efforts of firefighters. >> 90 hours on straight, they are sleeping on top of their vehicles. they are doing so much right now. but it's working. it's effective. >> reporter: officials said, even though the rate of spread was significantly less than it was yesterday, their main concern is the change of any weather conditions. reporting from santa rosa, lauren martinez. abc7 news. >> lauren, thank you, in marin county, all of the national seashore has been closed until further notice due to the woodward wild fire. you are looking in a map showing areas that are highlighted in red, that are under evacuation warning tonight. the fire is 5% contained. the marin county fire, 2200 acres have burned since lightning sparked on tuesday. >> now to the scu lightning complex, cal fire said that one of the top priorities there is protecting sensitive wild life and critical power and

communication infrastructure. here's a map of where the fire is burning as of tonight it's burned acres and ne rds are i place there. and in parts of alameda county, five structures have been destroyed and 20,000 homes are threatened. >> come down the hill three-quarters of the way, hundred foot flames coming straight down the hill. >> responrsav been hurt. >> hotels are offering special rates for evacuees.evacuees.eva. rates are $75 a night and require proof of residency.

it's happening in san jose also, the mayor tweeted more than a dozen hotels are offering rates starting at $99 a night for fire victims and evacueees, you can book a room online. on the peninsula, a warning for beach goers, stay away. they want to leave the roads open for the first responders. we have the details. >> reporter: fires all across california continue to spread, destroying homes, forcing thousands of evacuations and adding to the worst air quality in the world. >> we are in an emergency situation. >> reporter: as conditions continue to change and the lightning fire expands, half moon bay's mayor urged visitors to avoid the area. san matteo county officials are joining this effort. >> do not go out to the coast, they will be politely asked to

go back to where they are from. >> reporter: many beach goersref omyes gover thi area. >> reporter: others finding refuge in this beach, coming frmantika. >> the next town over is probably 20 miles maybe. and they were evacuating some of that area last night. >> reporter: starting tonight, be closed. the second the fires and third, poor air quality. >> all they will be breathing is smoke. >> here's another reason, traffic, from people traveling to the beachesimde imagine vehicles and evacuation routes. >> if the winds changing and it comes closer, and we have to evacuate, we don't want the roadways slammed.

>> sky 7 captured this view of both pacifica, where coastal fog met smoke from the fires this afternoon. as you can see, the clouds are getting darker as the camera sweeps from left to right wit large amounts of smoke just choking the bay area. >> wild fire smoke is pushing air quality deep in the unhealthy range. purple air shows real time readings and the worst readin r s are over scotts valley. >> we are going the to continue to see bad air quality here in the bay area like you showedment i will show you the smokey skies from the satellite. the smoke blanketing much of the state, not just the bay area. you can see some of that smoke pushing out towards the central valley and in towards nevada, even in to idaho, relative humidity has come up. that should help the firefighters. rate now, 76% in napa, currently 94% in half moon bay, thanks to

the marine layer. if you look at the temperatures, they and their the santa cruz county area mucheed help. the bad thing is the weather is going to change for the worst. we are expecting a chance of dry lightning fire, fire weather watch has been posted from 11:00 a.m. sunday to 11:00 a.m. tuesday. existing fires could spread more, and even spark new fires if we see dry lightning. that is going to be a big concern for firefighters come this weekend. dan? >> okay, thank you very much. now, you can follow fires state-wide, with the exclusive wild fire tracker updated with the latest information in real time. check to see where fires are spreading, the acres burned and containment information, again, in real time as it happens. the abc fire tracker is available now at abc7 news.com, and the abc7 news app.

>> the golden state killer se e sentenced to life in prison. sl in the north bay, the county that just dropped off the state's covid watch list. >> first a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live, with guest host, rob lowe. >> i'm rob lowe. you knew that already. in your category, it was michael douglas and your mother was rooting for michael douglas? >> the thing, egyptians love michael douglas, this is the type of news that is not out

new developments the man known as the golden state killer was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences. he confessed to 13 murders -- in the 70s and 80s. >> reporter: for decades the man you see prowling his jail sell let murder and rape speak for him. >> i listened to all of your statements. each one of them. >> reporter: but tonight the golden state killer muttering this apology to his victims.

>> and i'm i'm i'm i'm i'm i'm m >> reporter: moments later, joe deangelo was sentenced to life without parole. >> he stole my youth. my innocence. who could hai have grown up to ? i will never know. >> reporter: he was one of the most sadistic killers in in history. even calling his victims. in his sentencing, he played the invalid, but in the jail cell video, he is stretching, climbing on a desk, the killer still trying to control the narrative. he pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty. he will die in prison, and he will take two truths with him, what motivated him and why he

ended it. >> let's go to the coronavirus, with a look at the latest covid-19 headlines here in the bay area. more than 78,000 people have testedvirus. and 1,027 have lost their lives to covid-19. napa county is no longer on the watch list. governor newsom predicted that san francisco may come off the watch list. san francisco was renting out a discount. starti iningmomarin will allow short-term rentals and outdoor swimming pools, and wineries and other businesses can reopen in alameda county. in san francisco, activists marched to the golden gate bridge and blocked the northbound lanes while calling president trump to resign over his handling of the covid crisis. they called it a march for the dead.

