Moment ago. Rosemary orosco is here to talk to us about the dramatic shift in weather. Yeah, from yesterday into today. And today is likely to be the wettest storm on the season so far, which is good news for the bay area and more sierra snow. Giving you a live look here. We showed you the Golden Gate Bridge and now lets look at the pacific satellite view. Were, again, beginning to see more widespread rain early on. It took awhile to get here. The north bay was covered in the green by 10 00, 11 00. Now the central bay and along the peninsula into the santa cruz mountains, you can see if we move in closer and look at what is going on. Widespread over the north bay. Creeping into the east bay from San Francisco down through about, it looks like redwood city and Mountain View area. For the coastline, its covering pacifica and Half Moon Bay. For the north bay, it started earlier. We can see as it is pretty much over the entire bay area from the coast for inland valley locations and over ou
Fire in sycamore park. They were grateful able to stop it at 50 acres. And in marin county, there was a fire dangerously close to an apartment complex. We saw the light thilightning started right after that and then the wind. Cal fire says that it has responded to at least 11 fires, most presumed to have started from lightning strikes. And these spectacular images of these lightning strikes still one of the most searched things on our website this morning. Incredible to see. The National Weather Service Estimates that there were more than 2500 lightning strikes that morning. Pg e says customers need to be prepared for rolling blackouts through wednesday evening. People in San Francisco, san mateo and contra costa counties were told to expect those outages last night, but it ended up not being necessary. The black joutd ckouts are due heat wave there is a flex alert people to conserve electricity through wednesday. This is a statewide it is like 200,000 to 250,000 customers at a time, b
Are more than 38,000 cases with as our poll numbers are rising traffic downtown to keep spreading the good. 674 deaths. Fast. The only thing that shifted getting more guidance from the that is the most awesome state, thats what many school was donald trump simply asked thing that that guy could ever districts here in the bay area bill to steer the ship and brad are asking for as they grapple do. Reporter tully was born and with decisions about how to raised in martinez. His law firm is downtown. Reopen schools. This was the topic at a to man the guns. Reporter the switch comes after President Trump has spent he says every year he donates months trailing former vice teleconference hosted today by 10 of profits to charity. President joe bidens campaign in National Polls, a real clear cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 state senator steve glazer. Allie rasmus explains what the politics average of polls right news. It is just a classic summer state superintendent tony now finds biden at 48. 7 to
Drivers to slow down, especially with all these people out on the roadway. To be clear, oaklands slow streets is not to close any city streets, rather to limit traffic to locals only on certain residential streets and quarters. That means if youre driving in your own neighborhood, maybe getting a delivery to your home, those are okay, that is local only. This will apply to 74 miles of oakland streets, as you mentioned. Thats 10 of the citys roadways. Were taking this opportunity to try some new things. Oaklanders are very anxious right now, and really trying hard to adjust to a radically different reality. And we hope that this slow streets movement will help give some joy, some recreation, some exercise, in a safe and physically sdadistanced way to oakland families throughout the city. Reporter if you drive on a slow street without knowing it, you will not get a ticket at this point. This is an education campaign. But a city councilman is urging the sheriff to crack down on speeding a
The total deaths there to 10. Now those numbers will continue to rise as more people get tested. And there is a new facility opening the east bay to make that easier. Starting tomorrow, the first cityrun covid19 testing facility in the bay area is opening in hayward. Lets go to nbc bay areas lili tan. She is live in hayward at the facility. Lili, who is this for . Reporter well, it is free and open to the public, garvin. Anybody can come here, but people want to make sure that they actually suspect theyve been exposed to the virus. They dont need a doctors note to get into tent number 1 to be screened. But to get into next door, to tent number 2 just to the right, to get the actual covid19 test, youll need to be showing symptoms. Thats fever, cough, shortness of breath, and other respiratory symptoms. Only then will you get the test, which includes swabbing your nasal cavities and throat. For community member, if you are showing symptoms of the illness, regardless of income, immigratio