against the mendocino complex fires in l firefighters making progress against the fires in lake county. but the fires kopt to expand along with evacuation orders. i'm emily turner. . >> right now, the average and river fires the threatening the

western edge of clear lake. ann is live in lake county this afternoon. . >> reporter: cal fire says the fire is 12% contained. they're officially saying ten structures burned, but the number is likely to go up. it's day five for two fires burning north and west of clear lake. they've torn through 116 square miles. cal fire says flames are threatening more than 12,000 homes and buildings. >> we've been evacuated for three days and are looking for information. >> reporter: today a community meeting where the lake county board declared a state of emergency. >> what does that mean for us affected by it? >> reporter: officials didn't have many answers but tried to reassure the crowd. . >> we are now facingim resource to suppress the innocent. >> reporter: the sheriff choked up. >> for those of what that have

lost -- i'm sorry, friends of mine. they're doing a great job and thanks. >> reporter: many of the 19,000 people evacuated questioned if their home is still standing. >> it's unsafe to get inspectors in. there's power lines and trees down. >> reporter: they have found suspected looters. >> we arrested people with rubber gloves in pockets and bolt cutters. >> reporter: the fires are burning through mostly rural territory away from populated areas. >> could you give people a time frame to go back? >> i can't. as soon as possible and as soon as it's safe and we're assured the fire will not affect the repopulation. >> reporter: back live, the national guard is even here helping to maintain the security of the evaluation zone. i'm in lake port, which is

almost a ghost town right now. and to give you an idea of how disrupted the counties are right now, when officials were asked what people should do if benefit they have a court date, there are several offices dotted around the county. the only advice that officials could give would be to call the courts and if they don't pick up, assume they're closed. it's hot, but there's not a lot of the wind. we're see what happens this afternoon as we find out what is next for the fire fight. and with more on the weather conditions out there, netanyahu here's a look at the ---out there, here's a look at the current conditions. >> nos necessarily in lake port, but temperature wise, 84 degrees. the humidity is low at 21%.

that's it. the afternoon high, 99 degrees. staying in the 90s tomorrow as well. leer aesz the look at the fires burning. the ferguson fire. this is the complex and carr fire right there. firefighters dealing with dwrie and windy conditions. it's hot, 95 to 105 degrees in the areas where the fires are. the air quality is unhealthy by the clear lake area. and we're starting to see the smoke moving down into parts of the bay area. this is the observatory view toward the east. look how hazy it is out there. we'll continue do see that -- to see that this afternoon. a wild fire is the seventh most destructive in state history. the carr fire has burned more than 100,000 acres. latest numbers show it's 27% contained and more than 1200 buildings have been reduced to ash and more than 2500 are still at risk.

parts of the east bay shutting down as crews work to replace how power lines. jackie ward shows us. >> reporter: to make this part of the berkeley hills safer, pg and e is condensing a month's worth of work into a single day. >> it's just one day. instead of days and days where the roads are closed off. >> reporter: crews working throughout the day, replace nine poles and 3500 feet of line with cable. >> for us, it's better in one day. >> reporter: the fire department made the area a high priority due to its location and access and dense population. it's in proximity to major fires in the mast. . -- past.

>> the 1923 fire burned half the city down. for me to not take into >>eporter: this project is the reason berkeley couldn't send crews to other fires. starting tomorrow morning, they'll be able to dispatch resources as necessary. >> because of/lack of resources. this is a big project. in this case, we decided to basically hold back on some of the resources until we get the project done. >> reporter: recentlily, a month's long water project wrapped up. this portion of the road is closed until 7:00 tonight. jackie ward, kpix5. leaders will vote on a tech tax tonight. apple employees more than 2,0

20,000. the tax would bring in an additional $10 million and help and commuter rein lanes. -- lanes. some are skeptical. >> we need to figure out what to fund before we come up the with a funding mechanism.. >> apple says it does plenty to support the community. other areas are considering similar proposals. marijuana businesses could be banned in san francisco china town. they'll vote on the proelz p later today. -- prose ls late later today -- later today. there's a concern about rising prices and secondhand smoke. and the committee is grilling i.c.e. on the separation of migrant children at the border.

and there's calls for a federal investigation into reports of abuse at facilities. some say they were beaten and handcuffed and left nude and cold in concrete cells. fine stop sign put the blame on the trump administration. >> it's not an challenge ration to say that the policies of president trump and attorney general jeff sessions may essentially orphan hundreds of immigrant children. >> a number of top immigration officials are slated to testify at the hearing, including the acting chief of the u.s. border patrol. the aftermath of a parking garage collapse in physical texas. the outrage over legalizing 3 did prinlt -- printed guns. and why alan alda was forced to reveal his illness

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multiple cars are damaged after a parking garage.. suddenly collapsed. g.. just developing out of texas, multiple cars are damaged after a parking garage suddenly collapsed. it happened in irving, northwest of nals. crews -- dallas. crews are searching cars for people trapped inside. 21 vehicles were impacted and no injuries reported. the criminal trial of poul manafort is underway in virj virnl. a small -- virginia. a small band of protesters were outside the courthouse with posters.

