in south san jose. a fire in the almaden hills. it )s lighting up the night sky -- >>> right now at 11:00, breaking news in south san jose. a fire in the almaden hills is lighting up the night sky, burning close to many neighborhoods. we just got an update from the fire line. . >>> good evening thanks for tuning in jessica is off tiept. raj mathai np. >>> a lot of people can see it right outside the windows. the grass fire burning near the boulder ridge golf club. so far five acres have burned. cal fire says 40 firefighters on the scene and they have secured the perimeter. that's good news. right now 70% contained. one structure you can see a moment ago a barn was destroyed. thankfully no injuries. we have been getting a lot of video and pictures not only from crews in the fire zone but also from many viewers who live in this area. one big concern is a was we head into the overnight hours any embers that could ignite another fire. crews will be on-site through the night. we be providing updates on social media. this came into the ne

. >>> back now to the breaking news we've been following in south san jose. the fire, sky 7 is live over the brush fire burning on a hillside. 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 mor

many people can see the smoke from the east bay and south . >>> breaking news in south san jose. sky ranger overhead. many people can see the smoke from the east bay and the south bay. you look down below and you can see the flames there. this is at san felipe road and metcalf. there are evacuations within a one-mile radius of the fire. here is how it started. a small car, that mazda mi yata sparked the flames. >> check it out. that is a bathroom sink you see there on the back of the police car. someone threw a sink at the car. not clear if vandalism is connected to the investigation. police still looking for the suspect. be right back. ask breaking news near san jose. ==take vo== a car catches fire -- and . >>> tonight at 6:00 continue to track the breaking news in southeast san jose a car caught fire and spread to a nearby brush. our marianne favro is at the scene. she will join us live. >> look at this. captured by our viewer. it is a whale breaching in san francisco saturday. greg posted a bunch of pictures. >> we have to hang out with greg more often. those are incredible. >>

south san jose, 5:30 this evening, thompson shot this video near silver creek valley and piercy road. firefighters were quick to get a handle on it. 14 acres burned. no one was hurt but it was unnerving. >>> an earlier fire put out huge plumes of thick smoke next to i-80 in rodeo, not far from the philips 66 refinery. there's a closer look at the fire burning close to the freeway. over 100 acres burned, no structures threatened, including the refinery. more than 100 firefighters worked on that fire. planes and helicopters dropped retardant on it, making quick work of the flames there. a lot of people told us they've never seen a fire burning so close to where they live. >> we saw the black, then the traffic, then we go, we're out of here. we started coming this way. started looking, watching. sort of interesting. >> we actually run a machine shop that provides parts for the refineries. what we saw it was up here we thought we better come see. if it's something that hits the refinery, we could get calls. >> there was never any real threat to the refinery. the fire was under control by

some lower 90s for the south county and east san jose.s we go to the east bay we're seeing more of those 90s through the inland valleys. antioch today up to 93 degrees. oakland, 75. hayward at 78 degrees. 63 degrees in half moon bay. 67 on the embarcadero and the north bay up to 90 in sonoma. you will make sure you're wearing something that will keep you nice and cool like some short sleeves and then it's a good day for the sandals as well. make sure you have the pedicure going on. as we take a live look outside, looking at the forecast for levi stadium we are going to have a busy day out there, a lot of fans packing into the stadium, and it will be very warm temperatures in the mid-80s this afternoon. make sure you drink lots of water. cooler temperatures, highs peaking at 70 degrees later this afternoon. if you'll be hitting the hiking trails, a good day for that. look at how warm it will be this afternoon. get out there early as the sun starts to peek out from behind the clouds. today we're up to 68 degrees, and for the inland areas yo

it happened at a home on the corner of fox dale drive and fox dale court in south san jose. firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames and keep it from spreading. >> there's significant smoke damage and fire damage. the fire looks like it got up in the attic and then some pretty significant damage there too. >> there are reports that illegal fireworks were being set off about an hour before the fire, but investigators are still looking into that. >>> police are reviewing surveillance video to track down teenagers who attacked and robbed a man on bart. investigators say four teens punched the man, took his cell phone, and then ran out of the east dublin station. it happened just after 11:00 on wednesday night. that's the same day the transit agency announced it had finished replacing all of its decoy cameras with real ones on all their trains. >>> in fremont a deadly crash when a truck driver loses control and crosses into oncoming traffic. our chopper was over the scene yesterday afternoon on osgood road just off of 680. police say the truck crossed into the sou

san jose, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news." >>> san jose is looking for new ways to house the homeless. one proposal included building tiny homes across the street from thousand oaks park in south san jose. at a meeting earlier this month an overflow crowd showed up to voice opposition. city councilman now says the housing department will not recommend housing there. he apologized for the way the meeting was handled. another community meeting will be held in two weeks. >>> in lake county three homes burned to the ground tonight after a backyard barbecue gout got owl of control. the fire started around 5:30. a man told firefighters he was cooking dinner when the fire got away from him. about 30 homes were evacuated. several cats and dogs had to be rescued. 3 1/2 acres burned. those evacuations have been lifted. >>> well, millions of people all over the country are making plans to see the solar eclipse cross over the united states on august 21st, which hasn't happened in nearly 100 years. "abc 7 news" reporter kate larson has more on what you can expect and what you should know before you look up. >> reporter: starting at 9:00 a.m. on august 21st, the shadow of the moon will swee

