You know that can be difficult we dont spend a long time. Its a critical moment. Right now at 3 stay home covid cases have hit a record and to stop the momentum of this deadly virus Health Officials are pleading with the public to avoid gatherings and non essential travel. This thanksgiving holiday. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 im Justine Waldman Santa Clara County recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases on tuesday thats 512 new cases of covid19. Its a number of covid hospitalizations thats also concerning because that is also at a new high and officials are warning that theyre now running low on hospital beds. Kron 4 tahernia joins us live now in the newsroom with more on the warnings officials are sending. Good afternoon sun os. Hi just saying hello everyone so as covid19 cases surge here in the bay area Santa Clara County Health Officials are urging residents to stay home and avoid gathering and traveling ahead of the thanksgiving holiday that c
In downtown San Francisco are boarding up as they brace for potential damage and destruction after the president ial election. Which is now just 6 days away. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 im Justine Waldman kron fours when kelly is joining us live right now from Market Street where much of this barricading is going on right now theyre worried either way whether its President Trump who wins or joe biden. Thats right just seen i am in front of the palace hotel and theres a bunch of businesses here on the ground floor that have plywood up over the windows and doors this is all in case there is trouble on Election Night. Im told it doesnt matter which side wins or loses here. They are just making sure that their glass stays unbroken and ill tell you this is not the only place where i found precautionary plywood put up. The sounds of hammers and saws could be heard in many spots in downtown San Francisco as construction workers and security guards put up sheets o
For joining us here on kron 4 news at 3 oclock this afternoon. Im justine waltman unseasonably hot temperatures mix with dry and windy conditions fuel this fire. Now this fire burned very way too close to homes and a lot of people are still evacuated now here are the evacuation orders for South San Francisco. The mandatory evacuations include current million road. Sonia road Mountain Road Ridge View Court view mont harris thats where the mandatory evacuations are in place. Now there is an Evacuation Center that has been opened. It is set up at the municipal social hall at 33 arroyo drive in South San Francisco that is a temporary Evacuation Center. Again we have just learned that the fire while it was under control has just flared up in the past 15 minutes or kron fours Maureen Kelly is live there for us shes gathering more details and shell join us later on this hour to bring us the very latest information. Now lets turn now to our Weather Forecast because we have been under a red fla
Before he died and were waiting now for a live update from officials so we can get some more information on exactly how he died because officials are not saying how he was injured. But they are remembering him as a beloved veteran of the department. This very trying time as jason was well liked department. And they fought their about it. Starting in 2007 working mostly its a supporting recently attending the fire academy. Graduating as a firefighter paramedic. Assigned to the busiest station in america station number 3. And that every one of san cortez leaves behind a wife and 2 children firefighters are expected to hold a procession later this afternoon from the hospital to the San Francisco medical Examiners Office and theyll be doing that in his honor with a large gathering. This is a developing story were working to get more details and kron fours teresa stasio is following it for us. Shell have the latest information later tonight on kron 4 news at 5 in the meantime you can always
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