January 10, 2024 | Posted in News
BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SACRAMENTO THIS MORNING, WHERE FIREFIGHTERS ARE MOPPING UP A STRUCTURE FIRE ON BAKER AVENUE. THIS IS JUST OFF OF STOCKTON BOULEVARD, AND WE ARE TOLD THIS IS A STORAGE FACILITY. AND THAT THE FIRE IS NOW OUT. BUT YOU CAN SEE CREWS REMAIN ON SCENE MONITORING THE SITUATION. FIREFIGHTERS SAID ABOUT EIGHT UNITS WERE DAMAGED BY THE FLAMES. WE WILL UPDATE YOU ONCE WE LEARN MORE ON THIS FIRE. THE COLD WINTER WEATHER IS OUR OTHER TOP STORY RIGHT NOW. THAT’S A CHECK OF OUR FORECAST NOW WITH METEOROLOGIST HEATHER WALDMAN. A DRY DAY TODAY. YEAH, DRY. WE’RE STARTING OFF WITH SUNSHINE IN MOST PLACES, BUT BECAUSE THINGS CLEARED OUT OVERNIGHT IT’S COLD THIS MORNING. IT’S 35 DEGREES AT EXECUTIVE AIRPORT 32 IN PLACERVILLE. WE’RE BELOW ZERO IN TRUCKEE. AND JUST FIVE DEGREES IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. THAT COLD AIR OVERNIGHT ALLOWING. SOME OF THE SNOW THAT FELL YESTERDAY TO KIND OF FREEZE TO SOME OF THE ROADS. SO THERE ARE STILL CHAIN CONTROLS UP FOR 80, 50 AND 88 FOR THIS MORNING. ALSO WATCHING SOME AREAS OF FOG. NOTHING AROUND THE IMMEDIATE SACRAMENTO DOWNTOWN AREA. BUT YOU HEAD EASTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 80. YOU’LL RUN INTO QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY NEAR MCCLELLAN, LESS THAN THAT OUT TOWARDS RANCHO CORDOVA ON HIGHWAY 50. AND THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM RANCHO. THIS IS HOW THIS CAMERA HAS LOOKED FOR THE PAST 4 OR 5 HOURS OR SO. SINCE THE FOG SET IN LATE LAST EVENING, AND JUST HASN’T SCOURED OUT YET. IT WILL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. NOW THAT THE SUN IS UP, WE’LL WARM THINGS UP SLOWLY BUT SURELY SHOULD END UP CLOSE TO 50 DEGREES TODAY IN MOST VALLEY SPOTS, YOU’RE GOING TO NOTICE A NORTH BREEZE, THOUGH NOT TOO STRONG, BUT ENOUGH THAT IT MAKES THE AIR FEEL A LITTLE BIT BRISK. THINK SUSTAINED WINDS 10 TO 15MPH. NOT AS MUCH OF A BREEZE INTO THE FOOTHILLS TODAY, BUT IT IS GOING TO BE A COOL DAY. MOST PLACES IN THE LOWER FOOTHILLS STARTED OFF BELOW FREEZING. WE’LL END UP IN THE LOW 40S AND A SPOT LIKE PLACERVILLE, AUBURN OR SONORA THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN AROUND TAHOE. WE DO STILL HAVE CHAIN CONTROLS OUT FOR THOSE HIGH ELEVATION SPOTS, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES TODAY AT LAKE LEVEL. STAYING CLOSE TO THAT FREEZING MARK. LETICIA, WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES. HEATHER THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE WINTER WEATHER IS CAUSING SOME TROUBLE FOR TRAVELERS THROUGH THE SIERRA RIGHT NOW IN KCRA 3’S. ERIN HEFT JOINS US LIVE NOW FROM LIVE TRACKER THREE WITH MORE ON THE CONDITIONS THAT DRIVERS ARE SEEING THIS MORNING. ERIN. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING LETICIA. JOINING YOU FROM BELOW ZERO DEGREES UP NEAR TRUCKEE. OVER 5900FT AND CHAIN CONTROLS. WELL, YOU GUESSED IT. THEY’RE IN EFFECT. TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE OF OUR WINDSHIELD IN LIVE TRACKER THREE RIGHT NOW. NOW I JUST WANT TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE. IT GOT VERY HAIRY. THE ROADWAY WAS PRETTY TREACHEROUS BETWEEN DONNER SUMMIT AND TRUCKEE. THIS MORNING. YOU’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT WHAT THE PAVEMENT LOOKS LIKE. LET’S LOOK AT OUR WHEEL. WELL, RIGHT NOW, NO ACTIVE SNOW FALLING, BUT IT IS BRISK UP HERE. AND THIS IS WHAT THE ROADWAYS LOOK LIKE NOW. CHAIN CONTROLS LIKE I MENTIONED, THEY ARE IN EFFECT FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITH SNOW TIRES. WELL, YOU’RE OKAY, BUT YOU SHOULD BE CARRYING CHAINS JUST IN CASE. AND IF YOU DON’T