Good evening i am heather holmes. And i am frank somerville. Thousands of people are under orders to evacuate. Wildfires are raging up and down the bay area. Racing through dry forest. Dozens of fires is sparked by lightning are merging. Cruiser trying to stop the flames from the three major fire complexes that are burning think were all well aware in the north bay, south bay, of the fact that there are a lot more important things going and san mateo and santa cruz on in the world right now than sports, but we do what we can to bring just a little counties. Hundred 44,000 acres have burned so far. And thousands of people are distraction. A lot of people talking about under Evacuation Orders. 49ers football right now, as they are in training camp. Cal fire says that 50 homes i think plenty of folks and have been destroyed and 50 more fans in particular, of the have been damaged. One of the fires that is niners, quick to criticize caused the most distraction is Jimmy Garoppolo, but you have the hennessey fire. It to have weapons to throw to. Exploded in size and is other than kittle, theyre very then at the possession of wide threatening homes naylor vacaville. This is part of the lnu you receiver, sanders is gone to new orleans, hurd was can see its made up of seven injured this past week. Niners are looking for dante fires. Heres more on that story from tom vacar. Pettis, now entering his third year. Hes been in Kyle Shanahans doghouse big time. He doesnt like to play very physically. Doesnt like to go over the reporter every second tons of smoke into the air carry middle. Those they were reports. With it all kinds of pollutant. But Jimmy Garoppolo said today she seeing signs of improvement in those regards. Yeah, hes been coming along. You know, its very encouraging, just the physicality hes playing with, the competitiveness hes bringing. You love to see that, and just reporter multiple fires one of those things you have to broke out in fairfield and vacaville along iad near the keep it rolling. I think our whole group as a San Francisco bay area and sacramento. One of many complex fires in the greater bay area. Receiver corps, though, as done a good job so far. We all know that nfl Mass Evacuations were ordered and even animals as a fires football, if it goes off as planed, is going to look quite a bit different, starting with kept springing up stretching no plans, and as of today, no resources fan. Firefighters responded, in cheerleaders. Thats official. Fairfield volunteer that means the gold rush girls firefighters were assigned to for the niners, or mascots say aid in evacuations. More farewell for the time being. Some teams are Still Holding firefighters are clearly needed. Out hope of getting at least a percentage of fans in the stands at some. During the season. Glen spotlight game in the if we have these hot embers at the rooms going to be bad. This area needs to evacuate nba playoffs tonight down in from the fire down the road. Orlando. How about the 76ers and celtics . Right now doesnt look like we got word of that and we have philly is in the same game as a trailer and we knew we had to the boston celtics. Theyre getting outplayed big time, in the First Quarter come in and help them. Here. A lot of long shots so far in the bubble. Jason tatum adds to the list. Reporter the wind is hardly blowing in a place known for a little bit of a prayer there high winds. There are firestorms and a heat from distance. Storm and we have a pandemic. Five rebounds, five assists. He banked that in. Not sure if he called that or and this is nowhere near over. Not, but it counts, none the new fires get going. Same. Boston blowup, third quarter, and thats why this man is kemba walker gets a hand in on using a bulldozer he rented for defense. S forking the turnover on joel construction to make a large firebreak around his home and embiid, on ahead to jalen that of his neighbor. Brown, cal product, 360 spin im trying to cut some dirt and dunk, and you go. He had 20 points to help out firebreaks , so the dry grass with the celtics blowout win, will not take over and get near 128101. It is now a two game to none the structures. Series lead for the celtics over the sixers. Weve had plenty of reminders that right now, anyway, not in the good old days, like this date in sports history, way reporter they said the dc 10 could fight the fire along of i80 that is closed and both directions. And to move from spot to spot , dropping the retardant to slow back when. Joe fonzi for august 19th. It down. There is so much fire that we the bay area sports scene was forever changed on this day dont know whats going to in 1957. It was on this day off that the happen. And my colleague will new york giants board of directors voted 81 to relocate have an update at at 10 00. Tom the team to San Francisco. Vacar , ktvu fox 2 news. By the following spring, the giants were on the west coast. The First Major League game in more now on the closure of San Francisco celebrated with a Market Street parade. I80 between fairfield and an extra burst of cheers vacaville. We are getting word that the fire has jumped the freeway. Greets willie mays. The say hey kid is at home already. Thats this day in sports, august 19th. Im joe fonzi. Lets get