live view, it is a shaky view as the winds are pretty much pushing that fire. we look at the current conditions, 83 degrees, relative humidity is 22%. windows out of the southeast at 15 miles per hour. they will remain gusty the next couple of hours and then it will begin to subside in the overnight hours. hopefully they will make progress by then. as we look at live doppler 7, the fire is getting picked up. you can see it moving towards the napa area. we have a red flag warning in solano county until 8 p.m. due to gusty winds and the community. dan: thanks very much. check this out, the fire shows up on satellite. the national weather service treated this animation. the black dot is the fire. it was captured at 4:00 p.m. just as the fire was starting.

liz: now to live video from sky 7 over the smoke. keep in mind, the bold not far from the 2017 north bay fire, that atlas fire that started on atlas peak road about three miles from where this fire is burning. that fire killed six people and burn 51,000 acres and destroyed 783 structures. at the time, it was the 14th most destructive fire in a state history. dan: this fire started at about 4:00 p.m. check out the time lapse of the smoke as recorded by our east bay hills tower cam, you can see the smoke being rapidly uphill as the fire spread, pushed by breezy conditions and the rough terrain in that area. back now to our live sky 7, we are hearing that the animal response team has been activated.

there are farms in that area. liz: and the sheriff's department told you earlier when we had them on that there may be dozens of evacuations, not in the hundreds. it is a remote area, but those folks are evacuating right now. officials are telling residents to call them if they need evacuation assistance or assistance with their animals, those animals will be taken to the valley group equestrian center. dan: here is the evacuation aree evacuation zones, read because these are evacuation orders which are mandatory. when they tell people to be prepared to evacuate, but these are mandatory. they must get out. liz: yeah, it is so hard for people living there year after year, dealing with these evacuations. . we have had the red flag warnings and we know the winds have been pretty strong the past few days. you can see the smoke here.

2019 it was glass fire. 2020, the glass fire not far from here, just up north, so it is something that these folks are used to, but it is hard going through this year after year, dan. dan: kiddies. as we have been reporting the last few years, the fire season is almost a year-round event now and we are always at risk. we had several years of drought and everyone told us this would be another difficult fire year. we had some rain a couple of weeks ago that helped tamp things down for the time being, but things are drying out again, and we can expect more of this as the next few weeks and months continue. liz: right, and the red flag warning we had was for solano county, not napa county, and here we are. shows you how dry the conditions are and how just a bit of wind can get the fire going. dan: they have made pretty good progress. they have fixed wing, cruise on

the ground. you can see the orange stuff, flame retardant dropped from above. they put that on the edges. sometimes they drop it on the fire, too, but they put it on the edges to keep the fire from advancing any further. it appears to have worked. as you can see, lots of spot fires, no major area burning dramatically. but things are looking pretty good at this moment as they make good progress. liz: yeah, and the winds seem to be going in the eastern direction, towards the valley where the homes and resorts and the wineries are. we have been looking at the map and it is very close to the silverado resort, close to wineries as well. overall it is a remote area. if the winds pushed it east, it should prevent it from going more towards the populated areas. we will see as the winds progressed tonight.

dan: and we heard from the fire chief who was with us earlier from calfire -- the police chief, talking about dozens of people being evacuated. let's bring in sandhya patel one more time. talk about the winds, they are pushing the flames away from the populated areas. is it still pretty breezy? sandhya: it is. right now the winds are gusting out of the southeast at 15 miles per hour. it may not seem like they're that strong, but combined with the rough terrain, january through march, we did not see much of the winter. so record drive fuels combined with the drought that has been several years in the making. any wind is going to just cause that fire to spread rapidly when you have such critically drier conditions. it -- relative humidity is down to 22%. although they are making progress that we have seen that the fire went from very small to

