we learned from calfire no one has been injured. thousands of homes are threatened and evacuation orders are in effect. calfire says the drought is one of the reasons the oak fire took also quickly. the conditions are far -- are challenging for firefighters. it is rugged terrain and the hills are steep. reporter: the oak fire has disgorged thousands of acres while firefighters are making progress, some people are getting official word their home was lost. >> the fire department called me to verify my house had been burned down. reporter: chris, who grew up in marin county, was out biking with friends friday, looked back and saw this. >> there was a fire in the vicinity of where we were and it was building up weekly. a pillow of black -- a pillar of black smoke rose into the sky. reporter: an outdoorsman and journalist was able to get his dog and some items from his home with the thought that he would come back for more. that never happened. authorities evacuated the neighborhood and he received troubling news for the second time in

calfire hopes to have the oak fire contained by next week.onight marks the 20th anniversary of the yearly california firefighters memorial ceremony in sacramento, the first time the ceremony has been held for three years since the pandemic. >>>> today, we are renewing this noble tradition of recognizing those who gave their lives in the service of california. j.r.: fallen firefighters were honored at the convention center. half of firefighters died to fire-related cancer. two were lost to violence. >> jason andrew cortez, san francisco. >> after the ceremony, there was a procession to the memorial wall. it pays tribute to 1400 firefighters who have died in the line of duty. at least five people are under arrest for a smash and grab robbery in walnut creek. the suspects were caught all the way down in la scotto's. one had stolen iphones and laptops in it. they found two guns in the other, one of which they say was a ghost gun. in the east bay show of solidarity in chinatown wearing summer festival is celebrating strength against covid and anti

calfire and agencies responded 1 p.m. friday to the fire burning in west morgan hill. >> how fast fire can develop this time of year, we try to go aggressive on it to slow it down as fast as possible. reporter: with air attacks, ground crew and more, chris williams says first responders were able to hold five acres. good news for residents. pat blair was alerted by her son, the fire not far from the family's home. >> when i came out to get the car to load the dogs, sheriff said it back now. -- evacuate now. reporter: 20 homes under mandatory evacuation. residents able to return after 6 p.m. there was little panic. the community practices fire drills. >> we know where we're going to meet, we talk with each other. they tell everyone what they are doing, where they are going. reporter: calfire says conditions helped as humidity was high and wind was calm. mplished. >> we were able to get aircraft on it fast. it slowed it down so we get the ground crew in. reporter: blair has this message to the men and women on the front lin

calfire says the fire activity wasn't as extreme yesterday but that the fire was able to burn over a ridge and inch closer to mariposa pines on the east side of the fire but that there is a lot of dry fuel and it is difficult to put out, essentially. >> further down the road the fire starts to intensify. the trees will be coming down here we see the result of all of that debt available fuel-burning with a high intensity. jobina: damage inspection teams were able to get in yesterday and the governor to a state of emergency over the weekend allowing additional resources and aide to respond to the fire. kumasi: firefighters from the bay area are on their way there this morning and they gathered bay overnight. pleasanton is where we find ryan. ryan: good morning. the cruise should be on their way now to the oak fire. they left just around 4:00's morning. or just after. they are making good progress in heading towards the fire where they will be assisting the any crews already working hard to get this as contained as fast as they possibly can. this is not the first crew from alameda count

calfire has responded with aircraft as well as water tenders. no residential structures are threatened and they are no evacuations right now. we continue to stay on top of this and monitor this fire. there is a lot of smoke. we will continue to watch this. >> we have an early look at the top items people are buying on amazon prime day, which wraps up tonight. it seems like one gender group will pay more for the rising cost of inflation. >> the world economic forum analyze data and set it discovers cost-of-living inequity. no surprise here. it is caused in part by higher fuel and food prices. it is expected to hit women artists. that is because of a widening gender gap in the global labor force. also insufficient care and structure -- infrastructure. a ransomware attack has compromised the personal data of nearly a million patients nationwide, including some right here in california. they disclosed earlier this month that they were affected by ransomware attack back in february. this compromised customer data. we have a list of the health care pr

