but near benicia.ant to show you you can see where this fire is still taking place. they're saying heat played a factor in all of this and they got the call around 4:00 a.m. goodyear road where we're standing on, that's what they saw. a bark planned on fire. it appears to be an organics company but we're wait iing to confirm that information. we do know that it looks to be contained at least in this area. it's not affecting any buildings because it's along 680 in cordelia. we spoke about concerns. it happens from time to time around this time of the year. >> they usually get one to two fires a year. i think most of it is because people have thrown their cigarettes off the top of the freeway down into the pit. there's always concern when there's grass. it's a possibility that could go up. >> reporter: now the cause of the fire is still under investigation and as you're looking at these piles there trying to tear up these piles showily but had he are making some progress working on that big stump right t

first, this fire in benicia.f 680 on surface streets, but it is definitely affecting traffic on southbound 680. they're telling us goodyear at mauro, which is where this fire is located. we also have reports of a head-on collision on the surface street of goodyear at parish, which is right near there, too. i don't know if smoke was affecting that or not. that's off the freeway at goodyear. take a look at the backup all the way towards the 80 freeway. you're looking at a good solid 30-minute delay with smoke and slow cars being the issue. earlier accident northbound past 101, past the embarcadero on the peninsula, that's in the clearing phases. two lanes were blocked there. we do have two lanes blocked here, westbound 4, after bailey, causing slow traffic from antioch into concord. >> sue, thank you. >> it's so hard to stop those annoying robocalls. coming up, michael finney has tips to make it easier. >> and breaking news in benicia. a fire burning at a recycling a fire burning at a recycling a fire burning at a

the wind is accelerating through benicia.eeing reports of anywhere from 14 to about 20 miles per hour. the winds are coming out of the northwest and blowing to the southeast. any embers, any smoke, will be blowing from northwest to southeast across benicia and into solano county. here's a look from our camera there, you can see a few leftover clouds from the rain we had, a thunderstorm last night. i'll show you that and our 12-hour day planner forecast next. sue. >> let's check in on the bay bridge toll plaza as we just had the metering lights turned on about ten minutes ago at 5club 20. sky is gorgeous. going to have a lovely sunset, but you are waiting in traffic to get through the bay bridge toll plaza. we have this accident near sfo, northbound 101 near 380. they had a couple lanes there. a gentleman blew a tire out and was out of the vehicle. a heads-up there, and this benicia fire near lake herman is causing slow traffic. you can see it's on the east side of the freeway, so traffic is stacking up now in the southbound d

this is in the area in benicia near the boundary of benicia and unincorporated solano county. has been burning since 4 am and we are coming up on the two hours but not as raging as was before. the powerline is involved in the power pole came down in the fire. the problem is that nearby interstate 680 from the cordelia junction is affected by the fire and people are looking at the fire from the freeway. that is causing a slow down on interstate 680 southbound heading toward benicia and the benicia bridge . taking a look at the other commutes on westbound 580 we have slow traffic to the altamont pass. we had slowing in the area as well on 680 southbound out of dublin to pleasanton. also looking at the problem on northbound 17 at the glenwood cut off, traffic coming over the santa cruz mountains will be slow this morning. we look at interstate 880 and oakland, traffic moving along relatively well driving at cross high street. the bay bridge toll plaza has filled in getting into san francisco. >>> it is 5:48 am. >>> we see this beautiful cumulus clouds hanging over the bay.>> i se

and this is in benicia near 680 and lake herman road. and it's not impacting any lanes on 680 and definitely seeing delays for drivers heading southbound from 80 on to the benicia bridge. we're seeing a lot of yellow and red. expect delays in and throughout the area. and equivalent yourself extra time. that's a check of the traffic. and back to you, kenny. >>> in yosemite. winter snow and the southern heat wave are spilling rushing water in the merced river. it's expected to reach flood stage. water levees are on the rise. sometime today, the upper merced river is set to peak. and roberta is tracking the heat wave in the bay area. thunderstorms breeze through and nicked our east bay and north bay between midnight and 2:00. you can see the blowup right there across the high sierra. and we did have a few raindrops in the overnight hours but nothing to cool us down. we have some of the clouds. isn't that beautiful. looking out from the kpix studios to the estuary of oakland and alameda. these are all record high temperatures. we had 10 repo

