david michaelis at link tv and he comes with west jerusalem and i come from west jerusalem, so we come from the same seat. but in reality, two different worlds. >> i was born in jerusalem and i've been living there all my life, since 1945. five years ago i came to the united states to launch a tv channel. and that's how i met jamal dajani. he challenged me to think about solutions that hadn't been discussed until now. and one day we said, well, we should test it on the ground. >> the reality there is very harsh. but why don't we go over there and do it. >> we are here in a bubble. after sometime of working together with jamal i said let's do this in california. you only have to choose in that neighborhood what kind of latte you want in the morning. >> when i go there i'm always eager to go to my people, to my neighborhood. i want to have the least interaction with the israelis as possible. >> many israelis don't want to know about palestinians. they don't want to reach out. they don't want to cross into streets and neighborhoods where the palestinians live because of a mixture of stere

the jerusalem fire charred 5,000 acres and right now it is zero percent contained. 50 homes in jerusalem valley are under evacuation orders and there are 1200 homes in hidden valleys that have been given orders to be ready to go. the fire is burning away from middle town. let's check in now with chief meteorologist bill martin. the winds are always a big concern. >> the winds are blowing. got reports, blowing the smoke out of the air. doesn't help firefighters because of the stronger wind gusts. pushing in moisture, getting moist air there. the fog. higher humidities are drawn into the fire zone tonight and that will help out. not only is there this low level fog stuff, right, cool and moist, you have this subtropical stuff that increased the humidities. muggy out there. this is the system. this area is the one that is bringing in the low pressure and will cool us further tomorrow. temperatures today were cooler by 7, 8 degrees. tomorrow temperatures drop down more degrees. there is the cloud cover. your increased humidity. the higher cloud stuff. and tomorrow will be a good day for fire

the jerusalem wildfire spread over a matter of hours. coming up, the latest from cal fire. >> and we are working on the stories for 5:00 and 6:00 news. tom vacar tweeted this. and this. and also sam smith, if you were out there, just wrapped up a performance at ou >>> welcome back to the four on 2. california firefighters are battling 19 active wildfires, 19 different fires burning in can. here's a look at the google map of the statewide firefight in california. you can see most of them are in northern california as the map scrolls north of the bay area where many of the wild fires are burning. most of them started by lightning. at least more than half a dozen have been started by lightning. you can see the footprints of the massive rocky fire just outside of lower lakes on the southeast side of clear lake. and next to that, you can see the jerusalem wildfire. it's a smaller area beyond the red area where it's burning outside of middletown. >> it's been an intense fire season, and it's not close to being over. crews have faced especially

mandatory evacuation orders remain in jerusalem value. it could merge with the nearby rocky fountain and create one giant fire. we're joined by daniel burrland from cal fire. thanks for joining us. what is the latest situation there? obviously this would be awful if those two fires merge. >> it's important to note the rocky fire is pretty much contained. 88% containment. most of the fire activity we're seeing is within that perimeter. it's not like these are going to become one giant fire. however the jerusalem fire is growing at the same rapid rate that we saw the rocky fire burn the first couple of days. this fire has become very active and continuing to burn. >> daniel, exactly how far is the jerusalem fire from the rocky fire. >> the jerusalem fire has burned right up to the perimeter of where the rocky fire had earlier burned and earlier contained. this fire has been pushing toward the east. instead of going to the north, we've seen a lot of the activity east of this fire as well as now we're starting to see some of it into the north

the jerusalem fire, between now and thursday is critical. >> i know, jerusalem fire grew 4 times overnight. imagine if it was bad fire conditions. >> that will change this weekend. >>> thanks, bill. well the a's and the giants back in action tonight after a day off yesterday. and the nba champion, warriors well represented at the team usa camp. joe coming up with sports. >> time to check in with sheba, live in the newsroom with what we're talking on at 7:00. >> millions of people use them and they help make san francisco one of the top tourist destinations in the world. but a recent increase in cable car accidents. >> also, he needed to get something on his chest. the wild tattoo that's become the talk of the town. we'll have these story asks the top headlines, hope to see you on 7:00 on tv 36. a new sea chance to tryew look. something different. this summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. ♪ the 2015 cadillac srx. lease this from around $339 per month, or purchase with 0% apr financing. >>> it's that time of year again, and today at the coliseum, cr

so the entire area of jerusalem valley which is jerusalem road has been evacuated. evacuation center is at middletown high school south of the fire. weather tonight forecast wind of course. but a little better humidity. recovery. so they'll be working through the evening to try to contain the fire. >> how people are affected by that and how many people have been sent to that evacuation at middletown high school. >> we don't have an exact amount. most people will have friends and relatives in the area. so we won't see them automaker at the evacuation center. >> how about the structures threatened. do you have a count on how many structures have been damaged or how many have been lost. >> we don't have an exact number on the structures that were damaged. the exact number of residents in the area that might be affected i don't know that number. it's a very rural area. lots of ranches. >> and are more resources being brought in tomorrow. i know it's dark, you don't generally fly aircraft at night because it's so dangerous. but how many firefighters are on the line and h

