More. Reporter peggy, theyre getting a very good handle on this. A number of people are watching this as they are driving past. Were on the highway 80 offramp, just west of the cummings skyway. The Highway Patrol has closed both the onramp and the offramp of interstate 80 at cummings skyway. Youre looking at at least one of several helicopters that have been used to pour fire retardant and water on this brush fire. We have pictures of what it looked like earlier. The fire broke out, according to a neighbor i spoke with, alongside interstate 80 in the eastbound direction. This is, again, 3 00 in the afternoon, very near the phillips refinery in rodeo. Numerous fire crews responded. They managed to keep the fire from going anywhere near the refinery. It did, however, the fire itself, progress into a ravine that went alongside the refinery. It also there was another fire that began on the other side of the hill closer toward crockett, towards the cummings skyway part of this county. There
We are live tonight in oakland and have the latest. Reporter one of the reasons residents could not return to their homes is because that damaged construction crane posed a risk of falling down and potential by damaging nearby buildings but now that the crane has been pulled down that concern has been eliminated. It took engineers hours to calculate how to pull down this damaged construction crane but once the cables were attached to machinery on the ground it took only seconds for it to come tumble down. It came down the way the crane engineers wanted it to work out. Shortly after it was toppled, city officials began to work to turn power on for nearby buildings. We will be contacting residents and property managers. If folks want to reach out to us they can look at the citys website. There are a few buildings that may have been damaged with flames or smoke. Those will remain off limits until the officials can decide if they are safe. About 700 people have been displaced by the fire.
Than yesterday. Notice the wind speed out to fairfield 17 miles per hour. Were seeing temperatures mostly in the 50s to start the morning. You compare this to the same time yesterday. Most of the bay area about 5 to 10 degrees cooler than the same time on saturday morning. One exception to the cool down rule today is expecting temperatures through the mid 90s. Its a heat advisory youll see for sunday. Bay side temperatures 60s to low 70s from San Francisco to oakland and 80s returning to san jose. Close to 100 degrees. Thats some improvement. Well see continued cooling in the week. But another heat wave will be taking shape. Well show you in a few minutes. Thank you so much. Dozens of evacuees are back in their homes this morning following a fire that destroyed an apartment complex under construction in oakland. The flames damaged a massive crane. Engineers had to take down the unstable crane but they did so successfully, as you see there. City officials have been working with pg and e
In San Francisco, police had extra officers on patrol but that didnt stop the illegal fireworks there either. [ sirens ] this is the way it looked in chinatown near ports smouj square. Abc 7 news viewer sebastian dean sent us this video of the illegal show after the legal show at the wharf. Officers did disburse the crowd but we dont know if they arrested anyone here. San Francisco Police did make four felony arrests last night for fireworks, guns and drugs. Investigators say illegal fireworks started a house fire in vallejo. It started around 1 15 this morning. The fire caused about 100,000 in damage. One family is displaced. Nobody was hurt. Fireworks are illegal in vallejo. Fireworks may have also caused a fiveacre blaze in oakley last night. Pg e shut off power lines as they put out a fire on honey lane. Two people went to the hospital with smoke inhalation. Residents got pets out safely as they cleared the area. A bay area veteran needs help finding her service dog. Here is a pict
And today, his mother is questioning the sjpd. Police say the 18yearold was despondent and wavinging a gun at them. It happened before 5 00 last night. Laura is is at Police Headquarters this evening. Two very different sides of story. Whats the latest . Thats right. San jose police say the boy was suicidal and aimed a dwun at them, but the boys mom has different story and said shes just trying to make sense of it all. I come home to my son being dead. Hes no longer with us. A heartbroken Sandy Sanchez breaks down and sobs while talking about the death of her 18yearold son, anthony nunez. I have to bury my son. Bury my son. She said she was out of town when she got a call this nunez had shot himself, grazing his head with the bullet. Z for whatever rb, he was really add. He was very depressed. I dont know why. Sanchez told her family to call 911. San jose police chief andy garcia says moments later, two officers showed up. Officers began approaching the residence at which point, the su