. >>> this hot weather is our top story in firefighters rushed to the fire in benicia and a large pile of wood went up in flames off of 680 and about five miles northeast of the valero refinery. the power pole came down early this morning and here are live picture's and we are right there. the big concern is that the fire mace red. it is possible due to the strong wind but not threatening any homes right now and no homes or businesses have been evacuated. the fire is still burning and we are not sure how the fire started. >>> if you are me, midnight the rain came down and it was a lovely sound as some parts of the bay area got rain, thunder and lightning. this is from orinda in the east bay taken near the fish rancher road around 1 am this morning. we did hear reports of lightning in hayward, union city and in san jose. it definitely cool this down for moment but the humidity came in.>> that leads us right over to steve talking about so many things. >> back-to-back sunday thunderstorms. one from the north last sunday in marin county, sonoma and napa lake in this one came up from the ea

; it has been a growing problem all over the bay area.in benicia, spencer blake, kron four news. (dan kerman)here at police headquarters in san francisco authorities say the ups employee that opened fire on coworkers gave no warning before he fired the first shots."without warning or saying anything he immediately shot benson luiy."police say the suspect jimmy lamb then shot cahn and wlaked out of the building and killed mike lefitit. police believe the shootings were targeted. police have found a journal along with a computer and multiple cell phone belonging to lamb. they have to comb through that to try and determine why he did this. at police in san kerman kron 4 news. (pam) coming up... the weekend is finally here... and the heat wave may be over as cooler temperatures are on the horizon...(steve) cheif meteorologist brittney shipp is back with your complete forecast... cooling trend started today for most areas as onshore flow returns. the far interior valleys will remain seasonably warm through this evening. the overall trend this weekend and into next week will be a retur

coming down southbound 680 approaching the benicia bridge.s across the freeway but not far from the refinery. we do have lake herman road which is popular as well. we continue to follow that. i also want to show you the bay bridge to plaza. the metering lights are on. the backup on the toll plaza. 532 extends back past west grand. >> that is some sun rise there, mike. thank you very much. >>> thousands of people still with no relief right now from the heat this morning. power outages knocked out electricity throughout the bay area. >> i didn't realize how lucky i was to have power. i was in one of those hot spots. at last check about an hour ago the south bay is still the most affected area with customers and businesses without power followed by the east bay. >> sporadic outages in the east bay and north bay. pg&e was able to restore power to 37,000 customers. rick boone joining us live in livermore with the impact on folks just trying to get ready for work. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. folks are waking up this morning and i guess

fire crews are battling a brush fire in benicia. good morning, i'm mark danon.( darya ) and i'm darya folsom. kron four's lydia pantazes is live at the scene with more. ( lydia ) firefighters are battling a major brush fire in benicia. (darya)(mark) lets get a check of the weather and traffic. a hot spot sb 680 at lake herman. grasfire slowing down traffic. fire crews on scene. wb 80 slow from the maze due to an earlier stall. (james)the hot weather continues today with more triple digit heat this afternoon. we saw 10 new high temperature records set yesterday! as for this morning, it's warm. we didn't get much cooling overnight, so we're waking up to widespread 60s and 70s. by noon we should see upper 80s along the bay shoreline and low 90s inland. then, by later this afternoon, we'll hit our maximum temperatures which will be low 100s, once again, for the inland valleys. expect low 90s along the bay waterfront. hot weather is expected to continue all week. a heat advisory for all inland valleys has been extended through thursday.

lieutenant damiean sylvester says that's a high number for benicia, but points out that break-ins ofor sale are also on the rise throughout the bay area. the benicia police department posted about it on facebook, to remind people that their homes should never áappear vacant, even if they are. "burglars have actually broken in and began living in the residence itself, until we were notified."in other cases, burglars stole electronics.one real estate agent tells kron four some people came to an open house she was hosting near the border of benicia and vallejoand left with her purse and credit cards.in the two squatter cases, police were able to trace cars and license plates to the suspects.t"we're not releasing their names right now - it's an active investigation - but we have identified two people that are leads in the case." they haven't been arrested, though, because they're suspects in other burglary cases around the bay area, so officers have to coordinate with other jurisdictions. sylvester says anyone putting a house for sale should talk with their realtor about the issue, and m

kron4's spencer blake is in benicia with the just how big a problem these kind of crimes are becoming. putting up a 'for sale' sign is the quickest way to let people know your home is on the marketand it might also be making your house look like fresh meat for a burglar."we noticed a trend where, since the beginning of may, we had five residences that were for sale, but were vacant, and that they had been burglarized."lieutenant damiean sylvester says that's a high number for benicia, but points out that break-ins of homes for sale are also on the rise throughout the bay area. the benicia police department posted about it on facebook, to remind people that their homes should never áappear vacant, even if they are. "burglars have actually broken in and began living in the residence itself, until we were notified."in other cases, burglars stole electronics.one real estate agent tells kron four some people came to an open house she was hosting near the border of benicia and vallejoand left with her purse and credit cards.in the two squatter cases, police were able to trace cars and licen