we're few miles east of middletown out on jerusalem valley road. we're a few miles east of middletown out on jerusalem valley road. as we were coming in yesterday afternoon and evening, you could see paths where dozers had cut more lines, more breaks, trying to slow down the fire in its path. in lake county, andria borba, andria borba, kpix 5. >> some of the people evacuating from the new fire had already fled once more because of the "rocky fire." so far the "jerusalem fire" no homes destroyed. >> they need a break and i don't think it's coming because winds are picking up? >> yes. yesterday they were more erratic. i'm hearing from a lot more people experiencing smoke than in the last fire. 11 1100 firefighters are fighting this fire. we are hoping to have containment on the 17th day of this month. erratic winds today as they rotate from the stay with us. a little more sustained and settled out of the west 10 to 20 late day humidity 30 to 40% temperatures near the fire 78 to 85. air temperature 61 degrees. we have a deep marine layer. this morning

the newest, the "jerusalem fire" is more than doubled in size. take a look at the view from chopper 5. that is incredible! you can see just how big the "jerusalem fire" is getting now. 12,000 acres are scorched. so far no containment. cal fire says 50 structures are threatened and evacuations in place. the "jerusalem fire" and the "rocky fire" are burning dangerously close together. this map showing boundary lines between the two is just a matter of miles. kpix 5's joe vazquez live near the fire with some exhaustive efforts tonight by the firefighters and homeowners. joe. >> reporter: we're in the town of lower lake where folks are keeping an eye in the background there just off in the horizon as those fires appear to be converging. folks here, well, they are tense about it. >> it is getting closer. >> reporter: katherine miller already had to evacuate because of the "rocky fire." >> you know, just been frantic around here in the neighborhood. any she may have to go again. such as life in lake county the scene of two major wildfires. the "jerusal

now it's because of the jerusalem fire. the jerusalem fire started on sunday next to the rocky fire. firefighters are not sure how it started but 50 homes are now threatened by this new home. earlier this morning i had a chance to speak with cal fire about the intense fire fight there. >> there is a lot of challenges like i mentioned before with the terrain, with the weather. with fatigue. we still have resources coming in. >> what you are looking at here is time lapse video taken by a man who has a ranch on jerusalem grade. he set this camera up on sunday to take pictures of wildlife but instead look at this. the camera was in the path of this fast moving wild fire. the camera captured these images. the fire incident incidentally destroyed the camera. the over all picture this year is set to become a record breaking year. he said it's a year round concern now. >> i talked to other agencies yesterday too about responding to it. their firefighters are existed. everyone is cover -- are exhausted. everyone is covering everythi

the fire which is called the jerusalem fire because it is burning near the jerusalem valley area, is now 5,000 acres and mandatory evacuations have been ordered. ktvu's noelle walker has more. >> reporter: this is what deja vu looks like in lake county. smoke and fire. >> all of our family thinks we are crazy. >> reporter: should we stay or should we run? >> we are hooked up to the trailer. we are ready to move. we are packed. >> reporter: they have a better view of the jerusalem fire than they would like. >> everybody is watching out for everybody down here. >> this fire started sunday afternoon and like the rocky fire that burned near here hundreds of acres became thousands just like that. and firefighters finishing up on the rocky fire move down the road. >> to have a new fire this close it wasn't a huge surprise. the vegetation in california is dry. we expect there will be more fires. >> reporter: that red cross volunteers are mimicking what they had to do with two fires in the last two weeks. >> yesterday we were demobilizing so -- [ talking at the same time ] >> packing up to g

and growing in the area of jerusalem valley. firefighters are still coming on the scene with resources that are get on the scene throughout the night and continuing through the morning to work on containment. we have zero percent containment. >> we understand some of the firefighters are coming over from the rocky fire. is that something you can afford right now at the wouldy fire? >> it is a balancing act but we have a great management team and we are sending some resources from the rocky fire over to jerusalem fire. it is still a balance we have to do. we are trying to get 100 percent containment on the rocky fire. we still have to send some resources to the jerusalem fire. >> fatigue has to be a factor. >> that is a very good point. we have fires that have been on the line for up to a couple of weeks, several weeks and this is part of our job and they are prepared for that. they prepare for this long fire season. they are still motivated and they catch as were rest as they k. >> thank you for the latest on the jerusalem fire.

