Alert tonight because a chance of thunderstorms could bring wildfire sparking lightning. Check out this map of the Bay Area behind us. And look at all that red all the North Bay down to the East Bay hills. All under red Flag Warning, meaning weather could result in extreme Fire Danger what we dont want. We are using calfires cameras to set up. They are set up throughout the areas of Concern Tonight to monitor anything that may pop up and this is a time Lapse View in sonomaicounty from sleepy mountain. We also have live kron 4 Team Coverage from the North Bay to the East Bay. All areas that are under that warning to see how fire crews are getting ready for any problems. But we start with chief Meteorologist Lawrence Karnow has been tracking the incoming system lawrence. Guys, this critical time of year. Were always worried about fires and you get some lightning in the mix and. Of course that can be a major issue outside tonight. So far dark skies. Weve had reports of some scattered show
The American Academy Of Pediatrics reports more than 250,000 new cases involving children arise in the last week. Thats a 23 increase from the week before. And 250 increase from five weeks ago. Nearly 27 of all new weekly cases are children. That is a much higher percentage than we have seen over the course of the pandemic. Now, it is important to note that while a quarter of all new cases are now among kids, they represent a much smaller portion of those hospitalized, about 2. 5 of hospitalizations. Though, the raw number of children hospitalized does continue to climb. Look at that graphic, higher than its ever been. Nearly 2,400 kids in hospital beds at the moment. Overall hospitalizations and hospitalizations have been one of the more accurate ways to measure the trajectory of the pandemic, they do appear to be leveling off. Lets hope that trend continues. Yeah, lets hope. Now schools that reopened in the south where governors fought Mask Mandates are paying a deadly price. One dis
Data released shows it does not lead to an increase in miscarriages. More enforcement. More help coming for Oakland Law Enforcement as Governor Newsom announced today that he will be sending money and resources to try and tackle the growing crime problem and that is where we begin tonight. Good evening, everybody. Thank you for joining us for kron 4 news at 8. Im pam moore. And im ken wayne. The governor made that commitment to oakland after mayor Libby Schaff asked for more Traffic Enforcement Help from the state of california to try to keep people safe along the commercial corridors and especially on international Boulevard Cloud fours michelle Kingston Talk to city leaders about the announcement. Additional Law Enforcement support will be forthcoming into after a plea from residents and community leaders. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced wednesday that Oakland Mayor Libby Schaafs Request for state Law Enforcement help will be filled. We take this extremely seriously were r
Of homes and push dense, black smoke into northern california will have the latest from the fire lines. Love the quick trip into the Grocery Store ends with a precious Family Pet still. And now the desperate effort to find it. Good evening and thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 8. Im Ken Wayne and im Pam Moore in San Francisco. Coronavirus infections are as high as they have been since the beginning of the year. But. There is a major difference when it comes to hospitalizations. Take a look at the numbers that were about to put up on the screen. San Franciscos Department of public health is reporting the latest Sevenday Infection Average this is on august. 1st was 267 cases a day. The last time the sevenday average was that high was back on january 17th. But take a look at a key difference in hospitalizations. That number stood at 97 earlier this month. But the last time infections were at that rate. The number was much higher at 245 kron. Fours Amanda Hari talked with an infecti
Plus the majority of local students will be back inside classrooms in a few days. But hundreds are choosing a different direction. Selecting a virtual academy. Instead. Good evening. Thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 8 oclock. Im Ken Wayne and i pale more across the state. More than 5500 people are currently in the hospital with covid. That is the highest number of hospitalizations since february and again, many doctors and nurses are feeling overwhelmed. Kron fours. Michelle kingston takes a look at how hospital staff, how they were feeling before the state reopen done. How theyre feeling right now. You know, now were back at full capacity again and nurses and doctors and respiratory therapist are exhausted. Weve had to do double shifts extra chefs. Tammy, the check is an Icu Nurse at kaiser in Walnut Creek where the number of covid patients is rising. Theyre seeing upwards of 35 patients a day. Thats hard because theres just not enough resources and where start having what we