carlos saucedo, abc7 news. >>> today was a critical vote for the people of ireland. the strong reactions by the irish community here in the bay area. >>> motorist say they pumped regular gas in two stations and got diesel fuel instead and it damaged their engines. michael finney "7 on your side." >>> see what led to the arrest of joseph james i thought after sandy hook, where 20 six and seven year olds were slain, this would never happen again. it has happened more than 200 times in 5 years. dianne feinstein and a new generation are leading the fight to pass a new assault weapons ban. say no to the nra and yes to common-sense gun laws. california values senator dianne feinstein >>> two days clipped. t two major exit polls expect it will be melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: the historic vote taking place in ireland was the topic of t topic of the day. >> women should have a vote to what they choose to do with their own bodies. >> reporter: the issue was so divisive. this woman asked us not to show her face or give her name. >> i feel it has torn a lot of fam

carlos saucedo, abc 7 news. >>> strong gusts whipped around trees and brought down power lines in accost that. power out jajs were reported with one due to trees that fell on power lines. >> that wind has been noticeable around the bay area. he's a live look from our roof camera. >> that's right. you can see the palm trees blowing in the breeze. let's check in with sandy. >> let's take a look at the conditions near the firelines. humidity have been increasing, the problem is the winds are still gusting to 21 miles an hour in the surrounding areas when that wind blows off the hills, it's picking up. winds are gusting to 48 miles an hour in the surrounding hills. that gusty winds makes it for erratic conditions near the fire lines. here is the good news, the winds in the overnight hours will slowly subside, which should help the crews get an upper hand on these fires. dan and ama. >> sandy, thanks a lot. >>> the viewer of -- last month's fire destroyed some apartments under construction in concord, was in fact arson. the atf released this video showing a subpoena at the site moments before

let's go to carlos saucedo live on the scene. >> reporter: strong winds are not dying down here. that is what is posing the firefighters. one of them burning behind me. you can see smoke billowing into the air and fire crews surrounding that acreage. a total of seven fires have burned at least 500 acres, and now there are no reports of any injuries but several outbuildings have been destroyed. some of these structures were going up in flames including vehicles. multiple agencies have been battling the fires from the ground as well as the air using fire retardants and water drops. but strong winds not making it easy. >> gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour. and any one small ember that catches over the containment line is going to quickly take off. >> reporter: and of course that is the concern for these fire crews as we head into the night hours and doing what they can to stop the fire progression and so far at 0% containment. byron highway remains closed between interstate 5. as for the cause of the fire, it remains under investigation. reporting live in contra costa county. >> as c