live near redding, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> laura, thank you so much. many agencies are supporting the firefighting effort including the california national guard. it tweeted this picture today. nearly 800 soldiers and airmen are in shasta county. for the latest on the weather conditions, let's check in with meteorologist drew >> winds in excess of 35 to 40 miles an hour. right now a temperature around 100 degrees. humidity is bone dry at 18%. the winds out of the southeast. the next 24 hours, there is no dominant wind direction. the wind direction is pretty erratic. you see from the west to the northwest to the south those winds will be peaking in the next couple hours. a red flag warning still in effect for much of the redding area until monday morning. talking winds gusting over 30 miles an hour. humidity, bone-dry levels in the afternoon. unfortunately, the next seven days, for the week ahead, looking at the redding area, they will stay above 100 degrees each and every afternoon at least through next weekend. we'll look a little closer in a few minu

news reporter laura anthony is in the community of lake reading estates with that part of the story. prosecutor well, hi. we'll get to the fire fight in a minute. we wanted to show you a different kind of damage and destruction here in this neighborhood. we're a couple of blocks from where dozens of homes burned but we can show you a vivid istration of what the winds did. more than 70 miles per hour that took these trees down, toppled them as the fire was raging just a couple blocks away. in this case, this tree actually hit the house. it's an inferno that doubled in size overnight the kind that destroys nearly everything in its path. so far the carr fire shows no signs of letting up. fire crews focused squarely on protecting lives and property like this home on a hill where the residents evacuated overnight. this is what it's all about, just outside i go tonight setting back fires trying to save the homes in this fire's path. in northwest reading it, appears all but a few homes have been destroyed along swas decease drive leavinging a few remnants of life here before the fire. near

laura anthony reporting, just unbelievable the damage that we're seeing once again. thank you, laura. >> we're hearing from residents about the grim reality of getting out. you can see dozens of homes completely destroyed. and for each of these homes, a different story. listen to one woman describe how her dad got out just in time. go. jteptaying go, and i don't know how many minutes after he left the house that it went up in flames. he said he could see the fire as he was leaving. so i'm just glad he made it out. i'm afraid some people may not have. >> reporter: the family is still looking for their lost dog. her dad had to leave before they could find the pet. facebook has activated safety check feature for the fire in redding. it lets you see if your friends or loved ones are in the affected area and whether they're safe. donate to help fire victims or offer other types of help. right now 128 people have offered things such as shelter, clothing or food. we have more information for you at abc7news.com. >>> numerous neighborhoods in and around redding have been evac

h laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> the steel fire has burned 150 acres and destroyed homes. some are returning to their homes and finding ashes. cornell bernard is is live wilie details. >> reporter: evacuation orders lifted a few hours ago, but thi devastation. eight homes have been destroyed on headland drive after a wildfire burned through hot and fast. >> whole neighborhood's on fire right now. son of a gun. get everybody out! >> reporter: some neighbors frantically ran door to door to get people out of headland drive. >> i'm telling you, it's five minutes. >> reporter: debra heeler and her husband got out just in time as the fast-moving testeel fire burned behind them and up the ridge. they returned to find their home of 16 years in rubble. >> this is our family. w're really tight up here. we take care of each other's homes. we have keys to each other's homes this. is our life up here. it's gone. >> reporter: one block has been reduced to ashes, eight homes destroyed, four damaged. extreme weather conditions were no match for fire crews who attack attacked sty attacked

let's begin with abc 7 news reporter laura anthony. laura? >> dan, we talked about the destructive force, the power of these fires. i'm standing in keswick, a small town that was completely destroyed, virtually every home here burned to the ground overnight. this just one of them. i'm here on market street. this is from what i can tell kind of a main residential street for this tiny town, less than 500 people. here is somebody's rv, may have been somebody's home. if you take a look at this, all that's left is the metal frame, the plastic air-conditioning units are collapsed, virtually nothing left inside, just gives you a small idea of the power, the relentlessness of this fire. yet another northern california community has been devastated by wildfire, and perhaps most frightening the fire season is not even half over. the tiny town of keswick was reduced to rubble overnight, with the population of fewer than 500 people. a place according to a pg&e crew only two homes survived. >> right now is our peak heat. that's a bad time to have this fir

laura anthony is live estates. >> reporter: things are improving here. there were dozens of homes burned here, i want to show you the randomness of it. this home behind me burnt to the ground, where just behind it there's a home that's perfectly fine. to my left, we have another house that's in perfect condition. we were able to actually let this family know that their house was okay, but for many others the return home will be heartbreaking. though the containment numbers remain lowa it appears 3,000 firefighters are gaining ground. thanks to less wind, and cooler temperatures, there was no significance injuries in the fires burning overnight. for some, the battle has been lost. a crime scene van was still investigating at the home where melanie bledsoe and her two young great grandchildren died. at whiskey town lake the car burned right to the water's edge, destroying dozens of boats as they sat on the water. the wreckage of most of those that burned a blur beneath the water's surface. >> they have the let everybody in. >> reporter: the people who live

