waiting for an update from fire officials in the czu lightning complex fire and we'll bring that to you live at 6:00. and that cluster has now burned 74,000 acres in the santa cruz mountains and in san mateo county and only 8% contained. and brand new this morning, an evacuation warning is out for the foothills park and palo alto hills neighborhood as a precaution. and julian glover is live with the very latest. good morning, julian. >> reporter: good morning. we expect to get an update around 6:00 as you mentioned from cal fire. we're looking to hear what these red flag conditions might have done overnight to the firefighting effort and what they have planed. the fire now and more homes and cars engulfed

in these quickly moving flames and winds. and so far we know 131 homes are been destroyed by the fires, 12 damaged at the last count and again some evacuation orders have been coming down, 77,000 people evacuated in san mateo and santa cruz counties on far. they are just warning everyone to get out quickly because theyy did not want anyone left in these evacuation zones. so if they want to attack by air, they don't want people down on the ground that would stop them from being able to attack from the air. and i can tell you this morning that they have been made pick could y meticulous with road blocks. they don't want people in the evacuated area that could potentially hamper the if

firefighting attempts. and again, we'll have that at 6:00 a.m. and julian glover, abc 7 news. we know this is an uneasy morning for firefighters on the front lines of the walbridge fire that is part of the lnu complex in the north bay. it is scorching more than 347,000 acres and that is about the size of the entire city of los angeles. containment is at 21%. and this fire has been so destructive, wiping out hundreds of buildings. some vague advantage and i go ee downgraded to warnings. but they fear that the wind gusts could pose a new threat.a. resident residents say they are ready to

leave if they need to. even resentshoreot in this the warning zones, people are packed up and ready to go. >> and the toll is starting to hit resident s financially.finc and firefighters are sharing some of the same concerns. right now the fire is burning more than 343,000 acres, it is 10% contained. and yesterday crews tried to stage a counter attack. they set controlled burns along the livermore hills to create a barrier to stop the fire from advancing. >> so that as the fires come together, further south, we're not sending fire down this canyon. we have a lot of residents and

homes that we want to protect. that is our mission. >> evacuation warns have been issued and fire crews are trying to hold the line. because of you all the fires, all california state park comp groun camp grounds will be closed through august 31. people who paid will get refunds. and deputies are patrolling der wallet stolen r one first while working over the weekend. and jobina is at the live desk with the strong message from officials. yeah, this is really

terrible. officials say to criminal, stay away. the santa cruz county sheriff's office is investigating the incident and the details are unfortunate here. cal fire says while one of its commanders was out fighting the fires, they broke into his vehicle, stole his wallet and emptied his bank account. >> i can't imagine a low life who brings into his car who is helping protect this community and taking his money. >> if you come to this caught,e full extent of the law. >> officials have made at least eight arrests for looting in the areas.

there are gofundmes set up for this fr. so if y so use caution with any of that. >> that is terrible. all right. and happening today, oakland firefighters will be doing traditional patrols. even though about 30 personnel are helping fight the scu fire, all will be at full staff. yesterday oakland firefighters were also helping in napa county. and you can follow the fires statewide with our exclusive wildfire tracker. it is updated with the very latest information from cal fire. you can see where the fires are spreading and get information all in real time. and we also have allel evacuation info that we need to know and the new feature is the air quaulgt data. it is available at abc7news.com and as well as on the abc 7 news

app. president trump touting his administration's authorization for a new covid-19 treatment using plasma. but there are still questions about how it works. and joe biden and kamala harris say you who they would only that the pandemic going forward. but first, let's check in with lisa for a look at our forecast. and it looks like we have a little more table air out there and that is allowing for less in the way of thunderstorm activity. we are seeing moisture and not all of it reaching the ground. but as we take you to the coast, you can see some returns there. but from north auburn and further to the south, maybe a few sprinkles up towards napa, but as we put it in mowition, lk from fresno up towards lake

tahoe, that is where we see the lightning strikes. so far there hasn't been really any in the fire area. there have been some gusty the red flag warning is until 5:00. and 60 santa clara, 58 in san francisco. and looking at the fog, about 800 foot made refugee layrine l coast. and we'll drop the red flag warning by the afternoon. so that is some definitely good news out there. still hazy conditions though, the air quality is horrible in pleasanton and could be concord. we'll get a little bit of wind. still a spare the air alert.

and the road closures that i've been looking at, julian glover mentioned how district the first responders are being about not entering these areas. in the south bay, we have seen expand. so full closures that involve highway 1, and state route 9, 35, and 84. everything that you see in purple. so that is completely shut down. and moving to gilroy, this is 152 between ferguson road andan chico pass road nap is shut down. and looking itat the bay bridge

