those numbers are not readily available for the scu complex fire. >> at any moment now we'll hear from cal fire with a live update on the wildfires burning through san mateo and santa cruz counties, called the czu lightning complex. we're seeing the podium there as they get set. now, that fire has burned at least 50,000 acres are no containment. tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in santa cruz county. and as abc 7 news reporter chris reyes found, many homes are gone. >> we did decide to come back the next day on wednesday.ero gs >> reporter: but for the family the timeline between this, a home standing, and this, ash and rubble, tragically too quick. >> we had one of the cal fire people come up in trucks via broadcasting from their truck saying get out, time is now, get out. >> by wednesday morning we got word that our whole neighborhood

was on fire. >> reporter: that's andy immel standing in the photo surrounded by what's left of the home he built over 42 years. >> h nifd's gandline.nd tdher, j s big cry. before that it was we don't know, maybe. we kept hope. >> reporter: but on that morning that the immels were still hoping, this is what was happening in their neighborhood and all over boulder creek. by morning it was all rubble. the bits and pieces that make a home completely charred. this street, fallen leaf drive, completely devastated. still there were streets that prove just how unfair a fire can be. her burned to eground. >> that just goes to show that we don't have the resources on it that we would normally.

if this were a normal situation where, say, this were only one or two fires within the state, we would have more resources here. >> reporter: cal fire crews stretched thin, dealing with this kind of work. spot fires that are smoldering slight change in weather conditions. >> you don't really grasp what it really means to be in that situation till you're in it. so here we are. we're kind of like whoa, now we get what all these other people have been going through everywhere else all these years. >> we just want to pass our blessings and hopes to so many other families up here. still in our neighborhood area. >> reporter: kris reyes for abc 7 news. >> and let's take you live now to an update from cal fire happening in santa cruz in scotts valley. the czu fire burning there is now at 57,000 acres. that's a new number they just gave us. 2% contained. let's listen in. >> little bit of help from mother nature as far as a little

bit cooling temperatures, little change in the wind. we have not seen erratic fire behavior throughout the day. it's allowed us to make some progress. albeit somewhat small due to our lack of resources. but we have seen little progress as far as being able to start to construct some contingency lines, especially in the southern end of the fire that's in progress as we speak. so it's giving us a good opportunity to get in there and take care of that. we still are doing a lot of point protection on structures throughout the entire fire which has allowed us because the intensity has dropped slightly for the crews to get in there and get some good work done. fires still making progress in burning down throughout the san lorenzo valley into the highway 9 corridor. and on the western end of the fire and the northern end of the fire the fire is being mitigated slightly by the onshore marine flow. the fog layers and so forth. so that's allowing us to get in there where we can do some work, especially behind the community

of davenport to provide a layer of protection for that community. we're looking to see what's going to happen tonight. the weather should be more favorable. we should not have as heavy of the north winds that we've been experiencing. our expectation is the fire behavior should mitigate slightly, only slightly. but we will continue to make progress where we can, take advantage of those opportunities where we can, and make some progress. with the coming weather the next few days we can do some pretty good work. beyond that it's going to provide us some challenges and we're preparing to meet those challenges with the weather as the coming days approach. >> speaking next from the santa cruz county sheriff's office is deputy chief clark. >> good evening. so i thought i'd touch on a little of what we did today. we completed the evacuations of the city of scotts valley, about 12,000 residents. we completed that about mid-afternoon. the next thing i want to talk about is really reiterating, and

we've said this at prior press conferences, please do not return back into the evacuated zone if you don't have to. it presents hazards for everybody that's trying to work in that area. i can totally understand if you have medication, if you feel like you have to go back, but please try to seek alternative means to obtain that stuff. contact your doctor. if there's an alternate route you can go obtaining critical things you need that would be extremely helpful just based on the dynamic and changing nature of the fire and really allowing fire personnel to devote everything they can to helping put out this fire. in terms of burglary suppression, today we had about 60 personnel looking for potential looters and protecting property. i can say that there are people out there unfortunately that are looking to victimize people who have left and have been displaced. and it's terrible. it's disgusting. today alone we arrested five people.

