. >>> boy, talk about a turn around, this time last year state park out of california facing em fluorescent closures. >> one time state camp brought some friends for a thursday and friday camp out that she wanted to last for the whole weekend. >> they were fully booked up for saturday and sunday and we usually an annual camping trip but they're gone for the summer. >> i knew it was going to be beautiful but it was a great reminder of where we live and how lucky we are to live here and how accessible it is to us. it took a group of women and a lot of them had never camp before last night and they're all -- we want to go camping now. >> from private park supporters such as the california state park foundation. >> we have 130, 000 members who helped step up. people really poured out their ability and desire to help. >> and now california's state parks say this memorial day weekend will see the highest number over night of camp site booking over history. just for another year and a month >> about 13 months from now will be the next question. >> note to the legislature. >> they need to be leader

with officials in washington state and they're inspecting bridges, certain bridges here in the california state to prevent a similar accident. cal trans officials tell us they're talking with washington state transportation investigators about the possible cause of the i-5 bridge collapse. >> we know that the bridge was hit by a truck carrying an oversized load. what exactly caused the chain of events to occur, they're still investigating. >> reporter: cal trans is dispatching crews to check the measurements of some of the bridges. >> any bridge in california that has an overhead clearance of less than 15 and a half feet, we double checking to make sure all the bridges have the proper signage. >> reporter: engineers say it's a signature move because many -- significant move because many bridges were build with a clearance height of about 14 feet. >> it's hard to modify something like this and create more vertical space. >> reporter: an engineer specializing in bridge collapses. >> you can make -- before the entry to the bridge. if there is an impact the impact occurs on the barrier. >> reporter

i am introducing a resolution urging the california state legislature to pass senate bill 755, which would require all proposed new construction or refurbishment of bridges to take into accounts a suicidal barrier to become eligible for state or federal funds. the top three deadliest suicide bridges in the world are in the united states and two of those bridges are here in california. and as many of us know the golden gate bridge has had more suicides than any other in the world. tragic number currently being over 1200. suicide is the most common or is most often an impulsive action and barriers could significantly restrict the number of suicides and i think with the leadership of member ammiano, i urge your supported of this resolution. the rest i will submit. >> thank you, supervisor chiu. >> thank you, madame clerk and i would like to co-sponsor the resolution that supervisor mar mentioneded. as a city, as some of you know we have a 130-mile underground network of fiber that we use primarily to connect city buildings and assets such as traffic signals and fire stations and we're e

faculty to teach the next generation of nurses who will be taking care of all of us in the state of california. >> the online program was really the only thing that was a feasible option for working professionals who are spread out all over the northern part of the state of california. >> many distance learning students are not traditional students. this woman is on the way to achieving another degree, she says the online program is a good fit. it allows her to learn at coffee shops during lunch break. >> it would have been tough for me. i need to work full time so i think there's a few programs that will do weekend classes and they will work out that way but it would have been more difficult to do. >> a study conducted on the effectiveness and time saving online education shows learning is more effective when presented through multi media students learn 70% faster than traditional classrooms. >> this man says. >> desks laid out in a grid and a white board and slide project beingettor if you have one -- and that in and of itself constrains interaction. how can you interact there. it sets up th

state, new york. new york has different laws that california. not be a violation. >> yeah. >> stephanie: i get your point as parent. i do. i'm just saying that i think that that certainly is a different case than a lot of the ones that we're used to hearing about, you know? i mean -- a 50 year old guy -- >> not all of us can find someone who is three years older when we were in high school stephanie. >> stephanie: i was just that cool wasn't i? >> yes, you were. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: onya good morning. >> caller: i disagree with you on this case. it's not pet -- pedestrian feel feelia -- i don't think you have to have kids -- anybody who has watched law and order, knows that pedaphilia is not people two to three years apart getting together under the bleachers at a football game. >> stephanie: right. >> caller: but like i said -- [overlapping speakers] >> stephanie: right. the felony to me -- at least you would think you can agree that is excessive, right? does anybody really think she should go to prison? >> caller: well, that's the thing.

