Ber3eley Crystal Clear just as it is everywhere else across the day. Berkeley you been warm all morning long you are in the upper 60s for much of the morning. So hardly even needed a jacket in some areas as youre stepping outside. Now today. We remain calm as far as winds go tomorrow that all changes though winds are going to pick up as we work our way into your wednesday night leading into thursday and that combined with what weve already been seeing the hot dry weather means fire danger is increasing in for the north bay. This means potential Power Outages areas lit up in yellow these are where fire weather watches are taking Effect Tomorrow afternoon. And we are going to be seeing winds in these areas gusting as high as 50 to 60 Miles Per Hour. Why youve got to take this so serioushy because with winds that strong any potential spark could result in a rapidly spreading fire as for right now temperatures are comfortable upwinds are calm today. One of our better days to get outside sp
Fast. Here is the monday morning commute. We start with a look from the emeryville camera to the eastern span of the bay bridge and remark is light headed into San Francisco. We do not find delays or the brake lights gnashing. As we move over to the bay bridge toll plazas there is a different story because if you are paying with cash you have a wait and we have a few cars waiting in the far last hand lanes. We have a house full of furniture, and we are starting at 580 westbound side a couch in the lanes and further for the north near fitzgerald, we have a mattress in the lanes. It looks like possibly one truck has emptied out its load and hopefully c. H. P. Can get this and move things out of way. Matt and eric . Happening now the search is on for a mission 8yearold girl in santa cruz. Last seen 13 hours ago. Our reporter is in santa cruz where police have set up a command post. Janet . Yes matt this is where Madison Middleton was last seen righting her white scooter. She lives in the
580, you can see how bright it is. Mike has been telling us, pack the shades and i will turn 360 around in the 180 detection. Can you see westbound traffic is not too bad. I want to take you to fremont where we have this action working, blocking one or two lanes and 32 Miles Per Hour is the top speed and southbound 680, we have a few vehicles tangled up with backups away from mission boulevard, northbound and as we head into piedmont, we have brushfire burning off of the thornhill drive offramp and in vacaville westbound 80 at davis street a serious accident involving an overturned pickup with heavy delays before 505. Happening now, police in santa cruz have called for extra help in the sent for a missing 8yearold girl. Our protest, janet o is at the command post near where the girl was last seen. Janet . Eric they need all the help they can get. The sheriff is here, k9 from the state and volunteers, searchandrescue volunteers are looking for 8yearold madison middleton. I will . Fun oh
Months. The city manager said they had no idea what was going on until an anonymous pitch told them in may. That prompted the city to hire an outside agency to start an investigation which reveals on four different dates in 2014, the fire chief drank alcohol on the job and drove a city vehicle. He failed to answer calls to supervise a fire at an apartment last year and found to have wrestled with a subordinant during an argument. He is a 20year veteran with hayward fire and promoted to chief in 2012. He is seen in this department recruiting video posted on youtube. Contreras was suspend for a month in june. He is back to work. The city explains why they decided not to fire him. He has been an excellent fire chief and excellence employees. Everyone makes mistakes. People are human and he has taken full responsibility for his actions and he has been subject to appropriate discipline. Part of the discipline he has to sign a last chance agreement with the city conditions including not drin
Wherever the journey takes you, carry American Express gold. Its more than a card. Its the gear that gets it done. Embarcade now on abc 7 news firefighters gained ground on a devastating wildfire as residents return home to nothing and one of the areas hardest hit bit valley fire. A driver in custody after a Road Construction worker is killed in the east bay. And the pope touches down in cuba days from his u. S. Visit. Whats in store for his historic appearances. Abc 7 news at 4 00 starts right now. Sifting through ashes in middletown today. Too many people returned home to find everything gone. They were forced to run for their lives because of the explosive valley fire and many had to leave pets and animals behind. Hello and thank you for joining us. Here is the latest on the valley fire. Additional evacuation orders have been lifted in etna springs and james creek areas of napa county. Tonight more than 7,200 homes remain in danger, 585 have been completely destroyed. The fire is 74