five people with two carloads full of stolen property off of fall creek road. and so there's more information on that. our press information officer has posted information about those folks. on our facebook page. so you can go to the santa cruz sheriff's office facebook page to obtain more information with regards to those arrests. but in touching on that some of us have ring cameras, web cams, that sort of thing around our houses. if you see like somebody prowling around your house, call our dispatch center at 831-471-1121. 831-471-1121. and report the problem. we'll get an officer there. like i said, today we had 60 personnel. we're going to continue with likely that strength of people for as long as people are displaced. so we're going to have people in the area looking for these folks. but if you see something please call. in terms of large animal rescue i wanted to provide some information as far asconcerned.

if you have the large animals that need to be evacuated i'm going to provide a number. this is to our large animal rescue folks that will help get those animals out. 831-331-6227. 831-331-6227. that's for large animal evacuation. i want to touch on missing persons. this is going to come up. it's obviously something that we encourage. if you haven't heard from your loved one, please call us. and like i said yesterday, you can go to the red cross website to look to see whether or not they've been reported there. if you can't find them there, call our dispatch and we'll look into it. to provide you some numbers, we've taken about 19 missing persons cases since this fire started. 19. we have detectives that have looked into it. we brought that number down to two. there are two missing persons cases at this point that we're t there's a resolution to

both of those. and lastly i just want to touch on there was another evacuation center can that was opened at simpkins swim center. that's open today. you can go there if you've been displaced and need a place to go. but also i'd encourage you to contact the shelter hotline at 866-272-2237 to be connected with shelter services. thank you. >> speaking next from the san mateo county sheriff's office is detective blankswade. >> good evening. right now we too are in safety and security mode. we have teams of people including law enforcement and volunteers who are in the area providing those safety and security measures for the northern part of this fire, the areas that reach into san mateo county. we want to say thank you to everybody who has evacuated so far. and those that are doing so

right now. we're still seeing a lot of people entering the area for whatever reason and we want to reiterate that these are hard closures. we have law enforcement personnel who are staffed at these closures and we're not allowing anybody back in for safety and security reasons. we stress this because we want to make sure that you're not putting any of our first responders in a situation where they have to risk their lives to rescue you. i know that everybody wants updates as far as what's going on at their house and what's going on at their neighbor's street and their friend's property. we can't give you those numbers right now. right now we're trying to assess the needs of the community. and it's a really great opportunity for us to show our strength as a community. by listening to our fire experts and cooperating with these orders and showing that you can be patient and wait for this information as many of the other fire experts have said, this is going to be a long haul. we would like your patience in

that. so thank you very much. and again, your cooperation and patience is much appreciated. >> speaking next, one of the unified incident commanders from cal fire incident management team 3, chief see. >> good evening. this morning i talked about trying to obtain some small wins. obviously we did today. we've got 2% containment on this fire. i know it's not much. but it's a small win. lots of small wins equal a big win at the end of the day. today was a good day for us. we've had smoke conditions that have kept the fire in check with increased amenities and reduced winds. we'll see what comes overnight. tonight we're anticipating at the upper elevations that the humidity will drop again on the high ridgetops. but down in the lower levels the humidity will stay increased. so it will moderate the fire behavior in those areas. with that said, the firefighters

are -- have been working extremely hard for many, many hours over the last several days. and they're going to continue to do so. this campus increased in size by 100 personnel today and a few resources have come in. over the course of the next week or so we're going to continue to see that small trickle effect coming in as we see how the state resources deployed here in california to assist us. right now we've got 13 incident management teams deployed on two dozen different large fires in the state of california. this emergency system is strapped. but please be aware everyone's doing the best they can for the citizens of california. thank you. >> and our final speaker, the unit chief for cal fire in the local san mateo, santa cruz unit, chief larkin. >> so we're entering into day 6

