man. it s very unusual and tragic. chp investigators realized the water truck was pulled over around the time of the accident. we re advised one of the tires blew out. this was an isolated event and we re working to learn how this came from the truck. caltrans offered condolences to family and friends. a spokesperson says vehicle inspections occur daily and drivers are well trained. petaluma police are accused of trying to r saying officer responded to a domestic violence call. the man in the middle and woman on the right and left were in an aud itch. she took off at a officer and he had to jump out of the way. developing news, sky 7 over interstate 280 because of this mess. a truck load of rocks spilled onto the grounds. we just checked with highway patrol. three of four lanes remain closed right now. a big rig overturned and the fire department says it has delayed thousands of drivers this evening. police hope to find a witness or witnesses after a man suff
weeke weekend, it was crazy hot. just like it was over the weekend. things improving today, sam and laura, as we get going for your day. i ll show you from the golden gate sky camera. a little foggy this morning, especially from the north bay. keep that in mind especially the north bay commuters. temperatures are still mild, back into the 60s, still 70 in livermore. once the sun comes up, we ll have warm spots like the tri-valley, walnut creek, fairfield close to 90 degrees. san jose 87 today. san francisco back to 71 today, even oakland after seeing a high of 90 yesterday, you ll be closer to 80. mike has the morning off once again. he ll be back tomorrow. i do want to take you to an incident we have over in pleasant hill. it s the entry ramp to the pleasant hill ramp getting on to 24 heading into the caldecott tunnel. that s the only thing we ve got other than the wide-open lane. that s just blocking the on-ramp to 24. all right, anthony. thank you. a tower of flames
we have lots of green on the map that denotes smooth sailing, lots of open roads but we do have a couple of incidents, a stall on the plant hill on-ramp partially blocking the on-ramp to 24 westbound getting to the caldecott tunnel. 880 southbound at the 238 connector, a stall on the on-ramp there. if you re ap etch proing that scene, take it easy. the bay bridge toll plaza is looking good. nice and clear, thank you very much. a tower of flames and black smoke shooting over a san jose neighborhood. this is new video that shows a gas-fueled blaze that prompted an entire neighborhood to be evacuated. today in the bay s bob redell live at that san jose home this morning. bob, do we know how it started? reporter: we have heard this morning. good morning, laura and sam. the san jose fire department says it was someone on the back patio of this home at lee court and white road who was barbecuing or frying chicken. for whatever they were doing, they started the fire. you c
talking major cooling, 71 for san francisco even after yesterday getting back into the 80s. let s talk about the traffic report this morning and switch gears. you can see we ve still got green on the map, but starting to see incidents pop up in san francisco and approaching the bay bridge. 101 starts to slow as you get towards 87. 880 an earlier accident northbound at the 237 connector. from the tri-valley, starting to see red and orange on the map showing slowing in 60 and pleasanton and slowing on 880 in oakland. here is a shot in dublin, things looking good, but the roadways are jam packed. good news. dublin, no problems there. 6:01. now to an inferno seen from blocks away. that thick smoke and fierp shooting through the sky in east san jose last night as gas fueled a house fire near james lick high school. bob, firefighters managed to stop the flames quickly. still a dangerous situation for crews and neighbors there. reporter: it was. what s remarkable, laura and sa
highway 101 year palo alt yes. melanie woodrow is live with the latest on this. this was a bizarre and tragic accident. the 82-year-old s family tells me he was an electrical engineer who spent his career at sri international in menlo park. friends say the 82-year-old wasn t one to sit around. he was on the move. and always tending to his garden. this end cap pierced his windshield, hitting him in the neck and killing him. investigators say a preliminary investigation reveals the end cap is from a caltrans water truck. it is the size of a baseball, 2 to 3 pounds. came as a surprise and shock to everybody. kathy says she was married to him seven years and remained friends after they were divorced. he had many, many friends and he was very deeply he spiritual. a wonderful father and family man. it s very unusual and tragic. chp investigators realized the water truck was pulled over around the time of the accident. we re advised one of the tires blew out.