Watching kron 4 news at 10. Morning. I felt her face i fel leg. I was ready just tackle work get back into it. Some good news, its back to work for some Business Owners in San Francisco hair salons and barbershops finally got to serve clients. Indoors today for the first time in 6 months. Thanks for joining us on this monday night, im ken wayne and im pam moore kron fours taylor visits salons and shop owners today who say bookings filled up quickly she joins us live now with more on that first day back at work taylor. Then it feels like were getting a little taste of normalcy back here in the city, you know a lot of these businesses and of course clients were very excited for the first day back. Here at monarch salon they were very busy actually just finished out of their last klein about 30 minutes ago and for these hair salons and barbershops this usually means that its a one stylist taking care of these one person at a time theyre leaving a window in between to clean for the clients
Today for a briefing about the wildfires that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands and thousands from their homes. Good evening. Im ken wayne and im pam moore, thank you for joining us tonight at 9 governor some has been vocal about his opinion on how Climate Change is affecting the severity of the fires in recent years in california. President trump continues to deny the science. I think we want to work with you to really recognize the changing climate and what it means to our forest and actually Work Together with that science that science is going to be key. If we if we ignore that science and sort of put our head in the sand and think its all about education management. Were not going to succeed together protecting californians think it will start getting cooler. I was just you just watch i wish i dont think santa knows actually. Meanwhile president ial candidate joe biden focus his battle today against President Trump on the states wildfires by declaring that the fire
Smoke into the bay, but a lot less of that smoke now out in the pacific. So any sort of coastal winds from here on now will likely becoming with less and less of that smoky foggy impact that we had been seeing so these are all nice things to be talking about sure nice to start the day with some good news, 50s and 60s for your current temperatures as you are venturing outside thats where conditions later today, daytime highs will be in the 70s to 80s little warmer than they were yesterday. And certainly a little bit brighter too. Back to you robin thank you for the good news john be appreciate the update. Lets check in on traffic. Some good news and traffic to your morning commute is off to a great start a quiet start. No problems here at the bay bridge toll plaza of the trip into San Francisco is doing just fine this is what we like to see under 10 minutes from the bottom of the maze off to fremont street. We also have 92 your connection between the peninsula and the east bay every tim
Today, senators grilled top Us Health Experts about how to stop the spread of the virus and when that vaccine will be ready. Despite President Trumps public statements that a vaccine could be ready next month. Cdc director doctor Robert Redfield says he doesnt expect one to be widely available for another 9 to 12 months. Late 2nd quarter 3rd quarter. 2021. Meanwhile democratic president ial candidate joe biden says that while the trust was Scientists Say about a potential coronavirus vaccine. He says he does not trust President Trump. And meantime tonight, a ucsf Infectious Disease expert is weighing in on this debate saying that she agrees with the cdc director kron fours gayle ong talked with her about whether or not a mask is more effective than the vaccine when it comes to protecting yourself from covid. The Berkeley City Council members approved the mask fine after seeing an increase of covid19 cases in july and august this as the cdc director stresses the importance of wearing a
They dont seem sure about where to begin. The Police Officers Association Says its officers are looking for a new chapter for the city and the department we see it as an opportunity move the department forward in a new direction, Philip Hoffman is a Union Representative says officers are on board with modern policing policies that would improve the department they position us as somehow an impediment to change and reform and to the contrary. We have reached out on numerous occasions to get the ball rolling on these reforms offices of recommendations from 2 City Commission studies are on the table. But so far none of them have been implemented. He says as crime rises across the city, the biggest need right now more officers on the streets. The department though has been plagued with several scandals in controversial shootings in recent years in just the last 6 months the department has faced the shooting death of Sean Monterrosa an investigation that was launched after evidence in that