. >> cal fire crews jumping on this wildfire saturday north of geyserville in sonoma county. the so-called pocket fire burned 12 acres before it was contained. >> red flag conditions and extreme heat are keeping firefighters busy across the north bay and the state. on tuesday, the toll fire in napa county was stopped at 40 acres after a quick attack from the air and on the ground. >> so we're being really aggressive to try to get on these new fires quickly, considering that we've had a lot of resources moving around to some of the bigger fires across the state, a cool dip, the perfect antidote to our long heat wave hamilton pool and votto is a popular spot this weekend. >> if you need relief. and who doesn't? >> temperature is going to be like 90 degrees, so what better way to spend, you know, a sunny day than in the pool with toddlers? yeah. >> how's the water feel? >> it feels amazing. little jax excited for anything bigger than a bathtub. >> so he's learning to swim out here and we're, you know, feeling like we're part of the community trying to beat the heat together. so

a man is under arrest, accused of starting the 11 acre pocket fire near geyserville yesterday with his lawn mower. cal fire says the man used a riding mower in four foot tall dead grass riding mowers are recommended for wet green lawns, according to cal fire. it's because the blades can hit rocks, causing sparks. officials urge the public to only do weed management under the right weather conditions. the man faces a felony and three misdemeanor charges. developing news now all of southeast texas is under a tropical storm or hurricane warning, with beryl bearing down. powerful storm is expected to slam into the gulf coast tomorrow. beryl is the earliest category five atlantic hurricane in history and has already killed at least seven people in the caribbean's windward islands. here's courtney fisher from our sister station in houston. >> the island of matagorda is about 80 miles southwest of houston in the last hour or so, the winds have really picked up. we have seen the waves become choppier, but people around here are used to this, and a lot of them are staying put in the final hours

in geyserville. and, firefighters are also making progress on the french fire, and cal fire says it is now 25% contained, and has burned more than 900 acres. and in the county, nearly 2000 firefighters continued to battle the thompson fire, it is now 71% contained, this fire broke out on tuesday, and has burned more than 3700 acres north east of orville. and it spread quickly, forcing widespread evacuations, officials report that two firefighters have been injured and 25 structures had been lost. you can stay up-to-date with everything related to the heat wave and the fires on our website, kpix.com, and the cbs news app. >>> san francisco police have extra officers on hand around dolores park to stop the annual hill bomb from taking place. this is a live look at the park right now, some people out there, enjoying the warm weather, in the city. but so far, no signs of any hill bombers. there are barricades and an increased police presence around the park, police chief bill scott said that they will no

this is the aftermath in geyserville. the floor a fire broke out yesterday just before 5:00 p.m. crews were able to get a handle on the flames within a couple of hours and a 49-year-old man is accused of driving his truck with a missing tire for more than four miles, creating sparks, which they say led to this fire. >>> israel's prime minister is in the nation's capital today, meeting with the president and vice president. the biden administration is pressing benjamin netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire in gaza, as a humanitarian crisis grows deeper. skyler henry is at the white house, with the high-stakes discussions. >> reporter: pro-palestinian protesters outside the white house held up and effigy of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, showing him with blood on his hands. >> right now, president biden is having a meeting with a war criminal. >> reporter: netanyahu arrived for his first face-to-face talks with president biden at the white house since the october 7th attack and look forward to gaza. >> i look forward to working with you in the months ahead on the great iss

another man started the 11 acre pocket fire while using a riding mower july 6th, just north of geyserville. he's facing three misdemeanors and one felony for doing that defensible space work. >> during a red flag warning in key to the day, you know, it becomes a case in point where that could be just irresponsible. now most folks think so long as you do mowing, weeding, or creating defensible space before 10 a.m, they're doing it. >> wildfire safe. not true. besides, the time of day there are two other critical weather conditions to know and observe. >> safe area where you can kind of look at to gauge, can i do this or can i not do this would be a temperatures are below 80 degrees and the relative humidity is above 30. >> in case of the lower lake adams fire, the weed whack was done at 3 p.m. in 105 degree weather and 10% humidity. in the case of the geyserville pocket fire, it was done 11 a.m. in 99 degree weather with just 22% humidity. >> they were not done. kind of in those parameters that we give are ways to do it safely. >> now, at 10:00 this morning, cal fire was looking at 18 wildf

. >> a man is in jail tonight after cal fire accused him of starting the pocket fire near geyserville. it burned 11 acres yesterday in sonoma county. crews say the fire was sparked by a cloverdale man using a lot more on very dry grass. they said he had been riding on a lot more meant for the grass. that was at least somewhat damp. but it was a yard with 4 feet worth dry grass. no buildings were destroyed just last week. cal fire officials arrested a yuba county man. you might remember for using a weed wacker which sparked a 16 acre fire in lake county. crews have managed to stop forward progress on the pay fire. it broke out yesterday east of sacramento in eldorado county. crews are using bulldozers to help remove vegetation and create a barrier to stop the flames from spreading high temperatures and strong winds making things tough times. at last word, the fire burned 77 acres. it is 5% contained. some evacuation orders remain ,n effect. no word yet on what caused this fire. hot weather continues parts of california. things again have been calling off a scale, told us in some places

