what's burning is a pile of appliances. they say it's about a 75-foot-wide pile and around 1:00 a.m., something in the pile exploded. they're still not sure exactly what that was. so they're not sure if there are any chemicals in that fire, which may be causing problems with the air, with the smoke that is being sent off from this fire. but we did get to talk to the fire chief about the fact that this is the second fire at the same place in just about the last month. >> since the last incident, we have made additional changes, in their operation. again, this fire -- there was an explosion. we don't know what caused that explosion. so we'll be looking into that and working with them and see what caused the explosion. and what additional precautions do they need to take. >> reporter: but the good news is, they have been able to get the fire under control. they hope they can have the fire fully out within at least the next couple hours. but for now, there is a lot of smoke out here. you may see that on your morning commute. if

the twisted wreckage burns out of control. onlookers are horrified as emergency crews rush to the scene. dramatic close-up photographs show the pilot ejecting from the cockpit seconds from death. he's taken to the hospital. captain brian hughes of the 425 tactical wing compresses three vertebrae in his back. incredibly, he makes a full recovery and tells his story to matt lauer on "the today" show. >> the training kicked in. it became obvious what i needed to do. i was well trained for it. it was a matter of pulling the handle going for a ride. >> captain hughes is 100 feet from the ground when he pulse his rocket propelled ejection seat. >> i few my only chance of survival was to 'ul the ejection handle. >> it launches him in the air more than 100 miles an hour. >> it was quite a ride. i remember the whole thing, pulling the handle. the canopy jetsons iway from you and crashing to the ground was quite surreal. >> he lands dangerously close to the fireball and is dragged along the runway before finally coming to a rest. >> i k

burning rumble remained. they say the metal was actually put into a shredder while it was burning. >> we have a foaming agent and water and you break up the pieces and it puts the fire out. >> reporter: this is the second fire at this location in the past six weeks. this two-alarm blaze broke out november 10 sending smoke and a strong odor all over the bay area. the company says they have changed operating procedures, separating wrecked cars away from other metal and put in fire breaks and monitoring stockpiles with infrared sensors. >> we'll undercover what is going on. >> reporter: they say they have reduced the size of their stockpiles, which is one of the reasons today's fire wasn't as big as the fire back in november. >>> the wildfire near big sur, 769 acres have burned, up from 550 acres yesterday. 22 structures have destroyed. firefighters say the blaze is 20% contained and they do expect full containment by friday night. we have more. >> reporter: the battle on tuesday was focused here in the canyon j

the forest has been burning day and night for a week. every morning this scene is repeated. >> provide for fire fighter and public safety - that's always our top priority. provide protection for communities within the fire area. manage costs effectively for the values at risk. >> for us - and for this film - this is the last fire of the season and we wanted to get as close to the frontline as we could. >> as we go along the sky is getting darker and darker and it feels like we're actually geting close to the heart of the fire. >> here, the forest hasn't burned in decades. the flames are moving quickly into the crowns of the trees. >> you can hear the sound of the helicopters flying over head doing water drops the sound of the sap popping, and the branches falling in the forest. this is really, very close to the heart of this fire. >> i appreciate if you guys get your shots real quick and lets get out of here because we're going to be in harms way if we don't. >> ok, well, we've been told we have to move out of here right now. these flame

our burning conditions and fuels are as dry today as they were in late september and october. the only difference between today and september and october is it's cold and the days are shorter. >> reporter: a member of a prominent farming family have had to deal with burn bans before but not in december. now the usual schedule of burning green waist to avoid disease and infestation is in bill low. >> as we prune, we file and we also let that cure so that one of the requirements is that it be dry when you burn to not create a problem with the pollution. so mine are ready to go. >> reporter: san jose firefighters say the unusual wintertime burn ban is a good idea. >> during the holidays people get together right-hand have a backyard kind of fire. but in this type of climate, it's extremely unsafe. it would literally just take one spark. >> reporter: at this time the requirement to lift a winter burn ban will be as in the same her time when conditions are less dry? a.police in daily city today released the identity of a man who was found dead on friday inside a vacant building. th

it is still considered burning out of control.5% contained at last report. 100 people have been evacuated from the area and the public information officer just told me that their homes may still be considered threatened. now, the big sur volunteer fire brigade is on the fire lines as well is reporting on its website that 15 to 20 homes have already been destroyed and that that includes the fire chief in the area but that number could certainly increase. the update i just received is that the assessment team is now just getting on the ground and we'll have more information for the people living in the area later today but for now many are just waiting at local inns and restaurants hoping for good news. >> you can see propane tanks exploding on the ridge. so a lot of smoke today, you know, it's basically been raining ash. been looking pregty bad -- pretty bad. >> the fire has burned at least 550 acres and is only 5% contained this morning. now, i just spoke to the command center. firefighters say the visibility is clear right now, p

