Rescue attempts. So well keep a close eye on the story an update you as we get more information in our newsroom. Were the only tv reporter there at the bay station. Crews have been cleaning up the power lines. Reporter good morning. We found the power lines that fell this morning, causing the major traffic backup. You see the power lines on the ground. They were stuck in the tree. There was a bunch of workers below the transformer that were involved in the incident. Around 5 30 a. M. A crane that was involved in this Bart Lafayette track rebuilding work took down the power lines. They ended up falling along westbound lanes of highway 24. All lanes closed for nearly an hour. The lanes finally reopened and the traffic is moving again. But there is a lot of work to be done. 115 people in the area are without power this morning because of this. They are on the scene trying to clean up the mess and also work on restoring the line. Bart is also investigating how this happened. A crane took d
Beach, florida. It continues to pound the bahamas. They are seeing the devastation and the cars and boats destroyed in the bahamas. And thousands of homes severely damaged. That is from the International Federation of red cross. Rathallie rasmus is joining us this morning. Is this breaking news that weve been bringing you since the Early Morning hours. 34 people missen and feared dead after an Early Morning boat fire off the coast of Santa Barbara. It was a 75foot dive boat. The captain and four other people were able to escape or rescued. The boat ultimately sank after taking on water. The reports indicate that the 34 people unaccounted for were asleep below deck when the boat caught fire. It is named conception that left for a three day trip, taking divers to an island. A 3alarm fire broke out just before 6 00 this morning. This went to 3alarms that is a signal that Additional Fire fighting help was called n it was knocked down but it burned about a quarter of the lumberyard. There w
Some administrator told the police and instructed them, against their will is my guess, to retreat inside. Theyre inside while windows are being smashed less than a year ago. Theyre looking out as hundreds are being attacked and basically didnt perform their job. Reporter Uc Berkley Police set up a time. They didnt want to use the heavy handed approach and go into the crowd because they didnt want to spark more clashes. The four victims are seeking compensation for medical bills and they want the university to change the approach as to how it handles the protests. The University Says they didnt have a chance to look at the lawsuit and dont have a comment. Leaders will vote on a resolution to formally end Law Enforcement cooperation with ice. This is after chief Ann Kirk Patrick faced backlash from critics saying she mislead the public. Kirk patrick said an agent from home land security investigations told her the day before the raid that it was part of a Human Trafficking investigation
On a larger scale, there is measured concern about the snowpack in the sierra which provides about 35 of the states need. 13. 6 inches was the depth recorded. Thats 14 of the historic average. We have half a winter to go. So theres still time to see one or two atmospheric rivers. We do have some storms coming in a couple weeks. They might be warmer storms, subtropical storms. The storm levels may be high, we may not see much improvement with those storms. The water Valley District does have reserves. And imported water stored in southern california. The uncertainty of rain and snow has consumers mindful that another drought can never be ruled out. I think its just going to be an ongoing problem. Were definitely going to have to keep the conservation up no matter what, even if we do have a great winter. In san jose, david louie. In just the last hour, Homeland Security rated 77 Northern California businesses this week, searching for illegal workers. Department officials confirmed inspec
Thanks for joining us, im kristin zee in for ama daetz. Im dan ashley. For the first time in months, three california counties fall into the severe drought category, shown on this map in orange. And todays snow survey found the Sierra Snowpack at 14 of average while statewide its 27 of average. David louie is live with a look at the big picture and a glimpse of what we can expect this year. Theres no question people have been enjoying a string of warm and sunny days, heading out to trails and parks like this one. But there is concern that ha significant dry spell could imperil our water supply. However, the Water District says its a bit early to use word drought. The reservoirs owned and operated bit valley Water District. Theyre primed to capture runoff. But stretchesf sun and warm temperatures have some people wondering about another drought. A trodrought means theres a wa supply shortage. We dont have a water shortage because of the good work our communitys done to conserve water. O