county....and the smok billowing into the bay area. good afternoon, it's tuesday, july 26th. now at noon, fast-moving flames tearing through monterey county and the smoke is billowing into the bay area. good afternoon, it's tuesday, july 26. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. the soberanes fire has already

burned through more than 19,000 acres near big sur and is 10% contained. hundreds have been evacuated and firefighters say more than 1600 structures are threatened. the fire has already consumed 20 houses. weather isn't not providing much help as temperatures climb into the 100s in much of monterey county. >> and lots of people in the bay area can see the smoke from that wildfire and combined with the extreme heat we have air quality warnings in santa clara county and southern alameda county. anne makovec has more from san jose on the "spare the air" alert. >> reporter: it is really hot in san jose. it's a "spare the air" day today and tomorrow and probably the rest of the week. the haze is hanging above the skyline this morning. air quality officials say it's

caused by a triple threat of conditions, poor air quality, hot temperatures, pollution and wind. smoke moving north from that huge fire burning in monterey county is almost 100 miles away. but it is making its way to santa clara, contra costa and alameda counties. >> particulate matter from the wildfires has immediate health impacts. so it's very ri anyone with a respiratory illness will be impacted. the elderly, children, especially people with asthma can trigger an immediate asthma attack. >> reporter: today marks the tenth "spare the air" day the district called so far this year and it's early. they are asking people not to drive cars. as you can see from the morning commute on 101, people are driving. back to the effects of the big sur fire, check out this tweet

from the contra costa fire protection district. there's a lot of smoke. don't call 911 unless you see flames with the smoke. back out here live in san jose, the best advice people have in dealing with air conditions like this, stay inside if you can, with air-conditioning, and try to avoid strenuous activities outside. live in san jose, anne makevoc, kpix 5. roberta has been tracking all that smoke as it pushes out way. roberta. >> i always say it's never a good thing when you can see the air that you breathe. and that's certainly the case again today after that smoke that anne was referring to continues to lift up in a northerly fashion from the fire that continues to burn out of control. this is our live weather camera from the estuary in oakland looking over the bay waters towards the hazy skyline of san francisco. and day by day, everybody will start to feel the murkiness and see the murkiness and the haze,

again, the winds are lifting north into the bay area. and because of the smoke and haze it's a "spare the air" day for the entire bay area. we have a smoke advisory in place, as well. currently with the heat on top of that, it is already 90 in livermore, 72 in san francisco. oakland sporting 68. but it's already 85 in santa rosa. the bay area air quality district has just informed me that wednesday will be the 11th "spare the air" day of the season and yet another smoke advisory in place. we have details coming up later in this news cat. in southern california more than 37,000 acres have burned in the sand fire in the santa clarita valley mountains. thousands of firefighters from all over the state have been sent in to tackle the fire. the flames prompted the evacuation of at least 10,000 homes, although late last night, most of the evacuees were allowed to return. a local business owner says it's a tense and scary sight to see. >> 75 feet tall, the roar of

the jet engine, the brush burning you is intense. >> right now, the fire is 25% contained. at least 18 homes have been destroyed. ♪[ music ] bill clinton takes the stage tonight at the democratic national convention. in last night's all star line- up, first lady michelle obama delivered an emotional call for unity and bernie sanders asked his supporters to get behind hillary clinton. jamie yuccas joins us live from philadelphia with the latest. jamie. >> reporter: michelle, i want to tell you right now it's very loud in here because they are doing musical rehearsals. part of that star-studded line- up tonight on day 2 will be alicia keys. we are waiting for her to sit down in the piano in a little bit here. besides that hillary clinton has asked bernie sanders supporters to come up and speak tonight, as well. she wants to unify the party and with all these speakers try

to humanize herself to the general audience. >> it was a message from one first lady to another. >> reporter: i'm with her. >> reporter: michelle obama delivered an address on the first night of the democratic national convention asking the country to support hillary clinton. >> because of hillary clinton, my daughters and all our sons and daughters now take for granted that a woman can be president of the united states. [ applause and cheers ] >> reporter: mrs. obama asked for unity as did senator elizabeth warren but there were boos from bernie sanders supporters when the vermont senator vowed to elect clinton for president. >> and i am going to do all that i can to make that happen! >> reporter: watching from the sidelines, republican candidate donald trump tweeted, sad to watch bernie sanders abandon his revolution. sanders supporters continue to fight the fight here not only inside the convention but also

on the streets of philadelphia. busloads of activists are gathering with noisy protests. tonight's theme will be children and families and will spotlight mothers of blacks who died in conflict. former president bill clinton will be the headliner speaking as a democrat and a husband. at the roll call, delegates officially cast their votes to nominate hillary clinton putting another crack in america's highest glass ceiling. this was the paper headline this morning here in philadelphia that says after a storm, calls for unity. but something that happened with the california delegates this morning. bernie sanders showed up as a surprise to their breakfast and got booed by the dellidates there because of his support now of hillary clinton. so there's a lot of work to do before day 2 starts here at the democratic national convention if they want unity. >> jamie, thank you.

