this fire is based on calfire data. the caldorthe caldorthe caldortr close to 500 homes. >> this was the real from the north and of lake tahoe last night. you can see the orange skies in the distance. there is no evacuation order for north lake tahoe. mike: the very critical and very dangerous until at least 11:00 this evening, we have the red flag warning. it could hit 35 miles per hour through some of the canyons. that is why you see the embers jumping up half a mile to three quarters of a mile. let's take a look at what is going on. look how cold it is. 38 in the valley. relatively calm conditions, but here is what happens as we head into the morning. the winds increase around 2:00 or 4:00. around 24-26 miles per hour. as we head for the evening hours, it hurts to taper and that means most critical conditions will leave us. there is still going to be dry air and fuel fires to continue to feast on. while the winds will calm down, the conditions will be desperate in those other two ways. jobina: governor newsom says he

she is with calfire's -- calfire's plan.r those of you just waking up, wondering about south lake tahoe, it is ok. so far they have saved south lake tahoe. structures have burned that that they know of, but they are not willing to say that the fight is over, calling this fire very volatile. we have some video to show you from overnight. this is along highway 50, the national guard on the scene of this fire, looking very small next to those flames. firefighters are worried about another windy day. even as that fire moves east, they say the wind can take an amber and carry it away, as far as a mile away and start another one. that is why south lake tahoe has been evacuated. firefighters saying this fire is too erratic to have people living near it. the mayor of tahoe agrees. >> homes are threatened and our community is threatened. i never thought that that was possible. amy: the fire is moving eastward right now, toward nevada. they have put new evacuation orders in place for over the state line. those were issued in douglas c

ama: we continue with dustin dorsey, he has more from calfire and the mayor of south lake tahoe. >> aiew from above the fir fir tells devastating story, calfire has mostly made progress but it continues to push along highways 50 and 89. wind depth embers and created spot fires one mile past the fire line, leaving south lake tahoe at risk. >> the fire was spotted well over the 89, well into the tahoe basin. >> homes are threatened, our community is threatened and i never thought that was possible. >> these are some of the views from overnight, crews desperately working to save structures as the fire rages on. many homes were not as lucky. in their briefing tuesday morning, kyle fire says structure defense is a priority as it pushes into tahoe. >> all night long we are doing structure prep and defense and a lot of this area down the 50 toward the 89. that continues to be our priority because we have so many structures to watch out for. >> the residence of south lake tahoe worked their way out of town when evacuation orders went into effect. the mayor says the city was evacuated in five

joining now is keith wade, a public information officer for calfire. thank you so much for your time. i know it's really busy. if you could start by giving us a very latest. -- the very latest. reporter: those numbers are the most recent ones we have. i think you will start to see a little bit of acreage increase as well. hopefully acreage containment increase. the winds have not manifested as expected. we are in a red flag up until 11:00 p.m. tonight, but as of right now, i'm down in the tahoe basin right now at the airport, we get a little bit of a gust once in the fire is letting down a little bit today. that is creating some windows of opportunity for the firefighters to continue extinguishing and continuing it. >> containment is up a little bit, the ones are down, that could change in the next few hours. where the chances today that the flames might move into south lake tahoe? reporter: the opportunity is there, that is why the evacuation happened. we've shown -- if we have learned one thing from this fire is it will do what it wants to do. i spec

calfire says, wind and humidity is helping them make headway. south lake tahoe is not quite qe safe yet. that fire has burned more than 210,000 acres. containment is at 25%. >> despite the improving conditions, thousands of evacuees from alpine and douglas county are being told to wait a little longer before returning home. this map shows the mandatory evacuations in red. calfire has evacuation orders for a few areas on the western edge of the fire zone. >> wayne freedman starts our team coverage live from el dorado county tonight. close good evening, this has been a day of trying to gain ground on a fire that has had his way for the last two weeks. it is dangerous. let's hear from calfire, talking about those conditions. >> we are taking advantage of the weather we have today. we are putting crews to work with more direct attacks than they were able to do before. >> being aggressive still means taking risks. this moment along highway 89, as crews lit a fire to drive the flames back, you will see that is a very dry tree. exploding, sending every

how calfire responded to questions about the air attack. and an internet famous kid painter from the south bay working at recology is more than a job for jesus. it's a family tradition. jesus took over his dad's roue when he retired after 47 year. now he's showing a new generation what recology is all about. as an employee-owned company, recology provides good-paying local jobs for san franciscans. we're proud to have built the city's recycling system from the ground up, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america. let's keep making a differene together. dion: the former stanford sailing coach it was the first person charged in the infamous varsity blues admissions scandal is breaking his silence to good morning america. he says he did nothing wrong in his new book, how the college admissions scandal ruined an innocent man's life. he's wrapping up his sentence of two years probation and six months of home confinement along with a $10,000 fine. he remembers a sentencing day and all the things said about him. >> i had this

