and yet -- >> has santa rosa ever faced anything like this before? >> never, no, no city has. >> reporter: that is the mayor in a meeting of city department heads today where stress from last year's fire storm has home to roost on the city budget. they need to cut $14.5 million. almost 10%. the reserve fund is severely depleted. >> i don't think we should be hurting the economy in order to build atoday. >> reporter: santa rosa spent $5 million on the fire in just its first month and now it has more issues, replacing benzene contaminated pipes and fountain0 million. and then the $4.1 million fire station that burned. fema has offered only $1 million to replace it. and santa rosa faces other issues, including a growing homeless population that congeals in groups. will the city make cuts there? there's a cascade of issues, if so. >> the city supports over 188 shelter beds. so if there was a reduction there, then those folks weren't able to exit into housing, i would be concerned that they would exit into an encampment. >> reporter: any budget changes ta

those are not just people in santa rosa -- that is not what those people in santa rosa were expecting night. we picked stories that try to portray what happened. i tried to pull myself out of it. i let the people tell their story we are sort of letting the chips fall where they may. i hope people get it, that was awful but we are trying to keep us in front of people's minds. people are still suffering. >> from what you're telling us we are going to see the panic of this documentary. i'm curious, do we also get to see some of the heroism that took place that night? >> exactly. we tried to do, and pat kerrigan who is my coproducer who is the hero santa rosa, she insisted on that. it was heroic. only 43 people died, the fire came through at 85 miles per hour to 105 miles per hour. the fastest winds we ever had here. the flames were 30-40 feet high, 3000 degrees, and how everybody not die? that is the question. santa rosa was absolutely heroic. it was not a disaster plan, we did this on the fly. if you want to know how to get 102,000 people out of a town and five hours, watch what santa r

san francisco, san jose and santa rosa are only a few steps behind. the most stressed city on the survey was detroit. >> interesting. >> fremont, wow, two years in a row. >> who knew. >> when it comes to parenting, a new study finds no difference between kids raised by two moms and kids raised by mom and dad resechstaed recruiting parents for the study in 1987 and tracked the kids for decades roems tha other kids their age you need to know as you start you're day. day. >> mcdonald's want you four-day super sale and bring color home. from july 20th to the 23rd, get 40% off paints and stains. that's why i love light & fit greek non-fat yogurt. each delicious cup contains 12 grams of protein and 80 calories. it's nutrition that fits my healthy life. light & fit. do what fits you. >>> 5:25. just joining us or heading out the door the seven things to know before you go. number one, the man police are calling the ride share rapist set to appear in court today. orlando vilchez lazo accused of posing as a ride share driver and picking up his victims from nigh

to the north bay about 87 for santa rosa, 84 sonoma, 75 today in oakland.t's nice. 81 in freemont. inland hot in the 90s. 96 brentwood, 91 for san ramon. warm afternoon, muggy tomorrow, chance of isolated shower. looking bright and beautiful over the weekend. that's the weather. a check of the roads with alexis. >> good morning, drew. an update here on the bay bridge commute. the toll plaza metering lights are on. no surprise there. that occurred right around 5:32 this morning. we are hearing we've got a disabled vehicle in lane five just before you get to those metering lights. pretty empty in the cash lanes, at least at this point. once you get closer those do take longer with everyone stopping at the booths. the good news that disabled vehicle near the fremont exit on the san francisco side has cleared. little bit of stop-and-go traffic around treasure island on the westbound side. no major delays. the eastbound side of 80 the off ramp is closed due to a crash investigation from about 3:00 this morning. drive times, westbound 580, richmond san rafael bri

te in santa rosa the in santa rosa the city has filed a lawsuit against pge seeking unspecified damages lot of underground and above ground infrastructure including a fire station that was just built a few years ago millions and millions of dollars we're dealing with water contamination problems with recovery problems that we're gonna be dealing with for years and years to come devastationhe city says the lawsuit filed against the utility last week will also provide a way for them to compel pg&e to implement new safety measures.pge says they are reviewing the lawsuit and are focused on everything they can to help these communities rebuild and recover. maureen kelly kron4 news. lawrence karnow: it was hot inland again with highs in the 90s and low 100s inland. but cool fog kept highs much cooler at the coast with highs in the 50s and 60s. you can see a few showers and thunderstorms over the sierra on doppler. on the satellite you can see as high pressure will start to weaken. monsoonal clouds will move into california increasing the chance of showers and thunderstorms. tomorrow will be s

traffic is extremely congested in the whole northern santa rosa area. expect delays or find an alternate route. >> especially this time of day. anything about any injuries or, you know, repercussions that way? >> no information on that yet. this is barely in the city limits, they're handling the incident, santa rosa police and fire. >> what is the danger from an oxygen tanker truck? what kind of leak are you expecting or trying to deal with? >> you might want to talk to the hazmat experts. oxygen is flammable. we don't need anymore fire in this area. >> certainly not. officer sloat, thanks for joining us andiv u a t othe siat and bng yhe latest as we learn more about what's happening. when the roads will reopen. the backup is already beginning from this. >> on 101. the officer said, maybe 50 minutes, but who knows if that's the case when they can actually get this cleared? in the meantime, with every passing minute the traffic gets that much worse especially this time of day, we'll continue to keep you updated during this hour. >> for now, though, good

