A woman in her sixties became the first person in Havering to die of Covid-19. Queen’s Hospital said she had suffered significant other health conditions.
But as the country went into lockdown , the crisis started to bring out the best in our communities. Volunteers teamed up to help those in need through Mutual Aid groups, and restaurants forced to close delivered food instead to NHS workers.
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A plea was made to nail bars, beauty salons and tattoo artists to donate their protective equipment for NHS staff after the coronavirus outbreak created a national shortage. Havering Council called on the businesses to either donate masks and gloves or sell them at cost price.
are all thinking of young trum tonight. shows what happened. officer young strum was parked on the shoulder of 680 and alamo to investigate a dead deer. that s when another chp officer radioed that he was nearby and about to pull over a green jeep driven by 36-year-old christopher boon lady. lacy and the other officer stopped behind the vehicle. youngstrum approached the green jeep and spoke to lady for about 30 to 40 seconds. without warning lady pulled out a gun and shot in the head. officer say a second officer then sdpierd hit lacy in the head a fatal shot. inside the vehicle, they found a loaded semiauto handgun in addition to two loaded magazines. there was also a knife. definitely a very sad day for the golden gate division as well as chp. today we road along with ch p officer jason gordon. he says youngstrum is on many people s minds today as they rolled out to do their jobs. he showed us the precautions officers have to take watching traffic and the other
shoring up at the water s edge, the gulf coast is bracing for impact. tropical storm isaac is cruising through warm waters, gaining strength. the states in its path want to be ready. everybody thinks about the wind. that s not the main risk from isaac. the main risk from isaac is flooding, water. in fact, 90% of life lost in the united states due to hurricanes are drowning. isaac could be a category 2 hurricane by the time it makes land fall probably tomorrow night, a day before the 7th anniversary of hurricane katrina. we just hope it s not to that level. we are better prepared to manage it, but, of course, it adds to the anxiety to all of us. after blowing through haiti and cuba, isaac made its way toward florida where heavy rains and strong winds caused minor damage. in tampa the republican national convention was delayed for a day as the storm approached. louisiana officials are urging residents to take precautions. a category 1 and a category 2 storm can bring
push into the bay area. you can see the showers associated with it. that s possible as we head into tomorrow morning. as for rainfall today, we set records. here s the rainfall records. oakland, over an inch of rain, napa nearly that amount. san francisco, three quarters inch of rain. these rainfalls breaking previous records from 1991 and 1952, just to show you how long it s been since we ve seen this rain in june. we ll see partial clearing into the afternoon tomorrow and isolated thunderstorms into the later afternoon hours. we ll take a look at the thunderstorms and the big warmup in store for this holiday weekend coming up. bart has reached a settlement with the mother of oscar grant. we spoke with the family about their financial restitution. reporter: the family of oscar grant settled for $1.3 million in the lawsuit they file against bart. grant s now 7-year-old daughter settled for $1.5 million a year ago. they spoke to the media about their decision not to move f
in the circular fashion. this is the core of the storm. that s going to continue to push into the bay area. you can see the showers associated with it. that s possible as we head into tomorrow morning. as for rainfall today, we set records. here s the rainfall records. oakland, over an inch of rain, napa nearly that amount. san francisco, three quarters inch of rain. these rainfalls breaking previous records from 1991 and 1952, just to show you how long it s been since we ve seen this rain in june. we ll see partial clearing into the afternoon tomorrow and isolated thunderstorms into the later afternoon hours. we ll take a look at the thunderstorms and the big warmup in store for this holiday weekend coming up. bart has reached a settlement with the mother of oscar grant. we spoke with the family about their financial restitution. reporter: the family of oscar grant settled for $1.3 million in the lawsuit they file against bart. grant s now 7-year-old daughter settled for