From the bay areas local news station. Watching kron 4 news. Now a night of San Francisco firefighter is in Critical Condition tonight after a major accident. This is video here of the scene where it happened courtesy of the citizen app. Officials say a firefighter standing near a hose line was hih and dropped to the ground hitting his head and muni bus was involved fire crews, were responding to an electrical fire near market and spear this afternoon when that accident took place good evening, everybody, thanks sure being here 9 oclock, im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis that firefighter is recovering tonight at San Francisco General Hospital. And thats where we find kron fours Jonathan Mccall his life for us with the latest on the investigation and what could have happened to this firefighter jonathan s. Grant vicki so many questions still unanswered tonight. But we do know that firefighter matthew van a sixyear veteran of the San Francisco Fire Department remains here at zuckerber
The better off well all be out there. Ikea. Make the dream yours. Red flag barnings will go into effect first thing tomorrow morning as winds developing, increasing our fire danger. Well have all the details in the forecast. A Public Safety power shut off is expected to happen in this oakland neighborhood tomorrow. You can see why there is concern out here. The longterm effects of covid on your brain. What patients say theyre experiencing when it comes to coronavirus and cognitive health. The push to reopen a beloved palo alto playground, why its popularity could be the reason why it remains closed. Abc7 news starts now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. In the longterm, if its always on and off, on and off, it kills our business. Fear and frustration tonight. Critical fire conditions could keep power off to tens of thousands tomorrow. Take a look at the impact on bay area counties. More than 22,000 customers could face electricity cuts to prev
Is no existence, a marine layer anywhere across the bay, it is Crystal Clear as offshore winds begin to kick up pushing any chance of fog are moist air. Well offshore red flag warnings as i mentioned are already in effect for upper elevations of the Santa Cruz Mountains all of the inland east bay and almost all of the north bay until you had a right to the immediate coastline. Now these will be in effect from friday this or wednesday this morning through friday morning at 11 00am winds gusting as high as 45 Miles Per Hour which is the additional factor here on top of the already dry and warm weather weve seen this week that is sparking up this potential of a fastspreading wildfire. Now winds are already breezy this morning but by no means at our wind is just yet. Winds about 10 Miles Per Hour for much of the north bay at this point well continue to pick up into the afternoon by 03 30pm Vacaville Atlas peak looking at winds gusting from 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour peak, wind gusts and early
Her sworn in before election day. The democrats say the stakes are too high to move that fast. Most importantly, Health Care Coverage for millions of americans is at stake with this nomination. Workers rights are at stake. Consumer rights are at stake. The right to a safe and legal abortion is at stake. Abc News Reporter faith abube explains the confirmation process and the big concern raised today by democrats. Reporter senator lindsey graham, chair of the judicial committee, opened day one of the Supreme Court confirmation hearing acknowledging what democrats have feared. This is the beginning of a confirmation, not a consideration. This is probably not about persuading each other unless something really dramatic happens. All republicans will vote yes and all democrats will vote no. Reporter yet, still, senator democrats seizing the spotlight, focusing on what they say is at stake if judge Amy Coney Barrett makes it on the Supreme Court. Theyre scared, amy barrett. Theyre scared you
The economy, the Supreme Court, the big issues affecting americans were addressed tonight by both men hoping to be our next president. They appeared at separate events but took aim at each other. The president always takes his eye off the ball. The whole ball game changed when i saw the way they treated justice kavanaugh. I have never seen any human being and im not just talking about Supreme Court. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Glad youre with us tonight. Joe biden and President Trump were originally scheduled to hold a town hall together in person tonight. But after President Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus, the nonpartisan commission that organized the debate announced the event would be held remotely. Well, the president refused to attend, resulting in two separate events at the same time. We brought in a team to cover what happened tonight. Abc7 news contributor phil matier is in the newsroom with his unique insight. That in just a m