about the smoke in san francisco and how it relates to the red flag warning. >> people here near lake berryessaconcerned about the fire that continues to grow. 200 to 500 acres we're hearing about the fire on the northern side of the lake. 15 to 30-mile-per-hour winds. the worst and driest conditions. it will be crucial to get a handle on this over the next six to eight hours. it does have the potential to grow even stronger. now, we are again hearing in san francisco smoke traveling as far as 47 miles off to the south. it does correspond with the winds out of the north and the east. as long as we see this fire burning, we will likely see that smoke over san francisco, as we head throughout tomorrow, as well. current winds, 10 to 20 miles per hour sustained. and again, gusts even higher. that's what is increasing that fire danger and why we have to red flag fire warning in effect, that will be staying in effect all the way throughout tomorrow, as well. take you outside to that high-definition sky camera network. in san jose we have clear skies right now. the winds are drying. and evaporates the

we can tell you about 375 acres burning near lake berryessa. that's about 50 miles east of santa rosa. crews there working hard battling the flames all night long. telling us now that fire is 75% contained. we can tell enthusiasm is a remote area out there so right now good news, no structures being threatened. and no evacuations have been ordered. those strong winds we talk about bringing the smell of smoke south into san francisco and even parts of san mateo county. >> that's not all the wind is bringing. christine is checking out the windy weather conditions for the forecast and the effects on the morning commute. let's start out in san francisco with chase cain. you can smell the smoke? >> reporter: well, i personally can't smell the smoke but i've been battling a cold so i may not be the best gauge of that but people here in san francisco have been smelling that smoke. the wind is blowing right out of the north where that wild fire has been coming from. you can even see from the pier 39 flags the wind is blowing out of almost the due north

a fast-moving brush fire burning near lake berryessa. massive flames whipped around by strong winds. fire officials say it's about 375 acres and about 75% contained. it's a remote area so right now no structures are threatened, so far no evacuations have been ordered. smoke from the fire making its way as far south as san francisco. san francisco fire stations being flooded with calls from people concerned about the smell of smoke in the air. >> 4:31 as i said earlier so we haven't gotten too far in the day. it's warmer out there. we can feel it. a lot of wind going on causing major problems across the bay area. >> not only fires but downed trees, power lines as well. we have team coverage. meteorologist christina loren tracking the changing conditions. we begin with "today in the bay's" chase cane live along the embarcadero where the wind is causing problems. good morning, chase. >> reporter: good morning. all sorts of problems, you can probably tell the wind is strong, it's constant, it's blowing the flags here at pier 39 flat. and the

it's blowing on the eastern shore of lake berryessa. crews using about ten engines, two bull dozers and able to fight that fire back to only 375 acres. it's about 75% contained but of course, they have been struggling with the fire because of these high winds. >> right now we're under a red flag warning for critically high winds and low relative humidities, combined with the seasonal drying of the vegetation, this does make it a critical time for fire control and fire behavior for us in the north half of the state of california. >> reporter: the winds causing more damage back here in san francisco, a tree blowing down near the panhandle, it fell. crews were able to clean that up so that should not be a problem for your morning commute. also in san francisco in potrero hill wind blew scaffolding into power lines causing more problems there on the eastern side of the city. and back at pier 39, of course, the winds are strong. again, we told you that people have been smelling smoke in the city because the winds are out of the north so blow

the fire burned about 376 acres near the eastern shore of lake berryessa in napa county. it started at 8:30 last night and spread quickly pushed to the south by strong winds. it is burning through mainly grassy areas on federal property. not threatening any campgrounds, mainly some day use park space in the putah canyon recreation area. this is one of several fires burning. and firefighters are worried as the dry windy conditions continue. >> right now we're under a red flag warning for critically high winds and low relative humidity combined with the seasonal drying of the vegetation. this does make it a critical time for fire control and fire behavior for us in the north half of the state of california. >> reporter: now, for that fire burning at lake berryessa, firefighters have been working through the night. they have it pretty well under control, but they are going to be watching hot spots today because in these windy conditions, things can very quickly reignite. live in san rafael, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> strong winds are pushing smoke from the putah fire deep int

