san feliope and metcalf .. within 1 mile of evacautions. >>> an update now on our breaking news in south san jose. you can see firefighters, cal fire fighting this brush fire in the area of metcalf and san felipe road. mandatory evacuations for that area. some structures. a car fire sparked this fire in the last couple of hours. these are ground shots and it spread to the hillside and spread from there. ten-acres right now. but this could grow to 500 acres. they have been attacking it for 90 minutes now. and we will keep you posted. >>> investigators trying to find the cause of the fire last week. the big question now for atf investigators, was this fire intentionally set? scott budman live on the scene. >> reporter: good evening, those who live there say they are glad things are calm. but they want to to know who is starting these fires and when thing also get back to normal. three days after the fire ripped through this complex, neighbors in oakland uptown neighborhood are angry. >> we are concerned about the

started near metcalf and san felipe road. there have been evacuations in a one mi one mile perimeter. watch out for that. anyone anybody the vicinity of these areas, really need to continue to be on alert. in terms of temperatures, we have started to see things cool down. 82 on the fire lines. humidity 39%. it could be a lot dryer. you can see relief for those firefighters. developing down to a cooler 68 degrees. >> over to san francisco, fog continuing to build in. however, i still think it is going to be a warm temperature inland. we will have a long look at that extended forecast coming up at 6:48 tonight. >>> it is important for our family to have closure. >> a grieving mother renewed hope in finding her son's killer. >>> happening now on our website tracking a developing story, a military plane crash in mississippi. unclear where that plane came from or what caused the crash. at least, five people are dead. and on our facebook page we continue to track the breaking news of the brush fire. you can find videos and photos o

san felipe road and metcalfe road. we went over there and saw some firefighters. as they got there they were assessing the scene. it initially started with a white car. we saw a white porsche that was fully destroyed by fire. and somehow that car sparked nearby vegetation to catch fire. we saw some trees, some brush. we did not see any homes burning. i asked firefighters, are any homes threatened, are there evacuation orders in place? and they told me they do not believe. so they called in san jose fire. spring valley fire is out there. as we're showing you chopper pictures right now, we do not know if any evacuations have been ordered but it looks like no homes are in danger right now. we've heard reports that eight to ten acres have burned. we're not sure about the acreage count just yet. and also, in talking with firefighters, they say that it's looking to be a lot larger. that's the latest information that i have. >> actually, we just did get an update from cal fire that you probably haven't received yet but 10 to 15 acres has burned. according to cal fire the

evacuations have been lifted after authorities asked people who lived beyond the roadblock here on metcalf road to leave their homes in the foothills of san jose. this is new video. the fire is still burning. calfire tells us it was a 40-acre fire and it's at about 40% to 50% containment. firefighters worried it could grow to 500 acres because the terrain is rugged and there is a lot of fuel to burn. the recent heat dried out the grass, leaving the hillsides extremely flammable. more than 150 firefighters on the ground yesterday, four planes, two helicopters dropping water and flame retardant from the air. as for the cause. calfire is investigating this silver convertible car that was abandoned and burned on the side of metcalf road. what's not clear is, was the car in an accident, was it stolen and intentionally set on fire or did something else happen to it. reporting live in san jose, bob redell. today in the bay. >>> thank you very much, bob. >>> happening now across california, firefighters continue to battle more than a dozen fires burning up and down our golden state. this is a look

we are told that the fire is now on metcalfe and san felipe roads. taking a look on google maps you can see there are a couple of homes, some seemingly abandoned, but others seem to be residential there. so definitely some concern for the homes in that area. still working to get information on how bad this fire is, obviously what the cause is, but again this fire is burning now in the hills east of san jose. we have a reporter on the way. of course, skyfox is also en route. we have pictures there as well. so we are continuing to monitor the situation there. once we have more information we will bring it to you live. >>> well, a big rig fire is slowing things down on interstate 680 in fremont due to lane closures, but those lanes should reopen by 6:00 tonight. the big rig was carrying frozen cheese and caught fire on the off-ramp. all five right lanes were shut down for the cleanup with just one far left lane open. >>> in the north bay almost 300,000 gallons of water will have to be drained after a security breach at a water tank in novato. it belongs