right it to. New areas are under evacuation we had our first team orders including south of alamo drive from i80 to walker drive. Eliminated in the nhl play offs. Have a look. Overtight time, its tampa and columbus. Blue jackets turnover. Great move, and the game you can see from this traffic winning goal. The lightning game, set, map. Its seen in red in the road series. Four games to one. That is the sporting life. Closure is a purple. Get it back to you, heather and authorities are advising people frank. To avoid this area. These fires are called the thanks mark, appreciate it. Czu lightning complex. They are burning and santa cruz and san mateo counties. We also learned that several firefighters have been injured. At the moment fire officials are giving an update from the base camp in scotts valley. Lets listen in. Its impacting several of the residents. When we ask you to start evacuations , please listen to those. We are looking out for your safety and the firefighter safety. We need a clear path to protect the infrastructure. Our number one priority is the safety of all the residents and the firefighters that are trying to we have already heard from get them out in a safe and the 2016 democratic efficient matter. Thank you. President ial nominee Hillary Clinton, the big head liner coming up is former president deputy park . Barak obama and Kamala Harris is about to make history by good evening. Officially becoming the first i want to touch on the woman of color to be nominated evacuations and the produce without to give you an idea what was going on today. The priority last night was the on a president ial tuct. Now Nan Nancy Pelosi is highway to bonnie doon and speaking. Who is standing in the way . Boulder creek. That was the focus in terms of reaching out to those folks and Mitch Mcconnell and donald making notifications so that they know to leave. Trump. Here is our answer, we will as the fire progressed, the remember in november when we changing dynamic the lettuce to elect joe biden as president evacuations from Boulder Creek whose heart is full for to river road in brookdale. America. That is currently where our joe bidens faith in god gives him the strength to lead. Staff and other allied agencies are working to make evacuation that notifications. From jil beu buys love gives him Boulder Creek to river road on the strength to persevere. He has not forgotten who he is the east and west sides of fighting for and Kamala Harris is the vice highway 9. We will get through those evacuations. And the changing nature of the fire. We dont know where they evacuations will leave next. Please adhere to the notices and stay tuned for further updates as this progresses. 2 any questions . [ inaudible question ] its a 25,000 acres as of 6 00 p. M. This evening. 20 structures considered Single Family residence. The damage inspection process is just beginning. As far as evacuation centers, there is one at the Santa Cruz County fairgrounds in watsonville. With 25,000 acres, we are doing a rapid survey. Getting a gross estimate for what those numbers are. We will have specific points , the type of structure, the materials that it was built out of. Right now its too early. We are trying to save lives and move people out. Its a little too early to identify them now. Thats the Public Information officer from cal fire speaking out. We heard from a couple of other speakers who are talking about the czu august lightning complex fire that is burning in Santa Cruz County and santa clara county. Excuse me san mateo county. One of the keynotes that they made here. They updated the number of acres. The number we thought was 10,000 has been updated to 25,000 acres. From what we know the fire is 0 contained. There are evacuations underway. One of the things they said , there pleading with people to really listen. If they tell you to evacuate you need to evacuate the czu has grown to 25,000 acres in san mateo and santa cruz counties. A fire that started in the east bay has spread to five counties and burned 85,000 acres. They called this fire the scu lightning complex. It is made up of the canyon zone, and dear zone fires. Its a cluster of 20 wildfires and is only 5 contained. More than 1400 structures are threatened. Nothing has been destroyed. That establishment warning is in place all the fires burning around the region have created horriblebreeding conditions. Con the decision to issue a spare the air alert. We want to bring in chief meteorologist hill martin on the conditions in what firefighters are facing . Its a mess. 10,000 lightning strikes in the state of california. Right now 350 fires are burning. We have some big ones in the north bay. We havent talked about the fire up and marin county that is up to 700 acres. We are not seen strong fire winds. We did have some strong winds and vacaville. As tom vacar pointed out the wind has been relatively light. But its going to change and its going to come robustly onshore annight. Its very typical for this time of year. Its thabreeze. If we get into the next couple of nights we will see those sea breezes kick in. A record in oakland at 83 degrees. 