Students get to return to two schools damaged in the wildfires. I am dan ashley. And i am dion lim. Wayne freedman has their story. Reporter homecomings of the unanticipated kind. Saint rose and just up the road Cardinal Newman high school. It was a lot. But i think that there is much more to gain from it than what we lost. Reporter students staffed and parents entered the gym, they saw the victories on the wall. Their recovery from the aftermath of north bay fires that burned half the buildings on the campus. The people mattered most and we were able to stay in our school. It is great to be together. Reporter more than 600 students in the same place for the first time in 15 weeks. This is our first Natural Disaster that we experienced and it hit us in a way we never would have expected. Reporter onesixth of the students lost their home in the fire. Today vanessa formerly of Fountain Grove blended it. It was a lot in one day. It was stressful but i have my family that is what i need. R
The entire bay area, including the host. Hottest spots near 115 degrees. Then on sunday and monday, we have an excessive heat warning for all of the bay area except the coastline. And we have a red flag warning for high fire danger, including the high locations and inland valleys. Ill give you a look at the forecast in just a few minutes. Thank you, spencer. Todays heat might even feel hotter for crews battling flames in san jose. Sky 7 flew over a burning ho ii building. The roof collapsed after the fire broke out this afternoon. Firefighters called for extra assistance after arriving on scene. So far, no word of any injuries. The extreme heat is expected to push electricity demands to an alltime high in california. Pg e has almost 5200 customers without power at the moment. Managers of the states power grid issued a flex alert. Cal iso officials are asking us to cut back on electricity use until 10 00 p. M. Today. To no ones surprise, soerg temperatures are creating concerns across t
Thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. And im kristen sze in for dan ashley. Today, were experiencing temperatures we have never seen before in parts oh it have bay area. San francisco was as hot as walnut creek, reaching 106 degrees. We have live team coverage. First, lets look at the numbers. Heres spencer christian. Generally when we talk about record highs, we are talking about records for this date. But we have something beyond that. These are alltime record highs. Highest temperatures ever recorded. In San Francisco today, 106 degrees. At sfo, 104 degrees. At moffitt field, 106. On we go to other records for the entire month of september. San jose, 108 degrees, highest september reading ever. Oakland airport, 101. Santa rosa, 110 degrees. And now records for this date, 109 at san rafel. 105 at gilroy. Livermore, 109 degrees. Many locations are still in the triple digits. Lets take a look at our excessive heat warning in effect from now through tomorrow for the entire bay area, i
These are again hardworking people. They feel theyre being betrayed. The president sounding optimistic as he heads off to asia. Ill be back in 11 days. Reporter mary bruce, abc news, the capital. The new tax plan could have big implications for new homeowners in california. The proposal would lower the mortgage interest for deduction cap to loans of 500,000 or less down to the current 1 million, since the house price is 768,000. This could impact a lot of homeowners here. This could eliminate thousands in tax savings. And if youre thinking you can try to sneak in a home purchase before this takes effect, youre out of luck. This applies as of tomorrow if the bill passes. And the electric car industry stands to suffer if it becomes law. It would eliminate the 7500 per vehicle tax credit on electric cars. Analysts say this could kill the electric car market. The incentive is a significant draw for buyers. Of course, a lot of people in california are buying electric cars. Only one person i
Personnel he says he saw the fire come through the hill in front of his home and ready to go if the flames move closer. We could be ready to go at any time. Reporter they say more than 10,000 people are without power and at least 100 power polls have been damaged by the fire. Deputies from nearby counties were called in to help get people out safely as the blaze continues to get larger by the hour. Many do service Yosemite National park. They say several people are here to assist with this emergency. However, its still too dangerous as far as the cause of the fire, thats still under investigation. Im natalie granda, abc 7 news. Keeping tabs on the weather conditions. We get a satellite first because the plume of smoke is so thick and wide you can see it from space. There it is all blowing from the north and east under a southwest wind. It can pick up on the smoke particles and thats what youre seeing right now. We you can see that smoke just about 10,000 feet in the atmosphere. As it p