Governor brown everybody ready . Good afternoon. Im here to give another update and egons fire situation, im joined on the phone by the forestry, rtment of ire chief degrass, oregons fire state fire marshal. Of emergency anagement director andrew fell ps and Environmental Public Health section manager. Im joined in person by chris struckler, director of the Oregon Department of transportation. I just want to start by saying storm teams tell me a event coming in today will bring moisture. Both along the coast and along both the west and east slopes of cascades. This is a good sign. With are always challenges a storm like this, such as winds and lightning strikes. Firefighting teams tell me that we are very grateful for the rain. My teams also tell me that were making significant progress on fires ing some of these and fire chief doug grass will peak more to that in just a moment. Since my last briefing, ive seen up and close what these done to our communities, to our land, to our oregon
The intense heat happening elsewhere around the state got 60s in place along most of the east bay, real estate 50s up to the north bay. A chilly 46 Half Moon Bay thats delightful 62 meanwhile for san jose. But to compare things for just 24 hours ago, a look at inland spots really dropping off conquered 5 degrees behind you can see up in the north as well will make up for that this afternoon, however, as we warm up winds currently work on the Single Digits for the most part well get that typical on shore wind again kind of shielding us a little bit at least in spots this afternoon. Heres what it looks like were at 83 by 11 oclock at 2 at 95. Some folks getting close to 100 if not getting there will be showing you all about your forecast. Coming up in just a bit back to you sounds good thing today, california continues to be a hot spot for new coronavirus cases in the u. S. On thursday, the state recorded nearly 8,000 new cases and more than a 140 new reported deaths. Now here in the bay
In the United States, a dire warning from the governor of the state at the center of the outbreak. Gov. Cuomo one of the forecasters said we were looking at a Freight Train coming across the country. We are now looking at a bullet train, because the number are going up that quickly. Brent new yorks Governor Andrew Cuomo sounding the alarm as new covid19 cases skyrocketed the World Health Organization expects the u. S. To become the new epicenter of the pandemic. In madrid, shocking images, patients lying in hospital hallways and elderly people found abandoned in spanish Nursing Homes. Some of them dead in their beds. Brent im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. It is one of the biggest disruptions so far from the coronavirus pandemic. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo oblique announced the summer Olympic Games in tokyo are being postponed into 2021. Japan and the International Olympic committee reached a decision after weeks and weeks of p
Am the president of the commission. If you want to speak on Public Comment, you need to fill out a speaker card or you can just come to the podium when its Public Comment. I want to thank sfgovtv and Media Services for sharing this media with the public, and well start with roll call. [roll call] president bleiman all right. Thank you. The first order of business is general Public Comment. This is comment on any item that is not on our regular agenda tonight. Seeing none, general Public Comment is closed. [gavel]. President bleiman next agenda item is number two, which is approval of our minutes for the february 18, 2020 meeting, and ill ask if we have a motion for the approval of the minutes from the february 8, 2020 meeting. I move to approve. Second. President bleiman is there any Public Comment on our minutes . Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. [gavel] [roll call] president bleiman all right. The minutes have been approved. Next item on the agenda is a report from our director