santa rosa and petaluma look at that down to a mile to two- mile visibility. satellite/radar overall showing that onshore breeze in effect and that's what's filling in a lot of the bay area with the clouds out there this morning. and then parts of the east bay. you're still in the clear so not bad in places like livermore and concord. so here's a look at the winds not too breezy though between 5 to 10 miles per hour for most locations. jaclyn. >> we are going to begin in the north bay taking a look at your ride as you make your way along 101 where it is very foggy. we are taking a live look. this is 101 at spencer just north of the robin williams tunnel. give yourself extra time. be safe out there. allow extra space between you and the car in front of you. heading across the golden gate bridge, continues to be a foggy ride. we have a fog advisory in place for drivers. if you are mayour way towards the lower deck of the bay bridge, you may have slowdowns. the treasure island off-ramp is shut down due to an accident investigation. you will not be able to exit th

. >>> a follow-up after the explosion at the santa rosa kaiser. the entire rear of the car blown off. the tanker delivering liquid oxygen to the medical offices when the explosion happened. th t person injured. >>> they endured it in real high of and tonight they saw it on the big screen. a life and death situation that so many people in santa rosa faced, is now the subject of a documentary. film makers are hoping it will help give back what they so mercilessly took. >> the people who made this documentary are from santa rosa. they experienced the fire. some people were not sure such a recent disaster belonged up on a marquis or even in a theater. people who saw it said it was emotional in a good way. >> it is home. >> i shed some tears for sure. >> an emotional night in santa rosa for the premier of the documentary urban inferno. the night santa rosa burned. >> a soldout crowd included fire survivors, their supporters and first responders. the documentary detailed the first few hours of the fire offering insight into how emergency personnel respo

santa rosa 80. concord 93. livermore 92. here's our live camera looking across san francisco. you can see in the bottom right portion of your screen, there's that fog deck and then just a few high clouds already working their way back into the area and there we are toward mount diablo. so at least tomorrow morning, plan on some fog coastside and possibly a few patches right around the bay. and then in the afternoon hours it's still going to be hot inland but probably a little cooler than today instead of mid- to upper 90s. we are thinking low to mid-90s for tomorrow afternoon. so here's the setup. this area of high pressure is in charge of our weather pattern, not only heating us up but also setting up that southerly flow sending the clouds in for tomorrow. so high clouds thursday, warm to hot inland. the beaches primarily in the low to mid-60s. here's that setup for tomorrow that moisture moving in from the south. there is that slight chance of a shower for thursday into friday. it's not widespread

santa rosa faces other issues including a growing homeless population that congeals in groups.there? dan who runs that department sees a cascade of other issues. >> the city supports 188 shelter beds. if there was a reduction there and those folks wouldn't exit to a housing i would be concerned they would exit to an encampment. >> reporter: they are looking at a possible housing bond and increase in sales and taxes, all up to voters in november. abc7 news. >>> coming up, a dizzying experience. >> a bay area woman who applied for a refund for a recalled washing machine is sent into a spin cycle. >>> also ahead -- >> reporter: on a beach full of millions of rocks, would you be ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> people in london are scratching their heads over this. this is a 25 foot tall statute of a bare chested jeff goldblum sitting on the bank of the river thames. it is a subscription service that installed it to mark

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santa rosa, one of the cooler spot at 52. inland heading towards the weekend with the area of high pressure expanding and flexing the muscles over the next few days. that means more 90s by the weekend. around that comedy circulation was some moisture looking -- working closer to the bay area. this is moisture from what was once a hurricane is now a tropical storm. tropical storm fa be a. we are expecting more high clouds in your friday forecast and just with the nature of the system, the tropical system and a good feel muggy around friday. here is the forecast model shiday. more cloudsg in from towards friday. we could have the clouds scooting out later in the day tomorrow. forecast highs today doing 80s towards antioch and brentwood. san francisco 67. pacifica 62. it will actually send in a swell closer to the bay area. maybe some sneaker waves and soccer rip currents especially to the south facing beaches for today right through the weekend into saturday. here's a look at the five day forecast. we are heating things backup.