of this and as we keep saying this is going to be a long haul. our firefighters are out there doing the absolute best they can with the limited resources that we have to protect the citizens of santa cruz county and san mateo county. as we reiterate each time there are still a lot of citizens that have chosen to stay in the community. and i had firsthand eyewitness to a lot of those people driving around the fire area when i went out to do just a little bit of windshield surveying of myself of the devastation that is occurring. it's very difficult to maneuver around this fire as it is with the narrow roads and add that public back in there is very difficult and very unsafe for our firefighters. if you're in the area and you don't need to be there, please leave, let us do our job so it's the safest environment we can provide for our firefighters. this is going to be the long haul as i keep saying. we're day 6 of this fire and we've only gotten it 6% kabted.

so bear with us. we're doing the best we can with the resources we have. and as resources come in the team's going to allocate those resources equally to the assignments that need to be completed. so thank you. >> as usual, we're happy to answer any questions. i just ask you group them together -- >> we're listening to an update from cal fire and county and regional officials there at scotts valley. the command center in the santa cruz mountains. for the fire the czu fire that has continued to grow. and they did talk about favorable conditions today. higher humidity, lower wind that helped them have a very good day as someone described but hair still very concerned about the days

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fires has burned at least 219,000 acres. you can see on this map where those individual fires are burning. right now they're 7% contained. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joinss u iv county with more. laura? >> reporter: hi, ama. we're actually in rural napa county today on the other side to the west of vacaville. this i the same hennessy fire. it goes for miles, and the devastation is everywhere you look. this couple told me they spent about four years building up this property, remodeling. they fought these fires. there were three they said coming from three different directions for four days, and finally they had to give up. >> i mean, i'm trying to look at the bright side. if you see over on that side, that's actually where we got mayor quid two years ago almost to this date. >> reporter: it's all about appreciating what survived rather than what was lost for this napa county couple. for instance, their wedding altar stillanng. thraiouse and a

were totally destroyed. but a small guest cottage somehow survived, the flames coming just a few feet from the back deck. for four days they tried to defend their rural property. but finally on wednesday night the roaring hennessy fire was too much and moving way too fast. >> we kind of defended three fires approaching. but the third one on wednesday evening was like -- it was brutal. >> we've gained a family for sure through this event. we're all kind of spread out but they just came -- i have no words. >> reporter: just five miles up the road three people did not survive. found dead on a property surrounded by scars from what was clearly a fast-moving inferno that left no signs of life in its it may not look like it now, but they know they got lucky.

>> we're hopeful. it's going to be a long path but we're waiting for that day we get to celebrate with everyone again. for version 2.0 of our dream y idea of the intensity of this fire at its height when we drove up the road, unlike what you see in this area where you see the trees, the shrubs are singed but they're still standing or they're burned, the branches are burned, as you get farther up the road closer to where those three people died you can see that it went through there as a fire storm. there is nothing left up there. it is a moonscape. you can see where there were trees. now there are just dots in the hillside. obviously it was a very intense, very hot, very fast-moving fire. live in napa county laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> laura, thank you very much. and as we heard firefighters say a few minutes ago in that live news conference, ama, they had a little bit of a break from the weather today. >> yes. but they are of course concerned about what's tmeet get 7 abc ne

meteorologist sandhya patel with the latest on that. sandhya. >> yeah. and dan and ama, what the concern is is the potential for dry lightning this weekend. let me show you the current conditions near the fire lines in the north bay. temperatures in the warm category, upper 80s to low 90s. humidity has been actually creeping up. upper 30s to low 40s. but the winds are beginning to pick up as well. gusting out of the north to 15 miles an hour near the hennessy fire. the good thing is like the humidity did come up because of the fog last night which allowed them to make some progress. in the czu fire area 72 degrees h tot now, wind gusts out of the n tl you this much. that humidity continues to rise, which should help the firefighters during the overnight hours. this is going to be the problem, though. winds right now gusting to 41 in san francisco. at least for the next few hours it's going to be touch and go for the crews on the fire lines. mount tam cam showing you a combination of smoke and some of

