Remain for several days. Governor brown has declared a state of emergency in ventura county. The thomas fire has burned at least 50,000 acres and damaged at least 150 structures. L. A. County is in a state of emergency due to the creek and rye fires which have destroyed at least 30 structures. This is new video in ventura county. The fire continues to threaten structures. Firefighters describe this as being one of the fiercest infernos theyve ever battled. Ive never seen structures lost in this county like this. Ive been in wind driven events that burninged through ventura, but we havent been in a situation like this. Two firefighters have been injured and are in stable condition tonight. People and animals are being evacuated. Theres about 40 more horses up the road. And so from what i understand from the l. A. City Animal Services department, lapd is going to be coming out to try to get these horses theres just so many of them. Residents are trying to get anyone with a trailer to help them move those animals. The rye fire has burned at least 5,000 acres in santa clari clarita. Both directions of i5 were temporarily shut down, but have since reopened. The rye fire is 5 contained. 23 if thats not enough, theres a fire burning east of los angeles in San Bernardino county. The fire is burning near cal state San Bernardino. Nbc news was at the toll plaza when firefighters met to form a convoy. Theyre heading south just like they did in octobers north bay wildfires. The winds in Southern California are similar to what happened up here. Sky seven flu above San Franciscos Mission district while firefighters packed up their equipment before heading to the front lines down south. Strike teams are on the way from heyward and alameda county. For sale signs are now picking up as many are forced to sell. Elissa harrington tells us how much of a loss theyre taking and how long it could take to rebuild. Patricia decorates whats left of her home. I have dead trees here, i put some bows on them. Shes trying to bring Holiday Cheer back to a Community Devastated by octobers firestorm. We found ornaments, christmas trees, even stockings hung on a chimney. This brick chimney is the only thing left standing at this home. Its still your home and its part of you, and you want to bring some clear back. Among the symbols of hope jamie says he felt sick the first time he had to put a for sale sign up in front of a burned out lot. Its pretty depressing. Now theres more and more of th them. It will take on average 2 years to rebuild. When the oakland fires happened about 25 of people left. Homes that would have been listed for 500,000 are going for on average 160,000. What is the city going to ask them to do for the structure of that lot. Its too early to tell how housing worries will be impacted. Fire victims will found themselves priced out of the bay area. Elissa harrington, abc 7 news. If it seems california has seen more freak subsequent went and intense wildfires in recent years, youre right about that. A look at the contributing factors and solutions. Some of the largest wildfires, the rim fire near yosemite and the cedar fire nearization. Wildfires are a naturally occurring phenomenon they are trending bigger and longer. Our seasons have been elongated by upwards of 40 to 50 days over the last 50 years, it continues to do so. We had the five years of doubt where 102 Million Trees died, we had the significant weather patent first of the year, we still need several of those weather patterns for the next several years, to bring us back up to where we need to be in the state of california. The vast majority of wildfires are caused by humans. For more on how to protect your home, go to readyforwildfire. Org. The strike that kept thousands of workers off the job today will continue tomorrow, the union says members are ready to strike indefinitely, the mayor put out an open letter to oakland residents which says in part at its core is this critical issue. How do we sustain road repair, libraries while being fair to laura an thongny is on broadway where workers are sti picketing in front of the mayors reelection campaign. The letter came just about 45 minutes ago. Just as the Campaign Fundraiser was about to start. That is happening high on an upper floor of an Office Building were standing next to as you can see the striking City Employees want to make sure their message is heard loud and clear. What do we wan in the. Big contracts. When do we want it . Now. Theyre in it for the long haul. Or as long as it takes to resolve their ongoing dispute with the mayor and City Administration they say is responsive to their needs. Its terrible. We dont want to be on strike. Were out here. This is not a holiday for us, were not receiving pay. Im here just to apologize to the residets of oakland who are being inconvenienced today. The mayor had her own message for the residents of her city, those who had to go without libraries, public works and other city services. We had nearly 400 head start families that were without child care this morning. More than 200 seniors that are frail, that rely on our senior centers, many families that wont have after School Programs at rec centers today. It hurts us to not provide the services that we do. According to the biggest union, nearly half of their 2300 workers are part time. And while