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bradford island fire crash near sherman island.rified no slowing on the sensors. we'll clear that. the antioch bridge is clear. clear drive to the bay bridge through contra costa county into alameda county. a little volume build over the last few minutes but no problems. >> sounds good. hope it stays smooth. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> a hotel guest is double billed then the front desk basically puts out the do not disturb sign. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds. next. >>> don't forget, you can get full olympic nbcbayarea.com and follow with our local athlete tracker found on the trending bar. that and much more right there on the website and much more ahead on "today in the bay." ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ return to rugged. the all-new ruggedly redesigned 2022 nissan pathfinder. ♪♪ ♪ we can fly where you want to ♪ the all-new ruggedly redesigned 2022 nissan pathfinder. ♪ we can leave your house behind ♪ ♪ but if your friends don't mask ♪ ♪ and why don't they mask? ♪ ♪ well they won
bradford island fire crash near sherman island.rified no slowing on the sensors. we'll clear that. the antioch bridge is clear. clear drive to the bay bridge through contra costa county into alameda county. a little volume build over the last few minutes but no problems. >> sounds good. hope it stays smooth. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> a hotel guest is double billed then the front desk basically puts out the do not disturb...
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diablo looking towards bradford island. the smoke and flames that are going away from it. all being pushed by some pretty strong winds out of the west/southwest at about 20 miles per hour and the temperature cool at 60 degrees. humidity is high. hopefully soon we'll see those flames get put out because it's a big distraction across the east bay. >> thank you very much. >>> 6:33 right now. now to the pandemic and the new milestone in the united states. there's now been 35 million confirmed covid cases. more than 616,000 people have died. california has recorded nearly 43,000 new cases in just the last few days. just yesterday alone, nearly 4,000 cases were reported. so far, slightly over 10% of the state's population has contracted covid-19 since pande. california is the first state to hit that marker. >>> some bay area counties may be getting closer to officially reinstating the rules requiring wearing masks indoors. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live in san francisco. this is a hope to try to stop the fast moving
diablo looking towards bradford island. the smoke and flames that are going away from it. all being pushed by some pretty strong winds out of the west/southwest at about 20 miles per hour and the temperature cool at 60 degrees. humidity is high. hopefully soon we'll see those flames get put out because it's a big distraction across the east bay. >> thank you very much. >>> 6:33 right now. now to the pandemic and the new milestone in the united states. there's now been 35 million...
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over east contra costa county, sending a lot of smoke and prompting evacuations happening on bradford islandto bethel island in the delta. >> let's bring in bob redell, he's in this very remote area. tell us about those evacuations you're hearing of, bob. >> good morning to you, marcus and laura. i'm on the northern end of the island and as i look north for a good mile to a half mile of my view left to right i see fire on bradford island. you can see flames and smoke. our understanding after talking to the fire department and somebody who lives there, there's about 15 to 25 people
over east contra costa county, sending a lot of smoke and prompting evacuations happening on bradford islandto bethel island in the delta. >> let's bring in bob redell, he's in this very remote area. tell us about those evacuations you're hearing of, bob. >> good morning to you, marcus and laura. i'm on the northern end of the island and as i look north for a good mile to a half mile of my view left to right i see fire on bradford island. you can see flames and smoke. our...
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in the past years fires have smoldered for days since bradford island is a reclaimed peak wetland whichand which is one way to douse the fire. of course they'll be keeping a very close eye on that situation. >> our temperatures are dropping slightly, which could help firefighting efforts. >> we're going to get that foggy breeze each and every night so that will help out near rio vista, bradford island. temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s this week. it's probably going to take a little time to certainly get a handle on that, but at least we're not looking at 105 to 110-degree heat. right now in the bay area i wanted to start off on this monday and take you out to some of the best weather on the map. it's right down here in the south bay. we've got a few high clouds, lots of blue sky in san jose and currently checking in at 79 degrees. this is what we want to see in august. a light wind out of the northwest at 14 go up to 80 the next hour. we're in the 70s here from 5:00 through 7:00 p.m. and then we'll start to drop it off into the 60s through 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00. i'm confident we
in the past years fires have smoldered for days since bradford island is a reclaimed peak wetland whichand which is one way to douse the fire. of course they'll be keeping a very close eye on that situation. >> our temperatures are dropping slightly, which could help firefighting efforts. >> we're going to get that foggy breeze each and every night so that will help out near rio vista, bradford island. temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s this week. it's probably going to take...