on saturday calfire investigators arrested a man for starting the 13-acre pocket fire near geyserville. the cause of ignition wasn't a match or cigarette, but a riding lawn mower the man used to try to clear four foot high grasses from his property. >> you have to be in tune with the conditions and what's happening. a red flag warning is not a time to do outdoor work that could potentially cause a wildfire. >> reporter: the suspect was booked on one felony charge and three misdemeanors for sparking the blaze, but three days earlier another man was arrested for helping start the adams fire in lake county using a weed eater. >> we encourage that defensible space work. it's important, must be done, but you got to do it in a safe and responsible manner when the conditions are right. >> reporter: calfire says lawn mowers like the one that started the pocket fire are designed for green manicured lawns, not dry grass or brush. a fire could start from the hot exhaust, the metal blade hitting a rock or an accumulation of grass under the mowing deck getting too hot. >> everything is very recepti

meantime in sonoma county, cal fire says an arrest has been made in connection with a grass fire in geyserville. firefighters say yesterday's pocket fire was sparked by a man using a riding lawnmower to cut dead grass. those types of lawnmowers are designed for wet, green lawns, and not for dry brush or grass. the pocket fire has burned 11 acres, and is 90% contained. >>> down in southern california, evacuation warnings are underway as crews continue to battle the fast-growing fire in santa barbara county. lake fire has exploded to more than 60,000 acres, with only 8% containment. it broke out on friday near the los padres national forest. >>> the thompson fire burning outside orville in butte county has grown to more than 3700 acres. so far, it has destroyed at least 26 buildings, and according to cal fire, half of those were homes. the good news is, containment has grown to more than 94%. >>> air units from cal fire's grass valley base are battling the fire at the tahoe national forest but they say it is spreading quickly and is currently burning more than 54 acres. no word on containment, ye

the pocket fire broke out around 1130, about five miles north of geyserville. it burned about 11 acres before crews got it under control. crews will be keeping an eye on it for the next few days. no hotspots reignite and down in southern california, flames in santa barbara county are forcing evacuations. the lake fire sparked last night and has already scorched more than 12,000 acres. it's burning in the los padres national forest near zaca lake. firefighters also helped evacuate people from the lake. resort crews say it's burning through dry grass, brush and timber, and there is no containment tonight. so far, there are no reports of any damage to buildings, and there is good news for people in butte county. cal fire says the thompson fire did not grow overnight. that fire has burned more than 3700 acres near oroville. it's 71% contained tonight. firefighters say they are working to build up control lines and put out hot spots. all evacuation orders have been lifted in the area, and people are starting to return to their homes. and a reminder, our nbc bay area

wasn't easy years of struggles with developers ended with the park district pain 40 million to the geyserville rancheria tribe for the land. >>>yeah. heat continues all across the bay area today, we're still looking at a little bit of that fog holding on tight to our coastal communities that's keeping them cooler, but for the rest of the bay area, the heat again is going to be a bigger issue today than what we saw yesterday and it's going to continue to be an issue through tomorrow as well. which is the reason that we do have more widespread areas in orange where there is that moderate chance for heat related illness and a couple of areas highlighted in red closer to the north bay communities tomorrow, though, becomes a lot more widespread when it comes to that higher risk for heat. related illnesses special inland area communities. those high temperatures are going to be about 5 to 15 degrees above average, not going to be the excessive heat record breaking heat that we saw last week, but it's definitely something that we're going to continue to keep our eyes on. but check out saturday. it is

man's in jail after officials say he started the pocket fire near geyserville. that fire burned 11 acres over the weekend in sonoma county. crews say the fire was started by a man in cloverdale who is using a lawnmower during a red flag warning. there were no injuries and no buildings were damaged just last week. cal fire officials arrested yuba county man for using a weed wacker that started a 16 apre fire there in lake county. mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for parts of mariposa county because of the french fire which has burned more than 900 acres. strong winds made things tough for firefighters along with the heat and dry conditions. 11 buildings have been destroyed there. 4 people have been injured. that fire is now 65% contained. >> the thompson fire in butte county. now 100% contained burned more than 3700 acres since it broke out tuesday. at least a 25 buildings have been destroyed. 2 people were injured. cal fire is continuing to strengthen the control lines while struggling with the hot dry conditions. evacuation warnings have been lifted

that fire burned 11 acres north of geyserville saturday.he caused the fire by writing a lot more meant to be used and fresh grass. but it was yard filled with tall, dry grass metal blades on riding lawn mowers can hit rocks and start fires. the man was booked on one felony and 3 misdemeanor charges for violating california's health and safety code and unlawfully starting a fire. cal fire officers made similar arrest a few days earlier in connection with the adams fire and lake county. and we'll be carrying out what they say will be maximum enforcement for those kinds foreseeable problems. >> in the tahoe national forest west of soda springs. the royal fire started yesterday leaving 5 homes under an evacuation warning as of tonight is burned 169 acres. the cause is still being investigated. but claudette. stephanie has the latest on firefighters efforts to contain the fire and rescue more than a dozen hikers who are camping too close to the flames. >> crews are working to battle the royal fire that's burning in the tahoe national forest. and

