you'll see 90's inside the bay in union city new work into hayward family san lorenzo valley, castro valley and then you get to livermore and pleasanton tomorrow over a 100 for maybe a 105 degrees sunday, maybe a 110 degrees hot weather continuing in the contra costa county it's llamo county. some of these numbers may get crazy maybe size a 112 a 113 degrees and very hot across much of the north bay, the only place you can find any relief at all is along the coastline, those temperatures still toasty in the 70's and the 80's. thank you lawrence, lots of people are try to be ready. >>for the weekend obviously that means getting prepared the deal with the heat and just in case there are any flex alerts out there they want to be ready to deal without power. the app for more on that we are joined by conference theresa she is at sun valley mall where it looks like it's starting to warm up to reason. >>it is beginning to warm out here you can tell by the temperatures it is a certainly cranking up. >>sun valley mall opening up this morning and that is going to provide some welcome relief to those

castro valley hairstylist says she's thrilled to be back at work. her goal now is to let clients know that they're back open for business. i literally called every one of my customers and i'm going down the list here when we do have cut. >>so we have about 10,000. more of you know customer list. and i'm doing the best that i can to try to reach out to every customer to let them know that we're open again. well i hair salons can welcome customers back there are some restrictions. >>salons currently have 3 clients at a time and everybody needs to wear a mask and no one can wait inside. also in the east bay, large crowds are expected at regional parks, this holiday weekend. the on kron four's political report's most are going to be open to visitors but with restrictions related to the ongoing fire danger and pandemic. >>while the fire danger remains high at east bay, regional parks barbecuing will not be allowed this labor day weekend picnicking at picnic tables also prohibited these restrictions paired with pandemic-related protocols leading to a slig

in the north bay patches through castro valley off the dublin grade and along the peninsula.e circled slowing for 101 through san jose, a very short-lived slowdown that's clearing up already for your typical pattern. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> happening now for you more than 10% of the population in oregon forced to evacuate their homes. authorities say that more than half a million people statewide are out of their homes. at least three people have died. the time now 5:56. we'll be right back. motorcycle riders love the open road. and geico loves helping riders get to where they're going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. and because we're committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. the geico giveback. helping riders focus on the road ahead. >>> it is a somber day in american history, a live look for you right now at the 9/11 memorial in new york city. this is where the ceremony is under way to remember the victims. >> today marking 19

those folks are stuck in traffic and now theyma the dublin grade at into castro valley. so that's why we have the slow traffic 5.80 westbound'coming off the grade in to castro valley on to to 38 and a pretty much sticks with you as you merge onto the northbound them, it's heading into san leandro one more slow down highway for picking up the pittsburg bapoint in concord 27 minutes for one 60 out to 2.42 james all right. thank you very much >>the contra costa county election building is getting a new name the county board voted to rename the building at escobar street nd alhambra a he was the county clerk recorder from 19 89 tonight or to 2013. we are urged election service workers in california too and do their jobs and to make sure the november general election goes office smoothly and as inclusive lee as possible. >>me7.20 and for your money this morning appleexnewly-launched will be september 15th with the apple watch and the is on tap a maybe not a new iphone while disney world imagines holiday traditions in 2020 we have to re imagine everything jane jane king is li

those who stopped by lake chabot regional park in castro valley friday say. >>most people are following the found safe and people like people i maintain social-distancing that may be more difficult to accomplish over the next few days considered one of the busiest times of the year for the park district i am here. >>walking on friday because i now lakesha borough is going to be a crowded park district will discourage large gatherings and encourage social distancing by prohibiting boating swimming and camping, typical hot weather activities but not safe during a pandemic everybody's stay safe wears a mask and then maybe we can get this over more quickly plan your trip get there early and leave early if you can in castro valley phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. >>governor gavin newsom has declared a state of emergency as california braces for that heat wave for the second time in less than a month california scrambling to try to prevent an energy shortage. state leaders issued another flex alert asking californians to conserve power in times when uses typically

notice castro valley we talked about folks held up out of tracy a little bit because of a disabled rig and it looks like a build now getting over towards the castro valley and getting towards the bay bridge, not a problem. at the bay bridge, it is there. been there since 5:45 and a gradual build and you might not be able to tell that because it's filled in right now at 6 6:21. >>> "america's got talent" has a winner and he's from northern california. what we're learning about poet from stockton who beat out everyone for that million dollar prize. you're watching "today in the bay." so you're a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? you don't, you bounce forward, with serious and reliable internet. powered by the largest gig speed network in america. but is it secure? sure it's secure. and even if the power goes down, your connection doesn't. so how do i do this? you don't do this. we do this, together. bounce forward, with comcast business. >>> good morning, rochelle cole said she bought honey on ebay and was char

