the national weather service has advised _ months ahead. advised those in - months ahead. the national weather service has advised those in the - service has advised those in the region to drink plenty of water and stay inside air—conditioned buildings. the high temperatures are expected to continue well into next week. pope francis has appeared in public for the first time since undergoing intestinal surgery a week ago. a crowd gathered outside rome's gemelli hospital where the pope was being treated, for his weekly prayer, and he stepped out onto a balcony and thanked well—wishers for their support. the vatican says the pope's recovery is on track, but added he is not yet well enough to return home. sir richard branson is preparing to fly to the edge of space today. the businessman and his virgin galactic crew will take off from new mexico — it was originally scheduled for 2pm uk time but has been delayed by an hour and a half because of the weather. it comes just nine days before another high—profile entrepreneur — the amazon founderjeff

he is from the us national weather service.atwave across much of the western us that has already begun, it is really going to peak this weekend, we are going to see really hot temperatures and really big heat impacts, potential health impacts for the population through the weekend and into the beginning of next week. and this comes off the back of periods of drought in california, fire concerns — talk us through how those play out in this situation? absolutely. so, much of the western united states is in an extreme drought, so it has been going on for quite a while, and that creates a lot of concerns, water supply concerns in many places, we also have fire concerns in many places, where a lot of our fuels for potential wildfires are quite dry. and then you add on the heat and that dries out those potential wildfire fuels even more, and also as i mentioned, potentially leads to a lot of health concerns across the population. the united nations security council has voted to extend a cross—border operation bringing aid into syria

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and even though the national weather service has cancelled its red flag warning fire departments around the bay area say they are ready to go if a wild fire breaks out. more staff had been called in to help the east bay regional park districts fire department, for example, fire station one and tilden park had wild land fire engines, water tenders and extra personnel on standby. the park district is also getting help from groups that monitor cameras for any early signs of fire. they're not necessarily formal groups, although we do work with them, and they can use some of the cameras that we have on some of the towers, knees day. to be able to alert us. safety experts say it's a good idea for anyone who lives in what is considered a high fire danger zone to always be prepared to evacuate. that means having a go bag with food, water and medicines ready and always have that full tank of gas in your car during fire season. oakland firefighters continue to monitor the scene of an early morning house fire that fire started in a home on ninth and peralta and quickly spread to the homes up eithe

the national weather service tweeted out this video of a fire tornado from this fire burning. crews with the u.s. forest service shot this video last tuesday just one day after the ten innocent fire started. the national weather service says its radar also picked up this fire tornado. the ten innocent fire is one of three big ones burning right now in northern california. the s contained. the lava fire burning near the town of weed is 51% contained. and the tenant fire is 71% contained. >>> i'm jeff ranieri. heat warnings here for parts of the bay area. we will go over that hot weather coming our way in just about eight minutes. >>> plus, the bay area's reservoir in danger. but don't worry. a fix is now underway, but it will take years. how the south bay be get its water in the meantime. >>> and making sure the olympics are safe. the drastic move japanese officials are now considering ahead of the games. >>> the launched a ten-year reconstruction project at anderson dam, shutting down the area else largest reservoir in the midst of a severe draught. a look at how they plan to r

that is why the national weather service extended this to go until monday at 5:00. slightly closer, this is going to be a concern for the sierra. that is where most of the thunderstorms are going to be people you can see a few grazing the bay area. that is your 20% chance. we need to make a big issue out of that. not because the thunderstorm is impressive. but because if we get the 20% chance of a dry lightning strike , meaning we get the lightly but not the rain, it would not be good in the landscape above 1000 feet because things are so dry. these are your numbers today. we warmed up on about 10 degrees. look where we go for morning lows. no different. we will keep the marine layer in the bay and maybe some of valleys will get low clouds. daytime highs tomorrow, just like today. the temperatures are not really the story. it is the concern over the next 48 hours. by the way, this is your seven- day forecast. if you are in in the east bay you can see the difference between there and the north bay. look at how much warm it will be in concorde in livermore. >>> we wan

