The highest tier. With fewer coronavirus cases , more businesses can move indoors. But different counties are moving at a different pace, even though they are in the same tier. Today san mateo, solano and alameda counties regimented from the purple to red. They joined marin, napa, San Francisco, and santa cruz counties in the red tier. Only sonoma and contra costa counties remain in the most restrictive purple tier. While this is progress, there is also some confusion with each county moving at a different pace. Reporter different counties in the bay area opening some sectors while keeping others closed, confusing because at the beginning of the pandemic, the strategy was a regional approach. Some Business Owners find it frustrating. Im really disappointed and frustrated because i believe that nail salon are safe. I think we have the right to open. Reporter Michelle Saunders james owns this now salon in oakland, shuttered for six months and she cant operate outdoors. There is no space
During this smokey pandemic, grizzly peak has become one of the busiest spots around, now, complaints coming in. Noticeable improvement in the air quality, i will let you know if it will last through the waekd. The stress in the pandemic is halloween, under a pandemic. How parents are planning to tweak trick or treating plans. Abc7 news starts right now. Building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Everybody needs to work together. Stop this very, very dangerous behavior that is threatening all of our safety. Tonight, theres major fire concerns in the east bay, respects who live in berkley and the Oakland Hills are saying that people are setting off illegal fireworks and lighting bonfires it comes as explosive wildfires rage across the state, dachblt. Its a tense time, and understandably, j. R. Stone is explaining what is being done to stop wreckless behavior. Its disappointing. Sappointi. He leaves near grizzly peak. It overlooks the bay. He is upset ab
The fireworks good off at strange hours. He said that the fireworks are not nearly as bad as over the summer. He is concerned as someone who lived through the oakland fire storm of 1991. Its hard to come up here and you see all the place is trashed by other people, and its unfortunate. Berkley police said that wreckless behaviors have been found on grizzly peak, including fireworks and bonfires, in a time we are dealing with extreme fire dangers and some we talked about questioned that, said theres higher than usual crowds due to pandemic closures and the wreckless behaviors are not here. Fourth of july passed away. Its going to be cold soon. Nobody is doing fireworks. Its a he say, she say thing. Reporter the city council spoke of the member, with one Council Member saying that she is planning to drive up to grizzly peak herself to make sure that officers are enforcing fireworks and bonfires. They have increased the patrols in the area. In berkley ha, j. R. Stone. A breath of less tox
From 11 other states, including as far away as kansas, texas, and montana. The czu lightning complex fire in Santa Cruz County and San Mateo County has now burned 78,000 acres and containment is only at 13 . 176 homes have been destroyed. Cal fire says in San Mateo County, the fire is no longer moving toward lahonda, lolamar, or pescadaa, or moving east to santa clara county. A 79yearold man died, possibly trying to flee the fire in davenport. Four other people are unaccounted for. The deadly lnu lightning complex fire continues to burn through several counties in the north bay. Five people have been killed by the fires there. Three in napa county and two in solano county. According to cal fire, this complex has burned about 547 square miles and is 22 contained. 871 structures have been destroyed. 234 others have been damaged, and more than 30,000 are still threatened. The scu lightning complex fire has grown to more than 347,000 acres. It is burning across 7 counties and is only 10 co
In Fresno County try to outrun a wildfire only to quickly realize the only road out is completely surrounded by flames. Thanks for joining us, and we begin this evening with the blistering bay area heat. A live look from the dublin cam, temperatures hit 110 and more, extreme heat is not doing us any favors and it sounds like more on the way . Baker more on the way tomorrow, it wont be this hot, but youre absolutely right, its going to be close. Every number on the screen over my shoulder broke records, 111 today in livermore, these are not the official numbers, they could come in higher, we will get them within this hour. 109 in concorde, San Francisco 98. And just to show you how far above records those locations were, in some cases 59 degrees above, and the airport, downtowns number coming up a little bit later as we get the official numbers and from the National Weather service. The daytime highs from across the bay area as a whole. Santa clara, 108 in mountain view, we work our way