scotts valley home. after tough lessons learned in the 2013 fires. it still has proved a problem. >> an african-american business owner believes he was racially profiled, tonight, we release body camera video. >> the republican national convention wrapped up hours ago, we will have the reaction. abc7 news at 11:00, right now.

ft good to come home, as soon as we came off the hey, they had all the signs saying welcome home, and that brought tears to my eyes. >> a huge sense is of relief tonight. 10s of thousands of residents evacuated by the czu lightning complex fires are able to return home. cal fire officials are calling it a good day with the lifted evacuation orders. we are joined live after speaking with residents in cycles valley, amanda. >> yeah, dan, ahma, certainlyahr good day. more than 20,000 evacuated residents have been given the green light to go home. and one step toward normalcy. >> it's ban while, you are looking at bright signs and beaming smiles. those in scotts valley are slowly making their way back in the city a week after being

evacuated. >> it's erie that nobody is around yet. but, in terms of damage, it's, everything looked pretty go.ive years. he understands scottsvalley was just about untouch eed comparedo other areas. >> we have as the crow flies a mile from ben loman. >> the complex grew on to 48,000 acres and 24% containment. long-time residents, danieal and tim woods were mondayer -- were monitoring it. >> we were one of the lucky few that had a good four hours notice. >> during the week, they checked in with their ring doorbell to make sure that their home was

still standing. >> we were able to see that everything was fine. >> chief deputy chris clark said that he anticipates continued good news in the coming days. adding there's a system attic fashion of lifting evacuation orders as they go from the least to the most affected. >> today was scottsvalley and as we move closer to more areas, it could be a little longer. >> chief deputy clark is sharing this message. if you do not live in the area, stay away, say responders and residents need those roads to be clear. all right, thank you, amanda. we have a link to to the map on our website. abc news.com.

>> favorable weather conditions are helping firefighters, the czu complex on the southern end is now 24% contained. it's burned more than 81,000 acres. the scu complex has scorched 369,000 acres it is 35% contained now. and in the north bay, the lnu lightning complex is roughly the same size as you can see, burning nearly 370,000 acres. it is 35% contained as well. cal fire said that they are making good progress now. >> it's going very well. it's slower than normal because of the lack of resources and we expect to turn the corner today. >> bay area wildfires put local emergency alert systems to the test. in some cases they failed. kate larson has the story on what sonoma county leaders are doing to improve the essential systems. >> reporter: after so much loss

of life and property in the 2017 north bay fires, sonoma fires has been working to improve their emergency communication systems. when the fire started, new issues emerged. >> i received an alert that was an evacuation order. >> reporter: with the communications manager living in santa rosa, it was for lake county, 40 miles away. >> there's many things that could go in to failings. power lines going down the, power going out. cell towers being burned down. >> the director of emergency management said that they sent out 40 alerts in a two--day period. >> how do you think communications went? >> better. but not perfect by a long shot. >> part of the problem was that the alert system is built and maintained by wireless broad band companies. >> in napa county, they wanted to send out an amber alert style

warning to everyone. they sent out an alert that reached fewer people because it's an opt-in suspect. state senator said that people should be automatically signed up for alerts. >> they say we can not do it because of privacy concerns. i'm sorry, i think we should take the risk. >> reporter: emergencies would like to break in to streaming videos for alerts. >> abc7 news. >> santa cruz county department deputy arrested this man after he stole a firefighter's wallet. >> he admitted that he used the credit cards and sat down and wrote a letter of apology to the fireman. and he was then arrested for

multiple felony charges. >> people from across the county have contacted the sheriff's office to offer support for the firefighter, including a person from new york state. >> we have an extensive list of wild fire resources. that includes our wild fire tracker and as well as evacuation maps. you can learn how to stay safe during and after a wild fire. go to our website. it's a large group of protesters held a rally in downtown sacramento tonight to call for justice for jacob blake. blake was a wisconsin man that was shot by kenosha police officers last monday. there was damage to the buildings. earlier darrol steinberg wrote that he would encourage sacramento louisiana law enforcement to do everything

that they can to protect businesses. >> by any means necessary to protect property? >> that's not what i said. that's not what i said. >> that's not what you said. >> i would love to march in solidarity with you. >> those that went to the capitol were met with officers in riot gear. >> we are just getting a look at the scope of what happened in oakland. a crowd of 600 people gathered to protest the shooting of jacob blake. by the end of the night, the department counted 21 smashed windows and up to 30 fires set. including two cars burned. several people were arrested, police say, they were not resid. >> the suspe accused of shooting a group of protesters two nights ago in kenosha wisconsin is facing multiple murder charges. he is accused of opening fire on three people in a protest in support of jacob blake and two