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maybe just a few returns offshore in terms of layers of there, the clouds and still some activity. this will continue throughout the next four hours or so. here is a look at the air quality. up in the north bay, it is for sensitive groups. so we're in the 50s and 60s and watching the system offshore. and we'll talk about the rest of your day and week ahead in a few minutes. look at this, this is a giants waterspout seen on the coast of louisiana ahead of tropical storm marco. marco isake ormur warnieffe f ptsf louisian. the gulf coast is also bracing for a second tropical storm

laura, which is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane before it makes landfall later this week. at least 11 people have died in the dominican republic and in haiti because of laura. the last time there were two tropical cyclones in the gulf of mexico was in 2002. president trump is touting what he calls a possible breakthrough in the fight against covid-19. the federal government has granted emergency authorization to treat the virus with plasma. jobina has more. >> and the treatment focuses on blood plaza in plasma from people who have recovered from covid-19. and it may benefit new patients battling the virus. rd says several studies prove that plasma is safe and effective and it could reduce mortality by 35%. >> and i urge all measures who

have recovered from the virus to go to coronavirus.gov and sign up and donate plasma today please. >> many health experts say evidence about plasma treatments has been inconclusive. they caution that it may only help a person after they become infected. and the president is just one day after he accused the fda the delaying the treatment until after the election day. now to your voice, your vote. as the republican national convention kicks off, it will be a mix of live events in charlotte and a virtual concert. the main theme will be honoring the great american story. each night will feature 1350esps from gop leadership and everyday americans. president trump says to effect a

positive vision. he plans to speak every night and he and mike pence will be in sha are lot today for charlotte will for the roll call vote. abc news will have special coverage starting tonight from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. so jeopardy and wheel informatifortune will air later. and also joe biden and kamala harris sitting down with abc news anchors david muir and deborah roberts. biden says that he would take action to stop the spread of koif covid-19. >> in order to keep the country moving and people employed, you have to deal with the virus. >> so some ultimate it dohut it?

>> i said shut it down. >> and he says he would institute a national mask wearing mandates. >> there are disparity, there are different needs based on different communities and that is why we talk about the need to track racial it now so that when we have a vaccine, those most in need will get them. >> this is the first time that the candidates have sat down for an interview since biden picked harris has his running mate. lisa, you are tracking the winds and this lightning. what is going on? >> we are still looking at the lightning strikes, the main activity, check it out in the central valley there, but there are just a couple lightning strikes offshore. and we still are under a red

flag warning. you can see that the moisture is reflected on live doppler 7 and there was just a lightning strike there. and we can 25 ycan take you clo. and you can see north of auburn, a few returns in terms of lightning strikes. and further to the south, the activities dies down. so really maybe san francisco north, a little bit of the east bay, but overall, it looks like the air quality is another highlight that we need to mention of course throughout the day because in the south bay and east bay, it has been so bad, wearing the masks inside i hope and closingd, san rafael goes back and forth. and it will be that way throughout the day today. light steering winds, soen cans won't change too much. 64 in oakland, 66 in fremont.

and with the fog, quarter mile visibility. and 2 mile visibility in livermo livermore. it looks like by about 9:00 we'll be looking at more stable air entering the atmosphere and looking at, again, a hazy afternoon. warm temperatures inland. take the numbers down a few degrees in the valleys. and breezy on the coast, and the 7 day forecast, spare the air alert through wednesday. of thut couple hours. and happening today, uber drivers will meet outside of the company's headquarters to demand benefits. this is just are days after uber and lyft were granted an

extension to the law that requires them classify them as employees. and also this morning, tiktok is expected to challenge president's crackdown on the app. kenneth has the details. and tiktok suing the trump administration as early as this week. the chinese owned platform is fighting the executive order that demands the company's u.s. assets be sold. the administration has been critical saying that user's data can be transferred to the chinese government. and students are faces a laptop shortage. the three biggest computer companies have said that there is a shortfall of 5 million laptops. and a new world record for the fastest internet download

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good monday morning. watching live doppler 7 showing you perhaps a bit of light rain, but not the lightning, good news here. there was a strike offshore, but most of the activity has been in the central valley. closer look could be seeing a few showers here coast. widening the view from the sierra nevada all the way down towards say the central valley, looking at the activity there. but what about the smoke? still looking at poor air quality. looks like we'll get a little bit of a west/southwest push allowing for some improvements, but we'll have skies.

a this morning the santa cruz county sheriff's office warning people about scams against people in the fire zone. chris clark telling residents that this one starts with a phone call. >> so if you phone call from and you yutility company, nobcompanb ask you for gift cards or phone over the phone. >> and so deputy clark says just hang up and then call the number that is listed on your bill on your website to see if that call is legit. and while there may be those taking advantage of these situations, donations are coming in for fire victims across california. wildfires forced more than 100,000 people from their homes. and peterson shot this video and asked people in the santa cruz and san jose areas to volunteer,

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