And 84 and storms will be to the north. Leyla gulen . We had an accident in san jose but that is being pushed over to the shoulder. It is causing enough traffic northbound 101 before you get to the nimitz. As we look at this drive down 80 as you make the commute no, across the bay bridge to San Francisco it is clear. We are seeing a buildup of traffic at ten minutes from emeryville to San Francisco and looking at our drive time traffic 580 looking good, and antioch to concord is half an hour. From san rafael to San Francisco is 17 minutes and mass transit is all on time. Muni is going to be running extra service for the game today at at t park. We are following breaking news from mexico with an earthquake in mexico city and the 6. 1 earthquake hit after 5 40 pacific time a little more than 20 minutes ago. It was centered four hours away from mexico city. No word on injuries or damage. Stay with abc7 news and we will bring you updates with breaking news updates on twitter abcnewsbayarea
We can be in for another spectacular light show. Thousands of lightning strikes streaked aconsiders the region last night. Good evening. Fire officials are on high alert again this evening in areas because of what strikes can do. We have Live Team Coverage with sand kbratel tracking live doppler 7 hd tonight and david louie with more on that spectacular lightning show. Counting nearly 15,000 strikes last night put on a prime time show whether at the ballpark or through the lens of a camera. It was a true light show. Abc news camera as top mountain tops captured the draum yaf lightning bolts. Certified consulting meteorologist says low pressure system moving west across the state continued to light up the skies over pacific. Had just write rite ingredients last night over the water. Noel says thunderstorms and lightning are a once a year or every year phenomenon. Everyone was home, or getting home. Vk it wastazs across the middle of the bay. So lts of people saw it jason bw adveg firm.
Storm San Francisco city hall and say they are not leaving. Joe got in right before they closed the doors. Reporter they started with 150 protestors on the second floor. Now it is between 40 and 50. Even though city hall closed at 8 00 this evening. They say they are not going anywhere. They are demanding to see ed lee. They had accreditation yanked. The mayor is not there. He had a list of demands but the crowd wants more. We have to stay and say this is so important. We will not go away. We will not disappear. Reporter they tell me at some point they will give the dem demonstrators the chance to leave. The demonstr ation continues right now. This brush fire started when some at camp parks in dublin lobbed a grenade. You could see the smoke. The fastmoving fire charred camp parks. Did you know it was close to your house . When i was heard it was at camp parks i knew it was too close for comfort for me. Residents are used to seeing smoke but they knew this was out of control. The fire
Was a case that took the lid off a long simmering frustration among people in San Francisco. There needs to be more education for bike riders. They dont seem to follow traffic laws. A sentiment that is not lost on the district attorney. Bicyclist feel they are above the law. It was important for us and for me personally to send very clear message of what the boundaries are when it comes to traffic safety. You have to be responsible and you will be held accountable if youre not. In San Francisco, Linda Yee Kpix 5. Sentencing is set for august sixteenth. Near alamo scare park just a short time ago, kpix 5s Mike Sugerman has the latest. What happened . Reporter a gruesome scene. Look at the shape of those two cars. We are right by the painted ladies and alamo square. You can imagine how many people were there about an hour ago when it happened. The white car you saw apparently came screaming down the street already hitting two parked cars, went through that stop sign and then kept going r
Until tomorrow morning. A Massive Wildfire near yoes threatening hundreds of structures shut down highway 120 a gateway to the park. There is good news elsewhere in the state. The american fire in Placer County and the sweets fire in butte county up north are nearly full containment right now. Hundreds of firefighters are still working on the rim fire near yosemite that forced 200 seniors to evacuate camps run by cities of San Francisco and san jose. The fire is 15 square miles big and threatening 2500 buildings and people are getting out. Its terrifying how unpredictable it is and how fast its moving. I dont know what to think anymore really. I have 50 years of memorabilia and its very difficult to choose what to take so mostly pictures. So far, two homes and five buildings have burned and the fire has jumped highway 120 as it inches to to grow. The american fire in Placer County is even bigger than the rim fire. Its burned more than 15,000 acres in the Tahoe National forest not far f