diablo state park and abc7 news reporter is in dublin with the latest on the evacuations. >> we are at base camp and how firefighters are battling the morgan fire. i'm joined by the can't public information officer. can you give us the latest on the fire numbers? the ache car is 3,70018 and 20 percent containment. >> as far as the firefight yesterday, how was the spread of the fire? the acreage was the same? >> early in the afternoon the fire made a couple of runs and we had more air tankers and the 700 firefighters with boots on the backgrounds and they were able to make a good stop on the forward movement of the fire so we tied in the 20 percent containment and the weather is in our favor so they are trying to take advantage of, that the cooler weather, to tie in that 20 percent and build more containment lines. >> there was concern, as well, yesterday evening, morgan territory road, a concern that the fire could jump that road and to nearby homes and animals, horses, that were there. how was that firefight going? >> i don't have a lot of information on that firefight. i heard a litt

we have coverage with matt keller in dublin. meteorologist mike nicco is in the weather there but, first, amy hollyfield is near clayton where homes are threatened. >> here is why it is growing. check out this patch of fire and how remote the area is in a rugged terrain. firefighters can not get to it or it is not worth risking their safety because there are no homes. that is why the fire is growing, because they are letting it burn and why all the smoke is being created. the fire burning on mt. diablo nearly doubled overnight growing to 1,500 acres. firefighters expect it to get bigger before they get control. >> i feel confident that we will be able to get a control on this, probably not today, certainly not today, it will be probably a good couple of days before we can get our arms wrapped around this. >> jack wilson feels confident enough that he decided not to evacuate. he was up all night. >> very intense. i am watching it. >> cal fire had a crew and helped me to get things organized. >> the smoke coming off the fire looks

live at camp parks in dublin. julie haener, frank back to you. >>> a lot of folks working very hard. the ktvu morning team will have the very latest on the fire and the progress crews made overnight. our coverage begins at 4:30 tomorrow morning. >>> in san francisco, police officers now have a new high- tech tool to help them in the field. ktvu's rob roth explains what they have, and how it could improve officer safety. >> veteran police officer edward and his partner have a new crime fighting tool to go with their guns, batons, and radios, it's a smartphone with a special app for police officers. >> a great addition to our tool belt. >> reporter: we rode along with the two officers. their phones have what law enforcement calls the justice mobile app. it allows officers to connect to the state and federal databases on their phones within seconds. when they pull over the driver of this car from having a broken brake light, they were able to confirm the driver's identification. >> we could pull up mug shots on the s

. >> w dublin! >> thank you for joining us. >> reporter: so many people hear red flag warning it goes in one ear out the other. what would you like to say to homeowners? >> well, summer may be over, but fire season isn't. you still need to have defensible space around your home. it's important. people recommend 10 to 15 feet. we encourage more than that. >> reporter: so about 100 feet is what you recommend? >> right. clear gutters, clear leaves and dead materialer from around the house, as well. >> reporter: that is so important. what about water hoses if you have them around your homes. >> water hoses are okay but we don't recommend that you do any active firefighting. we suggest that you quickly call 911 and allow us to take care of it. >> because a small brush fire can grow rapidly. >> absolutely. >> reporter: especially under these conditions. and smokers, we are seeing cigarette butts even out here. >> if you smoke, we ask that you do not discard them into dry vegetation. we ask that you dispos

live at camp parks in dublin. julie haener, frank back to you. >>> a lot of folks working very hard. the ktvu morning team will have the very latest on the fire and the progress crews made overnight. our coverage begins at 4:30 tomorrow morning. >>> in san francisco, police officers now have a new high- tech tool to help them in the field. ktvu's rob roth explains what they have, and how it could improve officer safety. >> veteran police officer edward and his partner have a new crime fighting tool to go with their guns, batons, and radios, it's a smartphone with a special app for police officers. >> a great addition to our tool belt. >> reporter: we rode along with the two officers. their phones have what law enforcement calls the justice mobile app. it allows officers to connect to the state and federal databases on their phones within seconds. when they pull over the driver of this car from having a broken brake light, they were able to confirm the driver's identification. >> we could pull up mug shots on the s

westbound a 80 from tracy to dublin you can see how quick it will be at 25 minutes along highway 4 from antioch to concord 14 minute along coe h-- along 101, 20 minutes. the traffic with the headlights gristens off the roads indicate the wet countries so slow down your speeds when you head out today the. >> next, why authorities in the east bay are searching for this man caught on camera. >> and a weekend deluge leaves >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all bay area this is abc7 news. >> zero tolerance meant exactly that during the beyond wonderland festival in mountain view. 100 people were arrested mostly for drug and alcohol violations. organizers say the large rave attracted 20,000 people. >> palo alto police need help in catching two robbers who attack add woman in broad daylight. the thieves targeted the victim at university avenue on saturday afternoon. a man grabbed a woman's hair from behind and pulled her to the group after the woman with the attacker took the victim's purse and she was treated for minor injuries. >> el cerrito police released video of two home burgl

