amy hollyfield is in lower lake. amy? look at the damage differently now you know someone is accused of set the fire on purpose. this is someone's hope they lost everything. evacuees applauded. investigators announced an arrest had been made. 40-year-old damin anthony pashilk. of clear lake. he is in jail. officers did not say what they think the motive was but he has been under investigation for a year. >> it is a tragic day, however, when we identify any individual who intention eel starts a fire and a fire like this was devastating to the community that has suffered significantly over the last year. we are very proud of our investigators. >> this fire, the clayton fire, has burned 4,000 acres and it is the 5% contained. it destroyed 175 structures in lower lake. the map accused of setting it has a crime fall record and has been arrested a dozen times before for drugs and weapon charges and patrol violations and now is held on $5 million bail. in lower lake for abc7. >> thank you, amy hollyfield. the devastation is hard

now, to amy hollyfield. she is in downtown lower lake this morning. you can see the destruction is massive. amy? >> yes, look behind me at this rubble. this is where a two story office building sued on main street the can you see the stairs are still standing but nothing else. this is next to the habitat for humanity office building which was also destroyed. here is a look at the fire burning yesterday that tore through the town of lower lake and it burned cars and businesses and homes. firefighters have not assessed how many or specifically which buildings. they say that will take them some time. 4,000 people have been evacuated, people here say that it was amaze telling see this huge fire invade their town. ait is something else to see this in person and be here and see a fire kick up from a grass fire and jump down interest a building and leap over buildings and catch another building on fire. >> fires say that 3,000 acres have burned and it is 5% contained. those are the numbers from last night. worry expecting new numbers later this morning. her t

reporting from winters i amy hollyfield. >> hopefully no one will be hurt in the future. the fires have raged here before and last year the wragg fire burned 8,000 acres and destroyed two out willing and damaged one home. the year before that, another fire burned 6,500 just north of highway 128 and five were injured, the fireworks were to blame. the fire has charred 46,000 the soberanes fire now is 25 contained and a bulldozer operator was killed in the fire line. it is burn between big sur and carmel and 57 homes are gone at this point, and c-a-l fire say it started when someone hit an illegal campfire and left it unattended. >> meteorologist mike nicco is tracking in weather could help our firefighters out there, what are you saying? >> i am seeing more haze and the see breeze left up allowing the smoke to gather around but that is just natural. yesterday, in the upper winds it moved out of the west and the high visible satellite imagery shows that smoke moving to the east of monterey. now, temperatures right new are up in the mountains at 86 and the relative humidity i

let's begin with amy hollyfield. >> reporter: look at this aftermath. it's hard to know what you're looking at. firefighters must look at this and determine was this a home, a business, was it two businesses? while they are on the inside of the evacuation area assessing the damage, people on the outside are anxious for details. this is what lower lake residents are trying to see, as hard as it is to look at. evacuees who ran out of this town to safety are now desperate for information about their home or business. >> really desperate. i'm looking on the internet, and anything i can. >> reporter: this mother and daughter left the area last night feeling like their home was going to be okay, but not entirely sure. >> it's awful. it's hard for me since i am pregnant, i'm like a basket case right now. >> reporter: but while we were standing there an officer came over with a list of homes still intact on lake street. a heavily damaged street off of main street. their home was not on the list. >> i have to go call my parents. they lost everything. >> reporter

amy hollyfield is in lake county with the emotional meeting where the arrest was announced. amy? there is a lost anger in the community. authorities say that people have been coming up to them and saying they should release the suspect to the community so real justice can be handed out. they angry, look at this damage, they can nut believe they are not hearing someone may have set this fire on purpose. this is the suspect we got in to the newsroom of the 40-year-old damin anthony pashilk of clearlake. evacuees applaud when authorities announced his arrest. he has been been under investigation for month than a year. >> a lost anger. and relief. knowing who caused it because there were questions. authorities accused him of set this fire, the clayton fire but they will not specify what other fires they believe he has set and the community has a lot of questions about that. the clayton fire has burned 4,000 acres and destroyed 17235 structures. 4,000 people are still evacuated the suspect has been arrested a dozen times before for weapons, dries, and parole violations and is held in

at 6th street where our news reporter amy hollyfield is this morning. amy? >> it is noisy as we listen to the sound of break glass. firefighters shattered the windows here to make sure they haven't lit this building so the fire does not start-up again. they are close to calling this out and contained. they have three floors on floor and they want to the second alert because they think of each floor as a house fire. this was a vacant building of the no one has been displaced. no one has been hurt. i asked in they think squatters were inside and are to blame. they say it is too early to tell. the firefighter pointing out there is construction equipment on the lower floor so they were possibly renovating, an old building and not new construction. they got the call at 4:45 and it is almost out. we see investigators inside with the flash flights. they are looking for a cause. that will be the next focus. they aren what to mechanic sure they have it all out, all the hot spots, so they are pay close attention to that. this is next to the "san francisco chronicle" b

