we are at altamont pass road. two lane road that runs parallel to 580 on the north side of the altamont pass. you can see what this fire looked like earlier when it was really going a start around 945 last night when a driver called 911 to report that their car caught fire on the side of 580 north near north flynn road. and i believe that would have been in the westbound direction of 580 with that wind. this fire took off. it burned through 400 acres. and these very dry, grassy hillsides. fortunately this is open land, so there are no structures involved. no people were hurt. and the wind and steep terrain. that just is what really made it challenging for firefighters. and again, this is another sign that something as small as a car fire can lead to a much bigger problem, like what you had behind me. but again, this fire is out. it is contained, cal fire and alameda county fire department were out here. it might have been another agency as well, but they know what they're doing. this is not they're unfortunately no

altamont pass road. it was shut down all morning.t firefighters are making such good progress that they are allowing cars to go through. >> and allowing cars to go through on 5.80, right. they're both directions. it was shut down last night. let me show you video when the fire broke out at around 9.45. because of a car fire. now the driver did pull over called 9-1-1. firefighters rushed out to the scene trying to pounce on the car fire. but this area extremely windy, extremely dry. and he caught nearby vegetation on fire. and it exploded to the point where they had to shut down the freeway. there was a huge glow in the night hours because there really no lights in this area, too. get in the way of that burn. that glow. so it was quite spectacular. they did manage to put the car fire out, but grew to dozens hundreds of acres to the point where calfire, well, they were shutting down this area, not even allowing people who work along altamont pass road to go through. and i have proof of that. let me show you video. this is around 7.30,

altamont pass fire. altamont pass road, he says, has reopened. and so that's great news. those speed sensors are still adjusting. but do note that you can use altamont pass road. so 580 will be taking less of that shift. and the area it's a nice light drive. anyway, this morning vasco road you saw that. really a nice drive. only 18 minutes out of contra costa county down to 580 where again that travel time from grant line over toward the dublin interchange, now under a half hour still back to you. all right. thanks, mike. i'll breathe deep and stay calm as you hit the roads this morning. and maybe you can help us improve our image. a new poll ranked states with the most road rage. we're going to show you where california ranked. and if you are of a certain age, you remember the where's the beef commercials, which these days some people say should be about chipotle. let's go out to the futures this morning. got good news about inflation. look at that. all tha (vo) meet fargo, the new virtual assistant from wells fargo. fargo makes banking faster, and easier. (woman) fargo,

working your way into the altamont pass, a lot of activity, we will get to this later in the show but there is a fire burning just east of the freeway, this is the altamont pass road area that is completely shut down . they do have a traffic alert in place. the main lines of 580 are open right now, traffic is moving although a little bit slow coming out of tracy getting onto 580, you can see that as we take a look at those sensors, down to about eight miles per hour in some spots, likely due to the smoke, at one point the freeway was completely shut down. there is a lot of activity just off to the side so keep that in mind. >>> a developing story following the executive order to clear homeless encampment statewide, this comes on the heels of the supreme court's decision last month granting local leaders all over the country to remove homeless people from their streets. but where do they go? before the order, encampments could only be cleared if the city had beds to house the homeless. that went away with the executive order, that affects about 180,000 homeless people in california. that number is about one third of the entire nation's homeless population. we spoke

however, altamont pass road remains closed at grant line to carroll road and at greenville because of the fire. it's slowing things down to about 18mph there, and you can see it here, tracy to dublin. that will take you 38 minutes, 16 minutes from san rafael to san francisco, and then the truck from antioch to concord. that drive will take you 14 minutes. >> reggie, amanda. thank you. we're going to talk now about the largest wildfire in the state. this year. it's near chico. police arrested a suspect accused of pushing his burning car over an embankment, sparking the park fire. this fire has already burned more than 164,000 acres. it only started wednesday and containment is at 3% now. parts of the town of paradise, which was destroyed in the 2018 camp fire, threatened and under an evacuation warning. just to give you an idea of where this is happening, the fire zone sits on the border of butte and tehama counties. cal fire says the flames have moved closer to homes in cohasset, and forest ranch crews say homes have been lost. it's unclear how many right now. a couple who lives in ch

altamont pass road. it was shut down all morning. but this is a good indication that firefighters are making such good progress that they are allowing cars to go through and allowing cars to go through on 5.80, right. they're both directions. it was shut down last night. let me show you video when the fire broke out at around 9.45? >> because of a car fire. now the driver did pull over called 9-1-1. firefighters rushed out to the scene trying to pounce on the carr fire. but this area extremely windy, extremely dry. and it caught nearby vegetation on fire and it exploded to the point where they have shut down the freeway. there was a huge glow in the night hours because there's really no lights in this area, too. get in the way of that burn that glow. so it was quite spectacular. they did manage to put the car fire out, but grew to dozens hundreds of acres to the point where calfire, well, they weren't shutting down this area, not even allowing people who work along altamont pass road to go through. and i have proof of that. let me sh

