Big rig fire snarls traffic on Highway 50 in Sacramento
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S NEWS LEADER FOR 70 YEARS. THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS LIVE AT 5 A.M. AS HURRICANE MELISSA MOVES ON. RECOVERY EFFORTS ARE BEGINNING. WHAT WE NOW KNOW ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THIS DEADLY STORM. TRUMP SAYS A HIGH STAKES MEETING WITH CHINA HAS LED TO A TRADE DEAL. I’M RACHEL HIRSCHHEIMER IN WASHINGTON WITH HOW THIS COULD IMPACT THE ECONOMY. NEW VIDEO NOW REVEALING WHAT HAPPENED MOMENTS BEFORE A SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CITY LEADER WAS ARRESTED. HOW HE’S RESPONDING TO THE CHARGES HE NOW FACES. GOOD MORNING. IT IS 5 A.M. I’M DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK AND I’M TEO TORRES. WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL DAY YESTERDAY, BUT AS WE MAKE OUR WAY INTO THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS, THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. IT’S NOT UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. LET’S GO OVER TO METEOROLOGIST TAMARA BERG FOR MORE. I WISH THERE WAS A BIG PATTERN CHANGE INTO MORE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU IS JUST A VERY SUBTLE CHANGE IN THE PATTERN. OVERALL, AS WE EYE THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF NOVEMBER. OF COURSE, TODAY MARKING THE 30TH DAY OF OCTOBER, HERE’S A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE FOR YOU WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES OVER STOCKTON FROM THE VENICE HEALTH ARENA. SKY CAMERA. LIGHT WINDS ANTICIPATED. SO ANOTHER COOL STRETCH OF WEATHER TO BEGIN THE DAY AHEAD. WE’VE GOT MILD CONDITIONS FOR THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL AND A NICE WEEKEND IS IN THE FORECAST. CUE DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL PRETTY MUCH PREVAIL. SATELLITE LOOP OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS, SHOWING OFF JUST THAT REALLY CLEAR SKY. BUT WHAT’S INTERESTING IS THAT MARINE THERE HAS BUILT BACK UP HERE ALONG THE COAST. SO IF YOU’RE A SUPER COMPUTER HEADING TOWARDS BAY, BE PREPARED. YOU COULD SEE SOME SUDDEN DROPS IN VISIBILITY AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE WATER. 46 RIGHT NOW OUT THE DOOR. FAIRFIELD 51. TOP OF THE 5:00 HOUR FOR YOU IN SACRAMENTO AND YUBA CITY. WE’RE AT 52. IN STOCKTON, 50 MODESTO AND 59 RIGHT NOW. WAKING UP IN PLACERVILLE. DAYBREAK. OFFICIALLY NOT UNTIL 731. BEAUTIFUL TIME TO VIEW THAT MOON WHICH IS IN THE WAXING GIBBOUS PHASE, ABOUT 58% ILLUMINATED IF IT CATCHES YOUR EYE ON THAT MORNING COMMUTE. FOR THE EARLY RISERS, LOOKING AT HIGHS TODAY IN THE UPPER 70S IN THE VALLEY, WE’LL DO MID 70S IN THE FOOTHILLS. UPPER 60S TODAY IN THE SIERRA. IN THE NEXT TEN MINUTES, I’LL BREAK DOWN THE FORECAST FOR YOU NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD IT IS 502. GOOD MORNING BRIAN, WHAT ARE YOU TRACKING FOR EARLY COMMUTERS? TAMARA BERG HERE ALONG INTERSTATE 80, ENTERPRISE BOULEVARD, LOOKING OUT FOR TRAFFIC, HEADING OUT TO THE CAUSEWAY THERE. NO DELAYS ALONG INTERSTATE 80. AND IT’S ALL CLEAR ALL THE WAY OUT THROUGH THE BAY AREA AT THIS MOMENT. NO PROBLEMS TO REPORT ALONG THE 80 CORRIDOR THROUGH WEST SACRAMENTO. AND IT APPEARS MY CLICKER IS NOT WORKING. SO I’M GOING TO STEP OFF TO THE SIDE HERE AND WE’LL ADVANCE THIS MANUALLY. HERE WE GO. SO WE’RE GOING TO HEAD OFF INTO SACRAMENTO. INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 ALSO CLEAR FIVE AND 99 FROM ELK GROVE. NOT SEEING ANY DELAYS THERE. AND AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO STOCKTON CLEAR. BUT THERE IS A CRASH RIGHT ON THE NORTH END OF MODESTO AT KANSAS AVENUE, BUT SO FAR IT DOESN’T APPEAR TO BE CAUSING ANY DELAYS. WE DO HAVE SOME SLOWING ACROSS. 205. 21 MINUTE RIDE THERE AND THEN 580. 