Explosion of a small propane tank at 415 in the morning. We heard an explosion in the fire just burst out of the building. All i heard was a big bang. And it was just, it made it loud because of the warehouse echo. Mayor sylvia zahn had just arrived at work. She helped to evacuate other workers at nearby buildings. It was scary but i had to act fast and call 911. Workers say what was a small fire quickly spread and in less than five minutes engulfed the building with thick black smoke. Shooting out of the roof, it was big and it was hot. Really up in my face. Felt the heat. Flames shut up about 100 feet into the sky. Right now we are dealing with surround and ground, we are getting this from all sides, it is too dangerous for our members to be in there. Two fire votes is water to prevent the flames from jumping to the ss Jeremiah Obrien Floating Museum which is docked next to the warehouse. It is my professional opinion that without the fire we would have lost the Jeremiah Obrien. 4 re
Are trying to offer an alternative. Reporter the new Ambassador Program puts a ban on parking in food trucks adjacent to the lake. This will continue through monday. They hope that these efforts will slow down the spread of the current coronavirus. Kpix 5. This just in too. Oakland unified has Just Announced that schools will reopen on august 10. The district will likely use a blended model of in person and distance learning. And changes are coming to some oakland streets, to allow for safer access to essential services. The new essential places Program Includes more visible chris walks, as well as high visibility signs and barricades that provide information on covid19 testing. s if this is a new iteration of the sloat streets program. The city identified 75 essential locations, such as grocery stores, medical facilities, testing sites, these are all near dangerous intersections. What youre going to see over these next few weeks is immediate, very costeffective interventions to make t
3,600 confirmed cases of covid 19 in the bay area. A third of those are in hard hit Santa Clara County. The bay area is expected to reach its peak later this month, but will we building be ready . They are predicting we would not have shortages in regular or icu beds even at the peak. Reporter professor tara dion says early shelter in place orders may save californias Healthcare System from running out of beds, but cautions the system will still be under enormous strain. There is an issue of where those beds are and are they in the right place . So as a whole across the state, i think we probably have enough icu beds. The question is are they in the places where well have the patients coming in . Reporter shifting beds, equipment or patients around the state the professor says will be a huge logistical and administrative challenge and while the state has done what it can to slow the spread of the disease and flatten the curve, there may still be shortages looming of ventilators and oth
So while youre discovering new things to do in the box, well be here for you. At the drivethru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. A cruise ship refused to get help for their daughter as he lay dying from coronavirus. And a surge in new grievous cases deaths across the United States in less than 24 hours. Federal Health Officials warn it could be just the tip of the iceberg. And bay area zoos scramble to make changes after a tiger at the bronx zoo test positive with covid19. We begin with a death of a San Francisco man on board a cruise ship in florida. The man tested positive on the cruise ship the princess when turns took for a worst. Doctors refused to get more help. Reporter nelson and his wife had both tested positive for coronavirus. They stayed aboard the cruise ship coral princess. Hours later, wilson took a turn for the worst. The ships medical staff refused to call for an ambulance, claiming the hospitals in miami were locked down. The family was frantic. They took it upon
Getting that wet start your day. High def doppler, tracking it offer you this morning after a wet weekend, picked up that beneficial rainfall and we are still looking at showers as we head to our day. Lets zoom in on high def doppler for the south bay. Los gatos, san jose, morgan hill and gilroy you can see those light showers pushing through. As we head to are day we will see scattered showers, good even feel i said isolated thunderstorm later on this afternoon, daytime highs in the mid 60s and San Francisco, upper 50s for concord and fairfield, low 60s and santa rosa i will timeout the rest of our showers on future cast coming up but now lets check in with gianna for a look at traffic. We do have a couple things going on in south bay, an area where you said we are seeing some rain this morning. 101, 87, 280, careful if you are hitting the roadways to the south and our. A couple things going on, northbound 87 just south of airport boulevard, youve got an overturned vehicle, they have