over there across the dumbarton bridge the vehicle being assisted without a problem. i believe it's still tracking it. the bottom of your screen by 680 report of a flat tire being repaired. south 680 around washington around issue is with the slower sensors and towards li r livermore and sunol and near grant line and and maybe another disabled vehicle in your slow lane and we'll track that out of the altamont. >>> breaking news out of southern california where the lake fire is burning near santa clarita north of los angeles. the fire exploded from 400 acres to an estimated 10,000 in just about two hours. it all started yesterday afternoon and it is certainly being fueled by high winds and dry conditions that they have in that area. today, temperatures are expected to be a little bit cooler hopefully to aid firefighters in this firefight. hundreds of homes there have been evacuated so far. officials have set up some shelters in parking lotstheir c. we are checking in with our sister station in los angeles this morning where they have some reporters close to the scene a

the dumbarton bridge is clearer and easier getting through the area. that is great news for folks over there. the rest of the bay recovers well. bay bridge toll plaza a slower drive through berkeley on the approach because of the after effects. the ripple from the earlier issue on the span, which has cleared. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. >>> well, happening now for you, rio de janeiro prepares to reopen the main attraction. the train and road that lead to christ the redeemer statue along with the cable car up sugar loaf mountain and the aquarium all back in business. the number of people who have died from the virus in the city has gone down during the past few days but by wednesday, the number had climbed. brazil has been one of the worst hit by covid-19. >>> coming up next, a look at the top stories and "today in the bay" exclusive. we'll talk live with state superintendent of schools tony therman about kids not returning to the classroom. experience the ultimate sports hub. where you can find games, news and highlights. all in one place,

>> yeah, kari, out to the dumbarton bridge as we look at the map. it is eastbound 84 away from the facebook side and over to the other facebook side. disabled vehicle and that is all we know for sure. it does sound like the car might have turned around for some reason and be facing the wrong way on the shoulder. so we'll watch that. dumbarton bridge smmoving smoothly. 101 through san jose approaching the key, a possible traffic break. i haven't heard about it for sure. we're looking at recovery where the arrow is, and that crash has cleared from the roadway and not cleared the bay bridge toll plaza, still the back-up there and the metering lights are on. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> hong kong police arrest jimmy lie. they also raided the publisher's headquarters. this is the new national security law beijing imposed on the city in june. the 71-year-old was arrested for collusion with foreign powers. and lie owned popular tabloid apple daily and an outspoken pro-democracy figure in hong kong who regularly criticized chinese authoritarian rule an

towards the stretch of 880 south on the east bay heading down from the san mateo bridge from the dumbarton bridge. a little slowing on the san mateo high rise and also the backup at the bay bridge for the metering lights. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. >>> well, happening now, you may want to check your kitchen because frito-lay is recalling some of its barbecue flavored potato chips. the reason behind this is those chips contain an undeclared milk ingredient and people with milk allergies run the risk of a serious or even life-threatening reaction. the recall on those bags may also be in those select frito-lay variety packs. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay" a quick look at our top stories this morning, including protests turning chaotic in the bay area overnight. after the police shooting in wisconsin. we'll have a live update on this morning's clean-up efforts. >>> plus -- >> we are live in scotts valley where cal fire just wrapped up a media briefing on the czu lightning fire. we'll bring you the details, next. experience the ultimate sports hub. where you can find games, new

and if you are coming off of the dumbarton bridge, there is a travel advisory. >>> and todolly partong a christmas album. okay, that's a good way to end it. >> with the best >>> good morning, america. the cdc's startling new prediction, 200,000 american lives could be lost by labor day. georgia reporting its highest number of deaths in a single day. california becoming the first state to surpass 600,000 cases. one school there defying orders and opening their doors to hundreds of kids as pennsylvania students urge officials to re-open and overnight, 900 spectators attending a high school football game in utah. so far at least 2,400 students and staff across six states already in quarantine as dr. fauci lays out the stakes this summer saying america needs to choose. >> do you want to open the bars or do you want to open the schools? >>> face mask face-off.

