In terms of acreage. It has burned nearly 366,000 acres and is 25 contained. Five people there including three First Responders have been hurt. And 31 structures destroyed. In santa cruz and san mateo counties, officials this morning confirming a second death connected to the czu fire. Officials say a 63yearold woman was found dead inside the fire zone. Six people remain missing. That fire has burned at least 80,000 acres and is 19 contained. One person has died and 538 structures have been destroyed. Now officials are holding a News Conference right now about the lnu fire. Lets listen in. Fire engines assigned to incidents from arizona,idaho, nevada, new mexico, texas, oregon, utah, washington, and montana. And thats part of the 375 engines that were requested. One thing i want to touch on real briefly this morning is driving. As we start to repopulate areas as well as curiosity is regarding some of the wildfires is we really want to encourage people to stay out of the area. We have a
Windy out here. With daylight you can see exactly how far this fire spreads. The concern was it started on the eastbound side of 580 and then jumped both directions of the interstate 580 onto the northbound side. Traffic is still backed up. This all started from an accident at around midnight last night and the big rig or pickup truck, were still trying to confirm which one it was, whether it was a big rig or a pickup truck. The chp saying it hit the Center Divide and caused a fire. That fire spread to the other side of the freeway. At one point riding in the wrong direction because they were trying to get away from flames. Fortunately the firefighters were able to put the flames out. The fire spread to about 100 acres but now it is completely out in all directions. Both directions are open. Back here live, the traffic westbound is still backed up. I was sitting in the traffic eastbound. At 3 45 they opened up the lanes so eastbound is flowing smoothly. Back to you. Thank you, sharon.
Weekend. Sunday will be the hottest day. We have a mostly clear sky as we see the sun starting to rise in walnut creek and our temperatures go from the upper 50s quickly to the mid80s by noon, and its going to continue to heat up. Were talking about Current Conditions on the Altamont Pass. For more on the traffic impact over to you, mike. Kari, youre talking about the Altamont Pass. As we look at the entire bay, the Speed Sensors are great except for the altamont where its worse than normal especially on a friday. You have two lanes of the westbound commute direction. Only two lanes open. Westbound your right lanes are open. The lanes off to the left, the three lanes are still blocked by the fire activity. A smaller fire on the eastbound side. Were still concerned. Lets take you to the breaking news, a brush fire fueled by wind. Today in the bays Sharon Katsuda is getting a Vantage Point. What can you see from the area where you are . Reporter we can definitely feel everything that mik
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Leadership, the commission felt she was still lacking. The firing was part of a weeklong conversation. There are a lot of improvements but the disparities wont to exist and there are a series of other issues that contributed to losing the confidence. We didnt think she was going to be the most effective chief in oakland. I do not regret choosing chief kirkpatrick. And i believe there are many examples of ways that she served our city extremely well over these three years. But i must respect the authority and role of our independent police commission. Kirkpatrick is entitled to one year salary as severance, around 273,000. Assistant chief darren allenson will serve as acting chief until a new chief is appointed. Reporting live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. Thank you. We have more developing news out of oakland. Mcclymonds high school is closed indefinitely after a chemical linked to cancer was found in ground water below the campus. Officials say the schools Drinking Water