Biggest wildfire continues to spread just north of the bay area. Good evening, and thanks for joining us. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. The rocky fire is advancing in ways described as historic and unprecedented. Its jumped north across highway 20 and there is an aggressive battle underway to keep it from spreading to other counties. According to cal fire, the fire blackened 60,000 acres has destroyed two uz duzen homes and two other structures. That doesnt not include what you see in this coverage late today. Wayne, well start with you from the fire line. Reporter the fire is moving so fast we cant keep up. Two hours ago, were three miles down the road. This is a place you can see here that is all the way across the horizon. There is another flare up that started over there. So there is fire burning everywhere in this county. Now, cal fire is not winning this fire at the moment. Youre looking at the bestlaid plans about to go awry. Its been difficult. Reporter 3 00 p. M. This afternoon. If you know the rocky fire, they can almost set their watches by it. Their goal has been to contain the fire then, the winds took over and flames burned 100 more acres and an offensive containment posture became defensive. The brush is very, very dense. Reporter the fire is a product of the drought, they say. Extreme is the word they like to use. Its unpredictable. It builds its own weather. On saturday night in the middle of the night, it grew about 20,000 acres in a span of five hours. We dont normally see fire at night time grow that spectacular. Reporter here comes the night once again. A man, versus flames and a turf war of epic now, they say historic proportions. This is hard to speculate what to expect. Were dealing with conditions weve never seen before. Because of the rocky fire, a popular hunting spot was declared off limits. The knoxville wildlife area is closed and the Double Eagle Housing Development could also be in danger in the flames get out of hand. Sergio quintana is live with that part of the story. Sergio . Reporter i want to show you how large this fire is. That black plume just exploded in the last hour. That is the northern push of the fire. But the burn area extends for miles. That is a fire line that is only about a mile and a half away from us. And then down the road a blockedoff street leading into a neighborhood that was evacuated yesterday. For much of the afternoon, air and ground crews have been engaged in a coordinated fight against the rocky fire. South of the fire, nearly 40 people checked into the red cross shelter last night when evacuation areas were expanded. Some evacuees have been camping out several days now. We dont know how long well be here. They tell us every day not yet. Reporter jerry driver and her two week old foster baseball were able to set up thank to the lake county association. Its a challenge to be here so long because animals are used to running on their property. We packed up our stuff and had to go. We saw the flames coming. Were like yeah. Were not going to say here any loer reporter the equestrian er has become a popular livestock evacuation spot. One of the largest groups of animals are alpacas. They came to us wednesday night and weve been housing them since then. Their owners have not contacted us. Reporter they were brought here with long with two goats. The employees have been caring for, and feeding the whole group. They hope to make contact with the owners soon otherwise theyll have to find foster homes. There was a procession today to honor a firefighter that died fighting the fire in Modoc National forest. It is close to the oregon and nevada borders. Crews discovered his body friday morning. Weather conditions on the fire lines have been something of a plus today. Yes. That is right. Lets turn to abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian. All right. Well take you down to the location of the fire and show you Current Conditions now. Its very warm. 87 degrees. Humidity, 22 . Winds, steady out of the south gusting to 18 Miles Per Hour. The result is that we have a huge plume of heavy smoke which is a problem and concern for residents. But good news encouraging news, i should say is that winds are expected to diminish overnight. Theyre expected to pick up a hill bit in the afternoon but not to todays level im happy to say. Thank you spencer. For the latest conditions down load the free abc7 news app from your app store. An air b and n horror story. A woman who rented a home in the city accused of breaking into a locked part of the house and stealing thousands of dollars worth of stuff. Carolyn tyler is live with the story. Reporter air bnb says it has 45 million hosts, and guests world wide, and incidents like this are rare. San Francisco Police have been investigating this case here in the sunset district since june, and are now confirming they found the suspect, sitting in the Sonoma County jail. Air bnb says this is a exception to the rule. A guest breaking into a locked closet and office, ripping off the owner. 