only about 60 around half-moon bay and pacifica, down south, san jose, 79, below average. mil piece around 75, and up north, 81, breezy, 77 in san rafael, and last stop, always our warmest spot, and enjoy the mid to upper 80s, this is probably the last day for you. temperatures will be around 50 to 59 tonight with cloud cover just about everywhere. look at about two to four degrees warmer tomorrow. two to four degrees warmer than friday. low to mid-90s, that's the inline temperatures. it's around the bay and those low to mid-60s, the coast into san francisco we'll get the free air conditionr. >> exactly, you have some place to go. >> absolutely. >> all right, thanks. >> you bet. >>> washington state woman is sharing her vacation nightmare stories in hopes of preventing the same thing from happening to you. holly says she booked a family getaway through the travel website, exmedia. more than four months in advance. then weeks before her trip, her reservation was cancelled, due to overbooking. experts say unlike the airline industry where overbooking stats are tracked by the

san jose, katie marzullo, "abc 7 news." >>> san jose is looking for new ways to house the homeless. one proposal included building tiny homes across the street from thousand oaks park in south san jose. at a meeting earlier this month an overflow crowd showed up to voice opposition. city councilman now says the housing department will not recommend housing there. he apologized for the way the meeting was handled. another community meeting will be held in two weeks. >>> in lake county three homes burned to the ground tonight after a backyard barbecue gout got owl of control. the fire started around 5:30. a man told firefighters he was cooking dinner when the fire got away from him. about 30 homes were evacuated. several cats and dogs had to be rescued. 3 1/2 acres burned. those evacuations have been lifted. >>> well, millions of people all over the country are making plans to see the solar eclipse cross over the united states on august 21st, which hasn't happened in nearly 100 years. "abc 7 news" reporter kate larson has more on what you can expect and what you should know before you look up. >> reporter: starting at 9:00 a.m. on august 21st, the shadow of the moon will swee

south bay tonight. madison bumgarner pitched for the san jose giants in a rehab appearance. it is a hopeful sign for fans as the giants continue their roller coaster season. we're live in san jose with the details on madbaum's road back to at&t park. >> reporter: for the ace, this start tonight may be one he wanted back. for the fans, no way. a lot of excitement. despite what's going on with the san francisco giants this year, forth them this was a high point in their season. it's been eight years since a moment like this. madison bumgarner pitching for the class a affiliate in san jose getting his shoulder back in shape after an atv accident sidelined him in april, fans couldn't wait. >> bought tickets and here we are. with everybody else. >> reporter: everywhere he went, a crowd followed. some lined up 2 1/2 hours before the first pitch. >> he just does really well under pressure and he never gave up. >> reporter: robert webber saw bumgarner pitch awe five games for san jose in 2009. >> to come back, it's so nice in rehab here and the local and to see him this close is ver

nbc bay area's robert handa is in south san jose for us with more details. robert. >> reporter: raj, this is a very popular costco store. i've been here many times myself. right now we're in a section of the parking lot where the man was shot and you can see how far he had to run and what a long blood trail he left behind to get away from his assailant. an ambulance rushing off with the shooting victim inside became part of the hectic scene here at the costco score in san jose. shortly after 12:30 this afternoon, police and fire trucks swarmed the parking lot after a report of a man hit by a gunshot. one shopper told us a friend he was meeting at the store went inside and all was peaceful and walked out into chaos. >> by the time he walked out 15 minutes later, he said there was puddles of blood and costco employees pushing a victim in a wheelchair and appeared to have a leg injury. >> reporter: some shoppers told us they ran away not knowing what was happening or where the shooter was located. police closed in fast and found the shooter, a woman. while the

a new brush fire erupted late last night in the hills above a south san jose neighborhood, promptingcuations within a one-mile area. fires at opposite ends of santa barbara county are 15% contained and keeping people away from their homes c. >>> and severe storms across the outer banks spawned multiple water spouts along the coastline, including one that moved onshore for a brief time near kill devil hills. >>> honda is making another death on takata's defective air bags. the victim was repairing a honda accord when it deployed. it exploded and shot out metal fragments. the incident happened last year but honda says it just learned about it. this is the 12th death in the u.s. and the 17th worldwide linked to takata's air bags. >>> now police are warning parents with razor blades found vandals are melting portions of the slides, sticking razor blades inside of them. so far, no injuries have been reported. and in festus, missouri, razor bla blades have been found in shopping carts. a woman was cut last week as she was cleaning the handle bar with a wet wipe. >>> so your 11-year-old fis

