People from all corners of the bay area will flock to the beaches, contract and spread covid and take it home with them. Before you come to half moon bay, dont worry about politics at all, wear a mask, period. Reporter mayor adam ivan admits it will be hard to enforce the rules to wear a mask and social distance on the beaches this weekend. Town has a small police force, hes hoping visitors will do the right thing on their own like this family. Were Wearing Masks all the time, we try at least. My daughter is four years old and shes trying to wear her mask all the time too. We are trying to keep private. We come here and see others involved, concerned about social distancing as well. Its a group effort with everybody practicing social distancing. Reporter more than 66,000 people have tested positive in bay area since the pandemic began. But visitors are not worried about it here. Because its outdoors, on a bike, not getting within six feet of anyone. Riding a bike with mask on is taxing
Valley and also right here through the sierra as well. Lets go ahead and zone in on these lightening striking. You can see over the past 30 minutes, we have seen 19 lightening strikes. So definitely things have started to pick up with this suddenly moisture push of some humidity and that instability. A closer look down here and you can see some light showers developing. It really hasnt been too heavy yet. And weve had some hit and miss showers over the bay area this evening. Another batch here moving toward hayward as we head to 11 31 tonight. We are expecting on and off lightening chances through tomorrow until 5 00 p. M. Monday. If we get some thunderstorms here, that could bring us isolated wind gusts of 30 miles an hour. And the other thing i want to get to is the air quality. It will stay unhealthy tomorrow. I went out for just five minutes tonight and, you know, you can feel your throat burning, your eyes are watery. It is the worst of worst conditions were dealing with right now
Numerous strikes in the Central Valley and also right here through the sierra as well. Lets go ahead and zone in on everyone anxiously watching the weather as the entire town of these lightening striking. 27,000 people have been under you can see over the past 30 either an Evacuation Order or minutes, we have seen 19 warning because of the wall lightening strikes. Bridge fire up there. So definitely things have most of the orders were given to started to pick up with this People Living west of 101. Suddenly moisture push of some they have since then downgraded humidity and that instability. To warnings. A closer look down here and you thats fire marching towards can see some light showers developing. It really hasnt been too heavy them. The lightening is the hard part because all of this started from likening strikes that yet. And weve had some hit and miss happened last sunday. Showers over the bay area this people are in a catch 22. Of course they would love some evening. Another bat
The workweek more than 14,000 firefighters are battling more than 2 dozen major fires across california and tonight word of another death th of a 70 yearold man has been discovered in Santa Cruz County good evening. Everybody, im pam moore and im ken wayne thanks for joining us tonight for kron 4 news at 8 oclock tonight were monitoring 3 lightning complex fires across the bay area. Heres the latest information on each the largest one burning acl and you complex fires. Those fires spanned napa a Sonoma Solano and lake counties. Tonights theyve grown to more than 347,000 acres and theyre at 21 containment. The s c you lightning complex fires are burning in alameda contra costa and santa clara counties. Theyve expanded to 343,000 acres and or 10 cothe czu august lightning complex fires are burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties. Theyve gwn to 74,000 acres and are at 8 containment. And the last time that we have this event which was last weekend. There are some significant wind gust
Its still in the 80s right now. Whats ahead for our weekend people are hot. Heat wave . People are frustrated. Ill show you exactly what to we have reports on the heat and the Power Outages it triggered. Expect and some showers going to move close to the bay area. We begin with nbc bay areas ill detail that for you in about seven minutes. Cheryl hurd in foster city. You just got off the phone with pg e. What did they tell you. Reporter they just want to be perfectly clear. This was not a psps, Public Safety power shutoff. Thats what we see during fire season. This was something completely different. This was the state and pg es way to conserve power. Thousands of people here in foster city were without power starting at 7 00, and if could happen again tomorrow. James harris of foster city was just about to settle into his evening routine when the lights went out. Well, with this heat, its pretty brutal without a. C. We opened the windows, the doors, and just kind of enjoyed the outside