here. over that ridge, that big cloud up into the sky, 2-3 miles away, that is the walker fire burning. 2,000 acres. now around here, and show you this is a staging area, less activity than earlier today, over that ridge there, that is the wye fire which burned 3,000 acres. that is the one that is burning closer to homes, the one that destroyed some structures, the wye fire, and it is the most immediate threat to homes. >> reporter: this morning firefighters set back fires to remove dry fuels that could spread the fire and helicopters picked up hundreds of gallons of water, dumping it over a ridge. >> drive down there, make contact. >> reporter: hundreds of firefighters, including many from the bay area, marched to contain two major fires. >> the two fires continue to

burn because of the triple digits and the dry conditions. the walker fire is burning in a remote area, the concern is for the wye fire that burned one home and destroyed two other structures. >> we got 500 homes that are threatened. >> reporter: you can see how hard firefighters work to save homes. you can see that retardant. this home is near spring valley, a community in the line of fire last night. she saw flames racing over the mountains. >> disaster. fire. animals out of control. it was not pretty. >> reporter: she had minutes to leave. she came back today to get the animals. >> reporter: did you know your home was still here? >> i don't know. no. >> reporter: i don't know if

you see it, here comes the car going by on highway 20. that is the first for today because highway 20 has been closed all day today. just opened to one way traffic. back out here, over to the east, you can see the helicopters hovering there. the wye fire, the one you are looking at here to my right, that is 25% contained according to cal fire. the walker fire in the remote area, that is 30% contained. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> ktvu's bill -- ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the weather conditions. >> temperatures over 100 degrees. these are live pictures on the walker fire. you can see burning on the ridge line here and you see active flames in this area. a lot of smoke. you heard the firefighter

mention, not a lot of wind. if it was windy i don't think they would be talking 25% containment. temperatures hot. 105 degrees. so here is the fire zone. wye fire here. in this area and the walker fire over here. we are looking at 105 degrees. and humidity 9%. winds back down tonight and that will help firefighters. right now we have christien kafton in lake county. >> reporter: bill, you have been talking about the heat and i can tell you it is oppressive out here, the heat from the fire and the heat from the atmosphere. let's show you what homeowners are worried about. this is all that is left of this home. this home burned down, there is still flame over here. all that is left is stone work. to the right you can see the

arch way. they are monitoring the firefighters progress hoping they can stop the fire before more homes wind up like this one. >> reporter: while point of battle twin blazers homeowners gathered at the senior center clinging to every piece of good news. >> nothing is burning. >> reporter: the lodge is another evacuation center, the red cross says there is no word on how long they will have to wait. >> we have no word on the evacuation order being lifted. >> reporter: he is one of the lucky ones allowed to return home today. he watched right here as firefighters fought to save his home last night and says he prepared as best he could for a dangerous fire season. >> i clear around the house like it is right now here, i am sure that helped to save the house.

>> reporter: you can see pg&e on scene here. we watched as pg&e crews tried to restore power in the area. we learned the department of homeland security cleared money for fema to help pay for fighting this fire. we will bring you updates throughout the evening. live, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> pictures from the ground there and we have another picture here from one of our viewers. this large plume of smoke is from the wye fire. let's zoom in and give you a clear look at what is happening with the other fire, that is from the walker fire to the east. how close the fires are burning to the bay area. this is the san francisco bay area. zoom this map. this is clear lake, this is where the fire is burning. the flames have been raging all

day long. 5,000 acres burned. a number of crews on the ground and last night the flames were a major problem. there are still evacuation orders and we do not know what caused the two fires. we are receiving pictures from our viewers near the fire lines. she e-mailed this photo of smoke billowing from the hillside. and matthew took this photo last night of the flames up close. send us your picks, e-mail them to us. a small fire at the shell refinery in martinez brake out at 2:40 p.m. this afternoon. firefighters knocked it down quickly and a health advisory was lifted. it comes one week after the