also altamont pass road. >> has been reopened. fire crews plan to stay here on scene throughout the day on friday, keeping an eye on things with this study when they are concerned that this fire could kick back up again. that is the very latest here in alameda county, charles clifford kron. 4 news. >> and not to an update on the park fire that's burning in butte county. it has grown to more than 178,000 acres. a 42 year-old chico man is accused of starting this massive fire after he allegedly pushed his burning car into a wooded area. cal fire is reporting 134 structures have been destroyed. and right now the fire is 0% contained. there are a vacuum evacuation orders in place for the surrounding neighborhoods. and we'll get the latest now on the fire conditions with our meteorologist kyla grogan. what's it like out there right now the heat of the day? so unfortunately, it's getting very hot can see in chico right now. 99 degrees, though. they are still dealing. >> with near triple-digit heat. and as we take a look at the wind here

this is grant line road and altamont pass. it has been cut off to the public. ontage road. they cannot use it because firefighters need to go up and down. so instead they have to bypass it and then hop onto the freeway, choked with cars. but the good news is james and area. at least it's moving. it was not moving last night. in fact, we have video to prove it. this is in a remote area about 5 to 6 miles outside of livermore. us in the altamont pass heading towards tracy, very remote to the point where there were no lights and you can see flames, what it did to the night sky. the fired shopped freeway at one point causing the firefighters and chp to come out and shut it down. the freeway is moving at this time. only 10% contained. i don't see any huge flames at this hour, but i can certainly smell it even from my location. let me show you video of how things look right now. this is up grant line road and altamont pass. and you can see there is a count, fire truck right there on the ridgeline parked right there watching the whole situation. the hillsides pretty mu

also, good news. 5.80, peers to be moving just fine in altamont pass road to the north has opened up as well. but for now is the very latest here in alameda county, charles clifford kron, 4 charles, thank you so much of your coverage of the fire out there with you. she ate it. >> and the largest wildfire. meantime of the year is burning right now in butte county. the park fire exploded to more than 164,000 acres after sparking wednesday. >> the burn zone extending from butte county into to county cal fire estimates the flames destroyed at least 134 structures. evacuation orders remain in place. we heard from one man shocked at how fast that fire grew. >> the surprise for this early in the fire season that where that fire came through here yesterday with freight train. >> cal fire says what contributed to the park fire spreading so quickly was the in the area where that fire started as well as the winds. that area is currently under a red-flag warning due to gusty winds and low humidity. back here at home in the bay area. the flora fire in sonoma county is now 80% contained with 36 ac

this is that grant line road in altamont pass. this used to be the old highway and a lot of people take it. >> but they cannot take it as the fire continues to burn. let me show you video. this all started at around 9.45. last night from a car fire. it was the driver who noticed that the car was on fire, call the responders, the first responders. they came out, tried to pounce on it, but not before the dry vegetation in the area caught on fire and it exploded at last check anywhere between 4 500 acres burned. it actually jumped at one point there freeway, causing the chp to come out and shut down both directions of 5.80, both directions moving along now. but it's very slow as far as the containment at last check, 10% contained, which is barely a scratch. but we do know they tend to give updates at around 7 o'clock in the morning. so maybe that number will go up right now. the conditions are quite gusty in the altamont pass, which is not a good sign for firefighters because you can clearly see it is causing a lot of commotion. a lo

however altamont pass road is still closed at grantline to carroll road and at greenville because of fire. we do also want to get to san leandro really quickly. westbound 580 before 1/50 avenue, a car is on fire, two lanes are blocked. there. you'll notice fire crews also on scene kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. now to the park fire near chico. the size of that fire has grown significantly to more than 164,000 acres. and it's just 3% contained. an arson suspect has been arrested, accused of pushing his burning car over an embankment. abc news reporter andrea fujii has more on the suspect and the evacuations this morning. >> an arrest as a massive wildfire rips across part of northern california. our kayna whitworth is there. >> we're standing in the only road in and out of cohasset right now, and we're getting covered with smoke and ash. >> we have to get in the car. this is dangerous. >> the park fire near chico exploding in size on thursday, burning more than 125,000 acres in just 24 hours. the violent blaze devouring homes, bursting gas tanks and sending towering flames hundreds of fee

this is altamont pass road, which is a short cut for many people who don't want to hop on the freeway. they reopened this one hour ago. so you have that at your disposal. if you want to use this or you can just use the freeway, you can see off in the distance. that's 5.80, both directions moving along slow, but albeit moving along, which was not the case last night. let me show you video. >> here's why the fire broke out at 9.45. last night. very remote area. nothing but hills through this area and it's hard for firefighters to get through. and that's why it just exploded so quickly. that day. they say that it actually jumped from one side of the freeway to the other, forcing them to shut it down for a little while the fire started and it was 100 acres initially. and then it grew to as high as 500 acres, forcing the firefighters stay here in the overnight hours. let me show you video of that. they actually had to park along ridge lines. this is around 7.30, this morning. they were there. they have the crews ready to pounce on the situation in case it should start in areas that they th

they had to shut down 5.80, both directions for several hours and altamont pass road which is a little further to the north that was closed down as well by midday today. they had pretty much gotten this thing under traffic has since been restored to normal. both on 5.80, and altamont pass. but they're going to remain on scene here. they're worried about this when, you know, could kick up some members or start this fire up again. good news. nobody injured by this fire. no structures lost. the only real damage was that vehicle which burned, which has since been removed. so it's very latest here in alameda county, charles clifford kron, 4 charles, thank you. we want to go now to the latest on the park fire. that's what's burning in butte county. it has grown to more than 178,000 acres. >> it is 0% contained. a 42 year-old chico man is accused of starting this massive inferno after he pushed his burning car into a wooded area. cal fire is reporting now. 134 structures are destroyed. firefighters are still trying to get an official count on how many have been damaged right now. the fire is

