and julian glover is live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, let's talk about the evacuations coming down in scotts valley, they got the alert last night saying leave now. and uc sants druze got t krchlc last night telling them that the students and faculty would have to leave the campus immediately. this is video of some of the destruction happening. again, boulder creek, you can see several homes still actively burning and charred there. and where e want to zoom back i scotts valley. people here had to leave v iscos valley like this before. of a k occasion in that the fires have come so close.

>> reporter: 48,000 people have been evacuated so far between santa cruz and san mateo counties. as you mentioned, this fire exploding to nearly 50,000 acres, 0% contained. coming up in a couple hour, we expect to get an up date from cal fire as to the status of the fire so far. they have been telling us about some of their challenges in fighting the fire, this low relative humidity, in-saysab ina terrain and of course the limited julian glover, abc 7 news. as he mentioned, not only there in santa cruz, but fires are burning across the entire bay area this morning. and this map kind of gives you a sense of how widespread the emergency is. many fires are burning in five counties, there are widespread

evacuations. the lnu lightning complex in the north bay has caused the stuildings have been destroyed, dozens damaged. these fires have burned 131,000 acres with 0% containment. cal fire says the winds are a huge threat as we head into the weekend. now let's go to the south bay, the scu fire, it is the biggest by size, over 1. 037,0037,0037 0 this has containment at 5%. evacuation orders and warnings are still in effect for both. there has been another death in the fire zone north of vacaville. the solano county sheriff's office says aanas found whileessing fire damage on pleasants valley road. abc 7 news was long that street and you can see hugh definik scd

investigati devastating this is. and also three killed in napa county. their bodies were found inside a burned home on highway 128, that is just south of lake berryessa. the victim's identities haven't been released yet. power has been cut in some areas just outde fire burns dangerously close to city limits. homes were engulfed in flames overnight. this video was taken around 2:00 in the morning in the area of wallace creek and mill creek roads west of healdsburg. cal fire says this 20,000 acre fire is the most c one in the region. a significant air attack went late into the evening yesterday and that included a 747 global super tanker that is the largest aerial firefighting air tanker in the world. and while the walbridge fire

is the primary focus among the lnu complex fires, the chief says that they are struging link with t struggling with the lack of resources. >> people on the line have been out on the line since it started. they are still out the. it is a very difficult situation. when you didn't have crews that you can rotate in. >> sonoma county sheriff says that fires are nearing two communication towers. so make sure that you have multiple ways to get advantaeva information if need be. >> we didn't have the resources to keep the fire out. the fire is currently backing down into the park, it is not a. >> so many challenges. cal fire officials say a hurricane that is brewing to our south could even bring lightning

early next week which could pose the risk of even more fires. the sonoma county sheriff is reminding everyone that evacuation zones are dangerous. wednesday night their deputies rescued a stranded motorist who was getting a closer look at the fire. the sheriff says this kind of behavior puts everybody at risk. so don't do that. restaurants struggling from the pandemic are now facing yet another challenge, the smoke from all these wildfires. in la fayette, this italian restaurant had roughly 80 cancellations from outdoor diners. have abolewner say tical nig th rotang on tnight, only one. >> it is just not enough that we can miss anything really. like this is just tremendous.t .

>> got to stay positive. restaurant owners say that they are grateful to both people who ordered to go and those who stay and dine with them despite these less than ideal conditions. the covid-19 testing site at alameda fair grounds is closed because of poor air quality from the fires. organizers will continue to monitor the air quality to determine when the site can be reopened. and the covid-19 testing site in hayward will stay closed until further notice because of poor air quality. the site ted sky west golf course has been testing anyone age 12 and older without a doctor's referral. you can follow the fires statewided with our exclusive wildfire tracker, it is updated with the very latest information from cal fire. you can cee where these fires are spreading, how many acres have burned and all of it is in real time.

