The horses moved to the back. Reporter Alameda County fire Officials Say two fires started within a mile of each other around 10 00 a. M. The larger fire burned 35 acres and came within feet of a 4 million home currently up for sale. Today the realtor stopped by to see the damage. I am really very relieved. Reporter fire crews were able to save the house and the barn that briefly caught fire. The area that started to catch fire was the shingles. They did have to go back on the roof and peel some shingles back to save the barn. Reporter firefighters braved the intense heat and moderate winds. Both fires were knocked down in less than an hour with help from crews in the sky dropping flame retardant. You could see flames right at the top. Reporter neighbors in the area say todays close call is a frightening reminder that fire season could continue for months. Its been exacerbated by Drought Conditions and the fact that were a little short of water throughout the ranch. Reporter the cause
Mall in freemont. Cheryl, this is usually a safe neighborhood. Reporter it is a very quiet neighborhoods. And he we know right now is there is a fire truck right at the area where the shooting happened. Bright lights illuminating where this all happened. Witnesses telling me tonight they heard shots, at least three pops around 7 00 p. M. Police tweeting out it was an officer involved shooting. We are just learning this was involving a woman and her roommate. And when police arrived. The roommate was in the front yard with a knife in his hand. Police are now telling us just moments ago that they shot the man who was in the front yard. Now police actually, witnesses were able to tell me a little bit more. Reporter i thought it was fireworks at first. Then i heard cars speeding down the streed and i looked out and there were some cops going by. I called one of my neighbors and he said there were some kids that came out and they said a guy came out with the knife and the cops told him to p
We will talk about the cooler weather thats open wait to start the week coming up. Chris. Lisa, thank you. Developing news in lake county. The Massive Wildfire continues to grow and firefighters have been unable to stop it. Two dozen homes are destroyed, thousands more are in danger and 12,000 people have been evacuated of the 21 major fires burning in california. The largest is the rocky fire. Its just 5 contained. 24 homes have been destroyed, along with 26 outbuildings. And at this hour another 6,000 buildings are threatened. Abc7 News Reporter felony woodrow has the latest. The rocky fire can best be summed up as unpredictable. One day it was blog to the west, another day blowing to the east. Its been a tough fight. As the fire makes its way toward a mainly thoroughfare in lake county, officials are stepping up an advisory for a mandatory evacuation for a dozen homes. Always highway 20 to highway 26 to high bay 53 is closed. One who drove here to help her friend pack up to get out,
Destroyed. Thousands more are in danger. 12,000 people have been evacuated. The rocky fire is the largest of the 21 major fires burning in Northern California. The largest is the rocky fire. Its just 5 contained. 24 homes have been destroyed along with 26 outbuildings. And at this hour another 6,000 buildings are threatened. Abc7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow has the latest. The rocky fire can best be summed up as unpredictable. One day it was blowing to the west, another day blowing to the east. Its been a tough fight. As the fire makes its way toward a main thoroughfare in lake county, officials are stepping up an advisory for a mandatory evacuation for a dozen homes. Always highway 20 to highway 26 to high bay 53 is closed. Missy clark, who drove here to help her friend pack up to get out, finds herself stuck. You can see the fire just at the crest of the hill. I tried to get back out in time and the fire was too quick. Weather temperatures have not helped. Even with cooler temperat
Live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc7 news. Good morning, everyone. Its sunday, august 2nd. Im chris nguyen, in for carolyn tyler. Lets start with meteorologist lisa argen, who is tracking the weather good morning. We are beginning to see some clearing at livermore and san ramon. The rain, we may see more of it today. Maybe a thunderstorm in the Sierra Nevada, and quincy look at lightning strikes. And a live look outside from mt. Tam. The marine layer over 2,000 feet deep. And underneath the clouds we are mild with 66 in Mountain View, 65 in san jose. 62 in half moon bay. So the low clouds and fog will erode to the shoreline. Partial afternoon sun at the coast and temperatures remaining on the mild side. A very typical summerlike pattern. We will fill in the details in just a few minutes. Chris lisa, thank you. We have new numbers to share this morning on the Massive Wildfire burning in lake county. The rocky fire is the largest of the 21 major fires burning in Northern Cali