pg&e are working to clear the area. people are being told to stay inside unless otherwise in directed. again near sana juanez and ramona. what a dazzling light show tonight it delayed the first pitch at at&t park tonight. fans had their eyes on the sky. reporter: flashes of lightning up behind the score board, and soon the rain came down on the tarp-covered field. 800 strikes in the bay area were reported from the union city to the bay bridge to the santa cruz harbor. lightning knocking down power lines on san bruno and sparked small fires like this one. it started this quarter of an acre at mission peak and fremont. no homes were threatened. in millbright a strike smashed part of a chimney. thunderstorms rocked pacifica and san francisco, catching some bicyclists and joggers by surprise. at 7:30 tonight, the calm after the storm. you could even see the sunset peeking out from the clouds. pg&e is working to restore power to the customers in the area, most in san mateo and
word this fire right over my left shoulder has tripled in size and is now at 30 acres. cal fire believes this is one of several fires caused by last night s light nick. because it s a relatively clear day, you can see this fire visible up and down the peninsula. you cab see smoke that s billowing from the top of skaggs mountain. we drove up there a couple hours ago to get a better look. take a look at your tv screen. this is a view of the same fire from upper bear gulch road. there s about as i mentioned 30 acres bushing. it s a heavily forested area. because it s very remote, no homes are threatened. but access is extremely difficult. cal fire tells us that the nearest road is about a mile, a mile and a half away, which means their firefighters are having to hike in all of that diftance. there s about is00 m100 men and on the ground. plus two tankers and a spotter plane. cal fire estimates there were about 1,000 light nick strikes. that started seven fires. this one being th
interested in cutting their commute time as they are about getting to good schools. they seem to have a good commute which is much more popular to the buyers. reporter: back live at the home that sold for almost $800,000 over the asking price. it s a 4-bedroom home, not that remarkable but it has an extra large lot. one of the reasons that people are speculating that it went so high, 21 offers, ken. but it went so high over asking because of the extra large lot and they might be able to put another house on the lot. whoever bought it could double their money and get a couple million for both houses. i am happy for the couple that lived there for 28 years, len. they have to be excited and tickled but there has to be a downside. what about first time home buyers trying to get in and how dots banks appraise the property? there has to be a downside. reporter: this couple that we profiled today, they are moving to florida and they have kids here and realize it will be diff
shut down in castro valley. a story we )ve been bringing you since 4:30 this morning on today in the bay. bob what is the latest information you are getting there at the scene? what s the latest you ve got? reporter: good morning, to you scott and kris, as you can see behind me, headlights are heading in the westbound direction. the number three and number four lanes of westbound 580 are reopened here at eaten canyon, but if you look towards the right, number one and number two lanes, they re shut down while caltrans continues to clean up the mess caused by this early morning crash. it is going to take time, an hour or two, that big rig needs to be offloaded and hauled away. we ve heard from commuters who ve been stuck in this back-up for four to five hours this morning trying to get from the outer rim of the east bay into places like oakland and san francisco. this accident happened around 4:20 this morning. the chp tells us that the driver of a black sedan clipped a big r
he says sunday s ceremony will not just be another song and dance. but we begin this morning with a look at today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. people talking about plane, a great deal of panic. some sort of explosion. a terrorist a attack targets london s underground. this was something potentially quite serious. north korea firing another missile over japan. u.n. security council is gathering for an emergency meeting. utility workers are working around the clock to restore power down in florida. president trump getting a firsthand look at the storm ravaged communities there. we love the people of florida and they went through something that i guess the likes of which we could really say nobody s seen before. i know you re angry about the deal the president is working on with the democrats. we were going to have the rolls royce of a big beautiful law. the rolls royce is now going to be an overhauled jalopy. ultimately, we have to have the wa