Now at 11 00, flames ripped through a berkeley Apartment Building, sending up smoke that could be seen for miles tonight. And a covid19 cocktail proven to battle the virus, and approved by the fda, but new concerns over whether or not americans will get any of the approved vaccines. I get the skepticism. Much of the bay area is under a mandatory curfew. But our people going to abide by the rules . New and streaming, smoke can be seen still afterfirefighters knocked down a large apartment fire. Flame was seen shooting out of the windows, it is still under construction and no one was living inside. Betty is at the scene with more on how the fire impacted business. Reporter fire crews have been able to contain this fire, but they will be here through the night pouring water and watching for hotspots. Just blocks from the campus of uc berkeley, a massive fire erupted after 5 30 this evening. It has been apocalyptic, thats all i can say, ive never seen anything like this before. We saw the
Abruptly close today an east bay das office ready to investigate complaints on covid restrictions. Schools in new york city abruptly close day while local School Districts adjust their reopening plans. Why one district still wants to bring cases back. The annual Christmas Tree lighting was held in union square. Ill tell you why you probably didnt know about it. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. Tonight an east bay county is about to get tough when it comes to following new covid safety restrictions with cases spiking in Contra Costa County. Yes, a task force is ready to investigate and fine businesses not following the rules. Cornell barnard is getting the information tonight. Reporter burger loft, a surge in covid cases has put Contra Costa County in the purple tier. Employees know the rules. Make sure theyre wearing masks. Wash their hands 200 times a day. Reporter not every business plays by the rules. The Contra
Agencies are there on the scene 2 buildings to the east and the west of this fire have been evacuated. Berkeley fire now saying this building was under construction, no one inside at the time we will keep you updated on this breaking news story right here on kron 4 news tonight, we have crews headed to the scene and well have a live report. As soon as we can get that up for you. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 8 im justine waltman im Jonathan Mccall our other big story this saturday night less than 2 hours to go until the start of a new state wide curfew as part of the latest attempt to try and slow down the rapid spread of covid19 the stay at home order only applies to counties in the most restrictive purple tier, but that really covers most of the states population so here in the bay area that means every county except for moran, San Francisco and san mateo counties or this curfew applies. But well tell you more about how San Francisco could be affected by thi
Can see from our east bay hills camera. Expect this light wind to keep pulling that fog to the west as we head through the morning commute. It will turn to hazy conditions and high clouds this afternoon. Temperatures pretty close to average with upper 50s along the coast and about 60 to 63 degrees for the rest of us. Reggie . Thank you. This morning another major announcement about a covid19 vaccine. Oxford university and a astrazeneca revealing the vaccine theyre developing shows a strong immune response in older people. Jobina, this is important since these are the people so vulnerable to the virus. Older people are more likely to have Underlying Health conditions that make coronavirus more dangerous. Having a vaccine just as effective in older and younger patients is significant here. Participants also showed few side effects. The last steps of oxfords phase three trial are under way now so they could be seeking approval for the vaccine in a matter of weeks. This comes as americas d
The worlds most gold medal awarded tequila. Abruptly close today an east bay das office ready to investigate complaints on covid restrictions. Schools in new york city abruptly close day while local School Districts adjust their reopening plans. Why one district still wants to bring cases back. The annual Christmas Tree lighting was held in union square. Ill tell you why you probably didnt know about it. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. Tonight an east bay county is about to get tough when it comes to following new covid safety restrictions with cases spiking in Contra Costa County. Yes, a task force is ready to investigate and fine businesses not following the rules. Cornell barnard is getting the information tonight. Reporter burger loft, a surge in covid cases has put Contra Costa County in the purple tier. Employees know the rules. Make sure theyre wearing masks. Wash their hands 200 times a day. Reporter not e