As they could at the time until the professionals rolled in. No homes had to be evacuated, but im told the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley was evacuated when the fires first broke out but it only lasted about ten minutes when crews realized they were going to get a handle on this pretty quickly. The Wildlife Center building was not damaged. Back out here lives, crews, as i said, getting a handle on this fire that made for a very scary afternoon for the homeowners here. Live in san jose, katy marzullo, abc 7 news. Nearby four separate fires burned at least 85 acres this afternoon. Firefighters attacked the flames from the ground and the air. Sky 7 was overhead that blaze earlier. Crews quickly brought the fires under control in about two hours. This map shows you the location of the fire zone along Mount Hamilton road near grant lake. The area burned had been targeted for a vegetation clearing to reduce fire danger this summer. Heres a live look at the area that burned. You can see la
Just off north capital avenue, a few blocks from mayberry road. Katy marzullo joins us there live after speaking with homeowners. Katy . Reporter matt, ama, im standing near the homes behind me so you can feel how close this fire was to all these homes. My photographer is going to turn around here and show you just how close the flames burned in this direction towards the homes. You can see crews still here on the scene, going around putting out hot spots. Weve been watching them in the last few minutes, break down larger branches of the trees that are smoldering at the base. The Fire Department said this fire is not contained, but crews have been able to stop the forward progression of the fire. And theyre not calling out any more crews. At this point, they dont have an estimate on the acreage, and thats in part due to the fact that the area is densely populated. But despite that, they tell me no homes had to be evacuated. Although we do know from watching sky 7 hd and from me talking
Elected somebody who is tough, who is smart and who is a fighter and thats donald trump. And i dont think that its a surprise to anybody that he fights fire with fire. Reporter this isnt the first time that President Trump has faced criticism for tweets but you can also argue that those tweets havent gone this far before. But it also bears reminding that his wife First Lady Melania Trump decided an anti Cyber Bullying campaign would be her cause while she was in the white house. And here is what she had to say about that kind of behavior back in november of last year. We have to find a better way to talk to each other, to disagree with each other, to respect each other. Reporter but today was a different tune although she doesnt quite go so far as to say she supports her husband. The first ladys Communications Director told cnn, quote, as the first lady has stated publicly in the past, when her husband gets attacked, he will punch back ten times harder. And since all of this today you
Heres what you can expect for the day. Possible coastal drizzle. Temperatures in the 50s. It will be a breezy afternoon and thats why its going to stay cool at the coast. Only in the 50s and near 60s. Also, its been parts of the inland areas and well be hit hitting the upper 80s to near 90. Ill have your complete forecast as well as the july fourth holiday forecast. Thank you. We begin with developing news out of concord where one is dead after a violent collision on highway 4. The chp says the crash happened before 11 00 last night east of solano way. One vehicle flipped over. The investigation into what caused the crash is just underway. The Holiday Weekend is is here and with it comes a warning for all boaters on San Francisco bay. Be safe, villagilant and steer clear of humpback wheels near the Golden Gate Bridge. Cornell bear nared has more. Its a great weekend. Harwood is in holiday he plans to celebrate on his buddys sailboat. On the gear, its every boater for themselves. Got to
Low 60s. Sunset at 8 35 and ill have a look at your fourth of july forecast coming up. Thank you. Breaking news out of san jose where ten people scrambled to safety from a house fire and now need another place to live. Fire crews responded to calls at 2 15 this morning. The flames were visible from about a half mile away. A number of trees were also on fire. This was a tough one. Took crews about 30 minutes to knock down the flames. There are initial reports that fireworks may have caused the fire. The red cross the helping the displaced residents. Six adults and four children. News out of concord where Authorities Say a child was killed in a violent hit and crash on highway 4. It happened in the eastbound lanes east of solano way. The on ramp is closed. The vehicle was hit with such force with one flipped over. Chp is still looking for the suspect who left the scene. Developing news in arkansas where police are investigating a sooting at a nightclub where 17 were shot. It was around 2