Look at how beautiful this view is. No fog insights because we did not get this cooler air coming through so it is just keeping things clear out there. You can even see the golden gate. This is a rare occasion. Livermore is 73 and San Francisco, 71, it does not feel that chilly. Temperatures will be a bit warmer today as we start the cooling trend, still above average and we explain coming up. Lets check in with jaclyn. We are tracking slowdowns, this is a long westbound 580 and this is more than usual, this is due to a motorcycle accident as you approach northglenn road. A truck and a motorcycle blocking the lanes there. Only two lanes of traffic can get by. We are tracking a 45 Minute Travel time. These just jumped, they leapt into the red. 45 minutes between 205 and 680. Give yourself extra time and give the crews some extra safety as you go that way in the westbound direction. Asked back delays around highway 4 approaching bailey as we have reports of elaine blocked due to a tree t
The weather. Reporter the power of lightning, on this tree the tree was split from the top all the way down into the ground and below. About 6 30 last night phil and janice were standing on the balcony watching the lightning show. I was doing the counting thing and the next thing i know an explosion occurred. Reporter he said the explosion was severe. It was frightening. After i gathered my senses we realized the tree over here was blown up. Reporter the more than 100 foot tall cypress tree which stood directly above the balcony they were standing on was detonated by a Lightning Strike. When lightning hit this tree it literally electrocuted it, so much so that the tree in response blue into pieces blue into pieces. Everywhere was covered in tree debris, everywhere around the tree was covered. Reporter parts of the tree fell onto the house. The plumbing contractor that he built with his hands for his wife and himself. Because he built his home extra strong, the damage was minimal except
Night in these steep canyons, we have an access issues and as you can see behind me theres steep and rugged terrain. Reporter about 125 acres have burned and they say about 150 residences have been evacuated. The santa cruz Sheriffs Department is going door to door trying to get people out. They say there are about 150 of those homes that they are trying to get to to get out of the area those are mandatory evacuations this he also you say if anybody is in the peripheral area of this fire, las couple brass area is part of the place that has been evacuated as well. If you are not in the evacuation area but if you feel unsafe and then theyre saying go ahead and leave the area. There are road blocks out here on highway 9 and also on bear creek road. You can get out on highway 9, they stopped that construction so people can leave but if you do leave they are not letting people up into the area. They want to make sure they dont have to do evacuations again. You can see that the fire is sitti
We are here at bear creek road and highway 35. We saw two pickup trucks leaving with animals. I assume they are evacuating. A lady came by with animals. She e vk waited. She saw it and didnt want to have to deal with that. She is probably making the right decision. The areas that are evacuated, im going list off roads. Deer creek road, rons road, dons road, lost valley and favor ridge and oak ridge. The Santa Cruz County sent reverse 911 calls to people who live in the evacuation zones. You should have received those calls. Even in the evacuation zone, if you dont want to be down there and feel like you are in danger, leave the area if its safe to do so. Cal fire is calling this fire the bear fire. They are doing it as bearfire, if you are on twitter and want to follow the latest updates. The Evacuation Center is Boulder Creek elementary. We have a warm building and well try to get coffee and water and do whatever we can to make them comfortable. See, as they continue to make things co
Answer to the question so many are asking. Tackling the issue. Nfl players and owners set to meet today to discuss those Controversial National anthem protests. Will the league try to force players to stand, or can a compromise be reached . All that, plus florida declares an unusual state of emergency over a planned speech. An intentional crash on a racetrack . Leads to a dangerous brawl. A tasing and arrests. And morning exclusive. Chip and joanna gains will be here, live, to explain why theyre leaving their hit show, fixer upper, today, tuesday, october 17th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Its tuesday morning, and were glad to have you with us this morning. Its a busy tuesday morning. We have a lot to get to, starting with President Trump sounding off on a number of issues that are facing his administration. Hes also igniting a new controversy with former president s