a large wild fire continues to spread in lake county, california, authorities have ordered more evacuations and many had just returned home after a different blaze threatened their home last week, this new fire sparked on sunday and has burned through 22 square miles and is only 5% contained. >>> police in los angeles are looking for a man that tried to kidnap two toddlers while they were playing outside. the suspect allegedly jumped a fence at an apartment complex and grabbed the 2 and 3-year-olds, and then their sister jumped into action screaming for help, everybody is safe but parents are worried that the suspect could go after another family, a dramatic rescue is caught on camera in alabama. an 11-month-old baby is stuck in this upside down car after it plummeted down a 100 foot cliff, he franticly screamed while they worked to save baby breely, he was able to get her out of her car seat and hand her uninjured to first responders and her grateful mother. >>> the fda is cracking down on a celebrity drug endorsement. we'll explain how kim kardashian got one company in trouble on health c

. >> jake ward reporting from lake county california. out a quarter of the firefighters battling the flames in california are volunteers. and some of them are convicts looking for a second chance. sarah hoye reports. >> reporter: fighting wildfires in california dirty, difficult, and dangerous job. wild land firefighters are often need deep in rugged and hard to reach terrain. from sun up to sundown, these men and women usually work a wildfire 24 hour shifts. what are you in for in >> assault with a deadly weapon and 2-11. >> i'm in for assault with a deadly weapon with a firearm. >> reporter: they are fire fighting convicts. the state of california has roughly 4,000 volunteer inmate firefighters including some 300 women. stationed at 42 sites. so what would you say is the biggest misconception out there? >> i don't think the nation really knows how much that they contribute to the conservation program, but when they are saving those homes, the community just doesn't care whether they are inmates or free california people. >> reporter: cl

battle now, and that's a zones of a larger scary trend in the american west. >> jake ward in lake county california >>> president obama unveiled a plan to confront climate change. he said he wants a massive production in greenhouse gas emissions from coal burning power plants. >> by setting the standards we can speed up ut transition to a cleaner, safer future. with this clean power plan by 2030, carbon pollution from the power plants will be 32% lower than it was a decade ago. >> the president said no other issue poses a threat to our future than climate change. several republican lawmakers criticized the plan as over-reaching and harmful to the economy. the coal industry and states are expected to sue to stop the plan. senate republicans failed to advance a deal. the measure received 53 votes following short of the 60 needed to overcome a democratic filibuster. parenthood has been in the spotlight because of secretly recorded videos alleging that the organization sold foetal tissue denying the claim saying it followed laws related to donating tissue. >> the medicaid contract - it is a major sourc

>> jacob ward in lake county california. daniel is a spokesperson with cal fire and joins us on the phone from sacramento. good to have you with us. there were indications earlier that the rocky fire jumped a fire line intended to contain it. what is the latest how many homes are threatened? >> actually, today we have seen cooler weather. actually la little bit of rainfall and higher humidity giving us a window of opportunity to increase the containment and progress on the fire. the fire yesterday was very active. it did jump over highway 20 an area we were trying to keep the fire south of. today, because the window of opportunity, our crews made good progress, and we are hoping to continue overnight. the temperatures are headed back up. >> i have read that 7,000 structures are threatened and it's a massive blaze. the problem you are dealing with now is erratic winds are making it difficult to fight. >> absolutely for the last several days we have seen the winds blow in several different direction pushing the fire to the nor

ben tracy is in lake county, california. >> we'll make sure that it'spe completely mopped up so that this doesn't restart. >> reporter: firefighters are chasing smokers, putting out hotn spots so wind-blown embers don't reignite the fire. heinz maibaum dug out smoldering tree roots while collette harmon roped off dead trees. >> it's tedious. it's tedious.th the most important thing is the fire goes out and everyone goes home safe and the town is safe as well. >> reporter: this work is a whole lot more dangerous than it looks. a lot of these trees are hollowed out and fall downnd without warning. firefighters call them "widow makers."nd the wild and wicked rocky fire burned 109 square miles and destroyed 43 homes. it was a fire fueled by drought that has robbed california of two years worth of rain. on average, fire season is nows 78 days longer than it was in the 1970s. >> fasten your seat belts. it's going to be a rough ride here. >> reporter: governor jerry brown visited the fire zone and said the intensity of the fire is a wake-up call. >> you can imagine if theou drought would co

