well german left wing politician martin dozer and independent journalist luke reveal a gave us their views on the situation surrounding iran. the u.s. government should know as well if you want to. have stability and if you don't want to escalate situations you should push people towards a wall i don't think it will be very necessary of some of the drug development all the european union brings forward into your position to the government. and would say we need to treaty we need stability in the region read all. elation that your position would be in favor of all the people in europe in the region middle east and in the world as well it's very difficult to say how the iranians will react may be dead we'll accept to enter the negotiation if there is more global if it is different from the government to government for us version to of course it was very difficult to reach the first agreement but now that if we have one might be much easier for diplomats to go to a second version. promote was supposed to be the biggest women supported program in afghanistan but according to a report by

the pilot tried to make his fourth drop near a dozer line. heavy vegetation and they said -- sudden rise in vegetation met the plane was only 100 feet up. the force of the drop uprooted a tree which toppled and crossed -- crushed the battalion chief. the tinker crew was told by supervisors that the line was clear. >>> more than california firefighters are taking steps to protect themselves from a different danger. steve large is in auburn where crews are fighting to reduce their cancer risk. >> we have his bunker gear. >> reporter: it is a touching tribute to the firefighter. his locker remains up and will likely never come down. >> it was an absolute, total shock. >> reporter: he died from lung cancer this year. has firefighter family helped care for him in his final days. >> when you have a loss in your department, you try to honor that member by making sure it does not happen again. >> reporter: besides morning his loss, his cancer diagnosis at 47 years old has had another impact. is firefighter brothers are now changing how they work. the

ten air tankers, dozers, hand crews, and 60.th arende bare ye, sir sa has a history of wildfires and firefighters are well aware of dangers they pose to communities that have one way in and out. >> it's unfortunate we've had the incidents in this area. on the flip side we know what the weather is going to do. we know what the terrain is like out here. we know where to deploy resources. we're hoping to use a lot of the history and knowledge of this area to get this fire under control as quickly as possible. >> reporter: robert lopez was working in napa when the fire started. he quickly returned home to gather belongings. >> it's california. you get a lot of fires here. we're just kind of -- we're always ready. >> reporter: the fire torched more than 1500 acres in a few hours. at the rate the flames are moving cal fire expects that surge overnight. investigators are also out there trying to figure out how the blaze started. the biggest concern tonight? the winds that keep fuelling the fire. >> we're hopeful that the winds are going to die down. we had really warm weather this the arehi

. >> most of the terrain is super steep we can't even get the dozers into. crews have been working hard all summer. we're trying to get crews to put it in. >> reporter: firefighters managed to stop forward progress, which is another good sign, but the fire threatens about 150 homes. jean barronsmeyer had to evacuate hers last night. >> when you're 86 years old, it's scary, but you do what you have to do. >> reporter: marin fire says the cause of the blaze is under investigation, but we found pg&e crews and fire officials inspecting downed power lines in the area firefighters say it started. you can see crews gathering a spool of line as well as a power pole without a power line. >> our big concern right now is although it's not exactly a hot day, the humidities are really low and the winds are high. we're expecting the winds to get a little higher. if we can push through this afternoon, get into the evening hours and get the winds to drop and humidities to rise, it will definitely help us out. >> reporter: we did reach out to pg&e about the cause of this fir

they cut firebreaks with dozers. crews from the potrero hills landfill worked the edges with water trucks. >> it's definitely one day we have 15-miles-per-hour gust to 20. the smoke is impacting kind of the city of dixon, vacaville areas. so unfortunately, if we can get it out a little quicker than we can, it doesn't impact as much people. but i think we did an okay job today of trying to catch writ we could. so. >> no homes threaten order damaged? >> no homes threatened. >> trucks headed to the landfill lined up down the road. and some found creative ways to pass the time. >> watching white smoke. it's putting us back hours and hours. i don't know when we'll get home. >> this is now a mop-up operation as crews look for hot spots. in suisun city, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> thanks. >>> meantime, a wildfire in marin county has spread to 115 acres. the irving fire broke out in samuel p. taylor state park near lagunitas last night, as we reported. containment is now at 35%. evacuation orders are in place for part of