so current conditions near the jerusalem fire, air temperature 79. the relative humidity is low around 26% but the big factor in the winds out of the northwest and gusting to 15 miles per hour at this time. unfortunately, the forecast for the winds is not so good. stay rather active and rather busy the next 24 hours, even early in the morning, winds gusting to 22 miles per hour and tomorrow afternoon, firefighters will be gusting with winds fighting the fire between 13 and 19 miles per hour. coming up, we'll talk about a cooler day on the way in the seven-day forecast when i see you in a few minutes, matt. >> thank you, drew. sergio said this is what the jerusalem fire looks like from napa valley. he'll have a live report at 11:00. breaking news alerts if you follow us on twitter. >>> the firefighter that died battling a fire in the tahoe area has been identified. he died from injury was a tree fell on him. governor brown said this tragedy reminds us of the dangers firefighters face every time they suit up. the accident happened between lake tahoe an

the "jerusalem fire" is burning out of control. some resources are being diverted from the nearby "rocky fire." the ground under the newer fire is a little less rugged but the vegetation is thicker. erratic winds making firefighting efforts even more challenging. >> we are experiencing wind shifts which is dangerous for firefighters because the fire will be going in one way and all of a sudden start burning a different way. >> mandatory evacuations are in place for the jerusalem valley area east of spruce grove of the so far no homes very destroyed and no injuries have been reported. >>> let's check in with gianna. >> jumping over to the roads right now, major delays 880 southbound. chp just issued a traffic alert southbound 880 nimitz freeway north fremont boulevard. backed up beyond 92. delays of 47 minutes to an hour southbound 880, 238 as you work your way towards 84. expect at least 47 minutes to an hour delays through that portion. use an alternate. 880 northbound through oakland though that's moving nicely into the maze. but

flames break out yesterday afternoon in the jerusalem valley area. it is a rural area. there are resolution depths along jerusalem valley and canyon road and have been evacuated. >> we are doing the initial attack incident. we are fortunate we have the resources assigned to the rocky fire and committed many of them to this incident. >> we thought it was over. now here we are again. we are concerned about where we live and which way the fire is going. >> the fire is slowing moving to the southeast corner of the massive rocky fire expected to be fully contain by thursday the officials hope to get a handle on the jerusalem fire this morning before winds pick up. >> we know the name of the firefighter killed fighting a fire near lake tahoe, 21-year-old mike holenback died in the rugged terrain between lake tahoe and the el dorado national forest. this is the second firefighter death in northern california this season. david ruhl died july 30 in the national forest. >> union city police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened around 11:15 last night near 13th and i

we're a few miles east of middletown on jerusalem valley road. as we came in yesterday afternoon and evening you could see paths were dozers cut more lines, trying to slow down the fire in its path. in lake county, andria borba, kpix 5. >> some 50 structures are still threatened. >>> check out these pictures from the california national guard. it shows crews building on a bridge to assist with the "rocky fire" fight. it's strong enough to cross cache creek. the fire is 90% contained. >>> new questions being raised about the teen accused of killing maddy middleton. police say 15-year-old aj gonzalez posted a comment on instagram about his crippling anxiety before the kidnapping and killing of his 8-year-old neighbor. now investigators are looking into whether he was behind a threat against santa cruz high last november. that same phrase was used in emails threatening a mass shooting at the school. >>> alameda police warn precedents a suspect serial burglar may be getting bold. a man in this surveillance video is a person of interest in half dozen

the jerusalem fire which began on sunday and is creeping to the rocky fire has burned 6,000 acres and is industry per sent contained. some residents would just returned home after the rocky fire threat are now again evacuated. >> a man is facing charges accused of setting an illegal backfire near the raging jerusalem ire. juan silva set a small fire to clear dry grass and protect his home from the wild four. he was arrested and jailed until he posted bail. should he have been setting a near when this is such high fire danger? >> i know, i me, that was a big mistake but you are desperate and...your mind goes... >> he knows he made a mistake by doing that. but he was just trying to recollect his home. >> silva never tried to put anyone in danger. he and his wife purchased property a month ago and they do not have in. deputies believe he set the backfire to protect marijuana plants on the property. >> the san mateo county sheriff is warning residents to be vigilant of suspicious people in their neighborhood after a woman was sexually assaulted 457ing at a home office chest not on sunday

it is named the jerusalem fire because it started in the jerusalem valley. flames are chewing through the brush there. it has grown to 14,000 acres tonight. so far, no homes have burned but dozens are threatened. tonight, cal fire asked ten more home to be evacuated bringing the total number to 60. >>> the jerusalem fire is one of the largest burning in california tonight. joe vasquez is on the fire line. >> reporter: this is the northeast edge of the fire. as we drove here yesterday, we didn't see this level of smoke and flames near the roadside. clearly, this fire is growing and spreading. >> the fire doubled in size overnight and has nearly reached the 70,000-acre rocky fire. the rocky fire is now nearly 90% contained. good news, firefighters are trying to steer the jerusalem fire into that area already burned out by the rocky fire. that would help them get a better handle on it. >>> tonight, two alameda county sheriff's deputies are lucky to be alive. da lin showed us what happened when they knocked on a door and nobody answered. >> reporter: an eviction