calfire has more resources, that means they can get more aggressive getting near the fires. but he adds fire season is not over. >> we have august, september, and october which can be really rough months for us. things can change quickly but hopefully the weather keeps on our side as much as i can. jobina: in the east bay, another search will be held in hopes of finding alexis gave. yesterday, possible clue was found in oak leaf. her family and several volunteers carefully combed through the area near rowley road. pieces of an iphone were found during the search and will be taken by police for further investigation. the family has been working to access her phone records and apple icloud account for more information. >> the police said apple is very hard to work with. we need our attorney to help us with that. jobina: the family is hopeful that the phone is a match to alexis's iphone. he believes alexis's ex-boyfriend killed her in january but her body was never found. in the south bay, san jose residents held a rally demanding the airport to close immediately . it comes aft

calfire says it is the biggest fire of the year and there is no containment. our reporter joins us now with a look at the strategy to fight these claims and the local fire crew involved. all hands on deck here. >> firefighters from across california are on the front lines, including a strike team from in the bay area. the fast-moving fire still forcing thousands from their homes. the oak fire is raging. this time lapse video showing smoke and flames billowing high above the ridge in mariposa county. fire crews are working around the clock on the ground and in the air. the wildfire is so big it can be seen from the international space station. >> further down the road, it starts to intensify. those trees will be coming down. >> they arrived right around daybreak after traveling all night. >> a strike team from around the bay area is assisting. they were able to save part of this burning home saturday afternoon. >> they happened to be on this country road and found the home engulfed in flames and tried to save the garage and in law unit that was being exposed. >

calfire says it is burning with almost no containment. jobina is following from the live desk.obina: the electro fire is burning. at one point, it attracted nearly 60 to 80 people in apg&e building nearby. they were safely evacuated from that powerhouse last night. local sheriffs deputies are conducting door-to-door mandatory evacuations of the area for about 500 people. calfire teams say 100 structures are threatened right now and one firefighter has been injured. around 13,000 pg&e customers are also without power as a result of the fire this morning. we do have some good news. amador county sheriff's say the fire spread has slowed around 10 p.m. last night, so the cause of the fire is still under investigation. kumasi: thank you. the fire is now one of several fires burning up and down the state. you can keep an eye on all of them with this exclusive abc 7 wildfire tracker. it has the latest information on fires and air quality where you're living. luck on the homepage of abc7news.com to check it out. president biden will be honoring four veterans today by awarding them that

calfire had pg&e cut power to thousands of customers just as a precaution.ple in calaveras and amador counties have been ordered to evacuate. this is making it difficult for firefighters to reach. >> it is down a steep road and there is quite a bit of vegetation in that area that is making it hard to access. >> the amador county sheriff's office says that the fire started yesterday at the recreation area. dion: the a's plan to build a ballpark at the terminal after a marathon session that started at noon today. the oakland city council said no to a report -- to a proposal that would have asked voters how they feel on the november ballot. the city still needs to work out a deal with the a's first. >> a call to help clear san jose's animal center. the july 4 holiday typically leads to an increase of lost pets, but this year the center was already at capacity. amanda del castillo shows the race is on now to help reunite pets. amanda: the animal care center is at capacity. kennels were completely filled days before july 4. >> we do feel like there were early fir