the national weather service also warning about rip currents.tly that are occurring along the coast. so you want to watch out for that and we will continue to track the heat wave on our kron 4 app use this qr code to download the app and get the latest weather updates, including a look at the 7 day forecast, the current conditions and a list of cooling centers all around the bay area. and still ahead at 5 o'clock, a heat wave of course, just in time for the weekend for better or worse. >> lawrence is tracking the latest on the triple digit temperatures and the heat could lead to more people using water. that would not be a surprise. but it's happening as the state is asking everybody to please cut back the best ways you can save water right now. also child tax credit payments. they're on the way when to expect the first checks and the push to first checks and the push to make i'm so glad you're ok, sgt. houston. this is sam with usaa. do you see the tow truck? yes, thank you, that was fast. sgt. houston never expected this to happen. or that her

the us national weather service has issued an excessive heat alert, with meteorologists warning some

the national weather service's tsunami warning center lifted initial tsunami warning around 2:30 this morning for southern parts of the state saying no significant tsunami is expected. >>> video out of alaska after it happened. you hear the emergency sirens amid evacuations in the area. so far no confirmed reports of major damage but local officials say this is the strongest since 1964. a tsunami warning for hawaii has been canceled. >> national weather service says no tsunami threat for washington, oregon or here in california. >>> get ready for another hot day inland. >> let's get another check on weather and traffic with meteorologist darren peck. >>> good morning. this is pretty much a carbon copy day of what yesterday was like. we'll go back to that pretty view looking over the bay bridge. you see the marine layer. that's what it looks like down 880 with mid level clouds. same story in san jose. as far as temperatures, 55 santa rosa and 65 in livermore for the ten degree spread across the bay area. today's numbers, 97 for the daytime high in general in inland locations. i will sh

the national weather service reported the hi topped out at 128 degrees yesterday.sn't the most intense reading a thermometer near the furness visitor center showed a 135 degrees shortly before 4 o'clock. however, a national park ranger there said it typically measures higher than the official reading. so taken with a grain of salt. the national weather service recorded the high temperature at 129 on saturday. 100, 30 on friday, which if verified. and that takes a while would be one of the highest ever recorded on earth i taking a live look outside san francisco's embarcadero cool by the majors air conditioning with what we have, like less than half of what death valley was yeah. nice. can you imagine being in that kind of heat. >> and you know, they have for an overnight low a 107 degrees that's really started. that's amazing. just blistering how that was as hot as some of the higher temperatures around the bay area. so yeah, good. don't have that kind of weather. we've got that fog. >> that is really starting to roll back in and cool us off. sometimes that can cau

. >>> we have good news as you wake up, the national weather service is canceling the red flag warning for today. mike is tracking the updated fire danger in your neighborhood this morning. >>> not so lucky for the neighbors to the north, wildfires south of lake tahoe up to lake shasta, we are tracking new mandatory evacuations. >>> good morning on this monday, july 19th. let's start with meteorologist mike nicco. >> we are lucky that that that is being kept away from us. we have a thunderstorm threat but the dry lightning threat is wayning as the storms will have more moisture in them. there is an area of strong thunderstorm possibility from the south bay along the 101 corridor. east of there, there is a chance of a thunderstorm today. you can see the best chance to our east and to our west. we are kind of in the middle right now. that's a good place to be. in the east, in the sierras is where we will have the best chance of storms today. spread from low to mid-60s, coast to san francisco, low 70s to low 80s around the bay. a lot of 80s in the south bay and north bay. lower to mid-90s

fortunately, so far this morning quite enough that the national weather service actually cancel the red flag warnings that they had issued. we do have some cloud to ground lightning in the southern sierra nevada. that brings the potential of a lightning strike or 2 in the east bay hills later on today, which we're all going to be talking about more this morning. current temperatures are in the 50's and 60's with livermore at 69 our warmest spot actually know. take that back. fairfield. usually our warmest spot currently at 74. so it is a mild start. what will be a hot afternoon john, thanks for that. we still have that roadway construction going on along to 42 northbound between 6.80, and concord avenue. >> so that's going to be closed until 10:00am a lot of people are taking 6.80, on around to highway 4 heading into the city this morning, a little under 15 minutes. remember, we had an earlier accident took us up to 18. that's since been cleared now recovering at the bay bridge to travel from the east bay into the city. the richmond sandra fell comey's pretty slow as well. a little unde

