Station. Youre watching kron. Bay areas suffering after a scrap metal fire at a recycling facility in the east bay. Huge plume of smoke there yesterday. Thanks for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5. Im grant lotus. Fire crews are still on the scene of that fire at this scrap metal facility near the port of oakland. The smoke could be seen and smelled across the bay area. And officials are saying that the air quality all the way down to near the south bays taking a hit. The fire started around 5. 30, last night at the ships are steel scrap metal facility. That is right near the port of oakland, massive plumes of smoke could be seen across the bay in crews worked overnight to get control of the fire. Some good news. Nobody was injured and the fire is not threatening any structures. The exact cause remains under investigation. Tonight. And even though the fire is mostly under control right now, the air Quality Management district put out an advisory today saying might be sensitive t
The coastline and through the golden gate, most of us are sitting under nice sunshine now and temperatures are starting show some movement. San jose, youre at 70 getting close and brentwood in vacaville while still in the 50s over in timber on as well. San mateo and on up towards cloverdale as we move into the afternoon, temperatures will be right around the same as yesterday. So not a lot of changes just yet. Were going to save those changes for later on this weekend. And ill break them down for you and your forecast rain. All right, john, thank you for that. Well, we started off light. Then we got busy looks like things are light again, especially across bridges. 11 minutes meteor lights are still off at the bay bridge. So no Traffic Building at the toll plaza. 13 minutes 80 to 101 san mateo bridge. Richmond, sandra bridge about 8 minutes there. Maybe youre taking the Golden Gate Bridge right now. 37 to the tolls about 21 minutes. And lets look at our highways where were seeing that
Meet a convertible. Yes, absolutely. Convertible. Top down a day later today. Only if youre inland, though, because at the coastline, if youre driving up and down the coastline, youll probably want to see a little cozier. Weve got a little gray out that direction. San jose and nothing but the sunshine. So go ahead. Enjoy that sun in full force. We are going to be seeing skies getting consistently a little cloudier right along the coastline Golden Gate Park. You get your window of sunshine and then that fog rushes back in late afternoon. 60s 70s for your current temperatures. Not bad at all. Were looking really nice out there right now. Berkeley cool. 61 livermore pittsburgh at 70 degrees. Good morning for the john. Get the weekend started right with a little Time Outdoors later today. It is our last day that were only talking 80s for inland areas. From here on out. We are lifting off into the 90s, even triple digits and went which ive got your full forecast for still to come. Darya jam
People dead wednesday night. One of them has been identified as 44 yearold iman ya, sale of itch. Its believed the other 2 were his children. Dont hear a lot a crime. And then this. Theyre of that magnitude. It was shocking unsettling. Neighbor john sweeney says the family who lived an lark would circle appeared to keep to themselves. It was unusual for this neighborhood to see caution tape cordoning off the street and Police Investigating a gruesome crime. Its frightening situation psychology. Experts like doctor Thomas Plante of Santa Clara University say stress in america is off the charts. And with that, theres been an increase in new gun ownership. If you have a high degree of stress, Mental Health related problems, and easy access to lethal means. Things can get out but controlled really fast. Doctor plante suggests a Mental Health and Public Health approach to address cases of suicide and murder suicide. He believes access to alcohol, drugs and weapons should also be explored. A
Youre heading. Its cool 50s 60s for current temperatures. Nice way to start the morning. Good for the dog. Walk that job that you want to get out of the way warm afternoon and then the real he gets here later in this forecast, which ive got still to come rain. All right, john, thank you for it off to a friday lights start probably stay this way. But if we dont, nows a good time to get things done at 7 a and look at the bay bridge meter lights are off in traffic is freeflowing smooth sailing. However, there is an accident fremont street exit. Been watching drive times on the bay bridge and they have not gone up. So hope hes able to cruelly that off the bridge. 15 minutes. Mateo bridge, no major issues there. Your Response Center bridge nestled around 12 and the Golden Gate Bridge that a little that little line fong 20 minutes to make that drive. James, back to you. Thanks. Reyna. All right, 701, is the time of the top story this morning is the fact that the death toll has gone up in mau