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KGO ABC7 News 400PM July 12, 2024

A red flag warning takes if he can tomorrow afternoon. We have Live Team Coverage on the fires still burning in napa and Sonoma County. Well begin with laura anthony. Reporter hi, dan, as you can see, were in down calistoga. This is normally where we are seeing the most active part of the fire right now is in areas that is uninhabited and some very steep terrain. Heavy fuel thats difficult to fight fires in. Same old, same old. Ashes, waking up every day. My girlfriend stayed up until probably 1 00 in the morning because the whole pallisades was just flaming. It was. And it is raining ash in down town calistoga right now. There are concerns that winds could cause trouble tomorrow. So firefighters are preparing for a wind event that they say will be very similar to when the fire started over the weekend. Now is the time for firefighters to do a buckle down. Theyre going to get that door shut and try to protect the communities of kenwood, valley of the moon, and the napa valley all way down todownville. And this is near Rob Louis Stevenson park. Look temperature terrain. More than 2,000 firefighters are working the incident. Right now, lets check in with spegser for the very latest. Okay. At the moment the wind is not very strong but we expect that to change over the next 24 hours. It is yoinl degrees. Almost 90 near the fire. It is generally the pattern at the surface but a little easier. We have moderate gets, just over ten miles an hour in some spots. Notice by afternoon, well see gusts up to and above 30milesperhour in many of the locations above 1,000 feet. The winds will be gusty and it will complicate the firefighting. Ill have the complete forecast coming up. Thats not encouraging to hear. Lets turn to Wayne Freedman live in Sonoma Company where theyve been working literally around the clock. And theyre exhausted from working around the clock. Well show what you amounts to a small city in the Sonoma County fair grounds. This is the place where firefighters come to rest. It is their home base from a growing army gathering against what may be that difficult stretch of firefighting tomorrow. In the fire service, people view a day like this as a lull in the middle. Not many big flames. Just the worry that they may return with red flag weather tomorrow. I think people are tired of the new normal. Its not new anymore. Reporter his rig, this crew, just finished 17 Straight Days on the wall bridge fire. Today they committed to 14 more in Sonoma County. And yes, theyre exhausted. Both physically and mentally. We get to see the bad side of things. People losing their homes and all their belongings. You get to see people out doing recovery of bodies and what not. Thats just part of the fire service. This is toil as we approach the peak of fire season, theyre four years into this not so new normal. It means weeks on the road and long shifts of 24 hours. Sometimes more. In terrorireacherous, uncomfort conditions. Most us have been here since the fire started or a few hours after that. The firefighter of the year in 2014. We caught up with him during a short break off highway 12, taking advantage of donated food. How many square meals a day are you getting . Theyre kind of round. They are working so hard. They come back dirty and tired and their eyes are all red. That is a point every firefighter reaches and remembers. A state of being they either learn to deal with or not. Its either a make or break moment. They either tom doing it or keep going the rest of their lives. In other words, its a rite of passage. Not so much a trial by fire but a trial by fatigue. Let me tell you, getting a frist to talk about how difficult this is. About being tired and exhausted. They just dont do it. It is just not who they are, the way theyre made. They do this work. They dont complain. Most fascinating. Abc7 news. Most fascinating and most appreciated, too, wayne. From covid19 to wildfires, tens of thousands in napa and sonoma counties are faced with another week of no school. The glass fire has forced 2,300 students to evacuate in napa county and more than 24,000 students in Sonoma County. Abc7 News Reporter stephanie sierra spent the day with one family in snoanta rosa. Reporter at first glance, castillo high school looks untouched. But rincon behind it tells a different story. Were so grateful that it didnt get more of the school. Reporter she and her two daughters live right across the street. We saw the embers 90 up and over the mountain right behind our house. And thats when it got scary. We couldnt even get out. Reporter the young girls are two of more than 24,000 students forced to evacuate in Sonoma County. For bailey, covid was hard enough. Covid sucks. Youre at home and theres nothing to do and you cant talk to your friends when you need your friends. Youre not close to them. Reporter the Sonoma County summit dr. Steve harrington said six out of ten students report experiencing trauma due to fires. Weve got kindergartners who start to shake physically, visibly shake when they see smoke. Reporter the district is providing ptsd training and counsellors for students who evacuated. Many who had to be evacuated over the past three years, as many as five times due to fire. Reporter like bailey and her sister taylor who evacuated from the tubbs fire. It feels like deja vu from three years ago. This was. So closer to home because its our own backyard. Reporter a backyard now burnt. Symbolic of 2020. Reporter this high school is one of several in Sonoma County that have been damaged from the glass fire. Thankfully, fire crews were able to prevent the flames from moving any further. Stephanie sierra. Abc7 news. Remember, if you want to keep track of the glass fire, you can use abc 7. s exclusive wildfire tracker. It is right on abc7news. Com and the abc7 news apple as well. Envelop today governor is signing a bill to address the impact of systemic racism including ab 3121 which creates a task force to develop proposals for potential reparations for descendants of slaves. The governor signed the bill over zoom. Today he also signed a policing reform bill about an hour ago and in minutes, hell be signing a juvenile justice bill. Excessive force. A mother in fearful now a San Jose Police officer faces a criminal charge of Excessive Force. Nflt ready to reopen. Churches and restaurants now operating indoors in San Francisco. But there are still some rules that apply, of course. Debate aftermath. Could last nights debate ad in business you have to be then do it all over again. Comcast business gives you fast, reliable internet on the nations largest gigspeed network. 