it's backed up all the way to bailey avenue. you want to avoid this. while to clear with a fatal accident. it will take a few hours to finish the investigation. northbound 101 past daily avenue is where you'll probably want to get off due to this fatal crash. you may want to consider monterey road or santa teresa boulevard. at this point it's going to cost you an additional 22 minutes if you take north 101. head over to monterey road. you may want to consider caltrain and the first trains leave after 6:00 this morning. we're sending sky 7 to the scene and we'll have live pictures soon. >>> one of hollywood's best known villains is a real life hero. >> danny trejo rescued a baby trapped in a car after a crash. he saw the accident and rushed to help. he says the woman who was working nearby also came to the rescue. >> the young lady crawled flew the window -- i crawled in i couldn't unbuckle the seatbelt. she got in and undid the seatbelt and i pulled the baby out the other side. >> three people went to the hospital but they're okay. >>> next at 5:00 a.m

it happened around 3:30 this morning near bailey avenue. all four cars caught fire there causing all lanes but one to be closed. you can see how fierce those flames were. firefighters say delays are still expected for a few hours now. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is headed to the scene right now. let's get over to frances for a look at how the roads are doing. >>> as you look at this fire, you can see it's going to be a huge mess. i'll show you where it is on the map. it's already 5:00 in the morning and there are already half-hour delays on northbound 101. it's basically a parking lot as you approach highway 85 because only one lane is open. this is going to be out there for a while. you definitely want to consider alternatives. you can save yourself half an hour by taking monterey road. if that gets crowded later on, santa teresa boulevard may be an alternate. also consider caltrain this morning which starts running trains out of gilroy and morgan hill after 6:00 this morning. we're also sending sky 7 to the scene. expect delays to

san jose at bailey avenue, now opened.ffic in those three lanes being ability to move. and there's a couple of caltrans cars and trucks still out here. they were doing some repair work to the road that was heavily damaged by this crash. the crash happened at 3:30 this morning. and thftion the dramatic scene that drivers saw, as they passed four vehicles on fire on the freeway. according to the chp. this started with a single vehicle that spun out, hit the center divide. three other cars crashed into that vehicle. one of the cars caught fire. and before long, all four vehicles were on fire. we know that one person was killed, two people were injured. at one point, firefighters and the chp had to shut down all the lanes on northbound 101, south of highway 85. >> i was just driving home from work. and man, i just saw a bunch of fire. and there was like three cars. and they were just engulfed. it was a pretty bad accident. >> reporter: and earlier this morning, we saw tow trucks removing from the scene, one by one, each of the

. >> it started around noon near san teresa boulevard and bailey avenue. chris nguyen was there. >> reporter: dry heat and dangerous conditions. firefighters battled this 57-acre vegetation fire south san jose this afternoon. >> this has grown to a third alarm vegetation fire withdepar. and we have a large response from cal fire and county task force so about 120 firefighters are assigned to the scene. >> reporter: the fire started at 12:20 along santa teresa boulevard near bailey avenue. it took cress about two hours to stop the forward progress of the fire. more than a dozen homes had to be evacuated. we spoke to a neighbor as she arrived at the scene. >> i thought what am i up against. when i saw that our blocks were you know, being protected by police and cars are backed up, i am truly frightened one firefighter suffered a heat related issue. neighbors thankful for the work of first responders. >> that was chris nguyen reporting. the cause confident fire remains under investigation. however, there were initial reports of a vehicle colliding with a powe

this is north of bailey avenue. south of highway 85. one person was killed in this accident.taken to the hospital. a fourth person involved is okay. they are saying it could be another hour until they get this reopened. it does look like they've made a lot of progress. do keep in mind, quite a backup here. right now only one lane is open. live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much, amy. we sent this push alert out just after 4:30 this morning about the crash. to get breaking news on your phone, download the free abc 7 news app and enable push alerts. >>> meanwhile, we're tracking developing news in southern california. orange county authorities investigating a series of stabbings that left at least four people dead. >> this is so awful. garden grove police are processing seven crime scenes. robbery appears to be the motive. the victims were all started la an apartment where two people were killed. a man with a a nearby subway shop killing a worker there. across the street at 7 eleven, the suspect stabbed a security guard to death. >> i've worked here i

