On. It was big and leaping into the air. This video shows the driving challenge that some evacuees had getting out early on sunday morning. The glass fire interrupted overnight during dangerous conditions that brought in onshore winds, gusting up to 50 miles per hour. By afternoon, spot fires were popping up. Like this one near highway 29, posted on social media by a firefighter. Is less than half a mile a quarter mile from the main fire. Just trying to cool it down. It is threatening more than 2000 structures. It is in imminent danger. One of the places at risk, with fires a half a mile away. Workers had to evacuate 55 patients, 13 mental patients and 42 in acute care. They were by ambulance and evacuated to the nearest facility that was best for the condition. About 1000 people have had to evacuate. A full assault included helicopters and a 747. Another night of dangerous conditions. They attempt to make headway on a fire was zero containment. As well as the structure defense. We wil
vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. Now, from abc 7, live, breaking news. Flames intensity. Fires now multiplying in sonoma and napa counties the relief residents hoping for not enough as winds pick up overnight. Thank you for joining us, im dion lim. Im eric thomas. Two new fires burning not far from the glass fire. You can see them here on this live alert wildfire camera. On the left side of the screen and to the east of highway 128 is the glass fire. On the right, you newly named fire. On the far right is the shady fire. Both west of highway 128. And this is the way it looks on a map. These new fires already forced evacuations in sonoma county. The glass fire already forced lot of evacuations today. We do have crews fanned out across the north bay but as winds could pick up overnight, lets begin now with abc 7 meteorologist drew tuma. Drew. Yeah, we are seeing those winds pick up as we speak, especially in the north bay hills right no
64 degrees oakland at 68. Napa petaluma and santa rosa, some of your cooler spots in the mid to upper 50s ive got more on your forecast. Still ahead over to you robin thank you job with the traffic is actually improving im checking out the san mateo bridge and im noticing that that the drive time. Is going down so thats good news for you if youre about to use it here it is west 92. A little busy but not bad at all were 15 minutes to the peninsula here at the bay bridge. Yes, we still have slowed traffic rolling into San Francisco, its a slow roll, but its not bad stacked up just the on west grand and heres a look at some of your freeways around the bay area we have 6. 80 pacheco to danville thats going south averaging 15 minutes which is good no problems for the dumbarton bridge, 84 west 5. 80 is recovering from an earlier crash out of haas the so yes, its pretty slow leaving livermore heading toward dublin and then one on one from the peninsula to San Francisco heading north wide open
They had to be taken to the hospital because of their injuries. Thankfully have a little bit of good news for you theyre saying that the officers are in good condition. Despite all of that the witness says the driver appeared to be in a white needs to be shes in the driver took off. Theyre still currently looking for that driver right now so again if you have any information or you may have seen anything in the area police are asking for you to reach out with that information as they continue this investigation again darren james very scary moment for witnesses to see all of that 2 officers here investigating what they believe was a car crash just to be dragged 10 to 15 feet here on the road. So well bring you more information as this story continues to develop a for now reporting here in oakland raider harvey kron 4 news, thanks ran right. Well, lets get over to the Weather Center John Standing by with a look at our air quality and the rest of the forecast for today john much better c
Other countries in europe, in a roundtable discussion inside cal fires hangar governor newsome thank the president for the approval of 14 firefighting grants and the federal Emergency Declaration as fires scorch millions of acres across the state knew something knowledge more work needs to be done with managing california wetlands, the majority of which are owned by the federal government but in a respectful exchange the governor told the president the fires are result of the Climate Crisis please respect and i know you do. The difference of opinion out here as it relates to this fundamental issue on the issue of Climate Change absolutely appreciate that the president committing to strengthening the state and federal partnership to double down on vegetation management. But without mention of Climate Change were working on that very hard together and. I think were totally in sync i really think were totally in sync. His visit here in Sacramento County lasted about 2 hours and then he le