in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> uc regents are tackling a bunch of hot button issues. the rising cost of attendance and the campus housing squeeze. they also vote to approval carol christ as the new chancellor for uc berkeley. she'll be cal's 11th chancellor and the first woman. >>> as you can tell, after several sparkling days, the weather is definitely changing. >> that's right, dan and kristen. a few sprinkles right now on live doppler 7, but there is much more coming. get ready 230 some rainy days. i'll have the hour-pby-hour loo coming up. >>> and a beautiful spot for horses becomes an even better spot for people. we'll explain, next. >>> and remembering a fallen soldier. a poignant ceremony at a bay area high school. >>> cutting down drug costs. one state lawmaker says he can do it by exposing the price. >>> and the tax protest that involves an inflatable chicken in san francisco. >> okay. abc 7 news will be right back. tomorrow's the day besides video games. every day is a gift. especially for people with heart failure. but today there's entresto... a breakthro

also today, the uc regents are expected to be updated on cal's housing situation. uc berkeley has the smallest percentage of available beds in the entire uc system. >>> let's talk temperatures. we'll start in san francisco where it's pretty narrow from about 51 to the financial district at about 54. most of us about 52 to 53 degrees. when you step outside. we got 53 in richmond, also in palo alto and pleasanton, american canyon, santa clara and petaluma at 51, one of our warm spots, pittsburg, at about 61. 55 in belmont right now and daly city, 50. here's a look at walnut creek, south on 680. if you're going to be doing any outdoor activities today, know that we're going to have fog in the morning, especially over the bay water and for some of our commutes and then mostly cloudy in the afternoon hours and we will have high amounts of tree pollen and the uv index is going to be high and then kind of taper in the afternoon as the clouds increase. here's your mass transit. looking at the warmth, relaxing, dry commutes on the road and on the water, it's going to be a l

fallen warriors at 12 high schools attended by those fallen service members. >>> happening today uc regentscted to consider the appointment of uc berkeley's first female chancellor. carol christ is currently kral's interim vice chancellor and provost. he's she's been the president of submit college in massachusetts. she will take over july 1. it's unclear how much christ is going to be paid. derkz erraarned $532,000 a year. he offered his resignation last august. >>> all right with the drizzle and the cloud cover comes warmer temperatures this morning. mid to upper 50s throughout the north bay with american canyon about 58, same thing everywhere from 54 daly city, san francisco, alameda and san carlos, san jose, 56 along can lafayette and san ramon and brentwood at 55. here's one of our weather spots this morning. the golden gate bridge had about 0.01 inch of drizzle. slick spots this morning and it's going to be a little bit of drizzle on the water but everybody's going to be dry this afternoon. could have some delays at sfo. you can see the cloud cover there. little bit of fog and some we

. >>> happening today, uc regents are expected to consider the appointment of uc berkeley's first female chancellor. carol christ is currently cal's interim vice chancellor and provost. she's been an english professor and head of the english department and president of smith college in massachusetts. if she's approved, christ will take over on july 1 when outgoing chancellor steps down. it's not clear how much she'll be paid. >>> let's talk about what's going on in san jose. you can see 101 and 880 looks pretty dry. we're going to have to deal with some pollen, though. it's going to be high once again. weed pollen, grass pollen, not measuring it all. mold spores and uv index all pretty quiet right now. the uv index a little bit lower than it was yesterday. all right, let's talk temperatures. you can see, how about 55 to 56, very uniform across san francisco. how about the rest of us? 55 to 56, sure. got 56 in palo alto, little warmer around belmont and union city, walnut creek 56 and speaking of walnut creek, here you go. where some drizzle has fallen and you can see 680 a little wet the

also today, the uc regents are expected to be updated on cal's housing situation. uc berkeley has the smallest percentage of available beds in the entire uc system. >>> san francisco's considering a robot tax. you heard that right. it would apply to every machine that replaces a human worker. this is according to "the examiner." supervisor jane kim called for a hearing on that proposal yesterday. she says revenue from the robot tax would go to educating workers for jobs of the future. >>> interesting on many levels but you know the government, they're going to get their money. 47 in woodside, 50 to 53 degrees for the rest of the peninsula which is getting cloudier by the moment and some thick fog around half moon bay. most of us in the low to mid 50s, exception is los gatos at 57 and then 40s, 49 in mill valley and santa rosa at about 48. this is the way it looks in the south bay. you're going to have the most sunshine and the most warmth today. you have a lot of tree pollen, high in your uv index is high while the rest of us is mod. warmth relaxes today, dry commut