the pilot tried to release that drop close to a dozer line, but leave vegetation and a sudden rise in -- heavy vegetation and a sudden rise in elevation means the drop happened only 100 feet off the ground. the force of 100,000 pounds of retardant uprooted an 87-foot tall tree landed on burchett. the tree was 15 inches in diameter at chest high crushing the battalion chief. late this evening global tanker services said in an e-mail it was one of their planes that killed burchett. they said the crew was told by aerial supervisors that the line was crew. in the newsroom, andria borba, kpix5. >>> the oakland police department has been touting a big drop in the use of force cases, but tonight a new report is questioning those numbers. kpix5's christin ayers with what an independent monitor discovered on body camera footage. >> reporter: independent monitor robert warshaw's most recent report found oakland police are not always reporting when they use force and now the mayor's office is calling for a review. it's a point of pride at the oakland police department, a massive drop in use of f

they cut firebreaks with dozers. crews from the potrero hills landfill worked the edges with water trucks. >> gusts up to 20. the smoke is impacting kind of the city of dixon, vacaville areas. so unfortunately, if we can get it out a little quicker it doesn't impact as much people. i think we did an okay job today of trying to catch it where we

ten air tankers, dozers, hand crews, and 60 engines immediately attacked the fire. this area has a history of fires and firefighters are well aware of the dangers they post to communities with only one way with n and one way out. >> a lot of problems in this area. but we know who the weather is going to do and we know where to deploy resources. so we have is that working to our advantage. and we are hoping to use our knowledge to get the fire under confederate troll quickly- -under control quickly. >> reporter: robert lopez quickly returned to his home to get things when he heard about the fire. >> this is california, so you have a lot of fires here. so we are just kind, we are always ready. >> reporter: the fire burned more than 1500-acres in just a few acres. and at this rate, cal fire thinks the number will go up overnight as think struggle for containment. investigators are also out there trying to find out how the blaze started. the biggest concern is the winds that keep fueling the fire. >> we had really warm weather this afternoon. the winds will increase thi

dozers, hand crews converging to get it under control. >> this fire the latest pattern of what is an active fire season. there is an evacuation center nearby. in the meantime, firefighters hope the weather cooperates so they can make progress on this fire. in napa county, >>> crews will meet this morning and come up with plan for reopening. the delta fire burned 40,000 acres. there is still in containment. they hope to gain more ground and contain the flames. >> the biggest challenge is going to be the fire behavior. we hope for slightly more moderate fire behavior, less extreme with the slight weather change that we've seen. >> firefighters say the burn areas are challenge to work and because of the rough terrain and there isn't a good road system in place in case they need to outrun the flames. >> time is 6:03. anti say met tis-semitic flyerse found a synagogues. katy has more on the recent uptick in white supremacist propaganda. >> reporter: regional director of anti defamation league says someone placed these antis-semitic flyers at five east basy synagogues. >> it's hard to expo

have several air tankers to fight this fire today as well as significant amount on the ground and dozers and crews to try to merge on this incident to get it under control as quickly as possible. >> reporter: this is the latest in the active fire season. there is an evacuation center at the pope farm family scenter. firefighters are hoping to make progress on this fire. >>> further up north, the delta fire continues to burn in shasta county and nearly 50 miles of i-5 are closed today. the crews will meet and evaluate the freeway and come up with a plan for the reopenin. the delta fire has burned 40,000 acres and 5% contained, but with a slight change of the weather the firefighters are hoping to gain ground to combat the flames. >> the biggest challenge is going to be the fire behavior and we are hoping for a slightly more moderate fire behavior and less extreme with the fire changes that we have seen. >> they say that the burn areas are a challenge to work in because of thegh terrain, and not a good road system in place in case they have to outrun the flames. >>> in the south bay, firef

