we should legality -- let you know wayne freeman is updating us through social media. he is covering this. however, he is in a lot of traffic heading to the area. you can see right now just the flames and firefighter effort putting water on it, tackling it by air with dropping of retardant but we heard reports that two to three dozen structures have already burned and we confirm that visually through sky 7. lake county sheriff brian martin is joining us by phone right now to give us the latest. sheriff, i really appreciate your time. we can certainly see that this is a major fire that's erupting quickly. give us the latest on what you know has burned and what's going to with the evacuations. sheriff: [inaudible] kristen: we are trying to get the sheriff on the phone and they're obviously very busy there right now. we'll try to re-establish that connection and of course we will have coverage on this mandatory evacuation in lake county in kels kelseyville. i believe we have the sheriff on the phone with us. sheriff brian martin, are you there? we will continue to cover t

in newark, wayne freeman, abc 7 news. anchor: governor newsom officially kicked off his campaign against the effort to recall him. abc 7 news was at the event at manny's in the mission where several prominent san francisco democrats joined him. in his speech he zeroed in on larry elder who is merging -- emerging as the top republican candidate on the ballot. we asked the governor about some of the democrats that i've decided to run as a potential replacement. >> respectfully, the choice is pretty clear on the other side. no, i will not be voting on the second question. i am not on that ballot. i am on the first question. i will simply vote now and i will not be more clear. >> he need some serious help. today he said they are working out the logistics with the vice president to come campaign for him in the final weeks. we caught up with one of the few democrats who is on the ballot and asked him about the strategy of leaving the second question blank. >> we believe the democratic party is making a big mistake not having a

abc7 knows reporter wayne freeman joins us after seeing how it has been going on the first day. wayne: where is a better place to go the north beach on a friday night? the restaurants are open and we are finding out that san franciscans are adaptive. imagine arriving in san francisco today, going to north beach for lunch and not being allowed to dine inside. >> i've never even heard of it until now. wayne: sheena spencer from denver would be an outlier on the first day of vaccine certifying and sandra nava attorneys pizza -- sandra: i will have to take your boxing card. wayne: she is one of countless readers with added responsibilities. sandra: it makes my job more difficult but it is for the betterment of our health. wayne: they spend today looking at vaccination cards or qr codes available online from the state. those are the door openers in san francisco. most people have been compliant good -- compliant. he is not vaccinated. he feels violated. is the rule now. even if it's -- fitness clubs. before daylight, no excuses. another layer of safety and still uncertain time. now th

live in north which, wayne freeman. larry: thank you so much. kristen: if your questions about vaccines, ask the 87 news vaccine team. summit your questions at abc seven news.com -- abc7new s.com/vaccine. larry: oakland entrepreneurs are getting ablaze for their businesses. for local businesses -- business owners were named the first recipients of a $32,000 grant made possible the california capital and the community act, recently passed by the legislature. >> i have one employee -- the only -- as of today when i checked before i got here, i have 4000 subcontractor mobile notary all of the u.s. i will be global on september 1 and a hundred 20 countries. larry: each of the four business owners got their start with help from eso ventures. that is an initiative that equips entrepreneurs with the tools needed to build or expand a business. california capital and the community act is providing eso with $8 billion to help expand its efforts. kristen: over three weeks ago, until the recall election. prominent democrats are campaigning for governor news