things for joining us what is the latest now this jerusalem fire? "continued three additional firefighters to help slow down and has been a very fast-moving wildfire, where conditions to the iraqi fire. we are working to get an updated estimate of how much of acres have burned by this fire and police. report we had 23,500 a. 33 percent contained on this fire. making good progress today though we've been expecting seeing all lot of stronger winds that will test airlines making share we hold it back with number one goal today." this >> grant: the fire started on sunday some 50 homes said to be threatened as the fire still moving away from those homes? "we continue to see much of the fire progress in the easterly direction versus. southeast of the versus it is moving away from a majority of homes evacuated earlier sunday. it'd have to call for additional evacuations earlier in the week just to make sure residents. some scattered rural areas notified that they do need believed. this fire continues to burn in a very rural area away from those homes. that

the jerusalem fire erupted 3:30 yesterday afternoon. it's a few miles southeast of the rocky fire, which is still burning. the new wildfire spread about -- from about 100 acres to 3,000 in just a matter of hours. it moved so quickly, cal fire pulled crews off the rocky fire. it is zero percent contained as it tears through dry grass and brush in steep and rugged terrain. mandatory evacuations have been ordered for people in the jerusalem valley area. evacuees are being sent to middletown high school. cal fire expects to know more about daybreak about any structures that have burned. and the smoke can be seen for miles. this picture was taken in santa rosa more than 30 miles from middletown. and this is a view 40 miles away. at the same time firefighters are making progress in getting the nearly 70,000-acre rocky fire under control. containment is now at 85%. full containment expected in the next few days. >>> 6:03. checking the commute. a rough start? >> yeah, it's getting worse. those delays are building in san jose both directions. ch

they hope to contain the jerusalem fire by monday. about 150 people are under evacuation orders. 50 homes those are people that live in the 50 homes threatened by this fire. sky fox has brought you amazing footage of the jerusalem footage both in the air and on the ground. but a little later on we will show you some time lapse video that someone took of that area where the jerusalem fire is burn. it's pretty impress i. it will be coming up in an hour from now. for now cal fire says it will continue its attack and around 7:00 they are expected to have updates on the numbers in terms of how fast and how much more acres and how much more -- how much this fire has spread in the over night hours. back to you brian. >> yeah. these firefighters have not got to be exhausted. >>> the city of san jose approved a temporary moratorium. yesterday the city council vote was unanimous. san jose leaders say it will allow them to review policies and tighten loopholes. >>> the san jose city council also gave the go ahead for police to use a drone as a c

it seemed the jerusalem fire had turned a corner. wind gusts of 30 miles per hour hit sleeping flames. and woke them with a force that sounded like a freight train. gaining speed and ground. >> we are seeing how quickly things can change. the road was calm a half hour ago and then this flair up from a spot fire. the winds picked up and the fire took off. >> reporter: strike teams were ready -- armed with hoses and more. >> we have to protect the mile markers along the road here. >> the plan? let it burn to the road. and no further. working in smoke so thick you could hardly see in front of you. >> it is in many ways beautiful to watch. >> reporter: she came to see the damage on the land she managed. the jerusalem fire claimed only land. no homes. >> we are not out of the woods yet. winds, we are concerned about the fire jumping the lines. >> reporter: i am in the center of the jerusalem pfeifer. there are parts -- fire. there are parts that pumped up against the rocky fire. they are still projecting containment of this fire for next

this is the view of the "jerusalem fire." we got an update 14,000 acres up 2,000 over the last report and now 5% containment. big fire once again burning in lake county 14,000 acres. take a peek outdoors in the south bay. it is sunny. san jose very comfortable, 74 degrees. livermore 79. oakland cooler 67. the cool spot in san francisco at 64. both radars are working now. the national weather service in the south bay our radar the strongest in town on the top of mount vaca coming up dry. san francisco june july august september all added together we are the driest place in the continental u.s. one half of one inch of rainfall for all four months combined. dallas, texas nearly gets a foot. miami during the same four months gets nearly 35 inches of rain. we get less than one. an update on the big island. hilda is downgraded to a tropical storm but making a close pass to the big island. we could see a few higher elevations spots there getting 10 to 12 inches of rainfall just over the next 24 to 36 hours. this guy is still tout wi