let's get right to wayne freedman live in santa rosa. wayne?california cities. they have money problems. their costs and their taxes are not keeping track. now add the element of a major disaster. a fire storm that takes on a whole new element. on a seemingly perfect day in santa rosa, not a care in the world for visitors nor a storm cloud on the horizon. and yet -- >> has santa rosa ever faced anything like this before? >> never, no, no city has. >> reporter: that is the mayor in a meeting of city department heads today where stress from last year's fire storm has home to roost on the city budget. they need to cut $14.5 million. almost 10%. the reserve fund is severely depleted. >> i don't think we should be hurting the economy in order to build atoday. >> reporter: santa rosa spent $5 million on the fire in just its first month and now it has more issues,

in santa rosa closer to 90. not quite. 87 in santa rosa.ut 87 in lakeport and clearlake. >>> westbound 205 in tracy slow going as you transition onto 580. caltrans has roadwork going on in the eastbound opposite commute direction but the delays, the backup, we are seeing those in the westbound commute direction. just under 30 minutes between 205 and 680. give yourself some extra time. it's going to be busier than what we have seen throughout the rest of the week. >>> jaclyn, thank you. famed san francisco landscape architect michael painter has died. his vision of a more scenic commute was the inspiration for the presidio parkway. painter wanted to replace doyle drive between the golden gate bridge and the marina with landscaped tunnels so people could walk from the presidio to crissy field. painter presented his plan in 1992. 23 years later the expressway opened. painter died of cancer at his home in mill valley. he was 83. >>> san francisco police are p l alone embaadero a week after pe hurt. summer tourism is the reason for the enforceme

tonight we are continuing to follow breaking news out of santa rosa. gayle ong has been out there all night where a tanker truck is believed to have exploded at the kaiser medical center. gayle what can you tell us. (gayle)the tanker is still here on the other sidewe do have new video to eckage .. you can see the tanker is still here at kaiser's m-o-b 5 building..the liquid oxygen is still smoldering out of the truckwe know the call came in around 2:30 this afternoon an incident involving an oxygen tanker - santa rosa fire officials say it was an explosion that occurred during the transfer of the liquid oxygen inside the tank itself.. the liquid was being delivered here at kaiser..the liquid is used throughout the medical facility.we do want to point out that the leak occurred next to the building and highway 101so there were no threats inside..this prompted c-h-p to close part of highway 101 both lanes for

. >>> a tanker truck closing in santa rosa today. chopper 5 shows -- explosion in santa rosa today. chopper 5 shows the explosion. it forced the shut down of the highway. the building was evacuated as firefighters figured out how to deal with the leak. santa rosa police were able to bring in their drone to keep fire crews away from danger. >> allowed us to monitor the activity of our firefighters that were going in there to get a recon and making sure we have an understand of what was happening. >> crews stopped the leak but it is unclear what caused the explosion. one of the buildings will remain closed tomorrow for inspections. the driver was the only person hurt. >>> traffic lines stretched for miles on highway 101. the highway was chosed for more than an hour. -- closed for more than an hour. >>> president trump says he hold russian president vladimir putin responsible for the attempts to meddle in the u.s. election. kpix 5's allen martin reports this comes after the president appeared to make another stunning break from his own intelligence agencies. >> reporter: the president'

santa rosa 55. livermore 70. napa 56. vallejo 59 and oakland 58 degrees. fog and cloud cover to start the day near the water. here is a change, clouds to finish the day as well. that the not just for coastal locations. that is all for of us and a thunderstorm chance, less than 10% over night thursday night into friday. another round of tropical moisture from arizona. tomorrow's high in dublin, 88 degrees. on friday an increase in sunshine in the afternoon. why is this happening? tropical moisture in arizona common for this time of year but rarely does it make it from arizona into northern california. we have a ridge of high pressure sliding to the east. if it gets in the right spot it could grab the monsoonal moisture and send it towards us. it is going to happen thursday. here is the increase in cloud cover. 4:00 p.m. tomorrow mostly cloudy skies. the clouds thin out on friday but the atmosphere will be more unstable on friday. may see a pop up shower or thunderstorm throughout the bay area. higher elevations are favored. high temperatures tomorrow, incre

worse in the north bay, only 5 miles in petaluma, 7 miles in santa rosa. it will be sunny and hot inland today, milder around the bay and along the coast. how hot we're going to get, coming up after this. >>> speeds are moving at the limit along 101 heading through san mateo. folks making their way northbound may have some problems because the connector ramp to eastbound 92 is still shut down. chp says it could be as late as 7:00 a.m. before they that connector ramp reopened. exit hillsdale and get to edgewater or foster city boulevard to reconnect with highway 92. keep in mind that will take a little extra time, as many folks will have the same idea. it could get a little congested. right now still in the green. that's a check of your traffic. back to you. >>> thank you. president trump is back in washington after a historic meeting with russian president vladimir putin. the summit sent shock waves around the world, the president getting slammed for backing putin's denial that the russian government directed cyberattacks on members of the democratic party

santa rosa and the lower 50s. walnut creek is 53.looks like san jose and sfo the two warmer spot checking in round 60. here is the deal for today. the clouds this morning and skies becoming partly sunny. patty overcast near portions of the shoreline. the red counter with the links in the 90s. locations with 90 degrees or 60s

