temperatures 94 to 97 the next seven days. and as we head into the santa cruz mountains, 73 right now, so not much of a difference there. but as we head throughout the day, winds will pick up and smaller window out of the north at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. but no more 90s after today. and right around 80 to even the upper 70s sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday. let's show you what is going on

for the commute. air quality still poor in san jose this morning, but not nearly as bad as it was yesterday. and that will be the big issue whether it is a reduction of visibility, need to wear a mask because of the air pollution along with covid and iwi bebrge. let's talk more about that commute. and good morning, everyone. so i'll start off in san mateo and santa cruz counties because that is where we've seen the road closures expand due to the fires. especially along highway 1. you can see highway 1 between pescadero creek road and to the santa cruz city limits, there is a full closure there. highway 9 is experiencing a closure as well.e is236 9 a creek. in the north bay, in vacaville, you can still see the smoke

resting over the area there. this is of course near 34res answers val pleasants valley road. and want to let you know this northwest corridor here, all those city streets from 505 to 80, all shut down. emergency crews are the only people who should be in that area. and also 128 between silverado trail and monticello road fully closed as well. and also highway 1 between graven stein highway and stewarts point is also closed. and just a quick note here that these are the major roads i'm covering and i did tweet out all of the local streets for all the various counties on my twit

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. you can see the fog and cleaner cooler air from sutro tower. in the back ground, you see the smoke and hotter air. it will still be warm today, but not excessively hot after seven consecutive days of dangerous heat. we'll have 60s at the coast. 83 to 91 at 4:00. and back in the 70s and 80s as we head into the evening hours. we have the air quality warning continuing, but no matter where you go in the state today, air quality won't be all that 115 in palm springs. dramatic video shows how intense the situation was for evacuee fleeing his home.home.h.

doesn't get much more intense than this. matt thomas breathing heavily as wind from the fire swirls around him. he recorded this dash cam video while driving along digger pine ridge road tuesday night. visibility was poor because of the thick smoke and ash in the air. governor newsom says the state has a world class mutual aid system in place, but he says the scope and magnitude of the fires burning right now is a major challenge. >> quite literally people come from all over the world to this building to learn about the california example. but let me also make this point, the point you're making. we are experiencing fires the likes of which we haven't seen in many, many years.overnor als californians have done a good job of conserving power during the heat

thfire over the past couple days and they can get a little confusing. and you might be wondering why are they named like this. typically a fire is named for a nearby landmark, a road, lake or mountain. when multiple fires are burning in one area, they are called a complex, typically named on the biggest fire where it is burning or the cause. so for example this time around they are using lightning for multiple complex fires. as far as the initials that you see, they refer to the units of cal fire. so we've said lnu a number of times. the reason it is called that is after the lake napa unit. the cause of the fire is lightning. and then of course dom plekcomp because there are multiple fires. and there you see scu for santa clara, alameda and contra costa. so that's that on that, mike. >> makes sense to me.

that was confusing if you are trying to keep track of everything. we have dozens of fires across the entire state, so -- let's take a look at what is going on weather-wise. notice it is 68. we were at 80 degrees. so the hottest core of this air mass is retreating a little bit today, but the unhealthy air for some of us is not. closer you are to the coast and into san francisco and oakland, you will have that seabreeze and that will keep the air relatively cleaner than the rest o us. we're still watching the thunderstorms on monday. and here is a look at the two players on the map. oh, really? i'll get that fixed. but what you will see is the lows starting to take control and that is why we're seeing the seabreeze and the temperatures drop down to 81 in sunnyva in gilroy. on the peninsula, 75 to 82. low to mid-60s along a breezy coast today. low to mid since in

south san francisco. 78 in salusalito. low to mid-60s at the coastline. 76 to 78 in richmond and berkeley. as you head into the east bay valleys, 100s gone. 91 at san ramon to 97 in brentwood. tonight another great night for cool conditions, mid-50s to mid-60s with a seabreeze reaching a few more neighborhoods than it did this morning. so possibly there could be a little bit cleaner air in more neighborhoods tomorrow than what we're dealing with this morning. but still in the afternoon hours, we have all that smoke, spare the air through sunday, warmest day will be saturday, we try to reach 100 around the bay and we'll see temperatures taper back still above average all seven days. at the live desk, we want to get you other headlines this morning.

we are disappointing news. the u.s. labor department released the latest weekly jobs report. and it is not exactly what they expected. more than 1 ppts.1 million new unemployment claims were filed last week, higher than the forecast of 920,000. and there are 14.8 million continuing unemployment claims, that is slightly better than projections. and down 636,000 from the previous week. the big question now is how will the markets react when they open this morning. and we'll see around 6:30. we could be entering what th companies have threatened to suspend ride hailing services in california a minute past midnight tonight. service may be suspended until election day in november when voters weigh in on a proposition to keep workers as independent contractors. the state won a temporary

injunction that could force them to reclassify drivers as employees as early as tomorrow. the mayors much san jose and san francisco are backing uber and lyft as the leaders of the second and third largest cities in california, they are urging a judge to delay enforcing the law. the mayors said that they want state leaders and ridesharing companies to come together and negotiate a solution. they want all parties to turn this political standoff into a foundation for a productive conversation. coming up, a reminder broke the noise you will hear in some neighborhoods if you need to advantage will be eight. and caring for evacuated

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sheriff's office is reminding people in sonoma county if you hear the high low signal, it is time to go. authorities use that between tone siren on emergency vehicles to alert neighbors that they have to evacuate. they say the sirens are a fast and effective way to get people out of their neighborhoods threatened by fire. an evacuation center is open for large animals at the solano county fairgrounds. they will be fed and housed. a vet is expected to come to check on their health. >> we're prepared to house them as long as need be. in 2017, we had animals on site for almost three weeks. our hope is that this is a short term and all these animals have a home to go back to. >> so this is for large animals only, so that means no dogs or cats. i've got good news about our

air quality. check out the latest readings. we are healthy around san mateo and fremont and oakland and san francisco. we've dropped out of the unhealthy category for san jose and livermore, but concord still unhealthy and very unhealthy around vacaville. 35-mile-per-hour sustained winds from hurricane genevieve. best chance of thunderstorms for us will be sunday night into monday morning. and next, we're standing by for an update on wildfires that are burning in san mateo and santd crui santa cruz county. plus the wildfire burning in

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hello? now at 6:00, evacuation orders in effect as flames move closer to homes in the santa cruz mountains. officials are expected to update the public any minute now and of course we'll bring to you live. and a pg&e worker has died while helping first responders fighting the lnu complex fires. we're live at the front lines of the fire. more than a dozen fires raging in every bay area county

but san francisco county. cal fire has grouped them by region. to the north is the lnu lightning complex, in the east bay, scu lightning komg plex and to the south, czu lightning complex. an update just ahead. >> we want to check in with mike to see what conditions will be like today. >> yeah, they are improving at least as far as most of us and the temperatures. the excessive heat is over. temperatures are falling back to average. they will remain there if not a little warmer the next seven days. so while the excessive heat is over, the unhealthy air quality is not. let's talk about temperatures, 65 at half moon bay, 70 in san francisco. mid-70s to low 80s around the bay. we have mid-80s in the south bay, mid-80s to low 90s in the north bay. and low to mid-90s in the east bay valleys. here is a look at vacaville,

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