. >> just like calfire can develop , we have gone really aggressive on it to slow it down as fast as possible. >> with air attacks, ground crews, and forced -- more, the first responders were able to hold the fire at five acres. >> good news for frenchy's, lewis, and bosco. the owner said they are alerted by the sun. it the --. >> when i came outside to load the dogs in, the sheriff said to evacuate now. >> calfire says at least 20 homes were under mandatory evacuations. residents were able to return after six p.m.. according to blair, there was little panic. they have practiced fire drills and had bags already packed. >> we know where we are meeting, we talk with one another, we text one another, we have a community within one another. we tell everybody what we are doing, where we are going, and how quickly we will get there. >> weather conditions helped, as humanity was high, and winds were calm. the goal of keeping flames from approaching the top of the ridge line has been accomplished quickly. >> since we are able to get aircraft relatively fast, slowed it down so we could get gr

calfire had pg&e cut power to thousands of customers just as a precaution. people in calaveras and amador counties have been ordered to evacuate. this is making it difficult for firefighters to reach. >> it is down a steep road and there is quite a bit of vegetation in that area that is making it hard to access. >> the amador county sheriff's office says that the fire started yesterday at the recreation area. dion: the a's plan to build a ballpark at the terminal after a marathon session that started at noon today. the oakland city council said no to a report -- to a proposal that would have asked voters how they feel on the november ballot. the city still needs to work out a deal with the a's first. >> a call to help clear san jose's animal center. the july 4 holiday typically leads to an increase of lost pets, but this year the center was already at capacity. amanda del castillo shows the race is on now to help reunite pets. amanda: the animal care center is at capacity. kennels were completely filled days before july 4. >> we do feel like there were early

calfire says at least 450 structures are threatened. one homeowner had a few minutes warning thanks to a phone call from a friend. >> has come to my house, said it wiped out my neighbors house. >> the fire may have been sparked by fireworks or a barbecue. around 13,000 pg&e customers are without -- as a result of the fire. >> should oakland voters get a say in the waterfront terminal? the topic being discussed right now. >> after the break, the yoga instructor accused of killing a professional cyclist from san francisco being transferred back to austin after her capture in costa rica. details about how she tried evading authorities. stay with us. this is john. he hasn't worked this hard to only get this far with his cholesterol. taken with a statin, leqvio can lower bad cholesterol and keep it low with two doses a year. side effects were injection site reaction, joint pain, urinary tract infection, diarrhea, chest cold, pain in legs or arms, and shortness of breath. with leqvio, lowering cholesterol becomes just one more thing life thro

calfire santa clara unit sent a strike team of 10 members.'t worry there's enough firefighters around to cover if there's trouble at home. >> the community is not feeling the strain at all. we are looking for some relief, firefighters and everything is still in. we're dealing with covid and fatigue. the terrain is very steep. it's a very rural area. there's some amazing landscape there. and our fire fire firefighters are trying to save life and then property. that's our goal. >> no one knows when this fire will be contained. >>> let's show you what it looks like outside. luckily the has hasn't gotten here yet. what you're seeing is fog. our cameras captured fog. the concern is whether we're going to see some of that home from the fire. let's bring in our meteorologist shaun. >> the worse of that smoke ich i will show you here in a second is going to be headed to yosemite and tahoe. we're okay here in the bay area. steep terrain from two to 3,000 plus feet. unfortunately th has already moved through jersey dale. also hitting parts of zara. tom

first, we start with calfire public information officer, jonathan pierce. thank you for being here. jonathan: thank you for having me. karina: it has been a busy monday to start the week. let's talk about the progress on the oak fire. firefighters did manage to save the small community of mariposa pines, but there's a lot of work to be done. can you give us an update on how much the fire has burned so far and where we are in containment? jonathan: at 16,000 acres, seven hundred 91. we are sitting at 10% containment. karina: wellies talk about how the weather impacts the fire efforts. how is the weather playing in this today? jonathan: but weather is similar to what we've been seeing, with poor rh recovery over the night. karina: i know you have a variety of methods to track the fire and fight fires. i know you have drones that can help in situations like this. have you brought in more resources in addition to the 2500 fire personnel working the fire that have been for the weekend? jonathan: absolutely. absent -- every day, more resources continue to rise. that number as of 7 a.m. th

