in one area. in the north bay is the lmu lightning complex. the scu lightning complex is fwrurng santa clara into alameda county and beyond. along the coast in san mateo and santa cruz area is the czu lightning complex. any moment now we'll get n update. it's ready to go from scotts valley. we'll bring you that live as it begins. we want to focus on the weather conditions which seemed to help a little bit today, ama. >> let's get to spencer christian for the latest on that front. spencer. >> the biggest help is relative humidity is higher and helping with containment. the woodward fire in marin county, a temperature of 64 degrees. relative humidity, 87%, which is quite good. wind is gusting to about 11 miles per hour. the wind is still a factor, of course. in the other north bay fires, you can ignore the wind speeds. they've been distorted by the

computerized system. the overall view is increasing relative humidity and very strong gusts, 9 to 11 miles per hour. then moving down to the santa cruz mountains, we have wind gusting to about 13 miles per hour. relative humidity there is 74%. again, that's encouraging and the temperatures only 68 degrees. weather is improving for fire containment, but once again, the air quality is very poor across most of the bay area. we have a spare the air alert in effect for the next three days through friday. dan and ama. >> spencer, thanks very much. we'll get to that news conference as soon as it happens. we'll bring it to you. right now, we want to tell you about the scu lightning complex, the second largest wildfire in the state. it's scorched 363,000 acres, destroyed 20 structures and is threatening another 20,000. this is truly a massive fire burning in the east and south bay. even beyond. parts of alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties are all

affected. cal fire put this effort into perspective and expressed how challenging things are on the front lines. >> fighting fire in seven different counties. we're conducting evacuations and simultaneous repopulation in certain areas. as a firefighter in the business for 27 years, this is the most complex in my career and not only my career, the career of many. >> containment for the scu lightning complex is at 15%. check out the latest map of the evacuation areas for the scu lightning complex. the evacuation order zones are shown in red. that's where people have to leave. evacuation warnings are shown in yellow. those are not mandatory. we've seen several of the orders reduced or lifted today. >> abc 7 news reporter luz pena is in the area where one man has been evacuated three times in nine days. >> ama, he has. firefighters are shocked. they've been working on days.

it's making it difficult to be able to maintain the magnitude of this fire. fighting by arrow owe we've seen two helicopters come into the space between five to ten minutes to fight this fire from air. this is the sound of hope. as the scu lightning complex turns into the second largest wildfire in the state's history. firefighters grow constantly concerned of the steep terrain that's making it harder to contain. >> creating a line we can -- >> with over 360,000 acres torched, cal fire's main strategy is to build a defense line by air. two fire retardant helicopters refill in this space every five to ten minutes to give these homes a fighting chance of survival. >> we're picking up 2,000 gallons each trip. total so far in the past five days, gone through about 260,000

gallons. >> so this is the winning strategy? >> this is a great strategy. it helps the ground resources. >> ground resident martin has experienced first hand the fury of this flames inching out to their home. >> that was all on fire. mission peak was on fire. the mcguire -- >> you were basically surrounded by flames. >> yeah. we've had it on all sides. >> he watched his living room view turn into an intimidating scene. he's been evacuated three times in the last week. >> yesterday was like a apocalypse or something. >> firefighters have no time to waste. they're seen refueling water tanks with this pond surrounded by torched brush. there are at least 13 homes three miles from this ridge. >> everyone up here is aware of the danger. if you live here, you see all the grass has been mowed very short. everyone is conscientious about building up a defensible space. it hul.rter: 260,000 gallons of

they tell us that's what's keeping them here. that's what's keeping them here going to stay standing. many of them telling us they're not going to leave it area until they have to. they're not under mandatory orders to evacuate. they're staying put fighting from their home. here in sonoma, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> luz, thanks very much. we love to hear the hopeful signs. let's switch over live now to scotts valley once again in santa cruz county as cal fire is updating the media on the czu lightning complex fire. this is the first update they've let's lien in. >> people evacuated from their homes and communities. and there's over 100 aircraft assigned specifically to fight fires in the state at this moment. with that, we've dropped over