in news started the jerusalem fire. possible gusts of 25 and so maybe this to announce today and that just be aware of it the sensitivity the smoke" areas south of moran south of the east bay may be also getting in from the smoky conditions apply look for mount diablo picture he and see here is hazy of from the jerusalem fire a lot. the photos also coming in from yours marine east bay including catcher costa county and these photos coming in not in the newsroom shyness the hazy smoke deconditions not have a spare their alert and effect for today all across the bay mare expecting hot temperatures throughout the day piquancy though people waking up the breezy conditions sensitive and then it still might be getting worse expecting and northwesterly winds to persist throughout the day. " really because it i am looking at general northwesterly winds up from five the 15 m.p.h. and then oddities of sending those and to us this morning. >> reporter: be itself is 3 to 10 m.p.h. the direction of the winds are focusing on chorusin

we got an update on the jerusalem fire. coming up at 7:30, the progress they made overnight and we have the latest on the evacuations. >>> also -- >> more unrest in ferguson, missouri overnight. next, the video released of a man who police say engaged officers in the shootout at sunday night's protest. >>> good morning. we're looking at a commute where traffic is going to be busy all over the east bay. that includes on highway 24. we'll explain -- coming up. >>> well, some patchy low clouds around kind of filling in here. a little late compared to earlier. it's also cool. good news for the firefighters. we'll have an update on that and your wednesday forecast. feget up to 48 months thrinterest-free financingain, on tempur-pedic. save hundreds on beautyrest. or choose $300 in free gifts with stearns & foster. the triple choic ends sunday at sleep train. >>> well, good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." 7:16. in ferguson, missouri, more trouble on the streets overnight. that's part of what happened. but the demonstrati

the jerusalem fire, another big fire retardant drop coming from cal fire. we were talking about the winds on this thing earlier. >> the peak wind of the day is right around 4:00, 5:00. the wind is going to be an issue for the next couple days. we had the strong onshore flow coming and the wind is going to be prevalent from now through thursday. so it's going to be tough going for firefighters up there who are undoubtedly fatigued. now you're dealing with the wind peaking from 20 to 25 miles per hour. not good. the weather is not going to be a help. >> we're getting a good idea from these pictures how rough the terrain is. we talk about that it's bad terrain. that gives you a good idea exactly how rough it is because they're hitting this thing from everything from the air. >> we're getting to the point where a fire will create its own weather as well. that said, mother nature's air conditioning does help cool temperatures. we will see that for the next couple days. winds on the increase, temperatures on the decrease. livermore, 76 degrees. san francisco, a c

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that were beyond the 1967 lines in jerusalem. remember jerusalem listed divided before 1967 are the reunited by israel towards this was a big surprise. the president demand of the primus to recognize that the two state solution. it was a surprise for many reasons, first of all because no one can freeze a building in jerusalem. it's against the law. jerusalem is a sovereign territory and that's like asking like expecting the president of the united states to freeze a building in pittsburgh. he can't be done legally but keep in mind that in yahoo! came from a certain party which was center center-right and the likud party supported that building and had rejected the two-state solution. already this was difficult so so much for no surprises but that was made into daylight. these demands were made very publicly and created a difficult situation. there was a conversation i reproduced in the book where the president says openly am going to put daylight between israel and the united states with policy decisions. and so that was an examp

the jerusalem fire started near jerusalem valley road. it's burning a few miles south of the rocky fire. >> it's being hit at this present time by multiple airstrikes. helicopters and bombers. it's turning out to be an ugly fire. >> mandatory evacuations are underway for the valley area east of spruce grove road. an evacuation center is set up a middletown high school. jerusalem valley road is closed at spruce grove road. >> we don't have an estimate for the potential growth of the fire, the number of acres. it's slowly moving to the southeast corner of the rocky fire. >>> calfire says the resources are being moved from the rocky fire to the jerusalem fire. >>> meantime, firefighters battling the rocky fire are making progress. that fire is now 85% contained and all evacuation orders have been lifted. the fire burned 69,000 acres and destroyed 43 homes since it started on july 29th. calfire hopes to have it fully contained. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> 8:11. a second firefighter has now died fighting a northern califo

the rocky incident and jerusalem incident that had more than doubled in size. a lot of those new mandatory evacuations are taking place at the latest update calfire said that the containment is about 5%. >> 14,000 acres have burned so far in an epic battle between fire crews and the jerusalem fire. erratic winds made things worse. a wildfire with such wild behavior, crews say it's defined all the textbook traits. >> these type of plumes, these fire plumes, smoke plumes can collapse and change the dynamics on the ground. >>> more than 1,600 firefighters are now fighting for every inch of ground as calfire called in more resources friday. helicopter are attacking from the air and fire engines are tracking through terrain hampered by the road. residents like casio were forced to leave. his house is still standing. 60jerusalem area homes still threatened. >> my place you can see it 180 degrees. >> the red cross shelter took in more evacuees tuesday. as the fire moved more south and east, they closed lake bariessa. >> that's the head of the fire. >> people were work