>> i have driven on that stretch many times and it is windy from the cordelia junction down to do beniciae , and that will not help the firefighters.>>> yesterday was one for the books. remember sunday, june 11, livermore had a high of 65 and yesterday they had a record- setting high of 106. last night we had thunderstorms and you could see them building off in the siera. this is a highly unusual pattern for this time of year and it is officially not even summer yet. in two days, that is the official start of summer solstice. wrapping around this area of high pressure we had thunderstorm activity and still hot inland for some. patchy fog making it for a few with that offshore north breeze yesterday in a slightly more westerly breeze today. still hot inland and i went to 100 but not as hot as yesterday. in vallejo the currently 64 condition showing clear. i will not argue with anybody after yesterday, 105 degrees, i believe it. mountain view 100, san jose 103, oakland airport 97 along with sfo. san francisco 88 degrees in san rafael 105, that's it. >> it was very hot in marin county. >> ye

. >>> a fire spreading in benicia and what the crews are saying about the blaze at the facility. >>> new funding request and how much the city could get and who will benefit the most. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at noon starts now. >>> good afternoon everyone, i am mike me back. >> the heat is on and we are just getting started, and i am cristina rendon. >>> this is a long stretch and typically we get 2 to 3 days and the seabreeze kicks in but not happening this time round, lasting until thursday. let's take a look at what is going on outside the door, mostly clear skies with some hazy skies, and the seabreeze is stronger and pushing all the way into some the areas near the delta. itcould us down just a little bit. as we take a look at the numbers, 58 in san francisco, and inside the bay into the upper 70s and low 80s. pointing to the east bay, concord at 90, livermore is 97. concord was one of those areas that benefited from the seabreeze early on in the morning but it has since pulled back to be another hot day. for many of us around the bay, along the coast and inland not as hot as yester

fire crews battling a brush fire in benicia.. is live at the scene with the latest. a major heat wave here in the bay area. we have complete team coverage up ahead. ♪ this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams they're handing us more than mail they're handing us their business and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your business is our business the united states postal service. priority: you ♪ but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me. every great why needs a great how. ( mark ) that breaking news we are following... fire crews are battling a brush fire in benicia. good morning, i'm mark danon.( darya ) and i'm darya folsom. kron four's lydia pantazes is live at the scene with more. ( lydia

multiple fires have already scorched the ground in moraga and benicia... to make matters worse...thousands of people are still without power at this hour. california is calling on people to conserve energy during the heat wave.a statewide "flex alert" has been issued.. due to high demand of electricity. a power alert asks for voluntary conservation tomorrow and wednesday between 2 p-m and 9. the state's power grid operator says you should avoid using major appliances during those hours. it's all to ease strain on the power grid. officials expect usage to exceed 47-thousand megawatts... the record is around 50- thousand back in 20--06. the grid's capacity is around 70-thousand megawatts. ((pam))meteorologist brittney shipp is here with a look at what we can expect for tomorrow... brittney? although temperatures will be a little cooler compared to sunday, very warm to hot conditions will continue through thursday. a heat advisory also remains in effect for most inland areas through thursday. more substantial cooling is then expected from friday into the upco

delays on 680 are due to the grass fire burning in benicia. could remain in effect until wednesday. and slowdowns on the east shore freeway. carquinez bridge to the maze 28- minute ride. and 48-minutes from the maze to downtown san francisco. >> sure would be nice if the fog could make it inland but not going to happen. good morning, everybody. currently, 78 degrees in livermore. it's 75 degrees in san jose. we do have a heat advisory in effect for most of the bay area. and contra costa county -- should include alameda county where we had 106 yesterday. today our temperature spanning from 70 in pacifica and a cool spot at 65. and down from record high in san francisco to 80 today. into the 80s and 90s around the peninsula. 96 in santa rosa. and a record high of 106 in livermore. and it will be 101 in concord, down from 105. yesterday in the triple-digits. the 7-day forecast -- we remain in the triple-digits each day all the way inland through thursday. >>> welcome the next generation. there's another one of the drum set now. >>> music apparent