. >> just minutes ago the mayor of fresno citing calfire tweeted that the oak fire burned more than 4,300es and several homes and buildings are already on fire. it dangerous and fast moving. it's telling people in harm's way to pack up and be ready to get out in a moment's notice. firefighters have no containment right now. >> authorities have issued mandatory evacuation orders. the lush meadow subdivision, some other areas as well. more than 1,700 people impacted at this point. there is an evacuation center. that has been set up at the mariposa elementary school. also a handful of roads in the sierra nevada foothill now closed. i want to show you a map. the fire in relation to san francisco. you can see it burning southwest of the park near mid pines in mariposa county. >> as we take a closer look here, let's zoom in closer to the map. you can see the evacuation zone. also the nearby washburn fire has been burning since july 7. >> let's give you time lapse video of the fire, that massive plume of dark smoke highlighted here by those orange flames. you can see it start to escalate bigger,

contained, has destroyed at least ten structures, and is threatening thousands more, according to calfires temperatures soar across the country this weekend. according to the national weather service, more than 85 million americans were under heat warnings or advisories today. still to come on "pbs news weekend"... the economic costs of unchecked climate change. and... the new technologies accelerating conspiracy theories. ♪ >> this is "pbs news weekend" from weta studios in washington, home of the "pbs newshour," weeknights on pbs. geoff: from a supply chain crisis to a summer of flight delays and cancellations, all of it has fallen to transportation secretary pete buttigieg to help solve. the 40-year-old former presidential candidate and mayor of south bend, indiana also has the task of overseeing one of the most significant investments in america's infrastructure -- roads, bridges and rail -- in more than half a century. i sat down with secretary buttigieg for a wide-ranging interview at his agency's headquarters, and asked what americans should expect to see, as communities across the

calfire confirmed flames consumed seven homes. the fire continues to gain ground. a fire crew from alameda county left to help crews and mariposa county, firefighters from fremont, oakland and sonoma county are already battling the flames. now to a second wildfire just 13 miles away from the oak fire. this one earning in yosemite. the washburn fire started 17 days ago and is 87% contained. it has charged more than 7.5 square miles. no word on how the fire sparked but investigators say it was caused by a person. the fire threatened agent to sequoia trees and due to the fires moderate intensity, it will benefit the trees with the heat opening closed cones of the sequoias, allowing the seeds to reach the ground. several bay area strike teams are on the front lines joining the fight against the oak and washburn fir

calfire teams say 100 structures are threatened right now and one firefighter has been injured.mers are also without power. the on the door county sheriff says the fire had slowed by 10:00 p.m. last night. the cause of the electra fire is still under investigation. kumasi: the electra fire is one of several fires burning across the state this morning. logon to the homepage of abc7news.com to check it out. reggie: health experts are sending a lower expectation of covid-19 vaccine efficacy. this only highlights the importance of a vaccine 2.0 which is set to come out in the fall. >> as the bay area celebrates independence day, it is safe to say we all wish we were a nation independent from a pandemic. thankfully there were little impacts the fourth of july celebrations. covid-19 and the omicron variant are still causing issues in the community. >> infections in the community are very disruptive. people are staying home from work and school. people are staying home to take care of those who are ill and that leads to a lot of disruptions. >> part of the reason for this disruption is

kostas says fire crews have more experience and calfire has more resources. that means they can be more aggressive in getting ahead of fires. california's fire season is not over. >>>> we have august, september and october, which can be rough months for us. things can change quickly. hopefully the weather keeps on our side as much as it can. jobina: in the east bay another search will be held today in hopes of finding more information on the disappearance of alexis game. it has been six months since her family saw her. alexis's family and several volunteers combed through the area near near rowley road. pieces of an iphone were founded during the search and will be taken for -- i police for further investigation. >> the police said apple is hard to work with. we we need our attorney to help us with that. jobina: the gabe family is hopeful the phone is a match to alexis's iphone 11 promax. her body has never been found. in the south bay residents rallied for an airport to close immediately after a small aircraft crashed into a residential area on ocala avenue

