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Details rana. James and darya good morning that fire continues to burn you can see Law Enforcement have this road here closed off on east done this is in the unincorporated area out here now again that fire you can see the smoke in the background ongoing go ahead and give you guys a closer look because you can really see just how strong the fire is on the hillside then go ahead to the iris scans you guys can see there. But look at that the fire continues to burn even hours after it was started. Firefighters have been here on with a number of agencies trying to get the fire put out were going to show you that video from overnight here now the fire right now as we know is about approximately 40 acres in size that was the last update that cal fire gave out that was about 5 hours ago. So theres a strong possibility that th co since then now we do know some evacuations in the area are in progress for finley ridge road and that theres also a hard road closure like i mentioned on east done a
Darting at one of his favorite restaurants. We are in the sunshine eating this wonderful food and it is amazing how simple it is but how wonderful it this. Reporter this is the first day restaurants have been allowed to be open. They are setting out as many socially distance tables as they can manage. On location is set prior to covid19 around 200 seats. Right now we are at 65 to 70. With the expansion of outdoor seating, i think we will be able to recover a lot of our seats. Reporter thsomething simila restaurants can apply free of charge to set upprivate parking many are waiting due to protests which have them weary. Even though we are allowed to be outdoors with surface, it is mostly takeout and pick up. We only have a handful of folks that felt comfortable opening up. Reporter there are new rules and Safety Measures to put in place. At san pedro square, they are not quite ready to welcome diners yet. Safety is our number one concern. We are continuing to reassess the situation, and
Whats going on and its not right. But the problem is that we have to do this in order for them to realize were not playing any more. I think that people are waking up. I think people are understanding more and more how unjust this system of policing we have now. But im not here for reform. Im here for abolishing the police. Now many businesses have boarded up out of fear that there could be more looting. A Large Police Presence that included officers from other cities we saw there stayed on the outskirts of the rally, but nobody reported any problems. Well, San Francisco police chief bill scott says 20 to 25 people were arrested in the Mission District at 20th and mission. Sky7 was overhead when they were being detained. Chief scott said the group dumped trash and acting belingerant and he believed the group intended to light fires. The chief did not want to take away from peaceful protests that happened earlier in the day at Mission High School where thousands of people gathered. Kate
Fire says they have to try and find a way to get into that fire because its up on that hillside. The closest intersection i can give you is san philippe road, and not silver creek, but Silver Creek Valley road. We do know that firefighters are trying to access that fire right now and we do know the brush is very dry right now especially after the spike in heat that we have seen. Today is supposed to be a little cooler but hopefully the wind will cooperate. Right now, very calm and its absolutely still out here. Lets send it over to vianey as we jump in our truck and try to get closer to the fire. Kris, you are right, we had triple digit heat this weekend. There are three factors, hot temperatures, low humidity and wind factor. Right now in evergreen, were going to go into the 80s quickly. Its expected to be a hot day, even though we are seeing cooler. And as kris mentioned, not seeing a lot of wind and this is good in trying to stop a fire. Currently now, 2 to 4 Miles Per Hour winds an