(steve) kron four's spencer blake is live in benicia tonight where police say burglars are targeting homes with 'for sale' signs out front. spencer, how big of a problem are we looking at? a lieutenant here at the police department says there have been five homes for sale that have been burglzrizedju st since the beginning of may. (live adlib)7 homes were vacant, but staged7 two instances - squatters actually living inside the homes.7 other cases burglars made off with some staged electronics.7 that's why they put out facebook message.7 they say giving everyone a head's up is only the first step. "our second step in this is now meeting with all the local realtors, and advising them of the trend that we have noticed in town, and providing tips to them that can help their clients so they're not victimized in the future."(vo) 7 that meeting will be sometime next week, when officers will focus on staging a home safely.7 as for two squatters, they identified them by connecting them to license plates 7 aren't releasing their identities yet7 haven't been arrested yet because they're suspect

multiple fires have already scorched the ground in moraga and benicia... worse...thousands of people are still without power at this hour. california is calling on people to conserve energy during the heat wave.a statewide "flex alert" has been issued.. due to high demand of electricity. a power alert asks for voluntary conservation tomorrow and wednesday between 2 p-m and 9. the state's power grid operator says you should avoid using major appliances during those hours. it's all to ease strain on the power grid. officials expect usage to exceed 47-thousand megawatts... the record is around 50- thousand back in 20--06. the grid's capacity is around 70-thousand megawatts. ((pam))

here is the benicia bridges. to waze and show you the traffic flow. over in towards mount view you have a couple of good options for you and waze will help take your options wherever you're going throughout the holiday weekend. take that on your phone and make sure you join our team. here are the instructions, animation there. look for the team called nbc bay area wazers. back to you. >> we like it. >> 5:22 on this friday. up next gearing up for what many consider to be the nation's most spectacular. preparations under way for the macy's fourth of july fireworks show in the big apple. what's going to be different about this year's celebration. ♪ ♪ ♪ downton san antonio yesterday - are in critical condition this morning. >>> developing now two police officers shot in downtown san antonio, texas, are in critical condition. those officers were on routine pa when they stopped two people who were walking down the street. one of the suspects immediately started shooting. one of the officers was shot in the head. the officers did fire back and one suspect wa

if you've crossed the benicia bridge that's where you'll see the closures. speeds are in the green and no major closures to tell you about. 880 looking good in both directions but starting to get a little crowded. still no accidents or delays. no metering lights at the bay bridge. that's a check of your traffic. >>> right now extra law enforcement officers are patrolling the streets of london following a suspected terror attack that targeted muslims heading home from evening prayers. >> reporter: dozens of police crowded the area where a van ran into several people monday morning. the victims had just left a mosque. >> then the van do like this, you know, boom. >> bumped into them. >> and one is maybe going to be die. >> reporter: witnesses say the van stopped when it ran into a car and three men jumped out. >> one guy -- people stop him. and he tried to run. and people want to beat him but -- >> reporter: with the threat level at severe, an attack is highly likely. three men drove a van into pedestrians on london bridge before stabbing people, killing eight

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the traffic is moving relatively well with no major issues on the carquinez bridge or the benicia bridge . moving to the bay bridge toll plaza, it continues to be light with traffic moving along nicely. if you're driving in the south bay here is a look at northbound 280, looking pretty good so we are off to a good start and we will check on these commutes to let you know when things pop up. >>> it is 4:32 am. >>> we have new information about the albany high school and the controversy surrounding the races posts -- racist posting on social media and it was discovered in march. the judge had issued a temporary restraining order preventing the school district from holding a hearing on whether the student should be expelled and the hearing was scheduled for today. however, the east bay times reports the hearing will be held as planned for a second student that is not filed any legal action against the school district. the order also prevents the school district from taking new disciplinary action against the four students represented in the lawsuit. >>> there are extra patrols one week afte