the night santa rosa burned. the new movie telling the story of people who had to run their lives last october. >> i feel like we relieved it. it was real, it was raw. >> up next where you can see the new movie and how it's helping some people heal. ♪ ♪ the best way to get together is with a treat you make together. ♪ ♪ california to see the state's water infrastructure. he will tour in the sierra foothills. he will also discuss the trump administration's efforts to improve the state's fra construct and protect water rights in central california and then he will go to the yosemite area tomorrow for a briefing on the damage caused by the ferguson fire. >>> we are expecting an update from that fire. it's burned more than 33 square miles. it's in the southwest area of yosemite valley. it's still only 7% contained. cal fire does expect it'll continue to grow and there are new evacuation orders. they have been issued for the trailer court on highway 140. visitors to yosemite say heavy smoke from the fiis covering thei

in santa rosa, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> president trump is being accused of contradicting u.s. intelligence agencies. >> is russia still targeting the u.s., mr. president? >> thank you very much, no. >> this comes after monday's news conference in finland where the president said he misspoke when talking about russian meddling. sarah sanders said that the president's remarks yesterday were misinterpreted and he had another mixed message when asked if he agrees with his national intelligence director that the threat from russia is ongoing. >> if he says that, i would accept that. i will tell you, though is wron he should heed the warnings of the intelligence co democrats are now calling for a hearing with the u.s. interpreter who was at that one-on-one meeting between president trump and putin. >>> meantime, the federal government laid out some of its case against a 29-year-old russian national who was accused of spying in the u.s. reporter angelica alvarez is in washington. >>> reporter: maria butina a suspected russian spy appeared in federal court on charges of conspiracy and

in the 50s in san francisco. 56 and 54 degrees in santa rosa. our satellite-radar shows this marine layer the last six hours, built in. it will eventually recede back, hang out along the coast. but for the most part it's creating a little havoc on our roads or will potentially. this high pressure ridge is what we have to thank. it's pushing down on those clouds and that fog and keeping things close to the ground. but eventually as it moves in, it's going to bring this monsoonal moisture up around the side of it. sunshine away from the coast once that clears. then warm to hot inland with triple digits potentially, monsoonal moisture with chance of thunderstorms. high temperatures for today are going to be warm. warmest day of the week: far, north bay under a heat advisory until night. tonight. be careful especially of you in the north bay in the mid 100s. warmest day of the week triple digits in a lot of places cooler at the bay although, for the bay, this is warm. tomorrow things cool off slightly thanks to the monsoonal moisture that's coming i

clouds through downtown san francisco, coastline, possibly into santa rosa. but concord, livermore, san jose, should be okay. so that's looking clear. not much cloud coverage until 4 a.m. tomorrow. so that's good news. you will probably just wake up to some clouds. but just in time for those shows, it looks like you will have clear conditions. you can see the fireworks. here's a look at what's going on across the nation. check the heat. in the 90s for most spots. it's been a very, very warm week for al dealing with heat. i'm showing you this because there's a ridge of high pressure that's actually going to be moving more west. it's going to hover over the desert southwest by this weekend. so that's why starting tomorrow, our warming trend begins. it's going to stay hot tomorrow, saturday -- friday, saturday, sunday extending into monday, tuesday of next week. so this heat is going to impact a lot of california. also talking about hurricane fabio well to the south off the coast of mexico is not moving towards land but as it gets closer up north, that's when we

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kron-4's gayle ong has been on the scene all evening and joins us now live from santa rosa... gayle what's the latest. the building is still blocked off..crews are still on the scene figuring out what happened and why..here's video of the wreckage you can see the tanker is still here at kaiser's m-o-b 5 building..the contents inside the tank is still smoldering out of the truckthat's the liquid oxygen..we know the call came in around 2:30 this afternoon an incident involving an oxygen tanker - santa rosa fire officials say it was an explosion that occurred during the transfer of the liquid oxygen inside the tank itself..it was being delivered here at kaiser..the liquid is used throughout the medical facility.we do want to point out that the leak occurred next to the building and highway 101so there were no threats inside..but this prompted c-h-p to close part of highway 101 both lanes for almost 2 hours - firefighters say the focus was getting the leak secured as soon as possible,kaiser medical center evacuated the building right away -- that included many patients and staff..