200 acres in just a matter of a couple of hours because of how dry and gusty it is. when you look at the wind trend, it is going to remain gusty. as we head towards 10:00 p.m., the winds will still be on the breezy side, but overnight they will subside and hopefully the crews will make progress before the overnight hours, because obviously the winds are critical here. dan: you talk about 200 acres and it is spreading quickly, it did spread rapidly. but because of the wind, it's not like 200 acres are all on fire, right, it is just the total area where the flames have spread. a lot of them are spot fires. it's not like the entire 200 acres burning at one time. we have on the phone with us sheriff oscar ortiz, he was on with us. today. thanks for coming on. how have the evacuations gone.

when you were last with us, you were getting people out of harm's way. has that process been completed? >> it has not. it is largely completed, but we are still patrolling the area and looking for more addresses. it is a pretty remote area with long driveways, so we want to make sure we get -- we want to make sure that we are thorough. in any at this point, can you tell us the nuts and bolts about how large this fire is and how fast you believe it is spreading ? >> i know it is north of 200 acres. i am hearing as much as over 300 acres now, but no structures lost. we have evacuated by our estimate about 100 homes. we do have a couple dozen deputy sheriffs, 25 deputy sheriffs, and the help of c.h.p..

there has been an evacuation center set up in napa at a charge. we are mobilizing our animal rescue volunteer group as well. dan: we have talked in the last couple of years of the fire season being extended more and more. has that been reflected in what you guys do in the department, has there been more training? have you had to prepare in different ways for fire season over the last few years at all? >> we have. there is obviously real-world experience with most of the deputies working that area right now, this is not their first fire, but we also trained especially at the supervision and leadership roles, partnering with the command post for this fire service so we can get real-time input from them and what they are anticipating and they can tell us the direction of the fire so we can direct our

resources and figuring out how many law enforcement needed and where we need to put them, partnering with them. that is something we train on in the spring and then we refresh. yes, it has affected us in the last seven or eight years, it has impacted how we prepare for the summer season. dan: you are good to come on with us again. sounds like you have a lot of people to evacuated and it sounds like the process has gone pretty smoothly. sheriff, thank you so much for your time. i appreciate you coming on. liz: and shortly after the fire broke, we sent out a push alert through the abc7news app. you can customize it for the topics and places you are interested in. dan: leaving you with a live look at the wildfire in napa county, in summary, 200 acres have burned. calfire says structures are threatened in the area of old soda springs road in napa where

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closed out a rocking month. the dow closed just shy of 33,000. the nasdaq was down by fewer than 50 points. the s&p dropped by 26. trading has been turbulent amid worries of a possible recession, inflation, and rising interest rates. while the stock market goes down , gas prices are going back up. san rafael has the highest local gas prices, $6.46 per gallon on average, says aaa. prices jumped four cents overnight. oakland drivers pay $6.29 on average. these are all record high prices. and if you think that's bad. maybe this will make you feel better, look at this, eight dollars a gallon for gas. that is in l.a. where the average price is $6.17. the president also had a big

meeting today with federal reserve chairman jerome powell to discuss inflation and ways to bring it down. reporter zach fuentes spoke with local experts about what may come from that meeting, and how soon we could possibly see relief from rising prices. reporter: for months, raising prices on everyday goods has been impacting households and for many in the bay area, it has added to financial hardship. >> the higher rate of inflation from a national perspective is compounding what we have experienced here. reporter: experts say the high prices are the result of several different factors. >> like a perfect storm. everything suddenly came together. the war in ukraine, covid, the supply bottleneck. reporter: treasury secretary janet yellen admitted today she didn't anticipate how long inflation would continue to impact us. president biden met with her and fed chairman jerome powell in the oval office.

