Across the state. There is one down in Santa Barbara county this morning that has already tried over 5000 acres. We are also watching one in Contra Costa County this morning. We have been talking about the rodeo fire. We will talk more about that. It is definitely a cooler morning today. I was relieved when it felt cool today as i walked out of my house. Its nice to see the fog back this morning. Was at 70 degrees yesterday when we got up . Yesterday was another round of triple digits but today we bring the cooling relief you may be waiting for. Good morning to you. Yesterday via temperatures above 100 degrees. Here we are with a fog deck out there. We will still have mid 90s inland but the marine layer will cool us off. For example you can see the triple digits toward livermore and concord. Coming down to 96 degrees today. You will notice a change compared to saturday. Heres a satellite where we have the low clouds. Hanging out of the coastline and still some patches heading back to t
49 trains service no bart delays, muni noer is issues reported there and yesterday we had trouble with vtas light rail, today thats not the case. No delays. Take a look at drive times coming up next. Speaking droof times, construction to ease traffic on a major bay area bridge is hitting another roadblock. The creation of a third lane on the richard monday san rafael bridge is hit a wall. Amy hollyfield live at the bridge this morning. Good morning. Reporter hi, this impacts the people you see behind me on their commute home. That is where it gets really congested, thats where they need this relief. Thats where they need this extra lane and it sounds like its going to be delayed. According to our media partner the marin independent journal, its now looking like that third lane, that eastbound lane might not open until march, thats about four months later than planned pushing back the retaining wall has been tougher than they thought it would be. Theyre adding the third eastbound lane b
Lorenzo river mouth and fair amount for the next four days. The beach itself is open. Steve lawson was kayaking when he looked down to see the shark bite the front of his kayak, flipping him into the water. Lawson says he has never seen anything like this in his 25 years of kayaking. Park patrol came right out, helped me. Never saw the shark again. Im sure it was a mistake on his part. Im sure hes saying, hey, i lost a tooth or something. Santa cruz p. D. Tweeted out this photo. Lawson says he has no plans to stop kayaking despite the close encounter. Scary. Federal agents have settled in on oaklands valdez street, the scene of last weeks 4 alarm fire. The Atf National Response Team arrived yesterday. Its 22 members include explosive specialists, Fire Protection engineers, chemists and forensic mappers. They say they assume nothing and theyll follow the evidence wherever it leads. Today oakland mayor libby schaaf told abc7 news shes going to push forward with Safety Measures while this
Helicopter dropping water on the flames. So they attack it using water and retardant. Retardant can put out the flames and prevent it from spreading. This is moving quickly. It broke out about an hour and a half ago, and sadly, as we were on the air, we saw the two homes destroyed, burned. And it happened right as we were on the air for abc7 news at 5 00. So already two structures destroyed and this wildfire continues to burn near allen rock park. And more breaking news where a junk yard is on fire. Fire crews have been pouring water on the flames for nearly an hour. The junk yard is on doolittle drive near 880. Its a 67yearold iron and Metal Company that recycles scrap. All materials to burn. Cranes are being used to separate the scrap from the flames. The concern will also be because of what is burning, a toxic smoke, toxins in the air. The smoke is mostly white. Thats a good sign. Its been drifting over the adjoining neighborhood. When the smoke is thick, black and dark, you know it
We have the slow lane blocked right now. Also talked to chp about a hazard reported, westbound 80 at powell street. Sounds like a pt cruiser that blew a tire out. It looks like the backup improving so ill tree to confirm if they have it cleared. Alexis, thank you. Tracking breaking news in newark this morning. Alameda county firefighters are investigating after a fire burned through a business there. Several cars caught fire, then the flames spread into the building. This started around 2 15 around Central Avenue and timber streets. No injuries reported. The cause is still under investigation. Yikes. Several skateboarders and a Police Officer end up hurt after a skater takeover outside dolores park. All of this happened last night, and this morning, Amy Hollyfield has the new video and the latest information. Amy. Hi, natasha. Police briefed me this morning. They say the officer who was hurt hurt his shoulder. Hes okay. Hes been released from the hospital. Some of the skateboarders did