jobina: that commitment came after upset residents drilled calfire officials -- residents grilled calfireofficials, when accusing them of pulling air vehicles when the fire started. >> no one is answering the question. why were the planes pulled off? ? -- why didn't they keep going? >> it is an emotional time for everone involved. all we ask is that as we provide empathy to the public that we get a little back. jobina: officials say they did not pull aircraft off the fire that day. the fire has burned at least 885 acres and is 45% contained. it has destroyed more than 140 structures. a woman from palo alto has been arrested and charged with starting the fire. reggie: in tahoe, we have a red flag warning. as you can see right there, watch this cold front as it rolls through today. it does not bring much in the way of wet weather but does bring clean-air. there may be hazed tomorrow as we get northerly wind but we are for the most part with spare the air and the air quality advisories for a few days. a shot at the creek, drizzle making its way into this area. 52 pleasanton, 62 about 61 for

calfire helped out. they are so that they are all still out this morning to make sure these don't flare up again. they are ready to jump if they do. reporting life in healdsburg, amy hollis berg. aaron: not to the latest on the dixie fire. two fires burning on both side of dixie valley merged and move into the north end of the valley, destroying some structures. the fire is 914,000 acres with w 50% containment. evacuation orders remain in effect for parts of plumas and shasta county's. if the dixie fire is responsible for the death of a first responder. calfire says the person was suffering from previous illness. kumasi: there are developments in the caldor wildfire. crews are getting ready to reopen highway 50. they need to fix some power poles before allowing traffic on the highway. officials are looking for ways to get evacuees back into the grizzly communities but they are warning that many will not be able to stay in their homes because of damage. this fire has burned more than 2000 acres. . you can

abc 7 news reporter dustin dorsey shows you how calfire plans to save homes. dustin: the eye and this guy never lies and views from a helicopter high above the fire telly devastating story. calfire says they have mostly stopped progress in the west but the mass wildfire continues to push east along highways 50 and 80. winds picked up embers due to red fly conditions, creating spot fires one mile has the fire line. >> the fire was spotted well over the 89 which is now well into the tahoe basin. >> homes are threatened. our community is threatened. i never thought that was possible. dustin: these are some of the views from overnight. crews desperately working to save structures as the fire rages on. many homes were not as lucky. calfire says structure defense continues to be a priority as it pushes into tahoe. >> firefighters all night long redoing structure prep and defense in a large part of this area down 50 towards 89. that continues to be the number one priority because we have so many structures to watch out for. dustin: the residents of south lake tahoe s

calfire lifted evacuations wednesday night.umasi:kumasi: a lot of you may be getting ready to head out of town for labor day weekend. the cdc is telling vaccinated people to consider the risk of traveling with the delta variant spreading. as we look at sfo live, more than 42.9 million americans are expected to fly or drive somewhere. this morning, sfo is where we find amy live this morning. amy? amy: good morning. it is busy. look at all the people in the security line at this terminal. it has been like this all morning. people are on the move and ready to get out of town and enjoy the long weekend. the cdc says that vaccinated should not be here and they recommend they stay home. that warning from the cdc came on tuesday. not a lot of time for the unvaccinated to change plans, but they are saying they should not be traveling. the recommendation is that if you haven't been inoculated, you should stay home this weekend because of the rise and case numbers from the delta variant on the rise and number of deaths and hospitalizatio

calfire says it has burned 300 acres. new details on the caldor fireo st 290,000cr have burned, and an area reopened after being shut down for weeks. calfire says drivers will still see firefighters along the road topping up the area. in the north bay, witnesses credited with stopping and arson fire. santa rosa police called to a field behind the bayview shopping center yesterday and found a man surrounded by several people. they told police the man let something on fire, dropped it on the ground, and was trying to fan the flames. police arrested the man. firefighters contained the fire to a 400 foot square area of grass. just ahead, a famous music festival in san francisco takes on a healthy note. san francisco's health department gets in on the game at the harley bluegrass festival. and marking the fall equinox. we will have a look at a traditional chinese celebration's triumph it returned to chinatown. >> only 10 days away from the start of all, but the end of the weekend is feeling a lot like summer and the warming tr

calfire lifted the evacuation orders last night.m sure people are so thankful to be able to go back home. anchor 2: we were all watching the weather because things are going to heat up. meteorologist: but the good news is that we are looking at paper book conditions for firefighters in the next 24 hours. it is cool right now and the winds are not that gusty. i do want to show you the smoke. you will notice all of the smoke being put out so some is getting entrained in our area with the wind coming from the north. that is why we have been dealing with a hazy sky. here is a hazy sunset. here is our san jose camera -- the sunset was dimmed because of the smoke. the air quality is a moderate for most of you. in sierra nevada, some improvement. south lake tahoe reporting some good air quality. though heavy smoke continues over the region. tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. we will see the haze through friday and then a change in the wind traction coming more out of the south. it will push the smoke, we don't have fires to our south, so the sm