>> chair powell and other leaders of the fed have noted at this moment they are laser focused on addressing inflation just like i am. reporter: experts say the meeting itself may not do anything other than bring reassurance to people because the federal reserve is an independent agency, accountable to the public and congress, not biden. still, the fed has the responsibility to get the economy on track/. >> at the same time they are doing something called quantitative tightening which is trying to pull money out of the economy. that reduces the money supply and it should push down on inflation. reporter: for now there are some positives to the economic climate including a stronger job market and a chance to try and payoff as much credit card debt before interest rates go up. >> focused on what they need to buy and not what they would like to buy. reporter: experts say if the supply chain keeps moving and no

crisis erupts, believe could come in six months or more. zach fuentes the oakland city council just voted to cap rent increases. city and community leaders were worried that could force more families into poverty. abc7news reporter under hassan listened to a special meeting held today to try to limit rent increases. reporter: even a small increase could have a victim cap on open families and that is a huge concern for oakland city councilmember carol five. >> many tenements are saying there is a rent bomb that would create even further disaster for many lives throughout the city, and i don't want to see that happen. reporter: city laws allow for rent increases which can be adjusted for inflation. that would eat a 6.7% increase that could take effect this summer. according to the city, the

average annual rent increase has been to percent for over the past 20 years. the councilmember put an ordinance to cap this year's increase at 3%. >> even our last increase was a mere 1.9%. that is having impacts on people. to jump from 1.9% to 6.7% is just horrible. it is abhorrent. reporter: her ordinance is up for vote at the city council meeting on tuesday. >> any increase over 3% would push vulnerable, low income residents out of oakland. reporter: there is still strong opposition. >> i am 100% against the proposal, it is patently unfair to the community of housing providers. reporter: he is a real estate attorney. he says he is empathetic towards families who are struggling, but adds, many landlords are also struggling and some are still waiting for covid rent relief. he says rent increases are

embedded in the law and such ordinances amounts to overregulation. >> inflation increases costs for everybody including probably housing providers as well. reporter: part councilmember five's proposal does allow for landlords to petition for rent increases if it meets certain criteria. >> i just want to be clear that while everyone has a horse in this race, the people most impacted are the people i am trying to protect. reporter: in oakland, answer #, abc 7 news. liz: we are tracking the wildfire in napa. dan: and the wind conditions. sandhya is keeping a live look on it. sonia: you will see the camera is still bouncing, indicating that it is gusty in the area. current conditions, 83 degrees and dry, wins out of the southeast at five, gusting nine. that is blowing smoke towards the napa area.

fire danger will remain elevated tonight, still in the moderate to high category with the blues and yellows. at 8:00 p.m. you will notice approach this area, the moderate to high category before things quiet down. it is a bit hazy outside from emeryville to vollmer obviously due to the proximity of the fire. temperatures in the 50's to the 80's. today's highs anywhere from the 50's to the low 90's. it was a warmer day. as we look at the golden gate bridge, warming continues and fog returns. we have a chance for showers in the weekend. this system is impressive on live doppler 7. that is what we are watching for the weekend. i know it is not common to see rain in june, that it may produce some rain. fog will close back in along the coast and move in locally over the gate tomorrow morning and then hire clouds above for tomorrow afternoon. morning temperatures, 40's and

50's. once again, watch out for the fog especially near the coast and the bay. for the afternoon, we warm up more away from the coast. low 90's inland. 50's and 60's at the coast. 80's around the bay. cooling begins on thursday. and it will be even cooler and breezier. noticeably as we head towards the weekend, chance of showers in the north bay saturday and a better opportunity for everyone on sunday. dan: thank you very much. >> i am michael finney from 7 on your side. you know how much it costs to use your cell phone on the cruise ship?