some of it is residual slowing and check this out a car fire as you leave castro valley heading towardhe doubling grade eastbound 5.80 after even kang in that car fire actually sparked a little grass fire as well so it's backed up a few miles leading up to the scene we do have fire crews working with that the bridges are foggy but as far as the traffic not so bad no delays here on 80 west into san francisco area. >>thanks a lot robin is 7.36 in in the east bay because the air quality was so bad some restaurants decided they're not going to have diners outdoors which is the only place the contra costa county has said that they could serve people at this point but the star restaurant for one, decided that it was just too small the. >>air quality and we are more concerned about our customers having a healthy and. >>that are eating experience though is unsafe for our customers as well as our as our employees. >>i can tell that it's bad. it's obvious that is bad. but i'm glad that it's breaking away a little hopefully they'll contain those fires. >>so now we have the air quality keeping you

view down to san jose and milpitas and we are looking at unhealthy air for sensitive groups like castro valleyand hayward, moderate before the area here and before concord, walnut creek, danville, they have moderate air quality and around the bay, you can see a lot of yellow dots from oakland and for san francisco although you can see some orange dots indicating unhealthy air for sensitive groups. as we look to the north bay, we are getting some red and purple. pick it does indicate unhealthy air through san rafael and novato, closer to the lightning complex fires. looking at that "spare the air" alert, there is unhealthy air once again today and likely that alert will be extended through the weekend. of change with that ridge of high pressure trapping in the smoke. it will continue to build all week and it will really strengthen by the weekend. that heat dome returns for us and that means triple digit heat is expected in mind for our holiday weekend. daytime highs are looking at 83 in san jose, and for the east bay, upper 80s for concord, pleasant hill, and the tri- valley. around the bay, mi

. >>> people also tried to beat the heat in castro valley. regional recreational gatt area. >> the heat is one thing. the bad air, last week, i think it was was really bad. we just closed up the house and didn't go out. >> i don't blame them. the park is a popular swimming spot but that's not an option now because of the pandemic. >>> developing news right now mendicino fire. at least 200 acres have burned since the fire started around 12:15 near big john and sky view roads. the sheriff took these photos. cal fire says a mix of grass, brush oak and pine trees are burning there. >>> kra ra scaliforna set a new. one of them is the creek fire that's out of control in the circumstances sierra national forest. reporter horen from our abc sister station with more from one of the e vavacuation zones. >> reporter: we're in the town of auberry. you see some of the homes where law enforcement has been going to door to door. we have seen dozens of cars levering their homes, taking their belongings and animals with them and getting out of town. a will th

while oakland, richmond, castro valley and san leandro at 73.th bay temperatures 70s and 80ss as well. the heat ahead of us, we start to see that tomorrow. it really kicks into gear sunday, monday, tuesday and through next week. monday and tuesday the hottest days inland with triple digits. triple digits popping up on sunday. with 90s along the bayshore sunday, monday and tuesday and mid-80s along the coast on monday. with such hot conditions, dry timber and low humidity and of course the strong winds, that's where the fire danger risk comes into play. sunday night we're expected to have the strong jest of off shore winds last through monday. that's when fire danger will be at its highest. robin. >> thank you, john. we're checking in on our bridges. and they are a little busy but not bad at all. let's head over to 92. we want to look at the ride from hayward to the peninsula. it looks good actually for both directs. 18 minutes between hayward and san mateo. it is a good time to use 80. 11 minutes off to fremont street. traffic tracker picking up

a smoother drive but slow out of the dublin grade because of early slowing through the castro valley y. back to you. >>> a big change coming to "monday night football." hank williams jr.'s theme song will no longer open the show. it's called "all my rowdy friends are here on monday night." i'm guessing you've probably heard that before. they feel it won't resonate while teams are playing in a mostly empty stadium. a new version of little richard's song "rip it up" performed by butcher brown. >>> 6:53 right now. up next on "today in the bay," a quick look at our top stories including an update on breaking news all morning long. a wildfire destroying homes. the latest on the desperate situation now under way with people evacuating. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> welcome back. breaking news on this wednesday morning. a massive wildfire exploding overnight in butte county. >> kris sanchez is monitoring those developments. kris? >> reporter: yes. the wind is whipping that bear fire near oroville so hard, so fast some evacuees had to drive through flames just to get out. >> i thou

tri-valley you can see those orange dots, and that's unhealthy air for since the groups for hayward, castro valley. you can see one that creek unhealthy air for sensitive groups. looking at angel. unhealthy air for sensitive groups like san francisco area. as we look to the north bay, novato you can see those purple dots, and that is very unhealthy air. we will talk about what you can expect taking you through the rest of the week into the upcoming holiday weekend. details on that coming up in a few minutes. back to you. wah now. three massive fires sparked by lightning two weeks ago are still burning in the greater bay area this afternoon. governor newsom is getting a firsthand look at damage in the santa cruz mountains. that is part of the complex where evacuation orders remain in effect for 35,000 people in santa tubes groups county. more than 120 homes have been destroyed, crews have contained 43% of that context. some evacuation orders have been lifted in sonoma county today. the largest of the three, the scu complex has forced 600 square miles. those fires east of san jose are now 70% contai