2.7 million gallons of retardant on that -- on these fires over the last ten-plus days. and obviously, there's additional resources coming in from throughout the western united states to help us fight these fires. little bit about the specifics of the czu complex this evening, we can confirm that the fire is up to 79,640 acres. as we spoke about the other day, this number is sgg to get more and more specific as we gain better intelligence. we have good news in the sense that we're up to 19, 1-9% containment on the fire. as you know, every percent of containment is hours and hours of sweat and blood up on those lines getting containment in the fire perimeter. as far as the number of structures threatened, there's still over 24,000 structures that are threatened throughout the complex. we, unfortunately, can confirm this this evening we're up to 443 structures that have been

destroyed on this incident. the breakdon of that specifically, 11 of those structures are in san mateo county and 432 in santa cruz county. with that, we are now up to 1,697 personnel assigned to the incident. and this afternoon, about 2:00, working with the santa clara county sheriff's office and fire department, the first evacuation warnings in santa clara county were lifted on this incident, which is a sign of progress in the right direction. with that, we're very lucky to have an honorable guest, u.s. congresswoman anna eshoo. >> thank you very much. excuse me. thank you very much, chief. well, it's been quite a day for me. i was fortunate enough to be driven from the sheriff's office in santa cruz county, with sheriff jim hart. our outstanding sheriff.

saw firsthand the emergency operation's center that is housed in his building and it was room after room after room of teams. whether they're law enforcement, fire, you name it. they are there. we went -- i went to the evacuation center at the county fairgrounds. i think every person in this entire region, i wish they could see what the team has done. in less than a week, they've really established setup of community. and there's been an outpouring from the community in terms of clothing, food from restaurants, really a medical center that has been set up. all across this effort is the

teamwork that i see taking place. it's one thing for me to be working the phones, calling the d.o.d., calling the state director of o.e.s. talking about assets, assets, assets. but to be on the ground and to see firsthand what law enforcement, together with cal fire and all of the other agencies in the county coming together and working seamlessly, i would say this is really a picture of government that is working very, very well for people. it's moving and heart rending in some situations. i don't know what it feels like to think that i might lose my home. and i try to imagine it. but everyone that is part of

this team that's standing in back of me, those that are standing in front of me, they know what it is. they know what it is. these are first-rate professionals. i think that the progress that has been made is really quite remarkable. for a number of days, we were at zero percent containment. we inched up to 3 or 4. when i saw 8, my heart lept and you heard the report. we have something to eat not far away. there were not only blues there, there were orange, orange jumpsuits. those are the individuals from the california department of corrections. they, too, have been trained in firefighting. not that many people know that. and i didn't. although they're not here, i want to thank them for doing their fair share as well.

i salute all of our first responders. the real heroes in the country and truly the heroes in this community. god willing, god willing that the weather cooperates. they can do their work and the percentage of the containment, i think, will continue to increase and we will keep welcoming the news of more people being able to go back to their homes. so i have to tell you that i have -- i'll be going home this evening with a much higher level of confidence than i had when i was driving over the hill to come to visit. and i want to thank you all. this is not easy work. and i call it god's work because everyone is in service to the people in this community. and this community is a very tight knit community. they all know each other.

so god willing, we will continue this progress. but for everything that you made me aware of today, showed me firsthand, answering all the questions, i salute all of you and i thank you. thank you, sheriff, hart, for making me your fwguest. the poor man said come on, come on, you have to stop talking, we have to keep going. thank you for your patience and the hospitality that everyone has extended to me. i'm proud of the people of my district. very proud. the courage of the residents, the courage of the firefighters, the courage and dedication of the people that are taking care of each other in such a professional and caring way. it is -- it brings great credit to this congressional district.

i think it's an eloquent statement about it. god bless all of you. thank you. thank you, congresswoman. speaking next from cal fire incident management team 3, mark brun ton. >> good evening. so another very positive day, another progressive day that we got a lot done. lot of work out on the line. lot of success today. again, the weather is cooperating with us. we've been steadily getting reinforcements. a lot of personnel. as soon as they check in, we're putting them on the line and putting them to work in the plan and having a lot of success with that. i'd like take you aho with the y in division gulf and hee low, we have a good line established. fire is back down to that line. it's more of a patrol status. what's critical about that line, that was the one we were

concerned with that would drive into santa clara county. the evacuation warning has been lifted. that's because we have a very good confidence and good control of that part of the line. a lot of success there. that's been a lot of days in the making. moving around, the communities such as pescadero, la honda, bhutan owe. it's doing what we want. it's part of the strategy. the fire is burning. it's creeping down to our patrol lines where we can take best advantage and use our limited resources to extinguish that and make that safe and make those communities safe where we can start talking eventually about a repopulation plan. moving down t of the fire has been mitigated in the lighter fuels and due to the humidity and the marine influence. so that's really a good thing. especially moving down into davenport. looking really good there. fire is kind of hung up in the hill.