soon to determine if this fire may have been related to a string of suspicious fires nearby in south san jose. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, marianne. >>> fires both large and small continue to break out across the bay area and california. take a look at this video firefighters working on laguna hills drive. it broke out before 1:00. no structures were hit. >>> a well-respected lawyer is dead. his family and friends promise they will bring that murderer to justice. unveiling an image of a billboard that will go up outside the oracle arena to advertise a $100,000 reward for any help in solving the murder of this man, a lawyer. someone shot him last october outside of his home after he returned from choir practice at his church. >> it is hard for us to imagine who would want to kill such a kind and gentle soul. we miss him terribly. we would like others to be scared with our feeling of profound loss. >> they created a website and tip line. police have no witness the and motives as he was not robbed of his wallet or cell phone. >>> on his way to paris

right now, more than 200 customers are still without power after a fedex truck hit power lines in south san jose. you can see one pole completely down and another one leaning. it happened near seven trees and santa rosa drive. at one point, more than 1400 customers were without power. nearby businesses were also impacted. >>> santa cruz county deputies need your help tonight. take a good look at your tv right now. do you recognize this man? sheriff's department says he broke into a santa cruz home on sunday, got away with various items including cash. deputies are asking anyone with information to call them. >>> president trump now responding to accusations his oldest son knew about russia's efforts to dig up dirt on hillary clinton during the election. mr. trump calling it a witch hunt on twitter today. mola lenghi reports from the white house. >> reporter: liz, the president has departed for paris. but the questions that surround the russia probe continue to follow him and his family. while the president's son don, jr. admits that he may have done some things differently, he maintains that ult

. >> 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 the smoke to a nearby stream, adding moisture to the vegetation, putting up a lot more smoke than if the brush was de

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 to live with a little bit, but usually it's not this close to our house. >> are you worried, that you may have to be evacuated? >> at the moment, no. it still seems far away, and i have a lot of confidence in the fire department and cal fire. they do a really good job. >> reporter: and they have been able to tackle this fire rather quickly. again, it looks as though vegetation is the only thing that's been on fire here. dry brush and trees have burned. police have also blocked access to san felipe road. so if you are trying to get up here, you will be turned away. again, the cause is still under investigation. the good news is no injuries to report. and when i spoke to cal fire they tell me they plan to be here all night. back to you. >> azenith, we have seen the large amount of smoke that this fire has been

when we say inland we mean inland areas like south san jose, morgan hill, gilroy, livermore up towards napa. that average 96 tomorrow and then there you can see those mid to upper 80s. all the way from tuesday into friday's forecast. it does, however, look like it's going to get hotter as we head into next saturday and sunday's forecast. no triple digits for next weekend. we're going to watch it closely because a lot of us here can't take any more heat. i'm an occasional fan of an occasional 100-degree day. i want this to end. i want the cooler weather. it's so uncomfortable outside the past two days. >> you're the chief meteorologist. you have special sway over the weather itself. >> you know, i'm about to pick up a handle on that red phone and make a call. >> thanks very much, jeff. >>> still to come, a major art project about minor league baseball. why a former famous face from mtv is going back now and opening this bay area exhibit. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress a

. >>> tonight bay area responds to some south san jose residents who are fired up mad.odds with the fire department and on the hook for hundreds of bucks thp they say they were fined for something they didn't do. all about the fourth of july fireworks. consumer investigator chris chmura joins with us details. >> the allegation is fireworks joust. san jose outlaws fireworks and the city has gotten aggressive with enforcement. but the city automated it's the system for taking care of the complaints in that left people on the hook for hundreds of dollars each. >> our neighbors we know each other. >> on tiny garrison circle an airplane overhead occasionally makes noise but usually. >> pretty quiet the most part. >> but the yellow letters from the circle suggest they've been noisy of late. >> as the 500 citations accusing three residents of illegally shooting off fireworks in june and july. >> apparently on fourth of july i was lighting off fireworks. >> were you. >> absolutely not. >> when is the last time you bought fireworks. >> i haven't touched fireworks in 30 years skb

highs in our microclimate starting in the south bay. the san jose area. 88 degrees tomorrow. 87 for santa clara. about 85 for sunnyvale. it will be hotter in higher elevations. 81, redwood city. breezy on the coast. 60s from pacifica to half moon bay. 69 in san francisco. about 64 for daly city. the north bay, warm away from the coast. 83, santa rosa. clover dale, up to 99 degrees. 82, vallejo. we're hitting 103, so it will be hot. east bay, 74 in oakland. 79, castro valley. 71 for richmond. it's a warm day in brentwood, 94. santa cruz cam, the marine layer coming back to the coast. a little sunshine right now along the beaches. tomorrow, though, we will see that morning fog. a little afternoon sunshine squeaking out. 66 the high in bodega bay. 58 is your ocean temperature. something to take note of, the surf will continue to be rough the next 24 hours. it's for that fact along our entire coastline, we do have a beach hazard statement in effect really for our south-facing beaches, like stinson beach. that means stronger than normal rip currents and