and we're looking forward to a swimming pool, maybe this afternoon sounds like a great idea in castro valley police should all run for >>so we've been talking about how hot things have been all day long how long will this last and how hot will things get tomorrow. meteorologist rebecca is here with a look at the forecast like a. >>yeah jonathan just seen it's going to even hotter tomorrow that's a we're tracking even more triple digits on the board as we right out this heat wave right now a live look outside it looks nice, it looks like he could be nice and cool and comfortable. the sorry state camera on top of our east bay hills overlooking berkeley right now mostly clear conditions we're going to see hot dry conditions around the bay area over the next few days and record temperatures. there were expecting as we get into tomorrow napa actually was one of our record breaking temperatures today at one '02 that was a hot spot, but it might get be tomorrow because we're expecting about one of 7 in napa and because of the heat wave we are under another spare the air alert for tomorrow and of wi

no major problems off the castro valley y. the bay bridge, metering lights are still on and the backup continues to build. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> sky high service at your doorstep. the unique way one airline really trying to stay afloat and the all new services it's offering customers plus -- >>> airlines have to do something because they are in big trouble. today is the last day of the financial quarter meaning tomorrow they're going to have massive layoffs. you're watching "today in the bay." this election, all californians will be able to vote safely from home. every active, registered voter will receive a vote-by-mail ballot with a unique barcode. you can track it using where's my ballot? and you'll receive automatic notifications by text, email or voice call to let you know the status of your ballot once you mail it, drop it off at your polling place or at a drop box. vote by mail ballots. simple, safe, secure. counted. learn more at vote.ca.gov >>> right now at 6:14 our microclimate weather alert continues. st

no can trigger to a safe way to spend the holiday weekend in castro valley phillipe djegal all kron 4 >>so just in case you thought i wasn't hot enough today. it's going to be even hotter >>get ready. there's then you can do about meteorologist rebecca strong as it was just how hot things will get and how long it's going to be hot outside this in some brain to know are not firing on all cylinders because of all the. >>weather that we're seeing over the next couple of days, yes, your labor day weekend going to continue to just try to beat the heat around the bay area because it is going to be soaring once again as we get into tomorrow afternoon live look outside right now looks really nice to start the spay camera on top of the east bay hills in berkeley and we're seeing mostly clear conditions around the bay area current temperatures some mostly in the 70's and 80's but we're still at 90 degrees though if you are in the livermore valley right now 84 in dublin right now 82 for the current high are the current temperature in oakland 77 in nevada nap but you're currently at 79. and yes,

and we're looking forward to a swimming pool, maybe this afternoon sounds like a great idea in castro valley police should all run for news. speaking of it, let's take a live look outside tonight courtesy of the sutro tower camera gorgeous night outside. >>i stepped outside this afternoon. they really felt like i was back home in hotter tomorrow. >>welcome to the bay area in september john thank you warm welcome little and a hot welcome in some spots that might i think if we're going to see upwards of maybe a 115 degrees for summer inland spots that's we're going to think we're going to max out tomorrow. so you thought today was hot tomorrow. it's going to be even more so temperature wise around the bay. we're expecting temperatures anywhere from the mid 80's to mid 90's and then at the coast 70's to those mid 80's once again so very hot very dry for the rest of your labor day weekend in fact there's an excessive heat warning for much of the bay area and then for a little bit of our coastal spots that's where the heat advisory. persist but stay indoors if you can and to try to limit your out

freeway coming out of berkeley, so be prepared for that some minor crowding 5.80 west as you leave castro valley merging onto to 38 and then after that a great connection over to the nimitz freeway darya james all right, thanks a lot robin and let's get out there and continue our team coverage and see what conditions are like will begin first with kron four's will tran he's arise on treasure island this morning looking back at the city morning. well. >>james i think i might have the best vantage point come sunrise, we'll just have to wait and see right now there's nothing to really show you the city is often the distance but it is dark. >>hazy conditions. john was talking about it might not look like what we saw yesterday so we can't get enough of it let's get right to the pictures and the video from yesterday. i can see some stories feeling vindicated like yes, we are right to sell halloween night whom so early because it looked like halloween all over the bay area people saw it when they woke up in the morning that wait a minute why is it or why my waking up on mars when it just turned this ar

19 minutes the moto to the toll plaza and just some minor crowding for 5.80 west as you leave castro valley merging ought to to 38 and then another little pocket of crowding on the nimitz leaving san lorenzo rolling south into hayward it's a pickup after a street darya thanks a lot robin let's get to the breaking news which are the fires burning in sonoma and napa counties still no control. >>and you can see the flames npthat firefighters are up against this is new video from overnight and the firefight here was off of highway 29 on greenwood avenue in calistoga the glass fires so far burning 46,000 plus acres just 2% contained. and there have been a lot of structures burned and there are still many more threat as you can see 22,000 are in harm's way 80 homes and other structures in sonoma county have been destroyed or damaged. >>and we have a map here showing just how widespread the fire is within napa and sonoma counties we're roughly 70,000 residents now have been forced from their homes santa rosa is catching a break this morning as the wind now blowing that fire away from the city, how