we're going to wait for the weather conditions to change slightly and bring it town to our control line in that community. in the south here, holding very well. this has always been a concer for us so that the fire does not progress to threaten the community of santa cruz and the uc campus. again, our control lines we established and our secondary control lines still valid, still working. the fire has bumped into that and extinguished, exactly what we wanted it to do. we're looking good. high level of confidence in our suppression activities there. around the community of felton, we're working diligently of burning some lines around about three quarters of that community. we have another line we're establishing with a burnout operation looking at the conditions that are right for that. once that's completed, then that's really going to put a good buffer and really good line around that community of felton. that will give us a high level of confidence that that

community is going to be very safe from any sort of oncoming fire front. moving up towards ben local an and the state park. one of the challenges. that's an area we're working diligently in. putting a lot of resources in. it's really tough. difficult terrain to work in. so, again, we've used our alternative strategies to mitigate that issue and to have success in that. in the coming days, we're going to have a lot of success. moving up into ben low man, boulder creek, the communities are looking really good. we have a lot of resources working in and above those communities up in the hillside. again, tough steep terrain to work in. we're having day by day success. we're getting the control lines established. moving into -- again, that's looking fantastic. i was up there again this afternoon. we're seeing a lot less. crews are working diligently.

painstaking process. little resources we have to go almost home by home putting line around it, securing it, mopping it up. making sure that it's safe in that community and having a lot. we have a lot of the utility companies starting to move in and starting to develop their plans and starting to do work to re-establish the infrastructure that's going to be needed. until the infrastructure is established, set up, repaired, then we can start looking at a repopulation. that's any of these communities. as soon as we get it safe enough for those folks to move in, we'll bring them in and they'll start their hard work. that's really good. as far as the continuing challenge we've had with the folks that have been evacuated and have been causing us concern and hindering some of our operations, i want to thank sheriff hart and his staff. they've done an outstanding job of policing and they've gotten in there and i got to say, it's

the first time in over a week that we got up there and it was almost a ghost town. that's what we needed. now my crews are in there unhindered, doing the work they need to do. not distracted to perform rescues or other things. concerned about their safety. they're getting there, nose down, putting in the hard work to make that community safe. our air program, our aircraft, we're timing out the aircraft, flying to the maximum we can. water dropping as of just about an hour ago, we were at about 195,000 gallons dropped today. we e. we have a few hours left of flight time. we're going to meet or exceed the amount we dropped yesterday. that was 200,000 gallons. that's a lot of water dropping. that's in support of the crews on the ground and working together 6789 we're getting that much closer to mitigating the incident and getting folks closer to getting back home and this fire being put away and put to bed.

>> well, you certainly can sense a very different tone today than we've seen the last few days from the czu lightning complex fire as we listen to cal fire o happening in the santa cruz mountains area. some really great progress they're talking about today. they feel very confident about what's happening in felton, protecting that community. good progress on the fire lines. keep it out of santa cruz and the uc santa cruz campus. ben locw man and boulder creek going well. it was a lot less smoke and the fire lines are holding well. so 19% containment up again from yesterday. so it's all very good news today. not out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination as this fire hit 79,640 acres burned in the santa cruz mountains. butery different tone coming there today. the weather cooperated a little bit with the higher relative humidity that spencer talked about. winds not too stiff. so good news coming there on

that fire. the czu lightning fire. let me turn your attention to the north bay from the south bay. the lmu lightning complex burned nearly 353,000 acres in places between the pacific ocean and solano county. it's 27% contained tonight. just about an hour ago, sky 7 flew over vacaville and pleasant valley road. you can see burned-out homes and buildings. at least 937 have been destroyed. but containment is growing and cal fire says the weather is working in their favor today. >> crews are making great progress and the weather is cooperating. so we're cautiously optimistic that we're making headway out here today. >> cal fire says they will be getting more help soon. about 250 national guard members will be joining the lnu complex fight in the coming days. in marin county, fire crews are trying to make progress on a wildfire burning in the point reyes national seashore. so far they have 5% containment on the nearly 3,000 acre

woodward fire. it's smaller than the lnu fire. it's prompted evacuation orders for people in the area. cornell barnard is live at point reyes. >> reporter: ama, the firefight continues at west marin where the smoke is thick. i have to tell you, the winds have died down just a bit. we saw some fire activity not far from where we are on the other side of those trees today. not far from the point reyes visitors center. it appears that those flames were extinguished. tonight, mandatory evacuation order remains in effect for fox drive in inverness park as the woodward fire slowly moves closer. >> we're the only ones left. we're packed up already. >>n her family inverness park. most residents have packed up and fwon as the woodward fire moves closer to homes. >> it's changed quite a bit.

