Yesterday. Jerry brown, another day of this . I didnt like it so much. You know, theres got to be a few people out there that miss those lazy, hazy days of summer. Im kind of looking forward to fall. But today definitely going to feel a little like summer, especially as you head down toward the lake down there. You can see our skies are brightening in the east. Sunrise this morning at 6 20, so well keep an eye on that. Pretty sure it is going to rise. There. Here at the downtown studios 73 degrees. Winds not a big deal today. They will start to be noticeable tomorrow afternoon. Humidity is up as is the dew point but thats coming down. We are in a dry pattern. The barometer is high. 80s in the Colorado River valley, 50s up to there and mid 60s in beatty. In blue diamond. Our skies krystal clear as you can see all across the southwest and today if you are planning ahead, how about 102 on the east side for an afternoon high. Upper 80s by 10 00 a. M. This morning is pretty nice but upper 9
80s for wednesday. Highs will begin to rebound by thursday but will only climb up to around 95 degrees. The uv index for monday is 8 or very high good morning. Heres a look at your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes desk no school again this morning at johnson junior high the mercury spill saga continues. The Environmental Protection agency spent the weekend examining students backpacks and belongings they even homes within the school district. One family was asked to evacuate. Fox 5s mike doria joins us with the latest on the investigation. So far, the epa has recovered a of mercury. To give you a visual this is one cup this is a quarter cup. Im gonna pour colored water in here to show you the amount of mercury that is causing all the commotion. As weve been reporting it is easily trackable and can cause respiratory
This is abc7 news. Its ridiculous that people can drive under the influence and hurt innocent people and take innocent lives. A grandfather devastated by the sudden death of his grandson, killed by a suspected drunk driver. Tonight, were learning more about the other drive everything arrested after the violent brash. Good evening. Im eric thomas. Tonight, the grandfather says he wants an apology. Katie is live where she spoke with the victims family tonight in san ramone, right, katie . Reporter correct. The collision happened on interstate 680 in san ramone. The driver of the vehicle is still at the hospital tonight. He is improving. She does have fractures in her dine and ribs. It was her young son, elijah, that was killed. Tonight his grandfather makes this plea to the driver of the suv that caused the collision. Chuck still hears 3yearold elijahs voice. Hey, papa, what are you doing . You know, i miss him. I miss him so much. Reporter he watched elijah and 1yearold eliana yesterday
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Grieving. Police have not identified the bodies nor have they released the cause of death in all of this. The investigators are calling the deaths suspicious. We are following this story and we will bring you the latest on fox 5 news at 10 00. And tonight our other big story, thousands of protesters are making their voices heard. They say that they are making progress against the construction of the 2,000 mile long pipeline in north dakota. Stepping in yesterday allowing the project to be temporarily paused while officials reconsider the approval process. The decision came after a federal judge denied the protesters the right to block construction. Lets get to the latest on this with marissa mitchell. She has the latest from phoenix today. Thats right. Hundreds of people came together here in phoenix to show their support. And even though they say this is a step in the right direction, protesters say their work is far hundreds of valley residents gathered today to show support for the