it sparked near the intersection of metcalf and sand philipa records. it's putting some people in the rural areas on high alert. ian cull joins us live near metcalf and 101 and ian there were evacuations earlier. are new people being told to get ready to leave. >> reporter: no, no they're all okay. and luckily home no injuries we're happy to report from the pyre fire. as you can see behind me metcalf road still closed to nonresidents as firefighters continue to work to make sure the hills don't reignite. >> reporter: tonight fire still cracking in the hills of east san jose after scorches more than 40 acres. >> i got out of my car cake up to rescue my pets and elderly father. >> as the flames picked thup evening smoke billowed through the south bay. nicole gill evident call. we had a fire right behind the hill up here. so it's scarey of course when you've got your pets and your family. >> reporter: cal fire sates this convertible caught fire sparking the brush nearby. j.p. bennett got the the call he may need to evacuate too. >> we work with a non-profi

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the fire started yesterday in the hills of san felipepy and metcalf road in san jose. it was sparked by a car fire. the man who says his car kout caught fire tells us he ran to the closest neighborhood where he could get cell service to call for help. the fire has burned 40 acres it's now 40% contained, no homes are threat pentd you're looking at a live picture now from highway 101 in san felipe road. had is west of the metcalf motorcycle park. officials plan to give an update at 9:00 this morning. crews are making progress battling the wall fire this morning but it's now destroyed 37 structures in beaut countier in oroville. evacuated residents described seeing flames 100 feet high. mandatory evacuations are being changed to voluntary now, one evacee broke down after finding out her home was spared. >> we're lucky. we're okay. just want to go home. >> governor brown declared a state of emergency because of the 5,800 acre fire. this fire also 40% contained. >>> donald trump junior has hired a lawyer to represent him in matters related to the russian election interferen

that fire broke out an metcalf road near san felipe road on the east side of highway 101. ktvu's azenith smith shows us how it started. >> large plumes of smoke could be seen for miles in south san jose. firefighters were initially called out to a car on fire on san felipe road and metcalf road that spread in to vegetation. what first began as 5 to 10 acres quickly spread. firefighters dealing with steep terrain, making it difficult to fight. >> it's under some very heavy tree canopies so there's a lot of leaf litter that's moving around. the change in the weather conditions we saw means we can't really bring the fire down to the road to contain it very easy. >> 150 firefighters battled the fire, cal fire calling in extra sair support given the high fire danger. three helicopters and four air tankers in all at the height of the fire. >> we've had a number of sustained days of high temperatures and lower humidities. that means the fuels are very susceptible to catching fire. it means you have a good source to start the vegetation on fire. >> reporter: cal fire attributes th

she met my father in metcalf.nce-in-a-lifetime, for the , he is required to perform -- which is visiting the holy site of mecca and performing the ritual that will make your faith complete. that is my hometown. perform -- in circles around this holy -- in met -- in mecca. host: who can go there, and why do they go there and how important is it? is for muslims only. non-muslims are not allowed to visit. the two holiest cities for the muslims. for once-in-a-lifetime, or you could go for a visit. it is a small version that you could do any time of the year. it literally means, visit, to visit the holy site of mecca. host: do you have any idea how many people have died there in mecca? manal: died, for what? .ost: stampedes we have read that there are so many peoples there that you might have thousands of people die. times it happened a few for some reason they explain why. i can't remember the last time it happened. it is not really often. they always have hundreds of thousands of people organizing the hedge, to make

kron 4 news viewers sent us this video... ...it shows the smashed cars along the southbound lanes at metcalfroad...near the p-g&e transmission substation. the accident involving at least 3 cars happened at 6 this morning. the c-h-p reports one car caught on fire. the accident backed traffic for a mile. all lanes opened 5 hours later. (jr stone) in berkeley... bullets go right into a home with people inside... tonight police are still looking for the gunman behind the shooting.. kron4's ella sogomonian is in the neighborhood where it all happened... and has details on what police are asking people to do. (pkg) sot: neighbor// "i don't know if it's getting more common but it is definitely something that happens you hear gunshots in this neighborhood."gun shots rang through an otherwise calm berkeley community monday afternoon around 4:30 as kids played at san pablo park. witnesses reluctant to go on camera say a fight broke possibily at a memorial then a group of young kids made their way down park street toward burnette. this van's window was smashed along the way. sot: neighbor// "about six