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about 84 to 85 degrees towards discovery bay. 74 benicia. temperatures around the carquinez strait consistent in the 70s. high 60s and low to mid-70s around the northern portion of our bay area. temperatures with the sunshine up to 85 in cloverdale. 90s and when we're all going to begin to sweat again, that's coming up. but first jaclyn. >> good morning. thanks, roberta. you know, it was really sunny where i was at in the city yesterday so that was really nice. right now we're tracking the golden gate bridge. we'll do a bay bridge roundup and you can see no traffic i don't see any cars -- here they come, no delays. richmond/san rafael bridge looking good. just a few cars out there. no delays across the span. here's a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. and you can see that we have a backup in those cash lanes. so just heads up there. be prepared for slowdowns. they are just doing the shift change. there's the san mateo bridge difficult to see but those taillights on the right side of your screen out of hayward to foster city, in the green. ju

if you need to get around this, use benicia or magazine street and caltrans should have this wrapped up within the next 15 minutes or so. so just keep that in mind heading through that stretch. you will be in for some slowdowns. over along the eastshore freeway, we're look good in the green making your way on down towards the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays as you make wear towards the maze but once you get towards those metering lights and those toll gates you will see a backup in those cash lanes. speeds are in the green across the span just under 15 minutes. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> time now 4:49. big concerns in one bay area city about newly installed streetlights. why some are worried they could be spying on city residents. >> and several horses get loose on a busy bay area freeway. >>> president trump just revealed his choice to be fbi director. >> jeff pegues is in washington with more. what can you tell us about mr. wray? >> he was not on the list of potential fbi directors so this comes out of the blue. he is not well known the in national circles but

rentwood, tracy, oakley, discovery bay. 79 in benicia. north bay 60s. further onshore into the 70s from mill valley through petaluma. high 70s to the low 80s around glen ellen. and 82 in saint helena. full forecast featuring triple digits today. >>> good morning, and right now now, we have some roadwork. caltrans keeping busy taking advantage of the nice weather and we have a couple of lanes shut down. this is on the 280 extension right near mariposa so just a heads up. you will see some flashing lights as you as you make your way in or out of the office this morning. it's supposed to wrap up by 6:00 this morning. i drove past that this morning and it's definitely out there. lights are bright. here's a look at 280 near 6th street. you can see some of the flashing lights with road crews still out there. other than that quiet on the roads with the exception of that earlier crash in tracy so for any of our "super commuters," do expect delays along westbound 205 into livermore. bay bridge toll plaza quiet. back to you guys. >>> all eyes are on capitol hill

right now firefighters are working to put out a grass fire in benicia. >> this is happening on 680 neare herman road. you can see that fire there and a lot of crews surrounding it as they try to put out the flames. we know that no buildings are being thenned and traffic is now being impacted but a lot of smoke and flames in that area. >>> another round of record breaking temperatures around the bay area. this is a live look at the bay bridge. relief is nowhere in sight. we have live team coverage. and jessica flores is in livermore. roberta has the very latest. >> 10 record highs yesterday including 109 in pleasantton. it was 106 in livermore. and 105 in san rafael. 100 at moffett field. the temperatures are coming down due to the return of the stratus and low clouds and fog. temperature-wise, 60 in san francisco. and 72 in livermor

worked into the afternoon to clean up a fire that broke out this morning at a wood recycling plant in benicia it started about five miles from the valero refinery. it's believed to have started in the piles of wood - and it quickly spread to some nearby grass. it came close to highway- 680... causing a traffic backup for morning commuters. but fortunately there were no injuries. (pam) and in sacramento... crews have put out a wildfire. the fire was burning along interstate-80 westbound.. near sutter's landing, around four- this afternoon. a car being towed by an r-v ... caught fire on the shoulder of the road... and that fire spread to the grass on the hills. westbound- 80 was closed as firefighters worked to contain the blaze... but it has since been reopened. (steve) police are reminding people about the dangers of hot cars .. after rescuing a dog locked in a car. napa officers found the dog in a car at the south napa marketplace around noon yesterday, the five year old dog was left inside while the owner was shopping. police say the temperature inside the car reached 136 degrees! the dog w

the problem is that wynterús dui cases, including one in seattle and another in benicia, were extendedver 40 court appearances while he posted bail in each case...trying to use court delays nis not an unheard of tactic.==heath coppock, driver 'iúve heard guys say to fight them because, i donút know, they think there are ways...loopholes to go through...i think 7 is a little excessive== wynters was driving down orange drive in vacaville this weekend when he was arrested for the 7th time...a judge has since placed him behind bars.. revoking a 130 thousand dollar bail. itús a frustration for vacaville police because dui related deaths can be the most tragic calls to respond to.==lt. chris polen, vacaville police 'i have a young driver at home, i want to make sure sheús protected== the last arrest prompted a posting of his picture on the vacaville crime and information face book page...with a caption...'call the police if you see this man in a bar' and 'do not sell this man any alcohol..' there was a fire storm of reaction from a host of likes ...to posts saying that wynters is a nice fami

