No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. robin in our top story this morning. Wildfires continue to burn in Southern California. Forcing people from their homes and scorching hundreds of thousands of acres. The thomas fire is the largest blaze. It has burned 230 thousand acres and is 10 percent contained. Some of the strongest santa ana winds in recent memory are fueling the fires. And conditions are expected to remain in place through at least the next few days. Kim hutcherson has the latest. Mark brown ca dept. Of forestry and Fire Protection weve experienced some extreme fire behavior on the fire. California officials. Warning that the massive thomas fire is still advancing. And nearby communities must be prepared for the worst. Sheriff bill Brown Santa Barbara county this fire has acted in an unpredictable manner. It has be
Less then 30 min from the maze to sf. james more on our breaking news out of new york city where there are reports of where there york city out of new breaking news more on our james maze to sf. james more on our breaking news out of new york city where there are reports of an explosion in manhattan. This is a live shot from the scene. Its near the Port Authority bus terminal. Witnesses say there was a very loud explosion and people were seen running out of the terminal near times square. The subway has been evacuated. Law enforcement says one man had an explosive device strapped to him. He is custody. At least one other person was injured in the explosion. darya our top story this morning. Wildfires continue to burn out of control in Southern California. james now the thomas fire in Ventura County is getting closer to Santa Barbara. This is a live shot from that fire. darya its burned 230 thousand acres and is now the fifth largest fire in californias history. And this morning it is j
Change my plan. Reporter three people did get checked out for headaches and ringin in the ears but, again, no serious injuries reported here other than the suspect who right now is at a new york City Hospital talking to detectives allegedly admitting he did this because he was inspired by isis. Elizabeth hur, abc news, port authority, new york. Take a look at this, the World Trade Center are lit in n red, white and blue tonight. Governor andrew cuomo asked for the patriotic colors after todays attack in manhattan as a symbol of our values of freedom and democracy. And local authorities are stepping up security to make sure the bay areas Transit System is safe and secure as possible. Jessica castro from abc 7 mornings has that part of our coverage. Reporter local agencies taking to social media, i want to show you this tweet from sfpd saying the San Francisco Police Department is following the events in new york city and that there are no known threats to San Francisco. As well as offic
Labor practices. They created a budget that did not staff the city and refusing to listen to workers compress our concerns for the safety and health of coworkers and people of oakland. The local 21 is in the middle of its own negotiations. That union, which represents about 1,000 members in oakland is on a sympathy strike. And it is really important for us to be out here on sympathy strike because when the city gives an offer, we expect the same one to come to us. So it is not like the city is going to give them something unequitable and turn around and get us something better. We never thought the city would put us in aposition to be out of work for seven Straight Days without pay. Talks are expected to last into the night. Abc 7 news. A Deadly Police shooting in the bay view district. The Department Released the name of the officer involved. Christopher sammioa. You are watching footage of the chase that ended up in a shooting. The suspect yupped ott avenue ran and running past the P
And im dan ashley. And the strike means there is no garbage pick up and no libraries open and no parking enforcement. They worked with a neutral mediator brought in by the state. We are live from oakland, alyssa, any signed of a resolution. Reporter well, dan, Union Leaders say they are stuck on some issues but they have made progress. Theyve been in talks for more than eight hours and say they wont back down until their workers get what they deserve. There is still to deal between oakland unions an the city. But philippy chapter president said they are making progress. We have made some progress and i find that promising and were going to try to keep going, weve gotten a little bit of traction. He said the Union Negotiators are in one room, city negotiators in another. And the workers enter day seven of the strike as they say, cautiously optimistic. Workers set up picket lines outside of city hall. This woman who worked at the library for seven years is disappointed the mayor has not