the flames in lake county, california spread 250-acres in two hours. lisa bernard reports from king's canyon national park. >> what is unique about this particular fire? >> one of the biggest challenges with this fire is the steep topography and terrain. this is some of the roughest country in the united states. >> of course you want to make sure it doesn't jump this road. what would happen if it got to the other side. >> on the other side is more uncontained lines that would add more problems along the way. these crews are working very hard to keep it inside those lines as best they can. one of the things we're trying to do is eliminate the veg take this or the fuel and by actually lighting back fires, we are able to control it a little more, do it under our terms versus natures or others. >> the fire has been raging since a lightning strike ignited the terrain last month. more than 47,000-acres has already burned. most of the fire is in the back country. choppers have been collecting water from a large lake here and dropping it as fast as possible an

. >> that's jacob ward in lake county california. >> an investigation is underway in lancaster new hampshire after a circus tent collapsed killing two people, injuring two dozen more. it came down during a severe storm with hail and 60-mile per hour winds. officials are looking at how the tent was put up and talking to witnesses. the collapse comes one day after another tent collapsed near chicago. one person died in that incident. >> mandatory evacuations are in effect in central florida because of rising floodwaters. neighborhoods near tampa are underwater. some people have been rescued by boat. forecasters say some areas picked up a month's worth of rain in the past 24 hours. >> the death toll is rising in an outbreak of legionnaire's disease in new york city. it is traced to a handful of buildings in the bronx. officials are not sure where the victims were infected. we have more. >> the number of people dead from the diaz has gone up to seven, more than 80 have become ill over a short period of time. the cluster is happening in a certain area of new york city called the bronx. it spread

california's raging wildfires. the worst is burning north of here in lake county.e fast-moving rocky fire has doubled in size in the past 24 hours. more than 12,000 people have had to evacuate the area. two does inhomes are gone -- two dozen homes are gone. fires are burning in nine states tonight. clayton has the latest. >> firefighters are working day and night against the rocky fire raging north of sacramento. 2,000 firefighters are trying to stop it. it is already chewed through 50,000 acres destroying at least 24 homes and threat thig thousands more. threatening thousands more. the military called up two pour firefighting planes from colorado sending them to california where they will join the large dc10 tankers. right there is a dc10. he is going to drop the fire retardant. it can carry 12,000 gallons of fire retardant at once. there it goes. >> the train here is bone dry and lightning isn't helping. 13,000 lightning strikes are sparking more than 260 new fires. >> we have seen a couple of spot fires and those pretty much escalated and got big and took off on

let's get more this morning from cnn's stephanie elam in lake county california. >> reporter: we're inside the evacuation area for the rocky fire. as you can see, right here above us that is active fire where it has plenty of fuel that it can burn at this point. this is why we are seeing so many firefighters out here monitoring this line. we are along highway 16 or california 16. what they want to do is contain this fire so it doesn't jump across the road. a lot of back fires built on the opposite side. as you look at the active fire here, you see the wind is really pushing it. that is a big part of the problem with fires like this. when there is this much wind and low humidity it is the perfect environment for a wildfire for one ballooning as quickly as this one has. >> those pictures are just so dramatic. >> they have the work cut out for them with the drought. what does the weather hold for california? let's go to meteorologist derrekek van dam. >> wildfires raging across california. we focus on the rocky fire. it has spread exponentially over the weekend. upwards of 54,000 acres burned

