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
Now faces an upgraded charge of seconddegree murder. The news comes as the floyd family visited the site where he died. Nadia romero is in minneapolis with the latest. The family of george floyd celebrating his life where he took his last breath. It just le foll them. And no, no man wants us to. And without their father. Last week Minneapolis Police officers hand the 46 yearold father to the ground one officer derek shot and pressed his knee into floyds neck for police say was nearly 9 minutes. Shaaban is in custody charged with floyds death today arrest warrants were issued. Former Minneapolis Police officers. Shaking thomas lane and to town we. Absolutely billy that he was tortured. In their last 8 minutes and 46 seconds of his life. The killing prompted protests across the country and around the world as people demanded racial equality and an end to Police Brutality like the demonstrators minnesotas governor says injustice needs to being at the heart of this him. And seeing the comm
Watching temperatures climb as we look ahead to the middle part of the week with the strong ridge of High Pressure in place. Changes by the end of the week, i will talk about that in a few minutes. Im anne makovec at the live news desk, coming from, worry about file . The west nile virus has now been found in in mill pedes. Thats according to the district. They will start treatments to try to get rid of the mosquitoes later this week. Its coming from 95035. Thats the zip code. They will spray the zip code area with chemicals from a truck on thursday night. They started to leave door hangers to notify people of the planned treatment and giving notice on social media platforms and the county alert system. They said the treatment is safe, no need to relocate while this is going on, and the treatment has been approved by state and federal regulators. Back to you. Happening today, San Jose City council will discuss possible police reform. It comes after the police chief announced change in
Today his Family Friends and those who were inspired by him remembering his life. And a church in minneapolis today, moments of prayer and reflection at the first Memorial Service for george floyd reverend al sharpton delivered the eulogy. Minneapolis mayor jacob frey sobbed in front of floyds casket and minnesota are minnesota governor tim waltz was also in attendance, there as for his family prepares to say a final farewell to the man they loved so much people in 2 other cities will pay their respects in the coming days on saturday, a public viewing and a private Memorial Service will be held in raiford north carolina. The state where he was born then on monday floyds body will return to houston for a public memorial and private service. And all for Minneapolis Police officers involved to George Floyds death are now in custody. Officer Derek Chauvin who held his knee on floyds neck for nearly 9 minutes is facing charges of seconddegree murder and seconddegree manslaughter. Former off
Im heather holmes. Im andre senior in for alex savidge. The centers for Disease Control report more than 15,000 u. S. Cases of the coronavirus. A sharp jump from yesterday when they were just over 10,000. And numbers compiled by Johns Hopkins university are higher at over 18,000 infections. The number of deaths sup from 150 yesterday to 201 today. New york and ilnonotice have joined california issuing stayathome orders for residents. Health Officials Say there are 1,06 confirmed cases inical will, up from 675 yesterday. 19 people died. And we are getting word of at least three more deaths in the bay area too. In santa clara and one in contra costa county. In clair, the two people who died were both men, one in his 70s, the other in his 80s. This death underscores the urgent need for all contra costa residents to follow the stocks down 4 as we see more sprefd the widespread stayathome order, maintain economic toll on the social distancing, and also the state order just issued by coronav