west of grant line. we have reports of a crash there over to the right shoulder. traffic getting busy anyway on the westbound side out of tracy. as you work towards that grant line area. we ve got some slower speeds there. friday, so not seeing as many cars on the roadways so your travel times only about 26 minutes 205 over to 680. the good news is, eastshore freeway and highway 4 and 101 all in the green with no delays. 101 at clear field over to sfo. that s a look at the morning drive. i m anne makovec at the live news desk. and we are keeping our eye on several fires burning in the bay area starting off in alameda county. fire crews making progress on this grass fire in a rural area near livermore. it has scorched more than 250 acres since it started last night near tesla and mclohl ad last report, it was about 60% contained. luckily not many homes nearby. but we did spot some crews there dousing flames near one property. also keeping an eye on a brush fire that broke ou
abandoned strip mall in san jose today. you re seeing sky 7 there. it was quick over the scene with thick black plumes of smoke shooting from the roof. so take a closer look. this was at the strip mall on south bascom, right there on the southwest expressway. no business is currently operating there. the entire lot is fenced off. firefighters tell us it started around 1:15 this afternoon. no one was injured and the cause is under investigation. next app that you might be put:00 on your mobile phone or tablet could facilitate your return to work. developers are trying to find ways to share information to assure customer and employee safety. david louie joining us live with new developments that are coming out of silicon valley. hi, david. hi, larry. if you ve been working from home, it s likely that your bosses are starting to plan on your return to the office. new tools to make it safe to do so are either in the works or have just been released. we seem to be inseparable
the flames, which burned about seven acres so it s not just the fire danger but hot days like this when everyone is stuck inside their homes and it causes a lot of problems as well. we will bring in nbc bay area robert handa who joins us in concord. well, it was hot, all day, and it is still pretty hot right now. that caused a lot of problems, big and small. the biggest, more fuel for fires. it s been a tough week for firefighters in contra costa county. there were several fires in the clayton area alone. and cal fire says the current heat wave isn t helping. it is really turning very quickly. so that makes it a little leery for the coming fire season. the fuels are drying quick limit our ground moisture is disappearing. for many people in had concord neighborhood, an extra challenge on the hottest day when we re all asked to stay in our homes, people are cutting off their, have their power cut off to install safety equipment and they are trying to cut the power remotel
the fall-out from our wettest storm yet. good evening, i m ken bastida. we begin with that breaking news in stockton - a suspected carjacker and kidnapper from san jose.. now hospitalized in critical condition.. after officers shot him. we re told he was a parolee at large. san jose police knew that he was in stockton - and requested assistance from the stockton police department. police say they located him at a home tonight - where he contronted them with a handgun! .split second decision this all happening on mist trail drive in stockton tonight. we reached out to san jose police for more information but have not heard back yet. the suspect has not been identified. it s been a day.. dealing with the fallout of our wettest weather yet. bay area freeways were impassable in some spots. the sierra was smacked with snow.. and in southern california.. water and mud swallowed cars and blew through homes. over 7-thousand people across the bay area.still don t have power tonigh yes
hit the big bend region since the 1800s. and this is what that looked like . you have to wonder who stuck around to be close to that as it was happening. both florida and georgia are experiencing significant power outages. we heard from fema of 300,000 and counting. serious flooding as well. areas in florida are now undertaking search ands are cue missions assisted by the national guard. we re going to go to simons island in south georgia. jimmy marlo is there. tell us what you re seeing as the storm moves through? reporter: i have been in the glen county area since yesterday. i started off the day in brunswick where folks were preparing for the storm by filling sandbags. a lot of people worried about localized flooding. we haven t seen any of that in the area. i started the day in brunswick. the story of the day really in the county has really been the wind. there s been a steady wind going from 20 to 30 nauts and i m in an area that has a lot of trees. i want to show yo