Off ramp will have to be closed for a few minutes because of that car fire. No reports of a crash. I hope its not a fuel spril because that can get more complicated for a number of reasons. On the other side of the bay a smooth flow. Typical slowing towards hayward. New this morning the San Francisco 49ers are teaming up with Law Enforcement to call for a ban of bump stocks on guns. They are also calling for better relations between police and community. Today in the bays bob redell is live outside of levi stadium. This is something you dont hear about too often. What prompted the 49ers to reach out to Law Enforcement . Reporter correct. Good morning, marcus and laura. Were still waiting to hear from the 49ers but keep in mind this pledge comes in the wake of the controversy surrounding nfl players taking a knee during the national anthem. Thats a movement that started here at levi stadium by former quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a movement that critics see not only as disrespectful to
Kaepernick. Its a movement that critics see not only as disrespectful to the flag, but to the military and Law Enforcement as well. But the players who are kneeling say they are trying to bring attention to Racial Injustice in this country. In an email this morning, the 49ers indicated this pledge is a continuation of their efforts to help address those underlying causes that the players are protesting for. In 45 minutes, the team owner and ceo, the San Jose Police Officers Association and the other Law Enforcement organizations will sign a pledge for more understanding and safer america by signing this the 49ers and police are promising to back legislation thatll ban armor piercing bullets, gun silencers, and bump stocks. Those turn semiautomatic weapons into fully automatic weapons like what the shooter in las vegas used to kill all those people. Both sides agree to Better Mental Health services and the 49ers will also team up with police to create Public Service announcements to fos
Weel vee th well have that in the forecast in a pfew minutes. Hundreds of feet of underground storm pipe melted, bringing the real possibility of mudslides and flooding. The focus on the new problem is cross creek road in the fountaingrove neighborhood. Cornell b corne cornell bernard joins us live to explain. Reporter the citys taking this threat very seriously tonight. That roadblock up at cross creek road, not far from where we are tonight. The city discovered a few hours ago that a drainpipe running underneath the road was compromised. It was destroyed by the firestorm. That road is now shut down, and its not the only place melted pipes are found around santa rosa tonight. This sinkhole was just discovered in the fountaingrove neighborhood. Ittow it opened up after hundreds of feet of plastic pipe melted in the firestorm. The pipes caught fire and in some cases were destroyed. Reporter theyre replacing new pipe, but melted pipe has been found all over fountain grove. So far weve id
Im eric thomas. Im dionne wynne. Fire victims could face new evacuations. Lets start with drew tuma. The next storm system crosses the region the next 24 hours. Live doppler 7 tracking this system along with satellite overhead, you can see its a rather quiet picture. But we zoom out just a bit, and live done hoppler 7 showing it. You see the green about 100 miles away from the north bay, so were several more hours away from the wet weather. But once it arrives, the north bay will see the highest total. On thet score, its a one. But the north bay could see anywhere from a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain. Were going to time it out for you hour by hour. This is not the only storm system were tracking. Weel vee th well have that in the forecast in a pfew minutes. Hundreds of feet of underground storm pipe melted, bringing the real possibility of mudslides and flooding. The focus on the new problem is cross creek road in the fountaingrove neighborhood. Cornell b corne cornell b
Well, you can see that green on live doppler 7 and much more rain is headed our way. But tonight its already falling in the north bay. And the words mudslides, flooding, and sinkholes are the last things a community thats already been through so much wants to hear tonight. Good evening. Im dion lim. Im eric thomas. The north bay fires destroyed thousands of homes. Turns out it also melted critical plastic drainage pipes. Now those pipes are causing sinkholes and prompting road closures and a warning from officials tonight, have a plan to leave your home. We have live team coverage. Lets begin with abc 7 News Reporter Elissa Harrington live in santa rosa. Alissa . Reporter the rain is coming down in santa rosa which is causing a great deal of concern tonight. You can see barriers are up at crosscreek road. Thats because this area is closed to the public. Pipe underground burned away during the fire, which is causing a great risk. Just a month after fires devastated parts of santa rosa t