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crews are scene of a fast moving fire burning in bradford island in contra costa.es. evacuations have been ordered for the roughly 25 people on the island. >>> crews busy in the south bay putting out structure fire. you see flames coming from the roof and windows of this building. we have learned the property was vacant. the cause remains under investigation. >>> taking a live look at san francisco where today the city is launching a new initiative called a street overdose response team. it's geared toward identifying and following up with people who survived previous drug overdose. them homeless are considered most at risk. good morning. it's 6:30 on monday august 2. >>> a lot to get to this morning. first let's start with mary lee and our forecast. >>> good morning. we are hoping you get your work week started right. here is a lovely view with our sales force tower camera, sun breaking through the clouds as we start our day. as we head through the afternoon, get ready for sunshine and a beautiful day across the region. upper 70s for south bay in san jose, good mo
crews are scene of a fast moving fire burning in bradford island in contra costa.es. evacuations have been ordered for the roughly 25 people on the island. >>> crews busy in the south bay putting out structure fire. you see flames coming from the roof and windows of this building. we have learned the property was vacant. the cause remains under investigation. >>> taking a live look at san francisco where today the city is launching a new initiative called a street overdose...
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unfortunately, for bradford island, that is not the case. >> reporter: here is what is the case. one example of it, he's helping his uncle tried to evacuate she from harms way. the flames were burning nearby. >> we are trying to get the sheep out of here before anything burns up anymore. >> and that is an island filled with cattle. many more cattle 10 people. the struggle is a keep those cattle in good shape. the people have reached out to cal fire but that has not happened. no response from cal fire at this point. one other possible solution is odd but it is below sea level and surrounded by a levy. there is talk of opening that levy and draining the water to put out the flames. life in eastland contra costa county, wayne friedman, abc7 news . >>> back on track. this is a big day for bart. some say it is a good sign of things to come. >> why service workers may have >>> the san jose mayor was on hand at city hall reopened to the public for the first time since the pandemic. he wanted to make sure that everyone felt welcome >> we are thrilled to welcome the community back again.
unfortunately, for bradford island, that is not the case. >> reporter: here is what is the case. one example of it, he's helping his uncle tried to evacuate she from harms way. the flames were burning nearby. >> we are trying to get the sheep out of here before anything burns up anymore. >> and that is an island filled with cattle. many more cattle 10 people. the struggle is a keep those cattle in good shape. the people have reached out to cal fire but that has not happened....
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we're told about 20 people live on bradford island. s accessible only by ferry service but emergency crews were able to use the ferry service to evacuate some residents to get fire equipment to the island. crews say this fire is being driven by wind and they're expecting it could take a few days to put it out. no word yet on a cause. some evacuation orders, meanwhile, have been lifted for parts of butte and plumas counties. >> as fire crews start to slowly gain the upper hand on that massive dixie fire burning in northern california. so far this blaze has burned through nearly 249,000 acres and is now set to be 35% contained. the fire has now destroyed some 67 structures. more than 3100 structures remain threatened. that's a significant drop from the more than 10,000 reported yesterday the fire now the 11th largest in california history. right now on kron 4 dot com. you can find tips for the fire season. just scan your qr code with your mobile device and you'll be taken there. >> and judge chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us
we're told about 20 people live on bradford island. s accessible only by ferry service but emergency crews were able to use the ferry service to evacuate some residents to get fire equipment to the island. crews say this fire is being driven by wind and they're expecting it could take a few days to put it out. no word yet on a cause. some evacuation orders, meanwhile, have been lifted for parts of butte and plumas counties. >> as fire crews start to slowly gain the upper hand on that...
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bradford island in east contra costa county, accessible only by ferry caught fire early monday morning and has been burning ever since. many of the 48 residents have been evacuated. the fact that the 2200 acre island which is used for wheat, farming, cattle grazing and natural gas extraction, is actually reclaimed peat moss makes it more complicated, so the levied up below sea level track burns even more doggedly, the normal farmland and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island to be able to fully extend it was this fire. this island is so remote and so hard to get to. we haven't seen one piece of official fire equipment here. the other problem is with the wind blowing constantly. this fire could last for hours and hours and hours. we have no idea how much damage has been done or will be done earlier on the eastern contra costa fire protection district sent one engine to the island by ferry with assistance from other county and state agencies, but they were not effective against the wind driven fire. leaving it up to those who stayed behind to protect their properties. n
bradford island in east contra costa county, accessible only by ferry caught fire early monday morning and has been burning ever since. many of the 48 residents have been evacuated. the fact that the 2200 acre island which is used for wheat, farming, cattle grazing and natural gas extraction, is actually reclaimed peat moss makes it more complicated, so the levied up below sea level track burns even more doggedly, the normal farmland and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island...
