last week, cal fire, california's fire agency responded to over 350 fire fires in the drought strainenfighters are looking skyward for help to contain the wild, but there's doubt that it is a strategy that works. >> shock and awe. inside the cockpit of an air national guard c130. the ground warning sounds. the plane is flying low, and slow. at the aircraft flies head-on into a plume of smoke, ready to unleash a pink cloud of flame retardants. the historic rim fire began in an unremarkable way. in august of 2013, near california's yosemite national park. the pilot eric henderson was in the air that morning, on his way home no groveland california. >> i was at an event in lake tahoe. i saw the fire from the air. 7 o'clock in the morning. it was small. >> but unpredictable. powerful winds. combined with rugged, bone-dry terrain, ignited with a disaster. few of us witnessed the power of a wildfire up close. it's an angry war that is unmistakable. it's merciless heat unstoppable. >> less heat. >> the rim fire engulfed 100,000 acres. in a matter of days. henderson was forced to flee. >> i pa

they didn't have that answer but we've got crews from marin, livermore, pleasanton as well as cal fire a california's a large response. when we saw it from dublin and was cover the 680/580 problem, there was a column of smoke, but as you see, the column is gone. and from where we're stand, you can't see the hopes, but we know there are hops just on the other side, and one of the fire crews up there has a shovel maybe some of the cleanup, and turning over the embers so they get exposed on this very hot day and start to cool down instead of flaring back up. reporting live here in pleasanton, where you see a helicopter in the background doing water drops, i'm bob rebell. back to you, kris and sam. >>> also, we all remember the moment we first took off on a bicycle without training wheels but some experienced it sooner than others. >> we probably still remember that first fall too. >> but one group is teaching you it's never too late. >> reporter: for most of us riding a bike is a rite of passage, but for the unforgettable accomplishment came this weekend in a new york park. >> push. >> at age 60. >> t

cal fire says last year in california fireworks caused 300 fires. porting live in san jose, ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> ian, thank you very much. >>> cal fire going to great heights to make sure illegal fireworks don't start brush fires in the south bay. firefighters are on alert in that lookout tower on mt. hamilton. they're staffing the tower all day, hoping to get a jump on any potential fire. heck of a view from up there. let's go outside. san francisco's embarcadero on your left. and then the sunshine of downtown san jose. what will be the forecast for tonight's fireworks show? san jose has a good shot at clear skies. >> you can see the base of those clouds, close to 700 feet off the ground looking up at the clouds, again, patchy low clouds in san francisco, as they continue to spill in across the bay from the evening into about 9:00 all the way into the east bay. so for san francisco, we'll see temperatures fairly chilly. mid 50s, and perhaps some of those largest shells that have to move higher up in altitude they may disappear into those

this on the heels of what happened last week at a passive fire along interstate 15 in southern california. drones forced cal fire crews to delay their air drops, they were scared of crashing into those drones. two california lawmakers want emergency responders involved in firefighti firefighting, air ambulance or search and rescue operations to be able to force those drones out of the sky and not be liable for any damage. >> we need to put a stop to it. we're going to give them the ability to take out a drone if they are endangering people's lives. >> ideally faa would need to be able to dispatch an emergency signal for a specific gps location to where all drones would receive that information and ground themselves safely. >> drone advocates say that zapping a drone's circuitry or shooting it out of the sky could be dangerous because the drone might strike a firefighter or at any time bystander as it fall. they warn it may even start another fire. >>> meteorologist kari hall doesn't need a drone to see it this forecast because it's right there on the radar. good morning. >> good morning. and we start out wi

fires can take off very quick and burn very fast. we'll bring you more as we get it. >>> take them out, a california lawmaker wants to give cal fire the power to knock drones right out of the sky if they are endangering fire response. several ins dwents of drone ss on firefighter planes. >> the popularity of drones is sky high. that only adds to the problem. last week in had southern california drones forced cal fire crews to delay airdrops out of a fear of a collision. >> we're going to give them the ability to take out a drone if they're endangering people's lives. >> now, senator ted gaines wants something done about it. they want emergency responders involved in firefighting air, ambulance or search and rescue operations to be able to force the drones out of the sky and not be libel for damage to the drins that can cost thousands of dollars. every technology should be used to disable a nuisance drone. >> ideally, faa would need to deal with the dispatch to where all drones would receive that information and ground themselves safely. >> sahan barati says the faa and drone manufacturers need to work together. >> you can shoots them

