Because of the weather. This new video from sfo. A plane taking off in the smokey skies, in the air and on the ground, no escaping the smoke and ash. Ihave allergies really bad. What will it take to clear out the bad air . A lot of it depends on the fire still raging out of control. Bay area tonight, surrounded. Not surprisingly the spare the air alert has been extended through friday. Tonight a lot of uncertainty remains. What will we wake up to tomorrow . Fire containment, the forecast and our air quality concerns. Lets begin in walnut creek where the streets and restaurants are relatively empty cheryl. Should people stayed in and others tried to be as normal as possible even though there was nothing normal about today. Reporter the clock says 6 00 p. M. In oakland but looks nothing like sunset. Lake merritt is almost empty. The orange sky, obviously, and the overcast turned people away today. Reporter an ominous looking sky didnt take people like al from taking his walk. Die hards l
We will have some cool down again next week ill pick after today we will have a little warmup but a lot of fog and storms in the mountains erupting the last couple of days. A little overcast and breezy to just a roaring delta wind at some Higher Elevations of 30 . 50s and 60s on the temperatures and there is some sun breaks but thats a pretty decent fog wake when you get 3045 mile per hour wins out there setting the stage for cooler day today. That fog bank is large and temperatures mostly below average today. In the city, do you want to start their . We do want to start in the city. Thats for sure. We have a big problem. A couple of different crashes with one car on fire on 80 westbound right here in symphysis go. You can see that it looks like the bar may be out but the lanes are blocked here from that picture we are showing you from a caltrans camera. I can put it on the map for you here and show you what it is doing to traffic. And slowing all the way across the bay bridge. Here is
A father is furious after a Georgia Police officer shoots at his car with his kids riding in it. See how the confrontation unfolded and what police say happened. And bidens running mate. The Presumptive Democratic nominee may be ready to reveal his Vice President ial pick as the cbs news Battleground Tracker shows biden leading in two more crucial states. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The president s executive orders described in three words, unworkable, weak and far too narrow. The kindest thing i could say is he doesnt know what hes talking about. The number of positive coronavirus cases in the u. S. Now over 5 million. Top democrats are criticizing President Trumps executive orders on coronavirus relief. Weve got much of what we wanted without having to give up anything. And thats very good. You cant beat that. All of his toughness on russia happened under President Trump. The interference is also happening on President Trumps watch which is why im specif
Oakland, 95 so far. San jose, triple digits. These are not the official highs. These are highs so far. There will be a lot more added to this list. Look at this map. Everyone other than Half Moon Bay in the 90s and 100s. Extreme heat, absolutely. 109 in fairfield. We have the dangerous heat wave prompting much of the bay area to go under that excessive heat warning until 9 00 p. M. For the inland spots on wednesday. There is a high risk of heat illnesses. Ill let you know how long this heat wave will last and what is changing for your weekend, coming right up. Right. Anyou. With te power grid operator has issued a statewide flex alert. It asks to you conserve energy as much as possible until 10 00 p. M. There was a flaring incident at the she have ronachevron in spewing black smoke into the afrlt you could see it for miles and miles. Live with more on the story, eric . Reporter larry, most of us know around here, the hot weather and spare the air days go together like salt and pepper.
Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Two dozen inmates at san quentin prison have died from covid19. Today we learned a guard who spent his entire career there is the first staff member to die from the disease. Hello, thank you for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. A south bay family now mourning the loss of a beloved husband, father, veteran, and longtime corrections officer. 55yearold Gilbert Polanco died this morning after a long battle with covid19. Polanco is the first guard at san quentin prison to die from the virus. Abc7 news spoke with the family today. Cornell barnard is live in san jose. Just so heartbreaking. It is a heartbreaking story, dion. His family says he wascovirus f corrections officer will live on. He is a good man. Were all devastated. Family and friends mourning the loss of 55yearold sergeant Gilbert Polanco who died at this San Jose Hospital sunday morning. He was a longtime corrections officer at san quentin pr