This fire on a Sonoma County hillside moved quickly before crews got it under control. But now there is increasing concern over the potential for more of the same. Good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. Im ama daetz. Im larry beil. That fire was at yours lane road in santa rosa. The heat wave is expected to bring severe fire conditions. All that has firefighters in the north bay closely watching the weather. More from abc 7 News Reporter cornell barnard. Cal fire aircraft pounced on this fastmoving grass fire thursday afternoon off ursiline road in santa rosa, the same spot where the tubbs fire burned homes in 2014. Poor people, all these new houses that they built over here, sad. Weve got a great team out here though. Cal fire. Reporter it burned close to Rosalind College prep school. It was too much for superintendent amy jones kerr. Were in full distance learning, my staff is back here. To have this happening right now, its heartbreaking. Trying to hold it together right now. Reporter luckily fire crews stopped this fire at 12 acres. No homes or buildings were lost. A new round of dangerous fire conditions. The concern for us is things continue to remain dry. Conditions are not Getting Better right now. We have concerned with the conditions this weekend, primarily being the heat and winds. Reporter fire crews are ready but the timing is bad. Weeks after the mass saf wall bridge fire forced thousands from their homes in Sonoma County. Lawyer are crutchfield says its been a stressful summer. I think its our new reality. Its up to us to figure out how to be as prepared as possible. Reporter pg e is watching the weather and has issued a possible power shut off weekend. It does not affect the bay area. Were looking at the sierra nef have had da foothills. Continuing our Team Coverage of the heat, sandhya patel is here with a look at when temperatures whether peak where you live. Were talking about temperatures peaking sunday and monday. Right now i want to show you the fire weather watch begins saturday morning, runs until monday morning. The winds are going to come out of the northnortheast in the hills gusting 35 to 50 miles an hour and that humidity is going to lower which is why its a concern. Take a look at whats going to happen. That offshore wind is a down sloping wind. It comes off the hills. As it moves down towards the ocean, the winds speed up and thats where the fire danger comes in. Were looking at temperatures in the 60s saturday morning. Look how quickly those temperatures soar especially as we get into the afternoon, already in the low 90s. Thats the start of several days of hot weather. The heat only intensifies sunday and monday. Ill be back with the forecast. Happening right now, protesters have organized a go slow caravan over three bay area bridges including the golden gate, bay bridge and dumbarton bridge. Sky 7 is over the Golden Gate Bridge right now and well show you a live look as that white van is part of the protest group. Theres a Police Motorcycle behind it. It doesnt appear that traffic is impacted that much. Police have closed off the south visitors parking lot at vista point northbound. Theyre showing their outrage, the protesters are, over the contra costa grand jurys decision not to charge any of the Police Officers in Breonna Taylors death. Taylor was a medical worker shot and killed by louisville Police Officers back in march during a botched raid on her apartment. Minority Business Owners are finally speaking out after a string of crimes including a brazen arson. Dion lim has the story. Its like trying to burn down willy wonkas chocolate factory. Why . This is a man inside dragon printing saturday night. He holds up a lighter to paper boxes. They went after the heart of the business and said we dont want you anymore. Reporter all thats left of this 34yearold family run store is ash and a mission for albert wong, a longtime Business Owner in the neighborhood himself and president of the merchants association. To bring to light this crime and three breakins that happened one day later to three other businesses all owned by people of color. I wanted to tell the story of dragon printing and three other businesses weeks ago but had a hard time getting someone to speak out about what happened, that is, until a most recent incident here that prompted the owner to want to share his story. The crime has to stop. Reporter the owner of foam tea house a vehicle driving past his shop days ago and suddenly the front window was shattered. Hes now urging his fellow asianamerican Business Owners to speak out, too. Im sure theres a lot of people try to help in the neighborhood. But no one standing up is not going to help the community at all. Reporter after meeting the Community Leaders and sfpd, albert is recommending to the 400 businesses in his district, take precautions, such as making sure insurance policies cover these crimes and understanding that having cameras