the national weather service has issued t the north bay. this means you want to limit your time outdoors, stay hydrated, keep an eye on your pets and as you're alluding, this also increases our risk of fire. cal fire in santa clara county say they're fully staffed and prepared, but they could use your help to reduce the risk of wildfires. >> if you're going to do mowing or anything like that try to do it in the morning or try not to do it during the extreme heat days. also, also, just in case you live in a wildfire threat zone, you should probably have some sort of wildfire plan. >> reporter: that plan would be having a go bag ready to go in case your neighborhood is threatened by a wildfire and if you live in an interface have 100 feet of fenceble space at least that around your home. recovering live in brood, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much. 6:03. switching gears, bart going agency bringing in goats to try to graze on that dry vegetation out there. this is new video that bart posted on twitter near the fremont bart stati

the us national weather service has issued an excessive heat alert — saying that temperatures in somecould reach 49 degrees celsius. coming up in about 10 minutes here on bbc news is newswatch. but now it's time for click. hey, welcome to click. hope you've had a good week. lara, how are you doing? i'm good — just trying to plan for another summer of the unknown! chuckles. yep! another one of those is on its way, isn't it? summer is gonna be different for everyone once again this year, and that includes the many muslims who would normally be about to undertake hajj. hajj is the pilgrimage that's made by around 2.5 million muslims every year from all across the globe to mecca, saudi arabia, and this year, it's happening injuly. it's one of the most important acts of faith that a muslim can undertake, and it's said to amaze those who do. but of course, in the last couple of years, the coronavirus has led the saudi authorities to severely limit the number of people who are allowed to visit. however, another way to experience hajj — retelling its story using the objects and works of art a

this live picture right here in new york city, just a hazy, hazy skyline and right now the national weather servicee are under red flag warnings in the northwest and northern plains. the national weather service is warning at least seven states are facing that combination of high temperatures and strong winds. that drastically raises the risk of wildfires. rid now there are more than 80 wildfires burning in 13 states. they've already burned more than a million acres. the largest fire so far this year is that bootleg fire in oregon. it scorched 350,000 acres. it's so big it's actually created its own weather system. nbc's jacob ward has more on how officials are trying to tackle this massive threat. >> more than 80 large fires are burning across 13 states with brutal heat, high winds and flames already scorching 1.2 million acres. scientists predict not just more fire this summer, but more dangerous fire because the fuel is so dry. >> dryer it is, the faster it can spread. he runs one of the top fire labs at san jose state university. his team measures plant moisture. >> in april we thought oh, this

. >> national weather service's tsunami center says there is no tsunami threat for washington, oregon, or california. >>> we are getting ready for another hot day inland, a first check on weather and traffic beginning with darren peck in for mary. good morning. >>> good morning. it's pretty much an exact repeat of what yesterday was like. we'll be in the upper 90s inland. we'll see a healthy marine layer. how was yesterday for you? just replay that. that's what today will be like. we are starting in mid 50s in santa rosa, mid 60s in livermore. that's the range we've got and it's a ten degree spread in there. same number for inland east bay, 97. inland north bay, we'll keep temperatures closer to the low 90s today and it will be 70 in the bay. how does the drive look? >>> good morning. let's start with a look at our maps as we take that drive into altamont pass. if you are ready to take 580 west it is busy out of tracy on the 205, 580 connector. we are seeing sluggish conditions around grant line. plan for that as you hit the roadways. right now we are at 31 minutes west bound 580 from

the us national weather service has issued an excessive heat alert, with meteorologists warning thatom eric schoening, who is a meteorologist for the us national weather service, and he explained the current situation. yes, this is a long duration and widespread heatwave across much of the united states that has already begun and it is really going to peak this weekend. we are going to see those really hot temperatures and really big heat impacts, potential health impacts, for the population through the weekend and into the beginning of next week. much of the western united states is in extreme drought, it has been going on for quite a while, and that creates a lot of concerns. we have water supply concerns in many places. we also have fire concerns in many places where a lot of our fuels for potential wildfires are quite dry. and then you add on the heat and that dries out those potential wildfire fuels even more, and also, as i mentioned, potentially leads to a lot of health concerns across the population. so i guess we already started earlier this week, around wednesday was one a

the national weather service said most of california remained under excessive heat warnings with highs topping 100 degrees in the evening. president biden is calling on cuba to listen to the people's demands after some of the largest street protests in decades. he says the united states stands with the cuban people with quote, "are bravely asserting universal rights." cuba has seen massive blackouts, food shortages, and increased covid-19 cases. cuba's leader is in part blaming the u.s. blockade. treasury secretary janet yellen said that she will not be nominated without giving her reason. the former investment banker is a former obama era appointee who worked for secretary of state hillary clinton. global news 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake by bloomberg. powered by more then 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ alix: it is 1:00 p.m. new york and 1:00 a.m. in hong kong. i am kailey leinz. here are the top stories from around the world. virgin galactic successfully launches richard branson into space. we discuss what it me