and we're looking forward to a swimming pool, maybe this aft rnoon sounds like a great idea in castro valley police should all run for well despite efforts to beat the heat governor newsome wants people to stay indoors if you can so that we don't undo all the progress that's been made fighting the coronavirus. >>in a tweet the governor said the state's case load. positivity rate and icu rates are all down. he reminded people that to avoid going to large parties and encourage the use of masks as a way of keeping those numbers down and trending downward. well as wildfires continue to burn throughout california help is now coming from at least a dozen other states. and we definitely need it that help is coming from as far away as new york and as of this morning there are now over 14,800 firefighters battling 23 major fires and lightning complexes throughout the state of california and since the lightning siege that started back on august 15th, there have been nearly 14,000 lies and lightning strikes. that's a lot and during this time period we've seen more than 900 wildfires which have now burn

and we're looking forward to a swimming pool, maybe this afternoon sounds like a great idea in castro valley police should all run for >>well despite efforts to beat the heat governor gavin newsome wants people to stay home today saying that it won't take much to undo all the progress that we've made here fighting the coronavirus in a tweet the governor said the state's case load positivity rate and i see rates are all going down. they're trending in the direction we want them to any reminded people that to avoid a going to large parties and encouraging the use of masks of course to keep the numbers heading in the right direction. >>and james as wildfires continue to burn throughout our state help is coming from a dozen other states and we certainly need all the help we can get that help is coming from as far away as new york as of this morning, there are over 14,800 firefighters battling 23 major fires and lightning complex us in california. since the lightning seeds that started on august 15th, there have been nearly 14,000 lightning strikes during this time period there have been more tha

car fire impacting your commute through the east bay so leaving family and row, heading through castro valley and now to the dublin grain we have a car fire stacking of traffic east 5.80 at eu kang and lots of looking lose and it's backing up there in both directions so if you look out for that slow down and it's nothing in your way it's just heavy going south from to 38 all the way into union city darya james. >>thanks a lot. let's get back to the team coverage then of the air quality out around the bay which are going to find is really bad today here kron four's will tran our eyes and ears in san francisco right now joining us with a live look at conditions in the city will good morning to you already see and feel the difference. >>absolutely today is the worst, i know john has access to all the equipment and maps i don't need that i mean my body tells me today is the worst day by far looking over my right shoulder look at the horizon. now that the sun is up jeans and area you can clearly see just how bad it is a couple of days ago it was all runs i miss those days because it was a lot fres

and we're looking forward to a swimming pool, maybe this afternoon sounds like a great idea in castro valleyolice call from warren s. >>despite the efforts to beat the heat governor gavin newsome he wants people to stay home today saying it won't take much to undo all that progress that's been made. for fighting the coronavirus in a tweet the governor said the state's case load positivity rate and icu rates are all down. he reminded people in that tweet to avoid going to large parties and encouraging the use of masks. so far the state has recorded more than 739,000 cases with more than 13,000 people dying from coronavirus and that's across the state across the bay area there are more than 88,000 reported cases and nearly 1200 people have died. >>for your health this morning. doctors say the flu season will look very different this year. so that they so they're urging everyone to get their flu shot as soon as they can to help reach that goal. the cdc has purchased 10 million doses of flu vaccine for uninsured adults that's an increase from the 500,000 doses it usually buys for the uninsured.

and we're looking forward to a swimming pool, maybe this afternoon sounds like a great idea in castro valleypolice should all run for news. well despite efforts to beat the heat governor newsome wants people to stay home today saying it won't take much to undo all the progress that we've made so far fighting the coronavirus. >>in fact in a tweet the governor said the state's case load its positivity rate in icu rates are all down. and he wants people to avoid going to large parties and encourages everyone to use masks to help keep those numbers down and continuing to trend downward. >>as the wildfires continue to rip through our state help is coming from other states and we certainly need it because the wildfires are historic and some of the firefighters are coming from as far away as new york as of this morning, there are nearly 15,000 firefighters battling 23 major fires, including the lightning complex fires in california since the lightning seeds, the started back on august 15th, there have been nearly 14,000 lightning strikes in fact, those fires they believe was started because of ligh

>>at its parks over the weekend in castro valley phillipe djegal all kron 4 news you can track the weather in your neighborhood anytime with the kron 4 app there you can find a list of cooling centers around the bay. >>of days on the latest weather warnings and any power outages and you can check the forecast for this hot weekend in your area download the kron 4 app right now from the app store or google play. >>with a heat advisory going into effect in san francisco tomorrow mayor london breed was in the roar's park, handing out masks today she was joined by the sisters of perpetual indulgence who are teaming up with the city to hand out a 1000 face coverings for the labor day weekend. the mayor is urging residents and visitors to stay vigilant during the holiday weekend. so they can avoid a spike in cases that could force a rolling back of planned reopenings. >>people are going to want to get together with family members accusing him of people to really think twice because you know this is when covid spread even more in the last thing i want to do is start our reopening process and have

see maybe 91 degrees in little more about 89 in pleasanton 73 in union city 75 in hayward 77 in castro valley about 90 in danville 91 in walnut creek and also in concord so start to heat up and some of the interior valleys and those winds begin to pick up in the especially over the north bay hills but getting very gusty overnight saturday night and into sunday next few days so fire danger going to be running high specially through sunday night and monday temperatures are going to be hot to up in the triple digits. inland 70's near 80 degrees along the coast. coming up next museum slowly reopening for the first time with school back in session, xfinity is committed to helping kids continue to learn-no matter where they are. we're providing affordable internet access to low-income families through our internet essentials program. it's why we're working 24/7 to keep our network fast, reliable and secure. and helping college students study and stay connected through our university program. we're committed to helping all families stay connected. learn more at xfinity.com/education. >>slowly, but s