and in the 45 minutes that that we were in that were helicopter cal fire responded to five new fires in northern california alone. and with that wind that you can probably hear against my mic and the soaring heat here, rough road for firefighters. matt gutman. >>> an oklahoma daycare center has shut down after allegations that two little boys suffered severe sunburns while in its care. the boys' mother posted these pictures of the injuries on facebook. some are so graphic we can't even show them to you right here. she says her 5 and 7-year-old sons were left outside at a splash park last friday without any sunscreen or shirts. >> they were supposed to take care of them and they did not. that's the bottom line. >> boys are being treated at a burn center in texas. the state of oklahoma is investigating that daycare center. >>> the hottest weather this summer settled in the northeast. temperatures in new york back in the mid-90s today and higher in parts of new jersey. cooling centers set up across the area and people are basically being told not to do anything strenuous outdoors. parts of the northeast can e

in the 45 minutes that we were in that helicopter cal fire responded to five new fires in northern california alone. and with that wind that you can probably hear against my mic and the soaring heat here rough road ahead for firefighters. >> wind not helping. matt, thank you. >>> to the reported earthquake in oklahoma city tonight. a supermarket, the shelves shaking, 4.5 magnitude. tremors felt as far away as arkansas. authorities say the spike in earthquakes is possibly linked to an increase in oil and gas drilling. >>> we turn now to the race for 2016. a new controversy for donald trump. his top legal adviser with explosive comments about trump's first marriage and the question of rape. tonight the trump team now responding. >> reporter: tonight, one of donald trump's closest advisers apologizing for explosive comments about rape. trump's lawyer michael cohen, known in some circles, as the pit bull. >> you bring a fight to donald trump, he's going to take that fight. >> this time cohen fighting scolding a reporter who asked about trump's ugly divorce from ivana. in her deposition he reporte

. >>> firefighters continue to battle flames all across northern california. cal fire crews are spread out from the sierra down into the bay area up in clear lake as well. some fires have damaged billings and required mandatory evacuations. firefighters in nevada county are battling a wild fire that is threatening nearly 2,000 homes. several hundred people have been forced to evacuate. four firefighters were also injured fighting that fire. cal fire says one suffered serious burns, the other three were expected to be released from the hospital yesterday. we are checking in on that. so far the fire has burned 1500 acres. as of last night it was 15% contained. the cause is still under investigation. >>> the bureau of lang management has installed four cameras on mountain sides. the goal is to detect wild fires faster. spotted a fire more than 100 miles away from oregon. >>> funeral mrs. be held in louisiana for two women killed in a movie theater. a man suddenly started shooting inside of a crowded movie theater. investigators still looking for a motive and this case has

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a spokeswoman for cal fire says drones are a problem and fires across california. fire fighting airplanes will not fly if there are drones in the area. the u.s. forest service says five manned aircraft were over the interstate friday. they forced them to stop flying. >> such a significant haszard to the aircraft and crew on board and firefighters on the ground. >> officials say there are no way to know how many structures or vehicles were lost because of the delay. a southern california congressman wants to punish drone operator for flying over fires on federal land. >> a grass fire burned 35 acres. east county.net took these pictures of the fire and the response on deer valley road. no structures burned. no word on the cause. still to come on abc 7 news at 11:00. new information on the 2005 deposition from bill cosby. what's been uncovered. what all it perz to say about the troubled history with women. >> it is like a fire work of blow holes. i see them everywhere. >> rare spectacular view. record number of whales off the coastline. let you know what is bringing t

last week in a fire along interstate 15 in southern california drones were forcing those cal fire crews to delay their air drops. they were scared of crashing into the drones. two california lawmakers want emergency responders involved in firefighting, air ambulance or search and rescue operations to be able to force drones out of the sky and not to be liable for damage. >> we need to put a stop to it so we're going to give them the ability to take out a drone if they are endangering people's lives. >> ideally paa would need to be able to dispatch some sort of emergency signal for a specific gps location to where all the drones would receive that information and ground themselves safely. >> roen advocates say that zapping a drone's circuitry or shooting it out of the sky could be dangerous because the drone could strike a firefighter or innocent bystander as it falls. they warn that it could even start another fire. >>> time to check the microclimate forecast. we will look live at the golden gate bridge which we usually do when it's going to be blazing hot around the bay area as a littl