the national weather service tweeted out this picture. it was one of three fires they are battling in northern california. the pictures, all good reminders of what californians face, when temperatures increase there's lightning involved. it's a good idea to download the app so you get the flex alerts so your family knows what to expect with the impending dangers. here, could be a nice place for you and your family. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> nice place, indeed. love the scene behind you. thank you. >>> to our climate in crisis and tighter water restrictions in effect for customers in the north bay. marin passed rules this week. drip irrigation now limited to two days a week, and it's valley. those fines for violators start at $250. >>> 3.6 magnitude quake just before 1:00 a.m. there were no reports of damage. like we always do we try to post on twitter to see who exactly felt it? you can follow me, lauragarcia @nbc. >>> the withdrawal of american troops in afghanistan, and a push to look at voting rights. this comes as the

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the national weather service has advised those in the region to drink plenty of water and stay insidegh temperatures are expected to continue well into next week. the final of euro 2020 is taking place in wembley right now. a italy 1-1 place in wembley right now. a italy 1—1 england. 89a minutes gone of six minutes of extra time, such as two left in normal time. if no—one scores, we go to 30 minutes of extra time and if no—one scores after that, then it is penalties. so, how did we get here? let's take a quick look at how exactly italy equalised. this was in the second half. england had been on top but italy then did this from the corner, eventually. a director's, eventually bundling it of the dates, and italian fans going wild. a that was the equaliser at. we have to go right back to the second minute of the full game for the england goal, this is luke shaw, great cross, great finish, kept his head down, back of the net, england went wild and they looked good in that first half but couldn't hold onto the lead and it is still 1—1. how are the fans are hung coping with all this? trafal

north of philly in bucks county, national weather service reports up to ten inches of rain fell in a few hours. the weather service calling this a hundred years flood. meaning there's a 1% chance of seeing this much rain. >>> 95 people now confirmed dead and 14 others still potentially unaccounted for in surfside, florida nearly three weeks after a condo tower came crashing down one of the identified victims is a 1-year-old baby girl making her the youngest victim identified so far in the collapse her parents bodies were identified just last week. family members say her mom was five months pregnant the mayor of miami dade county said zuej crews have recovered 8 million pounds of concrete and rubble at that site. >>> during the first half of the year, companies reported having hard time getting people to get to work. looks like the next six months aren't going to be easier at all. we have brand new numbers and details of the incenturscentiveh table. >>> once upon a time, they ruled the waves and they left something behind now every one from scientists to tourists are searching for all

the national weather service confirming a tornado in jefferson county just to the north. county, they got hit with nasty storms and we wake up to a tornado, cars flipped on top of each other. >> janice: the national weather service did a good job when we were telling you there was that area of concern severe storms including tornadoes. across the northeast you can get tornadoes, know what to do if there's a water warning in your area. tornado reports in ohio and pennsylvania, new jersey. that system is moving out of the way and we have better weather into today and tomorrow. we have severe storms across the plane states today but we don't think there will be a big bull's-eye. the other big story is the heat. it returns to the northwest and the southeast and the mississippi river valley. temperatures in the 100 degree range and with humidity it will feel warmer than that. a lot of 100s on the map. across the northeast and ohio river valley the cold front pushing the heat southward so we will have a pretty good weekend across the northern tier of the country but southern po

tamarack fire, by the way, with heavy amounts of rain and new light strikes there, unafraid the national weather service issued a flood watch for those burn scars. but we are going to shift our focus now back home is our chance gets you later tonight. if we look at the big picture, this is the next source of energy, that line of showers, a well-organized line working its way just now into the southern san joaquin and up through the southern sierra. that will be another issue for the southern sierra over the next few hours with lightning. that's probably the biggest story out of all of this in terms of lightning strikes, is the aftermath in the sierra. but let's come back home. we'll put this into the futurecast, watch that and of rain work its way up through the valley. watching regenerate overnight amma and that's when we have our chance. this is why at the top of the newscast i wanted to spotlight that window of time, midnight tonight through 11:00 tomorrow. that's our opportunity. and if we come in for a closer look at home and play this again, we are looking at the high resolution rapid refresh mode