27yearold woman rented the apartment in april. And during her stay, while the owner was out of town stole more than 35,000 worth of valuables. Its your home your sanctuary. Reporter police say the accused thief stole diamond jewelry, a telescope, and tv. Shes also seen in the victims business down stairs. Abnb says our trust and safety team has been in close contact with the host provide her with our full support. Its estimated there are more than 5,000 air bnb hosts in San Francisco. Peter kwaun is one and has an organization that he had indicates indicates educates others. He doesnt think it will have a chilling affecteffect. Its really rare. For the vast majority of folks i know, the experience has been positive. Reporter the suspec custody on drug charges in Sonoma County. A Police Sergeant has undergone several surgeries today after a shoot out in North Oakland that took place this morning. Two officers investigated a Sexual Assault at a home on Martin Luther king way. Police say the officers were outside of the home when the man theyre looking for burst out with an assault rifle. The suspect came out of the front door with a rifle and began firing upon the officers in front of the house. Police say the 49yearold fired his clip before being shot and killed by police. The sergeant injured is a 14year veteran of the force suffering serious injuries and said to be in stable condition tonight. A special ceremony this afternoon for a fallen Hayward Police officer. Officers wearing dress uniforms lowered the u. S. Honor flag outside of headquarters. The flag flew for 15 hours in honor of each year the sergeant served the people in hayward. That has been to iraq and afghanistan, its been in space. Its been over 7 million miles its traveled, so its pretty amazing. Lunger died after being shot 12 days ago. His family was on hand for todays ceremony. A Special Olympics athlete from albania disappeared from the Special Olympics saturday only to show up in hayward. But how did he manage to get here and why hayward . Vic lee is live at the police station. Any answers tonight vic . Reporter well, ama, the Hayward Police department has very few answers. One, andy guzmari speaks no english and doesnt remember much of what happened. Police took him out of the back door escorting him to the airport. He boarded a plane to l. A. And from there will go to albania. They tracked it down over a twohour period, they figured out who he was, and where he was from. They found it. Reporter words of thanks from an official. Andy guzmari missed the celebrations. He competed in bowling. The 44yearold albanian was last seen saturday night, in Southern California where the special Olympic Games were held then at 2 00 this morning he shows up at the Hayward Police station. A great relief for officials. Police were surprised. We immediately realized he is the missing athlete from the l. A. Area. Reporter Hayward Police say officers made sure he wasnt hurt, then took care of him. He slept for a good part of the morning. We fed him gave him food and he was in good spirits. Reporter still, the burning question, how in the world did he get here from l. A. . A 375mile trek . Hes spoken to a brother who said he had taken a bus to northern california, as far as where he boarded and what bus he was on we have no idea. Reporter Hayward Police called at t, hoping for more answers. Weve reached a translator but mr. Guzmari kept saying that he didnt know. Reporter so the mystery for the journey across california lives on. Instead of bowling maybe he should have been in the marathon. At least hes safe. That is the good news. Still ahead a new development on the beach in pacifica. What they plan to do with this washedup whale. Three fires in an east bay Apartment Building. Who or what may have caused it . A woman goes four months without a refrigerator in the sweltering heat. How did she do it . Im the off outdoor refresher course. Does your airspace feel. Off limits . Sfx whoosh sfx buzz sfx ding 1 take a stroll sfx ding step 2 use off sfx ding 3 flair nostrils, inhale oxygen sfx ring animation radar get back out there. With off keep bugs off. Sfx buzz. Thwack sc johnson. yells is that my toothbrush . Yes. Dont live with roaches. Get raid ant roach spray raid . . Raid kills bugs dead. Sc johnson residents of an Apartment Building were forced to leave their homes due to a fire. Were live from hayward with the details. Leanne . Reporter you know the Fire Department here in hayward says this is all