we have more slowing out of the altamont pass down vasco road. and the south bay did show that first burst that we typically see. back to you. thank you very much, mike. at 602, we begin this hour with developing news in the sierra. that is where firefighters are trying to stop a fire burning near soda springs road off of interstate 80, in the tahoe national forest. as of this morning, the royal fire has burned 169 acres. it's about 15 miles outside of truckee. cal fire initially said it may have started from a runaway campfire, but they later deleted the post and say the cause is still not clear. the state's largest fire right now is burning in santa barbara county, and it is threatening michael jackson's neverland ranch. flames have now burned more than 18,000 acres since friday near the town of los olivos, north of santa barbara. one structure is damaged. firefighters are making some progress. the fire is nearly 8% contained. are you prepared in case of a wildfire or any other emergency? stick around ahead. at 625, our consumer team is breakin

we didn't see that last week out of the altamont pass. vasco road still at speeds. so as you're coming down out of contra costa county to 580, you're still going at speed all the way from marsh creek down to the area. we had an earlier crash that just cleared that was eastbound 80 around coming skyway. no slowin, no injuries and no problems. so it's westbound. your commute of course, that is our commute direction to the bay bridge. and across into the city. back to you. thank you very much. well, buying in bulk, getting more expensive. ahead on today in the bay. the big box store increasing its member price plus going 101 with basketball icon lebron james. we're going to hear the reason he wanted to rejoin team usa for the paris olympics. and what he hopes to team. keep itis year with the introducing togo's new barbecue beef sandwich. it's piled high with tender beef that's slow cooked and smothered in tangy memphis style barbecue sauce. it's no fuss, no muss. just tons of flavor. the best barbecue beef is only a togo's. try one today. alert. we start out with a cle

it's burning ryan interstate 5.80, in flynn road in the altamont pass. the northland road is closed down came the fire wind-driven terrain is making it really difficult to access there. now, this comes as earlier 2 people were arrested for starting to separate fires across the state. well, he's got long as more details after speaking with cal fire. >> in butte county, mandatory evacuations are in place as the park fire burning near chico exploded to more than 124,000 acres. a chico man has been arrested for arson. authorities say the man was seen pushing a burning car down a hill into a gully wednesday afternoon. it's unknown. a county a man was arrested in connection to the floor. a fire that broke out wednesday afternoon east of healdsburg come by and law enforcement determined that the cause of that fire was started an individual who was driving without front right tire. >> on the becomes proxy for mater. that man now facing 2 felony. when you're doing that, you're driving on the app. all there are a lot of sparks out there. and so result of that was 3

last week, so we expect to see more slowing as we do on most of our drives in like the altamont pass and vasco road. look, we're at almost the half hour mark there, 27 minutes. that's the longer drive we've had in the last ten days coming out of contra costa county. and in toward alameda county. and then, of course, the backup now fills in the toll plaza all the way back to the 880 overcrossing at the bay bridge. back to you. looks like the holiday vacation's finally over there. back, back. 612 right now. show in the sky for a lucky few members of a top european air force team will soon be flying across northern california. coming up next on today in the bay, where you can catch this impromptu air show that looks cool. also how you can trade like a pro or maybe a politician that might be better. let's go out to the futures. this morning, see what's ahead for the day. looks like a mild open as we wait for the head of the fed to speak. plus, it's not good. no good, no good, no good. oh, no good. that boy celebrating a rock legend. how san francisco plans to honor one of its most iconic residents. kee

. >> this is paterson road east of livermore near the altamont pass. just one of the areas that could experience a public safety power shutoff on saturday as hot temperatures and gusty offshore winds are back in the forecast pg and e routinely look that weather conditions to determine shutting off electricity is necessary to reduce the risk of their equipment. starting a wildfire. >> according to the utility, about 500 bay area customers in alameda county and contra costa county were notified about a possible psps. if that happens, it would take place around 11:00am saturday. customers are expected to have their power back on in the evening's first preparing for the embargo by the coast in sarasota co the fought back. it's been this hot before, but never been this hot for so many. he's in a row. >> meantime, we stopped by the local ace hardware store of livermore where general manager eric every cent stocked up on hot weather essentials. >> after the prolonged heatwave this month, obviously stay hydrated. but person cooling. we have handheld misters, o

