Four san jose firefighters have tested presumptive positive for covid19 putting an entire station under kwoequarantine. The president says travel restrictions to california or washington are possible if the infection rate gets out of control. Disneyland is closing its gates on saturday, the First Time Since the september 11th attacks. Were just learning that Universal Studios is also shutting down and more sporting events are suspended, postponed, cancelled. This includes the ncaa tournaments and Major League Baseball has pushed opening day back at least two weeks. Locally the exploratorium and California Academy of sciences are closing their doors. Many industries are being hugely impacted. Locally hotels and restaurants are suffering. Melanie woodrow is live at union square with that part of the story. Reporter larry and dion, foot traffic is noticeably lighter here today at union square. With so many of those conventions that have been cancelled, Hotel Occupancy is down and all of t
Cities regarding the immigration law. In San Francisco 1. 2 of t 1. Citys 9 billion budget was at stake, as the city worked on the budget. The court sided with San Francisco on every issue over President Trumps executive order on sanctuary cities and also that San Francisco wouldnt stand by. This is why we have courts. The attorney general and president either dont understand the constitution or choose to ignore it. This is why we have stand up. This is not just a victory for the cities but also in my opinion it gives a little more calm to the residents of San Francisco particularly immigrant populations, theyre living in shadows, some of them are not going to school or seeing a doctor or reporting to the police because they just dont know whats going to happen to them. The mayor said the city promised residents city officials would fight for their rights and they did. In San Francisco abc 7 news. Abc 7 news was in san jose today where santa clara supervisors celebrated the decision, e
The new that really caught a lot of 49ers and the fans off guard. Reporter yeah, this announcement is the second in a week for the 49ers alone, players stepping away from the game for health reasons. Some doctors say, for the right reasons. Talked about him being a tackling machine. Reporter Chris Borland became a standout player for the 49ers last season and many expected him to step up and fill Patrick Willis shoes when he retired last week. Borlands going to come off the field. Reporter but whats already been a difficult off season for the 49ers took another unexpected turn. Borland announced hes stepping away from the game. He believes he suffered a concussion in Training Camp but played through it because he wanted to make the team. Now he along with many other Young Players are having serious concerns about the longterm effects. I think its important for us to identify which of these athletes are at higher risk. Reporter this doctor and neurologist at stanford who studies concuss
A fun time to hang out with him. Most people are wearing green. Many Leyland High School students donned the color of black as they arrived at school in memory of nguyen. The school tells us grief counselors have been on site for anyone who needs to talk about the tragedy. The principal visited nuguyennguyens classes. According to one of the schools coaches, track practice had just started when a little before 3 cloorx tristan collapsed while jogging on the track. Another coach ran over quickly started cpr on hip. Paramedics eventually took over. Transported him to the hospital where he was declared dead. The first coach tells us nguyen had a history of asthma but its not clear what role if any that played in the death of the student who was well liked throughout the school. Over social media, everybody was being so respectful, kind and paying respect to the family and its such a great way to see the school come together and bond over such a terrible tragedy. Hes a very nice person and
Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im diane dwyer. A serial arsonist is on the loose in the south bay. There have been ten fires in less than a week, all in downtown san jose. Police are hoping a new 10,000 reward will make the difference. Kimberly terry is at the scene of the latest fire with more for us. Reporter Authorities Say they have grave concerns for Public Safety and also for the firefighters who are risking their lives to fight this rash of suspicious fires which have been moving fast, growing very quickly. The 10,000 reward is being offered by the San Jose Firefighters Union for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible. Neighbors who live on east st. John and 17th woke up just before 4 30 this morning to massive flames. I went to the back and i came outside and there was a fire in the back. So i came over here right away and tried to get them out. Reporter a couple in their 70s were inside sleeping but escaped unharmed.