Happen right now on capitol hill 4 of the most powerful men in the u. S. Tech industry are being questioned on whether their platforms have violated antitrust laws in recent years as theyve risen to dominate the internet Rachel Blevins is joining us now to discuss the latest developments there as a ritual who is testifying today and what led us to this point where this hearing comes after more than a year of Research Conducted by the house judiciary subcommittee and which available to 4 of the Top Tech Companies here in the u. S. To ask questions about whether they are unfairly stifling their much smaller competitors now of course were still dealing with the corona virus pandemic so this hearing was carried out virtually and the testimonies included this. Apple and google. Facebook and amazon now all of these companies have been accused of manipulating their search results to promote their own products and interest so this hearing is still going on right now as we speak what have been
Firefighters spent the day and evening busy fighting flames all across the bay area. A vigil here in richmond to honor murdered soldier Vanessa Guillen, and to fight back against Sexual Violence in the military. Confusion over restrictions and reopening plans. Business owners in the south bay are demanding answers. This breezy and cooler weather wont last much longer. Were tracking warmer weather on the horizon. Well have the details in the accuweather forecast. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. After a long weekend, bay area firefighters just are not getting a break tonight. Theyre already dealing with two fires in the south bay, and we saw multiple fires break out this afternoon. Some were smallhi oers raced dangerously close to homes and forced people to grab what they could and evacuate just in case. We counted at least eight fires today, and some are still going, including one in fairfield. Thats where
Here 110 pounds of high grade fireworks seized by Oakland Police this week. Weve had over 15 fires, you know, wild land fires in the city of oakland just since monday whi w would normally see. Reporter the Oakland Fire Department is braced for a tough fourth of july weekend. Theyre bringing in more engines. Weve also staffed three Additional Fire am rat us that will be patrolling, in the city, specifically at lake merritt. And then we have two Additional Fire apparatus that will be patrolling. Reporter theyve also got a dozen volunteers armed with ham radios ready to scan the horizon for smoke or flames. It is similar to the setup on the peninsula. The enhanced use of our emergency volunteers, close to two dozen of them, at various locations, is really important. If heaven forbid a Bottle Rocket lands in the dry brush up in the hills, our only chance of suppressing that in a timely manner is getting early eyes on that, early detection. We will be in foot hill park reporter theyre among
But i want to go off and show you what it looks like on the hillside. These are lights that had just been turned on in the last five minutes or so. You could see those crews up on the hillside, closely monitoring this situation as i speak to make sure hot spots dont spark up. Flames shooting into the air in fairfield on monday. One of many fires to burn across the area. I thought the house was going to burn down. Reporter so did many others, as strong winds fueled these flames. Got very close. You can see the flames were literally in their backyard. As i am talking to them, i see the flames come over the top of the hill. Reporter chris engle turning on the sprinklers and life. In fairfield, 30 homes were evacuated and it was just one of many spots where fire put people and their homes in in rodeo, an frightening situation. The wind is going that way from left to right direction. Reporter flames tore through 230 acres of land near the interstate and forced many out of their homes. Just
Down 20 to 30 during the overnight hours and winds that are still very manageable around the crews fire in gilroy. Your winds will stay manageable while the winds are up near the Mountain Meadow are an issue as we head throughout the day. Quick look at what is going on with your planner. Mid to upper 50s at the coast and 79 around the bay and a touch warmer this afternoon. Thank you, mike. Happening in Santa Clara County the crews fire is continuing to burn right now. Flames have scorched 5,400 acres since this started sunday afternoon and dozens of people have been evacuated. This fire destroyed one structure. Containment is at 20 . In Solano County the Mountain Meadow fire has burned dangerously close to several homes in fairfield. Burned 60 acres since it started yesterday afternoon. The flames destroyed an outbuilding and nobody was inside and luckily no one was hurt. Amy hoyfthe scene rning. We coming upn the next half e lkin abon socialorceinternati students and beyond to leave t