that is the mower that was used saturday said to be connected to this 11 acre fire in geyserville sonoma county in both recent cases, though, cal fire investigators say people we're out doing work in the middle of the day when temps around 100 degrees with low humidities. and its, of course, best to clear defensible space around your home in the spring when it's cool and things are so dry. but if you have to do it this time of year, what should people do? >> do that work in the mornings generally before 10:00am you want to do it when it's under degrees and relative humidity, it's 30%. think you need to be in 2 important is that it's really windy conditions, that's probably just not the right time to do that work because at this park or to be alone. tonight, some of the vegetation around you. but that could cause a rapid spread of fire that you're following those parameters you're doing it early in the morning. you're using the right type of recruitment for the job, which we have a lot of resources online that can help you to understand what i should be doing. it's going to be up to the d

cal fire says someone is now in custody for causing the flora fire, which burned 36 acres in geyserville yesterday. authorities say 44 year old justin roy jones was driving his truck without a front tire for more than four miles, creating sparks on the asphalt. this caused three separate fires along chalk hill road. the fires started around 440 yesterday afternoon. firefighters say they had it under control by 715, and this just ended the ktvu newsroom. >> a fire along the altamont pass has burned 100 acres. this is time lapse video from alert california cameras, and you can see that glow of the flames along the hillside. there alameda county fire says the fire is at westbound 580 and northland road in northern livermore. there is no containment on this fire tonight, but authorities do say there are not any structures threatened and that the flames have a moderate rate of spread, something we're going to stay on top of all right. >> as you can tell clearly, we are in the middle of fire season. but some good news a cool down headed our way as we give you that live picture out of downtown

. >> cal fire crews jumping on this wildfire saturday north of geyserville in sonoma county. the so-called pocket fire burned 12 acres before it was contained. red flag conditions in extreme heat are keeping firefighters busy across the north bay and the state. on tuesday, the toll fire in napa county was stopped at 40 acres after a quick attack from the air and on the ground. >> so we're being really aggressive to try to get on these new fires quickly, considering that we've had a lot of resources moving around to some of the bigger fires across the state, a cool dip, the perfect antidote to our long heat wave. >> hamilton pool novato is a popular spot this weekend. if you need relief. and who doesn't? >> temperature is going to be like 90 degrees, so what better way to spend, you know, a sunny day than in the pool with toddlers? yeah. >> how's the water feel? >> it feels amazing. >> little jax excited for anything bigger than a bathtub. so he's learning to swim out here, and we're. you know, feeling like we're part of the community trying to beat the heat together. so it fe

progress in the 50 acre fire in geyserville is not 35% contained. remain there overnight, taking advantage of cooling temperatures to put out some remaining hot spots for more now on the current conditions, i want to bring in our chief meteorologist, bill martin. bill. >> yeah, the fire conditions are not great with the heat and everything, but certainly with the lack of wind, it's been very helpful around here. these are the highs from today. and you can see the highs tomorrow are going to we can't see it but the highs tomorrow are going to be a few degrees cooler as we head towards more 80s and 90s. and then in the coming days we're going to be in the weekend. we're going to be in the 70s and 80s most of us. so a cooling trend. that's what i'm trying to say. the heat advisory looks like it's been dropped now. they had it up. they're going to leave it up to thursday. but they've dropped it. and they put kept it in place in these areas south. so for the bay area the heat advisory is gone. that's good. at one point they were going to keep it up until

it burned 12 acres north of geyserville before firefighters contained it after containment crews didain on the scene to mop up the fire. watch for hot spots. the heat, of course, the threat not only to people but to all kinds of creatures, including fish. a viewer shared a photo of dead fish. unlike elizabeth in fremont, the city of fremont says the extreme heat is draining the level of dissolved oxygen and like elizabeth in killing fish. a lot of them city staffers including park rangers and environmental workers have been trying to raise the water levels. high time for another look at the forecast kron four's gayle ong as hear gail, we just one thing he up, but i guess it's not going to do that for a while. yes, inland. still going to be pretty toasty. >> you see the marine layer that has been the for you along the coast. so that is certainly a place to be to beat. the heat at today was the peak of the heat. you know, today is day 5 of that heat wave. so tomorrow we have a more triple digit temperatures on the way and then we will see a break. a slight break on monday tuesday. i wa

wildfire that sparked in sonoma county, the 50 acre floor fire left behind a black and field in geyserville. bill. cal fire says police arrested 44 year old justine roy jones. three hours after the fire started, police say jones drove his truck with no right front tire from miles that created sparks lighting up fires along chalk hill road. now to our other top story this morning, the rapidly growing wildfire in butte and tehama counties the park fire has already burned more than 250 square miles since it broke out just two days ago, rachel wolf is tracking this rapidly evolving story. she joins us live right now from along highway 32 in butte county and rachel, we learned just moments ago. it's now zero. containment. >live>that's right. and that's because the fire has expanded. >>>so >>it's expanding its footprint, and that means that you're going to have >>>less >>containment because it's expanding, and they probably have about the same amount of containment as before. so it's like an average what we do also know is that 134? structures have been destroyed and there's a few right up the ro

this is that riding mower that was you saturday said to be connected to this 11 acre fire in geyserville in both recent fires. cal fire investigators say people were doing that work in the middle of the day with temps were around 100 degrees with low humidities. and it's obviously best to create defensible space in the spring. when it's cool, things aren't as dry as they are now. but this time of year, what should people do? >> do that work in the morning? generally before 10:00am you want to do it when it's under degrees and relative humidity, it's 30%. think you need to be in 2 important is that it's really windy conditions, that's probably just not the right time to do that work because at this park or to be alone. tonight, some of the vegetation around but that could cause a rapid spread of fire that you're following those parameters you're doing it early in the morning. you're using the right type of recruitment for the job, which we have a lot of resources online that can help you to understand what i should be doing. it's going to be up to the discretion of a law enforcement offic