stephanie elam is live in lake county california. is is the last thing the state of california dealing with that horrific drought needs. you've got the resources to fight the fires already stretched thin. what are they doing them to contain them at this hour? >> reporter: that's so true poppy. you're talking about the 21 wildfires burning across california. california has a unique system where they're able to work with each other across the state and get resources where they need them. but still, that doesn't help when you just have fires burning all over the place. we have now arrived in lake county where this rocky fire is burning. this fire started wednesday afternoon. and it has ballooned overnight here. it went from the low 20,000 acreage area to now being about 47,000 acreage area. a massive fire is how cal fire is describing this fire as it is threatening some 3,000 people. they have 2,000 firefighters working to stop this fire. but take a look behind me. we came around the ridge after we came out of a little mountain range her

for the pbs newshour, im cat wise in lake county, california. >> woodruff: stay with us, coming up on the newshour. the cultural shift that changed the demands of modern parenthood. a new perspective on the life of ronald reagan, the politician and the pragmatist. and, looking to the night sky for a star-studded show. but first, an ongoing financial crisis in a u.s. territory. special correspondent chris bury looks at how puerto rico's government debt burden is crippling the island's economy, and spurring it's people to leave. it's part of our weekly series, "making sense," which airs every thursday on the newshour. >> reporter: for yaritza lozano, who owns a bakery in san juan, the capital, this is a time of high anxiety. the 28-year-old, laid off from her job as an art teacher, turned her passion for baking into a business only a year ago. now, puerto rico's debt crisis is trimming her profits in an already troubled economy. >> my major concern is our customers. i wonder if i am raising my prices too high. >> reporter: lozano is raising her prices because the cash- strapped governme

people have been forced from their homes as a huge wild fire is continuing to burn, this is in lake county, california. flames have now covered more than 22,000 acres, and crews have only about 5 percent containment. so barely. people there say it is just devastating. >> we lost two dogs and my grandparents house is completely dog. my mom's house is tank but everything else around my parents house is completely gone. pretty shook up i lost a lot of my parents stuff yesterday and my grand mom's house burned to the ground. i'm shook up. we figure we will get all of the stuff we can here and, move to a safer place. >> reporter: here's one of the big issues as we look at this aerial picture right there. there have not been a lot of fires in that area of lake county meaning there is a lot of vegetation still left to burn. >>> in other news verizon employees are working without a contract. they did not the go out on strike last night. their union is continuing to negotiate with the wireless carrier. decision came early this morning shortly after a contract covering 39,000 workers, expired. union says that t

overnight huge flames and evacuated areas in lake county, california. just hours after a firefighter was killed scouting a fire. a husband and father of two now hailed as a hero as a tight knit community of firefighters work through this difficult time. >> all kinds of things go through your head. could that have been me? >> drought conditions heavy wind and lightning making conditions even worse. >> because of the drought and the lack of water throughout california, the fuel conditions and the brush that is burning is what we would normally see in late august. >> reporter: in rural washington state, homeowners returning to find their houses destroyed. >> i raised all three of my babies in here, even him. it's crazy. >> reporter: in southern california it was round two in the busy cajon pass. major thoroughfare connecting l.a. to las vegas. two weeks ago a wildfire moved in so fast, it torched cars stuck in gridlock. another fire near the same stretch of highway. this time firefighters were able to divert traffic and the flames. now, the main focus for

clayton sandell, abc news, lake county, california. >>> they're hoping the chicago area for a break from yesterday's severe thunderstorms. strong winds knocked down a tent at a music festival. one man was kid and more than a dozen injured. a few miles away, the dome collapsed. but there were no injuries and the lalapalooza music festival downtown had to be can haved till the storms blew over. >>> this storm was in the northeast michigan area, knocked down trees and caused some damage but no injuries are rorred. severe storms could tlent the northeast today. accuweather's molly cochran is tracking the extreme weather. good morning. >> thanks, t.j. andreen reena. for monday the threat for strong to severe thunderstorms. it's out ahead of a cold front. i-95 not going to turn wet till monday night, but it is going to be a steamy monday. that severe weather threat includes syracuse and pittsburgh where flooding downpours and damaging winds are some pain main impacts. across northern california, wildfires continue to burn. not the best of news monday. some gusty winds will return. back to you.