nearly 6 hours after this deadly fiery crash this morning, now all lanes of northbound 101 of bailey avenue and san jose are back open. you can see traffic moving smoothly here behind us now. 3:30 am is when the crash was reported in this was the dramatic scene that drivers are as a saw for vehicles on the highway. according to chp this started with a single vehicle that spun out and hit the center divider, three other cars crashed into it, one car ignited and before long, all four vehicles were we know one person was killed, two others were injured. at one point firefighters had to shut down all the lanes of northbound 101, just south of highway 85. >> i was just driving home from work. i just saw a bunch of fire. it was like three cars. just engulfed. pretty bad accident. >> after daybreak this morning, tow trucks removed the vehicles involved in this fiery crash and little by little, the chp was able to reopen some of the roads but not before caltrans crews had to come in and do some repair work. the road was damaged by this early-morning fire. now we are back here at san jose northbound

. >>> i'm michelle griego and jackie ward reports from lot 101 in san jose near bailey avenue. >>> we are on basking ridge avenue, running parallel to 101 looking at the accident scene near silicon valley exit with two taken to the hospital. one driver refused treatment on the fourth driver died. it had been at 3:30 this morning with fire erupting and causing quite a scene. one person drove up on the accident shortly after it happened. >> i saw a bunch of fire, man, three cars engulfed. a pretty bad accident. >> reporter: traffic used monterey road to work around this and it wasn't that much faster but it was moving in the right direction and faster than just waiting in the miles long back up the accident caused. jackie ward, kpix5. >>> all lanes of 101 reopened just after 8:00 this morning and in san francisco, the search is on for a suspect in a hit-and-run collision injuring a motorcyclist at the tenth streets. police have not identified a suspect or released information about the vehicle involved. the victim will be okay. >>> where learning details about the suspect and el paso gu

it broke out along santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue in san jose yesterday afternoon. people had to evacuate. the flames did approach a dozen homes. the fire spread to 60 aes before crews got it under control. one firefighter did need met cal treatment because of heat-related problems. >>> speaking of the heat, hi mike nicco. >> hi everybody. good news. it starts at the coast. we look for the winds in the sign of change. in fairfield, 14-mile-per-hour wind heading to the east. that means a little sea breeze developing. right now it hasn't drawn any clouds. it las cooled the temperatures a little bit. east bay hills 79, 74. you can see the hottest part of the air mass is moving away from us. still going to be really warm to hot today. mid 50s to 60s at 7:00. at the coast, mainly in the silkts today. we hit the low 80s to mid 90s at noon. week0s to near norecords anotw ntil you see the dramatic drop in temperatures. let's get back to sue. >>> the eastshore freeway. let's say hercules, highway 4 down towards the bay bridge. looking at about a 25-minute drive. not bad at a

morning after battling a fire in the san jose hills, flames burned along santa teresa bovard your bailey avenue and raced up the hillside yesterday, the hot weather also made for a challenging firefight, crews had to deal with triple digit temperatures all while wearing 50 pounds of equipment. the abandoned car dealership fire under investigation as well. this one broke out just after 8:00 at the old momentum auto group building on admiral callahan lane. no reports of any injuries. >>> starting tomorrow barch will begin a massive track replacement project near the durand and walnut creek station, will affect both riders and drivers. just temporarily, free buses will replace the train service but is planning more shutdowns for the next five weekends. so, what does all this construction working for commuters? in just about 90 minutes, emily turner will speak with the arts and caltrans spokesperson coming up at 6:00. >>> happening today, a violent attack outside of a san francisco apartment building suspect will face a judge again, arthur vincent was released from jail after pleading not guilty to

flames burned along sensory teresa boulevard near bailey avenue. that is where we find devon tonight.>> reporter: it is still scorching lehigh. our temperature our thermometer says 100 degrees. i will step out the ways you can see. the fire department said this blaze even though it is black and hillsides is not growing. it is not spreading. the bad news is apparently one firefighter did suffer from the heat and had to be taken to the hospital. >>> even without the fire bellowing like a furnace in their faces this will be a taxing battle for firefighters. triple digit temperatures at 50 pounds of heavy equipment. all taking a toll. >>> they are wearing the boots the jacket the pants the helmet. and then on top of that they will carry a bundle of holes that has 200 foot length of inch and a half holes. all told that is 50 pounds of gear. but it broke out on the lunch hour and raced up these dry brown hillsides. >> reporter: the battle was waged apart from the air. that left dozens of firefighters braving the fast- moving flames and choking smoke back