lost that shot, and it came back. 74 right now in areas over santa rosa, oakland reporting 72. livermore already a warm day for you. upper 80s, san jose at 81. we continue with the microclimate in place. the state, we have that fog right up along the coastline. over the sierra, the possibility of thunderstorms for the weekend. if you are traveling to the sierra, maybe going to be on the lake or doing some hiking or backpacking, 30 to 40% chance of thunderstorms saturday and sunday. for the rest of us this moisture, also streaming in through southern california and into our area for the afternoon today. we have just a very slight chance at thunderstorms. especially for the higher elevations. we will track that for you. it's a slim one. it is there. here is a look at some of that low cloud cover. i have a three hour time l aps e and you can see this morning is widespread. it's pulled back and now we are partly cloudy, mostly clear for most. have just a little bit right along the east bayshore. from areas stretching through richmond, berkeley, emoryville and oakland. as we come ov

in santa rosa an oxygen tanker incident at old redwood highway at the kaiser santa rosa medical officebetween river road and bicentennial away. no word on when they are going to reopen, crews have began working to stop the oxygen leak from this tanker. it has oxygen liquid leaking, no other evacuations behind -- beyond the campus. and people are sheltering in place across the highway and we are told that some people were injured in an accident but we are not sure, we are working to find the extent of those injuries as well. we were told a fire did happen but that fire was put out. here is a look at the map. major backup all stemming from the shutdown. if you can avoid that area please do because again there is no word on when they're going to reopen highway 101. crews are on scene working to learn more, we will have a live update for you today at five. we will be right back. alright, i brought in new max protein ...to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't. i'll take that. [cheers] 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. new ensure max protein. in two great fla

santa rosa 55, san francisco 54 degrees. and here's the accuweather seven-day forecast, things start to warm up starting tomorrow. >> good morning, frances. so far so good as you expect on a holiday, fourth of july holiday, not many working and a lot of green on our traffic maps. typically slowest spot this time of day is getting out of tracy, 205 to 580, 68 miles an hour, and 75 miles an hour. folks are cruising along faster than the speed limit as you approach altamont pass. wide open here in the south bay, san jose, 101 at 880 inbound traffic normally starting to fill in on a typical week day but not today. we have light volumes. mass transit not normal however. they are running a different schedules due to the holiday so bart on a sunday schedule today, san francisco bay ferry on a holiday schedule, no harbor bay or south san francisco service and ace rail not operating for the fourth. >>> thanks. >>> walmart taking heat for a line of anti-trump t-shirts sold on its website. third-party sellers produce the items. trump s

good morning, mountainview, 58, 65 danville, and santa rosa right now 56 degrees. your morning planner, next couple hours, unfortunate you'l outside it's muggy, high clouds from time to time helping to increase the humidity. we'll have that through the morning. by 10:00, 11:00 we're warming up under mainly sunny skies. inland by 11:00. it will be a warm day away from the coast. not as hot as yesterday but still, upper 80s to lower 90s in our warmest spots. 86 in san jose, 84 santa rosa, 69 in san francisco, oakland 75 degrees. we'll take you to oakland, bay bridge series under way once again. the giants now taking on the a's over at the coliseum. first pitch temperature around 71 degrees under a partly cloudy sky. by 10:00 as the game is wrapping up humid but mild with temperature of 67 degrees. enjoy if you're heading to the ball game. accuweather seven-day forecast it is muggy but we will have a warm afternoon. fog to sunshine to start out your weekend. slight cooling to finish out the weekend on sunday but all indications next week we will see warmer weather mov

current temperatures right now in san josi, 61 degrees and 54 in santa rosa, 58 degrees in concord. of courselandoakland 57

faheity of santa rosa. lem assistant fire mitchell, paul lowenthal, says the complaints have more than doubled. >> a lot of those are out of town owners that neglect the properties. we work to address those, but we do have a significant volume of vacant parcels. those have produced regrowth. >> they were seated to save the hillside, but that could destroy any progress with fire season. that is why the hillside lots will be abated first. santa rosa's first round of abatement workorders goes out this week, and with the increased volume they may bring in additional contractors to call and cut and hopefully clear out some peace of mind. >> there is the concern. people want to feel safer. >> i do not want to worry about dry grass. i get nervous every time i see a fire truck coming by here. you just don't know. >> reporter: the way that abatements works, you get to inspections, then into notices that accompany that. ample time to get your property in order. if you have not, the fire department comes in and the co

hot in antioch and concord. 86 in san jose, about 87 santa rosa, 85 napa.oss much of the west coast, on 60s in san francisco but the triple digit from medford down to bakersfield. let's hot eastwook t roahirng o spots, one that is improving out of the central valley. three vehicle crash involving a semi and sedan before 11th street that has been pushed off to the shoulder. the speeds improving slightly. we were at four miles an hour last time we checked, up to seven miles an hour approaching where the scene was. 12 miles an hour past that on 580. also heavy at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights on early today, 5:21 and you are stacked up into the maze. unless you're using the carpool lanes. next traffic update coming up. >>> new at 6:00, public awareness of global warming is up. abc news and stanford university conducted the survey that found 61% of americans say the federal government should be doing a great deal or a lot about global warming. that is up 8 points since 2015. three quarters of americans are concerned that efforts to address the issu