a look at the command post in dublin. firefighters there getting ready, bracing to go out and fight more of that fire. the updated number represents a major turning point. >> hours ago syria's foreign minister said the government would accept russia's proposal to turn over chemical weapons. the terms have yet to be released. president obama would prefer a diplomatic solution but remains skeptical that syria will follow through. >> you can watch the president's speech here on nbc bay area. the speech is set to start at 6:00 p.m. after nightly news with brian williams. the feech is at about 6:15. >> we thank you for joining us. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're back at 7:25 with a live update. >>> good morning. a way out, president obama now considering russia's proposal to have syria surrender control of its chemical weapons and possibly avoid u.s. air strikes. >> this could potentially be a significant breakthrough. but we have to be skeptical. >> our one-on-one with the president as he prepares to address

but for the dublin school district, it was enough to cancel p.e. and lunch outdoors. >> personally, i have asthma, so it was getting to me a little bit, but it was, as the day was progressing, it faded. >> dublin high school's running team jogged inside the gym and the football team practiced indoors. >> we did most of the mental stuff today. hopefully tomorrow we can go out and play football. >> did the smoke or haze affect you? >> no, i smelled it throughout the day. it was that earthy, chalky smell. >> well the fire is 20% contained, but the good news tonight is that the flames have not advanced since 3:00 this afternoon. reporting live at the base camp in dublin, linda yee, kpix5. >> that smoke could be a problem for a while, but it's finally cooling down a little bit? >> temperatures dropping, which means humidity will go up. this smoke will be an issue for days and the wind flow, which was in effect today, a flow coming from the northwest, pushing the smoke down to the south and east. that's going to continue for the next several days. the tr

one school in dublin. canceled outdoor activities. >> they do not want us to go of side so we had to practice on the gymnasium. they did not want us to go -- outside. >> officials have advised all residents in smoky areas. to stay inside, close windows and doors. and set air -conditioning units and ventilation systems to re- circulate indoor air. we will speak with air quality district managers at 8:30. >> keep sending in your photographs. this was from another of your and you can send them in a couple of ways. facebook or even breakingnews@kron.com or if there is even an option on all our new mobile application. we are asking our kron 4 viewers to send us their photos of the raging brush and here is a look at some com. or message us on stay with kron four for continuing coverage on the mt. diablo fire. you can also get the very latest on our kron four news app. >> there have been a few big companies, such as hewlett- packard being dropped from the s&p 500. we will be back with a strange twist and dealing

the traffic is easy and moving at top speed along 580 westbound from tracy to dublin at 24 minutes is going to be the time on highway 4, westbound, from antioch to concord and 15 minutes on 101 through marin county southbound from san rafael to the city, that is going to be under 20 minutes at 17-minute commute. now, a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where it is virtually empty, with only a few folks from emeryville to san francisco. there will be no problems out there. >> teens would post things on-line they later regret is new protections with new rules on social media sites. >> next up, a new boost in rail system in the north bay is getting a boost from walk. first, america's money report. >> good morning. blackberry's new deal: they have agreed to go private in an agreement with the largest shareholder worth $5 billion. blackberry announced plans to lay off 40 percent of the workforce. chrysler has proposed shares from the stake of a trust covering medical benefits for retired workers. wonder bread is back on the supermarket shelf after buying wonder from hostess says the old re

creek to dublin is 13 minutes and 101 southbound from santa rosa into san francisco is 15 minutes and from one to los gatos is 23 minutes through the mountains. the golden gate bridge shows it is clear out there and not seeing any fog and a quick drive away from the waldo into san francisco. >> bart managers and union leaders plan to hold contract talks again today as the strike deadline is even closer. workers could walk off the job again when a cooling-off period ends october 10. the two sides report little progress in the negotiations. bart is now planning to charter 200 buses in the event of another strike to ferry passengers. our media partner reports that is triple the number of free shuts bart used in july and the agency is considering having some managers run a limited number of trains. union leaders claim that would be a safety issue. >> right now, in the senate, a handful of republicans led by one lawmaker who resorted to reading green eggs and ham are talking nonstop to protest president obama's health care law. to drama leads up to a scheduled vote on funding. abc7 news re

back in dublin, this is going to be a long night. it is a staging area, it is a small individual within this large military reserve. over to my side here, i am going to pan off, there is some crews here, this is going to be for supplies, when crews finish their 24 hours shift up in the mountains, they're going to come down here and eat and rest and going back up. the tent that's set up there is the supply supplies. and they'll go back and being pg the flames. it is going to be a long night and we'll be out here monitoring the situation and we'll get the latest for you and have live updates coming up tonight at 10:00 news. for now, i am julie, live in dublin, ktvu channel 2 news back to you. >>> mike took this picture of the tanker dropped over the flames. take a look here, you can see mt. diablo there in the distance and the sun polking through the smoky skies. you can find more of these pictures by going to www.ktvu.com. keep them coming on twitter and faceboo photos at www.ktvu.com. >>> another possibility of a bart strike. the coo