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But the car had a history and rodriguez was part of the Violent Crime end forcement team that pulled her over. This vehicle, there was a felony warn for the vehicle. Fast forward to july 22nd. Her sister picked her up in a bmw she just bought from a mexico annic. The passenger side door didnt work. So she slid over to let her drive to mcdonalds. I wanted her to drive. I said do you want to drive or climb through the window . So it was easier to get in the car than go around. Guadalupe drove to it restaurant with her sister, her niece and nephew in the back. Within seconds of arriving, officer rodriguez and his partner rush at the car, guns drawn. Ordered me to get out of the car and on my knees. So i did. Thats when this video by a door dash driver picks up. The officer ordered her to crawl toward him. She said she didnt understand because he was already so close. Then rodriguez kicked her, leaving this bruise on her stomach. How long between when he said ill kick you than when he kicked you . Simultaneously. At the same time almost. At the same time. So there was no warning for you to actually comply before he kicked you. No. The video shows officer rodriguez cuffing guadalupe, then he picks her up by the wrist, drags her scraping her bare skin on the pavement. Were you afraid . Yeah. Could i hear my niece and nephew screaming. Could i hear my sister screaming. It was a situation that i cant control. She tells me officer rodriguez kept insisting the car was stolen. He kept saying, is this another offerup story . He kept insisting the car was mine. It wasnt my car. I just barely got in that car for the first time. During the arrest, her 7yearold nephew telephoned another family member. You can hear him on the voicemail pleading with the officers. They really bought the car. They really bought the car. Police later confirmed the car was not stolen. In a statement, the dafls office says the bmw was want for evading police earlier that day with a male driver. And it was misdemeanor code 149, assault under color of authority. His attorney tells me, rodriguez thought guadalupe swaunlt responding quickly and enough and she may have been reaching for a weapon in her shorts. She reached down toward her waist band and that caused him a great deal of concern. Does that justify the kick in your mind . I think it does. He was not trying to hurt her. He was trying on give her a distraction that would keep her from reaching for something. He points out that rodriguez knows how dangerous traffic stops can be. The officer battled for the handgun in november. It ended with his partner killing the suspect. I got the gun force is never pretty. That kind of thing is never pretty. Even if it is lawful, it looks awful. And thats true here. Gaud whommy marin has filed a claim against the at this and officer rodriguez saying she suffers severe emotional and distress. Anxiety, humiliation, embarrassment. Its a which is aeck case of Excessive Force if the arrest was proper to begin with, if the detention was proper, this force was still excessive. The police union calls the charge pathetic. Chief petty garcia says this is deeply disturbing but necessary. If would you like to go deep order this story, ill posting the entire Police Report at abc7news. Com. For the iteam. Dan noyes, abc7 news. Such a powerful story. Thank you very much. Recognizing the discrimination weve been suffering and lifted these severe restrictions. Churches and restaurants can finally operate indoors once again in fran. Yesterday the city reached the orange tier in the reopening plan which is good news for several businesses. David louie has the details. Reporter noontime mass drawing a small number of followers. Theyre required to wear face masks and sit six feet apart indoors just as they had to do outdoors for the past six months. However ill very happy that now i can join the mass and receive the body of christ. With a limit of one hundred, some are doing online signups to comply. Singing and chanting will not be allowed which some say can spread the virus. This restaurant serves to breakfast and lunch customers. We only have three tables inside but theyve been occupied all day. So we do have some people who insift on beg outside and thats fine. Shes at an outside table. The cars passing everywhere, people walking. Not people walking. Its more safe. Jess a and her family sat outdoors. She welcomed the change in dining in guidelines, provided Safety Practices are followed. So opening up seems appropriate considering were able to take the appropriate measures and precautions. It is restricted to 25 capacity. For a small restaurant, that wont sustain the cost rental and a staff of 19. However, the coowner and his spouse the chef, say it will give restaurants the chance to get back on their game. David louie, abc7 news. Here is a quick look at the coronavirus headlines today in california. The state reported 3,200 diagnosed cases, pushing the total to 810,000 now. There were also 152 deaths which is well above the daily average of 84. The sevenday and 14day positivity rates are identical at 2. 