Look at fire danger. And len and michelle, tracking offshore winds, especially in the Higher Elevations, a big concern for us as we head through today, tomorrow and through actually the rest of the week. So checking wind gusts so far. Mount diablo, one of the strongest gusts of 55 miles per hour. Knoxville of 39, looking at 36, cold spring mountain. Mount st. Helena. 32 for the oakland hills. So a red flag warning in effect for all of our bay area hills and mountains. For our Higher Elevations. And really watching up to 2,000 to 3,000 feet. So were looking at the north bay mountains, east bay hills and valleys. Diablo range. And the San Mateo County coast. Under the red flag warning now until 8 00 a. M. Due to gusts up to 40 and 50 miles per hour. Again, mount diablo, talking 55 mileperhour wind gusts. Cooler for today, our temperatures are anywhere from 2 to 10 dueling degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. Youre looking at daytime highs, about several degrees. So well talk more
Heres to a chance for more together time. A chance to live longer. Ask your doctor about opdivo plus yervoy. Thank you to all involved in our clinical trials. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. I will fight. I will fight. On the steps of the Supreme Court, a second tribute to the Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg, there to mourn hefrielabeth odernewteot datensrg still bell kreutz. Thank you for joining us. First, many are wondering about the potentially smoky conditions today. Lets get over to meteorologist lisa argen. Good morning, liz. We saw the air quality yesterday deteriorate just a bit in the north bay and east bay to hazy conditions. We went from good to moderate. This morning, a shallow deck of low clouds and fog. Look at these pictures, isnt it neat . This is maybe 2 to 250 feet. Where it is shallow, were looking at of course the reduced visibility. But most everyone has good visibility. 69 already in oakland, 66 in san j
Northwest. Sweeping in cooler, cleaner marine air. I should point out, its not going to last very long. That counterclockwise circulation will start bringing some northerly flow. Which means smoke from the fires to our north. Well start sweeping to the bay area over the weekend. Lets enjoy the clean air over the next few days. Ill have more a little later. Thank you. The governor gave an update on wildfires and covid19. Those fires have been the source of all the smoke have been clouding our skies. Stephanie sierra has the latest. On the wildfire front, there are some staggering totals that were released today. Yes. We report on these wildfires every day. It is pretty sobering to comprehend these as the big picture. There are more than two dozen anprarg ito getng across ere ar wiliresave scorched the state so far, forcing more than 38,000 people to be evacuated from their homes. Staggering statistics that the governor says underscores a sense of urgency to address climate change. We ne
Breath easy, get outside. Look at this, the streak, 30 days and over. Everybody is green in the north bay, east light on shoer wind, that fog will spread. This is sfo this morning, foggy and a little drizzle. Temperatures pretty mild. 60s around the coast, 70s at the bay. Not as warm as yesterday. Well talk about the possibility of smoke this weekend. More on the streak ending. This is quite a difference from what we saw a week ago. The streak is finally over. Today is not a spare the air day. This is the first time this has happened in 30 days. A lot of people are out just enjoying this after weeks of unhealthy air quality in the region. It is just great being outside. Everybody should take advantage of it while they can. The previous record was just 14 days back in 2018 during the campfire. Well continue to monitor the air quality as the potential for unhealthy air will return this weekend. Showing you our air quality tracker at abc 7 news. Com. At the live desk, President Trump is o
Strank avantage of it while they can. The previous record was 14 days and that was in 2018 during the camp fire. Of course well continue to monitor the air quality as the potential for unhealthy air returns for us this weekend. Mike will have updates for you right here. You can always see the levels at abc7news. Com on our air quality tracker. President trump is once again challenging the nations top health officials, this time at odds with the head of the cdc. And they are disagreeing here on the time line for releasing a covid19 vaccine. While testifying under oath, dr. Robert red field told lawmakers no to distribution to the general public until late spring or summer of next year. Hours later President Trump said redfield was wrong, he claims that the government can start giving the vaccine as early as next month. The president also suggested that redfield misspoke when he said wearing a mask is the most effective way to fight the virus. It is not more effective by any means than a