Blackouts due to the strain on the states power grid. Investigators. The el dorado fire started there is a flex alert, again, for tomorrow between 3 00 p. M. Yesterday in El Dorado Ranch and 9 00 p. M. First, we begin our coverage, tonight, with abc 7 news park. It quickly spread out of meteorologist, drew tuma, and, control, and has now led to drew, i think we all want to mandatory evacuation orders of know when are we going to get a break here . Several communities. Yeah. Cal fire says the suspects can dion and eric. Be criminally and financially records, today, were falling left and right. Responsible. The agency did not say whether the parents were expecting a boy we exceeded 100 degrees in much or a girl. Of the bay area. 13 records, set earlier today. Now, the heat was certainly unrelenting in southern 100 degrees, officially, in San Francisco. That is the warmest day weve california. Had in three years. The tripledigit temperatures sent crowds seeking relief at you can see 111 i
Coast. Right now 74 in San Francisco, 69 in mntai ba sutroower camera, air quality not bad right now. 60s in the north bay. So 23450i7b9s by 9 00, and 106 by the delta, 1 00 with 94 in oakland looking at those pinks, really kind of staying in the east bay valleys and well look for the seabreeze to strengthen a bit by later on tonight. But that brings in a high fire danger. More that coming up. And a statewide flex alert is in effect today. The extreme heat could strain the states power grid. So were being asked to conserve energy. Utility companies will focus on conservation from 3 00 p. M. To 9 00 impeachmen 9 9 00. So avoid using large an appliances, use fans and set the thermostat to 78 degrees. And if you are trying to beat the heat, you will probably want to stay away from ocean beac crow pn tay i not is live at ocean beach for us this morning. Good morning, lauren. Reporter yeah, mayor breed warned that Law Enforcement will be patrolling the area. The parking lot will be closed u
68 in mountain view. 70 in la fayette. And with the air quality poor in east bay and south bay, but by 9 00, were already in the 90s over the east bay hills. 108 in san ramon by 1 00, 98 in napa, 101 petaluma, 72 Half Moon Bay and still scorching hot by 5 00. Tonight the fog will come back to the coast and unfortunately things changing not in a good way. And there is a flex alert in effect because of the extreme heat. So were being asked to conserve energy from 3 00 p. M. To 9 00 p. M. And that means avoid using large an appliances, close the use fans and set the thermostat to 78. And if you are trying to beat the heat today, you will probably want to stay away from ocean beach. The crowds packed the beach over the weekend and mayor breed is not happy about it. And lauren mar tee sneetinez is us at ocean beach. Reporter yeah, mayor warned that Law Enforcement will be patrolling the area. She closed the main parking lot for ocean beach over the weekend and on twitter the mayor said that
Harassment. Congressman Jason Chaffetz chairs this two hour long meeting. Good morning, the Committee Comes to order and without objection the chair is authorized to call recess. We will have hearing about the National Park service. 2016 represents the hundred year since the park service was founded. We find an agency in crisis. We have good, hard working people who do good service for this nation. They serve the public as attending the parks at record numbers but we are having problems. We should be working to increase visitation and providing recreational opportunities to the American People. The mission of the National Park service to is honor the values for this generation and future generations. But that doesnt work when you have multiple cases of longstanding employee misconduct that is distracting the agency from the mission. There is no doubt when you hire tense of thousands of people there is going to be bad apples. They will cause disruption and heartache to a lot of people i
Saying we need a bigger coast guard, how do you feel about the resource picture now that the fy 17 budget request is in . You mention several of the new major investment strings underway. The growth of the structure and the readiness picture. What most challenges you at this point and executing all of that . I am immensely pleased with our acquisition budget. On the other side we have our operations in maine is, what our operations and maintenance, would cost to do operations and people from under that funding portfolio as well. Were not keeping pace. In fact were fact were not even keeping pace with budget control funding levels. Where funded below that level to sustainer operation so its great that were modernizing, the sustaining piece is still a bit of a challenge for me. Thats work that i need to do in demonstrating how critical that is because lets face it, ive been to enough commissioning ceremonies now more than i have decommissioning ceremonies, thats a good thing, more births