Hilive where you live, thiss abc7 news. We were up on a mountain and we almost fell off of it trying to get to our children. A terrifying start to the day in hawaii, as people were fearing they were just minutes away getting hit by a missile. Good evening. The big story tonight, everyone seems to be talking about the false alert that had a missile headed for hawaii. This is not a drill. Take immediate action measures. Repeat, the u. S. Pacific command has detected a missile threat to hawaii. The alert went out on social media to cell phone push alerts after 8 00 this morning. This led people to panic. Some running in the streets, fearing a missile from north korea. About 40 minutes later, another alert went out saying the warning about a Ballistic Missile was a fake, and tonight, the governor of hawaii is apologizing. What happened today was totally unacceptable, and many in our community was deeply affected by this. And im sorry. Im too very angry and disappointed that this happened.
In a few spots. High clouds will be passing through this evening. We have some rain on the way. It looks like the rain will hold off until monday night. Ill have the details with a wet weather pattern headed our way. Carolyn . Frances, thank you. A big rig caught on fire early this morning shutting down part of interstate 238. One lane is still closed. Abc news was in hayward this morning where firefighters tackled this fire on the northbound side of the freeway near the 14th street onramp. Chp says the semi truck caught fire around 2 45 this morning. Lane 3 is the one thats closed as firefighters clean up the mess. Developing news. A magnitude 7. 1 earthquake has struck off the coast of peru this morning. It happened at 1 18 our time. New video shows people standing on Higher Ground away from buildings for safety. Photos show others sifting through rubble. There have been no reports of deaths or damage. Officials say there is no longer a tsunami threat. Hawaii residents are still shak
Good morning, everyone. Im Carolyn Tyler. Thanks for joining us on this sunday, january 14. Lets start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist francis who is in this morning for lisa argen. Were starting to see a break in the cloud cover now, but san jose less than a mile visibility. Heres a live shot in san jose, and heres what you can expect. Well still be dealing with the fog and low clouds over the next few hours, but plenty of afternoon sunshine with temperatures above average. In the 60s, even some upper 60s once again. Sunset at 5 13. Enjoy the sunset while you can. Well see increasing clouds tonight making way for some rain tomorrow. Ill have the timing of when it will arrive, coming up. Carolyn . Francis, thank you. A big rig carrying diesel fuel caught on fire this morning shutting down part of highway 238. Abc 7 news was in hayward this morning where firefighters tackled this fire on the northbound side of the freeway near the 14th street on ramp. The chp say
Take place and cities all across the country. We are officially in the middle of a Government Shutdown this weekend. He could not come to an agreement on a lsi. They could not come to an agreement on a solution. A refreshing cold start of the day. I will cold out there, but mostly clear skies. A little cold out there, but mostly clear skies. Checking out the satellite, mostly clear skies across the state. Storm track for right now is up to the north. , primarily in the north bay. Morning storm tracks for right now is up to the north old, up to the north, primarily the north bay. We will talk more about rain chances coming up in the forecast in a couple of minutes. Today marks one year since President Trump took office. We talk about whether he is keeping his campaign processa make his Campaign Promises. Also, the Ongoing Investigation continues in the russian meddling in the election. There is also record low unemployment and a record high stockmarket. A Government Shutdown, a major wo
We have our usual Early Morning slowdown out of the Central Valley for just under an hour ride to get up and over the Altamont Pass. A look at our drive times from 4 to walnut creek looking good. Walnut creek to highway 13 in oakland about an eightminute drive. Theres that ride from tracy to dublin slowing and that earlier accident is out of lanes. It is recovering somewhat. Sue, thank you. A call from a group of Health Advocates to yank facebook app off the markets. They claim the messenger app made for kids is a threat to their wellbeing. Amy hollyfield live for us in menlo park. Amy . Reporter hi, good morning, reggie. 97 child advocates have signed a letter, a combination of individuals and nonprofits are asking facebook to pull the plug on this messenger kids. Thats what this app is being called, an advertising free facebook app targeted to 6 to 12yearold kids. Facebook says it took steps to be responsible with the app including giving parents tools to control their childrens soci