24 MINUTES. NO DELAYS ON 99 AND 120. AND NO DELAYS HERE IN SACRAMENTO. BACK TO YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRIAN. WELL, THIS MORNING WE’RE GETTING A BETTER IDEA OF THE DESTRUCTION LEFT BEHIND BY HURRICANE MELISSA. WE NOW KNOW THAT THE STORM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AT LEAST 30 DEATHS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. AND 25 OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN HAITI, WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE STILL MISSING, MOSTLY IN THE COUNTRY’S SOUTHERN REGION. CLEANUP AND RECOVERY IS UNDERWAY, AND CUBA’S GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT OVERFLOWING RIVERS CUT OFF ACCESS TO MORE THAN 140,000 PEOPLE THERE. ARE JAMAICANS TRAPPED IN AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED? JAMAICAN LEADERS SAY THIS RECOVERY WILL BE A LONG PROCESS. THE COUNTRY, THE ENTIRE JAMAICA FROM NEGRIL POINT TO MARIN POINT HAS BEEN AFFECTED. THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ISLAND PARISHES LIKE SAINT ELIZABETH, WESTMORELAND, CLARENDON, MANCHESTER, PARTS OF TRELAWNY HAVE BEEN SEVERELY IMPACTED. SO IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT MELISSA DID IMPACT THE ENTIRE JAMAICA. THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS DEPLOYING A REGIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM AND SOME OTHER RESOURCES ACROSS CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES. EMERGENCY RELIEF FLIGHTS COULD TAKE OFF AS EARLY AS TODAY. NOW TO A LIVE LOOK AT CAPITOL HILL THIS MORNING. AND IT IS DAY 30 OF THE SHUTDOWN WITH NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT, LAWMAKERS ARE FACING NEW PRESSURE TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT, AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE FACING BIG CHALLENGES IN COMING DAYS. THAT’S BECAUSE SNAP BENEFITS ARE GOING TO RUN OUT ON SATURDAY. THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT 40 MILLION PEOPLE. HEALTH CARE COSTS. ALSO MAKING PEOPLE WORRIED. OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT STARTS ON NOVEMBER 1ST, JUST A MONTH BEFORE THE KEY SUBSIDIES SUBSIDIES THAT ALSO KEEP THE PREMIUMS LOW ARE SUPPOSED TO EXPIRE. SOME AMERICANS COULD SEE PREMIUMS DOUBLE, MAYBE EVEN TRIPLE, NEXT YEAR. FEDERAL WORKERS ARE ALSO FEELING THE STRAIN. ABOUT 1.4 MILLION EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, ARE MISSING PAYCHECKS AND WORRYING ABOUT THEIR FINANCIAL FUTURE. PRESIDENT TRUMP FLYING BACK TO WASHINGTON RIGHT NOW AFTER NEARLY A WEEK TRAVELING THROUGH ASIAN COUNTRIES OVERNIGHT. HE SAT DOWN WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING. AS THE U.S. AND CHINA REMAIN IN A TRADE WAR. KCRA 3’S RACHEL HIRSCHHEIMER IS IN OUR WASHINGTON NEWSROOM NOW. AND, RACHEL, WHAT ARE WE HEARING FROM THE PRESIDENT ABOUT HOW THINGS WENT? WELL, DEIRDRE AND TEO, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THE U.S. WILL LOWER TARIFFS ON CHINA THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED EARLIER THIS YEAR TO PUNISH THE COUNTRY FOR SELLING CHEMICALS MEANT TO MAKE FENTANYL. SO THE RATE WILL BE LOWERED FROM 20 TO 10%, BRINGING THE TOTAL COMBINED IMPORT TAX ON CHINA FROM 57 TO 47%. PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO ANNOUNCED CHINA WOULD END RESTRICTIONS ON RARE EARTH EXPORTS. THE COUNTRY RECENTLY LIMITED EXPORTS OF THESE ELEMENTS, CRIPPLING U.S. AND OTHER FOREIGN COMPANIES. BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THAT WILL CHANGE. AND AS FOR SOYBEANS, PRESIDENT TRUMP STATED THAT CHINA WOULD IMMEDIATELY RESUME PURCHASING AMERICAN SOYBEANS AFTER CHINA STOPPED BUYING FROM THE U.S. NOW, EARLIER THIS MONTH, PRESIDENT TRUMP THREATENED TO SLAP ANOTHER 100% TARIFF ON CHINESE PRODUCTS ON NOVEMBER 1ST. BUT AFTER THE MEETING, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF THE TABLE. BUT OVERALL, I GUESS ON THE SCALE OF FROM 0 TO 10, WITH TEN BEING THE BEST, I WOULD SAY THE MEETING WAS AT 12. CHINA’S GOVERNMENT PUT OUT A STATEMENT AFTER THE MEETING, SAYING PRESIDENT XI NOTED THE TWO TEAMS HAD AN IN-DEPTH EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON IMPORTANT ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES, AND REACHED CONSENSUS ON SOLVING VARIOUS ISSUES. THEY SHOULD WORK OUT AND FINALIZE THE FOLLOW UP STEPS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NOW, PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO SAID THAT HE PLANS TO TRAVEL TO CHINA IN APRIL, AND PRESIDENT XI IS PLANNING TO HEAD TO THE U.S. AFTER THAT. BACK TO YOU, RACHEL, RIGHT BEFORE OUR MEETING WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT TESTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS. WHAT DOES THAT INVOLVE? YEAH. SO PRESIDENT TRUMP TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE HE SAID HE INSTRUCTED THE PENTAGON TO START TESTING U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS. ESSENTIALLY, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID CHINA AND RUSSIA TEST THEIR WEAPONS. HOW COME THE UNITED STATES CAN’T DO THE SAME THING? NOW, TO PUT THIS ALL INTO PERSPECTIVE, THE U.S. HAS NOT CARRIED OUT AN EXPLOSION TEST ON ITS NUCLEAR WARHEADS SINCE 1992, AND NO COUNTRY HAS CARRIED OUT ANY SORT OF TEST LIKE THIS SINCE THE 1990S, EXCEPT NORTH KOREA. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. RACHEL HIRSCHHEIMER LIVE IN WASHINGTON. THANK YOU. LET’S TAKE A CHECK OF THE FUTURES BOARD FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. S&P 500 VIRTUALLY FLAT HERE, UP JUST A QUARTER PERCENT. DOW JONES FUTURES DOWN 138. NASDAQ UP THREE AND A HALF. NOW JUST FIVE DAYS LEFT TO VOTE IN CALIFORNIA’S SPECIAL ELECTION. AND VOTERS ARE DECIDING WHETHER TO USE NEW MAPS FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS THAT WERE DRAWN BY DEMOCRATS TO COUNTERACT SIMILAR MOVES IN OTHER STATES BY REPUBLICANS. SO FAR, 5.1 MILLION BALLOTS HAVE BEEN CAST. IT’S 22% OF ALL BALLOTS SENT OUT IN CALIFORNIA. THIRD OF ALL BALLOTS SENT OUT IN EL DORADO COUNTY HAVE BEEN TURNED IN. THAT IS 32% IN PLACER. IN YOLO COUNTY, IT’S 26% OF BALLOTS IN A CAST, 25% IN SACRAMENTO. STANISLAUS COUNTY IS AT 21%, SAN JOAQUIN AT 19. THIS MORNING, A LOOK AT SOME DRAMATIC NEW VIDEO THAT SHOWS YOU NEVADA DEPUTIES ARRESTING A SOUTH LAKE TAHOE CITY LEADER. THE VIDEO GIVES US OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE INCIDENT THAT ENDED WITH CODY BASS, THE CURRENT CITY MAYOR WHO WAS AT THE TIME THE CITY’S PRO TEM MAYOR, IN HANDCUFFS. I DON’T KNOW WHY HE KICKED ME. IT’S LIKE, DUDE, WHY ARE YOU EVEN GOING TO DO THAT? STOP TRYING TO TURN ON ME, CODY. JUST. JUST GO WITH THE PROGRAM. CODY. STOP! HIS ARREST CAME AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH AN EMPLOYEE AT A RESTAURANT IN STATE LINE. THERE. YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE VIDEO, A BASS APPROACHES AN EMPLOYEE OF ALE WORKS. THE VIDEO DOESN’T HAVE AUDIO, BUT THE CONVERSATION APPEARS TO BEGIN AMICABLY. THEN IT TAKES A TURN. RIGHT HERE. A TWO MEN APPEAR TO BEGIN YELLING AT EACH OTHER ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT. THE EMPLOYEE THEN SEEN KICKING BASS IN THE LEG. BODY CAM FOOTAGE FROM DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPUTIES SHOW THE MOMENTS AFTER BASS WAS INITIALLY BOOKED ON MISDEMEANOR CHARGES OF ASSAULT, TRESPASSING AND HARASSMENT, BUT HE WAS ONLY CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING AND HARASSMENT MISDEMEANORS. HE’S SET TO APPEAR IN COURT DECEMBER 22ND. KCRA THREE REACHED OUT TO BASS ABOUT THE VIDEO. HE SENT US A STATEMENT READING IN PART. I HAVE VIEWED THE VIDEO AND IT IS CLEAR THAT I NEVER ENTERED THE ALE WORKS ESTABLISHMENT, MAKING THE TRESPASS CLAIM FALSE. I ALS
Traffic is nearly completely blocked on U.S. Route 50 in Elmhurst, following a big rig fire on Thursday afternoon. Multiple emergency crews with the Sacramento Fire Department are responding to the scene, on the eastbound side of the freeway near the 59th Street overpass. Caltrans traffic cameras show eastbound traffic backed up past the interchange with Highway 99. According to the fire department, no one was injured and the semi truck is the only vehicle involved. See our live traffic map for updates.Click the video player above to watch other headlines from KCRA News 3This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.See more coverage of top California stories here | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Traffic is nearly completely blocked on U.S. Route 50 in Elmhurst, following a big rig fire on Thursday afternoon.
Multiple emergency crews with the Sacramento Fire Department are responding to the scene, on the eastbound side of the freeway near the 59th Street overpass.
Caltrans traffic cameras show eastbound traffic backed up past the interchange with Highway 99.
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Eastbound traffic slows to a crawl following a vehicle fire on US-50 in Elmhurst.
According to the fire department, no one was injured and the semi truck is the only vehicle involved.
See our live traffic map for updates.
Click the video player above to watch other headlines from KCRA News 3
This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.
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