threatening some homes in san jose the fire broke out just after noon at santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue. >>so far the fire has burned about 75 acres and is 50% contained. at one point the blaze is burning on both sides of santa teresa boulevard but crews managed to stop it from spreading. right now fire crews are putting out hot spots a say no structures have been damaged. >>a reminder you can track the weather in your neighborhood and get alerts when breaking news happens with the kron 4 mobile app download it today. our other top story tonight criticism continues to mount over the release homeless man accused of attacking a woman in san francisco. >>kron four's dan kerman live for that crime occurred and and san francisco mayor london breed is now weighing in. that's right. she is critical of the judge's decision along with the victim who we've heard from from the last 2 days. >>as we've told you the judge decided that this person should be on something called assertive case management for us to check in with case managers but can be free to roam the streets over the next month until

the truck slammed into a power pole along santa teresa boulevard near bailey avenue. it was not just the flames. fire crews had to deal with triple digit temperatures. while wearing 50 pounds of equipment. one firefighter was taken to the hospital with heat exhaustion. >>> they are doing heavy physical layer labor in hundred degree temperatures. we have to make sure they stay cooler and hydrated so they don't end up with heat related issues. the fire department that they will be out here into the evening perhaps overnight dousing the hotspots. the injured firefighters is expected to make a full recovery. >>> new fallout this evening and the attack on that woman outside her condo complex. the san francisco police officers association. is now calling out the judge who ordered the suspect release. the attack was captured on security cameras in the lobby of the watermark condo complex on beale street. the woman was grabbed and assaulted early sunday. she tried to reach the safety lobby. the suspect that guy who was mumbling about robots was arrested a short time later. bu

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north of bailey avenue and south of highway 85. day 5 of deliberations has coming gone with no verdict in the ghost ship fire trial in oakland. the jurors have the next 3 days off and deliberations will resume on monday today kron four's haaziq madyun breaks down the involuntary manslaughter charges against the 2 defendants in this case. >>co-defendants derick almena and max harris have been charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, according to the goal ship -% pretrial instructions in order for the jury to find the defendants guilty. the people must prove 3 things the defendant committed a crime that crime was committed with criminal negligence and the defendants acts caused the death of another person in this case, 36 people died in a fire inside the ghost ship warehouse during a music event back on december second 2016 i think you have 36 counts which means is 72. >>potential. >>verdicts are each person one guilty one not guilty that's a 144 bird it's to go through the largest number of homicide counts in any trial in

right now your best avenue to get off is at bailey and then take saint teresa boulevard. already we are seeing the slowdown start at san martin, and for your normal commute you may be backed up to cochran and that's far back from the crash approaching 85. this will be a nightmare for the driver coming in from gilroy or san martin. it will keep things in silicon valley at bay until they clean up that crash. >>> as you get ready to head out the door it's nice and cool in san jose with temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. downtown at 58 degrees at 6:00, and as we go into the rest of the day, mostly sunny skies and we are in for cooler weather as we go into the afternoon. we will talk about warmer weather for the weekend in a few minutes. >>> it's 5:04 on your thursday morning, and there's a pattern, a bloody shooting spree and calls for gun control, and americans are wondering will congress act, more specifically with mitch mcconnell and the gop, and there are already universal background check bills that the president supports that have been passed by the house and is

the crash happened at 3:30 this morning north of bailey avenue and south of highway 85.ice say it started when one car spun out and hit the center divide. three more cars crashed into it . one of the cars caught fire. soon after that all four were engulfed in flames. the chp shutdown northbound 101 for several hours. all of the lanes will reopen by 8:15 pm. >>> a man and woman arrested for a recent string of catalytic converter thefts. more than 30 vehicles have been damaged since july. police arrested the 37-year-old and the 47-year-old on suspicion of grand theft, conspiracy and possession of burglary tools including this saul. both are held at center read it jail and are expected to be in court tomorrow. they are valuable to recyclers because of the metal. >>> checking in on the temperatures. the numbers are low. they dropped another couple degrees in the valley. we were in the mid-90s earlier. today antioch made 82 degrees. a good job and then locations. napa is 80 degrees today. not bad. fairfield is 81. that does not sound right. certainly are expected fairfield in

