ken pritchard has been talking with cal fire about whether our fire crews could be spread too thin. ken? >> reporter: for morgan hill, you could see the smoke from the fire burning near the sum. the fire has the potential to get big, but resources were there to knock it down fast despite firefighters a significant number of them and engines deployed from that area and around the bay area down south. helicopters, hand crews working in heavy smoke. air tanker drops, a big response along summit road in morgan hill from what was ultimately a very small fire. >> several small fires have gotten very large. we need to keep it to two acres. >> reporter: you can see the burned-out trees from fires that roared here in winds past. that history and today's windy weather prompted what cal fire calls a high dispatch. >> initially, engine, two helicopters and two officers. >> reporter: that large response despite a number of cal fire resources that are now in the san diego area fighting fires there. >> california really does have the strongest mutual aid system. >> >> reporter: when massive fires m

ken pritchard is live outside of the live oak hill site with a controversy and a plan to keep kids safe. >> if you hadn't heard the story, you might have thought that live oak high school was under construction because of the fence. just today in front of the school, apparently, the district's preparation for one rally on monday. beyond this very long security fence, it's not sure what will greet students come kling mother. >> reporter: juan lopez represents one side of the debate. >> i think this whole ordeal, everything that is happening is a clear example of why we are rallying. we are rallying in support of 1st amend meant rights. >> >> four years ago, high school students wore american high school t shirts on cinco de mayo. the school med the students turn the shirts inside out. a recent ruling cited with the district. lopez said he fears violence on monday. >> when you look back at 2010 when children were assaulted, rocks were thrown at them. >> >> 50 americans are -- is there we don't want to incite any violence. we are not there to have a debate. >> we don't have any problem wit

ken pritchard is live outside of the live oak hill site with a controversy and a plan to keep kids safe. >> if you hadn't heard the story, you might have thought that live oak high school was under construction because of the fence. just today in front of the school, apparently, the district's preparation for one rally on monday. beyond this very long security fence, it's not sure what will greet students come kling mother. >> reporter: juan lopez represents one side of the debate. >> i think this whole ordeal, everything that is happening is a clear example of why we are rallying. we are rallying in support of 1st amend meant rights. >> >> four years ago, high school students wore american high school t shirts on cinco de mayo. the school med the students turn the shirts inside out. a recent ruling cited with the district. lopez said he fears violence on monday. >> when you look back at 2010 when children were assaulted, rocks were thrown at them. >> >> 50 americans are -- is there we don't want to incite any violence. we are not there to have a debate. >> we don't have any problem wit

ken pritchard has been talking with cal fire about whether our fire crews could be spread too thin. n? >> reporter: for morgan hill, you could see the smoke from the fire burning near the sum. the fire has the potential to get big, but resources were there to knock it down fast despite firefighters a significant number of them and engines deployed from that area and around the bay area down south. helicopters, hand crews working in heavy smoke. air tanker drops, a big response along summit road in morgan hill from what was ultimately a very small fire. >> several small fires have gotten very large. we need to keep it to two acres. >> reporter: you can see the burned-out trees from fires that roared here in winds past. that history and today's windy weather prompted what cal fire calls a high dispatch. >> initially, engine, two helicopters and two officers. >> reporter: that large response despite a number of cal fire resources that are now in the san diego area fighting fires there. >> california really does have the strongest mutual aid system. >> >> reporter: when massive fires mit

ken pritchard returned to the scene, an intersection a leader called dangerous. >> that is to growingial you see behind me, and another sad side to this story, the railroad crossing is set in a matter of months to be revamped, improved with safety features aimed at keeping pedestrians safer. >> there are flashing lights and bells and arms that lower to block traffic. the hesperia crossing is well marked. and it is marked with something new. flowers and candles for a young life lot. britney sylva was using her phone with ear buds in. she didn't hear or see the warnings. >> a few weeks ago i was almost hit at if same corner, because i was on to phone with my mother. she came within 20 feet of the train. one problem is that the tracks are at an angle to the street creating the a blind spot. >> sometimes the trains come from this direction and it's the same way. you can't see it. >> the city agrees the track angle poses a risk to pedestrian and will add safety. the engineers and transportation director says the city is working with union pacific which has put in pedestrian facing signals.

ken pritchard returned to the scene, an intersection a leader called dangerous. >> that is to growingmorial you see behind me, and another sad side to this story, the railroad crossing is set in a matter of months to be revamped, improved with safety features aimed at keeping pedestrians safer. >> there are flashing lights and bells and arms that lower to block traffic. the hesperia crossing is well marked. and it is marked with something new. flowers and candles for a young life lot. britney sylva was using her phone with ear buds in. she didn't hear or see the warnings. >> a few weeks ago i was almost hit at if same corner, because i was on to phone with my mother. she came within 20 feet of the train. one problem is that the tracks are at an angle to the street creating the a blind spot. >> sometimes the trains come from this direction and it's the same way. you can't see it. >> the city agrees the track angle poses a risk to pedestrian and will add safety. the engineers and transportation director says the city is working with union pacific which has put in pedestrian facing signa