Hook on 17 counts of arson. [ cheering and applause ] many of those people cheering in that picture are of activities people who cant go home or may not have a home to go back to. Good evening. I am frank somerville. I am julie haener. The suspect is accused of sparked the clayton fire. According to cal fire, it has burned 4000 acres, destroying 175 structures. Tonight, crews appear to have made significant progress fighting the fire. Officially, it is 5 contained. Bill martin tracking the weather conditions in lake county. Deborah villalon will begin. You are not neighborhood in lower lake where unfortunately a lot of homes and property has burned. Reporter yes, we are on quarter horse lane, one of the streets where there are houses destroyed and then you will see one that standing and others that are gone. Its spotty, as fires often our. Its a tough blow knowing someone local did this intentionally, the victim show the resilience weve seen before. Were going to sleep in the back of the truck with our dogs. Reporter two schoolteachers camped out a gas station as close as they can get so they will be ready when it reopens. They know now their house was spared. So many neighbors homes were loss. There focused on the positive. The job ahead, bring their community back. It brings everyone together. Everyone actually says heidi each other or brings your water or asks how you are doing. Reporter the burned zone is smoldering. Its not safe to return with power lines and polls unstable. Assessments are still being made. Arrested told us he saw some pickup trucks and the shoulder and one turned around in his driveway before the fire. It was over the sale the fire went and didnt stop where fire managers expected. Instead, winds brought it over containment line said it exploded sunday afternoon. It was armageddon. There wasnt any way to stop it with the Rapid Construction combustion of structures. We know how to do this. I wish we didnt, but we do. Reporter the sheriff was roughly relieved to see the fire blowing east. He was saddened to see innocent people going through the trauma. During the valley fire, everybody knew somebody who lost a home. This will be the same thing. Not as many homes but lower lake is a smaller community. When you put things on a scale, the disaster is every bit as bad. Reporter the owner of a twentyyear roofing business knows that is leveled. Is not bitter as he waits to get in and see for himself. I know my house is okay, my business is not. The office, everything i had for my business is gone, burned to the ground. Were going to have to build it again. You are smiling. I am. I have my kids, my wife is just fine, ive got my health. Were okay. Reporter we found some of activities pitching tents in public parks because clearlake is still under evacuation. There are official Evacuation Centers in kelsey bill, middletown, and lakeport. Those swirling wins yesterday did not recur. Cal fire says under these drought filled conditions they are not out of the woods yet. Deborah beale alone, back to you. Clearly a lot of work still left to be done, pg e queue crews are trying to repair lines. Are they giving any time estimate as to when people might be allowed to go back inside and see if theres anything salvageable worth their homes made it or if they are Still Standing . Reporter it is a slow process. This afternoon there was not a list for people to check whether their home was there or not. People were finding out through others, through social media by folks who might have been table been able to take a run through and check their address. There is still a lot of uncertainty. The folks at the gas station camped out say they are hoping to get and tomorrow. It might be tomorrow, but there are no guarantees until its safe. We talked to one family during an earlier newscast. They lost everything, but they said they had five minutes warning before they had to get out because the winds shifted. The flames were right there. One of the things that always gets me about fires and you touched on this how you can have homes destroyed and then another home standing. Reporter thats because of the numbers that are flying. If the wind is catching them, off they go. Some folks told me they had packed, they thought they were going to evacuate, then everything went calm. The fire seem to be retreating. They actually unpacked and thought they were in the clear. Then if they had time to packed the second time, they were lucky. When it did come, it came fast, hot, and furious. People talk about fire roaring into the backyards while they were driving out the front. It reminds me a lot of what we saw in middletown last summer where it blew up fast. That area has been hit hard. Deborah, thank you. We want to show you where the fire started. Cal fire puts the origin that Clayton Creek cal fire puts the origin that Clayton Creek rd. , east of 29, south of lower lake. The fire squid break quickly, burning homes and businesses. Now to the arrest of a suspect accused of starting this fire and others. The activity we have been experiencing is definitely not normal. Firestone to simply start. For more we go to amber lee. She is at the twin pine casino in middletown where authorities made the announcement at 8 00 tonight before a crowd of evacuees there. Amber . Reporter the announcement was made here in the parking lot of this casino. There was a definite wave of relief that swept through the crowd when they learned the news. Cal fire investigators along with detectives with the assistance of the lake county das office were able to arrest mr. Tkachuk on 17 counts of arson. [ cheering and applause ] reporter the announcement was greeted with cheers is officials unveiled the mug shot of Damon Tkachuk to the audience of about 150 residents. Many have been evacuated. Cal fire says the suspect is responsible for this current fire as well as others in the area over the past year and a half. Not including the valley fire from about