Northwest. Sweeping in cooler, cleaner marine air. I should point out, its not going to last very long. That counterclockwise circulation will start bringing some northerly flow. Which means smoke from the fires to our north. Well start sweeping to the bay area over the weekend. Lets enjoy the clean air over the next few days. Ill have more a little later. Thank you. The governor gave an update on wildfires and covid19. Those fires have been the source of all the smoke have been clouding our skies. Stephanie sierra has the latest. On the wildfire front, there are some staggering totals that were released today. Yes. We report on these wildfires every day. It is pretty sobering to comprehend these as the big picture. There are more than two dozen anprarg ito getng across ere ar wiliresave scorched the state so far, forcing more than 38,000 people to be evacuated from their homes. Staggering statistics that the governor says underscores a sense of urgency to address climate change. We ne
Bay area, grid managers issued in this extreme heat and they are asking you to conserve energy right now because if conditions worsen, we could have rotating power outages. That evening. We have Live Team Coverage tonight as we all swelter in what is the hottest period of temperatures we have seen all year long. Its insane. I feel like help. It is hot. I keep getting 50 sunburns at once. Its really hot. Yes, it is. Check out the temperatures. Highs today in richland, 98 and in dublin when it six. Go where the hot is not. People escaping to the beach to cool off. Here are life pictures from pacifica and at ocean beach, pretty much the same thing with plenty of people out there tonight and earlier the parking lots were jampacked we thought we would head to the beach. The beaches will be packed all weekend long. We broke a few records and records had been standing in some cases for long time and as the week goes on it will cool down a little bit but still near 100 degrees inland and numbe
Man in a wheelchair stuck on the railroad tracks. Wait until you see what happens next. I was thinking that it felt like the train was already in my face. Breaking news. Within the past two hours police announced an arrest in yesterday scary and deadly shooting near target at fourth and mission. 23yearold josc facing murder and firearms charges after police found him hiding in a nearby parking structure. Still no word on the victims name or motive. Right now on the news at seven streaming on cbsn bay area. Some parts of the bay area are starting to see days of triple digit heat. Today is just the beginning. Good evening. We have live team coverage, but first a social worker we just spoke to said it best about the heat. When the digits hit triple, it is just miserable out there and for many of our elderly and disabled and for many folks who live on the street, they need some kind of refuge to get out of that killer heat. Paul is here now and the next several days are going to be above 1
Entering move involving a critical piece of lifesaving equipment. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. Tonight the governor said the state is in good enough shape that he can ship away 500 ventilators to help other states. Andria borba on how some bay area businesses are ramping up production to help out. Reporter well, ken and elizabeth, the governor said he has enough ventilators to give 500 away. He also said in the same press Conference Today he has another 500 that are coming online either tomorrow or the next day. On top of that, there are businesses here the bay area who are refurbishi old ilators,r andoningssembly ne ly, to turn it over to make new ventilators. With signs that the curve of covid19 cases is planting in california, ask state stockpiles of lifesaving ventilators growing, governor gavin newsom is shipping off 500 to the national stockpile. We looked at conditions on the ground and feel confident in our capacity meet our needs as we support the needs
We go inside ucsfs emergency room. The mayor of los angeles is about to start ordering people to wear masks or Face Coverings when they visit essential businesses. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. It will go into effect friday at midnight. Residents in los angeles must wear a mask, a bandanna, or some other type of Face Covering when they go to grocery esgas stations, hotels, and any other businesses that are still operational. The order also includes the workers at those locations. Also, in just the past few minutes, we learned about a new deal that Governor Newsom just made to get hundreds of millions more masks for california and potentially other states. In the last 48 hours, we have secured, through a con are so somewhat of nonprofits and a manufacturer here in the state of california upwards of 200 Million Masks on a monthly basis that were confident we can supply the needs of the state of california and poe at any timetially the needs of other western states.