they're just going to let this thing burn out? >> yeah. we have a fire truck that's trying to get through. obviously, that's sort of the priority is letting the first responders get here to the scene. just around the corner from where we are -- actually, let's take a look at the chopper video from just a bit earlier. you'll see that there are flames just coming up from the street. that is because a natural gas pipeline underground. we're told about three or four inches in size that pipe broke at some point, and they don't know what ignited it, but there are flames coming up from the street. oakland fire has been here for many hours. they are still allowing the fire to burn because they say that is just the safest thing. they sort of compared it to a pilot light in your oven. as long as that pilot light is burning, there's really no risk of further explosion. now, there are several homes here on the street. at least three of those homes have been evacuated. we caught up with one of the guys. >> they said you have to evacuate. i started to t

more details on the plant where this fire is burning. as janine said, there have been four other fires at the sims metal management plant in the last six years. the most recent happened a month ago that fire on november 10th. it raged for nearly 17 hours. it prompted a shelter-in-place order in three counties due to the heavy smoke coming from the plant. the company has been slapped with several fines. in april of 2007, the plant was given a fine for large amounts of contaminants caused by a fire at the plant. then in 2012, the company was ordered by the epa to stop releasing toxic pollutants into the bay. during inspections, investigators found five times the amount of lead allowed by federal law and other dangerous chemicals in the runoff. >>> the wildfire burning in big sur has now grown to 550 acres and destroyed at least 15 homes. it's burning near pfeiffer state beach on the rugged monterey county coast. this is video from last night. right now, at least a hundred people are under an evacuation order. two firefighters are recoverin

there is a large order that is are burning. as smells like a burning wires. there are a lot of electronic materials out here. these hot spots is a part of this building that continue to fight this and they do not feel safe enough to go inside yet they just continue to put warning from above. the good nils is then no one was hurt and they do not have cause. we are five hours into this almost six hours. we continue to see these hot spots. >> we have seen situations where firefighters have battled these and this war started to freeze, what is it like out there? >> i have not noticed but it is problem right around the freezing mark. i guess it is summer in the mid 30's. i did ask the public information officer about fighting this fire and he did state that they have rotating crews because it does take a toll on the fire by being called.it's been coldee good nils is that if they continue to put this then, basically they're making sure that this does and spread other than that they will use their ladder truck to put more and more on. >> here is a live look out of w

burning conditions and the fuels are as dry today as october, september. the only difference is it is cold and the days are shorter. >> reporter: he has had to deal with burn bans before but not in december. now the schedule of burning green waste to avoid disease is in limbo. >> as we prune we pile and then we also let that cure so that one of the requirements is that it be dry when you burn to not create a problem with the pollution. so mine are ready to go. >> reporter: san jose firefighters say the unusual winter time burn ban is a good idea because people don't worry about fire danger in december. >> during the holidays people get together outside, have a backyard barbecue or fire but in this type of climate it is unsafe. it would take one spark. >> reporter: farmers can apply for a special permit but permission won't be easy to get because of the dry conditions that will only get drier. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> there is no spare the air alert for today but there is one tomorrow due to poor air quality, the burning of wood or any other s

about 500 acres have burned more than 600 firefighters are working on it. the fire has been burning for more than 24 hours inside the los padres national forest. marissa schwartz is there with an update. >> reporter: the firefighting effort continues tonight in big sur. 400 to 500 acres have burned and it's 0% contained. they say progress is being made. smoke is making it difficult for firefighters to build that containment line. they say there's a lot of structures and homes in the area but it's been so thick they haven't been able to get in to see just how many structures are affected. the firefighters say that about 100 people have been evacuated. and they are not sure if any more evacuations will need to happen overnight. >>> today president obama will meet with technology executives. >> he is going to talk about national security. as tara mergener reports, this comes one day after a federal judge said the government's collection of americans' telephone records is likely unconstitutional. >>> reporter: a federal judge has ruled the national security age

but it's still burning.ing held back for safety reasons. >> we've been informed to wait it out and wait until they open the road up so we can hopefully get into work today. >> worried at all about the air, you know? >> yeah, we're real worried about it, because i mean it's burning metal. that's putting a lot of dirty stuff into the air. >> reporter: a shelter in place has not been issued, but firefighters know it is a spare the air day today. they've notified the office of emergency services and right now they're sort of assessing the situation. you know, a fire happened here last month. that one involved a bunch of crushed cars, so, again, a lot of metal and a shelter in place at that time was issued. so things might change out here as you heard from the worker, there is some concern from people here with what it's going to do if it's going to cause any respiratory problems. so far we don't know the cause. it's still too early since the fire broke out at 1, but we are going to stay on top of this and bring

