I am pleased to announce that our giant panda and gave birth pam zookeepers going ga ga over the newest addition at our im pam moore. A full hour of your prime time news at eight. Starts right now. male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Pam the yosemite fire now inside the national park. The flames exploding aggressively overnight new fire crews arriving on the scene. Struggling in dry and dangerous terrain. We have to make sure we are cognizant of the conditions around us. Pam tonight, thousands of people are forced out by the flames. And now more evacuations are being urged. As the rim fire grows to 165 square miles. More than twothousand firefighters are struggling for control of the fire. That is only twopercent contained. Heres kron 4s grant lodes, with some of the incredible pictures. Grant . Grant pam images like this tell the story a wall of flames. Firefighters struggle to compete with mother nature. Some officials are calling this an epic fi
Doing to make sure that the new span is completely safe. The clios are below and we are seeing cloudy conditions. It is clear skies for a lot of the land spots. As you head out the door you could expect upper 50s and low 60s. I will be breaking down your high and the 7 day around the bay coming up. We continue to watch what may be a hot spot developed a on the ride to the san mateo bridge. A toll lane was close, one of the fasttrack lanes, was damaged in an overnight accident. Maintenance crews are in group route. Developing story out of danville where there has been a tragedy on the first day of school. Last month, three teams lose control of their car killing one of the passengers. A 16 yearold boy. Kron4 will tran is live at the scene. The school is expected to start at 30 minutes from now. The three kids will not be there because two of them are in the hospital and one on fortunately has died. Here is where it took place. They were driving northbound curious that went around this c
Unit plans to do with and do it quickly donned carmen kron 4 news. Pam continues now. Alternatives with the tonight. Reporter they may plan so that they can get out of time early. There are ready lines to get onto interstate 80 to get over the bay bridge but that is just one of the options. To see all of the cars. These are drivers that have to get on the interstate in a timely fashion because if they do not you would always out in the distance that is the area before you they go to the third traffic and that could happen as soon as 715 this evening. Preparing for this. Crazy i am going to have to dugard tomorrow. I do not trust the the new bridge. I am going to long beach i am taking a vacation. I stay in oakland and is really hard to get back and forth. It is with india spirit it eases reporter was at two different locations where you can get on to the bay bridge and they were backed up as well. Many of the drivers preparing for this for some time j. R. Stone kron 4 news. Pam kron4s
Bridge span running, walking, biking and gawking. Reporter maile strong expectancy will she has to say above her origins be a may performance. male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Pam and of course the news on the bay area is the bay bridge. Charles clifford was a mom reporter the the just look over and see people taking pictures and haunting their hands we were all quinn very slow led the parade. As you approach the toll Plaza Bowling to been slightly reconfigured. If fasttrack only and has to meet its engine to turn to the reich headed to the new stand ahead and off to the right is seeking views of San Francisco bay. You can see the bay in the Golden Gate Bridge from a distance without eating turning your head. On the road later 5 travel lanes but there also suspension tower comes into view. Thats where caltran still working on installing a replacement for those broken boats found aspirin is happening below the deck and cannot be seen from the roa
Pretty much all day. These aerials from this mornings commute courtesy of our helicopter reporter and things did not lighten until just about an hour ago. This afternoon. Heavy traffic at all lanes of the toll plaza. There was one dui overnight. Reporter and the first ticket went to a motorcyclist from oregon who was going 70. The speed limit across the whole span in 50. Reporter finally. After 12 years and 6. 4 billion dollars. People are almost giddy to drive over the new span. Reporter we have video of what it looks like behind the wheel. Reporter most People Fairly impressed traffic to get on the bridge was well worth the wait. Is beautiful as a great experience. The engineering is outstanding its beautiful and makes the old one look old. Was 6. 2 billion, right . Reporter people with no specific destination is just hopping on the new bridge because they want to drive it. They have been looking at this thing and now they get to drive it. Pam . Oakland. Pam today. Pedestrians and bi