it's pretty scary. but going to adapt to it. >> reporter: we found these crews setting back fires near the point reyes visitors senn toer to meet the approaching fire head on up the ridge. >> it's got retardant on this stuff. >> on inverness ridge, they strategize a game plan. they're battling unique challenges, heavy fog in the morning and stronger winds in the afternoon. helping to move the fire along. >> there are areas that are very difficult for us to get our hand crews on into. luckily, we have the support of air resources and they're doing a wonderful job. >> fire crews continue to do rapid fire water drops from choppers when visibility allows. >> in fact, we saw lots of water drops in the area today on a nearby ridge. these fire crews staging after a

long day of firefighting. the lawson family that we -- especially concerned because they lost their home to another. there was an evacuation warning in place for the towns of olimb a, inverness and sea haven tonight. folks living there should be ready to go just in case. live in marin county, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. cornell, thank you. a lot more to bring you here. fires are an army family who is always at the ready. so when they got a little surprise... two!? ...they didn't panic. they got a bigger car for their soon-to-be-bigger family.

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effort. we've got a strong breeze generally out of the west which is still blowing the smoke in some of the inland communities but away from the coast. here's a view from the rooftop camera. smoky, hazy skies with us the next few days. spare the air alert in effect until friday. overnight conditions seeing fog pushing across the bay. not far inland. there could be a spotty bit of sprinkles or drizzle near the coastline in the early morning hours. by midday tomorrow, we could expect hazy sunshine once again. overnight, low temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. high temperatures tomorrow, up to maybe low 90s inland. here's the seven-day forecast. notice how it starts to warm up a little bit on thursday. bit more on friday. it will get hot on friday but temperatures moderate after that. we expect better air quality by the weekend as well. i'll have more a little later. dan and ama. >> that sounds good. thanks, spencer. up next, we'll take you

inside firefighters' headquarters. the base camp for the czu lightning complex. >> i'm wayne freeman what the remains of the spanish flat villa. when the fire roared through here, folks

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this is damage on oak canyon lane. at least 937 structures have been destroyed. but the weather is helping the firefight today. >> it's made a big difference. we've heard an update on the czu lightning complex in the santa cruz mountains. the fire has burned 79,640 acres. it's up to 19% containment, however. 443 structures have been destroyed. most of those are in santa cruz county. the vast majority in fact. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra spent the day with evacuees trying to determine if their homes are still standing. always a stressful time for homeowners who are evacuated and waiting. she's live from davenport in santa cruz county. stephanie. >> reporter: dan, it's hard to put into words how difficult it's been for the families who evacuated. in many cases they're living in shelters a few miles from their homes. they can see the smoke, yet they have no idea if their home is still standing. the good news, as you pointed

out, cal fire has made significant progress with the fire. you can see the haze and that difference really in our shot here as the smoky skies have certainly gotten a lot better in the last 48 hours. we spoke to many of the evacuees just southeast of where we are right now. it's a long road ahead. >> these are like tears of joy and sorrow. it's bittersweet. >> kathy is living through the pain of simply not knowing. >> be thankful for what is, you know. instead of what was. you can't look back. >> mourning the thought of losing everything, she sat in her car praying for her family. her parents and her kids. all displaced. >> this is just really devastating. i grew up in these mountains and lived in the mountains all my life. 64 years. this is off the hook. it's over the top lollipop. >> she's staying at the santa

cruz civic auditorium along with 75 other evacuees. living in tents, spaced six feet apa apart. rob mcintire is her new neighbor. >> emotionally, we're all a wreck. especially those closer to the fire who are still extremely worried about whether or not they'll have a home to go home to. >> like so many, it's not just his home but his entire neighborhood gone. a lot of the forests around here, isn't going to be nice for decades. it will grow back slowly. but big basin is basically gone. a huge, huge area is gone. >> jerry and joanne consider themselves lucky. flames burnt out their porch. ire were to fall down, iveed we would be trapped there. there would be no way to get out. >> we were driving over embers and limbs on fire and stuff. nothing that would stop us.

