Weather alert as part offense the bay area near 110 degrees. This is one of the hottest days we have seen in three years. Many places breaking records. That includes the trivalley. This is a live look where you can it just looks hot in that video. San francisco it was so hot we broke the record of 92 degrees set in 1904 before noon. Crowds packing ocean beach looking for place to cool off. That was great place two. Were tracking the possibility of Power Outages into the evening and into the workweek as the heat continues to cause problems. Lets bring in meteorologist. This is labor day for the ages. The hottest since labor day of 2017. Were seeing temperatures right now going above 110 degrees. This is an extreme heat event for the bay area. Lets show you numbers now. In the inland portions of contra costa county, you can see the temperatures there from 110. 112 in fairfield. 111 degrees. San francisco has cooled to 94 after hitting a record high after 98. Preliminary will climb higher
Im jamie colby, in ocean city, maryland, an irresistible atlantic resort town known for its golden beaches and this historic boardwalk. Now, the population may read 7,000, but more than 8 million visit every single year. And im here to meet a family that has a strange inheritance thats been an icon on this boardwalk for more than a century. Hi, doug. Hi. Im jamie. Nice to meet you. So nice to see you, too. Your family really is so well known here. Yeah, im afraid we are. Yeah, weve been here a long time. A long time, indeed since 1890, to be exact. Doug trimpers greatgrandparents daniel and Margaret Trimper purchase two city blocks of oceanfront land. They start with a pair of small hotels but in 1902 decide to risk everything on a new attraction. Daniel wants to bring in a ride unlike any seen before in maryland. He orders a massive carousel from the herschellspillman company. With a diameter of 51 feet, the merrygoround is one of the largest built up to that point. How special is the
Area. Chopper 5 over a pair of small vegetation fires in san jose this afternoon. One started in the interstate 280 highway intersection interchange. The other burned about six acres near south on highway 101 in south san jose. No damage reported. In livermore a pair of fires gained momentum for a while under near triple digit conditions. One burned about an a and have near minds road. The other, called the lad fire because of its proximity to the livermore lab, burned nearly 30 acres. It is nearing containment earlier today i got close to some nearby wineries. Mcgrail vineyard says its lucky a vineyard was spared when flames racing over the hills stopped just feet away. You can get smoke taint on the grapes and we just have some fruit set in here so we want to avoid any kind of smoke. No official word on what caused the fires. Christopher columbus going on another voyage. Today the city of San Francisco decided to remove the statue of columbus near coit tower. Earlier this week it was
We are there as its caught and treated. Hes special for us because hes probably the oldest and the healthiest that weve seen. A live look from our salesforce camera right now on kpix 5 news at 7 00. Streaming on cbsn bay area. Finally cooling down on that side of the bay after a very warm thursday. Good evening, i am can best deal. I am elizabeth cook. Dozens of surfers loving the weather today at ocean beach in San Francisco. They had some pretty good ways out near the clubhouse. In fact if we go live to pacifica you can see dozens of surfers are still out there pedaling around right now because its still pretty warm out there. Chief meteorologist paul heggen is here. Some of these surfers will be out there until it probably gets dark taking advantage. Well after sunset before the last hit of light is out of the sky and its hard to blame them with such hot temperatures further inland. They are starting to drop a bit but close to 90 degrees right now. In concord just above 90 degrees.
We spoke with omar taylor senior at his home in pittsburgh. He is grieving the loss of his older son, 24yearold omar taylor who meant the world to him. He sent pictures of omar from a recent wedding he attended and older pictures of him in high school where he played high school. Worked hard at his job but focused on music. And he was killed in a deadly shooting at an airbnb rental in renda. He says his son who was building up his dj work was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Trying to wake up from a bad dream, and hoping my son will walk through the door, you know what i mean and just the thought of never being able to have a conversation with my firstborn kid is crushing to me. This kid has been with me, by my side, since he was a baby. Now, the Sheriffs Department announced last night that a fifth person has died, 19yearold, and family members say her smile could light up a room and families donated her organs to help others. Something that she was absolutely passionate about. N