highs in our microclimate starting in the south bay. the san jose area. 88 degrees tomorrow. 87 for santa clara. about 85 for sunnyvale. it will be hotter in higher elevations. 81, redwood city. breezy on the coast. 60s from pacifica to half moon bay. 69 in san francisco. about 64 for daly city. the north bay, warm away from the coast. 83, santa rosa. clover dale, up to 99 degrees. 82, vallejo. we're hitting 103, so it will be hot. east bay, 74 in oakland. 79, castro valley. 71 for richmond. it's a warm day in brentwood, 94. santa cruz cam, the marine layer coming back to the coast. a little sunshine right now along the beaches. tomorrow, though, we will see that morning fog. a little afternoon sunshine squeaking out. 66 the high in bodega bay. 58 is your ocean temperature. something to take note of, the surf will continue to be rough the next 24 hours. it's for that fact along our entire coastline, we do have a beach hazard statement in effect really for our south-facing beaches, like stinson beach. that means stronger than normal rip currents and

south bay. 79, milpitas. look at rtino, excuse me, los gatos at 85. san jose at 82. santa cruz, 72. 81 in redwood city. y else in the 70s on the peninsula. 61 to 63 along the peninsula coast. 66 in downtown. south san francisco, about 68. sausalito right in between at 67. and 80 to 86 through most of the north bay valleys. 73 to about 79. that's our spread on the east bay shore, and 87 to 92, close to where we were yesterday, east bay valley if you didn't use the air conditioner yesterday, probably won't need it today. it's going to cool off significantly tonight. 51 to 59 degrees. my seven-day forecast, a few passing clouds friday. that means thunderstorms in the sierra. 100s for saturday and sunday. inland, 80s around the bay. 60s at the coast. have a good one. here's alexis. >> want to take you back to south san francisco. it does sound like it's a collision. a solo vehicle crash, northbound 280 at the 101 merge. we have at least the far right lane blocked. it doesn't sound too serious. i'm not seeing any backup yet. for now, just a minor issue. also improving here, westbound 80. i told you about a d

we're taking a look right now at the south bay, san jose, feeling some mild weather.egrees. the clouds act as a blanket to keep those warmer temperature here at the ground and for the high temperature today we're still heading into the mid-80s. i want to show you the temperature trend for today as we start out with mid-60s heading up to 84 degrees by 3:00 this afternoon. we'll take a look ahead to some hotter temperatures in the forecast coming up. and mike has now a second problem for the tri-city area. >> tri-city fremont, the fun zone we call it but not fun right now. southbound 880. told you last report about the crash and i saw a lot more slowing than we expected because the crash is up here. extended down to a disabled vehicle closer to this area where you see the slowing pat earp, cars are out of gas and maybe blocking the lane. more extended problems coming down. the

next south san jose residents who say the fire department is too loosely handing out hefty fines forng fireworks. jan/2shot they say the system is wrongfully aus . >>> nbc bay area responds to -- wrongfully accusing people and it needs to be changed. chris chmura says that might happen after we brought the problem to light. >> city hall is evaluating what is happening here. and responding to residents who asked for our help. san jose has a fireworks problem. these residents insist they are not part of it and yet they all received a fireworks fine by mail for $500 each. how many police officers visited you? >> none. >> reporter: someone else from the city? >> nobody at all. >> reporter: these citations originated online. by phone, fire marshal told us and these residents that some complaint might obtain evidence but others can be hear say. >> or if there is more than one complaint, then they don't need enough evidence to be guilty of the crime. >> reporter: he says he does not intend for people to be fined based on hear say alone. >> the council intended to have evidence based citatio

. >>> in south san jose just after 5:30 tonight, this video was shot near silver creek valley and piercy road. 14 acres burned. no one was hurt. but it was unnerving. and brush fires could be an issue again tomorrow. let's get meteorologist drew tuma. >> today we had that trifecta of low humidity, strong wind and warm to hot temperatures. highs today, several cities reach thad triple digit spot, even a few degrees higher than that. like concord, antioch, livermore, fairfield. and we're it still hanging on to a bit of that warmth at this hour. a red flag warning has been extended through the through the range for tomorrow. take a look at the wind gusts over the next 24 hours. it does weak and little bit tomorrow morning but it's going to turn right back up tomorrow afternoon winds out of the west-southwest. we'll talk about when we will get relief from the heat coming up in the forecast. >>> a pittsburg woman faces charges in the murder of her parents. she was arrested at her home yesterday. police say the couple was stabbed to death and appear to have been dead for a few days. lashawn tr