i want to have a brief, brief conversation about this urging the california state senate to pass a bill 622. i have a couple of southerners it has to do with the attacks on sugary drinks. we don't have healthy food options in the south they're very, very compromised. i see this as possibly a regressive tax on poor communities so i'd like to ask the sponsor of this to talk and walk us through this a little bit >> supervisor campos. >> let me make sure i put my diet coke away. colleagues any suggestion is we continue this item for a week to have the opportunity to have a meaningful conversation >> supervisor campos has made a motion to continue this for a week. >> call next item. >> mr. president, the item 25 will be continued to be for next week. and this is urging the united states senator to pass the comprehensive immigration reform a focus on family unification to creating a citizenship >> and is meeting continues president chiu. >> thank you very briefly we know as a body have passed many immigration reform this is immigration reform this is in front of the u.s. senate given the spee

their respect and don't cross those boundaries, we get treated just like anybody else. >> at california staten corcoran, we met three inmates living openly as homosexuals at what is considered one of the toughest and most violent prisons in the state. >> okay. if you could just state and spell your name for us. >> regina maiden. well, actually, reginald maiden. r-e-g-i-n-a-l-d. m-a-i-d-e-n. >> in this raw interview footage the three men discuss the possibility of attack and how they would respond. >> it's not being attacked. it's just being like -- you know, the proper word is stalked, harassed, because of rejection. you know, a lot of people here can't deal with rejection, especially coming from a transsexual. >> a lot of other things people don't realize, we're men like them. we're feminine like them. >> don't forget. women do kill. >> a lot of us don't put up with that and a lot of guys know that and a lot of guys that don't, so you know, when the ones don't, they end up getting beat up. >> and it makes them look bad on the yard. so that's why a lot of people do give homosexuals respect so

now you leave the little bitty mice alone. >> we found an even more unlikely bond at california state prison corcoran. >> like anything. treat it with love and respect. it will treat you with love and respect back. >> we were out on the yard shooting. i looked over and saw these guys petting something. at first i thought it was a kitten. and it endeditr that they had tamed. >> shampoo, little baths, and let him run around the cell, feed him apple, let us. take care of them. they're good little pets. >> like the best little companion i ever had. >> a lot of the guys we ran into probably have never had anybody to love or anything or anybody to love them. and when you run into somebed who is -- you know adopted a gopher and it gives them some sort of outlet for affection. it's got to be a good thing. >> but we found a very different case of inmate creature bonding inside california's san quentin prison. >> i'm mike miller my real name. and the staff here call me birdman of san quentin. >> the first day i got here at san quentin. the birds seemed to have flocked to me for some reason. and

the state of california has licensed the school to give certification for people wanting to get into the field. >> they do need to have at least a high school diploma. and that is required by the state of california and many of them have college degrees, master's degrees, doctorate degrees. >> professional medical institution such as kaiser permanente are beginning to accept the idea of hypnosis. some professionals are even taking classes. >> i'm very interested in energy work and mind body connection and i already work in the medical field and wanted to bring the two together. >> they're hypnotist on staff at stanford hospital, women are giving birth with hypnosis, with no pain and no drugs. it's amaze r for pain. there's hypnotist at the columbia. >> it's not just medical use. it also has a spiritual following. michael operates power hypnosis in san francisco. >> what you expect, how much money you're going to earn, how much love you'll allow into your life comes from the transformation of your expectations. >> once we start doing that, once we take down the blocks, take down the wa

california is a home to the largest population of immigration of immigrants in the united states. immigrants are family members, friends, neighbors and coworkers and many of us like myself are immigrants. california's communities need common sense immigration policies that up hold our basic values and protect the rights we hold dear. protection of the unity of the family must re/phaeupbl at the heart of immigration law and policy. we recognize that there are many times of families and our immigration laws shall respect all family members, regardless of race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, contact with the criminal justice system or current immigration status. we call for immigration reform that /r-plts the value of unity of the family. for these reasons the california immigrant policy acceptabilitier urges you to adopt this resolution. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> hi, thanks for having us. i'm ashley and this is my partner ki and this issue affects us greatly. we met nine years ago and fell in love immediately and that was a trial in and of itself because i cam