not a back commute on interstate 680 and also good across the benicia bridge . -- benecia bridge. 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze, and there is waiting at the toll plaza of about 5 to 10 minutes. still not bad as you get onto the bridge.>>> it is 5:32 am. >>> today is the spare-the-air day due to the hot weather and that he, the light wind mixed in with the car exhaust can make for some bad air. you are advised to carpool or use public transportation to date. if you plan on exercising outside, do it in the morning when the ozone concentrations are lower. >>> the gulf coast states during for the third day of rough weather today due to tropical storm cindy being blamed for one death already in alabama and the storm made landfall this morning and the national hurricane center 30 miles west southwest of lake charles louisiana and cindy is expected to move inland near the louisiana border thursday morning and be across western and northern louisiana along with southeastern arkansas tonight in early tomorrow. it will get weaker when it moves over land. >>> back at home oak

discovery bay 85. 74 benicia. 60s blustery due to the winds at the north bay seashore at stinson beach to the mid-70s in novato, sonoma and napa, glen ellen, as well. then we get toastier upstream towards lake county into the mid- to high 80s. we'll talk about the 90s and when you can expect it. that's coming up. but right now let's send it over to jaclyn. >>> good morning. delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. i know, very shocking. but we have the metering lights on. plus an accident now and that's just been cleared out of lanes but a couple of cars involved with lanes blocked westbound 80 just as you approach those metering lights. so speeds are down to 30 miles per hour. "slow, stop, go" until you get -- you're looking at 12 minutes from the maze into san francisco. residual slowdowns on 880 through oakland after a lane was blocked and is cleared. and we continue to track these slowdowns through the altamont pass. about 35 minutes from 205 towards 680. that earlier crash near el charro is cleared. chp running traffic breaks. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> thank you.

firefighters from cor delia, benicia, vallejo used bulldozers and dumped thousands of gallons of water on the fire. crews say it was likely a case of spontaneous combustion, now for more on the day's rising temperatures, brian hackney is with us. >>> a very familiar-looking map, the excessive heat warning, heat advisory, most locations away from the water, again tomorrow, will be upper 90s, low hundreds, hottest spots and tomorrow will be the coolest day of the next three. it is going to get warmer wednesday and thursday. by thursday we will be back to where we were sunday, which wasen usually hot day in the bay area. right now, warm, concord has 97. closer to the shoreline, cooler the temperature. oakland is 75. high temperatures, there was relief for people, the closer you were to the water, the more the temperatures collapsed today. san francisco, 77. that is probably a reset error. san jose, numbers down 9 degrees, san rafael down 12. concord only cooled 5 degrees to high of 103. if you saw relief in the bay area, we usually og, appearing offshore, the fog and low clouds will keep

and you can see moisture over san pablo bay, and that will move towards possibly towards napa and benicia and fairfield and vacaville. it's slowly sinking to the south and we are going to see more green over the next couple of hours than yellows and oranges. a camera had a shower roll through in the east bay hills, so it gives you an idea of how patchy it is on the leading edge of the wet weather. going from a rainy 7:00 to light showers at noon to mainly dry at 4:00 to even seeing sunshine before the sunsets at 8:50. and low to mid-70s for the rest of us, and 80s at the coast. she's back and has your traffic. >>> we have been fairly quiet so far as well, mike. we have a brushfire bay on northbound it could be closer to 280, and we have one right lane down to a fire response, and that's off to the shoulder but we have one lane blocked. i will keep an eye on it, but we will have a little backup if you are about to head out the door. we will have soggy conditions and we'll talk more about that coming up next. >>> all eyes on capitol hill this morning for one of the most highly anticipated h

vallejo, benicia, martinez in the mid-70s. the santa clara valley look alum rock. 70s and the rose. 80s fairfield. 84 my outside number at the delta in discovery bay. look at wednesday bested by thursday and nearly triple digits on friday with poor air quality over the weekend. enjoy your tuesday. >>> it's official! the warriors are five-time nba champions. and people are still here at oracle arena from last night. they are cleaning up. but the celebrating has just begun. >> plus, attorney general jeff sessions facing questions today what he is expected to detail on capitol hill. giving people options based on their budget is pretty edgy... kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. >>> i'm jackie ward live outside oracle arena where people who work still haven't left because they are getting ready for a concert. but it was all "dubs" all last night and hopefully those workers are able to smile through the fatigue along with the rest of us. "dub nation," you turned out last night! "roar-

