I just want to make sure we can earn every vote possible. The president ial race enters its final week, just seven days to go. President trump and joe biden making a big push in battlegrounds that will determine the outcome. Well break down the very latest numbers from those key states. Breaking overnight, outrage. Violent protests erupt in philadelphia, after the deadly shooting of a knifewielding black man. At least 30 officers hurt, dozens of demonstrators taken into custody. Well have the latest in a live report. Alarming trend. No matter how you look at it, its not good news. The u. S. Now averaging more than 70,000 new coronavirus cases per day. Hospitalizations up 40 . And the Ripple Effect now being felt on wall street. Wild weather. New wildfires in california forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. An ice storm in the plains bringing widespread power outages, while hurricane watches are once again posting along the gulf coast as zeta targets the region. Al is covering it all.
To report. The Weather Service is still compiling the information. I can tell you so far, San Francisco, oakland, san jose setting new records for today. But as we take a look at the maps, had to justin all of these numbers in, because were fitting in another number. Triple digits. Losses of these. 110 in fairfield. San jose, 103, oakland 100. Even San Francisco donnan the mid90s, and one site in pacifica close to the beach in the upper 80s. As you can see, this is kind of the dangerous heat we are worried about with temperatures note only around 100 degrees, but going way up above that point for places like napa, fairfield, and ant i dont care. 90 to 104 degrees, the excessive heat warning continues until 9 00 p. M. Wednesday for the inland areas, the santa clara area and the north bay mountains. The heat advisory is in place for 9 00 this evening for all of the areas in yellow. The north bay, by a shoreline, and the santa cruz mountains. We are expecting heating near the bay. Althoug
This afternoon putting out hot spots. Christian joins us with more on the firefight and now the investigation into what caused this fire. Christian . Certainly, alex, those firefighters said theyll be there until at least in the morning. When the first firefighters got here, you could not see your hand in front of your face. They had that much black smoke through this entire alleyway, and now we have firefighters who can be electrocuted. We can have firefighters who can be damaged or hurt by falling debris. Firefighters battled the flames, all the way dodging energized electrical lines and downed transformers. One firefighter was transported to the hospital after injuring juniories battling the fire. One firefighter who was injured is in stable condition and expected to be okay. By 1 30, crews had the upper hand on the fire, but not before it damaged six buildings along 14th street. Three residents in the area have been displaced. A half dozen or more businesses impacted. To see it go
South bay are having a very hard time adjusting to the abrupt closure. Maureen naylor is live with their reaction. For the south bay Business Owners we spoke with, this latest about face is taking a toll on them both emotionally and financially. At rage salon in campbell, its not anger but sadness the owner and his wife felt tuesday morning. When i saw the bathroom light come on, went in there to see how she was doing, and she was already in tears. Reporter what did she say to you . Just we cannot believe this is happening, you know. We cant believe this is happening. Reporter 24 hours earlier, mike salvador was giddy when his hair salon reopened for the first time be in four months, only to find out hours later the business would have to close wednesday because of new state guidance and santa claras rise in hospitalizations. Essentially a twoday opening follow league fourmonth closure. Its just been tough. All of the payments, the rent, everything still continues, and absolutely to in
They expressed their fears, frustrations, and worry, over the outbreaks at several california prisons. We are now at a point of crisis. There is no proactive measures. We are leading behind the ball. We cannot sweep it under the rug. There must be accountability. Reporter blasting state prison officials, lawmakers questioned how inmates with covid19 could be transferred from a prison in chino to san quentin. I still dont understand it. Reporter it was found that deficiencies at san quentin contributed to the spread. Lack of ventilation, slow testing turnaround, inmates refusing testing, and the layout, including a lack of beds. I dont say this lightly, but this is a failure. Reporter 1100 inmates and staff have tested positive. I need to express, we can do better, and i know we will do better. Reporter the biggest concerns now insufficient resources to handle the crisis, and the capacity of local hospitals to handle the flow of patients. Emergency measures like triage tents and more nu