Sonoma counties and the foothi heang our s i can report to you, even though we did get up to 101 in santa rosa is we are on the downward side of this heat, and also on the wind event. So the red flag fire warning has expired. But look at the heat and the new records today. 101 in santa rosa. 100 in concord, 99 in san jose, and with the drier wind this morning, it was able to push San Francisco up to a very hot 94 degrees. What about temperatures right now . It is slowly dropping off. Use that term loosely here, because we are still very warm for this hour. 86 in San Francisco, 98 in napa, 97 in san jose, but holding onto 100 in concord. Heres a little benefit good promise in the forecast. The ocean breeze i pickingout o. That eventually will incorporate some cooler air. We will drop through the 70s in palo alto but hang onto 80s in danville. By tomorrow, not as hot. Mid70s in danville. Ill talk about theis cooler system in about 15 minutes. In some places a lot of heat and no power. Pf
The wind speeds, at sfo now an onshore breeze at 20 Miles Per Hour that is a change from earlier today a west wind at 40 Miles Per Hour in San Francisco begin to turn more onshore, more westerly than easterly in places like vallejo, napa and san rafael. Not much relief today, but tomorrow look at the highs. S ll ghllabove average with up to 20 degrees cooler than the heat we havent door today and are still enduring this evening. Kiet do reports from san jose for people trying to figure out a way to cool off in the near triple digit heat. Reporter we are here at either Price Middle School where my sons soccer practice was posted at 5 p. M. Today, it has been canceled. It hit 97 degrees in san jose. Hard to believe october is just five days away. The misters as San Jose City hall which are controlled by computer algorithms determine what we already know, it is hot. They only turn on when the temperature, humidity and wind combined in a perfect trifecta of misery. Donna and Conrad Rogers
In the heat, she questioned why pg e decided to cut power to roughly 1400 customers in napa and Sonoma County. There hasnt been anyone here and its one of the hottest days of the year. I hope they get it on right away. Reporter 87yearold fern says her breathing machine stopped working when the power went out around 4 00 a. M. I dont have any air thats blowing in. Reporter pg e chose to do a Public Safety power shutoff because of weather conditions that created a wildfire risk, something Kevin Bachmann understands because shea victim of the tubbs fire. I was one of the several thousand homes that burned down in north santa rosa. Reporter calistoga mayor chris canning says preemptive fires are the new normal, and the city is prepared with generators which were not needed this time. If we did end up with a total shutdown, those generators would have been able to power about 2 3 of the community. Reporter by mid afternoon pg e began the process of restoring power, but warned it could take
I have been to several homes, it is like an oven. Large, Climate Change protests on the ground, as one Bay Area Company looks to space to combat the issue. We are really focused on building earth observation satellite that help us understand global change. In the new kpix5 news at 7 starts right now with two major investigations. One an outofstate man was just arrested. Police say the 68yearold missouri man got off a plane, rented a car and sparked at least a dozen small fires in the hills above milpitas. It happened near and 11 park, and the calaveras reservoir. Len ramirez is there. Reporter what is alleged here is scary for california. According to the District Attorneys office, it appears this is the case of someone flying in from out of state just to light wildfires here in california and it all happened during dangerous red flag conditions. The Santa Clara County District Attorney charged 68yearold Freddie Graham of lone jack, missouri, with 15 counts of arson including two count
Out with a clear sky, 40s and 50s, not going to see many 70s today, in the 60s throughout the morning and afternoon hours. Maybe about 70 in sympatan jose today. Stay on top of the weather with the abc 7 news app. It is free to download in the app store. Enable the push notifications. Now developing news, San Mateo Police are investigating a shooting that involves officers who injured two suspects. Police say they were patrolling the parking lot of the Hillsdale Shopping Center when they spotted a car they believe was stolen. The driver and second suspect led officers on a chase and threw credit cards out of the car along south el camino real. The suspects hit another car and ended up in a culdesac. Officers got out of the car and approached them when the suspects drove their car towards officers and one officer opened fire injuring them. Detectives are trying to answer questions. Why were they throwing credit cards out of the car. What is up with the vehicle in question. Theyre checki