santa rosa people who are traumatized because of all the fires. what would you say to those folks? >> we were evacuated last year and my mother's house burned down, yeah, you know, yeah, trying times. >> reporter: we are in a fire season. do you think that is any reason to stop fireworks? >> no. i don't think so at all. as long as you are in a safe, in a well planned out area, i think, you know, i think it is fine. >> reporter: they will stay out here as long as they have fireworks or until the police or the fire department comes and kicks them out. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> coming up, a lawsuit over what one says is her moon dust but she fears nasa might make it it away-lover tutake it away -- take it away from her. >> boys trapped in a cave in thailand, the worse is yet to come. >> lady liberty got company today, what a woman was doing climbing the statue and the drama that unfolded. the number of people camping out in front of the citizenship and immigration services building.. has ne . >>> a protest against i.c.e. is growing in san francisco. t

i'm glad they're holding it here in santa rosa. >> reporter: in santa rosa, cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> a total lunar eclipse was visible across much of the southern hemisphere today. the blood moon eclipse lasted nearly an hour and 45 minutes. the longest so far this century. it's called the blood moon because the sun's light is bent by the earth's atmosphere allowing some light to reach the moon resulting in the red color. the eclipse was not visible from the bay area, obviously, because it was in the southern coming up in january. hopefully we'll be able to see it here in the northern hemisphere. >> sure are pretty. >> don't feel too bad. we couldn't see it. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin has the forecast. so much going on with the fires up in redding, we have been been saying about how the conditions will stay the way they are hot and dry making that -- they're in a battle up there. >> they are and the national weather service has upgraded that area to a red flag warning through monday. so the whole weekend, yeah, they are in a battle. it's mostly about heat. lo

and santa rosa right around 76 degrees. i love this picture. just take a look here looking out above the fog deck. it's mount tam, east peak just over 2500 feet. so we typically see this for the summertime the low and the bottom of your screen what ends up interesting here. upper level clouds moving in from the south. we'll be talking about more high clouds in your thursday forecast especially by mid- to late afternoon. so here we are tomorrow morning, this could be locally dense fog that will impact the visibility. that's a layer of hot air compressing the marine layer. so dense fog toward half moon bay, san francisco for thursday morning. throughout the afternoon high clouds move in. so this forecast model not generating much in the way of shower activity but there is a chance of a shower or thunderstorm and any thunderstorms that develop especially if they are dry that's something we'll watch out foiday forecast. a little cooler tomorrow but still lots of 90s inland. san mateo 80. a few more changes toward the week. we'll have more on that c

and look at santa rosa, less than a mile. barely a breeze going on there. a lot of the fog is just settling into those valleys. overall, the picture for california is showing a lot of heat building. the ridge of high pressure is sitting right over southern california. and, in fact, that actually is good news for us because it has the clockwise motion and what that's going to do is bring in an onshore breeze. so you have to get a better view of it this way. our wind stream like coming in off the coastline so that's pushing in some cooler air from the ocean especially if you are anywhere near the ocean. inland spots unfortunately doesn't affect you as much. that onshore breeze mainly affecting places like san francisco and possibly even oakland. temperatures will be a few degrees above average today. but not as hot, of course, as what you're going to experience. inland another day in the 90s. in fact, near triple digits. west-northwest winds right now at sfo, 14 miles per hour. so you can already tell we have that onshore breeze picking up a little bit this m

bay area fire departments are also on the front lines including santa rosa. nbc bay area's christie smith is live. this is the worst deja vu eerily similar to the fires that ripped through their neighborhood. >> reporter: some sate ooh is hard to know what to say despite of having lived through it, but it reminds her to have to leave this neighborhood quickly only to learn 12 hours later her home has reburned. today you see signs of rebuilding as another community faces a massive fire. jackie irish came with her granddaughters to check on her home being rebuilt in coffey park. as she rebuilt, she just learned of the massive carr fire in shasta county that exploded overnight with similarities that sent her family running. >> if you're a praying person, and watch out for your neighbor. >> reporter: she recalls the rush to pack and run from santa rose a in the middle of the night as the flames rolled in. >> i was able to get our pets and carriers. my husband said, there's a fire coming. actually our house burned down a half hour later. >> reporter: paul is an as

the night that santa rosa burned will be on july 19 at the roxy stadium in santa rosa. dr.were forced to flee their homes to escape the deadly flames on october 9. proceeds will be donated to local fire related charities. >>> drought conditions are being felt across the state. the drought monitor says 85% of the state has abnormally dry or drought conditions. most of eastern napa and lake county are experiencing moderate drought but the press democrat reports reservoir levels are much better off than past summers. look at the current drought conditions in the state. most of northern california in yellow is abnormally dry, some areas are in orange indicating moderate drought. look at southern california where most areas are in a moderate to severe state. at the very bottom of the state, at the bottom right corner of the screen you will see extreme drought indicated and that is highlighted in red. >>> there is an excessive heat watch for most of southern california today and tomorrow as the area faces a heat wave. valley temperatures and the mountains as well as desert locati