kind of scary. >> reporter: hundreds of others won't be as lucky. coming home to memories left in the rubble. >> in the last couple of hours, we've heard a lot of aircraft move through this area, dropping water drops. the northern and southern ends of this fire. 200,000 gallons of fire suppressant that was dropped in and around this area today. certainly a promising sign that crews are making progress. we've seen that progress reflected in the numbers of 19% containment. the incident commander chief said today, we are in it for the long haul. we certainly saw that firsthand driving through these roads up in bonnie dune where there are power lines just in front of the road. dangerous. not only do the crews have to do damage inspection to identify how many homes are lost. but restore power in these areas and ensure these communities are safe to come home to. we're live in davenport,

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> stephanie, thank you very much. encouraging news but good to remember there's a long way to go. this map gives you a visual idea where the danger zones are for the czu lightning complex. the area in red is an evacuation order. that means people must get out. when firefighters are not on the front lines, they can rest and refuel. it's exhausting work. at the cal fire base camp in scotts valley. kris reyes takes you inside the camp to show you what it takes to command the fight against this massive fire. >> reporter: the shot of fire burning in the santa cruz mountains couldn't be a more appropriate backdrop for cal fire's base camp in scotts valley. the terrain, the size of the fire is commanding this massive operation sitting on a 24-acre park unlike anything this county has seen before. >> out here, the terrain is a big factor. so just hiking the crews into where the fire's edge is, that

could take hours. >> the camp, a 24/7 operation managing 600 people and still at least half the crew size they need to fight a fire nearly 80,000 acres and growing. >> tell us what we're looking at here. >> this is a group of engines that responded from l.a. county fire. >> also san diego, pasadena and other crews from all over the state. the national guard just arrived. >> this could be a crew getting ready to go out on the line after their briefing. or it could be a crew that just came off the line. >> the camp acts as a makeshift hospital, hotel and office all at once. >> what happens inside here? >> so this trailer here is our medical leader. he's in charge of the crews that help assist any medical emergencies online by sending out paramedics and emts to the line. >> minor injuries are treated here while t n get a break. adding to the complex tiff the operation, covid-19. briefings that were once done in

huddles are now seated and spaced out. there are twice as many sanitation stations and this, a first for any cal fire base camp. >> if we get anybody that is showing signs of symptoms of covid, then we have areas that we have to isolate them. >> every part of base camp meant to crews safe. rested and ready to work a fire that badly needs them. >> the area hasn't seen a fire of this magnitude on recorded history. >> in scotts valley, kris reyes for abc 7 news. >> residents of a scorched mobile home park have not seen the damage that left many of them with next to nothing. as abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman explains, spanish flat villa is a name you won't forget buns you see the length and breadth of damage. >> in the courtyard of a napa hotel, a reunion under tragic circumstances. >> we have each other here. that's all we have. >> along with memories of what

used to be a quiet modest life in the spanish flat mobile villa near lake berryessa. heated, twisted wreckage remains. for michelle, space 21 represents 40 years of her life. >> never thought it would happen. thought we'd be able to go back home. know that they would save it. but not this time. >> residents had received warnings, two days of them. it seemed that the blaze was still a long way off. when it finally roared through, they had half an hour to get away. >> everything is gone. >> here's how is looked after the frantic few minutes after the hennessey fire advancedment. assistant manager dan davenport went door to door. he would be the last map out. >> i looked at the bridges at the north end of the lake and saw this mushroom cloud, i knew everything was gone. >> literally, figuratively.

in all, 47 of 50 homes burned. now the hardest part. most residents here did not have insurance. not even those who owned their units. the red cross says they can stay at the hotel as long as they need. for michelle and others, that may be a while. >> i don't know. i don't know. >> now one last poignant fact, the night that fire destroyed michelle's life. it was her 63rd birthday. from napa county, wayne freed man, abc 7 news. so hard. we have a list of resources on how to donate to help out wildfire victims as well as how to try to stay safe. you'll find it on abc7news.com/take action. coming up here next, outrage in the community. what happened between tiburon police a

developing news. a curfew went into effect in kenosha, wisconsin. earlier today. the governor declared a state of emergency to deal with a third day of protests in response to the police shooting of jacob blake. blake's mother today condemned the violence during protests. >> jacob, justice on this level and examine your hearts. >> we need healing. >> they shot my son like he didn't matter. but my son matters. >> blake was shot in the back by a white officer as he appeared to be getting into a car. the family's attorney says blake is now paralyzed and in the icu.