calfire lifted the evacuation orders last night.go back home. anchor 2: we were all watching the weather because things are going to heat up. meteorologist: but the good news is that we are looking at paper book conditions for firefighters in the next 24 hours. it is cool right now and the winds are not that gusty. g put out so some is getting entrained in our area with the wind coming from the north. that is why we have been dealing with a hazy sky. here is a hazy sunset. here is our san jose camera -- the sunset was dimmed because of the smoke. the air quality is a moderate for most of you. in sierra nevada, some improvement. south lake tahoe reporting some good air quality. though heavy smoke continues over the region. tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. we will see the haze through friday and then a change in the wind traction coming more out of the south. it will push the smoke, we don't have fires to our south, so the smoke will be pushed out of the area. summer warmth for the holiday weekend. saturday, mid 90's and lynch. up her 90

calfire says the bridge fire has spread across 250 acres from the forest hill bridge. it is currently 0% contained. police say it is not a threat to the city of auburn. one local community center is getting ready to help 150 refugees from afghanistan. the only problem is they don't know when they'll arrive in the bay area. ryan curry shows is the process of getting afghans acclimated. >> i cannot say that we are really ready, but we have all the plans in place. reporter: this doctor says he and his team of volunteers are eager to see the refugees who will call the bay area home. >> today was the first day we got shipments of materials like blankets and diapers, things for kids. reporter: the islamic community center has one mission, help the new refugees feel welcome when they come to the bay area. he says most of them are in covid-19 quarantine, but soon they will arrive at need help from the community. >> they are trying to welcome them. we are trying to show that we care, and that they matter to us. reporter: he divided his team of volunteers into six sections focus

calfire says it has already burned 300 acres. new details onnnn 65% containment tonight, just under 219,000 acres have burned. today, a stretch of highway 50 from icehouse road to kuipers opened after being shut down for weeks. calfire says drivers will still see firefighters along the road mopping up the area. in the north bay, witnesses areb crediting to stop the wildfire. they found a man surrounded by several people. they told police the men lit something on fire, dropped to the ground, and is trying to fan the flames. police arrested jc of santa rosa. firefighters contained the fire to a 400 square foot area of grass. a famous music festival in san francisco takes on a healthy note. just ahead, san francisco's health department gets in on the gig during today's bluegrass festival. and marking the fall equinox, will have a look at the traditional chinese celebration's triumphant return to san francisco's chinatown. drew: and a warm end to the weekend today, and that warming trend will continue tomorrow. will hav man, look at

this is what it looks like when calfire heads into the caldor fire.moke makes it hard to see. governor newsom because the fire the state's number one priority. he surveyed the damage with chief tom parker. governor newsom has a cleared a state of emergency in the neighboring counties of alpine and placer. >> the firefighting effort is drawn support -- and we spoke with the los angeles city assistant chief who talked about the situation in the tahoe area. >> south lake tahoe is a ghost town. there's nothing on the california or the nevada side on it. we did have to move some of our evacuees staying in hotels but a lot of it was because the resources to support them would not be able to come up and provide food and everything they needed. >> for firefighters, the caldor fire is a daunting challenge. >> the extreme fire behavior are making it tough to fight. jessica harrington is with our sister station in fresno. >> an inside look at conditions on the front lines of the caldor fire. calfire sharing this video of smoke-filled roads and fire burning on bo

we heard from calfire officials a few moments ago. they tell us the fire moderated overnight on the western flank thanks to more favorable weather conditions. that has allowed some evacuations to be lifted. on the eastern flank, firefighters report minimal fire activity on echo lake. that has allowed crews to start doing mop up. >> our focus is to allow opportunities to reduce the current evacuation orders, whether it is to a warning or completely left those to get you back into your homes. dan: calfire says the fire has burned at least 216,000 acres. containment has grown to 44%. you can help people impacted by the caldor fire. go to abc7news.com/takeaction to find out how. ama: for millions of americans, this labor day marks the end of their unemployment checks from the federal government. some employers are hoping the end of the benefit may spur more people to return to the workforce. laura anthony has the story. >> they are pretty much everywhere you look, help signs in the windows of bay area stores and restaurants. even with the

w spot fires can be likeayne: calfire troop how to ground. they want in upper mars to make sure they never have a return. as fires fighters tell us, this is work that must be done every single hotspot. there are thousands. in a christmas valley, once modifier -- one spotfire turn it trees into torches and launched embers into the sky. they threatened neighborhoods downwind and a christmas valley on the other side of highway 89 or more flames moved down from yet another fire above highway 50. two flaming bridges, one vulnerable area in between. anchor: they're all a threat. i can't tell you which is here. the entire fire is of concern and a priority. wayne: and as we come back live in myers, look over my shoulder, a rage there. over on the other side of that ridge, that is where the flames are. not a lot of smoke right now. that is good. the heat to keep the fire on the other side. live in myers, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. anchor: we hope that happens. air quality has been an issue clearly for the past several days. how the fire crews handlin