and as she said, those boos continued this morning when sanders addressed his supporters at the california delegation breakfast. take a listen. >> what we must do or forever look back in regret is defeat donald trump and elect hillary clinton. >> boo!! boo!! boo!! [ loud boos and jeers ] >> you can hear some cheers mixed with the boos and by the way house democratic leader nancy pelosi takes the stage this afternoon. tonight, at 5:00, we'll check in with kpix 5 political analyst melissa caen live in philadelphia. she will tell us a bit about what's going on behind the scenes at the convention. on the other side, donald trump renewed his attacks on clinton today at a speech at the veterans of foreign wars convention in charlotte. >> we know how she takes care of the veterans. just look at her invasion of libya and her handling of

benghazi. a disaster. or look at her emails, which put america's entire national security at risk. >> in a speech trump also said that he would improve va healthcare and create a 24-hour hotline in the white house for veterans to call and voice complaints about service. new video out as east san jose shows the aftermath of a two-alarm fire at a grocery store. firefighters say it started somewhere in the kitchen in the lucky 7 supermarket. crews upgraded the incident to a two-alarm response simply because of the size of the building. but they were able to knock the fire out fairly quickly. ten people were inside the store at the time. everyone got out safely. >> at this point, it looks like the store's going to be out of business for a while because of damage to the building and to the store. however, the building -- the businesses around it look like they are going to be able to stay in service and stay open. >> still, there's no word of the cause of the fire. this afternoon, the oakland

city council will for establishing a commission to help oversee the police department. it would give the commission power that includes firing the chief. if approved, voters could take it up in november. this comes in the wake of a sexual misconduct scandal that's shaken the department and the fact that three chiefs got the axe over a nine-day period. many in oakland are showing support for a new commission. and san francisco supervisors vote today on a proposal to make the police department more accountable. the measure calls for hiring a public advocate to investigate whistle blower complaints and [ indiscernible ] handling his conduct and excessive force claims. more bay area news now. a strange safety solution for a dangerous san rafael street. officials want to increase the speed limit. marin county supervisors are expected to vote today on the ordinance which would raise the speed limit on point san pedro road from 35 to 40 miles an hour. a year ago a minivan struck and killed a high school student

there. for years homeowners along point san pedro called this stretch of road a hazard. there's an elementary school near where the student was hit. raising the speed limit would allow the police to use radar to crack down on speeders. east bay drivers might notice a change today. metering lights are now working along 80 between the carquinez and bay bridges. the lights stayed green for the past week for practice. it's all part of the smart corridor project which is designed to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety. happening today, kevin durant will put on the team usa jersey for his first game at oracle arena since signing with the warriors. durant along with klay thompson and draymond green will play on the u.s. olympics team in rio next month. today's game is a warmup against china. a deadly church attack as assailants seize hostages in france. the group behind the terror still ahead. >> plus, an ongoing emissions

cheating scandal. a federal judge weighs in on volkswagen's $16 billion settlement. next, what today's decision means for 500,000 car owners. >> from the kpix 5 weather center, good afternoon, everybody. it may be hot and hazy inland, but boy, does it look refreshing along the seashore and into the bay. the full forecast spelling relief, that's coming up as the news continues. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, p&-pdeadly stabbing spree insid-

new details in japan's worst mass killing in decades. the suspects who went on a deadly stabbing spree inside the facility for the disabled is shown on cell phone circled in red carrying a bag in in the middle of the night. police say the suspect stabbed

and killed 19 patients as they slept and wounded dozens more. hours later, 26-year-old [ non- english name ] who had worked with the facility turned himself in claiming responsibility for the attack. secretary of state john kerry expressed condolences during an overseas trip. >> our thoughts and our prayers are very much with those people who going through a terrible process. >> the suspect told police he wanted to get rid of the disabled from this world. officials say several of the wounded were severely disabled. many of them remain in critical condition. terrorists have struck again in france. this time targeting a church in the north part of the country. two attackers armed with knives stormed a church during monday morning -- during morning mass. they held five hostages and slit the throat of a police and