the city is offering a 4 wage inning crease this year, what happens after that is uncertain. The city always tells us theyre broke, ive been here 20 years, every time weve gone into bargaining, they say theyre broke. I recognize their frustration, i cannot spend money i dont have, i cant. In oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. San jose police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on the mt. Pleasant high school campus. School staff discovered that body with one gunshot wound. Classes were not cans elled. The crime scene was contained and far enough away from the students. The victim was not a student or school staff member. Some neighbors, though, did hear gunfire last night. Just two shots, bang bang. So quick, so fast and everything. You didnt think anything of it . No. Police are still searching for the shooter, students will have access to grief counselors if theyre needed. The most closely watched Supreme Court case this term. The justices heard arguments today defending gay rights versus religious liberty, and it all started with a wedding cake. Carolyn tyler is here to explain more. Reporter this case lapped in colorado in 2012, its one of the states that bans his religious freedom is at stake, after he refused to make a custom wedding cape for a same sex coup nell colorado. Its hard to believe that the government is it forcing me to chose between providing for my family and my employees and violating my relationship with god. The couple says what happened to them was wrong. We dont want another couple to go through the pain and humiliation that we experienced. Reporter in the chambers, the attorney for the baker argued that phillips is an artist, and that the case is also about freedom of speech. A law professor believes the high court faces two difficult questions. If we recognize making a cake as freedom of speech, is it possible to draw the line or is then anything freedom of speech . The other serious problem the court has to deal with is, where do you draw the line on what somebody can express in terms of discrimination. The high stakes case attracted hundreds on both sides in washington today. Here in the bay area, the owner of this bakery is closely watching. He has rejected designs that he felt were too graphic for his cakes. Its important to keep your beliefs personal and private. This is the first case involving gay rights as the Supreme Court ruled in 2015 the Supreme Court ruled states could not prevent same sex couples from getting married. The citys all gender restroom law, it would include hotels, 30,000 people live in sros, many of them have shared bathrooms, transgender tenants approached her asking for the law to be amended. Two teenagers have been charged with killing a man who was just trying to sell his iphone. Its really sad that these two young men decided to take this course in life. The technology that allowed sheriffs deputies to find and arrest these suspects. Senator conyers is retiring, how the race to replace him will be a family affair. Skies are clear tonight, and temperatures will plummet, two 18yearolds charged with murdering a redwood city man over an iphone last month. How deputies were able to solve this case so quickly. Technol Critical Role in solving a recent homicide. 32yearold Daniel Carlos was using letgo to sell his iphone 10. That communication was very important to us, because it he left a digital footprint, but so did the suspects. For whatever reason during the exchange at a gas station in san leandro, sergeants ray kelly says marcus fortune shot carlos, jordan patent is also charged with murder. Sergeant kelly says patent drove the getaway car. It seemed carlos took all the right precautions. He brought another person with him, his brother, he did it at a gas station, in a public location. On a saturday, on a major thoroughfare. Investigators served a search wan warrant so they could see who carlos would be speaking with over the app. A witness who saw the getaway car was also critical in the investigation. Sergeant kelly says fortune and patton previously played High School Football together. Its sad that these two young men decided to take this court in life when they had so many opportunities. The day of the shooting, carlos had planned to attend a family wedding. We want to show you some Surveillance Video of an unwelcomed visitor that wandered into a peninsula backyard. This will Mountain Lion inside the yard early sunday morning. The lodera residence said its the first time hes seen the cougar on his property. Though Mountain Lion sightings are common in that wooded area. Residents will get access to florinated Drinking Water in the next few years. That money will go to a new well, thats expected to serve more than 400,000 residents. Its critical, its a new well, its not something that has to be retrofitted. That means were going to have the best opportunity we can to do this in a very effective and efficient way. The cdc says florinated water can help reduce tooth decay by 25 . Getting to our weather here at home. It feels a little like winter out there, smenser christian is here with the forecast. We have clear skies right now, temperatures are dropping already. I dont think we have readings in the 30s yet, temperatures were changing even as i was preparing these graphics, looking westward