kpix 5's anne makovec is with firefighters in dublin with this morning's update from the firelines. anne. >> reporter: the good news, not a lot of winds right now because there is some concern that with the hot spots that remain, some of that could be kicked up if there were high winds but so far we are lucking out. here are the latest numbers. the fire is 60% contained. it's been burning on mount diablo since sunday afternoon. it burned more than 3200 acres but all evacuations and road closures have been lived. and i'm here with cal fire pio steve kaufman this morning. things are really turned around for you guys in the last 24 hours. >> yeah. we definitely got all the resources that we ordered in the initial phase of the fire. we have 1400 firefighters and so one of the things that we are going to start doing today is we are going to start releasing some of those resources back to the region and they are we' transition into the -- we're transitioning into the mop-up phase. >> reporter: how long is that go to last? there is still some concern from what i understand about possible h

we have construction in the east bay as you take the drive in the westbound direction into dublin. we will see construction crews with this project lasting until 5:00 and as we hook at our drive time traffic over the altamont pass 580 it is starting to build and 41 minutes to head from tracy to dublin. along highway 4 you are in the clear at 15 minutes westbound from antioch to concord 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco you are under 20 minutes. in san jose, away from 880 if you make the drive over to san jose airport it will not be a problem and no projects to get in the way and in accidents, either. >> secretary of state john kerry and 60's foreign ministers meeting with iran's top diplomat today. the meeting comes on the sidelines of the united nations general assembly in new york city aimed to pave the way for knockses over iran's nuclear issues since april. they are testing tehran's apparentingness to discuss a deal to resolve international concerns about the nuclear program after years of defiance. >> palo alto-based h.p. cut ties to a florida subcontractor that

where we have a big-rig fire causing a crimp in the commute but beyond that it is top speed to the dublin interchange. we have electric am work on the eastbound side, the lower span of the bay bridge you will see lanes blocked up because of the construction project. >> we have breaking news there is a major fire in west oakland near market street breaking out an hour ago and spread to two homes there. right now the fire is at three alarms and crews are fighting it from the ground aggressively trying to keep it from spreading. we have a crew headed that way and we will bring you more information as soon as it comes in. bart and the two big of the unions resume negotiations in oakland this o with a threat of another strike on the horizon. negotiators walked up talks with a new proposal for the bart managers and the union says it is willing to consider a 13 percent raise and have members pay more for their pension and medical plans rather than the 21 percent raise over three years they hoped for. union leaders say that is a $10 million cost reduction for bart and officials say that is not en

it is if you're in the trivalley or dublin or san ramon. that's where the smoke is continuing to blow because winds are pushing everything to the southeast. we'll stay dry but temperatures dropping. that's the key because look where we were today. low relative humidity because we were so hot. walnut creek, antioch, all 100 degrees. low cloud cover spilling all the way from the golden gate. temperatures drop which means the relative humidity will be rising. full forecast in a few minutes. >>> last time there was a big wildfire on mount diablo was 36 years ago and that one burned 6,000 acres. >> tonight dozens of people made it clear they don't want the u.s. to bomb syria. this protest was held outside minority leader nancy pelosi's office in san francisco. >> is there anything at this point that his government could do or offer that would stop an attack? >> sure. he could turn over every single of his chemical weapons in the next week. turn it over. >> reporter: and then to everyone's surprise, syria said, okay, it will. after that president

as we take a look at our drive time traffic 580 is looking clear at 27 minutes away from tracy to dublin and highway 4 westbound from antioch to conquer at 16 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco through marin county is a 16-minute delay and the san mateo bridge is wide open and clear conditions as you make it up to the high-rise and not a problem from hayward to foster city at 14 minutes. >> 4:49. 81 people in pakistan are dead this morning after a suicide bombing outside a church. authorities say the attack happened yesterday in after a pr of suicide bombers blew themselves up among hundreds of worships. the pakistani taliban has said they difficulty, and they will continue until the united states stops drone attacks. 25 people in china are dead after the most powerful typhoon slammed into the region. this is video of a typhoon battering hong kong that made landfall in southern china last night. the storm forced hundreds of night cancellations. officials say heavy wind threw cars off 9 road and toppled trees and houses in addition to victims in china, eight died

