Headed back to school today, the serious concerns over Pedestrian Safety this morning, plus an update on the ongoing investigation. Some of us got burned on our arms because we had to go through the fire. Theres space, but its so hot that you can feel it. As the recovery search intensifies on maui, were hearing harrowing stories of survival from the island. Now one San Francisco family was able to make it out of the burning chaos alive. Plus, sounding the alarm about our kids and Mental Health. The all new warning from pediatricians. This is today in the bay. Thanks so much for joining us on this wednesday morning. Im kris sanchez in more marcus washington. Good to have you. Im laura garcia. Big day for thousands of students across the bay area. More than 20 Different School districts starting up today, including Los Altos School district, napa valley unified. Have a great year, kids. Lets list them all. Thats a lot of first day forecasts. Were starting out mild across the bay area. Yo
Bay area to try to help those suffering in hawaii. Hello again, everyone. Im julie julie haener. And im alex savage. The efforts come as hundreds are still missing, as crews continue to search through the rubble. The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency abruptly resigned today. Herman and daya came under Harsh Criticism for failing to use tsunami sirens to warn residents about those fires. He said he feared the people would try to evacuate. Uphill toward the flames 111 people are now confirmed dead and hundreds more remain missing. And there are questions about the cause of the fire. Critics say despite the high winds and fire danger warnings, Hawaiian Electric kept power lines electrified. It was not an accident. Accidents dont happen with this electricity. When we have red flag warnings, thats when you act and you make sure your equipment is in order. The utility is facing at least four lawsuits. Hawaiis attorney general says it outside group will now be conducting a review i
A slight chance for scattered showers in the forecast for the weekend. Maybe a little bit of thunder and lightning. Temperatures today coming down upper 60s for our coastline to upper 80s inland. So thats going to be nice, enjoyable weather as we get into the second part of the day. Ill have a look at the current condition and what you can expect for today as well as the rest of the weekend. And were tracking hurricane hillary coming up in just a little bit. Were also keeping an eye on the traffic. Rosemary, lets show you a live picture of 880 in oakland, north and south past the coliseum. Things look good here. Were starting to see some of the earlier traffic problems throughout the bay area sort of settle down a little bit. Lets show youigayer there was some somewhat sluggish traffic by bailey road be much stop and go all the way towards 680. Lets show you the bay bridge toll plaza, which has been a bright spot this morning. Nothing major here taking no time at all to get onto the sp
A subtle change is expected with temperatures ranging in the afternoon, upper 60s at the coast, upper 80s for our inland cities. We are starting out with just a little bit of patchy fog out there and partly cloudy skies expected for the afternoon. A better look at the Current Conditions, the afternoon highs for today and what you can expect for the rest of the weekend coming up. All right, rosemary, thank you. Well, the parents and the brother of a man reported missing here in the bay area have flown from new york to San Francisco. Now to search for him. Just two weeks ago, the missing 22 year old man started a new job at netflix. Jana katsuyama tells us about evidence that the family says was found at a popular land park in San Francisco. Im heartbroken. Johannes cadens family is terrified. His parents and older brother joseph flew in from new york wednesday after they suddenly lost touch with the 22 year old. They say johannes had just graduated from cornell in may and was starting a
Overnight the death toll climbing even higher. Its august 16th. This is today. Daunting task. 106 now confirmed dead on maui as the first victims are identified. Federal officials joining the search for the hundreds missing. It is the worst thing ive ever seen. This morning our closest look yet inside that burn zone and the investigation to uncover what sparked the historic fires. Countdown. Donald trump and officials in georgia preparing for the former president s surrender following his fourth criminal indictment. Trumps new claim that he can prove fraud in the 2020 election and how his legal troubles are playing out on the campaign trail. Escalating tensions. North korea breaks its silence on the american soldier detained there for nearly a month saying he crossed into the country to avoid mistreatment and racism in the u. S. Army. This morning the pentagons response and the growing push to bring him home. Shakedown . The family at the center of the blind side fighting back, calling