Good afternoon. Im im tori campbell. With the help of cooler weather fire crews are getting a handle on the fire burning in mt. Diablo. Right now its 45 contained. So far, the fire has burned 3,243 acres. Still, 75 homes are threatened but that number is down compared to 100 homes threatened yesterday. We have ktvu team coverage. Rosemary is in the Weather Center monitoring conditions and how they could help the firefighters today. We will begin with alex savidge who just spoke to a homeowner who lives near the fire line. Reporter a lot of people in this area thought they were in the clear but then last night, the winds picked up and this fire really flared up in a big way. It rail racing down the hillside behind us, right up to morgan trt road. And this is Morgan Territory road. People who live here told me they actually turned on their sprinklers, grabbed a hose and started to pray down their trees in their front yard hoping it wouldnt catch fire. In the end, it didnt. They are grate
Trying to rescue a man. Were hours away from the latest big announcement from apple. Were live in Silicon Valley for this mornings coming out party. Mornings on 2 begins right now. You are looking live at the Fire Command Center for the wildfire on mt. Diablo. This is in dublin. Firefighters have updated us on the progress and their conditions. Theres new information just released. Well give you uptotheminute informs on the fire in just moments. Good morning. Welcome to mornings on 2. Im Tori Campbell. A big welcome back. Thank you, tori. Good to be back. Im dave clark. Lets go to steve. All right. Thank you. We do have a cooler pattern today. A much, much bigger fog bank. A westerly breeze in place. Cooler inland. Well carry that into tomorrow. Well get a warmup thursday, friday. It look cooler by the weekend. 50sed and 60s. A 8, san jose. 58 San Francisco, 59 in concord. San jose aforecast, patchy fog, 52. San francisco had a nice tweet from raquel in the mish. Very foggy. Feels cool
Weapons through a targeted military strike. The Syrian Government denies it used chemical weapons. Danielle nottingham, says even so, syria made a deal today. President obama told the American People why the threat of military force against syria is necessary. If we fail to act, the assad regime will see no reason to stop using chemical weapons. President obama said the same weapons used to kill syrian women and children could be used against u. S. Troops and allies. A fall into the hands of terrorists. His prime time speech went through last minute changes. Syria says it will accept a russian proposal to turn over its chemical weapon stockpile. Its too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. Any agreement must verify the Syrian Government keeps its arrangements. From an unpleasant fate. The president and congress were heading toward a messy political showdown over an unpopular military mission. 61 of americans are against a military strike. Only 30 support it. The senate put of
Yesterday morning at this time especially around the bay and that is a reason why we are going to deal with possibly some flight arrival delays at sfo. There is hardly any drizzle compared to yesterday. Now, what will happen today as we look toward the ferry building, a beautiful picture from the camera. Below average temperatures this afternoon. Whether inland east bay at 79 to 83, the coast in San Francisco at 61 to 67 or the spread around the bay, 70 to 78, all the temperatures should be warmer. Energy the break from the heat. We have Traffic Building over the pass and you can see a patch of red as you make the drive from tracy and we have this slowing along the nimitz in the northbound direction headed into oakland because of a project that is in the clearing stays between high and embarcadero. At highway four we have more Traffic Building especially through antioch and it looks like the crash is cleared to the shoulder because the slowing we saw here is eases. 680 and 101, all run
United states is threatening to use force. A lot of people say that nothing focuses the mind like the prospect of a hanging. Kerry casually russia seized on it, and the syrians say theyre willing to go along. All of us are hopeful that this option might be a real solution. Yet, we must be very cleareyed and insure it is not a stalling tactic. That all has suddenly upended washingtons debate over military action. We dont need to prove how quickly we can do this, but how well we can can do this. Syrias offer complicates president obamas case as he draez the nation this evening. A diplomatic gesture making American Action harder to sell zoosh nearly 60 of americans are opposed to military action. Todays news gives skeptical members of congress a good reason to vote no. Brian moore, nbc news, washington. Thank you very much. You can watch president obamas speech right here tonight on nbc bay area. That speech will start airing approximately 6 00 p. M. , and right after that that will actua