. >>> cal fire is battling a new wildfire in northern california tonight. the lowell fire is burning near dutch flat in placer county just north of interstate 80. it's already burned at least 1500 acres and nearly 20-mile- per-hour winds are fanning the flames. no evacuations have been ordered just yet. several roads are closed in the area. in el dorado county firefighters are gaining ground on the 200-acre kyburz fire now 30% contained and evacuation orders have been lifted. one lane of highway 50 has also reopened. traffic to south lake tahoe is a nightmare. and the 6900-acre "wragg fire" near lake berryessa is 50% contained. all mandatory evacuation orders are lived. two firefighters had minor injuries battling the fire. >>> the community came together today to discuss the ongoing vandalism of an lgbt mural in san francisco entitled por vida. the mural at 24th and bryant has been vandalized four times now. most recently, it was set on fire. today, the gallery that owns the mural held a community forum where people could share their feelings. >> provide o

>> reporter: so far in 2015 there have been well over 3,000 fires in california and the cost to fight them is soaring. this time last year cal fire had already spent $240 million fighting fires. this year it's $286 million, almost 20% more and the hottest, driest months are still ahead. >> we're finding that we have to travel further to find water. we're finding reservoirs that boat ramps aren't even long enough to get to where the water actually is that we need to pump out for filling our engines. >> reporter: super scoopers which need a long runway of water, are settling for the ocean, assuming the pacific is close enough to get to. and while new technology is helping firefighters find and fight the flames they are also finding new ways to do it with less water. >> there will be more what we call dry mop-up type of activities meaning we'll use very little water, use mostly dirt and hand tools to scrape away hot spots. >> reporter: maybe mother nature will finally help. el nino weather pattern could bring rain and finally give firefighters a rest. for "nightly business report," jane wells, los angeles. >>> an update now on

a spokeswoman for cal fire says the drones are becoming a problem at fires all over california. firefighting planes will not fly if there are drones in the area. u.s. forest service says five a of the unmanned aircraft were over the interstate friday. officers found the operators and forced them to stop flying. >> they pose such a significant hazard both to the aircraft and the crew that is on board along with the firefighters that are on the ground. >> and officials are saying there are no way to know how many structures or vehicles were lost because of the delay. congressman paul cook wants to punish drone operators for flying over fires on federal land. >>> about 20 miles away from the freeway fire, hundreds of people have been evacuated from a campground. a wildfire spread to 200 acres, it's now 35% contained. for now, no homes are threatened. >>> tomorrow the san rafael city council will pick up a plan to replace or upgrade the area fire stations. according to our media partner, it's called the essential facilities strategic plan and contains seven public safety projects ex

a spokeswoman for cal fire says the drones are becoming a problem at fires all over california. firefighting planes will not fly if there are drones in the area. u.s. forest service says five a of the unmanned aircraft were over the interstate friday. officers found the operators and forced them to stop flying. >> they pose such a significant hazard both to the aircraft and the crew that is on board along with the firefighters that are on the ground. >> and if i recallofficials are saying there are no way to know how many structures or vehicles were lost because of the delay. congressman paul cook wants to punish drone operators for flying over fires on federal land. >>> about 20 miles away from the freeway fire, hundreds of people have been evacuated from a campground. a wildfire spread to 200 acres it's now 35% contained. for now, no homes are threatened. >>> tomorrow the san rafael city council will pick up a plan to replace or upgrade the area fire stations. according to our media partner, it's called the essential facilities strategic plan and contains seven public safety p

a spokeswoman for cal fire says drones are becoming a problem at fires all over california.efight airplanes will not fly if there are drones in the area. the u.s. forest service says five of the unmanned aircraft were over the interstate. officers found the operators and forced them to stop flying. >> they pose such a significant hazard, both to the aircraft and the crew that's onboard. along with the firefighters that are on the ground. >> officials say there's no way to know how many structures or cars were lost because of the delay. now a southern california congressman wants to punish drone operators for flying over fires on federal land. >>> about 20 miles away from the freeway fire hundreds of people have been evacuated from a campground. a wildfire spread to 200 acres and is now 35% contained. for now no homes are threatened. >>> tomorrow the san rafael city council will take up a plan to replace or upgrade the area's fire stations. according to our media partner, the marin independent journal, what's called the essential facility's strategic plan contains seven publi