very bizarre to them. When they responded here to this fire at 3 30 in the morning, they had to put out not one, but three fires. That is when they knew this was suspicious. Residents of the courtyard apartment complex were assisted by the red cross after crews battled three small fires on the third floor. The entire complex was evacuated. We had smoke on the first second and third floors. It was right near the door of my apartment entrance. And i immediately woke up my husband, got my baby and got right out. Reporter two people were treated for smoke inhalation. Only four apartments suffered smoke and water damage. Those residents are being put up in a hotel. Its suspicious because of the fact we had three separate fires located on the third floor. Reporter you can see the fires started in separate locations. The laundry room, and the other two in different stairwells. Tran lus father had a hard time breathing. They moved in just days ago. My parents and me were so scary about it. Reporter residents are being allowed to return as clean up crews work around them. My apartment is good now. Yes it was kind of scary. Reporter what was used to start the three fires is under investigation. Officials say a carcass of a 33 foot long hump back that was found on the beach biologists found evidence it was hit by a ship. This is the third dead whale to wash ashore in pacifica in the past few months. A reminder from palo alto police. Do not open your door for strangers. A teenaged girl opened a door for a man last night, she thought he was delivering a pizza. He was not. The man pushed his way into the house, along with two others and grabbed the girls mother. The family was able to drive the men off before they can take anything. San Francisco Police are looking for a man who broke into a Verizon Store and took off with merchandise. It happened on the corner of market and sanchez streets in noe valley. The thief and another man broke the front window and grabbed cell phones and accessories. Police tracked down one thief a few blocks away. He was taken away after a scuffle with police. Theyre talking to the person. Time to check on the weather for this monday. Yes. Breezy out there today, breezy near the coast and bay. A mild day for the area. Its going to heat up a bit and cool down quickly right after that. Here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. There is a remote chance of an isolated shower. Were looking at sunny skies across the bay area or the few low clouds off sre. And we have had mild conditions along the coast today. High temperatures around and above 70 degrees in some coastal locations. The surface temperatures are well above average. 7 to 9 degrees above average so that is adding to nice coastal conditions. Some moron hill, 77 and 70 in half moon bay. Check out this view from sutro tower. Med 70s across the santa rosa, napa novato and concord and livermore. Looking northwest warmer inland wednesday and thursday then, cooling down friday with two extra clouds and maybe an outside chance of showers near the bay area. High clouds coming into our direction from Tropical Storm guirellmo. Well start at 5 00 thursday afternoon, during yoef night hours, an increase in high clouds. No sign of showers yet we can expect showers over into the sierra. There is a remote chance of showers or two here in the bay area. Not a great chance, though. Overnight, partly cloudy conditions. Mild, low temperatures low 60s, tomorrow, well see highs in the upper 70s, around 78 in san jose. Mid to upper 70s on the peninsula. Upper 60s on the coast. 69 will be the high downtown, up in the north bay, well see upper 70s to near 80s. East bay highs about 75 in oakland. And the inland east bay highs mainly in the low 80s. Accuweather forecast, we warm up a bit wednesday and thursday. And friday, cooler extra clouds around and nothing unusual coming our way. Thanks spencer. Coming up next the new procedure that can save your live. That is right. Were it took Joel Silverman years to become a master dog trainer. But only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. Technology designed for you. So you can easily master the way you bank. A new procedure is helping patients survive deadly heart infection was out having to go through open heart surgery. Doctors are now able to vacuum the infection out instead. Reporter Carlton Davis is thankful to his doctor. Basically saved my life. I didnt think i was going to live. I felt so horrible. Reporter the 70yearold artist suffered a heart infection caused by a wire from his pace maker. 