no smoke here where i'm standing in dublin. and basically, there were a lot of cancellations a lot of outdoor activities were canceled over the last several days but everything appears now to be back on. >> okay, anne makovec live for us at the fire camp in dublin this morning. thanks. >>> firefighters battling the fire on mount diablo were burglarized. somebody broke into contra costa county fire station 7 on walnut boulevard sunday night. an ipad, wallets, money and jewelry including of the firefighters' wedding rings, were stolen. >> they went inside to see if anything was taken and found that inside that the lockers had been broken into and that personal effects had been stolen from the firefighters. >> there was another break-in attempt at a different station on monday but firefighters scared that burglar away. >>> some other bay area news now. after a late-night session the richmond city council is moving forward on a controversial plan to help financially troubled homeowners. the plan would use eminent domain to help fol

interchange so 50 minutes it takes you from tracy to dublin in the westbound direction. eastbound side, not so bad but we have a construction project between greenville and north glenn road until 9:00 this or. as we look into the north bay petaluma, northbound 101 all lanes are going to be shut down and they are slowly picking up cone as they speak but in 20 minutes we will have a full opening, and southbound side is not a problem as we go outside here is a look at the drive through walnut creek and as you make it southbound along 680 you can see how the tail lights are building and everyone is still moving along at top speed. >> bay area police have a special warning for fans headed to a huge weekend rave, the activity that some may be doing that is putting their lives at risk. >> the top level meeting today that could be a major step forward in easing nuclear tensions between the united states and it would run on the most affordable energy source available. it would charge overnight. every morning, you'd wake up with a full tank, ready to go. if the car was invented to

there is an accident all the way to the dublin interchange. a new accident in san francisco northbound, near the seven street off ramp. it is actually not right here on the central freeway where it slipped off to my street. it is affecting your ride from near the 280 interchange. in >> finishing up the bridge check at the san mateo bridge ride, if you do not want to wait at the bay bridge, this is a better alternate. the golden gate, 1 01 has disappeared with fog. the traffic is still doing well as well as through marin county. >> the fog comes and goes. it is patchy right now. we are talkas we head into the afternoon we are talking mainly sunny skies. fairfield is coming in as 66 degrees. we are off to a pretty mild start. as we head into afternoon you can expect temperatures to be where they should be. mid '80s for danville and walnut creek. as we head into the east bay shoreline the temperatures will be in the '70s. san leandro have a high of 74 degrees. it will be a pretty nice day and we're talking upper 70's for sunnyvale and cupertino.

if you are heading towards the dublin interchange westbound 580 looks good even past 680 all the way towards the castro valley y. another live traffic camera we have them all over the bay area and here's another one in the south bay, this is in milpitas, the silicon valley commuters 880 and 237, no delay out towards sunnyvale. the nimitz freeway 880, 5:01 this morning, at 5:00 they were scheduled to pick up all the

we begin with bob live in dublin right now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. when you consider all of the fires burning in california right now, cal fire is giving this one high priority. you can tell here at camp parks in dublin just based on all the resources they brought in overnight. o more dozers. they brought in more air power to fight the fire that is several miles away from here. you can see the smoke emanating from mt. diablo right now. four tankers, two choppers, and one spotter aircraft dumping retardant right now to try and help the men and women on the ground. power, a lot more man power. over 700 firefighterszy2 workin this fire right now, hence the need for camp parks, this military facility allowing cal fire to use its vast open space. they have a tent city for firefighters to recharge and rest. they are going to need it. this morning's replacements just went up within the past hour. they went up the mountain for what will be a 24-hour shift to try to better contain this wildfire. right now they've only got 10% containment, and the fire, as you

our reporter joins us from dublin. amyst. >> a go sign of confidence, i spoke to firefighters who will release resources today. they will send some fire crews home so that is how good they feel about this. the post is busy with crews getting their breakfast. we have seen them loading up their trucks with water. they still want to dig out a line around the fire area and they have work to do. you will not see this anymore, video of smoke from sunday and monday, big plumes, which is gone. this isn't any active fire burning. just hotspots to watch offer. firefighters say they have the upper hand on the morgan fire. rather than fire, you now see damage around mt. diablo that burned more than 3,000 acres. holes -- homes were saved and the evacuation order has been lifted so people have returned home. everything is looking positive on the firefight. >> president obama is conditionally endorsing a russian plan for syria to surrender the chemical weapons as evers to avert a military strike shift from washington, dc, to the unit

that was enough for the dublin school district to cancel p.e. and lunch outdoors. >> personally i have asthma so it was getting to me a little bit. but as the day was progressing, it just faded. >> reporter: cal fire says so far the fire has burned more than 3700 acres despite a few flare-ups last night it hasn't really grown since yesterday. he winds pushed the fire back -- the winds pushed the fire back working in the firefighters' favor. >> cate, are you hearing any more about evacuations? >> reporter: no more issued yesterday which is a good indication that the fire threat isn't moving closer to homes but we are still not out of the woods. there's still a lot of work to be done. >> cate caugiran in dublin, thank you. >>> developing news out of syria this morning. today the syrian foreign ministry says the country has accepted a russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control. for dismantling. "cbs this morning's" charlie rose asked president bashar assad whether he would give up chemical arms to avoid a strike. while

