Live where you live, this is abc 7 news. Right now at 11 00, a bay area heat wave, uncomfortably and dangerously high temperatures are not going away soon. Sandhya has the accuweather forecast. And the heat is straining the states electrical grid. As a result. California power officials making a plea tonight. With the heat comes fire danger. It has forced bay area homeowners to evacuate. Im kristen sze in for ama daetz. Im dan ashley. It will stay hot in the inland area tomorrow. Lets begin with sandhya patel checking out live doppler seven. Take a look for yourself. That fog made a difference where temperatures were in the 60s to 80s, but well inland has triple digits, 104 in antioch a hot one. Sweltering heat not going away any too many soon. Hee relate willed illness is possible which is why heat advisory is up until 9 00 p. M. Thursday. We have an excessive heat warning covering Solano County until 8 00 p. M. Thursday. It will get hotter than it was today. I will be back with a ful
Record of 9 thank you, rob. Thousands of people in the bay area were without power because of a series of power outages. Nbc bay area live in san mateo tonight where it looks power is restored based on what im seeing behind you there. Reporter it does. The power was restored here at 8 00 this evening, but at certain points of the day across the bay area, there were about 43,000 customers that did not have electricity, and right now as i smeek, there are tens of thousands of customers who are still in the dark in certain parts of the bay area. On a day when temperatures swelled into the triple digits in some places, san mateo was cooler, but having no power was still fun. Went to the lakes, got some sunburns going on so we didnt have the fan. Family out on fathers day, and according to the Power Company, 7400 customers were affected. In livermore, more than 4 it200 in the dark. Businesses downtown closed because of the outage. Across the bay, people went to beaches to escape the heat. T
Been trying to tell people for a long time. Cut the defensible spaces. We are live in moraga tom jensen. This heat wave could trigger fires throughout the week. Michelle roberts joins us along 6080 with details. Reporter the fire started in the mulch behind me. It got so hot this morning, it sparked a fire by spontaneous combustion. There are crews on scene monitoring the hot spot. Early morning traffic along 6080 slowed down while passing through the plumes of smoke. The fire sparked in a pile of million much and sparked on its own. As it is sitting there, it generates its own heat and it will spontaneous combust. Reporter chief says crews were able to contain the fire from hopping over the freeway or frontage road. We use thermal imaging cameras to check the stumps krp at the peak of the fire, more than one dozen agencies on scene. Going to be really hot out there. Reporter red cross crews supplied water. If they start to feel nausous, we are having them go sit down and relax and get
There were shots fired at chp officers. Traffic is being directed back to the Treasure Island exit. We will keep you posted on that. Three days from the official start of summer and the bay area is definitely feeling the heat. Kids splashed in pools to cool off in the east bay where temperatures were in the triple digits yesterday. Some communities were offering free admission to pools this weekend. While some got relief from the heat, oaklands firefighters had to battle a blaze on the shoulder of highway 13 near the mountain boulevard onramp. Multiple debris. Lots of cigarettes along the roadways. Very difficult. But things have gotten hot. We are starting to dry out. We are into vegetation season again. And with heat also comes warnings. Officials are urging people to stay hydrated and not to leave children or pets in cars. The latest on the weather. Good morning. The heat is already starting to pick up. Not a cloud in the sky. Look at this. This is our view from the transamerica bui
Live where you live, this is abc 7 news. Right now at 11 00, a bay area heat wave, uncomfortably and dangerously high temperatures are not going away soon. Sandhya has the accuweather forecast. And the heat is straining the states electrical grid. As a result. California power officials making a plea tonight. With the heat comes fire danger. It has forced bay area homeowners to evacuate. Im kristen sze in for ama daetz. Im dan ashley. It will stay hot in the inland area tomorrow. Lets begin with sandhya patel checking out live doppler seven. Take a look for yourself. That fog made a difference where temperatures were in the 60s to 80s, but well inland has triple digits, 104 in antioch a hot one. Sweltering heat not going away any too many soon. Hee relate willed illness is possible which is why heat advisory is up until 9 00 p. M. Thursday. We have an excessive heat warning covering Solano County until 8 00 p. M. Thursday. It will get hotter than it was today. I will be back with a ful