Reporter neighbors on ruby place werent taking any chances. Will wynn and his dad worked side by side. We have to do something. This right now is my house. Reporter the fire erupted on Pleasant Acres drive just after 4 00 p. M. A san jose fire captain said it started in a trailer and spread to other structures and vehicles on the property. They had several propane tanks that were fueling the fire and causing it to get larger. Reporter firefighters also had a problem getting close to the fire. As you can see from this google map progression dating to 2003, the property had become crammed and old cars and other items. All of the stuff and debris on the property made it really difficult to access the fire. Trying to maneuver the hoses around all of the stuff. Reporter the Property Owner told abc 7 news he used the location for storage. Its unclear if anyone was living there. The fire was a threat to other homes and a neighboring mosque. That was the time when, afternoon, everybody was here. When they smelled the smoke and fire, they came running and hooked up hoses. Reporter the fire did not spread beyond the original property. But people were advised to shelter in place and close their windows because of smoke. Arson investigators are working to determine the cause of fire. In san jose, katie marzullo, abc 7 news. A potential bombshell in washington. The first arrest could come monday in connection with the Russia Trump Campaign collusion. Cnn and the wall street journal report Justice Department investigators have filed charges which a grand jury approved. Former fbi director Robert Mueller is trying to find out if the Trump Campaign teamed up with russia to interfere with the election and if the president tried to obstruct the investigation. In San Francisco, gunfire sent four people to the hospital. Police are looking to see if anyone else was injured. Someone shot them on fillmore street and golden gate avenue at 7 30 last night right outside the police station. Officers ran to the scene after hearing the gunshots. They detained two people. The injuries were not lifethreatening. B. A. R. T. Police need your help to find a man suspected of painting offensive graffiti around the system. B. A. R. T. Surveillance cameras captured images of the vandal. Investigators believe hes responsible for hateful slurs and symbols in trains and stations. It has happened again. A gun turned up at a local school for the fifth time this week. San jose Police Arrested a 12yearold boy after officers say he waved the gun at another boy at Chaboya Middle School on thursday. You can see on this map where boys were found with guns on campus suns monday. Milpitas high school went on lockdown on thursday. Parents and students at a napa school are outraged after a popular principal was inexplicably fired. As abc 7 News Reporter katie utehs explains why the protests last night are just the beginning. Reporter from fliers on cars to protesting, students and parents at Justin Siena High School in napa want answers following the unexpected firing of their principal. We want him back. And we just want justice in the system that seems so corrupt at the moment. Reporter principal John Bordelon was fired a week ago. His Attorney Says with no explanation. Theres only one person that knows, the individual that has the power to fire him, and thats Robert Jordon. Reporter Robert Jordon is the School President and has the authority to fire anyone at the private institution. Theyre all atwill employees. The new principal, brother christopher brady, spoke on behalf of the school. Im not sure they can be informed, because it is a personnel matter, about the reason why. Law prevents the president from speaking about personnel issues. Reporter are there allegations of misconduct or impropriety or even criminal allegations . None. None whatsoever. Reporter the parents are incredibly organized. Within the last week they put together this binder full of messages to the board of trustees. Theyre threatening to withhold private funding and even pull students. I cant send my kids here. I cant do it. Reporter a gofundme page has raised 66,000 to support bordelon and his family. In napa, katie utehs, abc 7 news. Firefighters are closing in on battling the napa fires. Abc 7 news was at Piner High School in santa rosa where students were back in class yesterday. 13 schools reopened yesterday morning. Piners principal said they wont return to their old curriculum. Instead theyll be eased back into learning and will work with counselors if needed. The rest of the citys schools are expected to reopen on monday. Sonoma county was hit hard by the fires. But one community is using a little halloween spirit and i lot of determination to help rebuild and grow stronger. Abc 7 news anchor dion lim has more. Reporter this is the ninth year for blind scream at haunted park. But this year holds special meaning for this community. As you walk through the haunted hallways, yes, there will be screams, scares, and terror. But nothing compared to the real terror of the north bay fires. It looked like hell was erupting from the hills, growing orange, red, smoke everywhere. Reporter the blazes broke out, directly affecting so many of the actors, volunteers, and workers that make this Haunted House possible. So many families we know have lost their homes. It was really hard for us to know how to move forward. We decided it was very important for us to try to keep some sort of normal holiday traditions alive. Reporter so, as the saying goes, the show must go on. This spooky show acting as an escape, not just for the actors, but for the guests