there are concerns that smoke from the fires will make things worse for people fighting covid-19. sonoma county's health officers said there's a concern for asymptomatic airiers. >> if that person has a asthma a issue, if they are asymptomatic, they are more likely to spread. >> the centers for disease control, said that recent scientific publications suggest that air pollution exposure worsens symptoms and outcomes. >> a change in the way hospitals report data on the covid-19 crisises is reportedly being reversed. in july, the trump administration stripped the data collection authority from the centers for disease control, having the hospitals report directly to the department of health and human services instead. tonight the "wall street journal" is reporting that the change is only interim and that the data collection will be returned to the cdc.

the report comes as a number of hospitals across the country and here in the bay area, are questioning the methods that officials of health and human services are using to distribute the critical drug remdesivir, in an online view, a doctor complained that the system is secretive and inconsistent. >> the lack of transparency that is troubling to all of us, we don't note what magic formula is being used by the federal government to determine which state gets what. >> reporter: he said that the inconsistencies have made it more difficult to plan treatment for some covid patients. >> we were on the edge of the cliff so many last weeks, where you know, we saw patients on remdesivir and not knowing, not having enough to finish the round, and hoping a shipment would come in. >> reporter: he said that the situation has been somewhat better because they were given a

waiver to use remdesivir left over from trials. but they have been conserving their supplies. >> there's been issues where we have been low, and we have spent sleepless nights worrying, am i over using the supply. am i under using it. >> the drug's manufacturer is head quartered a few miles away in foster city and still conducting piece of bright say remdesivir application was at 100%. so, that is encouraging to hear. let's turn our attention, back to the all important weather forecast for the wildfires. >> yeah, let's get to that for the latest. >> yeah, we do have higher humidity tonight, which should help the firefighters on the fire lines, winds are light, i want to show you a time lapse right now from the map, as you will notice, there was a lot of smoke this afternoon, and this evening, and you can see just

how bad it was. it was stretching out for miles and obviously, this is what we are going to is have to deal with as we go in to the weekend. spare the air alert for saturday and sunday, poor to unhealthy air expected for the bay area. here's how it looks right now. it's poor for sensitive groups in the santa cruz area. san jose moderate. worst of the air quality concentrated around concord, livermore, and hasototnit n so . temperatures at the hour, upper 50s to the upper 70s. we have cooled off nicely near the coast. ask the fog is back and you can see that the fog is along the coast line in parts and that's going to help the firefighters with the marine influence going tonight. hopefully they make progress on the fires because here is what is worrisome, tracking the remnants of the hurricane, as

you look at the computer model in to next week, it'stu re. so-- so if any thunderstorms develop, we are in risk of dry lightning. there's potential, which is why the fire weather watch is in affect 11:00 a.m. sunday to 11:00 a.m. tuesday. gusty winds are expected and lightning could spark fires. so be careful out there. we are seeing a foggy view of san francisco, smoke and haze through the weekend. mild and fog at the coast and hot inland the next two days, humidity rising and adry lightn tuesday. remnants of the hurricane will pull up the smoke, additional smoke in addition to the high clouds that we are going start to see beginning tomorrow and the smoke layers, you will notice the purple indicating the heaviest stroke. tomorrow morning temperatures

mid 50s to the low 70s, hazy, smokey start to the day with the fog near the coast line and then tu upper 90s in the reezy hottest inland valleys. here is the forecast, upper 90s, mid 60s, sm spare the air the n two days. sunday, monday, going in to tuesday. there's a lingering chance, don't let your guards down, it will be back to the usual weather middle to latter part of next week. hopefully by then, firefighters make progress and the smoke gets dispersed. dan. >> thanks, very much. and a lot more to come here, fire crews stretched thin across the bay area, private citizens are taking matters in their own hands. >> abc news is the first network to land a joint interview with joe biden and kamala harris. you can watch the special here, right here on abc7, the candidates will sit down to

with so many fires all over the state, manpower and resources have been stretched to the limit and in some cases private citizens have been forming their own firefighting brigade, using whatever they can skroung up, lines saving homes. >> reporter: we are in a very dense forest here, we are on mill creek road, just outside

hieldsburg in sonoma county, andthe trees are hundreds of feet tall. as you know, with all that is going thin to pick it up. >> resources are allocated somewhere else, this is our home. we cannot rely on anyone else to take care of it. it is up to us. >> reporter: in napa county, we found a group of civilians, bringing chainsaws and hoses and a determination that they were going to stay until the danger passed and the house was safe. one of the homeowners said this is what people in this area do. it's a community where everyone pitches in. >> i know everyone is pitching in. it doesn't matter if it's your property or not. everyone comes together. >> reporter: at one point, they did get a huge is it from a couple of water dropping helicopters. >> that was a miracle. we have been waiting for air support for the last few days

and these guys were here all night long and they held the fire long otherwise it would already be gone. >> cal fire iing people from starting their own fire brigade, no life is worth property. and going in to the weekend, we are hearing about the weather that is coming, m lighinanf , thatll started. >> four fires afternoon, near coyote greek golf course in san jose. cal fire said 143 acres have burned there, and they are 20% contained. a house and two structured destroyed. >> actresses lori loughlin and her husbands are headed to prison, they were sentenced today for their role in the college admissions cheating scandal. the couple also was fined $400,000. $400,000. both were ordered to surrende ♪

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