santa rosa 90. aire afectada. se ha estado registrando algo de lluvia para la sierra pero estÁ lloviendo donde no tiene que llover. en el Área de la bahÍa pudiÉramos ver algunos cambios para la posibilidad de lluvia disminuyendo. son las temperaturas que se proyectan durante estos prÓximos dÍas. lo mÁs cálido hacia esa zona de oakland en los mediados es atenta. --en esos 70. nada de lluvia en el panorama. mantÉngase hidratado porque a mediados de la prÓxima jornada continuaremos con esas temperaturas cerca de los 90.aÓ para obtener una residencia permanente, esta vez un nuevo reglamento que se aplicarÁ nuevas solicitudes. julio nos dice cÓmo el departamento rechazarÁ todo paquete. >> para un inmigrante la vida ha sido muy difÍcil. julio: en lugar de pedir una renovaciÓn para su tps, finalmente preparÓ el formulario para solicitar su presencia permanente, en ese sobre le mandÓ inmigración parte de su alma. por aÑos, cuando el paquete de ajustes le faltaba algo, le avisaban. >> pedÍan mÁs evidencia o

live doppler 7 visibility, dense fog along the coast, half moon bay visibility 2 miles, lower in santa rosa down to 1 miles, three miles in petaluma. take it easy on the roads. 12-hour day planner had the clouds first thing. by the afternoon we will see a blend of high clouds and sun. it will be warm, low 80s around the bay going into the mid 90s inland. >> good morning, drew. so far so good. we don't have any major issues to talk about. just some road work at this early hour. the eastbound side of 580 various lanes scheduled to be closed until 11:00, heavier traffic on the counter commute direction. 29 miles for eastbound 580, 20 miles on the westbound side and it is stop and go out of tracy but not terrible yet this morning. a quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza a stack up in the cash lanes on the left-hand side. no metering lights yet. if you are paying cash head to the right side. not seeing any lineup there yet. next traffic update around 4:40. >>> new this morning, an rtment near san pablo dam road and creekside court before 11:00 last night. not clear what happened but you can s

truckwe know the call came in around 2:30 this afternoon an incident involving an oxygen tanker - santa rosa fire officials say it was an explosion that occurred during the transfer of the liquid oxygen inside the tank itself.. the liquid was being delivered here at kaiser..the liquid is used throughout the medical facility.we do want to point out that the leak occurred next to the building and highway 101so there were no threats inside..this prompted c-h-p to close part of highway 101 both lanes for almost 2 hours - firefighters say the focus was getting the leak secured as soon as possible, kaiser medical center evacuated the building right away -- that included many patients and staff..i spoke to the assistant fire marshal of santa rosa -- with an update on the investigation (gayle)fire officials are still here figuring out what happened and why..kaiser says -- this medical office m-o-b 5 will be closed tomorrow..due to the investigation..but m-0-b 4 - next door will be open with normal business hours cal osharepresentatives from matheson are here live in santa rosa gayle ong kron 4 news

kate larson in santa rosa for the premier. >> reporter: cell phone video from the forced hours of the fires, took people back to the night santa rosa was surrounded by flames. >> it's very personal and powerful. >> it's been nine months but feels like yesterday. still fresh for the community. >> we have deputies at work right now, houses burned while they were working. >> reporter: "urban inferno," also, first responders. >> community we've had since day one, hour one, people like mr. seeger making the movie to raise homes. >> reporter: evacuated his home and knew he had to make the documentary. brought on several people, owns ksro. >> i'm pat kerrigan in the ksra newsroom, the north bay is on fire. >> put together what i feel is compassionate and caring motion picture. >> reporter: all the proceeds go to resilience fund for ongoing fire relief. abc7 news. >>> new developments on u.s./russia relations, surprise invitation and new fallout over vladimir putin's proef poefl to question a stanford professor who was ambassador to russia. >> reporter: questions continue over what president

people want to hear right now in santa rosa. tensions are running high over fire danger especially at the last october is deadly one country fires. >> we are anticipating a significant amount of complaints this year more than we would typically get. it is just because of the heightened awareness of our community. >> we have had a lot of tragedy happening here recently. so a lot easier to just not even -- any sparkler could start anything. you just never know. it is not worth taking the risk with what everybody has been through in this county. >> so anyone caught with fireworks could be cited, fined up to $1000 even facing felony charges. that is why police and firefighters say just be on the safe side, leave it to the pros. you can also go see the red not white, and blue fireworks starting tonight at 9:30. >> santa rosa used to allow safe and sound fireworks but now they are band. why is that? >> back in 2004, someone actually started a brush fire with those safe and sane fireworks that ended up destroying a home and injuring so

