And the toll of destruction is overwhelming. Nearly six hundred homes burned to the ground. Thousands more still threatened. And the fire is 35 percent contained. We have Team Coverage tonight. Kron4s scott rates is talking with evacuees. About their plans to rebuild and recover. Kate cagle talks with a man sheltering dozens of animals from the fire. But first, grant lodes is here with more. About those who lost their lives in the fire. Grant . Grant three confirmed deaths. Bruce burns, barbara mcwilliams, and leonard neft all lost their lives. An unknown number of people still missing. Barbara mcwilliams, a retired teacher, had multiple sclerosis and was unable to drive. Rescue crews said, they were unable to make it to her, before her middletown apartment was lost. Leonard neft a former San Jose Mercury News Reporter was packing his car to leave, when he last spoke with his wife. Officials confirmed his death today. The body of bruce burns another middletown resident has been discove
Warmer compared to yesterday around the bay. And foreign land communities this evening the clouds return, temperatures will drop to the upper 50s to low 80s. If you have dinner plans. And i do have a cooling trend to tell you about with the accuweather sevenday forecast in my report. More rallies are scheduled today in a second weekend of protests over the George Zimmerman verdict. One begins at 9 00 a. M. At the San Francisco Federal Building on 7th street. Another rally at noon at the Federal Building on clay street in oakland. Todays rallies come after about 100 people marched peacefully yesterday. Abc7 News Reporter Sergio Quintana was there. About 100 people gathered for a candlelight vigil. Organizers repeatedly urged everyone to remain nonviolent. This is a peaceful vigil and honoring ceremonies for trayvon martin. Mixed in amongst the group was oakland mayor jean quan. Most people arrived by foot as part of a fourmile march through the city that started earlier in the evening.