. >> a man from cloverdale is now in custody accused of sparking the pocket fire north of geyserville with a lawn mower. cal fire shared this photo on social media today, saying a man was using this rioting lawn mower in four foot tall dead grass. it's meant for use on wet green lawns. they say his actions started a fire that burned about 11 acres. cal fire did not release the name of the man, who is now booked on one felony charge and three misdemeanors. authorities say two people have now drowned in sonoma county's russian river in a span of four days. the most recent death happened last night, a man seen struggling in the water last night in monte rio went under. his body was pulled from the water a short time later. friday, search crews in sonoma county found the body of a man who went missing in the russian river last week, deputies were called to the area of villa grande beach at 6:00 wednesday night. a man in his 20s was swimming in the river when the group he was with lost sight of him. after two days of searching. the victim was discovered not far from where he first vanished

so this is the aftermath in geyserville.ra fire, it broke out yesterday just before 5:00 p.m. crews were able to get a handle on the flames within a couple of hours. a man is accused of driving his truck with a missing tire for over four mile, creating spark, which led to the fire. >>> we are learning more about another fire that's popped up in just the past couple of hours. it's burning about 100 acres near altamont pass, impacting interstate 580 t this hour. three westbound lanes are shut down after a car fire spread to a hillside. no estimate on when the lanes could re-open, so the eastbound lanes are not affected that the time. we will continue to keep a check on it. >>> so there's been a years long tug of war with court battles over how to handle home eless encampments across the bay area. now in a sweeping executive order, governor newsom ordered state agency to start urgently clearing encampments on state land. there are roughly 180,000 homeless people in california, which is about one-third of the nation's homeless p

the pocket fire broke out around 1130, about five miles north of geyserville. flames burned about 11 acres before crews got it under control. crews will be keeping an eye on it for the next few hours to make sure no hotspots reignite. and down in southern california, flames in santa barbara county are forcing evacuations. the lake fire sparked last night and has already scorched more than 12,000 acres. it is burning in the los padres national forest near zaca lake. firefighters also helped evacuate people from the lake. resort crews say it's burning through dry grass, brush and timber. there is no containment tonight. so far, there are no reports of any damage to buildings, and there is good news for people in butte county. cal fire says the thompson fire did not grow overnight. that fire has burned more than 3700 acres near oroville. it stayed there. it is 71% contained tonight. firefighters say they are working to build up control lines, put out hot spot. all evacuation orders have been lifted in the area and people are starting to return to their homes just

. >> the flora fire started this afternoon off chalk hill road in geyserville. it stopped at about 50 acres and is now 35% contained. crews will stay in that area overnight, building containment and putting out hot spots. and we're finally shaking off the hot temperatures tonight, looking live from our sutro tower camera. cooler weather is on the way for spots stuck in the 90s for days now. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking a cooldown in your 24 hour accuweather forecast. >> spencer dan, it's coming our way. we're happy about it, too. the heat advisory we had in effect for the last couple of days, expired just as we were going on the air tonight. still, though, you can see it's pretty warm in our inland or inland areas right now. upper 70s to low 80s at this hour of the night. but we won't be seeing temperature readings like that at this hour in the coming nights. so for the day ahead, this is what how things are shaping up. 7:00 tomorrow morning, there will be some lingering low clouds and fog near the coast of bay temperatures, mainly

. >> the flora fire started this afternoon off chalk hill road in geyserville. it stopped at about 50 acres and is now 35% contained. crews will stay in that area overnight, building containment and putting out hot spots. and we're finally shaking off the hot temperatures tonight, looking live from our sutro tower camera. cooler weather is on the way for spots stuck in the 90s for days now. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking a cooldown in your 24 hour accuweather forecast. >> spencer dan, it's coming our way. we're happy about it, too. the heat advisory we had in effect for the last couple of days, expired just as we were going on the air tonight. still, though, you can see it's pretty warm in our inland or inland areas right now. upper 70s to low 80s at this hour of the night. but we won't be seeing temperature readings like that at this hour in the coming nights. so for the day ahead, this is what how things are shaping up. 7:00 tomorrow morning, there will be some lingering low clouds and fog near the coast of bay temperatures, mainly