isnt enough. Clean your lenses and theyre pointing in the right direction. Reporter as dragon printing tries to find a way to rebuild and replace hundreds of thousands in damaged equipment, one last plea on behalf of all small Business Owners. If youre silent, no one is going to help you. If its an attack on one of us, its an attack on all of us. In fran, dion lim, abc 7 news. A gofundme account has been set up and youll find links to them at abc7news. Com. Today berkeleys Health Officer says reopening Elementary Schools will be prioritized over other activities. If metrics remain stable tlup october 6th, the county could decide to reopen schools. Berkeley says every school regardless of grade should continue to prepare for eventual reopening. San francisco extending the commercial Eviction Moratorium after Governor Newsom signed an executive order allowing local governments to do so. Stores, gums, barber shops, restaurants were forced to close for months. Mayor london breed says losing the protections would have been devastating for businesses. United Airlines Just launched a 250 near instant test for travelers. Some Health Advocates are saying this is another example of the inequities revealed by the pandemic. Abc 7s chris reyes has the warning. Reporter in the fruitvale district organizing testing in the community has been a struggle. Not having access to Rapid Response and having to wait two days, three days, and at some points early on, we were waiting seven days. Reporter thats why jane garcia wasnt thrilled about the news that united aur lierns would give their passengers a chance to get rapid results for 250 so they can go on vacation. It has a way of getting under ones skin. Its important to understand that this is a real true look at what disparities look like. Reporter the American Public health association, an Advocacy Group based in washington, d. C. Has been sounding the alarm on the inequities revealed by the pandemic. Dr. Benjamin says he applause the airlines. His concern i wish we could do that nationwide. I know the administration has tried to scale up some of these tests, but we still have far too many people not able to get the test. In july california was reporting testing backlogs, today we went to two drivethrough locations with no lines. The current turnaround time for test is down to 1. 2 days. Color, one of the partners providing testing kits say theyre not competing for public resources. The reality of the united work is it wont be in conflict with those Public Health priorities. Being able to do these very distributed models of testing access like color supporting with united, is going to be very critical to returning us to a sense of normal see. Reporter for garcia i can tell you were going to be fighting tooth and nail to make sure our communities get the same kind of access that the nfl is getting, that professional players are getting, the airlines are getting. Reporter in san jose, chris reyes for abc 7 news. The ballot measure ranked as the most expensive in california history. It could decide the future of the gig economy. Plus the repercussions to the bay area site that pre dates the pyramids is named one of the countrys most endangered places. The plan to combat Climate Change in th im to help californias 19 most vulnerable. Over 24,000 homes were destroyed by wildfires in less than two years. Too many of those victims are also hit with a sudden tax hike after their forced to move. Its wrong. Prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims and limits taxes on seniors and severely disabled homeowners. Join firefighters and Emergency Responders in voting yes on 19. We have breaking news this afternoon. The pac12 will play football this fall after all. The pac12 ceo group decided football, basketball and Winter Sports can move forward this year. A sevenday College Football season starts in restarting football. Students athletes will be continuously tested and there will be cardiac monitoring protocols for anyone who tests positive. That was a big issue. No fans will be allowed at any sporting events, at least through the end of the year rchlt football practice can start immediately as long as units ha. Less nan 40 days away from the crucial election and the big Ride Share Companies have spent at least 190 mill i dont know to get you to vote yes on the measure that affects drivers, the hours they work and who pays for their benefits. More from abc 7s eric thomas. By a 41 margin drivers want to stay independent contractors. Reporter youve probably seen this ad a lot and youll see a lot more of it before voting day. Its an appeal by the big Ride Share Companies to get around state law and a California Supreme Court decision requiring them to give drivers the benefits and protections of full employees. Uber and lyft argue their workers are independent contractors who want to stay that way. We have 100,000 drivers in our coalition already supporting the ballot measure. Reporter