died. he faces other counts. cell phone video shows him approaching law enforcement officers after the shooting. he was arrested the following day in his home state of illinois. tonight, more athletes across the country are taking a stand by deciding to not play as they fight for social justice in the wake of jacob blake's shooting. abc7 sports director is live with the details. >> it has really been a stunning 24 hours. games being postponed left and right and now the hard work begins. nba players and owners meeting to figure out the path forward. with the players insisting on police reform, accountability, and also, encouraging voting. >> did despite the overwhelming plea for change, there's been no action. so our focus today cannot be on basketball. >> we started this day, not knowing in the nba season was over, after the milwaukee bucks

started a ground swell. players ultimately decided to resume the playoffs, among them the a's/rangers game. >> we have been trying all kinds of things and we are not seeing enough action. everybody was on board. >> 9 envelope teams is decided to not practice today. the 49ers did, but believe change is long overdue. >> now that that's cameras and stuff out there, people see it more. which is why i truly believe it will eventually change. it's not happening fast enough. obviously. >> the warriors tweeted their support with the clear message that enough is enough. the mets and marlins took the field in solidarity, but did not play with the emotions running high. >> it was a long day for me, so. kind of was not there mentally but we will be all right. you can really feel the raw

emotion right there. now, the nba players have been in the bubble for over a, no and some players admitted they are really struggling with their emotions, feeling all cooped up, that might be one of the factors in how volatile the talks have been, especially after the bucks surprised everyone by leaving and postponing the game. the exception is that the playoffs will resume on saturday and we will have more on the boycotts later on. >> thank you dan, very much. tonight, a community meeting over a police confrontation in tiberon quickly turned heated. a black business owner said he was racially profiled by officers. we have more on the meeting and newly released video of the incident. >> this is a regular business hours, no customers are in there. >> okay. >> is it your store? that's all we want to know. >> tense moments that sparked outrage in the small north bay city of tiberon, where

african-american business owner of was questioned by police officers as he and two others filled inventoconvenienventorin. >> when i feel targeted, i say it, i say it as i see it and that's what it was. >> reporter: the cities held a joint virtual community meeting with all sides reacting. >> i am incensed. >> what is happening is a whitewash. >> i didn't see anything racist that the policeman said to the fine team. >> the meeting comes after body cam video was shown of the back and forth of both sides. >> do one of you own the store? >> i do not have to prove your existence to you. >> you are in a location that we have never seen you at. >> you said your piece. it doesn't matter where i'm at before. >> he said what people did not see in the body camera video are the officers that circled the business multiple types before hand and have been watching them. he doesn't believe that would

have happened if i was white. >> my pictures are plastered all over the story. huge pictures. >> it was a nearby business enonner that yelled to officers that he owned the business, which diffused situation. the wife said, the officer had his hand on his gun. >> had that white neighbor not said is anything that night. maybe he would not be here with us today. >> tiberon officials are saying an independent investigation is under way. the reason why officers were not at thursday's meeting. j.r. stone, abc7 news. remember, if you are dealing with issues of racial or social injustice, we want to help you find an ally, go to abc7 news.com sh news.com/take action for a list of local resources. >> laura leaves a deadly path of destruction across texas and louisiana, and tonight, the threat is not over. the fourth and final night of the republican national convention is a wrap.

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reaction. liz? >> hi, it was a 70 minute speech from the president, the longest convention speech we have seen so far. he referred to joe biden 40 times. he offered a scary vision of presidency using california to make his case. from the white house lawn, he formally accepted his renomination. >> my fellow americans, with a heart full of gratitude and boundless optimism. i pro foundly accept this nomination for of the united states. it felt at times a stump speech. he at times offered a hopeful outlook for the future. >> when i'm on re-elected the best is yet to come. >> he mainly warned a dark

future if there's abide there's abi biden presidency. >> his own party can't even keep the lights on. >> during a week of racial you be rest following the police shooting of jacob blake, the president did not call blake by name, he c enforceme enforcement. >> the republican party condemns the looting and arson that we have seen in democratic run cities. >> it's unconventional for the amount of people there, and the location. >> our president is a president, not a cung. there's a reason that the white house is sacred ground, it's the people's ground, we all pay for it. >> tim miller is a long-time