. >> the calfire continues to make progress. steadily rising up to 29% up from 27% yesterday. as crews safely enter more of the burned out areas, the number of destroyed homes also rises. more than 31,000 structures remain threatened. abc 7 news reporter aiden freeman has been covering the fire and joins us live from south lake tahoe. >> good evening. lake tahoe is the one place we have not and a lot of time so we thought we would be here today. this is a south lake tahoe note be wants to see. closed businesses and all of that on a holiday weekend. no one knows when this place will reopen. >> the immediate future what will happen in south lake tahoe -- >> i want clear air. >> it all depends on the surrounding mount with the fire smolders and burns britain's lists as calfire takes nothing for granted. >> this is not over. it is not the beginning of the end but it is the end of the beginning. >> they need plenty of work ahead but we found optimism as forest service crews continue to clear trees. >> seems like the fire is running o

contained, but they say they've made some progress in just a moment, i'll speak with an official from calfire, who has been on the front lines of the fight first near the fire in echo summit, here is nbc's steve patterson. >> reporter: shep, make no mistake about it, this is it firefighters have been working around the clock, 24 hours a day, seven days a week for more than a week, trying to get citizens prepared and cleared out, trying to prepare themselves and put protection down, getting ready for this moment and tonight is the night where we will find out if it all pays off. it certainly is far from the last battle this fire will see as it pushes into south lake tahoe. but this may be the most decisive night and for a few reasons. first of all, red flag warnings are in effect. they do expire tonight, at least that's the expectation however, with these winds, we may see the windiest night we've seen so far, gusts expected up to 45 miles an hour. we're starting to feel the gusts pick up as we speak. and also as you mentioned, the fire now dangerously close to south lake tahoe, anywhere from

the developments, calfire is making progress on the dixie and caldor fire's. they are still growing, with the caldor fire reaching 50% containment and more evacuation orders being lifted in south lake tahoe. calfire is also getting a better look at the destruction. the fire has destroyed 700 76 homes. when you see this qr code on your screen, get out your phone. this will take you right to our abc 7 wildfire tracker map, and show you every wildfire in california and air quality. julian: while progress is being made, fire season is far from over. >> services have put out their three month outlook for september through december. the entire state shows drier, more wind events, and large fire activity to continue for the next three months. julian: officials say everyone in the state needs to be vigilant. if you see smoke, call it in, don't assume it is a minor fire or that someone else already did. also, be prepared with a go-bag, ready, and if you get an evacuation order, it is time to get out. kumasi: a magnitude 7.0 rocking mexico, strike felt for miles, includ

night. >> definitely more fires then we would normally have in that period of time. >> meantime, calfireey are making significant progress on the front lines of the caldor fire burning of the tahoe basin, but crus still face erratic and unpredictable wind. evacuation orders and warnings are slowly being lifted today clr the highway 88 corridor so neighborhoods off the southern flank of the fire. heavy machinery is on highway 50 to cut down trees in danger of allingham. officials say this is a necessary step. >> we have modules trying to figure out where all those other trees are, cut them down so they don't pose a threat to the highway or any of the cabins on any of the tracks. >> the caldor fire has held steady at 216,000 acres. containment keeps going up. it is now at 49%. when you see this qr code on your screen, get out your phone. use your camera to scan the code. it will take you to our abc 7 wildfire tracker map showing you every wildfire in california. >> the nation is still struggling to rec hurricane ida. i don't left devastation across eight states. -- ida left devastation dev

one resident accused calfire of pulling firefighting aircraft on the front lines wednesday, the day the fire started. >> nobody is answering that question. why would the planes pulled off? why didn't they go until it was out? >> it is very difficult and emotional time for everyone involved. all we can ask is that as we provide empathy to the public that we get a little back because we are all doing our best. jobina: said they did not pull planes. it is 45% contained. it destroyed more than one to 40 structures. -- more than 140 structures. a woman from palo alto has been accused of starting the fire. reggie: a strong earthquake hit greece's fourth largest city. it killed one person and left several others hurt. you can see a storefront shaking in the video. more than a dozen aftershocks were reported, leaving homes and buildings damaged. mike: we will go to the mediterranean. that little island south of the main part of greece, where they have had at least seven reports of earthquakes in the last 24 hours. we will zoom and show you the biggest one, the 6.0 magnitude in the northern part

it threatens less as calfire takes nothing for granted. >> this is not over. >> this isn't the end. it's not the beginning of the end. it's the end of the beginning. wayne: we found optimism as forest service crews cleared trees along highways to broaden fire breaks. >> it seems like the fire is running out of fuel in some areas. wayne: especially in the heavy backcountry, this is the kind of work that has firefighters frustrated. keeping them busy. >> the winds of been coming off the canyons. embers are moving three quarters of a mile in any direction. wayne: whether in fire potential play into the question of when the region might open up again to 50,000 evacuees. they will need to stop the neighborhood hotspots, check power utilities. >> that needs to be checked innovation to the fire itself. -- in addition to the fire itself. wayne: even of trends look good at, the caldor fire is not yet over. amanda: calfire is giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the teamwork it takes to fight these large fires. it's a group effort on the front lines and for the situation unit putting togethe

kate: calfire says the fire has destroyed more than 27,000 structures -- calfire says the fire has destroyed homes. more than 27,000 structures remain threatened. construction workers at -- concession workers at oracle park voted to authorize a strike, demanding better working conditions. this is not expected to impact tonight's game. tim johns explains what could happen. tim: amid one of the most intense rivalries and major league baseball, the hometown team is facing the possibility of a doubleheader in hard-fought battles. >> i am concerned about it. tim: saturday, nearly 1000 foodo concession workers at oracle park voted to authorize their union to go on strike. concession workers say they want access to better health insurance and more covid safety protocols. the workers say they have not gotten a pay raise in three years and many feel unsafe doing their jobs after 20 colleagues contracted covid since the start of this season. >> we feel we are not protected. tim: employees are demanding better contracts from their employer. the union president says it will be the giants who hold most o

