Out in the peak of the heat in San Francisco. He joins us live from the newsroom. gabe on camera live lead if you were in san francsico today you were apart of history. The hottest its ever been. Since they started keeping track. The previous record was set 17 years ago in the summer of 2000. And it only reached 103 thats nothingtoday San Francisco got to 106so how did the fog dwellers hold up . . . Not so good. Rapid continues sound from San Francisco people out in the heat its muggy it is so hot its like the desert out here i cant believe how warm it is really long and i lost money now. Its actually the hottest day ive ever experienced in San Franciscothere was some miserable people walking through the scorching heat of San Francisco today these were the people in pants. Rapid continues sound from San Francisco people out in the heat its really hot. Wish i had a short sleeve shirt right now the san franciscans is summer attire were in slightly better moods rapid continues sound from San Francisco people out in the heat but its nice because i get to wear a dress ive never been out in sf without a jacket jan and andrew welcome the heat they are visting from across the pond. Rapid continues sound from San Francisco people out in the heat im really surprised how warm it is. But its great. Weve had no summer in london typically parks in San Francisco on a sunny day are packed with people soaking in the rays today they looked like this. Baron. Except for under the trees. People taking their breaks from work sought out the shade rapid continues sound from San Francisco people out in the heat amazing weather but i dont know how much i can take of it sound from kron4 meteorologist Lawrence Karnow its just over 10 days in last century that have gotten to 100. So big deal. I caught up with kron 4 meteorologist Lawrence Karnow he was on his day off avoiding the heat until i put him in the sun i asked him why is it so hot here. Wheres the fog . The wind . Sound from kron4 meteorologist Lawrence Karnow in this occasion weve got a very strong ridge of High Pressure that has built out of the Desert Southwest big dome of heat at the same time an area of low pressure will be call thermal trough has moved off the coast so the winds travel from the land toward that area of low pressure and so all those hot temperatures that usually see in Sacramento Valley they are pouring right back here into the bay area steve in the east bay. Dry conditions, high winds and hot temperatures are putting firefighters on alert. pam and a red flag warning has the Berkeley Fire Department taking extra precautions. Fire officials are asking people not to park on narrow roads. That is in order to make way for first responders. Trying to get by in emergency vehicles. And people are also urged to avoid doing things that could pose fire danger. And couple that with punishing heat. More than a dozen bay area cities are reporting record breaking temperatures for the day. Thing is. You can feel it, see it, and even smell it. If youre one of those who detects fire youre right. Thats smoke in our air plumes of it from faraway wildfires. Finding its way here to the bay area all the way from oregon and elsewhere in northern california. Sure it makes for some dramatic sunsets. But not good for people with asthma or other respiratory issues. Health officials also warning to guard against heat exhaustion. And be sure to stay hydrated right on through the Holiday Weekend. Pam . pam due to the extreme heat in the bay area. Bart is slowing down all trains on the tracks for safety reasons. Bart officials say, the reduction of speed on the trains will be between noon and 8 pm. They say, extreme temperatures can cause Rail Movement on the tracks. Slowing down the trains allows operators time to react, in case of any abnormal Rail Movement. Bart riders should expect some delays. As much as ten minutes. Bart says, it expects to slow down trains across the system until sunday. pam and at sfo. Airport officials shut down the air train for part of the day today because of excessive heat. Travelers were forced to wait in long lines for shuttle buses. To take them between terminals. The air train has since reopened. steve people in livermore did the best they could to stay cool today. Staying inside was certainly the popular route to take to try and beat the heat. People stuck to drive through so they didnt have to leave their car. Others went to restaurants and movie theatres to avoid the blazing temperatures. People who spoke to kron four say they are used to warm conditions in livermore. But nothing like this. Think, it is ridiculous, it is hotter than vegas, but it is here in the bay areamegan moon. We cant leave the dog inside the car, so yeah, we are out here and it is hot, too hot. Does it really matter, no, i just want to be inside. steve in the south bay. It hit 111 degrees at one point today in gilroy. Construction crews were trying to conduct business as usual despite the hot temperatures. An arrowhead delivery man admitted that he was drinking some of the product on his rounds. steve a crew of workers hoeing weeds received a break every two hours. Their foreman was keeping tabs on the temperature and says he called it a day after it hit 95 degrees. pam all of california is experiencing a severe heat wave. And that is straining the states power grid. Californias independent system operator predicted power use would near an alltime high today. That is why caliso is asking people to cut back on electricity until 10 pm tonight. Flex power alerts are used to avoid electricity emergencies. Cal iso told kron4, during the states last heat wave on june 20th californians responded. Reducing their power use by 500 megawatts. That amount would be enough power about half a