battling a grass fire this afternoon which started around 12:15 along santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue, in south san jose. so far, the fire has burned 75 acres and about 15 homes have been evacuated. people in the surrounding area are being told to stay indoors, because of the heavy smoke. crewforward progress of the fir contained, but the extreme heat today is taking a toll. if >> it increases the workload on the firefighters, it also increases the rate and the spread of this fire, as fuel dries out the humidity dries out. >> it appears the fire started when a pickup truck hit a power pole knocking down the line, firefighters say that has not been confirmed as of yet. pg&e says 1700 customers are currently without power. santa teresa boulevard is also closed in both directions. >>> firefighters and hayward made quick work of another grass fire this afternoon, you can see the flames burn up a hillside and move dangerously close to the fence line at several homes. those homes are on knoll way, just above foothill boulevard. at last check, the fire appeared to be out, but firefighters ar

it happened around santa teresa avenue and bailey avenue around noon after a pickup truck slammed into a power pole. 1700 pg&e customers lost power. 15 homes were evacuated because of the 75-acre fire which is now 80% contained. no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> firefighters are battling this particular fire and they had to endure the unbearable conditions. at times, the wind kicked up and caused flames to spread further. a bus with air-conditioning was brought in for crews to cool off. one firefighter suffered a heat related problem on the front lines but was able to return later. >>> for people looking to cool off in san jose, the water fountains at the plaza de-cesar chavez are always a big hit. >>> a small grass fire in hayward is being investigated. it started just after 4 p.m. near foothill boulevard and grove way and burned up the hillside. no homes were damaged and no one was hurt. and it was under control in about 30 minutes. >>> firefighters have been removing dry brush to cause wildfires. they spent hours creating a fire break be

this broke out along santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue in san jose yesterday. people had to evacuate for a time as flames approached about a dozen homes. the fire spread to 60 acres before crews had it contained. one firefighter needed medical treatment because of heat-related problems. >>> 6:34. on the peninsula, a man is accused of trying to kidnap an 11-year-old girl. police say a man approached a girl as she was walking down palm avenue in south san francisco yesterday morning. investigators say he grabbed her and put his hand over her mouth. a passerby saw what was happened and intervened. police tracked down 37-year-old christopher cole at a nearby adult care home and arrested him. >>> the san francisco police officers association is weighing in on the attack of a woman that shocked the community. >> they are not happy with the judge involved. we've been showing you this video of a man repeatedly grabbing a woman and pulling her to the ground as she tried to enter a condo building over the weekend. the judge in the case saw the video but still decided to

the fire broke out just after noon at santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue. so fire again the fire has burned 75 acres, it's 50% contained. at one point the blaze was burning on both sides of santa teresa boulevard but crews managed to stop it from spreading. crews say no structures have been damaged. >>other news now frustration growing over the release of a homeless man seen on camera attacking a san francisco woman now san francisco mayor london breed is weighing in as the victim of the attack puts pressure on local leaders to take action kron four's dan kerman has the story. it was early sunday morning when a san franciscoswoman was attacked by a homeless man she tried to enter her beale street condo the man was arrested and charged with the attack. but fear turned to outrage when a san francisco superior court judge decided to release 25 year-old austin vincent pending his next court hearing. now criticism of that decision continues to grow i do think the judge was was wrong. san francisco mayor london breed weighed in thursday when asked about judge chr

it threatened some homes for a time in san jose, it broke out on santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue in this is the view from above about 75 acres burned. they have it 80% contained right now so they're almost fully surrounding it. did for a time burned on both sides of the road but again they've been able to stop it from spreading that's the good news. >>new this morning. they finish the repairs to the richmond sandra fell bridge for now anyway, the crumbling part of the bridge on the upper deck. the crews replace 31 expansion joints on the upper deck remember this all started in february when there were these giant pieces of concrete that fell on to cars causing some damage. next year they can replace 30 joints on the lower deck of the bridge and in the coming weeks also they're going to be straightening a portion of the steel truss because that was damaged by the truck. happening tomorrow, bart begins repairs to the tracks in the east bay, yes that work expected to lead to major delays because. >>we have sections of highway 24 right next door they're going to be shut down as well

