Bazaar, surreal, ominous, how would you describe it . This day was different. Good evening, im julie haener. It was crazy, julie. Im frank somerville. Just when you thought 2020 might run out of surprises we are created with one of the most bizarre days in memory. Im 62, grew up in the bay area and never seen anything like it. Headlights on noontime, ash falling from the sky and body clocks wrist disrupted. For some, a sense of being completely out of sync. The dark sky during the daytime had folks grabbing their cameras. Ktvu was flooded with pictures from our viewers. Photographer kevin shane sent this picture from the embarcadero in San Francisco. And john warren sent this this picture from the Golden Gate National conservancy. It was taken on alcatraz island. You can see there is San Francisco completely disappearing in the background. And karen keller sent us this picture from hillsboro with trees creating silhouettes against the backdrop. We have Team Coverage tonight. Our chief
Smoke so thick the sunlight could barely shine through. Across the bay area people woke up confused as they looked like night. Ktvu was flooded with photos from our viewers who pulled out the cameras to capture the eerie orange glow that lasted for much of the day. Ktvus Jana Katsuyama joins us with more on how it all unfolded. Reporter this really was a first for many people here. This darkness during the day and the orange glow, for many businesses this was yet another setback. Almost like a dream, the entire bay area woke up to this. It felt like we were living on mars. Weed couldnt figure out what time it was, even if the afternoon was so dark and orange and red. It was apocalyptic. By 10 00 it was darker than it was at 7 00 a. M. Reporter the darkness and orange tent stretched from the bank and east contra costa county, like a nuclear fallout. Ash flying from the sky covered cards and straits. In San Francisco my friend said she had a hose down her car twice before it got all off.
Still a hot day inland. A little cooler around the bay. Looking at temperatures warming quickly in the 70s and 80s again by noontime keeping that fog at the coast, that steady onshore flow, mid60s. Looking at 90s. Hot day inland but cooling trend ends tomorrow. Chris. Families preparing for possible immigration raids that now could be hours away. In some San Francisco neighborhoods people are inside hoping to stay safe. The possible raids are supposed to happen in nine cities today. They are supposed to focus on 2,000 people identified by President Trump as a top priority for deportation. Abc 7 News Reporter lu eer luz s more. Hopefully its a false alarm. Deanna lee norris is Holding Onto Hope raids wont happen in her neighborhood. Her husband is undocumented and wont be going to work. We need to get prepared if they do catch him. We have to have our information, not to open the doors, not to fill out papers. Reporter on every corner, its palpable. I work with preschoolers. We notice f
So the fog clears throughout the early to midmorning hours. Were left with plenty of sunshine. Once again, temperatures warming through the 70s and 80s by noontime. Its a hot one inland. Low 90s there. Well look for numbers in the upper 70s to near 80 around the bay. A little sun at the coast. It continues cool with steady onshore flow. That will dominate our forecast for the next several days instigating a cooling trend as we get through the week. Chris. Lisa, thank you. Bay area families are preparing for possible immigration raids that could now just be hours away. In some San Francisco neighborhoods, people are staying inside hoping to stay safe. The possible raids are expected to happen in nine cities nationwide today. They are expected to focus on as many as 2,000 people who have been identified by president Trumps Administration as a top priority for deportation. Abc 7 News Reporter luis pena has more. Hopefully its a false alarm. Deanna is Holding Onto Hope raids wont happen in
And were looking a sfo, not too bad. Low 70s by about 4 00. Well see that low cloud and fog deck burn back early, stale gray at the coast, upper 50s there. Were looking at a bit of a warming trend for the upcoming workweek. Chris. Lis, thank you. Breaking news, lanes of both directions in highway 101 in redwood city are closed after separate crashes. The first crash happened at 2 00 in the southbound lanes. Chp said a wrong way driver died after hitting another vehicle. The other driver has major injuries. Now, a second crash happened half hour later in the northbound lanes. At least three cars were involved, four people taken to the hospital. One has major injuries. Its unclear if the crashes are related. There is no estimated time for the lanes to reopen. Time now 5 01. Brazen and bold. Thats how Vacaville Police are describing the crew that stole 8,000 of merchandise from an outlet store in broad daylight. It happened one week at the at the Tommy Hilfiger store and they are asking f