air temperature right here in dublin 62 degrees. tonight, we are being joined by battalion chief jim watkins from station 25 the castro valley and also, gentlemen. >> station 16! >> from? >> dublin. >> all right. thank you for being here tonight, general. this is one of the areas in which we are under a red flag warning. that goes in and out of the ears sometimes especially of homeowners. >> fire season is still in effect. you stumbled on to a fire today we were working a vegetation fire along eastbound 580. what was going on there was a fencing company cutting a metal pole sparks got into the dry fuel started a vegetation fire. >> reporter: it's that simple. a spark started a fire. we are look at a beautiful mount diablo right now. the northeastern side 3200 acres burned on september 8. homeowners very concerned what do you have to say to them tonight as far as advice? >> again, certain things that we do routinely can lead to fires and one of them is mowing lawns. if you are mowing, you don't mow dry dead vegetation. it's only for

i'll take you to dublin for the latest. >> winds going to shift. we'll tell you what that means for the fire fighting efforts on mount diablo. for us we're starting out mild. we've got a cooler day headed our way. still going to be hot in spots. your forecast coming up. >> and we have a thick marine layer across the area now that's keeping fog and drizzle across our area bridges. we'll get you out the door and let you know what your morning commute looks like. >> and taking a live look outside this morning from the south bay, waiting for the sun's grand arrival on tuesday, september 10. this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm jon kelley. thanks for joining us. good to see everybody. we have breaking news in berkeley. we just learned the coroner has arrived on scene of an early morning apartment fire. flames erupting at that apartment building on oregon street near telegraph avenue. it's also where christie smith is live at the scene with new details on this fire.

a house in dublin on 680. the fire displaced a family of five and two dogs. no word on the cause. they are okay. >>> a fire in hayward destroyed a garage behind a home off alice street. chopper 5 was above the scene as flames engulfed the structure. a man suffered minor injuries while trying to put out the fire before fire crews arrived. there was propane stored in the garage but fire investigators don't know if that's what caused the fire. >>> no luck for people trying to avoid the long lines at the dmv. turns out the dmv website is down. technical difficulties knocked out that site this morning and we're told engineers have been working on it ever since. in the meantime, the dmv telephone service system is working. it's not clear when the website is going town and running again though. >>> it's been a while since we have heard from either side in the bart dispute but today, we got a good look into the contract progress or lack thereof. bart offered its unions a contract that included a 10% raise last month.

but for the dublin school district it was enough to cancel p.e. and lunch outdoors. >> i have asthma so it was getting to me a little bit. but as the day progressed it was fading. >> reporter: dublin high school's running team jogged inside the gym and the football team practiced indoors. >> we did most of the mental stuff. hopefully tomorrow we can go out and play football. >> reporter: did the smoke or haze affect you >> no, i smelled it throughout the day. kind of like that earthy choppy smell. >> linda yee, kpix 5. >> and you can find the very latest information on the mount diablo fire and video, go to our website, kpix.com. >>> new this morning, a fire forces evacuations from an apartment building in berkeley and we have an unconfirmed report that a coroner is on the scene. we believe that all but one person got out safely from the building on oregon street. we'll have more information as we get it during our newscast. >>> san jose is closing alum rock park today because of extreme fire danger. the city's largest park is typically closed a f

on 680 southbound dublin/pleasanton to mission boulevard southbound is 15 minutes. highway 85 northbound 101 to cupertino is five-minute commute. outside, marin county traveling along southbound 101, a bit more traffic northbound side up to santa benicia. that is looking good. >> he lost his life if the line of duty. a moving tribute to a bay area officer gunned down if a senseless act of violence. >> to tip or not to tip? a growing >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell, and all bay area, this is abc7 news. the man charged in the murder of a popular school yard supervisor at san jose is expected to make the first court appearance today. the 49-year-old was found dead in a van or tuesday. she was last seen on saturday when she left her home to run errands. police arrested a 43-year-old on suspicion of murder wednesday. police believe they knew each other. the victim was a school yard supervisor at an elementary school where she worked for 12 years. >> this morning a silver alert has been issued in santa clara county for a missing 68-year-old man considered "

this goes all the way to dublin. off this is coming out of livermore. we have been talking about the closures that has put extra pressure on highway 4 in this also means that this role there runs between here and carries a lot of the traffic is also jammed. it we are seeing traffic equally split between highway 4 in interstate 580. these are the closures that are affected by the fire. >> marsh creek road is the biggest one. this is closed at regency and deer valley road. morgan terry road is also shut down as well. all the roads and streets inside the park. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news. firefighters continued to battle the wildfire on monday of low, we are learning how much the fire fight is costing to contain the rimfire the was and disseminate. >> jim harbaugh is offering some old choice " words to a packers football player after any legal tackle on colin kaepernick. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yep, everybody knows that. well, did you know the ancient pyramids were actually a mistake? uh-oh. geico. fifteen minute