. >> joining us is calfire spokesperson jonathan pierce. what is the current situation with the caldor fire? that report we saw looked encouraging. >> i would say it is encouraging. as noted earlier, the size of the fire is 10,000 acres. a lot of our action now is on the east side of the fire, south lake tahoe and kirkwood. on the west side of the fire we are doing some mop up. it is more calm. as of 7:00 last night, we divided the fire. we have the west zone and the east zone. the east zone is being managed by the -- >> it seems you are getting help with the wind. how long do you expect that to be the case. >> for the next couple of days, we can count on wind -- the wind right now. >> make hay while you can. as far as south lake tahoe, what is the situation there? are people in danger? >> aided -- >> with any incident, there is danger. we have -- there and engines are -- [indiscernible] we have three aircraft target drops. they are working in that interface, keeping the fire east of south lake tahoe. >> what is your biggest concern? >> wit

calfire says luckily five small vegetation fires were snuffed out. they confirmed 110 lightning strikes in the bay area. another look eastward toward mount diablo, sheets of rain in the distance and huge lashes of lightning. you see the heavy rain advancing. those who were not asleep took notice. >> there was no thunder, the whole sky lit up bright purple for a second. >> it was flashing all over, a great thunderstorm. >> it reminded me of a and west thunderstorm. >> a tree toppled onto a house and two cars in a park and there were nine transformer fires in west contra costa county. the what really rained, does that help the fires ? >> where it rained, it did help. we dodged a bullet in terms of lightning strikes in contra costa which is fortunate. cracks but as seen via -- but as seen via these cameras, they are still able to fuel fires. . just because we got rain does not mean anyone can be complacent. the national weather service reiterating fire season may go all the way into december. more to come. leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. larry: spencer chr

calfire downgraded mandatory evacuation orders to warnings for the area yesterday afternoon.cars could be seen pouring back into town just in time for labor day. the sheriff's department is warning residents to be patient with crews still in the area and to be on alert for bears that could be roaming the town. the caldor fire has now burned more than 216,000 acres of land. fire crews are making progress. it is 44% contained right now . more than 900 buildings and homes have been destroyed. >>> onto the fight against the coronavirus now. the u.s. recorded more than 4 million covid-19 infections in august, the highest monthly total since the peak in january. across california, the positivity rate is at 4.8%. according to the state, hospital cases are decreasing slightly. this comes with new concerns about rising numbers as children spend more time indoors for school. >> reporter: americans fill the bleachers as the nation celebrates the labor day weekend. but hospitals were also crowded. >> people are like, yeah, it's all open. it's all free. it is devastating to me. >> reporte

calfire also getting a better look at the destruction, the number of homes destroyed is not 776. -- now at 776. additional crews and engines were set to the fire lines today, flames have burned through -- destroyed 600 98 homes. that makes the dixie fire the 14th most destructive dan: francisco's plan to turn it into housing for the homeless. complaints from neighbors and city officials slowly downing that proposal. the buchanan hotel on sutter street is one of four buildings san francisco wants to purchase and convert using state money. san francisco is considering other options if this hotel does not work out. ama: from bad to worse, that is how open please describe the departments staffing situation. the action some say leaders are considering. dan: with california's recall election, the push during the final stretch. >> i'm grateful to be worth her, be able to marry her. ama: the story about the love of a lifetime. a young man ensuring his final days are spent with the woman who won his heart. dan: powerful story, here is what is look coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> thank

grizzly flats, this map is based on calfire data. they are breaking through at eight breakneck pace. the fire has destroyed 491 homes. this was the view this evening from the north end of lake tahoe. it is serene, beautiful over the water. right now there are no evacuation orders for tahoe. abc 7 news meteorologist andy patel --sandhya patel is tracking the fire. sandhya: it will be another troubling few hours. let me show you the warning the is under affect into 11:00 p.m. tomorrow night. that is because a gusty winds, low humidity, and dry fuels that are up there. right now it is dry. 18% humidity. winds are gusting anywhere from 18-27 miles an hour. the forecast is going to ramp up tomorrow at 3:00, that will push the flames as we head into thursday afternoon. it will still be gusting to around 22. finally, a win switch on thursday night, leading up about nine miles an hour. hopefully, that will help firefighters. the smoke is going to remain thick over that area right on through tomorrow night. if you look at the satellite pictur

