Fire. Its burned 1,500 acres since it started yesterday. At least one home has burned. Firefighters are having a hard time controlling the fire which is just 5 contained. One firefighter was taken to the hospital with a minor eye injury. Abc 7 News Reporter chris nguyen is live near morgan hill with this developing story. Reporter this fire erupted so fast that resident barely had a enough time to escape. Im going to step out of way so you can take a look at the smoke behind me hovering over the Santa Cruz Mountains this afternoon where some of the neighbors are still waiting to find out if their homes are still standing. In the Santa Cruz Mountains Community Members try to lean on one another for support. They lost their house and their animals in front of their eyes. It was heart wrenching. Reporter just below loma prieta on casa loma road many gathered to wait it until as crews worked to contain the loma fire. Seniors up there thats lost everything. Some of them are on medication. T
Evacuations start tomorrow. Hurricane matthew first making landfall in haiti. As the most powerful hurricane in decades pounding the region with torrential rain and dangerous storm surges is on the move after drenching jamaica, cuba and the bahamas, now bracing for more heavy wind and rain that could trigger massive mud slides and devastating floods. I pray that everybody is safe, and and its not as bad as they are predicting. Reporter the american coast also on alert. Take a look at these empty store shelves and this long line outside of a costco in florida. Residents are stocking up after warnings from officials in florida to the carolinas urging the public to be prepared for the worst case scenario. You dont want to take a changes. Youve got to listen to local officials. Look, they are you have a great team here. They want to do the right thing. They want to do the right thing and everybody is going to listen to them. And because of Hurricane Matthew, president barack obama announce
That our votes rarely help decide the nominees. This year, it could be different. Were live with chris nguyen on more with the trip. Reporter good evening, political analysts say it could be a while before nominations are finalized. The president will be here for a fundraiser tomorrow. This, behind me is one of the roads leading up to the host of one of those events. The Police Department has already set up signs alerting neighbors they cannot park on this street for much of tomorrow. Its back to the bay area for the commander in chief. The president visited dozens of times during his terms in office, but tomorrow, it will be about raising money. Your high tech folks are willing to give a lot of money to the Democratic National committee. Reporter and abc7 news analyst Carla Marinucci says californias primary votes can matter this year. The more the 38 million in california will have a say on the republican side. Reporter david wills is looking ahead. I think things are different. I th
Reporter shannon, michaels sister, broke down in court as a witness said lubren checked on tyree, checking on him by nudging his head with his boot. I looked at my brother, and i thought, that is a corpse. But he was naked. He was covered in feces and vomit. Those are the last images of my brother and the last thing this man did for him is kick his head. Reporter they want to share these photos of michael. As more details are expected to be released during the hearing. A College Student who died in a hail of bullets. Four San Francisco Police Officers are accused of pulling the triggers. Aztec dancers led a spirited rally today calling for justice for alex nueto. He was shot 14 times in a park in 2014. Officers said they believed he was pointing a gun at them. He was actually carrying a taser, which his family says was licensed and needed for his job. The family is suing the city and police for wrongful death. Three San Francisco sheriffs deputies are being charged tonight, accused of
In 2004, california became the first to pay new moms and dads up to 55 of wages if they paid into decemberibility. Now, business was 20 or more employees will pay the remainder. The owner of hay street grill says it should be the responsibility of the federal governme government. Maybe its the just the responsibility of the state. The Golden Gate Restaurant Association says its one more cost Small Businesses will be saddled with. You have to pay other peoples salaries and hire and train them. Restaurants may have to pass this cost on to customers. Twitter announced it will provide 20 weeks of paid leave to new parents of both genders. A bill to make single stall bathrooms for all genders firsted a vote and passed with support. The bill taking away gender specific labels for bathrooms designed for one person at a time. Opponents say it may result if fewer bathrooms. New at 6 00 new developments in the most recent racist text scandal to come out of the San Francisco police department. Th