In just a moment. But first take a look at these pictures. Viewers have been sending us clips of lightning strikes from around the area. The lightning lit up the sky over the Santa Cruz Mountains this afternoon in the midst of a thunderstorm. Striking the top of a chimney. These are pictures from central county fire which serves millbrae hillsborough. It looks like a fence was also damaged. Lightning made a large cypress tree look like candling near half moon bay. This was taken by peter finch on pearl avenue and posted on facebook. No one was hurt. Lightning stretched across the skyline along with rain. The weather has caused a delay for the giants game. Only one player made its too bad before the tarps were brought out. So far the game has not been called. We saw scattered showers and other parts of the bay area. This downpour around dinnertime in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Delays at sfo to the weather. A live picture of the airport. There have been ground stops during the evening and
Lines and also sparked some fires. This is near skyline and bear gull much road. Alex savidge joins us now with more on this part of the story. Alex . We have the smoke here coming from the woodside. We are watching helicopters and airplanes dropping fire retardant. This is about woodside, near wonderlecht park. This is a number of fires that started during last nights lightning storms. Firefighters are battling these flames with an aggressive air attack. Water dropping helicopters and planes have been called in to control the fire which is burning through rugged terrain off highway 35 near Kings Mountain road in the woodside area. Cal fire says this was one of seven wildfires. Likely caused by lightning. Four of them have already been brought end control. The National Weather service says that there were at least 1200 cloudtoground Lightning Strikes around the bay area last night as powerful thunderstorms moved into the region. Screaming. Mom, mom, it blew up. Reporter this dramatic c
The colombian president. Does anybody have any questions . I am shocked. [ laughter ] reporter the president taking questions on controversies. From a New York Times report alleging President Trump asked his former fbi director james comey to stand out on an investigation into Michael Flynns ties to russia. No. No. Next question. Reporter to what the president thought a special counsel appointed to the fbi investigation into alleged collusion between russia and the trump 2016 campaign. There is no collusion between myself and my campaign i think it divides the country. Reporter attorney general Rob Rosenstein briefed the senate on the firing of james comey with plans to treat house members friday. Democrats say the special counsel is a good first step. Backup i think there will be a need for a broader investigation. There will be discussion who is the next fbi director. Reporter the president saying today he is close to naming the next fbi director in the top contender is former democr
Were seeing clearing skies around the bay area. It was earlier this morning we had wet moving through. As you get ready to step out now, were seeing still some wet roads in spots, especially in the south bay. Heres a live look outside, and you can see that its all nice and quiet downtown san jose with highs later today up to 73 degrees. Its doing to be a very nice one. Some sunshine and some low 60s along the coast, and in San Francisco. Coming up in about seven minutes, well take a look ahead to slightly warmer temperatures in time for the weekend. Mike is checking in on a crash in concord. Were talking about folks who drive to concord, looking at most of the bay, an easy drive. The road weather index, damp roadways in the eastern portion of livermore, so be careful if youre heading into tracey. Commute direction, westbound highway 4 slows a bit heading past willow road. An earlier crash may still have activity on the shoulder. Theres also a crash on the shoulder, a visual traction, b
Were seeing clearing skies around the bay area. It was earlier this morning we had wet moving through. As you get ready to step out now, were seeing still some wet roads in spots, especially in the south bay. Heres a live look outside, and you can see that its all nice and quiet downtown san jose with highs later today up to 73 degrees. Its doing to be a very nice one. Some sunshine and some low 60s along the coast, and in San Francisco. Coming up in about seven minutes, well take a look ahead to slightly warmer temperatures in time for the weekend. Mike is checking in on a crash in concord. Were talking about folks who drive to concord, looking at most of the bay, an easy drive. The road weather index, damp roadways in the eastern portion of livermore, so be careful if youre heading into tracey. Commute direction, westbound highway 4 slows a bit heading past willow road. An earlier crash may still have activity on the shoulder. Theres also a crash on the shoulder, a visual traction, b