100,000 americans get pace makers every year but the wires can cause infections. You have Something Like this hanging on one of the wires it can break loose. If it breaks loose the infection can go to the lungs. I didnt think i was go toing make it. Reporter he wasnt well enough to have open heart surgery so he became an early recipient of the angiovac procedure. A thin tube is threaded to vacuum out the infected tissue. We can advance the catheter. So when we take the wires out it breaks loose and goes into the chamber. Reporter doctors removed a blockage several inches long. Carlton is feeling well enough to plan an or the show in new york. When he woke up he looked and said i feel good for the first time in weeks. Now im going to make the show. Its being used to remove cancerous tumors from inside of veins. There is more still to come. Just ahead a judge extends a restraining order against more planned parenthood videos. And what to do with foreign criminals before they commit t t happy anniversary to me its safeways anniversary. Happy anniversary to me but youre the one whos gonna save some serious money. Happy anniversary to me right now with your club card brentwood sweet corn is 4 for 1. 00 tropicana orange juice or farmstand juice is 2. 49 and lays potato chips are just 1. 99. Happy anniversary to me. Safeways huge anniversary sale its just better. H igration. Tonight, david louie explains why any change in policy is already facing opposition. Reporter after the shooting death of kate steinle on the San Francisco water front concern is raised Public Safety could be at risk when a dangerous person is not turned over to Homeland Security and ice for possible deportation. A member of the working Group Evaluating the policy is cindy chavez. We dont want people to be afraid of people in our community and so i think what that means is that its time for a good thoughtful discussion. Reporter the working group meets later this month and recommendation to go to the board of supervisors in september. The santa chaira county policy was adopted four years ago. Sheriff smith believes dangerous criminals should be turned over to ice. Reporter the director of policy thinks any any change will reskinnedel distrust towards police. Folks told us theyll think twice about contacting the police. That is the chilling affect in terms of people reporting crimes they experience or witness. Reporter the mayor thinks Public Safety is a key issue. Were talking about a very small group of people who commit violent, serious felonies. How we treat them is obviously very different on how were going to treat residents that are law abiding. Big developments in an ongoing abortion battle. A San Francisco judge extended a temporary restraining order preventing the center from medical progress from releasing new videos that may have been recorded illegally. The videos were secretly recorded by a antiabortion group. Talking about how they sometimes provide aborted fetal issue for research. So that is a threat and were not going to bow to that threat and neither are the american people. It makes no sense at all. The fight is far from over, however, some republicans are threatening to defend the entire government if they cant defend planned parenthood. A circus tent that collapsed killed two people. 250 people were trapped under the tent in a fair in a small town in concord. The National Weather service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning at that time of the collapse. Here is what is the weather did in parts of florida today. Rescue crews reached 40 people stranded in high water near tamp tampa bay. Hundreds of homes were evacuated. Strong winds and rain knocked down trees and power lines. The storms are also delaying flights. A man accused of killing a Police Officer in memphis is under custody, he surrendered to federal authorities this afternoon. The 29yearold is accused of shooting officer sean bolton saturday night. He was a marine veteran who serve addededed serve aid tour in iraq. In colorado the Death Penalty is an option for the shooter in the aurora, colorado Movie Theater mass murder three years ago. Jurors made that decision this morning. Theyll hear one more round from both sides before making a final decision. 27yearold james holmes is charged in the attack that left 12 people dead and injured 70 others. Opponents are vowing a campaign against a new proposal to combat Climate Change. President obama unveiled a plan to cut emission from u. S. Power plants. Reporter president obama says that now is the time for the us to us acts to curb Climate Change. I believe there is such a thing as being too late. Reporter the Obama Administration wants to cut u. S. Carbon emissions from power plants by 32 over the next 15 years. I am here to say that if we want to protect our economy and security and childrens health, im going to have to do more. Reporter the argument is drawing skepticism. Much of the plan calls for a dramatic reduction in the use