At the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights have been on since before 3 00 p. M. The lashing approximate pur ferry ran 11 trips to San Francisco instead of the usual four with more trips still to come. Each ferry killed with 200 to 300 people. The parking lot at larks spur was not full but that will likely change as ferries to tonights giants game begin service. As for construction itself it is on schedule in the presidio along doyle drive. In fact, one section of asphalt being laid has been completed faster than expected. We started this morning around 9 30 the immediate wran curb, which is the followup activity. After that we still have to do barrier rail and striping and some minor electrical work. That area is really i would say ahead of schedule. Reporter so is far construction crews are sticking to their estimated schedule completion time of 5 00 a. M. Monday morning. Reporting live in albany im chuck coppola, nbc bay area news. Lets take a look at traffic right now. Where y
Now to a developing story, the rocky fire raging on this morning, more than 62000 acres charred at this point and that fire still just 12 contained. Here is a look at where the fire is actually burning, evacuations are underway with more than 6300 structures threatened near clearlake. That is one of just one of 20 wildfires burning in the state of King Abdullah right now. Its definitely one of the largest of those fires. Kris sanchez joins us right now. Reporter veteran firefighters are using words like unpress depped and erratic and part of the problem is that this fire is burning in an area where there have not been any fires am recorded hi ri. The fire is voracious, continuing to grow and deny all efforts to contain it. Although firefighters did hold the line at 12 containment, the fire jumped a major fire line, the flames spread across highway 20, winds pushing the fire north towards thousands of homes. Highway 50 was supposed to be a natural fire break. Cal fire says that the fire
The rocky fire raging on with no end in sight. As of this morning these,nm mase flames burned through near 100 square miles of dry rugged per rain not far from clearlake, about 100 miles north of San Francisco. This animation puts it into perspective how much that this had fire has grown since it broke out last week. At one point it took just five hours for the fire to grow 20,000 acres, today in the bay kris sanchez following the story for us. Firefighters say this fire is like nothing they have ever seen before. Reporter because this is the first fire am this rare area in recorded history. It is prime for, the fuels are bone dry from our years of record drought. Veteran firefighters are saying they have never seen anything like it this before. They may not ever again. The fire is so voracious, continuing to grow, continuing to defy efforts to contain t although firefighters held the line at 12 containment, the fire jumped a fire line, a major one, overnight. The flames spreading acro
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Other western areas, as the wind picks up and there could be gales in exposed coastal spots later in the day. Looking further ahead to monday and tuesday, it remains unsettled. Some spells of sunshine but heavy showers, blustery winds and a cool feel. Good afternoon, this is bbc news. The headlines hurricane irmas made land fall in cuba with heavy rain and winds of over 150mph, hitting the north of the country after devastating several caribbean islands and killing at least 20 people. Officials in southern florida meanwhile have told 5. 6 Million People, a quarter of the states population, to evacuate their homes before the storm arrives tomorrow. If you have been ordered to evacuate, you need to leave now, do not wait. Evacuate. Not tonight, not in an hour, you need to go right now. The United Nations is warning of an unprecedented refugee crisis in myanmar, saying more than 250,000 rohan see ya muslims have crossed the border to reach bangladesh. Hoe rohinga muslims. And tonight a be