as well. Its good to do something fun. Reporter part of the ticket proceeds are going to the north Bay Relief Fund to help rebuilding. Already using fake blood, costumes, and a surprise flash mob. This community is already rising from the ashes. Im not dion lim, because i hate her, abc 7 news. There are plenties ways to help the victims. The details are on our website, abc7news. Com. Get ready for more implosions today at the bay bridge. This morning caltrans is planning to bring down two more of the support piers left over from the old bridge. No cars will be allowed on the bay bridge for 30 minutes during the blasting period, which is scheduled to start around 9 30. Meteorologist lisa argen is here and were waking up to some Cool Conditions throughout the bay area. Mmhmm, and fog. That fog should be breaking up by then. A dense fog advisory in the city, along the coast, here it is, the Golden Gate Bridge, where numbers are in the 40s in the north bay, near zero visibility towards petaluma and even towards Half Moon Bay looking at very limited visibility. Much cooler today, we have rain in the forecast. Ill have my accuweather sevenday forecast coming up. Also ahead, as north bay fire victims start the rebuilding process, criminals are targeting them. Plus beware if youre headed to the beach. Good morning, everyone. A live look outside from our emeryville camera, looking toward the maze. You can see the fog out there this morning. Were about an hour away from sunrise. Meteorologist lisa argen will have the full accuweather forecast for us in just a few moments. A San FranciscoPolice Officer seriously injured while on bicycle patrol is getting better. Abc 7 news has confirmed that the officer opened his eyes yesterday and appears to be responding to his wifes voice. A man who goes by the name of Willie Flanigan is accused of running down the officer with a suv last week. The officer is in intensive care and still has a long way to go in his recovery. The wildfires left thousands of people devastated in the north bay. Now weve learned that some of those fire victims are also victims of organized crimes. 7 on your sides Michael Finney has been investigating. Reporter this was shana rosas beloved northtown Animal Hospital before the wildfire. My Veterinary Practice burned to the ground. Reporter this google earth image shows the hospital today, a pile of ashes. As if that wasnt bad enough, owner Racelle Lamar got another shock when she sought help. You went in to fema and got bad news. What happened . I did, i went to file for Business Assistance when i found out somebody had already used my Social Security number to apply for fema aid. I showed up, gave them my Social Security number. Reporter lorna was told by fema that somebody had claimed her benefits. And i cant file or anything or receive anything or get any help because somebody else has done this in my name. Reporter fema officials tell us organized criminals had been using stolen identities to make hundreds of thousands of claims for disaster benefits. The benefits intended for real victims. Not just for fires in california but for hurricanes in texas and florida. Across the country, it looks like there have been more than 200,000 fraudulent applications. I dont have an exact number for california. But as a percentage, we know its a fairly large number. Reporter fema Officials Say they realized last month that thousands of disaster applications for hurricanes harvey and irma were bogus. This does appear to be a fairly Sophisticated Organization that is matching breached private information against affected areas. I was actually fairly mystified. Reporter jayne finkowskirivera of texas had no damage from Hurricane Harvey but someone used her identity to claim benefits and got them. She received this letter from fema saying it had put 500 in her account but that account was not hers. It just is very appalling to know that someone has money that fema should be giving to people who need it. Reporter fema is scrutinizing applications more closely, but thats making life even harder for fire victims. I cant fire a claim until this resolved. On top of everybody else, nobody needs that, ever. In this situation, its even more devastating. Reporter im Michael Finney, 7 on your side. Happening today, the San Francisco deltas will raise money and collect donations for north bay fire victims. The final game of their regular season kicks off tonight at 5 00 at Kezar Stadium in golden gate park. All ticket sales will go to support undocumented immigrants affected by the fires. Undocumented immigrants do not receive support from fema. Local firefighters can also go to the game today for free. Drone view 7 was up early yesterday to catch an amazing view of the napa valley. We tagged along on this hot air balloon ride because we wanted to show you how beautiful napa can be this time of year. Despite being hit by fires, the vast majority of the valley is open for business. Abc 7 news anchor kristen sze has more. Reporter before the sun crested over the napa valley, drone view 7 spotted light. Hot air balloons getting ready for tours across the wine growing region. Its the best way to see napa valley, from the air its absolutely spectacular. Reporter as you can see, napa looks mostly like it always has. But the widely publicized fires have put a dent in tourism. Yeah, weve noticed a little bit of a dropoff. Talking to guests from outside the area that have talked to family and friends, and everybodys trying to convince them not to go to napa. Reporter drone view 7 was over the Silverado Country Club earlier this week. It was one of