A new spare the air alert has been issued for tomorrow and one is already in effect today. In fact, you can see the haze over San Francisco in this video from our tower camera. And look at the colors and the time lapse of the sun rise over the bay. Tomorrows spare the air alert is the 18th one this season. We are joined live from the newsroom to explain the health impacts. Health experts are telling us 2017 was one of the worst for bay area air quality because of the wine country fires and then the thomas fire in Southern California which is still burning and has sent smoke drifting our way. Stagnant weather is creating unhealthy conditions. And triggers spare the air alerts day after day after day. There were 30 in two previous seasons, the winter of 2013 2014. So we have not set a record, thank goodness, because these alerts mean our air quality is extremely poor, down right dangerous for some people. According to a pulmonary specialist. People with asthma, chronic pulmonary disease
Two gunshot blasts to celebrate the new year pending hurting to to people. A warning to anybody who celebrates using a firearm. Good evening, im kristen sze. Dan ashley and a ma dates are off. Police are looking for the people who fired those shots. One woman in san lee an dro was hit. Cornell bernard talked with police and a witness to one of the shootings. Four, three, two, one. [ cheers ] a new years eve toast at this backyard house party, a guest captured this video atmileanhour wind where the sounds of rapid gunfire can be heard in the distance. Everything going fine, and then we heard some gunshots like this. This man hosted the party. One woman was grazed by a stray bullet on her lower body, but she didnt realize she was injured for several minutes. She didnt care too much. And then she went to toilet and she see the injured. She got bleeding. Her injuries didnt require medical attention. A bullet was later found on the patio. Police say it likely came from someones celebratory
Sounds of rapid gunfire can be heard in the distance. Everything going fine, and then we heard some gunshots like this. This man hosted the party. One woman was grazed by a stray bullet on her lower body, but she didnt realize she was injured for several minutes. She didnt care too much. And then she went to toilet and she see the injured. She got bleeding. Her injuries didnt require medical attention. A bullet was later found on the patio. Police say it likely came from someones celebratory gunfire at midnight. Sounds like she could have been feet or inching away from being critically struck. Around Midnight Police say they got several 911 calls reporting gunfire from that location. Thats about a block from the new years eve house party. Police a running a ballistics test on the bullet found, but they admit they need tips from the public. If someone calls in with the right lead, well pursue it and hopefully find the person that discharged the gun last night and bring that person to ju
Mudslides that have hit the Southern California community of montecito. A 30man crew from the marin county oes region Task Force One arrived thursday morning to the exact same area where they were fighting the thomas fire three weeks ago. Were preparing our crews right now to go door to door to search homes. Reporter montecito is a seaside townhome to celebrities like oprah winfrey. Out assessing the damage with neighbors. There used to be a fence right here. Thats my neighbors house. Devastated. Reporter downed power lines, boulders and roads turned to rivers of mud are making rescue efforts treacherous. The mudslides have killed more than a dozen people including the founder of a Catholic School in ventura, and a 61 yearold woman, a successful Luxury Real Estate agent and mother of two. Her sister theresa lives and works in alameda county. Her friend and Business Partner spoke to us by phone. She embodied strength and grace and elegance and poise and love all in one human being. And
Lot they use across the street close. Some u. S. Mail trucks rolling out with the new markings. Red white and blue paint. Covered over by graffiti and letters. We have to have those repainted and clean. Reporter a Postal Service spokesman said the tagging outside their facility on 13th street increased after the parking lot they were leasing across the street closed and was sold. We have been renting space there. To park vehicles. We had fencing. Reporter they have had twopart trucks on the street overnight. 40 trucks have been tagged in the past few months. That would be a vehicle out of service for a small time. It cannot make deliveries. Reporter a setback of time and money. Driving to the downtown area there was graffiti on nearly every building. Every day it is something. Reporter this oakland native has an art gallery on 14th street. It seems like nobody is safe when it comes to graffiti. Reporter he appreciates artwork. But not when people deface his storefront. He is had to spe