and this is if you are traveling southbound direction from 80 down towards the benicia bridge there.this is right near paris road. it has one lane blocked. speeds drop right around 45 miles per hour. emergency crews on scene. there will be delays back to 80. 26 minutes out of antioch heading into hercules. a new crash coming in, in the south bay this is 101 right near mckee road. it's on the shoulder but 101 already a slow ride this morning due to the usual slowdowns. we are looking at 30 minutes from hellyer to san antonio avenue. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> today people in the north bay will be getting familiar with the new smart train service. for free. kpix 5's jessica flores live in san rafael with more on today's big preview. jessica. >> reporter: good morning. i'm here at the marin county civic center station. and this is a good option for people who need to get to the marin county civic center for work. it's the soft launch of the smart train. officials are sorting out the full schedule but today's preview, you can ride from rohnert park to marin county se

through orwood where the docks are. 86 degrees in antioch and brentwood through tracy. 80s in vallejo, benicia, martinez. 60s in the north bay along the coast. 80s san rafael through terra linda and clearlake at 86. weekend forecast is coming up at 18 minutes after the hour. >>> four years apparently wasn't enough for vallejo city leaders to decide whether cement plant should be built on the waterfront. the 32-acre facility would be located in south vallejo near sonoma boulevard. last night the city council decided to put off the final decision. instead members ordered the developer to come up with a better description of the project and complete a final environmental impact report. the city will then reconsider the proposal at the beginning of next year. >>> today, california democrats are applauding a new single payor healthcare bill that passed the state senate last night. but critics want to know how the bill will be funded. kpix 5's jessica flores joins us live in san leandro with more. >> reporter: california just got one step closer to a single payor healthcare system. it's expected to

benicia 85. 90s including discovery bay, antioch, brentwood, oakley, vacaville 90 even pleasant hillould hit 90. 82 san rafael. berkeley tomorrow 67 with morning clouds. san leandro 68. hottest stuff lake county. couple of degrees cooler saturday and sunday still pleasant near average. as we head toward the 4th of july we'll cool down with highs in the mid-80s inland and mid- 60s near the bay. july 4th is almost -- it's "friday eve,"not thursday. >> coming up, goat yoga comes to the bay area. we are not kidding! how stretching with a herd can help you relax in a whole new way. >> baaa! little goats. this is really out there... even by bay area standards... so we sent kpix five's simon perez to check it out. >>> it's the latest yoga craze that includes goats. >> even by bay area standards, this one is out there but it didn't stop us from sending simon perez to check it out. >> reporter: in the bayview neighborhood. >> exhale flex through the spine. >> reporter: this small yoga class goes through the paces. >> one, good, breathe, try to breathe. two >> reporter: the focus the stretchin

we have band of showers towards vallejo, benicia, did just cross over 101. farther south, we do have a cell right now moving through san francisco, heading towards oakland and emeryville, piedmont, alameda. berkeley light rain now. overall, we are not going to see significant downpours but enough to make for a bit of a messy morning commute. temperature-wise this morning, we are in the low 60s for most folks later today they will notice temperatures are definitely on the cool side of average. area of low pressure off the coast of british columbia. and we have a cool air mass in place. that will keep temperatures cool through the weekend. showers tapering off over the next hour or so. futurecast times it out. it was a bit more organized early this morning as we make our way throughout the day. but notice by the end of the morning commute, just a few lingering showers by about lunchtime a couple of scattered showers mostly dry this evening though. drying out completely and clearing as we head into your friday. but that does not mean it will be warming up. you

some folks cutting from the 680 interchange south of the benicia bridge. in san jose, we talked about at curtner. we have your two lanes blocked by a crew. minor injuries reported so some assistance necessary. north 87 jammed up off the 85 split heading into the area. 101 and 85 to 17 may be more traffic flowing in the next few, and san mateo bridge, that looks great, but 880 starts to see more traffic flowing through the area and more traffic on the flat section as well. back to you. >> things starting to pick up. >> 6:09. police body cameras really more about officer behavior? >> in three minutes, find out how open police officers tend to treat in traffic stops. >> taking a live look outside from our emeryville camera. you see the haze out there. a typical bay area morning, right? we'll enjoy it together. you're watching today in the bay. stick around. a lot more ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ (mike ad libs) >>> we're seeing some sunshine right now at 6:12, looking live outside at san jose. and it does start out with temperatures now in the mid 50, but heading up to 79 de

