President ial nominees were on him. He already hedging his bets because hes used to buying politicians. If you missed the beginning it started with some fireworks. Evening im julie haener. And im frank somerville. The top 10 candidates for republican president faced each other. Jana katsuyama has the story. Reporter there were hike stakes to see who could trump donald trump. Reporter the first question was squarely aimed at trump. Raise your hand no if you wont make that pledge tonight. Mr. Trump. Reporter only donald trump raised his hand drawing immediate fire from kentucky senator rand paul. Hes already hedging his bets. Reporter the big differences came on immigration. Jeb bush taking a moderate line. There should be earned legal status for those who are here. We need jeb, to build a wall. We need to keep illegals out. Reporter trump the fire line front runner. Because our leaders are stupid. Our politicians are stupid. The Mexican Government send the criminals out here. Reporter cruz tried to set himself as the moderate. I tried to pass kates law. And the leader of our own party blocked down kates law. I want to collect more records from terrorists but less records from innocent americans. When youre sitting in a Senate Committee you can say things like that. I dont trust president obama with our records. I know you gave him a big hug and if you want to give him a big hug again, go right ahead. As president would you bring back waterboarding. Thank you, i wasnt sure i was going to get to talk again. Weve gotten into a mind set of fighting political correct wars, there is no such thing as political correct wars. Reporter Mike Huckabee talked about his debate skrz we need we need to protect human beings instead of tearing them up as parts. Reporter i defunded planned parenthood years ago before many of these videos came out. Reporter joe casick got big cheers. Talking about medicare, the economy and jobs. Reporter we turned it all around with tax cuts and the state is unified and people have hope again in ohio. Reporter fox teamed up with facebook getting users input including an unusual final question about whether any of the candidates had received word from god. Hes blessed the Republican Party with some very good candidates. The democrats cant even find one. Reporter and after that, they went to find statements, the final words went to bush and trump who talked about making the country great again. The next debate is coming up on september 2016 which is going to be held right here in california. A lot of debate, jana, thank you. Based on the number of calls to our newsroom, there was lots of questions to our newsroom. Amber lee is live at the precidio golf club. Where members of the Republican Party held a big party to watch the debate. Reporter it was by invitation only and most paid 35 each. They call themselves politicians. Hes got a lot of fireworks. Hes already hedging his vote on the clintons. What i say is what i say. And honestly, megan, if you dont like it im sorry. I think its a good first debate. Reporter many in this audience say donald trump brings excitement to the race. We want to win and we will win. I think he needs to tone it down. I dont like a lot of things he said. But i think that basically hes capable of getting the job done. But some like his approach. Clinton is the way he feels not looking for washington. Most say its too early to say who they support. But that his first debate is a first close up look to help decide who will ultimately get their vote. The way they speak. Their body language. The way they interact with each other, its very important. Knowing trump, i really like rubios ideology. We have a few months, well see how it goes. If you wage jihad on america. Reporter for one republican strategist, electability is the sum of all issues. Many say the debate served its purpose in a field with so Many Republican candidate they say the event got them interested and involved. Im not sure what i came here looking for but im very intrigued. We need to make our country great again and i will do that, thank you. Reporter the consensus here tonight, no one was the clear winner. That everyone did fairly well. In San Francisco, amber lee, ktvu fox 2 news. All right, thank you very much amber. Now to the panel for the analysis. On the left of your screen is taylor chairman of the university of San Francisco. On the right political analyst brian soble whos joining us from petaluma. Donald trump came into the debate leading the polls. Do you think he helped or hurt the position. I think he will be leading for weeks to come. I think he came in as a leader. He acquitted himself sufficiently tonight. And hell be the leader tomorrow morning. The buzz will continue to be about donald trump for weeks to come. Why do you think that is professor . I think donald trump understands the game. He understands the way the media works. He understands the way reality tv phenomenon work. The sensationalism of it. The camera works well with donald trump when hes being outrageous and making outrageous comments about immigration, about mccain. Hes not following the status quote of the tested and polled answered. Donald trump is speaking from his heart and head and sometimes thats good and sometimes thats very bad. We now want to go to mr. Soble. Its a very crowded field. 