million homes. pam track the temperature anywhere in the bay area with the kron4 app. And find forecasts for your zone. And you can always stay connected on breaking news. Through push alerts on our app and at kron4 dot com. steve outside houston tonight another fire has broken out at the Chemical Plant that lost power after Hurricane Harvey. Tractor trailers packed with volative organic peroxide burst into flames. They became unstable after the plants refrigeration was knocked out by the floods. The fires sent a plune of acrid smoke into the air. Authorities have evacuated everyone withing a mile and a half. steve the region devastated by Hurricane Harvey a week ago is a long way from recovery tonight. Catherine heenan shows us some of todays heartbreaking scenes as residents returned to their homes. Nat sobbinghouston resident willie may burton spent her 66th birthday mourning her losses and counting her blessings. Hi, lassie. Hi. I know that storm scared you. But im glad you made it. In the parts of the city where the water has receded, waterlogged possessions line the streets. These are peoples belongings that theyve worked all their lives for and you know, its gone. It kinda. Breaks your heart. Others could see standing water in their homes for days or weeks. < mayor Sylvester Turner d houston if you are living in houses with water, you have water currently in your home, im going to encourage you in the strongest of terms to leave your home. things are not going to change over the next ten to 15 days. The latest estimate is that 155 thousand homes have been damaged or destroyed. So far, at least 72 thousand people have been pulled from the water. Fema is still fighting the response effort. Were still up there rescuing people. A dramatic scene from beaumont. An aerial rescuer is nearly caught in tree branches. nat beaumonts 133 thousand residents are still relying on bottled water. City officials were able to restore service to some customers today. As flooded refineries shut down, drivers across texas face long lines and rising prices. Ive been driving around for 35 miles looking for gas. This is the first station that i found that had gas. Ahead at eight. People stand by and watch fire engulf their homes. As a raging wildfire tears through a california community. How bay area firefighters are helping stop the flames. Plus. Texas volunteers jump into action to save trapped neighbors. Until their rescue mission took a deadly turn. And next. An east bay rally to defend a program protecting young undocumented immigrants. As a deadline looms for the president s decision on whether to keep or cut daca. When youve got. Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea heres pepto bismol ah. Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea i. Prilosec otc 7 years ago,my doctor recommended. 5 years ago, last week. Just 1 pill each morning, 24 hours and zero heartburn. Its been the number 1 doctor recommended brand for 10. Straight years, and its still recommended today. Use as directed. Announcement, we need to have walkouts across california, across the bay and across the country to make sure that we defend daca. pam undocumented immigrants brought into the us as children. Have come out from the shadows under a program known as daca. For the past five years. Daca which stands for. deferred action for childhood arrivals has allowed those young people to live in the u. S. Without fear of deportation steve now as President Donald Trump considers whether to keep daca an emergency rally on the uc Berkeley Campus is demanding he make no change. Kron 4s Ella Sogomonian is there live. Ella why the concern tonight . Daca has made a dramatic difference for undocumeted children who protestors remind us were brought to u. S. It wasnt their decision so they argue its important to protect the only life they know. An emergency rally on the uc Berkeley Campus calls on the government to keep a promise to undocumented immigrant children that they will not be deported. Sot mary carrasco, protestor if they took away daca they would basically be taking away their lives from a lot of these students this is the only life they know. The protest comes at the heels of a decision to be made by President Donald Trump whether to keep daca or deferred action for childhood arrivals alive. Sot sot President Donald Trump we are going to deal with daca with heart. But many worry the program 5 years in the making will be eliminated. Those in favor of daca say its crucial to protect the only life undocumented children know by preventing them from being sent back to countries theyve never called home. Sot rogelio medran, undocumented immigrant going back to a country where i didnt grow up would be hard for me to adjust since i lived here all my life. Daca also allows undocumented immigrant kids to go to school and get a drivers license to be productive citizens. A decision by the president on the future of daca is expected this coming tuesday. Live in berkeley Ella Sogomonian kro n4 news. pam two California Wildfires have triggered state of emergency declarations by governor jerry brown. steve first it was for a fire near helena in trinity county. That fire is burning about an hour west of redding. And today another declaration for butte county. Where the destructive ponderosa fire is burning. Both fire burning homes and spreading to thousands of acres. The ponderosa fire near Lake Oroville has destroyed thirty homes so far. And burned more than 3 thousand acres. Five hundred other homes are being threatened tonight. Its so severe a boeing 747 super tanker has been activated for the first time in the us. It can carry 19thousand gallons of water or fire retardent. Firefighters are facing harsh conditions including rugged terrain and