look, no problems out of antioch or over in towards the bridges, the benicia and carquinez bridge.t i circled is the walnut creek interchange. looks like they're changing a tire. there may be fog drifting through portions of the bay, not enough to register a problem for the road weather index. there was a problem heading to the foggy golden gate bridge. you see the speed sensors starting to clear out as you head out of the robini william said tunnel. that has cleared. barlt weekend work is going on at the lake merritt station, so bus is in place. >> and it's free. >> yay. >> always a nice thing. not the delay part. work, work, work over, because friday, and pretty soon, we get to the weekend, which hopefully for most people means no working. >> a lot of events going on and great weather to go along with it. let's take a look at saturday's forecast. it will be cool, and you want to take it in it looks like as i'm looking ahead, it looks like next weekend is going to be really hot. very comfortable this weekend. low 70s inland. for sunday, also 70 degrees inland. the bay at 66 degree

seemed it was in benicia.lso know the fire has been burning since about 5:00 this morning near goodyear road. it didn't threaten any structures but it did happen at the facility which we believe is an organics company. fewer than five acres burned and, of course, the concern is always that it will spread. no word yet on the cause. firefighters are expected to be on scene until the late afternoon. the fire has been slowing traffic on nearby 680. >>> and we've been dealing with high heat over the sierra. we are seeing that happening now. it produced quick moving cells and some isolated lightning. a heat advisory continues for all of these areas shaded in orange that continues through thursday night and we also have an he can sesive heat warning in effect for solano county. you walk out the door and it's in the tri-valley. 73 degrees now in fairfield. we have 60s elsewhere with high temperatures today reaching the triple digits for concord and livermore. upper 90s for the south bay and san francisco up to 83 degr

(steve) happening now in benicia... crews are monitoring an area where a fire broke out earlier this morning at a wood recycling plant. the fire started around 4:30 this morning... on goodyear road about five miles northeast of the valero refinery. crews believe the fire started somewhere in the piles of wood at the plant - and it quickly spread to some nearby grass. it then became dangerously close to highway 680... causing a traffic backup for morning commuters. crews remain on scene and are looking for any flare ups. no injuries have been reported and no structures damaged. (steve)and don't forget to download the kron four mobile app. you can get breaking news alerts sent right to your phone... plus you can find your bay area forecast forecast on the app - or on our website kron four dot com. (vicki) we are following another breaking news story out of santa rosa... police say are investigating after finding three people dead including two children. santa rosa police were called to a home on slater street near college

(vicki) in benicia...crews extinguish a firethat burned for nearly 12 hours at a wood recycling plant. the fire started around 3:30 yesterday morning... on goodyear road... about five miles northeast of the valero refinery. the flames became dangerously close to highway 680... causing a traffic backup for morning commuters. no injuries have been reported and no structures damaged. firefighters say the cause of the fire is the spontaneous combustion of the wood, mulch, and compost surrounding the area. (vicki) coming up, are the nation's students and professors intolerant when it comes to free speech on college campuses? why some u-s senators are expressing concerns tonight. (steve) and next, deadlyfinal moments. a new report reveals what many of the 36 victims - who died in the ghost ship warehouse fire - did seconds before they died. (steve) tragic details of the ghost ship warehouse fire are being released by the oakland fire department. new photos of the fire aftermath were released with a 50 page repor

the problem is that wynterús dui cases, including one in seattle and another in benicia, were extendedto over 40 court appearances while he posted bail in each case...trying to use court delays nis not an unheard of tactic.==heath coppock, driver 'iúve heard guys say to fight them because, i donút know, they think there are ways...loopholes to go through...i think 7 is a little excessive== wynters was driving down orange drive in vacaville this weekend when he was arrested for the 7th time...a judge has since placed him behind bars.. revoking a 130 thousand dollar bail. itús a frustration for vacaville police because dui related deaths can be the most tragic calls to respond to.==lt. chris polen, vacaville police 'i have a young driver at home, i want to make sure sheús protected== the last arrest prompted a posting of his picture on the vacaville crime and information face book page...with a caption...'call the police if you see this man in a bar' and 'do not sell this man any alcohol..' there was a fire storm of reaction from a host of likes ...to posts saying that wynters is a nice