he was later identified as a 34- year-old man of castro valley. he died on the scene.s under investigation. >>> california health officials are allowing marin county to move up and did tier 2 of the states new four stage framework. that would allow limited indoor activities for salons and barbershops, gyms, hotels, places of worship, theaters and retail businesses. schools can also consider resuming indoor classes if marin county stays at least in tier 2 for at least two weeks. >>> coming up tonight, better air to breathe, but not for long. my several days of clearing skies may be followed by more smoke. >>> the u.s. attorney's office filed charges today against more than two dozen alleged gang members operating on concord's monument boulevard. the operation called but boulevard blues focused on sereno gang members. 30 search warrants were executed in contra costa as well as solano and sonoma counties. charges include four homicides since 2014 and 2015 in antioch and concord. agents also seized 70 guns, including ally power weapons. >> effectively took control of the s

east bay 82, castro valley, 88. concord 97, livermore 97. hot for the next several days inland, cooler at the coast, and relief for all this weekend. >> certainly can't come soon enough, thank you. >>> thousands of people evacuated homes and wineries gone. another look at the in the tubbs fire. the flames, the ash, it was terrifying. thousands of family homes are destroyed in wildfires. families are forced to move and higher property taxes are a huge problem. prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims so families can move without a tax penalty. nineteen will help rebuild lives. vote 'yes' on 19. >>> coming up at 6:00, thousands evacuated across two counties as you heard. we'll have more team coverage as the glass fire continues to spread destroying homes and businesses. >>> mixed numbers in california's fight against covid-19. the positivity rate and hospitalization numbers are down, there's a trend on the rise here in the bay area. all coming up at 6:00. >>> finally at 5:00 now, millions of acres have burninged in california this year, and go

the east bay tomorrow, 98 union city. 98 castro valley. look at these temperatures, eric. we're talking temperatures above 110. 112 in pittsburg. 112 in antioch. 109 in san ramon. but by monday night, we will find winds picking up in our hills. so a fire weather watch will go into effect, especially for tuesday morning. we're watching winds out of the north-northeast that could gust 30 to 45 miles per hour. so that will increase our fire danger. we'll track that very kwooes closely. dangerous heat tomorrow. very hot for labor day. we'll find the high fire danger tuesday. winds will relax wednesday morning, and our heat will ease for the rest of the seven-day forecast. >>> now abc7 sports with chris alvarez. >> a's were ait letl night, playing their first game in nearly a week due to covid precautions. oakland had four hit, 7-0 shut-out loss to san diego. fortunately game two different. bob melvin stand manage the shade. good place to be on a hot day. a's strike first. matt olson rips one to right. gets into it the corner. wil myers slips and misplace it a bit. a couple run

visibility along highway 101 and 92 -- not 92, 580 across over to 92 as you're looking through castro valleyand hayward. i've removed the level of detail so i can show you the slowing northbound 880. usually southbound but this morning the northbound side does slow through the construction around 29. it looks like it's getting ready to clear. the speeds are improving but, marcus, on our maps the fog and then the golden gate bridge shows you another reason that and the bay bridge are getting warnings from chp. back to you. >> definitely see it there. >>> breaking news to tell you about, an ominous sight in southern california. you can see right there the glowing flames, this is on the mountain range near pasadena. that's the bobcat fire suddenly exploding to nearly 24,000 acres. now this is burning near the angeles national forest. evacuation warnings are in place. that fire only 6% contained. >>> in the meantime, marcus, the earth is also shaking overnight. this happened near owens lake. 4.0 earthquake hitting seven miles outside of keylar, california. one registered 3.5. no reports, however

they built a thank you sign right in front of alameda county fire station number 26 in castro valley. the couple said they're grateful for the firefighters, especially in the face of covid and the fires that got so much closer. cars honked and people clapped to show support. >> it's simple but i wanted to thank them for everything they've done. it's a sacrifice being away from their family and friends. >> they also brought freshly baked home made cookies and banana bread. i'm sure it was appreciated. >> that's a nice touch, alma. >>> high on the ridge, sky 7 captured this woman taking it all in on this first day and the veterans that never quit on their team. when being a fan gets tough, and stretching your budget gets even tougher... ...our agents put in the time and legwork for you, ...so saving on auto insurance is easy. because saving a little extra goes a long way. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. we sand my heart fell.oke i knew we'd lose our home... and we did. over 24,000 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the past few years. wildfire victims need help so i'm

you see about 76 in fremont 76 in castro valley 84 moraga 77 in oakland and those temperatures going to be very nice in the north bay to as high pressure slides in for a day next few days going to be some changes coming our way the wind's going to pick up this weekend offshore winds how about that maybe some triple digit heat by sunday. >>thank you lawrence, thanks for everyone being with us tonight have a good evening, good to see you tomorrow. the unfair money bail system. he, accused of rape. while he, accused of stealing $5. the stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. the senior citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on public safety. because the size of your wallet shouldn't determine whether or not you're in jail. vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. three coaches find a million dollars. for not wearing a mask. >> then her granddaughter versu the president. >> did she believe the this world fretting about the presidential election? >> she did. >> kobe bryant mother. d