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first, no way to get large fire trucks on the ferryboat to take them to the island, and bradford is ae paying dearly. the ferry serving bradford island in the delta near oakley has not been this busy in years. and today, for all the wrong reasons. >> some people live out here full-time. this is their home. >> reporter: two homes have burned with structures threatened on the #,000 acre island where a fire broke out about mid night last night. maybe 25 people live here full- time. they are fighting the blaze on their own and they are not happy about that. >> we have in the seen any fire departments show up at all. i am disgusted because our taxes are obnoxiously high. >> reporter: technically, island is part of a state reclamation district that gets no support from the east contra costa fire district or any other. lake johnson is the island engineer and spoke with us by phone. >> it is a bit nerve-racking, the island has got areas of overgrowth. and if anything does start fire wise, it burns in a difficult situation, you think the fire could be put out pretty quickly. and unfortunately,
first, no way to get large fire trucks on the ferryboat to take them to the island, and bradford is ae paying dearly. the ferry serving bradford island in the delta near oakley has not been this busy in years. and today, for all the wrong reasons. >> some people live out here full-time. this is their home. >> reporter: two homes have burned with structures threatened on the #,000 acre island where a fire broke out about mid night last night. maybe 25 people live here full- time....
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a fire on bradford island in contra costa county is forcing evacuations. bradford island is about eight miles northeast of antioch. it's home to only about 25 people. flames sparked around 1:30 this morning. at least 212-acres have burned. two structures have been damaged. crews is a i the fire is burning in an extremely remote area and the only way to the island is by ferry. they're calling the situation dangerous. they say the wind is pushing the flames across the island. it's unclear what started this fire or if anyone was hurt. >>> if you're planning to use bart for your commute today you'll have more options. services returning to near pre- pandemic levels and it's about a month ahead of schedule. amy hollyfield joining us live with more on this. good morning, amy. >> reporter: bart riders say more trains are always welcome, especially at night. this is now going to be great for the people who work late because the hours are going to be extended to midnight. this is going to take bart almost to its pre-pandemic levels and this is happening a month ear
a fire on bradford island in contra costa county is forcing evacuations. bradford island is about eight miles northeast of antioch. it's home to only about 25 people. flames sparked around 1:30 this morning. at least 212-acres have burned. two structures have been damaged. crews is a i the fire is burning in an extremely remote area and the only way to the island is by ferry. they're calling the situation dangerous. they say the wind is pushing the flames across the island. it's unclear what...
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we are keeping an eye on breaking news out of contra costa, a fire on bradford island. >> officials say 212 acres and destroyed at least two structures. >> evacuations have been ordered for the roughly 25 people on the island. only three people have left and the rest want to stay. they're being evacuated by ferry, the only way on to the island. >> the vegetation is a large amount of pete dirt so it has a lot of burning capability that will most likely last for a number of different days. the wind is pretty strong at this point. that's exactly what's pushin all e way to the other side of the island. >> fire dispatch tells us they've got reports of downed power lines because of the fire. coastguard and chp are on scene helping with evacuations. no word on what may have sparked the flames. >>> crews busy in the south bay putting out this structure fire. this video captured flames coming out of the roof. this happened in the area of ezray and illinois forcing them to shot down. the property was vacant, cause under investigation. >>> a big moment at a school in the east oakland area. >> stud
we are keeping an eye on breaking news out of contra costa, a fire on bradford island. >> officials say 212 acres and destroyed at least two structures. >> evacuations have been ordered for the roughly 25 people on the island. only three people have left and the rest want to stay. they're being evacuated by ferry, the only way on to the island. >> the vegetation is a large amount of pete dirt so it has a lot of burning capability that will most likely last for a number of...
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. >> a wild fire continues to burn on the bradford island, many on the island defied the evacuation order to protect the property. no fire service on the island, you can only get there by boat or ferry and some property owners did it in a hurry. >> i have ten acres of land, a boat house and a cabin. >> the island is a couple hundred acres. it lies below sea level. it is protected by leveeses and drainage canals and turning off pumps could flood the island and that could douse the fire. >>> firefighters made quick work on a fire in east bay. you can see crews got to work knocking down the fire. three of the stores have smoke and water damage, they are investigating what caused the fire. >> we are also tracking fires to the north. have a look at the smoke forecast, we can get haze moving, i will have it in eight minutes. >> and they started school and they have a dozen covid cases among the students. contra costa county school district, looking to ease fears as other districts around the bay area get ready to welcome students. >> we have a hotel guest double billed and the front desk puttin
. >> a wild fire continues to burn on the bradford island, many on the island defied the evacuation order to protect the property. no fire service on the island, you can only get there by boat or ferry and some property owners did it in a hurry. >> i have ten acres of land, a boat house and a cabin. >> the island is a couple hundred acres. it lies below sea level. it is protected by leveeses and drainage canals and turning off pumps could flood the island and that could douse...