road it is under 30 minutes to get to dublin. san francisco shows oracle open world howard street is shut down between 3rd and 4th and will re-open at 10:00, and muni lines will be rerouted and looking at the san mateo bridge the it is looking clear with a quick drive at 14 minutes from hayward into foster city. >> ahead, seven things to know use start your day. a beer maker put vintage beer up for sale. abreva can heal a cold sore in as few as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. without it, the virus spreads from cell to cell. unlike other treatments, abreva penetrates deep to block the virus, to protect healthy cells so cold sores heal fast. as fast as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. ♪ learn more at abreva.com. don't tough it out. knock it out! fast. [ female announcer ] only with abreva. but when you have a picky eater... won't touch this. it can be a bit of a dance. ♪ won't touch this. ♪ won't touch -- stop. eggo time. [ female announcer ] eggo waffles can win over the pickiest of eaters so everyone can enjo

both are being held at the animal shelter in dublin. rather investigation. >> apologize and i i heart is so broke. >> reporter: daniels says that he is not a bad person but he declined to comment on camera but released a statement saying that we love our dogs and we miss them. from the hall of justice, phillipe djegal, kron 4 news. >> pam: developing tonight. the father of a man who police say, killed a dodgers fan. says his son acted in self- defense. jonathan denver died during a fight near a-t&t park wednesday night. about an hour- and a- half after the game. this is what could be the last picture of him. taken with his family that night. kron 4's j.r. stone is live outside the san francisco county jail where the suspect is being held, j.r? >> reporter: at this point no charges have been filed and won the last spoke with the district attorney he did not name any charges that could be a immediately filed. as i mentioned, he is under observation behind bars. this is 21 year-old michael montgomery they are linking to the stabbing death

one school in dublin. canceled outdoor activities. >> the and do not want us going outside so we went inside to the gymnasium. they're also not having runners practice outside. >> officials have advised all residents in smoky areas. to stay inside, close windows and doors. and set air -conditioning units and ventilation systems to re- circulate indoor air. we are asking our kron 4 viewers to send us their photos of the raging brush fire near mount diablo. and here is a look at some of the pictures you are sending us. we encourage you to send your best fire pictures to breaking-news at kron dot com. or message us on facebook. >> a vote on syria may be stalled in congress, as the house waits for the senate to act and the senate waits for the president. andrew spencer reports, now, with a potential diplomatic break-through comes the potential for even more delays. >> reporter: president barack obama has the chance to change people's minds. but they do not however, still to not believe that >> i do not think t

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they are packed in dublin as they pay their respects to a famous native son. worry be welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the syrian government stockpiled sarin and mustard gas, a claim made by the french authorities who released their docier on chemical weapons in syria. president obama is trying to drum up congressional support for a military strike. the french and americans have been warned of serious actions if they take military actions. samples collected biochemical weapons inspectors have arrived to the analysis in europe. it may be some time before the results are published. meanwhile the pressure is mounting on france, the one european country that says it will support the americans in punishing the syrian regime. the syrian president gave an interview to a french paper where he threatens france if he joins in attack on syria and was told there will be negative repercussions on the interests of france. the president said the middle east is a powder keg and the fire is approaching. he warned of a regional war if

the drive time traffic, 580 tracy to dublin is 40 minutes. from dublin to mission boulevards 15 minutes and highway 85 northbound 81 to cupertino is five minutes. >> the f.b.i. continues to senator for a motive in the washington, dc, navy yard shooting, as lawmakers call for new security procedures at defense department installations. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is in the newsroom with that and the shooter's troubled past. ought navy yard remains closed but for mission essential personnel and the navy yard remains an active crime seen. new information about the shooter's mental state and a possible lack of communication between agencies helping him with his mental problems. police in rhode island say they encountered aaron alexis in august and he told them voices were harassing him and following him and now, overnight we learned law enforcement sources have told abc7 news that aaron alexis sought help from v.a. hospitals in washington, dc, and rhode island but for insomnia. however, despite that and prior arrests involving guns he was a

live in dublin, alicia reid, kron4. >>> help has been coming in from a number of areas to fight the fire in mount diablo including a group of inmate firefighters from northern california who are on the scene. >> it's wherever calfire needs us to go and we're dispatch and we're ready to go. the inmates are off terrain. they're physically fit. they do classroom time. >> reporter: a total of 426 inmate firefighters are on the scene. most of them arrived late yesterday and have been ever since. >>> we want to show you a google earth map. there's nasa technology here showing you the fire north. primarily south and east of mount diablo and the elevation and steep terrain really makes fighting this fire difficult from the ground. they're letting it burn in some areas that are removed from where homes and are and evacuation orders are in place for oak hill lane. and the kerry point area. also russell man park road. upper trail road lower trail road. east trail road and trail ride home. about 100 homes have been evacuated. there's also road closures, marsh creek road and parts of deer valley road