. >> this is paterson road east of livermore near the altamont pass. just one of the areas that could experience a public safety power shutoff on saturday as hot temperatures and gusty winds are back in the forecast. >> pg and e routinely look that weather conditions to determine shutting off electricity is necessary to reduce the risk of their equipment. starting a wildfire, according to the utility, about 500 bay area customers in alameda county and contra costa county were notified about a possible psps. if that happens, it would take place around 11:00am saturday. customers are expected to have their power back on in the evening's first preparing for the embargo by the coast in san francisco. the fought back. it's been this hot before but never been this hot for so many. he's in a row. >> meantime, we stopped by the local ace hardware store of livermore where general manager eric every cent stocked up on hot weather essentials. >> after the prolonged heatwave this month, obviously stay hydrated. but person cooling. we have handheld misters, obvious

the overall map showing you that typical slowdown on the altamont pass, also on 680 due to some roadthat's expected to clear up in about 30 minutes. but i do want to take you into san francisco. so low crash in the center. divide southbound 101 after bayshore boulevard. luckily, no real slowdown at this hour. just be mindful if you're heading south back to you. reggie >> thanks, amanda. president biden continues to recover from covid. his doctor says the president has mild upper respiratory symptoms and is on paxlovid, the biden campaign trolled a supporter soon after the president was diagnosed with covid wednesday. as you can see, this post on x began with the line i'm sick and then minutes later, they continue the post with i'm sick of elon musk and his rich buddies trying to buy this election. and if you agree, pitch in here. apparently that post was very successful. a campaign official says it was one of the campaign's best social media fundraising posts in more than a year, although they declined to say how much was raised. meanwhile, the president is facing more calls to step

altamont pass. it sparked. it started just last night near northland road, just outside of livermore.nd at one point it was impacting traffic along i-5. 80 abc7 news reporter lena howland talked with firefighters about the challenges on this fire. >> flames burning out of control on the altamont pass. putting off a bright orange glow from interstate 580 just after 11 thursday night. the flynn fire ballooning in size from ten acres to 500 acres overnight. >> obviously, because the fire started last night, we weren't using aircraft, so the big push was to use those ground resources to implement lines. >> nearly 90 firefighters worked through the night to gain an upper hand. and while steep terrain on the pass didn't help, cal fire says the gusty wind was their biggest challenge. >> it also makes it really hard for firefighters to get good, what we call wet line around the fire, and actually extinguish the fire because if the wind is blowing, it's blowing the fire and it's also blowing the water. that's coming out of the hose. >> it wasn't until after the sun came up friday morning that

even out of the altamont pass, no delays approaching grant line road and none in toward the dublin interchangealley. y south bay, easy flow of traffic back to you. thanks, mike. we'll have now about 30,000 california homeowners are starting to lose insurance policies provided by one of the state's largest companies. as of this week, state farm is dropping policies in some of the areas of the highest risk when it comes to fire danger. now, orinda is one bay area city expected to get hit especially hard. that company first announcing that decision back in the spring that move is the latest example of insurers pulling back coverage, citing growing costs and increased risk for california disasters. so what do you do if your policy gets dropped? excuse me? our nbc bay area response team recently made a video of what you should do and how you can protect yourself. you can find that on our website, nbc bay area triple digit temperatures return. meteorologist kari hall is tracking your hot independence day forecast, and firefighters are on high alert across the bay area as illegal fireworks pose an ev

altamont pass. there was an early accident at grant line road, so check out the drive time. it is really slow red right now. westbound 580 tracy to dublin 49. well look at that. it just jumped up to 51 minutes. 680 those looking good through dublin and highway 85 problem free reggie thanks frances. >> as you wake up this morning we are waiting on a blockbuster decision from the supreme court just after 7 a.m. the justices are expected to rule on presidential immunity. that decision will decide if former president trump will face trial for trying to overturn the 2020 election. abc news reporter nguyen is live for us in dc, and this is, of course, a key case with major implications for decades to come. >> absolutely, reggie. absolutely. good morning. the high court's decision expected today, could upend multiple cases that former president trump currently faces and could have further implications on the powers of the nation's highest office. just hours away from a major supreme court decision on former president trump's immunity claim. facing four felony charges related to eff

altamont pass is 95% contained. the fire ignited thursday night near northland road, just outside of livermore. cal fire says the cause is under investigation, but an initial report from chp shows a car caught fire on westbound i-580 and the flames spread to the grass. of course, the weather is just so important anytime there's a wildfire because it can, of course, dramatically change the behavior. so let's get a look at the conditions now with abc seven news, weather anchor spencer christian. >> okay, zach, weather conditions across most of northern california are becoming a bit more helpful now. now of course, we have numerous wildfires. the most devastating one right now is the one near chico the park fire. but as you can see on the satellite radar composite image, we have a vigorous onshore flow of cooler air and higher humidity right now. excuse me as i lose my voice. excuse me of a colder, cooler air and higher humidity, but the wind is still strong, so that's of course, a complicating factor for a devastating fire like the park fire. but let me give you a look at uh- conditions. there yo

road on westbound 580. and we'll leave you with those drive times on the altamont pass, 55 minutes from tracy to dublin, 16ancisco. and then that drive from antioch to concord will take you about 20 minutes. reggie. >> thanks, amanda. this morning, vice president and bay area native kamala harris closing in on the democratic nomination as she holds her first campaign rally today. the party is quickly coalescing around the vp, who now has the support from the majority of democratic delegates. since president biden announced his intention not to run on sunday, the harris campaign has raised more than $100 million and counting. she's also received the endorsement of more high profile democrats that includes speaker emerita nancy pelosi, several democratic governors, some of them floated as potential running mates, have also endorsed and just a few minutes ago, george clooney announced his endorsement in a statement to cnn. remember, it was two weeks ago he called on the president to drop out of the race. and speaking of the president, yesterday, he called into the harris campaign headquarters to offer his sup