of coal. A main component of the u. S. Energy market. If youre a single mom and your electric bill goes up by 30 that, is catastrophic. Were the first generation to feel the impact of Climate Change and last to do something about it. Reporter not everyone share the president s view of the future. Fact matter. Here is a fact. If you look to the satellite data in the last 18 years there has been 0 recorded warming. Reporter a Intergovernmental Panel found it is warming and certainly due to human activity. In washington, im ryan nobles reporting. San francisco democrat nancy pelosi calling the president s clean power plant a historic compromise to clean our air. An update on former president jimmy carter. He is is recovering after surgery to remove a small mass from his liver. Doctors say carter will make a full recovery. At 90 years old he is the secondoldest living president after the first president bush who is 91. Economic losses dow jones weakening consumer spending. Energy companies lost ground as crude oil prices reached a sixmonth low. West coast gas prices are expected to fall again as refineries make winter blends. California prices could reach 2. 50 for less. And perhaps because of cheaper gas prices car buyers are choosing suvs and luxury vehicles again. The Lincoln Acura and Infinity Brands are up 20 . The apple watch appears to be falling short. The company wont release sales figure buzz according to the wall street supplier, one failed to break even and wont this quarter, either. If youre looking for a job there are 600 jobs up for grabs at the next abc7 job journal hire event. Its tomorrow from noon until 4 00 at the built more hotel. Coming up is Michael Finney and a bay area w imagine living with out your refrigerator. It happened to a woman who couldnt get help until she came to Michael Finney. Reporter you might not realize how much you need a refrigerator until you dont have one. In this case, our viewer could not get it fixed or replaced. Juice. A dozen eggs. Reporter mavis stocked her cooler full of food. There are leftovers here. Reporter its not for camping out, either. You might say shes camping in. Camping in. Reporter mavis has been living out of three coolers for four months. Technicians kept trying to fix it. Nothing worked. Mavis had to make do. Perishables in coolers and then, the challenge. Having to buy ice and get it home before it melts. This is the ice. Reporter she had to replace the ice every day. I tried to go around the store a few times to keep the bags cool in a towel cool enough to wrap around the ice. Reporter technicians declared it was a loss and she can get a refund under this fiveyear warranty. Or so they thought. Samsung told her that was no good because she bought the fridge from a nonauthorized dealer. I got angry and called 7 on your side. Reporter we contacted samsung and the company said there was a mistake. Her warranty was valid and the spokesperson said Customer Satisfaction is core to our success and we aim to deliver the best possible experience. We regret the experience she has had and the company refunded the price, 2240. I was amazed. Reporter now mavis is no longer a slave to her cooler. I can go play golf or do whatever i want to do. I dont have to buy ice. Reporter maviss contractor bought the refrigerator on her behalf. To see the reports online, go to the sections tab and select 7 on your side. Here is what youll get when you call room service in a south bay hotel. Maybe you dont have to leave a i work some long hours keeping my clients wrinkle free and back when i had uverse. That meant falling behind on my shows. So i switched to xfinity. Its perfect for me because it lets me download my on demand shows so i can watch anywhere. See . [laughing] where do they come up with this stuff . Dont settle for uverse. Xfinity lets you download shows to your mobile devices perfect for people who cant always be home. Newest staff member at one hotel is hard working, and doesnt even ask for tips. Its creating a lot of buzz. Reporter it might take you by surprise. What just happened in the elevator . I just saw a robot. Reporter what is it . Its dash the robot. It can take items to your room. Reporter the front desk here gets requests for toothbrushes, towels. Someone has to stop to bring it upstairs. Now, dash comes from a famous family. His parents and grandparents are the cr two robots. But what cr 2 cant do is carry french fries to your room this, can do that. Reporter dash doesnt have hands and doesnt need them. It can use robot teleopathy, also known as wifi. Something out of a Science Fiction show . Maybe r 2d 2. We had inspiration from the size of it and sound. Reporter a phone call tells you its arrived but dash wont open his door until you open yours. After you grab