a year ago. The suspect is in jail tonight. Thats what is important. Reporter before the announcement, many evacuated residents told me they suspected arson. This family says they lost their home last year in the valley fire and have been living in a trailer trying to rebuild their lives only to lose everything again yesterday. They say their home was gone. What are you going to do . Not a clue. People loss things that cant be replaced. Why . What was so bad . What was so wrong that he had to do that . Reporter we did a public records search of discovered the suspect has prior arrest for drug offenses. I asked cal fire officials how many they suspect he is responsible for. They said they need to look into it. They will get back to me. Officials are not saying what led them to the suspect. Julie, freight . Amber, thank you. The big story today was the win. It did not kcup likely yesterday. Bill martin is here with that plus what to expect tomorrow. That was the story yesterday. The fire blew up because it was hot a dry. We had significant winds yesterday afternoon. Completely different deal. These are there conditions at the fire zone, 30 humidity, 80 degrees, light winds out of the west got 12 miles an hour. Those winds a relatively light. Into tomorrow, its more of the same. The conditions are still hot and dry. The winds are not going to be there. Winds will be out of the southwest 810. You can see you start off tomorrow morning at 68 degrees, winds out of the west, lunchtime, 8 miles an hour, 86 degrees, peeks out 1014 miles an hour. Much better conditions wind wise for firefighters. Many schools in the lower lake area have canceled classes as a result of the fire, including schools in the connect Day Unified School district. They have canceled classes for the rest of the week. Woodland Community College is also closed. The new semester will now begin next monday. One picture, this one here, is getting a lot of attention from the fire. Its a rescue of two baby goats. You see the firefighter caring the goats away from the burning property off bottom road near lower lake. This is one of dozens of animal rescues we have heard about. Stay with us for continuing coverage from lake county. New information will be presented at onair and online. Firefighters ready to go at a moments notice. Staff in californias front lines and why its tough on those left behind. Two nights of violence in the streets. Now a curfew in effect. The latest from milwaukee as authorities call for calm. San Francisco City officials want to know what you want to see in the next police chief. The meeting that was held tonight and a new way they are reaching out through social media to get opinions. The search for a new police chief in San Francisco. The city asked what people want to see in their new jeep. The first of five Public Meetings was tonight. Reporter officials with the Search Organization say that there are or 16 people who of applied so far. The acting chief, toni kaplan right now is not among them. s name came up at a meeting in the Bayview District as people got up and spoke up about what they want to see in the next chief. The words on pages and pages of posterior pair per captured a Community Paper capture the community. The interim chief is part of the systematic problem. Reporter the commissioners first Public Meeting was in the bayview monday night. A smaller than expected crowd of 40 people. Those who did show up called out their priorities. I would say they need direction. This is beyond any other consideration. We have to get a guy from the outside. Thats what they recommended. Somebody needs to go in and turn this upside down. Reporter Police Departments nationwide are wrestling with leadership and public relations. Acting chief tony chaplin, a veteran, has been praised for implementing new use of force guidelines in four cases the summer that ended peacefully. People have been armed with knives and guns. Thats the thrust we have been trying to do here. Reporter chaplin has yet to officially apply. The Commission Wants to hear more from the public. The application deadline for this police chief job is august 31. Whats interesting is that this year they dont want the recruiters to narrow down the field. They want to see every single application that comes in and then make their decision. Jenna, do we know anything about the 16 people who of applied . Reporter i asked, frank. Right now, the application process is still open. Were not hearing anything about who is in that pool. They said as soon as they do get that deadline and get all the candidates on the list, that will become at some point public so we can see who they are considering and who might be in line for the job. Four meetings to go. Jana katsuyama. Youll find information on those additional meetings on the web links section. San francisco activists are calling for a 90 day moratorium on police use of force. Two dozen protesters gathered outside Mission Police station today. The protesters say officers need to be train better in de escalation tactics and should not be allowed to use guns or batons to subdue people. Others we talked to had mixed feelings. I dont think that smart. I dont think the police are out there trying to shoot people or kill people were hurt people. I dont know what thats going to resolve. What happens after the 90 days . I have never been in jail. I have never been arrested. I am a retired civil servant. I am a homeowner. I live here. But i feel threatened every time i walked down the street. The groups demands come on the heels of those he did riots in milwaukee in a number of other controversial shootings in the bay area and around the nation. Milwaukee on edge as a curfew for teenagers went into effect two hours ago. This comes after two nights of violence following a Deadly Police shooting over the weekend. The police chief tweeted tonight that officers have made six arrest so far this evening but there are no reports of