here's what it looked like toward san leandro and castro valley in oakland. our photographer said the smoke was so strong where he was it was hurting his eyes. in san jose, the smoke made the skies this afternoon look like heavy winter fog, doesn't it? the air quality was so poor in san francisco this morning that i aqi air ranked it just behind jakarta. right now experts are looking at what all of this unhealthy air is doing to our bodies. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen looks into that tonight. >> reporter: the bay area isn't looking as scary today, but that doesn't mean we're in the clear. our air quality impacted once again because of the ongoing wildfires throughout northern california. >> you breathe it in, it goes through your nose into your lung and you can actually get into your bloodstream. >> reporter: dr. tina cinder with asthma and allergy research at stanford university is part of a team conducting research on the immune system to understand the effects of wildfire smoke. >> long-term exposure to air pollution increases your risk of cardiac dise

in the tri valley low 80's to mid 80's from danville up to concord while oakland san leandro in castro valley, each of 73, north bay temperatures 70 state for you back in ville down from yesterday's 88 to just 84 today. well santa rosa nevado in sandra fell all in the low 80's as well so that's a good part of your forecast now comes the less comfortable stuff. so tomorrow temperatures are already climbing although tomorrow we'll be nowhere near or hottest day sunday temperatures begin to climb and that sets us up again for hottest day on monday which will likely be the one that brings triple digits, widespread inland and 90's for many bayside areas we remain hot into tuesday as well and really toasty through much of next week that's because the high pressure ridge is going to be sticking with us resulting in heat fire danger as well less likely to be seeing good as good of air quality as we have been enjoying so far this week that's your forecast robin i'll send it back to you all right, thank you john i'm not looking for to triple digits. i'm not looking forward to that high ptv bill either.

people in the castro valley area are among those who can't believe what they're seeing. a silhouette of black and misty orange. you can see the tower there between twin peaks and mount sutro. 16th and market street, a popular intersection. never seen it in this light. dawn promptly turned into night with no daylight in between in the castro. now on the peninsula, the haze came with a coating of ash from wildfires. more than 150 miles away, keep in mind. you can see cars are coated in it. the smoke layer made it so dark, sensor lights were staying on in the middle of the day, and the crickets were actually chirping. they were fooled, too. and this is what it look like from the air. a passenger took these photos from a window seat as his plane was landing at sfo. >> you could smell smoke in the cabin. unfortunately, we could see outside. it wasn't engine fire smoke, just burning you could smell. you could see the ground on that side. you couldn't see it on this side just dark, dark burnt orange. it was crazy. >> reporter: sfo says the air quality did not affect departures

. >> reporter: this couple but castro valley native say they have had enough surviving the 2017 fire dealing with pg&e power shut off and now this fire. >> we love california. golden gate bridge, disco, oakland. >> reporter: the beaches, everything. >> but again, over the years, can't make it work. >> reporter: the couple tells me they are planning to move out of state, they and others say they are grateful to two firefighters for saving homes. julie? >> amberly reporting live in one country for us tonight, thank you. >>> cal fire says the rapidly changing weather conditions are what is challenging them the most as they fight the glass fire. earlier, we talked to deputy chief jonathan cox. >> as we have seen over the last three months, mother nature is in control of a lot of the conditions that we are faced with. you know, the temperature is going up, and the potential for wind direction to change again is a high priority of hours we've been talking about this afternoon, at our planning meeting, and our tactics and strategies will be based upon that predicted weather. >> cox said sou

people in the castro valley area are among those who can't believe what they're seeing. a silhouette of black and misty orange. you can see the tower there between twin peaks and mount sutro. 16th and market street, a popular intersection. never seen it in this light. dawn promptly turned into night with no daylight in between in the castro. now on the peninsula, the haze came with a coating of ash from wildfires. more than 150 miles away, keep in mind. you can see cars are coated in it. the smoke layer made it so dark, sensor lights were staying on in the middle of the day, and the crickets were actually chirping. they were fooled, too. and this is what it look like from the air. a passenger took these photos from a window seat as his plane was landing at sfo. >> you could smell smoke in the cabin. unfortunately, we could see outside. it wasn't engine fire smoke, just burning you could smell. you could see the ground on that side. you couldn't see it on this side just dark, dark burnt orange. it was crazy. >> reporter: sfo says the air quality did not affect departures

and we're looking forward to a swimming pool, maybe this afternoon sounds like a great idea in castro valley police should all run for news. health experts warn that this holiday weekend could result in a major uptick in covid-19 cases. >>as infection shot up in some places following memorial day and the 4th of july that despite warnings about the dangers of big social gatherings. but a lot of people are seemingly ignoring the safety precautions. >>the eu's labor day as a way to take the day off but unfortunately of the virus doesn't. >>we don't want to go into that with another surge that we have to turn around again. so it really is an important weekend. >>more than 188,000 people in the u.s. have died from covid-19 and now key research that's often cited by top health officials predicts more than 410,000 coronavirus deaths in the u.s. by january. there's a new studies that suggest that people recovering from covid-19 wait several months before the exercise again. a study of 100 adults found that nearly 80 of them had structural changes to their hearts. 6 in 10 were found to have inflammat

