Flames. A lot of smoke in that area. Topper five was overhead, the fire sent up a column of thick black smoke, it was seen for miles. Seven street between fay on east alma avenue have been shut down. Pg e and santa clara Emergency Responders are also on the scene. No reports of any injuries. Traffic alert on the peninsula. A big rig overturned on interstate 280. It flipped over at about 6 30 this morning as it was heading north. It for stay shut down of the two right lanes. Chp is asking drivers to avoid the area. To our coronavirus coverage. Statewide in the last 24 hours there were more than 22,000 new cases. The Positivity Rate now over 7 . Hospitalization rate taking a huge day today jump, more than 9500 patients are in the hospital. Governor newsom is responding with a region by region crackdown. We are live in san jose with where things stand right now. Reporter here in the south bay we are keeping a close eye on this graph. This shows the number of icu bed at least high availabi
Studios, this is kpix 5 news. A double homicide overnight after two men were shot and killed in san jose with three others injured. And San Francisco there are two separate shootings that have left two dead and three others injured. Two teenagers admitted to starting a fire in San Francisco and how they were caught red handed. Good morning on this friday, november 17. I am emily turner. I am devin fehely. There is a double homicide in san jose with two killed and three shot but their injuries were not lifethreatening. This was on south capitol avenue near the Nuevo Vallarta restaurant. Several surrounding streets are expected to be closed for a few hours. Shortly before 4 00 a man was a leash avenue where a man was fatally stabbed at coyote road and later died at the hospital from his injuries. There was a stabbing that happened at pier 39 near embarcadero. This video shows the police at the scene but no word on injuries or how many were involved. Lets get with a check on the weather w
Coaster. We find hope and then its devastation. An emotional roller coaster for evacuation San Mateo County. Thank you for joining us. The race is on for firefighters on the front lines of raging wildfires across the bay area. Combined buyers have torched over 1000 square miles, nearly the size of rhode island. This evening the lnu lightning complex fire is now the second largest fire in california history. We have Team Coverage on the lightning fires and the threat of a new storm that could test the crews that are already struggling to contain the blazes. Lets begin with the latest on the lnu complex fire burning in fihaburned 490 square miles, nearly three times the size of san jose, containment is at 15 . The fire is forcing new evacuation orders west of highway 101 including a small area in the city limits of healdsburg. All residents living south of Morgan Valley road and from sky high ridge road to highway 29 and 53 are also being ordered to flee their homes. Wilson walker live n
Coronavirus cases in most area counties, which prompted the question, why . One possibility for the increase in numbers is that more people are being tested, but that may not tell the whole story. We are also seeing increased number of hospitalizations, so just suggesting that this is not only due to the increased number of testing. Because testing should not affect the number of people who get hospitalized is because dr. Lee riley, purpose of epidemiology and Infectious Diseases at uc berkeley thinks that the states reopening non phase 2 is the most important factor kris pickel almeda county made the news because it surpassed Seneca County as the county with the highest number of cases in the bay area. Mike those numbers from the health around showing 840 increase in covid19 cases from the week before. We did have a larger loosening of restrictions of her shoulders order around may 4th, the lot for construction, more outdoor activities. Reporter there are now 450 new cases in Alameda
Memorial day. Because of that, a heat advisory in effect for most of the bay area and coast and immediate shoreline and that is in effect now till 7 00 p. M. Itll continue tuesday, wednesday and thursday. Limit outdoor exposure and stay hydrated looking at hotter days ahead for tuesday and wednesday. Your memorial day forecast with that sunshine topping out in the mid to upper 90s inland this afternoon. Around the bay, low to mid 80s and low 70s along the coast. Looking at 99 for a high in concord, 95 in san jose, 85 in oakland and 82 for a high in san francisco. Watching the high ridge of pressure building for tuesday and wednesday. Ill let you know what to expect in that seven day forecast, my full forecast in a few minutes. Back to you. Today oaklands chapel of the chimes is hosting a memorial day event to thank and honor our veterans. ubut rules are in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus. All visitors are require to wear face masks, groups must be ten people or less and all