. >> calfire set all the right things about possible causes. >> 15 fires between a proximally 8:00 in the evening and i believe as late as 9:20. >> that has locals jumping to immediate conclusions. buildings, but they could have. agencies were involved, there are complications. no one knows the exact timeline. the first one was where? >> that we don't know. >> the last one was where? >> we don't know which one was last. >> where they random? >> i don't know that yet. >> jamie katz, however, knows she will never forget the moment she and her family saw their new home threatened. >> is it so dark out here in evenings that it looked like the highest point, which is us, was fully engulfed in flames. >> it is definitely more fires than we would normally have in that period of time. ama: rv parking lot. many say they are worried about their own safety. >> chants for change. neighbors in protest of a new rv safe parking lot now open in san jose. they say no one approached them about the decision. while they say they are not against the homeless, they are worried about the president. -- the p

grizzly flats, this map is based on calfire data. they are breaking through at eight breakneck pace. the fire has destroyed 491 homes. this was the view this evening from the north end of lake tahoe. it is serene, beautiful over the water. right now there are no evacuation orders for tahoe. abc 7 news meteorologist andy patel --sandhya patel is tracking the fire. sandhya: it will be another troubling few hours. let me show you the warning the is under affect into 11:00 p.m. tomorrow night. that is because a gusty winds, low humidity, and dry fuels that are up there. right now it is dry. 18% humidity. winds are gusting anywhere from 18-27 miles an hour. the forecast is going to ramp up tomorrow at 3:00, that will push the flames as we head into thursday afternoon. it will still be gusting to around 22. finally, a win switch on thursday night, leading up about nine miles an hour. hopefully, that will help firefighters. the smoke is going to remain thick over that area right on through tomorrow night. if you look at the satellite pictur

calfire says the fire has burned at least 40 acres. no buildings or threaten, but traffic is impacted and there are reports that smoke from the fire is drifting into solano county. dan: turning to our other major story that we are following for you. >> we can't continue to allow what we see is lawlessness continue to dominate our city. dan: san francisco with a plan to fight brazen retail thefts that are causing a big concern among san francisco business owners. this is surveillance footage showing shot lifter -- shoplifters getting away with handfuls of stuff. owners say they have been hit a number of times just this year alone. today the mayor joined police chief bill scott to talk about a new plan to crack down on retail theft. the mayor warning if you commit a crime like this, there will be consequences. our reporter kate larson is breaking down the new strategy. kate: when it comes to rampant retail theft, the mayor said not to mistake san francisco's kindness. we cannot continue to allow what we see as lawlessness to dominate our

calfire talked about how the incoming weather could impact firefighting efforts. >> we can have fires in different directions going fast. these areas have high potential for when we get the winds coming through. it could push our lines and we could have issues that contributed by the weather. >> the caldor fire has burned more than 340 square miles and destroyed more than 1000 structures to began 24 days ago. >> climate change and protecting the environment is an issue we focus on in the effort to build a better bay area. we are learning a mandatory water conservation effort is falling short in santa clara county. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo you found out what it will take to hit the mark. >> there can come a day when the water comes out of the tap. we have seen it all over the world. >> a storm warning from gary crimmins. wednesday night, he addressed the water district in los altos hills, identified as falling behind in today's emergency conservation effort. actually increasing water use. >> this is not giving us any friends. >> in june, the board implemented a 15% mandat

calfire has not given any updates on how the lightning might be implanting the fire. the caldor fire is 53% contained. >> all of this lightning has fire departments around the bay area on alert tonight. santa rosa's fire marshal sent us these videos of dining. kate larsen joins us from marin county to explain how they prepared. kate. >> because of all of this lightning, marin county fire up staffed as much as possible tonight but there is only so much they can do, keeping in mind that 50% of firefighting staff is still up with together fires burning throughout california, making it all the more important that everyone stay alert. it was just for a moment at sunset but it rained in san rafael although sprinkle might be more accurate he had either way, the rear recurrence was not lost on some young residents. >> it rained. >> we are in a drawer and we really need it. >> rain is awesome and good for the fires. >> which is usually to accept this rain is not nearly enough to put a dent in the dry conditions and it comes with lightning. >> the challenge with lightning is it

calfire says luckily five small vegetation fires were quickly snuffed out. the national weather service confirmed 110 lightning strikes in the bay area. here is another look eastward toward mount diablo. you can see sheets of rain in the distance and flashes of lightning, you can see the heavy rain advancing. those who were not sound asleep took notice. >> there was no thunder at all, the whole sky lit up bright purple for a second. >> it was flashing all over, we had a great thunderstorm last night. >> it reminded me of a midwest thunderstorm. >> a tree toppled on a house and there were nine fires in west contra costa county. it really rained, does that help the fires? >> where it rains, it helped. thunderstorms are fickle, they don't blink at the entire region of the fire danger perspective nothing is changed. we did dodge a bullet in terms of lightning strikes here in contra costa last night. just fortunate. >> but as seen via drone view seven, the dry brush is drier than ever, able to fuel fires around the bay area. just because we got a little bit of ra