the wildfire tracker is available at abc7news.com, and you can also find it at the abc news app. well, this is not the night that joe biden -- this is for when he was accepting the democratic nominationng up 'shan issuing t ptrump. watch police, but not right away. and a lot to get to, but we know the weather is so important when it comes to fighting those fires, so lisa, what do we expect [today? >> air quality is poor to unhealthy, a lot like yesterday. the conditions not improving anytime soon, although at times with our winds, we did get some clearing and things improve just to get smoky again. so this weekend.

it is 56 in santa rosa, 58 in half moon bay and 62 in livermore. current check of the relative humidity and we're at 80%, 90% in fremont, so looking at some better moisture in the atmosphere. that is the good news. but we are looking at north bay fires right here with the winds light, temperatures are in the 70s, so pretty mild, upper 70s to low 70s. you can see the relative humidity 40% to 50%. the winds will continue to be light the next few hour, but as we get into the evening hours, the breeze will kick up and that will make of course firefighting efforts a little challenging to say the least. the next several days up in st. helena, look at the temperatures, warm today, tomorrow and it looks like we'll hover in the lower 90s f nd halff toval temras as they h still looking pretty toasty and

our current wind check throughout the rest of the day shows the seabreeze right along the coast increasing so that good news/bad news scenario where we get the erratic winds in the afternoon. so 80s and 90s around the bay, 60s and 70s at the coast. jobina, good morning. good morning, lisa. thank you. looking at some of those same things but on the roadways, we do have an expansion again with major road closures in san mat d sta let's get d areas on the map. specifically the newest one here, a full closure of 35 from 84 to 9. and then a full close sure of 84 from 35 to highway 1. so you can see that whole section theresure of 84

from 35 to highway 1. so you can see that whole section there. and bringing you over here full closure highway 1 between pescadero and the santa cruz city limits.mo. and then i want to move up to the north bay, we've been talking a lot about eastbound and westbound 128 br ado trail and monticello, unfortunately, that is where they found some of the people who died. and in vacaville, again, circling this entire area because all of these local roadways are closed right now. no one should be in this area.a showing you 87 right now for the most part it does look like the bay area is smooth as far as traffic and other areas it will be jammed up in all those areas where you saw the closures.

good friday morning. waking up to temperatures cooler, we have our low clouds and fog right here at the coast. 59 half moon bay, san francisco. 57 in ro.jose. so today smoky and hazy conditions right through the weekend. a bit warmer today and tomorrow and then by sunday, we'll see

humidity increase, we could see a slight chance of a thunderstorm. that will take us into monday. details still have to fine tune on this and we're not looking at the same situation we had last weekend, but we'll be watching. and we will get to our fire coverage in just a moment, but we do want to talk about some other headlines this morning. uber and lyft have been given more time to appeal a california law requiring them to make their drivers employees. both companies were prepared to suspend service at midnight. but a state appeals court issued a stay to allow both to agree on an peoples proces sappeals proc. the new deadline is tuesday. and one other important aspect here with this legal challenge and that is proposition 22 on the november ballot. uber and lyft and three other companies have put millions of dollars into the ballot measure that would classify app drivers

at contractors and not employees. amid the wildfires, the heat wave and the coronavirus pandemic, we are still working to build a better bay area. our health is the foundation of those efforts. the latest coronavirus data from the state which are for wednesday shows an increase of fewer than 6,000 new cases and that is below average. however, coronavirus claimed 163 lives, that is a higher are number than we usually see. the number of hospitalizations is below 5 thousand a,000 and t continues a downward trend. this morning san francisco still on the watch list and that is because the city failed to meet two of the six requirements. the coronavirus indicate race is too high and there are not enough available icu beds in the city.ndicate race is still too high and there are not enough available icu beds in the city.