. >> cal fire aircraft had a tough time fighting the wildfire last friday along the cajon pass in southern california. officials say five drones were in the air space delaying the fire fight and putting lives at risk as the people became trapped by flames. >>> the bay bridge committee approved the budget for the new year. they previously proposed a $32.5 billion budget but that was rejected by the committee. the number was trimmed to $22 million, 5 million was saved by cutting back on labor costs. >>> ebay and paypal stock closed up today after their first day of trading as separate companies. ebay hosted a celebration. ktvu's moeen n was -- maureen naylor was there. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: with confetti and cheers ebay ceo rang the closing bell on nasdaq from the san jose headquarters. >> we are getting back to our sense of purpose. >> reporter: that purpose the ceo says is allowing ebay to focus on its sellers on the e- commerce site. >> reporter: now paypals who ceo rang the opening bell in new york this morning can focus on the pavement service and moving into the mobile pavement mar

. >> yeah, cal fire released a warning last week about lightning and fire risk in northern california. and brian hackney says that we are not out of the woods just yet. >>> no. there's more showers, more rain, certainly thunderstorms in the sierra. that can be a factor in the bay area for tonight. we'll show that you when we see the kpix 5 hi-def doppler in a moment. but first we're not seeing much except the transamerica pyramid and fog around the city right now. high clouds as we head inland. and temperature highs today well off of march. but we have seen over the last two days napa today hit 88 degrees. morgan hill all the way down to 86 after being in the low 100s for the past two days. fremont got up to 81. hayward 77. san francisco 66 degrees. well, here's the doppler. look at those storms just moving directly from the east to the west. now getting ready to head just a little north of brentwood toward rio vista and into the delta and carquinez strait. wouldn't be a surprise at all to see some showers unwinding straight down the slot of the strait in the next few hours and there

cal fire says at least 500 drivers are strappedded. stranded. cal trans says this major highway between california and arizona will be closed indefinately. the remanence of tropical storm dolores because record breaking rain to southern california. it caused mudslide in san bernadino county. the angels and padres' games were rained out for the first time in years. let's head to meteorologist drew touma for a eke which. >> we ended on a humid and hot note in parts of the bay area. new records were set in san francisco. a high of 86 besting the old record of 82 and a new high in oakland warm at 91. you can see every whenner we were in the -- we were in the 80s and 90s. live doppler 7hd along with satellite showing you we were humid. the reason why is moisture is streaming up from the remanence of dolores. we'll tell you what that means when you head back to work and when we will see relief in the accu-weather seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> rain in san bernadino county helped calm a large grassfire that swept across interstate 15. the north fire is now 60% contained. on friday

fire in southern california. what they are doing to help drivers hit with the high tow fees. >> former cal soccer star alex morgan is getting another big honor, what she's doing that no other woman has done before. . >>> check this out, an airport on theest coast -- east coast have become more comfortable for your pets. the facility will include a state of the art vet hospital, animal day care and horse stable, it will have an area for cattle. construction is underway at an old cargo building at the airport. >>> former cal bears soccer star alex morgan will be the first woman to be on the cover of the ea sports fifa game. for the first time she and the u.s. women as national soccer team will be featured in the game. morgan said it's an incredible honor. the game will be released on september 22. >>> miley cyrus is 26ing her back on to the -- twerking on to the mtv awards. she will be hosting. >> she sparked controversy in 2013 for her racy performance with robin thicke. >>> daniel ratliff is known for what he did in the bay area. >> what? >> harry potter. >> a man of many talents. he showed off his rapping skills