, not to mention pay california state taxes. and yet this whole thing is being turned on an innocent individual whose turn has come to build his house the way he wants to. i own a design firm, one of the largest in the city. i believe that what he has presented is a beautiful project and complementary to the neighborhood. and i think it is time for this to be over. >> thank you. any other public comment? >> [speaker not understood]. you are not entitled to speak at this time. is there anyone else who is not affiliated with the parties that would like to speak? okay, seeing none, commissioners, the matter is submitted. >> i actually have a question for mr. sanchez. the attorney for the permit holder stated that the planning and building did not rely on exhibit a, the 90% from reservation or preservation of the [speaker not understood] foundation. is that a true statement? >> that is correct. we did a separate analysis using the requirements of section 317. one was done prior to the discretionary review hearing and i did the evalu

. >>> well, a new problem tonight for california state parks. you may recall the sandal last year where officials hit a surplus for years as the department moved to close 70 parks. a company hired to solicit donations didn't spend the money as intended. >> reporter: $918,000 donated to help pay for state parks allegedly diverted by a private company to pay its bills. >> that is something that is absolutely unacceptable. we must get to the bottom of it and address it as quickly and as feasibly as possible. >> reporter: the misspent money was donated by a company known worldwide. >> for the thirsty and those who hang out in packs. >>oca-cola agreed to donate $2.6 million to operate california state parks money it would donate over time. that was arranged by a company called good solutions. a pasadena firm. they are facing criticism. the letter sent tuesday night said good solutions diverted almost a million dollars of coke's money to pay its own he creditors. the state parks director writes in his letter the fund raising company's actions were "eg

earlier this year, california state senator mark leno introduced legislation that would revise the penalty for simple drug possession under the state law, making drug possession laws that punish as a felony would now be punished as a misdemeanor. the new legislation, sb-1506, does not apply to anybody involved in selling or manufacturing drugs. the stated purpose of the bill is that it would help alleviate overcrowding in state prisons and county jails, and ease pressure on california's court system and result in millions of dollars in annual savings for both state and local governments. senator mark leno who couldn't join us today as been quoted as saying, quote, there's been no evidence to suggest long prison sentences deter or limit people from abusing drugs. in fact, time behind bars and felony records often have horrible, unintended consequences for people trying to overcome addiction because they are unlikely to receive drug treatment in prison and have few job prospects and educational opportunities when they leave. this legislation will help implement public safety realignment and

fire officials ordered the evacuations of some homes and the channel islands campus of california state university. this is a much earlier start than normal to the california wildfire season thanks to unseasonably high temperatures, dry brush and heavy winds. about 100 miles to the east of ventura, four homes burned in a grassfire prompting the evacuation of an elementary school. and in the city of banning, more than 650 firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire that has burned more than 3,000 acres. joe kiener's home was destroyed. >> this is the living room. the whole attic and roof came straight down on the house itself. >> reporter: but his mother died just last month, he is taking this latest tragedy in stride. >> it can be replaced. so don't dwell on it. >> reporter: and he praised firefighters, who are working to save other homes from the flames. michelle, here at the springs fire it is really moving fast, already about 10 miles west to the beach so they are closing part of pch1 that runs through san francisco and beyond, closing that, continuing some of the evacuations and r

, the lgtb people of the state of california have the right to the same rights as residents of any other state. it's a very basic e principal. we want to be very clear, on record that this is an important issue. and some have said if you include lgtb rights in comprehensive immigration reform, that will kill immigration reform. i beg to differ. if you do not include lgtb rights and comprehensive immigration reform then you don't really have real reform. it is hatred, bias and prejudice that will kill the reform. the people who hire against the lgtb community are people who are basing their opinion on something that is prejudice. that's what it is about. so i ask my /kol likes today to move this forward to the board of supervisors and my hope is that we will have a unanimous vote to the board of supervisors so we can send it over to other representatives so they can see that san francisco is united in this fight. supervisor yee. >> thank you. i want to thank all the individuals and organizations that came out today and in particular the individuals that shared their stories. i'm very than

were on a closure list which raised a statewide outcry from private park supporters such as the california state parks foundation. >> we have 130,000 members. in every community where there was a park on the closure list, people poured out their desire to help. >> reporter: all 280 state parks are open. >> about 13 months from now will be the question. >> reporter: note to the legislature. >> they need to be leaders. and i think all it would take it for them to come out here with their families and spend a few days and they'll see what an amazing benefit it is to give all people access to it. >> reporter: the state parks? will give you reason to understand and to see which parks have which days available. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the holiday get away is underway. 3.5million californians will drive 50 miles or more. that's really no change from last year. the number of california arterialers will also be about the same as last year. some people in the south bay told ktvu they're staying home because of high gas prices. live look at part of the bay area get away. we're looking live at i