100 and extreme heat of morning it will drop in the next few hours. We have a lot going on out there. We do see slight cooling enacted stand some of the fire. Its not helpful , its a doubleedged sword. When we come back what we could expect how much cooler it will get. And when the wind will stabilize . Coming up Kamala Harris is expected to make history tonight by officially becoming the democratic partys vp nominee. Also coming up San Francisco may be coming off the state coronavirus watchlist. What it means . And a message from the mayor. Today fired police chief and kirkpatrick fired a whistleblower lawsuit. birds chirping woman chattering [narrator] ordering dinner for the family . family gasps rewarded with a side of quiet. baby murmuring grubhub rewards you, scooter horn honking get a free delivery perk when you order. doorbell rings [group] grubhub. Its the third night of the dnc. Heres a live look at what is a streaming right now a pre produced piece on the gun control tonight will be Kamala Harris who will accept the Vice President nomination and declare the closing speech. Former president obama and Hillary Clinton will also speak tonight. Greg lee is here with more on what we should be watching for tonight . Reporter we been keeping an eye on the topics. Gun control is one thing that republicans will have different views on this well is Climate Change. And to the headliner, Kamala Harris is a huge night for her. A very big speech. We received experts of her remarks. Shes expected to talk about her personal journey saying that we can do better and we have more to do. Reporter harris the first black woman to appear on a major ticket sea she hopes that people will see themselves in her speech. She will highlight the example and experiences of others. Shes a hard worker and absolutely dedicated. They said theyre excited for a big night. Democrats will try to draw comparisons between President Donald Trump and joe biden. The trying to emphasize calm, conviction, and confidence. They contrast themselves with the Trump Administration but provide a path and way forward. Reporter this follows a personal message from joe biden. He will do for your family what he did for ours. Bring us together and make us whole. Carry us forward in our time of need. Im here to tell you to get used to seeing us. President donald trump and i will be back to wisconsin again and again to earn four more years in the white house. Reporter expect the Trump Campaign to ramp up attacks at the rnc. What joe biden and Kamala Harris want to do to you. It will be a highly personalized attack this is how trump runs for office. We want to give you another live look at the programming that is new mexico governor. Moving onto the Climate Change portion. There are many powerful women in the party that will speak tonight. As well as senator warren. No mistake that they are setting up Kamala Harris. Highlighting the diversity and the strong women tonight. Whats your overall impression . Especially with it being a Virtual Convention . Because its virtually feel so much more personal theres a lot of pros and cons and producing this product. The roll call last night i enjoyed much more than what we typically see and we got to see a little bit of character from every state involved if you look at the sheer numbers we know the tv viewership is down by 40 democrats are saying Live Streaming numbers. The people watching on the internet are in the millions and thats something to consider that speaks to the way people are watching in the medium that they are choosing to watch. We should also note that as people go to watch online, President Donald Trumps campaign has taken out a sevenfigure add bite. As people go to watch the dnc online they sea Trump Campaign ad. Theres a lot of factors in play. I think that theyve done a good job so far. Will it provide a bump in the poll . Im with you on the roll call i thought that that was a brilliant. Thank you greg. Stay with ktvu fox 2 news for coverage of the dnc. The main speakers will be shown on a corrupted tonight starting at 7 00 p. M. We will also have similar coverage for the rnc next week. We continue to trend below the july high. The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic is a 638,000. There are 181 fatalities yesterday. The tally shows the death total has surpassed 1000. San Francisco May be close to coming off the coronavirus watchlist. Governor newsom announced that the numbers in San Francisco are getting close to meeting the benchmark for being taken off the list. Schools and other businesses could reopen if the county stays off the list for 14 days. While encouraging, mayor london breed said that its important to remain vigilant. We are still on the state watchlist and we anticipate maybe tomorrow that we would no longer be on the watch list. With the wild fires in everything we are dealing with we have to use common sense and good behavior. Is in San Francisco is taken off the list would be the first county to do so. Were going to take a quick break and be right back. Floor and decor is now open for safe shopping and Curbside Pickup whether youre looking for tile, wood, stone or laminate, with our incredible selection and everyday low prices, youll find the perfect floor at the perfect price. Come explore in person or online. A helicopter pilot was killed today after the chopper crashed during a Firefighting Mission in fresno county. It crashed around 10 00 this morning while dropping water on the fire that is burning 11 miles south of the airport. It caused a new brushfire , no word on the cause of the crash. The ntsb is leading the investigation. Governor newsom address the fire activity here in california during his Daily Briefing this afternoon. He said there have been close to 11,000 lightning strikes in the past 72 hours. In many of the 367 known fires currently burning were a direct result of those lightning strikes. He said the current heat wave is so strong and unrelenting that it is being referred to as a heat dome. The process of a world record. 