here's a live look near the dublin interchange. typical stuff from here delays begin out of tracy on 205. continuing westbound towards the dublin interchange. 27 minutes now between the wind turbines and 680. more brake lights as you get closer towards the castro valley y. silicon valley drivers, westbound 237 a little sluggish maybe as you come around the bend leaving milpitas out towards about zanker road and then things look better closer to sunnyvale. mass transit no issues all morning. bart in fact has 53 trains running on time. muni, caltrain and ace trains 1 and 3 have all been great out of the central valley. that's the latest from here in the traffic center. with more on your forecast, frank and the temperatures up, here's lawrence -- cranking the temperatures up here's lawrence. >> patchy fog fog to begin with early on should clear out in the afternoon. and looking good. we'll see some mild temperatures today but things warm up tomorrow and the weekend going to get hot in spots. right now low pressure continues off the co

this is what it looks like right now approaching the dublin interchange. our sensors are still all in the green this morning if you are heading towards the dublin interchange. and westbound 580 through the altamont pass, just kind of your usual brake lights right now if you are passing 205 out of tracy. 15 minutes though so it's not enough to impact your drive time. still all free and clear but once you got past that north flynn speeds improve slightly. look at this picture of the new eastern span. traffic moving well even though once again that high wind advisory is in effect this morning and if you are approaching the pay gates, no delay, of course no metering lights. give it another hour and this picture will look a lot different. 5:15 this morning, though, things are nice an quiet down the eastshore freeway. and the san mateo bridge, the right side of your screen all this traffic, that is the commute direction. things looking good out of hayward. that's your latest "timesaver traffic." for more on your windy forecast, let's toss it over to lawrence. >>

reporting live in dublin, cate caugiran. back to you. >> cate, what's the latest on evacuations, will there be more today? >> reporter: well, there's good news there frank. we have heard there haven't been more evacuations since sunday night. it's an indication that really that fire hasn't really gone closer to those homes but, you know, with any of these fires it's always unpredictable too soon to say but again that indication of no evacuations is an indication that things might be getting better in the days to come. >> let's hope so. cate caugiran live for us in dublin this morning. thank you, cate. >>> the city of san jose is closing alum rock park today because of extreme fire danger. the city's largest park is typically closed a few days each year when weather conditions are hot, dry and windy. rugged terrain in parts of the park would make evacuations difficult in the event of a wildfire. city officials will decide today whether to keep alum rock closed tomorrow. >>> now for more on the weather challenges facing the fi

place my family lived is 75 miles from dublin. it is 2007 and i'm sitting in the tibrare studies department in the library in require land looking for books and reading the microfilm of every county tibrare daily nurl from january first 1847 through december 31st 1849. i'm looking for family history and in particular one ancestor who disapeered between 1848 and 1849. james lacy. from what i read in these local newspapers is looks like the people's history of require land during the great hunger, my people's history, was never record indeed books. nor barely mentioned in any newspapers. you will only find mention of the local people if something unusual happened. the librarian tells me. i read the newspaper so i know that unusual is the polite word for murdered or murderer. why else would a poor person's name apeer in the news? why do i think the newspapers then report differently from today's news? i'm here in ireland reading every paper just in case. i will move ahead. the lacies lived in cottage and palace. in 1848 dozens of fam

beef 680 is jammed all the way to dublin. it is slower than usual and once again the 85 and the 280 are solid along with the 101 these are really backed up! and also, with the 101 dunbarton and the san mateo commute, the bayshore is also backed up from millbrae to mountain view. here is the north bay. heavy beginning before the 37 to central san rafael, and also the sir francis drake boulevard. >> is sunny but a band of high clouds north of the golden gate. 30 m.p.h. that will continue for the afternoon. by noon, there is a small craft advisory. there could be impacting the america's cup. with cool weather filtering of the possibility for some sprinkles tomorrow. your kron 4 7 day around the bay coming up. >> a bay area community is mourning the loss of a 12 year old boy. hit and killed right in front of a middle school in byron. the driver had just off the all and children when she was pulling out. here is how the friends remember him. >> somebody said that it was a child in front of the school by an immediately knew it was