we're working with the national weather service.e local counties affected. bottom line is, we're going to take miami-dade out, woing to cake a couple other interior counties in south florida out. we'll be adding a number of counties in the northern half of the state. and, again, the most recent track is we're looking at impacts north of citrus county, probably in that dixie county area. and if we continue to see any movement beyond that, then obviously we will update people. we do, though, not anticipate when it's in the gulf of mexico that this storm is just going to end up going west of florida. every single model is in agreement, once it's in the golf, there is going to be a movement back northeast and we anticipate that will impact the state of florida. so we're ready for that. but as much as you don't want to have to deal with these, the movement west, at least for the surfside site, means that the impacts should be incredibly minimal. may get some rain, a little bit of wind, but nothing like we were looking at maybe a couple d

the national weather service removed the delta from the excessive heat warning because you are gettinge benefit from the clouds we were looking at. even though the valley appear to not be included in the excessive heat warning because they are not they get a different shade. it's a heat advisory, not quite as intense. enough to make sure you know it who saw the hundred and five for today. santa rosa, these are your numbers. they have only gone up to 97 today. temperatures have played out much better than they could have. the marine layer you wake up to grade skies in a very quickly melts back to the coast. get everyone's daytime highs in here. as we get back over to her the inland valley it's much better. temperatures along the east bay shoreline. it's like nothings going on. 91 in santa rosa. and the seven day forecast it looks so much better. the whole thing with the exception of tomorrow it's exactly where we should be for this time of year. great-looking forecast for next week. a lot of content. not just one sports segment here, we give you two. not one, not two, but three straight

but according to the national weather service smoke from the bay area's newest major wildfire. the dixie fire is blowing east toward the folks next door in the silver state and nevada. but take a look at this. the national weather service also posted this video of a hazy sun rise in maine weather experts say that this smoke is actually from the wildfires burning in california and oregon. it is now traveled clear across the country to the east coast. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow here. time with more on the smoky conditions that we're actually not seeing here at home. yeah. fortunate for us. the air generally travels from west to east. now. >> you get some pressure systems that will vary somewhat in the whole mix. but we've got these fires burning now and that's an issue. of course, you may remember the paradise fire we had that all that smoke with the offshore wind came right back in the bay area. so we've got the beckworth fired. the we've got the bootleg fire. we've got the quincy fire. they're all burning at the same time right now. you see the smoke trail kind of trail

they're talking to the national weather service office in miami. they're going to watch the storm, warm the severe thunderstorms. they're going to watch for lightning. when they have to call a stop, they will. that safety officer talking to the weather service, they're not going to pull the trigger just because it's uncomfortable or raining. they'll only pull them if there's danger to the rescuers. >> that's why at this point there's still rescue workers there going through the rubble because that call hasn't been made yet. a really interesting perspective. i want to ask you about something that is just so delicate, but also you have to talk about the reality so many days after the collapse of the building. a member of the israeli rescue team said chances to find somebody alive, they're close to zero. as hard as it may be, should officials change this to a search and recovery mission? >> i think the answer is the families are going through this process. it doesn't help for external folks to say what stage we're in. the families are going to go thro

according to the national weather service, all of south florida was under a tornado watch today.da governor ron desantis has expanded a state of emergency in order to cover dozens of counties. our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow has been tracking this storm system and he has details. yeah. you know, it's been kind of flirting with becoming a hurricane today. finally becoming a hurricane again has moved out over open water. so. >> here's the very latest on else. you can see it. spinning around now not really well-defined eye in the middle of it. it's hanging off the coastline. but you see those bands of rain that are moving on shore really pummeling the western half of florida. very heavy rainfall flooding rains moving in right now. there are some forecasts along that path you could see some places get upwards of 5, maybe 15 inches of rain and that's going to cause some flooding just about anywhere. all that are shaded in yellow naples, fort myers to our kate all the way sarasota and further north up into tampa. all currently under tornado watches as systems tend to create sma

even further up near tampa bay, the national weather service just with a 5:00 p.m. update actually increased the potential of storm surge from three to five feet. so heavy rain, four to eight inches, and tropical storm-force winds starting tonight and then the storm races towards the outer banks of the carolinas. >> derek, as far as surfside is concerned, how much longer will they be feeling the effects of this? how much more rain? and the wind is a real concern for the rescue efforts. how bad could it get? >> reporter: john, they're displaced well from the center of this projected path, they're not even in the path from the national hurricane center with tropical storm elsa. however, it has the potential to bring these feeder bands, these outer rain bands that can change the weather so quickly. so rain can pick up, the wind can be sustained at 35 miles per hour. in a worst case scenario, we don't want to see this, but with the approaching squall line like we've got off the coast now, it could spin up a short-lived waterspout which of course when it comes on land be