cal fire says the fire has burned 40 acres near metcalf road, now 40% contained.ve been damaged and no burn hurt. >>> there's still no sign of richard moss, the 22-year-old who vanished six weeks ago along the san mateo coastline. >> if you knew him, he would be one of your buddies. >> reporter: last year, dan moss flew out from hawaii to take his son richard to a raider's game. he never thought today he would be making his third trip to the mainland. a sports fan, an electrician's apprentice, he was on his usual route to work and vanished. >> the car and the person are missing. there's three miles from here to work. that's it. nothing. and it niece a little tiny town. >> reporter: surveillance cameras showed him there one mile and gone the next. no debris from a car crash. the only evidence, his aaa card found in the sand. >> maybe some sort of foul play is what i'm leaning towards. >> reporter: moss chartered a helicopter. this time they searched through efforts with long poles. >> i did not know that there was this many good people in the world. >> reporter: lo

this is up by metcalf road. bob redell is covering the story.ll bring us more coming up. >>> happening today, a 19% water rate hike for 1.4 million east bay homeowners could become permanent. you are looking right now at live pictures from walnut creek. one of the areas affected. the east bay mud board of directors will vote later today. within the last hour we talked to one man who said he is so upset about this he might leave california. >> this is just another example, to my way of thinking, of the california government, which is out of control, messing up badly, and we pay for it. i may move to nevada or florida because they're raising the gas tax 12 cents. they're doing all these things because they can't do a good job, and we pay the price. >> some folks reacting on twitter saying, hey, we were saving water. that's the reason we might have to shell out more. the money would go toward infrastructure improvements in the area. >> the state legislature is is voting to extend the cap and trade program on thursday. some environmental activists w

cal fire says the fire has burned 40 acres near metcalf road, now 40% contained. no buildings have been damaged and no burn hurt. >>> there's still no sign of richard moss, the 22-year-old who vanished six weeks ago along the san mateo coastline. >> if you knew him, he would be one of your buddies. >> reporter: last year, dan moss flew out from hawaii to take his son richard to a raider's game. he never thought today he would be making his third trip to the mainland. a sports fan, an electrician's apprentice, he was on his usual route to work and vanished. >> the car and the person are missing. there's three miles from here to work. that's it. nothing. and it niece a little tiny town. >> reporter: surveillance cameras showed him there one mile and gone the next. no debris from a car crash. the only evidence, his aaa card found in the sand. >> maybe some sort of foul play is what i'm leaning towards. >> reporter: moss chartered a helicopter. this time they searched through efforts with long poles. >> i did not know that there was this many good people in the world.

the crash happened at metcalf road at 5:48 a.m. this morning near the pg&e transmission substation. at least 3 cars were involved in the crash. one of which caught fire. ( marty ) the search is on for an missing east bay teenager. the 15-year-old girl from vallejo was last seen leaving for her grandmothers house in oakland. but she never made it. kron four's hermela aregawi spoke to the missing teen's mother who fears the worst has happened to her daughter. oakland police are on the look out for 15 year old olivia bettencourt.her mother worried sick. nicole betancourt/missin g teen's mother: i mean that's my hope she's just a stubborn 15 year old who thinks she knows everything and wants mom to feel like this, you know. nicole betancourt says the family recently moved from oakland to vallejo,where her aughter will be starting at a new high school in the fall. nicole betancourt/missing teen's mother: she's been sort of rebelious to new rules expectations, consequences. she's 15. you can't tell 15 year olds anything. she took off like she was going to cool down. i was leaving to go ba

crews are battling a brush fire on metcalf road. this is a live look from the san jose camera.ds right there, that's a big plume of smoke from this fire. a vehicle, fire sparked the flames of the right now, this is between 10 and 15 acres, just updated. cal fire said it has the potential to grow to 500. this is happening in the hills southeast of san jose. crews ordered the evacuation of the 8000 block of san road. we'll keep you updated. >>> as we can see, the beginning of a very serious and potentially record-breaking fire season here in california. north of sacramento, thousands of people have been evacuated as a fire burns in butte county. 17 structures have burned, including ten homes. the fire is just 35% contained. governor brown has already declared a state of emergency in the area. >>> right now, there are more than a dozen active wildfires burning across the state of california. 5,000 firefighters are on the fire lines. so far, the number of acres burned is more than twice what it was last year. abc 7 news reporter better view of how people are dealing with it. >> rep