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thank you, a large brush fire is burning on bradford island in the san joaquin delta. about 25. le live on the island, which is about nine miles northeast of antioch. sky. foxx flew over the island earlier this afternoon, and you can see just how much smoke was coming from this fire. east contra costa county fire officials say it started around 1 30 this morning. it has burned more than 200 acres now and at least two structures. island is outside of any fire districts, jurisdiction and fire officials say they're considering whether to let the fire burn since it's surrounded by water on all in 2010, a fire burned for nearly one week on bradford island. the fire, you know, right now is steadily burning all the way across the island being wind driven and then, like i said, the materials and everything out there that's burning is most likely going to burn for a number of different days, and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island to be able to fully extinguish this fire. the fire district says it has used a ferry to evacuate some people from the island. other resident
thank you, a large brush fire is burning on bradford island in the san joaquin delta. about 25. le live on the island, which is about nine miles northeast of antioch. sky. foxx flew over the island earlier this afternoon, and you can see just how much smoke was coming from this fire. east contra costa county fire officials say it started around 1 30 this morning. it has burned more than 200 acres now and at least two structures. island is outside of any fire districts, jurisdiction and fire...
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bradford island in east contra costa county, accessible only by ferry caught fire early monday morningg ever since. many of the 48 residents have been evacuated. the fact that the 2200 acre island, which is used for wheat, farming, cattle, grazing and natural gas extraction, is actually reclaimed peat moss makes it more comp. located so the levied up below sea level track burns even more doggedly, the normal farmland and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island to be able to fully extinguishes fire. this island is so remote and so hard to get to. we haven't seen one piece of official fire equipment here. the other problem is with the wind blowing constantly. this fire could last for hours and hours and hours. we have no idea how much damage has been done or will be done. earlier on the eastern contra costa fire protection district sent one engine to the island by ferry with assistance from other county and state agencies, but they were not effective against the wind driven fire, leaving it up to those who stayed behind to protect their properties. no, nothing at all. it'
bradford island in east contra costa county, accessible only by ferry caught fire early monday morningg ever since. many of the 48 residents have been evacuated. the fact that the 2200 acre island, which is used for wheat, farming, cattle, grazing and natural gas extraction, is actually reclaimed peat moss makes it more comp. located so the levied up below sea level track burns even more doggedly, the normal farmland and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island to be able to...
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as of tonight, the poor air quality remains in effect for areas near bradford island in the san joaquindelta. the warning applies to residents in the northern and central regions of the san joaquin valley, bradford island is about nine miles northeast of antioch. the fire started early monday morning. at least 200 acres have burned so far, at least two structures have been damaged. fire crews are letting the flames burn since the fire is surrounded by water on all sides. no word yet on how the fire started, cal fire says this year is shaping up to be the worst year for fire, surpassing last year's record today, state officials took part in a drought briefing. cal fire says fire activity is up 12% compared to the same time last year. but fire officials say the most alarming increase isn't a number of acres burned. so far, fires have burned more than 500,000 acres compared to 200,000 at this time last year. we're definitely not out of the clear. we're not anticipating wedding range for several months to come. and, uh you know, like i said, one thing to remember is we talk people like to t
as of tonight, the poor air quality remains in effect for areas near bradford island in the san joaquindelta. the warning applies to residents in the northern and central regions of the san joaquin valley, bradford island is about nine miles northeast of antioch. the fire started early monday morning. at least 200 acres have burned so far, at least two structures have been damaged. fire crews are letting the flames burn since the fire is surrounded by water on all sides. no word yet on how the...
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bradford island in east contra costa county, accessible only by ferry caught fire early monday morningg ever since. many of the 48 residents have been evacuated. the fact that the 2200 acre island which is used for wheat, farming, cattle grazing and natural gas extraction, is actually reclaimed peat moss makes it more complicated, so the levied up below sea level track burns even more doggedly, the normal farmland and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island to be able to fully extend which is fire. this island is so remote and so hard to get to. we haven't seen one piece of official fire equipment here. the other problem is with the wind blowing constantly. this fire could last for hours and hours and hours. we have no idea how much damage has been done or will be done early on the eastern contra costa fire protection district sent one engine to the island by ferry with assistance from other county and state agencies, but they were not effective against the wind driven fire. leaving it up to those who stayed behind to protect their properties. no nothing at all. it's ju
bradford island in east contra costa county, accessible only by ferry caught fire early monday morningg ever since. many of the 48 residents have been evacuated. the fact that the 2200 acre island which is used for wheat, farming, cattle grazing and natural gas extraction, is actually reclaimed peat moss makes it more complicated, so the levied up below sea level track burns even more doggedly, the normal farmland and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island to be able to fully...