also today, the uc regents are expected to be updated on cal's housing situation. y has the smallest percentage of available beds in the entire uc >>> good morning, north bay, we'll start with your temperatures. we have upper 40s until you get to novato, san rafael, tiburon, about 50 to 52 degrees there. we're pretty much in the low to mid 50s everywhere, 50 in daly city, 52 san francisco, redwood city, san jose, brentwood 54 and san ramon and lafayette about 52 degrees. here's a look at the east bay hills camera. that's the top of the span of the bridge. the fog is out there but mainly over the water. tree pollen is going to be high. uv index is going to be high, especially early, then the clouds will come in as we head through the afternoon hours. we'll see the warmest sunshine and warmest temperatures in san jose. mass transit good, the warmth relaxes today, dry for the commute on the roads and on the water, it will be foggy this morning but not this around. mid to upper 60s everywhere except for inland east bay and the south bay. and tonight's temperatures will

. >>> happening today, uc regents expected to consider the appointment of uc berkeley's first female chancellor. carol christ has been an english professor and head of the english department at the school. also president of smith college in massachusetts. if approved, christ will take over july 1. that's when outgoing chancellor nicholas dirks steps down. it's unclear how much she's going to be paid. dirks earns $532,000. he offered his resignation in august amid controversies over campus sex assaults and questions over budget decisions. >>> all right the drizzle causing some issues at sfo. flight arrival delays. warmest in belmont, 57, coolest in menlo park at about 52, we've got 51 in los gatos and also antioch the rest of us about 53, oakland at 59. here in san francisco, 56. san jose, 57. mass transit, patchy drizzle this morning so we'll call it fair, same thing if you're going to be outs on the road. wet this morning and he want for in the south bay and it will be dry this morning if you're out on the water. here's a look at san rafael. you can see no real fog out there this mo

the uc regents are meeting in san francisco. the first of three days in mission bay. the regents have a full agenda. used to consider and vote on. many of them top concerns for students and school administrators. their jeans include a vote on an amendment to the system wide faculty code of conduct related to sexual violence, two percent enrollment cap and a vote on u c berkeley's new chancellor carol crest. >> a 17-year-old from union city has been appointed by governor brown to the california state board of education. jayden gray is the chair of the union city youth commission and founding member of the james logan high school young democrats and jayden is joining us via skype. jayden, first of all congratulations. what an honor for you. i think the first question going through so many people's minds is how did this point come about? how can a 17-year-old be on the state board of education? >> thank you so much first off. really how it came about was i serves a student member board of education and i was so passionate about education and i found that i liked it so mu

the uc board of regents is set to vote on thursday. if approved she would be chancellor starting july 1st. >>> increasing concern among college students and parents is the mountained of debt that students are saddled with. a new proposal revealed could ex pan the scope of financial aid helping the countless number of students in california. reporter kathy park has the report new at 6:30. >>> meet monique graham. a senior at sack state who is excited about graduating and not happy about what she will be owing for her education. >> i definitely want to get my master's and my doctorate degree but how do i get that when i am $40,000 in debt. >> a challenge that students face. >> this morning democrats presented one solution. it is called degree and not debt and clues these four parts. community college students would get one year free of tuition and see more money through the success grants program and keeping the grant scholarship and covering costs for students in the uc and csu system. >> this will benefit about 400,000 california colle

the uc board of regents will consider the proposal next week. >>> people in san jose tell us they got no warning ahead of last month's devastating flooding. now there's word the city had a way to send text alerts to everyone, but they didn't do it. kpix5's devin fehely asked why. >> we received no warning, no notice or anything saying that we have the flood coming in. >> reporter: that's because the city of san jose relied on an emergency warning system so antiquated and ineffectual that it virtually guaranteed people were not warned before last month's catastrophic floods. >> there's no question that the warning systems were totally inadequate in the situation and we've got to fix this failure and i'm committed to doing that. >> reporter: san jose used the county's alert santa clara county system which automatically calls people's land lines but requires you to sign up before receiving that very same information on your cell phone. >> there's limitations to the system, has historically been limitations to the system in that it does require volunteer registration process. we've done a