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the fire burned about 40 acres of dry vegetation near metcalf road and san felipe roads on the east side of highway 101. ktvu's azenith smith has been on the scene since the very start and is here with the latest. >> good news is cal fire says there's no threat to any structures or people and the risk of this fire spreading is minimal. still firefighters plan to be out here for several days in order to get full containment. >> reporter: large plumes of smoke can be seen for miles in south san jose. firefighters were called out to a car on fire on san felipe road and metcalf road that spread in to vegetation. what began as 5 to 10 acres quickly spread. firefighters dealing with steep terrain, burning grass in the woodland, making it difficult to fight. >> it's under very heavy tree canopies. there's a lot of leaf litter and dust that's there. the change in the weather conditions we saw means we can't really bring the fire down to the road to contain it very easy. >> reporter: 150 firefighters battled the fire. cal fire calling in extra air support given the high fire danger. three helicop

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. >> flames from a car fire spread to a hillside near san file lee pay and metcalf rode. melanie is live with the developing story. >> reporter: kristin and dan, there were initial concerns people would have to leave their homes but ultimately no structures were threatened. right now the firefighters are still out the mopping up this fire and working on containment. cal fire says while it is evident this vegetation fire began with the car fire, they will need to investigate the fire. the fire so hot it melted the car's rims. approximately 150 firefighters responded this afternoon. on the ground, cutting back trees. and in the air dumping water and fire retard ent. >> luckily there are roads on the rch land we're using as a perimeter for one flank of the fire that did a good job of stopping part of it. >> cal fire says the other part was along san file lee pay road. initially it seemed they might need to evacuate residentsrom their home, but ultimately no structures were threatened. >> frank bowman sent this picture to him wife. >> typically the wind blows away some know d

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this started yesterday in the hills of san felipe and metcalf road in san jose. the man who says his car caught fire tells abc 7 news he ran to the closest neighborhood where he coo get sel cell service to get home. no homes are threatened. meanwhile, crews are making progress battling the wall fire this morning. it's destroyed 37 structures in beaut county oroville. they described seeing flames 100 feet high. mandatorydy evacuations are changing to voluntary now. one evac wee broke down after finding her home was spared. >> we're lucky. we're okay. i just want to go home. >> governor brown declaird a state of emergency because of the 5,800 acre fire. as we mention today is 40% contained. >>> donald trump junior has hired a lawyer to represent him in matters related to the russian election interference probe. "the new york times" reports that before don junior agreed to meet with the russian lawyer, he was told the lawyer had information from the russian government. that information was reportedly intended to help his father's campaign against hillary clinton. ab

this broke out yesterday in san phillippi and metcalf road. everybody is okay and no homes, no structures are threatened. officials say it appears it started as a car fire and then spread to the dry grass. >>> new this morning interstate 80 closed in both directions at the california-nevada state line. you can see the reason why. crews are worried about spot fires after a fire broke out yesterday near truckee. >>> now to friday's massive fire in oakland. as federal investigators continue to search for a cause in that fireworks the atf has released new footage of a possible serial arsonist wanted for targeting another building just a short drive away. now that surveillance video that you see here, it captured a man putting on a hood and gloves moments before an apartment complex was set on fire in emoryville in may. the suspect is also seen scaling the building scaffolding on san pablo avenue. that fire destroy the construction project which also burned before -- it actually burned a year ago last july. two dozen atf agents are now investigatin

. >> flames from a car fire spread to a hillside near san file lee pay and metcalf rode. melanie is live with the developing story. >> reporter: kristin and dan, there were initial concerns people would have to leave their homes but ultimately no structures were threatened. right now the firefighters are still out there mopping up this fire and working on containment. cal fire says while it is evident this vegetation fire began with the car fire, they will need to investigate the fire. the fire so hot it melted the car's rims. approximately 150 firefighters responded this afternoon. on the ground, cutting back trees. and in the air dumping water and fire retard ent. >> luckily there are roads on the ranch land we're using as a perimeter for one flank of the fire that did a good job of stopping part of it. >> cal fire says the other part was along san file lee pay road. initially it seemed they might need to evacuate residents from their home, but ultimately no structures were threatened. >> frank bowman sent this picture to him wife. >> typically the wind blows away some