fire crews are on the ground and in the air about the 12 acre grass fire this afternoon in geyserville. firefighters will be there throughout the night. we talked to fire officials about safety in the heat and they had a warning about fireworks this holiday weekend. >> be reminded that open flames in san francisco and other counties are prohibited. they are prohibited for a reason. they can start a fire. it only takes a spark. as we speak, there are many fires across california that are taxing the public safety teams. >> you can stay up-to-date with everything related to the heatwave and fires on our website, kpix.com. >>> we will toss it to you. >> this was the hottest day. we started this heatwave on tuesday. we have been close to these numbers throughout the whole five day period. on day number five, we topped out at the highest. 105. let's review where the record stood. these broke the record today. all of the inland locations exceeded records by six or seven degrees. if you look at the interior of the bay, you are not breaking records. this is why we have a heat advisory here. the

lawnmower, he was writing this lawn mower when investigators say he sparked the pocket fire north of geyservilleire burned 11 acres and has been contained. investigators say the mower is for wet green grass, but the man was using it in a yard with 4 foot tall, dry grass. he was booked on one felony and 3 misdemeanor charges. officers made a similar arrest a few days prior in connection with a higher in lake county. a massive cleanup underway in a simple neighborhood after an overnight water main break sent water and mud a rushing down streets and into people's homes. at least 5 people of damage on their front yard. others lost power for several hours. east bay mud says there can be several causes for an incident like this. >> that's a lot of recent farming opi could be one and we have to investigate to find out what the cause >> utility company says to prepare it is always best to have spare water. >> boeing has agreed to plead guilty to committing fraud. that's according to documents filed in federal court. it comes as dozens of reported issues with their planes, one of their most recent, a uni

in sonoma county, a fire in geyserville.are told the fire started because a man was using a riding lawnmower. at last check, the pocket fire, relatively small and firefighters have it mostly contain. the thompson fire burning, nearly 4000 acres, and is destroyed at least 26 buildings. half of those were homes. over the weekend firefighters did have wind but they have the thompson fire at 94% containment. tahoe national forest is also lit up this morning. look at that shot from the sky. this is the royal fire and it is being hit from the air and the ground. 169 acres burned and no word out of tahoe about containment. hikers think they started because of an unattended campfire. many of these fires as you just saw are difficult to fight on foot because of the steep terrain. we introduce you to a leap group of firefighters who dive in from the sky to fight the flames. >> reporter: 133-year-old cole says he will be dropping by his workplace, he means it, literally. for the last four years this has been his commute. a 3000 foot de

>> in the meantime in sonoma county, the arrest has been made in connection to a grass fire in geyserville. firefighters say yesterday's pocket fire was sparked by the man using a riding lawnmower to cut dead grass. those types of lawnmowers are designed for wet green lawns and not for the dry grass and brush. the pocket fire has burned 11 acres, 90% contained. >>> down in southern california, evacuations are underway as crews continue to battle a fast growing fire in santa barbara county. the lake fire has exploded to more than 16,000 acres that broke out on friday near the national forest. the fire has no containment. >>> an update on the thompson fire that is burning in oroville. 26 buildings have been destroyed. half of those are homes. the fire is now 86% contained after burning more than 3,600 acres. >>> we have the latest on california wildfires and the heat wave on kpix.com and streaming on the cbs news app. we hope you're off the roads and settled in because aaa says right now is one of the worst times to travel this holiday weekend. they say the peak time is from 2:00 this aftern

. >> cal fire crews jumping on this wildfire saturday north of geyserville in sonoma county.he so-called pocket fire burned 12 acres before it was contained. red flag conditions and extreme heat are keeping firefighters busy across the north bay and the state. on tuesday, the toll fire in napa county was stopped at 40 acres after a quick attack from the air and on the ground. >> so we're being really aggressive to try to get on these new fires quickly, considering that we've had a lot of resources moving around to some of the bigger fires across the state, a cool dip, the perfect antidote to our long heat wave hamilton pool and votto is a popular spot this weekend. >> if you need relief. and who doesn't? >> temperature is going to be like 90 degrees, so what better way to spend, you know, a sunny day than in the pool with toddlers? yeah >> how's the water feel? >> it feels amazing. >> little jax excited for anything bigger than a bathtub. so he's learning to swim out here and we're, you know, feeling like we're part of the community trying to beat the heat together. so it fee

. >> a man is in jail tonight after cal fire accused him of starting the pocket fire near geyserville. it burned 11 acres yesterday and sonoma county crews say the fire was sparked by a cloverdale man using a lot more on very dry grass. they say he had been writing a lot more meant for damp or wet grass in a yard with 4 feet of tall, dry grass. no buildings were destroyed just last week. cal fire officials arrested a yuba county man for using a weed wacker that sparked a 16 acre fire in lake county. crews have managed to stop the forward progress of the pay fire. it broke out yesterday east of sacramento in eldorado county. crews are using bulldozers to help move vegetation and create a barrier to stop the flames from spreading high temperatures. strong winds at times making that tough. at last word, the fire has burned 77 acres only 5% contained. some evacuation orders remain in effect. no word yet on what caused that fire. all right. time to our look at the 4 zone forecast as we look live at the bay bridge and kron four's gayle ong as hear gail, least a little cooler today. am much