the uc board of regents will vote on her nomination on tuesday. cal's outgoing chancellor nicolas dirks offered resignation amid controversy over campus sex assaults and budget decisions. he stayed in the position until the replacement was in place. >>> listen to this one. a fresno business owner tonight is defending controversial remarks he posted on facebook targeting hispanics. roll one for mi sushi bar owner wrote his servers are ready to build a wall around the restaurant because many hzs never tip. the post has drawn criticism from many. perera has called to build an economic wall around wade's business. >> my servers rely on their tips. and so i was defending my staff more than impugning hispanics. i didn't say all. i hate generalizations. i hate that stuff. >> wayte apologized for his comments and said he'll be more aware of what he posts online. >>> democrats are calling for republicans to pull their health care bill from consideration after new estimates reveal how many people would lose their coverage. republicans introduced the bill la

janet napolitano announcing she has selected carole crist to service the new chancellor, and it uc board of regents will vote on the nomination thursday, and if approved, she will become the 11th chancellor effective july 1. >>> coming up, archaeologist eight is the most important discovery to date, the piece of the statue that is been uncovered in egypt, and the famous ruler it is believed to depict. >>> in impressive discovery in egypt, two ancient statues have been uncovered in the middle of a neighborhood. >> archaeologist believe that one statue could be that of one of the most famous rulers of egypt, and we have more on this historic discovery. >> reporter: a team of archaeologists have unearthed a massive tree thousand-year-old statue that was buried in the cairo slums. the discovery being held as one of the most important ever. >> we have a discovered the remains of the temple from the dynasty and it belong to ramses the second. >> reporter: it is estimated to stand 30 feet tall, making ramsey the most likely subject, and the german expedition uncovered part of the life-size limestone statu

the uc board of regents will vote on her nomination on tuesday.al's outgoing chancellor nicolas dirks offered resignation amid controversy over campus sex assaults and budget decisions. he stayed in the position until the replacement was in place. >>> listen to this one. a fresno business owner tonight is defending controversial remarks he posted on facebook targeting hispanics. roll one for mi sushi bar owner wrote his servers are ready to build a wall around the restaurant because many hzs never tip. the post has drawn criticism from many. perera has called to build an economic wall around wade's business. >> my servers rely on their tips. and so i was defending my staff more than impugning hispanics. i didn't say all. i hate generalizations. i hate that stuff. >> wayte apologized for his comments and said he'll be more aware of what he posts online. >>> democrats are calling for republicans to pull their health care bill from consideration after new estimates reveal how many people would lose their coverage. republicans introduced the bill last

the uc board of regents will vote on her nomination thursday.al's outgoing chancellor offered his resignation last august amid controversies over campus sex assaults and questions over budget decisions. he had run cal since june of 2013. he stayed in that position until a replacement was there. >>> it is pi day. >> yes. not the delicious edible flaky crust kind of pie, like the geometry kind of pi. probably the only thing you remember from geometry class, right? if you don't, pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, 3.14, et cetera. >> yeah. >> today's dates, right? pi day started at san francisco's exploratorium if you didn't know. it's the 30th anniversary now and to celebrate, there will be tons of free events starting at 10:00 a.m. this is video from last year. go to our website, abc7news.com, for more information. capacity is limited so turn out, have fun. >>> the planned games for the ncaa tournament start today and watching march madness can actually make you more productive at work. >> hm, at least that's what you can t

the uc board of regents will vote on her nomination thursday. outgoing chancellor offered his resignation in august amid controversies over campus sex assaults and questions over budget decisions. he had run cal since june of 2013. he stayed in that position until a replacement came in. >>> happening today, thousands of students in one east bay school district will get new school supplies thanks to a big donation. nearly 700 oakland unified school district classrooms are going to get these supplies. more than 22,000 students at 41 schools will receive these packs. ub, a school and office supply store, made that donation. oakland mayor libby shaeft chaa going to be at garfield elementary to hand out supplies this morning. >>> watch out, amazon, walmart is trying to come for you. according to the bay area news group, walmart plans to hire hundreds of workers for its tech operations in san bruno and sunnyvale. their goal is to offer two-day shipping for online orders, which if it sounds familiar, ask a direct challenge to alison prime. prime servic