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he said the comcast representative promised to take care of him. >> they were very nice when talking to me but they do nothing. i kept calling, calling every week, calling. they told me the same thing. reporter: he called 7 on your side and within four hours, he says comcast agreed to wipe out his bill. a comcast rep told us, we apologize for the misunderstanding as cruisers aren't covered under the global travel past. therefore, he was being charged pay-as-you-go. the company agreed to zero out his bill of $8,700. >>. >> it's not $50, it is a lot of money. i appreciate what you guys are doing for people like me. michael: we have a link to a comcast travel policies and website, abc7news.com/7 on your side. i want to hear from you, send me

your stories of buying it, paying off a loan, a car, anything that has to do with you and your money. the good stories and the bad. just go to the website to share those as well. dan? dan: thanks. i can't imagine getting that bill. wow. thank you. liz: one week away from election day. tonight, the information you need to know to make sure your vote counts. for us here from an eighth-grade organizer of a workout today to protest gun violence. hundreds of classmates joined in. also next, live update from the napa county wildfire scene. we will talk to sandhya about that as well.

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monitoring for hours. at last check still has it listed at 200 acres and 5% contained. dan: we have seen noticeable progress made by firefighters both on the ground and in the air. liz: reporter tim johns is on the scene. what can you tell us? reporter: we just got out of the car and on the scene of this fire. but i will step aside and give you a better look at the ground. this is a pretty rural area here in napa county and it appears the fire is going up this hill and away from the majority of the houses in this area, so thankfully it will not be threatening make structures at this point in time. we also have some sky 7 video. the last update we got from calfire of officials was at the top of the 6:00 hour. they say the fire is still at 200 acres and 5% containment. evacuations are in effect for

soda canyon road under 1300 block to the top of the road. there are about 25 sheriff's deputies and several chp units continuing to assist with evacuations, and the road is still closed at silverado trail and soda canyon road. still an active scene, firefighters continuing to battle the blaze as it continues to progress up the hill. we haven't had tons of more information at this point in time, just because they are continuing to battle the blaze. we will continue to bring you the latest up dates as they become available to us. i will toss it back to you guys in the studio. see you a little bit later. dan: team, thanks very much. we will touch base with you later on. let's move onto some other news. one week later, one by one, the children and teachers killed at a texas government preschool being laid to rest. funerals are beginning as we get

world that the uvalde police department and the school district eggs police was fined not any longer cooperating with the investigating into the shooting. liz: the attack lasted over one hour despite officers being on the scene. reporter reena roy has the latest. reporter: one, the 21 victims of the uvalde elementary school massacre are being laid to rest. >> although i celebrity mini funeral masses, this situation is different. it is as if one huge funeral that is never ending. reporter: the small community and the nation in mourning. and growing questions into police response that date with the gunmen inside the school for 77 minutes. now for law enforcement sources tell abc news, uvalde police are no longer cooperating with the investigation into their response. meantime, calls for gun control, growing louder.

[chanting] >> do something! reporter: some of the calls coming from the families of victims. this couple left their daughter lexie. >> there is no reason for the average citizens to have these weapons. what do you need them for? is it worth my cake? these kids? reporter: a group of bipartisan lawmakers working on a 10 day deadline, trying to reach agreement on potential gun reform legislation. >> we must turn that anguish into action. reporter: a smaller group of lawmakers meeting tuesday to continue what are being called serious negotiations. several proposals that would restrict access to guns, including expanding background checks on gun sales, which has been voted down in congress multiple times. red flag warnings which would prevent someone from possessing a firearm if they have certain histories of concerning behavior. also, funding for more mental health resources. discussion with the larger group

is expected later this week. meantime,, president biden promised he will need congress to discuss gun reform. reena roy, abc news, new york. dan: a vigil at san francisco city hall is firing lives lost gun violence in texas and buffalo. a labor group and teacher unions from san francisco and oakland organized the event, they say to stand in solidarity with those grieving the loss of young people and for our lives lost to shootings. mayor london breed spoke a few minutes ago. the group is also demanding that the government take immediate action to protect communities from gun violence. liz: and students just a little bit older than two in uvalde, staged a protest in the east bay, calling for lawmakers to do more to protect them. reporter david louie says the group believes they made a powerful statement. reporter: almost one-third of the 1206th and seventh eighth graders walked out of their