amy hollyfield was at the school district building. amy? >> the issues have caught the attention of the state. the estate superintendent has met with district officials about the issues. here is a look at the website of the two schools in question. according to the bay area news group, the livermore valley charter school and the livermore valley charter prep school which brags on its website that it is ranked on newsweek's list of best schools. here are the allegations now facing the school. according to the news group they are accused of financial mismanagement, illegally charges foreign exchange students tuition, and transferring students against their will to stockton. the district attorney is investigating. livermore is now dealing with twice as many new students as expected. they are going to decide later this woke whether they need to hire more teachers to handle all of the new students. >> more trouble at the santa clara county jail this morning a federal deputy is under arrest accused of assaulting an inmate. timmy tri-admits he kic

morning, starting today, it will cost you more to park your car at six bay area bart stations, and amy hollyfieldth the story. amy? >> yes, the station is one of them, natasha, and this real estate behind me is valuable, pretty popular so the race to park this is going to go up 50 cents a day. here are the stations to see price increase, west oakland is the most expensive up to $8.50. the others are in the $2-$3 range, richmond is $3, coliseum is at $2. some riders say they have quotes about the money. others in concord have the long view, they remember when bart trains were not running at all because of technical problems. >> of course i would refer not to pay it but i am saying fixed the tracks and they are available. >> i want some benefit. in i get the same condition and same trains, late, and i am paying more for service...or more to be able to park my car i want to see a benefit on the other end. >> bart said that this is all about sly and demand. officials evaluate the loss every six months in the station parking lot is full, the increase of the rice by 50 cents. the money goes into a spec

amy hollyfield is in lower lake. amy? >> there is so much disgust here that someone could have intentionally caused the destruction behind me on lake street. off of main street here in lower lake. at the love heartache. reality settles in with so many people realizing they have to start over. they are trying to figure out what to do first. >> i cannot believe what took us five years to credit and we were just now feeling the blessing of what we worked our tails off to have now we have no home. here is what the street looked like before the fire from google images. can you see now what it looks like. so much devastation. the area has an evacuation order in place. authorities allowed people would live out in the avenues to return home. it is an area not impacted by the fire in lower lake. they say it still could be a couple of weeks until people are allowed back and the area. victims are urged to make monetary donations, officials are afraid of a similar situation that happened after this fire, the valley fire, last septemb

amy hollyfield is in napa with the next step. amy?apa. look at the old courthouse behind me on brown street between 2nd and third. the construction has not started yet. the progress is here, too, of course, with the huge corner of damage sticking out. we talked to the owner of the coffee shop across the street. he said recovery has felt slow to him. the common reaction to an anniversary is, wow, time flies, well listen to what he said when we asked him about the second anniversary. >> it feels like a lot more but, you know, it is -- it has been a long time. a long time. the street just opened in july. >> he said it feel longer than two years. the foundation that distributed the donations to the recovery effort is now anything ahead. according to the napa valley register, the foundation is going to is the aside $2 million to have it ready to go for the next disaster. >>> this morning, google is targeting sites that use the annoying pop-up ads. >> jane king has that story and more in the money report. >> good morning. pretty quiet here.

amy hollyfield has been there all week. we will check in, in a few minutes.ll the numbers are in and likely confirmed what you expect as you drive the golden gate bridge, the marin i.j. reports that traffic is going up a million more people this year over last year. bringing the total to 41.1 million drivers in one year. the bridge district spokesperson said when the economy is up so is traffic. >> bikers if richmond weighing up to exciting news, san francisco transportation officials approveed wider bicycle lanes and bike turn boxes. you can see it stretches from presidio to golden gate park with long term safety improvements considered player this year. washington, dc, woman, pinned against a car by a police officer said she now plans to sue. the video of the incident is lighting up social media. the officer is pinning the petite black woman to the side of police s.u.v. and her feet are dangling a fat off the drowned. the woman said she was speaking aggressively to a plan who propositioned her when best arrived. it is not clear what caused the officer to gr

amy hollyfield is at the command post. this fire is about to get ambushed.ef just told me in an hour they will launch planes and helicopters and hit it hard. and fast. the video from yesterday shows the fire was in charge. it was moving quickly. growing quickly. and it sounds like the chief is ready to change that. he has emphasized the air attack but not downgrading the response of the cries but fill be a busy day. and wait until you hear how far the crews have to work to get to the fire. >> we need to get our cries up to the head of the fire. as you have seen, the drain is extremely difficult to get our resources, our ground resources again, and hikers having to go for miles to get to the job site. it taxes time to get resources in. the aircraft are going to be pitting down a load of retardant to help us get in the fire area. >> quite a dance teen the air team and the crew on the ground. the fire grew overnight and now at 2,200 acres and year as 1,700 they have it 5% contained an improvement over yesterday when it was 0%. three dozen homes are evacuated an