and the uc board of regents will vote on the appointment thursday in san francisco. >>> who left a tombstone woman's front yard? this woman found it when she was taking out her trash and checked her security cameras but didn't see anything. the tombstone has a name, timothy on it. and it says loving husband of alice, with the years 1949 to 1996. the homeowner doesn't know what to do so she called police. >> i am glad it is not there anymore. i am glad there are no holes dug, to say it is a burial or something like that. >> detectives checked with the local cemetery, but they say they did not belong to them. >>> 5:56 right now. the next half hour, rescued from the water. the quick-thinking bystanders who came to help a man after his car plunged into the oakland estuary. >> and there is a few people who have to sleep at sfo tonight. due to storm stela, they are stranded wreaking havoc across other parts of the country. we're live with cancellations and delays. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, what if we could bring you better value by having better values? at blue apron, we work directly with more than a hundre

the uc board of regents will vote on her nomination thursday. >>> well, they are taking to the streets to fight diabetes in solano county. abc 7 news was there as touro university unveiled a mobile diabetes prevention and awareness center. it will be used in visits to schools, farmers markets, and features a kitchen to teach healthy eating habits. those attending today's event got a lesson in healthy cooking and some were screened for diabetes as well. that mobile center will also offer screenings. >>> there was an unexpected stop for one couple heading to the hospital for the birth of their child. we'll tell you what happened. >>> plus the only road in and out of a community near is now being demolished. what it means for those who live beyond the bridge. >>> and it's the end of the line for nearly a dozen radio shack stores in the bay area. plus -- >>> i think it's a really good opportunity for a lot of the minority kids to kind of see the difference -- a different sport. >> professional soccer comes to san francisco. the practice happening now as the team gets ready for its big debu

uc berkeley. >> the university of california regents unanimously approved the appointment of carol crist as the new chancellor at uc berkeley, the first woman in that position. abc 7 nia melendez tells us what the new chancellor faces. >> enthusiastically approve the appointment. >> reporter: it's the first time that uc berkeley has a woman at the helm, the former president of smith college had come out of retirement to return to 2015 as an administrator and now to lead the university. she first came to uc berkeley in 1970 as an assistant professor when only 3% of the faculty were women. >> and i'd never been in a place so deeply committed to widening the doors to educational opportunity. >> reporter: yet she's quick to point out the university faces tough times ahead. among her biggest challenges is ensuring that uc berkeley remains the top public institution in the country, while dealing with a decline in state funding. crist believes it's time to reimagine the school's financial model, which relies on two bloc grants -- tuition dollars and what they get from the state. >> we certainly will be

california appears ready to limit the number of out of state students admitted to the uc system when the board of regents meets march 16, it will consider limiting the number of undergrads who aren't from california to 20%. that limit would be the first ever for the ten campus system. the university has been under some pressure from state lawmakers to give californians top priority. a scathing state audit last year found the university had double the number of out of state students over the last five years. those students, of course, pay a much higher tuition. >>> you can call this a canine miracle in the santa cruz mountains. >> a blind dog found alive after disappearing into the cold wet woods for seven nights. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the incredible story of survival from boulder creek. >> it was horrible. we were so heartbroken and just feeling so bad that she was out there. >> reporter: she is sage, a 12-year-old yellow lab who lost both her eyes. on february 24, the blind dog wandered away from her boulder creek home. >> we had so many people helping with the search. >> reporter: it se

feather river this weekend because of the rising watt xer time is 4:36, uc berkeley has its first female chancellor. the regents approved carol c hryst with the vote. she was president of smith college a prestige use school for women in massachusetts. >>> a man who ran out of gas station at a dub lib intersection had a chance encounter with one of the most famous athletes in the by area. >> wait until you hear this. >> he was getting ready to walk to a gas station, had a gas can in his hand when this big black cadillac denial i pulls up, , denali rolls up. random act of kindness from this good samaritan you will probably know. >> dublin, a low key suburb and home to ron reeser who went to get gas and became stranded. >> this light had turned green and my car just instantly stopped. >> a man in a black suv pulls up next to him. >> he stuck his head out the window. he said hey, is everything okay. at that point i was going to get my gas can. he said -- i said well i ran out of gas. he said why don't you hop in the car. >> it was a half mile to the gas station. the two talked about their careers. >> i'm a music pr

