Acres in san mateo and santa cruz counties. Sadly, one person died. 925 homes destroyed. But firefighters did manage to save thousands of homes. Cal fire tweeted out this video, firefighters reading parts of the hundreds of thank you letters they received. Also tonight, progress in the fight against covid19. Three more bay area counties are now in the red. San mateo, solano, and alameda counties have moved into the red tier, which means increased capacity at a number of businesses and indoor customers for salons and tattoo parlors. One of the counties is saying not so fast. Nbc bay areas Terry Mcsweeney reports from Alameda County. Reporter its out of the purple tier and into the red in san mateo, solano, and here in Alameda County. But Alameda County Health Officials say there will be no immediate changes, and as with other reopenings, it will be important for Alameda County to take a measured and phased approach to avoid dramatic increases in disease transmission and reclosures. At s
Good afternoon, i am michelle. Lynn has the afternoon off. A live look in washington now where treasury secretary, steve, and House Speaker nancy pelosi are said to be speaking this afternoon. The director of the National Economic council says President Trump has approved a revised stimulus package. He spoke about what may be on the table, calling it a breakthrough. What you got here is the bid and the offer. It has narrowed substantially in wall street terms. Reckon th key asks, namely Small Business ppp extension, we need some backup on the unemployment assistance, i think it is going to include that. The president approved it, i am going to guess because it will include the economic assistance direct mail checks, i think that will be in there, and i think airlines will be in there but i dont want to go any further than that. So far, the Speakers Office is declining to comment and Senate Majority leader, Mitch Mcconnell says congress is unlikely to deliver another big relief bill, be
Going to the green here in santa rosa. Also in San Francisco, and moderate through novato, concord, napa and redwood city and oakland. Over the next 12 hours, i think most of us will be in the moderate range with the coast in the good category. Ill show you whats ahead for tomorrow and also what im watching that might bring some smoke eventually back to the bay area. Well have that in about 18 minutes. Its like a big roller coaster ride. All right. Well see you shortly, jeff. Well four weeks of being stuck indoors, is it safe to go outside, at least for the next couple of days. Marianne favro for us this evening. Marianne . Reporter well, yes, the air quality has definitely improved compared to last week. In fact, i saw a tiny patch of blue sky this afternoon in san jose. But pulmonologists say this air is still unhealthy so dont ditch your n95 masks just yet. Last week we had to contend with orange skies, thick smoke and unhealthy air. Today a visible improvement. Less smoke and in se
Two chemicals that are part of a family of pfats. Its persistent, and bio item lattive, so it doesnt just enter your body and flush right out. It stays, and the Health Impacts are grave. Reporter pfats were first made to make the stickless coating in pans, and then came Firefighting Foam and other chemicals. What characterizes this class is that the strongest chemical bond that we have is in them. Reporter amy kyle is with the u. C. Berkeley school of public health. Its the quadruple whammy. We have band these chemicals, and some of all three, and also money until water. So its not only bad, but its going to get everywhere. Reporter according to the centers for disease control, the link with Harmful Health effects sin crease something studies have shown that exposure might affect growth, learning, and behavior of children, lower a womans chance of getting greg pant, increase cholesterol levels, and increase the risk of some cancers. Thats dupont, Better Living through chemistry. Its ou
Thank you so much, jeff. Governor newsom got a close up look where firefighters have been able to accomplish of the hard work that still needs to be done to get the glass fire under control. The governor says it is hart breaki done to get the glass fire under control. The governor says it is hart breaki heartbreaking to see all the devastation. The fire has ravaged more than 55,000 acres. A new conference is just getting underway. Well monitor it throughout this newscast. Right now well go to Christie Live right now at st. Helena. Whe what do you see where you are at . Reporter that may not be the case at higher elevations. The governor was talking about how scenes like this becoming far too familiar for many residents in california. He said we have our work cut out to deal with longterm efforts to reduce the fire fire threat in california. What else are you guys hearing . Reporter Governor Newsom came to talk and listen standsing in the shadow of damage left behind. He addressed what