abc's clayton sandell on the front lines of the biggest fire in lake county, california. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: good morning, amy. you can see the fire here is still going strong. still growing, though firefighters are getting some help from the cooler weather. but on at least one big fire here in california, people evacuated from their homes have a new worry. overnight, the rocky fire, still throwing punches, flames advancing as winds push hot embers into the air igniting new spot fires. this home, one of thousands threatened. more firefighters are arriving nearly 3200 now trying to keep the flames from racing toward more houses. you can see here the firefighters are using road flares to start what's called a backfire. the point is to use up all of this unburned fuel before the main fire can use it to cross this road. this morning more than 13,000 people are still evacuated. >> this is the first time that i'm really feeling afraid that i could lose my house. >> reporter: with conditions like this, people aren't going home any time soon. >> no, it'll be a few

abc's clayton sandell is on the front lines in lake county, california, with the very latest. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: and good morning, amy. you can see these flames advanced overnight and now more people have been told they have to evacuate. at least 24 homes here have already been destroyed and this morning, these flames are threatening thousands more. this morning, the rocky fire near sacramento burning out of control and spreading fast. since friday, tripling in size. the blaze charring more than 90 square miles of steep, rocky terrain, almost double the area of san francisco. nearly 3,000 firefighters working 24-hour shifts trying to stop it, but so far the fire only 5% contained. >> yesterday we burned off 20,000 acres in 5 hours. >> reporter: now the military is lending more planes to the air attack joining two dozen helicopters and air tankers like the giant dc-10. right there is a dc-10. he's coming in. he's going to drop fire retardant. this plane can carry 12,000 gallons of fire retardant at once. there it goes. more than 12,000 people till cannot go hom

abc's clayton sandell is on the ground in lake county, california. good morning, clayton. >> reporter: good morning, george. firefighters battling this destructive blaze are taking advantage of a break in the hot weather but now new weather could bring new trouble. firefighting pilots are skimming just above mountaintops keeping up the air attack on the rocky fire near sacramento that keeps growing. >> over the past several days we've seen explosive fire behavior because of the years of drought-stricken vegetation. >> reporter: firefighters on the ground are getting help from concern. thunderstorms forecast for tomorrow could bring rain but also lightning. sparking new fires. now the blaze that's already destroyed two dozen homes is delaying the start of school for one week because some of the 13,000 people evacuated are using the schools as shelters. >> it's just really scary and nerve-racking. >> i would like to go home. >> reporter: 3500 firefighters are working to protect 7,000 homes still under threat. of course, the big question now is when wil

this is in lake county, california. the rocky fire this is referred to. t the ongoing drought occurring in california. i have to show you the exceptional video released by nasa. this is a six-month rainfall accumulation. you can see the shades of yellow, orange, and deep shades of purple over the eastern u.s. that's in excess of 40, 50, or 70 since the first of january right through the middle of july. notice how the colors are just missing over the western half. u.s. heading back to the graphic, we have the exceptional drought according to the monitor still ongoing across central and eastern and southern sections of california with no relief in sight. this led to western wildfires equivalent to the state of new jersey. 5.6 million acres and have burned since the beginning of the year. take a look at this footage out of trinity county in california. this is about 60 miles west of redding in a town called hay fork. 200 foot flame out of the mountains at this barker fire. there is another nearby fire called the rail fire where residents were grabbing livesto