cal fire and a lot of folks in southern california and nevada will be busy. the rainfall as you saw earlier, still moving in. from l.a. to las vegas, up through the see arierrasierra, flash flood watches. burn scars are an issue in a lot of spots in the southwest. you have that much rain that fast it will be a problem. we had big issues on the east coast from new york to maine. that gigantic hail. i'll have the forecast in a bit. >>> now the latest on the deadly shooting in tennessee that took the lives of five service members. across the country, security is being increased at military sites and recruiting offices. this morning, we're learning more about the troubled life of the shooter from his family. brian ross is here with exclusive details. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, robin. this morning, at least 30 more agents will be sent to chattanooga to run down leads between mohammad abdulazeez. one focus today for the fbi, this ral mart in hixon, tennessee. where abdulazeez bought ammunition for his guns accompanied by two others. his parents

. >>> cal fire has issue add red flag warning for parts of northern california overnight where crews are battling several wildfires. >> a fire broke out in sacramento county yield and destroyed at least one structure. we have the latest on the fast moving fire which officials say was caused by arson. >> reporter: a frantic fight on the front lines of a fast moving fire. >> very dry, very flat, and so with erratic winds, it was easy to spread very quickly. >> reporter: investigators say the fire was started in the middle of a large field quickly spreading into two counties and racing toward homes. >> got pretty close. >>it's very scary. fire scares me. >> reporter: several neighbors rushed through thick, black smoke to save dozens of horses as itself erratic wind whipped fire within feet of the stable. >> we had to break the fence down and get them out and there are babies with mommas and they're not very well trained. >> i saw people that needed help. i just jumped out of my car and just tried to do anything i could. >> reporter: aircraft from the lower fire up the hill were called t

stamp on the numbers >> reporter: fires across california has increased 20 a., 20 percent cut this time year ago in actual number of acres burned has decreased dramatically cal been 1000 on a more fires so far this year than an average year a and you can guess why. the july 18th and then 18,074 last. year just 2600 on fireboat a 567 like acres burned and the drop and acres burned more resources made available by the declaration of a drought emergency. "research is access the full potential starting much earlier in the spring than normal. most >> reporter: afire seven relatively small and contained. the weather is helping. "the storm system is going to moderate fire behavior even after this fire started. >> reporter: 20 fire season to go out sept. oct. normally the peak of fire season here in the bay area and before it's all over, fire expect both members a number of fires number of acres burned will increase dramatically. >> reporter: 00 lot of relief with this wind speed right now dealing with onshore breezes conditions. averaging 18 mi. per hour wind speeds 24-hour wind gusts but will deal with that for another couple days are so and then look at what's ex

this year in california we have had 50% more fires than normal so far. very little water to fight them. so far this year cal there has been 3,200 wildfires in california. there have been more lightning strikes. that's why the chief says there have been 341 new wildfires here. >> we are finding reservoirs that boat ramps aren't long enough to get to where the water actually is that we need to pump out for filling our engines. depending on where a fire occurs we are seeing longer turnaround times on helicopters, which draft water with a bucket or with a pump out of a lake pond, river. >> thank goodness we still have the pacific ocean. cal fire spent $286 million fighting fires. that is $46 million more an year ago at this time when we were also in drought. here is the weirdest thing of all. yesterday in the sierra at the entrance to yosemite there was snow. cal trans tweeted out this photo saying, "bring your chains." in july. finally a snow pack? better late than ever. back to you. >> thank you jane wells. >>> fears about china's plunging stock market hitting auto sales there. gm ford and chrysler have expos

california. kron four caught up with cal- fire helicopter pilot dan clark after his return from fighting this morning'sfire in sunol. we asked him to talk about the risk of run-ins with drones over "not good something more look after other than liar's windmills bluebird's other aircraft and then have to let these guys very hard to see the 10. and where it hit if it had a rubber bladder something it could take us down and then a windshield bricklin shall the nose than the and just by trying to evade it we could have an incident you could lose a home because with a break off while there is a drone flying around taking pictures you." >> catherine: especially when they're not supposed to be there. until a says it will prosecute offenders under existing laws against hampering firefighting efforts. >> reporter: day-to-day in a lot hotter than normal. and then because of humidity level we have 40 percent humidity in general and bonds things up the like what was supposed we mid- 90s the like upper 90s live picture at the golden gate camps but clouds will moving in there and a pretty much over the rest evening