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. >>> breaking news, a large fire burning on bradford island in contra costa. >> fire crews say evacuations have been ordered for the few people living there. fire scorched about 212 acres so far. two structures have been lost. some report the fire is visible from other parts of the east bay. no word on what may have sparked the flames. >>> crews busy putting out this structure fire. this video captured flames coming out of the roof and windows of that structure. we have learned that the property was vacant and cause remains under investigation. >>> to coronavirus this morning, bay area may be on the verge of issuing another indoor mask mandate in light of the highly contagious delta variant. >> counties recommend but do not require people to mask up indoors. that can change as early as today. cdc found in a study that the delta variant may spread as easily among vaccinated as unvaccinated. bay area saw a 32% jump in new cases. >> many are not vaccinated, 49% of e united states not vaccinated. now is the time. >> 90% of san mateo residents are vaccinated. still experts don't want to take ch
. >>> breaking news, a large fire burning on bradford island in contra costa. >> fire crews say evacuations have been ordered for the few people living there. fire scorched about 212 acres so far. two structures have been lost. some report the fire is visible from other parts of the east bay. no word on what may have sparked the flames. >>> crews busy putting out this structure fire. this video captured flames coming out of the roof and windows of that structure. we have...
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bradford island is about nine miles northeast of antioch. the fire started their early yesterday morning. so far, 200 acres have burned and at least two buildings have been damaged. there are no reports of any injuries. fire crews are letting the flames just burned because that fire is surrounded by water on all sides. there's no word yet. how that fire started. oh and a very weather. of course, we have been tracking some hot temperatures inland, once again, raising the fire. danger concerns each and every day regardless of the weather pattern. we have a big concern with fire danger this time of year, but of course, even becomes a heightened a bit when you have the hot temperatures and dry conditions and some gusty winds this time around, we have the hot temperatures now what will happen or associate the marine layer deep in a bit, and that will lead to a cooler temperatures. so this is kind of this. set up as you can't see. take a look at the graphic and today somewhat of a shallow marine layer of this will deepen a bit as we head into your
bradford island is about nine miles northeast of antioch. the fire started their early yesterday morning. so far, 200 acres have burned and at least two buildings have been damaged. there are no reports of any injuries. fire crews are letting the flames just burned because that fire is surrounded by water on all sides. there's no word yet. how that fire started. oh and a very weather. of course, we have been tracking some hot temperatures inland, once again, raising the fire. danger concerns...
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two structures were damaged when the flames broke out on bradford island early this morning. area is only accessible by boat and most of the homes are on stilts. the plan is to turn off the pumps that keep the island from flooding until the fire is out. >>> you can see 10 or 15 or 20 miles today. >> a clear day. >> exceptionally clear. >> nice to get rid of the haze. the breeze pushing the haze and smoke what little of it made it into the bay area away from us. tomorrow similar set up. high pressure controlling our weather. more atmosphere on top of us pushing down on us and compressing the marine layer. it is till there. things are going to -- it is still there. things are going to change. allowing the marine layer to get deeper and spreading inland and that results in cooler temperatures. especially away from the water. a minicool down before we have a miniheat wave by friday and saturday. looking outside. compressed marine layer is still a marine layer and it is there. the fog is spreading out making it through the flight. current temperatures are a mix of 50s and 60s and w
two structures were damaged when the flames broke out on bradford island early this morning. area is only accessible by boat and most of the homes are on stilts. the plan is to turn off the pumps that keep the island from flooding until the fire is out. >>> you can see 10 or 15 or 20 miles today. >> a clear day. >> exceptionally clear. >> nice to get rid of the haze. the breeze pushing the haze and smoke what little of it made it into the bay area away from us....
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. >>> a follow-up this morning on the wildfire that broke out in san jose river delta on bradford island. the island is said to be flooded to stop the flames. only a couple dozen people live there. the island has no fire service and no bridges. it's about 2,000 acres and a couple hundred acres have burned. no word yet on when exactly crews will flood the island which lies below sea level. >>> developing right now, a slight step back for firefighters on the front lines of the dixie wildfire. new evacuation orders are going out for people in greenville. at the same time structures are threatened and containment has grown to 35%. it has burned 250 acres since it started. pg&e is working with the forest service looking into the possibility that its equipment sparked a smaller fire that actually merged into the dixie fire more than two weeks ago. >>> a new report from cal fire putting into perspective the damaging impact of last year's historic wildfire season in california. the agency says more than 4.2 million acres burned statewide due to the flames. that's about the size of l.a., orange,
. >>> a follow-up this morning on the wildfire that broke out in san jose river delta on bradford island. the island is said to be flooded to stop the flames. only a couple dozen people live there. the island has no fire service and no bridges. it's about 2,000 acres and a couple hundred acres have burned. no word yet on when exactly crews will flood the island which lies below sea level. >>> developing right now, a slight step back for firefighters on the front lines of the...
