here and on twitter on abc7 news bay area >> we're talking about wind let's bring in abc7 news januaried patel for wind conditions there and red flag warnings everywhere. >> yes. i could want to show you wind conditions there. all it takes is a little wind to toss embers. conditions near the fire now is mild. 60 degrees and dry, relative humidity 30%. east winds to seven. gusts nine miles per hour. that may be pushing the smoke a little bit sideways as we're just seeing. here is a look at the red flag warning. it's in effect until thursday morning at 8:00 a.m . so fires will spread rapidly. taking a look at wind gusts now, 41 miles per hour, 29 oakland hills. 24 knoxville creek. warm enough for records. 74 moffett field. back with a look in just a few minutes. >> thank you. windy conditions were seen this morning. that a sound of winds roaring through this morning. firefighters watching closely. >> what is unusual is the weather. so we're being vigilant and monitoring weather. it's not as serious but should it become that way as we're monitoring throughout the day, then the administration may

january here. i'm sandhya patel. >> thank you. >> all right. a story about making the cut. >> and why getting into harvard is easier than getting a >>> armed militants seized part of the city of ramadi. being broke out after forces tore down a camp and violence spread to the nearby city of fallujah. both cities were important battle grounds during the u.s. led war with iraq and remain hot beds of sunni extremism to this day. >> thanks to a big international effort, after ten days all 52 passengers on the ship have been evacuated to a barge, then to an australian ice breaker. this is video of the cruise shichl it will be okay. >> they were chipper. he saw videos posted now, canada toronto's embattled mayor, rob ford not wasting time on reelection campaign. he filed papers for the election this morning. ford tee anied, then admitted to using crack cocaine the city council in toronto voted to strip him of powers. he says he plans to stay and let voters decide how they feel about him on election time. >> well, more than 200,000 people aplay forward

patel. >> dan and carolyn, this is not normal. in the middle of january and we are talking talking about a fire weather watch. we have a few clouds passing through, but no rain obviously. and one of the things we do have is a fire weather watch coming up for the north bay mountains. lake county and interior county locations. wednesday 10:00 p.m. through noon and the gusty winds expected along with low humidity. the fire will start and will spread rapidly. part of the problem the dry fuels. 9th consecutive day of records. 68 at sfo and 71 at the oakland museum and the salinas airport got to 76 degrees. i will be back to let you know if you can break the record's temperature streak and if there is moisture on the horizon. >> sandhya, thank you. >>> right now a snowstorm is burying the midwest and the east coast. it has already dropped 15 inches on new jersey, philadelphia and indiana. roads in chicago and new york are frozen over with a foot of snow making for dangerous driving conditions. in virginia today check out this driver who lost control and spun ou

patel. >> dan and carolyn, this is not normal. in the middle of january and we are talking talking about a fire weather watch. we have a few clouds passing through, but no rain obviously. and one of the things we do have is a fire weather watch coming up for the north bay mountains. lake county and interior county locations. wednesday 10:00 p.m. through noon and the gusty winds expected along with low humidity. the fire will start and will spread rapidly. part of the problem the dry fuels. 9th consecutive day of records. 68 at sfo and 71 at the oakland museum and the salinas airport got to 76 degrees. i will be back to let you know if you can break the record's temperature streak and if there is moisture on the horizon. >> sandhya, thank you. >>> right now a snowstorm is burying the midwest and the east coast. it has already dropped 15 inches on new jersey, philadelphia and indiana. roads in chicago and new york are frozen over with a foot of snow making for dangerous driving conditions. in virginia today check out this driver who lost control and spun ou

patel. >> dan and carolyn, this is not normal. in the middle of january and we are talking talking about a fire weather watch. we have a few clouds passing through, but no rain obviously. and one of the things we do have is a fire weather watch s.ming up for the north bay lake county and interior county locations. wednesday 10:00 p.m. through noon and the gusty winds expected along with low humidity. the fire will start and sp spread rapidly. part of the problem the dry fuels. 9th consecutive day of records. 68 at sfo and 71 at the oakland museum and the salinas airport got to 76 degrees. i will be back to let you know if you can break the record's temperature streak and if there is moisture on the horizon. >> sandhya, thank you. >>> right now a snowstorm is burying the midwest and the east coast. it has already dropped 15 inches on new jersey, philadelphia and indiana. roads in chicago and new york are frozen over with a foot of snow making for dangerous driving conin virginia in virginia today check out this driver who lost control and spun out and cras

if we continue with this trend january would be going down on the record books as one of the driest foremost locations. i'm sandhya patel. back to you. >> thank you. >> a bay area woman comes to the rescue, again >> a 0 calorie sweetener. why u.s. manufactures >>> 43-year-old war officer was on his third tour of duty killed in an attack on monday. eight men dressed in military uniforms with vests underneath. all died in a battle with security forces bali hoping to retire in hawaii in four years. >> the defense department is relaxing rules so soldiers can wear items that pertain to religion, meaning head coverings and until now have been banned they can have beards, tattoos and body piercings religious in nature the pent gob gone says it will be addressed >> a donor made a donation to a beloved spot for generations of children. largest in the park's 53-year history. the spark says this will go towards upgrading lower zoo area and will go towards a few tour animal exhibit. >> a woman who saved a man's life by pulling him from a burning truck has done it again. she help aid driver at hill top this morning. according to in

patel has sunglasses on. >> future so bright. >> yes. so bright and sunny. gorgeous day. looking along embarcadero, people are in shorts and jogging. it's january. they're wearing shorts. it's warm enough today. checking out doppler seven hd, we'll talk about the weather. looking for fog and clouds? we'll feel a cool down. here is a look at high temperatures today in case you missed it. everything there is a record for the day. 75 in gilroy. look at san francisco. 71 degrees san jose, 70s in livermore, half moon bay up to 70 63 in oak reasoned. half moon bay, low 70s thchl day to head to the beach from our mount tamalpais camera. it's breezy over the hills. 70s in santa rosa. warning in the hills. record highs tomorrow. our dry pattern lasts for at least another week. high pressure has been hanging on. no rain another week. fire danger remains elevated throughout thursday morning. that is when winds are expected. tomorrow morning we're going to see a wide range of lows tomorrow morning coldest spots santa rosea, napa, fairfield. if you're in san francisco, 50 degrees. 50 gilroy. 78 in santa cruz. same thing redwood city. half moon bay, 74 degree