More problems on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. The flaw that could damage the main cable. And some believe that could cause major problems during an earthquake. Good evening. We begin with abc 7 News Reporter live on Treasure Island with new details for us. Allen . Reporter carolyn and dan the main cable coming off the tower goes off into smaller bundle of cable that are anchored under the platform but the smaller bundle of cable are attached to rod that are threaded through a support wall and that is where the problem is 2 74 2 74 anchor rod that is hold the bay bridge main cable in place are threaded through a support wall. But 205 of them are misaligned. Some of the rods are off centered and touching the edges of the hole that is going through. Reporter bay bridge spokesperson victor says earthquake could cause friction and damage the rods but the problem can be fixed. It doesnt present any risk to the seismic performance of the bridge nor interfere with the 150 year life
Tonight millions of people are under an urgent red flag warning as wildfires rip across San Diego County. At least nine fires are burning right now. Some dangerously close to businesses, schools and. Ousands. Many of which have been evacuated. Governor brown has declared a state of emergency. 30 homes have been destroyed. Cal state san marcos has been evacuated right in the middle of finals. Bay area crews including one from santa clara are on their with firefighting. Efforts. We will have a live report from San Diego County in a few minutes. Stay tuned for that. Im dan ashley. Im carolyn johnson. Our other top story, a 4yearold girl smashed over the head with a crowbar while shopping with her dad at a local walmart. It happened a in san jose at the walmart on story road where police say a woman just walked up and started swinging. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Bernard is live in san jose with the story for us. Cornell . Carolyn, that little girl is recovering from the vicious, random att
So far, so good, if you are leaving San Francisco this morning for the holiday get away, remember, south 280 is closed. From 6 to 101. This will affect the giants fans. The exit from the ballpark is going to be jammed. Take 3rd to Caesar Chavez and get back to 280 southbound or get to 80 to 101 south. Giants and twins tonight. The weekend home game with delays around the ball park. Kristen and eric . Morgan hill police are searching for a man who tried to problem a woman outside a target store and brandished a gun. Matt, they caught the suspect on Security Camera . They got good footage of him and everyone knows the only target is here. Now this map is wanted for Armed Robbery. Check out this photo showing a man with a slim build and mohawk in his 20s with a tattoo on the outer left wrist and last seen wearing a black f shirt and green shirts and black and white shoes. A woman walked through target and the man drove up in this car, a white fourdoor sedan with black bra on the front and
Captivated the nations attention, and now victim ron goldmans sister kim is opening up about her attempts to visit simpson behind bars and the time she considered killing him herself. Our exclusive live interview today, friday, may 9th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Nice to have you along on a friday morning. Weve got willie in for matt this morning. Good to be with you guys. The big news, the first round of the draft. Johnny football, Johnny Manziel, a lot of people thought he would go like second, third, fourth in the draft. Were you surprised . Two . Thats where i had him in my mock draft. Mel kiper guthrie over here. She watched the draft. Yeah. But just for the outfits. Were going to have more on that in a moment. We want to start with our top story, and its this weather. Another round of Severe Weather rolling across parts of the south and the midwest today. Lets get righ
Investigators are looking at arson as a possible cause. Shaban is in san marcos tonight. Begad . Reporter ken, good evening. The fire here has burned more than 1200 acres and it turned this home behind me into a pile of rubble. It also created some tense moments for crews on the front line. A flaming twister spiraling through the air. A firenado like this one is one of the scariest things the fighters are facing. We have the wind changing direction. Reporter these flaming tornadoes dont happen that often. When they do, they are dangerous. They can pick up debris and embers and spew them for miles. You can see the fire just towers over the neighborhood. It is a disaster. It is a nightmare here or what . Pinch me or something. Then i keep looking out there and everything is singed, everything is gone. Reporter firenados can quickly increase the size of a wild fire, but they usually only last a couple of minutes. And cooler more humid conditions which could provide some much needed relief