Conference today because we have we have a lot of information to update the public with. So i want to first start with city test s. F. And we know that every single day there are people who are working, City Employees who are on the front lines. Our police officers, our firefighters, our muni drivers, our Health Care Workers. They are essential city workers who are showing up and who are interact aing with the public more so than most others and they have, we know, concerns about their own health. So they cant always n their capacity, practice social distancing. That ier are taking care of us so its important that we take care of them. And one of most basic things that we can do is to ensure that they have access to testing. Now last week, we announced a partnership that would allow our First Responders to get priority testing through a number of health care providers. And here in San Francisco, we know that it has been very frustrating because we have lacked the testing that we need i
Welcome to the Land Use Transportation Committee of the San Francisco board of supervisorses. Im the chair of the committee, aaron peskin, joined virtually on Microsoft Teams by vicechair supervisor safai and Committee Member preston. Our clerk is ms. Erica major. Ms. Major, do you have any announcements . Yes, due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect board members, City Employees and the public, the board of supervisors legislative chamber and Committee Room are closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting remotely at the same extent as if they were physically present. Public comment will be available for each item on this agenda, both channel 26 and ff gov. Org are streaming the channel across the sf gov. Org are streaming the channel across screen. You can call 8882045984. The access code is 3501008. Then press pound and then press pound again. When you are connected, dial 1 and then 0 to be added to the qu queueu to speak. The system will notify phi you w
Blackouts tomorrow have been changing so lets go now to this News Conference and see if we can get the latest. The ceo and president of pg e. Hes going to describe the current scope of the event and what weve been doing in regards to improving our processes. The senior director of Emergency Preparedness and response is going to provide operational updates. Id like to invite up thanks. So pg e meteorologist as well as other forecast agencies do continue to monitor a very dynamic weather pattern that is now transpiring over california and will continue to transpire through thursday. The weather system were tracking is now dropping south through california and is producing a variety of weather, which does include some hit or miss cloud cover and hit or miss showers in the Higher Elevations of the sierra, primarily south of tahoe. Right behind this system we will have High Pressure building in north of california and this will produce a period of strong north to northeast winds. Theyll sta
The entrants are wellexperienced competitors, heat is a significant threat for them. On saturday, iron men and iron women will be bathed in it as well. We ask them to be prepared, to know how to hydrate and take salt and electo lights and be ready for anything that the weather or day may throw at them. Reporter for those that are out there in the afternoon, weve increased the amount of water theyve got out there. Were just encouraging them to know their bodies, Pay Attention to those things. Mainly not go too hard, really. Thats probably the primary focus. Not to go for your record. Its going to be really hot. Reporter a few miles away, Cal Fire Sonoma Air Attack base knows that high heat not only promotes wildfires now, but increasingly for the rest of the week. Cal fire tanker pilot bob has been firefighting from the air for the last 45 years. At this point, its much more active than i would like to see, tom. Which means later on in the year, were going to have to watch out and be ex
Where the fourth criminal indictment of donald trump may come this week. Whats happening at the courthouse in Fulton County today. Also ahead, a Home Explosion claiming the lives of five people in pennsylvania. The question remaining, what caused that blast . Thanks so much for joining us. Its 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. The death has diemd once again from the wildfires in maui. 96 confirmed dead in what is now the deadliest wildfire in modern u. S. History. With hundreds still missing with just a fraction of the area searched, that death toll will almost certainly rise. Rescue teams are carefully working their way through the rubble. The bright orange xs marking places where theyve searched for victims. Families forced to give dna swabs to help identify those who lost their lives. Lets go live to maui to nbcs dana griffin. Dana, The Search Process is painfully slow for the families missing their loved ones. Whats the latest . Reporter good morning, ana. It i