130 degree temperatures in the state of california. The highest recorded in human history. Recorded in death valley. All the heat and lightning strikes have led to a massive increase in the number of fires. To date there are more than 6700 fires in the state. By comparison there were 4000 fires in california in the 2019. We dont expect any rolling blackouts if california residents keep up their conservation efforts. They moved up the flex alert hours from 2 00 p. M. To 9 00 p. M. They said they are grateful for strong conservation efforts that kept them from having to take power offline on monday and tuesday. From 29 p. M. Its critical that we get the conservation we need. We are mindful that people are fatigued. If we can get through today, those load numbers will come down as we get into the weekend. Today they are getting help from power imports and extra wind Power Generation coming online. Coming up a live report on the fires in the bay . The fires are creating unhealthy air conditions. How the heat and pandemic are complicating the situation . Later in sports, the 49ers are dealing with the surplus of injuries. The latest from our sports director Derek Chauvin he won. For the sweaty faces. And the hidden smiles. The foggy glasses. And the muffled laughs. A simple piece of fabric makes a big statement i care. Wear a mask. Lets all do our part to slow the spread. Now to our top stories. Kamala harris is set to accept the nomination for Vice President tonight at the Democratic National convention. She will make history, becoming the first black woman and the first Asian American on a major party ticket. Former president barack obama and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton are also both scheduled to deliver speeches. Here at home, an estimated 22,000 people have been forced from their homes due to 22 separate wildfires, burning in santa cruz and san mateo counties. Fires say the now called the czu lightning complex fire. 25,000 acres of heavy thick timer that hasnt been the end out in decades is bone dry and going up in flames, they say. And fires burning across napa and solano counties. This is news chopper video taken this afternoon near vaccine. Sadly, vacaville. Hundreds are under investigation orders in that area. The fire has also jumped i80, heading south. That type near fire near vacaville, many are waiting to see if they will have to leave their homes. Andre senior is in a neighborhood where Evacuation Orders have been underway. Reporter and we have watched people all afternoon with their cars packed with belongings. Cal fire, there are so many fires burning that cal fire named these fires the lnu complex fire. In Sonoma County, there are two fires burning right now. Here in napa, there are six fires burning currently at the moment, and we innerar an area that is under a real threat right now. A flurry of activity went aftercommunity the site of one of the 6 fires burning in napa county. Part of the larger lnu complex fire that includes other fires also burning in sonoma and salons counties. The most districter five has burned 20,500 acres by wednesday morning. As a result, month cello volunteered under a mandatory Evacuation Order and closed to traffic. Im worried about my dog. Im worried about, you know, the equipment thats up there, and, you know, the home. Reporter authorities let him through 20 collect his belongings. Napa county sheriffs deputies went doortodoor informing residents of the mandatory evacuation, leaving notes on mail books of homes where individuals had already left. I actually a made a list last night, just to kind of put things at ease, help give myself a little peace of mind as far as what to do. Reporter dana bets lost her previous home in the 2017 atlas fire. Another home in the same neighborhood. Were very on edge. Not a good feeling. Having been through this before. Knowledge and there are those who have already been left scared by the flames tearing through parts of napa. I see picture of the spanish flat, and my moms house is pretty much gone. Reporter steve kenny losing his mothers hours to the spanish fire that consumed roughly 2,000 acres by wednesday morning. He also evacuated the home where his daughter lives with her mother, grabbing only a few belongings on his way out. He tells us what comes next remains largely unknown. Im going to go talk to my mom and try to get it figured out for her, and just go from there, because, yeah, im not sure where to go next. Sonoma as we told you earlier has two fires that are smaller capacity, the wallbridge fire has burned 1,500 acres with no