Before the closing bell rings, and we begin with breaking news. We are just now getting reports that american soldiers at iraqs air base are under attack at this hour by drones and rockets and missiles at this hour. According to security sources, multiple blasts have been heard inside the base. This coincides with a sudden dip in the markets where we fell to session lows for the Dow Jones Industrials which were down 216. Were still down about 206 points. This fresh attack and, again, its in iraq comes after a u. S. Navy warship near yemen intercepted projectiles headed toward it. This according to reuters. We should switch right now to cvoe soling tilt index, at its highest since may, it is above 20. Thats kind of a level that lately, or its not that historically high, but lately that has been the level to punch above it means there is much more volatility. The vix spiking about 8 at the moment. You can see that in this intraday picture. These are concerning developments under even the
Hours long with stations running out. Im very nervous. Im been driving around for 30 minutes and my car was on e for the past hour. Reporter more lines for plywood and water. A part of that people are busy boarding up their homes. Others plan to do so with many skill sko schools and business will be closed to give families time to prepare and evacuate. Check out these long lines for gas in florida. Many stations have even run out of gas as people evacuate the danger zones. The states attorney general says her office is investigating claims about price gouging on gas and other supplies. Theres long lines at airport. By saturday nobody will be able to leave the area on a commercial flight. Nobody. The airports will be closed through monday. Abc 7 News Reporter at sfo talking with people who are escaping that storm. Reporter you know, larry, i have a sister who lives in miami and this morning i told her why dont you come here to San Francisco. I was only kidding. Some People Living there
This location a controlled burn and we are going to stay on scene and keep an eye on the situation. We are live on mount hamilton. Abc 7 news. All right. Lets het to Spencer Christian for a look at weather condition. Here is what we have. We dont have a reporting station in the immediate vicinity of these fires but we have a location nearby north of the fires. Its warm but not hot. The wind at the location reporting to us is calm. Thats down near bay level. Its generally across the bay area. Its 60 degrees here in San Francisco. 66 across the bay in oakland. 70 in mountain view. Check out this view from the east bay hills. Looking westward towards the fog thats about to smother the city of San Francisco. 79 degrees in santa rosa. Napa 75. 89 at concord and 82 at livermore. Here is with the forecast animation starting. Well see the fog coming back to the coastline and out over the bay during the overnight hours. We might see a spot or two of localized drizzle near the coastline overnigh
As they could at the time until the professionals rolled in. No homes had to be evacuated, but im told the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley was evacuated when the fires first broke out but it only lasted about ten minutes when crews realized they were going to get a handle on this pretty quickly. The Wildlife Center building was not damaged. Back out here lives, crews, as i said, getting a handle on this fire that made for a very scary afternoon for the homeowners here. Live in san jose, katy marzullo, abc 7 news. Nearby four separate fires burned at least 85 acres this afternoon. Firefighters attacked the flames from the ground and the air. Sky 7 was overhead that blaze earlier. Crews quickly brought the fires under control in about two hours. This map shows you the location of the fire zone along Mount Hamilton road near grant lake. The area burned had been targeted for a vegetation clearing to reduce fire danger this summer. Heres a live look at the area that burned. You can see la