i drive down the road and got caught in the traffic. and there is like, you know just happens again and again in my brain. impact of the death reaches far and wide. and there is a the fallen officer has the potential to help save mer than 50 lives. we can impact as many as eight lives from organs so they re hearts, livers and, lungs and we can split livers into two on occasion for very young donors. we can split the liver and give a segment to two different individuals. and recipients and families will be notified the gift will give them live. the family issued a statement regarding the donation that reads he was giving to others and serving others as a chp officer, our grief is overwhelming but in his way, kenyon carries on in helping others. those who knew him would not be surprised to learn he chos chose to register. and when he graduated from police academy he was sold toeld his job is to save a live. and through his gift, this was our kenyon. he s our hero. in
officer, kenyon youngstrom, fighting for his life. he was shot yesterday by a man in a jeep. alex savidge is at the john muir medical center with an update on the officer s condition. reporter: i just spoke a short time ago with the chp spokesperson who told me that wounded officer s family members and fellow officers have remained here at his bedside throughout the my. he s in icu here and at last check does remain in critical condition. the chp identified the officer as 37-year-old kenyon youngstrom. colleagues say he s a husband and father of four. the chp says he s also a seven- year veteran of the force. he was shot by a driver during a traffic stop in alamo yesterday. a spokesman tells me the chp cannot release a whole lot of information about his injuries. youngstrom s family is asking for everyone s prayers as doctors do what they can to savely life. this is a very difficult time for officers. we re an extended family. officer thoughts and prayers are with the f
will come down but inland muggy but right there reports of thunder off of santa cruz into the mountains along with that means a cooler pattern today, 60s, 70s and 80s, back to you. thank you, steve. sal is off this morning. we are keeping a close eye on traffic for you, a look at the toll plaza, what is happening there. pretty usual there with people starting to make their way into san francisco and stopping off there on the right part of your screen, slowing down probably through the next hour. can i talk about 880? sure. let s look there. more traffic showing up both sides of the freeway. getting busy, this past the coliseum towards oakland. we also begin our news this morning with continuing coverage of the chp officer wounded during a traffic stop yesterday morning. we are covering it all morning yesterday. 37-year-old officer kenyon youngstrum fighting for his life this morning. he stopped a jeep yesterday morning in alamo, the l not ide fire. we have team cove