sky 7 live over the brush fire in south san jose. more at >>> tonight, major developments. the russian meeting revealed. donald trump jr. now under the microscope after meeting with the russian who he believed had dirt on hillary clinton. did his father know about the meeting and what the white house is now saying tonight. >>> on life support, senate republicans and their plan to repeal and replace obamacare. the protests across the country. americans concerned they are about to lose their coverage. tonight, which republicans have now bowed out. >>> breaking news tonight. the fbi hunting for four young men outside philadelphia who suddenly vanished. >>> penn state and the frat brothers accused of waiting nearly 12 hours before calling for help. the student dying. tonight what has now been reveal. you will see the text messages from inside the house. >>> the bear attack. the teen camp counselor who woke up while being attacked. >>> and your money tonight. christmas in july. how you can get the deals on amazon prime day even if you are not a member. >>> good evening, and it's

san francisco. around the bay, upper 50s in oakland. 62, the south bay of san jose. 61 in livermore.ay, 65, antioch as well as pittsburg. 98 expected in the clear lake area. we get into santa rose and sonoma, upper 80s to low 90s expected there. closer to the water, 84, san rafael, stinson beach, 64. along the east bay shore, nice with the fair going on, the festival at alameda, 73 there. 83, castro valley. if you like it hot, mid-90s in the forecast for antioch pittsburg. how about the south bay? we have 93 in morgan hill, 89, saratoga, and the annual gilroy garlic festival going off, warm out there, so drink plenty of water. the peninsula, 80s, woodside. a beautiful day in san francisco, 68 for the afternoon high. 63 expected in pacifica. temperatures on the warm to hot side for the inland cities. hotter for tomorrow and then we don't budget going into monday, tuesday, wednesday, even thursday, near 100 degrees or so for our inland cities, mid- to upper 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. >> all right. we'll take it. find an a. c. >>> the sacramento zoo iswelcoming the newest

looking at the south bay commute, not bad and in fact 280 in san jose as light. here is the sfo shot of the runways and the fog is pretty low. you may see fog driving to the south city, san bruno and in that area. >>> it is 6:03 am. >>> knew this morning the fire destroyed a building in downtown lafayette that housed several businesses including the popular restaurant, and the chamber of commerce. >> the building was already engulfed in flames when the firefighters arrived. allie rasmus is in lafayette trying to get an idea of where you are and firefighters say it is a total loss. good morning.>> reporter: yes, you can see why and here we are downtown lafayette. this building was at the lafayette circle. you can see it is a total loss with lots of damage and you can see the inside of the building exposed. according to the fire marshal, at least nine businesses including the restaurant and the lafayette chamber of commerce. the fire began around midnight growing quickly in the fire marshal said they had an initial report that the fire may have started in the restau

san jose is looking for new ways to house the homeless. one proposal included building tiny homes across the street from thousand oaks park in south san jose. but at a meeting earlier this month an overflow crowd showed up to voice their opposition. housing department will not recommend housing near the park. another community meeting will be held in two weeks. >>> both the raiders and the 49ers set to begin training camp. the niners reported to camp yesterday. they'll have their first practice at 10:00 a.m. today at the team's facility in santa clara. they'll report at their napa valley training complex. the silver and black's first practice is tomorrow. both teams have their first preseason games in two weeks. >>> next, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. >>> plus, the good news for some tesla owners today. >> the bad news about one car owner in england. the two reasons this crash will make you cringe. >>> we are hoping you have a better day today. it's friday after all. if you need to check your weather and traffic, we're going weather and traffic, we're going to keep it up for you during the this is lloyd. to prove

san jose. we're learning the san jose county fire department is sending its task force. >>> breaking news out of the south bay. a wildfire is continuing to burn in the hills east of san jose. over the last hour we have watched this large plume of smoke while planes and helicopters have been making air drops. >> that vegetation fire is burning southeast of the downtown area. you are looking at live pictures from skyfox live over the scene. we have been watching as that plume of smoke is billowing into the air. you can see the burned out area there. we are working to get confirmation on exactly how much acreage has burned but this fire started late this afternoon around 4:00 today. multiagencies are responding. cal fire got on this right away attacking it from the air and ground. >> the fire is burning near metcalfe and san felipe roads. that's a little bit south of mount hamilton. the area appears to be dry vegetation a, brush, grass, and some trees in the area. at this time we do not know if any homes or structures are threatened. there are some ranches around there. not large subdivisions but there are s

san jose. numbers around 90s at concord and livermore. 9% humidity in san joaquin. a heat advisory is still in effect for southy, east bay, and north bay valleys. today should be the last 100-degree temperatures around the area, a big change in our forecast coming our way to wrap up the weekend, coming up in eight minutes. >> thank you, rob, so much. >>> keep track of these hot temperatures using our free nbc bay area app. click on the map to get your detailed forecast. >>> a massive fire ripped through a building under construction in oakland, this happening yesterday. crews have started to dismantle a large crane that is in danger of collapsing from this fire. nbc bay area's sergio quintana has more. >> reporter: a lot of people are watching to see the progress, being able to take down a crane that might be able to get them to their homes quickly. let's show you some of the progress and concerns. the big concern is that crane there. it was damaged in the fire. in the last hour or so, we have watched as crews have swung it around. we understand they'll be attaching two other cranes to it. they're going to tet

