Seeing flu patients. Good evening. The United States is also nearing a sad landmark. According to john hopkins university, the United States is recorded 109,474 deaths. Is expected to hit 200,000 by tomorrow. Today california passed 15,000 deaths. Also today, they reported their 201st death. Up until now, only alameda and santa clara have recorded more than 200 deaths in the bay area. Our reporter is here tonight after talking with experts about the threat the flu poses. Many countries in europe are starting to see a resurgence in coronavirus. We have alsos recently seen an uptick in many states. Here in the bay area, Health Experts are hoping that with the onset of flu season that many more people do not get sick. After having the highest number of fatalities, the county and many others have seen coronavirus cases and hospitalizations on the decline. The risk is not gone away. It is around us and simmering. The pot is deathly on the stove. Looking into the fall. There is a lot of conc
The air quality has been so bad that San Francisco closed a number of services today. The Citys Department of Emergency Management closed down some coronavirus testing sites. The National Park service is shutdown alcatraz, fort point today. We are activating whether these centers for people who need access to weather relief. We will give you the Current Conditions on what to expect this weekend. First we take it to ktvus ann rubin with how people are handling the Health Effects with all of the smoke in the air. People are doing their best to stay indoors. Doctors say they are already seeing the impacts of all of this bad air. Day after day of awful air quality is starting to take its toll. I have had like three migraines this week. Carbon health, which runs care clinics around the bay area has seen an influx in complaints and not just for people with asthma or emphysema. What you miss is that there is a higher risk of things that are sinus related as well. The irritation of the air par
Now at 11 00, catastrophic wildfires, awful air, and we still have two more months of fire season. So what is the strategy . Its a fine line to watch between pushing people and equipment too hard and not providing the help we feel like we need. Tuesday will be our 29th straight spare the air day in the ba amg relief fro poo forecast. Ingnstead. County decid rngct. Plus, whats in your water . Hundreds of wells revealed to contain potentially toxic chemicals and some of the worst are here in the bay area. It doesnt just enter your body and flush right out. It stays. And the Health Impacts are great. Good evening. Im ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, four weeks of bad air and its not over yet. The unhealthy conditions forcing some south bay high schools to cancel the first day of practice for fall sports. Our chief meteorologist paul hagan joins us now. Theres actually a little glimmer of hope that we may see some healthy air coming in here soon.
Mallicoat joins us to take a look and take a deeper dive into the numbers. The numbers are very strong. Nearly 2 as you mentioned. Unemployment went from 13. 2 in july and it dropped 11. 4 in the month of august. California added nearly 100 2000 jobs as well. Of course, all welcome news for what is the 5th largest economy in the world. California near the nation. The u. S. Unemployment rate dropped 1. 8 that month. Now at 8. 4 overall. Californias dropped. The numbers can be former edd director and labor attorney Michael Birbeck says california still has a lot of work today. Todays numbers are really not consistent with all the other Economic Indicators we are seeing. In terms of the new yesterday. California was way above those of the National Rate in terms of consumer spending. Way down in the bay area compared to other parts of the nation. In terms of job postings, here in california, way below what we had in january and below the other parts of the nation. He points to urban areas
We need. Tuesday will be our 29th straight spare the air day in the bay area but im tracking relief from the poor air quality in the forecast. One bay area county decides its reopening plan is too strict. What its doing instead. Plus, whats in your water . Hundreds of wells revealed to contain potentially toxic chemicals and some of the worst are here in the bay area. It doesnt just enter your body and flush right out. It stays. And the Health Impacts are great. Good evening. Im ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, four weeks of bad air and its not over yet. The unhealthy conditions forcing some south bay high schools to cancel the first day of practice for fall sports. Our chief meteorologist paul hagan joins us now. Theres actually a little glimmer of hope that we may see some healthy air coming in here soon. I think the worst of it now is behind us, assuming nothing else changes, but were going to be heading into the right direction through th