Bridge toll plaza. Its a parking lot. Its in the yellow, 18 minutes from the maze into San Francisco. I believe our sensors need to catch up with each other. Its about 25 minutes right now. That is a check of your traffic. A perfect picture of the definition of summertime. This just says its summertime and july 12th, and temperatures actually are going to be seasonal. Right now, we dip all the way down to 49 in santa rosa. 60 in san jose and redwood city. Mid50s in livermore. Still some overcast in San Francisco at 58 although the skies are clearing a lot sooner around the bay this morning. Well see little change between yesterday, today and tomorrow. The warmup begins on friday. We still have that beach hazard statement in effect for today. Dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves right there in pacifica all the way south into santa cruz all the way north into stinson beach. 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Take your pick. 90s at the delta. 80s at santa rosa. 67 in San Francisco. Full forecast
Traffic cameras there. And it looked like in things are brightening up. This particular view from our kpix 5 studios from the port of oakland, its getting darker. How about this view . We climb on top of sutro tower. [ foghorn sound effect ] we look towards the Salesforce Tower. [ foghorn sound effect ] we have layers of cloud and fog,49 santa rosa 59 oakland, mostly cloudy skies for everyone. Temperatures across the bay area spot on with the clearing. 60s beaches. 70s, 80s peninsula. 80s around the dollar is valley through the 70s to the low 90s east of the bay. North bay with sunshine, back to stinson beach, in the 60s to the 80s. Full forecast is coming up. A Massive Wildfire burning near yosemite has exploded in size since it started on sunday. Kpix 5s jackie ward joins now with the allout evident to get it under control. Reporter the video we are getting from the scene is staggering. Already the fire has scorched 39 square miles and is threatening 1500 homes. That fire is burning
Former prison guard who claims he was close to simpson. He says the former nfl star has been a model inmate. But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye seconds. Deeply troubling not in our National Interest in any way, shape or form. Very much, i think, in putins interest and yet another frankly secret meeting. The white house confirms a second meeting with putin. The president tweeted fake news story of secret dinner with putin is sick. Is it responsible to repeal obamacare without a replacement in hand . Well, wed like to see the senate move on something. Senate republicans wont be able to pass either their bill or a repeal without replacement. Im not going to own it. Well let obamacare fail and then the democrats are going to come to us and say how do we fix it. The australian Prime Minister has added his voice for demands to answers over the shooting of an australian woman by a Police Officer in the United States. We are seeking answers. This is a shocking killing. Its ine
Troubling for menlo parks fire chief. Reporter construction crews continue to work today on the massive steel frame set to be facebooks building 21. The site cal osha is now investigating after a worker plummeted 15 feet from the fourth floor. According to the menlo park fire department, the worker fell from the fourth floor to the third floor tuesday when a piece of steel he stepped on dislodged. In a statement, the fire chief said he was rushed to stanford Hospitals Trauma Center where he is recovering. This isnt the first time firefighters had to rush to this construction site. Back in april, two workers were 40 feet high when their steel beam under them dropped. Luckily their safety harnesses saved them. The fire chief says, thats not only very unusual but it deeply concerns me. We reached out to the contractor and to facebook. The companies have not responded to our requests for comment. In menlo park, jessica flores, kpix 5. Firefighters doused debris after a homeless encampment
Destruction and how crews are working to get the blaze under control. Reporter this wildfire is now more than 45,000 acres. Its only 7 contained. Firefighters did execute an all out air attack on the massive flames that are ripping across the hillsides and over the mountaintops. Now, about 5,000 people from Mariposa County were told to evacuate. Governor brown has issued a state of emergency in the area. Flames have destroyed at least 8 structures. No injuries have been reported. Right now, firefighters are worried about the weather and resources as they try to push back those flames. The historic part of mariposa looks like a ghost town. Everyone has been evacuated. No power, hazy air and falling ash. Mary foster, the owner of the Mariposa Hotel inn, watched from her balcony as the flames came over the ridge. Came out last night, and theres nothing on the street. Theres no cars, theres no people. Kind of spooky its like an old ghost town. Reporter this is the busy season another touri