by a falling tree near lake tahoe an ordered flags to be flown at half staff and the massive rocky fire is now 70% contained the jerusalem fire in northern california lake countyrew this morning. the fast-growing wildfire burning north of napa grew to 5,000 acres prompting evacuations for residents in the area. a state of emergency in parts of colorado right now where officials are trying to contain dangerous levels of metal that spilled in a river. 3 million gallons of waste from an abandon mine in silverton leaked into a creek and filled the river in the county and turned the water orange and three times originally believed and the mine is still dumping 500 gallons a minute and epa says they are treating the polluted water and show high levels of arsenic and lead and it's dangerous if people are exposed to them, the epa inspectors triggered the spill investigating pollutants at the mine. today al jazeera is looking at this summer's rise in gun violence and police say they are making progress battling the problem in one los angeles neighborhood and residents there disagree and plus how the so called iron pipeline is helping to deliver illegal weapons up and d

california. one of the biggest tonight is in lake county. rocky fire 27,0 0 acres still burning. santa clara county firefighters are headed up to the front lines of that fire. they've got a tough fight ahead of them. >> fire fighters tonight are mourning one of their own. david ruhl who died battling a wild fire in the national force. across the state, 8,000 of his fellow fighters are now on the front lines. >> over here we're probably seeing a flame in skpesz of a hundred feet.

it destroyed 43 homes and burned more than 69,000 acres across lake yolo and calusa county. >>> californian on inlegal drug labs like this one that exploded in walnut creek last year, the people inside were making hash oil, also known as honey oil. manufacturers are now facing some potent new punishments for putting neighbors in danger. >> reporter: dr. peter grossman of the burn centner west hills says he has treated 20 people for honey oil lab injuries in the past year. >> now, you can see how to make honey oil, hash oil from marijuana. you can see how to do that online. what happens here is if somebody lights a match or turns on a lighter, or as the gas gets next to a pilot light. and boom. you don't just have a flame. you have an explosion. >> reporter: under senate bill 212, if you are caught making honey oil within 300 feet of a home or meth within 200 feet, a judge can consider it an aggravating factor meaning a stiffer punishment. it is not just the drug beforers being hurt but those living around them. >> we see so many people with significant burn injuries to their face, to their

the peterson fire is the latest to erupt in lake county in northern california. >>> massive stock market selloff, april china unexpectedly devalued its currency. markets will be opening in the next hour. >>> president obama will mark the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina there week by visiting new orleans. president obama will speak to city officials and more than 1800 people died in that storm, caused 125 billion in damage. so tonight, we look back at the storm, and its aftermath, and we begin with a clip from our documentary, "only new orleans." . >> the storm hit monday morning at approximately 5:30 in the morning. at about 12:00 noon, 1:00 p.m, that monday, august the 29th, we got the first reports that the levee started breaching. the other districts of new orleans are predominantly below sea level. so when the levees that were built in the 1960s are breached, the city doesn't stand a chance. >> we put my mom in the swimming pool with the kids and we floated them to the bridge right there. we walked to the bridge. the water was here. people helped us because we can't swim, some

while >> pam: fires ravishing california's cnidocil from lake county. this is continuing to a burn out of control and the. edges from helicopter partnership abc seven. the fire has destroyed more than 60,000 a.. only 12 percent contained at this hour a. and charles clifford live in like port tonight charles we understand thousand people are still. >> pam: check on charles later there's a prom with a live report will get you do that in the meantime. >> grant: addition the l.a. county fire which we will get to nearly two dozen other major wildfires are burning california tonight. clay county fire far and away the. largest and that is where the evacuation concerns are most prevalent. that one is burning south 8 east of clear lake== we're also monitoring a there's also the madera county fire.in the sierra national== and the lake berryessa fire.justthat fire started nearly two weeks ago.and flared up last week when it broke containment lines. it's damaged one home and four outbuildings.two other outbuildings were destroyed. this is video from last month.cour