the suspicious incidents that left calfire crews at the investigation. >> it came within 1000 feet ofctims to thieves. >> we are tracking development with covid-19 booster shots. they are expected to be available soon, but is that timeline realistic? we have that covered and a lot more. good morning, it is tuesday, september 7. you are watching abc 7 live on abc 7, hulu you stream. >> we are back to the 50's along the shoreline. we have fog at the coast. most of the cloud cover vi

calfire also getting a better look at the destruction, the number of homes destroyed is not 776. -- now at 776. additional crews and engines were set to the fire lines today, flames have burned through -- destroyed 600 98 homes. that makes the dixie fire the 14th most destructive dan: francisco's plan to turn it into housing for the homeless. complaints from neighbors and city officials slowly downing that proposal. the buchanan hotel on sutter street is one of four buildings san francisco wants to purchase and convert using state money. san francisco is considering other options if this hotel does not work out. ama: from bad to worse, that is how open please describe the departments staffing situation. the action some say leaders are considering. dan: with california's recall election, the push during the final stretch. >> i'm grateful to be worth her, be able to marry her. ama: the story about the love of a lifetime. a young man ensuring his final days are spent with the woman who won his heart. dan: powerful story, here is what is look coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> thank

we won't know when exactly calfire is going to be able to rein in the fire until the red flag is over wednesday at 11:00 p.m. right now it's just fingers crossed that the wind conditions are going to be a lot more favorable than they were last night. that's the latest in the community of meyer. >> certainly a lot of challenges ahead. thank you, melissa. >>> there is a victory in the fight against the caldor fire, at least one. these are pictures of echo summit lodge, flames burned to and around the building, but there's the lodge not damaged. let's bring in jeff raniere. jeff, we heard melissa talk about the challenges that lie ahead. let's talk about that wind and the direction it could push this fire. >> we saw in melissa's live shot it was extremely gusty behind her. sustain pd winds aren't that bad right now. we're seeing them about 5 to 10-miles-per-hour. but it's the gusts within the fire zone. that's where we're getting at times these 20 to 50-mile-per-hour gusts. so, we are looking at that wind range tonight also through tomorrow now, we did get help on the weather today, cool

calfire puts the containment at 71% with full containment expected in the next few weeks. >>> a deadly shooting brings up a push for rental changes in a south bay city. why supporters believe it'll prevent violence. >>> and hispanic heritage month. a time to celebrate the latino community. the celebrations being made and contributions that are happening right here in the bay area. >>> violence is prompting several bay area cities to take a fresh look at how to handle short-term rentals. this comes after an august 7th house party at an airbnb in sunnyvale that ended in the deadly shooting of a teenager. a new ordinance is being considered that would increase the fines and enhance requirements. hosts are required to remain on site and limit guests to four adults per night. they must also pay a transient occupancy tax. meanwhile, in the east bay, almost two years after the deadly mass shooting of five people, the city is implementing changes by banning no host rentals. >>> new details, d.c.'s capitol police are on high alert ahead of saturday's planned rally, supporting january 6th capito

calfire has not given any updates on how the lightning might be implanting the fire. the caldor fire is 53% contained. >> all of this lightning has fire departments around the bay area on alert tonight. santa rosa's fire marshal sent us these videos of dining. kate larsen joins us from marin county to explain how they prepared. kate. >> because of all of this lightning, marin county fire up staffed as much as possible tonight but there is only so much they can do, keeping in mind that 50% of firefighting staff is still up with together fires burning throughout california, making it all the more important that everyone stay alert. it was just for a moment at sunset but it rained in san rafael although sprinkle might be more accurate he had either way, the rear recurrence was not lost on some young residents. >> it rained. >> we are in a drawer and we really need it. >> rain is awesome and good for the fires. >> which is usually to accept this rain is not nearly enough to put a dent in the dry conditions and it comes with lightning. >> the challenge with lightning is it

calfire talked about how the incoming weather could impact firefighting efforts. >> we can have fires in different directions going fast. these areas have high potential for when we get the winds coming through. it could push our lines and we could have issues that contributed by the weather. >> the caldor fire has burned more than 340 square miles and destroyed more than 1000 structures to began 24 days ago. >> climate change and protecting the environment is an issue we focus on in the effort to build a better bay area. we are learning a mandatory water conservation effort is falling short in santa clara county. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo you found out what it will take to hit the mark. >> there can come a day when the water comes out of the tap. we have seen it all over the world. >> a storm warning from gary crimmins. wednesday night, he addressed the water district in los altos hills, identified as falling behind in today's emergency conservation effort. actually increasing water use. >> this is not giving us any friends. >> in june, the board implemented a 15% mandat

calfire about one hour ago said it has been able to keep the fire out of kirkwood and is protecting buildingsand dozens more have been damaged. it scorched more than 191,000 acres and 16% contained. crews are expecting another rough day tomorrow, but there is hope. >> i think today is the worst of the weather days. tomorrow is going to be another bad weather day. i will be honest with you. it will be the last one of those. there's a light at the end of the tunnel. ama: the caldor fire is the second wildfire to burn across the sierra mountain range in california history. the other, the massive dixie fire which scorched more than 800,000 acres. dan: we have life team coverage of the caldor fire fight tonight. we are bringing two weather experts. drew tuma and spencer christian, both tracking the conditions with the very latest information.