and in the air got the upper hand on a 12 acre grass fire that broke out yesterday afternoon in geyserville. firefighters worked through the night to mop up the fire and they are still on scene right now. high fire danger, even in places like san francisco, and a reminder in warning this morning from the san francisco fire captain, as we head into the final day of the holiday weekend. >> please be reminded that open flames use in san francisco and many other counties are prohibited. they are prohibited for a reason. they can start a fire. it only takes a >> to burn down a community. and right now, as we speak there are many fires across california that are taxing our public safety teams. >> you can stay up-to-date with everything related to the heatwave and the fires in california, on our website kpix.com and on the free cbs news app. >>> to oakland this morning. where one business owner is demanding accountability from the city after his store was ransacked in a flash mob robbery. surveillance video shows a mob of people ransacking this convenience store on friday morning. the owner said t

saturday said to be connected to this 11 acre pocket fire in geyserville in both of the recent fires, though, cal fire investigators say people arrested were doing work in the middle of the day when temps were around 100 degrees. low humidities. it's best, of course, to clear defensible space in the spring when it's cool and things are not so dry. but this time of year, if you haven't done it, what should people do? >> do that work in the mornings generally before 10:00am you want to do it when it's under degrees and relative humidity, it's 30%. think you need to be in 2 important is that it's really windy conditions, that's probably just not the right time to do that work because at this park or to be alone. tonight, some of the vegetation around but that could cause a rapid spread of fire that you're following those parameters you're doing it early in the morning. you're using the right type of recruitment for the job, which we have a lot of resources on my back to help you to understand what i should be doing. it's going to be up to the discretion of a law enforcement officer that'

. >> a man is in jail after officials say he started the pocket fire near geyserville. that fire burned 11 acres over the weekend. the sudden sonoma county crews say the fire was sparked by a cloverdale man using a lot more during a red flag warning. there were no injuries. no buildings were just last week you might remember cal fire arrested a yuba county man for using a weed wacker that sparked a 16 acre fire in lake county. 4 year-old horse died after racing at the alameda county fair over the weekend. >> that is according to an animal rights group, the organization kill racing, not horses, says the california 30 of racing fares confirmed a race horse died on the track after colliding with another horse. the group says this is the 4th horse to die since the fair started june 14th, jackie was reportedly injured following a collision according to kill racing, not horses. this is the 44th horse fatality reported on california horse racing tracks this year. we have reached out to alameda county, fair officials for comment and we're still waiting for a response. >> over t

. >> a geyserville man has been arrested in connection with starting the 50 acre flora fire off chalk hill road. cal fire says the 49 year old man was seen driving his truck with no right front tire for more than four miles yesterday afternoon. they say it created sparks, causing three separate fires as the truck grinded the asphalt. the fire is 50% contained and you can track the wildfires burning across the state with an interactive map that's on our website. it also gives you an idea of fire warnings and air quality. just go to abc seven news.com/fire map. >> all right. let's move on and turn to our work to build a better bay area. and the big issue of course, that we follow closely is homelessness. governor gavin newsom wants california cities to begin clearing encampments. and he's issued a new executive order to help make that happen. and this comes after last month's supreme court decision, which gave local leaders more authority to remove unhoused people from the street. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fan begins our team coverage. she's live with a closer look at what the

. >> cal fire crews jumping on this wildfire saturday north of geyserville in sonoma county, the so-called pocket fire burned 12 acres before it was containe. red flag conditions and extreme heat are keeping firefighters busy across the north bay and the state. on tuesday, the toll fire in napa county was stopped at 40 acres after a quick attack from the air and on the ground, so we're being really aggressive to try to get on these new fires quickly. >> considering that we've had a lot of resources moving around to some of the bigger fires across the state, a cool dip, the perfect antidote to our long heat wave. >> hamilton pool and votto is a popular spot. this weekend if you need relief. and who doesn't? >> temperature is going to be like 90 degrees, so what better way to spend, you know, a sunny day than in the pool with toddlers? yeah. >> how's the water feel? >> it feels amazing. >> little jax excited for anything bigger than a bathtub. so he's learning to swim out here. and we're, you know, feeling like we're part of the community trying to beat the heat together. so it feels very su

. >> cal fire crews jumping on this wildfire saturday north of geyserville in sonoma county. the so-called pocket fire burned 12 acres before it was contained. red flag conditions and extreme heat are keeping firefighters busy across the north bay and the state. on tuesday, the toll fire in napa county was stopped at 40 acres after a quick attack from the air and on the ground, so we're being really aggressive to try to get on these new fires quickly, considering that we've had a lot of resources moving around to some of the bigger fires across the state. a cool dip the perfect antidote to our long heat wave. hamilton pool and votto is a popular spot this weekend. if you need relief. and who doesn't? >> temperature is going to be like 90 degrees, so what better way to spend, you know, a sunny day than in the pool with toddlers? yeah. >> how's the water feel? >> it feels amazing. >> little jax excited for anything bigger than a bathtub. so he's learning to swim out here, and we're. you know, feeling like we're part of the community trying to beat the heat together. so it feels

this was about five miles north of geyserville.t burned about 11 acres before crews got it under control. now to santa barbara county, where a huge fire near zaca lake continues to grow. the lake fire has scorched more than 13,000 acres. that's up from 12,000 yesterday. it sparked friday night in the los padres national forest, northeast of los olivos. firefighters helped evacuate people from the lake resort there, but flames continue to burn through dry grass and brus. there is good news for some people in butte county, cal fire says the thompson fire did not grow overnight. that fire has burned more than 3700 acres near oroville. it is 79% contained. this morning. firefighters say they are working to build up control lines, putting out hot spots all evacuation orders have been lifted. people are able to start returning home. people who live southeast of placerville had to evacuate yesterday because of a new wildfire there. the pay fire in el dorado county stands at 77 acres. it ignited around two yesterday afternoon, noon. that's