california day. is it particularly hot out there today? particularly dry? >> interesting that you ask that because we just got word from cal firet this is a wind-driven fire. it's very windy where this is happening. that's a huge factor in this. that's visible even to the naked eye. look how far the smoke is blowing. it's not heading straight up. you can see the wind is taking it up the pass. as for the weather, it's a typical july day for california. hot, obviously, but nothing particularly extreme. i want to remind you we're zoomed in on this picture because it's stunning. even as we were talking this fire starting at the cab of the tractor trailer. it spread almost halfway down the truck. if you pull up you can see how big this is together 500 plus acres. there are mandatory evacuations in place. that's worth mentioning as well. >> again, i say that was el cajon, california. actually, the cajon pass. that's where the images you see on your screen are coming from. look at the black smoke coming out of that tractor trailer. chris hayes has been reporting on the drought in california all week. we just cut in 15 minutes ago. loo

california. >>> coming up tonight at 6:00 a new environmental battle over a north coast highway project. cal trans under fire a plan to use poisons at a sensitive construction site. >>> a new law to protect you from arant uber driver. >>> and the contributions apple and the 49ers are making to the booming tax space of silicon valley. all that and more coming up in half an hour at 6:00. >>> something very old is new again at alcatraz. >> abc 7 news was on the island for the unveiling of the historic military guard house. >> it has been restored to civil war era condition for viewers to see. even an area known as the dungeon. >> every military post has a guardhouse. and the soldiers use it as a gathering spot. but every guardhouse also has its jail cells normally used for awols or drunks. >> it has been covered by a boat host. the restoration took 18 months. >>> world news tonight is coming up next. i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. for all of us here we appreciate your time and hope to see you again in half an hour. >> bye for now. >>> tonight, the danger in the water as millions head to america's b

fire. california lawmakers are propose proposing makes it a crime. the bill would allow firefighters to take them down if the drones interfere with their efforts. cal fire says it is only a matter of time before drones cause a tragedy on the fire front line. >> if the drone is in the way and lives are threatened then take it down. you can do it through technology. you can shoot it down if it was at low enough elevation. uksd -- you could maybe hit it with a fire hose. >> there is a second bill that will add jail time if a person is caught with a drone over a fire. congress is considering similar legislation. >>> water during the drought could cost one district $1.5 million. state water board says the byron bethny irrigation district illegally took water from a pump pumping plant. this, despite a warning that there wasn't enough water. the district has already sued the state over mand tear cutbacks to senior water rights. >>> well, joins us now with the look at the weather. paul, i was raising my hand. i don't know if you caught it. i was one of those people who could not sleep last night. 4:00 in the morning, i finally got to bed because all of the

cal fire says it burned 150 acres and 60% contained. there is no word of injuries or damage to structures. investigators are trying to determine the cause of the truck fire. >>> researchers at university of california at berkeley are working on a way to spot wildfires. they are developing a new system that uses drones, airplanes and satellites to look for flyers. cameras will patrol fire prone areas. once it is up and running it will be able to spot new wildfires within 3 minutes after they start. >>> we have seen several grass fires today. let's go to bill in the weather center to talk about the weather and the cooler temperatures that will help the firefighters out there. >> yeah. talking about drones to help protect fire and using aircraft and what have you, they have been using fire tow forever in the -- towers forever in the mountains. those folks, when you man those things you could spot a fire quicker than 3 minutes. can't you? the problem is manning them all the time. cheaper -- just pointing out, technology is great. but the old way was great as well. quicker than 3 minutes. the forecast for the next couple days. cool, mind pattern. fog off shore. beautiful day. love it here this time of y