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my photographs are burned. all my letters are burned, even the little notebook i was going to give to you has been burned. [laughing] no please, go away vasilyevich, you can't come in here. can't i? why, why can the baron come in here if i can't? we really must leave, all of us. what's the fire doing? it's dying down, they say. well, i must say it's a peculiar thing that the baron can come in here if i can't. let's go to the ballroom. very well, we'll make a note of this. i need hardly make my moral yet more clear that might be teasing this idea. [clucks] solyony has smoked the whole room out. the baron's asleep. baron, baron? i'm awfully tired. the brickworks. no, i'm not talking in my sleep. i really do intend to go to the brickworks and start working there quite soon. i've already had a talk with the manager. you're so pale, so beautiful, so fascinating. your color seems to light up the darkness around you as if it were luminous somehow. you're sad? you're dissatisfied with the life you have to live. oh, com

>>reporter: this is highway 1 and fire burning west of here. firefighters say the main objective is to keep the flames from jumping the highway. so far so good. wild card factor is the wind. the residents here hope firefighters get the upper hand soon. >> i feel really sad to see like the with wilderness burned down and everything. >>reporter: much fire burning in inaccessible terrain why firefighters look for it today break and fight the flames from the air. big sur abc 7 news. >> all right now. lillian mentioned the wild card being the wind. sandhya is tracking the conditions at big sur with live doppler 7hd. >> yes. the wind has not really been strong. let me show you this. fir create their own wind of course and that could be a little bit erratic. high clouds moving in on live doppler 7hd. conditions down to the south. 62 degrees where the fire is burning relative humidity 24 percent. wind out of the south west at 3 gusting to 6 so we are not expecting strong winds out there and as you look at the curve tour of the clouds and direction of c

>>reporter: this is highway 1 and fire burning west of here.bjective is to keep the flames from jumping the highway. so far so good. wild card factor is the wind. the residents here hope firefighters get the upper hand soon. >> i feel really sad to see like the with wilderness burned down and everything. >>reporter: much fire burning in inaccessible terrain why firefighters look for it today break and fight the flames from the air. big sur abc 7 news. >> all right now. lillian mentioned the wild card being the wind. sandhya is tracking the conditions at big sur with live doppler 7hd. >> yes. the wind has not really been strong. let me show you this. fir create their own wind of course and that could be a little bit erratic. high clouds moving in on live doppler 7hd. conditions down to the south. 62 degrees where the fire is burning relative humidity 24 percent. wind out of the south west at 3 gusting to 6 so we are not expecting strong winds out there and as you look at the curve tour of the clouds and direction of clouds going, going from sout

the burn sent dangerous spemoke into the air.ims with a history of fires before the one in november. there was a fire at the san francisco facility in november of 2010. in may of 2009, there was a fire at the company's hayward facility. in both cases, the bay area air quality management district did not fine the company. the district did issue a $20,000 fine against the metal recycler for a 2007 fire at that redwood city facility. the district has yet to decide if sims would be fined for the november fire, but the agency tells our investigative unit, there was a significant impact on the community and it will likely result in a fine. >>> it's 5:35. doctors at children's hospital oakland say they will do more series of tests to see if the 13-year-old girl is showing any signs of life. jahi mcmath was declared brain dead just a few days after going into the hospital to have her tonsils removed. she looked healthy, according to her family, soon after the surgery. but her family says she started bleeding from her nose and mouth, and

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this continues to burn. basically what they're doing is hitting this bought from above tried to keep isolated to one building. about 50,000 square feet. a business that putt and phone systems commercially to the store not only all of their stuff to put into those systems but also all of the systems that they take out. it's a recycling place so lot of electronics inside there. don't know if that's what's making this fire so stubborn. there is no cause for the fire right now bridge the say it's too early grid and the good news is nobody's been hurt and this fire. >>darya: well we can be thankful for that. jackie, thank you much. we'll keep an eye on the situation since it looks like it will be out there quite some time. >>darya: after being postponed a day, the ntsb will hold a hearing today concerning the asiana crash and san francisco international that killed three people back in july. an aisna chief pilot is slated to testify on what to the airline teaches about automated systems and visual approach proced

he was treated for minor burns. >> what a scene. still ahead on "today in the bay," the lighter side of the san jose sharks this season. >> plus t warriors and the national spotlight and things get physical on the court. how it all went down coming up. >> yikes. nothing like that on the road. keeping their hands to themselves and in fremont we'll look at 880, the south bay, a new incident. >> taking a beautiful view here of san francisco as we get things rolling this december 26th, the day after christmas. we'll be right back. >> welcome back to you as we look from san bruno over to san francisco. a nice shot as we get things going. 4:52 on thursday. warriors stars steph curry is taking a break to help families in need. he is teaming wake-up feed the children to give boxes of food to 400 families. curry will hand out the food and other items at the memorial cathedral on telegraph avenue at 3:00. the event is part of the nba care season of giving campaign. >> there was no christmas spirit on the court at oracle yesterday. pushing and