the california public utilities commission, an absolute creature of the state of california, is up to its neck in culpability in this thing. they said we're not fair-minded regulators of pg&e. they were way too cozy. pg&e would ask for money for something, and then they wouldn't spend it on that because of some other circumstance, and all of that stuff. and they kept asking for things, for money to be paid to do this, to do that. that was granted. a lot of the repairs were never made. primary example of that is a pipe that's finally replaced in south san francisco, that would have probably failed in a major earthquake. that was one they got $5 million for, and never replaced the pipe. a lot of people are saying, wait a minute, california needs the $1 billion to say the least. but is it fair for the shareholders of pg&e to supplement the budget of the state of california rather than to fix the system? that's where a lot of people, including the ceo, and other people say, this doesn't make any sense. plus, and this is a harder one to swallow, because this is how lawyers look at cases. t

lockup crews have also been frequent guests at california's state prison corcoran. >> you might have to fight. you might have to stab. you never know. depends on the situation. >> a lot of times it is fist fights out here. but i would say maybe every other month we get a righteous stabbing. when they do stab each other they go for the kill. they don't just stab each other to play around. >> every morning you wake up you are dealing with 1,000 different attitudes. you never know what can happen on that certain day. all you can do is think the worst, hope for the best. >> we met two inmates on the yard at corcoran who are much more pro-active when it comes to surviving life in this powder keg. they gave our crew a tutorial on how they do it. >> the rules you want to live by behind the walls you want to give everybody the same respect that you expect to receive from them. >> without order we have anarchy. when we have anarchy we have people die here. >> robert morales serving 30 years to life for burglary under california's three strikes law. his cellmate has a 16-year sentence on sever

at 90 years old, wally is the oldest graduate in california state university system. past weekend, he received his masters of arts in education from california university. and he has a bachelors degree in history, a master's in literature and writing. and a master's in history. he is a smart guy. that's 94 -- four degrees. you are never too old to learn. >> improving your mind and increasing your learning, it is what it is ability. >> all right. probably why he is sharp. >> he is hoping to mentor others and teacher then the importance of education. >>> they go above and beyond keeping us safe. this morning we are honoring baltimore firefighters killed in the line of duty. >> all right. supersized hail after nearly 50 tornadoes hammer six states. >> one of the big stories on this monday morning. hope you had a great weekend. we have a lot to talk about. i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charlie crowson. all right. lynette charles. i know that you are going to talk about storms in the mid section. it is feeling sticky and foggy, nasty. >>> it is nasty. a dreary time day. we loo

important here and people so often lose sight of is that this bill, 1506, is a small effort in the state of california and in the country of the united states to try to roll back the horrendous rates of incarceration that have happened in this country over the last 30 years. i mean, that's the context, right? the united states, i think most of you know these numbers now, but we're less than 5% of the world's population but almost 25% of the world's incarcerated population. we rank first in the world in the per capita incarceration of our fellow citizens. the russians are fading fast in second or third place together with the belarus people. the rates of the incarceration are five, six, seven, eight times than most in other societies, europe and elsewhere, though their rates of nonviolent crime and drug use are not that much different than ours. so if another country were to lock up its own people at the rate that we do, and if our rates of incarceration were more normative to the rest of the world, we would regard with that other country was doing as a massive violation of human rights. that's the way

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california are a blaze tonight. strong winds are whipping up huge wild fires all over the state. blackening thousands of acres and shutting down parts of the highway. cbs reporter is in venturea county where one fire burned 10 square miles and threatening thousands of homes. teresa. >> reporter: good evening, liz. you can see the springs fire, because that late surge did make the flames go all the way to the pacific coast highway. this forced the closure. more evacuations, and clearly, you can see some of the damage this fire did. we're at an rv storage lot. these are some of the shelves of those recreational vehicles that are left. and in total, 2,000 homes have been threatened. so far, none destroyed. firefighters lit backfires in a last line of defense that flames approach to southern california neighborhood. winds up to 47 miles an hour whipped the blaze in ventura county from 75-acres to 6500 in just three hours. it is just one of several fires blackening hillsides and grasslands across the state. flames over took this agricultural storage facility, causing equipment to expl