the jerusalem fire erupted around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. it's a few miles southeast of the rocky fire, which is still burning up there. the new fire quickly grew from 100 acres to 3,000 in a matter of hours. it moved so fast cal fire pulled crews off the rocky fire to work on the jerusalem fire. the fire zo percent contained as it tears through dry crash in rush and steep and rugged terrain. mandatory evacuations have been ordered for people living in the jerusalem valley area. evacuees are being sent to middletown high school. cal fire expects to know more after daybreak about any struck thundershowers that have burned. >>> firefighters are making progress on getting the nearly 70,000-acre rocky fire under control. containment at 85% with full containment expected in the next couple of days. evacuations have been lifted. >>> a funeral in south dakota for a firefighter killed while helping battle a wildfire in northern california. hundreds gathered in rapid city over the weekend for a tribute to david rule. he was killed july 30th at the so

a new fire in lake county, the jerusalem fire. temperatures right now across the bay area, san jose 73 degrees. livermore 81. san francisco checking in 63. and santa rosa last check 80 degrees. here is our live camera towards san francisco bay. the fog out here. we are expecting cooler temperatures in your monday forecast. today we warmed things up. tomorrow we will cool off. monday and tuesday. and then we will go the other direction. big bounce in temperatures. more 90s showing up next weekend. over night lows in the 50s to lower 60s. partly cloudy skies. areas of fog near the coast and around the bay. tomorrow we are tracking a circulation up here. dropping down the coast. we will put it in. this area of low pressure sliding down the northern california coast line. we will cool off monday and tuesday and by tuesday there could be enough moisture we could have a few sprinkles tuesday morning. a look at the forecast model. drizzle tomorrow morning, lots of clouds approaching the region. this will be into tuesday. the circulation.

the new fire is called the jerusalem fire, because it started off of jerusalem grade road mere middleton. cal fire told us it is burning only one mile from the rocky fire that consumed 70,000 acres in the past week and a half. we get the developing news now from ktvu's jana katsuyama. >> reporter: we're right here at jerusalem grade road where they blocked it off. that's because there's a staging area down the road. you could see some of the flames and the smoke. this is a rocky incident, and directly to the south is the jerusalem fire. zero percent contained at this point. i just talked to a cal fire spokesman who says it's moving now northeast. that is the reason for some of these new road closures, and also some of these evacuation advisories to get people out of the potential path of the fire. from sunday afternoon, the jerusalem fire has grown to 6,000 acres and counting. as the sun went down, flames and billowing smoke went up. >> unprecedented. i haven't seen fuel moistures this low in my career. >> reporter: a 20 year career that taught captain tony hale how it can be, vegetation

into what's now called the jerusalem fire. this afternoon, fueled by dry vegetation and shifting winds, this fire went there zero to 3,000 acres. it's triggered evacuations of homes along this rural road that is just a couple miles from the burn area of the rocky fire which tore through this county last week. it's not clear exactly how many people have been evacuated but a cal fire spokesperson tells me this new fire is burning right along a rural subdivision with about 25 homes. crews have 0% containment but they have a lot of resources available. >> right now we're doing fine for an initial attack incident. we're fortunate that we had the resources assigned to the rocky fire and were able to commit many of them to this incident. we thought it was over with. now all of a sudden here we are again. so we're concerned about where we live and which way the fire's going. >> reporter: jack and katherine live a couple miles from where the new fire is burning and have not been told to evacuate yet. but they are prepared just in case.

mandatory evacuation orders remain in jerusalem valley. firefighters say that jerusalem fire could merge with the nearby rocky fire and create a giant fire. >>> conditions on the fire lines have been so tough for crews. it's go to meteorologist to see what they can expect. >> crews running from one fire to another. good morning, this is the footprint from last night. this is the jerusalem fire at 5,000 acres. it's up to 12,000, and it's more than doubled. winds are calmer, about 10 miles per hour. temperature, 74. humidity dropping, 45%. 70 thousand and 12,000 acres comes out to 120 something square miles. here is your forecast winds. they will pick up this afternoon, not in that 20 to 25 mile per hour range we had yesterday. a little bit of a break there. >>> all right. thank you so much. a new effort water meter thefts are costing the city of santa clara thousands of dollars. thefts amount to $40,000 in the past few weeks. apparently the thieves are stealing the meters for the copper wires inside. the thefts come as calfire is reporting

it is called the jerusalem fire that break out yesterday afternoon. mapped inventory evacuations have been ordered and it is burning just a few miles from the rocky fire. red cross workers are in evacuation shelter in middletown and were closing up when they got the fire on the jerusalem fire and openedded it backup. >> now, ferguson, missouri, a gunfight broke out on the anniversary of michael brown killed by a white police officer a year ago. today, more demonstrations are expected. our reporter is watching the latest developments. >> today, more protests planned in ferguson after a chaotic night. a black teen shot by police after they say he opened fire on officers. the violence and looting following a weekend of peaceful protests and marches. >> give all my love to my family. >> commemorting the first and was of the shoot death of 18-year-old michael brown by police officer darren wilson. >> there is a small group of people out there that are intent on making sure that we don't have peace prevail. >> police say the 18-year-old shot last night, tyr