>>reporter: this is highway 1 and fire burning west of here. firefighters say the main objective is to keep the flames from jumping the highway. so far so good. wild card factor is the wind. the residents here hope firefighters get the upper hand soon. >> i feel really sad to see like the with wilderness burned down and everything. >>reporter: much fire burning in inaccessible terrain why firefighters look for it today break and fight the flames from the air. big sur abc 7 news. >> all right now. lillian mentioned the wild card being the wind. sandhya is tracking the conditions at big sur with live doppler 7hd. >> yes. the wind has not really been strong. let me show you this. fir create their own wind of course and that could be a little bit erratic. high clouds moving in on live doppler 7hd. conditions down to the south. 62 degrees where the fire is burning relative humidity 24 percent. wind out of the south west at 3 gusting to 6 so we are not expecting strong winds out there and as you look at the curve tour of the clouds and direction of c

a fire that burned for nearly seven hours. firefighters say an explosion sparked the flames igniting a pile of scrap appliances 25 feet high and 75 feet wide. >> what we're doing is it's being systematically removed, broken apart, placed on the conveyor and taken up the conveyor and shredded and cooled and put out. >> but before redwood city fire could put it out, embers blew over to three cement trucks parked nearby, lighting them on fire too. the november 10th fire was much larger, burned longer, and spewed pollution into the air, raising plenty of questions. >> it's an issue that we have to look at, evaluate. we are still investigating the last fire, and we're investigating this fire, and we're -- we cannot determine a cause, but we're not going to leave any stone unturned. we are going to uncover what is going on. we do not -- we need to understand why these fires are happening just as much as i know the public would like us to tell them. >> reporter: now, sims says since that last fire in november they have kept smaller s

they kept warn by burning the spare tire. a signal from her cell phone finally pinpointed the location. >> we found their footprints and we saw the jeep down there and first thing i did was give him a big old hug. >> wow, amazing. the couple are being called heroes by many for doing everything right to keep their family alive including staying near their vehicle. >> employees rate the top five companies to work for and three are right here in the bay area. >> the super model who is making breast feeding glamorous. or is she? a loyal wal-mart customer got banned from the store for life. >> a look at our camera from on top with our meteorologist, mike nicco. that put you on their gift list? well say hello to aio! at aio wireless you can get an android smartphone free with activation. free android phone?!?! yes please. plus, aio has a reliable nationwide network contracts. it's like the presents just keep coming! a wireless company that puts me at the top of their list? i'm in! stop by your neighborhood aio store or visit aiowir

. >> flames burning at sims metal recycling plant in redwood city. matt, what is happening right now? >> i spoke with the redwood city fire marshal and he said the fire is now contained. any working on control. check out this huge plume smoke coming off the sims metal management plant off of seaport boulevard. this is no shelter in place for the area but they are advising people to stay inside and close whens and doors if you smell smoke. the first 9-1-1 calls were reports after big explosion. firefighters found a huge pile of appliance on pile at 75 feet by 100' and 25' highs. hundreds work near this area at the end of seaport boulevard. >> they told us there was a fire down there and there are toxic fumes and the cops wearing masks so i would rather be out here where i have a chance rather than being stuck in my building with a higher concentration. >> last fire happened last month which was a pile cars and big we than this. firefighters are fighting this fire the same using heavy equipment to separate debris to try to get the fire out. back out he

the fire started on december 15 and ended up burning 917 acres. it is 100% contained but still smoldering. >> 5:37. thousands of gifts not delivered. what major shipping companies are doing now. >> a close call for a driver in southern california. how she doing after being pulled from a burning car on christmas. >> taking you live outs. isn't that a gorgeous picture. bouncing around a little bit. hopefully getting this smoggy air out of the way. >>> a very good thursday morning to you. keeping with that festive look and feel. look at the lights. very, very pretty. still pretty festive spirit. 5:40 now. this morning fedex and ups drivers are back to work delivering thousands of gifts that didn't make it in time for christmas. danielle leigh joins us live in washington, d.c. this morning. both carriers now trying to get a jump start to try to make up for lost time. >> reporter: laura, that's true. and trying to make customers extremely disappointed not to get these gifts they had been expecting. they want to make them happy so we did hear from ups t