in the south bay today, look at temperatures ranging from the mid and upper 80s for san jose.sula, those winds align for numbers to come way down. how about 75 san mateo, 79 in redwood city. cloudy day for the start in the sunset in daly city, you should get some afternoon sun in the 60s, north bay numbers 84 in petaluma. sonoma checking in in the upper 80s, down at least 15 degrees in some areas. 75 in hayward, into union city and newark, fremont 83, head inland, you've got lower 90s today. that's more like it. and inland valleys, seven-day forecast checking out the temperatures, you'll notice today it's going to be warm, but that's towards antioch and brentwood. tomorrow the numbers continue to cool. midweek we're in the mid 80s, then the numbers come back up. looks like next weekend we could see definitely some hot spots. download our app and you'll be able to track the changes and also get the push alerts if the weather service issues any sort of advisories, which they did yesterday and the past couple of days. always handy to have. >> well, you look at some places like ph

. >>> in south san jose, around 5:30 last night, this video was shot near silver creek valley and piercy road. firefighters were quick to get a handle on it. 14 acres burned, no one was hurt. >>> so wind has been an issue in some parts of the state with the fires. >> yes, we still have heat advisories, even excessive heat warnings. i'll get those to you after the break. for the bay area, a better day today from mount stamm, even if you don't see the fog, you see it out there. 50s on the coast, 70 inland now. we'll talk about some 90s for you. more july summertime bay area weather on the way, i'll have the details just in a few minutes. >>> thank you, lisa. also ahead, big news from tesla. we have a look at the first ever model 3 on the streets out of the showroom. >>> and family, friends and elected officials are coming together for a day of remembrance to honor the victims of last month's shooting at a bay area u.p.s. facility. >>> hollywood is mourning the death of actor nelsan ellis. you might know him for playing lafayette reynolds on the hbo drama true blood. ellis appeared as marti

san jose tonight 59 degrees. we'll see some low cloud cover and fog work its way into san francisco bay. the remnants of a tropical storm impacting southern california with southe don't have as much but that beach hazard statement is extended until tomorrow for an increased risk of rip currents from the storm, which is moving off to the north and the west, also moving to the north and west is this ridge of high pressure. one thank will have a direct impact in the bay area -- one thing that will have a direct impact in the bay area is it will be hotter over the weekend. then it will pull up tropical moisture. if you are heading to death valley or sequoia national park, we could see up to an inch or more of rain this weekend due that late day thunderstorms. even a few showers possible around lake tahoe on saturday or sunday if that's in your travel plans. locally, no rainfall but we'll see less fog this weekend. earlier sunshine and hotter weather away from the water. tomorrow is thursday. widespread morning cloud cover spreading into the bay perhaps down to milpitas some morning clouds. burning off in the afternoon, we're all getting sunshine, 3, 4:00, and we'l

=vo= the "time deli" in san jose clo >>> an iconic south bay dell y restaurant closed doors forever. the "time" dell y scloes up after being open nearly 70 years. the owner said he was sued a few months ago known to target business nas violating the american with disabilities act. he can't afford the necessary renovations and decided to close the business. crowds of customers came by one last time to eat the favorite meals. >> it's a sad day the time is closing it's a great restaurant. fantastic every friday use today cook it themselves. we came here all the time. >> time dell y permanently shut down 2:00 in afternoon. >>> well almost a year after he caused a scandal in rio. a brazilian court ryan has been cleared of all charges. a six-time olympic gold medalisten three other u.s. usa swimmers canned on camera vandalizing a gas station in roir during the olympics. he later told nbc news that he was robld at gunpoint. he that he charged him with falsely reporting the crime. after determining the made to did not institute filing a fake report. >>> coming up next in sports, trading cour

. >>> we're following breaking news right now in south san jose. ng a brush fire on metcalf road. this is a live look from the san jose camera. that's not clouds 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 wh

. >> 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 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 low humidities so that means the fuels are very receptive to catching fire, having a vehicle that catches fire means you have a very good source of fire to start the vegetation on fire. >> reporter: cal fire attributes the heavy smoke to a nearby stream adding moisture to th

firefighters have suckfully knocked down this grass fire in south san jose. at fire started yesterday evening near the golf club in the almaden hills air qua of san jose. the barn was destroyed. that's the video you're looking at. the quick action did keep the flames from spreading only about five acres were burned. this morning south bay leaders want to make sure there is never a repeat of february's damaging flooding in san jose when people had to be rescued by boat there. the water district is teaming up with the army korm of engineers on a study to reduce the flood risks along the coyote creek. they plan to pay the corps for its assistance. >>> san francisco leaders will debate a temporary freeze on granting new marijuana dispensary permits until the smoke clears on looming legislation. when the new year rolls around, recreational marijuana had will become legal in california. after the board approved new dispensary limits for just the excelsior district supervisor cohen called for the 45-day moratorium. she wants the board to gauge how marijuana clubs wil