about 60 acres have burned and calfire says it is ready percent contained, no homes are threatened and there are no evacuation orders at this point. this is burning near lake herrmann and lake hermann road is closed in both directions. another fire and solano county, this one is burning near 80 and lynch road in cordelia. billowing smoke coming off of it. crews have lost a bit of ground overnight. u.s. force containment dropped from 42 to 17% yesterday. the fire burned an additional 200 acres and has burned and 80 800 acres. -- 8800 acres. officials now believe that those giant sequoias and mariposa grove are now safe from the flames. let's see how the weather is impacting the fires that we are dealing with right now and what the rest of the week looks like. >> let's take a look at the washburn fire and the latest recent satellite picture. it shows that smoke moving toward lake tahoe in the last couple of hours, it is making an eastward turn into nevada. as you look into the smoke forecast, you will see that most of that smoke is moving to the north and east away from bay area. while t

. >>> and calfire battling two fires in the river oaks area and one is forcing evacuations. this is 10 minus miles south of gilroy. crews were able to contain the first fire at 50 acres and the second fire is called the anzar fire is battled this morning with 80 acres that have burned with 0% containment. one home is destroyed and others are threatened and so far no one is hurt. >>> happening today, you are excused if you are daydreaming more than usual. >> i am kind of matching today. we all understand because we want to be a part as well of america's third-largest lottery jackpot in history. ginger is crunching the numbers this morning and i hear you are outside of one of those places that has already had a jack pot match. >> reporter: i'm trying to soak in the magic myself. good morning laura and marcus . the mega millions jack pot hit the sixth under $60 million tonight. as mentioned, the third largest ever if somebody wins it. if you believe lightning strikes twice, you may want to check the safeway behind me. it was a winning location in 2009 when it was a pack and sav

calfire expects the fire to be contained by august 6. kumasi: a brush fire that rogue out a few miles away from sonoma raceway has been contained. it burned about 50 acres and it little more than one hour for firefighters to get out those drew: live look at the exploratorium camera. the fog is with us this morning. coastal drivel -- drizzle as well. sure flow. here quality is good today, tomorrow, even for the upcoming weekend. that smoke will stay well above us, keeping our air quality nice and fresh at the ground level. today is one of those days where the fog is slow to break down along the bay shoreline, city. temperatures in the 50's close to the coast. 60's and 70's away from the coast. even in the afternoon, we will see sunshine for areas except for the city and coastline. wide range of temperatures, hazy sunshine. pretty cloudy in the city today. only 63 today in half moon bay. needy in san jose with hazy sunshine. 80 and now. 103 is the high in lakeport. a pretty steady pattern of morning fog and afternoon sunshine. we are warme

both calfire and alameda county says the fuel is causing it to spread so fast. >> they arrived right around daybreak -- ryan: alameda county fire told us the other team arrived late at that morning to help begin assisting the crews that were currently on scene. they are going to offer as much help as they can come including the team that left here this morning. we know how fast it has already spread at the dangers wildfires risk when it is so dry. therefore any help they can offer will be much needed. live in pleasanton, ryan curry, abc 7 news. kumasi: the washburn fire is burning inside yosemite national park. this morning it is 87% contained and is born -- and has burned more than 4900 acres. firefighters report the smoke from the open fire is drifting farther east it is impacting the fire but in a good way. it has helped keep temperatures down and gain control of the flames. julian: the smoke from the oak fire is expected to blow into the bay area today. abc 7 reporter j.r. stone spoke with experts. j.r.: plumes like this have been billowing into the air ever since the oak fire st

the fire has been destructive, destroying over 150 buildings including several homes calfire hopes to have the fire fully contained by next week. last night ceremony with the first time it had been held for three years because of the pandemic. >> today, we are renewing this emotional but noble tradition of recognizing those who gave their lives in the service of california. liz: the fallen firefighters were honored at the convention center. nearly half of the firefighters died due to fire-related cancer. two were lost to violence. their names were added to the memorial wall in historic capital park. >> jason andrew cortez, san francisco. liz: after the ceremony there was a procession to the memorial wall that pays tribute to more than 4000 firefighters who died in the line of duty. this morning at least five people are under arrest for a smash and grab robbery at the apple store in walnut creek. the theft cap and yesterday morning but the suspects were caught all the way down. there were two vehicles involved. one had stolen laptops, iphones, and ipads. they found two guns and the oth