amy hollyfield is in pleasanton hill with the new attempt to fix the issue. >> we have been talking to commuter about it and they do not have hope this will solve the problem saying people are not going do change their behavior. the bay area news group is reporting that bart is now going do try to spray a coating on the floors of their elevators and it is urine resistant. bart said it is also nontoxic and this will cost $340,000. this is a frustrating problem for bart officials is tried a few other solutions that have not worked and the passengers are frustrated, too, saying that people are even doing this, and they not too sure this is the answer. i have when leader an hour, get here earlily to wait for the trains and i saw four people peeing over there. they need more available bathrooms. >> this idea is a long time coming. they have talked about glass elevators to try and deter people from peeing in the elevators, and they hired a company for more than $1.4 million to replace the floors of the elevator but that did not work. now they will try the coating they hope to have in place b

here is amy hollyfield in lower lake. amy? >> it is hard to look at this damage here on mustang court in lower lake and to think someone set this fire on purpose. >> residents here are shocked that it turns out they were now the only ones surprised by the arrest. >> even firefighters are talking this morning about how surprise they were to hear abut the arrest of 40-year-old damin anthony pashilk, of clearlake, charged with 17 counts of arson including the clayton fire. >> the fact that it was a surprise mean they done right thing in keeping the investigation close to their chest, not sharing the information which allowed and increase for this to be a case of integrity. all the effort to clear the destroyed area is ramping up. evacuees are restless, a steady stream are asking police at the perimeter when they can return home. >> they are not letting anyone in. everyone is upset trying to get their stuff. >> officials say it will take some time. >> it could take days and a week or two but it is too early to know the time. >> pg

. >> we have team coverage this morning starting with amy hollyfield who is in lower lake, a hardest hit area. amy? look at this devastation, it was a two-story officer building, a real estate office on the bottom floor. the stairs is the only thing standing here. this is next to the habitat for humanity offices which also were burned. this block is in ruins, but, the fire is sporadic, it is fine across the street with a car repair shop in perfect condition, stand asking no problems. no power, of course, but this side of the street looking all right, so very sporadic damage. it is still smoky with fire bumping here downtown. but here is a look at what it looks like yesterday. it swept through downtown destroying homes and cars and businesses. 4,000 people have been evacuated and everyone got out okay with no injuries reported. firefighters officially say that ten structures destroyed, we can look around and we suspect that number is going to climb. here is what the postmaster told us about the town. >> they were able to save the post office, there is a fire hydrant in front of office

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield found some animals that survived the fire wandering around lower lake an evacuation center is open for those animals and she spoke with worried evacuated residents and gave one of them some very good news. >> evacuees who ran out of the town to safety are desperate for information about their home or business. >> really desperate. i'm looking on the internet and anything i can, every couple minutes. >> reporter: this mother and daughter left the area last night feeling like their home was going to be okay. but not entirely sure. >> it is scary. because i'm pregnant, i'm a basket case right now. >> reporter: but while we're standing there an officer came over with a list of homes still in tact on lake street. a heavily damaged street off of main street. their home was not on the list. >> i'm shocked. i have to tell my parents that they've lost everything. >> reporter: we are allowed in the evacuated zone and decided to go and take a picture for them. imagine our relief when we saw this -- a house, instead of rubble. we rushed back to the safety zone to s

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee was in sacramento today to take a look at the next generation of muni light rail vehicles and tweeted this picture of himself aboard the new cars being built at the manufacturing plant in sacramento. the city bought 215 cars. that is one of the largest orders for sigh mens and they will hit the streets next year. >>> today actor gene wild ser being remember ford his wit and performances that fans say are incredible. the film thatt henn deared him was willy wonka. he died this month in connecticut from complications of alzheimer's disease. he was 83. he appeared in movies for more than 30 years including four films with richard pryor and his break through roll came through in the mel brooks comedy the producers. mel brooks tweeted today, gene wilder, one of the true talents of our time and he blessed every film with our magic and blessed me with his friendship. so many great movies over the years. >> absolutely. >>> still to come on abc 7 news at 4:00. >> there is a time and a place. show some respect. >> the growing controver

amy hollyfield is at the bridge with the potentially lifesaving service. amy? >> they have to reach teens so what better way than through their beloved cell phones. the idea or the plan is to post the phone number for a crisis line they can text right here on the golden gate. they will text them and they will have a reason not to jump they are focusing on teens because they are coming to bridge more than ever before. i just beforeed the captain of security and said this week a 19-year-old europeed and they pulled a 16-year-old about to jump to safety. >> now, in the last two years the number people under the age of 19 that come out here is five times greater than it was as recently as 2007. >> they know that continues are on their phones. we have had 94 crisis text line at the golden gate bridge. we want bring more support to the bridge having our number on the signs. >> they are presenting the disturbing new facts to the board right now. the signs with the phone numbers are going up but giving the information to the board members to hoop them in and make sure

