Peninsula. Tonight people breathing a sigh of relief after flames got way too close for comfort. Good evening. Dozens of homeowners in belmont on edge this evening. Theyre back home after a fastmoving brush fire forced them to evacuate. This happened near alhambra drive, which backs up to open space near san juan canyon. The outcome could have been very different but quick work by firefighters saved homes. Nbc bay areas jean elle has more. Reporter standing on the rooftops of homes, firefighters poured water on a fouralarm brush fire moving up a dry canyon in belmont. While crews attacked the flames, Belmont Police officers went door to door. They said, sorry, you have to evacuate. So we just got ready. Reporter telling people in 40 homes in the cipriani neighborhood to evacuate. One woman snapped this picture of flames out her back window before she left. Some didnt know they were in danger. I saw the smoke. At first i thought it was the regular stuff. Reporter officers tied caution t
Now at 11 00, what is it going to take to fix californias unemployment mask . This has been the worst possible experience ever. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan learning he will pay the price for not wearing a mask. As the raiders make their las vegas debut, there is a new push to bring football back to oakland. This bay area musician nearly died from coronavirus. Tonight, the emmy nominee discusses the battle doctors did not think he would survive. Just staring at the wall in a trancelike state. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbs in the area, the Unemployment Agency is not, is an overhaul mode. It is a new blow to hundreds of thousands of californians. Reporter the edd said the number of unemployment claims grows by 10,000 per day. A new set, reset his ed to help prevent backlog. Speak of it creates a lot of anxiety and high road pressure. Reporter she has only received three edd payments since may. She says she is owed about 12,000 in unemployment insurance. Her hours were cut as a cons
That woman in oakland tonight, one of many who feels the decision to clear those officers is unjust. Good evening, im julie haener. And im frank somerville. Here in the bay area we saw protesters making a statement tonight with their cars. Take a look, traffic on the bay bridge slowed to a crawl around 6 30 tonight as caravans of protesters collectively slowed the evening commute this video from scott fox shows the unusually heavy traffic on the upper deck headed into the city. Because of the backup some transit agencies, including muni , temporarily suspended their trans bay service. We also saw slow traffic on the dunbar bridge in another display of civil disobedience. This was shortly before 6 00 as a small caravan of slow moving cars made their way west across the bridge. In oakland protesters gathered outside city hall tonight to display their displeasure with the term events and also to recognize lives lost in california at the hands of police. Tran wants amber lee joins us now a
Fire map continuing north through the rural hills, it will run right into the burn scarred from the complex fire. Any shift in wind direction could easily spell disaster. Katie nielsen joins us with coverage, and there was some change in the air tonight. Diablo wind picked up, moving this fire southwest. Exactly what firefighters did not want to happen. You can see some of the smoke, the reservoir is buried beneath all of that smoke. This is more toward the road with the smoke plumes coming up , the wind pushed this fire toward the south. This fire is burning in a populated area near deer park. Air tankers paint the rages around bill canyon with fire retardant. It helps them get into areas that they may not be able to go into. Backfires were started along the east side of the trail to protect nearby structures. Tom lives on the west side of silverado trail. He decided not to evacuate. He is using garden hoses to try to save his home care we hope we dont end up like the guy across the s
Abc7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield is live in the district with more on this. Good morning, amy. Good morning, kumasi. The center of education reform in washington, d. C. , Distance Learning saying its better for kids to be here in the classroom than to be learning from home and suggesting that some kids are falling behind. As they do all of this Distance Learning. Anexpert alyzednd having too ma students at once on google meet and zoom is robbing children of the opportunity to engage or get the proper feedback from teachers. Were seeing children who whether they are elevated in their learning or below in their learning and even mid line coming in way below with this type of offering. The center for education reform in washington, d. C. , is a nonprofit, pro charter advocacy group. It releases a yearly parent power index in which california scored a d in the area of digital and personalized learning because of last april when schools went online and the state lacked laptops and wifi hot