the measures only applies to ride share and appbased delivery drivers, not other workers in the gig economy. The apps say most of their drivers work limited hours to earn extra cash and theyre offered benefits that match their part thyme status. Theyre still in control of their schedule. It provides a minimum income, opportunity to earn money towards health care and occupational Accident Insurance which is very similar to workers comp. The main backers of prop 22, uber, lyft and doordash are spending a lot of money to get you to vote yes, more than 180 million. Gigantic corporations like this are happy to invest 191 million in scaring people and exploiting their workers. Reporter alba has driven for lift for four years and is part of a group called gig workers rising which is trying to get people to vote no on 22 and organize a saying accuse the companies of bullying workers and the public by threatening to shut down in california if prop 22 fails. They make a lot of threats. They try to scare the drievs. They try to scare the public. Theyve done it before in different markets. Theyre doing it now with california. The latest polls show the no on 22 campaign currently leading by a slim 39 to 36 margin. In san jose, eric thomas, abc 7 news. We have a complete guide to all the 2020 ballot measures on our website. There are 12 on the california ballot. You can check out everything you need to know before voting at abc7news. Com. A controversial plan to force large Bay Area Companies to keep its employees working from home is moving forward. Its not being fueled by the coronavirus or anything like that, but rather Climate Change. The metropolitan Transportation Commission approved a mandate that would have employers keep 60 of their workers home by 2050. They say that would reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions by 19 . Critics say others would suffer heavily. The plan would be for companies with more than 25 employees. Businesses like Grocery Stores would be exempt. The National Trust for Historic Preservation put an ancient indian site in berkeley on the list of americas most endangered historic places. Its a village that dates back 5700 years. Located on Fourth Street they would like the site to be repurposed and landscaped for ceremonial purposes. Throughout the years our tribe has continued to pray at this place just as our ancestors did. This land is an important Cultural Landscape and this recognition gives us a platform to tell our story. The spanninger family owns the site and is seeking permits to build a retail and residential project. Its not just the hot weather thats coming. Also high surf. Abc 7 meteorologist sandhya patel will be here with that next. Lets take a look and take a look at the protest. Sky 7 is over the bay bridge right now. Its one of Three Bridges where protesters are staging a go slow caravan. It is their way of showing outrage of the contra costa decision not to charge any of the Police Officers in the fatal sh and the veterans that never quit on their team. When being a fan gets tough, and stretching your budget gets even tougher. Our agents put in the time and legwork for you,. So saving on Auto Insurance is easy. Because saving a little extra goes a long way. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. Getting a 16foot tall, 2,000 pound giraffe immobilized is no easy test. More than two dozen people helping to treat pongo at the miami zoo. They gave him x rays, roof trimmings and laser therapy. Look at pongo now. Hes up and Walking Around and doing just fine. It all worked. Meanwhile a hungry bear was spotted sitting on a picnic table having lunch in alpine in san diego county. The founder of lions, tigers and bears, a 93acre big cat and Exotic Animal rescue facility recorded the video at the preserve. Hanging out, having lunch. Shared it on facebook saying im going to sit here and enjoy my sunday snack alone. Hey, booboo. The facility shares nine bears and at least one bird in the backgrou background, most of them born in captivity and mistreated. Now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. Good evening everyone. Lets take a look at the winds right now. They are howling, gusting to 28 in vacaville, 31 in napa. These winds are helping to sweep any haze that may be out there, so we actually have really good air quality across the bay area from santa rosa to san rafael. San francisco, oakland, down towards san jose and the santa cruz mountains. Everyone green right now. Take advantage of it. Tomorrow things begin to change. Still good air quality for parts of the bay area. But the north bay and the inland east bay going to moderate. We have an air quality advisory for possible wildfire smoke impacts. Just be aware of that as you make your plans for your friday. The waves are begin to pick up. Beach hazard issued, 15 to 20 feet or higher especially for the westnorthwest facing beaches. Theres going to be an increased risk of rip currents. Live doppler 7 showing nothing but clear skies, a few patches of fog and thats it. Here is a live look from our exploratorium camera, in San Francisco 70 degrees right now. 80s in san jose, gilroy. Half moon bay 64 degrees. Emeryville camera showing a nice view as well. Santa rosa 82 degrees. 