the toothbrush. It hangs out for a another 7 or 8 minutes and that is selfie time. Reporter robot selfies are a thing . Theyre definitely a thing. There is a new Lottery Program called play at the pump. You can get quick pick tickets without going inside. Youll have to insert your id and its only available at m moment at 87 gas stations. There is one, we know in campbell by the way. If it works no doubt theyll expand it. Yes. Time to check on weather on this monday. We still have that rocky fire, humidity is 21 , winds gusting to 16 Miles Per Hour which is hampering efforts. There is a plume of dense smoke there as well as reducing visibility. Back to conditions tomorrow statewide, warm but not terribly hot. Except down in palm springs. Here in the bay area, well have a few high clouds tomorrow and low 80s inland. Temperatures moderating with clouds may appear in the sky. There is a chance of showers just outside of the bay area but in the immediate bay area doesnt look like were going to get dropped. Lets talk baseball. That is right. Larry beil is here with sports. Giants on a long winding road trip muscle up. This is a home run borage in do you want to know how hard it can be to breathe with copd . It can feel like this. Copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Spiriva is a oncedaily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my airways for a full 24 hours. Spiriva helps me breathe easier. Spiriva respimat does not replace rescue inhalers for sudden symptoms. Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. These may worsen with Spiriva Respimat. Discuss all medicines you take even eye drops. If your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells you get hives, vision changes or eye pain or problems passing urine stop taking Spiriva Respimat and call your doctor right away. Side effects include sore throat cough, dry mouth and sinus infection. Nothing can reverse copd. Spiriva helps me breathe better. To learn about Spiriva Respimat slowmoving mist ask your doctor or visit spirivarespimat. Com sfx music throughout sfx crowd cheering sfx crowd booing sfx crowd chanting sfx crowd cheering music stops sc johnson a family company. Happy anniversary to me its safeways anniversary. Happy anniversary to me but youre the one whos gonna save some serious money. Happy anniversary to me right now with your club card brentwood sweet corn is 4 for 1. 00 tropicana orange juice or farmstand juice is 2. 49 and lays potato chips are just 1. 99. Happy anniversary to me. Safeways huge anniversary sale its just better. Giants missed a gruelling 10game road trip. Meanwhile, giants opening in atlanta friday. Brandon bell, opposites to 10 giants lead. Brandon crawford is on fire as of late. The third inning buster posy just to dead center. This is 40, giants. 18th of the year. A 60 lead for matt cane. He ran into double in the sixth. High, deep. And allows four runs on ten hits. In the bottom of the ninth trying to finish off the braves. 49ers began live without jim harbaugh over the weekend. Success or failure starts with the quarterback position and collin kaepernick. You can see more passes this year and read defenses better. 19 touchdowns but ten picks last year. His coordinator likes what he sees so far. The third round is where she wanted to save their arms for the season. Hes a different athlete. I mean having a plan, then executing a plan. He always had leadership. He knows to make sure he do things right. Hes good. Speaking of quarterbacks cal and stanford returning with starters in their division. 35 touchdowns from his seven picks and hes very comfortable. Kevin hogan had an off year, his father was sick and passed away. His coach david shaw says well see kevin at his very best this season. He just plays tter, we play better even when he took us to back to back games we got a glimpse of how good he can be. One guy youve got to be confident of is your quarterback. Yes. We are. He got thrown under a fire a little bit. He got a lot better and improved from year 1 to 2. And what was impressive is his improvement from the end of last year to now. Bank of the west classic, over in a hurry. First round, droy of japan, fourth game of the match with a fourhand winner. Pumped up and a couple points they go on to a tie breaker down to end it. 16yearold cc bellis loses in the opening round. Abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. Giants unable to close out the braves for atlanta now tied 77, in the ninth. Join us tonight at 9 00 the price to contain that big fire and why it is probably tainted now at 9 00. And changing the way you heave a message what is revolutionizing voice mail . And tonight on abc7, its the whispers and abc7 news at 11 00. 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