HAVE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITH SNOW TIRES, YOU NEED TO HAVE THOSE CHAINS STRAPPED ON. SO WHERE ARE THOSE CHAIN CONTROLS CURRENTLY ARE IN EFFECT THERE RIGHT NOW FROM NEVADA STATE LINE TO ALTA DRUM FOUR BAY TO NEVADA STATE LINE EASTBOUND AND NORTH STAR TO KINGS BEACH, TAHOE CITY TO KINGS BEACH AND TRUCKEE TO TAHOE CITY. NOW, BECAUSE THE PAVEMENT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. WELL, I LOOKED UP RENO TRUCKEE AIRPORT, RENO TAHOE AIRPORT, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AND RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE VERY MINIMAL DELAYS, IF NOT JUST BY A COUPLE MINUTES. HERE AND THERE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT’S BEING AFFECTED. BY THE PAVEMENT LOOKING LIKE THIS. BUT ONE THING I REALLY WANT TO PUT IN PERSPECTIVE FOR EVERYONE, THE CALTRANS IS MENTIONING THAT THEY HAVE MANY TYPES OF PERSONNEL, BOTH IN SNOW PLOWS AND DIFFERENT SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT, AND PEOPLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TRYING TO PUT ON CHAINS FOR PEOPLE. PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVERS JUST LIKE US, OUTSIDE OF THEIR CAR. AND THAT REALLY STRETCHES MOST OF I-80. SO PLEASE BE AWARE THAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DRIVING 30 MILES AN HOUR OR UNDER PRETTY MUCH BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MILES AN HOUR, JUST TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE, TO KEEP SPINOUTS AS MINIMAL AS POSSIBLE, AND TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN KEEP I-80 OPEN. SO PLEASE BE AWARE PERSONNEL ARE GOING TO BE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND, UH, JUST KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU. UH, FROM THE TRUCKEE AREA. ERIN HEFT KCRA THREE NEWS. AARON, THANK YOU FOR THAT. GREAT ADVICE THIS MORNING. AND OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS WHY WARNINGS TO DRIVE SLOW AND CAREFULLY SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. OUR CREWS CAPTURED A VEHICLE THAT SPUN OUT AND CRASHED ON HIGHWAY 50. YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE TRYING TO HELP THAT CAR EMERGENCY CREWS ARE REMINDING EVERYONE TO BE EXTRA SAFE ON THE ROAD. THE SNOW HIT SOME LOWER ELEVATIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. POLLOCK PINES AND OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND 4000FT WELCOME SNOW SEEKERS WHO CAME OUT TO ENJOY THE WINTER WEATHER YESTERDAY, SOME EVEN ENJOYING THE SNOW FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. WE DEFINITELY WANTED TO TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE SNOW. UH, SOME SNOWFALL MAKES IT A LITTLE MORE MAGICAL FOR THEM AND MY DOGS NEVER BEEN IN THE SNOW. SO HERE WE ARE IN SHORTS, HANG OUT OUTDOOR AND HAVE LIKE A LAUNCH IN THE OUTDOOR AND WITH THE SNOW. SO BASICALLY IT’S A FUN EXPERIENCE DOING THAT. AND WHILE THE SNOW CAME LATER THAN USUAL FOR AREAS LIKE FRESH POND, RESIDENTS TELL US IT’S BETTER LATE THAN NEVER TO SEE IT COMING DOWN WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING, CITIES ARE OPENING UP SHELTER FOR THOSE IN NEED OF A PLACE TO STAY WARM. SACRAMENTO COUNTY IS EXPANDING ITS WEATHER RESPITE CENTERS. THE WARNING THORNTON YOUTH CENTER GYM AT 4000 BRANCH CENTER ROAD IS OPEN THROUGH 8 A.M. ON THURSDAY. IT’S BEEN OPERATING CLOSE TO CAPACITY, SO PEOPLE ARE DEFINITELY ENCOURAGED TO CALL 211 BEFORE GOING THERE. THE AUBURN OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT CENTER WILL BE OPEN THROUGH 8 A.M. ON FRIDAY, AND AN OVERNIGHT WEATHER RESPITE CENTER WILL ALSO BE OPEN AT HOWE PARK FOR TWO NIGHTS FROM 7 P.M. TONIGHT TO 7 A.M. TOMORROW, THEN REOPEN AT 7 P.M. MONDAY