even a former california assemblyman compares the states saying if california eliminated its state incomeigher than texas. now with the public policy foundation joining us now. welcome to the program, i can't believe this. if california got rid of entirely its income tax, they would be more heavily tax the than texas. explain this to us. >> well, it was amazing to me, but one of the themes heard recently after i moved from california to texas is that, well, texas is accord to tax less because they got all that oil and gas which is what pays for government. well, i looked into the numbers, and oil and gas severance revenues, severance taxes fund less than 4% of texas state and local government, now, of course, california has a lot of oil too, over 15 billion barrels in the shale formation, something like two-thirds of america's proven oil shale reserves, just that they don't let it come out of the ground, and if they did, they want to tax it more, so, you know, i look into iting and california's taxes 42 #% more of the share of state income than does texas. california eliminated this, it c

>> among the nation's toughest, california's state prison, corcoran, severely overcrowded and plagued by racial tension. we spend months inside, where officers try to maintain order in an institution with a notoriously violent past. this is "lockup: corcoran, extended stay." >>> for me, it was a hard, bumpy road. >> bad decisions have landed thousands of inmates in corcoran. >> that is the life i picked for myself, and it's really hard. >> in prison they've got two choices, do their time and go home -- >> i've got a baby brother who doesn't have anybody out there right now. if i go home and he can look up to that -- >> reporter: -- or become even more destructive on the inside. >> more crazy people in your cell, and crazy things happen. >> stabbings, killings, drugs, weapons. >> the path they choose could determine the difference between life and death. >> you take care of yourself, and the rest will fall into place. >> another alarm. >> i live on corcoran, 3c facility. it's a sensitive needs yard for inmates that cannot program around the general population inmates. people with sex c

. >> reporter: students at california state university channel islands were also told to leave their campus. air tankers battled the blaze from the air. some residents took matters into their own hands. >> what you do is you try to get everything moist so that it slows it down. >> i've got to get the hose back from my neighbors so i can get these flames back down again. >> reporter: a handful of other fires are burning in southern california including this summit fire, about an hour east of los angeles that left two firefighters injured, burned one home and charred 3,000 acres. stephanie stanton, nbc news. >>> the national rifle association's annual convention kicks off in houston. despite months of backlash and a battle following last year's tragedy at sandy hook, organizers are predicting the largest crowd ever including a high-profile lineup of current and former conservative lawmakers. nbc's tracie potts has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the nra wants to make a big deal of the fact that this could be their biggest convention ever. 70,000-plus members expec

>> california state small businesses. of the listed subcontractor for the contract, approximately a quarter of the businesses have addresses located in san francisco. >> and the minorities? >> the disadvantaged db, center enterprises, would be incorporated as part of the sbe umbrella, but i have not segregated out the list of sub contractors, db versus lbe. >> it seems like a huge project, an extraordinary opportunity to do something for small businesses in san francisco. whatever we can do to support that he ought to look into it very seriously. >> if i could clarify, locally funded projects have a prohibition on locally geographic base preferences such after 14b of the city administrator code that provides for such preferences that we use for non-federally funded work is not applicable; we are not allowed to apply here. what we can do is set an sbe goal. which we have done. and with the contractor has exceeded. despite our efforts through meet and greets, berries outreach efforts in advance of the word, in advance of th

. >> and california state parks at an all time high. officials say nearly 27,000 nights have been booked up 4%. more officials say beach and coastal camp grounds fill up first and are likely already full for this three-day weekend. >> sirk sirk teeming up with six >>> in the newsroom at 6:00, a surprise inspection of san francisco's fleet of garbage trucks. tonight a lk at company's history of accidents is a story only on abc 7 news. also, a victory for pry vassy. a settlement won't allow a company to dictate how patients get their medicine and a power ball player comes forward to collect a prize. a cool $2 million. those stories and more coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> that is exciting to see him come, take his money. >> $2 million. >> congratulations autos yes. >> cirque du soleil about to make a new splash in the bay area. >> yes. the members of cirque du soleil are teeming up with six flags discovery kingdom. >> about to dive into a new show at the golf and harbor stage. >> the new show called cirqe >>> this is "world news." ton