calfire is asking for help to call -- to find the cause of the fire was started on the fourth of july. our meteorologist is here with a look at the conditions near the fire and the concern about increasing heat over the weekend. >> increasing smoke also if you're heading out to the high country. take a look at what is going on. this is around red corral wrote. we are looking at the electric fire -- electro fire. -- electra fire. you can see earlier today there was not much smoke there. the one that is putting a much more smoke is the washburn fire. this is how it looked your deadwood mountain. you can see the plume of smoke, heading into placerville. we have the fire down around morgan hill, gilroy in santa cruz. here is the smart forecast. if you're heading up to the sierra, especially south of tahoe towards the tioga pass, that is where the thick of the smoke will be. it will settle into the valley each night, same thing down south and as you head into the afternoon, it is going to blow off to the south east, down the salinas valley. but up in high country it is going to blow off to

calfire says structures have burned but they have not said how many. first responders are asking drivers to avoid state route 273 so evacuees can get out. a steady air attack is helping crews make progress against the washburn fire in yosemite. this is new video from the front lines. comber winds helped firefighters regain ground in the last 24 hours. containment is at 23%. the fire has crossed into the sierra national forest prompting road closures. the highway 41 and turns into your set -- highway 41 entrance to yosemite is closed. air quality officials are advising some people in eastern contra costa county to stay indoors with windows and doors closed. the fire is sending up smoke a six weeks after it started. the fire is burning into large amounts of decaying vegetation. contra costa fire says it is hard to get to and virtually impossible to put out. these fires are often left to burn themselves out. >> i was driving to work on the weekend, i had to turn my lights on. you need and 95 and people that cannot be outside right now. >> and air quality

calfire hopes to have it fully contained by next weekend. this weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the year california firefighters memorial ceremony in sacramento. last year's ceremony was the first time it had been held for three years because of the pandemic. >> today, we are renewing this emotional but noble tradition of recognizing those who gave their lives in the service of california. liz: the fallen firefighters were honored at the convention center. nearly half of the firefighters died because of fire-related cancer. their names were added to the wall in historic sacrament apart. >> jason andrew cortez, san francisco. liz: after the ceremony, there was a procession to the memorial wall that pays tribute to more than 1400 firefighters who have died in the line of duty. this morning, at least five people are under arrest for a smash and grab robbery at the apple store and walnut creek. the theft happened yesterday morning. the suspects were caught in los gatos. police say there were two vehicles involved. one had stolen laptops, ph

chief carpenter says it was a 4 alarm with calfire assisting from above with air drops. that's alright heart. larry welch owns the 22 acres where the fire took place and lives just across the street with his wife. his neighbor was the first to notice the fire tuesday morning. he saw the smoke. >> so he drove down and call the fire department. welch says the land has been in his family for more than 100 years. used to be a quarry run by his grandfather. >> he's never surprised by wild fires and evacuations. 57 years living here. yeah, it's haven't before. chief carpenter says the fire moved west to east with strong winds making it difficult for firefighters to get ahead of the flames gets very gusty up here. so we had the fire changed direction several times. >> went primarily to the east end to the north. then back to the east again. after a few hours, his crew was able to stop forward progress and residents like welch were able to return to their homes, thankful for the hard work of the men and women in yellow. we're very thankful it would just go on control. >> especia