. >> we're seeing the winds pushing most of the smoke from the fire complex in western california and lake county off to the north and east as we drop down closer to 5,000 feet. notice the wind flow pushing most of the smoke to chico and redding and closer to ground level winds. winds out of the southwest around the fire there burning just south of clear lake. for now, push aglot of the smoke away from the bay area. we still have these hazy skies, as the marine air and some dust and sea salt broadened by the onshore winds making for hazy skies into oakland. 70 degrees right now. camera bouncing around a bit in dublin. 82 degrees. cooler than last weekend when we had strong high pressure around. 74 degrees in san jose. tiburon, high clouds there at 75 around parts of the north bay, and into san francisco right now, 69 degrees with some hazy skies. winds all onshore right now and we will see low clouds surging back inland tonight. but we did have a few breaks in the clouds along the coast today. santa cruz climbing up close to 85 degrees today and now high clouds advancing in. the high clouds, part

overnight huge flames and more mandatory evacuations in california's lake county. just days after fire captain david was killed scouting a fire in northern california. a husband and father of two now hailed as a hero as a tight knit community of firefighters worked through this difficult time. >> all kinds of things go to your head. could it have been me? what happened? fire >> reporter: fires in the west are offering no reprieve. heavy wind and lightning are making conditions worse. >> because of the drought and lack of water throughout california the fuel conditions and the bush burning is what we would normally see in late august. >> reporter: in rural washington state homeowners returning to find their houses destroyed. >> all three of my babies were raised in here. even him. it's crazy. >> reporter: in southern california it was round two. the major thurorough fare connecting l.a. to las vegas. today another fire near the same stretch of highway but this time firefighters were able to divert traffic and the flames. now the main focus for firefighters in califor

>>pam moore: to the latest on the rocket fire burning in lake county and two other northern california counties a number of acres destroyed has been growing by the thousands every day. >>grant lodes: the number of homes destroyed one from 24 to 39 topanga the fire has lesson of it in the cool temperatures helped yesterday but it is warmer today an economic area about 90 degrees today and crews are concerned and more heated some erratic winds will be here tomorrow on monday of the fire jumped highway 20 and is now burning near the casket running along the long valley road and as for the big neighborhood north of the fire and people are still worth that the fire could regain momentum. >>grant lodes: fee if the weather cooperated they hope to have this thing fully contained by next monday the california national guard to drop this picture for nearly 400 trained soldiers had to battle the rocket fire today upas the. >>pam moore: the to in progress has been made when northern california fire as of this morning the library as a fire burning in napa and from the county is now 98 percent conta

crew from around california are heading to lake county to fight the rocky fire. but local communities still need to be protected in case of fire. cornell joins us live from the fire station at harrison and embarcadero with the story. cornell? >>reporter: fire resources are being stretched very thin across the state tonight exploratorium already has fire crew at the rocky fire. it says it's willing and able to send more about of the department can too as long as local fire protection isn't compromised. the strike team in the san francisco fire department left for lake county last week to help battle the monster rocky fire. department has prepared to send more resources if needed. other states are ready too. >> we have got than calls from the fire departments outside of california saying is there any way we can help. e-menlo park firefighters is cooking dinner for the crew at station one. but he's on standby. to coordinate meals and supplies for thousands of firefighters at the rocky fire as base cameramanger. >> got the lawn dry. got the showers. set up where the

.>>> firefighters made significant progress fighting fires across northern california. lake county two fires nearly contained. the jerusalem fires -- fire is 80% contained. the rocky fire was 100% contained last week. evacuation center been lifted. right now, there are 18 wildfires and 14,000 firefighters on the lines. tonight we talked to cal fire spokesman who said we should expect fires for months. >> unfortunately, it doesn't matter if the temperature goes up or down. the temperatures are so dry that -- conditions are so dry it will remain the same. >> cal fire tells us progress was made over the weekend in northern california, but southend -- southern california saw activity. this is on interstate 5 n. of los angeles. three structures were destroyed and hundreds of acres burned. >> we saw the triple threat of heat and low humidity. the risk that could top -- turn a small fire into a much bigger event. >> reporter: you can't go anywhere in the oakland hills without a reminder of the obvious. fire danger is high. we traveled with firefighters to the scene of the latest fire, les