one east bay company wanted to say thank you to the firefighters at station 26 in castro valley. this sign in front of the fire house today. people driving by honked and cheered. the company says every year the fires are getting closer to homes and this small gesture is the least they could do for firefighters. they also made them cookies and banana bread. >>> finally tonight, hardly strictly will be a little different this year. the bluegrass festival usually held at golden gate park in october but because of the pandemic it will be a virtual festival. organizers released the all-star lineup today. bonnie raitt just one of the headliners. the festival marking its 20th anniversary. fans will be able to watch the performances on circle tv. best we can do, but still not the orange. thanks for joining us. our next newscast is tomorrow at 4:30. we'll see you in the afternoon. ♪

other pumpkin patches are making plans to open like the classic pumpkin patch at raul's ranch in castro valleypkin patches are considered agricultural just like the farmers markets. we think it is important to keep that tradition going for the holiday with, you know, small business in mind. >> reporter: contra costa health services just issued their new halloween guidelines. they advise against trick or treating, haunted houses, and large, crowded gatherings. instead, they suggest remote zoom costume parties, decorating your house and yard, and drive through parades. so a scary new kind of halloween ahead. maybe next year? >> if we can do it, we will be back. >> reporter: in clayton, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> fingers crossed, everybody. thank you for joining u hey, my twitter is blowing up! still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, so many about spicy chicken strips. so i'm bringing back my juicy 100% all-white meat spicy chicken strips combo for only $5.99! for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto helped people stay alive and

moderate air quality and moderate air quality to unhealthy air for sensitive groups for castro valleynd the tri-valley and for the rest of the east bay, moderate air for concord, walnut creek, and danville. we are moderate for oakland and san francisco. let's check the north bay. we have unhealthy air for part of the north bay up through petaluma and novato. the hazy, smoky skies are there with the "spare the air" alert and it will likely get extended. not seeing a lot of chhigh pres is trapping and the smoke. we are looking at low to mid 60s along the coast with those clouds and around the bay, hazy sunshine and in the mid to upper 70s with mild temperatures at length and then mid to upper 80s with that hazy sunshine. the pacific high is building and then we are going to heat things up. where topping triple digit temperatures by the holiday weekend with that we's own that returns for us this holiday weekend. it is 83 for san jose and the south bay is 89, 82 for santa clara and upper 80s for concord, pleasant hill and the tri-valley and around the bay, mid 60s in san francisco and for

and 90 downtown. 104 santa rosa. 101 sonoma. 97 castro valley. and inland we're at 108.nother day where we could see some records. dangerous heat out there. trying to stay indoors and keep the cool air in in the morning and keep the fans going. kind of worked for me yesterday. i was surprised. so it will be a rough one again today. >>> hand more gui and more guilty pleas expected in the case involving city hall. a new round is expected in the next week or so. and this iss is a play for pay scheme. and phil matier writes that wonk kept a journal 6 hof his dealingings and accepted bribes. and you can rd e column on sundays and wednesdays. >>> and a redevelopment plan could strachbs fotransform the san francisco's waterfront into a mixed use project. these are some of the renderings of what the piers could look like. the development firm created a plan for hundreds of housing units, a floating swimming pool, retail and commercial space. the site is now being used as a drive in covid-19 testing site. and the warriors previously considered this site for their new arena. >>> a

castro valley and richmond all at 73. not much different for the north bay. our warmest of highs will only be mid-80s today. compare that with tomorrow. temperatures will start to rise and be our hottest from sunday on through monday, tuesday, early on through really the next of week. bayside areas in the 90s for sunday -- for monday and tuesday. and 80s, mid-80s at that right along the coastline. our strongest of winds will be sunday night and into monday. and thus the highest fire danger. robin. >> thank you, john. let's head over to the east shore freeway. i got word of a new crash at university and berkeley. it is an overturn. someone just flipped over. that car on its roof. three left lanes are blocked. this is just coming in. 80 west at university. your three left lanes shut down because of this new overturned crash. traffic was already a little sluggish there through albany and berkeley and emryville. now this will make traffic worse. we're at 16 minutes but that number will go up from crockett down to the maze. i'll be watching it up. as you make your

