We will continue to monitor the governors remarks but first we want to get you upto date on the coronavirus outbreak in the bay area. Right now on kpix 5 day one of the coronavirus lockdown, closed stores nearly empty streets as millions in the bay area are told to stay home. Here are the latest headlines on the coronavirus pandemic. Minutes ago Santa Clara County reported its fifth coronavirus death, the patient was a man in his 50s, he was hospitalized march 9 and died today bringing the state total to 12, that news on the first day of the historic shelter in place order. Nearly 7 million bay area residents are being told to hunker down. Nonessential travel is banned, people are warned to stay six feet apart, you can go out for exercise if you follow the rule, violating the shelter in place could lead to a fine or jail time. Essential businesses are operating including grocery stores, Hardware Stores auto repair shops plumbers and financial institutions. We have learned coronavirus h
Were actually a little bit quicker to warm this morning, but into the afternoon, were going to be slightly cooler by a couple of degrees compared to where we were yesterday. A pleasant day. High pressure will continue to dominate but beginning to move out of the area. Once that happens, a drop in temperatures will be much more noticeable into the work week. Mid 80s for san jose. If youre headed out to any of the beaches today, expect to keep that cloud cover through about 2 00, and well get some better clearing by 3 00, talking low to mid60s, a little chilly for the beach but i think folks here in the bay area are used to this sort of pacific weather. If youre headed out there, i will say this, as we head toward monday and tuesday, we have a bit of a cooling trend thats expected to bring us a little bit below seasonable. Ill talk more about that and what you can expect coming up in 15 minutes. Well see you then, thanks, vianey. Our top story, tensions are running high across the bay ar
Crazy. Todays investigators were able to enter the burned complex for the first time. You can see how vast and damaged the platform is today. The Fire Department is still getting calls this weekend about flaring hotspots. The city Fire Marshalls Office began its official investigation walking carefully around the burned platform. Investigators told us they were trying to examine the pattern of the flames to determine the origin of the fire, and determine if investigators could move around safely without parts collapsing. They seemed encouraged. Fairly easy to walk around up there . Yeah. What do you do if the area around the fires origin is too fragile or unstable in. Sometimes we can secur types Construction Equipment to make it secure, so that we can access it, so those are the pieces theyre still trying to determine today. Angelas glad to see the Fire Department on the scene. The fire they did good over here. They saved all those houses over here. Now, fire investigators believe eno
Began in napa and quickly spread. It would spread from miles away in a dozen different areas our fires are burning right now from sonoma and napa, calistoga, and santa rosa all because of the fire that broke out and whipped by winds of 40 Miles Per Hour. And this area imparticular in santa rosa are concerned about because this Shopping Mall has a gun shop with lots of ammunition. They dont want that to two up in flames. We have already seen two Mobile Home Parks and gas stations catch fire. And weve got multiple firearms burning miles apart from each other. Its that reason we have sent out an aroy of county attorney cron 4 report sent out an array of kron reporters. Look at that. And then we have our army of viewers that are sending in video of their escape through a firey roads. Take a look at all sides of this one road that alyssa was driving. She could see the glow as she left town. All sides on fire. Look at that. Calistoga the same. We have seen stuckture after structure homes and
Burning in napa county. Kpix 5s jackie ward is live near skyline Wilderness Park with the latest. Reporter we are right off whats called the vallejo highway, 221 and kaiser road. Skyline wilderness spark right behind mir. You can see flames over the hillside there. They are moving westsouthwest. Yesterday afternoon people in fairfield were starting to worry about the blowing winds, concerned that could come their way. They have every reason tore scared. The damage that this has already caused is beyond imagination. The atlas fire is about 43,000 acres and only 3 containe. You see stuff on the news and you never think it will be you. I hope everybody will be safe. Reporter crews set a controlled burn tuesday night to clear out vegetation near the Water Treatment plant at the end of green valley road in Solano County and crews spent much of the day there guarding a high value part of the infrastructure. Fairfield police have issued a mandatory Evacuation Order along green valley road. No