Brush, a lot of dry vegetation very erratic winds that were dealing with so our biggest concern is to start getting some containment around this and make sure people are safe in those evacuation areas. Amy head from cal fire joining us. We mentioned the people being safe. We also said three hikers have already been rescued. Any other people in danger right now as far as you know . There is the conanyon Creek Campground that is under evacuation as well as the mix canyon area we are evacuating. I do not have an exact number of homes in the area. Its as i say, were work on that number. We do have some road closures along 128 and are asking people to stay out of the area to make sure they are safe as well. 0 containment at this point. Amy, thank you for your time. Well check back with you later through this newscast and through the night. We appreciate your time. Lets accepted things over to chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. You heard the captain talk about the types of conditions theyre d
And killed in cold blood it is but first the breaking news out of napa where a fast moving brush fire has really exploded in size. Good evening, everybody. That wildfire near Lake Berryessa has bushed more than 2,000 acres and is spreading rapidly. Campers at a camp ground in napa county have been evacuated and people in the mixed canyon area have been told to leave. Dozens Fire Fighters were on the ground battling flames. In addition to the crews fighting on the ground, theres a dc10 as well as several helicopters and air tankers trying to get the fire out from the air. The fire began around lake bearsias at 2 30 initially reported that it began from a car fire but now the cause sunday investigation. According to the chp highway 128 is still closed right now between rag canyon and monticello dam. Joining us by phone is paul loenthal with the lower district management team. First can, we get a handle on the exact size of the fire. Early in the day 300 acres and then 1,000 and 2000. Whe
Live in livermore where people are braving hot, hot temperatures. Right, lets talk to rob mayeda, is there relief in sight . Well, looking like for the short term, temperatures in the upper 90s, santa rosa, concord, the areas in red, from the north bay, east bay, still 99 degrees out in konconcord. But ocean beach, there is relief. The heat advisory were seeing doesnt impact the coast or the inner bay, areas around san jose, and the inland areas, valley temperatures in the 90s to near 100 degrees. Well focus here on the northern half of contra costa county, and va vallejo, and concord, well see the wind pushing the air pollution out of the bay area, among the few headlines tomorrow hotter temperatures in the valleys. Spare the air sunday and speaking of how long this may last could see that heat for most of the sevenday forecast. When the hottest temperatures expected to arrive coming up near the micro climate forecast in just ten minutes. Look forward to that, thank you, our Team Cove
Live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. Now at 11 00, this man you see here is now dead after a first of its kind car accident. His tesla was on autopilot when it slammed into a tractortrailer. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. An im larry beil in for dan ashley tonight. Federal authorities are launching an investigation as the crash raises questions about the safety of those selfdriving cars. Cornell bernard is live in berkeley. Cornell . Reporter the selfdriving cars slowly becoming the new reality out here on the road. But one mans death raising new questions about the technology. This was joshua brown driving his tesla that he nicknamed tessie. He is the first known u. S. Fatality while using selfdriving technology. Tesla ceo elon musk tweeted his condolences to the model s owner. He calls brown a friend to tesla. He was known for posting videos of his car driving on autopilot, like this one, where it narrowly avoided crashing into another
Because even one attack is one too many. Live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. Now at 11 00, this man you see here is now dead after a first of its kind car accident. His tesla was on autopilot when it slammed into a tractortrailer. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. An im larry beil in for dan ashley tonight. Federal authorities are launching an investigation as the crash raises questions about the safety of those selfdriving cars. Cornell bernard is live in berkeley. Cornell . Reporter the selfdriving cars slowly becoming the new reality out here on the road. But one mans death raising new questions about the technology. This was joshua brown driving his tesla that he nicknamed tessie. He is the first known u. S. Fatality while using selfdriving technology. Tesla ceo elon musk tweeted his condolences to the model s owner. He calls brown a friend to tesla. He was known for posting videos of his car driving on autopilot, like this one, where i