The forecast cal fire crews are bracing for a challenge. This wildfire in the Sequoia National forest was caused by lightning, a prime example of how quickly flames can spread especially in a remote area. There arent a lot of people around to report things to 911. So seeing the fire in a remote area, if we get that report, we can get resources out there quicker. Reporter jim crawford says they have also brought in additional equipment. Cal fire has already called all of its available firefighters back to work meaning if theyre not on vacation, theyre on the schedule ready to be deployed at a moments notice. Were looking at basically any kind of fire that is out there, we stand the potential of having a large damaging fire occur within the bay area as well as other places in california. So thats really our concern right now. Reporter and with the dry conditions were seeing with drought, fire Officials Say the season is still very young p in the south bay chris winn, abc 7 news. We have some encouraging news. Fire danger is decreasing further north. Some residents are being allowed to go back to their hopes now that crews are getting a better handle in lake county. The governor paid a visit today. Reporter yes, he did. He did down the road. In the meantime as you said, some of the residents allowed back into these neighborhoods this afternoon. Although at some point folks who are finding for instance the owner of this rotproperty finding they really have nothing to come home to. You can see the beams how theyre all twisted up. Reporter all wayne fisher can do is look at what is left of his sprawling home one that burned in a matter of minutes. We cant havedidnt have anytime at all. If we had stayed, we wouldnt be here right now. So im glad we had enough sense to jump in the car and get on you of here. Fasten your seatbelts. It will be a rough ride. Reporter surrounded by some of the 3,000 firefighters working on the rocky fire, governor jerry brown warned this massive event would could just be the prelude to many more. I think this is the beginning and its acting like its the end. So, yeah we have a real challenge in california. We have 14 National Guard crews have been activated. Each has 20 individuals. So they have started showing up here. Reporter as firefighters work 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. Sdl we we know there is a Lightning Storm coming. Were an dispay thing that so were moving resources. Reporter wayne fisher has already lost everything. And at this point isnt sure what hes going to do next. Just wondering whether we should rebuild or not. I mean everything is burned around us, so were probably safe from major fire for a while. Reporter so as the winds pick up and the temperatures go up the next couple of days the concern is about more flareups here obviously for the homeowner here, the damage is already done. In lake county, laura anthony, abc 7 news. Police are looking for a suspect in what theyre calling a targeted killing. Westbrook was shot and killed monday on have ain have a what i hoe. Authorities are looking for a tall skinny man in a gray hoodie who took off in a sedan. Westbrooks mother says she has no idea why anyone would hurt her daughter. A man is caught believed to be responsible for a series of crimes. Anderson had twice the four escaped officers, hes accused of ramming a stolen vehicle into a patrol car in july. Prior to that, an officer con fronted him and he got away then, but not this tile. Me. A pit bull that charged an officer spaced the death penal day at a hearing in city hall. But not this time. A pit bull that charged an officer spaced the death penal day at a hearing in city hall. Believe it or not, he was afforded a full trial. Vic lee is in the newsroom with the story. In San Francisco, dogs involved in attacks do get a second chance. They go through a very comprehensive hearing which includes presenting evidence witness testimony, rebuttals, just like a trial. And the presiding officer is the judge and jury. Its called a vicious dog hearing. His name is felony jack, he was on trial for his life. July 27 the 3 1 2yearold pit bull charged at an officer. It was growling and it had like a snarl and his teeth were out. Reporter the officer says it happened when he wanted to talk with the dogs owner whom he says had drug paraphernalia. Check the security video. It happens quickly just behind the white bus. Felony jack charges at the cop. He fires three shots and the dog turns and dashes off towards his owner. Now you see him grabbing felony jacks leash trying to control him. He was treated and taken to animal control. Today here at this vicious dog hearing, his owner was here, John Jonathan reed pleaded for his dogs life. If i did snarl and show his teeth, its the first time hes ever done that in any situation. Reporter reed told the hearing officer he should they ever have let felony jack run wild even though he did have a leash around his neck. I didnt is a hold of it and i should have. Reporter he promised from now on to control his dog in public if he could havely his dog back. The hearing officered accepted his word and decided to let felony jack go home warning he now has a real felony on his rap sheet. Nearly 2 plld 2 million worth of illegal marijuana was found today on a massive pot farm in the hilhills. Neighbors tipped off the deputies. It was valued to 1. 