this is the first court test for robert mueller's investigation. the trial centers on tax evasion and bank fraud charges not directly related to his work with the trump campaign. manafort has refused to cooperate with investigators and his lawyers say that will not change. >> no chance. >> manafort was indicted last october along with his former business partner who also serve d as a trump campaign official. he agreed to a plea deal. today is supreme court justice anthony kennedy's last day on the job. he was nominated to the high court by president reagan in 1987 and confirmed the following year. kennedy has been considered the pivotal swing vote on the bench. he announced his retirement last month. starting tomorrow, getting a gun could be as easy as the click of a mouse. a company will release

blueprints for 3d-printed guns free of charge. and efforts to stop it may be too late. >> reporter: the blue pripts will be -- prints will be available in just hours. >> i think it is the end of gun control. >> reporter: some including trump appear to be having sect second thoughts about the issue. he tweeted this. i spoke to the nra and doesn't seem to make much sense. >>. >> it's another example of the president showing up on the scene a day late and a dollar short to dwaes a problem his administration created. >> reporter: eight states and the district of columbia are suing to stop the distribution of the blueprints. in april, there was a lawsuit with defense distributed, allowing the company for the blueprints.

in a statement, the u.s. state department says the decision to settle the case was made in the interest of the security and foreign policy of the united states. >> when it comes to something as basic as public safety, our state department is saying hey, this is a give away for terrorists. >> reporter: the so called ghost guns don't have serial numbers and are untraceable. users who make or buy them wouldn't be subject to background checks. and nancy pelosi released this statement. the trump administration's sickening nra give away undermines the foundations of public safety. metal detectors and other measures will useless against the ghost guns. a big announcement this morning from alan alda. the 82-year-old actor revealed he has parkinson's disease. but it's not holding him down.

>> the thing i want folks to know and this is not to shortchange the people suffering with severe symptoms, symptoms can get very bad, but in the very beginning to be immobilized by fear and think the worse thing has happened to you, it hasn't. there's things you can do. >> the actor was diagnosed about three and a half years ago. he decide to go public after he noticed his thumb twitch in a recent interview. he wants people to know he's still living his life fully. >> we wish him well. let's check the weather. how's it looking? >> it's a little bit hazy out there. this is the dublin camera. can't quite make out. there's smoke kwee sky -- smokey smokey skies this afternoon. it's different in ocean beach. i'll show you in a second.

weather head life in prisons, hot and smokey inland. temperatures dropping by the end of the week. and by the water is where the clouds and cooler air is hanging around. this is the view from ocean beach. different than places like dublin. 80 in concord. 57 in san francisco. san jose, 76. santa rosa, mid 7s 0. -- 70s and a little smokey conditions. afternoon highs close to normal for san francisco and oakland. concord, slightly above average. temperatures are slowly droning by -- dropping by one or two degrees. low 90s for the south. 91 in morgan hill. across the east bay, low 90s for many of you. up north, know, where the fire

is burning, lake port, 99. redding, expecting 105 this afternoon. it's still extremely hot for the firefighters. they're dealing with the dry heat. and yes, the wind direction is coming in from the west right now. a lot of the wind is pushing the smoke toward the east and also shifting a little in a northwest direction and that's sending it to the bay area. right around the water, we are protected by the clouds. this ridge is contributing to the hot air and the low is starting to move in to the east. and that brings the temperatures down a bichlt and watching for moisture. lightning strikes east of fresno. we'll see that throughout the higher elevations for the afternoon and again tomorrow afternoon as well. that ridge is creating unstable air skap that will bring us lightning strikes and possibly rain for the ferguson fire. hopefully not dry lightning. sunset the at 8:19. sunrise tomorrow at 6:13.

here's the temperatures. so you'll see the inland areas from the 90s to the 80s next week. mid 80s in the forecast and temperatures actually go to below average conditions. look at koes and the bay -- coast and the bay, the 50s and 60s. not bad. >> thanks. confirmation of what many workers know. meetings are a waste of time. we will explain next. at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to operate a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that. we've helped the marine mammal center go solar, install electric vehicle charging stations, and become more energy efficient. pg&e has allowed us to it's a really good feeling.p , it's especially so when it's a customer that's doing

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starting tomorrow, more than a hundred employees will be moving from san mateo to new global headqu the scooter company lime is relocating to san francisco. more than 100 employees will move to the new headquarters. the popularity exploded in many cities. but san francisco put the brakes on all scooter companies for now. uber is parking the self- driving truck for good. the ride hailing jiebt is shut -- giant is shutting down the project and will focus on self- trooifing cars -- driving cars. ak of the transit center. n t n the hub opens to the public on august 11th. if you work in an office, there's a good chance you

attend a lot of meetings. i know we do. there's new evidence you're wasting your time. >> reporter: this san francisco company offers employees free breakfast, lunch, and dinner and paid sabbatical and parental leave. but the company appreciates something is company does not have. >> no meeting wednesday. employees can female twael get their work done. >> reporter: giving workers one whole day without meetings allows them to dive into their work. >> they have hours of time uninterrupted to do the folked work to move their work forward. >> reporter: in a surveillance new surveillance vary, 25 of of that time, employees stay, are wasted. and meetings often start or end late, they are unnecessary and could have been handled over e- mail.

and people who attend meetings are distracted by smartphones. >> the meetings need to get looked at. be's a hab to meet. >> reporter: an effective meet meeting doesn't have to run longer than 30 to 45 minutes. >> get points across and get things accomplished and get out. >> reporter: the no meeting wednesdays have become a recruiting tool. the message is time is precious, let's make sure to use it well. kenneth craig, cbs news, new york. and checking the big board right now. look at that. the dow in the green. 126 points up right now. we'll be right back right after this.

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and that, you don't want. green skin avocado. save a little money to make the toast or the salad. it's a good thing. and i'm your fresh grocer. remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. >> and it's avocado day. >> it is. >> there you go. make yourself a bowl. >> avocado toast. >> yes. >> from $15 at any of the local cafes. >> it's expensive. >> that's it for us. the bold and the beautiful is next. >> have a great day.

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