altamont pass. sky fox up above westbound interstate 580 east of greenville road, near livermore. there's a jackknifed big rig that's blocking several lanes. now, this is a little bit better than what we had not too long ago when all lanes were blocked. traffic at this point is squeezing by in some lanes. no word yet on whether or not anyone was hurt. but if you are planning to use this route, be prepared for delays. we'll note that the westbound direction is typically not the afternoon commute direction. so a small bit of good news there. who knows how long this will be affecting westbound 580 out past livermore. we'll keep looking for updates and bring them to you throughout this newscast and online. as soon as we get them. this is day three of the republican national convention in milwaukee. we'll see former president trump's vice presidential pick, jd vance, make his appeal to voters. connor hansen has the very latest now from wisconsin. >> all eyes on vice presidential candidate jd vance tonight as he gets the chance to introduce himself to voters taking the stage here behind

altamont pass is 95% contained. it started thursday night near north flynn road, just outside of livermore. the cause is still under investigation, but an initial report from chp shows a car caught fire on westbound i-580 and the flames spread to the grass. now you can track wildfires across the state in real time as well as air quality with our interactive wildfire tracker, just head to our website abc seven news.com/fire map. all right. to weather. now let's check in with lisa. >> it is certainly cloudy out there. mist and drizzle along the coast but a nice shot here of mount tam where temperatures once again will come up through the 70s this afternoon with sunshine earlier all across the bay area. i'll have the details when we return. >> lisa thank you. plus we have new details on a rescue mission along highway one that ended with a grim discovery on the peninsula, then sacred heart short of its goal. how you can help south bay students make sure they it's piled high with tender beef that's slow cooked and smothered in tangy memphis style barbecue sauce. it's no fuss, no muss. just tons

altamont pass. it's friday, so we have a lighter volume holding at the speed limit for vasco road and no backup at the bay bridge. the east bay starting to wake up. you see that sunshine coming in and a little more traffic volume back to you. all right, mike, thanks very much. next on today in the bay, we respond and try to set up a car insurance reunion. also a reminder, don't miss the start of a three game series. the giants battling minnesota twins over at oracle park tonight. that coverage is going to begin at 7 p.m. you can find it right here on nbc bay introducing togo's new barbecue beef sandwich. it's piled high with tender beef that's slow cooked and smothered in tangy memphis style barbecue sauce. it's no fuss, no muss. just tons of flavor. the best barbecue beef is only a togo's. try one today. family in hayward, their insurer, got bought and the new company canceled their policy, citing an auto pay issue. the firm has tried to restore their coverage on their own, but the company wouldn't budge, so the firm has contacted us, we contacted the insurer and then that company reinstated the verm

altamont pass. so we'll watch the area out of vallejo and mare island 37 should see some slowing soon. kirker pass road there's a small crash going on on kirker pass road, and there's a little bit of slowing, just some brake tapping because of the volume that's starting to build just now. again, early for contra costa county. pretty typical north bay. no major delays. that's not the golden gate bridge, but that's probably the destination for these folks heading south. it's a good deal down 101. just to let you know relative locations back to you. not such a good deal crossing the golden gate bridge, though right now. thanks 511 for you this morning. fresh fallout for boeing ahead for you here on today in the bay. the guilty plea the company is agreeing to this morning and the impact it will have. fafsa expected to give us an update this week about when those astronauts who are aboard a boeing capsule can come home. plus, moviegoers go bananas at the box office. the impressive sum the latest despicable me movie packed in. keep it here. you're watching today in the bay it's all clear as we're getting sta

sky fox was overhead the altamont pass this afternoon in northern livermore, and you can see all of the charred brush here along 580 westbound near northland road. cal fire says this fire started as a car fire that then quickly spread to vegetation just before 10:00 last night. it burned about 500 acres but did not threaten any structures. in eastern oregon, a pilot was killed in a tanker plane crash while helping fight the falls fire. officials say the tanker first went missing yesterday, with only the pilot on board. search efforts were suspended overnight, but officials were able to locate the tanker. this morning. the single engine plane was found in steep, forested terrain with the pilot's body inside. the falls fire is burning near the town of seneca, at the edge of the malheur national forest. it is more than 140,000 acres, and is just 55% contained. and to stay on top of the wildfire season in the areas threatened by flames, just head to our website at ktvu dot com. well, san francisco fire chief janine nicholson will be retiring next month due to unforeseen medical issues. chief nicholson announced today that she will be leaving the de

altamont pass is now 95% contained. it started thursday night near north flynn road, just outside of livermore. the cause is still under investigation, but an initial report from chp shows a car caught fire on westbound i-580 and the flames then spread to the grass. you can track wildfires across the state as well as air quality. with our interactive wildfire tracker. just go to our website abc7 news.com/fire map. happening today, bay area activists will hold a vigil for sonia massai. she's the mother of two who was shot and killed by an illinois sheriff's deputy in her own home. activists are demanding justice as they honor her life, along with others who were killed in police custody. the vigil will begin at 15th street and broadway at 12:30 p.m. today. people will then march to oscar grant plaza for a special ceremony. the oakland community will join over a dozen cities for a day of mourning for sonia massai. this is a abc news obtained new details of a grievance filed for the former deputy, sean grayson. grayson is the deputy seen in this police body camera footage shooting massey. he claim