that was recently issued by national weather service. south bay, there are a lot more 90s now, 94 campbell, 90 in fremont. red wood city goes to 92. inland valleys of the east bay, hot enough already. the numbers may come in a degree or two above that considering you are already at 100. low 70s for east bay shoreline, thankfully getting benefit of on shore flow. temperatures in marin inland will be in the mid 90s and low 100s into lake and mendocino. across the seven-day forecast, there is good news by early next week. but of course you've got to get through what will be a pretty intense weekend for significant heat essentially bay area wide unless you are right on the shore of the bay or at the beach. back to you. >> thank you. >>> time for our friday segment of liam's list. >> a san francisco favorite, the tonga room. >> this is completely, completely awesome. >> never are truer words spoken, it is awesome. this is his first visit at the fair mont hotel. it really is one of the most magical spots in san francisco. this legendary spot i

the national weather service recorded temperatures of 130 degrees in california's death valley, somethe highest ever recorded on the planet. people in desert communities are being warned how quickly they can dehydrate or overheat. >> not realizing how quickly you can run into trouble or the body overheating. reporter: even those following the advice are struggling. >> it is too hot. i'm drinking as much water as i can, i'm drinking my weight in water every day. >> the best way to describe it is that moment when you open the oven and that gust of heat hits you in the face. reporter: the extreme heat has led to the deaths of thousands of people in recent weeks, also putting a massive strain on the power grid. californians are being told to reduce their water usage. not compulsory, but underscores the harsh reality that millions of people are facing. the record-breaking temperatures continue, people can do their best to stay cool. laura: that heatwave still has not broken. other news from around the world. a military court in jordan has found an advisor guilty of sedition. they were sen

so the national weather service has issued a fire weather. could see some dry lightning strikes. that means you get some lightning. but unfortunately the rain from some of those thunderstorms evaporates before it hits the ground, leaving things very dry underneath and that's given rise to the chance of some fires temperatures for tomorrow are going to be a little bit warmer planet. some upper 80's inland 70's navies around the bay and the 50's and 60's co side with some of that patchy fog as we take you through the weekend. sunday gets a little muggy. i think the best chance of thunderstorms probably sunday afternoon into early on monday morning. that will start to clear things out. just returning some sunshine and some fog on tuesday and wednesday and maybe return to the monsoon late next week. thank you, lawrence on the peninsula despite the rise in covid-19 cases here in the bay area, things are. >> attempting to get back to normal. foster city has loosened covid restrictions for its concert series that kicks off tomorrow at leo ryan park

the national weather service has issued a fire weather watch because of anticipated thunderstorms sunday into monday the potential for thunderstorms little to no rainfall. while the national weather service has placed a large portion of northern california under a fire watch meteorologist at the higher elevations s r ve a greater likelihood of seeing the storor since april. we've been talking about the conditions that were already facing and the sacramento region. >> if lightning does cause a fire sunday or monday firefighters like chris vest with metro fire say the fight will be like if it were happening 6 weeks into the future. aa week. rain and snow season has pushed up what can dry out by about a month and a half. >> now july. we're looking like late august even september. that's when we used to get our fastest growing fires are most critical fire behavior even dangerous conditions. >> and that was eric rucker reported. >> and meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the more so we're talking about the dry lightning and it's not what you would think of its not like truly drive,

the us national weather service has issued an excessive heat alert — saying that temperatures in somes could reach 49 degrees celsius. southern water has been fined a record 90 million for dumping billions of litres of raw sewage into the sea off the north kent and solent coastline. the company admitted nearly 7000 illegal spills between 2010 and 2015 from 17 sites. a judge at canterbury crown court said the offences were "committed deliberately". duncan kennedy reports. this is havant near portsmouth, one of more than a dozen beauty spots along the south coast where southern water illegally dumped the raw sewage for nearly six years. for many who live and work along the coast, the pollution was shocking. i came down to check my boat to find that there's raw sewage hanging off the mooring lines, it's wrapped around the propeller, the rudder and festooned along the hull of the boat. absolute disgust. the untreated sewage was poured into the sea right around the south coast from 17 different southern water sites. the environment agency also said the company allowed it to be released bec

