Well forcing on top of breaking news at this hour more than 20 fires burning out of control in whats now known as the santa clara unit lightning complex. The flames spreading across 5 different counties from santa clara to alameda. The contra costa, san joaquin and Stanislaus County kron fours dan kerman is live tonight in pleasanton with the very latest on the firefight there dan. Where the cal fire command post in this is where they are staging as they fight the fires throughout this region as you mentioned it is covering many different counties, 25,000 acres charred so far that was as of this morning we still dont have an updated number at this point they were 0 contained again waiting for an updated number there, but they are going to be here for quite some time battling this blaze. Plumes of smoke off in the distance doesnt really tell the story of the santa clara units lightning complex fire. In fact, its at least 20 separate fires divided into 3 zones fire started on sunday prob
On out there right now but we have a cold front thats slowly inching its way here and as we get into the afternoon heating some of this little itty bitty stuff popping is going to turn into more pronounced thunderstorm activity especially in the northern and western suburbs this afternoon and perhaps in and around philadelphia and beyond later this evening. A Severe Weather throughout risk exists today from the National Weather service. Anything that does form here while it is spotty could produce gusty winds downpours and lightning and so thats something to keep in mind. Were still tracking arthur which is still down by florida but its going to shift to the north. Its latest track coming up, karen. All right, dave, as we hit the roads this morning looking pretty good. This is i95 nearly a again a and we can see pretty light volume, the overnight construction is cleared so coming from bucks county or northeast philly looking pretty good on i95. On the big picture schuylkill in nice sha
Will track its progress. Looking good. They are rearing to go, arent they . Good morning, everyone, it is 4 30 on this wednesday. Tam is off. Nydia han joins us. We love hoagies. And its hot, hot, hot. There you go. I like them cold. Sweet peppers on those wawa hoagies. I could eat 1 ton all by myself. We got issues today. The first a heat advisory. This kicks in at noon and goes until 8 oclock tonight because were looking at excessive humidity and high temperatures. The heat index is going to make it feel like its between 100 and 105 this afternoon so cool drinks, light fitting clothing all that good stuff. Also, we are at slight risk of Severe Weather later this afternoon and this evening. Any storms that form in this humid unstable air mass could produce gusty winds downpours and of course frequent lightning so you hear rumbles of thunder later today head indoors on the lower floors. Not a lot happening out there. Looks like well have sun to start out. Youll probably want cloud cove
Good afternoon in the news this noon, several car owners are facing repairs after a police crash ends with a crash. And philadelphia celebrates the Second Annual wawa hoagie day and well take you live to the 4th of july tradition. But the big story is the heat advisory that just took affect. We have a chance of strong storms, lets go outside to sky 6 hd, a scene in center city, it doesnt look too bad, a few clouds in the sky, temperatures are reaching the mid90s for the second day in a row. People are going to the beach where it is hazy and muggy this afternoon. Lets head to the big board and meteorologist, david murphy. There are a couple of issues happening in the weather and the most obvious one is the heat. It starts at noon and goes until 8 00 at night. We are concerned with the urban center, and all the areas in boxes of orange, more importantly, the combination of heat and humidity making it feel like 100 and 105 through the afternoon and the potential for strong storms and the
We begin this thursday with highlevel white house meetings on shutdown. President obama and top lawmakers talking behind closed doors last night. For many angry and frustrated americans, it looked like a omising step. Abcs Tahman Bradley is joining us from washington with more on how those talks turned out. Good morning, tahman. Reporter good morning, diana. Good morning, john. The good news is, at least all of the key players here in washington are talking again. The bad news, theyre not any closer to striking a deal. The Government Shutdown enters a third day after a meeting between president obama and congressional leaders yielded no sign of progress. We are locked in tight on obama care. All were asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the American People under obama care. Reporter president obama says he wont negotiate with republicans until they agree to fund the government with no strings attached. In an interview on cnbc, the president blames Speaker Boehner for the st