Set a flag on fire, and patrons and an employee at a restaurant right across the street from the Police Department were harassed. One person pepper sprayed by a demonstrator and no arrests were made. We were eating our food, they started flashing lights in our eyes, screaming at us, there were no police, nothing. And were literally at the police station. We had nonuniformed officers watching from a distance. And had we seen assaultive behavior or Public Safety issues we would have jumped in right away. We were not aware of the assaultive behavior until after the fact. There was no order for officers to stand down. Supervisors made a decision not to intervene based on the circumstances of the crimes being committed. Graffiti and vandalism. He agrees with the call but says they are making changes moving forward. If this group comes back or any groups come back into town with the intent to vandalize or commit criminal behavior, we have every intention of taking action and holing them acco
A potential gamechanger. Its really getting labquality testing at home. Reporter an athome nasal test promising to give you results right there in 30 minutes. Developed by emeryvillebased lucira in connection with sutter health. Its aimed at both worried customers and doctors, both of whom want easier, faster results. Faster testing, getting results quicker will help you be able to determine where people should be and help us get the pandemic under control. Reporter the fda approved test will cost 50 and youll have to get a prescription from your health care provider. Sutter Health Patients will be first to get them. Doctors can also perform the tests on their patients. Some say its what theyve been waiting for. Others say theyll wait and see. I think that would be fantastic. Assuming its reliable. Personally, i wouldnt trust it. Simply because . Simply because its not a professional administering it and i would want a doctor. Reporter the timetable as it stands now is the tests are ex
Since the pandemic began with more than 10,000 cases reported since yesterday. More than 18,000 people with the virus have now died in our state. Including 94 deaths in the past 24 hours. In the last week or so, a lot of items sold out early in the pandemic are selling out again amide this new second wave and rise in cases and the holiday rush. Ktvu has been looking into the increased demand and tells us what Grocery Stores are doing in the face of this second surge in sales. When the pandemic began, toilet paper, paper towels, disinfectants, sugar, rice, flour, and other items were swept from the shelves. Consumer Brands Association executive, katie denis says though actual pandemic sales went up only 21 above normal, that was enough to create months of shortages that forced rationing. Ultimately, putting in some of those restrictions is responsible in that people buy what they need and not more than what they need. Some over buyers bought massive amounts of items then resold them on
The winds, the winds have picked up and you may have felt it last evening. It sure was refreshing. The szeo me from the northwest, it is pushing all the smoke to our south. Look at santa cruz, the unhealt the rest of us you can see green and yellow dots as we move from the south bay to north bay and that is good to moderate air quality. Well be near 60 at the coast today, low to mid70s. 8 80 to 88 inland. And spare the air is extended through friday and well talk more broke that comi about that. And there is an update on the c zmu light 234i7k fires an well get to that. But we want for check in with Amy Hollyfield. Reporter yeah, a well ccome relief to the firefighters who have in order had enough resources. The National Guard will be helping them. But ill toss it back to you because i understand that we have a press conference starting. Lets see what the containment is this morning. You can ask question of the representatives up here and as well as oneonone conversations after the con
Mike, how is it looking right now for whats happening around the bay . Kari, overall things are improving. The trivalley had a couple issues coming into the area. Starting in the south bay north 101. Capital expressway theres a crash involving a couple vehicles one in the middle of 101, some slowing for the sensors right there holding folks up from 680 up to oakland road where we typically see the slowing starting to clear about now. Well track that and also clearing south of 80 through sunol out of pleasanton, that crash cleared a while ago. Back to you. Thank you, mike. Were going to continue to monitor all of the fires across the bay area. The latest this hour for you. The lnu fires in the north bay have burned more than 356,000 acres. And right now its 27 contained. Five people have died and nearly 1,000 south bay the scu fires are still the biggest in terms of acreage. It has burned nearly 366,000 acres and is 20 contained. Three First Responders have been hurt and 18 structures d