Creek. Southbound 680 slowly starting to fill in. I have been watching this guy with his hazards on, not a blocking issue and i dont think thats going to slow you down. That should not be a significant problem for you. Quick check of drive times. Highway 4 to walnut creek, still wide open in the green at six minutes. Westbound 24 walnut creek to highway 13, another nine. And tracy to dublin, our normal early slow spot, in the yellow, up to 39 minutes. A couple minor issues in the south bay, well check on those next. Right now, im tracking a ferocious wildfire raging, that is threatening homes near yosemite. We just got this new video into our live desk. You can see the det wiler fire burning along highway 140 in Mariposa County. The fire ballooned overnight from 15,000 to 25,000 acres. Only 5 contained at this point. The entire town of mariposa is evacuated. Crews are fighting this from the ground and air with about 1400 firefighters on hand right now. Firefighters say the fire is, quo
They would not support their own petros parties Health Care Proposal that prompted Mitch Mcconnell to wave the white flag. Pat 11 00 p. M. Washington time he said no more health care plan. In the coming days the senate will instead vote to repeal the existing plan which is obamacare. The majority leader said regretfully its now apparent that the effort to refeel and replace the failure of obamacare will not be successful. President trump also tweeting late ton, urging republicans should just repeal obamacare now. And work on a new plan to that starts with the clean slate. A new plan could take months if not years. Now well continue to follow the developments overnight and into the morning hours. Both on air and online. Our website and social media platforms are being updated 24 7. Back in bay area too close for comfort firefighters are keeping a close eye on a brush fire best of your knowledge near several wineries one of them a popular concert venue. Mountain view. Firefighters moved
If the winds had changed and the fire had been moving towards the east instead of the south, that fire deaf and firebreak wouldve come into play. How close is this fire to the winery . Is not of that field break, but how close are we talking . I would say is about a mile away to the west. There is a ridge in the valley between the fire in the mountain winery which is a concert venue. How wide is the firebreak . Tell us about Defensible Space for people. How much Defensible Space should you have around your home quick this firebreak is between 30 and 100 feet wide. It depends upon where youre measuring it. We also worked with the mountain winery to look at the sensibility of the venue. And the amount of vegetation that is below the venue. We recommend on steep slopes like that that you send the fields below the property up to 100 to 200 feet away. You are required to have 100 feet of Defensible Space by law if you live in that type of area. Patty, thank you for joining us with that upda
Temperatures are down 14 degrees and concord. 11 at napa airport. 10 in livermore. Fairfield also down the ditch. I think thats going to translate into cooler temperatures. The fog is moving in. There are some good gusts already and i would prepare for 60s, 70s and 80s today. 60s, 70s and 80s. I like that picture of sfo you just put up there. Do you have a flight . I love it. Now we are looking at the livermore valley. Traffic on 580 through the Altamont Pass is not bad. Its not a terrible commute. We do have some slowing on 205. The early commuters are out but for the most part, you can get a decent drive. If you are driving from livermore to dublin and hayward, it is a nice drive so far. This is a look at 880 in oakland. No major problems in both directions as you drive on the nimitz freeway. At the bay bridge toll plaza it is light. If you got up early, the roads are cooperating so far. Police think amanda for his work with the San Francisco Film Commission may have been killed in c
Santa cruz coast. I think eventually it will fill in there. 50s, 60s, a couple of isolated 70s. Fairfield, 57. Low 50s in hillsborough and woodside and pacifica. Stanford, 53. 14 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time at the concord buchanan airport. Everyone else is in the Single Digits are close. Winds from the west and southwest. The system his engine and and that is allowing the door to open up for a bigger fall back and cooler temperatures. 60s, 70s, 80s for most inland. House and and, sal . I could sit here and mess around on the internet if theres no traffic im on twitter, as you know. We dont have a lot to talk about right now. We are looking at slow traffic, 205 in 580, traffic is going to be slow, as it normally is. On 205, traffic is slow, is down to about 15 miles an hour. Further up on the Altamont Pass, its a little better but still its going to be slow until you reach the livermore area. Then it gets better for livermore, the drive from livermore into pleasanton. If