it is kind of disappointing for businesses who open that had they could reopen. counties removed from the list can start reeopening hair and nail a slobs asalons and gyms ai malls. joe biden has accepted the nomination of president for the united states. eye necessa ines de la cuetara has the latest. >> reporter: joe biden officially accepting his party's nomination for president. >> this is a life-changing election. this will determine what america will look like for a long, long time. >> reporter: biden laying out a detailed plan to address the covid-19 pandemic while blasting president trump's handling of the crisis. >> our current president's failed in his most basic duty to the nation, he's failed. he failed protect america. and my fellow americans, that is unforgivable. >> reporter: the virtual dnc

closing out the final night with messages from his family. >> we just knew that he had to run. >> reporter: people that he has met on the campaign trail. >> we are members of the same club. wesss stutter. >> reporter: and showcasing his unity, all of his former rivals >> why the hell would we ever hire donald trump for another four years? >> joe biden is right. this is a contest for the soul of the nation. >> reporter: president trump hitting back blasting democratic nominee while on the stump just a few miles from biden's hometown. >> he abandoned pennsylvania, he abandoned scranton. >> reporter: republicans will hold their convention next week. president trump plans to deliver his acceptance speech from the white house. ines de la cuetara, abc news,

washington. and abc news is the first network to land a joint interview with joe biden and kamala harris. you can watch the primetime special sunday at 8:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. the candidates will sit down with david muir and robin rob bhert salk about their history making presidential ticket. and here is a look at live doppler 7. the fog there pushing into san francisco. so the marine layer well established anywhere from about 800 to 1,000 feet this morning and it extends locally downooba a mile. wish it could move into the east bay, but not the case. at least we'll be looking at some relief in terms of higher relative humidity for the morning hours for the firefighting efforts to get a little bit of a boost. but by the afternoon, that seabreeze keegu 63 llejo, 64 in hayward. it is 62 in fremont.

and we are looking at that poor air quality for your friday, a spare the air alert right into sunday. the worst air quality of course in the east way and mbay and mo elsewhere. and so you could get a part of the day where the air quality isn't so bad and then all of a sudden you are feeling really smoky. la honda, you can see temperatures are nice and cool at 57 degrees and winds light. next 24 hours, below 20 miles per hour. and out toward vacaville, relative humidity way up there and the light winds as well. overall today though here come the winds throughout the te notice out onohwt, they wilusting to about 30 miles like yesterday at the coast. and for your highs today, looking at numbers closer to average with numbers in the

mid-90s in inland valleylies, breezy at the coast and the accuweather 7 day forecast features a bump up in the temperatures inland for your saturday, and then looking at maybe the chance of a shower sunday into monday. but that relative summerlike pattern sticking with us. happening today, confessed golden state killer joseph deangelo will be formally sentenced. survivors and family members have had two days to confront deangelo giving impact statements. among them, the brother of the e 20-year-old woman and her husband were shot and killed by deangelo as they walked their dog in 1978. >> you lurked in the dark so you could brprey on the innocent victims. and now you are the prey and you are stop your act of being weak and feeble and pay for what you did.

you are not important. we will remember katie and brian for the rest of our lives, but after you are sentencesentenced will be a nobody. are you not wor you are not worth more of any of my family's time. >> despite that, he says there is no closure because his sister and brother-in-law are never coming back. the 74-year-old sat the motionless in court not looking at family members. in june, he agreed to plead guilty to 13 counts of murder in exchange for life in prison without the possibility of parole. the party is over for airbnb. they have issued a global party ban at its rental property listings. this has been an ongoing issue during the pandemic. the new policy also includes

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evacuations are still ordered at travis air force base in fairfield. wednesday the jumpe across interstate 80 igniting brush. travis air force base moved out all nonessential personnel and families. >> they made the call to evacuate the aircraft as well. getting those off the installation just in case is honestly just the right thing to do. >> some planes went to washington state, others went to texas, but given the weather forecast and progress by firefighters, the colonel is cautiously optimistic that families and aircraft will be back on base in the next day or two. the fires raging across california are prompting people do what they can to help out. students and vets at the uc davis school of veterinarian medicine volunteered to treat

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