containment, and neither is the meyers fire, which is 25 acres right now, zero percent containment at the moment. Weve had 50 structures destroyed, 50 threatened at the moment. That is for the entire lnu complex fire. Cal fire has not been able to count up the number of damages within each individual fire theyre dealing with within the lnu complex fire. In yeah, theyll drew atage assessment later. Right now the priority conditions with that firefight. Thank you, entree. A wildfire in marin county has created warnings tonight. Woodward fire husbander bout 1100 acres. People were told to be ready to get out if necessary. The fire is burning in very rugged inaccessible areas of the park, and at this point, there is no containment better news in mendocino county. The creek fire is now 40 contained, and cal fire said forward progress has been stopped. Evacuation orders have also been lifted, but crews say they are still facing critical hot and dry conditions and increasing winds tonight. Well, with fires ry poor. You know see the conditions near walnut creek, looking at mount diablo with that very haze by sky. Rob roth spoke with Health Officials earlier today, who said the effects of this unhealthy air are complicated by the pandemic. Reporter these hazy skies are hovering over the entire bay area. Cars have ash on them even here near richmond, wiles from anyone wildfires. It was time to work in my garden, d ash was falling on me. Reporter goes, this is anything but normal. The bay area air Quality Management district wednesday extended its spare the air alerts until at least sunday, and Health Alerts have gone out, the air quality is rated unhealthy. The entire bay area is affected by smoke right now. There is actually active wildfires in 8 of the 9 bay area county. Reporter the only county not experiences wildfires is San Francisco, but city leaders announced it would be providing masks to the homeless, and offered advice to everyone else. People should be cautious when they choose to go outside and wear a mask, and always be aware of whether youre having any challenges breathing. Reporter doctors say it can take a few days before people start complaining of health problems, perhaps even weeks, but, doctors say, this unhealthy air is magnified because its happening during an intense heat wave and in the middle of a pandemic. Dr. Ron barrow at alta by covid. Were also people to keep windows closed burecycled air i not recommending in a covid environment when there are people together. So we have many factors coming together that makes this a more unique situation than any other wildfire time weve had in recent history. Reporter he advises people to stay indoors as much as they can. People these to use common sense in terms of not moving about, not going out unnecessarily. Reporter how long this will last no one can really say. Its all depends on the wildfires. Rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. Coming up here at 6 00, chilling impact statements from survivors and victims families of the Golden State Killer, as a judge gets ready to sentence Joseph Deangelo. I believed he died of a broken heart. If i hadnt been raped, i thought my father would still be alive, and that man killed him slowly. Bay area victims of the man known as the Golden State Killer and east area rapists had an opportunity to speak out in court today. As our Crime Reporter henry lee tells us, there was also a surprise visiter in court. He raped me. He stole my innocence, my security. Reporter mary was only 13 when she was raped by Joseph Deangelo if walnut creek in 1979. Her hands were still tied behind her back when she rushed to tell her father. Ive been raped. He flew out of his bed. He started crying. Ive never seen him cry before. Reporter less than three dead from a heart attack. I believed that he died of a broken heart. If i hadnt been raped, i thought my father would still be alive. And that man killed himself slowly. Reporter deangelo accosted this woman in san ramon back in 1978. I am free to leave this courtroom and lead them lively i choose. You are going to spend the rest of your miserable life in a cage in the company of other evil man. Reporter gladys was raped by deangelo in danville in 1978. I will not any more words or thoughts to a worthless scum that could do such despicable things. Im moving forward. Reporter gay hardwick, raped in stockton in 1978, said she was stunned that he was witness a police officer. To lurch that deangelo used his training and skill set to terrorize and rape and murder for years was staggering. Reporter Jane Carson Sandler was approved by deangelo in Citrus Heights in 1976. As a christian, she said shes torn. Being a christian, i want to say to you, may god have mercy on your soul, but then theres another three quarters of me that just want to tell you, buddy, to rot in hell. Reporter Carson Sandler was accompanied by bonnie so called well, deangelos one time fiancee. I can say that i hate you bonnie was a result of your frustration, because you lost control over her, but she bears none, none of that responsibility for your violent choices. And we consider her one of us. Reporter one of us. The women called themselves sister survivors, an army thats united and stronger