Reporter the procession began less than an hour ago. We are hearing that it is close to the medical Examiners Office now. A ladder truck with colleagues and fellow firefighters paying tribute, making it way through the city. He was a beloved father of two Young Children and also the son of a San Francisco firefighter veteran. Cortez joined the force in 2007 and served at station three in the tenderloin as a firefighter and paramedic. The exact details are unclear at this hour, but they confirm it happened around 10 00 a. M. At the Mission District training facility. He was immediately given life support, medical attention. Then brought to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries and died just before 11 00 this morning. We are trying to make sure that his family is the number one priority and that they are given all the time necessary to mourn this, along with all of his brothers and sisters at the San Francisco fire department. Reporter San Francisco fire department, not saying
Excuse me. The procession from the hospital to here began about an hour ago. Firefighters and other First Responders have lined the entire route and theyve already been joined by some civilians who want to show their support. A lot of people wanted to pay tribute. Such a tragedy. And that family now having to deal with what happened. Good evening. Im ama daetz. And im dan ash areally. Thank you for joining us. Its a terrible loss. Jason cortez was injured during a Training Exercise this morning. He died at the hospital a short time later. Abc 7 News Reporter kate larsen is live with the very latest on, kate, a very tragic story. Reporter absolutely, dan. Were still out here in front of San Francisco General Hospital and an hour ago you guys were showing that procession. This entire driveway and this entrance to the Emergency Department was filled with countless firefighters, Police Officers and sheriffs deputies who were all trying to pay their respects to jason cortez, who died around
That video the president left Walter Reed Hospital to salute cheering supporters from his motorcade very is wearing a mask. The president was driven by secret Service Agents who also wore protective gear. But now may have been potentially exposed to this disease that has swept through the white house in recent days that brief motorcade right now raising big concerns at the white house and from a number of top medical leaders alexander le mon has the latest now from washington. President trumps decision to leave Walter Reed Medical Center to drive around and think his supporters came as a surprise because the white house had called a lid on the president stay meaning that no additional activities were expected in fact no activities at all were expected because the president is being treated for covid19. In a surprise move President Donald Trump left Walter Reed Medical Center to waive that supporters gathered outside the president announcing the drive by just minutes before on twitter i
Condition of anonymity hoax is the closest aide to trump to test positive. So far she traveled with him a number of times this week including on marine one the president ial helicopter for a rally in minnesota yesterday and aboard air force one on tuesday nights first president ial debate. We will continue to monitor this situation and bring you the very latest as soon as the white house announces the test results throughout this evening well be monitoring the situation. Other big news here at home tonight winds are picking up threatening to escalate the glass fire. So far this fire has burned more than 58,000 acres in 5 days. It is 5 contained its destroyed 223 homes. More than 28,000 structures remain threatened and while an exact cause could take months to determine one possible cause is reportedly electric fencing around remote vineyard near the point of origin on Glass Mountain we begin tonight with a check on the Evacuation Orders in effect in napa and Sonoma County kron fours Ju
Clear at this hour, although one possible cause is reportedly the electric fencing around a remote vineyard near the point of origin so far flames have burned more than 58,000 acres and the filed fires 5 contain 223 homes are destroyed more than 28,000 other structures are still threatened tonight. We want to show you a live look of the glass fire from a web camera mounted that about 4300 feet at the top of mount saint alina and you can tell from these pam from the last time we looked a it was kind of quiet we could see some flames. Now the video has stopped. But for a moment there those things are really moving around and look like the wind was having quite an effect up there does our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is here with more on the wind conditions that everybody is worried about lawrence they have started to pick up unfortunately guys in the small were talking about last night concerned about is that these winds, well start to get going in the evening hours and thats what