i assume you are referring to the attack on a metcalf station in california, which was a physical attack a heavily armed assailants. the government never did completely traceable was responsible. it raises interesting questions about security of the grid. the wall street journal also reported that you could just as fewdisable as nine critical substations around the country to cause a really large and widescale power outage. obviously take an organized attack. it is something that regulators at the commission and the department of homeland security looking at. whether or not that could reasonably be accomplished or they would know which stations to target on an open day is an open question. downstream,ent on in the distribution grid it gets a little trickier if you talk about power lines to your house. most people care about electricity on a day-to-day basis. distribution power grid gets a lot harder to defend because you can take out a single powerline and cause localized outages. that is not what federal authorities are worried about, because that is something that could be repaired rel

it was first reported just after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon near san felipe and metcalf roads. and cal fire has just updated the containment numbers. the fire has burned 78 acres and is now 80- percent contained this morning. firefighters say it started as a car fire and then spread to nearby brush. ( mark ) in oroville, four-thousand people are forced to evacuate as the wall fire burns into its 5th day. the fire has now burned 58- hundred acres. it is 40 percent contained. cal fire says the fire has now destroyed more than three dozen buildings. four people have been injured in this fire. thousands of buildings are still being threatened this morning. ( mark ) firefighters are making progress against the biggest fire burning in the state. the alamo fire in san luis obispo county has burned nearly 29-thousand acres. but firefighters say lower wind and higher humidity yesterday helped them limit the growth of the fire. mandatory evacuations are in effect for the area. the fire is only 20 percent contained this morning. so far only one building has been there are no reports of (

involved in the crash that happened around 6:00 this morning near the pg&e transmission substation on metcalf road. one of the vehicles caught fire and one person died in the wreck. it backed up traffic for well over a mile. this is the last day of the gilroy garlic festival and many people use 101 to get to gilroy. the lanes reopened about five hours after the crash. >>> australia's prime minister says counterterrorism raids prevented a planned terror attack in the skies. police last night arrested four men during the raids in several sydney suburbs. office certificates say terrorists wanted to bring down an airplane. security has since been increased in sydney airport since thursday and increased security measures were extended to all major term namz around australia overnight. >>> to developing news, russia is expelling hundreds of u.s. diplomats in response to the senate's approval of a package of sanctions against russia. russian president vladimir putin ordered 755 state department personnel by september 1st. that will reduce the number of embassy and consular employees in the country t

the three-car collision was reported around 5:45 on metcalf road near the pg&e transmission substation. one person was killed after reports of a vehicle was driving north in the southbound lanes. three of the four southbound lanes were shut down for several hours while authorities investigated a second lane that reopened after 9:00 a.m. and all lanes were cleared by 10:45 this morning. it's not known if anyone else was injured in the accident. >>> the drivers on interstate 880 in the east bay were slowed down today because of a demolition project. caltrans closed interstate 880 between 23rd and 29th avenue in oakland. all traffic was diverted off the freeway on the offramps so crews could work overnight. but they demolished one of the overpasses. the southbound lanes were closed from 2:00 a.m. until 7:30 this morning. caltrans is also adding a sound in the northbound direction. and changing some of the on and off ramps. construction work is expect today continue through next year. >>> people who take this year from vallejo to san francisco will have to pay a little bit more to park sta

the crash happened about 6:00 near metcalf road when a driver going north somehow crossed into the southbound lane. a third driver couldn't avoid slamming into those two cars. the wrongway driver was killed. everyone else we're told walked away with minor injuries. took crews five hours to clear that scene and investigate what had happened. >>> the following developing news out of venezuela over a controversial vote is underway that could change the country's constitution. opponents call it a power grab and they've been clashing with police for months. as the violence continue, protesters in the bay area are showing solidarity. christie smith is live with that story. >> reporter: demonstrators here in san francisco are watching closely saying this is a procedure exactly what the people in venezuela do not need, saying they need stability and leadership with the right policies. >> the people don't want it, but they're being pressed to participate. >> reporter: in san francisco's mission district, she spoke at a demonstration in solidarity with those in venezuela that would allow the president

