where a grass fire burned and rought traffic to a annee tts juul loti alsoedp., burned about five acres. nothing was damaged, and the cause is under investigation. as with the other fire, we ll keep you posted throughout the afternoon. good afternoon. i m larry beil. and i m kristen sze. in the south bay, firefighters have been working around the clock to put out a fire burning east of gilroy. the cruz fire is burning near highway 152, and it s 20% contained. 2,000 acres have burned since the fire started sunday afternoon. cal fire says it started as a structure fire and spread to the grass. high winds have made the flames difficult to contain. another fire in santa clara county burned about 350 acres, and is 80% contained now. 80 people were evacuated when the fire broke out saturday night. but all evacuation orders have since been lifted. investigators are working to determine if fireworks are to be blamed. let s check in with spencer christian and see what kind of role
the mayor announced that hair and nail salons can reopen. outdoor bars can reopen and outdoor swimming can resume. this is all contingent of the state approving the city s request and health indicators remaining stable. with the number of covid-19 cases going up, the governor says while he doesn t want to revert back to locking everything down, he is prepared to do so if there s a dramatic surge. that was meant as a warning to those who refuse to follow the man state to wear facemasks. leeann melendez joins us now. reporter: larry, we have some contributing factors here, right? avaibl not are higher.s but the governor is concerned that this trend will continue, so today he got a little help from a few friends to spread the word about using masks. governor newsom tapped former california governors, two democrats and two republicans, to help urge people to wear a mask. look, nobody wants to wear these things. this is not about being weak. it s about fighting the disea
commemoration at the naval cemetery in vallejo. this is the oldest military cemetery on the west coast. it opened in 1858, nearly 1,000 are interred there, including three medal of honor recipients and veterans from the war of 1812, the civil war and world war i. good afternoon. i m larry beil. and i m dion lim. while memorial day is about honoring those who died for our country, for many it s also the unofficial start to summer. the heat and holiday sent many people off to beaches and parks across the bay area despite recommendations to stay at home. leeann melendez spoke to people who said they just needed to get out. she joins us live from the roof top of abc 7. a beautiful picture behind you. reporter: it s beautiful up here. we often hear people say, i m so tired of staying at home. i am really tired of hearing about covid-19. does this make them a bad person? absolutely not. it makes them human. today, humans had the heat, the holiday, and the will. here at stern gr
we have a host of deejays, live entertainers, comedians, cannabis chefs. it s not the kind of thing in-person party kind of mentality. i think a lot of when we say it s a party, it s mostly a celebration that this plant has been recognized that something, everyone can celebrate. reporter: a new way to celebrate that he has used in his platform to spread. i want to express my appreciation to the ambassador of the bay. e-40. reporter: last night we caught up with e-40 over instagram live. at least seven people close to him have tested positive for covid-19. he is asking everyone to stay home. dispensaries are doing more deliveries and some cities curb side pickups. this was the line in urbana this morning. it seems long, but this industry has taken a hit during this pandemic. cannabis businesses are declared essential, they re essential but not equal. san francisco has taxes coming in january that s going to tax cannabis retailer 5s 1 times higher rate than your tra
that weather system has moved out of here and we re looking at numbers climbing through the upper 70s in our inland valleys, low 70s around the bay and cool at our coast. sounds good. happening today a sold out crowd will get a chance to see former first lady and secretary of state hill harry clinton and her daughter chelsea. they will be available to talk about the book they wrote together that celebrates the women who have inspired them throughout their lives and answer questions from the audience. the event starts at 1:30 this afternoon. basically we were told that someone hit a hydrant up there and it s flooding all of stern. a mess on the uc berkeley campus as a car crashes into a fire hydrant sending water shooting into the air. it was a long night for many students. abc 7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian has the details. reporter: it started when the red car smashed into a fire hydrant on first avenue near highland place. the tow truck operator said the drive