cal fire says it is burning in rugged terrain and it is bone dry. there is one of 14 -- this is one of 14 wildfires burning now in california. >> now to a hotspot in alameda county where a second brushfire burned in 24 hours. flames charred about 30 acres at the army reserve area in dublin. firefighters will remain on the scene overnight. just yesterday a brushfire burned 250 acres. no word on what sparked the fires. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel with a look at how long the heat will last. >> one more day, but it won't be as hot tomorrow. let me show you the current conditions near the fire lines. live doppler hd is picking up the smoke from the fire. the intensity of the fire. you can see it 80 degrees right now. the temperatures are falling and the relative humidity is coming up. it is 21%. the winds are not terrible. still a little gusty to six miles an hour. the smoke from that fire is quite visible. as you will notice moving northward from the lower lake fire this picture was posted to my facebook who lives up in that area. obviously you can see the smoke moving up. the highs today are 108 degrees in antioch. ukiah tied their old record se

cal fire says it is burning in rugged terrain and it is bone dry. there is one of 14 -- this is one of 14 wildfires burning now in california. >> now to a hotspot in alameda county where a second brushfire burned in 24 hours. flames charred about 30 acres at the army reserve area in dublin. firefighters will remain on the scene overnight. just yesterday a brushfire burned 250 acres. no word on what sparked the fires. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel with a look at how long the heat will last. >> one more day, but it won't be as hot tomorrow. let me show you the current conditions near the fire lines. live doppler hd is picking up the smoke from the fire. the intensity of the fire. you can see it 80 degrees right now. the temperatures are falling and the relative humidity is coming up. it is 21%. the winds are not terrible. still a little gusty to six miles an hour. the smoke from that fire is quite visible. as you will notice moving northward from the lower lake fire this picture was posted to my facebook who lives up in that area. obviously you can see the smoke moving up. the highs today are 108 degrees in antioch. ukiah tied their old record se

fire in rural california. helicopters scooped up water each bucket holding 324 gallons. emergency responders feared the fire would move quickly and it did ballooning to thousands of acres overnight. now, calurse those planes are grounded overnight. they will resume fighting the fire from the air within the hour. and they do anticipate that they will have to expand those fire lines today. >>> and state route 128 shut down as well in wragg canyon. elsewhere palo alto northbound 101 cleared out at embarcadero slow-and-go from at least 237. sluggish out of the south bay, as well. westbound 80 at red top brand- new wreck to report blocking lanes. chp just arriving on scene causing a backup there. eastshore freeway slow any way out of berkeley towards the bay bridge. we are seeing a backup metering lights are on. you have sluggish conditions also and the san mateo bridge very slow on the westbound side. >>> delays at sfo one hour and 13 minutes due to that right there low clouds areas of patchy fog, even a little bit of drizzle this morning. currently our temperatures are in the 50s and 60s. and later today we are going to talk about high temperatures, well, not that high at all. only in the mi

and cal fire dealing with that type of fire caused by lightning and now you have the 4th of july weekend here. how are you preparing for what could break out this weekend? >> fortunately, in californial fire departments, local, county, city, state, we're used to working with each other and everybody beefs up the resources during the 4th of july and seven prepared. we asked for everyone's help. we would not like to have to go to fireworks causing fires if at all possible. >> and mike martin, thank you for taking the time. a happy 4th to you and everyone working this holiday weekend there. >> you're welcome. >> and we have a list of places where you can see fireworks shows. that is probably the best to do. go see the shows. www.ktvu wantcom. go there and -- www.ktvu.com. that is there on the entertainment tab. >>> most people have gotten a traffic ticket at some point in their life. it's never a good feeling when the police officer pull says you over. did you know you have an option to contest the traffic ticket without having to step into the courtroom? i is had an opportunity to sit down with the man who claims to make it easier for all of us to fight a traffic ticket. >> reporter:

cal fire zsysays right now the fire is 45% contained. vicki? >> all right, thank tpÑyou, scott. >>> meanwhile, firefighters here hthe bay area are preparing for any potential fires that could :f be similar the one in southern california4's v÷j alicia reid has 8bb reaction. are they concerned? 2ncporter: well, absolutely, vicki. now, there's a lot of vegetation on either h hops onto the freeway, the fire chief i spoke with today says there is potential for it to -9çzs happen here in the <)]iñbay area, as well. >> high wind, fires can move incredibly fast. [ sirens #2f v >> repor 7[ firefighters are normally suited up and out the door at the sound of the 8?brÑbell. [ siren ] >> reporter: friday's 3500-acre fire in san bernardino spread in an instant. within two hours, thousands of acres were!p&vñcharred and about 20 vehicles destroyed 'jmutwhen the fire jumped onto the 15 freeway. >> it would be very scary and then would you have to watch the traffic around you which is probably going crazy. >> reporter: the battalion chief says first cover the air vents inside the Ñvehicles so smoke doesn't get in. >> we m like to see the main fire move past prior to somebody getting out of their vehicle but if you do get out of your

