Time now is 4 30. A quick update of weather and traffic where you live. Here is mike. Kumasi, liz, thank you very much. Welcome to tuesday. We kept pointing to today as everything was going to get really dicey. Red flag warning started last night has been extended to 11 00 tomorrow morning. Its for the north bay, the mountains, east bay, hills. Heat advisory starts at 11 00 this morning through 7 00 not only today but also tomorrow. You can see its everybody but the coast and up into the mountains. Well be in the mid50s to low 60s at 7 00. 73 at the coast but already 83 to 88 at noon, on our way to 91 to 98 away from the coast. Hot sunshine and still in the he 80s. Southbound 680 as you make your way pa, theyre trying to a traffic break to clear some of this road work. It is a little bit slow. It should be cleared well before 5 00 and things will be flowing smoothly. A live shot of 101, southbound traffic is on the righthand side moving well to 580 and the earlier crash southbound 101
We have the heat advisory from 11 00 to 7 00 this evening and again tomorrow. So heightened or an increased risk of heat related illness everywhere except the east bay hills and mountains and right along the coast. A look at the day planner today, already 75 in the east bay hills. Down where we live, 54 to 62 at 7 00. Mid70s at the coast. Well hit to midto upper 80s and 90s away from the coast by 4 00. Frances . Mike, were going to take a look at the Altamont Pass because thats where we have an injury crash at grant line road. All vehicles are reportedly in the Center Divide but with injuries reported i think well see even more slowing for folks heading out of tracy this morning. Its pretty jammed westbound 205. The drive time along that stretch, tracy to dublin, is 41 minutes. Westbound 4 looking good, antioch to concord, 15 minutes. Southbound 101 san rafael to San Francisco, 16 minutes. All right, thank you. Developing news, a red flag warning is still in effect for heightened wildf
In the name of safety. Live with more on this. Fire danger a real concern across Northern California tonight. For now pg e has notified 68,000 of the customers in this foothills they may lose power to help reduce the risk of wild fire. The areas include beaut, nevada, plaster and uba. Also monitoring the threat of fire danger in the north bay. Where a Public Safety power shut off remains a possibility in the next three to four days. When hot dry, windy conditions move in. Pg e urging customers to be prepared just in case. Prepare for power outage. Charge your phone. Have batteries. Take a look at your house see what requires power for your health. For medications that need to be in the refrigerator. In the event of a power shut off it would give customers a 48 hour warning. It is ramping up a red flag fire conditions which began monday at 9 00 p. M. Tlasting through wednesday at 5 00 p. M. It is prepared to increase staffing. Especially entering a very critical time for fire season. Th
Altamont. Some slowing through Construction Zone for sunnyvale. No Major Concerns there. This is the crash were talking about eastbound at 780 off i80. Not presenting a problem. Back to you. Thanks, mike. On capitol hill today its expected to be another explosive day as President Trump denies accusations of impeachable acts. A key hearing will happen in one hour from now. The acting director of National Intelligence is set to testify about the phone call with the president of ukraine. Live with what we should expect on this very momentous day. Good morning, chris. Reporter yes, good morning, kris and marcus. According to the latest nbc news count there is a majority in the house of representatives for the first time of people who believe some sort of impeachment action should take place with President Trump. He is coming back to washington today after spending the early part for the u. N. General assembly. He will arrive while his acting director of National Intelligence is answering q
The slow areas to start. Well track the trivalley. The Speed Sensors around the rest of the bay are showing a lighter flow of traffic including highway 4 which is at speed. There is a build starting subtly at the bay bridge. Developing on capitolill this morning, House Speaker nancy pelosi announcing a formal impeachment inquiry in to President Trump. The House Speaker accuses mr. Trump of betraying National Security and the integrity of american elections with his conduct. Today in the bays tracie potts live on capitol hill to break down what it all means. Tracie . Hey, laura, good morning. So what it is and what its not. Its not a finding of wrongdoing or even a charge for President Trump, but what it is, is a step forward for democrats in this impeachment journey. It is a formal inquiry now, so everything they do, the hearings, the testimony, the evidence, is now part of a formal process to determine if the president broke the law. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it official, lawmak