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live in oakland hills with more on this for us. laura? >> reportr: well, hi, eric. we are here at the dog park. and while fireworks can be a reon to party, a way to celebrate for us humans, for animals like linus here, a night like tonight can be especially traumatic. the fourth of july is anything but fun for corina, the 5-year-old german shepherd lives in oakland hills. >> we're a little worried about tonight. >> reporter: in a neighborhood that traditionally rocks on this holiday thanks to all the fireworks, legal and otherwise, expected after dark. >> freaks, just wants to dig a hole in a corner. she's panting. she's running around. she wants to hide. it's sad. >> reporter: that's why marta parker will dry something different, for the first time this fourth of july, a mild tra tranquilizer. >> dr. eric bron says it's not for everyone. but some dog owners are asking for a prescription for the fourth. >> they're calling for their favorite sed datiative for thei, takes effect in about an hour and a half, lasts for about four hours. >> re

abc7 news reporter laura anthony filed this story in august. >> it's a program that's proving the value of shared experience -- moms-to-be at oakland's highland hospital undergoing their prenatal care together. it's called centering, and it's credited with reducing preterm deliveries by 33% to 47%. >> when babies are newly born, do they have a lot of head support? >> in centering, you bring it all out in the open. everyone gets to share their experiences and their fears and their hopes, and they learn that they're not alone, that everybody's having similar experiences or, if they're having different experiences, they can determine what's normal, what's of concern. >> besides the usual blood pressure and weight checks, centering includes group sessions in the late stages of pregnancy -- 8 to 12 women with similar due dates. >> they said that the milk is -- for the first six months -- is the best. >> elicia alvarez is expecting her third child but is getting valuable, new information this time. >> i was a lot younger when i had my first son, so now it's just different learning, like, the

near redding, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> sadly we do expect that. all right. laura, thank you so much. this is one of three major fires burning in california. the director of the fire weather research lab at san jose state university says the danger is extreme and the season won't slow down. >> our fuels are very dry compared to what they should be in july, and so we can expect probably in september and october to even be worse because that's when the fuel moistures bottom out, when the fuels are the driest. >> and take a look at this. people in redding have been seeing firenados. wind can pick up burning embers and other flammable debris and then just shoot them up and spread them out, creating new fires. >> apocalyptic when you look at it. let's continue with spencer christian with an update on the conditions in red aring. spencer? >> okay, dan. let's go right to the map right now and show you current conditions. it is hot, it is dry and windy. 98 degrees is the current temperature reading. very dry with relative humidity down at 24%. it may rise a little bit

reporter laura anthony has more from redding. >> reporter: at whiskey town lake the carr fire burned all around and right to the water's edge. even destroying dozens of boats as they sat on the water. the wreckage of most of those that burned now just a blur beneath the water's surface. >> they let one in. >> reporter: the people who live here are resilient like raymond a resident of merry lake back at home. >> i'm kind of hanging out waiting for the power to come on. i had a bunch of food in my refrigerator and freezer and and didn't want to lose it. i had a generator and more or less took this opportunity to try to keep everything going. >> reporter: neighbor reggie has been here since the fire started. >> what's that been like? >> not fun. there's no power. no air conditioning. no fans. no nothing. >> why didn't you leave? >> because i want to make sure this house stays here. >> reporter: laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> two people under arrest for suspected looting in redding. >> 19-year-old jack vanning and jade ball were taken into custody. officers were patrolling when a homeown

laura anthony has more. . >> reporter: amber woodson has been living at his rv.arking sign and blocked off the lot. >> we are families and disabled people individuals and a lot of people have jobs. living in vehicles are becoming a reality for more and more people not only in this state but across the country. >> whitson and others and eight children are moved down the road literal literally. >> the situation they're up against is berkeley made it essentially illegal to live in the vehicle anywhere within the city limits. >> we are seeing complaints in every direction. >> reporter: berkeley has given the rv dwellers as much leeway as they can. >> parents coming and complaining that their children are walking through parking lots with needles. >> unfortunately, it is roger goodell a on a complaint driven basis. that does not mean we are working to find a permanent solution of these and other individuals. >> it went from two to three nights a week to our lifestyle. my kids have made friends and we met people in our community that help us out and we can help out wit

laura anthony is live for us near lake berriesa tonight. >> we're north of the lake in napta.nts new fire in napa county, north of berryessa, as i said. the customers, for the most part, are staying away. >> you have a screen, it will show you your fuel capacity. >> reporter:

. >> snap pa county is where we find abc 7 reporter laura anthony live for us tonight with the very latest on the firefight. laura? >> hi, dion. firefighters ramped up the air attack here in the last couple hours. we've seen these helicopters pretty much nonstop, dropping water on the hillside behind me. those who have businesses at lake berryessa down the road are hoping these crews can get a handle on this fire enough to salvage at least part of the fourth of july holiday. all alone on the fourth of july near the east side of lake berryessa, a lake that would normally be bustling with holiday activity this week, but it's nearly deserted, most of the boats still in their slips thanks to all the smoke from the county fire. >> it's nice because there is nobody up here now, but it's hard to keep things clean, and it's hard to breathe a little bit. >> it's frustrating. >> chad fraser's family has owned berryessa water sports for 55 years, long enough to know that a busy 4th is a must. >> we were hoping with fourth of july being on a wednesday, that this whole week would give us a bump. but ob

near redding, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> yosemite national park is normally filled with tourists. this year, they are closed as firefighters keep the ferguson fire at bay. it's burned 40,000 acres on the edge of yosemite. full containment of the blaze is not expected until mid august. be sure to stay with abc 7 news as we track the wildfires. you can find a guide to help you prepare for sudden evacuation, including what you may want to have already packed so you are ready to leave. that's at abc7news.com. >>> we have much more news ahead on nbc 7 mornings. up next, a bart death investigation. what we know about a woman found unresponsive. >>> also -- >> now, everyone is just in disbelief. >> a father of four killed in a construction accident. where his niece says the family would like to bury him. >>> daking leookritrobc 7 roof cam, the 41st san francisco marathon begins in a few minutes. we have a look at the route that winds around the city. >>> welcome back, everyone. 5:13 on this sunday morning. a cool start to the morning in san francisco. there was briz l this morning as i h

laura anthony has more. >> it's flaring up here, driven flames continued to erupt to the east, trees exploding, but fortunately here there are no homes in the path. down beloaned, though, for many the damage is done. here in lake keswick estates, dozens of homes areurd to the ground. >> everyone likes to say they produce their own weather, but basically when these fires start rapidly growing at this speed, they burn incredibly intense to the point where it's almost unsafe to put first responders in front of them. >> upped road just a few miles an entire community has lost, keswick, population of less than 500 people, completely demolished. according to a survey, just two homes survived. >>> the carr fire i team of fir keep a close a is on the homes that survived. >> right now you can see some of the inversion layer lift up a bit. that's allowed some preheating of the materials down below, the trees, the manzanitas especially, to get some oxygen back into it. that's why you're seeing the fire flare up a by. >>> laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> the carr fire is hitting close to home for

laura anthony is live in the town of redding. what a scene behind you, laura. >> that's right. those containment numbers are slowly climbing. as bad as it looks in this neighborhood, there's been no significant increase in the number of structures burned since thursday night to friday. cal fire counting the burned out homes. in the meantime, we have seen people reach out to one another in ways big and small. >> reporter: it's not what these guys were sent here to do. construction workers bringing in heavy equipment for the carr fire. when they saw a frightened horse running through a burn area, they tried to coral it. it wasn't to be, but it's another example how this community is rallying to help one another. just as thousands of firefighters are doing their part to hold the line on a closer to redding nea east ayer residents evacuated from their homes are eager to go home and help each other. >> pull together and stay positive, so many in this community helping. we know we will all get through it will all get through it. >> we have to be patient. we're all at the mercy of the

abc 7 news reporter, laura anthony has more from redding. >> reporter: a couple blocks from where dozens of homes burned. we can show you a vivid illustration of what the winds did, more than 70 miles per hour took the trees down, toppled them, as the fire was raging a couple blocks away. in this case, this tree actually hit the house. it's an inferno that more than doubled in size, the kind that destroys nearly everything in its path. so far, the carr fire shows no signs of letting up. near iko, fire crews focus on protecting lives and property like this home on a hill where the residents evacuated in northwest redding. it appears all but a few homes were destroyed, leaving a few remnants of life here, before the fire. near ono, the scramble to save animals continues, in this case, a horse named good boy. how grateful are you for the help here? >> very grateful. i want to stick around and see what is going to come out of it. >> i had a house fire in '97 and lost everything. i have been wanting to pay back. this is the way i'm able to pay back. >> we are out here doing our business. orte