it is burning west of highway 1. the highway right now is still open but the chp is monitoring conditions and activated signs advising people about the fire and possible delays. from here you can get a sense of how close the fire is to the ocean. you see it down there. we are continuing to follow this story throughout the newscast as well as on www.ktvu.com and we will keep you updated. >>> authorities are trying to identify the body of a man found this afternoon. the victim was found where the railroad tracks intersection at hopper street, west of highway 101. the man showed no signs of trauma. they will conduct an autopsy to find ow how he died. >>> two weeks since a plane disappeared in idaho. police and rescue agents abandon the search, friends, relatives and strangers have not. ktvu's rob roth spoke to a man who just returned from searching. >> reporter: this engineer showed us photos he took from the idaho back country. he returned from a week in idaho, they were searching for their friend dale smith and his fo

don't let him burn! >> that was dave brian reporting. two good samaritans who were driving by helped thompson and the driver get away from the fiery vehicle. when asked about the daring rescue, torcher son said he is no here -- thompson said he is no hero, he just did what he had to do. >> steph curry and his wife have teamed up with an international organization called feed the children to help families in need. curry and his family personally handed out boxes in oakland. >> know that every family can't provide during the holiday season and that's something that we want to help change and just bring a smile to families' faces especially the kids. >> 400 families received care boxes. every warriors player is participating in events this season who help families and children in the bay area as part of the community outreach campaign. >>> preparations for the tournament of roses parade are in full swing with only a few more days to put the finishing touches on the floats. this dance group is rehearsing for their performance on board one of

don't burn wood because you can't. it's illegal for 24 hours. how about just sliding some candles in the fireplace? that's one idea because take a look at this right now. we have the haze. we have an inversion layer as we're looking at our live kpix weather camera from mount vaca, current air temperature there in the 50s. it's also 58 degrees in san francisco, livermore jumped up to 66 degrees. meanwhile along the coast we're forecasting 73 degrees in santa cruz where we have a beach hazard statement in effect for the possibility of dangerous rip currents. right there, that's the culprit. high pressure firmly in place over the pacific. not going anywhere very quickly. so we are going to stay dry all the way through the new year. throughout the central valley today no problems with tule fog into the 60s. 71 degrees in monterey bay. 48 degrees on the south shore. 51 degrees in south lake tahoe. meanwhile, we are looking at 54 degrees on friday in the greater lake tahoe area. no snow in the forecast in the new year so it's getting cold enough at ni

it is a no burn not a slow burn day. it's friday, december 27th and this is "today in the bay." >>> good friday morning. thks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. the family of an oakland teenager who remains on life support following tonsil surgery may have found a place that will take care of her. chase cain joins us live at children's hospital in oakland with reaction from family members. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it looks like we are headed back to the courtroom again, a judge is likely going to have to get involved in this, even the family's request to move jahi mcmath elsewhere is not coming uncontested from the hospital because the hospital continues to lean on the judge's ruling and the finding of doctors that jahi is legally dead. the 13-year-old was declared brain dead on december 12 after undergoing a tonsillectomy here at children's hospital. on tuesday a judge declared that she was legally dead after receiving reports from several doctors. the order from the judge t

but another spare the air day has been declared for tomorrow. >> i have been burning.ou know? i do everything by the law. i just don't tolerate. i burn when i want tochlt >> in santa cruz mountains david louie, abc7 news. >> tomorrow is another spare the air day iets unbelievable, the stretch we've had. you like warm weather but skies are very hazy. lisa argin is here now. >> we do have high clouds around, the question will these bring us rain? another mild day today, we talked about the spare the air day tomorrow making for a pretty sunset. pollution will be gathering close to the who areally son, both tomorrow and no wood burning for 23 alert. since november 1st. so we'll see that throughout the afternoon, temperatures above average. a percentage of normal, season to date, you can see 1 to 2 inches of rain, we're so, so dry. san francisco, 24% of normal. livermore, 42% of normal. san jose, inch and a half of rain. the big is there rain on the horizon? temperatures now on the mild side. in the row 60s, cooler in los gatos, another pretty sunset here, we have a look at

they were 18 away with burns.se of the fire is under investigation. >> drivers are back to work delivering thousands of gifts that did not make it in time. they blame the delays on bad weather and increase in on line shopping. >> many retailers also here in the bay area, they are already open for shoppers. retail chains opened at 6:00 even as early as 5:00 this morning for returns and some of the post poll day sales. >> will you do it? >> i don't know. maybe i'll look on line. >> good idea. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join me at 11:00 a.m. for nbc bay area news. . >>> good morning. delivery debacle. u.p.s. and fedex forced to apologize after christmas packages don't arrive on time. this morning, the scramble to appease angry customers. >> my name is ron weinstein. i'm addressing this video to president obama. >> a u.s. government contractor kidnapped appears in a new hostage video. his plea to the president for help. >>> christmas in the dark.