amy hollyfield is at three district offices with the developing story. amy? >>> yes, an allegation is that the school forced a foreign exchange student to sit in the car as punishment because he refused to transfer to the stockton school. this is a very serious allegation and the u.s. said the offices are taking a lot culls from concerned parents. she said it has been emotional. >> a lost tears. a last stress. >> livermore superintendent said that about 400 parents have decided to pull their kid out of him's charter schools and put them in public schools. she said that some teachers have also called her worried because they have not received their retirement payment. >> we if meet 28 teachers who are very concerned from the charter school. they were worried about their paychecks and retirement payments. they are worried about their future. all the school has been investigated since february and are trying to get the school back on track. >> it is never in the best interests of student tent shut down a school. that is not a direction we want to go. we want tem

amy hollyfield spent the morning in his neighbor. >> this 89-year-old oakland man was beaten inside his home overnight, pistol-whipped in the head by men there to problem him and his roommate in his 70s. police say that three men came in through an unlocked back door, took the money in the victim's well lets and stole their car, a tan cadillac. >> i am upset, but, elderly people cannot be safe in their homes? neighbors are outrage, and dotty checked first thing this morning >> if you are... [ inaudible ] >> pretty scary but our neighborhood is pretty strong and gets together so hopefully nothing like this happens again. it happened on sequoia street in sequoia hills neighborhood off of 580 a resident hopes this get the mayor's tax. >> i would hope that mayor schaaf will fix the problem because you do not want people to be unsafe in homes. >> investigators say they do not know why the thieves picked this house. >> in oakland for abc7 news. >> a man is in jail accused of stabbing two men in the head with a you have driver on bart. the police say that the 48-year-old ronald knolls attached

amy hollyfield spoke with cal fire. >> they explained they went from 10% containment to 15% containment and most of the work was done around the neighborhood. they dugout a first line to protect it and they wanted to lift the evacuation order and get life back to normal. >> residents get the all clear this morning, they were allowed back into the estates after being evacuated on tuesday. in was much relief the cold fire is no longer a threat to the area. >> everyone is feeling happy. they does a mighty fine job keeping the fire on that side. they do it every year. >> that side is an incredibly tough side. >> it is a challenging area for us, steep, rugged, nasa i terrain, very dry out here, and that mixed with the winds creates headaches. >> we found smoke billowing up near the dam this morning and firefighters say that is an indication that the fire could whip up here later this afternoon. they will focus their attack to try and calm it down. >> they expected erratic winds in a drift direction so that is a concern. >> the fire has scorched 4,700 acres off highway 128 near the scan beyon

amy hollyfield is near geary and hyde street. >> pg&e crews are still here on the scene trying to get lights on four one residential building. the traffic lits are back on because of a temporary fix but the situation out here is fluid, a, worry at the scene told me this is a chance they will be town off again today while they work on a permanent repier so stay on your toes. here is the scary situation. smoke was coming from the machine hole because of the underground fire. residents heard an explosion and it was just before midnight and alarming, some say it was loud enough to sound like crying was erupting. >> midnight. i thought it was a gunshot. everyone was on their balcony looking over. it looked like steam coming out of the holes. >> ward. >> pg&e said the fire burned out on its own but it did a lot of damage underground here at geary and hyde and started because of quipment failure. they need to figure out why it happened, that is the mystery, but first, they have to repair the damage and get the power back on. there is good news that no one was sure, just a scary, tense situat

amy hollyfield is near sequoia and keller. amy?n, white haired. it looked like they were in their 80's. three men broke into the home on sequoia road here in oakland. they came in through a backsliding glass door that was unlocked. they ransacked the bedroom. they took the men's wallet. they pistol whipped one of the menace he was taken to the ambulance police say he was shaken up, roughed up and he was questioning why, why did they choose our house? why did they bet me up? it is a convey it treat, a very wooded area. you can barely see the home. this is the second time the home has been burglarized in the month will the first time the victims were not home. this time they were. the thieves god away with the beige cadillac. the victim was taken to the hospital but he is expected to be okay. no arrests have been made. they do not have a good description of the suspect only they were wearing the typical uniform of hoodies. >> stunning news from hayward

