Grim milestone tonight, 15,000. We are hearing details about a san jose woman who appears to be the nations first coronavirus victim. Reporter friends tell me they cant believe it. A southbay mother and wife who has now become the nations first covid19 death. That was 12 days earlier than the previous case. Patricia dowd of san jose was 57 years old when she died february 6th. This week, a new wave of grieving as many learned their friend tested positive after her death from covid19. ; was absolutely shocked, speechless. Reporter s be steve banner worked with her at research. Her linkedin page shows she was there for 27 years. She was a wonderful friend and colleague. She was warm, engaging, friendly. She was a great teammate, both at lam research and even after work. She was one of those people you like to be around. Reporter friends tell ktvu she was a graduate of st. Francis high school in mountain view, a wonderful, caring person. She became sick in late january with flulike sympto
San francisco, san mateo and santa clara. Health Officials Say that theyll release more details when the orders are officially updated later on in the week and today, San Francisco Health Officials said the bay area has slow the spread of the virus, but it is important not to lose the progress that we have made so far Health Director and San Francisco doctor grant colfax says while the rate of hospitalizations are relatively steady now. We still need to see those numbers go down significantly for 2 weeks before the shelter order can be lifted. Hes also calling for more testing. In general we need to increase our testing 2, 2, 2, or 3 times what it currently is. Theres new shelter order will come with some changes most of which will be announced later this week. But mayor breed announced the jfk drive in Golden Gate Park and shelley drive in mclaren park will be closed to cars. Starting tomorrow to allow people to have more space to get outside and exercise. In this is about protecting
Maui and the devastating aftermath of the wildfire. The death toll has risen to 93 people making it the deadliest wildfire in modern us history. The painstaking task of searching for victims continues with crews using cadaver dogs. But the process has been slow and Authorities Say just 3 of the burn area in lahaina has been searched. The fire destroyed or damaged 2200 structures, most of them homes. Right now, maui county Officials Say 4500 people are in need of shelter. Reporter gina silva live tonight from maui and kihei, where the community is mobilizing to help gina. Yes they certainly are. I can tell you that many people on this island are frustrated with the way the government is handling this natural disaster. So they are taking it upon themselves to help the people of lahaina cooking oil. You cant sit back and watch people suffer. You have to jump in and help. At the kihei boat ramp in maui, volunteers are busy collecting donations for people in lahaina. We feel like we are cro
Underway. Ktvu Amanda Quintana at the scene with what we know so far. This is an active investigation and there are still a lot of unanswered questions. What we do know is that police were called here around could see its an open area. It has this garden. And then theres a walking trail where a lot of people ride bikes are run by. Its a its disturbing. Very some nearby residents walking through Golden Gate Park monday morning were shocked to hear a body was found there the night before. Others feel its just another example of how violent the city is becoming. And just it makes me think that things are not going in the right direction right now. And its this is very scary because this has always been very safe environment. Ross dempsey says he just moved to the Richmond District because he thought it was safer. You know, how do i have to think about living here now . You know, because you think its safe and its kind of like, is it really safe . Video from sunday night shows investigator
And mourning the dead sunday Church Services bringing together maui wildfire victims who tonight faced so much loss. Just have to look to the lord. You just just in him. His master plan always worked the best. And good evening, everyone. Im mike mibach and im Cristina Rendon. The death toll from mauis fires is up to 93 tonight, but Emergency Managers expect that number will rise. And tonight, search and rescue teams continue their work looking for victims. They are marking cars and buildings with an ex. By doing so, it allows others to know that its already been searched. Officials say hundreds of people are still missing. Meantime, thousands of displaced survivor still need shelter and many have also been forming long lines for relief supplies. Fema director Deanna Criswell says Emergency Managers are exploring all options to help. Certainly one of the tools that we have in our toolbox, but we can also do other things like work with direct leasing and use some of the available vacatio