flames burned along the santa teresa boulevard near bailey avenue racing up the dry hillsides one firefighter was rushed to the hospital with heat exhaustion, he is expected to make a full recovery. >>> california ban on assault weapons facing a new court challenge, the lawsuit filed on behalf of a political action committee and and in san diego county yesterday, they claim california improperly classified guns as assault weapon solely because they can use high-capacity magazines. back in april a judge talked about a statewide ban on selling your purchasing high magazines, that is being appealed. >>> in the meanwhile police chiefs across the country and in san mateo and san jose calling for a ban on assault weapons, the major city cheap association sent a letter to president trump and mitch mcconnell then nancy pelosi. the and cca join the collective voice of millions of americans commanding universal background checks, red flag extreme risk measures, and assault weapons ban, a ban on high-capacity magazines and a host of other legislation that will not render the nation residents and offirse

threatened homes in san jose that fire broke out just after noon at santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue cal fire says the blaze burned about 75 acres. it is 80% contained tonight at one point the blaze was burning on both sides of santa teresa boulevard but crews did manage to stop it from spreading. the north bay doctor facing murder charges tonight after authorities say he over prescribe pain pills to patients. the california attorney general's office says this arrest is the first in the golden state the 72 year-old santa rosa neurosurgeon is accused of causing the deaths of at least 5 patients. >>kron four's dan thorn live in santa rosa tonight, he joins us with more on this stunning case dan. >>we'll pan doctor thomas keller's at a controversial career as a neurosurgeon just last year. he was indicted for illegally distributing powerful painkillers and now state authorities have arrested him saying his overprescribing actually killed some of his patients. a santa rosa neurosurgeon is facing second-degree murder charges after state authorities say he is responsible for killing 5 pati

the collision happened at 3:30 this morning on northbound 101 near bailey avenue, just south of highway 85. it started when a station wagon hit the center divide. that driver died. then a ford fusion hit the first car followed by a toyota yaris, and a tacoma and subaru. the back up as you can see here from sky 7 stretched for miles. all but one lane of 101 was closed for almost five hours, reopening a little after 8:00 a.m. >> a family from el paso, texas, flew to san francisco to spread their loved one's ashes, but someone stole them from their car just minutes before the ceremony. tonight a happy ending for the family. melanie woodrow has the story you'll see only on abc7 news. >> reporter: william thomas brennan and his sister grew up in san francisco. playing as children in the cave near cliff house. >> whenever i come into town, i feel like it's my second home. >> reporter: it's also where brennan asked his son to spread his ashes. >> my dad loved the city. he loved the city. >> reporter: the family parked their rental car here. >> we went in for drinks and to wait for all the fami

the far right lane in the northbound direction of 101 here at bailey avenue and the back up beyond this collection extends for miles it. happened at 3:30 this morning. according to the chp, one car spun out, hit the center divide, three other cars, vehicles behind it crashed into it, one of the cars caught fire and all four were on fire. we know one person was killed in the crash. we don't have any information right now on any other injuries but at one point firefighters and chp had to shut down all the lanes of northbound 101 just south of highway 85. >> i was just driving home from work and i just saw a lot of fire. there's about three cars and they are just engulfed. pretty bad accident. >> four vehicles involved in this accident. 3:30 this morning. one is the last one still here they are getting ready to clear out. ill the lanes here -- we aren't sure how much long interest will take them once they get -- move that car out of the way. it'll take them extra work to clean up some of the lanes and some of the charring that was -- some of the burned remains on the freeway here. we are -

the fire started about 12:15 along santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue.orward progress to the fire and that it has been contained but the extreme heat today is taking a toll on their efforts.'s budget increases the workload on the firefighters, it also increases the rate of spread of this fire, as the fuel dries out, the humidity dries out, >> the fire may have started after a vehicle hit a power pole. fires fighters essay that has not been confirmed yet. pg&e says about 1700 customers are without power. in bdins. evard is closed right late this afn firefighters adequately jump on a grass fire in hayward. you can see it burned up the hillside and got close to the fence line of several homes, those homes are on no way just above foothills boulevard, grand prix seemed to have a handle on this fire but we will of course monitor it throughout the afternoon and evening and let you know if anything changes. >> let's bring in chief meteorologist bill martin once again. he said it would be hot today and it was. despite we also talked about how hot or warm it rema

