Today, senators grilled top Us Health Experts about how to stop the spread of the virus and when that vaccine will be ready. Despite President Trumps public statements that a vaccine could be ready next month. Cdc director doctor Robert Redfield says he doesnt expect one to be widely available for another 9 to 12 months. Late 2nd quarter 3rd quarter. 2021. Meanwhile democratic president ial candidate joe biden says that while the trust was Scientists Say about a potential coronavirus vaccine. He says he does not trust President Trump. And meantime tonight, a ucsf Infectious Disease expert is weighing in on this debate saying that she agrees with the cdc director kron fours gayle ong talked with her about whether or not a mask is more effective than the vaccine when it comes to protecting yourself from covid. The Berkeley City Council members approved the mask fine after seeing an increase of covid19 cases in july and august this as the cdc director stresses the importance of wearing a
Cars back on its tracks. Good evening. Everybody, im Vicki Liviakis and im grant lotus thank you for joining us tonight for kron 4 news at 8 our top story tonight once again a dense layer of smoke from dozens of wildfires. They darken the skies around the bay area again today, this is a live look at the bay bridge. Those lights really illuminating just how smoky and hazy it is once again. Yeah well the orange glow from yesterday is mostly gone the poor air quality sure isnt. We kick off our kron 4 Team Coverage with the latest air quality checked around the bay from chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow lawrence yeah thats kind of the irony we dont have that orange glow today, theres less smoke in our atmosphere, but the smoke that youre next all the way down to the surface and the spore quality out there right now and you can see out toward sfo you see the lights out there you see the haze that smoke down below as a small continue just to flow around the bay area and it is bad in some p
Counties been approved to reopen, but most bay area counties are holding back. Kron fours justine waltman live in the newsroom with todays developments justine well can the now. The governor today means that some counties in california can allow clients to book appointments once again. But it will be done on a county by county basis. So in the bay area, San Francisco santa clara san Mateo Alameda contra costa and marine counties are not part of this face but Solano Sonoma and napa counties are ready. The owner of shine hair salon and napa county tells us here kron 4 her employees have been preparing for this moment. Were going to have to do no double booking for a while and i think this has been kind of play out in other states right now. Because normally we would set our guest the site in year one of the waiting areas and so that probably is not going to be a reality for a while. In order to reopen all stylists and customers must wear a face covering. And then physically distance from
And eventually making their way onto the city streets for a march kron 4 dan thorn was there he joins us live now here in the studio to really explain that people want to stress their commitment to make their point but to do so peacefully thats ripe and these protesters really wanting to show solidarity today by. Coming together and let it be known that Police Brutality and racism will not be accepted in their city. They want to spread the message of diversity and positivity not anger and violence. The families and civil Rights Groups makes its way past the fox theater in oakland the peaceful protest for victims of Police Brutality is one of many taking place across the bay area and the country you know most biggest stand up and show out that this was going to take for the political people in choice to Pay Attention thursdays gathering began at city hall the coalitions by any means necessary and east bay black lives matter rally for equality and defending affirmative action very few dr
Temptation to pack the local parks, but that might be easier said than done this is a live look outside looking out over downtown San Francisco temperatures were higher than usual today, making parks and. Any open space is a welcome sight for those out on the memorial day weekend and the warming trend around the bay area will continue in the days ahead with some areas expected to see scorching temperatures some into the triple digits. Lot of people across San Francisco got out to enjoy the sunsoaked threeday weekend dolores park jackson park, the marina green. Also visitors who were sunbathing and picnicking out and about and then to build and in anticipation of the crowds, the city marked those white circles on the grass in some spots, its an effort to help people maintain social distancing. Kron fours dan thorn visit some of the parts cross city joins us now live with how people reacted to all of this stand. Well ken and pam is yuan mention the mayor has repeatedly said that she does