Slow through oakland. We are looking at unhealthy air for portions of the north bay this morning. Hour air quality forecast, we are looking at unhealthy air. Is variably air alert is in effect and that is a record breaking 17 days in a row with that spare the air alert for the bay area. Looking at daytime highs with that haziness and smoke, we are little below average for this time of year. Upper 60s in oakland, 77 in san jose and 83 for concord. We will talk about our hot Holiday Weekend and the stretch of smoky skies for us. Details on that are coming up. s track police in vallejo are investigating a possible homicide after a body was found after 8 00. Officers were on main street near the marin vista apartments, searching for clues. We reached out to police that we are still waiting to hear more about the victim and a possible suspect. We expect to hear from the family of a man shot and killed by police at a san leandro walmart. We are live from san leandro. It happened in april . A
About to collide with coronavirus overwhelming hospitals. Thank you so much for joining us here tonight on kron 4 news at 5 im Justine Waldman and we have lots of news to get to tonight. Well start with the wildfires that are still burning around the bay area and threatening thousands of homes. The czu lightning complex fires have now burned more than 80,000 acres in the mountains of santa cruz and san mateo counties more than 500 structures have been destroyed 51 damaged. One person has died. Containment did go up slightly overnight us now at 19 . Many structures are still threatened and there are several Evacuation Orders in place and for more right now we go to kron fours rob fladeboe he joins us now live from felton which is about 7 miles from santa cruz. He has the very latest on the firefight good evening drop. Good evening just seen thats right out here in the Santa Cruz Mountains once again firefighters are quite literally a fighting fire with fire as you say i am here in felto
Welcome to the dawn patrol. It is always good to have you here. All right, speaking of snoring, i can hear my cats upstairs. There snoring. We have a quiet day today. All eyes will be on the weekend. All eyes. It will warm up. Temperatures today are not too bad. 50s and 60s. It is a little bit cooler. 12 degrees. 5761. Lots of low clouds and fog. Towards northern california, there are signs that it is getting chewed up a little bit. An okay breeze. 30 miles an hour, ultima pass, port chicago, watch out. Highway 12 as well, between 29 and 80. Temperatures today are below. Everything says they will go above starting tomorrow. Lets get over to sell. Hopefully things are quiet. Is there something you want to get to or is it quiet out there . It is okay out there. I am looking around to see if i find anything. We are nice and quiet. I hope it stays this way for the commute. I can show you the bay bridge. There are no major problems here. No problems if youre driving on interstate 880 in oak
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By the lnu complex fires which have burned more than 357,000 acres containment there when up to 33 and the czu lightning complex fires have burned more than 80,000 acres. In just over a week the fires have burned more than 800,000 acres altogether. Now in the Santa Cruz Mountains crews are quite literally fighting fire with fire. Crews are setting backfires to help protect felton and other communities in the san lorenzo valley just north of santa cruz kron fours rob fladeboe takes us there now for a ride to the fire ravaged felt an empire road. A spot at the time firefighters are gaining ground on the czu lightning complex fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Its hoped backfires here along felt an empire road from upper fall creek to empire grade where one encounters many of those rocks and thick smoke will help keep the fire away from felton been lawman and neighborhoods in the nearby san lorenzo valley. And that way so when the main fire makes its way to the communities that are affecte