Is here. Richmond bridge. Did i hear that or is that better . What well, yeah, we can start on the rich. Know you start wherever you want. Sal. Its your show, steve. I take requests, you know that. Especially from you. Lets go to the Richmond Bridge as the man said, and show you that traffic is moving along very well. No major issues there. I do see a bunch of slowing on a highway four westbound and its not unusual. However, the speeds are down and you can see that the speed here is down to 11 miles an hour. Thats pretty slow. Bay bridge is backed up all the way out to the macarthur maze. Metering lights are on san mateo bridge, moderate if youre driving west and if youre in the Silicon Valley right now, westbound traffic still looks pretty good. Getting out to sunnyvale and cupertino. Its 701. Lets get right back to the headlines. Sal, thank you. We are monitoring the developing story of a fire at a steel recycling plant near the port of oakland and ktvu studios at jack london square. This is a live picture youre looking at from our roof cam. You can see that the smoke and theres still some flames burning there from this fire. This dense smoke forced the bay area air Quality Management district to issue an air quality advisory. Now we want to show you another angle of this fire. This is video from overhead. Firefighters putting out the fire. This is recorded by an aerial drone. Officials are worried that the smoke could affect cities like oakland, san leandro, fremont and alameda, even as far south as san jose. But the Environmental Protection agency is at the scene and says the air quality so far is normal. However the advice is for people to shut all doors and windows. If you live in the area, especially in oakland, this fire started last night at around 530 at schnitzer steel in west oakland. Flames came from a pile of debris that was being stored outdoors as plumes of smoke could be seen for miles, especially at jack london square. Oaklands interim fire chief described the fire as stubborn and difficult to put out. It took hours for crews to finally get a handle on the situation, and they needed help from both alameda and San Franciscos Fire Department boats. Its a pretty stubborn fire. Its a very, very large pile of debris and also the way the pile is, is positioned on the yard. We werent able to get to the back of it, so thats why it was it was valuable to have the fire boats come because they can pull right up to the dock and hit it from the back. No one was hurt. Its too soon to know how the fire started. The pile of debris was much larger than normal because a shredder at that recycling plant broke down several days ago. Schnitzer was waiting for repair parts to arrive. All right, ali. Tom. 703 also this morning, the death toll in hawaii from those destructive wildfires has gone up. Officials on maui now say 36 people have died. That number could go higher and while the fires are starting to come under control, now comes the massive task of sifting through the damage during the night. We found out on top of the 36 deaths, more than 270 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, including most of the Historic Town of lahaina. Local, state and federal Officials Say aid is beginning to arrive now in hawaii. The mayor of maui posted a message of thanks to wellwishers these past few days. The resolve of our families business cases and visitors have been tested like never before in our lifetime. The President Biden ordered all available federal assets to help with the response he said the Hawaii National guard is using firefighting helicopters as well. And weve been told those helicopters dropped more than 150,000 gallons of water over the fires yesterday. And along with those firefighting helicopters were also getting the first looks at the damage in lahaina from the sky. Andre senior, you have more on that. Well, dave, take a look at the scene right behind me. Many of these buildings right here that once stood in the town of lahaina, well, they are gone right now. Its one of hawaiis most historic cities and was once the capital of the hawaiian kingdom. But now these images bring back memories of the destructive california wildfires. So we expected to see some structures burned and so forth and some damage. But we were not we were not prepared for what we saw, what we saw looked like an area that had been bombed and burned by in a war zone. Now, much of the historic front street is gone, as well as Historic Buildings dating back to both the kingdom of hawaii and some of the first missionaries in whalers to come there. On top of being historic , it was also a bustling tourist area with restaurants, luaus and shops all those that were working in those retail areas and restaurants and so forth. Theres no business anymore. This will be a devastating effect, not just on maui, but the whole state economy right in the lahaina harbor, the courthouse in there, the mission home, all the church, all the places that are tourist, areas that are hawaiian history are gone and that cant be replaced. Thousands of people still evacuated this morning looking for help right now while aid is on the way. Experts say it is particularly difficult to get resources to maui. Unlike california, where we can rely upon mutual aid from other states and other counties. Were talking about an island trying to get resources from other islands makes it difficult. Roads are impassable, power lines are down, cell communication is hampered. Its all going to make this a very difficult recovery. Hawaiis Lieutenant Governor said overnight that its too early to know how long it will be until people can return to whats left of their homes, but said theyre already expecting the recovery to take years. Over 11,000 people