Whipped up through the hills. Homes were damaged on bay hurst. Helicopters doused these streets with a pink kas kads of fire retardant that coated homes, coated driveways and cars. It was a harrowing afternoon for residents who debated making a run for it as they watched the fire skirt through open space in between their homes. Everybody was praising the fire firefighters for how good a job they did protecting homes. It could have been much worse up here. A total of 15 acres and they are still working on putting this fire out. Lets take a look at the traffic maps with live info right there showing the gridlock. All that red along eastbound interstate 80. Abc 7 news viewers have been sending us photos of the fire and the smoke that billowed into surrounding neighborhoods. When you see news happening, tweet your photos and video with the hashtag, abc 7 now. We just got an alert. They are telling us this will the smoke subsides they want residents to shelter in place and turn off their ai
Stuff came flying down. I west down the hill more. Reporter residents were told to evacuat other neighbors pondered whether to leave as helicopters dumped water on the parched hillsides where the fire crept in between homes. Im worried about my kids. I have kids at home, with four dogs. So i just dont really think about the house. Im thinking about my kids. I was coming from the ven esha bridge, and i could see the smoke from way over there. I knew it was huge. Reporter but the concerted effort of fire crews from throughout the region saved these homes. It was a close call. The fire started in a jeep near the interstate 80 car quinn as bridge toll plaza. Weve had two firefighters with minor injuries. It started with a vehicle fire here. The owner of the vehicle has yet to be located. Chp is trying to find that person. Reporter heat was not a problem. The temperature was in the 80s. But wind did play a part in the fire spreading through grass as tall as the firefighters. Here along bay
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Im meg oliver in for annemarie green. At least four republican senators say the gop senate bill to replace obamacare doesnt go far enough as is, and they will vote against it. Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell says hes open to discussion, but with no democrats to support the measure, the defection of just three republican senators would sink the legislation. Weijia jiang is in washington with the details. Weijia, good morning. Good morning, meg. Those conservative holdouts say theyre also open to negotiation. Youre right. The current plan is not a true repeal of the obamacare. He says hes very supportive of the Senate Version, but, of course, he doesnt get a vote. Health cares a very difficult situation. In an interview with fox friends President Trump addressed the four conservative republican senators with their refausal to get on plan and replace and repeal obamacare. Theyre friends of mine. Well get there.
Heat advisory for foam. Live look now at dublin where it will be hot again. Look at this. Almost looks like Stormy Weather coming in on the Golden Gate Bridge. We have multiple reports on the dangerous heat on the cooloff with chief meteorologist jeff ranieri are. And the fog is rolling in at the coastline beginning to make a difference. And it will feel tremendously different tomorrow for a lot of bay area cities after temperatures as hot as 108 in walnut creek today, 107 in alamo, south san jose 103 and loss alt ohs hills 103 as well. A closer look at the big change. Thats the widespread fog through the coastline ocean breeze pushing back towards the east bay. Five degrees cool ner livermore as well as san jose and sand martin. Despite the cool breeze we are under heat advisory for inland, contra costa, alameda counties concord through san ramon and back into livermore where you still need to drink water, high who hydrated, in the 99 degree raining. In terms of tomorrow morning here
Backyards. Good evening, im kristen sze. Four homes are damaged but none destroyed from the big fire. Sky 7 was overhead as firefighters both in the air and on the ground tried to keep the flames from spreading. This started when a car caught fire on i80 just past the car kin as bridge toll plaza. Abc 7 News Reporter Leslie Brinkley is live. Youve been speaking to some of the feem who live there tonight. Reporter residents in this neighborhood told me they are so grateful tonight to the firefighters from all over this region who came together, converged here and got this fire away from the homes. They did drop fire retardant in many neighborhoods. As one woman told me, my house may be pink now, but at least i have a home. A wall of flames crackled up this hillside toward the glen cove neighborhood in vallejo. A plane dumped fire retardant turning homes, cars, driveways and porches pink. All of a sudden the pink stuff came flying down. I west down the hill more. Reporter residents were