the officers involved are on administrative leave as the department of justice also investigates. working for racial and social justice is part of building a better bay area. in tiburon, a black business owner is speaking out after police demanded proof that he was, in fact, the store's owner. there's video of the interaction and an investigation is now underway. reporter melanie woodrow. >>. [ inaudible ] >> that's the business owner at the door of his own store talking with a tiburon police supervisor. ⌞> at 1:00 in the morning. he wants me to prove who i am. >> started it when they were in college. their pictures are even on the store's walls. proceeds from clothing sales helped to send orphans to school. >> trying to build a brand with a big heart. >> he opened the store this past february and said it's not unusual for them to work late into the night. >> we in received a huge

inventory. we wanted to come out and put the inventory out before saturday morning. >> the street closes at 9:00 at night. this is regular business hours. there's no customers in there. is it your store, that's all we want to know? >> i did feel racially profiled. >> you should be grateful we're dell gently looking out for the street. >> the town hired an outside independent attorney to conduct an investigation. quote, at the conclusion of the investigation, the report will be provided to the town manager for review and appropriate action will be taken based on the findings of the investigator. >> you have never seen me here before. i have to prove to you that i have to be here. >> the supervisor demanded he put his key in the door to prove ownership. when a neighbor shouted at police identifying him. >> that's his store. >> what's that? >> that's his store. >> thank you very much. that's all i need to know. >> even after the supervisor walked away, the officer who

first approached the store said this. >> put the key in the door. >> he refused. he's hoping this inspires a different conversation. >> how can we do better as a community? how can policing be better? how can policing done with empathy. >> melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. now, if you're dealing with issues of racial or social injustice, we want to help you find an ally. go to abc7news.com/take action for a list of local resources that can help. we

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(fireworks exploding) forget about the writing on the wall. this is on a hillside. sky 7 captured the words vac a strong off 80 near terry glenn road. the lmu lightning complex burned through here a few days ago. the same dry conditions driving wildfires across northern california are putting a special

california species, an elk at risk. the i-team reporter dan noyes has been digging into the issue. a word of caution, some pictures of the elk may be disturbing. >> these elk are native to california. point reyes is the only point they can be found. they were gathered around their water hole, but it's bone dry. those who enjoy watching the elk and advocate for them, worry. >> it makes you upset and angry. our park service could do so much better. >> in fact, most of the water sources for the elk have dried up or very depleted. matt has spotted half a dozen dead elk in the past few weeks and is worried about a repeat of a drought from five years ago that killed more than half of the elk here. >> this herd, i'm worried about them. especially with the size of the herd and the young ones. >> the national park service

declined my request for an interview. there are a number of seeps and -- there are a number who spotted elk. she also said the park has a contingency plan should the water sources completely dry out. the park service points to this creek at mcclure's beach as a source. the advocates tell me the steep ravine can prove dangerous to the elk. >> look at that. a dead elk. >> they spotted vultures on the carcass. he believes the elk lost footing and died in the fall. >> reporter: days after finding this tule elk, the bones. >> the skull and other bones. not much else.gnd ll that theedded down in mckrurs creek and expired for un advocates are concerned about embers reaching the elk reserve. >> it's possible with the way

embers can float in the wind, if did t. did get to that place and grassfires started, it could wipe out all the elk. >> the fire is still miles away, but i saw firsthand yesterday how quickly the winds can change and how quickly it can spread. >> i stopped at the woodward fire and turns out that things are getting a little bit hot here. let me show you. the fire is coming towards our vehicles. mine included. i'm getting out of here. >> if a wildfire starts in the reserve, the elk can't escape. they're penned in by this guard and 8-foot fence to the cliffs by the ocean. as i wrapped up the day, i found this herd just north of the fence, a massive bull elk on the south side. calling out. he wandered off into the mist on his own. the advocates tell me the park service is more concerned about keeping the elk away from cattle ranchers than doing what's best for this california native. that is, allowing them to roam free.

