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State. We have Team Coverage across the bay area. Fires are flaring and evacuations are underway as we speak. One of the most destructionive fireses is in sonoma county. 50 structures there have been damaged so far. Abc7 News Reporter Laura Anthony live in vacaville with more on the situation. Laura . Reporter well, hi. I can tell you from what weve seen, that number will go much higher. This house behind me in the English Hills area, a very recent casualty. This home started burning right about...

Now from abc7, live breaking news. Wildfires rage on in the bay area, ballooning in size overnight. Right now more than 1 million acres have burned in california. That is the most in state history. And more people are being told they need to evacuate. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. This is a quick look at three big fires burning in the bay area. The lnu complex, which is in the north bay, has charred more than 341,000 acres. Its the second largest wildfi...

I want to zoon in on live doppler 7. You can see a pair of returns here thankfully moving into Santa Cruz County. We want to get you an update on the czu complex right now. The statewide situation in california at the moment before we get started here specifically in these two counties. Since saturday, august 15th, we have experienced 615 fires across the state of california, and more than two dozen of those fires have turned into major fires. With that, the second and Third Largest fires in cal...

Oakland, 95 so far. San jose, triple digits. These are not the official highs. These are highs so far. There will be a lot more added to this list. Look at this map. Everyone other than Half Moon Bay in the 90s and 100s. Extreme heat, absolutely. 109 in fairfield. We have the dangerous heat wave prompting much of the bay area to go under that excessive heat warning until 9 00 p. M. For the inland spots on wednesday. There is a high risk of heat illnesses. Ill let you know how long this heat wave...

Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Two dozen inmates at san quentin prison have died from covid19. Today we learned a guard who spent his entire career there is the first staff member to die from the disease. Hello, thank you for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. A south bay family now mourning the loss of a beloved husband, father, veteran, and longtime corrections officer. 55yearold Gilbert Polanco died this morning after a long battle with c...

Protesters filled the streets of oakland again over the Police Shooting of jacob blake. Businesses however say theyre getting tired of cleaning up when things turn violent. A house spared by the czu complex fire. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts now. Building a better bay area, this is abc 7 news. Good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. Protests continue in the bay area over the shooting of a black man in kenosha, wisconsin by police. For a second night in ...

We have seen all year, blistering heat in fact. Thank you for joining us. Yes. It is hot everywhere in the bay area, sweltering. It is not going to cool down too much for several days. Sandy, any records . Yes. Many records to speak of. This heat wave, day two. We have five more to go. Take a look at the map right now. This is as it all. We are sweltering in the heat. Most of you in the 90s in triple digits. As you check out the dangerous heat wave until wednesday night and we have a heat razery...

Let me introduce to you for the first time your next Vice President of the united states, Kamala Harris. Im so proud to stand with you. And i do so mindful of all the heroic and ambitious women before me. Biden and harris both outlined their vision for the future, drawing sharp contrasts between their ticket and President Trump and attacking his response to covid19. When other countries are following the science, trump pushed miracle cures he saw on fox news. Biden also acknowledged the historic...

Now, from abc 7, live, breaking news. Its just really hard. So because i just remember my parents building that whole house. Wildfires across the bay area continuing to burn tonight. Some families to the south being told to leave now. While, others in the north bay are finding their homes have already burned. And tonight, fear for firefighters about possible Lightning Strikes. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im eric thomas. This is a quick look at three big fires burning in the bay area....

The better off well all be out there. Ikea. Make the dream yours. Announcer from abc7 live, breaking news. Director of the California Department of public health, dr. Sonia angel reportedly announced she resigned her post effective immediately. In email to staff didnt give a reason for resignation. But departure comes a week after glitch was discovered in the data system that caused underreporting of the cases in the state. Governor thanked her for her service. Im eric thomas. Im dion lim. On th...