Bay bridge. People also been smelling the smoke. You can see this video here. This is sort of a good look at what weve been seeing out here throughout the its also drawn a lot of spectators, people that stopping jumping out of their cars on the a overpasses here seeing whats burning again. This is that the snitzel steel area and this is that port of oakland firefighters have several crews that have been out on scene here, of course, with all this smoke up in the air, theres some warnings tonight e from the bay area, air quality district and letting people know to expect smoke, especially as the wind has been sort of blowing in this western direction. But its also going to start moving more south. So people alameda island, southern oakland, san leandro, hayward, fremont those areas, theyre probably going to be selling smelling the smoke at at some point tonight if they havent already been. So, of course, its a advise that you close your we talked with a couple of people who actually cam
Ground. Thousands of people are not waiting out. The flames. Evacuation shelters but not everyone was able to escape. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 3. Im justine waldman. And as we come on the air, these flames are tearing through the heart of maui right now with alarming speed and strength. Look at the flames here. Weve just learned this afternoon that at least 6 people have been killed. Dozens more have been hurt and countless homes and businesses have been destroyed. Firefighters are battling multiple blazes contra trick concentrated in 2 areas. Right now. The Tourist Destination of west maui and then inland mountainous region behind a town, a popular shopping and dining area is at the heart of the western fire. Thats that area there. A state of emergency has been declared as cell and 911, services are down. This part of the island hurricane door, which is churning in the ocean south of the islands is being blamed for this strong wind gusts that are intens
Its often called a once in a lifetime experience, and soon it could be seen for the second night in a row for people here in the bay area. Ive never seen Northern Lights in my whole life. My cousins did. My friends did. Now i cant wait for my turn right now, spectators are gathering for the rare opportunity to potentially see the Northern Lights. Good evening. Im amber lee. It could be the second night in a row that these lights are visible in bay area skies. Ktvu is joey huerta is live from the Chabot Observatory in the Oakland Hills, where both astronomers and stargazers are gathered. Tonight, joey. Yeah. Amber. What a night out here. The spectators have been coming in for hours now, waiting in line. There at capacity. Theres a parking lot that holds 400 cars. It is full at this point. These people, eager to see this rare solar storm over the bay area. The Northern Lights, a stunning light show illuminating the night sky across the country. And right here in the bay area, seen for th
Been waiting months for this. Reporter an amateur stargazer dr. Albert brooks was eager to show off what he could do with a cereal box. Its a raisin bran viewer. Reporter as people outside viewed the partial eclipse, inside the real show was being televised as the total eclipse moved up through mexico and texas. It was a breathtaking sight. Feels so powerful and feels magical almost and the aura is really beautiful. I just feel lucky to be alive to see all this beautiful stuff in this world. Reporter hes right about being lucky because chabot astronomer Gerald Mckeegan says we just happen to live on this planet at the perfect time to view this unlikely celestial event. The sun is about 400 times farther away. Coincidentally, the sun is about 400 times bigger than the moon. So the two sets of numbers line up just right so we can see a perfect total Solar Eclipse. Reporter but that wont last for long at least in astronomical terms because the moon is slowly moving away from the earth at
This morning for you. This is today in the bay. Good monday morning to you. Im marcus washington. And im laura garcia. Happy eclipse day to you. In just a matter of hours, the eclipse will sweep from southern mexico across much of the United States and canada, and here in the bay area well get a little partial taste. How will our weather hold up . Meteorologist kari hall is joining us now. Shes got her eye on the sky and it looks like things are relatively clear . Yes, its going to be all clear for the bay area. And if only we could see the whole eclipse, right . But we are going to have some great conditions out there for our partial Solar Eclipse here. Our temperatures are starting out chilly. You want to make sure youre bundled up for the start of the day with low 40s right now. Well see it warming up quite a bit as we go through the next several hours. Looking at the clear sky that we have across the region, and a live look in San Francisco, our temperatures are going from low 50s