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story from the north bay. >> it is for information technologyurposes. >> it's a website that started as one thing. >> rent a hitman.com. rent meaning hire us, hit as in web hit, men, a group of us. >> and turned into quite another. >> these are e-mail solicitations. >> he originally set up rent a hitman to be an i.t. solutions portal, but over the years some of the inquiries have been frightening and even criminal. >> there were a few that actually were soliciting to have others harmed. >> in one e-mail under services requested a man from los angeles writes, kill two people i hate and take the car keys and deliver the car to me. some even offered suggested methods, guns, bomb, anything or way to remove them. if the solicitor seems serious ines will start a dialogue and ask if they'd like a field operative to contact them. >> and the rest is history and that's when i pass it on to my network of over 17,985 field operatives in the u.s. >> who are? >> law enforcement. >> ines claimed he's worked with investigators to save more than 100 lives in the

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has more from redding. >> reporter: just a couple of blocks from where homes have burned, we can show you a vivid illustration of what the winds did. more than 70 miles per hour that took these trees down, toppled them, as the fire was raging just a couple of blocks away. in this case, this tree actually hit theit's an inferno that mor doubled in size, of the kind that destroys nearly everything in its path. so far the carr fire shows no signs of letting up. near igoh, fire crews focused squarely on protecting lives and property, like this home on a hill were residents evacuated. in northwest redding, it appeared all the homes had been destroyed along swayze drive, leaving a few remnants of life here before the fire. near onoh, the rescue of animals continued, in this case a horse named good boy. how grateful are you for the help here? >> very grateful. i wanted to stick around to see what was going to come out of it. >> i had a house fire in '97 and lost everything. and i've been wanting to pay back. and this is the way i'm able to pay back. >> we're ou

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story from the north bay. >> the original intention of theo main was for information technology purposes. >> reporter: it's a website that started as one thing. >> it went to hitman.com. rent meaning hire us. hit as in web hit, men, well, a group of us. >> reporter: and turned into quite another. >> these are e-mail solicitations. >> reporter: nevada's bob ines created rent a hitman.com for it to be an i.t. portal. >> some were criminal. there were a few that were soliciting to have others harmed. >> reporter: in one e-mail under services requested, a man from los angeles writes, kill two people i hate, and take the car keys and deliver the car to me. some even offer suggested methods, guns, bomb, anything, ines will start a dialogue and ask if they'd like a feel operative to contact them. >> and the rest is history. that's when i pass it on to my network of over 17,985 field operatives in the u.s. >> who are? >> law enforcement. >> reporter: ines claims he's worked with investigators to save more than 100 lives in the u.s. and as far away as

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is in redding tonight. >> reporter: hi, eric.ng to get to that firefight in a minute. but we wanted to just show you a different kind of damage and destruction here in this neighborhood. we're just a couple of blocks from where dozens of homes burned but we can show you a vivid illustration of what the winds did. more than 70 miles per hour that took these trees down, toppled them. as the fire was raging just a couple blocks away. in this case this tree actually hit the house. it's an inferno that more than doubled in size overnight. the kind that destroys nearly everything in its path. and so far the carr fire shows no signs of letting up. near ico fire crews focused squarely on protecting lives and property. like this home on a hill where the residents evacuated overnight. this is what it's all about. just outside igo today. setting backfires. firefighters are trying to save the homes that are in this fire's path. in northwest redding it appeared all but a few homes have been destroyed along swayze drive, leaving just a few rem

in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> all right, laura, thank you very much.you think dogs would like? >> oh, mozart, of course. or maybe bach? no? >> maybe spencer knows. he's got the fireworks forecast. >> i'll be bach in a minute. let's take a look at what's happen right now with live doppler 7. we have fog developing along the coastline. it hasn't pushed through the golden gate yet. so the race is on between the fireworks and the fog. let's take a live view. before we do that let me show you how windy it is. it's pretty gusty especially towards the delta. fairfield, 29-miles-per-hour gusts right now. and all around the bay, you can see and towards the coast we have wind speeds of 12 to 17 or 18 miles per hour. now we'll look at the advancing fog from our south beach camera. downtown san francisco it's swallowing up sutro tower, the fog is right now. 62 in the city. across the bay, oakland, 66, 73. 76, gilroy, 72 and 59 degrees at half moon bay. here is a view from emeryville of the building fog just out to sea. not quite at the golden gate yet. let's look