that means no wood burning, right?does it why some people are exem approximat exempt from the ban. not you, buster. >> i'm outraged who are these people? and how did i get on the list. the warriors are out of sync, but a chance to get back on track. p former warrior, monta ellis. he is 4-0 against the warriors since he was traded away to milwaukee. ten in the first half. nice take, going to basket here. dirk nowitzki, 7 feet tall and a touch like velvet. mavs up 18 in the first half. and warriors cut the deficit to 11. 55-44. steph, cannot leave him alone like that. rattles in and out, and warriors 15 turnovers though. shane larkin, to jay crowder for the easy jam. steph, pure for three. and right now, 92-89 mavs with 5:00 left in the fourth. now, this next story comes under the category of, it's stuff you have to report, et even know yo know it's not going to happen.ok there's several stories linking jim harbaugh to the university of texas. it's easy to see why harbaugh would be attracted to texas. he built stanford f

so far, 500 acres have burned and 15 structures have been destroyed.an 600 firefighters is been called to battle the flames. their goal is to keep the fire from jumping highway one. officials say the fire is drive were by the wind and they hope to have it contained this week. no word on the cause. >> president obama will host executives from top bay area tech companies abutted protecting the when from intruders and spies, including google chairman, facebook c.e.o., apple c.e.o., as well. it is called a meeting on cyber security and rollout problems with obamacare website. the tech industry has been critical of the high from file national security agency's snooping programs a day after a federal judge said he believes n.s.a. data mining domestic phone reports is institution am. in richmond a community rally is landed before the city council meeting to support a resolution that will public forward a foreclosure prevention plant using imminent domain to seize the mortgages of homes underwater and offer them back at lower rates. half of the homeowners have

firefighters say the fire burned for about two hours.ugh the flames and debris to get to safety. the cause of the explosion still being investigated. >>> time now 6:46. later today the u.s. senate holds a test vote on a bipartisan budget bill. the democrats think they have the 60 votes needed to move the bill forward. last week it passed by a why had margin in the house. senate republicans are less enthusiastic but it appears there may be enough republicans who will support the legislation for it to pass and avoid another government shutdown. >>> first lady michelle obama spilled the beans about what she plans to buy for the president this holiday season. >> i might get him some workout clothes. [ laughter ] >> hey, that's what he wanted though. he said that's what he wanted. >> he said he wanted that. don't laugh at him. >> he said he wanted to work out. the first lady made that announcement. one of the kids asked her during her annual visit to the children's medical center in washington d. c. i she also told them the first dogs beau an

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one major exception for the burn ban. campfire are allowed in designated areas. special experiment will be required for agriculture land management and fire training exercises. in the santa cruz mountains, david lou abc 7 new news. >> well something else to worry about of course. in these dry conditions. fireworks on new year's eve. with holiday tomorrow fire officials are once again expecting to see some celebrations involving fireworks that are illegal. they say the vegetation is dryer now than it was on july 4th believe it or not. but most people think that since it's winter they don't have to be so safe. and even the so-called safe saint fireworks can easily spark fires in these conditions. >> last day of 2013 will be a spare the air day. 23rd since the season started on november first, it is strange, folks. let's check in with spencer and life doppler 7 hd. spencer we have never really been in this territory before. >> we have not. we are winding down the driest calendar year on record here in the bay area and as sai

. >>> i heard people screaming in the background don't let them burn. and i thought it was now an never. >> the daring christmas day rescue on a california freeway. >> and showing support for a bay area family. >>> five in a row, another spare the air day for tomorrow. but sunny and warm. again. will it last through the weekend? will it last into next year? your forecast which now stretches all the way to 2014 is coming up next. ,,,,,,,, rescuing an elderly man froa burning car. >> an off duty police officer is now a christmas day hero after rescuing an elderly man from a burning car. jim axlerod shows us the fiery scene. >> is anybody else in the car? >> reporter: this was the scene on the 405 highway in los angeles just before 2:00 p.m. christmas afternoon. a mercedes station wagon was in flame. the driver, a 72-year-old man was trapped inside. fortunate lay, don thompson was driving by. he was off duty, but like many cops, he is always on the job. >> i heard people screaming in the background, don't let him burn. i thought it is now or never. either

a burned-out home in south bay is sparking a bidding war. betty yu explains why it's drawing so much interest. >> it's burned out, fenced in and boarded up, but this home on south 7th street needs no brochures or pretty photos to attract a list of all cash-paid potential buyers, and most are ready to pay more than the $399,000 asking price. >> we look at it as a thing of beauty, actually. we really take great pleasure renovating homes in a variety of conditions. >> i would consider this dirt is what really it is. it's a good location near the san jose state university campus. >> this victorian style 2,000 plus square foot home built in 1895 was severely damaged due to fire back in 2012. it had been abandoned for years. this summer the owner paid nearly 400 grand hoping to develop it into student housing but she ran into some financial trouble so it's back on the market. >> i can't remember anything like this in this condition that's attracted this kind of attention. you know, the old adage of location location location is very key to this pr