7 million and they took five people into custody. Suspects claimed they were growing it for medicinal purposes. Major Crimes Task Force found 90,000 worth of met amphetamine and firearms in a known gang members oakland home. Officers arrested Jeremy Thompson so a probation violation last month that led to a search of his home. A San Francisco developer is in hot water with the city for supposedly offering rent controlled apartments as short term rentals. City Attorneys Office is investigating the developers of trinity place, the twin towers on Mission Street have 1900 apartments. City Attorney Says he leased 16 rent controlled apartments to a person who then marketed them to tourists. That violates the city agreement that green lighted construction of those towers. Meantime rent control is coming to richmond. The City Council Approved an ordinance making richmond the first California City in more than 30 years to pass such a measure. The ordinance stabilizes rents for about 10,000 households limiting am rent hikes to roughly 2 . It excludes Single Family homes an all housing built of a of itafter 1995. They play all day and all night. People urinate in the garage. San francisco gets ready to party while some residents get ready to leave town. Thats next. Popular radio host oneronn owens talks about undergoing brain surgery. And find out the bay area Movie Theater going all out so you can watch the debate in style. And teens who text while driving, turns out there may be a good one day and counting until the start of the largest annual Music Festival outside lands gets under way tomorrow and thats where we go with more. Wayne. Reporter good afternoon. Behind me one of the stages theyre preparing. It sound like a rock concert, but it was only a reporting of a rock concert. 210,000 people will be coming in here this weekend. Thats a lot. There will be some inherent complications, but they seem to be handling them. If youve been here and done this before then you already know what to expect in Golden Gate Park this time tomorrow. Whats the most important 24i7k thing you packed . Good idea as we look at the last quiet hours before 70,000 knack here for outside lands. Its year afteight of the largest independent Music Festival this the country. A lot of neighbors left. Reporter there will be lots of people and most will behave well. Others will taint the rest. Its a reputation that promoters have worked hard to change. Its the opposite of a nimby situation. Reporter that is the ceo of the concert. This year they said theyre managing sound more than ever and transportation as well. One change, a partnership with the ride share lyft which held its own promotion today. That company has outfitted special cars with music themes ap and intends to cap fares at two times pike, which might sound pricey. We want to make sure you have a right when you need it. And its a reasonable price. Reporter this concert claims to enrich the local economy by 85 million. It says it generates 7,000 jobs during the two weeks of setting up and taking down. Manage those workers samantha. Its fun. Were getting paid to work at a fun concert. So its a great job. Reporter nothing beats an inside pass she says to outside lands. From Golden Gate Park wayne freedman, abc 7 news. Political junkies are gathering at watch parties all over the way area to view the highly anticipated republican primary debate. The top ten contenders including of course donald trump are swearing off in this epic showdown. There is so much buzz that oaklands new Parkway Theater is showing the debate in its 120 seat theater. And the event is sold out. I think items much more valuable to be in a group where there might be some different viewpoints and folks challenging each other and hope friday makingmake hopefully making us more critical voters. Abc 7 news caught up with trump as he arrive this hadin scleefcleveland and that is coming up a at 5 30. Sdwr here are the top five political caltopics. It remains to be seen which will be discussed by the candidates. And one part of the immigration debate is the issue of deportation in the wake of shooting death of kate steinle. She was killed on pier 14 on july 