laura anthony is live for us near lake berriesa tonight. >> we're north of the lake in napta. the area behind me represents new fire in napa county, north of berryessa, as i said. the customers, for the most part, are staying away. >> you have a screen, it will show you your fuel capacity. >> reporter: not to be dis sueded by the flames they forged ahead including the jet ski. >> there's no boats out there. yeah. the fire scared everyone away. this is awesome, a dream. >> reporter: a lake that would normally be bustling with holiday activity this week but mostly deserted, in their slips thanks to the county fire. >> it is nice here. the smoke is a problem. if the wind turns a little bit we'll be good. >> reporter: firefighters are making progress both in the air and on the ground, where doziers and hand crews tried to cut the lines. >> we will try to work throughout the evening and build a direct line going down the fire's edge with a low intensity burn, we can keep firefighters a little closer to the edge and pinch off the fire as it comes to us. >> reporter: this is a live l

. >> abc 7 news reporters laura anthony and dion lim are in redding. you can watch from abc7news.com and abc 7 news app. make sure to follow on twitter for breaking news updates as they happen. >>> now we're going to turn to meteorologist mike nico on what those folks are facing. >> unfortunately my initial news is not good, but it will improve ever so slightly into next week. the winds are pretty light. but just like yesterday's, it's going to pick up and blow out of the southwest. they will pull back a bit tomorrow afternoon. that's why the highest fire danger you in the red here, including redding is midnight tonight. now, we've also got the excessive heat that's going to continue. this warning ends at 8:00 this evening, but let me show you the forecast for reading the next seven days. 111, 110, 108, 106, 104. the heat is not going away and during the morning hours temperatures will fall back into the 60s and 70s. >>> now let's talk about the marsh fire in clayton. that is 70% contained. it had burned about 250 acres since it started wednesday after

laura: anthony zurcher, thank you for joining us. for more on how this is playing on capitol hill, my colleague katty kay spoke to docratic senator ben cardin, who sits on the foreign relations committee. katty: president trump has now said that he misspoke at t summit with president putin, anh he has full confidence in the american intelligence community. do you believe the president? sen. cardin: the president with mr. putin at that summit inad helsinki, hemr. putin's day. he did not dispute mr. putin's account. made it clear that the russian probe in the united states is a witch hunt, and therefore discredited our own investigations in our country . he sided with mr. putin's accounts of what is happening. he did not use the opportunity to speak out about mr. putin's aggressive behaviothin ukraine anu.s. elections. no, mr. trump jeopardized the u.s. foreign policy, national curity, u.s. leadership. it was a dark moment for the united states. katty: you are a ranking member on the senate foreign relations committee. you have seen a

. >>> i should note that our colleague laura anthony will be traveling to the redding area to cover theire that is exploding overnight and now into this morning. look for her reports later today on abc 7 news. >>> happening today the man accused of stabbing 18-year-old nia wilson at macarthur's bart station is scheduled to be back in court. 27-year-old john cowell is charged with first-degree murder, but he did not enter a plea on wednesday. today cowell is set to be arraigned on a parole violation at 9:00 a.m. he's scheduled to enter a plea on the murder charge next month. >>> the funeral for wilson will be held next friday at ax gospel clutch in oakland. it will be open to the public. >>> a 28-year-old woman is in custody for the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist in crocket. christopher bunag was killed tuesday night after a driver hit him from behind on san pablo avenue. the chp received an anonymous phone call about the driver which then led to an arrest. >>> developing news, trading began on wall street moments ago and investors reacting to twitter's newly released second quarter ea

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story now from the north bay. >> the original intention ofion technology purposes. >> it's a website that started as one thing. >> rent-a-hitman.com. rent, meaning hire us, hit, as in web hit, men, the group of us. >> and turned into quite another. >> these are e-mail solicitations. >> novato's bob ennis originally set up rent-a-hitman.com to be an i.t. solutions portal. but over the years some of the inquiries have been frightening, even criminal. >> there were a few that actually were soliciting to have others harmed. >> in one e-mail, under services requested, a man from los angeles writes, kill two people i hate and take the car keys and deliver the car to me. some even offer suggested methods, guns, bombs, anything or way to remove them. if the solicitor seems serious, ennis will start a dialogue and ask if they'd like a field operative to contact them. >> and the rest is history. that's when i pass it on to my network of over 17,985 field ontives in the u.s. >> who are? >> law enforcement. >> ennis claims he's worked with investigators

let's hear first from abc 7 news reporter laura anthony to get a sense, laura, of the destruction you're