cal tran is fighting, 2000 total acres of flame. thousands of firefighters are on iforfront lines trying to keep ane flames from spreading. two of the biggest threats are fires currently burning in northern california knowing this is such a dangerous time of year you cringe with the fact that the temperatures are just going to continue to go up. >> it is july and a it's summer and it's going to feel like it i think this week, right, kari? >> yes, it will. we had warm weather yesterday, it gets even wampler today as we start out with low 60s in the tri-valley right now and then as you head to the north bay a nice cool 53 degrees and then 55 degrees now in santa cruz. the winds are coming out of a more northerly direction and it starts out as" then gets a little bit more breezy today, but not a nice on-shore flow like we expect and that will help bring those temperatures back down. so today's high in san jose reaching 94 degrees, in pacifica 75 degrees and then in san francisco we will even see mid 80s there today. in the north bay 97 degrees, in napa as well as novato, swaul nut creek 103 and livermore reaching 102 degrees. sizzling temperatures in some spots. you want to be careful, try to stay coo

fires currently burning in northern california. >>> a follow-up this morning on a devastating string of teen suicide on cal train tracks. cal train is joining the city of palo alto to replace four miles with new taller fences and testing heat sensitive cameras that would alert officials when somebody is on the track. an early warning could give responders time to stop a train or threat guess people out of the way. >> i wanted to also address the fact that saving one life is actually saving potentially hundreds of lives, and at least hundreds of people from suffering further. >> some people argue the city could be spending money on mental health treatment rather than more fencing to prevent sue sides. crews will start replacing the fence next month. >>> officer are investigating whether a dog they shot last night has a violent history. it happened during a drug bust last night near city hall where police pulled someone over. that person had a dog who reportedly charged at the officers. they then shot the dog. the dog was hit in the ear. it did survive that shooting. is that's after he charged and our officers discharged

fire hydrant on saturday. the california water said it did not get confirmation back from the lab until sunday afternoon. cal water said it went door to door and phone messaged over 800 customers sunday night. >> we're saying you need to boil your water before drinking until we can get samples and find out what's actually going on in our system. >> reporter: cal water says the warning will stay in effect until at least tuesday afternoon. it will only be lift fire department new tests come back from the lab showing the all clear. >> it's scary because it's kind of -- it's hard to not be able to use the water. >> reporter: until los altos won't be a place for happy campers, at least when it comes to drinking the water. len ramirez, kpix 5. >> cal water is offering to pay for its customers' bottle water costs. >>> firefighters saved dozens of homes from a fast moving grass fire in pittsburgh. -- in pittsburg. it broke out around 2:30 this afternoon san marcos boulevard and west bleland road. the fire was in a difficult place to access. crews worked from the ground and air to get a handle on it. firefighters say

helicopters are flying over northern california wildfires doing water drops including the one near lake berryessa. crews are also fighting the fires from the ground and calng old military airplanes to carry fuel and flame retardant. >> i've done as many as seven drops on a fire just short bursts to do different things depending on what they need on that fire. >> of course the weather can help or hurt firefighting efforts. firefighters really need cooler temps this weekend. meteorologist jeff ranieri joins us with a look at forecast. >> we have had notable cooling across the bay area for today and the next two days. that's short-term good relief for parts of california. but the big-time problem is this block of high pressure that has helped to produce the drought. it's been in place, in and out for the past four years. you can see some of the driest levels when it comes to our drought continue across solano contra costa alameda, san mateo counties all under the level of extreme drought. what does the fire forecast look like for tomorrow? red flag fire warnings from seattle down to portland. you can see in redding, just outside of redding, red flag fire wa