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air quality is still poor in areas around bradford island in the san joaquin delta. officials issued a warning of unhealthy air for residents in the northern and central regions of the san joaquin valley. bradford island is about nine miles northeast of antioch, and it has a fire that's been raging since early monday morning. at least 200 acres have burned so far, and at least two structures have been damaged. fire crews are letting the flames burned since the fire is surrounded by water on all sides, and there's no word yet on how the fire started. how well so much activity on the fire lines. it makes sense that some of that new a smoke could be drifting closer to the bay area set something off to watch for as we head into the coming days in terms of fire danger, unfortunately, another red flag fire warning issue just went into effect this afternoon. not here, but up to our north and to our east. if you can't see here is that does include the dixie fire zone. what's happening? we have a weather system is going to generate some dry, gusty winds and also drop the rela
air quality is still poor in areas around bradford island in the san joaquin delta. officials issued a warning of unhealthy air for residents in the northern and central regions of the san joaquin valley. bradford island is about nine miles northeast of antioch, and it has a fire that's been raging since early monday morning. at least 200 acres have burned so far, and at least two structures have been damaged. fire crews are letting the flames burned since the fire is surrounded by water on all...
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you're looking at bradford island, about a 200, 220 acre wildfire and not part of any fire protection live there, only about five or six have left the island. the others are remaining to try to protect their property that's there, against the advice of the fire department. this fire started around 1:30 this morning. as i mentioned, this is an island. there isn't any road access. it's a ferry. this thing is going to burn itself out. unfortunately there's a lot of wind there. and again, the fire department did offer those people who live there free rescue. most of them have declined. they decided to stay on the island to protect their own property. reporting live on bethel island, bob redel nbc bay area news. >>> we're seeing it carry into the east bay, kari. >> we've seen impacts. a look at our sunrise this morning and the smoke drifting in the distance and it's going to warm up as we go into today with upper 80s for the inland areas. slightly hotter tomorrow up to 90 degrees. a little bit cooler by the middle of the week and warm back up by the end of the week into the weekend. not ma
you're looking at bradford island, about a 200, 220 acre wildfire and not part of any fire protection live there, only about five or six have left the island. the others are remaining to try to protect their property that's there, against the advice of the fire department. this fire started around 1:30 this morning. as i mentioned, this is an island. there isn't any road access. it's a ferry. this thing is going to burn itself out. unfortunately there's a lot of wind there. and again, the fire...
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this is bradford island in the delta. two structures were damaged. the flames sparked about 1:30 this morning. evacuations were ordered for the two or three dozen people who live there, but most decided to stay. the island, only accessible by boat. two people were evacuated by ferry. this is some time-lapse video of that fire. dispatch tells us they got reports of downed power lines, but no official word yet on what caused the fire. there are fire resources on the island, said crews let it burn out since it's surrounded by water. >>> live look at capitol hill, where the senate introduced a massive infrastructure bill. the trillion dollar question, so to speak, does it have a chance of passing? here is natalie brand. >> reporter: the senate is on track to vote on the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill this week, after weeks of negotiation. >> our colleagues provide a good and important jumping off point for what needs to be a robust and bipartisan process out here on the floor. >> reporter: the bill includes new funding to fix roads and bridges, p
this is bradford island in the delta. two structures were damaged. the flames sparked about 1:30 this morning. evacuations were ordered for the two or three dozen people who live there, but most decided to stay. the island, only accessible by boat. two people were evacuated by ferry. this is some time-lapse video of that fire. dispatch tells us they got reports of downed power lines, but no official word yet on what caused the fire. there are fire resources on the island, said crews let it burn...
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crews in contra costa working on a fire on bradford island.k students for in person learning. pay tech charter is open for the first time in 16 months. >>> a group of retired active firefighters along with military veterans riding bicycles across america. they started in the bay area yesterday and will make a 40 day ride to honor first responders who died on 9/11. >>> a final look at monday morning travel times. it looks like things have eased nicely along the altamont. 18 minutes highway 4 to the macarthur maze. if you are taking highway 4, we are seeing nice speeds and nice speeds along 101 as well. bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on although it's a pretty easy ride. 15 minutes from the maze into san francisco. >>> good morning. we are looking at a beautiful day ahead, plenty sunshine in the south bay with our san jose camera and mix of sun and clouds in san francisco at this hour. as we head through our day, we are looking at plenty sunshine inland, upper 70s in south bay, low 90s inland east bay for concord and livermore, low 80
crews in contra costa working on a fire on bradford island.k students for in person learning. pay tech charter is open for the first time in 16 months. >>> a group of retired active firefighters along with military veterans riding bicycles across america. they started in the bay area yesterday and will make a 40 day ride to honor first responders who died on 9/11. >>> a final look at monday morning travel times. it looks like things have eased nicely along the altamont. 18...