laura anthony has the latest from redding. >> with the carr fire now burning 15, 20 miles to the west of redding, the process of repopulation is slowly beginning here, but for residents who live in subdivisions badly damaged like this one, the wait will be a little longer. it's not what these guys were sent here to do. they're construction workers bringing in heavy equipment for arr fire. when they saw ce ath frightened, they tried to corral it. it wasn't to be, but it's another example of how this community is rallying to help one otan just as thousands of firefighters are doing their part to hold the line on a massive fire that's at least slowed in recent days, here, near buckhorn summit, fire crews worked to knock down the flames before they get into the trees. closer to redding, many of the nearly 40,000 residents evacuated from their homes are eager to go home and help each other. >> pull together and stay positive. there's so many people in this community helping. we know that we're going to all get through it. we're all going to get through it. >> we have to be patient. we're a

. >> snap pa county is where we find abc 7 reporter laura anthony live for us tonight with the very latest >> hi, dion. firefighters ramped up the air attack here in the last couple hours. we've seen these helicopters pretty much nonstop, dropping water on the hillside behind me. those who have businesses at lake berryessa down the road are hoping these crews can get a handle on this fire enough to salvage at least part of the fourth of july holiday.

. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joins us live from redding with the latest. hi, am.edge of the carr fire now burning 15 to 20 miles to the west of where we are standing with that. the process of repopulating neighborhoods is beginning

. >> laura anthony, this has become a real hot button issue in oakland. >> reporter: this meeting comescity leaders are trying to decide whether to spend a quarter million dollars to extend this contract with stanford. opponents say it's not that they don't want this issue studied, >> this is critical work. >> reporter: the mayor insists the contract to reduce racial profiling by police must be extended. >> we have to evolve policing so that it has legitimac and law. >> reporter: in 2016 the stanford study found that oakland police were four times more likely to search african-american men than white men during a traffic stop. african-americans were also more likely to be handcuffed. >> it is important that we, we, the supposed leadership of this city, understand how humiliating it is to be stopped when there's no reason for you to be stopped. >> reporter: earlier this week oakland's public safety committee chaired by council member deslie brooks voted for the contract to expire. a decision overruled by the rules committee, putting the contract before the full council

. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live in the devastated town of kezwick next door to reddingreminiscent of the north bay fires. >>> very ominous out we have a big light on me right now, but the sky right now is dark, it's orange and yellow, like 8:30, 9:00 at night here in kezwick, seeing cars driving through with head lights

laura anthony has the update. >> reporter: the carr fire is flaring up here above whiskey town lake driven by the hot and dry conditions. as the sene set to the west, the flames continue to do erupt to the east, trees exploding, but fortunately here, there are no homes in the path of the carr fire. down below, though, for many the damage is already done. here in lake keswick estates, home after home is burned to the ground. the fire is driven by high fuel, low humid and winds. >> when they fires start rapidly growing, they burn incredibly intense to the point where it's almost unsafe to put first responders in front of them. >> up the road just a few miles an entire community has lost. the small town of keswick completely demolishedemolished. according to a survey, just two homes survived. the carr fire is far from finished. this team from the bay area is keeping a close on eye on the homes that survived in lake keswick estates. >> you can see the inversion layer has lifted, the smoke hose elevated, and it's allowed some premeeting to get oxygen back into it. that's why you're seeing the f

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has more. >> it's driven by the hot and dry conditions.west, the flames continued to erupt to the east, trees exploding, but fortunately here there are no homes in the path of the carr fire. down below, though, for many the damage is already done. here in lake kessiwick estates, dozens of homes are burned to the ground by a fire driven by low humidity and high winds. >> basically when they fires starred rapidly growing at this speed, they burn incredibly intense to the point where it's almost unsafe to put first responders in front of them. >> reporter: up the road a few miles, an entire community is lost, the small town of kesswic completely demolished, according to a survey, just two homes survived. and the carr fire is far from finished. this team of firefighters from the bay area is keeping a close eye on the homes that survie lake kesswic estate. >> the inversion layer has raised, so the smoke, the the manzanitas especially. >>> the carr fire is hitting close to home for us here at abc 7 news. some of our staff members are redding natives, as well as

in oakland, laura anthony. abc 7 news. >> laura, thank you. >>> the man san francisco police believe is thecae share rapist pleaded not guilty today. orlando la izos posing as a ride share driver, picking up women from bars and then raping them, there were four victims in attacks that spanned five years. lazo is being held without bail. >> mr. vilchez lazo pled not the constitution entitles him to a presumption of innocence. >> he did drive for lyft at one point and he passed a background check because he fraudulently represented himself. lyft says it's now beefing up security checks. >>> san francisco police continue to search for the driver who killed a cab operator on the embarcadero. these photos give a closer look at the car believed to be a 2006 go1 01ld colored 2or honda civic. video the car swerving through traffic. petty operator died this month. >> the driver of a truck carrying a cryogenic oxygen tank that exploded in front of a kaiser permanente medical office building is in stable condition. it happ

