Chains are a must over the mountain passes tonight. We want to begin with the rain, which is really coming down in a number of places around the bay area. Drew tuma joins us with live do doppler 7. The storm is really getting its act together. Live doppler 7 is showing you an active picture. A lot of downpours have developed with yell row and orae on your screen. Around moraga, you can see from donald drive to pinehurst road, it is pouring buckets at this hour. A little to the south we go, around piedmont as well, a downpour across 580. To the north we go around napa, live doppler street level. Highway 29. It is wet, downpouring to the west of the city of napa with pops of yellow on your screen. And down to the peninsula we go. Live doppler 7, starting to see the first drops, around redwood city, milpitas likely seeing a few drops within the hour. Live done louppler 7 showing mon developing offshore and this is all going to move onshore in the next hours. The bay bridge toll plaza, it
Ventura county northwest of los angeles. Every time you see the flame coming up your heart sinks down and you keep praying and keep hoping. Reporter have you ever seen anything like this before . No. Im in shock. Reporter Governor Brown declaring a state of emergency. They dont know how many homes and buildings have been destroyed because of the intensity of the fire. Firefighters not only fighting flames but the strong windy conditions. The Water Systems rely on pump systems. So theyre electrically powered. That could account for some of the difficulties weve had, plus the enormous at of usage, stress on the water system. Theres a lot of different factors. Reporter President Trump tweeting on the fires, offering thoughts and prayers and encouraging residents to listen to local officials. Obviously, the winds are a huge factor in this firefight. Abc7 weather anchor spencer is here. At the surface, the wind varies widely. From calm winds to gusts up to 40 miles per hour. Heres a look at
In southern california, as firefighters struggle to contain windwhipped wildfires, a situation that will probably get worse before it gets better. Thanks for joining us. Im kristin zee forr alma daetz. These fires are coming up to land marks. The biggest is the thomas fire in Ventura County where 150 homes and roughly 100 square miles have burned, an area twice the size of San Francisco. The newest has burned near the getty museum. So far the museum is unharmed but four homes have burned down nearby. We get a look on the ground. Reporter terrifying images along a freeway in los angeles. Part of interstate 405 shut down. Nearby, flames surrounded the iconic getty museum. Its just one of several fires raging out of control in southern california, scorching tens of thousands of acres, firsti forcing evacuations and shutting down schools. The thomas fire burning in Ventura County northwest of los angeles. Every time you see the flame coming up your heart sinks down and you keep praying and
When its all said and done, just for the garage. Reporter much of that will be out of his possibility. His homeowners policy paid 55,000. And he has a lawsuit pending against the water district. The city is busy working on a sanitary sewer improvement project. It was aggravated last year because the pump went out. The sight of adults, children and pets being evacuated remains. A few new residents have moved in, such as sergio as vee dough. It gives me some type of confidence that it wont happen again. Not 100 sure. We still have to prepare just in case. Reporter well soon see if hes right. In san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. Well, clouds got in the way of tonights sunset and tomorrow those clouds will bring us rein he rain in the bay area. This is pretty widespread. Yeah, and it will become widespread as we go later into our wednesday. Its been several weeks since weve seen rain, and it is returning to the region. You do notice there are a few returns many this is not reaching the gr
Abc 7 throughnews. New year, old problems. People in san jose are still rebuilding from last years devastating floods and are not happy to see several days of rain in the forecast starting tomorrow. Its been almost a year since coyote creek flooded over president s day. Some were literal lly carried t safety. The repairs and rebuilding continue not just physically but mentally as well. Survivors arent looking forward to another rainy season. David louie has their story now from san jose. Reporter leaves in the gutters can well lead to clogged storm drains. Debris in coyote creek could impede water flow. Everyone is on alert at rain returns. Were on stand by. As soon as the storms happen our crews go out there and inspect trash racks to make sure everything is flowing safely. Reporter rob susa is learning how expensive it can be. It will be about 170,000 when its all said and done, just for the garage. Reporter much of that will be out of his possibility. His homeowners policy paid 55,0