operate miller spoke to us from his home in oakland. >> the president came tonight with basically one goal, i think. and it was to win back the people he lost to his own base. it was a no stalgia act, and i think it will be successful winning over some of those people. but i don't know if he is winning over anybody new. >> protesters outside the white house could faintly be heard in the speech, biden was tweeting in real time responding to the speech. all right, liz thank you. >> and we have complete coverage of the republican and democratic national conventions on our website, abc7 news.com. there you can find a fact

checker for the speeches as well as the speeches for each night. >> the threat for laura is far from over. officials say, at least six deaths are tied to the storm including that of a 14-year-old girl sadly. here's marla carter from our sister station in xa >>toni million mes a'puh. the storm slamming in to the texas/louisiana coast overnight, just shy of a category 5 hurricane. >> this was the most powerful storm to make land fall in louisiana. and it is still a powerful storm. >> in louisiana, sustain winds of 150 miles an hour, whipped and lashed everything in its path. >> it's like a roller coaster ride. >> terrifying. >> terrifying. >> bulldozing countless businesses. >> oh, boy. you didn't expect it to be this bad, did you? >> no, sir. >> leaving behind widespread

catastrophic damage. >> and heartbreak, at least sux people killed. among them a 14-year-old girl, who died when a tree fell in to her house. and a fire sparked in the chemical plant, you can see chlorine gas and smoke billowing in to the air. and in texas, the governor said it could have been worse. >> when you consider the magnitude of the damage that could have occurred here, we did dodge a bullet. >> many communities still too dangerous for rescuers to reach, but neighbors are doing their part to start the recovery. you know, this is when a perish comes together. >> this woman saving lamas on the loose. the winds were so strong that large trees like this one were up rooted and power lines taken down. now efforts are under way to restore electricity to the hundreds of thousands of customers who lost it. reporting from orange texas. mar la carter, abc news. >> and as we have seen, though

the storm has weakened, it's still causing problems and it's dangerous. >> we are tracking laura. >> yes, and take a look at live doppler 7 right now. even though it's a tropical depression, it's swirling over arkansas, little rock, arkansas and spreading rain in to missouri as well. heavy rain flooding threat is going to be a problem. as it curves to the northeast quickly. going in to tomorrow night. now, i want to show you the reports of flooding in the area. flash flooding will still continue as we will inside, wind damage, tornados, they have seen it all, the devastation left behind as the reporter just mentioned. >> yes, we have the smoke to contend with, and the marine layer coming through again tonight, it is starting to compress, and it's an indication that it's going to be a warmer day tomorrow. i want to show you the satellite picture of the smoke.

even though the air quality was better among many parts of of the bay area. you will notice there was quite a but of smoke right in the vicinity coming in from the north, exactly as our computerer model indicated. you can see that smoke, that was pushing all the way in to the north bay, right around the mendocina county area, and napa county, that is what caused the poor air quality across parts of the region. visibility is looking good, as far as the fog is concerned along the coast, it's bad. but, winds are down, humidity is up, and could not ask for better conditions near the lnu lightning complex fire right now. 67% humidity in that area. 52 degrees, 99% humidity at woodward fire, a little misty there and as we take a look at the czu lightning complex. 61% humidity. it is cooler. 69 degrees, east northeast wind very light. >> air ti ro the rest of the bay.

unless you go down toward the cruise mountains. we were seeing poor quality and now it's moderate. spare the air continues through sunday. we will see smoke drifting through from time to time. temperatures in the mid 50s to the low 70s. it's a foggy view as you will notice from the camera. areas of dense fog in the morning. you are looking at hazy sunshine, warmer afternoon, a spare the air through sunday. so, as you look at live doppler 7, the fog is near the coast. tomorrow morning a bit over the bay. low 50s to low 60s, watch out for the fog, it's reducing the visibility and then tomorrow afternoon, warmer day, but not too hot. mid 90s inland and 60s coast. seven-day forecast, cooler saturday, smoke impacts and the heat is on next week. >> a little too hot. thank you. >> yeah. definitely. all right, tomorrow on good

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no long er stay silent, it's not a time to just push what is going on by the wayside anymore. a lot of confusion with the mets and marlins. at one point mets management suggested a one-hour walk out. what happened is the teams took the field, stood for 42 seconds to honor jackie robinson today which is tomorrow and then they left without playing. the nh heat. and we are sad to report on the passing of college basketball icon lute olson, he led his team to 28 straight ncaa appearances and winning a national title. he a stroke last year, he was 85 years old. abc7 sports.

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