firefighters are watching out for hot spots after a fire broke out at lake berryessa last night.ter anne makovec is live in san rafael and smoke from that fire has creeped into the bay area. >> reporter: yeah. people were reporting smelling smoke from this fire up to 100 miles away in san francisco. in fact, they were sending out tweets all night long about thick smoke being seen and smelled in the city of san francisco. and basically it was pushed by the strong winds we have been seeing all night. this fire has burned about 500 acres in napa county. >> it's primarily burning in grass along the eastern shore of lake berryessa. >> reporter: it started about 8:30 last night pushed to the south by strong winds. >> a rapid rate spread with spotting. >> reporter: a real challenge for cal fire overnight. >> during daylight hours we would have had aircraft response. >> reporter: it's burning on federal property in the putah canyon recreation area, not threatening campgrounds but has burned day use park space. it's primarily under control, a reminder of how quickly things can spread. fir

crews spent the night keepin a fire under control near lake berryessa. the flames cover 370 acres. current conditions can make this fire or any possible fires in the bay area very dangerous. >> we're under red flag warning because of high winds, low humidity and seasonal drying of vegetation. this makes it a critical time for fires for us in the north half of the state of california. >> reporter: crews have stopped the fire from spreading. it's 75% contained. firefighters in the area. smoke from the fire is making its way deep into the bay area now. people have reported smelling smoke down to palo alto and we can smell it in san francisco, as well. wind blew down a large tree across a major thoroughfare in san francisco. this is at masonic and fell street. on its side, the tree is about 50 feet long and 20 feet tall. and it's still blocking a couple of lanes on masonic. >>> this morning a fire is still burning at a recycling plant in stockton. more on that coming up. but first the weather. >> the problem is the fire danger. offshore winds and low humidity and fire danger is elevate

be able to find the spot where he killed lou ellen burleigh in the rural mountains surrounding lake berryessae to this pull out along highway 128, and on the trunk of my car i showed him the different aerial photos, what they looked like in 1977, what they looked like in '89, and he could look at it and see how the area had changed. >> so it went like this way? >> it went this way and then -- >> but you could have hit it with a rock? >> oh, yeah. >> when you looked down on it? >> yeah. >> you described you had sex in the van. >> right. >> and then you walked up over the top of a hill. >> right. >> and then down. >> right. >> it's very, very overgrown now. >> now we had been there several times already with roger kibbe. we even put him in a helicopter, because he was a person parachuting so much, we thought maybe if we put him in a helicopter from above, he might be able to identify the location. >> that's what i'm looking for. >> we had him in 2009, so we did the same thing again. we drove up and down some roads, we got out, we walked some roads. >> though kibbe has described this spot in gre

massive flames as a brush fire burns near lake berryessa and smoke reaching all the way to the bay area. >> we have dramatic video in from overnight as a tree smashes right through this truck's windshield. narrowly missing the people inside. >> a house goes up in flames in the south bay. we have a crew on the scene. we'll bring you the latest in a live report. >> right now we take you live outside, that is a picturesque shot from the south bay. not a bad start to the day. the temperatures start to rise on this friday, october 4th, this is "today in the bay." >>> yes, it is. it is just

we just got a word that a fire near lake berryessa is now 100% contained. it started last night at 8:30 on the east side of the lake. cal fire says no structures have been damaged and no one was hurt. >>> there was a grass fire morning on solano way north of highway 4. the smoke did not suppose a health hazard. >>> only on 2 tonight, vallejo are struggling to contain gang violence. the latest victim appears to have been an innocent teenager. >> my sweetheart. a hand some young man. >> reporter: he almost made it home. 18-year-old brandon chandler was just feet from his front door when the gunfire started. >> we heard the gunshots. >> reporter: according to the vallejo police, the teenager killed on sunday was not the intended target. his mother, jessica garrett tells me he was outgoing and caring. >> there is no reason for this. he was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. i don't understand why this is happening. i don't know why our family is going through this. >> reporter: police believe chandler was shot by gang members but don't believe he was in

a grass fire burning near lake berryessa in napa county.acres have burned so far. the blaze is 75-percent contained this morning. and firefighters have stopped the forward progress. strong winds of 50- miles an hour are pushing smoke down to the bay area. the smell of smoke from the fire has been reported as far away as downtown san francisco. the blaze was reported around 8:15 yesterday evening near the intersection of knoxville and east side roads. >> a south bay high school teacher who admitted to having an affair with one of his students will enter a plea in court today. 32-year-old hugo cortes guzman taught math at santa clara high school. his victim was a 17-year-old student. the two had a sexual relationship that began in september of last year when the girl was sixteen. guzman faces four counts of sex with a minor. he'll face a judge at 9:00 this morning. >> the san francisc department of public works is investigating why it had no idea a field maintenance worker had no license. department officials say they didn't learn that the em