chevron refinery in richmond. inspectors focused on a 8- inch pipe today at the chevron refinery that leaked the fumes that sparked the fire. it was next to a larger pipe that was replaced. they want to know if the smaller one was corroded and if it was why it wasn't replaced. >> hard to imagine they wouldn't replace it. >> that part of it had refinery could be down for 6 months. bp is selling more assets to pay for the blow out two years ago. one is the arco brand outlets in california. it brings the total amount of assets sold to more than $26 billion. happening now in oakland,

demonstrators gathering for a march from the bart station to bart headquarters. the protesters are marking the first anniversary of a incident when bart cut cell phone service in order to disrupt a demonstration planned against bart. last week they approved a bill preventing government agencies from jamming cell phones during protests. police are investigating the shooting of a man today, they found his body inside a white car. east of the airport and an area that is not known for gang activity. the man was shot before 2:00 p.m. this afternoon while he was inside his car. investigators describe him as a hispanic man in his 30s. the legal battle over the estate of thomas kinkade returned to a courtroom today. ktvu's robert handa is live in

san jose where his girlfriend today claimed that she should own many of his original paintings. robert? >> reporter: frank, the two sides return to this courthouse and the stakes got higher. >> reporter: thomas kinkade's girlfriend made a move to claim some of his art work today. she is in a fight with his wife over the estate. she claims thomas kinkade wrote two wills giving her his mansion and $10 million. but she submitted a correction to the will saying it contain as barely legible word. they told the judge that word changes the status from care taker to owner. >> we think it makes it clearer

that thomas kinkade intended for his artwork to go for her. >> reporter: lawyers maintain the writing is evidence the wills are not valid and the correction is further proof. >> the documents are illegible as indicated by filing this amendment. >> reporter: she has been staying at thomas kinkade's mansion, and the judge wants that settled. >> i am not sure what a scoter is legally -- squatter is legally. she is an illegal resident. >> reporter: they say rent is $12,500 a month. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in a crash that involved two cars

smashing into a home this morning. ktvu showed you these pictures. investigators say two 19-year- old drivers were racing and one of the cars pushed a boulder through a door. the cars crashed into a house and the drivers went to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. one man hurt and two women escaped injury when a garbage truck crashed into a gym. the truck was traveling down hill and may have lost its braked. it crashed into a parked car pushing it into a gym. the driver suffered injuries that were non-life threatening. two students are out on bail after being arrested over the weekend. police responded to reports of gunfire at a home on florida

street. when they arrived they found the two had been shooting at a backyard trash can. they found 8 guns. the charges include reckless discharge of assault weapons. this is a landyard that is pent to protect workers, the new safety questions that device is raising tonight. >> and news chopper 2 is over head in lake county as firefighters try to save hundreds of homes that are threatened by nearby flames.

mitt romney's running mate took the spotlight today on the

campaign trail. [ shouting ] >> wisconsin congressman paul ryan faced hecklers during a stop that iowa state fair today. two women were restrained. it was his first solo campaign appearance. a new poll shows a lot of americans do not believe that mitt romney hit a home run with his choice of paul ryan as his running mate. in california republicans approve. >> i think it is a bold stroke -- you know, our issue is economy, this is a team that could get that done. >> 42% of americans feel paul ryan is a fair or poor choice. 39% think he is a excellent or

pretty good pick for vice president. www.ktvu.com has complete election coverage. click on the politics tab for the latest every day. security breaches, yun that ended in the death -- one that ended in the death of a worker prompted changes at napa. ktvu's rob roth is live with more. >> reporter: those who work inside napa state hospital say the security system could get them hurt or worse. >> reporter: workers like the idea of this individual security alarm. if a patient poses a threat -- >> pull down on that. >> reporter: but workers say there is one problem. >> it is attached to a lanyard that patients can grab. >> if they come from behind

they could strangle me. >> reporter: officials are rolling out 800 security alarms tomorrow and another 800 next month. >> we think the risk is small. we have never had an incident where someone was smoked with a lanyard. -- choked with a lanyard. >> reporter: it is the latest upgrade. workers say there needs to be an alternative to wearing the strap. >> reporter: as of now? >> reporter: one worker described a lanyard at home that breaks away. >> reporter: the hospital is also looking at attaching the device to a belt loop.

