This afternoon in an effort organized by city council member, residents picked up fliers at fire station 8 here in san jose. The handout includes tips to help take action. Raising awareness. People have soon something, they need to report it, and i think a lot of people havent seen much going on. So people can see this face here and they can hopefully just be asquare aware and know who to call when they see something suspicious. Our citizens and firefighters lives at risk. Something we cant stand for. Reporter heres a look at the sketch of the arson suspect that was put together by investigators using Surveillance Video from homes in these neighborhoods. The suspect was spotted at a home yesterday in video from the home from a neighbors home. That suspect was going back and forth to that home. Thats why he is considered a suspect, and that is why investigators want to talk to the man in the sketch. Now, the local fire union is also putting up a 10,000 reward to help catch the suspect.
Exhaustion. That person is expected to be okay. Crews still on the scene putting out the hot spots. Well stay on top of it and reporting continues right now on twitter. 7 news bay area. We have a live update on the abc 7 news at 11 00 oclock over on chapel 7. Our reporter is on the scene. Good evening im dan ashley thanks for being here. Other top story tonight. Tough flu season in california just got worse. 9th death in the bay area is blamed on the flu. Latest case was reported today in Santa Clara County and we are learning new details about some of the victims. Patient who died in Sonoma County was just 23 years old. And had no Previous Health conditions. Fatal case life of woman in her fwloys had underlying medical conditions. This year people get the flu are younger to middle age and this was very consistent with what happened during the 2009 h1n1 pandemic. In fact its the same flu strain. Now its still not too late to get a flu shot this vaccine protects against the h1n1 strain.
Charlotte. Im ama daetz. Well get back to the celebrations in a moment. First developing news out of san jose can the search for a serial arsonist is intensifying after three more fires this morning all deemed suspicious. Sergio quintana is live with the community. Reporter the Fire Department just told us about the three fires about in the last hour and a half or so, and earlier this afternoon, residents came to the fire station, picked up fliers like this one that include a sketch of the suspected arst, and distributed them throughout the neighborhood. This is the damage from one of this mornings fires, a portable building behind a church was damage. Fire crews were able to put it out before they spread to any nearby structures. No one was injured there. Earlier this morning, another fire was set but was turned out pretty quickly by neighbors before fire crews arrived. A third fire was put out later in the morning by fire crews. All three fires happened within hours of each other bef
More breaking news and its sad news. Searchers have found the plane carrying san jose Software Executive that has been missing since december 1s 1st. It crashed in the central idaho mountains. According to the Sheriffs Office none of the people on board the plane survived. Including san jose Software Executive dale smith and 4 family members. Smiths brother was among those who found the plane. Searchers say the single engine aircraft was in pieces and buried in the snow. Smith had radio controllers about engine trouble. He asked for directions to a near by airport. But he never made it obviously. Recovery effort may delayed because of an approaching storm. State Health Officials acknowledge today this year flu virus more likely than most strains to hit children and young people. 2 new fatalities reported late today in Alameda County. Those cases would bring the death toll confirmed by bay area Health Officials to 11 now. The flu is considered wide spread in california hitting earlier a
More votes Electoral College votes than new york or the florida. In fa ct than new york or the florida. In fact second only to california. At the moment 64 of the vote is counted. And mr biden is ahead. That doesnt mean to say he has necessarily won at all, a lot more to be counted but that is not meant to be counted but that is not meant to happen in the republican firmment. You are not meant to be that close. One percentage point. Arizona is another state the republicans are worried about. It is too early to project. 11 electoral couege too early to project. 11 Electoral College votes are at stake there. Normally you would expect arizona to stay republican, and it may well, but it is in contention. It such an interesting picture of america in flux, we are seeing the country change, and we are seeing it in these numbers that we are getting from the states round the country tonight. Let us have a look at where we are on that Electoral College quest for 270. Donald trump, we are on that