. >>> crews are keeping a close eye on the weather as they try to contain a fire burning near lake berryessa in napa county. so far it's charred 376 acres. firefig firefig firefighters hope to have it contained by tonight. >>> the city of san jose is in court right now fighting major league baseball to bring the a's to san jose. today is the first hearing before a federal judge. katie marzullo joins us outside court. >> reporter: the hearing wrapped up not five minutes ago. you can see the attorney representing the city of san jose, he's talking with the media now saying he's hopeful things in the hearing will go his way. baseball is in a unique situation in sports, it's a sanctioned monopoly, an exception to antitrust. this is the first and only hearing in which major league baseball is trying to get the case dismissed altogether, arguing that the location of a team, the relocation of a team falls under the business of baseball. and only mlb can decide if the a's can move. san jose says the relocation of a team does not fall under the scope of major league baseball. so both sides citing pri

crews spent the night keeping the putah fire burning at lake berryessa in napa county under control. spread the flames to 370 acres. the smell of folk drifted as far as palo alto. >>> those strong winds overnight are causing problems around the bay area. large tree here uprooted fell across a major thoroughfare. this is here in the city on masonic and fell streets. the tree has since been removed. >>> got your traffic and weather coming up. female announcer: the savings really stack up during sleep train's inventory clearance sale. save 10, 20, even 35% on a huge selection of simmons and sealy clearance mattresses. get two years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. even get free delivery! sleep train stacks the savings high to keep the prices low. the inventory clearance sale is on now! guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ you ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> there's in oakland where there's a major injury accident on 580. chopper 5 pictures of the backup east 580 at fruitvale a pedestrian struck by oncoming traffic. it is now a four-car pileup blocking the labor day lane. long de

crews spent the night keepin a fire under control near lake berryessa. the flames cover 370 acres.this fire or any possible fires in the bay area very dangerous. >> we're under red flag warning because of high winds, low humidity and seasonal drying of vegetation. this makes it a critical time for fires for us in the north half of the state of california. >> reporter: crews have stopped the fire from spreading. it's 75% contained. firefighters in the area. smoke from the fire is making its way deep into the bay area now. people have reported smelling smoke down to palo alto and we can smell it in san francisco, as well. wind

a fire raged overnight near lake berryessa. burning nearly 400 acres.efighters are also getting a handle on fires in sonoma county in rhonert park. and in livermore. >> tonight. new twists in the new york motorcycle incident. the biker who used his helmet to bash in the window of this s-u-v. has now been indentified. and several people involved are speaking out. grant is following this story. he joins us with an update.grant. >> reporter: police sources say the man who busted the window in will be arrested soon. meanwhile, sources tell cnn an off dudty undercover cop was among the bikers who saw thie whole thing go down last sunday. that officer is a memebr of the motorcycle group.and waited until wednesday to tell his bosses. he's being investigated.and has hired a lawyer.but it's unclear if he was legally obligated to intervene. tonight there's new video of the bikers on sidewalks, shutting down other streets earlier that day. meanwhile, the lien family is talking. alexian lien was driving the range rover when the bikers surrounded his car on manhatta

♪ sleep train ♪ you ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> a grass fire burning near lake berryessa inunty. the fire department says five - hundred acres have burned so far. the blaze is 75-percent contained this morning. and firefighters have stopped the forward progress. strong winds of 50- miles an hour are pushing smoke down to the bay area. the smell of smoke from the fire has been reported as far away as downtown san francisco. the blaze was reported around 8:15 yesterday evening near the intersection of knoxville >> a south bay high school teacher who admitted to having an affair with one of his students will enter a plea in court today. 32-year-old hugo cortes guzman taught math at santa clara high school. his victim was a 17-year-old student. the two had a sexual relationship that began in september of last year when the girl was sixteen. guzman faces four counts of sex with a minor. he'll face a judge at 9:00 this morning. >> the san francisco department of public works is investigating why it had no idea that a field maintenance worker had no license. department officials sa