8 . That is a key figure which indicates the transmission rate of this virus. San mateo county is stepping up its covid19 testing efforts in at risk neighborhoods. The county Health Officer and officials set up free mobile test site at the corner of southgate avenue and lake merced boulevard. It is completely free. The tests are available to anyone who lives or works in sandal mateo county. Some fine feathered friends are getting separated and all for being a little fowl. Well have the details. And get ready for the nba finals. Coverage against at 5 30 with nba countdown. The lakers and heat tip off at 6 00. And then tune in for after the game about 9 00 p. M. Tonight. This is a look at the set. All coming up for you, beginning here at 5 30. Take a look at what it looks like. The skies are very thick. Were keeping our eye on the fire lines as well as the air quality. So lets check in with spencer and talk about it. Smoke and ash and particulate matter in the air and our air quality is poor. It will remain that way for the next several days. Were looking out over San Francisco and you can see how hazy it is on this view. The air looks dirty. 72 degrees in fran right now. Mid 80s at oakland and Mountain View and san jose. 96 at gilroy. 68 at half moon bay. Another view of smoky skies over downtown oakland. Current temperature readings up north, petaluma, 88, napa with 91. 100 degrees in livermore and another view, a hazy view from the east bay hills camera. And these are forecast features. Hot and hazy the next two days. Record highs possible. Not likely on friday though. Breezy conditions in the hills. That will continue tomorrow. That brings an increasing risk of fire danger. Actual yes, high fire danger and an increasing risk of heatrelated issues. The red nag warning is in effect from 1 00 p. M. Tomorrow to 6 00 p. M. Friday. About a day and a half. And thats for many of the hills and mountains in the north bay. Noma and beyond. The winds will be out of the northwest gusting to 30milesperhour at its peak. Add to the fire danger, and these conditions cause fires to spread rapidly. Lets talk about the heat advise order, from 11 00 a. M. Tomorrow to 8 00 p. M. Tomorrow. And the risk of heatrelated illnesses will be high because the temperatures will be high. And it is not good to be outside for prolonged periods of time under this kind of heat. The range of high temperatures tomorrow across the entire region, it is dangerously high. And of course, as i mentioned, our air quality isnt likely to improve over the next few days. This is our air quality forecast. Were looking at poor to very poor air quality with some moderate improvement, or modest improvement likely over the weekend. Lets look at what will be developing. Not much of a marine layer at all. Well see a couple little patches. It will be partly clear at the coast and mainly sunny tomorrow. Low temperatures in the low to mid 60s near the bay and inland, mid to upper 60s to low 70s. Highs tomorrow will range from 80 at the coast to mid 90s around the bay shoreline. To numerous readings above 100 degrees in our inland areas. Basically to 105. The heat holds inland on friday. Finally by sun, monday, a more seasonable range. Thank you. Disney afghans, who cant get enough of the lion king . The block buster is reportedly in the works. It is expected to dive into the back stories. According to the deadline, theyve attempted the moonlight director barry jenkins. No word yet on the actual story line or when well see it so stay tuned for a release date. Disney is the Parent Company of abc7. A wildlife park outside london known for its singing parrot has a problem on its hands. Thats chico who performs lady gaga, beyonce and more. Five other parrots have had to be separated because they curse a lot. The birds are now in different couldnts. But the chief executive says theres no guarantee they wont spread their bad has been to the new friends. Evidently, birds of a feather swear together. Oh thats a new one. Do you know what . I dont know if this is like mirroring what happened. It left some people. Well have the details. Plus, a new chancellor named for the university hey, my twitter is blowing up dear jack box, bring back the spicy chicken strips, still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, so many about spicy chicken strips. Wow, i hear you. So im bringing back my juicy 100 allwhite meat spicy chicken strips combo for only 5. 99 is it the juicy 100 allwhite meat . Or because you can spice them up or cool them down . Or because a little birdie told me you wanted them back really bad. Get my spicy chicken strips combo for only 5. 99. Tony thurman says his office is ready to help those districts poised to bring those students back to class. How to enhance and support the efforts of our schools in the counties, in terms of their testing protocols, so that we can support those schools that will be open. At this point, dozens of schools in the bay area have been granted waivers to reopen. And some have. The vast majority. Dr. Joseph castro has been named the next chancellor of the csu system as we reported. It was announced just last week. Today he joins us live via zoom. Thank you for coming on with us. We appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you for the invitation. First, congratulations on this terrific appointment. I know it is very exciting. I want to ask you two quick questions and then well get to some other issues. I believe youre the first person in your family to go to college. Now president of an entire University System. You must be very proud. Yeah. It feels great. Very gratifying t

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