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fighting the very wild fire that destroyed his new home. >> family struggles to seek justice after an elderly woman
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evacuating his own kmint. a firefighter losing his own property to the flames. >> they spent countless days battling flames on the front lines. dozens of firefighters are trying to save their jobs. >> it's been over a e st aor sheop t ce.d investiga >> when is how much rain it may bring. coming up. >> you're looking at what was the home of a fire captain. it was destroyed by the very fire he was out fighting.
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the fire wiped out 1,200 buildings. the fire couldn't have started at a worse time. >> when we got up here. the first structure was my brothers house that burned. >> moments later. fire captain saw what happened to his own home. >> right here. would have been the front door. that was going to be where we started this project. the dream we had. >> mike, his brother and two other families pooled savings to buy this 37 acre property at auction. seen here in photographs before the glass fire hit. they closed on friday september 25. >> the number one priority was get insurance on the property on monday. so the fire hit sunday night. i went into work. >> he was evacuating and protecting homes, his own home which he owned for 48 hours. was burning nearby. >> it's just heartbreaking to say the least. >> he was in inspired to buy the
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property and started a new kind of life because of his older daughter who passed unexpectedly one year ago this week. >> after her passing i wrote down things on a white board. be patient. lead with my heart and be compassionate. that's the theme of what we wanted to build. >> all the property owners are single paren his daughter is 17 and looking for a fresh start. >> the saying is take it one day at a time. sometimes it's an hour. a minute. to get through and keep moving forward. >> mike more than $1 million of uninsured damage to the property. >> we're always the ones out there trying to in the community helping others. sometimes we need the help. >> a non-profit helps rehab firefighters organized a go fund me to help mike rebuild his dream. >> now earlier today sky 7 flew
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burned.a county and got clear one area where it appears an entire neighborhood is gone. our sky map technology shows which was also hard hit. the glass fire destroyed more than 550 homes in containment is 41% tonight. it was 17 yesterday. the flaps scorched nearly 67,000 acres and 21,000 structures are threatened. some evacuation orders weredogr >> president trump is back at the white house. after spending three nights at walter for covid-19 treat. treatment. offering bold advice about the virus. >> don't let it dominate you.
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don't be afrai latest. >> having returned to the white house. president trump is once again down playing the threat of the coronavirus. after he spent three nights in the hospital getting treated for covid-19. president trump departed walter reed this evening. within minutes of arriving back taking off his mask on the white house ball comey. tweeting he's feeling good and despite under going experimental treatment and oxygen. saying he gets the he tweeted don't be afraid and don't let it dominate your life. 210,000 americans have died from the disease. joe biden making that point tonight appearing for a town hall event. >> 210,000 people died. it's a great concern. i hope no one walks away with a message thinking it's not a problem. it's a serious problem. about t
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president's health. giving the all clear to leave the hospital. >> he may not be out of the woods yet. our evaluations the president safe return home. he'll be surrounded by world class medical care. >> returning to a white house its own covid-19 hot spot. in total 18 people who are around the white house and trump have covid-19. press secretary briefed reporters sunday without wearing a mask. staffers at the white house are fearful and anxious amidthe covid-19 out break. >> the campaign says the president intends to participate in next weeks debate with joe biden. biden saying he looks forward to ne of five major areas we focus on in the effort to build a better bay area. tomorrow california is expected to reveal the latest counties .
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santa clara announced indoor dining and gatherings can resume october 13. with a 25% occupancy limitation. as long as the trend continues to improve. >> if as we move slowly forward, we should slip back into a previous tier, that is going to be disruptive for everybody. as a community we have to work together. >> today the governor said icu admissions have been down 15% over two weeks. how risky is something like a family gathering compared to getting a haircut? test your knowledge in our coronavirus risk quiz. on our web site. >> tonight there is a new investigation. into the death of oscar grant at the hands of bart police officer. district attorney says she is reope grant be chaedwee with more on ty.
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>> this action. the faly case. focussed on bart officer who witnesses say was an agitators on the platform. before grant was killed. >> a new development. over a decade later. one that oscar grants mother believes is a step closer to justice. >> she realized and knows that what happened with oscar shouldn't have happened. >> today, district attorney made this stunning announcement. i have a team of lawyers to look at the circumstances. we will evaluate the evidence and the law including the law at the time.t officer. on was convicted of involuntary
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manslaughter. after he fired his gun instead of a taser. his family wants the officer to also face charges. >> he should be charged for felony murder. no statute of limitations. >> the attorney says he was an agitator on the platform prior to the shooting. >> he briefly kneeled on his shoulder and neck area. to hold him down. but when he heard announce that he was going to use his taser, he got up. >> he doesn't believe the district attorney has anything new to charge with. instead he believes this move is to appease the family during the current climate. >> it strikes me that it is plain to the hysteria of the moment. >> he was fired by bart police. but never criminally charged in the death.
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last year bart did release a report on the shooting. categorizing his actions that led to the shooting. >> word tonight of a new investigation into the police department. ahead, fellow employees come forward. accusing an officer of an act of hate. >> it really shocked me. i'm in denial. that it actually happened. >> a man who is mother was brutally attacked says san francisco police failed to provide his family answers. got involgd. bod i voters in one county. why they had to wait. >> you maybe trading shades for umbrella >> what's coming up tonight after of the news.