it started near lake berryessa. of the roads in the area will be closed until the fire is fully contained. on twitter, some people as far away as san francisco tweeted they could smell the smoke from that fire. >>> new this morning, san jose firefighters say an early morning attic fire probably burned for an hour before the family of six inside escaped. ktvu's katy utehs talked to the family. >> the family smelled smoke but first, they didn't think it was their house. they went outside to check and when they saw the smoke billowing from their attic, they knew it was their home. >> i just scared for the kids. i come out, go back out. i go back out. i cannot breathe. >> reporter: videos of the flames come to us from a neighbor who helped the family as they escaped. the woman's husband ran back inside, grabbed a cell phone and called 911. this happened around 2:30. as the family of six escaped, winds were whipping through the attic vent and firefighters say that fueled the flames causing them to burst out of the roof.

the fire is burning near lake berryessa. it started at 8:30 last night. right now it is 75% contained. no evacuation orders but some roads in the area will be closed until the fire is fully contained. and on twitter some people as far away as san francisco tweeted they could smell the smoke from that fire. >>> time 6:07. later today prayer groups will gather at three different vigils. they will hold an outdoor prayer service for justin valdez. he was shot to death after getting off am muni train. then the prayer group will go to third and harrison to remember jonathan denver. the 25-year-old dodger fan was stabbed to death last week after going to a giant's game. and they will pray for the man killed in the western division. >>> this week's explosion and power black out on the cal campus is tied to the theft of copper wire from an off campus power substation. berkeley police say they now deal with copper thefts on a regular basis. the thieves commonly cash the metal in at recycling centers. >>> possibly good news for those thousands of federal workers who

a grass fire burning near lake berryessa in napa county.rtment says five - hundred acres have burned so far. the blaze is 75-percent contained this morning. and firefighters have stopped the forward progress. strong winds of 50- miles an hour are pushing smoke down to the bay area. the smell of smoke from the fire has been reported as far away as downtown san francisco. the blaze was reported around 8:15 yesterday evening near the intersection of knoxville and east side roads. a bail hearing is being held today for a man who ran an black market drug website. ross william ulbricht is accused of being the mastermind behind "silk road". a website that allowed users to shop anonymously for illegal drugs like heroin and l - s -d. it is believed the site made more than one billion dollars in revenue. the 29 - year -old was arrested here in san francisco.as he was chatting online in a public library. ulbricht also faces a charge in maryland of arranging to hire someone to kill a witness. a former high school student faces life in prison for a sexu

flames scorched ayou round 375 acres near lake berryessa. at the refinery in martinez battled a wild fire overnight. you could see large orange flames and a huge plume of smoke burning in the marsh to the right of the refinery. no word on the size of that fire or what caused it. >>> the battle to move the a's to san jose heads to federal court. major league baseball trying to get antitrust law dismissed. the suit claims they are impeding a possible move by the team. i want to check the forecast now. talking about the winds, are they going to let up? >> hopefully as we head throughout tonight and tomorrow morning. as we've got this area of low pressure to the east it's hard to tell. i want to start with the live picture of the golden gate bridge. we have a thin layer here of smoke that is-dj coming 40 froe fire near lake berryessa. our wind direction is coming straight out of the north, so that's transporting a lot of the smoke toward san francisco and san mateo county. as we head throughout the day we're going to keep the red flag warning i

in napa county.a fire raged overnight near lake berryessa. flames climbing this tree.g a handle on this. at last check it was 75 percent contained. this is just off berryessa knoxville road. >> in sonoma county.a fire has some in rhonert park oin high alert. burning very close to some homes. this vegetation fire is at crane creek park. 159 acres - 75% contained.crews made good progress in the past couple hours. officials are asking people to avoid pet hill road beterrn east cotati and phonert park expressway. and winds fanned a grass fire early this morning in the hills north of livermore. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. the fire started along manning road near highland avenue, threatening a ranch for a time as it burned toward interstate 580 before crews contained it. the fire burned 150 acres. kron four's rob fladeboe was there as firefighters battled a wind-whipped grass fire in the hills north of livermore. >> reporter:bulldozer literallyg down a line of flames. video from kron 4's helicopter partnership with abc 7 news captures the d