, called urban inferno, the night santa rosa burned. is the work of stephen seeger. every seat sold out for tonight's show. local physician seeger and filmmaker financed the project himself. he says he collected video of tv crews with cell phones and police body cameras, to tell the story of the destruction. >> i was there, i ran, my family ran, we know what it's like to be in the way of the flames. i know what it's like to feel this lens on your cheek. >> to see the devastation that came through, and the neighborhood we are living in, is overwhelming. >> reporter: the tubs fire took 24 lives, and scorched 137 mi.2, and burned nearly 5300 homes. >>> tonight, the big wildfire west of yosemite is sti long way from being contained. the ferguson fire has now burned more than 21,000 acres and cal fire says it is only 7% contained. steep terrain is the toughest challenge for firefighters. today, new evacuation orders went out for a mobile home community close to yosemite, because of thunderstorms on the other side of the park could move close

the north bay, warm and hot, 89 napa and 90s santa rosa. traffic alerts to talk about on this wednesday morning. what's going n. have two big i now and they're getting worse not better here. want to take you back to the san mateo bridge. traffic not moving here around the toll plaza on the hayward side. we have a crash wtateute2 again.s are blocked onc so no one getting by on that westbound side. crews are on the scene. they are working to clear that crash over to foster city. and hopefully get that off to the shoulder quickly. if you're traveling eastbound from foster city toward the hayward area, we do have the left lane blocked and just a slight backup on that side. a look at those and those traffic flows on our maps. a little bit of a backup eastbound. traveling westbound, the backup beyond the toll plaza, over to 880. unfortunately 880 is a mess as well. south bay 880 near stevenson boulevard, multicar crash blocking the far left lane and chp confirming details this morning, unfortunately a person was involved in a crash, stepped out o

santa rosa we're down to two miles.ee where the foggy issues are along the coast and in the north bay on this early morning. so be aware that the next couple hours we'll keep the headline. your morning planner, areas of dense fog through 8:00 this morning. by 9:00, peeks of sunshine. later by 10:00, 11:00, we see brighter skies and warming up quickly, inland into the 80s. live look outside, the exploratorium camera showing you the sky skyline chopped in half. the cloud cover early on over san francisco. later on today we've been in this pattern for several days now. you have the morning cloud cover, afternoon sunshine, a typical july pattern. we'll see 71 in san francisco, about 77, the high in oakland, 87 in san jose. it will be warm in the south bay with lots of sunshine today. even warmer inland. today will be the hottest day we have all week inland. 96 the high in concord. we're going to a high of 99 later on in antioch. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we have the wide range in temperatures today. high cl

>> it's lifting near santa rosa. and then from southern lake county, coming out of northern napa county. that line has been pretty persistent. we also have another one coming in. it looks like it wants to develop east of san jose and livermore coming in from the valley on i5. patterson, also tracy. the ultima pass. keeping an eye on that. 60s and 70s. mild and muggy with fog. there is a rather decent onshore breeze here for some. it is west southwest. he southeast at the surfaces morava west southwest. mostly cloudy, partly cloudy today. humid, muggy. occasional showers popping up. kind of unusual for us in july. 60s, 70s, 80s. there some 90s as well. it depends on breaks in the clouds. sow, what do you have? >> a cup of coffee-just kidding. >> good morning everyone. we have some slowing, to answer your question in a more serious way. approaching the richmond bridge. we see some slow traffic as you drive on 580, coming up to the richmond area and into marin county, with very little slowing on the actual span. we are

north bay beautiful low 80s. 83 santa rosa. 82 in napa. out very similar to how we have been over the last several days. upper 50s to start your morning in san francisco as well as oakland. low to mid- to upper 60s for our inner east bay. and for the south bay, san jose, about 63. there's a look at the afternoon highs for tomorrow. a lot like today. we'll go 68 in san francisco. 75 in oakland. low to mid-80s expected for the north bay. the inner east bay, low to mid- 90s expected for you here. 92 degrees over areas of livermore. here's your forecast for tahoe. as i mentioned a moment ago, thunderstorms in the forecast. if you are going to be on the lake or camping, going to be hiking, those afternoon thunderstorms 30 to 40% chance, meaning likely to happen there. temperatures will be in the low 80s. so it's going to be warm and muggy in tahoe. there's a look add your extended forecast. temperatures -- there's a look at your extended forecast. temperatures low 90s inland. not much change on sunday and even for the entire forecast. upper 60s

san francisco 57, santa rosa colder, 54. concord and oakland 51. mid-50s for most of the bay area overnight tonight. mountain view, your low 56. fairfield is windy tomorrow. the drones are going to be impacted by the wind tonight. i'm not saying it's 100% chance they fly tomorrow either. a breezy day, clouds in the morning, sunshine in the afternoon. ten degrees cooler than average. 78. we will begin to warm up on thursday with a high of 88, likely 90s for several straight days thereafter. ridge of highssureave u theeeke. what's arriving tomorrow is this low pressure area, cloud cover into western oregon right now. it's ms us to the north as most storms do this time of year. but it kicks up a stronger flow from the ocean. even when it was 100 degrees outside the ocean was 55 or 56. tomorrow the air-conditioners on, blowing in our direction. morning cloud cover, yes. afternoon sunshine, absolutely. let's look at the evening. futurecast says 9:00, 10:00, it will be cloudy over san francisco, san mateo county, the marine coastline, and likely oakland