It is tuesday, august 25th. Is it smoky in there this morning, kumasi. I find it gets smokier as the day goes on. Early in the morning, oh, its not too bad. And then it comes back. No, were not done here. For anyone without air conditioning, you might be like me. The windows open in the middle of the night woke you up. I hope that did not happen to you. Mike is back right now to give us a forecast for today. Mike, i hope you have some good news. I do. But let me tell you, even those of us with air conditioning are suffering as you can probably tell from my voice this morning. It tends to draw it in. We cant our houses air tight enough. Everyone is suffering, just different degrees, i guess. I want to show you the fog out there because it is mixing with the smoke and low visibilisibii in many areas and slowly funneling off towards the east. Air quality is unhealthy in the south bay. Unhealthy for everybody in the east bay valleys. Its moderate around the bay, thanks to that localized se
Mountains and also in southern San Mateo County thousands of people have had to evacuate these communities where the fire is burning and also where the fire continues to threaten theres been extensive damage in areas near Boulder Creek and also in bonny doon homes. Theyre just incinerated by the fire hundreds of other buildings have also been destroyed and many more are still threatened fire crews have been dealing with these intense fires for days now fire Officials Say that it is actively burning in heavy timber and thick undergrowth one of the big concerns has been burning trees which have been breaking apart hitting the ground and then causing the potential for more fires to spread however, firefighters have reported that there have been better firefighting conditions, thanks to improved. The weather. More aerial attacks and an increase in the number of crews that are working the fire. But evacuees that have been staying in nearby santa cruz have been patiently waiting for more upd
Bazaar, surreal, ominous, how would you describe it . This day was different. Good evening, im julie haener. It was crazy, julie. Im frank somerville. Just when you thought 2020 might run out of surprises we are created with one of the most bizarre days in memory. Im 62, grew up in the bay area and never seen anything like it. Headlights on noontime, ash falling from the sky and body clocks wrist disrupted. For some, a sense of being completely out of sync. The dark sky during the daytime had folks grabbing their cameras. Ktvu was flooded with pictures from our viewers. Photographer kevin shane sent this picture from the embarcadero in San Francisco. And john warren sent this this picture from the Golden Gate National conservancy. It was taken on alcatraz island. You can see there is San Francisco completely disappearing in the background. And karen keller sent us this picture from hillsboro with trees creating silhouettes against the backdrop. We have Team Coverage tonight. Our chief
You are taking a look at santa cruz beach. Temperatures soar into the triple digits in some cities. Lets find out how long the heat will last. Drew tuma. Our dangerous heat wave rolls on. Lets get a check how hot it is where you live. We are scorching. 109 in fairfield, 93 in hayward. It is 82 in the city right now. 97 in san jose. Its another hot day across the region. We still have our heat advisories and excessive heat warnings in effect for much of the bay area and again, with these hot temperatures is a high risk of heatrelated illness, unfortunately as the sun goes down, by 9 00, we will still be sweat sweating with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. Overnight, a red flag warning will go into effect for the threat of thunderstorms moving into the region. We will detail that new threat coming up in a few minutes. All right. Drew. Well see you then. Thank you. The heat is putting a serious drain on our states power grid. Abc 7 news in the north bay, joining us now live. What are we l
Contained but the smoke isnt going away yet. You can still smell it in the air. Good evening. Im frank somerville. And im jewel jul. Experts tell us the longer the exposure the more potential for damage. We have Team Coverage tonight. Chief meteorologist bill martin is tracking the smoke and where its the worst. First, its ktvus Jana Katsuyama with the prolonged effects andesh poseur. Reporter julie, they say that smoke particles can inflame the lungs even in healthy peoplement and air quality told me today they might have to extend the spare theair alerts through the week. Reporter smoky skies have hovered over the bay area through the weeks. In the north bay and santa cruz and east bay. Our house smells like smoke and my husband insists that we close the windows instead of letting in the cooler air. You can still smell the smoke now. Reporter the bay area air Quality Management district sparetheair alerts have been extended to tuesday, a record 15 days. Thats one more day issued in 2