jumped on flights to leave maui as those fires forced evacuation. And were hearing harrowing tales now from people still trying to escape the raging fires on the island right now. So lets turn things over to amanda quintana, live at San FranciscoInternational Airport with much more on the story. Amanda well, andre, we just saw a few passengers come here landing from maui. We spoke to some of them about their experience. Luckily, some of them say that they were not affected at all by these fires. But were also speaking to some people from maui who live there in maui. So well get to that soon. But many of those vacationers, they had no power. Weve heard of people who were staying at airbnb. Their airbnb ended up burning down. So a lot of them were really affected by those high winds that fueled those nearby fires. Hawaiis acting governor signed an emergency proclamation to deter tourists from visiting maui. The department of transport had already been urging visitors to leave and stay away from maui last night, passengers began landing back here at sfo, many of them leaving behind tragic scenes. This morning. We spoke to one maui resident who says he is going on a planned trip right now, but he hates to leave behind all the people who need help. If we feel kind of guilty leaving, really, i mean, we wish we could have stayed to help and do more. I mean, you cant comprehend that. Youre just so helpless when all thats going down and the communications are down. The heat was so hot, it blistered the concrete and cut the lines, burnt the lines underneath. Theres no fiber optics. Theres no internet, theres no phone. You cant contact anyone over there. 11,000 people evacuated from maui yesterday. Airlines are bringing in larger planes and increasing service to get people out of there. And home safely. The Hawaii Department of transportation says there were still some empty seats on planes, though, because the fires caused road closures that prevented passengers from getting to the airport. Busses stepped in to help get people through. Were told 600 people spent the night at Kahului Airport to get on early flights and get out of there. Were expecting about 1500 people to evacuate from maui today. So theyre going to be on some of those flights that are landing here at sfo and will continue to talk to people. I know i spoke just with a family who said they luckily went to that Historic Town the day before the fire started. So they, you know, nearly made it out. They feel lucky. Theyve talked to other people on planes who spent the night in the airport who had very devastating stories during their vacation. So well get you some of those throughout the morning live at sfo. Amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news. All right, amanda, thank you. And make sure you stay right here with us on mornings on two for the very latest on the situation in maui and throughout the day. You can go online to ktvu. Com. 709 is the time now in petaluma. Police are reminding people to be careful at atms, gas station pumps and other places where card readers are used. Police say people have found skimming devices on some machines in the area. A skimmer is a card reader that can be disguised to look like part of an atm, but it illegally collects card numbers and other private information for thieves to steal and use later before you use an atm. The advice is look for damaged parts or anything loose that could indicate someones tampered with it. They also say people should block the keypad when they enter their security codes in case theres a hidden camera somewhere. They also suggest people check their Bank Accounts regularly for anything unusual. Good advice, ali. Time now, 710. Will a key vote expected later today by the state Public Utilities commission to decide if there should be more self taxis on San Francisco streets. Both crews and waymo hope to get approval rides. If it is approved, it could make sane twf Driverless Cars competing for passengers against rideshares and taxis. But critics that include the San FranciscoFire Department, once state regulators to reject that approval because of safety concerns. Time now is 710 as we look at the commute, you can see that traffic is going to be mostly good, especially on some of the normal south bay commutes that Silicon Valley drive looks pretty good. Heading west over to sunnyvale and cupertino, no major issues. Lets check out that san mateo bridge. You can see that this commute is much better than a couple of days ago. No incidents here or on the dumbarton bridge at the bay bridge toll plaza. Its moderate. Its not all that heavy. I can tell by looking at that ramp on 880. And of course, highway four does have slow traffic as usual through pittsburgh in the concord 680, developing some slowing from concord to walnut creek 7011. Lets go back to the desk. All right. So well, it is found in some older tires. Its also a chemical preserve. Now, california wants it removed starting in october. Still to come, the potential harmful effect its causing to marine life across california and the search for a missing teenager from the south bay continues. Well tell you where search crews are now focusing their efforts after the teens car was found, a month after she went missing the bay area. This is a chance for students to meet their new teachers and see their friends again. A mix of excitement and a little bit of anxiety. For some, this is back to school day in San Ramon Valley. Mt. Diablo san jose unified and Santa Rosa School districts just to name a few. Oakland unified started this past monday in San Francisco. Unified students are back in the classroom starting on wednesday. All right. Our time is 715 and the San Jose Unified SchoolDistrict School starts