calfire called and dozens t dozt quickly get a handle on this one. the bridge and crashed into the bay. sky seven shows crews lifted the cab onto a flatbed but they are still working on the hardest part of the cleanup. moving a big red dumpster at of water. the driver was successfully rescued and we are told he is ok. >> a major development with the covid-19 vaccine. the authorized pfizer booster shot for some americans. those 65 and older high-risk individuals and people working in environments where they are likely to be exposed, hospitals, schools, childcare centers and grocery stores. the those versions of the vaccines. >> we follow all of that closely. thank you for joining us tonight. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00. glad you are with us. this is the newest place in the bay area to require proof of vaccination. if you go to a restaurant, a bar or a gym. san francisco became the first major place in the united states to enact a requirement like this. the city of berkeley has a similar rule.

calfire is telling firefighters to be prepared for ongoing dangers.w exceeds 210,000 acres in size and at last check, containment grew 25%. this is on the western edge of the fire. fire away from south tahoe. >> all through here, structures are looking really good. this is them actively engaged 24 hours a day. things are looking really good through that valley. >> some evacuations were downgraded today, allowing people to return home. those were the areas in green on this map. these are evacuation warnings. you will see this qr throughout our wildfire coverage. scan it and it will take you to our tracker map.

kate: calfire says the fire has destroyed 712 homes. more than 27,000 structures remain threatened. first responder assigned to the dixie fire has died. the individual was suffering from a previous illness. the person was with the alaska national forest. the dixie fire has burned more than 893,000 acres. it is 56% contained. a treeplanting event at cal maritime in valeo was aimed at replacing trees lost in a fast-moving wildfire. it has been almost two years since the glencoe fire began at interstate 80 then jumped to the cal maritime campus. firefighters stopped the fire before it devastated the campus, but, 400 trees were lost. yesterday, the campus community got to work planting trees to replace those lost. participants learned about tree species native to the region and their impact on helping the environment. >> 50 students participated. we planted california native trees. kate: cal maritime hopes to double its current tree count on campus. in the north bay, today is the last day of the first big music festival in the bay area since the start of the pandemic. there were a lot o

liz: the chief executive issued a statement saying -- "we've accepted calfire's determination that atree contacted our electric line and start -- started the zogg fire. we accept that salute -- we accept that but did not commit a crime." a palo alto woman faces years in prison for reportedly starting the -- fire. she was seen acting strangely in the area where this fire began. investigators say she was later found with a cigarette lighter in her pocket and she may be linked to other fires. >> we are aware there are possible additional fires in our county that she may be linked to , as well as other charges and other fires statewide. that is still an ongoing investigation. liz: she has been charged with felony arson and committing arson in a state of emergency. the fire has burned more than 6000 acres. heads up if you are planning to travel through san francisco. caltrans closed the central freeway ramp connecting interstate 80 and highway 101. crews will replace a guard rail struck and damaged by a big rig last october. the 7th street on-ramp on 80 will also be closed, affecting traf

have been all this fire for three long weeks now, and today on abc 7 news at 4:00 we spoke with the calfire assistant chief to get some perspective on what they have been through. >> we are in day 21 of this fire and those first 80 days were treacherous for firefighters. the flame links -- lengths were so high. we had extremely high temperatures, we had 30 mile-per-hour gust of winds and extremely low humidity. dan: our guest this year with us tracking these conditions. spencer: the winds have become much calmer and air quality as shown some improvement. you see orange dots indicating sensitive groups, people with respiratory ailments. we see yellow dots as well. here in the bay area our air quality is moderating as well, which is not so quite as the good here, green. over the next four days our air quality is forecast to remain in the moderate quality with an air quality advisory. we have hot weather coming our way. tomorrow we can expect to see upper 90's. sunday, expect highs up near the 100 degree mark and pretty much the same on monday. i will give you a closer look at the heat wave co

calfire says firefighters will actively patrol the fire tonight, seeking out and extinguishing heat. bottom left-hand of your screen right there. just use your cell phone camera app to scan this code and it will take you to the abc 7 wildfire tracker where you can follow the major fires and sierra libby for urinary bird -- for your neighborhood. all of damper on some peoples labor day weekend plans. cornell barnard has more on this story. >> it is hot, 1000 feet up to the summit. >> this guys were hazy as as ass you could see. >> spectacular views and you can see the smoke, too. cornell: we saw lots of smoke blurring the mountains of wine country with smoke from northern california wildfires. >> we are having a college reunion trip. cornell: they were winetasting at the winery and moved their trip from lake tahoe due to the caldor fire and they are now monitoring air quality here. rex we are definitely monitoring it, trying not to do any hiking or anything like that. we will get back indoors later. cornell: the view of san francisco was limited. the same smoky view from the east bay