84 in concord and its a pleasant 79 in livermore. East bay hills camera looking towards mt. Dee ab bow right now. That picture is going to look different. Gusty winds and high fire danger this weekend. Heat wave intensifies on sunday and monday. We are expecting smokey skies and record temperatures especially as we head towards monday and possibly into tuesday. Saturday temperatures 60s to 90s. This is just the start, but its really sunday that those numbers come up. 70s to 100s as we head into monday. Look at this. 104 in concord, 106 in fairfield. 82 in San Francisco. Just a sampling of whats to come. This picture might look more appealing to you. Tomorrow morning upper 40s to low 60s, fog. Comfortable weather. Feeling like fog in the mornings tomorrow afternoon, mid 60s to mid 80s. The temperatures may drop a little bit. Its going to be breezy for your friday afternoon. The accuweather forecast showing hazy and warmer conditions for your saturday. Winds picking up saturday night into sunday, thats whats going to bring the heat. Noek skier conditions and the fire danger. Tuesday the heat wave continues. Then those temperatures drop off middle of next week. Going to be another stretch of hot weather and dangerous heat. So definitely watch out. Ama, larry. Were ready for that dropoff. Thank you, sandhya. An easy way to check out the weather is our live cameras like here mt. Tam. Were Live Streaming cameras on our connected tv app on check it out along with our newscast live and on demand. Still ahead, the coming up on abc 7 news at 6 00, leaving grapes to rot on the vines. This years conditions have forced Sonoma County winemakers into heartbreaking decisions. Would you want to dine outside in a neighborhood like this . See what theyre doing to make San Franciscos tenderloin a more enjoyable option. Plus 7 on your sides Michael Finney taking a look at the inner workings of the edd fraud hotline. Finally tonight, a heroic feet out of dickson. Who chp officers are being praised after saving a child who stopped breathing. The officers were stopped at a fruit stand when a car came to a screeching halt. A frantic mother ran to the officers carrying her 7yearold son who was turning blue. He had no pulse. The officers immediately started cpr until an ambulance could arrive. They were able to get the boy breathing on his own again. He was taken to keiser vacaville before, as you can see, hes doing much better. Thankfully. Great job by the officers. World news tonight with david muir is coming up next. Im larry beil. Im ama daetz. For sandhya patel, all of us here, thank you so much for inviting us into your homes tonight. Our next newscast is at 6 00. Well see you then. And the veterans that never quit on their team. When being a fan gets tough, and stretching your budget gets even tougher. Our agents put in the time and legwork for you,. So saving on Auto Insurance is easy. Because saving a little extra goes a long way. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. We sand my heart fell. Oke i knew wed lose our home. And we did. Over 24,000 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the past few years. Wildfire victims need help so im voting yes on 19. It limits property taxes on wildfire victims so families can move to a replacement home without a tax penalty. You never know what youll be faced with. Please, vote yes on 19. The unfair money bail system. He, accused of rape. While he, accused of stealing 5. The stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. The Senior Citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. Voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on public safety. Because the size of your wallet shouldnt determine whether or not youre in jail. Vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. Tonight, protests erupt after the grand jurys decision in the Breonna Taylor case. Two officers shot and the arrest tonight. And this evening authorities in cities across the country now bracing for a new round of demonstrations. Those two officers shot and wounded in louisville, a suspect now under arrest. A seattle officer placed on leave tonight, video appearing to show him push his police bike over an injured protesters head. And tonight the lawyer for Breonna Taylors family asking how could an officer be charged with wanton endangerment of neighboring tenants because of shots fired . What about Breonna Taylors safety . And demanding the grand jury transcript be made public. What the governor is now saying tonight. President trump booed paying his respects to Supreme CourtJustice Ruth Bader ginsburg. What mourners at the court were chanting as the president a