Current temperatures and later on today as i mentioned warmest were only going to be in the low to mid 80s. No 90s left in this forecast and even cooler in the days to come. Robin. Thank you john lets check in on the traffic now which is picking up around the bay area over to the bay bridge toll plaza more folks heading into San Francisco, not encountering any so its still a great trip a minor weight off and on right down the middle read 11 minutes off to fremont street, heres a trouble spot. This is the east shore freeway this is traffic coming into emeryville we have a crash working 80 west at powell street so as crews try and get that out of your left lane, its backing up into berkeley so 80 west slows from berkeley down to emeryville because of that crash. Were also checking construction on the nimitz this is saw between the hayward in union city southbound id say right around 10 a son and whipple between those 2 exits the 2 right lanes are blocked for late construction. So thats b
Swift. What were learning about chief eddie garcias plans to retire. But first, cautiously optimistic. The new numbers that show california and the bay area are making some progress in the fight against covid19. Amidst all the setbacks there are small yet notable victories during this pandemic. Governor newsom now says cases, hospitalizations, and icu numbers are down. Take a look. Yesterday the state added 5,700 new cases. Thats well below the daily average of 8,800 cases in the last couple of weeks. However, we still have a ways to go. Nbc bay areas Terry Mcsweeney has more. Here is extending on the narrative of some early good signs. Reporter Governor Newsom not only a 21 drop in cases the past week, but in the past two weeks, hospitalizations down 10 , icu cases down 5 . Those statewide numbers are good, but the bay area numbers are even better says dr. George rutherford, a professor of epidemiology at ucsf. Similarly in the bay area, the cases are dropping perhaps even more marked
Lot of concern as they may help spread the virus. Today a push to keep the crowds at bay. Nbc bay areas Christie Smith has a look. Reporter a sunny weekend in oakland at lake merritt with cheney tim stops by. Hes heard the city has asked people to give the lake a break amid the pandemic. I understand their position, but people are tired of being cramped up in their apartment. Reporter the city has taken steps like restricting parking. Residents are urged to avoid social gatherings in backyards, parks, and elsewhere and to keep a distance. The Roots Community Health Center in oakland shared data this week that in july, 40 of covid cases were tied to people who were at family events and parties. Thats almost double the rate of those who get it at work. I see folks not Wearing Masks at all, sharing food, sharing drinks, sharing smokes. Oakland, we got to do better than this. Reporter parts of east oakland saw a big surge. Meanwhile, city teams were expected to address vendors without perm
Later. Deputies telling me they believe both of these people were struck in two different parts of the park before the vehicle took off. We spoke with one man said he saw deputies responding to the scene and he was understandably shaken up as crime scene tape surrounded an area he and his parents love to visit. It is sad that this has to happen. There are kids and parents there. This is a family environment. You dont want this to happen in your community. Reporter the driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution but im told he or she is still there at this time. Deputies say that person will be arrested and charged with murder and other felony charges. At this point they are not revealing any identities here or genders of those involved as they continue to investigate what happened. Live in cupertino, allison rodriguez, ktvu fox 2 news. We hope police test catch the suspect quickly. Another hitandrun investigation is underway in oakland. A driver stuck struck a woman and a fouryear
From or if he or she ran a stoplight. There was a second car, an suv involved and that driver stopped and is cooperating but investigators are not saying how exactly they were involved. Back here live now, you could the seat this small some s smallalitior will grow and they plan to release a description of the suspect vehicle soon. For now live in oakland, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. And hours ago there was a dead hitandrun in the south bay. In this case the suspect has been arrested. It happened at Rancho San Antonio county park in cupertino and this is a homicide investigation. Abc 7 News Reporter kris reyes joins us live from the park with the kris . [ inaudible ]. The initial caller reports that a vehicle struck one pedestrian and led to two pedestrians and continued to drive away from the scene. Reporter one victim died in the hospital another treated on scene and released. This is now a homicide investigation, however police say they wont release any details about the suspect