>> they shouldn't be locked up in a place where there isn't a perennial stream that can provide them water in a safe sense. >> i'll report back if the conditions worsen. for the i-team, dan noyes, abc 7 news. let's recap the major firefights going on right now starting in the north bay with the lmu lightning complex. this is vacaville. the fires destroyed at least 937 structures, more than 352,000 acres have burned. firefighters have 27% containment on this blaze. >> the scu lightning complex in the south and east bay is 15% contained. earlier today we captured this helicopter picking up retardant to drop on the flames. cal fire says more than 2.8 million gallons of retardant has been used on all of these fires. >> at the top of the hour, the officials updateczu lightning complex in santa cruz. 443 structures have

the santa cruz county sheriff's office is looking for five people reported missing. >> three of the cases from the bonnie dune area. one from boulder creek. our detectives are working throughout the day and into the evening to locate these people and try to figure out exactly where they are. >> the czu lightning complex burned more than 79,000 acres and is at this moment 19% contained. you can follow this statewide with the wildfire tracker updated with the latest information from cal fire. check in to see where fires are spreading. the acres burned and see containment information all in real time. abc 7 fire trackers available now at abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app as well. that's also where you can find updated weather information. ama, thankfully the weather cooperated today. >> yeah. let's get to spencer for the latest. >> conditions have been favorable for containing fires. relative humidity is up in most

locations. the temperatures have been moderate to mild. still have the wind. it's gusty in some spots right now, especially from novato, southward and eastward. the flow of wind is on shore. so it's blowing smoke away from the coastline. that means smoke is blowing into, in the community. we still have a spare the air alert in effect for the next three days. the poorest air quality is over the next two days. wednesday and thursday, there will be a modest improvement on friday. we don't expect a better air quality until saturday. let's take a look at current conditions. 63 degrees in san francisco. 69 in mountain view and oakland. san jose, 59. a mix of fog and moke at the golden gate looking northward. 74 degrees in santa rosa. low to mid-70s in most locations. novato, napa. fairfield warmer at 81. low to mid-80s at concord and livermore. a live view from the rooftop. looking across the embarcadero. the sky looks blue but quite

smoky. these are the forecast pick tushs. moeaki, hazy skies the next few days. spoke i conditions through -- smoky conditions through friday. mainly in the low 60s. a few upper 50s in spots. tomorrow's highs mid-60s coast. low 90s in the inland spots. here's the seven-day forecast. a bit of a warmup on friday. it will be hot inland. after that, temperatures moderate and setting into a steady summer-like pattern into early next week. dan and ama. >> thanks, spencer. first lady melania trump is among the speakers for the among the speakers for the second night of the republican

it's night two of the republican national convention and live coverage from abc network is minutes away. abc 7 n anchor liz kreutz hasz a live preview. >> the person to watch is melania trump.

this is her biggest speech since 2016. it's a chance for her to reach out and bring in women, particularly suburban women into her husband's campaign. it's also somewhat of a redemption speech. remember four years ago, she was accused of plamg riprajizing pa of mi they will obama's speech. she said it's authentic. going to talk about being an immigrant and a mother. it's from the heart and uplifting. you'll also see president trump make a few appearances tonight. including earlier this evening where he pardoned a convicted bank robber. also hosting a naturalization ceremony at the white house. >> you've earned the most prized and cherish and priceless possession anywhere in the world. it's called american citizenship. there is no higher honor and no greater privilege. >> for tonight, here are other speakers.

senator rand paul, billy graham's granddaughter. tiffany trump, eric trump and secretary of state mike pompeo who will deliver remarks while traveling overseas on a state department trip. he's the first secretary of state to deliver a speech to the political convention. some ask if it's appropriate. they say he's doing this in his personal capacity. it blurs the lines. dan? >> thanks very much. it will be interesting tonight again, liz live abc network coverage begins after abc 7 news at 6:00. it runs from 7:00 until 8:00. immediately following the republican national convention at 8:00, it's back-to-back episodes of modern family. at 9:00, what would you do and then catch jeopardy and wheel of fortune and stay with us for news at len clok. meant for children and adults with developmental

disabilities is destroyed in the czu lightning complex fires. the details at 11:00. south bay families already hit hard by covid are forced to evacuate because of wildfires. how you can help. that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news. look for the news any time on the abc 7 news app. thank you for joining us tonight. i'm ama daetz. i'm dan ashley. for spencer christian, all of us here, we appreciate your time and hope to see you at 11:00. have a nice evening.

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