. >>> in south san jose around 5:30 last night, this video was shot near silver creek valley and piercy road. firefighters were quick to get a handle on it. 14 acres burned. no one was hurt. >>> a pittsburg woman faces charges in the murder of her parents. police arrested 50-year-old menique lashon at her home friday. police got a call from lashon. police say the couple were stabbed to death and appear to have been dead for a few days. officers say the daughter tried to make it look as the the stabbings happened between a fight between her parents. >>> san jose police now face a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of a man shot and killed by officers. >> justice for anthony! >> family and friends of anthony nunez gathered outside san jose city hall. family members called 911 on july 4th last year, reporting he was depressed, had a gun. his mother believes police did not need to use lethal force. >> you took a beautiful life. i don't know why you bring guns when my son needed help. >> the family ought to be able to trust the police to say when you call to help because i am m

upper 50s in livermore. 54 san francisco. 60 in oakland. south bay san jose sunny. 58 for you. over the north bay, mostly sunny and 57 in santa rosa. temperatures are a few degrees warmer in most areas. looking to the north bay, petaluma and south bay, san jose a tad cooler. with the sunshining now, i think you will see a nice rebound. speaking of the temperatures and rebound, here is what you can expect for hayward on the east shore bay. most areas get in the 70s. areas around berkeley and alameda, oakland will follow this type of pattern. by noontime, 70 or so. low 70s for hayward today. high of 74. this model has 73. temperatures will cool slightly. it will be nice. mild around the bay. warm inland but not too hot. it's july after all. one of the hotter spots, 92 around clearlake. 86 novato. closer to the water, goes drop off to 71 sausalito. 20-degree span there. east bayshore, 70 expected for san leandro. upper 80s in danville. 89 for brentwood. afternoon highs in san jose today, 80. we will go 84 saratoga. santa cruz 69 the afternoon high. the peninsula

san francisco. along the bay upper 50s, south bay san jose at 58.he inner east bay is in the upper 50s, 58 in brentwood. low 50s in santa rosa and novato. some of us waking up with cloud cover this morning, and not expecting a lot of change today. 57 in danville, 59 in antioch, but warming up a lot more before the end of the day in danville. 80 in novato and 81 santa rosa, 90 in clearlake. closer to the water a lot of 60s, upper 60s in sausalito. 73 in san leandro, 70 expected invert late. inland -- in berkeley. inland expecting upper 80s and close to 90. 69 in santa cruz and for the peninsula 79 in would died. -- in woodside. if you are going to tahoe still great weather in store for the next few days with upper 40s in the forecast to start the morning. it will be chilly overnight camping so be prepared for the 40s but in the afternoon mostly sunny skies and low 80s for today and tomorrow. in your extended forecast here at home, temperatures not moving a lot. tuesday slightly cooler and wednesday a near repeat and thursday almost the same. friday w

this area in red south of san jose into morgan hill, 95 to 100 degrees temperatures as we move on to the east bay. notice out towards solano county, temperatures up near 105 and numbers near 100 degrees around livermore. as we go through the next few days our temperatures will continue to climb. a few items to watch will be the hill top and valley temperatures p p fire da p. we can see a chance of lightning strikes later in the week. a few forecast in 12 minutes. >>> thanks very much. some people ahead to the beach when things get hot. bay area beaches, swells from two tropical storms in the pacific are causing stronger currents this unpredictable waves. beaches in southern california are already closing because of the massive waves. dangerous conditions will last into tomorrow night. you can track the heat right on your smart phone. down load our free nbc bay area map. we have a weather section where you can get a detailed forecast for your community. >>> a deadly accident brought traffic on 101 in san jose to a crawl for hours this morning. the crash happened about 6:00 a.m. when a

down here in the south bay at san jose at 92 degrees.l be some of the cooler spots. right now a quick check of that day planner as you know we are off to a warm start by 9:00, seeing some 80s and some in land spots, get all of those outdoor errands out of the way. by 12:00, it starts the la veo . 3:00, triple digits in the forecast. dinner time, we don't pull off by much, we won't see too many folks out there with heavy coats or jackets or a light sweater. plenty of sunscreen. we have some relief on the way though. this is going to come as early as monday. we are off to a much cooler start tomorrow. it may feel a little bit chilly along the coast side. by 12:00, we'll be warming up nicely in the 80s. by 3:00, it is going to be hot in land area but we'll be out of the triple digit heat right now, we'll climb in the upper 90s of some spot. we'll see a little bit of a slight cool down of the next seven days you will notice temperatures going to san francisco and we'll go to 70s that we have been seeing this weekend and normal 60 degrees tem

. >>> word of another arrest in the death of a beloved grandmother in the south bay. san jose police say a 19-year- old faces charges of homicide, burglary, eldora bruce and robbery for the death of miss flo. she was considered a pillar of her community and her church. she was attacked and beaten during a home invasion robbery last september. another 19-year-old has been charged with her killing and two others are facing lesser charges. >>> new at 6:30, a seven year long battle for justice and a new challenge has brought amber nelson back to berkeley from brazil to fight for her fianci's memorial garden. >> he was shot and killed in front of her in 2010. we are at the memorial garden and berkeley were there was a new development project that is planned that would upset that memorial. >> reporter: that's right. with the placement of this sign that you see here, the once quiet corner at emerson and adaline which has been cherished in recent years because of this community memorial garden will soon become a bustling block with a residential property with 40 units. >> from tragedy

