Away tonight, were learning the tragic details of how loved one spent their final days together. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 8 oclock im Justine Waldman vicki is off tonight, im grant lotus dangerously high temperatures are expected to blanket the bay area this weekend prompting the National Weather service to issue a red flag warning. They get a live look outside right now at downtown San Francisco. Its not just the heat that were worried about even though it is a lovely friday night out there right now indeed were expected to get real serious winds gusts of more than 40 Miles Per Hour chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is here with the details arent yet here we go guys were in fall on this that time of year we get a peak fire season temperatures going to be heating up lets take a look at those numbers tomorrow are up in the 90s inland 70s and 80s inside the bay and 60s not a bad start your weekend. Then we start to crank up the temperatur
Have been reported across the country. And here at home that grim nationwide milestone comes as california statewide covid numbers continue to improve governor Gavin Newsome providing an update earlier today, he says the state has averaged about 3400 cases over a sevenday period, the latest numbers showing below that with just under 3300 cases reported yesterday the governor says on average they are conducting more than 100,000 tests a day. And with a number of testing going up the Positivity Rate is going down over the last 7 days even with the improving numbers, california still has a Positivity Rate of 2. 1 . The governor says the state is committed to increasing testing across california. We are of the firm opinion that that we are able to move forward to increase the availability and the timeliness of tests here in the state of california we will have more clarity and more insurance in our capacity to move more swiftly to that not only reopen different sectors of our economy more
To sipriani boulevard. Well update this two situation as it develops. It doesnt appear that the fire is completely out, but based on the amount of smoke, it certainly looks like they are making good progress. As we get more information, well bring it to you. Back now to the problems with the edd. If you need to file for new unemployment payments, youll have to wait two weeks. Thats because the state says the two week shut down should help speed up problems with the system and help get your payments. Tom evacuation joins us now live with a look at some of the big problems facing the systems and how they plan to fix it. Tom . Well, advised that given the States History of making changes, the edd is making plans in this plan goes awry. The backlog has been grow big 10,000 applications every day, is over the weekend, the edd announced it will not accept new Unemployment Insurance applications for two weeks, so it can install a new system to speed up the whole process. This will process abo
In aerosols. The personalized or airborne transmission would be a big deal but then this morning, the cdc retracted it, saying it was a draft and posted in error. The spokesperson said it is poorly written, the bottom line is, aerosol transmission is possible but not the main way that it writes. So we are retracting it. All of these things together, they paint a very bad picture of what is going on. Reporter dr. John swarts burke has been reading the cdc bulletins and reports for 50 years. He says this is the has top notch scientist to vet everything and the stakes like this are rare. But lay in august the cdc website was also quietly updated to say you did not need to get tested if you have been exposed but were asymptomatic. That caused an uproar which again made them aboutface. They said the scientists were not to blame. The fact that it is being damaged so by federal government, by the executive branch of the federal government, in particular, is a true tragedy. Reporter they have
A nominee friday or saturday. Senator majority leader mitch mccolonel elhas already vowed to hold a vote. Elections have consequences. Its called you pick people for the Supreme Court. Reporter the president previously said hell pick a woman. The choice has become a central focus of the election and could give the president a boost, especially with conservatives. I think that there is a potential advantage this gives the president , maybe even those running for senate. It is going to be, you know, buckle up. Speaking to those republicans out there, senate republicans, who know deep down what is right for the country and consistent with the constitution. Reporter democratic president ial nominee joe biden spoke directly to those gop senators, pleading with them not to follow mcconnell. Biden centered his argument arout round the issue of healthcare and the Affordable Care act. When a vacancy occurs if the last year of the first term, you can see Lindsey Graham said lets let the next pre