that's that one burning up in geyserville. 11 acres burned so far there in sonoma county. crews say that fire sparked by a cloverdale man who is using a lawnmower during a red flag warning which you're not supposed to do. thankfully, nobody was hurt. no buildings were damaged just last week related news, cal fire said that they arrested a yuba county man for using a weed wacker that sparked a 16 acre fire in lake county. well, crews have managed to stop the forward progress of the pay fire. that's the one that broke out over the weekend. just east of sacramento up in el dorado county. you see them using bulldozers here in this video. that's how they were able to successfully cut a line that stopped the forward progress of the fire. but look at how high those flames are. the wind, the strong winds in the hot weather obviously making things very difficult for firefighters there on the front line at last word that fire had burned. 77 acres at this point. it's just 25% contained, but they are making progress. they are still looking into the cause of that fire. in other news th

it burned 12 acres north of geyserville before firefighters managed to contain it. crews will remain on site to mop up that fire. and contra costa county fire crews. a report responded to a garage fire early this morning. but 04:00am the fideo here shared from the social media site fire destroyed that garage and damaged some cars pg and e also removed a downed power line from this area. no injuries were reported. the cause of that fire is under investigation. this week, san francisco police announced that the famous to lower sparked downhill skate bomb was canceled. a really different scene from last year when dozens of skaters were arrested, but there was some push back this year from the city skate culture kron four's jack molmud has that story. >> it is city famous for its skating culture. life always finds a way. hundreds of people and skaters gather a nearby church street arguably just a steep drop as they normally find every year. and the loris skaters tell us they get just under 40 miles an hour on a good run. some you this state are taking about fall but met

let's meet chris in geyserville and his electric meter.g&e sent him back in february of 2023. it said his meter was unintentionally moved to a new rate plan due to a processing error. long story short, chris called pg&e several times and expected them to go ahead and well, adjust his bill. but guess what? that didn't happen. so he contacted us. we contacted pg&e it then refunded chris $116 for the error. here's what pg&e said. unfortunately, the corrections took longer than expected. we feel terrible for the delay and are working to figure out what happened so it doesn't happen to other customers. we encourage you to comb your utility statements every single month like chris does, but you don't necessarily need to wait for your monthly bill to monitor your electric and gas usage. if you sign in to pg&e website, you can see your usage in real time. you can also subscribe to get free alerts when your bills are spiking. chris contacted us online. you can to snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. a

the fire started yesterday morning north of geyserville. it burned 11 acres before crews got it under control and down south, the lake fire burning in santa barbara county is now threatening an iconic piece of real estate. neverland ranch, once the home of michael jackson jackson, owned the ranch until his death in 2009. the blaze was first reported friday afternoon and has grown to almost 19,000 acres. that's the second biggest fire so far this year. evacuation orders remain in effect. it's now 8% contained. new at 11 tonight, san francisco police are investigating a shooting on mission street. happened just before seven this evening near mission and 16th. this is a video from citizen app officers say a man was shot. paramedics took him to the hospital with life threatening injuries. no word on how he's doing tonight. well, also tonight, a san jose man is out of the hospital and recovering after he was hit by a bullet fired into the air during a 4th of july celebration. he spoke with our marianne favro in a story you'll see only on nbc bay

the flora fire started off of chalk hill road in geyserville. it burned about 50 acres. it's now 50% contained. crews have been working to build containment lines and put out hot spots. cal fire is dealing with at least 20 fires around the state. >> as we mentioned at the top of the newscast, the acorn fire in lake county, prompting an evacuation warning, sparking this afternoon near manzanita circle. let's get to abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian latest on hot, dry conditions. spencer. that's it larry. >> hot and dry and breezy with occasional gusts. let me give you a look at the current conditions in the area of the acorn fire. 97 degrees as of 3 p.m. we're waiting on the automatic update at 4 p.m, but 97 degrees is hot. obviously relative humidity very low at only 16%. winds generally out of the west at eight miles per hour. and right now we're looking at gusts up to 15mph. the gusts near the base of the fire are likely to be stronger because the fires can generate their own gusts near the base. as you know, just because of the fires pulling in all the a