crew from around california are heading to lake county to fight the rocky fire. but local communities still need to be protected in case of fire. cornell joins us live from the fire station at harrison and embarcadero with the story. cornell? >>reporter: fire resources are being stretched very thin across the state tonight exploratorium already has fire crew at the rocky fire. it says it's willing and able to send more about of the department can too as long as local fire protection isn't compromised. the strike team in the san francisco fire department left for lake county last week to help battle the monster rocky fire. department has prepared to send more resources if needed. other states are ready too. >> we have got than calls from the fire departments outside of california saying is there any way we can help. e-menlo park firefighters is cooking dinner for the crew at station one. but he's on standby. to coordinate meals and supplies for thousands of firefighters at the rocky fire as base cameramanger. >> got the lawn dry. got the showers. set up where the

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acres homes structures consumed evacuations and affect all because of the lake county wildfire one of 20 major fires in californiahere the latest and all the sun across the state to its complaints about a serious renaissance screen bears a of a celebrity's name the news that a is next. after faiof faith in the ocean? you can find out on our star shots gallery on "e.t." online. >>> travel consideration provided by -- >>> call the season the comeback for demi lovato. a hit song "cooler for the summer" and hotter than ever from "koz cosmopolitan" magazin. almost went to rehab but now channels her self-destructive behavior into exercise. >> when she works out, she works out hard. >> she gives boyfriend to wilmer valderrama. is very much involved in her day-to-day life. >> bye-bye, everybody. melissa >> grant: all flams veteran fire crews say they've never encountered a thing like it like county fire consuming 4,000 a. an hour. as of home burned residents tropicana and run for their lives. send a note warning of a rapist on a loose they. area to risk falling victim to a car thief she said she left something more preci

the executive order will help residents and business owners in central california and lake and trinity countiesthe rough fire in central california is the largest so far this season with 90 square miles of burnt terrain. >> wildfires have taken a big toll on washington state. more than 1,000 square miles have burned, nearly the size of rhode island. the good news is firefighters are holding stead difficult. winds are actually pushing -- steady. winds are actually pushing portions of the fire back on to itself. three firefighters died, 80 structures have been destroyed. >>> on this friday now 4 minutes after 6:00 time for a look at the road ahead. hears gianna. >> it's not "friday light" in the east bay. we have brand-new reports of an accident as you work your way eastbound 80 near powell street. good news is it's the noncommute direction. no word of injuries but it may cause delays. it is blocking the left lane. westbound we are seeing brake lights as you work your way along the eastshore freeway. once you hit the bay bridge metering lights are on. they are cycling quickly but we are still see

california. one of the biggest tonight is in lake county. rocky fire 27,0 0 acres still burning. santa clara county firefighters are headed up to the front lines of that fire. they've got a tough fight ahead of them. >> fire fighters tonight are mourning one of their own. david ruhl who died battling a wild fire in the national force. across the state, 8,000 of his fellow fighters are now on the front lines. >> over here we're probably seeing a flame in skpesz of a hundred feet. >> the drought is causing significant fire behavior in this area. there's quite a few homes spread out through the area. >> more than 20 wild fires are now burning tlout the state. on top of that, lightning sparked more than 50 fires in trinity county alone. >> a small fire quickly turned into a big neighborhood fire setting off propane tanks like they were giant fire crackers. >> too big, too quick. when i got there, all i saw was smoke and i saw a eucalyptus tree go up. in the end, several mobile homes destroyed. resources are stretched thin. the state's national guard is now mobilizing several of its h