the track shows 580 at tracy to dublin is 36 minutes and antioch to concord is 22 minutes and 101 is at 15 minutes from san rafael to san francisco. the bay bridge toll plaza shows the traffic is starting to slow down. we do have the normal morning rush and from this point we cannot see anything and fast track lanes are moving along fine and cash-paying lanes are loaded up. in emeryville we have a different perspective: you can see we have traffic stacking up and metering lights are flashing but nothing beyond that. we will keep our eye on there and see if anything else develops. >> this morning, california is close to getting a new minimum wage in a late night session lawmakers approved a wage hike for millions. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is in burlingame to tell us what this means for employees and business owners. >> kristen, workers are happy and employers probably nervous but nothing is happening yet. the governor still has to sign this into law. he says he will. assuming that happens, you are look at a couple of years before this takes affect. the minimum wage in califor

slow-and-go track as you hit livermore but, still, 24 minute commute from tracy to dublin. the san mateo bridge shows clear drive from hayward to foster city in the westbound direction. mike? >> thank you, laying. tracking food with live doppler 7 hd and you can see quarter-mile visibility in santa rosa and clear most of the night and seven miles at half moon bay and everyone else is unlimited in the horizontal with lower clouds along the coast. some those are creeping into san francisco. we are looking south from mount tamalpais right now and the clouds have a very short shelf life brighter today and less humid. partly cloudy and mild. get ready for warm temperatures. some areas make a run at 100 degrees friday and saturday. the moisture is moving to the east overnight with a low bringing in dry air which is a reason why we will see sunshine to the coast in the afternoon. low-to-mid 80's for the south bay, and mid-to-upper 80's los gatos. santa cruz is sunshine and 82. mid-70's to near 80 most neighbors in the peninsula, from 82 in los altos to 74 in millbrae and half moon

you will find extra people there as you make it from tracy to dublin and we have a construction project eastbound direction on 580 between greenville and north flynn until 11:00 this morning. three lanes are going to be taken away so you are starting to see a slow down before you get to that spot. it will move long east of there. this is how long it will take if you travel westbound: 26 minutes and under half an hour from tracy to dublin along highway 4 westbound antioch to concord at 15 minutes and a report of a truck with a plat tire southbound 680 in concord at main street. that is blocking one lane. 101 southbound, 17 minutes to san rafael. the bay bridge toll plaza shows track moving smoothly. foggy conditions causing a wet road. >> on the east bay the library at piedmont high school is now named the ambassador chris stevens memorial library. he was the ambassador to libya killed in an attack on the consulate in benghazi september 11th last year a student newspaper editor at peed important high when he graduated in 1978 and attended uc berkeley. last night the board of education re

you're at the fire command post in dublin. there was a special ceremony out there this morning, tara. >> reporter: that's right. firefighters are excited about getting this fire contained fairly shortly, very somber sort of feeling around here as they reflected on 9/11 before they headed up the mountain side. they took off about 20 minutes ago in a caravan. we saw them leaving here. they shared a moment of silence at their briefing earlier. >> we gather here this morning taking a moment, taking a moment of silence to just give you thanks for the lives each of us have for the spirit that you have in us but remembering those that lost their lives 12 years today. >> reporter: then it was back to business. we did receive an update this morning. the fire is 70% contained. they have lowered the number of acreage burned to 3,133 acres. calfire has lifted the evacuation order for dozens of families out of their homes. yesterday, on mt. diablo, we got a much closer look at the blackened hillside and downed power lines. fire officials s

a few delays towards the dublin interchange. but the nimitz and the eastshore freeway all look good. so if you have been traveling the eastshore freeway anytime this week or in the morning commute you know it's really been backing up especially the first couple of days when we saw the new eastern span open. right now we saw some easing up yesterday, right now looks good this is richmond and continues to move at the limit into berkeley. you saw that drive time about 18 minutes or so from the carquinez bridge to the maze. other travel times, here's a live look at the nimitz and 15, 16 minutes between 238 and the maze. no problems right now near the oakland coliseum. if you are traveling towards the bay bridge, once again we have new traffic patterns forming where the right lanes are backing up. the left lanes still look okay. carpool always a nice option with no delays and continues to look good into san francisco. that's the latest "timesaver traffic." for more on your forecast, lawrence says we are cranking those temperatures up

obviously all those freeways right there around the dublin interchange look pretty good right now. in any event, here's a live look that's westbound 580 traffic right before you reach 680. all those headlights making their way westbound. still no big impact to your drive time. 14 minutes still cruising right along through the altamont pass and the livermore valley. out to martinez, this is our breaking news this morning. they are still doing some traffic control. there's a fire around pacheco boulevard and peach street. so avoid the area. that's traffic. back to you. >> thank you, liz. >>> pg&e officials will be on the hot seat once again today. this time, they are looking at fines over bad pipeline reports. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is live in san bruno this morning and anne, the utility is in some big trouble over two very big pipelines, i understand. >> reporter: it is hard to believe that this explosion was three years ago next monday and in the meantime the neighborhood where it happened here, a mix of new homes as you can see over here and new construction, as well. here's