TO 7 A.M. TUESDAY. PETS ARE WELCOME IF YOU PLAN TO HEAD TO THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND OR ANY TIME THIS WINTER, MAKE SURE YOU DOWNLOAD THE KCRA 3 APP. YOU CAN TRACK THE RAIN AND SNOW WHEREVER YOU ARE USING INTERACTIVE RADAR. THIS MORNING, AN INVESTIGATION INTO A DEADLY SHOOTING CONTINUES IN STOCKTON. STOCKTON POLICE SAY THIS HAPPENED ON JULIAN STREET, JUST SOUTH OF WILLIAMS BROTHERHOOD PARK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. OFFICERS FOUND THREE MALE VICTIMS, ALL WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. BUT POLICE SAY A 20 YEAR-OLD VICTIM DIED. THE OTHER TWO VICTIMS, A 17 YEAR OLD AND 19 YEAR OLD, ARE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE. POLICE SAY THEY DON’T HAVE MUCH INFORMATION TO RELEASE ABOUT THE SUSPECT OR A MOTIVE. AS SOON AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION, WE’LL BRING THAT TO YOU. AND RIGHT NOW, SOME AIR TRAVEL DELAYS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AFTER THE FAA HAS ORDERED THE TEMPORARY GROUNDING OF NEARLY 200 BOEING 737 MAX NINE AIRCRAFT. THE PLANES ARE UNDERGOING MASSIVE INSPECTIONS AFTER THAT TERRIFYING MID-AIR EMERGENCY ON BOARD AN ALASKA AIRLINES PLANE FRIDAY NIGHT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PORTLAND, OREGON. A BLOWOUT LEFT A GAPING HOLE ON THE SIDE OF THAT PLANE AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE PILOTS WERE FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, ACCORDING TO PASSENGERS, NO ONE WAS SEATED NEXT TO THAT HOLE. REMARKABLY, THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY AND NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT MAY NOT BE LIMITED TO JUST PHYSICAL INJURIES, AS WE ARE AWARE OF REPORTS OF MINOR INJURIES. WITH THAT SAID, I IMAGINE THIS WAS A PRETTY TERRIFYING EVENT AND WE DON’T OFTEN TALK ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY INJURY, BUT I’M SURE THAT OCCURRED HERE. THE NTSB IS NOW ASKING THE PUBLIC TO ASSIST IN THE SEARCH FOR THE PLUG DOOR THAT FLEW OFF, ALONG WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE PLANE, TO HELP WITH THE INVESTIGATION. TODAY MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE THE DEATH OF TYREE NICHOLS. HE DIED AFTER HE WAS BEATEN BY MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICERS FOLLOWING A TRAFFIC STOP. HE GREW UP IN SACRAMENTO, WHERE HIS FAMILY PLANS TO HOLD A REMEMBRANCE EVENT FOR HIM TODAY. LOVED ONES IN THE COMMUNITY WILL COME TOGETHER THIS EVENING AT THE TYREE NICHOLS SKATE PARK THAT IS LOCATED A REGENCY PARK. THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE A CANDLELIT VIGIL, PRAYER AND AN ILLUMINATED BALLOON RELEASE. IT ALSO IS MEANT TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY AS THEY PREPARE FOR A DIFFICULT YEAR AHEAD. THAT INCLUDES THE STATE TRIAL OF FOUR FORMER MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED IN HIS DEATH. THE TRIAL IS SCHEDULED TO START AUGUST 12TH. EACH ONE OF THE FOUR HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND OTHER CHARGES. A FIFTH OFFICER CHARGED IN THE CASE PLEADED GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES OF EXCESSIVE FORCE AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. UP NEXT, THE COLD AND SNOW NOT ONLY THE BAD WEATHER HITTING THE U.S., THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND FOLLOWING A POSSIBLE TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN IN FLORIDA. THE COUNTDOWN TO THE IOWA CAUCUS IS ON. WHO HAS THE MOST TO LOSE IN THE FIRST VOTING OF THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION? BUT FIRST, LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE WEST SACRAMENTO. THE SUN IS PEEKING OUT THIS MO