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bradford island is about eight miles northeast of antioch in home to about 25 people. flames sparked at around 1:30 this morning. at least 212 acres have burned. two structures have been damaged. they're calling the situation dangerous and say that the wind is pushing flames across the island. jobina, how does the monday morning commute look? >>> it's been rather light. and bring you all the picture here for anyone traveling westbound right now. the speeds are going to be under the limit as you make your way across into the north bay. here is a live picture here in emeryville showing off 80. eastbound and westbound commuters, we have a good story there. you can see that we have some minor slow >>> let's check on the monday weather highlights. a mix of clouds and sun this morning. son in the afternoon and mild to warm. ruling on wednesday warming up later in the week. high temperatures today in the low 60s of the coast. low 70s around the bay shoreline. low 90s inland. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. warmer inland tomorrow by a few degrees. cooling down sharply
bradford island is about eight miles northeast of antioch in home to about 25 people. flames sparked at around 1:30 this morning. at least 212 acres have burned. two structures have been damaged. they're calling the situation dangerous and say that the wind is pushing flames across the island. jobina, how does the monday morning commute look? >>> it's been rather light. and bring you all the picture here for anyone traveling westbound right now. the speeds are going to be under the...
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a large brush fire is burning on bradford island in the san joaquin delta about 25 people live on thatnd. it's about nine miles northeast of antioch. east contra costa. fire officials say the fire started around 1 30 this morning and so far has burned more than 200 acres and at least two structures. the island is outside any fire districts jurisdiction. they may let the fire burn since it's surrounded by water on all sides, you'll remember in 2010, a fire burned for nearly a week on that same island. the fire, you know, right now is steadily burning all the way across the island being wind driven and then, like i said, the materials and everything out there that's burning is most likely going to burn for a number of different days, and it's going to require us to be able to flood the island to be able to fully extinguish this fire. the fire district says it used a ferry to help evacuate people from the island because of the fire is not yet known. a grieving family in the east bay is calling for justice after a crash killed their mother, ktvu. greg liggins, tells us why police are refus
a large brush fire is burning on bradford island in the san joaquin delta about 25 people live on thatnd. it's about nine miles northeast of antioch. east contra costa. fire officials say the fire started around 1 30 this morning and so far has burned more than 200 acres and at least two structures. the island is outside any fire districts jurisdiction. they may let the fire burn since it's surrounded by water on all sides, you'll remember in 2010, a fire burned for nearly a week on that same...
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amberleigh ktvu fox two news, a large brush fire is still burning on bradford island in eastern contracosta county. it started early yesterday morning on the island, about nine miles northeast of antioch. firefighters say the flames have now burned through more than 200 acres, and at least two structures have burned so far. there are no reports of any injuries. fire crews are letting the flames burned because the fire surrounded by water on all sides. no word yet on how this fire started. fremont police officers will be back on high school campuses when the new school year begins later this month. the free month unified school district board has voted to allow school police patrols to continue after laying out specific rules designed to make sure police respectively interact with the teenage students last year, a fremont school board task force voted to suspend those police patrols, citing the disproportionately high rests of black and latino students. the latest data shows bay area traffic is returning, but not how some would expect, the chronicle analyzed information that was compile
amberleigh ktvu fox two news, a large brush fire is still burning on bradford island in eastern contracosta county. it started early yesterday morning on the island, about nine miles northeast of antioch. firefighters say the flames have now burned through more than 200 acres, and at least two structures have burned so far. there are no reports of any injuries. fire crews are letting the flames burned because the fire surrounded by water on all sides. no word yet on how this fire started....
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island. there was a constant ring around them, they had a constrand air attack, and there is a scene in the book where bradford, the surgeon, is on top of the mile high barracks, and he is watching the planes attack, and bombardments, and so it is a constant support on that. >> and i think that you are pointing out in the book, definitely, that almost 15, 20 days prior to the landing, they are just bombing every square inch of the island as they are getting ready for this? >> and the paratroopers would fly over with them, and the bombing runs would go, and colonel jones went, and he had an island and they would send other officers to scout this island to the point that they did not think that the japanese were -- there was only 800 there. but there was actually 6,000. but they believed, because they didn't see any because they were bombing it so heavily. but there were many. >> were there any japanese prisoners of war as a result of the war? i just started your book and i love it. >> yes, a few. thank you. they had no idea how many defenders were there, and so colonel jones sends out an order saying basically,
island. there was a constant ring around them, they had a constrand air attack, and there is a scene in the book where bradford, the surgeon, is on top of the mile high barracks, and he is watching the planes attack, and bombardments, and so it is a constant support on that. >> and i think that you are pointing out in the book, definitely, that almost 15, 20 days prior to the landing, they are just bombing every square inch of the island as they are getting ready for this? >> and...
