As you cross the bay bridge this morning. Were mainly in the 50s and well be barely 60 at the coast. So average to a little bit below. A lot warmer weather coming up in the 7 day forecast. Fire crews battling the czu lightning complex are making steady progress after burning more than 81,000 acres. Julian glover is live in Scotts Valley where wont again they will hold a briefing in about an hour. Reporter yeah, they are making progress. And it is slow, methodical, but it is happening. We got an update that the fire is 21 contained, only growing less than 1,000 acres throughout the day on wednesday. Weather once again playing a role in making the firefight a success. To allowed the firefighters to work some controlled burn operations to protect the areas of felton and also ben lomond. But as firefighters make progress, evacuation warnings and orders are slowly being lifted. So good news to the north, Santa Clara County no longer being threatened by the fire. And to the south, uc santa c
Napa is still the only county with no reported cases in the bay area. Caltrans has learned that an employee at its Oakland Office tested positive for covid19 and limited medical offices. The cdc suggests Live Streaming funerals to reduce crowds during the coronavirus pandemic. Californias dmv canceled all behind the wheel tests for the next 30 days. Officers remain open, though. Jpmorgan chase is temporarily closing some branches in the bay area and across the nation. Kumasi, back to you. The abc 7 news iteam has confirmed three residents have tested positive for the coronavirus and they have been tranceferred to the hospital. Its investigating how the coronavirus virus infected residents at atria burlinggame. The iteam spoke with a woman whose parents are residents there. They are freaking out because they cant see their loved one anhe physically at all. We dont know when we will. Another family of an atria resident provided emails that the facility sent out. The residents who have co
Theyre going to be in the Morning Hours moving forward. Better sleeping on the way. We still have 80 and 90 at noon. 85 to 98 at noon. Still hot but not record setting. Here is sue. Well take a look at the traffic maps for you. We have slow and go over the Altamont Pass and a couple of problem spots. Southbound 880 in oakland near 66th, weve got two lanes blocked. Traffic is starting to back up into oakland downtown. Westbound 4 near bailey, the second lane from the left blocked here. Youre stacking up into the pittsburg area if youre leaving antioch on westbound 4, give yourself plenty of time. Northbound 680 in milpitas, a stalled out big rig in lanes since 3 30 this morning. Two right lanes to be specific. We are seeing slow and go as you leave san jose headed northbound on 680. Thank you, sue. A commuter alert if you live the east bay. Abc 7 news report are Amy Hollyfield is live in lafayette. Good morning, amy. Reporter good morning. A common reaction when we talk to people about
We have one issue at southbound 680 before vargas road. It sounds like it was not a crash, it was a vehicle that somehow caught fire and that is off on the shoulder right now. As far as i understand, thats what chp is saying. No lanes are blocked but everyone is slowing down to take a look at that. The backup has reached state road 84, so youre not at a complete standstill but plan on anywhere from eight to ten minutes added to your commute. Bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights at 5 20 this morning. In an effort to build a better bay area weve been tracking San Franciscos homeless problem. In two years, the city has seen a 17 increase in people without reliable housing. A new controversial homeless shelter is supposed to go up along the embarcadero. Today the board of supervisors could seal the deal but it will not stop the fight in that neighborhood. Amy hollyfield is live along the embarcadero for us. Reporter yeah, people who live around this patch of land here in San Francisco wi
Gorgeous shot there. And were in the low 60s at 7 00, and 77 to 85 is our bay and inland temperatures, and then 78 to 90 so warmer this afternoon. Were looking at fairly decent start here on the roads this morning, just starting to see the volumes fill in at the bay bridge toll plaza. Westbound 80, the carpool lanes are open and everything looks good there. Everything else, cash or fast track is filling in. We had an issue overnight in san jose, a full closure of northbound at 680. All lanes did reopen at about 3 45 this morning. As you can see, were back in the green. Thats not going to be an issue this morning. However, this is an investigation for a deadly shooting on the freeway. Were going to get to abc7 News Reporter who is reporter they are in the early stpaeupblages of the investigation, and the man killed looked like he had gunshot wounds in the area of his head and neck and was somewhere between the ages in his late 20s or early 30s. They received a call shortly after 10 00 l