the pilot tried to release that drop close to a dozer line. heavy vegetation in a sudden rise in elevation means the drop happened only 100 feet off the ground. the force of thousands of pounds of retarded -- retardant landed on him. a chest high, that tree was 15 inches in diameter and it crushed the battalion chief. >> the global tanker service said in an email that it was one of their planes that led to his death. they were told by aerial supervisors at the line was clear. >>> new concerns and a san francisco neighborhood in a tug- of-war over contamination. a small radioactive object was found feet away from homes. it was about the size of a silver dollar and contained low in the dark paint made with poisonous radioactive substances that can cause bone cancer. people living in that area are suing both the developer and the company hired to clean up what was once a navy ship your. they claimed the delight -- the developer did not tell homebuyers about allegations that the company had faith soil camp -- soil samples. former employees have co

it's too steep for dozers to operate. so we've got hand crews and engine companies putting in hose line and cutting brush from the fuels. >> reporter: marin fire says the cause is still under investigation, but we found this scene in the area fire officials say the blaze started. you can see pg&e crews handling downed power lines. firefighters are spooling line and a pole without any power line at all. crews will fight the flames into tomorrow digging containment lines making sure it doesn't jump the ridge and burn into the neighborhoods on the other side. marin county just inspected these homes in the san geronimo valley this summer. only about 60% of them were compliant with state regulations for defensible space. the fire threatened about 150 of those homes and as long as the winds calm down and the humidities come up, firefighters say this will simply be a not so subtle reminder to get fire wise. >> we have a lot of urban interface and a lot of fuels. citizens need to stay prepared, clear around structures and give fi

. >> reporter: the planes and firefighters were working to reinforce a backfire dozer line. despite a radio warning to clear the area, the utah team never acknowledged it. abc 7 reached out to the chief's family and some of the injured firefighters today. no comment from them. as to why the 747 was flying so low, we still don't know. it may have simply been it at any time know the hill was there, that the terrain was coming up. it may have sunk. it may have been led in by a spotter plane. cal fire is still investigating all of that. live in sonoma county, wayne freedman, "abc 7 news." >> all right, wayne. thank you. >>> well, nia wilson's family attended a court hearing for the man accused of stabbing her to death at a b.a.r.t station in oakland. "abc 7 news" was at the courthouse when wilson's family left without new answers. the suspect was expected to enter a plea but a judge delayed that until next month because cow el's attorneys say they need more information from alameda county prosecutors. they claim he attacked wilson at the station in july randomly. >>> governor je

. >> the planes and firefighters had been working to reinforce a back fire dozer line despite a radio warning to clear the area, the utah team never acknowledged with no explanation given. abc 7 reached out to chief burr chet's family and some injured firefighters. no comment. >>> the report does not state whether the 747 came in too low or let in by a spotter plane. either way it reinforces the danger of fighting fires by air in cal in sins lizwl. >>> happening today in the east bay animal left homeless after fires in lake county will be up for adoption. 2,000 pets will be up for adoption at the 8th annual bay area pet fair. the lake county shelter is brings all their pets. they have been inundated with homeless pets after all the fires. the event runs from 10 to 5 today and tomorrow aalameda county fair grounds. >>> a young female bear burned during the car carr fire in shafta county is back in the wild this morning. the state department of fish and wildlife released the bear. they provided these photos. a crew working to fix the utility poles spotted bear where she was taken to uc