the higher clouds up above. air quality is suffering because of the smoke in the wildfire areas and even the surrounding areas. poor air quality around santa cruz area, we are seeing some unhealthy air quality around walnut creek, concord, livermore area as you will notice, and in the north bay good for santa rosa but not so good in fairfield and vacaville. emeryville camera showing you a horrible view as we look toward the port of oakland. that's why a spare the ash alert is in effect for the next two days. poor to unhealthy air quality will continue to impact us. live doppler 7 showing you the fog near the coast. that's what's going o'help the humidity overnight tonight. temperatures right now anywhere from the 60s to the 90s. it was hot inland today. but comfortable at the coast. and a smoky sky from our santa cruz camera right now. you can see how bad it is. smoke and haze through the week. mild with fog at the coast. hot inland the next two days. and there is a chance of thunder between sunday night and tuesday, which could prove problematic. which is why a fire weather watch goes up sunday morning

through tuesday. concern is erratic gusty winds, 40 to 65 miles an hour, dry thunderstorms, and that means lightning could spark fires if it develops. it's remnants of former hurricane genevieve that we'll be watching. temperatures tomorrow morning mid 50s to the low 70s. hazy smoky skies to start off the day and that continues into the afternoon. mid 60s along the coast with lingering fog. breezy conditions. you'll also see high clouds filtering the sun inland areas. the hot spots will be in the upper 90s. but nothing like the heat wave that we experienced over the past week. here's the leftovers of genevieve coming into our area. lor some showers and esday thunderstorms, mainly thunderstorms with dry lightning. the smoke will continue to impact us through the weekend. the vielet purple kath tindicate heavier smoke. so tomorrow be prepared for some very bad air quality again tomorrow afternoon and into the evening. the accuweather seven-day forecast smoky, hazy conditions

mid 60s up toer 90s both days. spare the air alert. sunday night through tuesday. don't be too alarmed by all the thunderstorm icons here. it's just to really give you a heads-up to be aware, be alert because if any thunderstorms do develop between sunday night and tuesday that could be a big problem for all of us, not just the firefighters. something to definitely watch out for. dan and ama? >> all right, sandhya, thank you. coming up, when you're told to go, you're expected to evacuate. but for some it's not such an easy or clear-cut decision. first responders tell us what

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>> we're just loading up everything, getting ready to go when we have to go. >> reporter: karen cohen and her family live in the lake park community of middletown that's already under a mandatory evacuation order. right now they're staying but -- >> we are so far but we're not stupid. we're ready to go and we'll go at a moment's notice. but a lot of people up here they want to try and save their homes as much as they possibly can. >> reporter: cal fire worries about those folks as well as the people who are just confused by when they should evacuate and where to. >> anything from an alert to a warning i would immediately go outside, see if i can see smoke, see what's going on. >> reporter: cal fire spokesman scott ross says there are three evacuation stages, alert means a wildfire threat in your area, a warning means there's a high probability a get out. >> when you hear that siren, high-low means it's time to go. >> reporter: but if you defy the order, stay, and become traps, firefighters and equipment have to come off the line to rescue

you. and they're already spread thin. finally, if you have the time there are things you can do to help give firefighters a crucial edge before you evacuate. >> if it is a warning and iyou maybe put it up to the roof. if you have a stored water source, maybe make some kind of a note with an arrow pointing to hey, we have water over here. >> reporter: and that could save firefighters time if they have to make a stand. in middletown eric thomas, abc 7 news. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, honoring our heroes. we're hearing from the family of the helicopter pilot killed in a crash while doing wss the bay a thousands of families have already been forced to