. >> we get our first look at cost of health care coverage in california through the state's new insurance exchange. it is called cover california. the state agency has just announced a list of plans and rates in sacramento, some starting at $222 a month. enrollment is in october with full coverage january 1. that is when president obama's affordable health care act is in affect offering people and small business a choice of private health plans to calculate your insurance costs, go to abc7news.com and click on "see it open tv." >> california governor is in the south bay with 500 researchers and scientists calling for more to stop climate change climate he spoke on monday and the summit is at the nasa research center at moffett field calling on a action including researchers from berkeley and sanford and nasa. >> new a check of forecast. it look like a clear and nice day. >> sunscreen is necessary. >> if you are going to be outside, the u.v. index is high. beautiful blue sky. the air is still very clear across the bay area. there is more humidity and you can see a bit of some murky air but

. >>> if you haven't booked a camp site at a california state park, you may be out of luck. nearly 27,000 nights have been booked for this weekend. an all time high. more campers are staying longer than before. if you're scrambling to score a camp site, you may want to look inland and north. beach and coastal campgrounds fill up first and are likely full for the three-day weekend. >>> speaking of which, this three-day weekend, a look at the weather. >> it's going to be a cool one, mike. >> absolutely. look at the forest hill neighborhood. 44 degrees. we've got field, towards san francisco and downtown at 49. glen park, 48 at ferryville. going to get cooler deeper into the city. 51 in richmond. 56 in pittsburgh and tracy at 53. palo alto at 43 degrees. saratoga at 44. walnut creek, 45. check out the almost full moon as we look from emoryville this morning. isn't that gorgeous? next 12 hours, a little calmer this morning. temperature in the mid to upper 40s. usual spots, breezy. 54 to 68 and warmer inland. still in the 50s at the coast. as we look down from channel 5, temperat

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state officials hope the review will help improve trust and transportation projects in california. >>> country music's biggest stars are coming to the aid of the oklahoma tornado victims. the event will raise funds for the united way to assist tornado victims and oklahoma is not in the clear yet unfortunately. right now more tornadoes could be coming, including in moore, oklahoma, which was decimated last week. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking the severe weather over there. the threat that's tonight and tomorrow. jeff? >> right now, we are looking at several tornado reports that we have had over the past 24 hours. most of those reports coming in nebraska, texas and northern kansas. no reports of any tornadoes right now in oklahoma city. you can see this widespread area of strong thunderstorms stretching from the midwest to the central plains. in oklahoma city into moore, oklahoma, you can see strong thunderstorms, winds 20 to 40 miles per hour and under a severe thunderstorm warning right now that could produce hail three quarters of an inch, but no tornado reports at this

that figure reflects a 12% decrease from 2012. >>> it will be a busy memorial day weekend at california state parks. there are almost 27,000 bookings for camp grounds of that's the highest campgrounds. that's the highest number on record. the park department says it's a good idea to try first come, first served camp sites. there's still availability. >>> and the weather pattern this weekend for all of the outdoor festivities will be cooling off. we'll have more clouds to the forecast as well. and possibly, possibly a few showers. here is our live camera. nothing but clear skies. this is around emmyville and the oakland area as well. clear skies, a little bit of haze. i was tracking a patch of fog. the bulk of the cloud cover is focused up near eureka and crescent city as well. as far as the current temperatures, they are beginning to warm up. in fact, you can see some lower 70s out towards fairfield, antioch and livermore. san francisco at 59 degrees. winds, not too much of a factor. you can see a lot of calm winds out towards santa rosa and concord. fairfield, wind out of the west at 9 miles

officials have ordered people to evacuate their homes and they have evacuated california state university. there are some reports that some r.v. buildings are on fire right now. again, 2,000 acres have burned and it is not five hours old just starting at 6:30 this morning. it is not contained. and another fire is burning near riverside county and this morning at least four homes have burned and an elementary school has been evacuated. firefighters were already busy with this fire that started yesterday and is still burning. this is in banning in riverside county. this has destroyed a home and burned 3 the -- 3 the -- 3,000 acres. firefighters are working hard to get in front of the fires but they are spread thinly between three huge fires this morning. in the newsroom for abc7 news. >> firefighters in the north bay battle a stubborn fire northwest of calistoga which destroyed one home in the past 36 hours which is only 60 percent contained. another if lake county destroyed a miscellaneous before it was stopped. the fire started early, a lot more firefighters are needed. and quickly. abc7