reporting live if vallejo janet o, for abc7 news. >> happening today, east bay municipality utilities district will consider a proposal pay customers to remove their water wasting lawns as part of a conservation landscape rebate program. the water district is looking at turf removal repayments starting at 50 cents a square toot in response to the water crisis. homeowners could get up to $1,250 to replace lawns with drought-tolerant landscaping or artificial tub. the district's board of directors is taking up this afternoon. >> and one fire has burned chose to 50 town near lake tahoe and is out of control. >> there has been in break from the heat. firefighters are struggling to get an upper happened on the fires. >> helicopters, air tankers and hundreds of ground crews battled the flames at the front line. the lake fire burning in san bernardino county has already scorched more than 17,000 acres. it is the largest wildfire in the state. only 30 percent contained. >> we are in the fourth year of a prolonged drought. the reality is the brush and trees and timber are dry. extremely dry. >

reporting from vallejo janet o. >> metal work ignited a fire that gutted homes in livermore. fires hosed down the flames on the property north of the livermore national laboratory. smoke from could be seen for miles: breaking news in snow may the never is investigating a suspicious death at a him near napa road. dispatch started getting 9-1-1 calls at look last night. witnesses say deputies found the body of an adult female in a second floor room. investigators are questioning several people who live at that home but no one has been taken and custody. we will bring you more information when we hear from the sheriff. >> videoing news crews are keeping a federal reason 15,000 acre wildfire from reaching the small town south of lake tahoe. the residents have not been evacuated but are told "get ready." the washington fire exploded in size since it started with light next strike on friday. crews have zero containment of the fire, down from 10 percent earlier so it is worse. extreme winds and dry timber fuel the flames. >> slightly cooler and more humid weather is helping firefigh

reporting from vallejo janet o. >> metal work ignited a fire that gutted homes in livermore. fires h

. >> more on breaking news in vallejo, a two alarm husband fire sends a man to the hospital with severe burns. our reporter, janet ois an the scene. have they figured what caused the fire? >> not yet. fires believe a welding accident could be to blame. you can see the extensive damage the fire gutting the entire garage including the car sitting inside the garage. crews have hauled a lot of the stuff out of the garage. the fire started at 1 massive flames from the garage. crews got the flames under control with a lot of water and venting the roof. two were inside the home at time of the fire. we are told one person was taken to the hospital with second to third degree buns to his upper body and the other person was a woman who said what happened. she tried to get inside to get the fire extinguisher and she went back inside to save her dog. she is unharmed from the fire. the fire continues to be under investigation. >> firefighters think sparks from metal work ignited a gas fire that gut add home and vehicles in livermore. fires hosed down the flames on the property north of the lawrence livermore national laboratory