today. And a lot of students will be better prepared thanks to san jose firefighters. The firefighters passed out new backpacks filled with supplies at washington elementaryhool. They purchased backpacks which inclinspire some of the students as kids look up to firefighters. And i know were role models to them and maybe we can inspire them one day to be a firefighter. Two in their community and help out the community they grew up in. Now, this year, san jose firefighter was purchased and donated a thousand backpacks for the students. Theres more doubt this morning about the future of cal and Stanford Athletics. Espn is reporting that the Atlantic Coast conference met yesterday to discuss the possibility of allowing the west coast schools to join. But that this idea, quote, hit significant roadblocks. The acc didnt take a vote and will keep considering the proposal, which faces some long odds because the conference doesnt think cal and Stanford Athletics will bring much in additional revenues. You see regions met earlier this week in a closed door session about the future of cal in the dwindling pac 12 conference, but no final decision was made. The 40 niners face a very familiar face today when they hold joint practices against the Las Vegas Raiders. Jimmy garoppolo is the raiders starting quarterback this season. Hes recovered from off season foot surgery and is ready to work out today and tomorrow. And the two day joint practices between the teams. Jimmy g. Spent six seasons with the niners and says hes him too, calling him charming, charismatic now. 716 with dozent dog vendors who serve the customers in the Oakland Coliseum parking lot may soon be told they have to leave the Oakland Alameda county Coliseum Authority is considering how to control which vendors get permits and which do not. Officials say too many hot dog vendors took over during the pandemic, causing a fire hazard and health violations. Patrons want them. Thats not the issue. The issue is managing the number and not and being able to have a secure and safe parking area. So in the event of an emergency, people can get out. They dont need to crack down on all these people out here just trying to make a living. Its so expensive to live in the bay area. I found recent weeks the police have been educating the vendors, urging them to get a permit be d they have to leave. State reguls are requiring tire manufacturers to s alternatives for some of the chemicals found in california waters that kill endangered fish. The state of california adopted a rule that will make tire makers evaluate replacing a preservative. They usually use to keep those tires from cracking and crumbling. A study from 2020 found that when bits of those tires break off, rainfall causes chemical from those pieces to flow into rivers, streams and creeks and pollute them, Laboratory Tests found young salmon died within a few hours after exposure to these chemicals. Tests in the state, including the bay area, have found the chemicals in some of our waterways. Wow, thats serious. All right. Time is 718. Were going right back to sal. Youve been busy. Did you fix everything now . Well you know, dave, as far as theres slow traffic out there, there is a bunch of slowing, but its not affected by major crashes. So i think thats for this time of the morning. Ill consider it fixed. Westbound bay bridge backed up to about the 880 overcrossing so you can see traffic is moving along. Okay there are no major problems here and you can also see that the san mateo bridge looks good. I think this commute on this thursday is going to be a little bit better as we start getting closer to the end of the week. There have been no major issues, northbound 101, some slowing approaching highway 85. But the rest of that Silicon Valley commute looks good. We havent talked a lot about the east bay commute on 880 and thats because there hasnt been a lot of slowing this morning. Theres some coming out of hayward to union city and thats about all. 718 lets bring steve and steve. We lost another one. Robbie robertson. Yes, i saw that yesterday. The band the last waltz, still one of the best concert movies ever did you ever go see the band . I never did. Yeah, me neither. There are certain bands now, sal. At the time i was like, no way. Now im like, why didnt i go see them right . Right. Yes. Regret that was one. That was one. Good morning, los angeles. Its raining. What . Yes, it is. Look at that. A lot of cloud covers some rain moving in. Also up into Santa Barbara, out to palm springs, close and moving up to Central Valley. Now a little bit of, coalinga looks like a collapse, but there was a little Lightning Strike there just to the east of paso robles. So some of that moisture is on its way, 50, 60 on the temps here, 36, 38 where truckee and South Lake Tahoe. Thats cool. Mammoth was down to 39. Now theyre 48, but their temperature bounces all over the place. I must be wind driven. Thats the only thing i can think of now. This is the remains of a tropical system thats moving north. Its going to always tough to forecast where that moisture is going, but it does look like an increase in some higher clouds on the way. Eventually over the next couple of days, itll show up. Its just a matter of how much and will it have anything to work with. But the humidity factor will go up if you get those tropical clouds. Forecast models have a difficult time latching on to this. There will be multiple impulse like spoken of. Well rotating around one band moving through. Now, the first initial one looks to be san jose, Santa Clara Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains down to monterey, also into the Sacramento Valley and tahoe and truckee. See that moisture. The key is theres a low forming off the