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that's an area, dan, larger than the state of rhode island. >> it is hard to even conceive, ama. it is all spreading so quickly. the two largest are the scu lightning complex and the lnu lightning complex fires. the we're expecting an update on the lnu complex at 7:00 tonight. cal fire says it's gotten more resources, 500 firefighters in the last 24 hours. firefighters are concerned about changing weather conditions but say there hasn't been as much extreme fire behavior as there was yesterday. the complex is 7% contained. the lightning complex is now the seventh largest wildfire in recorded california history, if you can believe it. it is burning in several counties including santa clara, alameda and contra costa. containment is up to 10%, but 20,000 structures are still threatened. 64,000 people have been evacuated because of the third major fire, the czu lightning complex. it's burned 57,000 acres in santa cruz and san mateo counties. at least 97 structures have been

destroyed, but officials expect that number to climb. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra is live outside an evacuation center in santa cruz tonight. stephanie. >> reporter: well, dan, there are 79 evacuees here at this shelter, all in tents that are spaced six feet apart. they are taking temperature checks here at the door. but one of the first things we noticed today was this sign saying we do not need donations. as you can see, the outpour of support is significant. plenty of water, dog food, and volunteers have been coming in with donations all day. m forhe famili iny confirmat their home is still there. empty roads, smoky skies, and haze hovering in the santa cruz mountains. it's just an eerie sign of what's to come. >> it's going to be bad when you really get down to the nitty-gritty and find out the results of this fire, it's going to be devastating.

this is devastating. >> we've been frustrated, crying, desperate. it's been horrible. >> the ground is still hot. so you have to be patient. it's the worst waiting game possible. >> reporter: we met these four people at the santa cruz civic auditorium. their stories capture just a small glimpse of the 64,000 residents forced to evacuate. like michael martin. >> where have you been staying? >> right here. there's my car right there. the little toyota. i've been sleeping there the last three nights. because i have no place to go. >> reporter: a lonely feeling naomi sukumbi can relate to thinking of friends left .owhe . which is kind of scary. >> reporter: for some fa tha fear turned to anger. >> this could have been avoided p. >> we don't have it under control. >> reporter: just leek the smoky

air, it's hard for these families to see what's next. >> are we going to have anything when we get back. >> reporter: but one thing's for certain. >> we have our lives. and that's all that really matters in the end. >> reporter: despite not having a lot of information this community is resilient. and what you're seeing now is a perfect example of that. this is a group of evacuees using the power of song and prayer to get through this. the families we talked to today say they are not giving up hope and they are not scared. we're live in santa cruz tonight, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> that's a hopeful scene next to you, stephanie. thanks very much. as the state's wildfires expand, there is a greater need for resources of course including equipment but especially to bolster and relieve weary crews who are battling fatigue now in that heat. officials say there have been 560 wildfires across california over the past several days. they've burned about, as we've said, 771,000 acres.

that's about the size of rhode island. most of the fires were sparked by lightning. it's estimated there were 12,000 lightning strikes over the weekend. today 96% of cal fire's engines were dedicated to wildfire response though they are stretched to the max. governor newsom is seeking mutual aid from across the country. and even overseas. abc 7 news reporter david louie is on that story. >> reporter: conditions on the fire line are beyond anything imaginable for most of us. the heat generated by a wildfire can exceed 1400 degrees. plus crews are dealing with a heat wave. the need for more resources to give rest periods to fire crews has prompted governor newsom to seek mutual aid. >> we now are engaged formally with mutual aid from ten different states. we've been on the phone with governors all throughout the united states, not just the western states. >> reporter: a veteran fire chief with decades of wildfire and disaster experience tells me these crews endure the grueling conditions because it's often

their homes or the property of people they know on the line. but they need to take breaks. they need food and rest and additional equipment is en route from other states. ? . >> so we have the ten engines from arizona 25. from oregon we have the rc-26 and the technical analytical assistance from washington state. >> reporter: the governor said he has also reached across the border asking canada for help and across the pacific for help from australia. there is a long-standing agreement with australia to provide each other with firefighting the australian embassy was not able to confirm if a request has been made and whether crews are mobilizing. the u.s. forestry service estimates there are 8,300 firefighters in the state from various federal and local agencies. some are expected to work 14 days in a row, then take two days off. >> anything that risks their health on the fire line is not something we're willing to compromise. so that's why we use the maximum of our resources to move them around, give them that rest, and we're going to have to stay

