This. Right now, mandatory evacuation orders are in place for parts of napa county. It includes west of highway 29 from whitehall lane to madrona including areas within the city of st. Helena and between silverado trail and highway 29 from vince and dale to lark mead lane. We heard from cal fire this morning. I do want to remind our public to make sure that you are being mipower ge things can quickly. This wind event will be serious enough for everyone to pay attention. Whether you live in a warning zone or an evacuation zone, you need to pay attention. So far, the glass fire has consumed 49,000 acres. That is about the size of the city of oakland. It is 2 contained. At least 115 structures have been destroyed in napa and sonoma county. It has been a devastatingth has started to lay down which means it has made it easier for the firefight. That is good news for firefighters and locals but they dont have much of a break. I am praying i am in the clear. Reporter this is running on 1. 5 h
Jose. But no one compares to the poor air that youre the poor air that youre currently seeing in easter sonoma and northern napa counties right now where conditions are as you would expect near the glass fire at their very worst 50s and 60s for current temperatures with concord at 64 livermore in pittsburgh of 65 little cooler in the north bay thats good news for firefighting efforts, a cool start to the morning in a pretty calm what at that as well San Francisco, upper 70s for you later today, oakland in the 80s. Well a lot of us back into the 90s like in san jose, ive got the rest of your forecast. Still ahead robin. Thank you john were checking back in on the bay bridge. The traffic is still a little sluggish into San Francisco. Its recovering from 2 earlier crashes, they were minor crashes. But traffic just never completely recovered so if youre heading into San Francisco this morning. Get out there a little early its logo from west grand and youre averaging 40 minutes which is not
Out there early were starting off with the approach to the toll plaza and you can see the goes all the way back to west grand. So yes we have reached that point but we dont have any problems in the 10 minutes off to fremont street a foggy golden gate, theres your yellow truck there your bridge truck switching around the lane configuration but no problems here 19 minutes the moto to the toll plaza and just some minor crowding for 5. 80 west as you leave Castro Valley merging ought to to 38 and then another Little Pocket of crowding on the nimitz leaving san lorenzo rolling south into hayward its a pickup after a street darya thanks a lot robin lets get to the breaking news which are the fires burning in sonoma and napa counties still no control. And you can see the flames npthat firefighters are up against this is new video from overnight and the firefight here was off of highway 29 on Greenwood Avenue in calistoga the glass fires so far burning 46,000 plus acres just 2 contained. And t
The news station. Youre watching kron 4 news at 9. Now at night taking a live look over downtown San Francisco tonight, beautiful, yes, but we are bracing for a weekend heat wave that is expected to be felt across the bay area. Good evening. Everybody thanks for being here at 9 oclock, im grant lotus and im Justine Waldman in for Vicki Liviakis tonight, the hot and dry weather could put us at risk for some fire sparking again over the weekend, a red flag warning is going into Effect Tomorrow here we go this is a look at how hot is expected to get tomorrow. Not really all that bad but saturday isnt the worst of it not by any stretch. Our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is with us now for more on what the brace for large yeah, this really just the beginning tomorrow, yeah, not to bet is to get toasty inland 90s there. Then we get into sunday, we really start to crank up the heat near triple digits in spots inland by sunday, 80s a few 90s even and around the bay 70s even out toward th
So you dont wait for life. You live it. Today San Francisco became the first urban area in the state to expand its reopening plan into the yellow tier. Disappointed and frustrated. California gives the go ahead for 49ers fans to return to the stadium. Why Santa Clara County Officials Say not so fast. Two more rounds of dangerous winds and dry conditions. Hollywood comes to San Francisco. Check out this muni bus sawed in half and you can see right inside of it. Ill tell you what theyre filming in my story. Abc7 news starts right now. Tonight San Francisco becomes the first bay area county to move into the states yellow tier status. Thats the least restrictive tier and means new reopenings. But wasnt just San Francisco. Napa county is moving forward from red to orange. Only Sonoma County remains in the most restrictive purple tier. First we start with abc7 News Reporter luz pena who spoke with San Francisco owners and they are excited. Reporter prior to covid19, this is what a regular ni