together. On thursday, we expect to hear from relatives of the couples murdered by deangelo. New at 6 30, former Oakland Police chief Ann Kirkpatrick has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against the city, claiming she was fired back in february in retaliation for exposing corruption and abuse of power by the Oakland Police commission. According to the lawsuit, the Police Commissioners routinely abused their power and currently looked for special treatment by the police department. In the suit, kirkpatrick said she was fired for standing up to the misconduct and reporting it. The city has not yet commented on the lawsuit. The third night of the Democratic National convention is underway right now. This is a live look at what is streaming at the moment here. We are hoping to catch Hillary Clinton possibly speaking momentarily. Last night, democrats officially nominated joe biden. Tonight its Kamala Harris turn, with a full slate of big name speakers, including Hillary Clinton, as we mentioned, elizabeth warren, and barack obama, and then Kamala Harris will deliver the keynote speech. Again, we were hoping to catch Hillary Clinton right now, but it doesnt look like shes speaking, at least the moment. Well have live uninterrupted coverage, though, of the convention coming up after this newscast on both ktvu and ktvu plus, and well do the same for the republican National Convention next week. Still to come here, a look at the weather. Weve been telling you are about how hot it is, and bill martin will have the conditions. Also if you go outside, you can see how hazy it is. There are issues with the air quality, as well, because of all of the fires that are burning throughout the bay area. Okay. We had a record today in oakland, 83 degrees. Its been hot out there. The heat advisory, the extreme heat warning will be dropped in the next few hours, but ill tell you what, the smoke is just nasty out there. Temperatures generally today, not that were theyre a little cooler, but not much cooler than yesterday. Very similar to what we saw yesterday. Yesterdays temperatures were we had a lot of 105s, 106s. Today it seems we have a few less. There it is. Thats kind of the story. Its the fires. Its 10,000 lightning strikes across the state. 350something fires burning in the state right now. Its not just bay area. Its southern california, and theres lots of issues with air quality because of the fires. Winds are kicking up a little bit. Napa, weve got some winds up to 16 miles an hour, and thats a classic normal wind for this time of year, but with all of the fires burning, its going to be it can, and probably will, create some issues for their firefighters, especially up in the Sonoma County area and the santa cruz mountains. This system right here is going to get closer to us, and when it does, its going to cool things awful slightly, and also going to trigger those afternoon winds, so thats where we are. So tomorrow, a little bit of afternoon wind, increased humidity, cooler air, but wind. Current temperatures, running a little bit behind where they were last night at this time, four degrees cooledder in fairfield. Three degrees cooler in concord. Overnight lows, check these out. Last night in the upper 70s, mid70s, some felt low 0s when they woke up. But tomorrow morning, look at that. Theres a sea breeze. Thats an indication that things are get back to normal. The heat wave is breaking slightly. There is fog along the coast tomorrow morning, but not a big cooldown. Well still see heat coming from the Desert Southwest pulling this way. The coastal sections get the big break, fortunately for them, but folks in livermore and fairfield, youll still find temperatures in the midto upper 90s. A hot day, but not 107, 108 like weve been seeing. Air quality will be an issue for a few days. The fiveday forecast, as you look at it, the clouds come back in. Thats a few high clouds, but also the coastal fog. That will help out quite a bit. You can see the temperatures mid90s. Always look at that top tier number. That gives you an idea of thats the hot spot. The middle number is the bay, and the lower number there is right at the coast. So thats the fiveday forecast, you guys. Well see you back here tonight at 10 00. All right, bill, thank you. Well, with all of the wildfires burning here in the bay area, there is a threat to cellphone and internet service. Flames from the hennessey fire have already taken down power lines and cellphone towers in their path, and there is concern the damage will hurt Critical Infrastructure used for emergency weather systems. At t, vern, ar have ston, and comcast say they have backup plans to ensure continued Internet Access for firefighters. Coming up here. After a sophomore slump last season, the 49ers are depending on pettis to step it up. Jimmy garoppolo shares his confidence in him. And then at 7 00, live interrupted coverage of the Democratic National convention. On tap tonight, former president barack obama, and then Vice President ial president Kamala Harris. Again, thats coming up right after this newscast. [narrator] did you just reward yourself for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub . Rewarded get a free delivery perk when you order. [group] grubhub