Before 5 p. M. Instead of Tuesday Morning at 5 a. M, which is excellent for the commute, caltrans says crews worked nonstop since the westbound lanes shut down at 9 p. M. Thursday. A big resurfacing project that stretched some three miles. Thats awesome. Theyre working. Theyre kicking butt. Jessica rays of vallejo was happy to hear about the early opening. She says her husband was caught in the detour delays all weekend. I think hes been like at least 20 minutes late to work each day. Other drivers were also relieved that the drive will be shorter and smoother for yeah, i am living in vallejo. My company is in benicia. Normally it takes 15 minutes when you use the highway, but last time i spent two hours along with repaving and landscaping, caltrans was also able to repair the lights that had been out due to a fire three years ago. Our Electrical Maintenance teams went in and they literally went to every single light bulb on that bridge and replaced the fixtures, the beautiful lights r
Is live with the fight against all of the flames. That is right. The fire threat is on the move right now. What we saw in Southern California last week is hitting the pacific northwest. More fires means more evacuation and of course more homes lost. Another terrifying scene in the west. Thick plumes of smoke filled the sky over the state of washington as seven major wildfires burn there. When i saw just a cloud, i knew it was bad but the closer i got, the worst it got. Three fires burning just outside of spokane and one exploding in size over from 250 acres to about 5,000 in a matter of hours. Gone up in flames. It is a gutwrencher, it hurts. And the fire is ripping through billings. J. J. Aerpd finding his neighbors home like many others reduced to a pile of ashes. Everything from the trips to the letters, graduation pictures, whatever all gone in all gone with nothing to show. Reporter firefighters all over the state are now on the attack. Hitting the fires from the air, and on the g
It is a sad story with no ending, at least not yet. Reporter in San Francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. And then here is another strange story. A San Francisco cab driver had his eye gouged during a dispute with a passenger. Near silver and Mission Street before 3 00 this morning. Police say the passenger first punched the driver because of the route he took. The driver then tried to drag his passenger from the cab. Police believe that is when the passenger gouged the drivers eye with his thumb. Officers captured the suspect. A san jose neighborhood is shaken today following the unsolved murders of two brothers. Family members say the victims were michael and arturo ramirez. They were killed in a driveby shooting last night. You still see evidence today of the shooting near south eighth and martha street. A car with a windshield shattered by bullets and other vehicles riddled with bullet holes. It appears the men were targeted and the gunman fired from a white truck followed by a bl
Now from abc7, live breaking news. The breaking news is in the south bay. New trouble at the Santa Clara County jail. A former deputy is under arrest tonight accused of beating an inmate. Good evening. Im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. The former deputy was arrested tonight. Here is his just released booking photo. Lets go to lilian kim live at the Santa Clara County jail with the story tonight. Lilian . Reporter dan and ama, the bail amount is 75,000. His arrest is the latest involving guards here at the Santa Clara County jail. Timmy tree was arrested on suspicion of assault with a Deadly Weapon and assault under color of authority. The Sheriffs Department says it it dates back to 201 throughy when he was called by another deputy to help restrain a combative inmate. Tree kicked the inmate in the head and face two to three times. The inmate suffered a broke ep cheak bone and cuts to his face. According to the spokesman the threeyear gap between the assault and arrest is the result of gathe
Now from abc7, live breaking news. The breaking news is in the south bay. New trouble at the Santa Clara County jail. A former deputy is under arrest tonight accused of beating an inmate. Good evening. Im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. The former deputy was arrested tonight. Here is his just released booking photo. Lets go to lilian kim live at the Santa Clara County jail with the story tonight. Lilian . Reporter dan and ama, the bail amount is 75,000. His arrest is the latest involving guards here at the Santa Clara County jail. Timmy tree was arrested on suspicion of assault with a Deadly Weapon and assault under color of authority. The Sheriffs Department says it it dates back to 201 throughy when he was called by another deputy to help restrain a combative inmate. Tree kicked the inmate in the head and face two to three times. The inmate suffered a broke ep cheak bone and cuts to his face. According to the spokesman the threeyear gap between the assault and arrest is the result of gathe