. >>> there's little progress on the jerusalem fire burning in lake county. >> officials say the fire is burning in heavy vegetation and the lack of quality roads is hampering fire suppression efforts. that fire has now burned 16,500 acres. it's just 6% contained. at least 50 structures are threatened and mandatory evacuations are still in place for dozens of residents. firefighters say more homes will be in danger if the fire shifts to the west. >> look at that. we do want to turn to our forecast. >> spencer christian is here. it will get hot. >> it is going to get hot indeed. main lly sunny skies. the warming begins tomorrow. a live view from our mt. tamm camera looking down on the bay. no hint of any fog moving in from the coast or the golden gate which indicates a warm-up. it's 71 degrees in san francisco. oakland 77. 79 at mountain view. san jose, morgan hill, 86. 71 in half moon bay. the tower looking over san francisco, blue skies. current temperature readings of 82 at santa rosa. 87 in fairfield and livermore at 85. and as we look at blue sky over golden gate, a look at our fi

the fire started yesterday afternoon near jerusalem grade road. it's burning just a few miles from the southern edge of the rocky fire. mandatory evacuations are underway for the jerusalem valley area east of spruce grove road. an evacuation center is set up at middletown high school. firefighters say they are doing everything they can to keep the fire from spreading. calfire says it's now moving resources from the rocky fire to the jerusalem fire. the rocky fire is now 85% contained and all evacuation orders have been lifted. it's burned through nearly 70,000 acres and has destroyed 43 homes since it started july 29th. calfire hopes to have it fully contained by thursday. >>> another firefighter has died fighting a wildfire in northern california. 21-year-old michael hollenbeck was killed saturday night after a tree fell on him. another firefighter was injured. flags at the stat capitol will be flown at half staff in his honor. and the governor released a statement about him saying, "this tragedy reminds us of the dangers firefighters face every

noel walker live on the jerusalem fire. >>> the jerusalem fire is burning less than a mile from the rocky fire, that fire consumed almost 70,000 acres, in just the past week and a half. it's now almost 90% contained. you can see on the map how close the two fires are here, in fact, cal fire officials say the two may actually merge to create one large burn area. >>> and let's check in right now with chief meteorologist bill martin for the latest on the conditions these fire crews are facing tonight. bill. >> yeah, we keep talking about these unprecedented conditions, i've got to tell you, julie and i were talking here in the break, the weather has been not that bad for firefighters. right, i mean, thef had a -- they've had a pretty good time of it. not that hot, pretty moist. the jerusalem fire is 12,000 acres, it is 7 miles north of middleton. kelseyville, in the fire zone, but look at the humidity, 32% in kels i haveville, that is double what i'd expect it to be this time of the year. so firefighters getting a bit of a break, from the weather. so why is everything going off? why are we s

stuart: irris makler, our correspondent speaking from jerusalem. the leading rights activist in burundi has been shot and wounded by unknown assailants in the capital. the president of the association for the protection of human rights and detained persons was fired upon while walking home, according to leaders. the shooting comes a day after the assassination of a top military general in the country. a close ally of the president, who was reelected last month in a highly controversial election. the leader of spain's wealthy catalonia region has signed a decree calling on early parliamentary elections. he says it will act as a proxy vote on independence. the cattle and president already faces criminal charges for staging a mock independence referendum in november. now he says if pro-secession parties when a majority in the new vote, they will aim to split from spain within 18 months. >> signing a decree that paves the way for a foxy vote on independence, on monday the president of the spanish region catalonia dissolved parliament and officially cal

we're few miles east of middletown out on jerusalem valley road. as we were coming in yesterday afternoon and evening, you could see paths where dozers had cut more lines, more breaks, trying to slow down the fire in its path. in lake county, andria borba, andria borba, kpix 5. >> juan silva says he was trying to create a fire break by burning vegetation around his home near the "rocky fire" but that's against the law. only professional firefighters are allowed to create those breaks. that man is now under arrest. >>> we were talking about how disappointed those firefighters must be because they just got the "rocky fire" almost fully contained and then boom another one. >> afternoon winds will be up to 20 and we have the particular fire creating its own windstorm. good morning, everyone. this is our live weather camera looking towards the transamerica pyramid. it stands just over 1,000 feet tall and you can now see the tip-top of it which leads me to believe we will have airport delays on some arriving flights at sfo because of that very low ceilin

overnight, the fire being called the jerusalem fire, burning on the area northwestern as jerusalem valley, nearly doubled in size, growing to 12,000 acre, evacuation center is being set up. >> i almost cried. you know, because it's pretty terrible. just devastation. everything was burned. there's no brush around our property no more. >> more than 110 firefighters are on front lines right now. the cause of the fire is under investigation. now, the jerusalem fire is burning only one mile from the rocky fire. which is consumed nearly 70,000 acres in just the past week and a half. you can see here by this map how close the two fires are. cal fire says the two may merge to create one big burn area. fire crews now expect to have the rocky fire fully contained by thursday, and all evacuations have been lifted. the fire has destroyed 43 homes and 53 outbuildings, as well as damaged 8 other structures. so far, the cause of the rocky fire is also under investigation. >>> let's go now to rosemary who is tracking the conditions. >> yes, gasia, a warm day, not too bad, considering it is august, right,

