the day you might be hit by rain. that could change everything. here s the look to the mccarthur maze. everything is doing okay. bay bridge toll plaza, everything is light. the commute continues to look good all the way into the city and there have been no problems by the way if you are driving on the lower deck. on the peninsula, 101 northbound and 280 northbound still look good into the city. let s go back to the desk. we are learning more about the huge flairup at the chevron refinery that it will up the sky last night. the big flames and billowing smoke could be seen for miles creating a big deal of concern. brian flores is joining us from richmond with chevron s response. reporter: chevron says what many people saw and those concerns for many people. it was normal operations what chevron is saying. it had no impact in the surrounding neighborhood. but if you didn t know that, certainly raised concerns and many responders got many phone calls. this happened just after
there are signs of improving weather on the weekend. i ll have more on that in 12 minute. here is your traffic with your man, sal castaneda. steve, happy friday to you. today, we starting off with some moderate news. most of the commute is nice. we are looking at the east shore freeway. taking about 18 minutes. there has been no major problems. and also looking at the bay bridge toll plaza westbound. they had an accident blocking lanes. they have opened up some of the lanes. but a couple of the lanes are still closed. if you are driving out of san francisco to the airport, you should be aware. right now it s a good time to get on 280 instead. use 280 to 380 and you will bypass this problem now. the northbound lanes shouldn t be effected. but again if you are driving on 101 out of the city, there will be some delays associated with this crash. let s go back to the desk. steve just told you another round of rain moves into the bay area this morning. and there is a chance we
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part, i think, because it is so direct and so poetic, and the words carry so much meaning in such a short space. ifill: those are just some of the stories we re covering on tonight s pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. woodruff: the nation s largest bank admitted today that it misrepresented mortgage- backed securities that collapsed in the 2008 crash. with that, j.p. morgan chase agreed to pay $13 billion, the largest settlement ever between a private company and the government. we ll hear much more on the details
coronavirus and other infections. in just a few hours, president trump will head to reno, nevada, for a campaign rally. the president has largely remained silent on the fires, but now the white house says president trump will visit california s mcclelen mark in sacramento county on monday, where he will be briefed by emergency officials. cnn s paul vercammen is in southern california where the massive bobcat fire has grown to nearly 30,000 acres. paul, what can the president expect to see when he does visit your state? reporter: well, when he comes to california, he s going to see massive devastation up and down the state. you alluded to the fatalities, the number of acres burned. we understand it s 4,000 structures. he s also going to get a whiff of this unhealthy air throughout california. a covid-19 mask is one thing. we ve gone to the heavier masks today because it s so brutal. and off into those foothills, they re fighting the fire but you can t really see what s goi