classes to participate in a student led protests sanctioned by the middle school. sky 7 was overhead as they waited to hear from organizers led by this eighth-grade student. >> we are demanding change. we don't want to live in fear. you could get into school tomorrow and get brutally shot. i don't want that, and i am sure neither do you. reporter: ever since the uvalde shooting, these students have been dealing with a wide spectrum of emotions, including fear, anger, and sadness. she says some of her classmates were jaded because so many school shootings have occurred. however, she was determined to see a change. >> it was difficult. i used that anger and sadness i had in me to ignite a flame that i used to drive me to do this. reporter: for a few students it was an opportunity to break from routine. however, they had been warned that behavior would lead to cancellation of the protest.

school administrators were impressed by their decorum and organization. >> the first large-scale student demonstration we have seen at a middle school in recent memory. the fact that we can students showed up in support of that wanted to be part of something is impressive and commendable. michael: the student organizers believed they sent a message that they are worried about their safety. they also wanted to honor the lives lost in uvalde. classes are over in a matter of days, but diana and some of her classmates say that during the summer, they plan to write to members of congress to urge them to take action. in pleasanton, david louie, abc 7 news. liz: to find an ally to help you cope with issues like school safety, gun-control and mental health, you can get

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experiencing its worst summer surge in the pandemic. masking is a choice at this point, but still a high-stakes choice in some situations. we explain why mask mandates are no longer on the table. reporter: masks work. mask mandates did not work at this stage in the fond du lac, according to some medical experts. >> people often where poor quality masks, number one -- people often wear poor quality masks, number one. and they don't wear masks correctly. i have said in airports in the last few month and watched people walk by with masks over their chains, many more with the mask not covering their nose. so it is not surprising that in the real world, masks don't work as well as they do in the laboratory. i just don't think we are prepared to enforce mask mandates in a way that makes a mandate effective.

reporter: so we are left with individual masking and the iteration of covid right now is so contagious, that pulling down a mask to eat or drink is something you have to think about, especially in large, public indoor settings. >> if i were lucky enough to have tickets this week, which i am not, i would wear our mask. i would wear a n95 or kn95 and do my best fitting it over my face and probably not be eating or drinking at the game. reporter: individual masking, individual choices and risk. >> i think people should be doing whatever they think is right for themselves. reporter: it is a preview of the summer ahead that dr. ringgold thinks eventually may include second boosters be made available to those under 50. i am leslie brinkley, abc 7

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get more with nature's bounty. dan: one last update on the wildfire in napa county. 200 acres have earned. evacuation orders are in effect for an area around soda springs road north of, the city of napa and less than three miles away from the silverado resort. containment is at 5%. this fire is not far from where the 2017 atlas fire that was so distracted was. we know how bad wildfires can get, that is why we have a wildfire tracker which you can access any time on abc7news.com. bookmark it now so you are ready anytime the fire sparks. and we have been watching fire conditions all day in napa. liz: and sandhya, you have a sense on when it might die down later tonight?

sandy ed can a couple of hours, it should ease. you can see how smoky it is. looks like the crews are making progress, but the air quality is not so great. there is an air quality advisory today and tomorrow due to the wildfire smoke. right now and you the fire, still gusting to 51 miles per hour, still dry. as we look at the perseverant, you can see the smoke getting pushed toward the napa area. so you want to keep your windows and doors closed, put your ac on recirculate. in other parts of the bay, good air quality, moderate towards santa cruz. but tomorrow, fog is back in the morning. 90's in land. 50's and 60's close side. and the weekend into sunday we may see some wet weather. if it materializes, certainly it would help with the fire danger. 7-day forecast -- tomorrow is the warmest day, and then it is

dohill frothere, wend. liz: game one of the nba finals between the warriors of the celtics is just two days away. star forward jason tatum and his celtics teammates moments ago arrived at their hotel downtown san francisco. a few fans greeting them, waiting to get an autograph or two. the excitement really is building for game one at chase center, which you will be able to watch here on abc 7. today crews began preparing the site for abc's live coverage outside chase center. team officials are anxious for the game to begin, seeing the environment at the arena throughout the playoffs has exceeded expectations. >> lot of excitement has been building and it has definitely reached its peak. it is what we dreamed of, and there really is better than what we could have ever envisioned. dan: for away games during the finals the worriers announced watch parties will be inside the arena. fans will also be able to watch outside.