altamont pass, it has started north. tracy boulevard on westbound 205 to north flynn road on westbound 580. and then we want to get to some of the drive times. if we can know my clicker is not working right now, we'll send it back to the desk. >> amanda, thank you. developing news involving san francisco city employees among the highest paid police officers, some of them earning hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. a new retention program could bump up their pay even higher. abc7 news reporter lena howland is live in san francisco. to break this down, lena, overtime pay and an officer shortage is playing a big role here. >> hey, reggie. that's right. and this plan essentially means paying older officers more in exchange for them putting off their retirement. this deferred retirement option program, known as drop, only, applies to officers that have been with the san francisco police department for 25 years or more. it would allow them to defer their retirement for up to five years, to then get an additional pay bump. this is only if they agree to perform neighborhood patrol or investiga

this is paterson road east of livermore near the altamont pass.ust one of the areas that could experience a public safety power shutoff on saturday. >>as hot temperatures and gusty winds are back in the forecast pg and e routinely look that weather conditions to determine of shutting off electricity is necessary to reduce the risk of their equipment. starting a wildfire. >>according to the utility, about 500 bay area customers in alameda county and contra costa county were notified about a possible psps. if that happens, it would take place around 11:00am saturday. customers are expected to have their power back on in the evening's first preparing for the embargo by the coast and the by 5 fog bank. it's been this hot before but never been this hot for so many. he's in a row. >>meantime, we stopped by the local ace hardware store of livermore where general manager eric every cent stocked up on hot weather essentials after the prolonged heatwave this month, obviously stay hydrated. but fans, some personal cooling. we have handheld misters. obviously

road, with warnings for those around one mile from the blaze. the fire started yesterday afternoon, it has burned 734 acres, it is 5% contained. and in the altamont pass, crews are mopping up after the flynn fire, they have that up to 85% containment, fewer than 400 acres burned. finally, all evacuation orders have been reduced to warnings for the point fire in bay point. it is 40% contained. and of course we are wondering how much of that smoke is going to make its way into bay area skies, darren peck has the latest. >> we have to go into a little bit of context before we get to the smoke plume heading our way. the fire burning in our own backyard, it still has some evacuation orders on it. the creek fire, this is the sonoma regional wilderness park, a few people have probably been there, if you live in the tri-valley, you probably know it. if you go south, you get to that canyon with all of that convoluted topography helping to funnel the flames up to the ridge tops and there has been southerly wind helping to fan that fire. it is close to home, it is not putting out a great deal of smoke, we don't see significant impacts on air quality from that on

altamont pass. it is 80% contained tonight. it has burned nearly 400 acres. the flames were reported just before 10:00 last night near north flynn road just outside of livermore. cal fire says the cause is still under investigation, but the firefight is going pretty well. but the initial report from chp indicates a car caught fire on westbound 580, and the flames spread to the dry grass. our other breaking news is with the park fire. it is just enormous, burning more than 230,000 acres, making it the 14th largest wildfire in california state history. the flames have destroyed well over 100 buildings, some of them homes. it started northeast of chico in butte county and has spread into tehama county as well. abc seven news reporter tim johns is here. he spoke with several bay area fire crews. tim, who have headed north to try to help out. >> yeah. dan, now, one thing that's important to remember is that this fire is burning near the same spot where the camp fire burned back in 2018. that, of course, was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in california history. so those bad memories are still alive for so many of the people wh

we're still at the minimum for vasco roads, emphasizing the lighter traffic volume around the bay here out of the altamont passen coming in from south county back to you. all right. thanks, mike. well, happening now. recovery teams plan to continue to search for a man believed to have drowned in the russian river. he disappeared while swimming wednesday night. this is near villa grande beach in monte rio. dive teams quickly hit the wate, but they were unable to relocate him. much more ahead on today in the bay including fireworks. both legal and illegal ones keeping crews busy on the 4th of july. we'll show you some of the close calls and the conditions. sure to keep firefighters on high alert well into the weekend. you're watching today in the bay show you just how hot it is expected to get across the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is tracking a microclimate weather alert still in effect. 4th of july ending with a bang as people set out thousands of illegal fireworks across the bay area, some sparking brushfires that kept firefighters busy and alert overnight. we're tracking the high risk and the record he

altamont pass. not too bad. and then we'll take you to bay point westbound for after willow pass road. there is a stall in the right lane, but no major issues there. let's get you back to the headlines. >> thanks, amanda. this morning, thousands of people who work for elon musk companies here in the bay area and southern california are likely wondering what's going to happen to their futures. the billionaires, upset about a new law aimed at protecting trans youth and musk says he's moving more of his business headquarters to texas. exes headquarters will leave san francisco for austin. space x will move its mission headquarters from hawthorne in southern california to musk's starbase near brownsville. abc7 news reporter j.r stone is following the story and breaks down the impact it could have. >> elon musk tweeted tuesday this is the final straw because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, spacex will now move its headquarters from hawthorne, california to starbase, texas, and x hq will move to austin. musk, the ceo of spacex and owne

altamont pass. this is a live look here. you can see that charred vehicle. now. it's about to be towed. this is on the westbound side of the freeway at flynn roadutside of livermore. caltrans reported the car fire around 945 tonight near the right hand exit. within the hour, fire crews say it jumped to at least 100 acres. everyone did get out of the car safely. multiple lanes, though, are closed. we will keep you updated as soon as we learn anything more. >> tonight the son of the mexican drug kingpin known as el chapo and another alleged leader of the sinaloa cartel are in federal custody. the justice department says el chapo's son, joaquin guzman lopez, and ismael el mayo zambada, are facing criminal charges after decades of evading police. the sinaloa cartel is one of the most powerful drug trafficking groups anywhere in the world, the fbi director, christopher wray, says. garcia and guzman have allegedly overseen the trafficking of tens of thousands of pounds of cocaine, heroin, meth and fentanyl into the u.s, along with related violence. >> time to get to tonight's abc seven news advancer at 11. it's our way of getting you ahead. and on to