there is a collision on the dumbarton bridge to be aware of. if you are coming in from tracy, a crash just east of grant line road. once you get through there, things start to improve a little bit as you make your way through the altamont pass. toa. the backup we have been showing you has now pretty much gone away. now is your chance to get over from the east bay into the city. is go back to dave's headlines. >>> today is the first day of school for students in the oakland unified school district. classes are about to begin. there is no deal between the district and the teachers learning on it distance learning plan for this fall. we are doing now with that story. >> reporter: there are a lot of questions about what the school year will look like an oakland. it is the first day of school, and we still do not know. the oakland education association have yet to reach a deal on distance learning. they have been at the bargaining table since the beginning of july trying to figure out the best options to teach students virtually. other than knowing

id dumbarton bridge. here is a live shotf ghy bod sa.nd also looking good on 680 through walnut creek. southbound heading toward highway 24. >>> and a tragedy for a nrts y north bay community. >> i never 4erd of anything like this here. this is shocking. >> and a shooting leaving an 18-year-old employee dead and so many questions surrounding this - [narrator] food delivery just got more rewarding, did you order tacos? again? boom, rewarded. (chewing) (dog barks) ordering dinner for the family? voila, rewarded, with a side of quiet. (baby mumbling) grubhub rewards you. get a free delivery perk when you order. - [group] grubhub. (upbeat music) >>> friends and family are planning a vigil for the 18-year-old victim of a shootin. nathan gabriel garza was an employee at the store and was delivering groceries to a customer before she was shot. officials say the suspect took off in a car, the mayor says that it has been a decade since the last shooting there. >> never heard of anything like this. nothing, you know. this is really shocking. >> po

and pretty nearby, we have slow conditions on the dumbarton bridge due to road work that will be pickedp around 6:00 a.m. and so just expect delays there until shortly after 6:00 this morning. and you heard mike talk about the favorable conditions for the firefighters. we have no additional major closures, just the ones that have been in effect since about last week. so we have all that information available for you on our website, abc7news.com. as we head to break here, we'll take a live look outside, checking outhe richmond/san rafael bridge. no major slowdowns aside from the two i pointed out. so youe sm you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? you don't, you bounce forward, with serious and reliable internet. powered by the largest gig speed network in america. but is it secure? sure it's secure. and even if the power goes down, your connection doesn't. so how do i do this? you don't do this. we do this, together. bounce forward, with comcast business. inflammation in your eye might be to blame.ck, looks like a great day for achy, burning eye

rest of the bay and south bay and peninsula move at speeds and so do the bridges san mateo and dumbarton bridge. reported westbound at the seventh street off ramp there. a fire and fire crew at the >> all right, thank you very much. >>> well, coming up next on "today in the bay." your bottom line at the checkout line may be growing. see what is prompting the spike in your grocery bill and which foods you're likely paying more for. >>> plus -- >> president trump says he will take action if congress does not. let's take you out to the big board. dow is slightly lower although we have fairly good news on first-time jobless claims. >>> plus -- >> and after being rescheduled the pga championship is officially in town. what changes you could expect. i'll break those down after the break. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> good thursday morning right now at 6:42 and a cloudy start, once again, for the south bay. but we're going to see more sunshine this afternoon. we're going from temperatures in the low 60s to mid 70s and still going to be cooler than normal. we'll talk about the weekend forecas

lanes blocked and only one that is blocked now that will bog you down getting towards the dumk p dumbarton bridgeck to you, laura. >> all right, thanks so much, mike. >>> well, there's so much breaking news to get to this morning. at this hour, we are tracking the three major wildfires that are burning across the bay area and our team is monitoring hurricane laura as it made landfall packing 1 150-mile-per-hour winds. the evacuations and damage impacting so many from both of these disasters. we'll of course, have more on this coming up in just moments. >>> first, we want to start with live team coverage for you on the racial growing unrest in the country sparking new tensions and chaos. new overnight for you, protests in kenosha, minneapolis and right here in the bay area. all of it in response to police shootings sunday of 29-year-old jacob blake. paralyzed from the waist down. and the u.s. department of justice now confirming it is launching a federal civil rights investigation. authorities have now identified the officer who shot blake. rusten sheskey seven-year veteran. officers called to the