. >> amy hollyfield is in lower lake with the latest on the recovery efforts. >> reporter: with all of this traffic, you would think lower lake was open for business. with a bustling main street on a wednesday morning. but all of these vehicles are part of the recovery effort. residents are still not allowed to come in. >> we will not open the area until it is safe. >> reporter: waiting down the road, evacuees at the shelter. they have found a bright spot here, saying the center has turned into a good support group. >> when we're at home, we're in our own separate little cocoons but when we are drawn together, the wonderful in people comes out and there are so many wonderful people here. >> reporter: firefighters say they are working as quickly as they can to pick up the pieces from what the clayton fire left behind. and it is not just power poles and fragile trees they are tending to. they are also retrieving belongings like this team at the habitat for humanity office salvaging records for employees. and then the fire fight. you don't see smoke or flames but you do still see bay area

amy hollyfield is here with the story. amy?ghts are talking of the need for security after this attack. it was caught on camera. look at the woman out for a walk at 7:45 in the evening on washington street. this is saturday night. a man just walked up to her and started hitting her. this happened on saturday. the woman said she did not know the man. police hope someone will see this video and recognize him. and help them make an arrest. we showed the video to people living in the area. >> very surprised. we will have to have gathering and be able to pay for some guard to go around the block on a regular basis because we cannot live with that. >> this happened at lafayette park. the man broke the william's nose and several -- in place severals. he could be homeless. they do not know if he suffers from mental illness or under the influence of drugs or which will. if you know anything about this man call police. >> terrible video. a bart station in san francisco is back on a

reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield. >> thank you. >>> new this morning san jose state is going to bring back its men's track and field program, nicknamed speed city. that's storied program was disbanded in 1988 because of budget problems. it's going to return in the 28 20 18 school year. speed city produced several olympic medalists including tommy smith and john carlos. they famously delivered a black power salute on the medal podium at the 1968 games in mexico city. a statue as you can see i'm mort ralizing that moment locate and campus. >>> some of san francisco's wealthiest tenants are reassured their high rise building is a safe place to live. this after learning the millennium tower is sinking and tilting. it's located on mission and fremont streets. according to an independent consultant hired to monitor the problem, the rest additional building has sunk 16 inches since its completion in 2008. it's also tilted two inches. the owners are pointing the finger at their neighbor. they allege the massive hole dug next door for the new trans bay transit center is to blame

amy hollyfield is at uber headquarters in san francisco. >> it is happening. according to bloomberg news. not here. not yet. you have to wonder what they are talking about in the uber offices in san francisco behind me. they are rolling this out on the east coast. >> i take uber all the time. >> without take it in was in driver? >> probably not. i'm not ready for driverless cars. >> get ready. it is happening. uber is ready to introduce driverless cars in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, at the end of the month. >> good for them. good luck. you have to have a lot of trust in the company. and the technology. in it works, great. >> uber will have someone in the front seat to supervise the car but the customers gets message they tell them to avoid talking to the person the idea to between us off having a driver. some uber customers say they are ready to give eight tree. >> i feel like the technology involved is approve for street use i would trust it. >> uber's goal is to replace the million drivers with robots as soon as possible. which is why the uber driver we caught

ten structures have been destroyed but everyone who has been up there including our reporter amy hollyfieldaid it looks like many more buildings are gone. crews from all over the state have been called in to help on this and this morning, more than 500 homes are threatened, and have been evacuated. >> cruise are continuing search efforts today after finding a 5th body in the aftermath of an apartment complex fire in maryland. eight people are still picing. an explosion ripped through the complex on wednesday north of washington, dc, and you can see here that building engulfed in flames. officials can not link any victim to the eight people unaccounted for because no bodies have been identified. >> it is business as usual again at new york city's john f. kennedy airport this morning after report of shots fired led to the evacuation of two terminals. this is video shot by a passenger inside one of the terminals. you can see chaos inside. the port authority police arrived 30 seconds after receiving reports of "shots fired," in two terminals one serve american airlines and another housing sever

amy hollyfield is at market and castro. what is the latest? all the statue is gone. shear where it was, the department of public works said a reason is that you cannot have something affixed to the sidewalk without permission, you can see the mark it left. that is on reason it had to go and the other reason, the crowds, this make it life sized unflattering statue of donald trump here drew people to it all day long. they took selfies, giggled. it was a spectacle. >> i don't think anyone good to vote for this time so, we will take a picture of hillary clinton, too. >> san francisco is not the only city where this statue popped up. see allege had one. new york got one. one in los angeles, and, also in, cleveland. the activity group "in decline," commission opened the statute to be created, finding an artist who creates monsters for haunted houses and now san francisco has taken eight -- it away. the restaurant and bar called lefty o'doul's has offered to take the donald trump in and keep it nice and safe. >> happening now, a nasa astronaut from napa is minutes away from

amy hollyfield is in golden gate park. >> sold out in 45 minutes, can you believe that? they expect 70,000 people in golden gate park. every day of the festival. this is the main stage, a nod to our bridges, lit up in l.e.d. lights so it is uniquely san francisco. the concert lasts three days and known to be loud and credited and expensive. a three day pass was $375. now, a one-day pass is going for $400. for some in the neighborhood, they say this is pricing them out of the market were. >> festivals like this have gotten too big, too crowds and very exclusive. i cannot afford a three day pass to a festival like this but it is in walking distance to my house. >> a new cell tower has been brought in to follow snapchatting. last year there was a record for data use in the country, the eighth year for outside lands music fest in golden gate park. gates are oning at 11:00 this morning. >> outside lands music fest has a huge impact on people around the park including mass transit riders. >> not the weekend to take a casual strip to golden gate park in that was your plan. post