across the bay. We have mid50s also in oakland, Mountain View 50s, 51 in gilroy, 45 at Half Moon Bay. Looking down on to the bay, its 51 right now, santa rosa, 45 in napa. 40 in fairfield, it will be in the 30s there, soon enough, 54 concord and livermore, 51. One more live view looking out across the bay. These are our forecast features, freezing cold in our inland valleys, the next two mornings, sunny and milder afternoons lie ahead. This dryer pattern will be with us into next week. We have a freeze warning in effect overnight, from 1 00 a. M. To 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow, this covers virtually all of the north bay, certainly the north bay valleys, low temperatures drop into the mid to upper 20s in the coldest locations. That may kill sensitive vegetati vegetation. Just a little to the east, we have a frost advisory in effect for the cartina straight. The central valley, thats in effect from 10 00 tonight to 10 00 tomorrow morning. A condition such that you should protect pets, plants, pipes and chilly people, of whom i will be one. Look for lows to drop down to 30 in santa rosa. Low 33 at livermore. Low of 34 expected around the bay. Its going to be chilly everywhere, lets take a look at santa rosa hour by hour. Starting at 7 00 in the morning, temperature will be around 34 degrees or below. By midday well see temperatures inching up into the mid to low 60s, before dropping off sharply tomorrow evening as the sun goes down. Highs tomorrow will be relatively mild considering how chilly the morning start will be, look for highs of 61 in Half Moon Bay p. M. Well see low to mid60s in the north bay. Highs in the mid60s, it will be fairly mild and get even milder on thursday, look at the accuweather 7day forecast here, can you see the next two mornings will be chilly, it will get much milder in the 60s. Upper 70s inland, mid60s along the coastline. That pattern holds steadily into early next week. This is after all the rainy season, its not living up to its name yet. Very strange, spencer. Learning to code is popular nowadays. You can understand the basics in an hour. An hour. How hello, im vincent, this is livingston, thats tangella, this is our Haunted House and every saturday night on kofy tv20 we present our show creature features, where we show wonderfully horrible films and horribly wonderful guests. Do join us, please . No matter where you are in the world, this week is Computer Science week. All of this part of a growing movement to get people of every age writing code, even for just an hour. The hour of code is making its way into schools all around the bay area. How many of you guys like mine craft . Everyone. Its the game thats taken over the world. Today its for future world leaders. Technology and science is going to be the future for everyone. Fifth graders are learning the basics of coding through mine craft and a visit from the microsoft store. Which command do you think we should use to move. The curriculum is free, they can go online and learn more. Or take a more intensive class like code fu. Ideally in our code, every week would be wonderful. Here its offered after school, theyre learning javascript. You learn how to read it. Theyll have a simple roller coaster game. Whats happening, this is so weird. It inspires girls to code, i feel like thats something thats important. You dont have to be in middle school to learn how to code. 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San francisco District Attorney is blaming himself for the outcome of this trial. Low an melendez explains whats next. San franciscos District Attorney stood firm against those who have criticized his office for failing to get a murder conviction against jose ines, the undocumented immigrant that killed kate steinle. I think its important for the United States to remember, this is a nation of laws, part of being a nation of laws, we respect the legal process. It was a homicide despite the jurys vert. His staff believed it had enough evidence to try garcia with murder. The court agreed the jury should be given the option of first degree murder. The judge agreed he felt it was sufficient evidence too put the question to the jury. He was only convicted of possession of a firearm, something the defense is now appealing, even though minutes after the verdict, san franciscos public defender understood it to be fair. The crime of possession of a gun only requires that the person knowingly possessed a firearm. He will be sentenced on december 14th, neither side has said what they will recommend, he faces between 16 months and three years in prison, and he has already served 2 1 2 years. Despite being heavily criticized by the outcome of this trial. Gascon faces reelection in 2019, doesnt believe the case will hurt his career. In san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. Congressman John Conniers is retiring, and he says hes leaving for health reasons. It also comes after accusations of Sexual Misconduct. After the least five women so far have accused of longest serving current member of the house of verbal abuse and sexual advances. He denies the allegations but admits paying a secret 27,000 settlement to a former staffer. Hes not being afforded due process to defend himself against the allegations. Im retiring today. My legacy will continue through m