ansar o ansar hassan has more. >> reporter: and this family made a stop in dublin plaintiff heading tosan francisco hoping to escape the inland heat. the owner knows that the fans will help with the heat since are outdoor dining is the only option during the pandemic. but now another problem, rolling blackouts. >> we're doing about $600 an hour on a swing. and if not, you might lose $800 within those two hours potentially. >> and that is a lot. >> it is a lot. it all adds up and we need every penny to pay our employees, to keep the lights on and doors open. >> reporter: their popularity helps with online orders, but a power outage doesn't just impact sales, there are also costs associated with buying and preparing food. >> add the labor costs to that product, it has come through a whole process in the restaurant and that costs money, right? so it all adds up. >> reporter: and the cifni inen st operator erat california's energy a i aae two emergency on saturday. stage three would trigger rolling blackouts in which case pg&e would rotate them. >> we only get a ten minute notification bef

abc 7 news reporter ansar hassan rports from san jose on the spooky safe fun. >> reporter: it's not the nightmare on elm street. >> i'll find you and you're all going to die. >> reporter: but this house on emery street in san jose is ready for halloween. >> this year has been not so fun. so we decided to do it early so that everybody could have something to smile about. >> reporter: daniel is the mastermind behind the project. the family has been planning this since july. she said they've been getting more than 50 people a day. this man who lives down the street came out with his son. >> it's important to make them feel kind of normal. >> reporter: the yard is set up with scary clowns, witches and pirates. >> what was your favorite one? >> awe of them. >> all of them? >> yes. >> were you scared at all? >> no. >> reporter: each stop is set up six feet apart for social distancing, and there are step pads to make it touch-free. >> the little ones, they come and hit the step pads over and over and over again and giggle and their smiles make it all worth it. >> reporter: he says the big moti

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in the north bay, ansar hassan, abc 7 news. >>> developing news in the sierra nevada mountains a rescueperation is under way for people trapped by the creek fire, that's the fire lisa mentioned burning near a lake in fresno county. as of 1:00 this morning, 163 people have been rescued. 20 have been taken to the hospital, some with critical burn injuries. a military helicopter is continuing rescue operations, but it's unknown how many more people will need to be flown to safety. >> it's been a mess. one minute you're just sitting at camp and the next you're driving through flames, trying to save everything, you know, and get to the lake just so that we can get away from the fire. >> several santa rosa firefighters are on their way to help right now. so far, 36,000 acres have burned since it broke out on friday. reporter brian johnson with our sister station in fresno has more. >> reporter: hundreds of firefighters have responded to the creek fire north of shaver lake but are up against high heat, heavy fuels and dangerous terrain. >> it is steeper. it is thicker, thicker brush and heavie

abc7 news reporter ansar hassan shows us this spooky fun. >> reporter: it is not nightmare on elm streetuse on emory street is already ready for halloween. >> this year's been not so fun. so we decided to do it early so that everybody could have something to smile about. >> reporter: daniel is the mastermind behind the project. the family has been planning this since july and getting more than 50 people a day. lives down the street came out with his son. >> i think it's super important to just get them out and feel normal in the new world. >> reporter: scary witches, at was your favorite one? >> all of them. >> reporter: all of them? >> yes. >> reporter: were you scared at all? >> no. >> reporter: each stop is set up six feet apart and touch pads to make it touch free. >> the little ones they come and they just hit the step pads over and over and over and giggle and their smiles make it all worth it. >> reporter: the big motivation for the display was to help her son with special needs. his favorite -- >> the pirate. and all the kids make them happy. >> reporter: the family is also colle

abc 7 news reporter ansar hassan talked to people who headed to stinson beach to escape the stiflingt. >> reporter: stinson beach in the north bay was a hot spot for those trying to escape the weekend's record-breaking bay area heat. >> we have a friend that comes every saturday religiously, so we wanted to join them this weekend. >> reporter: body boarding to football among the activities on the beach, while for others, a chance to just sit and relax. >> i've been constantly in front of a computer working from home for so long that i just want to be able to relax in an open environment. >> reporter: the chance of big crowds is a cause for concern. cases of covid-19 jumped nationwide after memorial day weekend, and there was a similar pattern after the fourth of july. sometimes you're open, sometimes you're not. on saturday, stinson beach parking lots were packed. >> there's always a concern but i would say, everybody, well, you can see for yourself everyone is social distancing. i don't see groups that don't know each other are together. most groups are tight and know each other, bu

dment cast grove ansar gentleman matting were justified in returning fire because they were fired upon. we have vigorous self-defense laws in this state. that is something that existed prior to this case many i'll let others make judgements about that. >> one big question surrounding this case is whether or not the officers knocked and found their presence. talk about the evidence that you came to that they did announce their presence. >> yes. the statements that were made by officers there the night or the morning of march 13th showed that they did knock and announce. the important point here is that information was corroborated by another witness who was in close proximity to apartment 4, who corroborated that information an said that there was a knocking and announcing by the officers. >> naubl. >> the witness was a civilian. >> [inaudible] >> your question i think it's important to step back and recognize that what we did was uncover all the information and facts related to the morning of march 13th and this provided that information to the grand jury. the grand jury had every piec

in oakland ansar hassan. >>> all right, next, saving mt.y bills are rising. together, we can save energy and money... dby taking steps to stay coole while using less.rising. keep safe and keep it golden. >>> all right, the smoke filled images of mt. diablo have been hard to miss this week, right? today an auction is happening you can participate in. the 19th annual moonlight on the mountain is virtual this year. the items up for grabs are just as fun, though. everything from wine tastings to artwork of the mountain to a n. you can join in on the moonlight on the mountain website. it starts at 5:30 p.m. i think that sounds great. i want to name a goat, lisa. >> yeah, you know what, we're looking for anything to do. in fact, outside not a great idea, though, as we look at a super scary, hazy, smoky looking san francisco right now. spare the air alert with some hazy sun on the way. but another day of poor air quality, light winds. not a lot of mixing there so good idea to stay inside. and very unhealthy air all over the bay area, again. we are