> a fire that scorched nearly 400 acres along the altamont pass is now 98% contained as of this morning. it started thursday night near north flynn road, just outside of livermore. cal fire says the cause is still under investigation, but an initial report from chp shows a car caught fire on westbound i-580 and the flames then spread to the grass. now you can track wildfires across the state in real time as well as air quality with our interactive wildfire tracker, just go to our website abc seven news.com/fire map. all right, to weather. now let's check in with lisa. >> all right. well, the conditions are improving for our fire weather with higher relative humidity, lower temperatures. you can see the cloud cover from emeryville and temperatures this morning in the upper 50s to low 60s across the bay. and we'll be warming up through the upper 60s this afternoon. sunshine is on the way. my accuweather seven day forecast is as well. >> lisa thank you. plus we have new details on a rescue mission along highway one that ended with a grim discovery along the peninsula, then sacred heart short of its goal. how you can help south bay studen

altamont pass this afternoon in northern livermore. you can see all the charred brush along 580 westbound near northland road.cal fire says this fire started as a car fire that spread to vegetation just before 10:00 last night. in fact, we brought it to you as breaking news last night. it burned about 500 acres but did not threaten any structures. as we move deeper into fire season, we'll be tracking the latest developments both on air and online. you can always head to our website, ktvu.com, to get the most up to date information on wildfires across the state at any time. >> new at five two people are dead following a fatal car crash off the san mateo county coast. fire officials say a vehicle went over an embankment and down to the sea below at devil's slide off highway one. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary live at the scene with the very latest jesse, great. >> good evening to you. first responders have called off recovery operations for the day. this because it is high tide and it's unsafe for crews to be in the rough and chilly water that's just behind me. let's go ahead and take a look at our video. c

road. the fires started around 440 yesterday afternoon. firefighters say they had it under control by 715, and this just ended the ktvu newsroom. >> a fire along the altamont pass has burned 100 acres. this is time lapse video from alert california cameras, and you can see that glow of the flames along the hillside. there alameda county fire says the fire is at westbound 580 and northland road in northern livermore. there is no containment on this fire tonight, but authorities do say there are not any structures threatened and that the flames have a moderate rate of spread, something we're going to stay on top of all right. >> as you can tell clearly, we are in the middle of fire season. but some good news a cool down headed our way as we give you that live picture out of downtown san francisco. meteorologist roberta gonzales will join us. what to expect here this coming weekend. >> also coming up, some challenges for north bay youth baseball league. the vandalism left behind after the snack shack was set on fire. >> but first west coast wrap up here in 90s, the large junkyard fire that spread to dozens of vehicles in southern lifornia coast rap smoke could be

road this morning. the trouble spots are westbound, 580 coming through the altamont pass. i'm not sure what is happening here on southbound 680 past the dublin pleasanton. five 8680 interchange. there was some construction overnight and they picked up the cones, but it looks like there's still quite a bit of slow traffic getting down on southbound 680 to the sunol green. elsewhere in the east bay, things look pretty good. there is a problem on the peninsula southbound 101 at alana way. this is a single vehicle crash there and ambulance is going to the scene, so we'll keep an eye on it to see if it leads to any backups on that stretch. no backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. beautiful sunrise there with that mix of clouds over those east bay hills. it is crowded on westbound highway four in bay point. you see bart making that cameo appearance through the center of the screen. no problems to report on. bart this morning. 531 let's go back to the desk. all right. >> we're following a developing story this morning involving a worldwide tech outage. the software outage impactin

altamont pass. it is 80% contained tonight. it has burned nearly 400 acres. the flames were reported just before 10:00 last night near north flynn road just outside of livermore. cal fire says the cause is still under investigation, but the firefight is going pretty well. but the initial report from chp indicates a car caught fire on westbound 580, and the flames spread to the dry grass. our other breaking news is with the park fire. it is just enormous, burning more than 230,000 acres, making it the 14th largest wildfire in california state history. the flames have destroyed well over 100 buildings, some of them homes. it started northeast of chico in butte county and has spread into tehama county as well. abc seven news reporter tim johns is here. he spoke with several bay area fire crews. tim, who have headed north to try to help out. >> yeah. dan, now, one thing that's important to remember is that this fire is burning near the same spot where the camp fire burned back in 2018. that, of course, was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in california history. so those bad memories are still alive for so many of the people wh

