Francisco skyline encased in gray and the freeway almost invisible through the haze. This is sfo. You can see the smoke blanketing the state in this satellite image. Children and people with respiratory issues are told to avoid all physical activities outdoors and doctors say inhaling wildfire throat can cause smoke and throat irritation, coughing and more. Longterm exposure increases your risk of cardiac disease, stroke, and also it actually reduces your life except aens, so you have increased mortality. The bad air forced San Franciscos nine9 11 ceremony t move indoors. This is the 25th save the air alert in a row. These comparisons show the transformation from the pumpkin orange that was so eerie to the smokey gray skies we got today. Because the smoke was trapped above the fog and now is reaching ground level some residents can say they feel the change. It is bothering my eyes and making it harder to breathe. I find myself wearing my mask inside and out. The picture on the left is
Legal attack. A new report published in the journal of pediatrics finds a threefold increase in dog bites during the pandemic. Well tell you why. Wildfires raging in california as temperatures soar and Power Outages grow throughout the states. Early today starts right now good wednesday morning im phillip mena. And im frances rivera. Covid19 is now the third leading cause of death in the united states. The news comes as over 5. 4 million americans have now been infected and over 1712,000 people have died from the virus. The virus is also sweeping through College Campuses across the nation just as the fall semester begins. Students attending Notre Dame University will go online for at least two weeks and students at chapel hill are headed home. Reporter notre dame going virt you for at least two weeks after 19 of students tested positive for covid19. The surge attributed to at least two offcampus parties according to University Officials who say they may be forced to send students home.
Defunded. There appears to be little support on the federal level. There will be to funding or dismantling of our police. Reporter joe biden does not want to defend, the fun Police Departments. A Campaign Official states this funding would also go towards diversifying Police Department so they resembled the communities in which they serve. At the white house, there has been talk of trump giving a speech on racial inequality but nothing is planned. Fox news. Derek chauvin did not enter a plea at his First Court Hearing today. He appeared on Closedcircuit Television from a maximum security prison wearing a mask in handcuffs. The judge raised his bail at the request of the prosecutors from 1 million to 1,000,000. 25. He is charged with Second Degree murder and George Floyds death and he is the officer see kneeling on floyds neck. In houston today people paid their respects to george floyd before he is laid to rest tomorrow. You see people from all different backgrounds and colors and cree
We have a nice onshore flow that will help keep the coastline a little bit cool but were still expecting to be fairly warm this afternoon with a combination of good old sun and clouds. In san jose, currently right around 63 degrees, temperatures will soar into the upper 80s, by 2 00 were talking about 80 seegz, and san jose is not going to be one of our hottest spots, in through the trivalley tracking another day in the 90s. The temperatures in the day will be similar to what we experienced yesterday thanks to High Pressure thats building up from the desert southwest, so do you like the sunny forecast . Well keep that around through your labor day plans. How long is the warm weather going to last . Ill have a chance to answer that question coming up in 15 minutes. Lets start with the violence in texas. A shooting rampage following a traffic stop, five people are dead in the latest mass shooting, among the injured three Police Officers. Nbcs Chris Pallone has the latest on the developin
Slightly and it is the unofficial end of summer as we call it. We are scratching the idea and we will have a Beautiful Day coming our way with temperatures coming up by a few degrees. Heres a look over San Francisco with a little bit of cloud cover. We have a bit of fog along the coast line just inside the bay. Everybody else is off to mostly sunny start with santa rosa at 54, low 60s in San Francisco with upper 50s at oakland, livermore and san jose getting 60 degrees at this time. Looking at the 24 hour temperature change warmer at santa rosa and napa and at the east bay sure starting out cooler. In the second part of the date 60s at the coast with 90s inland. Here is a view of the cloud cover this morning along the coastline with be safe communities and areas over the north bay. At the east bay and south bay waking up with sunshine with light and variable wind. We have a little bit of an onshore breeze at fairfield and napa, santa rosa and novato and concord calm. 66 in pacifica and