the hillside communities hit hardest by the fires. Although the fires damaged a handful of wineries, the vast majority of the napa valley is untouched. I thought it was absolutely beautiful. The valley is clear. The weather is perfect. You can see for miles. Reporter Mimi Mclaughlin was watching news reports carefully but decided to keep her plans to visit napa. There is a certain guilt i think as a tourist you feel coming to a place that has been so hard hit by a tragedy. But i think right now what they need is the tourism. Reporter locals like Mackenzie Magro agree. We need the tourists to come back out here. Its gorgeous, get out here. The air is clear. Come back and support us. If you can do anything, come back and support the industry. You can visit the napa valley, have a wonderful time, and really not know there was a fire. Reporter kristen sze, abc 7 news. In santa cruz county, a suspect is in custody accused of starting the bear fire over a dispute. 54yearold marlon coy was arrested on october 17th, one day after the fire started, but not for arson. Officers say he stole jewelry from an evacuated home. The bear fire burned 400 acres, destroyed two homes and injured 13 firefighters. Drone view 7 shows the burned out area in Boulder Creek where investigators believe it started. Three witnesses say that they saw coy starting the fire, which is now 100 contained. They witnessed marlon coy lighting this fire, a fire which spread, became bigger, and caused what we are now calling the bear fire. Coy faces five felony counts in connection with the fire and nine felonies in connection with the burglary. Happening today, you can add a splash of color to your morning jog. The color run hits alameda this morning. Runners will take their marks at 8 00 a. M. At alameda point. Theyll be showered with colored powder during the 5k run which benefits the American Diabetes association. Runners had to register in advance. A warning this weekend for beachgoers in San Francisco and monterey bay. Watch out for sneaker waves. If youre on your phone or not paying attention, those waves can pull you out into the water. The National Weather service says there will be smaller waves for long periods of time, then suddenly 15 to 20foot shore breaks. Once pulled into the water, the person would face increased risk of rip currents right now. That warning lasts until tomorrow night. In addition to that, the National Weather service has issued a dense fog advisory in San Francisco, particularly along the coast where visibility is at zero at times. So we watch the fog increase overnight. Live doppler 7 painting the picture of the fog hugging the shoreline. You know that means a cooldown for everyone, significantly cooler today. Zero visibility in petaluma. Its increased in napa. But its down in santa rosa, 3 4 of a mile in Half Moon Bay. Emeryville, youre gray as well. Here we go in the east bay, do be careful out there. 52 in the city. Its 56 in san jose with 50 in oakland, 49 in gilroy. Another Vantage Point downtown, youll notice that you see some of that fog in the distance. Its 45 in novato with those 40s prevalent in the north bay. Two to five degrees cooler this morning. 52 in livermore. And were coming down, even though were going to be in the 80s once again in our inland east bay, down 2 to 5 degrees there. From the Golden Gate Bridge we will see some sunshine at times at the coast. But fog is going to be with us as well. So look for the areas of dense fog, a spooktacular halloween with temperatures near average. And looking at a weather pattern arriving late thursday into friday. Our beach hazard statement through tomorrow night with those sneaker waves, rip currents and some dangerous surf. Breakers up to 20 feet. Right now, seven to nine foot waves from bodega bay to the monterey coast. Highs today, the 80s have returned. But notice the yellows year indicate cooler temperatures from richmond to oakland. San jose still in the low 80s, your average high 71 for this time of year. Look what happens tomorrow, near average. More greens around the bay. Then by monday, an autumn chill is in the air with temperatures below average. We should be in the upper 60s. Oakland, San Francisco, low 70s. About 73 in santa rosa. By friday, breezy winds, cooler than average. Here comes the rain, friday morning, 7 00. And then as we get towards the evening hours, your commute looks soggy. And into saturday morning, it stays with us. It translates into sierra snow, wet snow next weekend. But as for today, upper 50s shoreline. The fog pulls away around santa cruz for a time. But not much in the way of sunshine. 78 for you in fremont, palo alto. Thats down from yesterdays low to mid80s here. It should feel pretty good on the peninsula. 84 in santa rosa. Your accuweather sevenday forecast looking at today, much, much warmer than the next seven days with 70s and 80s around the bay. Cooler again tomorrow, still with the beach hazard statement. A chrrisp fall day on monday. 70s around the bay. A little change on friday. You should get used to those cooler numbers. By late thursday, not much sun in the afternoon. It looks like the rain not only coming in on friday, lasting through saturday. When its this far out, the forecast models just give wild amounts. So too early to say how much. If the forecast holds up. So often people are like, oh, yeah, cant wait for the rain. Then it comes and theyre like, oh, why, we want the sun exactly. Ive heard it all. Lisa, thanks. Just ahead, we all have a passion for these guys. Its pumpkins. They spent years producing a 90second video. Was it worth it . What if Home Security