Mountains and also in southern San Mateo County thousands of people have had to evacuate these communities where the fire is burning and also where the fire continues to threaten theres been extensive damage in areas near Boulder Creek and also in bonny doon homes. Theyre just incinerated by the fire hundreds of other buildings have also been destroyed and many more are still threatened fire crews have been dealing with these intense fires for days now fire Officials Say that it is actively burning in heavy timber and thick undergrowth one of the big concerns has been burning trees which have been breaking apart hitting the ground and then causing the potential for more fires to spread however, firefighters have reported that there have been better firefighting conditions, thanks to improved. The weather. More aerial attacks and an increase in the number of crews that are working the fire. But evacuees that have been staying in nearby santa cruz have been patiently waiting for more upd
That moved through the bay area. Thankfully, we did not see the thunder and lightning we were concerned about. I was over areas of the north bay that actually had lou sky overhead. It was a nice change. We will continue with the hazy sky. Once we become a little more stable, we are likely to see smoke return as fires continue to burn on all sides of the bay area. We are giving you a look at the temperatures, clear skies in place. Many of us are cooler. We are in the upper 50s in San Francisco. 66 in livermore, san jose at 64. Seminaries along the coastline are joan joined by dense fog this morning. We will show you the rest of the extended forecast coming up in just a little bit. It is 4 00 on the dot. Lets say good morning to sal. Hi, sal. Hello. We have traffic doing well around the bay area. It looks good at the bay bridge. If you are driving into San Francisco, the traffic is moving along very nicely. There have been no major issues on interstate 880 in oakland. I like what we see
By the lnu complex fires which have burned more than 357,000 acres containment there when up to 33 and the czu lightning complex fires have burned more than 80,000 acres. In just over a week the fires have burned more than 800,000 acres altogether. Now in the Santa Cruz Mountains crews are quite literally fighting fire with fire. Crews are setting backfires to help protect felton and other communities in the san lorenzo valley just north of santa cruz kron fours rob fladeboe takes us there now for a ride to the fire ravaged felt an empire road. A spot at the time firefighters are gaining ground on the czu lightning complex fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Its hoped backfires here along felt an empire road from upper fall creek to empire grade where one encounters many of those rocks and thick smoke will help keep the fire away from felton been lawman and neighborhoods in the nearby san lorenzo valley. And that way so when the main fire makes its way to the communities that are affecte
You might have the best time ahead outside with those smoky skies booklets go to meteorologist mary lee with a check of the forecast. We have some good news this morning compared to yesterday. The air quality is a little bit better for most of us. Checking our quality conditions you can see a lot of yellow dots and it is moderate this morning. Those red dots are indicating unhealthy air for portions of the north bay as well as for the peninsula. As we go through the day we are still looking at that unhealthy air quality and that is why a spare the air alert is an effect and will likely be exndedfor t week. Temperatures are seasonal and we will talk more about the rest of the week including the Holiday Weekend forecast and alice check in with gianna and it is a slow ride on the Allatoona Pass. It sure is. We have brake lights into the Allatoona Pass out of tracy and mount house to grant line. The eastbound side has an accident around grant line road that was rocking one lane and they ar
Now, from abc 7, live, breaking news. Its just really hard. So because i just remember my parents building that whole house. Wildfires across the bay area continuing to burn tonight. Some families to the south being told to leave now. While, others in the north bay are finding their homes have already burned. And tonight, fear for firefighters about possible Lightning Strikes. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im eric thomas. This is a quick look at three big fires burning in the bay area. The lnu complex, in the north bay, has charred more than 347,000 acres. It is the secondestlargest wildfire in california history. The scu complex, which covers parts of alameda, contra costa, and santa clara counties, is right behind at 343,000 acres. And the czu complex is up to 74,000 acres. It is burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties. A crew in the north bay at the lnu complex and a crew in the south bay at the scu complex. But we begin with weather. There was some rain today. A welc