Napa county burning once again. A fivestar resort in flames. Firefighters here in santa rosa keeping a close eye on hot spots. The latest on conditions here in Sonoma County. Following a 60hour shift, an offduty south bay firefighter jumps into action, saving the home of loved ones in santa rosa. Heatwave setting records today. Ill let you know when relief will arrive. Plus a look at the smoke forecast coming up. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts now. Now from abc7, live breaking news. And that breaking news, Governor Newsom has just declared a state of emergency in na napa, sonoma and shasta counties for the explosive wildfires burning out of control tonight in wine country. It all comes along with a mandatory Evacuation Order for the entire city of calistoga. Here is where the glass fire is burning right now in napa and sonoma counties. It scorched more than 36,000 acres and is still zero percent contained. Now take a look at the evacuations in napa county. You can see the city of calistoga
The flag at the white house was lowered to half staff following the announcement of ginsburgs death. The vacancy on the high court has sparked a highstakes political battle in washington, d. C. Over naming a replacement. We begin our coverage in washington, d. C. An Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is dead at age 87 as the nation reflects on her legacy questions are already stirring about her replacement. That death of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is sending shockwaves around the world. The president was informed after a political rally in minnesota. She just died . While. I didnt know that. Youre telling me now for the first time. She let an amazing life she was an amazing woman. Ruth Bader Ginsburg sten for all of us. But there is no doubt , let me be clear, that the voters should take the president and the president should pick the justice for the senate to consider. Reporter ginsburg, and icon of the liberal wing of the court, now front and center of a political fight brewing. With the p
Have and aircraft. Some say that federal officers arent welcome in oakland. You are not invited here. We do not want you to come here, and well do what we can within the law to prevent you from coming here. Reporter cobb said the council is set to pass a resolution on tuesday that tells city officials to take any and all lawful steps. Thats a legal strategy. You dont telegraph that in advance, right. Reporter in mayor libby schaaf is making a distinction between Peaceful Protesters and others out to break the law. In a statement from over the weekend, schaaf said we celebrate passionate protests, but oaklanders need to know that when they attend protests after dark, they may be providing cover for agitator that are more entered in stoking unrest than advancing civil justice. Another night of violence on the streets of portland. Protesters gathered for the 60th night in a row, and just as weve seen for much of the past two months, the demonstrations there took violent turn, with protest
Now to the race for a vaccine for covid19. It comes amid new guidance about sending kids back to school. Earlier i spoke with dr. Imran ali. Thank you for joining us this morning. New jersey will now require kids to wear a mask in School Buildings even while social distancing. I want to know, what are your thoughts on that . Well, a lot of schools want to open, a lot of parents want their kids to get back to school. And some places are definitely hot spots. For example, mississippi. 1 out of every 5 covid tests are positive, and icu beds are filling up. Governor tate tomorrow is going to talk about schools reopening, and i think masks are going to be a big factor. We know cdc guidelines are people, kids over the age of 2, 2 and above, should wear a mask. And the mask should be wellfitting. I recommend parents not to get the ones that go around the ears because then kids fuss around with them. Theyre either too tight or too loose. Get a nice, colorful, comfortable mask, but it is now im
Telling people to wake up. After a major surge, governor gavin newsom saidincrease over two weeks. The icu increase dropped from 39 to 37 . The governor spoke from diamond puts in stockton. The area targeted as a new hot spot where rates are well above the state average. 10. 7 in french and stanislaus. Reporter the governor said e spread is disprofessionally impacting essential workers and the latino community. Part of the message delivered in spanish. The state is allocating 52 million of federal funding to the Central Valley to help with the surge. To improve our isolation protocols, our quarantine protocols. Our testing protocols, and to enhance our healthcare workers. Despite some signs of progress, a grim statistic continues to go the wrong way. The average number of people dying from the virus is up from 91 last week. Please lets wake up to that reality. There are now 37 counties on the states watch list. Santa cruz was just added. Those counties make up 93 of the states populati