in exchange, the uc system will receive $18.5 million from the state. >> it's a net positive for the university. >> reporter: the regents will vote on the caps proposal in may before the start of the state's fiscal year. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> a lawsuit has been filed against sunnyvale based yahoo! one day after it was revealed russians were behind a massive data breach. the law firm based in burlingame filed on behalf of yahoo! shareholders. yesterday the justice department charged two russian intelligence agents and two hackers in a breach of yahoo! that affected at least half a billion user accounts in 2014. the lawsuit claims yahoo! executives are personally responsible for that data breach which wasn't revealed until last year. >> so this case seeks to hold the board at yahoo! accountable for failing to stop, prevent and disclose for over two years hacks that their own senior executives knew all about. >> he's asking for changes to the executive compensation packages for senior executives including those who stand to benefit from the merger deal with verizon. >>> snap inc. shares tumbled

uc berkeley. the board of regents has unanimously approved the first female chancellor.arol christ is the former president of smith college. the 72-year-old came out of retirement back in 2015 to return to cal as an administrator. she acknowledges the university faces tough times ahead but christ is optimistic about the future. >> never been in a place so deeply committed to widening the doors to educational opportunity. >> the regents are expected to approve a 20% cap on the number of higher paying out of state students that will allow more california students to enroll. christ will receive the same compensation as her predecessor, nearly $532,000, including housing. >>> all right, i think mike said it best, actually, potentially sticky situation unfolding rights as we speak. >> that's northbound i-5, about 300 pounds of honey on the road but that's just the beginning of our problems. i want to take you to the north bay where we've got another sig alert on southbound 101 near stan road, all lanes blocked for a short time. one lane is open now. the chp is recommending th

uc berkeley. the board of regents has unanimously approved the first woman chancellor. carol christ is the former president of smith college. the 72-year-old came out of retirement back in 2015 to return to cal as an administrator. she acknowledges the university faces tough times ahead but christ is optimistic about the future. >> never been in a place so deeply committed to widening the doors to educational opportunity. >> the regents are expected to approve a 20% cap on the number of higher paying out -- higher paying out of state students that will allow more california students to enroll. christ will receive the same compensation as her predecessor, nearly $532,000 including housing. >>> some of our earliest commuters are waking up to some of the coolest temperatures. mid to upper 40s in our inland east bay neighborhoods, the warm spot would be pittsburg at 51 and mt. diablo 58. oakland, hayward, san carlos, pacifica at 50, san francisco 52, look up in the hills at los gatos. 59 degrees, the rest of us around 45 to 49 degrees but we are going to rebound quickly tod

uc system. when will the board of regents meets, it will consider limiting the number of undergrads who aren't from california to 20%. the limit would be the first ever for the ten-campus system. the university has been under pressure from state lawmakers to give californians top priority. a scathing state audit last year found the university had doubled the number of out of state students over the last five years. those students pay a much higher tuition. >>> fit bit wants to track the quality of your sleep. the watch-like device already charts how much sleep you get. data collected shows people are averaging less than 7 hours of sleep a night, the recommended amount. fit bit will use a built in heart monitor to break your sleep into clinically defined stages such as if you're getting the right kind of sleep. >> i don't want to talk about mouch sleep we got last night. >> let's not. >> let's talk about this instead. >>> a sentence you probably didn't think you would hear today. a pregnant woman's reenact m of the pregnant giraffe. >> this is erin dietrich of south carolina. she wore this giraffe m

. >> the next steps as noted the uc board of regents will consider approvals in march of 2017 and construction will begin in the spring. >> with that, we're done that the presentation portion and both i and ucsf are available for questions. >> i have one speaker card ace washington. >> he's waving his comments thank you. >> any other speakers. >> no other cards. >> commissioners questions or comments. >> i have one question. >> commissioner bustos hi the it is a great design i like it it looks good and - the one question the color so in the evening there will be lighting that will happen corresponding to the cancer months; right? >> in the evening we - we would like to highlight let's see if i can point to the slides this is the one i'm looking at. >> we call the brow or the canopy and that will illuminate and the rest no more building and highlighting the grounds. >> that is to my thinking during the day you drive down to there it is gray and is there any way to bring color during the day that would lighten up this space because we're starting to see a lot of gray concrete. >> we don't intend