see how close the charred area comes to those homes it broke out it, santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue burned 75 acres right now, it's 80% contained. and one point was burning on both sides of santa teresa boulevard. but the crews as you can see there they managed to stop it. look at both sides of the road are charred 7 oh 7 in new this morning repairs to the crumbling concrete on the richmond center fell bridge are all done caltrans crews replace 31 expansion joints on the upper deck. remember in february when big chunks were falling on cars, ours next year they're going replace 30 joins on the lower deck and in the coming weeks, they're going to be straightening a portion of that bridges steel truss which was damaged by a big truck. >>the north bay doctored now facing murder charges after investigators say he over prescribe pain pills to patients, 72 year-old doctor thomas keller is a neurosurgeon in santa rosa and he's accused of causing the deaths of at least 5 patients. investigators say he signed off on anywhere from a 180 to 300 powerful painkillers per prescription to his patie

that fire burned about 75 acres in the area of santa theresa boulevard an bailey avenue.about say homes this h. to be evacuated. no one was injured. that fewer started around noontime yesterday and at last word was 80% contained. crews had stopped the forward progress of the fire. authorities are checking whether that foyer was started when i pickup truck hit a power pole. >>> pg & e is now accepting appear indication for the wildfire assistance program. people affected by the devastating wildfires in2017 and 2018 can file claim to be reimbursed. the $105 million fund was what proved by a judge in the pg&e bankruptcy case. the deadline to file for aid is november 15th. >>> another milestone for survivors of the camp fire. many students affected by the fire returned to paradise high school this week. they were bussed from all over butte county so they could aten class there at pair dews high. the school is one of the few buildings still standing in that town after last november's deadly and destructive camp fire. >> they will not allow the camp fire to define who they are,

some aerial pictures of that the fire broke out at the santa teresa boulevard area right near bailey avenue that fire burned about 75 acres to quite a bit bigger. at the moment, it's 80% contained, so they don't have a fully surrounded just yet but they're on their way at one point the fire was burning on both sides of santa teresa boulevard but crews managed to stop it from spreading. >>new this morning repairs to the crumbling concrete on the richmond center fell bridge are now complete. countering crews have replaced 31 expansion joints on the upper deck of the repair started back in february after a failed join cause big pieces of concrete to fall on to cars. next year caltrans is going place 30 joints on the lower deck of that bridge and in the coming weeks, they're going tonbe straight a straightening a portion of the steel truss which was damaged by a big truck. a big story this morning criticism continues to grow over the release of a homeless man who attacked a woman in san francisco. the suspect is due in court this morning and so kron 4 sarah stinson is on that story for us live

they were destroyed in the crash about 3 30 this morning just north of bailey avenue in south of highway>a teenager is in critical condition tonight after this horrific crash happened about 5 o'clock this morning in meant he ca authorities say the teenager was speeding on pillsbury road when he hit a concrete wall slammed into a parked truck and then crashed into a family's garage. no one was home. no one was injured at the home the crash is under investigation. the portion of interstate 5 oh 5 has been named in memory of a chp motorcycle officer killed by a truck. >>during a traffic stop. lawmakers in sacramento approved a resolution in the stretch of 5 oh 5 between the interstate 80 interchange in back a valley parkway chp officer kirk grace memorial highway greiss a 19 year. a chp veteran and jaime man well of the light how died when they were struck by a chevrolet pickup truck on the right shoulder of eastbound highway 80 on august 10th of last year. the driver sean matthew walker is charged with 2 counts of gross vehicular manslaughter. >>people around the country have been watching

threatened some homes in san jose that fire broke out just after noontime at santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue cal fire says the blaze burned 75 acres. it is 80% contained tonight at one point the blaze was burning on both sides of santa teresa boulevard that crews did manage to stop it from spreading in eastern costa county firefighters say the number of calls here getting us through the roof craw of crews have been responding to a number of small fires. >>along freeways and the dry grass isn't helping. >>2 with our record rainfall that we had over the winner. the winds that we get here locally that run through and the high vegetation. it's it's just extremely dangerous and they're they're hot fires. it that we're getting overrun a lot of times and not doing what we like to do and in containing them as quick as we normally would. >>fire crews say they'll be on standby in just about every county to quickly respond should there be a fire. a heads up for people in the east bay getting around this weekend may require some extra time and a lot of patients bart will begin repairing tracks between a