lake county. two dozen homes have now been destroyed. and thousands are in danger. good evening, everyone. i'm katie marzullo. the biggest fire burning in california right now is the rocky fire in lake county. and it continues to grow tonight. it has now burned more than 27,000 acres. it is still just five percent contained. 24 homes have been destroyed. along with 26 outbuildings. another 6,000 buildings are threatened at this hour. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is live in clear lake with the latest. >> reporter: the top priority for firefighters overnight will be to make sure that this fire does not jump highway 20 or highway 16. firefighters tell me they are treating those two highways, the enter section of them, like a box, and they want to keep the fire inside. the rocky fire can best be summed up as unpredictable. >> one day it was blowing to theest. another day it's blowing to the east. it's been a tough fight. >> reporter: as the fire makes its way towards a major thoroughfare in lake county, officials are stepping up an advisory to a mandatory evacuation for a dozen homes. also, highway 20 from highway 16 to highway 53 is closed. mis

california. >> we have 14 national guard the crew hand craw alaska ty vaitd. each crew has 20 individuals. so they have started showing up here in lake county into other other fires in northern california. >>reporter: as firefighters work to douse hot spots cal fire reports the rocky fire now 40 percent contained. but still concern with warm and windy weather ahead could produce more trouble. >> we know lightning storm coming over the next several days throughout northern california. anticipate that go so we are moving resources. >>reporter: wayne already lost everything. at this point isn't sure what he's going to do next. >> just wondering whether we should rebuild or not. everything if burned around us pretty much so probably safe from mainly fire for awhile. >>reporter: as the clouds gather as the winds pick up and the temperatures go up the next couple days the concern is about more flare ups here obviously for the homeowner here the damage is already done. in lake county laura anthony abc 7 news. >>. >> other big story is the republican debate. >> top 10 candidate for the nomination took the stage in cleveland for spirited exchange wi

laura anthony is live in lake county. >> reporter: well, the governor was here, the california national guard has sent in hand crews to help out be and we're getting a closer look today at the all the devastation left behind by this fire. in this case this family lost their home, they have been here for 25 years. this home was gone in a matter of minutes. >> i think this is really a real wake-up call. >> reporter: surrounded by some of the 3,000 firefighters working on the rocky fire, governor jerry brown warned this massive event could just be the prelude to many more. >> i think this is the beginning of the fire season. and it's acting like it's the end. so we have a real challenge in california. >> reporter: as firefighters worked to douse hot spots, cal fire reports the rocky fire is now 40% contained. but there is still concern warm and windy weather ahead could produce more trouble. >> the fire certainly has potential. winds, dry conditions can blow embers over the line and we may see this afternoon interior parts of the fire may burn up. >> it was like a big explosion down there.

lake county is one of the most disadvantaged in the state of california. >> huge fishing area. yeah. i think it is a big concern. once that is over i hope people return. it will be a beautiful area. >> reporter: clear lake and the wineries have not been directly impacted and the muchinants really need -- merchants really need tourist sports. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news -- support. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. download our www.ktvu.com for the very latest. >>> an illegal marijuana bust in the santa cruz mountains. hundreds of pot plants discovered this morning. authorities found $1.6 million worth of pot during the bust. deputies made the dorffry after execute -- discovery after executing a search warrant. ktvu's ann rubin reports the bust highlights a bigger problem in the area. >> reporter: their arrival was meant to be a message, illegal grows won't be tolerated. they want to make sure everyone can see them coming. >> we current quiet about it. everyone could hear it. >> reporter: the problem, large marijuana grows in the santa cruz mountains. underground irrigation on 7 acres.

california. the jerusalem fire. which is burning in lake and napa counties. is 82 percent contained. it has scorched more than 25- thousand acres over the past seven days. all evacuations have been lifted. two people have died and two people are in critical condition following three shootings in oakland early this morning. one shooting happened on broadway. right in the heart of oakland.three people suffered from gunshot wounds. one later died in the hospital.one is still in critical condition and the other is in stable condition. another shooting on international boulevard a person was shot while driving in the car with four other people.that victim is also in critical condition. and a third shooting a juvenile was shot on foothill boulevard.he was taken to the hospital but later died from his wounds. one person is behind bars tonight after another wild sideshow in oakland. and the incident was all caught on video. kron 4's scott rates explains how last night's chain of events turned out of control. >> scott :there are more sideshows in oakland with of this one ending after a man al