Right now were bringing in Lawrence Karnow laurent, yeah guys were defeat now of fire season kind of a scary weekend ahead were going to see these winds. Come and go several times throughout the week so the National Weather service has already issued redflag warning that begins at 11 oclock tonight in the north bay mountains you can see areas in brown these where theyve issued some watches beginning on wednesday. Thats because were likely going to see these turn red flag warnings as we get the middle of this week because well see some very gusty winds around the entire bay area so Santa Cruz Mountains 25 to 35 mile an hour winds. This will be fine tuned over the next couple of days, humidity 15 to about 20 that as you make your way in the east bay also gusty winds again these are but a 1000 feet so gusting over the mountain tops 20 to 30 miles an hour. Maybe some 4050 plus mile an hour gusts over diablo and you can see the humidity down to 10 to 15 smaller county youre split here. Youv
Minute push. She joins us from Contra Costa County theresa. Why we have been saying people rush here to make sure that they make that deadline as well as dropping their ballots here in Contra Costa County. Ive been doing elections for 25 years this is my 6th president ial election. Ive never seen. People so excited, enthusiastic and voting so early. Thats the assistant registrar of voters on what theyre seeing this general election here in Contra Costa County with today being the deadline for registration we expect to go over. 700,000 voters for the first time in our history today. We about a year ago yesterday that would be our weather account and here we are on the final day of registration. And were were going to hit that target, but its very very very big this year and everybody should vote do the right thing and outside all day long this people constantly pulling up and dropping off their ballots. This mom even turned the whole operation into a civics lesson for her young 3 daught
Red flag warnings as upper elevations could see winds gusting as high as 25 to 40 Miles Per Hour with these dry winds these warm temperatures yet again and then of course just the dry conditions that weve seen so far this winter cesar of Summer Season past winter season. This is where that fire danger comes into play so be mindful of that not out of the woods just yet as far as fire danger goes fairfield in concord are off to a breezy start this morning and as you look at the sky scan of the day today as far as winds go. Were going to remain windy. Well through the course of your tuesday, even into your wednesday morning and thursday morning after that point as for temperatures right now we are in the 50s with oakland at 56 degrees alameda hayward and livermore each of 58. While the north bay 40s in petaluma and Santa Rosa Napa and saint helene in the mid time meantime at 51 degrees right now upper 70s in San Francisco, oakland and san jose in the low to mid 80s for your highs later on
Back to the winds guys which is the changing factor here thats resulting in that uptick in fire danger because we all know its not feeling quite as oppressively hot as it was last week. Still hot enough and still dry enough though that when you add in those winds. Were back to that familiar territory which is this fire danger looking outside from see church hour. It is nice and clear all the way out to the east bay, a very thin marine layer this morning that isnt really going to be blocking out anybodys view. We have 2 rounds of advisories here the first which is in the north bay in deep red which were in the midst of right now these peach areas well these are fire weather watches that are likely to become red flag warnings later on this week ahead of what will be another round of winds later on as for the winds that were in right now thats the north bay wind event were talking about upper moran and sonoma counties all of lake county much of napa and solano counties. Lit up in these re
Ramped up earlier this year. You called it also a significant step. Why is that . You know, this is the first drug in the eightmonth history pesky virus that is f. D. A. Approved, which certainly has benefit, i think, if used in the right setting. The key is the right setting. But its not a home run. Reporter the experimental drug was previously authorized only for emergency use, and was used to treat the president. The news coming as coronavirus hot spots worsen. El paso reporting more than 1,100 new cases today. Unless we do something to control this this high increase in covidpositive exposures, well quickly run out of resources. Reporter 39 states report their average number of new cases is rising. Hospitalizations are climbing in 36 states, and straining resources. For all the numbers, its the names and faces that best illustrate the devastating toll. 33yearold Patrick Buchanan worked at an Elder Care Center in indianapolis when he contracted covid. He was hospitalized only a day