you can see the flames near san felipe and metcalf road. that's the southern part of san jose. an area with a lot of brush. officials have ordered the evacuation of residents in the 8000 block of san felipeo road. that is it for now in terms of homes. not near a lot of homes. a car crash actually sparked the fire. you can see the burnt convertible right there. >>> right now, the fire is about 15 acres. but cal fire says it could grow to 500. so it's a serious situation. we are sending breaking news alerts as this fire develops with the abc 7 news app. >>> meantime, new details tonight about a georgia man accused of stealing "star wars" collectibles here in the bay area. 45-year-old carl cunningham pleaded guilty to grand larceny in sonoma county. he faces four years in prison. last month abc 7 news reported that 120 items were stolen from the largest private collection of "star wars" memorabilia anywhere. there were more than $100,000. the collector said cunningham was a longtime friend. >>> wells fargo customers who were affected by the bank's fake account scandal are closer t

right now they're using metcalf rite road and san felipe road to access those hot spots so that's why these road closures are in effect but the good news, no evacuations were necessary. tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. now to friday's massive fire in oakland as federal investigators continue to search for a cause in that. the atf release dollars new footage of a possible serial arsonists want the for targeting another building just a stort drive away. this surveillance video cap turds a man putting on a hood and glufds moments before a building was set on fire in may. he was seen scaling the scaffolding. that building had already had a fire once before in july. they are investigating friday's fire to d i was arson. >>> abc 7 news brought the issue to the attention of council woman rebecca kaplan as she asked the transportation director to avoid those tickets. they have asked police to stop issuing tickets to any vehicles in that evacuation zone. >>> 37 structures have been lost in the wall fire in buk county near oroville. it has burned 58 acres, it is now 40% contained. fir

burned, and evacuations are in place around a one-mile perimeter around san felipe, where it crosses metcalfe road. that is where this fire is burning. and also, reverse 911 evacuation calls have been sent out, just after 4:00. now, as you mentioned, just before 4:00 cal fire received initial a report of a vegetation fire. when firefighters got on scene they saw this white car was also on fire under a telephone pole. it appears to us when we were there no wires were down. again, it isn't clear if that white car is indeed the cause but when we were there we saw that they were primarily focused on that car and the area around it. we've seen air tankers, helicopters, engines from cal fire, san jose fire, santa clara county wildfire, all fighting this blaze. i'm told roughly 125 firefighters are on scene. and again a, while no structures have been damaged, we've been talking to nearby residents up here in south san jose, and they tell us they can't help but be concerned. >> it's a little unnerving whenever you see the smoke break out is quickly so close to your home. it is something we've learned

is started at a small fire on metcalf road your san felipe road, east of highway 101 in the foothills near san jose. at this hour, cal fire is reporting 40 acres are burned. the flames are 40% contained. this started as a car fire that spread to nearby grass and then spread from there. firefighters say shifting wind and high temperatures has made it hard to control the fire. the smoke has been visible several miles away. one woman was relieved and of the fire was not as close as she thought. she said the fires are never a good thing but this may be a wake-up call for some people living nearby. >> just a reminder to not let our guard down. we learned last year when it came close to having an evacuation plan. it made us think about what we had to do >> firefighters say no injuries have been reported. it could take a few days to get the fire completely out. cal fire is expected to update how much has burned after daylight when they can fly over the burn zone. >>> federal and local investigators cannot say yet it last friday's 4-alarm fire in oakland was arson but they say it is a possibi

right now they're using metcalf rite road and san felipe road to access those hot spots so that's whyoad closures are in effect but the good news, no evacuations were necessary. tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. now to friday's massive fire in oakland as federal investigators continue to search for a cause in that. the atf release dollars new footage of a possible serial arsonists want the for targeting another building just a stort drive away. this surveillance video cap turds a man putting on a hood and glufds moments before a building was set on fire in may. he was seen scaling the scaffolding. that building had already had a fire once before in