westbound 80, 9 minutes and westbound 92, 12 minutes and the dumbarton bridge only looking at nine minutes. back to you. >>> that is going to do it for us. try to keep cool. >> a live look in san francisco, where it is warmer. but across the bay area we'll see high temperatures so make sure you hydrate and stay cool. thanks for making us a part of your morning. the "today" show is next. >>> good morning. mixed messages. california becomes the first state to top 600,000 coronavirus cases, but other areas of the country see signs of slowing spread. is the virus really receding or is testing just down? and the 2020 candidates battle over a nationwide mask mandate. >> protect your fellow citizens. step up. do the right thing. >> each state is different and is facing unique circumstances. >> we'll have the very latest. >>> slow to deliver. the fight over emergency funding for the postal service gets ugly with mail service already affected by cuts, democrats

if you want to use the san mateo or the dumbarton bridge, those commutes have been pretty good. no major problems in the south bay. we have had some crashes but they have not caused huge delays in the commute. >>> it's a cloudy for most forecasts. some high tropical clouds might be making a move over the next couple of days. but not today. once the fog burns off, you can say low cloud deck. the wind is not nearly as strong as it is today. still breezy. bonus terms of the mounds will pick up and there might be an increase in that as more of the tropical cloud cover comes in. yesterday was nights with gilroy at 85. cloverdale 84. san jose 79 and san rafael 78 degrees. 50s and 60s on the temps now. 63 and carter in san jose. east bay in the low 60s. clayton at 55 degrees. martinez at 59. fog will get wiped out northwest to southeast. the cloud cover to the south is something to watch not forward, but going through the next couple of days we will keep an eye on that. a cooler pattern from yesterday is being replaced by the desert southwest high which will build in and could bring us

this doesn't look too slow as you drive past the colosseum, the san mateo and dumbarton bridge are doingly for slow from bay .2 concord westbound. let's go back to the headlines. >>> new this morning, in cupertino, water has been turned off to a broken fire hydrant. this is outside the kaiser permanente building. at one point, roads were flooded. crews will be out there doing heavy cleanup. >>> to the wildfire season, a fire grew 30% overnight. that is the apple fire. it started friday evening in riverside county. it has now burned more than 41 square miles. firefighters have 5% containment. flames have forced the evacuation. >> covid is with us. it comes down to how stretched and how many incidents needing of resources we will get. >> several crews from the bay area are there in riverside county helping the statewide effort to get the apple fire under control. our reporter is monitoring the changing story. we will have her update coming up at 8:00. >>> every bay area county is now under state orders to rollback reopening plans because of the recent rise in the number of coronavirus case

dumbarton bridge only looking at nine minutes. back to you. >>> that is going to do it for us. try to keep cool. >> a live look in san francisco, where it is warmer. but across the bay area we'll see high temperatures so make sure you hydrate and stay cool. thanks for making us a part of your morning. the "today" show is next. >>> good morning. mixed messages. california becomes the first state to top 600,000 coronavirus cases, but other areas of the country see signs of slowing spread. is the virus really receding or is testing just down? and the 2020 candidates battle over a nationwide mask mandate. >> protect your fellow citizens. step up. do the right thing. >> each state is different and is facing unique circumstances. >> we'll have the very latest. >>> slow to deliver. the fight over emergency funding for the postal service gets ugly with mail service already affected by cuts, democrats accuse the president of holding up funding so fewer people can vote by mail. just ahead, where that battle heads next. >>> sued. the justice department accuses yale of illegally discrimina