Stephen stock good evening, im stephen stock. Thanks for joining us on nbc bay area, where we investigate. Were not far from a year into this pandemic that has put many parts of our lives on hold, but what happens if you cant wait for when we come out the other side of this tunnel . Terminally ill people are fighting for their day in court before its too late. Senior investigate reporter bigad shaban has the story. Bigad shaban how do you build a legacy . Alfonso rocciola spent his whole life building his. Alfonso rocciola if you drive through the city, you can say, wow, well, look what i did. You accomplished something. Bigad hes been in charge of some of the most iconic Construction Projects in San Francisco the cliff house, exploratorium, and his favorite, this chapel in north beach. Throughout his life, alfonso also built a marriage. Alfonso my wife is the number one bigad a family. Alfonso we have five grandchildren. Bigad and now hes building a court case. Alfonso is suing nearly
Critical. Also is this really Outdoor Dining . Whats considered safe as businesses just try to make things work. Its not easy. Tonight restaurants struggle to comply with covid rules that keep changing. And home for the holidays. Despite warnings not to travel Many College Students say they have no choice but to get on a plane. Good evening, everyone. Thanks for joining us. And jessica, the weekend is here. But for many of us that means changes. In less than 24 hours that california curfew is going into effect. And applies to 94 of the state but three bay area counties are so far exempt. Emphasis on so far because that could change on sunday. Bar and Restaurant Owners in San Francisco say they know its coming and itll be devastating. Nbc bay areas jean elle has more. Reporter Restaurant Owners facing the possibility of a 10 00 p. M. Curfew say the hits just keep coming. They have adjusted to serving diners outside but say they arent sure they can adjust to closing early and keep the do
Smoke at levels releasing. Rarely seen. Today mark 25 days of spare the air alerts and they are now extended through at least monday. Take a look at this view from jack london square. Visibility severely limited. The oakland estuary disappearing into the smoke. He was was to blame, a massive smoke plume that extends off the california coast, breaking it up wont be easy. We have Live Team Coverage tonight. Our meteorologist tracking changes that will start to help. And how much exposure is too much. First we go to how the smoke is affecting everything from trash pickup to whether the 49ers home opener will even happen on sunday. The air quality has gone from simply being a nuisance to downright dangerous for a lot of people. Especially those with respiratory problems. Its also forcing some to respond in ways like weve never seen before. Folks, its smoke all over the place. No matter where you go. Mcnair quality expert assuming the big picture view of what many throughout the bay area ar
Largest fires in state history. Merely one. 4 million acres have burned statewide in nearly 2000 structures have been destroyed. At least seven people have a ed as result of the fires and were injured. Fires like this seem to be a new normal in california with significant delays is coming almost every fall. Climate change has made weather more unpredictable and led to hotter and drier conditions and pushed to fire prone regions. Should we plan to live with this devastation and air quality for many years to come . Is there any way g out . Joine is Scott Stevens a professor at uc berkeley. We have seen several instances in which the devastation from s wildfis become personal including the santa cruz firefighters who lost their own homes thisu year. E also facing concerns about a camp you run. What is the latest . Inthis is a little town called meadow valley. We have a camp there we have used for 130 years w for an undergraduate course and there is a fire called the bear fire to the south
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