1. Francisco sanchez, typhoon time deport tooeee is charged in her murder. Tonight her brother is raising a nonprofit to raise money. It will be at jackson in the citys arena district. Ronn owens underwent brain surgery today in San Francisco to ease symptoms of parkins disease. The surgery went beautifully and hes in recovery. What are you having done . Just the normal thing, go in have a couple of holes drilled in to your head, have some wires put in. Reporter ronn owens kept his wicked sense of humor just hours before brain surgery in San Francisco. I caught up with him to talk about the procedure called deep brain stimulation. His wife sent us pictures of ronn being prepped for surgery. Hes been coping with parkinsons for 13 years. He only went public in 2007. He didnt warrant the surgent the surgery then, but need it is thousand. Always hard to get upper things like that. And this is the time do it. Reporter neurosurgeon paul larsen performed the procedure. Hes an investigator for the largest critical trial of parkinsons treatment through dbs right now in north america. Dbs acts like a pacemaker for the brain usingpulses to areas in the brain. What are you hoping to get out of this . If it works, i get back five to seven years when i wasnt really shaking. Reporter Cheryl Jennings abc 7 news. Well keep you posted. If youd like to know more about deep brain stimulation, we have a link at abc7news. Com. Good luck ronn. A dear friend and colleague to all of us. United states senators are calling for a crackdown on airlines for charging too many expensive fees. Michael finney is here with that sorry. Senators fly, too. Complaints are getting louder and more frequent. Senators called on the department of transportation to investigate airline fees. The Senate Report says airlines cannot justify charging baggage fees except to make more profit. They also criticized carriers for charging change fees even when passengers cancel way ahead of tileme and says they hide fees for some Services Like changing a seat. An Airline Industry group said airlines are still a bargain and carriers are very clear about their fees. Hackers said they would and now they have. Two pros have found a way to steal the fingerprints you use to unlock your phone. The hackers have discovered a weakness that let them view images of fingerprints on android phones they say iphones were more secure since they encrypt the data. Researches reported the flaw and device makers already have provided a pass for android users. Weve seen the horrifying Public Service videos of accidents caused by texting while driving. Today a Student Advocacy Group say they are not always doing it for fun. Ironically, theyre texting their parents so mom and dad wont worry or even be mad. Students against destructive decisions say 800 teens reported they responded to a parental text while they were driving. So you text your parents to want a mess willage back from them almost immediately. Some students believe their parents wanted a replay within five minutes. The Student Group is urging parents to tell their kids turn off your phones in the car. I got to tell you, back in the old day, i texted my son and had to pull over. Okay, got it. Michael thank you. Breaking news right now. Sky 7 hd over several homes on webster street that have been evacuated after someone toupdfound explosives in a garage. A box of world war ii grenades were found. Santa clara bomb squad is trying to figure out how to safely dispose of these explosives. Well stay on the story of course and have more for you up at 6 00 and here if anything changes dramatically and on our twitter feed. I hope everybody stays safe. Now a look at the accuweather forecast. A nice day. It has been a nice day. Most areas in the 70s and 80s except near the coast. Behind me im watching the clouds increasing here as we take a look at live doppler 7 hd p we may be tracking some thunderstorms in the not too distant future. Right now you will notice there is moisture up in the clouds, some southwest of San Francisco. And if you look to the northeast around nevada, we are seeing some lightning strikes. So that is what we will be possibly tracking later on tonight. Now, dew points are starting to creep up a little bit in places like Mountain View where its starting to feel humid. 