it shows the smashed cars along the southbound lanes at metcalf road near the p-g&e transmission substation the accident involving at least 3 cars happened at 6:00 yesterday morning. the c-h-p reports one car caught on fire. the accident backed traffic for a mile. all lanes opened five hours later. ( tiffany ) the driver of a van that plowed into a group of people on a los angeles sidewalk has been arrested. 8 people were injured in the crash. police say the driver drove past a red light yesterday afternoon and hit another car in an intersection. the impact caused the van to swerve onto the sidewalk and hit a group of people. among the victims is a man who suffered severe head injuries and is in critical condition this morning. the seven other victims are expected to recover. ( james ) in national headlines this morning. officials in honolulu found four bodies near the scene of a plane crash. this was the scene at the hawaii country club saturday afternoon. the search and rescue efforts eventually turned into a recovery mission. police say two men and two women died in the crash. the f-a-a

it shows the smashed cars along the southbound lanes at metcalf road near the p-g&e transmission substation. the accident involving at least 3 cars happened yesterday morning. the name of the victim has not yet been released. (mark) the driver of a van that plowed into a group of people on a los angeles sidewalk has been arrested. 8 people were injured in the crash. police say the driver drove past a red light yesterday afternoon and hit another car in an intersection. the impact caused the van to swerve onto the sidewalk and hit a group of people. among the victims is a man who suffered severe head injuries and is in critical condition this morning. the seven other victims are expected to recover. (mark) a san bernardino county sheriff's deputy is one of the two people killed when a small plane crashed into a southern california mountain. the bodies of 28-year-old deputy rebecca joan raymond and an unidentified man were found yesterday morning. search crews located the downed plane in a remote part of big bear mountain. (tiffany) protesters gather across the country to protest president tr

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it was first reported just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon near san felipe and metcalf roads. at last check it burned 40 acres and was just 40-percent contained. officials say it started as a car fire and then spread to nearby brush. crews were concerned the fire would grow up to 500 acres. we will bring you any updates as they become available. (tiffany) and almost 20-thousand people have been evacuated from california to canada as dozens of wildfires ravage the west. thousands of firefighters are battling the blazes in extreme conditions, trying to save as many structures as possible. mary moloney has the latest. more than a dozen wildfires burned across california this weekend, spurred on by record high temperatures and very dry conditions.at least five- thousand firefighters are battling the blazes in triple digit temperatures. scott jalbert/ united states forest service unit chief: "the fire is burning in very steep and inaccessible terrain. our firefighters are experiencing very critical and dangerous fire behavior"one of the largest fires burning is the whittier fire in

metcalf road where i am is on the west side of the fire zone. san filipe is on the other side. being turned away and stay away. only one structure so far, called a minor structure, has been threatened, but has -- the fire has not consumed anything so far. lots of crews in this area trying to contain it.

it's tearing through the hills off of san felipe road near metcalf road.etween morgan hill and san jose. it's not a densely populated area... but 40 acres have burned...and containment is only 40 percent. more than 130 firefighters are working it. no injuries have been reported..no homes or buildings burned. the cause is being investigated...b ut fire officials say a car was in the area around the same time and could be to blame. we'll keep you posted on the fire there in (steve) thank you grant.now kron-4's chief meteorologist brittney shipp is here now.(vicki) brittney we know the weather has a role in the wildfire fight --- what conditions are we looking at this week a slight cooling trend will continue through midweek as onshore flow increases and the marine layer deepens. this pattern will result in late night and morning low clouds and patchy fog giving way to mostly sunny afternoon conditions. an inland warming trend is then forecast late in the week and into the upcoming weekend as high pressure build back toward the california coast. chopper nat f

the fire is burning in the area of san felipe and metcalf road.s overnight. that fire started from a nearby car fire. east bay mud board members are voting on a 19% water rate hike for the utilities nearly 1 1/2 million customers is that would be permanent. average monthly bills would go up $4 a month over two years. the agency calls that rate hike necessary to keep up with infrastructure improvement. critic critics hold fault with the company not being transparent enough for the way it spends its money. new rates would take effect starting tomorrow. >> coming up after the break, we'll have a look at your weather and traffic. be back in one minute. >>> good tuesday morning, i'm kari hall, a lot of sunshine, and nice warm temperatures today. in the south bay, expect a high of 85 degrees. and for the trivalley 89. eastbound bay will be reaching into the low 70s, you can already see the sunshine there, while there are clouds over the golden gate bridge. the high temperature will be at 65 degrees. we'll keep those mid-60s in san francisco, warming up