10 for this first debate. Do you think anybody stood out from the pack or do you think too mr. Trump comes out the winner tonight. Not really. I dont think anybody stood up necessarily in these forums which is really q as. Theyre not debates. Sometimes a debate breaks out. I think the dust up between christie and rand paul was interesting to watch between trump and rand paul was interesting to watch. I dont think anybody lost. I dont think anybody won necessarily. I do think with 17 people its a lot of people for a viewer to really get their arms around and pick a favorite. Professor taylor, let me go back to you. Any surprises tonight from what the candidates said. I think the big surprise , i think the caption that would run the headline tomorrow. That would rule the headlines tomorrow. When jeb bush actually spoke out and condemned or at least separated himself from his brothers war in iraq. This is the first time hes publicly acknowledged that the war was wrong and i think that should be the headline for tomorrow morning. Bush says, the iraq war was wrong and he did so you know with the stipulation that it was based on bad information. But we know going back a few weeks hes been going back and forth on this one issue and its haunted him. Now hes gone public, he thinks its wrong based on the information given. We hear from the professor about mr. Bushs statements, strong statements in his words on the iraq war. Do you think we got more substance or the candidates given, in given that the time constraints they did more in talking to the key talking points. You put your finger on it. They had talking points. I thought ben carson closed with a lot of humor. I actually thought jeb bush looked very rusty. He hasnt been out debating and doing that kind of thing for a long time. I think he held his own but i expect him frankly to do a little bit better and he did not. The person i thought actually quietly did very well was marco rubio. The senator from florida. Professor taylor, there were actually two debates tonight. The one featuring the top 10 candidates the other featuring the other seven. Carly fiorina did very well. Do you think that she will move up. I dont mean to be offensive and hate to identify it as public strategy. The visual of 10 men standing on the stage. And making, having a debate about abortion. Something that none of them can experience firsthand is a bad visual for the Republican Party. So they need Carli Fiorina to be present. Of course running up against the most formitable most prepared person is hillary clinton. And shes a woman. The Republican Party is going up against that momentum. It would be who them to prepare a candidate who can represent the people. Thank you so much for your analysis on this first gop president ial debate of the 2016 campaign. Thank you. Thank you. San francisco democrats also threw a Party Tonight to watch the debate. The party was held at the Laborers International hall at the mission district. It had a circus theme and played off the republicans elephant mascot. Organizers promised food, and drink and games. We are getting republican points we had drinking games as well. Afterward were going to talk about what happened and go home. The money will go to internships. Reporter clinton posted this after the debate, watched the republican debate, but feel like donating to a democrat candidate. Well have more later at 10 30. Well go live to cleveland where that debate was hell. Also todays other debate mentioned. The candidates who didnt make the top 10 including the impact made by Carli Fiorina. You can go to our ktvu you tube channel. Weve posted clips on both debates. We also posted a link on our facebook page. Outside lands starts tomorrow. Final preparations and the impacts being felt in the neighborhood. The progress on the rocky fire and the help he made available to those people impacted by. Well take you inside the Community Meeting tonight, coming up. Im tracking thunderstorms in the bay area right now. Big ones in the east and south bay. Its happening now. Ill let you know how long theyre going to last and the fire danger they present. A weather alert to tell you tonight. We want you to take a look at this. A summer storm bringing Lightning Strikes, impressive Lightning Strikes to parts of the bay area. Dave serrano shot this video that you are looking at here from holister. Check out the downpour at tonights oakland game at the coliseum. Some fans stayed in their seats but others said they wanted to stay dry so they got out of their seats and either pulled a blanket over them or went underneath the canopy. And our chief meteorologist bill martin is here. Bill you say it is moving from the south. Coming up from the south, moving toward the north and its significant lightning. We get lightning days in the area but this is a good one. Its popping up right now in the livermore valley. Hayward you had reports from palo alto, heavy rain in san jose. Look at the motion of this stuff. You see these areas coming off the south bay hills there. That area as it moves into the area is going to fire off more thunderstorms. I took a count of Lightning Strikes, we have 41 Lightning Strikes within this box. So its going off. And theres more behind this. Well come in a little bit closer. You can see san jose getting significant rainfall up by mission peak. Youre getting significant rainfall. Lets drive this storm track and go a little bit further north. You can see more showers. This year san ramon seems to be the area getting most of it. Its going to work its way back to the north bay in the next few hours or so. So Lightning Strikes already happening. Weve already seen more than 40 or 50 in the bay area. Theres a lot more to come. Lots of thunder, heavy rain with these cells and that ever present danger that ever present danger of fire. Thats why the red flag warning is up. So were tracking all this right now. Its happening now. Youre hearing it outside. Well keep you posted. Just know that its happening as we speak. Theres more progress to report up by clear lake. Containment as of tonight is now at 45 . Also tonight, evacuated residents were briefed at a Community Meeting and Noelle Walker was there. Shes in lake county with all the developments including the governors visit there, noelle. Reporter im standing along highway 20. This road has been closed since last week when the fire started to everyone but emergency vehicles which happen to be going by right now. But tonight, fire officials announce that both highway 20 and highway 16 on the eastern flank of this fire will reopen at 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow. That is a sign that the worse of this fire is behind them. Good evening. Reporter for the second time in a week, those impacted by the rocky fire came to a Community Meeting to find out where things stand. We were in a 6 00 to 8 00 fire fight. And where theyre going. Were still not out of this thing yet. Were working hard to get this fire contained. To get everybody back into their homes. Reporter for kathy and sheryl theres no home to come back to. This was their house near where the fire started. They said it was a neighborhood retreat. Once beautiful, now gone. One of the very first victims of the rocky fire. You see smoke. Taking care of it slowly. Reporter firefighters are making sure. The quicker we can put it out the quicker we can make this equipment available to go to a different fire. Reporter the next fire probably isnt far off. This is a real wake up call. Because of the way this fire performed. Reporter today governor jerry brown met with firefighters working the rocky fire. Out there working that as well. Reporter an endless summer with more battles ahead. So tomorrow an assistant center will open with the red cross and its partners that opens at 7 00 a. M. Its at the Highland Senior Center thats at clear lake. Theyll have all of those Charity Groups within one roof trying to help all those people affected by the fire get back on their feet. This is the time that scammers get active. They look for people when theyre at their lowest. When theyve lost the most and target them. So they were saying, please be careful of both contractor and insurance scammers out there. There are always those people who try to take advantage. Its just disgraceful. Noelle walker, thank you. The post raising awareness about gender roles especially in silicon valley. And the problem once again at levis stadium. We have news that is certainly to disappoint thousands of you fans. And lands is just a few days away. Well take a look at the final preparations. Hey there fellow californians i know youre staying golden by managing your energy use. Which means managing water too sfx rawr especially during a drought. Learn to save water, energy and money at energyupgradeca. Org female announcer youre on the right track to save big during sleep trains triple choice sale. For a limited time you can choose up to 48 months interestfree financing on a huge selection of tempurpedic models. 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Its part of San Francisco, its part of the community. Reporter but many who live around the neighborhoods are less than thrilled. Youre just a prisoner here. You cant get out. Its like the airport. Like a drop off and pick up zone. Tenants cant leave their garages and they cant come back because its just packed with taxis and limos. Reporter Charlie Blevins manages and lives at an apartment complex. He has put up signs that say do not block the driveway. But with the main entrance to their roadways, many are leaving town to get away from the hassle that draws thousands each day. Its crazy. Theres people that are just drunk. They urinate in the edges of the garage door there. Reporter another neighbor plans to attend and says its worth the inconvenience. Weve been looking forward to this a few months now. We got our tickets back in march. Its been a while of build up. Were really excited. Reporter mta says they will have extra buses and trains. This area will be heavily congested and is extremely limited parking in this neighborhood. Ride Share Companies are also gearing up for the ride. The music starts tomorrow and goes through saturday evening. Cara liu, thank you. Ktvu. Com has complete details on outside lands. Just look for the entertainment button and search for outside lands. A thought provoking post has been exploding over the last few hours. After appearing in the ad for the tech company. She received some sexist comments. This 22yearold posted a photo of herself with the hash tag i look like an engineer. And it started a movement. Hundreds of women have up loaded their own pictures using that same hash tag. This has been reached by people in more countries than i can even count right now and this message is being spread because everyone has their own experiences. And i think this campaign is addressing a greater issue that wouldnt be heard by so many people if they didnt feel the same way. Now you can hear more about gasia mikaelians report tomorrow. The story airs on mornings on 2. An illegal morning operation busted. At 10 45, the operation to find and destroy hundreds of plants and why deputies say it may just be the tip of the iceburg. But first, more live coverage of tonights gop debate. Well go live to clevelands quick and loan arena for a firsthand account. Back now to tonights republican president ial debate. It was held at the quick loan arena in cleveland, ohio. No republican has ever won the white house without first winning ohio. Joel at quick loan, you were at the debate, what were you impressions. Good evening to you. It was a pretty ruckus environment. Brad berris came out and asked the candidates if they would raise their hand if they would consider running as an independent if they did