. >> other pum ken patches are making plans to open like the one in castro valley. >> they're consideredral. just like the farmers markets do. we think it is important to keep that tradition going for the holiday. with small business in mind. >> contra costa health services just issued their new halloween guidelines. they advise against trick or treating, haunted houses and large crowded gatherings. instead, they suggest remote zoom costume parties, decorating your house and pride and drive-through parades. so a scary halloween ahead. >> if we can do it, we'll be back. >> abc7 news. >> i've been to the pumpkin farm or pumpkin patch many, many times over the years with my kids. it is really a fun place. >> and it would have been so nice with the weather being so great and us finally being able to breathe the air. spencer? >> yes. i'm going to be able to breathe it, too. i went out for a run this morning. first time in almost two weeks. here's it is. a bit of drizzle, as a matter of fact. tomorrow, another dave cleaner air quality. highs will range from 67 to 69, mid 70s along the bay shor

san leandro, castro valley, oakland and richmond at 73. walnut creek at 83 today. petaluma all in the 70s. so tomorrow the warmup starts. we will still be over all. not super duper hot just yet. that comes sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday of next week. the hottest of days will be monday and tuesday. with our highest fire danger really starting sunday night and into monday. that's when off shore winds will really start to roar. as for bayside areas, 90s for highs on monday and tuesday with triple digits on the same days for inland values. >> we have slow spots and bridges that look great. i'll start off with a bridge check. your drive into san francisco has been that. a minor wait in some of the carpool lanes. that is gone. it is not backing up at all right now. we're looking at nine minutes into san francisco. if you come in from the east shore freeway, there a car freeway 80 west at powell street. you may see a plume of smoke there. the right lane is blocked. that is causing heavy traffic out of berkeley back from university heading down to emryville.

east bay highs, 75 in castro valley. the inland east bay will top out in the mid 80s.e warmer if the fog clears through. a little cooler on sunday with a cooler than average pattern going into early next week. if things aline properly, we home for better air quality into next week. >> okay. thank you. >>> the sky looks bad. how bad is it for your health? >> air quality experts explain if it is as bad as it looks. next. >>> it only happens once every ten years. coming up, what happens my psoriasis. cosentyx works on all of this. cosentyx treats the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis to help you look and feel better. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur. watch me! learn more at cosentyx.com. >>> the clock at the san francisco ferry building chimed the ho

we had at daughterty has now been cleared and just west of e some brake lights working into the castro valleyast of there the brake lights still coming out of tracy into the altamont pass with speeds dipping down to about 10 miles per hour. 43 minute drive time along 580 and now seeing some slow and eastshore freeway commute. that's a look at morning ride. another spare the air alert in effect. he>>> tracking the hay i can and smoky conditions for us and that smoke is the reason why temperatures will be a little bit cooler as we head through our afternoon. checking air quality conditions thwell as for the soair redwood city into san jose although unhealthy air over the looking at moderate air for the east bay from union city asensitive groups from concord and for everyone in walnut creek. those are the red dots indicating unhealthy air. for oakland and into parts of san francisco up through sausalito this morning. lark spur as san rafael. then unhealthy air right over petaluma and santa rosa this morning. so because of those hazy smoky skies, we have a spare the air alert theffect now going a

one east bay company wanted to say thank you to the firefighters at station 26 in castro valley. sign dreamers east bay setup a sign outside today. people driving by of course honked and cheered. the fires are getting close to home and the small gesture is the least they could do for firefighters. >> i wanted to do something just to thank them. it's simple, but i wanted to thank them for everything they've done because they have to be away from family and friends during this time. they also delivered cookies and homemade banana bread. >>> it really is, and thank you so much for all those first responders as we do have more heat and a dryer wind that will be developing. we're going to go over that in detail for you in about 6 minutes. >>> a bogus text message with real danger is popping up on peoples phones, perhaps yours. we'll share the message and a warning about the risk inside. that's next. he, accused of rape. while he, accused of stealing $5. the stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. the senior citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. voti

. >> reporter: in castro valley, temperatures hit triple digits and some are using their cars as cooling plug it in and it keeps me cool. and this has like the foil on one side. >> reporter: this dry heat is prompting firestations across the bay area to prepare for more potential wildfires. >> so all of the factors coming in, this is a worst case scenario for fire season. we have triple digit temperatures with low humidity and high temperatures. >> they're ready to respond to any type of vegetation fires or calls. and they're prepositioned out in the trivalley area and other areas. >> reporter: with multiple fires burning, the main concern across the bay area is to not be caught off guard. luz pena, "abc7 news." >> all right. spencer, all of this talk about climate change we're seeing the effects really this season as much as ever. >> we really are, dan. it becomes more evident each passing year. it's not a belief system, it's science. it's like covid-19, it doesn't care if you believe in it or not, it's here. surface wind, it's relatively calm over the north bay, which is really good ne

off the castro valley wide and the build under where it says mill milpitas. a crash. back to you. >>> thank you, mike. it's 6:32. a live look outside in oakland where the historic spare the air alert has been extended threw tomorrow. this marks 29 days today. the straight days, the longest span we've seen of spare the air days. some people just feel trapped in their homes right now desperate to exercise and get out. experts say it will do more harm than good. if you believe exercise outweighs the risk, here is one doctor's advice. >> it's the equivalent of smoking a pack or half a pack of cigarettes in a day going out into this air. >> you will feel it. going outside means you're inhaling ultra fine particles. an n95 mask can block the majority of those particles from getting in your lungs but even then 5% can still get through. >> good information to know. pg&e is reportedly citing a misstep during the rolling blackouts in mid-augment they never impacted the bay area thanks to efforts to conserve energy. "the chronicle" reports they mistakenly had a plant sc

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