. >> reporter: the planes and firefighters had been working to reinforce a back fire dozer line despite a radio warning to clear the area, the utah team never acknowledged with no explanation given. abc 7 reached out to the chief's family and some of the injured firefighters. no comment from them. the report does not state whether the 747 came in too low on its own or whether let in by a spotter plane. either way, it reinforces the danger of fighting fires by air in california in seasons like this. from sonoma county, wayne freedman. >> zm whomless after fires in lake county will be up for adoption. 2,000 pets will be looking for a new home at the eighth annual bay area pet fair. the lake county shelter is bringing all of their adoptable pets. they have been inundated with hemless pets after the fires. the event run until five today and tomorrow in the fair grounds. >>> customers may get answers about whether they have been overbilled by the water ewe filt for years. a state agency launched an investigation after a staff report about bilk practices. our media partner, the mercury news r

that includes engines, dozer, helicopters and aircraft. we are here, we are not going anywhere.these firefighters will be out here so all the fires until they are 100 percent. even if it takes a couple of weeks. arthel: chief, thank you, thank you cruz, the nation is with you in your efforts doing such much-needed work. we wish you the best, sir. thank you very much for taking the time to talk with us. >> thank you. eric: and emotional and story memorial honoring heroes of flight 93. it was unveiled today in pennsylvania. you're listening to what is called the tower of voices. massive wind chimes that hang in this culture. each one represents a passenger or a crewmember who fought back bravely against the terrorist hijackers on 9/11 17 years ago this coming tuesday. molly was at the ceremony and is there in pennsylvania. reporter: hi, eric. a lot of rain and a lot of wind but despite that, family members and large crowds gathered here to watch the dedication of the tower of voices. as you mentioned, it is meant to honor those crews and passengers that fought back against the hij

they cut firebreaks with dozers. crews from the potrero hills landfill worked the edges with water trucks. >> gusts up to 20. the smoke is impacting kind of the city of dixon, vacaville areas. so unfortunately, if we can get it out a little quicker it doesn't impact as much people. i think we did an okay job today of trying to catch it where we could. >> no homes threaten order damage? >> no. >> no structures damaged either. trucks heading to the landfill lioak way for emergency vehicles. the fire is no longer raging. the smoke has subsided. crews are looking for and working on hot spots as this turns into a mop-up operationer operation. it was just around 4:00, so maybe a few minutes ago that the traffic was opened again here on grizzly island road. with the wind, with the weather conditions, everyone's lucky this got put out and extinguished as quickly as it did. reporting live in suisun city, leslie brinkley, abc news. >> we first sent a push aletters on our app when the fire started. you can enable push alerts fo

there are a total of 34 fire crews, seven helicopters, 24 dozers, and about 20 water tenders. all of those are absolutely essential to make sure that this does not blow up into some sort of a really, really large kind of fire. so far, so good. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> tom, this has been a really rough fire season. we still have to get through september and the next month, october. how many acres have burned so far across california? >> reporter: at the moment, as of new year's day to now, 1,325,000 acres of land have burned. that is about what happened in all of last year. the record is 1.6 million acres, just under that. we will easily reach that, if we just have the normal array of fires. if we have any other big ones, we will exceed it by far. >> tom vacar, thank you. >>> speaking of fires, a major highway that connects northern california reopened this morning. the delta fire roared along i- 5, forcing it to be closed for six days. one lane in each direction near the oregon border has now reopened, but with restrictions and warnings of slow traffic. all of this comes

. >> reporter: the planes and firefighters had been working to reinforce a back fire dozer line, ziet a radio warning to clear the area, the utah team never acknowledged it with no explanation given. abc 7 reached out to chief chur chet's family and some injured firefighters. no comment from them. the report does thought state whether the 747 came in too low on its own or whether let in by a spotter plane. either way, it reinforces the danger of fighting fires by air in california in seasons like this. from sonoma county, wayne freedom, abc 7 news. >>> happening today in the east bay, animal who have been left homeless after fires in lake county will be up for adoption. 2,000 pets will be at the 8th annual bay area pet fair. the lake county shelter is bringing all of their adoptable pets. they have been inundated with homeless pets after the fires in the area. the event runs from 10 to 5 today and tomorrow at the lambed county fair grounds. >>> a young people bear burned during the carr fire in shafta county is back in the filed it this morning. the state department of fish and wildli