. >> the flora fire started near chalk hill road in geyserville.ow 35% contained. crews have been working overnight to build containment and put out hot spots. one of the bay area's biggest wine companies has filed for bankruptcy. vintage wine estates in santa rosa is trying to pay off the company's debt and find a home for its assets. the company says it has sold property and equipment from cosentino, one of its napa valley wineries, for $10.5 million. it's also delisting from the nasdaq, which requires a minimum price of at least $1 a share. vui is the parent company of wineries including girard and burr, conn. >> paris in the east bay just found out their children's school is closing for repairs. amanda officials say stose elementary school in richmond is too dangerous for students. >> kumasi. the west contra costa county school district says environmental hazards were discovered during summer repair work, but it's not clear yet where students will attend class when the school year begins next month. the closure comes as the school district is f

meanwhile, a man is in jail now after officials say he started the pocket fire near geyserville. now that fire burns 11 acres over the weekend up in sonoma county. this is just video some of the smoke that that fire put up. crews say that fire was sparked by a covert dale man who was using a lawnmower during a red flag warning. and that's why they say you're often recommended not to do any artwork like that during red flag warning days. thankfully nobody was hurt. no buildings were damaged just last week. cal fire officials arrested the yuba county man for using a weed wacker. in situation that sparked a 16 acre fire out in lake county. well, crews have managed to stop forward progress now on the pay fire, which broke out over the weekend, just east of sacramento up in el dorado county. here you see bulldozers in this video. that's what they've been using to cut these fire lines and stopped the forward progress of the fire. but boy, look at the flames fueled by strong winds and hot temperatures that made things tough at last word that fire had burned. 77 acres was only 25% contai

and now in jail after officials say he started the pocket fire near geyserville that fire burned 11 acres over the weekend in sonoma county. crews say the fire was sparked by a cloverdale man who was using a lawnmower during a red flag warning. no one was hurt and no buildings were damaged last week. cal fire officials arrested a yuba county man for using a weed wacker that sparked a 16 acre fire in lake county. the plan to keep trying to bring their son home. mom and i are here and we come to i'm still hopeful that they were going to. >> going find. >> some good news to share this noon hour. the parents of the missing man, king, confirm that they have now found their son. they flew to the bay area from kansas city because they believed he was addicted to drugs and was homeless in san francisco. so they posted flyers looking for him and we first aired their story last night and again this morning here on kron and the message said to our reporter jack molmud, the parents say and addiction worker who saw our story and knew where to find so they were reunited with their son, delivered a litt

meanwhile, a man is in jail after officials say he started the pocket fire near geyserville. so that fire burned 11 acres over the weekend up in sonoma county. crews say it sparked was sparked by cloverdale man who was using a lawnmower during a red flag warning. and that's why they tell you not to do that stuff. red flag warnings. thankfully there were no injuries. no buildings were damaged just last week, cal fire officials arrested the yuba county man for using a weed wacker that sparked a 16 acre fire up lake county. cruise, by the way, have managed to stop forward progress on the pay fire. that's the one that broke out over the weekend. just east of sacramento up in el dorado county. crews are using, as you can see here in the video, bulldozers to create barriers to stop the flames from spreading any further high temperatures, though, in the strong winds, as you can see here in this video been really whipping up the flames at last word that fire had burned about 77 acres at the moment is just 25% contained. no word yet on the cause of that fire. well, in the north offici

a brush fire broke out this morning just north of geyserville.he pocket fire is burning near pocket ranch and ridge oaks roads. cal fire says a full wildland dispatch was initiated for this at least 15 acres have burned. there's no word yet on any containment. >> well, typically, as we've been talking about with the heat event here in the bay area may last for 2 to 3 to maybe four days. but as you have been hearing about or experiencing, this has been really long. and talking about an excessive heat warning for several days that will continue into next week. take a look at livermore july 1st, 98 degrees, july 2nd, 106 july 3rd, 109. we thought that was really hot. you can see temperatures for the 4th of july and also yesterday, but then today 111 degrees. and that was, as we talked about earlier, a record. now we still have a lot of heat in the forecast, but we will see some changes over the next few days. so today, probably the hottest day in the stretch, but we'll begin to bring in some cooling in your sunday forecast. still up above 100 degree

. >> tonight, a man from cloverdale is in custody accused of starting the pocket fire north of geyserville with a lawn mower. cal fire shared a photo on social media with us today. officials say the suspect was using this lawn mower to cut four foot tall dead grass. they say the mower meant for green lawns sparked the fire that eventually burned 11 acres. the suspect's name was not released, but he was booked on one felony charge of unlawfully causing a fire, along with three misdemeanors in colusa county. >> firefighters continue to battle a fire that's burned three structures. the sony fire was first reported around noon near east market street and third avenue. it spread from the first structure to vegetation in the area. by 1 p.m, the fire had taken over two more buildings. cal fire says that firefighters have stopped forward progress of this vegetation fire. at least 14 fire engines and nine water tenders are still at the scene as crews fight the remaining structure fires well, the marine county fair coming to an end with a bang tonight. >> the five day fair took place during the heat

connected to this 11 acre fire called the pocket fire in geyserville. in fact, in both fires that broke out recently. cal fire investigators say that people were doing yard work in the middle of the day when temperatures were right around 100 degrees and the humidity was near 0. the worst combination ever. it's best to do that kind of work. obviously in the spring when it's cooler and things aren't so dry. but if you have to do it this time of year, how do you do it safely? take a listen. do that work in the morning generally before 10:00am you want to do it when it's under degrees and relative humidity. >> it's 30%. don't think you need to be in 2 important. is that it's really windy conditions, that's probably just not the right time to do that work because at this park or to be alone. tonight, some of the vegetation around but that could cause a rapid spread of fire that you're following those parameters you're doing it early in the morning. you're using the right type of a criminal for the job, which we have a lot of resources on my back and help yo