in richmond, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> the outpouring of love has been going on for two hours now.n is a treasure to the community. >> can't wait to see her second act. >> spencer christian, you ate at one of her restaurants. >> right. i had a great time and not only was the food great and the staff welcoming, wonderful place and wonderful woman. a live look at doppler 7. high clouds drifting through. right now, looking at the blue skies from the exploratorium in san francisco. 63 degrees in the studio, 67 in oakland. 59 at half moon bay. a lovely view looking at the sky. 82 degrees in santa rosa right now. 80 at napa. 82 at novato, concord a a a a aa livermore. blue skies over the bay. mainly clear skies and passing high clouds. warmer days lie ahead through the weekend, mild at the coast this weekend and hot inland. beach hazard in effect until 3:00 p.m. saturday. the possibility of dangerous recipient currents and sneaker waves. the reason is hurricane fabio moving away from popular areas and generated the swell in the bay area. even as the storm moves farther away, still genera

laura anthony. abc7 news. >>> oakland's barbecue incident prompted a new addition to lake merit, hot a only disposal location where a white woman was calling police on african-american men for using a charcoal grill. at that time, they weren't allowed along lake merit. >>> a fire in riverside county tonight forcing people from their homes. it broke out in the skyline drive in the kenyan area. 10 streets are under mandatory evacuations right now. this is a live look at the firefight, between 50 and 75 acres. they haven't said how many structures are threatened but homes are nearby. meantime, mandatory evacuations for people who live near yosemite where it is outpacing firefighters. the ferguson fire has 20,000 acres and it is 7% contained. from our sister station in mariposa is live with the latest. >> reporter: for much of the day, winds have been calm here. they just started picking up recently. the focus of the firefight is in an area called yosemite west, yo-at the national park. the terrain is f

abc7 news laura anthony is in berkeley.olynn san fran. >> reporter: today was the deadline to turn insignificants for ballot measures for any of that still have to be certified and veried. the supporters of this homeless measure are confident they have more than enough. these boxes hold petitions with more than 28,000 signatures, nearly three times more than needed to put the measure called our city a home on the november ballot. supporters celebrated at city hall, calling it a bold plan to address homelessness. >> san francisco is ready for this. they're ready to turn around this crisis. >> reporter: the measure would raise $300 million a year, half going to permanent including construction and rental subsidies and 5% for mental health and substance abuse. the city

. >> laura anthony is live there. >>> the atmosphere is festive despite the circumstance.ing her day greeting her long-time customers. the meals today are free, but she is asking the customers to leave something special for her staff. >> thank you very much. >> i love you. >> i love you more. >> it's a bittersweet birthday, one that marks the end of one chapter and the start of another. she says good-bye for now. >> i decide to close on my birthday because 23 years ago today i got in america from italy. >> originally from ethiopia, she came to the u.s. homeless with an infant son. she started working as a hostess, and eventually managed to buy it. mike helped her buy the business in 2002. >> i lended the money, within one year she paid me back in full, which is spectacular. >> the service is alway excellent. and then when she bought out the place, it just got better. >> she's given back to the community in countless ways, hosting free dinners for the homeless on thanksgiving. and treating single mothers on mother's day. >> we knew it might come to this end. but we're looki

. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony joins us live from redding with the latest. hi, am. first, the fire itself. the leading edge of the carr fire now burning 15 to 20 miles to the west of where we are standing with that. the process of repopulating neighborhoods is beginning slowly. but for folks who live in heavily damaged subdivisions like this one, the wait will be a bit longer. it's not what these guys were sent here to do. they're construction workers bringing in heavy equipment for the carr fire. but when they saw a frightened horse running through a burn area, they tried to corral it. >> whoa, whoa. it wasn't to be, but it's another example of how this community is rallying to help one another. just as thousands of firefighters are doing their part to hold the line on a massive fire that's at least slowed in recent days. here near buckhorn summit, fire crews worked to knock down the flames before they get into the trees. closer to redding, many of the nearly 40,000 residents evacuated from their homes are eager to go home and help each other. >> pull together and

