Out a clarion call to any and all in the community. Im here today to let folks know that we are building 1000 person workforce to conduct Case Investigation and Contact Tracing for covid infections here in the county. Reporter Public Health officials are actively seeking volunteers to bolster the countys small team of contact tracers. The job, tracking down the of anyone infected with covidts1ac9. Ucsf coepidemiologists doctor George Rutherford says once Children Place is lifted, more infections will occur out in the community. Contact tracing is an essential tool to keeping the virus at bay. Once we have the contacts names we have to get them tested to understand if they are in fact did and that means i have to go into isolation or quarantine. Reporter qualifications for the voluntary job if you have skills like an ability to have sensitive conversations, provide basic Health Information and good customer service, we would love to have your support especially if you have those Languag
Strikes. I dont think ive seen so many in one spot. As we go in closer, the main activity is in the north bay, showers around bodega bay, santa rosa. Richmond san rafael bridge, overnight showers. Lightning strike east of lafayette. Looking at the mild temperatures from the upper 50s in vallejo, mid 60s in hayward. Were warmer because of those southerly winds this morning. Upper level winds anywhere from 12 to 35 miles an hour. Its a breezy day today. Winds out of the south, 10 00, in the mid to upper 60s with that area of low pressure traveling to the north bay. Well have the clouds, scattered showers, chance of a thunderstorm and temperatures will be in the 70s in our inland valleys. Well track the rain and talk amounts coming up. Liz . Lisa, thank you. We continue to follow the protests in the east and south bay over the death of george floyd, the man in minneapolis who died in Police Custody earlier this week. In oakland, protesters seemed to disperse around 1 30 this morni morning
As we go in closer, weve got rain along the coast, sea ranch, cloverdale. Further to the east, clear lake, looking at some rain. Hidden valley lake and more thunderstorms out towards i5. To the south, very quiet. This could change throughout the day. Mt. Tam, look at the fog. Low to mid 60s out there. Gilroy, 57, though. Calm picture here from the roof camera with cloudy skies and a few glimpses of sunlight there. 59, santa rosa, petaluma with low 60s, concord and livermore. Were mild today due to those winds. Area of low pressure in the vicinity today to keep the winds breezy. Chance of showers with us. You can see even the thunderstorm. Activity will be in the Higher Elevations. It will be dying back throughout the afternoon. It will cool us off today, though. 60s and 70s. Well talk about a much quieter sunday and a warmer week ahead. Liz . Lisa, thank you. Well continue to follow the protests in the east and south bay over the death of george floyd. He is the man who died in Minneap
Road. That scene has been there all night and it is still active. I want to show you what happened. This is the after math of a crash where several people died in a Dodge Durango pickup truck that was driving on the freeway. One of the things we want to let you know, the commute is not much because it is so early but these lanes are going to be closed for a while. One person was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Four victims who have yet to be identified and chp has not released the name of the driver. Lets go to todays weather with steve. Here we go again. There is so much moisture that is streaming across. You can see we another area of rain in marin county and north. Yesterday it was persistent for some especially in napa county and sonoma county. 70s for san jose and santa clara valley. 54 in the south. Look for a really similar day to yesterday. I do much change except maybe a bit less rain. Lets go back to pam and dave. Happening today, the latest weekly unemp
Edge you can see, so maybe there is partial clearing this afternoon. Inland temperatures will be average. Oakland will be close to it. Lets head over and talk about southbound 85. Good morning, sal. Southbound 85 near cotton road, we have a closure of the freeway here on 85 southbound. You will not to be able to get a bike, they will be taking you up for an investigation, we have more details on what happened. Alyssa . A Dodge Durango packed with six people was traveling at a high rate of speed, the driver lost control. The crash had happened that 10 20 p. M. And the southbound lanes of highway 85, it flipped several times and, one passenger was inside the vehicle, and pronounce three male passengers dead at the scene. A female was also taken to the hospital and died from her injuries. Officers arrested the driver for suspicion of dui, the southbound lanes on highway 85 are closed, and chp hopes to have lanes open by 8 00. The driver was arrested, under the influence of alcohol. Always