Supplies across the board but these n95 respirator masks in particular are in high demand and short supply. I have this one left over from fire season. 3m is pledging double output but i have spoken to Health Care Workers in San Francisco, oakland and san jose who say the shortage of supplies in their hospitals is a problem. We have to have gowns, masks, and face shields p. All in limited splice. He is a nurse at Santa Clara Medical center in san jose and the Vice President for a nurses union rnpa. The mask you have one mask a shift. Reporter he says they dont have enough n95 to change masks between patients. We are put in a patient we have to do a job we really want to do but we dont have the supplies to do that job right. Reporter the cdc has guidance on their website how to work around a mask shortage. When no face masks are available, the website says for Health Care Providers to use a bandanna or scarf as a last resort to care for patients with covid covid19. They say we are runni
What a welcomed sight. We have not seen that in a long time. Every little bit of rain helps. You can see it there. I know we got no rain in february. Satellite radar right now, it looks a lot more exciting on radar than how much we will see today. If i move this one further down towards the south bay you can see it moving into the peninsula. We will have our best chance of rain between now and 10 00 a. M. As we head towards the afternoon, you will notice that temperatures will be running a lot cooler today. Upper 50s and we may have another chance of rain. I will talk about that in our forecast coming up in 15 minutes. We look forward to that. Now we begin with a late night announcement from stanford. A faculty member has tested positive for coronavirus. The final two weeks of the Winter Quarter will be moved to online formats. The university will remain open but employees are encouraged to work from home. I think they are happy class got cancelled to not get the disease. It is a very,
From the scene with some answers. Ian. Reporter raj, theres a good update from on this property jut behind an auto body shop. That black smoke now turning to white. Our nbc bay area sky ranger was overhead earlier. You can see in that video some of the flames, an area burning that quickly upgraded this to as 4 alarm response. Firefighters dont know what sparked it, but its mostly tires and wooden pallets on fire. They had to shoot water from above and protect warehouses on both sides. They had to prevent the high wind as well. They say the wind is helping dissipate some of those chemicals burned in the tire, so air quality is not a concern. Luckily there are no injuries either. If we come back out here live, i spock with some employees here at thor four wholesale. They had to be evacuated. South 10 auto repair right where the smoke started, they had to evacuate themselves as well as some of their customers cars. They got most of them out, but not all. Theyre going to have to wait until
And, this is the milder locations. As you go through the afternoon, but that seasonal temperatures in the middle 50s the coast of the bay. 55 per afternoon. 56 in oakland. 58 in san jose and 55 for concord as well as for livermore. We will timeout when you can see the remaining futurecast. Hearing lights are on at the bay bridge. An Early Morning accident not cleared out of those lanes. But it is an early backup. Also 880 getting rid of the travel spot on the southbound side and blocking those lanes. This is near the coliseum. With no delays as you work your way into oakland. This portion of southbound part of the 880s. Into hayward. You see those brake lights not too far from the san mateo bridge. That is blocked as well. Emergency crews are entering in this accident. Drivetime south 880 down towards 238. That is a 14 minute drive time. Still not too bad despite that crash. We do have an accident south 68 over on the road. And jackie live in san jose at the intersection of 11th and re
We spoke with omar taylor senior at his home in pittsburgh. He is grieving the loss of his older son, 24yearold omar taylor who meant the world to him. He sent pictures of omar from a recent wedding he attended and older pictures of him in high school where he played high school. Worked hard at his job but focused on music. And he was killed in a deadly shooting at an airbnb rental in renda. He says his son who was building up his dj work was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Trying to wake up from a bad dream, and hoping my son will walk through the door, you know what i mean and just the thought of never being able to have a conversation with my firstborn kid is crushing to me. This kid has been with me, by my side, since he was a baby. Now, the Sheriffs Department announced last night that a fifth person has died, 19yearold, and family members say her smile could light up a room and families donated her organs to help others. Something that she was absolutely passionate about. N