The all the devastation left behind by this fire. In this case this family lost their home, they have been here for 25 years. This home was gone in a matter of minutes. I think this is really a real wakeup call. Reporter surrounded by some of the 3,000 firefighters working on the rocky fire, governor jerry brown warned this massive event could just be the prelude to many more. I think this is the beginning of the fire season. And its acting like its the end. So we have a real challenge in california. Reporter as firefighters worked to douse hot spots, cal fire reports the rocky fire is now 40 contained. But there is still concern warm and windy weather ahead could produce more trouble. The fire certainly has potential. Winds, dry conditions can blow embers over the line and we may see this afternoon interior parts of the fire may burn up. It was like a big explosion down there. Reporter wayne fishers house one of 39 destroyed. He told us he and his wife barely made it out as flames rac
The forecast cal fire crews are bracing for a challenge. This wildfire in the Sequoia National forest was caused by lightning, a prime example of how quickly flames can spread especially in a remote area. There arent a lot of people around to report things to 911. So seeing the fire in a remote area, if we get that report, we can get resources out there quicker. Reporter jim crawford says they have also brought in additional equipment. Cal fire has already called all of its available firefighters back to work meaning if theyre not on vacation, theyre on the schedule ready to be deployed at a moments notice. Were looking at basically any kind of fire that is out there, we stand the potential of having a large damaging fire occur within the bay area as well as other places in california. So thats really our concern right now. Reporter and with the dry conditions were seeing with drought, fire Officials Say the season is still very young p in the south bay chris winn, abc 7 news. We have
To lake and mendocino counties but mostly we are in the clear. The day planner, look for increasing sunshine and lower humidity and breezy this afternoon. Temperatures are in the upper 60 at the coast, and lowtoupper 70s around the bay and my 80s inland. Leyla . We are starting off with a look at mass transit. If you are waking up at 5 00, we have 36 basketball trains running on time. Ace train number one is on time and caltrain has no delays. The san mateo bridge is smooth crossing the water between hayward and foes step city headed in the eastbound direction we do not have delays. Emeryville cam to shows to the eastern span of the bay bridge with traffic moving nicely with an early accident at the dublin entrepreneur. It is cleared. We do have a high wind advisory with gusty conditions over the bridge. Drive safely. This morning people can walk or bike on the peninsula watershed and will be met with docked gates because of concerns of Lightning Strikes prompting the closure by the Sa
News. Jody, thank you. There are also problems at stanford. A former star athlete there was convicted last week of Sexual Assault on campus. Today student leaders are questioning a recent survey conducted by the university. Some students say that survey underestimates the extent of the Sexual Assault problem at stanford. The university disagrees. Administrators say the survey was comprehensive and they polled 9,000 students last year. Coming up at 6 00 well hear from students at stanford and school officials. If youve been outside you know it feels like summer in april. The bay area could be seeing record breaking temperatures this week. Taking you live outside, a beautiful shot of San Francisco. The city could see temps in the high 80s. In the try valley, it could be even hotter. Get ready for the heat. Were still seeing the influence of a sea breeze out there keeping our temperatures in check. The view around San Francisco, hazy skies and winds that are still on shore west at 20 mile
And 7 miles in livermore. Yesterday we had sunshine all around the bay. Today low clouds and fog bank up along the coast. The onshore flow even stronger. We will have the coastal clouds, meaning temperatures just a little cooler today. Chris. Lisa, thank you. Developing news out of San Francisco. A mother and her young daughter are safe this morning but the search for them may have been connected to the investigation of a man wellknown for being beaten by almeda county sheriffs deputy. Abc7 news report he has the latest. Reporter play say 23yearold dana rinta and her oneyearold daughter, scarlet, were found you unharmed. They went miss hadding after a raid. They arrested stanislav petrov, who police say is her exboyfriend. He was led out of the house and put in the back of a police car. We know at some point in time they were, and their conversation that we want to have with hi. Investigators want to talk to rinta about him. Petrov is also the man seen in this Surveillance Video. Hes s