altamont pass. this is a live look here. you can see that charred vehicle. now. it's about to be towed. this is on the westbound side of the freeway at flynn roadof livermore. caltrans reported the car fire around 945 tonight near the right hand exit. within the hour, fire crews say it jumped to at least 100 acres. everyone did get out of the car safely. multiple lanes, though, are closed. we will keep you updated as soon as we learn anything more. >> tonight the son of the mexican drug kingpin known as el chapo and another alleged leader of the sinaloa cartel are in federal custody. the justice department says el chapo's son, joaquin guzman lopez, and ismael el mayo zambada, are facing criminal charges after decades of evading police. the sinaloa cartel is one of the most powerful drug trafficking groups anywhere in the world, the fbi director, christopher wray, says. garcia and guzman have allegedly overseen the trafficking of tens of thousands of pounds of cocaine, heroin, meth and fentanyl into the u.s, along with related violence. >> time to get to tonight's abc seven news advancer at 11. it's our way of getting you ahead. and on top of so

altamont pass just this afternoon in northern livermore. and you can see all of the charred brush here along 580 westbound near north flynn road. cal fire says this fire started as a car fire that then spread quickly to vegetation. just before 10:00 last night, it burned about 500 acres but did not threaten any structures. and now we go to eastern oregon and a pilot, sadly was killed in a tanker plane crash there while helping fight the falls fire. officials say the tanker first went missing yesterday, with only the pilot on board. search efforts were suspended overnight, but officials were able to locate the tanker this morning. the single engine plane was found in steep, forested terrain with the pilot's body inside the falls fire is near the town of seneca at the edge of malheur national forest. it is more than 140,000 acres and is 55% contained. and be sure to stay on top of this year's wildfire season, threatening cities across the west coast. you can head to our website at ktvu. dot com. >> at least two people are dead following a fatal car crash off the san mateo county coast county fire officials say a vehicle went over

altamont pass. it's 80% contained as of this morning and has burned nearly 400 acres. the flames were reported thursday night near north flynn roadire says the cause is under investigation. an initial report from chp shows a car caught on fire on westbound i-580, and the flames spread to the grass. new developments nearly two weeks after conflicting accounts about the assassination attempt, the fbi now confirms former president donald trump was in fact struck in the ear by a bullet before this announcement, law enforcement, including fbi director christopher wray, said it was unclear if trump's injuries were caused by a bullet or shrapnel. shrapnel are small pieces of a bullet. now to your voice. your vote. former president trump is back on the campaign trail. this weekend. mr. trump addressed the crowd last night in west palm beach, florida. he took aim at vice president kamala harris for her alleged plans to pack the supreme court. he also accused her of betraying israel for not attending prime minister benjamin netanyahu's address to congress earlier in the week. now, new polling shows vice president kamala harris and mr. trum

altamont pass. it's now 80% contained as of this morning and has burned nearly 400 acres. the flames were reported thursday night near north flynn roadoutside of livermore. cal fire says the cause is under investigation. an initial report from chp shows a car caught on fire on westbound i-580, and the flames spread to the grass. we're following new developments nearly two weeks after conflicting accounts, the fbi now confirms former president donald trump was in fact struck in the ear by a bullet during the assassination attempt earlier this month. before this announcement, law enforcement, including fbi director christopher wray, says it was unclear if trump's injuries were caused by a bullet or shrapnel. shrapnel are small pieces of a bullet. now to your voice. your vote. former president trump is back on the campaign trail this weekend. mr. trump addressed the crowd last night in west palm beach, florida. he took aim at vice president kamala harris for her alleged plans to pack the supreme court. he also accused her of betraying israel for not attending prime minister benjamin netanyahu's address to congress earlier in the week, n

altamont pass. but something unusual this morning is a two big rig crash. this is in alamo. it has shut down the northbound direction of 680 between livorna road and rutger road. you can see speeds down to zero miles per hour because, as i mentioned, the road is shut down there. so keep that in mind because one of the trucks happens to be jackknifed. and so people are working to get that off the roadway. there's no estimated time of reopening at this time. use danville road as an alternate route back to the desk. >> the republican national convention heads into day two this morning. here's a live look at milwaukee, where delegates will gather later today. donald trump is officially the republican presidential nominee, the ap reports. nikki haley is likely to speak today. she was a last minute addition to that schedule. today, we'll focus on immigration and crime with the theme make america safe once again. yesterday, trump went on to the floor as he walked through his supporters. he joined his new running mate, j.d. vance, for the first time, a prerecorded speech from trump played for the crowd. >> whether you vote early absentee by mail or in

road also shows just a slight build to 20 minutes. as you leave contra costa county, head down to 580, which is moving really well out of the altamont pass and getting toward the bay bridge. the metering lights were activated about 15 minutes ago, but we still don't see any backup. we just see a little slowing approaching the toll plaza for safety's sake, and it's an easy drive into san francisco. back to you. all right, mike, well, happening no, customers who use an east bay credit union still in a holding pattern on getting full access to their banking services. last friday, hackers targeted patelco in a ransomware attack. at one point over the weekend, all account access was frozen, but that's been restored. customers, though still forced to visit branches to withdraw money. on monday, the telco released a statement saying it's working with an outside cybersecurity agency and asking for patience. while we still have much more head on today in the bay, including that breaking news, a fast moving wildfire forcing evacuations, hundreds of them in butte county, the damage already adding up as crews, including those from the bay area work