tlfk, there is a big fire burning in big sur. an evacuation are affecting of 100 people. >>> today the chemical board proposed of some sweeping changes. if those changes had been put in place last year, it may have prevented the huge fire at chevron. we got continued coverage from patti lee, she's live in richmond. >> reporter: there is some coism because the federal is calling for the -- that would acquire the state to take on a major role. in august of last year of chevron is prompting an over haul and how california is regulating the refinery. >> current regulations do not affect the work force in prevent of major accidents. >> this afternoon of a proposed called the safety -- the workers and the regulators to identify hazards and come up with a plan to reduce risks. if the company does not implement what's agreed upon, the regulator can shut down operations. >> i like the effect where workers are given more power to kind of being involved and key positions. >> mike smith is on lead, after the incident, the refinery in 2007 wo

during these alerts, you are not allowed to burn wood in a fireplace.taurants are allowed to burn wood. and they now make up half of his business. he also sells these wrapped bundles to state parks and private campsites. he has to deliver 250 by tomorrow morning. just before christmas he delivered 2,000 bundles to bay area stores. he is a wood connoisseur, wood, oak, almond, cherry. >> on a cold night you want white oak to burn all night. walnut makes a quick hot fire. almond is really hard. the restaurants like this wood. it flavors food in unique ways. >> reporter: says who? >> says the chefs. >> reporter: you can burn any and all of this tonight. today is not a "spare the air" day. tomorrow, however, is. in richmond, don ford, kpix 5. >>> a lot of people are affected by the lack of rain. >> you know what's funny watching that story is back in the '70s, you were too young to remember this, of course. >> not i. >> but to heat your house the environmentalists cry was split wood, not atoms suggesting you heat your house with a fireplace instead of burnin

to burn again. netflix has got your back. you have a choice of three delightful crackling fireplace options. netflix had fun with the whole thing, even released behind the scenes video. if you don't have netflix, fear not, you can find streaming yule logs on hulu and your on demand menu. it's available until further notice. we need something like that, it's another no burn day. >> that's a safeway to do that when we have air conditioners outside. no signs of change until friday. you can see right now, 40s and 50s around most of the bay area opinion can you see in the north bay, 36 degrees. different story earlier today, as the offshore winds allowed places like santa cruz. 76 degrees, 77 up in scotts valley, when you get a pattern such as this, the winds turnoff shore, the air warms up and dries out all the way to the ocean. around the inner bay, not quite as warm as we saw in santa cruz. our temperatures warming up. the wind direction still offshore. the pattern is going to continue to keep things

rescuing an elderly man from a burning car. axlerod shows us the fiery scene. >> is anybody else in the car? >> reporter: this was the scene on the 405 highway in los angeles just before 2:00 p.m. christmas afternoon. a mercedes station wagon was in flame. the driver, a 72-year-old man was trapped inside. fortunate lay, don thompson was driving by. he was off duty, but like many cops, he is always on the job. >> i heard people screaming in the background, don't let him burn. i thought it is now or never. either i'm going to get him out or i'm going to see someone burn alive. >> reporter: thompson along with two others drag the driver to safety. >> as soon as i popped the buckle. i grabbed him. and he felt like he weighed one pound when i pulled him out. >> reporter: the driver lost control of the car hitting the right lane shoulder wall before veering back across the highway and crashing into the median. he was treated for minor injuries at a nearby hospital. as for thompson, a member of the bomb squad, he walked away humblely

right now in the bay area you can buy it, but you can't burn it. like you said we are in for the fifth straight spare the air day. it is a first and number six could be on deck. >> we have only had four in a row. that is fairly common, but this is not. six would be unprecedented. >> the bay area air quality management district points out the haze we see in the sky as our air quality worsens on this winter spare the air day. >> no wood burning is allowed and that includes your fireplace and outdoor fire pit and chimi in ea and manufactured fire logs. >> i woke up choking twice this morning. the first thing i did when i got out of bed was grab my inhaler. >> she has asthma and suffers when the air quality is poor, especially since there are people who continue to burn even though it is illegal. >> you can feel it. i can feel it in my chest. >> there are exemptions for those whose only heat is a wood burning stove. pizza companies on fisherman's wharf are also exempt. >> if you want a wood fired pizza you need to burn wood. >> people used to ask how s

