In fog or clear sky. Right now in San Francisco it is about 58 degrees. Current temperatures throughout in the 60s and 50s, but heading to the afternoon it will be another day in the 90s. I want to show you satellite radar to give you sort of an idea of why we have a fire weather watch that will take effect on sunday. You can see a low pressure system just to our south that is churning. Then the interaction with a High Pressure system to the east is going to drive some moisture to the bay area. The interaction of those two and the instability in the atmosphere is going to bring another chance of seeing dry lightning in the bay area with the potential for that heading into tomorrow, which is why the National Weather service has issued a fire weather watch that will be in place sunday through tuesday because of a chance for fastmoving storms. We are going to take a very close look at that because this is going to, of course, impact the alreadyburning fires that are out there, what thats
Came into action, grabbing rocks trying to knock down some of closer to boulder creek. We have also watched firefighters staged here of highway nine all day today, the flames. Murphy said he wanted to trying to stop the flames from engulfing the area. Prevent that fire from crossing the trail. Thankfully he got out without any serious injury. Dont try this at home. It is heartbreaking. Fire crews say this is not but nothing is worth our lives. Something they would [announcer] the following is a paid commercial program as firefighters attacked the fire ripping through the mountains, they also begged residents who refused to evacuate leave. It is difficult to maneuver as it is with the narrow roads. E you to ce back . We ve tisr operty, we have to proed some returns home to try to save them. I wanted to see if i get at least slow it down. I have a fire hose and pump. Maybe i can keep some members off and buy us some time here flames leveled homes and destroyed everything in the path of t
Communication infrastructure. Heres a map of where the fire is burning as of tonight its burned acres and ne rds are i place there. And in parts of alameda county, five structures have been destroyed and 20,000 homes are threatened. Come down the hill threequarters of the way, hundred foot flames coming straight down the hill. Responrsav been hurt. Hotels are offering special rates for evacuees. Evacuees. Eva. Rates are 75 a night and require proof of residency. Its happening in san jose also, the mayor tweeted more than a dozen hotels are offering rates starting at 99 a night for fire victims and evacueees, you can book a room online. On the peninsula, a warning for beach goers, stay away. They want to leave the roads open for the first responders. We have the details. Reporter fires all across california continue to spread, destroying homes, forcing thousands of evacuations and adding to the worst air quality in the world. We are in an emergency situation. Reporter as conditions cont
The wildfires continue to expand across the bay area with the level of destruction growing. Some firefighting crews are facing added danger with residents that are refusing to move. If youre in the area and dont need to be there, please leave. Tens of thousands of homes in danger in the north bay with one fire in particular posing the biggest threat. The fires in the area creating other setbacks for struggling bay area business. It is 6 00 on this saturday, august 22nd. Good morning. I am emily turner. I am devin fehely and lets get to our meteorologist darren peck. We have smoke and hazy skies. The colors are pretty but weki unhealthy air quality bay area wide. The te prettwarm for this time of the day. Typical 57 in San Francisco with marine layer along the coast. We have to shift the focus from talking about temperatures as we zero in on the airquality. Look at all the orange and red dots on your screen right now. That tells you it is unhealthy for sensitive groups, and flat out unh
The postmaster generals reassurances this morning. Its the abc news exclusive, the Joe Biden Kamala harris sitdown interview. What theyre saying about trumps attacks, the election, and covid19. You cannot get the country moving until we control the virus. Would joe biden be prepared to shut down the country again . School struggles to open and stay open during the pandemic. The startling scenes in alabama, crowds attending football gamese postponements. [ crowd chanting ] and the plea from a student paper, dont make us write obituaries. And scorched earth. Deadly California Wildfires killing at least six people and destroying 500 homes and structures and killing at least six people. Resources stretched thin. The residents taking matters into their own hands. Hey, good morning and happy saturday. So in washington today members of the u. S. House of representatives are working on a saturday. Thats normal for us here on weekend gma but its rare for them. They are set to vote on providing