(vicki) crews are battling a wildfire that scorched land south east of san jose. the fire was first reported just after 4:00.so far it has burned 40 acres, and at last check is just 40-percent contained.authorities say it initially started out as a car fire which spread to the nearby brush.there are no reports of any injuries. (vicki) in oroville around four-thousand people were forced out their homes. the wall fire continues to burn into it's fourth day. when residents saw the fire close to their homes -- they decided to pack up and leave. cal fire says the fire has now destroyed 17 buildings -- but that number could increase. once again this community is faced with an emergency... of catastrophic proportions. (ramiro ariaz é oroville resident)'now with fires and floods its almost like okay who is looking down and punishing us what did we do wrong'(steve) officials still don't know when roads will reopened or when all evacuation orders will be lifted. here at the federal courthouse in san francisco, a federal judge overseeing the oakland police department says op

san jose low 80s in the okert. mid-80s south of downtown. you'll see the east bay valleys touchstone a little bit warmer than today. mid-to upper 80s in reach. meantime inner east bay touchstone like oakland, peninsula temperatures comfortably in the 70s. north bay touchstone in the 70s to low 80s. once that area of low pressure you saw on the satellite weakens and lifts to the north we'll see high pressure expand and strengthen as it goes through the second half of the week. san francisco you'll notice on thursday we'll have temperatures in the low mid-70s and stay warm through the weekend. here you go valley temperatures 90s as early as wednesday. then by nasdaq upper 90s and in reach again. we're talking areas south of san jose and trooil valley could be close to 100 thursday. and another weekend of hot temperatures. >> if it's the weekend we know it's 90s. basically what we should go this. this time wednesday 97 curve ball. >> thanks rob rob. >> upper back indemnity pafrg the way to makeover california roads are getting as you prepare fo

san martin. notice the wind speeds as is typical this time of year. the sea breeze picks up in the afternoon. concord and livermore and south of san jose these areas seeing some issues for enhanced fire danger until about sun down tonight. the winds start to back off a little bit. in the east bay hills, we head to about 9:00 and 10:00 tonight. we point out here solano county. numbers in the mid-to upper 9 ohs. th 90s. still in effect around solano county around sundown tonight. this is the spot that saw the hottest temperatures today. come tomorrow, highs in the lower 90s. we'll talk about how long the cooler temperatures will last and another heatwave possibly coming up in the next seven to ten days. peggy? >> good advance warning. rob, thank you so much. governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency as a wildfire continues to grow in butte county as more people are being forced to evacuate from their homes in oroville. more than 5,000 acres have burned and less than 20% of the fire is con tained. people living in bangor were the latest to be allowed back into their homes. >>> with the fire danger being front of mind, it's a

that's good considering we have a fire burning south of san jose in the foothills there. so the winds are blowing out of the northwest. we've keep an eye on the moderate air quality in thursday san jose. look at the blue skies over mount hamilton -- boy, mount diablo. i went from mount hamilton to mount diablo in the east bay, getting a little bit of a breeze this afternoon, as well. 73 in santa rosa to 83 degrees right there in throughout the tri-valley. winds are increasing at this hour 9 in san francisco, 10 oakland. but notice out of the north out of the west-northwest, now in the fairfield area, west- southwest variable winds 10 to 20 throughout the day. high pressure is there. watchful eye on that because it's reducing some monsoon moisture and entraining it into the desert southwest into southern california over the weekend. but meanwhile, we're keeping an eye on that right there. that high pressure as it expands for the weekend, and our temperatures warm. in fact, they will be hot. also right there, that was once a hurricane, now a tropical storm, the remnants of

a live look outside right now from the south bay in downtown san jose on your holiday tuesday. maybe some people starting the celebration early. why not? >> let's fire up the barbecue. >> we are doing that, now that you mentioned it. >> burgers and hot dogs, that's the big decision. >> burgers. >> hot dogs. >> i forgot to bring in the hot dogs. >> are you kidding me? >> i'll make a run. don't worry. definitely hamburgers. >> i prefer sausages. that's better than hot dogs. >> i'll look into that. >>> a great day if you're up early, marinating your meat, getting ready for your barbecue today. it is going to be a nice one. we do have to deal with fog and the coastline if you are going to go to the beach today this is what you'll see. you can see the fog drifting across the mist and drizzle. low visibility at times. it's now 58 degrees as you get ready to head out the door. we are all feeling 50s around the bay area. then those temperatures spread out as we go through the day from the low 60s in half moon bay to 89 in concord and livermore up to a hot 91. you hit the low 90s yester