kron 4 news viewers sent us this video... ...it shows the smashed cars along the southbound lanes at metcalf road...near the p-g&e transmission substation. the accident involving at least 3 cars happened at 6 this morning. the c-h-p reports one car caught on fire. and you can see the flames from this photo a kron 4 news viewer sent us. the accident backed traffic for a mile. all lanes opened 5 hours later. (justine) a van plowed into a group of people on a los angeles sidewalksending eight to the hospital.. a witness said the van jumped a curb and careened into a group of people eating outside a restaurant. several people were pinned under the van. police say a 44-year-old man suffered critical head injuries. this video footage from a helicopter show a white van coming to rest on the sidewalk. the cause of the crash is under investigation tonight... but police said it appears to be an accident. (jr stone) and a san bernardino county sheriff's deputy has been identified as one of the two people killed when a small plane crashed into a southern california mountain. authorities say the bodies o

three cars slided around 5:45 on metcalf road near the transmission substation.are told one person was killed. three of the four southbound lanes were shut down for several hours while authorities investigated. a second lane reopened after 9:00 a.m. and all lanes were cleared by 10:45 a.m. it's not known if anyone else was injured in the accident. >>> more crime at bart stations as five cars were broken into at three oakland bart stations on friday. police say two cars were broken into at the rockridge station by the same suspect. they stole a laptop and a witness said they saw two suspects smash the window of a car. another car was broken into there. someone also broke into a vehicle at the fruitvale station. police have not found any of the suspects. >>> drivers on interstate 880 in the east bay tonight were slowed down because of a demolition project. they were close to the southbound lanes of 880 in oakland. all traffic was diverted off the freeway at the 23rd avenue off ramp for crews to work overnight to demolish one of the old overpasses. the southbound la

it's all going on near san filipe road and metcalf road in the hills. that's where we find bob redell on the scene this morning. bob? >> reporter: good morning. >> laura: -- >> good morning, laura and sam. we set up nbc bay area sky ranger this morning to give you a better aerial perspective of the wildfire. this is video from a few hours ago. you can see almost all the fire itself is out. calfire tells us 70 acres burned and they have a fire line around 80% of the burn area. what firefighters are focusing on right now is mop-up. in other words, smothering the hot spots and removing dry brush that can reignite. calfire still does not know what caused this fire, but headquarters in morgan hill tells me on the phone this morning that the investigation will certainly include this burned-out porsche convertible that was abandoned on the side of san filipe road. it's not clear if it was involved in an accident, if it was stolen and set on fire or if something else happened. i also put a call in to local law enforcement to see what they might know. the fire s

. >> it's burning in san philippe and metcalf road to the east of 101. about 40 acres have burned. earlier firefighters said it could burn as much as 500 acres. >> firefighters attacking from the air and ground. this is mostly a rural area. th at rihomes at risk. a vehicle fire was reported in the area about the same time. >> it's only 40% contained. we'll have more at 11:00 over on channel 7. >> whether you're talking wind or humidity, weather always a factor in a brush fire. >> that's right. drew tuma has more on this. >> kristin and dan, encouraging news around the area of the brush fire currenly in the south bay. relative humidity on the rise and the winds have weakened now calm. earlier this afternoon, they were gusting out of the west at about 10 miles per hour. into the hills around the region, it is rather breezy at this hour. 30-mile-per-hour wind gusts at mount tam, atlas peak 21-mile-per-hour wind gust. the fire danger is running high the next few days especially in the afternoon. the humidity can drop quickly in the afternoon to very dry levels. our hill tops remain rat

this started as a little fire on metcalf road near san felipe road, east of highway 101 in the foothills near san jose. cal fire's most recent report shows 40 acres have burned. the flames are 40% contained. this started as a car fire that spread to nearby grass. firefighters say shifting wind and high temperatures made it hard to fight this. the thick smoke could be seen for several miles. one woman was relieved the fire was not as close as she thought. she says this is a wake-up call for people who live nearby. >> just a reminder to not let our guard down. we learned last time last year when it came close to have an evacuation plan. it made us think about what we would need to do if we had to leave quickly. >>> no injuries have been reported. firefighters say it could take a couple of days to get it completely out. cal fire is expected to give an update on how much is burned when the sun comes up and they can fly over the burn zone. >>> federal and local investigators cannot say yet if last friday's big fire in oakland was arson. they say it is a possibility. they are concerned because