Traffic is at a standstill and the Highway Patrol expects delays for the time being and probably for some time now along both southbound 101 and westbound interstate 80 can. Our reporter has just arrived on the scene and can bring us up to date from there. Talk about a big mess. We got to the scene, no joke. About 10, 12 minutes ago. Take a look. We are on the 23rd street overpass overlooking southbound lanes of the 101. You can and see there are two, four, six, at least 12 if not 16 response vehicles. Members of the San Francisco Fire Department and Police Department along with Highway Patrol. You can see there out of the one, two, three, four alleges. Only one is passable right now. Of course this is southbound 101. Were only about 11 miles away from San Francisco. A lot of people have flights to catch. Unfortunately, it looks like by the scene here, that is not going to happen. Many delays for the passengers. Anybody driving in this area. I can tell you, looking the opposite directi
Of the 9th secretary court of appeals based Circuit Court of appeals based out of San Francisco facing allegation phs misconduct. What clerks and staffers are saying and what could happen now misconductd misconduct. What clerks and staffers are saying and what could happen. But now lets check on the chilly weather we were told not to say chilly but it is. I put a electric blanket on. And you are not the only one. I found the blanket and put it on the bed and cranked it to 13 and said, come on. It was cold. I said frank, why didnt you put on socks. Yeah. Yeah, it was that kind of a night. This morning the temperatures similar to yesterday. So it was cold yesterday. And a repeat going on for your saturday. Heres a view of a beautiful sunrise. We will have a mix of sun and clouds out there for today. And, its a spare the air weekend. With the stagnant air in place, and no change in store, you can expect the air quality to remain moderate to slightly unhealthy for today. And we get a littl
Youre celebrating by attack a large tax bill so i can have a hopefully better refund to offset that ill be paying more taxes next year. Reporter happy new year, right in. Yeah. I had to go to the savings account. What are you going to do . Reporter now, you dont have to show up in person. At least here in Contra Costa County as long as the check is dated and the envelope post marked by december 31st, you should be okay. Remember, the post offices are closed on sunday. You can also pay online or over the phone. But im told those systems are both running slowly because of the overwhelming activity. All these people trying to pay these bills and im told, if you want to quantify this, yesterday each of these windows nook about a million dollars. Im told today, they will probably double that and more tomorrow. Live in martinez. Laura anthony. Thats impressive. Thank you. Apple says it is sorry for the battery problems iphone users are having. Maybe you were experiencing this. And it is offe
Extensively used in the military for transporting cargo or troops. Good evening. Im kristen sze in for ama daetz. Our top story tonight, scores of firefighters are battling a brush fire in southeast san jose. Its burning in san philippe and metcalf road to the east of 101. About 40 acres have burned. Earlier firefighters said it could burn as much as 500 acres. Firefighters attacking from the air and ground. This is mostly a rural area. Th at rihomes at risk. A vehicle fire was reported in the area about the same time. Its only 40 contained. Well have more at 11 00 over on channel 7. Whether youre talking wind or humidity, weather always a factor in a brush fire. Thats right. Drew tuma has more on this. Kristin and dan, encouraging news around the area of the brush fire currenly in the south bay. Relative humidity on the rise and the winds have weakened now calm. Earlier this afternoon, they were gusting out of the west at about 10 miles per hour. Into the hills around the region, it i
And we do say good morning on this tuesday, quite a day ahead. We start with john mccain set to make a return to washington just days after surgery for a brain tumor. Senator mccain is flying in from arizona to cast what could be a deciding vote on repealing and replacing obamacare and President Trump is turning up the pressure on republican holdouts. Abcs emily rau has the latest from washington. Emily, good morning. Reporter good morning, diane and kendis. All ice on the senate floor today. So many well wishers are anticipating senator mccains appearance and it seems no one knows what will happen in this latest chapter on the health care saga. Today Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnells moment of truth, a much anticipated vote on health care that is still too close to call. With a very narrow margin, only two votes to lose if republicans hope to move the bill forward and actually begin debate on repealing obamacare, there is confusion on capitol hill about what measure will actuall