. >> laura: justin, you clerked for anthony kennedy and for judge kavanaugh. justice kennedy has hired seven of judge kavanaugh's clerks over the years, meaning justice kennedy puts judge kavanaugh in high regard. very high regard. you are one of the clerks. again, going back to the conservatives who were going nuts over the past 72 hours saying these and other david souter. okay, you are shooting yourself in your own foot. what can you tell our viewers at fox tonight about their relationship, anthony kennedy and judge kavanaugh's relationship and does not extend to their jurisprudential outlook on some of these more hot button cases. >> thanks, laura. they both absolutely revere the constitution. i can't imagine how proud justice kennedy must be that his successor will be not only one of his former clerks but a former clerk who justice kennedy talked about in chambers all the time. he would point to the chair where judge kavanaugh sat when judge kavanaugh was a clerk and he would say brett was always there in the morning when i came in. he was always there at

laura podesta, kpix 5. >>> anthony mason joins us from new york. >> reporter: michelle, good morning. ahead we'll have more on the effort to rescue that soccer team found alive in a cave which as you reported has turned deadly for one diver. we'll tell you about the plan to install a pipe to bring oxygen to the boys and to try to lower the water levels. plus, the first of china's retaliatory tariffs on cheese are expected to take effect today. a look at how u.s. trade disputes are affecting the dairy industry. we'll introduce you to two women living next door to each other to find out they're sisters. all that plus the eye-opener, your world in 90 seconds. we'll see you at 7:00. >> how did that happen? it always amazes me when we hear stories like that. anthony, thank you. we'll see you at 7:00. >>> the agency that oversees employee safety in california has opened another investigation into tesla's electric car factory in fremont. the reuters news agency says tesla confirms there is a cal/osha investigates but gave no details. they had two other probes in april. one involves an injury

laura ingraham. president trump replace the retiring justice anthony kennedy. 53-year-old of brett kavanaugh is currently a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals and widely regarded as the most prestigious court outside of the united states. judge cavanaugh is straight out of central casting, a judge who would have strongly been considered i think by any republican president. he is a graduate and the man he's nominated to succeed, justice anthony kennedy. joining me now to analyze a presidents pick is the senior fox news political analyst, brit hume, ken starr who washe judge kavanaugh's boss, justin walker, who clerked for both judge kavanaugh and justice kennedy and leonard at leo, the president's top outside advisor on judicial picks. leonard, let's go to your first. congratulations, you are also kind of the man of the moment because you've been working this process behind the scene. we were both in that room together when brett kavanaugh walked out, as father comes out first, as mother, mrs. scalia was there. two of the sons of mrs. scalia, and of course general edwin meese from the reagan admin

laura ingraham. president trump replace the retiring justice anthony kennedy. 53-year-old of brett kavanaugh is currently a judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals and widely regarded as the most prestigious court outside of the united states. judge cavanaugh is straight out of central casting, a judge who would have strongly been considered i think by any republican president. he is a

laura: christine denison t vre. there isancy on the supreme court. president trump is trying to cement conservative control of this key body. justice anthony kennedy resigned last week and the president has already met with the potential candidates. he will announce his pick on july 9. who will ite? i was joined earlier by the epolititor at the national journal. josh, the president has already cmet with aey barrett. is the idea of picking a womanti polly appealing? josh: picking amy coney barrett would be a high risk, high reward decision for president trump. it would certainly put a lot of oessure on democrats, having a email conservatithe supreme court has a lot of political appeal. it might appeal to a lot of women who do not view president trump's administration favorably. ost she is also one of the aggressive -- she has a paper trail of writing suggesting she mabe willing to overturn r v. wade and turn the supreme court more aggressively than some of the other top competitors r the spot. i think if she washe nominee, you would hear a lot of democrats talk about the risk that roe v. wade could be overturned. laura: what about the risk

laura: in just a few hours time, president trump will make a prim etime address and let us all tow who he has picked replace anthony kennedy on the supreme court. who are the contenders? from left to right, judge raymond kethledge, former clerk to justice kennedy, judge brett orvanaugh, former aide to w. bush. then there is amy coney barrett, a caolic mother of seven championed by social conservatives. someone whose stock is said to have risen over the weekend is judge thomas hardiman, who was on the president's shortlist last time. earlier i spoke wh jeffrey rosen of the national constitution center. ffy, how consequential will the next appointment be to the balance of the court? jeffrey: this will be the most consequential appointment to the supreme court since at least 1987 wn justice kennedy himself was appointed. the future of the 14th amendment to the constitution, which turns 150 today, is at stake on questions ranging from tyfirmative action to abortion to marriage equa it is impossible to understate the significance of this appointment. laura: based on the president's first appointment, neil gorsuch, doeou