heat. The temperature in oroville today hit one hundred and eight. Despite disaster the community there is sticking together. steve bay area firefighters are up in butte once again. Crews from marin county are helping fight the ponderosa fire. They also helped save homes from the wall fire back in july. And residents were grateful. Leavi ng heartfelt messages of thanks. steve and up in trinity county. The helena fire has destroyed 130 structures. But we do not know how many were homes. It has burned more than 5thousand acres. And at this point is zero percent contained. pam the intense heat continues through the weekend. Keeping fire concerns in focus around the state. steve our chief meterologist has a look at the dangerous fire conditions and our four zone forecast. A judges ruling to surgically alter a dog stirring controversy in an oregon community. Where neighbors have complained about the animals for years. And a man tries escaping a police chase by making a dramatic move. Only to be hunted by something else. gary sports tease coming up a little bit later in this broadcast, after a two month absence alicia has returned. Two months . Maybe a month. Alright, well its a better story at two. Anyway alicia is back to save email segment. The 49ers did some cutdown today. You know the giants and as are still playing and Serena Williams had a baby. Two victory day for the williams sisters. Do you ever think of having another one. No done alright, i will another few years. Back a little bit later in the broadcast. steve heres what we are tracking new tonight at nine. A miraculous recovery for this dog named mitchellits believed he was used as a bait dog in illegal dog fights then dumped on the side of the road to die. Now theres a hefty reward out to find the person who abused this dog. What it took. To nurse him back to health. Tonight on kron 4 news at nine. steve believe it or not there are more dogs than children in San Francisco. Most are responsible dog owners pam but then. There are some who just make you shake your head. On mission road in colma sits a lady sitting on the curb on her smart phone, with her dog close by then the dog wanders off and sniffs a tree, normal dog behavior nats ambiance then moments later a dog does what dogs do best. While the owners watches but make no effort to clean it up she just sits there. Then she gets up loads the dog in the car. Walks around to the drivers side and off she goes oh, i almost forget to mention the grassy area where all this happened is Holy Cross Catholic cemetery nats ambiance inside the cemetery this older couple is placing flowers on some headstones notice the dog off leash running around. The dog sniffs around. Then wanders off to find a spot where it does what dogs do best nats ambiance then the dog runs back to the couple who never noticed what had happenednats ambiancemany other cemeteries in colma flat out ban dogs. For obvious reasons the reason some people cant be trusted to clean up after there dog, here listen to what one visitor had to say about what shes seen we come down here to pay our respects to our family we get down on our hands and knees we clean the grave we clean up around the area we bring um flowers then you see dogs running around pooping the family is here from north pole alaska theyre running around loose you know and the last time we were here two or three of them running around loose and their going where ever they want to go and the owners are not doing anything about it holy cross permits dogs but they must be on a leash and they must stay on cemetery roads. These dogs are on a leash but are allowed to use the tree to urinate although the tree has memorial stones directly beneath it so now i know why the other cemeteries ban dogs. Well al least they permit people to feed the birds. But you have to wonder is feeing geese and seagulls whole rolls of bread good for them in colma Stanley Roberts kron 4 news ahead at eight. Volunteers in texas go out to rescue others. And end up wading into danger. How their mission turned deadly. Plus. A fair malfunction that horrified the nation. Police decide whether a ride operator should face charges. As victims still face long roads to recovery and next. Triple digit temperatures force students in an east bay school. To shift their routine. But one parent says, administrators did not make the change voluntarily. brittney tease im kron 4 meteorologist Brittney Shipp. Coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast. Details are right after the break. Triple digit heat elsewhere. steve lets get to kron4s chief meteorologist Brittney Shipp. Whos standing by with your weekend forecast. Brittney this heat is not over yet. steve the excessive heat prompted administrators at an Elementary School in brentwood to have students eat their lunches indoors today. pam a mother whose daughter goes to marsh creek Elementary School. Is upset with the school after learning students ate outside earlier this week. The schools guidelines say, kids ashoulda eat inside when its in the high 90s. And definitely anytime it hits 98 degrees. Students were taken indoors when it hit 96 degrees this afternoon. But one mother says, the school kept the children indoors only because kron fours cameras were watching. pam a district spokesperson says. The school staff will continue to monitor the weather conditions. It is expected to be 90 degrees and above all next week. Staff will determine whether or not it is safe for the children to eat outdoors. steve new tonight at 8 a sad story coming out of texas. Two men who were helping rescue people stranded by Hurricane Harvey died. Reporter randi kaye has the latest on what went wrong for the heroic rescuers. Nats we are on a rescue missionat 12 06pm monday in houston