was shot to death. isis claims responsibility for the attacks. this comes less than two weeks after the bastille day attack in the city of nice that left 84 people dead. france has been under a state of emergency since the paris terror attacks in november. a federal judge in san francisco has given an early okay to a $15 billion settlement in volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal. about 2 hours ago, the judge ruled on the deal which would settle consumer lawsuits and include offers to buy back cars designed to cheat emissions tests. last year volkswagen admitted to using the deceptive software. about 500,000 affected cars were sold in the u.s. we may have the haze right now, but other places get the thunderstorms. check out this new video of a lightning bolt piercing the sky and hitting the top of the empire state building caught on camera during a thunderstorm that passed through manhattan.

chicago residents caught video of a lightning bolt hitting and exploding a telephone phone in front of their vehicle. it creates a fireball and a shower of wooden splinters. >> that is incredible! no rain here in the bay area just warm hot weather. roberta gonzales tracking it in our forecast. >> no, no, back up! i'm in shock! wonder if they lost power associated with that bolt of lightning. have to check that out. let's go ahead outside. this is our live weather camera looking outdoors. visibility is not obstructed as of right now in the city of san francisco. we can still see albeit hazy mount diablo to the east a good 45 miles out but if you look at the right of the screen you can see the haze working into the bay area. look at the temperature span, 66 in san francisco, 90 in livermore. it is another "spare the air" day. tomorrow will be the third consecutive "spare the air" day of the week and we have a smoke

advisory in place. what you can expect today, the bottom line, hot, hazy and smoky away from the bay, blue skies around the rim of the bay. coastal clouds with just a hint of sunshine today. meanwhile, satellite-radar indicates that this area of high pressure is going to get closer and closer to the coast. as it does so those winds will continue to lift up from the south in a northerly direction all the way through thursday. i don't see any kind of a pattern change. it's currently 94 going up to 105 in sacramento. we are in the 70s going to up 80s in the high sierra. 106 degrees today. that will be noted in brentwood, tracy, oakley, discovery bay, byron, as well. little change through friday. a bit of a break with a shift in the winds. i know at that time i'll be on the my knees, begging the dear

lord, somebody help me! cool it down! [ laughter ] >> i don't even want to look at my pg&e bill. >> my kids are swimming today because it's just too hot. >> can we go? >> let's go. >> or go to the library, free air-conditioning. >> you got to the library, i'm going swimming! [ laughter ] new at noon the world's biggest online retailer got closer to drone delivery. amazon is partnering with the british government to test drying farther than operators can z it's part -- can see. it's part of the goal to deliver packages in 30 minutes. they may realize that goal in britain first because the u.s. has more regulations. fresh off its announcement that it's buying yahoo, verizon's revenue was lower than expected in the 2nd quarter blaming it on a strike by 40,000 workers that lasted nearly seven weeks. the company is buying yahoo's core internet properties for about $4.8 billion. verizon stays will help expand

its digital advertising and media business. and let's take a live look out at the big board see how the markets are doing. the dow is down 47. thousands from around the world will attend the olympics in rio. next, why health experts say the event is unlikely to worsen the spread of the zika virus. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,p&-pwomen )s -

>> in today's healthwatch some researchers say exercise can even help younger women's hearts. the new study published in the journal circulation suggests women under 50 can cut their risk of heart disease by 25% with moderate exercise 2.5 hours a week. >> researchers at harvard say there appears to be no connection between induced labor and autism. they studied more than a million births in sweden. they determined induced babies were not any more likely to develop autism than siblings born naturally. fears about catching zika at the olympics are unfounded according to a new study. yale university researchers found only up to 3 dozen people out of hundreds of thousands headed for brazil may become infected and that travel to rio won't play a significant role in the international spread of the virus. they used a mass model that took into account recent zika cases in rio, weather conditions and travel patterns. a reminder, if you have a

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at 5:00. all right. that's going to do it for kpix 5 news at noon. >> "the bold and the beautiful" is next. >> i just want to tell you, michelle, i don't want you to get all jelly, but what does that say right there? >> flowers at the front desk for you. >> that's what happens when the heat is on. >> you're sure it says roberta and not michelle? >> no. >> it's very hot. temperatures up to 106 inland. please be careful. hydrate, check in on the elderly. watch your pets. have a great day, everyone. >> from who?! [ laughter ] >> have a great day. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ,,

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