amy hollyfield is at lefty o'doul's to explain. >> the restaurant said bring him here they are happy to give him a home right now the statue has been pulled from the streets and is in police custody because it was illegally glued to the sidewalk without a permit. the departure was as secretive as the arrive at 2:30 in the morning employees snuck over to castro and market and snatched the naked item trump statue from the spot. the top secret information was recorded and shared this video. residents say that they will miss this art. >> this is a disappointment. this is ridiculous. "the donald" is so huge he would have lit up the corner. so sad to see him go. >> "in decline," aned for the statues to appear yesterday morning here and in los angeles, new york, seattle and cleveland. huge crowds gathered away the san francisco statue and city officials became nervous about people spilling into the streets. they said you cannot affix something to the sidewalk are you a permit. society had to go. >> a last fun. a good laugh, making light of a very serious time in politics and something that

. >> amy hollyfield is joining us are oakland international with the reaction from travelers headed to hawaii. how are they holding up? >> mike's forecast sounds bad but when you look at how it is here it looks good, with no cancellations on the board in oakland, and that is giving passengers a feeling that everyone must be okay. all the hawaiian airlines ticket counter was gulf of the aloha spirit including wedding anniversaries will not wait for a hurricane. >> we got married september 6. 1996. we are planning do go back for our wedding anniversary. we just heard about the hurricane yesterday. and we are like, whoa, that is nerve wracking and we help it will pass. >> hurricane madeleine has triggered a hurricane watching for the big island and tropical stormen whattings in other isles including maui bringing up to 14" of rain. >> i was there for hurricane two years ago and it was raining. no worries. they make a huge deal of it. >> hawaiian airlines has not canceled nights but they will waive all change fees today and tomorrow for travelers who are not too sure. the fact that planes

amy hollyfield is in lake county with the emotional meeting where the arrest was announed. >> there iser that this much damage is now thought to have been caused by someone. firefighters say 175 buildings, homes and businesses, were destroyed. evacuees cheered when it was announced that someone had been arrested. 40-year-old damin anthony pashilk of clearlake is in police custody. he has been arrested a dozen times before mostly for parole violations but drugs and weapons. the news of the arrest is shocking. and upsetting. >> it is hard to look at that man and know he caused all of this. especially i have very dear friend who lost everything. knowing that person caused it, it is hard.

amy hollyfield?> reggie, i crust got briefed and now it is at 2,continue acres up from 1,700 acres. they have it 5% containment which is some progress but not much. they still in a very intense fight. now, the video of how it looks yesterday when it was really taking off. fires say procures arrived overnight, more are on the way. they say they need

amy hollyfield is at the scene gathering details.rt coming up. >> developing news in the south bay, 16 bus passengers headed to the casino or okay after the bus caught fire. >> a scary situation. matt keller in san jose with the close call. matt? >> good morning, this is one of the places where you can be picked up and taken to the graton casino from san jose to sonoma county. the people who were on the tour bus had a scary situation. look at this video shot by san jose firefighters and posted on twitter. it shows smoke coming from the bus at 880. fire started in the back of the bus. more pictures from twitter show the view from someone driving on 880. 16 passengers were on board. all are okay. [ inaudible ] >> the tour bus company got another bus to the scene and the passengers boarded on the way to the casino. only one lane of 880

. >> amy hollyfield is in downtown with the latest. we are on main street, in lower lake.e a two-story office building, a real estate overseas that now is gone completely the you can still see embers burning here and off in the distance we can see them, different little buildings or cars still burning. firefighters are here and watching but they are not spraying water. they say at this point they are conserving water. at this point, in it will not make a difference they are going to let it burn. here is video of the fire we saw yesterday that destroyed homes in lower lake. 4,000 people have been evacuated. firefighters are saying ten structures have been destroyed. we lock around we suspect that number will climb. firefighters still are needing to assess what has burned and how much. here is what the post master said about the time. >> they saved the post office almost is a fire hydrant in front of the office and they were able to save our post office and the tire shop next door but unfortunately the sandwich shop we are directly >> the fire actually started on saturday af

amy hollyfield is at market and castro. what is the latest? all the statue is gone. it was, the department of public works said a reason is that you cannot have something affixed to the sidewalk without permission, you can see the mark it left. that is on reason it had to go and the other reason, the crowds, this make it life sized unflattering statue of donald trump here drew people to it all day long. they took selfies, giggled. it was a spectacle. >> i don't think anyone good to vote for this time so, we will take a picture of hillary clinton, too. >> san francisco is not the only city where this statue popped up. see allege had one. new york got one. one in los angeles, and, also in, cleveland. the activity