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enlisted personnel assigned to corregidor, in the american invasion, they took the island and the barracks was seized and doc bradford who we talked about before, he set up his aid station there in the mile long barracks and if you go to visit now, it is going to be looking similar to here, and it has a damaged skeleton look, and when i went to visit, i was there with paul whitman and he started to dig in the debris in front of mile long barracks and got parts of the parachute, and i was able to get part of the barracks there, and if you are there today, you can walk around a little bit. so once they get to corregidor, you can see the rugged landscape. corregidor had been bombed for weeks before the paratroopers landed, so that the ground was chewed up, and broken trees everywhere. it is not what you would expect to see when you think about the war in the pacific, and it was not stick jungle, but it was baron wasteland that was, you know, the trees were all shattered by bombs and craters and massive tunnels and caves throughout the island and so it was fought in the claustrophobic jungles and corridors and corregidor
enlisted personnel assigned to corregidor, in the american invasion, they took the island and the barracks was seized and doc bradford who we talked about before, he set up his aid station there in the mile long barracks and if you go to visit now, it is going to be looking similar to here, and it has a damaged skeleton look, and when i went to visit, i was there with paul whitman and he started to dig in the debris in front of mile long barracks and got parts of the parachute, and i was able...
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island, they had a constant ring around them. they had a constant ever tack. there was a scene in the book where bradford, the sergeant, is on top of the mile high barracks. he watches the planes attack. he watches the bombardment. it was a constant, you know, support on that. >> you pointed out in your book. definitely, almost the 15, 20 days prior to the landing, they are just bombing every square inch of the island as they are getting ready for this. >> the troopers would fly over with them. these bombings would go, colonel jones went. they would send other officers to go scout this island. to the point where they didn't think the japanese, there was only 800 there, they ended up being 6000. they believed it because they didn't see any life on the island. they were bombing it so heavily. >> right, now were there any japanese prisoners of war as a result of the recapture? just started your book, love it, well done. >> thanks for that. yes, there were a few. it got to the point where they had no idea how many defenders were there. so colonel jones sent out an order that said he will give extra three day
island, they had a constant ring around them. they had a constant ever tack. there was a scene in the book where bradford, the sergeant, is on top of the mile high barracks. he watches the planes attack. he watches the bombardment. it was a constant, you know, support on that. >> you pointed out in your book. definitely, almost the 15, 20 days prior to the landing, they are just bombing every square inch of the island as they are getting ready for this. >> the troopers would fly...
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island so they had a constant ring around them. they had a constant air attack and there's a there's a scene in the book where colonel or bradford the surgeon state is on top of the mile high barracks and he watches these planes attack. he watches the remarks and so yeah, it was it was a constant, you know, they had constant support on it and that and i think you you pointed out in your book. definitely that the almost 15 20 days prior to the the landing. they're just bombing every square inch of the island as there as they're getting ready for this. now troopers would fly over with them so that these bombing runs would go and and so, you know colonel jones went and right island they would send other officers to go and scout this this island to the point where they didn't think the japanese were there was only like 800 there and there ended up being over 6,000. but you know, they believed because they just didn't see any any life on the island. they were bombing it so heavily. now were there any japanese prisons of war as a result of the recapture of corregidor just started your book and love it. well done. oh, well, thanks for that
island so they had a constant ring around them. they had a constant air attack and there's a there's a scene in the book where colonel or bradford the surgeon state is on top of the mile high barracks and he watches these planes attack. he watches the remarks and so yeah, it was it was a constant, you know, they had constant support on it and that and i think you you pointed out in your book. definitely that the almost 15 20 days prior to the the landing. they're just bombing every square inch...
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island on the delta to flood in hopes of putting out a brush fire. we first brought you it as breaking news. two buildings were damaged when the flames broke out on bradfords only accessible by boat. the plan is to turn off the pumps. >>> a car museum in the sacramento area is making a push to rev up business as it tries to bounce back from a pandemic shut down. membership was stalled at the auto museum until it reopened its doors in march of this year. the executive director usually changes the exhibits several times a year but he has come up with new ways to bring car lovers in to the museum. the museum now has a car club meet up every third saturday. >> we had as many as 110 cars in the parking lot at one time. great response from the public and from car clubs as well bringing cars from as far as seattle. >> people of all ages in the club. the kids are only 40. >> i like that. look at all the cool cars. hundreds have been turning out. the museum will feature low riders, food trucks and a dj. >>> and happening today boeing's star liner spaceship is set to start a test flight. >> weather could delay again it. was supposed to blast off friday. in the laun
island on the delta to flood in hopes of putting out a brush fire. we first brought you it as breaking news. two buildings were damaged when the flames broke out on bradfords only accessible by boat. the plan is to turn off the pumps. >>> a car museum in the sacramento area is making a push to rev up business as it tries to bounce back from a pandemic shut down. membership was stalled at the auto museum until it reopened its doors in march of this year. the executive director usually...