focused on life and property. >> reporter: david louie, abc 7 news. >> and the weather started these fires, dan, and fighting it is so dependent on what the weather gives us. >> well said, ama. and exactly right. what will the weather give us the next few days? meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking that for us. >> yeah, dan and ama, it's the good and the bad is what we're going to get from mother nature. here's a look at the current conditions. i'll explain in a moment. winds have been picking up. it's a stronger sea breeze which explains the humidity helping firefighters but the wind does not. gusting to 41 in san francisco. as you take a look at the hour by hour wind forecast notice it is still gusty this evening at 7:00 along the coast. the winds subside going into tomorrow morning and pick back up tomorrow afternoon, evening. the typical sea breeze here in the bay there for the last 24 hours, which helped to raise the humidity. and that will continue to be the case through the night tonight. hopefully, firefighters can make progress.

mid 60s to upper 90s tomorrow. smoke and haze will still impact us. and then the danger comes in with the potential for dry lightning. fire weather watch sunday morning through tuesday morning for pretty much all of the bay area if lightning does develop with those gusty winds. additional fires could be started and the crews could be challenged on the fire lines. the acuweather seven-day forecast, spare the air the next two days, it is going to be hot inland, slight chance of thunder through early next week. ama? >> all right. sandhya, thank you so much. today governor newsom also paying tribute to the men and women fighting on the front lines of the fires. >> when we talk about heroes, that's what we're talking about. we're talking about the bravery of men and women that are putting themselves not first, putting you first and putting your lives as their priority. and that's the spirit that defines the best of this state and the best of those personnel in uniform that deserve as always our of a

dntodae're hearing from his family who says that he was doing his dream job. 52-year-old michael fournier lived in southern california. he'd been contracted to do water drops on a wildfire in fresno county when his chopper went down. >> when he first got started, he would ride down to the hangar, work for for an hour and get an hour of ground school. >> wanted to fly when he was 6 years old. he just had that drive. >> fournier is survived by his father, his wife, and two daughters. >> people ask me what my dad did. i was always s of him. and i hope he knows that. this moment he was taken so quickly from us. >> a devastated family. federal investigators are still looking into the cause of that crash. the golden state killer has been sentenc

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and i'm really sorry to everyone i've hurt. >> today a judge sentenced golden state killer joseph deangelo to life without parole. before he left court he addressed his victims. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: just before receiving his sentence joseph deangelo, the notorious golden state killer, spoke to his victims. >> i've listened to statemen statements, each one of them.

and i am really sorry to everyone i've hurt. >> reporter: it was the first time we've heard more than a yes or "no, your honor" from the man who terrorized california. >> the survivors have spoken clearly. the defendant deserves no mercy. [ applause ] >> reporter: the death penalty had been considered for deangelo, but the judge believed he would just sit on death row and that it would likely not come to pass. >> mr. deangelo will spend the rest of his natural life and ultimately meet his death and find behind the walls of the state penitentiary. >> reporter: from 1975 to 1986 rapes and murders committed by deangelo terrorized much of california. some people put bars on their windows to out as much if not more than burglars. he pleaded guilty in june to 13

murders and 13 rape-related charges as part of a plea deal. statute of limitations had abc . and let's shift focus to the coronavirus pandemic in california for a moment. the state reported nearly 5,600 confirmed cases today. but that's about 1,500 below the seven-day average for the state. the positivity rate keeps edging back down after spiking as the state cleared its test backlog. the seven-day is at 6.4%. california reported another 135 deaths, pushing the total close to 12,000 now. meantime, new concerns tonight about the spread of covid-19 in san francisco and the central valley. white house coronavirus task birx spoke with abc 7 news this morning. >> i think california, most of the mayors and several -- certainly the governor has been working very hard to really stop community spread. we have seen it, though,