crooks are stealing cell phones right out of hands of riders much amy hollyfield?two weeks taken right out of the victims' hand according to the bay area news group saying it is happening in oakland and san francisco. the victims were on the platform, but in ten cases they were on the train. they say thieves ran quickly on to the platform with the victim's phone. they cannot say about the big picture. this is what is happening in the last two weeks. according to the article, bart changed their recent record management system. that happened in april. they are having trouble pulling statistics from the new software so the information is only from the last two weeks. we talked to passengers in walnut creek holding into the city and they say this is alarming. a man said he keeps his phone in his pocket so fin can grab it. >> a bombshell decision from the judge who sentenced a federal stanford swimmer to six months in jail for sexual assault. >> judge persky is stepping away from criminal cases and the courtroom he has men for years. matt keller has this developing stor

amy hollyfield is at the scene off of sequoia road. amy?i checked with the sergeant and he said no arrests, no new leads. though are still working the case. here is video of one of men whos with attacked in this incident, three men rough the him up and he was taken to the hospital. he will on okay. two elderly men live in the home. it was around 2:00 in the morning on sequoia road a quiet wooded street in the hills here in oakland and off of 580. three men came in influence the backsliding door and it was unlocked and they got the resident's wallet or the money, and the beige cadillac, taking their car. it is the second time the home has been targeted this month and broken into a few weeks ago. police do not know why the november was wandering, why, too . he was they were armed and wearing hoodies. >> the parents are the same age and it is terrible to see him roughed up. >> happening today, city council is society to take an extraordinary step declaring a public safety emergency. all the reason is to put more police officer on the street. >

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amy hollyfield is near winters with the latest. amy? >> the fire has been sticking to brush and burn in a very rural area, not headed to home or structures. the hope is it will continue to do that. here is video of the fire taken yesterday. this is burning near the town of winters and they attacked it on the ground yesterday, aggressively and that is the hard work. crews having to hike miles in just to get to the fire. the air assault is helping and they are able to drop fire retardant on the fire from above. they evacuated a camp ground and some people say they felt safe enough to go ahead and stay put. >> cal fire, it is amazing what they do. we figured we would be all right because the flames have not come over the hill and then they came over the hill. >> they have ordered the evacuation of three dozen homes in yolo county. just in case. they are not in the path of the fire. it is not dire. they do not know the cause but are investigating it. no one has been hurt. >>> happening now, san francisco police are still on the scene of an

. >> in san francisco firefighters are on the scene of a two alert fire and amy hollyfield is at the us. amy? >> can you see smoke is still coming from the top of this building but fires are retreating. they are rolling up their hose and some of them are saying this is out. we are at 6th. they got the call here in san francisco and they are saying it is an empty building so, no one was hurt in fight the fire. they did call for a second alarm. there were reports that you could see the flames from the highway and to get to it necessity had to pull out two huge ladders but we do not see anyone on the ladders at this time and we see flashlights inside and it looks like they are looking around to make sure they got it all out but you can hear the glass breaking, too, trying to ventilate it so they are with brokeless abandon demolishing the windows so they can get water on every inch of it and veteran late it to make sure they get thement spots out and they can declare it is knocked down. when we arrived a firefighter said this was out. it looks like they think that the emergency, the major

. >> in the east bay we are tracking a trim shooting in richmond, one person is dead and amy hollyfield is on the scene on marina way. amy? >> look at the yellow markers hooped me, they each represent a bullet casing they found. and 29 have been discovered in the middle of the marina way at wright side in richmond next to interstate 580. we have video of the ambulance that took the two gunshot victims to the hospitals what survives. a third did not. we are waiting for the coroner. police say all three were in a car. it crashed. they presume the gunman was in a car and drove away. this car was targeted. the shots were fired at the car. the victims trend inside. this happened after midnight. the big question, who did this? why? and who are the victims? this is all yet to be answered and investigators are still on the scene working this case. >> thank you. we are tracking developing news in the south bay, this morning, c.h.p. is trying to determine what caused a tour bus to catch on fire on interrogate 880 in san jose. 16 passengers were on board at 9:30 weapon the bus driver noticed the f

amy hollyfield is at lefty o'doul's to explain. >> no selfies this morning of the statue which has beenhe street the it could fin a new home at lefty o'doul's at geary and powell. lefty o'doul's said they would be happy to have it and the people who are taking the selfies. we got new video of the statue hawed away from castro and market in the middle of night. an employee at a cafe, bruce baker, shot the video and taking the statue away at 2:30, residents say they will miss it. >> this is a disappointment, ridiculous. "the donald" is so huge he would have lit inthe corner. sad to see him go. >> it was a change and lit up the corner, the naked statue of donald trump showed up around 8:00 in the o, and because of pictures on social media we figured out we were not alone in san francisco, but with similar statues in los angeles, and new york, and cleveland. the crowds loved night san francisco but the department of public works said ited that go. there was in permit. leaders were worried about the crowd being a safety issue as it spill out into the streets but left said bring it here, we a

