80s inland and its a very nice monday here in the bay area. We have some whale news for will watchers. A blue whale was spotted off the coast of pacific grove. A videographer captured these images yesterday. It is the first blue whale sighting of the year. I know that getting those pictures, for a lot of people was really exciting. Lets bring in allie and gus. I know many people are taking times off today and trying to do things they can safely do. I note during the pandemic many of us felt like we could not go out. But now our bosses here are seeing to take a moment for yourselves. It does wonders for your Money Mental Health and your overall treatment of each other. I know allie, we love our work and we feel necessary but just a day or two away can work wonders. Absolutely. Especially when a lot of the news is pretty heavy and serious. It is important to disengage for a while. And we have had gorgeous weather in the area. The fog has been absent and it is nice to get a break from tha
Story. Live doppler 7, temperatures are warmer around the bay. 57 downtown. 61 in oakland. It is 62 in san jose. Some 50s along the coast. This is walnut creek. No marine layer out there, with low 50s and low to mid60s in our inland valleys, on our way to another warm day inland, eight to nine degrees warmer than we were 24 hours ago. As we go through the next few hours its about sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s and 80s by noontime. 80s to the low 90s to mid90s by 4 00, the sea breeze is with us, picking up the winds throughout the day. Theyll be quite gusty at times. We tails on that and the cooler week ahead in a few minutes. Lisa, thank you. Lets get back to breaking news in the south bay where a brush fire is prompting evacuations near Anderson Lake east of morgan hill. This is a live look right now of whats being called the park fire. So you can see were told that its pretty steep terrain and you can see it there, burning right now. I know its been burning for the past few
Some because of fireworks paired with smokes from fireworks is causing air quality issues this morning. 56 degrees. Wind speeds at 17 Miles Per Hour in walnut creek. 65 degrees already and we will be warm again. Just to give you an idea about five degrees warmer in livermore, san jose a few degrees there. Todays micro climates highs in the 70s, 80s and 90s. A spread of good old micro climates. Now San Francisco yesterday did hit a high of 76. And here is what im talking about air quality, down to the south moderate. In the east bay its unhealthy especially for sensitive groups. Ill go into more detail on that coming up in a few minutes. Kira . As vianey mentioned, we are following dozens of fires erupting across the bay area. Many likely caused by illegal fourth of july fireworks. All but one official fireworks displays were called off this year to stop the spread of covid19. It does appear people, residents, made their own shows igniting brushfires across the bay. We begin with breaki
And partisan attacks. We are now in the process of defeating the radical left. And his promise about controversial monuments. Well never allow an angry mob to tear down our statues. Act of defiance. Despite the president s warning, protesters in baltimore toppling a statue of Christopher Columbus as the crowd cheers and tossing it into the harbor. The latest statue to be torn down in major cities across america. And kanyes surprise. The singer who looked comfortable during his 2018 visit to the white house, making an announcement about his future plans, setting off his own july 4th fireworks. Good morning. President trump offering some verbal fireworks before the fireworks, and unlike his mt. Rushmore event the day before, he addressed the pandemic, blaming china. Saying that country must be held accountable. The president spoke on the white house lawn where very few people were Wearing Masks. This on a day where coronavirus cases increased in 39 states. Deaths rose in 14 states. South
Good morning. We will check your forecast and meant but first a developing story. A wildfire burning near Anderson Lake in morgan hill forced the evacuations of tension comes from it. The fire burned 100 acres with their present content. The martinez joins us with more on what cal fire is doing with the park fire. Reporter the last update was just a few minutes ago. Evacuation started after midnight for 10 homes on finley ridge road and they are still in place. The first call came in at 11 pm last night for a grass and brush fire burning on the side of anderson like. But cal fire says that it does not pose a threat to the city of morgan hill. The park fire has since burned 100 acres. 1520 homes sit in the hills. Fire crews evacuated 10 homes early this morning. Evacuation center is at Live Oak High School. Cal fire is asking people to avoid the area but do not feel that the fire is likely to travel closer to the lake or to threaten more homes. It started a long gun avenue and moving up