continue to spread with new cases now in san francisco and really a time when san francisco had 1% to 2% test positivity to now 4% and going from four cases per 100,000 up to 16 per 100,000 really indicative of significant community spread. and of course we have very deep concerns about the central valley all the way from bakersfield up to the delta region, stockton, oakley. my brother lived in oakley for a long period of time. i know that area quite well. and i know that their resources really need to be supported to ensure that there's increased testing. support to the hospitals. and really ensuring that that central valley has everything that they need to be successful and mitigating and controlling this vierg spread. >> governor newsom was more optimistic about the spread ofi county could soon be off the state's covid-19 watch list. he also announced that hospitalizations are trending

down in california. republicans are gearing up for their national convention next week. the democratic national convention wrapped up last night. today president trump gave his impression of how things went. >> but over the last week the democrats held the darkest and angriest and gloomiest convention in american history. they spent four straight days attacking america as racist and a horrible country that must be redeemed. >> in his speech accepting the democratic nomination last night joe biden was critical of president trump. he also said he and his administration would be an ally of the light. 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 roberts to talk about their historymaking presidential ticket. stay here with us. south bay officials say they're facing a second disaster as smoke continues to blanket neighborhoods. the innovative ways

a lot of smoke and it can be really difficult to breathe. because of the poor air quality the city of alameda opened up its main library today as a clean air center. abc 7 news anchor dion lim has the story. >> reporter: as fire ravages the bay area, a unique trifecta of challenges presents itself. unlike fire seasons past. compounding extreme heat with the burden of coronavirus, the dubious title of the worst air quality in the world. >> the east bay and south bay mainly. in those places basically if you smell smoke you should stay indoors with windows and doors closed. >> reporter: this has created a conundrum for those without air-conditioning, stay indoors sweltering but breathing clean air or visit a cooling center at the risk of being indoors with others. >> the heat would be -- is a bigger risk, health risk than

the smoke if you have to choose. >> reporter: so for the first time the alameda free library is addressing both. >> this is our community room. >> reporter: at a clean air center opened through the weekend that seeks to solve both. >> that's what we do. we are a community service. and so we want to be able to serve as much as we can as safely as we can. >> reporter: to enter a face covering is required and you'll have to check in at the wellness station. and mia here will take my temperature. you'll also have to sign in so the library can keep track of everyone who comes in. unlike years past this cooling center doesn't include the library but this room instead. there are plenty of covid precautions in place including social distancing and a maximum of 21 people allowed. and you'll have to provide your own entertainment. no library books allowed. to prevent cross-contamination. the center will be opened through the weekend from 1:00 until 5:00, and as long as the heat index is high. a constant reminder that as the world dissolves into chaos at least the alameda free library is here for you.

>> but if oar in a bad situation well be happy to help. >> reporter: in alameda dion lim, abc 7 news. of course, ama, we're keeping a very close eye on the weather conditions and the air quality. >> yeah. sand sandhya patel is tracking it all for us. >> the air quality continues to suffer. as you look at this satellite picture it's a dramatic view of that smoke moving across our region heading toward the east. we will continue to see some of that smoke as you see it right here on our live picture from our emeryville camera, which is why a spare the air alert is up right on through the weekend. poor town healthy air quality expected. temperatures tomorrow afternoon mid 60s to upper 90s. hazy and smoky, fog near the coast about breezy conditions. the biggest concern for the upcoming weekend going into early next week is the potential for dry lightning, fire weather watch sunday morning through tuesday morning for all areas shaded in red. if those thunderstorms do