officials say, if you plan on heading to the arena, take public transit and arrived early, because the excitement is huge and it will be pretty crowded down there. liz: you have been down there, the crowds are massive. larry: it is so much fun. leave now and get there thursday, it is going to be congested. [laughter] but we are counting down to game one of the finals. who is healthy, who may be healthy but will not reveal their health, we have injury updates. and a big

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let's get to game one. it will be the first time chase center has listed the finals. klay thompson has got to be so thrilled after being injured for two and half years, now back on the final stage. he participated in practice. not sure if his foot injury will allow him to go on game-worn. same for gary payton ii. gp ii expected sometime in the finals as he tries to return from a broken elbow. adjustments are all key in the finals. the coach says he doesn't have to give any rye grass speeches at this point. >> just showed up. if you don't have it, then watch it on tv. [laughter] mic drop. [laughter] >> the thing people forget is that when we won our first championship, we were young. i was in my third year. klay was in his fourth year. steph curry was in his fourth year. we were so important to that

team, that you tend to forget, we had super guys guiding us, showing us the way. the difference in the journey now is we are now the veterans showing the way. >> obviously, we have finals experience, five years of it for steph, klay, andre, draymond green. boston is hardly a young team. just because they haven't been to the finals doesn't mean they don't have experience. larry: a big honor for gary payton the second today, named the owner of the community award. you got that team's community award. he does so much off the court, focused on helping those with dyslexia. 's foundation will receive $75,000 of a donation from the nba and kaiser monitor. game one is on thursday night, tip-off at 6:00. pregame coverage starts at 5:00.

highlights and live post game interviews after the game on abc 7, your exclusive home for the nba finals. the giants organization is standing behind manager gabe kapler's decision to protest gun violence are not always coming out for the national anthem. the team supports his call for structure action. on the field tonight, giants and phillies. fanatic is the best. sorry, lucille. in the fourth, j.t. realmuto. the umpire says hoskins disrupted the throw in the first, so a double play. 1-0 phillies. in the fifth inning, giants with bases-loaded. rodriguez to the right. a two run score. giants take a 2-1 lead. right now the a's are hosting the astros. french "a finals, rafael nadal and novak djokovic facing of in mid-be their final match ever,

there are a lot of rumors that rafer may be retiring soon. rafael nadal got the best of the joker. he is seeking his 22nd major title. that on sports. lots more warriors coverage throughout the week. liz: and that is it for this edition of abc7news. i am liz kreutz. dan: and i am dan ashley. for sandhya patel and larry beil, we appreciate you joining us. we will see you again for abc7news at 11:00. liz: have a good night.

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♪♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants-- an architect from falls church, virginia... a software engineer originally from los angeles, california... and our returning champion-- a rideshare driver from philadelphia, pennsylvania... ...whose 12-day cash winnings total... [applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- mayim bialik. [applause] thank you, johnny gilbert, and welcome, everyone. well, he did it.

our champion, ryan long, has made it to the "jeopardy!" leaderboard of legends, tied for 10th place all time for most consecutive wins in regular season play. he has accumulated over $200,000 along the way and has proven that being a lifelong "jeopardy!" viewer and self-proclaimed receptable of knowledge can really pay off. we can't wait to see what happens in today's game as we welcome kenny and carissa. good luck, players. let's take a look at the categories in the jeopardy! round. we'll get started with some... and. ryan, what's it gonna be? let's try wood for $400. - carissa. - what is oak?

no. ryan.