wood-burning.ited >> jacqueline: this split will have changes by when steak with cooler temperatures and possible showers by thursday morning. i call coverage streaming up from the south with the system of beckham after hours later in the week. the storm track is still well to the north but it will merge and a rope for the bay area. >> jacqueline: 33 and fairfield and vallejo with 34 in santa rosa and 38 up and livermore. into the afternoon and another one day with temperatures in mainly in the mid to upper 60s but we will see some low temperatures as well as certain spots. much cooler conditions into wednesday with the storm approaching but by thursday morning this showers approaching. we will start to run back up with more comfortable conditions in the weekend. >> reporter: the start stock market will not do much next year what are your thoughts? >> americans are stupid. if we go back, we were talking about the stock market thinking it would go up at 8%. it's up to 25 to 35% this year wham them t

calfire put a rare winter burn ban into effect that prohibits all backyard and open burning in unincorporated parts of alameda and santa cruz counties. they're experiencing record low cumulative rainfall. low humidity and dry fuel moisture level. for example, fire officials say in november in santa clara county there's been 25 vegetation fires which is above average. normally they would experience five during that time period. >> the burning conditions as far as the moistures and the fuels are at the levels that they've been at since september and october. so if we were to have a typical kind of a wintertime north wind that comes through, the potential for a large fire is definitely increased due to a lack of rainfall. >> in the south bay, reservoirs are about 34% of normal. county authorities say it's causing major problems for wildlife that rely on creeks as a source of water. while the conditions are a problem it's not necessarily to enforce mandatory water restrictions. as far as the burn ban goes it will remain in effect until there's a significant amount of rainfall. violators of the ba

his legs were burned. but skirts are very comfortable he says, so, he will probably see sasha fleischman wearing a skirt today on the first day of school. >> san francisco police are looking for someone who killed a man to steal a new video game system. san francisco miss say the victim was found yesterday afternoon shot several times inside his car near bayshore boulevard. he arranged to sole his video gale system during a face-to-face meeting and the would be buyer shot him and took off. the victim died at the san francisco general hospital. we have more in 30 minutes. bart's union will file a lawsuit for voting to approve their tentative contract minus a disputed clause. the contract section 4.8 would give the workers up to six weeks paid family medical leave but bart says it never meant to yankee do that and voted to approve the $67 million deal but only if the clause was removed. the unions are putting together a legal challenge. the unprecedented move by the board and the complaint will call it an at

so what we're trying to do is let the roof burn away so we can get water in but not let it burn so hotat it destroys the structure that are holding the walls up. >> no one was han -- no one has been hurt. this is mainly an industrial area located next to buchanan. the smoke, it looks like it's beginning to dissipate, the smell of it and the taste of it are -- it's very rancid. we understand -- we got a tweet actually from kevin bee this morning saying he could smell the burning plastic in san lorenzo. a lot of smoke particles in the air. atf will be assisting in the investigation given the size of this fire. but crews will be on the scene here for several more hours. live from concord, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:04. happening right now, the rescheduled ntsb hearing in washington, d.c. into the deadly asiana airlines crash in san francisco, three people were killed and 180 others were hurt in that july crash at sfo. you are looking at some home video of that crash. the ntsb want tsds to know -- wants to know what caused the plane to crash into a sea wall

a fire burning at a metal recycling yard in redwood city. how this is impacting air around the area. >>> and what caused this house to go tumbling down a hill in san francisco. >>> new details just in about a large fire burning at a peninsula scrap metal yard. what they have just told us in a live report. >>> plus, good enough for the super bowl, but not good enough for college football. why a levi stadium why won'ti b the home of the 2017 national title game. >> sparing the air since the 8th of this movement now it's the 17th. >> and we're looking over here toward oakland. and moving past the coliseum, talking about the change, the shift in the traffic flow as we approach the end of the year. more details coming up. >> let's take a live look outside. beautiful bay bridge in the distance. tuesday morning, december 17th. this is "today in the bay." >>> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. and thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. breaking news on the peninsula where

wood burning is ahowed today but tomorrow will be another spare the air day. >> i have been burning. you know? that is one thing i don't tolerate. >> there is an exception. camp fires are allowed special permits will be required for agriculture, land management and fire training. in the santa cruz mountains abc7 ws. >> let's bring in abc7 news weather anchor with how dry it is around the bay area now. spencer? >> it's unbelievable. a long, mild, dry cell and here is live doppler seven hd. clear skies now. high clouds are around the bay area. taking a look at weather conditions, temperatures on this new year's eve, eve, two record highs for the date. one is new. 64 degrees in oakland. 66 in san jose. still, that is remarkably warm for the day before new year's eve. now, let's take a look at the event planner for tomorrow evening. fire works just off pier 1 here. cool. between 10:00 p.m and midnight. body heat should make it feel like it's 50 degrees. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. >> if you're looking for last minute ways to ring in