the national weather service tweeted out this video of a fire tornado from the tenant fire burning. .s. forest service shot the video last tuesday, one day after the tenant fire started. the national weather service says the firenado was big enough to be picked up on radar. the tenant fire is one of three big fires burning right now in northern california. there is also the salt fire burning in shasta county. it is 72% contained. the lava fire burning near the town of weed is 51% contained, and the tennant fire is now 71% contained. >>> it is a messy job but governor newsom has a plan to clean up public spaces. he rolled out the plan today and some are calling it a real solution. others say it's just a political stunt. >> this is an unprecedented effort to acknowledge what all of us recognize. >> reporter: governor newsom came to richmond to unveil plans to tackle one of the state's most visible problems. >> as we drive around this state, it's too damn dirty. time to clean up the state. time to be a little bit more accountable. >> the governor is giving caltrans $1.1 billion to remov

sunday partly cloudy skies we do bring in the slight chance of some thunderstorms and the national weather serviceually issuing this of fire. weather watches, begins five p.m. sunday until 11 am monday for basically the higher up terrain. so the north bay hills, the east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains with the possible ability of some dry lightning. it just takes one lightning strike two to trigger some fires, and that, of course, is the biggest concern as we head into the weekend, so we will be watching the radar closely all weekend long that moisture moving in from the south. here's the wide view, showing most of the oyster right now, at least in the form of a showers and thunderstorms kind of focused in arizona today, satellite right now we still have lots of low clouds and fog out there, as you can see, from half moon bay to a pacific up and the clouds will gradually work their way back into the region. current numbers. we have oakland 63 san jose 74 some eighties while england and here's a live camera checking out sfo this evening, where he has some blue sky up above clouds will be on

the national weather service reported the high top down at a 128 degrees yesterday. ometer near the furnace visitor center showed a 135 degrees around 4 o'clock. but a national park ranger said it typically measures higher than the official reading. the national weather service recorded the temperatures at one 29 on saturday and a 130 degrees on friday. some of the highest ever recorded on earth. meanwhile, the realism new airport in san luis obispo county reached a 115 degrees saturday. that's one degree hotter than the previous record set back in 1961. that was awesome. hot temperatures here in the bay area. but nothing like that is a live look outside from our mount tam camera in moraine county. you can see the fog blanketing the san francisco skyline in the distance kron four's. erica caturay joins us with our forecast again. erica, it was warm not as warm as some of the other cities. but it's still going to be warm in some western cities right. >> are you talking about the bay area. his right now, ok, i'll tell you about our forecast. so right now the warmest spo

the national weather service is also warning about rip currents along the coast. now we continue to track the heat wave on our kron 4 app. so use your phone to scan this qr code. it will take you directly to the kron 4 app to download. you'll get the latest updates on your weather, including a look at the current conditions and a list of cooling centers around the bay area. and wildfires are burning throughout the state to this is video from the tenant fire that's burning in the claim national forest fires currently more than 90% contained. but it's kurt scorched already more than 10,000 acres. fire officials say they're worried the excessive heat combined with dry grass could lead to flare ups. and staying in northern california. the beckworth complex fires are burning in the plumas national forest. this is near the california-nevada border. northwest of lake tahoe. there are 2 fires burning as part of the back with complex. so far they've charred more than 20,000 acres and only 11% contained. now we are tracking a number of other fires burning in the state, incl

the national weather service telling people not to gamble with these dangerous conditions.e. they know how to handle this heat. but some of the tourists who are here for the fight, concert, or for a celebration, they don't always know how to handle the heat. i talked to some of them, earlier, and here's what they told me. >> going back to jersey and our cold weather. we were expecting maybe 90, 95. but when we look at the weather, it's all 104, 115. so, we're -- and now, we -- we went out early so that we can roam around. it's 9:00 and it's all burning. it's like -- it's like hell here. >> we're pretty much just outside to take these pictures and then go in between casinos. but we are going to stay hydrated with margaritas and ipas. >> and it is a always fun here, in las vegas, but it is dangerous. these temperatures are only making the drought in the western part of the united states even worse. water levels are at low levels in many of the reservoirs. when you are talking about fire, it is increased-fire danger. and electricity, both, here and in california, officials ask