it is expected to last 8 months. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. solyndra is settling a lawsuit with employees. the company told 850 of its 960 employees to pack up without warning last august. employees sued saying they are entitled to 60 days notice. they agreed to pay $3.5 million to those employees. apple rested its case today against samsung. and now samsung is calling witnesses. it is their turn to defend theirselves. they are limited to 25 hours each to present their cases. governor jerry brown attended a summit at lake tahoe today to keep the lake green

and clean. governor jerry brown says it shows that progress can be made with collaboration. >> this is an incidence where people from different points of view can make real progress in coming together. what we do on the land effects the lake. >> dianne feinstein was also there today and says the partnership raised a billion dollars over the years. it was another hot one today and tomorrow will be nearly as hot. slight cooling tomorrow and the next day. how do i know it won't be that much cooler tomorrow? let's check out the wind direction. winds are gusting to 17 miles per hour. west at 15. that is a cool direction. what we are seeing is winds that are half of what they would normally be. i expect winds at the golden

gate bridge to be 30 miles per hour as the cool air tries to fill into had warm air. that is not the case. it is cut in half. less wind and that is keeping the heat. these are the highs from today. 100 fairfield. 103 antioch. highs tomorrow, cooler. cool along the coast, because that is where the fog is. cooling tomorrow, maybe 6 degrees. extended forecast, you will see that in the five-day forecast, gradual cooling trend into saturday and sunday. the heat in the valley, the cool at the coast. that is the story. this heat, monday and tuesday will start to relax on wednesday. been with us monday and tuesday. on wednesday the high moves. the heat shifts east as the cool air comes in from the coast. you will see that in the five- day forecast. here is the fog tomorrow

morning. burns back. temperatures are hot in the valley. hot inland bay valleys. lots of 80s and 70s around the bay. and the cooling, the greens, around lake county, they are not going to go anywhere. they stay long the coast. closer to the weekend things cool down. forecast highs tomorrow, up there again. 98 fairfield. no wind. light winds tomorrow. little more tomorrow night. 99 brentwood. 93 morgan. no spare the air day. no red flag warnings. but we have a lot of heat and low humidity. here is your five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. cooling trend is slow. slower than the firefighters would like to see. >> thank you. coming up on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36 we are keeping

an eye on the protesters demonstrating last year's decision to jam cell phone service. how lessons learned changed bart's policy. join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. the raiders in action. sports coming up next.

this week's pac 12 sports fans will have a new television network to watch. they are set to launch wednesday at 6:00 p.m. joe is here and the new era for the raiders begin tonight. >> good stage tonight to see the raiders. they and the cowboys are the first match-up in monday night football. first half has been an exercise in frustration. the new head coach, one potential drive, interception. palmer was gone after three. drops, missed field goal. neither team has been able to get on the scoreboard yet. for the 49ers, on to houston,

they will play their next pre- season game saturday night. they have to be happy with brandon jacobs. he had four carries. picking up 1st downs on all four. brandon jacobs is a big man. >> breathe better and feel lighter and i move faster which is great. i feel like i am stronger. >> first question, you know, human nature, find out what is in another man's heart, is he about us or himself. it has been a good fit. >> finally the racing is over as far as the olympics is concerned but in france today they gathered for the 49th year to watch snails compete. the first one to the edge was 7- year-old sebastian. being fast allowed him to reach

that age. the snails who didn't win became escargot. >> giants play the first of three against the nationals. see you at 10:00 p.m. be glad you are not a snail. a number of ktvu crews on the ground where flames are threatening hundreds of homes. tonight at 10:00 p.m. a live update. >> and as always thank you so much for trusting ktvu channel 2 news.