. >> that collision happened at 3:30 this morning on 101 north of bailey avenue in san jose just south of highway 85, four vehicles were involved. news reporter amy hollyfield has the details. >> reporter: this huge fire erupted in south san jose at 3:30 this morning. five cars were involved in this fiery crash. it was something veteran officers had not seen in their careers. >> yeah, i've been an officer for 17 years. and i don't think i've ever had as many vehicles you know, on fire at one point. >> there were so many cars and drivers involved, officer chris ma selly had to refer to his notes during our interview. he said it started with one car crashing into the center divide. >> the first vehicle was a station wagon, unknown make and model at this point. the vehicle was completely burned and so you know, it will take some time to figure out exactly what make and model the vehicle was. >> reporter: then along came a ford fusion that hit the first car. then a toyota yarus, then a tacoma, next a subaru. they kept coming and crashing. the backup stretched for miles. all but one lane wa

flames burned along santa teresa boulevard near bailey avenue, and it raced up the dry hillsides yesterdaywho came to the bay area as an undocumented immigrant. the school district chose josi antonio vargas. he went on to become a reporter for "the washington post." >>> transamerica pyramid may soon be up for full sale for the first time ever. the business times reporting the deal could bring in $600- $625 million. >>> we'll have news updates throughout the day on your favorite platforms, including our website. it is kpix.com. >>> a couple accident in play at 7:57. let's get to the overall map so i can show you where the trouble spots are and you can get a gauge of how long this is going to take you. east oak freeway is pretty much slow and go towards the maze. there is a stall, but that's in the eastbound direction of the bay bridge. there's an accident northbound. that's on the san mateo bridge. there is an accident northbound on 101. >>> emily, so weak onshore flow today. that means temperatures a little bit cooler for today compared to the record heat yesterday, and we're going to cont

this happened around 3:30 this morning near bailey avenue. unbelievable video.s catching fire causing all lanes but one to be closed. we've been tracking significant delays all morning. let's get a check of that. >>> hi. there may be lanes reopening in the next hour. we'll keep you posted on that. delays are horrible. an 11-mile backup on northbound 101. the drive time for morgan hill up to the scene is about two hours. even alternate routes are bad, but monterey road and santa theresa may save you about an hour. >> thank you for that update. >> thank you for that update. >>> meteorologist it's on. get to the ross shoe event for even more brands at 20 to 60 percent off department store prices. yes! yep! oh, yeah! seriously, save on fall styles for women, men, boys and girls. at the ross shoe event. on now. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and you score the you knperfect outfit?at ross ooooohhhh! game on! now, that's yes for less. nothing beats getting the latest trends at 20 to 60 percent off specialty store prices. at ross. yes for less. >>> good morning. our temperatures stret

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bailey road and this is an injury crash. emergency responders have two right lanes blocked and at railroad avenue and that is blocking one left lane. give yourself extra time if that is your commute. the commute on the east shore freeway has been a difficult one and we're hearing from some people who got into work after making the drive. you can see solid red from emeryville to the el grande area. the crash you see is westbound 80 at the the pablo dam road and is slow going. now we're getting a new report of a crash before the toll plaza involving a big rig and another vehicle, blocking the middle lane where the had, on, v lane starts and we'll try to turn the -- the hov lane starts and we'll try to turn the camera around. and this is bumped up, taking you about 40 minutes to make the drive. and that is because of a lot of stop-and-go traffic and congestion along the east shore freeway. in comparison, this is an easy drive for folks, 101, golden gate bridge san francisco; you will see a lot of sunshine this morning and expected to see another warm to hot day. right? >> and absolutely. for most. that is true. we have clear ski

bailey road. that has been cleared and the congestion never really quite cleared up front that. you can see solid red. now there is a new problem in the eastbound direction and railroad avenue where you see that stalled vehicle. a truck lost a load of gravel and some of it spilled onto another are so the left lane at that on-ramp is blocked. heading to the south bay this is 280 at 880. no one is injured in that crash. it is slowing things down a little bit. still not too bad. we see a little bit of stop and go traffic from here. it is much more clear than it was here 24 hours ago. >>> the sun is shining and in most places and we are looking at another warm day although not quite as hot as yesterday. it looks like we have some fog as we get into numbers low 70s in fairfield. mid to upper 70s from concord toward livermore we are warmer as we get into the second part of the afternoon the future cast shows us we get more of a westerleigh believe freeze and that will drop temperatures down. it will not be cool but it will be better than yesterday. a look at the afternoon highs calling her 100 96 in santa rosa. if you're going to the coliseum mid-seventies expected temperatures w