. >>> firefighters on the jerusalem fire made progress over night. they took advantage of lower temperatures and higher humidity levels to get more containment. the 24,000-acre fire is 33% contained. ktvu's noelle walker was there when the winds picked up this afternoon. >> reporter: we are here off morgan valley road. as you can tell by the smoke the fire is making another run this afternoon. very unlike it was earlier today. we were down there, i can tell you it is hot, the wind is like a blow torch. you are looking at what wind and hot embers can do. >> reporter: the day started with blue skies. a few puffs of smoke from the jerusalem fire and water dropping helicopters. picking up ammunition to push back at whatever flairs up. >> individual small spots here and there. not a strong fire front. >> reporter: until this afternoon. it seemed the jerusalem fire had turned a corner. >> what is your definition of turning a corner? >> reporter: wind gusts 30 miles per hour hit sleeping flames and woke them with a force that sounded like a freight train. g

in response to what happened here, namely in hebron and occupied east jerusalem. we are not seeing huge numbers. people are shocked, but there's a sense that they are helpless to change things. certainly when it comes to trying to change this israeli government settlement policy which has been active over the last couple of years. >>> attacks likes the one on the west bank have become more common. john terrett joins us mp. >> the israeli government calls them price tag attacks, hate crimes. they are perpetrated by a handful of individuals livering in israeli -- living in israeli settlements. >> reporter: in the occupied west bank olive trees are destroyed. he says the crops were burnt by ultra nationalist israeli settlers. these attacks are known as price tacks, as in the police paid for any perceived attack on the jewish settlement. in east jerusalem, golan heights and west bank the perpetrators spray paint the word price tag in hebrew. they range from the burning of crops to the destruction ever mosques and murder. >> violence of all koined. terrorism by settler

the jerusalem fire is eight square miles. here is a look at the winds, yesterday at 25 miles per hour gusts and today, hopefully only around 10 or 15 miles per hour. we will bring it back home and talk about what is going to happen here, 69 to 79 cooling breeze an the bay and 69 in berkeley and 79 as you head into the south bay and into the north bay and coast is 64 to downtown san francisco and closer to the bay water we get to 70 and inland we are around 79 to 84. enjoy the comfortable temperatures for now. over 101 and 880 we have sunshine and most the santa clara valley has clouds had morning. we will jump 2-4 degrees on wednesday and hold steady on thursday and lack at the heat on friday. more coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and we do not have metering lights turned on yet. they will be turn on in a moment. we have a report of a stalled vehicle near treasure island in the westbound direction and that is causing slower conditions as you push in to san francisco. you already have

the jerusalem fire 5% contained. mandatory evacuations continue in the jerusalem valley as 60 homes are threatened. >>> happening now, fogging in the east bay, crews are spraying because of renewed concerns about the west nile virus. recently, health care workers found mosquitoes that tested positive for the virus in brentwood. the fogging is only a precaution. started 20 minutes ago, wraps up around 6:30. crews are fogging the area between levy road and holland track road. >>> a water win for the city of dub len. the dublin san ramon services district holding a celebration to mark expansion of its recycled water program. now, pipes carry recycled water all the way west of 680 to 35 different parks. roadway medians and school grounds. the new recycled water program will reportedly save 49 million gallons of drinking water every single year. >>> chevron usa needs to pay $146,000 for air pollution penalties, this at its richmond refinery. according to to the bay area news group, the refinely rad more than 20 air qualit

now their homes are in the area of occupied east jerusalem. this is in an area that has been the focus of israeli settler groups for some time and dozens of settlers have moved into buildings right around that area in the past several years according to human rights groups and pro-palestinian groups, in their view it effectively tears apart the fabric of palestinian communities in occupied east jerusalem which they of course hope will be the capitol of the future palestinian state. whatever the case the concern with this specific case involving the family is that it could lead to even more evictions in sawan, evictions of possibly hundreds of families but in the background of all of this we do need to consider the politicians, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who was reelected a few months ago has a coalition government which is made up of prosettler parties so there will no doubt be an awful lot of political pressure to allow these settler groups to move into this area but as we have been hearing the family is refusing to leave a