calfire's san mateo, santa cruz unit has sent a strike team into fight the flames.ama: meteorologist sandhya patel has been tracking the fire. dan: what are the conditions like now in that area? sandhya: right now it is not very windy, the humidity is up. i do want to show you something on her visible satellite picture. the last ones i could get showing that smoke. clearly, blowing from the fire out towards the san juan batista hollister area. if you are seeing smoky conditions near you, you want to avoid that smoke, keep your doors and windows close. the closest reporting station is 59 degrees, 81% relative humidity. southerly winds to seven. the fog has crept up around monterey bay. eventually they will seat some of the up coming into their area. when is expected to remain light. -- wayne's -- winds expected to remain light. some moderate air quality toward the hollister area. be ready for fluctuations. look at our east bay camera as the sun is getting rave to set. not so gorgeous, as air quality continues through tonight due to the smoke from the marsh fire. cond

calfire says about 20 acres are burning. you see the smoke there.we continue to monitor the situation and we will be back with more de another busy day? of course - you're a cio in 2022. but you're ready. because you've got the next generation in global secure networking from comcast business. with fully integrated security solutions all in one place. so you're covered. on-premise and in the cloud. you can run things the way you want - your team, ours or a mix of both. with the nation's largest ip converged network. from the most innovative company. bring on today with comcast business. powering possibilities. dan: that breaking news is in the east bay, sky 7 over a brush fire believed to be sparked by a car crash on i-5 80 in the altamont past. it is in a rural area, no structures nearby but the freeway is close by there you see 580 and a lot of smoke coming off this fire. ama: this is 580 in north flynn road in livermore. the crash was on eastbound 580 around 5:40 pm the chp has one lane blocked. dan: alameda county firefighters say this is 50 to

calfire expects the fire will be fully contained by august 6. drew: we are looking at the smoke forecast. the smoke thousands of feet up in our atmosphere, coming from the oak buyer. we will call it hazy sunshine out there. the smoke not able to reach the surface, keeping air quality good to go. here is the tan camera. on the horizon, you see that haze, that orange glow, the hazy atmosphere. the fog and marine layer, the fresh air continuing to affect the air quality through the weekend. hour-by-hour, the fog is slow to break down in a lot of spots this morning. pretty cloudy over the city. some patchy fog around the east bay shorelines. we will see afternoon sunshine around the bayshore. we will get to the 80's and 90's. sue: thursday morning starting to fill in on the east shore freeway. we have packed conditions moving at a pretty good clip. it is moving. there are no stalls or accidents to slow you down. we have metering lights on, but you can't tell at the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a look at your drive times from hercules through the

i'm justine waltman calfire just tweeted out this photo of what's being called the arms. the fire. it's burning along rt road and sleepy valley road in unincorporated morgan hill. it's just a few minutes away from the morgan hill community park right off highway one. 0, one. cal fire just told us this fire has burned about 5 acres so far and it is 10% contained. there are 20 homes under mandatory evacuation orders right now. so people living on our street road to sycamore avenue hardy lane to to horror way must leave. now they're also road closures in the area and many emergency vehicles going to the scene. the evacuation center is being set up at the morgan hill community center. that's at the location on monterey road in morgan hill. the address on your screen right now. we're working to get a lot of new details about this far that just started in morgan hill and our meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here now with a check of the forecast, especially in that area. what type of conditions are they dealing with? very warm and dry? just seems so no surprise that that fire actually s

calfire says the fire has burned more than 14,000 acres.ple have been ordered to evacuate and several roads are closed. 10 buildings have been destroyed and thousands more remain threatened. lisa: we see the fog behind you. good air quality in the bay area. from ball mark peak you can see the clouds and fog. on the coast, it would be a while until we see the sun. low 70's in santa cruz. 58 in concord. highs today from the upper 50's, half moon bay, low my niece and a little warmer through the day and we reverse the trend through the week. . jobina: thank you for joining us. the news here's why tribal leaders urge you to vote yes on prop 27. the act provides hundreds of millions every year for permanent solutions to homelessness, mental health and addiction in california. prop 27 supports financially disadvantaged tribes that don't own big casinos. by taxing and regulating online sports betting for adults 21 and over, we can protect tribal sovereignty and finally do something about homelessness in california. vote yes on prop 27. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> s

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