amy hollyfield?ey just cleared the scene moments ago, marina way is open at right avenue just in time for the busy morning. the shooting happened after midnight and we are next to interrogate 580. two gunshot victims were taken to the hospital. they did survive the attack. a third was shot and killed. died at the scene. they were all in a car that crashed. police say the gunman took off and has not been caught. police say at least 29 runs were fired and that is how many bullet casings they found searching for evidence with no word from investigators on the motive behind the shooting or who the victims are. we are hoping for more information this morning as they put together their case. >> developing news in the south bay, where a bus carrying a group of people erupted into flames. everyone is okay. mat cold certificate in san jose. it was a close call? >> it was. a lost activity here. at the love the buses just left in the last half hour. i spoke with a man who claimed to be driver of the bus and he

amy hollyfield is in breast hill with the new attempt to fix the issue. amy? >> we are talking to commuters and they are skeptical. according to the bay area news group, bart has now decided to try a spray on coating on the floors of their elevator which is urine resistant and nontoxic. this is the third attempt at solving the problem. it will confident about $340,000. bart riders say it sounds like a band-aid to a big other problem. >> it is a homeless issue, first. that will be the only way to truly deal with the issue. [ inaudible ] it will keep happening. in they cannot do it in the elevator they will find someplace else. >> it took bart 4 1/2 months to experiment with different coatings before they found this coating. they hope to have it in place by april. they will spray it in 80 of the 127 elevators. a march accused of scamming a clutch in three elderly woman is expected in court, caldwell hundreds of thousands including $170,000 from a 90-year-old map. pastor features calculate whole -- caldwell in a newsletter. >> those affected by fires in southern

amy hollyfield is at the school direct building for us. >> natasha, the district is dealing with device as many new students as expected. the officials here have most with the state superintendent to discuss the issue. here is a look at the schools involved: according to the bay area news group livermore develop charter rep school and livermore valley charter schools, the state superintendent told the newspaper that it is the most serious set of allegations against a charter he has ever seen. the learning corporation that unares the school faces the allegations. financial mismanagement, illegally charging foreign exchange students tuition and neverring students again their will to stockton. officials did not return a call a asking for comment. the alameda district attorney is investigating. school district officials say they will discuss later this week whether they need to add new teachers to the livermore school direct to handle all of new students. >> more trouble at the santa clara county jail. a federal deputy is accused of assaulting an inmate and under arrest. timmy tri-admitted

amy hollyfield has this story at bart. >> yes, i was looking on twitter and a witness said it happenedfast by the time everyone realizes what has happened, the thief is out the door. according to the bay area news group, this has happened 13 times in the last two weeks. in san francisco and in oakland. the phones were taken right out of the victim's hands. we asked riders headed into the city about their plans to protect their 15s. >> i leave behind in my pocket so people cannot reach my pocket it is unfortunate that people take them but you have to be aware of your surroundings and people around you. >> according to the report, two of the victims were standing on the platform when the phones were taken and in ten cases, it happened while the victims were on the train. the thief then ran out on to the platform. do you know your 15's serial number? that is a tip from bart to keep it safe. and they suggest you put in a tracking device or antitheft app anything to track it down. also, keep it secure when you enter those train doors. >> thank you. >>> bomb shed decision from the judge who

amy hollyfield is near winters, with the new information. >> we just got briefed by cal fire with good in the we area can go home with the evacuation order lifted for the area three dozen homes backed by that. we have new numbers, they are saying it has burned 4,700 acres up from 4,600, and they are saying it is 15% contained with a few things working in their favor. it is not a direct net to hems or people of it is burning in the same area as the fire from two years ago. they know the trails and the roads. it is still rugged. the winds can whip up in the afternoon so they are not getting too confident. >> we saw what happened yesterday afternoon and we have so many resources here boat on the ground and the air. >> the good news is the of evacuation orders are now lifting. firefighters are wanting to establish a safe line around the homes and they have done just that. they hoping to turn a corner today on the fight but it is expected to be a hot challenging day. they do not know what started the fire, and they say that no one has been hurted. better news in monterey, cal fire officials

amy hollyfield is at the richmond marina to explain. >> in richmond, the landlord has given the owner another chance. but there is a condition. the owner is beloved here in richmond the she is known for her compelling life story. when she was facing eviction even the mayor came out to rally for her. the landlord said the issue is over broken pipes under the restaurant and the mayor thinks the landlord is row tall eighting against the city after losing an election that who is allowed him to develop more land. that is an accusation the landlord denies. richard poe said he will not evict her in she repairs the pipe. the mayor has started a fundraising effort to pay for the repairs so the restaurant can stay. it has been here for 14 years. two of the four united states olympic swimmers with say they were robbed in rio de janeiro have to spend the day talking to authorities. bentz atry provide last night, the two were pulled from the flight home in order to stay in brazil until theyived on the robbery. pose are have thing in ryan lochte lies to authorities of night the group was allegedly