uc officials. it is an effort to admit more in state applicants. the board of regents will consider it next week. also a blind dog survived in the mountains for eight days. it's okay to cry, right? no more! we don't want anymore! [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. speeds up to 45 megs, for $30 a month. >>> in a jail house interview the mayor of stockton said he will fight money laundering charges. he was taken to jail when he returned from vacation last sunday. >> they said i'm guilty of financial crimes. let me get out there and explain and defend myself. >> investigators said this arrest is not related to his previous arrest in amador county last year when he was accused of eavesdropping on minors during a strip poker game at his youth camp. >>> there is an international women's day tomorrow which could mean a lot of women won't be at work. organizers are calling on supporters to take tomorrow off. they call it a day without a woman. women and their allies are encouraged to ral eye and volunteer instead of working at their jobs. they said even if you a

if christ is approved by the regents, she will become uc berkeley's 11- th chancellor. (grant) all lanes of highway 101 in palo alto are back open after a huge pothole shut down lanes overnight. the closure happened in the northbound lanes of 101 before university avenue. drivers reported the pothole was so big it caused flat tires for at least 12 cars. '(grant) an east bay community... frustrated with how long it's taken to repair a sinkhole - decided to throw the giant sinkhole a birthday celebration. this sinkhole formed last march at a major intersection in moraga. the town approved a 3-point-3 million dollars to fix the sinkhole but repairs were delayed following some red tape in the federal aid funding approval process. so today - a 'happy first birthday' sign was posted on the chain link fence... along with a ballon and some streamers. it's unclear who posted the sign - but town staffers say there should be a permanent fix by this summer. .a ridge of high pressure over the region will result in continued dry weather conditions along with warm daytime temperatures

. >>> today the university of california regents will vote on making uc berkeley's chancellor the school permanent chancellor. if approved carol crist would be the first female leader in the history. she served as a top academic officer for six years and was also the president of smith college in massachusetts. the students and the faculty support her nomination and if approved she will take on that new title in july. >>> the president's budget proposal is heading to congress and it 8:00 the big increases for the military. . >>> plus excitement today here in the st. maries men's basketball team headed back and how they are preparing for the first round matchup later today in the ncaa tournament. >>> and we have slow traffic not only on 24 but on 680. there is a new crash and i will tell you what else happened. >>> for most there is reports of drizzle if you are away from it might get some sun but high clouds. >>> happening today the st. maries men's basketball team will be at the big dance. >> the gaels will be playing in utah with alex savidge on the campus in maraga talking more about

uc berkeley will have its first woman chancellor. currently she serves as interim executive vice chancellor and provost. the board of regentsd her nomination unanimously. >>> up next, the math just doesn't make sense. nbc bay area responds to a woman in newark who noticed her favorite cafe was charging her too much for sales tax. we'll explain. >>> take a look. not one but two water main breaks overnight in san francisco. and it appears both were caused by the same issue -- old age. an eight inch water main broke near the cow palace. the san francisco puc says that pipe dates back to the 1940s. a four inch main broke in the college hill neighborhood. both have been patched this evening. the city warns we can expect more problems as the infrastructure continues to age out in san francisco. >>> a close call for a woman in oakley. she was sleeping in her living room when a car came crashing right in, missing her by inches. it happened around 2:00 this morning at rosemary and fourth street. the car crashed into the gas meter, causing a leak. her son was also in the home. >> she sleeps with a cpap machine. the meter, where it's

regents will consider it starting next week. last year, lawmakers threatened to hold back nearly 19 million dollars if the uc system did not put a from outside california. ((grant/ on cam)) extreme weather is whipping through the midwest this week. at least five people have died in wildfires in texas. and two tornadoes tore through parts of missouri on monday night. from c-n- n...dianne gallagher is there as authorities in half a dozen states are still surveying the damage. flames, smoke, high winds and a tornados terrorized parts of the midwest leaving devastation, forcing evacuations and already being blamed for loss of life... including three texas ranchers who were killed while trying to save their cattle from the flames... firefighters were also injured just outside of amarillo... wildfires are breaking out in florida and oklahoma as well..and to the north, in colorado... this wind, man alivewhere a small grass fire erupted...burning tens of thousands of acres already...shooting flames into the air and clouding the skies with thick smoke... you couldn't see your hand in front of your face across the state line in kansas....