Im meteorologist sandhya patel. Blistering heat again tomorrow. When youll get a break. Im Cornell Bernard in the east bay where extreme heat is taking a toll on weary firefighters. A chaotic scene in philadelphia. Additional cops. Six Police Officers shot during a gun battle that lasted for hours. Im kate larson in San Francisco where state leaders and Health Care Executives are coming together to create solutions for homelessness. Abc news starts right now. The from abc7, live breaking news. And that breaking news is nearby ron in contra costa county. Vegetation fire burned 15 to 20 acres. Cal fire tweeted images about 10 30 tonight of the fire burning near vasko road. Crews will be out there for hours keep an eye on things. Its 84 degrees right now in byron. But not very windy, thank goodness. Fire is a major concern as the bay area swelters. A live look at oakland set a heat record today. Brace yourself. We are not done yet. We have Live Team Coverage tonight on the dangerously hot
Good morning on this thursday, august 15th. Already sweating a little bit. Youre never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. Meteorologist mike nicco, we blame you. But i also thank you because you got our air conditioning back on in the studio. Thank you. I tried. Who doesnt have their air conditioninger on the they have one today . Moderate to high heat. Theres parts around brentwood and livermore, very high. The highest category of heat illness risk, 95 to 107, except for the bayshore. Parts of the bayshore will be mid to upper 90s. Not sure why the National Weather service kept the bayshore out of this heat advisory. It should be in there, also. Weve got lake county and Solano County hotter, 100plus until 10 00 tomorrow. Records will fall once again. Sue . Looking at your roadways on this thursday morning. Not too shabby if youre out and about at 5 01. Here is a look at the Golden Gate Bridge. You already have four lanes in the southbound direction, two in the
Centers. Several bay areas will have cooling centers open today. You can find the lowsest to you by going to our website, abc7news. Com. It is 4 30 on the dot f. Youre just joining us, lets get a quick update on weather and traffic. These temperatures look a lot like yesterday because theyre going to be the same, maybe a degree warmer or two in some areas. 56 to 66. A little cooling left. This is the 7 00 temperature. 70 to 74 along the coast. 84 to 92 from noon to four. Still in the 80s and 90s at 7 00. Dont forget, poor air quality is possible. All around, find comft. Inn side if you can. Taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza at 4 31 on this thursday morning. Minor delays with cars stacking up in the cash paying lanes. No metering lights yet. We have road work out there. Slow and go on the nimitz freeway between 238 up towards san leandro. Speeds up der ten miles an hour. Once you get past that, youre at the limit as you make your way into oakland. This morning Six Philadelphia
Passenger plane to make a risky landing in the middle of a corn field. The split second decision by the pilot that saved hundreds of lives. All that, plus free fall. The markets post their worst drop all year as worries about a recession get real, and trumps trade war has no end in sight. On the same team. I think we passed craigs there as jayz and nfl commissioner Roger Goodell make their first joint appearance. And modern family, two male penguins and the adorable adoption story making headlines all around the world, thursday, august 15th, 2019. News this announcer from nbc news this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody, good morning, welcome to today on a thursday morning. Nice to have you with us, real overnight developments in that terrifying situation in philadelphia. Its ended. Theres been a surrender of the gunman who opened fire on police in philly ending a tense standoff and a hostage situation that gripped the
At 7 00. The sun sets at 7 57, and a lot of high clouds so ought to be colorful. Enjoy it. In the south bay, 17 theres debris in the lanes. This is a live shot, northbound 280 here and northbound 17 coming out of the Santa Cruz Mountains. We will take you back to the bay bridge toll plaza. There was an earlier problem around the cash paying lanes, and there was a small which has been cleared. Its still light right now. We will show you drive times. 680 southbound, walnut creek, 13 minutes. No problems, santa rosa to San Francisco, an easy 48 minutes. Highway 17 also happening now, a new thing not to forget when you head for the airport, your bottle. Reporter reuse your water bottle. Thats the message here at sfo starting today. People can no longer buy plastic Water Bottles at this airport anymore. The Water Bottles are no longer being sold at sfo. Sfo wants to be the first airport in the world with zero waste going to the landfill. This is where they are starting. Travelers give it a