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he is all too aware of the crimes targeting asian americans especially during the coronavirus pandemic. >> seeing social media. i never like thought or i hoped it would never happen to my family. >> another asian senior age 78 one week earlier attacked in the same area. blocks from the police station. they searched for answers including repeated calls to police. all fell on deaf ears. >> i was frustrated. i decided to put the post on social media. >> we showed district 6 supervisor the graphic images and alerted him to what happened. >> when something like this happens they should get immediate support from the police. get immediate support in response from the district attorney. and i think that didn't happen in this case. >> he's now making a push for law enforcement to better communication with victims of the crimes. and see to it the 34 year-old
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suspect arrested kp charged with felony assault and elder abuse remains in custody. meantime tom wants two things. for his mother who gave up her life in vietnam to give him and his brother everything in life. to heal. and for other asian americans not to be afraid to speak out. >> tom says his mom is out of the hospital and doing well. despite back pain. >> good to hear. the police chief confirmed today he has been getting complaints about an employee using a swastika in a communication. chief williams said the issue was brought to his attention by police department employees. he didn't specify where it appeared. he says he ordered an outside investigation into the incident. it's a universal symbol of hate and racism that is notdozens ofs say the jobs are on the line part of an effort to save money. we have the upcoming decision
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for the supervisors. >> i haven't felt so stressed in my life. >> you're up against all the fires. >> it's unbelievable. >> john of cal fire says action expected tuesday by the supervisors could leave dozens of area firefighters fighting to keep their jobs. on the agenda a potential change to the governing board of two separate south bay fire districts. south county and the fire district. >> there's an annexation of the area and disillusion of the fire board. it voids the contract. >> recent audits of both districts uncovered financial mismanagement and more: >> those audits are fine for south county. but for the hills, not so good. >> county supervisor tells me for that reason, he is
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requesting south county be dropped from tuesday's discussion. and agenda altogether. >> none of this is directed at or intended to impact or negatively effect anybody's job. it's a big discussion ability who is in charge at the top. >> he fears the remaining four supervisors may feel differently. potential changes could bring challenges to those on the front lines. people who dedicated to fighting the massive wild fires. >> we would like a thank you. not talk about annexation of the fire directs. and dissolve the board. >> 32 firefighters, two dispatchers. two office staff members and one mechanic stand to be impacted. in the south bay -- >> early voting is under way in the bay area. in at least one city things hit a snag.errop off baots bu there was a slight problem. the boxes that were supposed to
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be open at 8:00 a.m. were still locked. we tracked down the registrar who apologized. >> if you're voting for rain, you just may see some later on this week. a stunning time lapse from the tower cam. the moon raising and had a orange hue. earlier in the week people were talking about the blood moon. earlier i should say as in a couple days ago. and of course here it is. as we look at the air quality across the region. it's not great everywhere. ere to concord to sitive fair field. fremont san jose is moderate. and the santa cruz mountains good quality in the green. here's a look at the hour by hour smoke forecast.
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tomorrow morning you'll see smoke impacts from the wild fires burning to the north. heading into 11:00 a.m. wednesday notice the smoke comes in from south. in monterey county. thursday and friday much better air quality is expected. less smoke there. until then a spare the air alert is in effect tomorrow. wednesday through friday you'll see some fluxuation in the air quality. thursday friday are better days. the fog along the coast. temperatures that time of year. they are dropping nicely. everyone in the 50s. and the 60s tonight. good sleeping weather. a view from the golden gate bridge camera. cooler pattern midweek. and we maybe looking at the possibility of rain friday and saturday. first thing tomorrow morning 40s to low 60s. you need a light extra layer.
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tomorrow afternoon hang on to the layer. 65 degrees in half-moon bay. cooler than today inland areas still warm 91 livermore. turn your attention to couple opportunities for rain. friday morning the possibility of rain here. as we head into saturday another wave comes through. and now the computer model is in digreement. they are agreeing we'll see cooler weather and a drop in the temperatures. followed by the possibility of rain. this is the model that is more aggressive. showing a tenth to about a half inch of rain for friday and saturday. the other model not so much. we'll see the 7-day forecast morning fog hazy sun. followed by a cooler pattern. it will be noticeable. especially highs in the 70s. thursday through sunday. upper 50s to low 60s. level 1 sysm on the storm impact scale.
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friday and saturday. >> all right. >> we'll take whatever rain we can get. >> all right. hold on for what's ahead. >> a man unusual approach to trimming a palm tree takes him on a hair raising ride. tomorrow morning on good morning america.
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usaa that's an arborist. wildly swaying. look at that. from side to side at the top of the 100 foot palm tree. he just cut off the top using chain saw. it started whipping back and forth. >> i have a hard time watching this. he held on. and the person who recorded says he was able to climb down after
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good evening the a's have a score to settle with the astros. in game one was astros who did the bulk of the scoring. doers. bubble. dhe ball was jumping. that's great for chris davis. a second inning bomb. a's build an early lead. houst houston chased. the astros feasted on the bull pen. they allowed seven games. 16 hits. game one of the best of five goes to the stroes. >> we need to win three out of
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four. and we have done that plenty of times. throughout the season. and just come back tomorrow and win that game. >> huge start tomorrow. in san diego rays and yankees. 3-3 in the fifth. aaron judge. a laser to left. top nine bases loaded forstan a firemid it. yank chiefs moved because newten tested positive for coronavirus. hoyer making a start for new england. to say it didn't go well would be an under statement. sacked twice. threw for 130 yards. comes-de e. which never happens. except it did there.
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honey badger to the house. chiefs win. contest. aaron rogers smiling. because he's facing the winless falcons. this is bear territory. what is covering aaron jones? nobody. rogers flexing. maybe you never heard of him he caught three touch down passes. which makes perfect sense because he's on the bench on my fantasy team. rogers threw for four touch
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