Broadcast center, this is abc7 news. Dangerous bay area heat. The sign says 103, but it was even hotter in someplaces as we hit record highs across the bay area. And smoky San Francisco skies as wildfires rage to the north. A thick cloud of haze that brings its own dangers. Good evening, everyone. This is a look from our emeryville camera where things are finally starting to cool off, and we have Team Coverage on the hot weather. Melanie woodrow is in the east bay tonight, but we start with meteorologist drew tuma and a look at live doppler 7hd. Incredible warmth felt on this sunday afternoon. 14 cities hit record highs. Napa, santa rosa, high of 104. Downtown San Francisco got to 90 on this afternoon, 92 in oakland and a warm 97 degrees in san jose which was a record high. There was a void of cloud cover and much of the western half of the u. S. High pressure is firmly this control over las vegas bringing us the heat and the stagnant air. That will be the pattern again for monday. It
Light. On 880, it is a trouble spot. Bay bridge toll plaza has metering lights turned on half an hour ago and backups at 15 minutes from the east bay to san jose. We had flab lights headed to Treasure Island in the westbound correction. That is causing delays. We are trying to find out. C. H. P. Does not know what is going on. We are calling then. San leandro has an overturned vehicle. It is causing big delays. 42 minutes from the airport to 238. In the east bay these people are dead after a fiery accident along San Pablo Dam road. The emergency crews arrived to find flames shooting from the red camaro that broadsided another car. The driver was taken to the hospital with major injuries. The three passengers died. The driver of the other vehicle suffered minor injuries. Alcohol and speed were factors. Janet o will have more in a report at 6 30. In the south bay San Jose Police are keeping a small strip mall closed. They search for new details of what happened moments before their offic
Are going straightle straight to that developing news. The fire is burning east of livermore. Some structures have been lost but there is no word on what exactly burned and how many. The fire is burning grass lands and scrub observings. Cal fires says, right now, the fire is only 5 contained. About of dark, air tankers were used to help fight this blaze while other firefighters are fighting from the ground. Ktvus Jana Katsuyama is live. Reporter we are as castleville road andgreenville road. There are road blocks there. They are allowing resident through but everybody he is, they are trying to keep out so that cal fire and other fire crews can use those roads. Its treacherous, lots of hair pin turns and fires burning. One of the big challenges today was the wind. You can feel it back there the wind blowing in smoke, ashes into your face and the big problems were embers because this is so dry from four years of drought. This was a fire that grew from the grass. Just took off, reporter o
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