61 degree dew point right now and thats because of the subtropical clouds that youre seeing here. Do expect to feel sticky later on tonight. Temperatures 67 in San Francisco, oakland Mountain View low 70s, san jose 76. Currently 66 in half moon bay. Here is where the cloud cover is the heaviest because thats where the moisture is going to come this first. Temperatures right now 80 in santa rosa 86 in fairfield, 7 2 napa. A beautiful view as we take a look at what is ahead. Red flag warning through the overnight hours. Scattered storms certainly a possibility with dry lightning and it will be back to normal tomorrow afternoon. Water vapor imagery showed you why we may be tracking some thunderstorms. Area of low pressure will provide the lift necessary. Weve already gotten the heating from the sun in and you have that sun ropbtropical moisture. If it materializes, we could see a popup shower or thunderstorm just about anywhere in the we chlt e hours of the morning. 5 00 a. M. , well keep the possibility in the forecast to your morning commute. And then the low moves out and its back to our trip cal pattern for the rest of your friday. Rainfall if we do get any it will be very light and spotty in nature. Only a couple hundred deathsths of an inch which is whys concern for the dry lightning. Temperatures first thing in the morning staying on the mild side thanks to the cloud cover. And then as we head towards the afternoon hours, in the south bay, 82 san jose. Pretty warm in gilroy. 84. 84 in sunnyvale. 76 in san mateo. Mid to upper 60s coast side. Downtown San Francisco, 70. Daily city 65. Authority north bay in the low 80s. 79 in san rafael. East bay 76. Free monthmont upper 70s. 86 walnut creek. Outside lands Music Festival starts tomorrow. It will be mild with clouds around. And as you look at the 7 day forecast, chance of Early Morning thunderstorms. Well go with a dry pattern with our typical summer spread, 60s to 90s for the upcoming weekend. A little cooler inwlachbdland as we head into next week. Thanks so much. And still ahead, reclaiming a rare violin. Up next how a stradivarius was found after 35 years. And new at 6 00 how murphys law proved true for a bay area man who ordered a murphy bed. Were getting a better look at a rapidly intensifying typhoon headed toward taiwan and china. Scott kelly tweeted this picture from the International Space station. Heavy winds and rain already damaging homes knocking down trees and leaving thousands without power. Its expected to hit taiwan on friday and china over the weekend. Winds have been clocked at 180 miles per hour. A rare violin has been returned to its owners family 35 years after it was stolen. This stradivarius belonged to a musician who died in 2012. Last month a woman brought to an appraiser and saw it was stolen. The woman says her late exhusband gave it to her years ago. Never really contemplated getting the instrument back. There was some thought that maybe when my father died the thief would try to sell it. It turned out my father who died at the age of 101 and outlived Phillip Johnson the man who hed always suspected had taken the violin. What a story right . Johnson was an aspiring violinist seen near the instrument before it went missing. His exwife gave it back to the family and says he purchased it for 15,000. It is now worth literally millions. That is an incredible story. Some bay area Shelter Animals are gearing up for the big gop showdown. Trumping takes on a fourleggeded frenzy for a good cause. Coming up new at 6 00 24 Hour Campaign to he saidend end human trafficking. Also the frantic effort to finish construction of the peninsula school. And what happens if its not done before the new year starts. And the case that could steer uber in a different direction. Our drivers contractors or employees . Thats all coming up at 6 00. Thanks. San francisco animal care control is getting in on the gop fun. Celebrating tonights debate between republican president ial hopeful flful donald trump and nine others by trumping these adorable adoptable animals in their care with fake trump hair. Do you think thats fake . They all got truchled up edtrumped up in a hope of finding them a forever home. They say none of the pet participants disclosed their political affiliations and none was harmed during the trumping photo shoot. Thats cute. A clever idea. Perhaps their dignity a little bit. Maybe a little. World news is coming up next. Tonight, the big debate is here. Donald trump just landing. Our reporter waiting, trump saying hes no debater, so was there no debate prep . Welcome to cleveland. Is it true you did not prepare . How trump responds to that. Were also with jeb bush tonight who will stand right next to trump on that stage. Are we about to see fireworks . Also tonight major developments from the latest movie theatre horror. We have just learned about the propane and lighter fluid. What was the real plan . The airborne disease in new york city. Ten dead, nearly 100 sickened, and the case in another state. The cdc called in tonight, and dr. Besser shows us how it spreads. The fight that breaks out on a flight leaving from chicago. Tonight the passengers recording it all, revealing what ignited the whole thing. Too close for comfort, the scare for tayl