Abc 7 News Reporter chris winn has this story. Reporter this video shows the aftermath of what San Jose Police are calling a tragic accident no which a 69yearold man plowed into a crowd of diners who were gathered for dim sum at grand century Shopping Mall on sunday afternoon. Right now all indications talking to witnesses and collecting evidence is he thought he was using his brake. But accelerated. Reporter the driver crashed into this Outdoor Dining space operated by the dynasty chinese seafood restaurant. Eight people were taken to the hospital. Two remain in critical condition. At last check, police say its still unclear if the driver was suffering from a medical emergency. The driver stayed there. Hes cooperating with the investigation. Obviously we still have some things we need to put together. Reporter this afternoon abc 7 news learned that the restaurant had not applied for a permit under the new san josal fresco program, which provides city support and approval for proper se
Thats because heavy winds and hot dry air are creating ideal fire conditions. Just what we do not need. Good evening. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Thank you for joining us. Once again our coverage begins with abc 7 news weather anchor Spencer Christian for whats happening right now and in the days ahead. Spencer . Okay, dan. Ama was right. We have ideal fire conditions. We have rising temperatures. Very low relative humidity and gusty winds that are only getting stronger. Right now as you look at current temperature readings you can see we have mid 90s, mid to upper 90s in many inland areas, even a couple 90s around the bay shoreline, and its 80 degrees in San Francisco. As we move along you can see that the wind gusts right now in the Higher Elevations are getting stronger and stronger. They will likely get Even Stronger in the nighttime hours. So as a result we have a red flag warning for high fire danger in effect until midday friday. This is not only for the hills but the hills
Im dion lim. Some wellknown conservative personalities were on the agenda to speak at that rally today, but organizers canceled the event minutes after it started. Police say several people participating in the rally were injured as well as three officers when they were sprayed with pepper spray. A warning now, some may find the following video disturbing. A witness captured the scene as a protester punched rally organizer Philip Anderson before his speech. Cornell bernard has a look at how things quickly escalated. No nazis, no kkk, no fascist usa. Reporter a large crowd of demonstrators gathered to oppose a small Group Holding what was build as a free speech rally, protesting what they say is twitter censorship of some of their message. They have no business being here. We call them San Francisco for jesus christ. Reporter the rally was granted a permanent from the city. Some of the speakers expected including wellknown President Trump supporters and conservative right personalities,
Earlier in the day for sure. In the south bay, safety concerns over Outdoor Dining as restaurants have tried to move their operations outside because of the pandemic. San jose police now investigating a pair of unrelated crashes, one involving a man who drove right into a crowd of diners. Abc 7 News Reporter chris nguyen has the story. Reporter this video shows the aftermath of what San Jose Police are calling a tragic accident in which a 69yearold man plowed into diners gathered for dim sum on saturday afternoon. Right now all eindications talking to witnesses is he thought he was using his brake but accelerated. Reporter the driver crashed into this Outdoor Dining space operated by the dynasty seafood chinese restaurant. Eight people taken to the hospital. Two remain in critical condition. At last check, its still unclear whether police say the driver was suffering from a medical emergency. The driver stayed there. Hes cooperating with the investigation. Obviously we have some things
Thank goodness for social media in times like this. Tom, thank you. Now to San Francisco, where emergency work versus moved into the Mascone Center where there is more space for them to keep a distance from other workers. The number of cases of coronavirus in San Francisco over 70 now. And more people are being tested. Christien kafton in the city with the latest developments to try to slow the spread of coronavirus. Reporter were here where the city of San Francisco has moved most of their Emergency Operations. If you take a look here, you can see some evidence of that. A San Francisco department of Emergency Management vehicle as well all right here in front maf scone south. The city stressing the importance of social distancing. Saying they need to flatten the curve because given the states recent surge in cases, the peak is still to come. Reporter San Franciscos emergency workers have moved from the citys Emergency Center on turk to masconi south to manage the covid19 response. The