develop we will drop very little to no rain and that obviously could trigger some additional fires, the gusty winds that accompany those storms could exacerbate existing fires in the area. so that is the big concern starting this weekend. the accuweather seven-day forecast, smoky, hazy saturday, sunday. sunday throug tuesday is when we're watching for the potential for dry lightning. it's all in association with a former hurricane, genevieve, that is falling apart. and we will see that moisture moving in here. temperatures will be in the mid 60s to upper 90s for the weekend. coming down just a touch early next week. but really the temperatures, the heat wave is over, it is really the big concern is the air quality and the thunderstorm potential. dan and ama. >> sandhya, thank you very much. well, lightning, fires, spare the air alerts. you can always check the forecast for where you live on our free abc 7 news app. we'll also send breaking news notifications so you can stay up to date on the wildfires burning right now. now abc 7 sports with larry

beil. >> good evening the giants' catcher of the future made his much-anticipated major league debut last night. yes, joey bart has arrived. he was the second overall pick in the 2018 draft after playing college ball at georgia tech. bart laced a double, his first ht in the show last night. and he's ready for more on-the-job training in the line-up. starting tonight against arizona. >> i can't complain. i had a blast. i tried to soak up all of it. it was a good time. but you know, it's just time i put my head down and get to work. >> reporter: a's are playing the angels tonight as well. steph curry joked he wanted to experience everything in his nba career. so he was the warriors' virtual rep in the nba draft lottery last night. warriors got the second overall pick. ex-warrior deangelo russell and the t-wolves get the top pick. warriors gm bob myers says getting the soaked overall selection that was all steph. >> i think curry, steph curry delivered as usual.

i don't know. happy. i suppose it was going to be 1 through 5. 2's about as good as you can get. >> now bob's got to make a great pick. tomorrow night on abc 7 nba playoff action. lakers-blazers game 3. oakland's damian lillard says he will play despite dislocating his finger. and then stick around for after the game with yours truly and warriors ambassador adonal foyle. a little golf note here at the northern trust open pga rookie scottie scheffler became just the 11th player in fuhr history to shoot a 59. but he's 99 first place. dustin john, d.j. two shots ahead. he shot a 60. he had a slightly better first round than scheffler. scheffler also claims he shot a 59 in quarantine but this one actually counts. giants and a's highlights to

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updated with the latest information from cal fire. check in to see where fires are spreading, the acres burned, and you will see containment information in real time. the abc 7 fire tracker is available now at abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. >> use that whenever you need it. now, join us tonight for ab. tonight at 11:00, due to the wildfire emergency in san mateo county and the poor air quality, all beaches in this county will be closed from tonight until monday. we'll have the details. also, progress is being made on the czu lightning complex fires. tonight the latest on containment and arrests for looting. coming up tonight on abc 7, at 8:00 it's "shark tank." that's followed at 9:00 by two hours of "20/20." then stay tuned for abc 7 news at 11:00. "jimmy kimmel live" comes on at 11:35. and abc's "nightline" airs after at 12:05 a.m. finally tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. it can all be overwhelming at times, can't it?

one problem, crisis, or piece of bad news after another rolling onto our shores as constant as the tide. the coronavirus flaring again, a hobbled economy, unemployment soaring, racial and political tension, and now these wildfires, lives and homes lost and many more in jeopardy. but as always, good people rise to face bad situations. civilians digging in and pitching in taking up the fire fight in the north bay and other places to help their neighbors. c.c. yen of solano county, an immigrant china and an american success story. 30 mcdonald's franchises today after arriving with $100 in his pocket in the 1960s. he's donated millions of surgical masks, but his generosity not recognized by the wildfires. his popular ranch and vacaville badly damaged by the flames which he's used for charitable occasions many times. but what really matters, even in

loss, c.c. yen gives back, offering free breakfast, lunch and dinner to firefighters at all the mcdonald's he owns in solano county. good people in bad times. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook@danashley abc 7. >> that is for this edition of abc 7 news. the news anytime on the abc 7 news app and our website. i'm ama daetz. >> we've always made quality furnishings for the many people. and when we sell many of them, we make them more affordable. ♪ ♪ to us, that just makes sense.

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