Urging caution. Unfortunately it was positive. Im one of the contact tracers from the county. Reporter jill is a covid detective with a deft touch. Did you have any symptoms yourself . Not really. Reporter informing people they have covid, quizzing them on their contacts and finding out what they need to stay isolated. When she started this work in june she was swamped. There was such a backlog. Since then we have sort of gradually caught up with everything. So yeah, it was really bad. August has been a much better month for us. We have seen reduction by half an hour case counts. Reductions in deaths, fewer outbreaks. Reporter july to august, a turnaround in marin, curving covid spread at san quentin prison in outbreaks among nursing homes. Positivity rates are dropping, but this morning against complacency. We are still vulnerable to losing the gains weve achieved if we relax too quickly. We have seen that happen already, that happened in the month of june. Lets take that as a lesson
Anything. Reporter it is emptier than usual, with far fewer people walking around, and walking out today. The airquality has reached unhealthy levels for all groups in San Francisco, and beyond. San francisco landmarks at the bay bridge and if i can see ash on cars are not trying to be outside to breathe that in. Reporter they try to minimize their time outside. This normally busy was nearly empty around lunchtime. We met matthew and his dog. Shes a puppy, we dont have a choice to go so we really try to limit our exposure,s though we take her out to go to the bathroom, and maybe five minutes of just some roaming time for her. I feel bad for my dog because we are inside all day and he has to go to daycare but now that we all work home, i just happen at home. It is fully booked for the second day in a row. Yesterday was the first day it was permitted to operate outdoors. The gym has not been open for five, six months, and i was really excited when i saw that they were doing this outdoor
Layer. Fog around the coastline and limited visibility through San Francisco, san carlos, santa cruz as well, down to about three miles in San Francisco. Current temperatures right now in the 50s and 60s. Oakland 60 degrees right now. Half moon bay 54 and here it is, this is what were monitoring closely. So from the north bay down to the coast were still dealing with some unhealthy quality. Now, as far as the moderate air quality along with the coast and the beaches, keep in mind that there is a spare the air alert thats in place, that was extended all the way through sunday, and were going to continue to see how this storm shapes out. Depending on the fire containment we could see the air quality improve or worsen especially with the winds kicking up later this afternoon. Kira, back to you. Well see you in about 15, vianey, thanks. It was a peaceful protest and then it turned hostile. San jose demonstrators marching as part of a national day of action calling for racial equality, endi
It will be sunny but not very warm today. Temperatures will be below average. 32 Miles Per Hour and higher for winds towards cordelia. Low clouds and fog will be stubborn. Temperatures today will be below average. As much as 10 degrees and santa rosa. Even into livermore. Lets head over to sal and see if theres anything that is new that is popping up on the screens. Good morning, sal. It is still pretty quiet. Traffic is moving well. The fog i was there yesterday is not there today. I suspect it is because of the wind that you spoke of on the golden gate bridge, it looks good and clear. Traffic is moving along okay. There are no problems on the richmond bridge. Getting over to marin is easy. At the bay bridge toll plaza it is light. Lets go back to the headlines. The spare the air alert is still in effect in the bay area, and it has been extended until tomorrow. We are joined now with more of the record breaking days of poor air quality. Good morning, sara. Reporter good morning, pam,
The wind of change was up early and it has been kicking up its heels here for many, even gus 37 at the altamont pass. Cordelia reports sometimes and it doesnt last. I thought it was 37 miles per hour. Some of the bridges, you will feel that breeze come up in asia bridge, maybe. Morning fog, hazy, below average High Temperatures today, but they are ready to get above. Well have more that in about 10 minutes. Over to sell now. The bay bridge toll plaza is that better or worse . We have better news there, steve. Better news at the bay bridge. That crash that we had on the st. We do have a bigger backup than normal, but at least things are moving now. The crash is gone. It was a motorcyclist and a car that got into it at about the 6 00 hour. It was clear just about 10 minutes ago. It is better now. Because of todays volume, if this were the pandemic, we would be done before the pandemic, we would be done for the morning, but this is just lighter than usual conditions, even at the bay bridg