Major Property damage. The governor of wisconsin has the National Guide on standby if needed. All this started over the weekend. Police say a 23yearold black suspect pointed a loaded gun at a Milwaukee Police officer who is also black. The officers body cam video reportedly shows the suspect was armed with a semiautomatic weapon and the mayor is asking the video be released as soon as possible. Of the past two nights, this this is an cars were damaged or set on fire and several officers were injured by people throwing things like bricks. The milwaukee sheriff says the riot are a symptom of much bigger problems. All the Police Shooting does is act as a igniter. Here is what causes riots. We have inescapable popular in poverty in milwaukee. It is the sixth poorest city in america. You have massive black unemployment, 32 . You have a failing k12 Public Education system. The suspects father is also speaking out. He says he was a Bad Influence on his son. The name of the officer involved hasnt been released but he has been placed on desk duty pending the investigation, standard procedure in a case like this. The death toll from flooding in louisiana grew today to six, almost 2 feet of rain well in louisiana over the weekend forcing 10,000 people from their homes. President obama the cared declared a state of emergency. The governor says the worst may not be over. We are thankful for the people out there who are heeding the warnings that they are beating being given to evacuate when that is the proper thing to do. Crews made at least 20,000 rescues using boats, helicopters, and high water vehicles. In some areas, the waters have started to recede but are still above flood stage. Think about that, 20,000 rescues. Still raining down there. Baby rain dying out now. They will have a chance to dry out relatively speaking. Fog along the coast is going to be the same tomorrow, maybe warmer in some valleys. The fog will be around the bay when you wake up tomorrow morning. It will be in san rafael. Fog will be in kensington, fog will be in daly city and across the bay and oakland and alameda. It shouldnt have a very big press. We will have limited clouds, i dont think we will see anything tomorrow morning. The winds are blowing significantly, 23 miles an hour. Lets check out sfo. 15 sustain. Is a classic august evening. Fog out there right now as you see the haziness, tomorrow mornings forecast, theres fog the print. Is the it tries to get in the livermore valley. It tries to get down toward san jose. Pretty good coverage, but it wont get into the big valley. Its going to be warmest or hottest. Theres your 100th in the eastern and northern bay valleys. Tomorrow, mid90s hotspots around the bay, 70s and low 80s. New figures show july was the single hottest month in history on earth. Scientists from nasa and the japanese meteorological agencies say temperatures last month shattered all previous records. Locations around the globe saw extreme heat including a record in kuwait of 129. 2 degrees fair night. Climate scientist attribute the spikes El Nino El Nino and manmade global warming. A crime considered rampant and taking place in plainview. See how police busted busted bike sacul chop shops operating in the open. Controversy surrounding the oakland as. Why one of the teams most popular and longest tenured players is calling the organizations integrity into question. First employs investigate a shooting that left two man dead. Why some say a crime does not reflect all the progress made in the downtown area. You live life your way. We can help you retire your way, too. Financial guidance while youre mastering life. From chase. So you can. Financial guidance while youre mastering life. Oakland police are investigating a shooting that left two dead and a third wounded. It happened sunday morning outside of the day party at a gallery at 14 then franklin. As henry lee tells us, this is a part of downtown that has seen a revitalization. Reporter downtown oakland is a study in contrasts. By day the streets are filled with workers. Another picture often emerges after dark. Early sunday morning, two berkeley men were shot and killed outside a Birthday Party at an art gallery on 15th, blocks from city hall. Police actually heard the gunfire. Sounds like shots fired. Reporter witnesses say a disagreement possibly over a woman being disrespected led to a fight. It spilled out onto the streets and gunman began firing. Terrace for gray and Craig Fletcher cooks were killed. The third man was wounded. No arrests have been reported. There was no point for any of this. It was just senseless violence. Like out of the movie. Reporter the triple shooting happened around the corner from where resume jefferies was shot and killed in june. The violence comes as the city has reinvigorated downtown. eber is opening an office next year. This plaza near city hall reopened last month. Its the gateway to the citys revitalized uptown where bars and restaurants have opened up and more could be on the way. Everything we represent is oakland. This other stuff is not. Thats not what we are about. Err there are two downtowns. Its incredible place to be. There is a diversity of people down here all the time. Yet i guess gathered a lot of people together there can be an element thats not so savory. It should not deter us from having some investment in the city, emotionally, personally, financially. We should invest in the people and the city. Reporter Lynnette Gibson represents part of downtown. I think there is more that can be done. The city needs to read double efforts, creating safe places for young people to be. Reporter Police Patrols and Crime Prevention strategies are hope to make Crime Prevention strategies the standard. Word tonight of another incident at the westfield mall in San Francisco. This time a man says he was beaten and robbed in a bathroom. The crime happened last friday, two days after the body of frank alicea was found in a stairwell at t